The Wyoming Cowboys were 10-2 in 1987. They fell to the Iowa Hawkeyes, 20 to 19, in the Holiday Bowl.
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 12 | 407 | 5,655 | 951 | 5.9 | 1,952 | 429 | 4.6 | 3,703 | 522 | 7.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 4th | 1st | 1st | 7th | 51st | 81st | 19th | 4th | 2nd | 42nd | |||||||||
Opponent | 12 | 251 | 4,295 | 4.6 | 1,671 | 515 | 3.2 | 2,624 | 421 | 6.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 55th | 76th | 25th | 36th | 76th | 19th | 93rd | 103rd | 33rd | ||||||||||
Net | +156 | +1,360 | +951 | +1.4 | +281 | -86 | +1.3 | +1,079 | +101 | +0.9 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 13th | 11th | 1st | 12th | 41st | 80th | 20th | 6th | 16th | 30th |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |