PROVO, Utah — BYU and Wyoming have agreed to a two-game football series with matchups in Provo on Sept. 24, 2022, and Laramie on Sept. 28, 2024.
The Cougars and the Cowboys have played 78 times since 1922, with BYU holding a 45-30-3 advantage in the series. The former conference foes were both members of the Western Athletic Conference and founding members of the Mountain West Conference. The last time the two teams played was in the 2016 Poinsettia Bowl in San Diego, which BYU won 24-21.
Wyoming Football enters its 122nd season in 2018. College Football Hall of Fame coaches Bowden Wyatt and Bob Devaney are among the coaches who have graced the sidelines of War Memorial Stadium. Great Cowboy players include consensus All-Americans Jay Novacek at tight end and Biletnikoff Award winner Marcus Harris at wide receiver. Several Cowboys have gone on to careers in the NFL, including the highest draft pick in Wyoming history Josh Allen, who was selected No. 7 overall in the 2018 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills.
BYU has played varsity football since 1922 and over the past four decades ranks No. 6 among all FBS programs in total victories with 352. The Cougars captured the 1984 national championship and have earned 35 bowl invitations and won 23 conference titles during its history. The program boasts 75 All-Americans, 13 Consensus All-Americans, seven members of the College Football Hall of Fame and 10 recipients of major individual awards, including the Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Award, Sammy Baugh Trophy, Davey O’Brien Award, Outland Trophy and Doak Walker Award.
Kickoff times and broadcast plans will be determined at a later date. For more information on BYU football, visit BYUcougars.com.
BYU, Wyoming announce future football series
