UW finalizes fb schedule

The University of Wyoming finalized its 2008 football schedule on Tuesday.
The Cowboys will play seven home games for the first time in about 20 years, including their first three contests. Wyoming opens with Ohio on Aug. 30, followed by home games with Air Force and North Dakota State. Other home games will be against Bowling Green, Utah, San Diego State and Colorado State. The CSU game will be the 100th edition of the Border War.
Wyoming will travel to BYU, New Mexico, Tennessee, TCU and UNLV.
“This is as good a schedule as we’ve had since I’ve been at Wyoming,” said UW head football coach Joe Glenn in a press release. “We play seven home games, which gives our fans a great chance to see the Cowboys play in War Memorial Stadium -- seven at 7,220. All of our home games are on Saturday afternoons, and that is fantastic for our fans. I think that is when college football should be played. We begin the season at home and begin conference play at home. And I love finishing the season at home with our rival, Colorado State.
“Our team can’t wait, and I know our fans will be out in force on Aug. 30 to kick off the season.”
Here’s the complete schedule with times (except for the Tennessee game).
Sat., Aug. 30 -- OHIO, Noon, The Mtn.
Sat., Sept. 6 -- AIR FORCE,* 1:30, p.m., CBS C
Sat., Sept. 13 -- NORTH DAKOTA STATE, 1 p.m., No TV
Sat., Sept. 20 -- at BYU,* 1 p.m., The Mtn.
Sat., Sept. 27 -- BOWLING GREEN, 2p.m., The Mtn.
Sat., Oct. 4 -- at New Mexico,* 7:30 p.m., The Mtn.
Sat., Oct. 11 -- UTAH,* Noon, The Mtn.
Sat., Oct. 18 -- Bye Week
Sat., Oct. 25 -- at TCU,* 4 p.m., The Mtn.
Sat., Nov. 1 -- SAN DIEGO STATE,* Noon, The Mtn.
Sat., Nov. 8 -- at Tennessee, TBA, TBA
Sat., Nov. 15 -- at UNLV* tba
Sat., Nov. 22 -- COLORADO STATE,* Noon ,The Mtn.

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