It was the Cowboys' 100th season and they competed as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).
[1] The team was led by head coach Joe Tiller, in his sixth year, and played their home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming.
They finished with a record of ten wins and two losses (10–2, 7–1 WAC).
Despite winning the Pacific Division and their double-digit victory total, the Cowboys were not invited to a postseason bowl game.
Their season ended with a loss against BYU in the inaugural WAC Championship Game.