The roster
| John McDougall | QB | Cody |
| Rod McKee | QB | Douglas |
| Terry Jackson | RB | Kelly Walsh |
| David Jones | RB | Saratoga |
| Jim Pehringer | RB | Sheridan |
| Mike Rooks | RB | Jackson |
| Terrace Vaughn | RB | Laramie |
| Allyn Griffin | WR | Kelly Walsh |
| Chuck Johnson | WR | Sheridan |
| Andy Jones | WR | Wheatland |
| Marvin Mirich | WR | Moorcroft |
| Rich Van Deer | WR | Cody |
| Sam Earl | TE | Rawlins |
| Steve Harshman | TE | Midwest |
| Willie Wright | TE | Riverton |
| Sean Bell | OL | Campbell County |
| Scott Coonce | OL | Jackson |
| John Godina | OL | Cheyenne Central |
| Flint McCullough | OL | Campbell County |
| Mike Paul | OL | Evanston |
| Scott Schutte | OL | Midwest |
| Scott Studie | OL | Buffalo |
| Troy Thompson | OL | Cheyenne Seton |
| Shawn Wehrer | OL | Cody |
| Bret Bommer | DL | Jackson |
| John Burrough | DL | Pinedale |
| Jon Cogdill | DL | Kemmerer |
| David Edeen | DL | Cheyenne Central |
| Tim Gosar | DL | Pinedale |
| Mike Gregory | DL | Newcastle |
| Ted Klatt | DL | Kelly Walsh |
| Tom Basye | LB | Jackson |
| Dean Dick | LB | Wheatland |
| Kevin Gosar | LB | Pinedale |
| Rock Mirich | LB | Moorcroft |
| Bruce Mowry | LB | Kemmerer |
| Glade Shaffer | LB | Laramie |
| Cory Talich | LB | Pine Bluffs |
| Jason Atwood | DB | Lander |
| Marty Eliopulos | DB | Cheyenne Central |
| Randy Ellis | DB | Upton |
| Paul Gustafson | DB | Natrona |
| Becket Hinckley | DB | Riverside |
| Ty Muma | DB | Torrington |
| Randy Nate | DB | Cokeville |
| Andre Rudolph | DB | Cheyenne Central |
| Mike Johnson | Rover | Southeast |
| David McCartney | Rover | Wright |
| Edward Delgado | K | Cokeville |
| Tom Kilpatrick | P | Sheridan |
| Mike Devereaux | RS | Kelly Walsh |
| Craig Earl | ATH | Rawlins |
| David Petsch | ATH | Burns (via Albin) |
Hardest players to leave off the team: Marc Martini (Sheridan); Pete Gosar (Pinedale); Dave E. Jones (Natrona); Travis Bandemer (Laramie); Erik Stensaas and Neil Mattinson (Rock Springs); Darren Wehrer (Cody); Dutch Van Patten, Brian Skarohlid and James Cunningham (Cheyenne Central); Mike Cubbage (Powell); Mark Hardee and Jeff Yeaman (Douglas); Scott Schroefel (Natrona); Dave Gosnell, Matt O’Brien and Sean Simmons (Kelly Walsh); Danny Sanchez (Worland); Greg Hoff (Midwest); John Hepp (Buffalo); Robert Allen (Star Valley); Willie Jefferson (Rawlins); basically the whole 1989 Cokeville team.
Impressions: This team is definitely a reflection of some changing approaches — some big and burly, but more and more long, lanky players and guys who helped expand passing games. … Players are still getting bigger, though. O-line averages 236 pounds per player, d-line is at 222 (second only to the 2010s team). … Yes, that’s right — three players from Jackson’s 1982 team. Super impressive group for some reason. … In all, the class of 1982 (graduating class of 1983) has nine selections, tied with 1974 for the most from any one year. … For some reason, the 1980s were the great era of the Wyoming Cowboy walk-on. As the Cowboys expanded their recruiting base, more Wyoming players were walk-ons who proved their mettle the hard way. Consequently, though, many more Wyoming athletes ended up playing in nearby states, and Black Hills State and Chadron State in particular were the beneficiaries.
Up next: The 1990s, Wednesday.
–patrick
Now this one hits home pretty hard. My brother Brian Griffis-Sundance was a two time all state and ran for over 1,200 yards his senior year. Should have been at least an honorable mention! He was offered a walk on at Wyoming but went to Bismarck JC. After two years there he did go to Wyoming and blew out his knee at camp for the Cowboys his third year and didn’t pursue it any further.
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