This is indeed a sad day for Wyoming high school football.

Eight Wyoming teams were involved in out-of-state games this weekend. All eight lost.

Yep, a big fat 0-8.

(Edit: Actually, only seven lost. Sheridan beat Rapid City Central, S.D., 34-0. We received a transposed score from a call-in on Saturday night.)

The scores (oh, the scores!): West Grand, Colo., 13, Saratoga 9.... Hardin, Mont., 14, Powell 8.... Steamboat Springs, Colo., 21, Laramie 14.... Laurel, Mont., 27, Cody 0.... Rich County, Utah, 31, Mountain View 0... Billings Central, Mont., 49, Worland 7.... Sky View, Utah, 55, Gillette 21.

Yeah, I know, these games don't really count in the power ratings, and a lot of people are still upset that we here at the Star-Tribune count these games as part of teams' overall standings.

But come on. Oh-and-eight? (Edit: One-and-seven?) Really? Wow.

It's not so much that the Wyoming teams lost. It was how -- by 27 or more points in five of those eight games. (Edit: By 27 or more points in four of those seven games.)

Yeah, those two Utah games can't really be figured in, because Utah starts football practice in, like, February. Those other six (edit: five) games, though, Wyoming was on even footing.

Next week, 11 Wyoming football squads play out-of-state games. Please tell me at least one will win. Please. Right now, I'm not so sure.

(Oh, and mad props to Wind River and Riverton for winning when I picked against them.)

This week: 6-6. Season total: 6-6.

Posted by patrick.schmiedt@trib.com