The afternoon of Thursday, Aug. 27, between 2-3 p.m., community members may notice
a noise coming from the direction of War Memorial Stadium.
Unfortunately, the distinct boom won’t be marking a touchdown by the Cowboys during
a surprise football game. The noise also won’t be the result of some unexplainable
event.
Instead, the University of Wyoming ROTC Cowboy Battalion cadets will be firing a test round from the M116 75mm Pack Howitzer that’s shot off when the Cowboys score during football weekends.
The University of Wyoming has earned its Research Level 1 (R1) status from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, placing Wyoming's only four-year university with the top research universities in the United States.