1968 Wyoming Cowboys football team
American college football season
| 1968 Wyoming Cowboys football | |
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WAC champion | |
| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 7–3 (6–1 WAC) |
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| Captain | Jim House, Gene Huey |
| Home stadium | War Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State * | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1968 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Lloyd Eaton, they were members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) and played their home games on campus at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie.
The Cowboys had a record of 7–3, won a third consecutive WAC title, and outscored their opponents 242 to 118.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 14 | at No. 14 Nebraska* |
| L 10–13 | 66,922 | [1] | |
| September 21 | Utah State* |
| W 48–3 | 20,719 | [2] | |
| September 28 | at Air Force* | No. 20 | L 3–10 | 29,920 | [3] | |
| October 5 | No. 14 Arizona State |
| W 27–13 | 19,408 | [4] | |
| October 12 | at BYU | W 20–17 | 26,468 | [5] | ||
| October 19 | Utah |
| W 20–9 | 15,626 | [6] | |
| October 26 | New Mexico |
| W 35–6 | 19,169 | [7] | |
| November 2 | at Colorado State | W 46–14 | 22,500 | [8] | ||
| November 16 | at UTEP | No. 20 |
| W 26–19 | 25,874 | [9] |
| November 23 | at Arizona | No. 20 | L 7–14 | 40,500 | [10] | |
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Roster
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Offense
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1969 NFL/AFL Draft
Three Cowboys were selected in the 1969 NFL/AFL Draft, the third common draft, which lasted seventeen rounds (442 selections).[12]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Gene Huey | Wide receiver | 5 | 123 | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Dave Hampton | Running back | 9 | 220 | Green Bay Packers |
| Dennis Devlin | Defensive back | 10 | 240 | New England Patriots |
References
- ^ "Huskers trip Wyoming on Iowan's kick". The Des Moines Register. September 15, 1968. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cowboys Break 'Ags' With Wild 48-3 Ride". The Daily Herald (Provo, UT). September 22, 1968. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cowboys upset by Air Force". The Billings Gazette. September 29, 1968. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pokes spot Sun Devils 10 points, rally to win 27–13". Scottsbluff Daily Star-Herald. October 6, 1968. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wyoming's field goal beats BYU". The Arizona Daily Star. October 13, 1968. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cowboys slip past Utah". The Billings Gazette. October 20, 1968. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wyoming crushes New Mexico in WAC battle". The Arizona Republic. October 27, 1968. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pokes rout Rams, 46–14". Casper Star-Tribune. November 3, 1968. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wyoming fights off Miner 2nd half rally". Albuquerque Journal. November 17, 1968. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arizoma uses error to edge Wyoming". The Commercial Appeal. November 24, 1968. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1968 NCAA Football Statistics (Wyoming)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
- ^ "1969 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
