1968 Wyoming Cowboys football team

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.

1968 Wyoming Cowboys football
WAC champion
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1968 record7–3 (6–1 WAC)
Head coachLloyd Eaton (7th season)
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
1968 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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 2 0  2 8 0
BYU 1 5 0  2 8 0
New Mexico 0 7 0  0 10 0
  • $ Conference champion

The Cowboys had a record of 7–3, won a third consecutive WAC title, and outscored their opponents 242 to 118.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 14at No. 14 Nebraska*L 10–13
September 21Utah State*
W 48–3
September 28at Air Force*No. 20L 3–10
October 5No. 14 Arizona State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 27–13
October 12at BYU
W 20–17
October 19Utah
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 20–9
October 26New Mexico
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 35–6
November 2at Colorado StateW 46–14
November 16at UTEPNo. 20W 26–19
November 23at ArizonaNo. 20L 7–14
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[1]

1969 NFL/AFL Draft

Three Cowboys were selected in the 1969 NFL/AFL Draft, the third common draft, which lasted seventeen rounds (442 selections).[2]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Gene HueyWide receiver5123St. Louis Cardinals
Dave HamptonRunning back9220Green Bay Packers
Dennis DevlinDefensive back10240New England Patriots

References

  1. DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: Lloyd W. Eaton, 1968". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
  2. "1969 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
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