1968 Wyoming Cowboys football team

1968 Wyoming Cowboys football
WAC champion
Conference Western Athletic Conference
1968 record 7–3 (6–1 WAC)
Head coach Lloyd Eaton
Home stadium War Memorial Stadium
1968 WAC football standings
Conf     Overall
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 2 0     2 8 0
BYU 1 5 0     2 8 0
New Mexico 0 7 0     0 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1968 college football season. Led by head coach Lloyd Eaton, the Cowboys had a record of 7–3. The Cowboys offense scored 242 points while the defense allowed 118 points.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
September 14 at Nebraska* Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE L 10–13  
September 21 Utah State* War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY (Rivalry) W 48–3  
September 28 at Air Force* Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO L 3–10  
October 5 Arizona State War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY W 27–13  
October 12 at BYU Cougar StadiumProvo, UT W 20–17  
October 19 Utah War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY W 20–9  
October 26 New Mexico War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY W 35–6  
November 2 at Colorado State Hughes StadiumFort Collins, CO (Rivalry) W 46–14  
November 16 at UTEP Sun Bowl StadiumEl Paso, TX W 26–19  
November 23 at Arizona Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ L 7–14  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

1968 team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1969 NFL Draft.[2]

Player Position Round Overall NFL Team
Gene Huey Wide Receiver 5123 St. Louis Cardinals
David Hampton Running Back9 220 Green Bay Packers
Dennis Devlin Defensive Back 10 240 New 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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