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1968 Wyoming Cowboys football

WAC champion

ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record7–3 (6–1 WAC)
Head coach
CaptainJim House, Gene Huey
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 Western Athletic Conference football standings
  • t
  • e
  • 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 4 0 2 8 0
    BYU 1 5 0 2 8 0
    New Mexico 0 7 0 0 10 0
    • $ – Conference champion
  • * Games against Texas Tech and Air Force counted in the conference standings.
  • 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 StadiuminLaramie.

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

    Schedule[edit]

    DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
    September 14at No. 14Nebraska*
  • Lincoln, NE
  • L 10–1366,922
    September 21Utah State*
  • Laramie, WY (rivalry)
  • W 48–320,719[1]
    September 28atAir Force*No. 20
  • Colorado Springs, CO
  • L 3–10
    October 5No. 14Arizona State
    • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
  • W 27–13
    October 12atBYU
  • Provo, UT
  • 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 2atColorado State
  • Fort Collins, CO (rivalry)
  • W 46–1422,500
    November 16atUTEPNo. 20
  • El Paso, TX
  • W 26–19
    November 23atArizonaNo. 20
  • Tucson, AZ
  • L 7–14
    • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • [2]

    Roster[edit]

    1968 Wyoming Cowboys football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    RB 22 Dave Hampton Sr
    QB 12 Skip Jacobson Sr
    QB 10 Ed Synakowski So
    RB 26 Joe Williams Jr
    Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    DE 88 Tony McGee So
    LB 53 Gene Sheahan So
    Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    1969 NFL/AFL Draft[edit]

    Three Cowboys were selected in the 1969 NFL/AFL Draft, the third common draft, which lasted seventeen rounds (442 selections).[3]

    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[edit]

    1. ^ "Cowboys Break 'Ags' With Wild 48-3 Ride". The Daily Herald (Provo, UT). September 22, 1968. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: Lloyd W. Eaton, 1968". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
  • ^ "1969 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 9, 2013.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1968_Wyoming_Cowboys_football_team&oldid=1186277588"

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