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 | |
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WAC champion | |
Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
1968 record | 7–3 (6–1 WAC) |
Head coach | Lloyd Eaton (7th season) |
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 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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September 14 | at No. 14 Nebraska* | L 10–13 | ||
September 21 | Utah State* |
| W 48–3 | |
September 28 | at Air Force* | No. 20 | L 3–10 | |
October 5 | No. 14 Arizona State |
| W 27–13 | |
October 12 | at BYU |
| W 20–17 | |
October 19 | Utah |
| W 20–9 | |
October 26 | New Mexico |
| W 35–6 | |
November 2 | at Colorado State |
| W 46–14 | |
November 16 | at UTEP | No. 20 | W 26–19 | |
November 23 | at Arizona | No. 20 | L 7–14 | |
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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).[2]
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 |
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References
- DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: Lloyd W. Eaton, 1968". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
- "1969 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
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