1955 Wyoming Cowboys football team

1955 Wyoming Cowboys football
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 28–14 vs. Texas Tech
Conference	Skyline Conference
Record	8–3 (5–2 Skyline)
Head coach	Phil Dickens (3rd season)
Captain	Ray Lutterman
Home stadium	War Memorial Stadium

1955 Skyline Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Colorado A&M $	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Utah	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Denver	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Wyoming	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Utah State	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Montana	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
New Mexico	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
BYU	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1955 Wyoming Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wyoming as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1955 college football season. In their third year under head coach Phil Dickens, the Cowboys compiled an 8-3 record (5–2 against Skyline opponents), finished fourth in the conference, defeated Texas Tech in the 1956 Sun Bowl, and outscored opponents by a total of 225 to 137. They played their home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming.^[1][2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17		at Kansas State*	Memorial Stadium Manhattan, KS	W 38–20
September 24	1:30 p.m.	vs. Montana	Daylis Stadium Billings, MT	W 35–6	7,000	[3][4]
October 1		Utah State	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY (rivalry)	W 21–13
October 8		Colorado A&M	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY (rivalry)	L 13–14	14,000	[5]
October 15		Tulsa*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	W 23–19	8,890
October 22		at Utah	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 23–13
October 29		BYU	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	W 14–6
November 12		at New Mexico*	Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM	W 20–0
November 24		at Denver	DU Stadium Denver, CO	L 3–6	25,000	[6]
December 3		at Houston*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 14–26	10,000
January 1		vs. Texas Tech*	Kidd Field El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	W 21–14	14,500
*Non-conference game All times are in Mountain time

1955 team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1956 NFL draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL Team
Joe Mastrogiovanni	Back	17	198	Philadelphia Eagles

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References

1. "1955 Wyoming Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
2. "2018 Wyoming Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Wyoming. 2018. p. 212.
3. "Wyoming Meets Montana In Skyline Conference Game Here Today". Billings Gazette. Billings, Montana. September 24, 1955. p. 8. Retrieved December 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "Wyoming Trounces Montana, 35 to 6, in Skyline Game Here". Billings Gazette. Billings, Montana. September 25, 1955. p. 17. Retrieved December 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
5. Ray Giffin (October 9, 1955). "Rams Outplay Cowboys for Second Straight Upset". The Casper Tribune-Herald & Star. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Pokes Stumble, Fumble and Fall". Casper Morning Star. November 25, 1955. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "1956 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 10, 2012.