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1967 Wyoming Cowboys football
1967 Wyoming Cowboys football
WAC champion
Sugar Bowl, L 13–20 vs LSU
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 6
Record	10–1 (5–0 WAC)
Head coach	Lloyd Eaton (6th season);
Captain	Mike Dirks, Jim Kiick
Home stadium	War Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1966 1968 →

1967 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 6 Wyoming $	5	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
Arizona State	4	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
BYU	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Utah	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Arizona	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	1
New Mexico	0	–	5	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1967 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. Led by sixth-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.

Wyoming won all ten games in the regular season, had the nation's best rushing defense, and was invited to the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans on New Year's Day.^[1] On a fourteen-game winning streak, underdog Wyoming led unranked LSU 13–0 at halftime, but were outscored 20–0 in the second half.^[2]^[3]

The Cowboys outscored their opponents 289 to 119; they were led on offense by quarterback Paul Toscano and running back Jim Kiick.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16		at Arizona		Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ		W 36–17	37,500	^[4]
September 23		Air Force*		War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY		W 37–10	21,623	^[5]
September 30		Colorado State*		War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY (rivalry)		W 13–10	20,063	^[6]
October 7		BYU		War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY		W 26–10	19,180	^[7]
October 14		at Utah		Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT		W 28–0	28,055	^[8]
October 21		Wichita State*	No. 10	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY		W 30–7	18,141	^[9]
October 28		at Arizona State	No. 8	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		W 15–13	42,344	^[10]
November 4		at San Jose State*	No. 8	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA		W 28–7	17,300	^[11]
November 11		at New Mexico	No. 7	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	ABC	W 42–6	14,127	^[12]
November 18		at UTEP*	No. 6	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX		W 21–19	35,023	^[13]
January 1, 1968	11:45 am	vs. LSU*	No. 6	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	NBC	L 13–20	78,963	^[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

^[15]

NFL/AFL draft

Five Cowboys were selected in the 1968 NFL/AFL draft, the second common draft, which lasted 17 rounds (462 selections).^[16]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	Franchise
Jerry DePoyster	Kicker	2	37	Detroit Lions
Mike LaHood	Guard	2	51	Los Angeles Rams
Jim Kiick	Running back	5	118	Miami Dolphins
Mike Dirks	Tackle	5	122	Philadelphia Eagles
Paul Toscano	Defensive Back ^	7	187	Houston Oilers

^ Toscano was the Wyoming quarterback

Awards and honors

Mike Dirks, All-American: (Football Writers of America, Look Magazine, Newspaper Enterprise Association)^[1]
Mike Dirks, First Team, All-Western Athletic Conference

References

^ ^a ^b "University of Wyoming Official Athletic Site - Traditions". Archived from the original on May 14, 2012. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
^ "Tigers upset Wyoming". Eugene Register-Guard. (location). Associated Press. January 2, 1968. p. 2B.
^ "LSU rallies in 2nd half to defeat Wyoming, 20-13". Milwaukee Journal. press dispatches. January 2, 1968. p. 18. Archived from the original on January 26, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
^ "Wyoming scuttles Arizona hopes, 36–17". The Arizona Republic. September 17, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Pokes roll 37–10". Rapid City Journal. September 24, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Pokes 'kick' CSU, 13–10". The Billings Gazette. October 1, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Toscano leads Wyoming past BYU, 26–10". The Arizona Daily Star. October 8, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cowboys rout Utah 28–0 in WAC game". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 15, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cowboys pin Wichita". The Kansas City Star. October 22, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cowboys clip Sun Devils". The El Paso Times. October 29, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Third-period tallies earn Cowboy win". The Spokesman-Review. November 5, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Wyoming wins title; Whips New Mexico". The Chicago Tribune. November 12, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "DePoyster kicks Wyoming to perfect season 21 to 19". Scottsbluff Daily Star-Herald. November 19, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Late Bengal comeback nips Cowboys, 20–13". The Shreveport Journal. January 2, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1967 NCAA Football Statistics (Wyoming)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
^ "1968 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 9, 2013.