1968 Wyoming Cowboys football team

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
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 Stadium in Laramie.

The Cowboys had a record of 7–3 (6-1 against WAC opponents), won a third consecutive WAC title, and outscored their opponents 242 to 118.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at No. 14 Nebraska*
L 10–1366,922[1]
September 21Utah State*
W 48–320,719[2]
September 28at Air Force*No. 20
L 3–1029,920[3]
October 5No. 14 Arizona State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 27–1319,408[4]
October 12at BYU
W 20–1726,468[5]
October 19Utah
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 20–915,626[6]
October 26New Mexico
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 35–619,169[7]
November 2at Colorado State
W 46–1422,500[8]
November 16at UTEPNo. 20
W 26–1925,874[9]
November 23at ArizonaNo. 20
L 7–1440,500[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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

Three Cowboys were selected in the 1969 NFL/AFL Draft, the third common draft, which lasted seventeen rounds (442 selections).[12]

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

  1. ^ "Huskers trip Wyoming on Iowan's kick". The Des Moines Register. September 15, 1968. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Cowboys Break 'Ags' With Wild 48-3 Ride". The Daily Herald (Provo, UT). September 22, 1968. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Cowboys upset by Air Force". The Billings Gazette. September 29, 1968. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Pokes spot Sun Devils 10 points, rally to win 27–13". Scottsbluff Daily Star-Herald. October 6, 1968. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wyoming's field goal beats BYU". The Arizona Daily Star. October 13, 1968. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cowboys slip past Utah". The Billings Gazette. October 20, 1968. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Wyoming crushes New Mexico in WAC battle". The Arizona Republic. October 27, 1968. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Pokes rout Rams, 46–14". Casper Star-Tribune. November 3, 1968. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Wyoming fights off Miner 2nd half rally". Albuquerque Journal. November 17, 1968. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Arizoma uses error to edge Wyoming". The Commercial Appeal. November 24, 1968. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1968 NCAA Football Statistics (Wyoming)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  12. ^ "1969 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 9, 2013.