1960 Wyoming Cowboys football team

1960 Wyoming Cowboys football
Conference	Skyline Conference
1960 record	8–2 (6–1 Skyline)
Head coach	Bob Devaney

The 1960 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1960 college football season. The Cowboys offense scored 212 points while the defense allowed 71 points. Led by head coach Bob Devaney, the Cowboys finished the season with eight wins and two losses. Running back Jerry Hill was in his final season and finished his Cowboys career with 1,374 rushing yards on 288 carries.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result
September 17	at Montana	Billings, MT	W 14–0
September 24	New Mexico	War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY	W 13–3
October 1	at Arizona*	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 19–21
October 8	Denver	War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY	W 41–2
October 15	at Colorado State	Colorado Field • Fort Collins, CO (The Border War)	W 40–8
October 22	Air Force*	War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY	W 15–0
October 29	Utah	War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY	W 17–7
November 5	at Utah State	Romney Stadium • Logan, UT (Rivalry)	L 13–17
November 12	at Texas Tech*	Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX	W 10–7
November 19	at BYU	Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT	W 30–6
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

Reference:^[2]

Awards and honors

Jerry Hill, All-Skyline Conference Running Back

1960 Team Players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1961 NFL Draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL Team
Jerry Hill	Running Back	3	35	Baltimore Colts
Chuck Lamson	Running Back	4	43	Minnesota Vikings
Don Klacking	Running Back	8	203	Philadelphia Eagles
Mike Davenport	Running Back	17	428	St. Louis Cardinals

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References

↑ http://www.wyomingathletics.com/trads/hof-1993.html
↑ "University of Wyoming – 1960". College Football Reference. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1961.htm

Wyoming Cowboys football

Venues	Corbett Field (1922–1949) War Memorial Stadium (1950–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Colorado State (Bronze Boot) Hawaii (Paniolo Trophy) Utah State

Culture & lore	Pistol Pete "Ragtime Cowboy Joe" Western Thunder Marching Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1922 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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