1967 Wyoming Cowboys football team

1967 Wyoming Cowboys football
WAC Champions
Sugar Bowl, L 13–20 vs LSU
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#5
AP	#6
1967 record	10–1 (5–0 WAC)
Head coach	Lloyd Eaton
Home stadium	War Memorial Stadium

1967 WAC football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#6 Wyoming $	5	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
Arizona State	4	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
BYU	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Arizona	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Utah	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 football season. The Cowboys offense scored 289 points while the defense allowed 119 points. Led by head coach Lloyd Eaton, the Cowboys competed in the 1968 Sugar Bowl. The Cowboys had the nation's best rushing defense.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 16	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 36–17
September 23	Air Force*	War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY	W 37–10
September 30	Colorado State*	War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY (Rivalry)	W 13–10
October 7	BYU	War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY	W 26–10
October 14	at Utah	Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT	W 28–0
October 21	Wichita State*	War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY	W 30–7
October 28	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 15–13
November 4	at San Jose State*	Spartan Stadium • San Jose, CA	W 28–7
November 11	at New Mexico	University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM	W 42–6
November 18	at UTEP*	Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX	W 21–19
January 1, 1968	vs. LSU*	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	L 13–20
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

Reference:^[2]

1967 team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1968 NFL Draft.^[3]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL Team
Jeffy 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

Awards and honors

Mike Dirks, First Team, All-Western Athletic Conference
Mike Dirks, Football Writers of America, All-American
Mike Dirks, Look Magazine, All-American
Mike Dirks, Newspaper Enterprise Association, All-American

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References

1 2 http://www.wyomingathletics.com/trads/hof-1993.html
↑ DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: Lloyd W. Eaton, 1967". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
↑ "1968 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 9, 2013.

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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