1968 Wyoming Cowboys football team

1968 Wyoming Cowboys football
Western Athletic Conference Champions
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
1968 record	7–3 (6–1 WAC)
Head coach	Lloyd Eaton
Home stadium	War Memorial Stadium

1968 WAC 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	–	2	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
BYU	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
New Mexico	0	–	7	–	0	0	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1968 NCAA football season. The Cowboys offense scored 242 points while the defense allowed 118 points. Led by head coach Lloyd Eaton, the Cowboys won seven games.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 14	at Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	L 10–13
September 21	Utah State*	War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY (Rivalry)	W 48–3
September 28	at Air Force*	Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO	L 3–10
October 5	Arizona State	War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY	W 27–13
October 12	at BYU	Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT	W 20–17
October 19	Utah	War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY	W 20–9
October 26	New Mexico	War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY	W 35–6
November 2	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO (Rivalry)	W 46–14
November 16	at UTEP	Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX	W 26–19
November 23	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 7–14
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

Reference:^[1]

1968 team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1969 NFL Draft.^[2]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL Team
Gene Huey	Wide Receiver	5	123	St. Louis Cardinals
David Hampton	Running Back	9	220	Green Bay Packers
Dennis Devlin	Defensive Back	10	240	New England Patriots

References

↑ DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: Lloyd W. Eaton, 1968". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
↑ "1969 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

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