1955 Wyoming Cowboys football team
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| Colorado A&M $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1955 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1955 college football season. It was the Cowboys' 60th season and they competed as a member of the Skyline Conference. The team was led by head coach Phil Dickens, in his third year, and played their home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming. They finished with a record of eight wins and three losses (8–3, 5–2 Skyline) and with a win over Texas Tech in the 1956 Sun Bowl. The Cowboys offense scored 225 points, while the defense allowed 137 points.[1][2]
Schedule
September 17at Kansas State*
W 38–20 September 24at Montana*
W 35–6 October 1Utah Agricultural
W 21–13 October 8Colorado A&M
- War Memorial Stadium
- Laramie, WY (Border War)
L 13–14 October 15Tulsa*
- War Memorial Stadium
- Laramie, WY
W 23–19 October 22at Utah
W 23–13 October 29BYU
- War Memorial Stadium
- Laramie, WY
W 14–6 November 12at New Mexico*
W 20–0 November 24at Denver
L 3–6 December 3at Houston*
L 14–26 January 1vs. Texas Tech*
W 21–14
- Reference:[3]
1955 team players in the NFL
The following were selected in the 1956 NFL Draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL Team |
| Joe Mastrogiovanni | Back | 17 | 198 | Philadelphia Eagles |
- Reference:[4]
References
- ^ "1955 Wyoming Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Wyoming Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Wyoming. 2018. p. 212.
- ^ "University of Wyoming – 1955". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "1956 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 10, 2012.