1967 Wyoming Cowboys football team
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| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 5 |
| AP | No. 6 |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Wyoming $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1967 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1967 college 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
September 16at Arizona
W 36–17 September 23Air Force*
W 37–10 September 30Colorado State*
- War Memorial Stadium
- Laramie, WY (Rivalry)
W 13–10 October 7BYU
- War Memorial Stadium
- Laramie, WY
W 26–10 October 14at Utah
W 28–0 October 21Wichita State*
- War Memorial Stadium
- Laramie, WY
W 30–7 October 28at Arizona State
W 15–13 November 4at San Jose State*
W 28–7 November 11at New Mexico
W 42–6 November 18at UTEP*
W 21–19 January 1, 1968vs. LSU*
L 13–20
- 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
References
- ^ a b 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.