1958 Wyoming Cowboys football team
| 1958 Wyoming Cowboys football | |
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Skyline champion Sun Bowl champion | |
Sun Bowl, W 14–6 vs. Hardin–Simmons | |
| Conference | Skyline Conference |
| Record | 8–3 (6–1 Skyline) |
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| Home stadium | War Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1958 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1958 NCAA University Division football season. It was the Cowboys' 63rd season and they competed as a member of the Skyline Conference. The team was led by head coach Bob Devaney, in his second 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, 6–1 Skyline) and with a win over Hardin–Simmons in the Sun Bowl. The Cowboys offense scored 205 points while the defense allowed 136 points.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 20 | at Kansas State* | L 14–17 | 12,000 | |
| September 27 | Montana | W 21–14 | ||
| October 4 | Denver |
| W 15–12 | |
| October 11 | Oregon State* |
| W 28–0 | |
| October 18 | at Colorado State | W 7–6 | ||
| October 25 | New Mexico |
| L 12–13 | |
| November 1 | Utah |
| W 25–20 | |
| November 8 | at Utah State | W 41–13 | ||
| November 15 | at Air Force* | L 6–21 | ||
| November 22 | at BYU |
| W 22–14 | |
| December 31 | vs. Hardin–Simmons* | W 14–6 | 13,000 | |
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- Reference:[1]
1958 team players in the NFL
The following were selected in the 1959 NFL Draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL Team |
| Bob Sawyer | Back | 11 | 131 | New York Giants |
| Dale Memmelaar | Guard | 21 | 242 | St. Louis Cardinals |
- Reference:[2]
References
- ^ "University of Wyoming – 1958". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
- ^ "1959 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 10, 2012.