1963 Wyoming Cowboys football team

1963 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record6–4 (2–3 WAC)
Head coach
CaptainMack Balls, Tom Delaney
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Arizona State* 3 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
New Mexico $ 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Arizona 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Utah 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Wyoming 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
BYU 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Ineligible for conference title due to playing fewer than qualifying number of games

The 1963 Wyoming Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wyoming as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. In their second season under head coach Lloyd Eaton, the Cowboys compiled a 6–4 record (2–3 against conference opponents), finished fifth in the WAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 191 to 152. Mack Balls and Tom Delaney were the team captains.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 211:30 p.m.vs. Montana*
W 35–08,000[3][4]
September 28Utah State*
W 21–1418,221[5]
October 5Kansas*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
L 21–2518,121[6]
October 12Colorado State*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY (rivalry)
W 21–312,442[7]
October 19BYU
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 41–1415,641[8]
October 26at Utah
W 26–2325,339[9]
November 2at Arizona
L 7–1510,000[10]
November 9at New Mexico
L 6–1718,769[11]
November 16at Arizona State
L 6–3530,734[12]
December 7at Texas Western*
W 7–67,415[13]

References

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  1. ^ "1963 Wyoming Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  2. ^ "2018 Wyoming Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Wyoming. 2018. p. 213. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  3. ^ "Montana-Wyoming Finale Today". Billings Gazette. Billings, Montana. September 21, 1963. p. 8. Retrieved January 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ Anderson, Roy (September 22, 1963). "Wyoming Drubs MSU". Billings Gazette. Billings, Montana. p. 21. Retrieved January 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ Bill Herald (September 29, 1963). "Wyoming Takes Home Opener! Big Laramie 'Band Day' Crowd Sees Explosive 21 to 14 Victory". Casper Star-Tribune. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Kansas rallies fourth quarter, hands Wyoming 25–21 defeat". The Salina Journal. October 6, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Wyoming wins, 21–3". The Arizona Republic. October 13, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Wyoming coasts against Cougars". Rapid City Journal. October 20, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Pokes corral Redskins in wild 26–23 fray". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 27, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Arizona nails 15–7 setback on Wyoming". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. November 3, 1963. p. 5B. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Google News Archive.
  11. ^ "Lobos blast Cowboy title hopes, 17–6". The Arizona Daily Star. November 10, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Torok sparks Sun Devils to 35–6 victory". The Arizona Republic. November 17, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Pokes edge Texas team". The Sacramento Union. December 8, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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