American college football season
The 1968 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Lloyd Eaton, they were members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) and played their home games on campus at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie.
The Cowboys had a record of 7–3 (6-1 against WAC opponents), won a third consecutive WAC title, and outscored their opponents 242 to 118.
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 14 | at No. 14 Nebraska* | | | L 10–13 | 66,922 | [1] |
September 21 | Utah State* | | | W 48–3 | 20,719 | [2] |
September 28 | at Air Force* | No. 20 | | L 3–10 | 29,920 | [3] |
October 5 | No. 14 Arizona State | | - War Memorial Stadium
- Laramie, WY
| W 27–13 | 19,408 | [4] |
October 12 | at BYU | | | W 20–17 | 26,468 | [5] |
October 19 | Utah | | - War Memorial Stadium
- Laramie, WY
| W 20–9 | 15,626 | [6] |
October 26 | New Mexico | | - War Memorial Stadium
- Laramie, WY
| W 35–6 | 19,169 | [7] |
November 2 | at Colorado State | | | W 46–14 | 22,500 | [8] |
November 16 | at UTEP | No. 20 | | W 26–19 | 25,874 | [9] |
November 23 | at Arizona | No. 20 | | L 7–14 | 40,500 | [10] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1968 Wyoming Cowboys football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Three Cowboys were selected in the 1969 NFL/AFL Draft, the third common draft, which lasted seventeen rounds (442 selections).[12]
- ^ "Huskers trip Wyoming on Iowan's kick". The Des Moines Register. September 15, 1968. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cowboys Break 'Ags' With Wild 48-3 Ride". The Daily Herald (Provo, UT). September 22, 1968. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cowboys upset by Air Force". The Billings Gazette. September 29, 1968. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pokes spot Sun Devils 10 points, rally to win 27–13". Scottsbluff Daily Star-Herald. October 6, 1968. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wyoming's field goal beats BYU". The Arizona Daily Star. October 13, 1968. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cowboys slip past Utah". The Billings Gazette. October 20, 1968. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wyoming crushes New Mexico in WAC battle". The Arizona Republic. October 27, 1968. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pokes rout Rams, 46–14". Casper Star-Tribune. November 3, 1968. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wyoming fights off Miner 2nd half rally". Albuquerque Journal. November 17, 1968. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arizoma uses error to edge Wyoming". The Commercial Appeal. November 24, 1968. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1968 NCAA Football Statistics (Wyoming)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
- ^ "1969 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
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