1967 Wyoming Cowboys football team
| 1967 Wyoming Cowboys football | |
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WAC champion | |
Sugar Bowl, L 13–20 vs LSU | |
| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 5 |
| AP | No. 6 |
| Record | 10–1 (5–0 WAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Mike Dirks, Jim Kiick |
| Home stadium | War Memorial Stadium |
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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 NCAA University Division football season. Led by sixth-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.
Wyoming won all ten games in the regular season, had the nation's best rushing defense, and was invited to the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans on New Year's Day.[1] On a fourteen-game winning streak, underdog Wyoming led unranked LSU 13–0 at halftime, but were outscored 20–0 in the second half.[2][3]
The Cowboys outscored their opponents 289 to 119; they were led on offense by quarterback Paul Toscano and running back Jim Kiick.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 16 | at Arizona | W 36–17 | 37,500 | [4] | ||||
| September 23 | Air Force* | W 37–10 | 21,623 | [5] | ||||
| September 30 | Colorado State* |
| W 13–10 | 20,063 | [6] | |||
| October 7 | BYU |
| W 26–10 | 19,180 | [7] | |||
| October 14 | at Utah | W 28–0 | 28,055 | [8] | ||||
| October 21 | Wichita State* | No. 10 |
| W 30–7 | 18,141 | [9] | ||
| October 28 | at Arizona State | No. 8 | W 15–13 | 42,344 | [10] | |||
| November 4 | at San Jose State* | No. 8 | W 28–7 | 17,300 | [11] | |||
| November 11 | at New Mexico | No. 7 | ABC | W 42–6 | 14,127 | [12] | ||
| November 18 | at UTEP* | No. 6 | W 21–19 | 35,023 | [13] | |||
| January 1, 1968 | 11:45 am | vs. LSU* | No. 6 | NBC | L 13–20 | 78,963 | [14] | |
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NFL/AFL draft
[edit]Five Cowboys were selected in the 1968 NFL/AFL draft, the second common draft, which lasted 17 rounds (462 selections).[16]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | Franchise |
| Jerry 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 |
- ^ Toscano was the Wyoming quarterback
Awards and honors
[edit]- Mike Dirks, All-American: (Football Writers of America, Look Magazine, Newspaper Enterprise Association)[1]
- Mike Dirks, First Team, All-Western Athletic Conference
References
[edit]- ^ a b "University of Wyoming Official Athletic Site - Traditions". Archived from the original on May 14, 2012. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
- ^ "Tigers upset Wyoming". Eugene Register-Guard. (location). Associated Press. January 2, 1968. p. 2B.
- ^ "LSU rallies in 2nd half to defeat Wyoming, 20-13". Milwaukee Journal. press dispatches. January 2, 1968. p. 18. Archived from the original on January 26, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
- ^ "Wyoming scuttles Arizona hopes, 36–17". The Arizona Republic. September 17, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pokes roll 37–10". Rapid City Journal. September 24, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pokes 'kick' CSU, 13–10". The Billings Gazette. October 1, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Toscano leads Wyoming past BYU, 26–10". The Arizona Daily Star. October 8, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cowboys rout Utah 28–0 in WAC game". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 15, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cowboys pin Wichita". The Kansas City Star. October 22, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cowboys clip Sun Devils". The El Paso Times. October 29, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Third-period tallies earn Cowboy win". The Spokesman-Review. November 5, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wyoming wins title; Whips New Mexico". The Chicago Tribune. November 12, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "DePoyster kicks Wyoming to perfect season 21 to 19". Scottsbluff Daily Star-Herald. November 19, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Late Bengal comeback nips Cowboys, 20–13". The Shreveport Journal. January 2, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1967 NCAA Football Statistics (Wyoming)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
- ^ "1968 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 9, 2013.