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1967 Wyoming Cowboys football team

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.

1967 Wyoming Cowboys football
WAC champion
Sugar Bowl, L 13–20 vs LSU
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 6
Record10–1 (5–0 WAC)
Head coach
CaptainMike Dirks, Jim Kiick
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1966
1968 →
1967 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Arizona
W 36–1737,500[4]
September 23Air Force*
W 37–1021,623[5]
September 30Colorado State*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY (rivalry)
W 13–1020,063[6]
October 7BYU
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 26–1019,180[7]
October 14at Utah
W 28–028,055[8]
October 21Wichita State* No. 10
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 30–718,141[9]
October 28at Arizona StateNo. 8
W 15–1342,344[10]
November 4at San Jose State*No. 8
W 28–717,300[11]
November 11at New MexicoNo. 7
ABCW 42–614,127[12]
November 18at UTEP*No. 6
W 21–1935,023[13]
January 1, 196811:45 amvs. LSU*No. 6
NBCL 13–2078,963[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

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NFL/AFL draft

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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

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  • Mike Dirks, All-American: (Football Writers of America, Look Magazine, Newspaper Enterprise Association)[1]
  • Mike Dirks, First Team, All-Western Athletic Conference

References

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  1. ^ a b "University of Wyoming Official Athletic Site - Traditions". Archived from the original on May 14, 2012. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  2. ^ "Tigers upset Wyoming". Eugene Register-Guard. (location). Associated Press. January 2, 1968. p. 2B.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Wyoming scuttles Arizona hopes, 36–17". The Arizona Republic. September 17, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Pokes roll 37–10". Rapid City Journal. September 24, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Pokes 'kick' CSU, 13–10". The Billings Gazette. October 1, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Toscano leads Wyoming past BYU, 26–10". The Arizona Daily Star. October 8, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Cowboys rout Utah 28–0 in WAC game". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 15, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Cowboys pin Wichita". The Kansas City Star. October 22, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Cowboys clip Sun Devils". The El Paso Times. October 29, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Third-period tallies earn Cowboy win". The Spokesman-Review. November 5, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Wyoming wins title; Whips New Mexico". The Chicago Tribune. November 12, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "DePoyster kicks Wyoming to perfect season 21 to 19". Scottsbluff Daily Star-Herald. November 19, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Late Bengal comeback nips Cowboys, 20–13". The Shreveport Journal. January 2, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "1967 NCAA Football Statistics (Wyoming)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  16. ^ "1968 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
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