1967 Wyoming Cowboys football team
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WAC Champions
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Sugar Bowl, L 13–20 vs LSU
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
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| Coaches | #5 |
| AP | #6 |
| 1967 record | 10–1 (5–0 WAC) |
| Head coach | Lloyd Eaton |
| Home stadium | War Memorial Stadium |
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #6 Wyoming $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 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 football season. The Cowboys offense scored 289 points while the defense allowed 119 points. Led by head coach Lloyd Eaton, the Cowboys competed in the 1968 Sugar Bowl. The Cowboys had the nation's best rushing defense.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | ||||||
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| September 16 | at Arizona | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 36–17 | ||||||
| September 23 | Air Force* | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | W 37–10 | ||||||
| September 30 | Colorado State* | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY (Rivalry) | W 13–10 | ||||||
| October 7 | BYU | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | W 26–10 | ||||||
| October 14 | at Utah | Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT | W 28–0 | ||||||
| October 21 | Wichita State* | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | W 30–7 | ||||||
| October 28 | at Arizona State | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 15–13 | ||||||
| November 4 | at San Jose State* | Spartan Stadium • San Jose, CA | W 28–7 | ||||||
| November 11 | at New Mexico | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM | W 42–6 | ||||||
| November 18 | at UTEP* | Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX | W 21–19 | ||||||
| January 1, 1968 | vs. LSU* | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) | L 13–20 | ||||||
*Non-conference game.  Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. |
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1967 team players in the NFL
The following were selected in the 1968 NFL Draft.[3]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL Team |
| Jeffy 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 |
Awards and honors
- Mike Dirks, First Team, All-Western Athletic Conference
- Mike Dirks, Football Writers of America, All-American
- Mike Dirks, Look Magazine, All-American
- Mike Dirks, Newspaper Enterprise Association, All-American
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.wyomingathletics.com/trads/hof-1993.html
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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