1966 Wyoming Cowboys football team
| 1966 Wyoming Cowboys football | |
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WAC champion Sun Bowl champion | |
Sun Bowl, W 28–20 vs. Florida State | |
| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 15 |
| 1966 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1966 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1966 college football season. The Cowboys offense scored 355 points while the defense allowed 89 points. Led by head coach Lloyd Eaton, the Cowboys competed in the 1966 Sun Bowl. The Cowboys had the nation's best rushing defense.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 17 | at Air Force* | Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO | W 13–0 | ||||||
| September 24 | Arizona State | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | W 23–6 | ||||||
| October 1 | Arizona | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | W 36–6 | ||||||
| October 8 | Utah | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | W 40–7 | ||||||
| October 15 | New Mexico | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | W 37–7 | ||||||
| October 22 | Utah State* | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY (Rivalry) | W 35–10 | ||||||
| October 29 | at Colorado State* | Colorado Field • Fort Collins, CO (Rivalry) | L 10–12 | ||||||
| November 5 | at Wichita State* | Veterans Field • Wichita, KS | W 55–0 | ||||||
| November 12 | at Texas Western* | Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX | W 31–7 | ||||||
| November 19 | at BYU | Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT | W 47–14 | ||||||
| December 24 | vs. Florida State* | Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl) | W 28–20 | ||||||
*Non-conference game.  Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. | |||||||||
- Reference:[2]
1966 team players in the NFL
The following were selected in the 1967 NFL Draft.[3]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL Team |
| Ronald Billingsley | Defensive Tackle | 1 | 14 | San Diego Chargers |
| Rick Egloff | Quarterback | 6 | 155 | Oakland Raiders |
| Don Klacking | Running Back | 8 | 203 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Mike Davenport | Running Back | 17 | 428 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
References
- ↑ http://www.wyomingathletics.com/trads/hof-1993.html
- ↑ DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: Lloyd W. Eaton, 1966". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
- ↑ "1967 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
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