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 |
Record | 10–1 (5–0 WAC) |
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Captain | Rick Egloff, Tom Frazier |
Home stadium | War Memorial Stadium |
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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 was an American football team that represented the University of Wyoming as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth year under head coach Lloyd Eaton, the Cowboys compiled a 10–1 record, won the first of three consecutive WAC titles, outscored opponents by a total of 355 to 89, and had the nation's best rushing defense.[1]
Led on offense by senior quarterback Rick Egloff and junior running back Jim Kiick, Wyoming defeated Florida State 24–16 in the Sun Bowl at El Paso, Texas.[2][3][4] Defensive tackle Ron Billingsley was a first round pick in the 1967 NFL/AFL Draft, the fourteenth overall selection.
The team played its home games on campus at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 17 | at Air Force* | W 13–0 | ||||
September 24 | Arizona State | W 23–6 | ||||
October 1 | Arizona |
| W 36–6 | |||
October 8 | Utah |
| W 40–7 | |||
October 15 | New Mexico |
| W 37–7 | |||
October 22 | Utah State* |
| W 35–10 | |||
October 29 | at Colorado State* | No. 10 | L 10–12 | |||
November 5 | at Wichita State* | W 55–0 | ||||
November 12 | at Texas Western* | W 31–7 | ||||
November 19 | at BYU | W 47–14 | ||||
December 24 | vs. Florida State* |
| NBC | W 28–20 | 24,381 | |
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NFL/AFL Draft
[edit]Four Cowboys were selected in the 1967 NFL/AFL Draft, the first common draft, which lasted seventeen rounds (445 selections).[6]
Player | Position | Round | Overall | Franchise |
Ron 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
[edit]- ^ "University of Wyoming Official Athletic Site - Traditions". Archived from the original on May 14, 2012. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
- ^ "Cowboys ride herd over Seminoles". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 25, 1966. p. 1B.
- ^ "Wyoming forgets TV to win, 28-20". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. December 25, 1966. p. 8, part 2.
- ^ "Wyoming wins Duel in Sun". Milwaukee Journal. wire services. December 25, 1966. p. 2, sports.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: Lloyd W. Eaton, 1966". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
- ^ "1967 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
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