1967 Wyoming Cowboys football team
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
| Game |
Date |
Opponent |
Result |
Cowboys points |
Opponents |
Record |
| 1 |
Sept. 16 |
@ Arizona |
Win |
36 |
17 |
1-0 |
| 2 |
Sept. 23 |
Air Force |
Win |
37 |
10 |
2-0 |
| 3 |
Sept. 30 |
Colorado State |
Win |
13 |
10 |
3-0 |
| 4 |
Oct. 7 |
Brigham Young |
Win |
26 |
10 |
4-0 |
| 5 |
Oct. 14 |
@ Utah |
Win |
28 |
0 |
5-0 |
| 6 |
Oct. 21 |
Wichita State |
Win |
30 |
7 |
6-0 |
| 7 |
Oct. 28 |
@ Arizona State |
Win |
15 |
13 |
7-0 |
| 8 |
Nov. 4 |
@ San Jose State |
Win |
28 |
7 |
8-0 |
| 9 |
Nov. 11 |
@ New Mexico |
Win |
42 |
6 |
9-0 |
| 10 |
Nov. 18 |
@ Texas El-Paso |
Win |
21 |
19 |
10-0 |
[2]
1967 Team Players in the NFL
The following were selected in the 1968 NFL Draft.
[3]
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
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