| Year: | 1966 |
| Team: | Wyoming Cowboys |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Western Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | WAC |
| Coachrank: | 15 |
| Record: | 10–1 |
| Conf Record: | 5–0 |
| Head Coach: | Lloyd Eaton |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Captain: | Rick Egloff, Tom Frazier |
| Stadium: | War Memorial Stadium |
| Champion: | WAC champion Sun Bowl champion |
| Bowl: | Sun Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | W 28–20 vs. Florida State |
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 (5-0 against conference opponents), 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 in the at 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.
Four Cowboys were selected in the 1967 NFL/AFL Draft, the first common draft, which lasted seventeen rounds (445 selections).[3]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | Franchise |
| Defensive tackle | 14 | San Diego Chargers | ||
| Rick Egloff | Quarterback | 155 | Oakland Raiders | |
| Don Klacking | Running back | 203 | Philadelphia Eagles | |
| Mike Davenport | Running back | 428 | Pittsburgh Steelers | |