Year: | 1968 |
Team: | Wyoming Cowboys |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Western Athletic Conference |
Short Conf: | WAC |
Record: | 7–3 |
Conf Record: | 6–1 |
Head Coach: | Lloyd Eaton |
Hc Year: | 7th |
Captain: | Jim House, Gene Huey |
Stadium: | War Memorial Stadium |
Champion: | WAC champion |
The 1968 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Lloyd Eaton, they were members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) and played their home games on campus at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie.
The Cowboys had a record of 7–3, won a third consecutive WAC title, and outscored their opponents 242 to 118.
Three Cowboys were selected in the 1969 NFL/AFL Draft, the third common draft, which lasted seventeen rounds (442 selections).[2]
Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
Wide receiver | 123 | St. Louis Cardinals | ||
Dave Hampton | Running back | 220 | Green Bay Packers | |
Dennis Devlin | Defensive back | 10 | 240 | New England Patriots |