1968 Wyoming Cowboys football team explained

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.

Schedule

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1969 NFL/AFL Draft

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 HamptonRunning back220 Green Bay Packers
Dennis Devlin Defensive back 10240 New England Patriots

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DeLassus . David . Coaching Records Game-by-game: Lloyd W. Eaton, 1968 . College Football Data Warehouse . November 9, 2013 . November 9, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131109182116/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=666&year=1968 . dead .
  2. Web site: 1969 NFL Draft . Pro-Football-Reference.com . November 9, 2013.