1965 Wyoming Cowboys football team

The 1965 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 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In their fourth year under head coach Lloyd Eaton, the Cowboys compiled a 6–4 record (3–2 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 201 to 182. They played their home games on campus at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming. They began a 22-game home winning streak, which lasted five seasons, until the opening game of the 1970 season.

1965 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record6–4 (3–2 WAC)
Head coach
CaptainDarryl Alleman, Tom Wilkinson
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
1965 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
BYU $ 4 1 06 4 0
Arizona State 3 1 06 4 0
Wyoming 3 2 06 4 0
New Mexico 2 3 03 7 0
Utah 1 3 03 7 0
Arizona 1 4 03 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Air Force*W 31–14
September 25at Colorado State*W 33–14
October 2Arizona
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 19–0
October 9at UtahL 3–42
October 16Texas Western*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 38–14
October 23BYU
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 34–6[1]
November 6at New MexicoW 27–9
November 13at Army*L 0–13
November 20at Arizona StateL 10–14
November 27at No. 8 USC*L 6–5639,322
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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NFL Draft

Two Cowboys were selected in the 1966 NFL Draft, which lasted twenty rounds (305 selections).[3]

Player Position Round Overall Franchise
Jerry MarionDefensive back10143Pittsburgh Steelers
Darryl AllemanWide receiver15224St. Louis Cardinals

References

  1. "Cougars Lose: Wilkinson Stars As Pokes Tip Cats, 34-6". The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah). October 24, 1965. p. 13 via Newspapers.com.
  2. DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: Lloyd W. Eaton, 1965". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
  3. "1966 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
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