1958 Wyoming Cowboys football team

Summary

The 1958 Wyoming Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wyoming as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1958 NCAA University Division football season. In their second year under head coach Bob Devaney, the Cowboys compiled an 8–3 record (6–1 against Skyline opponents), won the Sun Bowl over Hardin–Simmons, and outscored opponents by a total of 205 to 136. They played their home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming.

1958 Wyoming Cowboys football
Skyline champion
Sun Bowl champion
ConferenceSkyline Conference
Record8–3 (6–1 Skyline)
Head coach
CaptainDale Memmelaar
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wyoming $ 6 1 0 8 3 0
New Mexico 5 1 0 7 3 0
BYU 5 2 0 6 4 0
Colorado State 4 3 0 6 4 0
Utah 3 3 0 4 7 0
Utah State 2 5 0 3 7 0
Denver 2 5 0 2 8 0
Montana 0 7 0 0 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The team was led on the field by quarterbacks Jerry Wilkinson and Jim Walden.[citation needed]

Utah was defeated in Laramie on November 1;[1] it was Wyoming's last home game in the month of November for over two decades, until 1979.

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Kansas State*L 14–1712,000
September 271:30 p.m.vs. Montana
  • Daylis Stadium
  • Billings, MT (Midland Roundtable Grid Classic)
W 21–148,200[2][3]
October 4DenverW 15–12[4]
October 11Oregon State*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 28–012,580
October 18at Colorado StateW 7–6
October 25New Mexico
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
L 12–13
November 1Utah
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 25–20
November 8at Utah StateW 41–13
November 15at No. 10 Air Force*L 6–2113,000[5][6]
November 22at BYU
W 22–14
December 31vs. Hardin–Simmonsref*W 14–613,000

1958 team players in the NFL edit

The following were selected in the 1959 NFL Draft.

Player Position Round Overall NFL Team
Bob Sawyer Back 11 131 New York Giants
Dale Memmelaar Guard 21 242 St. Louis Cardinals

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References edit

  1. ^ Miller, Hack (November 3, 1958). "Cats, Cowboys stay in race". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. B5.
  2. ^ "Coaches Expect Close Game When Grizzly, Cowboy Teams Clash Here Today in Annual Gridiron Classic". Billings Gazette. Billings, Montana. September 27, 1958. p. 1. Retrieved December 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ "Wyoming Defeats Montana, 21-14, In Roundtable Classic". Billings Gazette. Billings, Montana. September 28, 1958. p. 17. Retrieved December 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "Dempsey's Field Goal Gets Pokes Past Denver, 15-12". Casper Tribune-Herald & Star. October 5, 1958. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Air Force Stays Unbeaten By Lashing Wyoming, 21-6". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. November 16, 1958. p. 111. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "Air Cadets 21-6 victors". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. November 16, 1958. p. 1B.
  7. ^ "1959 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 10, 2012.

External links edit

  • Sports Reference – 1958 Wyoming Cowboys football