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1968 Wyoming Cowboys football team 
Summary
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.
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WAC champion | |
| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 7–3 (6–1 WAC) |
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| Captain | Jim House, Gene Huey |
| Home stadium | War Memorial Stadium |
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| Wyoming $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State * | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Cowboys had a record of 7–3, won a third consecutive WAC title, and outscored their opponents 242 to 118.
Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 14 | at No. 14 Nebraska* | L 10–13 | 66,922 | |||
| September 21 | Utah State* | W 48–3 | 20,719 | [1] | ||
| September 28 | at Air Force* | No. 20 | L 3–10 | |||
| October 5 | No. 14 Arizona State |
| W 27–13 | |||
| October 12 | at BYU | W 20–17 | ||||
| October 19 | Utah |
| W 20–9 | |||
| October 26 | New Mexico |
| W 35–6 | |||
| November 2 | at Colorado State | W 46–14 | 22,500 | |||
| November 16 | at UTEP | No. 20 | W 26–19 | |||
| November 23 | at Arizona | No. 20 | L 7–14 | |||
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Roster edit
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1969 NFL/AFL Draft edit
Three Cowboys were selected in the 1969 NFL/AFL Draft, the third common draft, which lasted seventeen rounds (442 selections).[3]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Gene Huey | Wide receiver | 5 | 123 | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Dave Hampton | Running back | 9 | 220 | Green Bay Packers |
| Dennis Devlin | Defensive back | 10 | 240 | New England Patriots |
References edit
- ^ "Cowboys Break 'Ags' With Wild 48-3 Ride". The Daily Herald (Provo, UT). September 22, 1968. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: Lloyd W. Eaton, 1968". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
- ^ "1969 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 9, 2013.