The 1963 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 1963 NCAA University Division football season. In their second season under head coach Lloyd Eaton, the Cowboys compiled a 6–4 record (2–3 against conference opponents), finished fifth in the WAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 191 to 152. Mack Balls and Tom Delaney were the team captains.[1][2]
| 1963 Wyoming Cowboys football | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 6–4 (2–3 WAC) |
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| Captain | Mack Balls, Tom Delaney |
| Home stadium | War Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Arizona State $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 21 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. Montana* |
| W 35–0 | 8,000 | [3][4] | ||
| September 28 | Utah State* | W 21–14 | 18,221 | [5] | ||||
| October 5 | Kansas* |
| L 21–25 | |||||
| October 12 | Colorado State* |
| W 21–3 | |||||
| October 19 | BYU |
| W 41–14 | |||||
| October 26 | at Utah | W 26–23 | ||||||
| November 2 | at Arizona | L 7–15 | ||||||
| November 9 | at New Mexico | L 6–17 | ||||||
| November 16 | at Arizona State | L 6–35 | ||||||
| December 7 | at Texas Western* | W 7–6 | ||||||
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References edit
- ^ "1963 Wyoming Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
- ^ "2018 Wyoming Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Wyoming. 2018. p. 213. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
- ^ "Montana-Wyoming Finale Today". Billings Gazette. Billings, Montana. September 21, 1963. p. 8. Retrieved January 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Anderson, Roy (September 22, 1963). "Wyoming Drubs MSU". Billings Gazette. Billings, Montana. p. 21. Retrieved January 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Bill Herald (September 29, 1963). "Wyoming Takes Home Opener! Big Laramie 'Band Day' Crowd Sees Explosive 21 to 14 Victory". Casper Star-Tribune. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
