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 | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 6–4 (3–2 WAC) |
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| Captain | Darryl Alleman, Tom Wilkinson |
| Home stadium | War Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 18 | Air Force* | W 31–14 | |||
| September 25 | at Colorado State* | W 33–14 | |||
| October 2 | Arizona |
| W 19–0 | ||
| October 9 | at Utah | L 3–42 | |||
| October 16 | Texas Western* |
| W 38–14 | ||
| October 23 | BYU |
| W 34–6 | [1] | |
| November 6 | at New Mexico | W 27–9 | |||
| November 13 | at Army* | L 0–13 | |||
| November 20 | at Arizona State | L 10–14 | |||
| November 27 | at No. 8 USC* | L 6–56 | 39,322 | ||
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NFL Draft edit
Two Cowboys were selected in the 1966 NFL Draft, which lasted twenty rounds (305 selections).[3]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | Franchise |
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| Jerry Marion | Defensive back | 10 | 143 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Darryl Alleman | Wide receiver | 15 | 224 | St. Louis Cardinals |
References edit
- ^ "Cougars Lose: Wilkinson Stars As Pokes Tip Cats, 34-6". The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah). October 24, 1965. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "1966 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 9, 2013.