1965 Wyoming Cowboys football team

1965 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record6–4 (3–2 WAC)
Head coach
CaptainDarryl Alleman, Tom Wilkinson
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1964
1966 →
1965 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

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), finished third in the WAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 201 to 182. They played their home games on campus at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming. In the opening game of the season, they began a 22-game home winning streak, which lasted five seasons, until the opening game of the 1970 season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Air Force*
W 31–1418,510[1]
September 25at Colorado State*
W 33–1414,355[2]
October 2Arizona
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 19–016,654[3]
October 9at Utah
L 3–4221,069[4]
October 16Texas Western*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 38–1416,747[5]
October 23BYU
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 34–619,671[6]
November 6at New Mexico
W 27–919,318[7]
November 13at Army*
L 0–1325,000[8]
November 20at Arizona State
L 10–1423,371[9]
November 27at No. 8 USC*
L 6–5639,233[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

NFL Draft

Two Cowboys were selected in the 1966 NFL draft, which lasted twenty rounds (305 selections).[11]

Player Position Round Overall Franchise
Jerry Marion Defensive back 10 143 Pittsburgh Steelers
Darryl Alleman Wide receiver 15 224 St. Louis Cardinals

References

  1. ^ "Wyoming beats Snow, Air Force". The Orlando Sentinel. September 19, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Wyoming Cowboys stage last-half rally to corral CSU by Rams 33 to 14". Scottsbluff Daily Star-Herald. September 26, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Wyoming beats UA, 19–0". The Arizona Republic. October 3, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Woodson paces Utah's win over Wyoming". The El Paso Times. October 10, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "'Pokes end TW Miners' 'honeymoon'". The Arizona Daily Star. October 17, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cougars lose: Wilkinson stars as Pokes tip Cats, 34–6". The Sunday Herald. October 24, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Wyoming posts 27–9 win over New Mexico Lobos". Alamogordo Daily News. November 7, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Army makes second period TD's stand up". The Shreveport Times. November 14, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "ASU trims Pokes, 14–10". The Billings Gazette. November 21, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "USC hogties Wyoming Cowboys 56–6". The Sacramento Bee. November 28, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1966 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 9, 2013.