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1965 Wyoming Cowboys football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Record6–4 (3–2 WAC)
Head coach
CaptainDarryl Alleman, Tom Wilkinson
Home stadium War 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) 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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18 Air Force*
W 31–14
September 25at Colorado State*
W 33–14
October 2 Arizona
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 19–0
October 9at Utah
L 3–42
October 16 Texas Western*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 38–14
October 23 BYU
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 34–6 [1]
November 6at New Mexico
W 27–9
November 13at Army*
L 0–13
November 20at Arizona State
L 10–14
November 27at No. 8 USC*
L 6–5639,322
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[2]

NFL Draft

Two Cowboys were selected in the 1966 NFL Draft, which lasted twenty rounds (305 selections). [3]

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

References

  1. ^ "Cougars Lose: Wilkinson Stars As Pokes Tip Cats, 34-6". The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah). October 24, 1965. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "1966 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
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