1967 Wyoming Cowboys football team

The 1967 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. Led by sixth-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.

1967 Wyoming Cowboys football
WAC champion
Sugar Bowl, L 13–20 vs LSU
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 6
Record	10–1 (5–0 WAC)
Head coach	Lloyd Eaton (6th season)
Captain	Mike Dirks, Jim Kiick
Home stadium	War Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1966 1968 →

1967 Western Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Wyoming $	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Arizona State	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
BYU	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Utah	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Arizona	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
New Mexico	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Wyoming won all ten games in the regular season, had the nation's best rushing defense, and was invited to the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans on New Year's Day.^[1] On a fourteen-game winning streak, underdog Wyoming led unranked LSU 13–0 at halftime, but were outscored 20–0 in the second half.^[2][3]

The Cowboys outscored their opponents 289 to 119; they were led on offense by quarterback Paul Toscano and running back Jim Kiick.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16		at Arizona		Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ		W 36–17
September 23		Air Force*		War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY		W 37–10
September 30		Colorado State*		War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY (rivalry)		W 13–10
October 7		BYU		War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY		W 26–10
October 14		at Utah		Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT		W 28–0	28,055
October 21		Wichita State*	No. 10	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY		W 30–7
October 28		at Arizona State	No. 8	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		W 15–13
November 4		at San Jose State*	No. 8	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA		W 28–7
November 11		at New Mexico	No. 7	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	ABC	W 42–6
November 18		at UTEP*	No. 6	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX		W 21–19
January 1, 1968	11:45 am	vs. LSU*	No. 6	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	NBC	L 13–20	78,963	^[4]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

^[5]

• The AP rankings included only the top ten this season; the final poll was released in late November.

NFL/AFL Draft

Five Cowboys were selected in the 1968 NFL/AFL Draft, the second common draft, which lasted seventeen rounds (462 selections).^[6]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	Franchise
Jerry DePoyster	Kicker	2	37	Detroit Lions
Mike LaHood	Guard	2	51	Los Angeles Rams
Jim Kiick	Running back	5	118	Miami Dolphins
Mike Dirks	Tackle	5	122	Philadelphia Eagles
Paul Toscano	Defensive Back ^	7	187	Houston Oilers

^ Toscano was the Wyoming quarterback

Awards and honors

• Mike Dirks, All-American: (Football Writers of America, Look Magazine, Newspaper Enterprise Association)^[1]
• Mike Dirks, First Team, All-Western Athletic Conference

References

1. . Archived from the original on May 14, 2012. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
2. "Tigers upset Wyoming". Eugene Register-Guard. (location). Associated Press. January 2, 1968. p. 2B.
3. . Milwaukee Journal. press dispatches. January 2, 1968. p. 18. Archived from the original on January 26, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
4. "Late Bengal comeback nips Cowboys, 20–13". The Shreveport Journal. January 2, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. DeLassus, David. . College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
6. "1968 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 9, 2013.