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1955 Wyoming Cowboys football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year1955
teamWyoming Cowboys
sportfootball
conferenceSkyline Conference
short_confSkyline
record8–3
conf_record5–2
head_coachPhil Dickens
hc_year3rd
captainRay Lutterman
stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
championSun Bowl champion
bowl[Sun Bowl](1956-sun-bowl)
bowl_resultW 28–14 vs. [Texas Tech](1955-texas-tech-red-raiders-football-team)

The 1955 Wyoming Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wyoming as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1955 college football season. In their third year under head coach Phil Dickens, the Cowboys compiled an 8-3 record (5–2 against Skyline opponents), finished fourth in the conference, defeated Texas Tech in the 1956 Sun Bowl, and outscored opponents by a total of 225 to 137. They played their home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming.

Schedule

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1955 team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1956 NFL draft.

References

References

  1. "1955 Wyoming Cowboys Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
  2. (2018). "2018 Wyoming Football Media Guide". University of Wyoming.
  3. (September 18, 1955). "K-State's slips tell". The Sioux City Journal.
  4. . (September 24, 1955). ["Wyoming Meets Montana In Skyline Conference Game Here Today"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115051394/the-billings-gazette/). *[[Billings Gazette]]*.
  5. . (September 25, 1955). ["Wyoming Trounces Montana, 35 to 6, in Skyline Game Here"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115051488/the-billings-gazette/). *[[Billings Gazette]]*.
  6. (October 2, 1955). "Wyoming defeats Utah State, 21–13". The Daily Nonpareil.
  7. Ray Giffin. (October 9, 1955). "Rams Outplay Cowboys for Second Straight Upset". The Casper Tribune-Herald & Star.
  8. (October 16, 1955). "Cowboys win over Tulsa". The Ogden Standard-Examiner.
  9. (October 23, 1955). "Wyoming startles Utes, 23–13". The Arizona Daily Star.
  10. (October 30, 1955). "Wyoming tops BYU 14–6 at homecoming". Great Falls Tribune.
  11. (November 13, 1955). "Cowboys sink New Mexico in 20–0 rout". The Arizona Republic.
  12. (November 25, 1955). "Pokes Stumble, Fumble and Fall". Casper Morning Star.
  13. (December 4, 1955). "Houston wins over Sun Bowl-bound Wyoming, 26–14". The El Paso Times.
  14. (January 3, 1956). "Wyoming upsets Raiders, 21–14". The Abilene Reporter-News.
  15. . ["1955–56 Schedule/Results (Wyoming)"](https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/333493). *[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]*.
  16. "1956 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
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