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1966 Wyoming Cowboys football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1966
team	Wyoming Cowboys
sport	football
conference	Western Athletic Conference
short_conf	WAC
CoachRank	15
record	10–1
conf_record	5–0
head_coach	Lloyd Eaton
hc_year	5th
captain	Rick Egloff
captain2	Tom Frazier
stadium	War Memorial Stadium
champion	WAC champion
Sun Bowl champion
bowl	[Sun Bowl](1966-sun-bowl)
bowl_result	W 28–20 vs. [Florida State](1966-florida-state-seminoles-football-team)

Sun Bowl champion The 1966 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 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth year under head coach Lloyd Eaton, the Cowboys compiled a 10–1 record (5-0 against conference opponents), won the first of three consecutive WAC titles, outscored opponents by a total of 355 to 89, and had the nation's best rushing defense.

Led on offense by senior quarterback Rick Egloff and junior running back Jim Kiick, Wyoming defeated Florida State 24–16 in the Sun Bowl at El Paso, Texas. Defensive tackle Ron Billingsley was a first round pick in the 1967 NFL/AFL draft, the fourteenth overall selection.

The team played its home games on campus at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie.

Schedule

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NFL/AFL Draft

Four Cowboys were selected in the 1967 NFL/AFL draft, the first common draft, which lasted seventeen rounds (445 selections).

List of Wyoming Cowboys in the NFL draft

References

"University of Wyoming Official Athletic Site - Traditions".
(December 25, 1966). "Cowboys ride herd over Seminoles". Eugene Register-Guard.
(December 25, 1966). "Wyoming forgets TV to win, 28-20". Milwaukee Sentinel.
(December 25, 1966). "Wyoming wins Duel in Sun". Milwaukee Journal.
(September 18, 1966). "Pokes whitewash Falcons". The Billings Gazette.
(September 25, 1966). "Wyoming bumbs Arizona State". Rapid City Journal.
(October 2, 1966). "Wyoming's Egloff leads lopsided win over Arizona". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph.
(October 9, 1966). "'Pokes stomp Utah, 40–7". The Arizona Republic.
(October 16, 1966). "Wyoming beats Lobos; Clinches WAC grid tie". The Arizona Daily Star.
(October 23, 1966). "Cowboys wallop Utah State 35–10". Fort Collins Coloradoan.
(October 30, 1966). "Rams shock Wyoming '11'". The Sunday Oregonian.
(November 6, 1966). "Wyoming lambasts Shockers". Albuquerque Journal.
(November 13, 1966). "Cowboys nab 31–7 win over Texas Western". The Salt Lake Tribune.
(November 20, 1966). "Wyoming's rout brings WAC title". The Spokesman-Review.
(December 25, 1966). "Florida State gets a 'kick' out of Wyoming". The Orlando Sentinel.
. ["1966 NCAA Football Statistics (Wyoming)"](https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/296257?utf8=%E2%9C%93&year_id=296257&sport_id=589017&commit=Submit&org_sport_name=&org_id=). *[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]*.
"1967 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com.

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