1960 Wyoming Cowboys football team
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The 1960 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming
in the 1960 NCAA football season. The Cowboys offense scored 212 points while the defense allowed 71 points. Led by head coach Bob Devaney, the Cowboys finished the season with eight wins. Running back Jerry Hill was in his final season and finished his Cowboys career with 1,374 rushing yards on 288 carries.
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University of Wyoming
The University of Wyoming is a land-grant university located in Laramie, Wyoming, situated on Wyoming's high Laramie Plains, at an elevation of 7,200 feet , between the Laramie and Snowy Range mountains. It is known as UW to people close to the university...
in the 1960 NCAA football season. The Cowboys offense scored 212 points while the defense allowed 71 points. Led by head coach Bob Devaney, the Cowboys finished the season with eight wins. Running back Jerry Hill was in his final season and finished his Cowboys career with 1,374 rushing yards on 288 carries.
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Cowboys points | Opponents | Record |
| 1 | Sept. 17 | Montana | Win | 14 | 0 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Sept. 24 | New Mexico | Win | 13 | 3 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Oct. 1 | @ Arizona | Loss | 19 | 21 | 2-1 |
| 4 | Oct. 8 | Denver | Win | 41 | 2 | 3-1 |
| 5 | Oct. 15 | @ Colorado State | Win | 40 | 8 | 4-1 |
| 6 | Oct. 22 | Air Force | Win | 15 | 0 | 5-1 |
| 7 | Oct. 29 | Utah | Win | 17 | 7 | 6-1 |
| 8 | Nov. 5 | @ Utah State | Loss | 13 | 17 | 6-2 |
| 9 | Nov. 12 | @ Texas Tech | Win | 10 | 7 | 7-2 |
| 10 | Nov. 19 | @ Brigham Young | Win | 30 | 6 | 8-2 |
1960 Team Players in the NFL
The following were selected in the 1961 NFL Draft1961 NFL Draft
The 1961 National Football League Draft took place on December 27–28, 1960. The league would later hold an expansion draft for the Minnesota Vikings expansion franchise, and the Vikings were also awarded the first selection position in this draft. This draft was also the first regular draft for...
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| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL Team |
| Jerry Hill | Running Back | 3 | 35 | Baltimore Colts 1961 Baltimore Colts season The 1961 Baltimore Colts season was the 9th season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 1961 season with a record of 8 wins and 6 losses and finished tied for third in the Western Conference with the Chicago Bears... |
| Chuck Lamson | Running Back | 4 | 43 | Minnesota Vikings 1961 Minnesota Vikings season The 1961 Minnesota Vikings season was the first year of season play for the expansion franchise and the 42nd regular season of the National Football League. The Vikings finished with a record of three wins and eleven losses under head coach Norm Van Brocklin. The team's first ever regular season... |
| Don Klacking | Running Back | 8 | 203 | Philadelphia Eagles 1961 Philadelphia Eagles season -Off Season:As since 1951 the Eagles hold training camp at Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, Pennsylvania.-NFL Draft:The 1961 NFL Draft and the 1961 AFL Draft were 2 separate drafts and players could end up being drafted by both leagues.-Player Selections:... |
| Mike Davenport | Running Back | 17 | 428 | St. Louis Cardinals |