1965 Wyoming Cowboys football team
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The 1965 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming
in the 1965 NCAA football season. The Cowboys offense scored 201 points while the defense allowed 182 points. Led by head coach Lloyd Eaton, the Cowboys finished the season with six wins.
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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 1965 NCAA football season. The Cowboys offense scored 201 points while the defense allowed 182 points. Led by head coach Lloyd Eaton, the Cowboys finished the season with six wins.
Schedule
- In the Border War, Wyoming defeated Colorado StateColorado State RamsColorado State University competes in 16 sponsored intercollegiate sports, including 10 for women and six for men...
by a score of 23-6 to claim the Bronze BootBronze BootThe Bronze Boot is awarded to each season's winner of the College football game between the Colorado State University Rams and the University of Wyoming Cowboys. The annual Wyoming–Colorado State football game has evolved into one of the most bitterly contested rivalries in college football...
trophy.Game Date Opponent Result Cowboys points Opponents Record 1 Sept. 18 Win 13 0 1-0 2 Sept. 25 @ Win 23 6 2-0 3 Oct. 2 Win 36 6 3-0 4 Oct. 9 @ Utah Loss 3 42 3-1 5 Oct. 16 Win 37 7 4-1 6 Oct. 23 Win 35 10 5-1 7 Nov. 6 @ Win 10 12 6-1 8 Nov. 13 @ Loss 0 13 6-2 9 Nov. 20 @ Loss 31 7 6-3 10 Nov. 27 @ Southern California Loss 47 14 6-4
1965 Team Players in the NFL
The following were selected in the 1966 NFL Draft1966 NFL Draft
The 1966 National Football League Draft was held on November 27, 1965. It was the last draft in which the NFL and the AFL drafted their players separate of one another. As a result, many players selected by teams from both leagues would choose to play for the more established NFL, or in a rarer...
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| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL Team |
| Jerry Marion | Defensive Back | 10 | 143 | Pittsburgh Steelers 1966 Pittsburgh Steelers season -Schedule:- Week 1 : New York Giants :at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania* Game time:* Game weather:* Game attendance: 37,693* Referee:* TV announcers:Scoring Drives:... |
| Darryl Alleman | Wide Receiver | 15 | 224 | St. Louis Cardinals |