1966 Wyoming Cowboys football team
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The 1966 Wyoming Cowboys football
team represented the University of Wyoming
in the 1966 NCAA football season. The Cowboys offense scored 355 points while the defense allowed 89 points. Led by head coach Lloyd Eaton, the Cowboys competed in the 1966 Sun Bowl. The Cowboys had the nation's best rushing defense.
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Wyoming Cowboys football
The Wyoming Cowboys are a college football team that represents the University of Wyoming. They compete in the Mountain West Conference of the Football Bowl Subdivision of NCAA Division I. The team has won 15 conference titles...
team represented the University of Wyoming
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 1966 NCAA football season. The Cowboys offense scored 355 points while the defense allowed 89 points. Led by head coach Lloyd Eaton, the Cowboys competed in the 1966 Sun Bowl. The Cowboys had the nation's best rushing defense.
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Cowboys points | Opponents | Record |
| 1 | Sept. 17 | @ Arizona | Win | 13 | 0 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Sept. 24 | Air Force | Win | 23 | 6 | 2-0 |
| 3 | Oct. 1 | Colorado State | Win | 36 | 6 | 3-0 |
| 4 | Oct. 8 | Brigham Young | Win | 40 | 7 | 4-0 |
| 5 | Oct. 15 | @ Utah | Win | 37 | 7 | 5-0 |
| 6 | Oct. 22 | Wichita State | Win | 35 | 10 | 6-0 |
| 7 | Oct. 29 | @ Colorado State | Loss | 10 | 12 | 6-1 |
| 8 | Nov. 5 | @ San Jose State | Win | 55 | 0 | 7-1 |
| 9 | Nov. 12 | @ New Mexico | Win | 31 | 7 | 8-1 |
| 10 | Nov. 19 | @ Texas El-Paso | Win | 47 | 14 | 9-1 |
1966 Team Players in the NFL
The following were selected in the 1967 NFL Draft1967 NFL Draft
The 1967 National Football League Draft was part of the Common Draft in the first year in which the NFL and AFL held a joint draft of college players on March 14–15.-Player selections:-Round one:-Round two:-Round three:-Round four:...
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| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL Team |
| Ronald Billingsley | Defensive Tackle | 1 | 14 | San Diego Chargers 1967 San Diego Chargers season The 1967 San Diego Chargers season began with the team trying to improve on their 7–6–3 record in 1966. It was the team's first season at San Diego Stadium .... |
| Rick Egloff Rick Egloff Rick Egloff was a football player in the Canadian Football League.A graduate of the University of Wyoming, where he starred as a quarterback from 1964 to 1966, Egloff had led the Cowboys to a 28 to 20 victory over Florida State University in the 1966 Sun Bowl... |
Quarterback | 6 | 155 | Oakland Raiders 1967 Oakland Raiders season With only one game played during the AFL's opening week, the Raiders' season began on September 10, 1967, with a 51–0 wipeout of the Denver Broncos in front of a home crowd of just more than 25,000. Running back Hewritt Dixon caught one touchdown pass and ran for another. Warren Powers capped the... |
| Don Klacking | Running Back | 8 | 203 | Philadelphia Eagles 1967 Philadelphia Eagles season -Offseason:The Eagles held their 1967 training camp for the last time at Hershey Park Stadium in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The following year they trained at Albright College in Reading, Pennsylvania, home of the Albright College Lions.-NFL Draft:... |
| Mike Davenport | Running Back | 17 | 428 | Pittsburgh Steelers 1967 Pittsburgh Steelers season - Week 1 : Chicago Bears :at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania* Game time: 3:45 p.m. EDT* Game weather: Snow* Game attendance: 53,565* Referee:* TV announcers:Scoring Drives:... |