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1965 Wyoming Cowboys football team

The 1965 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 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In their fourth year under head coach Lloyd Eaton, the Cowboys compiled a 6–4 record (3–2 against conference opponents), finished third in the WAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 201 to 182. They played their home games on campus at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming. In the opening game of the season, they began a 22-game home winning streak, which lasted five seasons, until the opening game of the 1970 season.

1965 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record6–4 (3–2 WAC)
Head coach
CaptainDarryl Alleman, Tom Wilkinson
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1964
1966 →
1965 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
BYU $ 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Arizona State 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Wyoming 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
New Mexico 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Utah 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Arizona 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Air Force*
W 31–1418,510[1]
September 25at Colorado State*
W 33–1414,355[2]
October 2Arizona
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 19–016,654[3]
October 9at Utah
L 3–4221,069[4]
October 16Texas Western*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 38–1416,747[5]
October 23BYU
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 34–619,671[6]
November 6at New Mexico
W 27–919,318[7]
November 13at Army*
L 0–1325,000[8]
November 20at Arizona State
L 10–1423,371[9]
November 27at No. 8 USC*
L 6–5639,233[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

NFL Draft

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Two Cowboys were selected in the 1966 NFL draft, which lasted twenty rounds (305 selections).[11]

Player Position Round Overall Franchise
Jerry Marion Defensive back 10 143 Pittsburgh Steelers
Darryl Alleman Wide receiver 15 224 St. Louis Cardinals

References

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  1. ^ "Wyoming beats Snow, Air Force". The Orlando Sentinel. September 19, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Wyoming Cowboys stage last-half rally to corral CSU by Rams 33 to 14". Scottsbluff Daily Star-Herald. September 26, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Wyoming beats UA, 19–0". The Arizona Republic. October 3, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Woodson paces Utah's win over Wyoming". The El Paso Times. October 10, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "'Pokes end TW Miners' 'honeymoon'". The Arizona Daily Star. October 17, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cougars lose: Wilkinson stars as Pokes tip Cats, 34–6". The Sunday Herald. October 24, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Wyoming posts 27–9 win over New Mexico Lobos". Alamogordo Daily News. November 7, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Army makes second period TD's stand up". The Shreveport Times. November 14, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "ASU trims Pokes, 14–10". The Billings Gazette. November 21, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "USC hogties Wyoming Cowboys 56–6". The Sacramento Bee. November 28, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1966 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
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