1955 Wyoming Cowboys football team

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1955 Wyoming Cowboys football
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 28–14 vs. Texas Tech
Conference Skyline Conference
Record8–3 (5–2 Skyline)
Head coach
CaptainRay Lutterman
Home stadium War Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  1954
1956  
1955 Skyline Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Colorado A&M $ 6 1 08 2 0
Utah 4 1 06 3 0
Denver 5 2 08 2 0
Wyoming 5 2 08 3 0
Utah State 3 4 04 6 0
Montana 2 4 03 7 0
New Mexico 1 5 02 8 0
BYU 0 7 01 9 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1955 Wyoming Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wyoming as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1955 college football season. In their third year under head coach Phil Dickens, the Cowboys compiled a record of eight wins and three losses (8–3, 5–2 Skyline), defeated Texas Tech in the 1956 Sun Bowl, and outscored opponents by a total of 225 to 137. They played their home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming. [1] [2]

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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Kansas State *W 38–20
September 241:30 p.m.vs. Montana
W 35–67,000 [3] [4]
October 1 Utah State W 21–13
October 8 Colorado A&M
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY (rivalry)
L 13–1414,000 [5]
October 15 Tulsa *
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 23–198,890
October 22at Utah W 23–13
October 29 BYU
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 14–6
November 12at New Mexico *W 20–0
November 24at Denver L 3–625,000 [6]
December 3at Houston *L 14–2610,000
January 1vs. Texas Tech *W 21–1414,500

1955 team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1956 NFL Draft.

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL Team
Joe MastrogiovanniBack17198 Philadelphia Eagles

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References

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  2. "2018 Wyoming Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Wyoming. 2018. p. 212.
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