1960 Wyoming Cowboys football team

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1960 Wyoming Cowboys football
Skyline co-champion
Conference Skyline Conference
Record8–2 (6–1 Skyline)
Head coach
Captain Mark Smolinski
Home stadium War Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  1959
1961  
1960 Skyline Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Utah State + 6 1 09 2 0
Wyoming + 6 1 08 2 0
Utah 5 1 07 3 0
New Mexico 4 2 05 5 0
Montana 2 5 05 5 0
BYU 2 5 03 8 0
Denver 1 6 03 7 0
Colorado State 1 6 02 8 0
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1960 Wyoming Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wyoming as a member of the 1960 NCAA University Division football season. The Cowboys offense scored 212 points while the defense allowed 71 points. In their fourth year under head coach Bob Devaney, the Cowboys finished the season with eight wins and two losses. Running back Jerry Hill was in his final season and finished his collegiate career with 1,374 rushing yards on 288 carries. [1]

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17vs. Montana
W 14–0
September 24 New Mexico W 13–3
October 1at Arizona *L 19–21
October 8 Denver
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 41–212,030 [2]
October 15at Colorado State W 40–812,500 [3]
October 22 Air Force *
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 15–0
October 29 Utah
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 17–7
November 5at No. T–18 Utah State L 13–17
November 12at Texas Tech *W 10–720,000
November 19at BYU
W 30–66,313 [4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Awards and honors

1960 Team Players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1961 NFL Draft.

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Jerry Hill Running back335 Baltimore Colts
Chuck LamsonRunning back443 Minnesota Vikings
Don KlackingRunning back8203 Philadelphia Eagles
Mike DavenportRunning back17428St. Louis Cardinals

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References

  1. "University of Wyoming Official Athletic Site - Traditions". Archived from the original on May 14, 2012. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  2. "Wyoming Cowboys Rip Denver, 41-2". Fort Collins Coloradoan. October 9, 1960. p. 15 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Wyoming's Passing Attack Gets 40-8 Win Over CSU". Casper Tribune-Herald & Star. October 16, 1960. p. 9 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Ray Schwartz (November 20, 1960). "Pokes Beat Cougars By 30-6 Count". The Sunday Herald (Provo, UT). p. 11 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Archived from the original on November 9, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2018.