1962 Wyoming Cowboys football team

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1962 Wyoming Cowboys football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Record5–5 (2–2 WAC)
Head coach
CaptainBruce Wright
Home stadium War Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  1961
1963  
1962 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
New Mexico $ 2 1 17 2 1
Arizona State 1 1 07 2 1
Arizona 2 2 05 5 0
Wyoming 2 2 05 5 0
BYU 2 2 04 6 0
Utah 1 2 14 5 1
  • $ Conference champion

The 1962 Wyoming Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wyoming as a member oof the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Lloyd Eaton, the Cowboys compiled a 5–5 record (2–2 against conference opponents), tied for third in the WAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 165 to 143. [1] [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15vs. Montana *
W 13–07,000 [3]
September 22 New Mexico L 21–25
September 29 Washington State *
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
L 15–2112,385
October 6 Utah
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 16–7
October 13at Texas Western *W 14–6
October 20 Arizona
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 31–8
October 27at Colorado State *W 28–7
November 3at Air Force *L 14–3526,607
November 10at Utah State *L 6–2010,275 [4]
November 17at BYU
L 7–14
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  2. "2018 Wyoming Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Wyoming. 2018. p. 212. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
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