1960 Wyoming Cowboys football team
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1960 Wyoming Cowboys football | |
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Skyline co-champion | |
Conference | Skyline Conference |
Record | 8–2 (6–1 Skyline) |
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Home stadium | War Memorial Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Denver | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1960 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1960 NCAA University Division football season. The Cowboys offense scored 212 points while the defense allowed 71 points. Led by 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 Cowboys career with 1,374 rushing yards on 288 carries.[1]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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September 17 | at Montana | Billings, Montana | W 14–0 |
September 24 | New Mexico | W 13–3 | |
October 1 | at Arizona* | L 19–21 | |
October 8 | Denver |
| W 41–2 |
October 15 | at Colorado State | W 40–8 | |
October 22 | Air Force* |
| W 15–0 |
October 29 | Utah |
| W 17–7 |
November 5 | at Utah State | L 13–17 | |
November 12 | at Texas Tech* | W 10–7 | |
November 19 | at BYU |
| W 30–6 |
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- Reference:[2]
Awards and honors
- Jerry Hill, All-Skyline Conference Running Back
1960 Team Players in the NFL
The following were selected in the 1961 NFL Draft.
Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
Jerry Hill | Running back | 3 | 35 | Baltimore Colts |
Chuck Lamson | Running back | 4 | 43 | Minnesota Vikings |
Don Klacking | Running back | 8 | 203 | Philadelphia Eagles |
Mike Davenport | Running back | 17 | 428 | St. Louis Cardinals |
References
- ^ "University of Wyoming Official Athletic Site - Traditions". Archived from the original on 2012-05-14. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
- ^ "University of Wyoming – 1960". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
- ^ "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2010-11-09. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
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