1968 Wyoming Cowboys football team

1968 Wyoming Cowboys football
1968 Wyoming Cowboys football
WAC champion
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	7–3 (6–1 WAC)
Head coach	Lloyd Eaton (7th season);
Captain	Jim House, Gene Huey
Home stadium	War Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1967 1969 →

The 1968 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Lloyd Eaton, they were members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) and played their home games on campus at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie.

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1968 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Wyoming $	6	–	1	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Arizona State	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Arizona	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
UTEP	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	1
Utah	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Colorado State *	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
BYU	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
New Mexico	0	–	7	–	0	0	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion * Games against Texas Tech and Air Force counted in the conference standings.

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The Cowboys had a record of 7–3 (6-1 against WAC opponents), won a third consecutive WAC title, and outscored their opponents 242 to 118.

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	at No. 14 Nebraska*		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	L 10–13	66,922	^[1]
September 21	Utah State*		War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY (rivalry)	W 48–3	20,719	^[2]
September 28	at Air Force*	No. 20	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 3–10	29,920	^[3]
October 5	No. 14 Arizona State		War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	W 27–13	19,408	^[4]
October 12	at BYU		Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	W 20–17	26,468	^[5]
October 19	Utah		War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	W 20–9	15,626	^[6]
October 26	New Mexico		War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	W 35–6	19,169	^[7]
November 2	at Colorado State		Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO (rivalry)	W 46–14	22,500	^[8]
November 16	at UTEP	No. 20	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 26–19	25,874	^[9]
November 23	at Arizona	No. 20	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 7–14	40,500	^[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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