1960 Wyoming

8–⁠2 (6–⁠1 Skyline Conference), coached by Bob Devaney.

Schedule and results

Wyoming in 1960, game by game: won vs. Montana 14–0; won vs. New Mexico 13–3; lost at Arizona 19–21; won vs. Denver 41–2; won at Colorado State 40–8; won vs. Air Force 15–0; won vs. Utah 17–7; lost at No. 18 Utah State 13–17; won at Texas Tech 10–7; won at BYU 30–6+39−4Won 14–0 vs. Montana+14MontanaWon 13–3 vs. New Mexico+10New MexicoLost 19–21 at Arizona-2ArizonaWon 41–2 vs. Denver+39DenverWon 40–8 at Colorado State+32Colorado StateWon 15–0 vs. Air Force+15Air ForceWon 17–7 vs. Utah+10UtahLost 13–17 at No. 18 Utah State-4No. 18 Utah StateWon 10–7 at Texas Tech+3Texas TechWon 30–6 at BYU+24BYU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat BYU 30–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; Skyline Conference champions.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1960.

Skyline Conference champions6–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Utah State

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠1 shared first in Skyline Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
212–⁠71
Coach
Bob Devaney
Elo
1674 +59 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
7.1 No. 40 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Mark Smolinski

Drafted in 1961

The 1961 draft
Rd 3Jerry Hill RBBaltimore Colts
Rd 4Chuck Lamson RBMinnesota Vikings
Rd 2Jerry Hill RBDenver Broncos (AFL)

1960 Skyline Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Utah State6–⁠19–⁠2
Wyoming6–⁠18–⁠2
Utah5–⁠17–⁠3
New Mexico4–⁠25–⁠5
Montana2–⁠55–⁠5
BYU2–⁠53–⁠8
Denver1–⁠63–⁠7
Colorado State1–⁠62–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.