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1962 Wyoming

5–⁠5 (2–⁠2 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Lloyd Eaton.

Schedule and results

Wyoming in 1962, game by game: won at Montana 13–0; lost vs. New Mexico 21–25; lost vs. Washington State 15–21; won vs. Utah 16–7; won at UTEP 14–6; won vs. Arizona 31–8; won at Colorado State 28–7; lost at Air Force 14–35; lost at Utah State 6–20; lost at BYU 7–14+23−21Won 13–0 at Montana+13MontanaLost 21–25 vs. New Mexico-4New MexicoLost 15–21 vs. Washington State-6Washington StateWon 16–7 vs. Utah+9UtahWon 14–6 at UTEP+8UTEPWon 31–8 vs. Arizona+23ArizonaWon 28–7 at Colorado State+21Colorado StateLost 14–35 at Air Force-21Air ForceLost 6–20 at Utah State-14Utah StateLost 7–14 at BYU-7BYU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15atMontanaW 13–⁠070%
Sep 22vsNew MexicoL 21–⁠2571%
Sep 29vsWashington StateL 15–⁠2172%
Oct 6vsUtahW 16–⁠764%
Oct 13atUTEPW 14–⁠673%
Oct 20vsArizonaW 31–⁠870%
Oct 27atColorado StateW 28–⁠785%
Nov 3atAir ForceL 14–⁠3567%
Nov 10atUtah StateL 6–⁠2038%
Nov 17atBYUL 7–⁠1462%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to BYU 14–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
2–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
165–⁠143
Coach
Lloyd Eaton
Elo
1535 −77 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−3.8 No. 71 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Bruce Wright

1962 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
New Mexico2–⁠1–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Wyoming2–⁠25–⁠5
Arizona2–⁠25–⁠5
BYU2–⁠24–⁠6
Arizona State1–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Utah1–⁠2–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1

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