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1965 Wyoming

6–⁠4 (3–⁠2 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Lloyd Eaton.

Schedule and results

Wyoming in 1965, game by game: won vs. Air Force 31–14; won at Colorado State 33–14; won vs. Arizona 19–0; lost at Utah 3–42; won vs. UTEP 38–14; won vs. BYU 34–6; won at New Mexico 27–9; lost at Army 0–13; lost at Arizona State 10–14; lost at No. 8 USC 6–56+28−50Won 31–14 vs. Air Force+17Air ForceWon 33–14 at Colorado State+19Colorado StateWon 19–0 vs. Arizona+19ArizonaLost 3–42 at Utah-39UtahWon 38–14 vs. UTEP+24UTEPWon 34–6 vs. BYU+28BYUWon 27–9 at New Mexico+18New MexicoLost 0–13 at Army-13ArmyLost 10–14 at Arizona State-4Arizona StateLost 6–56 at No. 8 USC-50No. 8 USC
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18vsAir ForceW 31–⁠1466%
Sep 25atColorado StateW 33–⁠1460%
Oct 2vsArizonaW 19–⁠056%
Oct 9atUtahL 3–⁠4251%
Oct 16vsUTEPW 38–⁠1469%
Oct 23vsBYUW 34–⁠670%
Nov 6atNew MexicoW 27–⁠962%
Nov 13atArmyL 0–⁠1369%
Nov 20atArizona StateL 10–⁠1452%
Nov 27at8USCL 6–⁠5630%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to USC 56–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 21st-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 1965.

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
3–⁠2 3rd in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
201–⁠182
Coach
Lloyd Eaton
Elo
1554 +12 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
2.3 No. 54 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Darryl Alleman and Tom Wilkinson

1965 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
BYU4–⁠16–⁠4
Arizona State3–⁠16–⁠4
Wyoming3–⁠26–⁠4
New Mexico2–⁠33–⁠7
Utah1–⁠33–⁠7
Arizona1–⁠43–⁠7

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