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1967 Wyoming

10–⁠1 (5–⁠0 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Lloyd Eaton, finished No. 6 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Wyoming in 1967, game by game: won at Arizona 36–17; won vs. Air Force 37–10; won vs. Colorado State 13–10; won vs. BYU 26–10; won at Utah 28–0; won vs. Wichita State 30–7; won at Arizona State 15–13; won at San José State 28–7; won at New Mexico 42–6; won at UTEP 21–19; lost vs. LSU 13–20+36−7Won 36–17 at Arizona+19ArizonaWon 37–10 vs. Air Force+27Air ForceWon 13–10 vs. Colorado State+3Colorado StateWon 26–10 vs. BYU+16BYUWon 28–0 at Utah+28UtahWon 30–7 vs. Wichita State+23Wichita StateWon 15–13 at Arizona State+2Arizona StateWon 28–7 at San José State+21San José StateWon 42–6 at New Mexico+36New MexicoWon 21–19 at UTEP+2UTEPLost 13–20 vs. LSU-7LSU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 16atArizonaW 36–⁠1771%
Sep 23vsAir ForceW 37–⁠1082%
Sep 30vsColorado StateW 13–⁠1082%
Oct 7vsBYUW 26–⁠1069%
Oct 14atUtahW 28–⁠066%
Oct 21vsWichita StateW 30–⁠791%
Oct 28atArizona StateW 15–⁠1363%
Nov 4atSan José StateW 28–⁠787%
Nov 11atNew MexicoW 42–⁠692%
Nov 18atUTEPW 21–⁠1959%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvsLSUSugar BowlL 13–⁠2067%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to LSU 20–⁠13 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 6 in the final AP poll; Western Athletic Conference champions.

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

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 6: 10
  2. Wk 7: 8
  3. Wk 8: 8
  4. Wk 9: 7
  5. Wk 10: 6
  6. Wk 11: 7
  7. Final: 6

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 1967.

Western Athletic Conference champions5–⁠0 in the conference

Record
10–⁠1
Conference
5–⁠0 first in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
No. 6 peak No. 6
Points
289–⁠119
Coach
Lloyd Eaton
Elo
1720 +74 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
17.4 No. 12 of 118 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Mike Dirks and Jim Kiick

Drafted in 1968

The 1968 draft
Rd 2Jerry DePoyster KDetroit Lions
Rd 2Mike LaHood OGLos Angeles Rams
Rd 5Jim Kiick RBMiami Dolphins
Rd 5Mike Dirks OTPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 7Paul Toscano DBHouston Oilers

1967 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wyoming5–⁠010–⁠16
Arizona State4–⁠18–⁠2
BYU3–⁠26–⁠4
Utah2–⁠34–⁠7
Arizona1–⁠43–⁠6–⁠1
New Mexico0–⁠51–⁠9

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