1968 Wyoming

7–⁠3 (6–⁠1 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Lloyd Eaton.

Schedule and results

Wyoming in 1968, game by game: lost at No. 14 Nebraska 10–13; won vs. Utah State 48–3; lost at Air Force 3–10; won vs. No. 14 Arizona State 27–13; won at BYU 20–17; won vs. Utah 20–9; won vs. New Mexico 35–6; won at Colorado State 46–14; won at UTEP 26–19; lost at Arizona 7–14+45−7Lost 10–13 at No. 14 Nebraska-3No. 14 NebraskaWon 48–3 vs. Utah State+45Utah StateLost 3–10 at Air Force-7Air ForceWon 27–13 vs. No. 14 Arizona State+14No. 14 Arizona StateWon 20–17 at BYU+3BYUWon 20–9 vs. Utah+11UtahWon 35–6 vs. New Mexico+29New MexicoWon 46–14 at Colorado State+32Colorado StateWon 26–19 at UTEP+7UTEPLost 7–14 at Arizona-7Arizona
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Arizona 14–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; Western Athletic Conference champions.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 20
  2. Wk 9: 19
  3. Wk 10: 20
  4. Wk 11: 20

Western Athletic Conference champions6–⁠1 in the conference

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠1 first in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 19
Points
242–⁠118
Coach
Lloyd Eaton
Elo
1670 +24 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
11.5 No. 26 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Jim House and Gene Huey

Drafted in 1969

The 1969 draft
Rd 5Gene Huey WRSt. Louis Cardinals

1968 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wyoming6–⁠17–⁠3
Arizona State5–⁠18–⁠2
Arizona5–⁠18–⁠3
UTEP3–⁠34–⁠5–⁠1
Utah2–⁠33–⁠7
Colorado State1–⁠22–⁠8
BYU1–⁠52–⁠8
New Mexico0–⁠70–⁠10

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