1969 Wyoming

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

Schedule and results

Wyoming in 1969, game by game: won vs. Arizona 23–7; won at Air Force 27–25; won vs. Colorado State 39–3; won vs. UTEP 37–9; won vs. BYU 40–7; won vs. San José State 16–7; lost at Arizona State 14–30; lost at Utah 10–34; lost at New Mexico 12–24; lost at No. 19 Houston 14–41+36−27Won 23–7 vs. Arizona+16ArizonaWon 27–25 at Air Force+2Air ForceWon 39–3 vs. Colorado State+36Colorado StateWon 37–9 vs. UTEP+28UTEPWon 40–7 vs. BYU+33BYUWon 16–7 vs. San José State+9San José StateLost 14–30 at Arizona State-16Arizona StateLost 10–34 at Utah-24UtahLost 12–24 at New Mexico-12New MexicoLost 14–41 at No. 19 Houston-27No. 19 Houston
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Houston 41–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 19
  2. Wk 4: 18
  3. Wk 5: 16
  4. Wk 6: 16
  5. Wk 7: 15
Record
6–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 15
Points
232–⁠187
Coach
Lloyd Eaton
Elo
1544 −70 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
9.7 No. 33 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Larry Nels and Tommy Tucker

Drafted in 1970

The 1970 draft
Rd 4Vic Washington WRSan Francisco 49ers

1969 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arizona State6–⁠18–⁠2
Utah5–⁠18–⁠2
BYU4–⁠36–⁠4
Wyoming4–⁠36–⁠4
Arizona3–⁠33–⁠7
UTEP2–⁠54–⁠6
New Mexico1–⁠54–⁠6
Colorado State0–⁠44–⁠6

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