1955 Wyoming Cowboys football team
| 1955 Wyoming Cowboys football | |
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Sun Bowl champion | |
Sun Bowl, W 28–14 vs. Texas Tech | |
| Conference | Skyline Conference |
| Record | 8–3 (5–2 Skyline) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Ray Lutterman |
| Home stadium | War Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado A&M $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1955 Wyoming Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wyoming as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1955 college football season. In their third year under head coach Phil Dickens, the Cowboys compiled an 8-3 record (5–2 against Skyline opponents), finished fourth in the conference, defeated Texas Tech in the 1956 Sun Bowl, and outscored opponents by a total of 225 to 137. They played their home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming.[1][2]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 17 | at Kansas State* | W 38–20 | ||||
| September 24 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. Montana |
| W 35–6 | 7,000 | [3][4] |
| October 1 | Utah State | W 21–13 | ||||
| October 8 | Colorado A&M |
| L 13–14 | 14,000 | [5] | |
| October 15 | Tulsa* |
| W 23–19 | 8,890 | ||
| October 22 | at Utah | W 23–13 | ||||
| October 29 | BYU |
| W 14–6 | |||
| November 12 | at New Mexico* | W 20–0 | ||||
| November 24 | at Denver | L 3–6 | 25,000 | [6] | ||
| December 3 | at Houston* | L 14–26 | 10,000 | |||
| January 1 | vs. Texas Tech* | W 21–14 | 14,500 | |||
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1955 team players in the NFL
[edit]The following were selected in the 1956 NFL draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL Team |
| Joe Mastrogiovanni | Back | 17 | 198 | Philadelphia Eagles |
References
[edit]- ^ "1955 Wyoming Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Wyoming Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Wyoming. 2018. p. 212.
- ^ "Wyoming Meets Montana In Skyline Conference Game Here Today". Billings Gazette. Billings, Montana. September 24, 1955. p. 8. Retrieved December 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Wyoming Trounces Montana, 35 to 6, in Skyline Game Here". Billings Gazette. Billings, Montana. September 25, 1955. p. 17. Retrieved December 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Ray Giffin (October 9, 1955). "Rams Outplay Cowboys for Second Straight Upset". The Casper Tribune-Herald & Star. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pokes Stumble, Fumble and Fall". Casper Morning Star. November 25, 1955. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1956 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 10, 2012.