1958 Wyoming Cowboys football team
| 1958 Wyoming Cowboys football | |
|---|---|
Sun Bowl Champions MSC Champions | |
Sun Bowl vs. Hardin–Simmons, W 14–6 | |
| Conference | Mountain States Conference |
| 1958 record | 8–3 (6–1 Mountain State) |
| Head coach | Bob Devaney |
The 1958 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1958 college football season. It was the Cowboys' 63rd season and they competed as a member of the Skyline Conference. The team was led by head coach Bob Devaney, in his second year, and played their home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming. They finished with a record of eight wins and three losses (8–3, 6–1 Skyline) and with a win over Hardin–Simmons in the Sun Bowl. The Cowboys offense scored 205 points while the defense allowed 136 points.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 20 | at Kansas State* | Memorial Stadium • Manhattan, KS | L 14–17 | ||||||
| September 27 | Montana | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | W 21–14 | ||||||
| October 4 | Denver | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | W 15–12 | ||||||
| October 11 | Oregon State* | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | W 28–0 | ||||||
| October 18 | at Colorado State | Colorado Field • Fort Collins, CO (The Border War) | W 7–6 | ||||||
| October 25 | New Mexico | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | L 12–13 | ||||||
| November 1 | Utah | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | W 25–20 | ||||||
| November 8 | at Utah State | Romney Stadium • Logan, UT (Rivalry) | W 41–13 | ||||||
| November 15 | at Air Force* | DU Stadium • Denver, CO | L 6–21 | ||||||
| November 22 | at BYU | Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT | W 22–14 | ||||||
| December 31 | vs. Hardin–Simmons* | Kidd Field • El Paso, TX (The Sun Bowl) | W 14–6 | ||||||
*Non-conference game.  Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. | |||||||||
- Reference:[1]
1958 team players in the NFL
The following were selected in the 1959 NFL Draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL Team |
| Bob Sawyer | Back | 11 | 131 | New York Giants |
| Dale Memmelaar | Guard | 21 | 242 | St. Louis Cardinals |
- Reference:[2]
References
- ↑ "University of Wyoming – 1958". College Football Reference. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
- ↑ "1959 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
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