1958_Wyoming_Cowboys_football_team

1958 Wyoming Cowboys football team

1958 Wyoming Cowboys football team

American college football season

The 1958 Wyoming Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wyoming as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1958 NCAA University Division football season. In their second year under head coach Bob Devaney, the Cowboys compiled an 8–3 record (6–1 against Skyline opponents), won the Sun Bowl over Hardin–Simmons, and outscored opponents by a total of 205 to 136. They played their home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming.

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The team was led on the field by quarterbacks Jerry Wilkinson and Jim Walden.[citation needed]

Utah was defeated in Laramie on November 1;[1] it was Wyoming's last home game in the month of November for over two decades, until 1979.

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1958 team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1959 NFL Draft.

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL Team
Bob SawyerBack11131New York Giants
Dale MemmelaarGuard21242St. Louis Cardinals

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References

  1. [1]
    Miller, Hack (November 3, 1958). "Cats, Cowboys stay in race". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. B5.
  2. [2]
    "Coaches Expect Close Game When Grizzly, Cowboy Teams Clash Here Today in Annual Gridiron Classic". Billings Gazette. Billings, Montana. September 27, 1958. p. 1. Retrieved December 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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    "Wyoming Defeats Montana, 21-14, In Roundtable Classic". Billings Gazette. Billings, Montana. September 28, 1958. p. 17. Retrieved December 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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    "Dempsey's Field Goal Gets Pokes Past Denver, 15-12". Casper Tribune-Herald & Star. October 5, 1958. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Air Force Stays Unbeaten By Lashing Wyoming, 21-6". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. November 16, 1958. p. 111. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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    "Air Cadets 21-6 victors". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. November 16, 1958. p. 1B.
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    "1959 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
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