1970 Wyoming Cowboys football team

The 1970 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Lloyd Eaton, they were members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) and played their home games on campus at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie.

1970 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1970 record1–9 (1–6 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
1970 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 6 Arizona State $ 7 0 0  11 0 0
New Mexico 5 1 0  7 3 0
Utah 4 2 0  6 4 0
UTEP 4 3 0  6 4 0
Arizona 2 4 0  4 6 0
Colorado State 1 3 0  4 7 0
BYU 1 6 0  3 8 0
Wyoming 1 6 0  1 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The Cowboys had a record of 1–9, and Eaton was reassigned to assistant athletic director.[1] The controversial previous season had concluded with four consecutive losses.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 19Air Force*L 17–41
September 26Utah State*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY (rivalry)
L 29–42
October 3No. 18 Arizona State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
L 3–52
October 10at Colorado StateW 16–6
October 17Utah
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
L 16–20
October 24New Mexico
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
L 7–17
October 31at BYUL 3–23
November 7at UTEPL 7–42
November 14at Houston*L 0–28
November 21at ArizonaL 12–38
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

NFL Draft

One Cowboy was selected in the 1971 NFL Draft, which lasted seventeen rounds (442 selections).[2]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Bob JacobsPlacekicker7170Cleveland Browns

References

  1. "No regrets says Eaton, 13 years after 'crash'". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. May 14, 1982. p. 17.
  2. "1971 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
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