1958 Wyoming Cowboys football team
| 1958 Wyoming Cowboys football | |
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Skyline champion Sun Bowl champion | |
Sun Bowl, W 14–6 vs. Hardin–Simmons | |
| Conference | Skyline Conference |
| Record | 8–3 (6–1 Skyline) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Dale Memmelaar |
| Home stadium | War Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1958 Wyoming Cowboys football team was an
War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming
.
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.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 20 | at Kansas State* | L 14–17 | 12,000 | |||
| September 27 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. Montana |
| W 21–14 | 8,200 | [2][3] |
| October 4 | War Memorial Stadium | W 15–12 | [4] | |||
| October 11 | Oregon State* |
| W 28–0 | 12,580 | ||
| October 18 | at Colorado State | W 7–6 | ||||
| October 25 | New Mexico |
| L 12–13 | |||
| November 1 | Utah |
| W 25–20 | |||
| November 8 | at ) | W 41–13 | ||||
| November 15 | at No. 10 Air Force* | L 6–21 | 13,000 | [5][6] | ||
| November 22 | at BYU |
| W 22–14 | |||
| December 31 | vs. Hardin–Simmonsref* | W 14–6 | 13,000 | |||
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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 |
References
- ^ Miller, Hack (November 3, 1958). "Cats, Cowboys stay in race". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. B5.
- Newspapers.com.
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- ^ "Air Cadets 21-6 victors". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. November 16, 1958. p. 1B.
- ^ "1959 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
External links
- Sports Reference – 1958 Wyoming Cowboys football