American college football season
The 1965 Wyoming Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wyoming as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In their fourth year under head coach Lloyd Eaton, the Cowboys compiled a 6–4 record (3–2 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 201 to 182. They played their home games on campus at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming. They began a 22-game home winning streak, which lasted five seasons, until the opening game of the 1970 season.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 18 | Air Force* | | W 31–14 | | |
September 25 | at Colorado State* | | W 33–14 | | |
October 2 | Arizona | - War Memorial Stadium
- Laramie, WY
| W 19–0 | | |
October 9 | at Utah | | L 3–42 | | |
October 16 | Texas Western* | - War Memorial Stadium
- Laramie, WY
| W 38–14 | | |
October 23 | BYU | - War Memorial Stadium
- Laramie, WY
| W 34–6 | | [1] |
November 6 | at New Mexico | | W 27–9 | | |
November 13 | at Army* | | L 0–13 | | |
November 20 | at Arizona State | | L 10–14 | | |
November 27 | at No. 8 USC* | | L 6–56 | 39,322 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Two Cowboys were selected in the 1966 NFL draft, which lasted twenty rounds (305 selections).[3]
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