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1955 Wyoming Cowboys football
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 28–14 vs. Texas Tech
ConferenceSkyline Conference
Record8–3 (5–2 Skyline)
Head coach
CaptainRay Lutterman
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
Seasons← 19541956 →
1955 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Colorado A&M $ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Utah 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Denver 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Wyoming 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Utah State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Montana 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
New Mexico 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
BYU 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1955 Wyoming Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wyoming as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1955 college football season. In their third year under head coach Phil Dickens, the Cowboys compiled an 8-3 record (5–2 against Skyline opponents), finished fourth in the conference, defeated Texas Tech in the 1956 Sun Bowl, and outscored opponents by a total of 225 to 137. They played their home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Kansas State*W 38–20
September 241:30 p.m.vs. MontanaW 35–67,000
October 1Utah StateW 21–13
October 8Colorado A&M
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY (rivalry)
L 13–1414,000
October 15Tulsa*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 23–198,890
October 22at UtahW 23–13
October 29BYU
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 14–6
November 12at New Mexico*W 20–0
November 24at DenverL 3–625,000
December 3at Houston*L 14–2610,000
January 1vs. Texas Tech*W 21–1414,500

1955 team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1956 NFL draft.

Player Position Round Overall NFL Team
Joe Mastrogiovanni Back 17 198 Philadelphia Eagles

References

  1. "1955 Wyoming Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  2. "2018 Wyoming Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Wyoming. 2018. p. 212.
  3. "Wyoming Meets Montana In Skyline Conference Game Here Today". Billings Gazette. Billings, Montana. September 24, 1955. p. 8. Retrieved December 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. "Wyoming Trounces Montana, 35 to 6, in Skyline Game Here". Billings Gazette. Billings, Montana. September 25, 1955. p. 17. Retrieved December 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. Ray Giffin (October 9, 1955). "Rams Outplay Cowboys for Second Straight Upset". The Casper Tribune-Herald & Star. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Pokes Stumble, Fumble and Fall". Casper Morning Star. November 25, 1955. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "1956 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
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