1968 Wyoming Cowboys football team

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1968

| poll = AP

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 14

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Nebraska

| opprank = 14

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Lincoln, NE

| score = 10–13

| attend = 66,922

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register-1968-nebraska-wy/138306729/|work=The Des Moines Register|title=Huskers trip Wyoming on Iowan's kick|date=September 15, 1968|accessdate=September 15, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 21

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Utah State

| site_stadium = War Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Laramie, WY

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 48–3

| attend = 20,719

| source = {{cite news|title=Cowboys Break 'Ags' With Wild 48-3 Ride|newspaper=The Daily Herald (Provo, UT)|date=September 22, 1968|page=13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24654610/cowboys_break_ags_with_wild_483_ride/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 28

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| rank = 20

| opponent = Air Force

| site_stadium = Falcon Stadium

| site_cityst = Colorado Springs, CO

| score = 3–10

| attend = 29,920

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-billings-gazette-cowboys-upset-by-ai/155375298/|work=The Billings Gazette|title=Cowboys upset by Air Force|date=September 29, 1968|accessdate=September 15, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 5

| w/l = w

| opponent = Arizona State

| opprank = 14

| site_stadium = War Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Laramie, WY

| score = 27–13

| attend = 19,408

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-herald-pokes-spot-sun-devils-10-poi/155375418/|work=Scottsbluff Daily Star-Herald|title=Pokes spot Sun Devils 10 points, rally to win 27–13|date=October 6, 1968|accessdate=September 15, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 12

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = BYU

| site_stadium = Cougar Stadium

| site_cityst = Provo, UT

| score = 20–17

| attend = 26,468

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-daily-star-wyomings-field-goal/155375598/|work=The Arizona Daily Star|title=Wyoming's field goal beats BYU|date=October 13, 1968|accessdate=September 15, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 19

| w/l = w

| opponent = Utah

| site_stadium = War Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Laramie, WY

| score = 20–9

| attend = 15,626

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-billings-gazette-cowboys-slip-past-u/155375698/|work=The Billings Gazette|title=Cowboys slip past Utah|date=October 20, 1968|accessdate=September 15, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 26

| w/l = w

| opponent = New Mexico

| site_stadium = War Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Laramie, WY

| score = 35–6

| attend = 19,169

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-arizona-republic-wyoming-crushes-new/155375844/|work=The Arizona Republic|title=Wyoming crushes New Mexico in WAC battle|date=October 27, 1968|accessdate=September 15, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 2

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Colorado State

| site_stadium = Hughes Stadium

| site_cityst = Fort Collins, CO

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 46–14

| attend = 22,500

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/casper-star-tribune-pokes-rout-rams-46/155375947/|work=Casper Star-Tribune|title=Pokes rout Rams, 46–14|date=November 3, 1968|accessdate=September 15, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 16

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 20

| opponent = UTEP

| site_stadium = Sun Bowl

| site_cityst = El Paso, TX

| score = 26–19

| attend = 25,874

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/albuquerque-journal-wyoming-fights-off-m/155376093/|work=Albuquerque Journal|title=Wyoming fights off Miner 2nd half rally|date=November 17, 1968|accessdate=September 15, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 23

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank = 20

| opponent = Arizona

| site_stadium = Arizona Stadium

| site_cityst = Tucson, AZ

| score = 7–14

| attend = 40,500

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-arizoma-uses-error/155376204/|work=The Commercial Appeal|title=Arizoma uses error to edge Wyoming|date=November 24, 1968|accessdate=September 15, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

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{{cite web |author= |title=1968 NCAA Football Statistics (Wyoming) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/130461 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |accessdate=September 15, 2024 }}

{{American football roster/Header

| year = 1968

| team = Wyoming Cowboys

| teamcolors = f

| offensive_players=

{{American football roster/Player|num=22|class=Sr|first=Dave|last=Hampton|pos=RB|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=12|class=Sr|first=Skip|last=Jacobson|pos=QB}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=10|class=So|first=Ed|last=Synakowski|pos=QB}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=26|class=Jr|first=Joe|last=Williams|dab=Joe Williams (running back, born 1947)|pos=RB|link=y}}

| defensive_players=

{{American football roster/Player|num=88|class=So|first=Tony|last=McGee|pos=DE|link=y|dab=Tony McGee (defensive lineman)}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=53|class=So|first=Gene|last=Sheahan|pos=LB}}

| special_teams_players=

}}

{{American football roster/Footer

| head_coach = *Lloyd Eaton

| asst_coach =

| accessdate=

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Three Cowboys were selected in the 1969 NFL/AFL Draft, the third common draft, which lasted seventeen rounds (442 selections).{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1969/draft.htm?redir |title=1969 NFL Draft |publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=November 9, 2013}}

class="wikitable" width="50%"
align="center" style="background:#593D2B;color:#DDCCA5;" | Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
align="center" bgcolor="" | Gene Huey	Wide receiver	5	123	St. Louis Cardinals
align="center" bgcolor="" | Dave Hampton	Running back	9	220	Green Bay Packers
align="center" bgcolor="" | Dennis Devlin	Defensive back	10	240	New England Patriots
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