1966 Wyoming Cowboys football team


The 1966 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Lloyd Eaton, they were members of the Western Athletic Conference and played their home games on campus at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie.
The Cowboys were won the first of three consecutive conference titles, outscored their opponents 355 to 89, and had the nation's best rushing defense.
Led on offense by senior quarterback Rick Egloff and junior running back Jim Kiick, Wyoming defeated Florida State in the at Defensive tackle Ron Billingsley was a first round pick in the 1967 NFL/AFL Draft, the fourteenth overall selection.

Schedule

Four Cowboys were selected in the 1967 NFL/AFL Draft, the first common draft, which lasted seventeen rounds.
PlayerPositionRoundOverallFranchise
Ron BillingsleyDefensive tackle114San Diego Chargers
Rick EgloffQuarterback6155Oakland Raiders
Don KlackingRunning back8203Philadelphia Eagles
Mike DavenportRunning back17428Pittsburgh Steelers