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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 (WAC) 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 : * The AP rankings included only the top ten this season; the final poll was released in late November. NFL/AFL Draft Four Cowboys were selected in the 1967 NFL/AFL Draft, the first common draft, which lasted seventeen rounds (445 selections). * List of Wyoming Cowboys ...
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Lloyd Eaton
Lloyd W. Eaton (March 23, 1918 – March 14, 2007) was an American football player, coach, and executive. He served as the head coach at Alma College (1949–1955), Northern Michigan University (1956), and the University of Wyoming (1962–1970), compiling a career college football record of 104–53–4. Eaton then worked as the director of player personnel for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). Despite winning five conference championships with two teams, he is perhaps most known for his decision to kick 14 black players off of the Wyoming football team for discussing a protest against discrimination in 1969 that is infamously referred to as the "Black 14" incident. Early years Growing up in Belle Fourche, South Dakota, Eaton was an outstanding football, track, and boxing athlete at Belle Fourche High School. He graduated from Black Hills State Teachers College where he played end and became captain of the team in his junior year. Coaching career Eat ...
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Falcon Stadium
Falcon Stadium is an outdoor football stadium in the western United States, on the campus of the U.S. Air Force Academy near Colorado Springs, Colorado. It is the home field of the Air Force Falcons of the Mountain West Conference, and also holds the academy's graduation ceremonies each spring. History From 1956 to 1961, Air Force played its home games at various sites along the Front Range in Colorado. Most games were played in Denver at the University of Denver's stadium, but several were played in Colorado Springs, Pueblo, and CU's Folsom Field in Boulder. Planned in 1955, Falcon Stadium opened in 1962, at a cost of $3.5 million, and has a current seating capacity of 46,692. The first game was on September 22, a 34–0 victory over Colorado State. It was officially dedicated four weeks later on October 20, with a ceremony which included the Thunderbirds. Construction The U.S. Air Force Academy lies at the base of the Rampart Range of the Rocky Mountains, northwest ...
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Wichita, Kansas
Wichita ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Sedgwick County, Kansas, Sedgwick County. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population of the city was 397,532. The Wichita metro area had a population of 647,610 in 2020. It is located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River. Wichita began as a trading post on the Chisholm Trail in the 1860s and was incorporated as a city in 1870. It became a destination for Cattle drives in the United States, cattle drives traveling north from Texas to Kansas railroads, earning it the nickname "Cowtown".Miner, Prof. Craig (Wichita State Univ. Dept. of History), ''Wichita: The Magic City'', Wichita Historical Museum Association, Wichita, KS, 1988Howell, Angela and Peg Vines, ''The Insider's Guide to Wichita'', Wichita Eagle & Beacon Publishing, Wichita, KS, 1995 Wyatt Earp served as a police officer in Wichita for around one year before going to Dodge City, Kansas, Dodge City. In the ...
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1966 Wichita State Shockers Football Team
The 1966 Wichita Shockers football team was an American football team that represented Wichita State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In its second season under head coach George Karras, the team compiled a 2–8 record (1–3 against conference opponents), tied for last place in the MVC, and was outscored by a total of 314 to 119. The team played its home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium. Schedule References {{Wichita State Shockers football navbox Wichita State Wichita State Shockers football seasons Wichita State Shockers football The Wichita State Shockers football team was the college football program of Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas. The Shockers fielded a team from 1897 to 1986. They played their home games at Cessna Stadium and were members of the Misso ...
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Fort Collins, Colorado
Fort Collins is a home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Larimer County, Colorado Larimer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 359,066. The county seat and most populous city is Fort Collins. The county was named for William Larimer, Jr., the founder of Denver. ..., United States. The city population was 169,810 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, an increase of 17.94% since 2010 United States Census, 2010. Fort Collins is the principal city of the Fort Collins, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and is a major city of the Front Range Urban Corridor. The city is the Colorado municipalities by population, fourth most populous city in Colorado. Situated on the Cache La Poudre River along the Colorado Front Range, Fort Collins is located north of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. Fort Collins is a midsize college town, home to Colorado State University an ...
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Colorado Field
Colorado Field was an outdoor college football stadium in the western United States, on the campus of Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado. Opened in 1912, it was the home of the CSU Rams of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) through 1967. Constructed entirely by the students and faculty in 1912, Colorado Field was the first football field in the state of Colorado to have grass sod on the playing surface. Located at the corner of College Avenue and University Avenue, it was part of an athletic complex which included the field's cinder running track, an additional football practice field, a baseball field, volleyball courts, a basketball court, and a locker room facility. It replaced frequently muddy Durkee Field to the north, the site of the Glenn Morris Field House. The Colorado Aggies won nine conference championships here between 1915 and 1955, with players such as Ralph "Sag" Robinson, Kenny Hyde, Julius Wagner, Thurman "Fum" McGraw, Jack Christianse ...
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Colorado State–Wyoming Football Rivalry
Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains. Colorado is the eighth most extensive and 21st most populous U.S. state. The 2020 United States census enumerated the population of Colorado at 5,773,714, an increase of 14.80% since the 2010 United States census. The region has been inhabited by Native Americans and their ancestors for at least 13,500 years and possibly much longer. The eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains was a major migration route for early peoples who spread throughout the Americas. "''Colorado''" is the Spanish adjective meaning "ruddy", the color of the Fountain Formation outcroppings found up and down the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. The Territory of Colorado was organized on February 28, 1861, and on August 1, 1876, U.S. President Ulysses S. ...
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1966 Colorado State Rams Football Team
The 1966 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University as an independent during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth season under head coach Mike Lude, the Rams compiled a 7–3 record. Schedule References {{Colorado State Rams football navbox Colorado State Colorado State Rams football seasons Colorado State Rams football The Colorado State Rams football program (established 1893) represents Colorado State University and is a member of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and the Mountain West Conference. Since joining the Mountain West, the Rams have be ...
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Utah State–Wyoming Football Rivalry
The Utah State–Wyoming football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Utah State Aggies and the Wyoming Cowboys. The rivalry is one of the oldest for both schools; it is Utah State's fourth-oldest rivalry and Wyoming's fifth. The schools played for the first time in 1903, a Aggie victory and Utah State leads the series On November 25, 2013, "Bridger’s Battle" was announced as the name for the rivalry, after American frontiersman who spent much of his career in the region. A .50 caliber Rocky Mountain Hawken rifle was announced as the trophy for the rivalry, widely considered to be what Bridger carried. Meetings Utah State and Wyoming have a storied history dating back to the early 1900s as both schools were members of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) from 1916–37 and later members of the Mountain States Conference from 1938–61. Following the dissolution of the Mountain States Conference in 1962, Utah State and Wyoming continued to p ...
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1966 Utah State Aggies Football Team
The 1966 Utah State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented Utah State University as an independent during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their fourth and final season under head coach Tony Knap, the Aggies compiled a 4–6 record and outscored all opponents by a total of 181 to 163. The team's statistical leaders included John Pappas with 535 passing yards, Eric Maughan with 574 rushing yards and 31 points scored, Dave Clark with 251 receiving yards.2018 Media Guide, pp. 154-155. Knap resigned after the season in January 1967 for an assistant coaching position with the BC Lions in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was succeeded in February by Chuck Mills, the offensive coordinator with the Kansas City Chiefs, the champions of the American Football League (AFL). Schedule References {{Utah State Aggies football navbox Utah State Utah State University (USU or Utah State) is a public land-grant research uni ...
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1966 New Mexico Lobos Football Team
The 1966 New Mexico Lobos football team was an American football team that represented the University of New Mexico in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their seventh season under head coach Bill Weeks, the Lobos compiled a 2–8 record (0–5 against WAC opponents) and were outscored, 320 to 101. Wally Seis and Albert O'Neal were the team captains. The team's statistical leaders included Rick Beitler with 763 passing yards, Carl Jackson with 348 rushing yards, Emilio Vallez with 373 receiving yards, and Carl Bradford with 24 points scored. Schedule References {{New Mexico Lobos football navbox New Mexico New Mexico Lobos football seasons New Mexico Lobos football The New Mexico Lobos football team is the intercollegiate football team at the University of New Mexico. The Lobos compete as a member of the Mountain West Conference. Their official colors are cherry and silver. The Lobos play their home games ...
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1966 Utah Utes Football Team
The 1966 Utah Redskins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Utah as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Mike Giddings, the Redskins compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 3–2 against conference opponents, placing in a three-way tie for second in the WAC. Home games were played on campus at Ute Stadium in Salt Lake City. Schedule Personnel Season summary BYU After the season NFL/AFL draft Two Utah players were selected in the 1967 NFL/AFL Draft. References External links Game program: Washington State at Utah– October 15, 1966 {{Utah Utes football navbox Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and t ...
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