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1958 Wyoming Cowboys football team

1958 Wyoming Cowboys football
Skyline champion Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 14–6 vs. Hardin–Simmons
Conference	Skyline Conference
Record	8–3 (6–1 Skyline)
Head coach	Bob Devaney (2nd season)
Captain	Dale Memmelaar
Home stadium	War Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1957 1959 →

1958 Skyline Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Wyoming $	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
New Mexico	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
BYU	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Colorado State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Utah	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Utah State	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Denver	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Montana	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion

The 1958 Wyoming Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wyoming as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1958 college football season. In their second year under head coach Bob Devaney, the Cowboys compiled an 8–3 record (6–1 against Skyline opponents), won the Skyline Conference championship, won the Sun Bowl over Hardin–Simmons, and outscored opponents by a total of 205 to 136. They played their home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming.

Utah was defeated in Laramie on November 1, in what was Wyoming's last home game in the month of November for over two decades, until 1979.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	at Kansas State*	Memorial Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 14–17	12,000	^[2]
September 27	vs. Montana	Daylis Stadium Billings, MT (Midland Roundtable Grid Classic)	W 21–14	8,200	^[3]^[4]
October 4	Denver	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	W 15–12	15,680	^[5]
October 11	Oregon State*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	W 28–0	12,580	^[6]
October 18	at Colorado State	Colorado Field Fort Collins, CO (rivalry)	W 7–6	12,000	^[7]
October 25	New Mexico	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 12–13	12,000	^[8]
November 1	Utah	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	W 25–20	8,562	^[9]
November 8	at Utah State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT (rivalry)	W 41–13	3,815	^[10]
November 15	at No. 10 Air Force*	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	L 6–21	13,000	^[11]^[12]
November 22	at BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	W 22–14	13,368	^[13]
December 31	vs. Hardin–Simmons*	Kidd Field El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	W 14–6	12,000–13,000	^[14]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1958 team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1959 NFL draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL Team
Bob Sawyer	Back	11	131	New York Giants
Dale Memmelaar	Guard	21	242	St. Louis Cardinals

References

^ Miller, Hack (November 3, 1958). "Cats, Cowboys stay in race". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. B5.
^ "Field goal gives K-State victory". The Spokesman-Review. September 21, 1958. Retrieved April 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Coaches Expect Close Game When Grizzly, Cowboy Teams Clash Here Today in Annual Gridiron Classic". Billings Gazette. Billings, Montana. September 27, 1958. p. 1. Retrieved December 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Wyoming Defeats Montana, 21-14, In Roundtable Classic". Billings Gazette. Billings, Montana. September 28, 1958. p. 17. Retrieved December 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Dempsey's Field Goal Gets Pokes Past Denver, 15–12". Casper Tribune-Herald & Star. October 5, 1958. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Wyoming shocks Beavers, 28–0". The Los Angeles Times. October 12, 1958. Retrieved April 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Wyoming edges Colorado State in defensive battle". The Billings Gazette. October 19, 1958. Retrieved April 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Lobos upend Cowboys". Fort Collins Coloradoan. October 26, 1958. Retrieved April 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cowboys keep title hopes alive with 25–20 victory over Utah". The Billings Gazette. November 2, 1958. Retrieved April 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Spectacular Wyoming rips Utah State eleven, 41–13". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 9, 1958. Retrieved April 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Air Force Stays Unbeaten By Lashing Wyoming, 21–6". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. November 16, 1958. p. 111. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Air Cadets 21–6 victors". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. November 16, 1958. p. 1B.
^ "Cowboys capture crown, hope for major bowl bid". Star-Herald. November 23, 1958. Retrieved April 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Fort Worth Star-Telegram". Alert Wyoming spills H–SU, 14–6 in Sun Bowl. January 1, 1959. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Wyoming)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
^ "1959 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 10, 2012.

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Skyline Conference (1938–1962) football champions

Utah (1938)
Colorado (1939)
Utah (1940)
Utah (1941)
Utah & Colorado (1942)
Colorado (1943)
Colorado (1944)
Denver (1945)
Denver & Utah State (1946)
Utah (1947)
Utah (1948)
Wyoming (1949)
Wyoming (1950)
Utah (1951)
Utah (1952)
Utah (1953)
Denver (1954)
Colorado A&M (1955)
Wyoming (1956)
Utah (1957)
Wyoming (1958)
Wyoming (1959)
Utah State & Wyoming (1960)
Utah State & Wyoming (1961)

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