1955 Wyoming Cowboys football team
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The Wyoming Cowboys represented the University of Wyoming
in the 1955 NCAA football season. The Cowboys offense scored 225 points, while the defense allowed 137 points. At season’s end, the Cowboys appeared in the Sun Bowl.
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University of Wyoming
The University of Wyoming is a land-grant university located in Laramie, Wyoming, situated on Wyoming's high Laramie Plains, at an elevation of 7,200 feet , between the Laramie and Snowy Range mountains. It is known as UW to people close to the university...
in the 1955 NCAA football season. The Cowboys offense scored 225 points, while the defense allowed 137 points. At season’s end, the Cowboys appeared in the Sun Bowl.
Schedule
- In the battle for the Bronze BootBronze BootThe Bronze Boot is awarded to each season's winner of the College football game between the Colorado State University Rams and the University of Wyoming Cowboys. The annual Wyoming–Colorado State football game has evolved into one of the most bitterly contested rivalries in college football...
, Wyoming lost to Colorado A&M by a score of 13–14.
1955 Team Players in the NFL
The following were selected in the 1956 NFL Draft1956 NFL Draft
The 1956 National Football League Draft was held on November 29, 1955.-Player selections:-Round one:* HOF Member of the Professional Football Hall of Fame-Round two:-Round three:-Round four:-Round five:-Round six:-Round seven:...
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| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL Team |
| Joe Mastrogiovanni | Back | 17 | 198 | Philadelphia Eagles 1956 Philadelphia Eagles season The 1956 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 24th in the league. They failed to improve on their previous output of 4–7–1, winning only three games. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season.-Off Season:... |