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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.
At the time, Wyoming fans and much of the state backed Eaton and his "no protesting" policy, and saw the Black 14 as insubordinate and ungrateful. [ 15 ] At San Jose State University , the Spartans were petitioned in a letter by a UW student group to boycott the homecoming game in Laramie; [ 16 ] San Jose voted to play the game and wear ...
Anthony Eugene McGee (born January 18, 1949) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for 14 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), including two Super Bowls with the Washington Redskins. He played college football for the Wyoming Cowboys before being dismissed as part of the Black 14 in 1969.
Wyoming and Brigham Young have played each other 79 times, with BYU leading the series 46-30-3. BYU was arguably [editorializing] Wyoming's second biggest rival until BYU left the Mountain West to become an independent in 2011. Utah and Wyoming have played each other 85 times, which makes Utah Wyoming's most played opponent outside of Colorado ...
On October 17, Wyoming head coach Lloyd Eaton dismissed 14 African-American players who had announced plans to wear black armbands during the Cowboys' game the next day against BYU as a protest against the now-disavowed racial doctrines of the LDS Church. The players would become known as the "Black 14". [8]
Utah State–Wyoming football rivalry; W. War Memorial Stadium (Laramie, Wyoming)
The Wyoming Cowboys college football team represents the University of Wyoming in the Mountain West Conference (MWC), as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The program has had 33 head coaches, and 1 interim head coach, since it began play during the 1892 season. Since December 2023, Jay Sawvel has served as Wyoming's head ...
The Wyoming Cowboys rival is Colorado State. Wyoming and Colorado State meet annually in the Border War; the winner receives the Bronze Boot trophy. The boot was worn by a member of the Colorado State ROTC during the Vietnam War. Wyoming beat Colorado State 42–0 in 2010 for the most lopsided outcome in the 102 games of the rivalry up to that ...