1966 Sun Bowl

American college football game August 2023 December 2025 Sun Bowl December 24 1966 1966 Wyoming Cowboys 9–1 Lloyd Eaton WAC NR 15 7 0 14 7 Jim Kiick, HB, Wyoming Florida State Seminoles 6–4 Bill Peterson Independent 0 14 0 6 NBC bg Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas Joe Miller (WAC;split crew: WAC, SEC) 24,381 The 1966 Sun Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the Wyoming Cowboys and the Florida State Seminoles, played on December 24 at El Paso, Texas.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WfFVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_eADAAAAIBAJ&pg=2687%2C5864773 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Cowboys ride herd over Seminoles December 25, 1966 1Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uAAqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BREEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6994%2C6481630 Milwaukee Sentinel Associated Press Wyoming forgets TV to win, 28-20 December 25, 1966 8, part 2 July 2026 InternetArchiveBot https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5A8kAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4ScEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7123%2C1478176 Milwaukee Journal wire services Wyoming wins Duel in Sun December 25, 1966 2, sports July 2026 InternetArchiveBot Background The Cowboys were champions of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) for the first time and were in the Sun Bowl for the third time in ten years. Florida State was an independent and in the Sun Bowl for the first time in a dozen years. Game summary Wyoming junior halfback Jim Kiick rushed for 135 yards on 25 carries, caught four passes for 42 yards, and scored twice (first and third quarters). Florida State quarterback Kim Hammond threw two touchdowns, one to Ron Sellers for 49 yards and four minutes later a 59-yard pass to T. K. Wetherell to give the Seminoles a 14–7 lead at halftime. Cowboy Jerry Marion caught a 39-yard pass from quarterback Rick Egloff to tie the score at fourteen each. Kiick's touchdown of 43 yards reclaimed the lead for Wyoming at 21–14. In the fourth quarter, Egloff added a rushing touchdown to make it 28–14. Hammond and Ron Sellers connected for another touchdown reception to narrow the margin to eight, but the Seminoles failed to score again.Wyoming 28, Florida State 20 | Recaps - Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl | December 31, 2021 | El Paso, Texashttp://www.wyonation.com/information-and-resources/history-of-wyoming-cowboy-bowl-games/ History of Wyoming Cowboy Bowl Games July 25, 2015 July 25, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150725233827/http://www.wyonation.com/information-and-resources/history-of-wyoming-cowboy-bowl-games/ dead Kiick won the Dr. C. M Hendricks award as the Sun Bowl's most valuable player, and middle guard Jerry Durling won the Hizson Jewelry Trophy as the lineman of the game.Flashback in Wyoming Athletics History - University of Wyoming Athletics https://gowyo.com/news/2016/6/29/5773ff25e4b0bdd131ac4fd1_131478160435800356#:~:text=C.%20M%20Hendricks%20award%20as,the%20lineman%20of%20the%20game. 2026-08-30 gowyo.com Durling was also named to the 22-player UPI All-Bowl Team.https://www.wyomingnews.com/wyosports/university_of_wyoming/football/best-of-the-bowls-top-performances-by-uw-players-coaches-in-bowl-history-selected/article_55f6b141-4e43-5bbb-850e-62c600157173.html Wyoming News Best of the bowls-top performances by UW players coaches in bowl History Released prior to the November bowl games, Wyoming finished the season ranked 15th in the UPI Coaches Poll.Eugene Register-Guard - Google News Archive Search https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bKtVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=COEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5786%2C6413363 2026-08-30 news.google.com Aftermath The Cowboys have yet to return to the Sun Bowl. While Eaton won three consecutive conference titles (1966, 1967, and 1968), he was fired four years later. The Cowboys struggled in his last sixteen games: they went 3–13 in the final six games of the 1969 and through the 1970 season, after getting rid of 14 players for wanting to wear armbands in protest. The Seminoles have also not returned to the Sun Bowl since this game, but have had better success in the time since. References Sun Bowl Category:Sun Bowl Category:Florida State Seminoles football bowl games Category:Wyoming Cowboys football bowl games Sun Bowl Category:December 1966 sports events in the United States