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LOGAN WILSON FIRST-TEAM ALL-MW ALL-AMERICAN
ALIJAH HALLIBURTON FIRST-TEAM ALL-MW
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BOWL INFO University of Wyoming Fast Facts
Wyoming Cowboy Football History
General Information
Location: Laramie, Wyo. Founded: 1886 Enrollment: 12,450 Acting President: Neil Theobald Athletics Director: Tom Burman Colors: Brown & Gold Nickname: Cowboys, Pokes Conference: Mountain West Stadium: Jonah Field at War Memorial Stadium Capacity: 29,181 Surface: FieldTurf Revolution
Wyoming Postseason Record
All-Time Bowl Record: 7-8-0 (.446) All-Time Postseason Record: 7-10-0 (.412) Game and Date Result Gator Bowl (Win) Wyoming 20 Jan. 1, 1951 Washington & Lee 7 Wyoming’s Final 1950 Record: 10-0-0 Head Coach: Bowden Wyatt
2019 Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl Wyoming Practice Schedule
Note to Media: 2019 Wyoming Football Wyoming Cowboy practices in Tucson will be conducted at the Kino Sports Complex. Coaching Staff Please check with University of Wyoming Assistant Athletics Director Nick Seeman Head Coach: Craig Bohl (Nebraska ‘82) regarding media policies at practices while in Overall Record: 139-72 (.659), 17th season Record at Wyoming: 35-40 (.467), Sixth season Tucson. Seeman may be reached on his cell at (612) 741-0550. Times may change. Offensive Coaching Staff Assoc. Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/QBs Practice Brent Vigen (North Dakota State ‘98) Date Location Time Running Backs/Director of Player Personnel Tue., Dec. 28 Kino Sports Complex 10 a.m. Gordie Haug (Bemidji State ‘09 3400 S. Country Club RoadTucson, AZ Offensive Line Bart Miller (New Mexico ‘07) Wide Receivers Mike Grant (Nebraska ‘93) Co-Special Teams Coord./Tight Ends/Fullbacks Shannon Moore (Black Hills State ‘00) Defensive Coaching Staff Defensive Coordinator/Safeties Jake Dickert (Wisconsin-Stevens Point ‘07) Defensive Ends/Special Teams Coordinator AJ Cooper (North Dakota State ‘06) Linebackers Aaron Bohl (MSU Moorhead ‘16) Defensive Tackles Pete Kaligis (Washington ‘94) Cornerbacks John Richardson (North Dakota St. ‘10) Administrative Staff Assistant A.D. for Football Operations Brent Vernon (Missouri ‘08) Loews Ventana Canyon Director of Recruiting Ian McGrew (Tennessee-Martin ‘15) 7000 N. Resort Drive Director of On-Campus Recruiting Tucson, AZ 85750 Jacob Claborn (Cal Lutheran ‘09)
Wyoming Headquarters in Tucson Resort
Phone: (520) 299-2020
University of Wyoming Media Relations Staff Tim Harkins, Associate Athletics Director Cell: (307) 760-7847 E-Mail: tharkins@uwyo.edu Nick Seeman, Assistant Athletics Director Cell: (612) 741-0550 E-Mail: nseeman@uwyo.edu Amy Dambro, Asst. Media Relations Director Diane Dodson, Office Manager Sean O’Sullivan, Asst. Media Relations Dir. Kevin DeVries, Asst. Media Relations Dir. Media Relations Phone: (307) 766-2256 Media Relations FAX: (307) 766-2346 Press Box Phone: (307) 766-2222
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Official Media Headquarters in Tucson AC Marriott 151 East Broadway Blvd. Tucson, AZ 85701 Phone: (520) 385-7111
Nova Home Loans Media Center Arizona Stadium 1 National Championship Drive Tucson, AZ 85719
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Sun Bowl (Win) Jan. 2, 1956 Wyoming’s Final 1955 Record: Head Coach: Phil Dickens
Wyoming 21 Texas Tech 14 8-3-0
Sun Bowl (Win) Dec. 31, 1958 Wyoming’s Final 1958 Record: Head Coach: Bob Devaney
Wyoming 14 Hardin Simmons 6 8-3-0
Sun Bowl (Win) Dec. 24, 1966 Wyoming’s Final 1966 Record: Head Coach: Lloyd Eaton
Wyoming 28 Florida State 20 10-1-0
Sugar Bowl (Loss) Jan. 1, 1968 Wyoming’s Final 1967 Record: Head Coach: Lloyd Eaton
LSU 20 Wyoming 13 10-1-0
Fiesta Bowl (Loss) Dec. 25, 1976 Wyoming’s Final 1976 Record: Head Coach: Fred Akers
Oklahoma 41 Wyoming 7 8-4-0
Holiday Bowl (Loss) Dec. 30, 1987 Wyoming’s Final 1987 Record: Head Coach: Paul Roach
Iowa 20 Wyoming 19 10-3-0
Holiday Bowl (Loss) Dec. 30, 1988 Wyoming’s Final 1988 Record: Head Coach: Paul Roach
Oklahoma State 62 Wyoming 14 11-2-0
Copper Bowl (Loss) Dec. 31, 1990 Wyoming’s Final 1990 Record: Head Coach: Paul Roach
California 17 Wyoming 15 9-4-0
Copper Bowl (Loss) Dec. 28, 1993 Wyoming’s Final 1993 Record: Head Coach: Joe Tiller
Kansas State 52 Wyoming 17 8-4-0
WAC Championship (Loss) Dec. 7, 1996 Wyoming’s Final 1996 Record: Head Coach: Joe Tiller
BYU 28 Wyoming 25 (OT) 10-2
Las Vegas Bowl (Win) Dec. 23, 2004 Wyoming’s Final 2004 Record: Head Coach: Joe Glenn
Wyoming 24 UCLA 21 7-5
New Mexico Bowl (Win) Dec. 19, 2009 Wyoming’s Final 2009 Record: Head Coach: Dave Christensen
Wyoming 35 Fresno St. 28 (2OT) 7-6
Gildan New Mexico Bowl (Loss) Dec. 17, 2011 Wyoming’s Final 2011 Record: Head Coach: Dave Christensen
Wyoming 15 Temple 37 8-5
MW Championship (Loss) Dec. 3, 2016 Wyoming’s 2016 Record: Head Coach: Craig Bohl
San Diego St. 27 Wyoming 24 8-6
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl (Loss) Dec. 21, 2016 Wyoming’s 2016 Record: Head Coach: Craig Bohl
BYU 24 Wyoming 21 8-6
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Potato Bowl (Win) Dec. 22, 2017 Wyoming’s 2016 Record: Head Coach: Craig Bohl
CMU 14 Wyoming 37 8-5
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BOWL INFO Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl Schedule of Events for the Wyoming Cowboys (All times listed are Mountain Time - Time are subject to change)
Friday, Dec. 27 Team Arrival
Time (Mountain) 3 p.m.
Location
Media Accessiblity
Loews Ventana Canyon Resort
Media Able to Attend
7000 N. Resort Drive, Tucson, Ariz.
Wyoming Practice
5:15 p.m.
Kino Sports Complex
No Media Availability
10 a.m.
Kino Sports Complex
Media Able to Attend
Saturday, Dec. 28 Wyoming Practice
First 20 Min.
Sunday, Dec. 29 Charity Visit
9-10 a.m.
UMC-Diamond Children’s Center
Media Able to Attend
Wyoming Practice
1:30 p.m.
Kino Sports Complex
No Media Availability
Player’s Event/Dinner
5-8 p.m.
Old Tucson
Media Able to Attend
(No Interviews)
Monday, December 30 Media Day
10 a.m.-2 p.m.
AC Marriott
Media Able to Attend
Wyoming Team Presser
10-10:45 a.m.
AC Marriott
Media Able to Attend
Georgia State
11-11:45 a.m.
AC Marriott
Media Able to Attend
Wyoming Walk-through
11-11:45 a.m.
Arizona Stadium
No Media Availability
Georgia State Walk-through
12:15-1 p.m.
Arizona Stadium
No Media Availability
Dowtown Pep Rally
5-6:30 p.m.
Downtown Tucson
(Team Bands and Cheerleaders will participate) An Evening in Tucson with
7-8:30
Hotel Tucson City Center
Desert Diamond Festival
10 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
U of A Mall
Media Able to Attend
Wyoming/Georgia State
11:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
U of A Mall
Media Able to Attend
Cowboy Joe Club Tailgate
11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
U of A Mall
Media Able to Attend
Gates Open
12:30 p.m.
Arizona Stadium
Team Warm-ups
1:40 p.m.
Arizona Stadium
Kick-off
2:30 p.m.
Arizona Stadium
Postgame Press Conference
Losing Team First/
Arizona Stadium
Winning Team Second
UW Acting President Neil Theobald
Tuesday, December 31
Battle of the Bands
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BOWL INFO 2019 National Award Watch Lists Butkus Award Watch List #30 Logan Wilson, Linebacker 6-2, 250, Sr., Casper, Wyo.
Lou Groza Award Watch List #40 Cooper Rothe, Placekicker 5-11, 178, Sr., Longmont, Colo.
2017 Mountain West Conference All-Conference Honors First Team All-Conference #3 Alijah Halliburton, Free Safety 6-2, 190, Sr., Aurora, Colo.
5-11, 178, Sr., Longmont, Colo. 6-0, 196, So., Matteson, Ill.
#30 Logan Wilson, Linebacker
Burlsworth Trophy Watch List #53 Josiah Hall, Defensive End
5-10, 183, Sr., Aurora, Colo.
6-2, 250, Sr., Casper, Wyo.
Second Team All-Conference #25 Austin Conway, Wide Receiver
6-1, 236, Sr., Colorado Springs, Colo.
#73 Keegan Cryder, Center
FWAA Freshman All-American Watch List #51 Solomon Byrd, Defensive End
Honorable Mention All-Conference # 9 Tyler Hall, Cornerback
6-4, 243, RFr., Palmdale, Calif.
2019 Joe Moore Award Midseason Honor Roll Offensive Line
6-4, 297, So., Littleton, Colo.
5-10, 190, Sr., Hawthorne, Calif.
#79 Logan Harris, Right Guard 6-3, 304, Jr., Torrington, Wyo.
#46 Cassh Maluia, Linebacker 6-0, 248, Sr., Compton, Calif.
FWAA Freshman All-American Watch List #51 Solomon Byrd, Defensive End 6-4, 243, RFr., Palmdale, Calif.
2019 Preseason All-America Teams
National Football Foundation William V. Campbell Scholar-Athlete Award #40 Cooper Rothe, Placekicker
#6 Xazavian Valladay, Running Back
Polynesian Player of the Year Award Watch List #46 Cassh Maluia, Linebacker 6-0, 248, Sr., Compton, Calif.
2019 National Award Semifinalists
2019 Mountain West Preseason Players of the Year Preseason Special Teams Player of the Year #40 Cooper Rothe, Placekicker 5-11, 178, Sr., Longmont, Colo.
#40 Cooper Rothe, Placekicker
2019 National Award Finalists Butkus Award Finalist #30 Logan Wilson, Linebacker 6-2, 250, Sr., Casper, Wyo. •One of Six Finalists
2019 Postseason All-Star Games Senior Bowl #30 Logan Wilson, Linebacker 6-2, 250, Sr., Casper, Wyo.
Shrine Game #40 Cooper Rothe, Placekicker 5-11, 178, Sr., Longmont, Colo.
2019 CollegeSportsMadness Players of the Week Defensive Player of the Week #30 Logan Wilson, Linebacker 6-2, 250, Sr., Casper, Wyo. For his performance vs. Colorado State
2019 All-America Team
5-11, 178, Sr., Longmont, Colo.
Second Team-Sporting News Third Team-Athlon Sports Fourth Team Phil Steele Publications
2019 Mountain West Conference Players of the Week
2019 Mountain West Conference Preseason All-Conference Preseason First Team All-Conference #40 Cooper Rothe, Placekicker 5-11, 178, Sr., Longmont, Colo.
6-2, 250, Sr., Casper, Wyo.
2019 Miscellaneous Awards Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll # 9 Tyler Hall, Cornerback 5-10, 190, Sr., Hawthorne, Calif. For his performance vs. Texas State
Offensive Players of the Week #6 Xazavian Valladay, Running Back 6-0, 196, So., Matteson, Ill. For his performance vs. Nevada
Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week #3 Alijah Halliburton, Free Safety
Defensive Players of the Week #3 Alijah Halliburton, Free Safety
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Pro Focus, USA Today (2nd), AP (3rd) #30 Logan Wilson, Linebacker
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SEASON REVIEW
WYOMING WILL CONCLUDE SEASON FACING GEORGIA STATE IN NOVA HOME LOANS ARIZONA BOWL The Wyoming Cowboys will head to their third bowl game in the last four years on New Year’s Eve when the Pokes take on Georgia State in the Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl. Wyoming finished the season with a 7-5 record and a 4-4 mark in the Mountain West Conference. The Pokes became Bowl Eligible in four-straight seasons for the first time since 1996-99. “The Arizona Bowl Committee came and presented to the Mountain West members and I was very impressed,” Wyoming head coach Craig Bohl said. “The community really rallies around this event and all the colleagues I have talked to have said nothing but great things. This is an up and coming Bowl Game and we are excited to participate.” The Pokes also went undefeated at home for the first time since 1996. Wyoming was a
perfect 6-0 in War Memorial Stadium and capped the home schedule off with a home win over Colorado State securing the Bronze Boot for the fourthstraight season. Cowboy Fans Pack War Memorial Stadium and Sell Out Bowl Tickets The Wyoming faithful pack War Memorial Stadium in 2019, as 138,042 saw the Pokes play inside War Memorial Stadium for the second most fans in a six game home schedule. Wyoming had just over 23,000 fans pack “The War” in each contest for the third most fans per game in school history. To cap it all off the Wyoming fans Sold Out the Cowboys ticket allotment of tickets for the Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl in the first five days the tickets were on sale. Setting up a special New Year’s Eve for Cowboy fans in Tucson. “We have always been noted for our fans traveling,” Bohl said. “I have always been heart warmed by the number of fans who come out and support the University of Wyoming.” Eight Cowboys Earn All-MW Honors
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The Mountain West Conference released its 2019 All-Conference Football Team and eight Wyoming Cowboys were honored. Three Cowboys earned First Team honors. Those three were senior safety Alijah Halliburton, sophomore running back Xazavian Valladay and senior linebacker Logan Wilson. Sophomore offensive lineman Keegan Cryder and senior wide receiver/punt returner Austin Conway were named to the Second Team. Senior cornerback Tyler Hall, junior offensive guard Logan Harris and senior linebacker Cassh Maluia were named Honorable Mention All-MW. Wilson earned All-MW honors for the thirdstraight season after being named Honorable Mention last season and Second Team All-MW in 2017.
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SEASON REVIEW He was named the MW Freshman of Year in 2016 marking four straight season earning a postseason award from the conference. It is also the third-straight season Hall has earned Honorable Mention All-MW honors. Halliburton, Valladay, Conway, Cryder, Harris and Maluia each earned All-Conference nods for the first time. The eight All-Conference honorees was the most for the Pokes since the 2016 season, when eight players were also selected. Wilson and Harris are the first Wyoming natives to be named All-Conference in the same season since tight end Wade Betschart and safety John Wendling during the 2006 season.
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Cowboys Down SEC Foe Missouri to Open Season The day began with only the second Southeastern Conference (SEC) opponent in history visiting Wyoming’s War Memorial Stadium as the Missouri Tigers came to Laramie on Aug. 31. The day ended with the Wyoming Cowboys capturing a 37-31 victory over a very good Missouri team. While the Cowboys found themselves trailing by a score of 14-0 at the end of the first quarter, it was an explosive second quarter that would see the Cowboys score 17 straight points to take a 17-14 lead, and the Pokes would extend their lead to 2717 going into halftime. Wyoming’s defense forced three turnovers, two forced fumbles and one interception, while not committing a single turnover on offense. UW’s defense also scored a touchdown on a fumble return. Speaking of the Cowboy offense, the Pokes rushed for 297 yards on 42 carries and averaged 7.1 yards per carry on the ground. Included in the potent rushing attack were touchdown runs of 61 yards by sophomore running back Xazavian Valladay and 75 yards by redshirt freshman quarterback Sean Chambers. Chambers concluded the day with 120 yards rushing, and Valladay ended the day with 118 rushing yards. Chambers added 92 passing yards for a total of 212 yards of total offense. It marked the fifth time in the last six games for the Cowboys that they had two individuals each rush for 100 yards in the same game. The Pokes led the nation in that category last year with multiGOWYO.COM
ple players rushing for 100 or more yards in four different games. Defensively, the Cowboys were led by senior strong safety Alijah Halliburton, who tallied 17 tackles, including 13 solo tackles and returned a fumble 79 yards to set up a Wyoming field goal. Senior linebacker Logan Wilson added 13 tackles and a pass breakup, and sophomore linebacker Chad Muma had 10 tackles. Sophomore cornerback C.J. Coldon had a 30-yard fumble return for a touchdown and five tackles, and junior strong safety Esaias Gandy had five tackles and a forced fumble. The Wyoming victory marked the fifth consecutive win for the Cowboys dating back to the end of the 2018 season, and is the first five-game winning streak for the Pokes since the middle of the 2016 season when they won five in a row from an Oct. 1, 2016 win at Colorado State thru a Nov. 5, 2016 victory at Utah State. The win came before Wyoming’s third largest crowd in the six seasons of the Craig Bohl era at Wyoming. A total of 26,037 came out to watch the Cowboys defeat the Tigers. The Cowboys’ win also came in Bohl’s 200th career game as a head coach. Bohl now has a record of 133-67 as a head coach for a winning percentage of 66.5 percent. Wyoming moved to 2-0 versus SEC teams in
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Offense Overcomes Injuries
ALIJAH HALLIBURTON games played in Laramie. The other UW win over an SEC team in Laramie came on Sept. 25, 2004, when Wyoming defeated Ole Miss by a score of 37-32. The Cowboys have now won three of their last four meetings against SEC foes and have won four of their last six against the SEC, including wins at Ole Miss (24-14) in 2005 and at Tennessee (13-7) in 2008. Defense Puts Up Impressive Numbers The Cowboys are allowing 17.8 points per game for the season, a number that ranks No. 11 in the nation and second in the MW Conference. Wyoming allowed a season-low three points to New Mexico and Nevada. The 17.8 points per game ranks as the second lowest in the Craig Bohl era of Cowboy football after allow 17.5 points per game during the 2017 season. The Pokes are one of the nation’s top teams against the run. Wyoming allows 99.4 yards per game for the season to rank sixth in the country. Wyoming has held opponents to under 100 yards rushing in seven times this season with a seasonlow 48 yards to Colorado State. The Pokes have recorded 31 sacks for the season for second in the MW and rank No. 35 in the nation. The Pokes have had 14 different players record a sack this season. Another impressive stats is that 17 players have recorded a tackle for loss. GOWYO.COM
The Cowboys have showed off their depth all season long. Wyoming has used 44 starters this season. That number is tied for the fifth most in the nation this season. Wyoming and BYU have the best record of those top five teams with 7-5 overall mark. The Cowboy offensive line has battled injuries, but still remains one of the top units in the nation. The group was one of only 24 nationally to be named to the Joe Moore Award Midseason Honor Roll for 2019. The award is given to the nation’s top offensive line group. The Wyoming offense is one of the top rushing units in the nation. The Wyoming offense ranks No. 2 in the MW and No. 28 in the NCAA in rushing offense, averaging 208.5 rushing yards per game as a team. Wyoming has had four different 100 yard rushers in a game this season. Sophomore running back Xazavian Valladay rushed for 154 yards against Colorado State. He went over 1,000 yards on the season in the game. He is averaging 96.5 yards per game and has rushed for 100 or more yards in five of his last six games. He has the fourth 1,000 yard rushing season under head coach Craig Bohl.
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All-American Cowboys Seniors in linebacker Logan Wilson and wide receiver/punt returner Austin Conway were named All-Americans. Wilson was named First Team by Pro Football Focus and Second Team by USA Today. Conway was named Honorable Mention punt returner by Pro Football Focus. Wilson was named an All-American by Pro Football Focus. Wilson was the only defensive player in the country to field elite grades against the run, in coverage and when blitzing the passer. According to Pro Football Focus he finished as the nation’s highest-graded linebacker as he recorded 17 total pressures on just 50 passrushes, secured 40 run stops and made nine total plays on the ball for a passer rating of just 63.2 into his coverage. Conway was named Honorable Mention All-American by Pro Football Focus. He led the Mountain West in punt returns for much of the 2019 season, and currently ranks No. 2 in the conference and No. 11 in the nation, averaging 11.1 yards per return. Conway has the most punt return attempts in the Mountain West this season, with 31. He also has the most total punt return yardage in the conference this season, with 344 yards.
CASSH MALUIA 2019 season, and currently ranks No. 2 in the conference and No. 11 in the nation, averaging 11.1 yards per return. Cowboys In Bowl Games The Cowboys are 7-8 all-time in bowl games dating back to their first bowl trip in a Gator Bowl win in 1951. The Pokes won their last Bowl game in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in 2017. Wyoming will be playing in Tucson for the third time after playing in the Copper Bowl in 1990 and 1993. The Pokes went 0-2 in those two contests.
Senior Specialist Are Just That Senior Cooper Rothe hit a pair of field goals against Air Force to become the Cowboys alltime leader in career field goals with 58 passing Sean Fleming’s 57. He is also Wyoming’s all-time leading scorer with 334 career points. Senior cornerback and kicker returner Tyler Hall is as dangerous of a kickoff returner as there is in the NCAA. He is the active NCAA leader in kick return yards at 32.5 per return. This season, he is averaging 37.5 yards per return with six on the season. He had a season-long 58 yarder against Air Force. Conway was named Honorable Mention All-American by Pro Football Focus. He led the Mountain West in punt returns for much of the
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2019 COWBOY FOOTBALL Media Contacts: Tim Harkins, Associate AD for Media and Public Relations - Cell Phone: 307-760-7847 - Email: tharkins@uwyo.edu Nick Seeman, Assistant AD for Media and Public Relations - Cell Phone: 612-741-0550 - Email: nseeman@uwyo.edu
TV-Radio Coverage Television Information
Televised By CBS Sports Network Play-by-Play Announcer Rich Waltz Color Analyst Aaron Murray Sideline John Schriffen
Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl Game 13: Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2019, 2:30 M.T. Arizona Stadium - Tucson, Arizona The Wyoming Cowboys
(7-5, 4-4 in the Mountain West Conference) Radio Broadcast Information
The Cowboy Sports Network (CSN): •Every Cowboy Football game is broadcast live on the 26 Affiliates of the Cowboy Sports Network •Flagship Station, KFBC 1240 AM, Cheyenne, Wyo. Announcers: •Dave Walsh, Play-by-Play (36th year) •Kevin McKinney, Color Analyst (22nd year) •Reece Monaco, Sideline Reporter (9th year) Pregame Show: •Begins one hour prior to kickoff. Postgame Show: •Begins immediately after the game
Cowboys Head to Tucson For the third time in the last four seasons, the Wyoming Cowboys have earned a bowl bid and their destination this year is Tucson, Ariz. The Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl Committee formally invited the Cowboys on Sunday. The game will be played on Tuesday, Dec. 31 and will kick off at 2:30 p.m., Mountain Time from Arizona Stadium in Tucson on CBS Sports Network. The opponent for the Cowboys will be the Georgia State Panthers from the Sun Belt Conference. Wyoming will enter the game with a 7-5 overall record and a 4-4 record in the Mountain West Conference. Georgia State is 7-5 on the season and posted a 4-4 record in the Sun Belt. The Cowboys and Panthers will be meeting for the first time in the two schools’ histories. “This is a great achievement for a very young football team that has a bright future,” University of Wyoming Director of Athletics Tom Burman said. “We are thrilled to be playing in the Arizona Bowl. Bowl games present an opportunity for celebration and enjoyment, but it also allows us vital practices to prepare for next season.” “The Arizona Bowl Committee came and presented to the Mountain West members and I was very impressed, Wyoming head coach Craig Bohl said. “The community really rallies around this event and all the colleagues I have talked to have said nothing but great things. This is an up and coming Bowl Game and we are excited to participate.” This will be Wyoming’s 16th bowl appearance and the third under head coach Craig Bohl in his six season at the helm of the Cowboy Football program. “This game is a great way to support our athletic department,” Bohl said. “We have always been noted for our fans traveling. I have always been heart warmed by the number of fans who come out and support the University of Wyoming.”
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Head Coach: Craig Bohl (Nebraska ‘82) Overall Record: 139-72 (.659), 17th season Record at Wyoming: 35-40 (.467), 6th season Conference Record: 72-49 (.595), 17th season
vs. The Georgia State Panthers (7-5, 4-4 in the Sun Belt Conference)
Head Coach: Shawn Elliott (Appalachian St. ‘96) Overall Record: 17-25 (.405), 4th Season Record at School: 16-20 (.444), 3rd Season Conference Record: 10-14 (.4th), 4th Season
2019 Wyoming Football Schedule
Score/ Date Opponent (Special Events) Time (M.T.) Sat., Aug. 31 MISSOURI (Hall of Fame, Rodeo Day) W, 37-31 Sat., Sept. 7 at Texas State W, 23-14 Sat., Sept. 14 IDAHO (Black 14 50th, Fan Appreciation, Ag Day) W, 21-16 Sat., Sept. 21 at Tulsa L, 21-24 Sat., Sept. 28 UNLV*(Energy & Military Day, Family Weekend) W, 53-17 Sat., Oct. 5 BYE Week Sat., Oct. 12 at San Diego State* L, 22-26 Sat., Oct. 19 NEW MEXICO* (Homecoming, W Club Weekend) W, 23-10 Sat., Oct. 26 NEVADA* W, 31-3 Sat., Nov. 2 BYE Week Sat., Nov. 9 at Boise State* L, 17-20 OT Sat., Nov. 16 at Utah State* L, 21-26 Fri., Nov. 22 COLORADO STATE* W, 17-7 Sat., Nov. 30 at Air Force* L, 6-20 Tues., Jan. 31 vs. Georgia State (Arizona Bowl) 2:30 p.m.
TV CBSSN ESPN+ ESPN3 CBSSN ESPNU CBSSN AT&T SPORTSNET AT&T SPORTSNET ESPN ESPNU ESPN2 Facebook CBSSN
•BOLD AND CAPS Indicate Home games *Indicates Mountain West Conference games
Wyoming and Georgia State Preview •The Cowboys and Georgia State will meet for the first time on Dec. 31. • Wyoming will face a team from Georgia for the first time since playing at Georgia during the 1998 season. • Wyoming and Georgia State have one common opponent in Texas State. The Pokes won on the road at Texas State 23-14 on Sept. 7. The Panthers fell to the Bobcats 37-34 in overtime on Sept. 21. • Both teams owned wins over SEC foes in the season opener with the Pokes beating Mizzou 37-31 and the Panthers downing Tennessee on the road 38-30.
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QUICK NOTES University of Wyoming Fast Facts General Information
Location: Laramie, Wyo. Founded: 1886 Enrollment: 12,450 Acting President: Neil Theobald Athletics Director: Tom Burman Colors: Brown & Gold Nickname: Cowboys, Pokes Conference: Mountain West Stadium: Jonah Field at War Memorial Stadium Capacity: 29,181 Surface: FieldTurf Revolution
2019 Team Information Offensive Scheme: Pro-Style, West Coast Defensive Scheme: Tampa 2 (4-3) Starters Returning: 13 Total (5 Offense, 6 Defense, 2 Special Teams) Starters Lost: 11 Total (6 Offense, 5 Defense, 0 Special Teams Lettermen Returning: 42 Total (20 Offense, 17 Defense, 5 Special Teams) Lettermen Lost: 26 Total (13 Offense, 13 Defense, 0 Special Teams) Other Returners: 34 Total (18 Offense, 16 Defense, 0 Special Teams) 2019 Signings: 24 Total (13 Offense, 11 Defense, 0 Special Teams)
2019 Coaching Staff Head Coach: Craig Bohl (Nebraska ‘82) Overall Record: 139-72 Record at Wyoming: 35-40 Offensive Coaching Staff Associate Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/QBs Brent Vigen (North Dakota State ‘98) Wide Receivers Mike Grant (Nebraska ‘93) Running Backs/Director of Player Personnel Gordie Haug (Bemidji State ‘09) Offensive Line Bart Miller (New Mexico ‘07) Co-Special Teams Coord./Tight Ends/Fullbacks Shannon Moore (Black Hills State ‘00) Defensive Coaching Staff Defensive Coordinator/Safeties Jake Dickert (Wisconsin-Stevens Point ‘07) Run-Game Coord./DEs/Co-Special Teams Coord. AJ Cooper (North Dakota State ‘06) Linebackers Aaron Bohl (MSU Moorhead ‘16) Defensive Tackles Pete Kaligis (Washington ‘94) Cornerbacks John Richardson (North Dakota St. ‘10) Administrative Staff Associate A.D. for Football Operations Brent Vernon (Missouri ‘08) Director of Recruiting Ian McGrew (Tennessee-Martin ‘15) Director of On-Campus Recruiting Jacob Claborn (Cal Lutheran ‘09)
THIS WEEK IN COWBOY FOOTBALL Cowboy History in Bowl Games: The Cowboys will play in their 16th bowl game when they hit the field on New Year’s Eve. Wyoming is 7-8 overall in Bowl Games. Wyoming won its last contest downing Central Michigan in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl by a score of 37-14.` All-Conference Cowboys: The Mountain West Conference released its 2019 AllConference Football Team on Dec. 4 and eight Wyoming Cowboys were honored. Three Cowboys earned First Team honors. Those three were senior safety Alijah Halliburton, sophomore running back Xazavian Valladay and senior linebacker Logan Wilson. Sophomore offensive lineman Keegan Cryder and senior wide receiver/punt returner Austin Conway were named to the second team. Senior cornerback Tyler Hall, junior offensive guard Logan Harris and senior linebacker Cassh Maluia were named Honorable Mention All-MW Wilson earned All-MW honors for the third-straight season after being named Honorable Mention last season and Second Team All-MW in 2017. He was named the MW Freshman of Year in 2016 marking four straight season earning a postseason award from the conference. It is also the third-straight season Hall has earned Honorable Mention All-MW honors. Trio of Cowboys Get Double Digit Tackles: The trio of senior safety Alijah Halliburton, senior linebacker Logan Wilson and junior defensive end Garrett Crall combined for 33 tackles against Air Force. Halliburton added 13 of those tackles with Wilson and Crall adding 10 each. The group accounted for 43 percent of the teams tackles. Wilson Named All-American by PFF, USA Today and AP: Senior linebacker Logan Wilson was named an All-American by Pro Football Focus (1st Team). he also earned Second Team honors by USA Today and Third Team by the Associated Press. Wilson was the only defensive player in the country to field elite grades against the run, in coverage and when blitzing the passer. According to Pro Football Focus he finished as the nation’s highestgraded linebacker as he recorded 17 total pressures on just 50 pass-rushes, secured 40 run stops and made nine total plays on the ball for a passer rating of just 63.2 into his coverage. Halliburton Finishes Regualr Season Strong: Senior safety Alijah Halliburton finished the regular season with 13 tackles. He has 119 for the season to lead the Pokes. He has recorded double-digit tackles in six games this season including the last three contests Rothe Break Record: Senior Cooper Rothe hit a pair of field goals against Air Force to become the Cowboys all-time leader in career field goals with 58 passing Season Fleming’s 57. He is also Wyoming’s all-time leading scorer with 334 career points. He was selected to playthe East/West Shrine Game. Against The Run: The Pokes are one of the nation’s top teams against the run. Wyoming allows 99.4 yards per game for the season to rank sixth in the country. Wyoming has held opponents to under 100 yards rushing in seven times this season with a season-low 48 yards to Colorado State. Against Teams From Georgia: The Pokes will faceoff against Georgia State on New Year’s Eve. It will mark only the second time Wyoming has played a team from Georgia. The Pokes fell to the Georgia Bulldogs 19-6 in Athens during the 1998 season. Conway Named All-American by PFF: Senior punt returner Austin Conway was named Honorable Mention All-American by Pro Football Focus. He led the Mountain West in punt returns for much of the 2019 season, and currently ranks No. 2 in the conference and No. 11 in the nation, averaging 11.1 yards per return. Conway has the most punt return attempts in the Mountain West this season, with 31. He also has the most total punt return yardage in the conference this season, with 344 yards. Crall Sets Career Best: Junior Garrett Crall added a career-high 10 tackles against the Air Force triple option in the regular season finale. He has 52 tackles on the season to lead all defensive lineman and ranks second on the team with 4.5 sacks. Scoring Defense: The Pokes are allowing 17.8 points per game for the season, a number that ranks No. 11 in the nation and second in the MW Conference. Wyoming allowed a season-low three points to New Mexico. The 17.8 points per game ranks as the second lowest in the Craig Bohl era of Cowboy football after allow 17.5 points per game during the 2017 season.
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QUICK NOTES 2019 Captains Announced Wyoming Head coach Craig Bohl announced captains for the 2019 season on August 24. The group features five players including two Wyoming natives. This season’s captains are senior linebacker Logan Wilson, senior tight end Josh Harshman, senior defensive end Josiah Hall, senior wide receiver Austin Conway and redshirt freshman quarterback Sean Chambers. Wilson is a three time captain for the Cowboys. Wilson has started every game of his college career for the Cowboys -- 39 consecutive entering his senior season. Harshman has played in 41 career games for the Pokes at tight end. Josiah Hall has appeared in 35 career games for the Pokes at defensive end. Conway has appeared in 39 career games for the Pokes with 105 catches for 906 yards with four touchdowns. . Chambers becomes the seventh Cowboy to be named a team captain under their junior season. Chambers appeared in four games under center for the Pokes. He held a 3-1 record in those contest including going 3-0 as a starter. He was 15-of-25 passing for 60 percent. Chambers threw for 266 yards with three touchdowns. He also rushed for 329 yards and finished with 595 yards of total offense.
MW Notes Wyoming was selected to finish fourth in the MW Mountain Division in the preseason vote of MW media. Boise State was picked as the favorite in the Mountain Division receiving 15 first-place votes and 120 total points. Utah State was selected to finish second, receiving the other six first-place votes and 108 total points. Air Force received 73 points to edge out the Cowboys, who were selected to finish fourth (66 points), followed by Colorado State (52 points) and New Mexico (22 points). Fresno State is the preseason favorite to win the West Division, receiving 17 of 21 first-place votes for 122 total points. San Diego State received three first-place votes and 106 total points to place second. Nevada (74 points), Hawai’i (67 points, including one first-place vote), UNLV (51) and San Jose State (21) round out the West Division preseason poll. MOUNTAIN DIVISION Rank Team (first-place votes) Points 1 Boise State (15) 120 2 Utah State (6) 108 3 Air Force 73 4 Wyoming 66 5 Colorado State 52 6 New Mexico 22 WEST DIVISION Rank Team (first-place votes) Points 1 Fresno State (17) 122 2 San Diego State (3) 106 3 Nevada 74 4 Hawai‘i (1) 67 5 UNLV 51 6 San José State 21
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THIS WEEK IN COWBOY FOOTBALL Against The Sun Belt: Wyoming has a 18 all-time record vs. current members of the Sun Belt Conference. Team Wyoming Record vs. Appalachian State 1-1 Arkansas State 2-0 Coastal Carolina 0-0 Georgia Southern 0-0 Georgia State 0-0 Idaho 6-1 Louisiana 1-0 Louisiana Monroe 4-0 New Mexico State 1-0 South Alabama 0-0 Texas State 3-1 Troy 0-0 Totals 18-3 Wilson Named Finalist for Butkus Award: The Butkus Foundation announced on the finalists for the 35th Annual Butkus Award® honoring the nation’s best linebackers. A total of six collegiate finalists and five high school finalists were announced. Wyoming’s Logan Wilson was selected as one of the six collegiate finalists. Wilson is the only finalist from a nonAutomonous Five conference team. The six collegiate finalists are: Logan Wilson, Wyoming Zack Baun, Wisconsin, Jordyn Brooks, Texas Tech, Micah Parsons, Penn StateIsaiah Simmons, Clemson. Evan Weaver, California. Valladay Reaches 1,000: Sophomore running back Xazavian Valladay rushed for 154 yards against Colorado State. He went over 1,000 yards on the season in the game. He is averaging 96.5 yards per game and has rushed for 100 or more yards in five of his last six games. He has the fourth 1,000 yard rushing season under head coach Craig Bohl in six seasons. Valladay is averaging 145 yards per game over the last five games. Rothe Makes History: Senior place-kicker Cooper Rothe became Wyoming’s all-time scoring leader with a critical 48-yard field goal to give UW a 17-7 lead with 3:33 remaining in the game against Colorado State. He paced Sean Fleming with his extra point on the Levi Williams touchdown. He has a decorated career being MW Special Teams Player of the Year last season and a Finalist for the Lou Groza Award. Pokes at Home: The Cowboys beat Colorado State to go 6-0 at home for the season. It marked the first undefeated regular season since 2016. Wyoming lost the MW Championship game at home. Wyoming went undefeated at home during the 1996 season. Longest Drive of the Year: The Cowboys first score of the game against Colorado State went 11-plays for 93 yards. It was the longest scoring drive of the season. The previous high was a 92 yard drive against Tulsa. The Returner: Senior cornerback and kicker returner Tyler Hall is as dangerous of a kickoff returner as there is in the NCAA. He is the active NCAA leader in kick return yards at 32.5 per return. This season, he is averaging 37.5 yards per return with six on the season. He had a season-long 58 yarder against Air Force. Note on Starters: The Cowboys have showed off their depth all season long. Wyoming has used 44 starters this season. That number is tied for the fifth most in the nation this season. Wyoming and BYU have the best record of those top five teams with 7-5 overall mark. Wilson on Top of His Game: Senior linebacker Logan Wilson, who accepted an invitation to the Senior Bowl is on the top of his game. He now has 414 career tackles after recording 10 against AFA, as he ranks fourth in MW History.
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QUICK NOTES Cowboy Notes Alijah Halliburton Joins Logan Wilson in 100-Tackle Club: 2019
seniors Alijah Halliburton and Logan Wilson are among the exclusive group of Wyoming Cowboys in history to record 100 tackles in a single sesaon. Halliburton exceeded the 100-tackle mark with 13 tackles vs. Colorado State on Nov. 22, 2019. He currently has 119 tackles this season, which ties as the 19th best season in UW history. Wilson’s 119 tackles in 2017 rank as the No. 19 best single season in school history and his 103 tackles in 2018 rank as the No. 43 best season. Wyoming Players with 100 Tackles in a Single Season (Dating Back to the 1966 Season When Defensive Stats Began Being Compiled) Player, Class and Position Season 1. Galand Thaxton, Jr., lb, 1986 2. John Salley, Sr., fs 1982 Galand Thaxton, Sr., lb 1987 4. Chris Prosinski, Jr., fs 2009 5. Bruce Mowry, Sr., lb 1984 6. Jim Talich, Jr., lb 1996 7. Brian Brown, Jr., lb 1997 8. Al Duyn, Jr., s 1973 Jordan Stanton, Jr., lb 2013 10. Andrew Wingard, So., fs 2016 11. Gabe Knapton, So., lb 2009 12. Marqueston Huff, Sr., fs 2013 Paul Nunu, Sr., lb 1976 14. Tyler Gottschalk, Jr., lb 2002 15. Jay Jenkins, Sr., lb 1996 16. Andrew Wingard, Fr., fs 2015 17. Bruce Mowry, Jr., lb 1983 Jim Talich, Sr., lb 1997 19. Logan Wilson, So., lb 2017 Frank Erzinger, Sr., lb 1973 Alijah Halliburton, Sr. ss 2019 22. Brian Hendricks, So., lb 2009 23. Ken Fantetti, Sr., lb 1978 Kwabena Peprah, Sr., lb 2000 25. Andrew Wingard, Jr., ss 2017 26. Al Duyn, So., s 1972 Ken Fantetti, Jr., lb 1977 28. Marcus Epps, So., ss 2016 29. Paul Chytka, Sr., dt 1984 John Salley, So., fs 1980 Mike Schenbeck, So., lb 1986 32. Lucas Wacha, Sr., lb 2016 Chris Prosinski, Sr., fs 2010 34 Scott Hanser, Sr., lb 1987 Weston Johnson, Sr., lb 2009 Ghaali Muhammad, Sr., lb 2012 John Salley, Jr., fs 1981 Mike Schenbeck, Jr., lb 1987 39. Tyler Gottschalk, Sr., lb 2003 Brian Hendricks, Sr., lb 2011 Dave Ingram, Sr., ss 1984 42. Joe Marion, Jr., lb 1974 43. Logan Wilson, Jr., lb 2018 Brian Brown, So., lb 1996 Korey Jones, Sr., lb 2012 Jim Talich, So., lb 1995 47. Jared Jarnagin, Sr., lb 1999 Jeff Knapton, Sr., dt 1987 Matt Lehning, Sr., fs 1999 Luke Ruff, Jr., fs 2011 Ed Schmidt, Sr., s 1972 Nate Young, Jr., fs 2002 53. Leo Caires, Sr., lb 2001 Ward Dobbs, Sr., lb 2008 Jason Holanda, Sr., lb 1995 Mark Nzeocha, Jr., lb 2013
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Total Tackles 158 143 143 140 139 138 136 134 134 131 128 127 127 125 124 122 121 121 119 119 119 116 115 115 114 112 112 111 109 109 109 108 108 106 106 106 106 106 105 105 105 104 103 103 103 103 102 102 102 102 102 102 101 101 101 101
Everyone Brings The Pressure: The Pokes have recorded 31 sacks for the season for second in the MW and rank No. 35 in the nation. The Pokes have had 14 different players record a sack this season. Another impressive stats is that 17 players have recorded a tackle for loss. Halliburton And Wilson Are Quite The Duo: Senior linebacker Logan Wilson and senior safety Alijah Halliburton each combined for 23 tackles against AFA. That was 30 percent of Wyoming’s tackles for the game. For the season, the duo has been involved in 27 percent of the Pokes’ defensive plays. Valladay Makes History: Sophomore Running back Xazavian Valladay rushed for 124 yards at Boise State for his third-straight 100 yard game and was the first 100 yard rusher against the Broncos this season. He did so on 37 carries for the night which tied a school record. Ryan Christopherson was the last with 37 against NE Louisiana in 1994 and Steve Cockreham had 37 against Arizona State in 1974. Mr. All Purpose: Valladay recorded 280 all-purpose yards in a 31-3 win over Nevada. It was the highest all-purpose yard total in the Mountain West this season and the most by a Cowboy since Brian Hill recorded 302 against Nevada in 2016. Valladay rushed for a career-high 206 yards and grabbed two catches for a career-high 74 yards. Valladay recorded a 53-yard touchdown grab on the first offensive play of the game for the Pokes. It was the longest touchdown reception by a Wyoming running back in the Mountain West era of Cowboy Football. Mr. 200: Sophomore running back Xazavian Valladay rushed for a career-high 206 yards against Nevada. He is the first Cowboy running back to rush for 200 yards since Brian Hill rushed for 289 yards against Nevada in 2016. With the 206 yards rushing he has now rushed for over 1,000 in his career. He has 1,151 career rushing yards. Offensive Line Earns Honor: The Wyoming offensive line was named 2019 Joe Moore Award Midseason Honor Roll. The award is given to the nation’s top offensive line unit. UW is one of only seven FBS teams to have four different individuals record a 100-yard rushing game in 2019. In the Red Zone: The Pokes lead the Mountain West and rank No. 7 in the nation in Red Zone defense at 71 percent. Offensively, Wyoming is fifth in the MW and No. 74 in the nation converting on 83 percent of their offensive possessions in the Red Zone. Wilson One of Best Active Players: Senior linebacker Logan Wilson has turned himself into on the nation’s finest defensive players. He is second in active career tackles with 141. He also ranks in the top-10 amongst active players in other statistics. Career Tackles: 2nd - 414 Total Tackles Total tackles Per Game: 8th - 8.1 Tackles Per Game Solo Tackles: 1st - 246 Solo Tackles Solo Tackles Per Game: 6th - 4.82 Solo Tackles Per Game Total Tackles for Loss: 15th - 34.0 Tackles for Loss Assisted Tackles: 10th - 168 Assisted Tackles Interceptions: 6th - 10 Interceptions Defensive TDs: T-1st - 4 Touchdowns Cowboys Pressure Quarterback: The Cowboys have also pressured the quarterback this season. Wyoming has 31 sacks for the season, which is second in the MW and ranks No. 35 in the nation. Wyoming recorded seven sacks in the contest against Tulsa Wyoming is averaging 2.6 sacks per game, which is the highest number in the Craig Bohl era. Sacks Per Game Under Craig Bohl 1. 2.6 sacks Per Game (2019) 2. 2.5 Sacks Per Game (2017) 3. 2.1 Sacks Per Game (2016) 4. 1.6 Sacks Per Game (2018) 5. 1.2 Sacks Per Game (2014) 6. 0.8 Sacks Per Game (2015)
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* He ranks No. 2 in the MW and No. 11 in the nation in total tackles, averaging 9.9 per game (119 total tackles).
* He ranks No. 2 in the Mountain West and No. 29 in the nation in rushing yards per game, averaging 96.5 rushing yards.
*The strong safety also ranks No. 3 in the MW and No. 20 in the nation in solo tackles per game, averaging 5.3 solo tackles per game (59 solo tackles).
*He recorded the first 1,000-yard rushing season of his career, with 1,061 yards in 11 games he has played. He has also rushed for five touchdowns.
*Halliburton was named the Bronko Nagurski Trophy National Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in a 37-31 win over Missouri. He had 17 tackles, including 13 solo tackles, 1.0 TFL for -4 yards and a fumble recovery.
*Valladay was amazingly consistent in 2019, recording six 100-yard rushing games.
*He was also named the Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in Wyoming’s win over Missouri.
*His 100-yard rushing games included: 206 vs. Nevada, 154 vs. Colorado State, 127 vs. New Mexico, 124 at Boise State, 118 vs. Missouri and 114 at Utah State.
*Halliburton leads Wyoming in tackles in 2019, with 119 total tackles. This is the first 100-tackle season of his career.
*Valladay’s 206 rushing yards against Nevada was the most by a Mountain West Conference player against a MW conference opponent this season. He was named MW Player of the Week after that game.
*He also has 10.0 tackles for losses for 38 yards, 2.0 sacks for 16 yards, 1 interception and 1 fumble recovery that he returned for 79 yards against Missouri to set up a field goal.
*His 37 carries against Boise State was the season high by any Mountain West player this season, and tied a Wyoming single-game school record.
* He was one of six national finalists for the 2019 Butkus Award, and is the only finalist from a non-autonomous five conference team. *Wilson ranks No. 3 in the Mountain West and No. 23 in the nation in total interceptions, with four. *He ranks No. 6 in the MW and No. 51 in the nation in total tackles, averaging 8.2 per game (98 total tackles). *Wilson ranks No. 8 in the MW in passes defended, with 11 (4 interceptions and 7 pass breakups). *He was named the Reese’s Senior Bowl Senior of the Week for his performance vs. Boise State, with 10 tackles, 1 interception and 1.0 sack.
* He led the Mountain West in punt returns for much of the 2019 season, and currently ranks No. 2 in the conference and No. 11 in the nation, averaging 11.1 yards per return. *Conway has the most punt return attempts in the Mountain West this season, with 31. *He also has the most total punt return yardage in the conference this season, with 344 yards. *His best individual games returning punts included: vs. Missouri (3 returns for 37 yards, 12.3 avg.); vs. UNLV (5 returns for 92 yards, 15.3 avg.); at Utah State (4 returns for 49 yards, 12.3 avg.); vs. Nevada (5 returns for 57 yards, 11.4 avg.); vs. Idaho (3 returns for 49 yards, 16.3 avg.); and at San Diego State (3 returns for 28 yards, 9.3 avg.).
*He also has 7.5 tackles for losses for 23 yards, 1.0 sack for 7 yards and 1 forced fumble for the 2019 season.
*Conway has a long punt return of 45 yards this season.
*Wilson intercepted a pass in three consecutive games – at Boise State, at Utah State and vs. Colorado State. His fourth interception came earlier in the season against UNLV.
*Conway has 762 yards of all-purpose yardage this season, and he is averaging 63.5 all-purpose yards per game. That includes: 355 yards in punt returns, 296 receiving yards, 27 rushing yards and 24 yards in kickoff returns.
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*Keegan Cryder has played 769 total snaps in the 2019 season.He leads Wyoming with over 100 Knockdown Blocks. *Cryder has allowed only 1.0 sack for the entire 2019 season, and he has also been called for only one penalty in 12 games in 2019. *Cryder has only missed five assignments on the year. *The sophomore has been a key to the Wyoming offense ranking No. 2 in the MW and No. 28 in the NCAA in rushing offense, averaging 208.5 rushing yards per game as a team. *Cryder helped pave the way for running back First Team All- MW Xazavian Valladay to record a 1,000-yard rushing season (1,061 yards) in 2019. *He is a leader of a Wyoming offensive line unit that was one of only two Mountain West O-Lines and one of only 24 nationally to be named to the Joe Moore Award Midseason Honor Roll for 2019.
*Logan Harris has played 542 total snaps in the nine games he has started during the 2019 season. Harris has been credited with over 50 Knockdown Blocks in 2019. *He has allowed only ½ of a sack for the entire 2019 season. The junior has only missed 4 assignments all season. *The junior has been a key to the Wyoming offense ranking No. 2 in the MW and No. 28 in the NCAA in rushing offense, averaging 208.5 rushing yards per game as a team. *Harris helped pave the way for running back First Team All- MW Xazavian Valladay to record a 1,000-yard rushing season (1,061 yards) in 2019. *Harris is a leader of a Wyoming offensive line unit that was one of only two Mountain West O-Lines and one of only 24 nationally to be named to the Joe Moore Award Midseason Honor Roll for 2019.
*Tyler Hall has once again been Wyoming’s top cornerback in 2019. He consistently is assigned to cover the opponents’ top receivers.
* He has recorded 57 tackles, with 7.0 tackles for loss and two interceptions for 30 yards in the 2019 season.
*Hall is a three-time All-Mountain West Honorable Mention honoree, and he has had his best season in 2019.
*Maluia’s two interceptions in 2019 rank him No. 2 on the Wyoming roster, and he is tied for No. 16 in the Mountain West this season from his linebacker spot.
*He has recorded 36 tackles, including 25 solo tackles, one interception that he returned for 72 yards for a touchdown, six pass breakups and one forced fumble. *Hall’s one interception came against Texas State, which he returned 72 yards for a touchdown. *His best tackle games came against: Colorado State (5 tackles), San Diego State (4), Utah State (4), New Mexico (4) and Idaho (4). *An outstanding kick returner, Hall averaged 37.5 yards per kick return this season, which if he had met the NCAA minimum for number of returns would have ranked No. 1 in the Mountain West.Hall returned six kickoffs in 2019 for 225 yards, which a long return of 58 yards. *He leads a Wyoming defense that ranks No. 2 in the Mountain West and No. 11 in the NCAA in Scoring Defense, allowing only 17.8 points per game.
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*His best individual tackle games came against: San Diego State (9 tackles), Boise State (7 tackles) and Utah State (7 tackles). *He also had outstanding games against: Nevada (5 tackles), Idaho (5 tackles) and Colorado State (4 tackles). He finished the regular season with six tackles and three for loss at Air Force. *He leads a Wyoming defense that ranks No. 2 in the Mountain West and No. 11 in the NCAA in Scoring Defense, allowing only 17.8 points per game. *He also leads a Cowboy defense that ranks No. 2 in the MW and No. 9 in the country in rushing defense, allowing opponents only 99.4 yards rushing per game. *He is leader of a Cowboy defense that ranks No. 1 in the Mountain West and No. 11 in the nation in Red Zone Defense, allowing opponents to convert only 70.7 percent of their red-zone opportunities.
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Logan Wilson Moves Into No. 4 Spot in Career Tackles at Wyoming, Becomes Only the Fourth Cowboy with 400 Career Tackles: Logan Wilson entered his
senior season of 2019 in 13th place on the Wyoming Career Tackle list. He moved into the No. 4 position after recording 10 tackles at Boise State on Nov. 9, 2019. He is in rare company in Wyoming history. Wilson had 103 tackles as a junior in 2018 (42nd best singleseason in school history), 119 tackles as a sophomore in 2017 (19th best singleseason total in UW history), combined Logan Wilson, Sr., Linebacker with his 94 tackles as a true freshman in 2016. He enters the bowl game with 414 career tackles as a Cowboy. With his 10 tackles at Boise State on Nov. 9, 2019, Wilson passed former Cowboy safety John Salley for fourth place in career tackles at Wyoming. With eight tackles against Colorado State on Nov. 22, 2019, Wilson improved his career tackle total to 404, becoming only the fourth Cowboy to exceed 400 career tackles for his career.
Wyoming’s Career Tackle Leaders Player, Position 1. Galand Thaxton, lb 2. Andrew Wingard, s 3. Jim Talich, lb
Years Played 1984-87 2015-18 1994-97
4. Logan Wilson, lb 2016-Present 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.
John Salley, s Chris Prosinski, s Gabe Knapton, lb/de Ken Fantetti, lb Lucas Wacha, lb Ward Dobbs, lb Tyler Gottschalk, lb/de Marcus Epps, fs Mike Schenbeck, lb Bruce Mowry, lb Brian Brown, lb Aaron Kyle, cb
1979-82 2007-10 2008-11 1975-78 2013-16 2005-08 2000-03 2015-18 1985-88 1981-84 1996-98 1972-75
CareerTackles 467 454 440
414 379 373 368 352 344 343 334 325 324 311 303 275
Wilson and the Mountain West Career Tackle Chart: Logan Wilson is not only one of the top defenders in University of Wyoming history, but he is one of the best in Mountain West Conference history. He entered his senior season looking to write his name among the best defensive players in league history in terms of tackles. One of those being former teammate Andrew Wingard, who tied Carmen Messina of New Mexico for the MW career tackle record in 2018 with 454. With his eight tackles vs. Colorado State on Nov. 22, 2019, Wilson moved into the No. 4 spot on the Mountain West career tackle chart, passing Dakota Cox of New Mexico, who had 403 tackles during his career from 2013-16. He had 10 tackles at Air Force. Player and School 1. Andrew Wingard, Wyoming Carmen Messina, New Mexico 3. Adam Seward, UNLV
Seasons 2015-Present 2008-11 2001-04
Career Tackles 454 454 433
5. Dakota Cox, New Mexico 6. Kirk Morrison, San Diego State 7. Christian Tago, San Jose State
2013-16 2001-04 2013-16
403 395 384
4. Logan Wilson, Wyoming
2016-Present 414
Cassh Maluia Named to Polynesian Player of the Year Watch List:
University of Wyoming senior linebacker Cassh Maluia has been named to the 2019 Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Award Watch List. The Polynesian Football Hall of Fame announced its 2019 Watch List for the Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Award. The Award is presented annually to the most outstanding Polynesian college football player that epitomizes great ability and integrity. The Watch List is composed of 62 players from 32 different FBS schools. He has started 30 of the 42 career games he has played at Wyoming, and has been credited with 153 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, eight pass breakups, four interceptions, three fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles during his career.
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COWBOY NOTES Cooper Rothe Named to Multiple 2019 Preseason All-America Teams: Cooper Rothe has been named to multiple Preseason All-America Teams in 2019. Rothe was a First Team All-Mountain West selection in 2018. He also was named the 2018 Mountain West Conference Special Teams Player of the Year. Team Second Team Third Team Fourth Team
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Cooper Rothe Climbing Wyoming Career Charts: Senior Cooper Rothe is
already among the best place-kickers in the history of Wyoming Football. Before his senior season is over, he has an opportunity to set multiple Wyoming records. Wyoming Football Career Scoring Leaders Player, Position Points Scored 1. Cooper Rothe, k 334(160 PATs,58FGs) 2. Sean Fleming,pk 324 (153 PATs, 57 FGs) 3. Eddie Talboom, rb/pk 303 (99 PATs, 34 TDs) 4, Cory Wedel, pk 301 (139 PATs, 54 FGs) 5. Ryan Yarbrough, wr 256 (2 PATs, 42 TDs) 6. Marcus Harris, wr 228 (38 TDs) 7. Deric Yaussi, pk 219 (102 PATS,39 FGs) 8. Brian Hill, rb 210 (35 touchdowns) 9. Stuart Williams, pk 188 (119 PATS,23 FGs) 10. Jerry DePoyster, pk 182 (74 PATs, 36 FGs) Wyoming Football Career Field-Goal Leaders Player, Position No. of Field Goals
1. Cooper Rothe, k 58 1. Sean Fleming,k 3. Cory Wedel, k 4. Deric Yaussi, k 5. Jerry DePoyster, k
57 54 39 36
Consistent Cooper, Cowboy Placekicker was the Most Accurate Kicker in the Nation, Led the Nation in Field-goal and PAT Percentage in 2018: Senior place-kicker Cooper Rothe had another outstanding season in 2018. Rothe made 16 of 17 in field-goal attempts (94.1 percent) on the season, including making a career long 51-yarder at Missouri. His 16 field goals last season came from: 36 and 39 yards at New Mexico State; 30 yards vs. Washington State; 51 and 36 yards at Missouri; 20 yards versus Wofford; 40 and 23 yards at Hawai’i; 44 yards at Fresno State; 27, 47 and 21 yards vs. Utah State; 30 and 45 yards at Colorado State, 26 yards vs. San Jose State and 37 yards at New Mexico. His only miss all season was from 43 yards vs. SJSU. As a sophomore in 2017, Rothe made 15 of 18 (83.3 percent) field-goal attempts.
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Senior Experience:
Wyoming has a group of 16 seniors who will provide Wyoming with a great deal of experience entering the 2019 season. Of Wyoming’s 16 seniors: •Six have played every game of their college careers --Josh Harshman has played in all 53 games, including two in 2018 before he was injured --Austin Conway, Alijah Halliburton, Cooper Rothe, Nick Szpor and Logan Wilson have each played all 51 games of their careers. •Thirteen have played 35 or more games during their college careers •Four have started 30 or more games (Austin Conway, Cassh Maluia, Cooper Rothe and Logan Wilson) •Two have started all 50 games they’ve played as Cowboys (Cooper Rothe and Logan Wilson) Senior Games Played/Started 2019 Cowboy Seniors Positions Games Played Games Started Austin Conway WR 51 35 Ryan Galovich K/P 17 13 Josiah Hall DE 45 30 Tyler Hall CB 42 27 Alijah Halliburton SS 51 18 Josh Harshman TE 53 22 Raghib Ismail Jr. WR 23 8 Cassh Maluia LB 49 37 John Okwoli WR 40 16 Cooper Rothe K 51 51 Trey Smith* RB 36 (32 at Louisville) 4 (2 at Louisville) Nick Szpor H/QB 51 0 Jaylon Watson FB 50 0 Logan Wilson LB 51 51 Ben Wisdorf LB 40 0 *Graduate transfer from the University of Louisville
Wilson Could Become Only the Fourth Player in Wyoming History With Three 100-Tackle Seasons: Logan Wilson ended the 2018 season with 103 tackles. His
sophomore season of 2017 he made 119 tackles, and as a redshirt freshman in 2016 he was credited with 94. With another 100-tackle season in 2019, he could become only the fourth player in school history to have 100 tackles in three different seasons as a Cowboy, joining former Cowboy teammate and safety Andrew Wingard, former free safety John Salley and former linebacker Jim Talich. Wilson currently has 98 tackles for the 2019 season. Player, Position Andrew Wingard, SS John Salley, FS Jim Talich, LB
Wyoming Players with Three 100-Tackle Seasons Seasons (Number of Tackles) 2015 (122), 2016 (131), 2017 (114) 1980 (109), 1981 (106), 1982 (143) 1995 (103), 1996 (138), 1997 (121)
Logan Wilson Ranks No. 1 Among Active FBS Players in Defensive TDs Scored: Wyoming linebacker Logan Wilson has scored four defensive touchdowns during his
career at Wyoming, tying him for No. 1 in the nation in that category among active players for the 2019 season. Wilson’s most recent defensive touchdown came at Utah State on Nov. 16, 2019, when he intercepted a pass and took it 10 yards into the end zone. He also stripped the ball loose from a Texas State quarterback in 2017, and took the ball into the end zone for an 18-yard touchdown. Wilson’s other two TDs were an interception return for a TD at Eastern Michigan in 2016 and a fumble recovery for a TD at UNLV, also in 2016. Wilson is now tied with Jaron Bryant of Fresno State, who also has scored four defensive TDs among active FBS players. Active Career Defensive Touchdown Leaders Interception Fumble Total Rk. Player, School, Class/Pos. TDs TDS Defensive TDs 1. Logan Wilson, Wyoming Sr./LB 2 2 4 Jaron Bryant, Fresno State Sr./DB 2 2 4
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COWBOY NOTES Former Cowboys in the NFL: A total of 13
Wyoming Cowboys are currently in the NFL. Here are those former Cowboys and the NFL teams they are with as 2019 NFL season opens. Cowboys Currently With NFL Teams Josh Allen, Quarterback, Buffalo Bills Marcus Epps, Safety, Philadelphia Eagles Austin Fort, Tight End, Denver Broncos Rico Gafford, Wide Receiver, Oakland Raiders Tashaun Gipson, Safety, Houston Texans Carl Granderson, New Orleans Saints Brian Hill, Running Back, Atlanta Falcons Jacob Hollister, Tight End, Seattle Seahawks Mark Nzeocha, Linebacker, San Francisco 49ers Mike Purcell, Nose Tackle, Denver Broncos Chase Roullier, Center, Washington Redskins Andrew Wingard, Safety, Jacksonville Jaguars Eddie Yarbrough, Defensive End, Buffalo Bills
Wyoming Rushing Attack a Strength Again in 2019, Four Players With 100-Yard Rushing Games in 2019: One of the strengths of the Wyoming offense in 2018 was its rushing attack. Wyoming ranked No. 4 in the Mountain West and No. 39 in the nation in rushing, averaging 199.4 yards per game. Running back Nico Evans, who graduated in 2018, ranked No. 1 in the Mountain West and No. 4 in the nation individually, averaging 132.5 yards per game. This season, sophomore Xazavian Valladay has followed Evans and currently leads the Mountain West in rushing for the 2019 season. Valladay is averaging 102.3 rushing yards per game to rank No. 1 in the MW and No. 25 in the NCAA. The Cowboys have recorded 11 100-yard rushing games in 2019. Valladay has six 100yard games, quarterback Sean Chambers has three, and running backs Trey Smith and Titus Swen each have one.
Wyoming’s Top Rushers for 2019 Xazavian Valladay’s 100-Yard Rushing Games •192 yards at New Mexico, Nov. 24, 2018 •118 yards vs. Missouri, Aug. 31, 2019 •127 yards vs. New Mexico, Oct. 19, 2019 •206 yards vs. Nevada, Oct. 26, 2019 •124 yards at Boise State, Nov. 9, 2019 •114 yards at Utah State, Nov. 16, 2019 •154 yards vs. Colorado State, Nov. 22, 2019 Sean Chambers’ 100-Yard Rushing Games •100 yards vs. Utah State, Oct. 20, 2018 •101 yards at Colorado State, Oct. 26, 2018 •129 yards vs. San Jose State, Nov. 3, 2018 •120 yards vs. Missouri, Aug. 31, 2019 •102 yards vs. UNLV, Sept. 28, 2019 •117 yards vs. New Mexico, Oct. 19, 2019 Trey Smith’s 100-Yard Rushing Games •152 yards vs. Idaho, Sept. 14, 2019 Titus Swen’s 100-Yard Rushing Games •136 yards vs. UNLV, Sept. 28, 2019
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Five Current Cowboys Have Recorded Double-Figure Tackle Games in Their Careers: Wyoming seniors Alijah Halliburton (SS), Cassh Maluia (LB) and Logan Wilson (LB),
along with juniors Javaree Jackson (NT), Garrett Crall (DE) and sophomore Chad Muma (LB) have all recorded at least one double-figure tackle game during their careers as Wyoming Cowboys. Player, Date and Opponent Alijah Halliburton, ss (5 double-figure game) Sept. 21, 2019 vs. Tulsa Aug. 31, 2019 vs. Missouri Nov. 22, 2019, vs. Colorado State No. 30, 2019, at Air Force Sept. 28, 2019 vs. UNLV Sept. 29, 2018, vs. Boise State Nov. 9, 2019, at Boise State
Tackles 17 tackles 17 tackles 13 tackles 13 tackles 11 tackles 11 tackles 10 tackles
Javaree Jackson, nt (1 double-figure game) Nov. 11, 2017, at Air Force
10 tackles
Cassh Maluia, lb (1 double-figure game) Oct. 14, 2017, at Utah State
11 tackles
Logan Wilson, lb (16 double-figure games) Nov. 4, 2017, vs. Colorado State Sept. 23, 2017, vs. Hawai’i Aug. 31, 2019 vs. Missouri Nov. 12, 2016, at UNLV Oct. 26, 2018, at Colorado State Sept. 1, 2018, vs. Washington St. Nov. 11, 2017, at Air Force Sept. 30, 2017, vs. Texas State Spet. 14, 2019 vs. Idaho Sept. 7, 2019 vs. Texas State Oct. 20, 2018, vs. Utah State Oct. 6, 2018, at Hawaii Sept. 29, 2018, vs. Boise State Sept. 16, 2017,vs. Oregon Nov. 9, 2019, at Boise State Nov. 3, 2018, vs. San Jose State Nov. 30, 2019, at Air Force
14 tackles 14 tackles 13 tackles 13 tackles 12 tackles 12 tackles 12 tackles 12 tackles 11 tackles 11 Tackles 11 tackles 11 tackles 11 tackles 11 tackles 10 tackles 10 tackles 10 tackles
Chad Muma, lb (1 double-figure game) Aug. 31, 2019 vs. Missouri
10 tackles
Garrett Crall, de (1 double-figure game) Nov. 30, 2019 vs. Air Force
10 tackles
Wilson Among Top 10 in Career Tackles for Loss in Wyoming History:
Cowboy linebacker Logan Wilson ranks No. 4 in Wyoming school history in career tackles for loss, with 34.0. He has the most tackles for loss by a Cowboy linebacker. He is five away from Wyoming’s all-time leader Eddie Yarbrough. Wyoming’s Career Tackle for Loss Leaders (Starting in 2000 When TFLs Became a Stat) Player and Years 1. Eddie Yarbrough, 2012-15 2. John Fletcher, 2005-09 3. Carl Granderson, 2015-18 4. Logan Wilson, 2016 5. Josh Biezuns, 2008-11 6. Youhanna Ghaifan, 2016-18 Zach Morris, 2001-04 8. Andrew Wingard, 2015-18 9. Ward Dobbs, 2005-08 10. John Flora, 2004-05 11. Gabe Knapton, 2008-11 Kevin Prosser, 2015-18 Marcus Epps, 2015-18
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Tackles for Loss 39.0 36.0 35.5 34.0 31.0 28.0 26.5 25.0 24.0 23.5 22.5 20.0 19.5
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COWBOY NOTES 2019 is the 123rd Season of Wyoming Football: The 2019 season
Mick and Susie McMurry High Altitude Performance Center Benefitting All UW StudentAthletes: The University of Wyoming
marks the 123rd season of Wyoming Football. The Cowboys first season was 1893. Since that first season, there have been only four seasons in which Wyoming has not played football. In 1918, while Wyoming had a team they played no games due to an influenza epidemic. The other three seasons Wyoming did not field a team were 1943, ‘44 and ‘45 during World War II.
Wyoming Football’s All-Time Record: The Wyoming Cowboy Football
program has played a total of 1,147 games in its history. Wyoming is 37 games under .500 all-time (541 wins to 578 losses), and has played 47 more road games than home games in its history (541 home games to 587 road games). The Cowboys played their 1,000th game on Sept. 6, 2008, against Air Force. Wyoming All-Time Football Record 541-578-28 (.484) -- 1,146 Total Games Wyoming All-Time Home Football Record 323-200-18 (.614) -- 541 Home Games Wyoming All-Time Road Football Record 210-368-10 (.366) -- 587 Road Games Wyoming Neutral-Site Football Record 8-10-0 (.444) -- 18 Neutral-Site Games
War Memorial Stadium Hosts Its 70th Season in 2019: The 2019 college
football season is the 70th season of War Memorial Stadium Wyoming has won 66.0 percent of its games in War Memorial Stadium. “The War” first opened on Sept. 16, 1950, with UW recording a 61-13 win over Montana State. War Memorial’s original capacity was 20,000 in 1950. It was expanded to 25,500 in 1970, and the seating was increased to a capacity of 33,500 in 1977. Following reconstruction of the upper deck on the West side of War Memorial Stadium in the summer of 2004, the new capacity of War Memorial Stadium was 30,514. With the construction of the Wildcatter Stadium Club & Suites in 2009-10, the current capacity is 29,181.
War Memorial Stadium by Decade
Decade 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s Total
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Record in “The War” 30- 9-4 (.744) 37- 4-1 (.893) 26- 25-1 (.510) 44- 16-0 (.733) 45- 15-1 (.746) 28- 30-0 (.483) 36- 26-0 (.581) 246-125-7 (.660) 378 Total Games
held a Grand Opening for the Mick and Susie McMurry High Altitude Performance Center (HAPC) on Aug. 18, 2018. The HAPC is one of the preeminent athletic facilities in the country. It will add 71,000 square feet of new space and will expand the current Curtis and Marian Rochelle Athletics Center to over 118,000 square feet. “A successful athletics program generates excitement,” Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead said in when fundraising was announced. “This leads to better student recruitment, better alumni support and stronger schools. I recommended $20 million in matching funds for the expansion and renovation of the Rochelle Athletics Center for these reasons. I thank Marian H. Rochelle for this generous gift and her continued support of the University of Wyoming.” The project is funded by $24 million in private donations that were raised by UW Athletics and the UW Foundation and $20 million in state matching approved by Gov. Mead and the Legislature. Overwhelming interest by donors—55 total—saw the fundraising efforts completed ahead of schedule. Marian Rochelle and her family donated $3 million as a leadership gift to kick off the project, and the combined gifts of Marian Rochelle and her daughter April Brimmer Kunz have since grown to $4.1 million. “Mick and Susie McMurry’s generosity and their commitment to making the University of Wyoming a premier university in both athletics and academics will be symbolized by the High Altitude Performance Center that will bear their name,” says Tom Burman, UW athletics director. “We also want to thank Marian Rochelle and April Brimmer Kunz for their generous lead gift for this project. And we of course want to thank Governor Mead and the members of the Wyoming State Legislature for making funds available to match the private funds that we raised for this facility. “The High Altitude Performance Center will be one of the best facilities of its kind in all of college athletics. It will provide the student-athletes in all of our sports the athletic training resources to compete with the best in the nation, and it will provide our academic counseling unit exceptional resources to help our student-athletes achieve their educational and career goals.” “The Mick and Susie McMurry High Altitude Performance Center will redefine Cowboy football,” says UW Head Football Coach Craig Bohl. “This facility will play a critical role in our vision of recruiting to what we call the Wyoming Profile. That recruiting effort involves attracting a young man who is committed to earning a meaningful degree from an outstanding academic institution and has a laser-like focus to win Mountain West Conference championships. The High Altitude Performance Center will put us at the top of the league in terms of training and academic facilities, which is where we also aspire to be on the field of competition.” The new facility will focus on the unique advantages of training at an altitude of 7,220 feet. From strength and conditioning training, to nutrition, to recovery and rehabilitation services following injuries, the HAPC will serve the needs of all of Wyoming’s 400-plus student-athletes. The facility’s design will stay true to the architectural tradition of iconic sandstone buildings featured throughout the UW campus. Located just beyond the north end zone, the High Altitude Performance Center will enhance the aesthetics of War Memorial Stadium. Due to its location, the HAPC will be highly visible for national television audiences. It will show the commitment that the state of Wyoming has in ensuring Wyoming Athletics continues to successfully compete at the NCAA Division I level -- the highest level of competition in college sports. The ground level of the HAPC will house both an Olympic sport weight-training area and a separate strength and conditioning center for the Cowboy football team that will overlook Jonah Field. Also on the first floor will be a sports medicine area that will nearly double the size of its previous space, allowing for more effective and efficient treatment of UW student-athletes. The football locker room, like the football strength and conditioning area, will overlook the field and will include a player lounge. The second floor will include an expansive academic center to house academic counselors, tutoring areas and a computer lab, as well as enhanced and renovated football offices, meeting rooms, a new recruiting lounge and the nutrition center/training table. The theater-style team meeting room will span both the first and second floors. Construction on the project will begin after the conclusion of the 2016 Cowboy football season. It is estimated that the project will take 18-20 months to complete. The original Curtis and Marian Rochelle Athletics Center was opened in 2001 at a total cost of $9.4 million. Fundraising for the RAC included a historic $4.2 million gift from the Rochelles, which was the largest donation in school history at the time. A total of 167 donors contributed to the original RAC.
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ABOUT GEORGIA STATE Georgia State Fast Facts
Location: Atlanta, Ga. Enrollment: 52,000 Founded: 1913 Athletic Director: Charlie Cobb Colors: Blue & White Nickname: Panthers Conference: Sun Belt Stadium: Georgia State Stadium Capacity: 25,000 Surface: FieldTurf
Wyoming-Georgia State to Play for the First Time in the Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl: This bowl matchup will be the first meeting between these two teams on the gridiron. All-time, Wyoming is 11-2 against current teams in the Sun Belt Conference, including a 23-14 road win this year against Texas State.
Series Record vs. Georgia State
The 2019 Meeting Will be the: 1st Overall Series Record: First meeting Series Began: Dec. 31, 2019 UW Record in Laramie: 0-0-0 UW Record at the Academy: 0-0-0 UW Record at Neutral Sites: 0-0-0 UW Head Coach Craig Bohl vs.: 0-0 Longest UW Win Streak: N/A Longest GS Win Streak: N/A Largest UW Margin of Victory: N/A Largest GS Margin of Victory: N/A Most Points Scored by UW: N/A Most Points Scored by Gs: N/A
About Georgia State: The Georgia State Panthers are one of the top rushing teams in the
nation in 2019. Georgia State is averaging 245.2 rushing yards per game to rank No. 14 in the nation. Additionally, the Panthers average 201.8 passing yards per game to put together 446.9 yards of total offense per game to rank 27th nationally. Georgia State averages 32.4 points per game to rank 42nd nationally in scoring, and they are helped by their 47.3 percent third down conversion rate, which is 15th in the nation. Defensively, the Panthers at 116th in the NCAA in rushing defense, giving up 211.6 yards per game, and they allow 238.3 passing yards per game to rank 88th. In total, the 449.8 yards of offense allowed per game ranks 110th in the NCAA. Headlining the Georgia State offense is senior quarterback Dan Ellington. Ellington has thrown for 2,291 yards and rushed for 598 yards. He has thrown 21 touchdown passes and rushed for five scores. Ellington has completed 65.0 percent of his passes this year, and only has seven interceptions on the season. The Panther rushing attack features four players who have rushed for 400 or more yards this season. That group is led by running back Tra Barnett (1,389 yards and 12 touchdowns), Ellington (598 yards and five touchdowns), Destin Coates (487 yards and seven touchdowns) and Seth Paige (405 yards and four touchdowns). Georgia State also has an effective passing game led by wide receivers Cornelius McCoy and Sam Pinckney. McCoy has a team-best 65 catches this year for 679 yards and four touchdowns. He’s averaging 56.6 receiving yards per game. Pinckney has caught 36 passes for 460 yards and five touchdowns. Defensively, linebackers Trajan Stephens-McQueen and Victor Heyward lead the team in tackles, with 100 and 68, respectively. Defensive end Hardrick Willis leads the team in sacks this year with 4.5. Safety Remy Lazarus has 53 tackles, an interception and a team-best six pass breakups. Stephens-McQueen and cornerback Tyler Gore each have two interceptions to lead the defense. Place kicker Brandon Wright is 11-of-17 on the season with a long of 48 yards. He is 2-of-6 from more than 40 yards out and 9-of-11 from 39 yards and in. He is 46-of-47 on extra points this season.
Head Coach Shawn Elliott: In his third season as head coach at Georgia State, Shawn
Elliott has built a record of 16-20. He led the Panthers to their first bowl victory in program history, their first winning season as an FBS program and a school-record seven-win campaign that has been tied this season. Individual honors include 16 All-Sun Belt Conference honorees, Georgia State’s first two players selected to the Reese’s Senior Bowl, five former players signed to NFL free agent contracts and a first-round selection in the CFL draft. The accolades extend to the classroom with GSU’s first Academic All-American® as well as four Academic All-District® selections in two seasons, and the Panthers posted a program-record 3.03 GPA in his Elliott’s first semester. Calhoun came to the Academy after serving as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Houston Texans in 2006. The Texans were one of only two NFL teams to triple their number of wins from the previous year. Elliott came to Georgia State following a seven-year stint as an assistant and then interim head coach at South Carolina, where he helped guide the Gamecocks to three-straight 11-win seasons.
Pokes’ Overtime History:
Wyoming has played 16 overtime games in its history. The most recent overtime game the Cowboys played was on Nov. 9, 2019. The Cowboys lost at Boise State in that game by a score of 17-20 in a single overtime. Wyoming has played four overtime games at home in War Memorial Stadium. Two of Wyoming’s 16 overtime games have been played on neutral sites. The other 10 overtime games have been played on the road. Date Opponent, Result Wyoming Record Site 9/7/96 at Iowa State, W 41-38 (1ot) 1-0 Away 12/7/96 vs. BYU, L 25-28 (1ot) # 1-1 Neutral 10/17/98 at UNLV, W 28-25 (1ot) 2-1 Away 11/2/02 at UNLV, L 48-49 (1ot) 2-2 Away 11/6/04 at UNLV, W 53-45 (3ot) 3-2 Away 9/9/06 at Virginia, L 12-13 (1ot) 3-3 Away 9/30/06 at Syracuse, L 34-40 (2ot) 3-4 Away 12/19/09 vs. Fresno State, W 35-28 (2ot) * 4-4 Neutral 9/22/12 at Idaho, W 40-37 (1ot) 5-4 Away 10/6/12 at Nevada, L 28-35 (1ot) 5-5 Away 11/23/13 vs. Hawai’i, W 59-56 (1ot) 6-5 Home 10/18/14 vs. San Jose State, L 20-27 (1ot) 6-6 Home 9/3/16 vs. Northern Illinois, W 40-34 (3ot) 7-6 Home 11/12/16 at UNLV, L 66-69 (3ot) 7-7 Away 9/23/17 vs. Hawai’i, W 28-21 (1ot) 8-7 Home 11/9/19 at Boise State, L 17-20 (1ot) 8-8 Away #The overtime game versus BYU was played in the 1996 Western Athletic Conference Championship Game in Las Vegas, Nev. *The overtime game vs. Fresno State was in the 2009 New Mexico Bowl in Albuquerque
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BY THE NUMBERS Wyoming Cowboys Head Coach: Overall Record: Record at Wyoming: Conference Record: Coach vs. Opponent:
Georgia State Panthers
Craig Bohl (Nebraska ‘79) 139-72 (659), 17th season 35-40 (.467), 6th season 72-49 (.595), 17th season 0-0 (.000)
Head Coach: Overall Record: Record at Current School: Conference Record: Coach vs. Opponent:
Shawn Elliott (Appalachian State, ‘96) 17-25 (.405), 4th season 16-20 (.444), 3rd season 10-14 (.417), 4th season 0-0 (.000)
Team Captains: #30 Logan Wilson, LB, Sr.; #33 Josh Harshman, TE, Sr.; #25 Austin Conway, WR, Sr.; #53 Josiah Hall, DE, Sr.; #12 Sean Chambers, QB, Sr.
Team Captains: TBA
2019 Team Statistics 2019 Offensive Team Statistics WYO Points Scored Per Game 24.3 Yards Rushing Per Game 209.5 Yards Passing Per Game 128.0 Yards Total Offense Per Game 337.5 First Downs Per Game 17.3 Third Down Conversions/Attempts 70/169 Third Down Conversion Percentage 41% Average Time of Possession 30:20
2019 Team Statistics 2019 Offensive Team Statistics GS Points Scored Per Game 32.4 Yards Rushing Per Game 245.2 Yards Passing Per Game 201.8 Yards Total Offense Per Game 446.9 First Downs Per Game 24.1 Third Down Conversions/Attempts 86/182 Third Down Conversion Percentage 47% Average Time of Possession 29:54
Opp. 17.8 99.4 265.1 364.5 20.8 72/187 39% 29:40
Opp. 36.1 211.6 238.2 449.8 21.9 70/162 43% 30:06
2019 Defensive Team Statistics WYO Opp. Total Sacks By 31 20 Sack yardage 220 131 Interceptions 11 8 Interception Yardage 176 74
2019 Defensive Team Statistics GS Opp. Total Sacks By 20 19 Sack yardage 135 145 Interceptions 8 8 Interception Yardage 123 52
2019 Special Team Statistics Net Punting Average Punt Return Average Kickoff Return Average Field Goals Made/Attempted Field Goal Percentage
2019 Special Team Statistics Net Punting Average Punt Return Average Kickoff Return Average Field Goals Made/Attempted Field Goal Percentage
WYO 37.8 11.1 29.2 14-20 .700
Opp. 34.8 7.1 20.0 18-25 .720
GS 37.8 3.1 16.3 11-17 .647
Opp. 40.8 10.2 23.9 13-17 .765
2019 Miscellaneous Statistics WYO Opp. Avg. No. of Penalties Per Game 5.5 5.3 Yards Penalties Per Game 52.0 45.8 Fumbles-Lost 8-4 15-8
2019 Miscellaneous Statistics GS Opp. Avg. No. of Penalties Per Game 4.3 5.3 Yards Penalties Per Game 41.8 48.0 Fumbles-Lost 12-7 19-6
2019 Individual Statistical Leaders Total Avg./ Avg./ 2019 Rushing Leaders Att. Net Gain Rush Game TD # 6 Xazavian Valladay, rb 221 1061 4.8 96.5 5 #12 Sean Chambers, qb 90 567 6.3 70.9 10
2019 Individual Statistical Leaders Total Avg./ Avg./ 2019 Rushing Leaders Att. Net Gain Rush Game TD #5 Tra Barnett, rb 233 1389 6.0 115.8 12 #13 Dan Ellington, qb 146 598 4.1 49.8 5
Comp. 2019 Passing Leaders -Att Comp % #12 Sean Chambers, qb 52-121 43.0 #18 Tyler Vander Waal, qb 49-95 51.6
Comp. 2019 Passing Leaders -Att. Pct. #13 Dan Ellington, qb 214-329 65.0 #1 Cornelious Brown, qb 11-28 39.3
Total Avg./ Int./ Yards Game TD 915 114.4 3/7 512 73.1 4/1
2019 Receiving Leaders Rec. #25 Austin Conway, wr 22 #17 Raghib Ismail, Jr., wr 20 #33 Josh Harshman, te 19
Total Avg./ Avg./ Yards Rec. Game 296 13.5 24.7 305 15.2 27.7 259 13.6 21.6
TD 0 2 2
2019 Leading Tacklers # 3 Alijah Haliburton, ss #30 Logan Wilson, lb
Assisted Total Tackles Tackles 55 119 43 98
Avg 9.9 8.2
Solo Tackles 64 55
Total Avg./ Int./ Yards Game TD 2291 190.9 7/21 130 32.5 1/0
2019 Receiving Leaders Rec. #83 Cornelius McCoy, wr 65 #15 Sam Pinckney, wr 36
Total Avg./ Avg./ Yards Rec. Game TD 679 10.4 56.6 4 460 12.8 51.1 5
Solo 2019 Leading Tacklers Tackles #6 Trajan Stephens-McQueen, lb 55 #37 Victor Heyward, lb 39
Assisted Total Tackles Tackles 45 100 29 68
2019 Wyoming Schedule/Results (7-5, 4-4 in the Mountain West Conference) Time (M.T.) Date Opponent Results TV Aug. 31 MISSOURI W, 37-31 CBSSN Sept. 7 at Texas State W, 23-14 ESPN+ Sept. 14 IDAHO W, 21-16 ESPN3 Sept. 21 at Tulsa L, 21-24 CBSSN Sept. 28 UNLV * W, 53-17 ESPNU Oct. 12 at San Diego State* L, 22-26 CBSSN Oct. 19 NEW MEXICO* W, 23-10 AT&T Sports Oct. 26 NEVADA* W, 31-3 AT&T Sports Nov. 9 at Boise State* L 17-20 (1ot) ESPN Nov. 16 at Utah State* L 21-26 ESPNU Nov. 22 COLORADO STATE* W, 17-7 ESPN2 Nov. 30 at Air Force* L, 6-20 Facebook
2019 Georgia State Panthers Schedule/Results (7-5, 4-4 in the Sun Belt Conference) Time (M.T.) Date Opponent Results Aug. 31 at Tennessee W, 38-30 Sept. 7 FURMAN W, 48-42 Sept. 14 at Western Michigan L, 10-57 Sept. 21 at Texas State* L, 34-37 (OT) Oct. 5 ARKANSAS STATE* W, 52-38 Oct. 12 at Coastal Carolina* W, 31-21 Oct. 19 ARMY W, 28-21 Oct. 26 TROY* W, 52-33 Nov. 9 at ULM* L, 31-45 Nov. 16 #24 APPALACHIAN STATE* L, 27-56 Nov. 23 SOUTH ALABAMA* W, 28-15 Nov. 30 at Georgia Southern L, 10-38
*Indicates Sun Belt Conference games
*Indicates Mountain West Conference games
Avg 8.3 5.7
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COWBOY NOTES Wyoming Opponents/MW Schools Receiving Votes in 2019 College Football Polls: The Wyoming Cowboys
have three 2019 opponents ranked or receiving votes in this week’s national college football polls. Below is a breakdown. 2019 Ranked Opponents Wyo ming USA/Today Opp. Coaches Associated Press Boise St. No. 18 No. 18 Air Force No. 24 No. 24 SDSU RV (No. 33) NA Hawai’i RV (No. 39) NA
Pokes in the Polls, Through the Years:
Below is a breakdown of the Wyoming Cowboys in the four major college polls through the years. The abbreviations below are: Associated Press (AP), United Press International (UPI), Coaches’ Poll (Coaches) and Football Writers Association of America (FWAA). The first column lists a summary of the years Wyoming ended the season in a national poll. The second column lists the highest ranking UW received in any given year. Wyoming’s Season-Ending Wyoming’s High Rankings Rankings in the National Polls in the National Polls Year AP UPI Coaches FWAA Year AP UPI Coaches FWAA 1950 12th 14th 1950 12th 14th 1956 16th 1956 16th 1959 16th 1959 16th 1961 17th 1961 17th 1966 15th 1966 15th 1967 6th 5th 1967 5th 5th 1976 20th 1987 21st 1988 20th 21st 1988 10th 10th 1990 15th 1993 19th 1996 22nd 22nd 1996 16th 15th 1998 25th 25th 1999 27th 35th 2004 38th 2004 34th 38th 2005 35th 34th 41st 2007 44th 37th 39th 2016 33rd 31st 2017 45th 2019 35th
2019 National Polls:
Below is the 2019 USA Today/Amway and the 2019 Associated Press Media Poll and final 2019 Football Writers Association of America (FWAA)-National Football Foundation (NFF) Super 16 Poll. Amway Coaches’ Poll Powered by USA Today
Associated Press Poll
FWAA Super 16 Poll
(Week 15: Dec. 8, 2019) 1. LSU (46) 2. Ohio State (14) 3. Clemson (5) 4. Oklahoma 5. Georgia 6. Oregon 7. Florida 8. Baylor 9. Alabama 10. Utah 11. Wisconsin 12. Penn State 13. Auburn 14. Notre Dame 15. Memphis 16. Minnesota 17. Michigan 18. Boise State 19. Iowa 20. Appalachian State 21. Navy 22. Cincinnati 23. USC 24. Air Force 25. Virginia
(Week 15: Dec. 8, 2019) 1. LSU (47) 2. Ohio State 3. Clemson 4. Oklahoma 5. Georgia 6. Florida 7. Oregon 8. Baylor 9. Alabama 10. Auburn 11. Wisconsin 12. Utah 13. Penn State 14. Notre Dame 15. Memphis 16. Minnesota 17. Michigan 18. Boise State 19. Iowa 20. Appalachian State 21. Navy 22. USC 23. Cincinnati 24. Air Force 25. Oklahoma State
(Week 15: Dec. 8, 2019) 1. LSU (40) 2. Ohio State (5) 3. Clemson (1) 4. Oklahoma 5. Georgia 6. Oregon 7. Baylor 8. Florida 9. Alabama 10. Auburn 11. Wisconsin 12. Utah 13. Penn State 14. Notre Dame 15. Minnesota 16. Memphis
Others receiving votes: Oklahoma State 64; SMU 61; Kansas State 20; Indiana 10; Louisiana 6; FAU 6; UCF 6; San Diego State 5; Tennessee 4; Kentucky 3; Iowa State 3; Arizona State 3; Virginia Tech 2; Hawai’i 1; California 1
Others receiving votes: SMU 63; Virginia 55; Kansas State 50; Texas A&M 7; FAU 7; Arizona State 5; UCF 5; Iowa State 5; California 4; Washington 3
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Others receiving votes: Michigan (42); Boise State (17); Iowa (8)
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COWBOY NOTES Cowboys in the 2019 Mountain West and NCAA Statistical Rankings:
Below
are where the Wyoming Cowboys rankNational in theConference NCAA Heading Into Bowl Season
Statistic
Player
All Purpose (200 ranked)
Xazavian Valladay
Rank 61
Rank
Blocked Kicks (1 ranked) Combined Kick Returns (200 ranked)
The Mountain West Conference 2019 Mountain West Football Standings Mountain Division Conference Overall Boise State 8-0 (1.000) 12-1 (.923) Air Force 7-1 (.875) 10-2 (.833) Utah State 6-2 (.750) 7-5 (.583) Wyoming 4-4 (.500) 7-5 (.583) Colorado State 3-5 (.375) 4-8 (.333) New Mexico 0-8 (.000) 2-10 (.167) West Division Conference Overall Hawai’i 5-3 (.625) 9-5 (.643) San Diego St. 5-3 (.625) 9-3 (.750) Nevada 4-4 (.500) 7-5 (.583) Fresno State 2-6 (.250) 4-8 (.333) UNLV 2-6 (.250) 4-8 (.333) San Jose State 2-6 (.250) 5-7 (.417)
Bowl Schedule Schedule Fri., Dec. 20 Utah State vs. Kent State, 5:30 p.m. Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl Saturday, Dec. 21 San Diego State vs. Central Michigan, Noon New Mexico Bowl Boise State vs. Washington, 5:30 p.m. Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl
16 players tied Austin Conway Tyler Hall
67 129
5 12
Friday, Dec. 27 Air Force vs. Washington State, 8:15 p.m. Cheez-It Bowl Tuesday, Dec. 31 Wyoming vs. Georgia State, 2:30 p.m. NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl Friday, Jan. 3 Nevada vs. Ohio, 1:30 p.m. Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
379 Isaiah Rodgers, Massachusetts 225
Value
180.08 John Hightower, Boise St.
123.31
2 Montrice Johns, UNLV Avery Williams, Boise St. 1,415 Savon Scarver, Utah St.
2 2 557
Completion Percentage (110 ranked)
Joe Burrow, LSU
0.779 Jorge Reyna, Fresno St.
0.647
Completions Per Game (100 ranked)
Anthony Gordon, Washington St.
38.75 Josh Love, San Jose St.
24.42
1.000 Jake Koehnke, Air Force 1.000
1.000
Field Goal Percentage (110 ranked)
Cooper Rothe
75
9 0.700 Gabe Brkic, Oklahoma Jake Koehnke, Air Force
Field Goals Per Game (143 ranked)
Cooper Rothe
51
5
Fumbles Recovered (27 ranked)
Esaias Gandy
27
4
Interceptions Per Game (131 ranked)
Logan Wilson
24
3
Forced Fumbles (20 ranked)
1.17 Keith Duncan, Iowa Jake Hansen, Illinois 2 4 players tied
0.3 Meiko Dotson, Fla. Atlantic
Kickoff Return TDs (10 ranked)
Joshua Youngblood, Kansas St.
Kickoff Returns (69 ranked)
Joe Reed, Virginia
Passes Defended (28 ranked)
Luq Barcoo, San Diego St.
Passing Efficiency (110 ranked)
Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama
Passing TDs (159 ranked)
Sean Chambers
131
15
Passing Yards (130 ranked)
7 Joe Burrow, LSU Anthony Gordon, Washington St.
2.42 Matt Araiza, San Diego St. Matt Mercurio, San Jose St.
1.67 1.67
0.78 Justin Rice, Fresno St.
0.33
4 Mosese Fifita, Air Force Justus Te'i, Utah St. Tariq Thompson, San Diego St. 0.8 Luq Barcoo, San Diego St.
3 3 3 0.7
3 Savon Scarver, Utah St.
2
34.7 Savon Scarver, Utah St.
29.3
2.0 Luq Barcoo, San Diego St. 206.9 Cole McDonald, Hawaii 48 Cole McDonald, Hawaii 5,228 Josh Love, San Jose St.
2.0 144.4 29 3,923
Passing Yards Per Game (130 ranked)
Anthony Gordon, Washington St.
435.7 Josh Love, San Jose St.
326.9
Passing Yards per Completion (110 ranked)
Jalen Hurts, Oklahoma
16.37 Tevaka Tuioti, New Mexico
14.31
Points Responsible For (198 ranked)
Joe Burrow, LSU Jalen Hurts, Oklahoma
308 Cole McDonald, Hawaii 308
212
Points Responsible For Per Game (200 ranked)
Joe Burrow, LSU Jalen Hurts, Oklahoma
23.7 Cole McDonald, Hawaii 23.7
16.3
Jalen Reagor, TCU Avery Williams, Boise St.
2 Avery Williams, Boise St. 2
2
Punt Returns (42 ranked)
Punt Return TDs (3 ranked) Austin Conway
11
2
11.1 Jaylen Waddle, Alabama
24.9 Avery Williams, Boise St.
12.4
Punting (100 ranked)
Ryan Galovich
55
7
42.2 Max Duffy, Kentucky
48.6 Ryan Stonehouse, Colorado St.
46.4
Receiving TDs (182 ranked)
Ja'Marr Chase, LSU
Receiving Yards (200 ranked)
Ja'Marr Chase, LSU
1,498 Tre Walker, San Jose St.
1,161
Receiving Yards Per Game (200 ranked)
Ja'Marr Chase, LSU
124.8 Tre Walker, San Jose St.
116.1
Receptions Per Game (199 ranked)
Devin Duvernay, Texas
Rush Yards Per Carry (166 ranked)
Xazavian Valladay
101
10
Rushing TDs (171 ranked)
Sean Chambers Xazavian Valladay
48 171
5 19
Rushing Yards (200 ranked)
Xazavian Valladay Sean Chambers
37 153
2 1,061 Chuba Hubbard, Oklahoma St. 13 567
Rushing Yards Per Game (200 ranked)
Xazavian Valladay
28
2
96.5 Chuba Hubbard, Oklahoma St.
Sacks (149 ranked)
Solomon Byrd
51
3
0.59 Chase Young, Ohio St.
Scoring (196 ranked)
Cooper Rothe
122
9
6.2 Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin
Solo Tackles (35 ranked)
Alijah Halliburton
20
3
5.3 Evan Weaver, California
Tackles For Loss (26 ranked)
Tuesday, Dec. 24 BYU vs. Hawai’i, 6 p.m. SoFi Hawai’i Bowl
Value National Leader
6 108.55 Chuba Hubbard, Oklahoma St.
Conference Value Leader
4.80 Travis Etienne, Clemson 10 Levante Bellamy, Western Mich. 5
Chase Young, Ohio St.
Total Interceptions (43 ranked)
Logan Wilson
17
2
Total Offense (200 ranked)
Xazavian Valladay
144
12
4 Meiko Dotson, Fla. Atlantic 96.5 Anthony Gordon, Washington St.
18 JoJo Ward, Hawaii
11
8.6 Tre Walker, San Jose St.
7.9
8.24 Timothy Jackson, Air Force
6.11
23 Ronnie Rivers, Fresno St.
13
1,936 Charles Williams, UNLV
1,257
161.3 Charles Williams, UNLV
104.8
1.50 Curtis Weaver, Boise St.
1.04
12.0 Dominik Eberle, Utah St. Matt Mercurio, San Jose St.
8.1 8.1
7.9 Jay Lenard, San Jose St.
5.7
1.9 Curtis Weaver, Boise St.
1.4
9 Luq Barcoo, San Diego St. 435.0 Josh Love, San Jose St.
8 319.6
Total Points Scored (148 ranked)
Cooper Rothe
117
10
74 Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin
156 Eric Sachse, Boise St.
102
Total Tackles (497 ranked)
Alijah Halliburton Logan Wilson Cassh Maluia
11 51 475
2 6 42
9.9 Evan Weaver, California 8.2 4.8
14.4 Ethan Aguayo, San Jose St.
11.3
Total Touchdowns (129 ranked)
Sean Chambers
83
6
10 Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin
26 Ronnie Rivers, Fresno St.
Yards per Pass Attempt (110 ranked)
Jalen Hurts, Oklahoma
11.76 Patrick O'Brien, Colorado St.
Yards per Reception (200 ranked)
Geraud Sanders, Air Force
25.38 Geraud Sanders, Air Force
16 8.29 25.38
The Mountain West Conference Celebrating Its 21st Season in 2019 Wyoming’s 2019 MW Players of the Week Defensive Players of the Week Alijah Halliburton, Sr., SS, Aurora, Colo. For his performance vs. Missouri on Aug. 31 Offensive Players of the Week Xazavian Valladay, So., RB, Matteson, Ill. For his performance vs. Nevada on Oct. 26
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COWBOY NOTES
NCAA Statistics Wyoming - 2019-20 Football Ranking Summary thru games 12/07/2019 Cowboys in the 2019 Mountain West and NCAA Statistical Rankings: Statistic
Below are where the Wyoming Cowboys rank as a team Heading into Bowl Season National Conference Value National Leader Rank Rank
Value
Conference Value Leader
3rd Down Conversion Pct (130 ranked)
54
5
0.412 Ohio St.
0.570 Air Force
0.548
3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense (130 ranked)
58
5
0.385 Kansas St.
0.259 San Diego St.
0.350
4th Down Conversion Pct (130 ranked)
77
8
0.500 Coastal Carolina
0.793 Air Force
0.722
4th Down Conversion Pct Defense (130 ranked)
67
7
0.524 Florida
0.222 Boise St.
0.308
Blocked Kicks (61 ranked) Blocked Kicks Allowed (129 ranked)
Houston 107
9
3 30 teams tied
Blocked Punts Allowed (128 ranked)
116
10
2 77 teams tied
Completion Percentage (130 ranked)
Blocked Punts (20 ranked)
Houston 128
12
Defensive TDs (47 ranked)
11
2
Fewest Penalties (130 ranked)
35
3
0.474 LSU 3 Illinois
6 Air Force
4
0 Fresno St. Colorado St.
0 0
5 6 teams tied
1
0 7 teams tied
0
0.763 Fresno St.
0.646
6 Hawaii
4
66 Air Force
40 Air Force
40 3.33
Fewest Penalties Per Game (130 ranked)
36
3
5.50 Air Force
3.33 Air Force
Fewest Penalty Yards (130 ranked)
57
6
624 Rice
330 Air Force
348
Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game (130 ranked)
59
7
52.00 Rice
27.50 Air Force
29.00
First Downs Defense (130 ranked)
66
6
250 Clemson
161 San Diego St.
190
First Downs Offense (130 ranked)
117
12
207 Ohio St.
369 Hawaii
348
7
2
Fumbles Lost (130 ranked) Fumbles Recovered (130 ranked)
49
4
Kickoff Return Defense (130 ranked)
51
2
Kickoff Returns (130 ranked)
4 Oregon St. San Diego St. 8 Notre Dame 20.00 Akron
2 San Diego St. 2 17 Utah St.
2 12
14.87 San Diego St.
16.83
3
1
29.22 Kansas St.
29.81 Wyoming
29.22
Net Punting (130 ranked)
76
6
37.85 Kentucky
45.13 Colorado St.
42.45
Passes Had Intercepted (130 ranked)
40
3
Passes Intercepted (127 ranked)
8 Ga. Southern
0 San Diego St. Air Force
5 5
32
4
11 Fla. Atlantic
Passing Offense (130 ranked)
125
12
128.0 Washington St.
Passing Yards Allowed (130 ranked)
111
11
265.1 Clemson
138.5 Colorado St.
181.6
19
3
14.09 Air Force
24.56 Air Force
24.56
Passing Yards per Completion (130 ranked) Punt Return Defense (130 ranked)
59
5
Punt Returns (130 ranked)
34
4
7.10 Minnesota 11.09 Alabama
21 San Jose St.
16
444.3 San Jose St.
338.0
-0.75 Air Force
1.50
24.67 Fresno St.
13.33
Red Zone Defense (130 ranked)
7
1
0.707 Ohio St.
0.643 Wyoming
0.707
Red Zone Offense (130 ranked)
74
5
0.825 Navy
0.976 Boise St.
0.891
Rushing Defense (130 ranked)
6
2
99.4 Utah
Rushing Offense (130 ranked)
27
2
208.5 Navy
70.3 San Diego St. 360.8 Air Force
72.3 292.5
Sacks Allowed (130 ranked)
42
6
1.67 Air Force
0.33 Air Force
0.33
Scoring Defense (130 ranked)
11
2
17.8 Clemson
10.6 San Diego St.
12.8
Scoring Offense (130 ranked)
96
8
24.3 Ohio St.
48.7 Boise St.
36.8
Tackles for Loss Allowed (129 ranked)
15
4
4.58 Army West Point
3.00 Hawaii
3.57
Team Passing Efficiency (130 ranked)
120
12
108.01 Air Force
41
3
124.58 Clemson
Team Passing Efficiency Defense (130 ranked)
203.73 Air Force
203.73
92.81 San Diego St. 113.41
Team Sacks (130 ranked)
35
2
2.58 SMU
4.17 Boise St.
Team Tackles for Loss (130 ranked)
34
2
6.7 UCF
9.3 Boise St.
6.8
Time of Possession (130 ranked)
60
6
35:26 Air Force
33:43
Total Defense (130 ranked)
46
4
Total Offense (130 ranked)
110
11
30:19 Wisconsin 364.5 Clemson
244.7 San Diego St.
288.7
336.5 LSU
554.4 Hawaii
469.3
Turnover Margin (128 ranked)
18
3
0.58 Fla. Atlantic
Turnovers Gained (129 ranked)
40
5
19 Fla. Atlantic
Turnovers Lost (130 ranked)
12
2
Winning Percentage (130 ranked)
44
5
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12 Oregon St. 0.583 LSU Ohio St. Clemson
1.54 San Diego St. 31 Utah St. San Jose St. 6 San Diego St. 1.000 Boise St. 1.000 1.000
1.25 23 23 7 0.923
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HEAD COACH CRAIG BOHL The 2019 season will mark Craig Bohl’s sixth season leading the University of Wyoming Football program and his 17th season as a head coach at the collegiate level. The success that Cowboy Football has enjoyed and the excitement generated around the program under Bohl’s direction is just what UW Athletics Director Tom Burman had hoped for when he hired Bohl. In terms of success, the Cowboys have become regular contenders in the race for the Mountain West Conference title. UW won eight games in both 2016 and ‘17, hosted the 2016 Mountain West Championship Game, earned consecutive bowl bids and won the 2017 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl with a convincing 37-14 victory. The 2018 season saw the Cowboys earn bowl eligibility for the third consecutive season, marking the first time a UW team had achieved that since the 1997-99 seasons. The excitement surrounding Wyoming Football included the extensive coverage of former Cowboy quarterback Josh Allen, who was selected as the No. 7 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills. That marked the highest selection by a Wyoming Cowboy in the history of the program and was the second highest selection by a Mountain West player since Utah’s Alex Smith was selected No. 1 in 2005. Leading up to Allen being drafted, Wyoming’s Pro Day was covered live by both ESPN and the NFL Network. At the conclusion of the 2017 football season and the 2018 NFL Draft, media coverage of Wyoming Football for the past year was estimated by Joyce Julius & Associates at over $159 million. In 2018, Wyoming had two finalists for national awards for the first time in program history. Place-kicker Cooper Rothe was one of three national finalists for the Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award, that honors the nation’s top collegiate place-kicker each year. Free safety Marcus Epps was one of only three national finalists for the Burlsworth Trophy, which is awarded to the most outstanding football player in America who began his career as a walk-on. Epps went on to be drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the sixth round of the 2019 NFL Draft. Also for the third time in the last four seasons, Bohl had a freshman earn Freshman All-America honors from the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA). Cowboy center Keegan Cryder earned the honor in 2018. Cryder was one of only 32 freshman nationally to be named to the 2018 Freshman All-America squad. The excitement around Wyoming Football carries into the 2019 season as the Cowboys enter the season on a four-game winning streak. Among the top returning Cowboys are All-America candidates and seniors Rothe at place-kicker and Logan Wilson at linebacker. When Bohl was hired as head football coach at Wyoming, he was open in saying that he wanted to bring Cowboy Football back to a place of national prominence. Wyoming was once again one of the best defensive teams in the nation in 2018. The Cowboys ranked No. 19 in the nation in total defense, No. 25 in rushing defense, No. 28 in scoring defense and No. 32 in pass defense on way to a 6-6 record to earn bowl eligibility for the third straight season. The 2017 season saw the Cowboys post an 8-5 record and finish second in the MW Mountain Division. The Pokes were led by their defense in 2017, ranking No. 1 in the nation in forcing turnovers (38) and leading the Mountain West and ranking No. 9 in the nation in scoring defense, allowing opponents only 17.5 points per game. Wyoming’s defense also ranked No. 1 in fumbles recovered (18), No. 2 in interceptions (20), No. 8 in defensive touchdowns scored, 13th in the NCAA in pass defense, and 23rd in total defense. UW placed second in the Mountain Division and captured the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in a convincing 37-14 win over Central Michigan. In 2016, Bohl’s team defeated two Top 25 ranked opponents, was named the National Team of the Week by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) for one of those wins and received votes itself in the national polls. Wyoming also captured the Mountain Division title of the Mountain West Conference, earned the right to host the 2016 MW Football Championship Game as the highest ranked team in the conference and was invited to the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl. His Cowboys ended the year with an 8-6 record and featured one of the NCAA’s top scoring offenses, averaging 35.9 points per game to rank No. 25 in the nation. Bohl was recognized for his turnaround of Cowboy Football by being named the 2016 Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year in voting by conference head coaches and media. Two Cowboys earned All-America honors in 2016 in running back Brian Hill and center Chase Roullier. Linebacker Logan Wilson earned Freshman All-America honors in 2016, joining Andrew Wingard, who earned Freshman All-America honors a year earlier. Bohl, who was part of building National Championship teams at North Dakota State and Nebraska, was introduced by University of Wyoming Athletics Director Tom Burman as the new head football coach of the Wyoming Cowboys on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013. Bohl became the 32nd head football coach in University of Wyoming history. He came to Wyoming after building a national power at North Dakota State as a head coach for 11 seasons from 2003-13. His teams won three consecutive National Championships at the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level in 2011, ‘12 and ‘13. NDSU became only the second FCS school in NCAA history to win three consecutive national football titles, tied the FCS record for consecutive wins (24 from 2011-13) and became the first undefeated FCS National Champion since 1996. Not only did Bohl win three national titles at the FCS level, but he was the linebackers coach at his alma mater, Nebraska, when the Huskers won the 1995 and 1997 National Championships. Bohl currently serves on the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Board of Trustees, having been elected by a vote of the membership at the 2012 AFCA national convention. He was also appointed to the 13-member NCAA Division I Football Competition Committee in January of 2017. Bohl concluded his career as head coach of the NDSU Bison, with a 104-32 (.765) record. He guided the Bison to the FCS Playoffs each of his final four seasons, posting a 14-1 record in the FCS Playoffs. By winning the 2013 FCS National Championship, North Dakota State extended its winning streak to 24 consecutive games, which tied both the NDSU and FCS records for consecutive victories. The Bison teams from 1964-66 originally set the school record with 24 straight victories. The University of Pennsylvania set the FCS record of 24 consecutive wins from 1992-95. That record was later tied by Montana from 2001-02. The 2013 NDSU team also set a North Dakota State single-season record for wins, posting a perfect 15-0 record. The Bison became the first undefeated FCS National Champion since Marshall went 15-0 to win the 1996 FCS title. In 2012 and ‘13, Bohl received both The Sports Network Eddie Robinson FCS National Coach of the Year Award and the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) FCS National Coach of the Year Award. He became the first coach in the first 27 years of the Eddie Robinson Award to win it in consecutive seasons. In 2013, he also received the Liberty Mutual FCS Coach of the Year Award, which is presented in partnership with the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame. His other National Coach of the Year honor came in 2006, when he was recognized by the Football Gazette as the FCS National Coach of the Year and the Northwest Region Coach of the Year. Bohl grew up in Lincoln, Neb., and went on to attend the University of Nebraska where he was a reserve defensive back from 1977 to 1979 under head coach Tom Osborne. Bohl was part of Nebraska’s 1979 Orange Bowl and 1980 Cotton Bowl teams. The 2019 season will be Bohl’s 39th year coaching at the college level. Born July 27, 1958, Bohl will be 61 years old when the 2019 season kicks off. He earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Nebraska in 1982. Bohl’s family includes wife Leia, and children Mallory and Morgan, Aaron and Elijah.
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HEAD COACH CRAIG BOHL 2016 2013 2012 2011 2007
Craig Bohl’s Career Coaching Honors
Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year The Sports Network Eddie Robinson FCS National Coach of the Year America Football Coaches Association (AFCA) FCS National Coach of the Year Liberty Mutual, National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame FCS National Coach of the Year AFCA Region 4 Division I FCS Coach of the Year Missouri Valley Football Conference Bruce Craddock Coach of the Year The Sports Network Eddie Robinson FCS National Coach of the Year The American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) FCS National Coach of the Year Elected to the AFCA Board of Trustees Missouri Valley Football Conference Bruce Craddock Coach of the Year Finalist for The Sports Network Eddie Robinson FCS National Coach of the Year AFCA Region 4 Division I FCS Coach of the Year Missouri Valley Football Conference Bruce Craddock Coach of the Year Finalist for The Sports Network Eddie Robinson FCS National Coach of the Year 2006 Football Gazette FCS National Coach of the Year Football Gazette FCS Northwest Region Coach of the Year Finalist for The Sports Network Eddie Robinson FCS National Coach of the Year Great West Football Conference Coach of the Year
Craig Bohl’s College Head-Coaching Record
Overall Record Season School W L % 2019 Wyoming 7 5 .683 2018 Wyoming 6 6 .500 2017 Wyoming 8 5 .615 2016 Wyoming 8 6 .571 2015 Wyoming 2 10 .167 2014 Wyoming 4 8 .333 2013 North Dakota State 15 0 1.000 2012 North Dakota State 14 1 .933 2011 North Dakota State 14 1 .933 2010 North Dakota State 9 5 .643 2009 North Dakota State 3 8 .273 2008 North Dakota State 6 5 .545 2007 North Dakota State 10 1 .909 2006 North Dakota State 10 1 .909 2005 North Dakota State 7 4 .636 2004 North Dakota State 8 3 .727 2003 North Dakota State 8 3 .727 Record as Head Coach (17 years) 139 72 .659
Conference Record W L % 4 4 .500 4 4 .500 5 3 .625 6 2 .750 2 6 .250 2 6 .250 8 0 1.000 7 1 .875 7 1 .875 4 4 .500 2 6 .250 4 4 .500 3 1 .750 4 0 1.000 3 2 .600 2 3 .400 5 2 .714 72 48 .600
Conference Postseason Finish Appearance 4th in Mountain Div. Arizona Bowl 3rd in Mountain Div. 2nd in Mountain Div. Idaho Potato Bowl Champions 1st in Mountain Div. Poinsettia Bowl 6th in Mountain Div. T5th in Mountain Div. 1st in MVFC FCS National Champions 1st in MVFC FCS National Champions Tie 1st in MVFC FCS National Champions Tie 3rd in MVFC FCS Quarterfinals 6th in MVFC Tie 4th in MVFC 2nd in GWFC Reclassifying to FCS 1st in GWFC Reclassifying to FCS 3rd in GWFC Reclassifying to FCS 3rd in GWFC Reclassifying to FCS 2nd in NCC 4 Titles 3 National Titles
Craig Bohl’s College Assistant-Coaching Record
Overall Record Season School W L T % 2002 Nebraska (Def. Coord./LB) 7 7 0 .500 2001 Nebraska (Def. Coord./LB) 11 2 0 .846 2000 Nebraska (Def. Coord./LB) 10 2 0 .833 1999 Nebraska (Linebackers) 12 1 0 .923 1998 Nebraska (Linebackers) 9 4 0 .692 1997 Nebraska (Linebackers) 13 0 0 1.000 1996 Nebraska (Linebackers) 11 2 0 .846 1995 Nebraska (Linebackers) 12 0 0 1.000 1994 Duke (Def. Coord./LB) 8 4 0 .667 1993 Rice (Defensive Coord.) 6 5 0 .545 1992 Rice (Defensive Coord.) 6 5 0 .545 1991 Rice (Defensive Coord.) 4 7 0 .364 1990 Rice (Defensive Coord.) 5 6 0 .455 1989 Rice (Defensive Coord.) 2 8 1 .227 1988 Wisconsin (Linebackers) 1 10 0 .091 1987 Wisconsin (Linebackers) 3 8 0 .273 1986 Tulsa (Linebackers) 7 4 0 .636 1985 Tulsa (Linebackers) 6 5 0 .545 1984 North Dakota State (DB) 11 2 0 .846 1983 Nebraska (Grad Assistant) 12 1 0 .923 1982 Nebraska (Grad Assistant) 12 1 0 .923 1981 Nebraska (Grad Assistant) 9 3 0 .750 Record as Assistant Coach (22 years) 177 87 1 .670 Overall Record as a Head Coach Overall Record as a College Assistant Coach
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Conference Record Conference Postseason W L % Finish Appearance 3 5 .375 4th Big 12 North Independence Bowl 7 1 .875 Tie 1st Big 12 N. Rose Bowl 6 2 .750 2nd Big 12 North Alamo Bowl Champions 7 1 .875 Big 12 Champs Fiesta Bowl Champions 5 3 .625 2nd Big 12 North Holiday Bowl 8 0 1.000 Big 12 Champs National Champs / Orange 8 0 1.000 Big 12 Runner-up Orange Bowl Champions 7 0 1.000 Big Eight Champs National Champs / Fiesta 5 3 .625 Tie 3rd ACC Hall of Fame Bowl 3 4 .429 Tie 4th SWC 4 3 .571 Tie 2nd SWC 2 6 .250 8th SWC 3 5 .375 Tie 4th SWC 2 6 .250 Tie 6th SWC 1 7 .125 Tie 9th Big 10 1 7 .125 10th Big 10 0 0 ----- Independent 5 0 1.000 1st MVC 8 1 .889 1st NCC National Runner-up 7 0 1.000 1st Big 8 Orange Bowl 7 0 1.000 1st Big 8 Orange Bowl Champions 7 0 1.000 1st Big 8 Orange Bowl 106 54 .663 2 National Titles
139-71 (.662) in 17 seasons 177-87-1 (.670) in 22 seasons
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COACHING STAFF
Coordinators
Brent Vigen
Jake Dickert
Associate Head Coach Defensive Coordinator/ Safeties Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks (In Booth on Gameday) Years at Wyoming: 6th Years at Wyoming: 3rd Alma Mater: North Dakota State ‘98 Alma Mater: Wisconsin-Stevens Point ‘07
AJ Cooper
Defensive Run-Game Coordinator Defensive Ends/Special Teams Coordinator Years at Wyoming: 6th Alma Mater: North Dakota State ‘06
Assistant Coaching Staff
Aaron Bohl
Mike Grant
Linebackers Wide Receivers Years at Wyoming: 3rd Years at Wyoming: 4th Alma Mater: MSU Moorhead ‘16 Alma Mater: Nebraska ‘93
Gordie Haug
Director of Player Personnel/ Running Backs Years at Wyoming: 6th Alma Mater: Bemidji State ‘09
Pete Kaligis
Defensive Tackles/ Nose Tackles (In Booth) Years at Wyoming: 11th Alma Mater: Washington ‘94
Bart Miller
Offensive Line Years at Wyoming: 1st Alma Mater: New Mexico ‘07
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John Richardson
Tight Ends/Fullbacks Co-Special Teams Coordinator Years at Wyoming: 1st Alma Mater: Black Hills State ‘00
Cornerbacks (In Booth on Gameday) Years at Wyoming: 6th Alma Mater: North Dakota St. ‘10
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COWBOY DEPTH CHART VS. GEORGIA STATE Offense
Defense
Cornerbacks 9 Tyler Hall (5-10, 190, Sr., Hawthorne, Calif.) 6 Jordan Murry (5-10, 150, Fr., Riverside, Calif.)
Quarterbacks 18 Tyler Vander Waal (6-4, 214, So., Elk Grove, Calif.) 15 Levi Williams (6-5, 208, Fr., Canyon Lake, Texas)
Strong Safeties 3 Alijah Halliburton (6-2, 190, Sr., Aurora, Colo.) 5 Esaias Gandy (6-1, 193, Jr., Aurora, Colo.)
Running Backs 6 Xazavian Valladay (6-0, 196, So., Matteson, Ill.) 24 Brett Brenton (5-10, 195, RFr., Casper, Wyo.)
Free Safeties 8 Rome Weber (5-11, 186, RFr., San Bernardino, Calif.) 26 Braden Smith (5-10, 184, Jr., Lakewood, Colo.)
Fullbacks 35 Skyler Miller (5-11, 226, Jr., Torrington, Wyo.) 45 Jaylon Watson (6-0, 241, Sr., Broken Bow, Okla.)
Cornerbacks 20 Azizi Hearn (6-1, 193, So., Oceanside, Calif.) 6 Jordan Murry (5-10, 150, Fr., Riverside, Calif.)
Wide Receivers (Z) 25 Austin Conway (5-10, 183, Sr., Aurora, Colo.) 8 Dontae Crow (5-9, 178, Jr., Sheridan, Wyo.)
Nickel Backs / Strong-Side (SAM) Linebackers 18 Keyon Blankenbaker (5-10, 175, So., Oak Park, Ill.) 47 Blake Harrington (5-11, 180, RFr., Prosper, Texas)
Wide Receivers (F) 17 Raghib Ismail Jr. (6-0, 170, Sr., Irving, Texas) 11 Wyatt Wieland (6-1, 191, RFr., Colorado Springs, Colo.)
Middle (MIKE) Linebacker 30 Logan Wilson (6-2, 250, Sr., Casper, Wyo.) 48 Chad Muma (6-3, 220, So., Lone Tree, Colo.)
Wide Receivers (X) 13 John Okwoli (6-2, 210, Sr., Phoenix, Ariz.) 19 Ayden Eberhardt (6-2, 195, Jr., Loveland, Colo.) 16 Gunner Gentry (6-3, 208, So., Aurora, Colo.)
Weak-Side (WILL) Linebackers 46 Cassh Maluia (6-0, 248, Sr., Compton, Calif.) 48 Chad Muma (6-3, 220, So., Lone Tree, Colo.)
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Tight Ends (Y) 33 Josh Harshman (6-3, 240, RSr., Casper, Wyo.) 84 Nate Weinman (6-7, 267, So., Creston, Ohio)
Defensive Ends 53 Josiah Hall (6-1, 236, Sr., Colorado Springs, Colo.) 41 Davon Wells-Ross 6-5, 212, So., Omaha, Neb.) Nose Tackles 97 Mario Mora (6-3, 264, RFr., Covina, Calif.) 55 Claude Cole (6-4, 276, RFr., Palo Alto, Calif.)
Left Tackles 62 Rudy Stofer (6-6, 297, So., Kearney, Neb.) 75 Frank Crum (6-7, 300, RFr., Laramie, Wyo.) Left Guards 65 Zach Watts (6-5, 285, RFr., Windsor, Colo.) 58 Latrell Bible (6-4, 262, Fr., Minneapolis, Minn.)
Defensive Tackles 94 Cole Godbout (6-4, 262, RFr., Hudson, Wis.) 44 Victor Jones (6-4, 256, So., Sacramento, Calif.)
Centers 73 Keegan Cryder (6-4, 297, So., Littleton, Colo.) 57 Patrick Arnold (6-3, 296, So., Omaha, Neb.)
Defensive Ends 88 Garrett Crall (6-5, 242, Jr., Hicksville, Ohio) 51 Solomon Byrd (6-4, 243, RFr., Palmdale, Calif.)
Right Guards 79 Logan Harris (6-3, 304, Jr., Torrington, Wyo.) 74 Blayne Baker (6-5, 305, RFr., Sheridan, Wyo.)
Specialists
Right Tackles 78 Alonzo Velazquez (6-6, 310, Jr., Janesville, Wis.) 77 Gavin Dunayski (6-6, 261, So., Puyallup, Wash.)
Place-kickers 40 Cooper Rothe (5-11, 178, Sr., Longmont, Colo.) 42 Luke Glassock (5-10, 170, Fr., Buffalo, Wyo.)
Return Specialists
Punters 41 Ryan Galovich (6-0, 192, Sr., Corvallis, Ore.) 27 Tim Zaleski (6-5, 221, Jr., Oak Lawn, Ill.)
Punt Returners 25 Austin Conway (5-10, 183, Sr., Aurora, Colo.) 8 Dontae Crow (5-9, 178, Jr., Sheridan, Wyo.)
Holders 11 Nick Szpor (6-3, 205, Sr., Fresno, Calif.) Long Snappers 99 Jesse Hooper (5-11, 232, So., West Jordan, Utah)
Kickoff Returners No. 1 Tandem 25 Austin Conway (5-10, 183, Sr., Aurora, Colo.) 8 Dontae Crow (5-9, 178, Jr., Sheridan, Wyo.) No. 2 Tandem 9 Tyler Hall (5-10, 190, Sr., Hawthorne, Calif.) 17 Raghib Ismail Jr. (6-0, 170, Sr., Irving, Texas)
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2019 Player Participation and Starting History Career 2019 Season 2015 2016 2017 2018 TEXAS BOISE UTAH Career Cons No. Players (G/GS) (G/GS) (G/GS) MIZZ STATE ID TU UNLV SDSU UNM NEV STATE STATE CSU AFA (G/GS) GS 25 Isaiah Abdullah, lb HS 0/0 69 Eric Abojei, og HS RS 12/5 GS GS GS GS GS GS 18/11 23 Alphonso Andrews Jr., rb HS G 1/0 57 Patrick Arnold, og/c HS RS 4/4 G G G G GS GS GS GS GS GS G 15/10 74 Blayne Baker, og HS RS G G G 3/0 58 Latrell Bible, c HS G 1/0 18 Keyon Blankenbaker, cb HS RS 12/4 GS GS GS GS GS G GS GS G GS GS GS 24/13 76 Justis Borton, nt RS 2/0 0/0 G G G G G G G G G G 12/0 52 Jack Boyer, de HS RS G G 2/0 24 Brett Brenton, rb HS 1/0 G G G G G G G G G 10/0 9 Alex Brown, wr HS G 1/0 34 Jeff Burroughs, fb RS SQ 4/0 G G G G G G GS G G G G G 16/1 51 Solomon Byrd, de HS 3/0 G G G GS G G G G G G G 14/1 12 Sean Chambers, qb HS 4/3 GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS 12/11 80 Parker Christensen, te HS 0/0 28 Austin Clemetson, rb HS RS 0/0 21 C.J. Coldon, cb HS RS 3/3 GS GS GS 6/6 55 Claude Cole, dt HS RS G G G G G G G G G 9/0 25 Austin Conway, wr 14/2 13/11 12/11 GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS G GS 51/35 13 Jerome Cooper, s HS 0/0 88 Garrett Crall, de RS 13/0 12/11 GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS 37/23 13 8 Dontae Crow, wr/p RS 5/0 10/6 G G G G G G G G G G G G 27/6 75 Frank Crum, ot HS RS G G G G GS G GS GS GS GS G 11/5 73 Keegan Cryder, c/og HS RS 12/12 GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS 24/24 24 63 Jason Davis, ol HS RS SQ G 1/0 37 Tristan Dietz, fb HS RS 0/0 40 Taylor Dodd, fs HS RS SQ G 1/0 77 Gavin Dunayski, ot HS RS SQ G G G G G G G G 8/0 19 Ayden Eberhardt, wr RS 7/0 12/2 G GS G G G G G G G G GS G 31/4 1 85 Maeson Gallegos, wr HS RS G G 2/0 41 Ryan Galovich, k TR 5/1 GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS 17/13 13 5 Esaias Gandy, ss HS 13/0 12/0 G G G G G G G GS G G G 36/1 16 Gunner Gentry, wr HS 11/0 G G G G G G G G G GS GS G 23/2 2 28 Easton Gibbs, lb HS G 1/0 42 Luke Glassock, k HS 0/0 12 Keonte Glinton, s HS G G 2/0 94 Cole Godbout, nt HS RS G G G G G GS GS GS G G G GS 12/4 1 92 Alonzo Hall, de HS 0/0 53 Josiah Hall, de 14/11 12/8 9/1 GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS 45/30 7 9 Tyler Hall, n/lb 7/0 13/5 11/11 GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS 42/27 7 3 Alijah Halliburton, ss 14/0 13/0 12/6 GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS 51/18 17 47 Blake Harrington, n/lb HS RS G G 2/0 93 DeVonne Harris, de HS 0/0 79 Logan Harris, og/c HS 13/13 12/1 GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS 35/24 6 71 Carlos Harrison, ol HS 0/0 33 Josh Harshman, te 11/0 14/2 13/7 3/3 GS GS GS GS GS GS GS G GS G GS GS 53/22 2 20 Azizi Hearn, cb HS RS ARIZ G G G GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS 12/9 9 34 Charles Hicks, lb HS RS G G G G G G G G G G G G 12/0 87 Chance Hofer, wr HS RS G 1/0 98 Ravontae Holt, dt HS 9/3 12/4 21/7 99 Jesse Hooper, ls HS 12/0 G G G G G G G G G G G G 22/0 17 Raghib Ismail Jr., wr JC 11/2 GS G G G G GS GS GS G GS G GS 23/8 1 86 Javaree Jackson, nt/dt HS 11/1 8/1 GS GS G GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS 31/13 9 4 Devin Jennings, wr HS 0/0 44 Victor Jones, dt/de HS RS 11/1 G G GS GS G G G G G 20/3 36 Brennan Kutterer, lb HS RS 7/0 G G G 10/0 29 Leevi Lafaele, de HS RS G G G 3/0 70 Tristen Lee, ot HS RS 0/0 27 Bryce Levinson, cb HS RS G G G G 4/0 49 Teagan Liufau, de HS RS G G G GS G G G G G G 10/1 50 Jack Lookabaugh, ol HS 0/0 60 Marco Machado, c HS RS G 1/0 46 Cassh Maluia, lb 13/2 13/13 11/10 GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS 49/37 18 82 Jackson Marcotte, te HS 1/0 G G G G G G G G GS G 11/1 20 Ryan Marquez, qb HS RS 0/0 30 Dawaiian McNeely, rb HS 0/0 35 Skyler Miller, fb RS SQ SQ G G G G G G G G G G G G 12/0 32 Jahmari, Moore, te/fb RS 13/0 12/0 G G G G G G G G G G 35/0 97 Mario Mora, nt HS RS GS GS GS G GS G G GS GS GS 10/7 3 48 Chad Muma, lb HS 12/0 G G G G G GS G G G G G GS 24/2 1 2 Cameron Murray, fs HS RS G G G G G G G G G G G G 12/0 6 Jordan Murry, cb HS G GS G G G G G G G 9/1 26 Isaiah Neyor, wr HS G 1/0 13 John Okwoli, wr 14/0 12/4 12/2 GS GS GS GS GS G GS GS GS GS G GS 50/16 1
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2019 Player Participation and Starting History Career 2019 Season 2015 2016 2017 2018 TEXAS BOISE UTAH Career Cons No. Players (G/GS) (G/GS) (G/GS) MIZZ STATE ID TU UNLV SDSU UNM NEV STATE STATE CSU AFA (G/GS) GS 91 Jaylen Pate, de HS 0/0 38 Ray Rabou, lb HS RS G G G G G G G G 8/0 22 Caleb Roberson, cb HS 0/0 40 Cooper Rothe, k 14/14 13/13 12/12 GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS 51/51 51 55 Gavin Rush, og 14/14 13/8 RS 27/22 26 Braden Smith, fs RS 12/0 12/0 G G GS G G G G G G G G G 36/1 7 Trey Smith, rb LOUIS LOUIS LOUIS G G GS GS 4/2 39 Justyn Stindt, wr HS RS SQ G G 2/0 62 Rudy Stofer, ot HS RS 12/7 GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS 23/19 17 54 Shae Suiaunoa, lb HS G 1/0 36 Titus Swen, rb HS G G G G GS G 6/1 11 Nick Szpor, qb/holder 14/0 13/0 12/0 G G G G G G G G G G G G 51/0 6 Xazavian Valladay, rb HS RS 12/1 GS GS G G GS G GS GS GS GS GS 23/9 5 18 Tyler Vander Waal, qb HS RS 10/9 G G G GS GS GS GS 17/13 4 78 Alonzo Velazquez, ot HS 10/10 5/5 GS GS GS GS GS G GS GS 23/22 2 45 Jaylon Watson, fb 14/0 13/0 12/0 G G G G G G G G G G G 50/0 65 Zach Watts, og HS 3/3 G GS GS 6/5 2 8 Rome Weber, fs HS 3/0 GS GS G GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS 15/11 9 84 Nate Weinman, te HS RS 9/0 G G GS GS GS G GS G 17/5 81 Treyton Welch, te HS G G GS G G G G 7/1 41 Davon Wells-Ross, de HS RS SQ G G G G G G G G G G G 11/0 11 Wyatt Wieland, wr HS RS G G G G G GS G G G G G G 12/1 15 Levi Williams, qb HS G G 2/0 14 Miles Williams, ss HS 6/0 G G G G G G G G G G G G 18/0 30 Logan Wilson, lb 14/14 13/13 12/12 GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS 51/51 51 43 Ben Wisdorf, lb 6/0 13/0 12/0 G G G G G G G G G 40/0 27 Tim Zaleski, p HS 13/13 5/5 G 19/18 RS - Redshirted G - Indicates number of games played that season. GS- Indicates number of games started that season. Cons. GS - Indicates current streaks of consecutive games started
2019 Game-by-Game Starters Offensive Game-by-Game Starters Game MISSOURI at Texas State IDAHO at Tulsa UNLV at San Diego State NEW MEXICO NEVADA at Boise State at Utah State COLORADO STATE at Air Force
QB Chambers Chambers Chambers Chambers Chambers Chambers Chambers Chambers Vander Waal Vander Waal Vander Waal Vander Waal
RB WR Valladay Conway Valladay Conway T. Smith Conway T. Smith Conway Swen Conway Valladay Conway Burroughs Conway Valladay Conway Valladay Conway Valladay Conway Valladay Gentry Valladay Conway
Defensive Game-by-Game Starters Game MISSOURI at Texas State IDAHO at Tulsa UNLV at San Diego State NEW MEXICO NEVADA at Boise State at Utah State COLORADO STATE at Air Force
CB T. Hall T. Hall T. Hall T. Hall Murry T. Hall T. Hall T. Hall T. Hall T. Hall T. Hall T. Hall
FS Weber Weber B. Smith Weber Weber Weber Weber Weber Weber Weber Weber Weber
WR Okwoli Okwoli Okwoli Okwoli Okwoli Wieland Okwoli Okwoli Okwoli Okwoli Eberhardt Ismail, Jr.
SS Halliburton Halliburton Halliburton Halliburton Halliburton Halliburton Halliburton Halliburton Halliburton Halliburton Halliburton Halliburton
CB Coldon Coldon Coldon Hearn Hearn Hearn Hearn Hearn Hearn Hearn Hearn Hearn
WR (FB, TE) TE (WR) Ismail Jr. Harshman Eberhardt Harshman Weinman (TE) Harshman Weinman (TE) Harshman Weinman (TE) Harshman Ismail Jr. Harshman Ismail Jr. Harshman Ismail Jr. Welch Marcotte (TE) Harshman Ismail Jr. Gentry (WR) Weinman (TE) Harshman Okwoli Harshman NICKEL (SAM) LB (MIKE) Blankenbaker Wilson Blankenbaker Wilson Blankenbaker Wilson Blankenbaker Wilson Blankenbaker Wilson Muma (SAM) Wilson Blankenbaker Wilson Blankenbaker Wilson Gandy Wilson Blankenbaker Wilson Blankenbaker Wilson Muma (SAM) Wilson
LT Stofer Stofer Stofer Stofer Stofer Stofer Stofer Stofer Stofer Stofer Stofer Stofer
LG Abojei Abojei Abojei Abojei Abojei Abojei Arnold Arnold Arnold Arnold Watts Watts
C Cryder Cryder Cryder Cryder Cryder Cryder Cryder Cryder Cryder Cryder Cryder Cryder
RG Harris Harris Harris Harris Arnold Arnold Harris Harris Harris Harris Harris Harris
LB (WILL) Maluia Maluia Maluia Maluia Maluia Maluia Maluia Maluia Maluia Maluia Maluia Maluia
DE J. Hall J. Hall J. Hall Liufau Byrd J. Hall J. Hall J. Hall J. Hall J. Hall J. Hall J. Hall
DT NT Jackson Mora Jackson Mora Jones Mora Jackson Jones Jackson Mora Jackson Godbout Jackson Godbout Jackson Godbout Jackson Mora Jackson Mora Jackson Mora Jackson Godbout
RT Velazquez Velazquez Velazquez Velazquez Crum Velazquez Crum Crum Crum Crum Velazquez Velazquez DE Crall Crall Crall Crall Crall Crall Crall Crall Crall Crall Crall Crall
2019 Season Captains
Team Captains #12 Sean Chambers, RFr., QB, Kerman, Calif. #25 Austin Conway, Sr., WR, Aurora, Colo. #30 Logan Wilson, Sr., LB, Casper, Wyo. #33 Josh Harshman, Sr., TE, Casper, Wyo. #53 Josiah Hall, Sr., DE, Colorado Springs, Colo.
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No. 25D 69 23 57 74 96 58 18D 87D 76 52 83 24 9D 34 51 12 80 28 21 55D 25 13D 88 8 75 73 63 37 40D 77 19 85 41D 5 16 28D 42 12D 94 92 53 9 3 47 93 79 71 33 20D 34D 87 21D 98 99 17 4D 44 31 29 70 27D 49
Name Isaiah Abdullah Eric Abojei Alphonzo Andrews Jr. Patrick Arnold Blayne Baker Jordan Bertagnole Latrell Bible Keyon Blankenbaker Akili Bonner Justis Borton Jack Boyer Vance Brazile Brett Brenton Alex Brown Jeff Burroughs Solomon Byrd Sean Chambers Parker Christensen Austin Clemetson C.J. Coldon Claude Cole Austin Conway Jerome Cooper Garrett Crall Dontae Crow Frank Crum Keegan Cryder Jason Davis Tristan Dietz Taylor Dodd Gavin Dunayski Ayden Eberhardt Maeson Gallegos Ryan Galovich Esaias Gandy Gunner Gentry Easton Gibbs Luke Glassock Keonte Glinton Cole Godbout Alonzo Hall Josiah Hall Tyler Hall Alijah Halliburton Blake Harrington DeVonne Harris Logan Harris Carlos Harrison Josh Harshman Azizi Hearn Charles Hicks Chance Hofer Jeremy Hollingsworth Ravontae Holt Jesse Hooper Raghib Ismail Jr. Devin Jennings Victor Jones Tremayne King Leevi Lafaele Tristen Lee Bryce Levinson Teagan Liufau
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Pos. LB OG RB OG/C OG DE OL N/LB DT NT DE TE RB WR RB/FB DE QB TE RB CB DT WR S DE WR/P OT C/OG OL FB FS OT WR WR K/P SS WR LB K/P S DT DT DE CB SS CB DE OG/C OL TE CB LB WR RB DT LS WR WR DT/DE CB DE OT CB DE
2019 University of Wyoming Cowboy Football Alphabetical Roster
Ht. Wt. 6-3 190 6-5 354 5-10 185 6-3 296 6-5 305 6-4 220 6-4 262 5-10 175 6-4 220 6-2 282 6-4 207 6-4 225 5-10 195 6-4 190 6-1 233 6-4 243 6-3 218 6-2 210 5-9 185 6-1 183 6-4 276 5-10 183 6-0 165 6-5 242 5-9 178 6-7 300 6-4 297 6-3 336 5-11 205 6-2 201 6-6 261 6-2 195 6-2 165 6-0 192 6-1 193 6-3 208 6-2 200 5-10 170 6-0 175 6-4 262 6-5 230 6-1 236 5-10 190 6-2 190 5-11 180 6-4 220 6-3 304 6-4 285 6-3 240 6-1 193 6-3 220 6-0 191 5-9 205 6-4 272 5-11 232 6-0 170 6-2 175 6-4 256 5-9 165 6-2 224 6-7 240 6-0 190 6-3 232
Class Fr. So. Fr. So. RFr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. RFr. Fr. RFr. Fr. Jr. RFr. RFr. Fr. RFr. So. RFr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Jr. RFr. So. So. RFr. So. So. Jr. RFr. Sr. Jr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. RFr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Sr. RFr. Fr. Jr. Fr. RSr. So. RFr. RFr. Fr. Jr. So. Sr. Fr. So. Fr. RFr. RFr. RFr. RFr.
Ex. HS 1L HS 1L RS HS HS 1L HS SQ RS HS RS HS 1L RS RS HS RS 1L RS 3L HS 2L 2L RS 1L SQ RS SQ SQ 2L RS 1L 2L 1L HS HS HS RS HS 3L 3L 3L RS HS 2L HS 3L TR RS RS HS 2L 1L 1L HS 1L HS RS RS RS RS
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Hometown (Last School) Los Angeles, Calif. (Wilson) New Hope, Minn. (Robbinsdale Cooper) St. Louis, Mo. (Trinity Catholic) Omaha, Neb. (Gretna) Sheridan, Wyo. (Sheridan) Casper, Wyo. (Natrona County) Minneapolis, Minn. (Washburn) Oak Park, Ill. (Oak Park-River Forest) Carmichael, Calif. (Jesuit) Wheatland, Wyo. (Wheatland) Arvada, Colo. (Arvada West) Parker, Colo. (Cherry Creek) Casper, Wyo. (Natrona County) Spring, Texas (Klein Collins) Yoder, Wyo. (Southeast) Palmdale, Calif. (William J.P. Knight) Kerman, Calif. (Kerman) Sheridan, Wyo. (Sheridan) Gillette, Wyo. (Campbell County & Thunder Basin) Belleville, Ill. (Althoff Catholic) Palo Alto, Calif. (Bellarmine Prep) Aurora, Colo. (Overland) Los Angeles, Calif. (Locke) Hicksville, Ohio (Hicksville) Sheridan, Wyo. (Sheridan) Laramie, Wyo. (Laramie) Littleton, Colo. (Dakota Ridge) Hershey, Neb. (Hershey) Parker, Colo. (Chaparral) Laramie, Wyo. (Laramie) Puyallup, Wash. (Puyallup) Loveland, Colo. (Loveland) Casper, Wyo. (Natrona County) Corvallis, Ore. (Crescent Valley) Aurora, Colo. (Denver South) Aurora, Colo. (Grandview) Temecula, Calif. (Temecula Valley) Buffalo, Wyo. (Buffalo) Bakersfield, Calif. (Bakersfield Christian) Hudson, Wis. (Hudson) Reseda, Calif. (Reseda) Colorado Springs, Colo. (Falcon) Hawthorne, Calif. (Junipero Serra) Aurora, Colo. (Overland) Prosper, Texas (Prosper) Big Lake, Minn. (Big Lake) Torrington, Wyo. (Torrington) Carlsbad, Calif. (Carlsbad) Casper, Wyo. (Natrona County) Oceanside, Calif. (University of Arizona) San Diego, Calif. (Lincoln) Green River, Wyo. (Green River) Longmont, Colo. (Skyline) Sacramento, Calif. (Sheldon) West Jordan, Utah (Summit Academy) Irving, Texas (Cisco C.C., Texas) Houston, Texas (Channelview) Sacramento, Calif. (Inderkum) Fort Worth, Texas (Nolan Catholic) Sacramento, Calif. (Inderkum) Longmont, Colo. (Mead) Thornton, Colo. (Mountain Range) Fort Collins, Colo. (Rocky Mountain)
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No. 50 36D 60 46 82 20 30D 35 32 97 48 2 6D 26D 13 91 38 22 40 55 33D 68 66 26 7 39 62 54 36 11 19D 6 18 78 45 65 8D 84 81 41 11D 15 14D 30 43 27
Name Pos. Jack Lookabaugh OL Brennan Kutterer LB Marco Machado C Cassh Maluia LB Jackson Marcotte TE Ryan Marquez QB Dawaiian McNeely RB Skyler Miller FB Jahmari Moore TE/FB Mario Mora DT Chad Muma LB Cameron Murray FS Jordan Murry CB Isaiah Neyor WR John Okwoli WR Jaylen Pate DE Ray Rabou LB Caleb Roberson CB Cooper Rothe K Gavin Rush OG Dalton Schroeder S Mason Schultz OL Connor Shopp OL Braden Smith FS Trey Smith RB Justyn Stindt WR Rudy Stofer OT Shae Suiaunoa LB Titus Swen RB Nick Szpor H/QB Jack Thiele S Xazavian Valladay RB Tyler Vander Waal QB Alonzo Velazquez OT Jaylon Watson FB Zach Watts OG/OT Rome Weber FS Nate Weinman TE Treyton Welch TE Davon Wells-Ross DE Wyatt Wieland WR Levi Williams QB Miles Williams SS Logan Wilson LB Ben Wisdorf LB Tim Zaleski P
2019 University of Wyoming Cowboy Football Alphabetical Roster (Continued) Ht. 6-5 6-1 6-4 6-0 6-7 6-1 6-2 5-11 6-2 6-3 6-3 6-1 5-10 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-2 5-7 5-11 6-3 5-10 6-4 6-6 5-10 6-0 6-2 6-6 6-3 5-11 6-3 6-0 6-0 6-4 6-6 6-0 6-5 5-11 6-7 6-3 6-5 6-1 6-5 6-1 6-2 6-1 6-5
Wt. 292 211 312 248 250 184 206 226 236 264 220 170 150 195 210 220 210 175 178 300 180 245 250 184 218 192 297 200 190 205 180 196 214 310 241 285 186 267 207 212 191 208 199 250 221 221
Class Fr. So. RFr. Sr. RFr. RFr. Fr. Jr. Jr. RFr. So. RFr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. RFr. Fr. Sr. RJr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Gr. So. So. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. So. So. Jr. Sr. RFr. RFr. So. Fr. So. RFr. Fr. So. Sr. Sr. Jr.
Ex. HS 1L RS 3L RS RS HS SQ 2L RS 1L RS HS HS 3L HS RS HS 3L 2L HS HS HS 2L TR SQ 1L HS HS 3L HS 1L 1L 2L 3L RS RS 1L HS SQ RS HS 1L 3L 3L 2L
Hometown (Last School) Coppell, Texas (Coppell) Dayton, Wyo. (Tongue River) Waco, Neb. (Nebraska Lutheran) Compton, Calif. (Paramount) Mt. Carmel, Ill. (Mt. Carmel) Arvada, Colo. (Pomona) Ceres, Calif. (Central Catholic) Torrington, Wyo. (Torrington) Oak Park, Ill. (Oak Park-River Forest) Covina, Calif. (Charter Oak) Lone Tree, Colo. (Legend) Aurora, Colo. (Overland) Riverside, Calif. (Murrieta Valley) Fort Worth, Texas (Lamar) Phoenix, Ariz. (North Canyon) Chicago, Ill. (Lane Tech College Prep) Buffalo, Wyo. (Buffalo) St. Louis, Mo. (Cardinal Ritter College Prep) Longmont, Colo. (Longmont) Phillips, Neb. (Aurora) Fort Collins, Colo. (Rocky Mountain) Aurora, Colo. (Grandview) Casper, Wyo. (Kelly Walsh) Lakewood, Colo. (Lakewood) Madison, Miss. (University of Louisville) Belleville, Kan. (Republic County) Kearney, Neb. (Kearney) Houston, Texas (Clear Lake) Fort Worth, Texas (Eaton) Fresno, Calif. (Central) Arvada, Colo. (Pomona) Matteson, Ill. (Brother Rice) Elk Grove, Calif. (Christian Brothers) Janesville, Wis. (Parker) Broken Bow, Okla. (Broken Bow) Windsor, Colo. (Windsor) San Bernardino, Calif. (Cajon) Creston, Ohio (Norwayne) Buffalo, Minn. (Buffalo) Omaha, Neb. (Omaha North) Colorado Springs, Colo. (Pine Creek) Canyon Lake, Texas (Smithson Valley) Oxnard, Calif. (Pacifica) Casper, Wyo. (Natrona County) Cheyenne, Wyo. (East) Oak Lawn, Ill. (St. Rita)
Experience Codes 1L One-Year Letterman 2L Two-Year Letterman 3L Three-Year Letterman HS High School Player the Previous Season JC Junior College Player the Previous Season RS Redshirted Previous Season SQ Squad Member Previous Season But Didn’t Earn Letter TR Transfer From Another Four-Year School
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No. 2 3 4D 5 6 6D 7 8 8D 9 9D 11 11D 12 12D 13 13D 14 15 16 17 18 18D 19 19D 20 20D 21 21D 22 23 24 25 25D 26 26D 27 27D 28 28D 29 30 30D 31 32 33 33D 34 34D 35 36 36D 37 38 39 40 40D 41 41D 42 43 44 45 46
Name Pos. Cameron Murray FS Alijah Halliburton SS Devin Jennings WR Esaias Gandy SS Xazavian Valladay RB Jordan Murry CB Trey Smith RB Dontae Crow WR/P Rome Weber FS Tyler Hall CB Alex Brown WR Nick Szpor H/QB Wyatt Wieland WR Sean Chambers QB Keonte Glinton S John Okwoli WR Jerome Cooper S Miles Williams SS Levi Williams QB Gunner Gentry WR Raghib Ismail Jr. WR Tyler Vander Waal QB Keyon Blankenbaker N/LB Ayden Eberhardt WR Jack Thiele S Ryan Marquez QB Azizi Hearn CB C.J. Coldon CB Jeremy Hollingsworth RB Caleb Roberson CB Alphonzo Andrews Jr. RB Brett Brenton RB Austin Conway WR Isaiah Abdullah LB Braden Smith FS Isaiah Neyor WR Tim Zaleski P Bryce Levinson CB Austin Clemetson RB Easton Gibbs LB Leevi Lafaele DE Logan Wilson LB Dawaiian McNeely RB Tremayne King CB Jahmari Moore TE/FB Josh Harshman TE Dalton Schroeder S Jeff Burroughs RB/FB Charles Hicks LB Skyler Miller FB Titus Swen RB Brennan Kutterer LB Tristan Dietz FB Ray Rabou LB Justyn Stindt WR Cooper Rothe K Taylor Dodd FS Davon Wells-Ross DE Ryan Galovich K/P Luke Glassock K/P Ben Wisdorf LB Victor Jones DT/DE Jaylon Watson FB Cassh Maluia LB
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2019 University of Wyoming Cowboy Football Numerical Roster Ht. 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-1 6-0 5-10 6-0 5-9 5-11 5-10 6-4 6-3 6-1 6-3 6-0 6-2 6-0 6-1 6-5 6-3 6-0 6-4 5-10 6-2 6-0 6-1 6-1 6-1 5-9 5-7 5-10 5-10 5-10 6-3 5-10 6-3 6-5 6-0 5-9 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-2 5-9 6-2 6-3 5-10 6-1 6-3 5-11 5-11 6-1 5-11 6-2 6-2 5-11 6-2 6-5 6-0 5-10 6-1 6-4 6-0 6-0
Wt. 170 190 175 193 196 150 218 178 186 190 190 205 191 218 175 210 165 199 208 208 170 214 175 195 180 184 193 183 205 175 185 195 183 190 184 195 221 190 185 200 224 250 206 165 236 240 180 233 220 226 190 211 205 210 192 178 201 212 192 170 221 256 241 248
Class RFr. Sr. Fr. Jr. So. Fr. Gr. Jr. RFr. Sr. Fr. Sr. RFr. RFr. Fr. Sr. Fr. So. Fr. So. Sr. So. So. Jr. Fr. RFr. So. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. RFr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. RFr. RFr. Fr. RFr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Jr. RSr. Fr. Jr. RFr. Jr. Fr. So. RFr. RFr. So. Sr. So. So. Sr. Fr. Sr. So. Sr. Sr.
Ex. RS 3L HS 2L 1L HS TR 2L RS 3L HS 3L RS RS HS 3L HS 1L HS 1L 1L 1L 1L 2L HS RS TR 1L HS HS HS RS 3L HS 2L HS 2L RS RS HS RS 3L HS HS 2L 3L HS 1L RS SQ HS 1L RS RS SQ 3L SQ SQ 1L HS 3L 1L 3L 3L
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Hometown (Last School) Aurora, Colo. (Overland) Aurora, Colo. (Overland) Houston, Texas (Channelview) Aurora, Colo. (Denver South) Matteson, Ill. (Brother Rice) Riverside, Calif. (Murrieta Valley) Madison, Miss. (University of Louisville) Sheridan, Wyo. (Sheridan) San Bernardino, Calif. (Cajon) Hawthorne, Calif. (Junipero Serra) Spring, Texas (Klein Collins) Fresno, Calif. (Central) Colorado Springs, Colo. (Pine Creek) Kerman, Calif. (Kerman) Bakersfield, Calif. (Bakersfield Christian) Phoenix, Ariz. (North Canyon) Los Angeles, Calif. (Locke) Oxnard, Calif. (Pacifica) Canyon Lake, Texas (Smithson Valley) Aurora, Colo. (Grandview) Irving, Texas (Cisco C.C., Texas) Elk Grove, Calif. (Christian Brothers) Oak Park, Ill. (Oak Park-River Forest) Loveland, Colo. (Loveland) Arvada, Colo. (Pomona) Arvada, Colo. (Pomona) Oceanside, Calif. (University of Arizona) Belleville, Ill. (Althoff Catholic) Longmont, Colo. (Skyline) St. Louis, Mo. (Cardinal Ritter College Prep) St. Louis, Mo. (Trinity Catholic) Casper, Wyo. (Natrona County) Aurora, Colo. (Overland) Los Angeles, Calif. (Wilson) Lakewood, Colo. (Lakewood) Fort Worth, Texas (Lamar) Oak Lawn, Ill. (St. Rita) Thornton, Colo. (Mountain Range) Gillette, Wyo. (Campbell County & Thunder Basin) Temecula, Calif. (Temecula Valley) Sacramento, Calif. (Inderkum) Casper, Wyo. (Natrona County) Ceres, Calif. (Central Catholic) Fort Worth, Texas (Nolan Catholic) Oak Park, Ill. (Oak Park-River Forest) Casper, Wyo. (Natrona County) Fort Collins, Colo. (Rocky Mountain) Yoder, Wyo. (Southeast) San Diego, Calif. (Lincoln) Torrington, Wyo. (Torrington) Fort Worth, Texas (Eaton) Dayton, Wyo. (Tongue River) Parker, Colo. (Chaparral) Buffalo, Wyo. (Buffalo) Belleville, Kan. (Republic County) Longmont, Colo. (Longmont) Laramie, Wyo. (Laramie) Omaha, Neb. (Omaha North) Corvallis, Ore. (Crescent Valley) Buffalo, Wyo. (Buffalo) Cheyenne, Wyo. (East) Sacramento, Calif. (Inderkum) Broken Bow, Okla. (Broken Bow) Compton, Calif. (Paramount)
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No. 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 55D 57 58 60 62 63 65 66 68 69 70 71 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 87 87D 88 91 92 93 94 96 97 98 99
Name Blake Harrington Chad Muma Teagan Liufau Jack Lookabaugh Solomon Byrd Jack Boyer Josiah Hall Shae Suiaunoa Gavin Rush Claude Cole Patrick Arnold Latrell Bible Marco Machado Rudy Stofer Jason Davis Zach Watts Connor Shopp Mason Schultz Eric Abojei Tristen Lee Carlos Harrison Keegan Cryder Blayne Baker Frank Crum Justis Borton Gavin Dunayski Alonzo Velazquez Logan Harris Parker Christensen Treyton Welch Jackson Marcotte Vance Brazile Nate Weinman Maeson Gallegos Chance Hofer Akili Bonner Garrett Crall Jaylen Pate Alonzo Hall DeVonne Harris Cole Godbout Jordan Bertagnole Mario Mora Ravontae Holt Jesse Hooper
2019 University of Wyoming Cowboy Football Numerical Roster (Continued)
Pos. CB LB DE OL DE DE DE LB OG DT OG/C OL C OT OL OG/OT OL OL OG OT OL C/OG OG OT NT OT OT OG/C TE TE TE TE TE WR WR DT DE DE DT DE DT DE DT DT LS
Ht. Wt. 5-11 180 6-3 220 6-3 232 6-5 292 6-4 243 6-4 207 6-1 236 6-3 200 6-3 300 6-4 276 6-3 296 6-4 262 6-4 312 6-6 297 6-3 336 6-5 285 6-6 250 6-4 245 6-5 354 6-7 240 6-4 285 6-4 297 6-5 305 6-7 300 6-2 282 6-6 261 6-6 310 6-3 304 6-2 210 6-3 207 6-7 250 6-4 225 6-7 267 6-2 165 6-0 191 6-4 220 6-5 242 6-3 220 6-5 230 6-4 220 6-4 262 6-4 220 6-3 264 6-4 272 5-11 232
Class RFr. So. RFr. Fr. RFr. RFr. Sr. Fr. RJr. RFr. So. Fr. RFr. So. So. RFr. Fr. Fr. So. RFr. Fr. So. RFr. RFr. Jr. So. Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr. RFr. Fr. So. RFr. RFr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. RFr. Fr. RFr. Jr. So.
Ex. RS 1L RS HS RS RS 3L HS 2L RS 1L HS RS 1L SQ RS HS HS 1L RS HS 1L RS RS SQ SQ 2L 2L HS HS RS HS 1L RS RS HS 2L HS HS HS RS HS RS 2L 1L
Hometown (Last School) Prosper, Texas (Prosper) Lone Tree, Colo. (Legend) Fort Collins, Colo. (Rocky Mountain) Coppell, Texas (Coppell) Palmdale, Calif. (William J.P. Knight) Arvada, Colo. (Arvada West) Colorado Springs, Colo. (Falcon) Houston, Texas (Clear Lake) Phillips, Neb. (Aurora) Palo Alto, Calif. (Bellarmine Prep) Omaha, Neb. (Gretna) Minneapolis, Minn. (Washburn) Waco, Neb. (Nebraska Lutheran) Kearney, Neb. (Kearney) Hershey, Neb. (Hershey) Windsor, Colo. (Windsor) Casper, Wyo. (Kelly Walsh) Aurora, Colo. (Grandview) New Hope, Minn. (Robbinsdale Cooper) Longmont, Colo. (Mead) Carlsbad, Calif. (Carlsbad) Littleton, Colo. (Dakota Ridge) Sheridan, Wyo. (Sheridan) Laramie, Wyo. (Laramie) Wheatland, Wyo. (Wheatland) Puyallup, Wash. (Puyallup) Janesville, Wis. (Parker) Torrington, Wyo. (Torrington) Sheridan, Wyo. (Sheridan) Buffalo, Minn. (Buffalo) Mt. Carmel, Ill. (Mt. Carmel) Parker, Colo. (Cherry Creek) Creston, Ohio (Norwayne) Casper, Wyo. (Natrona County) Green River, Wyo. (Green River) Carmichael, Calif. (Jesuit) Hicksville, Ohio (Hicksville) Chicago, Ill. (Lane Tech College Prep) Reseda, Calif. (Reseda) Big Lake, Minn. (Big Lake) Hudson, Wis. (Hudson) Casper, Wyo. (Natrona County) Covina, Calif. (Charter Oak) Sacramento, Calif. (Sheldon) West Jordan, Utah (Summit Academy)
2019 University of Wyoming Cowboy Football Alphabetical Roster Pronunciation Guide Player Eric Abojei Keyon Blankenbaker Keegan Cryder Gavin Dunayski Esaias Gandy Keonte Glinton Ravontae Holt Javaree Jackson Leevi Lafaele Cassh Maluia Jackson Marcotte Ryan Marquez Dawaiian McNeely Jahmari Moore
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Pronunciation uh-BO-jay KEE-on KEE-gun, CRY-dur dunn-ASK-ee ee-ZAY-us kee-ON-tay ruh-VON-tay juh-VAR-ee lah-fah-EL-ee CASH, mall-uh-WEE-uh MAR-cott MAR-cus duh-WHY-un (Rhymes with Hawaiian) juh-MAR-ee
Player Mario Mora Chad Muma John Okwoli Caleb Roberson Cooper Rothe Rudy Stofer Shae Suiaunoa Nick Szpor Xazavian Valladay Tyler Vander Waal Nate Weinman Davon Wells-Ross Wyatt Wieland Tim Zaleski
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Pronunciation MORE-uh MOO-muh awk-WALL-ee (ROBB-ur-son, not ROBE) ROTH STO-fur (Long “O”) su-EE-ow-noah SPORE (Rhymes with More, silent Z) x-ZAVE-ee-un VAN-dur, wall WINE-mun DAVE-on (Long “A) WEE-lund zuh-LESS-kee
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COWBOY ROSTER 2019 Position-by-Position Analysis
Backfield (15) Quarterbacks Ht. 12 Sean Chambers 6-3 20 Ryan Marquez 6-1 18 Tyler Vander Waal 6-4 15 Levi Williams 6-5 Running Backs Ht. 23 Alphonzo Andrews Jr. 5-10 24 Brett Brenton 5-10 34 Jeff Burroughs 6-1 28 Austin Clemetson 5-9 30D Dawaiian McNeely 6-2 2 Trey Smith 6-0 34D Titus Swen 5-11 6 Xazavian Valladay 6-0 Fullbacks Ht. 37 Tristan Dietz 5-11 35 Skyler Miller 5-11 45 Jaylon Watson 6-0 Wide Receivers 9D Alex Brown 25 Austin Conway 8 Dontae Crow 19 Ayden Eberhardt 85 Maeson Gallegos 16 Gunner Gentry 87 Chance Hofer 17 Raghib Ismail Jr. 4D Devin Jennings 26D Isaiah Neyor 13 John Okwoli 39 Justyn Stindt 11D Wyatt Wieland Tight Ends 80 Parker Christensen 33 Josh Harshman 82 Jackson Marcotte 32 Jahmari Moore 84 Nate Weinman 81 Treyton Welch
Receivers (19) Ht. 6-4 5-10 5-9 6-2 6-2 6-3 6-0 6-0 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-2 6-1 Ht. 6-2 6-3 6-7 6-2 6-7 6-3
Wt. Cl. 218 RFr. 184 RFr. 214 So. 208 Fr. Wt. Cl. 185 Fr. 195 RFr. 233 Jr. 185 RFr. 206 Fr. 218 Gr. 190 Fr. 196 So. Wt. Cl. 205 RFr. 226 Jr. 241 Sr. Wt. 190 183 178 195 165 208 191 170 175 195 210 192 191 Wt. 210 240 250 236 267 207
Cl. Fr. Sr. Jr. Jr. RFr. So. RFr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Sr. So. RFr. Cl. Fr. RSr. RFr. Jr. So. Fr.
Offensive Linemen (17) Centers Ht. Wt. Cl. 73 Keegan Cryder 6-4 297 So. 60 Marco Machado 6-4 312 RFr. Guards Ht. Wt. Cl. 69 Eric Abojei 6-5 354 So. 57 Patrick Arnold 6-3 296 So. 74 Blayne Baker 6-5 305 RFr. 79 Logan Harris 6-3 304 Jr. 55 Gavin Rush 6-3 300 RJr. 65 Zach Watts 6-5 285 RFr. Tackles Ht. Wt. Cl. 75 Frank Crum 6-7 300 RFr. 77 Gavin Dunayski 6-6 261 So. 70 Tristen Lee 6-7 240 RFr. 62 Rudy Stofer 6-6 297 So. 78 Alonzo Velasquez 6-6 310 Jr. Offensive Linemen Ht. Wt. Cl. 58 Latrell Bible 6-4 262 Fr. 63 Jason Davis 6-3 336 So. 71 Carlos Harrison 6-4 285 Fr. 50 Jack Lookabaugh 6-5 292 Fr.
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Cornerbacks 21 C.J. Coldon 9 Tyler Hall 47 Blake Harrington 27D Bryce Levinson 6 Jordan Murry 22 Caleb Roberson Free Safeties 40D Taylor Dodd 2D Cameron Murray 26 Braden Smith 8D Rome Weber Strong Safeties 5 Esaias Gandy 3 Alijah Halliburton 14 Miles Williams Safeties 13D Jerome Cooper 32D Keonte Glinton Nickels/SAM Linebackers 18D Keyon Blankenbaker WILL Linebackers 46 Cassh Maluia 43 Ben Wisdorf MIKE Linebackers 48 Chad Muma 30 Logan Wilson Linebackers 45D Isaiah Abdullah 28D Easton Gibbs 34D Charles Hicks 38 Ray Rabou 59 Shae Suiaunoa
Secondary (17) Ht. Wt. Cl. 6-1 183 So. 5-10 190 Sr. 5-11 180 RFr. 6-0 190 RFr. 5-10 150 Fr. 5-7 175 Fr. Ht. Wt. Cl. 6-2 201 So. 6-1 170 RFr. 5-10 184 Jr. 5-11 186 RFr. Ht. Wt. Cl. 6-1 193 Jr. 6-2 190 Sr. 6-1 199 So. Ht. Wt. Cl. 6-0 165 Fr. 6-0 175 Fr. Linebackers (10) Ht. Wt. Cl. 5-10 175 So. Ht. Wt. Cl. 6-0 248 Sr. 6-1 221 Sr. Ht. Wt. Cl. 6-3 220 So. 6-2 250 Sr. Ht. Wt. Cl. 6-3 190 Fr. 6-2 200 Fr. 6-3 220 RFr. 6-2 210 RFr. 6-3 200 Fr.
Defensive Linemen (17) Nose Tackles Ht. Wt. 76 Justis Borton 6-2 282 Defensive Tackles Ht. Wt. 55D Claude Cole 6-4 276 94 Cole Godbout 6-4 262 89 Alonzo Hall 6-5 230 98 Ravontae Holt 6-4 272 44 Victor Jones 6-4 256 97 Mario Mora 6-3 264 Defensive Ends Ht. Wt. 52 Jack Boyer 6-4 207 51 Solomon Byrd 6-4 243 88 Garrett Crall 6-5 242 53 Josiah Hall 6-1 236 93 DeVonne Harris 6-4 220 29 Leevi Lafaele 6-2 224 49 Teagan Liufau 6-3 232 91 Jaylen Pate 6-3 220 41 Davon Wells-Ross 6-5 212
Cl. Jr. Cl. RFr. RFr. Fr. Jr. So. RFr. Cl. RFr. RFr. Jr. Sr. Fr. RFr. RFr. Fr. So.
Special Teams (5) Place-kickers 41D Ryan Galovich 40 Cooper Rothe Punters 27 Tim Zaleski Holders 11 Nick Szpor Long Snappers 99 Jesse Hooper
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6-0 5-11 Ht. 6-5
192 Sr. 178 Sr. Wt. Cl. 221 Jr.
6-3
205
Sr.
5-11
232
So.
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COWBOY ROSTER Starters Returning (13) (5 offense, 6 defense, 2 special teams)
Offensive Starters Returning (5) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Ex. Hometown (Last School) 25 Austin Conway WR 5-10 183 Sr. 3L Aurora, Colo. (Overland) 73 Keegan Cryder C/OG 6-4 297 So. 1L Littleton, Colo. (Dakota Ridge) 12 18
Sean Chambers Tyler Vander Waal
QB QB
6-3 6-4
218 214
RFr. So.
RS 1L
Kerman, Calif. (Kerman) AND Elk Grove, Calif. (Christian Brothers)
69 65
Eric Abojei Zach Watts
OG OG
6-5 6-5
354 285
So. RFr.
1L RS
New Hope, Minn. (Robbinsdale Cooper) AND Windsor, Colo. (Windsor)*
62 78
Rudy Stofer Alonzo Velazquez
OT OT
6-6 6-6
297 310
So. Jr.
1L 2L
Kearney, Neb. (Kearney) AND Janesville, Wis. (Parker)
Defensive Starters Returning (6) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Ex. Hometown (Last School) 88 Garrett Crall DE 6-5 242 Jr. 2L Hicksville, Ohio (Hicksville) 9 Tyler Hall N/LB 5-10 190 Sr. 3L Hawthorne, Calif. (Junipero Serra) 3 Alijah Halliburton S 6-2 190 Sr. 3L Aurora, Colo. (Overland) 46 Cassh Maluia LB 6-0 248 Sr. 3L Compton, Calif. (Paramount) 30 Logan Wilson LB 6-2 250 Sr. 3L Casper, Wyo. (Natrona County)
Special Teams Starters Returning (2) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Ex. Hometown (Last School) 40 Cooper Rothe K 5-11 178 Sr. 3L Longmont, Colo. (Longmont) 8 Dontae Crow 27 Tim Zaleski
P P
5-9 6-5
178 221
Jr. Jr.
2L 2L
Sheridan, Wyo. (Sheridan) AND Oak Lawn, Ill. (St. Rita)
Starters Lost (11) (6 Offense, 5 Defense, 0 Special Teams)
Offensive Starters Lost (6) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Ex. Hometown (Last School) 22 Nico Evans RB 5-9 211 Sr. 4L Los Angeles, Calif. (Loyola) 81 Austin Fort TE 6-4 244 Sr. 3L Gillette, Wyo. (Chabot CC, Calif.) 61 Kaden Jackson OG 6-2 303 Sr. 4L Kingfisher, Okla. (Kingfisher) 85 Tyree Mayfield TE 6-3 241 Sr. 4L St. Joseph, Mo. (Central) 80 James Price WR 6-2 212 Sr. 4L Camas, Wash. (Camas) 72 Zach Wallace OT 6-7 321 Sr. 4L Lake Zurich, Ill. (Lake Zurich)
Defensive Starters Lost (5) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Ex. Hometown (Last School) 6 Marcus Epps FS 6-0 197 Sr. 4L Los Angeles, Calif. (Edison) 93 Youhanna Ghaifan DT 6-4 282 Jr. 2L Grand Island, Neb. (Central Catholic) 91 Carl Granderson DE 6-5 261 Sr. 4L Sacramento, Calif. (Grant) 96 Sidney Malauulu NT 6-3 293 Sr. 4L Seoul, South Korea (Buena H.S., Ariz.) 28 Andrew Wingard SS 6-0 214 Sr. 4L Arvada, Colo. (Ralston Valley)
Special Teams Starters Lost (0) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Ex. Hometown (Last School) None All positions listed are the positions started in 2018. *Zach Watts will miss the 2019 season due to injury.
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COWBOY ROSTER Lettermen Returning (43) (20 Offense, 18 Defense, 5 Special Teams)
Offensive Lettermen Returning (20) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Ex. Hometown (Last School) 69 Eric Abojei OG 6-5 354 So. 1L New Hope, Minn. (Robbinsdale Cooper) 57 Patrick Arnold OG/C 6-3 296 So. 1L Omaha, Neb. (Gretna) 34 Jeff Burroughs RB/FB 6-1 233 Jr. 1L Yoder, Wyo. (Southeast) 25 Austin Conway WR 5-10 183 Sr. 3L Aurora, Colo. (Overland) 8 Dontae Crow WR/P 5-9 178 Jr. 2L Sheridan, Wyo. (Sheridan) 73 Keegan Cryder C/OG 6-4 297 So. 1L Littleton, Colo. (Dakota Ridge) 19 Ayden Eberhardt WR 6-2 195 Jr. 2L Loveland, Colo. (Loveland) 16 Gunner Gentry WR 6-3 208 So. 1L Aurora, Colo. (Grandview) 79 Logan Harris OG/C 6-3 304 Jr. 2L Torrington, Wyo. (Torrington) 33 Josh Harshman TE 6-3 240 RSr. 3L Casper, Wyo. (Natrona County) 17 Raghib Ismail Jr. WR 6-0 170 Sr. 1L Irving, Texas (Cisco C.C., Texas) 32 Jahmari Moore TE/FB 6-2 236 Jr. 2L Oak Park, Ill. (Oak Park-River Forest) 13 John Okwoli WR 6-2 210 Sr. 3L Phoenix, Ariz. (North Canyon) 55 Gavin Rush OG 6-3 300 RJr. 2L Phillips, Neb. (Aurora)* 62 Rudy Stofer OT 6-6 297 So. 1L Kearney, Neb. (Kearney) 6 Xazavian Valladay RB 6-0 196 So. 1L Matteson, Ill. (Brother Rice) 18 Tyler Vander Waal QB 6-4 214 So. 1L Elk Grove, Calif. (Christian Brothers) 78 Alonzo Velasquez OT 6-6 310 Jr. 2L Janesville, Wis. (Parker) 45 Jaylon Watson FB 6-0 241 Sr. 3L Broken Bow, Okla. (Broken Bow) 84 Nate Weinman TE 6-7 267 So. 1L Creston, Ohio (Norwayne)
Defensive Lettermen Returning (17) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Ex. Hometown (Last School) 18D Keyon Blankenbaker N/LB 5-10 175 So. 1L Oak Park, Ill. (Oak Park-River Forest) 21 C.J. Coldon CB 6-1 183 So. 1L Belleville, Ill. (Althoff Catholic) 88 Garrett Crall DE 6-5 242 Jr. 2L Hicksville, Ohio (Hicksville) 5 Esaias Gandy SS 6-1 193 Jr. 2L Aurora, Colo. (Denver South) 53 Josiah Hall DE 6-1 236 Sr. 3L Colorado Springs, Colo. (Falcon) 9 Tyler Hall N/LB 5-10 190 Sr. 3L Hawthorne, Calif. (Junipero Serra) 3 Alijah Halliburton SS 6-2 190 Sr. 3L Aurora, Colo. (Overland) 98 Ravontae Holt DT 6-4 272 Jr. 2L Sacramento, Calif. (Sheldon) 44 Victor Jones DT/DE 6-4 256 So. 1L Sacramento, Calif. (Inderkum) 36D
Brennan Kutterer
LB
6-1
211
So.
1L
Dayton, Wyo. (Tongue River)
46 48 26 14D 30 43
Cassh Maluia Chad Muma Braden Smith Miles Williams Logan Wilson Ben Wisdorf
LB LB FS SS LB LB
6-0 6-3 5-10 6-1 6-2 6-1
248 220 184 199 250 221
Sr. So. Jr. So. Sr. Sr.
3L 1L 2L 1L 3L 3L
Compton, Calif. (Paramount) Lone Tree, Colo. (Legend) Lakewood, Colo. (Lakewood) Oxnard, Calif. (Pacifica) Casper, Wyo. (Natrona County) Cheyenne, Wyo. (East)
Special Teams Lettermen Returning (5) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Ex. Hometown (Last School) 41D Ryan Galovich K/P 6-0 192 Sr. 1L Corvallis, Ore. (Crescent Valley) 99 Jesse Hooper LS 5-11 232 So. 1L Draper, Utah (Summit Academy) 40 Cooper Rothe K 5-11 178 Sr. 3L Longmont, Colo. (Longmont) 11 Nick Szpor H/QB 6-3 205 Sr. 3L Fresno, Calif. (Central) 27 Tim Zaleski P 6-5 221 Jr. 2L Oak Lawn, Ill. (St. Rita) All positions listed are 2019 projected positions. *Gavin Rush will miss the 2019 season due to injury.
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COWBOY ROSTER Lettermen Lost (25) (13 offense, 12 defense, 0 special teams)
Offensive Lettermen Lost (13) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Ex. Hometown (Last School) 20 Jevon Bigelow RB 6-2 215 So. 1L Fresno, Calif. (Central) 22 Nico Evans RB 5-9 211 Sr. 4L Los Angeles, Calif. (Loyola) 81 Austin Fort TE 6-4 244 Sr. 3L Gillette, Wyo. (Chabot CC, Calif.) 61 Kaden Jackson OG 6-2 303 Sr. 4L Kingfisher, Okla. (Kingfisher) 14 C.J. Johnson WR 6-2 209 Jr. 2L Bellevue, Neb. (Bellevue West) 47 Austin Lopez FB 6-3 234 Jr. 2L Colorado Springs, Colo. (Palmer) 85 Tyree Mayfield TE 6-3 241 Sr. 4L St. Joseph, Mo. (Central) 80 James Price WR 6-2 212 Sr. 4L Camas, Wash. (Camas) 77 Pahl Schwab OT 6-5 308 Jr. 2L Afton, Wyo. (Star Valley) 2 Jared Scott WR 6-6 225 So. 2L Oak Park, Ill. (Oak Park-River Forest) 15 Nick Smith QB 6-4 235 Sr. 4L Merritt Island, Fla. (Merritt Island) 64 Zach Thatcher OG 6-5 288 So. 1L Pueblo, Colo. (Centennial) 72 Zach Wallace OT 6-7 321 Sr. 4L Lake Zurich, Ill. (Lake Zurich)
Defensive Lettermen Lost (12) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Ex. Hometown (Last School) 87 Conner Cain NT 6-4 270 Sr. 4L Littleton, Colo. (Heritage) 12D Ja’Lani Ellison CB 6-0 171 So. 1L Reseda, Calif. (Reseda) 6 Marcus Epps FS 6-0 197 Sr. 4L Los Angeles, Calif. (Edison) 50 Ryan Gatoloai-Faupula LB 6-1 216 So. 2L Sacramento, Calif. (Inderkum) 93 Youhanna Ghaifan DT 6-4 282 Jr. 2L Grand Island, Neb. (Central Catholic) 91 Carl Granderson DE 6-5 261 Sr. 4L Sacramento, Calif. (Grant) 96 Sidney Malauulu NT 6-3 293 Sr. 4L Seoul, South Korea (Buena H.S., Ariz.) 45 Adam Pilapil LB 6-1 220 Sr. 4L Torrance, Calif. (Loyola) 7 Chavez Pownell Jr. N/LB 5-11 187 Sr. 4L Tampa, Fla. (Jefferson) 42 Kevin Prosser DE 6-2 227 Sr. 4L Aurora, Colo. (Overland) 22D Sidney Washington Jr. CB 5-9 170 So. 1L Fresno, Calif. (Bullard) 28 Andrew Wingard SS 6-0 214 Sr. 4L Arvada, Colo. (Ralston Valley)
Special Teams Lettermen Lost (0) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Ex. Hometown (Last School) All positions listed are the positions last played in a game in 2018 by each individual.
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COWBOY ROSTER Other Returning Players (34) (18 offense, 16 defense, 0 special teams)
Redshirts and Squadmen Returning on Offense (18) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Ex. Hometown (Last School) 74 Blayne Baker OG 6-5 305 RFr. RS Sheridan, Wyo. (Sheridan) 24 Brett Brenton RB 5-10 195 RFr. RS Casper, Wyo. (Natrona County) 12 Sean Chambers QB 6-3 218 RFr. RS Kerman, Calif. (Kerman) 28 Austin Clemetson RB 5-9 185 RFr. RS Gillette, Wyo. (Thunder Basin) 75 Frank Crum OT 6-7 300 RFr. RS Laramie, Wyo. (Laramie) 63 Jason Davis OL 6-3 336 So. SQ Hershey, Neb. (Hershey) 37 Tristan Dietz FB 5-11 205 RFr. RS Parker, Colo. (Chaparral) 77 Gavin Dunayski OT 6-6 261 So. SQ Puyallup, Wash. (Puyallup) 85 Maeson Gallegos WR 6-2 165 RFr. RS Casper, Wyo. (Natrona County) 87 Chance Hofer WR 6-0 191 RFr. RS Green River, Wyo. (Green River) 70 Tristen Lee OT 6-7 240 RFr. RS Longmont, Colo. (Mead) 60 Marco Machado C 6-4 312 RFr. RS Waco, Neb. (Nebraska Lutheran) 82 Jackson Marcotte TE 6-7 250 RFr. RS Mt. Carmel, Ill. (Mt. Carmel) 20 Ryan Marquez QB 6-1 184 RFr. RS Arvada, Colo. (Pomona) 35 Skyler Miller FB 5-11 226 Jr. SQ Torrington, Wyo. (Torrington) 39 Justyn Stindt WR 6-2 192 So. SQ Belleville, Kan. (Republic County) 65 Zach Watts OG/OT 6-5 285 RFr. RS Windsor, Colo. (Windsor) 11D Wyatt Wieland WR 6-1 191 RFr. RS Colorado Springs, Colo. (Pine Creek)
Redshirts and Squadmen Returning on Defense (16) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Ex. Hometown (Last School) 76 Justis Borton NT 6-2 282 Jr. SQ Wheatland, Wyo. (Wheatland) 52 Jack Boyer DE 6-4 207 RFr. RS Arvada, Colo. (Arvada West) 51 Solomon Byrd DE 6-4 243 RFr. RS Palmdale, Calif. (William J.P. Knight) 55D Claude Cole DT 6-4 276 RFr. RS Palo Alto, Calif. (Bellarmine Prep) 40D Taylor Dodd FS 6-2 201 So. SQ Laramie, Wyo. (Laramie) 94 Cole Godbout DT 6-4 262 RFr. RS Hudson, Wis. (Hudson) 47 Blake Harrington CB 5-11 180 RFr. RS Prosper, Texas (Prosper) 34D Charles Hicks LB 6-3 220 RFr. RS San Diego, Calif. (Lincoln) 29 Leevi Lafaele DE 6-2 224 RFr. RS Sacramento, Calif. (Inderkum) 27D Bryce Levinson CB 6-0 190 RFr. RS Thornton, Colo. (Mountain Range) 49 Teagan Liufau DE 6-3 232 RFr. RS Fort Collins, Colo. (Rocky Mountain) 97 Mario Mora DT 6-3 264 RFr. RS Covina, Calif. (Charter Oak) 2D Cameron Murray FS 6-1 170 RFr. RS Aurora, Colo. (Overland) 38 Ray Rabou LB 6-2 210 RFr. RS Buffalo, Wyo. (Buffalo) 8D Rome Weber FS 5-11 186 RFr. RS San Bernardino, Calif. (Cajon) 41 Davon Wells-Ross DE 6-5 212 So. SQ Omaha, Neb. (Omaha North)
Redshirts and Squadmen Returning on Special Teams (0) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Ex. Hometown (Last School) All positions listed are 2019 projected positions.
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COWBOY ROSTER 2019 University of Wyoming Football Signing Class Transfers (1) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Ex. Hometown (Last School) 7 Trey Smith RB 6-0 218 Gr. TR Madison, Miss. (University of Louisville)
High-School Signees (23) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Ex. Hometown (Last School) 45D Isaiah Abdullah LB 6-3 190 Fr. HS Los Angeles, Calif. (Wilson) 23 Alphonzo Andrews Jr. RB 5-10 185 Fr. HS St. Louis, Mo. (Trinity Catholic) 58 Latrell Bible OL 6-4 262 Fr. HS Minneapolis, Minn. (Washburn) 9D Alex Brown WR 6-4 190 Fr. HS Spring, Texas (Klein Collins) 80 Parker Christensen TE 6-2 210 Fr. HS Sheridan, Wyo. (Sheridan) 13D Jerome Cooper S 6-0 165 Fr. HS Los Angeles, Calif. (Locke) 28D Easton Gibbs LB 6-2 200 Fr. HS Temecula, Calif. (Temecula Valley) 32D Keonte Glinton S 6-0 175 Fr. HS Bakersfield, Calif. (Bakersfield Christian) 89 Alonzo Hall DT 6-5 230 Fr. HS Reseda, Calif. (Reseda) 93 DeVonne Harris DE 6-4 220 Fr. HS Big Lake, Minn. (Big Lake) 71 Carlos Harrison OL 6-4 285 Fr. HS Carlsbad, Calif. (Carlsbad) 4D Devin Jennings WR 6-2 175 Fr. HS Houston, Texas (Channelview) 50 Jack Lookabaugh OL 6-5 292 Fr. HS Coppell, Texas (Coppell) 30D Dawaiian McNeely RB 6-2 206 Fr. HS Ceres, Calif. (Central Catholic) 6 Jordan Murry CB 5-10 150 Fr. HS Riverside, Calif. (Murrieta Valley) 26D Isaiah Neyor WR 6-3 195 Fr. HS Fort Worth, Texas (Lamar) 91 Jaylen Pate DE 6-3 220 Fr. HS Chicago, Ill. (Lane Tech College Prep) 22 Caleb Roberson CB 5-7 175 Fr. HS St. Louis, Mo. (Cardinal Ritter College Prep) 59 Shae Suiaunoa LB 6-3 200 Fr. HS Houston, Texas (Clear Lake) 34D Titus Swen RB 5-11 190 Fr. HS Fort Worth, Texas (Eaton) 81 Treyton Welch TE 6-3 207 Fr. HS Buffalo, Minn. (Buffalo) 15 Levi Williams QB 6-5 215 Fr. HS Canyon Lake, Texas (Smithson Valley)
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COWBOY ROSTER Graduate Transfer (1) Trey Smith RB Redshirt Seniors (1) Josh Harshman
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Seniors (14) Austin Conway Ryan Galovich Josiah Hall Tyler Hall Alijah Halliburton Antonio Hull Raghib Ismail Jr. Cassh Maluia John Okwoli Cooper Rothe Nick Szpor Jaylon Watson Logan Wilson Ben Wisdorf
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Redshirt Juniors (1) Gavin Rush
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Juniors (14) Justis Borton Jeff Burroughs Garrett Crall Dontae Crow Ayden Eberhardt Esaias Gandy Logan Harris Ravontae Holt Skyler Miller Jahmari Moore Braden Smith Alonzo Velasquez Tim Zaleski
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Sophomores (19) Eric Abojei Patrick Arnold Keyon Blankenbaker C.J. Coldon Keegan Cryder Jason Davis Taylor Dodd Gavin Dunayski Gunner Gentry Jesse Hooper Victor Jones Chad Muma Justyn Stindt Rudy Stofer Xazavian Valladay Tyler Vander Waal Nate Weinman Davon Wells-Ross Miles Williams
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Redshirt Freshmen (27) Blayne Baker OG Jack Boyer DE Brett Brenton RB Solomon Byrd DE Sean Chambers QB Austin Clemetson RB Claude Cole DT Frank Crum OT Tristan Dietz FB Maeson Gallegos WR Cole Godbout DT Blake Harrington CB Charles Hicks LB Chance Hofer WR Leevi Lafaele DE Tristen Lee OT Bryce Levinson CB Teagan Liufau DE Marco Machado C Jackson Marcotte TE Ryan Marquez QB Mario Mora DT Cameron Murray FS Ray Rabou LB Zach Watts OG/OT Rome Weber FS Wyatt Wieland WR
Arizona (1) John Okwoli
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California (24) Isaiah Abdullah Solomon Byrd Sean Chambers Claude Cole Jerome Cooper Easton Gibbs Keonte Glinton Alonzo Hall Tyler Hall Carlos Harrison Charles Hicks Ravontae Holt Antonio Hull Victor Jones Leevi Lafaele Cassh Maluia Dawaiian McNeely Mario Mora Jordan Murry Allen Smith Nick Szpor Tyler Vander Waal Rome Weber Miles Williams
LB DE QB DT S LB S DT CB OL LB DT CB DT/DE DE LB RB DT CB CB H/QB QB FS SS
Freshmen (23) Isaiah Abdullah LB Alphonzo Andrews Jr. RB Latrell Bible OL Alex Brown WR Parker Christensen TE Jerome Cooper S Easton Gibbs LB Keonte Glinton S Alonzo Hall DT DeVonne Harris DE Carlos Harrison OL Devin Jennings WR Jack Lookabaugh OL Dawaiian McNeely RB Jordan Murry CB Isaiah Neyor WR Jaylen Pate DE Caleb Roberson CB Allen Smith CB Shae Suiaunoa LB Titus Swen RB Treyton Welch TE Levi Williams QB
Colorado (19) Jack Boyer Austin Conway Keegan Cryder Tristan Dietz Ayden Eberhardt Esaias Gandy Gunner Gentry Josiah Hall Alijah Halliburton Tristen Lee Bryce Levinson Teagan Liufau Ryan Marquez Chad Muma Cameron Murray Cooper Rothe Braden Smith Zach Watts Wyatt Wieland
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Illinois (7) Keyon Blankenbaker C.J. Coldon Jackson Marcotte Jahmari Moore Jaylen Pate Xazavian Valladay Tim Zaleski
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Minnesota (4) Eric Abojei Latrell Bible DeVonne Harris Treyton Welch
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Oregon (1) Ryan Galovich
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Texas (9) Alex Brown Blake Harrington Raghib Ismail Jr. Devin Jennings Jack Lookabaugh Isaiah Neyor Shae Suiaunoa Titus Swen Levi Williams
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Washington (1) Gavin Dunayski
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Wisconsin (3) Cole Godbout Javaree Jackson Alonzo Velasquez
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Wyoming (17) Blayne Baker Justis Borton Brett Brenton Jeff Burroughs Parker Christensen Austin Clemetson Dontae Crow Frank Crum Taylor Dodd Maeson Gallegos Logan Harris Josh Harshman Chance Hofer Skyler Miller Ray Rabou Logan Wilson Ben Wisdorf
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MISSOURI RECAP
Box Score (Final) Wyoming Football Missouri vs Wyoming (Aug 31, 2019 at Laramie,Wyo.) Score by Quarters Missouri Wyoming Qtr 1st
Time 09:04 03:19 2nd 09:09 07:54 06:15 02:11 01:58 00:00 3rd 04:21 4th 13:29 07:01 06:19
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14 0
2
3 27
3
0 7
4
14 3
Total
31 37
Scoring play MU - Nance, Jonathan 3 yd pass from Bryant, Kelly (McCann, Tucker kick), 12-65 4:31 MU - Rountree, Larry 2 yd run (McCann, Tucker kick), 11-74 4:27 WYO - ROTHE, Cooper 19 yd field goal, 12-53 5:37 WYO - COLDON, C.J. 30 yd fumble recovery (ROTHE, Cooper kick) WYO - VALLADAY, X. 61 yd run (ROTHE, Cooper kick), 2-61 0:14 MU - McCann, Tucker 22 yd field goal, 13-70 4:04 WYO - CHAMBERS, Sean 75 yd run (ROTHE, Cooper kick), 1-75 0:13 WYO - ROTHE, Cooper 23 yd field goal, 1-0 0:00 WYO - SMITH, Trey 1 yd run (ROTHE, Cooper kick), 11-80 5:43 MU - Badie, Tyler 1 yd run (McCann, Tucker kick), 4-29 1:10 WYO - ROTHE, Cooper 20 yd field goal, 9-38 3:24 MU - Nance, Jonathan 53 yd pass from Bryant, Kelly (McCann, Tucker kick), 3-75 0:42
FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
MU 28 42-114 423 48-31-1 90-537 0-0 2-50 0-0 0-0 4-43.0 3-2 5-31 31:10 7 of 17 2 of 3 4-7 0-0
WYO 16 42-297 92 16-6-0 58-389 2-109 3-37 0-0 1-0 6-43.8 0-0 5-30 28:50 4 of 12 0 of 0 3-3 2-9
RUSHING: Missouri-Badie, Tyler 16-53; Rountree, Larry 15-41; Bryant, Kelly 11-20. Wyoming-CHAMBERS, Sean 12-120; VALLADAY, X. 15-118; SWEN, Titus 8-45; SMITH, Trey 6-16; TEAM 1-minus 2. PASSING: Missouri-Bryant, Kelly 31-48-1-423. Wyoming-CHAMBERS, Sean 6-16-0-92. RECEIVING: Missouri-Johnson, J. 7-68; Badie, Tyler 7-49; Knox, Jalen 4-62; Okwuegbunam, A. 3-72; Nance, Jonathan 3-63; Banister, B. 3-32; Scott, Kam 2-64; Parker, Daniel 1-10; Rountree, Larry 1-3. Wyoming-ISMAIL JR, R. 2-42; CONWAY, Austin 1-15; MARCOTTE, J. 1-13; EBERHARDT, A. 1-11; CROW, Dontae 1-11. INTERCEPTIONS: Missouri-None. Wyoming-MALUIA, Cassh 1-0. FUMBLES: Missouri-Johnson, J. 1-0; Bryant, Kelly 1-1; Rountree, Larry 1-1. Wyoming-None. Missouri (0-1) vs. Wyoming (1-0) Date: Aug 31, 2019 • Site: Laramie,Wyo. • Stadium: War Memorial Stadium Attendance: 26037 Kickoff time: 5:33pm • End of Game: 9:08 pm • Total elapsed time: 3:35 Officials: Referee: Ken Williamson; Umpire: Brian Davis; Linesman: Thomas Eaton; Line judge: Mickey Bryson; Back judge: Grantis Bell; Field judge: Dan Gautreaux; Side judge: Rob Skelton; Center judge: Scott Walker; Temperature: 78 • Wind: W 5 mph • Weather: Mostly cloudy
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RECAP: The day began with only the second Southeastern Conference (SEC) opponent in history visiting Wyoming’s War Memorial Stadium as the Missouri Tigers came to Laramie on Saturday. The day ended with the Wyoming Cowboys capturing a 37-31 victory over a very good Missouri team. While the Cowboys found themselves trailing by a score of 14-0 at the end of the first quarter, it was an explosive second quarter that would see the Cowboys score 17 straight points to take a 17-14 lead, and the Pokes would extend their lead to 27-17 going into halftime. Wyoming’s defense forced three turnovers, two forced fumbles and one interception, while not committing a single turnover on offense. UW’s defense also scored a touchdown on a fumble return. Speaking of the Cowboy offense, the Pokes rushed for 297 yards on 42 carries and averaged 7.1 yards per carry on the ground. Included in the potent rushing attack were touchdown runs of 61 yards by sophomore running back Xazavian Valladay and 75 yards by redshirt freshman quarterback Sean Chambers. Chambers concluded the day with 120 yards rushing, and Valladay ended the day with 118 rushing yards. Chambers added 92 passing yards for a total of 212 yards of total offense. It marked the fifth time in the last six games for the Cowboys that they had two individuals each rush for 100 yards in the same game. The Pokes led the nation in that category last year with multiple players rushing for 100 or more yards in four different games. Defensively, the Cowboys were led by senior strong safety Alijah Halliburton, who tallied 17 tackles, including 13 solo tackles and returned a fumble 79 yards to set up a Wyoming field goal. Senior linebacker Logan Wilson added 13 tackles and a pass breakup, and sophomore linebacker Chad Muma had 10 tackles. Sophomore cornerback C.J. Coldon had a 30-yard fumble return for a touchdown and five tackles, and junior strong safety Esaias Gandy had five tackles and a forced fumble. The Wyoming victory marked the fifth consecutive win for the Cowboys dating back to the end of the 2018 season, and is the first fivegame winning streak for the Pokes since the middle of the 2016 season when they won five in a row. from an Oct. 1, 2016 win at Colorado State thru a Nov. 5, 2016 victory at Utah State.
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TEXAS STATE RECAP
Box Score (Final) Wyoming Football Wyoming vs TXST (Sep 07, 2019 at San Marcos, Texas) Score by Quarters Wyoming TXST Qtr Time 1st 09:57 2nd 12:59 11:15 02:56 3rd 10:44 08:36 4th 10:19
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0 7
2
10 7
3
10 0
4
3 0
Total
23 14
Scoring play TXST - Twyford,Caleb 1 yd run (Rowland, Joshua kick), 6-74 1:51 WYO - ROTHE, Cooper 47 yd field goal, 10-50 4:08 TXST - Sheread,J 50 yd pass from Jensen, Gresch (Rowland, Joshua kick), 5-75 1:44 WYO - CHAMBERS, Sean 7 yd run (ROTHE, Cooper kick), 6-46 2:58 WYO - ROTHE, Cooper 37 yd field goal, 7-42 2:56 WYO - HALL, Tyler 72 yd interception return (ROTHE, Cooper kick) WYO - ROTHE, Cooper 19 yd field goal, 18-88 9:12
FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
WYO 16 49-190 103 18-8-1 67-293 0-0 1-7 2-72 2-99 6-40.5 0-0 6-46 34:27 8 of 18 0 of 0 3-3 5-43
TXST 27 22-50 394 54-33-2 76-444 0-0 1-11 3-79 1-0 5-39.6 1-1 4-35 25:33 5 of 13 0 of 0 1-3 1-1
RUSHING: Wyoming-SMITH, Trey 16-54; CHAMBERS, Sean 8-50; SWEN, Titus 12-45; VALLADAY, X. 10-31; CONWAY, Austin 3-10. TXST-Twyford,Caleb 10-60; Taylor,AnthonyD 6-24; Jensen, Gresch 6-minus 34. PASSING: Wyoming-CHAMBERS, Sean 8-18-1-103. TXST-Jensen, Gresch 33-54-2-394. RECEIVING: Wyoming-CONWAY, Austin 3-11; GENTRY, Gunner 1-44; MARCOTTE, J. 1-22; HARSHMAN, Josh 1-14; EBERHARDT, A. 1-7; OKWOLI, John 1-5. TXST-White,Hutch 10-96; Haydel,Jeremiah 5-66; GrahamJr, T 5-46; Sheread,J 4-79; Twyford,Caleb 4-21; Hilts, Micah 2-43; Hays,Mason 2-25; Taylor,AnthonyD 1-18. INTERCEPTIONS: Wyoming-HALL, Tyler 1-72; SMITH, Braden 1-27. TXST-Taylor,AnthonyJ 1-0. FUMBLES: Wyoming-None. TXST-Jensen, Gresch 1-1. Wyoming (2-0) vs. TXST (0-2) Date: Sep 07, 2019 • Site: San Marcos, Texas • Stadium: Bobcat Stadium Attendance: 20003 Kickoff time: 6:05 PM • End of Game: 9:14 PM • Total elapsed time: 3:09 Officials: Referee: Jason Autrey; Umpire: Jason Yates; Linesman: Jim Kelley; Line judge: Ryan Hagan; Back judge: Wayne Jonson; Field judge: Charles Green; Side judge: Fred Wiedower; Center judge: D. Whitehead; Temperature: 99 • Wind: NW 12 • Weather: Sunny
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RECAP: The Wyoming Cowboy (2-0 overall) defense held Texas State (0-2 overall) scoreless in the second half and used a defensive touchdown in the third quarter to down the Bobcats 23-14 in Bobcat Stadium in San Marcos, Texas on Saturday. The Cowboys have now won sixstraight games dating back to last season and have also won three-consecutive road contests. “I had this game circled at the beginning of the year as not necessarily a trap game, but a game we were going to need to be focused to win. They (Texas State) have a new coaching staff, and we knew they would have an explosive offense,” Wyoming head coach Craig Bohl said. “We came off a big, emotional win last week against Missouri. I thought our guys weren’t as focused as they could have been at the start of this week, and we addressed that at practice but our players, played hard today.” Senior Tyler Hall intercepted a pass and returned it 72 yards for a score in the third quarter, a tally that would prove to be the game winner. Wyoming also shut out an opponent in a half for the second time in the last three games, as UW held New Mexico scoreless in the season finale last season. The Cowboys forced three turnovers for the second-consecutive game, as Wyoming is plus five this season. Wyoming rushed for 190 yards on the night and threw for 103 for 293 yards of total offense. The Bobcats threw for 394 yards and added 50 yards rushing for 444 yards of total offense. The Cowboys dominated time of possession in the game going 34:27 to Texas State’s 25:33. Wyoming’s defense recorded five sacks on the evening. Senior linebacker Logan Wilson led Wyoming with 11 tackles for 340 in his career. He has had double-digit tackles in 13 games during his career. Redshirt freshman Mario Mora and junior defensive end Garrett Crall each added 1.5 sacks. The Wyoming offense was paced by quarterback Sean Chambers. He threw for 103 yards and added 50 yards rushing. Senior Trey Smith added 54 yards on 16 carries for the night. Texas State quarterback Jensen Gresch was 33-of-54 passing with a touchdown and two interceptions. Wide receiver Hutch White had 10 grabs for 96 yards.
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IDAHO RECAP
Box Score (Final) Wyoming Football IDAHO vs Wyoming (Sep 14, 2019 at Laramie, Wyo.) Score by Quarters IDAHO Wyoming Qtr Time 1st 05:55 2nd 12:00 07:28 04:57 3rd 04:10 4th 10:16 07:20
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3 0
2
3
7 14
3 0
4
3 7
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16 21
Scoring play IDAHO - COFFEY, Cade 26 yd field goal, 11-62 5:25 IDAHO - JOHNSON, R. 15 yd run (COFFEY, Cade kick), 9-68 4:13 WYO - ISMAIL JR, R. 12 yd run (ROTHE, Cooper kick), 9-75 4:32 WYO - SMITH, Trey 10 yd run (ROTHE, Cooper kick), 2-14 0:44 IDAHO - COFFEY, Cade 34 yd field goal, 14-66 6:44 WYO - SMITH, Trey 80 yd run (ROTHE, Cooper kick), 1-80 0:13 IDAHO - COFFEY, Cade 24 yd field goal, 12-68 2:56
FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
IDAHO 21 40-93 210 34-16-0 74-303 0-0 2-14 0-0 0-0 8-45.2 0-0 7-76 32:33 7 of 20 1 of 1 4-5 1-8
WYO 17 47-237 50 12-4-0 59-287 0-0 3-49 0-0 0-0 6-45.2 0-0 7-97 27:27 4 of 13 1 of 1 2-2 4-35
RUSHING: IDAHO-JOHNSON, R. 15-69; ROMANO, Nick 3-29; COTTON, Jeff 1-17; CARTER, Aundre 8-16; TEAM 1-minus 6; PETRINO, Mason 12-minus 32. Wyoming-SMITH, Trey 17-152; SWEN, Titus 14-52; CHAMBERS, Sean 11-26; ISMAIL JR, R. 2-13; TEAM 3-minus 6. PASSING: IDAHO-PETRINO, Mason 15-33-0-184; LEE, D.J. 1-1-0-26. Wyoming-CHAMBERS, Sean 4-12-0-50. RECEIVING: IDAHO-COTTON, Jeff 6-91; HAYWOOD, C. 4-35; WHITNEY, Connor 2-32; CARTER, Aundre 2-22; HATTEN, Hayden 1-26; ROMANO, Nick 1-4. Wyoming-MARCOTTE, J. 1-23; SWEN, Titus 1-22; OKWOLI, John 1-6; CROW, Dontae 1-minus 1. INTERCEPTIONS: IDAHO-None. Wyoming-None. FUMBLES: IDAHO-None. Wyoming-None. IDAHO (1-2) vs. Wyoming (3-0) Date: Sep 14, 2019 • Site: Laramie, Wyo. • Stadium: War Memorial Stadium Attendance: 28814 Kickoff time: 3:05 pm • End of Game: 6:19 pm • Total elapsed time: 3:14 Officials: Referee: Cal McNeill; Umpire: Mike Henderson; Linesman: Bill Scott; Line judge: Steve Hoslett; Back judge: Alvin Moore; Field judge: Robert Asel; Side judge: Tom Bessant; Center judge: Corey Long; Temperature: 75 deg • Wind: W 15 mph • Weather: Mostly sunny
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RECAP: A strong rushing attack for Wyoming gave the Cowboys (3-0) a 21-16 win over the Idaho Vandals (1-2) on Saturday evening in War Memorial Stadium in Laramie. It marked the Pokes’ seventh-straight win, the most since 1998 and Wyoming is now 3-0 to open the season for the first time since 2011. The contest saw 28, 814 fans inside War Memorial Stadium, the largest since 29,139 against Oregon in 2017. Wyoming also set a recorded with 54,851 through two games, the most in two games to open the season in school history. Wyoming took a 21-13 lead in the fourth quarter on an 80-yard touchdown run from graduate Transfer Trey Smith. The Cowboy defense would hold with a sack to put the Vandals out of field goal range and held yet again late in the closing minutes. Wyoming rushed for 270 yards on the night, but were outgained by the Vandals 303-287. Smith had a game-high 152 yards on the ground, including a pair of touchdowns, on just 17 carries. His long rush of 80 yards put the game out of Idaho’s reach in the fourth quarter. It was the longest run by a Cowboy since Brian Hill has an 89-yard rush at Fresno State on Nov. 1, 2014. Freshman Titus Swen had 52 yards on 14 carries, while redshirt freshman quarterback Sean Chambers had 26 yards on the ground. Senior wide receiver Raghib Ismail, Jr., had a pair of carries for 13 yards and a score. Chambers completed 4-of-12 passes for 50 yards on the day. Redshirt freshman tight end Jackson Marcotte had 23 of those yards, while Swen had 22 receiving yards. Defensively, senior linebacker Logan Wilson had 11 total tackles, nine of which were solo, a tackle for loss and a pair of pass breakups. He has double-digit tackles in three-straight games this season and has 351 in his career. Junior defensive end Garrett Crall had eight tackles, two tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks, his secondstraight game with 1.5 sacks.
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TULSA RECAP
Box Score (Final) Wyoming Football Wyoming vs Tulsa (Sep 21, 2019 at Tulsa, Okla.) Score by Quarters Wyoming Tulsa Qtr Time 1st 07:46 2nd 02:49 01:10 3rd 09:26 4th 11:03 05:25 03:26
1
7 0
2
3
0 14
0 3
4
14 7
Total
21 24
Scoring play WYO - CHAMBERS, Sean 33 yd run (ROTHE, Cooper kick), 9-74 4:43 TLS - STOKES, K. 56 yd pass from SMITH, Z. (RAINEY, J. kick), 3-56 0:16 TLS - CRAWFORD JR, S. 37 yd pass from SMITH, Z. (RAINEY, J. kick), 5-66 1:13 TLS - RAINEY, J. 29 yd field goal, 14-42 4:15 WYO - EBERHARDT, A. 53 yd pass from CHAMBERS, Sean (ROTHE, Cooper kick), 6-92 2:10 WYO - CHAMBERS, Sean 15 yd run (ROTHE, Cooper kick), 6-50 2:24 TLS - BROOKS, S. 19 yd run (RAINEY, J. kick), 7-75 1:59
FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
WYO 16 34-143 214 32-10-0 66-357 0-0 1-1 1-36 0-0 8-43.6 1-1 7-59 26:49 3 of 15 1 of 2 1-2 7-50
TLS 27 43-83 354 50-25-0 93-437 0-0 2-19 0-0 0-0 6-37.5 1-1 6-40 33:11 9 of 22 3 of 5 2-3 1-5
RUSHING: Wyoming-CHAMBERS, Sean 11-83; SWEN, Titus 9-24; VALLADAY, X. 5-18; BRENTON, Brett 3-9; SMITH, Trey 5-5; VANDER WAAL, T. 1-4. Tulsa-BROOKS, S. 17-67; TAYLOR II, C. 14-58; STOKES, K. 2-2; TEAM 2-minus 2; SMITH, Z. 8-minus 42. PASSING: Wyoming-CHAMBERS, Sean 9-25-0-193; VANDER WAAL, T. 1-6-0-21; CONWAY, Austin 0-1-0-0. Tulsa-SMITH, Z. 25-50-0-354. RECEIVING: Wyoming-CONWAY, Austin 3-51; ISMAIL JR, R. 2-43; OKWOLI, John 2-20; EBERHARDT, A. 1-53; CROW, Dontae 1-34; GENTRY, Gunner 1-13. Tulsa-JOHNSON, K. 7-95; CRAWFORD JR, S. 5-88; STOKES, K. 4-93; JOHNSON, J. 4-44; SANTANA, J. 3-16; BROOKS, S. 2-18. INTERCEPTIONS: Wyoming-None. Tulsa-None.
RECAP: The Cowboys (3-1 overall) were two yards away from a go ahead touchdown in the final 50 seconds, but a late fumble helped lift Tulsa (2-2 overall) past Wyoming 24-21 on Saturday afternoon in H.A. Chapman Stadium in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Pokes recorded two fourth quarter touchdowns and took a 21-17 with five minutes left. The Cowboy touchdowns included a 53yard pass from quarterback Sean Chambers to Ayden Eberhardt and a 15-yard run from Chambers, But a 19-yard run from Shamari Brooks with 3:26 left and the late turnover gave the Golden Hurricane the win and broke the Cowboys seven game winning streak. The Pokes recorded 14 tackles for loss for the most in the MW era of Cowboy football. The Pokes also recorded seven sacks for the afternoon. The UW defense was paced safety Alijah Halliburton with 17 tackles tying a career high with 2.5 tackles for loss and a sack. Defensive end Victor Jones added a career-high eight tackles and Solomon Byrd added six tackles, 2.5 sacks and a forced fumble and recovery. The Cowboy offense was paced by Chambers rushing for 83 yards and threw for a careerhigh 193 yards with a touchdown. He added two rushing touchdowns with a long rush of 33 yards. Wide receiver Austin Conway grabbed three passes for 51 yards. Wyoming was outgained 437 to 357 in the contest. Wyoming threw for a season high 214 yards and rushed for 143 yards. The Golden Hurricane passed for 354 yards for the game 25 pass completions. Smith led the Golden Hurricane going 25-of-50 passing for 354 yards with two touchdowns. Running back Sharmari More rushed for 67 yards and Kennen Johnson added seven catches for 95 yards.
FUMBLES: Wyoming-CHAMBERS, Sean 1-1. Tulsa-SMITH, Z. 1-1. Wyoming (3-1) vs. Tulsa (2-2) Date: Sep 21, 2019 • Site: Tulsa, Okla. • Stadium: H.A. Chapman Stadium Attendance: 16246 Kickoff time: 2:32 pm • End of Game: 6:17 pm • Total elapsed time: 4:45 Officials: Referee: Mike Roche; Umpire: Joe Pennucci; Linesman: Adam Loudin; Line judge: Lance Thompson; Back judge: Ken Bushey; Field judge: Ben Vasconcells; Side judge: Jake Dishaw; Center judge: Alex Amaya; Temperature: 82 • Wind: S @ 13 • Weather: cloudy
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UNLV RECAP
Box Score (Final) Wyoming Football UNLV vs Wyoming (Sep 28, 2019 at Laramie, Wyo.) Score by Quarters UNLV Wyoming Qtr 1st
Time 09:03 04:50 01:09 2nd 14:18 10:36 03:53 02:08 01:04 4th 14:49 10:24 09:44 09:26
1
10 7
2
0 26
3
0 0
4
7 20
Total
17 53
Scoring play UNLV - GUTIERREZ, D. 40 yd field goal, 9-47 3:59 WYO - VALLADAY, X. 7 yd run (ROTHE, Cooper kick), 8-75 4:13 UNLV - FAUOLO SR., Gio 54 yd pass from ROGERS, Armani (GUTIERREZ, D. kick), 7-75 3:41 WYO - CHAMBERS, Sean 17 yd run (ROTHE, Cooper kick failed), 4-75 1:51 WYO - HARSHMAN, Josh 56 yd pass from CHAMBERS, Sean (ROTHE, Cooper kick), 3-65 1:20 WYO - ROTHE, Cooper 41 yd field goal, 7-44 3:48 WYO - ROTHE, Cooper 21 yd field goal, 4--1 1:00 WYO - MARCOTTE, J. 20 yd pass from CHAMBERS, Sean (ROTHE, Cooper kick), 4-58 0:45 WYO - CHAMBERS, Sean 5 yd run (ROTHE, Cooper kick), 6-47 2:30 UNLV - OBLAD, Kenyon 1 yd run (GUTIERREZ, D. kick), 14-75 4:25 WYO - SWEN, Titus 44 yd run (ROTHE, Cooper kick failed), 2-45 0:38 WYO - VALLADAY, X. 4 yd run (ROTHE, Cooper kick), 1-4 0:05
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UNLV 19 33-77 263 44-22-3 77-340 0-0 3--6 1-12 0-0 8-43.5 1-0 8-62 30:09 4 of 16 2 of 3 1-1 0-0
WYO 18 48-374 124 12-5-0 60-498 0-0 6-92 1-1 3-51 5-41.2 2-0 4-40 29:51 5 of 12 0 of 0 6-7 2-18
RUSHING: UNLV-WILLIAMS, D. 11-30; ROGERS, Armani 8-29; WILLIAMS, C. 5-17; COLLINS, Tyleek 1-8; NEAL, Jamaal 2-2; JACKSON, T. 1-minus 4; OBLAD, Kenyon 5-minus 5. Wyoming-SWEN, Titus 14-136; CHAMBERS, Sean 12-102; BRENTON, Brett 7-82; VALLADAY, X. 13-58; TEAM 2-minus 4. PASSING: UNLV-OBLAD, Kenyon 16-31-2-176; ROGERS, Armani 6-13-1-87. Wyoming-CHAMBERS, Sean 5-12-0-124. RECEIVING: UNLV-GRIMES, Randal 6-66; FAUOLO SR., Gio 4-83; JENKINS, Steve 3-35; BEAN, Noah 2-37; WOODS JR., D. 2-20; WILLIAMS, D. 2-11; REESE, Courtney 1-6; JACKSON, T. 1-4; GASSER, Jacob 1-1. Wyoming-CONWAY, Austin 2-48; HARSHMAN, Josh 1-56; MARCOTTE, J. 1-20; SWEN, Titus 1-0. INTERCEPTIONS: UNLV-None. Wyoming-MALUIA, Cassh 1-30; WILSON, Logan 1-21; WEBER, Rome 1-0. FUMBLES: UNLV-OBLAD, Kenyon 1-0. Wyoming-SWEN, Titus 1-0; CONWAY, Austin 1-0. UNLV (1-3,0-1) vs. Wyoming (4-1,1-0) Date: Sep 28, 2019 • Site: Laramie, Wyo. • Stadium: War Memorial Stadium Attendance: 23029 Kickoff time: 6:02 pm • End of Game: 9:24 pm • Total elapsed time: 3:22 Officials: Referee: Mike Cuttone; Umpire: Mark Warner; Linesman: Greg Downum; Line judge: Carlos Owens; Back judge: Mike Aaronian; Field judge: Scott Melancon; Side judge: Richard Corona; Center judge: Ian Malepeai; Temperature: 59 deg • Wind: SE 28mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy
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RECAP: The Wyoming offense scored on six consecutive possessions in the first half and generated 299 yards of first half offense to build a 33-10 halftime lead on way to a 53-17 home win over UNLV to open Mountain West Conference play 1-0 and improve their season record to 4-1. The last time Wyoming began a season 4-1 was 2007. A crowd of 23,029 saw the Cowboys win their fifth consecutive home game, dating back to last season. The 53 points scored by the Cowboys in regulation were the most since they scored 56 in regulation in a 59-56 single-overtime win over Hawai’i on Nov. 23, 2013. It was the most points scored by the Pokes since they scored 66 in a 66-69 triple-overtime road loss at UNLV on Nov. 12, 2016. The 36-point margin of victory tonight was the largest margin of victory for the Cowboys since a 39-point win (42-3) at home over New Mexico on Oct. 28, 2017. Wyoming redshirt freshman quarterback Sean Chambers and true freshman running back Titus Swen each rushed for over 100 yards. Chambers ended with 136 yards rushing, and Swen rushed for 102 It was Chambers’ second 100-yard rushing game of the season and fifth of his career. Swen recorded his first career 100-yard rushing game. Wyoming has now had four different individuals rush for over 100 yards in the first five games of this season. Chambers also rushed for 120 yards in Wyoming’s season-opening win over Missouri. Sophomore running back Xavian Valladay rushed for 118 yards versus Missouri, and graduate transfer running back Trey Smith rushed for 152 in Wyoming’s home win over Idaho. Defensively, senior linebacker and AllAmerica candidate Logan Wilson intercepted the seventh pass of his career and his first of this season in the second quarter, setting up a Wyoming field goal. His senior running mate at linebacker, Cassh Maluia, intercepted his second pass of the season and fourth of his career to set up Wyoming’s final touchdown in the fourth quarter. Redshirt freshman free safety Rome Weber intercepted the first pass of his career, picking off the UNLV quarterback in the end zone to end the Rebels’ final scoring threat of the game. Senior strong safety Alijah Halliburton once again led the Cowboys in tackles with 11.
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SAN DIEGO STATE RECAP
Box Score (Final) Wyoming Football Wyoming vs San Diego State (Oct 12, 2019 at San Diego, Calif.) Score by Quarters Wyoming San Diego State Qtr Time 1st 00:43 2nd 13:03 05:30 01:11 3rd 07:48 01:28 4th 06:49 02:09
1
0 3
2
14 3
3
0 13
4
8 7
Total
22 26
Scoring play SDSU - ARAIZA, Matt 47 yd field goal, 7-40 3:22 WYO - CHAMBERS, Sean 1 yd run (ROTHE, Cooper kick), 6-75 2:40 WYO - CHAMBERS, Sean 1 yd run (ROTHE, Cooper kick), 9-54 5:09 SDSU - ARAIZA, Matt 32 yd field goal, 10-56 4:14 SDSU - WASHINGTON, J. 15 yd pass from AGNEW, Ryan (ARAIZA, Matt kick), 12-69 5:07 SDSU - WASHINGTON, J. 10 yd run (AGNEW, Ryan pass failed), 9-63 4:47 WYO - ISMAIL JR, R. 19 yd pass from CHAMBERS, Sean (CHAMBERS, Sean rush), 10-79 4:55 SDSU - BELLINGER, D. 12 yd pass from AGNEW, Ryan (ARAIZA, Matt kick), 9-76 4:34
FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
WYO 11 39-157 109 14-5-1 53-266 0-0 3-28 0-0 0-0 5-48.0 1-1 6-70 26:37 5 of 12 2 of 2 3-3 0-0
SDSU 21 36-120 209 32-21-0 68-329 0-0 3-21 3-63 1-0 4-49.2 0-0 5-40 33:23 7 of 16 2 of 2 4-4 1-3
RUSHING: Wyoming-VALLADAY, X. 16-73; CHAMBERS, Sean 13-49; SWEN, Titus 10-35. San Diego State-WASHINGTON, J. 23-84; AGNEW, Ryan 9-42; BYRD, Jordan 1-0; BUSBEE, BJ 1-minus 2; JASMIN, Chase 1-minus 2; Team 1-minus 2. PASSING: Wyoming-CHAMBERS, Sean 5-14-1-109. San Diego State-AGNEW, Ryan 21-32-0-209. RECEIVING: Wyoming-ISMAIL JR, R. 2-34; GENTRY, Gunner 1-45; SWEN, Titus 1-24; CONWAY, Austin 1-6. San Diego State-MATTHEWS, Jesse 6-73; SMITH, Kobe 5-39; WASHINGTON, J. 4-28; BELLINGER, D. 2-40; BUSBEE, BJ 2-6; LESSARD, Isaac 1-18; HOUSTON, Parker 1-5. INTERCEPTIONS: Wyoming-None. San Diego State-BARCOO, Luq 1-0. FUMBLES: Wyoming-CONWAY, Austin 1-1. San Diego State-None. Wyoming (4-2,1-1) vs. San Diego State (5-1,2-1) Date: Oct 12, 2019 • Site: San Diego, Calif. • Stadium: SDCCU Stadium Attendance: 28758 Kickoff time: 7:37 pm • End of Game: 10:42 pm • Total elapsed time: 3:05 Officials: Referee: Stephen Baron; Umpire: Bill Bishop; Linesman: George Shoup; Line judge: John Kilmer; Back judge: David Baldwin; Field judge: John Wisnewski; Side judge: Richard Ockey; Center judge: Timothy Davis; Temperature: 65 • Wind: 1 North • Weather: Clear
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RECAP: After the Wyoming Cowboys (4-2, 1-1 MW) took a lead with under seven minutes remaining, San Diego State (5-1, 2-1 MW) added a score with 2:09 remaining to take the win in a Mountain West battle in SDCCU Stadium in San Diego, Calif. The last three games of the series have been decided by a total of eight points. “I was talking with Coach (Rocky) Long before the game, and we both talked about how it would likely come down to a series or two at the end of the game,” Wyoming head coach Craig Bohl said. “We both knew it would be a physical game tonight and that is exactly what it was. “I want to congratulate San Diego State,” Bohl said. “I thought they played really hard. I thought our team played hard, as well. We can play a little bit smarter. There was great effort on both teams, and I thought there were excellent plays by the players out there. We came up short, and they (San Diego State) won the game.” Wyoming quarterback Sean Chambers found Raghib Ismail, Jr. on a 19 touchdown pass and Chambers would rush it in for two points for a 22-19 advantage for Wyoming. But SDSU went 76 yards on nine plays and quarterback Ryan Agnew found Daniel Bellinger from 12 yards out to take the lead and the game 26-22. The Cowboys rushed for 157 yards in thegame, as it was 100 yards over what SDSU, the national leader in rushing defense has averaged. Wyoming also passed for 109 yards on the night. The Aztecs recorded 329 yards of total offense with 209 coming through the air. Wyoming was led by Sean Chambers offensively with two touchdowns, as he threw for 109 yards and a touchdown. He also rushed for 49 yards in the contest. Running back Xazavian Valladay rushed 73 yards averaging 4.6 yards per rush. Defensively, linebacker Logan Wilson recorded seven tackles vs. SDSU and improved his career tackle total to 368, moving him into a tie for the No. 6 spot on the Wyoming career tackle list with former Cowboy Gabe Knapton (368 tackles from 2008-11). Fellow linebacker Cassh Maluia led Wyoming with nine tackles, a season-high. SDSU Ryan Agnew threw for 209 yards on 21-of-32 passing. He also rushed for 42 yards on the night. Juwan Washington rushed for 84 yards to lead the Aztecs.
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NEW MEXICO RECAP
Box Score (Final) Wyoming Football New Mexico vs Wyoming (Oct 19, 2019 at Laramie, Wyo.) Score by Quarters New Mexico Wyoming Qtr 1st 3rd 4th
Time 00:04 07:31 14:55 09:40 06:31 00:58
1
0 7
2
0 0
3
0 6
4
10 10
Total
10 23
Scoring play WYO - CHAMBERS, Sean 1 yd run (ROTHE, Cooper kick), 4-36 1:36 WYO - VALLADAY, X. 3 yd run (ROTHE, Cooper kick failed), 9-70 4:10 NM - SHELLEY, Andrew 25 yd field goal, 7-40 1:24 WYO - HARSHMAN, Josh 15 yd pass from CHAMBERS, Sean (ROTHE, Cooper kick), 10-75 5:15 NM - MOLINA, Aaron 21 yd pass from TUIOTI, Tevaka (SHELLEY, Andrew kick), 9-75 3:09 WYO - ROTHE, Cooper 36 yd field goal, 11-56 5:33
FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
NM 20 37-169 203 28-14-0 65-372 0-0 2-17 0-0 0-0 4-37.8 2-1 5-50 24:47 4 of 12 1 of 2 2-3 3-24
WYO 21 55-259 86 15-9-0 70-345 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 4-44.5 1-0 5-38 35:13 11 of 18 0 of 0 4-4 2-10
RUSHING: New Mexico-DAVIS, Ahmari 14-86; CARROLL, Bryson 12-55; TUIOTI, Tevaka 3-30; MORAN, Kentrail 1-5; VIEIRA, Thomas 1-4; LOGAN-GREENE, E 1-1; JONES, Sheriron 5-minus 12. Wyoming-VALLADAY, X. 33-127; CHAMBERS, Sean 18-117; ISMAIL JR, R. 1-9; BRENTON, Brett 2-5; BURROUGHS, J. 1-1. PASSING: New Mexico-JONES, Sheriron 9-17-0-143; TUIOTI, Tevaka 5-10-0-60; TEAM 0-1-0-0. Wyoming-CHAMBERS, Sean 9-15-0-86. RECEIVING: New Mexico-KRESS, Jordan 4-94; MOLINA, Aaron 3-35; LOGAN-GREENE, E 3-28; WILLIAMS, Marcu 2-27; VIEIRA, Thomas 1-11; UMEH, Anselem 1-8. Wyoming-OKWOLI, John 3-33; HARSHMAN, Josh 2-20; VALLADAY, X. 1-25; CROW, Dontae 1-11; MARCOTTE, J. 1-6; ISMAIL JR, R. 1-minus 9. INTERCEPTIONS: New Mexico-None. Wyoming-None. FUMBLES: New Mexico-KRESS, Jordan 1-0; CARROLL, Bryson 1-1. Wyoming-CHAMBERS, Sean 1-0. New Mexico (2-5,0-3) vs. Wyoming (5-2,2-1) Date: Oct 19, 2019 • Site: Laramie, Wyo. • Stadium: War Memorial Stadium Attendance: 22884 Kickoff time: 1:05 pm • End of Game: 3:59 pm • Total elapsed time: 2:54 Officials: Referee: Cal McNeill; Umpire: Mike Henderson; Linesman: Bill Scott; Line judge: Steve Hoslett; Back judge: Alvin Moore; Field judge: Robert Asel; Side judge: Tom Bessant; Center judge: Corey Long; Temperature: 45 deg • Wind: wsw22mph • Weather: Mostly cloudy
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RECAP: The The Wyoming Cowboys (5-2, 2-1 MW) had a pair of 100-yard rushers in their 23-10 homecoming win over New Mexico (2-5, 0-3 MW) on Saturday afternoon. The Cowboy defense pitched a first-half shutout to power UW to its sixth-straight home win dating back to last season. Redshirt freshman quarterback Sean Chambers completed 9-of-15 passes for 86 yards and a touchdown to go along with 117 yards rushing with a touchdown on 18 carries. Sophomore running back Xazavian Valladay had a gamehigh 127 yards rushing to go along with a score on 33 carries. Senior wide receiver John Okwoli caught three passes for 33 yards, while senior tight end Josh Harshman had a pair of catches for 20 yards and a touchdown. Defensively, sophomore nickel Keyon Blankenbaker had nine tackles, while senior strong safety Alijah Halliburton had seven tackles. Junior safety Esaias Gandy had a pair of tackles, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery, while redshirt freshman safety Rome Weber had two tackles and a forced fumble. The game’s scoring started when Chambers walked into the end zone untouched from a yard out just before the end of the first quarter. Then, midway through the second, Valladay scored from three yards out to make the score 13-0, a lead the Pokes would take into the locker room. In the fourth quarter, the Lobos converted a 25-yard field goal to get on the board, but Wyoming answered with a 15-yard touchdown pass from Chambers to Harshman, extending Wyoming’s lead to 20-3. With 6:31 to go, New Mexico scored a touchdown on a 21-yard pass play from Tevaka Tuioti to Aaron Molina to cut the lead to 20-10. However, Wyoming controlled the clock and scored a 36-yard field goal from Cooper Rothe with 58 seconds to play, and the game ended 23-10 for Wyoming.
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NEVADA RECAP
Box Score (Final) Wyoming Football Nevada vs Wyoming (Oct 26, 2019 at Laramie, Wyo.) Score by Quarters Nevada Wyoming Qtr 1st
Time 13:14 08:49 02:21 2nd 09:28 00:00 3rd 11:54
1
3 14
2
0 10
3
0 7
4
0 0
Total
3 31
Scoring play WYO - VALLADAY, X. 53 yd pass from CHAMBERS, Sean (ROTHE, Cooper kick), 1-53 0:09 WYO - CHAMBERS, Sean 2 yd run (ROTHE, Cooper kick), 7-52 3:03 NEV - TALTON, Brandon 28 yd field goal, 9-71 3:41 WYO - ISMAIL JR, R. 37 yd pass from CHAMBERS, Sean (ROTHE, Cooper kick), 5-42 3:18 WYO - ROTHE, Cooper 20 yd field goal, 6-92 0:50 WYO - MARCOTTE, J. 25 yd pass from VANDER WAAL, T. (ROTHE, Cooper kick), 8-75 3:06
FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
NEV 17 28-81 254 45-27-1 73-335 0-0 2-1 1-16 1-0 6-41.2 3-1 4-30 30:14 9 of 18 0 of 1 1-3 1-9
WYO 22 44-258 221 19-9-1 63-479 0-0 5-57 0-0 1-0 5-42.6 1-0 4-35 29:46 5 of 11 0 of 1 2-3 4-24
RUSHING: Nevada-LEE, Devonte 3-38; TAUA, Toa 11-21; NEAL, Roger 1-8; STRONG, Carson 7-8; SOLANO, C. 6-6. Wyoming-VALLADAY, X. 26-206; CHAMBERS, Sean 5-20; BRENTON, Brett 6-16; ISMAIL JR, R. 1-9; VANDER WAAL, T. 3-7; ANDREWS JR., A. 1-1; BURROUGHS, J. 1-0; TEAM 1-minus 1. PASSING: Nevada-STRONG, Carson 26-40-1-247; SOLANO, C. 1-5-0-7. Wyoming-VANDER WAAL, T. 3-10-0-63; CHAMBERS, Sean 6-9-1-158. RECEIVING: Nevada-STOVALL, M. 7-57; DOUBS, Romeo 5-98; COOKS, Elijah 3-31; TAUA, Toa 3-10; PUTMAN, Ben 2-15; IKAHIHIFO, H. 2-13; LEE, Devonte 2-10; FOSSUM, Kaleb 1-9; TURNER, Cole 1-8; CHRISTIAN, D. 1-3. Wyoming-ISMAIL JR, R. 4-93; VALLADAY, X. 2-74; MARCOTTE, J. 1-25; CONWAY, Austin 1-22; HARSHMAN, Josh 1-7. INTERCEPTIONS: Nevada-ROBINS, Berdale 1-0. Wyoming-HALLIBURTON, A. 1-0. FUMBLES: Nevada-STRONG, Carson 1-0; FOSSUM, Kaleb 1-1; DOUBS, Romeo 1-0. Wyoming-TEAM 1-0. Nevada (4-4,1-3) vs. Wyoming (6-2,3-1) Date: Oct 26, 2019 • Site: Laramie, Wyo. • Stadium: War Memorial Stadium Attendance: 16126 Kickoff time: 12:08 • End of Game: 2:57 • Total elapsed time: 2:49 Officials: Referee: Kevin Hassell; Umpire: Apollo Martin; Linesman: Jeff Hutcheon; Line judge: David Young; Back judge: Bobby Lynn; Field judge: Matt Binford; Side judge: Mark Graves; Center judge: Abram Anaya; Temperature: 55 deg • Wind: wsw26mph • Weather: Sunny
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RECAP: The Wyoming Cowboys (6-2 overall, 3-1 MW) racked up a season-high 221 passing yards in a dominant 31-3 win over Nevada (4-4 overall, 1-3 MW) on Saturday afternoon in War Memorial Stadium Laramie. The Pokes are now Bowl Eligible for the fourth-consecutive season for the first time since 1996-99. Wyoming has also won seven-straight home games dating back to last season. “It was a hard-fought win,” UW head coach Craig Bohl said. “I thought our team really played well. We saw some adversity today with guys going in-and-out. It was a convincing win at home, our players came in focused. I think we beat a good football team today. Now, we can use the bye week, we really need it to try to get some guys healthy and back.” Sophomore running back Xazavian Valladay racked up 280 all-purpose yards for the most by a Cowboy since Brian Hill’s 302 all-purpose yards against Nevada on Oct. 22, 2016. Valladay rushed for a career-high 206 yards for first 200 yard rusher for Wyoming since Hill’s 289 at Nevada in 2016. He also added a career-best 74 yards receiving. “Xazavian has done a phenomenal job for us,” Bohl said. “We always knew he had good mobility and could make guys miss, but today, with his durability, he kept answering the bell today. He had some hard runs, explosive runs.” Senior wide receiver Raghib Ismail, Jr. grabbed four passes for a career-high 93 yards. He also added a touchdown. Sophomore quarterback Sean Chambers was 6-of-9 passing for 158 yards with two touchdowns. Sophomore quarterback Tyler Vander Waal added 63 passing yards and a touchdown. Wyoming threw for a season-best three touchdowns. The Wyoming defense held the Wolf Pack to a season-low three points for the fewest since last season’s finale against New Mexico, which was also a 31-3 final. Senior linebacker Logan Wilson added a team-high eight tackles. Senior safety Alijah Halliburton added seven tackles, his first career interception and a sack. Redshirt freshman defensive end Solomon Byrd added 2.5 sacks and leads Wyoming with six sacks for the season. The Cowboys outgained the Wolf Pack 479 to 335. Wyoming rushed for 258 yards for the game and held Nevada to 81 rushing yards. Wyoming held the edge in turnovers for the game 2-1, as Wyoming continues to win the turnover battle this season.
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BOISE STATE RECAP RECAP: The Wyoming Cowboys (6-3, 3-2 MW) fell
Box Score (Final) Wyoming Football Wyoming vs #21 Boise State (Nov 09, 2019 at Boise, Idaho) Score by Quarters Wyoming Boise State Qtr Time 1st 02:05 2nd 04:57 00:01 3rd 09:18 02:35 4th 05:37 OT 15:00
1
0 7
2
10 0
3
7 3
4
0 7
OT
0 3
O1 0 3
Total
17 20
Scoring play BSU - BUTLER, Akilian 5 yd pass from CORD, Chase (SACHSE, Eric kick), 12-92 7:10 WYO - VANDER WAAL, T. 3 yd run (ROTHE, Cooper kick), 7-47 2:50 WYO - ROTHE, Cooper 39 yd field goal, 10-30 2:59 BSU - SACHSE, Eric 40 yd field goal, 8-59 3:01 WYO - VALLADAY, X. 21 yd run (ROTHE, Cooper kick), 4-36 1:56 BSU - SHAKIR, Khalil 5 yd run (SACHSE, Eric kick), 10-57 5:24 BSU - SACHSE, Eric 28 yd field goal, 6-14 0:00
FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
WYO 15 44-123 160 23-15-0 67-283 0-0 3-20 1-24 1-16 7-33.9 0-0 4-40 32:28 7 of 17 0 of 1 2-3 2-9
BSU 15 28-91 194 31-20-1 59-285 0-0 2-0 3-61 0-0 6-41.2 1-1 4-40 27:32 4 of 12 0 of 0 4-4 3-17
RUSHING: Wyoming-VALLADAY, X. 37-124; VANDER WAAL, T. 7-minus 1. Boise State-HIGHTOWER, John 2-38; HOLANI, George 11-30; CORD, Chase 10-15; SHAKIR, Khalil 2-5; VAN BUREN, A. 3-3. PASSING: Wyoming-VANDER WAAL, T. 15-23-0-160. Boise State-CORD, Chase 19-30-1-190; HIGHTOWER, John 1-1-0-4. RECEIVING: Wyoming-HARSHMAN, Josh 6-48; ISMAIL JR, R. 3-37; VALLADAY, X. 2-21; CONWAY, Austin 1-22; GENTRY, Gunner 1-14; EBERHARDT, A. 1-12; MARCOTTE, J. 1-6. Boise State-SHAKIR, Khalil 7-70; HOLANI, George 5-31; BUTLER, Akilian 3-22; HIGHTOWER, John 2-46; BATES, John 1-9; THOMAS, CT 1-8; COLLINGHAM, G. 1-8. INTERCEPTIONS: Wyoming-WILSON, Logan 1-16. Boise State-None. FUMBLES: Wyoming-None. Boise State-HOLANI, George 1-1. Wyoming (6-3,3-2) vs. Boise State (8-1,5-0) Date: Nov 09, 2019 • Site: Boise, Idaho • Stadium: Albertsons Stadium Attendance: 33018 Kickoff time: 8:20 pm • End of Game: 11:52 pm • Total elapsed time: 3:32 Officials: Referee: Brad Van Vark; Umpire: Michael Cooper; Linesman: George Gusman; Line judge: Frank LeBlanc; Back judge: Brian Ernest; Field judge: Jason Ledet; Side judge: T. Salaam; Center judge: Brian Alos; Temperature: 43 F • Wind: Calm • Weather: Clear and cool
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in overtime to No. 21 Boise State (8-1, 5-0 MW) on Saturday evening in Albertsons Stadium in Boise, Idaho. The Broncos hit a field goal in the extra session that proved to be the game winner. Sophomore running back Xazavian Valladay finished the game with 124 yards on a career high 37 carries and one touchdown. He has rushed for over 100 yards in four this season and in three-straight. Quarterback Tyler Vander Waal was 15-of-23 for 160 yards. Senior tight end Josh Harshman added a career-high six receptions for 48 yards. The Wyoming defense was led by the senior duo of linebacker Logan Wilson and safety Alijah Halliburton each adding 10 tackles each. Wilson also added a sack and an interception for the Pokes. Wyoming recorded 283 yards of total offense with Boise State countering with 285. Wyoming was solid on third down offensively converting on seven third downs for the evening. Boise State got on the board first with a 12-play, 92-yard drive with quarterback Chase Cord going 6-of-6 for 66 yards on the drive. He found Akilian Butler on a five-yard touchdown with 2:05 left in the opening quarter. Both defense controlled the contest until Tyler Vander Waal found paydirt from three yards to tie the contest at 7-7 with 4:57 remaining in the first half. It was a seven-play, 47-yard drive that was set up by a 19-yard punt return from Austin Conway. Valladay rushed for 33 yards on the drive including 20 yards on the first play. Wyoming closed the half with a 39-yard field goal from Cooper Rothe for a 10-7 lead. Special teams shined again with a partial block of a punt that set up the score. Vander Waal found Valladay on a 19-yard completion to set up the field goal. Boise State tied the game at 10-10 on the opening drive of the second half. Kicker Eric Sachse split the uprights from 40 yards with 9:18 left in the third quarter. The Wyoming defense held, as Boise state would drive inside the 10 yard line. Junior defensive tackle Javaree Jackson forced and recovered a fumble inside Boise State territory and the Pokes took advantage with a 21-yard touchdown scamper from Valladay to give Wyoming a 17-10 advantage with 2:30 left in the third quarter. It put him over 100 yards for the game for the thirdstraight game and fourth time this season. Boise State tied the game at 17-17 with 5:24 left in the fourth quarter on a Shalil Shakir five yard run. Wyoming drove into Boise territory, but was stopped at fourth and one. Boise State was then picked off by Wilson to send the contest into overtime. The Broncos were led by Cord, as he finished the game 19-of-30 for 190 yards with a touchdown and interception.
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UTAH STATE RECAP
Box Score (Final) Wyoming Football Wyoming vs Utah State (Nov 16, 2019 at Logan, Utah) Score by Quarters Wyoming Utah State Qtr Time 2nd 14:54 11:35 07:32 05:34 02:04 00:09 3rd 04:44 4th 11:11 06:52
1
0 0
2
14 20
3
0 3
4
7 3
Total
21 26
Scoring play WYO - WILSON, Logan 10 yd interception return (ROTHE, Cooper kick) USU - MARINER, Siaosi 80 yd pass from LOVE, Jordan (EBERLE, Dominik kick), 2-84 0:29 USU - BRIGHT, Gerold 35 yd pass from LOVE, Jordan (EBERLE, Dominik kick), 7-77 1:28 WYO - VANDER WAAL, T. 11 yd run (ROTHE, Cooper kick), 5-61 1:51 USU - EBERLE, Dominik 47 yd field goal, 8-43 3:28 USU - EBERLE, Dominik 44 yd field goal, 7-30 1:06 USU - EBERLE, Dominik 26 yd field goal, 4-5 0:54 USU - EBERLE, Dominik 23 yd field goal, 4--4 1:37 WYO - VANDER WAAL, T. 5 yd run (ROTHE, Cooper kick), 9-75 4:19
FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
WYO 24 43-158 185 36-20-3 79-343 0-0 4-49 1-38 2-10 7-39.1 1-1 9-92 33:11 5 of 14 0 of 1 2-4 2-12
USU 22 44-105 317 35-21-2 79-422 0-0 1-15 4-76 3-56 5-44.6 1-0 9-75 26:49 4 of 16 0 of 1 2-3 2-26
RUSHING: Wyoming-VALLADAY, X. 25-114; BRENTON, Brett 4-22; CONWAY, Austin 2-12; ISMAIL JR, R. 2-7; VANDER WAAL, T. 8-4; BURROUGHS, J. 1-1; TEAM 1-minus 2. Utah State-BRIGHT, Gerold 17-56; WARREN, Jaylen 10-38; LOVE, Jordan 9-33; COLOMBI, Henry 4-3; THOMPKINS, D. 1-1; TEAM 3-minus 26. PASSING: Wyoming-VANDER WAAL, T. 20-36-3-185. Utah State-LOVE, Jordan 18-29-2-282; COLOMBI, Henry 3-6-0-35. RECEIVING: Wyoming-HARSHMAN, Josh 6-76; CONWAY, Austin 5-64; VALLADAY, X. 3-0; GENTRY, Gunner 2-14; MARCOTTE, J. 2-12; EBERHARDT, A. 1-14; BRENTON, Brett 1-5. Utah State-MARINER, Siaosi 4-123; THOMPKINS, D. 4-51; NATHAN, Jordan 4-24; BRIGHT, Gerold 3-44; COMPTON, Taylor 3-38; REPP, Caleb 2-32; SCARVER, Savon 1-5. INTERCEPTIONS: Wyoming-WILSON, Logan 1-10; JACKSON, J. 1-0. Utah State-MUNOZ, Eric 2-56; BOND, Shaq 1-0. FUMBLES: Wyoming-VANDER WAAL, T. 1-1. Utah State-LOVE, Jordan 1-0. Wyoming (6-4,3-3) vs. Utah State (6-4,5-1) Date: Nov 16, 2019 • Site: Logan, Utah • Stadium: Maverik Stadium Attendance: 16364 Kickoff time: 2 p.m. • End of Game: 5:32 pm • Total elapsed time: 3:32 Officials: Referee: Mike Cuttone; Umpire: Mark Warner; Linesman: Greg Downum; Line judge: Carlos Owens; Back judge: M. Aaronian; Field judge: Scotty Melancon; Side judge: Richard Corona; Center judge: Ian Malepeai; Temperature: 54 deg • Wind: 13mphNW • Weather: Cloudy skies
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RECAP: The Wyoming Cowboys (6-4 overall, 3-3 MW) mounted a late rally, but fell just short in a 26-21 loss to Utah State (6-4 overall, 5-1 MW) in Maverik Stadium in Logan, Utah on Saturday afternoon. The Pokes defense forced a three and out by the Aggies thanks to Redshirt freshman safety Rome Weber’s first career sack giving the Pokes the opportunity to take the lead with two minutes remaining. The Cowboys drove into Aggie territory, but sophomore quarterback Tyler Vander Waal was picked off and the Aggies took the Battle for Bridger’s Rifle. “We made too many mistakes today,” Wyoming head coach Craig Bohl said. “Our players played very hard tonight and we can play a lot smarter. “We were very uncharacteristic with our turnovers today and we normally take care of the football very well.” Senior linebacker Logan Wilson finished the contest with eight tackles for Wyoming, as he surpassed Kirk Morrison of SDSU for fifth alltime in MW history with 395. He also added an interception in the contest for the ninth of his career. He returned it for a score tying for the NCAA’s active lead in defensive touchdowns with four. Sophomore nickel linebacker Keyon Blankenbaker tied a career-high with nine stops. Weber added a career-high eight tackles for the Brown and Gold, as he also added two tackles for loss. Sophomore running back Xazavian Valladay rushed for 114 yards on the afternoon to lead the Pokes. It was his fourth-straight 100 yard rushing performance and the fifth of the season. Senior tight end Josh Harshman tied a career best with six catches for 76 yards. Senior wide receiver Austin Conway added five catches for 64 yards. Vande Waal threw for 185 yards and rushed for two scores.
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COLORADO STATE RECAP
Box Score (Final) Wyoming Football Colorado State vs Wyoming (Nov 22, 2019 at Laramie, Wyo.) Score by Quarters Colorado State Wyoming Qtr Time 2nd 11:52 04:52 3rd 06:04 4th 03:33
1
0 0
2
7 7
3
0 7
4
0 3
Total
7 17
Scoring play WYO - VANDER WAAL, T. 1 yd run (ROTHE, Cooper kick), 11-93 5:30 CSU - JACKSON, W. 4 yd pass from O'BRIEN, P. (DAVIS, B. kick), 13-75 7:00 WYO - WILLIAMS, Levi 1 yd run (ROTHE, Cooper kick), 10-44 5:41 WYO - ROTHE, Cooper 48 yd field goal, 11-28 5:44
FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
CSU 15 30-48 217 29-17-1 59-265 0-0 0-0 2-33 0-0 4-48.0 1-0 5-56 27:58 5 of 12 0 of 2 1-1 5-25
WYO 19 50-192 81 15-8-0 65-273 0-0 2-4 0-0 1-0 5-42.2 0-0 5-49 32:02 9 of 16 1 of 1 3-4 1-10
RUSHING: Colorado State-THOMAS, J. 14-23; McELROY, M. 6-13; O'BRIEN, P. 8-11; HUNTER, C. 2-1. Wyoming-VALLADAY, X. 27-154; WILLIAMS, Levi 13-49; BRENTON, Brett 1-8; CONWAY, Austin 1-5; TEAM 1-minus 2; VANDER WAAL, T. 7-minus 22. PASSING: Colorado State-O'BRIEN, P. 17-29-1-217. Wyoming-VANDER WAAL, T. 6-13-0-56; WILLIAMS, Levi 2-2-0-25. RECEIVING: Colorado State-JACKSON, W. 6-95; McBRIDE, Tr. 6-78; WRIGHT, D. 3-25; CRAIG-MYERS, N. 2-19. Wyoming-CONWAY, Austin 3-35; ISMAIL JR, R. 3-24; EBERHARDT, A. 1-14; HARSHMAN, Josh 1-8. INTERCEPTIONS: Colorado State-None. Wyoming-WILSON, Logan 1-0. FUMBLES: Colorado State-HAWKINS, A. 1-0. Wyoming-None. Colorado State (4-7,3-4) vs. Wyoming (7-4,4-3) Date: Nov 22, 2019 • Site: Laramie, Wyo. • Stadium: War Memorial Stadium Attendance: 21152 Kickoff time: 7:30 • End of Game: 10:53 • Total elapsed time: 3:23 Officials: Referee: Brad Van Vark; Umpire: Micahel Cooper; Linesman: Bill Scott; Line judge: Frank LeBlanc; Back judge: Brian Ernest; Field judge: Jason Ledet; Side judge: Tuta Salaam; Center judge: Brian Alos; Temperature: 15 deg • Wind: WNW 5mph • Weather: Mostly clear
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RECAP: Behind a pair of rushing touchdowns and a fourth-quarter field goal, the Wyoming Cowboys defended the Bronze Boot and won the Border War over Colorado State for the fourth-consecutive season. The Cowboys used the 17-7 victory to finish the year 6-0 at home. Quarterback Tyler Vander Waal ran for a touchdown and was 6-of-13 passing for 56 yards. Quarterback Levi Williams ran for another touchdown with 49 yards on the ground and went 2-of-2 passing for 25 yards. Running back Xazavian Valladay ran the ball 27 times for 154 yards, eclipsing the 1,000-yard mark for the season. Wide receiver Austin Conway caught three passes for 35 yards, while wide receiver Raghib Ismail, Jr., caught three passes himself for 24 yards. Defensively, safety Elijah Halliburton had a game-high 13 tackles and 1.0 tackles for loss. Linebacker Logan Wilson had eight tackles and a game-sealing interception late in the fourth quarter. The Pokes had 1.0 sacks and 5.0 tackles for loss on the night. Wyoming opened the game’s scoring in the second quarter, as Vander Waal ran the ball in from one yard out. However, the Rams answered with a four-yard touchdown pass from Patrick O’Brien to Warren Jackson. The two rivals entered their locker rooms at halftime in a 7-7 tie. The Pokes pitched a second-half shutout, and added 10 points to seal the victory. Williams had a one-yard score with 6:04 to place in the third quarter to cap a 10-play, 44 yard drive that ate up 5:41 of clock time. In the fourth quarter, Cooper Roth drilled a field goal from 48 yards out with 3:33 to play to put Wyoming up by 10 points. On CSU’s final drive, Wilson intercepted O’Brien near midfield to seal Wyoming’s victory. Colorado State O’Brien was 17-of-29 passing for 217 yards, one touchdown and one interception. Jackson caught six passes for 95 yards and a score. Jaylen Thomas ran the ball 14 times for 23 yards. | PAGE 52
AIR FORCE RECAP
Box Score (Final) The Automated ScoreBook Central Michigan vs Wyoming Cowboys (Dec 22, 2017 at Boise, Idaho) Score by Quarters Central Michigan Wyoming Cowboys Qtr 1st
Time 07:55 04:38 03:10 01:09 2nd 13:48 04:57 3rd 05:15 03:08 4th 11:23
1
7 21
2
0 6
3
7 3
4
0 7
Total
14 37
Scoring play WYO - SCOTT, Jared 23 yd pass from ALLEN, Josh (ROTHE, Cooper kick), 5-46 2:13 WYO - CONWAY, Austin 11 yd pass from ALLEN, Josh (ROTHE, Cooper kick), 5-24 2:52 CMU - WARD, Jonathan 74 yd pass from MORRIS, Shane (ARMSTRONG, M. kick), 3-85 1:28 WYO - JOHNSON, C.J. 45 yd pass from ALLEN, Josh (ROTHE, Cooper kick), 4-65 2:01 WYO - ROTHE, Cooper 27 yd field goal, 4-8 1:29 WYO - ROTHE, Cooper 28 yd field goal, 5-17 1:57 WYO - ROTHE, Cooper 20 yd field goal, 11-61 5:26 CMU - WARD, Jonathan 3 yd run (ARMSTRONG, M. kick), 7-65 2:07 WYO - GRANDERSON, C. 58 yd fumble recovery (ROTHE, Cooper kick)
FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
CMU 18 27-18 346 43-26-4 70-364 0-0 3-10 5-93 0-0 3-38.0 6-4 7-61 29:14 3 of 12 3 of 3 1-1 3-18
WYO 15 42-121 154 19-11-0 61-275 1-58 2-15 3-61 4-22 6-36.8 0-0 5-49 30:46 6 of 15 0 of 0 4-4 5-35
RUSHING: Central Michigan-WARD, Jonathan 12-29; POLJAN, Tony 4-15; ROSS, Romello 3-6; GWILLY, K. 1-2; MORRIS, Shane 7-minus 34. Wyoming Cowboys-OVERSTREET, K. 21-85; WOODS, Trey 9-19; JOHNSON, C.J. 1-16; VAN MAANEN, D. 2-5; TEAM 1-minus 1; ALLEN, Josh 8-minus 3. PASSING: Central Michigan-MORRIS, Shane 23-39-4-329; POLJAN, Tony 3-4-0-17. Wyoming Cowboys-ALLEN, Josh 11-19-0-154. RECEIVING: Central Michigan-WARD, Jonathan 7-109; CONKLIN, Tyler 7-98; CHAPMAN, Mark 5-70; COOPER, Eric 4-25; WILLIS, Corey 3-44. Wyoming Cowboys-JOHNSON, C.J. 3-63; CONWAY, Austin 3-29; PRICE, James 2-12; SCOTT, Jared 1-23; MAYFIELD, Tyree 1-18; FORT, Austin 1-9. INTERCEPTIONS: Central Michigan-None. Wyoming Cowboys-WINGARD, A. 1-20; WILSON, Logan 1-3; EPPS, Marcus 1-0; HALL, Tyler 1-minus 1. FUMBLES: Central Michigan-MORRIS, Shane 2-2; CONKLIN, Tyler 1-1; POLJAN, Tony 1-1; DAVIS, Jarrod 1-0; WARD, Jonathan 1-0. Wyoming Cowboys-None. Central Michigan (8-5,5-4) vs. Wyoming Cowboys (8-5,6-3) Date: Dec 22, 2017 • Site: Boise, Idaho • Stadium: Albertsons Stadium Attendance: 16512 Kickoff time: 2:05 pm • End of Game: 5:22 pm • Total elapsed time: 3:17 Officials: Referee: Steve LaMantia; Umpire: Mike Moten; Linesman: Lea Bailey; Line judge: Josh Fath; Back judge: Sean Woodson; Field judge: Chris Cockrell; Side judge: Justin Larrew; Center judge: Bryan Baker; Temperature: 38f • Wind: ENE 5mph • Weather: Cloudy MVP - Josh Allen Wyoming
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RECAP: The Wyoming Cowboy defense held the Falcons to 142 yards below their average rushing total, but the Falcons defense forced three Wyoming turnovers, as Air Force took the regular season finale 20-6 on Saturday afternoon in Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colo. “We knew going in, This is, I believe, the most complete Air Force team that I have seen since I have been the head coach,” UW head coach Craig Bohl said. “I told Troy Calhoun that before the game. We were going to have a hard time moving the football and we certainly did.” The Falcons rushed for 162 yards for the game and were held to 305 yards of total offense, which is one yard more than their average rushing total coming into the game of 304 per night. Wyoming mustered 225 yards of total offense for the game in a contest that saw gusts of 40 miles per hour. “We played hard, we can probably execute a little bit better than what we did,” Bohl said. “It was a great effort, but we can certainly play better. We are going to move forward. I know a bunch of guys are disappointed in the locker room. This is a big ball game for our program. It’s a big game for Air Force as well. Hats off to them. They won, I told our guys to keep their heads up and move forward.” The Pokes’ defense was led by safety Alijah Halliburton with 13 tackles. He has double-digit tackles in six games this season and has 119 tackles this season. Senior Logan Wilson and junior Garrett Crall added 10 tackles each. As it was a career-best for Crall. Butkus Finalist Wilson has 414 career tackles after his 10 on the day. Senior Kicker Cooper rothe became the all-time field goal leader with two for the day and has 58 in his career. Freshman quarterback Levi Williams led the Pokes with a career-high 79 rushing yards. He also added 84 yards passing for the game. Raghib Ismail, Jr. added three catches for 41 yards to lead the Pokes with top rusher Xazavian Valladay held to 38 yards rushing.
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Wyoming Football Wyoming Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Dec 10, 2019) All games SEASON Rushing
gp
att
CAREER
gain loss
net
avg
td
VALLADAY, X. CHAMBERS, Sean SWEN, Titus SMITH, Trey BRENTON, Brett WILLIAMS, Levi ISMAIL JR, R. CONWAY, Austin BURROUGHS, J. ANDREWS JR., A. TEAM VANDER WAAL, T. Total Opponents
11 221 1084 23 1061 4.8 5 8 90 633 66 567 6.3 10 7 67 356 7 349 5.2 1 4 44 236 9 227 5.2 3 9 23 146 4 142 6.2 0 2 28 139 11 128 4.6 1 11 6 38 0 38 6.3 1 12 6 27 0 27 4.5 0 12 6 10 0 10 1.7 0 1 1 1 0 1 1.0 0 10 9 0 17 -17 -1.9 0 7 27 73 92 -19 -0.7 4 12 528 2743 229 2514 4.8 25 12 439 1560 367 1193 2.7 9
Passing
gp
CHAMBERS, Sean VANDER WAAL, T. WILLIAMS, Levi CONWAY, Austin Total Opponents Receiving
CONWAY, Austin ISMAIL JR, R. HARSHMAN, Josh MARCOTTE, J. VALLADAY, X. OKWOLI, John EBERHARDT, A. GENTRY, Gunner CROW, Dontae SWEN, Titus BRENTON, Brett VANDER WAAL, T. Total Opponents Total Offense
CHAMBERS, Sean VALLADAY, X. VANDER WAAL, T. SWEN, Titus WILLIAMS, Levi SMITH, Trey BRENTON, Brett ISMAIL JR, R. CONWAY, Austin BURROUGHS, J. ANDREWS JR., A. TEAM Total Opponents
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effic comp-att-int
120.63 52-121-3 91.90 49-95-4 116.58 8-13-1 0.00 0-1-0 108.01 109-230-8 124.58 253-437-11 no.
yds
plays
rush
avg
pct
yds
td
43.0 915 7 51.6 512 1 61.5 109 0 0.0 0 0 47.4 1536 8 57.9 3181 14 td
13.5 15.2 13.6 14.1 15.0 8.8 16.7 21.7 13.8 15.3 8.0 -5.0 14.1 12.6
0 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 14
g
pass
total avg/g
211 567 915 1482 221 1061 0 1061 122 -19 512 493 67 349 0 349 41 128 109 237 44 227 0 227 23 142 0 142 6 38 0 38 7 27 0 27 6 10 0 10 1 1 0 1 9 -17 0 -17 758 2514 1536 4050 876 1193 3181 4374
gp
lg avg/g
292 149 67 44 24 28 10 50 6 1
1493 980 356 236 146 139 48 314 10 1
gain
loss
36 84 7 9 4 11 12 27 0 0
1457 896 349 227 142 128 36 287 10 1
net
avg
5.0 6.0 5.2 5.2 5.9 4.6 3.6 5.7 1.7 1.0
8 12 1 3 0 1 1 3 0 0
61 75 59 80 41 38 12 42 4 1
lg
avg/g
17
88
252
334
-82
-0.9
6
19
-4.8
12 17 2 51
gp
28 24.7 37 27.7 56 21.6 25 12.7 53 10.9 15 5.8 53 9.8 45 10.8 34 5.0 24 6.6 11 1.8 0 -0.7 56 128.0 80 265.1 185.2 96.5 70.4 49.9 118.5 56.8 15.8 3.5 2.2 0.8 1.0 -1.7 337.5 364.5
23 12 7 4 10 2 22 51 12 1
gp
56 114.4 31 73.1 30 54.5 0 0.0 56 128.0 80 265.1
lg avg/g
12 22 296 11 20 305 12 19 259 10 9 127 11 8 120 12 8 70 12 7 117 12 6 130 11 4 55 7 3 46 9 2 16 7 1 -5 12 109 1536 12 253 3181 8 11 7 7 2 4 9 11 12 12 1 10 12 12
lg avg/g
61 96.5 75 70.9 59 49.9 80 56.8 41 15.8 38 64.0 12 3.5 9 2.2 4 0.8 1 1.0 0 -1.7 11 -2.7 80 209.5 40 99.4
51 22 39 11 23 50 29 22 25 7 10 17
g
12 23 17 7 2 4 10 22 51 12 1
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att
effic
132.33 95.56 116.58 169.68
no.
127 44 37 9 12 23 12 6 5 3 2 1
plays
295 292 429 67 41 44 24 10 55 6 1
comp-att-int
67-146-3 169-341-8 8-13-1 3-5-0
yds
1202 572 455 127 155 238 163 130 60 46 16 -5
rush
896 1457 -82 349 128 227 142 36 287 10 1
avg
9.5 13.0 12.3 14.1 12.9 10.3 13.6 21.7 12.0 15.3 8.0 -5.0
pass
1181 0 1822 0 109 0 0 0 26 0 0
pct
45.9 49.6 61.5 60.0
td
4 4 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
total
2077 1457 1740 349 237 227 142 36 313 10 1
yds
1181 1822 109 26
lg
41 37 56 25 53 23 53 45 34 24 11 0
td
td
10 6 0 1
63.3 74.7 49.9 56.8 14.2 64.0 1.6 5.6 0.8 1.0
lg
56 72 30 20
avg/g
98.4 107.2 54.5 0.5
avg/g
23.6 26.0 11.7 11.5 6.7 4.8 5.6 5.9 2.4 6.6 1.6 -0.3
avg/g
173.1 63.3 102.4 49.9 118.5 56.8 14.2 1.6 6.1 0.8 1.0
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Wyoming Football Wyoming Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Dec 10, 2019) All games SEASON Scoring
ROTHE, Cooper CHAMBERS, Sean VALLADAY, X. VANDER WAAL, T. ISMAIL JR, R. SMITH, Trey HARSHMAN, Josh MARCOTTE, J. HALL, Tyler WILLIAMS, Levi EBERHARDT, A. COLDON, C.J. WILSON, Logan SWEN, Titus Total Opponents
td
fg
- 14-20 10 6 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 36 14-20 23 18-25
Kick Returns
no.
6 1 1 1 9 17
225 1 13 24 263 340
Interceptions
no.
4 2 1 1 1 1 1 11 8
yds
47 30 27 72 0 0 0 176 74
11.8 15.0 27.0 72.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 16.0 9.2
Fumble Returns
no.
yds
HALL, Tyler BLANKENBAKER,K. VALLADAY, X. CONWAY, Austin Total Opponents WILSON, Logan MALUIA, Cassh SMITH, Braden HALL, Tyler JACKSON, J. WEBER, Rome HALLIBURTON, A. Total Opponents HALLIBURTON, A. GANDY, Esaias COLDON, C.J. Total Opponents
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yds
32-35 32-35 22-22
no.
32 32 20
1-1 1-1 -
avg
td
avg
td
avg
td
avg
td
355 11.1 355 11.1 142 7.1 yds
PAT rush rcv pass
kick
Punt Returns
CONWAY, Austin Total Opponents
CAREER
37.5 1.0 13.0 24.0 29.2 20.0
79 79.0 1 1.0 30 30.0 110 36.7 0 0.0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0-1
lg
dxp saf
-
pts
- 74 - 62 - 36 - 24 - 18 - 18 - 12 - 12 6 6 6 6 6 6 - 292 - 214
td
fg
- 58-75 12 9 6 5 3 3 2 3 1 1 1 4 1 -
no.
yds
45 45 43
112
lg
no.
lg
no.
10 4 1 4 1 1 1
154 30 27 97 0 0 0
lg
no.
yds
58 1 13 24 58 32 21 30 27 72 0 0 0 72 51 79 1 30 79 0
26 1 1 7
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yds
845 1 13 155
yds
79 1 30
PAT rush
kick
160-164 -
1-1 -
avg
td
avg
td
avg
td
avg
td
8.4
32.5 1.0 13.0 22.1
15.4 7.5 27.0 24.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
79.0 1.0 30.0
1
2 0 0 0
2 0 0 1 0 0 0
0 0 1
rcv pass
-
-
dxp saf
-
-
pts
334 74 54 36 30 18 18 12 18 6 6 6 24 6
lg
60
lg
97 1 13 30
lg
56 30 27 72 0 0 0
lg
79 1 30
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Wyoming Football Wyoming Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Dec 10, 2019) All games SEASON All Purpose
VALLADAY, X. CONWAY, Austi CHAMBERS, Se SWEN, Titus ISMAIL JR, R. HALL, Tyler HARSHMAN, Jos SMITH, Trey BRENTON, Brett GENTRY, Gunne WILLIAMS, Levi MARCOTTE, J. EBERHARDT, A. OKWOLI, John CROW, Dontae WILSON, Logan MALUIA, Cassh SMITH, Braden BURROUGHS, J. BLANKENBAKE ANDREWS JR., TEAM VANDER WAAL, Total Opponents
g
rush
rcv
att
ROTHE, Cooper Total Opponents
20 20 25
ROTHE, Cooper Total Opponents
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yds
avg
1 1 0
yds
2577 134 29 2740 2650
tb ob
60 3785 63.1 40 60 3785 63.1 40 51 3267 64.1 43
total avg/g
0 1194 108.5 0 702 58.5 0 567 70.9 0 395 56.4 0 343 31.2 72 297 27.0 0 259 21.6 0 227 56.8 0 158 17.6 0 130 10.8 0 128 64.0 0 127 12.7 0 117 9.8 0 70 5.8 0 55 5.0 47 47 3.9 30 30 2.5 27 27 2.2 0 10 0.8 0 1 0.1 0 1 1.0 0 -17 -1.7 0 -24 -3.4 176 4844 403.7 74 4930 410.8
blkd
48 48 47
61 3 2 66 63
ir
13 24 0 0 0 225 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 263 340
long
14 14 18
no.
GALOVICH, Ryan ZALESKI, Tim TEAM Total Opponents
kr
0 355 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 355 142
good
Punting
Kickoffs
pr
11 1061 120 12 27 296 8 567 0 7 349 46 11 38 305 11 0 0 12 0 259 4 227 0 9 142 16 12 0 130 2 128 0 10 0 127 12 0 117 12 0 70 11 0 55 12 0 0 12 0 0 12 0 0 12 10 0 12 0 0 1 1 0 10 -17 0 7 -19 -5 12 2514 1536 12 1193 3181
Field Goals
CAREER
1 1 0
avg
42.2 44.7 14.5 41.5 42.1
23 51 12 7 22 42 39 4 10 22 2 11 29 50 25 51 49 35 12 24 1
g
1457 287 896 349 36 0 0 227 142 0 128 0 1 0 11 0 0 0 10 0 1
155 1202 0 46 572 0 455 0 16 130 0 127 163 238 60 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 942 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 155 0 0 0 845 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
0 0 0 0 0 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 154 30 27 0 0 0
1625 2586 896 395 608 942 455 227 158 130 128 127 164 261 79 154 30 27 10 1 1
total
avg/g
17
-82
-5
0
0
0
-87
-5.1
att
good
long
blkd
no.
yds
no.
yds
75
lg blk
64 51 19 64 58
1 0 1 2 0
rush
58
74 3070 126 4938
263 16215
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rcv
pr
51
avg
kr
ir
70.7 50.7 74.7 56.4 27.6 22.4 11.7 56.8 15.8 5.9 64.0 11.5 5.7 5.2 3.2 3.0 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.0 1.0
2
41.5 39.2
68 65
lg
blk
avg
tb
ob
61.7 127
1 1
8
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Wyoming Football Wyoming Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Dec 10, 2019) All games SEASON ## Defensive Leaders
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HALLIBURTON, A. WILSON, Logan MALUIA, Cassh BLANKENBAKER,K. CRALL, Garrett MUMA, Chad BYRD, Solomon WEBER, Rome HALL, Tyler JACKSON, J. HEARN, Azizi GODBOUT, Cole HALL, Josiah GANDY, Esaias MORA, Mario JONES, Victor Murry, Jordan COLDON, C.J. WELLS-ROSS, D. SMITH, Braden LIUFAU, Tegan EBERHARDT, A. WISDORF, Ben COLE, Claude WILLIAMS, Miles HICKS, Charles MURRAY, Cameron ROTHE, Cooper WATSON, Jaylon GALOVICH, Ryan MOORE, J. SMITH, Trey HARRINGTON, B. LEVINSON, Bryce VELAZQUEZ, A. VANDER WAAL, T. TEAM LAFAELE, Levi OKWOLI, John Total Opponents
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COWBOY STATS Game-by-Game Rushing 2019 GBG Rushing (Att-Yds-TD)
Total MIZZOU TXST Idaho Tulsa UNLV SDSU VALLADAY, X. 221-1061/5 15-118/1 10-31/0 DNP 5-18/0 13-58/2 16-73/0 CHAMBERS, Sean 90-567/10 12-120/1 8-50/1 11-26/0 11-83/2 12-102/2 13-49/2 SWEN, Titus 67-349/1 8-45/0 12-57/0 14-52/0 9-24/0 14-136/1 10-35/0 SMITH, Trey 44-227/3 6-16/1 16-54/0 17-152/2 5-5/0 DNP DNP BRENTON, Brett 23-142/0 DNP DNP DNP 3-9/0 7-82/0 - WILLIAMS, Levi 28-128/1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP ISMAIL JR, R. 6-38/1 - - 2-13/1 - DNP - CONWAY, Austin 6-27/0 - 3-10/0 - - - - BURROUGHS, J. 6-10/0 - - - - - - ANDREWS JR., A. 1-1/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP TEAM 9--17/0 1--2/0 - 3--6/0 - 2--4/0 DNP VANDER WAAL, T. 27--19/4 DNP DNP DNP 1-4/0 - DNP
UNM Nevada BSU USU CSU AFA 33-127/1 26-206/0 37-124/1 25-114/0 27-154/0 14-38/0 18-117/1 5-20/1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 2-5/0 6-16/0 - 4-22/0 1-8/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP 13-49/1 15-79/0 1-9/0 1-9/0 - 2-7/0 - - - - 2-12/0 1-5/0 1-1/0 1-0/0 - 1-1/0 - 3-8/0 DNP 1-1/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1--1/0 - 1--2/0 1--2/0 DNP 3-7/0 7--1/1 8-4/2 7--22/1 1--11/0
2018 GBG Rushing (Att-Yds-TD)
Total NMSU WSU Mizzou Woff BSU Hawai’i FSU USU CSU SJSU AFA UNM VALLADAY, X. 71-396/3 17-61/0 4-15/0 5-35/0 15-57/0 - 1-3/0 - 1-2/0 - 2-8/0 4-23/1 22-192/2 CHAMBERS, Sean 59-329/2 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 19-100/0 22-101/1 17-129/1 1--1/0 DNP CONWAY, Austin 12-80/1 - 1-9/0 1-2/0 1-6/0 - - - 1--1/0 - 4-36/0 3-17/0 1-11/1 EBERHARDT, A. 1-1/0 - - - - - - - - - - - 1-1/0 BRENTON, Brett 1-0/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-0/0 ISMAIL JR, R. 4--2/0 - - 1-1/0 - 1-3/0 - - - 2--6/0 DNP - VANDER WAAL, T. 61--63/2 1-0/0 4--39/0 4--13/0 9-13/0 7--53/0 9--38/0 8-35/0 2--6/0 DNP DNP 8-22/2 9-16/0
2017 GBG Rushing (Att-Yds-TD)
Total Iowa GWU OREGON Hawaii’i TXST USU BSU UNM CSU AFA FSU SJSU CMU CONWAY, Austin 15-70/1 1-3/0 - - 3--5/1 - - 2-9/0 - 1-40/0 1-8/0 3-10/0 4-5/0
2016 GBG Rushing (Att-Yds-TD)
NIU NEB UCD EMU CSU AF NEV BSU USU LV SDSU NM SDSU CONWAY, A. WR 1-22/0 3-70/0 2--5/0 1--3/0 - - 2-7/0 3-10/0 1-3/0 1-0/0 2--4/0 1-10/1 -
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Game-by-Game Receiving 2019 Receiving GBG (Att-Yds-TD)
Total Mizzou TXST Idaho Tulsa UNLV SDSU UNM Nevada BSU USU CSU AFA ISMAIL JR, R. 20-305/2 2-42/0 - - 2-43/0 DNP 2-34/1 1--9/0 4-93/1 3-37/0 - 3-24/0 3-41/0 CONWAY, Austin 22-296/0 1-15/0 3-11/0 - 3-51/0 2-48/0 1-6/0 - 1-22/0 1-22/0 5-64/0 3-35/0 2-22/0 HARSHMAN, Josh 19-259/2 - 1-14/0 - - 1-56/1 - 2-20/1 1-7/0 6-48/0 6-76/0 1-8/0 1-30/0 GENTRY, Gunner 6-130/0 - 1-44/0 - 1-13/0 - 1-45/0 - - 1-14/0 2-14/0 - MARCOTTE, J. 9-127/2 1-13/0 1-22/0 1-23/0 - 1-20/1 - 1-6/0 1-25/1 1-6/0 2-12/0 DNP DNP VALLADAY, X. 8-120/1 - - DNP - - - 1-25/0 2-74/1 2-21/0 3-0/0 - EBERHARDT, A. 7-117/1 1-11/0 1-7/0 - 1-53/1 - - - - 1-12/0 1-14/0 1-14/0 1-6/0 OKWOLI, John 8-70/0 - 1-5/0 1-6/0 2-20/0 - - 3-33/0 - - - - 1-6/0 CROW, Dontae 4-55/0 1-11/0 - 1--1/0 1-34/0 - DNP 1-11/0 - - - - SWEN, Titus 3-46/0 - - 1-22/0 - 1-0/0 1-24/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP BRENTON, Brett 2-16/0 DNP DNP DNP - - - - - - 1-5/0 - 1-11/0 VANDER WAAL, T. 1--5/0 DNP DNP DNP - - DNP DNP - - - - 1--5/0
2018 Receiving GBG (Att-Yds-TD)
Total NMSU WSU Mizzou Woff BSU Hawai’i FSU USU CSU SJSU AFA UNM ISMAIL JR, R. 24-267/2 2-10/0 2-21/0 2-32/0 3-29/1 5-66/0 3-19/0 2-46/0 - 2-9/0 DNP 2-20/1 1-15/0 CONWAY, Austin 32-250/1 2-16/0 3-18/0 3-1/0 11-89/0 3-22/0 1-10/0 3-24/0 2-14/0 - 1-10/0 2-34/1 1-12/0 EBERHARDT, A. 5-46/0 - - - 1-2/0 - - 1-5/0 1-9/0 - - 2-30/0 VALLADAY, X. 4-35/0 - - - 3-23/0 - - - - - - 1-12/0 OKWOLI, John 3-31/0 1-7/0 - 2-24/0 - - - - - - - - HARSHMAN, Josh 4-21/0 1-4/0 - 3-17/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
2017 Receiving GBG (Att-Yds-TD)
Total Iowa GWU Oregon Hawai’i TXST USU BSU UNM CSU AFA FSU CONWAY, Austin 31-238/1 2-16/0 3-18/0 3-1/0 11-89/0 3-22/0 1-10/0 3-24/0 2-14/0 - 1-10/0 2-34/1 EBERHARDT, A. 5-46/0 - - - 1-2/0 - - 1-5/0 1-9/0 - - 2-30/0 OKWOLI, John 3-31/0 1-7/0 - 2-24/0 - - - - - - - HARSHMAN, Josh 4-21/0 1-4/0 - 3-17/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
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NIU NEB UCD EMU CSU AF NEV BSU USU LV SDSU NM SDSU BYU CONWAY, A. - - - - - 4-24/0 2-19/0 1-3/0 2-40/0 - - 1-11/0 - 1-6/0 HARSHMAN, J. 1-3/0 - - - - - - 2-16/0 - - - 1-22/0 - 1-9/0
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COWBOY STATS Game-by-Game Passing 2019 #18 Tyler Vander Waal Tulsa Nevada Boise State Utah State Colorado State Air Force TOTALS
Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds Effic 6 1 0 16.7 21 0 21 0 0 46.1 10 3 0 30.0 63 1 25 1 9 115.9 23 15 0 65.2 160 0 22 3 17 123.7 36 20 3 55.6 185 0 31 2 26 82.1 13 6 0 46.2 56 0 14 5 25 82.3 7 4 1 57.1 27 0 16 0 0 61.0 95 49 4 51.6 512 1 31 11 77 91.9
2018 #18 Tyler Vander Waal New Mexico State Washington State Missouri Wofford Boise State Hawai’i Fresno State Utah State Air Force New Mexico TOTALS
Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds Effic 21 13 0 61.9 137 0 41 0 0 116.7 20 8 1 40.0 67 0 23 3 27 58.1 28 13 0 46.4 160 0 55 2 17 94.4 42 25 1 59.5 224 2 17 3 31 115.3 25 15 0 60.0 214 1 72 5 53 145.1 16 9 0 56.2 87 0 21 5 41 101.9 32 12 1 37.5 117 0 25 1 1 62.0 19 7 1 36.8 38 0 13 1 8 43.1 26 14 0 53.8 225 2 60 1 7 151.9 17 4 0 23.5 41 0 15 3 19 43.8 246 120 4 48.8 1310 5 72 24 204 97.0
2019 #12 Sean Chambers Missouri Texas State Idaho Tulsa UNLV San Diego State New Mexico Nevada TOTALS
Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds Effic 16 6 0 37.5 92 0 26 0 0 85.8 18 8 1 44.4 103 0 44 1 1 81.4 12 4 0 33.3 50 0 23 1 8 68.3 25 9 0 36.0 193 1 53 1 5 114.0 12 5 0 41.7 124 2 56 0 0 183.5 14 5 1 35.7 109 1 45 1 3 110.4 15 9 0 60.0 86 1 25 3 24 130.2 9 6 1 66.7 158 2 53 0 0 265.2 121 52 3 43.0 915 7 56 7 41 120.6
2018 #12 Sean Chambers Utah State Colorado State San Jose State Air Force TOTALS
Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds Effic 5 3 0 60.0 62 0 47 0 0 164.2 10 7 0 70.0 116 2 43 0 0 233.4 8 4 0 50.0 51 1 20 0 0 144.8 2 1 0 50.0 37 0 37 0 0 205.4 25 15 0 60.0 266 3 47 0 0 189.0
2019 #15 Levi Williams Colorado State Air Force TOTALS
Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds Effic 2 2 0 100.0 25 0 18 0 0 205.0 11 6 1 54.5 84 0 30 2 13 100.5 13 8 1 61.5 109 0 30 2 13 116.6
2019 Game-by-Returning (Att-Yds)
PUNT RETURNS Total Mizzou TXST Idaho Tulsa UNLV SDSU UNM CONWAY, Austin 17-214 3-37 1-7 3-49 1-1 6-92 3-28 -
Nevada BSU USU CSU AFA 5-57 3-20 4-49 2-4 1-11
KICK RETURNS Total Mizzou TXST Idaho Tulsa UNLV SDSU UNM Nevada BSU USU CSU AFA HALL, Tyler 3-108 - 2-72 - 1-36 DNP - - - - 1-38 - 2-79 CONWAY, Austin 1-24 - - - - - - - - 1-24 - - VALLADAY, X. 1-13 - - DNP - - - - - - - - 1-13 BLANKENBAKER,K. 1-1 - - - - 1-1 - - - - - - -
2018 Game-by-Returning (Att-Yds)
PUNT RETURNS Total NMSU WSU Mizzou Woff BSU Hawai’i FSU CONWAY, Austin 17-94 5-26 2-7 - 1-2 2-4 2-11 -
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COWBOY STATS 2019 Game-by-Game Tackles (Solo-Assist)
Total Mizzou TXST Idaho Tulsa UNLV SDSU UNM Nevada BSU USU CSU AFA HALLIBURTON, A. 64-55 119 13-4 2-3 2-2 10-7 7-4 5-3 5-2 4-3 2-8 5-2 4-9 5-8 WILSON, Logan 55-43 98 5-8 7-4 9-2 2-4 4-0 5-2 1-1 5-3 6-4 4-4 5-3 2-8 MALUIA, Cassh 30-27 57 0-4 0-1 4-1 2-2 1-1 5-4 0-3 4-1 4-3 4-3 3-1 3-3 BLANKENBAKER,K. 37-18 55 4-3 2-4 1-0 4-0 2-1 1-0 8-1 4-1 3-1 4-5 3-1 1-1 CRALL, Garrett 20-32 52 1-1 1-3 4-4 1-4 3-0 1-2 3-2 1-1 0-3 0-3 0-4 5-5 MUMA, Chad 28-23 51 5-5 1-1 4-0 4-3 4-1 2-1 2-3 3-0 1-0 0-2 0-1 2-6 BYRD, Solomon 19-21 40 DNP 0-1 3-2 2-4 3-3 2-2 0-2 4-3 1-2 1-1 2-1 1-0 HALL, Tyler 25-11 36 1-2 2-0 4-0 2-2 DNP 4-0 4-0 2-0 1-1 2-2 3-2 0-2 WEBER, Rome 28-8 36 5-2 1-0 - 3-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 4-0 1-2 8-0 0-3 0-1 JACKSON, J. 16-19 35 2-3 2-2 1-1 1-2 0-2 0-1 2-0 1-1 2-1 1-1 3-2 1-3 HEARN, Azizi 24-11 35 0-1 1-0 - 5-0 4-1 2-1 2-1 4-1 2-3 1-0 3-0 0-3 GODBOUT, Cole 19-14 33 0-2 1-1 - 0-1 3-0 2-2 3-2 3-0 2-1 2-0 1-4 2-1 HALL, Josiah 9-14 23 2-1 0-1 1-1 DNP DNP 0-3 3-0 - 0-1 1-1 0-5 2-1 GANDY, Esaias 12-10 22 4-0 - 3-3 DNP - 1-0 2-1 - 2-1 0-2 0-1 0-2 Murry, Jordan 17-2 19 DNP DNP DNP - 6-0 6-1 1-0 2-0 - 2-0 - 0-1 JONES, Victor 8-11 19 - 0-2 0-2 4-4 2-0 - - 0-1 DNP DNP DNP 2-2 MORA, Mario 6-13 19 1-1 1-4 1-0 0-1 - 2-0 DNP 1-2 0-1 0-3 0-1 DNP COLDON, C.J. 11-3 14 4-1 6-2 1-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP WELLS-ROSS, D. 8-4 12 3-0 - - - 3-1 - DNP 1-1 1-0 0-2 - SMITH, Braden 6-5 11 - 2-3 2-2 - - 1-0 - - 1-0 - - LIUFAU, Tegan 6-2 8 - - 3-1 1-0 - - 2-1 - - - DNP DNP WISDORF, Ben 3-2 5 2-0 0-1 - - 0-1 - - - 1-0 DNP DNP DNP COLE, Claude 4-1 5 - DNP DNP 1-1 - DNP 1-0 - - 1-0 - 1-0 WILLIAMS, Miles 2-2 4 - - - - 0-1 1-0 0-1 - - 1-0 - HICKS, Charles 3-1 4 - - - - - 1-0 - 1-0 0-1 - 1-0 MURRAY, Cameron 1-2 3 - - - - 1-0 - 0-1 - - 0-1 - LAFAELE, Levi 0-1 1 - - 0-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP HARRINGTON, B. 0-1 1 DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-1 DNP DNP - DNP DNP DNP DNP LEVINSON, Bryce 1-0 1 - 1-0 - - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
2018 Game-by-Game Tackles (Solo-Assist)
Total NMSU WSU Mizzou Woff BSU Hawai’i FSU USU CSU SJSU AFA UNM WILSON, Logan 57-46/103 1-3 7-5 6-0 3-4 5-6 9-2 4-1 4-7 7-5 5-5 3-5 3-3 HALLIBURTON, A. 39-22/61 2-1 0-1 4-0 5-1 8-3 2-2 5-3 2-2 5-3 0-2 4-2 2MALUIA, Cassh 23-24/47 1-1 DNP 6-1 0-3 4-4 1-0 3-5 1-3 0-2 3-2 3-3 1-0 HULL, Antonio 30-14/44 2-0 1-3 2-0 2-0 7-2 1-0 4-1 2-1 6-4 1-3 1-0 1-0 HALL, Tyler 28-11/39 2-1 3-2 3-0 DNP 2-0 5-1 0-1 - 6-3 3-0 4-2 0-1 CRALL, Garrett 19-19/38 1-0 2-1 2-0 4-2 2-3 - 1-1 2-1 0-1 0-3 4-5 1-2 HOLT, Ravontae 10-21/31 - 2-4 - 0-3 0-1 2-0 0-2 1-0 0-3 0-3 2-3 3-2 BLANKENBAKER,K. 22-7/29 2-0 1-1 2-0 5-0 4-2 6-1 1-0 0-1 0-2 1-0 - JONES, Victor 6-9/15 - 0-1 2-2 1-3 - 1-0 1-2 DNP - - 1-1 JACKSON, J. 4-8/12 DNP DNP DNP DNP - DNP 0-2 - 0-1 1-0 1-2 2-3 COLDON, C.J. 6-3/9 1-0 2-2 3-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP HALL, Josiah 4-4/8 DNP DNP DNP 0-1 0-1 - - - 3-0 1-1 0-1 WISDORF, Ben 5-2/7 1-0 - - - 1-0 1-1 1-0 - 0-1 - - 1-0 BYRD, Solomon 2-3/5 DNP DNP 0-2 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-0 DNP 1-1 SMITH, Braden 3-1/4 1-0 1-0 - - - 0-1 - - - 1-0 - GANDY, Esaias 3-1/4 - - - - - 1-0 - - 1-1 - - 1-0 MUMA, Chad 1-1/2 - - - - - - - - - 1-0 - 0-1 WILLIAMS, Miles 1-1/2 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - - DNP 1-1 - DNP -
2017 Game-by-Game Tackles (Solo-Assist)
Total Iowa GWU Oregon Hawai’i TXST USU BSU UNM CSU AFA FSU SJSU CMU WILSON, Logan 79-40/119 6-0 2-4 8-3 7-7 6-6 4-5 4-2 5-2 11-3 6-6 7-1 5-1 8-0 MALUIA, Cassh 33-41/74 2-2 1-4 5-3 3-4 1-4 5-6 1-1 4-3 4-3 1-5 1-3 2-2 3-1 CRALL, Garrett 19-14/33 0-1 1-4 - 1-1 0-4 1-1 1-0 4-0 3-0 1-2 2-0 2-1 3-0 HALL, Tyler 19-11/30 2-1 1-0 0-1 1-1 2-1 0-2 0-1 - 2-0 0-1 3-2 5-1 3-0 JACKSON, J. 8-16/24 DNP 1-2 0-1 DNP 0-2 - 0-2 - 3-2 4-6 0-1 - HALL, Josiah 12-12/24 2-0 DNP 1-0 0-3 2-1 0-2 - 1-0 2-2 2-1 1-3 1-0 HALLIBURTON, A. 10-11/21 0-1 0-1 1-2 1-0 1-3 - 3-1 - 1-1 1-0 - 1-1 1-1 WISDORF, Ben 5-6/11 - DNP DNP - 4-4 - - 0-1 0-1 - - - 1-0 HOLT, Ravontae 2-7/9 - 1-2 0-1 - - 0-2 1-0 0-2 - DNP DNP DNP DNP GANDY, Esaias 4-4/8 - 1-1 - - 2-1 - - 1-0 DNP - - - 0-2 SMITH, Braden 4-2/6 - DNP - - DNP 1-0 - 2-2 - - - - 1-0 BORTON, Justis 0-1/1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
2016 Game-by-Game Tackles (Solo-Assist)
NIU NEB UCD EMU CSU AF NEV BSU USU LV SDSU NM SDSU BYU WILSON 7-2 2-4 4-1 2-3 1-5 2-2 7-2 3-3 5-2 8-5 2-2 3-2 6-3 3-3 HULL 2-0 2-2 6-2 4-2 3-5 4-1 8-2 2-0 - 5-3 6-4 5-0 4-1 5-1 HALL, JOSIAH - - 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-2 1-2 0-1 0-3 1-0 - - 1-1 0-1 MALUIA - - 3-0 - - - 2-0 - - 2-0 DNP 1-0 2-3 2-1 HALLIBURTON - 1-0 - 0-1 0-1 - - 2-1 2-0 0-1 - 2-0 - HALL, Tyler DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-0 - DNP - - - - - DNP DNP
2015 Game-by-Game Tackles (Solo-Assist)
Total ND EMU WSU UNM ASU AF NEV BSU USU CSU SDSU UNLV HULL, Antonio 18-15/33 - - 1-1 1-0 1-0 1-4 4-0 1-2 3-3 2-0 4-3 0-2
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COWBOY STATS Game-by-Game Tackles for Loss 2019 Game-By-Game Tackles for Loss (Solo-Assist)
Total Mizzou TXST Idaho Tulsa UNLV SDSU UNM Nevada BSU USU CSU AFA
HALLIBURTON, A. 8-4/10.0 1.0-4 - - 2.5-11 - 2.0-5 - 2.5-13 1.0-2 - 1.0-3 BYRD, Solomon 6-5/8.5 DNP - 1.5-13 2.5-17 1.5-5 - - 2.5-14 0.5-1 - - WILSON, Logan 7-1/7.5 - 1.0-2 1.0-3 0.5-1 1.0-6 2.0-3 - 1.0-1 1.0-7 - - MALUIA, Cassh 5-4/7.0 - 0.5-0 1.0-3 1.5-2 - - 0.5-0 - 0.5-1 - - 3.0-7 JACKSON, J. 4-6/7.0 0.5-2 1.0-1 0.5-1 1.5-5 0.5-0 - - 0.5-2 1.0-4 1.0-1 0.5-5 HALL, Josiah 5-3/6.5 2.5-12 - 1.0-9 DNP DNP - 2.0-2 - - - 1.0-6 GODBOUT, Cole 5-2/6.0 - 1.0-10 - - 1.0-1 - 1.0-1 - 1.0-2 - 2.0-2 CRALL, Garrett 3-6/6.0 - 1.5-15 2.0-11 0.5-2 - - 1.0-9 - 0.5-1 - 0.5-1 MORA, Mario 2-3/3.5 - 1.5-17 - - - 1.0-2 DNP 0.5-1 0.5-2 - - DNP MUMA, Chad 2-2/3.0 - 1.0-1 - 1.5-9 - - 0.5-0 - - - - JONES, Victor 0-6/3.0 - 0.5-1 0.5-3 1.5-6 - - - 0.5-1 DNP DNP DNP LIUFAU, Tegan 2-1/2.5 - - 1.0-1 1.0-9 - - 0.5-1 - - - DNP DNP WELLS-ROSS, D. 2-1/2.5 - - - - 2.0-18 - DNP 0.5-1 - - - WEBER, Rome 2-0/2.0 - - - - - - - - - 2.0-13 - GANDY, Esaias 1-2/2.0 - - 0.5-1 DNP - 1.0-1 0.5-1 - - - - TEAM 1-0/1.0 - - - - - - - - - - - 1.0-1 COLDON, C.J. 1-0/1.0 1.0-2 - - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP HEARN, Azizi 1-0/1.0 - - - 1.0-2 - - - - - - - -
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(Solo-Assist)
Total NMSU WSU Mizzou Woff BSU Hawai’i FSU USU CSU SJSU AFA UNM WILSON, Logan 10-2/11.0 0.5-1 1.0-5 - - 1.0-1 3.0-6 - 1.0-1 2.5-8 1.0-2 - 1.0-6 CRALL, Garrett 4-5/6.5 1.0-7 1.5-1 - 1.0-10 0.5-0 - 0.5-1 1.0-6 - 0.5-2 - 0.5-1 MALUIA, Cassh 5-2/6.0 - DNP 2.0-3 - - - 1.5-2 0.5-0 - 2.0-2 - HALL, Tyler 2-12.5 - 1.0-1 - DNP 1.0-3 - - - - - - 0.5-0 WINGARD, Andrew 1-3/2.5 - - - - - - - 0.5-1 0.5-0 - - 1.5-5 HALL, Josiah 2-0/2.0 DNP DNP DNP - - - - - 2.0-4 - - HOLT, Ravontae 1-1/1.5 - - - - - - - 1.0-3 0.5-1 - - HULL, Antonio 1-0/1.0 - - - - - - - 1.0-2 - - - BLANKENBAKER,K. 0-1/0.5 - - - - - - - - 0.5-1 - - HALLIBURTON, A. 0-1/0.5 - - - - 0.5-0 - - - - - - -
2017 Game-By-Game Tackles for Loss (Solo-Assist) Total Iowa GWU
Oregon Hawai’i TXST
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BSU
UNM
CSU
AFA
FSU
SJSU
CMU
WILSON, Logan LB 8-0/8.0 1.0-4 1.0-1 2.0-4 - 1.0-8 - - - - - 1.0-1 2.0-2 CRALL, Garrett DE 5-1/5.5 - - - - 0.5-1 1.0-8 - - 1.0-3 - - 2.0-10 1.0-1 MALUIA, Cassh LB 2-3/3.5 - - - 0.5-1 - 1.0-2 - - 1.0-1 - - - 1.0-1 HALL, Josiah DE 2-1/2.5 - DNP - - 0.5-5 - - - 1.0-3 - - 1.0-2 WISDORF, Ben LB 2-0/2.0 - DNP DNP - 2.0-5 - - - - - - - JACKSON, J. 1-1/1.5 DNP - - DNP - - 0.5-0 - 1.0-1 - - - HOLT, Ravontae DL 1-0/1.0 - 1.0-1 - - - - - - - DNP DNP DNP DNP HALL, Tyler DB 0-1/0.5 - - - - - 0.5-1 - - - - - - -
2016 Game-By-Game Tackles for Loss (Solo-Assist) NIU NEB UCD EMU CSU AF NEV BSU USU LV SDSU NM SDSU BYU WILSON 1.0-6 - - - - 1.0-16 1.0-5 - - 2.0-13 - 1.0-1 1.5-4 HULL - - 1.0-3 1.0-1 - 0.5-0 - - - - - - - -
Game-by-Game Sacks 2019 Game-by-Game Sacks
(Solo-Assist) Total Mizzou TXST Idaho Tulsa UNLV SDSU UNM Nevada BSU USU CSU AFA BYRD, Solomon 5-3/6.5 DNP - 1.0-12 2.5-17 - - - 2.5-14 0.5-1 - - CRALL, Garrett 3-3/4.5 - 1.5-15 1.5-11 - - - 1.0-9 - 0.5-1 - - HALL, Josiah 2-2/3.0 1.5-7 - 1.0-9 DNP DNP - - - - - 0.5-5 JACKSON, J. 2-2/3.0 0.5-2 - - 1.0-5 - - - - - 1.0-1 0.5-5 WELLS-ROSS, D. 2-0/2.0 - - - - 2.0-18 - DNP - - - - MORA, Mario 1-2/2.0 - 1.5-17 - - - - DNP 0.5-1 - - - DNP GODBOUT, Cole 2-0/2.0 - 1.0-10 - - - - 1.0-1 - - - - HALLIBURTON, A. 2-0/2.0 - - - 1.0-7 - - - 1.0-9 - - - JONES, Victor 0-3/1.5 - 0.5-1 0.5-3 0.5-4 - - - - DNP DNP DNP LIUFAU, Tegan 1-0/1.0 - - - 1.0-9 - - - - - - DNP DNP MUMA, Chad 1-0/1.0 - - - 1.0-8 - - - - - - - WEBER, Rome 1-0/1.0 - - - - - - - - - 1.0-11 - WILSON, Logan 1-0/1.0 - - - - - - - - 1.0-7 - - MALUIA, Cassh 0-1/0.5 - 0.5-0 - - - - - - - - - 2018 Game-by-Game Sacks (Solo-Assist) Total NMSU WSU Mizzou Woff BSU Hawai’i FSU USU CSU SJSU AFA UNM CRALL, Garrett 4-1/4.5 1.0-7 - - 1.0-10 1.0-0 - - 1.0-6 - 0.5-2 - WILSON, Logan 2-0/2.0 - - - - - 1.0-3 - - - - - 1.0-6 2017 Game-by-Game Sacks (Solo-Assist) Total Iowa GWU Oregon Hawai’i TXST USU BSU UNM CSU AFA FSU SJSU CMU CRALL, Garrett DE 2-1/2.5 - - - - 0.5-1 1.0-8 - - - - - 1.0-5 HOLT, Ravontae DL 1-0/1.0 - 1.0-1 - - - - - - - DNP DNP DNP DNP MALUIA, Cassh LB 1-0/1.0 - - - - - - - - 1.0-1 - - - WILSON, Logan LB 1-0/1.0 - - - - 1.0-8 - - - - - - - HALL, Josiah DE 0-1/0.5 - DNP - - 0.5-5 - - - - - - - 2016 Game-by-Game Sacks (Solo-Assist) NIU NEB UCD EMU CSU AF NEV BSU USU LV SDSU NM SDSU BYU WILSON - - - - - 1.0-16 1.0-5 - - 1.0-6 - - - -
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COWBOY STATS CAREER-HIGHS Rushing (Att-Yds-TD) Name CONWAY, Austin VALLADAY, Xazavian VANDER WAAL, Tyler CHAMBERS, Sean SWEN, Titus SMITH, Trey ISMAIL, Raghib BRENTON, Brett BURROGHS, Jeff ANDREWS, Alphonzo MOORE, Jahmari WILLIAMS, Levi
Attempts 4* San Jose State, 2018 37 Boise State, 2019 9* New Mexico, 2018 22 Colorado State, 2018 14* UNLV, 2019 17 Idaho, 2019 2* Utah State, 2019 7 UNLV, 2019 3 Air Force, 2019 1 Nevada, 2019 1 Utah State, 2019 15 Air Force, 2019
Receiving (Att-Yds-TD)
Name Catches CONWAY, Austin 11* Wofford, 2018 HARSHMAN, Josh 6* Utah State, 2019 OKWOLI, John 4 Iowa, 2017 CROW, Dontae 1* New Mexico, 2019 ISMAIL, Raghib 5 Boise State, 2018 VALLADAY, X. 3* Utah State, 2019 EBERHARDT, A. 2 Air Force, 2018 MARCOTTE, Jackson 2 Utah State, 2019 GENTRY, Gunner 2 Utah State, 2019 SWEN, Titus 1* San Diego State, 2019 BRENTON, Brett 1 Utah State, 2019
Passing (Att-Yds-TD)
Name Completions VANDER Waal, T. 25 Wofford, 2018 CHAMBERS, Sean 9* New Mexico, 2019 WILLIAMS, Levi 6 Air Force, 2019
Yards TD’s 70 Nebraska, 2016 1 New Mexico, 2016 206 Nevada, 2019 2* UNLV, 2018 35 Fresno State, 2018 2* Utah State, 2019 129 San Jose State, 2018 2* San Diego State, 2019 136 UNLV, 2019 1 UNLV, 2019 152 Idaho, 2019 2 Idaho, 2019 13 Idaho, 2019 1 Idaho, 2019 82 UNLV, 2019 -- 8 Air Force, 2019 -- 1 Nevada, 2019 1 Utah State, 2019 -- 79 Air Force, 2019 1 Colorado State, 2019
Long 42 Nebraska, 2016 53 Nevada, 2019 16 Wofford, 2018 75 Missouri, 2019 59 UNLV, 2019 80 Idaho, 2019 12 Idaho, 2019 41 UNLV, 2019 4 Air Force, 2019 1 Nevada, 2019 1 Utah State, 2019 38 Air Force, 2019
Yards 135 Gardner-Webb, 2017 76 Utah State, 2019 41 Iowa, 2017 34 Tulsa, 2019 93 Nevada, 2019 74 Nevada, 2019 53 Tulsa, 2019 25 Nevada, 2019 45 San Diego State, 2019 24 San Diego State, 2019 5 Utah State, 2019
Long 41 Fresno State, 2017 56 UNLV, 2019 23 Iowa, 2017 34 Tulsa, 2019 37 Nevada, 2019 53 Nevada, 2019 53 Tulsa, 2019 25 Nevada, 2019 45 San Diego State, 2019 24 San Diego State, 2019 5 Utah State, 2019
Attempts 42 Wofford, 2018 25 Tulsa, 2019 11 Air Force, 2019
TDs 1* Air Force, 2018 1* New Mexico, 2019 1 New Mexico, 2017 -- 1* Nevada, 2019 1 Nevada, 2019 1 Tulsa, 2019 1* Nevada, 2019 -- -- --
Yards 225 Air Force, 2018 193 Tulsa, 2019 84 Air Force, 2019
TDs 2 Air Force, 2018 2* Nevada, 2019 --
Long 60 Air Force, 2018 56 UNLV, 2019 30 Air Force, 2019
Returns (Att-Yds)
Punt Returns Name Returns Yards TDs CONWAY, Austin 6 UNLV, 2019 92 UNLV, 2019 1 UNLV, 2016 Kick Returns Name Returns Yards TDs Hall, Tyler 2* Texas State, 2019 117 Hawai’i, 2017 1* Texas State, 2017 Conway, Austin 1* Boise State, 2019 24* Boise State, 2019 Blankenbaker, Keyon 1 UNLV, 2019 1 UNLV, 2019
Long 60 UNLV, 2016 Long 97 Hawai’i, 2017 24* Boise State, 2019 1 UNLV, 2019
Game by Game Kicking
2019 Field Goals (Made-ATT) Mizzou TXST Idaho Tulsa UNLV SDSU UNM Nevada BSU USU CSU AFA Rothe, Cooper 3-3 3-4 0-2 0-1 2-2 -- 1-2 1-1 1-2 -- 1-1 2-2 2018 Field Goals (Made-ATT) NMSU WSU Mizzou Woff BSU Hawai’i FSU USU CSU SJSU AFA UNM Rothe, Cooper 2-2 1-1 2-2 1-1 -- 2-2 1-1 2-2 2-2 1-2 0-0 1-1 2017 Field Goals (Made-ATT) Iowa GWU Oregon Hawai’i TXST USU BSU UNM CSU AFA FSU SJSU CMU Rothe, Cooper 1-2 2-2 2-2 0-1 1-1 2-2 0-0 0-0 3-3 0-0 0-0 1-2 3-3 2016 Field Goals (Made-ATT) NIU NEB UCD EMU CSU AF NEV BSU USU LV SDSU NM SDSU BYU Rothe, Cooper 2-4 1-3 1-1 1-2 1-1 0-0 0-1 2-2 1-1 1-1 2-2 0-0 1-2 0-0
Career Kicking Field Goals (Made-ATT) Rothe, Cooper
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Field Goals 58-75 (.773)
Long 51 Missouri, 2018
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COWBOY STATS Tackles (Solo-Assist)
Name Solo Assisted Total Tackles WILSON 11 Colorado State, 2017 8* Air Force, 2019 14* Colorado State, 2017 HULL 8 Nevada, 2016 5 Colorado State, 2016 10* Colorado State, 2018 HALL, Josiah 3* New Mexico, 2019 5 Colorado State, 2019 5 Colorado State, 2019 MALUIA 6 Missouri, 2018 6 Utah State, 2017 11 Utah State, 2017 HALLIBURTON 13 Missouri, 2019 9 Colorado State, 2019 17* Tulsa, 2019 HALL, Tyler 5* Hawai’i, 2018 2* Air Force, 2019 6* Air Force, 2018 CRALL 5 Air Force, 2019 8 Air Force, 2019 10 Air Force, 2019 HOLT 3 New Mexico, 2018 4 Washington St., 2018 6 Washington St., 2018 JACKSON 4 Air Force, 2017 6 Air Force, 2017 10 Air Force, 2017 WISDORF 4 Texas State, 2017 4 Texas State, 2017 8 Texas State, 2017 SMITH 2* Idaho, 2019 3 Texas State, 2019 5 Texas State, 2019 BLANKENBAKER 8 New Mexico, 2019 5 Utah State, 2019 9* Utah State, 2019 COLDON 6 Texas State, 2019 2* Texas State, 2019 8 Texas State, 2019 JONES 4 Tulsa, 2019 4 Tulsa, 2019 8 Tulsa, 2019 GANDY 5 Missouri, 2019 3 Idaho, 2019 6 Idaho, 2019 BYRD 4 Nevada, 2019 4 Tulsa, 2019 7 Nevada, 2019 MUMA 5 Missouri, 2019 6 Air Force, 2019 10 Missouri, 2019 WEBER 8 Utah State, 2019 3 Colorado State, 2019 8 Utah State, 2019 WELLS-ROSS 3* UNLV, 2019 2 Utah State, 2019 4 UNLV, 2019 MORA 2 San Diego State, 2019 4 Texas State, 2019 5 Texas State, 2019 GODBOUT 3* Nevada, 2019 4 Colorado State, 2019 5* Colorado State, 2019 HEARN 5 Tulsa, 2019 3* Air Force, 2019 5* Boise State, 2019 LIUFAU 3 Idaho, 2019 1 Idaho, 2019 4 Idaho, 2019 LAFAELE -- 1 Idaho, 2019 1 Idaho, 2019 COLE 1* Air Force, 2019 1 Tulsa, 2019 2 Tulsa, 2019 MURRY 6* San Diego State, 2019 1* Air Force, 2019 7 San Diego State, 2019 MURRAY 1 UNLV, 2019 1* Utah State, 2019 1* Utah State, 2019 WILLIAMS 1* Utah State, 2019 1* New Mexico, 2019 1* Utah State, 2019 HICKS 1* Colorado State, 2019 1 Boise State, 2019 1* Colorado State, 2019 WATSON -- 1 New Mexico, 2019 1 New Mexico, 2019
Tackles for Loss (Solo-Assist)
Name Tackles for Loss Yards WILSON 3.0 Hawai’i, 2018 16 Air Force, 2016 HULL 1.0* Eastern Michigan, 2016 3 UC Davis, 2016 HOLT 1.0 Gardner-Webb, 2017 1 Gardner-Webb, 2017 MALUIA 3.0 Air Force, 2019 7 Air Force, 2019 WISDORF 2.0 Texas State, 2017 5 Texas State, 2017 CRALL 2.0* Idaho, 2019 15 Texas State, 2019 JACKSON 2.0 Air Force, 2017 5* Colorado State, 2019 HALL, Josiah 2.0* New Mexico, 2019 9 Idaho, 2019 HALLIBURTON 2.5* Nevada, 2019 13 Nevada, 2019 GANDY 1.0 San Diego State, 2019 1* New Mexico, 2019 COLDON 1.0 Missouri, 2019 2 Missouri, 2019 MORA 1.5 Texas State, 2019 17 Texas State, 2019 GODBOUT 2.0 Colorado State, 2019 10 Texas State, 2019 MUMA 1.5 Tulsa, 2019 9 Tulsa, 2019 JONES 1.5 Tulsa, 2019 6 Tulsa, 2019 BYRD 2.5* Nevada, 2019 17 Tulsa, 2019 LIUFAU 1.0* Tulsa, 2019 9 Tulsa, 2019 HEARN 1.0 Tulsa, 2019 2 Tulsa, 2019 WELLS-ROSS 2.0 UNLV, 2019 18 UNLV, 2019 WEBER 2.0 Utah State, 2019 13 Utah State, 2019
Sacks (Solo-Assist)
Name Sacks WILSON 1.0* Boise State, 2019 HOLT 1.0 Gardner-Webb, 2017 CRALL 1.5* Idaho, 2019 MALUIA 1.0 Colorado State, 2017 HALL, Josiah 1.5 Missouri, 2019 JACKSON 1.0 Tulsa, 2019 MORA 1.5 Texas State, 2019 GODBOUT 1.0* New Mexico, 2019 JONES 0.5* Tulsa, 2019 BYRD 2.5* Nevada, 2019 HALLIBURTON 1.0* Nevada, 2019 MUMA 1.0 Tulsa, 2019 LIUFAU 1.0 Tulsa, 2019 WELLS-ROSS 2.0 UNLV, 2019 WEBER 1.0 Utah State, 2019
Yards 16 Air Force, 2016 1 Gardner-Webb, 2017 15 Texas State, 2019 1 Colorado State, 2017 9 Idaho, 2019 5* Colorado State, 2019 17 Texas State, 2019 10 Texas State, 2019 4 Tulsa, 2019 17 Tulsa, 2019 9 Nevada, 2019 8 Tulsa, 2019 9 Tulsa, 2019 18 UNLV, 2019 11 Utah State, 2019
* - done multiple times, most recent occurence listed ^ - 2016 Mountain West Championship Game
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COWBOY STATS Scoring Wyoming scored... 60 points or more: 66 vs. UNLV (11/12/16) 50-59 points: 53 vs. UNLV (9/28/19) 40-49 points: 42 vs. New Mexico (10/2817) 30-39 points: 31 vs. Nevada (10/26/19) 20-29 points: 21 vs. Utah State (11/16/19) 10-19 points: 17 vs. Colorado State (11/22/19) Less than 10 points: 6 vs. Air Force (11/30/19) Shutout: 0 vs. TCU (10/9/10) Opponent scored... 60 points or more: 69 by UNLV (11/12/16) 50-59 points: 52 by Nebraska (9/10/16) 40-49 points: 40 by Missouri (9/8/18) 30-39 points: 31 by Missouri (8/31/19) 20-29 points: 20 by Air Force (11/30/19) 10-19 points: 10 by New Mexico (10/19/19 Less than 10 points: 7 by Colorado State (11/22/19) Shutout: 0 by Gardner-Webb (9/9/17) Rushing Wyoming Gained... 500 yards: 504 vs. Northern Colorado (11/5/49) 400 yards: 424 vs. San Jose State (11/3/18) 300 yards: 374 vs. UNLV (9/28/19) 200 yards: 258 vs. Nevada (10/26/19) 100 yards: 114 vs. Air Force (11/30/19) Less than 100 yards: 81 vs. Boise State (9/29/18) Less than 0 yards: -21 vs. Boise State (9/18/10) Opponent Gained... 500 yards: 548 by Wisconsin (10/6/73) 400 yards: 401 by UNLV (11/12/16) 300 yards: 362 by Air Force (11/17/18) 200 yards: 221 by Wofford (9/15/18) 100 yards: 162 by Air Force (11/30/19) Less than 100 yards: 48 by Colorado State (11/22/19) Less than 0 yards: -9 by NMSU (8/25/18) Passing Wyoming Gained... 500 yards: Never (School record of 499 vs. Houston, 1987) 400 yards: 498 vs. Hawai’i (11/23/12) 300 yards: 328 vs. Gardner-Webb (9/9/17) 200 yards: 221 vs. Nevada (10/26/19) 100 yards: 111 vs. Air Force (11/30/19) Less than 100 yards: 81 vs. Colorado State (11/22/19) Opponent Gained... 500 yards: 587 by Idaho (8/31/96) 400 yards: 423 by Missouri (8/31/19) 300 yards: 317 by Utah State (11/16/19) 200 yards: 217 by Colorado State (11/22/19) 100 yards: 143 by Air Force (11/30/19) Less than 100 yards: 34 by New Mexico (11/24/18) Total Offense Wyoming Gained... 700 yards total offense: 793 vs. Hawai’i (11/23/13) 600 yards total offense: 694 vs. Fresno State (11/1/14) 500 yards total offense: 528 vs. Utah State (11/5/16) 400 yards total offense: 479 vs. Nevada (10/26/19) 300 yards total offense: 343 vs. Utah State (11/16/19) 200 yards total offense: 225 vs. Air Force (11/30/19) 100 yards total offense: 183 vs. Oregon (9/16/17) Opponent Gained... 600 yards total offense: 601 by Missouri (9/8/18) 500 yards total offense: 537 by Missouri (8/31/19) 400 yards total offense: 422 by Utah State (11/16/19) 300 yards total offense: 305 by Air Force (11/30/19) 200 yards total offense: 265 by Colorado State (11/22/19) 100 yards total offense: 194 by Utah State (10/20/18) Less Than 100 Yards: 87 by New Mexico (11/24/18)
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First Downs Wyoming Gained... 30 first downs: 34 vs. Hawai’i (11/23/13) 25 first downs: 25 vs. Utah State (11/5/16) 20 first downs: 24 vs. Utah State (11/16/19) 15 first downs: 19 vs. Colorado State (11/22/19) 10 first downs: 12 vs. Air Force (11/30/19) Less than 10 first downs: 8 vs. TCU (10/9/10) Opponent Gained... 35 first downs: 35 by Ole Miss (9/25/04) 30 first downs: 33 by Missouri (9/8/18) 25 first downs: 27 by Tulsa (9/21/19) 20 first downs: 22 by Utah State (11/16/19) 15 first downs: 18 by Air Force (11/30/19) 10 first downs: 11 by Utah State (10/20/18) Less than 10 first downs: 6 by New Mexico (11/24/18) Passing Attempts Wyoming attempted... 65 passes: 67 vs. Air Force (9/19/92) 55 passes: 55 vs. San Diego State (11/19/05) 50 passes: 50 vs. Texas (9/12/09) 45 passes: 48 vs. Hawai’i (11/23/13) 40 passes: 42 vs. Wofford (9/15/18) 35 passes: 36 vs. Utah State (11/16/19) 30 passes: 32 vs. Tulsa (9/21/19) 25 passes: 29 vs. Air Force (11/17/18) 20 passes: 23 vs. Boise State (11/9/19) 10 passes: 18 vs. Air Force (11/30/19) Opponent attempted... 55 passes: 57 by Washington State (9/1/18) 50 passes: 50 by Tulsa (9/21/19) 45 passes: 45 by Nevada (10/26/19) 40 passes: 44 by UNLV (9/28/19) 35 passes: 35 by Utah State (11/16/19) 30 passes: 31 by Boise State (11/9/19) 25 passes: 29 by Colorado State (11/22/19) 20 passes: 23 by Fresno State (11/18/17) 15 passes: 17 by New Mexico (11/24/18) 10 passes: 10 by Air Force (10/10/15) 5 passes: 7 by Air Force (11/30/19) Less than 5 passes: 4 by Air Force (9/6/08) Pass Completions Wyoming completed... 35 passes: 35 vs. Air Force (9/21/13) 30 passes: 30 vs. New Mexico (9/26/15) 25 passes: 25 vs. Washington State (9/19/15) 20 passes: 20 vs. Utah State (11/16/19) 15 passes: 15 vs. Boise State (11/9/19) 10 passes: 10 vs. Air Force (11/30/19) Less than 10 passes: 8 vs. Colorado State (11/22/19) Opponent completed... 35 passes: 38 by Washington State (9/1/18) 30 passes: 33 by Texas State (9/7/19) 25 passes: 27 by Nevada (10/26/19) 20 passes: 21 by Utah State (11/16/19) 15 passes: 17 by Colorado State (11/22/19) 10 passes: 14 by New Mexico (10/19/19) Less than 10 passes: 6 by Air Force (11/30/19) Total Plays Wyoming ran... 95 offensive plays: 98 vs. Hawai’i (11/23/13) 90 offensive plays: 94 vs. New Mexico (11/29/14) 80 offensive plays: 81 at San Jose State (11/25/17) 70 offensive plays: 79 vs. Utah State (11/16/19) 60 offensive plays: 65 vs. Colorado State (11/22/19) 50 offensive plays: 51 vs. Air Force (11/30/19) 40 offensive plays: 48 vs. Hawai’i (9/23/17) Opponent ran... 100 offensive plays: 100 by Ole Miss (9/25/04) 95 offensive plays: 95 by Oregon (9/16/17) 90 offensive plays: 93 by Tulsa (9/21/19) 80 offensive plays: 89 by Boise State (9/29/18) 70 offensive plays: 79 by Utah State (11/16/19) 60 offensive plays: 63 by Air Force (11/30/19) 50 offensive plays: 59 by Colorado State (11/22/19) 40 offensive plays: 49 by NMSU (8/25/18)
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COWBOY STATS Miscellaneous Team Last Times
Had 400 Total Yards in a Half Wyoming: 491 vs. Hawai’i, first half (11/23/13) Opponent: 409 by Boise State, first half (11/18/10) Had 300 Total Yards in a Half Wyoming: 315 vs. Nevada, first half (10/26/19) Opponent: 307 by Missouri, first half (9/8/18) Seven Turnovers Forced in a Game Wyoming: 8, Wyoming forced eight Central Michigan Turnovers (12/22/17) (Four Interceptions and Four fumble recoveries) Opponent: 7, Ohio forced seven Wyoming turnovers (9/22/07) (Five interceptions and two fumble recoveries) Six Turnovers Forced in a Game Wyoming: 6 vs. Bowling Green (9/17/11) (Two interceptions and four fumble recoveries) Opponents: 6, Nebraska forced six Wyoming turnovers (9/10/16) (five interceptions and one fumble recoveries) Five Turnovers Forced in a Game Wyoming: 5 vs. Utah State (10/14/17) (Three interception and Two fumble recoveries) Opponents: 5, Utah forced five Wyoming turnovers (10/11/08) (Three interceptions and two fumble recoveries) Four Turnovers Forced in a Game Wyoming: 4 at Iowa (9/2/17) (one interception and three fumbles) Opponents: 4, Utah State forced four Wyoming turnovers (11/16/19) (three interceptions and one fumble recovery) Six Interceptions Forced in a Game Wyoming: NA Opponent: 6, San Diego State intercepted six passes vs. Wyoming (11/17/01) Five Interceptions Forced in a Game Wyoming: 5 vs. New Mexico (10/28/17) Opponent: 5, Nebraska intercepted five passes vs. Wyoming (9/10/16) Four Interceptions Forced in a Game Wyoming: 4 vs. Central Michigan (12/22/17) Opponents: 4 by Bowling Green (9/27/08) Three Interceptions Forced in a Game Wyoming: 3 vs. UNLV (9/28/19) Opponents: 3 by Utah State (11/16/19) Four Fumble Recoveries in a Game Wyoming: 4 vs. Central Michigan (12/22/17) Opponent: 4 by Air Force (9/6/08) Three Fumble Recoveries in a Game Wyoming: 3 vs. Iowa (9/2/17) Opponent: 3 by Colorado State (11/7/15) Scored 40 Points in a Half Wyoming: 42 vs. New Mexico, first half (10/28/17) Opponent: 42 by Oregon, first half (9/16/17) Scored 30 Points in a Half Wyoming: 33 vs. UNLV, first half (9/28/19) Opponent: 30 by UNLV, first half (11/12/16) Scored 20 Points in a Half Wyoming: 24 vs. Nevada, first half (10/26/19) Opponent: 20 by Utah State, first half (11/16/19) Scored 20 Points in a Quarter Wyoming: 20 vs. UNLV, fourth quarter (9/28/19) Opponent: 21 by Utah State, second quarter (11/16/19) Shutouts Wyoming shutout an opponent: 27-0 vs. Gardner-Webb (9/9/17) An opponent shutout Wyoming: 0-45 by TCU (10/9/10) Had a Shutout in a Half Wyoming: Wyoming shut out Colorado State in second half (11/22/19) Opponent: Air Force shut out Wyoming in the first half (11/30/19) Tie Games The last time Wyoming played in a tie game: 28-28 vs. UTEP (9/28/91)
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COWBOY STATS INDIVIDUAL LAST TIMES
200 Yards Rushing Wyoming: 206 by Xazavian Valladay, Nevada (10/26/19) Opponent: 201 Kapri Bibbs, Colorado State (10/19/13) 150 Yards Rushing Wyoming: 154 by Xazavian Valladay, Colorado State (11/22/19) Opponent: 157, Royce Freeman, Oregon (9/16/17) 100 Yards Rushing Wyoming: 114 by Xazavian Valladay, Utah State (11/16/19) Opponent: 109, D Thompson, Utah State (10/20/18) Three Players Same Team with 100-yards Rushing Wyoming: 151 Alvester Alexander, 122 Robert Herron and 119 Austyn Carta-Samuels vs. New Mexico (11/6/10) Opponent: NA Two Players Same Team with 100-yards Rushing Wyoming: 127 by Xazavian Valladay and 117 by Sean Chambers vs. New Mexico (10/19/19) Opponent: 128, Kadin Remsberg, Air Force (11/17/18), 116, Cole Fagan, Air Force (11/17/18) 500 Yards Passing Wyoming: N/A Opponent: 542 Ryan Fien, Idaho (8/31/96) 400 Yards Passing Wyoming: 498 Brett Smith vs. Hawai’i (11/23/13) Opponent: 423 Kelly Bryant of Missouri (8/31/19) 300 Yards Passing Wyoming: 328 Josh Allen vs. Gardner-Webb (9/9/17) Opponent: 394 Gresch Jensen of Texas State (9/7/19) 200 Yards Receiving Wyoming: 219 Chris McNeill vs. Idaho in overtime (9/22/12) Opponent: 226 Jimmy Young, TCU (10/25/08) 100 Yards Receiving Wyoming: 106 by C.J. Johnson vs. San Jose State (11/25/17) Opponent: 123 by Siaosi Mariner of Utah State (11/16/19) Three Players Same Team with 100-yards Receiving Wyoming: N/A Opponent: 171 Tyler Winston, 129 Chandler Jones and 119 Billy Freeman, San Jose State (10/26/13) Two Players Same Team with 100-yards Receiving Wyoming: 135 Austin Conway vs. Gardner-Web (9/9/17) 130 C.J. Johnson vs. Gardner-Webb (9/9/17) Opponent: 109 Alonzo Moore and 105 Jordan Westerkamp of Nebraska (9/10/16) Three or More Touchdown Passes Thrown Wyoming: 3 by Josh Allen vs. Central Michigan (12/22/17) Opponent: 4 by Drew Lock Missouri (9/8/18) Three or More Receiving Touchdowns Wyoming: 3 by Tanner Gentry at UNLV (11/12/16) Opponent: 4 by Chris Gant, Hawai’i (11/23/13) Four or More Rushing Touchdowns: Wyoming: 5 by Alvester Alexander vs. Colorado State (11/20/10) Opponent: 4 by Adam Muema, San Diego State (11/24/12) Three Rushing Touchdowns: Wyoming: 3 by Brian Hill at UNLV (11/12/16) Opponent: 3 by Royce Freeman, Oregon, 9/16/17 Three Interceptions by One Player in the Same Game Wyoming: 3 by Shamiel Gary vs. Weber State (9/5/09) Opponent: NA Two Interceptions by One Player in the Same Game Wyoming: 2 by Andrew Wingard vs. New Mexico (10/28/17) Opponent: 2 by Eric Munoz of Utah State (11/16/19) Three Fumble Recoveries by One Player in the Same Game Wyoming: NA Opponent: 3 by Justin Luettgerodt, Brigham Young (11/12/05)
Miscellaneous Individual Last Times
Punt Return for a Touchdown Wyoming: Austin Conway vs. UNLV, 60 yards (11/12/16) Opponent: Donte Deayon, Boise State, 75 yards (11/22/14) Kickoff Return for a Touchdown Wyoming: Tyler Hall vs. Texas State, 95 yards (9/30/17) Opponent: Savon Scarver, Utah State, 99 yards (10/20/18) Interception Return for a Touchdown Wyoming: Logan Wilson vs Utah State, 10 yards (11/16/19) Opponent: K. Williams, Nebraska, 23 yards (9/10/16) Two Interception Returns for Touchdowns by the Same Team Wyoming: Marcus Epps vs. Eastern Michigan, 66 yards (9/23/16) Opponent: Stephen Persley, New Mexico, 6 yards (10/6/01) Logan Wilson vs. Eastern Michigan, 27 yards (9/23/16) David Crockett, New Mexico, 17 yards (10/6/01) Fumble Return for a Touchdown Wyoming: C.J. Coldon vs. Missouri, 30 yards (8/31/19) Opponent: K Culberson, UC Davis, 21 yards (9/17/16) Recovered Fumble in End Zone for a Touchdown Wyoming: Logan Wilson vs. UNLV (11/12/16) Opponent: Shea McClellin, Boise State, (9/18/10) Fake Punt for a Touchdown Wyoming: Brett Ralph vs. Nevada, 35 yards (9/23/00) Opponent: N/A Blocked Punt Return for a Touchdown Wyoming: Ghaali Muhammad vs. Texas, 6 yards (9/12/09) Opponent: Jon rocquemore, Utah state, 14 yards (10/30/15) (Punt blocked by Luke Ruff) Blocked Field Goal for a Touchdown Wyoming: N/A Opponent: Sidney Hodge, UNLV, 53 yards (11/17/12) Safety Wyoming: Jevon Bigelow vs. Washington St. (9/1/18) Opponent: Team, BYU (10/23/10)
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COWBOY STATS Wyoming Football Wyoming Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 30, 2019) All games
* * * * * * * *
Date Aug 31, 2019 Sep 07, 2019 Sep 14, 2019 Sep 21, 2019 Sep 28, 2019 Oct 12, 2019 Oct 19, 2019 Oct 26, 2019 Nov 9, 2019 Nov 16, 2019 Nov 22, 2019 Nov 30, 2019
Opponent MISSOURI at TXST IDAHO at Tulsa UNLV at San Diego State NEW MEXICO NEVADA at #21 Boise State at Utah State COLORADO STATE at Air Force
Rushing
gp
att
VALLADAY, X. CHAMBERS, Sean SWEN, Titus SMITH, Trey BRENTON, Brett WILLIAMS, Levi ISMAIL JR, R. CONWAY, Austin BURROUGHS, J. ANDREWS JR., A. Total Opponents
11 221 8 90 7 67 4 44 9 23 2 28 11 6 12 6 12 6 1 1 12 528 12 439
Passing
gp
CHAMBERS, Sean VANDER WAAL, T. WILLIAMS, Levi CONWAY, Austin Total Opponents Receiving
CONWAY, Austin ISMAIL JR, R. HARSHMAN, Josh MARCOTTE, J. VALLADAY, X. OKWOLI, John EBERHARDT, A. GENTRY, Gunner CROW, Dontae SWEN, Titus BRENTON, Brett VANDER WAAL, T. Total Opponents Field Goals
ROTHE, Cooper
8 7 2 12 12 12 gp
ROTHE, Cooper CHAMBERS, Sean VALLADAY, X. VANDER WAAL, T. ISMAIL JR, R. SMITH, Trey MARCOTTE, J. HARSHMAN, Josh SWEN, Titus WILSON, Logan COLDON, C.J. HALL, Tyler WILLIAMS, Levi EBERHARDT, A. Total Opponents Score by Quarters Wyoming Opponents
Defensive Leaders
fg
HALLIBURTON, A. WILSON, Logan GOWYO.COM MALUIA, Cassh BLANKENBAKER,K.
td
net
effic comp-att-int
no.
yds
296 305 259 127 120 70 117 130 55 46 16 -5 1536 3181
pct
avg
pct. 01-19
fg
- 14-20 10 6 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 36 14-20 23 18-25 1st
35 47
gp
12 12 12 12
yds
30-39
3-5
1-1 1-1 -
3rd
44 28
ua
64 55 30 37
lg
Record: All games Conference Non-Conference
avg/g
61 96.5 75 70.9 59 49.9 80 56.8 41 15.8 38 64.0 12 3.5 9 2.2 4 0.8 1 1.0 80 209.5 40 99.4 td
lg
avg/g
56 114.4 31 73.1 30 54.5 0 0.0 56 128.0 80 265.1
Interceptions
3-7
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0-1
4th
OT
81 68
0 3
a
55 43 27 18
lg blk
0-0
48
dxp saf
-
pts
74 62 36 24 18 18 12 12 6 6 6 6 6 6 - 292 - 214
Total 292 214
Tackles tot
no.
GALOVICH, Ryan ZALESKI, Tim TEAM
tfl/yds
1
yds
no.
Kick Returns
no.
CONWAY, Austin Total Opponents
g
rush
11 12 8 7 11 12 12
1061 27 567 349 38 2514 1193 g
CHAMBERS, Sean VALLADAY, X. VANDER WAAL, T. SWEN, Titus WILLIAMS, Levi Total Opponents
119 10.0-38 2.0-16 98 7.5-23 1.0-7 #RIDEFORTHEBRAND 57 7.0-13 0.5-0 55 . .
8 11 7 7 2 12 12
Pass defense int-yds brup
1-0 4-47 2-30 .
td
yds
1 7 1 9
225 24 1 13 263 340 rcv
OPP 250 80 148 22 1193 439 2.7 99.4 9 3181 253-437-11 7.3 12.6 265.1 14 4374 5.0 364.5 17-340 20-142 8-74 15-8 64-550 63-42.1 29:40 72/187 11/21 21 30 0 72 0 27 0
tb
fc i20 50+ blk
5 21 14 0 1 1 0 0 0
avg
td
avg
td
0 0 0 0 0 0
58 24 1 13 58 32
pr
kr
ir
37.5 24.0 1.0 13.0 29.2 20.0
211 221 122 67 41 758 876
qbh
2 2 1 .
rush
567 1061 -19 349 128 2514 1193
1-79 . . .
1 0 1
45 45 43 lg
pass
915 0 512 0 109 1536 3181
Fumbles rcv-yds
9 1 0
lg
0 0 0
120 0 13 0 296 355 24 0 0 0 0 0 46 0 0 0 305 0 0 0 1536 355 263 176 3181 142 340 74 plays
Neutral 0-0 0-0 0-0
lg
1 0 0 1 0 0 0
lg
355 11.1 355 11.1 142 7.1
6 1 1 1 9 17
Total Offense
Sacks no-yds
avg
11.8 15.0 0.0 72.0 0.0 27.0 0.0
avg
yds
32 32 20
HALL, Tyler CONWAY, Austin BLANKENBAKER,K. VALLADAY, X. Total Opponents VALLADAY, X. CONWAY, Austi CHAMBERS, Se SWEN, Titus ISMAIL JR, R. Total Opponents
47 30 0 72 0 27 0
61 2577 42.2 64 3 134 44.7 51 2 29 14.5 19
Punt Returns
All Purpose
Away 1-5 0-4 1-1
WYO 208 117 73 18 2514 528 4.8 209.5 25 1536 109-230-8 6.7 14.1 128.0 8 4050 5.3 337.5 9-263 32-355 11-176 8-4 66-624 66-41.5 30:20 70/169 6/12 yds
4 2 1 1 1 1 1
Punting
50-99
Home 6-0 4-0 2-0
no.
WILSON, Logan MALUIA, Cassh JACKSON, J. HALL, Tyler WEBER, Rome SMITH, Braden HALLIBURTON, A.
avg/g
40-49
Overall 7-5 4-4 3-1
Team Statistics FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards PUNTS-AVG TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3RD-DOWN Conversions 4TH-DOWN Conversions
28 24.7 37 27.7 56 21.6 25 12.7 53 10.9 15 5.8 53 9.8 45 10.8 34 5.0 24 6.6 11 1.8 0 -0.7 56 128.0 80 265.1
PAT rush rcv pass
32-35 32-35 22-22 2nd
td
915 7 512 1 109 0 0 0 1536 8 3181 14 lg
0 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 14
6-6
kick
132 68
td
20-29
Att. 26037 20003 28814 16246 23029 28758 22884 16126 33018 16364 21152 21425
4.8 5 6.3 10 5.2 1 5.2 3 6.2 0 4.6 1 6.3 1 4.5 0 1.7 0 1.0 0 4.8 25 2.7 9
43.0 51.6 61.5 0.0 47.4 57.9
13.5 15.2 13.6 14.1 15.0 8.8 16.7 21.7 13.8 15.3 8.0 -5.0 14.1 12.6
70.0 2-2
avg
1061 567 349 227 142 128 38 27 10 1 2514 1193
120.63 52-121-3 91.90 49-95-4 116.58 8-13-1 0.00 0-1-0 108.01 109-230-8 124.58 253-437-11
14-20
Scoring
## 3 30 46 18
gain loss
1084 23 633 66 356 7 236 9 146 4 139 11 38 0 27 0 10 0 1 0 2743 229 1560 367
12 22 11 20 12 19 10 9 11 8 12 8 12 7 12 6 11 4 7 3 9 2 7 1 12 109 12 253
Score 37-31 23-14 21-16 21-24 53-17 22-26 23-10 31-3 17-20 21-26 17-7 6-20
W W W L W L W W L L W L
ff
. 1 . 1
total
avg/g
1194 108.5 702 58.5 567 70.9 395 56.4 343 31.2 4844 403.7 4930 410.8 total
avg/g
1482 1061 493 349 237 4050 4374
185.2 96.5 70.4 49.9 118.5 337.5 364.5
blkd kick
saf
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SCORING Points Per Game Points Off Turnovers FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards Average Per Game PUNTS-Yards Average Per Punt Net punt average KICKOFFS-Yards Average Per Kick Net kick average TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3RD-DOWN Conversions 3rd-Down Pct 4TH-DOWN Conversions 4th-Down Pct SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS PAT-ATTEMPTS ATTENDANCE Games/Avg Per Game Neutral Site Games Score by Quarters Wyoming Opponents
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1st 2nd
35 132 47 68
292 24.3 62 208 117 73 18 2514 2743 229 528 4.8 209.5 25 1536 109-230-8 6.7 14.1 128.0 8 4050 758 5.3 337.5 9-263 32-355 11-176 29.2 11.1 16.0 8-4 66-624 52.0 66-2740 41.5 37.8 60-3785 63.1 40.8 30: 20 70/169 41% 6/12 50% 31-220 0 36 14-20 0-0 (33-40) 82% (22-40) 55% (32-35) 91% 138042 6/23007 3rd
44 28
4th
81 68
OT
0 3
OPP
214 17.8 12 250 80 148 22 1193 1560 367 439 2.7 99.4 9 3181 253-437-11 7.3 12.6 265.1 14 4374 876 5.0 364.5 17-340 20-142 8-74 20.0 7.1 9.2 15-8 64-550 45.8 63-2650 42.1 34.8 51-3267 64.1 37.8 29: 40 72/187 39% 11/21 52% 20-131 14 23 18-25 0-1 (29-41) 71% (15-41) 37% (22-22) 100% 135814 6/22636 0/0
Total 292 214
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COWBOY STATS Wyoming Football Wyoming Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 30, 2019) All games Rushing
gp
att
gain loss
net
avg
td
VALLADAY, X. CHAMBERS, Sean SWEN, Titus SMITH, Trey BRENTON, Brett WILLIAMS, Levi ISMAIL JR, R. CONWAY, Austin BURROUGHS, J. ANDREWS JR., A. TEAM VANDER WAAL, T. Total Opponents
11 221 1084 23 1061 4.8 5 8 90 633 66 567 6.3 10 7 67 356 7 349 5.2 1 4 44 236 9 227 5.2 3 9 23 146 4 142 6.2 0 2 28 139 11 128 4.6 1 11 6 38 0 38 6.3 1 12 6 27 0 27 4.5 0 12 6 10 0 10 1.7 0 1 1 1 0 1 1.0 0 10 9 0 17 -17 -1.9 0 7 27 73 92 -19 -0.7 4 12 528 2743 229 2514 4.8 25 12 439 1560 367 1193 2.7 9
Passing
gp
CHAMBERS, Sean VANDER WAAL, T. WILLIAMS, Levi CONWAY, Austin Total Opponents Receiving
CONWAY, Austin ISMAIL JR, R. HARSHMAN, Josh MARCOTTE, J. VALLADAY, X. OKWOLI, John EBERHARDT, A. GENTRY, Gunner CROW, Dontae SWEN, Titus BRENTON, Brett VANDER WAAL, T. Total Opponents
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effic comp-att-int
120.63 52-121-3 91.90 49-95-4 116.58 8-13-1 0.00 0-1-0 108.01 109-230-8 124.58 253-437-11 no.
yds
12 22 296 11 20 305 12 19 259 10 9 127 11 8 120 12 8 70 12 7 117 12 6 130 11 4 55 7 3 46 9 2 16 7 1 -5 12 109 1536 12 253 3181
avg
13.5 15.2 13.6 14.1 15.0 8.8 16.7 21.7 13.8 15.3 8.0 -5.0 14.1 12.6
pct
yds
lg avg/g
61 96.5 75 70.9 59 49.9 80 56.8 41 15.8 38 64.0 12 3.5 9 2.2 4 0.8 1 1.0 0 -1.7 11 -2.7 80 209.5 40 99.4 td
43.0 915 7 51.6 512 1 61.5 109 0 0.0 0 0 47.4 1536 8 57.9 3181 14 td
0 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 14
lg avg/g
56 114.4 31 73.1 30 54.5 0 0.0 56 128.0 80 265.1
lg avg/g
28 24.7 37 27.7 56 21.6 25 12.7 53 10.9 15 5.8 53 9.8 45 10.8 34 5.0 24 6.6 11 1.8 0 -0.7 56 128.0 80 265.1
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Punt Returns
no.
32 32 20
355 11.1 355 11.1 142 7.1
Interceptions
no.
yds
Kick Returns
no.
6 1 1 1 9 17
225 24 1 13 263 340
37.5 24.0 1.0 13.0 29.2 20.0
Fumble Returns
no.
yds
CONWAY, Austin Total Opponents WILSON, Logan MALUIA, Cassh SMITH, Braden HALLIBURTON, A. WEBER, Rome JACKSON, J. HALL, Tyler Total Opponents HALL, Tyler CONWAY, Austin BLANKENBAKER,K. VALLADAY, X. Total Opponents GANDY, Esaias HALLIBURTON, A. COLDON, C.J. Total Opponents
4 2 1 1 1 1 1 11 8
1 1 1 3 0
yds
47 30 27 0 0 0 72 176 74 yds
avg
td
avg
td
avg
td
0 0 0 0 0 0
58 24 1 13 58 32
avg
td
lg
11.8 15.0 27.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 72.0 16.0 9.2
1 1.0 79 79.0 30 30.0 110 36.7 0 0.0
0 0 0
1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
0 0 1 1 0
lg
45 45 43 lg
21 30 27 0 0 0 72 72 51 lg
1 79 30 79 0
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Scoring
ROTHE, Cooper CHAMBERS, Sean VALLADAY, X. VANDER WAAL, T. SMITH, Trey ISMAIL JR, R. MARCOTTE, J. HARSHMAN, Josh HALL, Tyler EBERHARDT, A. COLDON, C.J. WILLIAMS, Levi WILSON, Logan SWEN, Titus Total Opponents Field Goals
ROTHE, Cooper FG Sequence
Missouri TXST IDAHO Tulsa UNLV San Diego State New Mexico Nevada Boise State Utah State Colorado State Air Force
td
fg
- 14-20 10 6 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 36 14-20 23 18-25 fg
kick
32-35 32-35 22-22
pct. 01-19
14-20 70.0 2-2 Wyoming
(19),(23),(20) 43,(47),(37),(19) 46,49 38 (41),(21) 47,(36) (20) (39),37 (48) (26),(23)
PAT rush rcv pass
1-1 1-1 -
20-29
6-6
- 0-1
30-39
3-5
40-49
3-7
Opponents
dxp saf
-
pts
Total Offense
74 62 36 24 18 18 12 12 6 6 6 6 6 6 - 292 - 214
50-99
0-0
(22) 37,53 (26),(34),(24) 36,(29) (40) (47),(32),38 (25) (28),30 (40),(28) (47),(44),(26),50,(23) 50 (31),(27)
CHAMBERS, Sean VALLADAY, X. VANDER WAAL, T. SWEN, Titus WILLIAMS, Levi SMITH, Trey BRENTON, Brett ISMAIL JR, R. CONWAY, Austin BURROUGHS, J. ANDREWS JR., A. TEAM Total Opponents
lg blk
48
1
g
8 11 7 7 2 4 9 11 12 12 1 10 12 12
plays
211 221 122 67 41 44 23 6 7 6 1 9 758 876
567 1061 -19 349 128 227 142 38 27 10 1 -17 2514 1193
915 0 512 0 109 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1536 3181
no.
61 3 2 66 63
2577 134 29 2740 2650
42.2 44.7 14.5 41.5 42.1
64 51 19 64 58
lg
tb
Kickoffs
no.
yds
avg
tb
ob
ROTHE, Cooper Total Opponents
avg
pass
Punting
GALOVICH, Ryan ZALESKI, Tim TEAM Total Opponents
yds
rush
60 3785 63.1 40 60 3785 63.1 40 51 3267 64.1 43
total
1482 1061 493 349 237 227 142 38 27 10 1 -17 4050 4374
avg/g
185.2 96.5 70.4 49.9 118.5 56.8 15.8 3.5 2.2 0.8 1.0 -1.7 337.5 364.5
fc i20 50+ blk
5 21 14 9 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 22 15 10 5 7 22 13 retn
1 0 1 2 0
net ydln
1 1 20.0 40.8 0 29.2 37.8
24 27
Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.
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COWBOY STATS Wyoming Football Wyoming Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 30, 2019) All games All Purpose
VALLADAY, X. CONWAY, Austi CHAMBERS, Se SWEN, Titus ISMAIL JR, R. HALL, Tyler HARSHMAN, Jo SMITH, Trey BRENTON, Brett GENTRY, Gunn WILLIAMS, Levi MARCOTTE, J. EBERHARDT, A OKWOLI, John CROW, Dontae WILSON, Logan MALUIA, Cassh SMITH, Braden BURROUGHS, J ANDREWS JR., BLANKENBAKE TEAM VANDER WAAL, Total Opponents
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11 12 8 7 11 11 12 4 9 12 2 10 12 12 11 12 12 12 12 1 12 10 7 12 12
rush
1061 27 567 349 38 0 0 227 142 0 128 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 0 -17 -19 2514 1193
rcv
120 296 0 46 305 0 259 0 16 130 0 127 117 70 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -5 1536 3181
pr
0 355 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 355 142
kr
13 24 0 0 0 225 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 263 340
ir
0 0 0 0 0 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 30 27 0 0 0 0 0 176 74
total
avg/g
1194 108.5 702 58.5 567 70.9 395 56.4 343 31.2 297 27.0 259 21.6 227 56.8 158 17.6 130 10.8 128 64.0 127 12.7 117 9.8 70 5.8 55 5.0 47 3.9 30 2.5 27 2.2 10 0.8 1 1.0 1 0.1 -17 -1.7 -24 -3.4 4844 403.7 4930 410.8
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COWBOY STATS Wyoming Football Wyoming Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Nov 30, 2019) All games # 3 30 46 18 88 48 51 9 8 20 86 94 53 5 97 44 6D 21 1 26 49 19 43 55 14 3H 2 40 45 41 32 1L 13 78 7 47 29 TM 10
Defensive Leaders
gp
ua
HALLIBURTON, A. WILSON, Logan MALUIA, Cassh BLANKENBAKER,K. CRALL, Garrett MUMA, Chad BYRD, Solomon HALL, Tyler WEBER, Rome HEARN, Azizi JACKSON, J. GODBOUT, Cole HALL, Josiah GANDY, Esaias MORA, Mario JONES, Victor Murry, Jordan COLDON, C.J. WELLS-ROSS, D. SMITH, Braden LIUFAU, Tegan EBERHARDT, A. WISDORF, Ben COLE, Claude WILLIAMS, Miles HICKS, Charles MURRAY, Cameron ROTHE, Cooper WATSON, Jaylon GALOVICH, Ryan MOORE, J. LEVINSON, Bryce OKWOLI, John VELAZQUEZ, A. SMITH, Trey HARRINGTON, B. LAFAELE, Levi TEAM VANDER WAAL, T. Total Opponents
12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 12 12 12 12 10 11 10 9 9 3 11 12 10 12 9 9 12 12 12 12 11 12 9 4 12 8 4 2 3 10 7 12 12
64 55 30 37 20 28 19 25 28 24 16 19 9 12 6 8 17 11 8 6 6 6 3 4 2 3 1 1 . 1 . 1 1 1 1 . . 1 1 475 426
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55 43 27 18 32 23 21 11 8 11 19 14 14 10 13 11 2 3 4 5 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 . . . . 1 1 . . 364 400
119 98 57 55 52 51 40 36 36 35 35 33 23 22 19 19 19 14 12 11 8 8 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 839 826
tfl/yds
Sacks no-yds
10.0-38 7.5-23 7.0-13 . 6.0-39 3.0-10 8.5-50 . 2.0-13 1.0-2 7.0-21 6.0-16 6.5-29 2.0-3 3.5-22 3.0-11 . 1.0-2 2.5-19 . 2.5-11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0-1 . 80-323 55-222
2.0-16 1.0-7 0.5-0 . 4.5-36 1.0-8 6.5-44 . 1.0-11 . 3.0-13 2.0-11 3.0-21 . 2.0-18 1.5-8 . . 2.0-18 . 1.0-9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31-220 20-131
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Pass defense int-yds brup qbh
1-0 4-47 2-30 . . . . 1-72 1-0 . 1-0 . . . . . . . . 1-27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-176 8-74
1 7 1 9 2 1 1 6 4 4 . 1 . 2 . . 2 2 . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . 45 34
2 2 1 . 4 1 3 . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . 17 10
Fumbles rcv-yds
1-79 . . . 1-0 . 1-0 . . . 1-0 . . 2-1 1-0 . . 1-30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-110 4-0
ff
blkd kick
saf
. 1 . 1 . . 2 1 1 . 1 . 1 1 1 . . . 1 . . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . 14 7
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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COWBOY STATS Wyoming Football Wyoming Team Game-by-Game (as of Nov 30, 2019) All games TEAM STATISTICS Date
Aug 31 Sep 07 Sep 14 Sep 21 Sep 28 Oct 12 Oct 19 Oct 26 Nov 9 Nov 16 Nov 22 Nov 30 Wyoming Opponents
Opponent
no.
MISSOURI at TXST IDAHO at Tulsa UNLV at San Diego State NEW MEXICO NEVADA at Boise State at Utah State COLORADO STATE at Air Force
42 49 47 34 48 39 55 44 44 43 50 33 528 439
Rushing yds td
lg
no.
297 3 75 6 202 1 25 8 237 3 80 4 143 2 33 10 374 5 59 5 157 2 26 5 259 2 40 9 258 1 53 9 123 2 21 15 158 2 25 20 192 2 29 8 114 0 38 10 2514 25 80 109 1193 9 40 253
Receiving yds td
92 0 103 0 50 0 214 1 124 2 109 1 86 1 221 3 160 0 185 0 81 0 111 0 1536 8 3181 14
lg
Passing cmp-att-int yds
26 6-16-0 44 8-18-1 23 4-12-0 53 10-32-0 56 5-12-0 45 5-14-1 25 9-15-0 53 9-19-1 22 15-23-0 31 20-36-3 18 8-15-0 30 10-18-2 56 109-230-8 80 253-437-11
td
lg
92 0 103 0 50 0 214 1 124 2 109 1 86 1 221 3 160 0 185 0 81 0 111 0 1536 8 3181 14
26 44 23 53 56 45 25 53 22 31 18 30 56 80
Kick Returns no. yds td
0 0 2 72 0 0 1 36 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 24 1 38 0 0 3 92 9 263 17 340
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
lg
0 52 0 36 1 0 0 0 24 38 0 58 58 32
Punt Returns no. yds td lg
3 37 1 7 3 49 1 1 6 92 3 28 0 0 5 57 3 20 4 49 2 4 1 11 32 355 20 142
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 7 45 1 21 11 0 16 19 22 7 11 45 43
tot off
389 305 287 357 498 266 345 479 283 343 273 225 4050 4374
Games: 12 • Avg/rush: 4.8 • Avg/catch: 14.1 • Pass effic: 108.01 • KR avg: 29.2 • PR avg: 11.1 • All purpose avg/game: 403.7 • Total offense avg/gm: 337.5 Date
Opponent
Date
Opponent
Aug 31 MISSOURI Sep 07 at TXST Sep 14 IDAHO Sep 21 at Tulsa Sep 28 UNLV Oct 12 at San Diego State Oct 19 NEW MEXICO Oct 26 NEVADA Nov 9 at Boise State Nov 16 at Utah State Nov 22 COLORADO STATE Nov 30 at Air Force Wyoming Opponents
Aug 31 MISSOURI Sep 07 at TXST Sep 14 IDAHO Sep 21 at Tulsa Sep 28 UNLV Oct 12 at San Diego State Oct 19 NEW MEXICO Oct 26 NEVADA Nov 9 at Boise State Nov 16 at Utah State Nov 22 COLORADO STATE Nov 30 at Air Force Wyoming Opponents
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ua
52 33 43 42 46 45 41 45 31 39 29 29 475 426
no.
6 6 6 8 5 5 4 5 7 7 5 2 66 63
Tackles a total
38 34 22 36 18 22 22 18 34 34 38 48 364 400
yds
263 243 271 349 206 240 178 213 237 274 211 55 2740 2650
90 67 65 78 64 67 63 63 65 73 67 77 839 826 avg
43.8 40.5 45.2 43.6 41.2 48.0 44.5 42.6 33.9 39.1 42.2 27.5 41.5 42.1
tfl-yds
5.0-20 8.0-47 9.0-45 14.0-64 6.0-30 6.0-11 6.0-14 8.0-33 6.0-20 3.0-14 5.0-17 4.0-8 80.0-323 55.0-222
Sacks no-yds
2.0-9 5.0-43 4.0-35 7.0-50 2.0-18 0.0-0 2.0-10 4.0-24 2.0-9 2.0-12 1.0-10 0.0-0 31.0-220 20.0-131
Punting
long
64 52 51 58 52 55 51 49 48 46 46 36 64 58
Fumble ff fr-yds
blkd
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0
3 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 14 7 tb
0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 5
Pass Defense blkd int-yds qbh brup kick
2-109 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 8-110 4-0
fc
1 3 4 2 0 1 1 2 1 3 4 0 22 7
1-0 2-99 0-0 0-0 3-51 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-16 2-10 1-0 0-0 11-176 8-74
50+
#RIDEFORTHEBRAND
2 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 13
i20
2 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 1 0 15 22
0 6 0 7 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 17 10
4 5 7 9 3 4 3 4 2 3 1 0 45 34
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
PAT Attempts kick rush rcv saf
4-4 2-2 3-3 3-3 5-7 2-2 2-3 4-4 2-2 3-3 2-2 0-0 32-35 22-22
Field Goals
md-att
3-3 3-4 0-2 0-1 2-2 0-0 1-2 1-1 1-2 0-0 1-1 2-2 14-20 18-25
long blkd
23 47 0 0 41 0 36 20 39 0 48 26 48 47
0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
no.
7 6 4 4 10 4 5 5 4 4 4 3 60 51
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kickoffs
yds
455 383 260 260 642 249 325 323 248 242 203 195 3785 3267
avg
65.0 63.8 65.0 65.0 64.2 62.2 65.0 64.6 62.0 60.5 50.8 65.0 63.1 64.1
off t/o
17 14 0 0 10 0 7 0 7 7 0 0 62 12 tb
7 2 4 4 9 1 5 4 1 0 0 3 40 43
pts
37 23 21 21 53 22 23 31 17 21 17 6 292 214 ob
0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
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Wyoming Football Wyoming Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Nov 30, 2019) All games OPPONENT STATISTICS Date
Aug 31 Sep 07 Sep 14 Sep 21 Sep 28 Oct 12 Oct 19 Oct 26 Nov 9 Nov 16 Nov 22 Nov 30 Opponents Wyoming
Opponent
no.
MISSOURI at TXST IDAHO at Tulsa UNLV at San Diego State NEW MEXICO NEVADA at Boise State at Utah State COLORADO STATE at Air Force
42 22 40 43 33 36 37 28 28 44 30 56 439 528
Rushing yds td
114 2 50 1 93 1 83 1 77 1 120 1 169 0 81 0 91 1 105 0 48 0 162 1 1193 9 2514 25
lg
14 31 17 20 15 18 40 31 22 16 9 11 40 80
no.
31 33 16 25 22 21 14 27 20 21 17 6 253 109
Receiving yds td
lg
Passing cmp-att-int yds
423 2 53 31-48-1 394 1 50 33-54-2 210 0 26 16-34-0 354 2 56 25-50-0 263 1 54 22-44-3 209 2 28 21-32-0 203 1 28 14-28-0 254 0 34 27-45-1 194 1 43 20-31-1 317 2 80 21-35-2 217 1 21 17-29-1 143 1 75 6-7-0 3181 14 80 253-437-11 1536 8 56 109-230-8
td
lg
423 2 53 394 1 50 210 0 26 354 2 56 263 1 54 209 2 28 203 1 28 254 0 34 194 1 43 317 2 80 217 1 21 143 1 75 3181 14 80 1536 8 56
Kick Returns no. yds td
0 3 0 0 1 3 0 1 3 4 2 0 17 9
0 79 0 0 12 63 0 16 61 76 33 0 340 263
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
lg
0 32 0 0 12 22 0 16 26 22 23 0 32 58
Punt Returns no. yds td
2 1 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 20 32
50 11 14 19 -6 21 17 1 0 15 0 0 142 355
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
lg
43 11 9 11 2 9 14 4 0 15 0 0 43 45
tot off
537 444 303 437 340 329 372 335 285 422 265 305 4374 4050
Games: 12 • Avg/rush: 2.7 • Avg/catch: 12.6 • Pass effic: 124.58 • KR avg: 20.0 • PR avg: 7.1 • All purpose avg/game: 410.8 • Total offense avg/gm: 364.5 Date
Opponent
Date
Opponent
Aug 31 MISSOURI Sep 07 at TXST Sep 14 IDAHO Sep 21 at Tulsa Sep 28 UNLV Oct 12 at San Diego State Oct 19 NEW MEXICO Oct 26 NEVADA Nov 9 at Boise State Nov 16 at Utah State Nov 22 COLORADO STATE Nov 30 at Air Force Opponents Wyoming
Aug 31 MISSOURI Sep 07 at TXST Sep 14 IDAHO Sep 21 at Tulsa Sep 28 UNLV Oct 12 at San Diego State Oct 19 NEW MEXICO Oct 26 NEVADA Nov 9 at Boise State Nov 16 at Utah State Nov 22 COLORADO STATE Nov 30 at Air Force Opponents Wyoming
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ua
33 30 34 27 40 30 48 42 34 40 41 27 426 475
no.
4 5 8 6 8 4 4 6 6 5 4 3 63 66
Tackles a total
28 58 28 28 24 28 26 20 50 42 30 38 400 364
yds
172 198 362 225 348 197 151 247 247 223 192 88 2650 2740
61 88 62 55 64 58 74 62 84 82 71 65 826 839 avg
43.0 39.6 45.2 37.5 43.5 49.2 37.8 41.2 41.2 44.6 48.0 29.3 42.1 41.5
tfl-yds
2.0-3 4.0-4 4.0-28 4.0-11 4.0-9 3.0-8 6.0-35 1.0-9 8.0-27 6.0-36 8.0-32 5.0-20 55.0-222 80.0-323
Sacks no-yds
0.0-0 1.0-1 1.0-8 1.0-5 0.0-0 1.0-3 3.0-24 1.0-9 3.0-17 2.0-26 5.0-25 2.0-13 20.0-131 31.0-220
Punting
long
58 47 53 48 54 57 46 47 58 51 52 38 58 64
Fumble ff fr-yds
blkd
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 7 14 tb
0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 5
Pass Defense blkd int-yds qbh brup kick
0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 4-0 8-110
fc
0 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 22
#RIDEFORTHEBRAND
0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 3-56 0-0 2-18 8-74 11-176
50+
1 0 2 0 2 3 0 0 2 1 2 0 13 10
i20
1 2 2 5 1 1 3 2 2 1 2 0 22 15
0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 2 10 17
4 4 0 7 3 4 0 0 3 4 2 3 34 45
0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0
PAT Attempts kick rush rcv saf
4-4 2-2 1-1 3-3 2-2 2-2 1-1 0-0 2-2 2-2 1-1 2-2 22-22 32-35
Field Goals
md-att
1-1 0-2 3-3 1-2 1-1 2-3 1-1 1-2 2-2 4-5 0-1 2-2 18-25 14-20
long blkd
22 0 34 29 40 47 25 28 40 47 0 31 47 48
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
no.
6 3 5 5 3 6 3 2 4 7 2 5 51 60
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kickoffs
yds
390 189 325 316 195 390 195 130 257 439 130 311 3267 3785
avg
65.0 63.0 65.0 63.2 65.0 65.0 65.0 65.0 64.2 62.7 65.0 62.2 64.1 63.1
off t/o
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 12 62 tb
6 1 5 4 3 6 3 2 3 6 2 2 43 40
pts
31 14 16 24 17 26 10 3 20 26 7 20 214 292 ob
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
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COWBOY STATS Wyoming Football Wyoming Red-Zone Results (as of Nov 30, 2019) All games Wyoming Inside Opponent Red-Zone
Date
Aug 31, 2019 Sep 07, 2019 Sep 14, 2019 Sep 21, 2019 Sep 28, 2019 Oct 12, 2019 Oct 19, 2019 Oct 26, 2019 Nov 9, 2019 Nov 16, 2019 Nov 22, 2019 Nov 30, 2019
Opponent
MISSOURI at TXST IDAHO at Tulsa UNLV at San Diego State NEW MEXICO NEVADA at Boise State at Utah State COLORADO STATE at Air Force Totals 33 of 40 (82.5%)
Score
W W W L W L W W L L W L
37-31 23-14 21-16 21-24 53-17 22-26 23-10 31-3 17-20 21-26 17-7 6-20
Times In RZ
3 3 2 2 7 3 4 3 3 4 4 2 40
Times Scored
3 3 2 1 6 3 4 2 2 2 3 2 33
Total Pts
13 13 14 7 37 22 23 10 10 14 17 6 186
TDs
1 1 2 1 5 3 3 1 1 2 2 0 22
Rush TDs
1 1 2 1 4 2 2 1 1 2 2 0 19
Pass TDs
FGs Made
FGA
Failed to score inside RZ Down Int Fumb Half
Game
Pass TDs
FGs Made
FGA
Failed to score inside RZ Down Int Fumb Half
Game
0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
2 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 11
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Opponents Inside Wyoming Red-Zone
Date
Aug 31, 2019 Sep 07, 2019 Sep 14, 2019 Sep 21, 2019 Sep 28, 2019 Oct 12, 2019 Oct 19, 2019 Oct 26, 2019 Nov 9, 2019 Nov 16, 2019 Nov 22, 2019 Nov 30, 2019
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MISSOURI at TXST IDAHO at Tulsa UNLV at San Diego State NEW MEXICO NEVADA at Boise State at Utah State COLORADO STATE at Air Force Totals 29 of 41 (70.7%)
Score
W W W L W L W W L L W L
37-31 23-14 21-16 21-24 53-17 22-26 23-10 31-3 17-20 21-26 17-7 6-20
Times In RZ
7 3 5 3 1 4 3 3 4 3 1 4 41
Times Scored
4 1 4 2 1 4 2 1 4 2 1 3 29
Total Pts
24 7 16 10 7 23 10 3 20 6 7 13 146
TDs
3 1 1 1 1 3 1 0 2 0 1 1 15
Rush TDs
#RIDEFORTHEBRAND
2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 9
1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 6
1 0 3 1 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 2 14
0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 5
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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COWBOY STATS Wyoming Football Wyoming By-Quarter Statistics (as of Nov 30, 2019) All games 3rd-Down Conversions Date
Aug 31, 2019 Sep 07, 2019 Sep 14, 2019 Sep 21, 2019 Sep 28, 2019 Oct 12, 2019 Oct 19, 2019 Oct 26, 2019 Nov 9, 2019 Nov 16, 2019 Nov 22, 2019 Nov 30, 2019
Opponent
MISSOURI at TXST IDAHO at Tulsa UNLV at San Diego State NEW MEXICO NEVADA at Boise State at Utah State COLORADO STATE at Air Force Wyoming Opponents
Score
W W W L W L W W L L W L
37-31 23-14 21-16 21-24 53-17 22-26 23-10 31-3 17-20 21-26 17-7 6-20
Overall
4-12 8-17 4-13 3-15 5-12 5-12 11-18 5-11 7-17 5-14 9-16 4-12 70-169 72-187
33.3 47.1 30.8 20.0 41.7 41.7 61.1 45.5 41.2 35.7 56.2 33.3 41.4 38.5
1st Qtr
0-3 1-3 1-4 2-4 1-2 1-3 2-5 1-2 2-4 3-6 2-3 0-1 16-40 21-45
0.0 33.3 25.0 50.0 50.0 33.3 40.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 66.7 0.0 40.0 46.7
2nd Qtr
1-2 2-5 2-3 0-3 3-5 2-3 2-4 2-3 3-5 0-2 2-3 2-4 21-42 13-43
3rd Qtr
50.0 40.0 66.7 0.0 60.0 66.7 50.0 66.7 60.0 0.0 66.7 50.0 50.0 30.2
1-1 3-4 0-3 0-4 0-3 0-3 3-4 1-3 1-4 0-3 2-4 1-2 12-38 19-49
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 50.0 100.0
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-1 5-10
100.0 75.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 75.0 33.3 25.0 0.0 50.0 50.0 31.6 38.8
4th Qtr
2-6 2-5 1-3 1-4 1-2 2-3 4-5 1-3 1-3 2-3 3-6 1-5 21-48 19-49
33.3 40.0 33.3 25.0 50.0 66.7 80.0 33.3 33.3 66.7 50.0 20.0 43.8 38.8
Overtime
0-1
0.0
0-1 0-1
0.0 0.0
4th-Down Conversions Date
Aug 31, 2019 Sep 07, 2019 Sep 14, 2019 Sep 21, 2019 Sep 28, 2019 Oct 12, 2019 Oct 19, 2019 Oct 26, 2019 Nov 9, 2019 Nov 16, 2019 Nov 22, 2019 Nov 30, 2019
Opponent
MISSOURI at TXST IDAHO at Tulsa UNLV at San Diego State NEW MEXICO NEVADA at Boise State at Utah State COLORADO STATE at Air Force Wyoming Opponents
Score
W W W L W L W W L L W L
37-31 23-14 21-16 21-24 53-17 22-26 23-10 31-3 17-20 21-26 17-7 6-20
Overall
0-0 0-0 1-1 1-2 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 1-1 1-3 6-12 11-21
0.0 0.0 100.0 50.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 33.3 50.0 52.4
1st Qtr
0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-2 2-2
0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 50.0 100.0
2nd Qtr
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-2 1-1
3rd Qtr
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 100.0 50.0
4th Qtr
0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-0 1-1 0-1 3-7 3-8
0.0 0.0 0.0 50.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 42.9 37.5
Overtime
0-0
0.0
0-0 0-0
0.0 0.0
Time of Possession Date
Aug 31, 2019 Sep 07, 2019 Sep 14, 2019 Sep 21, 2019 Sep 28, 2019 Oct 12, 2019 Oct 19, 2019 Oct 26, 2019 Nov 9, 2019 Nov 16, 2019 Nov 22, 2019 Nov 30, 2019
Opponent
MISSOURI at TXST IDAHO at Tulsa UNLV at San Diego State NEW MEXICO NEVADA at Boise State at Utah State COLORADO STATE at Air Force Wyoming Opponents
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Score
W W W L W L W W L L W L
37-31 23-14 21-16 21-24 53-17 22-26 23-10 31-3 17-20 21-26 17-7 6-20 Total Avg. Total Avg.
Overall
28:50 34:27 27:27 26:49 29:51 26:37 35:13 29:46 32:28 33:11 32:02 27:13 363:54 30:19 356:06 29:40
1st Qtr
4:44 8:50 8:22 6:29 7:20 7:24 11:09 7:05 7:37 10:43 5:48 2:47 88:18 7:21 91:42 7:38
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2nd Qtr
6:04 8:12 7:04 6:48 7:35 8:17 6:59 7:58 9:18 6:26 6:59 8:53 90:33 7:32 89:27 7:27
3rd Qtr
7:39 7:27 5:05 6:10 7:56 5:06 6:17 6:11 8:44 8:10 8:48 7:50 85:23 7:06 94:37 7:53
4th Qtr
10:23 9:58 6:56 7:22 7:00 5:50 10:48 8:32 6:49 7:52 10:27 7:43 99:40 8:18 80:20 6:41
Overtime
0:00
0:00 0:00 0:00 0:00
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COWBOY STATS Wyoming Football Wyoming Game Superlatives (as of Nov 30, 2019) All games INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Rushes Yards Rushing TD Rushes
Long Rush Pass attempts Pass completions Yards Passing TD Passes Long Pass Receptions Yards Receiving TD Receptions
Long Reception Field Goals Long Field Goal Punts Punting Avg Long Punt Punts inside 20 Long Punt Return Long Kickoff Return Tackles Sacks Tackles For Loss Interceptions
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37 206 2 2 2 2 2 2 80 36 20 193 2 2 56 6 6 93 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 56 3 3 48 8 48.0 64 3 45 58 17 17 2.5 2.5 3.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
VALLADAY, X. at Boise State (Nov 9, 2019) VALLADAY, X. vs Nevada (Oct 26, 2019) SMITH, Trey vs IDAHO (Sep 14, 2019) CHAMBERS, Sean at Tulsa (Sep 21, 2019) CHAMBERS, Sean vs UNLV (Sep 28, 2019) VALLADAY, X. vs UNLV (Sep 28, 2019) CHAMBERS, Sean at San Diego State (Oct 12, 2019) VANDER WAAL, T. at Utah State (Nov 16, 2019) SMITH, Trey vs IDAHO (Sep 14, 2019) VANDER WAAL, T. at Utah State (Nov 16, 2019) VANDER WAAL, T. at Utah State (Nov 16, 2019) CHAMBERS, Sean at Tulsa (Sep 21, 2019) CHAMBERS, Sean vs UNLV (Sep 28, 2019) CHAMBERS, Sean vs Nevada (Oct 26, 2019) CHAMBERS, Sean vs UNLV (Sep 28, 2019) HARSHMAN, Josh at Boise State (Nov 9, 2019) HARSHMAN, Josh at Utah State (Nov 16, 2019) ISMAIL JR, R. vs Nevada (Oct 26, 2019) EBERHARDT, A. at Tulsa (Sep 21, 2019) MARCOTTE, J. vs UNLV (Sep 28, 2019) HARSHMAN, Josh vs UNLV (Sep 28, 2019) ISMAIL JR, R. at San Diego State (Oct 12, 2019) HARSHMAN, Josh vs New Mexico (Oct 19, 2019) ISMAIL JR, R. vs Nevada (Oct 26, 2019) VALLADAY, X. vs Nevada (Oct 26, 2019) MARCOTTE, J. vs Nevada (Oct 26, 2019) HARSHMAN, Josh vs UNLV (Sep 28, 2019) ROTHE, Cooper vs Missouri (Aug 31, 2019) ROTHE, Cooper at TXST (Sep 07, 2019) ROTHE, Cooper vs Colorado State (Nov 22, 2019) GALOVICH, Ryan at Tulsa (Sep 21, 2019) GALOVICH, Ryan at San Diego State (Oct 12, 2019) GALOVICH, Ryan vs Missouri (Aug 31, 2019) GALOVICH, Ryan at Utah State (Nov 16, 2019) CONWAY, Austin vs IDAHO (Sep 14, 2019) HALL, Tyler at Air Force (Nov 30, 2019) HALLIBURTON, A. vs Missouri (Aug 31, 2019) HALLIBURTON, A. at Tulsa (Sep 21, 2019) BYRD, Solomon at Tulsa (Sep 21, 2019) BYRD, Solomon vs Nevada (Oct 26, 2019) MALUIA, Cassh at Air Force (Nov 30, 2019) MALUIA, Cassh vs Missouri (Aug 31, 2019) HALL, Tyler at TXST (Sep 07, 2019) SMITH, Braden at TXST (Sep 07, 2019) WEBER, Rome vs UNLV (Sep 28, 2019) WILSON, Logan vs UNLV (Sep 28, 2019) MALUIA, Cassh vs UNLV (Sep 28, 2019) HALLIBURTON, A. vs Nevada (Oct 26, 2019) WILSON, Logan at Boise State (Nov 9, 2019) WILSON, Logan at Utah State (Nov 16, 2019) JACKSON, J. at Utah State (Nov 16, 2019) WILSON, Logan vs Colorado State (Nov 22, 2019)
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COWBOY STATS Wyoming Football Wyoming Game Superlatives (as of Nov 30, 2019) All games TEAM GAME HIGHS Rushes Yards Rushing Yards Per Rush TD Rushes Pass attempts Pass completions Yards Passing Yards Per Pass TD Passes Total Plays Total Offense Yards Per Play Points Sacks By First Downs Penalties Penalty Yards Turnovers Interceptions By Punts Punting Avg Long Punt Punts inside 20 Long Punt Return
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55 374 7.8 5 36 20 221 11.6 3 79 498 8.3 53 7 24 9 97 4 3 8 48.0 64 3 45
vs vs vs vs at at vs vs vs at vs vs vs at at at vs at vs at at vs at vs
New Mexico (Oct 19, 2019) UNLV (Sep 28, 2019) UNLV (Sep 28, 2019) UNLV (Sep 28, 2019) Utah State (Nov 16, 2019) Utah State (Nov 16, 2019) Nevada (Oct 26, 2019) Nevada (Oct 26, 2019) Nevada (Oct 26, 2019) Utah State (Nov 16, 2019) UNLV (Sep 28, 2019) UNLV (Sep 28, 2019) UNLV (Sep 28, 2019) Tulsa (Sep 21, 2019) Utah State (Nov 16, 2019) Utah State (Nov 16, 2019) IDAHO (Sep 14, 2019) Utah State (Nov 16, 2019) UNLV (Sep 28, 2019) Tulsa (Sep 21, 2019) San Diego State (Oct 12, 2019) Missouri (Aug 31, 2019) Utah State (Nov 16, 2019) IDAHO (Sep 14, 2019)
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COWBOY STATS Wyoming Football Wyoming Game Superlatives (as of Nov 30, 2019) All games OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Rushes Yards Rushing TD Rushes
Long Rush Pass attempts Pass completions Yards Passing TD Passes
Long Pass Receptions Yards Receiving TD Receptions Long Reception Field Goals Long Field Goal Punts Punting Avg Long Punt Punts inside 20 Long Punt Return Long Kickoff Return Tackles Sacks Tackles For Loss Interceptions
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23 86 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 40 54 33 423 2 2 2 2 80 10 123 2 80 4 47 47 8 8 49.2 58 58 5 43 32 16 3.0 4.0 2 2
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COWBOY STATS Wyoming Football Wyoming Game Superlatives (as of Nov 30, 2019) All games OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS Rushes Yards Rushing Yards Per Rush TD Rushes Pass attempts Pass completions Yards Passing Yards Per Pass TD Passes
Total Plays Total Offense Yards Per Play Points Sacks By First Downs Penalties Penalty Yards Turnovers
Interceptions By Punts Punting Avg Long Punt Punts inside 20 Long Punt Return
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1 9 5 1 G AT O R B O W L WYOMING 20, WASHINGTON & LEE 7 January 1, 1951 • Gator Bowl • Jacksonville, Florida
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he game was a battle of two different offenses and one nasty defense. The Generals were rolling with the new split “T” formation and threatened to run through Wyoming's defense. The Wyoming single-wing offense was operating better than ever behind tailback Eddie Talboom. The Cowboy defense, tops in the nation heading into the game, was handed a challenge when W & L supporters doubted its toughness and questioned the UW schedule. The Generals also had a big and physical defensive front, and the Cowboys had trouble penetrating the wall. The first quarter ended scoreless, but UW had figured out how to beat the W & L crew. If you can't run through them, throw over them. Wyoming started a drive late in the first period, using the passing skills of Talboom and the receiving gifts of Dewey McConnell and Jerry Parker. The Cowboys moved the ball to the General eight-yard line, where Talboom tossed a touchdown to back Dick Campbell, who was wide open in the end zone. Talboom kicked the point after and UW led, 7-0. After an excellent defensive stand by the Cowboys, the Generals were forced to pass, and Selmer Pederson picked off the ball at the UW 47yard line. Talboom went back to work, hitting on three straight passes for 45 yards to put the Cowboys in scoring position. A pass interference penalty put the ball on the General two-yard line, and Talboom carried it in from there. He missed the point after, but the Pokes extended their lead, 13-0. The Generals got their offense moving late in the second quarter and reached the UW 21-yard line. On fourth down and long, Ray Leister's pass attempt to Talbot Trammel sailed out of the end zone, and the half came to a close. W & L got the ball to start the second half and moved it with ease against the Cowboy defense. Wes Abrams ran for 22 yards, and Charlie Holt followed that with a 30-yard run to the Cowboy 25-yard line where he was hit and fumbled. Vaughn Hilpp recovered for the Pokes and stopped the scoring threat. After taking a Wyoming punt, the Generals moved backward on three straight plays, including a 16-yard loss on an errant pitch. Punting from his five-yard line, Leister's kick went just 20 yards, and Wyoming had the ball on the W & L 25. After a two-yard loss, Talboom found McConnell for nine yards. Fullback John Melton ran up the middle for 18 yards and a touchdown. Talboom made the point after, and Wyoming's lead grew to 20-0. The Generals scored late in the fourth quarter on a two-yard quarterback-sneak by Gil Bocetti. The Cowboys ran out the clock after the ensuing kick-off. Wyoming was just the second conference team ever to win a bowl game and vowed it wouldn't be too long before it returned to a postseason classic. For Washington & Lee, the alma mater of baseball Hall of Famer Cy Young, it was the one and only appearance in a college bowl game. The Generals currently compete in NCAA Division III football. For Talboom, it was his final game as a Cowboy, and he earned the Most Valuable Player award. He left for an all-star game immediately afterwards and was not present for the awards ceremony. It began a new era for Cowboy football. It took several years, but Wyoming had finally reached the big time. SCORING BY QUARTER Washington and Lee Wyoming
1 2 3 4 FINAL 0 0 0 7 7 0 13 7 0 20
SCORING SUMMARY WYO - Dick Campbell 8-yard pass from Talboom (Talboom kick), Second Quarter WYO - Eddie Talboom 2-yard run (kick failed), Second Quarter WYO - John Melton 18-yard run (Talboom kick), Third Quarter W&L - Gil Bocetti 2-yard run (Brewer kick), Fourth Quarter TEAM STATISTICS FIRST DOWNS RUSHING ATTEMPTS RUSHING YARDS PASSES A-C-I PASSING YARDS TOTAL YARDS
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W&L 19 57 252 13-3-1 31 283
Eddie “Boom Boom” Talboom, the Most Valuable Player of the 1951 Gator Bowl, is shown here in a 1950 game. Talboom guided Wyoming to an undefeated season (10-0) in 1950 and a win over Washington & Lee in the 1951 Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Florida.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING LEADERS WYOMING Harry Geldien John Melton Eddie Talboom
ATT 11 12 14
YDS 56 49 31
W & L Charlie Holt Randy Broyles Wes Abrams
ATT 21 12 7
COMP INT TD 10 0 1
YARDS 141
YDS 107 89 42
PASSING WYOMING Eddie Talboom
ATT 16
W&L Gil Bocetti
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1956 SUN BOWL WYOMING 21, TEXAS TECH 14 January 2, 1956 • Kidd Stadium • El Paso, Texas
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he 1956 Sun Bowl culminated an outstanding 8-3 season for the Wyoming Cowboys. It also marked a return to postseason play for the Pokes for the first time since the 1951 Gator Bowl. The depth of the 1955 Cowboy squad was put on full display in the ‘56 Sun Bowl when a number of individuals stepped forward to lead the Cowboys to a hard-fought victory over Texas Tech. Wyoming entered the game without all-conference quarterback Joe Mastrogiovanni. The Brooklyn, N.Y., native had suffered a season-ending knee injury in the regular-season finale at Houston. Dan Nickla, a junior from Merrick, N.Y., was given the Sun Bowl start by head coach Phil Dickens, but when UW’s single-wing offense struggled early in the game, he turned to sophomore quarterback Larry Zowada to attack the Red Raiders through the air. Zowada, a sophomore from Sheridan, Wyo., had completed only two of five passes for 20 yards during the regular season, but on this day he played like a veteran. Before the day was through, Zowada completed six of ten passes for 112 yards and two touchdowns. It was also a coming out party for junior tailback Jim Crawford from Greybull, Wyo. Crawford was a big powerful back at 6-0 and 180 pounds. During the regular season, Crawford had teamed in the backfield with Jerry Jester, a speedster at 5-9 and 155 pounds from Greenwood, S.C., and Ove Stapleton, a 5-8 and 175-pound fullback from Cromona, Ky. While Crawford ranked third on the team in rushing for the season with 431 yards, the Sun Bowl was his day as he ran for 103 yards on 18 carries against Tech. Defensively, a number of individuals played key roles in containing the Red Raiders, but none played better than junior linebacker Vince Guinta. In a Jan. 3, 1956, Laramie Daily Bulletin story, Guinta was described as a “terror” on defense. In the first quarter, the Brooklyn, N.Y., native recovered one Texas Tech fumble and also intercepted a pass to set the tone for the game. Wyoming’s defense held the Red Raiders scoreless in the first half. In the second quarter the Poke offense gave the Cowboys the early lead when Zowada hit wingback John Watts down the sideline for a 53-yard TD pass. Watts, a native of Schlater, Miss., and described in the Bulletin article as “the Mississippi flash,” gave Wyoming the lead. Capping off that first scoring drive was another “unsung hero” senior tailback and place-kicker Pete Kutches of Escanaba, Mich. Kutches was forced into the key role of place-kicker on extra points. That was due to the fact that the injured Mastrogiovanni was also the Cowboys’ regular place-kicker. He came through in fine fashion converting his first PAT of the day to give Wyoming a 7-0 halftime lead. To start the second half, Texas Tech quickly got back in the game. On their first possession, the Red Raiders drove 80 yards to tie the game at 7-7 with 6:15 remaining in the third quarter. Entering the fourth quarter, the game was still tied at 7-7, but Tech went on a 10-play scoring drive to take its first lead of the game at 14-7 with 11:50 remaining in the game. With the momentum in favor of the Red Raiders, the Cowboys received a strong punt return from senior wingback Clifford “Butch” Wilson of Ethete, Wyo., but a penalty nullified the return. Wyoming began the drive on their own six-yard line. It was then that Crawford made his mark on the game. SCORING BY QUARTER Texas Tech Wyoming
1 2 3 4 FINAL 0 0 7 7 14 0 7 0 14 21
SCORING SUMMARY WYO - Watts 53-yard pass from Zowada (Kutches kick), Second Quarter TT - Herr 2-yard run (Williams kick), Third Quarter TT - Fewin l-yard run (Williams kick), Fourth Quarter WYO - B. Marshall 13-yard pass from Zowada (Kutches kick), Fourth Quarter WYO - Stapleton l-yard run (Kutches kick), Fourth Quarter TEAM STATISTICS FIRSTDOWNS RUSHING ATTEMPTS RUSHING YARDS PASSES A-C-I PASSING YARDS TOTAL YARDS PUNTS/AVG. FUMBLES PENALTIES-YARDS
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Crawford recorded three key plays during the drive: a 24-yard rush; a 13-yard pass completion to sophomore Roger Jeffers of Oneida, Tenn.; and a critical block on a 15-yard rush by fullback Stapleton. The drive ended with Zowada finding sophomore end Bob Marshall of Warwick, R.I., on a 13-yard touchdown pass to tie the game at 14 with less than five minutes to play. After adding his second extra point of the day, place-kicker Kutches then contributed another critical play coming up with a Red Raider fumble deep in Texas Tech territory. Two plays later, fullback Stapleton battled his way in from the one and with Kutches third extra-point the Cowboys had a 21-14 lead with 3:25 left. Wyoming’s defense came up with another fumble recovery in the final three minutes, and recorded its eighth win of the season and the second bowl victory in school history. There were too many contributors to count for the Cowboys that day. It was truly a team effort. Crawford was awarded the Dr. C.M. Hendricks award as the Sun Bowl’s outstanding player of the game. Crawford’s performance against Texas Tech was an indication of things to come. The following season, Crawford became only the third Cowboy in history to earn All-America honors as he led the nation in rushing. The Sun Bowl victory by the Cowboys was also a sign of things to come for the Wyoming Football program. The next season, Wyoming posted a perfect 10-0 season.
The 1955 Wyoming Cowboy football team defeated Texas Tech, 21-14, to win the 1956 Sun Bowl.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING LEADERS WYOMING ATT Jim Crawford Ove Stapleton
YDS 18 9
TEXAS TECH ATT 103 Don Schmidt 36 James Sides
YDS 12 10
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PASSING ATT COMP INT TD YARDS UW - Larry Zowada 10 6 1 2 112 TT - Don Williams 14 6 1 0 57
WYO TT 12 13 48 56 172 202 14-6-1 12-8-1 129 72 301 274 7/27.4 4/33.7 0 3 10-82 3-5
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1958 SUN BOWL WYOMING 14, HARDIN-SIMMONS 6 December 31, 1958 • Kidd Field • El Paso, Texas
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he 24th Annual Sun Bowl battle between Wyoming and HardinSimmons pitted one set of Cowboys against another one. It was expected to be an old-fashioned Wild West shootout featuring the passing expertise of Hardin-Simmons and the high scoring ball-control offense of Wyoming. Coach “Slingin” Sammy Baugh brought his Cowboys from Abilene into the Sun Bowl after winning the Border Conference championship. Baugh, one of the NFL's all-time passing greats, introduced his exciting style of throwing the football to the Texas team. But the defensive side controlled the game more than the offensive. Wyoming took advantage of two Hardin-Simmons' mistakes in the second quarter to take an early and insurmountable lead. Wyoming's Pat Smyth recovered a Dewey Bohling fumble, giving Wyoming the ball in excellent field position. Mark Smolinski rambled in from 23 yards to give Wyoming a 7-0 lead. Moments later Wyoming linebacker Len Kuczewski intercepted a Harold Stephens pass on the UW 19-yard line and made a lateral pass to Robert Sawyer who took the ball to the 29-yard line. Bud Snyder carried it in from the four-yard line moments later and Mike McGill nailed his second point after to give the UW Cowboys a 14-0 lead. Bohling returned a kick 83 yards in the third period, but the drive was halted by the Wyoming defense on the one-foot line. Wyoming quick-kicked on the first down to the HardinSimmons 49-yard line. Stephens finally got the Hardin-Simmons offense going, hitting Benji Lipsey with a 22-yard pass for a touchdown with 4:30 remaining in the third quarter. Stephens' two-point pass attempt failed, and Wyoming led 14-6. That was the only damaging play by the potent passing attack of Baugh's Border Conference champs. Hardin-Simmons finished the game with 82 passing yards, completing 11 of 23 passes. Neither team threatened to score for the remainder of the game because defensive teams were so strong. For the first time in Sun Bowl history the Dr. C.M. Hendricks Trophy for the Most Valuable Player was given to a lineman, Wyoming's Len Kuczewski, a product of the Pennsylvania coal mines. His interception and tough defensive play stopped the HardinSimmons attack. “I never expected the award,” Kuczewski said following the game. “I was honored to receive it, and it will receive an honor spot in our home.” The Cowboy defense was praised by Wyoming Coach Bob Devaney, especially the play of Kuczewski, Smyth, tackle Dale Memmelaar, and halfback Jack Allen. He also had special praise for Cowboy kicker Mike McGill. “Young man, you may not know it, but your second extra point kick was as important as anything anybody did all day,” Devaney told the diminutive McGill in the locker room. “That made Hardin-Simmons shoot for two points when they scored.”
SCORING BY QUARTER Hardin-Simmons Wyoming
1 2 3 4 FINAL 0 0 6 0 6 0 14 0 0 14
SCORING SUMMARY WYO - Smolinski 23-yard run (McGill kick), 8:55, Second Quarter WYO - Snyder 4-yard run (McGill kick), 2:35, Second Quarter HS - Lipsey 22-yard pass from Stephens (Pass failed), 4:30, Third Quarter TEAM STATISTICS FIRST DOWNS RUSHING ATTEMPTS RUSHING YARDS PASSES A-C-I PASSING YARDS TOTAL YARDS PUNTS/AVG. FUMBLES PENALTIES-YARDS
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Cowboy captain Len Kuczewski, with son Leonard, Jr., was the Most Valuable Player in the 1958 Sun Bowl.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING LEADERS WYOMING ATT YDS HARDIN-SIMM. ATT Mark Smolinski 12 52 Pete Hart Robert Sawyer 9 45 Joe Allen
YDS 20 73 9 53
PASSING WYOMING ATT COMP INT TD YARDS Jim Walden 3 1 0 0 -4 Jerry Wilkinson 2 1 0 0 23 HARDIN-SIMM. Harold Stephens 13 7 1 1 54 Jim Tom Butler 9 7 0 0 28
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1966 SUN BOWL WYOMING 28, FLORIDA STATE 20 December 24, 1966 • Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, Texas
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he Cowboys battled the Seminoles of Florida State in the 1966 Sun Bowl. FSU had the nation’s best quarterback tandem in Gary Pajcic and Kim Hammond. The Cowboys had a pretty good passer of their own, but it was a ball control offense, featuring the running game, and a defense that keyed Wyoming to the WAC title and a 9-1 record. It was those same two elements that guided Wyoming past Florida State, 28-20. Wyoming’s mule on offense packed quite a Kiick, Jim Kiick that is. In winning the Dr. C.M. Hendricks Award as the Sun Bowl Most Valuable Player, he rushed for the game’s first score on UW’s third offensive possession. The one-yard plunge came with 4:43 remaining in the first period and capped a 31-yard drive. The drive was set up by Vic Washington’s 34-yard punt return to the FSU 31-yard line. Florida State took control in the second quarter, scoring two touchdowns in less than four minutes. The Seminoles recovered a fumbled punt by Washington on the UW 49-yard line. On the first play from scrimmage, Pajcic hit end Pat Sellers for 49-yards and the score with 5:21 remaining in the half. FSU took the lead, 14-7, on another toss on the next possession when Hammond found T.K. Wetherell for a short gain that he turned into a 58-yard touchdown romp. Wyoming tied the score just five plays into the third quarter when quarterback Rick Egloff hit receiver Jerry Marion for a 39-yard strike down the left sideline. Jerry DePoyster added the point after conversion. It was three and out for Florida State on the next possession, as the tough Cowboy defense backed the Seminoles up to their own six-yard line. Following the punt, Kiick carried the Cowboys to pay dirt in just two plays. He first tried the right side of the line for three yards and on the next play went over the left side and found daylight, dashing 43-yards for the score. DePoyster again aced the PAT and Wyoming regained the lead 21-14. From that point, the Cowboy defense controlled the tempo of the game. Five of Florida State’s eight possessions in the second half ended in three plays and a punt and only one went for a score. Wyoming added an insurance score with 2:42 remaining in the game when Egloff raced 15 yards on a fourth-and-goal situation. DePoyster again booted the PAT and Wyoming led 28-14. The Cowboy defense, led by middle guard Jerry Durling, who won the Hixson Jewelry Trophy as the Lineman of the Game, held the Seminoles to minus 21 yards rushing. Durling was also selected to the All-Bowl team. He recorded
SCORING BY QUARTER Florida State Wyoming
1 2 3 4 FINAL 0 14 0 6 20 7 0 14 7 28
SCORING SUMMARY WYO - Kiick 1-yard run (DePoyster kick), 4:43, First Quarter FSU - Sellers 34-yard pass from Pajcic (Loner kick), 5:21, Second Quarter FSU - Wetherell 58-yard pass from Hammond (Loner kick), 1:39, Second Quarter WYO - Marion 39-yard pass from Egloff (DePoyster kick), 12:48, Third Quarter WYO - Kiick 43-yard run (DePoyster kick), 10:46, Third Quarter WYO - Egloff 15-yard run (DePoyster kick), 2:42, Fourth Quarter FSU - Sellers 25-yard pass from Hammond (pass failed), 1:09, Fourth Quarter
six tackles in the game, while linebacker Bob Aylward had six tackles, two assists, a pass deflection and an interception. Kiick had 25 carries for 135 yards and two scores. Defeating a traditional national power, these young Cowboys won a modern day battle with conventional tools and wisdom.
Wyoming beat Florida State 28-20 to capture the 1966 Sun Bowl.
TEAM STATISTICS FIRST DOWNS RUSHING ATTEMPTS RUSHING YARDS PASSES A-C-I PASSING YARDS TOTAL YARDS PUNTS/AVG. FUMBLES PENALTIES-YARDS
WYO FSU 14 13 42 31 229 -21 27-9-0 35-17-2 135 293 364 272 8/37.3 9/40.0 2 2 4-50 10-102
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING LEADERS WYOMING ATT Jim Kiick Rick Egloff
YDS 25 5
FSU ATT 135 Bill Moreman 42 Jim Mankins
YDS 13 6
11 10
PASSING WYOMING ATT COMP INT TD YARDS Rick Egloff 16 9 0 1 135 FLORIDA STATE Kim Hammond 15 9 1 2 215
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1968 SUGAR BOWL LOUISIANA STATE 20, WYOMING 13 January 1, 1968 • Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana
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espite the fact that Wyoming was the only undefeated major college team in the nation, bowl officials were more than a little skeptical when it came to offering the Pokes an invitation. Wyoming's schedule wasn't tough enough, they said. Most wondered if Wyoming could sell any tickets. The Sugar Bowl officials looked past that, and despite severe scrutiny, gladly accepted the unwanted Cowboys to play in the 34th Sugar Bowl Classic. They laughed all the way to the bank. Over 78,000 fans watched Cinderella in cowboy boots nearly knock off the local favorites. The Cowboys, who brought over 10,000 fans to Bourbon Street, jumped to an early 13-0 lead on LSU. The Tigers entered the game with a 6-3-1 record, after playing the nation's toughest schedule. In a game featuring four All-America players, two on each team, it was a third string sophomore halfback with a common name, that led the Tigers to victory. Glenn Smith earned the Most Valuable Player award after rushing 16 times for 74 yards and a touchdown. A cold, intermittent rain shower prevailed and the temperature dropped ten degrees during the course of the game. Wyoming jumped to a 7-0 lead on the first play of the second quarter when Jim Kiick capped an 80-yard drive with a one-yard run around the left end. All-American Jerry DePoyster kicked the point after. Safety Dennis Devlin came up with a big defensive play midway through the second quarter. The Tigers attempted to convert a fourth down and three-yard play when Devlin tackled LSU back Tommy Allen for a three-yard loss. The Wyoming offense took control and moved the ball 64 yards in 11 plays for a DePoyster 24-yard field goal. The Cowboy defense again stopped LSU, this time in three plays forcing a punt. Tackle Larry Nels sacked Tiger quarterback Nelson Stokely for an eight-yard loss to the LSU 17-yard line. After a short punt to midfield, quarterback Paul Toscano moved Wyoming to the Tiger 32-yard line and DePoyster added his second field goal in less than three minutes with a last second 49-yard boot. The kick not only gave Wyoming a 13-0 halftime lead, but also broke the Sugar Bowl record for the longest field goal. Wyoming dominated the first half stats, leading LSU 215-38 in total yards. Kiick was Wyoming's leading rusher with 62 yards on 14 carries and Toscano was 6-for-11 passing for 85 yards. Wyoming held a 13-7 margin heading into the fourth quarter. LSU scored late in the third period on a Smith one-yard TD run. The Tigers tied the game on the first possession in the fourth quarter as Stokely found receiver Tommy Morel for an eight-yard touchdown pass. The point after conversion failed and the game was tied 13-13. Stokely and Morel connected for another touchdown, this time a 14-yard pass play over the middle and LSU took its first lead, 20-13, with just 4:22 remaining in the game. Toscano led the Cowboy offense out for one final try with 0:39 left on the clock. Toscano threw to Kiick for a
SCORING BY QUARTER Louisiana State Wyoming
1 2 3 4 FINAL 0 0 7 13 20 0 13 0 0 13
SCORING SUMMARY WYO - Kiick 1-yard run (DePoyster kick), 14:56, Second Quarter WYO - DePoyster 24-yard Field Goal, 2:58, Second Quarter WYO - DePoyster 49-yard Field Goal, 0:01, Second Quarter LSU - Smith 1-yard run (Hurd kick), 2:10, Third Quarter LSU - Morel 8-yard pass from Stokely (kick fails), 11:39 Third Quarter LSU - Morel 14-yard pass from Stokely (Hurd kick), 4:22, Fourth Quarter
ten-yard gain on the first play. He then hit Anderson for a 54-yard strike to the LSU 18-yard line. On the game's final play, he threw to All-WAC receiver Gene Huey who went to the five-yard line before being tackled. The clock ran out on that play and the Cowboy season ended five yards short of perfection.
Cowboy coach Lloyd Eaton and UW Athletic Director Glenn “Red” Jacoby display a medallion made for the undefeated Wyoming Cowboys before the 1968 Sugar Bowl.
TEAM STATISTICS FIRST DOWNS RUSHING ATTEMPTS RUSHING YARDS PASSES A-C-I PASSING YARDS TOTAL YARDS PUNTS/AVG. FUMBLES PENALTIES-YARDS
WYO LSU 20 12 48 48 167 151 24-14-4 20-6-0 239 91 406 242 4/49.0 9/31.1 1 0 5-65 3-25
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING LEADERS WYOMING ATT YDS LSU ATT YDS Jim Kiick 19 75 Glenn Smith 16 74 Tom Williams 16 64 Tommy Allen 16 41 PASSING UW - Paul Toscano LSU - Nelson Stokely
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ATT 24 20
COMP 14 6
INT 3 0
TD 1 2
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1 9 7 6 F I E S TA B O W L OKLAHOMA 41, WYOMING 7 December 25, 1976 • Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, Arizona
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he game was best described by Steve Luhm: “It was more like a fiasco bowl than a Fiesta Bowl.”That was the lead sentence of the sports story in the December 26 issue of the Laramie Daily Boomerang written by Luhm, the paper's sports editor. The previous day Big Eight Conference co-champion Oklahoma pounded the Wyoming Cowboys 41-7 in a nationally televised broadcast. Not only was the game itself a fiasco, but all 10 days leading up to the game were chaotic for the Wyoming football program. On December 16, Head Coach Fred Akers was named the head football coach at the University of Texas. While the UW administration moved swiftly, six days to be exact, to hire a new head coach (Bill Lewis), the preparation for the game was horrendous. Akers and his staff were making plans for the move to Texas and recruiting for the Longhorns. Members of the coaching staff not hired by Akers to follow him to Texas were scrambling for other jobs. Some of the coaches did not even attend the practice sessions leading up to the Fiesta Bowl game. Oklahoma, one of the most powerful offensive teams in college football history, gained 415 rushing yards and 20 first-half points before the Cowboys knew what hit them. OU continued to run on Wyoming in the second half, scoring three more touchdowns before Cowboy Robbie Wright scored on a one-yard run with 24 seconds remaining in the game. It was Wyoming’s second loss in a bowl game. Sooner sophomore quarterback Thomas Lott was named the game's Most Valuable Player after masterfully guiding the wishbone attack for four Fiesta Bowl offensive records. The Sooners also set a bowl record by intercepting five Wyoming passes. “It's obvious Oklahoma has a heck of a football team,” Akers said following the game. “We knew that. I was disappointed that we didn’t play our best football. We caught them at their strongest. (Oklahoma coach) Barry (Switzer) told me that. We really didn't show the kind of team that we are.” The 1976 Sooner squad had 10 players who went on to play in the National Football League, including Heisman Trophy winner Billy Sims. For Wyoming, the game was a brief return to the elite of college football after an eight-year absence from a bowl game. For Oklahoma, the game was the beginning of its return to the number-one spot in college football.
SCORING BY QUARTER Oklahoma Wyoming
1 2 3 4 FINAL 14 6 7 14 41 0 0 0 7 7
SCORING SUMMARY OU - Elvis Peacock 3-yard run (Von Schamann kick), 8:56, First Quarter OU - Eddie Lee Ivory 4-yard run (Von Schamann kick), 3:31, First Quarter OU - Uwe Von Schamann 32-yard Field Goal, 7:21, Second Quarter OU - Uwe Von Schamann 50-yard Field Goal, 1:01, Second Quarter OU - Elvis Peacock 15-yard run (Von Schamann kick), 7:17, Third Quarter OU - George Cumby 4-yard run (Von Schamann kick), 14:18, Fourth Quarter OU - Woodie Shepard 8-yard run (Von Schamann kick), 10:16, Fourth Quarter WYO - Robbie Wright l-yard run (Christopulos kick), 0:24, Fourth Quarter
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Cowboy quarterback Marc Cousins evades an Oklahoma linebacker in the 1976 Fiesta Bowl.
TEAM STATISTICS FIRST DOWNS RUSHING ATTEMPTS RUSHING YARDS PASSES A-C-I PASSING YARDS TOTAL YARDS PUNTS/AVG. FUMBLES PENALTIES-YARDS
WYO OU 10 22 42 74 153 415 19-6-5 5-3-0 51 23 204 438 5/25.2 0/00.0 1 3 4-30 2-20
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING LEADERS WYOMING ATT YDS OKLAHOMA ATT Latraia Jones 14 68 Woodie Shepard Robbie Wright 13 46 Thomas Lott Don Clayton 10 36 Elvis Peacock
YDS 7 85 13 79 8 77
PASSING ATT UW - Don Clayton 14 OU - Dean Blevins 3
YARDS 54 14
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1 9 8 7 H O L I D AY B O W L IOWA 20, WYOMING 19 December 30, 1987 • Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, California
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oach Paul Roach had not been in a college bowl game for 20 years when he guided the Cowboys to their first Holiday Bowl after winning nine consecutive games and the 1987 WAC championship. Roach and his staff prepared the Cowboys for the heavily favored Iowa Hawkeyes. A national television audience and a Holiday Bowl record crowd of 61,892, including more than 10,000 Wyoming fans, witnessed a great game. The Cowboys' opening drive, which consisted of two Craig Burnett pass completions for 35 yards, stalled on the Iowa 26-yard line. Greg Worker kicked a 43-yard field goal, and the Cowboys led 3-0. Iowa's strength was in the offensive and defensive lines, but on the Hawkeyes' first possession, the Cowboy defensive line was dominating. Iowa failed to get a first down on its first two drives. Worker added another field goal, a 38-yarder, with 6:37 left in the first quarter to give Wyoming a 6-0 lead. The Cowboy offense again moved the football on its next possession. Burnett completed five of his six passes on the drive, hitting Anthony Sargent twice for five and 24 yards. From the 15-yard line, Burnett threw into the left corner of the end zone where James Loving leaped and made a beautiful one-handed catch for the touchdown. The Cowboys attempted a two-point conversion which failed, but they held a 12-0 lead with 1:48 left in the first quarter. Wyoming dominated the first quarter statistics with 144 total yards to 28 for lowa. The Cowboy defense continued to take control of the game in the second quarter. Iowa was forced to punt on each possession of the quarter except one. Iowa's only score in the first half came when the Hawkeyes blocked a Tom Kilpatrick punt and returned it for a touchdown. That play pulled Iowa to within five points, 12-7. Wyoming's next drive lasted 3:13 and covered 77 yards. Burnett attempted eight passes in the drive, completing four, and Wyoming had three rushing plays. Gerald Abraham scored from the Iowa three-yard line and Worker booted the point-after giving Wyoming a 19-7 halftime lead. On the second play of the fourth quarter Burnett made a rare error. A bad throw to the right sideline was picked off by Iowa cornerback Anthony Wright, who returned the interception 33 yards for a touchdown. Iowa put together a 10-play, 86-yard drive on its next possession, culminating in a David Hudson one-yard touchdown run. Iowa attempted a two-point conversion which failed, and the Hawkeyes led 20-19 with 7:33 remaining in the game. Wyoming had a chance to win the game with :46 left in the game, but Worker's 52-yard field goal was blocked. Two Iowa defensive scores overshadowed the Wyoming defensive effort. The Cowboys held Iowa to 94 rushing yards. Pat Rabold had 11 tackles, three for a loss, and one and a half sacks. Burnett's performance, 28 of 51 passes for 332 yards, was a Holiday Bowl record. He was named the Offensive Player of the Game. In the 1987 season, the Cowboys, led by a rookie head coach, dominated the WAC. That season will also be remembered for one of the SCORING BY QUARTER Iowa Wyoming
1 2 3 4 FINAL 0 7 0 13 20 12 7 0 0 19
SCORING SUMMARY UW - Greg Worker 43-yard Field Goal, 12:32, First Quarter UW - Greg Worker 38-yard Field Goal, 6:37, First Quarter UW - James Loving 15-yard pass from Craig Burnett (pass failed), 1:48, First Quarter UI - Jay Hess 10-yard punt return (Houghton kick), 9:26, Second Quarter UW - Gerald Abraham 3-yard run (Worker kick), 6:03, Second Quarter UI - Anthony Wright 33-yard interception return (Houghton kick), 14:35, Fourth Quarter UI - David Hudson 1-yard run (pass failed), 7:30, Fourth Quarter
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most exciting bowl games in college football. Wyoming had returned to the top of the WAC and were one of the nation's most improved teams.
Cowboy co-captain Jeff Knapton was the WAC sack leader and guided Wyoming to the 1987 Holiday Bowl.
TEAM STATISTICS FIRST DOWNS RUSHING ATTEMPTS RUSHING YARDS PASSES A-C-I PASSING YARDS TOTAL YARDS PUNTS/AVG. FUMBLES PENALTIES-YARDS
WYO IOWA 19 17 21 36 43 94 51-28-1 35-21-0 332 237 375 331 6/30.0 8/42.0 0 1 7-61 6-57
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING LEADERS WYOMING ATT YDS IOWA ATT YDS Gerald Abraham 14 39 Kevin Harmon 12 47 PASSING UW - Craig Burnett UI - Chuck Hartlieb
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1 9 8 8 H O L I D AY B O W L OKLAHOMA STATE 62, WYOMING 14 December 30, 1988 • Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, California
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he 1988 Holiday Bowl was expected to be one of the best match-ups on the college football bowl docket. The battle between these two Cowboy teams was supposed to be a high-scoring, offensive fireworks show. Wyoming and Oklahoma State were two of the nation's best offensive teams. OSU led the nation in scoring, 47.5 points per game, and Wyoming was third, 41.4 points per game. Oklahoma State averaged 515 yards of total offense per game and Wyoming 478 yards. While the two offenses had great reputations for moving the football, this game featured one of the greatest players in NCAA history, 1988 Heisman Trophy winner Barry Sanders. Sanders had the best year of any running back in history that season, and the 1988 Holiday Bowl was his final collegiate game. Sanders singlehandedly beat Wyoming with five touchdowns and 222 rushing yards. Oklahoma State started the scoring on its first possession with a Sanders 33-yard touchdown run. Cary Blanchard kicked the point-after and Oklahoma State led 7-0 with 10:13 left in the first quarter. Wyoming finally got the ball rolling on its third possession later in the quarter. Randy Welniak completed a third-down pass to Ted Gilmore for 20 yards and rushed for 14 yards and another first down later in the drive. Welniak capped the drive with a four-yard sprint around the right end. Sanders scored his second touchdown of the day with 1:29 left in the first half on a two-yard run up the middle. Oklahoma State added another score, a 33-yard field goal, right before the half expired to give it a 17-7 lead at halftime. OSU dominated the first half statistically with 250 total yards to Wyoming's 57. On its first possession of the second half, Oklahoma State scored on a 12-yard pass from Mike Gundy to Brent Parker. Wyoming put together a 12-play 75yard drive on its next possession. Welniak completed five passes in the drive and scored his second touchdown on a four-yard run. Fleming's point after pulled Wyoming to within 10 points at 24-14. Then Sanders scored again on Oklahoma State's first play from scrimmage, a 67-yard dash to the end zone. He followed that with scores on each of the next two possessions with one-yard and ten-yard runs. Oklahoma State took a 45-14 lead into the fourth quarter. Oklahoma State scored 17 points in the fourth quarter to make the final score 62-14. The Cowboys from Oklahoma rolled up 698 total offensive yards. The Oklahoma State team of 1988 will be remembered as one of the greatest offensive teams in history. It finished the year ranked 11th in the nation. Wyoming had a terrific season spoiled in the final game, but an 11-2 record and a second consecutive undefeated WAC season are records to be proud of. Wyoming was rated 18th in the final UPI Football Coaches poll.
SCORING BY QUARTER Oklahoma State Wyoming
1 2 3 4 FINAL 7 10 28 17 62 7 0 7 0 14
SCORING SUMMARY OS - Barry Sanders 33-yard run (Blanchard kick), 10:13, First Quarter UW - Randy Welniak 4-yard run (Fleming kick), :50, First Quarter OS - Barry Sanders 2-yard run (Blanchard kick), 1:29, Second Quarter OS - Cary Blanchard 33-yard field goal, :01, Second Quarter OS - Brent Parker 12-yard pass from Mike Gundy (Blanchard kick), 11:53 Third Quarter UW - Randy Welniak 4-yard run (Fleming kick), 9:31, Third Quarter OS - Barry Sanders 67-yard run (Blanchard kick), 9:13, Third Quarter OS - Barry Sanders l-yard run (Blanchard kick), 3:43, Third Quarter OS - Barry Sanders 10-yard run (Blanchard kick), :06, Third Quarter OS - Cary Blanchard l9-yard field goal, 12:58, Fourth Quarter OS - Hart Lee Dykes 25-yard pass from Mike Gundy (Blanchard kick), 5:58, Fourth Quarter OS - Chris Smith 5-yard run (Blanchard kick), 1:13, Fourth Quarter
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1988 Western Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year Randy Welniak led Wyoming to a record 11 victories and the 1988 Holiday Bowl.
TEAM STATISTICS FIRST DOWNS RUSHING ATTEMPTS RUSHING YARDS PASSES A-C-I PASSING YARDS TOTAL YARDS PUNTS/AVG. FUMBLES PENALTIES-YARDS
WYO OSU 14 34 30 51 33 320 32-16-2 29-24-0 71 378 201 698 6/37.2 0/0.0 0 1 4-30 3-39
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING LEADERS WYOMING ATT Dewaine Jones
YDS 2
OSU ATT 19 Barry Sanders
YDS 29
PASSING UW - Randy Welniak OSU - Mike Gundy
ATT 30 24
COMP 15 20
YARDS 164 315
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1990 COPPER BOWL CALIFORNIA 17, WYOMING 15 December 31, 1990 • Arizona Stadium • Tucson, Arizona
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yoming would play California for the first time ever. Cal had a dangerous backfield trio: I,000-yard rushers Anthony Wallace and Russell White and strong-armed quarterback Mike Pawlawski. The Wyoming defense, spearheaded by All-American defensive end Mitch Donahue, played an outstanding game. California had 89 rushing yards and 261 total yards for the game. The Bears scored first with 11:43 left in the second quarter. Pawlawski threw to receiver Brian Treggs, who was wide open on the left sideline, for a 25-yard touchdown. Robbie Keen kicked the point-after, and California led 7-0. The Cowboys had some big plays but couldn't sustain a drive. With 6:09 left in the half, punter-kicker Sean Fleming masterfully ran a fake punt from near midfield. After taking the snap, Fleming noticed an opening on the right side of the Wyoming line and sprinted for 30-yards before being tackled by the surprised Bear defense. Wyoming failed to capitalize on that drive. Wyoming's next possession started on its own 31-yard stripe. Quarterback Tom Corontzos commanded a fine drive leading to a 26-yard Fleming field goal with :49 seconds left in the half. California led 7-3 at halftime. The Bears scored on their first possession of the second half when Keen nailed a 46-yard field goal with 10:04 left in the third period. California scored on its first possession of the fourth quarter when Greg Zomalt ran up the middle for four yards. Keen's extra point gave the Bears a 17-3 lead. The Cowboys scored with 5:57 left in the game after an impressive 83-yard drive. Corontzos completed three straight passes on the drive and found wide receiver Shawn Wiggins for 22 yards to midfield. Three plays later, Jay Daffer ran untouched around the left end for an 11-yard touchdown. UW's two-point pass attempt failed, and the Cowboys trailed 17-9. The Cowboy defense stopped the Bears after three plays on the next drive. Wyoming went back to work on offense with another impressive drive. Corontzos connected with Wiggins for a 33-yard pass and moved to the California 24-yard line. Fleming's 41-yard field goal with 2:07 remaining was wide left. Again the Cowboy defense stopped California after three plays, and Keen punted to speedy Robert Rivers, who took the punt on the Wyoming 30-yard line and dashed to his left. After finding no running room, he raced to his right, went to the sideline, and won a footrace to the goal line. Rivers' score with 0:49 left in the game pulled Wyoming to within two points. The Cowboys attempted a two-point play, but Corontzos was sacked. Fleming attempted an onside kick, but it sailed out of bounds and California ran out the clock to end the game. The finish was fast, furious and fantastic, but the Cowboys came up two points short. “Wyoming is a damn good team,” Pawlawski said after the game. “For Wyoming to stop our run, I was impressed with that. I have a lot of respect for those guys.” SCORING BY QUARTER California Wyoming
1 2 3 4 FINAL 0 7 3 7 17 0 3 0 12 15
SCORING SUMMARY CAL - Brian Treggs 25-yard pass from Mike Pawlawski (Keen kick), 11:43, Second Quarter UW - Sean Fleming 26-yard field goal, 0:46, Second Quarter CAL - Robbie Keen 46-yard field goal, 9:59, Third Quarter CAL - Greg Zomalt 4-yard run (Keen kick), 13:38, Fourth Quarter UW - Jay Daffer 11-yard run (pass failed), 5:53, Fourth Quarter UW - Robert Rivers 70-yard punt return (run failed), 0:49, Fourth Quarter
Wyoming's career total offense leader, Tom Corontzos, led the Cowboys to the 1990 Copper Bowl.
TEAM STATISTICS FIRST DOWNS RUSHING ATTEMPTS RUSHING YARDS PASSES A-C-I PASSING YARDS TOTAL YARDS PUNTS/AVG. FUMBLES PENALTIES-YARDS
WYO CAL 18 14 32 46 129 89 39-20-2 26-15-1 226 171 355 261 8/35.5 9/41.9 0 0 1-5 8-57
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING LEADERS WYOMING ATT YDS CALIFORNIA ATT YDS Mark Timmer 6 34 Anthony Wallace 17 76 PASSING UW - Tom Corontzos CAL - Mike Pawlawski
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1993 COPPER BOWL KANSAS STATE 52, WYOMING 17 December 28, 1993 • Arizona Stadium • Tucson, Arizona
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y oming and Kansas State are rewarded for excellent seasons with invitations to the 1993 Weiser Lock Copper Bowl in Tucson. The Cowboys tied for the WAC title and had an 8-3 record, while the Wildcats had their finest season in school history with an 8-2-1 overall record. The Cowboys blew two big scoring chances early when a Ryan Yarborough 56-yard touchdown strike was called back by a penalty and then a Yarborough to Mike Jones reverse was thwarted by a touchdown saving interception. Those two non-plays for the Cowboys would have given them a 14-0 lead early in the ball game. Wyoming took a 3-0 lead on a Taylor Sorenson 35-yard field goal midway through the first quarter but the Wildcats answered with a J.J. Smith two-yard touchdown plunge. Kansas State missed the PAT and later added a field goal to hold a 9-3 lead after the first quarter. Early in the second quarter, the Wildcats capped an eight play drive with a Chad May two-yard run and extended their lead to 16-3. Wyoming answered on a Ryan Christopherson three-yard pitch play to pull within six at 16-10. Andre Coleman then took a Brian Gragert punt all the way home for 68-yards and the Wildcats led 24-10 at the half. The second half belonged to Kansas State with two third quarter touchdowns, to take a 38-10 lead. The Cowboys scored their final touchdown on a John Gustin to Eddie Pratt ten-yard toss early in the fourth. The Wildcats scored two late touchdowns, one on a 37-yard interception return. The game was special for the Cowboys and Wildcats, who were playing in just their second bowl game, because of the record attendance of 49,085. The Cowboys finished with 302 yards of total offense, but three Wyoming turnovers proved costly. Joe Hughes threw for 237 yards on 28 completions. In his final game as a Cowboy, All-American Ryan Yarborough had eight receptions for 72 yards.
Wyoming All-American, Ryan Yarborough, became the NCAA's alltime receiving leader in 1993 and helped Wyoming to the Copper Bowl.
SCORING BY QUARTER Kansas State Wyoming
1 2 3 4 FINAL 9 15 14 14 52 3 7 0 7 17
SCORING SUMMARY UW - Taylor Sorenson 35-yard field goal, 8:13, First Quarter KSU -J.J. Smith 2-yard run (kick failed), 5:37, First Quarter KSU - Wright 22-yard field goal, 0:00, First Quarter KSU - Chad May 2-yard run (Wright kick), 10:08, Second Quarter UW - Ryan Christopherson 3-yard run (Sorenson kick), 3:38, Second Quarter KSU - Andre Coleman 68-yard punt return (May run), 1:07, Second Quarter KSU - Andre Coleman 61-yard pass from Chad May (Wright kick), 14:06, Third Quarter KSU - Charles Lockett 30-yard pass from Chad May (Wright kick), 7:41, Third Quarter UW - Eddie Pratt 14-yard pass from John Gustin (Sorenson kick), 11:54, Fourth Quarter KSU - Edwards 13-yard run (Classen kick), 9:11, Fourth Quarter KSU - McEntyre 37-yard interception return (Wright kick), 6:09, Fourth Quarter
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WYO KSU 20 22 23 39 36 227 51-31-2 28-19-0 266 275 302 502 5/44.2 3/23.3 1 0 8/70 5/40
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING LEADERS WYOMING ATT YDS KANSAS ST. ATT Ryan Christopherson 15 28 J.J. Smith
YDS 20 133
PASSING UW - Joe Hughes KSU - Chad May
YARDS 237 275
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COMP 28 19
INT 0 0
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1996 W E S T E R N AT H L E T I C C O N F E R E N C E CHAMPIONSHIP GAME BRIGHAM YOUNG 28, WYOMING 25 (OT) December 7, 1996 • Sam Boyd Stadium • Las Vegas, Nevada
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n the inauguralWestern Athletic Conference championship game, it was fitting that two of the conference’s charter members and most successful football programs would meet. The Cowboys came in to the game as Pacific Division champions with a record of 10-1, their only loss a heartbreaker at San Diego State (28-24). The Mountain Divisionchampion BYU Cougars sported a 12-1 record with their one loss coming at Washington (29-17). Brigham Young started fast to take a 13-0 halftime lead. Wyoming got on the board in the third quarter when linebacker Jay Jenkins returned a fumble 25 yards for a touchdown. Then Cory Wedel kicked a 20-yard field goal to make the score 13-10. A Josh Wallwork touchdown pass to David Saraf put the Cowboys in front at 17-13. The Cowboys had scored 17 unanswered points. The two teams then traded touchdowns to make the score Wyoming 25, BYU 20. Wyoming then took a safety on a punting play by running out of the endzone to put the score at 25-22. BYU then drove the field to kick a game-tying field goal with one second remaining on the clock, and then went on to kick the game-winning field goal in overtime.
Linebacker Jay Jenkins was named the Defensive MVP of the WAC Championship Game. Jenkins returned a fumble 25-yards for Wyoming's first score of the game. He also contributed nine tackles, two tackles for a loss of 11 yards, and an 8-yard quarterback sack.
SCORING BY QUARTER Wyoming Brigham Young
1 2 3 4 OT 0 0 10 15 0 3 10 0 12 3
FINAL 25 28
SCORING SUMMARY BYU - Pochman 30-yard field goal, 9:04, 1Q BYU - McKenzie 11-yard run (Pochman kick), 11:53, 2Q BYU - Pochman 47-yard field goal, :55, 2Q WYO - Jenkins 25-yard fumble recovery (Wedel kick), 12:53, 3Q WYO - Wedel 20-yard field goal, 6:27, 3Q WYO - Saraf 7-yard pass from Wallwork (Wedel kick), 13:28, 4Q BYU - Lewis 13-yard pass from Sarkisian (Pochman kick), 11:28, 4Q WYO - Saraf 14-yard pass from Wallwork (Wedel to Grosskopf), 9:24, 4Q BYU - Pochman 20-yard field goal, 00:00, 4Q BYU - Pochman 32-yard field goal, (OT)
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TEAM STATISTICS FIRST DOWNS RUSHING ATTEMPTS RUSHING YARDS PASSES A-C-I PASSING YARDS
WYO 17 29 85 34-16-3 282
BYU 19 36 104 37-26-0 250
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING LEADERS WYOMING ATT Sexton
YDS BYU ATT 10 38 McKenzie
YDS 17 64
PASSING ATT COMP INT TD YARDS UW - Wallwork 34 16 3 2 282 BYU - Sarkisian 37 26 0 1 250
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2004 PIONEER PUREVISION LAS VEGAS BOWL WYOMING 24, UCLA 21 December 23, 2004 • Sam Boyd Stadium • Las Vegas, Nevada
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yoming fans had been waiting 38 years for a night like this one. Not since Dec. 24, 1966, when the Wyoming Cowboys defeated Florida State by a score of 28-20 in the Sun Bowl had the University of Wyoming won a bowl game. But secondyear Cowboy head coach Joe Glenn and his team would put an end to that streak with the biggest upset of the 2004 college bowl season. The Pokes entered the 2004 Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas Bowl as 12.5-point underdogs to the UCLA Bruins. UCLA came into the game versus UW having nearly knocked off their archrival, eventual National Champion USC, in the final regular-season game of the season before losing 29-24. Glenn’s Cowboys showed from the opening kickoff that they had taken their head coach’s words to heart – Wyoming wasn’t just happy being in a bowl game, the Cowboys were there to win a bowl game. UW took an early 3-0 lead when Deric Yaussi converted a 39-yard field goal to cap off a six-play, 73-yard drive with 5:57 remaining in the first quarter. On UCLA’s next possession, Randy Tscharner forced a Bruin fumble, and Zach Morris recovered on the UCLA 25-yard line. It took Corey Bramlet and the Cowboy offense just three plays to convert the turnover into a 10-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Holden giving Wyoming a 10-0 lead with 4:11 left in the first quarter. The second quarter belonged to the Bruins as they scored on TD drives of 56 and 30 yards to take a 14-10 halftime lead. UCLA extended their lead to 21-10 in the third quarter when they took their first possession of the second half on a 12-play, 80-yard touchdown march. The third quarter ended with the score UCLA 21, Wyoming 10. As the fourth quarter began, Wyoming had the ball on its own 36-yard line with a second down and 11 yards to go for a first down. Following an 18-yard pass from Bramlet to Holden and rushes of 14 yards by Joseph Harris and nine yards by Bramlet, backup quarterback J.J. Raterink entered the game at quarterback. On second down and one from UCLA’s 22-yard line, Raterink took the snap and tossed the ball to running back C.R. Davis on a sweep left. But it wasn’t a sweep. Davis handed the ball to wide receiver Jovon Bouknight, who came around on a reverse. Bouknight running to his right then threw the ball to the end zone where Raterink made a diving catch to pull the Cowboys to within four points at 21-17 with 12:50 remaining in the game. The Bruins next possession saw Wyoming cornerback Derrick Martin force a UCLA fumble, which he returned to the UCLA 17-yard line. It appeared as if the Pokes had the opportunity they had been looking for, but two plays later, Wyoming committed its only turnover of the day when Bramlet threw an interception at the goal line that was returned 48 yards by UCLA’s Matt Clark. With 9:55 now remaining in the game, UCLA drove down to the Wyoming 27-yard line where the Bruins set up for a 45-yard field goal by Justin Medlock. However, Medlock’s kick fell short, and with only 5:53 left on the clock, Wyoming took over at its own 28-yard line. On first and second down, Bramlet had two passes fall incomplete. It was third and ten from the 28, and the Cowboys’ backs were against the wall. Bramlet dropped back on third down, and found Holden on a 24-yard completion to give the Cowboys new life. Following an incompletion on first down, Bramlet hit back-to-back completions of 11 and nine yards to Bouknight and Dustin Pleasant to take the ball down to the UCLA 28. A rush by Joseph Harris went for no gain – it was now fourth down and one. The Cowboys had to gain one yard to keep their hopes alive. Wyoming’s offensive line, led by senior center Trenton Franz, was able to lead Bramlet on a quarterback sneak to get the first down by inches. With a first down at the UCLA 27 and a little over a minute to go, Bramlet dropped back and looked for his favorite receiver – Bouknight. The pass fell incomplete, but interference was called on UCLA cornerback Matt Clark. After the 15-yard penalty was marked off, Wyoming had SCORING BY QUARTER Wyoming UCLA
1 2 3 4 FINAL 10 0 0 14 24 0 14 7 0 21
SCORING SUMMARY 1st 5:57 WYO Yaussi, Deric, 39 yd field goal, 6 plays, 73 yards 3:31 4:11 WYO Holden, Tyler, 10 yd pass from Bramlet, Corey (Yaussi, Deric kick), 3 plays, 29 yards, 1:29 ND 2 7:58 UCLA Taylor, Junior, 29 yd pass from Olson, Drew (Medlock, Justin kick), 5 plays, 56 yards, 2:03 1:50 UCLA Bragg, Craig, 17 yd pass from Koral, David (Medlock, Justin kick), 4 plays, 30 yards, 1:21 3rd 7:11 UCLA Bragg, Craig, 25 yd pass from Koral, David (Medlock, Justin kick), 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:43 4th 12:50 WYO Raterink, J.J., 22 yd pass from Bouknight, Jovon (Yaussi, Deric kick), 6 plays, 63 yards, 2:44 0:57 WYO Wadkowski, John, 12 yd pass from Bramlet, Corey (Yaussi, Deric kick), 10 plays, 72 yards, 3:05 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING Wyoming UCLA PASSING Wyoming UCLA
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Harris, Joseph 13-27; Davis, C.R. 1-16; Harrison, Ivan 5-16; Bouknight, Jovon 1-13; Bramlet, Corey 9-5; Team 1-minus 1. Drew, Maurice 25-126; Markey, Chris 5-20; White, Manuel 3-3; Olson, Drew 1-minus 9; Koral, David 8-minus 14. Bramlet, Corey 20-34-1-307; Raterink, J.J. 0-3-0-0; Bouknight, Jovon 1-1-0-22. Koral, David 7-12-0-89; Olson, Drew 6-12-0-96.
the ball on the UCLA 12-yard line. It was then that the play Cowboy fans had been waiting for since 1966 finally happened. As Bramlet surveyed the field, he saw tight end John Wadkowski running down the middle of the UCLA defense. Bramlet let the ball go, and Wadkowski made one of the most remembered catches in Wyoming history in the end zone to give the Pokes a 23-21 lead. UW place-kicker Yaussi then connected on his 36th and final extra point of the season to give the Cowboys a 24-21 lead. UW was only 57 seconds away from victory. After Yaussi’s kickoff, UCLA had the ball at its own 22-yard line with 53 ticks left on the clock. UCLA gained seven yards on a first down pass play, followed by an eight-yard rush. It was now first and ten at the Bruin 37, but as UCLA quarterback David Koral dropped back, Wyoming defensive end Aaron Robbins fought through to sack Koral for a nine-yard loss. It was second and 19. After an incomplete pass, it was third down and 19. A complete pass for three yards left the Bruins with a fourth down and 16 yards to go at their own 31-yard line – only 18 seconds remained. Koral dropped back and threw the ball, but the pass was incomplete and Wyoming fans could breathe a sigh of relief with only 10 seconds remaining on the clock. UW ran one play, and the celebration began. The final score was Wyoming 24, UCLA 21. The Cowboys were Las Vegas Bowl champions. Bramlet was named Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas Bowl MVP as he completed 20 of 34 passes for 307 yards and two touchdown passes. Bouknight and Holden each recorded 100-yard receiving days – Bouknight with 107 yards and Holden with 115 and a TD catch. Wyoming’s offense accumulated 405 yards of total offense on the day. The Cowboy defense held UCLA to only 311 yards of total offense, and recorded a season high six sacks. Wyoming was led by middle linebacker Tscharner and strong safety Ron Rockett, who both had seven total tackles. Tscharner also forced one fumble and shared in a sack. Cowboy defensive end John Flora was credited with two sacks and three tackles for losses on the day. Defensive tackle Morris recovered one fumble and shared in a sack, while cornerback Derrick Martin forced one fumble, which he also recovered, had one sack and broke up one pass.
Wyoming quarterback Corey Bramlet was named the MVP of the Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas Bowl. TEAM STATISTICS First Downs Rushes-Yards (Net) Passing Yards (Net) Passes (A/C/I) Total Offense Plays/Yards Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg.) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks by: Number-Yards RECEIVING Wyoming UCLA TACKLES Wyoming UCLA
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WYO UCLA 19 19 30-76 42-126 329 185 38-21-1 24-13-0 68-405 66-311 1-8 0-0 1-1 3-31 4-80 4-82 0-0 1-48 7-31.9 6-44.0 1-0 6-2 11-114 10-84 30:11 29:49 4 of 14 5 of 15 1 of 1 0 of 1 2-5 1-1 6-37 4-21
Bouknight, J. 5-107; Holden, T. 4-115; Pleasant, D. 4-51; Barge, J. 3-8; Wadkowski, J. 2-20; Raterink, J.J. 1-22; Ford, M. 1-5; Harris, J. 1-1. Bragg, Craig 7-95; Lewis, Marcedes 2-41; Markey, Chris 2-14; Taylor, Junior 1-29; White, Manuel 1-6. Tscharner, R. 7; Rockett, R. 7; Flora J. 6; Wendling, J. 6; Tuell, G. 6; Hall, A. 5; Robbins, A. 4; Hoffschneider, D. 4; Claffey S. 4. London, Justin 7.
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2009 NE W MEXICO BOWL WYOMING 35, FRESNO STATE 28 (2 Overtimes) December 19, 2009 • University Stadium • Albuquerque, New Mexico
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yoming fans will never forget the 2009 New Mexico Bowl — the first overtime bowl game in Cowboy history. It was a game filled with one big play after another. The Cowboys scored the first points of the game when freshman running back Alvester Alexander exploded for a 68-yard touchdown dash with 7:37 remaining in the first quarter. Fresno state came back to tie the game in the second quarter when the nation’s leading rusher, Ryan Mathews scored from four yards out. Wyoming responded on its very next possession, engineering a 15-play, 95-yard drive that took 7:20 off the clock. The drive was keyed by runs of 13 yards from freshman quarterback Austyn Carta-Samuels and 17 yards from Alexander, as well as a 17-yard pass from Carta-Samuels to senior tight end Jesson Salyards. The final critical play of the drive came on a third-and-eight from the Fresno State 21-yard line. Carta-Samuels connected with senior wide receiver Greg Bolling on a TD strike to put the Pokes up 14-7 with only 4:55 remaining in the half. The Bulldogs bounced back, driving 65 yards in 10 plays culminating with a 10-yard pass from quarterback Ryan Colburn to wide receiver Jamel Hamler, with only 33 seconds remaining in the half. The halftime score was tied at 14-14. Fresno regained the lead on the first possession of the second half, scoring on a 43-yard TD pass. Wyoming pulled within four at 21-17 on a 40-yard field goal by freshman Ian Watts. The Wyoming defense would then hold Fresno State scoreless on its next two possessions. After a three-and-out series of its own, Wyoming’s final possession of the third quarter began at the Cowboy 13-yard line. On the seventh play of that drive, CartaSamuels was intercepted by the Bulldogs’ Chris Lewis at the Wyoming 33-yard line. Lewis returned the interception 27 yards to the Cowboy six. Two plays later, Mathews scored from five yards out, and the Bulldogs held a 28-17 lead with only 13:49 remaining in the game. The Pokes’ next possession began at its 32-yard line after a 29-yard kickoff return by James Caraway. Alexander got 15 yards on the first play of the drive, and Wyoming was quickly out to its own 47-yard line. Facing a third and 13 later in the drive, Carta-Samuels hit junior wide receiver Zach Bolger on a 30-yard pass completion down to the Fresno 26-yard line. A 14-yard rush by Alexander and a one-yard gain by fellow running back Brandon Stewart moved the ball down to the 11-yard line where Carta-Samuels hooked up with junior receiver David Leonard to pull UW to within five at 23-28. Head coach Dave Christensen decided to go for two points on the conversion to reduce the deficit to three points. Carta-Samuels found Bolling on the successful two-point conversion, and Wyoming drew within a field goal. Following a 39-yard kickoff return by Fresno State to the Wyoming 48, Mathews carried on four straight plays for gains of 11, 6, 1 and 4 yards. But on that fourth carry, Cowboy senior defensive end Mitch Unrein ripped the ball out of Mathews hands and Unrein recovered the fumble at the Wyoming 26 to stop the potential go-ahead drive for Fresno State. The Cowboys took over the ball with 8:08 remaining, and had to have at least a field goal to tie. It didn’t look good for UW when Fresno forced them into a punting situation just four plays later. On fourth and two from his own 34-yard line, sophomore punter Austin McCoy was set to kick it back to FSU, but the Cowboys carried out the fake punt successfully with McCoy throwing a completion to Leonard for three yards and a first down. Another four plays later, UW was again facing fourth down and two. This time the Pokes lined up to go for it on fourth down, and Carta-Samuels carried for eight yards to the Fresno 47-yard line. The Cowboys were not to be denied when faced with a third fourth-down play on the drive — a fourth and four from the FSU 41 — Carta-Samuels came through with a six-yard run to the Fresno 35-yard line. After a loss of five yards, Bolger grabbed his second big pass of the day — a 20-yarder from Carta-Samuels — and that put the Pokes
SCORING BY QUARTER Fresno State Wyoming
1 0 7
2 3 14 7 7 3
4 7 11
within field-goal range at the 20-yard line. Watts came with less than 30 seconds remaining, and calmly hit a 37-yard attempt to tie the game at 28-28 with only 19 seconds remaining. After the Bulldogs received the kickoff, they took a knee on the final play in regulation, and the game was going to overtime. Wyoming won the toss and elected to go on defense first. Fresno State was given the ball on Wyoming’s 25-yard line. After six plays had moved the ball down to the Wyoming 10-yard line, it looked good for the Cowboys as they had forced FSU into a third down and five. Fresno QB Colburn, Wyoming Defensive End Mitch Unrein accepts the however, responded with a 2009 Defensive Player of the Game Award. nine-yard run down to the Cowboy one-yard line. With the nation’s leading runner in the backfield in Mathews and the Bulldogs having a first and goal at the Wyoming one-yard line, it wasn’t looking good for the Brown and Gold. It was then that the Cowboy defense recorded one of the most memorable moments in Wyoming Football history. On four straight plays, Fresno gave the ball to their outstanding running back Mathews, and on four straight plays the Cowboy defense denied him. Wyoming had the ball and just needed to kick a field goal. The Pokes ran three plays down to the Fresno 22-yard line, and then brought in Watts for a 40-yard attempt, but he was unsuccessful on the kick. Time for a second overtime. The Cowboys got the ball first in the second overtime, and on their fifth play of the series Carta-Samuels connected with Leonard in the back left corner of the end zone for their second TD of the day to give UW a 35-28 lead. Fresno now had to score a touchdown to keep their hopes alive. On first down the Cowboys held Mathews to no gain. Colburn then threw two incompletions and the Bulldogs found themselves with a fourth down and five from the 20-yard line. Colburn dropped to pass, Wyoming got pressure and Colburn began to scramble but Wyoming’s Brian Hendricks and Ghaali Muhammad combined on a sack of three yards and the Cowboys had won the 2009 New Mexico Bowl Championship.
TEAM STATISTICS
OT1 OT2 FINAL 0 0 28 0 7 35
SCORING SUMMARY
FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int. TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
FRESNO STATE 19 44-197 169 20-14-0 64-366 0-0 2--2 5-109 1-27 3-46.3 2-2 5-61 26:47 2 of 10 2 of 4 3-5 2-9
WYO
26 50-234 204 33-18-1 83-438 0-0 1-5 3-57 0-0 3-37.3 1-0 3-19 33:13 9 of 20 4 of 4 2-2 3-5
1st
07:37 WY - ALEXANDER, A. 68 yd run (WATTS, Ian kick), 1 play, 68 yards, 0:10
2nd
12:22 FS - Mathews, Ryan 4 yd run (Goessling, K. kick), 7 plays, 51 yards, 3:29 05:01 WY - BOLLING, Greg 21 yd pass from CARTA-SAMUELS, A (WATTS, Ian kick), 15 plays, 95 yards, 7:14 00:33 FS - Hamler, Jamel 10 yd pass from Colburn, Ryan (Goessling, K. kick), 10 plays, 65 yards, 4:22
3rd
13:06 FS - Hamler, Jamel 43 yd pass from West, Chastin (Goessling, K. kick), 6 plays, 71 yards, 1:49 08:19 WY - WATTS, Ian 40 yd field goal, 9 plays, 39 yards, 4:41
4th
13:59 FS - Mathews, Ryan 5 yd run (Goessling, K. kick), 2 plays, 6 yards, 0:46 10:15 WY - LEONARD, David 11 yd pass from CARTA-SAMUELS, A (BOLLING, Greg pass from CARTA-SAMUELS, A), 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:34 00:20 WY - WATTS, Ian 37 yd field goal, 19 plays, 54 yards, 7:48
RUSHING: Fresno State-Mathews, Ryan 31-144. Wyoming-ALEXANDER, A. 12-137; CARTA-SAMUELS,A 19-71; STEWART, Brandon 18-28; TEAM 1-minus 2.
OT
15:00 WY - LEONARD, David 13 yd pass from CARTA-SAMUELS, A (WATTS, Ian kick), 5 plays, 25 yards, 0:00
PASSING: Fresno State-Colburn, Ryan 13-19-0-126. Wyoming-CARTA-SAMUELS,A 17-31-1-201; BURKHALTER, T. 0-1-0-0; MCCOY, Austin 1-1-0-3.
INTERCEPTIONS: Fresno State-Lewis, Chris 1-27. Wyoming-None.
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RECEIVING: Fresno State-Hamler, Jamel 7-85. Wyoming-LEONARD, David 7-60; BOLGER, Zach 4-55; BOLLING, Greg 2-35; BURKHALTER, T. 2-15; SALYARDS,Jesson 1-17; MCNEILL, Chris 1-14; ALEXANDER, A. 1-8.
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2011 GILDAN NE W MEXICO BOWL WYOMING 15, TEMPLE 37 December 17, 2011 • University Stadium • Albuquerque, New Mexico
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he 2011 season was an outstanding one for the University of Wyoming Cowboys. But the Temple Owls proved too much for the Cowboys on Saturday as Temple defeated Wyoming 37-15 in the 2011 Gildan New Mexico Bowl played at University Stadium in Albuquerque, N.M. UW ended its season 8-5 overall and 5-2 in the Mountain West Conference, placing third in the MW behind TCU (11-2, 7-0) and Boise State (12-1, 6-1). Of Wyoming’s five regular-season losses three came against ranked opponents or teams receiving votes. UW lost 14-38 at No. 9 Nebraska in Week Four of the season, lost to No. 7 Boise State (14-36) in Week 11 and lost 20-31 to TCU when the Horned Frogs were receiving votes in the national polls. It was Wyoming’s first eight-win season since 1998. The Cowboys’ five conference wins and third-place finish in the Mountain West tied for their best finish since joining the conference in 1999. Temple concluded its season 9-4 overall and 5-3 in the Mid-American Conference. Wyoming freshman quarterback Brett Smith completed 20 of 30 pass attempts for 127 yards and two touchdowns, but also threw three interceptions. His scoring tosses went to freshman running back Kody Sutton and freshman wide receiver Josh Doctson. Sutton’s 14-yard touchdown late in the fourth quarter was his first career score as a Cowboy. Two of Smith’s interceptions led to a Temple touchdown and field goal on the day. Smith added 65 yards rushing. When combined with his 127 passing yards, he tallied 192 yards of total offense, which gave him 3,332 yards for the season. That ranks as the third best single-season total in school history. Cowboy senior linebacker Brian Hendricks was credited with 13 tackles, moving him into No. 11 on UW’s Career Tackle List. Hendricks finished his Wyoming career with 309 tackles, just two shy of tying for 10th place. Senior defensive end Gabe Knapton also had seven stops, giving him a total of 368 for his career. Knapton is fifth all-time in Cowboy history. Temple scored two rushing touchdowns and added a third through the air in the first and second quarters to go up 21-0 with 10 minutes remaining in the first half. Wyoming answered with a 21-yard strike from Smith to Doctson to draw Wyoming closer, making it 21-7 with just 37 seconds to go in the first half. But Temple scored on its next offensive play, as quarterback Chris Coyer threw a 61-yard pass to Rod Streater for the score and Temple took a 28-7 lead heading into halftime. SCORING BY QUARTER
Temple Wyoming
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2
3
4
Brett Smith helped lead Wyoming to the 2011 Gildan New Mexico Bowl as the Mountain West Freshman of the Year. INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
FINAL
7 21 3 6 37 0 7 0 8 15
RUSHING:
Temple -
PIERCE, Bernard 25-100; COYER, Chris 12-71; BROWN, Matt 13-49.
Wyoming - SMITH, Brett 16-65; SUTTON, Kody 4-33; MILLER, Brandon 5-31; ALEXANDER, A. 7-17.
SCORING SUMMARY 1st
08:41
TE
PIERCE, Bernard 1 yd run (McMANUS, B. kick)
2nd
14:28 10:21 00:37 00:19
TE TE WY TE
PIERCE, Bernard 1 yd run (McMANUS, B. kick) BROWN, Matt 1 yd run (McMANUS, B. kick) DOCTSON, Josh 21 yd pass from SMITH, Brett (SULLIVAN,Daniel kick) STREATER, Rod 61 yd pass from COYER, Chris (McMANUS, B. kick)
3rd
01:22
TE
4th
12:50 03:22 00:03
TE TE WY
PASSING:
Temple -
Wyoming -
COYER, Chris 8-12-0-169. SMITH, Brett 20-30-3-127.
McMANUS, B. 34 yd field goal
RECEIVING: Temple -
JONES, Joe 3-26; RODRIGUEZ, Evan 2-52; EUGENE, Malcolm 2-30; STREATER, Rod 1-61.
McMANUS, B. 37 yd field goal McMANUS, B. 34 yd field goal SUTTON, Kody 14 yd pass from SMITH, Brett (SMITH, Brett rush)
Wyoming -
RUFRAN, Dominic 9-24; DOCTSON, Josh 3-32; HERRON, Robert 3-31; STRATTON, Sam 2-13; SUTTON, Kody 1-14; ALEXANDER, A. 1-13; OGBONNA, Mazi 1-0.
INTS:
Temple -
GRIFFIN, K. 1-30; ROBEY, Anthony 1-8; KROBOTH, Kevin 1-0.
Wyoming -
NONE
SACKS:
Temple -
ROBINSON, A. 0.5; BROWN, Levi 0.5.
Wyoming -
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Smith’s day was up and down, but his accomplishments over the year gave Cowboy coach Dave Christensen hope for the future. “Not his best day,” Christensen said. “But the great news is he’s got three more years and he’ll work extremely hard in the offseason. He’ll bounce back. He always does. “They (Temple) just played physically better than us. My hat’s off to them. They’re a good running team. They’re a good football team.” The final stats showed Temple with 424 total yards to Wyoming’s 267. The Owl’s rushing attack accounted for 255 rushing yards vs. the Cowboys 140 yards on the ground. Temple also won t h e t u r n ove r b at t l e, intercepting three Wyoming passes. The Cowboys were unable to force a turnover by the Eagles. The Cowboys’ loss broke a two-game bowl winning streak. Wyoming defeated UCLA, 24-21, in the 2004 Las Vegas Bowl, and followed that up in the 2009 New Mexico Bowl by defeating Fresno State, 35-28 in double overtime. Wyoming’s all-time bowl record now stands at 6-7 (.462).
TEMPLE WYO 23 17 51-255 33-140 169 127 12-8-0 30-20-3 63-424 63-267 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-5 3-37 3-79 3-38 0-0 1-40.0 3-37.3 1-0 2-0 7-55 5-56 32:33 27:27 8 of 13 5 of 14 1 of 1 5 of 5 6-6 2-2 1-9 0-0
NONE
TACKLES: Temple -
WHITEHEAD, T. 11; JOHNSON, S. 10; KROBOTH, Kevin 5; GILDEA, Justin 5; ROBINSON, A. 5; BROWN, Morkeith 5
Wyoming -
HENDRICKS,Brian 13; GIPSON, Tashaun 8; KNAPTON, Gabe 7; PURCELL, Mike 5; RUFF, Luke 5; TAUFA’ASAU,Kurt 5
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2016 POINSE T TIA BOWL WYOMING 21, BYU 24 December 21, 2016 • Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, California
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furious comeback by the Cowboys fell short in a 24-21 loss to BYU in the Twelfth Annual Poinsettia Bowl in Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, Calif. on Wednesday evening. In a rain soaked game that was Wyoming’s first game on natural grass since last season, UW battled back to within three points at 24-21 with under two-minutes remaining after trailing 24-7. UW falls to 6-18 in their 14 Bowl appearances. “We got more rhythm offensively in the second half of the game,” UW head coach Craig Bohl said. “They have a big strong running back with a big offensive line making us really have to scrap defensively. We had an opportunity to win the game late, but came up short. We had a great belief we could win the ball game, but we just ran out of time.” Wyoming recorded 373 yards of total offense on the night with BYU recording 313. UW recorded 254 yards of offense in the second half, while only allowing 167 yards in the second stanza. BYU rushed for 216 yards on the evening with Jamaal Williams accounting for 210 of those yards. Junior running back Brian Hill rushed for 93 yards on 26 carries. He finished the season with 1,860 yards. He now has 4,287 yards in his career at UW. He also has 35 career touchdowns after scoring Wyoming’s first touchdown. He stands all alone in career rushing touchdowns at UW. Senior Tanner Gentry grabbed seven catches for 113 yards. It was his 10th career game with over 100 yards receiving and his seventh this season. He finishes his career 2,815 yards ranking fifth all-time at UW. Gentry also grabbed two touchdowns. He has 20 touchdowns for his career tying for fourth all-time with former teammate Robert Herron. Redshirt sophomore quarterback Josh Allen was 17-of-32 passing for 207 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. He tied Josh Wallwork for the season record for touchdowns responsible for with 35 this season. Defensively, Sophomore Antonio Hull and redshirt freshmen Logan Wilson and Youhanna Ghaifan tied for the team lead with six tackles. Senior Logan Wilson finished with four tackles. He had 344 career tackles passing Ward Dobbs for seventh in career tackles at Wyoming. The Cougars got the first break of the contest on a miss handled snap by UW punter Ethan Wood, which resulted in a first and goal for the Cougars near the end of the first quarter. Quarterback Tanner Mangum capitalized on a three yard run to five the Cougars a 7-0 lead after one quarter of play. The Pokes offense struggled in the first quarter recording only 50 yards of offense on 17 total plays. The Pokes recorded 31 of those yards on their first possession with a 28 yard reception by senior wide receiver Tanner Gentry highlighting the drive. The Pokes got inside BYU territory after an interception and return of 20 yards by sophomore Andrew Wingard in the second quarter. The Cowboys failed to capitalize after a miss handled snap on a field goal try. The Cougars responded with a 11-play, 66 yard drive that lasted five minutes that ended in a 27-yard field goal by Rhett Almond to increase BYU’s advantage to 10-0 with 3:08 remaining in the opening half. UW could not get on the board in the first half and went into the break trailing 10-0. It was the first time since Nov. 14 of last season against San Diego State that Wyoming was held scoreless in the first half. The Pokes opened the second half on a mission with a 16-play, 60 yard drive that lasted a season-long 8:22. The drive was balanced with 31 rushing yards and 29 yards coming via the air attack of Allen. Sophomore Josh Harshman highlighted the drive with a fourth down reception for nine yards to the BYU 19 yard line. Hill punched in his
SCORING BY QUARTER Brigham Young Wyoming
1 7 0
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SCORING SUMMARY
3 7 7
4 7 14
FINAL 24 21
1st
00:38
BYU
MANGUM, Tanner 3 yd run (ALMOND, Rhett kick)
2nd
03:08
BYU
ALMOND, Rhett 27 yd field goal, 11-66 5:24
3rd
06:35 02:42
WYO BYU
HILL, Brian 4 yd run (ROTHE, Cooper kick) BALDERREE, Tann 5 yd pass from MANGUM, T. (ALMOND, R. kick)
4th
14:07 BYU WILLIAMS, Jamaal 36 yd run (ALMOND, Rhett kick) 07:35 WYO GENTRY, Tanner 9 yd pass from ALLEN, Josh (ROTHE, Cooper kick) 02:11 WYO GENTRY, Tanner 23 yd pass from ALLEN, Josh (ROTHE, Cooper kick)
TEAM STATISTICS BYU FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg)
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touchdown from four yards out. The Cougars responded with an eight play, 73-yard drive that ended with a Magnum pass to Tanner Balderree that was deflected by two Cowboy players in the back of the endzone. A 29-yard completion from Magnum to Nick Kurtz highlighted the BYU drive. After an Allen interception that was returned to the BYU 45-yard line, the Cougars extended their lead to 24-7 on a 36-yard touchdown run by Jamaal Williams. He rushed with 46 yards rushing on the drive, as his 36-yarder was the longest of the contest for either team. UW responded with another impressive drive that last over six minutes that featured 14 plays going 76 yards. The scoring drive ended with a nine yard touchdown pass from Allen to Gentry to cut the BYU lead to 24-14 with 7:35 remaining in the fourth quarter. Once again, another fourth down play highlighted the drive this time a 14-yard run by senior Shaun Wick to put the Pokes at the BYU 25-yard line. After the Pokes’ defense forced a BYU punt, Allen and the Cowboy offense put together a seven-play, 81-yard scoring drive that ended with a 23-yard touchdown pass from Allen to Gentry to make it a 24-21 contest with 2:11 remaining in the fourth quarter. Another clutch play by the Cowboy offense was featured this time on third down when Allen found senior Jake Maulhardt for a 22-yard reception to put UW inside the Cougars’ 30-yard line. The Cowboys defense stepped up once again forcing a three and out by the Cougars. Sophomore defensive end Kevin Prosser recorded a sack on third down for the Cowboys, as the Pokes got the ball back with 1:44 left on their 49-yard line. The first play of the drive, Allen found Hill on a 20-yard reception, but the following play Allen was picked off by Kai Nacua and the Cougars knelled to earn the 24-21 win. UW finishes the season with an 8-6 record. The Wyoming offense finished the season with 503 points. It was the second most in school history. UW scored 511 points in 1988.
Tanner Gentry caught seven passes for 113 yards and two touchdowns in Wyoming’s 2016 Poinsettia Bowl appearance vs. BYU.
Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
1-1 1-0 5-63 7-59 24:48 35:12 4 of 10 8 of 18 0 of 0 3 of 5 3-3 2-2 0-0 1-11
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
WYO
22 46-166 207 33-17-2 79-373 0-0 3-6 3-48 1-20 5-37.8
RUSHING:
BYU - Young-WILLIAMS, Jamaal 26-210; CANADA, Squally 4-17 Wyoming - HILL, Brian 26-93; WICK, Shaun 13-55; ALLEN, Josh 6-38
PASSING:
BYU - MANGUM, Tanner 8-15-1-96 Wyoming - ALLEN, Josh 17-32-2-207
RECEIVING:
BYU - KURTZ, Nick 3-59; PEARSON, Colby 2-16; LAULU-PUTUTAU,M 1-11 Wyoming - GENTRY, Tanner 7-113; MAULHARDT, J. 2-33; HOLLISTER, J. 2-15
INTERCEPTIONS: BYU - NACUA, Kai 1-20; LAKE, Dayan 1-14 Wyoming - WINGARD, Andrew 1-20 FUMBLES:
BYU - WILLIAMS, Jamaal 1-1 Wyoming - WOOD, Ethan 1-0
SACKS (UA-A):
BYU - None Wyoming - PROSSER, Kevin 1-0
TACKLES (UA-A): BYU - LANGI, Harvey 10-6; PAU’U, Butch 7-4; WARNER, Fred 4-6 Wyoming - HULL, Antonio 5-1; WILSON, Logan 3-3; GHAIFAN, Y. 2-4; MALAUULU, S. 4-0; WACHA, Lucas 2-2; EPPS, Marcus 3-0; PROSSER, Kevin3-0; GAFFORD, Rico 2-1; WINGARD, Andrew 2-1; MALUIA, Cassh 2-1
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2 0 1 7 P OTATO B O W L WYOMING 37, CENTRAL MICHIGAN 14 December 22, 2017 • Albertsons Stadium • Boise, Idaho
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he Cowboys were clicking on all cylinders on Friday forcing a school record eight turnovers and scoring 37 points, the most in a Bowl Game in UW history in a 3714 win over Central Michigan in the 21st Annual Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in Albertsons Stadium in Boise, Idaho. Junior quarterback Josh Allen was named the Most Valuable Player tossing three first quarter touchdowns. After the contest, Allen declared for the NFL draft in front of the Cowboy faithful. “First of all thanks for the hospitality our team has received here in Boise,” UW head coach Craig Bohl said. “It was a great win for us and put our team in a great position moving forward.” Allen finished the game 11-of-19 for 154 yards with three touchdowns. He opened the contest going 6-of-7 for 106 yards and three touchdowns in the opening quarter. Allen finishes his career ranking eighth in total yards at UW and eighth in career passing yards and fourth in total touchdowns with 57. The pokes finished the game as the current national leaders in turnovers this season with 38, passing Central Michigan, who led the nation heading into the contest. The eight turnovers was a Famous Idaho Potato Bowl record. “We have been productive in takeaways this season and today was exceptional,” Bohl said. “This team has been remarkable with takeaways and today topped it off.” Along with the eight turnovers, UW set a season-high with five sacks. Sophomore linebacker Logan Wilson added a team-high nine tackles with an interception and a forced fumble. Junior defensive end Carl Granderson recorded five tackles and a fumble recovery for a touchdown. Defensive tackle Youhanna Ghaifan tied a career-high with two sacks. The Pokes held Central Michigan to 18 yards rushing and 364 yards of total offense. The Pokes recorded 275 yards of offense with 154 yards passing and 121 yards rushing. Redshirt sophomore Kellen Overstreet led UW with 85 rushing yards. The Pokes got on the board first when Allen tossed a 23-yard strike to freshman wide out Jared Scott. It was Scott’s second catch of the season and second touchdown pass. Allen’s last touchdown pass before his injury was to Scott against Air Force. The Cowboys went five plays for 46 yards after the Pokes defense held the Chips deep in their territory on CMU’s opening possession. The Pokes added to their lead to make it a 14-0 game at the 4:38 mark of the first quarter when a scrambling Allen found sophomore speedster Austin Conway in the endzone. The Pokes’ second touchdown of the game was set up by a strip sack from senior defensive end Nela Lolohea, his second-straight contest with a forced fumble. Central Michigan wasted little time responding to UW’s second tally with a 74-yard touchdown pass from Shane Morris to Jonathan Ward. The three play drive made it a 14-7 contest. It was the longest passing play given up by the Pokes this season. Allen continued to sling it for the Pokes finding sophomore wide receiver CJ Johnson on a 45-yard hookup for a touchdown a little over a minute after the Chips score to make it a 21-7 game for the most points in a quarter in Potato Bowl history. The Pokes added to the lead after their second turnover, this time from Wilson inside CMU territory. Sophomore Cooper Rothe connected on a 27-yard field goal to make it a 24-7 game to open the second quarter. Rothe later added a 28-yarder to make
SCORING BY QUARTER Central Mich. Wyoming
1 7 21
2 0 6
SCORING SUMMARY
3 7 3
4 0 7
FINAL 14 37
1st kick) M. kick)
07:55 04:38
WYO WYO
SCOTT, Jared 23 yd pass from ALLEN, Josh (ROTHE, Cooper kick) CONWAY, Austin 11 yd pass from ALLEN, Josh (ROTHE, Cooper
03:10
CMU
WARD, Jonathan 74 yd pass from MORRIS, Shane (ARMSTRONG,
01:09
WYO
JOHNSON, CJ 45 yd pass from ALLEN, Josh (ROTHE, Cooper kick)
2nd
13:48 04:57
WYO WYO
ROTHE, Cooper 27 yd field goal ROTHE, Cooper 28 yd field goal
3rd 4th
05:15 03:08
WYO CMU
ROTHE, Cooper 20 yd field goal WARD, Jonathan 3 yd run (ARMSTRONG, M. kick)
11:23
WYO
GRANDERSON, C. 58 yd fumble recovery (ROTHE, Cooper kick)
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18 27-18 346 26-43-4 70-364 0-0
it a 27-7 contest at the half. The Pokes opened the second half with yet another interception for their fifth takeaway of the game. This time Tyler Hall recorded the pick. The Pokes would run 11 plays on the drive for 61 yards setting up a 20-yard field goal by Rothe to make it a 30-7 game with 5:15 left in the third quarter. Central Michigan answered the Pokes field goal with a seven play, 65-yard drive that was capped by a touchdown from Ward from three yards out making it a 30-14 game with 3:08 remaining. The Pokes added to the lead later with a 58-yard fumble returned for a touchdown by Granderson. It was the sixth turnover of the game and marked the second time a Pokes’ defensive end has recorded a touchdown. Ghaifan forced the fumble on the stunt play, as it was the second forced fumble of the season for the defensive tackle. The touchdown gave UW a 37-14 lead with 11:23 left in the game. The Cowboys added turnovers late with a fumble recovery from senior linebacker Jalen Ortiz and an interception by junior safety Marcus Epps. The pokes finished the season with an 8-5 record for back-to-back eight win seasons under head coach Craigh Bohl.
Josh Allen tossed three first quarter touchdowns in his final game as a Cowboy in Wyoming’s 2017 Potato Bowl win over Central Michigan. Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
3-10 2-15 5-93 3-61 0-0 4-22 3-38.0 6-36.8 6-4 0-0 7-61 5-49 29:14 30:46 3 of 12 6 of 15 3 of 3 0 of 0 1-1 4-4 3-18 5-35
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING:
CMU - WARD, Jonathan 12-29; POLJAN, Tony 4-15; ROSS, Romello 3-6 Wyoming - OVERSTREET, K. 21-85; WOODS, Trey 9-19; JOHNSON, CJ 1-16
PASSING: CMU - MORRIS, Shane 23-39-4-329; POLJAN, Tony 3-4-0-17 Wyoming - ALLEN, Josh 11-19-0-154 RECEIVING:
CMU - WARD, Jonathan 7-109; CONKLIN, Tyler 7-98; CHAPMAN, Mark 5-70 Wyoming - JOHNSON, CJ 3-63; CONWAY, Austin 3-29; SCOTT, Jared 1-23
INTERCEPTIONS: CMU - NONE Wyoming - WINGARD, Andrew 1-20; WILSON, Logan 1-3, EPPS, Marcus 1-0
WYO
15 42-121 154 11-19-0 61-275 1-58
FUMBLES:
CMU - MORRIS, Shane 2-2; HALL, Milo 1-0; CONKLIN, Tyler 1-1 Wyoming - NONE
SACKS (UA-A):
CMU - OSTMAN, Joe 2-0; APSEY, Trevor 0-1; DANNA, Mike 0-1 Wyoming - GHAIFAN, Y. 2-0; LOLOHEA, Nela 2-0; GRANDERSON, C. 1-0
TACKLES (UA-A): CMU - FOUNTAIN, Malike 7-1; OLIVER, Michael 3-5 Wyoming - WILSON, Logan 8-0; GRANDERSON, C. 5-0; GHAIFAN, Y. 2-3
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