ANDREW WINGARD
CARL GRANDERSON
2017 First Team All-Mountain West Conference Strong Safety
YOUHANNA GHAIFAN
2017 First Team All-Mountain West Conference Defensive Tackle
2017 First Team All-Mountain West Conference Defensive End
DREW VAN MAANEN
2017 Team Captain SemiďŹ nalist for 2017 National Football Foundation William V. Campbell Scholar-Athlete Award
JOSH ALLEN
2017 Team Captain 2017 Honorable Mention All-Mountain West Quarterback
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Craig Bohl’s Coaching Staff is Building Wyoming Football Into an Elite Program in the Mountain West • Wyoming Football has earned back-to-back bowl bids the past two seasons. • The Cowboys have posted consecutive winning seasons — 8-6 in 2016 and 7-5 in 2017. • UW has defeated two Top 25 ranked teams over the past two seasons. • Within the Mountain Division of the Mountain West, Wyoming has the best record versus division opponents over the past two years at 8-2. • The Pokes captured the 2016 Mountain West Mountain Division title and finished second in the Mountain Division in 2017. • Wyoming hosted the 2016 Mountain West Conference Championship Game. • A year ago in 2016, Craig Bohl was named the Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year. • In 2017, the Wyoming defense was one of the best in the nation, ranking 13th in the NCAA in scoring defense, allowing only 17.8 points per game, and ranking 21st in total defense, allowing only 332.8 yards per game. • In 2016, the Wyoming offense was one of the most explosive in the country, averaging 35.9 points per game to rank 25th in the nation in scoring offense. • The Cowboys had two members of the 2016 team invited to the NFL Combine and go on to be drafted in the 2017 NFL Draft. Running back Brian Hill was selected in the fifth round by the Atlanta Falcons and center Chase Roullier was drafted in the sixth round by the Washington Redskins. • A total of seven Cowboys who played during the Craig Bohl era at Wyoming are currently with NFL teams, including: Tanner Gentry (WR, Chicago Bears); Brian Hill (RB, Cincinnati Bengals); Jacob Hollister (TE, New England Patriots); Eric Nzeocha (LB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers); Mark Nzeocha (LB, San Francisco 49ers); Chase Roullier (C, Washington Redskins); and Eddie Yarbrough (DE, Buffalo Bills). • Four Cowboys have earned All-America honors during the Bohl era. Chase Roullier was named a 2016 Second Team All-American by USA Today. Brian Hill was a 2016 Third Team All-America selection by College Sports Madness. Andrew Wingard was a 2015 First Team Freshman All-American as selected by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), and Logan Wilson was a 2016 First Team Freshman All-American by the FWAA and USA Today.
2017 UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWL MEDIA GUIDE
University of Wyoming Fast Facts
Wyoming Cowboy Football History
General Information
Wyoming Postseason Record
Location: Founded: Enrollment: President: Athletics Director: Colors: Nickname: Conference: Stadium: Capacity: Surface:
Laramie, Wyo. 1886 12,600 Dr. Laurie Nichols Tom Burman Brown & Gold Cowboys, Pokes Mountain West Jonah Field at War Memorial Stadium 29,181 FieldTurf Revolution
2017 Wyoming Football Coaching Staff Head Coach: Craig Bohl (Nebraska ‘82) Overall Record: 125-61 (.672), 15th season Record at Wyoming: 21-29 (.420), 4th season Offensive Coaching Staff Assoc. Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/QBs Brent Vigen (North Dakota State ‘98) Running Backs/Fullbacks Mike Bath (Miami of Ohio ‘01) Offensive Line Scott Fuchs (North Dakota State ‘95) Wide Receivers Mike Grant (Nebraska ‘93) Defensive Coaching Staff Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Scottie Hazelton (Fort Lewis ‘97) Defensive Ends/Special Teams Coordinator AJ Cooper (North Dakota State ‘06) Safeties Jake Dickert (Wisconsin-Stevens Point ‘07) 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) Director of Recruiting Gordie Haug (Bemidji State ‘09) Director of Player Personnel Justin Mesa (USC ‘07)
University of Wyoming Media Relations Staff Tim Harkins, Associate Athletics Director Cell: (307) 760-7847 E-Mail: tharkins@uwyo.edu Nick Seeman, Director of Media Relations Cell: (612) 741-0550 E-Mail: nseeman@uwyo.edu Amy Dambro, Director of Media Relations Diane Dodson, Office Manager Lincoln Mansch, Asst. Media Relations Dir. Graduate Assistants Nate Lake and Kyle Charles Media Relations Phone: (307) 766-2256 Media Relations FAX: (307) 766-2346 Press Box Phone: (307) 766-2222
All-Time Bowl Record: 6-8-0 (.429) All-Time Postseason Record: 6-10-0 (.375)
2017 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Wyoming Practice Schedule Note to Media: Wyoming Cowboy practices in Boise will be conducted at the Boise State University Athletics facilities. Please check with University of Wyoming Associate Athletics Director Tim Harkins regarding media policies at practices while in Boise. Harkins may be reached on his cell at (307) 760-7847.
Date Tue., Dec. 19
Location Caven-Williams Indoor Facility or Dona Larsen Park Outdoor Facility
Wed., Dec. 20 Caven-Williams Indoor Facility or Dona Larsen Park Outdoor Facility
Practice Time 9:30-11 a.m., Mountain Time Post-practice interviews 10:00-11 a.m., Mountain Time Press Conference following
Wyoming Headquarters in Boise The Grove Hotel
245 S. Capitol Blvd. Boise, ID 83702 Phone: (208) 489-3731
Official Media Headquarters in Boise Residence Inn Boise Downtown City Center 400 S. Capitol Blvd. Boise, ID 83702 Phone: (208) 412-4108
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Media Center Allen Noble Hall of Fame South End of Albertsons Stadium 1910 W University Drive Boise, ID 83706
Game and Date Gator Bowl (Win) Jan. 1, 1951 Wyoming’s Final 1950 Record: Head Coach: Bowden Wyatt
Result Wyoming 20 Washington & Lee 7 10-0-0
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
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BYU 24 Wyoming 21 8-6
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2017 UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWL Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Schedule of Events for the Wyoming Cowboys (All times listed are Mountain Time)
Monday, Dec. 18 Team Arrival
Time (Mountain) 1:00 p.m.
Famous Idaho Potato 4:30-7:30 p.m. BOWL for Charity, MW vs. MAC •Bowling Competition 4:30-5:15 p.m. •Wyoming Time to Play Games •Wyoming Team Dinner 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 19
Location
Media Accessiblity
The Grove Hotel 245 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, Idaho
Media welcome to cover arrival at team hotel
Pinz at Wahooz Family Fun Zone 1385 S. Blue Marlin Lane, Meridian, Idaho
Media welcome to cover the event
5:30-6:30 p.m. Z Lounge Event Center
Wyoming Practice
9:30-11:00 a.m.
Caven-Williams Indoor Facility or Dona Larsen Park Outdoor Facility
Media Interviews After Practice at Practice Site
Winter Sports Day/Tubing
1:00-3:30 p.m.
Bogus Basin Ski Resort
Media welcome to cover event
The Grove Hotel
Not a Media Event
Team Dinner 6:00-7:30 p.m. Humanitarian Award Winner Recognition
Wednesday, Dec. 20 Wyoming Practice
10:00-11:00 a.m.
Caven-Williams Indoor Facility or Dona Larsen Park Outdoor Facility
Media Availability will be at Press Conference at 11:15 a.m.
Wyoming Press Conference
11:15-11:45 a.m.
Allen Noble Hall of Fame Gallery at Albertsons Stadium
Media Event
Executive Director’s Press Conference 11:45 a.m.-Noon
Allen Noble Hall of Fame Gallery
Media Event
Central Michigan Press Conference 12:15-12:45 p.m.
Allen Noble Hall of Fame Gallery
Media Event
Wyoming Football Signing Day
3:00 p.m.
The Grove Hotel (Wyoming Team Hotel)
Community Outreach Event
10:00-11:30 a.m.
St. Luke’s Boise Medical Center, 190 E Bannock St. Media welcome and Boise VA Medical Center, 500 West Fort Street to cover event
Game Management Meeting
10:00-11:00 a.m.
Allen Noble Hall of Fame Gallery at Albertsons Stadium
Not a Media Event
Wyoming Practice
1:30-2:15 p.m.
Albertsons Stadium or Caven-Williams Indoor Facility
No Media Availability at Thursday’s Practice
UW Alumni Gathering
5:00 p.m.
The Grove Hotel Lobby (245 S. Capitol Blvd.)
Cash bar, All Fans Welcome
Boise Centre on the Grove Plaza 850 W Front Street
Free Event Open to the Public and Media
Contact Tim Harkins about Event exact location if plan to attend (Media in attendance at bowl game are welcome to come speak with Head Coach Craig Bohl and Director of Recruiting Gordie Haug. Media not in attendance at bowl will be able to call into conference call at 3 p.m. Contact UW Media Relations for call-in information.)
Thursday, Dec. 21
Mash Bash 7:00-8:00 p.m. (Team Bands and Cheerleaders Will Participate)
Friday, Dec. 22
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Cowboy Joe Club Tailgate
11:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Tent Village at Albertsons Stadium Tickets required for food/drinks Advanced Purchase $30 Adults/$15 Children (Contact Cowboy Joe Club at 307-766-6242) $40 Adults/$25 Children Gameday Purchase Albertsons Stadium and Open to all Fans Caven-Williams Indoor Facility
Fan Fest and Tent Village Opens Tailgate Party
11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Kickoff
2:00 p.m.
Albertsons Stadium
Postgame Press Conference
Losing Team First/ Winning Team Second
Allen Noble Hall of Fame Gallery
Media Event
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2017 UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING TEAM, COACH AND PLAYER HONORS 2017 National Award Watch Lists Maxwell Award Watch List #17 Josh Allen, Quarterback
6-5, 240, Jr., Firebaugh, Calif.
Davey O’Brien Award Watch List #17 Josh Allen, Quarterback
2017 Mountain West Conference All-Conference Honors First Team All-Conference #93 Youhanna Ghaifan, Defensive Tackle 6-4, 290, So., Grand Island, Neb.
#91 Carl Granderson, Defensive End
6-5, 240, Jr., Firebaugh, Calif.
6-5, 255, Jr., Sacramento, Calif.
Walter Camp Award Watch List #17 Josh Allen, Quarterback
#28 Andrew Wingard, Free Safety
6-5, 240, Jr., Firebaugh, Calif.
Manning Award Watch List #17 Josh Allen, Quarterback
6-5, 240, Jr., Firebaugh, Calif.
Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List #28 Andrew Wingard, Strong Safety 6-0, 207, So., Arvada, Colo.
Bronko Nagurski Award Watch List #28 Andrew Wingard, Strong Safety
6-0, 207, So., Arvada, Colo.
Jim Thorpe Award Watch List #28 Andrew Wingard, Strong Safety
6-0, 207, So., Arvada, Colo.
2017 Mountain West Conference Players of the Week
6-0, 207, So., Arvada, Colo.
Second Team All-Conference # 5 Rico Gafford, Cornerback 5-11, 185, Sr., West Des Moines, Iowa
#30 Logan Wilson, Linebacker 6-2, 240, So., Casper, Wyo.
Honorable Mention All-Conference #17 Josh Allen, Quarterback
5-10, 190, So., Hawthorne, Calif.
2017 Mountain West Preseason Players of the Year Preseason Offensive Player of the Year #17 Josh Allen, Quarterback
Defensive Players of the Week #28 Andrew Wingard, Strong Safety
6-0, 207, So., Arvada, Colo.
#91 Carl Granderson, Defensive End
6-5, 255, Jr., Sacramento, Calif. For his performance vs. Utah State
#28 Andrew Wingard, Strong Safety 6-0, 210, Jr., Arvada, Colo. For his performance vs. New Mexico Special Teams Players of the Week #40 Cooper Rothe, Place-kicker 5-11, 174, So., Longmont, Colo. For his performance vs. Colorado State
6-1, 245, Sr., Parker, Colo.
2017 National Award Finalists Piesman Trophy Award for Offensive and Defensive Linemen Who Catch, Throw or Run With the Ball #91 Carl Granderson, Defensive End 6-5, 255, Jr., Sacramento, Calif. •One of 3 Finalists
2017 Postseason All-Star Games
# 9 Tyler Hall, Cornerback
6-5, 240, Jr., Firebaugh, Calif.
6-0, 210, Jr., Arvada, Colo. For his performance vs. Hawai’i
National Football Foundation William V. Campbell Scholar-Athlete Award #36 Drew Van Maanen, Fullback
6-5, 240, Jr., Firebaugh, Calif.
Offensive Players of the Week #17 Josh Allen, Quarterback 6-5, 240, Jr., Firebaugh, Calif. For his performance vs. New Mexico
2017 National Award Semifinalists
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year #28 Andrew Wingard, Free Safety
2017 Mountain West Conference Preseason All-Conference Preseason First Team All-Conference #17 Josh Allen, Quarterback
NFLPA Collegiate Bowl # 5 Rico Gafford, Cornerback 5-11, 185, Sr., West Des Moines, Iowa
2017 CollegeSportsMadness Players of the Week Defensive Players of the Week #42 Kevin Prosser, Defensive End 6-2, 227, Jr., Aurora, Colo. For his performance vs. Gardner-Webb
#28 Andrew Wingard, Strong Safety 6-0, 210, Jr., Arvada, Colo. For his performance vs. Hawai’i #28 Andrew Wingard, Strong Safety 6-0, 210, Jr., Arvada, Colo. For his performance vs. New Mexico
6-5, 240, Jr., Firebaugh, Calif.
#30 Logan Wilson, Linebacker 6-2, 240, So., Casper, Wyo.
#28 Andrew Wingard, Strong Safety
6-0, 207, So., Arvada, Colo.
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WYOMING COWBOYS EARN BOWL BID FOR SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR, WILL CONCLUDE 2017 SEASON IN FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWL
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or the second consecutive season, the Wyoming Cowboys will be going to a bowl and this year’s destination is Boise, Idaho, for the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. Wyoming earned its way to its second straight bowl appearance by finishing second in the Mountain West’s Mountain Division, posting a 7-5 overall record and a 5-3 conference mark. “It is a great accomplishment by our football program to earn its second consecutive bowl bid,” said University of Wyoming Athletics Director Tom Burman. “We are proud of the football program that Coach (Craig) Bohl and his staff have built as they conclude their fourth season here at Wyoming. “We appreciate the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Committee for recognizing the outstanding season we enjoyed this year and for inviting us to play in this year’s game. “Our players did a great job this season of finding ways to win games and building on the success they enjoyed a year ago. “We can’t thank our fans enough for the support they’ve showed throughout the 2017 season. That includes great support that we’ve received from our student body this past year. Our fans make War Memorial Stadium one of the great places to play in college football. We look forward to seeing many of them in Boise for the bowl game.” “Personally, our coaching staff and our players are excited about the opportunity to play in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl,” said Wyoming head coach Craig Bohl. “We want to thank the Bowl Committee for this opportunity. We can’t wait to see Cowboy fans in Boise on Dec. 22. “We’re excited about being in a bowl game for the second year in a row. I think it is another indication of us building a program for long-term success here at the University of Wyoming.
“I know it’s been many years since Wyoming has gone to back-to-back bowl games, and we are proud of our players for achieving consecutive bowl appearances.”
Building a Consistent Winner The focus of Bohl and his staff since taking over the Wyoming program has been to build a program that consistently competes for postseason appearances and competes for conference championships. This season, the Cowboys remained in contention for the Mountain West Conference title up until the second to last weekend of the regular season. UW finished the season in second place in the Mountain Division behind eventual conference champion Boise State. A year ago, the Cowboys hosted the Mountain West Conference Championship Game before losing a three-point, 24-27, game to San Diego State. The Cowboys went on to earn a trip to the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl in 2016.
Pokes Continue to Emerge As One of the Top Teams in the Mountain West Over the past two seasons, Wyoming has won 8 of 10 games against its fellow Mountain West Mountain Division opponents. The Pokes 8-2 record within the division over the past two seasons ties with Boise State’s 8-2 divisional mark. UW went 4-1 against division opponents in both 2016 and ’17. The Cowboys have swept the season series versus Air Force, Colorado State and Utah State the past two seasons. Wyoming defeated New Mexico in Laramie in 2017, while suffering its only loss within the division in 2016 in Albuquerque. Wyoming defeated Boise State in Laramie in 2016 and led the Broncos in Boise by a score of 14-10 entering the fourth quarter of this season’s meeting before losing 14-24 to the eventual conference champion Broncos. Wyoming captured the 2016 Mountain Division title and finished second to Boise State this season.
Thrilling Finishes Highlight 2017 Season A series of thrilling finishes highlighted the 2017 Cowboy Football season. Wyoming opened Mountain West Conference play with a 28-21 overtime win over Hawai’i in Laramie. Cowboy quarterback Josh Allen connected with wide receiver James Price on the first play of overtime for a 25-yard touchdown pass to give Wyoming a 28-21 lead. Cowboy linebacker Cassh Maluia would intercept a Hawai’i pass that was tipped at the line of scrimmage by UW defensive end Garrett Crall on the Rainbow Warriors’ overtime possession to secure the win for the Pokes. Strong safety Andrew Wingard would record nine tackles, intercept a pass and break up two others to earn Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week. Two weeks later at Utah State, Allen would lead the Cowboys on a sevenplay, 63-yard scoring drive capped off with a 28-yard touchdown pass to C.J. Johnson to give Wyoming a 26-23 lead with only 3:45 remaining in the game. UW defensive end Carl Granderson would tackle Utah State’s quarterback in the end zone on the Aggies’ final possession to seal a 28-23 Cowboy road win. Another key play in that game was a pass interception by Wyoming defensive end Kevin Prosser, who returned the interception 28 yards for a TD. Granderson and cornerback Rico Gafford also joined Prosser with interceptions in the victory. Granderson would earn his first MW Defensive Player of the Week honor for his outstanding play.
The “Snow Game”, Cowboys Capture 16-13 Win Over Rival Colorado State
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In a game that will be remembered as the “Snow Game” against rival Colorado State, the day turned from sunshine, to rain, to snow as Wyoming would record one of its most memorable wins in the 109-year history of the “Border War”. The Cowboys trailed for much of the game, but Wyoming’s defense kept the Cowboys in the contest, allowing only two field goals and
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one touchdown by the Rams all night for a total of 13 points. Meanwhile, Wyoming’s offense put together three drives of 61, 54 and 59 yards that all resulted in field goals by place-kicker Cooper Rothe. Rothe connected from 25, 43 and 32 yards to keep the Pokes within striking distance. His 43-yard field goal was a remarkable kick, coming in difficult weather conditions on the final play of the first half. He would be named the MW Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance. Trailing 13-9 with 10:39 remaining in the game, Wyoming’s offense put together a drive for the ages. The drive began with a pass from quarterback Allen to fullback Drew Van Maanen, who made a diving catch for 17 yards. Running back Kellen Overstreet then broke a run for 16 yards on the second play of the drive, and CSU was called for a facemask penalty, taking the ball to the CSU 21-yard line. Runs of four and three yards by Overstreet were followed by runs of five and six yards by Allen, moving the ball to the three-yard line. Overstreet carried the ball for the final three yards and the TD to give the Cowboys their first lead of the game at 16-13. The Cowboy defense would force a three-and-out on what would be Colorado State’s final drive of the game, and the UW offense would run out the final 2:38 of the game to give the Cowboys the victory and the right to retain the “Bronze Boot” traveling trophy. It was the 50th game in the Battle for the Bronze Boot portion of the series that began in 1968. Wyoming now holds a two-game lead in that series, with 26 wins to CSU’s 24. “I am certainly proud of our team for that final scoring drive,” said Bohl. “I was proud of Drew Van Maanen coming up with a big catch. He had not only one stinger but two on the play. It was a remarkable game. “You talk about the will and desire of this football team. Our culture has changed in the locker room and those guys do everything they can to win a football game the right way. This was a classic Wyoming Cowboy win.”
Big Wins vs. New Mexico and Air Force Solidified Cowboys Second-Place Finish in MW Mountain Division In addition to the three close conference victories over Hawai’i, Utah State and Colorado State, the Cowboys also recorded two convincing wins over New Mexico and on the road at Air Force to solidify their second-place finish in the Mountain West Mountain Division. When Wyoming hosted New Mexico for Homecoming, the Pokes were coming off a disappointing loss at Boise State that saw the Cowboys take a 14-10 lead into the fourth quarter before falling 14-24 to the Broncos. But the Cowboys came out focused and had a night to remember as they forced seven New Mexico turnovers on way to a 42-3 home victory. The seven takeaways were a Wyoming school record, and included five interceptions and two fumble recoveries off muffed punts by the Lobos. The Pokes forced five of those seven turnovers in the first half and scored 35 points off those turnovers as they built a 42-0 halftime lead. Two of Wyoming’s five interceptions were made by strong safety Wingard, marking the first time in his career that he had two interceptions in a game. He would earn Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week honors for his performance. For the second time in the 2017 season, defensive ends Granderson and Prosser each intercepted a pass in the same game – the other game being against Utah State. Cornerback Tyler Hall was the fourth Cowboy to come up with an interception vs. the Lobos. The two fumbled punts were recovered by tight end Tyree Mayfield and cornerback Braden Smith. The Cowboy offense converted all five of the first-half turnovers into touchdowns, and put together another 80-yard, seven-play TD drive for the sixth first-half touchdown. Allen was named the Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week for completing 16 of 28 passes (57.1 percent) for 234 yards, throwing 4 passing touchdowns, no interceptions, rushing for 20 yards and one rushing TD and accounting for 254 yards of total offense. Wide receiver James Price had four receptions for 68 yards. Fellow wide receiver C.J. Johnson had two catches for 44 yards and one TD reception, and tight end Austin Fort had two catches for 15 yards -- both going for touchdowns -- plus one rush of two yards for a TD. Turnovers would also key Wyoming’s win on the road at Air Force. On the first possession of the game, Cowboy free safety Marcus Epps would intercept the Falcon quarterback setting up the Wyoming offense for its first touchdown of the game. The second quarter would begin the same way as UW linebacker Jalen Ortiz would recover a Falcon fumble, leading to a Wyoming touchdown
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two plays later. The Pokes would add a third first-half touchdown to take a 21-0 lead on way to a 21-7 halftime score. On the Falcons’ first possession of the fourth quarter, the Cowboy defense would recover a second fumble, this time by defensive end Garrett Crall. Back-up quarterback Nick Smith, who was in for an injured Allen, would lead the Cowboys on a six-play, 67-yard drive, including a 38-yard pass from Smith to running back Trey Woods. Running back Overstreet would carry the ball in from nine yards out to give UW a 28-14 lead, and that is how the game would end. It was Wyoming’s sixth win in a seven-game stretch.
Dominating Defense Plays Big Role in Wyoming’s 2017 Success Wyoming’s success in 2017 has been due in large part to a dominating defensive unit. The Cowboys ranked No. 13 in the nation in scoring defense, allowing opponents only 17.8 points per game, and ranked No. 21 in the nation in total defense, giving up only 332.8 yards per game. The Wyoming defense held six opponents to 14 points or less in 2017. In a four-game stretch starting in late October through mid-November, the Pokes held all four of their opponents to 14 or fewer points (New Mexico – 3 points, Colorado State – 13, Air Force 14 and Fresno State 13). That was the first time a Wyoming team had held opponents to that few points for four games in a row since 1969. UW has been particularly effective at defending opponents’ passing attacks. The Pokes have allowed opponents only 160.7 passing yards per game, which ranks No. 5 in the NCAA. The Cowboys have also been one of the best teams in the nation in forcing turnovers. UW ended the regular season ranked No. 2 in the nation in takeaways, with 30, intercepting 16 passes and recovering 14 fumbles to rank No. 11 and No. 4 in the NCAA, respectively. The only team that ranked ahead of the Cowboys in total takeaways this season is their opponent in this year’s Famous Idaho Potato Bowl – Central Michigan. The Chippewas forced 31 turnovers on the season.
Opportunistic Offense Not only has the Cowboy defense generated 30 turnovers, but the Wyoming offense has converted those turnovers into points. The UW offense scored on 17 possessions immediately following a takeaway and generated 99 points on those 17 possessions. That equated to 37 percent of Wyoming’s total points scored this season of 268. The Wyoming offense has been one of the most effective in the nation once entering the red zone. In the 30 times UW has entered the red zone, the Cowboys have scored on 29 of those 30 opportunities to rank No. 3 in the nation.
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Wyoming First Team All-Mountain West Selections
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Andrew Wingard (Junior, Strong Safety, Arvada, Colo.) Wingard was named to the All-Mountain West First Team for the second consecutive season, and he received All-Conference recognition for the third straight year (Second Team selection as a freshman in 2015). Wingard led all Mountain West defensive backs in tackles in 2017, averaging 9.3 tackles per game (111 total tackles). That tied him for No. 5 in the conference and No. 29 in the nation in tackles among all players at all positions. He also led the Cowboys in tackles for the third straight season. Wingard tied for No. 3 in the MW and No. 36 in the NCAA in interceptions, with four. He ranked No. 5 in the league and No. 22 in the country in solo tackles, averaging 5.6 per game (67 solo tackles). Wingard was twice named MW Defensive Player of the Week in 2017 for his performances versus Hawai’i and New Mexico. He had one interception and nine tackles versus Hawai’i and two interceptions and five tackles vs. New Mexico. Wingard had five double-figure tackles games in 2017 (15 vs. Boise State and Utah State, 14 vs. Oregon, 12 vs. Fresno State and 10 at San Jose State).
And when it came down to scoring in key situations, the Pokes’ offense created three game-winning scoring drives late in games. The Cowboy offense scored the game-winning touchdown in overtime vs. Hawai’i, scored a fourthquarter winning TD at Utah State and scored the game-winner in the fourth quarter versus Colorado State. The offense also did an outstanding job of protecting the ball, committing only 14 turnovers all season to rank No. 25 in the nation in that category, and helped the Cowboys rank No. 1 in the country in turnover margin.
Special, Special Teams Explosive special teams play made a major contribution to Wyoming’s success in 2017. Cowboy kick returner Tyler Hall has led the Cowboys to the No. 1 ranking in the nation in kickoff returns as a team. Hall also wrote his name in the Wyoming record book becoming the first player in school history to return two kickoffs for touchdowns in both a single season and a career. He returned his first kickoff for a TD 97 yards against Hawai’i. The following week, he returned a kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown versus Texas State. Seven former Cowboys had returned one kickoff for a TD in their careers, but Hall became the first to record two. Those seven Cowboys who had one kickoff return TD in their careers were: Devin Moore (2007), Alex English (1999), Peter Gunn (1988), Archie Gray (1972), Vic Washington (1966), Dick Behning (1960) and Sonny Jones (1948).
Outstanding Individual Play Earns Cowboys Postseason Honors
Carl Granderson (Junior, Defensive End, Sacramento, Calif.) Granderson earned the first All-Mountain West Conference recognition of his career by leading the Mountain West and ranking No. 15 in the nation in sacks, averaging 0.71 sacks per game (8.5 total sacks). He also was No. 1 in the MW and No. 27 nationally in tackles for loss (1.3 TFLs per game, 15.0 total TFLs). Granderson led all Mountain West defensive linemen in tackles, averaging 6.0 per game (72 total tackles). He also helped the Cowboys rank No. 2 in the conference and No. 38 in the nation in sacks as a team. The Cowboys sacked opposing quarterbacks 28 times in 2017 for an average of 2.33 per game. Granderson was named MW Defensive Player of the Week for his performance vs. Utah State when he had six tackles, intercepted a pass and recorded a safety to seal the win for the Cowboys. He also had 12 tackles at Boise State, including 3.0 sacks and 3.5 tackles for loss. He intercepted the second pass of his career versus New Mexico. Youhanna Ghaifan (Sophomore, DT, Grand Island, Neb.) Ghaifan was named First Team All-Mountain West as a sophomore. He ranked second among all MW defensive linemen in tackles (5.8 tackles per game), trailing only his teammate Granderson. Ghaifan had 13.0 tackles for loss to rank No. 3 in the league, and he recorded 5.0 sacks to rank No. 6 in the Mountain West. He helped the Cowboys rank No. 2 in the MW and No. 38 in the nation in sacks, averaging 2.33 sacks per game as a team, and rank No. 2 in the conference and No. 36 nationally in tackles for loss, averaging 6.80 tackles for loss per game. His best game of the season came in a road win at Air Force when he recorded 11 tackles, 1.0 sack and 2.0 tackles for loss.
LOGAN WILSON
When the Mountain West Conference released its 2017 All-Conference Football Team seven Wyoming Cowboys were honored. For the first time since Wyoming has been a member of the Mountain West Conference, three Cowboys were named to the First Team defensive unit. Junior strong safety Andrew Wingard earned First Team honors for the second consecutive season. He was joined on the All-Mountain West First Team by junior defensive end Carl Granderson and sophomore defensive tackle Youhanna Ghaifan. It was the first All-Conference honor for both Granderson and Ghaifan. Two other Cowboy defenders were named to the All-MW Second Team. Those two were sophomore linebacker Logan Wilson and senior cornerback Rico Gafford. Wilson was recognized by the Mountain West for the second straight season. He was honored a year ago as the MW Freshman of the Year. Gafford received the first All-Conference recognition of his career. The final two Cowboys to be recognized were junior quarterback Josh Allen and sophomore kick return specialist Tyler Hall, who both earned Honorable Mention honors. Allen was honored for the second straight year. He was a Second Team choice in 2016. Hall earned his first All-Conference honor. The All-Conference Team was selected in a vote of the 12 Mountain West head football coaches and media members from across the Mountain West.
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Wyoming Second Team All-Mountain West Selections Logan Wilson (Sophomore, Linebacker, Casper, Wyo.) Wilson earned Second Team All-Mountain West recognition as a sophomore. Wilson tied for the team lead in tackles with teammate Wingard, both had 111 tackles during the regular season. Among MW linebackers, Wilson ranked fifth in tackles, averaging 9.3 tackles per game. He ranked No. 29 in the nation in total tackles. Wilson also ranked No. 3 in the conference and No. 10 in the NCAA in solo tackles, averaging 5.9 per game. He led the Cowboys in solo tackles with 71. He scored the third defensive touchdown of his career versus Texas State earlier this season. Wilson helped the Cowboys rank No. 2 in the Mountain West and No. 17 in the nation as a team in defensive touchdowns, with three on the season. Rico Gafford (Senior, Cornerback, West Des Moines, Iowa) Gafford joined teammate Wilson on the All-Mountain West Second Team. Gafford shared the team lead in interceptions with Wingard, picking off four passes as a senior. That ranked Gafford No. 3 in the conference and No. 36 in the nation in interceptions. He led the Cowboys in passes defended (interceptions + pass breakups), and ranked No. 8 in the conference in that category. Gafford ended the regular season with 10 total passes defended (4 interceptions and 6 PBUs). Gafford’s play helped the Cowboys rank No. 1 in the MW and No. 11 nationally as a team in interceptions. UW intercepted a total of 16 passes in 2017. Wyoming Honorable Mention All-Mountain West Selections Josh Allen (Junior, Quarterback, Firebaugh, Calif.) Allen led a very young Cowboy offense in 2017. The junior engineered three game-winning scoring drives late in games this season versus Hawai’i (in overtime), at Utah State (with 3:45 remaining in the 4th quarter) and versus Colorado State (with 4:21 left in the 4th quarter). The leadership the two-year team captain showed throughout the season was immeasurable as he helped lead Wyoming to a 7-5 record and a second-place finish in the Mountain Division at 5-3. Allen ranked No. 5 in the league in points responsible for (10.8 points per game) and No. 6 in pass completions per game (14.10 completions per game). Allen threw 13 touchdown passes this season and only six interceptions, while rushing for another five TDs. He has helped lead the Cowboys to back-to-back winning seasons and back-to-back bowl appearances the past two seasons. He was unable to play the final two games of the regular season after suffering a shoulder injury in a road win at Air Force, but he has publicly stated that he wants to play in the Cowboys’ bowl game if healthy and is doing everything to rehab his shoulder and be ready on Dec. 22 for the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. Tyler Hall (Sophomore, Return Specialist, Hawthorne, Calif.) Hall accomplished something in 2017 that no player in the history of Wyoming Football had ever accomplished -- he returned two kickoffs for touchdowns in the same season. Hall returned a kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown against Hawai’i and the very next week returned one 95 yards for a TD against Texas State. Hall tied for No. 1 in the Mountain West and No. 5 in the nation in kickoff return TDs. He averaged 34.5 yards per return, which would have led the MW in kickoff returns and would have ranked him No. 3 nationally, but he fell just under the NCAA minimum of 1.2 returns per game in order to be ranked. He returned 13 kickoffs in 12 games this season (1.08 returns per game) for 448 yards. Hall helped Wyoming, as a team, rank No. 1 in the MW and No. 1 in the nation in kickoff returns (29.50 yards per return).
Cowboy Defenders Wingard, Wilson and Epps In Select Group of NCAA Active Leaders Wyoming’s outstanding defensive trio of Andrew Wingard, Logan Wilson and Marcus Epps not only have made their mark on the Cowboy Football program, but they have made their mark nationally. Wingard, Wilson and Epps rank among the top active FBS players in total tackles and solo tackles for their careers. In solo tackles, Wingard ranks No. 2 nationally, averaging 5.92 solo tackles per game for his career. Wilson ranks 13th in the solo tackle category (4.85 solo tackles per game) and Epps ranks 21st (4.62 solo tackles per game).
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In total tackles, Wingard is No. 3 among all active FBS players, averaging 9.58 per game. Wilson averages 7.88 tackles per game for his career to rank No. 15. Epps averages 7.00 tackles per game for his career to rank No. 34 nationally.
Several 2017 Cowboys Among the Best Ever in Wyoming History There are several members of the 2017 Cowboy squad that not only have posted some of the best individual seasons in University of Wyoming history, but they rank among the greatest in school history. Junior safety Wingard has risen to the No. 6 position in career tackles at Wyoming. He will enter this bowl season with 364 career tackles. He is only 103 tackles away from the school record with one year of eligibility remaining at Wyoming. Wingard also joined a very exclusive club this season as he recorded his third consecutive 100-tackle season, with 111 tackles. That makes Wingard only the third Cowboy in 121 seasons of Wyoming Football to accomplish that feat. He joins former Cowboy greats John Salley, a free safety who had 100-tackle seasons in 1980, ’81 and ’82; and Jim Talich, a linebacker who recorded three 100-tackles seasons in 1995, ’96 and ’97. Junior quarterback Allen concluded the regular season ranked No. 8 in career total offense (5,682 yards) and No. 8 in career passing yards (4,912 yards) in Wyoming history. Allen’s 54 touchdowns responsible for (passing, rushing and receiving TDs) ranks No. 4 in school history, and his 41 touchdown passes ranks him No. 5 in the Wyoming record book. Sophomore kick returner Hall is of course now the Wyoming record-holder in kickoffs returned for touchdowns with two.
Cowboys Have Bright Future With Relatively Young Team Returning for Next Season The Wyoming Cowboys have enjoyed another successful season in 2017, and they have achieved that success with a relatively young team. A look at who has started and played for the Cowboys thus far this season indicates that of the 37 players who have started at least one game this season, only six are seniors. The junior class (13 starters) and sophomore class (11 starters) lead in that category. There have been seven freshmen start at least one game in 2017. In terms of the 70 players who have appeared in at least one game for the Cowboys this season, the combination of true freshmen and redshirt freshmen lead the way with 23. The other individuals who have played include: 18 sophomores, 20 juniors and only nine seniors. The Cowboys’ future also looks bright due to the fact that head coach Craig Bohl signed a contract extension following the 2016 season that runs through the 2023 season. In four years at Wyoming, the Cowboy head coach and his staff have taken the Cowboys to consecutive winning seasons and consecutive bowl appearances the past two years, while also challenging for the Mountain West Conference Championship in both 2016 and ’17. The Pokes now turn their attention to finishing the 2017 season on a positive note as they seek a win in the 2017 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
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ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. 69 17 57 32 18D 76 34 87 37 97 21 25 26 88 12 73 59 40D 91D 90 19 6 22 68 81 5 41D 20 28D 50 93 91 23D 53 3 9 3D 79 33 98 4 86 61 31 14 74 44 23 83 13D 94 9D 95 47 58 54 19D 96 46 85 55D
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Name Eric Abojei Josh Allen Patrick Arnold Brock Beddes Keyon Blankenbaker Justis Borton Jeff Burroughs Conner Cain Josh Calvert Caleb Cantrell C.J. Coldon Austin Conway Avante’ Cox Garrett Crall Dontae Crow Keegan Cryder Ryan Cummings Taylor Dodd Kolton Donovan Gavin Dunayski Ayden Eberhardt Marcus Epps Nico Evans Dalton Fields Austin Fort Rico Gafford Ryan Galovich Esaias Gandy Garrett Gardner Ryan Gatoloai-Faupula Youhanna Ghaifan Carl Granderson Mike Green II Josiah Hall Milo Hall Tyler Hall Alijah Halliburton Logan Harris Josh Harshman Ravontae Holt Antonio Hull Javaree Jackson Kaden Jackson Isaac Jefferson C.J. Johnson Brinkley Jolly Victor Jones Tim Kamana Mason Keeler Brennan Kutterer Hunter Lee Isaac Leppke Dylan Leston Matt List Nela Lolohea Austin Lopez Anthony Makransky Sidney Malauulu Cassh Maluia Tyree Mayfield Ryan Mazzola
Pos. OT QB C K CB NT FB NT/DT NT LS CB WR WR DE WR OG OT/OG FS LS DT WR FS RB NT TE CB K S RB LB DT DE RB DE RB CB FS C TE DT CB DT OG WR WR OT/OG DE FS TE S DT WR DE FB DE DE SS NT LB TE LB
Ht. 6-5 6-5 6-3 6-2 5-10 6-2 6-1 6-4 6-0 5-11 6-1 5-10 5-11 6-5 5-9 6-4 6-6 6-2 6-3 6-6 6-2 6-0 5-9 6-3 6-4 5-11 6-0 6-1 6-0 6-1 6-4 6-5 5-11 6-1 5-8 5-10 6-2 6-3 6-3 6-4 5-10 6-5 6-2 5-8 6-2 6-5 6-4 5-11 6-6 6-1 6-4 6-4 6-5 5-11 6-1 6-3 5-10 6-3 6-0 6-3 6-2
Wt. 320 240 296 210 173 253 250 288 235 220 175 183 158 242 178 273 320 193 240 237 190 206 211 288 244 185 192 183 212 216 290 255 205 248 190 190 190 308 235 249 200 273 295 152 204 295 250 213 240 200 281 187 240 245 253 230 200 310 230 241 220
Class Fr. Jr. Fr. RSo. Fr. RFr. RFr. Jr. RFr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. RFr. RFr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Fr. RFr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Fr. So. Fr. So. Jr. RFr. So. So. So. So. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. So. So. Jr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Fr. RFr. Fr. Jr. Sr. So. Jr. Jr. So. Jr. Fr.
Ex. HS 1L HS HS HS RS RS 2L RS HS HS 1L HS RS RS HS 3L HS TR HS RS 2L 2L 3L 1L 1L TR HS SQ HS 1L 2L RS 1L 1L 1L 1L HS 2L HS 2L HS 2L SQ 1L 2L HS 3L HS HS HS RS HS 2L 1L SQ 2L 2L 1L 2L HS
Hometown (Last School) New Hope, Minn. (Robbinsdale Cooper) Firebaugh, Calif. (Reedley CC, Calif.) Omaha, Neb. (Gretna) Casper, Wyo. (Natrona) Oak Park, Ill. (Oak Park-River Forest) Wheatland, Wyo. (Wheatland) Yoder, Wyo. (Southeast) Littleton, Colo. (Heritage) Wheatland, Wyo. (Wheatland) Hurst, Texas (Birdville) Belleville, Ill. (Althoff Catholic) Aurora, Colo. (Overland) Rochester, Ill. (Rochester) Hicksville, Ohio (Hicksville) Sheridan, Wyo. (Sheridan) Littleton, Colo. (Dakota Ridge) Littleton, Colo. (Valor Christian) Laramie, Wyo. (Laramie) Washington, Utah (Southern Utah University) Puyallup, Wash. (Puyallup) Loveland, Colo. (Loveland) Los Angeles, Calif. (Edison) Los Angeles, Calif. (Loyola) Colorado Springs, Colo. (Pine Creek) Gillette, Wyo. (Chabot CC, Calif.) West Des Moines, Iowa (Iowa Western CC, Iowa) Corvallis, Ore. (Crescent Valley) Aurora, Colo. (Denver South) St. Paul, Minn. (Central) Sacramento, Calif. (Inderkum) Grand Island, Neb. (Central Catholic) Sacramento, Calif. (Grant) Sacramento, Calif. (Grant) Colorado Springs, Colo. (Falcon) Denver, Colo. (Cherry Creek) Hawthorne, Calif. (Junipero Serra) Aurora, Colo. (Overland) Torrington, Wyo. (Torrington) Casper, Wyo. (Natrona County) Sacramento, Calif. (Sheldon) Diamond Bar, Calif. (Diamond Bar) Wauwatosa, Wis. (Wauwatosa West) Kingfisher, Okla. (Kingfisher) Rawlins, Wyo. (Rawlins) Bellevue, Neb. (Bellevue West) Liberty, Mo. (Liberty North) Sacramento, Calif. (Inderkum) Honolulu, Hawai’i (West Point Prep) Broomfield, Colo. (Broomfield) Tongue River, Wyo. (Toungue River) Riverton, Wyo. (Riverton) Dinuba, Calif. (Dinuba) Castle Rock, Colo. (Douglas County) Colorado Springs, Colo. (Pine Creek) Hawthorne, Calif. (El Camino CC, Calif.) Colorado Springs, Colo. (Palmer) Friendswood, Texas (Friendswood) Seoul, South Korea (Buena H.S., Ariz.) Compton, Calif. (Paramount) St. Joseph, Mo. (Central) Broomfield, Colo. (Broomfield HS)
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ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. 35D 52 88D 13 8 29 82 45 7 80 2 42 40 55 77 2D 16 38 24 15 21D 39 62 24D 11 64 67 4D 36 18 78 72 22D 35 49 71 75 84 41 30 92 28 43 6D 27
Name Skyler Miller Jahmari Moore EC Ogu John Okwoli Jalen Ortiz Kellen Overstreet Luke Padula Adam Pilapil Chavez Pownell Jr. James Price Robert Priester Kevin Prosser Cooper Rothe Gavin Rush Pahl Schwab Jared Scott Riley Sessions Garrett Shipman Braden Smith Nick Smith Erik Spurlin-Renfroe Justyn Stindt Rudy Stofer Jerard Swan Nick Szpor Zach Thatcher Cole Turner Xazavian Valladay Drew Van Maanen Tyler Vander Waal Alonzo Velazquez Zach Wallace Sidney Washington Jr. Jaylon Watson Trevon Weaver Jace Webb Dustin Weeks Nate Weinman Davon Wells-Ross Logan Wilson Shiloh Windsor Andrew Wingard Ben Wisdorf Trey Woods Tim Zaleski
Pos. LB/N LB WR WR LB/N RB WR LB LB/N WR CB DE K OG/C OT WR FS FB CB/S QB WR WR OG RB QB/P OG C/OG RB FB QB OT OT CB FB LB OG OT TE LB LB DE SS LB RB P
Ht. 5-11 6-2 6-2 6-2 5-10 5-11 6-0 6-1 5-11 6-2 5-9 6-2 5-11 6-3 6-5 6-6 5-11 6-2 5-10 6-4 6-1 6-2 6-6 6-0 6-3 6-5 6-4 6-0 6-1 6-4 6-6 6-7 5-9 6-0 6-2 6-4 6-8 6-7 6-5 6-2 6-3 6-0 6-1 6-3 6-5
Wt. 210 232 175 207 200 220 185 220 205 212 180 227 174 298 302 230 196 232 195 231 190 185 290 187 205 282 293 185 245 210 288 310 170 250 215 309 295 260 196 240 234 210 230 210 230
Class RFr. RFr. Fr. So. Sr. RSo. Fr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr. So. So. So. Fr. RFr. Fr. RFr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. RFr. So. RFr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Jr. RFr. So. Fr. RFr. RFr. Fr. Fr. So. So. Jr. So. Fr. Fr.
Ex. RS RS HS 1L 1L 1L HS 2L 2L 2L 3L 2L 1L 1L SQ HS RS HS RS 2L HS HS HS RS 1L RS 1L HS 3L HS HS 2L RS 1L HS RS RS HS HS 1L 1L 2L 1L HS HS
Hometown (Last School) Torrington, Wyo. (Torrington) Oak Park, Ill. (Oak Park-River Forest) Parker, Colo. (Legend) Phoenix, Ariz. (North Canyon) Peoria, Ariz. (UCLA) Hamilton, Mo. (Penney) Pueblo, Colo. (Pueblo East) Torrance, Calif. (Loyola) Tampa, Fla. (Jefferson) Camas, Wash. (Camas) Tampa, Fla. (Robinson) Aurora, Colo. (Overland) Longmont, Colo. (Longmont) Phillips, Neb. (Aurora) Afton, Wyo. (Star Valley) Oak Park, Ill. (Oak Park-River Forest) Sheridan, Wyo. (Sheridan) Arvada, Colo. (Arvada West) Lakewood, Colo. (Lakewood) Merritt Island, Fla. (Merritt Island) Cerritos, Calif. (Gahr) Belleville, Kan. (Republic County) Kearney, Neb. (Kearney) Milwaukee, Wis. (Marquette) Fresno, Calif. (Central) Pueblo, Colo. (Centennial) Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Xavier) Matteson, Ill. (Brother Rice) Parker, Colo. (Chaparral) Elk Grove, Calif. (Christian Brothers) Janesville, Wis. (Parker) Lake Zurich, Ill. (Lake Zurich) Fresno, Calif. (Bullard) Broken Bow, Okla. (Broken Bow) North Platte, Neb. (North Platte) Hollis, Okla. (Hollis) Deering, N.D. (Glenburn) Creston, Ohio (Norwayne) Omaha, Neb. (Omaha North) Casper, Wyo. (Natrona County) Ada, Okla. (Ada) Arvada, Colo. (Ralston Valley) Cheyenne, Wyo. (East) North Bend, Ore. (North Bend) Oak Lawn, Ill. (St. Rita)
Experience Codes 1L 2L 3L HS JC RS SQ TR
One-Year Letterman Two-Year Letterman Three-Year Letterman High School Player the Previous Season Junior College Player the Previous Season Redshirted Previous Season Squad Member Previous Season But Didn’t Earn Letter Transfer From Another Four-Year School
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No. 2 2D 3 3D 4 4D 5 6 6D 7 8 9 9D 11 12 13 13D 14 15 16 17 18 18D 19 19D 20 21 21D 22 22D 23 23D 24 24D 25 26 27 28 28D 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 35D 36 37 38 39 40 40D 41 41D 42 43 44 45 46 47
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Name Robert Priester Jared Scott Milo Hall Alijah Halliburton Antonio Hull Xazavian Valladay Rico Gafford Marcus Epps Trey Woods Chavez Pownell Jr. Jalen Ortiz Tyler Hall Isaac Leppke Nick Szpor Dontae Crow John Okwoli Brennan Kutterer C.J. Johnson Nick Smith Riley Sessions Josh Allen Tyler Vander Waal Keyon Blankenbaker Ayden Eberhardt Anthony Makransky Esaias Gandy C.J. Coldon Erik Spurlin-Renfroe Nico Evans Sidney Washington Jr. Tim Kamana Mike Green II Braden Smith Jerard Swan Austin Conway Avante’ Cox Tim Zaleski Andrew Wingard Garrett Gardner Kellen Overstreet Logan Wilson Isaac Jefferson Brock Beddes Josh Harshman Jeff Burroughs Jaylon Watson Skyler Miller Drew Van Maanen Josh Calvert Garrett Shipman Justyn Stindt Cooper Rothe Taylor Dodd Davon Wells-Ross Ryan Galovich Kevin Prosser Ben Wisdorf Victor Jones Adam Pilapil Cassh Maluia Matt List
Pos. CB WR RB FS CB RB CB FS RB LB/N LB/N CB WR QB/P WR WR S WR QB FS QB QB CB WR SS S CB WR RB CB FS RB CB/S RB WR WR P SS RB RB LB WR K TE FB FB LB/N FB NT FB WR K FS LB K DE LB DE LB LB FB
Ht. 5-9 6-6 5-8 6-2 5-10 6-0 5-11 6-0 6-3 5-11 5-10 5-10 6-4 6-3 5-9 6-2 6-1 6-2 6-4 5-11 6-5 6-4 5-10 6-2 5-10 6-1 6-1 6-1 5-9 5-9 5-11 5-11 5-10 6-0 5-10 5-11 6-5 6-0 6-0 5-11 6-2 5-8 6-2 6-3 6-1 6-0 5-11 6-1 6-0 6-2 6-2 5-11 6-2 6-5 6-0 6-2 6-1 6-4 6-1 6-0 5-11
Wt. 180 230 190 190 200 185 185 206 210 205 200 190 187 205 178 207 200 204 231 196 240 210 173 190 200 183 175 190 211 170 213 205 195 187 183 158 230 210 212 220 240 152 210 235 250 250 210 245 235 232 185 174 193 196 192 227 230 250 220 230 245
Class Sr. Fr. So. So. Jr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Sr. So. RFr. So. RFr. So. Fr. So. Jr. RFr. Jr. Fr. Fr. RFr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. RFr. Sr. RFr. RFr. RFr. So. Fr. Fr. Jr. So. RSo. So. So. RSo. Jr. RFr. So. RFr. Sr. RFr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. So. Fr. Jr. So. Jr.
Ex. 3L HS 1L 1L 2L HS 1L 2L HS 2L 1L 1L RS 1L RS 1L HS 1L 2L RS 1L HS HS RS 2L HS HS HS 2L RS 3L RS RS RS 1L HS HS 2L SQ 1L 1L SQ HS 2L RS 1L RS 3L RS HS HS 1L HS HS TR 2L 1L HS 2L 1L 2L
Hometown (Last School) Tampa, Fla. (Robinson) Oak Park, Ill. (Oak Park-River Forest) Denver, Colo. (Cherry Creek) Aurora, Colo. (Overland) Diamond Bar, Calif. (Diamond Bar) Matteson, Ill. (Brother Rice) West Des Moines, Iowa (Iowa Western CC, Iowa) Los Angeles, Calif. (Edison) North Bend, Ore. (North Bend) Tampa, Fla. (Jefferson) Peoria, Ariz. (UCLA) Hawthorne, Calif. (Junipero Serra) Dinuba, Calif. (Dinuba) Fresno, Calif. (Central) Sheridan, Wyo. (Sheridan) Phoenix, Ariz. (North Canyon) Tongue River, Wyo. (Toungue River) Bellevue, Neb. (Bellevue West) Merritt Island, Fla. (Merritt Island) Sheridan, Wyo. (Sheridan) Firebaugh, Calif. (Reedley College CC, Calif.) Elk Grove, Calif. (Christian Brothers) Oak Park, Ill. (Oak Park-River Forest) Loveland, Colo. (Loveland) Friendswood, Texas (Friendswood) Aurora, Colo. (Denver South) Belleville, Ill. (Althoff Catholic) Cerritos, Calif. (Gahr) Los Angeles, Calif. (Loyola) Fresno, Calif. (Bullard) Honolulu, Hawai’i (West Point Prep) Sacramento, Calif. (Grant) Lakewood, Colo. (Lakewood) Milwaukee, Wis. (Marquette) Aurora, Colo. (Overland) Rochester, Ill. (Rochester) Oak Lawn, Ill. (St. Rita) Arvada, Colo. (Ralston Valley) St. Paul, Minn. (Central) Hamilton, Mo. (Penney) Casper, Wyo. (Natrona County) Rawlins, Wyo. (Rawlins) Casper, Wyo. (Natrona) Casper, Wyo. (Natrona County) Yoder, Wyo. (Southeast) Broken Bow, Okla. (Broken Bow) Torrington, Wyo. (Torrington) Parker, Colo. (Chaparral) Wheatland, Wyo. (Wheatland) Arvada, Colo. (Arvada West) Belleville, Kan. (Republic County) Longmont, Colo. (Longmont) Laramie, Wyo. (Laramie) Omaha, Neb. (Omaha North) Corvallis, Ore. (Crescent Valley) Aurora, Colo. (Overland) Cheyenne, Wyo. (East) Sacramento, Calif. (Inderkum) Torrance, Calif. (Loyola) Compton, Calif. (Paramount) Colorado Springs, Colo. (Pine Creek)
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Name Trevon Weaver Ryan Gatoloai-Faupula Jahmari Moore Josiah Hall Austin Lopez Gavin Rush Ryan Mazzola Patrick Arnold Nela Lolohea Ryan Cummings Kaden Jackson Rudy Stofer Zach Thatcher Cole Turner Dalton Fields Eric Abojei Jace Webb Zach Wallace Keegan Cryder Brinkley Jolly Dustin Weeks Justis Borton Pahl Schwab Alonzo Velazquez Logan Harris James Price Austin Fort Luke Padula Mason Keeler Nate Weinman Tyree Mayfield Javaree Jackson Conner Cain Garrett Crall EC Ogu Gavin Dunayski Carl Granderson Kolton Donovan Shiloh Windsor Youhanna Ghaifan Hunter Lee Dylan Leston Sidney Malauulu Caleb Cantrell Ravontae Holt
Pos. LB LB LB DE DE OG/C LB C DE OT/OG OG OG OG C/OG NT OT OG OT OG OT/OG OT NT OT OT C WR TE WR TE TE TE DT NT/DT DE WR DT DE LS DE DT DT DE NT LS DT
Ht. 6-2 6-1 6-2 6-1 6-3 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-1 6-6 6-2 6-6 6-5 6-4 6-3 6-5 6-4 6-7 6-4 6-5 6-8 6-2 6-5 6-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 6-0 6-6 6-7 6-3 6-5 6-4 6-5 6-2 6-6 6-5 6-3 6-3 6-4 6-4 6-5 6-3 5-11 6-4
Wt. 215 216 232 248 230 298 220 296 253 320 295 290 282 293 288 320 309 310 273 295 295 253 302 288 308 212 244 185 240 260 241 273 288 242 175 237 255 240 234 290 281 240 310 220 249
Class Fr. Fr. RFr. So. So. So. Fr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Fr. RFr. Jr. Sr. Fr. RFr. Jr. Fr. Jr. RFr. RFr. So. Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. RFr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Sr. So. So. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr.
Ex. HS HS RS 1L SQ 1L HS HS 1L 3L 2L HS RS 1L 3L HS RS 2L HS 2L RS RS SQ HS HS 2L 1L HS HS HS 2L HS 2L RS HS HS 2L TR 1L 1L HS HS 2L HS HS
Hometown (Last School) North Platte, Neb. (North Platte) Sacramento, Calif. (Inderkum) Oak Park, Ill. (Oak Park-River Forest) Colorado Springs, Colo. (Falcon) Colorado Springs, Colo. (Palmer) Phillips, Neb. (Aurora) Broomfield, Colo. (Broomfield HS) Omaha, Neb. (Gretna) Hawthorne, Calif. (El Camino CC, Calif.) Littleton, Colo. (Valor Christian) Kingfisher, Okla. (Kingfisher) Kearney, Neb. (Kearney) Pueblo, Colo. (Centennial) Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Xavier) Colorado Springs, Colo. (Pine Creek) New Hope, Minn. (Robbinsdale Cooper) Hollis, Okla. (Hollis) Lake Zurich, Ill. (Lake Zurich) Littleton, Colo. (Dakota Ridge) Liberty, Mo. (Liberty North) Deering, N.D. (Glenburn) Wheatland, Wyo. (Wheatland) Afton, Wyo. (Star Valley) Janesville, Wis. (Parker) Torrington, Wyo. (Torrington) Camas, Wash. (Camas) Gillette, Wyo. (Chabot CC, Calif.) Pueblo, Colo. (Pueblo East) Broomfield, Colo. (Broomfield) Creston, Ohio (Norwayne) St. Joseph, Mo. (Central) Wauwatosa, Wis. (Wauwatosa West) Littleton, Colo. (Heritage) Hicksville, Ohio (Hicksville) Parker, Colo. (Legend) Puyallup, Wash. (Puyallup) Sacramento, Calif. (Grant) Washington, Utah (Southern Utah University) Ada, Okla. (Ada) Grand Island, Neb. (Central Catholic) Riverton, Wyo. (Riverton) Castle Rock, Colo. (Douglas County) Seoul, South Korea (Buena H.S., Ariz.) Hurst, Texas (Birdville) Sacramento, Calif. (Sheldon)
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Player
Pronunciation
Erik Abojei ................................. uh-BO-jay Brock Beddes ........................... BED-us Keyon Blankenbaker ................. KEE-on Avante’ Cox ............................... uh-VONT-ay Keegan Cryder .......................... KEE-gun, CRY-dur Gavin Dunayski ......................... dunn-ASK-ee Esaias Gandy ............................ ee-ZAY-us Ryan Gatoloai-Faupula ............. nuh-toe-LOW-eye, fow-PU-luh Youhanna Ghaifan..................... yo-HAWN-uh, guh-FAWN Milo Hall .................................... MY-lo Ravontae Holt............................ ruh-VON-tay Javaree Jackson ....................... juh-VAR-ee Tim Kamana .............................. KOM-uh-nah Nela Lolohea ............................. NELL-uh, lo-lo-HAY-uh Anthony Makransky .................. muh-KRAN-skee Sidney Malauulu ....................... mall-uh-OO-loo Cassh Maluia............................. CASH, mall-uh-WEE-uh
Player
Pronunciation
Tyree Mayfield ........................... TIE-ree Jahmari Moore .......................... juh-MAR-ee John Okwoli .............................. awk-WALL-ee Adam Pilapil .............................. PILL-uh-PILL Chavez Pownell Jr. .................... pow-NELL (Just like it looks) Robert Priester .......................... PREE-stur Cooper Rothe ............................ ROTH Rudy Stofer ............................... STO-fur (Long “O”) Nick Szpor ................................. SPORE (Rhymes with More, silent Z) Xazavian Valladay ..................... x-ZAV-ee-un Drew Van Maanen ..................... van MAWN-un (Rhymes with Dawn) Tyler Vander Waal ..................... VAN-dur, wall Nate Weinman........................... WINE-mun Davon Wells-Ross ..................... DAVE-on (Long “A) Andrew Wingard ....................... WING-urd Tim Zaleski ................................ zuh-LESS-kee
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9 Tyler Hall 5-10, 190, So. Hawthorne, Calif.
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FREE SAFETIES
28 Andrew Wingard 6-0, 210, Jr. Arvada, Colo.
6 Marcus Epps 6-0, 206, Jr. Los Angeles, Calif.
23 Tim Kamana 5-11, 205, Sr. Honolulu, Hawai’i
3 Alijah Halliburton 6-2, 190, So. Aurora, Colo.
STRONG-SIDE LINEBACKERS
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STRONG SAFETIES
5 Rico Gafford 5-11, 185, Sr. West Des Moines, Iowa
DEFENSIVE ENDS
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MIDDLE LINEBACKERS
E CORNERBACKS 2 Robert Priester 5-9, 180, Sr. Tampa, Fla. 24 Braden Smith 5-10, 195, RFr. Lakewood, Colo.
WEAK-SIDE LINEBACKERS
8 Jalen Ortiz 5-10, 200, Sr. Peoria, Ariz.
30 Logan Wilson 6-2, 240, So. Casper, Wyo.
46 Cassh Maluia 6-0, 230, So. Paramount, Calif.
7 Chavez Pownell Jr. 5-11, 205, Jr. Tampa, Fla.
45 Adam Pilapil 6-1, 220, Jr. Torrance, Calif.
50 Ryan Gatoloai-Faupula 6-1, 216, Fr., Sacramento, Calif.
NOSE TACKLES
DEFENSIVE TACKLES
DEFENSIVE ENDS
91 Carl Granderson 6-5, 255, Jr. Sacramento, Calif.
96 Sidney Malauulu 6-3, 310, Jr. Seoul, South Korea
93 Youhanna Ghaifan 6-4, 290, So. Grand Island, Neb.
53 Josiah Hall 6-1, 248, So. Colorado Springs, Colo.
88 Garrett Crall 6-4, 242, RFr. Hicksville, Ohio
86 Javaree Jackson 6-5, 273, Fr. Wauwatosa, Wis.
53 Josiah Hall 6-1, 248, So. Colorado Springs, Colo.
42 Kevin Prosser 6-2, 227, Jr. Aurora, Colo.
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RUNNING BACKS 6 Trey Woods 6-3, 211, Fr. North Bend, Ore. 29 Kellen Overstreet 5-11, 220, RSo. Hamilton, Mo. 22 Nico Evans 5-9, 211, Jr. Los Angeles, Calif. 3 Milo Hall 5-8, 190, So. Denver, Colo.
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FULLBACKS QUARTERBACKS
36 Drew Van Maanen 6-1, 245, Sr. Parker, Colo.
17 Josh Allen 6-5, 240, Jr. Firebaugh, Calif.
35 Jaylon Watson 6-0, 250, So. Broken Bow, Okla.
15 Nick Smith 6-4, 231, Jr. Merritt Island, Fla.
TIGHT ENDS 33 Josh Harshman 6-3, 235, Jr. Casper, Wyo. OR
WIDE RECEIVERS
81 Austin Fort 6-4, 244, Jr. Gillette, Wyo.
80 James Price 6-2, 212, Jr. Camas, Wash.
85 Tyree Mayfield 6-3, 241, Jr. St. Joseph, Mo.
WIDE RECEIVERS
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25 Austin Conway 5-10, 183, So. Aurora, Colo.
14 C.J. Johnson 6-2, 204, So. Bellevue, Neb.
26 Avante’ Cox 5-11, 158, Fr. Rochester, Ill.
RIGHT TACKLES
RIGHT GUARDS
CENTERS
LEFT GUARDS
78 Alonzo Velazquez 6-6, 288, Fr. Janesville, Wis.
55 Gavin Rush 6-3, 298, So. Phillips, Neb.
79 Logan Harris 6-3, 308, Fr. Torrington, Wyo.
59 Ryan Cummings 6-6, 309, Sr. Littleton, Colo.
72 Zach Wallace 6-7, 310, Jr. Lake Zurich, Ill.
74 Brinkley Jolly 6-5, 295, Jr. Liberty, Mo.
71 Jace Webb 6-4, 309, RFr. Hollis, Okla.
67 Cole Turner 6-4, 293, Jr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa
67 Cole Turner 6-4, 293, Jr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa
77 Pahl Schwab 6-5, 302, So. Afton, Wyo.
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BY CLASS
SENIORS (9) Ryan Cummings Kolton Donovan Dalton Fields Rico Gafford Tim Kamana Nela Lolohea Jalen Ortiz Robert Priester Drew Van Maanen
REDSHIRT FRESHMEN (17)
OT LS NT CB FS DE LB/N CB FB
JUNIORS (23) Josh Allen Conner Cain Marcus Epps Nico Evans Austin Fort Ryan Galovich Carl Granderson Josh Harshman Antonio Hull Kaden Jackson Brinkley Jolly Matt List Anthony Makransky Sidney Malauulu Tyree Mayfield Adam Pilapil Chavez Pownell Jr. James Price Kevin Prosser Nick Smith Cole Turner Zach Wallace Andrew Wingard
Justis Borton Jeff Burroughs Josh Calvert Garrett Crall Dontae Crow Ayden Eberhardt Mike Green II Isaac Leppke Skyler Miller Jahmari Moore Riley Sessions Braden Smith Jerard Swan Zach Thatcher Sidney Washington Jr. Jace Webb Dustin Weeks
QB NT/DT FS RB TE K DE TE CB OG OT FB SS NT TE LB LB/N WR DE QB C/OG OT SS
FRESHMEN (35)
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORES (2) Brock Beddes Kellen Overstreet
K RB
SOPHOMORES (20) Austin Conway Garrett Gardner Youhanna Ghaifan Josiah Hall Milo Hall Tyler Hall Alijah Halliburton Isaac Jefferson C.J. Johnson Austin Lopez Cassh Maluia John Okwoli Cooper Rothe Gavin Rush Pahl Schwab Nick Szpor Jaylon Watson Logan Wilson Shiloh Windsor Ben Wisdorf
NT FB NT DE WR WR RB WR LB/N LB FS CB RB OG CB OG OT
WR RB DT DE RB CB FS WR WR DE LB WR K C/OG OT QB/P FB LB DE LB
Eric Abojei Patrick Arnold Keyon Blankenbaker Caleb Cantrell C.J. Coldon Avante’ Cox Keegan Cryder Taylor Dodd Gavin Dunayski Esaias Gandy Ryan Gatoloai-Faupula Logan Harris Ravontae Holt Javaree Jackson Victor Jones Mason Keeler Brennan Kutterer Hunter Lee Dylan Leston Ryan Mazzola EC Ogu Luke Padula Jared Scott Garrett Shipman Erik Spurlin-Renfroe Justyn Stindt Rudy Stofer Xazavian Valladay Tyler Vander Waal Alonzo Velazquez Trevon Weaver Nate Weinman Davon Wells-Ross Trey Woods Tim Zaleski
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Hawai’i
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COLORADO (24) Conner Cain Austin Conway Keegan Cryder Ryan Cummings Ayden Eberhardt Dalton Fields Esaias Gandy Josiah Hall Milo Hall Alijah Halliburton Mason Keeler Dylan Leston Matt List Austin Lopez Ryan Mazzola EC Ogu Luke Padula Kevin Prosser Cooper Rothe Garrett Shipman Braden Smith Zach Thatcher Drew Van Maanen Andrew Wingard
FLORIDA (3)
Chavez Pownell Jr. Robert Priester Nick Smith
HAWAI’I (1)
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Josh Allen Marcus Epps Nico Evans Ryan Gatoloai-Faupula Carl Granderson Mike Green II Tyler Hall Ravontae Holt Antonio Hull Victor Jones Isaac Leppke Nela Lolohea Cassh Maluia Adam Pilapil Erik Spurlin-Renfroe Nick Szpor Tyler Vander Waal Sidney Washington Jr.
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WR LB/N
CALIFORNIA (18)
Keyon Blankenbaker C.J. Coldon Avante’ Cox Jahmari Moore Jared Scott Xazavian Valladay Zach Wallace Tim Zaleski
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John Okwoli Jalen Ortiz
ILLINOIS (8)
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ARIZONA (2)
Tim Kamana
2 South Korea
OT C CB LS CB WR OT FS DL S LB C DT NT DE TE S DT DE LB WR WR WR FB WR WR OT RB QB OT LB TE LB RB P
BY STATE/COUNTRY
WHERE ARE THEY FROM?
QB FS RB LB DE RB CB DT CB DE WR DE LB LB WR QB/P QB CB
NT/DT WR OT OT WR NT S DE RB FS TE DE FB DE LB WR WR DE K FB CB OG FB SS LB/N CB QB FS CB CB WR LB WR RB OT P
IOWA (2)
Rico Gafford Cole Turner
KANSAS (1) Justyn Stindt
MINNESOTA (2) Eric Abojei Garrett Gardner
MISSOURI (3) Brinkley Jolly Tyree Mayfield Kellen Overstreet
NEBRASKA (7) Patrick Arnold Youhanna Ghaifan C.J. Johnson Gavin Rush Rudy Stofer Trevon Weaver Davon Wells-Ross
CB C/OG WR OT RB OT TE RB C DT WR OG/C OT LB LB
NORTH DAKOTA (1) Dustin Weeks
OHIO (2)
Garrett Crall Nate Weinman
OKLAHOMA (4) Kaden Jackson Jaylon Watson Jace Webb Shiloh Windsor
OREGON (2) Ryan Galovich Trey Woods
TEXAS (2)
Caleb Cantrell Anthony Makransky
UTAH (1)
Kolton Donovan
OT
DE TE OG FB OG DE K RB LS SS LS
WASHINGTON (2) Gavin Dunayski James Price
WISCONSIN (3) Javaree Jackson Jerard Swan Alonzo Velazquez
WYOMING (17) Brock Beddes Justis Borton Jeff Burroughs Josh Calvert Dontae Crow Taylor Dodd Austin Fort Logan Harris Josh Harshman Isaac Jefferson Brennan Kutterer Hunter Lee Skyler Miller Pahl Schwab Riley Sessions Logan Wilson Ben Wisdorf
DL WR
NT RB OT K NT FB NT WR FS TE C TE WR S DT LB/N OT FS LB LB
SOUTH KOREA (1) Sidney Malauulu
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IN THE PRESS BOX
Brent Vigen
Associate Head Coach Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Years at Wyoming: 4th Alma Mater: North Dakota State ‘98
Jake Dickert
Pete Kaligis
Years at Wyoming: 1st Alma Mater: Wisconsin-Stevens Point ‘07
Years at Wyoming: 9th Alma Mater: Washington ‘94
Safeties
Defensive Tackles/Nose Tackles
ON THE FIELD
Scottie Hazelton
Mike Bath
AJ Cooper
Years at Wyoming: 1st Alma Mater: Fort Lewis ‘97
Years at Wyoming: 4th Alma Mater: Miami, Ohio ‘01
Years at Wyoming: 4th Alma Mater: North Dakota State ‘06
Scott Fuchs
Mike Grant
John Richardson
Years at Wyoming: 4th Alma Mater: North Dakota State ‘95
Years at Wyoming: 2nd Alma Mater: Nebraska ‘93
Years at Wyoming: 4th Alma Mater: North Dakota State ‘10
Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
Offensive Line
Running Backs/Fullbacks
Wide Receivers
Special Teams Coordinator/ Defensive Ends
Cornerbacks
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CRAIG BOHL (Nebraska ‘82)
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Head Coach, University of Wyoming
hen Craig Bohl was hired as head football coach at the University of Wyoming, he was open in saying he wanted to return Cowboy Football to a place of national prominence. As he concludes his fourth season at Wyoming, Bohl has made great strides in achieving that goal. Bohl led Wyoming to its second consecutive winning season and second consecutive bowl appearance in 2017. Wyoming once again challenged for the 2017 Mountain West Conference title, staying in the conference race up until the second to last week of the season. The 2017 Cowboys were one of the top defensive teams in the nation, ranking No. 13 in the NCAA in scoring defense (allowing opponents only 17.8 points per game), No. 21 in total defense (allowing only 332.8 yards per game) and No. 5 in pass defense (160.7 yards allowed per game). Wyoming also ranked No. 2 in the nation in takeaways, forcing 30 opponent turnovers. In 2016, Wyoming 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 and was invited to the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl. Bohl’s Cowboys ended the year as one of the NCAA’s top scoring offenses, averaging 35.9 points per game to rank No. 25 in the nation. Bohl was named the 2016 Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year in voting by conference head coaches and media. During Bohl’s time at Wyoming, two Cowboys earned AllAmerica 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 Staate 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
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consecutive wins (24 from 2011-13) and became the first undefeated FCS National Champion since 1996. “Rarely do you get an oppor tunity to hire a head coach who has won multiple National Championships and has a reputation as a program builder,” said Burman. “I am absolutely confident we hired one of the best football coaches in the country. All you have to do is look at Craig’s record.” “I understand the awesome responsibility to lead this football team,” said Bohl. “I also understand how important football is in the fabric of this institution and not only this institution but around the state. Whether you’re in Sheridan, Casper or Thermopolis, this is the state team, and I embrace that. “I’m looking forward to getting to know the people of our great state of Wyoming. It will be an exciting time for us. We understand that the bar is high. I also appreciate the vision that Tom (Burman) has, and I want to thank him for having faith in me to lead this football program. He was able to articulate to me where our football program needs to go and the resources that are going to be provided to allow us to experience success. “I can’t tell you how excited I am to embrace the Cowboy tradition.” Not only has Bohl won 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. His last three teams posted records of 14-1 (2011), 14-1 (2012) and 15-0 (2013) for a combined record of 43-2 (.956) on way to their three consecutive FCS national titles. By winning the 2013 FCS National Championship, Nor th 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. The Bison had great success against FBS teams to go with their elite status at the FCS level. In each of his last four seasons at NDSU, Bohl’s Bison defeated all four of the FBS teams they faced, and captured all of those wins on the road. NDSU won at Kansas in 2010 (by a score of 6-3), at Minnesota in 2011 (37-24), at Colorado State in 2012 (22-7), and at Kansas State in 2013 (24-21). Overall during his 11 years at North Dakota State, Bohl’s teams built a 7-3 record against FBS teams. 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. He was also a finalist for The Sports Network Eddie Robinson Award in 2011, 2007 and 2006, and was the 2011 and 2013 AFCA Region 4 FCS Coach of the Year. His North Dakota State teams were built on an exciting West Coast offense and a physical, aggressive defense. In the 2013 season, North Dakota State’s offense ranked No. 7 in the nation in rushing offense (257.3 yards per game), No. 10 in scoring offense (38.7 points per game) and No. 14 in total offense (457.5 ypg). The Bison defense ranked No. 1 in the nation in scoring defense (11.3 points allowed per game), No. 2 in the nation in pass defense efficiency (97.59 rating), No. 3 in rushing defense (91.3 yards allowed per game) and were No. 3 in total defense (255.9 yards allowed per game). The Bison led all FCS teams in scoring defense three consecutive seasons (2011-13). In addition to his 15 years of experience as a head coach,
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Bohl has 19 years of experience as a full-time assistant coach at the collegiate level and three seasons as a graduate assistant. His last eight years as an assistant coach were spent at Nebraska. He was the linebackers coach under head coach Tom Osborne for five of those seasons and was part of the 1995 and ‘97 Nebraska National Championship teams. Bohl’s final three seasons (2000-02) at Nebraska, he served as the Cornhuskers’ defensive coordinator under head coach Frank Solich, before accepting the headcoaching job at North Dakota State in 2003. Bohl was part of 11 bowl-game appearances while at Nebraska -- eight as an assistant coach from 1995 to 2002 and three as a graduate assistant coach for the Huskers from 1981-83. As the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Duke in 1994, he helped coach the Blue Devils to the Hall of Fame Bowl in his only season at Duke. Bohl’s North Dakota State teams were ranked in The Sports Network or FCS Coaches Top 25 polls for 107 weeks since beginning FCS play in 2004, and earned the No. 1 ranking in both the final 2011, 2012 and 2013 polls, including being named a unanimous No. 1 following the 2013 campaign. The Bison’s record versus FCS Top 25 ranked teams under Bohl’s direction was 30-8. From 2004-2007, Bohl helped lead Nor th Dakota State through its transition to the NCAA FCS level. During that transition period, his teams posted back-to-back 10-1 seasons in 2006 and 2007, but weren’t eligible for postseason play due to NCAA rules regarding teams moving up a division. During his time in Fargo, N.D., Bohl coached 10 Academic All-Americans and 37 All-Americans, while six studentathletes in the last 10 years were named to the Allstate/AFCA Good Works team. He added a seventh Allstate/AFCA Good Works team member in 2014 at Wyoming, when senior wide receiver Dominic Rufran earned that honor. 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 2016 season will be Bohl’s 37th year coaching at the college level. He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at his alma mater in 1981, assisting with the Nebraska linebackers and defensive backs for three seasons from 1981-83. His first full-time coaching position came at North Dakota State in 1984, coaching the defensive backs. He moved on to coach the linebackers at the University of Tulsa for the 1985 and ‘86 seasons. In 1987 and ‘88, Bohl was the linebackers coach at the University of Wisconsin. He earned his first defensive coordinator position in 1989 at Rice, where he served as the defensive coordinator for five seasons from 1989-93. In 1994, Bohl
accepted the defensive coordinator position at Duke. The following season in 1995, he had the opportunity to return to Nebraska as the linebackers coach, and in his first season back in Lincoln the Huskers won the National Championship. Two seasons later, they captured their second National Championship during Bohl’s time as an assistant coach. Born July 27, 1958, Bohl will be 59 years old when the 2017 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.
Craig Bohl pictured with the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year trophy. Bohl became the first coach in the 27-year history of the award to win it in consecutive seasons (2012 and 2013).
Craig Bohl’s Career Coaching Honors 2016
Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year
2013
The Sports Network Eddie Robinson FCS National Coach of the Year American 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
2012
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
2011
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
2007
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
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Craig Bohl’s Career Coaching History College Head-Coaching Record
Season School 2017 Wyoming 2016 Wyoming 2015 Wyoming 2014 Wyoming 2013 North Dakota State 2012 North Dakota State 2011 North Dakota State 2010 North Dakota State 2009 North Dakota State 2008 North Dakota State 2007 North Dakota State 2006 North Dakota State 2005 North Dakota State 2004 North Dakota State 2003 North Dakota State Record as Head Coach (15 years)
Overall Record W L 7 5 8 6 2 4 15 14 14 9 3 6 10 10 7 8 8 125
10 8 0 1 1 5 8 5 1 1 4 3 3 61
% .583 .571
Conference Record W L % 5 3 .625 6 2 .750
Conference Finish 2nd in MW Mtn. Div. 1st in MW Mtn. Div.
.167 .333 1.000 .933 .933 .643 .273 .545 .909 .909 .636 .727 .727 .672
2 2 8 7 7 4 2 4 3 4 3 2 5 64
6th in MW Mtn. Div. T5th in MW Mtn. Div. 1st in MVFC 1st in MVFC Tie 1st in MVFC Tie 3rd in MVFC 6th in MVFC Tie 4th in MVFC 2nd in GWFC 1st in GWFC 3rd in GWFC 3rd in GWFC 2nd in NCC 4 Titles
6 6 0 1 1 4 6 4 1 0 2 3 2 41
.250 .250 1.000 .875 .875 .500 .250 .500 .750 1.000 .600 .400 .714 .610
College Assistant-Coaching Record
Overall Record Season School W L T 2002 Nebraska (Def. Coord./LB) 7 7 0 2001 Nebraska (Def. Coord./LB) 11 2 0 2000 Nebraska (Def. Coord./LB) 10 2 0 1999 Nebraska (Linebackers) 12 1 0 1998 Nebraska (Linebackers) 9 4 0 1997 Nebraska (Linebackers) 13 0 0 1996 Nebraska (Linebackers) 11 2 0 1995 Nebraska (Linebackers) 12 0 0 1994 Duke (Def. Coord./LB) 8 4 0 1993 Rice (Defensive Coord.) 6 5 0 1992 Rice (Defensive Coord.) 6 5 0 1991 Rice (Defensive Coord.) 4 7 0 1990 Rice (Defensive Coord.) 5 6 0 1989 Rice (Defensive Coord.) 2 8 1 1988 Wisconsin (Linebackers) 1 10 0 1987 Wisconsin (Linebackers) 3 8 0 1986 Tulsa (Linebackers) 7 4 0 1985 Tulsa (Linebackers) 6 5 0 1984 North Dakota State (DB) 11 2 0 1983 Nebraska (Grad Assistant) 12 1 0 1982 Nebraska (Grad Assistant) 12 1 0 1981 Nebraska (Grad Assistant) 9 3 0 Record as Assistant Coach (22 years) 177 87 1 Overall Record as a Head Coach Overall Record as a College Assistant Coach
Conference Record % W L % .500 3 5 .375 .846 7 1 .875 .833 6 2 .750 .923 7 1 .875 .692 5 3 .625 1.000 8 0 1.000 .846 8 0 1.000 1.000 7 0 1.000 .667 5 3 .625 .545 3 4 .429 .545 4 3 .571 .364 2 6 .250 .455 3 5 .375 .227 2 6 .250 .091 1 7 .125 .273 1 7 .125 .636 0 0 ----.545 5 0 1.000 .846 8 1 .889 .923 7 0 1.000 .923 7 0 1.000 .750 7 0 1.000 .670 106 54 .663 125-61 (.672) in 15 seasons 177-87-1 (.670) in 22 seasons
Conference Finish 4th Big 12 North Tie 1st Big 12 North 2nd Big 12 North Big 12 Champs 2nd Big 12 North Big 12 Champs Big 12 Runner-up Big Eight Champs Tie 3rd ACC Tie 4th SWC Tie 2nd SWC 8th SWC Tie 4th SWC Tie 6th SWC Tie 9th Big 10 10th Big 10 Independent 1st MVC 1st NCC 1st Big 8 1st Big 8 1st Big 8
Postseason Appearance Famous Idaho Potato Bowl MW Championship Game/ Poinsettia Bowl FCS National Champions FCS National Champions FCS National Champions FCS QuarterďŹ nals Reclassifying to FCS Reclassifying to FCS Reclassifying to FCS Reclassifying to FCS 3 National Titles Postseason Appearance Independence Bowl BCS Runnerup Rose Bowl Alamo Bowl Champions Fiesta Bowl Champions Holiday Bowl National Champs / Orange Orange Bowl Champions National Champs / Fiesta Hall of Fame Bowl
National Runner-up Orange Bowl Orange Bowl Champions Orange Bowl 2 National Titles
Wyoming Head Coach Craig Bohl and Michigan State Head Coach Mark Dantonio
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All-Americans Coached by Craig Bohl As Head Coach at Wyoming and North Dakota State 2016
Brian Hill, RB Chase Roullier, C Logan Wilson, LB
Third Team All-American, College Sports Madness Second Team All-American, USA Today First Team Freshman All-American, Football Writers Association of America and USA Today
2015
Andrew Wingard, FS
First Team Freshman All-American, Football Writers Association of America
2013
Billy Turner, OT Marcus Williams, CB Andrew Grothmann, FB Ryan Drevlow, NT Colten Heagle, S Brock Jensen, QB Grant Olson, LB
Consensus Consensus First Team, The Sports Network Second Team, Associated Press Third Team, The Sports Network Third Team, Associated Press Third Team, Associated Press
2012
Billy Turner, OT Marcus Williams, CB
Consensus Consensus, MVFC Defensive Player of the Year
2011
Marcus Williams, CB Paul Cornick, OT
Consensus Consensus
2010
John Prelvitz, P Matthew Gratzek, DT
First Team, The Sports Network Third Team, Phil Steele
2009
Pat Paschall, RB Keith Buckman, OG
Consensus Honorable Mention, College Sporting News
2008
Nick Schommer, FS Zach Harrington, C
Second Team, College Sporting News Honorable Mention, The Sports Network
2007
Joe Mays, LB Nate Safe, OT Mike Dragosavich, P Tyler Roehl, RB Keith Buckman, OT Shamen Washington, RS Jerimiah Wurzbacher, TE
First Team, Walter Camp, Great West Conference Defensive Player of the Year, Finalist for Buck Buchanan Award First Team, Walter Camp Second Team, College Sporting News Second Team, Associated Press, The Sports Network, Dopke.com, College Sporting News Honorable Mention, The Sports Network Honorable Mention, The Sports Network Honorable Mention, The Sports Network
2006
Jake Erickson, OG Nate Safe, OT Mike Dragosavich, P Justin Frick, DT Craig Dahl, SS Kyle Steffes, HB
First Team, Football Gazette First Team, Dopke.com College Sports Report Second Team, The Sports Network, Football Gazette Second Team, Football Gazette, Dopke.com, College Sporting News Honorable Mention, Football Gazette Honorable Mention, Football Gazette
2005
Mike Dragosavich, P Justin Frick, DT Tim Popowski, OT AJ Cooper, TE
First Team, Dopke.com College Sports Report Second Team, Football Gazette Third Team, Football Gazette Honorable Mention, Football Gazette
2004
Rob Hunt, C Tim Popowski, OT
First Team, Football Gazette, NCAA IAA Dave Rimington Award Winner Honorable Mention, Dopke.com
2003
Mike Wieser, TE
First Team, Dopke.com College Sports Report
Craig Bohl holds the NCAA FCS National Championship trophy aloft. North Dakota State captured three consecutive FCS national titles from 2011-2013.
Academic All-Americans Coached by Craig Bohl As Head Coach at North Dakota State 2008
Nick Compton, DE Kole Heckendorf, WR Tyler Roehl, RB
2007
Kole Heckendorf, WR Tyler Roehl, RB
2006
Craig Dahl, SS
2005
Kole Zimmerman, LB
2004
Jared Essler, FS Jayd Kittelson, LB Tony Stauss, QB
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B REN T VI G EN
(North Dakota State ‘98) Associate Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
Brent Vigen Career Profile Coaching Experience Years at Wyoming: Years as a College Coach:
4th 20th
Personal Wife: Children:
Molly Jake, Grant and Luke
Education North Dakota State ‘00
Master’s in Secondary Education (Emphasis in Athletic Administration) Bachelor’s in Physical Education
North Dakota State ‘98
Playing Experience North Dakota State
Tight End, 1993-97
Year-by-Year Coaching History 2017-Present 2014-2016 2009-2013 2004-2008 2003 2002 2001 1998-2000
Wyoming Wyoming NDSU NDSU NDSU NDSU NDSU NDSU
Associate Head Coach/OC/QBs Offensive Coordinator/QBs Offensive Coordinator/QBs Passing Game Coordinator/QBs Running Backs Quarterbacks Tight Ends Graduate Assistant
Postseason Coaching Experience 2017 2016 2016 2013 2012 2011 2010 2000
Wyoming Wyoming Wyoming NDSU NDSU NDSU NDSU NDSU
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Poinsettia Bowl MW Championship Game FCS National Champions FCS National Champions FCS National Champions FCS Quarterfi Quarterfinals NCAA Div. II Semifi Semifinals
Where He Recruits Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin
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Brent Vigen was elevated to Associate Head Coach in the spring of 2017. He continued in his roles as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the fourth consecutive season in 2017, and concluded his 20th year as a college coach and his ninth as an offensive coordinator. In 2017, Vigen helped lead the Cowboys to their second consecutive winning season and second consecutive bowl appearance. Vigen has coached junior quarterback Josh Allen, who is one of the top rated college quarterbacks in the nation by numerous NFL Draft experts. Allen was named to 2017 watch lists for the Maxwell Award, Davey O’Brien Award, Walter Camp Award and Manning Award. Vigen’s offense, while very young in 2017, generated three game-winning drives versus Hawai’i, Utah State and Colorado State. The Wyoming offense was one of the most efficient in red-zone situations, converting 29 of 30 red-zone opportunities (96.7 percent) to rank No. 3 in the nation. Vigen was part of a coaching staff that led Wyoming to the 2016 Mountain Division title and earned the Cowboys the right to host the Mountain West Conference Championship Game. Wyoming also earned a berth in the 2016 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl. Four members of the 2016 Wyoming offense earned spots on NFL rosters in 2017, including wide receiver Tanner Gentry, running back Brian Hill, tight end Jacob Hollister and center Chase Roullier. The 2016 Cowboy offense averaged 35.9 points per game to rank No. 2 in the Mountain West and No. 25 in the nation. The passing game, averaged 15.3 yards per completion to rank No. 8 in the NCAA, and in red-zone offense the Pokes converted 90.6 percent of their red-zone opportunities into scores to rank 14th in the country. Wyoming’s offense ranked No. 1 in the MW and No. 22 in the NCAA in first downs (312), was No. 32 in the nation in time of possession (31:34), ranked No. 33 in the country in passing efficiency (143.82 rating) and No. 36 in the nation in rushing offense, averaging 205.4 yards per game. Running back Brian Hill earned Third Team All-America honors from College Sports Madness and center Chase Roullier was named Second Team All-American by USA Today. Tight end Jacob Hollister joined Hill and Roullier as First Team All-Mountain West selections, and quarterback Josh Allen and wide receiver Tanner Gentry earned Second Team All-MW honors. Hill was one of 10 national semifinalists for the Doak Walker Award. Roullier was named to the Outland Trophy and Rotary Lombardi Award Watch Lists, and Gentry was named to the Biletnikoff Award Watch List. Hill was selected in the fifth round of the 2017 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons. Roullier was drafted in the sixth round by the Washington Redskins. Gentry signed a free-agent contract with the Chicago Bears, and Hollister signed as a free agent with the New England Patriots. In 2015, Vigen’s offense had two individuals earn All-Mountain West honors as sophomore running back Hill and junior offensive lineman Roullier both earned Second Team All-Conference honors. Hill was one of 11 semifinalists for the Doak Walker Award in 2015 and was the only semifinalist from a non-Power Five conference. Junior wide receiver Gentry was also named to the Biletnikoff Award Watch List in 2015. The 2015 Wyoming offense ranked sixth in the Mountain West in passing efficiency, with a rating of 135.0. Vigen’s 2014 Cowboy offense featured Biletnikoff Award Watch List receiver Dominic Rufran, who was invited to a free-agent camp by the Atlanta Falcons following his senior season. Another Cowboy senior, offensive tackle Connor Rains, signed as a free agent with the Denver Broncos following the 2014 season. Vigen’s Wyoming offense was very effective at protecting the ball in 2014, committing only 18 turnovers to rank No. 4 in the MW and No. 33 in the nation. Vigen served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at North Dakota State under current Wyoming head coach Craig Bohl from 2009-13. He began his college coaching career at his alma mater, NDSU, in 1998. Vigen was the offensive coordinator for each of North Dakota State’s three consecutive FCS National Championships in 2011, ‘12 and ‘13. In 2013, Vigen’s offense at North Dakota State ranked No. 10 in the nation in scoring offense (38.7 points per game), No. 7 in rushing offense (257.3 yards per game), No. 14 in total offense (457.5 yards per game), No. 1 in third-down efficiency (55.4%), No. 3 in passing efficiency (164.9) and No. 6 in red-zone offense (89.2%). The 2013 NDSU offense also was one of only 12 FCS teams to average 200+ yards rushing and 200+ yards passing per game. The 2012 Bison offense ranked No. 7 in the nation in third-down efficiency (50.7%) and No. 16 in red-zone offense (89.2%). Vigen’s 2011 offense ranked No. 5 in the country in red-zone offense (91.1%). From 2011 through 2013, Vigen helped NDSU to a 43-2 (.956) overall record and a 22-2 (.917) Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) mark on way to its three consecutive FCS national titles. The 2013 NDSU squad became the first undefeated (15-0) FCS National Champion since Marshall went 15-0 to win the 1996 title. That 15-0 record by the Bison also set a North Dakota State school record. NDSU extended its winning streak to 24 consecutive games with the 2013 FCS Championship. That tied both the FCS and NDSU records for consecutive victories. The University of Pennsylvania set the FCS record of 24 consecutive wins from 1992-95. Montana later tied the record from 2001-02. The NDSU record was originally set from 1964-66. Vigen coached quarterback Brock Jensen, who earned Third Team All-America honors from the Associated Press in 2013 and went on to sign a free-agent contract with the Miami Dolphins in the Spring of 2014. Jensen was named the Missouri Valley Football Conference Offensive Player of the Year in 2013. He also was named the: 2012 and 2013 NCAA Division I Championship Game MVP; the 2012 and 2013 College Sporting News FCS Playoff MVP; and the 2013 College Sports Journal FCS Playoff MVP. Jensen ranked: No. 4 in the country in points responsible for in 2013 (264 points); No. 5 in the nation in passing efficiency (167.4 rating); No. 5 in passing TDs (34); No. 9 in the nation in completion percentage (66.3 percent); and No. 23 in passing yards (2,793). Jensen set North Dakota State single-season passing records in 2011, throwing for 2,524 yards and broke that record with 2,793 passing yards in 2013. He concluded his career as North Dakota State’s career passing leader, with 8,598 passing yards. The 2013 Bison offense featured three All-Americans. In addition to Jensen earning Third Team AP All-America honors, offensive tackle Billy Turner was named a Consensus All-American and fullback Andrew Grothmann earned First Team All-America recognition from The Sports Network. In 2011, ‘12 and ‘13, the NDSU offense featured a pair of 1,000-yard rushers. The 2011 season was the first time in NDSU school history that the Bison offense featured two 1,000-yard rushers and a 1,000-yard receiver in the same season. Sam Ojuri rushed for 1,105 yards, and DJ McNorton tallied 1,020, while receiver Warren Holloway had 1,003 receiving yards. In 2012, Ojuri (1,047 yards) and John Crockett (1,038) each rushed for 1,000 yards. The 2013 season saw Ojuri (1,398) and Crockett (1,277) duplicate their 1,000-yard seasons of the previous year, while Vigen’s 2013 offense also featured 1,000-yard receiver Zach Vraa (1,191 receiving yards). Vigen began his college coaching career as a graduate assistant for the Bison from 1998-2000. He became a full-time coach in 2001, coaching the NDSU tight ends in 2001 and the quarterbacks in 2002. He remained at his alma mater as the running backs coach in 2003 when Craig Bohl became head coach of the Bison. From 2004-08, Vigen was elevated to passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach, and in 2009 he was named offensive coordinator and continued to coach the Bison QBs. He coached two-time All-America tight end Jared Peck in 2000 and 2001. Peck went on to sign a free-agent contract with the Denver Broncos. Vigen helped to develop two-time Great West Football Conference Player of the Year, quarterback Steve Walker, who earned the honor in 2006 and 2007. North Dakota State was 8th in rushing offense (219.82 ypg) and 19th in total offense (400.09 ypg) in the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS statistics. Running back Pat Paschall led the FCS in rushing yards per game (139.7) in 2009. As a player, Vigen was a tight end for the Bison from 1993-97. He was part of three NCAA Division II Playoff squads in 1994, ‘95 and ‘97. In 1994, he helped lead NDSU to the North Central Quarterfinals in Conference (NCC) Championship. The Bison advanced to the NCAA Division II Quarterfi 1994 and ‘95 and the First Round of the 1997 Playoffs. A native of Buxton, N.D., Vigen earned his bachelor’s degree from NDSU in 1998 and completed his master’s degree, also from North Dakota State in 2000. He and his wife, Molly, have three boys, Jake, Grant and Luke. Molly played basketball at NDSU and was a member of the 1996 NCAA Division II National Championship team and three NCC title squads.
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SCOTTIE HAZELTON (Fort Lewis ‘97) Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
Scottie Hazelton was hired as Wyoming Defensive Coordinator and Linebackers Coach in January of 2017. Under his leadership, the Wyoming defense enjoyed an outstanding season in 2017. The Cowboys ranked 13th in the nation in scoring defense (17.8 points allowed per game), 21st in total defense (332.8 yards allowed per game), No. 5 in pass defense (160.7 yards allowed per game) and ranked No. 2 in the nation in takeaways (30 turnovers forced). Five members of the Cowboy defense earned All-Mountain West Conference honors in 2017, including First Team selections Andrew Wingard (strong safety), Carl Granderson (defensive end) and Youhanna Ghaifan (defensive tackle) and Second Team honorees Logan Wilson (linebacker) and Rico Gafford (cornerback). Wingard was also named to 2017 watch lists for the Jim Thorpe Award, Chuck Bednarik Award and Bronko Nagurski Trophy. Granderson was named to the Ted Hendricks Award Watch List in 2017. Hazelton helped the Cowboys record their second consecutive winning season in 2017 and earn their second consecutive bowl berth. Hazelton came to Wyoming from the Jacksonville Jaguars of the NFL, where he was the assistant linebackers coach for three seasons. He previously coached with Wyoming head coach Craig Bohl for five seasons at North Dakota State from 2007-11 -- the first three seasons as the Bison defensive line coach and the last two years as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach. In his first season as NDSU’s defensive coordinator in 2010, the Bison made their first appearance in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) playoffs, advancing to the quarterfinals. The next year in 2011, NDSU won its first FCS National Championship. “Scottie Hazelton brings a great body of experience, having coached in the NFL, in the PAC-12 and the Mountain West,” said Bohl. “Most importantly, he was an architect of the start of our great defenses that we had at North Dakota State. “Scottie and I have a long history together. We’re excited about welcoming him, Brooke and their family to Wyoming. He hails from Colorado, so he is very familiar with this area. Scottie will add a great deal of vision coordinating our defense -- a defense he has many years of experience in running.” “I’m so excited to become a Cowboy,” said Hazelton. “Even though I’ve never lived in Wyoming, it feels like I’m coming home because of the history I have with Craig (Bohl) and his staff. I’m honored and humbled to have the opportunity to help continue the tradition and culture of Cowboy Football. I’m anxious to get started. Go Pokes!” For the 2014-16 seasons, Hazelton served as the assistant linebackers coach with the Jacksonville Jaguars of the NFL. In the 2016 season, the Jaguars ranked sixth out of the 32 NFL teams in total defense, allowing opponents only 321.7 yards per game. The Jacksonville defense also ranked No. 5 in pass defense, giving up only 215.2 yards per game. Hazelton worked with linebacker Paul Posluszny, who in 2016 ranked No. 8 among all NFL players in total tackles, with 133 and in 2015 ranked No. 2 in the NFL in tackles per game, averaging 9.5. Another Jaguar linebacker that Hazelton assisted coaching was Telvin Smith, who tied for 16th in the NFL in tackles in 2016, with 118, and tied for sixth in the NFL in 2015, with 128 tackles. Prior to earning the opportunity to coach in the NFL for three seasons, Hazelton coached 18 years at the college level. He served as the defensive coordinator at Mountain West member Nevada in 2013. Hazelton was the linebackers coach at USC in 2012 on a team that earned a Sun Bowl berth versus Georgia Tech. Hazelton was part of Bohl’s staff at North Dakota State for the 2007-11 seasons. His final two seasons with the Bison, Hazelton served as defensive coordinator and linebacker coach. His first season as defensive coordinator in 2010, NDSU’s defense ranked No. 7 nationally in both scoring defense (allowing only 18.21 points per game) and turnover margin (+1.07 per game), was 15th in pass efficiency defense (105.7 rating) and ranked 19th in sacks (2.57 per game). In 2011, the Bison defense ranked No. 1 in the nation in scoring defense (allowing only 12.73 points per game), was No. 8 in turnover margin (+1.20 per game), ranked 17th in rushing defense (118.73 yards per game), was 19th in sacks (2.67 per game) and was 20th in total defense (315.93 yards per game). He was the defensive line coach for NDSU from 2007-09. In 2008, North Dakota State led the FCS in pass defense (116.82 yards per game), ranked second in sacks (3.36 per game), fififth in total defense (254.0 yards per game), fififth in tackles for loss (8.55 per game) and 19th in scoring defense (19.18 points per game allowed). Hazelton’s coaching career began in 1996 at his alma mater, Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colo. He was the defensive backs coach at Fort Lewis from 1996-99 and was the interim defensive coordinator in 1998. He served his fifirst stint at North Dakota State from 2000-01 as a defensive graduate assistant coach. He moved on to a full-time coaching position at St. Olaf College in Northfi Northfield, Minn., in 2002 and ‘03, serving as the defensive backfi backfield coach. Hazelton was hired next at Missouri Southern in Joplin, Mo., for the 2004 and ‘05 seasons where he was the defensive coordinator. In 2006, he became the linebackers coach and special teams coordinator at Michigan Tech in Houghton, Mich., for one season before returning to North Dakota State in 2007. Hazelton played his college football at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colo. He was a three-year letterman at linebacker from 1992-94, and earned his bachelor’s degree in exercise science from Fort Lewis in 1997. Hazelton has his wife, Brooke, have two daughters, Ava and Sophie, and two sons, Bode and Crew.
Scottie Hazelton Career Profile Coaching Experience Years at Wyoming: Years as a College Coach:
1st 22nd
Personal Wife: Children:
Brooke Ava, Sophie, Bode and Crew
Education Fort Lewis ‘97
Bachelor’s in Exercise Science
Playing Experience Fort Lewis
Linebacker, 1992-94
Year-by-Year Coaching History 2017-Present 2014-16 2013 2012 2010-11 2007-09 2006 2004-05
Wyoming Jacksonville Jaguars Nevada USC NDSU NDSU Michigan Tech Missouri Southern
2002-03
St. Olaf
2000-01 1996-99
NDSU Fort Lewis
Defensive Coordinator/LBs Assistant Linebackers Defensive Coordinator/LBs Linebackers Defensive Coordinator/LBs Defensive Line Linebackers/Special Teams Defensive Coordinator/ Safeties Defensive Backs/ Recruiting Coord. Graduate Assistant Defensive Backs
Postseason Coaching Experience 2017 2012 2011 2010 2000
Wyoming USC NDSU NDSU NDSU
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Sun Bowl FCS National Champions FCS Quarterfinals NCAA Div. II Semifinals
Where He Recruits Wyoming, Eastern and Western Colorado, Montana, Western Nebraska and Eastern South Dakota
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M I KE B AT H (Miami, Ohio ‘01) Running Backs/Fullbacks
Mike Bath Career Profile Coaching Experience Years at Wyoming: Years as a College Coach:
4th 14th
Personal Wife: Children:
Tara Colton, Savannah and Case
Education Miami (Ohio) ‘01
Bachelor’s in Marketing and Organizational Behavior
Playing Experience Miami (Ohio)
Quarterback, 1997-00
Year-by-Year Coaching History 2014-Present 2013 2012 2011 2009-10 2006-08 2004-05 2002-03
Wyoming Running Backs/Fullbacks Miami (Ohio) Interim Head Coach/Off. Coord. Miami (Ohio) Quarterbacks Miami (Ohio) Wide Receivers/Tight Ends Ashland (Ohio) Offensive Coordinator Miami (Ohio) Tight Ends Miami (Ohio) Graduate Assistant Coach Celina HS (Ohio) Offensive Assistant Coach
Postseason Coaching Experience 2017 2016 2016 2007
Wyoming Wyoming Wyoming Miami (Ohio)
2004 2004
Miami (Ohio) Miami (Ohio)
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Poinsettia Bowl MW Championship Game Mid-American Championship Game Independence Bowl Mid-American Championship Game
Where He Recruits Kansas, Oklahoma and Eastern Texas
Mike Bath has coached the Wyoming running backs through the most successful period in that position’s history at Wyoming. The 2017 season marked Bath’s fourth season coaching the Cowboy running backs and fullbacks. He completed his 14th season as a coach at the college level in 2017. Bath coached senior fullback Drew Van Maanen, who was one of the national semifinalists for the 2017 National Football Foundation William V. Campbell Scholar-Athlete Award. In 2017, Bath helped lead the Cowboys to their second consecutive winning season and second consecutive bowl appearance. While the 2017 Cowboy offense was very young, it generated three game-winning drives versus Hawai’i, Utah State and Colorado State. The Wyoming offense was one of the most efficient in red-zone situations, converting 29 of 30 red-zone opportunities (96.7 percent) to rank No. 3 in the nation. Bath helped coordinate Wyoming’s special teams that ranked No. 1 in the nation in kickoff returns, averaging 29.50 yards per return. The Cowboy special teams also ranked No. 28 in punt return defense, allowing opponents only 4.91 yards per return, and ranked No. 29 in punt returns, averaging 10.52 yards per return. Kickoff return specialist Tyler Hall wrote his name into the Wyoming record books, returning two kickoff returns for touchdowns in 2017, becoming the only player in school history to return two kickoffs for TDs in a single season and a career. Hall earned Honorable Mention All-Mountain West honors as a return specialist. Punt returner Austin Conway also ranked No. 18 in the nation in punt returns (10.5 yards per return). Bath was part of a coaching staff that led Wyoming to the 2016 Mountain Division title and earned the Cowboys the right to host the Mountain West Conference Championship Game. Wyoming also earned a berth in the 2016 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl. Bath coached former Cowboy running back Brian Hill, who set the Wyoming career and single-season rushing records during his three-year career at Wyoming that ended in 2016. Hill concluded his career with 4,287 rushing yards, and in 2016 he set the Wyoming single-season rushing record of 1,860 yards. He ranked No. 3 in the nation in rushing yards in 2016 (1,860), ranked No. 4 in the NCAA in rushing touchdowns (22) and was 23rd in the nation in all-purpose yards (139.57 yards per game). Hill averaged 9.4 points per game to rank No. 12 in the nation, and he scored a total of 132 points to rank No. 7 nationally. Hill was one of only 10 national semifinalists for the Doak Walker Award, honoring the nation’s premier running back each season. He earned Third Team All-America honors from College Sports Madness, and was selected First Team All-Mountain West by conference head coaches and media. Hill was selected in the fifth round of the 2017 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons. Bath helped coach the 2016 Cowboy offense that averaged 35.9 points per game to rank No. 2 in the Mountain West and No. 25 in the nation. The passing game, averaged 15.3 yards per completion to rank No. 8 in the NCAA, and in red-zone offense the Pokes converted 90.6 percent of their red-zone opportunities into scores to rank 14th in the country. Wyoming’s offense ranked No. 1 in the MW and No. 22 in the NCAA in first downs (312), was No. 32 in the nation in time of possession (31:34), ranked No. 33 in the country in passing efficiency (143.82 rating) and No. 36 in the nation in rushing offense, averaging 205.4 yards per game. The 2015 season saw Cowboy running back Shaun Wick named to the Doak Walker Award Preseason Watch List. Later in the season, UW sophomore running back Hill was added to the Doak Walker Watch List, and Hill went on to be named one of only 11 semifinalists for the award and was the only semifinalist from a non-Power Five conference. Hill earned Second Team All-Mountain West honors in 2015, and ranked No. 8 in the nation in average rushing yards per game (135.9) and No. 9 in total rushing yards (1,631). His 1,631 rushing yards and 135.9 yards per game broke the Wyoming school records originally set by Ryan Christopherson in 1994. Wick ended his Wyoming career with 2,533 career rushing yards to rank No. 6 on the Wyoming career list. In 2014, Bath coached Wick and Hill who combined for 1,589 rushing yards and eight 100-yard rushing games. Hill was selected the Walter Camp Football Foundation National Offensive Player of the Week for his performance at Fresno State in 2014. He accounted for 387 all-purpose yards against the Bulldgos -- 281 rushing yards and 106 receiving yards. Hill became only the fifth player in NCAA history to rush for at least 200 yards and have at least 100 yards receiving in a single game. His 387 all-purpose yards was the best single-game performance in the nation for the 2014 season and set a new University of Wyoming single-game record and a Mountain West Conference single-game record. His 281 rushing yards was the second best single-game performance in Wyoming school history. Prior to coming to Wyoming, Bath served as the interim head coach at Miami, his alma mater, in 2013. He was named interim head coach on Oct. 6, 2013, and also assumed the role as offensive coordinator at that time after beginning the season coaching the quarterbacks and wide receivers. Bath returned to his alma mater in 2011 to coach the wide receivers and tight ends. In 2012, he moved into the role of quarterbacks coach, and coached Miami QB Zac Dysert, who set school records for career total offense (12,678) and career passing yards (12,013). Dysert was drafted by the Denver Broncos in 2013, and was part of a Bronco team that made a run to the Super Bowl his rookie season. Bath also coached wide receiver Andy Cruse at Miami. Cruse signed a free-agent contract with the Houston Texans in 2013 and was on the Texans’ practice squad his rookie year. Bath began his college coaching career in 2004 as a graduate assistant coach for his alma mater. After serving as a graduate assistant in 2004 and 2005, he was named a full-time assistant in 2006 and coached the RedHawk tight ends for three seasons from 2006-08. Two of his tight ends, Tom Crabtree and Jake
O’Connell, went on to play in the NFL. In 2009, Bath accepted the opportunity to become the offensive coordinator at Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio. After serving as the offensive coordinator, quarterbacks and wide receivers coach for two seasons (2009-10), he returned to Miami in 2011. During his time as an assistant coach at Miami, the RedHawks captured three Mid-American Conference (MAC) East Division Championships (2004, ‘05 and ‘07) and made an Independence Bowl appearance in 2004. A three-year starter at quarterback for Miami from 1998-2000, he compiled a record of 23-10 as a starter and led the RedHawks to the MAC East Division Co-Championship as a sophomore in 1998. That team posted a 10-1 record overall and a 7-1 conference mark. Among those 10 wins in ‘98 was a 13-10 upset victory over No. 12 ranked North Carolina and a 14-13 non-conference victory over Army. His junior season, Miami upset Northwestern of the Big Ten by a score of 28-3 on the road, and his senior season, the RedHawks defeated Vanderbilt of the SEC 33-30 in Nashville, Tenn. Bath was named his team’s Co-MVP his senior season. At the conclusion of his college playing career, Bath had set then Miami career records of 6,524 yards passing and 49 passing touchdowns. He earned a double major at Miami in marketing and organizational behavior in 2001. Bath and his wife, Tara, have three children, Colton, Savannah and Case.
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(North Dakota State ‘06) Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Ends AJ Cooper concluded his fourth season at Wyoming in 2017 as the Cowboys’ defensive ends coach and special teams coordinator. He coached the Cowboys to their second consecutive winning season and second consecutive bowl berth in 2017. Cooper helped guide a 2017 Cowboy defense that ranked 13th in the nation in scoring defense (17.8 points allowed per game), 21st in total defense (332.8 yards allowed per game), No. 5 in pass defense (160.7 yards allowed per game) and ranked No. 2 in the nation in takeaways (30 turnovers forced). He coached 2017 First Team All-Mountain West defensive end Carl Granderson. Granderson was also named to the Ted Hendricks Award Watch List in 2017. Cooper coordinated Wyoming’s special teams that ranked No. 1 in the nation in kickoff returns, averaging 29.50 yards per return. The Cowboy special teams also ranked No. 28 in punt return defense, allowing opponents only 4.91 yards per return, and ranked No. 29 in punt returns, averaging 10.52 yards per return. Kickoff return specialist Tyler Hall wrote his name into the Wyoming record books, returning two kickoff returns for touchdowns in 2017, becoming the only player in school history to return two kickoffs for TDs in a single season and a career. Hall earned Honorable Mention All-Mountain West honors as a return specialist. Punt returner Austin Conway also ranked No. 18 in the nation in punt returns (10.5 yards per return). Cooper was part of a coaching staff that led Wyoming to the 2016 Mountain Division title and earned the Cowboys the right to host the Mountain West Conference Championship Game. Wyoming also earned a berth in the 2016 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl. In 2016, several of Cooper’s special teams units excelled. The Cowboys punt team ranked No. 2 in the Mountain West and No. 24 in the nation in punt return defense, allowing opponents only 4.62 yards per punt return. That punt unit also averaged 39.34 yards in net punting to rank No. 3 in the conference and No. 31 in the NCAA. Senior punter Ethan Wood was named to the Ray Guy Award Watch List for the second consecutive season. The kick return team was also very effective, averaging 22.24 yards per return to rank No. 4 in the MW and No. 41 nationally. Wyoming senior kick returner D.J. May earned Second Team All-Mountain West honors in voting by conference head coaches and media. May averaged 27.9 yards each time he returned a kickoff, ranking him No. 9 in the nation. May received an invitation to the Detroit Lions rookie camp as a free agent. On defense, sophomore defensive end Kevin Prosser ranked ninth in the MW in sacks, with 6.5 sacks on the season. As a unit, the Cowboy defense scored five defensive touchdowns to rank No. 1 in the Mountain West and No. 3 in the nation. Wyoming recovered 12 opponent fumbles, ranking No. 1 in the MW and No. 15 in the NCAA. The Cowboys’ 15 interceptions were second best in the conference and 22nd nationally. UW’s 27 total forced turnovers ranked No. 2 in the Mountain West and No. 10 in the country. The 2015 season saw Wyoming senior defensive end Eddie Yarbrough earn Second Team All-Mountain West honors. Yarbrough was named to both the Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List and the Ted Hendricks Award Watch List as a junior and senior. He concluded his UW playing career as the all-time leader in tackles for loss, with 39, and ranked ninth all-time in career sacks at Wyoming, with 21.5. Yarbrough signed as a free agent with the Denver Broncos following the 2016 NFL Draft. Punter Wood was named to the 2015 Ray Guy Award Watch List for the first time in his college career. Several special teams’ units also performed well in 2015. The kickoff coverage team ranked No. 1 in the MW, allowing opponents 21.3 yards per kickoff return, and the punt coverage team ranked No. 2 in the conference and No. 21 nationally, giving up only 4.6 yards per punt return. The Cowboys averaged 23.5 yards per kick return to rank No. 5 in the league and No. 29 in the nation, and the Pokes averaged 38.6 yards as a team in net punting to rank No. 5 in the MW and No. 40 in the country. Kick returner May averaged 26.2 yards per kickoff return to rank No. 4 in the conference and No. 24 in the NCAA. In 2014, Cooper also coached defensive end Yarbrough, who earned First Team All-Mountain West Conference honors as a junior. From 2009 through 2013, Cooper coached the Bison defensive ends. In 2013, he added special teams to his coaching responsibilities. He helped NDSU to a 43-2 (.956) overall record and a 22-2 (.917) Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) mark on way to its three consecutive FCS national titles. The 2013 NDSU squad became the first undefeated (15-0) FCS National Champion since Marshall went 15-0 to win the 1996 title. That 15-0 record by the Bison also set a North Dakota State school record. NDSU extended its winning streak to 24 consecutive games with the 2013 FCS Championship. That tied both the FCS and NDSU records for consecutive victories. The University of Pennsylvania set the FCS record of 24 consecutive wins from 1992-95. Montana later tied the record from 2001-02. The NDSU record was originally set from 1964-66. As the defensive ends coach at North Dakota State, Cooper helped the Bison rank No. 1 in the nation in scoring defense for three consecutive seasons (2011-13), holding opponents to only 12.7 points per game in 2011, 11.5 points per game in 2012 and only 11.3 points per game in 2013. The 2013 Bison defense also ranked: No. 3 in the FCS in total defense (255.9 yards per game); No. 2 in the nation in pass efficiency defense (97.59 rating); No. 3 in rushing defense (91.3 yards allowed per game); and No. 8 in passing yards allowed (164.6 yards per game). In addition to leading the nation in scoring defense in 2012, NDSU: led the nation in total defense (234.5 yards allowed per game); was No. 1 in fewest first downs allowed (12.67 per game); ranked No. 2 in pass defense (140.6 yards allowed per game); and ranked No. 4 in rushing defense (93.9 yards allowed per game). Cooper served as NDSU’s football camp and clinic director in addition to coaching the defensive ends for the Bison. Prior to becoming the defensive ends coach in 2009, Cooper worked with the offensive line and tight ends as a student assistant and graduate assistant with the program from 2006-08. Prominent players who Cooper coached at North Dakota State included: Coulter Boyer, who in 2011 earned Third Team All-America honors as a defensive end from Beyond Sports College Network and Honorable Mention All-America honors from College Sports Journal. Boyer was also an All-MVFC First Team honoree in 2011 and was a Second Team selection in 2010. He fifinished his career ranked No. 4 in school history in career sacks, with 27.5. Cooper coached defensive end Cole Jirik, who was a Second Team All-America selection by College Sports Madness in 2012. Jirik also earned Second Team All-MVFC honors in 2012, and concluded his career ranked No. 5 in Bison history in career sacks (26.0). A third NDSU defensive end who Cooper coached and went on to earn All-Conference recognition was Kyle Emanuel, who was a Second Team All-MVFC selection in 2013 and an Honorable Mention All-MVFC honoree in 2012. An outstanding tight end for the Bison in the 2004 and 2005 seasons, Cooper earned Honorable Mention All-America honors from the Football Gazette in ‘05. He caught 24 passes for 473 yards (19.7 yards per catch) and scored four touchdowns as a senior. He was selected First Team All-Great West Football Conference as a senior, and also earned All-Northwest Region honors. Following his college playing career, Cooper signed a free-agent contract with the Green Bay Packers in 2006. Originally from Phoenix, Ariz., Cooper began his college playing career at Glendale Community College. His fifinal season of junior college, he led all junior college tight ends in three different categories -- receptions (44), receiving yards (578) and touchdown receptions (8). Cooper earned his bachelor’s degree from NDSU in criminal justice in 2006. He and his wife, Amanda, who is a former NDSU women’s basketball player, were married in July 2011. They have two sons, Carter Johnson and Cameron Myles.
AJ Cooper Career Profile Coaching Experience Years at Wyoming: Years as a College Coach:
4th 12th
Personal Wife: Children:
Amanda Carter Johnson and Cameron Myles
Education North Dakota State ‘06
Bachelor’s in Criminal Justice
Playing Experience North Dakota State Glendale C.C.
Tight End, 2004-05 Tight End, 2002-03
Year-by-Year Coaching History 2014-Present 2013 2009-12 2007-08 2006
Wyoming NDSU NDSU NDSU NDSU
Defensive Ends/Special Teams Defensive Ends/Co-Special Teams Defensive Ends Graduate Assistant Student Assistant
Postseason Coaching Experience 2017 2016 2016 2013 2012 2011 2010
Wyoming Wyoming Wyoming NDSU NDSU NDSU NDSU
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Poinsettia Bowl MW Championship Game FCS National Champions FCS National Champions FCS National Champions FCS Quarterfinals
Where He Recruits Arizona, Colorado and San Diego, California
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J A KE D I C KERT (Wisconsin-Stevens Point ‘07) Safeties
Jake Dickert Career Profile Coaching Experience Years at Wyoming: Years as a College Coach:
1st 11th
Personal Wife: Children:
Candice Rylee, Jett and Jace
Education Wisconsin-Stevens Point ‘09 Master's in General Education Wisconsin-Stevens Point ‘07 Bachelor’s in Secondary Math Education
Playing Experience Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Wide Receiver, 2002-06
Year-by-Year Coaching History 2017-Present Wyoming Safeties 2016 South Dakota St. Co-Special Teams Coord./ Safeties 2014-15 Minn. St., Mankato Defensive Coordinator/LBS 2013 Augustana Defensive Coordinator/DBs 2012 S.E. Mo. State Defensive Backs Coach 2011 South Dakota Special Teams Coordinator/DBs 2009-10 NDSU Safeties 2008 NDSU Graduate Assistant Coach 2007 Wis.-Stevens Point Graduate Assistant Coach
Postseason Coaching Experience 2017 2016 2015 2014
Wyoming South Dakota State Minn. St. Mankato Minn. St. Mankato
2010
NDSU
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl FCS Quarterfinals NCAA Div. II First Round NCAA Div. II Championship Game FCS Quarterfinals
Where He Recruits Illinois and the St. Louis metropolitan area
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Jake Dickert joined the Wyoming football staff in February 2017. The 2017 season was his 11th coaching at the collegiate level. Dickert coached the Wyoming safeties in 2017, including coaching First Team All-Mountain West selection Andrew Wingard. Wingard was also named to 2017 watch lists for the Jim Thorpe Award, Chuck Bednarik Award and Bronko Nagurski Trophy. Dickert coached a 2017 Cowboy defense that ranked 13th in the nation in scoring defense (17.8 points allowed per game), 21st in total defense (332.8 yards allowed per game), No. 5 in pass defense (160.7 yards allowed per game) and ranked No. 2 in the nation in takeaways (30 turnovers forced). He helped the Cowboys record their second consecutive winning season in 2017 and earn their second consecutive bowl bid. He spent the 2016 season as the Safeties Coach and Co-Special Teams Coordinator at South Dakota State. Earlier in his career, Dickert was a part of Bohl’s coaching staff at North Dakota State from 2008-10. “Coach (Jake) Dickert is a well-experienced secondary coach,” said Bohl. “He had the opportunity to coach in the National Championship Game at the Division II level at Minnesota State, Mankato. I’ve known Jake for many years. He’s a bright, ambitious young man. He communicates extremely well with players, and will add a great dimension to our defensive staff.” “My family and I are honored to have the opportunity to join Coach Bohl’s staff at Wyoming and continue to build on the foundation of Cowboy Football,” said Dickert. “I am excited to get to know the players and have an impact on their lives on and off the field. Coach (Bohl) has created a culture of football here that I firmly believe in, and I can’t wait to get started.” In his one season on the South Dakota State coaching staff, Dickert helped guide the Jackrabbits to the 2016 Missouri Valley Football Conference Championship and a No. 8 seed in the 2016 NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Playoffs, where they advanced to the FCS National Quarterfinals. As defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Minnesota State, Mankato for the 2014 and 2015 seasons Dickert was part of a coaching staff that led the Mavericks to back-to-back Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) championships and consecutive NCAA Division II Playoff berths, earning their way to the 2014 National Championship Game. Minnesota State posted a combined record of 24-3 over that two-year span. Dickert’s 2014 defense ranked No. 2 in the nation in scoring defense (allowing opponents only 12.9 points per game), No. 4 in turnovers gained, No. 12 in pass defense efficiency and No. 15 in total defense. In 2015, the Mavericks ranked No. 5 in the nation in scoring defense (16.1 points per game), No. 3 in rushing defense, No. 7 in pass defense efficiency and No. 6 in total defense. He coached 16 All-Conference players, three First Team All-Americans and a two-time Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Defensive Player of the Year. In his first season as a college defensive coordinator in 2013 at Augustana, Dickert’s defense ranked No. 20 in the nation at the NCAA Division II level in scoring defense, giving up only 19.5 points per game. Augustana ranked second in the NSIC in pass defense, third in rushing defense and third in total defense. He coached five All-Conference players at Augustana. In 2012, he served as the defensive backs coach at Southeast Missouri State. The Redhawks ranked No. 18 in the nation in turnovers gained (25 total) and No. 23 in interceptions (13 total). Southeast Missouri State ranked No. 2 in the Ohio Valley Conference in pass defense. Dickert also coached a First Team All-Conference strong safety at Southeast Missouri. Dickert spent the 2011 season as the special teams coordinator and defensive backs coach at South Dakota, where the Coyotes ranked No. 2 in the Great West Conference in fewest passing yards allowed, pass defense efficiency and interceptions. He coached three All-Conference performers while at South Dakota. On special teams, the Coyotes ranked in the Top 10 in the nation in punting average and net punting and had an individual rank in the Top 10 in punt return yards. He joined the North Dakota State coaching staff in 2008 as a defensive graduate assistant on Bohl’s staff. In 2009 and 2010, he was elevated to serve as safeties coach for the Bison. The Quarterfinals. 2010 NDSU team advanced to the FCS National Quarterfi Dickert began his college coaching career in 2007 as a defensive graduate assistant at his alma mater, Wisconsin-Stevens Point. He played football at Wisconsin-Stevens Point from 2002-06. Dickert earned All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) honors as a wide receiver his senior season of 2006. He also was named his team’s Wide Receiver of the Year both his junior and senior seasons. UW-Stevens Point was twice ranked in the nation’s Top 25 during his playing career. Dickert earned his bachelor of science degree in secondary math education from Wisconsin-Stevens Point in 2007, and completed his master’s degree in general education, also from UW-Stevens Point in 2009. He and his wife, Candice, have three children, daughter Rylee and sons Jett and Jace.
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S C OT T FU C HS (North Dakota State ‘95) Offensive Line
Scott Fuchs completed his 24th season as a college coach in 2017 and his fourth season coaching the Wyoming offensive line. In 2017, Fuchs helped lead the Cowboys to their second consecutive winning season and second consecutive bowl appearance. While the 2017 Cowboy offense was very young, it generated three game-winning drives versus Hawai’i, Utah State and Colorado State. The Wyoming offense was one of the most efficient in red-zone situations, converting 29 of 30 red-zone opportunities (96.7 percent) to rank No. 3 in the nation. In 2016, Fuchs coached USA Today Second Team All-America center Chase Roullier. Roullier went on to be invited to the 2017 NFL Draft Combine, and was selected in the sixth round of the 2017 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins. Roullier also earned First Team All-Mountain West honors, and was named to the Outland Trophy and Rotary Lombardi Award Watch Lists. Fuchs brings a great deal of knowledge coaching offensive linemen with him to Wyoming as 23 of his previous 24 years of coaching experience have been as an offensive line coach. Fuchs was part of a coaching staff that led Wyoming to the 2016 Mountain Division title and earned the Cowboys the right to host the Mountain West Conference Championship Game. Wyoming also earned a berth in the 2016 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl. In 12 of his 24 seasons as a college coach, Fuchs has helped coach his teams to postseason play. Fuchs offensive line played a key role in blocking for Cowboy running back Brian Hill, who set the Wyoming career and singleseason rushing records during his three-year career at Wyoming that ended in 2016. Hill concluded his career with 4,287 rushing yards, and in 2016 he set the Wyoming single-season rushing record of 1,860 yards. He ranked No. 3 in the nation in rushing yards in 2016 (1,860), ranked No. 4 in the NCAA in rushing touchdowns (22) and was 23rd in the nation in all-purpose yards (139.57 yards per game). Hill averaged 9.4 points per game to rank No. 12 in the nation, and he scored a total of 132 points to rank No. 7 nationally. Hill was one of only 10 national semifinalists for the Doak Walker Award, honoring the nation’s premier running back each season, and was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons. Fuchs helped coach the 2016 Cowboy offense that averaged 35.9 points per game to rank No. 2 in the Mountain West and No. 25 in the nation. The passing game, averaged 15.3 yards per completion to rank No. 8 in the NCAA, and in red-zone offense the Pokes converted 90.6 percent of their red-zone opportunities into scores to rank 14th in the country. Wyoming’s offense ranked No. 1 in the MW and No. 22 in the NCAA in first downs (312), was No. 32 in the nation in time of possession (31:34), ranked No. 33 in the country in passing efficiency (143.82 rating) and No. 36 in the nation in rushing offense, averaging 205.4 yards per game. The 2015 season saw Fuchs coach junior offensive lineman Roullier, who earned Second Team All-Mountain West Conference honors. The Wyoming offensive line blocked for running back Hill, who ranked No. 8 in the nation in average rushing yards per game (135.9) and No. 9 in total rushing yards (1,631). Hill was named one of 11 semifinalists for the 2015 Walker Award. In 2014, Fuchs coached senior offensive tackle Connor Rains, who signed as a free agent with the Denver Broncos following his senior season. Fuchs also coached 2014 Honorable Mention All-Conference offensive guard Roullier. An outstanding offensive lineman himself, Fuchs was named to the 1993 Kodak/American Football Coaches Association First Team All-America squad as a senior offensive guard at North Dakota State. NDSU won three consecutive North Central Conference rushing titles during his three years as a starter. He was part of three North Central Conference Championship teams at NDSU in 1990, ‘91 and ‘92. The 1990 Bison captured the NCAA Division II National Championship. Fuchs coached the offensive line at North Dakota State, his alma mater, the previous five seasons (2009-13) before coming to Wyoming. From 2011 through 2013, Fuchs helped NDSU to a 43-2 (.956) overall record and a 22-2 (.917) Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) mark on way to its three consecutive FCS national titles. The 2013 NDSU squad became the first undefeated (15-0) FCS National Champion since Marshall went 15-0 to win the 1996 title. That 15-0 record by the Bison also set a North Dakota State school record. NDSU extended its winning streak to 24 consecutive games with the 2013 FCS Championship. That tied both the FCS and NDSU records for consecutive victories. The University of Pennsylvania set the FCS record of 24 consecutive wins from 1992-95. Montana later tied the record from 2001-02. The NDSU record was originally set from 1964-66. In 2012 and 2013, Fuchs coached Consensus First Team All-America offensive tackle Billy Turner. Turner was selected in the third round of the 2014 NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins. In 2011, Fuchs coached Consensus All-America offensive tackle Paul Cornick, and center Joe Lund, who was selected as the FCS Rimington Award winner, which is presented to the top center in the nation each season. All total, Fuchs has coached nine All-Americans and 32 All-Conference performers during his career. Fuchs has been on coaching staffs that have won nine conference titles during his college coaching career. In 2013, the North Dakota State offense ranked No. 10 in the nation in scoring offense (38.7 points per game), No. 7 in rushing offense (257.3 yards per game), No. 14 in total offense (457.5 yards per game), No. 1 in third-down efficiency (55.4%), No. 3 in passing efficiency (164.9) and No. 6 in red-zone offense (89.2%). The 2013 NDSU offense also was one of only 12 FCS teams to average 200+ yards rushing and 200+ yards passing per game. The 2012 Bison offense ranked No. 7 in the nation in third-down efficiency (50.7%) and No. 16 in red-zone offense (89.2%). Fuchs offensive lines helped pave the way for North Dakota State to have a 1,000-yard rusher for 11 consecutive seasons. In 2011, ‘12 and ‘13, the NDSU offense featured a pair of 1,000-yard rushers each season. The 2011 season was the fifirst time in NDSU school history that the Bison offense featured two 1,000-yard rushers and a 1,000-yard receiver in the same season. Sam Ojuri rushed for 1,105 yards, and DJ McNorton tallied 1,020, while receiver Warren Holloway had 1,003 receiving yards. In 2012, Ojuri (1,047 yards) and John Crockett (1,038) each rushed for 1,000 yards. The 2013 season saw Ojuri (1,398) and Crockett (1,277) duplicate their 1,000-yard seasons of the previous year, while the 2013 offense also featured 1,000-yard receiver Zach Vraa (1,191 receiving yards). Prior to returning to his alma mater, Fuchs coached one season at Southern Illinois in 2008. That team tied for the conference title and advanced to the First Round of the FCS Playoffs. He also coached at Grand Valley State (2007), Nebraska-Omaha (2003-06), Minnesota-Crookston (2000-02), Wisconsin-Eau Claire (1999) and Valley City State (1997-98). The only school he did not coach the offensive line was his one season at Wisconsin-Eau Claire when he coached the defensive line. Fuchs’ fifirst position as a college coach was as a graduate assistant at NDSU working with the tight ends from 1994-96. Fuchs earned his bachelor of science degree from North Dakota State in physical education and social science education in 1995 and his master of education degree with a specialization in physical education and athletic administration in 1997. Scott and his wife, Emily, have three boys, Hank, Jack and Gus.
Scott Fuchs Career Profile Coaching Experience Years at Wyoming: Years as a College Coach:
4th 24th
Personal Wife: Children:
Emily Hank, Jack and Gus
Education North Dakota State ‘97
Master’s in Physical Education and Athletic Administration
North Dakota State ‘95
Bachelor’s in Physical Education and Social Science Education
Playing Experience North Dakota State
Offensive Lineman 1990-93
Year-by-Year Coaching History 2014-Present 2009-13 2008 2007 2003-06 2000-02 1999 1997-98 1994-96
Wyoming NDSU Southern Illinois Grand Valley State Nebraska-Omaha Minnesota-Crookston Wisconsin-Eau Claire Valley City State NDSU
Offensive Line Offensive Line Offensive Line Offensive Line Offensive Line Offensive Line Defensive Line Offensive Line Graduate Assistant
Postseason Coaching Experience 2017 2016 2016 2013 2012 2011 2010 2008 2007 2006 2005 1995 1994
Wyoming Wyoming Wyoming NDSU NDSU NDSU NDSU Southern Illinois Grand Valley State Nebraska-Omaha Nebraska-Omaha NDSU NDSU
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Poinsettia Bowl MW Championship Game FCS National Champions FCS National Champions FCS National Champions FCS Quarterfinals FCS First Round NCAA Division II Semifinals NCAA Division II Second Round NCAA Division II Second Round NCAA Division II Quarterfinals NCAA Division II Quarterfinals
Where He Recruits Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska
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M I KE G R A N T (Nebraska ‘93) Wide Receivers
Mike Grant Career Profile Coaching Experience Years at Wyoming: Years as a College Coach:
2nd 24th
Personal Wife: Children:
Nina Mireia
Education Nebraska ‘95
Bachelor’s in Journalism/ Advertising Bachelor’s in Communication Studies
Nebraska ‘93
Playing Experience Nebraska
Quarterback 1988-92
Year-by-Year Coaching History 2016-Present Wyoming 2014-15 North Texas 2013 2011-12 2008-10 2007 2001-06 2000 1999 1998 1997 1994-96 1993
Wide Receivers Wide Receivers/Rec. Coordinator North Texas Wide Receivers North Texas Running Backs Western Michigan Assistant Head Coach/WRs Southern Miss Wide Receivers Iowa State Wide Receivers/Tight Ends Iowa State Running Backs Iowa State Outside Linebackers Iowa State Secondary James Madison Wide Receivers/Tight Ends Nebraska Graduate Assistant Nebraska Recruiting Assistant
Postseason Coaching Experience 2017 2016 2016 2013 2008 2007 2005 2004 2002 2001 2000 1996 1995 1994 1993
Wyoming Wyoming Wyoming North Texas Western Michigan Southern Miss Iowa State Iowa State Iowa State Iowa State Iowa State Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Poinsettia Bowl MW Championship Game Heart of Dallas Bowl Champions Texas Bowl PapaJohn’s.com Bowl EV1.net Houston Bowl Independence Bowl Champions Humanitarian Bowl Independence Bowl Insight.com Bowl Champions Orange Bowl Champions Orange Bowl (National Champions) Orange Bowl (National Champions) Orange Bowl
Where He Recruits Northern California
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Mike Grant wrapped up his 24th season as a college coach in 2017. He coached the Cowboy wide receivers for the second consecutive season. In 2017, Grant helped lead the Cowboys to their second consecutive winning season and second consecutive bowl appearance. While the 2017 Cowboy offense was very young, it generated three game-winning drives versus Hawai’i, Utah State and Colorado State. The Wyoming offense was one of the most efficient in red-zone situations, converting 29 of 30 red-zone opportunities (96.7 percent) to rank No. 3 in the nation. Grant was part of a coaching staff that led Wyoming to the 2016 Mountain Division title and earned the Cowboys the right to host the Mountain West Conference Championship Game. Wyoming also earned a berth in the 2016 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl. Prior to coming to Wyoming, Grant spent the previous five years at the University of North Texas where he coached the wide receivers, the running backs and served as recruiting coordinator during his time there. Grant has been part of 18 bowl teams -- 13 as a coach and five as a player. In his four seasons (1993-96) as a recruiting assistant and graduate assistant at his alma mater, the University of Nebraska, he was part of Husker teams that won National Championships in 1994 and ‘95. Nebraska posted back-to-back undefeated seasons in 1994 (13-0) and ‘95 (12-0), and posted an 11-2 record in 1996, finishing that season ranked No. 6 in the national polls. Grant helped coach the tight ends and offensive tackles at NU. He was on the same staff at Nebraska in 1995 and ‘96 as current Wyoming head coach Craig Bohl. During Grant’s first season with the Wyoming Cowboys in 2016, he coached senior wide receiver Tanner Gentry, who earned Second team All-Mountain West honors and signed a free-agent contract with the Chicago Bears in the spring of 2017. Gentry was named to the Biletnikoff Award Watch List for the second consecutive year. He caught 14 touchdown passes in 2016 to lead the Mountain West Conference and rank No. 9 in the nation. Gentry’s 1,326 receiving yards in 2016 also led the MW and ranked 12th in the NCAA. He averaged 94.7 receiving yards per game, ranking him No. 3 in the conference and No. 21 in the country. His 18.42 yards per reception was 27th best in the nation. Grant also coached senior wide receiver Jake Maulhardt, who was invited to the New Orleans Saints rookie camp in the spring of 2017. Grant was part of a coaching staff that led the 2016 Cowboy offense to a very productive season. The Pokes averaged 35.9 points per game to rank No. 2 in the Mountain West and No. 25 in the nation. The passing game, averaged 15.3 yards per completion to rank No. 8 in the NCAA, and in red-zone offense the Pokes converted 90.6 percent of their red-zone opportunities into scores to rank 14th in the country. Wyoming’s offense ranked No. 1 in the MW and No. 22 in the NCAA in first downs (312), was No. 32 in the nation in time of possession (31:34), ranked No. 33 in the country in passing efficiency (143.82 rating) and No. 36 in the nation in rushing offense, averaging 205.4 yards per game. Grant earned his first full-time coaching position in 1997, coaching the wide receivers and tight ends at James Madison University. Grant has coached at the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level for the past 20 seasons, including: nine seasons at Iowa State (1998-06), one season at Southern Miss (2007), three at Western Michigan (2008-10), five seasons at North Texas (2011-15) and now at Wyoming (2016-17). While at North Texas, Grant started out as the running backs coach for two seasons in 2011 and ‘12. As the running backs coach, Grant coached Lance Dunbar, who became the career rushing leader in North Texas history and earned All-Sun Belt Conference honors. Grant took over as the wide receivers coach from 2013-15 and added recruiting coordinator responsibilities in 2014 and ‘15. Among the top receivers he coached at North Texas were Brelan Chancellor, who in 2013 became the first player in Conference USA history to earn First Team All-Conference honors as both a punt returner and kickoff returner. Chancellor also earned Second Team All-Conference honors at wide receiver. Wide receiver Darnell Smith was an Honorable Mention AllConference honoree in 2013. In 2015, wide receiver Carlos Harris finished his career No. 2 in North Texas school history in career receptions, No. 5 in career receiving yards and No. 9 in career all-purpose yards. While coaching the wide receivers at Western Michigan from 2008-10, Grant coached four All-Mid-American Conference receivers. In 2010, he had two receivers, Jordan White and Juan Nunez, record 1,000-yard receiving seasons and each caught over 90 passes. White set a school single-season record with 1,378 receiving yards in 2010 on way to earning Honorable Mention All-America honors from CNN/SI and First Team All-MAC honors. He also concluded his career as Western Michigan’s career record holder for receiving yards. Nunez had 1,032 yards receiving in 2010 and also earned First Team All-MAC honors. In 2008, Grant coached wide receiver Jamarko Simmons, who led the MAC in receptions (98) and receiving yards (1,100). Simmons ranked No. 3 in the NCAA in receptions in 2008 and earned Second Team All-America honors. Grant’s time at Iowa State included him coaching two receivers who would break the Iowa State career receiving record. In 2002, Lane Danielson became the Cyclones’ all-time leading receiver and earned All-Big 12 recognition. Then three years later in 2005, Todd Blythe broke Danielson’s record on way to earning First Team All-Big 12 honors. Grant also coached First Team All-Big 12 running back Ennis Haywood in 2000. Of the 18 bowl teams Grant has been a part of nine came during his time at Nebraska, fifive came at Iowa State and one each came during his time at Southern Miss, Western Michigan, North Texas and Wyoming. Grant has continued to develop his coaching skills throughout his career. He participated in the 2009 NCAA Football Coach’s Academy, the 2013 NCAA/NFL Coach’s Academy and the Bill Walsh NFL Minority Internship Program, serving an internship in 2013 with the Buffalo Bills. A quarterback at Nebraska from 1988-92, he was a three-year letterwinner and was named to the Phillips 66 Academic All-Big Eight Honor Roll. He earned his bachelor’s degree in communication studies from Nebraska in 1993, added a second bachelor’s degree in journalism with a concentration in advertising in 1995 and has completed his course work for his master’s degree in mass communication. He and his wife, Nina, have one daughter, Mireia.
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PE TE K A LI G I S (Washington ‘94) Defensive Tackles/Nose Tackles
Pete Kaligis is the longest serving assistant coach on the Cowboy coaching staff. He completed his ninth consecutive year at Wyoming in 2017. The 2017 season also marked Kaligis’ 23rd season as a college coach. He coached the Wyoming defensive tackles and nose tackles for the fourth straight year. Kaligis helped guide the Cowboys to their second consecutive winning season and second consecutive bowl berth in 2017. The Wyoming defense enjoyed an outstanding season in 2017. The Cowboys ranked 13th in the nation in scoring defense (17.8 points allowed per game), 21st in total defense (332.8 yards allowed per game), No. 5 in pass defense (160.7 yards allowed per game) and ranked No. 2 in the nation in takeaways (30 turnovers forced). He coached First Team All-Mountain West defensive tackle Youhanna Ghaifan in 2017. Kaligis was part of a coaching staff that led Wyoming to the 2016 Mountain Division title and earned the Cowboys the right to host the Mountain West Conference Championship Game. Wyoming also earned a berth in the 2016 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl. Kaligis’ interior defensive line unit in 2016 was led by senior nose tackle Chase Appleby, who made two of the biggest plays of the season for the Cowboys. Appleby returned an interception 55 yards versus Colorado State for what proved to be the winning touchdown for the Cowboys. Later in the season against No. 13 ranked Boise State, Appleby created a game-winning safety to give Wyoming a 30-28 victory. As a unit, the 2016 Cowboy defense scored five defensive touchdowns to rank No. 1 in the Mountain West and No. 3 in the nation. Wyoming recovered 12 opponent fumbles, ranking No. 1 in the MW and No. 15 in the NCAA. The Cowboys’ 15 interceptions were second best in the conference and 22nd nationally. UW’s 27 total forced turnovers ranked No. 2 in the Mountain West and No. 10 in the country. During his previous years coaching at the college level, Kaligis has been a part of 13 teams that advanced to postseason play, including six bowl appearances with NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision teams. In addition to the Cowboys’ appearances in the 2016 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl, the 2011 Gildan New Mexico Bowl and UW’s win in the 2009 New Mexico Bowl, Kaligis was a strength and conditioning coach at Washington when the Huskies played in the 1999 Holiday Bowl, won the 2000 Rose Bowl (defeating Purdue, 34-24) and played in the 2002 Sun Bowl. In his first season coaching the Cowboys’ interior defensive line in 2014, he coached senior defensive tackle Patrick Mertens. Mertens signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Ravens of the NFL following his senior year. Kaligis served as Wyoming’s assistant head coach, co-offensive coordinator and running backs coach in 2013. Sophomore running back Shaun Wick nearly reached the 1,000-yard plateau in 2013, rushing for 979 yards. Wick ended his Wyoming career in 2016 with 2,533 career rushing yards to rank No. 6 on the Wyoming career list. For the 2012 season, Kaligis was promoted to assistant head coach and coached both the Cowboy offensive line and running backs. Kaligis’ first three years at Wyoming (2009-11) he coached the Cowboy offensive line. In 2013, Wyoming ranked 22nd in the nation in total offense (472.8 yards per game) and 26th in passing offense (282.4 yards per game). The Wyoming offense ranked second in the Mountain West Conference and 38th in the nation in passing offense in 2012, averaging 265.4 yards per game. The 2012 season saw Kaligis coach First Team All-Mountain West center Nick Carlson. Carlson was named to the Rimington Trophy Watch List for the second time his senior season. The Rimington Trophy honors the nation’s top center each season. Carlson was also named to the 2012 Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List, and was one of only 10 national finalists for the ARA Sportsmanship Award as a senior. Carlson (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) and senior offensive tackles Josh Leonard (Oakland Raiders) and Kyle Magnuson (Oakland Raiders) each were invited to NFL camps as free agents following their senior seasons. In 2011, the Cowboy offense ranked No. 11 in the nation in fewest sacks allowed, allowing only 12 sacks in 13 games. Three UW offensive linemen earned Mountain West All-Conference honors in 2011. Senior tackle Clayton Kirven and junior center Nick Carlson were named Second Team All-Mountain West. Sophomore offensive guard Tyler Strong earned Honorable Mention All-Conference recognition. Carlson was named to the Rimington Trophy Watch List for the fifirst time in 2011. Kaligis coached sophomore center Carlson in 2010. Carlson went on to earn Honorable Mention All-Mountain West Conference honors. One of Kaligis’ 2009 Cowboys, offensive tackle Ryan Otterson, signed a free-agent contract with the San Diego Chargers following the 2010 NFL Draft. An outstanding college football player and track and fifield athlete, Kaligis started all 12 games at offensive guard for the Washington Huskies and former head football coach Don James when they captured the 1991 National Championship. The Huskies posted a perfect 12-0 record and defeated Michigan, 34-14, in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1, 1992, to win the national title. Kaligis was a member of the Husky Football team from 1990-94. He was an All-American in track and fifield in the shot put. He won the gold medal at the 1995 U.S. Olympic Festival, and placed third in the 1995 University Games. He participated in the 1996 Olympic Trials in track and fifield in the shot put. Kaligis earned his B.A. degree in sociology and law enforcement at Washington in 1994. He and his wife, Kristine, have a daughter, Harlie Grace, and a son, Cooper.
Pete Kaligis Career Profile Coaching Experience Years at Wyoming: Years as a College Coach:
9th 23rd
Personal Wife: Children:
Kristine Harlie Grace and Cooper
Education Washington ‘94
Bachelor’s in Sociology and Law Enforcement
Playing Experience Washington
Offensive Lineman 1990-94 (All-American in Track and Field)
Year-by-Year Coaching History 2014-Present Wyoming 2013 Wyoming 2012 2009-2011 2006-08 2005 2002-04 1999-01 1998-99 1996-97 1994-95
Defensive Tackles Asst. Head Coach/ Off. Coord./RBs Wyoming Asst. Head Coach/ OL/RBs Wyoming Offensive Line Montana Offensive Line Montana TEs and OTs Washington Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Washington Asst. Strength and Conditioning Coach Meridian Middle School Coach Western Washington DL & Strength Coach Western Washington TEs & Strength Coach
Postseason Coaching Experience 2017 2016 2016 2011 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2002 2000 1999 1996 1995 1994
Wyoming Wyoming Wyoming Wyoming Wyoming Montana Montana Montana Montana Washington Washington Washington Western Washington Western Washington Western Washington
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Poinsettia Bowl MW Championship Game Gildan New Mexico Bowl New Mexico Bowl Champions NCAA FCS National Runner-up NCAA FCS First Round NCAA FCS Semifinals NCAA FCS First Round Sun Bowl Rose Bowl Champions Holiday Bowl NAIA Div. II National Runner-up NAIA Division II First Round NAIA Division II Quarterfinals
Where He Recruits Central California, Oregon and Washington
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JOHN RICHARDSON (North Dakota State ‘10) Cornerbacks
John Richardson Career Profile Coaching Experience Years at Wyoming: Years as a College Coach:
4th 9th
Personal Wife: Children:
Sahfiya John Michael Simone Faith
Education North Dakota State ‘10
Bachelor’s in Sports and Recreation Leadership
Playing Experience North Dakota State Mt. San Antonio C.C.
Cornerback 2007-08 Cornerback 2005-06
Year-by-Year Coaching History 2014-Present 2012-13 2011 2009-10
Wyoming NDSU NDSU NDSU
Cornerbacks Cornerbacks Graduate Assistant Student Assistant
Postseason Coaching Experience 2017 2016 2016 2013 2012 2011 2010
Wyoming Wyoming Wyoming NDSU NDSU NDSU NDSU
Where He Recruits Southern California
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Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Poinsettia Bowl MW Championship Game FCS National Champions FCS National Champions FCS National Champions FCS Quarterfinals
John Richardson concluded his fourth season as cornerbacks coach for the Wyoming Cowboys in 2017 and his ninth year coaching at the college level. In six of Richardson’s nine seasons as a college coach, he has helped lead his teams to postseason play. Richardson helped guide the Cowboys to their second consecutive winning season and second consecutive bowl berth in 2017. The Wyoming defense enjoyed an outstanding season in 2017. The Cowboys ranked 13th in the nation in scoring defense (17.8 points allowed per game), 21st in total defense (332.8 yards allowed per game), No. 5 in pass defense (160.7 yards allowed per game) and ranked No. 2 in the nation in takeaways (30 turnovers forced). He coached Second Team All-Mountain West cornerback Rico Gafford in 2017. Richardson was part of a coaching staff that led Wyoming to the 2016 Mountain Division title and earned the Cowboys the right to host the Mountain West Conference Championship Game. Wyoming also earned a berth in the 2016 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl. As a unit, the 2016 Cowboy defense scored five defensive touchdowns to rank No. 1 in the Mountain West and No. 3 in the nation. Wyoming recovered 12 opponent fumbles, ranking No. 1 in the MW and No. 15 in the NCAA. The Cowboys’ 15 interceptions were second best in the conference and 22nd nationally. UW’s 27 total forced turnovers ranked No. 2 in the Mountain West and No. 10 in the country. Of Wyoming’s 15 interceptions, five were made by Richardson’s cornerbacks. In 2015, Richardson coached a Wyoming defense that ranked 26th in the nation in fewest passing yards allowed, giving up only 196.9 passing yards per game to opponents. Prior to coming to Wyoming, Richardson coached the North Dakota State cornerbacks in 2012 and ‘13. He was a member of the NDSU staff from 2009-13, spending the 2009 and ‘10 seasons as a student assistant before becoming a graduate assistant coach in 2011. During his time on the NDSU coaching staff, the Bison won three consecutive national titles in 2011, ‘12 and ‘13. From 2011 through 2013, Richardson helped NDSU to a 43-2 (.956) overall record and a 22-2 (.917) Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) mark on way to its three consecutive FCS national titles. The 2013 NDSU squad became the first undefeated (15-0) FCS National Champion since Marshall went 15-0 to win the 1996 title. That 15-0 record by the Bison also set a North Dakota State school record. NDSU extended its winning streak to 24 consecutive games with the 2013 FCS Championship. That tied both the FCS and NDSU records for consecutive victories. The University of Pennsylvania set the FCS record of 24 consecutive wins from 1992-95. Montana later tied the record from 2001-02. The NDSU record was originally set from 1964-66. As a coach at North Dakota State in 2011, ‘12 and ‘13, Richardson helped the Bison rank No. 1 in the nation in scoring defense for three consecutive seasons, holding opponents to only 12.7 points per game in 2011, 11.5 points per game in 2012 and only 11.3 points per game in 2013. The 2013 Bison defense also ranked: No. 3 in the FCS in total defense (255.9 yards per game); No. 2 in the nation in pass efficiency defense (97.59 rating); No. 3 in rushing defense (91.3 yards allowed per game); and No. 8 in passing yards allowed (164.6 yards per game). In addition to leading the nation in scoring defense in 2012, NDSU: led the nation in total defense (234.5 yards allowed per game); was No. 1 in fewest first downs allowed (12.67 per game); ranked No. 2 in pass defense (140.6 yards allowed per game); and ranked No. 4 in rushing defense (93.9 yards allowed per game). In 2012 and ‘13, Richardson coached Consensus First Team All-America cornerback Marcus Williams. Williams signed a free-agent contract with the Houston Texans following the 2014 NFL Draft. NDSU defensive back Bryan Shepherd also signed as a free agent with the Washington Redskins following the 2014 NFL Draft. A starting cornerback, himself, at NDSU in 2007 and ‘08, Richardson made 85 tackles over his two-year career, with 57 solo tackles, 19 passes defended, two interceptions and two fumble recoveries. He began his college career in his home state of California at Mt. San Antonio Community College. Originally from Compton, Calif., Richardson completed his bachelor’s degree in sports and recreation leadership in December 2010. He earned Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll honors his senior year of 2008. He and his wife, Sahfiya, have one son, John Michael, and one daughter, Simone Faith.
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GO RD IE HAU G (Bemidji State ‘09) Director of Recruiting
Gordie Haug has served as the Director of Recruiting for the Wyoming Football program since 2014. He was a member of a football staff that guided the Cowboys to their second consecutive winning season and second consecutive bowl berth in 2017. In 2016, Haug was part of a Wyoming staff that helped the Cowboys win the Mountain Division title and earn Wyoming the right to host the Mountain West Conference Championship Game. The Cowboys also earned a berth in the 2016 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl. Haug has been very innovative in directing all recruiting efforts for the Cowboy coaching staff. He also coordinates all summer camps for Wyoming Football, and has built a very extensive and productive summer satellite camp program. In 2015 while maintaining his duties as director of recruiting, Haug also coached the Wyoming wide receivers. Junior wide receiver Tanner Gentry was named to the Biletnikoff Award Watch List in 2015. Haug came to Wyoming from North Dakota State where he was a member of head coach Craig Bohl’s coaching staff for the 2012 and 2013 seasons, working as an offensive assistant. In Haug’s two years on the NDSU staff, the Bison posted a combined overall record of 29-1 and a Missouri Valley Football Conference record of 15-1, while capturing back-to-back Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) National Championships. The 2013 NDSU squad became the first undefeated (15-0) FCS National Champion since Marshall went 15-0 to win the 1996 title. That 15-0 record by the Bison also set a North Dakota State school record. NDSU extended its winning streak to 24 consecutive games with the 2013 FCS Championship. That tied both the FCS and NDSU records for consecutive victories. The University of Pennsylvania set the FCS record of 24 consecutive wins from 1992-95. Montana later tied the record from 2001-02. The NDSU record was originally set from 1964-66. Haug coached the running backs at North Dakota State in 2012 and ‘13. Each of those two seasons, NDSU had two individuals rush for over 1,000 yards. In 2013, Sam Ojuri rushed for 1,398 yards and John Crockett rushed for 1,277 yards. The 2012 season saw Ojuri rush for 1,047 yards and Crockett rush for 1,038. In 2013, the North Dakota State offense ranked No. 10 in the nation in scoring offense (38.7 points per game), No. 7 in rushing offense (257.3 yards per game), No. 14 in total offense (457.5 yards per game), No. 1 in third-down effi efficiency (55.4%), No. 3 in passing effi efficiency (164.9) and No. 6 in red-zone offense (89.2%). The 2013 NDSU offense also was one of only 12 FCS teams to average 200+ yards rushing and 200+ yards passing per game. The 2012 Bison offense ranked No. 7 in the nation in third-down effi efficiency (50.7%) and No. 16 in red-zone offense (89.2%). Before joining the North Dakota State staff, Haug spent fifive years (2007-11) coaching at his alma mater, Bemidji State University in Minnesota. He began as a student assistant for two years (2007-08), working with the linebackers. Haug then moved into a graduate assistant role for two seasons (2009-10), working with the running backs. He became a full-time assistant coach on the staff his fifinal season (2011), coaching the defensive line. At Bemidji State, Haug was also involved in recruiting and assisted with the strength and conditioning program. He earned his bachelor’s degree in community health in 2009 and master’s degree in sports science in 2011 both from Bemidji State.
Gordie Haug Career Profile Coaching Experience Years at Wyoming: Years as a College Coach:
4th 11th
Personal Single
Education Bemidji State ‘11 Bemidji State ‘09
Master’s Degree in Sports Science Bachelor’s Degree in Community Health
Playing Experience Bemidji State
Linebacker 2005-06
Year-by-Year Coaching History 2016 2015
Wyoming Wyoming
2014 2012-13 2011
Wyoming NDSU Bemidji State
2009-10
Bemidji State
2007-08
Bemidji State
Director of Recruiting Wide Receivers/ Director of Recruiting Director of Recruiting Running Backs Assistant Coach (Defensive Line) Graduate Assistant (RBs/Strength) Student Assistant (Linebackers)
Postseason Coaching Experience 2017 2016 2016 2013 2012
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BR EN T VERN O N (Missouri ‘08) Assistant Athletics Director for Football Operations
Brent Vernon Career Profile Coaching Experience Years at Wyoming: Years as a College Coach:
9th 14th
Personal Wife:
Emily
Education Missouri ‘08
Bachelor’s in Business Administration
Year-by-Year Coaching History 2017-Present
Wyoming
2013-2016
Wyoming
2012
Wyoming
2011 2009-2010
Wyoming Wyoming
2004-08
Missouri
Assistant A.D. for Football Operations Director of Football Operations Executive Assistant to the Head Coach and Assistant Director of Football Operations Director of Recruiting Offensive Graduate Assistant Student Assistant
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Wyoming Wyoming Wyoming Wyoming Wyoming Missouri Missouri
2006 2005
Missouri Missouri
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Poinsettia Bowl MW Championship Game Gildan New Mexico Bowl New Mexico Bowl Champions Valero Alamo Bowl Champions AT&T Cotton Bowl Champions (Jan. 1, 2008) Sun Bowl Independence Bowl Champions
Brent Vernon was promoted to the position of Assistant Athletics Director for Football Operations in the spring of 2017. He completed his fifth year directing football operations for Wyoming Football in 2017 and his ninth year overall at Wyoming. Vernon was part of a football staff that guided the Cowboys to their second consecutive winning season and second consecutive bowl berth in 2017. In 2016, Vernon helped the Wyoming Cowboys win the Mountain Division title and earn the Cowboys the right to host the Mountain West Conference Championship Game. Wyoming also earned a berth in the 2016 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl. He previously served in the roles of Executive Assistant to the Head Coach and Assistant Director of Football Operations in 2012. In 2011, Vernon served as Wyoming’s Director of Recruiting, being promoted from his previous position as the Cowboys’ offensive graduate assistant in 2009 and ‘10. In his current role, Vernon coordinates a variety of administrative duties for Cowboy Football, including: planning team travel, monitoring the football budget and helping coordinate team functions. While serving as the Director of Recruiting in 2011, Vernon was responsible for coordinating all recruiting efforts for Cowboy Football, including: implementing Wyoming’s recruiting plan for the year, scheduling recruiting travel, organizing recruiting weekends, assuring compliance with NCAA rules relative to recruiting and managing the recruiting budget. Vernon was Wyoming’s offensive graduate assistant in 2009 and 2010. He assisted with practice preparation, scout team coordination and a variety of other administrative and coaching duties for the Cowboy Offense. He also was involved in signaling plays from the sideline on game days. Wyoming’s appearance in the 2016 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl was the seventh bowl game that Vernon had been a part of in his young career. He of course shared in Wyoming’s appearance in the 2011 Gildan New Mexico Bowl and its 2009 New Mexico Bowl Championship, as the Cowboys defeated Fresno State 35-28 in double overtime. While a student assistant at Missouri, the Tigers appeared in four consecutive bowl games from 2005-08. He came to Wyoming in the winter of 2009 from the University of Missouri where he was a student assistant with the Mizzou Football program for fifive seasons from August 2004 to December 2008. At Missouri, he assisted the tight ends’ coach, broke down practice and game fifilm and prepared scouting reports. During that fifive-year span, Missouri enjoyed unprecedented success. The Tigers won the 2005 Independence Bowl over South Carolina, played Oregon State in the 2006 Sun Bowl, won the Cotton Bowl over Arkansas at the conclusion of the 2007 season and defeated Northwestern in the 2008 Alamo Bowl. Vernon completed his bachelor of science degree in business administration, with an emphasis in management, at Missouri in December of 2008. Vernon achieved Dean’s List honors all four years of college. He was also named the University of Missouri Athletics’ Student Assistant of the Year in 2008. He and his wife, Emily, were married in the summer of 2017.
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JU ST IN MES A (USC ‘07) Director of Player Personnel
Justin Mesa was hired as Wyoming’s new Director of Player Personnel in the summer of 2017. Mesa was a member of a 2017 Wyoming football staff that guided the Cowboys to their second consecutive winning season and second consecutive bowl berth in 2017. He came to Wyoming from Dixie State University where he coached the wide receivers in 2016. Mesa also coordinated the field goal and point-after touchdown units on special teams for the Trailblazers. He recruited central and northern California, as well as the state of Utah while at Dixie State. Prior to his recent coaching position at Dixie State, Mesa served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Loyola High School in Los Angeles, Calif., for three seasons from 2013-15. Mesa spent six seasons serving in a variety of administrative and coaching roles at the University of Southern California from 2007-12. He originally was involved as a recruiting and operations assistant at USC in 2007. In 2008, Mesa assisted in coaching the Trojan wide receivers. The 2009 season saw Mesa being hired as a graduate assistant coach. He was elevated to an assistant quarterback coaching position in 2010. For two seasons from 2011-12, Mesa coached the USC tight ends. While at USC, Mesa was part of the Trojans’ Rose Bowl Championship teams at the conclusion of the 2007 and 2008 seasons. He was also on the coaching staff when USC won the 2009 Emerald Bowl and earned a berth in the 2012 Sun Bowl. Mesa completed his bachelor’s degree in kinesiology from USC in 2007. He is currently working on his master’s degree in communication, also through USC.
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HALEY WALSH Cowboy Football Office Manager Haley Walsh is entering her seventh year as office manager for the Wyoming Football program, having joined the athletic department in June of 2011. As one of the first staff members that visitors to the Wyoming Football program meet, Walsh is an important contributor in projecting a positive image for Cowboy Football. Included in her responsibilities are: helping coordinate coaches’ travel, assisting with practice preparation, maintaining coaches’ schedules, aiding with recruiting, maintaining information on players and coaches and helping coordinate summer camps. Walsh came to the Cowboy Football program from the University of Wyoming Foundation where she worked from October of 2009 until June 2011. While at the UW Foundation, she was an administrative assistant to the major gift officers. Prior to that, she worked for the City Engineer in Sheridan, Wyo. for one year, and worked at the Albany County Clerk’s Office in Laramie, Wyo., from 2003-08 as an election clerk. A 2001 graduate of Laramie High School, Walsh grew up on her family’s ranch west of Laramie.
Justin Mesa Career Profile Coaching Experience Years at Wyoming: Years as a College Coach:
1st 14th
Personal Single
Education USC ‘07
Bachelor’s in Kinesiology
Year-by-Year Coaching History 2017-Present 2016 2011-12 2010 2009 2008 2007
Wyoming Dixie State USC USC USC USC USC
Director of Player Personnel Wide Receivers Tight Ends Assisted with Quarterbacks Graduate Assistant Assisted with Wide Receivers Recruiting/Operations Assistant
Postseason Coaching Experience 2017 2012 2009 2008 2007
Wyoming USC USC USC USC
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Sun Bowl Emerald Bowl Champions Rose Bowl Champions (Jan. 1, 2009) Rose Bowl Champions (Jan. 1, 2008)
JAKE CHAPMAN Video Coordinator for Cowboy Football Jake Chapman joined the Wyoming Athletics Department in January of 2014 as video coordinator for Cowboy Football. Chapman coordinates filming of all practice and game footage for Wyoming Football, and supervises a group of student filmers. He is proficient is utilizing XOS Thunder and DragonFly Software for editing practice footage. He posts edited video footage with the use of XOS ThunderCloud IPad software and makes that footage available to members of the Wyoming Football coaching staff and players for film study. Chapman also coordinates recruiting video on potential recruits, which is utilized by the Cowboy coaching staff in all recruiting efforts. He provides video content for a variety of recruiting events during the year. Management of UW Football meeting rooms is one of Chapman’s other responsibilities. He also assists television networks when they arrive on campus by providing video footage for review by TV announce crews. Prior to Wyoming, Chapman served as the football video coordinator at North Dakota State from 2012 through 2013. His responsibilities at NDSU mirrored those he performs as video coordinator at Wyoming. In addition, Chapman helped conduct facility and campus tours and assisted with coordinating recruit visit schedules for coaches. He supervised student assistant filmers. Chapman’s first video coordinator position came while he was a student at Ohio University. He served as the football video coordinator from 2009-12. In 2011, Chapman served as a ballpark operations intern at Goodyear Ballpark in Goodyear, Ariz. His initial work in minor-league baseball came as director of player operations and equipment manager for the Southern Ohio Copperheads from 2009-10. He earned his bachelor’s degree in sport management with minors in business administration and economics from Ohio U. in 2012.
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AARON BOHL Defensive Graduate Assistant Aaron Bohl joined the Wyoming coaching staff in the January of 2017 as a defensive graduate assistant. Bohl came to Wyoming from Minnesota State University Moorhead, where he completed his collegiate playing career in 2016. He will be involved in helping create scouting reports on upcoming opponents, assisting the defensive coaching staff in producing practice plans, helping in developing game plans and will assist in recruiting activities on campus. Bohl was a four-year starter and three-year captain at Minnesota State Moorhead from 2013-16. As a linebacker, he started all 11 games each of his four seasons. Bohl earned Second Team All-Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) honors his senior season, while recording 71 total tackles (34 solo tackles and 37 assists), 4.5 sacks, 7.5 tackles for loss, two pass breakups, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble. He helped lead Minnesota State Moorhead to a 7-4 overall record and 5-2 conference record placing third in the North Division of the NSIC in 2016. For his career, Bohl was credited with 273 career tackles, 8.0 sacks, 22 tackles for loss, eight pass breakups, one interception, two fumble recoveries and four forced fumbles. Bohl graduated in December 2016 from MSUM with a math education degree. As a high school player at Lincoln East High School in Lincoln, Neb., Bohl was a Honorable Mention All-State honoree and earned All-Conference and All-City honors. He served as a team captain in high school, earning three letters in football. Bohl also lettered in basketball and track. He and his wife, Anna, were married in the summer of 2017. He is the son of University of Wyoming head coach Craig Bohl.
JACOB CLABORN Offensive Graduate Assistant/Tight Ends Jacob Claborn is in his second season as an offensive graduate assistant at the University of Wyoming. He will work directly with the Cowboy tight ends again in 2017. In 2016, Claborn coached First Team All-Mountain West tight end Jacob Hollister, who went on to sign a free-agent contract with the New England Patriots. He was part of a Wyoming team that won the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference and played in the 2016 MW Championship Game. The Cowboys went on to earn a spot in the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl. Claborn came to Wyoming in the spring of 2016 after coaching the offensive line as a full-time assistant coach at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Wash., for the 2014 and 2015 seasons. Prior to that, Claborn spent two seasons as an offensive graduate assistant at St. Cloud State in St. Cloud, Minn., in 2012 and 2013. He served as the run-game coordinator, offensive line coach and tight ends coach at his alma mater, California Lutheran, for the 2011 season after coaching the O-Line and tight ends there in 2009 and 2010. He was originally a student assistant at Cal Lutheran in 2007 and ‘08. During his time in college coaching, Claborn has coached one NCAA FBS All-Conference performer, five NCAA Division II All-Conference players, an NCAA Division III All-American and 12 Division III All-Conference performers. He participated in the NCAA Future Football Coaches Academy in 2013. Claborn achieved his bachelor’s degree in exercise science and sports medicine from Cal Lutheran in 2009. He completed his master’s degree in educational administration and leadership from St. Cloud State in 2014. He is studying instructional technology at Wyoming. Claborn is originally from Santa Maria, Calif. He and his wife, Brett, have one daughter, Harper, and one son, Collin.
JOSH FIRM Offensive Graduate Assistant Josh Firm is in his third year with Cowboy Football in 2017. He moved into the role of offensive graduate assistant for Wyoming Football in the spring of 2016, after previously serving as the Cowboys’ recruiting graduate assistant during the 2015 season. He was part of a Wyoming team that won the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference and played in the 2016 MW Championship Game. The Cowboys went on to earn a spot in the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl. As an offensive graduate assistant, Firm will assist in practice preparation and preparing scouting reports, as well as assisting the Cowboy coaching staff on game days. As UW’s recruiting graduate assistant, he assisted the director of recruiting with all facets of the recruiting process, including: collecting recruiting information for review by the Cowboy coaching staff, assisting with recruit visits, helping produce recruiting materials and assisting in scheduling recruiting trips by Wyoming coaches. He began his coaching career in the spring and summer of 2013 as a player/coach for the Calanda Broncos in Chur, Switzerland, where he was the starting QB and co-offensive coordinator. In August of 2013, he returned to his alma mater, Missouri University of Science and Technology as an assistant coach for the running backs. From January 2014 to June 2014, Firm served as the offensive coordinator for the Bron-Villeurbanne Falcons in Lyon, France. Firm came to Wyoming in July 2014 to serve as an intern with Cowboy Football. Firm played his college football at Missouri S&T where he was the Miners’ starting quarterback in 2011 and 2012, earning Great Lakes Football Conference All-Academic honors in 2011. Before transferring to Missouri S&T, Firm began his college playing career at Antelope Valley Community College in California. He earned his bachelor’s degree in business management and information systems from Missouri S&T in 2013, and is currently working on his master’s degree in instructional technology at Wyoming. He is originally from Lancaster, Calif.
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IAN MCGREW Recruiting Graduate Assistant Ian McGrew is entering his second season as Wyoming’s recruiting graduate assistant in 2017. He originally served as an intern with the Cowboy Football program in 2015. Among his duties as Wyoming’s recruiting GA are: updating Wyoming’s recruiting database, organizing and assisting in evaluation of potential recruits’ videotape for review by the Cowboy coaching staff, helping coordinate campus visits by recruits and overseeing recruiting materials that are sent to potential recruits. He was part of a Wyoming team that won the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference and played in the 2016 MW Championship Game. The Cowboys went on to earn a spot in the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl. McGrew interned with the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League prior to coming to Wyoming. He assisted with scouting and football operations with the Rattlers. McGrew earned his bachelor’s degree in sport business from the University of Tennessee-Martin in 2015. He is originally from Union City, Tenn.
ROB SCHLAEGER Defensive Graduate Assistant Rob Schlaeger came to Wyoming in January of 2017 and will work with the Cowboy defensive coaching staff. Schlaeger was most recently the outside linebackers coach at the University of West Florida, an NCAA Division II school in Pensacola, Fla., which played its inaugural season in 2016. Schlaeger developed practice plans for the outside linebackers created scouting reports on opponents and participated in constructing game plans for upcoming games. On game days, he communicated directly with the defensive coordinator from the coaching booth in the press box. Schlaeger recruited parts of Alabama, as well as recruiting the states of Minnesota and Iowa and Kansas junior colleges. West Florida went 5-6 in its first season of college football, including recording two shutouts and defeating No. 16 ranked Florida Institute of Technology. Prior to his one season at West Florida, Schlaeger was an undergraduate assistant at Southwest Minnesota State from December 2011 to June 2016. He assisted in coaching the linebackers for three seasons and spent one season working with the defensive secondary. His final season of 2015, he was promoted to a graduate assistant position responsible for coaching the outside linebackers. In 2013, Southwest Minnesota State earned its first-ever Division II bowl bid to the Mineral Water Bowl, and in 2015 it posted and 8-3 record -- its best record at the Division II level. Schlaeger earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education and sport management from Southwest Minnesota State in 2015, and completed his master’s degree in coaching of sport, also from Southwest Minnesota State, in 2016.
D O U G W AT T E R S O N Administrative Graduate Assistant Doug Watterson joined the Wyoming Football program as a graduate assistant in July 2016, and will be entering his second season as a member of the Cowboy staff in 2017. In his first season at Wyoming, he assisted in producing scouting reports, analyzing opponent film and providing input into game plans. He worked directly with the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach in preparing practice plans for the Cowboy offense. Watterson also played a key role in hosting recruits on their campus visits to Laramie. He was part of a Wyoming team that won the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference and played in the 2016 MW Championship Game. The Cowboys went on to earn a spot in the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl. Before joining the Wyoming Football program, Watterson served as an offensive student assistant at his alma mater, Colorado State-Pueblo from May 2015 through June 2016. Watterson assisted in coaching the quarterbacks and wide receivers at CSU-Pueblo and helped Pueblo to its fifth consecutive Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Championship and the quarterfinals of the 2015 NCAA Division II Playoffs. He assisted in recruitinng California junior colleges and the states of Arizona and Texas. He was also heavily involved in summer football camps at Pueblo. As a player, Watterson was a quarterback at CSU-Pueblo. In the 2014 season, the Thunderwolves won the NCAA Division II National Championship. Watterson was forced to end his career after the 2014 season due to injury. He played the 2013 season at Los Angeles Valley Community College. Watterson completed his bachelor’s degree in business administration, economics and finance at CSU-Pueblo in August 2016. He graduated summa cum laude from Pueblo, and is currently working on his master’s degree in education and instructional technology at the University of Wyoming.
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Coach
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Home W-L-T
Road W-L-T
Neutral W-L-T
Fred Hess ........................... 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 F. Hess/J.F. Soule ................ 3-0-0 3-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 J.F. Soule ............................ 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 J.F. Soule ............................ 2-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 J.F. Soule ............................ 2-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Fred Hess ........................... 0-4-0 0-3-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 J.F. Soule ............................ 0-1-1 0-0-1 0-1-0 0-0-0 Hess Totals ........................ 4-4-0 4-3-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 Soule Totals ....................... 8-1-1 7-0-1 1-1-0 0-0-0 1900 William McMurray .............. 3-3-0 2-0-0 1-3-0 0-0-0 1901 William McMurray .............. 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1902 William McMurray .............. 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1903 William McMurray .............. 3-2-0 3-0-0 0-2-0 0-0-0 1904 William McMurray .............. 4-1-1 2-1-1 2-0-0 0-0-0 1905 William McMurray .............. 3-4-0 2-0-0 1-4-0 0-0-0 1906 William McMurray .............. 1-1-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 McMurray Totals................ 16-11-1 12-2-1 4-9-0 0-0-0 1907 Robert Ehlman ................... 2-1-0 1-0-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 1908 Robert Ehlman ................... 1-2-0 1-1-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 Ehlman Totals .................... 3-3-0 2-1-0 1-2-0 0-0-0 1909 Harold I. Dean..................... 3-5-0 2-2-0 1-3-0 0-0-0 1910 Harold I. Dean..................... 4-4-0 3-0-0 1-4-0 0-0-0 1911 Harold I. Dean..................... 4-3-1 3-1-0 1-2-1 0-0-0 Dean Totals........................ 11-12-1 8-3-0 3-9-1 0-0-0 1912 Leon C. Excelby .................. 2-7-0 2-1-0 0-6-0 0-0-0 Excelby Totals.................... 2-7-0 2-1-0 0-6-0 0-0-0 1913 Ralph W. Thacker ............... 0-5-0 0-2-0 0-3-0 0-0-0 1914 Ralph W. Thacker ............... 1-5-0 1-3-0 0-2-0 0-0-0 Thacker Totals ................... 1-10-0 1-5-0 0-5-0 0-0-0 1915 John Corbett ....................... 2-6-0 2-3-0 0-3-0 0-0-0 1916 John Corbett ....................... 1-4-0 0-3-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 1917 John Corbett ....................... 3-4-0 2-2-0 1-2-0 0-0-0 1918 John Corbett ....................... No Games Played Due to Influenza Epidemic 1919 John Corbett ....................... 3-5-0 2-3-0 1-2-0 0-0-0 1920 John Corbett ....................... 4-5-1 0-3-0 4-2-1 0-0-0 1921 John Corbett ....................... 1-4-2 1-1-0 0-3-2 0-0-0 1922 John Corbett ....................... 1-8-0 1-2-0 0-6-0 0-0-0 1923 John Corbett ....................... 0-8-0 0-4-0 0-4-0 0-0-0 Corbett Totals .................... 15-44-3 8-21-0 7-23-3 0-0-0 1924 “Lone Star” Dietz ................ 2-6-0 2-1-0 0-5-0 0-0-0 1925 “Lone Star” Dietz ................ 6-3-0 4-1-0 2-2-0 0-0-0 1926 “Lone Star” Dietz ................ 2-4-2 2-2-1 0-2-1 0-0-0 1927 “Lone Star” Dietz ................ 4-5-0 3-2-0 1-3-0 0-0-0 Dietz Totals ........................ 14-18-2 11-6-1 3-12-1 0-0-0 1928 George McLaren ................. 2-7-0 2-1-0 0-6-0 0-0-0 1929 George McLaren ................. 1-7-0 1-3-0 0-4-0 0-0-0 McLaren Totals .................. 3-14-0 3-4-0 0-10-0 0-0-0 1930 John Rhodes ...................... 2-5-1 0-1-1 2-4-0 0-0-0 1931 John Rhodes ...................... 6-4-0 0-4-0 6-0-0 0-0-0 1932 John Rhodes ...................... 2-6-1 2-1-1 0-5-0 0-0-0 Rhodes Totals .................... 10-15-2 2-6-2 8-9-0 0-0-0 1933 Willard Witte ....................... 2-6-1 1-2-0 1-4-1 0-0-0 1934 Willard Witte ....................... 3-5-0 1-2-0 2-3-0 0-0-0 1935 Willard Witte ....................... 4-4-0 1-2-0 3-2-0 0-0-0 1936 Willard Witte ....................... 2-5-1 2-1-1 0-4-0 0-0-0 1937 Willard Witte ....................... 3-5-0 1-1-0 2-4-0 0-0-0 1938 Willard Witte ....................... 2-5-1 0-2-1 2-3-0 0-0-0 Witte Totals ....................... 16-30-3 6-10-2 10-20-1 0-0-0 1939 Joel Hunt ............................ 0-7-1 0-2-1 0-5-0 0-0-0 Hunt Totals ........................ 0-7-1 0-2-1 0-5-0 0-0-0 1940 Okie Blanchard ................... 1-7-1 1-2-1 0-5-0 0-0-0 Blanchard Totals ................ 1-7-1 1-2-1 0-5-0 0-0-0 1941 “Bunny” Oakes ................... 2-7-1 1-2-1 1-5-0 0-0-0 1942 “Bunny” Oakes ................... 3-5-0 1-2-0 2-3-0 0-0-0 1943-45 Football Suspended at UW Due to World War II 1946 “Bunny” Oakes ................... 1-8-1 1-3-1 0-5-0 0-0-0 Oakes Totals ...................... 6-20-2 3-7-2 3-13-0 0-0-0 1947 Bowden Wyatt .................... 4-5-0 3-1-0 1-4-0 0-0-0 1948 Bowden Wyatt .................... 4-5-0 3-1-0 1-4-0 0-0-0 1949 Bowden Wyatt .................... 9-1-0 4-0-0 5-1-0 0-0-0 1950 Bowden Wyatt .................... 10-0-0 4-0-0 5-0-0 1-0-0 1951 Bowden Wyatt .................... 7-2-1 3-0-1 4-2-0 0-0-0 1952 Bowden Wyatt .................... 5-4-0 1-3-0 4-1-0 0-0-0 Wyatt Totals....................... 39-17-1 18-5-1 20-12-0 1-0-0 1953 Phil Dickens ....................... 5-4-1 4-0-0 1-4-1 0-0-0 1954 Phil Dickens ....................... 6-4-0 2-3-0 4-1-0 0-0-0 1955 Phil Dickens ....................... 8-3-0 3-1-0 4-2-0 1-0-0 1956 Phil Dickens ....................... 10-0-0 5-0-0 5-0-0 0-0-0 Dickens Totals ................... 29-11-1 14-4-0 14-7-1 1-0-0
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Year
1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Coach
Bob Devaney ...................... Bob Devaney ...................... Bob Devaney ...................... Bob Devaney ...................... Bob Devaney ...................... Devaney Totals .................. Lloyd Eaton ........................ Lloyd Eaton ........................ Lloyd Eaton ........................ Lloyd Eaton ........................ Lloyd Eaton ........................ Lloyd Eaton ........................ Lloyd Eaton ........................ Lloyd Eaton ........................ Lloyd Eaton ........................ Eaton Totals ....................... Fritz Shurmur ...................... Fritz Shurmur ...................... Fritz Shurmur ...................... Fritz Shurmur ...................... Shurmur Totals .................. Fred Akers .......................... Fred Akers .......................... Akers Totals ....................... Bill Lewis............................ Bill Lewis............................ Bill Lewis............................ Lewis Totals ....................... Pat Dye .............................. Dye Totals .......................... Al Kincaid ........................... Al Kincaid ........................... Al Kincaid ........................... Al Kincaid ........................... Al Kincaid ........................... Kincaid Totals .................... Dennis Erickson.................. Erickson Totals .................. Paul Roach ......................... Paul Roach ......................... Paul Roach ......................... Paul Roach ......................... Roach Totals ...................... Joe Tiller ............................ Joe Tiller ............................ Joe Tiller ............................ Joe Tiller ............................ Joe Tiller ............................ Joe Tiller ............................ Tiller Totals ........................ Dana Dimel......................... Dana Dimel......................... Dana Dimel......................... Dimel Totals....................... Vic Koenning ...................... Vic Koenning ...................... Vic Koenning ...................... Koenning Totals ................. Joe Glenn ........................... Joe Glenn ........................... Joe Glenn ........................... Joe Glenn ........................... Joe Glenn ........................... Joe Glenn ........................... Glenn Totals ....................... Dave Christensen................ Dave Christensen................ Dave Christensen................ Dave Christensen................ Dave Christensen................ Christensen Totals ............. Craig Bohl .......................... Craig Bohl .......................... Craig Bohl .......................... Craig Bohl .......................... Bohl Totals .........................
Overall W-L-T
4-3-3 8-3-0 9-1-0 8-2-0 6-1-2 35-10-5 5-5-0 6-4-0 6-2-2 6-4-0 10-1-0 10-1-0 7-3-0 6-4-0 1-9-0 57-33-2 5-6-0 4-7-0 4-7-0 2-9-0 15-29-0 2-9-0 8-4-0 10-13-0 4-6-1 5-7-0 5-7-0 14-20-1 6-5-0 6-5-0 8-3-0 5-7-0 7-5-0 6-6-0 3-8-0 29-29-0 6-6-0 6-6-0 10-3-0 11-2-0 5-6-0 9-4-0 35-15-0 4-6-1 5-7-0 8-4-0 6-6-0 6-5-0 10-2-0 39-30-1 8-5-0 8-3-0 7-4-0 23-12-0 1-10-0 2-9-0 2-10-0 5-29-0 4-8-0 7-5-0 4-7-0 6-6-0 5-7-0 4-8-0 30-41-0 7-6-0 3-9-0 8-5-0 4-8-0 5-7-0 27-35-0 4-8-0 2-10-0 8-6-0 7-5-0 21-29-0
Home W-L-T
2-0-3 3-1-0 3-1-0 4-0-0 3-0-1 15-2-4 2-2-0 3-1-0 3-1-0 4-0-0 5-0-0 4-0-0 4-0-0 5-0-0 0-5-0 30-9-0 3-2-0 2-3-0 4-1-0 2-4-0 11-10-0 1-4-0 5-0-0 6-4-0 3-1-1 3-2-0 3-3-0 9-6-1 5-1-0 5-1-0 5-1-0 3-3-0 5-1-0 5-1-0 2-4-0 20-10-0 4-2-0 4-2-0 5-1-0 6-0-0 4-2-0 6-1-0 21-4-0 3-2-1 3-3-0 4-2-0 5-1-0 4-2-0 6-0-0 25-10-1 5-1-0 5-1-0 4-2-0 14-4-0 1-4-0 1-5-0 2-3-0 4-12-0 3-3-0 5-1-0 2-3-0 4-2-0 4-2-0 3-4-0 21-15-0 3-3-0 2-4-0 4-2-0 1-5-0 4-2-0 14-16-0 3-3-0 2-4-0 6-1-0 5-2-0 16-10-0
Road W-L-T
2-3-0 4-2-0 6-0-0 4-2-0 3-1-1 19-8-1 3-3-0 3-3-0 3-1-2 2-4-0 4-1-0 6-0-0 3-3-0 1-4-0 1-4-0 26-23-2 2-4-0 2-4-0 0-6-0 0-5-0 4-19-0 1-5-0 3-3-0 4-8-0 1-5-0 2-5-0 2-4-0 5-14-0 1-4-0 1-4-0 3-2-0 2-4-0 2-4-0 1-5-0 0-4-0 8-19-0 2-4-0 2-4-0 5-1-0 5-1-0 1-4-0 3-2-0 14-8-0 1-4-0 2-4-0 4-1-0 1-5-0 2-3-0 4-1-0 14-18-0 3-4-0 3-2-0 3-2-0 9-8-0 0-6-0 1-4-0 0-6-0 1-16-0 1-5-0 1-4-0 2-4-0 2-4-0 1-5-0 1-4-0 8-26-0 3-3-0 1-5-0 4-2-0 3-3-0 1-5-0 12-18-0 1-5-0 0-6-0 2-4-0 2-3-0 5-18-0
Neutral W-L-T
0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 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 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-3-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-2-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0
ALL-TIME TOTALS ......................... 527-567-28 314-197-18 206-360-10 7-10-0 121 Seasons.................... (.482) (.611) (.366) (.412)
2017 FAM OUS IDAHO P OTATO BOWL
The Automated ScoreBook Wyoming Cowboys Individual Game-by-Game (as of Dec 09, 2017) All games #17 ALLEN, Josh
UW This Season
#17 Josh Allen Quarterback 6-5, 240 Junior Firebaugh, Calif. (Reedley College, Calif.)
• Threw for 138 yards and rushed for 60 yards in a win vs. Colorado State • Named MW Offensive Player of the Week after going 16-of-28 for 234 yards and 4 TDs vs. New Mexico, tying a career-best for passing TDs while adding a rushing TD • Threw for 131 yards and a TD while rushing for 62 yards and a TD at Boise State • Went 18-of-26 for 208 yards and a TD while rushing for 40 yards and a TD at Utah State • Tossed a season-best 3 TDs with 219 yards passing vs. Texas State • Went 22-32 for 328 yards and 2 TDs vs. Gardner-Webb • Threw for 174 yards at Iowa on 23-40 passing
Date
Rushing no. yds td
Opponent
Sep 02 Sep 09 Sep 16 Sep 23 Sep 30 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Nov 04 Nov 11 Totals
at IOWA HAWKEYES GARDNER-WEBB OREGON DUCKS HAWAI'I TEXAS STATE BOBCATS at Utah State at Boise State NEW MEXICO LOBOS COLORADO STATE at Air Force
8 0 8 6 8 16 18 4 12 4 84
-10 0 25 17 12 36 62 20 60 -15 207
0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 5
lg
11 0 10 22 9 16 19 11 18 2 22
Receiving no. yds td
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Quarterback 6-4, 231 Junior Merritt Island, Fla. (Merritt Island)
#17 Josh Allen
Passing cmp-att-int yds
lg
0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
td
lg
23-40-2 174 0 22-32-0 328 2 9-24-1 64 0 9-19-0 92 1 14-24-0 219 3 18-26-1 208 1 12-27-2 131 1 16-28-0 234 4 10-20-0 138 0 8-11-0 70 1 141-251-6 1658 13
23 47 21 25 40 28 30 38 21 17 47
Kick Returns no. yds td lg
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 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punt Returns no. yds td lg
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 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
all purp
-10 0 27 17 12 36 62 20 60 -15 209
Date
JOSH STATISTICS TacklesALLEN CAREER Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd
Opponent
ua
Sep 02 at IOWA HAWKEYES 0 Sep 09 GARDNER-WEBB 0 PASS Sep 16 OREGON DUCKS 0 Sep 23 HAWAI'I G YEAR EFF.0 Sep 30 TEXAS STATE BOBCAT 0 2015 2 138.07 Oct 14 at Utah State 0 Oct 21 at Boise State 0 2016 14 144.9 Oct 28 NEW MEXICO LOBOS 0 2017 9 STATE 122.5 Nov 04 COLORADO 0 Nov 11 at Air Force25 0 Totals 136.1 Totals 0
a
0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
total
tfl-yds
0 0.0-0 0 0.0-0 COMP . 0.0-0 0 0 0.0-0 /ATT. 0 0.0-0 4-60 0.0-0 1 209-3730.0-0 0 0.0-0 133-240 0 0.0-0 0 0.0-0 346-619 1 0.0-0
no-yds
ff
fr-yds
int-yds qbh
0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 OFFENSE 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 COMP PASS 0.0-0 . 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 %0.0-0 0 YARDS 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 66.7 51 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 56.0 3203 0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 55.4 1588 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 55.9 4842 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
brup kick
0 0 TDS/ 0 0 INTS. 0 0/00 0 28/15 0 12/6 0 0 40/21 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PAT Attempts kick rush rcv saf
0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0RUSH 0 0-0YDS. 0 0-0 0 0-040 0 0-05230 0-0 0 0-02220 0-07850 0-0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
off t/o
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
pts
0 0 TOTAL 6 0 OFF 0 916 3726 6 6 1810 0 6 5627 30
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Completions: 23 (Iowa 2017) Attempts: 40 (Iowa 2017) ScoreBook Completion percentage: 73.3 (UC The DavisAutomated 2016) Yards: 334 (UNLV 2016) Wyoming Cowboys Individual Game-by-Game (as of Dec 09, 2017) Long completion: 54 (Nevada 2016) All games Passing TDs: 4, 3x (last: New Mexico 2017) #15 SMITH, Nick Date
Rushing no. yds td
Opponent
Sep 16 Sep 30 Oct 28 Nov 11 Nov 18 Nov 25 Totals
OREGON DUCKS TEXAS STATE BOBCATS NEW MEXICO LOBOS at Air Force FRESNO STATE at San Jose State
0 0 2 6 7 5 20
0 0 8 5 1 8 22
lg
0 0 0 0 0 5 0 6 0 3 1 12 1 12
Receiving no. yds td
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
lg
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Passing cmp-att-int yds
0-0-0 1-2-0 0-0-0 2-3-0 20-32-0 17-37-2 40-74-2
0 30 0 39 231 171 471
td
lg
0 0 0 0 1 1 2
0 30 0 38 41 53 53
Kick Returns no. yds td lg
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
Punt Returns no. yds td lg
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
all purp
0 0 8 5 1 8 22
Games: 6 • Avg/rush: 1.1 • Pass effic: 111.03 • All purpose avg/game: 3.7 • Total offense avg/gm: 82.2 Date
2016 2017 Totals
Tackles
Sacks
Fumble
Pass Defense
blkd
a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds STATISTICS int-yds qbh brup kick NICK SMITH CAREER 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Opponent
ua
Sep 16 OREGON DUCKS 0 Sep 30 TEXAS STATE BOBCAT 0 Oct 28 NEW MEXICO LOBOS 0 Nov 11 at Air Force 0 PASS Nov 18 FRESNO STATE 0 YEAR EFF.0 Nov 25 at San JoseG State Totals 2015 5 87.00
3 6 14
0.0 111.0 100.3
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0.0-0 0 0.0-0 0 0.0-0 COMP. 0 0.0-0 /ATT. 0 0.0-0 0 0.0-0 27-60
0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 OFFENSE 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 COMP. PASS 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 %0.0-0 0 YARDS 0-0 0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 45.0 245
0-0 40-74 67-134
0.0 54.1 50.0
0 471 716
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 TDS/ 0 INTS. 0 2/10
0 0 0 0 0 0
0/0 2/2 4/3
PAT Attempts kick rush rcv saf
0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0RUSH 0 0-0 0 0-0YDS. 0 0-01570
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 22 179
off t/o
pts
0 0 0 0 TOTAL 0 OFF 6 6 402
0 493 895
QUARTERBACKS
#15 Nick Smith
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Games: 10 • Avg/rush: 2.5 • Avg/catch: 2.0 • Pass effic: 123.97 • All purpose avg/game: 20.9 • Total offense avg/gm: 186.5
UW This Season • Started against San José State, passing for 171 yards and a TD while also scoring a touchdown on the ground • Made his third career start vs. Fresno State, establishing career highs of 32 pass attempts, 20 completions and 231 passing yards while also tossing a careerlong 41 yard pass and throwing a TD pass • Tossed a career-long 38-yard pass to Trey Woods and helped Wyoming seal a 28-14 win against Air Force, playing most of the second half • Rushed twice for eight yards vs. New Mexico • Completed a 30-yard pass to Kellen Overstreet against Texas State
0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Completions: 20 (Fresno State 2017) Completion percentage: 62.5 (Fresno State 2017) Long completion: 53 (San José State 2017)
Attempts: 37 (San José State 2017) Yards: 231 (Fresno State 2017)
#15 Nick Smith
2 0 1 7 FA M O U S I DA HO P OTATO BOWL
35
The Automated ScoreBook Wyoming Cowboys Individual Game-by-Game (as of Dec 09, 2017) All games #10 WOODS, Trey
UW This Season
• Had 15 carries for 36 yards at San José State • Had six carries for 22 yards and one catch for 9 yards vs. Fresno State • Had 11 carries for 47 yards and a touchdown as well as a career-long 38-yard catch at Air Force • Rushed 12 times for 19 yards and had one catch for 21 yards vs. CSU • Rushed 11 times for 25 yards against New Mexico • Carried the ball 14 times for 40 yards at Boise State • Had 15 carries for 40 yards at Utah State • Had a career-high 21 carries for 53 yards against Texas State • Racked up 135 yards and a TD on 15 carries against Hawai’i, recording rushes of 59 and 34 yards • Had 11 carries for 42 yards against Oregon • Carried the ball twice for 15 yards in his career debut vs. Gardner-Webb
#6 Trey Woods Running Back 6-3, 210 Freshman North Bend, Ore. (North Bend)
Date
Sep 09 Sep 16 Sep 23 Sep 30 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Nov 04 Nov 11 Nov 18 Nov 25 Totals
Rushing no. yds td
Opponent
GARDNER-WEBB OREGON DUCKS HAWAI'I TEXAS STATE BOBCATS at Utah State at Boise State NEW MEXICO LOBOS COLORADO STATE at Air Force FRESNO STATE at San Jose State
2 11 15 21 15 14 11 12 11 6 15 133
15 42 135 53 40 40 25 19 47 22 36 474
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
Receiving no. yds td
lg
13 14 59 12 10 9 12 6 10 6 8 59
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 4
0 0 0 0 6 0 0 21 38 9 0 74
Passing cmp-att-int yds
lg
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 38 0 9 0 0 0 38
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 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
td
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kick Returns no. yds td lg
lg
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 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 0 0
Punt Returns no. yds td lg
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
all purp
15 42 135 53 46 40 25 40 85 31 36 548
Games: 11 • Avg/rush: 3.6 • Avg/catch: 18.5 • All purpose avg/game: 49.8 • Total offense avg/gm: 43.1 Date
Tackles
Opponent
Sep 09 GARDNER-WEBB Sep 16 OREGON DUCKS Sep 23 HAWAI'I Sep 30 TEXAS STATE BOBCAT Oct 14 at Utah State YEAR G Oct 21 at Boise State Oct 28 NEW MEXICO 2017 11 LOBOS Nov 04 COLORADO STATE Totals Nov 11 at Air Force11 Nov 18 FRESNO STATE Nov 25 at San Jose State Totals
Sacks
Fumble
Pass Defense
blkd
ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick TREY WOODS CAREER STATISTICS 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 ATT 0 0 133 0 133 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 0.0-0 RUSHING 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0NET0.0-0 0.0-0AVG 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 TDS0 0YARDS 0.0-0 0.0-0ATT 0 0-0 0-0 0474 0.0-0 0.0-03.60 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0474 0.0-0 0.0-03.60 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 0 SINGLE-GAME HIGHS 0 The0.0-0 0.0-0 CAREER 0 ScoreBook 0-0 0-0 0 Automated
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PAT Attempts kick rush rcv saf
0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 LONG 0-0 0 590-0 0 0-0 0 590-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
off t/o
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
pts
0 0 6 AVG 0 0 GAME 0 0 43.1 0 43.1 6 0 0 12
Wyoming (as of135 Dec(Hawai’i 09, 2017) 2017) Attempts: 21 (Texas State 2017) Cowboys Individual Game-by-Game Yards: All games Rushing TDs: 1, 2x (last: Air Force 2017) Long rush: 59 (Hawai’i 2017) #29 OVERSTREET, K.
RUNNING BACKS
UW This Season
#29 Kellen Overstreet Running Back 5-11, 220 Redshirt Sophomore Hamilton, Mo. (Penney)
• Recorded career bests of 17 rushes and 139 yards at San José State • Posted 10 carries for 31 yards against Fresno State • Rushed 16 times for a career-best 45 yards and a TD against Air Force • Had 43 rushing yards (all in the fourth quarter) and the gameclinching rushing touchdown against Colorado State • Rushed seven times for 24 yards vs. New Mexico • Rushed five times for 22 yards and had a career-long 30-yard reception against Texas State • Tied a season-long with a 12-yard rush vs. Hawai’i • Had 14 carries for 33 yards and a touchdown vs. Gardner-Webb • Rushed seven times for 24 yards at Iowa
#6 Trey Woods 36
Date
Sep 02 Sep 09 Sep 16 Sep 23 Sep 30 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Nov 04 Nov 11 Nov 18 Nov 25 Totals
Rushing no. yds td
Opponent
at IOWA HAWKEYES GARDNER-WEBB OREGON DUCKS HAWAI'I TEXAS STATE BOBCATS at Utah State at Boise State NEW MEXICO LOBOS COLORADO STATE at Air Force FRESNO STATE at San Jose State
7 14 2 1 5 2 0 7 7 16 10 17 88
24 43 6 12 22 7 0 24 43 45 31 139 396
0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3
lg
9 12 4 12 7 7 0 8 16 9 7 38 38
Receiving no. yds td
1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
6 0 0 0 30 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 39
Passing cmp-att-int yds
lg
0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30
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 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
td
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
lg
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kick Returns no. yds td lg
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punt Returns no. yds td lg
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
all purp
30 43 6 12 52 10 0 24 43 45 31 139 435
Games: 12 • Avg/rush: 4.5 • Avg/catch: 13.0 • All purpose avg/game: 36.2 • Total offense avg/gm: 33.0 Date
Opponent
KELLEN Tackles OVERSTREET CAREER STATISTICS Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts
Sep 02 at IOWA HAWKEYES Sep 09 GARDNER-WEBB Sep 16 OREGON DUCKS YEAR Sep 23 HAWAI'I G Sep 30 TEXAS STATE 2015 12 BOBCAT Oct 14 at Utah State 2016 Redshirted Oct 21 at Boise State Oct 28 NEW MEXICO 2017 12 LOBOS Nov 04 COLORADO STATE Totals Nov 11 at Air Force24 Nov 18 FRESNO STATE Nov 25 at San Jose State Totals
ua
0 0 0 ATT 0 160 0 0 880 0 104 0 0 0 0
a
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
total
tfl-yds
no-yds
ff
fr-yds
0 0.0-0 RUSHING 0.0-0 0 0-0 0NET 0.0-0 0.0-0AVG 0 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0YARDS 0.0-0 0.0-0ATT 0 0-0 084 0.0-0 0.0-05.20 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0396 0.0-0 0.0-04.50 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0480 0.0-0 0.0-04.60 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 SINGLE-GAME 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 CAREER 0 0-0
Attempts: 17 (San José State 2017) Long rush: 38 (San José State 2017)
int-yds qbh
0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 TDS0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 3 0 0-0 0 4 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 HIGHS 0-0 0
brup kick
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
kick rush
0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 LONG 0-0 0 160-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 38 0-0 0 380-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0
rcv saf
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
off t/o
pts
0 6 AVG 0 GAME 0 0 7.00 0 33.0 0 6 20.0 6 0 0 18
Yards: 139 (San José State 2017) Rushing TDs: 1, 4x (last: Air Force 2017)
#29 Kellen Overstreet
2017 FAM OUS IDAHO P OTATO BOWL
The Automated ScoreBook Wyoming Cowboys Individual Game-by-Game (as of Dec 09, 2017) All games #3 HALL, Milo
UW This Season • Caught one ball for nine yards vs. New Mexico • Had three carries for 14 yards against Hawai’i • Had a career best 43 rushing yards against Oregon
#3 Milo Hall
• Had 10 carries for 13 yards vs. Gardner-Webb • Rushed nine times for 30 yards at Iowa
Running Back 5-8, 190 Sophomore Denver, Colo. (Cherry Creek)
Date
Sep 02 Sep 09 Sep 16 Sep 23 Sep 30 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Nov 11 Nov 18 Totals
Rushing no. yds td
Opponent
at IOWA HAWKEYES GARDNER-WEBB OREGON DUCKS HAWAI'I TEXAS STATE BOBCATS at Utah State at Boise State NEW MEXICO LOBOS at Air Force FRESNO STATE
9 10 11 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 34
30 3 43 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 90
Receiving no. yds td
lg
0 7 0 4 0 14 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 5
9 0 3 0 0 4 0 9 -4 0 21
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Passing cmp-att-int yds
lg
9 0 3 0 0 4 0 9 0 0 9
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 0-0-0 0-0-0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
td
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kick Returns no. yds td lg
lg
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 61 0 0 0 61
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32
Punt Returns no. yds td lg
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 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
all purp
39 3 46 14 0 4 61 9 -4 0 172
Games: 10 • Avg/rush: 2.6 • Avg/catch: 4.2 • KR avg: 30.5 • All purpose avg/game: 17.2 • Total offense avg/gm: 9.0 Date
Opponent
Sep 02 at IOWA HAWKEYES Sep 09 GARDNER-WEBB Sep 16 OREGON DUCKS Sep 23 HAWAI'I YEAR G BOBCAT Sep 30 TEXAS STATE Oct 14 at Utah State 2016 3 Oct 21 at Boise State 2017 10 LOBOS Oct 28 NEW MEXICO Nov 11 at Air Force13 Totals Nov 18 FRESNO STATE Totals
Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd MILO HALL CAREER STATISTICS a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick
ua
0 0 0 0 ATT 0 00 0 34 0 1 34 0 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0.0-0 0 0.0-0 0NET0.0-0 0 0.0-0 0YARDS 0.0-0 00 0.0-0 0 0.0-0 090 0.0-0 190 0.0-0 0 0.0-0 1 0.0-0
0.0-0 0 0-0 RUSHING 0.0-0 0 0-0 0.0-0AVG 0 0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0.0-0ATT 0 0-0 0.0-00 0 0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0.0-02.60 0-0 0.0-02.60 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 TDS0 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 0 0 0 0 0
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS The Automated ScoreBook
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PAT Attempts kick rush rcv saf
off t/o
pts
Punt Returns no. yds td lg
all purp
0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 LONG 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 140-0 0 0-0 0 140-0 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 0 AVG 0 GAME 0 0 0 0 9.0 0 0 6.9 0 0
Attempts: 11 (Oregon 2017) Yards: (Oregon Wyoming Cowboys Individual Game-by-Game (as of43 Dec 09, 2017)2017) All games Long rush: 14 (Oregon 2017) #22 EVANS, Nico
UW This Season
• Rushed twice for 13 yards against Air Force • Caught two passes for 11 yards against Colorado State
#22 Nico Evans Running Back 5-9, 211 Junior Los Angeles, Calif. (Loyola)
• Had two catches for 20 yards at Boise State • Caught three balls for 23 yards at Utah State • Rushed three times for five yards at Iowa
Sep 02 Sep 09 Sep 16 Sep 23 Sep 30 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Nov 04 Nov 11 Nov 18 Nov 25 Totals
Opponent
at IOWA HAWKEYES GARDNER-WEBB OREGON DUCKS HAWAI'I TEXAS STATE BOBCATS at Utah State at Boise State NEW MEXICO LOBOS COLORADO STATE at Air Force FRESNO STATE at San Jose State
3 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 11
5 0 0 4 -3 6 0 -2 0 13 0 -4 19
lg
0 7 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 10
Receiving no. yds td
0 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 2 0 10
0 0 6 0 0 23 20 0 11 0 10 0 70
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Passing cmp-att-int yds
lg
0 0 6 0 0 15 13 0 11 0 6 0 15
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 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
td
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
lg
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kick Returns no. yds td lg
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 0 29
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 0 0 0 0 29
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 0 6 4 -3 29 20 -2 11 42 10 -4 118
Games: 12 • Avg/rush: 1.7 • Avg/catch: 7.0 • KR avg: 29.0 • All purpose avg/game: 9.8 • Total offense avg/gm: 1.6 Date
Opponent
Sep 02 at IOWA HAWKEYES Sep 09 GARDNER-WEBB Sep 16 OREGON DUCKS YEAR Sep 23 HAWAI'I G Sep 30 TEXAS STATE 2015 10 BOBCAT Oct 14 at Utah State 2016 14 Oct 21 at Boise State Oct 28 NEW MEXICO 2017 12 LOBOS Nov 04 COLORADO STATE Totals Nov 11 at Air Force36 Nov 18 FRESNO STATE Nov 25 at San Jose State Totals
NICO EVANS CAREER STATISTICS Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd
ua
0 0 0 ATT 0 140 0 110 111 0 361 1 1 4
a
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
total
tfl-yds
no-yds
ff
fr-yds
0 0.0-0 RUSHING 0.0-0 0 0-0 0NET 0.0-0 0.0-0AVG 0 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0YARDS 0.0-0 0.0-0ATT 0 0-0 056 0.0-0 0.0-04.00 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 033 0.0-0 0.0-03.00 0-0 119 0.0-0 0.0-01.70 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 1108 0.0-0 0.0-03.00 0-0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 SINGLE-GAME 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 CAREER 0 0-0
Attempts: 7 (UC Davis 2016) Long rush: 18 (Utah State 2016)
#3 Milo Hall
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
int-yds qbh
0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 TDS0 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 0 HIGHS 0-0 0
brup kick
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
PAT Attempts kick rush rcv saf
0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 LONG 0-0 0 0-0 0 17 0-0 0 180-0 0 100-0 0 0-0 0 180-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0
Yards: 25 (Boise State 2015)
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
off t/o
-
pts
0
0 AVG 0 GAME 0 5.6 0 0 2.40 0 1.60 3.00 -
RUNNING BACKS
• Scored his first career touchdown vs. Fresno State, a 6-yard reception
Date
Rushing no. yds td
6 0 6
#22 Nico Evans
2 0 1 7 FA M O U S I DA HO P OTATO BOWL
37
The Automated ScoreBook Wyoming Cowboys Individual Game-by-Game (as of Dec 09, 2017) All games #36 VAN MAANEN, D.
UW This Season • Caught one pass for 15 yards against Fresno State • Had two catches for 28 yards against Colorado State • Recorded a career long 30-yard reception at Boise State
#36 Drew Van Maanen Fullback 6-1, 245 Senior Parker, Colo. (Chaparral)
• Had one catch for eight yards at Utah State • Had career bests of two catches and 27 receiving yards vs. Texas State
Date
Sep 02 Sep 09 Sep 16 Sep 23 Sep 30 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Nov 04 Nov 11 Nov 18 Nov 25 Totals
Rushing no. yds td
Opponent
at IOWA HAWKEYES GARDNER-WEBB OREGON DUCKS HAWAI'I TEXAS STATE BOBCATS at Utah State at Boise State NEW MEXICO LOBOS COLORADO STATE at Air Force FRESNO STATE at San Jose State
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Receiving no. yds td
lg
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 7
0 0 0 0 27 8 30 0 28 0 15 0 108
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Passing cmp-att-int yds
lg
0 0 0 0 17 8 30 0 17 0 15 0 30
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 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
td
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
lg
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kick Returns no. yds td lg
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punt Returns no. yds td lg
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
all purp
0 0 0 0 27 8 30 0 28 0 15 0 108
Games: 12 • Avg/catch: 15.4 • All purpose avg/game: 9.0 • Date
Opponent
DREW VAN MAANEN CAREER STATISTICS Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts
Sep 02 at IOWA HAWKEYES Sep 09 GARDNER-WEBB YEAR G Sep 16 OREGON DUCKS 2014 Sep 23 HAWAI'I 12 Sep 30 TEXAS STATE 2015 12 BOBCAT Oct 14 at Utah State 2016 14 Oct 21 at Boise State Oct 28 NEW MEXICO 2017 12 LOBOS Nov 04 COLORADO STATE Totals Nov 11 at Air Force50 Nov 18 FRESNO STATE Nov 25 at San Jose State Totals
ua
a
total
tfl-yds
no-yds
ff
fr-yds
int-yds qbh
brup kick
0 0 0 0.0-0 RECEIVING 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0YARDS 0.0-0 0.0-0AVG 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 REC GAME 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 1-0 0-0 0 0 0 20 2.1 0 0 025 0.0-0 0.0-012.5 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 4 2.0 0.3 1 0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 30 2.5 0 0 033 0.0-0 0.0-011.0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0108 0.0-0 0.0-015.4 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 70 9.0 0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 14 3.4 0 1 0 1170 0.0-0 0.0-012.1 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 The Automated ScoreBook 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Wyoming Cowboys Individual (as CAREER HIGHS 2 0 SINGLE-GAME 2 0.0-0 0.0-0Game-by-Game 0 1-0 0-0of Dec 0 09,0 2017) 0
kick rush
0-0 0-0 TDS 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
All games Long rush: 2 (Hawaii, 2014)
Rushing Yards: 2 (Hawaii, 2014) Receiving Yards: 30 (Boise State 2017)
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
off t/o
rcv saf
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 LONG 0 23 0 0 4 0 22 0 0 30 0 30 0 0 0 0 -
pts
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Receptions: 2, twice (last: Colorado State 2017) #35 WATSON, Jaylon
UW This Season
FULLBACKS
• Played in all 12 regular-season games • Recovered a fumble vs. Oregon, advancing one yard
Date
Sep 02 Sep 09 Sep 16 Sep 23 Sep 30 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Nov 04 Nov 11 Nov 18 Nov 25 Totals
Opponent
no.
at IOWA HAWKEYES GARDNER-WEBB OREGON DUCKS HAWAI'I TEXAS STATE BOBCATS at Utah State at Boise State NEW MEXICO LOBOS COLORADO STATE at Air Force FRESNO STATE at San Jose State
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rushing yds td
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
lg
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
no.
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Receiving yds td
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
lg
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Passing cmp-att-int yds
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 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
td
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
lg
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kick Returns no. yds td lg
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
Punt Returns no. yds td lg
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
all purp
8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
Games: 12 • Avg/rush: 0.0 • KR avg: 8.0 • All purpose avg/game: 0.8 • Total offense avg/gm: 0.1
#35 Jaylon Watson Fullback 6-1, 245 Sophomore Broken Bow, Okla. (Broken Bow)
Date
Opponent
Sep 02 at IOWA HAWKEYES Sep 09 GARDNER-WEBB Sep 16 OREGON DUCKS Sep 23 HAWAI'I Sep 30 TEXAS STATE BOBCAT Oct 14 at Utah State YEAR G Oct 21 at Boise State Oct 28 NEW MEXICO 2016 11 LOBOS Nov 04 COLORADO STATE 2017 Nov 11 at Air Force12 Nov 18 FRESNO STATE Totals 23 Nov 25 at San Jose State Totals
ua
Tackles a total
tfl-yds
Sacks no-yds
Fumble ff fr-yds
Pass Defense blkd int-yds qbh brup kick
PAT Attempts kick rush rcv saf
JAYLON WATSON CAREER STATISTICS 0 0 0 0 0 0 ATT 0 00 0 00 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 0 0.0-0 0NET 0.0-0 0 0.0-0 0YARDS 0.0-0 00 0.0-0 0 0.0-0 01 0.0-0 01 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 RUSHING 0.0-0 0 0-0 0.0-0AVG 0 0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0.0-0ATT 0 0-0 0.0-00.0 0 0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0.0-00.0 0 0-0 0.0-00.0 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 0-0 0 0-0 0 TDS0 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 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 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 LONG 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
off t/o
pts
0 0 0 0 AVG 0 0 GAME 0 0 0.00 0.10 0 0.0 0 0
#36 Drew Van Maanen 38
2017 FAM OUS IDAHO P OTATO BOWL
The Automated ScoreBook Wyoming Cowboys Individual Game-by-Game (as of Dec 09, 2017) All games #33 HARSHMAN, Josh
UW This Season • Had two catches for 11 yards at San José State • Caught one pass for 10 yards against New Mexico • Had two catches for a careerbest 47 yards at Utah State • Had one catch for 14 yards against Texas State
#33 Josh Harshman Tight End 6-3, 235 Junior Casper, Wyo. (Natrona County)
• Had two catches for nine yards against Hawai’i • Grabbed a one-handed, careerlong 31-yard reception vs. Gardner-Webb • Had two catches for 12 yards at Iowa
Date
Rushing no. yds td
Opponent
Sep 02 Sep 09 Sep 16 Sep 23 Sep 30 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Nov 04 Nov 11 Nov 18 Nov 25 Totals
at IOWA HAWKEYES GARDNER-WEBB OREGON DUCKS HAWAI'I TEXAS STATE BOBCATS at Utah State at Boise State NEW MEXICO LOBOS COLORADO STATE at Air Force FRESNO STATE at San Jose State
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Receiving no. yds td
lg
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 12
12 31 0 9 14 47 0 10 0 0 2 11 136
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Passing cmp-att-int yds
lg
7 31 0 7 14 28 0 10 0 0 2 6 31
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 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
td
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kick Returns no. yds td lg
lg
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 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punt Returns no. yds td lg
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
all purp
12 31 0 9 14 47 0 10 0 0 2 11 136
Games: 12 • Avg/catch: 11.3 • All purpose avg/game: 11.3 • Date
JOSH HARSHMAN CAREER STATISTICS Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts
Opponent
ua
a
Sep 02 at IOWA HAWKEYES 0 Sep 09 GARDNER-WEBB 0 Sep 16 OREGON DUCKS 1 YEAR REC0 Sep 23 HAWAI'I G Sep 30 TEXAS STATE 2015 11 BOBCAT 2 0 Oct 14 at Utah State 0 2016 14 5 0 Oct 21 at Boise State Oct 28 NEW MEXICO 2017 12 LOBOS 12 0 Nov 04 COLORADO STATE 0 Totals 19 0 Nov 11 at Air Force37 Nov 18 FRESNO STATE 0 Nov 25 at San Jose State 0 Totals 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
total
tfl-yds
no-yds
ff
fr-yds
int-yds qbh
0 0.0-0 RECEIVING 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 AVG 0-0 0 AVG 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 YARDS REC 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 GAME 0-0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 39 19.5 3.5 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 50 0 10.0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 3.6 0-0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 11.3 0-0 0 136 11.3 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 225 11.8 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 6.1 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 SINGLE-GAME HIGHS 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 CAREER 0 0-0 0-0 0
brup kick
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
off t/o
pts
Punt Returns no. yds td lg
all purp
kick rush
0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 TDS 0 0-0 0 1 0-0 0 0-0 00 0-0 0-0 00 0 0-0 10 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
rcv saf
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
The Automated ScoreBook Receptions: 2, 5x (last: San José State 2017) Yards: 47 (Utah State 2017) Wyoming Cowboys Individual Game-by-Game (as of Dec 09, 2017) Long reception: 31 (Gardner-Webb 2017)
0 0 0 LONG 0 0 26 0 22 0 0 31 0 31 0 0 0 0 -
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All games
UW This Season
• Had two catches for a careerbest 39 receiving yards and two carries for 13 yards against Fresno State • Caught one pass for 20 yards at Air Force
#81 Austin Fort Tight End 6-4, 244 Junior Gillette, Wyo. (Chabot Community College)
• Had a massive game against New Mexico, catching two passes for 15 yards and two touchdowns and scoring another touchdown via a two-yard rush, giving him four touchdowns on four career touches • Had his first career catch, a 20yard touchdown, at Boise State
#81 FORT, Austin Date
Rushing no. yds td
Opponent
Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Nov 04 Nov 11 Nov 18 Nov 25 Totals
at Utah State at Boise State NEW MEXICO LOBOS COLORADO STATE at Air Force FRESNO STATE at San Jose State
0 0 1 0 0 2 1 4
0 0 2 0 0 13 3 18
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
lg
0 0 2 0 0 8 3 8
Receiving no. yds td
0 1 2 0 1 2 3 9
0 20 15 0 20 39 16 110
0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3
Passing cmp-att-int yds
lg
0 20 11 0 20 25 12 25
0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 1-1-0
0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -1
td
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
lg
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kick Returns no. yds td lg
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 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 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 20 17 0 20 52 19 128
Games: 7 • Avg/rush: 4.5 • Avg/catch: 12.2 • Pass effic: 91.60 • All purpose avg/game: 18.3 • Total offense avg/gm: 2.4 Date
Opponent
0 0 0 0 REC0 0 0
2017 Totals
9 9
7 20
Tackles a total
ua
tfl-yds
Sacks no-yds
Fumble ff fr-yds
Pass Defense blkd int-yds qbh brup kick
0 0 0 FORT 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 STATISTICS 0-0 0 0 0 AUSTIN CAREER 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Oct 14 at Utah State Oct 21 at Boise State Oct 28 NEW MEXICO LOBOS Nov 04 COLORADO STATE Nov 11 at Air Force Nov 18 FRESNO STATE YEAR G Nov 25 at San Jose State 2016 13 Totals
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0.0-0 0 0.0-0 0 0.0-0 0 0.0-0 YARDS 0 0.0-0 0 0 0.0-0
110 110
0.0-0 0 0-0 RECEIVING 0.0-0 0 0-0 AVG 0.0-0 0 0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 REC 0.0-0 0 0-0 0.0 0.0-0 0 0-0
12.2 12.2
0-0 0 0-0 0 AVG 0-0 0 0-0 0 GAME 0-0 0 0.00-0 0
PAT Attempts kick rush rcv saf
0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 TDS 0 0-0 00 0-0
0 0 0 0 0 0
15.7 5.5
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 3
off t/o
0 0 0 0 0 0 LONG 0 00 -
pts
0 6 18 0 0 0 0 24
TIGHT ENDS
• Recorded a career-best three receptions for 16 yards at San José State
25 25
The Automated ScoreBook SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
Cowboys Individual Game-by-Game (as of Dec 09, 2017) Receptions: 3 (San José Wyoming State 2017) Yards: 39 (Fresno State 2017) All games Receiving Touchdowns: 2 (New Mexico 2017 Total Touchdowns: 3 (New Mexico 2017) #85 MAYFIELD, Tyree
UW This Season • Had one catch for 14 yards and recovered a fumble on a punt return vs. New Mexico • Had two grabs for 16 yards at Boise State • Caught two passes for a careerbest 27 receiving yards vs. Hawai’i
#85 Tyree Mayfield Tight End 6-3, 241 Junior St. Joseph, Mo. (Central)
• Had a career-high three catches for a career-high 19 yards at Iowa
Date
Sep 02 Sep 09 Sep 16 Sep 23 Sep 30 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Nov 04 Nov 11 Nov 18 Nov 25 Totals
Rushing no. yds td
Opponent
at IOWA HAWKEYES GARDNER-WEBB OREGON DUCKS HAWAI'I TEXAS STATE BOBCATS at Utah State at Boise State NEW MEXICO LOBOS COLORADO STATE at Air Force FRESNO STATE at San Jose State
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
lg
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Receiving no. yds td
3 0 1 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 10
19 0 8 27 6 0 16 14 0 0 0 0 90
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Passing cmp-att-int yds
lg
14 0 8 16 6 0 9 14 0 0 0 0 16
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 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
td
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
lg
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kick Returns no. yds td lg
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punt Returns no. yds td lg
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
all purp
19 0 8 27 6 0 16 14 0 0 0 0 90
Games: 12 • Avg/catch: 9.0 • All purpose avg/game: 7.5 • Date
Opponent
TYREETackles MAYFIELD CAREER STATISTICS Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts ua
Sep 02 at IOWA HAWKEYES 1 Sep 09 GARDNER-WEBB 0 Sep 16 OREGON DUCKS 1 YEAR REC0 Sep 23 HAWAI'I G Sep 30 TEXAS STATE 2015 12 BOBCAT4 2 Oct 14 at Utah State 1 2016 14 3 0 Oct 21 at Boise State Oct 28 NEW MEXICO 2017 12 LOBOS 10 0 Nov 04 COLORADO STATE 0 Totals 17 0 Nov 11 at Air Force38 Nov 18 FRESNO STATE 0 Nov 25 at San Jose State 0 Totals 5
a
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
total
tfl-yds
no-yds
ff
fr-yds
int-yds qbh
1 0.0-0 RECEIVING 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 AVG 0-0 0 AVG 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 YARDS REC 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 GAME 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 1.8 0-0 0 21 2 5.0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 33 0 11.0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 2.4 0-0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 1-3 7.5 0-0 0 90 0 9.0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 1440 8.5 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 3.8 0-0 0 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 SINGLE-GAME HIGHS 6 0.0-0 0.0-0 CAREER 0 1-3 0-0 0
Receptions: 3 (Iowa 2017) Long reception: 16 (Hawai’i 2017)
2 0 1 7 FA M O U S I DA HO P OTATO BOWL
brup kick
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
kick rush
0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 TDS 0 0-0 0-0 10 0 0-0 00 0-0 0-0 00 0 0-0 10 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0
Yards: 27 (Hawai’i 2017)
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
rcv saf
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
off t/o
0 0 0 LONG 0 0 12 0 15 0 0 16 0 16 0 0 0 0 -
pts
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39
The Automated ScoreBook Wyoming Cowboys Individual Game-by-Game (as of Dec 09, 2017) All games #25 CONWAY, Austin
UW This Season
#25 Austin Conway Wide Receiver 5-10, 178 Sophomore Aurora, Colo. (Overland)
• Posted eight receptions for 27 yards at San José State • Led the team with seven catches for 105 yards against Fresno State, including a career-long 41-yard reception • Had four catches for 33 yards and one carry for eight yards at Air Force • Had two catches for 35 yards and one rush for 40 yards against CSU • Grabbed two passes for 39 yards vs. New Mexico • Caught five balls for 33 yards at Boise State • Had four catches for 17 yards at Utah State • Had two catches for 12 yards and one touchdown vs. Texas State • Had three punt returns for 58 yards against Hawai’i with a long of 37 • Set career highs with 11 catches for 135 yards and a TD vs. Gardner-Webb while returning 3 punts for 53 yards with a long of 45 • Had eight catches for 51 yards at Iowa
Date
Sep 02 Sep 09 Sep 16 Sep 23 Sep 30 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Nov 04 Nov 11 Nov 18 Nov 25 Totals
Rushing no. yds td
Opponent
at IOWA HAWKEYES GARDNER-WEBB OREGON DUCKS HAWAI'I TEXAS STATE BOBCATS at Utah State at Boise State NEW MEXICO LOBOS COLORADO STATE at Air Force FRESNO STATE at San Jose State
1 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 1 3 4 15
3 0 0 -5 0 0 9 0 40 8 10 5 70
lg
0 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 40 0 8 0 7 0 4 1 40
Receiving no. yds td
8 11 4 2 2 4 5 2 2 4 7 8 59
51 135 27 10 12 17 33 39 35 33 105 27 524
0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Passing cmp-att-int yds
lg
14 34 21 7 8 5 13 21 21 16 41 9 41
0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-2-0
0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 22
td
lg
0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 20
Kick Returns no. yds td lg
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punt Returns no. yds td lg
0 0 3 53 2 16 3 58 4 27 1 -1 0 0 1 2 1 4 1 3 2 1 3 58 21 221
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 45 14 37 18 0 0 2 4 3 1 55 55
all purp
54 188 43 63 39 16 42 41 79 44 116 90 815
Games: 12 • Avg/rush: 4.7 • Avg/catch: 8.9 • Pass effic: 192.40 • PR avg: 10.5 • All purpose avg/game: 67.9 • Total offense avg/gm: 7.7 Date
Opponent
TacklesCONWAY Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts AUSTIN CAREER STATISTICS ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf
Sep 02 at IOWA HAWKEYES 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 RECEIVING Sep 09 GARDNER-WEBB 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 Sep 16 OREGON DUCKS 1 0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 AVG 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 AVG 0 Sep 23 HAWAI'I 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 YEAR G REC0 YARDS REC 0 GAME TDS Sep 30 TEXAS STATE BOBCAT 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 Oct 14 at Utah State 0 103 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 7.4 0-0 0 0 0-0 2016 14 11 0 9.4 0 00 Oct 21 at Boise State 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 2017 12 59 524 8.9 43.7 2 Oct 28 NEW MEXICO LOBOS 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 Nov 04 COLORADO 0 627 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 24.1 0-0 0 0 0-0 Totals 26STATE 70 0 9.0 0 20 Nov 11 at Air Force 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 Nov 18 FRESNO STATE 0 0 0 The0.0-0 0.0-0 0 ScoreBook 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 Automated Nov 25 at San Jose State 0 0 SINGLE-GAME 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0of Dec 0 09,0 2017) 0 0-0 CAREER HIGHS Wyoming Cowboys Individual Game-by-Game (as Totals 1 0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0games 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 All
Catches: 11 (Gardner-Webb 2017)
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
off t/o
pts
0 0 0 6 0 0 0 6 LONG 0 6 0 0 24 0 0 41 0 0 0 0 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
Receiving Yards: 135 (Gardner-Webb 2017)
#14 JOHNSON, C.J.
WIDE RECEIVERS
UW This Season
#14 C.J. Johnson Wide Receiver 6-2, 204 Sophomore Bellevue, Neb. (Bellevue West)
• Had a career-long 53-yard touchdown and totaled four receptions for 106 yards at San José State • Caught two passes for 20 yards against Fresno State • Had two catches for 35 yards against Colorado State • Caught two passes for 44 yards vs. New Mexico including a 38-yard touchdown • Had one catch for 12 yards at Boise State • Hauled in a 28-yard touchdown at Utah State • Caught four passes for 57 yards and a career-best two touchdowns vs. Texas State • Had career highs of six catches for 130 yards vs. Gardner-Webb, including a 29-yard touchdown catch and a career-long 47-yard catch • Caught three passes for 22 yards at Iowa
Date
Sep 02 Sep 09 Sep 16 Sep 23 Sep 30 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Nov 04 Nov 11 Nov 18 Nov 25 Totals
Opponent
at IOWA HAWKEYES GARDNER-WEBB OREGON DUCKS HAWAI'I TEXAS STATE BOBCATS at Utah State at Boise State NEW MEXICO LOBOS COLORADO STATE at Air Force FRESNO STATE at San Jose State
0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
lg
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Receiving no. yds td
3 6 1 0 4 1 1 2 2 1 2 4 27
22 130 5 0 57 28 12 44 35 9 20 106 468
0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 6
lg
12 47 5 0 22 28 12 38 20 9 12 53 53
Passing cmp-att-int yds
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 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
td
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
lg
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kick Returns no. yds td lg
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punt Returns no. yds td lg
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
all purp
22 129 5 0 57 28 12 44 35 9 20 106 467
Games: 12 • Avg/rush: -1.0 • Avg/catch: 17.3 • All purpose avg/game: 38.9 • Total offense avg/gm: -0.1 Date
Opponent
Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd C.J. JOHNSON CAREER STATISTICS ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick
Sep 02 at IOWA HAWKEYES 0 Sep 09 GARDNER-WEBB 0 Sep 16 OREGON DUCKS 0 Sep 23 HAWAI'I 0 YEAR G BOBCAT REC0 Sep 30 TEXAS STATE Oct 14 at Utah State 2016 14 21 0 Oct 21 at Boise State 0 2017 12 LOBOS 27 0 Oct 28 NEW MEXICO Nov 04 COLORADO Totals 26STATE 48 0 Nov 11 at Air Force 0 Nov 18 FRESNO STATE 0 Nov 25 at San Jose State 1 Totals 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 0.0-0 RECEIVING 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 AVG 0-0 0 AVG 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 YARDS REC GAME 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 21.7 0-0 0 304 14.5 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 468 17.3 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 39.0 0-0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 29.7 0-0 0 772 16.1 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 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 CAREER 0 0-0 0-0 0 SINGLE-GAME HIGHS 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0
Receptions: 6 (Gardner-Webb 2017) Touchdowns: 2 (Texas State 2017)
#25 Austin Conway 40
Rushing no. yds td
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PAT Attempts kick rush rcv saf
0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 TDS 0 0-0 0-0 30 0 0-0 60 0-0 0-0 90 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
off t/o
0 0 0 0 LONG 0 0 43 0 53 0 0 53 0 0 0 0 -
Yards: 130 (Gardner-Webb 2017)
pts
0 6 0 0 12 6 0 6 0 0 0 6 36
#14 C.J. Johnson
2017 FAM OUS IDAHO P OTATO BOWL
The Automated ScoreBook Wyoming Cowboys Individual Game-by-Game (as of Dec 09, 2017) All games
UW This Season • Posted four catches for 31 yards vs. Fresno State • Caught two passes for 16 yards against Air Force • Tied a career-high with four catches vs. New Mexico, recording 68 yards
#80 James Price Wide Receiver 6-2, 212 Junior Camas, Wash. (Camas)
• Had career-bests of four catches for 72 yards at Utah State • Grabbed a career-long 40-yard pass against Texas State • Caught a 25-yard TD that proved to be the game-winner vs. Hawai’i
#80 PRICE, James Date
Rushing no. yds td
Opponent
Sep 23 Sep 30 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Nov 04 Nov 11 Nov 18 Nov 25 Totals
HAWAI'I TEXAS STATE BOBCATS at Utah State at Boise State NEW MEXICO LOBOS COLORADO STATE at Air Force FRESNO STATE at San Jose State
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 0
Receiving no. yds td
lg
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 1 4 0 4 1 2 4 1 18
• Had one reception for 13 yards against Texas State • Had two catches for 21 yards vs. Hawai’i
#13 John Okwoli
• Had two receptions for 17 yards vs. Gardner-Webb
Wide Receiver 6-2, 207 Junior Phoenix, Ariz. (North Canyon)
• Had four catches for 41 yards at Iowa
Passing cmp-att-int yds
lg
25 40 26 0 31 8 11 14 10 40
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 0-0-0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
td
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kick Returns no. yds td lg
lg
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 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Date
Tackles
Totals
Sacks
Date
34
36
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0.0-0 0 0.0-0 1 0.0-0 0 0.0-0 YARDS 0 0.0-0 0 0.0-0 143 0 0.0-0 75 0 0.0-0 1 0.0-0 270
488
Pass Defense
blkd
Rushing no. yds td
at IOWA HAWKEYES GARDNER-WEBB OREGON DUCKS HAWAI'I TEXAS STATE BOBCATS at Utah State at Boise State NEW MEXICO LOBOS COLORADO STATE at Air Force FRESNO STATE at San Jose State
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Date
0.0-0 0 0-0 RECEIVING 0.0-0 0 0-0 AVG 0.0-0 0 0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 REC 0.0-0 0 0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 11.9 0.0-0 0 0-0 12.5 0.0-0 0 0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 15.0
13.6
0-0 0 0-0 0 AVG 0-0 0 0-0 0 GAME 0-0 0 0-0 0 11.9 0-0 0 5.8 0-0 0 0-0 0 30.0
0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 TDS 0 0-0 0-0 10 0 0-0 00 0-0 0-0 10
Wide Receiver 5-11, 170 Freshman Rochester, Ill. (Rochester)
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
all purp
25 40 72 0 68 8 16 31 10 270
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14.4
off t/o
pts
Punt Returns no. yds td lg
all purp
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2
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
lg
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 LONG 0 0 35 0 23 0 0 40
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
40
Yards: 72 (Utah State 2017)
#13 OKWOLI, John
Receiving no. yds td
4 2 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 12
41 17 15 21 13 0 0 30 0 0 0 0 137
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Passing cmp-att-int yds
lg
23 9 15 18 13 0 0 19 0 0 0 0 23
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 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
td
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
lg
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kick Returns no. yds td lg
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 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
JOHNTackles OKWOLI Sacks CAREER STATISTICS Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts
Opponent
ua
a
Sep 02 at IOWA HAWKEYES 0 Sep 09 GARDNER-WEBB 0 Sep 16 OREGON DUCKS 0 YEAR REC0 Sep 23 HAWAI'I G Sep 30 TEXAS STATE 2016 14 BOBCAT0 0 Oct 14 at Utah State 0 2017 12 12 0 Oct 21 at Boise State Oct 28 NEW MEXICO LOBOS 0 Totals 26 12 Nov 04 COLORADO STATE 0 Nov 11 at Air Force 0 Nov 18 FRESNO STATE 0 Nov 25 at San Jose State 0 Receptions: 4 (Iowa 2017) Totals 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 17 15 21 13 0 0 30 0 0 0 0 137
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
total
tfl-yds
no-yds
ff
fr-yds
int-yds qbh
brup kick
0 0.0-0 RECEIVING 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 AVG 0-0 0 0 AVG 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 YARDS REC 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 GAME 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 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1370 11.4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 11.4 0-0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 137 11.4 5.3 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 0.0-0 0.0-0 CAREER 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 SINGLE-GAME HIGHS 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0Yards: 0-0 41 0(Iowa 0
off t/o
pts
Punt Returns no. yds td lg
all purp
kick rush
0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 TDS 0 0-0 0-0 00 0 0-0 10 0-0 0 0-0 1 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 2017) 0 0-0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
rcv saf
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 LONG 0 00 0 23 0 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 -
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 6
#26 COX, Avante' Date
Rushing no. yds td
Opponent
Sep 02 Sep 09 Sep 16 Sep 30 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Totals
at IOWA HAWKEYES GARDNER-WEBB OREGON DUCKS TEXAS STATE BOBCATS at Utah State at Boise State NEW MEXICO LOBOS
1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
9 5 0 0 0 0 0 14
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
lg
9 5 0 0 0 0 0 9
Receiving no. yds td
1 2 0 2 0 0 0 5
14 15 0 50 0 0 0 79
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
lg
14 15 0 39 0 0 0 39
Passing cmp-att-int yds
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 0 0 0
td
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
lg
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kick Returns no. yds td lg
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 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 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 20 0 50 0 0 0 93
Games: 7 • Avg/rush: 7.0 • Avg/catch: 15.8 • All purpose avg/game: 13.3 • Total offense avg/gm: 2.0 Date
#26 Avante’ Cox
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Games: 12 • Avg/catch: 11.4 • All purpose avg/game: 11.4 •
UW This Season
• Had one rush for nine yards and one catch for 14 yards at Iowa
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PAT Attempts kick rush rcv saf
The Automated ScoreBook Wyoming Cowboys Individual Game-by-Game (as of Dec 09, 2017) All games
• Caught two passes for 15 yards and had one carry for five yards vs. Gardner-Webb
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
The Automated ScoreBook WyomingSINGLE-GAME Cowboys Individual Game-by-Game (as of Dec 09, 2017) CAREER HIGHS All games
Opponent
Sep 02 Sep 09 Sep 16 Sep 23 Sep 30 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Nov 04 Nov 11 Nov 18 Nov 25 Totals
Fumble
ua a totalPRICE tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds STATISTICS int-yds qbh brup kick JAMES CAREER 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Opponent
Sep 23 HAWAI'I 0 Sep 30 TEXAS STATE BOBCAT 0 Oct 14 at Utah State 0 Oct 21 at Boise State 1 Oct 28 NEW MEXICO LOBOS 0 YEAR G REC Nov 04 COLORADO STATE 0 Nov 11 at Air Force12 2015 12 0 Nov 18 FRESNO STATE 0 2016 13 6 0 Nov 25 at San Jose State Totals 2017 9 18 1
Long reception: 23 (Iowa 2017)
• Caught two passes for a careerbest 50 yards vs. Texas State
Punt Returns no. yds td lg
WIDE RECEIVERS
• Caught his first career touchdown vs. New Mexico, a 19-yarder, totaling two receptions for 30 yards
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Games: 9 • Avg/catch: 15.0 • All purpose avg/game: 30.0 •
Receptions: 4, 3x (last: Fresno State 2017) Touchdowns: 1, twice (last: Hawai’i 2017)
UW This Season
25 40 72 0 68 8 16 31 10 270
Opponent
ua
Sep 02 at IOWA HAWKEYES 0 Sep 09 GARDNER-WEBB 0 Sep 16 OREGON DUCKS 0 Sep 30 TEXAS STATE BOBCAT 0 Oct 14 at Utah State 1 Oct 21 at Boise State 0 Oct 28 NEW MEXICO LOBOS 2 Totals YEAR G REC3
Tackles a total
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
tfl-yds
0 0.0-0 0 0.0-0 0 0.0-0 0 0.0-0 1 0.0-0 0 0.0-0 2 0.0-0 3 0.0-0 YARDS
Sacks no-yds
Fumble ff fr-yds
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 0-0 RECEIVING 0.0-0 0 0-0 AVG 0.0-0 0 0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 REC
Pass Defense blkd int-yds qbh brup kick
0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 AVG 0-0 0 0-0 0 GAME
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AVANTE’ COX CAREER STATISTICS
2017 Totals
7 7
5 5
79 79
15.8 15.8
11.3 11.3
PAT Attempts kick rush rcv saf
0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 TDS
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
off t/o
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LONG
pts
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 39
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Receptions: 2, twice (last: Texas State 2017)
2 0 1 7 FA M O U S I DA HO P OTATO BOWL
Yards: 50 (Texas State 2017)
41
UW This Season
UW This Season
OFFENSIVE LINE STARTERS
• Started at tackle against Iowa, Gardner-Webb, Oregon, Hawai’i, Texas State, Utah State, Boise State, New Mexico, Colorado State, Air Force, Fresno State and San José State
#72 Zach Wallace
ZACH WALLACE CAREER STATISTICS
Offensive Tackle 6-7, 303 Junior Lake Zurich, Ill. (Lake Zurich)
Games Played: 38 (12 in 2017 14 in 2016, 12 in 2015) Games Started: 36 (12 in 2017 14 in 2016, 10 in 2015)
• Started at tackle against Iowa, Gardner-Webb, Oregon, Hawai’i, Texas State, Colorado State, Air Force, Fresno State and San José State
#78 Alonzo Velazquez Offensive Tackle 6-6, 270 Freshman Janesville, Wisc. (Parker)
UW This Season
Offensive Guard 6-2, 294 Junior Kingfisher, Okla. (Kingfisher)
KADEN JACKSON CAREER STATISTICS Games Played: 35 (10 in 2017, 14 in 2016, 11 in 2015) Games Started: 26 (10 in 2017, 14 in 2016, 2 in 2015)
Games Played: 9 (9 in 2017) Games Started: 9 (9 in 2017)
UW This Season
• Started at guard against Iowa, Gardner-Webb, Oregon, Hawai’i, Boise State, New Mexico, Colorado State, Air Force, Fresno State and San José State
#61 Kaden Jackson
ALONZO VELAZQUEZ CAREER STATISTICS
• Started at tackle at Utah State and Boise State • Started at guard against Iowa, Gardner-Webb, Oregon, Fresno State and San José State
#59 Ryan Cummings Offensive Guard 6-6, 309 Senior Littleton, Colo. (Valor Christian)
RYAN CUMMINGS CAREER STATISTICS Games Played: 33 (7 in 2017, 7 in 2016, 12 in 2015, 7 in 2014) Games Started: 32 (7 in 2017, 7 in 2016, 12 in 2015, 7 in 2014)
UW This Season • Started at center against Iowa, Gardner-Webb, Oregon, Hawai’i, Texas State, Utah State, Boise State, New Mexico, Colorado State, Air Force, Fresno State and San José State
#79 Logan Harris Center 6-3, 308 Freshman Torrington, Wyo. (Torrington)
LOGAN HARRIS CAREER STATISTICS Games Played: 12 (12 in 2017) Games Started: 12 (12 in 2017)
#59 Ryan Cummings 42
2017 FAM OUS IDAHO P OTATO BOWL
UW This Season
UW This Season
• Appeared in all 12 regular-season games
#77 Pahl Schwab Offensive Tackle 6-5, 302 Sophomore Afton, Wyo. (Star Valley)
PAHL SCHWAB CAREER STATISTICS Games Played: 16 (12 in 2017, 4 in 2016) Games Started: 0
• Started at tackle against New Mexico
#74 Brinkley Jolly Offensive Tackle 6-5, 277 Junior Liberty, Mo. (Liberty North)
BRINKLEY JOLLEY CAREER STATISTICS Games Played: 9 (1 in 2017, 7 in 2016, 1 in 2015) Games Started: 8 (1 in 2017, 7 in 2016)
UW This Season
• Started at guard against Hawai’i, Texas State, Utah State, Boise State, New Mexico, Colorado State and Air Force
#55 Gavin Rush Offensive Guard 6-3, 298 Sophomore Phillips, Neb. (Aurora)
GAVIN RUSH CAREER STATISTICS Games Played: 26 (12 in 2017, 14 in 2016) Games Started: 21 (7 in 2017, 14 in 2016)
• Played against Utah State, Hawai’i and Texas State
#71 Jace Webb Offensive Guard 6-4, 309 Redshirt Freshman Hollis, Okla. (Hollis)
JACE WEBB CAREER STATISTICS Games Played: 3 (3 in 2017) Games Started: 0
OFFENSIVE LINE RESERVES
UW This Season
UW This Season • Appeared in 11 games for the Cowboys
#67 Cole Turner Center/Guard 6-4, 293 Junior Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Xavier)
COLE TURNER CAREER STATISTICS Games Played: 12 (11 in 2017, 1 in 2016) Games Started: 0
#72 Zach Wallace
2 0 1 7 FA M O U S I DA HO P OTATO BOWL
43
Sep 23 Sep 30 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Nov 04 Nov 11 Nov 18 Nov 25 Totals
HAWAI'I TEXAS STATE BOBCATS at Utah State at Boise State NEW MEXICO LOBOS COLORADO STATE at Air Force FRESNO STATE at San Jose State
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 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 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 0-0-0 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 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44
0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24
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 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 89
off t/o
pts
Games: 12 • KR avg: 22.0 • All purpose avg/game: 7.4 •
UW This Season
#5 Rico Gafford Cornerback 5-11, 182 Senior West Des Moines, Iowa (Iowa Western CC)
• Had seven tackles and a pass breakup at San José State • Contributed three solo tackles against Fresno State • Had four solo tackles at Air Force • Registered three solo stops against Colorado State • Recorded three tackles at Boise State • Posted three tackles and his fourth interception of the season at Utah State • Returned an interception 37 yards for a TD vs. Texas State, tying a UW career record for interceptions returned for scores • Tied a career-high with eight tackles against Hawai’i • Recorded an interception against Oregon • Recorded three tackles and forced a fumble vs. Gardner-Webb • Had one interception at Iowa
Date
Sep 02 Sep 09 Sep 16 Sep 23 Sep 30 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Nov 04 Nov 11 Nov 18 Nov 25 Totals
Opponent
at IOWA HAWKEYES GARDNER-WEBB OREGON DUCKS HAWAI'I TEXAS STATE BOBCAT at Utah State at Boise State NEW MEXICO LOBOS COLORADO STATE at Air Force FRESNO STATE at San Jose State
Tackles a total
ua
tfl-yds
Sacks no-yds
Fumble ff fr-yds
Pass Defense blkd int-yds qbh brup kick
0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 3 0 3 1.0-3 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-8 0 0 0 5 3 8 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-37 0 0 0 1 2 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-0 0 2 0 0 3 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 3 0 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Automated 3 0 3 The0.0-0 0.0-0 0 ScoreBook 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 5 2 Cowboys 7 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0of Dec 0 09,12017) 0 Wyoming Individual Game-by-Game (as 28 13 41 1.0-3 0.0-0 1 0-0 4-45 0 6 0 All games
PAT Attempts kick rush rcv saf
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 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
-
0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
#9 HALL, Tyler
RICO GAFFORD CAREER STATISTICS Date
Rushing no. yds td
Opponent
lg
Receiving no. SACKS/ yds td lg
Sep 02 at IOWA HAWKEYES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 YEAR G UT AT0 Sep 09 GARDNER-WEBB 0 TT 0 0 0 YDS 0 0 Sep 16 OREGON 0 60 0 0 0 0.0/0 0 0 2016 14 DUCKS47 130 Sep 23 HAWAI'I 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2017 12 STATE BOBCATS 28 130 Sep 30 TEXAS 0 41 0 0 0 0.0/0 0 0 Oct 14 at Utah State 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 26 75 26 101 0.0/0 0 Oct 21 at Boise State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 28 NEW MEXICO LOBOS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 04 COLORADO STATE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SINGLE-GAME Nov 11 at Air Force 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Solo: (UtahSTATE State 2016) Nov 18 8FRESNO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 25 tackles: at San Jose 8, State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 4x (last: Hawai’i 2017) Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Passing cmp-att-int TFL/ yds
td
lg
Kick Returns no. yds FR/ td lg
Punt Returns all no. yds td INT/ lg purp
0 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 12 0 12 0 0 0 0 12 YDS 0 0-0-0 0 FF 0 0 0 YDS 0 0 0 PBU 0 0 0 YDS 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 2 0 0 2 0/0 40 0 21 7 0 0 0 2/64 0 40 0.5/1 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 2 117 1 97 0 0 0 0 117 1.0/3 0 0-0-0 0 1 0 0 1 0/0 95 1 95 10 0 0 0 4/45 0 95 0 0-0-0 0 3 0 0 2 0/0 54 0 30 17 0 0 0 6/109 0 54 1.5/4 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 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 HIGHS 0 0 0 2 45 0 24 0 0 0 0 45 CAREER 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 18 0 18 0 0 0 0 18 Assisted: (last: Boise 0 0-0-0 0 0 3,0 twice 1 39 0 39 0 State 0 0 2017) 0 39 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 28 0 28 0 0 0 0 28 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 13 448 2 97 0 0 0 0 448
Games: 12 • KR avg: 34.5 • All purpose avg/game: 37.3 •
CORNERBACKS
UW This Season • Recorded a career high six tackles and a pass breakup at San José State • Posted a career-high five tackles and forced a fumble vs. Fresno State • Grabbed his first career interception against New Mexico
#9 Tyler Hall Cornerback 5-10, 184 Sophomore Hawthorne, Calif. (Junipero Serra)
• Tied a career-best with three tackles against Texas State, adding a forced fumble while also returning a kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown for his second kickoff return touchdown in as many games • Had two tackles and a 97-yard kickoff return touchdown vs. Hawai’i • Posted three tackles at Iowa
#5 Rico Gafford 44
Date
Sep 02 Sep 09 Sep 16 Sep 23 Sep 30 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Nov 04 Nov 11 Nov 18 Nov 25 Totals
Opponent
at IOWA HAWKEYES GARDNER-WEBB OREGON DUCKS HAWAI'I TEXAS STATE BOBCAT at Utah State at Boise State NEW MEXICO LOBOS COLORADO STATE at Air Force FRESNO STATE at San Jose State
ua
2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 5 16
Tackles a total
1 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 11
tfl-yds
3 1 1 2 3 2 1 0 2 1 5 6 27
0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.5-1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.5-1
Sacks no-yds
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 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0
Fumble ff fr-yds
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 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Pass Defense blkd int-yds qbh brup kick
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 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 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PAT Attempts kick rush rcv saf
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 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
off t/o
-
pts
0 0 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
TYLER HALL CAREER STATISTICS YEAR 2016 2017 Totals
G 7 12 19
UT 1 16 17
AT 0 11 11
TT 1 27 28
SACKS/ YDS 0.0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0
TFL/ YDS 0.0/0 0.5/1 0.5/1
FF 0 2 2
FR/ YDS 0/0 0/0 0/0
PBU 1 4 5
INT/ YDS 0/0 1/0 1/0
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Solo: 5 (San José State 2017) Total tackles: 6 (San José State 2017)
Assisted: 2, twice (last: Fresno State 2017)
#9 Tyler Hall
2017 FAM OUS IDAHO P OTATO BOWL
Sep 23 Sep 30 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Nov 04 Nov 11 Nov 18 Nov 25 Totals
HAWAI'I TEXAS STATE BOBCATS at Utah State at Boise State NEW MEXICO LOBOS COLORADO STATE at Air Force FRESNO STATE at San Jose State
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 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 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 0-0-0 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 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 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 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 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
off t/o
pts
Games: 12 •
UW This Season • Contributed five solo tackles including a tackle for loss vs. Fresno State • Had three solo stops against Air Force • Had three tackles and a pass breakup against New Mexico
#2 Robert Priester Cornerback 5-9, 180 Senior Tampa, Fla. (Robinson)
• Posted three tackles at Boise State including his first career sack • Recorded three tackles at Utah State • Had three tackles and a pass breakup against Hawai’i • Registered two tackles and one PBU vs. Gardner-Webb • Recorded two tackles at Iowa
Date
Sep 02 Sep 09 Sep 16 Sep 23 Sep 30 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Nov 04 Nov 11 Nov 18 Nov 25 Totals
Opponent
at IOWA HAWKEYES GARDNER-WEBB OREGON DUCKS HAWAI'I TEXAS STATE BOBCAT at Utah State at Boise State NEW MEXICO LOBOS COLORADO STATE at Air Force FRESNO STATE at San Jose State
ua
0 1 5 3 1 1 2 2 1 3 5 0 24
Tackles a total
2 1 2 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 11
2 2 7 3 2 3 3 3 1 3 5 1 35
tfl-yds
0.0-0 0.0-0 1.0-1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 1.0-2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 1.0-1 0.0-0 3.0-4
Sacks no-yds
0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 1.0-2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 1.0-2
Fumble ff fr-yds
0 0 1 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
Pass Defense blkd int-yds qbh brup kick
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PAT Attempts kick rush rcv saf
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
The Automated ScoreBook Wyoming Cowboys Individual Game-by-Game (as of Dec 09, 2017) All games ROBERT PRIESTER CAREER STATISTICS
YEAR 2014 2015 Date Sep 02 2016 Sep 16 2017 Sep 23 Totals Oct 14
G UT 11 29 11 36 Opponent at 11 IOWA HAWKEYES 10 OREGON 12 DUCKS 24 HAWAI'I at 45 Utah State 99
AT 10 14no. 4 0 11 0 0 39 0
TT 39 Rushing yds 50 td lg 0 14 0 0 0 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 138 0 0
SACKS/ TFL/ YDS YDS #24 SMITH, Braden 0.0/0 0.0/0 Receiving Passing 2.0/2 yds no. 0.0/0 yds td lg cmp-att-int 0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0.0/0 0 1.0/2 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 3.0/4 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 5.0/6 0 1.0/2 0 0 0 0-0-0 0
FF 2 1td lg 00 0 10 0 0 0 40 0
FR/ YDS 0/0 Kick Returns no. 1/5 yds td 0 1/0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2/5 0 0
lg
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
-
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
INT/ PBU YDS 2 0/0 Punt Returns all 3no. yds td1/0 lg purp 0 0 4 0 0 00/0 0 0 4 0 0 00/0 0 0 0 0 0 130 0 01/00 0
0 0 0 0 Oct 21 at Boise State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 28 NEW MEXICO LOBOS 0 SINGLE-GAME 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER 0 0-0-0 HIGHS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 04 7 COLORADO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 4 0(last: 0 Eastern 0 0 0Michigan 0 0 02015) 0 0 Solo: (Hawai’iSTATE 2014) Assisted: Nov 11 at Air Force 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 9 (Eastern Michigan Forced0 fumbles: Nov 18 tackles: FRESNO STATE 0 0 2015) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 1,0 4x0 (last: 0 0Oregon 0 0 2017) 0 0 Fumbles recovered: 1, twice0(last:0 Boise 2016) PBU: 30 (Utah 2016) Nov 25 at San Jose State 0 0 State 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Interceptions: 1 (Air Force 2015) Games: 10 •
UW This Season
• Forced a fumble and had one tackle at Utah State
Opponent
at IOWA HAWKEYES OREGON DUCKS HAWAI'I at Utah State at Boise State NEW MEXICO LOBOS COLORADO STATE at Air Force FRESNO STATE at San Jose State
#24 Braden Smith Cornerback 5-10, 195 Redshirt Freshman Lakewood, Colo. (Lakewood)
Tackles a total
ua
0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3
0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 5
tfl-yds
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 0.0-0 0.0-0
Sacks no-yds
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 0.0-0 0.0-0
Fumble ff fr-yds
0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0
Pass Defense blkd int-yds qbh brup kick
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 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
PAT Attempts kick rush rcv saf
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 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
off t/o
-
BRADEN SMITH CAREER STATISTICS YEAR 2017 Totals
G 10 10
UT 3 3
AT 2 2
TT 5 5
SACKS/ YDS 0.0/0 0.0/0
TFL/ YDS 0.0/0 0.0/0
FF 1 1
FR/ YDS 1/0 1/0
PBU 0 0
INT/ YDS 0/0 0/0
pts
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CORNERBACKS
• Posted a career-best four tackles against New Mexico, also recovering a fumble
Date
Sep 02 Sep 16 Sep 23 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Nov 04 Nov 11 Nov 18 Nov 25 Totals
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Solo: 2 (New Mexico 2017) Total tackles: 4 (New Mexico 2017)
Assisted: 2 (New Mexico 2017)
#2 Robert Priester
2 0 1 7 FA M O U S I DA HO P OTATO BOWL
45
Sep 23 Sep 30 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Nov 04 Nov 11 Nov 18 Nov 25 Totals
HAWAI'I TEXAS STATE BOBCATS at Utah State at Boise State NEW MEXICO LOBOS COLORADO STATE at Air Force FRESNO STATE at San Jose State
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 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 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 0-0-0 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 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 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 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 34
off t/o
pts
Games: 12 • All purpose avg/game: 2.8 •
UW This Season
#28 Andrew Wingard Strong Safety 6-0, 210 Junior Arvada, Colo. (Ralston Valley)
• Led the Cowboys with 10 tackles at San José State • Moved into sixth-place on UW’s all-time tackles list and went over 100 tackles for the third straight season with 12 tackles against Fresno State, adding a forced fumble • Recorded six tackles including a tackle for loss at Air Force • Posted six tackles against Colorado State including one TFL • Named MW Defensive Player of the Week after posting five solo tackles and grabbing two interceptions against New Mexico • Had his second consecutive 15-tackle game at Boise State • Racked up 15 tackles and a fumble recovery at Utah State • Recorded five tackles against Texas State • Had nine tackles, a tackle for loss, two pass breakups and an interception against Hawai’i • Recorded 14 tackles against Oregon • Recorded six tackles and an interception vs. Gardner-Webb • Had eight tackles at Iowa
Date
Sep 02 Sep 09 Sep 16 Sep 23 Sep 30 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Nov 04 Nov 11 Nov 18 Nov 25 Totals
Opponent
at IOWA HAWKEYES GARDNER-WEBB OREGON DUCKS HAWAI'I TEXAS STATE BOBCAT at Utah State at Boise State NEW MEXICO LOBOS COLORADO STATE at Air Force FRESNO STATE at San Jose State
Tackles a total
ua
tfl-yds
Sacks no-yds
Fumble ff fr-yds
Pass Defense blkd int-yds qbh brup kick
4 4 8 1.0-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 4 6 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-0 0 0 0 9 5 14 2.5-5 1.0-1 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 6 3 9 1.0-4 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-22 0 2 0 4 1 5 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 10 5 15 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 1-0 0-0 0 0 0 9 6 15 0.5-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 2-12 0 0 0 4 2 6 1.0-2 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 3 6 1.0-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 7 5 12The0.0-0 0.0-0 1 ScoreBook 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Automated 4 6 10 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Wyoming Cowboys Individual Game-by-Game (as of Dec 09,132017) 67 44 111 7.0-14 1.0-1 1 1-0 4-34 0 0
PAT Attempts kick rush rcv saf
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
All games
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
-
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
#23 KAMANA, Tim ANDREW WINGARD CAREER STATISTICS Date
Opponent
no.
Rushing yds td
lg
no.
Receiving SACKS/ yds td lg
Passing TFL/ cmp-att-int yds
td
lg
Kick Returns FR/ no. yds td lg
Punt Returns INT/ all no. yds td lg purp
Sep 02 at IOWA 0 TT 0 0 0 YDS 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 FF 0 0 YDS 0 0 0 PBU 0 0 0 YDS 0 YEAR G HAWKEYES UT AT0 YDS Sep 09 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2015 GARDNER-WEBB 12 83 3900 122 00 0.0/0 7.0/18 1 0/0 3 00 00 00 1/0 Sep 16 OREGON DUCKS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 23 HAWAI'I 0 131 0 0 0 2.0/25 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 20 0 0/0 0 0 0 40 0 0 2/33 0 2016 14 75 560 7.5/36 Sep 30 TEXAS STATE BOBCATS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2017 12 State 67 440 7.0/14 Oct 14 at Utah 0 111 0 0 0 1.0/1 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 10 0 1/0 0 0 0 70 0 0 4/34 0 Oct 21 at Boise 0 0 364 0 0 0 3.0/26 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 40 0 1/0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 7/67 0 Totals 38 State 225 139 21.5/68 Oct 28 NEW MEXICO LOBOS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 04 COLORADO STATE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 11 at Air Force 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER 0 0-0-0 HIGHS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SINGLE-GAME Nov 18 FRESNO STATE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Solo: (San State 2015) Assisted: Nov 25 12 at San JoseDiego State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 80(Eastern 0 0 Michigan 0 0 0 2016) 0 0 0 Totals 0 02016) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 02 (New 0 0 Mexico 0 0 2017) 0 0 0 Total tackles: 17 (Colorado State Interceptions:
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Games: 12 •
STRONG S AFETIES
UW This Season • Posted two tackles at San José State • Notched three tackles at Boise State
#23 Tim Kamana Strong Safety 5-11, 213 Senior Honolulu, Hawai’i (West Point Prep)
Date
Sep 02 Sep 09 Sep 16 Sep 23 Sep 30 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Nov 04 Nov 11 Nov 18 Nov 25 Totals
Opponent
at IOWA HAWKEYES GARDNER-WEBB OREGON DUCKS HAWAI'I TEXAS STATE BOBCAT at Utah State at Boise State NEW MEXICO LOBOS COLORADO STATE at Air Force FRESNO STATE at San Jose State
Tackles a total
ua
0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 4
0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 6
tfl-yds
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 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0
Sacks no-yds
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 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0
Fumble ff fr-yds
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 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Pass Defense blkd int-yds qbh brup kick
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 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PAT Attempts kick rush rcv saf
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 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
off t/o
-
pts
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TIM KAMANA CAREER STATISTICS YEAR 2014 2015 2016 2017 Totals
G 12 12 14 12 50
UT 27 16 7 4 54
AT 17 15 2 2 36
TT 44 31 9 6 90
SACKS/ YDS 0.0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0
TFL/ YDS 0.0/0 1.0/4 1.5/2 0.0/0 2.5/6
FF 0 0 0 0 0
FR/ YDS 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
PBU 3 2 1 0 6
INT/ YDS 1/0 1/5 0/0 0/0 2/5
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Solo: 8 (San José State 2014) Total tackles: 10 (San José State 2014)
Assisted: 4 (Michigan State 2014) Interceptions: 1, twice (last: UNLV 2015)
#28 Andrew Wingard 46
2017 FAM OUS IDAHO P OTATO BOWL
Sep 23 Sep 30 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Nov 04 Nov 11 Nov 18 Nov 25 Totals
HAWAI'I TEXAS STATE BOBCATS at Utah State at Boise State NEW MEXICO LOBOS COLORADO STATE at Air Force FRESNO STATE at San Jose State
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 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 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 0-0-0 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 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 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 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 2 0 31 0 57 90
off t/o
pts
Games: 12 • All purpose avg/game: 7.5 •
UW This Season • Posted four tackles and returned an interception 57 yards at San José State • Had four tackles and returned his second interception of the season for 31 yards at Air Force • Recorded six tackles and a career-best two tackles for loss vs. Colorado State • Had a big tackle for loss and his first interception of the season vs. New Mexico
#6 Marcus Epps Free Safety 6-0, 206 Junior Los Angeles, Calif. (Edison)
Date
Sep 02 Sep 09 Sep 16 Sep 23 Sep 30 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Nov 04 Nov 11 Nov 18 Nov 25 Totals
Opponent
• Had four tackles vs. Texas State including one tackle for loss • Posted six tackles against Hawai’i • Had five tackles vs. Gardner-Webb, four of them solo stops • Had three tackles and a forced fumble at Iowa
Sacks no-yds
tfl-yds
Fumble ff fr-yds
Pass Defense blkd int-yds qbh brup kick
2 1 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 1 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 4 1 5 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 6 1 7 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 3 3 6 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 1 4 1.0-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 5 8 1.0-10 1.0-10 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 7 6 13 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1.0-7 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 4 2 6 2.0-10 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 2 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-31 0 0 0 1 2 3 The0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 Automated ScoreBook 3 1 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-57 0 0 0 Wyoming Individual Game-by-Game (as 40 25 Cowboys 65 5.0-28 1.0-10 1 0-0 3-90of Dec 0 09,42017) 0
PAT Attempts kick rush rcv saf
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
All games
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
-
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MARCUS EPPS CAREER STATISTICS #3D HALLIBURTON, A.
• Matched a career-high with 13 tackles at Boise State • Recorded eight tackles at Utah State including his first career sack
Tackles a total
ua
at IOWA HAWKEYES GARDNER-WEBB OREGON DUCKS HAWAI'I TEXAS STATE BOBCAT at Utah State at Boise State NEW MEXICO LOBOS COLORADO STATE at Air Force FRESNO STATE at San Jose State
Date YEAR Opponent G
UT at IOWA HAWKEYES 11 59 GARDNER-WEBB OREGON 14 DUCKS72 HAWAI'I 12 40 TEXAS STATE BOBCATS at Utah 37 State 171
no. AT 2400 390 2500 880
Rushing yds TT td lg
SACKS/
no.
Receiving yds td YDS
TFL/
Passing cmp-att-int YDS yds
lg
FR/
td FF lg
Kick Returns no. YDS yds td lg
INT/ all Punt Returns no. yds tdYDS lg purp PBU 0 0 6 00 00 002/27 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 03/94 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 03/90 0 0 0 0 0 0 220 8/211
Sep 02 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2015 83 0.0/0 2.0/5 1 0/0 Sep 09 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 16 0 111 0 0 0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 02 0 0 3/0 0 0 0 2016 6.0/13 Sep 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2017 65 1.0/10 5.0/28 1 0/0 Sep 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 14 0 259 0 0 0 1.0/10 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 04 0 0 3/0 0 0 0 Totals 13.0/46 Oct 21 at Boise State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 28 NEW MEXICO LOBOS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 04 COLORADO STATE 0 SINGLE-GAME 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER 0 0-0-0 HIGHS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 11 at Air Force 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Solo: (Colorado Assisted: Nov 18 11 FRESNO STATE State 2015) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 7 0(San 0 Diego 0 0 State 0 0 2016) 0 0 0 0 Nov 25 tackles: at San Jose13, State 4x (last: Boise 0 0 0 2017) 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 1, 03 times 0 0 (last: 0 0CSU 0 02016) 0 Total State Forced0 Fumble: Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Interceptions: 2 (Eastern Michigan 2016) Games: 12 •
UW This Season • Posted two tackles at San José State • Recorded two tackles vs. Colorado State
#3 Alijah Halliburton Free Safety 6-2, 190 Sophomore Aurora, Colo. (Overland)
• Had three solo stops and four total tackles at Boise State
Opponent
at IOWA HAWKEYES GARDNER-WEBB OREGON DUCKS HAWAI'I TEXAS STATE BOBCAT at Utah State at Boise State NEW MEXICO LOBOS COLORADO STATE at Air Force FRESNO STATE at San Jose State
0 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 9
Tackles a total
1 1 2 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 10
1 1 3 1 4 0 4 0 2 1 0 2 19
Sacks no-yds
tfl-yds
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 0.0-0 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 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0
Fumble ff fr-yds
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 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Pass Defense blkd int-yds qbh brup kick
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PAT Attempts kick rush rcv saf
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 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
off t/o
-
ALIJAH HALLIBURTON CAREER STATISTICS
• Posted four tackles vs. Texas State • Had three tackles and a pass breakup vs. Oregon
ua
YEAR 2016 2017 Totals
G 14 12 26
UT 7 9 16
AT 4 10 14
TT 11 19 30
SACKS/ YDS 0.0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0
TFL/ YDS 0.0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0
FF 0 0 0
FR/ YDS 0/0 0/0 0/0
PBU 0 1 1
INT/ YDS 0/0 0/0 0/0
pts
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FREE S AFETIES
• Appeared in all 12 regular-season games
Date
Sep 02 Sep 09 Sep 16 Sep 23 Sep 30 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Nov 04 Nov 11 Nov 18 Nov 25 Totals
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Solo: 3 (Boise State 2017) Total tackles: 4, twice (last: Boise State 2017)
Assisted: 3 (Texas State 2017)
#6 Marcus Epps
2 0 1 7 FA M O U S I DA HO P OTATO BOWL
47
Sep 23 Sep 30 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Nov 04 Nov 11 Nov 18 Nov 25 Totals
HAWAI'I TEXAS STATE BOBCATS at Utah State at Boise State NEW MEXICO LOBOS COLORADO STATE at Air Force FRESNO STATE at San Jose State
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 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 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 0-0-0 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 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 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 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 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
off t/o
pts
Games: 12 •
UW This Season • Had a solid six-tackle game against Fresno State • Recorded four tackles and recovered a fumble at Air Force • Had six tackles and a pass breakup against New Mexico
#8 Jalen Ortiz Linebacker 5-10, 196 Senior Peoria, Ariz. (UCLA)
• Tied a career-best with seven tackles at Boise State including 1.5 TFL • Recorded a career-best seven tackles against Hawai’i • Had six tackles against Oregon • Tied his career high with six tackles vs. Gardner-Webb • Registered a career-high six tackles at Iowa
Date
Sep 02 Sep 09 Sep 16 Sep 23 Sep 30 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Nov 04 Nov 11 Nov 18 Nov 25 Totals
Opponent
at IOWA HAWKEYES GARDNER-WEBB OREGON DUCKS HAWAI'I TEXAS STATE BOBCAT at Utah State at Boise State NEW MEXICO LOBOS COLORADO STATE at Air Force FRESNO STATE at San Jose State
Tackles a total
ua
tfl-yds
Sacks no-yds
Fumble ff fr-yds
Pass Defense blkd int-yds qbh brup kick
4 2 6 1.5-13 1.0-12 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 4 6 1.0-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 4 6 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 6 1 7 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 5 2 7 1.5-4 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 5 1 6 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 2 1 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 2 4 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 1-0 0-0 0 0 0 4 2 6 The0.0-0 0.0-0 0 ScoreBook 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Automated 1 2 3 0.0-0 0.0-0Game-by-Game 0 0-0 0-0of Dec 0 09,0 2017) 0 Wyoming Cowboys Individual (as 34 24 58 4.0-18 1.0-12 1 1-0 0-0 0 2 0
PAT Attempts kick rush rcv saf
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
All games
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
-
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
#7 POWNELL, Chavez
JALEN ORTIZ CAREER STATISTICS Date
Rushing no. yds td
Opponent
lg
Receiving no. SACKS/ yds td lg
Passing cmp-att-int TFL/ yds
td
lg
Kick Returns no. FR/ yds td lg
Punt Returns all no. yds tdINT/ lg purp
Sep 02 at IOWA HAWKEYES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 YEAR G UT AT0 YDS Sep 09 GARDNER-WEBB 0 TT 0 0 0 YDS 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0FF0 0 YDS 0 0 0 PBU 0 Sep 16 OREGON 0 11 0 0 0 0.0/0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 01 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 2016 14 DUCKS 7 40 0.0/0 Sep 23 HAWAI'I 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2017 12 STATE BOBCATS 34 240 4.0/18 Sep 30 TEXAS 0 58 0 0 0 1.0/12 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 01 0 0 1/0 0 0 0 2 0 Oct 14 at Utah State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 26 41 28 69 1.0/12 4.0/18 2 1/0 2 Oct 21 at Boise State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 28 NEW MEXICO LOBOS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 04 COLORADO STATE 0 SINGLE-GAME 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER 0 0-0-0 HIGHS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 11 at Air Force 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Solo: (Hawai’i 2017) Assisted: Nov 18 6 FRESNO STATE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 4 0(Oregon 0 0 2017) 0 0 0 Nov 25 at San Jose State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total tackles: 7, twice (last: Boise State 2017) Totals 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 0 0 0
0 0 0YDS 0 00/0 0 0 0 00/0 0 00/0 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
Games: 12 •
UW This Season
LINEBACKERS
• Had three tackles at Air Force • Recorded three tackles vs. Texas State
Date
Sep 02 Sep 09 Sep 16 Sep 23 Sep 30 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Nov 04 Nov 11 Nov 18 Nov 25 Totals
Opponent
at IOWA HAWKEYES GARDNER-WEBB OREGON DUCKS HAWAI'I TEXAS STATE BOBCAT at Utah State at Boise State NEW MEXICO LOBOS COLORADO STATE at Air Force FRESNO STATE at San Jose State
0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 6
0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4
0 0 1 1 3 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 10
tfl-yds
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 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0
Sacks no-yds
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 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0
Fumble ff fr-yds
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 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Pass Defense blkd int-yds qbh brup kick
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 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PAT Attempts kick rush rcv saf
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 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
off t/o
-
pts
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHAVEZ POWNELL JR. CAREER STATISTICS
#7 Chavez Pownell, Jr. Linebacker 5-11, 202 Junior Tampa, Fla. (Jefferson)
Tackles a total
ua
YEAR 2015 2016 2017 Totals
G 11 14 12 37
UT 10 3 6 19
AT 8 3 4 15
TT 18 6 10 34
SACKS/ YDS 0.0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0
TFL/ YDS 0.0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0
FF 0 0 0 0
FR/ YDS 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
PBU 0 0 0 0
INT/ YDS 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Solo: 9 (North Dakota 2015) Total tackles: 16 (North Dakota 2015)
Assisted: 7 (North Dakota 2015)
#8 Jalen Ortiz 48
2017 FAM OUS IDAHO P OTATO BOWL
Sep 23 Sep 30 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Nov 04 Nov 11 Nov 18 Nov 25 Totals
HAWAI'I TEXAS STATE BOBCATS at Utah State at Boise State NEW MEXICO LOBOS COLORADO STATE at Air Force FRESNO STATE at San Jose State
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 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 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 0-0-0 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 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 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 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 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
off t/o
pts
Games: 12 •
UW This Season
#30 Logan Wilson Linebacker 6-2, 240 Sophomore Casper, Wyo. (Natrona County)
• Recorded six tackles including two tackles for loss at San José State • Surpassed 100 tackles for the season with eight tackles vs. Fresno State • Led the team with 12 tackles against Air Force, also forcing a fumble • Led the team and tied a career-best with 14 tackles including a career-best 11 solo stops against Colorado State • Tied for the team lead with seven tackles against New Mexico • Posted six tackles at Boise State • Registered nine tackles at Utah State • 12-tackle game vs. Texas State included six solo stops, six assisted tackles, and a strip-sack that he returned for the third defensive TD of his career • Recorded a career-high 14 tackles against Hawai’i • Had 11 tackles against Oregon • Had six tackles vs. Gardner-Webb, including one tackle for loss • Had six tackles at Iowa
UW This Season • Had four tackles against Fresno State • Recorded five tackles against Air Force
#45 Adam Pilapil Linebacker 6-1, 213 Junior Torrance, Calif. (Loyola)
Opponent
at IOWA HAWKEYES GARDNER-WEBB OREGON DUCKS HAWAI'I TEXAS STATE BOBCAT at Utah State at Boise State NEW MEXICO LOBOS COLORADO STATE at Air Force FRESNO STATE at San Jose State
• Posted two tackles against Gardner-Webb • Recorded four tackles at Iowa
6 2 8 7 6 4 4 5 11 6 7 5 71
Tackles a total
0 4 3 7 6 5 2 2 3 6 1 1 40
tfl-yds
6 6 11 14 12 9 6 7 14 12 8 6 111
1.0-4 1.0-1 2.0-4 0.0-0 1.0-8 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 1.0-1 2.0-2 8.0-20
Sacks no-yds
Fumble ff fr-yds
0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 1.0-8 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 1.0-8
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-18 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-18
Pass Defense blkd int-yds qbh brup kick
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PAT Attempts kick rush rcv saf
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 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
-
0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
LOGAN WILSON CAREER STATISTICS YEAR 2016 2017 Totals Date
G 14 12 26
UT 55 71 126
The Automated ScoreBook Wyoming Cowboys Individual Game-by-Game SACKS/ TFL/ (as of Dec 09, 2017) FR/ All gamesYDS AT TT YDS FF YDS
39 40 79
Opponent
94 111 205
no.
Rushing yds td
3.0/27 7.5/45 1.0/8 8.0/20 #45 PILAPIL, Adam 4.0/35 15.5/65
no.
Receiving yds td
tfl-yds
Sacks no-yds
lg
Passing cmp-att-int yds
lg
1 2 3 td
3/0 1/18 4/18
lg
Kick Returns no. yds td lg
INT/ YDS 3/83 0/0 3/83
PBU 7 1 8
Punt Returns no. yds td lg
Sep 02 at IOWA HAWKEYES 0 SINGLE-GAME 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER 0 0-0-0 HIGHS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 09 GARDNER-WEBB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Solo: Colorado Assisted: Sep 16 11 OREGON DUCKS State 2017) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 7 0(last: 0 Hawai’i 0 0 02017) 0 0 0 Nov 04 COLORADO STATE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total tackles: 14, twice (last: Colorado State 2017) Sacks: 1, 4x (last: Texas State 2017) Nov 11 at Air Force 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Interceptions: 1, 3 times (last: Nov 18 FRESNO STATE 0 Utah 0 State 0 0 2016) 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 25 at San Jose State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 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
all purp
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Games: 7 • Date
Sep 02 Sep 09 Sep 16 Nov 04 Nov 11 Nov 18 Nov 25 Totals
Opponent
at IOWA HAWKEYES GARDNER-WEBB OREGON DUCKS COLORADO STATE at Air Force FRESNO STATE at San Jose State
• Had two tackles and his first career pass breakup against CSU • Posted a career-high eight tackles against Oregon
ua
ua
1 0 6 1 3 1 2 14
Tackles a total
3 2 2 1 2 3 3 16
4 2 8 2 5 4 5 30
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 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0
Fumble ff fr-yds
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Pass Defense blkd int-yds qbh brup kick
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 1 0 0 0 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PAT Attempts kick rush rcv saf
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 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
off t/o
-
ADAM PILAPIL CAREER STATISTICS YEAR 2015 2016 2017 Totals
G 11 7 7 25
UT 5 0 14 19
AT 8 0 16 24
TT 13 0 30 43
SACKS/ YDS 0.0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0
TFL/ YDS 0.0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0.0/0
FF 0 0 0 0
FR/ YDS 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
PBU 0 0 1 1
INT/ YDS 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
pts
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LINEBACKERS
• Recorded five tackles at San José State
Date
Sep 02 Sep 09 Sep 16 Sep 23 Sep 30 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Nov 04 Nov 11 Nov 18 Nov 25 Totals
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Solo: 6 (Oregon 2017) Total tackles: 8 (Oregon 2017)
Assisted: 4 (Eastern Michigan 2015)
#30 Logan Wilson
2 0 1 7 FA M O U S I DA HO P OTATO BOWL
49
Sep 23 Sep 30 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Nov 04 Nov 11 Nov 18 Nov 25 Totals
HAWAI'I TEXAS STATE BOBCATS at Utah State at Boise State NEW MEXICO LOBOS COLORADO STATE at Air Force FRESNO STATE at San Jose State
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 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 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 0-0-0 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 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 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 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 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
off t/o
pts
Games: 12 •
UW This Season
#46 Cassh Maluia Linebacker 6-0, 230 Sophomore Compton, Calif. (Paramount)
• Had four tackles and a pass breakup at San José State • Posted four tackles and his third fumble recovery of the year vs. Fresno State • Recorded six tackles and two pass breakups at Air Force • Had seven tackles including his first career sack against Colorado State • Recorded seven tackles against New Mexico, tying for the team lead • Racked up a career-high 11 tackles with a tackle for loss, forced fumble and fumble recovery at Utah State • Had five tackles against Texas State • Had seven tackles and sealed the win with his first career interception in overtime • Had a career-high eight tackles against Oregon • Had five total tackles vs. GardnerWebb • Registered four tackles at Iowa
LINEBACKERS
UW This Season • Appeared in seven games with three total tackles and one pass breakup
Date
Sep 02 Sep 09 Sep 16 Sep 23 Sep 30 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Nov 04 Nov 11 Nov 18 Nov 25 Totals
Opponent
at IOWA HAWKEYES GARDNER-WEBB OREGON DUCKS HAWAI'I TEXAS STATE BOBCAT at Utah State at Boise State NEW MEXICO LOBOS COLORADO STATE at Air Force FRESNO STATE at San Jose State
2 1 5 3 1 5 1 4 4 1 1 2 30
Tackles a total
2 4 3 4 4 6 1 3 3 5 3 2 40
tfl-yds
4 5 8 7 5 11 2 7 7 6 4 4 70
0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.5-1 0.0-0 1.0-2 0.0-0 0.0-0 1.0-1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 2.5-4
Sacks no-yds
Fumble ff fr-yds
0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 1.0-1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 1.0-1
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-3 0-0 3-3
Pass Defense blkd int-yds qbh brup kick
0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 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 2 0 1 3
PAT Attempts kick rush rcv saf
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 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 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 0 0 0 0
CASSH MALUIA CAREER STATISTICS YEAR 2016 2017 Totals Date
G 13 12 25
UT 12 30 42
The Automated ScoreBook Wyoming Cowboys Individual Game-by-Game SACKS/ TFL/ (as of Dec 09, 2017) FR/ All games
AT 4 40 44
Opponent
no.
TT 16 70 86 Rushing yds
td
lg
no.
YDS YDS 0.0/0 0.0/0 #50 GATOLOAI-FAUPUL 1.0/1 2.5/4 1.0/1 2.5/4 Receiving Passing yds
td
Sep 16 OREGON DUCKS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SINGLE-GAME Sep 23 HAWAI'I 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 30 5, TEXAS STATE BOBCATS 0 0 0 0 0 0 Solo: twice (last: Utah State0 2017) Oct 14 at Utah State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 11 (Utah State 020170 0 0 0 Oct 21 tackles: at Boise State 0 0 Oct 28 NEW MEXICO LOBOS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 18 FRESNO STATE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals
lg
cmp-att-int
yds
FF 1 1 2
td
lg
YDS 0/0 3/0 3/0 Kick Returns
no. yds
0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 CAREER 0 0-0-0 HIGHS 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 60(Utah 0 Assisted: 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 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0
td
0 0 0 0 0 0 State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
lg
INT/ PBU YDS 0 0/0 4 1/0 4Punt Returns1/0 no. yds
0 0 0 0 0 0 2017) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
td
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
lg
all purp
off t/o
pts
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Games: 7 • Date
Sep 16 Sep 23 Sep 30 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Nov 18 Totals
Opponent
OREGON DUCKS HAWAI'I TEXAS STATE BOBCAT at Utah State at Boise State NEW MEXICO LOBOS FRESNO STATE
#50 Ryan GatoloaiFaupula Linebacker 6-1, 210 Freshman Sacramento, Calif. (Inderkum)
ua
Tackles a total
ua
0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3
tfl-yds
0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0
Sacks no-yds
0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0
Fumble ff fr-yds
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Pass Defense blkd int-yds qbh brup kick
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 1 0 0 0 0 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PAT Attempts kick rush rcv saf
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 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
-
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RYAN GATOLOAI-FAUPULA CAREER STATISTICS YEAR 2017 Totals
G 7 7
UT 1 1
AT 2 2
TT 3 3
SACKS/ YDS 0.0/0 0.0/0
TFL/ YDS 0.0/0 0.0/0
FF 0 0
FR/ YDS 0/0 0/0
PBU 1 1
INT/ YDS 0/0
#46 Cassh Maluia 50
2017 FAM OUS IDAHO P OTATO BOWL
Sep 23 Sep 30 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Nov 04 Nov 11 Nov 18 Nov 25 Totals
HAWAI'I TEXAS STATE BOBCATS at Utah State at Boise State NEW MEXICO LOBOS COLORADO STATE at Air Force FRESNO STATE at San Jose State
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 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 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 0-0-0 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 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 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 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 6 0 37 0 0 0 0 43
off t/o
pts
Games: 12 • All purpose avg/game: 3.6 •
UW This Season
#91 Carl Granderson Defensive End 6-6, 255 Junior Sacramento, Calif. (Grant)
• Racked up seven tackles including a sack and two TFL at San José State • Posted seven tackles at Air Force • Racked up six tackles against Colorado State • Had four tackles including half a sack and 1.5 TFL vs. New Mexico, while he also returned his second career interception for 37 yards • Racked up a career high 12 tackles with career bests of three sacks and 3.5 tackles for loss at Boise State • Recorded six tackles, a sack, his first career interception and a safety at Utah State to earn MW Defensive Player of the Week honors • Registered six tackles vs. Texas State including one tackle for loss • Posted five tackles including a sack against Hawai’i • Had five tackles and career-high three tackles for loss against Oregon • Had a career-high nine tackles at Iowa
Date
Sep 02 Sep 09 Sep 16 Sep 23 Sep 30 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Nov 04 Nov 11 Nov 18 Nov 25 Totals
Opponent
at IOWA HAWKEYES GARDNER-WEBB OREGON DUCKS HAWAI'I TEXAS STATE BOBCAT at Utah State at Boise State NEW MEXICO LOBOS COLORADO STATE at Air Force FRESNO STATE at San Jose State
Tackles a total
ua
tfl-yds
Sacks no-yds
Fumble ff fr-yds
Pass Defense blkd int-yds qbh brup kick
3 6 9 1.5-4 1.0-3 1 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 2 5 3.0-9 1.0-6 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 2 5 1.5-5 1.0-3 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 3 6 1.0-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 3 6 1.0-7 1.0-7 0 0-0 1-6 1 0 0 7 5 12 3.5-12 3.0-12 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 2 4 1.5-5 0.5-3 0 0-0 1-37 0 0 0 1 5 6 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 5 7 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 2 3 The0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Automated ScoreBook 4 3 7 2.0-12 1.0-10 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Wyoming Cowboys Individual Game-by-Game (as of Dec 09,02017) 32 40 72 15.0-55 8.5-44 2 0-0 2-43 4 0 0
PAT Attempts kick rush rcv saf
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
All games
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 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
-
0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
CARL GRANDERSON CAREER STATISTICS #88 CRALL, Garrett Date YEAR Opponent G
UT
no. AT
Rushing yds TT td lg
no.
SACKS/ Receiving yds td lg YDS
TFL/ Passing cmp-att-int YDS yds
KickFR/ Returns td FF lg no. yds YDStd lg
Punt ReturnsINT/ all tdYDS lg purp
no. yds PBU
Sep 02 at IOWA HAWKEYES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2015 12 21 150 6.0/18 Sep 09 GARDNER-WEBB 0 36 0 0 0 1.0/5 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 000 0 0/0 0 0 0 00 Sep 16 OREGON DUCKS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2016 6 9 10 19 4.0/35 6.0/38 1 0/0 10 Sep 23 HAWAI'I 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2017 12 STATE BOBCATS 32 400 15.0/55 Sep 30 TEXAS 0 72 0 0 0 8.5/44 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 020 0 0/0 0 0 0 20 Oct 14 at Utah 0 127 0 0 0 13.5/84 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 030 1 0/0 0 0 0 30 Totals 30 State 62 650 27.0/111 Oct 21 at Boise State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 28 NEW MEXICO LOBOS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 04 COLORADO STATE 0 SINGLE-GAME 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER 0 0-0-0 HIGHS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 11 at Air Force 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Solo: (BoiseSTATE State 2017) 0 Assisted: Nov 18 7FRESNO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 6 0(Iowa 0 2017) 0 0 0 0 Nov 25 tackles: at San Jose 12 State(Boise State0 2017) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 (Boise 0 0 State 0 0 2017) 0 0 Total Sacks:0 3.0 Totals 0 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
Tackles for Loss: 3.5 (Boise State 2017)
0 0 00/0 0 00/0 0 0 0 02/43 0 02/43 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
Games: 12 • KR avg: 0.0 •
UW This Season
• Had three tackles and recovered a fumble at Air Force • Recorded three tackles with a tackle for loss vs. Colorado State
#88 Garrett Crall Defensive End 6-5, 242 Redshirt Freshman Hicksville, Ohio (Hicksville)
Opponent
at IOWA HAWKEYES GARDNER-WEBB OREGON DUCKS HAWAI'I TEXAS STATE BOBCAT at Utah State at Boise State NEW MEXICO LOBOS COLORADO STATE at Air Force FRESNO STATE at San Jose State
• Posted four tackles vs. New Mexico
ua
0 1 0 1 0 1 1 4 3 1 2 2 16
Tackles a total
1 4 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 14
1 5 0 2 4 2 1 4 3 3 2 3 30
tfl-yds
0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.5-1 1.0-8 0.0-0 0.0-0 1.0-3 0.0-0 0.0-0 2.0-10 4.5-22
• Posted a career-best five tackles vs. Gardner-Webb
0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.5-1 1.0-8 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 1.0-5 2.5-14
Fumble ff fr-yds
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 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0
Pass Defense blkd int-yds qbh brup kick
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PAT Attempts kick rush rcv saf
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 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
off t/o
-
pts
GARRETT CRALL CAREER STATISTICS
• Recorded a sack at Utah State • Registered four tackles vs. Texas State
Sacks no-yds
YEAR 2017 Totals
G 12 12
UT 16 16
AT 14 14
TT 30 30
SACKS/ YDS 2.5/14 2.5/14
TFL/ YDS 4.5/22 4.5/22
FF 0 0
FR/ YDS 1/0 1/0
PBU 2 2
INT/ YDS 0/0 0/0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DEFENSIVE ENDS
• Posted three tackles at San José State with two tackles for loss including one sack
Date
Sep 02 Sep 09 Sep 16 Sep 23 Sep 30 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Nov 04 Nov 11 Nov 18 Nov 25 Totals
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Solo: 4 (New Mexico 2017) Total tackles: 5 (Gardner-Webb 2017) Tackles for Loss: 2 (San José State 2017)
Assisted: 4, twice (last: Texas State 2017) Sacks: 1, twice (last: San José State 2017)
#91 Carl Granderson
2 0 1 7 FA M O U S I DA HO P OTATO BOWL
51
Sep 16 Sep 23 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Nov 04 Nov 11 Nov 18 Nov 25 Totals
OREGON DUCKS HAWAI'I at Utah State at Boise State NEW MEXICO LOBOS COLORADO STATE at Air Force FRESNO STATE at San Jose State
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 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 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 0-0-0 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 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 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 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 28
off t/o
pts
Games: 11 • All purpose avg/game: 2.5 •
UW This Season • Posted five tackles against Colorado State • Had three tackles, half a sack and two pass breakups vs. New Mexico
#42 Kevin Prosser Defensive End 6-2, 223 Junior Aurora, Colo. (Overland)
• Had four tackles at Utah State and his first career interception, which he returned 28 yards for a touchdown
Date
Sep 02 Sep 09 Sep 16 Sep 23 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Nov 04 Nov 11 Nov 18 Nov 25 Totals
Opponent
ua
at IOWA HAWKEYES GARDNER-WEBB OREGON DUCKS HAWAI'I at Utah State at Boise State NEW MEXICO LOBOS COLORADO STATE at Air Force FRESNO STATE at San Jose State
2 5 4 1 2 0 0 4 1 1 0 20
Tackles a total
0 4 2 0 2 0 3 1 0 1 0 13
• Had a forced fumble and recovery at Iowa
Sacks no-yds
Fumble ff fr-yds
Pass Defense blkd int-yds qbh brup kick
1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-28 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 1-28 ScoreBook
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PAT Attempts kick rush rcv saf
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Wyoming Cowboys Individual Game-by-Game (as of Dec 09, 2017) All games
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
-
0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
KEVIN PROSSER CAREER STATISTICS #58 LOLOHEA, Nela
• Had six tackles against Oregon • Monster game vs. Gardner-Webb included a career-high nine tackles, two sacks and three total tackles for loss
tfl-yds
2 1.0-12 0.0-0 1 9 3.0-15 2.0-14 0 6 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 4 0.5-0 0.0-0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 3 0.5-2 0.5-2 0 5 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 2 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 33 The 5.0-29 2.5-16 1 Automated
YEAR Date Sep 09 2015 Sep 16 2016 Sep 23 Sep 30 2017 Oct 14 Totals Oct 21
G UT Opponent GARDNER-WEBB 12 4 OREGON DUCKS 14 22 HAWAI'I TEXAS 11 STATE BOBCATS 20 at Utah State 37 46 at Boise State
AT no. 20 14 00 13 0 29 00
Rushing TT yds td lg
SACKS/
Receiving YDS no. yds td
TFL/
YDSPassingyds cmp-att-int
lg
FR/
FFlg 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0 0 0 1 0 0
td
Kick Returns YDS no. yds td lg
INT/ Punt Returns PBU YDS all no. yds td lg purp 0 0 0 0 0 00/0 0 0 0 00 00 000/0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 01/28 0 0 3 00 00 001/28 0 0
0 06 0 0 1.0/5 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 1.0/5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 36 6.5/47 11.0/64 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 0 0 2.5/16 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 2/0 0 0 0 5.0/29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 75 10.0/68 17.0/98 2/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 28 NEW MEXICO LOBOS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 04 COLORADO STATE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Nov 11 at Air Force 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 18 5 FRESNO STATE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 4 0(Gardner-Webb 0 0 0 0 02017) 0 Solo: (Gardner-Webb 2017)0 Assisted: Nov 25 at San Jose State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total tackles: 9 (Gardner-Webb 2017) Sacks: 2.0 (Gardner-Webb 2017) Totals 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 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
off t/o
pts
Games: 11 •
DEFENSIVE ENDS
UW This Season • Forced a fumble and recovered a fumble at San José State • Had four tackles and a sack at Air Force • Posted five tackles against New Mexico, including one sack for 13 yards
#58 Nela Lolohea Defensive End 6-1, 253 Senior Hawthorne, Calif. (El Camino CC)
Date
Sep 09 Sep 16 Sep 23 Sep 30 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Nov 04 Nov 11 Nov 18 Nov 25 Totals
Opponent
GARDNER-WEBB OREGON DUCKS HAWAI'I TEXAS STATE BOBCAT at Utah State at Boise State NEW MEXICO LOBOS COLORADO STATE at Air Force FRESNO STATE at San Jose State
• Recorded three tackles against Texas State including a tackle for loss • Registered three tackles vs. Gardner-Webb
Tackles a total
ua
2 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 10
1 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 9
3 1 0 3 2 0 5 0 4 0 1 19
tfl-yds
0.0-0 0.5-1 0.0-0 1.0-5 0.0-0 0.0-0 1.0-13 0.0-0 1.0-9 0.0-0 0.0-0 3.5-28
Sacks no-yds
0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 1.0-13 0.0-0 1.0-9 0.0-0 0.0-0 2.0-22
Fumble ff fr-yds
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0
Pass Defense blkd int-yds qbh brup kick
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PAT Attempts kick rush rcv saf
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 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 0 0
-
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NELA LOLOHEA CAREER STATISTICS YEAR 2016 2017 Totals
G 14 11 25
UT 10 10 20
AT 6 9 15
TT 16 19 35
SACKS/ YDS 1.0/7 2.0/22 3.0/29
TFL/ YDS 2.0/8 3.5/28 5.5/36
FF 1 1 2
FR/ YDS 0/0 1/0 1/0
PBU 2 1 3
INT/ YDS 0/0 0/0 0/0
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Solo: 3 (Air Force 2017) Total tackles: 5 (New Mexico 2017)
Assisted: 4 (New Mexico 2017) Sacks: 1.0, twice (last: Air Force 2017)
#42 Kevin Prosser 52
2017 FAM OUS IDAHO P OTATO BOWL
Sep 16 Sep 23 Sep 30 Oct 14 Oct 28 Nov 04 Nov 11 Nov 18 Nov 25 Totals
OREGON DUCKS HAWAI'I TEXAS STATE BOBCATS at Utah State NEW MEXICO LOBOS COLORADO STATE at Air Force FRESNO STATE at San Jose State
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 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 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 0-0-0 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 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 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 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 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
off t/o
pts
Games: 11 •
UW This Season
#93 Youhanna Ghaifan Defensive Tackle 6-4, 290 Sophomore Grand Island, Neb. (Central Catholic)
• Posted five tackles at San José State • Had four solo tackles including a five-yard tackle for loss vs. Fresno State • Had a sack and two TFL as a part of a career-high 11 tackles at Air Force • Racked up eight tackles with one sack against Colorado State • Posted one tackle for loss at Utah State • Monster game vs. Texas State included career-bests of nine tackles, four tackles for loss (tied for UW record), two sacks and a forced fumble • Posted seven tackles, a sack and two TFL aginst Hawai’i • Had five tackles against Oregon • Had seven tackles vs. GardnerWebb, including one tackle for loss • Had five tackles at Iowa
Date
Sep 02 Sep 09 Sep 16 Sep 23 Sep 30 Oct 14 Oct 28 Nov 04 Nov 11 Nov 18 Nov 25 Totals
Opponent
at IOWA HAWKEYES GARDNER-WEBB OREGON DUCKS HAWAI'I TEXAS STATE BOBCAT at Utah State NEW MEXICO LOBOS COLORADO STATE at Air Force FRESNO STATE at San Jose State
ua
3 2 2 6 6 1 1 4 6 4 2 37
Tackles a total
2 5 3 1 3 0 1 4 5 0 3 27
5 7 5 7 9 1 2 8 11 4 5 64
Sacks no-yds
tfl-yds
0.0-0 1.0-1 1.0-1 2.0-2 4.0-23 1.0-4 0.0-0 1.0-5 2.0-4 1.0-5 0.0-0 13.0-45
Fumble ff fr-yds
0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 1.0-1 2.0-18 0.0-0 0.0-0 1.0-5 1.0-3 0.0-0 0.0-0 5.0-27
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Pass Defense blkd int-yds qbh brup kick
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 0-0 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 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
PAT Attempts kick rush rcv saf
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
The Automated ScoreBook Wyoming Cowboys Individual Game-by-Game (as of Dec 09, 2017) All games
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
-
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
YOUHANNA GHAIFAN CAREER STATISTICS #53 HALL, Josiah
SACKS/ YEAR Date 2016 Sep 02 Sep 16 2017 Sep 23 Totals Sep 30
G UT Opponent 14 HAWKEYES 15 at IOWA OREGON 11 DUCKS37 HAWAI'I 25 STATE BOBCATS 52 TEXAS
AT no. 180 270 0 450
RushingTT yds td lg
Receiving YDS no. yds td
TFL/
FR/
Passing YDS cmp-att-int yds
lg
FF lg 010 010 0 0 020
td
KickYDS Returns no. yds td lg
INT/ Punt ReturnsYDS all PBU no. yds td lg purp 1 0 0 00/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00/0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 00/0 0 0
4.5/13 0 33 0 0 0 3.0/8 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 64 0 0 0 5.0/27 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 13.0/45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 17.5/58 0 97 0 0 0 8.0/35 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Oct 14 at Utah State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 21 at Boise State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 28 NEW MEXICO LOBOS 0 SINGLE-GAME 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER 0 0-0-0 HIGHS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov 04 COLORADO STATE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Solo: 6, 3x (last: Air Force 2017) Assisted: 6 (Eastern Michigan 2016) Nov 11 at Air Force 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 11 (Air Force 2017) Sacks:0 2,0 twice Nov 18 tackles: FRESNO STATE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0(last: 0 Texas 0 0 State 0 0 2017) 0 0 Nov 25 at for San Jose State4.0 (Texas State 0 02017) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tackles loss: Totals 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 0
Games: 11 •
• Contributed a tackle for loss at San José State • Tied a career-high with four tackles against Fresno State • Had three tackles at Air Force
#53 Josiah Hall Defensive Tackle 6-1, 248 Sophomore Colorado Springs, Colo. (Falcon)
• Registered a career-best four tackles against Colorado State including a tackle for loss
Date
Sep 02 Sep 16 Sep 23 Sep 30 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Nov 04 Nov 11 Nov 18 Nov 25 Totals
Opponent
at IOWA HAWKEYES OREGON DUCKS HAWAI'I TEXAS STATE BOBCAT at Utah State at Boise State NEW MEXICO LOBOS COLORADO STATE at Air Force FRESNO STATE at San Jose State
• Posted three tackles against Hawai’i • Had two solo tackles at Iowa
2 1 0 2 0 0 1 2 2 1 1 12
Tackles a total
0 0 3 1 2 0 0 2 1 3 0 12
2 1 3 3 2 0 1 4 3 4 1 24
Sacks no-yds
tfl-yds
0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.5-5 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 1.0-3 0.0-0 0.0-0 1.0-2 2.5-10
0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.5-5 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.5-5
Fumble ff fr-yds
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 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Pass Defense blkd int-yds qbh brup kick
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 0 0 0 1 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
PAT Attempts kick rush rcv saf
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 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 0 0
off t/o
-
JOSIAH HALL CAREER STATISTICS
• Posted two tackles at Utah State • Recorded three tackles against Texas State including a share of a sack
ua
YEAR 2016 2017 Totals
G 14 11 25
UT 6 12 18
AT 13 12 25
TT 19 24 43
SACKS/ YDS 0.0/0 0.5/5 0.5/5
TFL/ YDS 0.0/0 2.5/10 2.5/10
FF 0 0 0
FR/ YDS 0/0 0/0 0/0
PBU 0 0 0
INT/ YDS 0/0 0/0 0/0
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Solo: 2, 4x (last: Air Force 2017) Total tackles: 4, twice (last: Fresno State 2017)
pts
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DEFENSIVE TACKLES
UW This Season
Assisted: 3, 3x (last: Fresno State 2017)
#93 Youhanna Ghaifan
2 0 1 7 FA M O U S I DA HO P OTATO BOWL
53
Date
Opponent
Sep 02 Sep 09 Sep 16 Sep 23 Nov 18 Nov 25 Totals
no.
at IOWA HAWKEYES GARDNER-WEBB OREGON DUCKS HAWAI'I FRESNO STATE at San Jose State
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rushing yds td
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
no.
Receiving yds td
tfl-yds
Sacks no-yds
lg
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
Passing cmp-att-int yds
lg
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 0 0 0 0 0 0
td
lg
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kick Returns no. yds td lg
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punt Returns no. yds td lg
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 0 0 0 0 0 0
all purp
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Games: 6 •
UW This Season • Posted a career-best six tackles at San José State • Returned from injury to start against Fresno State, recording three tackles and his first career sack
Date
Sep 02 Sep 09 Sep 16 Sep 23 Nov 18 Nov 25 Totals
Opponent
• Had a career-high five tackles vs. Gardner-Webb
YEAR 2015 Date 2016 Sep 09 Sep 16 2017 Sep 30 Totals Oct 14
G UT 12 9 Opponent 11 11 GARDNER-WEBB OREGON 6 DUCKS4 TEXAS STATE BOBCATS 29 24 at Utah State
Oct 21 at Boise State Oct 28 NEW MEXICO LOBOS Nov 04 COLORADO STATE Nov 11 4 at(BYU Air Force Solo: 2016) Nov 18 FRESNO STATE Total (San José Nov 25 Tackles: at San Jose6 State Totals
UW This Season
NOSE TACKLES
1 0 1 0 2 0 4
• Recorded a career-high 10 tackles against Air Force • Racked up five tackles and a tackle for loss against Colorado State • Registered two tackles including half a tackle for loss at Boise State
#86 Javaree Jackson
• Posted two tackles against Texas State
Defensive Tackle 6-5, 250 Freshman Wauwatosa, Wisc. (Wauwatosa West)
• Had three tackles against Gardner-Webb
Tackles a total
1 5 1 0 1 6 14
2 5 2 0 3 6 18
0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 1.0-6 0.0-0 1.0-6
0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 1.0-6 0.0-0 1.0-6
Fumble ff fr-yds
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0
Pass Defense blkd int-yds qbh brup kick
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 0 0 0 0 0 0
PAT Attempts kick rush rcv saf
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
off t/o
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
-
pts
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
The Automated ScoreBook Wyoming Cowboys Individual Game-by-Game (as of Dec 15, 2017) All games SIDNEY MALAUULU CAREER STATISTICS
#96 Sidney Malauulu Nose Tackle 6-3, 307 Junior Seoul, South Korea (Buena - Ariz.)
ua
at IOWA HAWKEYES GARDNER-WEBB OREGON DUCKS HAWAI'I FRESNO STATE at San Jose State
AT 10 5no.0 14 0 29 00
TT Rushing19 yds td 16 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 53 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 State 0 0
lg
SACKS/ TFL/ #86 JACKSON, J. YDS YDS Receiving Passing 0.0/0 0.5/1 no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds 0.0/0 2.0/3 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 1.0/6 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 1.0/6 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 1.0/6 3.5/10 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0
FF 0 td lg 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 0 0 0
FR/ YDS Kick0/0 Returns no. yds td 0/0 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 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS 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 6 0(San 0 Assisted: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 2017) 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 0 0 0 José 0 0 0
lg
INT/ PBU YDS 0 Punt Returns0/0 all lg purp 1no.0 yds0 td01/2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00/0 0 1 00 00 001/200 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 State 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2017) 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
off t/o
pts
Games: 10 • Date
Sep 09 Sep 16 Sep 30 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Nov 04 Nov 11 Nov 18 Nov 25 Totals
Opponent
GARDNER-WEBB OREGON DUCKS TEXAS STATE BOBCAT at Utah State at Boise State NEW MEXICO LOBOS COLORADO STATE at Air Force FRESNO STATE at San Jose State
ua
1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 8
Tackles a total
2 1 2 0 2 0 2 6 1 0 16
3 1 2 0 2 0 5 10 1 0 24
tfl-yds
0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.5-0 0.0-0 1.0-1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 1.5-1
Sacks no-yds
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 0.0-0 0.0-0
Fumble ff fr-yds
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 0-0 0-0
Pass Defense blkd int-yds qbh brup kick
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 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
PAT Attempts kick rush rcv saf
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 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
JAVAREE JACKSON CAREER STATISTICS YEAR 2017 Totals
G 10 10
UT 8 8
AT 16 16
TT 24 24
SACKS/ YDS 0.0/0 0.0/0
TFL/ YDS 1.5/1 1.5/1
FF 0 0
FR/ YDS 0/0 0/0
PBU 0 0
INT/ YDS 0/0 0/0
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Solo: 4 (Air Force 2017) Total tackles: 10 (Air Force 2017)
Assisted: 6 (Air Force 2017)
#96 Sidney Malauulu 54
2017 FAM OUS IDAHO P OTATO BOWL
UW This Season
#40 Cooper Rothe Kicker 5-11, 174 Sophomore Longmont, Colo. (Longmont)
• Was one-of-two on field goal attempts at San José State, connecting from 28 yards • Went four-of-four on PATs at Air Force • Had a key performance against Colorado State, making a career-high three field goals from 25, 32 and 43 yards • Was six-of-six on PATs against New Mexico • Went two-for-two on PATs at Boise State • Made field goals of 29 and 21 yards at Utah State while his streak of consecutive PATs made ended at 78 • Connected on a 28-yard field goal and made 6-of-6 PATs to extend his streak of consecutive PATs made to 78 • Extended his streak of consecutive PATs made to 72 vs. Hawai’i • Connected on field goals from 30 and 42 yards against Oregon • Connected on 29-yard and 28-yard field goals vs. Gardner-Webb • Recorded a career-long 49 yard field goal at Iowa
UW This Season
Punter 6-5, 215 Freshman Oak Lawn, Ill. (St. Rita)
OREGON DUCKS HAWAI'I TEXAS STATE BOBCAT at Utah State at Boise State NEW MEXICO LOBOS COLORADO STATE at Air Force FRESNO STATE at San Jose State
Date
Opponent
Sep 02 Sep 09 Sep Date16 Sep Sep 23 02 Sep Sep 30 09 Oct Sep14 16 Oct Sep21 23 Oct Sep28 30 Nov 04 Oct 14 Nov 11 Oct 21 Nov 18 Oct 28 Nov Nov 25 04 Totals Nov 11 Nov 18 Nov 25 Totals
0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1-1 1 0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 4-4 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 6-6 0 1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2-3 0 1 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2-2 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 6-6 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1-1 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 4-4 0 0 0 The0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1-1 Automated ScoreBook 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 2-2 Wyoming Cowboys Individual Game-by-Game (as of Dec 09,002017) 1 2 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 32-33
All games
at IOWA HAWKEYES GARDNER-WEBB OREGON DUCKS Opponent HAWAI'I at IOWA HAWKEYES TEXAS STATE BOBCAT GARDNER-WEBB at Utah State DUCKS OREGON at Boise State HAWAI'I NEW MEXICO LOBOS TEXAS STATE BOBCATS COLORADO STATE at Utah State at Air Force State at Boise FRESNO STATE LOBOS NEW MEXICO at San Jose StateSTATE COLORADO at Air Force FRESNO STATE at San Jose State
Games: 12 •
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
yds
no.
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
avg
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Punting Field Goals Kickoffs blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg #27 ZALESKI, Tim 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-2 49 0 2 119 59.5 0 Receiving 0 0 0 0 0 2-2 Kick 29 Returns 0 6 379 63.2 Passing Punt Returns 0 0 td 0lg cmp-att-int 0 0 yds 0 td 2-2 4 no. 260 yds65.0 no. yds lg no. 42yds 0td lg td 00 00 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 00 0 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 259 0 064.80 00 00 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 00 0 1-1 0 0 28 0 0 0 70 455 0 065.00 00 00 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 00 0 2-2 0 0 29 0 0 0 60 380 0 063.30 00 00 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 00 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 182 0 060.70 00 00 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 00 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 440 0 062.90 00 00 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 00 0 3-3 0 0 43 0 0 0 40 248 0 062.00 00 00 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 00 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 301 0 060.20 00 00 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 00 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 077 038.50 00 00 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 00 0 1-2 0 0 28 0 0 0 30 154 0 051.30 00 00 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 00 012-15 0 0 49 0 0 0 530 3254 0 061.40 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
long
0 0.0 0 0.0 Rushing 0 yds 0.0 td lg 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
COOPER ROTHE CAREER STATISTICS
Opponent
ua
Date
Opponent
no.
Sep 02 at IOWA HAWKEYES Sep 09 GARDNER-WEBB Sep 16 OREGON DUCKS YEAR Sep 23 HAWAI'I G Sep 30 TEXAS STATE 2016 14 BOBCAT Oct 14 at Utah State 2017 12 Oct 21 at Boise State Oct 28 NEW MEXICO LOBOS Totals 26STATE Nov 04 COLORADO Nov 11 at Air Force Nov 18 FRESNO STATE Nov 25 at San Jose State Totals
#40 Cooper Rothe
no.
Date
Sep 02 Sep 09 Sep 16 Sep 23 Sep 30 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Nov 04 Nov 11 Nov 18 Nov 25 Totals
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
at IOWA HAWKEYES GARDNER-WEBB OREGON DUCKS HAWAI'I TEXAS STATE BOBCAT at Utah State at Boise State NEW MEXICO LOBOS COLORADO STATE at Air Force FRESNO STATE at San Jose State
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 5 9 6 5 6 5 8 4 7 9 10 81
Tackles a total
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
yds
203 194 328 245 222 216 191 326 194 305 398 366 3188
0 XP-0 0 XPA 0 0 64-64 0 32-33 0 0 96-97 0 0 0 0 0
avg
29.0 38.8 36.4 40.8 44.4 36.0 38.2 40.8 48.5 43.6 44.2 36.6 39.4
Sacks
Fumble
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 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pass Defense blkd qbh brup kick
no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds PLACE-KICKING
tfl-yds
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 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0.0-0
Punting
long
42 42 44 49 51 41 44 62 53 65 58 45 65
blkd
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
tb
0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4
0-0 FG0-0 0-0 FGA 0-0 0-0 13-20 0-0 12-15 0-0 0-0 25-35 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 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
50+
i20
md-att
fc
1 3 2 3 2 4 1 3 0 2 1 7 29
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 8
1 3 4 3 0 4 1 3 0 3 4 3 29
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
PAT Attempts kick rush rcv saf
0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 LONG 0-0 0 0-0 46 0 0-0 0 49 0 0-0 0-0 0 49 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0
Field Goals 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
long blkd
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
no.
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 4 9 8 2 6 10 4 1 5 68
tb
ob
0 1 5 all 0 0 lg4 purp 00 01 00 05 00 02 00 00 00 01 00 02 00 01 10 01 10 00 30 022 0 0 0 0 0 0
off t/o
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
pts
-
Kickoffs
yds
-
avg
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
tb
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ob
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TIM ZALESKI CAREER STATISTICS PUNTING YEAR 2017 Totals
G 12 12
PUNTS 81 81
YARDS 3188 3188
AVG. 39.4 39.4
IN20 29 29
TB 4 4
FC 29 29
LONG 65 65
SPECIALISTS
#27 Tim Zaleski
• Punted 10 times for 366 yards at San José State • Established a career-high with 398 punting yards against Fresno State, pinning the Bulldogs inside their 20-yard line four times with two 50+ yard punts • Punted seven times for 305 yards at Air Force, booting a career-long 65-yarder and pinning the Falcons inside their 20-yard line three times • Averaged 48.5 yards per punt on four punts against Colorado State, booting a 53-yarder • Pinned Utah State inside its 20-yard line four times on six punts • Punted eight times against New Mexico including a career-long 62-yarder • Averaged 44.4 yards per punt on five punts against Texas State • Punted nine times for 328 yards against Oregon • Punted seven times in his career debut at Iowa
Sep 16 Sep 23 Sep 30 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Nov 04 Nov 11 Nov 18 Nov 25 Totals
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Punts: 10 (San José State 2017) Long punt: 65 (Air Force 2017)
Punt yards: 398 (Fresno State 2017) Punts inside 20: 4, 3x (last: Fresno State 2017)
#27 Tim Zaleski
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GAME #1
GAME #2
Wyoming 3, Iowa 24
Wyoming 27, Gardner-Webb 0
The Cowboy defense forced four turnovers, but the Iowa defense held the Wyoming offense in check, as UW fell 24-3 in the season opener on Saturday afternoon in Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa. The Pokes were held to 233 yards of total offense against one of the nation’s top defenses. The Cowboy defense were also stout holding Iowa to 263 yards of offense. UW rushed for 59 yards, as it would have been a season low in 2016. Junior Josh Allen was 23-of-40 passing for 174 yards with two interceptions. Sophomore Austin Conway led the Pokes with a career-high eight receptions for a career-high 51 yards. Sophomore Milo Hall recorded his first-career carry in the first quarter and finished the game with 30 yards on nine carries. The UW defense was led by junior Carl Granderson. He had a career-high 10 tackles for UW and added a sack along with a forced fumble. Junior Andrew Wingard added eight tackles and sophomore linebacker Logan Wilson finished with six, all of which were solo. Stanley threw for 125 yards and three touchdowns. Running back Akrum Wadley rushed for 116 yards on 24 carries. The Iowa linebackers combined for 38 tackles with Josey Jewell recording a game-high 14.
The Wyoming Cowboys (1-1) scored on their first two drives of the game and won their eighth home game in their last nine home contests, defeating Gardner-Webb (0-2) by a final score of 27-0 in Wyoming’s 2017 home opener on Saturday in War Memorial Stadium. Wyoming’s shutout was the first since shutting out Colorado State 44-0 on Oct. 20, 2010, in Laramie. The Cowboys outgained the Runnin’ Bulldogs 393 to 195 in the game. With their 24-0 halftime lead, the Cowboys shut out an opponent in the first half for the first time since Sept. 14, 2013 against Northern Colorado, when they led 21-0 at half. The first-half shutout marked the first time Wyoming shut out an opponent in either half since shutting out Colorado State in the second half of a 38-17 win on Oct. 1, 2016. Wyoming outgained Gardner-Webb 161-13 in the first quarter, 297-77 in the first half. Junior quarterback Josh Allen completed 10 of 12 passes for 142 yards and a TD in the first quarter. For the game, he completed 22 of 32 passes for 328 yards and two touchdowns. Junior defensive end Kevin Prosser recorded a sack in the first quarter, giving him a sack in six of his last 10 games dating back to last season. He had two total tackles for loss in the first quarter. Prosser added another sack in the third quarter, giving him a new career high for sacks in a game. Prosser recorded nine total tackles and five solo tackles, both career single-game highs.
Sept. 2, 2017 Kinnik Stadium - Iowa City, Iowa
1 0 0
Wyoming Iowa
2 3 10
3 0 7
4 0 3
Total 3 24
Scoring summary 2nd 11:21 WYO 05:07 IOWA 00:22 IOWA 3rd 05:34 IOWA 4th 07:52 IOWA
ROTHE, Cooper 49 yd field goal Fant, Noah 2 yd pass from Stanley, Nate Fant, Noah 27 yd pass from Stanley, Nate Easley, Nick 45 yd pass from Stanley, Nate Recinos, Miguel 44 yd field goal
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
Wyoming 15 30-59 174 40-23-2 70-233 0-0 0-0 2-20 1-0 7-29.0 1-0 5-40 31:06 5 of 18 1 of 2 0-0 2-15
Iowa 16 41-138 125 15-8-1 56-263 0-0 3-37 1-30 2-46 4-38.2 4-3 3-25 28:54 4 of 13 2 of 2 1-1 3-27
RUSHING:
Iowa - Wadley, Akrum 24-116; Butler, James 10-47 Wyoming - HALL, Milo 9-30; OVERSTREET, K. 7-24; COX, Avantae’ 1-9
PASSING:
Iowa - Stanley, Nate 8-15-1-125 Wyoming - ALLEN, Josh 23-40-2-174
RECEIVING:
Iowa - Easley, Nick 4-77; Fant, Noah 2-29 Wyoming - CONWAY, Austin 8-51; OKWOLI, John 4-41; JOHNSON, C.J. 3-22;
INTERCEPTIONS: Iowa - Jackson, Joshua 1-41; Reiff, Brady 1-5 Wyoming - GAFFORD, Rico 1-0 FUMBLES:
Iowa - Stanley, Nate 3-2; Smith-Marsette, 1-1 Wyoming - COX, Avantae’ 1-0
SACKS (UA-A):
Iowa - Jewell, Josey 2-0; Epenesa, A.J. 1-0 Wyoming - GRANDERSON, C. 1-0; ORTIZ, Jalen 1-0
TACKLES (UA-A): Iowa - Jewell, Josey 7-7; Niemann, Ben 6-7; Bower, Bo 4-7; Taylor, Miles 4-4 Wyoming - GRANDERSON, C. 3-6; WINGARD, A. 4-4; WILSON, Logan 6-0; ORTIZ, Jalen 4-2; GHAIFAN, Y. 3-2; MALUIA, Cassh 2-2; PILAPIL, Adam 1-3; EPPS, Marcus 2-1; HALL, Tyler 2-1; HALL, Josiah 2-0
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Sept. 9, 2017 War Memorial Stadium - Laramie, Wyo.
1 14 0
Wyoming Gardner-Webb
2 10 0
3 0 0
4 3 0
Total 27 0
Scoring summary 1st 09:55 WYO 04:43 WYO 2nd 06:41 WYO 01:27 WYO 4th 01:52 WYO
OVERSTREET, K. 1 yd run (ROTHE, Cooper kick) CONWAY, Austin 27 yd pass from ALLEN, Josh ROTHE, Cooper 28 yd field goal JOHNSON, C.J. 29 yd pass from ALLEN, Josh ROTHE, Cooper 29 yd field goal
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
GWU 12 52-173 22 7-2-1 59-195 0-0 0-0 1-14 0-0 7-43.6 1-0 2-18 30:38 9 of 17 0 of 1 0-0 0-0
Wyoming 19 28-65 328 32-22-0 60-393 0-0 3-53 0-0 1-0 5-38.8 0-0 4-45 29:22 5 of 13 1 of 1 3-3 3-15
RUSHING:
GWU - MAXWELL, T. 18-68; MOSES, A.J. 13-54; BERNARD, K. 7-25 Wyoming - OVERSTREET, K. 14-33; WOODS, Trey 2-15; HALL, Milo 10-13
PASSING:
GWU - MAXWELL, T. 2-7-1-22 Wyoming - ALLEN, Josh 22-32-0-328
RECEIVING:
GWU - ELLIS II, J. 1-12; HORTON, K. 1-10 Wyoming - CONWAY, Austin 11-135; JOHNSON, C.J. 6-130; OKWOLI, John 2-17
INTERCEPTIONS: GWU - None Wyoming - Wingard, Andrew 1-0 FUMBLES:
GWU - BERNARD, K. 1-0 Wyoming - None
SACKS (UA-A):
GWU - None Wyoming - PROSSER, Kevin 2-0; HOLT, Ravontae 1-0
TACKLES (UA-A): GWU - Webb-PEGUES, J. 6-2; DUNBAR, K. 6-2; CARTER, J. 5-3 Wyoming - PROSSER, Kevin 5-4; GHAIFAN, Y. 2-5; ORTIZ, Jalen 2-4; WILSON, Logan 2-4; WINGARD, A. 2-4; EPPS, Marcus 4-1; MALUIA, Cassh 1-4; CRALL, Garrett 1-4; MALAUULU, S. 0-5; LOLOHEA, Nela 2-1; GAFFORD, Rico 1-2; JACKSON, J. 1-2; HOLT, Ravontae 1-2; CAIN,Conner 0-3
2017 FAM OUS IDAHO P OTATO BOWL
GAME #3
GAME #4
Wyoming 13, Oregon 49
Wyoming 28, Hawai’i 21 OT
The Oregon Ducks brought one of the top ranked offenses in the nation into Wyoming’s War Memorial Stadium on Saturday, and the Ducks rode that offense to a 49-13 win over the Wyoming Cowboys. The game attracted an outstanding crowd of 29,139. The Cowboys suffered their first regular-season loss in War Memorial Stadium since a 26-7 loss to Colorado State on Nov. 7, 2015, snapping an eight-game regular season home winning streak. Oregon ended the day with 558 yards of total offense to Wyoming’s 183. The Cowboy defense forced three turnovers on the day, with two first half fumble recoveries and a second-half interception. Wyoming turned all three of those forced turnovers into points -- one touchdown and two field goals. Sophomore running back Milo Hall busted the longest rush of his career, a 14-yarder, in the first quarter. Hall rushed for a career-high 43 yards on 11 carries. Freshman running back Trey Woods entered the game in the second quarter and gained 14 yards on his first carry. On his first carry against Gardner-Webb, Woods gained 13 yards. Woods recorded career bests of 11 carries and 42 yards during the game. Junior safety Andrew Wingard recorded 14 tackles, his first double-digit tackle game of the season and the 15th of his career. He also had 2.5 tackles for loss, including a sack. He now has 3.0 sacks in his career.
It was a key conference opener for both the Wyoming Cowboys and Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors and both teams gave gutsy performances before the Cowboys prevailed in the first overtime to capture a 28-21 home win. Wyoming improved to 2-2 overall and 1-0 in the Mountain West Conference. Hawai’i is now 2-2, 0-1 in the MW. A 25-yard touchdown pass from junior quarterback Josh Allen to junior wide receiver James Price on the first play of overtime gave the Cowboys the lead at 28-21. Price was playing in his first game this season, after suffering a broken collarbone early in fall camp. Hawai’i, which had won the coin toss in overtime and chose to go on defense first, was then faced with having to score a TD to extend the game. Hawai’i senior running back Diocemy Saint Juste gained 10 yards on a first down rush down to the 15-yard line. On second down, UH quarterback Dru Brown attempted a pass that was tipped by Wyoming redshirt freshman defensive end Garrett Crall and intercepted by sophomore linebacker Cassh Maluia to give the Cowboys the victory. It was the second straight year and the third time in the four years of the Craig Bohl era at Wyoming that Wyoming won its conference opener. Sophomore cornerback Tyler Hall ran back a kickoff 97 yards to tie the game at 14-14 late in the third quarter. True freshman Woods recorded the first 100-yard rushing game of his career, running for 135 yards
Sept. 16, 2017 War Memorial Stadium - Laramie, Wyo.
1 10 14
Wyoming Oregon Scoring summary 1st 09:04 ORE 06:41 ORE 03:48 WYO 01:37 WYO 2nd 12:19 ORE 05:58 ORE 01:00 ORE 00:43 ORE 3rd 02:15 WYO 4th 11:13 ORE
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
2 0 28
3 3 0
4 0 7
Total 13 49
Freeman, Royce 1 yd run (Schneider, A. kick) Freeman, Royce 3 yd run (Schneider, A. kick) ALLEN, Josh 10 yd run (ROTHE, Cooper kick) ROTHE, Cooper 30 yd field goal Herbert, Justin 9 yd run (Schneider, A. kick) Griffin, Taj 20 yd pass from Herbert, Justin (Schneider, A. kick) Freeman, Royce 1 yd run (Schneider, A. kick) Benoit, Kani 2 yd run (Schneider, A. kick) ROTHE, Cooper 42 yd field goal Benoit, Kani 4 yd run (Schneider, A. kic Oregon 32 65-307 251 30-18-1 95-558 1-30 3-0 0-0 1-3 3-29.7 2-2 4-40 32:56 9 of 17 1 of 2 7-8 2-8
Wyoming 10 32-117 66 25-10-1 57-183 0-0 2-16 2-40 1-8 9-36.4 3-1 6-62 27:04 4 of 15 0 of 0 2-2 2-7
RUSHING:
Oregon - Freeman, Royce 30-157; Benoit, Kani 8-48; Griffin, Taj 6-35 Wyoming - HALL, Milo 11-43; WOODS, Trey 11-42; ALLEN, Josh 8-25
PASSING:
Oregon - Herbert, Justin 18-29-1-251 Wyoming - ALLEN, Josh 9-24-1-64
RECEIVING:
Oregon - Mitchell, D. 6-65; Johnson III, J. 4-53; Nelson, Charles 2-27 Wyoming - CONWAY, Austin 4-27; OKWOLI, John 1-15; MAYFIELD, Tyree 1-8
INTERCEPTIONS: Oregon - Hotchkins, A.J. 1-3. Wyoming - GAFFORD, Rico 1-8 FUMBLES:
Oregon - Nelson, Charles 1-1; Herbert, Justin 1-1 Wyoming - ALLEN, Josh 2-1; CONWAY, Austin 1-0
SACKS (UA-A):
Oregon - Moi, Jonah 1-0; Springs, Arrion 1-0 Wyoming - GRANDERSON, C. 1-0; WINGARD, A. 1-0
TACKLES (UA-A): Oregon - Apelu, Kaulana 5-2; Springs, Arrion 3-1; Hotchkins, A.J. 2-2 Wyoming - WINGARD, A. 9-5; WILSON, Logan 8-3; PILAPIL, Adam 6-2; MALUIA, Cassh 5-3; EPPS, Marcus 6-1; PROSSER, Kevin 4-2; PRIESTER, R. 4-2; ORTIZ, Jalen 2-4; GRANDERSON, C. 3-2; GHAIFAN, Y. 2-3
Sept. 23, 2017 War Memorial Stadium - Laramie, Wyo.
Wyoming Hawai’i
1 0 0
2 7 7
Scoring summary 2nd 13:22 WYO 05:52 UH 3rd 00:54 UH 00:39 WYO 4th 11:53 WYO 08:18 UH OT 15:00 WYO
WOODS, Trey 34 yd run (ROTHE, Cooper kick) TUIASOA, Ryan 1 yd run (TRIFONOVITCH kick) SAINT JUSTE, D. 5 yd run (TRIFONOVITCH kick) HALL, Tyler 97 yd kickoff return (ROTHE, Cooper kick) CONWAY, Austin 3 yd run (ROTHE, Cooper kick) URSUA, John 50 yd pass from BROWN, Dru (TRIFONOVITCH kick) PRICE, James 25 yd pass from ALLEN, Josh (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
3 7 7
4 7 7
Hawai’i 24 38-170 280 40-29-2 78-450 0-0 0-0 3-55 0-0 5-47.2 0-0 10-96 39:05 6 of 15 2 of 3 2-4 2-15
OT 7 0
Total 28 21
Wyoming 11 29-177 92 19-9-0 48-269 0-0 3-58 4-161 2-22 6-40.8 0-0 4-51 20:55 4 of 12 1 of 1 1-1 2-4
RUSHING:
UH - SAINT JUSTE, D. 26-120; TUIASOA, Ryan 5-34; MCDONALD, Cole 4-14 Wyoming - WOODS, Trey 15-135; ALLEN, Josh 6-17; HALL, Milo 3-14
PASSING:
UH - BROWN, Dru 29-40-2-280 Wyoming - ALLEN, Josh 9-19-0-92
RECEIVING:
UH - URSUA, John 8-102; BARKER, Ammon 7-55; COLLIE, Dylan 4-29 Wyoming - MAYFIELD, Tyree 2-27; OKWOLI, John 2-21; CONWAY, Austin 2-10
INTERCEPTIONS: UH - None Wyoming - WINGARD, A. 1-22; MALUIA, Cassh 1-0 FUMBLES:
UH - None Wyoming - None
SACKS (UA-A):
UH - TAVAI, Jahlani 1-1; HENDRIE, M. 0-1 Wyoming - GRANDERSON, C. 1-0; GHAIFAN, Y. 1-0
TACKLES (UA-A): UH - TAVAI, Jahlani 7-3; MATAUTIA, S. 5-1; WILLIAMS, R. 2-3 Wyoming - WILSON, Logan 7-7; WINGARD, A. 6-3; GAFFORD, Rico 5-3; ORTIZ,Jalen 6-1; GHAIFAN, Y. 6-1; MALUIA, Cassh 3-4; EPPS, Marcus 3-3; GRANDERSON, C.3-2; PRIESTER, R. 3-0; CAIN, Conner 0-3; HALL, Josiah 0-3; HALL, Tyler 1-1;CRALL, Garrett 1-1
2 0 1 7 FA M O U S I DA HO P OTATO BOWL
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GAME #5
GAME #6
Wyoming 45, Texas State 10
Wyoming 28, Utah State 23
A second quarter scoring explosion by the Wyoming Cowboys fueled a 45-10 home win over Texas State. The Wyoming offense scored three touchdowns on TD passes by junior quarterback Josh Allen. The Cowboy defense scored twice on a 37-yard interception return by senior cornerback Rico Gafford and an 18-yard fumble return for a touchdown by sophomore linebacker Logan Wilson. And the Wyoming special teams scored on a 95-yard kickoff return for a touchdown by sophomore cornerback Tyler Hall. Hall became the first Cowboy in the 121 seasons of Cowboy Football to return two kickoffs for touchdowns in a single season and in a career. There have been seven Cowboys who returned one kickoff return for a touchdown during their careers. Wyoming’s offense generated 333 yards of total offense -- 249 passing yards and 84 rushing. The Cowboy defense held Texas State to 262 yards -- 127 passing and 135 rushing. Saturday’s win marked the continued home success for UW, as it was the 10th home win in the last 12 games the Pokes have played in War Memorial Stadium. Wyoming also continued its string of games winning the turnover battle. UW forced two Texas State turnovers on the day, while committing only one turnover itself. The Cowboys have won the turnover battle in all five games this season.
A Josh Allen Touchdown pass to C.J. Johnson and a forced fumble by Conner Cain in the closing minutes lifted the Pokes to a 28-23 win over Utah State on Saturday afternoon in Maverik Stadium in Logan, Utah. It marked the Cowboys’ first win over the Aggies in Logan since 2003, as the Pokes came head back to Laramie with the Bridger Rifle for the second-straight season. The Wyoming defense recorded a season-high five turnovers with the defense adding a scoring tally for the second-straight game. Junior defensive end Carl Granderson recorded a safety with remaining to seal the win for Wyoming. Granderson and fellow junior defensive end Kevin Prosser along with senior corner back Rico Gafford recorded interceptions for UW. Allen finished the day 18-of-26 passing for 208 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Eight Different receivers caught passes for the Pokes. Junior wide receiver James Price grabbed a career-high four catches for a career-high 72 yards. Junior safety Andrew Wingard recorded a team-high 15 tackles. He went over 300 in his career, as he now has 310. Sophomore linebacker Cassh Maluia added 11 tackles for the Pokes, which all came in the first half.
Sept. 30, 2017 War Memorial Stadium - Laramie, Wyo.
1 0 0
Wyoming Texas State Scoring summary 2nd 13:43 TXST 09:46 WYO 09:35 WYO 03:11 TXST 02:57 WYO 01:35 WYO 00:00 WYO 3rd 12:21 WYO 03:29 WYO
2 31 10
3 14 0
4 0 0
Total 45 10
Hilborn, Foster 21 yd field goal, 6-29 2:19, TXST 3 - WY 0 JOHNSON, C.J. 22 yd pass from ALLEN, Josh (ROTHE, Cooper kick) GAFFORD, Rico 37 yd interception return (ROTHE, Cooper kick) King,Elijah 5 yd pass from Williams, D. (Hilborn, Foster kick) HALL, Tyler 95 yd kickoff return (ROTHE, Cooper kick) JOHNSON, C.J. 15 yd pass from ALLEN, Josh (ROTHE, Cooper kick) ROTHE, Cooper 28 yd field goal WILSON, Logan 18 yd fumble recovery (ROTHE, Cooper kick) CONWAY, Austin 8 yd pass from ALLEN, Josh (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
Texas State 16 52-135 127 23-11-1 75-262 1-39 3-30 2-28 0-0 6-44.0 4-1 3-22 30:20 6 of 18 1 of 2 2-3 2-14
Wyoming 18 35-84 249 26-15-0 61-333 1-18 4-27 1-95 1-37 6-40.3 3-1 4-33 29:40 5 of 11 0 of 0 3-3 4-32
RUSHING:
Texas St. - Jones III, W. 5-57; Taylor,Anthony 10-42 Wyoming - WOODS, Trey 21-53; OVERSTREET, K. 5-22; ALLEN, Josh 8-12
PASSING:
Texas St.-Williams, D. 10-19-1-91; Jones III, W. 1-4-0-36 Wyoming - ALLEN, Josh 14-24-0-219; SMITH, Nick 1-2-0-30
RECEIVING:
Texas St. - Watts,Tyler 4-24; White,Hutch 2-42; King,Elijah 2-11 Wyoming - JOHNSON, C.J. 4-57; COX, Avante’ 2-50; VAN MAANEN, D. 2-27
INTERCEPTIONS: Texas St. - None Wyoming - GAFFORD, Rico 1-37 FUMBLES:
Texas St. - Smith,Anthony 2-0; Taylor,Anthony 1-0; Williams, D. 1-1 Wyoming - ALLEN, Josh 2-0; WOODS, Trey 1-1
SACKS (UA-A):
Texas St. - Loyd,Gabe 1-0; Griffin,F. 0-1; Awad,Sami 0-1 Wyoming - GHAIFAN, Y. 1-2; CRALL, Garrett 0-1; HALL, Josiah 0-1; WILSON,Logan 1-0
TACKLES (UA-A): Texas St. - Loyd,Gabe 2-6; Rosemond,Dila 5-1; London II, B. 3-3 Wyoming - WILSON, Logan 6-6; GHAIFAN, Y. 6-3; WISDORF, Ben 4-4; GRAND ERSON, C. 3-3; WINGARD, A. 4-1;MALUIA, Cassh 1-4; EPPS, Marcus 3-1; HALLIBURTON, A. 1-3; CRALL, Garrett 0-4
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Oct. 14, 2017 Maverik Stadium - Logan, Utah
Wyoming Utah State
1 3 6
Scoring summary 1st 11:29 USU 04:58 WYO 00:19 USU 2nd 09:14 WYO 06:41 USU 00:03 USU 3rd 08:46 WYO 4th 12:40 USU 08:51 WYO 03:45 WYO 00:37 WYO
EBERLE, Dominik 45 yd field goal ROTHE, Cooper 21 yd field goal EBERLE, Dominik 31 yd field goal ALLEN, Josh 1 yd run (ROTHE, Cooper kick failed) ROBERTS, B. 29 yd pass from VAUGHNS, A (EBERLE, Dominik kick) EBERLE, Dominik 49 yd field goal PROSSER, Kevin 28 yd interception return (ROTHE, Cooper kick) NELSON, DJ 4 yd run (EBERLE, Dominik kick) ROTHE, Cooper 29 yd field goal JOHNSON, C.J. 28 yd pass from ALLEN, Josh (ROTHE, Cooper kick) GRANDERSON, C. safety
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
2 6 10
3 7 0
4 12 7
Wyoming 14 36-85 208 26-18-1 62-293 0-0 1--1 3-54 3-34 6-36.0 0-0 8-75 31:47 4 of 15 3 of 3 3-3 3-25
Total 28 23
Utah State 23 37-131 232 39-20-3 76-363 0-0 1-10 4-89 1-0 2-40.5 3-2 4-50 28:13 6 of 16 1 of 1 3-3 3-24
RUSHING:
USU - HUNT, LaJuan 18-73; MYERS, Kent 11-23 Wyoming -WOODS, Trey 15-40; ALLEN, Josh 16-36; OVERSTREET, K. 2-7
PASSING:
USU -MYERS, Kent 11-20-0-94; LOVE, Jordan 8-18-3-109 Wyoming - ALLEN, Josh 18-26-1-208
RECEIVING:
USU - RAYMOND, Dax 5-72; ROBERTS, B. 4-50; HUNT, LaJuan 4-19 Wyoming - PRICE, James 4-72; CONWAY, Austin 4-17; EVANS, Nico 3-23
INTERCEPTIONS: USU - LEAVITT, Dallin 1-0 Wyoming - PROSSER, Kevin 1-28; GRANDERSON, C. 1-6; GAFFORD, Rico 1-0 FUMBLES:
USU - MILLER, Tre 1-1; SCARVER, Savon 1-0; HUNT, LaJuan 1-1 Wyoming - None
SACKS (UA-A):
USU - TAMAIVENA, Suli 2-0; DAVIS, Jalen 1-0 Wyoming - EPPS, Marcus 1-0; GRANDERSON, C. 1-0; CRALL, Garrett 1-0
TACKLES (UA-A): USU - TAMAIVENA, Suli 6-8; LEAVITT, Dallin 6-2; FERGUSON, Gaje 3-4 Wyoming - WINGARD, A. 10-5; MALUIA, Cassh 5-6; WILSON, Logan 4-5; EPPS, Marcus 3-5; GRANDERSON, C. 3-3; PROSSER, Kevin 2-2
2017 FAM OUS IDAHO P OTATO BOWL
GAME #7
GAME #8
Wyoming 14, Boise State 24
Wyoming 42, New Mexico 3
After a defensive battle in the opening half of play, Boise State tallied three touchdowns in the second frame to earn a 24-14 win over the Cowboys on Saturday evening in Albertsons Stadium in Boise, Idaho. The Pokes fall to 4-3 on the season and 2-1 in the MW, as the Broncos (5-2, 3-0 MW) snapped Wyoming’s three-game winning streak. Junior Andrew Wingard recorded 15 tackles for the Cowboys. He has 325 in his career for 10th all-time at Wyoming. He has the third most tackles by a Cowboy safety in school history. Fellow junior safety Marcus Epps tied a career-high with 13 tackles. Junior defensive end Carl Granderson recorded career-highs in sacks with two, tackles with 12 and tackles for loss with 3.5. The Pokes defense did not record a turnover for the first time this season. Junior quarterback Josh Allen threw for 131 yards. He moved to ninth in career passing yards at Wyoming passing Craig Burnett. Allen now has 4,470 career passing yards. He lead the Pokes in rushing with 62 yards, as it was a season best for the quarterback. Wyoming recorded 242 yards of total offense, as Boise State recorded 342 on the night. Boise State was aggressive defensively with two interceptions and four sacks on the night.
Forcing turnovers has been a key to Wyoming victories this season, and the Cowboys had a night to remember as they forced seven New Mexico turnovers on way to a 42-3 home victory on Saturday. The seven takeaways were a Wyoming school record. The Pokes forced five of those turnovers in the first half and scored 35 points off those turnovers as they built a 42-0 halftime lead. The only second half scoring was a 42-yard field goal by New Mexico place-kicker Jason Sanders at the 14:08 mark of the fourth quarter. The Cowboy offense did an excellent job of converting those turnovers into points. The Cowboy offense converted all five of the first-half turnovers into touchdowns, and put together an 80-yard, seven-play TD drive of their own for the sixth first-half touchdown. Andrew Wingard would end the day with two interceptions and five tackles. Cowboy sophomore linebackers Logan Wilson and Cassh Maluia would lead the Pokes with seven tackles each. Senior linebacker Jalen Ortiz had six tackles and a pass breakup. Senior defensive end Nela Lolohea recorded five tackles, including 1.0 sack for 13 yards and 1.0 tackle for loss. Granderson ended the day with his one interception, four tackles, 1.5 TFLs and 0.5 sack. Josh Allen completed 16 of 28 passes (57.1 percent) for 234 yards, 4 passing touchdowns, no interceptions, 20 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD and 254 yards of total offense.
Oct. 21, 2017 Albertsons Stadium - Boise, Idaho
1 7 0
Wyoming Boise State Scoring summary 1st 09:15 WYO 2nd 11:18 BSU 3rd 05:16 BSU 00:17 WYO 4th 10:40 BSU 08:35 BSU
2 0 3
3 7 7
4 0 14
Total 14 24
ALLEN, Josh 1 yd run (ROTHE, Cooper kick) HOGGARTH, Haden 23 yd field goal COZART, Montell 4 yd run (HOGGARTH, Haden kick) FORT, Austin 20 yd pass from ALLEN, Josh (ROTHE, Cooper kick) COZART, Montell 4 yd run (HOGGARTH, Haden kick) WILSON, Cedrick 24 yd pass from COZART, Montell (HOGGARTH, Haden 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
Wyoming 15 34-111 131 27-12-2 61-242 0-0 0-0 2-61 0-0 5-38.2 0-0 1-12 24:10 6 of 13 2 of 2 2-2 3-13
Boise State 21 44-165 177 24-18-0 68-342 0-0 4-32 3-99 2-46 3-39.7 0-0 3-35 35:50 7 of 15 1 of 2 3-5 4-23
RUSHING:
Boise St. - MATTISON, Alex 17-91; COZART, Montell 16-52; WOLPIN, Ryan 5-16 Wyoming - ALLEN, Josh 18-62; WOODS, Trey 14-40; CONWAY, Austin 2-9
PASSING:
Boise St.-RYPIEN, Brett 12-17-0-104; COZART, Montell 6-7-0-73 Wyoming - ALLEN, Josh 12-27-2-131
RECEIVING:
Boise St. - WILSON, Cedrick 5-66; ROH, Jake 5-44; MATTISON, Alex 4-41 Wyoming - CONWAY, Austin 5-33; EVANS, Nico 2-20; MAYFIELD, Tyree 2-16
INTERCEPTIONS: Boise St. - PIERCE, DeAndre 1-46; WILLIAMS, Avery 1-0 Wyoming - None
Oct. 28, 2017 War Memorial Stadium - Laramie, Wyo.
1 7 0
Wyoming New Mexico Scoring summary 1st 02:37 WYO 2nd 12:07 WYO 07:32 WYO 03:25 WYO 02:46 WYO 00:58 WYO 4th 14:08 NM
2 35 0
3 0 0
4 0 3
Total 42 3
ALLEN, Josh 1 yd run (ROTHE, Cooper kick) FORT, Austin 4 yd pass from ALLEN, Josh (ROTHE, Cooper kick) FORT, Austin 2 yd run (ROTHE, Cooper kick) FORT, Austin 11 yd pass from ALLEN, Josh (ROTHE, Cooper kick) OKWOLI, John 19 yd pass from ALLEN, Josh (ROTHE, Cooper kick) JOHNSON, C.J. 38 yd pass from ALLEN, Josh (ROTHE, Cooper kick) SANDERS, Jason 42 yd field goal
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
New Mexico 13 40-115 69 25-10-5 65-184 0-0 3--12 6-126 0-0 6-53.7 2-2 6-55 32:10 6 of 18 1 of 1 1-1 0-0
Wyoming 18 32-75 234 28-16-0 60-309 1-3 1-2 0-0 5-51 8-40.8 0-0 5-50 27:50 4 of 13 0 of 1 5-6 2-18
RUSHING:
UNM - McQUARLEY, R. 13-43; OWENS, Tyrone 7-42; GERHART, Coltin 2-12 Wyoming -WOODS, Trey 11-25; OVERSTREET, K. 7-24; ALLEN, Josh 4-20
PASSING:
UNM - TUIOTI, Tekava 8-17-3-47; JORDAN, Lamar 2-8-2-22 Wyoming - ALLEN, Josh 16-28-0-234
RECEIVING:
UNM - DAVIS, Chris 2-17; REED, Patrick 2-16; GRIFFIN IV, Jay 2-11 Wyoming - PRICE, James 4-68; JOHNSON, C.J. 2-44; CONWAY, Austin 2-39
FUMBLES:
Boise St. - None Wyoming - None
INTERCEPTIONS: UNM - None Wyoming - WINGARD, A. 2-12; GRANDERSON, C. 1-37; EPPS, Marcus 1-2; HALL, Tyler 1-0
SACKS (UA-A):
Boise St. - WEAVER, Curtis 2-0; HATADA, Chase 1-0; FRAZIER, Jabril 1-0 Wyoming - GRANDERSON, C. 2-0; PRIESTER, R. 1-0
FUMBLES:
UNM - JORDAN, Romell 1-1; DAVIS, Chris 1-1 Wyoming - None
SACKS (UA-A):
UNM - None Wyoming - PROSSER, Kevin 0-1; LOLOHEA, Nela 1-0; GRANDERSON, C. 0-1
TACKLES (UA-A): Boise St. - VANDER ESCH, L. 7-4; NAWAHINE, Kekoa 4-3; MAEVA, Tyson 1-5 Wyoming - WINGARD, A. 9-6; EPPS, Marcus 7-6; GRANDERSON, C. 7-5; ORTIZ, Jalen 5-2; WILSON, Logan 4-2; HALLIBURTON, A. 3-1; PRIESTER, R.2-1
TACKLES (UA-A): UNM -TOHI, Evahelotu 4-3; BARNWELL, Jr. 4-2; HUGHES, Garrett 3-2 Wyoming - WILSON, Logan 5-2; MALUIA, Cassh 4-3; ORTIZ, Jalen 5-1; WINGARD, A. 5-0; LOLOHEA, Nela 1-4; CRALL, Garrett 4-0; SMITH, Braden 2-2; GRANDERSON, C. 2-2; PRIESTER, R. 2-1; PROSSER, Kevin 0-3
2 0 1 7 FA M O U S I DA HO P OTATO BOWL
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GAME #9
GAME #10
Wyoming 16, Colorado State 13
Wyoming 28, Air Force 14
Nov. 4, 2017 War Memorial Stadium - Laramie, Wyo.
Nov. 11, 2017 Falcon Stadium - Colorado Springs, Colo.
There have been many memorable games in the 109-year history of “The Border War” and on Saturday night, another memory was made as the Wyoming Cowboys came from behind to capture a 16-13 victory in a game played in a snowstorm in Laramie. With a little over seven minutes to go in the game, Colorado State held a 13-9 lead and had the ball at the Wyoming 35-yard line, facing a 4th down and six. The Rams decided to go for it on fourth down, but Wyoming’s defense came up with a huge stop. The Pokes would then take the ball and Kellen Oversteet gave the Pokes the lead 1613 with 4:21 remaining. He rushed for 26 yards on the Pokes final scoring drive and rushed seven times for 43 yards in the second half. Wyoming ended the game with 294 yards of total offense to Colorado State’s 345. There was only one turnover in the game -- on Allen’s fourth-quarter fumble. It was the first time this season that Wyoming won a game without winning the turnover battle. The Cowboy defense held CSU 154 yards under its league-leading 499.0 yards of total offense entering the game, and held the Rams to only 13 points -- 20 points under its season scoring average of 33.2. The victory by the Cowboys gave them their second consecutive win over the Rams and gave UW a two-game lead in the Bronze Boot portion of the series, now leading 26-24.
A strong start that saw the Cowboys score the first three touchdowns of the game was enough as Wyoming (7-3, 5-1 MW) downed Air Force (4-6, 3-3 MW) 28-14 on Saturday evening in Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colo. The Pokes scored 21 points off of turnovers and have now forced 27 turnovers this season. The Pokes have now won six of their last seven games. The Cowboys defense was solid on the night. Sophomore linebacker Logan Wilson led UW with 12 tackles. He also forced a fumble that led to a touchdown. Sophomore defensive tackle Youhanna Ghaifan recorded a career-high 11 tackles including a sack and two tackles for loss. Freshman defensive tackle Javaree Jackson had a career-best 10 tackles. Freshman running back Trey Woods led Wyoming rushing for 47 yards with a touchdown. Redshirt sophomore running back Kellen Overstreet had career-bests with 16 carries and 47 yards with a touchdown. Sophomore wide receiver Austin Conway had four catches for 33 yards and threw one pass for 20 yards. Junior quarterback Josh Allen was 8-of-11 for 70 yards with one touchdown. He left the game in the third quarter, but junior quarterback Nick Smith came in and was 2-of-3 for 38 yards. He led Wyoming on a touchdown drive in the fourth quarter.
1 0 3
Wyoming Colorado State Scoring summary 1st 11:46 CSU 2nd 13:10 WYO 06:50 CSU 00:00 WYO 3rd 11:47 WYO 4th 10:39 CSU 04:21 WYO
2 6 7
3 3 0
4 7 3
Total 16 13
BRYAN, W. 41 yd field goal ROTHE, Cooper 25 yd field goal, MATTHEWS, I. 1 yd run (BRYAN, W. kick) ROTHE, Cooper 43 yd field goal ROTHE, Cooper 32 yd field goal BRYAN, W. 27 yd field goal OVERSTREET, K. 3 yd run (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
Colorado St. 18 55-235 110 14-8-0 69-345 0-0 0-0 2-41 0-0 4-46.5 0-0 7-55 37:27 5 of 14 1 of 3 2-3 1-8
Wyoming 18 34-156 138 20-10-0 54-294 0-0 1-4 2-45 0-0 4-48.5 1-1 1-5 22:33 5 of 11 0 of 0 3-3 2-6
RUSHING:
Colorado St. - DAWKINS, D. 29-154; MATTHEWS, I. 11-41; BODDIE, R. 4-19 Wyoming - ALLEN, Josh 12-60; OVERSTREET, K. 7-43; CONWAY, Austin 1-40
PASSING:
Colorado St.-STEVENS, N. 8-14-0-110 Wyoming - ALLEN, Josh 10-20-0-138
RECEIVING:
Colorado St. - GALLUP, M. 4-29; FACKRELL, D. 2-61; JACKSON, W. 1-13 Wyoming - JOHNSON, C.J. 2-35; CONWAY, Austin 2-35; VAN MAANEN, D. 2-28
INTERCEPTIONS: Colorado St. - None Wyoming - None FUMBLES:
Colorado St. - None Wyoming - ALLEN, Josh 1-1
SACKS (UA-A):
Colorado St. - HUBBARD, E. 1-0 Wyoming - MALUIA, Cassh 1-0; GHAIFAN, Y. 1-0
TACKLES (UA-A): Colorado St. - WATSON, J. 10-1; SCHLAGER, J. 5-2; FOGAL, J. 3-1 Wyoming -WILSON, Logan 11-3; GHAIFAN, Y. 4-4; MALUIA, Cassh 4-3; EPPS, Marcus 4-2; WINGARD, A. 4-2; GRANDERSON, C. 1-5; PROSSER, Kevin 4-1; JACKSON, J. 3-2; HALL, Josiah 2-2; CRALL, Garrett 3-0
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1 7 0
Wyoming Air Force Scoring summary 1st 10:24 WYO 2nd 14:04 WYO 07:12 WYO 00:25 AF 3rd 09:35 AF 4th 08:51 WYO
2 14 7
3 0 7
4 7 0
Total 28 14
WOODS, Trey 1 yd run (ROTHE, Cooper kick) SCOTT, Jared 17 yd pass from ALLEN, Josh (ROTHE, Cooper kick) ALLEN, Josh 2 yd run (ROTHE, Cooper kick) BENNETT, Marcus 22 yd pass from WORTHMAN, Arion (STREBEL, Luke kick) BIRDOW, Taven 10 yd run (STREBEL, Luke kick) OVERSTREET, K. 9 yd run (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
Wyoming 16 43-100 129 15-11-0 58-229 0-0 1-3 2-47 1-31 7-43.6 2-1 5-50 28:19 4 of 11 0 of 0 4-4 2-12
Air Force 22 61-203 175 22-10-1 83-378 0-0 1-6 4-66 0-0 4-40.5 2-2 5-55 31:41 6 of 18 2 of 6 1-2 3-26
RUSHING:
AFA - BIRDOW, Taven 19-82; STAFFORD, Jacob 11-52 Wyoming -WOODS, Trey 11-47; OVERSTREET, K. 16-45; EVANS, Nico 2-13
PASSING:
AFA - WORTHMAN, Arion 10-22-1-175 Wyoming - ALLEN, Josh 8-11-0-70; SMITH, Nick 2-3-0-39
RECEIVING:
AFA - BENNETT, Marcus 3-52; SANDERS, Geraud 2-47; MCVEY, Tim 1-33 Wyoming - CONWAY, Austin 4-33; PRICE, James 2-16; WOODS, Trey 1-38;
INTERCEPTIONS: AFA - WORTHMAN, Arion 1-1; BIRDOW, Taven 1-1 Wyoming - EPPS, Marcus 1-31 FUMBLES:
AFA - JORDAN, Romell 1-1; DAVIS, Chris 1-1 Wyoming - SMITH, Nick 1-0; OVERSTREET, K. 1-1
SACKS (UA-A):
AFA- WILLS, Lakota 2-0; FLOR, Jack 1-0 Wyoming - GHAIFAN, Y. 1-0; LOLOHEA, Nela 1-0
TACKLES (UA-A): AFA -ROSS, Grant 8-6; WILLS, Lakota 5-4; FEJEDELEM, J. 4-2 Wyoming - WILSON, Logan 6-6; GHAIFAN, Y. 6-5; JACKSON, J. 4-6; GRANDERSON, C. 2-5; WINGARD, A. 3-3; MALUIA, Cassh 1-5; PILAPIL, Adam 3-2; GAFFORD, Rico 4-0; LOLOHEA, Nela 3-1
2017 FAM OUS IDAHO P OTATO BOWL
GAME #11
GAME #12
Wyoming 7, Fresno State 13
Wyoming 17, San Jose State 20
The Wyoming defense kept the Cowboys in the game by limiting the Bulldogs to one touchdown and two field goals prior to the Pokes taking possession at their own 20-yard line with 4:17 remaining in the contest. Nick Smith, who started the game at quarterback for the injured Josh Allen, completed 6 of 7 passes on Wyoming’s touchdown drive, taking the Cowboys 80 yards in seven plays to pull UW to within six points at 13-7 with 2:25 left in the fourth quarter. Smith began the scoring drive with a nine-yard completion to wide receiver James Price. He followed that with completions of 14 yards to tight end Austin Fort, 12 yards to wide receiver C.J. Johnson and nine yards to wide receiver Austin Conway that put the ball at the Fresno State 36-yard line. On the next play, Smith connected again with Conway, who made a spin move down the sideline for 30 yards to the Bulldog six-yard line. Smith then hit running back Nico Evans on a swing pass, Evans made a Bulldog miss to get into the end zone. Wyoming followed that touchdown with one final drive of the game that saw the Cowboys take the ball all the way down to the Fresno State 27-yard line. But on the final play of the game, Cowboy quarterback Nick Smith was unable to escape the Fresno State pressure and was tackled before he could get a pass off as time expired. Fresno State held on for the 13-7 victory to capture a road win in Wyoming’s War Memorial Stadium.
The Cowboys dropped their regular season finale to San Jose State 20-17 on Saturday afternoon in CEFCU Stadium in San Jose Calif. The Pokes pulled within three points with a little over a minute remaining, but failed to convert on the onside kick. Redshirt sophomore running back Kellen Overstreet rushed for a career-high 139 yards, the most by a Cowboy this season. He rushed for 116 yards in the second half. Sophomore wide receiver C.J. Johnson grabbed four catches for 104 yards with a touchdown. Wyoming recorded two turnovers defensively for 30 on the season. Junior safety Andrew Wingard recorded a team-high 10 tackles for UW. Junior defensive end Carl Granderson added seven tackles and one sack. He has 8.5 sacks on the season for the most by a Poke since 2007. The Cowboys outgained the Spartans 357-320 in the game. A balanced effort, UW rushed for a season-high 187 yards and threw for 170 yards. San Jose State was balanced as well, as SJSU threw for 174 yards and rushed for 146. Aaron threw for 174 yards on 15-of-29 passing to lead the Spartans. Packer rushed for 75 yards and Hartley finished the game with seven receptions for 109 yards. He was targeted 12 times in the game.
Nov. 18, 2017 War Memorial Stadium - Laramie, Wyo.
1 0 3
Wyoming Fresno State Scoring summary 1st 08:17 FS 2nd 11:12 FS 3rd 03:46 FS 4th 02:25 WYO
2 0 7
3 0 3
4 7 0
Total 7 13
CAMACHO, Jimmy 27 yd field goal RIVERS, Ronnie 21 yd pass from McMARYION, M. (CAMACHO, Jimmy kick) CAMACHO, Jimmy 29 yd field goal EVANS, Nico 6 yd pass from SMITH, Nick (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
Fresno St. 15 45-147 186 23-14-0 68-333 1-3 2-3 0-0 0-0 9-47.2 2-1 5-35 35:32 6 of 18 0 of 0 2-2 1-6
Wyoming 12 28-77 231 33-20-0 61-308 1-3 2-1 1-39 0-0 9-44.2 2-2 3-15 24:28 2 of 14 1 of 3 1-1 1-6
RUSHING:
Fresno St. - HOKIT, Josh 21-69; MIMS, Jordan 13-40 Wyoming - OVERSTREET, K. 10-31; WOODS, Trey 6-22; FORT, Austin 2-13
PASSING:
Fresno St. - McMARYION, M. 14-23-0-186 Wyoming - SMITH, Nick 20-32-0-231
RECEIVING:
Fresno St. - JOHNSON, Keesea 6-48; SCOTT, Da’Mari 4-42 Wyoming - CONWAY, Austin 7-105; PRICE, James 4-31; FORT, Austin 2-39
INTERCEPTIONS: Fresno St. - None Wyoming - None FUMBLES:
Fresno St. - RIVERS, Ronnie 1-0; JOHNSON, Keesea 1-1 Wyoming - VAN MAANEN, D. 1-1; CONWAY, Austin 1-1
SACKS (UA-A):
Fresno St. - FORRESTER, M. 1-0 Wyoming - MALAUULU, S. 1-0
Nov. 25, 2017 CEFCU Stadium - San Jose, Calif.
1 0 7
Wyoming San Jose State Scoring summary 1st 07:45 SJ 2nd 10:39 SJ 04:28 WYO 00:47 SJ 3rd 10:24 WYO 4th 02:09 SJ 01:07 WYO
2 7 6
3 3 0
4 7 7
Total 17 20
AARON, Montel 5 yd run (CRAWFORD, Bryce kick) CRAWFORD, Bryce 44 yd field goal SMITH, Nick 1 yd run (ROTHE, Cooper kick) CRAWFORD, Bryce 52 yd field goal ROTHE, Cooper 28 yd field goal PACKER, DeJon 44 yd run (CRAWFORD, Bryce kick) JOHNSON, C.J. 53 yd pass from SMITH, Nick (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
Wyoming 17 43-187 170 38-18-2 81-357 0-0 3-58 1-28 1-57 10-36.6 0-0 4-35 31:32 5 of 20 1 of 2 2-2 2-15
SJSU 14 43-146 174 29-15-1 72-320 0-0 2-2 2-41 2-39 9-48.4 1-1 5-55 28:28 2 of 15 0 of 0 1-1 2-8
RUSHING:
SJSU - PACKER, DeJon 8-75; NEVENS, Tyler 16-38; ROBERSON, Malik 6-26 Wyoming -OVERSTREET, K. 17-139; WOODS, Trey 15-36; SMITH, Nick 5-8
PASSING:
SJSU - AARON, Montel 15-29-1-174 Wyoming - SMITH, Nick 17-37-2-171; FORT, Austin 1-1-0-minus 1
RECEIVING:
SJSU - HARTLEY, Tre 7-109; OLIVER, Josh 4-29; ZIGLER, Zamore 2-9 Wyoming - CONWAY, Austin 8-27; JOHNSON, C.J. 4-106; FORT, Austin 3-16;
INTERCEPTIONS: SJSU - MONROE, Dakari 2-39 Wyoming - EPPS, Marcus 1-57 FUMBLES:
SJSU - AARON, Montel 1-1 Wyoming - None
SACKS (UA-A):
SJSU- ROBERTS, Owen 1-0; SCOTT, Jamal 1-0 Wyoming - GRANDERSON, C. 1-0; CRALL, Garrett 1-0
TACKLES (UA-A): SJSU -GINDA, Frank 5-5; PARKER, Tysyn 5-3; LENARD, Jonatha 6-1 Wyoming - WINGARD, A. 4-6; GAFFORD, Rico 5-2; GRANDERSON, C. 4-3; WILSON, Logan 5-1; HALL, Tyler 5-1; MALAUULU, S. 0-6; GHAIFAN, Y. 2-3; PILAPIL, Adam 2-3; EPPS, Marcus 3-1; MALUIA, Cassh 2-2; CRALL, Garrett 2-1
TACKLES (UA-A): Fresno St. - ALLISON, J. 9-2; HELMUTH, George 7-4; BRYANT, Jaron 4-1 Wyoming - WINGARD, A. 7-5; WILSON, Logan 7-1; ORTIZ, Jalen 4-2; PRIESTER, R. 5-0; HALL, Tyler 3-2; GHAIFAN, Y. 4-0; HALL, Josiah 1-3; MALUIA, Cassh 1-3; PILAPIL,Adam 1-3; GAFFORD, Rico 3-0; MALAUULU, S. 2-1
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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” for mation and threatened to run through Wyoming's defense. The Wyoming singlewing 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 47-yard line. Talboom went back to work, hitting on three straight passes for 45 yards to put the Cowboys in scor ing 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 quar ter 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 back ward 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 cur rently 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 af ter wards 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 0 0
2 0 13
3 0 7
4 7 0
FINAL 7 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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WYO 14 42 147 16-10-0 141 288
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
YDS 107 89 42
PASSING WYOMING Eddie Talboom W&L Gil Bocetti
ATT 16
COMP 10
INT 0
TD 1
YARDS 141
12
3
1
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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 quar ter back 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. SCORING BY QUARTER Texas Tech Wyoming
1 0 0
2 0 7
3 7 0
4 7 14
FINAL 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
WYO 12 48 172 14-6-1 129 301 7/27.4 0 10-82
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. 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 Jim Crawford Ove Stapleton
ATT 18 9
PASSING ATT UW - Larry Zowada 10 TT - Don Williams 14
YDS 103 36
TEXAS TECH Don Schmidt James Sides
ATT 12 10
COMP 6 6
INT 1 1
YARDS 112 57
TD 2 0
YDS 60 56
TT 13 56 202 12-8-1 72 274 4/33.7 3 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 Hardin-Simmons pitted one set of Cowboys against another one. It was expected to be an old-fashioned Wild West shootout featuring the passing exper tise 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 alltime 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 Hardin-Simmons 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 quar ter. 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 Hardin-Simmons 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 0 0
2 0 14
3 6 0
4 0 0
FINAL 6 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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WYO 14 35 164 8-3-1 24 188 8/34.9 1 58
HS 15 45 153 23-11-1 82 235 3/27 3 35
Cowboy captain Len Kuczewski, with son Leonard, Jr., was the Most Valuable Player in the 1958 Sun Bowl.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING LEADERS WYOMING Mark Smolinski Robert Sawyer
ATT 12 9
YDS 52 45
HARDIN-SIMM. Pete Hart Joe Allen
ATT 20 9
WYOMING Jim Walden Jerry Wilkinson
ATT 3 2
COMP 1 1
INT 0 0
TD 0 0
YARDS -4 23
HARDIN-SIMM. Harold Stephens Jim Tom Butler
13 9
7 7
1 0
1 0
54 28
YDS 73 53
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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
SCORING BY QUARTER Florida State Wyoming
1 0 7
2 14 0
3 0 14
4 6 7
FINAL 20 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
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 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 14 42 229 27-9-0 135 364 8/37.3 2 4-50
FSU 13 31 -21 35-17-2 293 272 9/40.0 2 10-102
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING LEADERS WYOMING Jim Kiick Rick Egloff
ATT 25 5
YDS 135 42
FSU Bill Moreman Jim Mankins
ATT 13 6
WYOMING Rick Egloff
ATT 16
COMP 9
INT 0
TD 1
YARDS 135
FLORIDA STATE Kim Hammond
15
9
1
2
215
YDS 11 10
PASSING
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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 quar terback 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 SCORING BY QUARTER Louisiana State Wyoming
1 0 0
2 0 13
3 7 0
4 13 0
FINAL 20 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
to Kiick for a 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 20 48 167 24-14-4 239 406 4/49.0 1 5-65
LSU 12 48 151 20-6-0 91 242 9/31.1 0 3-25
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING LEADERS WYOMING Jim Kiick Tom Williams
ATT 19 16
PASSING ATT UW - Paul Toscano 24 LSU - Nelson Stokely 20
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YDS 75 64
LSU Glenn Smith Tommy Allen
ATT 16 16
COMP 14 6
INT 3 0
YARDS 239 91
TD 1 2
YDS 74 41
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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 spor ts 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 14 0
2 6 0
3 7 0
4 14 7
FINAL 41 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
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 10 42 153 19-6-5 51 204 5/25.2 1 4-30
OU 22 74 415 5-3-0 23 438 0/00.0 3 2-20
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING LEADERS WYOMING Latraia Jones Robbie Wright Don Clayton
ATT 14 13 10
YDS 68 46 36
OKLAHOMA Woodie Shepard Thomas Lott Elvis Peacock
ATT 7 13 8
PASSING UW - Don Clayton OU - Dean Blevins
ATT 14 3
COMP 5 2
INT 4 0
YARDS 54 14
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1 9 8 7 H O L I DAY 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 quar ter. Iowa was forced to punt on each possession of the quar ter 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 per formance, 28 of 51 passes for 332 yards, was a Holiday Bowl record. He was named the Offensive Player of the Game. In the
SCORING BY QUARTER Iowa Wyoming
1 0 12
2 7 7
3 0 0
4 13 0
FINAL 20 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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1987 season, the Cowboys, led by a rookie head coach, dominated the WAC. That season will also be remembered for one of the 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 19 21 43 51-28-1 332 375 6/30.0 0 7-61
IOWA 17 36 94 35-21-0 237 331 8/42.0 1 6-57
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING LEADERS WYOMING Gerald Abraham
ATT 14
PASSING ATT UW - Craig Burnett 51 UI - Chuck Hartlieb 35
YDS 39
IOWA Kevin Harmon
ATT 12
COMP 28 21
INT 1 0
YARDS 332 237
TD 1 0
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1 9 8 8 H O L I DAY 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 75-yard 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 67yard 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 7 7
2 10 0
3 28 7
4 17 0
FINAL 62 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
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 14 30 33 32-16-2 71 201 6/37.2 0 4-30
OSU 34 51 320 29-24-0 378 698 0/0.0 1 3-39
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING LEADERS WYOMING Dewaine Jones
ATT 2
PASSING ATT UW - Randy Welniak 30 OSU - Mike Gundy 24
YDS 19
OSU Barry Sanders
ATT 29
COMP 15 20
INT 2 0
YARDS 164 315
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YDS 222
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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.” The Cowboys easily won the statistic war, outgaining the Bears 355-261 in total offense. While the game ended a great season for Cowboy football, it also ended an important era in the history of Cowboy football, the Roach era. SCORING BY QUARTER California Wyoming
1 0 0
2 7 3
3 3 0
4 7 12
FINAL 17 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
CAL 14 46 89 26-15-1 171 261 9/41.9 0 8-57
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING LEADERS WYOMING Mark Timmer
ATT 6
PASSING UW - Tom Corontzos CAL - Mike Pawlawski
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WYO 18 32 129 39-20-2 226 355 8/35.5 0 1-5
YDS 34 ATT 39 26
COMP 20 15
CALIFORNIA Anthony Wallace INT 2 1
TD 0 1
ATT 17
YDS 76
YARDS 226 172
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1993 COPPER BOWL KANSAS STATE 52, WYOMING 17 December 28, 1993 • Arizona Stadium • Tucson, Arizona
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yoming 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 all-time receiving leader in 1993 and helped Wyoming to the Copper Bowl.
SCORING BY QUARTER Kansas State Wyoming
1 9 3
2 15 7
3 14 0
4 14 7
FINAL 52 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
TEAM STATISTICS FIRST DOWNS RUSHING ATTEMPTS RUSHING YARDS PASSES A-C-I PASSING YARDS TOTAL YARDS PUNTS/AVG. FUMBLES PENALTIES-YARDS
WYO 20 23 36 51-31-2 266 302 5/44.2 1 8/70
KSU 22 39 227 28-19-0 275 502 3/23.3 0 5/40
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING LEADERS WYOMING Ryan Christopherson
ATT 15
YDS 28
KANSAS ST. J.J. Smith
ATT 20
PASSING UW - Joe Hughes KSU - Chad May
ATT 43 28
COMP 28 19
INT 0 0
YARDS 237 275
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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 inaugural Western 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 Division-champion 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 half time 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 0 3
2 0 10
3 10 0
4 15 12
OT 0 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 Sexton
ATT 10
YDS 38
BYU McKenzie
PASSING UW - Wallwork BYU - Sarkisian
ATT 34 37
COMP 16 26
INT 3 0
ATT 17 TD 2 1
YDS 64
YARDS 282 250
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2004 PIONEER PUREVISION LA S VE G A S B O WL 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 second-year 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, SCORING BY QUARTER Wyoming UCLA
1 10 0
2 0 14
3 0 7
4 14 0
FINAL 24 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 7:58 UCLA Taylor, Junior, 29 yd pass from Olson, Drew (Medlock, 2 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
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.
but interference was called on UCLA cornerback Matt Clark. After the 15-yard penalty was marked off, Wyoming had 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 Mar tin Wyoming quarterback Corey Bramlet was forced one fumble, which he named the MVP of the Pioneer PureVision also recovered, had one sack Las Vegas Bowl. and broke up one pass. 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
WYO 19 30-76 329 38-21-1 68-405 1-8 1-1 4-80 0-0 7-31.9 1-0 11-114 30:11 4 of 14 1 of 1 2-5 6-37
UCLA 19 42-126 185 24-13-0 66-311 0-0 3-31 4-82 1-48 6-44.0 6-2 10-84 29:49 5 of 15 0 of 1 1-1 4-21
RECEIVING Wyoming 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. UCLA Bragg, Craig 7-95; Lewis, Marcedes 2-41; Markey, Chris 2-14; Taylor, Junior 1-29; White, Manuel 1-6. TACKLES Wyoming 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. UCLA London, Justin 7.
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2009 NEW 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, Carta-Samuels 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
SCORING BY QUARTER Fresno State Wyoming
1 0 7
2 14 7
3 7 3
TEAM STATISTICS 4 7 11
OT1 OT2 FINAL 0 0 28 0 7 35
SCORING SUMMARY 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
OT
15:00 WY - LEONARD, David 13 yd pass from CARTA-SAMUELS, A (WATTS, Ian kick), 5 plays, 25 yards, 0:00
INTERCEPTIONS: Fresno State-Lewis, Chris 1-27. Wyoming-None.
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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 within fieldgoal 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. Wyoming Defensive End Mitch Unrein accepts A f t e r t h e B u l l d o g s the 2009 Defensive Player of the Game Award. 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, however, responded with a 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.
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
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.
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.
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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2 0 1 1 G I L DA N NEW 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. SCORING BY QUARTER 1
Temple Wyoming
7 0
2
21 7
3
3 0
4
6 8
FINAL
37 15
But Temple scored on its next offensive play, as quarterback Chris Coyer threw a 61yard pass to Rod Streater for the score and Temple took a 28-7 lead heading into halftime. 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 the turnover battle, 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 Brett Smith helped lead Wyoming to the 2011 record now stands at 6-7 Gildan New Mexico Bowl as the Mountain (.462). West Freshman of the Year. INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING:
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
McMANUS, B. 34 yd field goal
4th
12:50 03:22 00:03
TE TE WY
McMANUS, B. 37 yd field goal McMANUS, B. 34 yd field goal SUTTON, Kody 14 yd pass from SMITH, Brett (SMITH, Brett rush)
TEAM STATISTICS 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
TEMPLE 23 51-255 169 12-8-0 63-424 0-0 0-0 3-37 3-38 1-40.0 1-0 7-55 32:33 8 of 13 1 of 1 6-6 1-9
WYO 17 33-140 127 30-20-3 63-267 0-0 1-5 3-79 0-0 3-37.3 2-0 5-56 27:27 5 of 14 5 of 5 2-2 0-0
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
Temple -
PASSING:
Temple -
COYER, Chris 8-12-0-169.
Wyoming - SMITH, Brett 20-30-3-127. RECEIVING:
Temple -
JONES, Joe 3-26; RODRIGUEZ, Evan 2-52; EUGENE, Malcolm 2-30; STREATER, Rod 1-61.
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 - 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 POINSETTIA 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
SCORING BY QUARTER Brigham Young Wyoming
1 7 0
2 3 0
SCORING SUMMARY
3 7 7
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 07:35 02:11
BYU WYO WYO
WILLIAMS, Jamaal 36 yd run (ALMOND, Rhett kick) GENTRY, Tanner 9 yd pass from ALLEN, Josh (ROTHE, Cooper kick) GENTRY, Tanner 23 yd pass from ALLEN, Josh (ROTHE, Cooper kick)
TEAM STATISTICS 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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4 7 14
BYU
13 35-216 96 15-8-1 50-312 0-0 3-12 3-66 2-34 5-39.6
WYO
22 46-166 207 33-17-2 79-373 0-0 3-6 3-48 1-20 5-37.8
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 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. Tanner Gentry caught seven passes It was the second most in school for 113 yards and two touchdowns history. UW scored 511 points in in Wyoming’s 2016 Poinsettia Bowl 1988. 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 5-63 24:48 4 of 10 0 of 0 3-3 0-0
1-0 7-59 35:12 8 of 18 3 of 5 2-2 1-11
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS 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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#BuildingSomethingSpecial Mick and Susie McMurry High Altitude Performance Center
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Mick and Susie McMurry High Altitude Performance Center Will be One of the Premier Athletic Facilities in the Country Construction of Wyoming’s $44 million, state-of-the-art Mick and Susie McMurry High Altitude Performance Center began in December of 2016, the week following Wyoming hosting the 2016 Mountain West Championship Game. The new facility is located at the north end of War Memorial Stadium. It will expand the current Rochelle Athletics Center by 71,000 square feet to a total of 118,000 square feet. Contained in the new facility will be: an expanded academic center, a larger sports medicine area that will incorporate two recovery pools, new strength and conditioning center, new football locker room, a theatre-style squad room, a player lounge, a recruiting lounge, new football meeting rooms and a training table that will include a complete kitchen to help meet the nutritional needs of all UW student-athletes. The project is being funded by $24 million in private donations and a $20 million State of Wyoming matching program. The matching program was established by Gov. Matt Mead and the Wyoming State Legislature. The project will be completed in 2018.
RICO GAFFORD
2017 Second Team All-Mountain West Cornerback
LOGAN WILSON
2017 Team Captain 2017 Second Team All-Mountain West Linebacker
MARCUS EPPS 2017 Team Captain Free Safety
TYLER HALL
2017 Honorable Mention All-Mountain West Kick Return Specialist