2018 Wyoming Cowboys football team

American college football season

2018 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
DivisionMountain Division
Record6–6 (4–4 MW)
Head coach
  • Craig Bohl (5th season)
Offensive coordinatorBrent Vigen (5th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorScottie Hazelton (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Mountain West Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
No. 23 Boise State x   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 22 Utah State   7 – 1     11 – 2  
Wyoming   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Air Force   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Colorado State   2 – 6     3 – 9  
New Mexico   1 – 7     3 – 9  
West Division
No. 18 Fresno State x$   7 – 1     12 – 2  
Nevada   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Hawaii   5 – 3     8 – 6  
San Diego State   4 – 4     7 – 6  
UNLV   2 – 6     4 – 8  
San Jose State   1 – 7     1 – 11  
Championship: Fresno State 19, Boise State 16 (OT)
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cowboys are coached by fifth-year head coach Craig Bohl and play their home games at War Memorial Stadium as a member of the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the regular season 6–6, 4–4 in Mountain West play to finish in third place in the Mountain division. Despite being bowl-eligible, they were not invited to a bowl game.

2018 recruiting class

The Cowboys announced an early signing class of 20 high school student-athletes on December 20.[1] On February 24, they announced the signing of two more student-athletes.[2]

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Blayne Baker
OL 		Sheridan, WY Sheridan HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 260 lb (120 kg) — Jun 26, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Jevon Bigelow
RB 		Fresno, CA Central HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) — Dec 10, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Dauson Booker
DB 		Modesto, CA Central Catholic HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) — Dec 20, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
De'Vaughn Brown
DE 		Antioch, CA Ygnacio Valley HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) — Dec 20, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Solomon Byrd
DE 		Palmdale, CA William J.P. Knight HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) — Dec 3, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Sean Chambers
QB 		Kerman, CA Kerman HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) — Oct 3, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Frank Crum
OL 		Laramie, WY Laramie HS 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 260 lb (120 kg) — Oct 18, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Camron Donatlan
WR 		Aurora, IL West Aurora HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) — Nov 26, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Ja'Lani Ellison
CB 		Reseda, CA Reseda HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) — Feb 7, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Gunner Gentry
WR 		Aurora, CO Grandview HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) — May 31, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Cole Godbout
DT 		Hudson, WI Hudson HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 250 lb (110 kg) — Dec 13, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Charles Hicks
LB 		San Diego, CA Lincoln HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) — Oct 3, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Jesse Hooper
LS 		Draper, UT Summit Academy 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 230 lb (100 kg) — Nov 28, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN:2/5 stars
Raghib Ismail, Jr.
WR 		Carrollton, TX Cisco College 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) — Feb 19, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Reow Jackson
ATH 		Eugene, OR Marist Catholic HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) — Dec 1, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Leevi Lafaele
LB 		Sacramento, CA Inderkum HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) — Dec 20, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Jackson Marcotte
TE 		Mount Carmel, IL Mount Carmel HS 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (110 kg) — Jun 26, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Chad Muma
LB 		Lone Tree, CO Legend HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) — Oct 11, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Cameron Murray
DB 		Aurora, CO Overland HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) — Feb 24, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Zach Watts
OL 		Windsor, CO Windsor HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 280 lb (130 kg) — Jul 24, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Rome Weber
DB 		San Bernardino, CA Cajon HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 175 lb (79 kg) — Nov 27, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Miles Williams
DB 		Oxnard, CA Pacifica HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) — Dec 6, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: –   Rivals: –  247Sports: –  ESPN: –
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 6, 2018.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Chuck Bednarik Award[3] Carl Granderson DE SR
Andrew Wingard SS SR
Jim Thorpe Award[4] Andrew Wingard SS SR
Bronko Nagurski Trophy[5] Youhanna Ghaifan DT JR
Carl Granderson DE SR
Andrew Wingard SS SR
Outland Trophy[6] Youhanna Ghaifan DT JR
Ted Hendricks Award[7] Carl Granderson DE SR

Mountain West media days

During the Mountain West media days held July 24–25 at the Cosmopolitan on the Las Vegas Strip, the Cowboys were predicted to finish in second place in the Mountain Division.[8]

Media poll

Mountain Division
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Boise State 132 (22)
2 Wyoming 95
3 Colorado State 82
4 Utah State 78
5 Air Force 52
6 New Mexico 23

Preseason All-Mountain West Team

The Cowboys had three players selected to the preseason all-Mountain West team.[9] Strong safety Andrew Wingard was selected as the preseason defensive player of the year.

Defense

Youhanna Ghaifan – DT

Carl Granderson – DE

Andrew Wingard – SS

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 258:00 p.m.at New Mexico State*ESPN2W 29–720,322
September 11:30 p.m.Washington State*
CBSSNL 19–4124,131
September 85:00 p.m.at Missouri*ESPNUL 13–4050,820
September 152:00 p.m.No. 8 (FCS) Wofford*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
StadiumW 17–1420,293
September 295:00 p.m.Boise State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
CBSSNL 14–3422,271
October 610:00 p.m.at HawaiiSPEC HIL 13–1723,907
October 138:30 p.m.at Fresno StateESPNUL 3–2728,501
October 2012:30 p.m.Utah Statedagger
ATTSNRML 16–2418,378
October 268:00 p.m.at Colorado StateCBSSNW 34–2132,125
November 312:00 p.m.San Jose State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
ATTSNRMW 24–913,238
November 172:00 p.m.Air Force
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
ESPNewsW 35–2714,996
November 2412:30 p.m.at New MexicoATTSNRMW 31–314,269
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

Source:[10]

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name Position Seasons at
Wyoming		 Alma mater Before Wyoming
Craig Bohl Head coach 5 Nebraska (1982) North Dakota State – Head coach (2013)
Brent Vigen Associate head coach / offensive coordinator / quarterbacks 5 North Dakota State (1998) North Dakota State – Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach (2013)
Scottie Hazelton Defensive coordinator / linebackers coach 2 Fort Lewis (1997) Jacksonville Jaguars – Assistant linebackers coach (2016)
Mike Bath Co-Special teams coordinator / tight ends coach / fullbacks coach 5 Miami, Ohio (2001) Miami, Ohio – Interim head coach / offensive coordinator (2013)
AJ Cooper Co-Special teams coordinator / defensive ends coach 5 North Dakota State (2006) North Dakota State – Defensive ends coach / co-special teams coordinator (2013)
Jake Dickert Safeties Coach 2 Wisconsin–Stevens Point (2007) South Dakota State – Co-special teams coordinator / safeties coach (2016)
Scott Fuchs Offensive line coach 5 North Dakota State (1995) North Dakota State – Offensive line Coach (2013)
Mike Grant Wide receivers coach 3 Nebraska (1993) North Texas – Wide receivers coach / receiving coordinator (2014)
Gordie Haug Running backs coach / Director of player personnel 5 Bemidji State (2009) North Dakota State – Running backs coach (2013)
Pete Kaligis Defensive tackles coach / nose tackles coach 10 Washington (1994) Montana – Offensive line Coach (2008)
John Richardson Cornerbacks coach 5 North Dakota State (2010) North Dakota State – Cornerbacks Coach (2013)
Ben Iannacchione Director of Sports Performance / head strength and conditioning coach 1 Boise State (2008) LSU – Associate Strength and Conditioning Coach (2017)
Aaron Bohl Defensive Graduate Assistant 2 Minnesota State Moorhead (2016) Minnesota State Moorhead – Linebacker (2016)
Jacob Claborn Offensive Graduate Assistant 3 California Lutheran (2009) Central Washington – Offensive line Coach (2015)
Taylor Housewright Offensive Graduate Assistant 1 Ashland (2013) Ashland – Defensive backs coach / assistant recruiting coordinator (2017)
Jalen Ortiz Defensive Graduate Assistant 1 Wyoming (2017) Wyoming – Linebacker (2017)

Roster

2018 Wyoming Cowboys Football

Quarterback

  • 11 Nick Szpor – junior (6'3", 212)
  • 12 Sean Chambers Injured – freshman (6'3", 215)
  • 15 Nick Smith – Redshirt senior (6'4", 235)
  • 18 Tyler Vander Waal – Redshirt freshman (6'4", 220)

Tailback

  •  4 Xazavian Valladay – Redshirt freshman (6'0", 191)
  •  6 Trey Woods – sophomore (6'3", 216)
  •  7 Reow Jackson – freshman (6'2", 205)
  • 21 Jevon Bigelow – freshman (6'2", 195)
  • 22 Nico Evans (C) – Redshirt senior (5'9", 211)
  • 28 Theo Dawson – freshman (6'0", 220)
  • 29 Kellen Overstreet Injured – Redshirt junior (5'11", 209)

Fullback

  • 34 Jeff Burroughs – Redshirt sophomore (6'1", 241)
  • 35 Jaylon Watson – Redshirt junior (6'0", 250)
  • 52 Jahmari Moore – Redshirt sophomore (6'2", 232)
  • 54 Austin Lopez – Redshirt sophomore (6'3", 234)

Wide receiver

  •  2 Jared Scott – sophomore (6'6", 225)
  •  5 Gunner Gentry – freshman (6'3", 208)
  •  8 Dontae Crow – Redshirt sophomore (5'9", 178)
  •  9 Isaac Leppke – Redshirt sophomore (6'4", 198)
  • 13 John Okwoli – junior (6'2", 210)
  • 14 C.J. Johnson Injured – Redshirt junior (6'2", 209)
  • 17 Raghib Ismail Jr. – junior (6'0", 186)
  • 19 Ayden Eberhardt – Redshirt sophomore (6'2", 195)
  • 25 Austin Conway – Redshirt junior (5'10", 183)
  • 26 Avante' Cox – sophomore (5'11", 171)
  • 39 Justyn Stindt – Redshirt freshman (6'2", 192)
  • 80 James Price – Redshirt senior (6'2", 212)
  • 88 Camron Donatlan – freshman (6'2", 195)

Tight end

  • 33 Josh Harshman Injured – senior (6'3", 230)
  • 81 Austin Fort (C) – Redshirt senior (6'4", 244)
  • 82 Jackson Marcotte – freshman (6'7", 250)
  • 83 Mason Keeler – Redshirt freshman (6'6", 248)
  • 84 Nate Weinman – Redshirt freshman (6'7", 260)
  • 85 Tyree Mayfield – Redshirt senior (6'3", 241)
  

Offensive linemen

  • 55 Gavin Rush – junior (6'3", 305)
  • 57 Patrick Arnold – Redshirt freshman (6'3", 296)
  • 61 Kaden Jackson – senior (6'2", 303)
  • 62 Rudy Stofer – Redshirt freshman (6'6", 297)
  • 63 Jason Davis – Redshirt freshman (6'3", 342)
  • 64 Zach Thatcher – Redshirt sophomore (6'5", 288)
  • 65 Zach Watts – freshman (6'5", 280)
  • 69 Eric Abojei – Redshirt freshman (6'5", 351)
  • 72 Zach Wallace – senior (6'7", 314)
  • 73 Keegan Cryder – Redshirt freshman (6'4", 283)
  • 74 Blayne Baker – freshman (6'5", 260)
  • 75 Frank Crum – freshman (6'7", 260)
  • 76 Justis Borton – sophomore (6'2", 272)
  • 77 Pahl Schwab – Redshirt junior (6'5", 308)
  • 78 Alonzo Velasquez – sophomore (6'6", 305)
  • 79 Logan Harris – sophomore (6'3", 304)

Defensive linemen

  • 41 Davon Wells-Ross – Redshirt freshman (6'5", 205)
  • 42 Kevin Prosser – senior (6'2", 227)
  • 44 Victor Jones – Redshirt freshman (6'4", 256)
  • 51 Payton Lowry-Sanders – senior (6'2", 236)
  • 53 Josiah Hall – Redshirt junior (6'1", 251)
  • 86 Javaree Jackson – sophomore (6'5", 288)
  • 87 Conner Cain (C) – Redshirt senior (6'4", 270)
  • 88 Garrett Crall – sophomore (6'5", 242)
  • 90 Gavin Dunayski – Redshirt freshman (6'6", 249)
  • 91 Carl Granderson – senior (6'5", 261)
  • 92 Solomon Byrd – freshman (6'4", 220)
  • 93 Youhanna Ghaifan (S) – Redshirt junior (6'4", 282)
  • 94 Cole Godbout – freshman (6'4", 250)
  • 95 De'Vaughn Brown – freshman (6'3", 220)
  • 96 Sidney Malauulu – Redshirt senior (6'3", 293)
  • 97 Mario Mora – freshman (6'3", 255)
  • 98 Ravontae Holt – sophomore (6'4", 262)

Placekickers

  • 40 Cooper Rothe – junior (5'11", 178)
  • 41 Ryan Galovich – junior (6'0", 192)

Punter

  • 27 Tim Zaleski Injured – sophomore (6'5", 221)

Long snapper

  • 99 Jesse Hooper – freshman (5'11", 227)
  

Linebackers

  •  7 Chavez Pownell Jr. – Redshirt senior (5'11", 205)
  •  9 Tyler Hall – junior (5'10", 190)
  • 30 Logan Wilson (C) – Redshirt junior (6'2", 250)
  • 33 Leevi Lafaele – freshman (6'2", 220)
  • 34 Charles Hicks – freshman (6'3", 220)
  • 35 Skyler Miller – Redshirt sophomore (5'11", 214)
  • 37 Josh Calvert – Redshirt sophomore (6'0", 264)
  • 43 Ben Wisdorf – Redshirt junior (6'1", 230)
  • 45 Adam Pilapil – Redshirt senior (6'1", 220)
  • 46 Cassh Maluia – junior (6'0", 248)
  • 48 Chad Muma – freshman (6'3", 213)
  • 50 Ryan Gatoloai-Faupula – sophomore (6'1", 216)
  • 55 Ryan Mazzola – Redshirt freshman (6'2", 238)

Defensive backs

  •  2 Cameron Murray – freshman (6'1", 170)
  •  3 Alijah Halliburton – junior (6'2", 190)
  •  4 Antonio Hull – Redshirt junior (5'10", 188)
  •  5 Esias Gandy – sophomore (6'1", 193)
  •  6 Marcus Epps (C) – Redshirt senior (6'0", 197)
  •  8 Rome Weber – freshman (5'11", 175)
  • 12 Ja'Lani Ellison – freshman (6'0", 171)
  • 13 Brennan Kutterer – Redshirt freshman (6'1", 206)
  • 14 Miles Williams – freshman (6'1", 192)
  • 16 Riley Sessions – Redshirt sophomore (5'11", 200)
  • 18 Keyon Blankenbaker – Redshirt freshman (5'10", 175)
  • 21 C.J. Coldon Injured – Redshirt freshman (6'1", 183)
  • 22 Sidney Washington Jr. – Redshirt sophomore (5'9", 170)
  • 24 Braden Smith – Redshirt sophomore (5'10", 195)
  • 28 Andrew Wingard (C) – senior (6'0", 214)
  • 29 Quinten Mercardo – senior (5'10", 188)
  • 31 Dauson Booker – freshman (6'0", 190)
  • 40 Taylor Dodd – Redshirt freshman (6'2", 197)

Legend

  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Statistics

Team

Team Statistics
Wyoming Opponents
Points 248 264
First Downs 204 223
Rushing 116 96
Passing 72 111
Penalty 16 16
Rushing Yards 2393 1554
Rushing Attempts 496 424
Average Per Rush 4.8 3.7
Long 75 56
Rushing TDs 19 17
Passing yards 1576 2360
Comp–Att 135–276 241–394
Comp % 48.9% 61.2%
Average Per Game 131.3 196.7
Average per Attempt 5.7 6.0
Passing TDs 8 15
INT's 4 10
Touchdowns 28 33
Passing 8 15
Rushing 19 17
Defensive 1 0
Interceptions 10 4
Yards 123 36
Total Offense 3969 3914
Total Plays 772 818
Average Per Yards/Game 330.8 326.2
Kick Returns: # – Yards 12–235 22–456
TDs 0 1
Long 30 99
Punts 74 68
Yards 2914 2967
Average 39.4 43.6
Punt Returns: # – Yards 27–156 21–136
TDs 0 0
Long 31 41
Fumbles – Fumbles Lost 15–7 13–5
Penalties – Yards 72–596 71–577
3rd–Down Conversions 63/174 69/176
4th–Down Conversions 5/13 11/16
Field Goals 16–17 12–17
Sacks 19 24
Yards 129 204

Offense

Passing Statistics
NAME GP CMP ATT YDS CMP% TD INT RAT
Tyler Vander Waal 11 120 246 1310 48.8 5 4 96.97
Sean Chambers 4 15 25 266 60.0 3 0 188.98
Austin Conway 12 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.00
TEAM 7 0 2 0 0.0 0 0 0.00
Nick Smith 3 0 2 0 0.0 0 0 0.00
TOTALS 12 135 276 1576 48.9 8 4 103.54
Rushing Statistics
NAME GP CAR YDS LONG TD
Nico Evans 10 204 1325 75 8
Xazavian Valladay 12 71 396 45 3
Sean Chambers 4 59 329 64 2
Jevon Bigelow 9 69 292 39 2
Austin Conway 12 12 80 19 1
Avante' Cox 3 3 37 23 1
Dontae Crow 7 2 11 6 0
James Price 11 2 10 15 0
Ayden Eberhardt 11 1 1 1 0
Brett Brenton 1 1 0 0 0
Raghib Ismail Jr. 11 4 −2 6 0
TEAM 7 7 −23 0 0
Tyler Vander Waal 11 61 −63 19 2
TOTALS 12 496 2393 75 19
Receiving Statistics
NAME GP REC YDS LONG TD
James Price 11 26 395 72 1
Tyree Mayfield 12 21 341 60 2
Raghib Ismail Jr. 11 24 267 26 2
Austin Conway 12 32 250 22 1
Austin Fort 9 7 102 41 1
Nico Evans 10 7 66 47 1
Ayden Eberhardt 11 5 46 15 0
Xazavian Valladay 12 4 35 12 0
John Okwoli 12 3 31 17 0
Josh Harshman 3 4 21 11 0
Jared Scott 11 1 17 17 0
Avante' Cox 3 1 5 5 0
TOTALS 12 135 1576 72 8

Defense

Defensive Statistics
# NAME GP SOLO AST TOT TFL-YDS SACKS INT BU QBH FR FF BLK SAF
30 Logan Wilson 12 57 46 103 11.0–30 2.0–9 2 2 1 0 0 0 0
28 Andrew Wingard 12 46 41 87 2.5–6 1.0–5 2 1 2 0 0 0 0
6 Marcus Epps 12 42 21 63 6.5–23 1.0–9 0 8 0 0 1 0 0
3 Alijah Halliburton 12 39 22 61 0.5–0 0.0–0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0
46 Cassh Maluia 11 23 23 46 6.0–7 0.0–0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
4 Antonio Hull 12 30 14 44 1.0–2 0.0–0 2 8 0 1 1 0 0
91 Carl Granderson 11 28 12 40 7.5–21 3.0–13 1 2 3 0 0 0 0
9 Tyler Hall 11 28 11 39 2.5–4 0.0–0 1 9 0 1 1 0 0
88 Garrett Crall 12 19 19 38 6.5–28 4.5–25 0 1 2 1 1 0 0
93 Youhanna Ghaifan 8 20 14 34 8.0–32 2.0–18 0 4 1 0–0 1 0 0
98 Ravontae Holt 11 10 21 31 1.5–4 0.0–0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
1 Keyon Blankenbaker 12 22 7 29 0.5–1 0.0–0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
96 Sidney Malauulu 11 16 12 28 6.0–35 3.0–30 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
45 Adam Pilapil 12 8 17 25 0.0–0 0.0–0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
7 Chavez Pownell Jr. 11 15 8 23 1.0–0 0.0–0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
44 Victor Jones 11 6 9 15 0.0–0 0.0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 Kevin Prosser 9 8 5 13 3.0–13 1.5–9 0 2 0 0 1 0 0
86 Javaree Jackson 6 4 8 12 0.0–0 0.0–0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
87 Conner Cain 11 4 7 11 0.0–0 0.0–0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
21 C.J. Coldon 3 5 3 8 0.0–0 0.0–0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
53 Josiah Hall 9 4 4 8 2.0–4 0.0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 Ben Wisdorf 12 5 2 7 0.0–0 0.0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
92 Solomon Byrd 4 2 3 5 0.0–0 0.0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Esaias Gandy 12 3 1 4 0.0–0 0.0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Ayden Eberhardt 11 2 2 4 0.0–0 0.0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Braden Smith 12 3 1 4 0.0–0 0.0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
85 Tyree Mayfield 12 3 1 4 0.0–0 0.0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Gunner Gentry 10 3 1 4 0.0–0 0.0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Jevon Bigelow 9 1 1 2 1.0–28 0.0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
23 Xazavian Valladay 12 2 0 2 0.0–0 0.0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
48 Chad Muma 11 1 1 2 0.0–0 0.0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
80 James Price 11 2 0 2 0.0–0 0.0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TM Team 7 1 1 2 0.0–0 0.0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Miles Williams 4 1 1 2 0.0–0 0.0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Miles Kutterer 7 0 1 1 0.0–0 0.0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Tyler Vander Waal 11 1 0 1 0.0–0 0.0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 Cooper Rothe 12 1 0 1 0.0–0 0.0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
62 Rudy Stofer 11 0 1 1 0.0–0 0.0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Sidney Washington 4 1 0 1 0.0–0 0.0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
50 Ryan Gatoloai-Faupula 8 0 1 1 0.0–0 0.0–0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
8 Dontae Crow 7 0 1 1 0.0–0 0.0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 Dauson Booker 5 0 1 1 0.0–0 0.0–0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Trey Woods 1 1 0 1 1.0–11 1.0–11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 12 467 344 811 68–251 19–129 10 51 12 5 8 0 2
OPPONENTS 12 397 458 855 70–302 24–204 4 33 20 7 12 1 0

Key: SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles, TOT: Total Tackles, TFL: Tackles-for-loss, SACK: Quarterback Sacks, INT: Interceptions, BU: Passes Broken Up, QBH: Quarterback Hits, FF: Forced Fumbles, FR: Fumbles Recovered, BLK: Kicks or Punts Blocked, SAF: Safeties

Interceptions Statistics
NAME NO. YDS AVG TD LNG
Logan Wilson 2 21 10.5 0 13
Andrew Wingard 2 0 0.0 0 0
Antonio Hull 2 15 7.5 0 15
Cassh Maluia 1 0 0.0 0 0
Carl Granderson 1 61 61.0 1 61
Tyler Hall 1 26 26.0 0 26
Chavez Pownell Jr. 1 0 0.0 0 0
TOTALS 10 123 12.3 1 61

Special teams

Kicking Statistics
NAME XPM XPA XP% FGM FGA FG% 1–19 20–29 30–39 40–49 50+ LNG PTS
Cooper Rothe 28 28 100.0% 16 17 94.1% 0–0 5–5 6–6 4–5 1–1 51 76
TOTALS 28 28 100.0% 16 17 94.1% 0–0 5–5 6–6 4–5 1–1 51 76
Kick Return Statistics
NAME RTNS YDS AVG TD LNG
Tyler Hall 5 112 22.4 0 28
Austin Conway 4 84 21.0 0 30
John Okwoli 1 23 23.0 0 23
Avante' Cox 1 13 13.0 0 13
Jaylon Watson 1 3 3.0 0 3
TOTALS 12 235 19.6 0 30
Punting Statistics
NAME PUNTS YDS AVG LONG TB FC I–20 50+ BLK
Tim Zaleski 36 1395 38.8 52 3 8 9 2 0
Dontae Crow 24 1026 42.8 68 2 9 5 4 0
Ryan Galovich 13 493 38.9 68 2 4 7 2 0
TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 74 2914 39.4 68 7 21 21 8 1
Punt Return Statistics
NAME RTNS YDS AVG TD LONG
Austin Conway 27 156 5.8 0 31
TOTALS 27 156 5.8 0 31

Scores by quarter (all opponents)

1 2 3 4 Total
All opponents 40 66 76 82 264
Wyoming 44 47 75 82 248

Awards and honors

All-Conference Teams

First Team

Nico Evans, Sr., RB

Andrew Wingard, Sr., DB

Cooper Rothe, Jr., PK

Second Team

Carl Granderson, Sr., DL

Honorable Mention

Tyler Hall, Jr., CB

Logan Wilson, Jr., LB

Conference awards

Cooper Rothe – Special teams Player of the Year

All–America Teams

Keegan Cryder, Fr., C – Freshman All–American (FWAA)

Senior Bowls

Carl Granderson – Senior Bowl

Andrew Wingard – East–West Shrine Game

Nico Evans – NFLPA Collegiate Bowl

Game summaries

At New Mexico State

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 9 6 7 7 29
Aggies 0 0 0 7 7
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP WYO NMSU
1 6:34 9 60 4:37 WYO Nico Evans 24-yard touchdown run, Cooper Rothe kick good 7 0
1 6:16 WYO Jason Huntley rush for a loss of 2 yards, safety 9 0
2 11:49 13 49 6:27 WYO 36-yard field goal by Cooper Rothe 12 0
2 10:48 5 44 1:58 WYO 39-yard field goal by Cooper Rothe 15 0
3 7:13 1 56 0:12 WYO Nico Evans 56-yard touchdown run, Cooper Rothe kick good 22 0
4 10:07 12 71 7:00 WYO Jevon Bigelow 23-yard touchdown run, Cooper Rothe kick good 29 0
4 1:16 10 93 2:52 NMSU Drew Dan 31-yard touchdown reception from Matt Romero, Dylan Brown kick good 29 7
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 29 7
  • Passing leaders: Tyler Vander Waal (WYO): 13–22, 137 YDS; Matt Romero (NMSU): 16–27, 140 YDS, 1 TD
  • Rushing leaders: Nico Evans (WYO): 24 CAR, 190 YDS, 2 TD; Jason Huntley (NMSU): 9 CAR, 22 YDS
  • Receiving leaders: Austin Fort (WYO): 2 REC, 51 YDS; Drew Dan (NMSU): 2 REC, 60 YDS, 1 TD

Washington State

1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 10 3 7 21 41
Cowboys 2 14 3 0 19
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP WSU WYO
1 9:57 9 68 5:03 WSU 24-yard field goal by Blake Mazza 3 0
1 3:28 10 63 4:14 WSU James Williams 2-yard touchdown reception from Gardner Minshew, Blake Mazza kick good 10 0
1 1:35 WYO TEAM rush for a loss of 4 yards, safety 10 2
2 12:23 5 30 2:29 WYO Nico Evans 8-yard touchdown run, Cooper Rothe kick good 10 9
2 8:37 9 51 3:46 WSU 41-yard field goal by Blake Mazza 13 9
2 5:07 4 54 1:36 WYO Avante' Cox 23-yard touchdown run, Cooper Rothe kick good 13 16
3 8:48 13 62 6:12 WYO 30-yard field goal by Cooper Rothe 13 19
3 3:51 10 75 4:57 WSU Max Borghi 6-yard touchdown reception from Gardner Minshew, Blake Mazza kick good 20 19
4 10:55 4 48 1:34 WSU Easop Winston 7-yard touchdown reception from Gardner Minshew, Blake Mazza kick good 27 19
4 5:50 6 54 2:42 WSU Max Borghi 14-yard touchdown run, Blake Mazza kick good 34 19
4 0:44 12 62 4:12 WSU James Williams 3-yard touchdown run, Blake Mazza kick good 41 19
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 41 19
  • Passing leaders: Tyler Vander Waal (WYO): 8–20, 67 YDS, 1 INT; Gardner Minshew (WSU): 38–57, 319 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT
  • Rushing leaders: Nico Evans (WYO): 18 CAR, 89 YDS, 1 TD; James Williams (WSU): 16 CAR, 82 YDS, 1 TD
  • Receiving leaders: James Price (WYO): 2 REC, 23 YDS; Jamire Calvin (WSU): 5 REC, 82 YDS

At Missouri

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 0 0 10 3 13
Tigers 3 13 14 10 40
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP WYO MIZ
1 4:08 7 48 2:42 MIZ 50-yard field goal by Tucker McCann 0 3
2 5:32 9 97 3:24 MIZ Drew Lock 12-yard touchdown run, Tucker McCann kick good 0 10
2 0:32 12 73 1:51 MIZ Albert Okwuegbunam 19-yard touchdown reception from Drew Lock, 2-point run failed 0 16
3 10:16 13 90 4:39 MIZ Emanuel Hall 28-yard touchdown reception from Drew Lock, Tucker McCann kick good 0 23
3 7:29 8 41 2:47 WYO 51-yard field goal by Cooper Rothe 3 23
3 4:37 8 75 2:52 MIZ Kendall Blanton 12-yard touchdown reception from Drew Lock, Tucker McCann kick good 3 30
3 2:51 4 70 1:36 WYO Jevon Bigelow 7-yard touchdown run, Cooper Rothe kick good 10 30
4 13:05 12 75 4:46 MIZ Johnathon Johnson 14-yard touchdown reception from Drew Lock, Tucker McCann kick good 10 37
4 7:27 8 29 3:49 MIZ 43-yard field goal by Tucker McCann 10 40
4 5:53 5 51 1:34 WYO 36-yard field goal by Cooper Rothe 13 40
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 13 40
  • Passing leaders: Tyler Vander Waal (WYO): 13–28, 160 YDS; Drew Lock (MIZ): 33–45, 398 YDS, 4 TD
  • Rushing leaders: Jevon Bigelow (WYO): 18 CAR, 56 YDS, 1 TD; Damarea Crockett (MIZ): 19 CAR, 73 YDS
  • Receiving leaders: James Price (WYO): 1 REC, 55 YDS; Emanuel Hall (MIZ): 10 REC, 171 YDS, 1 TD

Wofford

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 8 (FCS) Terriers 0 7 0 7 14
Cowboys 0 10 0 7 17
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP WOF WYO
2 8:16 4 7 1:20 Wyoming 20-yard field goal by Cooper Rothe 0 3
2 4:32 8 75 3:44 Wofford Andre Stoddard 4-yard touchdown run, Luke Carter kick good 7 3
2 0:49 11 75 3:43 Wyoming Tyree Mayfield 6-yard touchdown reception from Tyler Vander Waal, Cooper Rothe kick good 7 10
4 13:06 12 53 5:58 Wofford Joe Newman 4-yard touchdown run, Luke Carter kick good 14 10
4 0:17 13 80 1:42 Wyoming Raghib Ismail, Jr. 9-yard touchdown reception from Tyler Vander Waal, Cooper Rothe kick good 14 17
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 14 17
  • Passing leaders: Tyler Vander Waal (WYO): 25–42, 224 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT; Joe Newman (WOF): 9–15, 73 YDS, 2 INT
  • Rushing leaders: Xazavian Valladay (WYO): 15 CAR, 57 YDS; Lennox McAfee (WOF): 13 CAR, 91 YDS
  • Receiving leaders: Austin Conway (WYO): 11 REC, 89 YDS; Blake Morgan (WOF): 6 REC, 48 YDS

Boise State

1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 7 17 3 7 34
Cowboys 0 0 7 7 14
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP BSU WYO
1 9:39 11 75 5:21 Boise State Alexander Mattison 13-yard touchdown run, Haden Hoggarth kick good 7 0
2 11:02 15 87 6:21 Boise State A.J. Richardson 21-yard touchdown reception from Brett Rypien, Haden Hoggarth kick good 14 0
2 5:42 5 92 2:05 Boise State Khalil Shakir 2-yard touchdown run, Haden Hoggarth kick good 21 0
2 0:35 8 30 2:37 Boise State 30-yard field goal by Haden Hoggarth 24 0
3 14:49 1 75 0:11 Wyoming Nico Evans 75-yard touchdown run, Cooper Rothe kick good 24 7
3 9:23 16 66 5:22 Boise State 33-yard field goal by Haden Hoggarth 27 7
4 6:29 4 51 1:44 Boise State John Hightower 41-yard touchdown reception from Brett Rypien, Haden Hoggarth kick good 34 7
4 5:47 2 75 0:42 Wyoming James Price 72-yard touchdown reception from Tyler Vander Waal, Cooper Rothe kick good 34 14
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 34 14
  • Passing leaders: Tyler Vander Waal (WYO): 15–25, 214 YDS, 1 TD; Brett Rypien (BSU): 28–42, 342 YDS, 2 TD
  • Rushing leaders: Nico Evans (WYO): 12 CAR, 141 YDS, 1 TD; Alexander Mattison (BSU): 20 CAR, 57 YDS, 1 TD
  • Receiving leaders: James Price (WYO): 2 REC, 77 YDS, 1 TD; A.J. Richardson (BSU): 6 REC, 113 YDS, 1 TD

At Hawaii

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 3 0 7 3 13
Rainbow Warriors 0 3 7 7 17
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP WYO HAW
1 8:06 8 43 3:58 Wyoming 40-yard field goal by Cooper Rothe 3 0
2 8:25 8 14 1:57 Hawai'i 39-yard field goal by Ryan Meskell 3 3
3 8:14 10 34 4:58 Wyoming Interception returned 61 yards for touchdown by Carl Granderson, Cooper Rothe kick good 10 3
3 0:48 5 33 2:48 Hawai'i Cedric Byrd 5-yard touchdown reception from Chevan Cordeiro, Ryan Meskell kick good 10 10
4 5:31 7 79 3:35 Wyoming 23-yard field goal by Cooper Rothe 13 10
4 1:26 10 68 3:58 Hawai'i JoJo Ward 38-yard touchdown reception from Chevan Cordeiro, Chevan Cordeiro kick good 13 17
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 13 17
  • Passing leaders: Tyler Vander Waal (WYO): 9–16, 87 YDS; Chevan Cordeiro (HAW): 19–29, 148 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT
  • Rushing leaders: Nico Evans (WYO): 24 CAR, 192 YDS; Dayton Furuta (HAW): 16 CAR, 101 YDS
  • Receiving leaders: James Price (WYO): 3 REC, 28 YDS; Marcus Armstrong-Brown (HAW): 6 REC, 49 YDS

At Fresno State

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 3 0 0 0 3
Bulldogs 6 7 14 0 27
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP WYO FRES
1 11:14 8 47 3:46 Wyoming 44-yard field goal by Cooper Rothe 3 0
1 7:05 2 35 0:45 Fresno State Jared Rice 35-yard touchdown reception from Marcus McMaryion, Asa Fuller kick no good 3 6
2 0:52 12 46 5:48 Fresno State Marcus McMaryion 1-yard touchdown run, Asa Fuller kick good 3 13
3 9:20 6 47 2:27 Fresno State David Tangipa 3-yard touchdown reception from Marcus McMaryion, Asa Fuller kick good 3 20
3 3:11 6 85 3:29 Fresno State Marcus McMaryion 6-yard touchdown run, Asa Fuller kick good 3 27
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 3 27
  • Passing leaders: Tyler Vander Waal (WYO): 12–32, 117 YDS, 1 INT; Marcus McMaryion (FRES): 22–32, 287 YDS, 2 TD
  • Rushing leaders: Nico Evans (WYO): 18 CAR, 58 YDS; Marcus McMaryion (FRES): 7 CAR, 53 YDS, 1 TD
  • Receiving leaders: Raghib Ismail Jr. (WYO): 2 REC, 46 YDS; Jared Rice (FRES): 7 REC, 94 YDS, 1 TD

Utah State

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 7 3 14 0 24
Cowboys 3 0 10 3 16
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP USU WYO
1 14:30 3 65 0:00 Utah State Darwin Thompson 65-yard touchdown run, Dominik Eberle kick good 7 0
1 0:14 4 3 1:24 Wyoming 27-yard field goal by Cooper Rothe 7 3
2 7:47 12 52 2:55 Utah State 45-yard field goal by Dominik Eberle 10 3
3 14:45 1 3 0:06 Utah State Darwin Thompson 3-yard touchdown run, Dominik Eberle kick good 17 3
3 4:25 8 37 3:41 Wyoming 47-yard field goal by Cooper Rothe 17 6
3 4:11 0 0 0:00 Utah State Savon Scarver 99-yard kick return touchdown 24 6
3 2:37 4 75 1:34 Wyoming Nico Evans 53-yard touchdown run, Cooper Rothe kick good 24 13
4 5:32 10 78 4:56 Wyoming 21-yard field goal by Cooper Rothe 24 16
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 24 16
  • Passing leaders: Sean Chambers (WYO): 3–5, 62 YDS; Jordan Love (USU): 12–28, 53 YDS, 1 INT
  • Rushing leaders: Nico Evans (WYO): 25 CAR, 133 YDS, 1 TD; Darwin Thompson (USU): 17 CAR, 109 YDS, 2 TD
  • Receiving leaders: Nico Evans (WYO): 2 REC, 40 YDS; Aaren Vaughns (USU): 2 REC, 14 YDS

At Colorado State

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 0 3 21 10 34
Rams 0 0 7 14 21
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP WYO CSU
2 11:27 11 50 4:54 Wyoming 30-yard field goal by Cooper Rothe 3 0
3 11:08 9 75 3:52 Wyoming Nico Evans 14-yard touchdown reception from Sean Chambers, Cooper Rothe kick good 10 0
3 6:09 3 25 0:53 Wyoming Sean Chambers 8-yard touchdown run, Cooper Rothe kick good 17 0
3 5:43 1 48 0:11 Wyoming Nico Evans 48-yard touchdown run, Cooper Rothe kick good 24 0
3 1:23 11 78 4:11 Colorado State Marvin Kinsey Jr. 15-yard touchdown run, Wyatt Bryan kick good 24 7
4 12:12 9 47 4:11 Wyoming 45-yard field goal by Cooper Rothe 27 7
4 10:31 7 74 1:34 Colorado State Marvin Kinsey Jr. 10-yard touchdown run, Wyatt Bryan kick good 27 14
4 7:39 5 65 2:52 Wyoming Tyree Mayfield 43-yard touchdown reception from Sean Chambers, Cooper Rothe kick good 34 14
4 4:10 12 88 3:21 Colorado State Collin Hill 1-yard touchdown run, Wyatt Bryan kick good 34 21
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 34 21
  • Passing leaders: Sean Chambers (WYO): 7–10, 116 YDS, 2 TD; Collin Hill (CSU): 34–54, 333 YDS, 2 INT
  • Rushing leaders: Nico Evans (WYO): 28 CAR, 176 YDS, 1 TD; Marvin Kinsey Jr. (CSU): 5 CAR, 24 YDS, 2 TD
  • Receiving leaders: James Price (WYO): 3 REC, 50 YDS; Preston Williams (CSU): 10 REC, 126 YDS

San Jose State

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0 0 3 6 9
Cowboys 3 7 7 7 24
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP SJSU WYO
1 10:36 9 66 4:24 Wyoming 26-yard field goal by Cooper Rothe 0 3
2 14:50 5 71 1:45 Wyoming Nico Evans 58-yard touchdown run, Cooper Rothe kick good 0 10
3 11:09 9 66 3:51 San Jose State 26-yard field goal by Bryce Crawford 3 10
3 8:41 5 75 2:28 Wyoming Sean Chambers 64-yard touchdown run, Cooper Rothe kick good 3 17
4 8:48 5 38 1:26 San Jose State Tre Walker 17-yard touchdown reception from Josh Love, Bryce Crawford kick no good 9 17
4 1:09 14 75 7:39 Wyoming Austin Fort 20-yard touchdown reception from Sean Chambers, Cooper Rothe kick good 9 24
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 9 24
  • Passing leaders: Sean Chambers (WYO): 4–8, 51 YDS, 1 TD; Josh Love (SJSU): 19–32, 173 YDS, 1 TD
  • Rushing Leaders: Nico Evans (WYO): 33 CAR, 187 YDS, 1 TD; Tyler Nevens (SJSU): 17 CAR, 70 YDS
  • Receiving Leaders: Austin Fort (WYO): 2 REC, 28 YDS, 1 TD; Josh Oliver (SJSU): 5 REC, 66 YDS

Air Force

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 7 10 7 3 27
Cowboys 14 0 0 21 35
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP AFA WYO
1 11:37 8 75 3:23 Wyoming Raghib Ismail Jr. 11-yard touchdown reception from Tyler Vander Waal, Cooper Rothe kick good 0 7
1 7:38 9 75 3:59 Air Force Donald Hammond III 1-yard touchdown run, Jake Koehnke kick good 7 7
1 4:44 6 75 2:54 Wyoming Tyler Vander Waal 3-yard touchdown run, Cooper Rothe kick good 7 14
2 13:41 12 75 6:03 Air Force Cole Fagan 4-yard touchdown run, Jake Koehnke kick good 14 14
2 1:50 19 81 10:12 Air Force 27-yard field goal by Jake Koehnke 17 14
3 10:19 9 75 4:41 Air Force Donald Hammond III 36-yard touchdown run, Jake Koehnke kick good 24 14
4 8:44 12 52 6:57 Air Force 21-yard field goal by Jake Koehnke 27 14
4 4:32 13 76 4:06 Wyoming Tyler Vander Waal 5-yard touchdown run, Cooper Rothe kick good 27 21
4 1:09 9 58 1:46 Wyoming Austin Conway 22-yard touchdown reception from Tyler Vander Waal, Cooper Rothe kick good 27 28
4 0:45 3 22 0:17 Wyoming Xazavian Valladay 27-yard touchdown run, Cooper Rothe kick good 27 35
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 27 35
  • Passing leaders: Tyler Vander Waal (WYO): 14–26, 225 YDS, 2 TD; Donald Hammond III (AFA): 5–9, 53 YDS, 2 INT
  • Rushing Leaders: Jevon Bigelow (WYO): 10 CAR, 36 YDS; Kadin Remsberg (AFA): 20 CAR, 128 YDS
  • Receiving Leaders: Tyree Mayfield (WYO): 4 REC, 112 YDS; Marcus Bennett (AFA): 3 REC, 31 YDS

At New Mexico

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 7 7 3 14 31
Lobos 0 3 0 0 3
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP WYO UNM
1 12:44 6 75 2:16 Wyoming Xazavian Valladay 21-yard touchdown run, Cooper Rothe kick good 7 0
2 8:51 13 90 6:48 Wyoming Nico Evans 30-yard touchdown run, Cooper Rothe kick good 14 0
2 3:08 4 23 2:02 New Mexico 25-yard field goal by Andrew Shelley 14 3
3 5:00 11 70 4:58 Wyoming 37-yard field goal by Cooper Rothe 17 3
4 12:32 6 46 2:59 Wyoming Austin Conway 11-yard touchdown run, Cooper Rothe kick good 24 3
4 9:24 4 65 2:06 Wyoming Xazavian Valladay 20-yard touchdown run, Cooper Rothe kick good 31 3
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 31 3
  • Passing leaders: Tyler Vander Waal (WYO): 4–17, 41 YDS; Coltin Gerhart (UNM): 2–14, 31 YDS, 1 INT
  • Rushing Leaders: Xazavian Valladay (WYO): 22 CAR, 192 YDS, 2 TD; Tyrone Owens (UNM): 12 CAR, 18 YDS
  • Receiving Leaders: Raghib Ismail Jr. (WYO): 1 REC, 15 YDS; Anu Somoye (UNM): 1 REC, 19 YDS

Players in the 2019 NFL draft

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Marcus Epps S 6 191 Minnesota Vikings
Andrew Wingard S UDFA — Jacksonville Jaguars
Carl Granderson DE UDFA — New Orleans Saints
Tyree Mayfield TE UDFA — San Francisco 49ers
Nico Evans RB UDFA — Philadelphia Eagles
Sidney Malauulu DT UDFA — San Francisco 49ers
Austin Fort TE UDFA — Denver Broncos

References

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