WYOMING FOOTBALL 2018

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1 WYOMING WYOMING FOOTBALL F O O T B A L L TV-Radio Coverage Television Information Televised By AT&T SportsNet Play-by-Play Announcer Drew Goodman Color Analyst Sed Bonner Sideline Analyst Taylor McGregor Radio Broadcast Information The Cowboy Sports Network (CSN): Every Cowboy Football game is broadcast live on the 26 Affiliates of the Cowboy Sports Network Flagship Station, KFBC 1240 AM, Cheyenne, Wyo. Announcers: Dave Walsh, Play-by-Play (35th year) Kevin McKinney, Color Analyst (21st year) Reece Monaco, Sideline Reporter (8th year) Pregame Show: Begins one hour prior to kickoff. Postgame Show: Begins immediately after the game Weekly Coach s Show Craig Bohl Radio Show Presented by Laramie GM Auto Center Where and When You Can Listen to and Attend the Show 1. Wednesdays from 7:00-8:00 p.m., M.T. Beginning Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2. Listen on Cowboy Sports Network radio affiliates 3. Attend in person at Altitude Chophouse and Brewery in downtown Laramie Weekly Media Events Mondays Wyoming Football Weekly Press Conference Mick and Susie McMurry High Altitude Performance Center (HAPC) Special Teams Room Noon-12:20 p.m., Craig Bohl Press Conference 12:20-2:15 p.m., Requested Players and Asst. Coaches Tuesdays Interviews With Craig Bohl Before Practice Arrange with Tim Harkins of UW Athletic Media Relations Interviews with Players Unavailable on Mondays Those players who were requested but weren t available on Mondays will be made available on Tuesdays. Arrange details with Tim Harkins Wednesdays Interviews With Craig Bohl Before Practice Arrange with Tim Harkins Thursdays and Fridays No Interviews With Coaches or Players Postgame Press Conferences Coach Bohl followed by Requested Players For Home Games the postgame interviews will take place in the HAPC WAR Room on the main level For Road Games, locations TBA GoWyo.com Oct. 16, Wyoming Football Contacts Tim Harkins, Associate Athletics Director for Media Relations Nick Seeman, Assistant Athletics Director for Media Relations Week 8: Sat., Oct. 20,, 12:30 p.m., M.T. Jonah Field at War Memoral Stadium (29,181) Laramie, Wyo. The Wyoming Cowboys (2-5, 0-3 in the Mountain West Conference) Head Coach: Craig Bohl (Nebraska 82) Overall Record: (.660), 16th season Record at Wyoming: (.414), 5th season Conference Record: (.593), 16th season vs. The Utah State Aggies (Receiving Votes in the National Polls) (5-1, 2-0 in the Mountain West Conference) Head Coach: Matt Wells (Utah State 96) Overall Record: (.542), 6th season Record at School: (.542), 6th season Conference Record: (.595), 6th season Wyoming Football Schedule Score/ Date Opponent (Special Events) Time (M.T.) TV Sat., Aug. 25 at New Mexico State W 29-7/ 8:00 p.m. ESPN2 Sat., Sept. 1 WASHINGTON STATE (Hall of Fame) L 19-41/1:30 p.m. CBSSN Sat., Sept. 8 at Missouri L 13-40/5:00 p.m. ESPNU Sat., Sept. 15 WOFFORD^ W 17-14/2:00 p.m. MW Network Sat., Sept. 22 BYE Week Sat., Sept. 29 BOISE STATE*$ L 14-34/5:00 p.m. CBSSN Sat., Oct. 6 at Hawai i* L 13-17/10:00 p.m. Spectrum Hawai i Sat., Oct. 13 at Fresno State* L 3-27/8:30 p.m. ESPNU Sat., Oct. 20 UTAH STATE* (Homecoming) 12:30 p.m. AT&T SportsNet Fri., Oct. 26 at Colorado State* 8:00 p.m. CBSSN Sat., Nov. 3 SAN JOSE STATE* ( NO MORE Game) Noon AT&T SportsNet Sat., Nov. 10 BYE Week Sat., Nov. 17 AIR FORCE* (Military Appreciation) TBA ESPN Networks Sat., Nov. 24 at New Mexico* 12:30 p.m. AT&T SportsNet Sat., Dec. 1 Mountain West Championship Game+ TBA TBA Games Times are Tentative and Subject to change BOLD AND CAPS Indicate Home games ^ (Energy Day/Ag Day/Fan Fest/Buddy Walk) $ (CJC Auction-Friday/Family Weekend) *Indicates Mountain West Conference games +The Mountain West Football Championship Game will be played at the home stadium of the divisional champion with the highest national ranking. Wyoming vs. Utah State Preview The Wyoming-Utah State series dates back to The Cowboys have won the last two meetings in the series, winning in Laramie, in 2016, and in Logan, Utah, in See more information of Pages 2 and 14 of these game notes. Saturday will mark the 94th Homecoming Game in Wyoming school history. See more details on Page 2 of this release. Wyoming has played one of the nation s most difficult schedules to date. A breakdown of where UW s schedule ranks is on Page 4. Senior strong safety Andrew Wingard is fast approaching the No. 2 spot on both the University of Wyoming and the Mountain West Conference career tackle lists. To see where Wingard ranks, go to Page 3 of these game notes. Page 1

2 WYOMING FOOTBALL Tickets for Season: Wyoming Cowboy Football fans may purchase tickets for the season in a vareity of ways. To purchase tickets, fans may: go online at GoWyo. com/tickets; may call the UW Athletics Ticket Office at ; may tickets@ uwyo.edu or may go to the UW Athletics Ticket Office on the west side of the Arena- Auditorium. Nico Evans Sets New Personal Best With 192 Rushing Yards at Hawai i, Ranks No. 1 in MW and No. 15 in NCAA in Total Rushing Yards: Cowboy running back Nico Evans returned to action on Sept. 29 against Boise State after missing the previous 2 1/2 games due to injury. The senior picked up right where he began the season, rushing for over 100 yards vs. the Broncos. He added a second consecutive 100-yard game on Oct. 6 at Hawai i, marking his third 100-yard rushing game of the season. At Hawai i, Evans set a personal best with 192 rushing yards, eclipsing his previous high of 190 in the season opener at New Mexico State. He averaged 8.0 yards per carry vs. the Rainbow Warriors, and had a long run of 63 yards. Evans rushed for 141 yards against Boise State, including a 75-yard touchdown run to begin the second half. He averaged 11.8 yards per carry on 12 carries. The Los Angeles native recorded his first 100-yard rushing game in the Cowboys seasonopening win at New Mexico State. Evans rushed for 190 yards vs. NMSU, averaged 7.9 yards per carry and scored two rushing TDs of 24 and 56 yards. He had rushed for 89 yards against Washington State in the second game of the season, before he was injured on the first possession of the third quarter. Nico Evans Rankings MW NCAA Statistical Category Rank Rank Total Rushing Yards (670 yards) No. 1 No. 15 Rushing TDs (4 rushing TDs) No. 9 No. 100 Nico Evans Rankings (If He Had Played in Minimum 75% of Games) Rushing Yards per game (134.0) No. 1 No. 5* Rushing Yards per carry (6.98) No. 1 No. 7* *(Evans hasn t played in the NCAA minimum 75 percent of his team s games to qualify for these rankings.) Nico Evans Game-by-Game Net Avg./ Opponent Att. Yards TDs Long Rush at NMSU vs. Wash. State at Missouri DNP-Injured vs. Wofford DNP-Injured vs. Boise State at Hawai i at Fresno State Totals GoWyo.com Wyoming Team Notes University of Wyoming Football Wyoming and Utah State Continue Rivalry That Began in 1903, Bridger s Battle Tradition Was Introduced in 2013: Wyoming and Utah State first played in football in 1903, and this year s meeting will be the 69th in the series. Wyoming has won 26 of the previous 68 meetings, while Utah State has won 38 times and there have been four ties. A new tradition was incorporated into a century-old rivalry in 2013 when the Wyoming Cowboys and Utah State Aggies introduced a new Bridger s Battle tradition to the football series between the two schools. As part of the new tradition, a traveling Bridger Rifle will be awarded to the winner each year. The rifle is a.50-caliber Rocky Mountain Hawken rifle that was popular among mountain men of the 1800s, and is widely-considered to be the rifle carried by the legendary Jim Bridger. Bridger s Battle was chosen as the name for the new series due to Bridger s ties to the Wyoming-Utah region. The Bridger s Battle portion of the series now stands at 3-2 in favor of Utah State. Wyoming has won the last two meetings in the series, defeating Utah State in 2016 to take possession of the Bridger Rifle traveling trophy. Last year, the Cowboys won in Logan, Utah. Wyoming-Utah State Series Among the Longest for the Cowboys: Wyoming s series with Utah State will be renewed for the 69th time this week. That ranks as the fifth longest series vs. any opponent for the Wyoming Cowboys. Wyoming s Longest Series No. of Previous Meetings Meeting Will be the vs. Colorado State th vs. Utah 83 NA vs. Brigham Young 78 NA vs. New Mexico 70 71st vs. Utah State 68 69th Wyoming Hosts 94th Homecoming Game This Week: This week s game versus Utah State will mark the 94th Homecoming game in University of Wyoming history, and the 69th Homecoming game to be played in War Memorial Stadium. Last season on Oct. 28, Wyoming defeated New Mexico, 42-3, on Homecoming Day. UW s Overall Record in Homecoming Games (.511) UW s Homecoming Record in War Memorial (.618) AT&T SportsNet to Televise Saturday s Game: AT&T SportsNet is televising Saturday s Utah State at Wyoming game. Drew Goodman will describe the play-by-play action. Sed Bonner will serve as the color analyst, and Taylor McGregor will be the sideline analyst for Saturday s telecast. Where You Can Watch: The game will be available on cable and satellite systems throughout the AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain region. The game will also be available throughout the AT&T SportsNet Southwest region on their alternate channel on cable companies that carry the network in those areas. Check your program guide for channel numbers. Outside the AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain and Southwest footprints, the game may be watched through digital streams on the Mountain West Network and Stadium. Last Meeting -- Wyoming 28, Utah State 23 on Oct. 14, 2017: 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 win over Utah State in Maverik Stadium in Logan, Utah. The win kept the Bridger Rifle traveling trophy in possession of the Cowboys for the second-straight season. The Wyoming defense recorded five turnovers and scored points itself for the second-straight game. Junior defensive end Carl Granderson recorded a safety 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. Junior safety Andrew Wingard recorded a team-high 15 tackles. He went over 300 in his career. Sophomore linebacker Cassh Maluia added 11 tackles for the Pokes, which all came in the first half. James Price Among Nation s Leaders in Yards Per Catch: Senior wide receiver James Price is having one of his best seasons as a Cowboy. Price has already caught 15 passes for 263 yards and one touchdown. His 263 yards leads the team. His one TD reception was a 72-yard catch and run against Boise State in Week 5. Price is averaging yards per reception to rank No. 5 in the Mountain West and No. 51 in the nation in that category. Page 2

3 WYOMING FOOTBALL University of Wyoming Athletics Online GoWyo.com Follow Us on Twitter and Instagram wyo_football and wyoathletics Follow Us on Facebook facebook.com/wyofootball and facebook.com/wyoathletics University of Wyoming Ticket Information Tickets to University of Wyoming Football games may be purchased through the UW Athletics Ticket Office. Go to GoWyo.com/ tickets or call (307) University of Wyoming Media Relations Staff Contacts for Football Tim Harkins Associate Athletics Director Office: (307) Cell: (307) Nick Seeman Assistant Athletics Director Office: (307) Cell: (612) Media Relations Staff Assistant Director of Media Relations: Amy Dambro Media Relations Office Manager: Diane Dodson Director of Social Media James Hajek Assistant Director of Media Relations: Harry Endicott Assistant Director of Media Relations: Sean O Sullivan Media Relations Phone: (307) Media Relations FAX: (307) Press Box Phone: (307) Mailing Address: Athletics Media Relations Office University of Wyoming Department 3414, 1000 E. University Ave. Laramie, WY Overnight Shipping Address: Athletics Media Relations Office University of Wyoming 16th and Gibbon Streets Laramie, WY GoWyo.com Wyoming Team Notes University of Wyoming Football Andrew Wingard Moves Into Third on Wyoming Career Tackle List: Andrew Wingard has moved into very rare company this season. With his 55 tackles in as a senior, 114 tackles as a junior in 2017 (24th best single-season in school history), 131 tackles as a sophomore in 2016 (10th best single-season total in UW history), combined with his 122 tackles as a true freshman in 2015 (16th best single-season total), gives him 422 career tackles. In his most recent game, Wingard recorded seven tackles at Fresno State. Wingard moved into the No. 3 spot on Andrew Wingard Wyoming s career tackle list with 12 tackles at Missouri on Sept. 8,, passing former Cowboy safety John Salley. Wingard has also passed two other former Cowboy greats this season -- Chris Prosinski and Gabe Knapton. Wyoming s Career Tackle Leaders Player, Position Years Played CareerTackles 1. Galand Thaxton, lb (+45) 2. Jim Talich, lb (+18) 3. Andrew Wingard, s 2015-Present John Salley, s Chris Prosinski, s Gabe Knapton, lb/de Ken Fantetti, lb Lucas Wacha, lb Ward Dobbs, lb Tyler Gottschalk, lb/de Wingard Approaching MW Record for Career Tackles, Passes Dakota Cox for Third Place: Andrew Wingard not only is one of the top defenders in University of Wyoming history, but he is one of the best in Mountain West Conference history. Wingard is chasing the MW record for career tackles. With his 10 tackles vs. Boise State on Sept. 29,, Wingard passed former New Mexico linebacker Dakota Cox for third place on the MW list. Player and School Seasons Career Tackles 1. Carmen Messina, New Mexico (+32) 2. Adam Seward, UNLV (+11) 3. Andrew Wingard, Wyoming 2015-Present Dakota Cox, New Mexico Kirk Morrison, San Diego State Andrew Wingard Named to Associated Press Preseason All-America Team: Andrew Wingard earned another prestigious honor when he was named to the Associated Press Preseason All-America Team in August. Wingard was one of only three Group of Five players in the country named to the first or second team. He was named to the Second Team and joined Houston defensive tackle Ed Oliver (First Team) and Buffalo wide receiver Anthony Johnson (Second Team). Wingard was a First Team All-Mountain West selection in 2016 and 17. He also was named the 2017 and Mountain West Conference Preseason Defensive Player of the Year. In both 2017 and he was named to the Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Preseason Watch List, the Bronko Nagurski Award Watch List and the Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List as announced by the Maxwell Football Club. Dontae Crow Plays a Unique Dual Role for Pokes -- Punter and Punt Returner: In Wyoming s game at Hawai i on Sept. 6,, sophomore wide receiver Dontae Crow from Sheridan, Wyo., started his first college game. But he didn t start at wide receiver, he started at punter for the injured Cowboy Tim Zaleski. Crow punted five times for a 43.2-yard average, with a long punt of 46 yards. He was extremely consistent in punting the football for 40, 43, 46, 45 and 42 yards. The last time he had punted in a game was in high school. For the season, Crow is averaging 39.6 yards per punt on 12 attempts, with a long of 46 yards. He has forced four fair catches and punted two balls inside the opponents 20-yard line. Crow also took the field at another position vs. Hawai i. He was back as a punt returner along with wide receiver Austin Conway. Crow did field one punt on a fair catch in the fourth quarter. Crow was one of the greatest soccer players in Wyoming state history in high school. Page 3

4 WYOMING FOOTBALL Marcus Epps and Andrew Wingard Among Wyoming s Top 10 in Career Interceptions, Teammate Antonio Hull Joins Them on Single-Game List: Current Cowboy teammates Marcus Epps and Andrew Wingard rank among Wyoming s Top 10 in career interceptions. They are tied with five other individuals for fourth place with nine career interceptions each. Wingard also ranks in the Top 10 in school history in single-season interceptions. Epps and Wingard are joined by current teammate Antonio Hull on Wyoming s Top 10 single-game interception rankings. Wyoming Career Interception Leaders (Beginning in 1965 when defensive records began) Career Player and Years Interceptions 1. Brian Lee, Paul Wallace, Mark Thomas, Marcus Epps, Andrew Wingard, Tashaun Gipson, Julius Stinson, Steve McMillon, Michael Davis, Kevin McClain, Wyoming Single-Season Interception Leaders Single-Season Player and Years Interceptions 1. Brian Lee, Brian Lee, Mark Thomas, Michael Davis, Bruce Small, Dick Speights, Paul Toscano, Andrew Wingard, Julius Stinson, Chris Dixon, Je Ney Jackson, Junior Marcellus, Paul Wallace, Paul Wallace, Darnell Clash, Lee Mitchell, Mike Dennis, Wyoming Single-Game Interception Leaders Single-Game Player and Years Interceptions 1. Brian Lee 3 vs. Montana, 1997 Brian Lee 3 vs. SMU, 1996 Shamiel Gary 3 vs. Weber State, 2009 Selmer Pederson 3 vs. Denver, Andrew Wingard 2 vs. New Mexico, 2017 Marcus Epps 2 vs. E. Michigan, 2016 Antonio Hull 2 vs. Air Force, 2016 Cowboys have intercepted 2 passes in a single game a total of 50 times GoWyo.com Wyoming Team Notes University of Wyoming Football FBS Most Difficult Schedules: The NCAA ranks the Toughest Schedules faced by Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams throughout the season based on the winning percentage of teams opponents to date. Out of the 130 FBS teams ranked, Wyoming s schedule currently ranks No. 1 in the Mountain West Conference and No. 25 in the nation. NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Toughest Schedules Opponents Played to Date Team and Record Winning Percentage 1. Stanford.903 (28-3) 2. LSU.780 (32-9) 3. UCLA.774 (24-7) 4. Tulane.758 (25-8) 5. UConn.742 (23-8) 6. N.C. State.741 (20-7) 7. Tulsa.719 (23-9) USC.719 (23-9) 9. BYU.718 (28-11) 10. Clemson.710 (22-9) T25. San Jose State.667 (22-11) 36. Wyoming.632 (24-14) 52. Air Force.594 (19-13) NCAA FBS Toughest Schedules Among Non-Autonomous Five Schools Opponents Played to Date Team and Record Winning % Conference/Independents 1. Tulane.758 (25-8) American Athletic 2. UConn.742 (23-8) American Athletic 3. Tulsa.719 (23-9) American Athletic 4. BYU.718 (28-11) FBS Independent 5. Georgia State.706 (24-10) Sun Belt 6. Army.697 (23-10 FBS Independent 7. Eastern Michigan.684 (26-12) Mid-American 8. UMass.676 (25-12) FBS Independent 9. Louisiana Tech.676 (23-11) Conference USA 10. San Jose State.667 (22-11) Mountain West 13. Wyoming.632 (24-14) Mountain West For the Seventh Time in Eight Games the Cowboys Will Face a 2017 Postseason Team: Wyoming s season features a challenging schedule that includes seven opponents who advanced to bowl games a year ago and three who won bowl games. In addition, the Cowboys hosted Wofford on Sept. 15. Wofford posted a 10-3 record in 2017 and advanced to the National Quarterfinals of the NCAA FCS Playoffs. Each of Wyoming s first five opponents this season -- New Mexico State, Washington State, Missouri, Wofford and Boise State -- appeared in postseason last season. Wyoming s opponent in Week 6, Hawai i, didn t play in a bowl in 2017, but had a 5-1 record at the time the Cowboys played them. Fresno State won the 2017 Hawai i Bowl and Utah State appeared in the 2017 NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl. Opponents 2017 Postseason Appearances at New Mexico St. NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl Champions (vs. Utah State) Washington State San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl (vs. Michigan State) at Missouri Academy Sports+Outdoors Texas Bowl (vs. Texas) Wofford Quarterfinals of FCS Playoffs (Lost to eventual FCS Champion N. Dakota State) Boise State Las Vegas Bowl Champions (vs. Oregon) at Fresno State Hawai i Bowl Champions (vs. Houston) Utah State NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl (vs. New Mexico State) at Colorado State Gildan New Mexico Bowl (vs. Marshall) Schedule Poses Similar Stiff Competition to 2017: Playing the best is nothing new to the Wyoming Cowboy Football team. In the first three weeks of this season, Wyoming hosted a Pac-12 member in Washington State and played on the road against an SEC school in Missouri. A year ago, the Pokes played Big Ten member Iowa on the road and hosted the Pac-12 s Oregon Ducks. The Cowboys went on to post an 8-5 record in 2017 and a 5-2 conference mark, finishing second in the Mountain Division. Homecoming Will Feature Return of a Cowboy Great to War Memorial Stadium: Former Cowboy great Jovon Bouknight will return to Wyoming this weekend, but he ll be wearing Utah State blue and pewter gray. Bouknight is in his 10th season as an assistant coach at Utah State. He currently coaches the outside receivers for USU. Bouknight played wide receiver at Wyoming from He earned Honorable Mention All-America honors from College Football News as a senior. His 250 career catches ranks No. 2 in school history. His 3,626 receiving yards ranks No. 3. Also an outstanding kickoff returner, Bouknight still holds the Wyoming record for all-purpose yards, with 5,921, and for kickoff returns, with 87 total returns. Page 4

5 WYOMING FOOTBALL University of Wyoming Fast Facts General Information Location: Laramie, Wyo. Founded: 1886 Enrollment: 12,397 President: Dr. Laurie Nichols Athletics Director: Tom Burman Colors: Brown & Gold Nickname: Cowboys, Pokes Conference: Mountain West Stadium: Jonah Field at War Memorial Stadium Capacity: 29,181 Surface: FieldTurf Revolution Football History The season will mark the 122nd season of Wyoming Football. Wyoming All-Time Football Record (.481) -- 1,130 Total Games Wyoming All-Time Home Football Record (.609) Home Games Wyoming All-Time Road Football Record (.366) Road Games Wyoming Neutral-Site Football Record (.444) Neutral-Site Games Team Information Offensive Scheme: Pro-Style, West Coast Defensive Scheme: Tampa 2 (4-3) Starters Returning: 19 Total (9 Offense, 8 Defense, 2 Special Teams) Starters Lost: 5 Total (2 Offense, 3 Defense, 0 Special Teams Lettermen Returning: 49 Total (24 Offense, 22 Defense, 3 Special Teams) Lettermen Lost: 18 Total (8 Offense, 8 Defense, 2 Special Teams) Other Returners: 29 Total (13 Offense, 14 Defense, 2 Special Teams) Signings: 24 Total (11 Offense, 12 Defense, 1 Special Teams) Coaching Staff Head Coach: Craig Bohl (Nebraska 82) Overall Record: (.660), 16th season Record at Wyoming: (.414), 5th season Offensive Coaching Staff Associate Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/QBs Brent Vigen (North Dakota State 98) Co-Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends/Fullbacks Mike Bath (Miami of Ohio 01) Offensive Line Scott Fuchs (North Dakota State 95) Wide Receivers Mike Grant (Nebraska 93) Running Backs/Director of Player Personnel Gordie Haug (Bemidji State 09) Defensive Coaching Staff Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Scottie Hazelton (Fort Lewis 97) Co-Special Teams CoordinatorDefensive Ends 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 Justin Mesa (USC 07) Assistant Director of Recruiting Ian McGrew (Tennessee-Martin 15) GoWyo.com Wyoming Team Notes University of Wyoming Football Consistent Cooper, Cowboy Place-kicker is Becoming One of the Best in the Nation: Junior place-kicker Cooper Rothe is having another outstanding season in. Rothe is a perfect 9 of 9 in field-goal attempts this season, including making a career long 51-yarder at Missouri. His nine field goals this season have come from 36 and 39 yards at New Mexico State, 30 yards vs. Washington State, 51 and 36 yards at Missouri, 20 yards versus Wofford, 40 and 23 yards at Hawai i and 44 yards at Fresno State. A year ago, Rothe made 15 of 18 (83.3 percent) field-goal attempts. Combined over the past two seasons, he is now 24 of 27 (88.9 percent). He has made his last 12 consecutive field goals, including making 3 for 3 in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl victory. His last miss was a 49-yarder in his final attempt at San Jose State in the last regular-season game of the 2017 season. NCAA Rankings Cooper Rothe s Rankings MW Rank NCAA Rank Field-goal Percentage (9 of 9, 100.0%) Tie No. 1 Tie No. 1 PAT Percentage (11 of 11, 100.0%) Tie No. 1 Tie No. 1 Field Goals per Game (1.29 per game) No. 3 No. 36 Junior Safety Alijah Halliburton Emerging as a Top Cowboy Defender: Over the past three games, Wyoming junior strong safety Alijah Halliburton has been inserted into the lineup alongside senior safeties Andrew Wingard and Marcus Epps. Halliburton has emerged by leading the Cowboys in two of those last three games (11 tackles vs. Boise State and 8 vs. Fresno State) to increase his season tackle total to 37 total tackles. That ranks Halliburton No. 3 on the team this season behind only junior linebacker Logan Wilson (56 tackles) and Wingard (55). Wyoming Special Teams Among Tops in MW and the Nation in : Special teams are once again excelling for the Wyoming Cowboys in the season. The Cowboys are tied for No. 1 in the nation in field-goal percentage and are No. 9 in the nation in kickoff coverage, allowing opponents only yards per return. Statistical Category Average MW Rank NCAA Rank Field-Goal Percentage percent (9 of 9) Tie No. 1 Tie No. 1 PAT Percentage percent (11 of 11) Tie No. 1 Tie No. 1 Kickoff Return Coverage yards allowed/return No. 2 No. 9 Punt Return Coverage 5.29 yards allowed per return No. 2 No. 34 Austin Conway, Punt Returns 4.2 yards per return No. 7 No. 54 Wyoming Coming Off Two Consecutive Eight-Win Seasons, Two Straight Bowl Appearances and a Bowl Victory Last Season: The Wyoming Cowboys are coming off two of their most successful seasons in 2016 and The past two seasons, Wyoming has posted records of 8-6 (2016) and 8-5 (2017). The Cowboys earned back-to-back bowl appearances in 2016 and 17, appearing in the 2016 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl vs. BYU (losing 21-24) and the 2017 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, defeating Central Michigan UW captured the 2016 Mountain West Conference Mountain Division title and finished second in The Cowboys earned the right to host the 2016 Mountain West Championship Game as the highest rated team in the conference before losing a game to San Diego State. The Cowboys accomplished all that against the 19th most difficult schedule in the country in 2016 and the second most difficult schedule among all Group of Five schools. Wyoming defeated two Top 25 ranked teams in 2016 and received votes itself in the national polls. UW was named the National Team of the Week by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) for one of those Top 25 wins in Wyoming Continues Home Success, Winning 13 of Last 18 Home Games: The Wyoming Cowboys have been very successful at home over the last three seasons, most recently defeating the Wofford Terriers for their 13th home win in their last 18 home games. Wyoming s 13 home wins during this stretch began with the last game of the 2015 season (a home win over UNLV); all six of its 2016 regular-season home games against Northern Illinois, UC Davis, Air Force, No. 13 Boise State, Utah State and No. 24 San Diego State (in the regular season); its 2017 home wins over Gardner-Webb, Hawai i, Texas State, New Mexico and Colorado State; and its home victory over Wofford. The Cowboys had won seven consecutive home games before losing a close game to San Diego State in the 2016 Mountain West Conference Championship Game played in Laramie. The Cowboys only five losses during this stretch were: the 2016 MW Championship Game to SDSU; a 2017 regular-season loss to Oregon; a 2017 loss to Fresno State, who won the MW West Division; a loss to Washington State and a loss to No. 25 ranked Boise State. Page 5

6 Mick & Susie McMurry High Altitude Performance Center Grand Opening Rochelle Athletics Center Grand Re-Opening Aug. 18, Financing and Fundraising Facts A total of 126 donors were involved in helping finance the High Altitude Performance Center (HAPC). In excess of $24 million in private gifts were raised for the HAPC. Gov. Matt Mead and the Wyoming State Legislature provided $20 million in state matching funds for the project. A total of 58 separate rooms and 71 locker naming opportunities have been sold to date. The naming opportunities for the football player lockers have been offered only to former Cowboy football players to this point, but will be made available to other donors starting in September at a commitment of $10,000 per locker. There are several naming opportunities still available in the HAPC. Please contact the Cowboy Joe Club or the UW Foundation for more information. Building Facts Contractor: GE Johnson Construction Company Architect: Pappas & Pappas Architects Consultant: DLR Group Mick & Susie McMurry High Altitude Performance Center (HAPC) The HAPC increased square footage from 47,000 in the original Rochelle Athletics Center to a total of 118,000 square feet -- an increase of 71,000 square feet. Biometric fingerprint scanners for access control into areas of the building. Strength and Conditioning Center Increase in square footage from 8,600 square feet to 26,000 square feet. Addition of a new weight room and shared cardio/ plyometric training area. The new weight room was designed for football but will be used by other student-athletes when available. Newly remodeled weight room dedicated to Olympic sports. Partnership with Kinesiology in the Sports Performance Lab for testing student-athletes. Sports Medicine Increase in square footage from 4,800 square feet to 9,700 square feet. In addition, the new recovery pools add an additional 1,289 square feet of space. The Biomechanics Lab adds 1,230 square feet. With the recovery pools and Biomechanics Lab the total square footage of sports medicine-related areas increased from 4,800 to 12,219 square feet. Altitude Simulation Chambers in the Strength and Conditioning Center and Sports Medicine Area Located on cardio deck in new weight room. Designed for 1,500 feet altitude simulation. Allows for up to six student-athletes to train simultaneously in Strength and Conditioning Center. Chamber in the Sports Medicine Area enhances studentathletes recovery time following injuries. Marian H. Rochelle Academic Center Increase in square footage from 4,470 square feet to 8,200 square feet. Increase in student-athlete computer study carrels from 42 to 67. Increase in private/group tutor rooms from two to 11. William N. Brimmer Football Locker Room and Rick & Kim Gasser Players Lounge Increase in square footage from 5,600 square feet to 8,700 square feet. Increase in lockers from 115 to 130, including 4 ADA lockers. John and Esther Clay WAR Room Theatre-style seating area to accommodate team meetings and special events. Includes a total of 2,625 square feet and 140 permanent seats. Maurice (Maury) Brown Nutrition Center Partnership with the University of Wyoming Residence Life and Dining Services. Offers 3,362 square feet of dining and cooking space. Comfortably seats 145 individuals and is available to all UW student-athletes. In addition to the Training Table on the second floor of the HAPC, there is a Fueling Station near the weight rooms for grab and go healthy snacks for all student-athletes between classes or post workouts. Blake & Julie Fisher & Family Recovery Pools The pools provide a key element in student-athletes recovery routines. Frank & Barbara Mendicino Great Hall Provides a dramatic entrance to the High Altitude Performance Center.

7 Mick & Susie McMurry High Altitude Performance Center Grand Opening Rochelle Athletics Center Grand Re-Opening Aug. 18, Football Locker Room Strength and Conditioning Center Nutrition Center WAR Room Great Hall

8 WYOMING FOOTBALL Andrew Wingard, Logan Wilson and Marcus Epps Have All Posted Some of the Top Single-Season Tackle Totals in Wyoming History: Senior strong safety Andrew Wingard, junior linebacker Logan Wilson and senior free safety Marcus Epps have all recorded some of the top single-season tackle totals in Wyoming history. Wingard has three consecutive 100-tackle seasons. Wilson and Epps each have one. Wyoming Players with 100 Tackles in a Single Season (Dating Back to the 1966 Season When Defensive Stats Began Being Compiled) Total Player, Class and Position Season Tackles 1. Galand Thaxton, Jr., lb, John Salley, Sr., fs Galand Thaxton, Sr., lb Chris Prosinski, Jr., fs Bruce Mowry, Sr., lb Jim Talich, Jr., lb Brian Brown, Jr., lb Al Duyn, Jr., s Jordan Stanton, Jr., lb Andrew Wingard, So., fs Gabe Knapton, So., lb Marqueston Huff, Sr., fs Paul Nunu, Sr., lb Tyler Gottschalk, Jr., lb Jay Jenkins, Sr., lb Andrew Wingard, Fr., fs Bruce Mowry, Jr., lb Jim Talich, Sr., lb LoganWilson, So., lb Frank Erzinger, Sr., lb Brian Hendricks, So., lb Ken Fantetti, Sr., lb Kwabena Peprah, Sr., lb Andrew Wingard, Jr., ss Al Duyn, So., s Ken Fantetti, Jr., lb Marcus Epps, So., ss Paul Chytka, Sr., dt John Salley, So., fs Mike Schenbeck, So., lb Lucas Wacha, Sr., lb Chris Prosinski, Sr., fs Scott Hanser, Sr., lb Weston Johnson, Sr., lb Ghaali Muhammad, Sr., lb John Salley, Jr., fs Mike Schenbeck, Jr., lb Tyler Gottschalk, Sr., lb Brian Hendricks, Sr., lb Dave Ingram, Sr., ss Joe Marion, Jr., lb Brian Brown, So., lb Korey Jones, Sr., lb Jim Talich, So., lb Jared Jarnagin, Sr., lb Jeff Knapton, Sr., dt Matt Lehning, Sr., fs Luke Ruff, Jr., fs Ed Schmidt, Sr., s Nate Young, Jr., fs Leo Caires, Sr., lb Ward Dobbs, Sr., lb Jason Holanda, Sr., lb Mark Nzeocha, Jr., lb Mick Carter, Sr., lb P. Chukwurah, Sr., de/lb Pat Rabold, Jr., dt GoWyo.com Wyoming Team Notes University of Wyoming Football Andrew Wingard Wingard Continues to Rank Among Nation s Best Defenders: Senior strong safety Andrew Wingard has been one of the top defenders in college football from his freshman season through his senior season. He has been named to numerous national award watch lists and ranks among the nation s top active career defenders. He has led the Cowboys in tackles in two of the last three seasons. Wingard has started every game for the Cowboys since the second game of his true freshman season of Here is a summary of some of Wingard s accomplishments. Honors Preseason Second Team All-American as selected by Associated Press Preseason Second Team All-American as selected by Athlon Sports Preseason Second Team All-American as selected by NFLDraftScout.com Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List, Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List, Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Watch List Mountain West Preseason Defensive Player of the Year 2017 Honors First Team All-Mountain West Conference Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Watch List Mountain West Preseason Defensive Player of the Year 114 Total Tackles, 24th best single-season in Wyoming school history 2016 Honors One of 16 National Semifinalists for the Jim Thorpe Award First Team All-Mountain West Conference 131 Total Tackles, 10th best single-season in Wyoming school history 2015 Honors First Team Freshman All-America as selected by the Football Writers Association of America Second Team All-Mountain West Conference 122 Total Tackles, 16th best single-season in Wyoming school history Season, Individual Statistical Category Average MW Rank NCAA Rank Active Career Solo Tackle Leaders 5.70 solo tackles per game No. 1 No. 1 Active Career Total Tackle Leaders 9.17 tackles per game No. 1 No. 4 Active Career Interceptions 9 total interceptions Tie No. 2 Tie No , Interceptions 0.39 interceptions per game Tie No. 1 Tie No. 15, Solo Tackles per Game 4.9 solo tackles per game No. 5 NA 2017, Solo Tackles per Game 5.4 solo tackles per game No. 7 No , Solo Tackles per Game 5.4 solo tackles per game No. 4 No , Solo Tackles per Game 6.9 solo tackles per game No. 1 No. 4, Total Tackles per game 7.9 tackles per game No. 12 No , Total Tackles per Game 8.8 tackles per game No. 7 Tie No , Total Tackles per Game 9.4 tackles per game No. 5 No , Total Tackles per Game 10.2 tackles per game No. 2 No. 12 Wingard Records 22nd Double-Figure Tackle Game: With 10 tackles against Boise State on Sept. 29,, Andrew Wingard recorded the 22nd double-figure tackle game of his career. Wingard s best single-game performance as a Cowboy was 17 tackles at Colorado State in Andrew Wingard Becomes Only the Third Player in Wyoming History With Three 100-Tackle Seasons: Andrew Wingard ended the 2017 season with 114 tackles. His sophomore season, he made 131 tackles, and as a true freshman in 2015 he was credited with 122. He is the only Cowboy freshman to ever record 100 tackles in a single season, and he is only the third player in school history to have 100 tackles in three different seasons as a Cowboy, joining former Cowboy free safety John Salley and former linebacker Jim Talich. Wyoming Players with Three 100-Tackle Seasons Player, Position Seasons (Number of Tackles) Andrew Wingard, SS 2015 (122), 2016 (131), 2017 (114) John Salley, FS 1980 (109), 1981 (106), 1982 (143) Jim Talich, LB 1995 (103), 1996 (138), 1997 (121) Page 8

9 WYOMING FOOTBALL Logan Wilson Among the Cowboys Leading Tacklers for the Second Consecutive Season: Logan Wilson is once again among the leading tacklers for the Cowboy defense in. Wilson enters this week with 56 total tackles on the season to lead the Cowboys. Wilson had an outstanding sophomore season at middle linebacker in 2017, leading the Cowboys with 119 total tackles. That followed up a freshman season in which he was named the 2016 Mountain West Freshman of the Year and earned Freshman All- America honors from both the Football Writers Association of America and USA Today. Season Statistical Category MW Rank NCAA Rank 5.0 solo tackles/game Tie No. 4 No tackles per game No. 11 No Season Statistical Category MW Rank NCAA Rank 6.1 solo tackles/game No. 3 No tackles per game No. 5 No. 29 Ten Current Cowboys Have Recorded Double-Figure Tackle Games in Their Careers: Player, Date and Opponent Tackles Marcus Epps, fs (9 double-figure games) Oct. 21, 2017, at Boise State 13 tackles Dec. 3, 2016, vs. San Diego St. 13 tackles Nov. 7, 2015, vs. Colorado State 13 tackles Oct. 30, 2015, at Utah State 13 tackles Nov. 19, 2016, vs. San Diego St. 12 tackles Nov. 12, 2016, at UNLV 12 tackles Sept. 10, 2016, at Nebraska 11 tackles Sept. 5, 2015, vs. North Dakota 11 tackles Nov. 28, 2015, vs. UNLV 10 tackles Youhanna Ghaifan, dt (1 double-figure game) Nov. 11, 2017, at Air Force 11 tackles Carl Granderson, de (1 double-figure game) Oct. 21, 2017, at Boise State 12 tackles Alijah Halliburton, ss (1 double-figure game) Sept. 29,, vs. Boise State 11 tackles Antonio Hull, cb (2 double-figure games) Nov. 19, 2016, vs. San Diego St. 10 tackles Oct. 22, 2016, at Nevada 10 tackles Javaree Jackson, nt (1 double-figure game) Nov. 11, 2017, at Air Force 10 tackles Cassh Maluia, lb (1 double-figure game) Oct. 14, 2017, at Utah State 11 tackles Chavez Pownell Jr., lb (1 double-figure game) Sept. 5, 2015, vs. North Dakota 16 tackles Logan Wilson, lb (9 double-figure games) Nov. 4, 2017, vs. Colorado State 14 tackles Sept. 23, 2017, vs. Hawai i 14 tackles Nov. 12, 2016, at UNLV 13 tackles Sept. 1,, vs. Washington St. 12 tackles Nov. 11, 2017, at Air Force 12 tackles Sept. 30, 2017, vs. Texas State 12 tackles Oct. 6,, at Hawaii 11 tackles Sept. 29,, vs. Boise State 11 tackles Sept. 16, 2017,vs. Oregon 11 tackles Andrew Wingard, ss (22 double-figure games) Oct. 1, 2016, at Colorado State 17 tackles Nov. 14, 2015, at San Diego State 16 tackles Oct. 21, 2017, at Boise State 15 tackles Oct. 14, 2017, at Utah State 15 tackles Oct. 30, 2015, at Utah State 15 tackles Sept. 16, 2017, vs. Oregon 14 tackles Sept. 10, 2016, at Nebraska 13 tackles Sept. 15,, vs. Wofford 12 tackles Sept. 8,, at Missouri 12 tackles Nov. 18, 2017, vs. Fresno State 12 tackles Sept. 3, 2016, vs. Northern Illinois 12 tackles Sept. 19, 2015, at Washington St. 12 tackles Sept. 12, 2015, vs. Eastern Mich. 12 tackles Nov. 19, 2016, vs. San Diego St. 11 tackles Nov. 12, 2016, at UNLV 11 tackles Oct. 22, 2016, at Nevada 11 tackles Sept. 23, 2016, at E. Mich. 11 tackles Nov. 7, 2015, vs. Colorado St.11 tackles Oct. 24, 2015, at Boise State 11 tackles Sept. 29,, vs. Boise State10 tackles Nov. 25, 2017, at San Jose St.10 tackles GoWyo.com Oct. 10, 2015, at Air Force 10 tackles Wyoming Team Notes University of Wyoming Football Logan Wilson Ranks Among the Best in the NCAA in Defensive TDs Scored: Wyoming linebacker Logan Wilson has scored three defensive touchdowns during his career at Wyoming, ranking him among the best in the nation in that category. When Wilson stripped the ball loose from the Texas State quarterback on Sept. 30, 2017, and took the ball into the end zone for an 18-yard touchdown. It was the third time in Wilson s career that he had scored a defensive touchdown. Wilson s other two Logan Wilson TDs were an interception return for a TD at Eastern Michigan in 2016 and a fumble recovery for a TD at UNLV, also in Wilson currently ranks No. 5 in the nation among active players in defensive touchdowns scored. Active Career Defensive Touchdown Leaders Interception Fumble Total Rk. Player, School, Class/Pos. TDs TDS Defensive TDs 1, Jordan Wyatt, SMU Sr./DB Tyler Horton, Boise State Sr./DB Jaron Bryant, Fresno State Jr./DB Ulysees Gilbert, Akron Sr./LB Logan Wilson, Wyoming Jr./LB Tied with five others with 3 defensive TDs scored Returning Safety Tandem of Andrew Wingard and Marcus Epps Have Started the Last 44 Consecutive Games Together: One of the most experienced areas of the Wyoming Football team is the safety position. Now seniors, safeties Andrew Wingard and Marcus Epps have started the last 44 consecutive games together. Wingard has actually started the last 45 consecutive games as a Cowboy. The only game he didn t start was the first game of his true freshman season in Epps didn t play in or start the second game of his redshirt freshman season of He has started the last 44 consecutive games. Epps and Wingard Rank Among Active Career Leaders in Interceptions: Senior safeties Marcus Epps and Andrew Wingard rank among the top active FBS players in career interceptions this season. Here is where the two teammates rank. NCAA Active Career Leaders in Interceptions ( Classes and Ranks) Total Interceptions Rk. Player, School Class Pos. Games and Yards Returned TDs 1. Jalen Young, Florida Atlantic Sr. DB total 1 T8. Marcus Epps, Wyoming Sr. FS 45 9 total 1 T8. Andrew Wingard, Wyoming Sr. SS 46 9 total 0 Andrew Wingard, Logan Wilson and Marcus Epps Rank Among the Nation s Active Career Leaders in Total Tackles and Solo Tackles: Wyoming s outstanding defensive trio of Andrew Wingard, Logan Wilson and Marcus Epps rank among the top active FBS players in total tackles and solo tackles. NCAA Active Career Leaders in Total Tackles ( Classes and Ranks) Total Total Tackles Rk. Player, School Class Pos. Games Tackles Per Game 1. Khalil Hodge, Buffalo Sr. LB Bryan London II, Texas Jr. LB Azeez Al-Shaair, Florida Atlantic Sr. LB Andrew Wingard, Wyoming Sr. SS Ron LaForce, New Mexico State Sr. DB Logan Wilson, Wyoming Jr. LB Marcus Epps, Wyoming Sr. FS NCAA Active Career Leaders in Solo Tackles ( Classes and Ranks) Solo Solo Tackles Rk. Player, School Class Pos. Games Tackles Per Game 1. Andrew Wingard, Wyoming Sr. SS Mike Lee, Kansas Jr. DB Bryan London II, Texas State Jr. LB Colin Schooler, Arizona So. LB Joe Dineen Jr., Kansas Sr. LB Logan Wilson, Wyoming Jr. LB Marcus Epps, Wyoming Sr. FS Page 9

10 WYOMING FOOTBALL Granderson, Ghaifan and Wilson All Add to Their and Career Tackle for Loss Totals: Defensive end Carl Granderson and defensive tackle Youhanna Ghaifan each recorded 0.5 tackles for loss against Fresno State on Oct. 13 to improve their places on the Wyoming career TFL list. Granderson and Ghaifan are in the Top 10 in career TFLs at Wyoming. UW linebacker Logan Wilson and senior defensive end Kevin Prosser are nearing the Top 10. (Starting in 2000 when TFLs became a stat) Player and Years Tackles for Loss 1. Eddie Yarbrough, John Fletcher, Carl Granderson, Josh Biezuns, Youhanna Ghaifan, Zach Morris, Ward Dobbs, John Flora, Andrew Wingard, Gabe Knapton, Logan Wilson, Kevin Prosser, Three Current Cowboys Have Recorded Double-Figure Sacks During Their Careers: Current Cowboys Carl Granderson, Youhanna Ghaifan and Kevin Prosser all have recorded double figure sacks during their Wyoming careers and are approaching Wyoming s Career Top 10 list. (Starting in 1980 when Sacks became a stat) Player and Years Tackles for Loss 1. Mitch Donahue, Pat Rabold, Jeff Knapton, Patrick Chukwurah, John Fletcher, Thomas Williams, David Edeen, Doug Rigby, Eddie Yarbrough, Brent Schieffer, Craig Schlichting, Carl Granderson, Youhanna Ghaifan, Kevin Prosser, Wyoming Team Notes University of Wyoming Football First-Time Starters in : There have been 14 Cowboys who have started their first career games at Wyoming this season. Offense (9) Tyler Vander Waal (QB) Nico Evans (RB), Jevon Bigelow (RB) and Xazavian Valladay (RB) Raghib Ismail Jr. (WR) Keegan Cryder (OG), Eric Obojei (OG), Patrick Arnold (C) and Rudy Stofer (OT) Defense (4) C.J. Coldon (CB), Keyon Blankenbaker (CB) and Alijah Halliburton (SS) Garrett Crall (DE) Special Teams (1) Dontae Crow (P) Wyoming One of the Best Teams in the Nation in Limiting Turnovers: This year, the Wyoming offense is doing an outstanding job of protecting the football. UW s offense ranks No. 5 in the nation in fewest turnovers lost (5), No. 18 in fewest interceptions thrown (3) and No. 12 in fewest fumbles lost (2). Wyoming ranked No. 1 in the nation in forcing turnovers in 2017 (38). The Cowboy offense also did an excellent job of not turning the ball over, ranking No. 19 in the nation in fewest turnovers committed (14). That led UW to rank No. 1 in the nation in turnover margin. The Cowboys continue to maintain a positive turnover margin in. Wyoming Rankings Team Statistical Category MW Rank NCAA Rank Fewest Turnovers Lost (5 total turnovers lost) No. 1 No. 5 Fewest Fumbles Lost (2 fumble lost) No. 1 No. 12 Fewest Interceptions Thrown (3 interceptions thrown) No. 2 No. 18 Total Turnovers Forced (8 total turnovers forced) No. 9 No. 85 Fumbles Recovered (4 total fumbles recovered) No. 7 No. 61 Passes Intercepted (4 total interceptions) No. 8 No. 83 Turnover Margin (+0.43 per game) No. 3 No. 39 Points Off Turnovers: Not only is Wyoming doing an excellent job at forcing opponent turnovers again in, but the Pokes are converting those turnovers into points. Turnovers Points Off Description of Points % of UW s Points Game Forced Turnovers Scored Off Turnovers Off Turnovers at NMSU 0 0 NA NA vs. Wash. St Rushing TDs 73.7% (14 of 19) at Missouri 1 0 NA NA vs. Wofford yard Field Goal 17.6% (3 of 17) vs. Boise State 0 0 NA NA at Hawai i 2 7 Pick Six by Carl Granderson 53.8% (7 of 13) at Fresno State 0 0 NA NA Totals % (24 of 108) Winning the Turnover Battle: After leading the nation in turnover margin last season, Wyoming has begun the season maintaining a positive turnover margin once again. Wyoming Opponent TO Game Turnovers Forced Turnovers Forced Margin at New Mexico State 0 0 Even vs. Washington State at Missouri 1 1 Even vs. Wofford vs. Boise State at Hawai i at Fresno State Totals (+0.43/game) GoWyo.com Page 10

11 WYOMING FOOTBALL Wyoming Picked to Finish Second in Mountain Division in : The Mountain West Conference released the Preseason Predicted Order of Finish on Tuesday, July 24 at the annual Mountain West Media Summit. The Wyoming Cowboys were picked to finish second in the MW Mountain Division in the preseason vote of MW media. Boise State was selected to finish first in the Mountain Division receiving all 22 firstplace votes and 132 total points. Wyoming was selected to finish second with 95 total points. Fresno State is the preseason favorite to win the West Division, receiving 16 of 22 first-place votes for 126 total points. San Diego State received the other six first-place votes and 116 total points. PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH Mountain Division Rank Team (first-place votes) Points 1. Boise State (22) Wyoming Colorado State Utah State Air Force New Mexico 23 West Division Rank Team (first-place votes) Points 1. Fresno State (16) San Diego State (6) UNLV Nevada Hawai i San José State 25 Craig Bohl Radio Show Presented by Laramie GM Auto Center Featured Wednesday Nights at Altitude Chophouse and Brewery in Laramie: Cowboy fans can once again gain insight into the Wyoming Football season by listening to the Craig Bohl Radio Show each Wednesday during the season, beginning Wednesday, Aug. 22. The Craig Bohl Radio Show will air on the 26 affiliate stations of the Cowboy Sports Network from 7 to 8 p.m., Mountain Time each Wednesday. Dave Walsh, Voice of the Cowboys, and Bohl will talk Cowboy Football and a player guest will join them each week. There will not be a show on Wednesday, Sept. 19 nor on Wednesday, Nov. 7 due to Wyoming Football having Byes on Saturday, Sept. 22 and Saturday, Nov. 10. Cowboy Football Weekly Driven by Nissan: During the Wyoming Football season, Dave Walsh and Kevin McKinney will be featured on Cowboy Football Weekly. Video from head coach Craig Bohl s weekly press conference will also be included in the weekly preview show. The show will be posted to GoWyo.com on Fridays. GoWyo.com Wyoming Preseason Honors University of Wyoming Football Wingard, Granderson and Ghaifan Named to Preseason All-Mountain West Team: A trio of Wyoming Cowboys were named to the Preseason All- Mountain West Conference Team announced on Tuesday, July 24 at the Mountain West Media Summit in Las Vegas, Nev. Wyoming senior strong safety Andrew Wingard, senior defensive end Carl Granderson and junior defensive tackle Youhanna Ghaifan were all selected to the team in a vote by Mountain West Conference media members. At the conclusion of the 2017 season, the same three Cowboys were named First Team All-Mountain West Carl Granderson Conference selections in voting by Mountain West head coaches and media. Wingard was also a First Team All- Mountain West selection at the end of the 2016 season, and was a Second Team All-MW honoree as a true freshman in It was also announced on July 24, that Wingard was voted the Preseason Defensive Player of the Year. It is the second consecutive season that Wingard was named the Mountain West Preseason Defensive Player of the Year. Wyoming was one of only four Mountain West schools to have three or more players named to the Preseason All-Mountain West team. The Cowboys had three players selected as did Nevada and San Diego State. Boise State led the All-Conference selections with eight players named. Of the 25 individuals selected, 11 are seniors, six are juniors and eight are sophomores. MOUNTAIN WEST FOOTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE PRESEASON TEAM Offense QB Brett Rypien** Sr. Boise State WR KeeSean Johnson** Sr. Fresno State WR McLane Mannix So. Nevada RB Alexander Mattison Jr. Boise State RB Lexington Thomas* Sr. UNLV OL Ezra Cleveland So. Boise State OL John Molchon Jr. Boise State OL Aaron Jenkins Sr. New Mexico OL Keith Ismael** So. San Diego State OL Tyler Roemer** So. San Diego State TE Dax Raymond Jr. Utah State Defense DL David Moa** Sr. Boise State DL Curtis Weaver* So. Boise State DL Youhanna Ghaifan* Jr. Wyoming DL Carl Granderson* Sr. Wyoming LB Jeffrey Allison* Jr. Fresno State LB Jahlani Tavai** Sr. Hawai i LB Malik Reed Sr. Nevada DB Tyler Horton* Sr. Boise State DB Dameon Baber** Sr. Nevada DB Tariq Thompson** So. San Diego State DB Andrew Wingard * Sr. Wyoming Specialists P Ryan Stonehouse So. Colorado State PK Dominik Eberle* Jr. Utah State KR/PR Avery Williams** So. Boise State Defensive Player of the Year: Andrew Wingard, Sr., DB, Wyoming Offensive Player of the Year: Brett Rypien, Sr., QB, Boise State Special Teams Player of the Year: Avery Williams, So., KR/PR, Boise State * - member of the 2017 All-Mountain West first team ** - member of the 2017 All-Mountain West second team Page 11

12 WYOMING FOOTBALL Andrew Wingard Named to Athlon and NFLDraftScout.com Preseason All-America Teams: Wyoming senior safety Andrew Wingard has earned two preseason All-America honors in. He was named to both the Athlon Sports and NFLDraftScout.com Preseason All-America teams. Wingard was named to the Second Team by both Athlon and NFLDraftScout.com. He was one of only four Group of Five players in the country named to the first or second team by NFLDraftScout.com, joining Houston defensive tackle Ed Oliver (First Team), Toledo punt returner Diante Johnson (Second Team) and Memphis kick returner Tony Pollard (Second Team). Wingard was a First Team All-Mountain West selection in 2016 and 17. Last season, he was also selected to the 2017 Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Preseason Watch List, the Bronko Nagurski Award Watch List and the Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List as announced by the Maxwell Football Club. Wingard concluded his junior season of 2017 ranked No. 4 among all active Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) players in total career tackles, averaging 9.41 tackles per game, and he ranked No. 2 among all active FBS players in career solo tackles per game (5.85 per game). Andrew Wingard and Carl Granderson Selected to the Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List: On Monday, July 16 the Maxwell Football Club announced its Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List and University of Wyoming seniors Andrew Wingard and Carl Granderson were both named to the list. The Bednarik Award is presented annually to the College Defensive Player of the Year. Wyoming has never had two defensive players named to the Bednarik Award Watch List in the same season before. Wingard and Granderson were both First Team All-Mountain West Conference selections as juniors in Wingard was also a First Team All-MW selection as a sophomore in A year ago, strong safety Wingard tied for No. 1 in the Mountain West and ranked 15th nationally in interceptions, intercepting five passes on the season. He also ranked No. 7 in the conference and No. 37 in the nation in total tackles (averaging 8.8 tackles per game), and led all MW defensive backs in that category. Granderson also enjoyed an outstanding senior season at defensive end, ranking No. 2 in the league and No. 16 in the nation in sacks (0.73 per game and a total of 9.5 sacks on the season). He ranked No. 2 in the Mountain West in tackles for loss (1.23 per game and 16.0 total). Granderson led all MW defensive linemen in tackles in 2017, averaging 5.9 per game. GoWyo.com Wyoming Preseason Honors University of Wyoming Football Andrew Wingard Makes Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Watch List for Third Straight Year: For the third consecutive season, Wyoming safety Andrew Wingard has been selected to the Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Watch List. As a sophomore in 2016, Wingard was one of 16 national semifinalists for the award that is presented annually by the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame to the best defensive back in college football. He was also named to the Thorpe Award Watch List as a junior in Wingard, Granderson and Ghaifan Selected to Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List: For the first time in University of Wyoming school history three Wyoming Cowboys were named to the Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List on Tuesday, July 24 when the Football Writers Association of America (FWWA) released its list. The three Cowboys are senior strong safety Andrew Wingard, senior defensive end Carl Granderson and junior defensive tackle Youhanna Ghaifan. It marked the second straight year that Wingard made the list. It was the first time Granderson and Ghaifan were Youhanna Ghaifan selected. A total of 97 defensive players from 61 schools, including three returning players from last year s FWAA All-America team are on the Bronko Nagurski Award Watch List. The three Cowboys were all 2017 First Team All-Mountain West Conference selections. Wyoming s Youhanna Ghaifan Named to Outland Trophy Watch List : Wyoming junior defensive tackle Youhanna Ghaifan was named to the Outland Trophy Watch List on Tuesday, July 24. The Outland Trophy is for the first time being presented by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID). The Outland Trophy honors the top interior lineman in the country. A total of 82 players were named to the watch list. This is the first year of a partnership with the NFID to present the Outland Trophy as part of a public awareness campaign focused on the importance of influenza (flu) prevention during the -19 flu season. The award will continue to be selected by the FWAA membership and has been rebranded as the Outland Trophy presented by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases with a social media hashtag of #FightFlu. Ghaifan ranked No. 1 in the Mountain West and No. 23 nationally in tackles for loss (1.29 per game/15.5 total) in 2017 as a sophomore. He also ranked No. 4 in the league in sacks (0.73 per game/7.0 total) and No. 43 in the nation. Ghaifan was second in among all MW defensive linemen in tackles (5.9 tackles per game) in 2017, trailing only Granderson. Wyoming Football Receives Multiple Preseason Honors From Street & Smith s College Football Yearbook: Several key performers and an assistant coach from the Wyoming Cowboy Football program have been recognized by Street & Smith s College Football Yearbook with preseason honors. The magazine in its section titled Rating the Mountain West Conference recognized five members of the Cowboy Football program in the 18 categories it rated. That was the most of any Mountain West school. Street & Smith s College Football Yearbook is available at newstands now. Wyoming senior strong safety and All-America candidate Andrew Wingard, was rated as the Top NFL Prospect by Street & Smith s. The article also points out that Wingard is rated as the second best strong safety in the nation by draftscout.com. Street & Smith s tabbed Cowboy junior defensive tackle Youhanna Ghaifan as the Best Athlete in the Mountain West. While you don t often see an interior defensive lineman rated as the best athlete among all positions on a football team, opposing offensive linemen in the conference would likely agree with this selection as Ghaifan became a force in the league as a sophomore in 2017 joining Wingard on the All-MW First Team last season. In the category of Coordinator to Watch, Wyoming defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Scottie Hazelton earned that honor while guiding the Cowboys to the No. 1 spot in the league (No. 9 in the nation) in scoring defense, allowing opponents only 17.5 points per game. The Cowboys also led the nation in forcing opponent turnovers, taking the ball away from opponents 38 times. Hazelton s defense accomplished all that in his first year as the Pokes defensive coordinator. Here is a summary of the Cowboys recognized by Street & Smith s College Football Yearbook. Street & Smith s Rating the Mountain West Street & Smith s Preseason All-MW Team Andrew Wingard, Strong Safety, Top NFL Prospect Andrew Wingard, Sr., Strong Safety Youhanna Ghaifan, Defensive Tackle, Best Athlete Carl Granderson, Sr., Defensive End Tyler Vander Waal, Quarterback, Top Freshman Nick Smith, Quarterback, Top Scholar Scottie Hazelton, Defensive Coordinator, Coordinator to Watch Youhanna Ghaifan, Jr., Defensive Tackle Page 12

13 WYOMING FOOTBALL Wyoming Postseason Record All-Time Bowl Record: (.429) All-Time Postseason Record: (.375) Game and Date Result Gator Bowl (Win) Wyoming 20 Jan. 1, 1951 Washington & Lee 7 Wyoming s Final 1950 Record: Head Coach: Bowden Wyatt Sun Bowl (Win) Wyoming 21 Jan. 2, 1956 Texas Tech 14 Wyoming s Final 1955 Record: Head Coach: Phil Dickens Sun Bowl (Win) Wyoming 14 Dec. 31, 1958 Hardin Simmons 6 Wyoming s Final 1958 Record: Head Coach: Bob Devaney Sun Bowl (Win) Wyoming 28 Dec. 24, 1966 Florida State 20 Wyoming s Final 1966 Record: Head Coach: Lloyd Eaton Sugar Bowl (Loss) LSU 20 Jan. 1, 1968 Wyoming 13 Wyoming s Final 1967 Record: Head Coach: Lloyd Eaton Fiesta Bowl (Loss) Oklahoma 41 Dec. 25, 1976 Wyoming 7 Wyoming s Final 1976 Record: Head Coach: Fred Akers Holiday Bowl (Loss) Iowa 20 Dec. 30, 1987 Wyoming 19 Wyoming s Final 1987 Record: Head Coach: Paul Roach Holiday Bowl (Loss) Oklahoma State 62 Dec. 30, 1988 Wyoming 14 Wyoming s Final 1988 Record: Head Coach: Paul Roach Copper Bowl (Loss) California 17 Dec. 31, 1990 Wyoming 15 Wyoming s Final 1990 Record: Head Coach: Paul Roach Copper Bowl (Loss) Kansas State 52 Dec. 28, 1993 Wyoming 17 Wyoming s Final 1993 Record: Head Coach: Joe Tiller WAC Championship (Loss) BYU 28 Dec. 7, 1996 Wyoming 25 (OT) Wyoming s Final 1996 Record: 10-2 Head Coach: Joe Tiller Las Vegas Bowl (Win) Wyoming 24 Dec. 23, 2004 UCLA 21 Wyoming s Final 2004 Record: 7-5 Head Coach: Joe Glenn New Mexico Bowl (Win) Wyoming 35 Dec. 19, 2009 Fresno St. 28 (2OT) Wyoming s Final 2009 Record: 7-6 Head Coach: Dave Christensen Gildan New Mexico Bowl (Loss) Wyoming 15 Dec. 17, 2011 Temple 37 Wyoming s Final 2011 Record: 8-5 Head Coach: Dave Christensen MW Championship (Loss) San Diego St. 27 Dec. 3, 2016 Wyoming 24 Wyoming s 2016 Record: 8-6 Head Coach: Craig Bohl San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl (Loss) BYU 24 Dec. 21, 2016 Wyoming 21 Wyoming s 2016 Record: 8-6 Head Coach: Craig Bohl Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Win) Wyoming 37 Dec. 22, 2017 Central Michigan 14 Wyoming s 2017 Record: 8-5 Head Coach: Craig Bohl GoWyo.com Wyoming Team Notes University of Wyoming Football Former Cowboys in the NFL: A total of 12 Wyoming Cowboys are currently in the NFL. Here are those former Cowboys and the NFL teams they are with as of Sept. 3,, following teams cutting down to their 53-man rosters. Cowboys Currently With NFL Teams Josh Allen, QB, Buffalo Bills Rico Gafford, CB, Oakland Raiders* Tanner Gentry, WR, Chicago Bears* Tashaun Gipson, S, Jacksonville Jaguars Brian Hill, RB, Atlanta Falcons Jacob Hollister, TE, New England Patriots Eric Nzeocha, LB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers* Mark Nzeocha, LB, San Francisco 49ers Chase Roullier, C, Washington Redskins Mitch Unrein, DL, Tampa Bay Buccaneers# Eddie Yarbrough, DE, Buffalo Bills *Practice Squad #Injured Reserve Craig Bohl Signed Through 2023 Season: As the Wyoming Cowboys were preparing to play for the 2016 Mountain West Conference Championship on Saturday, Dec. 3, University of Wyoming Athletics Director Tom Burman announced the day before the MW Championship Game that Wyoming head coach Craig Bohl had been signed to a new seven-year contract that will run through the end of the 2023 season. In only his third year as head coach of the Cowboys, Bohl led UW to the 2016 Mountain West Conference Mountain Division title and a spot in the 2016 Mountain West Championship Game. Bohl was named the 2016 Mountain West Coach of the Year in voting by MW head football coaches and media members covering the conference. When I hired Craig (Bohl) three years ago, I believed he was the best coach to turn around our football program, said Burman. He has certainly delivered and the turnaround is evident in the performance of our team this season. What excites me most about this new contract is the opportunity to develop stability in our football program. Our fans, our student-athletes, donors and our state legislators will now get an opportunity to watch this football program continue to grow. I believe Coach Bohl is going to be the head football coach at the University of Wyoming for the rest of his career. This is a mutual agreement to continue to move Cowboy Football forward, said Bohl. I can t thank Tom Burman, Governor Mead, President Nichols and numerous members of the state legislature enough for the support they ve provided our football program to help us be successful. And to our donors, fans and the UW student body, I want to thank them for the enthusiastic manner in which they have embraced our team and our coaches. It is exciting to see the further commitment from the state, the University, UW Foundation and Cowboy Joe Club and donors like the McMurrys and Rochelles to make the Mick and Susie McMurry High Altitude Performance Center a reality. All of these elements will provide the resources necessary to give Cowboy Football the opportunity for long-term success, which the people of Wyoming deserve. Team Captains Selected in Voting by Their Teammates -- Senior Marcus Epps Becomes the First Cowboy in Wyoming History to be a Three-Time Team Captain: In voting by Wyoming Cowboy team members, six Cowboys were voted as team captains for the season. The six Cowboy captains are: senior nose tackle Conner Cain, senior free safety Marcus Epps, senior running back Nico Evans, senior tight end Austin Fort, senior strong safety Andrew Wingard and junior linebacker Logan Wilson. Senior free safety Marcus Epps was selected by his teammates as a captain for the third consecutive season. He becomes the only Cowboy in the history of Wyoming Football to earn team captain honors in three different seasons. Epps was first voted as a team captain as a sophomore in There have been only six Cowboy sophomores to earn that honor, including Epps and his current junior teammate Logan Wilson. None of the other sophomore captains went on to earn the honor three times. The other sophomore captains in school history have been: wide receiver Ryan McGuffey in 2001, quarterback Austyn Carta-Samuels in 2010, quarterback Brett Smith in 2012, and quarterback Josh Allen in Junior linebacker Wilson from Casper, Wyo., was elected for the second straight season. Prior to Wilson, the most recent Wyoming native to be voted a team captain was former Cowboy safety Chris Prosinski from Buffalo, Wyo., who was named a team captain in Page 13

14 WYOMING FOOTBALL Utah State Fast Facts Location: Logan, Utah Enrollment: 28,662 Founded: 1888 Athletic Directors: John Hartwell Colors: Navy blue, white and Pewter gray Nickname: Aggies Conference: Mountain West Stadium: Romney Capacity: 25,513 Surface: AstroTurf Series Record vs. Utah State The Meeting Will be the: 69th Overall Series Record: UW trails MWC Series Record: UW trails 2-3 Series Began: Nov. 21, 1903 UW Record in Laramie: UW Record in Logan: UW Record at Neutral Sites: 0-1 UW Head Coach Craig Bohl vs.: 2-2 Longest UW Win Streak: 8 ( ) Longest USU Win Streak: 10 ( ) Largest UW Margin of Victory: 45 (1968) Largest USU Margin of Victory: 57 (1917) Most Points Scored by UW: 52 (2016) Most Points Scored by USU: 63 (2011) Date Score Site 11/21/1903 L 0-46 A 11/2/12 L 0-53 A 11/7/14 L 3-24 A 10/27/15 W 13-7 H 10/21/16 W A 10/24/17 L 0-57 A 11/20/19 L 0-6 H 10/11/21 L 3-14 A 11/11/22 L 0-26 A 11/16/23 L 6-20 H 11/15/24 L 2-25 A 11/5/25 L A 10/23/26 T 6-6 H 10/22/26 L 0-42 A 10/19/28 L 6-24 N 10/26/29 L 7-12 H 10/25/30 L 8-13 A 10/24/31 L 0-12 H 11/4/33 L 0-27 A 10/20/34 L 0-19 H 11/9/35 L 0-18 A 10/10/36 L 0-25 H 10/23/37 L 7-34 A 11/12/38 W A 11/18/39 L H 11/23/40 L 0-16 A 11/15/41 W 12-6 H 11/21/42 L 6-14 A 11/16/46 L 7-21 A 10/18/47 W H 10/30/48 L A 10/15/49 W 27-0 H 10/14/50 W 40-7 A 10/6/51 W 37-0 H 10/4/52 W 14-0 A 10/3/53 W H 11/6/54 W A 10/1/55 W H 11/3/56 W 21-0 A GoWyo.com Date Score Site 10/5/57 T H 11/8/58 W A 10/3/59 W 27-2 H 11/5/60 L A 10/7/61 T 6-6 H 11/10/62 L 6-20 A 9/28/63 W H 11/7/64 T A 10/22/66 W H 9/21/68 W 48-3 H 9/26/70 L H 11/6/71 W A 10/28/72 L H 11/3/73 L A 9/14/74 L 7-17 H 11/1/75 L A 9/25/76 W 20-3 H 11/12/77 L A 9/30/78 L H 9/22/2001 W A 10/11/03 W A 9/2/06 W 38-7 H 9/8/07 W H 10/8/11 L A 11/30/13 L 7-35 A 11/7/14 L 3-20 H 10/30/15 L A 11/5/16 W H 10/14/17 W A Opponent Information University of Wyoming Football About Utah State: The Aggies head into Saturday afternoon s match up with a 5-1 overall record and a 2-0 mark in MW play. The Aggies are coming off a home win over UNLV last Saturday. The Aggies are winners of five-straight games after opening the season with a loss at Big Ten foe Michigan State. The Aggies feature on of the most prolific offenses in the nation averaging 51.7 points per game on the season. Defensively, Utah State holds the opposition to 23.8 points per game. Utah State averages yards of offense per game, as USU passes for yards per game and passes for 280. Defensively, the Aggies allow yards of total offense. Opponents throw for yards per game and rush for The Utah State offense is paced by quarterback Jordan Love. He has completed 67.2 percent of his passes averaging yards per game. He has thrown for 14 touchdowns with only three interceptions. Running back Darwin Thompson rushes for 71 yards per game with seven touchdowns. Gerold bright adds 70.1 yards per game and has four touchdowns. Wide receiver Jalen Greene has 22 catches for a team-best 312 yards with three touchdowns. Ron Quavion Tarver has a team-best four receiving touchdowns and a team-high 29 grabs averaging 50 yards per game. The Aggie defense is led by linebacker David Woodward. He has 58 total tackles on the season. He is also second on the team with four sacks. Fellow linebacker Chase Christiansen is second on the team with 40 tackles. Defensive end Jontrell Rocquemore leads the team with 5.5 sacks on the season. He also has 37 tackles ranking third on the Aggies. Kicker Dominik Eberle is 10-of-11 on field goals this season with a long of 52 yards. His only miss was a 38 yard attempt against BYU. Punter Aaron Dalton averages 42.4 yards per punt. Head Coach Matt Wells: Now in sixth year at Utah State, Matt Wells has made his mark on the Aggie football program. He has posted a record and an impressive record in MW play. He led USU to the Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl last season. In 2013, his first year, he led Utah State to the inaugural Mountain West Championship game after winning the Mountain Division of the conference with a 7-1 record. Wells also led Utah State to just its third-ever bowl victory as it posted a win against No. 24 Northern Illinois in the 2013 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl. For his efforts, Wells was named the 2013 Mountain West Coach of the Year as he set the school record for wins by a first-year head coach as the Aggies finished with a 9-5 record. During his first year as Utah State s head coach, Wells mentored 20 Aggies who earned various all-mountain West honors, including three All-Americans as Tyler Larsen was named a second-team All-American by USA Today Sports, Nevin Lawson was named a third-team All-American by College Sports Madness, and Kyler Fackrell was named an honorable mention Sophomore All-American by College Football News. Overall, Wells is the second USU coach in as many years and fifth in school history to garner conference coach of the year honors along with Bruce Snyder (1978), Chuck Shelton (1991), John L. Smith (1997) and Gary Andersen (2012). Wells is also the fourth individual to earn MW Coach of the Year honors in his first season along with BYU s Gary Crowton (2001), Utah s Urban Meyer (2003) and Air Force s Troy Calhoun (2007). Wells is just the second Utah State graduate to be appointed its head football coach. Prior to being named the head coach at his alma mater, Wells spent the previous two seasons as an assistant coach at Utah State, including serving as the team s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach during the 2012 campaign. Pokes Overtime History: Wyoming has played 15 overtime games in its history. The most recent overtime game the Cowboys played was on Sept. 23, The Cowboys defeated Hawai i in that game by a score of in a single overtime. Wyoming has played four overtime games at home in War Memorial Stadium. Two of Wyoming s 15 overtime games have been played on neutral sites. The other nine overtime games have been played on the road. Date Opponent, Result Wyoming Record Site 9/7/96 at Iowa State, W (1ot) 1-0 Away 12/7/96 vs. BYU, L (1ot) # 1-1 Neutral 10/17/98 at UNLV, W (1ot) 2-1 Away 11/2/02 at UNLV, L (1ot) 2-2 Away 11/6/04 at UNLV, W (3ot) 3-2 Away 9/9/06 at Virginia, L (1ot) 3-3 Away 9/30/06 at Syracuse, L (2ot) 3-4 Away 12/19/09 vs. Fresno State, W (2ot) * 4-4 Neutral 9/22/12 at Idaho, W (1ot) 5-4 Away 10/6/12 at Nevada, L (1ot) 5-5 Away 11/23/13 vs. Hawai i, W (1ot) 6-5 Home 10/18/14 vs. San Jose State, L (1ot) 6-6 Home 9/3/16 vs. Northern Illinois, W (3ot) 7-6 Home 11/12/16 at UNLV, L (3ot) 7-7 Away 9/23/17 vs. Hawai i, W (1ot) 8-7 Home #The overtime game versus BYU was played in the 1996 Western Athletic Conference Championship Game in Las Vegas, Nev. *The overtime game vs. Fresno State was in the 2009 New Mexico Bowl in Albuquerque Page 14

15 WYOMING FOOTBALL Wyoming Cowboys Head Coach: Craig Bohl (Nebraska 79) Overall Record: (.660), 16th season Record at Wyoming: (.414), 5th season Conference Record: (.593), 16th season Coach vs. Opponent: 2-2 (.500) Team Captains: #87 Conner Cain, NT, Sr.; #6 Marcus Epps, FS, Sr.; #22 Nico Evans, RB, Sr.; #81 Austin Fort, TE, Sr.; #30 Logan Wilson, LB, Jr.; #28 Andrew Wingard, SS, Sr. Team Statistics Offensive Team Statistics WYO Opp. Points Scored Per Game Yards Rushing Per Game Yards Passing Per Game Yards Total Offense Per Game First Downs Per Game Third Down Conversions/Attempts 29/99 45/107 Third Down Conversion Percentage 29% 42% Average Time of Possession 28:04 21:56 Defensive Team Statistics WYO Opp. Total Sacks By Sack yardage Interceptions 4 3 Interception Yardage Special Team Statistics WYO Opp. Net Punting Average Punt Return Average Kickoff Return Average Field Goals Made/Attempted Field Goal Percentage Miscellaneous Statistics WYO Opp. Avg. No. of Penalties Per Game Yards Penalties Per Game Fumbles-Lost Individual Statistical Leaders Total Avg./ Avg./ Rushing Leaders Att. Net Gain Rush Game TD #22 Nico Evans, rb #23 Xazavian Valladay, rb Comp. Total Avg./ Int./ Passing Leaders -Att Comp % Yards Game TD #18 Tyler Vander Waal, qb , /3 #15 Nick Smith, qb /0 Total Avg./ Avg./ Receiving Leaders Rec. Yards Rec. Game TD #25 Austin Conway, wr #80 James Price, wr Solo Assisted Total Leading Tacklers Tackles Tackles Tackles Avg #30 Logan Wilson, lb #28 Andrew Wingard, ss Wyoming Schedule/Results (2-5, 0-3 in the Mountain West Conference) Time (M.T.) Date Opponent Results TV Aug. 25 at New Mexico State W, 29-7 ESPN2 Sept. 1 Washington State L, CBSSN Sept. 8 at Missouri L, ESPN2 Sept. 15 Wofford W MWN Sept. 29 Boise State * L, CBSSN Oct. 6 at Hawai i * L, Spectrum Oct. 13 at Fresno State * L, 3-27 ESPNU Oct. 20 Utah State * 12:30 p.m. AT&T SportNet Oct. 26 at Colorado State * 8 p.m. CBSSN Nov. 3 San Jose State * Noon AT&T SportsNet Nov. 17 Air Force * TBA ESPN Networks Nov. 24 at New Mexico 12:30 p.m. AT&T SportsNet *Indicates Mountain West Conference games Opponent Information University of Wyoming Football Utah State Aggies Head Coach: Matt Wells (Utah State 96) Overall Record: (.542), 6th season Record at Current School: (.542), 6th season Conference Record: (.595), 6th season Coach vs. Opponent: 3-2 (.600) Captains: Selected on a game-by-game basis Team Statistics Offensive Team Statistics USU Opp. Points Scored Per Game Yards Rushing Per Game Yards Passing Per Game Yards Total Offense Per Game First Downs Per Game Third Down Conversions/Attempts Third Down Conversion Percentage 47% 36% Average Time of Possession 26:02 33:58 Defensive Team Statistics USU Opp. Total Sacks By 19 6 Sack yardage Interceptions 7 3 Interception Yardage Special Team Statistics USU Opp. Net Punting Average Punt Return Average Kickoff Return Average Field Goals Made/Attempted Field Goal Percentage Miscellaneous Statistics USU Opp. Avg. No. of Penalties Per Game Yards Penalties Per Game Fumbles-Lost Individual Statistical Leaders Total Avg./ Avg./ Rushing Leaders Att. Net Gain Rush Game TD # 5 Darwin Thompson, rb # 8 Gerold Bright, rb Comp. Total Avg./ Int./ Passing Leaders -Att. Pct. Yards Game TD #10 Jordan Love, qb , /14 Total Avg./ Avg./ Receiving Leaders Rec. Yards Rec. Game TD #21 Jalen Greene, wr # 1 Ron Quavion Tarver,wr Solo Assisted Total Leading Tacklers Tackles Tackles Tackles Avg # 9 David Woodward, lb #48 Chase Christiansen, lb Utah State Aggies Schedule/Results (5-1 Overall, 2-0 MW) Time (M.T.) Date Opponent Results 8/31 at No. 11 Michigan State L, /8 New Mexico State W, /13 Tennessee Tech W, /22 Air Force * W, /5 at BYU W, /13 UNLV * W, /20 at Wyoming * 12:30 p.m. 10/27 New Mexico * 2 p.m. 11/3 at Hawai i * 10 p.m. 11/10 San Jose State * 2 p.m. 11/17 at Colorado State * Noon 11/24 at Boise State * TBA *Indicates Mountain West Conference games GoWyo.com Page 15

16 WYOMING FOOTBALL College Football Playoff: The season marks the fifth year of the College Football Playoff. The rankings will be issued six times, including Selection Day, Sunday, Dec. 2, Tuesday, Oct. 30 Tuesday, Nov. 6 Tuesday, Nov. 13 Tuesday, Nov. 20 Tuesday, Nov. 27 Dec. 3 (Selection Day and Playoff Semifinal teams announced) The College Football Playoff Semifinal Games will be played at the Orange Bowl and the Cotton Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 29,. The 2019 National Championship Game will be played Monday, January 7, 2019, in Levi s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif College Football Playoff Selection Committee Rankings (Dec. 3, 2017) 1. Clemson Oklahoma Georgia Alabama Ohio State Wisconsin Auburn USC Penn State Miami (Fla.) Washington UCF Stanford Notre Dame TCU Michigan State LSU Washington State Oklahoma State Memphis Northwestern Virginia Tech Mississippi State N.C. State Boise State 10-3 Wyoming Opponents/MW Schools Receiving Votes in College Football Polls: The current national polls have four Wyoming opponents/mw schools receiving votes in the college football polls. Below is a breakdown. Ranked Opponents Wyo ming USA/Today Opp. AP Coaches Wash. St. No. 25 No. 23 SDSU RV -- No. 28 RV -- No. 29 Utah St. RV -- Tie No. 31 RV -- No. 32 Fresno St. RV -- No. 36 RV -- No. 36 GoWyo.com National Rankings University of Wyoming Football National Polls: Below are the current USA Today/Amway Coaches Poll, the Associated Press Media Poll and the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA)-National Football Foundation (NFF) Super 16 Poll. USA Today FWAA-NFF Associated Press Amway Coaches Poll Super 16 (Week 8: Oct. 14, ) (Week 8: Oct. 14, ) (Week 8: Oct. 15, ) Team Record Team Record Team Record 1. Alabama Alabama Alabama Ohio State Ohio State Ohio State Clemson Clemson Clemson Notre Dame Notre Dame Notre Dame LSU LSU LSU Michigan Georgia Michigan Texas Michigan Texas Georgia Texas Georgia Oklahoma UCF Oklahoma UCF Oklahoma UCF Florida Oregon Florida Oregon Florida Oregon West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia Kentucky Washington Kentucky Washington N.C. State Washington N.C. State Penn State N.C. State Texas A&M Kentucky Penn State Texas A&M Iowa Wisconsin Cincinnati South Florida South Florida Cincinnati Mississippi St Iowa Wisconsin Washington State Michigan State Stanford Wash. State Colorado 5-1 Associated Press Others Receiving Votes: Stanford 71, USC 53, San Diego State 53, Appalachian State 51, Colorado 49, Miami 38, Utah State 38, Utah 33, Duke 17, Texas Tech 8, Fresno State 7, Houston 3, Virginia 2, Maryland 2. USA Today Others Receiving Votes: Miami 124, Mississippi State 110, Michigan State 98, San Diego State 71, Duke 60, Appalachian State 55, Utah State 33, Utah 32, USC 25, Houston 7, Fresno State 6, South Carolina 5, Army 4, Virginia 4, Auburn 4, Virginia Tech 3, North Texas 3, Iowa State 3, Boston College 1, UAB 1, Texas Tech 1, Buffalo 1. FWAA-NFF Others Receiving Votes: Texas A&M (64), Penn State (52), Michigan State (11), Mississippi State (10), Wisconsin (9), USF (7), Miami (Fla.) (7), Washington State (4), Colorado (4), Iowa (4), Stanford (3), Cincinnati (3), Auburn (3), Iowa State (2), Appalachian State (2), Duke (2), Fresno State (1), Ole Miss (1) and San Diego State (1). Bold indicates Wyoming opponents, Mountain West schools and Wyoming Cowboys in the national rankings. Pokes in the Polls, Through the Years: Below is a breakdown of the Wyoming Cowbo. ys in the four major college polls through the years. The abbreviations below are: Associated Press (AP), United Press International (UPI), Coaches Poll (Coaches) and Harris Interactive (Harris). The first column lists a summary of the years Wyoming ended the season in a national poll. The second column lists the highest ranking UW received in any given year. Wyoming s Season-Ending Wyoming s High Rankings Rankings in the National Polls in the National Polls Year AP UPI Coaches FWAA Year AP UPI Coaches FWAA th 14th th 14th th th th th th th th th th 5th th 5th th st th 21st th 10th th th nd 22nd th 15th th 25th th 35th th th 38th th 34th 41st th 37th 39th rd 31st th Page 16

17 WYOMING FOOTBALL Mountain West and NCAA Rankings University of Wyoming Football Cowboys in the Mountain West and NCAA Statistical Rankings: Below are where the Wyoming Cowboys rank in the most recent MW and NCAA statistical rankings. The Mountain West Conference Celebrating Its 20th Season in Mountain West Football Standings Mountain Division Conference Overall Utah State 2-0 (1.000) 5-1 (.833) Boise State 2-1 (.667) 4-2 (.667) Colorado State 2-1 (.667) 3-4 (.429) New Mexico 1-1 (.500) 3-3 (.500) Air Force 0-3 (.000) 2-4 (.333) Wyoming 0-3 (.000) 2-5 (.286) West Division Conference Overall Hawai i 3-0 (1.000) 6-2 (.750) Fresno State 2-0 (1.000) 5-1 (.833) San Diego St. 2-0 (1.000) 5-1 (.833) Nevada 1-2 (.333) 3-4 (.429) UNLV 0-2 (.000) 2-4 (.333) San Jose State 0-2 (.000) 0-6 (.000) This Week s Schedule Friday, Oct. 19 Colorado State at Boise State, 7 p.m. (ESPN2) Air Force at UNLV, 8 p.m. (CBSSN) Saturday, Oct. 20 Utah State at Wyoming. 12:30 p.m. (AT&T) San Jose St. at San Diego St., 8:30 p.m. (CBSSN) Fresno State at New Mexico, 7:30 p.m. (ESPNU) Nevada at Hawai i, 10 p.m. (Spectrum Hawai i) All times listed are Mountain Time Last Week s Results Friday, Oct. 12 Air Force 17, at San Diego State 21 (CBSSN) Saturday, Oct. 13 Wyoming 3, at Fresno St. 27 (ESPNU) Army 52, at San Jose State 3 (ESPNU) New Mexico 18, at Colorado State 20 (AT&T) UNLV 28, at Utah State 59 (Facebook) Hawai i 23, at BYU 49 (ESPN2) Boise State 31, at Nevada 27 (CBSSN) Wyoming s MW Players of the Week Offensive Players of the Week Defensive Players of the Week Wyoming Team Rankings in the Mountain West and NCAA Statistical Rankings Team Category Average MW Rank NCAA Rank(128 Teams) Scoring Offense 15.4 points per game No. 12 Tie 128 Rushing Offense yards per game No. 8 No. 104 Passing Offense yards per game No. 10 No. 121 Total Offense yards per game No. 12 No. 127 Passing Efficiency 97.6 rating No. 12 No. 127 First Downs 109 total first downs No. 10 No. 115 Fewest Interceptions Thrown 3 total interceptions Tie No. 2 Tie No. 18 Fewest Fumbles Lost 2 total fumbles lost No. 1 Tie No. 12 Scoring Defense 25.7 points per game No. 6 No. 66 Rushing Defense yards per game No. 5 No. 40 Passing Defense yards per game No. 9 No. 97 Total Defense yards per game No. 6 No. 62 Pass Defense Efficiency rating No. 7 No. 86 Fewest Opponent First Downs 143 first downs per game No. 8 No. 188 Defensive TDs 1 total defensive touchdowns scored NA NA Passes Intercepted 4 total interceptions No. 8 No. 83 Fumbles Recovered 4 total fumbles recovered No. 7 No. 61 Field-Goal Percentage percent (9 of 9) Tie No. 1 Tie No. 1 PAT Kicking Percentage percent (11 of 11) Tie No. 1 Tie No. 1 Net Punting 34.9 net yards per punt No. 9 No. 100 Punt Returns 4.17 yards per return No. 10 No. 116 Punt Return Coverage 5.29 yards per return No. 2 No. 34 Kickoff Returns 20.1 yards per return No. 6 No. 81 Kickoff Return Coverage yards per return No. 2 No. 9 Turnover Margin turnover margin per game No. 3 Tie No. 39 Most Turnovers Gained 8 total turnovers gained Tie No. 8 No. 85 Fewest Turnovers Committed 5 total turnovers lost No. 1 No. 5 Time of Possession 28:03 minutes per game No. 9 No. 104 Third-Down Conversion % 29.3 percent (29 of 99) No. 12 No. 129 Opp. Third-Down Conv. % 42.1 percent (45 of 107) No. 11 No. 98 Fourth-Down Conversion% 33.3 percent (2 of 6) Tie No. 11 Tie No. 111 Opp. Fourth-Down Conversion % 75.0 percent (9 of 12) No. 11 Tie No. 119 Red-Zone Offense 90.0 percent (9 of 10) No. 3 No. 28 Red-Zone Defense 87.0 percent (20 of 23) No. 11 No. 95 Fewest Penalty Yards 50.3 yards per game No. 4 No. 45 Fewest Penalties 6.00 penalties per game No. 5 No. 51 Sacks By 1.57 sacks per game No. 9 No. 98 Sacks Against 2.71 sacks per game No. 9 No. 98 Tackles for Losses 5.40 TFLs per game No. 8 No. 93 Tackles for Losses Against 6.14 TFLs per game No. 5 No. 71 Wyoming Players in the NCAA Rankings (Listed Alphabetically by Player) (Players must have played in 75 percent of their teams games during the season to qualify for NCAA rankings.) Individual Category Average MWC Rank NCAA Rank (Top 100) Austin Conway, Punt Returns 4.2 yards per return No. 7 No. 54 Austin Conway, Receptions per Game 3.7 receptions per game No. 14 NA Austin Conway, Combined Kick Returns 86 total return yards No. 15 NA Garrett Crall, Fumbles Recovered 1 total fumble recoveries Tie No. 8 Tie No. 57 Garrett Crall, Sacks 0.43 sacks per game No. 14 NA Nico Evans, Total Rushing Yards 670 total rushing yards No. 1 No. 15 Nico Evans, Rushing TDs 4 total TDs scored rushing No. 9 No. 100 Tyler Hall, Fumbles Recovered 1 total fumble recoveries Tie No. 8 Tie No. 57 Tyler Hall, Combined Kick Returns 112 total return yards No. 11 NA Alijah Halliburton, Tackles 5.3 tackles per game No. 43 NA Antonio Hull, Fumbles Recovered 1 total fumble recoveries Tie No. 8 Tie No. 57 Sidney Malauulu, Fumbles Recovered 1 total fumble recoveries Tie No. 8 Tie No. 57 Cassh Maluia, Tackles 4.8 tackles per game No. 49 NA James Price, Yards per Reception yards per reception No. 5 No. 51 Cooper Rothe, Field-goal Percentage percent (9 of 9) Tie No. 1 Tie No. 1 Cooper Rothe, PAT Percentage percent (10 of 10) Tie No. 1 Tie No. 1 Cooper Rothe, Field Goals per Game 1.29 per game No. 3 No. 36 Tyler Vander Waal, Completions/Game per game No. 7 No. 90 Tyler Vander Waal, Total Passing Yards 1,006 total passing yards No. 8 No. 94 Tyler Vander Waal, Passing Yards/Comp yards per completion No. 9 No. 99 Tyler Vander Waal, Passing Yards/Game yards per game No. 9 No. 100 Tyler Vander Waal, Completion % 51.6 percent No. 8 NA Tyler Vander Waal, Passing Efficiency 99.7 rating No. 9 NA Tyler Vander Waal, Passing Yards/Att yards per pass attempt No. 9 NA Tyler Vander Waal, Total Offense yards per game No. 9 NA Logan Wilson, Solo Tackles 5.0 solo tackles per game No. 4 No. 49 Logan Wilson, Tackles 8.0 tackles per game No. 11 No. 70 Andrew Wingard, Tackles 7.9 tackles per game No. 12 No. 75 Special Teams Players of the Week GoWyo.com Page 17

18 WYOMING FOOTBALL Craig Bohl Head Football Coach, University of Wyoming As Craig Bohl enters his fifth season leading the University of Wyoming Football program and his 16th season as a head coach at the collegiate level, the success that Cowboy Football has enjoyed and the excitement generated around the program is just what UW Athletics Director Tom Burman had hoped for when he hired Bohl. In terms of success, the Cowboys have become regular contenders in the race for the Mountain West Conference title. UW won eight games in both 2016 and 17, hosted the 2016 Mountain West Championship Game, earned consecutive bowl bids and won the 2017 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl with a convincing victory. The excitement surrounding Wyoming Football has included former Cowboy quarterback Josh Allen being selected as the No. 7 overall pick in the NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills. That marked the highest selection by a Wyoming Cowboy in the history of the program and was the second highest selection by a Mountain West player since Utah s Alex Smith was selected No. 1 in Leading up to Allen being drafted, Wyoming s Pro Day was covered live by both ESPN and the NFL Network. At the conclusion of the 2017 football season and the NFL Draft, media coverage of Wyoming Football for the past year was estimated by Joyce Julius & Associates at over $159 million. Excitement surrounding Wyoming Football continues into the season as Wyoming returns one of the nation s top defenses led by All-America candidates Andrew Wingard at safety and Carl Granderson at defensive end. When Bohl was hired as head football coach at Wyoming, he was open in saying that he wanted to bring Cowboy Football back to a place of national prominence. The 2017 season saw the Cowboys post an 8-5 record and finish second in the MW Mountain Division. The Pokes were led by their defense in 2017, ranking No. 1 in the nation in forcing turnovers (38) and leading the Mountain West and ranking No. 9 in the nation in scoring defense, allowing opponents only 17.5 points per game. Wyoming s defense also ranked No. 1 in fumbles recovered (18), No. 2 in interceptions (20), No. 8 in defensive touchdowns scored, 13th in the NCAA in pass defense, and 23rd in total defense In 2016, his team defeated two Top 25 ranked opponents, was named the National Team of the Week by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) for one of those wins and received votes itself in the national polls. Wyoming also captured the Mountain Division title of the Mountain West Conference, earned the right to host the 2016 MW Football Championship Game as the highest ranked team in the conference and was invited to the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl. His Cowboys ended the year with an 8-6 record and featured one of the NCAA s top scoring offenses, averaging 35.9 points per game to rank No. 25 in the nation. Bohl was recognized for his turnaround of Cowboy Football by being named the 2016 Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year in voting by conference head coaches and media. Two Cowboys earned All-America honors in 2016 in running back Brian Hill and center Chase Roullier. Linebacker Logan Wilson earned Freshman All-America honors in 2016, joining Andrew Wingard, who earned Freshman All-America honors a year earlier. Bohl, who was part of building National Championship teams at North Dakota State and Nebraska, was introduced by University of Wyoming Athletics Director Tom Burman as the new head football coach of the Wyoming Cowboys on Sunday, Dec. 8, 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 His teams won three consecutive National Championships at the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level in 2011, 12 and 13. NDSU became only the second FCS school in NCAA history to win three consecutive national football titles, tied the FCS record for consecutive wins (24 from ) and became the first undefeated FCS National Champion since Rarely do you get an opportunity 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 Bohl concluded his career as head coach of the NDSU Bison, with a (.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, North Dakota State extended its winning streak to 24 consecutive games, which tied both the NDSU and FCS records for consecutive victories. The Bison teams from originally set the school record with 24 straight victories. The University of Pennsylvania set the FCS record of 24 consecutive wins from That record was later tied by Montana from The 2013 NDSU team also set a North Dakota State single-season record for wins, posting a perfect 15-0 record. The Bison became the first undefeated FCS National Champion since Marshall went 15-0 to win the 1996 FCS title. In 2012 and 13, Bohl received both The Sports Network Eddie Robinson FCS National Coach of the Year Award and the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) FCS National Coach of the Year Award. He became the first coach in the first 27 years of the Eddie Robinson Award to win it in consecutive seasons. In 2013, he also received the Liberty Mutual FCS Coach of the Year Award, which is presented in partnership with the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame. His other National Coach of the Year honor came in 2006, when he was recognized by the Football Gazette as the FCS National Coach of the Year and the Northwest Region Coach of the Year. Bohl grew up in Lincoln, Neb., and went on to attend the University of Nebraska where he was a reserve defensive back from 1977 to 1979 under head coach Tom Osborne. Bohl was part of Nebraska s 1979 Orange Bowl and 1980 Cotton Bowl teams. The season will be Bohl s 38th year coaching at the college level. Born July 27, 1958, Bohl will be 60 years old when the season kicks off. He earned his bachelor s degree in business administration from Nebraska in Bohl s family includes wife Leia, and children Mallory and Morgan, Aaron and Elijah. GoWyo.com Page 18

19 WYOMING FOOTBALL Craig Bohl Head Football Coach, University of Wyoming 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 America Football Coaches Association (AFCA) FCS National Coach of the Year Liberty Mutual, National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame FCS National Coach of the Year AFCA Region 4 Division I FCS Coach of the Year Missouri Valley Football Conference Bruce Craddock Coach of the Year 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 Craig Bohl s College Head-Coaching Record Overall Record Conference Record Conference Postseason Season School W L % W L % Finish Appearance Wyoming Wyoming nd in Mountain Div. Idaho Potato Bowl Champions 2016 Wyoming st in Mountain Div. Poinsettia Bowl 2015 Wyoming th in Mountain Div Wyoming T5th in Mountain Div North Dakota State st in MVFC FCS National Champions 2012 North Dakota State st in MVFC FCS National Champions 2011 North Dakota State Tie 1st in MVFC FCS National Champions 2010 North Dakota State Tie 3rd in MVFC FCS Quarterfinals 2009 North Dakota State th in MVFC 2008 North Dakota State Tie 4th in MVFC 2007 North Dakota State nd in GWFC Reclassifying to FCS 2006 North Dakota State st in GWFC Reclassifying to FCS 2005 North Dakota State rd in GWFC Reclassifying to FCS 2004 North Dakota State rd in GWFC Reclassifying to FCS 2003 North Dakota State nd in NCC Record as Head Coach (16 years) Titles 3 National Titles Craig Bohl s College Assistant-Coaching Record Overall Record Conference Record Conference Postseason Season School W L T % W L % Finish Appearance 2002 Nebraska (Def. Coord./LB) th Big 12 North Independence Bowl 2001 Nebraska (Def. Coord./LB) Tie 1st Big 12 N. Rose Bowl 2000 Nebraska (Def. Coord./LB) nd Big 12 North Alamo Bowl Champions 1999 Nebraska (Linebackers) Big 12 Champs Fiesta Bowl Champions 1998 Nebraska (Linebackers) nd Big 12 North Holiday Bowl 1997 Nebraska (Linebackers) Big 12 Champs National Champs / Orange 1996 Nebraska (Linebackers) Big 12 Runner-up Orange Bowl Champions 1995 Nebraska (Linebackers) Big Eight Champs National Champs / Fiesta 1994 Duke (Def. Coord./LB) Tie 3rd ACC Hall of Fame Bowl 1993 Rice (Defensive Coord.) Tie 4th SWC 1992 Rice (Defensive Coord.) Tie 2nd SWC 1991 Rice (Defensive Coord.) th SWC 1990 Rice (Defensive Coord.) Tie 4th SWC 1989 Rice (Defensive Coord.) Tie 6th SWC 1988 Wisconsin (Linebackers) Tie 9th Big Wisconsin (Linebackers) th Big Tulsa (Linebackers) Independent 1985 Tulsa (Linebackers) st MVC 1984 North Dakota State (DB) st NCC National Runner-up 1983 Nebraska (Grad Assistant) st Big 8 Orange Bowl 1982 Nebraska (Grad Assistant) st Big 8 Orange Bowl Champions 1981 Nebraska (Grad Assistant) st Big 8 Orange Bowl Record as Assistant Coach (22 years) National Titles Overall Record as a Head Coach (.660) in 16 seasons Overall Record as a College Assistant Coach (.670) in 22 seasons GoWyo.com Page 19

20 WYOMING FOOTBALL Wyoming Coaching Staff University of Wyoming In the Press Box Brent Vigen Jake Dickert Pete Kaligis Associate Head Coach Safeties Defensive Tackles/Nose Tackles Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Years at Wyoming: 5th Years at Wyoming: 2nd Years at Wyoming: 10th Alma Mater: North Dakota State 98 Alma Mater: Wisconsin-Stevens Point 07 Alma Mater: Washington 94 On the Field Scottie Hazelton Mike Bath AJ Cooper Defensive Coordinator/ Co-Special Teams Coordinator/ Co-Special Teams Coordinator/ Linebackers Tight Ends/Fullbacks Defensive Ends Years at Wyoming: 2nd Years at Wyoming: 5th Years at Wyoming: 5th Alma Mater: Fort Lewis 97 Alma Mater: Miami, Ohio 01 Alma Mater: North Dakota State 06 Scott Fuchs Mike Grant Gordie Haug John Richardson Offensive Line Wide Receivers Director of Player Personnel Cornerbacks Running Backs Years at Wyoming: 5th Years at Wyoming: 3rd Years at Wyoming: 5th Years at Wyoming: 5th Alma Mater: North Dakota State 95 Alma Mater: Nebraska 93 Alma Mater: Bemidji State 09 Alma Mater: North Dakota St. 10 GoWyo.com Page 20

21 WYOMING FOOTBALL Defense Cornerbacks 4 Antonio Hull (5-10, 188, RJr., Diamond Bar, Calif.) 12 Jalani Ellison (6-0, 171, Fr., Reseda, Calif.) Strong Safeties 28 Andrew Wingard (6-0, 214, Sr., Arvada, Colo.) 3 Alijah Halliburton (6-2, 190, Jr., Aurora, Colo.) Free Safeties 6 Marcus Epps (6-0, 197, Sr., Los Angeles, Calif.) 24 Braden Smith (5-10, 195, So., Lakewood, Colo.) Cornerbacks 18 Keyon Blankenbaker (5-10, 175, RFr., Oak Park, Ill.) 22 Sidney Washington Jr. (5-9, 170, So., Fresno, Calif.) Nickel Backs / Strong-Side (SAM) Linebackers 9 Tyler Hall (5-10, 190, Jr., Hawthorne, Calif.) 7 Chavez Pownell Jr. (5-11, 187, Sr., Tampa,Fla.) Middle (MIKE) Linebacker 30 Logan Wilson (6-2, 250, Jr., Casper, Wyo.) 45 Adam Pilapil (6-1, 220, Sr., Torrance, Calif.) Weak-Side (WILL) Linebackers 46 Cassh Maluia (6-0, 248, Jr., Compton, Calif.) 50 Ryan Gatoloai-Faupula (6-1, 216, So., Sacramento, Calif.) Defensive Ends 91 Carl Granderson (6-5, 261, Sr., Sacramento, Calif.) 53 Josiah Hall (6-1, 251, Jr., Colorado Springs, Colo.) 44 Victor Jones (6-4, 256, RFr., Sacramento, Calif.) Nose Tackles 87 Conner Cain (6-4, 270, Sr., Littleton, Colo.) 96 Sidney Malauulu (6-3, 293, Sr., Seoul, South Korea) Defensive Tackles 93 Youhanna Ghaifan (6-4, 282, Jr., Grand Island, Neb.) 98 Ravontae Holt (6-4, 262, So., Sacramento, Calif.) Defensive Ends 88 Garrett Crall (6-5, 242, So., Hicksville, Ohio) 42 Kevin Prosser (6-2, 227, Sr., Aurora, Colo.) Specialists Place-kickers 40 Cooper Rothe (5-11, 178, Jr., Longmont, Colo.) 41 Ryan Galovich (6-0, 192, Jr., Corvallis, Ore.) Punters 8 Dontae Crow (5-9, 178, So., Sheridan, Wyo.) 41 Ryan Galovich (6-0, 192, Jr., Corvallis, Ore.) Long Snappers 99 Jesse Hooper (5-11, 227, Fr., Draper, Utah) Holders 11 Nick Szpor (6-3, 212, Jr., Fresno, Calif.) Wyoming Depth Chart (As of Monday, Oct. 15, ) Offense Quarterbacks 18 Tyler Vander Waal (6-4, 220, RFr., Elk Grove, Calif.) 15 Nick Smith (6-4, 235, Sr., Merritt Island, Fla.) Running Backs 22 Nico Evans (5-9, 211, Sr., Los Angeles, Calif.) 23 Xazavian Valladay (6-0, 191, RFr., Matteson, Ill.) OR 20 Jevon Bigelow (6-2, 215, Fr., Fresno, Calif.) Fullbacks 35 Jaylon Watson (6-0, 250, Jr., Broken Bow, Okla.) 34 Jeff Burroughs (6-1, 241, So. Yoder, Wyo.) Wide Receivers (X) 80 James Price (6-2, 212, Sr., Camas, Wash.) 2 Jared Scott (6-6, 225, So., Oak Park, Ill.) OR 16 Gunner Gentry (6-3, 208, Fr., Aurora, Colo.) Wide Receivers (Z) 25 Austin Conway (5-10, 183, Jr., Aurora, Colo.) 19 Ayden Eberhardt (6-2, 195, So., Loveland, Colo.) Wide Receivers (X) 17 Raghib Ismail Jr. (6-0, 186, Jr., Carrollton, Texas) 13 John Okwoli (6-2, 210, Jr., Phoenix, Ariz.) Tight Ends (Y) 81 Austin Fort (6-4, 244, Sr., Gillette, Wyo.) 85 Tyree Mayfield (6-3, 241, Sr., St. Joseph, Mo.) 84 Nate Weinman (6-7, 260, RFr., Creston, Ohio) Left Tackles 72 Zach Wallace (6-7, 321, Sr., Lake Zurich, Ill.) 77 Pahl Schwab (6-5, 302, Jr., Afton, Wyo.) Left Guards 69 Eric Abojei (6-5, 344, RFr., New Hope, Minn.) 79 Logan Harris (6-3, 304, So., Torrington, Wyo.) Centers 73 Keegan Cryder (6-4, 291, RFr., Littleton, Colo.) 57 Patrick Arnold (6-3, 296, RFr., Omaha, Neb.) Right Guards 61 Kaden Jackson (6-2, 303, Sr., Kingfisher, Okla.) 65 Zach Watts (6-5, 280, Fr., Windsor, Colo.) Right Tackles 78 Alonzo Velasquez (6-6, 305, So., Janesville, Wis.) 62 Rudy Stofer (6-6, 297, RFr., Kearney, Neb.) Return Specialists Punt Returners 25 Austin Conway (5-10, 183, Jr., Aurora, Colo.) 8 Dontae Crow (5-9, 178, So., Sheridan, Wyo.) Kickoff Returners 9 Tyler Hall (5-10, 190, Jr., Hawthorne, Calif.) 25 Austin Conway (5-10, 183, Jr., Aurora, Colo.) 13 John Okwoli (6-2, 210, Jr., Phoenix, Ariz.) GoWyo.com Page 21

22 WYOMING FOOTBALL Marks the 122nd Season of Wyoming Football: The season marks the 122nd season of Wyoming Football. The Cowboys first season was Since that first season, there have been only four seasons in which Wyoming has not played football. In 1918, while Wyoming had a team they played no games due to an influenza epidemic. The other three seasons Wyoming did not field a team were 1943, 44 and 45 during World War II. Wyoming Football s All-Time Record: The Wyoming Cowboy Football program has played a total of 1,130 games in its history. Wyoming is 42 games under.500 all-time (530 wins to 572 losses), and has played 48 more road games than home games in its history (532 home games to 580 road games). The Cowboys played their 1,000th game on Sept. 6, 2008, against Air Force. Wyoming All-Time Football Record (.481) -- 1,130 Total Games Wyoming All-Time Home Football Record (.609) Home Games Wyoming All-Time Road Football Record (.366) Road Games Wyoming Neutral-Site Football Record (.444) Neutral-Site Games War Memorial Stadium Hosts Its 69th Season in : The college football season is the 69th season of War Memorial Stadium Wyoming has won 65.4 percent of its games in War Memorial Stadium. The War first opened on Sept. 16, 1950, with UW recording a win over Montana State. War Memorial s original capacity was 20,000 in It was expanded to 25,500 in 1970, and the seating was increased to a capacity of 33,500 in Following reconstruction of the upper deck on the West side of War Memorial Stadium in the summer of 2004, the new capacity of War Memorial Stadium was 30,514. With the construction of the Wildcatter Stadium Club & Suites in , the current capacity is 29,181. War Memorial Stadium by Decade Decade Record in The War 1950s (.744) 1960s (.893) 1970s (.510) 1980s (.733) 1990s (.746) 2000s (.483) 2010s (.528) Total (.654) 369 Total Games GoWyo.com Wyoming Team Notes University of Wyoming Football Mick and Susie McMurry High Altitude Performance Center Will Benefit All UW Student-Athletes: The University of Wyoming broke ground Saturday, Oct. 29 on the Mick and Susie McMurry High Altitude Performance Center (HAPC). The HAPC will be one of the preeminent athletic facilities in the country. It will add 71,000 square feet of new space and will expand the current Curtis and Marian Rochelle Athletics Center to over 118,000 square feet. The HAPC opened in the summer of. The HAPC groundbreaking was held on the same day the Wyoming Cowboys hosted the Boise State Broncos in a battle for first place in the Mountain West Conference s Mountain Division. A successful athletics program generates excitement, Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead said in April, when fundraising was announced. This leads to better student recruitment, better alumni support and stronger schools. I recommended $20 million in matching funds for the expansion and renovation of the Rochelle Athletics Center for these reasons. I thank Marian H. Rochelle for this generous gift and her continued support of the University of Wyoming. The project is funded by $24 million in private donations that were raised by UW Athletics and the UW Foundation and $20 million in state matching approved by Gov. Mead and the Legislature. Overwhelming interest by donors 55 total saw the fundraising efforts completed ahead of schedule. Marian Rochelle and her family donated $3 million as a leadership gift to kick off the project, and the combined gifts of Marian Rochelle and her daughter April Brimmer Kunz have since grown to $4.1 million. Mick and Susie McMurry s generosity and their commitment to making the University of Wyoming a premier university in both athletics and academics will be symbolized by the High Altitude Performance Center that will bear their name, says Tom Burman, UW athletics director. We also want to thank Marian Rochelle and April Brimmer Kunz for their generous lead gift for this project. And we of course want to thank Governor Mead and the members of the Wyoming State Legislature for making funds available to match the private funds that we raised for this facility. The High Altitude Performance Center will be one of the best facilities of its kind in all of college athletics. It will provide the student-athletes in all of our sports the athletic training resources to compete with the best in the nation, and it will provide our academic counseling unit exceptional resources to help our student-athletes achieve their educational and career goals. The Mick and Susie McMurry High Altitude Performance Center will redefine Cowboy football, says UW Head Football Coach Craig Bohl. This facility will play a critical role in our vision of recruiting to what we call the Wyoming Profile. That recruiting effort involves attracting a young man who is committed to earning a meaningful degree from an outstanding academic institution and has a laser-like focus to win Mountain West Conference championships. The High Altitude Performance Center will put us at the top of the league in terms of training and academic facilities, which is where we also aspire to be on the field of competition. The new facility will focus on the unique advantages of training at an altitude of 7,220 feet. From strength and conditioning training, to nutrition, to recovery and rehabilitation services following injuries, the HAPC will serve the needs of all of Wyoming s 400-plus student-athletes. The facility s design will stay true to the architectural tradition of iconic sandstone buildings featured throughout the UW campus. Located just beyond the north end zone, the High Altitude Performance Center will enhance the aesthetics of War Memorial Stadium. Due to its location, the HAPC will be highly visible for national television audiences. It will show the commitment that the state of Wyoming has in ensuring Wyoming Athletics continues to successfully compete at the NCAA Division I level -- the highest level of competition in college sports. The ground level of the HAPC will house both an Olympic sport weight-training area and a separate strength and conditioning center for the Cowboy football team that will overlook Jonah Field. Also on the first floor will be a sports medicine area that will nearly double the size of its previous space, allowing for more effective and efficient treatment of UW student-athletes. The football locker room, like the football strength and conditioning area, will overlook the field and will include a player lounge. The second floor will include an expansive academic center to house academic counselors, tutoring areas and a computer lab, as well as enhanced and renovated football offices, meeting rooms, a new recruiting lounge and the nutrition center/training table. The theater-style team meeting room will span both the first and second floors. Construction on the project will begin after the conclusion of the 2016 Cowboy football season. It is estimated that the project will take months to complete. The original Curtis and Marian Rochelle Athletics Center was opened in 2001 at a total cost of $9.4 million. Fundraising for the RAC included a historic $4.2 million gift from the Rochelles, which was the largest donation in school history at the time. A total of 167 donors contributed to the original RAC. Page 22

23 WYOMING FOOTBALL Wyoming Team Notes University of Wyoming Football Preseason All-America Teams Associated Press Preseason Second Team All-American #28 Andrew Wingard, Strong Safety 6-0, 214, Sr., Arvada, Colo. Athlon Sports Preseason Second Team All-American #28 Andrew Wingard, Strong Safety 6-0, 214, Sr., Arvada, Colo. NFLDraftScout.com Preseason Second Team All-American #28 Andrew Wingard, Strong Safety 6-0, 214, Sr., Arvada, Colo. National Award Watch Lists Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List #28 Andrew Wingard, Strong Safety 6-0, 214, Sr., Arvada, Colo. #91 Carl Granderson, Defensive End 6-5, 261, Sr., Sacramento, Calif. Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List #28 Andrew Wingard, Strong Safety 6-0, 214, Sr., Arvada, Colo. #91 Carl Granderson, Defensive End 6-5, 261, Sr., Sacramento, Calif. #93 Youhanna Ghaifan, Defensive Tackle 6-4, 282, Jr., Grand Island, Neb. Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Watch List #28 Andrew Wingard, Strong Safety 6-0, 207, So., Arvada, Colo. Outland Trophy Watch List #93 Youhanna Ghaifan, Defensive Tackle 6-4, 282, Jr., Grand Island, Neb. Mountain West Conference Preseason All-Conference Preseason First Team All-Conference #28 Andrew Wingard, Strong Safety 6-0, 214, Sr., Arvada, Colo. #91 Carl Granderson, Defensive End 6-5, 261, Sr., Sacramento, Calif. #93 Youhanna Ghaifan, Defensive Tackle 6-4, 282, Jr., Grand Island, Neb. Preseason Defensive Player of the Year #28 Andrew Wingard, Free Safety 6-0, 214, Sr., Arvada, Colo 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, 255, Jr., Sacramento, Calif. #28 Andrew Wingard, Free Safety 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 6-5, 240, Jr., Firebaugh, Calif. # 9 Tyler Hall, Return Specialist/Cornerback 5-10, 190, So., Hawthorne, Calif. National Football League Draft Buffalo Bills 1st Round, 7th Overall Pick #17 Josh Allen, Quarterback 6-5, 240, Jr., Firebaugh, Calif National Award Semifinalists National Football Foundation William V. Campbell Scholar-Athlete Award #36 Drew Van Maanen, Fullback 6-1, 245, Sr., Parker, Colo. One of 181 National Semifinalists 2017 Associated Press Bowl Team #91 Carl Granderson, Defensive End 6-5, 255, Jr., Sacramento, Calif 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 Senior Bowl #17 Josh Allen, Quarterback 6-5, 240, Jr., Firebaugh, Calif. NFLPA Collegiate Bowl # 5 Rico Gafford, Cornerback 5-11, 185, Sr., West Des Moines, Iowa Ted Hendricks Award Watch List #91 Carl Granderson, Defensive End 6-5, 261, Sr., Sacramento, Calif. GoWyo.com Page 23

24 WYOMING FOOTBALL Participation List/Starting Lineups University of Wyoming Football Player Participation and Starting History Career Season BOISE FRESNO UTAH Career Cons No. Players (G/GS) (G/GS) (G/GS) NMSU WSU MO WOF STATE HAW STATE STATE CSU SJSU AFA UNM (G/GS) GS 69 Eric Abojei, og HS RS G G GS G GS GS GS 7/ Patrick Arnold, c HS RS GS GS GS GS 4/4 20 Kevon Bigelow, rb HS G G GS G G G 6/1 18 Keyon Blankenbaker, cb HS RS G G G GS GS GS GS 7/ Dauson Booker, rb HS G 1/0 76 Justis Borton, nt HS RS 2/0 2/0 34 Jeff Burroughs, fb HS RS SQ G G G 3/0 92 Solomon Byrd, de HS G 1/0 87 Conner Cain, nt 11/1 14/12 7/3 G G G G GS G G 39/17 37 Josh Calvert, nt HS RS 1/0 1/0 12 Sean Chambers, qb HS 0/0 21 C.J. Coldon, cb HS RS GS GS GS 3/3 25 Austin Conway, wr RS 14/2 13/11 GS GS GS G GS GS GS 34/ Garrett Crall, de HS RS 13/0 GS GS GS GS GS GS GS 20/7 7 8 Dontae Crow, wr/p HS RS 5/0 G G G GS GS 10/ Keegan Cryder, c/og HS RS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS 7/ Taylor Dodd, fs HS RS 0/0 88 Camron Donatlan, wr HS 0/0 90 Gavin Dunayski, dt HS RS 0/0 19 Ayden Eberhardt, wr HS RS 7/0 G G G G G G G 14/0 12 Jalani Ellison, cb HS G G G G G 5/0 6 Marcus Epps, fs 11/11 14/14 13/13 GS GS GS GS GS GS GS 45/ Nico Evans, rb 10/0 14/0 13/0 GS GS GS GS GS 42/ Austin Fort, te JC 13/0 8/2 GS GS GS GS 25/ Ryan Galovich, k TR G 1/0 5 Esaias Gandy, ss HS 13/0 G G G G G G G 20/0 50 Ryan Gatoloai-Faupula, lb HS 9/0 G G G G 13/0 16 Gunner Gentry, wr HS G G G G G G 6/0 93 Youhanna Ghaifan, dt RS 14/5 12/12 GS GS GS GS GS GS GS 33/ Carl Granderson, de 12/0 6/6 13/13 GS GS GS GS GS GS GS 38/ Josiah Hall, de RS 14/11 12/8 G G G G 30/19 9 Tyler Hall, n/lb HS 7/0 13/5 GS GS GS GS GS GS 26/ Alijah Halliburton, ss HS 14/0 13/0 G G G G G GS G 34/1 79 Logan Harris, og/c HS 13/13 G G G G G G G 20/13 33 Josh Harshman, te 11/0 14/2 13/7 GS GS GS 41/12 98 Ravontae Holt, dt HS 9/3 G G G G G G G 16/3 99 Jesse Hooper, ls HS G G G G G G G 7/0 4 Antonio Hull, cb 12/9 14/11 1/0 GS GS GS GS GS GS GS 34/ Raghib Ismail Jr., wr JC G G G GS G G G 7/1 86 Javaree Jackson, nt/dt HS 11/1 G G G 14/1 61 Kaden Jackson, og 11/2 14/14 10/10 GS GS G GS GS GS GS 42/ C.J. Johnson, wr RS 14/3 13/8 27/11 44 Victor Jones, de/dt HS RS G G G G G G G 7/0 83 Mason Keeler, te HS RS G 1/0 36 Brennan Kutterer, lb HS RS G G G G 4/0 9 Isaac Leppke, wr HS RS 1/0 1/0 47 Austin Lopez, fb RS 0/0 13/0 G G G G G 18/0 96 Sidney Malauulu, nt 12/6 12/0 7/7 GS GS GS GS GS GS 37/ Cassh Maluia, lb HS 13/2 13/13 GS GS GS GS G GS 32/ Tyree Mayfield, te 12/8 14/2 13/8 G G GS GS GS GS GS 46/ Jahmari, Moore, fb HS RS 13/0 G G G G G G G 20/0 48 Chad Muma, lb HS G G G G G G G 7/0 13 John Okwoli, wr HS 14/0 12/4 G GS G GS G G G 33/6 29 Kellen Overstreet, rb 12/0 RS 13/0 25/0 45 Adam Pilapil, lb 11/1 7/0 8/0 G G G G G G G 33/1 7 Chavez Pownell Jr., n/lb 11/1 14/0 13/0 G GS G GS G G G 45/3 80 James Price, wr 12/4 14/0 10/10/ GS GS GS GS GS GS GS 43/ Kevin Prosser, de 12/0 14/10 12/3 G G G G G 43/13 40 Cooper Rothe, k 14/14 13/13 GS GS GS GS GS GS GS 34/ Gavin Rush, og HS 14/14 13/8 27/22 77 Pahl Schwab, ot RS 4/0 13/0 G G G G G G G 24/0 2 Jared Scott, wr HS 9/0 G G G G G G G 16/0 24 Braden Smith, fs HS RS 12/0 G G G G G G G 19/0 15 Nick Smith, qb 5/2 0/0 7/2 G G 14/4 62 Rudy Stofer, ot HS RS GS GS G G G G G 7/2 11 Nick Szpor, qb/holder HS 14/0 13/0 G G G G G G G 34/0 64 Zach Thatcher, og HS RS G G G G G G G 7/0 23 Xazavian Valladay, rb HS RS G G G GS G G G 7/1 18 Tyler Vander Waal, qb HS RS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS 7/ Alonzo Velasquez, ot HS 10/10 GS GS GS GS GS 15/15 5 GoWyo.com Page 24

25 WYOMING FOOTBALL Participation List/Starting Lineups University of Wyoming Football Player Participation and Starting History Career Season BOISE FRESNO UTAH Career Cons No. Players (G/GS) (G/GS) (G/GS) NMSU WSU MO WOF STATE HAW STATE STATE CSU SJSU AFA UNM (G/GS) GS 72 Zach Wallace, ot 12/10 14/14 13/13 GS GS GS GS GS GS GS 45/ Sidney Washington Jr.,cb HS RS 2/0 G G G 5/0 35 Jaylon Watson, fb RS 14/0 13/0 G G G G G G G 34/0 84 Nate Weinman, te HS RS G G G G 4/0 14 Miles Williams, cb HS G G G 3/0 30 Logan Wilson, lb RS 14/14 13/13 GS GS GS GS GS GS GS 34/ Andrew Wingard, ss 12/11 14/14 13/13 GS GS GS GS GS GS GS 46/ Ben Wisdorf, lb RS 6/0 13/0 G G G G G G G 27/0 15 Trey Woods, de HS 12/10 G 13/10 27 Tim Zaleski, p HS 13/13 GS GS GS GS GS 18/18 RS - Redshirted G - Indicates number of games played that season. GS- Indicates number of games started that season. Cons. GS - Indicates current streaks of consecutive games started Game-by-Game Starters Offensive Game-by-Game Starters Game QB RB FB (WR, RB) WR WR (TE) TE LT LG C RG RT at New Mexico St. Vander Waal Evans Price (WR) Conway Fort (TE) Harshman Wallace Cryder Arnold K. Jackson Stofer WASHINGTON ST. Vander Waal Evans Price (WR) Conway Okwoli (WR) Harshman Wallace Cryder Arnold K. Jackson Stofer at Missouri Vander Waal Bigelow Price (WR) Conway Mayfield (TE) Harshman Wallace Abojei Arnold Cryder Velasquez WOFFORD Vander Waal Valladay Price (WR) Ismail Okwoli (WR) Mayfield Wallace Cryder Arnold K. Jackson Velasquez BOISE STATE Vander Waal Evans Price (WR) Conway Fort (TE) Mayfield Wallace Abojei Cryder K. Jackson Velasquez at Hawai i Vander Waal Evans Price (WR) Conway Fort (TE) Mayfield Wallace Abojei Cryder K. Jackson Velasquez at Fresno State Vander Waal Evans Price (WR) Conway Fort (TE) Mayfiield Wallace Abojei Cryder K. Jackson Velasquez UTAH STATE at Colorado State SAN JOSE STATE AIR FORCE at New Mexico Defensive Game-by-Game Starters Game CB FS SS CB NICKEL/SAM LB (MIKE) LB (WILL) DE DT NT DE at New Mexico St. Hull Epps Wingard Coldon T. Hall Wilson Maluia Granderson Ghaifan Malauulu Crall WASHINGTON ST. Hull Epps Wingard Coldon T. Hall Wilson Pownell Jr. Granderson Ghaifan Malauulu Crall at Missouri Hull Epps Wingard Coldon T. Hall Wilson Maluia Granderson Ghaifan Malauulu Crall WOFFORD Hull Epps Wingard Blankenbaker Pownell Jr. Wilson Maluia Granderson Ghaifan Malauulu Crall BOISE STATE Hull Epps Wingard Blankenbaker T. Hall Wilson Maluia Granderson Ghaifan Cain Crall at Hawai i Hull Epps Wingard Blankenbaker T. Hall Wilson Halliburton(SS) Granderson Ghaifan Malauulu Crall at Fresno State Hull Epps Wingard Blankenbaker T. Hall Wilson Maluia Granderson Ghaiifan Malauulu Crall UTAH STATE at Colorado State SAN JOSE STATE AIR FORCE at New Mexico Season Captains Team Captains #6 Marcus Epps, Sr., FS, Los Angeles, Calif. #22 Nico Evans, Sr., RB, Los Angeles, Calif. #28 Andrew Wingard, Sr., SS, Arvada, Colo. #30 Logan Wilson, Jr., LB, Casper, Wyo. #81 Austin Fort, Sr., TE, Gillette, Wyo. #87 Conner Cain, Sr., NT, Littleton, Colo. GoWyo.com Page 25

26 WYOMING FOOTBALL Roster University of Wyoming Football University of Wyoming Cowboy Football Alphabetical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Ex. Hometown (Last School) 69 Eric Abojei OG RFr. RS New Hope, Minn. (Robbinsdale Cooper) 54 Ben Acres DE Fr. HS Casper, Wyo. (Natrona County) 57 Patrick Arnold C RFr. RS Omaha, Neb. (Gretna) 74 Blayne Baker OG Fr. HS Sheridan, Wyo. (Sheridan) 32D Brock Beddes K Jr. SQ Casper, Wyo. (Natrona) 20 Jevon Bigelow RB Fr. HS Fresno, Calif. (Central) 18D Keyon Blankenbaker CB RFr. RS Oak Park, Ill. (Oak Park-River Forest) 89 Jaxon Boley TE Fr. HS Hodgenville, Ky. (Larue County) 31 Dauson Booker RB Fr. HS Modesto, Calif. (Central Catholic) 76 Justis Borton NT So. SQ Wheatland, Wyo. (Wheatland) 52 Jack Boyer DE Fr. HS Arvada, Colo. (Arvada West) 20D Brett Brenton CB Fr. HS Casper, Wyo. (Natrona County) 95 DeVaughn Brown DE Fr. HS Antioch, Calif. (Ygnacio Valley) 34D Jeff Burroughs FB So. SQ Yoder, Wyo. (Southeast) 92 Solomon Byrd DE Fr. HS Palmdale, Calif. (William J.P. Knight) 87 Conner Cain NT Sr. 3L Littleton, Colo. (Heritage) 37 Josh Calvert NT So. SQ Wheatland, Wyo. (Wheatland) 12 Sean Chambers QB Fr. HS Kerman, Calif. (Kerman) 21 C.J. Coldon CB RFr. RS Belleville, Ill. (Althoff Catholic) 58 Claude Cole DT Fr. HS Palo Alto, Calif. (Bellarmine Prep) 25 Austin Conway WR Jr. 2L Aurora, Colo. (Overland) 88 Garrett Crall DE So. 1L Hicksville, Ohio (Hicksville) 8 Dontae Crow WR/P So. 1L Sheridan, Wyo. (Sheridan) 75 Frank Crum OT Fr. HS Laramie, Wyo. (Laramie) 73 Keegan Cryder C/OG RFr. RS Littleton, Colo. (Dakota Ridge) 63 Jason Davis OL RFr. RS Hershey, Neb. (Hershey) 30D Theo Dawson RB Fr. HS Jackson, Wyo. (Jackson Hole) 40D Taylor Dodd FS RFr. RS Laramie, Wyo. (Laramie) 88D Camron Donatlan WR Fr. HS Aurora, Ill. (West Aurora) 90 Gavin Dunayski DT RFr. RS Puyallup, Wash. (Puyallup) 19 Ayden Eberhardt WR So. 1L Loveland, Colo. (Loveland) 12D Jalani Ellison CB Fr. HS Reseda, Calif. (Reseda) 6 Marcus Epps FS Sr. 3L Los Angeles, Calif. (Edison) 22 Nico Evans RB Sr. 3L Los Angeles, Calif. (Loyola) 5D Haize Fornstrom WR Fr. HS Pine Bluffs, Wyo. (Pine Bluffs) 81 Austin Fort TE Sr. 2L Gillette, Wyo. (Chabot CC, Calif.) 41D Ryan Galovich K Jr SQ Corvallis, Ore. (Crescent Valley) 5 Esaias Gandy SS So. 1L Aurora, Colo. (Denver South) 50 Ryan Gatoloai-Faupula LB So. 1L Sacramento, Calif. (Inderkum) 16 Gunner Gentry WR Fr. HS Aurora, Colo. (Grandview) 93 Youhanna Ghaifan DT Jr. 2L Grand Island, Neb. (Central Catholic) 94 Cole Godbout DT Fr. HS Hudson, Wis. (Hudson) 91 Carl Granderson DE Sr. 3L Sacramento, Calif. (Grant) 26 Coby Haas S Fr. HS Sidney, Neb. (Sidney) 53 Josiah Hall DE Jr. 2L Colorado Springs, Colo. (Falcon) 9 Tyler Hall N/LB Jr. 2L Hawthorne, Calif. (Junipero Serra) 3 Alijah Halliburton SS Jr. 2L Aurora, Colo. (Overland) 79 Logan Harris OG/C So. 1L Torrington, Wyo. (Torrington) 33 Josh Harshman TE Sr. 3L Casper, Wyo. (Natrona County) 34 Charles Hicks LB Fr. HS San Diego, Calif. (Lincoln) 98 Ravontae Holt DT So. 1L Sacramento, Calif. (Sheldon) 99 Jesse Hooper LS Fr. HS Draper, Utah (Summit Academy) 36D Chase Hughes LB Fr. HS Nashua, N.H. (Bishop Guertin) 4 Antonio Hull CB RJr. 2L Diamond Bar, Calif. (Diamond Bar) 17 Raghib Ismail Jr. WR Jr. JC Carrollton, Texas (Cisco C.C., Texas) 86 Javaree Jackson NT/DT So. 1L Wauwatosa, Wis. (Wauwatosa West) 61 Kaden Jackson OG Sr. 3L Kingfisher, Okla. (Kingfisher) 7D Reow Jackson RB Fr. HS Eugene, Ore. (Marist Catholic) 14 C.J. Johnson WR Jr. 2L Bellevue, Neb. (Bellevue West) 44 Victor Jones DE/DT RFr. RS Sacramento, Calif. (Inderkum) 83 Mason Keeler TE RFr. RS Broomfield, Colo. (Broomfield) 36 Brennan Kutterer LB RFr. RS Tongue River, Wyo. (Tongue River) GoWyo.com Page 26

27 WYOMING FOOTBALL Roster University of Wyoming Football University of Wyoming Cowboy Football Alphabetical Roster (Continued) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Ex. Hometown (Last School) 33D Leevi Lafaele RB Fr. HS Sacramento, Calif. (Inderkum) 70 Tristen Lee OL Fr. HS Longmont, Colo. (Mead) 9D Isaac Leppke WR So. SQ Dinuba, Calif. (Dinuba) 27D Bryce Levinson S Fr. HS Thornton, Colo. (Mountain Range) 49 Teagan Liufau DE Fr. HS Fort Collins, Colo. (Rocky Mountain) 47 Austin Lopez FB Jr. 1L Colorado Springs, Colo. (Palmer) 51 Payton Lowry-Sanders DE Sr. JC Torrance, Calif. (Glendale C.C., Ariz.) 60 Marco Machado OL Fr. HS Waco, Neb. (Nebraska Lutheran) 96 Sidney Malauulu NT Sr. 3L Seoul, South Korea (Buena H.S., Ariz.) 46 Cassh Maluia LB Jr. 2L Compton, Calif. (Paramount) 82 Jackson Marcotte TE Fr. HS Mt. Carmel, Ill. (Mt. Carmel) 20 Ryan Marquez QB Fr. HS Arvada, Colo. (Pomona) 85 Tyree Mayfield TE Sr. 3L St. Joseph, Mo. (Central) 55D Ryan Mazzola LB RFr. RS Broomfield, Colo. (Broomfield) 29 Quinten Mercado CB Sr. JC Santa Ana, Calif. (Fullerton C.C., Calif.) 35D Skyler Miller N/LB So. SQ Torrington, Wyo. (Torrington) 32 Jahmari Moore FB So. 1L Oak Park, Ill. (Oak Park-River Forest) 97 Mario Mora DT Fr. HS Covina, Calif. (Charter Oak) 48 Chad Muma LB Fr. HS Lone Tree, Colo. (Legend) 2D Cameron Murray FS Fr. HS Aurora, Colo. (Overland) 13 John Okwoli WR Jr. 2L Phoenix, Ariz. (North Canyon) 45 Adam Pilapil LB Sr. 3L Torrance, Calif. (Loyola) 7 Chavez Pownell Jr. N/LB Sr. 3L Tampa, Fla. (Jefferson) 80 James Price WR Sr. 3L Camas, Wash. (Camas) 42 Kevin Prosser DE Sr. 3L Aurora, Colo. (Overland) 38 Ray Rabou LB Fr. HS Buffalo, Wyo. (Buffalo) 40 Cooper Rothe K Jr. 2L Longmont, Colo. (Longmont) 55 Gavin Rush OG Jr. 2L Phillips, Neb. (Aurora) 77 Pahl Schwab OT Jr. 1L Afton, Wyo. (Star Valley) 2 Jared Scott WR So. 1L Oak Park, Ill. (Oak Park-River Forest) 24 Braden Smith FS So. 1L Lakewood, Colo. (Lakewood) 15 Nick Smith QB Sr. 3L Merritt Island, Fla. (Merritt Island) 39 Justyn Stindt WR RFr. RS Belleville, Kan. (Republic County) 62 Rudy Stofer OT RFr. RS Kearney, Neb. (Kearney) 11 Nick Szpor H/QB Jr. 2L Fresno, Calif. (Central) 64 Zach Thatcher OG So. SQ Pueblo, Colo. (Centennial) 23 Xazavian Valladay RB RFr. RS Matteson, Ill. (Brother Rice) 18 Tyler Vander Waal QB RFr. RS Elk Grove, Calif. (Christian Brothers) 78 Alonzo Velasquez OT So. 1L Janesville, Wis. (Parker) 72 Zach Wallace OT Sr. 3L Lake Zurich, Ill. (Lake Zurich) 22D Sidney Washington Jr. CB So. SQ Fresno, Calif. (Bullard) 35 Jaylon Watson FB Jr. 2L Broken Bow, Okla. (Broken Bow) 65 Zach Watts OG Fr. HS Windsor, Colo. (Windsor) 8D Rome Weber CB Fr. HS San Bernardino, Calif. (Cajon) 84 Nate Weinman TE RFr. RS Creston, Ohio (Norwayne) 41 Davon Wells-Ross DE RFr. RS Omaha, Neb. (Omaha North) 87D Wyatt Wieland WR Fr. HS Colorado Springs, Colo. (Pine Creek) 14D Miles Williams CB Fr. HS Oxnard, Calif. (Pacifica) 30 Logan Wilson LB Jr. 2L Casper, Wyo. (Natrona County) 28 Andrew Wingard SS Sr. 3L Arvada, Colo. (Ralston Valley) 43 Ben Wisdorf LB Jr. 2L Cheyenne, Wyo. (East) 27 Tim Zaleski P So. 1L Oak Lawn, Ill. (St. Rita) Experience Codes 1L One-Year Letterman 2L Two-Year Letterman 3L Three-Year Letterman HS High School Player the Previous Season JC Junior College Player the Previous Season RS Redshirted Previous Season SQ Squad Member Previous Season But Didn t Earn Letter TR Transfer From Another Four-Year School GoWyo.com Page 27

28 WYOMING FOOTBALL Roster University of Wyoming Football University of Wyoming Cowboy Football Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Ex. Hometown (Last School) 2 Jared Scott WR So. 1L Oak Park, Ill. (Oak Park-River Forest) 2D Cameron Murray FS Fr. HS Aurora, Colo. (Overland) 3 Alijah Halliburton SS Jr. 2L Aurora, Colo. (Overland) 4 Antonio Hull CB RJr. 2L Diamond Bar, Calif. (Diamond Bar) 5 Esaias Gandy SS So. 1L Aurora, Colo. (Denver South) 5D Haize Fornstrom WR Fr. HS Pine Bluffs, Wyo. (Pine Bluffs) 6 Marcus Epps FS Sr. 3L Los Angeles, Calif. (Edison) 7 Chavez Pownell Jr. N/LB Sr. 3L Tampa, Fla. (Jefferson) 7D Reow Jackson RB Fr. HS Eugene, Ore. (Marist Catholic) 8 Dontae Crow WR So. 1L Sheridan, Wyo. (Sheridan) 8D Rome Weber CB Fr. HS San Bernardino, Calif. (Cajon) 9 Tyler Hall N/LB Jr. 2L Hawthorne, Calif. (Junipero Serra) 9D Isaac Leppke WR So. SQ Dinuba, Calif. (Dinuba) 11 Nick Szpor H/QB Jr. 2L Fresno, Calif. (Central) 12 Sean Chambers QB Fr. HS Kerman, Calif. (Kerman) 12D Jalani Ellison CB Fr. HS Reseda, Calif. (Reseda) 13 John Okwoli WR Jr. 2L Phoenix, Ariz. (North Canyon) 14 C.J. Johnson WR Jr. 2L Bellevue, Neb. (Bellevue West) 14D Miles Williams CB Fr. HS Oxnard, Calif. (Pacifica) 15 Nick Smith QB Sr. 3L Merritt Island, Fla. (Merritt Island) 16 Gunner Gentry WR Fr. HS Aurora, Colo. (Grandview) 17 Raghib Ismail Jr. WR Jr. JC Carrollton, Texas (Cisco C.C., Texas) 18 Tyler Vander Waal QB RFr. RS Elk Grove, Calif. (Christian Brothers) 18D Keyon Blankenbaker CB RFr. RS Oak Park, Ill. (Oak Park-River Forest) 19 Ayden Eberhardt WR So. 1L Loveland, Colo. (Loveland) 20 Jevon Bigelow RB Fr. HS Fresno, Calif. (Central) 20D Ryan Marquez QB Fr. HS Arvada, Colo. (Pomona) 20D Brett Brenton CB Fr. HS Casper, Wyo. (Natrona County) 21 C.J. Coldon CB RFr. RS Belleville, Ill. (Althoff Catholic) 22 Nico Evans RB Sr. 3L Los Angeles, Calif. (Loyola) 22D Sidney Washington Jr. CB So. SQ Fresno, Calif. (Bullard) 23 Xazavian Valladay RB RFr. RS Matteson, Ill. (Brother Rice) 24 Braden Smith FS So. 1L Lakewood, Colo. (Lakewood) 25 Austin Conway WR Jr. 2L Aurora, Colo. (Overland) 26 Coby Haas S Fr. HS Sidney, Neb. (Sidney) 27 Tim Zaleski P So. 1L Oak Lawn, Ill. (St. Rita) 27D Bryce Levinson S Fr. HS Thornton, Colo. (Mountain Range) 28 Andrew Wingard SS Sr. 3L Arvada, Colo. (Ralston Valley) 29 Quinten Mercado CB Sr. JC Santa Ana, Calif. (Fullerton C.C., Calif.) 30 Logan Wilson LB Jr. 2L Casper, Wyo. (Natrona County) 30D Theo Dawson RB Fr. HS Jackson, Wyo. (Jackson Hole) 31 Dauson Booker RB Fr. HS Modesto, Calif. (Central Catholic) 32 Jahmari Moore FB So. 1L Oak Park, Ill. (Oak Park-River Forest) 32D Brock Beddes K Jr. SQ Casper, Wyo. (Natrona) 33 Josh Harshman TE Sr. 3L Casper, Wyo. (Natrona County) 33D Leevi Lafaele RB Fr. HS Sacramento, Calif. (Inderkum) 34 Charles Hicks LB Fr. HS San Diego, Calif. (Lincoln) 34D Jeff Burroughs FB So. SQ Yoder, Wyo. (Southeast) 35 Jaylon Watson FB Jr. 2L Broken Bow, Okla. (Broken Bow) 35D Skyler Miller N/LB So. SQ Torrington, Wyo. (Torrington) 36 Brennan Kutterer LB RFr. RS Tongue River, Wyo. (Tongue River) 36D Chase Hughes LB Fr. HS Nashua, N.H. (Bishop Guertin) 37 Josh Calvert NT So. SQ Wheatland, Wyo. (Wheatland) 38 Ray Rabou LB Fr. HS Buffalo, Wyo. (Buffalo) 39 Justyn Stindt WR RFr. RS Belleville, Kan. (Republic County) 40 Cooper Rothe K Jr. 2L Longmont, Colo. (Longmont) 40D Taylor Dodd FS RFr. RS Laramie, Wyo. (Laramie) 41 Davon Wells-Ross DE RFr. RS Omaha, Neb. (Omaha North) 41D Ryan Galovich K Jr. SQ Corvallis, Ore. (Crescent Valley) 42 Kevin Prosser DE Sr. 3L Aurora, Colo. (Overland) 43 Ben Wisdorf LB Jr. 2L Cheyenne, Wyo. (East) 44 Victor Jones DE/DT RFr. RS Sacramento, Calif. (Inderkum) 45 Adam Pilapil LB Sr. 3L Torrance, Calif. (Loyola) GoWyo.com Page 28

29 WYOMING FOOTBALL Roster University of Wyoming Football University of Wyoming Cowboy Football Numerical Roster (Continued) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Ex. Hometown (Last School) 46 Cassh Maluia LB Jr. 2L Compton, Calif. (Paramount) 47 Austin Lopez FB Jr. 1L Colorado Springs, Colo. (Palmer) 48 Chad Muma LB Fr. HS Lone Tree, Colo. (Legend) 49 Teagan Liufau DE Fr. HS Fort Collins, Colo. (Rocky Mountain) 50 Ryan Gatoloai-Faupula LB So. 1L Sacramento, Calif. (Inderkum) 51 Payton Lowry-Sanders DE Sr. JC Torrance, Calif. (Glendale C.C., Ariz.) 52 Jack Boyer DE Fr. HS Arvada, Colo. (Arvada West) 53 Josiah Hall DE Jr. 2L Colorado Springs, Colo. (Falcon) 54 Ben Acres DE Fr. HS Casper, Wyo. (Natrona County) 55 Gavin Rush OG Jr. 2L Phillips, Neb. (Aurora) 55D Ryan Mazzola LB RFr. RS Broomfield, Colo. (Broomfield) 57 Patrick Arnold C RFr. RS Omaha, Neb. (Gretna) 58 Claude Cole DT Fr. HS Palo Alto, Calif. (Bellarmine Prep) 60 Marco Machado OL Fr. HS Waco, Neb. (Nebraska Lutheran) 61 Kaden Jackson OG Sr. 3L Kingfisher, Okla. (Kingfisher) 62 Rudy Stofer OT RFr. RS Kearney, Neb. (Kearney) 63 Jason Davis OL RFr. RS Hershey, Neb. (Hershey) 64 Zach Thatcher OG So. SQ Pueblo, Colo. (Centennial) 65 Zach Watts OG Fr. HS Windsor, Colo. (Windsor) 69 Eric Abojei OG RFr. RS New Hope, Minn. (Robbinsdale Cooper) 70 Tristen Lee OL Fr. HS Longmont, Colo. (Mead) 72 Zach Wallace OT Sr. 3L Lake Zurich, Ill. (Lake Zurich) 73 Keegan Cryder C/OG RFr. RS Littleton, Colo. (Dakota Ridge) 74 Blayne Baker OG Fr. HS Sheridan, Wyo. (Sheridan) 75 Frank Crum OT Fr. HS Laramie, Wyo. (Laramie) 76 Justis Borton NT So. SQ Wheatland, Wyo. (Wheatland) 77 Pahl Schwab OT Jr. 1L Afton, Wyo. (Star Valley) 78 Alonzo Velasquez OT So. 1L Janesville, Wis. (Parker) 79 Logan Harris OG/C So. 1L Torrington, Wyo. (Torrington) 80 James Price WR Sr. 3L Camas, Wash. (Camas) 81 Austin Fort TE Sr. 2L Gillette, Wyo. (Chabot CC, Calif.) 82 Jackson Marcotte TE Fr. HS Mt. Carmel, Ill. (Mt. Carmel) 83 Mason Keeler TE RFr. RS Broomfield, Colo. (Broomfield) 84 Nate Weinman TE RFr. RS Creston, Ohio (Norwayne) 85 Tyree Mayfield TE Sr. 3L St. Joseph, Mo. (Central) 86 Javaree Jackson NT/DT So. 1L Wauwatosa, Wis. (Wauwatosa West) 87 Conner Cain NT Sr. 3L Littleton, Colo. (Heritage) 87D Wyatt Wieland WR Fr. HS Colorado Springs, Colo. (Pine Creek) 88 Garrett Crall DE So. 1L Hicksville, Ohio (Hicksville) 88D Camron Donatlan WR Fr. HS Aurora, Ill. (West Aurora) 89 Jaxon Boley TE Fr. HS Hodgenville, Ky. (Larue County) 90 Gavin Dunayski DT RFr. RS Puyallup, Wash. (Puyallup) 91 Carl Granderson DE Sr. 3L Sacramento, Calif. (Grant) 92 Solomon Byrd DE Fr. HS Palmdale, Calif. (William J.P. Knight) 93 Youhanna Ghaifan DT Jr. 2L Grand Island, Neb. (Central Catholic) 94 Cole Godbout DT Fr. HS Hudson, Wis. (Hudson) 95 DeVaughn Brown DE Fr. HS Antioch, Calif. (Ygnacio Valley) 96 Sidney Malauulu NT Sr. 3L Seoul, South Korea (Buena H.S., Ariz.) 97 Mario Mora DT Fr. HS Covina, Calif. (Charter Oak) 98 Ravontae Holt DT So. 1L Sacramento, Calif. (Sheldon) 99 Jesse Hooper LS Fr. HS Draper, Utah (Summit Academy) Player Erik Abojei Brock Beddes Keyon Blankenbaker Keegan Cryder Camron Donatlan Gavin Dunayski Esaias Gandy Ryan Gatoloai-Faupula Youhanna Ghaifan Ravontae Holt Javaree Jackson Brennan Kutterer GoWyo.com Pronunciation uh-bo-jay BED-us KEE-on KEE-gun, CRY-dur CAM-ron, duh-not-lun dunn-ask-ee ee-zay-us nah-toe-low-eye, fow-pu-luh yo-hawn-uh, guh-fawn ruh-von-tay juh-var-ee cuh-tare-uh Player Pronunciation Sidney Malauulu mall-uh-oo-loo Cassh Maluia CASH, mall-uh-wee-uh 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) Cooper Rothe ROTH Rudy Stofer STO-fur (Long O ) Nick Szpor SPORE (Rhymes with More, silent Z) Xazavian Valladay x-zave-ee-un Tyler Vander Waal VAN-dur, wall Nate Weinman WINE-mun Andrew Wingard WING-urd Tim Zaleski zuh-less-kee Page 29

30 WYOMING Seniors (18) Conner Cain Marcus Epps FS Nico Evans RB Austin Fort TE Carl Granderson DE Josh Harshman TE Kaden Jackson OG Payton Lowry-Sanders DE Sidney Malauulu NT Tyree Mayfield TE Quinten Mercado CB Adam Pilapil LB Chavez Pownell Jr. N/LB James Price WR Kevin Prosser DE Nick Smith QB Zach Wallace OT Andrew Wingard SS Redshirt Juniors (1) Antonio Hull Juniors (19) Brock Beddes Austin Conway Ryan Galovich Youhanna Ghaifan Josiah Hall Tyler Hall Alijah Halliburton Raghib Ismail Jr. C.J. Johnson Austin Lopez Cassh Maluia John Okwoli Cooper Rothe Gavin Rush Pahl Schwab Nick Szpor Jaylon Watson Logan Wilson Ben Wisdorf FOOTBALL NT/DT CB K WR K DT DE N/LB SS WR WR FB LB WR K OG OT H/QB FB LB LB Sophomores (20) Justis Borton NT Jeff Burroughs FB Josh Calvert NT Garrett Crall DE Dontae Crow WR/P Ayden Eberhardt WR Esaias Gandy SS Ryan Gatoloai-Faupula LB Logan Harris OG/C Ravontae Holt DT Javaree Jackson NT/DT Isaac Leppke WR Skyler Miller LN/N Jahmari Moore FB Jared Scott WR Braden Smith FS Zach Thatcher OG Alonzo Velasquez OT Sidney Washington Jr. CB Tim Zaleski P By Class Redshirt Freshmen (18) Eric Abojei OG Patrick Arnold C Keyon Blankenbaker CB C.J. Coldon CB Keegan Cryder C/OG Jason Davis OL Taylor Dodd FS Gavin Dunayski DT Victor Jones DE/DT Mason Keeler TE Brennan Kutterer LB Ryan Mazzola LB Justyn Stindt WR Rudy Stofer OT Xazavian Valladay RB Tyler Vander Waal QB Nate Weinman TE Davon Wells-Ross DE Freshmen (37) Ben Acres Blayne Baker Jevon Bigelow Jaxon Boley Dauson Booker Jack Boyer Brett Brenton DeVaughn Brown Solomon Byrd Sean Chambers Claude Cole Frank Crum Theo Dawson Camron Donatlan Jalani Ellison Haize Fornstrom Gunner Gentry Cole Godbout Coby Haas Charles Hicks Jesse Hooper Chase Hughes Reow Jackson Leevi Lafaele Tristen Lee Bryce Levinson Teagan Liufau Marco Machado Jackson Marcotte Ryan Marquez Mario Mora Chad Muma Cameron Murray Ray Rabou Zach Watts Rome Weber Miles Williams DE OG RB TE RB DE CB DE DE QB DT OL RB WR CB WR WR DT S LB LS LB RB RB OL S DE OL TE QB DT LB FS LB OG CB CB By State/Country Arizona (1) John Okwoli WR Kansas (1) Justyn Stindt Kentucky (1) California (28) Jevon Bigelow RB Jaxon Boley Minnesota (1) Dauson Booker RB Eric Abojei DeVaughn Brown DE Missouri (1) Solomon Byrd DE Tyree Mayfield Sean Chambers QB Nebraska (9) Claude Cole DT Patrick Arnold Jalani Ellison CB Jason Davis Marcus Epps FS Youhanna Ghaifan Nico Evans RB Coby Haas Ryan Gatoloai-Faupula LB C.J. Johnson Carl Granderson DE Marco Machado Tyler Hall N/LB Gavin Rush Charles Hicks LB Rudy Stofer Ravontae Holt DT Davon Wells-Ross Antonio Hull CB New Hampshire (1) Victor Jones DE/DT Chase Hughes Leevi Lafaele RB Ohio (2) Isaac Leppke WR Garrett Crall Payton Lowry-Sanders DE Nate Weinman Cassh Maluia LB Oklahoma (2) Quinten Mercado CB Kaden Jackson Mario Mora DT Jaylon Watson Adam Pilapil LB Oregon (2) Nick Szpor H/QB Ryan Galovich Tyler Vander Waal QB Reow Jackson Sidney Washington Jr. CB Texas (1) Rome Weber CB Raghib Ismail Jr. Miles Williams CB Utah (1) Jesse Hooper Colorado (24) Jack Boyer DE Washington (2) Gavin Dunayski Conner Cain NT/DT James Price Austin Conway WR Wisconsin (3) Keegan Cryder C/OG Cole Godbout Ayden Eberhardt WR Javaree Jackson Esaias Gandy SS Alonzo Velasquez Gunner Gentry WR Wyoming (21) Josiah Hall DE Ben Acres Alijah Halliburton SS Blayne Baker Mason Keeler TE Brock Beddes Tristen Lee OL Justis Borton Bryce Levinson S Brett Brenton Teagan Liufau DE Jeff Burroughs Austin Lopez FB Josh Calvert Ryan Marquez QB Dontae Crow Ryan Mazzola LB Frank Crum Chad Muma LB Taylor Dodd Cameron Murray FS Theo Dawson Kevin Prosser DE Haize Fornstrom Cooper Rothe K Austin Fort Braden Smith FS Logan Harris Zach Thatcher OG Josh Harshman Zach Watts OG Brennan Kutterer Andrew Wingard SS Skyler Miller Florida (2) Chavez Pownell Jr. N/LB Ray Rabou Pahl Schwab Nick Smith QB Logan Wilson Illinois (9) Ben Wisdorf Keyon Blankenbaker CB C.J. Coldon CB South Korea (1) Camron Donatlan WR Sidney Malauulu Jackson Marcotte TE Jahmari Moore FB Jared Scott WR Xazavian Valladay RB Zach Wallace OT Tim Zaleski P WR TE OG TE C OL DT S WR OL OG OT DE LB DE TE OG FB K RB WR LS DT WR DT NT/DT OT DE OG K NT CB FB NT WR/P OL FS RB WR TE OG/C TE LB N/LB LB OT LB LB NT GoWyo.com Page 30

31 WYOMING COWBOY FOOTBALL GAME #1 Wyoming 29, New Mexico St. 7 Aug. 25, Aggie Memorial Stadium - Las Cruces, N.M. GAME #2 Wyoming 19, Washington St. 41 Sept. 1, War Memorial Stadium - Laramie, Wyo. The Cowboy defense held New Mexico State to 135 yards of total offense and the rushing attack of Wyoming racked up 312 yards in a dominate 29-7 win on Saturday evening in Las Cruces, N.M. Evans shined for the Brown and Gold rushing for a career-high 190 yards with two touchdowns. It was the most in a game by a Cowboy since Brian Hill did so with 289 against Nevada. Defensively, it was the fewest yards allowed by the Cowboys since 100 total offensive yards in the 2007 season opener against Virginia. The Pokes defense recorded four sacks and seven and a half tackles for loss. Junior linebacker Logan led the Pokes with four tackles. The Wyoming defense also added six pass breakups on the night by five different players. Redshirt freshman quarterback Tyler Vander Waal began the game a perfect 7 of 7 passing for 56 yards to end the first quarter before missing his first pass attempt of the second quarter. He finished passing for 137 yards. Redshirt freshman Xazavian Valladay added 61 yards rushing with freshman Jevon Bigelow adding 55 yards. Tyree Mayfield grabbed a career-high four passes for a career-best 39 yards. Junior kicker Cooper Rothe added a pair of field goals in the second quarter. The Wyoming Cowboys held a lead at halftime and extended that lead to on its first possession of the second half. But the Cowboys were unable to score any points thereafter, while the Washington State Cougars scored a touchdown in the third and three TDs in the fourth to capture a win over the Cowboys in Laramie. Forcing turnovers, converting those turnovers into points and making a big play on special teams put the Cowboys in a position to win its home opener. Entering the fourth quarter, the game was a one-point game with Washington State holding a slim lead. But an inability to put any pressure on WSU s quarterback throughout the game and a lack of offensive production for the Pokes. Wyoming was able to record 6.0 tackles for loss on the day, but was unable to record a single quarterback sack. The Pokes did force two WSU turnovers -- a fumble that was forced by and recovered by sophomore defensive end Garrett Crall that led to Wyoming s first touchdown and an interception by redshirt junior cornerback Antonio Hull that led to UW s second TD Total Wyoming New Mexico State Scoring summary 1st 09:30 WY EVANS, Nico 24 yd run (ROTHE, Cooper kick) 09:19 WY Team safety 2nd 14:49 WY ROTHE, Cooper 36 yd field goal 10:48 WY ROTHE, Cooper 39 yd field goal 3rd 07:13 WY EVANS, Nico 56 yd run (ROTHE, Cooper kick) 4th 10:07 WY BIGELOW, Jevon 23 yd run (ROTHE, Cooper kick) 01:16 NMSU Dan, Drew 31 yd pass from Romero, Matt (Brown, Dylan kick) Wyoming NMSU FIRST DOWNS 22 7 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 40:41 19:19 Third-Down Conversions 8 of 18 3 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards RUSHING: NMSU - Huntley, Jason 9-22; Romero, Matt 7-minus 31 Wyoming - EVANS, N ; VALLADAY, X ; BIGELOW, J PASSING: NMSU - Romero, Matt ; Jeanty, Nick Wyoming - VANDER WAAL, T ; SMITH, Nick RECEIVING: NMSU - Easley, Nick 4-77; Fant, Noah 2-29 Wyoming - MAYFIELD, Tyree 4-39; FORT, Austin 2-51; CONWAY, Austin 2-16 INTERCEPTIONS: NMSU - None Wyoming - None FUMBLES: NMSU - None Wyoming - None SACKS (UA-A): NMSU - None Wyoming - CRALL, Garrett 1-0; GHAIFAN, Y. 1-0; WOODS, Trey1-0; MALAUULU, S TACKLES (UA-A): NMSU - McQuaker, Leon 2-16; Fergurson, J. 1-14; LaForce, Ron 3-11 Wyoming - WILSON, Logan 1-3; PROSSER, Kevin 3-0; HALLIBURTON, A. 2-1; MALAUULU, S. 2-1; GHAIFAN, Y. 2-1; HALL, Tyler 2-1; EPPS,Marcus 1-2; HULL, Antonio Total Wyoming Washington State Scoring summary 1st 09:57 WSU Mazza, Blake 24 yd field goal 03:28 WSU Williams, James 2 yd pass from Minshew,Gardner 01:35 WY BIGELOW, Jevon safety 2nd 12:23 WY EVANS, Nico 8 yd run (ROTHE, Cooper kick) 08:37 WSU Mazza, Blake 41 yd field goal 05:07 WY COX, Avante 23 yd run (ROTHE, Cooper kick) 3rd 08:48 WY ROTHE, Cooper 30 yd field goal 03:51 WSU Borghi, Max 6 yd pass from Minshew,Gardner (Mazza, Blake kick) 4th 10:55 WSU Winston, Easop 7 yd pass from Minshew,Gardner (Mazza, Blake kick) 05:50 WSU Borghi, Max 14 yd run (Mazza, Blake kick) 00:44 WSU Williams, James 3 yd run (Mazza, Blake kick) WSU WYO 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 31:38 28:22 Third-Down Conversions 3 of 14 3 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions 3 of 4 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards RUSHING: WSU - Williams, James 16-82; Borghi, Max 1-14 Wyoming - EVANS, Nico 18-89; BIGELOW, Jevon PASSING: WSU - Minshew,Gardner Wyoming - VANDERWAAL, T RECEIVING: WSU - Williams, James 10-53; Borghi, Max 6-18; Calvin, Jamire 5-82 Wyoming - CONWAY, Austin 3-18; PRICE, James 2-23 INTERCEPTIONS: WSU - Strong, Marcus 1-0 Wyoming - HULL, Antonio 1-0 FUMBLES: WSU - Borghi, Max 1-1 Wyoming - VANDER WAAL, T. 1-0 SACKS (UA-A): WSU - Silvels, Domini 1-0; Taylor, Willie 1-0; Rodgers, Will 1-0 Wyoming - None TACKLES (UA-A): WSU - Thomas, Skyler 3-6; Silvels, Domini 6-0; Molton, Darrien 4-0 Wyoming - WILSON, Logan 7-5; EPPS, Marcus 5-3; POWNELL JR, C. 4-3; HOLT, Ravontae 2-4 EPPS,Marcus 1-2; HULL, Antonio PAGE 31

32 WYOMING COWBOY FOOTBALL GAME #3 Wyoming 13, Missouri 40 Sept. 8, Memorial Stadium - Columbia, Mo. The Wyoming Cowboys (1-2 overall) dropped a contest to Missouri (2-0 overall) on the road in what was the first meeting against a team from the Southeastern Conference in a decade in Columbia, Mo. The matchup against the Tigers was the first meeting between the schools and marked the third-straight contest Wyoming faced a team that played in a Bowl Game last season. Senior safety Andrew Wingard led the Wyoming defense with 12 tackles moving into third in all-time tackles at Wyoming with 387 stops. He passed former Cowboy safety John Salley ( ). Redshirt junior Antonio Hull recorded a forced fumble and recovery in the game, as he has two this season. Wyoming freshman running back Jevon Bigelow rushed for a career-high 56 yards with a touchdown. Redshirt freshman Tyler Vander Waal threw for a career-high 160 yards. Kicker Cooper Rothe hit two field goals including a career-best 51 yarder in the second half. He has hit 20-of-23 field goals over the past two seasons for 87 percent. Missouri quarterback Drew Lock, an All-SEC performer, threw for 398 yards and four touchdowns on the night. The Tigers were an impressive 14-of-20 on third down for 70 percent. Wyoming finished the contest with 248 yards of total offense Total Wyoming Missouri Scoring summary 1st 04:08 MU McCann, Tucker 50 yd field goal 2nd 05:32 MU Lock, Drew 12 yd run (McCann, Tucker kick) 00:32 MU Okwuegbunam, Al 19 yd pass from Lock, Drew (Fatony, Corey rush fumbld) 3rd 10:16 MU Hall, Emanuel 28 yd pass from Lock, Drew (McCann, Tucker kick) 07:29 WY ROTHE, Cooper 51 yd field goal 04:37 MU Blanton, Kendal 12 yd pass from Lock, Drew 02:51 WY BIGELOW, Jevon 7 yd run (ROTHE, Cooper kick) 4th 13:05 MU Johnson, Johnat 14 yd pass from Lock, Drew (McCann, Tucker kick) 07:27 MU McCann, Tucker 43 yd field goal 05:53 WY ROTHE, Cooper 36 yd field goal Wyoming Mizzou 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 26:36 33:24 Third-Down Conversions 3 of of 20 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards RUSHING: MIZZOU - Crockett, Damar 19-73; Lock, Drew 5-51 Wyoming -BIGELOW, Jevon 18-56; VALLADAY, X PASSING: MIZZOU - Lock, Drew Wyoming - VANDER WAAL, T RECEIVING: MIZZOU -Hall, Emanuel ; Johnson, Johnat 7-61 Wyoming - HARSHMAN, Josh 3-17; CONWAY, Austin 3-1; ISMAIL JR, R INTERCEPTIONS: MIZZOU - None Wyoming - None FUMBLES: MIZZOU - Okwuegbunam, Al 1-1 Wyoming - BIGELOW, Jevon 1-1 SACKS (UA-A): MIZZOU - Anderson, Nate 1-0; Turner, Chris 1-0 Wyoming - None TACKLES (UA-A): MIZZOU - Hall, Terez 4-1; Hilton,Cam 4-0; Lee, Brandon 3-1 Wyoming - WINGARD, Andrew 11-1; MALUIA, Cassh 6-1; WILSON,Logan 6-0; GHAIFAN, Y. 5-0; POWNELL JR, C. 5-0 GAME #4 Wyoming 17, Wofford 14 Sept. 15, War Memorial Stadium - Laramie, Wyo. Two great defensive stands followed by a dramatic offensive drive to score the game-winning touchdown fueled the Wyoming Cowboys home win over the Wofford Terriers. Trailing with 7:27 remaining in the game, the Wyoming defense came up with a big defensive stand and forced a punt to give the Cowboy offense the ball at its own 20-yard line. The Pokes proceeded to drive 64 yards in nine plays and had the ball at the Wofford 16-yard line when UW redshirt freshman quarterback Tyler Vander Waal was hit from his blind side as he was throwing the ball. Wofford linebacker Weston Rountree intercepted the pass at the 15-yard line and returned it to the 31, with only 3:25 left in the game. But the Cowboy defense would respond again allowing the Terriers only 22 yards on the ensuing drive. Wyoming head coach Craig Bohl called all of his team s three timeouts during the series to conserve time and after Wofford punted the Pokes had 1:59 remaining in the game with the ball again at its 20-yard line. Vander Waal showed the compsure of a veteran QB on the final drive for the Pokes. He completed six of 13 passes for 79 yards and connected with five different receivers. On second and goal from the nine, Vander Waal hit Ismail on a crossing route and Ismail fought his way into the end zone to give the Cowboys the lead Total Wyoming Wofford Scoring summary 2nd 08:16 WY ROTHE, Cooper 20 yd field goal 04:32 WOF Andre Stoddard 4 yd run (Luke Carter kick) 00:49 WY MAYFIELD, T. 6 yd pass from VANDER WAAL, T. (ROTHE, Cooper kick) 4th 13:06 WOF Joe Newman 4 yd run (Luke Carter kick) 00:17 WY ISMAIL JR, R. 9 yd pass from VANDER WAAL, T. (ROTHE, Cooper kick) WC WYO 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 31:36 28:24 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 14 6 of 15 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards RUSHING: WC - Lennox McAfee 13-91; Andre Stoddard 17-61; Blake Morgan 5-41 Wyoming - VALLADAY, X ; PRICE, James 1-15; VANDER WAAL, T PASSING: WC - Joe Newman Wyoming - VANDER WAAL, T RECEIVING: WC - Blake Morgan 6-48; Jason Hill 3-25 Wyoming - CONWAY, Austin 11-89; PRICE, James 4-43; MAYFIELD, Tyree 3-38 INTERCEPTIONS: WC - Weston Rountree 1-15 Wyoming - WINGARD, Andrew 1-0; POWNELL JR, C. 1-0 FUMBLES: WC - Andre Stoddard 1-1 Wyoming - None SACKS (UA-A): WC - JoJo Tillery 1-0; D. Lemon 1-0; T.J. Neal 1-0 Wyoming - CRALL, Garrett 1-0 TACKLES (UA-A): WC - Devin Watson 6-3; JoJo Tillery 5-2; Weston Rountree 2-4 Wyoming - WINGARD, Andrew 5-7; PILAPIL, Adam 3-6; WILSON, Logan 3-4; HALLIBURTON, A. 5-1; CRALL, Garrett 4-2; BLANKENBAKER,K. 5-0; POWNELL JR, C. 3-2; GRANDERSON,C. 3-1; JONES, Victor 1-3; GHAIFAN, Y PAGE 32

33 WYOMING COWBOY FOOTBALL GAME #5 Wyoming 14, Boise State 34 Sept. 28, War Memorial Stadium - Laramie, Wyo. The Wyoming Cowboys were unable to slow down a potent Boise State passing attack, and the Cowboys were only able to find the end zone twice themselves as the No. 25 ranked Broncos captured the Mountain West Conference opener for both schools by a score of The highlights for the Cowboys were a 75-yard touchdown run by senior running back Nico Evans on the first play from scrimmage in the second half and a 72-yard TD pass from redshirt freshman quarterback Tyler Vander Waal to senior wide receiver James Price on Wyoming s final possession of the game. It was the longest run of Evans career and the longest pass completion and longest reception of Vander Waal s and Price s careers. Three Cowboys recorded double-figure tackle games. Junior safety Alijah Halliburton and junior linebacker Logan Wilson led the way with 11 tackles each. Senior strong safety Andrew Wingard made 10 tackles. It was the first double-figure tackle game of Halliburton s career, the eighth of Wilson s and the 22nd of Wingard s career. With his 10 tackles, Wingard moved into third place on the Mountain West career tackle list. He improved his career total to 409. He moved past former New Mexico Lobo Dakota Cox (403 career tackles) for third place. He now trails only Adam Seward of UNLV by 24 tackles (433 career tackles) and MW record-holder Carmen Messina by 45 tackles (454 career tackles) Total Wyoming Boise State Scoring summary 1st 09:39 BSU MATTISON, Alex 13 yd run (HOGGARTH, Haden kick) 2nd 11:02 BSU RICHARDSON, AJ 21 yd pass from RYPIEN, Brett (HOGGARTH, Haden kick) 05:42 BSU SHAKIR, Khalil 2 yd run (HOGGARTH, Haden kick) 00:35 BSU HOGGARTH, Haden 30 yd field goal 3rd 14:49 WY EVANS, Nico 75 yd run (ROTHE, Cooper kick) 09:23 BSU HOGGARTH, Haden 33 yd field goal 4th 06:29 BSU HIGHTOWER, J. 41 yd pass from RYPIEN, Brett (HOGGARTH, Haden kick) 05:47 WY PRICE, James 72 yd pass from VANDER WAAL, T. (ROTHE, Cooper kick) BSU WYO 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 40:13 19:47 Third-Down Conversions 11 of 20 2 of 11 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 0 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards RUSHING: BSU -MATTISON, Alex 20-57; MAHONE, Robert 8-35; VAN BUREN, A Wyoming - EVANS, Nico ; BIGELOW, Jevon 2-6 PASSING: BSU - RYPIEN, Brett ; CORD, Chase Wyoming - VANDER WAAL, T RECEIVING: BSU -MODSTER, Sean 7-88; RICHARDSON, AJ Wyoming - ISMAIL JR, R. 5-66; MAYFIELD, Tyree 3-42; CONWAY, Austin 3-22 INTERCEPTIONS: BSU - None Wyoming - None FUMBLES: BSU - SHAKIR, Khalil 1-0; MAHONE, Robert 1-0 Wyoming - Cowboys-Team 1-1 SACKS (UA-A): BSU - PIERCE, DeAndre 1-0; FRAZIER, Jabril 1-0; WEAVER, Curtis 1-0; MAEVA, Tyson 1-0; HATADA, Chase 1-0 Wyoming - CRALL, Garrett1-0; GRANDERSON, C. 1-0 TACKLES (UA-A): BSU - MAEVA, Tyson 7-3; PIERCE, DeAndre 3-2; WALKER, Jalen 3-1 Wyoming - HALLIBURTON, A. 8-3; WILSON, Logan 5-6; WINGARD, Andrew 8-2; HULL, Antonio 7-2; MALUIA, Cassh 4-4; EPPS, Marcus 5-1 GAME #6 Wyoming 13, Hawai i 17 Oct. 6, Aloha Stadium - Honolulu, Hawai i A touchdown pass by Hawai i with just under 90 seconds remaining in the game lifted the Rainbow Warriors (6-1 overall, 3-0 in MW) past the Cowboys (2-4 overall, 0-2 MW) on Saturday evening in Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawai i. Wyoming drove down the field after the UH score going to the 14-yard line, but time ran out for the Cowboy offense. Wyoming held Hawai i to 304 yards of total offense, as it was 191 yards fewer than their season average. The Rainbow Warriors also averaged nearly 42 points per game entering Saturday. Wyoming recorded 244 yards of total offense with 147 of those yards coming in the fourth quarter. Senior running back Nico Evans rushed for a career high 192 yards on 24 carries. It was his third 100-yard rushing game this season. He has rushed for 612 yards this season, which would have been the best for any Poke running back last season. The Wyoming defense was paced by linebacker Logan Wilson, as he recorded 11 tackles with a career-high three tackles for loss including a sack. Redshirt freshman cornerback Keyon Blankenbaker recorded a career-high seven tackles. Senior defensive end Carl Granderson recorded a pick-six and added a sack in the contest Total Wyoming Hawai i Scoring summary 1st 08:06 WY ROTHE, Cooper 40 yd field goal 2nd 08:25 UH MESKELL, Ryan 39 yd field goal 3rd 08:14 WY GRANDERSON, C. 61 yd interception return (ROTHE, Cooper kick) 00:48 UH BYRD, Cedric 5 yd pass from CORDEIRO, C. (MESKELL, Ryan kick) 4th 05:31 WY ROTHE, Cooper 23 yd field goal 01:26 UH WARD, JoJo 38 yd pass from CORDEIRO, C. (MESKELL, Ryan kick) Wyoming UH 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 26:04 33:56 Third-Down Conversions 2 of 12 3 of 12 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 2 of 3 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards RUSHING: UH - FURUTA, Dayton ; CORDEIRO, C Wyoming -EVANS, Nico ; VALLADAY, X. 1-3 PASSING: UH - CORDEIRO, C Wyoming - VANDER WAAL, T ; SMITH, Nick RECEIVING: UH -ARMSTRONG-BROWN 6-49; URSUA, John 5-30; WARD, JoJo 4-48 Wyoming - PRICE, James 3-38; ISMAIL JR, R. 3-19; FORT, Austin 2-20 INTERCEPTIONS: UH - None Wyoming - GRANDERSON, C FUMBLES: UH - Okwuegbunam, Al 1-1 Wyoming - AUGAFA, Justice 1-0; FURUTA, Dayton 1-1 SACKS (UA-A): UH - PADELLO, K. 2-0; CHOI, Zeno 1-0; AKOTEU, Sam 1-0; MATAUTIA, S. 1-0 Wyoming - MALAUULU, S. 1-0; WILSON, Logan 1-0; GRANDERSON, C. 1-0; GHAIFAN, Y. 1-0 TACKLES (UA-A): UH - PAVIHI, Penei 3-7; MATAUTIA, S. 6-3; OKEKE, Ikem 5-3; TAVAI, Jahlani 3-5; HICKS, Kalen 5-1; PADELLO, K. 3-0; FORD, Eugene 2-1 Wyoming - WILSON, Logan 9-2; BLANKENBAKER,K. 6-1; EPPS,Marcus 6-0; HALL, Tyler 5-1; WINGARD, Andrew 4-2; GHAIFAN, Y. 5-0; PAGE 33

34 WYOMING COWBOY FOOTBALL GAME #7 Wyoming 3, Fresno State 27 Oct. 13, Bulldog Stadium - Fresno, Calif. After a defensive battle to open the contest, the Fresno State (5-1, 2-0 MW) offense used an effective attack to defeat the Wyoming Cowboys (2-5, 0-3 MW) 27-3 on Saturday night in Bulldog Stadium in Fresno, Calif. The reining West Division champion threw for 287 yards on the evening, as the Cowboys held Fresno State to 13 points under their season average. The Bulldogs pinned the Cowboys deep inside their own territory all night, as Wyoming started five drives inside its own 15-yard line. Fresno State started their drives on their own 37 yard on average for the contest. Wyoming held Fresno State to only 43 percent on third-down, as the Bulldogs were well over 50 percent for the season. Senior running back Nico Evans rushed for 58 yards and has 668 as he is averaging yards per game. Redshirt freshman quarterback Tyler Vander Waal threw for 117 yards on 12-of-32 passing. Junior kicker Cooper Rothe, who connected on field goal on the Pokes opening possession is 9-for-9 this season and has made 12-straight attempts dating back to last season. The Wyoming defense was led by junior safety Alijah Halliburton and junior linebacker Cassh Maluia with eight tackles. Maluia also added 1.5 tackles for loss and a pass break up on fourth down to halt a Fresno State scoring chance Total Wyoming Fresno State Scoring summary 1st 11:14 WY ROTHE, Cooper 44 yd field goal 07:05 FS RICE, Jared 35 yd pass from MCMARYION, M. (FULLER, Asa kick failed) 2nd 00:52 FS MCMARYION, M. 1 yd run (FULLER, Asa kick) 3rd 09:20 FS TANGIPA, David 3 yd pass from MCMARYION, M. (FULLER, Asa kick) 03:11 FS MCMARYION, M. 6 yd run (FULLER, Asa kick) Wyoming FSU 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 26:32 33:28 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 17 6 of 14 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 2 of 3 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards RUSHING: FS - MCMARYION, M. 7-53; HOKIT, Josh 9-24 Wyoming -EVANS, Nico 18-58; VANDER WAAL, T PASSING: FS - MCMARYION, M Wyoming - VANDER WAAL, T RECEIVING: FS -RICE, Jared 7-94; JOHNSON, KeeSea 5-51 Wyoming - PRICE, James 3-27; CONWAY, Austin 3-24; ISMAIL JR, R INTERCEPTIONS: FS - BELL, Mike 1-1 Wyoming - None FUMBLES: FS - JOHNSON, KeeSea 1-0; REYNA, Jorge 1-0; MIMS, Jordan 1-0 Wyoming - None SACKS (UA-A): FS - NDOH, Emeka 1-0 Wyoming - None TACKLES (UA-A): FS - ALLISON, J. 3-10; HUGHES, Juju 3-5; HELMUTH, George 2-5 Wyoming - HALLIBURTON, A. 5-3; MALUIA, Cassh 3-5; WINGARD, Andrew 3-4; GHAIFAN, Y. 1-5; HULL, Antonio 4-1; WILSON, Logan 4-1; EPPS, Marcus 2-3; PILAPIL, Adam PAGE 34