Mick and Susie McMurry High Altitude Performance Center Featured on Cover of Athletics Administration Magazine
One of the premier college athletics facilities in the country, the Mick and Susie McMurry High Altitude Performance Center was featured on the cover of the March 2019 issue of Athletics Administration Magazine, the official magazine of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics.
Wyoming’s $44 million state-of-the-art Mick and Susie McMurry High Altitude Performance Center opened in August 2018. The new facility, located at the north end of War Memorial Stadium, expanded the original Rochelle Athletics Center by 71,000 square feet to a total of 118,000 square feet.
2025 FOOTBALL
TABLE OF CONTENTS
WTHE WYOMING WAY .................. 1-41 2025 SEASON OUTLOOK
Season Outlook ............................. 43-49
UW Head Coaches ........................... 218 Mission Statement ........................... 218
Sept. 6
Sept. 13
Saturday, Sept. 20 at Colorado
Saturday, Sept. 27 Open
Oct. 4
Oct. 11
Oct. 18
Oct. 25
Nov. 1
Saturday, Nov. 8 Open
Saturday, Nov. 15 at Fresno State
Family of Networks Saturday, Nov. 22
Saturday, Nov. 29
Dec. 5
Additional Game times and television coverage will be announced on
BOLD Indicate Home games
*Indicates Mountain West Conference games +The Mountain West Football Championship Game
CREDITS
Photography Credits: We want to extend our sincere thanks to Troy Babbitt, who provides us exceptional action photos. Thanks to Paul Kanaly for the professional, high-quality head shots of our coaches and players. Also thanks to Ted Brummond at UW Photo Service for your quality photo contributions, and thanks to Nick Seeman, John Durgee and Cobe Wastler of our Athletics Media Relations staff for the outstanding photos they provided to this year’s publication.
Content Credits: The 2025 University of Wyoming Football Media Guide was produced by the University of Wyoming Athletics Media Relations Office. Nick Seeman, Assistant Athletics Director for Media Relations. Many thanks to Diane Dodson, Media Relations Assistant Director for Operations, and Bud Denega, Assistant Media Relations Director, and Kevin DeVries and Ryan Thorburn for their contributions to this year’s guide.
THE COWBOY SPORTS NETWORK
2025 FOOTBALL WYOMING FAST FACTS
Keith Kelley and Kevin McKinney to Call Games in 2025
All Wyoming Cowboy Football games may be heard live on the affiliate radio stations of the Cowboy Sports Network throughout the states of Wyoming, Colorado and South Dakota. The flagship station for the network is KFBC 1240 AM in Cheyenne, Wyo.
Each Wyoming Football game is also broadcast on the official University of Wyoming athletics website: www.gowyo.com.
Keith Kelley enters his fourth season as the “Voice of the Cowboys” for Wyoming Football and Basketball in 2025. He has been selected by his peers of the National Association of Sportswriters and Sportscasters as the Wyoming Sportscaster of the Year four times. Kelley is a long-time sportscaster and newscaster for KFBC Radio in Cheyenne, Wyo. He has been the sports director at KFBC since 2004 where he also hosts the SportsZone, Cheyenne’s longest running daily sports talk show. Kelley was the play-by-play voice of Cowgirl Basketball for the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons, before taking over as the voice of Cowboy Football and Basketball in the 2022-23 season.
Kevin McKinney first served as color analyst for Cowboy Basketball beginning with the 1973-74 season and continues as color analyst today. The upcoming 2024-25 basketball season will be McKinney’s 53rd season providing color commentary. Since 1996, he has also added color analysis on Cowboy Football games and will continue in that role in 2023. McKinney was inducted into the Wyoming Association of Broadcasters (WAB) Hall of Fame in the summer of 2015. He was inducted into the University of Wyoming Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame in the fall of 2013. In 2000, he was named Wyoming’s Sportscaster of the Year, and in 2011 he was honored with a lifetime achievement award from the Wyoming State Athletics Hall of Fame. McKinney is a Cheyenne, Wyo., native and University of Wyoming graduate. Erick Pauley will be entering his fourth season as sideline reporter for Cowboy Football in 2023. He is currently the Vice President of Operations for The Radio Network in Green River, Wyo. Pauley, like Kelley and McKinney, is a former Wyoming Sportscaster of the Year, winning the award in 2018. He brings a unique perspective to Cowboy Sports Network broadcasts as he is a former football lettermen at the University of Wyoming where he played defensive line. A native of Green River, Wyo., Pauley was a standout prep athlete in the state of Wyoming.
2025 Cowboy Sports Network
University of Wyoming Sports Properties
University of Wyoming Sports Properties (UWSP) is the multimedia rights holder and sports marketing arm for University of Wyoming Athletics. In addition to managing the statewide radio broadcast programing for UW Athletics, UWSP offers corporate customers a multitude of marketing and media sponsorship opportunities that include: television advertising, venue signage, event sponsorship, gameday promotions, video board features, hospitality, overall marketing partnerships and marketing opportunities on the UW official athletics website: www.gowyo.com.
Rob DeSoto, serves as General Manager of University of Wyoming Sports Properties. UWSP is a property of LEARFIELD, which manages multimedia rights for nearly 200 collegiate institutions and associations. LEARFIELD offers more than 50K hours of programming across 200+ networks and 5,000 affiliates, many of which can be found through The Varsity Network app. Listen to the local radio broadcasts alongside televised games with Sync My Game. To learn more about the company and its collegiate portfolio, visit www.learfield.com.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location: Laramie, Wyo.
Founded: 1886
Enrollment: 11,100
President: Dr. Edward Seidel
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 Vertex CORE
FOOTBALL HISTORY
The 2025 season will mark the 129th season of Wyoming Football.
Wyoming All-Time Football Record 570-607-28 (.485) -- 1,205 Total Games
Wyoming All-Time Home Football Record 339-211-18 (.613) -- 568 Home Games
Wyoming All-Time Road Football Record 220-384-10 (.366) -- 614 Road Games
Wyoming Neutral-Site Football Record 11-12-0 (.478) -- 23 Neutral-Site Games
2025 TEAM INFORMATION
Head Coach: Jay Sawvel (2nd Year, 3-9 overall)
Offensive Scheme: Pro-Style, West Coast
Defensive Scheme: 4-3
Starters Returning: 11
(8 Offense, 3 Defense, 1 Special Teams)
Starters Lost: 13 (8 Offense, 2 Defense, 2 Special Teams
Lettermen Returning: 29
(18 on offense, 10 on defense, 1 Special Teams)
Lettermen Lost: 28
(17 on Defense, 9 on Offense, 2 on Special Teams) 2025 Signings: 47 Total
(21 on Offense, 24 on Defense, 2 on Special Teams)
2025 COACHING STAFF
Head Coach: Jay Sawvel (Mount Union ‘93)
Overall Record: 3-9, Second Season Record at Wyoming: Same
Offensive Coaching Staff
Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
Jay Johnson (Northern Iowa ‘92)
Wide Receivers
Jovon Bouknight (Wyoming ‘06)
Co-Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends/ Fullbacks
Shannon Moore (Black Hills State ‘00)
Offensive Line
Joe Tripodi (Northwestern)
Running Backs
Gary Harrell (Howard ‘94)
Defensive Coaching Staff
Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
Aaron Bohl (MSU Moorhead ‘16)
Co-Special Teams Coordinator/Cornerbacks
Benny Boyd (Aurora ‘00)
Defensive Ends
Brian Hendricks (Wyoming ‘11)
Defensive Tackles
Deonte Gibson (Northwestern ‘15)
Safeties
Jason Petrino (Carroll College ‘99)
Administrative Staff
Associate A.D. for Football Operations/GM
Joe Caulfield (Penn ‘04)
Director of Player Personnel
Austin Maus (Iowa ‘21)
Director of On-Campus Recruiting
Samantha Patten (Florida ‘20)
Graduate Assistants
Jeremy Hollingsworth (Defense)
Cameron Murray (Defense)
Mason Schultz (Offense
Bryce Missey (Ofense)
Keith Kelley
Kevin McKinney
Rob DeSoto General Manager
YOUR HOSTS
Nick Seeman Associate Athletics
Director
(Football Contact)
Cell Phone: (612) 741-0550 nseeman@uwyo.edu
Kevin DeVries
Assistant Media Relations Director
Cell Phone: (641) 512-1847 kdevrie3@uwyo.edu
John Durgee Director of Digital Strategy
Cell Phone: (972) 849-0715 jdurgee@uwyo.edu
Sariah Orocu Social Media/Media Relations Director
Ryan Thorburn Director for Communications & Creative Strategy
Cell Phone: (303) 913-3488 rthorbur@uwyo.edu
Diane Dodson
Assistant Media Relations Director for Operations
wyosid@uwyo.edu
Bud Denega
Assistant Media Relations Director
Cell Phone: (440) 223-8892 jdenega@uwyo.edu
Media Relations Office
Phone: (307) 766-2256
Press Box Phone: (307) 766-2222
Fax Number: (307) 766-2346
Media Relations Mailing Address: University of Wyoming Athletics Dept. 3414, 1000 E. University Ave. Laramie, WY 82071
Media Relations Shipping Address: University of Wyoming Athletics 16th & Gibbon Streets Laramie, WY 82071
2023 FOOTBALL
Sources of Information for Media
Information on University of Wyoming Football is available through the following sources. We at the Wyoming Media Relations Office hope you continue to consider our staff as your primary source for information. Call us anytime at (307) 766-2256 or on our cell phones: Seeman (612) 741-0550
1. Official Website
University of Wyoming Athletics may be accessed on the web at the following address: www.gowyo.com
2. Email Addresses
You can e-mail the Wyoming Media Relations Office at: tharkins@uwyo.edu nseeman@uwyo.edu wyosid@uwyo.edu
3. Audio and Video at www.gowyo.com
Live radio broadcasts of the Wyoming Cowboys, as well as video features are available over the internet by going to the official University of Wyoming Athletics website at: www.gowyo.com
Cowboy Football and Basketball broadcasts, as well as Cowgirl Basketball broadcasts can all be heard there.
4. Social Media
Follow Us on Twitter twitter.com @wyo_football
Follow Us on Facebook facebook.com/wyofootball
Follow Us on Instragram wyo_football
U niversity of W yoming P rimary m edia o U tlets
NEWSPAPERS/WEBSITES
Laramie Daily Boomerang/WyoSports
314 S. 4th Street, Laramie, WY 82070
Alex Taylor, Sports Writer
David Watson, Managing Editor
Phone: (307) 742-2176
Fax: (307) 721-2973
Casper Star-Tribune
P.O. Box 80, Casper, WY 82602
Jack Nowlin, Sports Editor
Phone: (307) 266-0573 or (800) 442-6916
Fax: (307) 266-0568
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle/WyoSports
702 W. Lincolnway, Cheyenne, WY 82001
Alex Taylor, Sports Writer
Jeremiah Johnke, Sports Editor
Phone: (307) 634-3361
Fax: (307) 778-7163
The Branding Iron (Student Newspaper)
Dept. 3625, 1000 E. University Ave., Laramie, WY 82071
Sports Editor: TBD
TELEVISION
WYOMING NEWS NOW (CBS)
2923 E. Lincolnway, Cheyenne, WY 82001
Phone: (307) 634-7755
Alex Eisman, Sports Anchor/Reporter Alex.eisman@gray.tv
Dept. 3984, 1000 E. University Ave., Laramie, WY 82071
Jeff Victor, Reporter
jvictor@uwyo.edu
Phone: (307) 766-4240 or 766-6626
Fax: (307) 766-6184
Email: jvictor@uwyo.edu
2025 FOOTBALL
MEDIA INFORMATION
WWelcome to the University of Wyoming, and Cowboy Football. The information on these pages is presented to assist the working media in its coverage of the upcoming season. The Wyoming Media Relations Office will be available throughout the year to assist you.
Credential Requests
YRequests for press box and photo credentials should be directed to the University of Wyoming Media Relations Office. To ensure consideration, requests should be submitted on company letterhead — either by email, fax or mail — two weeks prior to the game. Requests made the week of the game will be handled as space allows. No requests will be processed later than noon on the day prior to the game. Credentials will either be mailed, or will be held at Will Call.
OMedia Parking at Jonah Field at War Memorial Stadium
MWyoming’s Jonah Field at War Memorial Stadium is located on the north side of Grand Ave. at the intersection of Grand and 22nd Street in Laramie, Wyo. Most media members will be assigned parking in the FA or S lots on the west side of War Memorial Stadium and the Arena-Auditorium. The FA or S lots may both be accessed by taking Willett Drive, which runs on the north side of War Memorial Stadium. On the west side of the Arena-Auditorium turn south off of Willett Drive into the FA or S parking lots.
Media Facilities
The War Memorial Stadium Press Box facility is located on the top of the Stadium's West Stands. Working media are accommodated in the main media area, while broadcast personnel are assigned booth space as available. The Press Box is accessible via an elevator, located in the southwest corner of War Memorial Stadium.
IPhotographic Services
NPhotographers can either shoot from designated areas on the sidelines or from the camera deck that is located in front of the press box and is accessible from the main press area. Wireless internet access is available in the press box. There is also a room available to photographers during and after games in War Memorial Fieldhouse in the bleachers. Wireless internet and high speed data lines will also be available in this room.
Media Services
GComplete team and individual stats, running play-by-play and postgame coach and player quotes are provided for working media. A media folder including flip-card, updated statistics and game-day notes will be provided pregame. An internal public address is provided for updated information
and notes throughout the game. A pregame meal is served through the first quarter, and coffee, soft drinks and snacks are available during and following the game. For radio, internet lines, as well as regular land lines are available. Ample phone lines and wireless internet are available in the press box.
Ticket Information
Tickets to all University of Wyoming Athletics’ events may be purchased through the UW Athletics Ticket Office. Tickets may be ordered over the phone by calling 307766-7220, or online at www.gowyo.com, and go to the ticket links on the front page.
Practice
Media members are required to check with the Wyoming Media Relations Office prior to attending a practice sesson.
Jay Sawvel Weekly Press Conference and Interviews
Wyoming head coach Jay Sawvelwill be available on a weekly press conference each Monday during the season from Noon-12:30 p.m. The press conference will be held in the High Altitude Performance Center Team Room. Contact the UW Media Relations Office for details regarding the weekly press conference.
Player and Assistant Coach Weekly Interviews
Requested Wyoming football players and assistant coaches will be available to the media to interview during the weekly press conference each Monday following Coach Sawvel’s portion of the press conference.
Video Services
Media in need of assistance with video may contact the UW Athletics Media Relations Office.
Postgame Press Conferences
Wyoming postgame press conferences following Home Games will take place in the High Altitude Performance Center Team Room at the north end of War Memorial Stadium. Entrance for credentialed media members will be through the center doors immediately off the north end zone. Each press conference will begin approximately 10 minutes after conclusion of each home game. Wyoming head coach Jay Sawvel will begin each press conference followed by select Wyoming players. Opponent postgame press conferences will be conducted in War Memorial Fieldhouse. Wyoming postgame press conferences following Road Games will vary depending on the interview space provided by the host school.
Real Time Data Rights Policy
The acceptance of media credentials is an acknowledgment of the University of Wyoming’s rights to the game and playby-play coverage and your agreement to abide by any restrictions the University of Wyoming may place on real-time play-byplay coverage and use of comprehensive game statistics. Failure to abide by these restrictions implemented by the University of Wyoming may result in revocation of press credentials. The University of Wyoming reserves the right to grant approval for distribution of real time play-by-play, gamerelated statistics and information through the Internet.
Media Relations Office
The Wyoming Media Relations Office is located at the north end of the Intercollegiate Athletics Building in the Fieldhouse North Addition. The office is located on the second floor, Room 206. The phone number is 307-766-2256.
Cowboy Locker Room
HIGH
CENTER MICK & SUSIE M c MURRY
ALTITUDE PERFORMANCE
Strength and Conditioning Center
In the summer of 2018 a new strength and conditioning center opened for Cowboy Football. The new area contains 12,000 square feet of space, and features the newest and the best in strength training equipment.
The Team Room
MICK & SUSIE M c MURRY
HIGH ALTITUDE PERFORMANCE CENTER
Training Table
With completion of the Mick and Susie McMurry High Altitude Performance Center (HAPC) in the summer of 2018, there has been a dramatic change in how the nutritional needs of studentathletes have been met. A new Training Table area opened in the HAPC and is available for UW student-athletes in all 17 NCAA-sanctioned sports offered by the University of Wyoming. The Training Table is located on the second level of the High Altitude Performance Center.
MARIAN H. ROCHELLE ACADEMIC CENTER
The Wyoming Athletics Office of Academic Support (OAS) focuses on providing UW student-athletes the academic support system they need to reach the ultimate goal of their college experience graduation. Five full-time academic counselors are part of the UW Athletics staff, and are available to assist UW student-athletes in pursuing their academic and career goals.
Malcom Floyd
An outstanding receiver for the Wyoming Cowboys from 2000-03, Malcom Floyd went on to play 12 NFL seasons, all with the San Diego Chargers.
THE
MALCOM FLOYD FAMILY
RECRUITING LOUNGE
A new addition to the High Altitude Performance Center is the Malcom Floyd Family Recruiting Lounge that was funded by a generous donation from former Wyoming Cowboy and San Diego Charger Malcom Floyd. The beautiful area overlooks Jonah Field at War Memorial Stadium and is used to host Wyoming football recruits when they come to visit campus.
UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING
If you are looking for a wonderful college environment, look no further than the University of Wyoming. From its beautiful mountain setting in Laramie, to its wide range of academic offerings and its nationally-respected football program, UW offers a memorable college experience to its students.
UW provides an atmosphere that allows you to achieve both your academic and athletic goals.
The University of Wyoming was founded in 1886. UW offers a wide range of both undergraduate and graduate degrees and majors through seven colleges and multiple interdisciplinary programs and departments. With a small student/faculty ratio of 14:1, UW is a community of scholars and learners committed to excellence.
Wyoming’s seven colleges include: Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources; Arts and Sciences; Business; Education; Engineering and Physical Sciences; Health Sciences; and Law. This wide range of colleges allows each student to explore many options to find his or her career niche. Another way we contribute to the success of our students is by offering a large number of courses each semester, making it possible for students to graduate in four years.
The Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center
Opened in the fall of 2014, the Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center was built to be a “Gateway” to the University of Wyoming. It houses the UW Foundation, Alumni Association, Admissions Office and Career Services Center. The Gateway Center serves as a fantastic recruiting tool for UW Athletics. The Cowboy Football team hosts recruiting functions in the Gateway Center.
The Roy & Caryl Cline President’s Room in the Gateway Center
The McMurry Family UW Legacy Hall in the Gateway Center
UNIVERSITY OF
WYOMING
The Jonah Bank Atrium is the centerpiece of the beautiful College of Business building. Wyoming’s College of Business building features a trading room, behavioral and multi-media laboratories, an executive boardroom, conference and seminar rooms and an auditorium. College of Business students benefit from the latest wired and wireless technologies, including high-definition playback and projection systems in each classroom, a video production and editing facility, video conferencing capabilities, financial data feeds and a stock ticker in the atrium.
The American Heritage Center, Home to UW’s Art Gallery and Archives Wyoming’s College of Business
Construction of the College of Business Building was completed in the Fall of 2010
At UW, we encourage students to develop their full potential by becoming involved as active members of the university, local community and the world. Opportunities for involvement in some 200 recognized student organizations include student government, publications, the speech and debate team and religious and cultural organizations. Many of our students also take advantage of exceptional international opportunities to become part of the world community through Study Abroad and International Programs. With so many choices, our students enjoy the benefits of meeting new people, making good friends, developing leadership skills and gaining invaluable life experiences.
UW offers a true college-town atmosphere. Laramie has a population of approximately 30,000 with a student enrollment of 11,100. The Laramie campus is composed of 80 major buildings on 785 beautifully landscaped acres. There is a pleasant mix of modern and traditional structures, many built of native Wyoming sandstone quarried northeast of Laramie. At the heart of the campus is the Wyoming Student Union. Fresh from a new multi-million dollar renovation, the Union is where students can kick back between classes, have a sandwich, meet friends, check out an art exhibit or study.
UW is the perfect place for learning in a friendly yet achievement-oriented environment.
As the state’s sole four-year educational institution, the university receives strong support from the state and its residents. There is a dedication to making UW the best it can be in terms of its facilities, programs, people and aesthetics. Capital improvements on campus are a high priority, reflecting a commitment to maintaining UW’s world-class stature.
The College of Health Sciences
UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI
The Late Dr. Jerry Buss, The owner of the Los Angeles Lakers
Dick Cheney, Former Vice President of the United States
The Late Curt Gowdy, The Most Decorated National Sportscaster in History
Jay Novacek, Former All-Pro Tight End with the Dallas Cowboys
Gen. Pete Schoomaker, Former U.S. Army Chief of Staff
Alan Simpson, Former United States Senator Gerry Spence,
and
FOOTBALL OFFICES
Head Coach’s Office in the Rochelle Athletics Center
In 2014, the football offices in the Rochelle Athletics Center underwent a renovation to modernize the space and present a new image for Cowboy Football moving forward.
Pictured here is a photo of head coach Jay Sawvel's office.
Entryway
to Head Coach’s Office
Just outside the head coach’s office is a glass entryway highlighted by modern wall graphics depicting the rich tradition of Cowboy Football.
View of Head Coach’s Office Looking West
The Wyoming head football coach’s office as seen looking toward the west window.
FOOTBALL OFFICES
Welcome to Cowboy Football
The entry into the Wyoming Football offices features an open, contemporary reception area for visitors to relax in upon arrival.
Hallway to Assistant Coaches’ Offices
The hallway leading to the assistant football coaches’ offices is filled with fresh new graphics of Cowboy Football.
WYO Wall
The reception area also displays a beautiful wooden wall with the raised letters WYO. Behind the letters is the iconic image of Wyoming’s Teton Mountain Range.
Wyoming hosted the No. 2 ranked Texas Longhorns before a sellout crowd in War Memorial Stadium in 2009. Texas made its first-ever appearance in Laramie, and went on to finish the 09 season as the national runnerup.
In 2008, Wyoming defeated the Tennessee Volunteers, 13-7, in Knoxville’s Neyland Stadium, becoming the first team from a non-automatic qualifying BCS conference to win there since 1986.
SUCCESS VS. THE FBS
The biggest home game in University of Wyoming school history was played in 2011, as Wyoming hosted Nebraska for the first time before a sellout crowd.
In the 2009 season, Wyoming hosted the then No. 2 ranked Texas Longhorns. It was the Longhorns’ first-ever appearance in Laramie, Wyo. Wyoming led the Longhorns 10-6 late in the first half before losing to the eventual national runnerup in front of a sellout crowd in War Memorial Stadium.
Not only have the Cowboys played the best in the nation, but over the past 19 seasons, Wyoming has enjoyed success against those teams, recording victories over:
• Texas Tech of the Big 12 (35-33 in Overime in Laramie in 2023)
• Missouri of the Southeastern Conference (37-31 in Laramie, Wyo., in 2019)
• Tennessee of the Southeastern Conference (13-7 in Knoxville, Tenn., in 2008)
• Virginia of the Atlantic Coast Conference (23-3 in Laramie, Wyo., in 2007)
• Ole Miss of the Southeastern Conference (37-32 in Laramie, in 2004, and 24-14 in Oxford, Miss., in 2005)
• UCLA of the Pacific-10 Conference (24-21 in the Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas Bowl in 2004)
UW has faced numerous Top 25 ranked programs over the past 26 years, including: Ohio State (1997); Colorado (1997); Georgia (1998); Tennessee (1999, 2002 and 2008); Auburn (2000); Texas A&M (2000, 2001, 2004); Kansas (2001, 2003); Washington (2002); Oklahoma State (2003); Ole Miss (2004, 2005); Florida (2005); Virginia (2006, 2007), Texas (2009 and 2010), Nebraska (2011, 2013, 2016), Michigan State (2014), Oregon (2014 and 2017), Missouri (2018, 2019), Washington State (2018), Illinois (2022) and BYU (2022), Texas Tech (2023) and Fresno State (2024).
In 2019, Logan Wilson (#30) and Cassh Maluia (#46) helped lead Wyoming to a 37-31 win over SEC member Missouri in Laramie.
WYOMING
IN THE NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT
WYOMING vs. NEBRASKA
The Biggest Event in the History of War Memorial Stadium
On Sept. 24, 2011, Wyoming hosted Nebraska in the Cornhuskers first-ever appearance in Wyoming s War Memorial Stadium. The sellout crowd and regional appeal of the game made it the biggest event in the history of War Memorial Stadium.
National Television Coverage in 2016
This aerial view of the 2016 Mountain West Conference Championship Game was taken by ESPN during the game hosted by the University of Wyoming. The Cowboys were featured on ESPN networks seven times in 2016, and were featured on CBS Sports Network four times.
The Mountain West Conference’s television package includes exciting partnerships with CBS Sports and FOX Sports for the coming season.
Wyoming Cowboy Football is accustomed to playing on national television and against some of the top college football programs in the country -- and they’ve enjoyed success against the best in the country.
Wyoming will be featured numerous times this season on CBS Sports Network and on FS1. Wyoming will face BYU in a night game on CBS Sports Network.
In addition to wide-ranging television coverage of University of Wyoming football games, CBS Sports Network aired a special on Wyoming Football entitled “College Football Confidential” in 2010.
ESPN Televises MW Championship From Laramie
ESPN announcers (left to right) Steve Levy, Todd McShay and Brian Griese meet with Wyoming Cowboys Lucas Wacha and Josh Allen prior to the 2016 Mountain West Championship Game played in Laramie.
Marcus Harris
Wide Receiver 1993-96
• 1996 Biletnikoff Award Winner as Nation’s Outstanding Receiver
• 1996 Consensus All-American
• Placed Ninth in 1996 Heisman Trophy Balloting
• 1995 American Football Coaches Association First Team All-American
• Ended his college career as the NCAA’s career leader in receiving yards (4,518), still ranks No. 5 in NCAA history in receiving yards
WINNING TRADITION
Eddie “Boom Boom” Talboom
Tailback/Place-Kicker 1949-50
• Wyoming’s First All-American in 1950
• Led Wyoming to School’s First Bowl Game, the 1951 Gator Bowl
• Still Ranks No. 6 in NCAA History in Career Scoring Average
• Inducted Into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2000
For over 125 years, University of Wyoming Football has thrilled Cowboy fans with some of the greatest players and coaches in college football. Wyoming’s Football Tradition has been built by such legendary coaches as Bowden Wyatt, Bob Devaney, Paul Roach and Joe Tiller, who all walked the sidelines of War Memorial Stadium.
Great All-Americans like Eddie Talboom (1950), Mike Dirks (1967), Ken Fantetti (1978), Galand Thaxton (1987), Ryan Yarborough (1993), Marcus Harris (1996), Brian Lee (1997), John Wendling (2006) and Logan Wilson (2019) were all recognized among the greatest players of their eras.
Other Cowboy greats like Jerry Hill, Jim Kiick, Jay Novacek, Logan Wilson and Marcus Epps went on to play for Super Bowl teams with the Baltimore Colts, Miami Dolphins, Dallas Cowboys, Cincinnati Bengals and Philadelphia Eagles, respectively.
The 2025 college football season will mark the 129th season of Wyoming Cowboy Football.
Ken Fantetti
Linebacker, 1975-78
• 1978 Football Writers All-American
• WAC Defensive Player of the Year in 1978
• Two-time First Team All-Conference
WYOMING
Conference Championships
2016 Mountain West Conference Mountain Division Champions
1996 Western Athletic Conference Pacific Division Champions
1993 Western Athletic Conference Tri-Champions
1988 Western Athletic Conference Champions
1987 Western Athletic Conference Champions
1976 Western Athletic Conference Co-Champions
1968 Western Athletic Conference Champions
1967 Western Athletic Conference Champions
1966 Western Athletic Conference Champions
1961 Skyline Conference Co-Champions
1960 Skyline Conference Co-Champions
1959 Skyline Conference Champions
1958 Skyline Conference Champions
1956 Skyline Conference Champions
1950 Skyline Conference Champions
1949 Skyline Conference Champions
WINNING TRADITION
Bob Devaney
Head Coach 1957-61
• Won Four Skyline Conference Championships in Five Seasons
• Best Winning Percentage in School History, 35-10-5 (.750)
• Inducted Into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1981
Paul Roach
Head Coach 1987-90
• Won Back-to-Back Conference Championships in 1987 and ‘88
• Took Wyoming to three bowl games in four years as head coach
• Also a Wyoming assistant coach in the late 1960s and later Athletics Director in the 1980s and 90s, he was part of six of Wyoming’s bowl appearances and six of seven WAC titles
Mitch Donahue
Defensive End 1987-90
• 1990 First Team All-American and placed Fourth in 1990 Outland Trophy Balloting
• Wyoming’s only two-time WAC Defensive Player of the Year (1989 and ‘90)
• Played in three bowl games in four seasons at Wyoming
• Wyoming’s career sack leader with 49
Jay Novacek
Tight End 1982-84
• 1984 Consensus All-American
• Still Holds NCAA Record for Average Yards per Catch by a Tight End in a Single Season (22.6 yards per catch)
• Inducted Into College Football Hall of Fame in 2008
Bowden
Wyatt
Head Coach 1947-52
• Coached Wyoming’s First Bowl Game, the 1951 Gator Bowl
• Won Back-to-Back Skyline Championships in 1949 and ‘50
• Inducted Into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1997
Galand Thaxton
Linebacker 1984-87
• 1987 Associated Press All-American
• Wyoming’s Career Tackle Leader (467)
• Captained 1987 WAC Championship Team
WYOMING
Conference Players of the Year
2018 Cooper Rothe, K, Special Teams Player of the Year
1996 Marcus Harris, WR, Offensive Player of the Year
1990 Mitch Donahue, DE, Defensive Player of the Year
1989 Mitch Donahue, DE, Defensive Player of the Year
1988 Randy Welniak, QB, Offensive Player of the Year
1988 Pat Rabold, DT, Defensive Player of the Year
1978 Ken Fantetti, LB, Defensive Player of the Year
1967 Paul Toscano, QB, Offensive Player of the Year24
GAMEDAY
ATMOSPHERE
Gameday at War Memorial Stadium is the place to be in the state of Wyoming on Saturdays.
As the only NCAA Division I university in Wyoming, everyone is a Cowboy fan.
There is nothing like a college football gameday. From pregame tailgating to the pageantry of bands, cheerleaders and mascots entertaining loyal fans, college football is unmatched in the excitement it generates.
Sharing the day with a group of close friends makes the experience that much more exciting.
And when the game is over and another Wyoming home victory is a reality, the team and Cowboy fans celebrate together by singing the traditional victory song — Ragtime Cowboy Joe.
GAMEDAY TRADITIONS
There are many traditions associated with Wyoming Football gamedays. From Pistol Pete to the Cowboy Joe Pony and a new tradition, the Cowboy Walk.
The Cowboy Walk sees fans lineup to wish the Cowboys well as they make their way to the locker room prior to each home game. And of course prior to the game plenty of tailgating activities can be found centered around Wyoming s Tailgate Park.
Marcus Harris
1996 Biletnikoff Award Winner and Consensus All-American
Marcus Harris accepts the Biletnikoff Award in 1996. The award is symbolic of the nation’s outstanding receiver. Harris also finished ninth in the 1996 Heisman Trophy balloting, and was named a Consensus All-American.
NATIONAL AND CONFERENCE AWARD HONOREES
Mitch Donahue finished fourth in balloting for the Outland Trophy his senior season of 1990. The Outland Trophy is given to the top college lineman in the nation each season. Donahue was also a twotime conference Defensive Player of the Year for the Cowboys in 1989 and ‘90.
Marcus Epps was one of three national finalists for the 2018 Burlsworth Trophy, honoring the most outstanding football player in America who began his career as a walk-on. Epps is pictured with his son Braxton, wife Megan and the Burlsworth Trophy.
WYOMING
Conference Award Winners
2018 Cooper Rothe, K, Special Teams Player of the Year
2018-19 Nick Smith, MW Scholar-Athlete of the Year
2016 Logan Wilson, LB, Freshman of the Year
2012-13 Luke Ruff, MW Scholar-Athlete of the Year
2011 Brett Smith, QB, Freshman of the Year
2009 Austyn Carta-Samuels, QB, Freshman of the Year
1996 Marcus Harris, WR, Offensive Player of the Year
1993 Steve Scifres, OT, Freshman of the Year
1991 Robert Rivers, RS, Special Teams Player of the Year
1990 Mitch Donahue, DE, Defensive Player of the Year
1989 Mitch Donahue, DE, Defensive Player of the Year
1989 Randy Welniak, QB, WAC Student-Athlete of the Year
1988 Randy Welniak, QB, Offensive Player of the Year
1988 Pat Rabold, DT, Defensive Player of the Year
1988 Dabby Dawson, RB, Newcomer of the Year
1986 Anthony Sargent, WR, Newcomer of the Year
1984 Galand Thaxton, LB, Newcomer of the Year
1982 Jay Haynes, OLB, Newcomer of the Year
1978 Ken Fantetti, LB, Defensive Player of the Year
1977 Myron Hardeman, RB, Newcomer of the Year
1967 Paul Toscano, QB, Offensive Player of the Year
Logan Wilson was awarded the 2016 Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Year Trophy.
Randy Welniak earned accolades on and off the field his senior season. He was selected as the conference’s Offensive Player of the year in the fall of ‘88, and was named conference Student-Athlete of the Year at the conclusion of the 1988-89 academic year.
ALL-AMERICANS
Brian Lee, Free Safety
1997 Consensus All-American and First Team Academic All-American
Brian Lee was voted a Consensus AllAmerican in 1997, while leading the nation in interceptions as a free safety. In addition, he earned First Team Academic All-America honors, becoming the first Cowboy to achieve both honors in the same season.
Jack
Weil, Punter
1983 Consensus All-American
Jack Weil led the nation in punting in 1983, averaging 45.6 yards per punt. He became the first Cowboy in history to earn Consensus AllAmerica honors. The other three are Jay Novacek (1984), Marcus Harris (1996) and Brian Lee (1997).
Dewey McConnell
End, 1950 & 1951 All-American
Dewey McConnell led the nation in receiving in 1951, earning him Associated Press All-America honors. He grew up in the hometown of the Cowboys, Laramie, Wyo. He was also an AP Honorable Mention All-American in 1950.
Ryan Yarborough Wide Receiver, 1992 and ‘93 All-American
Ryan Yarborough became the first Cowboy to receive First Team All-America honors in consecutive seasons. He was a First Team selection by the Football Writers Association of America in 1992. In ‘93, he was a First Team honoree by both the Associated Press and the Football Writers.
1997 Brian Lee, Free Safety
Ken Fantetti
Linebacker, 1978 All-American
Ken Fantetti was a Football Writers Association of America All-American in 1978. He also was the WAC Defensive Player of the Year that season.
1996 Marcus Harris, Wide Receiver
1984 Jay Novacek, Tight End
1983 Jack Weil, Punter
(Consensus All-Americans are those individuals who received First Team All-America honors from the majority of All-America teams that received nationwide circulation in a given year as determined by the NCAA.)
ALL-AMERICANS
Logan Wilson
Linebacker, 2019 All-American
Logan Wilson was selected as an AllAmerican in 2019. A native of Casper, Wyo., Wilson was one of only six finalists for the 2019 Butkus Award, which honors the nation’s best college linebacker. Wilson was named a First Team All-American by Pro Football Focus, a Second Team All-American by USA Today and a Third Team AllAmerican by Associated Press. He ended his career with 421 career tackles to rank No. 4 in both Wyoming school history and Mountain West Conference history. Wilson was selected as the first pick in the third round of the 2020 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals.
WYOMING ALL-AMERICANS
Hill – Running Back – Third Team College Sports Madness All-American 2006: John Wendling – Strong Safety – Second Team CollegeFootballNews.com All-American
2005: Jovon Bouknight – Wide Receiver – Honorable Mention College Football News All-American 2001: J.D. Wallum – Place-kicker – Second Team Football News All-Amecrian
Lee – Free Safety – Consensus & First Team FWAA, Football News, AP & Walter Camp All-American
Marcus Harris – Wide Receiver – Consensus & First Team AP, FWAA, AFCA, Walter Camp & Football News
Steve Scifres – Offensive Tackle – First Team FWAA All-American Cory Wedel – Place-kicker – First Team AFCA, Walter Camp All-American
1995: Marcus Harris – Wide Receiver – First Team AFCA All-American Brian Gragert – Punter – Second Team AFCA All-American
1993: Ryan Yarborough – Wide Receiver – First Team AP & FWAA All-American
1992: Ryan Yarborough – Wide Receiver – First Team FWAA All-American
1990: Mitch Donahue – Defensive End – First Team FWAA, Sporting News and NFL Draft Report All-American
1988: Pat Rabold – Defensive Tackle – Second Team AP All-American 1987: Galand Thaxton – Linebacker – Third Team AP All-American 1984: Jay Novacek – Tight End – Consensus & First Team Kodak All-American
1983: Jack Weil – Punter - Consensus & First Team FWAA & AP All-American
1978: Ken Fantetti – Linebacker – First Team FWAA All-American
1977: Dennis Baker – Offensive Tackle - First Team AP All-American
1976: Paul Nunu – Linebacker – First Team Football News All-American
1969: Bob Jacobs - Place-Kicker – First Team Sporting News and FWAA-Look Magazine All-American
1967: Jerry DePoyster – Place-Kicker – First Team AP and Sporting News All-American
Mike Dirks – Defensive Tackle – First Team FWAA, NEA & Look Magazine All-American
1962: Glen Hopkins – Tackle – Honorable Mention AP All-American
Joe Vitale – Guard – Honorable Mention AP All-American
1960: Jerry Hill – Running Back – Honorable Mention AFCA All-American
Marty Hamilton – End – Honorable Mention Williamson Rating System All-American
Richard Williams – Center – Honorable Mention Williamson Rating System All-American
1959: Jerry Hill – Running Back – Honorable Mention All-American
Len Kuczewski – Guard/Linebacker – Honorable Mention AP All-American
Jim Walden – Quarterback – Honorable Mention AP All-American
1956: Jim Crawford – Halfback – First Team Look & NEA, Second Team Williamson Rating and INS & Third Team AP, UPI and Football Digest All-American
Buster Elder – End – Honorable Mention AP All-American
Vince Guinta – Center – Honorable Mention AP All-American
John Watts – Quarterback – Honorable Mention AP All-American
Larry Zowada – Back – Honorable Mention AP All-American
1953: Joe Mastrogiovanni – Back – Honorable Mention UPI All-American
1951: Dewey McConnell – End – First Team AP All-American
Harry Geldien – Back – Honorable Mention UPI All-American
Doug Reeves – Center – Honorable Mention UPI All-American
1950: Eddie Talboom – Tailback – First Team NEA & INS All-American, Second Team AP All-American
Mike Dirks
Defensive Tackle, 1967 All-American
Mike Dirks, #66 in the photo, was one of the leaders of a Wyoming defense that led the nation in rushing defense in both 1966 and ‘67. His senior season the Cowboys earned a berth in the Sugar Bowl, and Dirks was named an All-American by the Football Writers and Look Magazine.
Steve Scifres
Offensive Tackle, 1996 All-American
Steve Scifres was one of the greatest offensive linemen in school history, starting every game of his college career — 47 consecutive. He was selected by the Football Writers of America as a First Team All-American in 1996.
Jim Crawford
Running Back, 1956 All-American
C.T. Hewgley – Tackle – Second Team AP All-American
Dick Campbell – Back – Honorable Mention AP All-American
Tom Drost – End – Honorable Mention AP All-American
Dewey McConnell – End – Honorable Mention AP All-American
Selmer Pederson – Safety – Honorable Mention AP All-American
Doug Reeves – Center – Honorable Mention AP All-American
Marlin Smith – Guard – Honorable Mention AP All-American
Marvin Strauch – Tackle – Honorable Mention AP All-American
Jerry Taylor – Guard – Honorable Mention AP All-American
A native of Greybull, Wyo., Jim Crawford led the nation in rushing his senior season of 1956 to earn All-America recognition from the Football Writers Association of America. Among the running backs he beat for the rushing title in ‘56 were Jim Brown of Syracuse and Tommy McDonald of Oklahoma.
FORMER GREAT NFL
Josh Allen
Buffalo Bills (2018-Present)
Quarterback
NFL COWBOYS CURRENT
Chad Muma
Jacksonville Jaguars (2022-Present)
Linebacker
Cincinnati Bengals (2020-Present)
Linebacker
Marcus Epps
Minnesota Vikings/Philadelphia Eagles/ Las Vegas Raiders/New England Patriots
Andrew Wingard
Jacksonville
(2019-Present)
Safety
Defensive End
Jaguars
Logan Wilson
Carl Granderson
New Orleans Saints (2019-Present)
WYOMING BOWL HISTORY
1968 Sugar Bowl
Wyoming had posted a perfect 10-0 record in 1967 entering its game versus LSU in the 1968 Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1, 1968. While Wyoming lost to the Tigers, 13-20, the Cowboys appearance in the Sugar Bowl is still remembered by Cowboy fans as one of the greatest moments in school history.
Bowden Wyatt
Wyoming Head Coach of 1951 Gator Bowl Champions
Bowden Wyatt guided the Wyoming Cowboys to their first-ever bowl appearance in the 1950 season, when on Jan. 1, 1951, Wyoming defeated Washington & Lee, 20-7, to complete an undefeated, 10-0, season.
1987 Holiday Bowl
The Wyoming defense, seen swarming an Iowa ballcarrier here, played an outstanding game in the 1987 Holiday Bowl. UW’s defense held the Hawkeyes to only one offensive touchdown. But Iowa returned a blocked punt for a TD and returned an interception for another score to give the Hawkeyes a one-point, 20-19, victory.
2004 Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas Bowl Champions
Wyoming seniors Guy Tuell, Trenton Franz, J.J. Raterink and Zach Morris helped lead the Cowboys to the biggest upset of the 2004 bowl season as Wyoming defeated UCLA, 24-21, in the Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas Bowl.
1968 Sugar Bowl
BOWL HISTORY WYOMING
2017 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Champions
Wyoming quarterback Josh Allen accepts the Most Valuable Player Award for his performance in Wyoming’s 37-14 win over Central Michigan in the 2017 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.
Jim Kiick
MVP of the 1966 Sun Bowl
Wyoming running back Jim Kiick scored two touchdowns, including one on a 43-yard run in leading Wyoming to a 28-20 victory over Florida State in the 1966 Sun Bowl to earn Most Valuable Player honors.
WYOMING BOWL APPEAREANCES
16, Toledo 15
27, Ohio 30 (1OT)
52, Kent State 38
38, Georgia State 17
1955 Wyoming Cowboys
Capture Sun Bowl Championship, Jan. 2, 1956
The 1955 Wyoming Cowboys defeated Texas Tech, 21-14, on Jan. 2, 1956, to capture the 1956 Sun Bowl Championship. The following season of 1956, Wyoming posted a perfect 10-0 record.
37, Central Michigan 14
21, BYU 24
24, UCLA 21
19, Iowa 20
7, Oklahoma 41
13, LSU 20
28, Florida State 20
14, Hardin-Simmons 6
21, Texas Tech 14
20, Washington & Lee 7
WYOMING GREATS IN THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME
Jay Novacek receives his Hall of Fame Award from NFF Board of Director and 1974 and ‘75 Heisman Trophy Winner Archie Griffin
The University of Wyoming is proud to have eight former football greats inducted into the National Football Foundation’s College Football Hall of Fame. Former Cowboy head coaches Bob Devaney (Inducted 1981), William H. “Lone Star” Dietz (2012), Pat Dye (2005), Dennis Erickson (2019) and Bowden Wyatt (1972 Player, 1997 Coach), along with former Wyoming AllAmericans Eddie “Boom Boom” Talboom (2000) and Jay Novacek (2008) and this year Ryan Yarborough have all been elected to the distinguished Hall.
Devaney coached five five years (1957-61) as head coach at Wyoming, posting a record of 35-10-5 and a winning percentage of 75.0 percent, which still ranks as the best winning percentage in Wyoming Football history. Devaney became head coach at Nebraska after leaving Wyoming, and he led the Cornhuskers to two national championships in 1970 and ‘71, a 32-game unbeaten streak and a 101-20-2 (.829) record. He was named the National Coach of the Year in 1971. His combined head-coaching record was 136-30-7 (.806), which when he retired in 1972 was the winningest among active coaches at the time.
Dietz coached Washington State to a 7-0 mark and a Rose Bowl victory over Brown in 1915. He coached three seasons at Wyoming from 1924-26, where he also spent time coaching the baseball team
Dye was Named National Coach of the Year in 1983 at Auburn. He is one of only seven coaches in history to have coached a winner of the Heisman, Outland and Lombardi trophies. Dye was the head coach at Wyoming for one season in 1980.
Erickson’s 23-year career as a head coach was highlighted by two national titles at Miami in 1989 and ‘91, He coached the Cowboys for one season in 1986.
Wyatt was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1972 and as a coach in 1997. He became the third man to be elected in both categories. In this respect he followed A.A. Stagg and Bobby Dodd. He played end for Tennessee 1936-38 and in his senior year was a team captain and All-American. Wyatt served in the Navy in World War II. He was head coach at Wyoming 1947-52. His 1949 and 1950 teams won Skyline Conference championships. The 1950 team went to the Gator Bowl, beating Washington & Lee 20-7, and finished with a 10-0 record.
Talboom was Wyoming’s first All-American in 1950 and led the Cowboys to their first bowl appearance and bowl victory that season in the Gator Bowl.
Novacek was a Consensus All-America tight end at Wyoming in 1984. He went on to win three Super Bowls with the Dallas Cowboys following the 1992, ‘93 and ‘95 seasons.
Ryan Yarborough was an explosive playmaker at Wyoming whose ability to make clutch catches and stretch the field helped make him one of the most prolific receivers in college football history. The Park Forest, Illinois, product now becomes the third player from Wyoming to enter the College Football Hall of Fame.
A two-time First Team All-American, Yarborough led the nation in receiving yards in both 1992 (1,351) and 1993 (1,512). He set NCAA marks at the time for the most career receiving yards (4,357—still ranks ninth), 200-plus yard receiving games (7), most 1,000-yard receiving seasons in a career (3), and the most games catching a touchdown pass in a career (27).
The mission of the National Football Foundation is to promote the power of amateur football in developing the qualities of leadership, sportsmanship, competitive zeal and the drive for academic excellence in America’s young people. The NFF was founded in 1947.
The Wyoming Chapter of the National Football Foundation (NFF) was founded in 1993 by former UW head coach and athletics director Paul Roach when he gathered a group of interested ex-players, businessmen, coaches, athletic administrators, educators and football fans together.
Bob Devaney
Pat Dye
William H. “Lone Star” Dietz
Eddie Talboom
Dennis Erickson
Bowden Wyatt
Ryan Yarborough
Joe Tiller
Wyoming Head Coach 1991-96
• Won conference championships in 1993 and ‘96 with the Cowboys
• His 1996 Cowboy squad led the nation in passing offense
• Twice Named AFCA Region Coach of the Year at Wyoming
Some of the greatest names in college football have held the position of head coach of the Wyoming Cowboys. Bowden Wyatt, Phil Dickens, Bob Devaney, Lloyd Eaton, Fred Akers and Craig Bohl, Paul Roach and Joe Tiller have all led the Cowboy Football program to exciting victories, conference championships and bowl games as head coach of the Cowboys.
Five former Wyoming head coaches have been enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame. Those five are Wyatt, who was inducted in 1997 Devaney, inducted in 1981 Pat Dye, who went on to great success at Auburn and was inducted in 2005 Lone Star Dietz in 2012 and Dennis Erickson in 2019.
Bob Devaney
Wyoming Head Coach 1957-61
Won four Skyline Conference Championships in five seasons at Wyoming before he went on to great success at the University of Nebraska
COACHING GREATS
National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Coaches
Bob Devaney
Inducted in 1981 Years at Wyoming: 1957-61
Bowden Wyatt
Inducted in 1997 Years at Wyoming: 1947-52
Pat Dye
Inducted in 2005 Year at Wyoming: 1980
William H. “Lone Star” Dietz
Inducted in 2012 Years at Wyoming: 1924-26
Dennis Erickson
Inducted in 2019 Year at Wyoming: 1986
American Football Coaches Association District/ Regional Coaches of the Year 1996 Joe Tiller, AFCA Region 4 1993 Joe Tiller, AFCA Region 5 1988 Paul Roach, AFCA Region 5 1987 Paul Roach, AFCA Region 5 1976 Fred Akers, AFCA District 8 1967 Lloyd Eaton, AFCA District 6
Conference Coaches of the Year
2016 Craig Bohl, Mountain West
2011 Dave Christensen, Mountain West
1996 Joe Tiller, Western Athletic
1988 Paul Roach, Western Athletic
1987 Paul Roach, Western Athletic
1976 Fred Akers, Western Athletic
1967 Lloyd Eaton, Western Athletic
1966 Lloyd Eaton, Western Athletic
1959 Bob Devaney, Skyline
1958 Bob Devaney, Skyline
1950 Bowden Wyatt, Skyline
ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS
Trenton Franz was a First Team Academic All-American in 2004, and earned a prestigious Postgraduate Fellowship from the National Football Foundation. After completing his bachelor s degree in civil engineering, he pursued his graduate studies at Princeton where he earned his master s degree in civil and environmental engineering in June 2007 and his Ph.D. in January 2011. Franz was also a team captain of Wyoming s 2004 Las Vegas Bowl Championship Team.
Luke Ruff
Wyoming's Most Recent
First Team Academic All-American, 2012
Luke Ruff, a civil engineering major with a 3.66 cumulative grade-point average was named First Team Capital One Academic All-American in 2012.
The University of Wyoming Football program has enjoyed a rich tradition of attracting outstanding student-athletes to UW. The quality of these young men is perhaps best represented by the number of Academic All-Americans who have worn the Cowboy colors.
Since 1952, when the College Sports Information Directors of America began selecting Academic All-America teams, the University of Wyoming has produced 18 First Team Academic All-Americans.
In both 1996 and 1997, Wyoming’s football program led the nation in First Team honorees with two First Team selections in 1996 and three in 1997.
The most recent honoree was senior free safety Luke Ruff in 2012. Ruff graduated from UW in 2013, earning a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering with a 3.66 cumulative grade-point average. He chose to continue his graduate studies at the University of Wyoming, where he completed his master’s degree in environmental engineering in December 2014.
At the conclusion of his undergraduate studies, Ruff was chosen to receive an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, helping him to pursue his graduate studies in engineering at Wyoming.
Among his other honors were: being named a semifinalist for the National Football Foundation’s William V. Campbell Trophy, also referred to as the “Academic Heisman”; being selected as one of 30 football national finalists for the Senior CLASS Award; and being honored by the National Football Foundation as a 2013 Hampshire Honor Society member. He was a 2012 Preseason First Team All-Mountain West Conference selection by conference media members. His junior season, Ruff earned Second Team All-Mountain West Conference honors for his achievements on the football field.
Brian Lee
First Team Academic All-American and Consensus All-American
Cory Wedel and Jay Korth
Two-Time Academic All-Americans
Teammates Jay Korth and Cory Wedel share the distinction of being the only two Wyoming Cowboys to earn First Team Academic All-America honors twice. Wedel and Korth were both named to the Academic All-America First Team in 1996 and 1997.
WYOMING
First Team Academic All-Americans
Year Academic All-Americans
1959 Marty Hamilton, End
1960 Marty Hamilton, End Fran Miknis, Guard
1965 Bob Dinges, Defensive End
1967 George Mills, Offensive Guard
1973 Mike Lopiccolo, Offensive Tackle
1984 Bob Gustafson, Offensive Tackle/Tight End
1987 Pat Arndt, Offensive Guard
1994 Ryan Christopherson, Running Back
1995 Joe Cummings, Defensive End
1996 Jay Korth, Offensive Lineman
Cory Wedel, Place-kicker
1997 Jay Korth, Offensive Lineman
In 1997, Brian Lee accomplished a very rare feat as he earned First Team Academic All-America honors and Consensus All-America honors in the same season. He is the only Cowboy in school history to achieve both those honors.
Brian Lee, Free Safety
Cory Wedel, Place-kicker
1998 Brian Brown, Linebacker
2004 Trenton Franz, Center
2012 Luke Ruff, Free Safety
NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION
SCHOLAR-ATHLETES
John Wendling was one of only 17 national finalists for the National Football Foundation s Draddy Trophy in 2006. The Draddy Trophy, renamed the Campbell Trophy in 2009, is often referred to as the Academic Heisman . It is awarded each year to the top football scholar-athlete in the country. Here Wendling is pictured with 2006 NFF
Chris Prosinski
2006 NFF High School West Region Scholar-Athlete
Chris Prosinski (far right) with two-time Heisman Trophy winner Archie Griffin and fellow 2006 NFF High School Scholar-Athletes Barry Gallup Jr. (far left) and Bryant Browning (second from right)
Each year since 1959, the National Football Foundation (NFF) has honored the nation’s best all-around college football players with its National Scholar-Athlete program. The top college football student-athletes have been recognized by the NFF for their athletic ability, academic prowess and civic leadership.
Through the years, four Wyoming Cowboys have received this prestigious honor. Pat Smyth in 1959, Marty Eliopulos in 1986, Trenton Franz in 2004 and John Wendling in 2006 were chosen by the National Football Foundation for this elite honor.
Wyoming’s most recent honoree, John Wendling, was named one of only 17 national finalists for the NFF’s Draddy Trophy in 2006. The Draddy Trophy, renamed the Campbell Trophy in 2009, is presented annually by the NFF to the top football scholar-athlete in the country. It is often referred to as the “Academic Heisman”. By being named a finalist, Wendling was also named to the NFF’s National Scholar-Athlete team, and he was awarded an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship.
NFF National Scholar-Athletes
From the University of Wyoming
Beginning in 1959, the National Football Foundation (NFF) has honored the nation’s best all-around college football players with its National Scholar-Athlete program.
The top college football student-athletes have been recognized by the NFF for their athletic ability, academic prowess and civic leadership.
Four Wyoming Cowboys have been honored as NFF National Scholar-Athletes through the years. Those four are listed below.
Pat Smyth 1959
Former Cowboy center Trenton Franz earned the honor in 2004. Franz went on to pursue his graduate studies in engineering at Princeton University, where he earned a master’s degree in civil and environmental engineering in June 2007 and then received his Ph.D. in January 2011.
Former Wyoming Cowboy Chris Prosinski joined some very elite company when the National Football Foundation (NFF) selected him as one of only five high school student-athletes in the nation to be honored in its 2006 NFF High School Scholar-Athlete Class. Prosinski was the West Region honoree.
Over one million high school student-athletes play football each season. The NFF, through its 120 chapters nationwide, honor approximately 2,500 of these high school student-athletes with over $800,000 in annual scholarships.
From that group of 2,500 scholarship recipients, the NFF chooses only five for the distinct honor of National High School Scholar-Athlete.
Marty Eliopulos ........ 1986
Trenton Franz 2004
John Wendling .......... 2006
BORDER WAR BRONZE BOOT THE AND THE BORDER WAR ”
The annual Wyoming-Colorado State “Border War” football game has evolved into one of the most bitterly contested rivalries in college football.
The series began in 1899, and has been played in three different centuries. Wyoming and CSU have waged the “Border War” every year but six since the schools began playing, and the 2024 season will mark the 79th consecutive season the two border rivals will meet, dating back to 1946. This year will mark the 116th overall meeting.
In 1968, the ROTC detachments of the respective schools initiated the “Bronze Boot”, traveling trophy awarded to the winner of the contest each year. The Boot was originally worn in Vietnman by Dan Romero, a CSU ROTC instructor. The boot has rested in UW’s possession in 31 of the 56 years since its inception.
The “Bronze Boot” has become one of the most famous traveling trophies in college football. This year’s 2024 meeting will be the 57th time the trophy has been fought over.
1968 Wyoming 46, Colorado State 14 Ft. Collins
1969 Wyoming 39, Colorado State 3 Laramie
1970 Wyoming 16, Colorado State 6 Ft. Collins
1971 Wyoming 17, Colorado State 6 Laramie
1972 Wyoming 28, Colorado State 9 Ft. Collins
1973 Wyoming 35, Colorado State 3 Laramie
1974 Colorado State 11, Wyoming 6 Ft. Collins
1975 Colorado State 3, Wyoming 0 Laramie
1976 Colorado State 19, Wyoming 16 Ft. Collins
1977 Wyoming 29, Colorado State 13 Laramie
1978 Wyoming 13, Colorado State 3 Ft. Collins
1979 Colorado State 20, Wyoming 16 Laramie
1980 Colorado State 28, Wyoming 25 Ft. Collins
1981 Wyoming 55, Colorado State 21 Laramie
1982 Colorado State 9, Wyoming 3 Ft. Collins
1983 Wyoming 42, Colorado State 17 Laramie
1984 Wyoming 43, Colorado State 34 Ft. Collins
1985 Colorado State 30, Wyoming 19 Laramie
1986 Colorado State 20, Wyoming 15 Ft. Collins
1987 Wyoming 20, Colorado State 15 Laramie
1988 Wyoming 48, Colorado State 14 Ft. Collins
1989 Wyoming 56, Colorado State 35 Laramie
1990 Colorado State 17, Wyoming 8 Ft. Collins
1991 Wyoming 35, Colorado State 28 Laramie
1992 Wyoming 31, Colorado State 14 Ft. Collins
1993 Colorado State 41, Wyoming 21 Laramie
1994 Colorado State 35, Wyoming 24 Ft. Collins
Colorado State 31, Wyoming 24 Laramie 1996 Wyoming 25, Colorado State 24
2021
Wyoming 24 Ft. Collins
31, Colorado State 17 Laramie 2022
14, Colorado State 13 Ft.
24, Colorado State 15 Laramie
State 24, Wyoming 10 Ft. Collins
The Bronze Boot Series Wyoming 31 Wins, CSU 26 Wins
The statue “Fanning a Twister”, depicting the great Wyoming bucking horse Steamboat was erected in 1991 north of War Memorial Stadium to welcome visitors to the University of Wyoming Athletics complex. Sculptor Peter Fillerup from Cody, Wyo., created Fanning a Twister
BUCKING HORSE AND RIDER
SYMBOL OF WYOMING
Cowboy Tough Statue
The sculpture “Cowboy Tough” was added to the UW Athletics facilities in the early 2000s. Casper, Wyo., artist Chris Navarro created this new bucking horse and rider sculpture.
There are two full-size originals of the statue that are located in the UW Athletics Department — one is on the second floor of the Rochelle Athletics Center and the second sits at the north endzone of War Memorial Stadium. It has become a tradition for the Wyoming Cowboy players and coaches to touch “Cowboy Tough” as they enter and exit the field at War Memorial Stadium on gamedays.
The symbol on the Wyoming Cowboy football helmet depicts a Cowboy riding a bucking horse. That symbol has been a part of the University of Wyoming Athletics Department since the early 1920s, when UW equipment manager Deane Hunton obtained a photograph of cowboy Guy Holt riding the world famous bucking horse “Steamboat” at the Albany County fairgrounds in 1903. Hunton traced the photo of Steamboat and Holt and turned it into a logo for use on athletics equipment. Steamboat was born on a ranch between Laramie and Bosler, Wyo., in 1901, and is regarded as one of the greatest bucking horses in history.
In later years, the symbol used by Wyoming Athletics more closely resembled the logo on the state’s automobile license plates., which depicted another famous bucking horse “Deadman” with a rider by the name of “Stub” Farlow atop it. “Deadman” was owned by the Jackson Hole Frontier Association. The license plate design was developed by the then Secretary of State, Lester C. Hunt, who later became the Governor of Wyoming and a United States Senator in 1935. Hunt utilized a photograph of “Deadman” and Farlow for the design of the state’s license plates, which first appeared in 1936.
While there are differing opinions on exactly which horse and rider are depicted on all of UW’s athletics uniforms today, it is the symbol that is important. The bucking horse and rider represents the toughness, and the never-say-die spirit that is Wyoming. Whether it is “Steamboat” or “Deadman”, the bucking horse and rider logo is without a doubt one of the best and most distinctive symbols in college sports.
WAR MEMORIAL STADIUM
War Memorial Stadium, Circa 1990s
This aerial photo of War Memorial Stadium, looking toward the southwest, shows a sellout crowd in the 1990s, prior to artificial turf being installed in “The War”, and prior to the Rochelle Athletics Center being built at the north end of the field.
Stadium Dedication
Sept. 23, 1950, Versus Baylor
War Memorial Stadium was dedicated on Sept. 23, 1950, in a game versus Baylor. The Bears came to Laramie nationally ranked. They were led by quarterback Hayden Fry, who later went on to a College Hall of Fame career as head coach at SMU and Iowa. But Wyoming recorded a 7-0 victory over the Bears led by single-wing tailback Eddie “Boom Boom” Talboom, who would also later be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player. Wyoming went on to achieve an undefeated season, 10-0-0, and earned the school’s first bowl bid to the 1951 Gator Bowl.
Jonah Field at War Memorial Stadium
2005 — First Season of Artificial Turf
In 2005, artificial turf was installed in War Memorial Stadium for the first time after 55 seasons of featuring a natural grass surface in the stadium. This photo from the 2005 TCU game shows the artificial surface that was installed in the summer of 2005 at a cost of slightly more than $1 million.
In conjunction with the installation of the artificial surface, the field at War Memorial Stadium was named Jonah Field to recognize a very generous gift of $5 million by the John and Mari Ann Martin and Mick and Susie McMurry families to the UW Athletics Department. The Martin and McMurry families developed the Jonah Field natural gas field in western Wyoming.
War Memorial Stadium Attendance Highs
Single Game Attendance
34,745 vs. Colorado State (10/18/97)
34,231 vs. BYU (11/10/90)
32,617 vs. Nebraska (9/24/11)
32,210 vs. UTEP (11/5/88)
31,742 vs. BYU (10/18/86)
31,620 vs. Virginia (9/1/07)
31,017 vs. Texas (9/12/09)
Season Attendance
162,144 in 2023 (7 games)
149,625 in 1990 (7 games)
148,860 in 2016 (7 games)
144,299 in 2017 (7 games)
142,516 in 1988 (6 games)
138,042 in 2019 (6 games)
137,484 in 1987 (6 games)
133,138 in 2007 (6 games)
132,974 in 2011 (6 games)
Attendance Average
24,831 in 1977 (5 games)
23,753 in 1988 (6 games)
23,163 in 2023 (7 games)
23,007 in 2019 (6 games)
22,965 in 1978 (5 games)
22,914 in 1987 (6 games)
22,190 in 2007 (6 games)
Million Milestones
Attendance Entering 2025 Season: 7,360,969
The First Million: Oct. 7, 1967 vs. Brigham Young (UW won 26-10) (75th game in stadium)
The Second Million: Sept. 17, 1977 vs. UTEP (UW won 27-17) (128th game in stadium)
The Third Million: Oct. 11, 1986 vs. Utah (UW won 38-14) (181st game in stadium)
The Fourth Million: Oct. 28, 1995 vs. Colorado State (UW lost 24-31) (231st game in stadium)
The Fifth Million: Oct. 8, 2005 vs. TCU (UW lost 14-28) (289th game in stadium)
The Sixth Million: Oct. 19, 2013 vs. Colorado State (UW lost 22-52) (338th game in stadium)
The Seventh Million: Sept. 16, 2022 vs. Air Foce (UW won 17-14) (389th game in stadium)
WAR MEMORIAL STADIUM
War Memorial Stadium, 2021
Wyoming’s Jonah Field is pictured as it appeared during the 2021 season. The Mick and Susie McMurry High Altitude Performance Center (HAPC) can be seen in the north end zone. The HAPC opened in 2018.
Pictured in the upper center of the photo is Wyoming’s Indoor Practice Facility, which opened in 2007.
Wyoming’s uniquely designed FieldTurf Vertex CORE playing surface was installed in 2023 with this season featuring a New West Side club area and press box.
First Night Game
in War Memorial
Sept. 1, 1988, Versus BYU
The first night game played in War Memorial Stadium took place on Sept. 1, 1988, versus Brigham Young. The Cowboys captured a 24-14 victory over the Cougars on way to an 11-2-0 season and the 1988 Western Athletic Conference Championship.
War Memorial Stadium, 2010
Wyoming’s night game versus Boise State was played on Sept. 18, 2010. The game, played before a capacity crowd, put on display Wyoming’s newly-constructed Wildcatter Stadium Club & Suites, which opened in 2010.
WYOMING’S RECORD IN WAR MEMORIAL
Number of Games Played in The War Entering 2025 Season
Wyoming’s Home Record in the 1950s
Wyoming’s Home Record in the 1960s
Wyoming’s Home Record in the 1970s
Wyoming’s Home Record in the 1980s
Wyoming’s Home Record in the 1990s
Wyoming’s Home Record in the 2000s
Wyoming’s Home Record in the 2010s
Wyoming’s Home Record in the 2020s
Wyoming s All-Time Home Record in War Memorial Stadium 262-136- 7 (.657)
JONAH FIELD AT WAR MEMORIAL STADIUM
The words Jonah Field are displayed prominently on the playing surface in War Memorial Stadium to recognize the generous gift of the John and Mari Ann Martin and Mick and Susie McMurry families.
Martin and McMurry Gift Makes Jonah Field Surface Possible
The University of Wyoming named the playing surface at War Memorial Stadium, “Jonah Field” following a $5 million gift from the John and Mari Ann Martin and Mick and Susie McMurry families. Pictured at the press conference are left to right: UW’s former NCAA 400-meter hurdle champion Shauna Smith, Senator Alan K. Simpson, the late Susie McMurry, the late Mick McMurry, John Martin, Mari Ann Martin and former UW quarterback Corey Bramlet.
In the summer of 2023, a new FieldTurf Vertex CORE playing surface was installed in War Memorial Stadium. The new Jonah Field replaced the FieldTurf Revolution playing surface that was installed in June 2013. The new Jonah Field will once again include a distinctive Wyoming design that was originally unveiled in 2013. FieldTurf has been installed at many of the top NCAA and NFL football stadiums in the country for its grass-like performance and safety.
Jonah Field will continue as the name of Wyoming Football’s playing surface to commemorate the generous donations to UW Athletics by Casper entrepreneurs the late Susie McMurry and the late Mick McMurry and John and Mari Ann Martin and their families.
Sporting one of the finest grass gridirons for its first 55 seasons, the initial switch to artificial turf, in one of the most picturesque stadiums in the country, was completed in August of 2005.
The Martin and McMurry families donated $5 million to UW Athletics in May 2005. That gift was matched by the state of Wyoming for a total of $10 million. The new surface was originally named Jonah Field to recognize not only the prolific natural gas field in Sublette County (Wyoming) that made the Martin-McMurry gift possible, but also to recognize the financial contributions to state funding projects, including higher education, made over time by Wyoming’s extractive industries.
Gifts totalling $2 million by George and Dianna Archuleta of La Barge and Ron and Linda Flack of Cheyenne, launched UW’s Intercollegiate Athletics capital campaign for facilities. Their gifts were made in March of 2004. Many other alumni, friends and Cowboy supporters also contributed through the Strategic Plan for Intercollegiate Athletics,
The elements of the 2023 design include the words “Jonah Field” prominently displayed on both sidelines. A depiction of Wyoming’s iconic mountains are prevalent in both end zones along with the traditional words “WYOMING” and “COWBOYS” in brown on a gameday gold background in opposite end zones. Those words appear in a western-style font. Also included is the lettering “7220 Feet” on both sidelines, indicating the elevation of War Memorial Stadium as the highest NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision field in the nation. Wyoming’s traditional “Steamboat” symbol of a bucking horse and rider will remain at midfield in brown, outlined in white and gameday gold.
The original 2013 field design was provided by award-winning graphic designer David Coleman, who is a Wyoming native and UW graduate.
The project was supervised by the Mountain West Regional Vice President for FieldTurf Jed Easterbrook, who is also a UW graduate and Cowboy baseball letterwinner.
A view of Wyoming’s 80,000 square-foot Indoor Practice Facility from above.
INDOOR PRACTICE FACILITY
The Indoor Practice Facility shown on gameday just north and east of War Memorial Stadium.
Wyoming’s expansive Indoor Practice Facility: In the background, the many banners commemorating Wyoming’s bowl appearances and conference championships through the years hang from the ceiling. The banners span the time from Wyoming’s first Skyline Conference Championship in 1949 through the Cowboys’ most recent bowl appearance.
INDOOR PRACTICE FACILITY
In the fall of 2007, Wyoming’s new Indoor Practice Facility (IPF) opened for use. Containing over 80,000 square feet, the facility includes a full-size 100-yard by 50-yard football field, featuring a state-of-the-art artificial turf surface. A new FieldTurf surface was installed in the summer of 2018.
The Indoor Practice Facility was built at a cost of $11 million.
Wyoming’s Indoor Practice Facility is a full-size football field, allowing the Cowboys’ workouts to be as efficient as possible with no limitations due to size.
The exterior of the Indoor Practice Facility as you approach from the adjoining War Memorial Stadium.
Wyoming’s spacious Premier Bone & Joint Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Center within the High Altitude Performance Center allows UW student-athletes to receive the best in treatment from Wyoming’s outstanding athletic training staff.
HEALTH STUDENT-ATHLETE
Hydrotherapy Area
The hydrotherapy area, contained within the High Altitude Performance Center, assists student-athletes in prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries.
Underwater Treadmill
In 2014, a new underwater treadmill pool was added to the hydrotherapy area to further aid all UW student-athletes in injury treatment and rehabilitation. This new pool also features an underwater camera system that allows the athletic-training staff to evaluate and monitor rehab sessions on the treadmill.
The Premier Bone & Joint Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Center is located in Wyoming’s High Altitude Performance Center.
The University of Wyoming athletic-training staff utilizes the most current preventive and rehabilitative techniques in treating UW student-athletes.
A staff of full-time certified athletic trainers, work to meet the needs of Wyoming’s student-athletes.
LARAMIE …BEAUTIFUL COLLEGE TOWN
One of the best things about Laramie is its location between two beautiful mountain ranges — the Snowy Range to the west and the Laramie Range to the east. It’s a place of blue skies and clean air. Much of the area surrounding Laramie is public National Forest land. That means great access! You can head for the nearby mountains and find yourself on a hiking, biking or skiing trail within 15 minutes. There’s also nearby rock climbing at the impressive Vedauwoo formations. You can be downhill skiing in the Snowy Range within 45 minutes. Laramie is convenient to the world-class skiing offered in Steamboat Springs and other nearby resorts.
For a different kind of fun, you can be in Denver within two and a half hours. There is an amazing array of culture throughout the area, plus the tremendous sports heritage of the Rockies, Broncos, Nuggets and Avalanche.
With its colorful Western heritage, cultural activities and outstanding outdoor recreation, the Laramie area captivates visitors from all over the world.
WYOMING
…THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE IT
They say it’s beauty is like no other, and you fall in love with its people. Wyoming, it is like no place on earth. Within it’s boundaries is America’s first and largest national park, Yellowstone. The unbounding beauty there includes “Old Faithful” geyser and Yellowstone Lake, the world’s largest high-mountain lake. There is Yellowstone Falls, so awe-inspiring, it’ll take your breath away. There are over 260 different species of animals and birds located there. Wyoming’s wonders seem to be unending. There is Grand Teton National Park, whose centerpiece is the spectacular Teton Mountain Range. There is Devil’s Tower, America’s first national monument. There is the world’s largest mineral hot springs located in Thermopolis. There is the beauty of Ten Sleep Canyon and a hundred other places.
For breathtaking beauty, Wyoming is unmatched. Its reputation brings millions of visitors to its borders each year. Plus, some of the best skiing in America can be found in Wyoming. Tourists and sportsmen can’t wait to get here to enjoy the clean mountain air and limitless outdoor attractions.
The history of the great American West can be heard whistling through the trees of Wyoming. Wyoming had an historic place in the taming of the West in the late 1800’s. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid were two of Wyoming’s most famous citizens during the era of lawlessness. There remain plenty of reminders of an age that will live forever in American lore.
People are Wyoming’s strongest resource. These folks are down to earth, friendly and helpful. And, oh how proud they are of their Cowboys. Wyoming has some of the best fans in America. As their only four-year university, Wyoming folks are tremendously supportive of their teams.
Yet, as down to earth as they are, many Wyomingites are on the cutting edge of politics, entertainment and business. Among some of the most famous are: former Vice President of the United States Dick Cheney; the late Dr. Jerry Buss, owner of the Los Angeles Lakers; Dean Conger, former chief photographer of the National Geographic Society; the late Curt Gowdy, the most decorated national sportscaster in history; Alan Simpson, former United States Senator; Gerry Spence, attorney and television personality; and General Pete Schoomaker, former U.S. Army Chief of Staff.
For great people, great scenery and a great education, there is no place quite like Wyoming.
SEASON OUTLOOK
COWBOYS RETURN KEY VETERANS, IMPROVE DEPTH ENTERING JAY SAWVEL ’ S SECOND SEASON
Jay Sawvel worked hard during the offseason to retain a list of key players while also revamping the coaching staff and roster entering his second season as Wyoming’s head coach.
The Cowboys will be led by a loyal core of high-end Mountain West standouts that includes tight end John Michael Gyllenborg, offensive linemen Jack Walsh and Caden Barnett and defensive linemen Ben Florentine and Tyce Westland.
Both offensive coordinator Jay Johnson and defensive coordinator Aaron Bohl are back for their second seasons in the roles. Sawvel hired 2024 UW Athletics Hall of Fame inductee Jovon Bouknight as wide receivers coach, Deonte Gibson (previously at Air Force) as defensive tackles coach and Gary Harrell (previously at Colorado) as running backs coach to upgrade the consistency and production from those position groups.
The offense returns quarterback Kaden Anderson, who played well down the stretch in 2024. Gyllenborg is a Mackey Award candidate and wide receivers Jaylen Sargent and Chris Durr Jr. are poised for breakout seasons.
Florentine, Westland and senior safety Andrew Johnson of Cheyenne lead a defense that will be bolstered by young developing players and portal signees.
John Hoyland’s remarkable career ended last season, and the
senior signed with the Baltimore Ravens after graduating. However, the Pokes are confident sophomore Erik Sandvik is ready to carry on the program’s strong placekicking tradition.
Revamped Roster
In total, UW added 47 newcomers to the roster, including 23 transfers and 24 freshmen signed as part of the 2025 recruiting class.
Three transfers from Power 4 programs, safeties Brooklyn Cheek (Cal) and Justin Taylor (Wisconsin) and wide receiver Jackson Holman (Arizona), made their presence felt immediately during spring practice.
Bohl’s unit was also bolstered by productive players brought up from the FCS and Division II levels, including defensive end Brayden Wilson (Weber State), defensive tackle Aneesh Vyas (Bucknell), linebackers Brayden Johnson (Oklahoma Baptist) and Ethan Stuhlsatz (Lindenwood), cornerback (BJ Inmon) and safeties Jaden DeCosta (Portland State) and Desman Hearns (Southern Illinois).
Running back Terron Kellman (Charlotte) and quarterback Landon Sims (East Central Community College) accrued a lot of snaps.
Three true freshmen – quarterback Mason Drube of Gillette, Kaden
John Michael Gyllenborg
wide receiver Deion DeBlanc of Houston and cornerback Tyson Deen of San Antonio, Texas – have a head start on their classmates after enrolling early and participating in the 15 spring practices. After the Brown & Gold Game, Sawvel and the staff stayed aggressive with the portal by signing eight more transfers.”
Jack Walsh
Exciting Home Schedule
After a Thursday night opener at Akron on Aug. 28, the Pokes host Northern Iowa in the home opener on Sept. 6, which will be the first chance for fans to enjoy the fully renovated War Memorial Stadium, a two-year construction project which includes new concessions and bathrooms on the West side.
On Sept. 13, former conference rival Utah, now a member of the Big 12 after leaving the Pac-12, makes the trip to Laramie for the first time in 15 years. UW’s last win in the series was in 2006.
Following a trip to Boulder to play Colorado (Sept. 20) and an open date, the Cowboys host back-to-back games against projected Mountain West contenders UNLV (Oct. 4) and San Jose State (Oct. 11).
On Oct. 25, the Border War with Colorado State will be played at the War for the final time as MW rivals. The Rams, who have possession of the Bronze Boot after the Cowboys won seven of the previous eight meetings from 2016-23, are leaving to join the remnants of the Pac-12 in 2026.
The Pokes wrap up the home slate against Nevada on Nov. 22. UW’s conference road games are at Air Force (Oct. 18), San Diego State (Nov. 1), Fresno State (Nov. 15) and Hawaii (Nov. 29).
OFFENSE Quarterbacks
The 6-foot-4, 230-pound Anderson completed 58.3% of his passes for 955 yards with six touchdowns and three interceptions. The sophomore passed for 342 yards with three touchdowns and an interception in his first career start, a dramatic 49-45 comeback win at New Mexico.
“I see a great leader and a great quarterback,” Durr said of Anderson. “He’s bigger, he’s stronger, and I see a great guy. He’s a cool guy, and I’m glad he is my quarterback.”
Sims was signed to bridge the gap in experience between Anderson and Drube, the former Campbell County High star who passed for 175 yards in the spring game.
“Mason Drube, the chance there to be a really special player is pretty evident,” Sawvel said. “High, high, high level of investment. This is a guy who should have been a senior in high school right now but when
you talk to him, he’s in bed at 9 O’clock every night, he’s doing football at some point every day and he’s programmed to be an excellent player.”
Gage Brook, a 6-4 sophomore, also showed improvement throughout the competition.
“I think this is the best that room has looked since I’ve been here (over) five years,” Sawvel said. “We’ve been very fortunate in the quarterback room right now of having people who work together really well, who have their own individual goals but are supportive and coach each other and are all talented.”
Running Backs
Kellman, redshirt freshmen Nico Hamilton and Dontae Burch and sophomore Nikos Varelas received the bulk of the carries during spring practice as Sam Scott, UW’s leading rusher in 2024, recovered from a bone bruise.
“Coach Johnson preaches to us, Coach Sawvel preaches to us that we need to be the hammer not the nail,” said Kellman, who averaged 5.0 yards per carry last season at Charlotte. “Having that dog mentality not to be pushed around, always to be the most physical on the field. At my position I feel it’s really important to just run behind your pads and not get taken down by the first guy.”
The Cowboys signed two running back transfers, Damashia Harris (North Texas) and Max White, in May to enhance the overall experience and talent at the position.
True freshmen Patrick Broadway II, Samuel “Tote” Harris and Jaden Lawrence joined the competition over the summer.
“We want that room really stocked,” Sawvel said. “We’ve added six running backs this offseason. We’re
Gyllenborg, one of the nation’s premiere tight ends, leads UW’s deepest position group. The 6-5, 250-pound senior has 56 receptions for 806 yards and six touchdowns in 19 career games.
“He will be the best tight end,” UW tight ends coach Shannon Moore said. “I just believe that because of the way he approaches every day and the strides
BACKFIELD (13)
Jaylen Sargent
he has made from a leadership standpoint,” Moore said. “The outside world might not think that, but to me everything he does for our room and our program, he’s the best in the country.”
Evan Svoboda has moved from quarterback to tight end and picked the new position up quickly over the offseason. Junior Isaac Schoenfeld and sophomore Jake Wilson are also expected to be utilized more in Johnson’s second season as UW’s offensive coordinator.
Justin Erb and Tyler Hampton add quality depth. True freshmen Kyle Frendt and Landon Pace were prize recruits and projected to be future standouts for Moore.
“It’s an exciting position,” Johnson said. “Coach Moore does a great job with those guys. Obviously, we know J-Mike and what he brings to the table, but I think even this spring he has kind of even raised it up a notch from the perspective of his complete game.
“It’s a really competitive group, an athletic group that I think will be a big part of what we do.”
Wide Receivers
Durr led the team in receptions as a true freshman with 31 for 348 yards and a touchdown. Sargent averaged 20.9 yards per reception with 480 yards and two touchdowns. Both play-makers are poised for strong seasons under tutelage of Bouknight.
he’s very, very exact on those things.”
The 6-3 Holman, 6-3 sophomore Bricen Brantley and 6-4 junior Jaylan Bean also performed well during spring practice to put themselves in position to have significant roles in the offense. DeBlanc, who has blazing speed, and 6-6 converted tight end Clay Nanke can create mismatches in the slot behind Durr.
The Pokes added transfers Eric Richardson (Northwest Missouri State) and Michael Fitzgerald
“I think Jovon has done a tremendous job with the players and the expectations and the standard,” Sawvel said. “He coaches them very, very hard and (Central Missouri) and freshmen Pierre “PJ” Jackson and Ke’Lyn Washorn to the competition over the summer. Charlie Coenen and Tyler Nystrom add quality depth.
RECEIVERS (21)
“I feel like the potential in the receiver room this year is unlimited, especially knowing the man this year, Kaden Anderson, is going to get it to us every single time,” Sargent said. “We have to make those plays and be confident, especially with a young group. I feel this group has a fire to them. They want to go out there and show they can play.”
Offensive Line
UW has a strong trio in the middle of the offensive line with Walsh moving from right guard to center, Barnett from right tackle to right guard and Wes King returning at left guard.
During spring practice, Rex Johnsen performed well at right tackle with Jake Davies getting most of the snaps at left tackle. Nate Geiger, who started the 2024 opener at left tackle before suffering a season-ending injury 11 plays in, returned to practice in fall camp.
Luke Sandy also has starting experience and can play the guard positions or center.
Two redshirt freshmen, Giovanni Panozzo and Braylon Jenkins, are quickly developing into “winning” offensive linemen for the Pokes. Brandt Rice, Quinn Grovesteen-Matchey and Josiah Petaia are all capable of joining a deeper rotation.
Spencer Rathbun, the son of standout former UW center Rob Rathbun, is one of several young prospects coming off a redshirt season. The Pokes will also welcome four true freshmen offensive linemen from
“Having me, Caden and Wes on the inside has been really nice,” Walsh said. “The tackle position is up for grabs. There are about four or five guys that have an opportunity to play and we’ve made that clear to them and it’s really up to them if they want it.”
DEFENSE
Defensive Line
Perhaps the most encouraging storyline coming out of spring practice was the overall improvement along the interior of the defensive line under Gibson.
Florentine and junior Dante Drake have emerged as impressive front-line players. The Pokes’ depth has also been boosted by the return of sophomore Lucas Samsula and senior Caleb Robinson after both missed the entire 2024 campaign with injuries.
Perhaps the most talented defensive tackle on the roster, Jayden Williams, sat out of the spring to recover from foot surgery. The 302-pound sophomore
is expected to be a force in the Mountain West this fall.
UW, which has lost longtime standout Jordan Bertagnole to graduation, added Vyas, a two-time all-Patriot League selection, via the portal.
Westland was the team’s most productive defensive end last season with 3.0 sacks and 6.0 tackles for loss. Wilson, a two-time all-Big Sky honoree, will compete for the other starting spot. Sophomores Kevin
Sjogren and Tell Wade and redshirt freshman Eltoum Murgus made noticeable strides in the spring.
Three more transfers – Esaia Bogar (Riverside College), Peter Eyabi (Riverside College) and Chisom Ifeanyi (Florida Atlantic) – give defensive ends coach
Brian Hendricks more talent to work with.
Linebackers
After the program’s streak of having an allMountain West first team linebacker ended at five seasons (2019-23), Sawvel and Bohl made sure the cupboard was restocked during the offseason.
UW added the 6-foot-4, 241-pound Stuhlsatz and the 6-3, 245-pound Johnson from the portal to compete for the starting spots occupied by Shae Suiaunoa and
Jayden Williams
DEFENSIVE LINEMEN (22)
Interior Ht. Wt. Cl.
68 Cody Crawford 6-1 294 So.
Alex Haswell 6-5 281 RFr.
Aneesh Vyas 6-2 305 Gr.
Gabriel Ikechukwu 6-2 260 Fr.
6-3 261 So.
6-1
6-2 295 Gr.
Henry Rehberg 6-2 255 Fr.
Lucas Samsula 6-4 305 So.
Jayden
In May, UW signed Enock Sibomana. The versatile 5-11, 206-pound North Dakota State transfer had 56 tackles (tied for second on the team) with 7.5 tackles for loss and two sacks to help the Bison win the FCS championship.
“We’ve seen guys with a lot of passion, a lot of care to improve every single day and competition breeds competition,” Bohl said. “My dad always told me the best motivational speech he ever gave was, hey, you’re going to sit on the bench, this guy is going to play. Then suddenly, they both are playing better.
“The more depth we have the better we’re going to be, the more consistent we’re going to be, and you
LINEBACKERS (9)
Connor Shay last season.
Evan Eller, who transferred from VMI in 2024 and redshirted, will compete for the starting middle linebacker spot where Logan Wilson, Chad Muma and Easton Gibbs dominated.
The Pokes are also high on redshirt freshmen Gary Rutherford and Dash Bauman, who finished with 11 tackles each in the spring game.
Andrew
always need a healthy fear of, if I’m not on my A game at practice I’m going to lose my spot.”
Secondary
The Pokes were caught shorthanded last season when longtime starters Wyett Ekeler and Isaac White both went down with injuries. Sawvel and safeties coach Jason Petrino shored up the secondary with the addition of several impact transfers, led by Taylor and Cheek.
Desman Hearns (Southern Illinois) and Jaden LaCosta (Portland State) also upgraded the depth and talent on the back end during spring practice.
Redshirt freshmen David Leonard and Bleyne Bryant and sophomore Jones Thomas are also competing at the safety positions.
Andrew Johnson, the senior strong safety, is the leader of the unit.
“I can put it blunt: We weren’t good enough last year at the safety positions,” Johnson said. “We were not. With injuries, without injuries, we were not where we needed to be and we’re going to be a lot better than that this year.”
Malique Singleton and Caleb Merritt return at nickel back after accruing some valuable experience last season. At cornerback, redshirt freshmen Markie Grant and Tyrese Boss and true freshman Tyson Deen were outstanding during the spring and will challenge junior Ian Bell and junior college transfer BJ Inmon for starting jobs.
Dainsus Miller, a play-making transfer from Mercer, was signed in May after finishing with four interceptions in the FCS last season.
SECONDARY (23)
Place-kickers, Punters, Long Snappers and Holders
Hoyland, UW’s all-time scoring leader, was signed by the Baltimore Ravens after capping his stellar fiveyear career with the Cowboys.
Erik Sandvik is expected to take over the placekicker duties after a two-year mentorship under Hoyland. Keelan Anderson, a redshirt freshman from Cheyenne, will continue to push Sandvik in practice.
“I worked really hard this winter to try to get ready for spring ball,” Sandvik said of his ability to shine in the spotlight during the competition to replace Hoyland. “I was maybe a little surprised, but I know I’ve put in enough work that I can do what I’m doing.”
The Cowboys signed Bart Edmiston Jr., an NJCAA All-American, in May to fill a need at punter. Over two
seasons at Jones College, the 6-0, 200-pound junior averaged 44.7 yards on 89 punt attempts with 45 placed inside the 20-yard line and 28 sailing 50 or more yards.
Senior long snapper Carson York returns, and true freshman Charlie Houston was signed to handle to be the heir apparent at long snapper.
Texas (Rock Hill) Starters Lost (14) (3 Offense, 9 Defense, 2 Special Teams) Offensive Starters Lost (3)
2023 SEASON OUTLOOK 2023 SEASON OUTLOOK
PERSONNEL PICTURE
Lettermen Returning (29) (18
Defense, 1 Special Teams)
Defensive Lettermen Returning (10)
Special Teams Lettermen Returning (1)
75
PERSONNEL PICTURE
Lettermen Lost (28)
Casper, Wyo. (Natrona County)
COWBOY COACHES
JAY SAWVEL
(Mount Union ‘93) Head Coach, University of Wyoming
Jay Sawvel was introduced by University of Wyoming Athletics Director Tom Burman as the new head coach of the Wyoming Cowboys on Dec. 6, 2023. He officially replaced Craig Bohl following Wyoming's bowl victory against Toledo in the Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl .
"Jay has done a masterful job in his time at Wyoming building strong relationships with players and staff," Burman said. "His defense embodies Wyoming's culture in that we play physical, disciplined and with passion."
Sawvel is the 33rd coach in Wyoming history and has served as the team's defensive coordinator and safeties coach since February of 2020. Over his career, he has been part of 21 teams who advanced to postseason play, including 14 bowl appearances and seven NCAA Playoff appearances.
"His vision on the future of Cowboy Football energized me and I feel he will help us reach a Mountain West Championship in the near future," Burman said.
Sawvel has learned from some of the top minds in college football history. Some of the names include Craig Bohl, Lou Holtz, Roy Kidd and Jerry Kill. Of the seven head coaches that Sawvel has worked for, the group owns over 1,200 wins.
In 2024, Sawvel and Cowboys led the nation in third-down defense holding opponents to 25.9 percent on third down. Wyoming struggled with injuries during the season, but closed out strong defeating Washington State on the road in the final minute, as the Cougars had ranked in the national polls during the season. The Pokes also nearly knocked of Boise State, A College Football Playof participant holding the Broncos well below their season averages
offensively. In total, the Cowboys played a pair of teams in the first ever College Football Playoff also facing Arizona State.
He earned his first career win in a home victory against Air Force on Sept. 28, 2024. He is the first Cowboy coach since Paul Roach to earn their first win against Air Force. Sawvel took over for Craig Bohl, as Bohl also earned his first Mountain West win against the Air Force Academy in 2014.
Nine Cowboys earned All-Mountain West honors in Sawvel's first season as head coach with four players on defense, three on offense and two special teamers garnering honors for the Cowboys. Wyoming also excelled in the classroom with 25 players earning Academic All-Mountain West honors.
"I'm excited and honored to be the next head football coach at the University of Wyoming," Sawvel said. "I have loved working and learning under head coach Craig Bohl for the last four years. The infrastructure Coach Bohl has put into this program makes me very excited to be the next leader of this program."
In 2023, the Pokes would win nine games, as it was Wyoming's first nine-win season since 1996 when UW posted a 10-2 season. The Cowboy defense ranked No. 26 in the nation in turnovers gained, which ranked third in the MW. The Cowboys rank seventh in the nation with 11 fumble recoveries. The Wyoming defense ranks No. 24 in the nation in fewest yards allowed per pass attempts. Sawvel's 2023 defense ranks No. 2 in the Mountain West Conference in scoring defense (allowing only 22.3 points per game) and ranks No. 3 in the MW in total defense (allowing opponents only 357.8 yards per game).
Linebacker Easton Gibbs, a first-team All-MW selection finished the 2023 regular season averaging 8.8 tackles
per game to rank No. 4 in the Mountain West and No. 29 in the nation. Gibbs recorded over 360 tackles as a Cowboy to rank in the top-10 in school history. He signed as a priority free agent with Seattle Seahawks in April. Defensive tackle Jordan Bertagnole, was a second-team All-MW selection ranking No. 3 among all Mountain West defensive linemen in tackles this season, averaging 4.3 tackles per game. Safety Wyett Ekeler ranked third on the Cowboy team in tackles this season with 77 and ranked No. 9 among MW defensive backs in tackles, averaging 5.9 per game. Ekeler was twice named MW Defensive Player of the Week in 2023 and was an honorable mention All-MW selection. Sawvel's 2022 defense ranked No. 2 in the Mountain West and No. 21 in the nation in sacks, averaging 2.85 per game. His defense also ranked No. 2 in the MW and No. 33 in the FBS in defensive touchdowns scored, with two. Sawvel's defense featured three All-MW honorees as selected by coaches and media. Those three were: Easton Gibbs (LB), who earned First Team All-MW; and defensive end DeVonne Harris and cornerback Cam Stone, who both earned Honorable Mention honors. Phil Steele's All-MW team included: Gibbs and Stone on his First Team; defensive tackle Jordan Bertagnole on his Second Team; and Harris on Steele's Fourth Team. Freshman defensive end Braden Siders was also named an Honorable Mention Freshman All-American by College Football News.
The Wyoming Cowboys entered the 2022 college football season as the fourth youngest team in the country. But given that, the Cowboys went on to record a 7-6 record, finish second in the Mountain West Conference Mountain Division and earn a spot in the Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl. Along the way the '22 Pokes defeated rivals Air Force, Colorado State, Hawai'i, Utah State and American Athletic Conference member Tulsa.
Sawvel has learned from some of the top minds in college football history. Some of the names include Craig Bohl, Lou Holtz, Roy Kidd and Jerry Kill.
Sawvel was named the 33rd head coach in Cowboy history
Wyoming's 7-6 record gave them their fifth winning season in the past seven seasons. The Cowboy defense in 2021 was one of the top pass defenses in the nation. Wyoming allowed opponents only 189.8 passing yards per game to rank No. 1 in the Mountain West and No. 12 in the nation. The Cowboy defense was also No. 13 in the nation in defensive touchdowns scored, with three. Wyoming held opponents to 23.7 points per game in the 2021 season to rank No. 5 in the MW and No. 43 in the country out of 130 FBS programs. The Cowboys posted a 7-6 record and won their third consecutive bowl game, with a convincing 52-38 win over Kent State in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.
Linebacker Chad Muma was one of six national finalists for the Butkus Award in 2021. Muma earned Second Team All-America honors from the Walter Camp Football Foundation and Pro Football Focus and was a Third Team selection by Associated Press. He was selected as the Sixth Pick in the Third Round (70th overall) by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2022 NFL Draft. Sawvel also had six of his defenders earn AllMountain West Conference honors in 2021. Muma was a First Team selection (MW Coaches/ Media and Pro Football Focus), cornerback C.J. Coldon (Second Team MW Coaches/Media), nose tackle Cole Godbout (Second Team Pro Football Focus and Honorable Mention MW Coaches/Media), cornerback Azizi Hearn (Second Team Pro Football Focus), defensive end Garrett Crall (Honorable Mention MW Coaches/Media), linebacker Easton Gibbs (Honorable Mention Pro Football Focus). In his first season guiding the Wyoming defense as defensive coordinator in 2020, the Cowboys were among the best in the country, ranking No. 16 in the nation in total defense, allowing opponents only 328.0 yards per game. UW's defense also ranked No. 21 in rushing defense (125.3 yards per game), No. 24 in scoring defense (21.0 points per game) and No. 29 in pass defense (202.7 yards per game). Three of his Cowboy defenders earned All-Conference recognition in 2020. Junior linebacker Chad Muma earned First Team All-Mountain West honors from MW head coaches and media. Senior free safety Esaias Gandy earned Honorable Mention honors from the conference head coaches and media, and sophomore cornerback C.J. Coldon earned Fourth Team AllMW from Phil Steele.
Before coming to Wyoming, Sawvel served as the defensive coordinator at Wake Forest University in 2017 and '18. He was named the defensive coordinator at Wake Forest in January 2017 and helped the Deacons to the 2017 Belk Bowl. During his first season at the helm of the Wake Forest defense, the Deacons set school records for tackles for loss in a single season and finished the season ranked No. 7 nationally in tackles for loss.
Over his career, he has been part of 21 teams who advanced to postseason play, including 14 bowl appearances and seven NCAA Playoff appearances.
As the cornerbacks coach in 2017, Sawvel coached Essang Bassey, who set a sophomore school record with 19 passes defended and earned Honorable Mention All-ACC honors. Prior to coaching at Wake Forest, Sawvel served as the defensive coordinator at the University of Minnesota where he constructed a Top 25 ranked defense and helped the Gophers to their best record in 13 seasons in 2016. Minnesota posted a 9-4 record in 2016 and defeated Washington State, 17-12, in the Holiday Bowl. In the Holiday Bowl victory, Minnesota held Washington State's explosive passing offense to just 264 yards, 86 yards below its average, and held the Cougars to their lowest point total of the season.
Sawvel spent six seasons as an assistant at Minnesota. He was the defensive backs and special teams coach from 2011 to 2015. After Jerry Kill's retirement as the head coach at Minnesota, Tracy Claeys was elevated to head coach and Sawvel became the Gophers' defensive coordinator.
Under Sawvel's direction, the 2016 Golden Gopher defense was ranked in the Top 25 in a number of defensive categories including: rushing defense (14th), turnover margin (18th), scoring defense (21st), total defense (21st) and sacks (22nd). In addition, Minnesota ranked 27th nationally in team pass efficiency defense. Sawvel has helped develop several players who went on to play in the NFL. In 2015, two of his players at Minnesota, Eric Murray and Briean Boddy-Calhoun, earned opportunities in the NFL. Murray was a fourth round pick of the Kansas City Chiefs while Boddy-Calhoun signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars as a free agent. In 2014, both Murray and Boddy-Calhoun were named to the All-Big Ten Team following a season in which the Gophers were 18th in the nation in pass defense.
Brock Vereen, a 2014 First Team All-Big Ten selection and another one of Sawvel's pupils,
was drafted in the fourth round of the NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears.
For three seasons from 2014 through 2016, Sawvel had at least one of his secondary players selected in the NFL Draft. Sawvel was part of teams that advanced to four conference championships as a collegiate coach.
Prior to his time at Minnesota, he served as the defensive backs coach on Kill's coaching staff at Northern Illinois for three seasons from 200810. As secondary coach at Northern Illinois, he mentored Jimmie Ward, a first round pick of the San Francisco 49ers.
Sawvel was a member of the Southern Illinois staff under Kill for seven seasons from 2001-07, working with the secondary and special teams. His first full-time coaching position came at Ferris State for two seasons from 1999-2000, where he coached the defensive backs and special teams.
Sawvel was a three-year letterwinner and an All-Conference linebacker in 1993 at Division III power Mount Union. He earned a bachelor's degree in 1993 in sports management with minors in business administration, information systems and physical education. He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Eastern Kentucky in 1994 and moved to Notre Dame as a graduate assistant coach for the 1996-98 seasons. Sawvel owns master's degrees from both Eastern Kentucky and Notre Dame, where he completed his master's in administration.
University of Wyoming head football coach Jay Sawvel announced the hiring of veteran coach Jay Johnson as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach on January 10 and he enters his second season with the program in 2025. He has spent 29 years in college football with 18 seasons as an offensive play caller.
“Jay Johnson has proven himself to be a very good offensive coordinator at many different stops in his career,” Sawvel said. “He was a Broyles Award finalist in 2021 and has been an excellent quarterback coach for a very long time. His offense has been about balance and physicality, and we are excited for him to join our program.”
In 2024, Wyoming ranked No. 16 in the nation in Red Zone Offense at nearly 91 percent for the season. His offense group featured three All-MW selections. Tight end John Michael Gyllenborg earned Second Team accolades at tight end. He was the highest graded tight end in the MW according to Pro Football Focus. Guard Jack Walsh earned Second Team All-MW honors as well. Pro Football Focus ranked him the No. 25 guard in the nation and fourth in the MW. Center Nofoafia Tulafono earned Honorable Mention All-MW honors.
In a win over New Mexico, the Cowboys recorded 604 yards of total offense for the most since recording 604 yards on Nov. 20, 2021 at Utah State. Protected for Poke in a contest passing for 342 yards for the most since passing for 366 yards in 2015.
Johnson was a 2021 Broyles Award nominee for the nation’s top assistant coach and spent four seasons as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Michigan State prior to coming to Wyoming.
An experienced coach, Johnson has coached in national championship games along with a host of Bowl Games in his career including coaching three bowl game MVP quarterbacks. Johnson and Sawvel coach together at Minnesota in 2016.
“I’m truly excited to be a part of Cowboy football and the community in Laramie,” Johnson said. “I’m excited to get to work with the players and staff and continue to build on what has been built and look forward to a bright future for Wyoming Cowboy Football.”
At Michigan State, Four Spartans earned All-Big Ten honors on offense in 2022, including wide receiver Jayden Reed, a second-team selection who closed out his Spartan career ranked among MSU’s all-time leaders in receptions (sixth with 147), touchdown catches (tied for seventh with 18) and receiving yards (12th with 2,069). Reed was selected in the second round of the 2023 NFL Draft (No. 50 overall) by the Green Bay Packers and became the fifth Spartan offensive player drafted over the last two years.
During his second season at Michigan State in 2021, Johnson oversaw a resurgent Spartan offense that ranked third in the Big Ten in scoring with 31.8 points per game and featured record-breaking performances at running back and quarterback, earning him a nomination for the Broyles Award. Kenneth Walker III became the first Spartan to win the Walter Camp National Player of the Year and Doak Walker Award after ranking second in the FBS and first in the Power 5 with 1,636 rushing yards (136.3 ypg). Johnson’s offense showcased the skills of Walker, who led the nation in carries of 20-plus yards (21) and ranked tied for fifth in the nation in rushing touchdowns (18) en route to earning unanimous first-team All-America and Big Ten Running Back of the Year honors. Walker went on to become a finalist for NFL Rookie of the Year in his first season with the Seahawks after rushing for 1,050 yards in 2022.
In addition, during his first year as the full-time starting quarterback, redshirt sophomore Payton Thorne set an MSU single-season record with 27 touchdown passes, surpassing Kirk Cousins’ mark of 25 in 2011, and also ranked among the school’s single-season leaders in total offense (second with 3,421 yards), passing yards (third with 3,240), passing efficiency (sixth with 148.1 rating), pass completions (sixth with 235) and pass attempts (seventh with 389). Thorne was named the National Quarterback of the Week by the Manning Award after throwing for 261 yards and four TDs in the win at No. 24 Miami on Sept. 18. He also completed a Spartan bowl record 29 passes and threw for a career-high 354 yards in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl victory over No. 12 Pitt.
Statistically, the Spartans had their highest offensive output in scoring (31.8 ppg) and total offense (429.3 ypg) since 2015, and those marks ranked among the best in school history (eighth in scoring, sixth in total offense). A staple of Johnson’s offense has been explosive plays – the Spartans scored nine touchdowns from scrimmage of 50-plus yards in 2021, and the 12 overall plays of 50-plus yards ranked third most in the Big Ten and tied for 13th in the FBS. Thorne threw 14 TD passes of 20-plus yards, tied for second in the Big Ten and sixth in the FBS.
A total of 11 Spartans garnered All-Big Ten honors on offense in 2021. Three players on MSU’s offense were selected in the 2022 NFL Draft – Walker (second round, Seahawks), wide receiver Jalen Nailor (sixth round, Vikings) and tight end Connor Heyward (sixth round, Steelers). Additionally, Reed earned first-team All-America honors by the AFCA as an all-purpose player after recording career-highs in receptions (59), receiving yards (1,026) and TD catches (10).
Johnson's offense in 2019 at Colorado helped feature wide receiver Laviska Shenault, who earned second-team All-Pac 12 honors after leading the Buffaloes with 56 catches for 764 yards and five TDs. The multi-dimensional Shenault, who ranks eighth in CU history with 149 receptions, was a second-round NFL Draft selection (No. 42 overall) by the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2020.
Johnson spent two seasons as an offensive analyst at Georgia (2017-18) and was instrumental to the Bulldogs' success, as he assisted in all off-field phases of game planning and recruiting on Kirby Smart's staff. During Johnson's time at UGA, the Bulldogs posted a 24-4 record, including the 2017 SEC Championship and an appearance in the College Football Playoff. The Bulldogs ranked third in the SEC and No. 20 in the FBS in scoring offense (35.4 ppg) during the run to the CFP National Championship game, and also featured the SEC's top-ranked rushing offense (258.4 ypg), which was No. 9 in the nation. In 2018, Georgia again had the SEC's No. 1 rushing offense (238.8 ypg) and ranked No. 2 in the SEC and No. 14 in the FBS in scoring offense (37.9 ppg) while ranking No. 18 in the country in total offense (464.9 ypg).
Johnson has previous coaching experience in the Big Ten at Minnesota, where he was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Gophers in 2016 under head coach Tracy Claeys. Minnesota's offense averaged nearly 30 points a game (29.3 ppg), the fourth-highest scoring average in the Big Ten, en route to a 9-4 record that included a win over Washington State in the Holiday Bowl.
As Louisiana's (former UL-Lafayette) offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for five seasons (2011-15), the Ragin' Cajuns consistently ranked near the top of the Sun Belt offensive leaders as the program posted four consecutive winning seasons and four straight wins in the New Orleans Bowl. Louisiana was especially potent in the red zone, ranking among the FBS Top 10 in offensive red zone efficiency three times under Johnson (No. 5 in 2011; No. 2 in 2012; No. 10 in 2014). He coached quarterbacks Blaine Gautier (now an offensive analyst for the Spartans) and Terrance Broadway to top 20 finishes in passing efficiency and was part of 40 victories overall.
In one season as Central Michigan's quarterbacks coach in 2010, Johnson tutored Ryan Radcliff, who led the Mid-American Conference and ranked No. 12 in the FBS in passing, averaging 279.8 yards per game. Overall, CMU ranked No. 17 in the FBS in passing (284.0 ypg).
Johnson was one of the first in the nation to work in quality control in the collegiate ranks, joining Louisville's offensive staff in 2008. He returned to the field in 2009 as the Cardinals' tight ends coach, also assisting in all facets of special teams.
Johnson was a three-time All-Gateway Conference performer at quarterback for Northern Iowa, leading the Panthers to a 31-8 record, three conference titles and three Division I-AA playoff appearances (3-3 record) his sophomore through senior seasons (1990-92). Playing for Coach Terry Allen, Johnson set numerous school records at the time in completing 504-of-970 passes for 8,341 yards, with 60 touchdowns against 35 interceptions (a 137.4 NCAA rating). He still ranks among the all-time leaders in Panther history in passing yards (fourth with 8,341), passing TDs (fourth with 60) and pass completions (fifth with 504). UNI was 12-2 his senior year, reached the I-AA semifinals and was ranked No. 3 in the final coaches poll of the season. A captain for the Panthers as both a junior and senior, Johnson's teammate was Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Kurt Warner, who took over for him for the 1993 season.
After his collegiate playing days at UNI, he moved to Columbia, Missouri, to attend graduate school at Missouri and simultaneously began his coaching career in 1993 as an assistant coach at the city's largest high school, Hickman. The following spring, he was a graduate assistant for the Tigers while finishing his degree.
His first full time position was the offensive and recruiting coordinator at Division III Augsburg (Minn.) College in the fall of 1994. He would spend the next two seasons (1995-96) back in the state of Missouri as the offensive coordinator at Truman State, where the Bulldogs were prolific on offense, averaging over 400 yards and 30 points on offense during his two years in Kirksville.
He became a graduate assistant at Kansas for the 1997 and 1998 seasons, where he was reunited with his college head coach at UNI, Terry Allen; he had the responsibility of developing the quarterbacks and helping KU in the area of breakdowns and analysis. Allen promoted him to a full-time coach in charge of the quarterbacks in 1999, and in 2001 switched him to running backs coach, with Johnson also working heavily with the special teams all three seasons in Lawrence.
After taking a year off from coaching in 2002, he was named tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator at Southern Mississippi under its longtime head coach, Jeff Bower for the 2003 season. Johnson then coached the running backs in 2004, and in 2005, he took the reins as offensive coordinator for the next three seasons, the final three years of Bower's 18-year run as the Golden Eagles head coach. In his final season there, USM established a school record for total offense, eclipsing the 5,000-yard mark for the first time in finishing with 5,066 yards.
Johnson is a graduate of Northern Iowa with a bachelor's degree in science (minor in coaching) in 1992, earning his way on the Dean's List. He received his master's in exercise sciences with an emphasis in exercise physiology, earning the Superior Graduate Achievement Award with a perfect 4.0 cumulative grade point average at Mizzou.
He recruits Minnesota for the Cowboys.
Aaron Bohl Career Profile
Coaching Experience
Years at Wyoming: 9th
Years as a College Coach: 9th
Personal
Wife: Anna
Children: Brynnlei Mae and Aubree Marie Education
Minnesota St. Moorhead ‘16 Bachelor’s in Math Education Playing Experience
Minnesota St. Moorhead Linebacker, 2013-16 Year-by-Year Coaching History
Nebraska, Kansas and the Kansas City metropolitan area
AARON BOHL
(Minnesota State Moorhead ‘16) Deffensive Coordinator/Linebackers
University of Wyoming head football coach Jay Sawvel announced the promotion of linebacker coach Aaron Bohl to the role of defensive coordinator in January of 2024 and is in his second season in the role. Bohl has served as linebackers coach for the Cowboys for the last five seasons and has been with the program since 2017 and will continue to coach the position group.
"Aaron Bohl is an outstanding football coach and that has shown in the development and the play of our linebackers over the past few years," Sawvel said. "His knowledge of the defense is outstanding along with the knowledge of the concepts we have in place. He has grown as a coach in his time at Wyoming and I'm excited for him to have this opportunity with our program."
Bohl was named to the 2025 35 Under 35 Coaches Leadership Institute by the American Football Coaches Association. The class was chosen from a field of over 200 highly qualified applicants.
Bohl just wrapped up his first season as defensive coordinator for the Cowboys. He spent the previous four seasons as linebackers coach and still coaches the position group and has been with the program since 2017. Wyoming led the nation in third-down defense this season holding opponents to 25.9 percent. The Cowboys closed the season holding two of the nation's top offenses in Boise State and Washington State to a combined 31 points.
He mentored All-MW linebacker Shae Suiaunoa in 2024. Suiaunoa was named Second Team All-MW at linebacker. He was a semifinalist for the Butkus Award as well. He led the Cowboys in tackles with 88 on the season and added a team-high 10 tackles for loss along with one sack. Suiaunoa ranked tenth in the conference in tackle per game at 7.3 He recorded 10 or more stops in four game
Bohl just finished his fourth season as the linebackers coach in 2023. He was named the Wyoming Cowboys' full-time linebackers coach in January 2020. He originally joined the Wyoming coaching staff in the January of 2017 as a Defensive Graduate Assistant, making the 2023 season his seventh as a college coach. He was elevated to the position of interim linebackers coach in October of 2019. Bohl has been part of six bowl-eligible teams for the Cowboys in 2017, '18, '19, '21 '22 and '23, four bowl championship teams -- the 2017 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Champions, the 2019 NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl Champions and the 2021 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Champs and 2023 Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl Champs.
"I'm very excited to be in this new role," Bohl said. "We have an outstanding tradition at Wyoming of playing great defense and I look forward to continuing that with the staff that we have intact here. Our expectation is to keep moving forward as a defensive unit and I'm thankful for the opportunity Coach Sawvel for giving me the opportunity."
A former college linebacker himself at Minnesota State Moorhead from 2013-16, Bohl was a four-year starter and three-year captain.
In 2023, the Pokes would win nine games, as it was Wyoming's first nine-win season since 1996 when UW posted a 10-2 season. Bohl helped mentor linebacker Easton Gibbs to First Team All-Mountain West honors. He finished the season with 109 total tackles and ranks amongst the best in Cowboy Football history in career tackles. Wyoming's second highest tackler was also a linebacker in Shae Suiaunoa, as he recorded 93 on the season. The Pokes would go on to win nine games for the most since the 1996 season. Gibbs went on to sign a priority free agent contract with the Seattle Seahawks.
Wyoming's 2022 defense ranked No. 2 in the Mountain West and No. 21 in the nation in sacks, averaging 2.85 per game. UW's defense also ranked No. 2 in the MW and No. 33 in the FBS in defensive touchdowns scored, with two. Bohl coached All-Mountain West linebacker Easton Gibbs in '22. Gibbs earned First Team All-MW honors from conference head coaches and media. He also received First Team All-MW honors from Phil Steele in '22. Gibbs ranked No. 3 in the conference and No. 22 in the nation in tackles in the 2022 season, averaging 9.3 tackles per game. His 121 total tackles on the season marked Gibbs first 100-tackle season of his career and ranked as the 18th best single-season total in school history. Gibbs became the third Wyoming linebacker to earn First Team AllMountain West in the past four seasons -- Logan Wilson (2019), Chad Muma (2020 and '21) and Gibbs (2022).
The Wyoming Cowboys entered the 2022 college football season as the fourth youngest team in the country. But given that, the Cowboys went on to record a 7-6 record, finish second in the Mountain West Conference Mountain Division and earn a spot in the Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl. Along the way the '22 Pokes defeated rivals Air Force, Colorado State, Hawai'i, Utah State and American Athletic Conference member Tulsa. Wyoming's 7-6 record gave them their fifth winning season in the past seven seasons.
The Cowboy defense in 2021 was one of the top pass defenses in the nation. Wyoming allowed opponents only 189.8 passing yards per game to rank No. 1 in the Mountain West and No. 12 in the nation. The Cowboy defense was also No. 13 in the nation in defensive touchdowns scored, with three. Wyoming held opponents to 23.7 points per game in the 2021 season to rank No. 5 in the MW and No. 43 in the country out of 130 FBS programs. The Cowboys posted a 7-6 record and won their third consecutive bowl game, with a convincing 52-38 win over Kent State in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.
Linebacker Chad Muma was one of six national finalists for the Butkus Award in 2021. Muma earned Second Team All-America honors from the Walter Camp Football Foundation and Pro Football Focus and was a Third Team selection by Associated Press. He was selected as the Sixth Pick in the Third Round (70th overall) by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2022 NFL Draft. Muma ranked No. 4 in the nation in tackles (10.9 per game), No. 3 in solo tackles (6.5 per game) and tied for No. 2 in the country in interception returns for touchdowns (2 total).
Muma's accomplishments in 2021 made him the second Wyoming linebacker in three seasons to earn All-America honors, be named a finalist for the Butkus Award and be selected in the third round of the NFL Draft as former Cowboy Logan Wilson achieved all those honors in 2019.
The 2020 season saw Bohl coach Muma as he earned First Team All-Mountain West Conference and led the Mountain West and ranked No. 3 in the nation in tackles, averaging 11.8 tackles per game. The 2020 Wyoming defense was among the best in the country, ranking No. 16 in the nation in total defense, allowing opponents only 328.0 yards per game. UW's defense also ranked No. 21 in rushing defense (125.3 yards per game), No. 24 in scoring defense (21.0 points per game) and No. 29 in pass defense (202.7 yards per game).
In 2019, Bohl coached All-America linebacker Wilson and Honorable Mention All-MW linebacker Cassh Maluia. Wilson was one of six national finalists for the 2019 Butkus Award, honoring the nation's top collegiate linebacker. Wilson earned multiple All-America honors, including being named a First Team All-American by Pro Football Focus, a Second Team All-American by USA Today and a Third Team All-American by Associated Press. Wilson was the No. 1 pick in the third round of the 2020 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals. In 2022, Wilson was the starting middle linebacker in Super Bowl LVI for the Cincinnati Bengals. Maluia was a sixth-round selection by the New England Patriots in the 2020 NFL Draft. UW concluded the 2019 season with an 8-5 record and a 38-17 win over Georgia State to capture the 2019 NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl Championship.
The 2019 Cowboy defense ranked No. 2 in the Mountain West and No. 11 in the nation in scoring defense, allowing opponents only 17.8 points per game. The UW defense also ranked No. 3 in the conference and No. 11 in the nation in rushing defense, giving up only 107.1 rushing yards per game to opponents. Wyoming's defense ranked No. 6 in the country in red-zone defense and scored three defensive touchdowns to rank No. 12 in the FBS.
As a defensive graduate assistant in 2018, Bohl helped coach a Cowboy defense that ranked No. 19 in the nation in total defense (allowing opponents only 326.2 yards per game), were No. 25 in the NCAA in rushing defense (129.5 yards per game), ranked No. 28 in scoring defense (giving up only 22.0 points per game) and were No. 32 in pass defense (196.7 yards per game). The UW defense also ranked No. 16 in the country in fewest first downs allowed to opponents (223) on way to a 6-6 record to earn bowl eligibility for the third straight season.
In 2017, Bohl was part of a Wyoming team that posted an 8-5 record and won the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Championship. Bohl aided in coaching a defense that ranked No. 1 in the nation in takeaways in 2017, forcing 38 opponent turnovers. The Pokes ranked No. 9 in the country in scoring defense, allowing opponents only 17.5 points per game. UW ranked No. 1 in the NCAA in fumbles recovered (18), No. 2 in the nation in interceptions (20), No. 8 in defensive touchdowns scored (4 TDs), No. 13 in pass defense (174.9 passing yards allowed), and No. 23 in total defense (335.2 total yards allowed).
Bohl came to Wyoming from Minnesota State University Moorhead, where he completed his collegiate playing career in 2016. As a linebacker, he started all 11 games each of his four seasons. Bohl earned Second Team All-Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) honors his senior season, while recording 71 total tackles (34 solo tackles and 37 assists), 4.5 sacks, 7.5 tackles for loss, two pass breakups, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble. He helped lead Minnesota State Moorhead to a 7-4 overall record and 5-2 conference record placing third in the North Division of the NSIC in 2016. For his career, Bohl was credited with 273 career tackles, 8.0 sacks, 22 tackles for loss, eight pass breakups, one interception, two fumble recoveries and four forced fumbles. Bohl graduated in December 2016 from MSUM with a math education degree.
As a high school player at Lincoln East High School in Lincoln, Neb., Bohl was an Honorable Mention All-State honoree and earned All-Conference and All-City honors. He served as a team captain in high school, earning three letters in football. Bohl also lettered in basketball and track.
He and his wife Anna have three children; Brynnlei Mae, Aubree
BENNY BOYD
(Aurora ‘00) Co-Special Teams Coordinator/Cornerbacks
Benny Boyd will coach the Wyoming cornerbacks and serve as co-special teams coordinator for the sixth season in 2025. He originally joined the Wyoming Football coaching staff in February of 2020. Boyd came to Wyoming from Eastern Illinois University. He will be entering his 25th season as a college coach in 2025.
Wyoming led the nation in third-down defense this season holding opponents to 26 percent. The Cowboys closed the season holding two of the nation's top offenses in Boise State and Washington State to a combined 31 points. The Cowboys ranked No. 14 in the nation in kickoff return yards, a number that also led the Mountain West Conference.
In 2023, the Pokes would win nine games, as it was Wyoming's first nine-win season since 1996 when UW posted a 10-2 season. The Cowboy defense ranked No. 26 in the nation in turnovers gained, which ranked third in the MW. The Cowboys rank seventh in the nation with 11 fumble recoveries. The Wyoming defense ranks No. 24 in the nation in fewest yards allowed per pass attempts. Sawvel's 2023 defense ranks No. 2 in the Mountain West Conference in scoring defense (allowing only 22.3 points per game) and ranks No. 3 in the MW in total defense (allowing opponents only 357.8 yards per game).
Wyoming’s 2022 defense ranked No. 2 in the Mountain West and No. 21 in the nation in sacks, averaging 2.85 per game. UW’s defense also ranked No. 2 in the MW and No. 33 in the FBS in defensive touchdowns scored, with two. Boyd’s special teams blocked two kicks in the ‘22 season to rank No. 3 in the conference and No. 36 in the nation. In ‘22, Boyd coached cornerback Cam Stone, who earned First Team All-Mountain West honors from Phil Steele, Second Team from Pro Football Focus (PFF) and Honorable Mention honors from Mountain West head coaches and media.
The Wyoming Cowboys entered the 2022 college football season as the fourth youngest team in the country. But given that, the Cowboys went on to record a 7-6 record, finish second in the Mountain West Conference Mountain Division and earn a spot in the Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl. Along the way the ‘22 Pokes defeated rivals Air Force, Colorado State, Hawai’i, Utah State and American Athletic Conference member Tulsa. Wyoming’s 7-6 record gave them their fifth winning season in the past seven seasons.
The Cowboy defense in 2021 was one of the top pass defenses in the nation. Wyoming allowed opponents only 189.8 passing yards per game to rank No. 1 in the Mountain West and No. 12 in the nation. The Cowboy defense was also No. 13 in the nation in defensive touchdowns scored, with three. One of those interception returns for a TD was a 50-yard return by one of Boyd’s defensive backs, nickel back Keyon Blankenbaker. Wyoming held opponents to 23.7 points per game in the 2021 season to rank No. 5 in the MW and No. 43 in the country out of 130 FBS programs. The Cowboys posted a 7-6 record and won their third consecutive bowl game, with a convincing 52-38 win over Kent State in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.
Among Wyoming’s six defenders who earned All-Mountain West Conference honors in 2021 were both of the Cowboys’ starting cornerbacks. C.J. Coldon was named Second Team All-MW by conference coaches and media, and Azizi Hearn was a Second Team All-MW selection by Pro Football Focus.
The 2021 kickoff return team for the Cowboys ranked No. 3 in the Mountain West and No. 39 in the FBS, averaging 23.0 yards per return. Leading that unit was another Cowboy cornerback, Cam Stone, who averaged 40.0 yards per kickoff return and returned a kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown in Wyoming’s 4417 road win over eventual MW champion Utah State. Stone was named an Honorable Mention All-MW honoree by Pro Football Focus.
The 2020 Wyoming defense was among the best in the nation, ranking No. 16 in the country among all Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams in total defense, allowing opponents only 328.0 yards per game. UW’s defense also ranked No. 21 in rushing defense (125.3 yards per game), No. 24 in scoring defense (21.0 points per game) and No. 29 in pass defense (202.7 yards per game). Among the Cowboys who Boyd coached in his first season at Wyoming in 2020 was cornerback Coldon. Coldon earned Fourth Team All-Mountain West honors from Phil Steele in 2020.
Boyd coached the cornerbacks and coordinated special teams at Eastern Illinois in 2019. The Panthers’ defense ranked No. 30 in the nation in total defense out of 124 Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) teams, allowing opponents only 350.6 yards per game. EIU’s defense also ranked: No. 29 in the FCS in fewest first downs allowed to opponents (215), No. 29 in most fumbles recovered (10), No. 29 in tackles for loss (7.2 per game), No. 40 in pass defense (204.1 passing yards allowed per game), No. 40 in turnovers gained (21) and No. 44 in rushing defense (146.5 rushing yards allowed per game).
From 2015-18, Boyd coached corners and special teams at Central Washington. He was part of backto-back Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) Championships in 2017 & 2018 at CWU. Boyd coached First Team All-America cornerback Tyler Hasty, who ranked second in the NCAA in passes defended in 2018. Boyd’s special teams ranked second in NCAA Division II in blocked kicks in 2018. He also coached Chade DeMoor, the 2018 NCAA individual leader in blocked kicks.
In 2017, the Central Washington defense ranked second nationally in interceptions and fourth in the NCAA Division II in total defense. Boyd coached several All-Conference selections on defense and special teams while at CWU.
In 2014, Boyd served as defensive coordinator and special teams coordinator at his alma mater Aurora (Ill.) University.
He was the special teams coordinator and defensive backs coach at North Dakota for the 2011-13 seasons. UND led all FCS teams in blocked kicks all three seasons he coordinated the special teams, and he coached an All-America kick returner in 2012 and All-America kicker in 2013.
Prior to North Dakota, Boyd was the associate head coach and defensive coordinator at Luther College in Iowa from 2002-10. In 2010, he was a finalist for the AFCA Division III Assistant Coach of the Year. He coached four Division III All-Americans and three Aztec Bowl participants (Division III All-Star Game) while at Luther College. A total of 19 of his players earned All-Conference honors during his time at Luther College.
Boyd played football at Aurora (Ill.) University from 1996-99. He was a two-time All-Conference selection and held the school single-season record for passes defended. Boyd earned his bachelor’s degree in social work from Aurora University in 2000 and added a master’s degree in social work, also from Aurora University, in 2002. He has completed Bill Walsh Fellowships with four NFL teams during his career (Houston, Seattle, Oakland and Pittsburgh). Boyd is a native of Dixon, Illinois.
Benny Boyd
Career Profile
Coaching Experience
Years at Wyoming: 6th
Years as a College Coach: 25th
Personal
Wife: Andrea Education
Aurora University ‘02 Master’s in Social Work Aurora University ‘00 Bachelor’s in Social Work Playing Experience
Aurora (Ill.) University Cornerback, 1996-99
Year-by-Year Coaching History
2020-Pres. Wyoming Co-Special Teams Coord./ CBs
2019 Eastern Illinois Cornerbacks/Special Teams 2015-18 Central Wash. Cornerbacks/Special Teams
Aurora (Ill.) DefensiveCoordinator/ ST 2011-13 North Dakota Secondary/Special Teams 2002-10 Luther College Associate Head Coach/DC
He and his wife, Andrea, were married in July of 2023.
Jovon Bouknight
JOVON BOUKNIGHT
(Wyoming '06) Wide Receivers
University of Wyoming head football coach Jay Sawvel named Jovon Bouknight wide receivers coach for the Cowboys in January. He spent last season as an analyst for the Cowboys and helped in the wide receiver's room. One of the finest receivers in Cowboy history, he joined the UW Athletics Hall of Fame this past Fall.
“It is a full circle moment as it all started here at the University of Wyoming,” Bouknight said. “It is great to be back in the saddle with familiar faces with our student-athletes and coaches that have so much love and passion for this program. I’m ready to hit the ground running and go back to the foundation and fundamentals.”
He earned numerous All-MW awards and Bouknight was among the nation’s best receivers as a senior in 2005 as he was named one of 15 semifinalists for the Biletnikoff Award. He also earned honorable mention All-America honors from College Football News.
“Jovon is an outstanding coach,” Sawvel said. “He communicates well with players, is an excellent teacher, and has great experience. The fact that Jovon was also an outstanding player at Wyoming is so valuable to the culture of our program.”
Bouknight came to Wyoming from Marshall. Bouknight also coached at Kentucky, Oregon, Texas Tech and Utah State and spent time as a graduate assistant at Wyoming.
While at Marshall, Bouknight helped the Thundering Herd to the Myrtle Beach Bowl in 2022 and the Frisco Bowl in 2023.
At Oregon, Bouknight’s receiving corps was an integral part of the Ducks’ 12-2 season that included a Pac-12 Championship and a Rose Bowl victory over Wisconsin. His squad improved the overall offensive output in his lone season, going from 246 catches, 3,222 receiving yards and 29 touchdowns in 2018, to 298 catches for 3,615 yards and 35 touchdowns in 2019. Johnny Johnson III, Oregon’s leading receiver, had a breakout season under Bouknight’s tutelage, improving from 17 catches, 215 receiving yards, 12.9 yards per reception and four scores in 2018 to 57 catches, 836 yards, 14.7 yards per reception and a team-high tying seven touchdowns in 2019.
Prior to Oregon, Bouknight spent three months at Texas Tech before taking the same position with the Ducks. The majority of Bouknight’s career was spent at Utah State, where he coached for 10 years primarily focusing on working with the wide receivers. He was also the co-offensive coordinator in 2016 and the passing game coordinator for two seasons from 2014-15.
His tenure at Utah State coincided with the program’s most-successful stretch in school history as the Aggies reached seven bowl games in a span of eight years and claimed the 2012 Western Athletic Conference title. Utah State had only six bowl game appearances in its history and none since 1997 prior to his arrival in 2009.
In 2018, Utah State finished second in the nation in scoring offense (47.5), while equaling the program record for wins (11) and the Mountain West record for points in a season (618). Bouknight’s wide receiver group helped the Aggies lead the country with 29 scoring drives that lasted under a minute while leading the Mountain West and ranking 11th nationally in total offense (497.4). Utah State reached as high as No. 13 in the Associated Press Poll during the season, good for the program’s best ranking since 1961.
Bouknight coached several of Utah State’s top receivers in its history, highlighted by wideout Hunter Sharp, who led the Mountain West with nine receiving touchdowns as a senior in 2015. Sharp also finished second in the Mountain West and 19th in the FBS with 71 receptions that season and third in the league with 76.3 receiving yards per game.
Bouknight was a standout wide receiver at Wyoming, where he concluded his career ranked 20th all-time in NCAA history for both career receiving yards (3,626) and career receptions (250). He also ranks second all-time in Mountain West history in each of those two categories.
One of the top wide receivers in Mountain West history, Bouknight remains one of Wyoming’s top pass catchers and is still the school’s all-time leader in both all-purpose yards (5,921) and kickoff return yards (2,016). He also ranks second in career receptions and third for receiving yards after catching at least two passes in all 47 games of his collegiate career. That streak remained a Wyoming record up until 2014.
In 2005 he earned first-team All-Mountain West accolades after hauling in 1,116 yards through the air. He ended that season ranked ninth in the FBS for average receiving yards per game (101.5), 10th in all-purpose yards per game (160.45), 11th in kickoff return average (27.75), 12th in average receptions per game (7.0) and 15th in total receiving yards.
A native of Denver, Colorado, he received his bachelor’s degree in kinesiology and health promotion from Wyoming in 2006.
Deonte Gibson
Career Profile
Coaching Experience
Years at Wyoming: 1st
Years in College Football: 8th
Personal
Wife: Dominique
Education
Northwestern '15 Communication Northwestern '17 Master's in Integrated Marketing Communications
Playing Experience
Northwestern Defensive Line (11-16)
Year-by-Year Coaching History
2025-Pres. Wyoming Defneisve Tackles
2024
Postseason Coaching Experience
2023 Youngstown St. FCS Second Round
2018 Northwestern Holiday Bowl 2017 Northwestern Music City Bowl
Where He Recruits
DEONTE GIBSON
(Northwestern '15) Defnesive Tackles
University of Wyoming head football coach Jay Sawvel announced the addition of Deonte Gibson to the Cowboys coaching staff in January, as Gibson will serve as defensive tackles coach for the Brown and Gold.
“Deonte Gibson has an outstanding reputation of fundamental development of defensive linemen,” Sawvel said. “He is also an outstanding recruiter, and I am very excited to see him work with our defensive tackles here at Wyoming.” Gibson comes to Wyoming after serving as defensive ends coach at Air Force last season. He helped a defense that averaged three sacks per game in the final four games. The Falcon defense led the conference allowing only 341.9 yards per game.
“I’m excited for this opportunity and watching this group we have on opponent scouts shows how much talent we have here at Wyoming in the defensive tackles room,” Gibson said. “Wyoming is always a gritty team with a lot of talent and potential and I can’t wait to get to know the guys and take them to the next level.”
Prior to Air Force Gibson spent time at Youngstown State, where he spent two seasons as defensive line coach. In 2023, he was tabbed YSU's Defensive Run Game Coordinator.
The Penguins had a great amount of success in 2023 winning eight games and advancing to the FCS Playoffs for the first time in seven seasons. The experience the defensive line featured made a big impact in the Guins' postseason run.
The defense held nine opponents to 111-or-fewer yards rushing in a game throughout the year and four times YSU held an opponent to under 155 yards passing in a game. Overall, the unit allowed just 102.2 yards rushing per game. The lowest per game total since 2012 and the second lowest since 1998 and ranked 10th in the FCS in rushing defense (102.2 ypg).
On seven occasions, the Guins held opponents to three-or-less third-down conversions and held Indiana State to no conversions on 10 tries. The Guins held Southern Illinois and Duquesne to under 100 yards passing.
Leading the defensive line was Dylan Wudke who was named second-team All-MVFC as well as defensive tackle Chris Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald led the unit with 36 total tackles and was one of four players on the team with five sacks. Wudke had five sacks and 34 stops in his final season. Fitzgerald, Wudke and Anthony Johnson started all 13 games while Andres Lehrmann started the first 11 with Hunter Allen starting the final two. Also finishing with five sacks were Johnson and Devin Lee while Allen, Deamontae Diggs and Dawan Martin had four sacks each.
In May 2022, he received an NFL Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship and worked with the Cleveland Browns during their offseason organized team activities in Berea under standout defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz.
The YSU defensive line was one of top units in the Missouri Valley Football Conference in 2022. The Guins had three All-MVFC selections as Wudke (second team), James Jackson (honorable mention) and Fitzgerald (honorable mention) each earned conference honors.
Wudke finished the season third on the team with 43 tackles, including 12 TFLs and five sacks. Fitzgerald was seventh on the team with 36 tackles, including 6.5 TFLs while Jackson had 17 tackles, 5.5 TFLs and four sacks. Other key playmakers up front on a deep and talented unit included Lehrmann (three sacks), Diggs, Johnson, Michael Voitus (three sacks), Allen (three sacks), Jaelen Crider (three sacks), Martin and Lee.
Entering the year, the roster had combined for 10 sacks in their YSU careers. In 2022, the group had an eye-popping 29 sacks while Jackson added a team-best six QB hurries. Other noteworthy improvements in a year’s time included points allowed per game (ranked fourth in the MVFC at 25.4), rush yardage defense (ranked third in the conference at 120.2), total defense (ranked fifth in the conference at 354.1) and tackles for loss (first in the conference at 74).
Gibson spent two campaigns at Akron serving as the outside linebackers and defensive ends coach for the Zips before joining the YSU staff.
Gibson served as the defensive line coach at Eastern Illinois in 2019. He coached second-team All-Ohio Valley Conference nose tackle Terrell Greer. A part of defensive staff that coached EIU to the sixth-most tackles for loss in school history (86), his defensive unit ranked No. 30 in FCS in total defense and No. 29 in FCS in team tackles for loss.
A 2015 graduate of Northwestern University, he worked as the defensive graduate assistant at his alma mater in 2017 and 2018, helping the Wildcats to the Big Ten West Division title and two bowl appearances for Pat Fitzgerald.
A four-year letter winner for Northwestern (2011-16), Gibson was a third-team All-Big Ten selection and a threetime Academic All-Big Ten pick. He served as a team captain as a senior and finished ranked seventh on NU’s all-time sacks list. As a player, Gibson experienced three bowl games – the Meineke Car Care Texas Bowl, the Gator Bowl and the Outback Bowl.
Following graduation, Gibson played professional football with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Detroit Lions in 2016.
A native of Cleveland Ohio, he earned a bachelor’s degree in communication studies in 2015 and a master’s degree in integrated marketing communications in 2017, both from Northwestern. Gibson attended St. Edward High School where he served as team captain of the first state championship football team in school history.
Gibson and his wife Dominique were married in the March of 2020.
Gary Harrell
Career Profile
Coaching Experience
Years at Wyoming: 1st Years in College Football: 24th Personal
Wife: Jeanine Kids: Breeze and Brene Education
Howard '94 Marketing Playing Experience
Howard Wide Receiver (1990-94) Year-by-Year Coaching History
Wyoming 2025-Pres. Running Backs
Colorado 2023-24 Running Backs
Jackson State 2020-22 Running Backs
Alabama St. 2019 Running Backs
Florida Atl. 2017-18 Wide Receivers
Howard 2011-16 Head Coach
Bowie State 2009-10 Offensive Coordinator
Morgan State 2008 Quarterbacks
Florida A&M 2006-07 Wide Receivers
Texans (NFL) 2007 NFL Minority Internship Program
Texas So. 2004-05 Wide Receivers
Howard 2002-03 Wide Receivers
Postseason Coaching Experience
2024 Colorado Alamo Bowl
2022 Jackson St. Celebration Bowl
2021 Jackson St. Celebration Bowl
2017 Florida Atl. Boca Raton Bowl
Where He Recruits
GARY HARRELL
(Howard '94) Running Backs
Head football coach Jay Sawvel announced the addition of running back coach Gary Harrell to the Cowboy coaching staff in April of 2025. Harrell comes to Wyoming after serving as the running back coach at Colorado since the 2023 season.
“Coach Harrell really stood out during the interview process with his experience with the position and his overall experience as a coach which includes time as a head coach at his Alma Mater” Sawvel said. “He is well-respected with a great sense for the game offensively, and we are excited to have him here at the University of Wyoming and excited to get him in the room and out on the field with our team.”
Affectionately known as "The Flea," Harrell is a native of Miami, Fla., and played collegiately at Howard University where he is a member of the School’s Hall of Fame. He spent two seasons in the NFL and spent time in the World league and the Canadian Football League. He also served as head coach at his alma mater.
“I’m very excited for this next step and excited to be amongst this staff,” Harrell said. “I have heard great things about the atmosphere here at the University of Wyoming and excited for this opportunity to bring my energy and work with this great group of young men.”
He was named running back coach at Colorado in December of 2022. He helped lead the Buffs to the 2024 Alamo Bowl. Prior to his time in Boulder, Harrell coach at Jackson State joining the program in November of 2020, after serving as running backs coach for a season at Alabama State.
Prior to joining Alabama State, he served coaches for two-years under Lane Kiffin at Florida Atlantic. He joined the Florida Atlantic staff in January of 2017. His attention was given to the wide receivers who rotated throughout the season seeing the quarterbacks utilize a total of nine receivers. Senior Kalib Woods was named the Conference USA Championship MVP, and Willie Wright was the team’s most consistent wideout leading the Owls with 56 catches and a total of six touchdowns. Following the year, Wright earned a spot on the Conference USA All-Freshman team.
Prior to his time at Florida Atlantic, he spent time as as the head coach at Howard starting in 2011. He served as Howard’s head coach for five seasons. During his tenure student-athletes worked under the premise that athletics and academics were evaluated equally. In 2012, Harrell was honored by the D.C. Touchdown Club as the Local College Coach of the Year. During his time at Howard, he finished with a 20-36 overall record including a 7-4 mark in 2012.
Prior to his time at Howard, Harrell spent two seasons as the offensive coordinator for Bowie State, from 2009-10. Harrell began at Morgan State in 2008 where he remained through 2009 before seizing the opportunity to move from a position coach with the Rattlers to an offensive coordinator position at Bowie State. He was a part of a team that finished 6-6 in 2008 and 6-5 in 2009. While at Morgan State.
Harrell started his career coaching Howard’s wide receivers from 2002-04. He served as a Texas Southern assistant coach, for wide receivers, from 2004-06. Harrell returned to the east coast as an assistant coach in 2006.
He played two NFL seasons, seeing action in four games in 1994 and '95, with the New York Giants. He also played one season (March 1996-June 1996) for the World League’s Frankfurt Galaxy and two seasons in the Canadian Football League with the Montreal Alouettes (1996-97).
He was a four-year letter winner as a wide receiver and punt return specialist at Howard. He started every game for Howard’s undefeated 1993 team and was a member of the MEAC Championship team that same season. Harrell holds the Howard record for most receptions in a game (13) and in a career (184). He was inducted into the Howard University Hall of Fame in 2005, and also received a proclamation from the City of Miami declaring it Gary “Flea” Harrell Day. Prior to attending Howard, he was a varsity athlete for Miami’s Northwestern High School.
Harrell earned his degree in Marketing from Howard in 1994.
BRIAN HENDRICKS
(Wyoming ‘11) Defensive Ends
A former Wyoming football great returned to his alma mater in February of 2023 when Brian Hendricks was announced as the Cowboys’ defensive ends coach. He enters his third season on the staff for the Cowboys. Hendricks, a native of Burlington, Colo., played for the Pokes from 2008-11 and was honored three times with Mountain West All-Conference honors as a linebacker.
In 2024, Wyoming led the nation in third-down defense this season holding opponents to 26 percent. The Cowboys closed the season holding two of the nation's top offenses in Boise State and Washington State to a combined 31 points.
In 2023, the Pokes would win nine games, as it was Wyoming's first nine-win season since 1996 when UW posted a 10-2 season. The Cowboy defense ranked No. 26 in the nation in turnovers gained, which ranked third in the MW. The Cowboys rank seventh in the nation with 11 fumble recoveries. The Wyoming defense ranks No. 24 in the nation in fewest yards allowed per pass attempts. Sawvel's 2023 defense ranks No. 2 in the Mountain West Conference in scoring defense (allowing only 22.3 points per game) and ranks No. 3 in the MW in total defense (allowing opponents only 357.8 yards per game).
Defensive end Sabastian Harsh earned Third-Team All-W honors by Phil Steele. He recorded 50 tackles and led the tea with nine tackles for loss along with three sacks. DeVonne Harris added 35 tackles along with four sacks on the season.
Hendricks returned to Wyoming from Illinois State University where he had been the defensive line coach for five seasons (2018-22) under head coach Brock Spack, who was Wyoming’s defensive coordinator in 1995 and ‘96 under the late Wyoming head coach Joe Tiller.
Prior to that, Hendricks coached for three seasons at Montana (2015-17). His first season with the Griz, Hendricks coached the defensive ends, and he coached the entire defensive line his final two seasons.
In 2013, he earned his first full-time college coaching position at Colorado Schools of Mines and coached the Oredigger defensive line for two seasons from 2013-14. Hendricks also served as a defensive graduate assistant at Colorado State prior to that, working for his former linebacker coach at Wyoming, Marty English, who Hendricks now replaces as UW’s defensive ends coach following English’s retirement announcement on Feb. 14, 2023.
The Illinois State defense in 2022 ranked No. 5 in the nation among Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) teams in sacks, with 35. ISU also was No. 5 in the country in pass defense (169.8 yards allowed per game), was No. 10 in total defense (318.5 yards allowed) and No. 11 in scoring defense (20.2 points allowed per game).
In 2019, the Redbirds enjoyed an outstanding season, posting a 10-5 record and advancing to the FCS Quarterfinals before losing a defensive battle by a score of 9-3 to eventual national champion North Dakota State. Illinois State was ranked No. 6 in the nation in 2019.
Hendricks’ 2019 defensive front led the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) in sacks, with 52. That defensive line unit was led by All-Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) First Team defensive end Romeo McKnight and MVFC Honorable Mention nose tackle John Ridgeway. McKnight would go on to play in the EastWest Shrine Game and sign as a free agent with the Cleveland Browns. Earlier in their careers, McKnight was named a HERO Sports FCS Sophomore All-American and an MVFC All-Newcomer Team selection in his first season, while Ridgeway also earned MVFC All-Newcomer Team honors.
The 52 sacks in 2019 were also an Illinois State school record. The 2019 Redbird defense ranked in the Top 10 in the nation in seven defensive categories, including: leading the nation in red zone defense (61.4 percent), ranking No. 3 in turnovers gained (33), No. 4 in scoring defense (16.0 points allowed per game), No. 11 in total defense (303.5 yards allowed per game), No. 14 in rushing defense (116.7 yards allowed per game) and No. 19 in pass defense (186.8 yards allowed per game).
The 2018 season was also a strong one for the Redbird defense as it ranked No. 10 in scoring defense (20.0 points allowed per game) and No. 22 in rushing defense (126.8 yards allowed per game). Illinois State also ranked as the the second-best total defense (309.8 ypg) in the conference behind eventual national champion North Dakota State.
Hendricks came to Illinois State after serving as an assistant coach at Montana for three seasons. At Montana, Hendricks served the last two seasons as the Grizzlies’ defensive line coach. He coached the defensive ends his first season in 2015 and worked with 2015 STATS FCS Defensive Player of the Year Tyrone Holmes, who led the nation with 18 sacks. The 2015 Griz team posted an 8-5 record, advanced to the Second Round of the FCS Playoffs and earned a No. 14 national ranking.
Hendricks followed Colorado School of Mines head coach Bob Stitt to Montana. Hendricks was an assistant coach for Stitt at Mines for the 2013 and ‘14 seasons, working with the defensive line. In 2014, Mines had an overall record of 10-2 and tied for the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference title with an 8-1 league mark. The Orediggers advanced to the First Round of the 2014 NCAA Division II Playoffs, and earned a No. 16 national ranking.
With Hendricks coaching the defensive front, the 2014 Orediggers’ defense ranked second in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) in scoring defense (23.4 points allowed per game), No. 1 in the RMAC and No. 36 in the nation in Division II in rushing defense (124.9 yards allowed per game) and No. 1 in the RMAC and No. 12 in the nation in sacks (38).
Hendricks coached an Oredigger defense in 2013 that ranked No. 1 in the RMAC and No. 7 in the country in scoring defense (17.0 points allowed per game).
He joined Stitt’s staff in 2013, following a short stint as a defensive graduate assistant at Colorado State, working with his former position coach at Wyoming, Marty English, who was CSU’s defensive coordinator at the time.
As a linebacker for the Cowboys from 2008-11, Hendricks earned Second Team All-Mountain West honors twice -- as a senior in 2011 and as a sophomore in 2009. He also earned Honorable Mention All-MW honors his junior season of 2010 in spite having to fight thru some nagging injuries throughout that season.
A former Wyoming team captain, Hendricks concluded his career with 309 career tackles, while playing in 45 career games for the Cowboys. He was a starter for the Pokes when they captured the 2009 New Mexico Bowl Championship, with a 35-28 double overtime win over Fresno State. In that game, Hendricks led Wyoming with 13 tackles and he and his defensive teammates posted a remarkable goal-line stand in the first overtime. Fresno State had a first and goal at the Wyoming one-yard line, but the Cowboy defense held the Bulldogs out of the end zone on four straight running plays and UW went on to capture the victory. Hendricks led the Cowboys to a second New Mexico Bowl appearance his senior season of 2011.
He ended the 2009 season ranked No. 12 in the nation in tackles, averaging 10.55 per game. His 116 tackles in the 2009 season ranks as the 24th best single-season performance in school history, and he still holds the school record for most tackles in a single game, recording 23 tackles on the road at Air Force in 2009.
Hendricks is a native of Burlington, Colo., he earned his bachelor’s degree in agricultural business from the University of Wyoming in 2011. He and his wife Talia, who is a native of Green River, Wyo., have three children, son Hawk, daughter Quinn and son Westly.
Brian Hendricks
Career Profile
Coaching Experience
Years at Wyoming: 3rd
Years as a College Coach: 13th
Personal
Wife: Talia
Children: Hawk, Quinn and Westly
Education
Wyoming ‘11 Bachelor’s in Agricultural Business
Playing Experience
Wyoming Linebacker, 2008-11
Year-by-Year Coaching History
2023-Pres. Wyoming Defensive Ends Coach
2018-22 Illinois State Defensive Line Coach
Postseason Coaching
2023
Where He Recruits
Colorado and Panhandle of
Shannon Moore
Career Profile
Coaching Experience
Years at Wyoming: 7th
Years as a Coach: 23rd Personal Wife: Lindsay Children: Mackenzie Rose Education
South Dakota State ‘07 Master’s in Sports Administration
South Dakota State ‘05 Master’s in Educational Administration
Black Hills State ‘00 Bachelor’s in Secondary Education
Playing Experience
Black Hills State Quarterback, 1997-99
Year-by-Year Coaching History
2019-Pres. Wyoming Co-Special Teams Coord./ TEs/FBs
2004-05
South Dakota and Wyoming and the Dallas metropolitan area
SHANNON MOORE
(Black Hills State ‘00) Co-Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends/Fullbacks
Shannon Moore will enter his seventh season coaching the Wyoming tight ends and fullbacks and coordinating special teams for the Pokes in 2025. He joined the Wyoming coaching staff in January 2019. Moore came to Wyoming after spending the previous three years at East Carolina University. He will be coaching in his 22nd season in ‘24.
In 2024, Wyoming ranked No. 16 in the nation in Red Zone Offense at nearly 91 percent for the season. His offense group featured three All-MW selections. Tight end John Michael Gyllenborg earned Second Team accolades at tight end. He was the highest graded tight end in the MW according to Pro Football Focus.
In a win over New Mexico, the Cowboys recorded 604 yards of total offense for the most since recording 604 yards on Nov. 20, 2021 at Utah State. Protected for Poke in a contest passing for 342 yards for the most since passing for 366 yards in 2015.
In 2023, the Pokes would win nine games, as it was Wyoming's first nine-win season since 1996 when UW posted a 10-2 season. The tight end room found great success for the Brown and Gold. Treyton Welch wa named Jonorable Mention All-MW. he recorded 31 receptions for 208 yards with two touchdowns. He signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Browns. John Michael Gyllenborg added 23 catches for 360 yards along with three scores. He averaged 15.7 yards per catch for the season.
Moore coached Wyoming tight end Treyton Welch in 2022. Welch was selected as the First Team All-Mountain West tight end by Pro Football Focus (PFF) in ‘22. He also earned Third Team All-MW honors from Phil Steele and was an Honorable Mention AllMountain selection by MW head coaches and media. Welch was the only Mountain West tight end to rank in the Top 10 in the MW in TD receptions last season, tying for No. 4 with five total touchdown catches. Welch received an “A” grade from PFF for the 2022 season. Welch and fullback/tight end Parker Christensen ranked third and fourth for Wyoming in receptions in ‘22. Welch caught 22 passes for 308 yards, and Christensen had 19 catches for 169. All total, Moore’s tight-end and fullback group accounted for a total of 53 receptions for 604 yards and six TD receptions in ‘22.
Wyoming’s 2022 offense ranked No. 1 in the MW and No. 14 in the nation in red-zone offense (90.6 percent) and No. 3 in the MW and No. 44 nationally in rushing offense (181.4 yards per game). The offense ranked No. 3 in the league and No. 25 nationally in fewest tackles for loss allowed (4.46 per game) and ranked No. 3 in the conference and No. 30 in the nation in fewest sacks allowed (1.46 per game). The Cowboys also generated a 1,000-yard rusher in ‘22 in Titus Swen (1,039 yards). Moore’s special teams blocked two kicks in the ‘22 season to rank No. 3 in the conference and No. 36 in the nation.
Wyoming entered the 2022 college football season as the fourth youngest team in the country but went on to record a 7-6 record, finish second in the Mountain West Conference Mountain Division and earn a spot in the Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl. Along the way the ‘22 Pokes defeated rivals Air Force, Colorado State, Hawai’i, Utah State and American Athletic Conference member Tulsa. Wyoming’s 7-6 record gave them their fifth winning season in the past seven seasons.
The 2021 Wyoming rushing attack ranked No. 2 in the Mountain West and No. 20 in the NCAA, averaging 211.7 yards per game. UW’s passing attack was fourth best in the MW and No. 38 in the nation in average yards per completion (13.06 yards). The Cowboys posted a 7-6 record and won their third consecutive bowl game, with a convincing 52-38 win over Kent State in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. The 52 points scored in the bowl victory was a school record for a bowl game. Wyoming scored 40 or more points four times during the season in victories at Northern Illinois (50 points), vs. Ball State (45), at eventual MW champion Utah State (44) and vs. Kent State.
Moore’s tight ends and fullbacks had a productive 2021 season. Treyton Welch caught 19 passes for 163 yards. Parker Christensen had 13 receptions for 127, while Colin O’Brien caught two passes for 27 yards and Jackson Marcotte added one reception for six yards. Combined, the four tight ends caught 35 passes for 323 yards.
That 2021 tight end group helped block for Wyoming’s No. 2 all-time career rusher Xazavian Valladay and sophomore Titus Swen, who combined for an extremely effective season. Valladay recorded the second 1,000-yard rushing season of his career (1,070 yards) and Swen rushed for 785 yards. Both earned All-Conference recognition in ‘21. Valladay received Second Team All-MW honors from head coaches and media. Swen was a Second Team selection by Pro Football Focus. Valladay ranked No. 3 in the Mountain West in rushing yards (82.3 yards per game). Swen ranked No. 2 in the MW and No. 26 in the nation in yards per carry (5.95).
The 2021 kickoff return team for the Cowboys ranked No. 3 in the Mountain West and No. 39 in the FBS, averaging 23.0 yards per return. Leading that unit was Cowboy cornerback, Cam Stone, who averaged 40.0 yards per kickoff return and returned a kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown in Wyoming’s 44-17 road win over eventual MW champion Utah State. Stone was named an Honorable Mention All-MW honoree by Pro Football Focus.
Wyoming’s 2020 offense again featured one of the most effective rushing attacks in the country among FBS teams. The Pokes ranked No. 14 in the nation in rushing, averaging 219.5 rushing yards per game. UW’s passing attack also ranked No. 7 nationally in passing yards per completion (14.84 yards per pass completion). The Cowboys ranked No. 24 in fewest turnovers committed (9 total turnovers) and were No. 32 in red-zone offense (converting 23 of 26 red-zone opportunities into points). The tight end group combined for 12 catches for 184 yards in six games, with sophomore Treyton Welch leading the group with five receptions for 95 yards. Moore’s tight ends and fullbacks were key in opening holes for junior running back Xazavian Valladay, who earned First Team All-Mountain West honors and led the league in rushing for the second consecutive season. Valladay averaged 110.0 rushing yards per game to not only lead the Mountain West but rank No. 17 in the nation. He also averaged 131.00 all-purpose yards per game to rank No. 27 nationally.
In 2019, the Cowboy offense ranked No. 2 in the Mountain West and No. 23 in the nation in rushing offense, averaging 214.8 yards per game. The Cowboy offense also ranked No. 10 in the NCAA in passing yards per completion (14.75 yards per completion), No. 14 in fewest tackles for loss allowed (4.62 per game), No. 26 in fewest fumbles lost (6), No. 32 in third-down conversions (43.3 percent), No. 32 in fewest sacks allowed (1.62 per game) and No. 33 in fewest turnovers committed (15). The Cowboy fullbacks and tight ends helped block for running back Valladay, who earned First Team All-Mountain West honors for the 2019 season. Valladay was one of only three running backs in the nation named to the Associated Press All-Bowl team. Moore’s tight ends combined for 29 receptions for 391 yards and four touchdowns in 2019, and were led by senior team captain Josh Harshman from Casper, Wyo., who had 20 catches for 264 yards and two TDs. On special teams, Wyoming ranked No. 1 in the Mountain West and No. 4 in the nation in kickoff returns, averaging 27.73 yards per return. UW was No. 4 in the MW and No. 34 in the NCAA in punt returns, averaging 10.76 yards per return, and senior punt returner Austin Conway ranked No. 2 in the conference and No. 14 nationally in punt returns (10.8 yards per return). Conway was named Second Team All-Mountain West as a return specialist in voting by conference head coaches and media.
Moore came to Wyoming from East Carolina University, which is a member of the American Athletic Conference. Moore coached at East Carolina for three seasons from 2016-18. His first two seasons, he coached the tight ends and coordinated the special teams for the Pirates, including coordinating the field goal, punt and kickoff return and punt and kickoff coverage teams. In 2016, punter Worth Gregory earned All-American Athletic Conference honors and place-kicker Davis Plowman ranked No. 2 in the AAC in field goals made per game and in field-goal percentage. The 2017 season saw punter Austin Barnes lead the AAC in punting and rank No. 19 in the nation, while place-kicker Jake Verity ranked No. 2 in the AAC and No. 33 in the nation in field goals made per game. Punter Worth went to mini-camp with the Jacksonville Jaguars when his college career ended in 2016.
Before joining the East Carolina coaching staff, Moore coached for two seasons (2014-15) at Florida International University where he served as the special teams coordinator both seasons. His 2014 Panther special teams’ units ranked No. 1 overall in Conference USA in special teams combined rankings, and his 2015 special teams were No. 3 overall. Punt returner Richard Leonard led Conference USA in punt returns both seasons and earned First Team All-Conference honors as a punt returner in both 2014 and ‘15. Leonard set a new FIU single-season school record for punt returns in 2014, averaging 23.76 yards per return. Leonard went on to play for the Hamilton Tiger Cats of the Canadian Football League.
Moore coached for eight seasons as a full-time assistant coach at South Dakota State (2006-13) and two years at SDSU as a graduate assistant (2003-04). During his time at South Dakota State, he coordinated special teams and coached tight ends his last four seasons from 2010-13. Prior to that, Moore coached the running backs and tight ends from 2006-08, before taking on the duties of special teams coordinator and quarterbacks coach during the 2009 season.
During his tenure with the Jackrabbits, Moore coached four All-Conference running backs and a pair of All-Conference tight ends. At running back, Kyle Minett developed into a two-time All-America honoree while ranking second in career rushing with 4,277 yards. Anthony Watson and Cory Koenig also ended their careers in the top five on SDSU’s career rushing chart. Moore played an instrumental role in the development of two-time All-Great West Football Conference tight end Chris Wagner, who later signed as a free agent with the Oakland Raiders. Moore also served as a mentor to tight end Colin Cochart, who earned First-Team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference honors in 2010 and later signed with the Cincinnati Bengals. The Jackrabbits consistently ranked among the top teams in the Missouri Valley Football Conference in several special teams categories under Moore’s direction. SDSU ranked first or second in kickoff coverage in 2010 and 2011, while ranking among the Top 20 nationally for net punting in those respective campaigns. The Jackrabbits also ranked ninth nationally for kickoff returns with an average of 23.86 yards per return in 2010.
In addition to his coaching duties, Moore performed a key role in the academic success of the South Dakota State football program, which led its league in the number of Academic All-League selections in each of his eight seasons. Six Jackrabbits earned Capital One Academic All-America honors, two received Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Athletic Directors Association Postgraduate Scholarships and another pair were bestowed with NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships. Moore previously served as a graduate assistant at SDSU during the 2003 and 2004 seasons, working with the running backs, tight ends and special teams.
Before returning to Brookings, he served as head coach of the Wyoming Cavalry of the National Indoor Football League, where he compiled an 18-11 record over two seasons in 2004 and ‘05. In 2005, Moore led the Casper-based Cavalry to a franchise-best, 10-5 record and a playoff berth, while also serving as the team’s offensive coordinator.
Moore played three seasons at Black Hills (S.D.) State, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in secondary education in 2000. Moore completed his master’s degree in educational administration in 2005 and his master’s in sports administration in 2007, both from South Dakota State.
A native of Gordon, Neb., Moore and his wife, Lindsay, have one daughter, Mackenzie Rose.
Jason Petrino
JASON PETRINO
(Carroll College '00) Safeties
University of Wyoming head football coach Jay Sawvel announced the hiring of Jason Petrino as the new safeties coach for the Cowboys in winter of 2024. He is entering his second season leading the safeties in 2025.
Petrino served as defensive coordinator and safeties coach at North Dakota State for the 2023 season. Earlier in his career, he served as a graduate assistant coach at Wyoming from 2003-04 and as Director of Football Operations for the Cowboys from 2008-09.
In 2024, Wyoming led the nation in third-down defense this season holding opponents to 26 percent. The Cowboys closed the season holding two of the nation's top offenses in Boise State and Washington State to a combined 31 points.
"Jason Petrino brings a wealth of experience as a coordinator, position coach and developer of safeties, Sawvel said. "He brings a great knowledge base of what we are trying to do. He is a great recruiter and person. I'm excited about him as an overall great addition to our defensive staff."
Petrino brings with him 24 years of coaching and administrative experience in college football, cluding three years as a college head coach at Rocky Mountain College from 2016-18 and 13 seasons as a defensive coordinator.
"I'm very excited to be back at the University of Wyoming," Petrino said. "My family and I have some great memories in Laramie and it is a full circle moment for us. We are fired up to be back as we love the State of Wyoming and this program. I'm excited to get to work with this staff and group of student-athletes."
During the 2023 season, he helped coach North Dakota State to the semifinals of the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Playoffs before the Bison lost a two-point game, 29-31, at Montana. Petrino's 2023 defense at NDSU ranked No. 9 in the nation among FCS schools in total defense, allowing opponents only 302.6 yards of total offense per game. The Bison defense also ranked: No. 18 in the FCS in scoring defense (19.9 points allowed per game), No. 24 in passing yards allowed (186.1 yards per game) and No. 22 in rushing defense (116.5 rushing yards per game). One of his defensive backs, Cole Wisniewski, earned First Team Associated Press All-America honors. He was also named as the top defensive back in FCS football in 2023 by the FCS Athletic Directors.
Association. Wisniewski led FCS in interceptions in 2023, with eight total interceptions in 14 games, averaging 0.6 interceptions per game. Another 2023 First Team AP All-American was defensive back PJ Jules of Southern Illinois, who Petrino coached from 2019-22 as defensive coordinator at Southern Illinois prior to moving to North Dakota State.
In his four seasons as defensive coordinator and safeties coach at Southern Illinois (2019-22), Petrino helped lead the Salukis to the quarterfinals of the 2020 FCS Playoffs and the second round of the 2021 FCS Playoffs. He helped transform SIU into one of the top performing defenses in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. Petrino coached Saluki safety Jeremy Chinn, who was selected in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft by the Carolina Panthers.
Prior to SIU, Petrino spent three seasons (2016-18) as head coach of NAIA Rocky Mountain College in Billings, Mont., where he led the program to an outright conference championship and an NAIA playoff berth in 2018, with an 8-4 overall record and a 7-3 Frontier Conference mark. While his coaching background had been focused on the defensive side of the ball, Petrino decided to serve as Rocky's offensive coordinator in 2018. His Rocky team advanced to the first round of the 2018 NAIA Playoffs where they lost to eventual National Champion Morningside (Iowa).
Petrino coached four seasons as defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach at South Dakota under former Wyoming head coach Joe Glenn from 2012 to 2015. In his final season at USD, the Coyotes had the fourth-ranked defense in the conference and beat the eventual National Champion North Dakota State Bison, 24-21, on the road in the regular season.
He spent one season each as the defensive backs coach at Nebraska-Omaha in 2011, preceded by serving as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Winona State in 2010.
Petrino spent two separate stints as part of the Wyoming Cowboy Football program. His first two years he served as a graduate assistant coach in 2003 and 2004 and then he returned for the 2008 and 2009 seasons, serving as Wyoming's Director of Football Operations. While at Wyoming, Petrino was part of two bowl appearances and two bowl championships -- a 2004 Las Vegas Bowl victory over UCLA and a 2009 New Mexico Bowl win over Fresno State.
In between his two stays at Wyoming, he was the defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach at the University of Mary in Bismarck, N.D., for three seasons from 2005 to 2007. He helped the Marauders transition from the NAIA to NCAA Division II level. UMary led the Northern Sun Conference in total defense, passing defense and red-zone defense in 2007 and tied for second place in its first year of conference play.
Petrino began his college coaching career at his alma mater, Carroll College, as defensive backs coach from 2000 to 2002 under head coach Mike Van Diest, a former Wyoming Cowboy player and assistant coach. Petrino was part of an NAIA National Championship team in 2002 at Carroll.
Among the college players he has coached who went on to play in the NFL include former Wyoming Cowboys: cornerback Derrick Martin (Wyoming 2003-05), who was a two-time Super Bowl Champion with the Green Bay Packers and New York Giants; safety John Wendling (Wyoming 2003-06); safety Chris Prosinski (Wyoming 2007-10); and cornerback/safety Tashaun Gipson (Wyoming 2008-11). Other former players of Petrino's who went on to the NFL include: Tyler Starr (South Dakota 2012-14), Jarrid Bryant (South Dakota 2013-14), Steve Tellefsen (South Dakota 201215) and Jeremy Chinn (Southern Illinois 2019).
Petrino played his college football at Carroll College in Helena, Mont., from 1995-99 under Van Diest. Petrino was a team captain and Second Team All-Frontier Conference defensive back.
Petrino achieved his bachelor's degree in sociology from Carroll College and added a master's degree in business management from the University of Mary in 2009. He and his wife, Heather, are the parents of Jason, Mikaylah, Patrick and one niece, Danika.
JOE TRIPODI
(Northwestern ‘06) Offensive Line
Joe Tripodi joined the Wyoming Football coaching staff as the Cowboys’ offensive line coach in February 2022. He will be entering his fourth season coaching Wyoming’s offensive line in 2025 and his 16th season as a college coach. Tripodi previously coached the offensive line at Temple University for three seasons from 2019-21 and coached nine seasons at Northern Illinois from 2010-18.
In 2024, Wyoming ranked No. 16 in the nation in Red Zone Offense at nearly 91 percent for the season. Guard Jack Walsh earned Second Team All-MW honors as well. Pro Football Focus ranked him the No. 25 guard in the nation and fourth in the MW. Center Nofoafia Tulafono earned Honorable Mention All-MW honors.
In a win over New Mexico, the Cowboys recorded 604 yards of total offense for the most since recording 604 yards on Nov. 20, 2021 at Utah State. Protected for Poke in a contest passing for 342 yards for the most since passing for 366 yards in 2015.
In 2023, the Pokes would win nine games, as it was Wyoming's first nine-win season since 1996 when UW posted a 10-2 season. His unit was named to the Joe Moore Award Mid-season Watch List, as the award goes to the best offensive line in the nation. Frank Crum was named First Team All-MW, as Crum signed with the Denver Broncos in April. Jack Walsh was named Pro Football Focus First Team All-MW and earned Third Team honors from Phil Steele.
In his first season with Wyoming in 2022, the Cowboy offense ranked No. 1 in the MW and No. 14 in the nation in red-zone offense (90.6 percent) and No. 3 in the MW and No. 44 nationally in rushing offense (181.4 yards per game). The offense ranked No. 3 in the league and No. 25 nationally in fewest tackles for loss allowed (4.46 per game) and ranked No. 3 in the conference and No. 30 in the nation in fewest sacks allowed (1.46 per game). Tripodi’s offensive line helped pave the way for a 1,000-yard rusher in 2022 as Titus Swen rushed for 1,039 yards.
All five of Tripodi’s starting offensive linemen earned All-Conference recognition in ‘22. Offensive guard Zach Watts was selected First Team All-Mountain West by Pro Football Focus (PFF). PFF named Cowboy center Nofoafia Tulafono to its Second Team. Offensive tackle Frank Crum was selected to PFF’s Third Team along with offensive guard Emmanuel Pregnon. Offensive guard Eric Abojei was named Third Team All-MW by Phil Steele. Pregnon was also named a Second Team Freshman AllAmerican by College Football News.
Wyoming entered the 2022 college football season as the fourth youngest team in the country but went on to record a 7-6 record, finish second in the Mountain West Conference Mountain Division and earn a spot in the Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl. Along the way the ‘22 Pokes defeated rivals Air Force, Colorado State, Hawai’i, Utah State and American Athletic Conference member Tulsa. Wyoming’s 7-6 record gave them their fifth winning season in the past seven seasons.
Tripodi is a former starting offensive lineman himself at Northwestern University of the Big Ten. He started the final 24 consecutive games he played for the Wildcats and was part of two Northwestern teams to earn bowl bids -- the 2003 Motor City Bowl and the 2005 Sun Bowl. He was the co-recipient of the inaugural Randy Walker Wildcat Award in 2006, which is awarded to the player with the best work ethic, toughness and warrior attitude.
During Tripodi’s three seasons at Temple from 2019-21, he coached First Team All-America center Matt Hennessy in 2019. Hennessy was also a finalist for the 2019 Rimington Trophy, which is awarded to the nation’s top collegiate center each season. The Owls’ earned a berth in the 2019 Military Bowl. Tripodi coached five All-America Athletic Conference players at Temple, and had two of his offensive lineman go on to the NFL, including Hennessy, who was a third-round pick of the Atlanta Falcons.
Prior to Temple, Tripodi spent nine seasons at Northern Illinois. In his last three seasons at Northern Illinois from 2016-18, Tripodi was the Offensive Run-Game Coordinator and Offensive Line Coach for the Huskies. NIU ranked 17th in the nation in rushing offense and 31st in total offense in 2016, while allowing only 8.0 total sacks to opponents to rank No. 2 in the country in fewest sacks allowed.
Tripodi was the offensive line coach at NIU from 2013-15. He coached the tight ends and fullbacks in 2012, and was an offensive graduate assistant coach in 2010-11.
Over his nine years on the Huskies’ coaching staff, NIU captured four MAC Championships in 2011, ‘12, ‘14 and ‘18, and won seven MAC West Division titles in 2010, ‘11, ‘12, ‘13, ‘14, ‘15 and ‘18. He coached 19 All-MAC offensive linemen at NIU, had one William V. Campbell Finalist (symbolic of the nation’s top football scholar-athlete), and coached six All-America players. Tripodi also had five players earn opportunities with NFL teams, including Max Scharping, who was a second round pick of the Houston Texans. Tripodi’s offensive line helped block for quarterback Jordan Lynch at Northern Illinois. Lynch finished seventh in the Heisman voting in 2012 and placed third in the 2013 Heisman balloting.
Tripodi was a member of eight bowl teams at Northern Illinois in nine seasons, highlighted by an appearance in the Orange Bowl at the conclusion of the 2012 season. The Huskies won the 2010 uDrove Humanitarian Bowl, the 2011 GoDaddy.com Bowl, and played in the 2013 Poinsettia Bowl, 2014 Boca Raton Bowl, 2015 Poinsettia Bowl, the 2017 Quick Lane Bowl and the 2018 Boca Raton Bowl.
He and his wife, Rachel, have one daughter, Emma, and one son, Roman. Tripodi completed his bachelor’s degree in communications from Northwestern in 2006 and his master’s degree in adult and higher education from NIU in 2011.
He recruits Iowa and Wisconsin for the Cowboys.
Eric Donoval
Coaching Experience
Years at Wyoming: 8th
Years as a College Coach: 16th
Personal
Wife: Lindsay
Children: Marli Education
LSU ‘12 Master’s in Kinesiology & Sport Pedagogy
Wisconsin-La Crosse ‘10 Bachelor’s in Excercise & Sport Science
Playing Experience
Wisconsin-LaCrosse Running Back, 2005-08
Year-by-Year Coaching History
2020-Pres. Wyoming Director of Sports Performance
2018-19 Wyoming Assoc. Director of Sports Performance
2013-17 LSU Asst. Strength & Conditioning Coach
2010-12 LSU Graduate Asst. in Strength & Conditioning
2015
ERIC DONOVAL
(Wisconsin-La Crosse ‘10) Director of Sports Performance/ Head Football Strength and Conditioning Coach
Eric Donoval is in his sixth year serving as Director of Sports Performance for Cowboy Football and his eighth overall year at Wyoming. Donoval has been a member of the Wyoming Football strength and conditioning staff since January of 2018. He was the Associate Director of Sports Performance for Wyoming Football in 2018 and ‘19 before being promoted to the head position in January of 2020. In his current role, he oversees all strength and conditioning training for the Cowboy Football program, including supervising a staff of full-time assistants and graduate assistant coaches that work directly with football.
In 2023, the Pokes would win nine games, as it was Wyoming's first nine-win season since 1996 when UW posted a 10-2 season. The unit finished the season winning the final three games of the campaign showing great conditioning down the stretch.
His first two years at Wyoming, Donoval was instrumental in working with the Cowboy Football skill positions, tailoring their strength and conditioning programs specifically to their position needs. During that time, he was very successful in helping Wyoming achieve bowl eligibility each of those two seasons and win the 2019 NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl Championship.
Donoval and his staff helped develop a Wyoming team that entered the 2022 college football season as the fourth youngest team in the country but went on to record a 7-6 record, finish second in the Mountain West Conference Mountain Division and earn a spot in the Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl. Along the way the ‘22 Pokes defeated rivals Air Force, Colorado State, Hawai’i, Utah State and American Athletic Conference member Tulsa. Wyoming’s 7-6 record gave them their fifth winning season in the past seven seasons.
In 2021, Donoval developed the Cowboys on way to a 7-6 season and a dominating 52-38 win over Kent State in the 2021 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. It was Wyoming’s third consecutive bowl victory. The 52 points were the most scored by a Wyoming team in school history.
Donoval came to Wyoming from Louisiana State University (LSU) where he was an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach for the LSU football program from 2013-17. He worked directly in training the Tiger defensive backs and wide receivers. Donoval also created and taught the speed workouts for the entire Tiger football team. He was the head of the Polar GPS monitoring system utilized by LSU football to monitor and evaluate student-athletes’ physical activity during both training sessions and competitions. He worked with the highly-respected strength and conditioning coach, Tommy Moffitt, at LSU. Donoval and his staff also use the Polar GPS system at Wyoming to monitor the performance of Wyoming Cowboy Football student-athletes.
Donoval has had the opportunity to work with some elite athletes at both Wyoming and LSU. At Wyoming, he has trained a number of players who went on to the NFL. The most recent of those Cowboys was linebacker Chad Muma, who in 2021 earned Second Team All-America honors from both the Walter Camp Football Foundation and Pro Football Focus and received Third Team All-America recognition from Associated Press. He was also one of six national finalists for the Butkus Award. Muma was the Sixth Pick in the Third Round (70th overall) by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2022 NFL Draft. Among other former Cowboys who Donoval worked with who went on to the NFL were: Marcus Epps, Carl Granderson, Tyler Hall, Cassh Maluia, Logan Wilson and Andrew Wingard. Donoval also worked with a number of high NFL Draft picks at LSU, including: Jamal Adams, Odell Beckham Jr., Leonard Fournette, Jarvis Landry, Tyrann Mathieu, Patrick Peterson, Devin White and Tre’Davious White.
Prior to becoming a full-time assistant at LSU, Donoval served as a graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach for the Tigers starting in the summer of 2010 through 2012. He worked with the sports of football and baseball as a graduate assistant, while serving as the head strength coach for both women’s volleyball and men’s golf.
During his time at LSU, the Tigers won the Cotton Bowl at the conclusion of the 2010 season. LSU played in the BCS National Championship game following the 2011 season, finishing as the national runner-up to Alabama. In 2012, LSU appeared in the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl. The Tigers won the Outback Bowl following the 2013 season and appeared in the Music City Bowl in 2014. LSU captured the Texas Bowl Championship in 2015, won the Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl in 2016 and appeared in the Citrus Bowl following the 2017 season.
Donoval was a student strength and conditioning coach and mentor at his alma mater, Wisconsin-La Crosse, from January 2008 to April 2010 while completing his undergraduate degree. He was an accomplished college running back and return specialist at Wisconsin-La Crosse, earning First Team All-Conference honors as a return specialist and Honorable Mention AllConference honors as a running back as a senior in 2008. Donoval was named his team’s MVP in 2008. He also earned Honorable Mention All-Conference honors as a return specialist as a junior in 2007. He lettered in football all four years (2005-08) at Wisconsin-La Crosse. He also lettered in track and field his freshman year of college before giving up that sport to focus on football. He competed in the 100 meters, 200 meters, 4 x 100-meter relay and 4 x 200-meter relay.
Following his college career, Donoval played football for the Wisconsin Wolfpack of the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) in Madison, Wis., from January 2009 to April 2010. He was a starting running back and slot receiver for the Wolfpack. Donoval led the CIFL in rushing and was a league MVP nominee in 2010.
The Sheboygan, Wis., native completed his bachelor’s degree in exercise and sport science with a concentration in strength and conditioning from Wisconsin-La Crosse in 2010. He received his master’s degree in kinesiology and sport pedagogy from LSU in 2012.
Donoval and his wife, Lindsay, have one daughter, Marli.
JOE CAULFIELD
(Penn ‘04)
Assocaite Athletics Director for Football Operations/GM
Joe Caulfield was named associate athletics director for football operations/general manager in May of 2025. Caulfield comes to Wyoming after serving as director of operations at Air Force last season.
Prior to his time at the Air Force Academy, Caulield spent two seasons as the director of player personnel and football office operations at the University of North Dakota. The Fighting Hawks made the NCAA FCS Playoffs both seasons. Prior to his time at North Dakota, he served as the defensive quality control coach at Lafayette College.
n 2020, he was an intern with the Washington Commanders in the NFL. In this role, Caulfield managed the Kinexon Contact Tracing program due to the COVID-19 pandemic, while also reporting to the Senior Vice President of Football Administration, Infection Control Officer and Director of Football Operations. He traveled with the team and assisted with football operations and logistics. During his time in D.C., the Washington Football Team won the 2020 NFC East Championship and set the bar for the NFL with only two players appearing on the COVID-19 list during the season.
From 2016-19, Caulfield was an assistant coach for St. Joe’s Prep in Philadelphia and worked with the linebackers and special teams. During his time there, St. Joe’s Prep won the Pennsylvania 6A State Championship in 2016, 2018 and 2019, finishing in the USA Today Top 25 all three seasons.
In 2015, Caulfield was an assistant at Princeton University and worked with the varsity sprint football team. Caulfield has also worked part-time for Pro Football Focus and served as an intern for the College Gridiron Showcase, a collegiate all-star event which has featured several UND players in the past. He also worked football camps at Rutgers University, Dartmouth College, the University of Pennsylvania, University of Maine and the University of Connecticut.
A dual citizen of Ireland, Caulfield has played and coached lacrosse for Ireland’s National Team and earned 37 international caps as a player. He saw action in three world championships, two European championships and two Celtic Cup tournaments, while also being a member of the 2006 squad that finished seventh in the world.
As an undergrad, Caulfield was a two-time letterman for the varsity sprint football team at the University of Pennsylvania. Before that, he played two years of varsity lacrosse at Haverford College.
Caulfield earned his bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Pennsylvania in 2004, a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Thomas Jefferson University in 2009 and graduated with a master’s degree in business administration from the University of North Dakota in 2019.
Joe and his wife, Morganne have two children.
AUSTIN MAUS
(Iowa ‘21) Director of Player Personnel
Austin Maus will be serving as Director of Player Personnel for the first time this season, after serving as the assistant director of player personnel last season. He was a Wyoming graduate assistant for his third consecutive year in 2023. Maus was the Offensive Quality Control Graduate Assistant for Wyoming in 2021 and has been the Offensive Graduate Assistant Coach in 2022 and ‘23.
As an offensive graduate assistant, Maus assists players in skill development, breaks down weekly opponent film, leads scout team meetings with Wyoming’s scout team players and coaches them during practice to simulate opponents’ plays. He also helps create opponent scouting reports, generates practice scripts and daily drawings for position groups, participates in game-plan meetings with the coaching staff each week and meets with prospective student-athletes on recruiting visits.
In 2022, he was part of a Wyoming football staff that developed a team that entered the 2022 college football season as the fourth youngest team in the country but went on to record a 7-6 record, finish second in the Mountain West Conference Mountain Division and earn a spot in the Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl. Along the way the ‘22 Pokes defeated rivals Air Force, Colorado State, Hawai’i, Utah State and American Athletic Conference member Tulsa. Wyoming’s 7-6 record gave them their fifth winning season in the past seven seasons.
In 2021, Maus assisted the tight ends/fullbacks coach in practice preparation, creating practice plans and compiling scouting materials on upcoming opponents to provide to the Cowboy coaching staff as they prepared game plans. Maus was also involved in providing information to the coaching staff on game days.
The 2021 Wyoming Cowboys posted a 7-6 record and won their third consecutive bowl game, with a convincing 52-38 win over Kent State in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. The 52 points scored in the bowl victory was a school record for a bowl game. Wyoming scored 40 or more points four times during the season in victories at Northern Illinois (50 points), vs. Ball State (45), at eventual MW champion Utah State (44) and vs. Kent State.
Before coming to Wyoming in 2021, Maus was a recruiting assistant with the University of Iowa football program from August 2017 to March 2019 and then became a student assistant with Hawkeye Football from March 2019 through June 2021.
Maus earned his bachelor’s degree in management with a minor in sports and recreation management from Iowa in May 2021.
Austin Maus
Joe Caulfield
SAMANTHA PATTEN
(Florida ‘20)
Director of On-Campus Recruiting
Samantha Patten was hired as Wyoming’s Director of On-Campus Recruiting in August of 2022. Patten came to Wyoming after most recently serving as a recruiting intern for the University of Florida football program from 2018 to 2020.
At Wyoming, she works closely with the Cowboy coaching staff in coordinating on-campus visits by recruits and hosting recruits and their families while on campus. She also assists the Executive Director of Recruiting and Director of Player Personnel in helping manage all recruiting activities. Patten also assists in hosting special events for Cowboy Football.
Patten’s position at the University of Florida in the summer of 2022 was as a football intern and recruiting analyst. She assisted in planning official and unofficial recruiting visits for prospective student-athletes. Patten helped host recruits and their families while on campus, including conducting tours of the Florida campus and the athletics facilities. She held that position from May to July of 2022 before accepting her full-time position with Wyoming Football.
Since graduating from Florida in August 2020, Patten has also gained valuable experience working in two different roles affiliated with the NFL. From September 2021 to April 2022, Patten worked as a coaching and personnel intern with Athletes First, which is one of the most prestigious agencies representing NFL players, coaches, administrative personnel and broadcasters. She attended the 2022 NFL Combine, assisting with setup of the venue and registration. Patten helped create personalized graphics and presentations for clients and was involved in data analysis and execution of other creative materials. She specifically assisted in planning and creating head-coaching interview presentations for Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus.
Patten’s other NFL experience was working as a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars’ game-day event and entertainment staff from August 2021 to January 2022. She assisted with the Fan Entertainment Zone, coordinating with corporate sponsors on set up and breakdown. During home games, Patten served on the field as a liaison to pre-game and halftime performers. She also engaged with fans to help ensure their overall positive game-day experience.
From December 2020 to June 2021, Patten gained experience as a game operations and marketing intern with the Orlando Solar Bears, a minor-league hockey team affiliated with the Tampa Bay Lightning of the NHL. She helped create and organize all in-game promotions and intermission contests, as well as assisted in planning and implementation of other special events and promotions for the team. Patten was also involved with management of the Solar Bears Twitter account during games.
As an undergraduate at the University of Florida, Patten was a recruiting and administrative assistant with Gator Football from January 2018 to May 2020. She assisted in updating information on prospective studentathletes for use by the Florida recruiting and coaching staffs as they evaluated potential recruits. Patten helped in organizing recruiting events for prospects and their families, and she helped design and create recruiting materials that focused on the various academic programs available at the University of Florida. She was also a Gator Football Ambassador from January 2017 to January 2018, helping host prospects and their families on game days.
Patten earned her bachelor of science degree in advertising, with a concentration in art studies and graphic design from Florida in August 2020.
JAMISON BROWN
(Wyoming ‘21) Assistant Director of Player Personnel
Brown is in his first season in a full-time position with the Cowboys. He spent time as a recruiting assistant for the Brown and Gold from 2018 to 2022. He comes back to Wyoming after serving as pro liaison and recruiting and operations assistant at North Dakota State for three seasons.
At North Dakota State, Brown was a communication bridge with NFL staff for player evaluations facilitating 50+ effective interactions for scouts. He also worked doing transfer portal evaluations, visits, and integration into the school and managed Official Visits for targeted student athletes; logistics, schedule, and compliance for 30 trips annually.
He is a graduate of the University of Wyoming spending four seasons as a recruiting assistant. He earned a marketing degree from Wyoming in 2021. He will graduate with his master’s rom North Dakota State in sports leadership/physical education.
Jamison Brown
Samantha Patten
BRANDON HASELBECK
Director of Recruiting Operations/Video Coordinator
Haselbeck enters his first season with the Cowboys in a full-time position. He was an assistant and student assistant for the Brown and Gold from 2017-21. He comes to Wyoming from Kansas State serving as the assistant director of football video for three seasons.
He was a seasonal intern with the New York Jets of the National Football league during the 2021-22 campaign. He worked with XOS & Catapult software by completing cut ups for players, coaches, & front office.
At Wyoming, he was promoted to assistant video coordinator in 2020. He was a student assistant prior to being promoted.
DAVID KERNS
Head Football Athletic Trainer
David Kerns was hired as Head Athletic Trainer for Wyoming Football in the spring of 2019. The 2024 season will mark his sixth year at Wyoming and his 40th working as an athletic trainer at the collegiate level. Kerns will oversee all athletic training operations for Cowboy Football, including supervising a staff of full-time athletic trainers and a group of student interns who will work directly with the football team.
He has been a Board of Certification (BOC) certified athletic trainer since 1985.
Kerns will work with student-athletes to help prevent, identify, manage and rehabilitate injuries, while also collaborating with Wyoming Football team physicians to provide the best medical care for UW student-athletes.
For 25 years from 1994-2018, Kerns served as head football athletic trainer at West Virginia University in Morgantown, W.Va. In addition to serving as the head football athletic trainer at West Virginia, Kerns also was a classroom and clinical instructor for the Athletic Training Approved Curriculum Program in the WVU College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences.
Before joining the West Virginia Athletics Department, Kerns was an Assistant Athletic Trainer and Instructor at Ohio University for seven years from 1987-’94. While his title was Assistant Athletic Trainer, he served as the Head Athletic Trainer for the Bobcat Football team.
He began at Ohio U. as a graduate assistant athletic trainer from 1985 to 1987, working with the men’s basketball team.
Kerns earned his bachelor’s degree in health and physical education with an emphasis in athletic training from Penn State in January 1984. He also received his teaching certificate upon his graduation. He worked as the head athletic trainer at Redland High School in Lewisberry, Pa., for the 1984-85 academic year before entering graduate school at Ohio U. in 1985. Kerns completed his master’s degree in physical education with a specialization in athletic training from Ohio in 1987.
Throughout his career, he has made numerous presentations at the state and district levels and has served on several National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) committees.
Kerns is originally from Harrisburg, Pa. His wife is Kelly Kerns.
HALEY WALSH
Cowboy Football Office Manager
Haley Walsh is entering her 14th year as office manager for the Wyoming Football program, having joined the athletic department in June of 2011.
As one of the first staff members that visitors to the Wyoming Football program meet, Walsh is an important contributor in projecting a positive image for Cowboy Football. Included in her responsibilities are: helping coordinate coaches’ travel, handling financial transactions for the program, assisting in preparing materials for practice preparation, maintaining coaches’ schedules, aiding with recruiting, maintaining information on players and coaches and helping with summer camps.
Walsh came to the Cowboy Football program from the University of Wyoming Foundation where she worked from October of 2009 until June 2011. While at the UW Foundation, she was an administrative assistant to the major gift officers. Prior to that, she worked for the City Engineer in Sheridan, Wyo. for one year, and worked at the Albany County Clerk’s Office in Laramie, Wyo., from 2003-08 as an election clerk.
Walsh is a 2001 graduate of Laramie High School. In December of 2019, she completed her bachelor’s degree in general studies from the University of Wyoming. Walsh grew up on her family’s ranch west of Laramie. Her husband, J.T. Walsh, is also a Laramie native and a graduate of the University of Wyoming. He is a local realtor.
GRADUATE ASSISTANTS
B
ryce M issey
Assistant Quarterbacks Coach
Missey is in his first season with the Cowboys after spending last season at Whitworth University serving as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.
In 2024, he led Whitworth to a 10-2 overall record and a trip to the second round of the NCAA Division III playoffs. He coached an All-American in wide receiver Evan Liggett.
Missey arrived at Whitworth from Bethel University (Tenn.) where he served as coach of the running backs for a team that finished 11-2 and reached the NAIA quarterfinals in 2023.
Missey coached two seasons at Pacific Lutheran University, his alma mater, in 2021 and 2022 where he led the quarterbacks and was the transfer recruiting coordinator. In 2022 the Lutes finished second in the Northwest Conference and posted their best record since the 2014 campaign.
MIssey played two seasons for the Lutes, tossing 14 touchdowns. Prior to PLU, Missey played two years at NAIA-member Montana State UniversityNorthern.
M ason s chultz
Offensive Graduate Assistant
Mason Schultz is in his first season as a graduate assistant at Wyoming. A former Cowboy offensive lineman, Schultz spent last season coach tight ends at Colorado Mesa.
He helped lead the Mavericks to a 7-4 overall record in 2024. His unit helped block for a pair of All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference running backs.
A member of the Cowboys as a reserve offensive lineman, he was key to the the depth along the unit during his career. He came to Wyoming after a standout prep career at Grandview High School.
c a M eron M urray
Defensive Graduate Assistant
Cameron Murray is in his first season with the cowboys as a graduate assistant. The former Cowboy spent last season at New Mexico Highlands as a graduate assistant working with the defensive backs.
Prior to heading to NMHU, Murray played two seasons with the University of Northern Colorado in the Big Sky Conference. He spent three seasons at Wyoming paying in 26 games prior to his time at UNC. In his two seasons with the Bears, Murray played in 21 games, recorded 62 tackles and two interceptions.
Murray, a native of Aurora, Colorado, where he was a standout athlete at Overland High School where he competed in football and track & field.
J ere M y h ollingsworth
Defensive Graduate Assistant
Hollingsworth is in his second season as a graduate assistant for the Cowboys. the former Cowboy running back helped on the defensive side of the football in 2024.
The Cowboy defensive was the national leader in third-down defense in 2024.
He was a key member of the cowboy special teams and played time at running back during his career in the Brown and Gold. He rushed for 31 yards as a senior.
He is a native of Longmont, Colo. He is a graduate of Skyline High School and was an All-State selection.
2025 COWBOY COACHES
COWBOY COACHING RECORDS
1912 Leon C. Excelby
1917 John Corbett 3-4-0 2-2-0 1-2-0 0-0-0 1918 John Corbett No Games Played Due to Influenza Epidemic
2024: Anderson appeared in nine games and started three contests for the Cowboys in the month of November. He finished the season completing 70-of-120 attempts for a 58.3 completion percentage. He threw six touchdowns with three interceptions. He averaged 106.1 passing yards per game. He also finished with two rushing touchdowns for the season. He was named the Manning Award Quarterback of the Week and MW Freshman of the Week after leading the Pokes to a in New Mexico. He made his first career start leading the Cowboys to a 49-45 win. He threw for a career-high 342 yards in the contest. It was the most passing yards by a Cowboy since Cam Coffman had 366 yards against New Mexico in 2015. It is also the most by a true freshman or redshirt freshman in the MW era of Cowboy Football. Brett Smith threw for 341 yards in 2011 against San Diego State. He threw for three touchdowns on the day and added a rushing score. He was 20-of-29 passing and helped lead the Cowboy offense to a season-high 604 yards for the most since having the same number at Utah State in 2021. Wyoming also scored the most points since having 52 in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl that same season.
2023: Anderson did not appear in any games and redshirted for the Cowboys during his first season with the program.
High School: Kaden Anderson was rated as a three-star recruit by both 247 Sports and Rivals. He was ranked by The Dallas Morning News as the No. 71 player on its Top 100 list of Texas recruits for 2023. Anderson succeeded former Southlake Carroll High five-star quarterback Quinn Ewers, who is now at the University of Texas. After taking over as the starting quarterback as a junior in 2021, Anderson led Southlake Carroll to a 14-1 record, the Texas 6A D-1 state semifinals and he was named a Texas District 4-6A First Team All-District honoree. Anderson completed 204 of 338 passes (60.4 percent) for 3,036 yards, 34 touchdown passes and only eight interceptions in 2021. He added 140 rushing yards and seven rushing TDs for 3,176 yards of total offense. His senior season of 2022, he helped guide Southlake Carroll to a 13-1 record and the state quarterfinals. He completed 76 of 98 passes (77.6 percent) for 1,113 yards, 14 touchdowns and 0 interceptions in the six games he played. Anderson also rushed for 141 yards and one rushing TD for 1,254 yards of total offense. Anderson played for head coach Riley Dodge at Southlake Carroll. Southlake Carroll High School has a rich history of producing top college quarterbacks, including former Missouri quarterback Chase Daniel and former Alabama QB Greg McElroy. Anderson was also recruited by Bowling Green and Texas State.
Personal: Majoring in communication at Wyoming.
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
Completions: 20 at New Mexico, 2024
Attempts: 30 at Colorado State, 2024
Long Completion: 68 at New Mexico, 2024
Rushing Attempts: 9 vs. Utah State, 2024
Touchdown Passes: 3 at New Mexico, 2024
KADEN ANDERSON CAREER STATISTICS
CADEN BARNETT
OFFENSIVE LINE
6-5, 320, SENIOR JUSTIN, TEXAS (NORTHWEST)
72
2024: Barnett appeared in all 12 games and started every contest at offensive tackle for the Brown and Gold. A veteran up front for the Cowboys, he has appeared in 35 games heading into his final season. Helped the Cowboys recorded 604 yards of total offense for the most since recording 604 yards on Nov. 20, 2021 at Utah State. Protected for Poke in a contest passing for 342 yards for the most since passing for 366 yards in 2015.
2023: Barnett started 10 games and appeared in another two. He made his first-career start against Texas Tech where the Pokes had tremendous balance with 171 yards rushing and 149 yards passing. Barnett helped pave the way for Harrison Waylee to rush for north of 100 yards on four different occasions with a high-water mark of 191 yards against New Mexico. Barnett helped Wyoming rank top-15 nationally in fourth-down conversion percentage at 66.7. The Cowboys were named to the Mid-season Watch List for the Joe Moore Award going to the top offensive line unit in the nation.
2022: Barnett played in all 12 games last season for the Cowboys along the offensive line. He helped pave the way for a 1,000 yard rusher. The Cowboy offense ranked third in the conference rushing for 181.4 yards per game. The Wyoming offensive line ranked third in the conference and No. 30 in the nation allowing 1.46 sacks per game.
2021: Barnett redshirted during his first season.
High School: Caden Barnett was ranked as a three-star recruit by 247 Sports. He was part of a Northwest High team that reached the First Round of the Texas Conference 5A D1 State Playoffs and posted a 7-4 overall record and a 5-2 district record. He earned First Team All-District Class 5A Division II for District 4-5A as a junior in 2019. Barnett played offensive tackle and defensive end in high school. He played for head coach Bill Poe at Northwest High. Barnett was also recruited by Air Force, Colorado State, UConn and Louisiana-Monroe.
Personal: Majoring in American Studies at UW.
CADEN BARNETT CAREER STATISTICS
Games Played: 36 (12 in 2024, 12 in 2023, 12 in 2022)
Games Started: 22 (12 in 2024, 10 in 2023)
IAN BELL CORNERBACK
6-1, 194, JUNIOR LA VERNE, CALIF. (DAMIEN)
2024: Bell appeared in all 12 games for the Cowboys and started four contests. He finished the season with six tackles with five solo stops and one assisted tackle. He also added a pass breakup. He recorded a career-high two tackles against Air Force and Washington State. He added a pass breakup and a tackle against San Diego State. Also excels in the classroom being named Academic All-Mountain West team.
2023: Bell appeared in 12 games for the Cowboys as a true freshman. He played both cornerback and was a key member of special teams. he finished the season with six total tackles with two solo tackles and four assisted stops. he recorded a career-high three tackles against UNLV.
High School: Ian Bell was credited with 35 total tackles, including 23 solo tackles and 2.0 tackles for loss his senior season at Damien High School in La Verne, Calif. Bell added 10 pass breakups and one fumble recovery. As a junior in 2021, Bell made 34 tackles, with 17 of them being solo stops. He also recorded 0.5 tackles for loss, 11 passes broken up and two fumbles caused. He played for head football coach Matt Bechtel. Bell was also recruited by Arizona, Colorado State and UNLV.
Personal: Majoring in management at UW.
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
Solo: 1, Muliple times
Assisted: 2, vs. New Mexico, 2023 and at UNLV, 2023
Total tackles: 3 at UNLV, 2023
IAN BELL CAREER STATISTICS
JAKE DAVIES
OFFENSIVE TACKLE
6-7, 295, SOPHOMORE
YORKVILLE, ILL. (YORKVILLE)
2024: Davies appeared in all 12 games for the Cowboys and started 11 contests as a redshirt freshman. Helped the Cowboys recorded 604 yards of total offense for the most since recording 604 yards on Nov. 20, 2021 at Utah State. Protected for Poke in a contest passing for 342 yards for the most since passing for 366 yards in 2015.
2023: Davies participated in one game while retaining his redshirt year. He made his first-career appearance at Nevada where the Cowboys rushed for a season-high 244 yards.
High School: Jake Davies is being recruited as an offensive linemen by the Wyoming Cowboys. He played tight end and defensive end at Yorkville High School in Yorkville, Ill. Davies is ranked as the No. 82 overall recruit in the state of Illinois by 247 Sports. He was named as a Special Mention member of the 2022 Champaign News-Gazette All-State football team as a defensive end. Davis also earned Academic All-State honors at Yorkville High. His senior season, Davies caught 10 passes for 111 yards and one touchdown reception. From his defensive end position, Davies was credited with 52 total tackles, including 21.0 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, 10 quarterback hurries four pass breakups and two forced fumbles. He helped lead Yorkville High to a 10-2 record and the quarterfinals of the 2022 Illinois Class 7A state playoffs. His junior season, Davies made 64 tackles, 16.0 tackles for loss, 7.0 sacks, one quarterback hurry, one pass breakup and one blocked field goal. He played for head football coach Dan McGuire at Yorkville High. Davies was also recruited by Eastern Michigan and Kent State.
Personal: Majoring in finance at UW.
JAKE DAVIES CAREER STATISTICS
Games Played: 12 (12 in 2024)
Games Started: 11 (11 in 2024)
DANTE DRAKE
DEFENSIVE TACKLE
6-3, 292, SOPHOMORE ROBINSON, TEXAS (ROBINSON)
2024: Drake appeared in 11 games for the Cowboys. He finished the season with eight total tackles with five solo stops and three assisted tackles. He also added 3.5 tackles for loss for 13 yards. He recorded a career-high five tackles for the Pokes against San Diego state. He added a career-high 1.5 tackles for loss for six yards. He added a tackle for loss against BYU and Air Force.
2023: Drake redshirted during the 2023 season, his first year with the program.
High School: Dante Drake is a rated as a three-star recruit by On3.com As a junior, Drake was named a Second Team All-District 9-4A defensive end. He played for head football coach Mike Ludlow. Drake was also recruited by Louisiana Tech, Nebraska and UTSA.
Personal: Majoring in professional sales at UW.
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
Solo: 2 vs. San Diego State, 2024
Assisted: 3 vs. San Diego State, 2024
Total tackles: 5 vs. San Diego State, 2024
Tackles for Loss: 1.5 vs. San Diego State, 2024
DANTE DRAKE CAREER STATISTICS
CHRIS DURR JR.
WIDE RECEIVER
5-10, 173, SOPHOMORE CHICAGO, ILL. (MORGAN PARK)
2024: Durr Jr. was a key part of the Wyoming offense as a true freshman. He appeared in all 12 games with one start. He finished the season with a team-high 31 receptions for 348 yards with one touchdown. He scored his first career touchdown against Arizona State. He added 11.2 yards per catch and 29 yards receiving per game. He recorded nine receptions for the Pokes against Utah State for a season-high for any player as he had career-high 83 yards. It was the most catches for a Cowboy since Austin Conway had 11 against Wofford in 2018. He added a highlight reel catch at New Mexico that was featured on Sport Center’s Top-10 plays. He added five catches for 57 yards for 57 yards in a win at Washington State.
High School: Chris Durr Jr. is ranked by 247Sports. com and Rivals as a three-star recruit. 247Sports ranked Durr as the No. 54 overall recruit in the state of Illinois. As both a senior and a junior, he was honored as a Class 5A First Team All-State selection by the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association (IHSFCA). His senior year, he was named First Team All-Public League by a committee of Public League coaches and administrators. His senior season, Durr caught 68 passes for 1,130 yards, 13 receiving touchdowns and had a long reception of 75 yards, while averaging 94.2 receiving yards per game. He helped lead Morgan Park to a 10-2 record and a perfect 7-0 conference record in the Chicago Public Red Conference. Durr’s Morgan Park team advanced all the way to the quarterfinals of the 2023 Illinois Class 5A State Playoffs. Durr was also a First Team All-City selection as a junior, while catching 51 passes for 1,013 yards and 16 touchdowns. In addition to Wyoming, he was recruited by Army, Eastern Michigan, Louisville and New Mexico State, as well as Penn from the Ivy League.
Personal: Majoring in Animal and Vetinary Science at UW.
CHRIS DURR JR. CAREER STATISTICS
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
Receptions: 9 vs. Utah State, 2024
Receiving Yards: 83 vs. Utah State, 2024
Longest Reception: 40 at San Jose State, 2024
Touchdowns: 1 at Arizona State, 2024
EVAN ELLER
LINEBACKER
6-0, 232, GRADUATE ROANOKE, VA. (VMI)
2024: Eller appeared in four games for the Cowboys before declaring for a redshirt. He recorded two tackles for the season. He has one against Idaho and one against BYU.
Before Wyoming: Evan Eller comes to Wyoming from the Virginia Military Institute, a member of the FCS. Eller finished last season with 106 total tackles to rank No. 16 in the FCS. He also forced two fumbles on the season and recorded one interception. Eller earned All-SoCon honors also earned Player of the Month honors in November. As a junior, Eller recorded nine tackles per game for No. 33 in FCS as a junior. He had a career-high 16 tackles against Western Carolina as a senior. For his career at VMI, Keller has appeared in 40 games and has recorded 235 career tackles. As a high schooler, he was named the Virginia 3A State defensive Player of the Year at Lord Botetourt High School.
Personal: Majoring in executive business administration at UW.
JUSTIN ERB
TIGHT END 6-2, 245, SENIOR WAKEFIELD, NEB. (IOWA WESTERN CC)
2024: Erb brought depth to the tight end room. He appeared in 12 games playing tight end and was a key member of special teams recording eight tackles. He had six solo stops. He earned Academic All-MW honors and was named to the 2024 Academic All-District Football team for Division I as selected by College Sports Communicators (CSC).
2023: Erb did not appear in any games in his first season with the program.
Before Wyoming: Erb spent his first two collegiate football seasons at Iowa Western Community College. He helped the Reivers capture an NJCAA National Championships each of the last two seasons. He was an All-State selection at Wakefield High School playing on both sides of the ball for the Trojans.
Personal: Majoring in Marketing at UW.
BEN FLORENTINE
NOSE TACKLE 6-1, 280, SENIOR ANAHEIM, CALIF. (SERVITE)
2024: Florentine appeared in and started 11 games for the Cowboys. He finished the season with 25 total tackles for a career-high best. He has 10 solo stops and 15 assisted tackles. He also added three tackles for loss and one sack. He recorded a career-high seven tackles for the Cowboys in a win over Air Force. He added three tackles in games against Idaho, North Texas, Utah State and Washington State. He added his first career sack against Washington State and added a tackle for loss against Washington State, Boise State and Idaho.
2023: Florentine participated in the first 12 games of the season. He recorded 11 tackles and enjoyed three contests with multiple tackles. Florentine set his career-high of two tackles against Portland State and hit that mark at Texas and at Nevada.
2022: Florentine appeared in two games for the Cowboys. He finished the season with one tackle coming against Fresno State.
2021: Redshirted during his first season with the program.
High School: Graduate of Servite High School one of the nation’s top programs. He was a First Team Team All-Trinity League Defensive player, Florentine was a three-year varsity letterman. As a senior in a shortened season, he tallied 26 tackles including a team-high six tackles for loss.
Personal: Majoring in Construction Management at UW.
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
Solo: 3 vs. Idaho, 2024
Assisted: 5 vs. Air Force, 2024
Total tackles: 7 vs. Air Force, 2024
Sacks: 1 at Washington State, 2024
BEN FLORENTINE CAREER STATISTICS
NATE GEIGER
OFFENSIVE TACKLE
6-5, 295, SOPHMORE
HIGHLANDS RANCH, COLO. (THUNDER RIDGE)
2024: Geiger started the first contest of the season at Arizona State but was injured in the contest and missed the rest of the season for the Brown and Gold.
2023: Geiger redshirted during the 2023 season, his first season with the program.
High School: Nathan Geiger was named a Second Team All-State Class 5A selection in 2022 as presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps. Geiger also was a Unanimous First Team All-Conference selection in ‘22 and was credited with 13 pancake blocks. He helped lead his Thunder Ridge team to an 11-2 record his senior season and the quarterfinals of the Colorado Class 5A State Championship before losing to eventual state champion Cherry Creek. In 2021 as a junior, Geiger was also a First Team All-Conference honoree. He played for head football coach Doug Nisenson at Thunder Ridge High. Geiger was also recruited by Arizona State.
Personal: Majoring in Mechanical Engineering at UW.
NATE GEIGER CAREER STATISTICS
Games Played: 1 (1 in 2024)
Games Started: 1 (1 in 2024)
QUINN GROVESTEEN-MATCHEY
OFFENSIVE LINE
76
2024: Grovesteen-Matchey appeared in the final eight games for the Cowboys adding depth along the offensive line. He Helped the Cowboys recorded 604 yards of total offense for the most since recording 604 yards on Nov. 20, 2021 at Utah State. Protected for Poke in a contest passing for 342 yards for the most since passing for 366 yards in 2015. Also excels in the classroom being named Academic All-Mountain West team.
2023: Grovesteen-Matchey redshirted during the 2023 season, his first year with the program.
High School: Quinn Grovesteen-Matchey is rated as the No. 7 overall recruit in the state of Wisconsin by 247 Sports. He was named to the Blue-Grey All-American Bowl Watch List in 2022. He played for head football coach Garth Coats. Grovesteen-Matchey was also recruited by Central Michigan, Columbia and Iowa State.
Personal: Majoring in Elementary Education at UW.
JOHN MICHAEL GYLLENBORG
TIGHT END
6-5, 250, SENIOR LEAWOOD, KAN. (ROCKHURST)
2024: Gyllenborg appeared in nine games and made six starts for the Cowboys after battling an injury early in the season. He earned MW earned Second Team accolades at tight end. He led the Cowboys in receiving yards per game with 47.2 and tied for the team lead with three touchdown receptions. He ranked second on the Cowboys with 30 receptions in nine games. He also ranked second on the team in yards with 425. He caught the game winning touchdown to lift the Cowboys to a win over Washington State in the finale. Gyllenborg had a career-high 137 yards against San Jose State. It was the most by a Cowboy tight end since Jacob Hollister had 144 yards against Boise State in 2016. He also recorded seven games with three or more catches. He was the highest graded tight end in the MW according to Pro Football Focus. He Helped the Cowboys recorded 604 yards of total offense for the most since recording 604 yards on Nov. 20, 2021 at Utah State. Protected for Poke in a contest passing for 342 yards for the most since passing for 366 yards in 2015. Also excels in the classroom being named Academic All-Mountain West team.
2023: Gyllenborg participated in all 13 games with four starts, three of which were the final three contests of the season. He pulled in 23 passes for 360 yards with three touchdowns. Gyllenborg reeled in a career-long 89-yard touchdown pass against Hawaii, which also happened to be the longest passing touchdown of Wyoming’s season. He ended the game against the Rainbow Warriors with a career-high 128 yards receiving. Gyllenborg logged a career-high five receptions against Texas Tech, including the game-leveling touchdown pass on fourth down in overtime.
2022: Gyllenborg appeared in 12 games for the Cowboys. He finished the season with three catches for 21 yards. His three catches for 21 yards came in a contest against Fresno State in the regular season finale. He earned academic All-Mountain West honors.
2021: Redshirted for the Cowboys in his first season with the program.
High School: John Michael Gyllenborg was rated as a three-star rated recruit by 247 Sports. 247 Sports also ranked Gyllenborg as the No. 27 overall recruit in the state of Missouri, where Rockhurst High School is located. Gyllenborg helped lead Rockhurst to the 6A District Playoffs in 2020. He earned Academic All-State honors from the Missouri Football Coaches Association as a senior. Gyllenborg only played football his senior season at Rockhurst High. Also an outstanding basketball player, he earned Class 5 District 14 All-District honors in basketball as a junior, averaging 9.3 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. He played for head football coach Kelly Donohoe in 2020. He also received an offer to play football from Columbia University of the Ivy League.
Personal: Majoring in Finance at UW.
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
Receptions: 5 three times Yards: 137 at San Jose State, 2024 Long reception: 89 vs. Hawai’i, 2023
JOHN MICHAEL GYLLENBORG CAREER STATISTICS
REX JOHNSEN
OFFENSIVE LINE
6-5, 307, JUNIOR LOGAN, IOWA (LOGAN-MAGNOLIA)
2024: Johnsen appeared in 10 games for the Pokes along the offensive line. He started five contests including the last three of the season. He Helped the Cowboys recorded 604 yards of total offense for the most since recording 604 yards on Nov. 20, 2021 at Utah State. Protected for Poke in a contest passing for 342 yards for the most since passing for 366 yards in 2015.
2023: Johnsen participated in 10 of the 13 games, appearing in his first-career game against Texas Tech. The Pokes were 7-3 in games in which Johnsen played. He helped pave the way for Harrison Waylee to rush for more than 100 yards in four different games with the high-water mark of 191 yards against New Mexico. Johnsen helped Wyoming rank top-15 nationally in fourth-down conversion percentage at 66.7.
2022: Johnsen redshirted for the Cowboys during his first season with the program.
High School: Rex Johnsen is rated as a three-star recruit by 247 Sports. 247 Sports ranks Johnsen as the No. 15 overall recruit in the state of Iowa this season. Johnsen was named to the 2021 Des Moines Register All-State Class A First Team as an offensive lineman. He also was named First Team All-State Class A as an offensive lineman by the Iowa Print Sports Writers Association. Johnsen played offensive tackle and defensive end for Logan-Magnolia High. His senior season, Johnsen was credited with 34 tackles, including 22 solo tackles, 11.0 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks. His junior season, he made 46 tackles, with 28 of them being solo tackles. He added 9.5 TFLs and 4.0 sacks as a junior. Johnsen helped lead Logan-Magnolia to a 9-2 record his senior season and the Quarterfinals of the 2021 Class A State Playoffs. Johnsen also competes for his high school wrestling team. His junior season, he placed second at the Iowa Class 1A State Wrestling Championships at 285 pounds, while his Logan-Magnolia High team finished third in the team standings. Johnsen played for head football coach Matt Straight. Johnsen was recruited by Iowa State, Nebraska and North Dakota State.
Personal: Majoring in Construction Management at UW.
REX JOHNSEN CAREER STATISTICS
Games Played: 20 (10 in 2024, 10 in 2023) Games Started: 5 (5 in 2024)
ANDREW JOHNSON
SAFETY 6-1, 202, SENIOR CHEYENNE, WYO. (CENTRAL)
2024: Johnson appeared in 11 games for the Cowboys with five starts during the season. He finished the season with a career-best 30 tackles. He recorded 19 solo stops along with 11 assisted tackles. Johnson also added a pass breakup. He had a career-high five tackles against Idaho, BYU and North Texas. He also excels in the classroom as an Academic All-MW selection. He was also named to the 2024 Academic All-District Football team for Division I as selected by College Sports Communicators (CSC).
2023: Johnson appeared in all 13 games for the Cowboys in a reserve role and was one of the top special teamers for the Pokes. He finished the season with seven total tackles with one tackle for loss. He also added a pass breakup and recovered a fumble. He recorded a career-high two tackles against Portland State and recovered a fumble against Boise State.
2022: Johnson redshirted and did not appear in any games for the Cowboys.
2021: Redshirted for the Cowboys in his first season with the program.
High School: Andrew Johnson was named to the Sports Illustrated High School All-America Watch List prior to the 2020 season. Johnson was a unanimous Class 4A First Team All-State selection at wide receiver his senior season as selected by the Wyoming Coaches Association (WCA). Class 4A is the largest classification in the state of Wyoming. It was the second consecutive year he earned First Team All-State from the WCA at wide receiver. Johnson also earned First Team All-State from the WCA at defensive back both his junior and senior seasons. As a senior, he was runner-up for the WCA Offensive Player of the Year. Johnson led the state of Wyoming in receiving yards for all classifications his senior season, with 1,050 receiving yards. He averaged 105.0 receiving yards per game. Johnson also led the state in receptions, with 77. His top single-game performance of his senior season saw him catch six passes for 173 yards and one touchdown versus Thunder Basin High. His junior season of 2019, he was named to the Casper Star-Tribune Super 25 as a wide receiver, cornerback and punter. He played for head football coach Mike Apodaca.
Personal: Majoring in Construction Management at UW.
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
Solo: 5 vs. San Diego State, 2024
Assisted: 3, multiple times
Total tackles: 5, Multiple times
ANDREW JOHNSON CAREER STATISTICS
WES KING
OFFENSIVE GUARD
6-5, 310, JUNIOR
APPLETON, WISC. (APPLETON NORTH)
2024: King appeared in and started eight games for the Brown and Gold. A veteran on the offensive line he did miss time with an injury. He Helped the Cowboys recorded 604 yards of total offense for the most since recording 604 yards on Nov. 20, 2021 at Utah State. Protected for Poke in a contest passing for 342 yards for the most since passing for 366 yards in 2015. Also excels in the classroom being named Academic All-Mountain West team.
2023: King started all 13 games. He helped pave the way for Harrison Waylee who eclipsed the century mark four different times with the high-water mark being 191 yards against New Mexico. King also helped protect Andrew Peasley who threw for 140 yards or more on nine different occasions with a season-high 319 coming against Hawaii. King played a role in Wyoming ranking top-15 nationally in fourth-down conversion percentage at 66.7. The Cowboys were named to the Mid-season Watch List for the Joe Moore Award going to the top offensive line unit in the nation.
2022: King redshirted and did not appear in any games for the Cowboys.
High School: Wes King is rated as a three-star recruit by 247 Sports, which also ranks him as the No. 20 overall recruit in the state of Wisconsin this year. King was named First Team All-State as a defensive lineman by the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association on their WFCA Large School All-State team for 2021. He also earned First Team All-State as a defensive lineman on the 2021 Associated Press All-State Football Team. King was named First Team All-Fox Valley Association as both an offensive and defensive lineman in 2021. He was a unanimous choice on defense and was also named the Fox Valley Association Defensive Lineman of the Year. King helped lead Appleton North to a 10-3 record in 2021 and the Semifinals of the Division 1 Playoffs before losing to eventual state champion Franklin. Division 1 is the largest classification in the state of Wisconsin. He played for head coach Rob Salm. King was also recruited by Central Michigan and North Dakota State.
Personal: He is a American Studies major at UW.
WES KING CAREER STATISTICS
CALEB MERRITT
NICKEL 5-11, 193, JUNIOR ST. LOUIS, MO. (JOHN BURROUGHS)
2024: Merritt made the move to defense and was a key member of special teams appearing in all 12 games. He recorded two tackles on the season with one against Air Force and one against Utah State. He also recorded a 14-yard kick return for the Pokes against San Jose State. Also excels in the classroom being named Academic All-Mountain West team.
2023: Merritt appeared in six games for the Cowboys at wide receiver during the 2023 season. He recorded one catch for seven yards and had one rushing attempt. He added a catch for seven yards in the win over New Mexico.
2022: Merritt appeared in the Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl for the Cowboys grabbing one catch for six yards.
High School: Caleb Merritt is rated as a three-star recruit by 247 Sports, which also ranks him as the No. 19 overall recruit in the state of Missouri this year. He was also ranked No. 19 on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Super 30 at the start of his senior season. Merritt played wide receiver and defensive back, as well as returned kicks for John Burroughs High. He was named First Team All-State Class 4 by the Missouri Football Coaches Association (MFCA) his senior season as a kick returner. Merritt also earned Academic All-State honors from the MFCA as a senior. Merritt caught 36 passes for 536 yards and scored seven receiving touchdowns as a senior. He had 24 rushing attempts for 230 yards, and also scored two TDs on kickoff returns in 2021. One of those kickoff return TDs went for 85 yards and the other for 87. His John Burroughs High School team advanced to the First Round of the 2021 Class 4 District 3 Playoffs. He played for his father, John Merritt, who is John Burroughs’ head football coach. Merritt was also recruited by Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Navy, and Purdue, as well as Brown and Penn from the Ivy League.
2024: Nanke appeared in all 12 games at tight end and a key member of special teams. He finished the season with four catches for 64 yards. He added catches against BYU, Utah State, New Mexico and Colorado State. He grabbed a career long reception of 32-yards against Utah State. He also added a 24-yard catch against BYU. He recorded 16 yards per reception.
Before Wyoming: Nanke played three seasons at Colorado State, the first two of which were on the defensive side of the ball. He appeared in his first-career game as a redshirt-freshman against Utah State. Nanke recorded two tackles in 2022 before switching over to offense. He participated in two games in 2023.
Personal: Majoring in Marketing at UW.
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
Receptions: 1m four times
Yards: 32 vs. Utah State
Long reception: 32 vs. Utah State
CLAY NANKE CAREER STATISTICS
CALEB ROBINSON
NOSE TACKLE 6-2, 295, SENIOR OMAHA, NEB. (BURKE)
2024: Robinson missed the season with an injury from the prior spring.
2023: Robinson participated in 11 games. He made nine tackles, one tackle for loss and one pass break-up. Robinson enjoyed three games with multiple tackles, recording two against Texas Tech, at Boise State and at Nevada.
2022: Robinson appeared in 13 games for the cowboys with a pair of starts. He finished the season with 14 total tackles with seven solo stops and seven assisted tackles. He recorded a season-high three tackles against Fresno State and Utah State.
2021: Robinson was in the rotation for the Pokes’ interior defensive line. He played in 10 games with two starts on the season. He finished the season with 17 total tackles with 11 solo stops and six assisted tackles. He also added a tackle for loss. He recorded a career-high four tackles for the Cowboys against Colorado State. He added three tackles in contests against Air Force, Fresno State and Hawaii. He also recorded a tackle for loss against Hawaii.
2020: He appeared in two games for the Cowboys playing against New Mexico and UNLV. He recorded three tackles on the season with two against UNLV and adding one for the Cowboys against New Mexico. He was also credited with a half tackle for loss against UNLV.
High School: Caleb Robinson was one of the most talented defensive lineman in Nebraska. Robinson was a First team All-Metro selection, He was named a two-star recruit by Rivals. He helped lead Omaha Burke to a 9-2 record. He led Omaha Burke to a State Title as a junior. As a senior he led Omaha Burke to the quarterfinals of the state playoffs. He finished his senior season recording 34 total tackles. He also added 4.5 tackles for loss. For his career, Robinson added 82 career tackles in the middle of the Omaha Burke defense. He also added three sacks for his career and racked up an impressive 15 tackles for loss. He also received recruiting interest from South Dakota State and Nebraska.
Personal: He is majoring in american studies at UW.
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
Solo: 3 (vs. Hawaii, 2021)
Assisted: 3 (vs. Colorado State, 2021)
Total tackles: 4 (vs. Colorado State, 2021)
CALEB ROBINSON CAREER STATISTICS
LUKE SANDY
OFFENSIVE LINE
6-2, 299, JUNIOR
ELIZABETH, COLO. (LEGEND)
2024: Sandy appeared in three games for the Pokes and then missed the remainder of the season with an injury. A versatile piece upfront for the Cowboys his presence was missed along the offensive line. Also excels in the classroom being named Academic All-Mountain West team.
2023: Sandy participated in all 13 games with three starts. He received his first-career start against Hawaii before making starts at Nevada and in the Barstool Arizona Bowl against Toledo. Sandy helped pave the way for a team that rushed for a combined 567 yards in the contests he started with a high-water mark of 244 at Nevada. He helped Wyoming rank top-15 nationally in fourth-down conversion percentage at 66.7. The Cowboys were named to the Mid-season Watch List for the Joe Moore Award going to the top offensive line unit in the nation.
2022: Sandy redshirted during his first season with the program.
High School: Luke Sandy earned Second Team Colorado All-State Class 5A honors as an offensive and defensive lineman his senior season of 2021. The All-State teams were presented by CHSAANow, ColoradoPreps and MaxPreps and voted on by Colorado high school coaches. Sandy is projected as an offensive lineman for the Cowboys. He helped lead Legend High School to an 11-2 record in 2021. Legend entered the 2021 Class 5A State Playoffs as the No. 3 seed and advanced all the way to the semifinals of the state playoffs before losing to the eventual state champion Cherry Creek. Sandy was credited with 74 total tackles as a senior, including 42 solo stops. He added 9.0 tackles for loss, 6.0 sacks and two fumble recoveries. As a junior, Sandy made 61 total tackles, including 37 solo tackles, 9.0 TFLs, 1.0 sack, one force fumble and one pass breakup. His junior season he helped Legend post a 7-1 overall record. Legend advanced to the Semifinals of the 2020 State Playoffs as the No. 3 seed before falling to No. 2 seed Valor Christian in the semifinals. Sandy comes from the same high school as former Wyoming Cowboy Chad Muma. Sandy played for head coach Monte Thelen at Legend High School.
Personal: He is majoring in Mechanical Engineering at UW.
LUKE SANDY CAREER STATISTICS
Games Played: 16 ( 3 in 2024, 13 in 2023)
Games Started: 3 (3 in 2023)
JALEN SARGENT
WIDE RECEIVER
6-2, 186, SENIOR LOGAN, UTAH (LOGAN)
2024: Sargent appeared in all 12 games and made four starts. Sargent earned Honorable Mention All-MW honors for the Pokes. He finished the season leading the Cowboys in receiving yards with 480 and added two touchdowns. He ranked second in the conference turning conference play in yards per reception at 23.3 and ranked tenth in receiving yards per game in conference play at 60 per game. In final three games of conference play had 317 yards receiving and recorded six catches of 30 or more yards with two touchdowns. He had 186 yards receiving against New Mexico for most by a Cowboy since 2012. He added four catches for 86 yards against Boise Stat
2023: Sargent appeared in seven games for the Cowboys during the 2023 season. He recorded one catch for 15 yards on the season. He recorded a reception for 15 yards for the Cowboys in the contest against Portland State.
2022: Sargent appeared in three games for the Cowboys. He finished the season with two catches for 12 yards with a long of seven. Both catches came against Ohio in the Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl.
2021: Redshirted for the Cowboys in his first season with the program.
High School: Jaylen Sargent was ranked as a threestar recruit and the No. 27 overall recruit in the state of Utah by 247 Sports. Sargent earned First Team AllState Class 4A his senior season as selected by the Deseret News. He caught 60 passes for 886 yards and scored 11 TDs. Sargent and his Logan High team advanced to the second round of the 2020 Class 4A Playoffs. He played for head football coach Bart Bowen at Logan High. Sargent was also recruited by Air Force, Dartmouth and Utah State.
Personal: He is majoring in American Studies at UW.
JALEN SARGENT CAREER
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
Receptions: 6 at New Mexico, 2025
Yards: 186 at New Mexico, 2025
Long reception: 70 vs. San Diego State, 2025
ISAAC SCHOENFELD
TIGHT END
6-5, 258, JUNIOR ROCK SPRINGS, WYO. (ROCK SPRINGS)
87
2024: Schoenfeld appeared in all 12 games for the Cowboys at tight end and on special teams. He finished the season with one catch for seven yards with his reception coming in the season opener against Arizona State.
2023: Schoenfeld participated in all 13 games. He did not record any stats.
2022: Schoenfeld redshirted during his first season with the program.
High School: Isaac Schoenfeld is ranked by 247 Sports as a three-star recruit and the No. 1 recruit in the state of Wyoming. He was named First Team All-State Class 4A as a tight end by the Wyoming Coaches Association both his junior and senior seasons and was a unanimous selection as a senior. Class 4A is the largest classification in Wyoming. He was named to the Casper Star-Tribune Super 25 team as a junior. The 2021 Super 25 team will be announced in late December. Schoenfeld’s senior season, he was utilized in multiple roles for the Rock Spring High team. He had 81 rushing attempts for 670 yards and scored six rushing touchdowns and caught 35 passes for 477 yards and eight receiving touchdowns. Schoenfeld accounted for 1,169 all-purpose yards. On defense, he was credited with 27 tackles, had 6.0 sacks, one interception, one fumble recovery and three pass breakups. Schoenfeld led Rock Springs High School to a 10-2 record and the 2021 State Championship game vs. Sheridan. He played for head coach Mark Lenhardt. Schoenfeld was also recruited by Montana State.
Personal: He is majoring in Criminal Justice at UW.
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
Receptions: 1 at Arizona State, 2025
Yards: 7 at Arizona State, 2025
Long reception: 7 at Arizona State, 2025
ISAAC SCHOENFELD CAREER STATISTICS
SAM SCOTT
RUNNING BACK
6-2, 230, SENIOR OMAHA, NEB. (SKUTT CATHOLIC)
2024: Scott appeared in 10 games with four starts at running back. He led the team with 435 rushing yards for a career-high on 92 carries. He rushed for 43.5 yards per game and averaged 4.7 yards per carry. Scott recorded three touchdowns on the season. He also added 12 receptions for 74 yards with a touchdown. He recorded a career-high 115 yards rushing on 11 carries with a score against Utah State. He rushed 19 times for 97 yards against Air Force and added 94 yards rushing on 20 carries against San Diego State. He had three receptions for 52 yards and a core at North Texas.
2023: Scott appeared in all 13 games for the Cowboys with three starts. He ranked third on the team in rushing with 49 carries for 237 yards with two touchdowns. He also seventh on the team with 11 receptions for 77 yards. He rushed for a career-high 70 yards in the win over Portland State. Against Texas tech, Scott rushed for 44 yards on seven carries with a touchdown. He also recorded the game winning two-point conversion in the game. He recorded a career-high 14 carries at Air Force and caught three passes for 43 yards in the contest.
2022: Scott appeared in 12 games for the Pokes being a key reserve at linebacker, a player on special teams and at running back. He finished the season with two tackles with one against BYU and one against Utah State. He rushed for 11 yards on three carries in the Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl after moving to running back following the regular season finale. He earned academic AllMountain West honors.
2021: Redshirted for the Cowboys in his first season with the program.
High School: Sam Scott helped lead Omaha Skutt Catholic to the First Round of the 2020 Class B State Playoffs in his senior year. Class B is the second largest classification in the state of Nebraska. He was credited with 31 total tackles, including 12 solos 1.0 tackle for a loss and one fumble recovery in six games as a senior linebacker. He also rushed for 684 yards on 62 carries, averaged 114.0 rushing yards per game, 11.0 yards per carry and scored eight rushing touchdowns in 2020 as a running back. He added four receptions for 37 yards and three kickoff returns for 36 yards to account for 757 all-purpose yards and averaged 126.2 all-purpose yards per game. He played for head football coach Matt Turman at Skutt Catholic. Prior to his senior season, he played at Omaha North High, but when Omaha Public Schools canceled fall sports Scott transferred to Skutt Catholic. His head coach at Omaha North was Larry Martin. In addition to Wyoming, Scott was also recruited by North Dakota, Northern Iowa, South Dakota and South Dakota State. He was also offered a walk-on spot by Nebraska.
Personal: He is majoring in Finance at UW.
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
Rushes: 10 vs. San Diego State, 2025
Yards: 115 vs. Utah State, 2025
Long: 43 vs. Utah State, 2025
MALIQUE SINGLETON
NICKEL
6-0, 193, JUNIOR EAST ANCHORAGE, ALASKA (GRANDVIEW, COLO.)
2024: Singleton appeared in 11 games and made two starts. He finished the season with 11 total tackles with nine solo stops and two assisted tackles. He recorded a career-high six tackles against San Diego State. He added four tackles against North Texas in his first career start.
2023: Singleton appeared in three games for the Cowboys. He recorded one tackle for the season with a solo stop coming against Air Force on the road.
2022: Singleton redshirted but did appear in two games during the season for the Cowboys.
High School: Malique Singleton is ranked as the No. 16 overall recruit in the state of Colorado by 247 Sports. His senior season he was credited with 100 tackles, including 41 solo tackles, six interceptions for 94 yards, four pass breakups, one fumble recovery and one blocked field goal. Singleton returned one of his interceptions for a touchdown in the 2021 season. For his career, he made 231 tackles, including 111 solo tackles, had 11 interceptions for 232 yards, five pass breakups, one fumble recovery, two forced fumbles and 2.0 tackles for loss. Singleton returned three of his career interceptions for touchdowns. He helped lead Grandview to a 10-3 record and the No. 4 seed in the Colorado Class 5A State Championships in 2021. Grandview advanced all the way to the Semifinals of State against No. 1 seed Valor Christian. Class 5A is the largest classification in the state of Colorado. During his career he played for head coaches John Schultz and Tom Doherty at Grandview. He follows other former Grandview players Eddie Yarbrough and Tanner Gentry and current Cowboys Gunner Gentry and Mason Schultz to Laramie. Singleton was also recruited by Colorado State.
Personal: He is majoring in History at UW.
MALIQUE SINGLETON CAREER STATISTICS
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
Solo: 5 vs. San Diego State, 2025
Assisted: 1, twice
Total tackles: 6 vs. San Diego State, 2025
EVAN SVOBODA
TIGHT END 6-5, 250, SENIOR MESA, ARIZ. (SNOW C.C., UTAH)
2024: Svoboda appeared in all 12 games for the Brown and Gold starting nine games at quarterback. He also saw time at tight end during the season. He threw for 1,318 yards with five touchdown passes. He recorded a career-high 206 yards passing with a careerbest 21 completions in the season finale. He led the Pokes on a game winning drive with seconds remaining. He also rushed for 237 yards with five touchdowns on the season. He rushed for 70 yards with two scores in a win over Air Force. He also completed 15-of-21 attempts passing in the game for 165 yards. Also excels in the classroom being named Academic All-Mountain West team.
2023: Svoboda appeared in 10 games for the Cowboys including one start in 2023. He finished the season 23-of-38 passing completing 60.5 percent of his passes. He threw for 200 yards for the season. He recorded 25 rushes for 80 yards on the season with two touchdowns. Against Texas, Svoboda was 17-of-28 passing for 136 yards. He helped lead the Cowboys to a win in the Arizona Bowl rushing for 26 yards on five carries with a touchdown.
2022: Svoboda did not appear in any games for the Cowboys.
Before Wyoming: Evan Svoboda joins Wyoming Football after playing his freshman season at Snow College in Ephraim, Utah. Svoboda had originally been recruited by Wyoming out of Red Mountain High School in Mesa, Ariz. He will have three years of eligibility remaining. The native of Mesa, Ariz., also had a number of FCS scholarship offers coming out of high school, including offers from Abilene Christian and Illinois State, but decided to play at the junior college level as a college freshman. He played in a back-up role as a freshman and was part of a Snow College team that was ranked No. 1 in the nation during the 2021 season and ended the season ranked No. 5 in the nation in the final NJCAA national rankings. Svoboda had an outstanding senior season in high school in 2020, completing 87 of 156 pass attempts for 1,286 yards in a seven-game, COVID-shortened season. He threw 13 touchdown passes as a high school senior. An outstanding all-around athlete, Svoboda also played basketball and was an All-Region performer in track and field at Red Mountain High. He qualified for the State Championships in both the javelin and triple jump, while setting a school record in the javelin of 170’ 4”. Svoboda was named his school’s Scholar-Athlete of the year as a senior, achieving a 3.86 gpa.
EVAN SVOBODA CAREER STATISTICS
JONES THOMAS
SAFETY
6-2, 202, SOPHOMORE FORT COLLINS, COLO. (POUDRE)
2024: Thomas appeared in nine games and provided depth at safety and was a key special teams member. He finished the season with four tackles coming in contests against Idaho, North Texas, San Jose State and Washington State. Also excels in the classroom being named Academic All-Mountain West team.
2023: Thomas did not appear in any games and redshirted during his first season with the program.
High School: Jones Thomas was named an Honorable Mention Colorado All-State Class 5A selection in 2022 as a safety and wide receiver. The All-State team is presented by CHSAANow. com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps. Class 5A is the largest classification in the state. Thomas was named the Front Range League Defensive Player of the Year as a senior. He also earned Honorable Mention Academic All-State honors. In 2022, Thomas was credited with an amazing 114 tackles from his safety position. He intercepted four passes for 79 yards and returned one for a touchdown. Thomas also recovered two fumbles. As a wide receiver, he caught 44 passes for 578 yards and scored seven receiving TDs. He added 64 rushing yards, 120 kickoff return yards, 50 yards in punt returns and 79 yards on interceptions for 891 all-purpose yards. Thomas scored 10 total TDs in the ‘22 season -- seven receiving, one rushing, one on an interception return and one on a fumble recovery. Over his high school career, he totalled 200 total tackles and averaged 9.5 tackles per game in 21 games. He helped lead Poudre to a 7-4 record as a senior and the first round of the Colorado Class 5A State Playoffs. He had 17 tackles for the Impalas in the first round playoff game vs. Legend High School. An outstanding track and field athlete, he placed fifth in the 300-meter hurdles at the 2022 Colorado Class 5A State Championships. He was also part of Poudre’s fourth-place 4 x 400 meter relay team at the ‘22 State Championships and the Impalas’ fifth-place 4 x 200 meter relay team. Thomas played for head football coach Eric Tonkin at Poudre High.
Personal: He is majoring in Communications at UW
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
Total tackles: 1, Four Times
JONES THOMAS CAREER STATISTICS
JACK WALSH
OFFENSIVE LINE
6-3, 315, SENIOR PALATINE, ILL. (FREMD)
2024: Walsh appeared and started 10 games for the Cowboys and was a veteran upfront. He was named Second Team AllMW along the offensive line. Walsh recorded over 650 saps this season and did not allow a sack on the season. He recorded over 20 pancake blocks along the offensive line. Pro Football Focus ranked him the No. 25 guard in the nation and fourth in the MW. Helped the Cowboys recorded 604 yards of total offense for the most since recording 604 yards on Nov. 20, 2021 at Utah State. Protected for Poke in a contest passing for 342 yards for the most since passing for 366 yards in 2015.
2023: Walsh started all 13 games. Walsh was named All-MW by Pro Football Focus earning first team honors. He was also named third team All-MW by Phil Steele. He helped pave the way for Harrison Waylee to rush for north of 100 yards on four different occasions with the high-water mark being 191 yards against New Mexico. Walsh also helped protect Andrew Peasley who threw for at least 140 yards nine different times with a season-high 319 coming against Hawaii. Walsh played a role in Wyoming ranking top-15 nationally in fourth-down conversion percentage at 66.7. The Cowboys were named to the Mid-season Watch List for the Joe Moore Award going to the top offensive line unit in the nation.
2022: Walsh appeared in 11 games with two starts for the Cowboys. He started back-to-back games against New Mexico and Utah State. He helped pace an offensive line that helped the Pokes rank third in the MW in rushing offense and third in the conference and No. 30 in the nation in sacks allowed. He earned academic All-Mountain West honors.
2021: Redshirted for the Cowboys in his first season with the program.
High School: Jack Walsh was rated as a three-star recruit by 247 Sports. Walsh was also rated at the No. 65 overall recruit in the talent rich state of Illinois by 247 Sports. The state of Illinois did not play high school football in the fall of 2020. In 2019, Walsh’s Fremd High team advanced to the Second Round of the Class 8A State Playoffs. Class 8A is the largest classification in the state of Illinois. He played for head football coach Lou Sponsel at Fremd High. His father, John Walsh, lettered for the Cowboys as a reserve offensive lineman in 1988 and was part of Wyoming’s 1987 and ‘88 Western Athletic Conference Championship teams. Jack Walsh was also recruited by Kent State.
Personal: He is majoring in Kinesiology and Health Promotion at UW.
JACK WALSH CAREER STATISTICS
Games Played: 34 (11 in 2022, 13 in 2023, 10 in 2024)
Games Started: 25 (2 in 2022, 13 in 2023, 10 in 2024)
TYCE WESTLAND
DEFENSIVE END
6-5, 245, SENIOR PLEASANTON, NEB. (PLEASANTON)
2024: Westland appeared in 11 games with six starts with five coming to close the season. He recorded a career-best 41 tackles. He had 18 solo stops and 23 assisted tackles. He also added six tackles for loss to rank third on the team. Westland added three sacks to rank second on the Cowboys. He recorded a career-high eight tackles twice coming against Utah State and Colorado State. He recorded a tackle for loss against Arizona State, New Mexico, Colorado State and Washington State. He earned a strip sack against the Lobos that helped give the Cowboys the road win. He added five tackles against Air Force along with a half of a sack.
2023: Westland had a strong season for the Cowboys and appeared in all 13 games for the Brown and Gold. He finished the season with 18 total tackles with eight solo stops and 10 assisted tackles. He added 4.5 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks. He had a tackle for loss in each of the final four games of the season. He added a fumble return against UNLV that he returned for 61 yards. He recorded a career-high five tackles against UNLV. He added three against New Mexico.
2022: He did not appear in any games for the Cowboys during the season.
2021: Redshirted for the Cowboys in his first season with the program.
High School: Tyce Westland comes to Wyoming as a very versatile athlete, who played primarily linebacker and wide receiver in high school but also played part-time at running back and quarterback as a senior. He is projected as a defensive end for the Cowboys. His senior season, he was named the Kearney Hub 6/8-Man Player of the Year, playing in Class D2, which is 8-man football. He also earned First Team Kearney Hub All-Class D2 as a wide receiver, and the Grand Island Independent named him to its First Team All-State Class D2 team as a receiver. In 10 games his senior season, Westland was credited with a team high 127 total tackles (58 solos and 69 assists), playing primarily at linebacker but he also played some defensive end and safety. He recorded 8.5 tackles for loss, four interceptions, seven pass breakups, four forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries. From his receiver position, he caught 39 passes for 843 yards, averaged 21.6 yards per reception and scored 15 receiving touchdowns. He added 245 rushing yards on 33 attempts and scored three rushing touchdowns. All total, he accounted for 1,088 all-purpose yards and scored 18 TDs. Westland helped Pleasanton advance to the Quarterfinals of the 2020 Nebraska Class D2 State Playoffs. As a junior, he led Pleasanton High School to the Nebraska Class D2 State Championship Game where they finished as the runner-up for the state title. Westland was named to the Lincoln Journal-Star First Team All-State team as a wide receiver his junior season. He led his team with 147 total tackles, including 74 solos and 73 assists in 13 games. He also intercepted three passes to rank second on his team. On offense, he led his team in all three major receiving categories, with 54 receptions for 955 yards and 13 touchdowns. Westland also earned Academic All-State honors in high school, played basketball and was a hurdler on his track and field team. He played for his father, Ricci Westland, who is the head coach at Pleasanton High.
Personal: He is a American Studies major at UW.
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
Solo: 5 vs. Utah State, 2024
Assisted: 6 at Colorado State, 2024
Total tackles: 8, Twice, last vs. Utah State, 2024
Tackles for Loss: 1.0, Eight Times
TYCE WESTLAND CAREER STATISTICS
JAYDEN WILLIAMS
DEFENSIVE TACKLE
6-3, 302, SOPHOMORE BRYAN, TEXAS (RUDDER)
2024: Williams appeared in all 12 games with one start. He recorded 28 total tackles with 14 solo stops and 14 assisted tackles. He also added 1.5 tackles for loss. Williams recorded a careerhigh seven tackles at Colorado State. He had five assisted stops in that contest. He had He recorded four tackles against Arizona State with a tackle for loss. Williams had three tackles in four other games during the season. He also recorded a 17-yard rush on a fake punt in the win over San Diego State.
2023: Williams redshirted during the 2023 season, his first season with the program.
High School: Jayden WIlliams earned Second Team All-District honors as a defensive lineman his senior season of 2022. His senior season, Williams was credited with 78 total tackles, including 11.5 sacks, 5.0 tackles for loss,one fumble recovery and one pass breakup. An outstanding athlete, Williams began his high school career as a linebacker before switching to the defensive line where he was voted a team captain. A three-sport standout, Williams also competes for the Rudder High wrestling team and he throws the shot put and discus on the track and field team in the spring. In the winter of 2022, Williams placed fourth in the heavyweight division at the Region 3-5A regional tournament and advanced to the Class 5A state championships. He played for head football coach Eric Ezar at Rudder High School. Williams was also recruited by UTEP and Washington State.
Personal: He is undecided on a major at UW.
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
Solo: 4 at Arizona State, 2024
Assisted: 5 at Colorado State, 2024
Total tackles: 7 at Colorado State, 2024
Tackle for Loss: 1 at Arizona State, 2024
JAYDEN WILLIAMS CAREER STATISTICS
CARSON YORK
LONG SNAPPER 6-1, 219, SENIOR M c KINNEY, TEXAS (ROCK HILL)
2024: York appeared in all 12 games snapping for all-conference kicker John Hoyland. He also added two tackles in coverage with stops at North Texas and against New Mexico State.
2023: York appeared and started all 13 games for the Cowboys at long snapper. He snapped for field goal kicker John Hoyland and punter Clayton Stewart. Hoyland was perfect from inside 45 yards for the season. York finished the season with three tackles with two solo stops and one assisted tackle. He recorded solo stops at Texas and against Toledo. He added an assisted tackle for the Brown and Gold against Fresno State.
2022: York appeared in all 13 games for the Pokes. He snapped for field goal kicker John Hoyland, an All-Mw performer who made 22 of 25 field goals (88.0 percent) in 2022. He also snapped for punter Clayton Stewart, who ranked No. 3 in the Mountain West and No. 33 in the nation in punting, averaging 43.8 yards per punt in 2022.
High School: Carson York recorded the top overall score as a long snapper at the Kohl’s Texas Showcase and was ranked as the No. 9 long snapper in the country by Kohl’s Professional Football Camps that specializes in Kicking, Punting, Long-snapping, and Athletic Development. He played outside linebacker and was the starting long snapper at Rock Hill High School in McKinney, Texas. He earned Academic All-District honors at Rock Hill High School as a senior. His brother, Cade, is an All-SEC kicker at LSU. York played for head football coach Mark Wilkinson at Rock Hill High.
Personal: He is majoring in American Studies at UW.
KEELAN ANDERSON KICKER
5-10, 188, R-FRESHMAN CHEYENNE, WYO.
(SOUTH)
99
2024: Anderson did not appear in any games for the Cowboys, as he redshirted during his first season with the program. High School: Anderson is a placekicker from Cheyenne South High School. He attended Cheyenne South High School. Anderson connected on a Wyoming High School state record 61-yard field goal during the 2023 season, which the previous record was 57 yards in 1982. He also hit a 57-yard field goal and a 53-yarder last season. He was a unanimous First-Team All-State selection. Personal: Majoring in communications at Wyoming
DASH BAUMAN
LINEBACKER
6-2, 240, R-FRESHMAN LINCOLN, NEB.
(EAST)
46
JAYLEN BEAN
WIDE RECEIVER
6-5, 205, JUNIOR DALLAS, TEXAS (GARDEN CITY CC)
2024: Bean appeared in four games for the Cowboys but did not record any statistics. He provided great depth at the wide receiver position for the Brown and Gold. Before Wyoming: Jaylan Bean comes to Wyoming from Garden City Community College one the top programs in junior college. Last season at Garden City, he recorded 20 receptions for 230 yards. He had nine catches for 103 yards in his final two games of the season with five catches for 25 yards against Snow college and four catches for 78 yards against Coffeyville Community College. He was graduate of DeSoto High School in the Dallas area. As a senior, he recorded 48 receptions for 607 yards with six touchdowns. Personal: Majoring in Marketing at UW.
BRICEN BRANTLEY
WIDE RECEIVER
6-3, 166, SOPHOMORE HOUSTON, TEXAS (AILEF TAYLOR)
82
2024: Brantley appeared in five games for the Cowboys. He did not record any statistics. He added depth to the wide receiver group. 2023: Brantley redshirted during the 2023 season, his first year with the program. High School: Bricen Brantley earned First Team All-District honors in District 236A in Houston, Texas. Brantley was named his team’s Most Valuable Player his senior season as he caught 55 passes for 918 yards and nine receiving touchdowns for the 2022 season. Brantley averaged 83.5 receiving yards per game and 16.7 yards per reception. He had a long reception of 97 yards. Brantley added 213 yards in kickoff returns for a total of 1,132 all-purpose yards to average 102.9 all-purpose yards per game. His junior season of 2021, Brantley caught 33 passes for 539 yards and seven receiving TDs, with a long reception of 75 yards. He played for head football coach Shawn Gray. Brantley was also recruited by Illinois State. Personal: He is majoring in Kinesiology and Health Promotion
2024: Bauman appeared in one game for the Cowboys and spent his first season redshirting for the Brown and Gold. High School: Dash Bauman is rated as a three-star recruit by both 247Sports.com and On3.com. On3 ranked him as the No. 10 overall recruit in the state of Nebraska in the 2024 recruiting class, and 247Sports ranked him the No. 13 overall recruit in the state. Bauman was one of only 24 players in the state named to the 2023 Omaha WorldHerald All-Nebraska Football Team for all classifications. His senior season, he accounted for 81 total tackles, 44 solo tackles and 37 assisted tackles. Bauman also rushed for 1,007 yards on 167 carries, caught 21 passes for 278 yards, scored 17 touchdowns and accounted for 1,285 all-purpose yards. Bauman helped lead Lincoln East to the quarterfinals of the 2023 Class A State Playoffs. Class A is the largest classification in Nebraska. An outstanding track and field athlete, Bauman placed third at the 2023 Nebraska State Championships in the 110-meter high hurdles with a time of 14.35 and finished fifth in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 39.00. He also earned All-City honors in the 110-meter high hurdles from the Lincoln Journal Star in the spring of 2023. He played for the same high school, Lincoln East, that former Wyoming head coach Craig Bohl and Cowboy linebackers coach Aaron Bohl played for in high school. Bauman was also recruited by Air Force and South Dakota State. Personal: Majoring in Kinesiology & Health Promotion at Wyoming. 6
TYRESE BOSS
CORNERBACK
5-11, 195, R-FRESHMAN
CHINO HILLS, CALIF.
(CHINO HILLS)
8
2024: Boss appeared in one game for the Cowboys and maintain his redshirt with the Brown and Gold. Before UW: Tyrese Boss is a two-star rated recruit by Rivals.com He was named First Team All-Baseline League for the 2023 season. His senior season, Boss made 76 total tackles, including 37 solo tackles, 39 assisted tackles and 4.5 tackles for loss. He added four interceptions for 112 yards and five pass break-ups. For his career, he was credited with 119 total tackles, including 57 solo stops, 62 assists and 5.5 tackles for loss. Boss totalled five interceptions and 15 pass breakups for his career. While he focused on defense as a senior, he was a talented wide receiver during his high school career, catching 71 passes for 837 yards and eight receiving touchdowns over his three-year career. Boss was also utilized as a kickoff returner, returning three kickoffs for 128 yards as a senior, including a long return of 91 yards. He was also recruited by Eastern Washington, Montana State and Oregon State. Personal: He is undeclared on a major at UW.
GAGE BROOK QUARTERBACK
6-4, 237, SOPHOMORE FORT COLLINS, COLO. (ROCKY MOUNTAIN)
13
2024: Brook did not appear in any games for the Cowboys but added depth to the quarterback room. 2023: Brook redshirted during his first season with the program. High School: Gage Brook comes to Wyoming after an outstanding high school career at Rocky Mountain High School in Fort Collins, Colo. Brook was injured much of his senior season, suffering a broken ankle in the second game of the 2022 season, but he came back to play in the postseason and lead Rocky Mountain to an upset win in the first round of the 2022 Colorado Class 5A State Playoffs -- the largest classification in Colorado. Rocky entered the state playoffs seeded No. 20 in Class 5A and defeated No. 13 seeded Mountain Vista by a score of 20-13. Brook sparked the Lobos offensive attack when he completed a touchdown pass early in the game to give Rocky Mountain a 6-0 lead on way to their playoff victory. The Lobos season came to an end in the second round, losing to No. 4 seed Grandview, 20-0. His junior season, Brook completed 91 of 163 passes (.558) for 1,693 yards and 13 touchdowns in eight games. As a sophomore, he completed 62 of 125 passes for 914 yards and seven TDs in seven games. For his high school career, Brook completed 178 of 332 passes (.536) for 2,817 yards and 21 touchdowns and accounted for 3,054 yards of total offense in 17 career games. He played for his father, Mark Brook, who was head coach at Rocky Mountain High School. Personal: He is majoring in secondary education at UW. Mark Brook was a four-year letter winner at defensive end and linebacker for the Wyoming Cowboys from 1992-95. Gage Brook’s mother, Wende (Brown) Brook, was a four-year letter winner on the Cowgirl Volleyball team from 1991-94, and his sister, Taylor Brook played soccer at UW.
BLEYNE BRYANT
SAFETY
6-1, 206, R-FRESHMAN
BOWLING GREEN, MO.
(BOWLING GREEN)
16
2024: Bryant redshirted during his first season with the program.Before UW: Bleyne Bryant received three-star ratings from both On3.com and 247Sports. On3 ranked him as the No. 17 overall recruit in Missouri in his recruiting class. 247Sports rated Bryant as the No. 21 overall recruit in the state of Missouri. Bryant was a unanimous First Team AllState Class 2A selection as a running back by the Missouri Football Coaches Association in 2023. He was named to the Quincy, Ill., Herald-Whig All-Area Team and was named the MVP of that team. He was selected to the team as both a running back and linebacker. Bryant was also named the Eastern Missouri Conference (EMO) Offensive Player of the Year. His senior season, he rushed for an unbelievable single-season total of 3,059 yards, averaging 12.2 yards per carry and scoring 47 rushing touchdowns while catching nine passes for 125 yards and three TDs. He also threw two TD passes. His best single-game rushing performance came in the District Championship win over South Shelby as he rushed for 420 yards and five touchdowns in the game. On defense, Bryant accounted for 79 total tackles, had one interception, one forced fumble, 3.0 sacks, 13.0 tackles for loss and scored one defensive touchdown. He helped lead Bowling Green High to the semifinals of the 2023 Class 2A State Championship before losing to eventual state champion Lamar. He was also recruited by Colorado State, Mid-American Conference Champion Miami (Ohio) and Ball State. Personal: He is majoring in construction management at UW.
DONTAE BURCH
RUNNING BACK
5-7, 189, R-FRESHMAN KANSAS CITY, MO. (CHRIST PREP ACADEMY)
2024: Burch redshirted during his first season with the program. Before UW: Dontae Burch is ranked by On3.com as a three-star recruit. His senior season, he accounted for 1,683 yards, averaged 140.25 yards per game, averaged 8.23 yards per carry and scored 24 total touchdowns without fumbling once. He was also an outstanding receiver out of the backfield. He helped lead Christ Preparatory Academy to a 9-3 record and the 2023 National Home School Football Association National Tournament. Christ Preparatory entered the tournament as the No. 2 seed in Division I. They advanced to the National Championship Game in Panama City Beach, Fla., by defeating No. 3 seed Oklahoma City in the semifinals. The Patriots finished as the national runnerup after losing to Tomball Christian of Tomball, Texas in the Championship Game. Burch was named an NHFA All-Star his senior season. He also attended the Six Star Football Midwest Showcase in December of 2023. Personal: He is undeclared on a major at UW.
CHARLIE COENEN WIDE RECEIVER
6-0, 194, JUNIOR CHANHASSAN, MINN. (CHANHASSAN)
19
2024: Coenen appeared in three games for the Cowboys but did not record any statistics. He added depth to the wide receiver room. Also excels in the classroom being named Academic AllMountain West team. 2023: Coenen did not appear in any games during the 2023 season but added depth to the wide receiver group. 2022: Coenen redshirt in his first season with the program. High School: Charlie Coenen was selected as an All-District player three times during his high school career, and he was named to the 2021 Minneapolis Star Tribune Second Team All-Metro team. Coenen was also named District Co-Offensive Player of the Year and was selected as the Chanhassen High Team and Offensive MVP. His senior season, he caught 31 passes for 726 yards and scored eight receiving touchdowns. Coenen averaged 23.4 yards per reception and 90.8 receiving yards per game. He added 26 rushing attempts for 156 yards and scored two rushing touchdowns. As a return specialist, he returned four punts for 71 yards and averaged 17.6 yards per punt return and returned two kickoffs for 22 yards. He helped lead Chanhassen to a 6-3 record and the First Round of the Minnesota Class AAAAA State Playoffs. Class AAAAA is the second largest classification in the state of Minnesota. In 2020, Coenen was named to the 2020 High School Football America Minnesota Academic All-America Team. He played for head coach Cullen Nelson. Coenen was also recruited by North Dakota State. Personal: Majoring in Kinesiology & Health Promotion at Wyoming.
2024: Crawford did not appear in any games for the Brown and Gold. 2023: Crawford redshirted during the 2023 season, his first season with the program. High School: Cody Crawford was named to the 2022 Casper Star-Tribune Super 25 team. Crawford was a First Team Class 4A AllState selection as both an offensive lineman and defensive lineman by the Wyoming Coaches Association in 2022. He was also the Unanimous selection as the Class 4A All-State Lineman of the Year. Crawford was a First Team Class 4A West All-Conference honoree as both an offensive lineman and defensive lineman in 2022, and was named the Class 4A West Lineman of the Year. He was credited with 54 total tackles as a senior, including 5.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, one fumble recovery, two pass breakups and one safety. Crawford was part of a Natrona County defense that led Class 4A in total defense in 2022, allowing opponents only 238 yards per game. The Mustangs also led Class 4A in rushing defense in 2022, holding opponents to only 82 rushing yards per game. He played for head football coach Steve Harshman at Natrona County High School. Personal: Majoring in psychology at Wyoming.
JEVON DAVIS
ATHLETE
6-0, 209, SENIOR CASPER, WYO. (BLACK HILLS ST.)
2024: Davis was a squad member during the season and did not appear in any games. He added depth to the secondary for the Brown and Gold. 2023: Davis did not appear in any games for the Cowboys during the 2023 season but added depth and experience in the defensive backfield.Before UW: Jevon Davis transferred to Wyoming in the spring of 2023 from Black Hills State, where he began his college career in the COVID season of 2020. In his sophomore season of 2022, Davis appeared in 10 games for the Yellow Jackets and was credited with 12 tackles. He played his high school football at Kelly Walsh High School in Casper, Wyo. His senior season of 2019, Davis earned Second Team Class 4A All-East Conference honors as both a defensive back and punter. He also earned All-State honors in the 2020 Indoor Track and Field season as part of Kelly Walsh’s 4 x 200 State Championship Relay Team. During his high school career at Kelly Walsh High, he played for head coaches Jon Vance and Aaron Makelky. Davis’ older sister, Jerayah Davis, was an All-America sprinter and long jumper at the University of Wyoming, who ended her career in the 2018-19 season.
MARKIE GRANT
CORNERBACK
5-11, 176, R-FRESHMAN HOUSTON, TEXAS (DEKANEY)
2024: Grant appeared in four games and maintained his redshirt for the Brown and Gold. He added one tackle with a solo stop coming against San Diego State. High School: Markie Grant is ranked as a three-star recruit by 247Sports.com. 247Sports ranked Grant as the No. 171 overall recruit in the talent-rich state of Texas. His senior season, he intercepted three passes and returned one for a touchdown, had 18 pass break-ups, forced four fumbles and recovered one fumble. Grant also had 56 total tackles, including 45 solo stops and 3.0 tackles for loss, He helped lead Dekaney High to an 8-3 record and the Bi-District Round of the 2023 6A D2 State Playoffs. He was also recruited by Arizona State, Arkansas, California, Colorado State, Fresno State, Indiana, Kansas, Marshall, Maryland, Miami (Ohio), Missouri, Nebraska, Syracuse, Tulane, UNLV, Utah State and Washington State. Personal: Majoring in Criminal Justice at UW.
CALEB HALL
OFFENIVE LINE
6-5, 286, R-FRESHMAN
MARMICHAEL, CALIF. (JESUIT)
73
2024: Hall did not appear in any games for the Cowboys and redshirted in his first season with the program. High School: Hall preps at Jesuit High School in Carmichael, Calif. He is a three-star recruit accord to 247Sports.com.. He was a First Team All-Delta League honoree. He led an offensive line that helped clear the way for 2,633 yards. His father played at Notre Dame. He was also recruited by Nevada and San Diego.Personal: Majoring in Construction Management at UW.
NICO HAMILTON RUNNING BACK
5-10, 214, R-FRESHMAN AUSTIN, TEXAS (LAKE
TRAVIS)
21
2024: Hamilton appeared in one game for the Cowboys and redshirted in his first season with the program. High School: Hamilton preps at Lake Travis High School in Austin, Texas. It is the same high school as Garrett Wilson of the New York Jets and Baker Mayfield of the Tampa Bay Bucs. As senior, Hamilton rushed for over 1,200 yards and averaged 6.6 yards per carry. He also had nine catches for 53 yards. He finished the season with nine touchdowns on the ground as a senior. Hamilton rushed for four scores in a game during the 6A State Playoffs For his career, Hamilton rushed for 3,345 yards with 29 touchdowns. He was also recruited by Air Force and a host of Ivy League schools. Personal: Undecided on major at UW.
TYLER HAMPTON
TIGHT END
6-4, 250, SENIOR HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIF. (GOLDEN WEST COLLEGE)
44
2024: Hampton did not appear in any games for the Cowboys. He added depth to a talented tight end room. Before Wyoming: Hampton played at Golden West College a junior college program in Huntington Beach, California. Last season, he recorded 12 catches for 160 yards with one touchdown. His longest reception was 45 yards. He is a graduate of Edison High School in Huntington Beach. He was rated as a three-star recruit our of high school by 247Sports. Personal: Majoring in Communication and Sociology at UW.
ALEX HASWELL
DEFENSIVE TACKLE
6-5, 281, R-FRESHMAN SHERIDAN, WYO. (SHERIDAN)
78
2024: He did not appear in any games for the Cowboys and redshirted in his first season with the program. High School: Alex Haswell was a unanimous selection as the 2023 Wyoming Class 4A Lineman of the Year in voting by members of the Wyoming Coaches Association. He led his Sheridan High team to its third consecutive 4A State Championship in 2023. He was a unanimous selection to the 2023 Class 4A All-State First Team as both an offensive lineman and defensive lineman in voting by the Wyoming Coaches Association. As a senior, Haswell recorded 34 tackles, including 7.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack from his defensive end position. As a junior, he was a unanimous First Team selection as a defensive end on the 2022 Class 4A All-State Team and was a Second Team selection on offense. His junior season, he was named to the 2022 Casper StarTribune Super 25 team in January of 2023. The 2023 Super 25 Team has not yet been released. Personal: Majoring in Construction Management at UW.
GAVYN HELM PUNTER
6-3, 210, R-FRESHMAN WINDSOR, COLO. (WINDSOR)
43
2024: He did not appear in any games for the Cowboys and redshirted in his first season with the program. High School: He prepped at Windsor high School in Windsor, Colo.. He is a Five-Star punter according to Kohl’s Professional Camps. Averaged 38.9 yards per punt with a long of 50 yards. Recorded 14 punts inside the 20 yard line. Also recorded 74 touchbacks in two seasons on kickoffs. Also played wide receiver with 23 catches for 382 yards and three touchdowns. Personal: Majoring in Computer Science at UW.
DREW JACKSON
SAFETY
5-11, 182, R-FRESHMAN
CHEYENNE, WYO. (EAST)
24
2024: He did not appear in any games for the Cowboys and redshirted in his first season with the program.High School: Jackson is a defensive back from Cheyenne, Wyoming. He attended Cheyenne East High School. Jackson was an All-State selection for the Thunderbirds. He also earned All-Conference honors for East High School. Jackson is a multi-sport athlete, also competing in basketball and track. Personal: Majoring in Finance at UW.
BRAYLON JENKINS
OFFENSIVE LINE
6-4, 308, R-FRESHMAN WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (CALLEY)
63
2024: He did not appear in any games for the Cowboys and redshirted in his first season with the program. High School: Braylon Jenkins is rated as a three-star recruit by 247Sports.com. 247Sports ranked Jenkins as the No. 18 overall recruit in the state of Iowa. He was ranked as the No. 19 overall recruit and the No. 5 best offensive lineman in the state of Iowa by the Des Moines Register following his senior season at Valley High. Jenkins was named to the 2023 Des Moines Register First Team Class 5A All-State Team. He helped lead Valley High to the semifinals of the Class 5A State Playoffs before losing by just three points to the eventual state champion Southeast Polk. He was also recruited by Air Force and MAC Champion Miami (Ohio). Personal: Majoring in Psychology at UW.
DAVID LEONARD
DEFENSIVE BACK
5-11, 180, R-FRESHMAN ST. LOUIS, MO. (ST. MARY’S)
15
2024: He did not appear in any games for the Cowboys and redshirted in his first season with the program. High School: Leonard prepped at St. Mary’s High School in St. Louis, Mo. A talented quarterback and defensive back in high school. As quarterback, as a senior, he passed for over 1,200 yards and recorded seven touchdown passes. He also rushed for 390 yards on the season with four touchdowns. He rushed for over 100 yards against SLU High School. On defense, he recorded 45 tackles on the season playing both ways. He also added an interception. He recorded a season-high 10 tackles against Cape Girardeau Central. Personal: Majoring in Business Economics at UW.
COOPER MAILAND
LINEBACKER
6-2,
225,
SOPHOMORE DALLAS, TEXAS (PARISH EPISCOPAL)
41
2024: Mailand did not appear in any games for the Cowboys but provided depth for the Brown and Gold. 2023: Mainland did not appear in any games and redshirt during his first season with the program. High School: Cooper Mailand was a leader of a Parish Episcopal School team that won four consecutive Texas State Football Championships in the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS). He played linebacker and fullback in high school. His senior season of 2022, Mailand received TAPPS Division 1 Second Team All-State honors and First Team All-District 1 at linebacker. He also achieved Academic All-State honors in 2022. As a junior in 2021, he earned TAPPS Division 1 First Team All-District 1 honors at linebacker. During the 2022 season, Mailand was credited with 157 total tackles, including 62 solo stops. He averaged 12.1 tackles per game, had 17.0 tackles for loss, 6.0 sacks, seven quarterback hurries, two interceptions, three pass breakups, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble. For his career, he totaled 412 tackles, including 121 solo tackles, 34.5 tackles for loss, 10.0 sacks, 15 quarterback hurries two interceptions, 12 pass breakups, three fumble recoveries and four forced fumbles. Mailand played for head football coach Daniel Novakov at Parish Episcopal. Personal: Majoring in Marketing at UW.
ELTOUM MURGUS
DEFENSIVE END
6-3, 230, R-FRESHMAN
KANSAS CITY, MO. (NORTH KANSAS CITY)
39
2024: He did not appear in any games for the Cowboys and redshirted in his first season with the program. High School: Eltoum Murgus is rated as a three-star recruit by both 247Sports.com and On3.com. On.3 ranked Murgus as the No. 13 best recruit in the state of Missouri in the 2024 recruiting class. Murgus helped lead North Kansas City to the first round of the Missouri Class 5 State Playoffs. He was also recruited by Ball State, Eastern Michigan, Kent State and Toledo. Personal: He is undecided on a major at UW.
TYLER NYSTROM
WIDE RECEIVER
6-2, 195, R-FRESHMAN ARDEN HILLS, MINN. (MOUNDS VIEW)
23
2024: He did not appear in any games for the Cowboys and redshirted in his first season with the program. High School: Nystrom is a wide receiver from Arden Hills, Minnesota. He attended Mounds View High School. He was a two-star athlete according to 247Sports.com and the No. 26 recruit in the State of Minnesota. He was also named a two-star recruit by On3.com. He’s also a two-time All-Conference honoree. Personal: He is undecided on a major at UW.
GIOVANNI PANOZZO
OFFENSIVE TACKLE
6-5, 301, R-FRESHMAN ARVADA, COLO. (ARVADA WEST)
50
2024: He did not appear in any games for the Cowboys and redshirted in his first season with the program. High School: Giovanni Panozzo is ranked as a three-star recruit by On3. com. On3 also ranked Panozzo as the No. 15 overall recruit in the state of Colorado. He was named Second Team Class 5A All-State as selected by Colorado head coaches and presented by CHSAANow.com and MaxPreps. Class 5A is the largest classification in Colorado. Arvada West advanced to the first round of the 2023 Class 5A State Playoffs both his junior and senior seasons. Panozzo was selected a team captain on both his Arvada West football team and lacrosse team. He was also recruited by Colorado State. Personal: He is majoring in Agricultural Business at UW.
LAFAI PURCELL
SAFETY
5-11, 182, SOPHOMORE FREDERICK, COLO. (FREDERICK)
2024: Purcell did not appear in any games for the Cowboys but provided depth for the Brown and Gold. 2023: Purcell did not appear in any games in 2023 and redshirted for the Brown and Gold. High School: Purcell is a graduate of Frederick High School. Competed in football and track. Purcell recorded 75 career tackles at cornerback during his high school career. He was an Honor Roll Student and member of Student Council.Personal: Majoring in Marketing at UW.
SPENCER RATHBUN
OFFENSIVE LINE
6-4, 265, R-FRESHMAN DENVER, COLO. (ROCK CANYON)
62
2024: He did not appear in any games for the Cowboys and redshirted in his first season with the program. High School: Rathbun is an offensive lineman from Denver, Colorado. He attended Rock Canyon High School. Rathbun was a Second-Team All-State selection. He was also a unanimous First-Team All-Conference honoree. Personal: Majoring in Management at UW. He is the son of former Cowboy Rob Rathbun, who played for the Cowboys in the late 90’s.
BRANDT RICE
OFFENSIVE LINE
6-5, 300, SOPHOMORE WAUSAU, WISC. (WEST)
64
2024: Rice appeared in one game for the Cowboys and added depth along the offensive line. 2023: Rice redshirted during the 2023 season, his first year with the program. High School: Brandt Rice is rated as a three-star recruit by 247 Sports, which also ranks him as the No. 5 overall recruit in the state of Wisconsin in the 2023 recruiting class. He was named High Honorable Mention All-State by the Associated Press in 2022, and was named All-Region 1 for Large Schools in the state of Wisconsin by the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association. He helped lead Wausau West High to a 9-2 record in 2022 and the second round of the Wisconsin Division 1 Playoffs. Division 1 is the largest classification in Wisconsin. Rice played for head football coaches Jason Foster and Matthew Johnson during his high school career. Rice was also recruited by Air Force, Army, Columbia, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Ohio, San Jose State and Western Michigan.Personal: He is majoring in Kinesiology and Health Promotion at UW.
GARY RUTHERFORD
LINEBACKER
6-1, 231, R-FRESHMAN PEORIA, ILL. (PEORIA)
26
2024: Rutherford appeared in four games for the Cowboys and maintained his redshirt for the Brown and Gold. He recorded one tackle with his stop coming against Colorado State. High School: Gary Rutherford is rated a three-star recruit by 247Sports.com. 247Sports also ranked Rutherford as the No. 55 overall recruit in the state of Illinois. Rutherford was named First Team All-State Class 5A in 2023 as a linebacker/wide receiver by the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association (IHSFCA). He was also named to the Peoria Journal Star First Team All-Area squad as a linebacker and was selected to the Big 12 All-Conference First Team. He helped lead Peoria High to a 6-4 record and the First Round of the 2023 Class 5A State Playoffs. Rutherford was also recruited by Indiana, Toledo and Washington State. Personal: He is undecided on a business major.
LUCAS SAMSULA
DEFENSIVE TACKLE
6-4, 305, SOPHOMORE PLANO, TEXAS (PLANO WEST)
97
2024: Samsula missed the entire season with an injury suffered during fall camp. 2023: Samsula redshirted during the 2023 season, his first year with the program. High School: Lucas Samsula was selected as a First Team All-District 6-6A tight end his senior season of 2002. He is projected as a defensive tackle for the Cowboys. He caught 11 passes for 239 yards and one touchdown and averaged 21.7 yards per reception. He played for head football coach Tyler Soukup. Samsula was also recruited by Baylor, Louisiana Monroe, Oklahoma State and Texas Tech. Personal: Majoring in American Studies at UW.
JOAQUIN SANDOVAL
DEFENSIVE BACK
5-10, 184, R-FRESHMAN GLENWOOD SPRINGS, COLO. (GLENWOOD SPRINGS)
27
2024: He did not appear in any games for the Cowboys and redshirted in his first season with the program. High School: Sandoval is a defensive back from Glenwood Springs, Colorado. He attended Glenwood Springs High School. Sandoval was a Second-Team All-State selection. He was also a First-Team All-Conference honoree. He recorded 4,874 total yards with 59 touchdowns. He also excelled defensively with over 101 tackles and four interceptions. Personal: He is majoring in Kinesiology & Health Promotion at UW.
TEGEN SEEDS
DEENSIVE LINE
6-0, 308, R-FRESHMAN DOUGLAS, WYO. (DOUGLAS)
ERIK SANDVIK
KICKER
6-1, 200, SOPHOMORE STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLO. (STEAMBOAT SPRINGS)
47
ISAAC SELL CORNERBACK
5-10, 200, SENIOR LARAMIE, WYO. (LARAMIE)
2024: He did not appear in any games for the Cowboys and redshirted in his first season with the program. High School: Seeds is an offensive lineman from Douglas, Wyoming. He attended Douglas High School. Seeds was a First-Team AllState selection. He was also named the 3A East Offensive Lineman of the Year. Also excelled in basketball. Personal: He is majoring in Outdoor Rec/Tourism Management.
2024: Sandvik did not appear in any games for the Cowboys backing up All-MW kicker John Hoyland. 2023: Sandvik redshirted during his first season with the program. High School: He is a graduate of Steamboat High School. He played both football and soccer. Personal: He is majoring in Entrepreneurship at UW. 53
2024: Sell appeared in all 12 games adding depth and was a member of special teams. He finished the season with one tackle coming against San Diego State. 2023: Sell did not appear in any games for the Cowboys. 2022: Sell did not appear in any games for the Cowboys during the season.2021: Redshirted for the Cowboys in his first season with the program.High School: Sell is a graduate of Laramie High School. He was an All-State selection. Sell led Class 4A in rushing with 160.2 yards per game. He ran for 1,602 yards in nine games played and averaged 7.1 yards per carry. He ran for 13 touchdowns on the season and had a long of 65 yards for a score at Rock Springs. Sell had the top three single-game rushing performances in Class 4A during the 2020 season, which include a career-best 322 yards versus Cheyenne South. He ran for more than 250 yards two other times in the season. Personal: He is majoring in Finance at UW.
KEVIN SJOGREN
DEFENSIVE END
6-5, 245, JUNIOR PALISADE, COLO. (PALISADE)
55
2024: Sjogren did not appear in any contests for the Brown and Gold missing the season with injury. 2023: Sjogren participated in a pair of games against New Mexico and Hawaii. He made three total tackles, all against the Lobos, and that included his first-career tackle. 2022: Sjogren appeared in four games for the Cowboys in a reserve role. He did not record any stats during the season. He earned academic All-Mountain West honors. High School: Kevin Sjogren played both tight end and linebacker for Palisade High School in Palisade, Colo. Sjogren earned First Team All-State Class 3A honors as a junior in 2020 as selected by the Colorado High School Football Coaches and presented by the Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA), Colorado Preps and MaxPreps. His senior season of 2021, he recorded 161 tackles, including 70 solo tackles, 2.0 sacks, 1.0 tackle for loss, four quarterback hurries, one interception, two pass breakups and two forced fumbles. On offense, he had seven catches for 104 yards and one receiving touchdown as a senior. For his career, he totalled 279 total tackles, 132 solo tackles, five interceptions, 4.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and averaged 8.2 tackles per game. He helped lead Palisade to a 9-3 overall record and the Quarterfinals of the 2021 Colorado Class 3A State Championships. He played for head coach Joe Ramunno at Palisade High. Ramunno is a former Wyoming Cowboy offensive lineman who earned AllWAC honors and Honorable Mention All-America honors in 1983 and ‘84 and went on to be inducted into the UW Athletics Hall of Fame. Personal: He is majoring in Kinesiology and Health Promotion at UW.
NIKOS VARELAS
RUNNING BACK
5-10, 193, SOPHOMORE SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS (CLARK)
35
2024: Varelas did not appear in any contests for the Brown and Gold. 2023: Redshirted during his first season with the Brown and Gold. High School: Graduate of Clark High School. He rushed for over 1,200 career yards and recording over 1,600 yards receiving in 6A the highest classification in Texas. he played in the San Antonio All-Star game. Personal: He is majoring in Physiology at UW.
TELL WADE
DEFENSIVE END
6-3, 245, SOPHOMORE WRAY, COLO. (WRAY)
88
JORDAN TURNBULL
DEFENSIVE END
6-5, 249, SOPHOMORE EVERGREEN, COLO. (EVERGREEN)
58
2024: Turnbull did not appear in any games for the Cowboys but provided depth on the defensive line. 2023: Turnbull redshirted during the 2023 season, his first year with the program. High School: Jordan Turnbull was credited with 59 total tackles, 16.0 tackles for loss, 5.0 sacks, 11 quarterback hurries, four fumble recoveries, three forced fumbles, one interception, one pass breakup and one blocked field goal his senior season. He helped lead Evergreen High to a 9-3 record and the quarterfinals of the 2022 Class 3A Colorado State Playoffs before losing to eventual state champion Roosevelt. Turnbull was a multi-sport athlete at Evergreen High School, playing football, basketball and participating in track and field. Turnbull played for head football coach Matt Van Praag at Evergreen High. Personal: He is majoring in Management at UW.
2024: Wade appeared in two games for the Cowboys. He did not record any statistics during the season. 2023: Wade redshirted during the 2023 season, his first year with the program. High School: Tell Wade is rated as a three-star recruit by On3.com, which also ranks him as the No. 17 overall recruit in the 2023 recruiting class in the state of Colorado. He was named by The Denver Post to the 2022 All-Colorado team for all classifications as an offensive lineman. He is projected as a defensive end for Wyoming. As a junior in 2021, Wade was named First Team All-State Class 1A as presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps. com and MaxPreps and voted on by head coaches across the state. A four-year starter at Wray High School, Wade completed his high school career with 223 total tackles, including 101 solo tackles, 54.5 tackles for loss, 28.5 sacks, 13 quarterback hurries, seven forced fumbles, five fumble recoveries, six pass breakups and three blocked punts. His senior season, he made 78 tackles, of which 25 were solo stops, 19.0 TFLs, 8.5 sacks, three QB hurries, two forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries. Wade had 55 pancake blocks as an offensive tackle and scored two touchdowns as a senior. He led Wray High School to a 9-4 record his senior season as Wray advanced all the way to the Colorado Class 1A State Championship Game before finishing as the runner-up. Wade placed second in the 285-pound weight class at the 2022 Colorado Class 2A State Wrestling Championships. He played for head football coach Levi Kramer. Wade was also recruited by Air Force, Colorado State and New Mexico State. Personal: He is majoring in Construction Managment at UW.
JAKE WILSON
TIGHT END
6-5,
245,
R-FRESHMAN MONTGOMERY, TEXAS (MONTGOMERY)
89
2024: Wilson appeared in four games for the Brown and Gold at tight end and running back. He recorded one rush on the season. He maintained his redshirt status for the Pokes. High School: Jake Wilson is rated as a three-star recruit by On3.com. Wilson was named First Team All-District 6A Division 2 as a senior, playing a combination of tight end and wide receiver. He also earned First Team Academic All-State honors from the Texas High School Coaches Association (THSCA) as a senior in addition to earning Academic AllDistrict honors. Wilson caught 32 passes for 465 yards and scored four receiving touchdowns in 2023. He was also utilized as a kickoff returner, with 17 returns for 293 yards. Wilson was recruited by Air Force, Army, Navy, Texas Tech and Ivy League schools Dartmouth, Harvard and Princeton. Personal: He is a Petroleum Engineering at UW.
WYATT WALTERS
OFFENSIVE LINE
6-4, 296, SOPHOMORE AURORA, COLO. (GRANDVIEW)
2024: Walters appeared in six games for the Cowboys providing depth along the offensive line. 2023: Walters redshirted during the 2023 season, his first year with the program. High School: Wyatt Walters was selected to the 2022 Second Team All-State Class 5A team as presented by CHSAANow.com, ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps. Class 5A is the largest classification in Colorado. He also earned First Team All-Centennial League honors as an offensive lineman in 2022. In Grandview’s final regularseason game of the ‘22 season, the Wolves upset No. 1 ranked and eventual state champion Cherry Creek, which gave the Wolves a share of the Centennial League Championship with Cherry Creek and Arapahoe. Walters helped lead Grandview High to a 9-3 overall record, and a No. 4 seed in the 2022 Colorado Class 5A State Playoffs where the Wolves advanced to the quarterfinals. Walters played for head football coach Tom Doherty. Walters was also recruited by New Mexico State. Personal: He is a Construction Management major at UW.
UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING 2025 FOOTBALL SIGNEES
Transfer Commitments Spring Signing Period
Dainsus Miller CB 5-10
170 Gr. Fairburn, Ga. (Mercer)
Miller is listed at 5-10, 170-pounds and is a native of Fairburn, Ga. Last season, he recorded 23 total tackles and had four interceptions. He also blocked one kick and finished the campaign with seven pass breakups. He recorded six tackles against North Dakota State in the FCS Playoffs, as he also added two pass breakups. He recorded two interceptions in a contest against Wofford. He played in nine games in 2023 with nine tackles and three pass breakups. He spent his freshman season at Marshall spending most of his time on special teams. A graduate of Creekside High School, Miller had 49 tackles as a senior with an interception, two forced fumbles and recoveries along with a dozen pass breakups. He had 46 tackles as a junior with three interceptions. Also excelled in track and field winning a state team title.
Bart Edmiston P 6-0
200
Jr. Ocean Springs, Miss. (Jones College)
Bart Edmiston Jr., a 6-0, 200-pound punter is a junior College transfer from Jones College. He is a native of Ocean Springs, Miss. In two seasons, Edmiston averaged 44.7 yards per punt on 89 attempts. He also has recorded 45 punts inside the 20-yard line and 28 punts of 50 yards or more. He earned NJCAA All-America, and All-Region honors along with All-Conference honors. He is a graduate of Ocean Springs High School. He was named 6A All-State and his team was 23-2 in two seasons. His father, Bart Sr. was an All-SEC placekicker at Florida from 1992-96 and was on the 1996 national championship team. His grandfather also played for the Gators.
Peter Eyabi DE 6-2
240 Jr. San Diego, Calif. (Riverside City College)
Peter Eyabi, a 6-2, 240-pound defensive end is a junior college transfer from Riverside City College. He is a native of San Diego, Calif. and played at Mission Hills High School and signed with Washington State out of high school redshirting in 2002. In 2024, Eyabi played in 12 games and recorded 54 tackles. He also added 11.5 sacks for the season and forced one fumble. He finished the season with 5.5 sacks in his final five games. As a senior at Mission Hills High School, he was named to San Diego Section All-CIF Second Team and selected to play in Alex Spanos All-Star Classic. made 56 tackles with 14 tackles-for-loss including 12.5 sacks
Michael Fitzgerald II WR 5-16
210
Gr. Atlanta, Ga. (Central Missouri)
Michael Fitzgerald II, a 6-6, 210-pound wide receiver played the last two seasons at Central Missouri, an NCAA Division II affiliate. He is a native of Atlanta, Ga., and also spent time at UMass. At Central Missouri, Fitzgerald II recorded 55 catches for 835 yards and eight touchdowns in 22 games. Last season in nine contest he had 23 catches or 309 yards and three scores. In 2023, he added 32 receptions for 526 yards with five touchdowns. He has added 15.2 yards per catch for his career. He spent two seasons at UMass before CMU He is a graduate of Roswell High School and was a three-star prospect coming out of high school by 247Sports. He earned All-Region honors and was invited to play in the Georgia vs. Florida All-Star Game.
Damashja Harris RB 6-4
224 Gr. Tallahassee, Fla. (North Texas)
Damashja Harris, is a 6-4, 224-pound running back from North Texas. He is a native of Tallahassee, Fla. He also spent time at Lamar University. He played in three games for the Mean Green last season before a season-ending injury. He rushed for 193 yards on 22 attempts. He rushed for 142-yards on 10 carries against Stephen F. Austin. He spent three seasons at Lamar. He was named the 2023 Dave Campbell’s All-Texas Team Specialist of the Year (non-FBS) in 2023 and also earned First Team All-Southland Conference honors as a kick returner. He led the SLC with 19 kick returns for 509 yards and a touchdown on the year. He also played running back, carrying the ball 65 times for 299 yards and three touchdowns.
He played high school football at Ellison High School in Killeen, Texas. He carried the ball 195 times for 1,459 yards with 12 scores. He was an All-District selection and ran track and played basketball.
Transfers (continued)
Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown (Last School)
Chisom Ifeanyi DE 6-4
250
Gr. Langhorne, Pa. (Florida Atlantic)
Chisom Ifeanyi, a 6-4, 250-pound defensive end comes to Wyoming from Florida Atlantic. He is a native of Langhorne, Pa. He also spent time at Shippensburg University prior to his time at FAU. In 2024, he recorded 22 tackles in 12 games with seven starts with 12 solo stops and 10 assisted tackles. He also added five tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks. He recorded a season-high four tackles against UConn and had 1.5 sacks against Tulsa. He has recorded 12.5 sacks in his college career. He recorded 16 tackles with 6.5 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks in 2023 at Shippensburg. He is a graduate of Neshaminy High School. Named to the All-Suburban One League (SOL) honorable mention squad Recorded nine TFLs, six sacks, four pass defenses, and one forced fumble as a senior.
Enock Sibomana DB/LB 5-11
206
Gr. Fargo, North Dakota (North Dakota State)
Enock Sibomana (EE-knock see-boe-MAH-nuh), a 5-11, 206-pound linebacker from North Dakota State is a native of Fargo, North Dakota. He played in all 16 games for the Bison last season helping lead his team to a National Championship in FCS. He was tied for second on the team with 56 total tackles. He was third on the team with 7.5 tackles for loss and added two sacks. He recorded a season-high 10 tackles in the NCAA Second Round against Abilene Christian. He did not appear in any contests during the 2023 season missing time with an injury. He graduated from Fargo South High School in 2021. He was a two-time All-Conference performer and was a three-year start and was a captain his senior season. H led all EDC returners with 19.0 yards per punt return and 50.3 yards per kickoff return. He 687 all-purpose yards his senior year and also spent time at safety.
Max White RB 5-10 207 Gr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Iowa)
Max White, a 5-10, 207-pound running back comes to Wyoming after spending four seasons at Iowa. He is a native of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He appeared in all 13 games last season earning the Brett Greenwood Award. He rushed six times for 35 yards with a long of 17 yards and returned three kickoffs for 64 yards (21.3 per return avg.) with a long of 35 yards on the season... rushed a career-high four times for 14 yards (long of five yards) in 40-14 win over Northwestern. rushed twice for 21 yards in season-opening 40-0 shutout of Illinois State. He appeared in all 14 games in 2023. He added a touchdown in the contest against Western Michigan. He graduated from Kennedy High School. He earned All-state honors, Al-Metro and All-Conference honors multiple times. Three-year football letterman as quarterback, running back, wide receiver and defensive back… prep team reached state quarterfinals as a senior and semifinals as a junior. He rushed for 1,400 yards and 17 touchdowns in eight games as a senior, while completing 40-76 pass attempts for 554 yards and four touchdowns.
Transfer Commitments Regular Signing Period
Esaia Bogar DE 6-2
235 Jr. Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Riverside City College)
He was one of the top junior college players in California and was named a three-star recruit by Rivals.com. He was named the National Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Year. He also earned First Team All-Conference honors. He led his team to a state and national championship in 2023. In his two seasons at Riverside, he recorded 23 sacks, 40 tackles for loss and was a two-time All-State selection. This past season, Bogar recorded 48 tackle and added 10 sacks. He also added two fumble recoveries with one for a score. In his first season, he added 53 tackles and 11.5 sacks.
Brooklyn Cheek S 6-1
195 RFr. Oakdale, Calif. (California)
Cheek redshirted last season at California. He was a consensus three-star recruit who ranked as high as the nation’s No. 39 safety and the No. 48 player overall from the state of California according to 247Sports. He was two-way player as a defensive back and wide receiver who participated in 33 games over four varsity seasons for teams that won Valley Oak League titles and reached at least the Sac-Joaquin semifinals in each of his three final campaigns including an appearance in the 2-AA state title game during his 2021 sophomore campaign His career totals on defense of included 152 tackles, two tackles for loss, nine interceptions that he returned for 95 yards, 23 pass breakups and one fumble recovery. Cheek earned First-Team All-Section honors from MaXpreps as a 2023 senior when he posted career highs of 71 tackles and 13 pass breakups on defense, as well as 46 receptions for 900 yards and 13 touchdowns on offense for a squad that finished 9-3 and reached the Division I Sac-Joaquin Section semifinals.
Jaden DaCosta S 6-0
200 So. Los Angeles, Calif. (Portland State)
DaCosta recorded 36 total tackles in 2024 with 22 solo stops and 14 assisted tackles. He also added a forced fumble. He recorded four total tackles as a freshman. He recorded six tackles and forced a fumble against Boise State in 2024. He had a career-high eight tackles against Sacramento State. He also added seven tackles against Montana and added a pass breakup. He was rated as a three-star commit coming out of high school at Inglewood High School. He was lettered in both football and track and field. He was the Ventura County jumps champion. He was a four-time scholar athlete in high school.
Desman Hearns S 6-0
195 Jr. Clearwater, Fla. (Southern Illinois)
Hearns was very productive during his time at Southern Illinois appearing in 24 games over two seasons with 85 tackles along with three interceptions and two fumble recoveries. In 2024, Hearns recorded 49 tackles with 20 solo stops and 29 assisted tackles. He also added two interceptions on the season. As a freshman, Hearns recorded 36 tackles and added two fumble recoveries. He was named an FCS Freshman All-America Honorable Mention selection by Phil Steele.
Jackson Holman WR 6-3
200
So. Irvine, Calif. (Arizona)
Played seven games last season at the University of Arizona playing mostly on special teams. He played high school football at powerhouse Mission Viejo High School in Mission Viejo, Calif. He made 79 receptions for 1,339 yards and 16 touchdown grabs over three seasons on varsity. He recorded in 26 catches for 528 yards and seven touchdowns during senior season in 2022. He posted career-high 46 grabs for 699 yards and eight touchdowns during junior season He finished career with 23 total touchdowns. He was named player of the game twice; first on Oct. 10, 2019 (3 catches, 105 yards vs. Leunzinger); second on Oct. 31, 2019 (2 catches for 74 yards and 1 TD vs. CVHS).
Brayden Johnson LB 6-3
235 Sr. Ringling, Okla. (Oklahoma Baptist)
Johnson Earned All-Great American Conference honors in 2024. He ranked seventh in the GAC with 71 tackles. He also ranked 15th in the conference with 7.5 tackles-for-loss. Johnson recorded double-digit stops in three contests including a season-high 12 against Harding. In a contest against East Central, Johnson tallied four tackles for loss and his first career interception. He has recorded 145 tackles in his career with 14 tackles for loss and two sacks. He has forced three fumbles and has an interception and blocked punt
Terron Kellman RB 5-8
200 Jr. Clinton, Md. (Charlotte)
Kellman spent two season at Charlotte appearing in 17 games. He recorded 570 yards in two seasons on 130 attempts with one touchdown. He rushed for 326 yards in 2023 averaging 41 yards per game. In 2024, Kellman recorded 242 yards rushing averaging five yards per carry. He rushed for a season-high 76 yards against James Madison in 2024. Also spent time at Northern Illinois redshirting. He was a three-star recruit out of high school at Saint Frances Academy. He helped Saint Frances Academy to an 8-1 record in 2021 and a final ranking of No. 5 after beating IMG Academy 34-24 in the season finale.
Josiah Petaia OL 6-3
290 So. Long Beach, Calif. (Long Beach City College)
Petaia started all 11 games for Long Beach City College. He earned First Team All-Conference honors. Helped anchor an offensive line that saw a passing attack that nearly averaged 300 yards per game blocking for an All-Conference quarterback and running back. An outstanding athlete, Petaia was also a standout volleyball player.
Eric Richardson WR 5-11
190 Jr. Saint Robert, Mo. (Northwest Missouri State)
Richardson played running back and wide receiver in his time at Northwest Missouri State. In 2024, Richardson recorded 25 receptions for 411 yards and a team-high six touchdowns. Against Central Oklahoma, he recorded a career-high five receptions for a career-high 92 yards. He recorded four-straight games with a score. He had five games where his longest reception was 30 or more yards. In 2024 he recorded 13 rushes for 86 yards with a touchdown. In high school, Richardson was a First Team All-Ozark Conference selection. He was an All-District performer as well and excelled in the classroom as an honor roll student.
Landon Sims QB 6-3
190 So. Evergreen, Ala. (East Central Community College, Miss.)
Sims played at East Central Community College in Mississippi. Last season, Sims threw for 1,760 yards completing 59.7 percent of his passes. He threw for 232 yards with two touchdowns against Jones College. Sims added three passing touchdown and 190 yards against Hinds. He threw for 13 touchdowns on the season. He rushed for 269 yards during his time at ECCC along with three touchdowns.
Ethan Stuhlsatz LB 6-4
225 Sr. Wichita, Kan. (Lindenwood)
Stuhlsatz appeared in two games in 2024 but recorded 20 tackles with nine against Kansas and 11 against Central Arkansas. In 2023, He earned Second Team All-Ohio Valley Conference honors with a team-high 70 tackles. He ranked fifth in the conference in tackles. He also forced two fumbles and had four games of 10 or more tackles. He had a career-high 12 tackles in 2023 against Illinois State. He went to Lindenwood after playing at Butler Community College. He led Butler to a top-10 ranking and had five tackles in their bowl game. He also had a career-high seven tackles against Ellsworth Community College. He attended Mt. Carmel High School and earned First Team All-State honors. He was also an Honorable Mention All-State honoree in basketball. He was selected to play in the Kansas Shrine Bowl in 2021.
Justin Taylor S 6-0
200
So. Chicago, Ill. (Wisconsin)
Taylor spent two seasons at Wisconsin. He redshirted his first season and did not record any statistics last season. He was a three-star recruit by 247ports.com. Rival.com and ESPN coming out of high school at Nazareth Academy in the Chicago area. He was named All-State by Rivals his junior and senior season. He was named to the Chicago Sun Times All-Area team as a senior. Taylor also earned All-Conference honors three times. As a senior, Taylor recorded 33 tackles and 10 pass breakups and recorded 48 catches for 402 yards on offense. He was also an outstanding track runner at Nazareth Academy.
Aneesh Vyas DT 6-2
300 Gr. West Chester, Ohio (Bucknell)
Spent four seasons at Bucknell University and was a two-time All-Patriot League selection. He appeared in 35 career games recording 74 career tackles with 4.5 tackles for loss. He also broke up five passes and forced two fumbles and recovered one. Last season he recorded a career-high 25 tackles. He also broke up three passes during the season. He had 22 tackles in 2022 with 2.5 tackles for loss. He is a graduate of Lakota West High School. as a second team Ohio Division 1 All-State, a first team All-Southwest Ohio and a twotime first team All-Greater Miami Conference selection. Also excelled in wrestling in high school.
Brayden Wilson S 6-5
255 Sr. Kaysville, Utah (Weber State)
Wilson had an outstanding career at Weber State and was a two-time All-Big Sky selection. He had 138 tackles in his career with 30 tackles for loss and 12.5 sacks. Last season, He led the Wildcat defense with 57 tackles this season, recording 25 solo and 32 assisted tackles. He had at least three tackles in 11 games and had a season-high eight against Northern Arizona. He also recorded 6.5 tackles for loss and four sacks. In 2024, Wilson led the Big Sky and was 11th in the nation in tackles for loss with 16.5 for a loss of 79 yards. He earned first-team all-state honors and twice earned all-region honors at Farmington High School. He was also named the All-Area Defensive MVP. Wilson had 108 tackles with 27 career sacks and 24 tackles for loss. Also played for Team USA in Rugby.
High-School Commitments
Patrick Broadway IIRB 5-11
200 Fr. Houston, Texas (Fulshear)
He played a Fulshear High School. He earned District Offensive MVP honors and earned First Team All-District Honors three times. He recorded 3,954 rushing yards in his career with 42 touchdowns. He recorded 2,134 rushing yards his senior season with 12 games of 100 yards or more. He also added 25 scores in his final season. He rushed for 1,028 yards as a junior with 10 touchdowns. He also caught 22 passes for 341 yards in his career with five touchdowns. He also excels in track and field as a three-time All-District honoree.
Jason Handy DE 6-4
215 Fr. Cedar Park, Texas (Vista Ridge)
Handy plays at Vista Ridge Hgh School. He earned Austin Sports Journal All-Metro team his senior season and was District 25 6A’s Defensive MVP. He recorded 44 tackles in two seasons with 26 as a senior and 18 as a junior. He also finished his career with 13 sacks. He had 10 as a senior and also recorded 30 hurries in his final season. In 2023, Handy recorded three pass breakups and forced three fumbles.
Charlie Houston LS 5-10
195 Fr. Rowlett, Texas (Garland)
Houston played at Garland High School. He is one of the top long snappers in the nation earning a five-star rating from Kohl’s Professional Camps. He was rated as the No. 18 long snapper in the nation. At the 2024 Kohl’s Winter Texas Showcase, he finished with the highest overall charting score in the country for the 2025 class. Houston not only had the highest charting score in his class but also had an average snap time of .73 seconds.
Gabriel Ikechukwu DT 6-2
260 Fr. Houston, Texas (Cypress Ranch)
He played a Cypress Ranch High School. He was named All-District 16- A this past season and as a junior. He recorded 46 tackles over the last two seasons. He also added 105 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks. This past season, he recorded 33 total tackles with 6.5 tackles for loss along with 2.5 sacks.
2025 University of Wyoming Football Early Commitments
Transfer Commitments (1)
BJ Inmon CB 5-11
170 So. Las Vegas, Nev. (Snow College)
He was a standout at Snow College in Utah. He added 14 tackles this season with two interceptions. He is also an outstanding kick returner for the Badgers with one returned for a touchdown this season. Also leads the team with seven pass breakups. He helped lead Snow College to a top-five ranking in the junior college polls. He redshirted during his first season at Snow College.
High-School Commitments (20)
Elvin Ampofo S 6-0
155 Fr. Aurora, Colo. (Eaglecrest)
He was named as a three-star recruit by 247Sports.com and was the No. 15 prospect in the State of Colorado. During his senior season went on to record 90 total tackles with 51 solo stops and 39 assisted tackles. He averaged 8.2 tackles per game. He also added four interceptions per game. He finished his high school career with 164 total tackles. He was named a top-25 recruit in the State of Colorado by the Coloradoan. He was an All-Conference and All-State selection. He was also recruited by North Dakota State.
Cade Brook DE 6-3
225 Fr. Aurora, Colo. (Cherokee Trail)
He was rated as a three-star recruit by 247Sports.com. He finished his career with 150 total tackles and 10 tackles for loss. As a senior, Brook recorded 34 tackles with 25 solo stops. He also added five tackles for loss. He finished his senior season with 10 sacks. Also grabbed 12 catches for 285 yards with five touchdowns on offense. He is a multiple time All-conference and All-State selection. Also excels in basketball. He was named a top-25 recruit in the State of Colorado by the Coloradoan. He was also recruited by Washington State and Colorado State
Johnathan Bush OL 6-2
290 Fr. Whitehouse, Texas (Whitehouse)
He was a standout at Whitehouse High School playing all across the offensive line. He recorded 32 pancake blocks in his career. He was named First Team All-District 7-5A. Helped lead his team to the state playoffs as a senior. He went to same high school as Kansas City Chief quarterback Patrick Mahomes. He also recruited by Boston College and Tulsa.
Deion DeBlanc WR 5-10
180 Fr. Houston, Texas (North Shore)
He was named a three-star recruit by 247Sports.com, On3.com Rivals.com and ESPN. DeBlanc has recorded 576 receiving yards on 40 receptions as a senior with his team currently still playing and making a deep playoff run. DeBlanc has five touchdowns receiving and has 131 yards and two touchdowns on the ground. He was the District 14-6A Newcomer of the Year during his freshman season at Eisenhower High School. He is also a standout on the track in the 200 meter and relay events. He was also recruited by Oregon, Arizona State, Arkansas, Houston.
Tyson Deen CB 5-10
165 Fr. San Antonio, Texas (Southwest)
He was named a three-star recruit by 247Sports.com, On3.com Rivals.com and ESPN. DeBlanc has recorded 576 receiving yards on 40 receptions as a senior with his team currently still playing and making a deep playoff run. DeBlanc has five touchdowns receiving and has 131 yards and two touchdowns on the ground. He was the District 14-6A Newcomer of the Year during his freshman season at Eisenhower High School. He is also a standout on the track in the 200 meter and relay events. He was also recruited by Oregon, Arizona State, Arkansas, Houston.
He was named a three-star recruit by 247Sports.com and ranked as the top recruit in the Wyoming and the No. 52 quarterback in the class. He was also named a three-star recruit by On3.com, Rivals.com and ESPN.com. An All-State selection and a member of the Casper Super-25 Team, Drube passed for 2,434 yards as a senior averaging 243 yards per game. He completed 60 percent of his passes and threw for 23 touchdowns. He owned four of the top-five passing games in Class 4A last season leading his team to the semifinals of the state playoffs. He was also recruited by Michigan State, Boston College, Washington State and Utah State among others. His late father Kirby played tight end for the Cowboys and his sister Gabby is a standout runner for the Wyoming Track and Field squad.
Kyle Frendt TE 6-2
220 Fr. Woodbury, Minn. (East Ridge)
He is a three-star recruit according to 247Sports.com. He was ranked as the ninth-best recruit in the State of Minnesota. He recorded 1,695 offensive yards in his career with 12 touchdowns. He recorded 1,524 yards receiving with nine scores. He averaged 14.9 yards per catch for his career. Also played defense recording 73 total tackles with four interceptions. He was named to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune Dream Team. He was also recruited by Iowa State, Kent State, Ball State and North Dakota State.
Samuel “Tote” Harris RB 5-11
180 Fr. Cibolo, Texas (Byron P. Steele)
He was named as a three-star recruit by 247Sports.com. As a senior, he averaged 9.3 yards per carry with three scores. Also added a receiving touchdown on the season. Led his team to a deep playoff run with double-digit wins and an undefeated district record. As a junior, Harris rushed for nearly 800 yards and 11 scores. He also added 16 receptions out of the backfield. He also had offers from Washington, UNLV, San Jose State, Nevada and Utah.
Pierre “PJ” Jackson WR 5-11
160 Fr. Chicago, Ill. (Morgan Park)
He went to the same high school as current Cowboy Chris Durr Jr. as the two are cousins. As a senior, Jackson grabbed 32 catches for 647 yards with 10 touchdowns. As a junior, Jackson recorded over 200 yards receiving and added a touchdown in Georgia. He was also an excellent kick returner averaging 36.3 yards per return during his senior season. He helped lead his team to a 10-2 overall record.
Kalvin Janssen OL 6-3
290 Fr. Gretna, Neb. (Gretna)
He was named a three-star recruit by On3.com and was ranked as the No. 15 recruit in the State of Nebraska by the website. An excellent athlete that also excelled on the basketball court and baseball field for Gretna High School. He earned multiple AllConference and All-State honors. He was also recruited by Colorado State, Army, Navy, Coastal Carolina and Northern Illinois.
Kaiden Kimble-Turner S 5-10
185 Fr. Kuna, Idaho (Rocky Mountain)
He is ranked as a three-star recruit by 247Sports.com. He was listed as the fourth-best player in the State of Idaho. He earned AllConference honors. He recorded 24 tackles with an interception, a sack and three pass breakups last season. Also recorded five touchdowns on offense. He was also recruited by Nevada, New Mexico, Army, Idaho and Eastern Washington.
Jaden Lawrence RB 5-10
185 Fr. Parker, Colo. (Legend)
He was rated as a three-star recruit by 247Sports.com. He was ranked as the No. 14 recruit in the State off Colorado. In his career at Legend High School, Lawrence rushed for 2,801 yards with 37 touchdowns. He had 12 games of 100 or more yards in his career. He rushed for 955 yards a senior and had 1,403 yards as a junior. He also recorded over 1,000 yards receiving in his career with 14 touchdowns and five as a senior. He was named a top-25 recruit in the State of Colorado by the Coloradoan. He was also recruited by Air Force.
Cooper Lawson OL 6-4
260 Fr. Afton, Wyo. (Star Valley)
He was named a three-star recruit by 247Sports.com and ranked as the third-best recruit in the State of Wyoming. He led Star Valley to a state title as a senior and finished his career with three-straight state titles. He was an All-State selection and Named to the Casper Star-Tribune Super 25. He was named All-Conference and Lineman of the Year. Also a standout on the basketball court for Star Valley.
Tariq Miller OL 6-3
290 Fr. Leon, Iowa (Central Decatur)
He was named a three-star recruit by 247Sports.com. He was named the No. 13 recruit in the State of Iowa. Miller was also named a three-star recruit from On3.com. He was a unanimous All-District pick. Also a standout on the basketball floor playing forward. He was also recruited by Montana. Northern Iowa and Southern Illinois.
Parker Moore
LB 6-2
225 Fr. Lawrence, Kan. (Lawrence Free State)
He was named a three-star recruit by 247Sports.com and was named the No. 22 ranked player in the State of Kansas. He was also named a three-star recruit by On3.com. He earned All-State honors. As a senior, Moore had 73 tackles and 14 tackles for loss with five sacks. He also forced a fumble and added an interception. He also added nine touchdowns on offense. As a junior, Moore recorded 73 total tackles averaging nine per game. 10 of those tackles were tackles for loss. He was also recruited by Kansas, Air Force and Northern Iowa among others.
Landon Pace TE 6-3
240 Fr. St. Louis, Mo. (St. Louis University HS)
He is rated as a three-star recruit by 247Sports.com, On3.com and Rivals.com. He is the son of NFL Hall of Famer Orlando Pace, who spent 13 seasons in the NFL and was a First Overall Pick of the 1997 NFL Draft out of Ohio State. He was named All-Conference on both sides of the Ball or SLU High Football. Pace was ranked No. 14 on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Top-30 recruiting board. He also received interest from Ohio State, Georgia Tech, Iowa, Memphis and Missouri.
Steven Perez LB 6-1
205 Fr. Wilmington, Calif. (Banning)
He was named a three-star recruit by 247Sports.com. He recorded 356 total tackles in his career with 198 solo stops and 158 assisted tackles. His senior season, Perez recorded 107 tackles averaging 10.7 per game. and added six tackles for loss. He also finished his high school career with nine interceptions. He rushed for 769 yards as a senior with 12 touchdowns. He also added 96 receptions in his career for 1,626 yards. He was an All-Conference and All-County selection.
Axel Ramazani DE 6-2
225 Fr. Des Moines, Iowa (Urbandale)
He was named a three-star recruit by 247Sports.com. Ramazani was also named a three-star prospect by On3.com and ESPN. He was named to the All-State Team by the Des Moines Register. He recorded 49 tackles for the season with 9.5 tackles for loss with 1.5 sacks. He was named the 16th best recruit in the State of Iowa. As a junior, he recorded 57 total tackles with 21 of those stops being tackles for loss. He also recorded eight sacks as a junior leading the state in sacks. He was also recruited by Cincinnati, Illinois State, North Dakota and North Dakota State. He is the cousin of Cowboy running back Harrison Waylee.
Henry Rehberg DT 6-2
255 Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Millard North)
He was named a three-star recruit by 247Sports.com He was named the 14th best player in the State of Nebraska. He was also named a three-star recruit by On3.com. As a senior, he recorded 47 tackles with nine tackles for loss and seven sacks. He recorded 15 sacks in his high school career and added 22.5 tackles for loss. He earned Class A All-State honors. He was also recruited by North Dakota State, Montana, North Dakota.
Ke’lyn Washom WR 6-1
195 Fr. Houston, Texas (Nimitz)
He was a standout at Nimitz High School in both Football and Basketball. He had an outstanding junior season with 40 receptions for 534 yards with 10 touchdowns. He was also recruited by UNLV, Washington among others.
THE OPPONENTS
General Information
Location: Akron, Ohio
Enrollment: 14,813
Nickname: Zips
Colors: Blue and Gold
Stadium: InfoCision Stadium (30,000)
Playing Surface: ProGrass Conference: MAC
Head Coach Information
Head Coach: Joe Moorhead
Alma Mater: Fordham (1996)
Career Record: 22-40 (6th Season) Record at Akron: 8-28 (4th Season)
Team Information
2024 Record: 4-8 (3-5 in MAC)
Media Information
Football SID: Brian Dennison
E-mail: bld2@uakron.edu
Phone: (330) 972-6292
Website: gozips.com
General Information
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Enrollment: 36,970
Nickname: Utes
Colors: Red and White
Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium (51,444)
Playing Surface: FieldTurf Conference: Big 12
Head Coach Information
Head Coach: Kyle Whittingham
Alma Mater: BYU (1981)
Career Record: 167-86 (21st Season)
Record at Utah: Same
Team Information
2024 Record: 5-7 (2-7 in Big 12)
Media Information
Head Coach: Kyle Whittingham
Alma Mater: BYU (1981)
Career Record: 167-86 (21st Season)
Record at Utah: Same
AKRON
Aug. 28
Akron, Ohio, 5 p.m.
2025 Schedule
Aug. 28 vs. Wyoming
Sept. 6 at Nebraska
Sept. 13 at UAB
Sept. 20 vs. Duquesne
Sept. 27 at Toldeo
Oct. 4 vs. Central Michigan
Oct. 11 vs. Miami
Oct. 18 at Ball State
Oct. 25 at Buffalo
Nov. 4 vs. UMass
Nov. 11 vs. Kent State
Nov. 18 at Bowling Green
2024 Results
Aug. 31 at Ohio State L, 6-52
Sept. 7 at Rutgers L, 17-49
Sept. 14 vs. Colgate W, 31-20
Sept. 21 at South Carolina L, 7-50
Sept. 28 at Ohio L, 10-30
Oct. 5 vs. Bowling Green L, 20-27
Oct. 12 at W. Michigan L, 24-34
Oct. 26 vs. E. Michigan W, 25-21
Nov. 2 vs. Buffalo L, 30-41
Nov. 13 at Northern Illinois L, 16-29
Nov. 19 at Kent State W, 38-17
Nov. 26 vs. Toledo W, 21-14
UTAH
General Information
Location: Cedar Falls, Iowa
Enrollment: 9,283
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Purple and Old Gold
Stadium: UNI-Dome
Playing Surface: Mondoturf Conference: Missouri Valley
Head Coach Information
Head Coach: Todd Stepsis
Alma Mater: Ashland (1999)
Career Record: 29-32 (7th Season) Record at Northern Iowa: First Season
Team Information
2024 Record: 3-9 (1-7 in MVC)
Media Information
Football SID: Joshua Dinkleman
E-mail: joshua.dinkleman@uni.edu
Phone: (319) 273-7245
Website: unipanthers.com
NORTHERN IOWA
Sept. 6, War Memorial Stadium Laramie, Wyoming, TBD
2025 Schedule
Aug. 30 vs. Butler
Sept. 6 at Wyoming
Sept. 13 vs. E. Washington
Sept. 20 at Utah Tech
Oct. 4 vs. North Dakota
Oct. 11 at S. Dakota State
Oct. 18 vs. South Dakota
Oct. 25 at Southern Illinois
Nov. 1 at Illinois State
Nov. 8 vs. Murray State
Nov. 15 at N. Dakota State
Nov. 22 vs. Youngstown State
2024 Results
Aug. 31 vs. Valparaiso W, 35-7
Sept. 7 at St. Thomas W, 17-10
Sept. 14 at Nebraska L, 3-34
Sept. 21 at Hawai'i L, 7-36
Oct. 5 vs. S. Dakota State L, 3-41
Oct. 12 at South Dakota L, 17-42
Oct. 19 at North Dakota L, 7-31
Oct. 26 vs. Missouri State L, 42-49
Nov. 2 at N. Dakota State L, 19-42
Nov. 9 vs. Illinois State L, 9-31
Nov. 16 at Youngstown St. L, 38-39
Nov. 23 vs. Indiana State W, 41-34
2025 Schedule
Aug. 30 at UCLA
Sept. 6 vs. Cal Poly
Sept. 13 at Wyoming
Sept. 20 vs. Texas Tech
Sept. 27 at West Virginia
Oct. 11 vs. Arizona State
Oct. 18 at BYU
Oct. 25 vs. Colorado
Nov. 1 vs. Cincinnati
Nov. 15 at Baylor
Nov. 22 vs. Kansas State
Nov. 28 at Kansas
2024 Results
Aug. 29 vs. Southern Utah W, 49-0
Sept. 7 vs. Baylor W, 23-12
Sept. 14 at Utah State W, 38-21
Sept. 21 at Oklahoma State W, 22-19
Sept. 28 vs. Arizona L, 10-23
Oct. 11 at Arizona State L, 19-27
Oct. 19 vs. TCU L, 7-13
Oct. 26 at Houston L, 14-17
Nov. 9 vs. BYU L, 21-22
Nov. 16 at Colorado L, 24-49
Nov. 23 vs. Iowa State L, 28-31
Nov. 29 at UCF W, 28-14
General Information
Location: Boulder, Colorado
Enrollment: 38,428
Nickname: Buffalos
Colors: Silver, Black and Gold
Stadium: Folsom Field (50,183)
Playing Surface: Grass Conference: Big 12
Head Coach Information
Head Coach: Deion Sanders
Alma Mater: Florida State (1988)
Career Record: 40-18 (6th Season) Record at Colorado: 13-12 (3rd Season)
Team Information
2024 Record: 9-4 (7-2 in Big 12)
Media Information
Football SID: Curtis Snyder
E-mail: curtis.snyder@colorado.edu
Phone: 303-419-3139
Website: cubuffs.com
2025 Schedule
Aug. 29 vs. Georgia Tech
Sept. 6 vs. Delaware
Sept. 12 at Houston
Sept. 20 vs. Wyoming
Sept. 27 vs. BYU
Oct. 4 at TCU
Oct. 11 vs. Iowa State
Oct. 25 at Utah
Nov. 1 vs. Arizona
Nov. 8 at West Virginia
Nov. 22 vs. Arizona State
Nov. 29 at Kansas State
2024 Results
Aug. 29 vs. N. Dakota State W, 31-26
Sept. 7 at Nebraska L, 10-28
Sept. 14 at Colorado State W, 28-9
Sept. 21 vs. Baylor W, 38-31
Sept. 28 at Central Florida W, 48-21
Oct. 12 vs. Kansas State L, 28-31
Oct. 19 at Arizona W, 34-7
Oct. 26 vs. Cincinnati W, 34-23
Nov. 9 at Texas Tech W, 41-27
Nov. 16 vs. Utah W, 49-24
Nov. 23 at Kansas L, 21-37
Nov. 29 vs. Oklahoma St. W, 52-0
Dec. 28 vs. BYU$ L, 14-36 $ - Valero Alamo Bowl
General Information
Location: Paradise, Nevada
Enrollment: 32,911
Nickname: Rebels
Colors: Scarlet and Gray
Stadium: Allegiant Stadium (65,000)
Playing Surface: FieldTurf Conference: Mountain West
Head Coach Information
Head Coach: Dan Mullen
Alma Mater: Ursinus (1994)
Career Record: 103-61 (14th Season)
Record at UNLV: First Season
Team Information
2024 Record: 11-3 (6-1 in MW)
Media Information
Football SID: Mark Wallington
E-mail: mark.wallington@unlv.edu
Phone: 702-895-4472
Website: unlvrebels.com
General Information
Location: Colorado Springs, Colo.
Enrollment: 4,085
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Blue and Silver
Stadium: Falcon Stadium (39,441)
Playing Surface: FieldTurf Conference: Mountain West
Head Coach Information
Head Coach: Troy Calhoun
Alma Mater: Air Force (1989)
Career Record: 135-89 (19th Season)
Record at Air Force: Same
Team Information
2024 Record: 5-7 (3-4 in MW)
Media Information
Football SID: Troy Garnhart
E-mail: Troy.Garnhart@afacademy.af.edu
Phone: 719-333-9263
Website: goairforcefalcons.com
UNLV
Oct. 4, War Memorial Stadium Laramie, Wyoming, 5 p.m.
2025 Schedule
Aug. 29 at Sam Houston
Sept. 6 vs. UCLA
Sept. 13 vs. Idaho State
Sept. 20 at Miami (Ohio)
Oct. 4 at Wyoming
Oct. 11 vs. Air Force
Oct. 18 at Boise State
Nov. 1 vs. New Mexico
Nov. 8 at Colorado State
Nov. 15 vs. Utah State
Nov. 21 vs. Hawai'i
Nov. 29 at Nevada
2024 Results
Aug. 31 at Houston W, 27-7
Sept. 7 vs. Utah Tech W, 72-14
Sept. 13 at Kansas W, 23-20
Sept. 28 vs. Fresno State W, 59-14
Oct. 4 vs. Syracuse L, 41-44
Oct. 11 at Utah State W, 50-34
Oct. 19 at Oregon State W, 33-25
Oct. 25 vs. Boise State L, 24-29
Nov. 9 at Hawai'i W, 29-27
Nov. 16 vs. San Diego St. W, 41-20
Nov. 22 at San Jose State W, 27-16
Nov. 30 vs. Nevada W, 38-14
Dec. 6 at Boise State$ L, 7-21
Dec. 18 vs. Cal W, 24-13
$ - Mountain West Championship Game & - Art of Sport LA Bowl
AIR FORCE
Oct. 18, Colorado Springs, Colo., 1:30 p.m.
2025 Schedule
Aug. 30 vs. Bucknell
Sept. 13 at Utah State
Sept. 20 vs. Boise State
Sept. 27 vs. Hawai'i
Oct. 4 at Navy
Oct. 11 at UNLV
Oct. 18 vs. Wyoming
Nov. 1 vs. Army
Nov. 8 at San Jose State
Nov. 15 at UConn
Nov. 22 vs. New Mexico
Nov. 28 at Colorado State
2024 Results
Aug. 31 vs. Merrimack W, 21-6
Sept. 7 at San Jose State L, 7-17
Sept. 14 at Baylor L, 3-31
Sept. 28 at Wyoming L, 19-31
Oct. 5 vs. Navy L, 7-34
Oct. 12 at New Mexico L, 37-52
Oct. 19 vs. Colorado State L, 13-21
Nov. 2 at Army L, 3-20
Nov. 9 vs. Fresno State W, 36-28
Nov. 16 vs. Oregon State W, 28-0
Nov. 23 at Nevada W, 22-19
Nov. 30 at San Diego State W, 31-20
General Information
Location: San Jose, Calif.
Enrollment: 36,062
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Blue and Gold
Stadium: CEFCU Stadium (18,203)
Playing Surface: FieldTurf Conference: Mountain West
Head Coach Information
Head Coach: Ken Niumatalolo
Alma Mater: Hawaii (1990)
Career Record: 116-89 (17th Season)
Record at San Jose State: 7-6 (2nd Season)
Team Information
2024 Record: 7-6 (3-4 in MW)
Media Information
Football SID: Sky Kerstein
E-mail: sky.kerstein@sjsu.edu
Phone: 408-924-1291
Website: sjsuspartans.com
SAN JOSE ST.
Oct. 11, War Memorial Stadium Laramie, Wyoming, 5 p.m.
2025 Schedule
Aug. 29 vs. Central Michigan
Sept. 6 at Texas
Setp. 20 vs. Idaho
Sept. 27 at Stanford
Oct. 3 vs. New Mexico
Oct. 11 at Wyoming
Oct. 17 at Utah State
Nov. 1 vs. Hawai'i
Nov. 8 vs. Air Force
Nov. 15 at Nevada
Nov. 22 at San Diego State
Nov. 29 vs. Fresno State
2024 Results
Aug. 29 vs. Sacramento St. W, 42-24
Sept. 7 at Air Force W ,17-7
Sept. 14 vs. Kennesaw St. W, 31-10
Sept. 20 at Washington St. L, 52-54
Oct. 5 vs. Nevada W, 35-31
Oct. 12 at Colorado State L, 24-31
Oct. 19 vs. Wyoming W, 24-14
Oct. 26 at Fresno State L, 10-33
Nov. 9 at Oregon State W, 24-13
Nov. 16 vs. Boise State L, 21-42
Nov. 22 vs. UNLV L, 16-27
Nov. 29 vs. Stanford W, 34-31
Dec. 24 vs. South Florida$ L, 39-41
$ - Hawai'i Bowl
General Information
Location: Fort Collins, Colo.
Enrollment: 33,648
Nickname: Rams
Colors: Green and Gold
Stadium: Sonny Lubick Field at Canvas
Stadium (41,000)
Playing Surface: Shaw Sports Artificial Turf Conference: Mountain West
Head Coach Information
Head Coach: Jay Norvell
Alma Mater: Iowa (1986)
Career Record: 49-47 (8th Season)
Record at Colorado State: 16-21 (4th Season)
Team Information
2024 Record: 8-5 (6-1 in MW)
Media Information
Football SID: Jeff Schmidt
E-mail: jeff.schmidt@colostate.edu
Phone: 970-305-7382
Website: csurams.com
COLORADO STATE
Oct. 25, War Memorial Stadium Laramie, Wyoming, 5:30 p.m.
2025 Schedule
Aug. 30 at Washington
Sept. 6 vs. Northern Colo.
Sept. 20 vs. UTSA
Sept. 27 vs. Washington State
Oct. 3 at San Diego State
Oct. 10 vs. Fresno State
Oct. 18 vs. Hawai'i
Oct. 25 at Wyoming
Nov. 8 vs. UNLV
Nov. 15 at New Mexico
Nov. 22 at Boise State
Nov. 28 vs. Air Force
2024 Results
Aug. 31 at Texas L, 0-52
Sept. 7 vs. Northern Colo. W, 38-17
Sept. 14 vs. Colorado L, 9-28
Sept. 21 vs. UTEP W, 27-17
Oct. 5 at Oregon State L, 31-39
Oct. 12 vs. San Jose State W, 31-24
Oct. 19 at Air Force W, 21-13
Oct. 26 vs. New Mexico W, 17-6
Nov. 2 at Nevada W, 38-21
Nov. 15 vs. Wyoming W, 24-10
Nov. 23 at Fresno State L, 22-28
Nov. 29 vs. Utah State W, 42-37
Dec. 28 vs. Miami (Ohio)$ L, 17-43
$ - Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl
SAN DIEGO STATE
Nov. 1, San Diego, Calif., 5 p.m.
General Information
San Diego State:
Location: San Diego, Calif.
Enrollment: 32,896
Nickname: Aztecs
Colors: Scarlet and Black
Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium (34,046)
Playing Surface: Bermuda Grass Conference: Mountain West
Head Coach Information
Head Coach: Sean Lewis
Alma Mater: Wisconsin (2008)
Career Record: 27-40 (7th Season)
Record at San Diego State: 3-9 (2nd Season)
Team Information
2024 Record: 3-9 (2-5 in MW)
Media Information
Football SID: Jamie McConeghy
E-mail: jmcconeg@sdsu.edu
Phone: 619-594-3023
Website: goaztecs.com
2025 Schedule
Aug. 28 vs. Stony Brook
Sept. 6 at Washington State
Sept. 20 vs. Cal
Sept. 27 at Northern Illinois
Oct. 3 vs. Colorado State
Oct. 11 at Nevada
Oct. 25 at Fresno State
Nov. 1 vs. Wyoming
Nov. 8 at Hawai'i
Nov. 15 vs. Boise State
Nov. 22 vs. San Jose State
Nov. 28 at New Mexico
2024 Results
Aug. 31 vs. TAMU - Commerce W, 45-14
Sept. 7 vs. Oregon State L, 0-21
Sept. 14 at Cal L, 10-31
Sept. 28 at Cent. Michigan L, 21-22
Oct. 5 vs. Hawai'i W, 27-24
Oct. 12 at Wyoming W, 27-24
Oct. 26 vs. Washington St. L, 26-29
Nov. 1 at Boise State L, 24-56
Nov. 8 vs. New Mexico L, 16-21
Nov. 16 at UNLV L, 20-41
Nov. 23 at Utah State L, 20-41
Nov. 30 vs. Air Force L, 20-31
General Information
Location: Reno, Nev.
Enrollment: 21,761
Nickname: Wolf Pack
Colors: Navy Blue and Silver
Stadium: Mackay Stadium
Playing Surface: FieldTurf Conference: Mountain West
Head Coach Information
Head Coach: Jeff Choate
Alma Mater: Montana Western (1993)
Career Record: 31-32 (6th Season)
Record at Nevada: 3-10 (2nd Season)
Team Information
2024 Record: 3-10 (0-7 in MW)
Media Information
Football SID: Aaron Juarez
E-mail: aaronjuarez@unr.edu
Phone: 208-982-0040
Website: nevadawolfpack.com
NEVADA
Nov. 22, War Memorial Stadium Laramie, Wyoming, TBA
2025 Schedule
Aug. 30 at Penn State
Sept. 6 vs. Sacramento State
Sept. 13 vs. Middle Tennessee
Sept. 20 at Western Kentucky
Oct. 4 at Fresno State
Oct. 11 vs. San Diego State
Oct. 18 at New Mexico
Oct. 24 vs. Boise State
Nov. 8 at Utah State
Nov. 15 vs. San Jose State
Nov. 22 at Wyoming
Nov. 29 vs. UNLV
2024 Results
Aug. 24 vs. SMU L, 24-29
Aug. 31 at Troy W, 28-26
Sept. 7 vs. Ga. Southern L, 17-20
Sept. 14 at Minnesota L, 0-27
Sept. 21 vs. E. Washington W, 49-16
Oct. 5 at San Jose State L, 31-35
Oct. 12 vs. Oregon State W, 42-37
Oct. 18 vs. Fresno State L, 21-24
Oct. 26 at Hawai'i L, 13-34
Nov. 2 vs. Colorado State L, 21-38
Nov. 9 at Boise State L, 21-28
Nov. 23 vs. Air Force L, 19-22
Nov. 30 at UNLV L, 14-38
General Information
Location: Fresno, Calif.
Enrollment: 21,318
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Cardinal Red and Blue
Stadium: Valley Children's Stadium (40,727)
Playing Surface: AstroTurf Conference: Mountain West
Head Coach Information
Head Coach: Matt Entz
Alma Mater: Wartburg College (1995)
Career Record: 60-11 (6th Season)
Record at Fresno State: First Season
Team Information
2023 Record: 5-7 (3-5 Mountain West)
Lettermen R/L: ???
Starters R/L: ???
Media Information
Football SID: Savannah Stoeckle
E-mail: sstoeckle@mail.fresnostate.edu
Phone: 559-278-4645
Website: gobulldogs.com
FRESNO ST.
2025 Schedule
Aug. 23 at Kansas
Aug. 30 vs. Ga. Southern
Sept. 6 at Oregon State
Sept. 13 vs. Southern
Sept. 20 at Hawai'i
Oct. 4 vs. Nevada
Oct. 10 at Colorado State
Oct. 25 vs. San Diego State
Nov. 1 at Boise State
Nov. 15 vs. Wyoming
Nov. 22 vs. Utah State
Nov. 29 at San Jose State
2024 Results
Aug. 31 at Michigan L, 10-30
Sept. 7 vs. Sacramento St. W, 46-30
Sept. 14 vs. New Mexico St. W, 48-0
Sept. 21 at New Mexico W, 38-21
Sept. 28 at UNLV L, 14-59
Oct. 12 vs. Washington St. L, 17-25
Oct. 18 at Nevada W, 24-21
Oct. 26 vs. San Jose State W, 33-10
Nov. 2 vs. Hawai'i L, 20-21
Nov. 9 at Air Force L, 28-36
Nov. 23 vs. Colorado State W, 28-22
Nov. 30 at UCLA L, 13-20
Dec. 23 vs. N. Illinois$ L, 20-28 $ - Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
General Information
Location: Manoa, Hawaii
Enrollment: 20,028
Nickname: Rainbow Warriors
Colors: Green and White
Stadium: Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex
Playing Surface: FieldTurf Conference: Mountain West
Head Coach Information
Head Coach: Timmy Chang
Alma Mater: Hawaii (2009)
Career Record: 8-18 (3rd Season) Record at Hawaii: Same
Team Information
2024 Record: 5-8 (3-5 in MW)
Media Information
Football SID: Derek Inouchi
E-mail: inouchi@hawaii.edu
Phone: 808-956-4478
Website: hawaiiathletics.com
2025 Schedule
Aug. 23 vs. Stanford
Aug. 30 at Arizona
Sept. 6 vs. Sam Houston
Sept. 13 vs. Portland State
Sept. 20 vs. Fresno State
Sept. 27 at Air Force
Oct. 11 vs. Utah State
Oct. 18 at Colorado State
Nov. 1 at San Jose State
Nov. 8 vs. San Diego State
Nov. 21 at UNLV
Nov. 29 vs. Wyoming
2024 Results
Aug. 24 vs. Delaware State W, 35-14
Agu. 31 vs. UCLA L, 13-16
Sept. 14 at Sam Houston L, 13-31
Sept. 21 vs. Northern Iowa W, 36-7
Oct. 5 at San Diego State L, 24-27
Oct. 12 vs. Boise State L, 7-28
Oct. 19 at Washington St. L, 10-42
Oct. 26 vs. Nevada W, 34-13
Nov. 2 at Fresno State W, 21-20
Nov. 9 vs. UNLV L, 27-29
Nov. 16 at Utah State L, 10-55
Nov. 30 vs. New Mexico W, 38-30
*The game-by-game results are from the perspective of Wyoming, thus “W” means a Wyoming win.
S erie S r ecord v S . AKRON
The 2025 Meeting Will Be the First Between the Two
S erie S r ecord v S . NORTHERN IOWA
The 2025 Meeting Will be the: 2nd
Overall Series Record: Wyoming leads 1-0
Series Began: Sept. 11, 1993
UW Record in Laramie: 1-0
UW Record in Cedar Falls: 0-0
UW Record at Neutral Sites: 0-0
UW Head Coach Jay Sawvel vs.: 0-0
Longest UW Win Streak: 1 (1993-Pres.)
Longest UNI Win Streak: None
Largest UW Margin of Victory: 2 (1993)
Largest UNI Margin of Victory: None
Most Points Scored by UW: 45 (1993
Most Points Scored by UNI: 42 (1993)
Date Score Location
Sept. 11, 1993 W, 45-42 (Laramie)
S erie S r ecord v S . COLORADO
The 2025 Meeting Will be the: 28th Overall Series Record: Wyoming trails 3-23-1 Series Began: Nov. 10, 1900
RECAP: A pair of early turnovers were too much for the Cowboys to overcome in a 48-7 loss to Big-12 foe Arizona State in the 2024 season opener inside Mountain America Stadium in Tempe, Ariz. on Saturday evening. It was the first meeting between the two schools since 1977.
Arizona State recorded 499 yards of total offense in the contest and held Wyoming to only 118 yards of total offense. ASU passed for 258 yards and recorded 27 first downs in the game and did not record a turnover in the contest.
Wyoming’s offense was paced by 43 yards by DJ Jones at running back. Sam Scott added 26 yards on the ground. Chris Durr Jr. added a team-high three catches and a touchdown for quarterback Kaden Anderson.. Tight end Nick Miles added a career-high two catches. The Cowboy defense was led by safeties Isaac White and Wyett Ekeler each added nine tackles.
Sun Devil quarterback Sam Leavitt added 258 yards passing with two scores. He also added 47 yards rushing.
OFFENSIVE NOTES
•Quarterback Evan Svoboda made his second career start. He also earned a start on the road at top-25 Texas last season.
•Running back DJ Jones made his first career start in the Brown and Gold.
•Jones rushed for 43 yards on 17 carries
•Wide receiver Chris Durr recorded a catch in the first half. It was the first of his career. He also caught a touchdown in the fourth quarter for the first of his career. He led the team with three catches for 16 yards.
•Tight end Nick Miles recorded a career-high two catches on the night
DEFENSIVE NOTES
•Defensive end Braden Siders recorded a sack in the second quarter for the 11th of his career.
•Defensive end Tyce Westland recorded a sack, his first of the season and the first for UW this season in the first quarter. It was the first solo sack of his career.
•Safety Issac White recorded nine tackles along with his tandem partner Wyett Ekeler also added nine tackles.
•Cornerback Tyrecus Davis added six tackles.
•Linebacker Connor Shay recorded a career-high eight tackles.
SPECIAL TEAM NOTES
•Punter Jack Culbreath made his debut for the Cowboys. He punted the ball eight times averaging 47 yards per punt with three of 50 or more.
Game Starters: Wyoming
OFFENSE
IDAHO
Box Score (Final)
The Automated ScoreBook Idaho vs Wyoming (Sep 07, 2024 at Laramie, Wyoming)
Score by Quarters 1234Total Idaho 71000 17 Wyoming 10003 13
QtrTimeScoring play
1st12:50 WYO - Hoyland,John 48 yd field goal, 6-44 2:10
06:36VANDALS - Cummings,Elisha 3 yd run (Pope,Cameron kick), 7-37 3:57
RECAP: The Wyoming Cowboys (0-2 Overall) dropped a 17-13 contest to Idaho (1-1 overall) in the home opener inside War Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon in Laramie. It marked the first Sell Out in War Memorial Stadium since the Pokes hosted Nebraska in 2011 with 25,070 fans entering the stadium.
Wyoming’s defense held the Vandals in check in the second half allowing only 80 yards of total offense, as UW held the Vandals to 225 yards for the game. Wyoming recorded 270 yards of total offense with 144 yards on the ground and 126 through the air. The Cowboys held Idaho to 1-of-13 on third down but were hindered by nine penalties in the contest.
The Pokes got off to an early lead with a field goal from John Hoyland, as he tied the school record of Cooper Rothe with the 59th of his career and later took a 10-7 lead on a touchdown pass from Evan Svoboda to Devin Boddie Jr., But the Vandals added 10 points in the second quarter and held the Cowboys to three points, as Hoyland hit the school record, the Vandals taking the win 17-13.
The contest marked the 400th game in War Memorial Stadium history with the Cowboys remain home next Saturday to take on BYU at 7 p.m. in a Stripe Out.
TEAM NOTES
•The Cowboys played their 400th game in War Memorial Stadium. Wyoming is 261-132-7 inside The War.
•The Cowboys and Idaho met for the ninth time on Saturday.
•The Cowboys move to 7-2 all-time against the Vandals in a series that dates back over 100 years.
•The contest featured 25,070 fans for the first Sell Out since Wyoming hosted Nebraska in 2011.
•The Cowboys move to 52-12-1 all-time in non-conference home openers.
OFFENSIVE NOTES
•Wide receiver Devin Boddie, Jr. hauled in a 20-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter for his first as a Cowboy. It was his first since scoring against Stanford at Vanderbilt during the 2021 season on Sept. 18. He finished the game with two catches for 34 yards.
•Quarterback Evan Svoboda threw the first touchdown pass of his career in the first quarter. He threw for 124 yards in the contest.
•Svoboda rushed for a career-high 45 yards in the contest.
•Running back DJ Jones rushed for 80 . His previous career high came against Georgia State rushing for 61 yards on Sept. 10, 2022 while at North Carolina.
•Jones also tied a career-high with 17 rushing attempts for the game.
•Wide receiver Justin Stevenson recorded a 16-yard rush for the longest of his career.
•Running back Jamari Ferrell recorded a career-high two catches.
DEFENSIVE NOTES
•Safety Andrew Johnson made his first career start on Saturday. He finished the game with five tackles on the night.
•Linebacker Shae Suiaunoa recorded 10 tackles for the Cowboys and has recorded double digit tackles four times in his career.
•Suiaunoa also tied a career-high with 1.5 tackles for loss.
•Cornerback Keany Parks recorded a career-high five tackles in the contest.
•Wyoming recorded nine tackles for loss in the game with Sabastian Harsh tying a career-high with two and a half in the contest.
•Nose tackle Ben Florentine recorded a career-high four tackles. He also recorded a career-high two tackles for loss in the contest.
SPECIAL NOTES
•Cowboy kicker John Hoyland connected on a 48-yard field goal on the opening drive tying Cooper Rothe for school record of 59 field goals.
•Hoyland later connected on a 22-yard field goal for the 60th field goal of his career, which now leaves him alone atop the alltime field goal leaders at Wyoming.
•Punter Jack Culbreath punted the ball five times averaging 39.3 per punt with three inside the 20-yard line.
Box Score (Final) The Automated ScoreBook BYU vs Wyoming (Sep 14, 2024 at Laramie, Wyoming)
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total BYU 7 10 17 0 34 Wyoming 0 7 0 7 14
RECAP: The Wyoming Cowboys (0-3 overall) dropped a 34-14 contest to longtime rival BYU (3-0 overall) on Saturday evening inside War Memorial Stadium. It was the first meeting between the two teams in Laramie since the 2009 season and the 80th overall in the series. The attendance of 24,513 was the second-straight Sellout for the Cowboys for the first time since the 1967. Wyoming had a crowd of over 25,000 in the home opener, as standing room only tickets were sold in that contest.
“Credit to (BYU),” Uw head coach Jay Sawvel said. “They have a really solid defense. They’re big and they’re physical at all levels. I think that’s an issue there. As a team, we have to go back and keep working and getting better. Right now, we’ve lost to teams that are a combined 8-1. We’ve got to go back to work. This is what it is. We all know that there are things we have to get better at, and we also know there are things we are not doing well enough. We have to raise our level, and it’s frustrating. “
The Cougars used 458 yards of offense through the air and used a 100-yard kickoff return to open the second half to earn the win, as BYU is receiving votes in both the Associated Press and Coaches Poll. The Cougar defense allowed only 217 yards of total offense with the Cowboys recording 140 yards through the air and 77 yards on the ground.
Quarterback Evan Svoboda recorded a career-high 140 yards passing in the contest. He also added 31 yards rushing to lead the team. Wide receiver Tyler King recorded a career-high three catches for a career-high 52 yards. Fellow wide receiver Jaylen Sargent grabbed two catches, tying a career-high for 18 yards.
The Cowboy defense was paced by Isaac White with 10 tackles in the contest for a career high. He also added a pass breakup in the game. Cornerback Keany Parks added a career-high six tackles. Defensive end Sabastian Harsh added seven tackles in the contest and added a tackle for loss.
Punter Jack Culbreath recorded eight punts averaging 43.8 yards per punt with a long 50 yard.
The Cowboys return to action next Saturday with a trip to North Texas for a 5 p.m. MT in a contest on ESPN+. It is the first meeting all time between the two schools.
TEAM NOTES
•The Cowboys and the Cougars met for the 80th time on Saturday.
•The Cowboys are now 30-47-3 all-time against the Cougars.
•It marked the first meetings between the schools inside War Memorial Stadium since 2009.
•The Cowboys are no 17-17-3 against BYU in Laramie.
•The attendance of 24,513 was the second-straight Sellout for the Cowboys for the first time since the 1967. Wyoming had a crowd of over 25,000 in the opener, as standing room only tickets were sold in that contest.
•The Cowboys three opponents this season have a combined 8-1 record, as BYU and Arizona State are 3-0 on the season.
•The Cowboys held BYU to 2-of-11 on third down for the night. Over the last two games, Wyoming is holding opponents to 3-of-24 for 12.5 percent.
Game Starters:
NORTH TEXAS RECAP
Box Score (Final) The Automated ScoreBook Wyoming vs North Texas (Sep 21, 2024 at Denton, Texas)
Score by Quarters 1234Total Wyoming 31400 17 North Texas 720143 44
QtrTimeScoring play
1st09:54 WYO - Hoyland,John 30 yd field goal, 11-62 5:06
RECAP: The Wyoming Cowboys (0-4 overall) could not slow down the Mean Green offense in a 44-17 loss to North Texas (3-1 overall) in the non-conference finale inside DATCU Stadium in Denton, Texas on Saturday evening. The Pokes held the Mean Green to 4-of-14 on third down, but North Texas went a perfect 4-of-4 on fourth down for the contest.
“I thought the start we had was pretty good offensively on the opening drive, but defensively we have done some good things on third down, but we can’t get off the field on fourth down. We had to get off the field and we are taxed a little bit. We have to redefine ourselves.”
North Texas, one of the nation’s top offensive units recorded 534 yards of total offense with 318 yards passing and 216 yards on the ground. The Cowboys were held to 140 yards of total offense and were held in check in the second half. UW passed for 175 yards and rushed for 65 yards.
Running back Sam Scott recorded a career-high 52 yards receiving with one score and added 39 yards on the ground. Tight end John Michael Gyllenborg finished the night with a season-high five catches and 56 yards. Wide receiver Tyler King added a 100-yard kickoff return in the second quarter for the first for the cowboys since the 2021 season.
The Wyoming defense was led by linebacker Shae Suiaunoa and Connor Shay, as the duo combined for 17 tackles. Suiaunoa added nine to lead the team with Shay adding eight.
The Cowboys open Mountain West play next Saturday hosting Air Force in War Memorial Stadium for Homecoming. The contest is slated for a 6 p.m. start.
TEAM NOTES
•The Cowboys and North Texas met for the first time on Saturday.
•The Pokes have played games in the State of Texas in backto-back seasons after playing against the Texas Longhorns last season in Austin.
OFFENSIVE NOTES
•Tight end John Michael Gyllenborg recorded a 31-yard reception on the opening drive. It was his first reception of the season.
•Gyllenborg finished the game with five catches for 56 yards. He tied a career-high with his five catches.
•Running back Sam Scott recorded 39 yards on the ground and added 52 yards receiving for a career-high.
•He recorded his first touchdown reception of his career on a 41yard strike from Evan Svoboda.
Game Starters: Wyoming North Texas
AIR FORCE
Box Score (Final)
The Automated ScoreBook Air Force vs Wyoming (Sep 28, 2024 at Laramie, Wyoming)
Score by Quarters 1234Total Air Force 01306 19 Wyoming 701410 31
RECAP: The Wyoming Cowboys erupted for 24 points in second half to fly past the Air Force Falcons 31-19 on Homecoming inside War Memorial Stadium in Laramie on Saturday evening. The Pokes recorded 278 yards of total offense in the second frame and held onto the ball for nearly 22 minutes in the second half.
“I’m really happy for our team. I’m really proud of our players,” UW head coach Jay Sawvel said. “I’m happy for everybody associated with the organization. For where we are at right now, we couldn’t have asked for a better time for an open date. We needed to get a game to go into the open date. The way that they have practiced. The way they have continued to fight. The way that they have continued to improve. We’ll come back two weeks from now and be a better football team than what we were today. (The first win), it’s hollow a little bit with the way it all started. But look, take a list and take a look at who’s not here. You go down the list. We had two backup guards and a hobbled center, and we were able to run it in and score a touchdown there late. I’m really happy for the team. I’m really happy for our offensive staff. They have been working hard to try and get us jumpstarted.”
The Cowboys finished the night with a season-high 361 yards of total offense with and balanced attack that featured 188 yards passing and 173 yards on the ground. The Wyoming defense held Air Force to 320 yards of total offense with only 103 yards of total offense in the second half.
The Pokes got on the board first with a touchdown run from Sam Scott for his first of the season. But the Cowboys trailed 13-7 going into the half. Wyoming responded with a dominating third quarter with a pair of scores with a rush by quarterback Evan Svoboda and a scamper from wide receiver Tyler King. Svoboda was 8-of-9 passing in the third quarter.
Wyoming added 10 points in the final frame with a field goal from John Hoyland and another touchdown from Svoboda on the ground. A late sack on the Falcons final drive sealed the first win of the season for the Brown and Gold.
The Cowboy offense was led by Svoboda completing 71 percent of his passes for the game and throwing for a career-high 165 yard on 15-of-21. He also added a season-high 70 yards on the ground. Running back Sam Scott added a career-high 97 yards rushing. Wide Receiver Chris Durr, Jr. added a career-high three catches for a career-high 71 yards.
The Cowboys were paced by linebacker Shae Suiaunoa with a career-high 13 tackles on the night. He also added three tackles for loss for a career-high and the most by a Cowboy since Braden Siders had three against Ohio in the Arizona Bowl in 2022. Nose Tackle Ben Florentine added a career-high seven tackles.
The Cowboys will enjoy a bye week next weekend and return to action on October 12 hosting San Diego State inside War Memorial Stadium for a 1:30 p.m. start.
SAN DIEGO STATE RECAP
Box Score (Final)
The Automated ScoreBook
San Diego St. vs Wyoming (Oct 12, 2024 at Laramie, Wyoming)
RECAP: The shorthanded Wyoming Cowboys could not close out a late push by the San Diego State Aztecs in a 27-24 loss on Saturday afternoon inside War Memorial Stadium in Laramie. The Pokes took a lead to open the fourth quarter, but the Aztecs used the passing attack to score the final 10 points of the game as UW falls to 1-5 overall and 1-1 in conference play with SDSU improving to 3-3 overall and 2-0 in conference play.
“The team that makes the least mistakes wins,” UW head coach Jay Sawvel said. “ And we made critical mistakes too often in all phases of the game. You could go on and on and there’s just times that we just didn’t finish the play off like we needed to. We made mistakes you can’t make to win a game like that. We did everything we could to win this game, and we did that in a lot of different ways. The players played hard. There’s no complaint with the effort they gave. We just made the importune and catastrophic mistakes in certain situations.”
The Pokes recorded a season-high 371 yards of total offense in the contest with season-high 190 yards on the ground and 181 yards through the air. The Aztecs added 356 yards of total offense with 254 yards passing and were held to 102 yards on the ground.
The Wyoming offense was paced by running back Sam Scott added 94 yards on the ground with his second rushing score of the season. He had a long run of 27 yards. Quarterback Evan Svoboda threw for 181 yards with a touchdown and a pair of interceptions. He rushed gained 90 yards on the ground but had a net of 55 yards after being sacked six times. He had a touchdown rush of 51 yards and pass of 70 yards both the longest of the season for the Brown and Gold. Wide receiver Jaylen Sargent tied a career high with two catches with a career-best 84 yards receiving.
The Wyoming defense paced by linebacker Shae Suiaunoa with 10 tackles. He has double-digit tackles in back-to-back game but was injured in the second half. Defensive end Sabastian Harsh recorded a career-high four tackles for loss tying a school record. Nickel Malique Singleton added a career-high six tackles along with defensive tackle Dante Drake with five tackles. Wyoming tied a season-high with nine tackles for loss in the game. The SDSU was led by quarterback Danny O’Neil with 254 passing yards with a touchdown. Running back Marquez Cooper added 87 yards with a score.
SDSU opened up the scoring in the first quarter with a field goal, but Wyoming answered on a flea flicker from Svoboda to Sargent for 70 yards to make it a 7-3 game. After a pick-six by SDSU, Scott found the endzone, but the Aztecs would take a 17-14 lead into the half after a score.
Wyoming tacked on a field goal in the third quarter and added a rushing score by Svoboda from 51 yards to open the fourth quarter, but a passing score by SDSU and field goal gave the Aztecs the win.
SAN JOSE STATE
Box Score (Final)
The Automated ScoreBook Wyoming vs San Jose St. (Oct 19, 2024 at San Jose, California)
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total Wyoming 0 0 7 7 14
RECAP: Despite forcing three first half turnovers and blocking a field goal, the Wyoming Cowboys could not overcome the San Jose State Spartans in a 24-14 loss on Saturday afternoon at CEFCU Stadium in San Jose, Calif. The Wyoming defense bended but did not break in the opening half allowing over 300 yards of total offense but forcing three turnovers making it a 14-0 game at the half. The Pokes would make it a 14-7 game, but UW recorded a turnover halting momentum.
San Jose State recorded 498 yards of total offense in the contest passing for 322 yards passing and rushing for 176 for the afternoon. Wyoming threw for a season-high 310 yards but were held to only 56 yards on the night.
Cornerback Tyrecus Davis recorded a blocked kick and forced fumble in the contest and added five tackles in the game. Safety Wyett Ekeler added his first interception of the season and fourth of his career in his first action since the BYU game. Nickel Wrook Brown added his second interception of the season and fifth of his career. He also added eight tackles on the afternoon to lead the team.
Quarterback Evan Svoboda finished his day 14-of-27 passing for a career-high 194 yards. Wide receiver Justin Stevenson added his first career touchdown reception in the second half, it was also the longest of his career at 18 yards. Tight end John Michael Gyllenborg finished the day with a career-high 137 yards receiving on five catches with a score. Quarterback Kaden Anderson added 116 yards passing for a career-high.
OFFENSIVE NOTES
•Wide receiver Justin Stevenson recorded a touchdown reception in the second half. It was the first of his career. It was also the longest in his career at 18 yards.
•Wide receiver Tyler King added three receptions for 43 yards. His high was 54 yards against BYU earlier this season.
•Tight end John Michael Gyllenborg added a career-high 137 yards on five receptions and has 48 or more yards in four-straight games. He also added a 63 yard touchdown reception for the second longest of his career
•Wide receiver Chris Durr Jr. hauled in a 40-yard reception in the second half for the longest of his career. He had 53 yards in the game. His season-high was 71 coming against Air Force.
•Quarterback Evan Svoboda recorded 194 yards passing for a career-high. He was 14-of-27 passing for the contest.
•Quarterback Kaden Anderson threw for a career-high 116 yards including a touchdown.
DEFENSIVE NOTES
•Cornerback Tyrecus Davis forced a fumble in the second quarter. It was the first fumble recovery for the Cowboys this season. It was the second forced fumble of his career. He had one last season.
•Safety Wyett Ekeler returned to the lineup for the first time since the BYU game. He recorded an interception despite having two clubs on his hands playing with two broken thumbs. It was his first interception of the season and the fourth of his career.
•Nickel Wrook Brown recorded an interception in the second half. It was his second of the season and the fifth of his career with the Pokes.
•Brown also added a team-high eight tackles tying a season-high he had a against Air Force.
UTAH STATE
Box Score (Final)
The Automated ScoreBook Utah St. vs Wyoming (Oct 26, 2024 at Laramie, Wyoming)
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total
Utah St. 7 10 0 10 27
Wyoming 3 7 6 9 25
Qtr Time Scoring play
1st 12:27
USU - Tia,Otto 36 yd pass from Pele,Jared (Cragun,Tanner kick), 7-75 2:33
05:19 WYO - Hoyland,John 43 yd field goal, 8-55 3:25
Kickoff time: 5:07pm • End of Game: 8:30pm • Total elapsed time: 03:22
Game Starters:
Utah St.
Officials: Referee: McNeill,Cal; Umpire: Orsot,Rico; Linesman: Shoup,George; Line judge: Holland,Garr; Back judge: Luxner,Corey; Field judge: Turner,Terrell; Side judge: Reed,Gary; Temperature: 65 • Wind: W 18mph • Weather: Sunny
Pos ## OFFENSE
RB 3A Faison,Rahsul
WR 5 Tia,Otto
QB 7 Petras,Spencer
WR 8 Page,Grant
WR 23 White,Kyrese
OL 54 Andersen,Teague
OL 55 Alo,Falepule
Wyoming
Pos ## OFFENSE
WR 5 King,Tyler
WR 9 Brown,Alex
QB 17 Svoboda,Evan
RB 22 Scott,Sam OT 71 Davies,Jake OT 72 Barnett,Caden OC 77 Tulafono,Nofoaf
RECAP: The Wyoming Cowboys dropped a last second contest to Utah State 27-25 on Saturday evening inside War memorial Stadium in Laramie. The Aggies knocked in a 40-yard field goal as time expired to halt a comeback win for the Cowboys in Bridger’s Battle. Wyoming recorded a season-high 470 yards of total offense on the night but could only find the endzone twice in the contest.
“That’s a heartbreaker,” UW head coach Jay Sawvel said. “That’s also the direct result of not putting ourselves in a better position with the third quarter we played. With the way we played the third quarter defensively, we should have won that quarter 10-0, 14-0. We didn’t play well defensively early in that game. We played much better in the second half defensively, but then needed to make one more stop at the end of the game. I feel for our players. I feel for our seniors. To be in a rivalry game, a trophy game like that, and to not be able to finish that off, there’ll be a lot of things that I’ll second guess.”
The Cowboy offense finished the night with 470 yards of total offense. Wyoming rushed for 276 yards on the night and threw for 194 yards. Utah State, a high tempo offense finished the contest with 378 yards of total offense with a balanced attack of 230 yards passing and 148 yards on the ground. It was nearly 100 yards below the season average for USU.
Wyoming trailed 17-10 at the half but held Utah State to only nine yards in the third quarter. UW recorded over 300 yards in the second half. Kicker John Hoyland recorded four field goals on the night and is now four points away from passing Cooper Rothe for the school scoring record. He is 9-of-11 this season in field goals with his only misses coming for 5-plus yards.
Wyoming’s offense was paced by running back Sam Scott with 115 yards and a touchdown. It was a career-high in rushing as he ripped off a career-high 43-yard rush. Freshman Chris Durr, Jr. was outstanding with a career-high nine catches for a career-high 83 yards. It was the most catches by a Cowboy this season and most since Austin Conway had 11 against Wofford in 2018. Wide receiver Tyler King rushed for a career-best 77 yards including a 54-yard score. He also had a career-high four catches for 52 yards.
The Cowboy defense was paced by four players with eight tackles. Connor Shay recorded a career tying eight tackles with defensive end Tyce Westland recording a career-high eight tackles. Linebacker Shae Suiaunoa and safety Wyett Ekeler each recorded eight tackles. Suiaunoa added two tackles for loss. Defensive end DeVonne Harris added five tackles for a season-high including his first sack of the season.
Utah State was paced offensively by running back Rashul Faison with 131 yards rushing. The defense was led by safety Jordan Vincent with 11 tackles and an interception.
NEW MEXICO
Box Score (Final) The Automated ScoreBook Wyoming vs New Mexico (Nov 02, 2024 at Albuquerque, New Mex)
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total Wyoming 14 21 0 14 49 New Mexico 13 22 10 0 45
Qtr Time Scoring play
1st 12:33
UNM - Avinger,Noah 10 yd pass from Avinger,Noah, 7-75 2:27
INTERCEPTIONS: Wyoming-Brown,Wrook 1-29. New Mexico-Avinger,Noah 1-0.
RECAP: The Wyoming Cowboys racked up a season-high 604 yards for the most yards in a game since November of 2021 in a 49-45 road win over New Mexico on Saturday afternoon in University Stadium in Albuquerque. Wyoming added the final 14 points of the contest in the fourth quarter to earn the victory.
The Cowboys rushed for 262 yards in the contest with 342 yards passing. The Lobos countered with 576 yards of total offense with 164 yards through the air and 412 on the ground. The Pokes recorded 30 first downs for the night for the first game with 30 first downs since the Hawaii game in 2013.
The contest saw the return of running back Harrison Waylee to the Cowboy offense. He added 170 yards for his fifth 100-yard game with the Brown and Gold. Quarterback Kaden Anderson had a career day with 342 yards passing with three touchdowns. He was 20-of-29 passing. Wide receiver Jaylen Sargent recorded a career-high 186 yards receiving in the contest.
Wyoming kicker John Hoyland recorded seven points in the game and is now Wyoming’s all-time leader with 346 points. He passed Cooper Rothe’s previous record of 342 points.
The Cowboy defense was paced by safety Isaac White recording eight tackles. He went over 200 career tackles in the contest. Linebacker Connor Shay added six tackles along with fellow linebacker Shae Suiaunoa adding six tackles. Nickel Wrook Brown returned an interception for a score for his sixth career interception and third of the season. It was the first interception returned for the score of his career and first since Wyett Ekeler did so against Nevada in the regular season finale last season. Defensive end Tyce Westland added a sack and forced fumble.
The Lobos were paced by quarterback Devon Dampier with 207 yards rushing and 164 passing. Running back Eli Sanders added 205 yards.
OFFENSIVE NOTES
•Running back Harrison Waylee appeared in his first game.
•In his return, he rushed for 170 yards for his first 100-yard game since rushing for 128 against Colorado State last season. He has rushed for more than 100 yards five times in his career with the Pokes.
•Waylee now has over 3,000 career rushing yards. He came into the game with 2,876 yards
•Quarterback Kaden Anderson made his first career start.
•Anderson threw for a career-high 342 yards with threw touchdowns for a career-high.
•Running back Jamari Ferrell recorded his first touchdown of the season and second of his career.
•Ferrell recorded a career-high 89 yards rushing in the contest.
•Tight end John Michael Gyllenborg recorded a touchdown reception in the first quarter for the fifth of his career and second of the season.
•Wide receiver Jaylen Sargent recorded a career-high six catches for a career-high 186 yards.
•Tight end Nick Miles hauled in a career-long 25 yard reception in the first half.
•Wie receiver Justin Stevenson recorded three catches for 45 yards for a career-high.
FUMBLES: Wyoming-Anderson,Kaden 1-0. New Mexico-Royal,Jahvante 1-0; Dampier,Devon 1-1. Wyoming (2-7,2-3) vs. New Mexico (3-6,2-3)
DEFENSIVE NOTES
SACKS (UA-A): Wyoming-None. New Mexico-None.
Date: Nov 02, 2024 • Site: Albuquerque, New Mex • Stadium: University Stadium
Attendance: 15046
Kickoff time: 2:05pm • End of Game: 5:32pm • Total elapsed time: 03:26
Officials: Referee: Watson,Christia; Umpire: Britt,Anthony; Linesman: Winter,John; Line judge: Gragg,Justin; Back judge: Baldwin,David; Field judge: Binford,Matt; Side judge: Hoeft,Danny; Temperature: 68 • Wind: SW 7mph • Weather: Sunny
•Safety Isaac White recorded eight tackles in the game and now has 205 career tackles after coming into the game with 197.
•Linebacker Connor Shay recorded six tackles.
•Nickel Wrook Brown recorded an interception for a touchdown. It was his first career touchdown. It was the first interception for a touchdown by the Cowboys since Wyett Ekeler returned on 38 yards against Nevada last season in the Regular season finale.
COLROADO STATE
Box Score (Final) The Automated ScoreBook Wyoming vs Colorado St. (Nov 15, 2024 at Fort Collins, Colora)
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total Wyoming 0 3 7 0 10 Colorado St. 14 3 7 0 24
Qtr Time Scoring play
1st 11:39
RAMS - Morrow,Avery 11 yd run (Noyes,Jordan kick), 6-75 3:21
FUMBLES: Wyoming-None. Colorado St.-Maher,Tommy 1-1. Wyoming (2-8,2-4) vs. Colorado St. (7-3,5-0)
Date: Nov 15, 2024 • Site: Fort Collins, Colora • Stadium: Canvas Stadium Attendance: 36720
Kickoff time: 6:02pm • End of Game: 9:23pm • Total elapsed time: 03:20
RECAP: The Wyoming Cowboys could not overcome a slow start in a 24-10 loss at Colorado State on Saturday evening inside Canvas Stadium in Fort Collins, Colo. It was the 116th edition of “The Border War” with the Cowboys falling to 31-26 in the Bronze Boot Portion of the series.
“We will start by giving credit to our opponent,” head coach Jay Sawvel said. “We thought coming in here that we were going to need to out-play them. We were going to have to play really good, we were going to have to play as good a football as what we could play and the best football we played all year and we didn’t do that. There’s enough plays defensively we caught to start the game, which was inexcusable. And then offensively we were our own worst enemy at times, too.”
The Cowboys were held to 81 total yards in the first half with the Rams building a 17-3 lead into the half. Wyoming defense settled in the third quarter with Wyoming, but the Ram defense held strong holding the Cowboys to only seven points in the second half.
Wyoming finished the game with 237 yards of total offense with 117 yards on the ground and 120 yards through the air. The Rams finished the contest with 446 yards of total offense, as CSU rushed for 248 yards and passed for 198.
The Cowboy offense was paced running back Jamari Ferrell with 74 yards on the ground. He recorded a career-high 62-yard rush. Wide receiver Jaylen Sargent grabbed three catches for 45 yards for the night. Quarterback Kaden Anderson threw for 120 yards on 13-of-30 passing.
Wyoming’s defense was paced by linebacker Connor Shay with a career-high 12 tackles. He also added a career-high two tackles for loss. Defensive end DeVonne Harris added six tackles and added a fumble recovery and a tackle for loss. Defensive end Tyce Westland tied a career-high with eight tackles and defensive tackle Jayden Williams added a career-high seven tackles.
Colorado State was led offensively by Justin Marshall with 104 yards. Dom Jones led the Ram defense with 10 tackles.
OFFENSIVE NOTES
•Wide receiver Will Pelissier recorded 2 catches and has multiple catches in back-to-back games for the first time this season.
•Wide receiver Jaylen Sargent recorded a 25-yard reception in the third quarter. He had 3 catches for 45 yards. In his last two games, Sargent has recorded 231 yards after recording 186 at New Mexico.
•Running back Jamari Ferrell finished the game with 6 carries for 74 yards.
•Ferrell recorded a 62-yard rush in the third quarter for the longest of his career.
DEFENSIVE NOTES
•Linebacker Connor Shay recorded a career-best 12 tackles on the night.
•Shay finished the game with 1 tackle for loss for a career high.
•Defensive end Tyce Westland recorded 8 tackles on the night for a career high and has five or more tackles three times this season.
•Defensive tackle Jayden Williams added 7 tackles. He came into the game with his career high of four tackles.
•Defensive tackle Jordan Bertagnole recorded 4 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss. He came into the game with 24.5 tackles for loss, as he ranks in the top-10 in school history.
Officials: Referee: Foy,Patrick; Umpire: Schindler,John; Linesman: Gudgell,David; Line judge: Owens,Carlos; Back judge: Rattler Jr.,Gre; Field judge: McNally,Eric; Side judge: Aragon,Josh; Temperature: 41 • Wind: NE 1mph • Weather: Clear
•Defensive end DeVonne Harris recorded a fumble recovery for the third of his career.
SPECIAL NOTES
•Kicker John Hoyland connected on a 49-yard field goal in the second quarter. It marked his 68th career field goal and his 349th career point. He added 1 extra point and adds to his school scoring record.
BOISE STATE
Box Score (Final)
The Automated ScoreBook Boise St. vs Wyoming (Nov 23, 2024 at Laramie, Wyoming)
FUMBLES: Boise St.-Riley,Dylan 1-0. Wyoming-Waylee,Harrison 1-0; Gyllenborg,John 1-0. Boise St. (10-1,7-0) vs. Wyoming (2-9,2-5)
Date: Nov 23, 2024 • Site: Laramie, Wyoming • Stadium: Jonah Field at War M Attendance: 18094
Kickoff time: 5:07pm • End of Game: 8:22pm • Total elapsed time: 03:14
SACKS (UA-A): Boise St.-None. Wyoming-None.
Officials: Referee: Watson,Christia; Umpire: Britt,Anthony; Linesman: Winter,John; Line judge: Bryant,Alan; Back judge: Baldwin,David; Field judge: Binford,Matt; Side judge: Hoeft,Danny;
RECAP: The Wyoming Cowboys took the twelfth-ranked and College Football Playoff four-seed Boise State into the fourth quarter, but a score by Boise State with five-minutes left was enough as Wyoming fell 17-13. UW held Boise State to 140 yards under their season average and held the Broncos to 1-of-10 on third down.
“I give credit to Boise State,” Wyoming head coach Jay Sawvel said. “They have a great football team. They have a great football program. I’m proud of our players tonight. We had a game plan of what we wanted to do – to milk clock and control the ball – and I thought our seniors showed up tonight and did a really good job. They fought tonight. I’m thankful for the fans. We had a great crowd tonight. We have to finish games. We have to give them the product that finishes games. We’ve lost four games by a combined 13 points and two others that were within our grasp.”
The Cowboys got out to a 3-0 lead on the opening drive with a season long field goal of 54-yards from John Hoyland. Heisman contender Ashton Jeanty recorded a 61-yard touchdown score to give Boise State a 7-3 lead late in the opening frame.
Wyoming took a 10-7 lead on a touchdown reception from Kaden Anderson to Justin Stevenson from five yards, but the Broncos tied the game at 10-10 to close the first half. Neither team could find pints in the third quarter, but Hoyland connected on a 35-yard field goal for a 13-10 lead for the Brown and Gold. But Jeanty led a drive that proved to be the game winner for a 17-13 lead. Wyoming would have 19 seconds remining, but the Bronco survived with the win.
Wyoming recorded 319 yards of total offense with 203 yard passing and 116 rushing. Boise was held to 352 yards with 185 rushing and 167 yards passing. Wyoming held on to the ball for nearly 35 minutes in the contest.
The Cowboys were led offensively wide receivers Stevenson and Jaylen Sargent with four receptions. Stevenson had a career-best 82 yards with Sargent adding 86. Running back Harrison Waylee added 69 yard rushing to lead the Cowboys. Anderson left the game at half with an injury but was 9-of-14 for 116 yards with a touchdown. Backup Evan Svoboda was 6-of-13 for 87 yards.
The Wyoming defense was led by linebacker Connor Shay with seven tackles with a tackle for loss. Keany Parks added six with three others adding five. Linebacker Shae Suiaunoa added a sack as did defensive end DeVonne Harris.
The Broncos were paced by Jeanty with 169 yards and a score. Zion Washington led the Broncos with nine tackles.
Game Starters: Boise St.
Jeanty,Ashton
WASHINGTON STATE
Box Score (Final) The Automated ScoreBook Wyoming vs Washington St. (Nov 30, 2024 at Pullman, Washington)
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total Wyoming 3 3 3 6 15 Washington St. 7 7 0 0 14
RECAP: The Wyoming Cowboys used a 14-play 90-yard drive for the go-ahead touchdown with 24 seconds left to defeat Washington State inside Martin Stadium in Pullman, Wash, on Saturday evening in the season finale for the Brown and Gold. Quarterback Evan Svoboda found John Michael Gyllenborg from 18-yards for the game winning score on fourth down.
“This isn’t the year that we want, and we’ll never have this type of year again, but I think what happens is within the building our guys never stopped fighting,” UW head coach Jay Sawvel Said. “We lost four games by four points or less. We kept finding ways to get better. We’ve got work to do, we’ve got to get a lot better, but I couldn’t be more proud of everybody for continuing to fight, continuing to improve and continuing to buy into the program and playing Cowboy football.”
“I think it’s tremendous for Evan. I’m so proud of him. He was beat up at the end of the game. I don’t know how much more he could have ran or anything like that. He still found a way to get us a win so I’m really happy for him. For everything he’s taken he deserves it.”
Wyoming finished the night with 340 yards of total offense with 134 on the ground and 206 through the air. Washington State recorded 285 yards with 182 through the air and 103 on the ground. WSU averaged 434 yards of total offense heading into the game. Wyoming held onto the ball for over 34 minutes in the contest. Wyoming also held WSU to only 56 yards in the second half and the 14 points was 36 below their season average at home this year of 50 points.
The Cowboy offense was paced by quarterback Evan Svoboda recording 206 yards passing going 21-of-34. It was a career-high in passing yards for the junior. He also added 33 yards on the ground. rushing yards. Wide receiver Chris Durr Jr. added five catches for 57 yards to lead the team. Gyllenborg added four catches for 61 yards and a score. Running back Harrison Waylee recorded 69 rushing yards on 12 rushes for 5.8 per carry.
The Wyoming defense was led by the senior trio of linebackers Connor Shay, Shae Suiaunoa and cornerback Tyrecus Davis with seven tackles each. Shay had his first career sack in the contest. Davis tied a career-high in tackles and added his second career interception to seal the game.
The Cougars got on the board first with a touchdown in the first quarter, the Cowboys responded with a field goal from John Hoyland to make it a 7-3 in the first frame. Washington State tacked on another touchdown, but a late turnover forced by the Cowboys turned into a field goal to make it a 14-6 game at the half.
Neither team could find the endzone in the third quarter, but the Cowboys did tack on a field goal to make it a 14-9 game heading into the final frame of the season. The Cowboy defense would continue to get stops as Wyoming drove down the field for the win followed by an interception to take the contest 15-14.
Washington State was led by quarterback John Mateer with 182 yards passing on 16-of-22. He also led the team with 56 rushing yards.
Game Starters:
Team Results
09/07/2024
09/14/2024
09/21/2024
* 09/28/2024
*
*
*
* 11/23/2024
Rushing
Page 1/3 as of Jun 10, 2025
Game Records
Team Statistics
Interceptions
Receiving
Team Defense
Score by Periods
Scoring
Punting
Field Goals
FG Sequence
Team Name Wyoming
Illinois (22),(46) 42,(27),51
Tulsa (25),(55),44,(25),(30) (32),(27),49,(25),43
Northern Colo. (23),(41),(39),(35) (32)
Air Force (20) 53
BYU (28) (25)
San Jose St. (42) 26,(40),29
New Mexico (27),(19) 45,22
Utah St. (43),55,(51)
Hawaii (34),(38) 36,(29),(20)
Colorado St. 37 (40),(23),40
Boise St. (53) 41,(22),(47)
Ohio (53),(29) (43),53,(45),(46)
Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made
Kickoffs
Page 2/4 as of Jun 20, 2023
RECORDS & HISTORY
(The NCAA only recognizes regular-season totals, which are reflected here. School records throughout the rest of this section include bowl-game statistics.)
MARCUS HARRIS (#23) became the greatest receiver in NCAA history during his career from 1993-96. Harris set NCAA records for most yards receiving (4,518) and most 100-yard receiving games (24). He also became the first receiver in NCAA history to amass 1,400 yards receiving in three different seasons. For his performance, Harris was named the recipient of the 1996 Biletnikoff Award, signifying the top receiver in the country. Harris currently ranks No. 5 in NCAA history in career receiving yards.
I nd I v I dual n C aa R ank I ngs
Marcus Harris, Wide Receiver, 1993-96
Most Career Receiving Yards: No. 5 4,518 - 1993-96
Most 1,400-Yard Receiving Seasons: Tie No. 1 3 - 1993-96
Most Touchdown Receptions in a Career: Tie No. 20 38 - 1993-96
Single-Season Yards per Game: Tie No. 20 137.5 - 1996
Ryan Yarborough, Wide Receiver, 1990-93
Most Career Receiving Yards: No. 8 4,357 - 1990-93
Most Touchdown Receptions in a Career: Tie No. 7 42 - 1990-93
Highest Average Gain Per Reception (Min. 200 catches): No. 1 19.0 - 1990-93 (229 for 4,357)
Single-Season Yards per Game: Tie No. 20 137.5 - 1993
Jerry DePoyster, Placekicker/Punter, 1965-67
Avg. FG Attempts Per Game in a Career (3 Years): No. 1 3.10 - 1965-67 (93 in 30)
Average Field Goal Attempts Per Game in a Season: No. 1 3.80 - 1966 (38 in 10)
Most Field Goal Attempts of 40 Yards or More in a Single Season: No. 1 25 - 1966 (6 made)
Most Field Goal Attempts of 50 Yards or More in a Single Season: No. 1 17 - 1966 (5 made)
Most Field Goals Made of 50 Yards or More in a Single Game: Tie No. 1 3 - vs. Utah, Oct. 8, 1966 (54, 54 and 52, one of five players)
Aron Langley, Punter, 1996-98
Career Punting Average (150-249 Punts): No. 24 44.7
Sean Fleming, Placekicker, vs. Arkansas State 1990
Cory Wedel, Placekicker, vs. Idaho 1996
Single-Game Field Goals Made: Tie No. 3 6
Dan Christopoulos, Placekicker, 1976-78
Longest Field Goal Made: Tie No. 11 62 yards vs. Colorado State 1977
Kevin Lowe, Running Back, 1981-84
Highest Average Gain per Rush in a Single-Game (min. 10 rushes): No. 1 30.2 - vs. South Dakota State, Nov. 10, 1984 (302 in 10)
Jay Novacek, Tight End, 1982-84
Highest Average Gain per Reception by a Tight End in a Single-Season: No. 1 22.6 - 1984 (745 in 33)
Most Yards of Total Offense in a Single Game: No. 10 640 - vs. Hawai’i, Nov. 23, 2013 (498 passing, 142 rushing)
ANDREW WINGARD (#28)
concluded his Wyoming career with 454 career tackles. That tied him for the Mountain West Conference record, ranked him No. 2 on the Wyoming career list and ranked him No. 20 in NCAA history.
Quarterback Gaining 400 Yards Passing and 100 Yards Rushing in a Single Game (one of 13 players): 640 - vs. Hawai’i, Nov. 23, 2013 (498 passing, 142 rushing)
Brian Hendricks, Linebacker, 2008-11
Most Tackles in a Single Game: Tied No. 21 23 - vs. Air Force, Oct. 17, 2009
Andrew Wingard, Safety, 2016-18
Most Tackles in a Career: Tied No. 21 454 Total Tackles - 2016-18
Most Solo Tackles in a Career: No. 15 274 Solo Tackles - 2015-18
John Hoyland, Place-kicker, 2020-present
Season Field Goals Made Per Game: No. 22 2.17 (13/14)
Season Field-Goal Percentage: No. 22 .929
Field-Goal Percentage: 2020 annual champion .929
(The NCAA only recognizes regular-season totals, which are reflected here. School records throughout the rest of this section include bowl-game statistics.)
I nd I v I dual n C aa R ank I ngs
Eddie Talboom, Tailback/Placekicker, 1948-50
Highest Average Points Scored per Game in a Career: No. 6 10.8 - 1948-50 (303 points in 28 games, 34 touchdowns and 99 extra points)
Season Points Per Game: No. 21 14.4 - 1950 (130 points in 9 games, 15 touchdowns
Randy Welniak, Quarterback, 1984-88
A Quarterback Gaining 300 Yards Passing and 100 Yards Rushing in a Single-Game (one of several players): 467 Total Yards - vs. Air Force 1988 (359 Passing and 108 Rushing)
Brian Hill, Running Back, 2014-16
A player to rush for at least 200 yards and have at least 100 receiving yards in a game in NCAA history. (one of several):
281 yards rushing and 106 receiving vs. Fresno State 2014
I nd I v I dual n C aa a nnual C hamp I ons
RECEIVING
Marcus Harris, 1996, Average Receiving Yards Per Game, 137.50 (1,650 yards, 12 games)
Marcus Harris, 1994, Average Receiving Yards Per Game, 119.25 (1,431 yards, 12 games)
Ryan Yarborough, 1993, Total Receiving Yards, 1,512 yards (67 receptions)
Ryan Yarborough, 1992, Total Receiving Yards, 1,351 yards (86 receptions) Dewey McConnell, 1951, Total Receptions, 47 receptions (725 yards)
RUSHING
Jim Crawford, 1956, Total Rushing Yards, 1,104 yards (200 rushes)
TOTAL OFFENSE
Josh Wallwork, 1996, Total Offense, 350.75 yards per game (4,209 yards, 12 games)
FIELD GOALS
Bob Jacobs, 1969, Total Field Goals Made, 18 field goals (18 of 27, 1.8/game)
Bob Jacobs, 1968, Total Field Goals Made, 14 field goals (14 of 29, 1.4/game)
Jerry DePoyster, 1966, Total Field Goals Made, 13 field goals (13 of 38, 1.3/game)
KICKOFF RETURNS
Earl Ray, 1941, Total Kickoff Return Yards, 496 yards (23 kickoff returns) PUNT RETURNS
Vic Washington, 1966, Total Punt Return Yards, 443 yards(34 punt returns) INTERCEPTIONS
Brian Lee, 1997, Interception Average, 0.73 interceptions per game (8 in 11)
PUNTING
Jack Weil, 1983, Punting Average, 45.6 yards per punt (2369 in 52)
Chuck Spaulding, 1951, Punting Average, 43.5 yards per punt (1610 in 37)
Ryan Yarborough (#16) ranks No. 8 in NCAA history in total receiving yards (4,357). He led the nation in total receiving yards in both 1992 (1,351) and 1993 (1,512).
SCORING
Most Points Scored, Both Teams (Regulation or Overtime): No. 4 135 - Nov. 12, 2016 at UNLV – UNLV 69, Wyoming 66 (3OT)
Most Points Scored in a Single Game: 103 - vs. Colorado State College Nov. 5, 1949 (15 TDs, 13 XPt.)
Most Touchdowns Scored in a Game: 15 - vs. Colorado State College Nov. 5, 1949 (9 Rush., 6 Pass.)
Most Extra Points Made Kicking 13 - vs. Colorado State College in a Single-Game: Nov. 5, 1949
DEFENSE
Highest Average Rushing Yards Lost Per Game by Opponent in a Single Season: 70.1 - 1968 (701 in 10 games on 458 rushes)
Highest per Game Average of Opponent Turnovers in a Single Season: 5.44 - 1950 (49 in 9 games, one of four teams)
LONGEST SERIES
Wyoming vs. Colorado State - 24th longest series in NCAA History
eam n C aa
nnual C hamp I ons
Undefeated and Untied Teams
1967 (10-0), 1956 (10-0), 1950 (9-0)
Passing Offense
1996 359.2 yards per game
Total Defense
1968 206.8 yards per game 1960 149.6 yards per game
Turnovers Forced 2017
Turnover Margin 2017 14/38 Rushing Defense
Brian Lee (#45) led the nation in 1997 in interception average, picking off eight passes in 11 contests, or 0.73 per game.
Marcus Harris (#23) owns virtually every receiving record in University of Wyoming history — most yards receiving in a career (4,518), career receptions (259), receiving yards in a single season (1,650), receptions in a single season (109), yards in a single game (260) and receptions in a single game (16). Harris also led the nation in receiving for two seasons, 1994 and 1996, and ranked second in 1995.
C a R ee R
R y and m I s C ellaneous
TOTAL YARDS
Career: 4518 -Marcus Harris, 1993-96
Single-Season: 1650 -Marcus Harris, 1996
Single-Game: 260 -Marcus Harris, vs. Fresno State 1994
YARDS PER GAME
Career: 98.2 -Marcus Harris, 1993-96 (4518 in 46)
Single-Season: 137.5 -Marcus Harris, 1996 (1650 in 12)
AVERAGE YARDS PER RECEPTION
Career: 21.7 -Isiah Neyor, 2019-21 (1,126 in 19,20,21)
Single-Season: 24.7 -Archie Gray, 1973 (988 in 40)
Single-Game: 47.5 -Josh Barge, vs. Ole Miss 2004 (95 in 2) 43.0 -Josh Doctson, vs. Colorado St. 2011 (129 in 3)
TOTAL RECEPTIONS
Career: 259 -Marcus Harris, 1993-96
Single-Season: 109 -Marcus Harris, 1996
Single-Game: 16 -Marcus Harris, vs. Iowa State, 1996, and CSU, 1996
AVERAGE RECEPTIONS PER GAME
Career: 5.6 -Marcus Harris, 1993-96 (259 in 46)
Single-Season: 9.1 -Marcus Harris, 1996 (109 in 12)
TOTAL TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS
Career: 42 -Ryan Yarborough, 1990-93
Single-Season: 16 -Ryan Yarborough, 1993
Single-Game: 4 -Robert Herron, vs. Hawai’i 2013 4 -Marcus Harris, vs. Oklahoma State 1995
AVERAGE TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS PER GAME
Career: 0.9 -Ryan Yarborough, 1990-93 (42 in 46)
Single-Season: 1.3 -Ryan Yarborough, 1993 (16 in 12)
CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH AT LEAST ONE RECEPTION
Career: 49 -Dominic Rufran, vs. Weber State 2011 to New Mexico 2014
47 -Jovon Bouknight, vs. Tennessee 2002 to SDSU 2005 41 -Wendell Montgomery, vs. W. Michigan 1996 to SDSU 1999
Single-Season: 14 -Tanner Gentry, 2016
Casey Bramlet (#14) holds the UW career record for passing yards. Bramlet, who played from 2000-03, concluded his career with 9,684 yards passing.
C a R ee R
s umma R y and m I s C ellaneous
Career: 9684 Casey Bramlet, 2000-03
Single-Season: 4090 Josh Wallwork, 1996
Single-Game: 498 Brett Smith, vs. Hawai’i 2013 AVERAGE YARDS PER GAME
Career: 293.3 Josh Wallwork, 1995-96 (6453 in 22)
Single-Season: 340.8 Josh Wallwork, 1996 (4,090 in 12)
AVERAGE YARDS PER PASS ATTEMPT
Career (Min. 200 Att.): 8.9 Josh Wallwork, 1995-96 (6453 in 729)
Single-Season (Min. 100 Att.): 9.2 Eddie Talboom, 1950 (920 in 100)
Single-Game (Min. 15 Att.): 15.3Josh Wallwork, vs. UNLV 1996 (305 in 20)
AVERAGE YARDS PER PASS COMPLETION
Career (Min. 134 Comp.): 17.7 Steve Cockreham, 1971-73 (2,702 in 153)
Single-Season (Min. 67 Comp.): 19.9 Scott Runyan, 1984 (1353 in 68)
Single-Game (Min. 10 Comp.): 25.4 Gary Fox, vs. Arizona 1971(305 in 12)
Single-Game (Min. 10 Comp.): 90.9% Gary Fox, vs. AFA 1969 (10 of 11)
TOTAL TOUCHDOWN PASSES
Career: 76 Brett Smith, 2011-13
Single-Season: 33 Josh Wallwork, 1996
Single-Game: 7 Brett Smith, vs. Hawai’i 2013
AVERAGE TOUCHDOWN PASSES PER GAME
Career: 2.5 Josh Wallwork, 1995-96 (54 in 22)
Single-Season: 2.8 Josh Wallwork, 1996 (33 in 12)
PASS ATTEMPTS WITHOUT BEING INTERCEPTED
Consecutive: 183 Brett Smith, 10/20/12 to 8/31/13
Single-Game: 51 Casey Bramlet, vs. Air Force 2003
LOWEST PERCENTAGE OF PASS INTERCEPTIONS THROWN
Career (Min. 200 Att.): 2.30% Brett Smith, 2011-13 (28 of 1212)
Single-Season (Min. 100 Att.): 1.38% Phil Davis, 1981 (2 of 145)
MOST PASS INTERCEPTIONS THROWN
Career: 48 Casey Bramlet, 2000-03
Single-Season: 21 Rick Costello, 1974
Single-Game: 6 Rick Costello, vs. Arizona 1974 6 Casey Bramlet, vs. SDSU 2001
HIGHEST AVERAGE PASS INTERCEPTIONS THROWN PER GAME
Career: 1.3 Craig Burnett, 1986-87 (22 in 17)
Single-Season: 1.9 Rick Costello, 1974 (21 in 11)
LONGEST PASS PLAY
93 – Brett Smith to Robert Herron, vs. San Jose State 2013 PASSING EFFICIENCY
Single Season: Josh Allen, 127.78
ranks sixth on the Wyoming career passing yardage list. Hughes had the third best single-season passing total in school history when he threw for 3,372 yards in 1993.
Joe Hughes (#7)
Josh Wallwork (#7) became the first player in Wyoming history to pass for more than 4,000 yards in a single season (4,090 in 1996), and was one of the most accurate passers in school history, completing 61.6 percent of his passes from 1995-96. In 1996, he guided Wyoming’s offense to the No. 1-ranking in the NCAA in passing. He ranks 10th in NCAA history in career passing efficiency, with a rating of 152.7.
Devin Moore (#5) became Wyoming’s career rushing leader during the final game of the 2008 season. In his career, Moore rushed for 2,963 yards.
C a R ee R
YARDS
CAREER RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS
s umma R y and m I s C ellaneous
Career: 4287 Brian Hill, 2014-16
Single-Season: 1860 Brian Hill, 2016
Single-Game: 302 Kevin Lowe, vs. South Dakota State 1984
AVERAGE YARDS PER GAME
Career: 112.8 Brian Hill, 2014-16 (4287 in 775)
Single-Season: 135.9 Brian Hill, 2015 (1631 in 12)
AVERAGE YARDS PER RUSH
Career (Min. 200 Rushes): 6.7 Kevin Lowe, 1981-84 (2188 in 327)
Single-Season (Min. 100 Rushes): 8.0 Kevin Lowe, 1984 (857 in 107)
Single-Game (Min. 10 Rushes): 30.2 Kevin Lowe, vs. South Dakota State 1984 (302 in 10)
TOTAL RUSHES
Career: 775 Brian Hill, 2014-16
Single-Season: 349 Brian Hill, 2016
Single-Game: 37 Ryan Christopherson, vs. NE Louisiana 1994 37 Steve Cockreham, vs. Arizona State 1972
AVERAGE RUSHES PER GAME
Career: 20.4 Brian Hill, 2014-16 (775 in 28)
Single-Season: 25.0 Ryan Christopherson, 1994 (300 in 12)
TOTAL TOUCHDOWNS RUSHING
Career: 35 Brian Hill, 2014-16
Single-Season: 22 Brian Hill, 2016
Single-Game: 5 Alvester Alexander, 2010
AVERAGE TOUCHDOWNS RUSHING PER GAME
Career: 0.9 Brian Hill, 2014-16 (35 in 38) 0.9 Phil Davis, 1978-81 (30 in 33)
Single-Season: 1.6 Brian Hill, 2016 (22 in 14)
MOST 100-YARD RUSHERS IN ONE GAME
3 – Alvester Alexander (151), Robert Herron (122) and Austyn Carta-Samuels (119) vs. New Mexico 2010
3 – Len Sexton (151), Jermaine McDowell (122) and Marques Brigham (117) vs. SDSU 1995
LONGEST RUSH
98 – Titus Swen, vs. Utah State 2021
Brett Smith (#16) totaled 10,365 yards of total offense in his stellar career, which spanned from 2011-13. He became UW’s all-time leader in that category after his junior season.
s
Touchdowns-Responsible-For,
s umma R y and m I s C ellaneous
TOTAL YARDS
Career: 10365 Brett Smith, 2011-13
Single-Season: 4209 Josh Wallwork, 1996
Single-Game: 640 Brett Smith, vs. Hawai’i 2013 AVERAGE YARDS PER GAME
Career: 307.0 Josh Wallwork, 1995-96 (6753 in 22)
Single-Season: 350.8 Josh Wallwork, 1996 (4209 in 12)
AVERAGE YARDS PER PLAY
Career: 8.0 Josh Wallwork, 1995-96 (6753 in 845)
Single-Season: 8.0 Josh Wallwork, 1996 (4209 in 525)
TOTAL PLAYS
Career: 1674 Casey Bramlet, 2000-03
Single-Season: 592 Brett Smith, 2013
Single-Game: 75 Casey Bramlet, vs. UNLV 2001
AVERAGE PLAYS PER GAME
Career: 45.5 Brett Smith, 2011-13 (1593 in 35)
Single-Season: 49.3 Brett Smith, 2013 (592 in 12)
TOTAL POINTS RESPONSIBLE FOR (POINTS SCORED AND PASSED FOR)
Career: 582 Brett Smith, 2011-13
(Passed for 76 TDs, rushed for 20 and caught one TD)
Single-Season: 222 Randy Welniak, 1988 (Scored 16 TDs rushing and passed for 21 TDs)
Single-Game: 48 Brett Smith, vs. Hawai’i 2013 (Passed for seven TDs and rushed for one)
AVERAGE POINTS RESPONSIBLE FOR PER GAME
Career: 16.6 Brett Smith, 2011-13 (582 in 35)
Single-Season: 19.8 Eddie Talboom, 1950 (178 in 9)
Josh Wallwork
the nation in total offense in 1996, averaging 350.8 yards per game, while quarterbacking the Cowboy offense to a No. 1 national ranking in passing.
led
Randy Welniak was the 1988 WAC Offensive Player of the Year.
Cooper Rothe (#40) is the greatest scorer in University of Wyoming history.
Career: 366 John Hoyland, 2020-24
Single-Season: 132 Brian Hill, 2016 (22 TDs)
Single-Game: 30 Alvester Alexander, vs. Colorado State, 2010 (5 TDs) AVERAGE POINTS SCORED PER GAME
Career: 10.8 Eddie Talboom, 1948-50 (303 in 28)
Single-Season: 14.4 Eddie Talboom, 1950 (130 in 9) s umma R y
and m I s C ellaneous
TOTAL TOUCHDOWNS SCORED
Career: 42 Ryan Yarborough, 1990-93
Single-Season: 22 Brian Hill, 2016
Single-Game: 5 Alvester Alexander, vs. Colorado State, 2010
AVERAGE TOUCHDOWNS SCORED PER GAME
Career: 1.2 Eddie Talboom, 1948-50 (34 in 28)
Single-Season: 1.7 Eddie Talboom, 1950 (15 in 9)
TOTAL POINTS SCORED BY KICKING (Extra Points and Field Goals)
Career: 366 John Hoyland, 2020-24 (73 Field goals, 147 Extra Points)
Single-Season: 110 Sean Fleming, 1988 (17 Field goals, 59 Extra Points)
Single-Game: 20 Cory Wedel, vs. Idaho 1996 (6 Field goals, 2 Extra Points) 20 Sean Fleming, vs. Arkansas State 1990 (6 FGs, 2 XPTs)
AVERAGE POINTS SCORED BY KICKING
Career: 6.8
Single-Season: 9.16
Sean Fleming, 1988-91 (324 in 48)
John Hoyland, 2020 (55 in 6)
TOTAL EXTRA-POINT ATTEMPTS
Career: 169 Cooper Rothe, 2016-19
Single-Season: 64 Cooper Rothe, 2016
Single-Game: 9 Cory Wedel, vs. Hawai'i 1996; Steve Tobin, vs. UTEP 1981
Eddie Talboom, vs. Colorado State College 1949
Eddie Talboom, vs. Idaho State 1949
AVERAGE EXTRA-POINT ATTEMPTS PER GAME
Career: 4.8
Single-Season: 5.0
Eddie Talboom, 1948-50 (133 in 28)
Eddie Talboom, 1950 (45 in 9)
TOTAL EXTRA POINTS MADE
Career: 165 Cooper Rothe, 2016-19
Single-Season: 64 Cooper Rothe, 2016
Single-Game: 9 Cory Wedel, vs. Hawai’i 1996; Steve Tobin, vs. UTEP 1981 AVERAGE EXTRA POINTS MADE PER GAME
Career: 3.4 Cory Wedel, 1994-97 (139 in 41)
Single-Season: 4.6 Cooper Rothe, 2016 (64 in 14)
HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF EXTRA POINTS MADE
Career: 99.0% Cory Wedel, 1994-97 (139 of 140)
Single-Season: 100.0% John Hoyland, 2022 (28-28); John Hoyland, 2021 (40-40); John Hoyland, 2021 (16-16); Cooper Rothe, 2016 (64 of 64); Stuart Williams, 2014 (31 of 31); Derric Yaussi, 2004 (36 of 36); Cory Wedel, 1997 (38 of 38); Cory Wedel, 1996 (48 of 48); Cory Wedel, 1995 (39 of 39); Sean Fleming, 1990 (31 of 31); Sean Fleming, 1988 (59 of 59); Rick Donnelly, 1984 (30 of 30) CONSECUTIVE EXTRA POINTS MADE
Career: 128 Cory Wedel, from UNM game 1994 to Fresno St. 1997
Single-Season: 64 Cooper Rothe, 2016
MOST TWO-POINT CONVERSION ATTEMPTS
Season: 13 Jimmy Walden, 1959
MOST SUCCESSFUL TWO-POINT CONVERSIONS SCORED
Season: 4 Kevin Ward, 1959
MOST SUCCESSFUL TWO-POINT CONVERSIONS RESPONSIBLE FOR SCORING
Season: 7 Jimmy Walden, 1959 (Passed for 6, Rushed for 1)
TOTAL FIELD-GOAL ATTEMPTS
Career: 93
Sean Fleming, 1988-91; 93 – Jerry DePoyster, 1965-67
Single-Season: 38 Jerry DePoyster, 1966
Single-Game: 6
Sean Fleming, vs. Arkansas State 1990
Jerry DePoyster, vs. New Mexico 1967
Jerry DePoyster, vs. Brigham Young 1966
Cory Wedel, vs. Idaho 1996
AVERAGE FIELD-GOAL ATTEMPTS PER GAME
Career: 3.1
Single-Season: 3.8
Career: 73
Single-Season: 22
Single-Game: 6
Jerry DePoyster, 1965-67 (93 in 30)
Jerry DePoyster, 1966 (38 in 10)
TOTAL FIELD GOALS MADE
John Hoyland, 2020-24
John Hoyland, 2022
Sean Fleming, vs. Arkansas State 1990
Cory Wedel, vs. Idaho 1996
AVERAGE FIELD GOALS MADE PER GAME
Career: 1.3
1.2
Single-Season: 1.8
62
Cory Wedel, 1994-97 (54 in 41)
Bob Jacobs, 1968-70 (37 in 30)
Bob Jacobs, 1969 (18 in 10) and J.D. Wallum, 2001 (20 in 11)
LONGEST FIELD GOAL MADE
Dan Christopulos, vs. Colorado State 1977
Jovon Bouknight 2002-05
Wyoming's career leader in all-purpose yardage.
Darnell Clash 1980-82
Wyoming's career leader in total return yardage.
Selmer Pederson 1949-51
Wyoming’s career leader in punt return yardage
s umma R y and m I s C ellaneous KICKOFF RETURNS
TOTAL YARDS
Career: 2,016 Jovon Bouknight, 2002-05
Single-Season: 723 Marcell Gipson, 2009
Single-Game: 219 Jovon Bouknight, vs. Utah 2005 AVERAGE YARDS PER GAME
Career: 51.6 Prentice Rhone, 1992-93 (1186 in 23)
Single-Season: 56.1 Prentice Rhone, 1993 (617 in 11) AVERAGE YARDS PER RETURN
Career (Min. 12): 33.7 Harry Geldien, 1950-52 (506 in 15)
Single-Season (Min. 1 Per Game): 39.0 Tyler Hall, 2017 (508 in 13)
Single-Game (Min. 2): 64.5 Vic Washington, vs. BYU 1966 (129 in 2)
TOTAL RETURNS
Career: 87 Jovon Bouknight, 2002-05
Single-Season: 32 Marcell Gipson, 2009
Single-Game: 8 Jovon Bouknight, vs. Utah 2005 AVERAGE RETURNS PER GAME
Career: 2.5 Prentice Rhone, 1992-93 (58 in 23)
Single-Season: 2.8 Prentice Rhone, 1993 (31 in 11)
TOTAL TOUCHDOWNS SCORED BY KICKOFF RETURN
Career: 2 Tyler Hall, 2017
Single-Season: Same as career list above.
Single-Game: 1 Cameron Stone, 2021 Tyler Hall, Two Times, 2017 Devin Moore, 2007 Alex English, 1999 Peter Gunn, 1988 Archie Gray, 1972 Vic Washington, 1966 Dick Behning, 1960 Sonny Jones, 1948 LONGEST KICKOFF RETURN
100 – Sonny Jones, vs. Colorado State College 1948
PUNT RETURNS
TOTAL YARDS
Career: 1080 Selmer Pederson, 1949-51
Single-Season: 565 Vic Washington, 1967
Single-Game: 145 Vic Washington, 1967
AVERAGE YARDS PER GAME
Career: 50.4 Vic Washington, 1966-67 (1008 in 20)
Single-Season: 56.5 Vic Washington, 1967 (565 in 10)
AVERAGE YARDS PER RETURN
Career (Min. 25): 13.0
Single-Season (Min. 1.5 Per Game): 16.1
Single-Game (Min. 3): 36.3
Selmer Pederson, 1949-51 (1080 in 83)
Selmer Pederson, 1949 (386 in 24)
Selmer Pederson, vs. Montana St. 1949 (109 in 3)
TOTAL RETURNS
Career: 114 Austin Conway, 2016-19
Single-Season: 53 Vic Washington, 1967
Single-Game: 9 Vic Washington, vs. Wichita State 1967
AVERAGE RETURNS PER GAME
Career: 4.4 Vic Washington, 1966-67 (87 in 20)
Single-Season: 5.3 Vic Washington, 1967 (53 in 10)
summa R y and m I s C ellaneous
TOTAL TOUCHDOWNS SCORED BY PUNT RETURN
Career: 3 Vic Washington, 1966-67
Single-Season: 2 Vic Washington, 1966
Single-Game: 1 Austin Conway, vs. UNLV 2016
Chris McNeill, vs. UNLV 2011
Josh Barge, vs. Ole Miss 2004
Kevin Parma, vs. Utah 1995
Eddie Pratt, vs. San Diego State 1994
Prentice Rhone, vs. San Diego State 1993
Robert Rivers, vs. Southwest Louisiana 1991
Robert Rivers, vs. Cal-Berkeley 1990
Tim Mara, vs. UTEP 1989
Chuck Kimbrough, vs. Houston 1987
Vic Washington, vs. Arizona 1967
Vic Washington, vs. UTEP 1966
Vic Washington, vs. Wichita State 1966
Vince Guinta vs. Montana 1956
Selmer Pederson vs. Montana State 1949
LONGEST PUNT RETURN
95 – Sonny Jones, vs. Montana State 1948
TOUCHDOWNS SCORED ON BLOCKED PUNTS
Career: 2 - Derrick Martin, 2003-05
Single-Game: 1 – Ghaali Muhammad vs. Texas 2009; Derrick Martin vs. Appalachian St. 2004; Derrick Martin vs. Montana St. 2003; Kofi Shuck vs. Hawaii 1996; John Burrough vs. NE Louisiana 1994; Vince Guinta vs. Montana 1956 COMBINED KICKOFF AND PUNT RETURNS
TOTAL YARDS
Career: 2286 Darnell Clash, 1980-82
Single-Season: 1018 Darnell Clash, 1980
Single-Game: 219 Jovon Bouknight, vs. Utah 2005
AVERAGE YARDS PER GAME
Career: 79.9 Prentice Rhone, 1992-93 (1837 in 23)
Single-Season: 92.5 Darnell Clash, 1980 (1018 in 11) AVERAGE YARDS PER RETURN
Career (Min. 40): 15.4 Prentice Rhone, 1992-93 (1837 in 119)
Single-Season (Min. 2 Per Game): 26.0 Jerry Marion, 1962 (519 in 20)
Single-Game (Min. 5): 27.4 Jovon Bouknight,vs.Utah 2005 (219 in 8)
TOTAL RETURNS
Career: 153 Darnell Clash, 1980-82
Single-Season: 65 Darnell Clash, 1980
Single-Game: 13 Prentice Rhone, vs. Oregon State 1993 AVERAGE RETURNS PER GAME
Career: 5.2 Prentice Rhone, 1992-93 (119 in 23) Vic Washington, 1966-67 (103 in 20)
Single-Season: 5.9 Darnell Clash, 1980 (65 in 11)
TOTAL TOUCHDOWNS SCORED BY KICKOFF AND PUNT RETURNS
Prentice Rhone (#28) thrilled Wyoming crowds with his kickoff and punt returns during the 1992 and 93 seasons. He was named the WAC Special Teams Player of the Year in his junior season of 92.
Galand Thaxton (#90) is Wyoming's career and single-season tackle leader. Thaxton, who helped lead the Cowboys to the 1987 WAC Championship, was an All-Western Athletic Conference selection in 1986 and 1987. He also earned Third Team Associated Press All-America honors in '87.
p un TI ng TOTAL PUNTS
Career: 292 Austin McCoy, 2008-11
Single-Season: 84 Bob Jacobs, 1970
Single-Game: 12 Bob Jacobs, vs. Arizona State 1970 Bob Jacobs, vs. Houston 1969 Eddie Talboom, vs. Idaho 1950
AVERAGE PUNTS PER GAME
Career: 7.8 Bob Jacobs, 1968-70 (235 in 30)
Single-Season: 8.4 Bob Jacobs, 1970 (84 in 10)
AVERAGE YARDS PER PUNT
Career (Min. 60 Punts): 45.8 Rick Donnelly, 1981-84 (3802 in 83)
Single-Season (Min. 30 Punts): 47.5 Rick Donnelly, 1984 (2990 in 63)
Single-Game (Min. 5 Punts): 57.3 Chuck Spaulding, vs. New Mexico 1951(458 in 8)
LONGEST PUNT
90 – Sean Fleming, vs. Louisville 1989
CAREER PUNTING AVERAGE LEADERS (Min. 60 Punts) (Beginning in 1951)
Punter, Year (Yards, Punts)
1. Rick Donnelly, 1983-84 (3,702 yards, 81 punts)
2. Aron Langley, 1996-98 (7,649 yards, 171 punts)
3. Clayton Stewart 2022-24 (5761 yards, 134 punts) 43.0
4. Billy Vinnedge, 2006-07 (5,535 yards, 129 punts) 42.9
5. Jack Weil, 1980-83 (9,840 yards, 231 punts) 42.6
6. Adam Brooks, 2004-05 (3,590 yards, 85 punts)
7. Luke Donovan, 2001-03 (7,488 yards, 178 punts)
8. Joe Marion, 1973-75 (7,366 yards, 175 punts)
9. Tom Waring, 1999-00 (4,666 yards, 111 punts) 42.0
10. Bob Jacobs, 1968-70 (9,834 yards, 235 punts) 41.8
SINGLE-SEASON PUNTING AVERAGE LEADERS
(Min. 30 Punts)
SINGLE-GAME PUNTING AVERAGE LEADERS (Min. 5 Punts) (Beginning in 1951)
Jack Weil, 11-1-80 Colorado State (389 yards, 7 punts)
Brian Gragert, 10-29-94 Air Force (275 yards, 5 punts)
Rick Donnelly, 10-13-84 BYU (324 yards, 6 punts)
Sean Fleming, 10-22-90 Air Force (322 yards, 6 punts)
Austin McCoy, 9-18-10 Boise State (374 yards, 7 punts)
Mike Smith, 10-27-79
I ve l eade R s
TACKLE
SINGLE-SEASON
Lucas Wacha 2013-16
TACKLE
LEADERS (Beginning in 1965 when defensive records began)
158 Galand Thaxton 1986
143 Galand Thaxton 1987 143 John Salley 1982
142 Chad Muma 2021
140 Chris Prosinski 2009
139 Bruce Mowry 1984
Jim Talich 1996
Brian Brown 1997
Jordan Stanton 2013
Al Duyn 1973
defens I ve leade R s (C on T.)
SINGLE-GAME TACKLE LEADERS
(Beginning in 1965 when defensive records began)
1. 23 Brian Hendricks, at Air Force 2009
2. 21 Frank Erzinger, vs. New Mexico 1972
3. 20 Marqueston Huff, at Utah State 2013
20 Paul Nunu, vs. New Mexico 1976
5. 19 Daniel Gleason, at BYU 1968
19 Jim Talich, at SMU 1997
7. 18 Chad Muma, at Colorado State 2020
18 Jordan Stanton, vs. Colorado State 2013
18 Marqueston Huff, at Nebraska 2013
18 Brian Hendricks, at Colorado 2009
18 Gabe Knapton, at UNLV 2008
18 Ward Dobbs, vs. Air Force 2006
18 Ward Dobbs, at Utah 2005
18 Jim Talich, vs. Air Force 1996
18 Daryl Harris, at Air Force 1989
18 Galand Thaxton, at Hawaii 1986
18 Ken Fantetti, vs. Utah State 1977
18 Ken Fantetti, vs. Utah 1978
18 Don Meadows, vs. Arizona 1971
18 Tom Gordon, vs. New Mexico 1970
18 Jim House, vs. Colorado State 1967
CAREER SACK LEADERS
(Beginning in 1980 when sacks became a stat)
1. 49 Mitch Donahue 1987-90
2. 30 Pat Rabold 1985-88
30 Jeff Knapton 1984-87
4. 27 Patrick Chukwurah 1997-00
5. 24 John Fletcher 2006-09
24 Thomas Williams 1989-93
7. 23 David Edeen 1986-88
23 Doug Rigby 1988-91
9. 21.5 Eddie Yarbrough 2012-15
10. 19 Brent Schieffer 1991-94
19 Craig Schlichting 1986-89
SINGLE-SEASON SACK LEADERS
(Beginning in 1980 when sacks became a stat)
1. 22 Mitch Donahue 1990
2. 19 Jeff Knapton 1987
3. 16 Pat Rabold 1988
4. 14 Pat Rabold 1987
5. 11 Brent Schieffer 1993
11 Thomas Williams 1990
11 Craig Schlichting 1988
11 David Edeen 1988
9. 10.5 John Fletcher, 2007
10. 10 Mitch Donahue 1989
10 Mitch Donahue 1988
10 David Edeen 1987
10 Jim Eliopulos 1981
SINGLE-GAME SACK LEADERS
(Beginning in 1980 when sacks became a stat)
1. 5.0 Dave Edeen, vs. BYU 1988
2. 4.0 Korey Jones, vs. Texas State 2001
3. 3.5 Josh Biezuns, vs. Colorado State 2010
3.5 John Fletcher, vs. UNLV 2007
5. 3.0 17 times in UW history, most recently by: Chad Muma, at UNLV 2020
Carl Granderson, vs. Boise State, 2017
Eddie Yarbrough, vs. Idaho 2013
Eddie Yarbrough, vs. UNLV 2012
Gabe Knapton, vs. New Mexico 2010
Mitch Donahue, vs. Utah 1990
Mitch Donahue, vs. New Mexico 1990
Mitch Donahue, vs. UTEP 1990
Doug Rigby, vs. UTEP 1990
CAREER
TACKLES FOR LOSS LEADERS
(Beginning in 2000 when TFL became a stat)
1. 39.0
2. 36.0
3. 35.5
4. 35.0
Eddie Yarbrough 2012-15
John Fletcher 2005-09
Carl Granderson, 2015-2018
Logan Wilson, 2016-19
5. 31.0 Josh Biezuns 2008-11
6. 26.5 Zach Morris 2001-04
7. 25.5 Cole Godbout 2019-23
8. 25.0 Andrew Wingard, 2015-2018
9. 24.0 Ward Dobbs 2005-08
10. 23.5 John Flora 2004-05
SINGLE-SEASON TACKLES FOR LOSS
(Beginning in 2000 when TFL became a stat)
1. 19.0
2. 16.0
3. 15.5
4. 14.0
5. 13.5
6. 13.0
Patrick Chukwurah 2000
Carl Granderson, 2017
Youhanna Ghaifan, 2017
John Fletcher 2007
Braden Siders, 2022
DeVonne Harris, 2022 13.0 Weston Johnson 2009
John Fletcher 2009 12.5
Zach Morris 2004
Eddie Yarbrough 2013
Alijah Haliburton, 2019 11.0
LEADERS
Logan Wilson 2018 11.0 Kevin Prosser 2016 11.0 Josh Biezuns 2011 11.0
11.0
Mitch Unrein 2007
Randy Tscharner 2003
SINGLE-GAME TACKLES FOR LOSS LEADERS
(Beginning in 2000 when TFL became a stat)
1. 4.0
4.0
4.0
4.0
Youhanna Ghaifan vs. Texas St. 2017
Eddie Yarbrough at UNLV 2012
Korey Jones, vs. Texas State 2011
Josh Biezuns, vs. Colorado State 2010
4.0 Ward Dobbs, at Tennessee 2008
4.0
4.0
8. 3.5
3.5
3.5
3.5
3.5
3.5
John Fletcher, vs. Weber State 2009
Randy Tscharner, vs. BYU 2003
Chad Muma, at UNLV 2020
Carl Granderson, vs. Boise St. 2017
Eddie Yarbrough, vs. Idaho 2013
John Fletcher, vs. UNLV 2007
Zach Morris, vs. San Diego State 2004
Eddie Yarbrough, vs. San Jose State
Mitch Donahue (#49) is Wyoming's career sack leader with 49. Donahue earned All-WAC honors in 1988, 89 and 90. He was the WAC Defensive Player of the Year in 89 and 90 and was a 1990 All-America selection.
I n T e RC ep TI on l eade R s
TOTAL YARDS
Career: 211 Marcus Epps, 2015-2018
Single-Season: 165 Paul Toscano, 1966
Single-Game: 100 Jacque Finn, vs. BYU 2002
99 Blair Burns, vs. Colorado State 2012
* 98 Pete Benedetti, vs. Utah 1984
*Indicates an intercepted fumble return.
AVERAGE YARDS PER GAME
Career: 10.2 Paul Toscano, 1965-67 (203 in 20)
Single-Season (Min. 4 Int.): 21.5 Blair Burns, 2011 (86 in 4) 16.5 Paul Toscano, 1966 (165 in 10)
AVERAGE YARDS PER INTERCEPTION
Career (Min. 6 Int.): 29.0 Paul Toscano, 1965-67 (203 in 7)
Single-Season (Min. 4 Int.): 27.5 Paul Toscano, 1966 (165 in 6)
Single-Game (Min. 2 Int.): 33.5 Marcus Epps, at Easter Michigan 2016 (67 in 2)
TOTAL INTERCEPTIONS
Career: 17 Brian Lee, 1994-97
Single-Season: 8 Brian Lee, 1996 and 1997
Single-Game: 3 Shamiel Gary, vs. Weber State 2009
3 Selmer Pederson, vs. Denver 1950
3 Brian Lee, vs. SMU 1996
3 Brian Lee, vs. Montana 1997
TOTAL INTERCEPTIONS RETURNED FOR TOUCHDOWNS
Career: 2 Chad Muma, 2018-21; Logan Wilson, 2016-19; Ward Dobbs, 2005-08; Brian Lee, 1994-97; Chuck Kimbrough, 1986-87; Jerry Berry, 1969
Single-Season: 2 Chad Muma, 2021; Ward Dobbs, 2008; Chuck Kimbrough, 1987; Jerry Berry, 1969
Single-Game: 1 Held by many, most recently by
Chad Muma vs. Nothern Illinios, 2021
Chad Muma vs. Ball State, 2021 Logan Wilson vs. Utah State, 2019 Kevin Prosser vs. Utah State, 2017
CAREER INTERCEPTION LEADERS
(Beginning in 1965 when defensive records began)
1. 17 Brian Lee 1994-97
2. 14 Paul Wallace1989-92
3. 10 Mark Thomas 1983-86
10 Andrew Wingard, 2015-18
10 Logan Wilson, 2016-19
6. 9 Tashaun Gipson 2008-11
9 Julius Stinson 2004-07
9 Steve McMillon 1984-1988
9 Michael Davis 1980-81
9 Kevin McClain 1974-76
9 Marcus Epps, 2015-18
SINGLE-SEASON INTERCEPTION LEADERS
(Beginning in 1965 when defensive records began)
1. 8 Brian Lee 1997
8 Brian Lee 1996
3. 6 Mark Thomas 1986
6 Bruce Small 1980
6 Michael Davis 1980
6 Dick Speights 1966
6 Paul Toscano 1966
8. 5 Andrew Wingard, 2017
5 Julius Stinson 2007
5 Chris Dixon 2003
5 Je’Ney Jackson 1997
5 Paul Wallace 1992
5 Junior Marcellus 1992
5 Paul Wallace 1990
5 Darnell Clash 1982
5 Lee Mitchell 1981
5 Mike Dennis 1978
SINGLE-GAME INTERCEPTION LEADERS
(Beginning in 1965 when defensive records began)
1. 3 Brian Lee, vs. Montana 1997
3 Brian Lee, vs. SMU 1996
3 Shamiel Gary, vs. Weber State 2009
3 Selmer Pederson, vs. Denver 1950 5. 2 50 times in UW history; most recently by: Andrew Wingard, vs. New Mexico 2017
Marcus Epps, at Eastern Michigan 2016
Antonio Hull, vs. Air Force 2016
Tyran Finley, vs. Fresno State 2014
Blair Burns, vs. Bowling Green 2011
Tashaun Gipson, vs. UNLV 2009
Chris Prosinski, vs. North Dakota State 2008
Julius Stinson, vs. Virginia 2007
Dorsey Golston, at TCU, 2006
Julius Stinson, vs. Louisiana-Monroe 2005
Brian Lee (#45) holds Wyoming records for career interceptions (17), single-season interceptions (8) and single-game interceptions (3). The single-game record he shares with Selmer Pederson and Shamiel Gary.
names and statistics in bold indicate single-season records for most receptions or most total yards gained.)
(The names and statistics in bold indicate single-season records for most receptions or most total yards gained.)
(The names and statistics in bold indicate single-season records for most receptions or most total yards gained.)
(The names and statistics in bold indicate single-season records for most receptions or most total yards gained.)
o ffense s I ngle - s eason PASSING
Total Yards: 4310 1996
Avg. Yards Per Game:
1996 (4310 in 12)
Avg. Yards Per Pass Attempt: 9.2 1958 (899 on 98)
Avg. Yards Per Pass Completion: 22.5 1958 (899on 40)
Total Pass Attempts: 573 1987
Avg. Pass Attempts Per Game:
Total Pass Completions:
Avg. Pass Completions Per Game:
Highest Pass-Completion Percentage:
(564 in 12)
1986 (305 in 12)
2013 (297 of 473)
Total Touchdown Passes: 35 1996
Lowest % of Pass Interceptions Thrown: 1.7% 2009 (7 of 410)
Most Pass Interceptions Thrown: 25 1970
Most Interception Return Yards Allowed:
Highest Avg. Int. Yards Allowed Per Game:
Highest Avg. Int. Yards Allowed Per Return:
Most Int. Returns for Touchdowns Allowed: 3 1989, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2007 and 2008
Total Yards: 3245 1983
Avg. Yards Per Game:
Avg. Yards Per Rush:
Total
Avg. Rushes Per Game:
Total
Avg. Yards Per Game:
Avg. Yards Per Play:
1949 (2841 in 10)
1996 (5987 in 904)
Total Plays: 1023 1987
Avg. Plays Per Game:
1986 (959 in 12)
Total Points: 511 1988
Avg. Points Scored Per Game: 39.3 1988
Total
Total
Total
Total
Total
Total
Total
Total First Downs: 315 1996
Avg. First Downs Per Game:
1996 (315 in 12)
Total First Downs by Rushing: 180 1983
Total First Downs by Passing: 193 1996
Total First Downs by Penalty: 29 2005 and 2007
Total Fumbles: 51 1975
Total Fumbles Lost: 32 1977
Total Yards: 857 1981
Avg. Yards Per Game:
1950 (803 in 9) Total Penalties: 97 1994
Total Yards: 499 vs. Houston 1987
Total Pass Attempts: 65 vs. San Diego State 1986
Total Pass Completions: 37 vs. San Diego State 2005 37 vs. San Diego State 1986
Highest Pass-Comp. % (Min. 15 Att.): 75.0% vs. UNLV 1996 (15 of 20)
Total Touchdown Passes 7 vs. Hawai’i 2013 RUSHING
Total Yards: 504 vs. Colorado State College 1949
Avg. Yards Per Rush: 11.5 vs. Colorado State College 1949 (505 in 44)
Total Rushes: 85 vs. Arizona State 1972
Total Yards: 871 vs. Colorado State College 1949
Avg. Yards Per Play: 14.8 vs. Colorado State College 1949 (871 in 59)
Total Plays: 99 vs. Colorado State 1969 SCORING
Total Points: 103 vs. Colorado State College 1949
Total Touchdowns Scored: 15 vs. Colorado State College 1949
Total Extra-Point Attempts: 15 vs. Colorado State College 1949
Total Extra Points Made: 13 vs. Colorado State College 1949
Most Two-Point Conversion Attempts: 8 vs. Montana 1959
Most Successful Two-Point Conversions: 4 vs. Montana 1959
Total Field-Goal Attempts: 6 vs. Idaho 1996, vs. Arkansas State 1990, vs. New Mexico 1967, vs. Brigham Young 1966
Total Field Goals Made: 6 vs. Idaho 1996, vs. Arkansas State 1990 KICKOFF RETURNS
Total Yards: 228 vs. Colorado State 2007
Avg. Yards Per Return (Min. 3 Returns): 42.0 vs. Denver 1946 (168 in 4)
Total Returns: 9 vs. BYU 2006, vs. Utah 2005, vs. LSU 1977, vs. Utah 1973, vs. UTEP 1970, vs. USC 1965
Total Touchdowns Scored: 2 vs. New Mexico 1950 PUNT RETURNS
Total Yards: 195 vs. Arizona 1967
Avg. Yards Per Return (Min. 5 Returns): 28.0 vs. UNLV 1981 (140 in 5)
Total Returns: 12 vs. Wichita State 1967
Total Touchdowns Scored: 2 vs. Denver 1959
PUNTING
Avg. Yards Per Punt (Min. 5 Punts): 53.8 vs. New Mexico 1951 (484 in 9)
Total Punts: 17 vs. Denver 1946 FIRST DOWNS
Total First Downs: 35 vs. SDSU 1994
Total First Downs by Rushing: 25 vs. Richmond 1980, vs. New Mexico 1968
Total First Downs by Passing: 24 vs. Oklahoma State 1987
Total First Downs by Penalty: 6 vs. La.-Monroe 2005, vs. Hawaii 1981 FUMBLES
Total Fumbles: 11 vs. UTEP 1975
Total Fumbles Lost: 7 vs. Brigham Young 1977 PENALTIES
Total Yards: 178 vs. Colorado State 1981
Total Penalties: 18 vs. Colorado State 1989
d efense s I ngle - s eason
PASSING DEFENSE
Fewest Total Yards Allowed: 576 1949
Fewest Yards Allowed Per Game: 57.6 1949 (576 in 10)
Fewest Pass Attempts Allowed: 97 1954
Fewest Pass Attempts Allowed Per Game: 9.7 1954 (97 in 10)
Fewest Pass Completions Allowed: 46 1961 and 1954
Fewest Pass Comp. Allowed Per Game: 4.6 1961 and 1954 (46 in 10)
Lowest Pass-Completion % Allowed: 29.8% 1949 (48 of 161)
Fewest Touchdown Passes Allowed: 1 1949
RUSHING DEFENSE
Fewest Total Yards Allowed: 385 1966
Fewest Yards Allowed Per Game: 38.5 1966 (385 in 10)
Lowest Avg. Yards Allowed Per Rush: 1.1 1966 (385 in 357)
Fewest Rushes Allowed: 319 1961
Fewest Rushes Allowed Per Game: 31.9 1961 (319 in 10)
TOTAL DEFENSE
Fewest Total Yards Allowed: 1490 1960
Fewest Yards Allowed Per Game: 149.0 1960 (1490 in 10)
Lowest Avg. Yards Allowed Per Play: 2.8 1966 (1883 in 668)
Fewest Plays Allowed: 438 1961
Fewest Plays Allowed Per Game: 43.8 1961 (438 in 10)
SCORING DEFENSE
Fewest Total Points Allowed: 52 1950
Fewest Points Allowed Per Game: 5.8 1950 (52 in 9)
Fewest Total Touchdowns Allowed: 8 1950
Fewest Touchdowns Allowed Per Game: 0.9 1950 (8 in 9) KICKOFF RETURN COVERAGE
Lowest Avg. Yards Allowed Per Return: 14.1 1974 PUNT RETURN COVERAGE
Lowest Avg. Yards Allowed Per Return: 4.6 2016 FIRST DOWNS ALLOWED
Fewest Total First Downs Allowed: 76 1961 and 1950
Fewest First Downs Allowed Per Game: 7.6 1961 (76 in 10)
Fewest First Downs Allowed by Rushing: 29 1967
Fewest First Downs Allowed by Passing: 19 1949 FUMBLES CAUSED
Most Total Fumbles by Opponent: 48 1974
Most Total Fumbles Lost by Opponent: 28 1950 INTERCEPTIONS AND INTERCEPTION RETURNS
Total Yards: 349 2016
Avg. Yards Per Game: 29.5 1959 (295 in 10)
Avg. Yards Per Interception (Min. 10): 23.3 2016 (349 in 15)
Total Interceptions: 24 1997
Avg. Interceptions Per Game: 2.3 1959 (23 in 10)
Total Touchdowns Scored: 4 1969
PASSING DEFENSE
Fewest Total Yards Allowed: 0 vs. Oklahoma State 1954 vs. Denver 1946
Fewest Yards Allowed Per Pass Attempt: 0.0 vs. Oklahoma State 1954 vs. Denver 1946
Fewest Yards Allowed Per Pass Comp.: 0.0 vs. Oklahoma State 1954 vs. Denver 1946
Fewest Pass Attempts Allowed: 2 vs. Oklahoma State 1954
Fewest Pass Completions Allowed: 0 vs. Oklahoma State 1954 vs. Denver 1946
RUSHING DEFENSE
Fewest Total Yards Allowed: -104 vs. Utah State 1968
Fewest Yards Allowed Per Rush: -3.0 vs. UTEP 1968 (-60 in 20)
Fewest Rushes Allowed: 18 vs. Virginia 2007, vs. UTEP 1965
TOTAL DEFENSE
Fewest Total Yards Allowed: 25 vs. Wichita State 1966
Fewest Yards Allowed Per Play: 0.4 vs. Wichita State 1966 (25 in 57)
Fewest Plays Allowed: 31 vs. Denver 1946
PUNTING
Most Opponent Punts Forced: 17 vs. San Jose State 1969
Most Opponent Punts Blocked: 2 vs. Colorado Western 1956, vs. Denver 1949 FIRST DOWNS
Fewest Total First DownsAllowed: 2 vs. Montana State 1950
Fewest First Downs Allowed by Rushing: 0 vs. San Jose State 1967, vs. Wichita State 1966 vs. Colorado State College 1948
Fewest First Downs Allowed by Passing: 0 vs. Many teams, most recently at Air Force 2011 FUMBLES CAUSED
Most Total Fumbles by Opponent: 10 vs. New Mexico 1962, vs. Colorado State 1950
Most Total Fumbles Lost by Opponent: 8 vs. Colorado State 1950 INTERCEPTIONS AND INTERCEPTION RETURNS
Total Yards: 119 at Eastern Michigan 2016
Total Interceptions: 6 vs. Brigham Young 1977, vs. Arizona 1974, vs. SDSU 2001
TURNOVERS FORCED
Turnovers: 8 vs. Central Michigan, 2017
(1-0-0)
FRED HESS 1893, *1894, 1898
4-4-0, .500 Record three seasons
J. F. SOULE
*1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1899
8-1-1, .850 Record five seasons
*Hess and Soule were co-head coaches during the 1894 season.
1893
Captain: none
F22 CHEYENNE HIGH W 14-0 1894
(3-0-0)
Captain: Herbert Brees
O13 LARAMIE TOWN TEAM W 14-0
N29 WILSON BEAUTIES W 16-0
D25 NO. 5 HOSE COMPANY W 16-6 1895
(1-0-0)
Captain: Herbert Brees
N29 NORTHERN COLORADO W 34-0 1896
(2-0-0)
Captain: Herbert Brees
O31 at Northern Colorado W 10-6
N 7 DENVER MANUAL W 18-14
(2-0-0)
Captain: Harry Houston
N25 ALUMNI W 4-0
D16 CHEYENNE HIGH W 16-0 1898
(0-4-0)
Captain: Harry Houston
O15 COLORADO MINES L 0-29
(0-1-1) Captain: Fred Brees N30 at Colorado State L 0-12 D16 NORTHERN COLORADO T 5-5
(3-3-0)
WILLIAM M CMURRAY 1900-1906 16-11-1, .589 Record seven seasons
1900
Captain: Charles Ponting
O27 LARAMIE TOWN TEAM W 27-0
N 3 at Denver Athletic Club L 0-33
N10 at Colorado L 6-10
N17 at Utah YMCA W 16-0
N24 at Colorado State L 0-16
N29 NORTHERN COLORADO W 56-0 1901
(1-0-0) Captain: none
N28 LARAMIE ATHLETIC CLUB W 38-0 1902
(1-0-0) Captain: none
D13 CHEYENNE HIGH W 18-0 1903
(3-2-0) Captain: Julius Merz
O16 LARAMIE HIGH W 15-0
O24 LARAMIE ATHLETIC CLUB W 6-0
N14 at Colorado State L 0-17
N21 at Utah State L 0-46
N26 LARAMIE ATHLETIC CLUB W 11-0
(4-1-1)
1904
1905
(3-4-0)
(2-1-0)
1906
3-3-0, .500 Record two seasons
1907
M.E. Corthell O12 FORT WARREN W 12-2
at Colorado Mines L 0-77
FORT WARREN
(3-5-0)
0-20 H. I. DEAN 1909-1911
11-12-1, .479 Record three seasons
1909
Captain: M.E. Corthell
O 2 at Cheyenne High W 30-0 O 9 at Denver
0-56 O12 LARAMIE HIGH
1912
1914
25-0 O16 at Colorado State
1910
3-32
1911
1917
1918
(3-5-0)
1919
Captain: Andrew W. Willis
S27 COLORADO STATE L 0-28
O 4 at Colorado State L 0-14
O11 MONTANA STATE W 6-0
O18 COLORADO MINES W 16-6
O25 at Denver W 36-6
N 8 NEBRASKA WESLEYAN L 10-14
N15 at Creighton L 0-41
N20 UTAH STATE L 0-6
(4-5-1)
1920
Captain: Milward Simpson
O 2 COLORADO STATE L 0-13
O 9 at Denver W 10-7
O16 at Colorado State L 0-42
O23 COLORADO L 0-7
O30 at Colorado Mines W 14-7
N 2 at Nebraska Wesleyan W 14-7
N 6 at Colorado College L 17-20
N13 DENVER L 0-3
N20 at Utah T 0-0
N25 at Ogden Athletic Club W 3-0
1921
(1-4-2) Captain: Robert Steele Wilson
O 1 at Colorado State T 7-7
O 8 COLORADO COLLEGE L 0-10
O11 at Utah State L 3-4
O15 at Utah L 3-14
O22 COLORADO MINES W 14-7
O29 at Denver T 9-9 N11 at Idaho L 3-31
(1-8-0)
1922
Captain: George Hegewald
S30 at Colorado College L 0-20
O 7 at Colorado Mines L 0-32
O14 COLORADO STATE L 0-60
O25 UTAH L 0-27
N 4 at Denver L 0-7
N11 at Utah State L 0-25
N14 at Brigham Young L 0-7
N21 at Gonzaga L 0-77
N30 BRIGHAM YOUNG W 13-0
1923
(0-8-0) Captain: C.E. Wittenbraker
S29 at Colorado State L 0-33
O 6 COLORADO COLLEGE L 7-34
O13 at Utah L 0-79
O20 FACULTY L 0-14
O27 COLORADO MINES L 0-20
N 3 at Denver L 0-45 N16 UTAH STATE L 6-20 N24 at Colorado L 3-20
W. H. (LONE STAR) DIETZ
1924
(2-6-0) Captain: George Mabee
O11 at Denver L 0-7
O18 NORTHERN COLORADO W 33-8
O25 COLORADO L 0-21
N
N
1925
(6-3-0)
O
34-0
O10 at Western State W 7-0
O17 COLORADO MINES W 43-0
O24 REGIS W 24-0
O30 at Montana State W 7-0
N 5 at Utah State L 13-26
N11 NORTHERN COLORADO W 13-10
N18 UTAH L 6-7
N26 at Colorado State L 0-40
1926
(2-4-2) Captain: none O 6 NEBRASKA WESLEYAN L 7-14
O 9 KEARNEY STATE W 48-0
O16 at Colorado T 13-13
(4-5-0)
GEORGE M cLAREN 1927-1929
7-19-0, .269 Record three seasons
1927
1932
(2-6-1) Captain: none
1 CHADRON STATE W 28-6 O 7 at St. Louis L 6-20 O15 MONTANA STATE W 13-7 O22 at Colorado College L 6-15
O29 BRIGHAM YOUNG L 0-25 N 5 at Denver L 0-7 N11 NORTHERN COLORADO T 0-0 N18 at Creighton L 0-34 N24 at Colorado State L 0-23
Captain: none
S24 BLACK HILLS STATE W 31-6
O 1 at Creighton
0-13 O 8 at Denver
0-7 O15 CHADRON STATE W 30-13
at Utah State
0-42
1928
(2-7-0)
Captain: none
S22 BLACK HILLS STATE W 31-6
S29 KEARNEY STATE W 19-6
O 6 at Chicago L 0-47
O19
1929
(1-7-0)
S27
HILLS
Captain:
WILLARD
1936
1937
1939
(0-7-1) Captain: none
S29 at New Mexico L 7-34
O 7 at Utah L 0-60
O13 at Denver L 7-32
O28 COLORADO L 7-27
N 4 at Colorado State L 0-22
N10 at St. Louis L 6-39
N18 UTAH STATE L 13-20
N25 BRIGHAM YOUNG T 7-7
(1-7-1)
OKIE BLANCHARD
1-7-1, .167 Record one season
(4-5-0)
BOWDEN WYATT 1947-1952 39-17-1, .693 Record six seasons
1947
Captain: Ed Chenoweth
S27 at Arizona L 7-27
O 4 BRIGHAM YOUNG W 12-7
O11 COLORADO MINES W 53-6
1953
1948
(4-5-0)
Captain: none
S28 NEW MEXICO W 7-3
O 5 COLORADO STATE T 0-0
O12 at Brigham Young
O19 at Denver
O26 at
0-62
N 2 CHADRON STATE L 9-12
N 9 UTAH L 7-34
N16 at Wichita State L 0-2
6-20-2, .250 Record six seasons, 1943-45 no team because of WWII 1940
BERNARD
(BUNNY) OAKES 1941-1946
N23 at Utah State L 0-16 1941
(2-7-1) Captain: none
S26 at Northern Colorado W 19-6
O 4 at Colorado State L 0-27
O11 at Utah L 6-60
O18 DENVER L 0-40
O25 at Colorado L 0-27
N 1 at Colorado College L 0-16
N 8 BRIGHAM YOUNG L 7-23
N15 UTAH STATE W 12-6
N20 COLORADO MINES T 0-0
N29 at New Mexico L 0-28
(3-5-0) Captain: none
S26 COLORADO STATE L 0-10
O 2 at Brigham Young W 13-6
O10 NORTHERN COLORADO W 33-0
O17 at Denver L 14-17
O24 at Colorado Mines W 26-6
O31 at Colorado L 7-28
N14 UTAH L 7-34
N21 at Utah State L 6-14
(9-1-0)
S17 at Idaho State
S24 at New Mexico
1949
Captain: Carl Rollins
41-14
S21 NORTHERN COLORADO W 7-0 S28 COLORADO MINES T 7-7
O 5 COLORADO STATE L 0-7
O12 COLORADO
N
N12 at Baylor
7-32 N24 at Denver
1950
(10-0-0)
Captain: Dick Campbell
S16 MONTANA STATE W 61-13
S23 BAYLOR W 7-0
O 7 COLORADO STATE W 34-0
O14 at Utah State
at Utah
O28 NEW MEXICO
N 4 at Idaho (UW ranked 18th)
N11 at Brigham Young (UW ranked 14th)
N23 at Denver (UW ranked 12th) W 42-12 GATOR BOWL
J 1 Washington & Lee (UW ranked 12th, W&L 18th)W 20-7
(UW finished 12th in final AP polls)
1951
(7-2-1)
S15 at Florida
S22 IDAHO
S29 DENVER
O 6 UTAH STATE
O20 BRIGHAM YOUNG
Captain: James Martin
0-13
28-0
20-20 O27 at Utah
13-0 N 3 at
1952
(8-3-0)
1958
Captain: Dale Memmelaar
S20 at Kansas State L 14-17
S27 Montana (in Billings) W 21-14
O 4 DENVER W 15-12
O11 OREGON STATE W 28-0
O18 at Colorado State W 7-6
O25 NEW MEXICO L 12-13
N 1 UTAH W 25-20
N 8 at Utah State W 41-13
N15 at Air Force L 6-21
N22 at Brigham Young W 22-14 SUN BOWL
D31 Hardin-Simmons W 14-6
(9-1-0)
1959
Captain: Len Kuczewski
S19 Montana (in Billings) W 58-0
S26 AIR FORCE L 7-20
O 3 UTAH STATE W 27-2
O10 COLORADO STATE W 29-0
O17 BRIGHAM YOUNG W 21-6
O24 at Utah W 21-7
O31 at North Carolina State W 26-0
N 7 at San Jose State W 28-7
N14 at New Mexico W 25-20
N21 at Denver W 45-0
(UW finished 16th in final AP polls)
(8-2-0)
1960
Captain: Mark Smolinski
S17 Montana (in Billings) W 14-0
S24 NEW MEXICO W 13-3
O 1 at Arizona L 19-21
O 8 DENVER W 41-2
O15 at Colorado State W 40-8
O22 AIR FORCE W 15-0
O29 UTAH W 17-7
N 5 at Utah State (USU ranked 18th) L 13-17
N12 at Texas Tech W 10-7
N19 at Brigham Young W 30-6
1961
(6-1-2) Captains: Bob Bisacre & Chuck Lamson
S16 at Montana W 29-0
S23 NORTH CAROLINA STATE W 15-14
S30 at Kansas T 6-6
O 7 UTAH STATE T 6-6
O14 COLORADO STATE W 18-7
O21 BRIGHAM YOUNG W 36-8
O28 at Utah W 13-6
N 4 at Arizona L 15-20
N11 at New Mexico W 33-7
LLOYD EATON 1962-1970 57-33-2, .630 Record nine seasons
1962
(5-5-0) Captain: Bruce Wright
S15 at Montana W 13-0
S22 NEW MEXICO* L 21-25
S29 WASHINGTON STATE L 15-21
O 6 UTAH* W 16-7
O13 at Texas-El Paso W 14-6
O20 ARIZONA* W 31-8
O27 at Colorado State W 28-7
N 3 at Air Force L 14-35
N10 at Utah State L 6-20
N17 at Brigham Young* L 7-14
1963
(6-4-0) Captains: Mack Balls & Tom Delaney
S21 at Montana W 35-0
S28 UTAH STATE W 21-14
O 5 KANSAS L 21-25
O12 COLORADO STATE W 21-3
O19 BRIGHAM YOUNG* W 41-14
O26 at Utah* W 26-23
N 2 at Arizona* L 7-15
N 9 at New Mexico* L 6-17
N16 at Arizona State* L 6-35
D 7 at Texas El-Paso W 7-6
1964
(6-2-2) Captains: Dick Barry, Jeff Hartman & Bill Levine
S19 COLORADO STATE W 31-7
S26 at Washington State W 28-7
O 3 at Kansas W 17-14
O10 UTAH* W 14-13
O17 TEXAS-EL PASO W 20-6
O24 at Arizona* L 7-15
O31 NEW MEXICO* L 6-17
N 7 at Utah State T 20-20
N14 at Air Force T 7-7
N21 at Brigham Young* W 31-11
1965
(6-4-0) Captains: Darryl Alleman & Tom Wilkinson
S18 AIR FORCE W 31-14
S25 at Colorado State W 33-14
O 2 ARIZONA*
O 9 at Utah*
O16 TEXAS-EL PASO
O23 BRIGHAM YOUNG*
N 6 at New Mexico*
N13 at Army
N20 at Arizona State*
N27 at USC (USC ranked 8th)
1966
19-0
3-42
38-14
34-6
27-9
0-13
10-14
6-56
(10-1-0) Captains: Rick Egloff & Tom Frazier
S17 at Air Force W 13-0
S24 ARIZONA STATE* W 23-6
O 1 ARIZONA*
36-6 O 8 UTAH*
37-7 O22 UTAH STATE
O29 at Colorado State (UW ranked 10th)
N 5 at Wichita State
N12 at Texas-El Paso
1970
FRITZ SHURMUR 1971-1974
15-29-0, .341 Record four seasons
1971
(5-6-0) Captains: Mick Carter & Gary Fox
55-0
31-7
N19 at Brigham Young* W 47-14
SUN BOWL
D24 Florida State W 28-20
1967
(10-1-0) Captains: Mike Dirks & Jim Kiick
S16 at Arizona* W 36-17
S23 AIR FORCE W 37-10
S30 COLORADO STATE W 13-10
O 7 BRIGHAM YOUNG*
26-10
O14 at Utah* W 28-0
O21 WICHITA STATE (UW ranked 10th) W 30-7
O28 at Arizona State* (UW ranked 8th) W 15-13
N 4 at San Jose State (UW ranked 8th) W 28-7
N11 at New Mexico* (UW ranked 7th) W 42-6
N18 at Texas-El Paso (UW ranked 6th) W 21-19
SUGAR BOWL
J 1 Louisiana State (UW ranked 7th) L 13-20 (UW finished season ranked 6th)
1968
(7-3-0) Captains: Jim House & Gene Huey
S14 at Nebraska (Nebraska ranked 14th) L 10-13
S21 UTAH STATE W 48-3
S28 at Air Force (UW ranked 20th) L 3-10
O 5 ARIZONA STATE* (ASU ranked 14th) W 27-13
O12 at Brigham Young* W 20-17
O19 UTAH* W 20-9
O26 NEW MEXICO* W 35-6
N 2 at Colorado State* W 46-14
N16 at Texas-El Paso* (UW ranked 20th) W 26-19 N23 at Arizona* (UW ranked 20th) L 7-14
1969
(6-4-0) Captains: Larry Nels & Tommy Tucker
S20 ARIZONA* W 23-7
S27 at Air Force W 27-25
O 4 COLORADO STATE* (UW ranked 19th) W 39-3
O11 TEXAS-EL PASO* (UW ranked 18th) W 37-9
O18 BRIGHAM YOUNG* (UW ranked 16th) W 40-7
O25 SAN JOSE STATE (UW ranked 16th) W 16-7
N 1 at Arizona State* (UW ranked 15th)
8 at Utah*
14-30
10-34 N15 at New Mexico*
12-24 N22 at Houston (UH ranked 19th)
1973
1974 (2-9-0) Captains: Al Duyn, Mike Lopiccolo
COWBOY COACHES
(2-9-0) Captains: Andy Dixon & Aaron Kyle
S13 IDAHO STATE L 3-16
S20 at Colorado L 10-27
S27 ARIZONA* (Arizona ranked 15th) L 0-14
O 4 COLORADO STATE* L 0-3
O11 at Utah* L 13-16
O18 TEXAS-EL PASO* W 31-14
O25 BRIGHAM YOUNG* L 20-33
N 1 at Utah State L 21-27
N 8 at Arizona State* (ASU ranked 10th) L 20-21
N15 at New Mexico* L 32-38
N22 at Air Force W 24-10 1976
(8-4-0) Captains: Ray Davies, Steve Edwards, Kevin McClain & Paul Nunu
S11 SOUTH DAKOTA W 48-7
S18 at Michigan State L 10-21
S25 UTAH STATE W 20-3
O 2 ARIZONA STATE* W 13-10
O 9 at Brigham Young* W 34-29
O16 NEW MEXICO* W 24-23
O23 UTAH* W 45-22
O30 at Colorado State* L 16-19
N 6 at Arizona* W 26-24
N13 at Texas-El Paso* W 14-10
N20 at Air Force L 21-41
FIESTA BOWL
D25 Oklahoma (OU ranked 8th) L 7-41
14-20-1, .414 Record three seasons FRED AKERS 1975-1976 10-13-0, .435 Record two seasons
1977
(4-6-1) Captains: Francis Chesley, Dave Clements & Walter Howard
S10 AIR FORCE T 0-0
S17 TEXAS-EL PASO* W 27-17
S24 at Michigan State L 16-34
O 1 ARIZONA* W 13-12
O 8 at Utah* L 13-23
O22 BRIGHAM YOUNG* (BYU ranked 17th) L 7-10
O29 COLORADO STATE* W 29-13
N 5 at Arizona State* (ASU ranked 19th) L 0-45
N12 at Utah State L 31-32
N19 at New Mexico* W 23-21
N26 at Louisiana State L 7-66
1978
(5-7-0) Captains: Ken Fantetti & Marc Cousins
S16 SOUTH DAKOTA W 30-11
S23 at Texas (UT ranked 6th) L 3-17
S30 UTAH STATE L 13-20
O 7 NEW MEXICO* L 15-19
O14 SAN DIEGO STATE* W 31-22
O21 UTAH* W 34-21
O28 at Colorado State* W 13-3
N 4 at Brigham Young* L 14-48
N11 at Nevada-Las Vegas L 10-12
N18 at Hawaii L 22-27
N25 at Texas-El Paso* W 51-21
D 2 at Louisiana State L 17-24
1979
(5-7-0) Captains: Pat Ogrin, Danny Pittman, Vic Baginski, Mike Dennis, Scott Winfield & Hugh Albora
S 8 at Washington (UWash ranked 15th) L 2-38
S15 at Northwestern L 22-27
S22 RICHMOND W 9-7
S29 COLORADO STATE* L 16-20
O 6 TEXAS-EL PASO* W 23-3
O13 at Utah* L 14-24
O20 BRIGHAM YOUNG* (BYU ranked 13th) L 14-54
O27 NEVADA-LAS VEGAS L 24-28
N 3 at San Diego State* L 21-31
N10 ARKANSAS STATE W 17-14
N17 at Hawaii* W 21-13
N24 at New Mexico* W +3-17 + Forfeit win for Wyoming
N10 BRIGHAM YOUNG* (UW ranked 25th, BYU was 8th)L 14-45
N17 at Hawaii* L 17-38 COPPER BOWL
D31 California L 15-17
(4-6-1)
(6-6-0)
1994
Captains: John Burrough, Ryan Christopherson & Tyrone Williams
S 3 UTEP* W 36-13
S10 at Oregon State L 31-44
S17 TULSA W 17-7
S24 at Utah* L 7-41
O 1 at Nebraska# (Nebraska ranked 2nd) L 32-42
O 8 NE LOUISIANA W 28-14
O15 at Fresno State* L 24-38
O22 SAN DIEGO STATE* W 52-35
O29 AIR FORCE* L 17-34
N 5 at Colorado State* (CSU ranked 14th) L 24-35
N12 NEW MEXICO* W 38-28
N19 at Hawai’i* W 13-10
#Eventual National Champion
1995
(6-5-0) Captains: Joe Cummings & Jeremy Gilstrap
S 9 at Air Force* L 10-34
S16 HAWAI’I* W 52-6
S23 OKLAHOMA STATE W 45-25
O 7 at Tulsa L 6-35
O14 LOUISVILLE W 27-20
O21 at Brigham Young*
JOE
1991
Captains: Tom Corontzos, Robert Rivers & Doug Rigby
A31 HAWAII* L 17-32
S 7 at Colorado (Colorado ranked 12th) L 13-30
S14 S. WESTERN LOUISIANA W 28-15
S21 TEXAS TECH W 22-17
S28 TEXAS-EL PASO* T 28-28
O 5 at Air Force* L 28-51
O12 UTAH* L 42-57
O19 at New Mexico* W 39-19
O26 COLORADO STATE* W 35-28
N 2 at San Diego State* L 22-24
N 9 at Brigham Young* L 31-56
1992
(5-7-0) Captains: Dorell Drake, Jarod Thiele & Matt Swenson
S 5 NEVADA W 25-6
S12 at Texas Tech L 32-49
S19 AIR FORCE* L 28-42
S26 at Louisville W 26-24
O 3 SAN JOSE STATE L 24-26
O10 NEW MEXICO* W 35-21
O17 BRIGHAM YOUNG* L 28-31
O24 at Colorado State* W 31-14
O31 at Fresno State* L 31-42
N 7 SAN DIEGO STATE* W 17-6
N14 at Utah* L 7-38
N21 at Hawaii* L 18-42
(8-4-0)
1993
Captains: Kurt Whitehead, Mike Jones & Joe Hughes
S 4 OREGON STATE L 16-27
S11 NORTHERN IOWA W 45-42
S18 at San Jose State W 36-25
S25 UTAH* W 28-12
O 2 at Air Force* W 31-18
O 9 at Texas-El Paso* W 33-26
O23 HAWAII* W 48-10
O30 FRESNO STATE* W 32-28
N13 at New Mexico* (UW ranked 23rd) L 7-10
N20 COLORADO STATE* L 21-41
N27 at San Diego State* W 43-38
COPPER BOWL
D30 Kansas State (KSU ranked 20th) L 17-52
1999
(7-4-0) Captains: Dan Delcorio, Robbie Duncan, Jared Jarnagin, Wendell Montgomery, Brian Van Emmerik
20-23
O28 COLORADO STATE* L 24-31
N 4 UTAH* L 24-30
N11 at San Diego State* (SDSU ranked 25th) W 34-31
N18 FRESNO STATE* W 38-10
N25 at UTEP* W 42-19 1996
(10-2-0) Captains: Marcus Harris, Brent Leu & Steve Scifres
A31 IDAHO W 40-38
S 7 at Iowa State W 41-38 ot
S14 HAWAI’I* W 66-0
S21 AIR FORCE* W 22-19
S28 at UNLV* W 33-21
O 5 at San Jose State* (UW ranked 25th) W 45-22
O12 WESTERN MICHIGAN (UW ranked 24th) W 42-28
O19 FRESNO STATE* (UW ranked 23rd) W 42-21
N 2 SMU* (UW ranked 17th) W 59-17
N 7 at San Diego State* (UW ranked 16th) L 24-28
N16 at Colorado State* (UW ranked 23rd) W 25-24
D 7 vs. Brigham Young# (UW ranked 22nd, BYU was 6th) L 25-28 ot (UW finished ranked 22nd) #Inaugural WAC Championship Game
1997
2001
Captains: Leo Caires, Adam
2002
(2-10-0) Captains: Jon Aimone, Casey Bramlet, Ryan McGuffey, J.D. Wallum & Herman White A31 vs. Tennessee (in Nashville) (UT ranked 4th) L 7-47
(8-5-0) Captains: Marques Brigham, Jay Korth, Jeff Leonard, Donovan McComb, Jim Talich, Cory Wedel A28 at Ohio State (OSU ranked 9th)
S 6 IOWA STATE
10-24
56-10
S13 at Hawai’i* W 35-6
S20 SAN JOSE STATE* W 30-10
S27 at Colorado# (Colorado ranked 16th) L# 19-20
O 4 MONTANA W 28-13
O11 at Nevada W 34-30
O18 COLORADO STATE*
O25 at SMU*
N 1 SAN DIEGO STATE*
7-14
17-22
41-17 N 8 UNLV*
N15 at Air Force*
N22 at Fresno State*
35-23
3-14
7-24 #Win by forfeit
1998
(8-3-0) Captains: Brian Brown, Demetrius Hamilton, Zach Keiter, Aron Langley, Jeff Smith, Greg Van Leer
S12 MONTANA STATE W 17-9
S19 at Georgia (Georgia ranked 12th)
S26 LOUISIANA TECH
O 3 UTAH*
O10 SMU*
O17 at UNLV*
9-16
31-19
27-24
12-7
28-25 ot O24 RICE*
O31 at TCU*
N 7 at Colorado State*
34-24
34-27
27-19
N14 AIR FORCE* (UW ranked 25th, AF was 23rd) L 3-10
N21 at Tulsa L 0-35 * Western Athletic Conference Game
(4-8-0)
JOE GLENN
2003-2008
30-41-0, .423 six seasons
2003
Captains: Casey Bramlet & Tyler Gottschalk
A 30 MONTANA STATE W 21-10
S 6 at Oklahoma State L 24-48
S13 KANSAS L 35-42
S20 at Air Force* L 29-35
S27 at Boise State L 17-33
O11 at Utah State W 48-21
O18 BRIGHAM YOUNG* W 13-10
O25 at San Diego State* L 20-25
N1 COLORADO STATE* W 35-28
N15 at Utah* L 17-47
N22 NEW MEXICO* L 3-26
N29 UNLV* L 24-35
2004
(7-5-0) Captains: Corey Bramlet, Trenton Franz, Zach Morris, Guy Tuell
S 4 APPALACHIAN STATE W 53-7
S 11 at Texas A&M L 0-31
S 25 OLE MISS W 37-32
O 2 LOUISIANA-MONROE W 31-10
O 9 SAN DIEGO STATE* W 20-10
O 16 at Brigham Young* L 13-24
O 22 at Colorado State* L 7-30
O 30 AIR FORCE* W 43-26
N 6 at UNLV* W 53-45 (3ot)
N 13 UTAH* (Utah ranked 7th) L 28-45
N 20 at New Mexico* L 9-16
LAS VEGAS BOWL
D 23 vs. UCLA W 24-21
2005
(4-7-0) Captains: Corey Bramlet, Dusty Hoffschneider, Ron Rockett
S 3 at Florida (Florida ranked 10th) L 14-32
S 10 LOUISIANA-MONROE W 38-0
S 17 at Air Force* W 29-28
S 24 at Ole Miss W 24-14
O 1 UNLV* W 42-17
O 8 TCU* L 14-28
O 15 NEW MEXICO* L 24-27
O 22 at Colorado State* L 31-39
N 5 at Utah* L 13-43
N 12 BRIGHAM YOUNG* L 21-35
N 19 at San Diego State* L 21-34
2006
(6-6-0) Captains: Chase Johnson & John Wendling
S 2 UTAH STATE W 38-7
S 9 at Virginia L 12-13 (1ot)
S16 BOISE STATE L 10-17
S23 AIR FORCE* L 24-31
S30 at Syracuse L 34-40 (2ot)
O 7 at New Mexico* W 14-10
O14 UTAH* W 31-15
O21 COLORADO STATE* W 24-0
O28 at TCU* L 3-26
N 4 SAN DIEGO STATE* W 27-24
N 9 at Brigham Young* (BYU ranked 25th) L 7-55 N18 at UNLV* W 34-26
2007
(5-7-0) Captains: Wade Betschart, Sean Claffey, Michael Medina, Devin Moore
S 1 VIRGINIA W 23-3
S 8 UTAH STATE W 32-18
S 15 at Boise State L 14-24
S 22 at Ohio W 34-33
O 6 TCU* W 24-21
O 13 NEW MEXICO* L 3-20
O 20 at Air Force* (AF was receiving votes) L 12-20
O 27 UNLV* W 29-24
N 3 at San Diego State* L 24-27
N 10 at Utah* L 0-50
N 17 BRIGHAM YOUNG* L 10-35
N 23 at Colorado State* L 28-36
2008
(4-8-0) Captains: Ward Dobbs & Devin Moore
A 30 OHIO W 21-20
S 6 AIR FORCE* L 3-23
S 13 NORTH DAKOTA STATE W 16-13
S 20 at Brigham Young* (BYU ranked 14th) L 0-44
S 27 BOWLING GREEN L 16-45
O 4 at New Mexico*
O 11 UTAH* (Utah ranked 14th)
O 25 at TCU* (TCU ranked 15th)
0-24
7-40
7-54
N 1 SAN DIEGO STATE* W 35-10
N 8 at Tennessee W 13-7
N 13 at UNLV*
14-22 N 22 COLORADO STATE* L 20-31
DAVE CHRISTENSEN 2009-2013 27-35-0, .435 five seasons
2009
(7-6-0) Captains: Russ Arnold, John Fletcher Weston Johnson, Darius Terry
S 5 WEBER STATE W 29-22
S 12 TEXAS (UT ranked 2nd) L 10-41
S 19 at Colorado L 0-24
S 26 UNLV* W 30-27
O 3 at Florida Atlantic W 30-28
O 10 NEW MEXICO* W 37-13
O 17 at Air Force* L 0-10
O 31 at Utah* (Utah ranked 19th) L 10-22
N 7 BRIGHAM YOUNG* (BYU ranked 25th) L 0-52
N 14 at San Diego State* W 30-27
N 21 TCU* (TCU ranked 4th) L 10-45
N 27 at Colorado State* W 17-16 NEW MEXICO BOWL
D 19 vs. Fresno State W 35-28 (2ot)
2010
(3-9-0) Captains: Chris Prosinski, David Leonard, Brian Hendricks, Austyn Carta-Samuels
S 4 SOUTHERN UTAH W 28-20
S 11 at Texas (UT ranked 5th) L 7-34
S 18 BOISE STATE (BSU ranked 3rd) L 6-51
S 25 AIR FORCE* (AF was receiving votes) L 14-20
O 2 at Toledo W 20-15
O 9 at TCU* (TCU ranked 5th)
O 16 UTAH* (UW ranked 11th)
O 23 at Brigham Young*
0-45
6-30
20-25
O 30 SAN DIEGO STATE* (SDSU was receiving votes) L 38-48
N 6 at New Mexico*
N 13 at UNLV*
31-34
16-42
N 20 COLORADO STATE* W 44-0
(8-5-0)
2011
Captains: Selected each game
S 3 WEBER STATE W 35-32
S 10 TEXAS STATE W 45-10
S 17 at Bowling Green W 28-27
S 24 NEBRASKA (Nebraska ranked 9th) L 14-38
O 8 at Utah State L 19-63
O 15 UNLV* W 41-14
O 29 at San Diego State* W 30-27
N 5 TCU* (TCU was receiving votes) L 20-31
N 12 at Air Force* W 25-17
N 19 NEW MEXICO* W 31-10
N 26 at Boise State* (BSU ranked 7th) L 14-36
D 3 at Colorado State* W 22-19 NEW MEXICO BOWL
D 17 vs. Temple L 15-37
2012
(4-8-0) Captains: Korey Jones, Nick Carlson, Luke Ruff, Brett Smith
S 1 at Texas (UT ranked 15th) L 17-37
S 8 TOLEDO L 31-34
S 15 CAL POLY
2013
22-24
S 22 at Idaho W 40-37
O 6 at Nevada*
O 13 AIR FORCE*
O 20 at Fresno State*
O 27 BOISE STATE* (BSU ranked 21st)
28-35
27-28
14-42
(5-7-0) Captains: Marqueston Huff, Patrick Mertens, Brett Smith,
61-60-0, .504 ten seasons
2014
Strong
(4-8-0) Captains: Colby Kirkegaard, Dominic Rufran, Darrenn White, Eddie Yarbrough
2015
(2-10-0) Captains: Eddie Yarbrough, Cameron Coffman, Shaun Wick, Chase Roullier, Siaosi Hala’api’api, Lucas Wacha
2016
(8-6-0)
Captains: Marcus Epps, Josh Allen, Lucas Wacha, Chase Roullier, Jacob Hollister S03 NORTHERN ILLINOIS W 40-34 (3ot) S10
2017
2018
(6-6-0) Captains: Marcus Epps, Nico Evans, Conner Cain, Austin Fort, Andrew Wingard, Logan Wilson
A25 at New Mexico State W 29-7
S01 WASHINGTON STATE L 19-41
S08 at Missouri L 13-40
S15 WOFFORD W 17-14
S29 BOISE STATE * L 14-34
O06 at Hawai’i * L 13-17
O13 at Fresno State * L 3-27
O20 UTAH STATE * L 16-24
O26 at Colorado State * W 34-21
N03 SAN JOSE STATE * W 24-9
N17 AIR FORCE * W 35-27
N24 at New Mexico * W 31-3
2019
(8-5-0) Captains: Sean Chambers, Austin Conway, Josiah Hall, Josh Harshman, Logan Wilson
A31 MISSOURI W 37-31
S07 at Texas State W 23-14
S14 IDAHO W 21-16
S21 at Tulsa L 21-24
S28 UNLV* W 53-17
O12 at San Diego State* L 22-26
O19 NEW MEXICO* W 23-10
O26 NEVADA* W 31-3
N09 at #21 Boise State* L 17-20 (ot)
N16 at Utah State* L 21-26
N22 COLORADO STATE* W 17-7
N30 at Air Force* L 6-20
D31 vs Georgia State# W 38-17
#NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl - Tucson, Ariz.
2020
(2-4-0) Captains: Sean Chambers, Garrett Crall, Keegan Cryder, Chad Muma
O24 at Nevada L 34-37
O30 HAWAI’I W 31-7
N05 at CSU L 24-34
N27 at UNLV W 45-14
D05 at New Mexico L 16-17
D12 BOISE STATE L 9-17
2021
(7-6-0) Captains: Sean Chambers, Garrett Crall, Keegan Cryder, Chad Muma, Xazavian Valladay
S4 MONTANA STATE W 19-16
S11 at Northern Illinois W 50-43
S18 BALL STATE W 45-12
S25 at UConn W 24-22
O9 at Air Force* L 14-24
O16 FRESNO STATE* L 0-17
O23 NEW MEXICO* L 3-14
O30 at San Jose State* L 21-27
N6 COLORADO STATE* W 31-17
N12 at Boise State* L 13-23
N20 at Utah State* W 44-17
N27 HAWAII* L 14-38
D21 vs. Kent State# W 52-38
#Famous Idaho Potato Bowl - Boise, Idaho
*Mountain West Conference Games
2022
(7-6-0) Captains: Andrew Peasley, Treyton Welch, Easton Gibbs and Cole Godbout
A27 at Illinois L 38-6
S3 TULSA W 40-37, 2OT
S10 NORTHERN COLORADO W 33-10
S16 AIR FORCE* W 17-14
S24 at BYU L 38-24
O1 SAN JOSE STATE* L 33-16
O8 at New Mexico* W 27-14
O22 UTAH STATE* W 28-14
O29 at Hawaii* W 27-20
N11 at Colorado State* W 14-13
N19 BOISE STATE* L 20-17
N25 at Fresno State* L 30-0
D30 vs Ohio# L 30-27, OT
#Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl – Tucson, Ariz.
*Mountain West Conference Games
Larry Birleffi
LARRY BIRLEFFI, flanked by former UW Athletics Director Paul Roach (on left) acknowledges the crowd on Oct. 17, 1992, the day UW dedicated the press area in the War Memorial Stadium Press Box as “The Larry Birleffi Press Room”.
In 1992 the University of Wyoming Athletics Department honored long-time newspaper, radio and TV personality Larry Birleffi, by naming the working press area in the War Memorial Stadium media facility after him.
For over 50 years, and 1200 events, Birleffi covered the Cowboys and Cowgirls for newspaper, radio and television. While coaches, players and fans have come and gone, Birleffi was there. He was the one common thread through the tapestry that is Wyoming tradition. He carried the word of Wyoming athletics longer, and more effectively, than any other. He was inducted into the University of Wyoming Athletics Hall of Fame in 1996.
Born in Hartville, Wyoming’s first incorporated town on April 17, 1918, Birleffi graduated from the University of Wyoming in 1942. He had begun covering the Cowboys for the UW student newspaper the Branding Iron in 1937.
Birleffi died on September 27, 2008.
2023
(9-4-0) Captains: Andrew Peasley, Treyton Welch, Easton Gibbs and Cole Godbout
S2 TEXAS TECH W 35-33 2OT
S9 PORTLAND STATE W 31-17
S16 at #4 Texas L 10-31
S23 APPALACHIAN STATE W 22-19
S30 NEW MEXICO* W 35-26
O7 FRESNO STATE* W 24-19
O14 at Air Force* L 27-34
O28 at Boise State* L 7-32
N3 COLORADO STATE* W 24-15
N10 at UNLV* L 14-34
N18 HAWAI’I* W 42-9
N25 at Nevada* W 42-6
D30 vs. Toledo# W 16-15
#Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl – Tucson, Ariz.
*Mountain West Conference Game
JAY SAWVEL
2024-Present 3-9, .250 One season
2024
(3-9-0) Captains: Nofoafia Tulafono, Evan Svoboda, Shae Suiaunoa and Jordan Bertagnole
A31 at Arizona State L 7-48
S7 IDAHO L 13-17
S14 BYU L 14-34
S21 at North Texas L 17-44
S28 AIR FORCE* W 31-19
O12 SAN DIEGO STATE* L 24-27
O19 at San Jose State* L 14-24
O26 UTAH STATE* L 25-27
N2 at New Mexico* W 49-45
N15 at Colorado State* L 10-24
N23 #12 BOISE STATE* L 13-17
N30 at Washington State W 15-14
*Mountain West Conference Game
As of end of 2024 season
56 weeks ranked in the AP poll No. 6 (1967) UW’s highest AP ranking No. 11 ASU (1972) highest ranked opponent UW has defeated 11-66 all-time record vs. ranked opponents 10-62 UW unranked, vs. ranked opponents
1-4 UW ranked, vs. ranked opponents
28-9 UW ranked, vs. unranked opponents
7-20 UW vs. ranked at home 3-40 UW vs. ranked on the road 1-6 UW vs. ranked at neutral locations
2020
2024
*Colorado State received a forfeit win over Utah State and the Aggies received a forfeit loss. The win and loss are reflected in the 2020 conference-only standings and, per the
do not count toward either institution’s overall won-loss record.
2019
2023
*Divisional Champion
2022
Mountain
L Pct. W L Pct. Boise State 8 0 1.000 10 4 .714 Wyoming 5 3 .625 7 6 .538 Utah State 5 3 .625 6 7 .462 Air Force 5 3 .625 10 3 .769
Colorado State 3 5 .375 3 9 .250 New Mexico 0 8 .000 2 10 .167 West Division Conference Overall W L Pct. W L Pct.
No. 24 Fresno State 7 1 .875 10 4 .714
Diego State 5 3 .625 7 6 .538
2021
*Divisional Champion
! Mountain West Champion
2018
*Divisional Champion ! Mountain West Champion
2017
2006
2012
2005
2011
5 2 .714 8 5 .615 San Diego State 4 3 .571 8 5 .615
Force 3 4 .429 7 6 .538
State 1 6 .143 3 9 .250
1 6 .143 2 10 .167 New Mexico 1 6 .143 1 11 .083
2010
Conference Overall W L Pct. W L Pct.
TCU 8 0 1.000 13 0
1.000
Utah 7 1 .875 10 3 .769
San Diego State 5 3 .625 9 4 .692 Air Force 5 3 .625 9 4 .692
The 1967 Cowboy Coaching Staff (Back Row left to right: Burt Gustafson, Jack Taylor, Paul Roach, Bill Baker and Fritz Shurmur. Kneeling in front is Head Coach Lloyd Eaton.)
2025 COWBOY TRADITION
Below listed alphabetically are the University of Wyoming's football players from 1893 through 2020.
Prior to 1930 all squadsmen are listed. From 1930 through 2020 only lettermen are listed.
Abojei, Eric, 2018-19-20-21-22
Abraham, Gerald, 1984-85-86-87
Abram, DaShawn, 2000-01
AAdams, Casey, 2000-01-02-03
Adams, Dick, 1895
Adams, Richard, 1952
Adamson, Stephen, 1967-68-69
Addison, Steven, 1988.89-90
Aiken, Jonathan, 2010
Aimone, Jon, 2000-01-02
Akeson, Roy P., 1905-07-08
Albora, Hugh, 1979
Alers, Perry, 1919-20-21-22
Alexander, Alvester, 2009-10-11
Alford, Hugh, 1948
Alleman, Darryl, 1964 65
Allen, John C. 1957-58
Allen, Josh, 2016-17
Allmon, D. Scott, 1997-98
Allsman, Lewis, 1924-25
Amedro, Robert, 1942
Amos, Jason, 2003
Amundson, Josh, 1996-97-98
Anderson, George, 1967-68-69
Anderson, Joe, 2000
Anderson, Kaden, 2024 Anderson, Luke, 2011-12
Andre, Walter, 1946
Answine, Fred, 1957
Appleby, Chase, 2014-15
Armah, Derek, 2000-01-02-03
Arndt, Patrick, 1985-86-87
Arnold, John, 1975-76-78
Arnold, Orlando, 2008-09
Arnold, Patrick, 2018-19
Arnold, Russ, 2006-07-08-09
Asmussen, John, 1985-86 Atkins, Jesse, 1949
Atwater, T.J., 2006, 2008-09
Atwell, M.M., 1901
Avery, Brandon, 2002, 2004
Aylward, Robert W., 1965 -66-67
Bergstrom, Einar, 1929-30
Berner, Frederick, 1926
Bernthaler, Justin, 2012-13
Berry, Reggie, 1986-87
Bertagnole, Jordan, 2020-21-2223-24
Bertelson, Daniel, 1980-81-82
Betschart, Wade, 2004-05-06-07
Bettencourt, Doug, 1970
Bettencourt, Richard, 2016
Beuhler, Chad, 2000-01-02
Bible, Latrell, 2020-21
Biezuns, Josh, 2008-09-10-11
Bigelow, Jevon, 2018
Billingsley, Ronald, 1964-65-66
Binkowski, Dennis, 1969-70-71
Birkeness, Matt, 2010-11
Bisacre, Robert Jr., 1959-60-61
Bishop, Bud, 1959
Black, Thomas, 1942
Blanchard, Claire, 1922-23-24
Blankenbaker, Keyon, 2018-19-20-21
Bloom, Keith, 1947
Bohlinger, Rob, 1995-96-97
Bojakowski, Stan, 1977
Boleski, Anthony L., 1964 Bolger, Zach, 2009-10 Bolick, Bill, 1960
Tony McGee, 1968 Chicago Bears, 1971-73; New England Patriots, 1974-81; Washington Redskins, 1982-84
Mike McGraw, 1972-74 St. Louis Cardinals, 1976; Detroit Lions, 1977
Dale Memmelaar, 1956-58
Chicago Cardinals, 1959; St. Louis Cardinals, 1960-61; Dallas Cowboys, 1962-63; Cleveland Browns, 1964-65; Baltimore Colts, 1966-67
Devin Moore, 2005-08 Indianapolis Colts, 2010
Chad Muma, 2018-21 Jacksonville Jaguars, 2022-present
Jay Novacek, 1980-84 St. Louis Cardinals, 1985-87; Phoenix Cardinals, 1988-89; Dallas Cowboys, 1990-96
Eric Nzeocha, 2013-16 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2017
Mark Nzeocha, 2011-14
Dallas Cowboys, 2015; San Francisco 49ers, 2017-20
Pat Ogrin, 1976-79 Washington Redskins, 1981-82
Ryan Otterson, 2006-09
Danny Pittman, 1978-79
San Diego Chargers, 2010-11
New York Giants, 1980-83; St. Louis Cardinals, 1983-84
Chris Prosinski, 2007-10 Jacksonville Jaguars, 2011-2014; Philadelphia Eagles, 2014; Chicago Bears, 2015
Mike Purcell, 2009-12
San Francisco 49ers, 2014-16; Los Angeles Rams, 2017; Kansas City Chiefs, 2018; Denver Broncos, 2019-25
Chase Roullier, 2013-16 Washington Football Team, 2017-2023
Steve Scifres, 1992-96 Dallas Cowboys, 1997; Carolina Panthers, 1998; Miami Dolphins, 1998; New Orleans Saints, 1999
Truitt Smith, 1949 Pittsburgh Steelers, 1950-51
Mark Smolinski, 1958-60 Baltimore Colts, 1961-62; New York Jets, 1963-68
Dick Speights, 1965-67 San Diego Chargers, 1968
Galand Thaxton, 1984-87
Mitch Unrein, 2006-09
Lee Vaughn, 1992-96
Scottie Vines, 2001-02
Lucas Wacha, 2013-16
Vic Washington, 1966-67
Jack Weil, 1980-83
Atlanta Falcons, 1989; San Diego Chargers, 1991
Houston Texans, 2010; Denver Broncos, 2011-2014; San Diego Chargers, 2015; Chicago Bears, 2015; Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2018
Dallas Cowboys, 1997
Detroit Lions, 2004-06
Dallas Cowboys, 2017
San Francisco 49ers, 1971-73; Houston Oilers, 1974; Buffalo Bills, 1975-76
Denver Broncos, 1986; Washington Redskins, 1987
John Wendling, 2003-06 Buffalo Bills, 2007-09; Detroit Lions, 2010-13
Joe Williams, 1967-68
Thomas Williams, 1989-93
Logan Wilson, 2016-19
Dallas Cowboys, 1971; New Orleans Saints, 1972
Atlanta Falcons, 1994
Cincinnati Bengals, 2020-present
Andrew Wingard, 2015-18 Jacksonville Jaguars, 2019-present
Willie Wright, 1987-90 Phoenix Cardinals, 1992
NCAA POSTNCAASCHOLARSHIPSGRADUATE POST
SCHOLARSHIPSGRADUATE
STEVE COCKREHAM QB, 1974
BOB GUSTAFSON OT/TE, 1985
RANDY WELNIAK QB, 1989
FRAN MIKNIS G, 1960
BOB DINGES DE, 1965
GEORGE MILLS OG, 1967
MIKE LOPICCOLO OT, 1973
BOB GUSTAFSON OT/TE, 1984
MARTY HAMILTON RE, 1960
PAT ARNDT OG, 1987
RYAN CHRISTOPHERSON RB, 1994
JOE CUMMINGS DE, 1995
JOE CUMMINGS DE, 1995
JAY KORTH OL, 1996 & 1997
CORY WEDEL K, 1996 & 1997
BRIAN LEE FS, 1997
JAY KORTH OL, 1997
CORY WEDEL K, 1997
TRENTON FRANZ C, 2004
LUKE RUFF FS, 2013
BRIAN BROWN MLB, 1998
TRENTON FRANZ C, 2004
LUKE RUFF FS, 2013
COACH OF THE YEAR AWARDS
COACH OF THE YEAR AWARDS
UW Athletics Hall of Fame
Honoring the Nation's Top Receiver
MARCUS HARRIS, 1996
Marcus Harris is presented with the Biletnikoff Award as the nation's top receiver in 1996. One of Wyoming’s most decorated football players, Marcus Harris was a consensus All-American in 1996, being selected First Team All-American by the Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America, American Football Coaches Association, Walter Camp Football Foundation, and Football News. In 1996, he won the Biletnikoff Award (named after former Oakland Raiders receiver Fred Biletnikoff), symbolic of the nation’s top receiver. He also finished ninth in the Heisman Trophy balloting in 1996. During his college career, Harris became the NCAA’s all-time leader in receiving yards with 4,518 career yards, and he remains the only receiver in NCAA history to have three 1,400 yard receiving seasons. With his 1,650 yards in 1996, Harris led the nation in receiving yards, earned FirstTeam All-Western Athletic Conference honors for the third straight year, and was named the WAC Co-Offensive Player of the Year.
UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME
UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME
C lass of 1993 (Inaugural Year)
Dick Ballinger, Wrestling, 1958-60
Fennis Dembo, Basketball, 1985-88
Mike Dirks, Football, 1965-67
Jerry Hill, Football, 1958-60
Glenn “Red” Jacoby, Athletic Director, 1946-73
Jay Novacek, Football & Track, 1982-84
Kenny Sailors, Basketball, 1941-46
Ev Shelton, Basketball Coach, 1939-59
Johnny Winterholler, Baseball, Basketball, Football, 1936-39
1943 NCAA Championship Basketball Team
C lass of 1994
Paul N. Carlin, Track, 1951-53
Dr. George “Duke” Humphrey, UW President, 1945-64
Dr. Everett D. Lantz, Wrestling Coach, 1937-65
Flynn J. Robinson, Basketball, 1963-65
Mary F. Shea, Volleyball, 1980-83
William Strannigan, Basketball Coach, 1960-73
Kenneth Sturman, Football, 1937-39
Edward Talboom, Football, 1948-50
Bowden Wyatt, Football Coach, 1947-52
1950 Gator Bowl Champion Football Team
C lass of 1995
Jack B. Aggers, Athletic Trainer, 1958-84
James L. Crawford, Football, 1954-56
John C. Corbett, Coach/Administrator, 1915-39
Robert S. Devaney, Football Coach, 1957-61
John J. Kosich, Baseball, Football, 1946-49
Dewey L. McConnell, Football, 1949-51
Patricia L. Miller-Davis, Track & Field 1980, 1982
C lass of 1996
Lawrence V. Birleffi, “Voice of the Cowboys”, 1947-86
Charles W. “Tub” Bradley, Basketball, 1979-81
Glenn R. “Bud” Daniel, Baseball Coach, 1951-71
Michele D. Hoppes, Basketball, 1984-87
James F. Kiick, Football, 1965-67
Mark S. Miller, Swimming, 1985-88
Milward L. Simpson, Football, Basketball, Baseball, 1917-21
C lass of 1997
Joseph W. Alexander, Rodeo, 1968-69
C. Keith Bloom, Basketball, Football, Baseball, 1947-50
Willard A. “Dutch” Witte, Basketball Coach, 1931-39
John Wodny, Cross Country, 1986-89
Ryan Yarborough, Football, 1990-93
Bill Young, Administration, 1960-82
1959-60 Wrestling Team
C lass of 2004
Reese Andy, Wrestling, 1994-96
Leon Clark, Basketball, 1963-66
Marcus Harris, Football, 1993-96
Bill Levine, Football, 1961, 1963-64
Jimmi Jo Martin Ripsam, Rodeo, 1988-90
Pat Rabold, Football, 1984, 1986-88
Andy Welsh, Diving, 1981-85
C lass of 2005
Ryan Butler, Track & Field, 1995-96
Phil Dickens, Football Coach, 1953-56
Joe Dowler, Wrestling Coach, 1973-87
Ann Melander, Skiing, 1984-85
Theo Ratliff, Basketball, 1991-94
Vic Washington, Football, 1966-67
1989 Volleyball Team
C lass of 2006
Ryan Christopherson, Football, 1991-94
Jerry Depoyster, Football, 1965-67
Stan Dodds, Basketball, 1967-70
Bob Hammond, Special Achievement
Milo Komenich, Basketball, 1942-43, 1946
Stacey Ward Straley, Skiing, 1980-81
1956 Baseball Team
C lass of 2007
Elsie Jo Bonger, Football Secretary, 1962-78
Brenday Graham Gray, Track & Field, 1980-84
Jerry Jester, Football, 1953-55
Dave McCleave, Golf, 1989-92
Dick Sherman, Basketball, 1963-66
Randy Welniak, Football, 1985-88
1968 Ski Team
C lass of 2008
Tom Garrison, Track & Field, 1987-91
Walker “Sonny” Jones, Jr., Football, 1948-49
Geir Kvernmo, Skiing & Track, 1979-80
Brian Lee, Football, 1994-97
Dave Myers, Wrestling, 1989-92
Steve Scifres, Football, 1993-96
1978-79 Cowgirl Basketball Team
C lass of 2009
Jesseca Cross, Basketball, 1994-98
Sean Fleming, Football, 1988-91
Quincy Howe, Track & Field, 1999-2002
Gene Huey, Football, 1966-68
Mike Jackson, Basketball, 1980-83
Al & Pete Simpson, Special Achievement
1961 Rodeo Team
C lass of 2010
Staale Engen, Skiing & Track, 1970-75
Jerry Frude, Wrestling, 1959-62
Steiner Hybertsen, Skiing, 1973-75
Bob Jacobs, Football, 1968-70
Chuck Lamson, Football, 1961-62
Karen Sanford Gall, Track & Field, 1979-82
1966 Football Team
C lass of 2011
Mike English, Volleyball Coach, 1986-89, 1991-93
Wesley Maiyo, Track & Field, 1974-75
Dr. Robert Mason, Wrestling, 1949-51
Shauna Smith, Track & Field, 2002-05
Scott Usher, Swimming, 2002-05
Jim Walden, Football, 1958-59
1986-87 “Sweet 16” Men’s Basketball Team
C lass of 2012
Dick Campbell, Football, 1948-50
Len Kuczewski, Football, 1957-59
Jordan Lintz, Golf, 1997-2000
Chris Lull, Volleyball, 1985-89
Selmer Pederson, Football, 1949-51
Ray Sanchez, Wrestling, 1967-68
1985 Ski Team
C lass of 2013
Carrie Bacon, Basketball, 1999-2000, 2002-03
Josh Davis, Basketball, 1999-2002
Jason Gervais, Track & Field, 1999-2001
Jim House, Football, 1966-68
Mike LaHood, Football, 1965-67
Kevin McKinney, Administration
1959 Football Team
C lass of 2014
Dennis Baker, Football, 1975-77
Becky Simning Eriksson, Skiing, 1979-81, 1984-85
LeRoy Gabriel, Administration, 1961-95
Harry Hall, Basketball, 1966-69
Duane Schopp, Track & Field Coach, 1984-97
Mark Smolinski, Football, 1958-60
Jack Weil, Football, 1980-83
1933-34 Men’s Basketball Team
C lass of 2015
Marcus Bailey, Men’s Basketball, 1999-2003
Ashley Elliott, Women’s Basketball, 2002-05
David Hearn, Men’s Golf, 1998-2001
Jeff Huson, Baseball, 1984-85
Don Miller, Wrestling, 1965-68
Joe Ramunno, Football, 1981-84
Quentin Skinner, Skiing Coach, 1971-80
C lass of 2016
Jerry Durling, Football, 1965-66
Aaron Kyle, Football, 1972-75
Frank Shepperson, Rodeo, 1961-64
Lynn Stetson, Men's Swimming, 1980-83
Dave Walsh, Special Achievement
John Watts, Football, 1954-56
Hanna Zavecz, Women's Basketball, 2005-08
1976 Cowboy Football Team
C lass of 2017
Dr. Robert Curnow and Dr. David Kieffer, Special Achievement
Vince Guinta, Football, 1954-56
Mike Hamel, Wrestling, 1983-86
C.T. Hewgley, Football, 1949-50
Jim Weir, Men's Basketball, 1941-43, 1946
1991 National Champion Cowgirl Rodeo Team
2007 WNIT National Champion Cowgirl Basketball Team
C lass of 2018
Sean Dent, Men's Basketball, 1984, 1986-88
Jessica Fox, 2003-05, Track & Field
Art Howe, Baseball, 1967-69
Steven Suder, Westling, Athlete 1975-79, and Coach, 1989-2008
Cory Wedel, Football, 1994-97
1987 WAC Champion Football Team
C lass of 2019
Andrea Everett Blocher, Cross Country and Track, 1982-83
Wes Gasner, Wrestling, 1983-84
Jay Martin, Skiing, 1965-67
Mack Peyton, Basketball and Baseball, 1947-49
Courtney Stapp Pool, Basketball, 1995-98
Larry Zowada, Football, 1955-57
1966-67 Men’s Basketball Team
C lass of 2020-21
Jon Cogdill, Football & Wrestling, 1986-90
Dennis Dreher, Special Category
Brandon Ewing, Men’s Basketball, 2006-09
Wiles Hallock, Administration, 1949-60
Kevin Mannon, Track & Field, 1998-99
Mike Schenbeck, Football, 1985-88
Tom Wilkinson, Football & Baseball, 1964-65
C lass of 2022
Walter Goffigan, Football, 1980-83
Wayne Jensen, Track & Field, 1969-71
Mary Johnson, Administration
Erin Kirby, Volleyball & Track, 2011-15
Grant Salisbury, Football, 1986-88
Les Witte, Men's Basketball, 1931-34
1988 WAC Championship Football Team
C lass of 2023
Kenneth "Dabby" Dawson, Football, 1988-89
Chad Lavin, Women's Basketball Coach, 1986-98
Larry Nance Jr., Men's Basketball, 2012-15
Audrey Vandiver. Women's Basketball, 2007-11
1968-69 Men's Basketball Team 1984-85 and 1985-86 Wrestling Teams
C lass of 2024
Jovon Bouknight, Football, 2002-2005
Kelsey Conci, Swimming, 2009-2012
Diane Dodson, Administration
Adam Goldberg, Football, 1999-2002
Joe Legerski, Women's Basketball Coach, 2004-2019
Jim Sanchez, Cross Country Coach, 1981-2003
Jil Robins Thomason, Volleyball, 1991-1994
C lass of 2025
Josh Allen, Football, 2015-17
Casey Bramlet, Football, 2000-03
Curt Jimerson, Men's Basketball, 1961-63
Hugh Lowham, Wrestling, 1962-64
Mike Mulvaney, Baseball, 1985-88
Lori Kline Waddell, Women's Basketball, 1979, 1981-83
John Wendling, Football, 2003-06
MOUNTAIN WEST
This is the Mountain West
From its inception in 1999, the Mountain West has been committed to excellence in intercollegiate athletics, while promoting the academic missions of its member institutions. Progressive in its approach, the MW continues to cultivate opportunities for student-athletes to compete at the highest level while fostering academic achievement and sportsmanship. Now in its 26th year, the MW has been assertive in its involvement with the NCAA governance structure and has taken a leadership role in the overall administration of intercollegiate athletics.
History
The Mountain West was conceived on May 26, 1998, when the presidents of eight institutions — Air Force, BYU, Colorado State, New Mexico, San Diego State, UNLV, Utah and Wyoming — decided to form a new NCAA Division I-A intercollegiate athletic conference. The split from a former 16-team conference re-established continuity and stability among the membership within the new league and signaled the continuation of its tradition-rich, long-standing athletic rivalries. Three of the MW’s eight original members have been conference rivals since the 1960s (New Mexico, Wyoming and Colorado State), while San Diego State (1978) and Air Force (1980) were longtime members as well. UNLV and TCU entered the fold in 1996 and the Rebels continued as one of the original eight institutions that formed the MW in 1999. TCU re-joined the group with its first year of competition in the Mountain West in 2005-06. With conference realignment sweeping the nation in recent years, the MW has been proactive in addressing membership changes. Boise State University joined the Mountain West in 2011-12, followed by Fresno State and the University of Nevada on July 1, 2012. Also on July 1, 2012, the University of Hawai‘i became a football-only member of the Conference. On July 1, 2013, the Mountain West further expanded when San José State University and Utah State University joined the Conference, bringing to 11 the number of full-time member institutions and 12 football-playing members. On July 1, 2014, the Colorado College women’s soccer program became the first non-football affiliate member of the Mountain West, expanding that sport to 12 Conference participants.
When the Mountain West officially began operations on July 1, 1999, the new league had in place a seven-year contract with ESPN, giving the broadcast entity exclusive national television rights to MW football and men’s basketball, and three-year agreements to send the league’s football champion to the Liberty Bowl and a second team to the Las Vegas Bowl. Commissioner Thompson also arranged a third bowl tie-in each of the first three seasons (1999 Motor City, 2000 Silicon Valley, 2001 New Orleans) before securing a four-year deal with the Emerald Bowl in San Francisco in 2002.
An innovator in the postseason bowl structure, the MW engineered many “firsts,” as league teams have participated in seven inaugural bowl games (2000 Silicon Valley, 2001 New Orleans, 2002 San Francisco (Emerald), 2005 Poinsettia, 2006 New Mexico, 2015 Arizona, 2015 Cure), as well as placing the first non-automatic-qualifying FBS team into a BCS bowl game with Utah’s appearance in the 2005 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl and into the College Football Playoff (CFP) with Boise State’s selection to the 2014 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl.
Bret Gilliland Deputy Commissioner
John Sullivan Associate Commissioner, Football Javon Hedlund Associate Commissioner, External Strategy
Mountain West Commissioner Gloria Nevarez
Gloria Nevarez, a 25-year veteran of intercollegiate athletics, is the second Commissioner in the history of the Mountain West Conference.
Nevarez comes from the West Coast Conference (WCC), where she served as Commissioner since 2018. While at the WCC, Nevarez shaped nearly every facet of the internal and external operations of the WCC. She directed significant overhauls to the conference’s branding, expanding the league’s national television contracts, adding a long-term title sponsor for the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments, and launching groundbreaking social justice initiatives.
After an exhaustive and collaborative six-month review with WCC stakeholders, the brand, reflective of the mission and values of the WCC schools was refreshed with a new brand identity. The WCC also embarked on a comprehensive rebranding initiative to bring consistency across all platforms. In her second full year on the job, Nevarez renegotiated the media rights agreement for the conference, resulting in unprecedented levels of national exposure for the league, including an updated eight-year agreement with ESPN and the addition of two national television partners in CBS Sports and Stadium. The exposure of WCC’s men’s basketball has nearly doubled from coast-to-coast.
The WCC became the first Division I conference to adopt a diversity hiring initiative with the groundbreaking “Russell Rule” adopted in July 2020. The “Russell Rule” required all WCC schools to include a member of a traditionally underrepresented community in the final candidate pool for every athletic director, senior administrator, head coach, and full-time assistant coaching search. Nevarez currently serves on the NCAA’s Division I Transformation Committee, the NIT Men’s Basketball selection committee, the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Oversight Committee, and the Board of Directors of USA Basketball, Women Leaders in College Athletics and is a member of the Knight Commission.
Before her commissioner role at the WCC, Nevarez had a successful stint as the Senior Associate Commissioner, Senior Woman Administrator at the Pac-12 Conference. In her role at the Pac-12, Nevarez oversaw all conference sports and championships except football. She also served as the conference liaison for men’s basketball and tournament director of the men’s basketball tournament in Las Vegas. Nevarez led all-star teams to China and Australia and brought conference teams to China for the first-ever NCAA regular season game. During her tenure at the Pac-12, Nevarez was instrumental in league expansion, the relocation and success of both the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments, the creation and operation of the Pac-12 Networks, the development of international initiatives, and advanced the conference’s sustainability efforts.
Prior to joining the Pac-10 staff, Nevarez served as Senior Associate Athletic Director at the University of Oklahoma. Her responsibilities were wide-ranging, including sport administration duties and overseeing the department’s strength and conditioning, marketing, and human resources units. She also served as the sport administrator for men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, soccer, men’s and women’s track and field, softball, and women’s rowing. Nevarez served Oklahoma as the senior woman administrator and oversaw the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, the department’s Staff Council, Title IX compliance, and worked with the fundraising group, the Sooner Stilettos.
Before her time at Oklahoma, Nevarez spent five years working in compliance at the WCC, joining the conference in January 2002. During her first stint at the WCC, her primary emphasis was to direct the conference’s compliance efforts. In that role, she was involved in education efforts at all member institutions and the league office. She assisted the schools with their certification efforts, violations, waivers, and rule interpretations.
Prior to the WCC, Nevarez was at the University of California, where she served in multiple roles. She was the lone compliance officer and served as an executive officer for the department and its 29 intercollegiate athletics teams. She conducted NCAA and Pac-10 rules education workshops for student-athletes, coaches, and department staff on an annual basis. Nevarez was also involved with legal matters involving the department, including lawsuits, serving as the department’s campus liaison. She was responsible for processing all departmental contracts, including game contracts, and served as the department’s campus contact for all athletic-related contracts. Her efforts at Cal went beyond the legal realm as she served as co-coordinator of the team that conceived and ran the first Cy-Bear auction, the first time a collegiate entity had partnered with an online group – Yahoo! – to host an online auction, raising more than $180,000.
Nevarez began her athletics administrative career at San José State University, where she was the first full-time Director of Compliance in school history and developed and implemented an NCAA compliance program
A graduate of the NCAA Fellows Program and the NACWAA Executive Institute, Nevarez completed five years as an adjunct faculty member at the University of San Francisco’s Sport Management Master’s program, teaching sports law.
Nevarez received her Juris Doctorate from the University of California. A four-year scholarship athlete and letter-winner in basketball at the University of Massachusetts, she graduated cum laude from UMass. While a student, Nevarez served on the La Raza Law Journal and was a co-founder of the Boalt Hall Sport and Entertainment Law Society. She served on the board of advisors for the UMass sports management department, a division of the Isenberg School of Business.
A native of Santa Clara, California, Nevarez is married to fellow Berkeley Law graduate Richard Young.
Mountain States Athletic Conference
(Skyline Conference)
1938
John Winterholler, HB
1939 None
1940 None
1941
Al Lokanc, G
1942
None
1943 (No official league play due to World War II)
1944 (Unofficial league play only)
None
1945 (Unofficial league play only)
None
1946
Jim Clayton, T Henry Kolasinski, HB
1947
Larry Martoglio, G
1948
Eddie Talboom, HB
1949
Charles Peterson, T Fred Taucher, C
Eddie Talboom, HB
Walker “Sonny” Jones, FB
1950
Dick Campbell, LB
Tom Drost, DE
C. T. Hewgley, T
Dewey McConnell, WR
Selmer Pederson, S
Doug Reeves, C
Marlin Smith, G
Marvin Strauch, DT
John Townsend, DL
Eddie Talboom, HB
1951
Dewey McConnell, WR
Jim Martin, T Selmer Pederson, DB
Doug Reeves, C
Bob Schildgen, DT
1952
Bill Hileman, LB
Ted Layman, DE
Chuck Spaulding, HB
1953
Dale Haupt, G
Wimp Hewgley, T Joe Mastrogiovanni, HB
1954
Clarence “Bugs” Carter, WR
Ray Lutterman, T
1955
Clarence “Bugs” Carter, WR
Joe Mastrogiovanni, QB
1956
Jim Crawford, HB
Buster Elder, WR
John Watts, FB
Larry Zowada, QB
1957 (first official All-Skyline team)
Wimp Hewgley, End
1958
None
1959
Len Kuczewski, G Jim Walden, QB
1960
Marty Hamilton, E
Jerry Hill, HB
Chuck Lamson, QB
Mark Smolinski, FB
1961
First Team:
Chuck Lamson, QB
Mike Walker, HB
Bob Bisacre, FB
Second Team:
Chuck Schmitt, E
WYOMING ALL-CONFERENCE PLAYERS
Howard Colling, T Daryl Matthews, G Honorable Mention: Bob Knight, E Lonnie Dunn, E Kevin Ward, E Bill Levine, G Stan Popeck, C Vince Zimmer, C Dick Williams, C Western Athletic Conference
1962
Glen Hopkins, T Joe Vitale, G 1963
Mack Balls, E Don Quinn, T Bill Levine, G 1964
Darryl Alleman, E Herm Memmelaar, T Bill Levine, G 1965
Jerry Durling, G Jim Kiick, HB 1966
Jerry Marion, E Mike LaHood, T Dave Rupp, G Jim Kiick, TB Jerry DePoyster, K Tom Frazier, E Ron Billingsley, T Jerry Durling, G Dick Speights, HB Vic Washington, HB 1967
Mike LaHood, T Paul Toscano, QB Jim Kiick, TB Gene Huey, FL Jerry DePoyster, K Tim Gottberg, E Mike Dirks, T Jim House, LB Vic Washington, HB Dick Speights, HB 1968
Tommy Tucker, G Byra Kite, T Bob Jacobs, K Larry Nels, T Jim House, LB Gene Huey, HB 1969
Tommy Tucker, G Al Zerfoss, T Bob Jacobs, K Brent Engleright, LB Larry Nels, T Rich Trautwein, T 1970
Tom Gorman, LB 1971
Scott Freeman, FL Nick Bebout, T Don Meadows, G 1972 Fritz Turner, CB 1973
Al Duyn, S Frank Erzinger, LB 1974
None 1975
Dennis Baker, T Aaron Kyle, S Lawrence Gaines, FB 1976
Dennis Baker, T Walter Howard, TE Paul Nunu, LB Ray Stawowy, T Kevin McClain, S 1977
Ken Fantetti, LB Walter Howard, TE
Dennis Baker, T Myron Hardeman, RB 1978
Dan Christopulos, K
Don Clayton, P
Ken Fantetti, LB
Michael Dennis, S
1979
Dan Pittman, WR
Mike Shaft, OG
Chuck Bradford, NG
Jerry Eure, DB
Mike Smith, P
1980
Guy Frazier, DE
Chuck Bradford, NG
John Salley, CB
Mandel Robinson, RB
Gregg Taylor, C
1981
Jim Eliopulos, LB
Darnell Clash, SPEC
Walter Goffigan, RB
James Williams, TE
Joe DiGiorgio, OC
Gary Crum, OL
1982
Joe DiGiorgio, OL
1983
Walter Goffigan, RB
Joe Ramunno, OG
Jack Weil, P
1984
Joe Ramunno, OL
Jay Novacek, TE
Pete Benedetti, DB
Rick Donnelly, P
Dave Evans, RB
Kevin Lowe, RB
Paul Chytka, DL
1985
None
1986
Galand Thaxton, LB
1987
Anthony Sargent, WR
Bill Hoffman, TE
Tony Kapushion, OT
Gerald Abraham, RB
Jeff Knapton, DT
Galand Thaxton, LB
Tom Kilpatrick, P
1988
Grant Salisbury, C
Randy Welniak, QB
Dabby Dawson, RB
Pat Rabold, DT
Mitch Donahue, DE
David Edeen, DE
Mike Schenbeck, LB
Eric Coleman, CB
1989
Mitch Donahue, DE
1990
Mitch Donahue, DE
Tyrone Fittje, OG
Paul Wallace, CB
1991
Robert Rivers, RS
1992
Ryan Yarborough, WR
Prentice Rhone, RS
1993
Mike Jones, TE
Kurt Whitehead, DE
Ryan Yarborough, WR
1994
Ryan Christopherson, RB
Brian Gragert, P
Marcus Harris, WR
1995
Joe Cummings, DE
Brian Gragert, P
Marcus Harris, WR
Steve Scifres, OL
Cory Wedel, K
1996
Marcus Harris, WR
Steve Scifres, OT
Jim Talich, LB
Lee Vaughn, DB
Josh Wallwork, QB
Cory Wedel, PK
1997
Jay Korth, C
Brian Lee, FS
Cory Wedel, PK
1998
Marques Brigham, RB
Julian Hooker, TE
Wendell Montgomery, WR
Al Rich, FS
Mountain West Conference
1999 First Team Offense:
WR Wendell Montgomery
Second Team Offense:
OL Dan Delcorio
First Team Defense:
LB Patrick Chukwurah
DB Matt Lehning
2000
First Team Defense:
DL Patrick Chukwurah
Second Team Offense:
OL Adam Goldberg
Honorable Mention:
PK Aaron Elling
DB Lamar James
WR Ryan McGuffey
LB Kwabena Peprah
QB Jay Stoner
2001
First Team Offense:
WR Ryan McGuffey
OL Adam Goldberg
Second Team Offense:
QB Casey Bramlet
PK Jarvis Wallum
Second Team Defense:
LB Leo Caires
Honorable Mention:
WR Malcom Floyd
DB Eric Lee
DB Guy Tuell
2002
First Team Offense:
OT Adam Goldberg
Honorable Mention:
WR-PR/KR Jovon Bouknight
QB Casey Bramlet
P Luke Donovan
DB Jacque Finn
C Trenton Franz
LB Tyler Gottschalk
WR-PR/KR Scottie Vines
DB Nate Young
2003
Second Team Defense:
DL Brandon Casavan
Honorable Mention:
WR/KR Jovon Bouknight
QB Casey Bramlet
DB Chris Dixon
WR Malcom Floyd
C Trenton Franz
LB Tyler Gottschalk
WR Ryan McGuffey
OL Issac Morales
TE Aaron Robbins
PK Deric Yaussi
2004
First Team Offense:
C Trenton Franz
PK Deric Yaussi
PR/KR Hoost Marsh
First Team Defense:
DL Zach Morris
Second Team Offense:
TE John Wadkowski
PR/KR Jovon Bouknight
Second Team Defense:
DL Dusty Hoffschneider
P Adam Brooks
DB Derrick Martin
Honorable Mention:
QB Corey Bramlet
WR Jovon Bouknight
OL Chase Johnson
DB John Wendling
2005
First Team Offense:
WR Jovon Bouknight
Second Team Offense:
PR/KR Jovon Bouknight
Second Team Defense:
DL Dusty Hoffschneider
Honorable Mention:
LB Ward Dobbs
DL John Flora
OL Chase Johnson
OL Jason Karcher
DB Derrick Martin
DB Ron Rockett
DB John Wendling
2006
First Team Offense:
OT Chase Johnson
First Team Defense:
SS John Wendling
Stuart Hanson, DT/DE
Second Team Offense:
WR Tanner Gentry
PR/KR
Vinnedge
2008
Tyler Strong
2012
First Team Offense: C Nick Carlson
Second Team Offense: WR Chris McNeill
First Team Defense: DT Mike Purcell
Honorable Mention: QB Brett Smith
WR Robert Herron
LB Ghaali Muhammad P Tim Gleeson
2013 First Team Defense: DE Eddie Yarbrough
Second Team Defense: FS Marqueston Huff
Honorable Mention: QB Brett Smith
WR Robert Herron
LB Jordan Stanton
2014
First Team Defense: DE Eddie Yarbrough
Honorable Mention: OG Chase Roullier
2015
Second Team Defense: DE Eddie Yarbrough
S Andrew Wingard
Second Team Offense:
RB Brian Hill
OG Chase Roullier
2016
Dan Grego, T TE
Johnny Miller, T Greg Chytka, C Myron Hardeman, RB
Youhanna Ghaifan
First Team Offense:
RB Brian Hill
TE Jacob Hollister
C Chase Roullier
Second Team Offense: QB Josh Allen
Je`Ney Jackson, CB
Valladay
Gandy
Isaiah Neyor 2021 First Team Defense:
Chad Muma
Team Defense: CB C.J. Coldon
Second Team Offense: C Keegan Cryder WR Isaiah Neyor
RB Xazavian Valladay Honorable Mention: DE Garrett Crall
OG Logan Harris NT Cole Godbout
2022
First Team Defense: Easton Gibbs, LB Second Team Special Teams: John Hoyland, K Honorable Mention: DeVonne Harris, DE Andrew Peasley, QB Clayton Stewart, P Cam Stone, CB Treyton Welch, TE 2023
First Team Defefense: Easton Gibbs, LB First Team Offense: Frank Crum, OT Second Team Defense Jordan Bertagnole, DT
Honorable Mention: Wyett Ekeler, S Andrew Peasley, QB Harrison Waylee, RB Treyton Welch, TE Wyatt Wieland, WR
2024
First Team Special Teams Tanner King, KR/WR Second Team Offense: John Michael Gyllenborg, TE Jack Walsh, OL Second Team Defense
Shae Suiaunoa, LB
Honorable Mention: Wrook Brown, N Sabastian Harsh, DE John Hoyland, K Jaylen Sargent, WR Nofoafia Tulafono, C
UW ADMINISTRATION
DR. EDWARD SEIDEL
University of Wyoming, President
Ed Seidel began service as the University of Wyoming’s 28th president July 1, 2020. The distinguished scholar has led academic, research and innovation programs at multiple universities.
Before coming to UW, Seidel was the vice president for economic development and innovation for the University of Illinois System, building and supporting programs that engage university, public and private partners -- and strengthening the links among higher education, research and business to stimulate economic development across that state.
His long record of leadership experience includes more than three years as director of the National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he was among the original co-principal investigators for Blue Waters, a federally funded project that brought one of the world’s most powerful supercomputers to UrbanaChampaign.
Seidel spearheaded the creation of the Discovery Partners Institute and the Illinois Innovation Network, for which $500 million was appropriated by the State of Illinois. He also oversaw the University of Illinois System’s commercialization pipeline, including the Offices of Technology Management at Urbana-Champaign and Chicago, and the early-stage technology investment firm Illinois Ventures, which has catalyzed over $1.7 billion in venture funding for companies.
Previously, he was the senior vice president for research and innovation for the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology in Moscow, Russia, in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. There, he was responsible for building research capacity, guiding the institute’s strategic focus on innovation and entrepreneurship, establishing international partnerships, directing the development of 21st century research facilities and programs, and overseeing quality and compliance.
Before that, he directed the Office of Cyberinfrastructure and led the Directorate of Mathematical and Physical Sciences as National Science Foundation assistant director. The MPS Directorate possesses an annual budget of more than $1.4 billion. Within the Directorate, he oversaw national programs in astronomy, chemistry, materials science, mathematical sciences and physics. The Office of Cyberinfrastructure is responsible for national programs supporting advanced computing environments, software, computer networking and their application for addressing complex problems in science and engineering. He led the launch of new programs in computational and data-intensive science and engineering and the NSF-wide Cyberinfrastructure Framework for 21st Century Science and Engineering. At NSF, he also led emerging activities on data, public access to publications, and catalyzed development of interdisciplinary research programs, including the development of grand challenge programs to attack complex problems in science and engineering.
Prior to joining NSF, he held senior appointments as Floating Point Systems Professor in Physics and Astronomy, and Computer Science at Louisiana State University, where he founded and directed the interdisciplinary Center for Computation and Technology, an interdisciplinary research and innovation center involving more than four dozen faculty across the entire university. He had an integral part in the $50 million Louisiana Optical Network Initiative, connecting six research universities and two medical schools across the state of Louisiana.
Seidel also directed the numerical relativity group at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute) in Germany.
Seidel has played central roles in launching international and regional research consortiums in Europe and the U.S., including the EU Astrophysics Network and GridLab projects that collectively involved a dozen countries.
Seidel is a fellow of the American Physical Society and of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and has earned a number of awards, including the 2006 IEEE Sidney Fernbach Award, the Association for Computing Machinery’s 2001 Gordon Bell Prize, and the 1998 Heinz Billing Prize of the Max Planck Society for his work in research, and the 2018 Business Leadership Award of the America-Israel Chamber of Commerce for work in economic development.
Seidel has supervised dozens of graduate students and postdocs in physics, astronomy, computer science and other disciplines, and has published about 200 papers in professional journals. His work in general relativity and scientific computing is widely cited in scientific literature. His research has focused on Einstein’s equations, applications to black holes and gravitational waves, and algorithms for high-performance computing.
Seidel received his Ph.D. in relativistic astrophysics from Yale University, earned a master’s degree in physics at the University of Pennsylvania, and received a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and physics from the College of William and Mary.
Dr. Edward Seidel
TOM BURMAN
University of Wyoming, Director of Athletics
• Served as one of 13 Members on the College Football Playoff (CFP) Selection Committee from 2020-22
• Has led well over $120 million in fundraising projects as A.D. at Wyoming
• In January 2020, Presented Citizenship Award by Wyoming We the People: the Citizen and the Constitution
• Longest Serving Athletics Director in the Mountain West, currently in his 19th Year as University of Wyoming A.D.
• A number of Wyoming’s athletics teams achieved perfect Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores of 1,000 for the most recent academic year measured.
Tom Burman is currently in his 19th year as Director of Athletics at the University of Wyoming. For the past 18 years that Burman has served as Athletics Director, many of the most successful and most memorable moments in Wyoming Athletics history have taken place.
Since Burman was named to the position of Athletics Director on Oct. 9, 2006, he has hired some of the most accomplished head coaches in University of Wyoming history. Academically, Cowboy and Cowgirl student-athletes have achieved at exceptional levels. Fundraising and seasonticket sales have reached record levels and numerous facility projects have been completed. Burman has also scheduled many of the greatest events in Wyoming Athletics history.
“I care deeply about this University, the success of UW Athletics and the well-being of our student-athletes,” Burman said upon his hiring. “We will build a program that wins championships, is a source of great pride to our alumni and generates enthusiasm across the state.”
Recent Successes
In 2024-25, Wyoming featured an individual national champion in thrower Daniel Reynolds, earning a weight throw national title for the first for UW since 2005. He also earned all-American honors three different times during the season. The Cowgirl basketball program also made an appearance in the WBIT earning an invite after making a run to the Mountain West Conference title game. The Cowboy football team and basketball team sa first-year head coaches at the helm of the program. The men's cross country program earned an NCAA Championship bid finishing the event in 30th place. The Cowboy wrestling program also featured an All-American in Joey Novak at 197 pounds.
In 2023-24, Wyoming had another great season across the board. The Cowboy Football team finished the season with nine-wins for the most since the 1996 season. Cowboy Football also went 7-0 at home and recorded the largest single-season attendance in school history. UW was featured two-times on National Television once on CBS against Texas Tech and once against Fresno State. The Pokes won the Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl. The Cowgirl Volleyball team got off to their best start in program history under first-year head coach Kaylee Prigge. The Cowgirl basketball team made another deep run into the WNIT. Wyoming Track and field once again earned multiple All-Americans in the Indoor and outdoor season.
In the 2022-23 season, Wyoming Football earned its fifth bowl bid in the last seven seasons and finished second in the Mountain West Conference Mountain Division. UW’s Cowgirl Tennis team won the 2023 Mountain West regular-season championship outright and earned a bid to the first-ever Universal Tennis NIT, marking the first time a Cowgirl Tennis team earned a postseason berth. Cowgirl Soccer captured the 2022 Mountain West regular-season championship, earned the No. 1 seed in the MW Tournament and advanced to the Mountain West Tournament Championship Game. The Cowgirl Basketball team finished second in the regular-season conference race, advanced to the MW Tournament Championship Game and concluded the season in the Second Round of the WNIT. Cowgirl Cross Country was ranked as high as No. 34 in the nation, achieving its first national ranking in program history. Runner Katelyn Mitchem qualified for the NCAA Championships where she earned the NCAA Elite 90 award as the top scholar-athlete participating in the championship. Mitchem also was named the 2022-23 Mountain West Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Cowboy Golf earned a berth in the inaugural GOLFWEEK National Golf Invitational postseason tournament where they tied Penn State for second place. Wyoming Track and Field had six individuals, one woman and five men, qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field West First Round. Long jumper Kareem Mersal advanced to the NCAA Outdoor Championships where he earned Honorable Mention All-America honors, finishing in 20th place.
Katelyn Mitchem advanced to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 3,000-meter Steeplechase. She earned Second Team All-America honors, finishing 13th. Cowboy Wrestling continued its tradition of qualifying individuals for the NCAA Championships as three wrestlers qualified for the 2023 NCAA Championships.
The 2021-22 season saw the sports of football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, swimming and diving, track and field and wrestling all conclude their seasons with student-athletes participating in postseason competition. Football won the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl for its third consecutive bowl victory, and Cowboy linebacker Chad Muma was selected in the third round of the NFL Draft. Men’s basketball earned a bid to the 2022 NCAA Tournament after posting one of its most exciting seasons in years with a 25-9 record. Cowboy Basketball also achieved its first national ranking since the 2014-15 season. Women’s basketball advanced to the third round of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament, and wrestling posted a Top 25 finish at the 2022 NCAA Championships, placing 23rd. The sports of football, swimming and diving, track and field and wrestling all had individuals earn All-America honors in 2021-22. Muma earned All-America honors in football. Diver Melissa Mirafuentes achieved All-America status at the NCAA Championships. Cowgirl long jumper Shayla Howell reached All-America status at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships, while Cowboy long jumper Kareem Mersal and discus thrower Nathan Reid both earned All-America recognition at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Cowboy wrestler Stephen Buchanan placed third in the 197-pound weight class at the 2022 NCAA Championships to earn All-America honors for the second straight year.
In March of 2021, the Cowgirl Basketball team won the Mountain West Conference Tournament Championship, earning the program’s second-ever bid to the NCAA Tournament. Cowboy Wrestling qualified a program tying high of seven wrestlers for the 2021 NCAA Championships, with sophomore Stephen Buchanan earning All-America honors at 197 pounds by placing eighth. The Cowboys finished 26th in the nation as a team. In June 2021, senior discus thrower Colton Paller earned First Team All-America honors by placing seventh at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
In 2019, Cowboy Football won the 2019 NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl and posted an 8-5 record. That marked the third time in four years that Wyoming earned a bowl bid. Wyoming linebackers Logan Wilson and Cassh Maluia were both selected in the 2020 NFL Draft. Cowgirl Volleyball earned a postseason berth in 2019, advancing to the Second Round of the National Invitational Volleyball Championship (NIVC). The Cowgirls posted a 22-9 record, which was the fifth 20-win season under the direction of head coach Chad Callihan. Senior cross country runner Chris Henry won the NCAA Elite 90 Award for the second consecutive year in November 2019. That award is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average participating at the finals of one of the NCAA’s 90 national championships.
In January of 2020, the civic education organization “Wyoming We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution” recognized Burman for his civic leadership in bringing members of the Black 14 back to the University of Wyoming campus in the fall of 2019. In the first 33 years of the organization at the state level in Wyoming, only five of these awards for significant contribution as a citizen have been presented.
The 2018-19 season began with the Grand Opening of the $44 million Mick and Susie McMurry High Altitude Performance Center. Among the most memorable moments of the year were: the men’s cross country team placing 12th in the nation at the NCAA Championships; Cowgirl soccer captured a share of its first-ever, regular-season Mountain West championship; Cowboy football earned bowl eligibility for the third consecutive season; Cowgirl volleyball and Cowgirl basketball both earned postseason bids; and Cowboy wrestling qualified seven individuals for the NCAA Championships and finished 34th in the nation as a team. Individually, Paul Roberts earned All-America honors at the NCAA Cross Country Championships placing 20th, while his teammate Chris Henry became the first UW student-athlete to earn the NCAA Elite 90 Award. Cowgirl track and field athletes Jerayah Davis, Ja’la Henderson, Jordan Edmonds and Shayla Howell earned a combined seven All-America honors at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Henderson also earned All-America honors at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. Cowboy basketball player Justin James was the 40th overall selection by the Sacramento Kings in the 2019 NBA Draft, and Marcus Epps was selected in the sixth round of the 2019 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings.
In the 2017-18 season, Wyoming football appeared in its second consecutive bowl game and recorded a dominating win in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, defeating Central Michigan, 37-14. Wyoming wrestling placed 17th at the NCAA National Championships and senior Bryce Meredith captured second place at 141 pounds for the third All-America honor of his career and his second runner-up finish at the NCAA Championships. The Cowgirl Volleyball team earned a bid to the Women’s National Invitational Volleyball Championship. Women’s basketball went down to the last game of the season battling for the Mountain West Conference regular-season championship and earned a bid to the WNIT. And the Wyoming men’s swimming and diving team captured the 2018 Western Athletic Conference team championship -- the program’s first conference title in men’s swimming and diving in 50 years. Ja’la Henderson earned Second Team All-America honors at the 2018 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, placing 15th in the triple jump, and she earned Honorable Mention All-America honors in the long jump, placing 17th. Wyoming quarterback Josh Allen attracted national attention during the 2017 season and through the 2018 NFL Draft as he became the No. 7 overall pick by the Buffalo Bills -- the highest Wyoming Cowboy draft pick in history. In a study by national research firm Joyce Julius & Associates, the media exposure generated by Wyoming Football in 2017-18 was estimated at $159 million.
Tom Burman
The 2016-17 year began when Wyoming earned the right to host the 2016 Mountain West Football Championship Game by winning the Mountain Division and being the highest ranked team in the conference to end the regular season. The Cowboys defeated two Top 25 teams along the way, were named the National Team of the Week by the Football Writers Association of America for one of those wins and received votes themselves in the 2016 college football polls. The Pokes went on to post an 8-6 record and earn a bid to the 2016 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl.
In the winter, Cowboy wrestling tied for 21st at the 2017 NCAA Championships, and Wyoming junior Bryce Meredith of Cheyenne placed fourth at 141 pounds and earned All-America honors for the second consecutive season. Meredith had finished as the national runner-up at 141 pounds the previous season as a sophomore in 2015-16.
A young Cowgirl basketball team captured a second-place finish in the Mountain West Conference for the 2016-17 season. The Cowgirls defeated then No. 15 ranked Colorado to conclude non-conference play. Wyoming proceeded to post a 22-10 overall record, and earned a Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) bid, advancing to the second round.
The spring season saw Cowgirl Tennis win a school record 18 matches, and post a perfect 10-0 home record. Wyoming was undefeated (5-0) in conference duals to win the Mountain Division. The Cowgirls advanced to the semifinals of the 2017 Mountain West Championships.
Cowboy golfer Ryan Wallen qualified for the 2017 NCAA Washington Regional, where he placed 38th.
Competitive Excellence
•Burman changed the course of Wyoming football in December 2013 when he hired Craig Bohl as head coach. Bohl had coached North Dakota State to three consecutive FCS National Championships in 2011, ‘12 and ‘13, was named National Coach of the Year in 2012 and ‘13 and was part of two FBS National Championship teams as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Nebraska, in 1995 and ‘97. He then hired Jay Sawvel in December of 2023, as Sawvel had served on Bohl's staff as defensive coordinator since 2020.
•The Cowboys have made seven bowl appearances during Burman’s tenure as athletics director. Wyoming won the 2009 New Mexico Bowl, earned a bid to the 2011 Gildan New Mexico Bowl, played in the 2016 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl, won the 2017 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, won the 2019 NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl, won the 2021 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl and appeared in the 2022 Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl and one the same bowl in 2023.
•Burman help oversee Cowboy Basketball earn an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament in 2022 and the program's first top-25 ranking since 2014-15. He hird Sundance Wicks as the 23rd head coach in program history in May of 2024.
•In the spring of 2011, Burman hired Larry Shyatt away from his position as associate head coach at the University of Florida to return to Laramie and take over as head coach of Cowboy Basketball. Shyatt had been part of two National Championships with the Gators in 2006 and ‘07. Burman’s hiring of Shyatt received numerous positive reviews, including an “A” rating from ESPN.com. Of the 19 coaching hires that ESPN.com rated, Wyoming received one of only five “A” ratings. Shyatt’s 2015 team won the Mountain West Tournament title and earned an automatic NCAA Tournament bid.
•Cowgirl Basketball achieved a great deal of success under the direction of former head coach Joe Legerski. Wyoming won the Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) National Championship in the 2006-07 season, defeating Wisconsin, 72-56, in the championship game before a sold-out crowd in Laramie. In 2007-08, the Cowgirls earned the program’s first-ever NCAA Tournament berth. In the 2020-21 season under the direction of head coach Gerald Mattinson, the Cowgirls won the MW Tournament title and earned the program’s second NCAA Tournament bid in program history.
•Head wrestling coach Mark Branch was hired by Burman prior to the 2008-09 season. Branch was part of four NCAA Championships as associate head coach at his alma mater, Oklahoma State, and won two individual NCAA titles as a competitor at OSU in 1994 and ‘97. Wyoming wrestling joined the Big 12 Conference, beginning in the 2015-16 season. Branch has led the Cowboys to multiple years of success at the NCAA Championships including a All-American in Joey Novak in 2025.
•Current track and field coach Bryan Berryhill is a fifth UW head coach who has achieved a national title and was hired by Burman. Berryhill captured individual NCAA national championships in the indoor 1-mile run and outdoor 1,500-meter run in 2001 at Colorado State. Wyoming saw a national champion in multiple All-American honors in thrower Daniel Reynolds in 2025.
Academic Success
•Under Burman’s leadership, University of Wyoming teams have achieved unprecedented academic success, reaching historic levels of excellence in Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores, Academic All-Conference honorees, team grade-point averages and graduation rates.
•The most recent APR scores released in May 2025 saw numerousUW teams achieve perfect APR scores of 1,000 for the most recent academic year measured. All of Wyoming’s athletics teams far exceeded the multi-year NCAA benchmark score of 992, which is well above the national average.
•Cross country runner Katelyn Mitchem earned the NCAA Elite 90 honor at the 2022 NCAA Cross Country Championships as the top scholar-athlete participating at the championship. After completing the outdoor track and field season, Mitchem was also named the 2023 Mountain West Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
•In back-to-back NCAA Cross Country Championships in 2018 and 2019, Wyoming student-athlete Christopher Henry earned the NCAA Elite 90 Award at the NCAA Championships. That award goes to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative gradepoint average participating at the finals of one of the NCAA’s 90 national championships.
Revenue Generation/Facilities
• The Restore The War Campaign is currently ongoing at UW and is set to be complete prior to the 2025 season opener. The War Memorial Stadium renovation will aim to design the best fan experience, with a host of new amenities and gameday enhancements. When complete, the experience for fans in the lower west side will be dramatically different with improved seating, wider rows, and improved concessions, restrooms, and lighting. Furthermore, a renovation to the press box/media area will enhance the image of the university and the state as national media flock to UW to cover the Cowboys. It will also feature a new natatorium, which will be key for the future of Wyomiing swimming and diving.
•Burman has spearheaded over $120 million in facilities projects during his time as athletics director, including: construction of a new $11 million Indoor Practice Facility (Fall 2007); construction of the $22 million Wildcatter Stadium Club & Suites addition to War Memorial Stadium (Fall 2010); extensive renovations to the east side of War Memorial Stadium; significant upgrades to the UniWyo Sports Complex for volleyball and wrestling; completion of a new $3 million Indoor Tennis Facility (Spring 2011); a new $1.2 million golf practice facility (Summer 2014); and Phase I and II of a $30 million renovation to the Arena-Auditorium that was completed in the fall of 2017.
•The new Mick and Susie McMurry High Altitude Performance Center was completed in the summer of 2018 and provides all UW student-athletes with a world-class training facility. The $44 million facility was funded by $24 million in private donations and $20 million in matching funds from the state of Wyoming that were allocated with the support from the Wyoming State Legislature and then Gov. Matt Mead.
•In November of 2017, the Cowboy Joe Club, the fundraising organization for the University of Wyoming Athletics Department, announced that it had reached the 5,000-member plateau, making it the largest annual athletics scholarship fund membership in the Mountain West Conference.
•Wyoming Athletics shattered its annual fundraising record in the 2015-16 fiscal year as $20.4 million in pledges and gifts were made to UW Athletics. That broke the previous record of $12.8 million in pledges and gifts to UW Athletics that was also set during Burman’s tenure as A.D. in the 2013-14 fiscal year.
•Cowboy Joe Club annual revenue grew from $2.1 million in 2006 to over $6 million as of the end of the 2017-18 fiscal year.
•In 2011, season-ticket sales for Wyoming Football surpassed the 10,000 season-ticket mark for the first time in school history. That 10,000 season-ticket milestone was reached for only the second time in 2017.
Before becoming A.D. at Wyoming, Burman had previously served as an Associate Athletics Director at UW from 1995-2000. His first position at his alma mater was as Associate Athletics Director for Development, serving as Executive Director of the Cowboy Joe Club from 1995-97. From 1997-2000, Burman was Wyoming’s Associate Athletics Director for External Affairs. During that time period, he was instrumental in raising funds for the $9.4 million Rochelle Athletics Center.
He served as Athletics Director at Portland State University from Sept. 2000 through March 2006. Burman returned to UW in March 2006 as Associate Vice President for Institutional Advancement with the UW Foundation, before being selected by President Tom Buchanan as the eighth athletics director in UW history in October 2006. Burman began his intercollegiate athletics career as Director of Marketing and Promotions (1993-95) at the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho. Before entering a career in college athletics, he worked as a project manager for the sports management company DeWilber & Associates in McLean, Va., from 1990-92.
He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Wyoming in 1988 and an M.B.A. from Robert Morris University in Coraopolis, Pa., in 1991. Burman is 58 years old, born Jan. 4, 1966.
2025-26 UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING HEAD COACHES
UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING ATHLETICS
MISSION STATEMENT & GUIDING PRINCIPLES
MISSION STATEMENT
The University of Wyoming Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is committed to the development of tomorrow’s leaders by creating an environment that promotes personal growth, academic and athletic excellence in a progressive, inclusive, and transparent manner. The Department of Intercollegiate Athletics will support the overall University of Wyoming mission, provide an outstanding fan experience, encourage community engagement, and serve as a source of pride for alumni, supporters, and the state of Wyoming.
CORE VALUES
Dedication to Student-Athletes
We will promote the well-being of student-athletes and provide opportunities for academic, athletic, and personal success. We will foster academic excellence, graduate student-athletes, support their development as citizens, and prepare them to be leaders.
Integrity
We will demonstrate integrity in all areas. We are dedicated to financial stability, rules compliance, diversity, and personal accountability.
Respect
We will celebrate a climate of mutual respect, inclusiveness, loyalty, and sportsmanship by recognizing contributions to our teams, our department, and the university.
Competitive Success
We will endeavor to be the very best when representing the University of Wyoming and our state. We are committed to providing the resources and personnel for our teams to achieve success.
Tradition
The legacy of the University of Wyoming athletics is proud and strong. We will honor our outstanding tradition.
Excellence
We believe in a spirit of comprehensive excellence. We will strive for excellence in all we do.
M ark B ranch Wrestling
J oe J ensen Director of Men’s and Women’s Golf
D ean c lower Women’s Tennis
J osey s ten D er Women’s Golf
B ryan B erryhill Men’s & Women’s Track&Field/CrossCountry
s un D ance w icks Men’s Basketball
D ave D enniston Men’s and Women’s SwimmingandDiving
