2018 Wyoming Cowboys football team

2018 Mountain West football standings
	Mountain Division
	West Division
	Championship: December 1, 2018
	As of October 16, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Wyoming Cowboys football
2018 Wyoming Cowboys football
Conference	Mountain West Conference
	Mountain Division
2018 record	2–5 (0-3 MW)
Head coach	Craig Bohl (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Brent Vigen (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Scottie Hazelton (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	War Memorial Stadium; (Capacity: 29,181)

The 2018 Wyoming Cowboys football team represents the University of Wyoming during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cowboys are coached by fifth-year head coach Craig Bohl and play their home games at War Memorial Stadium as a member of the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference.

Previous season

The Cowboys finished the 2017 season 8–5, 5–3 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for second place in the Mountain Division. They were invited to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl where they defeated Central Michigan.

2018 recruiting class

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

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

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

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

Mountain West media days

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

Media poll

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

Preseason All-Mountain West Team

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

Defense

Youhanna Ghaifan – DT

Carl Granderson – DE

Andrew Wingard – SS

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 25	8:00 p.m.	at New Mexico State*	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	ESPN2	W 29–7	20,322
September 1	1:30 p.m.	Washington State*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	CBSSN	L 19–41	24,131
September 8	5:00 p.m.	at Missouri*	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	ESPNU	L 13–40	50,820
September 15	2:00 p.m.	No. 8 (FCS) Wofford*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	Stadium	W 17–14	20,293
September 29	5:00 p.m.	Boise State	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	CBSSN	L 14–34	22,271
October 6	10:00 p.m.	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI (Paniolo Trophy)	SPEC HI	L 13–17	23,907
October 13	8:30 p.m.	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	ESPNU	L 3–27
October 20	12:30 p.m.	Utah State	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY (Bridger's Battle)	ATTSNRM
October 26	8:00 p.m.	at Colorado State	Canvas Stadium Fort Collins, CO (The Border War)	CBSSN
November 3	12:00 p.m.	San Jose State	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	ATTSNRM
November 17		Air Force	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	ESPN Networks
November 24	12:30 p.m.	at New Mexico	Dreamstyle Stadium Albuquerque, NM	ATTSNRM
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Source:^[10]

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Wyoming	Alma mater	Before Wyoming
Craig Bohl	Head Coach	5	Nebraska (1982)	North Dakota State – Head Coach (2013)
Brent Vigen	Associate Head Coach / Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks	5	North Dakota State (1998)	North Dakota State – Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks Coach (2013)
Scottie Hazelton	Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers Coach	2	Fort Lewis (1997)	Jacksonville Jaguars – Assistant Linebackers Coach (2016)
Mike Bath	Co-Special Teams Coordinator / Tight Ends Coach / Fullbacks Coach	5	Miami, Ohio (2001)	Miami, Ohio – Interim Head Coach / Offensive Coordinator (2013)
AJ Cooper	Co-Special Teams Coordinator / Defensive Ends Coach	5	North Dakota State (2006)	North Dakota State – Defensive Ends Coach / Co-Special Teams Coordinator (2013)
Jake Dickert	Safeties Coach	2	Wisconsin–Stevens Point (2007)	South Dakota State – Co-Special Teams Coordinator / Safeties Coach (2016)
Scott Fuchs	Offensive Line Coach	5	North Dakota State (1995)	North Dakota State – Offensive Line Coach (2013)
Mike Grant	Wide Receivers Coach	3	Nebraska (1993)	North Texas – Wide Receivers Coach / Receiving Coordinator (2014)
Gordie Haug	Running Backs Coach / Director of Player Personnel	5	Bemidji State (2009)	North Dakota State – Running Backs Coach (2013)
Pete Kaligis	Defensive Tackles Coach / Nose Tackles Coach	10	Washington (1994)	Montana – Offensive Line Coach (2008)
John Richardson	Cornerbacks Coach	5	North Dakota State (2010)	North Dakota State – Cornerbacks Coach (2013)
Ben Iannacchione	Director of Sports Performance / Head Strength and Conditioning Coach	1	Boise State (2008)	LSU – Associate Strength and Conditioning Coach (2017)
Aaron Bohl	Defensive Graduate Assistant	2	Minnesota State Moorhead (2016)	Minnesota State Moorhead – Linebacker (2016)
Jacob Claborn	Offensive Graduate Assistant	3	California Lutheran (2009)	Central Washington – Offensive Line Coach (2015)
Taylor Housewright	Offensive Graduate Assistant	1	Ashland (2013)	Ashland – Defensive Backs Coach / Assistant Recruiting Coordinator (2017)
Jalen Ortiz	Defensive Graduate Assistant	1	Wyoming (2017)	Wyoming – Linebacker (2017)

Roster

2018 Wyoming Cowboys Football

Quarterback

11 Nick Szpor – Junior (6'3", 212)
12 Sean Chambers – Freshman (6'3", 215)
15 Nick Smith – Senior (6'4", 235)
18 Tyler Vander Waal – Freshman (6'4", 220)

Tailback

4 Xazavian Valladay – Freshman (6'0", 191)
6 Trey Woods – Sophomore (6'3", 216)
7 Reow Jackson – Freshman (6'2", 205)
21 Jevon Bigelow – Freshman (6'2", 195)
22 Nico Evans (C) – Senior (5'9", 211)
28 Theo Dawson – Freshman (6'0", 220)
29 Kellen Overstreet – Junior (5'11", 209)

Fullback

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

Wide Receiver

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

Tight End

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

Offensive Linemen

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

Defensive Linemen

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

Placekickers

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

Punter

27 Tim Zaleski – Sophomore (6'5", 221)

Long Snapper

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

Linebackers

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

Defensive Backs

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

Legend

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

Depth chart

As of October 8, 2018

Defense

FS
Marcus Epps
Braden Smith

WILL	MIKE	SAM
Cassh Maluia	Logan Wilson	Tyler Hall
Ryan Gatoloai-Faupula	Adam Pilapil	Chavez Pownell Jr.

SS
Andrew Wingard
Alijah Halliburton

CB
Antonio Hull
Jalani Ellison

DE	DT	DT	DE
Carl Granderson	Conner Cain	Youhanna Ghaifan	Garrett Crall
Josiah Hall	Sidney Malauulu	Ravontae Holt	Kevin Prosser

CB
Keyon Blankenbaker
Sidney Washington Jr.

Offense

X–Receiver
James Price
Jared Scott OR Gunner Gentry

LT	LG	C	RG	RT
Zach Wallace	Eric Abojei	Keegan Cryder	Kaden Jackson	Alonzo Velasquez
Pahl Schwab	Logan Harris	Patrick Arnold	Zach Watts	Rudy Stofer

TE
Austin Fort
Tyree Mayfield

Z–Receiver
Austin Conway
Ayden Eberhardt

QB
Tyler Vander Waal
Nick Smith

Key Reserves
WR Raghib Ismail, Jr.
WR John Okwoli
TE Nate Weinman
DE Victor Jones

RB
Nico Evans
Xazavian Valladay OR Jevon Bigelow

FB
Jaylon Watson
Jeff Burroughs

Special Teams
PK Cooper Rothe
P Dontae Crow
KR Tyler Hall Austin Conway John Okwoli
PR Austin Conway Dontae Crow
LS Jesse Hooper
H Nick Szpor

Game summaries

at New Mexico State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	9	6	7	7	29
Aggies	0	0	0	7	7

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	1953	WYO, 47–0

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	WYO	NMSU
1	6:34	9	60	4:37	WYO	Nico Evans 24-yard touchdown run, Cooper Rothe kick good	7	0
1	6:16				WYO	Jason Huntley rush for a loss of 2 yards, safety	9	0
2	11:49	13	49	6:27	WYO	36-yard field goal by Cooper Rothe	12	0
2	10:48	5	44	1:58	WYO	39-yard field goal by Cooper Rothe	15	0
3	7:13	1	56	0:12	WYO	Nico Evans 56-yard touchdown run, Cooper Rothe kick good	22	0
4	10:07	12	71	7:00	WYO	Jevon Bigelow 23-yard touchdown run, Cooper Rothe kick good	29	0
4	1:16	10	93	2:52	NMSU	Drew Dan 31-yard touchdown reception from Matt Romero, Dylan Brown kick good	29	7
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							29	7

Passing leaders: Tyler Vander Waal (UW): 13–22, 137 YDS; Matt Romero (NMSU): 16–27, 140 YDS, 1 TD
Rushing leaders: Nico Evans (UW): 24 CAR, 190 YDS, 2 TD; Jason Huntley (NMSU): 9 CAR, 22 YDS
Receiving leaders: Austin Fort (UW): 2 REC, 51 YDS; Drew Dan (NMSU): 2 REC, 60 YDS, 1 TD

Washington State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	10	3	7	21	41
Cowboys	2	14	3	0	19

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–4	2015	WSU, 31–14

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	WSU	WYO
1	9:57	9	68	5:03	WSU	24-yard field goal by Blake Mazza	3	0
1	3:28	10	63	4:14	WSU	James Williams 2-yard touchdown reception from Gardner Minshew, Blake Mazza kick good	10	0
1	1:35				WYO	TEAM rush for a loss of 4 yards, safety	10	2
2	12:23	5	30	2:29	WYO	Nico Evans 8-yard touchdown run, Cooper Rothe kick good	10	9
2	8:37	9	51	3:46	WSU	41-yard field goal by Blake Mazza	13	9
2	5:07	4	54	1:36	WYO	Avante' Cox 23-yard touchdown run, Cooper Rothe kick good	13	16
3	8:48	13	62	6:12	WYO	30-yard field goal by Cooper Rothe	13	19
3	3:51	10	75	4:57	WSU	Max Borghi 6-yard touchdown reception from Gardner Minshew, Blake Mazza kick good	20	19
4	10:55	4	48	1:34	WSU	Easop Winston 7-yard touchdown reception from Gardner Minshew, Blake Mazza kick good	27	19
4	5:50	6	54	2:42	WSU	Max Borghi 14-yard touchdown run, Blake Mazza kick good	34	19
4	0:44	12	62	4:12	WSU	James Williams 3-yard touchdown run, Blake Mazza kick good	41	19
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							41	19

Passing leaders: Tyler Vander Waal (UW): 8–20, 67 YDS, 1 INT; Gardner Minshew (WSU): 38–57, 319 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing leaders: Nico Evans (UW): 18 CAR, 89 YDS, 1 TD; James Williams (WSU): 16 CAR, 82 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving leaders: James Price (UW): 2 REC, 23 YDS; Jamire Calvin (WSU): 5 REC, 82 YDS

at Missouri

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	0	10	3	13
Tigers	3	13	14	10	40

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	WYO	MIZ
1	4:08	7	48	2:42	MIZ	50-yard field goal by Tucker McCann	0	3
2	5:32	9	97	3:24	MIZ	Drew Lock 12-yard touchdown run, Tucker McCann kick good	0	10
2	0:32	12	73	1:51	MIZ	Albert Okwuegbunam 19-yard touchdown reception from Drew Lock, 2-point run failed	0	16
3	10:16	13	90	4:39	MIZ	Emanuel Hall 28-yard touchdown reception from Drew Lock, Tucker McCann kick good	0	23
3	7:29	8	41	2:47	WYO	51-yard field goal by Cooper Rothe	3	23
3	4:37	8	75	2:52	MIZ	Kendall Blanton 12-yard touchdown reception from Drew Lock, Tucker McCann kick good	3	30
3	2:51	4	70	1:36	WYO	Jevon Bigelow 7-yard touchdown run, Cooper Rothe kick good	10	30
4	13:05	12	75	4:46	MIZ	Johnathon Johnson 14-yard touchdown reception from Drew Lock, Tucker McCann kick good	10	37
4	7:27	8	29	3:49	MIZ	43-yard field goal by Tucker McCann	10	40
4	5:53	5	51	1:34	WYO	36-yard field goal by Cooper Rothe	13	40
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							13	40

Passing leaders: Tyler Vander Waal (UW): 13–28, 160 YDS; Drew Lock (MIZ): 33–45, 398 YDS, 4 TD
Rushing leaders: Jevon Bigelow (UW): 18 CAR, 56 YDS, 1 TD; Damarea Crockett (MIZ): 19 CAR, 73 YDS
Receiving leaders: James Price (UW): 1 REC, 55 YDS; Emanuel Hall (MIZ): 10 REC, 171 YDS, 1 TD

Wofford

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 (FCS) Terriers	0	7	0	7	14
Cowboys	0	10	0	7	17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	WOF	WYO
2	8:16	4	7	1:20	Wyoming	20-yard field goal by Cooper Rothe	0	3
2	4:32	8	75	3:44	Wofford	Andre Stoddard 4-yard touchdown run, Luke Carter kick good	7	3
2	0:49	11	75	3:43	Wyoming	Tyree Mayfield 6-yard touchdown reception from Tyler Vander Waal, Cooper Rothe kick good	7	10
4	13:06	12	53	5:58	Wofford	Joe Newman 4-yard touchdown run, Luke Carter kick good	14	10
4	0:17	13	80	1:42	Wyoming	Raghib Ismail, Jr. 9-yard touchdown reception from Tyler Vander Waal, Cooper Rothe kick good	14	17
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							14	17

Passing leaders: Tyler Vander Waal (UW): 25–42, 224 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT; Joe Newman (WOF): 9–15, 73 YDS, 2 INT
Rushing leaders: Xazavian Valladay (UW): 15 CAR, 57 YDS; Lennox McAfee (WOF): 13 CAR, 91 YDS
Receiving leaders: Austin Conway (UW): 11 REC, 89 YDS; Blake Morgan (WOF): 6 REC, 48 YDS

Boise State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	7	17	3	7	34
Cowboys	0	0	7	7	14

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–11	2017	BSU, 24–14

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	BSU	WYO
1	9:39	11	75	5:21	Boise State	Alexander Mattison 13-yard touchdown run, Haden Hoggarth kick good	7	0
2	11:02	15	87	6:21	Boise State	A.J. Richardson 21-yard touchdown reception from Brett Rypien, Haden Hoggarth kick good	14	0
2	5:42	5	92	2:05	Boise State	Khalil Shakir 2-yard touchdown run, Haden Hoggarth kick good	21	0
2	0:35	8	30	2:37	Boise State	30-yard field goal by Haden Hoggarth	24	0
3	14:49	1	75	0:11	Wyoming	Nico Evans 75-yard touchdown run, Cooper Rothe kick good	24	7
3	9:23	16	66	5:22	Boise State	33-yard field goal by Haden Hoggarth	27	7
4	6:29	4	51	1:44	Boise State	John Hightower 41-yard touchdown reception from Brett Rypien, Haden Hoggarth kick good	34	7
4	5:47	2	75	0:42	Wyoming	James Price 72-yard touchdown reception from Tyler Vander Waal, Cooper Rothe kick good	34	14
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							34	14

Passing leaders: Tyler Vander Waal (UW): 15–25, 214 YDS, 1 TD; Brett Rypien (BSU): 28–42, 342 YDS, 2 TD
Rushing leaders: Nico Evans (UW): 12 CAR, 141 YDS, 1 TD; Alexander Mattison (BSU): 20 CAR, 57 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving leaders: James Price (UW): 2 REC, 77 YDS, 1 TD; A.J. Richardson (BSU): 6 REC, 113 YDS, 1 TD

at Hawaii

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	3	0	7	3	13
Rainbow Warriors	0	3	7	7	17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–9	2017	WYO, 28–21

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	WYO	HAW
1	8:06	8	43	3:58	Wyoming	40-yard field goal by Cooper Rothe	3	0
2	8:25	8	14	1:57	Hawai'i	39-yard field goal by Ryan Meskell	3	3
3	8:14	10	34	4:58	Wyoming	Interception returned 61 yards for touchdown by Carl Granderson, Cooper Rothe kick good	10	3
3	0:48	5	33	2:48	Hawai'i	Cedric Byrd 5-yard touchdown reception from Chevan Cordeiro, Ryan Meskell kick good	10	10
4	5:31	7	79	3:35	Wyoming	23-yard field goal by Cooper Rothe	13	10
4	1:26	10	68	3:58	Hawai'i	JoJo Ward 38-yard touchdown reception from Chevan Cordeiro, Chevan Cordeiro kick good	13	17
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							13	17

Passing leaders: Tyler Vander Waal (UW): 9–16, 87 YDS; Chevan Cordeiro (HAW): 19–29, 148 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing leaders: Nico Evans (UW): 24 CAR, 192 YDS; Dayton Furuta (HAW): 16 CAR, 101 YDS
Receiving leaders: James Price (UW): 3 REC, 28 YDS; Marcus Armstrong-Brown (HAW): 6 REC, 49 YDS

at Fresno State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys					0
Bulldogs					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–6	2017	FRES, 13–7

Utah State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies					0
Cowboys					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
26–38–4	2017	WYO, 28–23

at Colorado State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys					0
Rams					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
46–59–4	2017	WYO, 16–13

San Jose State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans					0
Cowboys					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–4	2017	SJSU, 20–17

Air Force

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons					0
Cowboys					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
25–28–3	2017	WYO, 28–14

at New Mexico

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys					0
Lobos					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
36–34	2017	WYO, 42–3

References

↑ "Wyoming Strikes it Rich with Early Signing Class for 2018". GoWyo.com. December 20, 2017. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
↑ "Ja'Lani Ellison and Raghib "Rocket" Ismail Jr. Sign With Wyoming Football". GoWyo.com. February 24, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
↑ "2018 Bednarik Award Watch List - Maxwell Football Club". Maxwell Football Club. 2018-07-16. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
↑ "Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Names 2018 Preseason Watchlist". July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
↑ "Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
↑ "Outland Trophy Watch List". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
↑ "Preseason Watch List - 2018 edition of the Ted Hendricks Award" (PDF). August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
↑ https://themw.com/news/2018/7/24/boise-state-fresno-state-picked-to-win-2018-mountain-west-football-divisional-titles.aspx
↑ https://themw.com/news/2018/7/24/2018-mountain-west-football-preseason-all-conference-team.aspx
↑ http://gowyo.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=1079

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[1] "Wyoming Strikes it Rich with Early Signing Class for 2018". GoWyo.com. December 20, 2017. Retrieved May 6, 2018.

[2] "Ja'Lani Ellison and Raghib "Rocket" Ismail Jr. Sign With Wyoming Football". GoWyo.com. February 24, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.

[3] "2018 Bednarik Award Watch List - Maxwell Football Club". Maxwell Football Club. 2018-07-16. Retrieved 2018-07-17.

[4] "Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Names 2018 Preseason Watchlist". July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.

[5] "Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.

[6] "Outland Trophy Watch List". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.

[7] "Preseason Watch List - 2018 edition of the Ted Hendricks Award" (PDF). August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2018.

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Wyoming Cowboys football
Venues	Corbett Field (1922–1949) War Memorial Stadium (1950–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Colorado State (Bronze Boot) Hawaii (Paniolo Trophy) Utah State
Culture & lore	Pistol Pete "Ragtime Cowboy Joe" Western Thunder Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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2018 Wyoming Cowboys football

Conference	Mountain West Conference
Division	Mountain Division
2018 record	2–5 (0-3 MW)
Head coach	Craig Bohl (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Brent Vigen (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Scottie Hazelton (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	War Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 29,181)

2018 Mountain West football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Mountain Division
Utah State		2	–	0		5	–	1
Boise State		2	–	1		4	–	2
Colorado State		2	–	1		3	–	4
New Mexico		1	–	1		3	–	3
Air Force		0	–	3		2	–	4
Wyoming		0	–	3		2	–	5
West Division
Hawaii		3	–	0		6	–	2
Fresno State		2	–	0		5	–	1
San Diego State		2	–	0		5	–	1
Nevada		1	–	2		3	–	4
UNLV		0	–	2		2	–	4
San Jose State		0	–	3		0	–	6
Championship: December 1, 2018
As of October 16, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll