2018 Wyoming Cowboys football team

American college football season

2018 Wyoming Cowboys football

Conference| Mountain West Conference
Division| Mountain Division
Record| 6–6 (4–4 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

Seasons

<- 2017

2019 ->

2018 Mountain West Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
Mountain Division
No. 23 Boise State x  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
No. 22 Utah State |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 2  |
Wyoming |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 6  |
Air Force |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Colorado State |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
New Mexico |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
West Division
No. 18 Fresno State x$  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 2  |
Nevada |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
Hawaii |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 6  |
San Diego State |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
UNLV |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
San Jose State |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 11  |
Championship: Fresno State 19, Boise State 16 (OT)

* $ - Conference champion
* x - Division champion/co-champions
* y - Championship game participant

Rankings from AP Poll

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

## 2018 recruiting class

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

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits

Name  | Hometown  | High school / college  | Height  | Weight  | 40‡ | Commit date
Blayne Baker
OL | Sheridan, WY | Sheridan HS  | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)  | 260 lb (120 kg)  | —  | Jun 26, 2017
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 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
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
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
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Solomon Byrd
DE | Palmdale, CA | William J.P. Knight HS  | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)  | 220 lb (100 kg)  | —  | Dec 3, 2017
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 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
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
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
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
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
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
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Charles Hicks
LB | San Diego, CA | Lincoln HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)  | 220 lb (100 kg)  | —  | Oct 3, 2017
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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### Award watch lists

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Listed in the order that they were released

Award  | Player  | Position  | Year

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

### Mountain West media days

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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

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Mountain Division

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

#### Preseason All-Mountain West Team

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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

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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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| 28,501
October 20| 12:30 p.m.| Utah State|

* War Memorial Stadium
* Laramie, WY (Bridger's Battle)

| ATTSNRM| L 16–24| 18,378
October 26| 8:00 p.m.| at Colorado State|

* Canvas Stadium
* Fort Collins, CO (The Border War)

| CBSSN| W 34–21| 32,125
November 3| 12:00 p.m.| San Jose State|

* War Memorial Stadium
* Laramie, WY

| ATTSNRM| W 24–9| 13,238
November 17| 2:00 p.m.| Air Force|

* War Memorial Stadium
* Laramie, WY

| ESPNews| W 35–27| 14,996
November 24| 12:30 p.m.| at New Mexico|

* Dreamstyle Stadium
* Albuquerque, NM

| ATTSNRM| W 31–3| 14,269

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Mountain time

Source:[10]

## Personnel

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### Coaching staff

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Name | Position | Seasons at
Wyoming | Alma mater | Before Wyoming

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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

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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)

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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 (S) –  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)

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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

## Statistics

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### Team

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Team Statistics

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

### Offense

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Passing Statistics

NAME | GP | CMP | ATT | YDS | CMP% | TD | INT | RAT
Tyler Vander Waal | 11 | 120 | 246 | 1310 | 48.8 | 5 | 4 | 96.97
Sean Chambers | 4 | 15 | 25 | 266 | 60.0 | 3 | 0 | 188.98
Austin Conway | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00
TEAM | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00
Nick Smith | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00
TOTALS | 12 | 135 | 276 | 1576 | 48.9 | 8 | 4 | 103.54
Rushing Statistics

NAME | GP | CAR | YDS | LONG | TD
Nico Evans | 10 | 204 | 1325 | 75 | 8
Xazavian Valladay | 12 | 71 | 396 | 45 | 3
Sean Chambers | 4 | 59 | 329 | 64 | 2
Jevon Bigelow | 9 | 69 | 292 | 39 | 2
Austin Conway | 12 | 12 | 80 | 19 | 1
Avante' Cox | 3 | 3 | 37 | 23 | 1
Dontae Crow | 7 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 0
James Price | 11 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 0
Ayden Eberhardt | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0
Brett Brenton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
Raghib Ismail Jr. | 11 | 4 | −2 | 6 | 0
TEAM | 7 | 7 | −23 | 0 | 0
Tyler Vander Waal | 11 | 61 | −63 | 19 | 2
TOTALS | 12 | 496 | 2393 | 75 | 19
Receiving Statistics

NAME | GP | REC | YDS | LONG | TD
James Price | 11 | 26 | 395 | 72 | 1
Tyree Mayfield | 12 | 21 | 341 | 60 | 2
Raghib Ismail Jr. | 11 | 24 | 267 | 26 | 2
Austin Conway | 12 | 32 | 250 | 22 | 1
Austin Fort | 9 | 7 | 102 | 41 | 1
Nico Evans | 10 | 7 | 66 | 47 | 1
Ayden Eberhardt | 11 | 5 | 46 | 15 | 0
Xazavian Valladay | 12 | 4 | 35 | 12 | 0
John Okwoli | 12 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 0
Josh Harshman | 3 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 0
Jared Scott | 11 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 0
Avante' Cox | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0
TOTALS | 12 | 135 | 1576 | 72 | 8

### Defense

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Defensive Statistics

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

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

Interceptions Statistics

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

### Special teams

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Kicking Statistics

NAME | XPM | XPA | XP% | FGM | FGA | FG% | 1–19 | 20–29 | 30–39 | 40–49 | 50+ | LNG | PTS
Cooper Rothe | 28 | 28 | 100.0% | 16 | 17 | 94.1% | 0–0 | 5–5 | 6–6 | 4–5 | 1–1 | 51 | 76
TOTALS | 28 | 28 | 100.0% | 16 | 17 | 94.1% | 0–0 | 5–5 | 6–6 | 4–5 | 1–1 | 51 | 76
Kick Return Statistics

NAME | RTNS | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG
Tyler Hall | 5 | 112 | 22.4 | 0 | 28
Austin Conway | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 0 | 30
John Okwoli | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23
Avante' Cox | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13
Jaylon Watson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3
TOTALS | 12 | 235 | 19.6 | 0 | 30
Punting Statistics

NAME | PUNTS | YDS | AVG | LONG | TB | FC | I–20 | 50+ | BLK
Tim Zaleski | 36 | 1395 | 38.8 | 52 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0
Dontae Crow | 24 | 1026 | 42.8 | 68 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0
Ryan Galovich | 13 | 493 | 38.9 | 68 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0
TEAM | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
TOTALS | 74 | 2914 | 39.4 | 68 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 1
Punt Return Statistics

NAME | RTNS | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG
Austin Conway | 27 | 156 | 5.8 | 0 | 31
TOTALS | 27 | 156 | 5.8 | 0 | 31

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Wyoming | 44  | 47  | 75  | 82 | 248

## Awards and honors

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### All-Conference Teams

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First Team

Nico Evans, Sr., RB

Andrew Wingard, Sr., DB

Cooper Rothe, Jr., PK

Second Team

Carl Granderson, Sr., DL

Honorable Mention

Tyler Hall, Jr., CB

Logan Wilson, Jr., LB

### Conference awards

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Cooper Rothe – Special teams Player of the Year

### All–America Teams

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

### Senior Bowls

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Carl Granderson – Senior Bowl

Andrew Wingard – East–West Shrine Game

Nico Evans – NFLPA Collegiate Bowl

## Game summaries

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### At New Mexico State

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Cowboys | 9  | 6  | 7  | 7 | 29
Aggies  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 7 | 7

See also: 2018 New Mexico State Aggies football team

Scoring summary

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

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

### Washington State

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Cougars | 10  | 3  | 7  | 21 | 41
Cowboys  | 2  | 14  | 3  | 0 | 19

See also: 2018 Washington State Cougars football team

Scoring summary

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

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

### At Missouri

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Cowboys  | 0  | 0  | 10  | 3 | 13
Tigers | 3  | 13  | 14  | 10 | 40

See also: 2018 Missouri Tigers football team

Scoring summary

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

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

### Wofford

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No. 8 (FCS) Terriers  | 0  | 7  | 0  | 7 | 14
Cowboys | 0  | 10  | 0  | 7 | 17

See also: 2018 Wofford Terriers football team

Scoring summary

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

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

### Boise State

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Cowboys  | 0  | 0  | 7  | 7 | 14

See also: 2018 Boise State Broncos football team

Scoring summary

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

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

### At Hawaii

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Cowboys  | 3  | 0  | 7  | 3 | 13
Rainbow Warriors | 0  | 3  | 7  | 7 | 17

See also: 2018 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team and Hawaii–Wyoming football rivalry

Scoring summary

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

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

### At Fresno State

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Cowboys  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 3
Bulldogs | 6  | 7  | 14  | 0 | 27

See also: 2018 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

Scoring summary

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1  | 11:14  | 8  | 47  | 3:46  | Wyoming  | 44-yard field goal by Cooper Rothe  | 3  | 0
1  | 7:05  | 2  | 35  | 0:45  | Fresno State  | Jared Rice 35-yard touchdown reception from Marcus McMaryion, Asa Fuller kick no good  | 3  | 6
2  | 0:52  | 12  | 46  | 5:48  | Fresno State  | Marcus McMaryion 1-yard touchdown run, Asa Fuller kick good  | 3  | 13
3  | 9:20  | 6  | 47  | 2:27  | Fresno State  | David Tangipa 3-yard touchdown reception from Marcus McMaryion, Asa Fuller kick good  | 3  | 20
3  | 3:11  | 6  | 85  | 3:29  | Fresno State  | Marcus McMaryion 6-yard touchdown run, Asa Fuller kick good  | 3  | 27
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 3  | 27

* Passing leaders: Tyler Vander Waal (WYO): 12–32, 117 YDS, 1 INT; Marcus McMaryion (FRES): 22–32, 287 YDS, 2 TD
* Rushing leaders: Nico Evans (WYO): 18 CAR, 58 YDS; Marcus McMaryion (FRES): 7 CAR, 53 YDS, 1 TD
* Receiving leaders: Raghib Ismail Jr. (WYO): 2 REC, 46 YDS; Jared Rice (FRES): 7 REC, 94 YDS, 1 TD

### Utah State

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Cowboys  | 3  | 0  | 10  | 3 | 16

See also: 2018 Utah State Aggies football team and Utah State–Wyoming football rivalry

Scoring summary

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1  | 14:30  | 3  | 65  | 0:00  | Utah State  | Darwin Thompson 65-yard touchdown run, Dominik Eberle kick good  | 7  | 0
1  | 0:14  | 4  | 3  | 1:24  | Wyoming  | 27-yard field goal by Cooper Rothe  | 7  | 3
2  | 7:47  | 12  | 52  | 2:55  | Utah State  | 45-yard field goal by Dominik Eberle  | 10  | 3
3  | 14:45  | 1  | 3  | 0:06  | Utah State  | Darwin Thompson 3-yard touchdown run, Dominik Eberle kick good  | 17  | 3
3  | 4:25  | 8  | 37  | 3:41  | Wyoming  | 47-yard field goal by Cooper Rothe  | 17  | 6
3  | 4:11  | 0  | 0  | 0:00  | Utah State  | Savon Scarver 99-yard kick return touchdown  | 24  | 6
3  | 2:37  | 4  | 75  | 1:34  | Wyoming  | Nico Evans 53-yard touchdown run, Cooper Rothe kick good  | 24  | 13
4  | 5:32  | 10  | 78  | 4:56  | Wyoming  | 21-yard field goal by Cooper Rothe  | 24  | 16
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 24  | 16

* Passing leaders: Sean Chambers (WYO): 3–5, 62 YDS; Jordan Love (USU): 12–28, 53 YDS, 1 INT
* Rushing leaders: Nico Evans (WYO): 25 CAR, 133 YDS, 1 TD; Darwin Thompson (USU): 17 CAR, 109 YDS, 2 TD
* Receiving leaders: Nico Evans (WYO): 2 REC, 40 YDS; Aaren Vaughns (USU): 2 REC, 14 YDS

### At Colorado State

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Rams  | 0  | 0  | 7  | 14 | 21

See also: 2018 Colorado State Rams football team and Border War (Colorado State–Wyoming rivalry)

Scoring summary

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2  | 11:27  | 11  | 50  | 4:54  | Wyoming  | 30-yard field goal by Cooper Rothe  | 3  | 0
3  | 11:08  | 9  | 75  | 3:52  | Wyoming  | Nico Evans 14-yard touchdown reception from Sean Chambers, Cooper Rothe kick good  | 10  | 0
3  | 6:09  | 3  | 25  | 0:53  | Wyoming  | Sean Chambers 8-yard touchdown run, Cooper Rothe kick good  | 17  | 0
3  | 5:43  | 1  | 48  | 0:11  | Wyoming  | Nico Evans 48-yard touchdown run, Cooper Rothe kick good  | 24  | 0
3  | 1:23  | 11  | 78  | 4:11  | Colorado State  | Marvin Kinsey Jr. 15-yard touchdown run, Wyatt Bryan kick good  | 24  | 7
4  | 12:12  | 9  | 47  | 4:11  | Wyoming  | 45-yard field goal by Cooper Rothe  | 27  | 7
4  | 10:31  | 7  | 74  | 1:34  | Colorado State  | Marvin Kinsey Jr. 10-yard touchdown run, Wyatt Bryan kick good  | 27  | 14
4  | 7:39  | 5  | 65  | 2:52  | Wyoming  | Tyree Mayfield 43-yard touchdown reception from Sean Chambers, Cooper Rothe kick good  | 34  | 14
4  | 4:10  | 12  | 88  | 3:21  | Colorado State  | Collin Hill 1-yard touchdown run, Wyatt Bryan kick good  | 34  | 21
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 34  | 21

* Passing leaders: Sean Chambers (WYO): 7–10, 116 YDS, 2 TD; Collin Hill (CSU): 34–54, 333 YDS, 2 INT
* Rushing leaders: Nico Evans (WYO): 28 CAR, 176 YDS, 1 TD; Marvin Kinsey Jr. (CSU): 5 CAR, 24 YDS, 2 TD
* Receiving leaders: James Price (WYO): 3 REC, 50 YDS; Preston Williams (CSU): 10 REC, 126 YDS

### San Jose State

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Spartans  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 6 | 9
Cowboys | 3  | 7  | 7  | 7 | 24

See also: 2018 San Jose State Spartans football team

Scoring summary

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Plays | Yards  | TOP | SJSU  | WYO
1  | 10:36  | 9  | 66  | 4:24  | Wyoming  | 26-yard field goal by Cooper Rothe  | 0  | 3
2  | 14:50  | 5  | 71  | 1:45  | Wyoming  | Nico Evans 58-yard touchdown run, Cooper Rothe kick good  | 0  | 10
3  | 11:09  | 9  | 66  | 3:51  | San Jose State  | 26-yard field goal by Bryce Crawford  | 3  | 10
3  | 8:41  | 5  | 75  | 2:28  | Wyoming  | Sean Chambers 64-yard touchdown run, Cooper Rothe kick good  | 3  | 17
4  | 8:48  | 5  | 38  | 1:26  | San Jose State  | Tre Walker 17-yard touchdown reception from Josh Love, Bryce Crawford kick no good  | 9  | 17
4  | 1:09  | 14  | 75  | 7:39  | Wyoming  | Austin Fort 20-yard touchdown reception from Sean Chambers, Cooper Rothe kick good  | 9  | 24
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 9  | 24

* Passing leaders: Sean Chambers (WYO): 4–8, 51 YDS, 1 TD; Josh Love (SJSU): 19–32, 173 YDS, 1 TD
* Rushing Leaders: Nico Evans (WYO): 33 CAR, 187 YDS, 1 TD; Tyler Nevens (SJSU): 17 CAR, 70 YDS
* Receiving Leaders: Austin Fort (WYO): 2 REC, 28 YDS, 1 TD; Josh Oliver (SJSU): 5 REC, 66 YDS

### Air Force

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Cowboys | 14  | 0  | 0  | 21 | 35

See also: 2018 Air Force Falcons football team

Scoring summary

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1  | 11:37  | 8  | 75  | 3:23  | Wyoming  | Raghib Ismail Jr. 11-yard touchdown reception from Tyler Vander Waal, Cooper Rothe kick good  | 0  | 7
1  | 7:38  | 9  | 75  | 3:59  | Air Force  | Donald Hammond III 1-yard touchdown run, Jake Koehnke kick good  | 7  | 7
1  | 4:44  | 6  | 75  | 2:54  | Wyoming  | Tyler Vander Waal 3-yard touchdown run, Cooper Rothe kick good  | 7  | 14
2  | 13:41  | 12  | 75  | 6:03  | Air Force  | Cole Fagan 4-yard touchdown run, Jake Koehnke kick good  | 14  | 14
2  | 1:50  | 19  | 81  | 10:12  | Air Force  | 27-yard field goal by Jake Koehnke  | 17  | 14
3  | 10:19  | 9  | 75  | 4:41  | Air Force  | Donald Hammond III 36-yard touchdown run, Jake Koehnke kick good  | 24  | 14
4  | 8:44  | 12  | 52  | 6:57  | Air Force  | 21-yard field goal by Jake Koehnke  | 27  | 14
4  | 4:32  | 13  | 76  | 4:06  | Wyoming  | Tyler Vander Waal 5-yard touchdown run, Cooper Rothe kick good  | 27  | 21
4  | 1:09  | 9  | 58  | 1:46  | Wyoming  | Austin Conway 22-yard touchdown reception from Tyler Vander Waal, Cooper Rothe kick good  | 27  | 28
4  | 0:45  | 3  | 22  | 0:17  | Wyoming  | Xazavian Valladay 27-yard touchdown run, Cooper Rothe kick good  | 27  | 35
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 27  | 35

* Passing leaders: Tyler Vander Waal (WYO): 14–26, 225 YDS, 2 TD; Donald Hammond III (AFA): 5–9, 53 YDS, 2 INT
* Rushing Leaders: Jevon Bigelow (WYO): 10 CAR, 36 YDS; Kadin Remsberg (AFA): 20 CAR, 128 YDS
* Receiving Leaders: Tyree Mayfield (WYO): 4 REC, 112 YDS; Marcus Bennett (AFA): 3 REC, 31 YDS

### At New Mexico

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Lobos  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 0 | 3

See also: 2018 New Mexico Lobos football team

Scoring summary

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1  | 12:44  | 6  | 75  | 2:16  | Wyoming  | Xazavian Valladay 21-yard touchdown run, Cooper Rothe kick good  | 7  | 0
2  | 8:51  | 13  | 90  | 6:48  | Wyoming  | Nico Evans 30-yard touchdown run, Cooper Rothe kick good  | 14  | 0
2  | 3:08  | 4  | 23  | 2:02  | New Mexico  | 25-yard field goal by Andrew Shelley  | 14  | 3
3  | 5:00  | 11  | 70  | 4:58  | Wyoming  | 37-yard field goal by Cooper Rothe  | 17  | 3
4  | 12:32  | 6  | 46  | 2:59  | Wyoming  | Austin Conway 11-yard touchdown run, Cooper Rothe kick good  | 24  | 3
4  | 9:24  | 4  | 65  | 2:06  | Wyoming  | Xazavian Valladay 20-yard touchdown run, Cooper Rothe kick good  | 31  | 3
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 31  | 3

* Passing leaders: Tyler Vander Waal (WYO): 4–17, 41 YDS; Coltin Gerhart (UNM): 2–14, 31 YDS, 1 INT
* Rushing Leaders: Xazavian Valladay (WYO): 22 CAR, 192 YDS, 2 TD; Tyrone Owens (UNM): 12 CAR, 18 YDS
* Receiving Leaders: Raghib Ismail Jr. (WYO): 1 REC, 15 YDS; Anu Somoye (UNM): 1 REC, 19 YDS

## Players in the 2019 NFL draft

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

## References

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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. July 16, 2018. Archived from the original on July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
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. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
8. ^ "Boise State, Fresno State Picked to Win 2018 Mountain West Football Divisional Titles".
9. ^ "2018 Mountain West Football Preseason All-Conference Team".
10. ^ "2018 Football Schedule".

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