2023 Wyoming Cowboys football team

The 2023 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming as a member of the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cowboys were led by tenth-year head coach Craig Bohl and played their home games at War Memorial Stadium. The Cowboys finished the season 9-4, 5-3 in Mountain West play to finish fifth. They were invited to the Arizona Bowl for the second consecutive year, where they defeated Toledo.

2023 Wyoming Cowboys football
Arizona Bowl champion
Arizona Bowl, W 16–15 vs. Toledo
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record9–4 (5–3 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTim Polasek (3rd season)
Offensive schemePro-style, West Coast
Defensive coordinatorJay Sawvel (4th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
UNLV y   6 2     9 5  
Boise State y$   6 2     8 6  
San Jose State   6 2     7 6  
Air Force   5 3     9 4  
Wyoming   5 3     9 4  
Fresno State   4 4     9 4  
Utah State   4 4     6 7  
Hawaii   3 5     5 8  
Colorado State   3 5     5 7  
Nevada   2 6     2 10  
New Mexico   2 6     4 8  
San Diego State   2 6     4 8  
Championship: Boise State 44, UNLV 20
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant

On December 6, Bohl announced that he would be retiring following the team's bowl game.[1]

Offseason

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Departures

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Entered NFL

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Player Position Team
Eric Abojei OL Miami Dolphins
Titus Swen RB Indianapolis Colts

Outgoing transfers

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Player Position Height Weight Year New team
Caden Becker DE 6'4" 235 RS Freshman Nebraska
Gavin Beerup WR 6'5" 210 RS Sophomore Nebraska–Kearney
Akili Bonner DE 6'4" 250 RS Junior Davenport
Joey Braasch RB 6'1" 210 RS Freshman TBD
Joshua Cobbs WR 6'4" 204 RS Junior Houston
Jagger Filippone OL 6'6" 265 Freshman San Diego
Hank Gibbs QB 6'6" 240 RS Freshman Northern Colorado
Keonte Glinton DB 5'11" 190 RS Junior New Mexico State
Tyrese Grant WR 6'0" 185 RS Freshman TBD
Zaire Jackson DB 5'11" 170 Freshman TBD
Mykel Janise OL 6'4" 280 RS Freshman Louisiana Tech
Oluwaseyi Omatosho DE 6'2" 246 RS Sophomore Oregon State
Emmanuel Pregnon RG 6'6" 318 RS Sophomore USC
Cam Stone DB 5'10" 181 Senior Hawaii
Jordan Vaughn RB 6'3" 240 RS Sophomore Abilene Christian
Deshawn Woods OL 6'5" 285 Freshman TBD

Additions

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Incoming transfers

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Player Position Height Weight Year Previous team
Ayir Asante WR 6'0" 174 Senior Holy Cross
Devin Boddie Jr. WR 5'11" 175 Junior Vanderbilt
Tyrecus Davis DB 5'10" 181 Junior Navarro Community College
Carson May QB 6'5" 208 RFreshman Iowa
Harrison Waylee RB 5'10" 192 Junior Northern Illinois

Recruiting

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kaden Anderson
QB
Southlake, TX Carroll HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Aug 1, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports: 
Ian Bell
CB
La Verne, CA Damien HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Dec 21, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports: 
Bricen Brantley
WR
Houston, TX Alief Taylor HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Dec 8, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247SportsN/A
Chauncey Carter
CB
Garland, TX Garland HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Dec 21, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports: 
Jake Davies
OT
Yorkville, IL Yorkville HS 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Dec 21, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports: 
Dante Drake
DT
Robinson, TX Robinson HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 267 lb (121 kg) Aug 1, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports: 
Nathan Geiger
OL
Highlands Ranch, CO ThunderRidge HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Feb 1, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247SportsN/A
Quinn Grovesteen-Matchey
OT
Evansville, WI Evansville HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Jul 7, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports: 
Naz Hill
CB
Kankakee, IL Kankakee HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Dec 21, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports: 
Tyler Jacklich
RB
Modesto, CA Central Catholic HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Feb 1, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports: 
Keany Parks
RB
Kenosha, WI Bradford HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Dec 21, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports: 
Brandt Rice
OL
Wausau, WI Wausau West HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 290 lb (130 kg) Jan 30, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247Sports: 
Lucas Samsula
DT
Plano, TX Plano West HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Dec 21, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports: 
Justin Stevenson
WR
Katy, TX Paetow HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Dec 21, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports: 
Jones Thomas
S
Fort Collins, CO Poudre HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Feb 3, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247SportsN/A
Kuba Tyszka
OL
Norridge, IL Ridgewood HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Feb 1, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247SportsN/A
Tell Wade
DE
Wray, CO Wray HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 250 lb (110 kg) May 3, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247SportsN/A
Jayden Williams
DT
Bryan, TX Rudder HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 270 lb (120 kg) Dec 21, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247SportsN/A
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: #110  247Sports: #110
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Rivals commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  • "ESPN commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  • "247Sports commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved August 15, 2023.

Preseason

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Award watch lists

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Award Player Position Year
Ray Guy Award Clayton Stewart[5] P Sr.
Lou Groza Award John Hoyland[6] PK Jr.
Bronko Nagurski Trophy Easton Gibbs[7] LB Jr.
Outland Trophy Jordan Bertagnole[8] DT Jr.
Chuck Bednarik Award Easton Gibbs LB Jr.
Butkus Award Easton Gibbs[9] LB Jr.

Roster

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2023 Wyoming Cowboys Football

Quarterback

  • 6 Andrew Peasleygraduate (6'2", 213)
  • 12 Jayden Clemons –   junior (6'1", 210)
  • 13 Gage Brook – freshman (6'4", 185)
  • 15 Carson May –   freshman (6'4", 221)
  • 17 Evan Svoboda  sophomore (6'5", 245)
  • 18 Kaden Anderson – freshman (6'4", 221)

Running Back

  • 3 Dawaiian McNeely –   junior (6'2", 208)
  • 4 Harrison Waylee –   junior (5'10", 198)
  • 7 D.Q. James –   sophomore (5'7", 170)
  • 21 Jeremy Hollingsworth –   junior (5'9", 210)
  • 22 Sam Scott –   sophomore (6'2", 230)
  • 25 Mitchell Anderson –   sophomore (5'8", 183)
  • 26 L.J. Richardson –   freshman (6'1", 215)
  • 30 Tyler Jacklich – freshman (6'3", 205)
  • 32 Jamari Ferrell – junior (5'8", 190)
  • 35 Kimball Madsen –   sophomore (6'1", 235)
  • 36 Caleb Driskill –   junior (6'2", 244)
  • 40 Cooper Mailand – freshman (6'2", 220)

Wide Receiver

  • 2 Devin Boddie Jr. – junior (5'11", 175)
  • 5 Ayir Asante – junior (6'0", 174)
  • 8 Jaylen Sargent –   sophomore (6'2", 183)
  • 9 Alex Brown –   junior (6'4", 198)
  • 11 Wyatt Wieland – graduate (6'1", 207)
  • 14 Justin Stevenson – freshman (6'1", 184)
  • 16 Gunner Gentry – graduate (6'3", 208)
  • 19 Caleb Cooley – junior (5'7", 168)
  • 20 Ryan Marquez – graduate (6'1", 204)
  • 23 Caleb Merritt –   freshman (5'11", 187)
  • 24 Charlie Coenen –   freshman (6'0", 194)
  • 41 Kayden LaFramboise –   freshman (6'4", 195)
  • 82 Bricen Brantley – freshman (6'3", 175)
  • 83 Will Pelissier –   junior (6'3", 205)
  • 85 Chase Locke – junior (6'3", 204)

Tight End

  • 80 Justin Erb – sophomore (6'2", 230)
  • 81 Treyton Welchgraduate (6'3", 241)
  • 84 John Michael Gyllenborg –   sophomore (6'5", 243)
  • 86 Nick Miles –   junior (6'5", 259)
  • 87 Isaac Schoenfeld –   freshman (6'5", 256)
  • 88 Colin O'Brien – senior (6'6", 245)

Long Snapper

  • 52 Carson York – sophomore (6'1", 201)
 

Offensive Line

  • 53 Dante Gavito – sophomore (6'3", 291)
  • 55 Ethan Drewes – junior (6'3", 278)
  • 57 Luke Sandy –   freshman (6'2", 289)
  • 60 Wyatt Walters – freshman (6'4", 290)
  • 61 JJ Uphold –   sophomore (6'5", 285)
  • 63 Kuba Tyszka – freshman (6'6", 275)
  • 64 Brandt Rice – freshman (6'5", 290)
  • 65 Nathan Geiger – freshman (6'5", 265)
  • 66 Ethan Shipp – sophomore (6'4", 308)
  • 69 Abraham Bangoura – freshman (6'5", 250)
  • 70 Rex Johnsen –   freshman (6'5", 294)
  • 71 Jake Davies – freshman (6'7", 250)
  • 72 Caden Barnett –   sophomore (6'5", 305)
  • 74 Forrest Scheel –   freshman (6'7", 295)
  • 75 Frank Crumgraduate (6'7", 315)
  • 76 Quinn Grovesteen-Matchey – freshman (6'6", 240)
  • 77 Nofoafia Tulafono –   junior (6'2", 323)
  • 78 Wes King –   freshman (6'5", 292)
  • 79 Jack Walsh –   sophomore (6'3", 309)

Defensive Line

  • 34 Braden Siders –   sophomore (6'3", 235)
  • 40 Tyce Westland –   sophomore (6'5", 240)
  • 50 Jaxon Galica – freshman (6'5", 230)
  • 54 Sabastian Harsh –   sophomore (6'3", 242)
  • 55 Kevin Sjogren –   freshman (6'5", 240)
  • 58 Jordan Turnbull – freshman (6'5", 215)
  • 59 Ethan Day – sophomore (6'4", 244)
  • 63 Ben Florentine –   sophomore (6'1", 268)
  • 68 Cody Crawford – freshman (6'1", 280)
  • 75 Lucas Samsula – freshman (6'4", 255)
  • 88 Tell Wade – freshman (6'3", 250)
  • 90 Gavin Meyer –   junior (6'4", 280)
  • 91 Jaden Williams –   freshman (6'4", 278)
  • 92 Dante Drake – freshman (6'3", 267)
  • 93 DeVonne Harris –   junior (6'4", 230)
  • 94 Cole Godbout – graduate (6'4", 290)
  • 95 Caleb Robinson –   junior (6'2", 296)
  • 96 Jordan Bertagnole –   junior (6'4", 287)
  • 98 Jayden Williams – freshman (6'3", 270)
  • 99 Keelan Cox –   sophomore (6'5", 243)
 

Linebacker

  • 25 Cole DeMarzo –   sophomore (6'4", 228)
  • 28 Easton Gibbs  junior (6'2", 235)
  • 33 Connor Shay –   junior (6'2", 230)
  • 41 Cayden Hawkins – freshman (6'3", 210)
  • 43 Shae Suiaunoa –   junior (6'3", 231)
  • 44 Micah Young –   sophomore (6'2", 210)
  • 45 Read Sunn –   sophomore (6'2", 232)
  • 49 Nic Talich –   sophomore (6'0", 221)
  • 51 Brady Hultman – freshman (6'1", 215)

Defensive Back

  • 2 Wrook Brown –   sophomore (5'11", 185)
  • 3 Andrew Johnson –   sophomore (6'1", 192)
  • 5 Deron Harrell – graduate (6'2", 182)
  • 6 Kolbey Taylor –   sophomore (6'4", 186)
  • 7 Jakorey Hawkins –   senior (5'11", 187)
  • 8 Buck Coors –   sophomore (5'11", 190)
  • 9 Tyrecus Davis –   junior (5'10", 181)
  • 11 Josh Dixon –   freshman (5'11", 178)
  • 12 Chauncey Carter – freshman (6'0", 175)
  • 13 Ian Bell – freshman (6'1", 180)
  • 14 Naz Hill – freshman (6'3", 180)
  • 15 TJ Urban –   freshman (6'1", 203)
  • 18 Keany Parks – freshman (6'1", 180)
  • 20 Lafai Purcell – freshman (5'11", 155)
  • 21 Koa McIntyre –   freshman (6'0", 206)
  • 22 Jovan Marsh –   sophomore (5'11", 195)
  • 23 Jones Thomas – freshman (6'2", 180)
  • 24 Malique Singleton –   freshman (6'0", 190)
  • 26 Daylen Wilson –   junior (5'11", 181)
  • 29 Isaac Sell –   sophomore (5'10", 194)
  • 30 Miles Tucker – freshman (6'0", 190)
  • 31 Wyatt Ekeler –   junior (5'11", 197)
  • 32 Jevon Davis –   sophomore (6'0", 203)
  • 35 Nikos Varelas – freshman (5'10", 185)
  • 37 Brenndan Warady –   sophomore (5'11", 192)
  • 42 Isaac White –   junior (6'1", 205)

Placekicker

  • 46 John Hoyland – junior (5'10", 194)
  • 47 Erik Sandvik – freshman (6'1", 155)

Punter

  • 27 Ralph Fawaz –   junior (6'1", 200)
  • 39 Clayton Stewart – graduate (6'1", 215)

Coaching staff

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Name Position Consecutive Years
Craig Bohl Head Coach 10th
Mike Grant Associate Head Coach/Offensive Pass Coordinator/Wide Receivers 8th
Oscar Giles Associate Head Coach/Freshman/Defensive Run Coordinate/Defensive Tackles 2nd
Tim Polasek Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks 3rd
Jay Sawvel Defensive Coordinator/Safeties 4th
Aaron Bohl Linebackers 7th
Benny Boyd Co-Special Teams Coordinator/Cornerbacks 4th
Gordie Haug Recruiting Director/Running Backs 10th
Brian Hendricks Defensive Ends 1st
Shannon Moore Co-Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends and Fullbacks 5th
Joe Tripodi Offensive Line 2nd
Eric Donoval Director of Sports Performance 6th

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:50 p.m.[a]Texas Tech*CBSW 35–33 2OT26,450
September 92:00 p.m.Portland State*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
MW NetworkW 31–1722,121
September 166:00 p.m.at No. 4 Texas*LHNL 10–31101,777  
September 235:00 p.m.Appalachian State*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
CBSSNW 22–1921,169
September 302:00 p.m.New Mexico 
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
MW NetworkW 35–2625,477
October 76:00 p.m.No. 24 Fresno State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
FOXW 24–1920,788
October 145:00 p.m.at Air ForceCBSSNL 27–3428,311
October 283:30 p.m.at Boise StateFS2L 7–3235,189
November 36:00 p.m.Colorado State
CBSSNW 24–1527,905
November 108:45 p.m.at UNLVFS1L 14–3425,568
November 1812:00 p.m.Hawaii
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY (rivalry)
SPEC PPV/MW NetworkW 42–918,233
November 257:00 p.m.at NevadaCBSSNW 42–612,044
December 302:30 p.m.vs. Toledo*Barstool Sports/The CWW 16–1530,428
  1. ^ Kickoff was originally scheduled for 5:30 p.m. MDT, but was delayed until 6:50 p.m. due to lightning in the Laramie area.[10]

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Statistics

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Wyoming Opp
Scoring 329 290
  Points per Game 25.3 22.3
First Downs 242 258
  Rushing 115 102
  Passing 103 143
  Penalty 24 13
Rushing yards 2060 1879
  Avg per play 4.4 4.1
  Avg per game 158.5 144.5
  Rushing touchdowns 19 12
Passing yards 2191 2772
  Att-Comp-Int 304-189-6 433-253-11
  Avg per pass 7.2 6.4
  Avg per catch 11.6 11.0
  Avg per game 168.5 213.2
  Passing touchdowns 20 18
Total Offense 4251 4651
  Avg per Play 5.5 5.2
  Avg per Game 327.0 357.8
Fumbles-Lost 11-5 16-11
Penalties-Yards 51-434 60-531
  Avg per Game 33.4 40.8
Wyoming Opp
Punts-Yards 61-2567 50-2228
  Avg per Punt 42.1 44.6
Time of Possession/Game 30:14 29:46
3rd Down Conversions 56-152 85-191
4th Down Conversions 6-9 13-23
Touchdowns Scored 41 32
Field Goals-Attempts 13-20 22-28
PAT-Attempts 38-39 26-27

Individual Leaders

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Passing

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Passing statistics
# NAME GP RAT CMP ATT YDS AVG/G CMP% TD INT LONG
6 Andrew Peasley 12 146.3 166 266 1991 165.9 62.4% 20 5 89
17 Evan Svoboda 10 99.5 23 38 200 20.0 60.5% 0 1 20
TOTALS 13 140.5 189 304 2191 168.5 62.2% 20 6 89

Rushing

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Rushing statistics
# NAME GP ATT GAIN AVG TD LONG AVG/G
4 Harrison Waylee 10 164 947 5.8 5 75 94.7
6 Andrew Peasley 12 110 419 3.8 7 43 34.9
22 Sam Scott 13 49 237 4.8 2 19 18.2
32 Jamari Ferrell 11 52 188 3.6 1 17 17.1
7 D.Q. James 4 35 106 3.0 0 15 26.5
17 Evan Svoboda 10 25 80 3.2 2 18 8.0
21 Jeremy Hollingsworth 4 6 31 5.2 0 10 7.8
2 Devin Boddie 13 4 30 6.5 0 26 2.0
11 Wyatt Wieland 13 7 22 3.1 1 11 1.7
5 Ayir Asante 13 4 11 2.8 1 10 0.8
83 Will Pelissier 9 3 6 2.0 0 4 0.7
23 Caleb Merritt 6 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 -0.2
12 Jayden Clemons 2 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 -1.0
Team 13 7 -10 -1.4 0 0 -0.8
TOTALS 13 468 2060 4.4 19 75 158.5

Receiving

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Receiving statistics
# NAME GP CTH YDS AVG TD LONG AVG/G
11 Wyatt Wieland 13 44 480 10.9 5 40 36.9
81 Treyton Welch 13 31 308 9.9 2 32 23.7
84 John Michael Gyllenborg 13 23 360 15.7 3 89 27.7
5 Ayir Asante 13 21 372 17.7 6 66 28.6
20 Ryan Marquez 13 12 164 13.7 1 44 12.6
4 Harrison Waylee 10 12 66 5.5 0 12 6.6
22 Sam Scott 13 11 77 7.0 0 18 5.9
9 Alex Brown 12 8 106 13.3 0 28 8.8
83 Will Pelissier 9 7 79 11.3 1 34 8.8
2 Devin Boddie 13 6 48 8.0 0 19 3.7
16 Gunner Gentry 12 3 31 10.3 1 17 2.6
36 Caleb Driskill 13 2 15 7.5 1 11 1.2
88 Colin O'Brien 13 2 20 10.0 0 14 1.7
7 D.Q. James 4 2 14 7.0 0 9 3.5
32 Jamari Ferrell 11 2 7 3.5 0 6 0.6
8 Jalen Sargent 7 1 15 15.0 0 15 2.1
23 Caleb Merritt 6 1 7 7.0 0 7 1.2
TOTALS 13 189 2191 11.6 20 89 168.5

Defense

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Defense statistics
# NAME GP SOLO AST TOT TFL-YDS SACK-YDS INT BU QBH FR FF BLK SAF TD
28 Easton Gibbs 13 47 62 109 4.0-20 2.0-17 1 6 3 1 2 0 0 0
43 Shae Suiaunoa 13 60 33 93 5.5-31 2.5-24 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
31 Wyett Ekeler 13 49 28 77 5.5-27 2.0-20 2 7 0 1 2 0 0 0
42 Isaac White 13 33 28 61 2.0-15 1.0-8 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
96 Jordan Bertagnole 13 27 33 60 5.5-19 2.0-4 0 2 6 0 1 0 0 0
54 Sabastian Harsh 12 30 20 50 9.0-33 3.0-20 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
2 Wrook Brown 12 34 13 47 1.0-1 0-0 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0
94 Cole Godbout 13 12 31 43 4.0-13 2.0-10 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
7 Jakorey Hawkins 13 31 10 41 0.5-1 0-0 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 1
93 DeVonne Harris 13 20 15 35 4.0-29 4.0-29 0 4 8 1 0 2 0 0
6 Kolbey Taylor 9 22 7 29 0-0 0-0 0 7 0 1 0 0 0 0
12 Tyrecus Davis 9 24 3 27 0-0 0-0 1 7 0 2 1 0 0 0
90 Gavin Meyer 13 13 13 26 3.5-8 0-0 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 0
34 Braden Siders 12 15 11 26 5.0-20 4.0-19 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0
40 Tyce Westland 13 8 10 18 4.5-15 0.5-3 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
33 Connor Shay 13 8 7 15 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 Cole DeMarzo 13 8 6 14 1.0-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
63 Ben Florentine 12 7 4 11 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Buck Coors 9 10 0 10 2.0-5 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
95 Caleb Robinson 11 5 4 9 1.0-3 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Andrew Johnson 13 4 3 7 1.0-6 0-0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
44 Micah Young 13 1 6 7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Ian Bell 12 2 4 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Sam Scott 13 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
55 Kevin Sjogren 2 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
52 Carson York 13 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Wyatt Wieland 13 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Ryan Marquez 13 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
36 Caleb Driskill 13 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
19 Caleb Cooley 13 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
49 Nic Talich 13 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
91 Jaden Williams 5 1 1 2 1.0-6 1.0-6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
16 Gunner Gentry 12 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Jeremy Hollingsworth 4 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
46 John Hoyland 13 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 Read Sunn 13 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Jalen Sargent 7 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Josh Dixon 4 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Malique Singleton 3 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 Mitchell Anderson 1 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 Cayden Hawkins 2 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 13 489 362 851 60-255 24-160 11 60 34 11 8 3 0 1

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

Special teams

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Kicking statistics
# NAME GP XPM XPA XP% FGM FGA FG% 1–19 20–29 30–39 40–49 50+ LNG
46 John Hoyland 13 38 39 97.4% 13 20 65.0% 0-0 2-2 8-8 0-3 3-7 56
Kickoff statistics
# NAME GP KICKS YDS AVG TB OB
46 John Hoyland 13 65 4025 61.9 30 4
Punting statistics
# NAME GP PUNTS YDS AVG LONG TB I–20 50+ BLK
39 Clayton Stewart 13 61 2567 42.1 72 6 17 14 0
Kick return statistics
# NAME GP RTNS YDS AVG TD LNG
5 Ayir Asante 13 8 166 20.8 0 31
11 Wyatt Wieland 13 6 92 15.3 0 27
TOTALS 13 16 258 18.4 0 31
Punt return statistics
# NAME GP RTNS YDS AVG TD LONG
19 Caleb Cooley 13 8 34 4.3 0 14
2 Devin Boddie 13 1 -1 -1.0 0 0
TOTALS 13 9 33 3.7 0 14

Game summaries

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Texas Tech

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Texas Tech Red Raiders at Wyoming Cowboys – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OT2OTTotal
Red Raiders 17 0 037633
Cowboys 0 10 737835

at War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, Wyoming

Game information

Portland State

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Portland State Vikings at Wyoming Cowboys – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Vikings 0 10 0717
Cowboys 14 7 10031

at War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, Wyoming

  • Date: September 9
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. MDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 75 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 22,121
  • Referee: Christian Watson
  • TV announcers (Mountain West Network): Chris Sylvester, Jared Petrino, and Bridget Howard
  • Box score, Recap
Game information

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Wyoming Cowboys at #4 Texas Longhorns – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 7 0 3010
#4 Longhorns 3 7 02131

at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas

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Appalachian State

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Appalachian State Mountaineers at Wyoming Cowboys – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Mountaineers 6 6 0719
Cowboys 0 7 01522

at War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, Wyoming

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New Mexico

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New Mexico Lobos at Wyoming Cowboys – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Lobos 6 3 31426
Cowboys 9 3 17635

at War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, Wyoming

  • Date: September 30
  • Game time: 2:02 p.m. MDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 75 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 25,477
  • Referee: Kenneth Ray
  • TV announcers (Mountain West Network): Chris Sylvester, Jared Petrino, and Bridget Howard
  • Box score, Recap
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No. 24 Fresno State

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#24 Fresno State Bulldogs at Wyoming Cowboys – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
#24 Bulldogs 0 7 3919
Cowboys 3 21 0024

at War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, Wyoming

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at Air Force

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Wyoming Cowboys at Air Force Falcons – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 14 7 0627
Falcons 7 10 71034

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado

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at Boise State

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Wyoming Cowboys at Boise State Broncos – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 7 0 007
Broncos 8 7 14332

at Albertsons Stadium, Boise, Idaho

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Colorado State

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Colorado State Rams at Wyoming Cowboys – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Rams 0 7 0815
Cowboys 3 7 14024

at War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, Wyoming

  • Date: November 3
  • Game time: 6:03 p.m. MDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 49 °F (9 °C)
  • Game attendance: 27,905
  • Referee: Patrick Foy
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Chris Lewis, Robert Turbin, and Emily Proud
  • Box score, Recap
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at UNLV

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Wyoming Cowboys at UNLV Rebels – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 0 14 0014
Rebels 21 0 7634

at Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada

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Hawaii

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Hawaii Rainbow Warriors at Wyoming Cowboys – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Rainbow Warriors 0 0 909
Cowboys 14 21 0742

at War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, Wyoming

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at Nevada

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Wyoming Cowboys at Nevada Wolf Pack – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 14 7 14742
Wolf Pack 0 6 006

at Mackay Stadium, Reno, Nevada

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vs Toledo (Arizona Bowl)

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2023 Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl
Toledo Rockets (11-2, 8-0) vs Wyoming Cowboys (8-4, 5-3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Rockets 0 10 5015
Cowboys 3 3 01016

at Arizona StadiumTucson, Arizona

  • Date: Saturday, December 30th, 2023
  • Game time: 3:30 pm EST/2:30 pm MST/11:30 am PST
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind: 7 mph (11 km/h) S
  • Game attendance: 30,428
  • TV announcers (Barstool Sports/The CW): Jake Marsh (Play-by-Play), Dave Portnoy, Dan Katz (Color Commentator), Caleb Pressley and Adam Ferrone (Sideline Reporter)
  • Box score
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References

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  2. ^ Thorburn, Ryan (May 2, 2023). "Five former Wyoming Cowboys signed as NFL undrafted free agents". Casper Star Tribune. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Wittman, Mike (August 13, 2023). "2022-2023 MWC Player Movement Tracker". Mountain West Connection. SBNation. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  4. ^ a b Harkins, Tim (July 19, 2023). "Wyoming Picked Sixth in 2023 Preseason Football Media Poll". GoWyo.com. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  5. ^ "Watchlist - Ray Guy Award". RayGuyAward.com. Augusta Sports Council. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  6. ^ "Watch List". LouGrozaAward.com. Palm Beach Sports Commission. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  7. ^ "Watch List". touchdownclub.com. Charlotte Touchdown Club. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  8. ^ "2023 Outland Trophy Watch List unveiled". sportswriters.net. Football Writers Association of America. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  9. ^ "College - The Butkus Award". thebutkusaward.com. The Butkus Foundation. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  10. ^ Giese, Nathan (September 2, 2023). "Kickoff for Texas Tech football at Wyoming delayed by lightning". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  11. ^ "2023 Wyoming Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 3, 2023.