Cowboys Head to New Mexico for Saturday Matinee​

LARAMIE, Wyo. (Oct. 28, 2024) – The Wyoming Cowboys hit the road for a Saturday afternoon matinee at New Mexico for 2 p.m. inside University Stadium in Albuquerque, N.M. It will mark the 77th meeting between the schools in a series that dates back to 1930.



The contest will be televised on truTV and streamed on MAX with Ari Wolfe on the call with Darius Walker analyzing the action and Jared Greenberg on the sidelines. The game will also be available on the 26 stations of The Cowboy Sports Network with Keith Kelley on the call, Kevin McKinney on color and Erick Pauley on the sidelines.



Scott Over The Century Mark: Wyoming running back Sam Scott went over the century mark for the first time in his career against Utah State. Scott rushed for 115 yards in the contest on 11 carries averaging 10.5 yards per carry. He had rushes of 43-yards and 39-yards in the contest for the two longest rushes of his career. It was the first 100-yard game since Harrison Waylee did so last season against Colorado State.



Durr All Over The Place: Freshman wide receiver Chris Durr Jr. was all over the field for the Cowboys against Utah State. He hauled in a career-high nine passes for a career-best 83 yards. It was the most catches for a Cowboy since Austin Conway had 11 against Wofford in 2018. It was also the most catches in a MW game for a Cowboy since Tanner Gentry recorded nine against New Mexico in 2009.



The KING of Versatility: Wide receiver Tyler King did it all for the Pokes against Utah State. He recorded five rushes for a career-best 77 yards. He also had a 4-yard touchdown score for the Pokes in the game. King also grabbed a career-high four passes for 52 yards. He finished the night with 129 yards of total offense. He also added 21 yards on kick returns as the second ranked kick returner in the nation had 150 all-purpose yards.



Third-Down Defense: The Cowboy third-down defense is one of the best in the nation this season. The Pokes rank fifth in the nation and lead the Mountain West holding opponents to 27.7 percent this season. UW held Utah State to 3-of-13 on third down on Saturday.



Anderson Has Career Day: Wyoming quarterback Kaden Anderson had a career day for the Cowboys against Utah State. He threw for a career-high 182 yards in the contest. He was 15-of-24 passing in the game completing 63 percent of his passes. He also rushed for a career high 25 yards.



Offense Puts Up Yards: The Cowboy offense has recorded season-high over the last four games. That was matched with a season-high 470 yards of total offense against Utah State. That included over 300 yards in the second half. It was the most in a half since having 361 in the first half against Hawaii last season.



Hoyland is Heating Up: Wyoming field goal kicker John Hoyland was a perfect 4-of-4 in field goals against Utah State tying a career-high that he has done twice in his career. He is 9-of-11 this season for 82 percent. He ranks 40th in the nation this season in percentage and fourth in the MW. He is four points from being Wyoming’s all-time scoring leader.



Hoyland Adds to School Record: Kicker John Hoyland knocked in a 23-yard kick against Air Force for the 62nd of his career as he continues to build on his school record. He added four field goals tying a career-high against Utah State and added to his school record with 67 in his career. He is four points behind Cooper Rothe for the school record in career scoring.



Rk. Player, Position Years TDs. Ex. Points FG Points

1. Cooper Rothe, pk 2016-19 0 165 59 342

2. John Hoyland, pk 2020-Pres. 0 138 67 339



Parks Making Plays: Cornerback Keany Parks recorded two pass breakups in key moments in the second quarter. Once on a fourth down and once on a third-down that held Utah State to a field goal. He is second on the team with five this season.



Westland Has Big Day: Defensive end Tyce Westland had a big day against Utah State. He recorded a career-high eight tackles in the contest. He also had six tackles in the first half. He was a key member of the defensive line with starter Sabastian Harsh out of the game with an injury.



Out of Halftime: The Cowboys have been solid defensively in the third quarter over the last four games. In fact, Wyoming has held opponents to 21 yards or less in three of those four games and held Utah State to only nine in the quarter. Over the last four games, opponents are averaging 36 yards of offense in the third quarter.



Shay Making Plays: Linebacker Connor Shay tied a career high with eight tackles against Utah State. He also added a tackle for loss. He had eight tackles against Arizona State and North Texas. He is second on the team with 44 tackles on the season.



Big Plays for Nanke: Tight end Clay Nanke caught his second career pass against Utah State. The 32-yard reception down the sideline was a career long. He has two catches on the season for 56 yards.



On The Ground: The Pokes rushed for a season-high 276 yards against Utah State. Scott led the way with 115 yards. King added 77 on the day with Anderson adding 24 with 25 from Svoboda and 23 from Ferrell. The 276 rushing yards was the most in a game for the Brown and Gold since



Harris Gets a Sack: Defensive end DeVonne Harris recorded his first sack of the season against Utah State. He also added a season-high five tackles in the contest against the Aggies. It was the 13th of his career and marked the 20th tackle for loss of his career.



Owning The Clock: The Cowboys have been solid holding onto the football over the last four games. Wyoming has held a lead in time of possession. Wyoming has held the ball 71 minutes over the last two games for 59 percent of the game. UW had it for 36 against San Jose State and nearly 35 minutes against Utah State.

About the Lobos: The Lobos (3-5 overall, 2-2 Mountain West) had their high-powered offense halted during a 17-6 loss to Colorado State last Saturday in Fort Collins. New Mexico, which still ranks 31st in the FBS in scoring (33.5 ppg) and 10th in total yards (468.1 ypg), had four turnovers and missed a field goal against the Rams.



Sophomore quarterback Devon Dampier is completing 58.8% of his passes for 2,079 yards (259.9 ypg) with nine touchdowns and 11 interceptions. Dampier also ranks seventh in the MW in rushing with 538 yards (6.6 yards per carry) and 10 touchdowns.



Running backs Javen Jacobs and NaQuari Rogers have combined for 527 yards and seven touchdowns. Wide receiver Luke Wysong is fifth in the conference with 50 receptions for 663 yards and a touchdown.



Defensively, the Lobos are allowing an average of 39.8 points and 478.4 yards per game, which ranks 131st out of 134 FBS teams. Safety Christian Ellis is fourth in the MW in tackles (8.88 per game).

Wyoming leads the all-time series 40-36 and has won the last two meetings – 35-26 last season in Laramie and 27-14 in 2022 in Albuquerque.

LARAMIE, Wyo. (Oct. 3, 2024) – The Mountain West announced on Thursday the 2024-25 Men’s Basketball Conference schedule and national television lineup on CBS Sports and FOX Sports. The Pokes will play five games on the networks this season. A complete schedule including game times for Cowboy basketball will be released in the near future.


Season tickets are currently available for Cowboy Basketball. Fans may order tickets online, via email or by phone at:
•Go to GoWyo.com/tickets
•Email tickets@uwyo.edu
•Call (307) 766-7220
•Stop by the UW Athletics Ticket Office on the West Side of the Arena-Auditorium on the corner of Willett Drive and 19th Street.

The Cowboys will play a pair of home games on CBS Sports Network this season. UW will host New Mexico on January 7 at 8 p.m. UW will also welcome San Diego State in a contest on the network on March 1, as that contest is slated for a 6 p.m. start.



Wyoming will play a pair of games on the road on CBS Sports network with a contest at UNLV set for a 9 p.m. start on January 21. UW will face San Diego State on the road on the network on February 1 in a time to be determined.



The Pokes had one shift in date in the schedule with the trip to New Mexico moved to Wednesday February 12 in a game that will start at 8 p.m. on FS1. All games on FS1 will also be available on the FOX Sports App and FOXSports.com.



Wyoming also announced an addition to the non-conference schedule. The Pokes will make a trip to the University of South Dakota on December 10 for a game set for a 6 pm. start.



In 2024-25, the MW will utilize a 20-game format where each institution will play each MW institution at home and on the road. The change to a 20-game schedule will prompt an earlier start to the conference season, pushing intra-league dates earlier in December.



Conference play is set to begin Wednesday, Dec. 4, with three contests and concludes on Saturday, March 8. League play will determine the seeding for the 2025 MW Men’s Basketball Championship.



CBS Sports will once again televise the Mountain West Men’s Basketball Championship. The 2025 tournament will take place March 12-15 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. CBS Sports Network will televise the quarterfinals and semifinals, while the CBS Television Network and Paramount+ will present the championship game on Saturday, March 15.

SAN JOSE, Calif., -- After a 24-14 loss to San Jose State inside CEFCU Stadium Saturday afternoon, the Cowboys returned to the visiting locker room only to find personal items missing from their stalls.

Ten Wyoming players reportedly were victims of theft, according to a report by NBC Bay Area.

Jewelry, shoes and electronics, including headphones and Airbuds were stolen, according to two sources with knowledge of the situation.

"Yeah, it was especially brutal, especially after the loss," one source told 7220sports.com. "... When we got back, people's backpacks were open and stuff was scattered all around the locker room."

That same source said there were no locks or safes in the room.

"It was just backpacks on the ground," he continued. "People left shoes in the open, but it felt safe because they had a security guard standing outside the locker room."

SJSU police will be checking surveillance camera video to help identify suspects, per NBC Bay Area.

Wyoming head coach Jay Sawvel is slated to speak with the local media today at noon.

This isn't the first instance of a visiting locker room being robbed in California during this calendar year.

Four Colorado players told police in Pasadena last October that a number of items were missing after a game against UCLA at the famed Rose Bowl.

"The items stolen were three “diamond-plated” necklaces with medallions bearing the players’ initials, a pair of headphones and miscellaneous football equipment, according to a police report," Katie Langford of the Denver Post wrote.

Theft is considered a felony in the state of California if the value reaches more than $950.

WTF is Burmans excuse? I thought he is considered a good fundraiser?

Period.

End of story.

Go Pokes

What if we lose the border war...will losing the boot be the last straw for most fans? Thoughts?

We will also be driven to drink at times.

Wyoming fans are going to love Cole Henry. He’s 6’9” and around 240. I thought he showed terrific hands and touch around the rim. Idaho was small so I’m not going to get too carried away here, but I was impressed with Henry. He looked much better than advertised. In terms of hands and touch he reminded me a lot of Ike. He’s not as strong as Graham, but he’s probably a little more agile and a similar skill set. He’s not going to produce like Ike, but he will be an anchor on offense.

Diontae Allen can play. We haven’t had someone as smooth as him in a long time. It’s immediately obvious he’s played high level basketball. At 6-6 he will be big enough to guard in the MW, and he’s got a great stroke. Allen would start on any team in the conference.

Newton has done a lot of work over the summer. He was hot last night, and probably can’t shoot that well all season, but he’s a catch and shoot guy who can stretch defenses. Newton will be one of the best shooters in the conference.

To my eyes, Allen, Henry and Newton could play a lot of minutes anywhere in the league. Nesbitt has the body and athleticism to play but his shot selection was a little iffy.

Tainamo looks slow to me. He’s skilled and probably has a high IQ but I’m not sure he’s athletically competitive with our league’s big men. He’s got good hands, a good shooter, and looked trustworthy on defense.

Ebube is an athletic freak. That’s immediately apparent. He will have flashes this year that will be on highlight tapes for a long time. It looked to me like he also has a tendency to lose focus, and he made a couple sloppy turnovers that got him to the bench. For the first time in a long time, we’re going to have a guy who wouldn’t look out of place in SDSU’s front court, if the kid can stay on the floor.

Finally, the difference in body language on the bench between Sundance and Linder is night and day. It’s great to see some energy and enthusiasm for a change.

I didn’t see anything last night to change my opinion that Wyoming will be competitive this season, we will be fun to watch, and we will play interesting games in February and March. This team also has to grow a lot, and will be frustrating at times. In terms of size and athleticism we are much improved over last season. We don’t have anyone with the full suite of tools like Ike or the seasoning and experience of Maldo, but we have a group that can play and we have some length and size.

Who is in charge of recruiting for ladies basketball team?

I know of a prospect in Iowa who has great interest in Lady Pokes….

Thanks in advance.

Go Pokes

After reading the posts following the shite show that was Saturday night, its more apparent than ever that the fan base is pretty ignorant to the details of the Wyoming athletic program. I found it hilarious how many Craig Bohl defenders ran to his defense, "bet you miss Craig Bohl, you haters". Uhhh...dude. Craig Bohls hand picked replacement is the coach. Junior is the defensive coordinator. The old Bald coach was on the sidelines for crying out loud.

The program is where it is because Burman has been lazy and frankly, incompetent. Nepotism equals lazy in my opinion. Saturday is what nepotism gets you. Friends and family run things and not necessarily the most qualified. It happens everywhere and is frankly a really bad idea for a myriad of reasons not all of them exclusively bad to the program, but even for the coach and ad doing the lazy hiring. What happens when Aaron Bohl's shitty defense continues to blow assignments and not tackle? Will Sawvel have to fire him and endanger his friendship with Craig Bohl? That, of course, is the least of our worries but still just another negative consequence. Nepotism is common and mostly just LAZY.

To finish, Burman let this crap happen. I am not as big of a Burman hater as some. I can mention the good hires like Shyatt, Mark Branch and even Craig Bohl. But I can also cite Edwards, Schroyer obviously. And Burman's slow response to NIL is glaring. Its time for a change. Burman needs to move on and Wyoming needs a fresh start. Maybe Sawvel and company can save the season. Maybe it wont be all for nothing and not another Vic Koening disaster but now more than ever, its time for Burman to go.

LARAMIE, Wyoming (10/29/24) – The Buffalo Bills continue to have a very strong season despite all the personnel losses from last year. One that didn’t leave is Josh Allen, and he’s the main reason the ship hasn’t wobbled one bit in 2024-25.

The former University of Wyoming quarterback continues to play at an MVP-type level for 6-2 Buffalo. On Sunday at Seattle, Allen was 24-for-34 for 289 yards with two touchdowns and his first interception of the season. He added seven carries for 25 yards.

For the season, Allen is 143-for-223 for 1,772 yards with 14 touchdowns and one pick. One the ground, he’s carried it 45 times for 204 yards and three scores.

Buffalo hosts Miami in Week 9.

Below is a list of the other former Wyoming Cowboys and how they performed in Week 8.

Logan Wilson, Cincinnati Bengals
Wilson had a good game, as the Bengals’ modest two-game winning streak came to an end with a 37-17 loss at Philadelphia. He piled up seven tackles and one pass defended.

For the season, Wilson lays claim to 78 tackles – which ranks sixth in the league – one tackle for loss, one forced fumble, four quarterback hits and one pass defended.

Cincinnati, which is now 3-5 on the season, hosts Las Vegas in Week 9.

Carl Granderson, New Orleans Saints
Granderson had an OK game in the Saints’ 26-8 loss at the Los Angeles Chargers. He logged three tackles and one quarterback hit.
For the season, Granderson owns 30 tackles, three sacks, four tackles for loss, one forced fumble and five quarterback hits for 2-6 New Orleans.
The Saints, who’ve lost six in a row, travel to Carolina in Week 9.

Frank Crum, Denver Broncos
Crum participated in the Broncos’ 28-7 win over Carolina. He received two snaps on special teams and one snap on the offensive line.
For the season, Crum has played 33 snaps with 24 of those occurring on special teams for 5-3 Denver.
The Broncos travel to Baltimore in Week 9.

Chad Muma, Jacksonville Jaguars
Muma didn’t record a stat in the Jaguars’ 30-27 loss to Green Bay.
For the season, Muma has logged 28 tackles for 2-6 Jacksonville.
The Jaguars travel to Philadelphia in Week 9.

Tashaun Gipson, Jacksonville Jaguars
Gipson did not play in Jacksonville’s 30-27 loss to Green Bay. He has yet to play this season after missing the first the first six games due to suspension.
The 2-6 Jaguars travel to Philadelphia in Week 9.

Andrew Wingard, Jacksonville Jaguars
Wingard did not play due to an injury in Jacksonville’s 30-27 loss to Green Bay. He has yet to play this season.

Treyton Welch, New Orleans Saints
Welch is currently participating on the Saints’ practice squad. He has yet to be elevated this season.

Marcus Epps, Las Vegas Raiders
Epps’ season came to an end in Week 3. He tore his ACL after a 10-tackle effort. Epps finished the season with 19 tackles and one tackle for loss.

That USU will be on Wyoming’s schedule next fall, and we might have lost Bridger’s rifle for good.

Damn it anyway…..

The Utah State Aggies visit Laramie to battle for the Bridger Rifle.

Kickoff: 5 p.m. MST

Weather: 66°;

Aggies scored

USU 7, WYO 0

Horseshit Coach, Horseshit Officiating


Go Pokes

Fires HC after 5 losses in six games...


Go Pokes

I know, I'm a glutton for punishment asking that the post-game press conference be posted but I want to hear what Sawvel had to say. I'm particularly interested in his comments on Anderson and how he justified leaving that young man on the bench for so long. Thank you.

They win out and will play BSU in the championship.

When you have a HC that is so hell bent on going with one QB no matter how bad his passing stats are, that explains a lot of why we are in the situation we are in.

I was blown away by Sawvel's reasoning of why he put Svoboda back in at the end of the first half......(I paraphrase), 'well Svoboda had a good series in the last game where he took the team down the field in a few plays, and we scored....' please coach forget about all of the crappy plays that have happened, please! Please forget that you got a QB that is actually completing passes at a respectable clip, and you take him out because Svoboda "had A good series in the last game"! Unbelievable!

Sawvel talked about how the third quarter was our real problem and since we didn't score more than a couple of FG's then that was a big reason why we lost because we had such a good defensive effort in the 3rd quarter! Take Sawvel back to coaching 101 courses, please! If you have turnover's where the other team scores a TD you then have to score twice as much as you would have normally had to, to win the game....... hey coach Sawvel instead of getting a FG coach at the end of the first half you ended up giving the other team a chance to score, and score they did with a TD, that is a 10-point swing coach! How many points did you lose by? Far less than 10 points coach!!! .....and you put a guy in that is the worst statistical passer in America to run your offense in the last minute of the first half and he makes a horrible pass, yes maybe the route wasn't run well, but Svoboda made it easy for Utah State to get the ball back with time left on the clock. Margins are tight in games coach, you can NOT be giving up TO's in games if you expect to win!

I am sure of what everybody says about Svoboda. He is a great young man and a great teammate, but that doesn't complete passes. In fact, there were a lot of coaching question marks by Sawvel last night, and a bunch of them turned out to be bad. Last night's game was where Sawvel got outcoached by one of the youngest head coaches in America, ouch.

Starting Svoboda over Anderson is almost as criminal as Coffman over Allen.

Almost.

On the Coach Saw era. This guy is a moron.

get a 15 yd penalty to help Utah state make a field goal ..how long are we stuck with this guy!!!

And I still and will always love my Cowboys!!!!!

Putting up with my wife’s family that attended USU will put a damper on the holidays…….