Cowboys Head South to Face Air Force on Saturday
Contest will be on CBS Sports Network
LARAMIE, Wyo. (Oct. 9 ,2023) – The Wyoming Cowboys (5-1 Overall, 2-0 MW) hit the road for the second time this season and first time in Mountain West play heading south to take on Air Force (5-0 overall, 3-0 MW on Saturday evening at 5 p.m. in Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs. It is a meeting of two teams just outside the Top-25 in the nation.The contest will be broadcasted on CBS Sports Network with Rich Waltz on the call joined in the booth by Aaron Taylor and on the sidelines by Justin Walters. 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.
Entering this week’s Wyoming at Air Force game, both the Cowboys and Falcons are receiving votes in both the Associated Press Media Poll and the AFCA Coaches’ Poll.
The Wyoming Cowboys enter this week’s game receiving 60 points in the AFCA Coaches’ Poll and 42 points in the Associated Press poll to rank No. 27 in both rankings.
Air Force is receiving 58 points in the AFCA poll and 41 points in the Associated Press poll to rank No. 28 in both rankings.
The Wyoming-Air Force rivalry has seen a series of hard-fought, close games through the years. Since Craig Bohl took over as head coach of the Cowboys in 2014, the series has been particularly close with all the games being decided by no more than 14 points and four of the eight games being decided by single digits.
Series History Since 2014 (Craig Bohl era)
Wyoming has won 5 of 8 meetings
Three games have been decided by a single score (8 points or less)
Two other games were decided by 9 and 10 points
The other three games were decided by 14 points
Final Scores and
Year and Location) Margins of Victory
Sept. 16, 2022 (Laramie) W 17-14, +3
Oct. 10, 2021 (Colorado Springs) L 14-24, -10
2020 Game cancelled due to COVID
Nov. 30, 2019 (Colorado Springs) L 6-20, -14
Nov. 17, 2018 (Laramie) W 35-27, +8
Nov. 11, 2017 (Colorado Springs) W 28-14, +14
Oct. 8, 2016 (Laramie) W 35-26, +9
Oct. 10, 2015 (Colorado Springs) L 17-31, -14
Sept. 6, 2014 (Laramie) W 17-13, +4
Overall Series History
Wyoming trails in the overall series 27-30-3
Home record in Laramie is 15-11-2
Road record at the Air Force Academy is 12-19-1
Wyoming Improves Home Winning Streak to Five Games
The Wyoming Cowboys have won each of their five home games this season. The last home game the Cowboys lost was the final home game of the 2022 season when Boise State notched a narrow 20-17 victory over the Pokes in Laramie. Two of Wyoming’s five home wins in 2023 have come against Top 25 ranked opponents. The Pokes began the season defeating then No. 24 ranked Texas Tech 35-33 in double overtime. On Oct. 7, Wyoming defeated Fresno State, who was ranked No. 24 at the time, by a score of 24-19.
Winning the Close Ones
Through the first six games of the 2023 season, Wyoming has had three of their six games decided by a touchdown or less and the Cowboys have won all of those close games. Below is a breakdown of those close finishes in 2023.
Final Scores and
Wyoming Opponents (Date and Location) Margins of Victory
Texas Tech (Sept. 2 in Laramie, Wyo.) W 35-33, +2 (2 OTs)
Appalachian State (Sept. 23 in Laramie, Wyo.) W 22-19, +3
Fresno State (Oct. 7 in Laramie, Wyo.) W 24-19, +5
