2018 Wyoming Cowboys football team

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 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

v t e	Conf.							Overall
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

2018 recruiting class

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

College recruiting information (2018)
Name	Hometown	School	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
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Jevon Bigelow RB	Fresno, CA	Central HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	—	Dec 10, 2017
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Dauson Booker DB	Modesto, CA	Central Catholic HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	—	Dec 20, 2017
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De'Vaughn Brown DE	Antioch, CA	Ygnacio Valley HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	—	Dec 20, 2017
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Solomon Byrd DE	Palmdale, CA	William J.P. Knight HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	—	Dec 3, 2017
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Sean Chambers QB	Kerman, CA	Kerman HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	—	Oct 3, 2017
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Frank Crum OL	Laramie, WY	Laramie HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	—	Oct 18, 2017
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Camron Donatlan WR	Aurora, IL	West Aurora HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	—	Nov 26, 2017
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Ja'Lani Ellison CB	Reseda, CA	Reseda HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	—	Feb 7, 2018
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Gunner Gentry WR	Aurora, CO	Grandview HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	—	May 31, 2017
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Cole Godbout DT	Hudson, WI	Hudson HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	—	Dec 13, 2017
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Charles Hicks LB	San Diego, CA	Lincoln HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	—	Oct 3, 2017
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Jesse Hooper LS	Draper, UT	Summit Academy	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	—	Nov 28, 2017
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Raghib Ismail, Jr. WR	Carrollton, TX	Cisco College	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	—	Feb 19, 2018
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Reow Jackson ATH	Eugene, OR	Marist Catholic HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	—	Dec 1, 2017
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Leevi Lafaele LB	Sacramento, CA	Inderkum HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	—	Dec 20, 2017
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Jackson Marcotte TE	Mount Carmel, IL	Mount Carmel HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	—	Jun 26, 2017
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Chad Muma LB	Lone Tree, CO	Legend HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	—	Oct 11, 2017
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Cameron Murray DB	Aurora, CO	Overland HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	—	Feb 24, 2017
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Zach Watts OL	Windsor, CO	Windsor HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	—	Jul 24, 2017
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Rome Weber DB	San Bernardino, CA	Cajon HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	—	Nov 27, 2017
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Miles Williams DB	Oxnard, CA	Pacifica HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	—	Dec 6, 2017
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Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: –    Rivals: –    247Sports: –    ESPN: –
‡ Refers to 40-yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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. Retrieved May 6, 2018.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

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

Mountain West media days

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

Media poll

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

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

Defense Youhanna Ghaifan – DT Carl Granderson – DE Andrew Wingard – SS

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 25	8:00 p.m.	at New Mexico State*	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	ESPN2	W 29–7	20,322
September 1	1:30 p.m.	Washington State*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	CBSSN	L 19–41	24,131
September 8	5:00 p.m.	at Missouri*	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	ESPNU	L 13–40	50,820
September 15	2:00 p.m.	No. 8 (FCS) Wofford*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	Stadium	W 17–14	20,293
September 29	5:00 p.m.	Boise State	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	CBSSN	L 14–34	22,271
October 6	10:00 p.m.	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI (Paniolo Trophy)	SPEC HI	L 13–17	23,907
October 13	8:30 p.m.	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	ESPNU	L 3–27	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

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Wyoming	Alma mater	Before Wyoming
Craig Bohl	Head coach	5	Nebraska (1982)	North Dakota State – Head coach (2013)
Brent Vigen	Associate head coach / offensive coordinator / quarterbacks	5	North Dakota State (1998)	North Dakota State – Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach (2013)
Scottie Hazelton	Defensive coordinator / linebackers coach	2	Fort Lewis (1997)	Jacksonville Jaguars – Assistant linebackers coach (2016)
Mike Bath	Co-Special teams coordinator / tight ends coach / fullbacks coach	5	Miami, Ohio (2001)	Miami, Ohio – Interim head coach / offensive coordinator (2013)
AJ Cooper	Co-Special teams coordinator / defensive ends coach	5	North Dakota State (2006)	North Dakota State – Defensive ends coach / co-special teams coordinator (2013)
Jake Dickert	Safeties Coach	2	Wisconsin–Stevens Point (2007)	South Dakota State – Co-special teams coordinator / safeties coach (2016)
Scott Fuchs	Offensive line coach	5	North Dakota State (1995)	North Dakota State – Offensive line Coach (2013)
Mike Grant	Wide receivers coach	3	Nebraska (1993)	North Texas – Wide receivers coach / receiving coordinator (2014)
Gordie Haug	Running backs coach / Director of player personnel	5	Bemidji State (2009)	North Dakota State – Running backs coach (2013)
Pete Kaligis	Defensive tackles coach / nose tackles coach	10	Washington (1994)	Montana – Offensive line Coach (2008)
John Richardson	Cornerbacks coach	5	North Dakota State (2010)	North Dakota State – Cornerbacks Coach (2013)
Ben Iannacchione	Director of Sports Performance / head strength and conditioning coach	1	Boise State (2008)	LSU – Associate Strength and Conditioning Coach (2017)
Aaron Bohl	Defensive Graduate Assistant	2	Minnesota State Moorhead (2016)	Minnesota State Moorhead – Linebacker (2016)
Jacob Claborn	Offensive Graduate Assistant	3	California Lutheran (2009)	Central Washington – Offensive line Coach (2015)
Taylor Housewright	Offensive Graduate Assistant	1	Ashland (2013)	Ashland – Defensive backs coach / assistant recruiting coordinator (2017)
Jalen Ortiz	Defensive Graduate Assistant	1	Wyoming (2017)	Wyoming – Linebacker (2017)

Roster

2018 Wyoming Cowboys Football
Quarterback 11 Nick Szpor – junior (6'3", 212) 12 Sean Chambers – freshman (6'3", 215) 15 Nick Smith – senior (6'4", 235) 18 Tyler Vander Waal – freshman (6'4", 220) Tailback  4 Xazavian Valladay – freshman (6'0", 191)  6 Trey Woods – sophomore (6'3", 216)  7 Reow Jackson – freshman (6'2", 205) 21 Jevon Bigelow – freshman (6'2", 195) 22 Nico Evans (C) – senior (5'9", 211) 28 Theo Dawson – freshman (6'0", 220) 29 Kellen Overstreet – junior (5'11", 209) Fullback 34 Jeff Burroughs – sophomore (6'1", 241) 35 Jaylon Watson – junior (6'0", 250) 52 Jahmari Moore – sophomore (6'2", 232) 54 Austin Lopez – sophomore (6'3", 234) Wide receiver  2 Jared Scott – sophomore (6'6", 225)  5 Gunner Gentry – freshman (6'3", 208)  8 Dontae Crow – sophomore (5'9", 178)  9 Isaac Leppke – sophomore (6'4", 198) 13 John Okwoli – junior (6'2", 210) 14 C.J. Johnson – junior (6'2", 209) 17 Raghib Ismail Jr. – junior (6'0", 186) 19 Ayden Eberhardt – sophomore (6'2", 195) 25 Austin Conway – junior (5'10", 183) 26 Avante' Cox – sophomore (5'11", 171) 39 Justyn Stindt – freshman (6'2", 192) 80 James Price – senior (6'2", 212) 88 Camron Donatlan – freshman (6'2", 195) Tight end 33 Josh Harshman – senior (6'3", 230) 81 Austin Fort (C) – senior (6'4", 244) 82 Jackson Marcotte – freshman (6'7", 250) 83 Mason Keeler – freshman (6'6", 248) 84 Nate Weinman – freshman (6'7", 260) 85 Tyree Mayfield – senior (6'3", 241)		Offensive linemen 55 Gavin Rush – junior (6'3", 305) 57 Patrick Arnold – freshman (6'3", 296) 61 Kaden Jackson – senior (6'2", 303) 62 Rudy Stofer – freshman (6'6", 297) 63 Jason Davis – freshman (6'3", 342) 64 Zach Thatcher – sophomore (6'5", 288) 65 Zach Watts – freshman (6'5", 280) 69 Eric Abojei – freshman (6'5", 351) 72 Zach Wallace – senior (6'7", 314) 73 Keegan Cryder – freshman (6'4", 283) 74 Blayne Baker – freshman (6'5", 260) 75 Frank Crum – freshman (6'7", 260) 76 Justis Borton – sophomore (6'2", 272) 77 Pahl Schwab – junior (6'5", 308) 78 Alonzo Velasquez – sophomore (6'6", 305) 79 Logan Harris – sophomore (6'3", 304) Defensive linemen 41 Davon Wells-Ross – freshman (6'5", 205) 42 Kevin Prosser – senior (6'2", 227) 44 Victor Jones – freshman (6'4", 256) 51 Payton Lowry-Sanders – senior (6'2", 236) 53 Josiah Hall – junior (6'1", 251) 86 Javaree Jackson – sophomore (6'5", 288) 87 Conner Cain (C) – senior (6'4", 270) 88 Garrett Crall – sophomore (6'5", 242) 90 Gavin Dunayski – freshman (6'6", 249) 91 Carl Granderson – senior (6'5", 261) 92 Solomon Byrd – freshman (6'4", 220) 93 Youhanna Ghaifan (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)		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

Team

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

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

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

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

Scores by quarter (all opponents)

1 2 3 4 Total All opponents 40 66 76 82 264 Wyoming 44 47 75 82 248

Awards and honors

All-Conference Teams

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

Cooper Rothe – Special teams Player of the Year

All–America Teams

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

Senior Bowls

Carl Granderson – Senior Bowl

Andrew Wingard – East–West Shrine Game

Nico Evans – NFLPA Collegiate Bowl

Game summaries

At New Mexico State

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

See also: 2018 New Mexico State Aggies football team

Scoring summary

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

• Passing leaders: Tyler Vander Waal (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

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

See also: 2018 Washington State Cougars football team

Scoring summary

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

• Passing leaders: Tyler Vander Waal (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

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

See also: 2018 Missouri Tigers football team

Scoring summary

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

• Passing leaders: Tyler Vander Waal (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

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

See also: 2018 Wofford Terriers football team

Scoring summary

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

• Passing leaders: Tyler Vander Waal (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

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

See also: 2018 Boise State Broncos football team

Scoring summary

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

• Passing leaders: Tyler Vander Waal (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

	1	2	3	4	Total
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

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

• Passing leaders: Tyler Vander Waal (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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	3	0	0	0	3
Bulldogs	6	7	14	0	27

See also: 2018 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP WYO FRES 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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	7	3	14	0	24
Cowboys	3	0	10	3	16

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

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP USU WYO 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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	3	21	10	34
Rams	0	0	7	14	21

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

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP WYO CSU 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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	0	0	3	6	9
Cowboys	3	7	7	7	24

See also: 2018 San Jose State Spartans football team

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score 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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	10	7	3	27
Cowboys	14	0	0	21	35

See also: 2018 Air Force Falcons football team

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP AFA WYO 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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	7	7	3	14	31
Lobos	0	3	0	0	3

See also: 2018 New Mexico Lobos football team

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP WYO UNM 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

See also: 2019 NFL draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
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