2018 Wyoming Cowboys football team
American college football season
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
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
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
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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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‡ 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.
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Preseason
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
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]
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.
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance August 25 8:00 p.m. at New Mexico State * ESPN2 W 29–720,322
September 1 1:30 p.m. Washington State * CBSSN L 19–4124,131
September 8 5:00 p.m. at Missouri * ESPNU L 13–4050,820
September 15 2:00 p.m. No. 8 (FCS) Wofford * War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY Stadium W 17–1420,293
September 29 5:00 p.m. Boise State War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY CBSSN L 14–3422,271
October 6 10:00 p.m. at Hawaii SPEC HI L 13–1723,907
October 13 8:30 p.m. at Fresno State ESPNU L 3–2728,501
October 20 12:30 p.m. Utah State ATTSNRM L 16–2418,378
8:00 p.m. at Colorado State CBSSN W 34–2132,125
November 3 12:00 p.m. San Jose State War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY ATTSNRM W 24–913,238
November 17 2:00 p.m. Air Force War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY ESPNews W 35–2714,996
November 24 12:30 p.m. at New Mexico ATTSNRM W 31–314,269
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time
Source:[ 10]
Personnel
Coaching staff
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
References
^ "Wyoming Strikes it Rich with Early Signing Class for 2018" . GoWyo.com . December 20, 2017. Retrieved May 6, 2018 .
^ "Ja'Lani Ellison and Raghib "Rocket" Ismail Jr. Sign With Wyoming Football" . GoWyo.com . February 24, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018 .
^ "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 .
^ "Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Names 2018 Preseason Watchlist" . July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018 .
^ "Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List" . July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018 .
^ "Outland Trophy Watch List" . July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018 .
^ "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 .
^ "Boise State, Fresno State Picked to Win 2018 Mountain West Football Divisional Titles" .
^ "2018 Mountain West Football Preseason All-Conference Team" .
^ "2018 Football Schedule" .
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