2017 Wyoming Cowboys football team

2017 Wyoming Cowboys football
2017 Wyoming Cowboys football
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl champion
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, W 37–14 vs. Central Michigan
Conference	Mountain West Conference
	Mountain Division
Record	8–5 (5–3 MW)
Head coach	Craig Bohl (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Brent Vigen (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Scottie Hazelton (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	War Memorial Stadium; (Capacity: 30,181)
	Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

2017 Mountain West Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Mountain Division
No. 22 Boise State xy$	7	–	1	11	–	3
Colorado State	5	–	3	7	–	6
Wyoming	5	–	3	8	–	5
Utah State	4	–	4	6	–	7
Air Force	4	–	4	5	–	7
New Mexico	1	–	7	3	–	9
West Division
Fresno State xy	7	–	1	10	–	4
San Diego State	6	–	2	10	–	3
UNLV	4	–	4	5	–	7
Nevada	3	–	5	3	–	9
Hawaii	1	–	7	3	–	9
San Jose State	1	–	7	2	–	11
Championship: Boise State 17, Fresno State 14
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cowboys were coached by fourth-year head coach Craig Bohl and played their home games at War Memorial Stadium. They participated in the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference. This was their first year with new defensive coordinator Scottie Hazelton, who was previously an NFL linebackers coach with Jacksonville Jaguars for three seasons and was also Bohl's defensive coordinator for two seasons at North Dakota State.^[1] They finished the season 8–5, 5–3 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for second place in the Mountain Division. They were invited to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl where they defeated Central Michigan.

Previous season

The Cowboys finished the season 8–6 overall (6–2 in Mountain West play). They finished in a three-way tie for the Mountain Division title. After tiebreakers, they represented the Mountain Division in, and hosted, the Mountain West Championship Game where they lost to San Diego State. They were invited to the Poinsettia Bowl where they lost to BYU.

2017 recruiting class

Wyoming signed 23 high school players and one transfer.^[2]

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
Patrick Arnold OL	Omaha, NE	Gretna HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	—	Oct 8, 2016
Patrick Arnold OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Keyon Blankenbaker CB	Oak Park, IL	Oak Park–River Forest HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	—	Dec 13, 2016
Keyon Blankenbaker CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
C.J. Coldon CB	Belleville, IL	Althoff Catholic HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	—	Dec 11, 2016
C.J. Coldon CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Avante' Cox WR	Rochester, IL	Rochester HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	—	Dec 6, 2016
Avante' Cox WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Keegan Cryder OT	Littleton, CO	Dakota Ridge HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	—	Oct 9, 2016
Keegan Cryder OT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Trey Dorfner RB	Fircrest, WA	River Ridge HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	—	Oct 30, 2016
Trey Dorfner RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Kolton Donovan LS	Washington, UT	Southern Utah	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	—	Feb 1, 2017
Kolton Donovan LS	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Gavin Dunayski DL	Puyallup, WA	Puyallup HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	—	Jan 19, 2017
Gavin Dunayski DL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Esaias Gandy S	Aurora, CO	Denver South HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	—	Oct 3, 2016
Esaias Gandy S	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Ryan Gatoloai–Faupula LB	Sacramento, CA	Inderkum HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	—	Nov 1, 2016
Ryan Gatoloai–Faupula LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Logan Harris OL	Torrington, WY	Torrington HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	—	Jun 27, 2016
Logan Harris OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Ravontae Holt DL	Sacramento, CA	Sheldon HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	—	Dec 29, 2016
Ravontae Holt DL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Javaree Jackson DL	Wauwatosa, WI	Wauwatosa West HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	—	Dec 13, 2016
Javaree Jackson DL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Victor Jones DE	Sacramento, CA	Inderkum HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	—	Dec 29, 2016
Victor Jones DE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Jared Scott WR	Oak Park, IL	Oak Park–River Forest HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	—	Jan 24, 2017
Jared Scott WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Erik Spurlin–Renfroe WR	Cerritos, CA	Gahr HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	—	Jan 31, 2017
Erik Spurlin–Renfroe WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Rudy Stofer OT	Kearney, NE	Kearney HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	—	Nov 3, 2016
Rudy Stofer OT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Xazavian Valladay RB	Matteson, IL	Brother Rice HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	—	Oct 12, 2016
Xazavian Valladay RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Tyler Vander Waal QB	Elk Grove, CA	Christian Brothers HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	—	Dec 14, 2016
Tyler Vander Waal QB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Alonzo Velazquez OT	Janesville, WI	Parker HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	—	Nov 2, 2016
Alonzo Velazquez OT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Nate Weinman TE	Creston, OH	Norwayne HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	—	Jan 25, 2017
Nate Weinman TE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Davon Wells–Ross LB	Omaha, NE	Omaha North HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	—	Oct 31, 2016
Davon Wells–Ross LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Trey Woods ATH	North Bend, OR	North Bend HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	—	Jan 14, 2017
Trey Woods ATH	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Tim Zaleski P	Oak Lawn, IL	St. Rita HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	—	Jan 7, 2017
Tim Zaleski P	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: – Rivals: – 247Sports: – ESPN: –
‡ 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. Sources: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 20, 2016.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	10:00 a.m.	at Iowa*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	BTN	L 3–24	68,075
September 9	2:00 p.m.	Gardner–Webb*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	ATTSNRM	W 27–0	19,051
September 16	5:00 p.m.	Oregon*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	CBSSN	L 13–49	29,139
September 23	8:15 p.m.	Hawaii	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY (Paniolo Trophy)	ESPN2	W 28–21 ^OT	17,796
September 30	2:00 p.m.	Texas State*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	Stadium	W 45–10	21,784
October 14	2:30 p.m.	at Utah State	Maverik Stadium Logan, UT (Bridger's Battle)	Stadium	W 28–23	22,234
October 21	8:15 p.m.	at Boise State	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID	ESPN2	L 14–24	35,565
October 28	5:30 p.m.	New Mexico	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	ESPNU	W 42–3	18,249
November 4	5:00 p.m.	Colorado State	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY (The Border War)	CBSSN	W 16–13	22,840
November 11	8:15 p.m.	at Air Force	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	ESPNU	W 28–14	24,257
November 18	12:00 p.m.	Fresno State	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	ATTSNRM	L 7–13	15,440
November 25	5:00 p.m.	at San Jose State	CEFCU Stadium San Jose, CA	ESPN3	L 17–20	12,653
December 22	2:00 p.m.	vs. Central Michigan*	Albertsons Stadium Boise, ID (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl)	ESPN	W 37–14	16,512
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Mountain time

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Wyoming	Alma mater	Before Wyoming
Craig Bohl	Head Coach	4	Nebraska (1982)	North Dakota State – Head Coach (2013)
Brent Vigen	Associate Head Coach / Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks	4	North Dakota State (1998)	North Dakota State – Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks (2013)
Scottie Hazelton	Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers	1	Fort Lewis (1997)	Jacksonville Jaguars – Assistant Linebackers (2016)
Mike Bath	Running Backs / Fullbacks	4	Miami, Ohio (2001)	Miami, Ohio – Interim Head Coach / Offensive Coordinator (2013)
AJ Cooper	Special Teams Coordinator / Defensive Ends	4	North Dakota State (2006)	North Dakota State – Defensive Ends / Co-Special Teams (2013)
Jake Dickert	Safeties	1	Wisconsin–Stevens Point (2007)	South Dakota State – Co-Special Teams / Safeties (2016)
Scott Fuchs	Offensive Line	4	North Dakota State (1995)	North Dakota State (2013)
Mike Grant	Wide Receivers	2	Nebraska (1993)	North Texas – Wide Receivers / Receiving Coordinator (2014)
Pete Kaligis	Defensive Tackles / Nose Tackles	9	Washington (1994)	Montana – Offensive Line (2008)
John Richardson	Cornerbacks	4	North Dakota State (2010)	North Dakota State – Cornerbacks (2013)
Gordie Haug	Director of Recruiting	4	Bemidji State (2009)	North Dakota State – Running Backs (2013)
Aaron Bohl	Defensive Graduate Assistant	1	Minnesota State Moorhead (2016)	Minnesota State Moorhead – Linebacker
Jacob Claborn	Offensive Graduate Assistant	2	California Lutheran (2009)	Central Washington – Offensive Line (2015)
Josh Firm	Offensive Graduate Assistant	3	Missouri S&T (2013)	Bron-Villeurbanne Falcons – Offensive Coordinator (2014)
Rob Schlaeger	Defensive Graduate Assistant	1	Southwest Minnesota State (2015)	West Florida – Outside Linebackers (2016)

Roster

2017 Wyoming Cowboys Football

Quarterbacks

1 Nick Szpor – Sophomore (6'3", 205)
15 Nick Smith – Junior (6'4", 231)
17 Josh Allen (C) – Junior (6'5", 233)
18 Tyler Vander Waal – Freshman (6'4", 210)

Tailbacks

3 Milo Hall – Sophomore (5'8", 190)
4 Xazavian Valladay – Freshman (6'0", 185)
16 Trey Dorfner – Freshman (6'0", 175)
22 Nico Evans – Junior (5'9", 211)
23 Mike Green II – Freshman (5'11", 205)
24 Jerard Swan – Freshman (6'0", 182)
28 Garrett Gardner – Sophomore (6'0", 205)
29 Kellen Overstreet – Sophomore (5'11', 216)

Fullbacks

34 Jeff Burroughs – Freshman (6'1", 242)
35 Jaylon Watson – Sophomore (6'0", 245)
36 Drew Van Maanen (C) – Senior (6'1", 241)
38 Garrett Shipman – Freshman (6'2", 232)
47 Matt List – Junior (5'11", 240)

Wide Receivers

2 Jared Scott – Freshman (6'6", 215)
9 Isaac Leppke – Freshman (6'4", 187)
12 Dontae Crow – Freshman (5'9", 172)
13 John Okwoli – Sophomore (6'2", 207)
14 C.J. Johnson – Sophomore (6'2", 204)
19 Ayden Eberhardt – Freshman (6'2", 190)
21 Erik Spurlin-Renfroe – Freshman (6'1", 180)
24 Jerard Swan – Freshman (6'0", 182)
25 Austin Conway – Sophomore (5'10", 178)
26 Avante' Cox – Freshman (5'11", 170)
31 Isaac Jefferson – Sophomore (5'8", 152)
39 Justyn Stindt – Freshman (6'2", 185)
80 James Price – Junior (6'2", 208)
82 Luke Padula – Freshman (6'0", 185)
88 EC Ogu – Freshman (6'2", 175)
89 Parker Dumas – Freshman (6'5", 216)

Tight Ends

33 Josh Harshman – Junior (6'3", 235)
81 Austin Fort – Junior (6'4", 244)
83 Mason Keeler – Freshman (6'6", 240)
84 Nate Weinman – Freshman (6'7", 235)
85 Tyree Mayfield – Junior (6'3", 241)
87 Sam Maughan – Freshman (6'3", 220)

Offensive Linemen

55 Gavin Rush – Sophomore (6'3", 298)
57 Patrick Arnold – Freshman (6'3", 290)
59 Ryan Cummings – Senior (6'6", 309)
61 Kaden Jackson – Junior (6'2", 294)
62 Rudy Stofer – Freshman (6'6", 255)
64 Zach Thatcher – Freshman (6'5", 282)
67 Cole Turner – Junior (6'4", 293)
68 Dalton Fields – Senior (6'3", 288)
69 Eric Abojei – Freshman (6'5", 320)
71 Jace Webb – Freshman (6'4", 309)
72 Zach Wallace – Junior (6'7", 303)
73 Keegan Cryder – Freshman (6'4", 240)
74 Brinkley Jolly – Junior (6'5", 277)
75 Dustin Weeks – Freshman (6'8", 291)
76 Justis Borton – Freshman (6'2", 253)
77 Pahl Schwab – Sophomore (6'5", 302)
78 Alonzo Velazquez – Freshman (6'6", 270)
79 Logan Harris – Freshman (6'3", 275)

Defensive Linemen

29 Garrett Crall – Freshman (6'5", 235)
37 Josh Calvert – Freshman (6'0", 214)
42 Kevin Prosser – Junior (6'2", 223)
44 Victor Jones – Freshman (6'4", 235)
51 Trevor Meader – Sophomore (6'4", 239)
53 Josiah Hall – Sophomore (6'1", 243)
54 Austin Lopez – Sophomore (6'3", 223)
58 Nela Lolohea – Senior (6'1", 253)
63 Ravontae Holt – Freshman (6'4", 260)
86 Javaree Jackson – Freshman (6'5", 250)
87 Conner Cain – Junior (6'4", 283)
90 Gavin Dunayski – Freshman (6'6", 250)
91 Carl Granderson – Junior (6'5", 243)
92 Shiloh Windsor – Sophomore (6'3", 234)
93 Youhanna Ghaifan – Sophomore (6'4", 290)
94 Hunter Lee – Freshman (6'4", 281)
95 Dylan Leston – Freshman (6'5", 240)
96 Sidney Malauulu – Junior (6'3", 307)
99 Brent Gilliland – Sophomore (6'2", 282)

Linebackers

7 Chavez Pownell Jr. – Junior (5'11", 202)
8 Jalen Ortiz – Senior (5'10", 196)
30 Logan Wilson (C) – Sophomore (6'2", 229)
35 Skyler Miller – Freshman (5'11", 204)
41 Davon Wells-Ross – Freshman (6'5", 190)
43 Ben Wisdorf – Sophomore (6'1", 222)
45 Adam Pilapil – Junior (6'1", 213)
46 Cassh Maluia – Sophomore (6'0", 230)
48 Trey Woods – Freshman (6'3", 210)
49 Trevon Weaver – Freshman (6'2", 215)
50 Ryan Gatoloai-Faupula – Freshman (6'1", 210)
52 Jahmari Moore – Freshman (6'2", 232)
55 Ryan Mazzola – Freshman (6'2", 220)

Defensive Backs

2 Robert Priester – Senior (5'9", 180)
3 Alijah Halliburton – Sophomore (6'2", 190)
4 Antonio Hull – Junior (5'10", 192)
5 Rico Gafford – Senior (5'11", 182)
6 Marcus Epps (C) – Junior (6'0", 206)
9 Tyler Hall – Sophomore (5'10", 184)
11 DeAndre Watson – Sophomore (5'11", 181)
13 Brennan Kutterer – Freshman (6'1", 200)
16 Riley Sessions – Freshman (5'11", 196)
18 Keyon Blankenbaker – Freshman (5'10", 170)
19 Anthony Makransky – Junior (5'10", 184)
22 Sidney Washington Jr. – Freshman (5'9", 167)
23 Tim Kamana – Senior (5'11", 213)
24 Braden Smith – Freshman (5'10", 190)
25 Esaias Gandy – Freshman (6'1", 183)
27 C.J. Coldon – Freshman (6'1", 175)
28 Andrew Wingard – Junior (6'0", 209)
40 Taylor Dodd – Freshman (6'2", 195)

Placekickers

40 Cooper Rothe – Sophomore (5'11", 174)

Punter

15 Tim Zaleski – Freshman (6'5", 215)

Long Snapper

91 Kolton Donovan – Senior (6'3", 250)

Statistics

source:^[3]

Team

Team Statistics
	Wyoming	Opponents
Points	305	228
First Downs	198	244
Rushing	76	128
Passing	105	98
Penalty	17	18
Rushing Yards	1414	2084
Rushing Attempts	446	599
Average Per Rush	3.2	3.5
Long	59	44
Rushing TDs	13	16
Passing Yards	2304	2274
Comp–Att	195–348	189–334
Comp %	56.0%	56.6%
Average Per Game	177.2	174.9
Average per Attempt	6.6	6.8
Passing TDs	18	11
INT's	8	20
Touchdowns	37	27
Passing	18	11
Rushing	13	16
Defensive	6	0
Interceptions	20	8
Yards	262	134
Total Offense	3718	4358
Total Plays	794	933
Average Per Yards/Game	286.0	335.2
Kick Returns: # – Yards	23–651	33–682
TDs	2	0
Long	97	38
Punts	88	65
Yards	3429	2892
Average	39.0	44.5
Punt Returns: # – Yards	23–236	25–118
TDs	0	0
Long	55	23
Fumbles – Fumbles Lost	12–6	28–18
Opposing TD's	27	37
Penalties – Yards	55–522	64–602
3rd–Down Conversions	60/181	75/205
4th–Down Conversions	9/14	15/26
Field Goals	15–18	13–17
Extra Point	36–37	27–27
Sacks	33	26
Sack Against	26	33
Yards	203	177

Offense

Passing Statistics
NAME	GP	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	TD	INT
Josh Allen	11	152	270	1812	56.3	16	6
Nick Smith	7	40	74	471	54.1	2	2
Austin Conway	13	2	2	22	100.0	0	0
TEAM	7	0	1	0	0.0	0	0
Austin Fort	8	1	1	-1	100.0	0	0

Rushing Statistics
NAME	GP	CAR	YDS	LONG	TD
Trey Woods	12	142	493	59	2
Kellen Overstreet	13	109	481	38	3
Josh Allen	11	92	204	22	5
Milo Hall	11	34	90	14	0
Austin Conway	13	15	70	40	1
Nick Smith	7	20	22	15	1
Nico Evans	13	11	19	10	0
Austin Fort	8	4	18	8	1
C. J. Johnson	13	2	15	16	0
Avante' Cox	7	2	14	9	0
Drew Van Maanen	13	2	5	5	0
Jaylon Watson	13	0	1	0	0
TOTALS	13	446	1733	59	13

Receiving Statistics
NAME	GP	REC	YDS	LONG	TD
Austin Conway	13	62	553	41	3
C.J. Johnson	13	30	531	53	7
James Price	10	20	282	40	1
John Okwoli	12	12	137	23	1
Josh Harshman	13	12	136	31	0
Tyree Mayfield	13	11	108	18	0
Austin Fort	8	10	119	25	3
Nico Evans	13	10	70	15	1
Drew Van Maanen	13	7	108	30	0
Avante' Cox	7	5	79	39	0
Milo Hall	11	5	21	9	0
Trey Woods	12	4	74	38	0
Kellen Overstreet	13	3	39	30	0
Jared Scott	8	2	40	23	2
Dontae Crow	5	1	5	5	0
TOTALS	13	195	2304	53	18

Defense

Defensive Statistics
#	NAME	GP	SOLO	AST	TOT	TFL-YDS	SACKS	INT-YDS	BU	QBH	FR–YDS	FF	BLK	SAF
30	Logan Wilson	13	79	40	119	8.0–20	1.0–8	1–3	1	0	1–18	2	0	0
28	Andrew Wingard	13	70	44	114	8.0–17	1.0–1	5–54	3	0	1–0	2	0	0
91	Carl Granderson	13	37	40	77	16.0–61	9.5–50	2–43	0	4	1–58	2	0	1
46	Cassh Maluia	13	33	41	74	3.5–5	1.0–1	1–0	3	0	3–3	1	0	0
93	Youhanna Ghaifan	12	39	30	69	15.5–63	7.0–45	0–0	0	0	0–0	2	0	0
6	Marcus Epps	13	42	26	68	5.0–28	1.0–10	4–90	4	0	1–0	1	0	0
8	Jalen Ortiz	13	36	25	61	4.0–18	1.0–12	0–0	2	0	2–0	1	0	0
5	Rico Gafford	13	29	14	43	1.0–3	0.0–0	4–45	6	0	0–0	1	0	0
2	Robert Priester	13	28	11	39	4.0–7	1.0–2	0–0	4	0	0–0	2	0	0
42	Kevin Prosser	12	21	14	35	5.0–29	2.5–16	1–28	2	1	2–0	1	0	0
88	Garrett Crall	13	19	14	33	5.5–23	2.5–14	0–0	2	0	1–0	1	0	0
45	Adam Pilapil	8	15	16	31	0.0–0	0.0–0	0–0	1	0	0–0	0	0	0
9	Tyler Hall	13	19	11	30	0.5–1	0.0–0	2–(-1)	4	0	0–0	2	0	0
86	Javaree Jackson	11	8	16	24	1.5–1	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
53	Josiah Hall	12	12	12	24	2.5–10	0.5–5	0–0	0	1	0–0	0	0	0
96	Sidney Malauulu	7	7	15	22	1.5–7	1.0–6	0–0	0	0	2–0	0	0	0
58	Nela Lolohea	12	12	10	22	5.5–39	4.0–33	0–0	1	0	1–0	2	0	0
3	Alijah Halliburton	13	10	11	21	0.0–0	0.0–0	0–0	1	0	0–0	0	0	0
43	Ben Wisdorf	11	5	6	11	2.0–5	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
7	Chavez Pownell	13	6	4	10	0.0–0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
98	Ravontae Holt	9	2	7	9	1.0–1	1.0–1	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
20	Esaias Gandy	12	4	4	8	0.0–0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
23	Tim Kamana	13	5	2	7	0.0–0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
87	Conner Cain	7	1	6	7	1.0–1	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	1	0	0
85	Tyree Mayfield	13	5	2	7	0.0–0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	1–3	0	0	0
24	Braden Smith	11	4	2	6	0.0–0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	1–0	1	0	0
54	Austin Lopez	13	2	2	4	0.0–0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
22	Nico Evans	13	4	0	4	0.0–0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
36	Drew Van Maanen	13	2	1	3	0.0–0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	1–0	0	0	0
40	Cooper Rothe	13	1	2	3	0.0–0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
50	Ryan Gatoloai-Faupula	7	1	2	3	0.0–0	0.0–0	0–0	1	0	0–0	0	0	0
26	Avante' Cox	7	3	0	3	0.0–0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
59	Ryan Cummings	8	2	0	2	0.0–0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
68	Dalton Fields	12	1	1	2	0.0–0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
3	Milo Hall	11	2	0	2	0.0–0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	1	0	0
1	Sidney Washington	2	2	0	2	0.0–0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
52	Jahmari Moore	9	0	2	2	0.0–0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
90	Kolton Donovan	2	0	1	1	0.0–0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
76	Justis Borton	1	0	1	1	0.0–0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
35	Jaylon Watson	13	0	1	1	0.0–0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
33	Josh Harshman	13	1	0	1	0.0–0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
72	Zach Wallace	13	1	0	1	0.0–0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
67	Cole Turner	12	1	0	1	0.0–0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
17	Josh Allen	11	0	1	1	0.0–0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
80	James Price	10	1	0	1	0.0–0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
29	Kellen Overstreet	13	0	1	1	0.0–0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
14	C.J. Johnson	13	1	0	1	0.0–0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
25	Austin Conway	13	1	0	1	0.0–0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
	TOTAL	13	574	438	1012	91–339	33–203	20–262	35	6	18–82	23	0	1
	OPPONENTS	13	459	334	793	73–299	26–177	8–134	40	6	6–72	8	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
Andrew Wingard	5	54	10.8	0	22
Marcus Epps	4	90	22.5	0	57
Rico Gafford	4	45	11.2	1	37
Carl Granderson	2	43	21.5	0	37
Tyler Hall	2	-1	-0.5	0	0
Cassh Maluia	1	0	0.0	0	0
Kevin Prosser	1	28	28.0	1	28
Logan Wilson	1	3	3.0	0	3
TOTALS	20	262	13.1	2	57

Special teams

Kicking Statistics
NAME	XPM	XPA	XP%	FGM	FGA	FG%	1–19	20–29	30–39	40–49	50+	LNG	PTS
Cooper Rothe	36	37	97.3%	15	18	83.3%	0–0	10–10	2–2	3–6	0–0	49	81
TOTALS	36	37	97.3%	15	18	83.3%	0–0	10–10	2–2	3–6	0–0	49	81

Kick Return Statistics
NAME	RTNS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Tyler Hall	15	508	33.9	2	97
Rico Gafford	2	44	22.0	0	24
Milo Hall	2	61	30.5	0	32
Garrett Crall	1	0	0.0	0	0
Adam Pilapil	1	1	1.0	0	1
Jaylon Watson	1	8	8.0	0	8
Nico Evans	1	29	29.0	0	29
TOTALS	23	651	28.3	2	97

Punting Statistics
NAME	PUNTS	YDS	AVG	LONG	TB	FC	I–20	50+	BLK
Tim Zaleski	87	3409	39.2	65	4	31	33	8	1
TEAM	1	20	20.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTALS	88	3429	39.0	65	4	31	33	8	1

Punt Return Statistics
NAME	RTNS	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Austin Conway	22	228	10.4	0	55
Dontae Crow	1	8	8.0	0	8
TOTALS	23	236	10.3	0	55

Scores by quarter (all opponents)

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
All opponents	40	99	38	51	0	228
Wyoming	69	125	47	57	7	305

Awards and honors

All-Conference Teams

First Team

Youhanna Ghaifan, So., DL

Carl Granderson, Jr., DL

Andrew Wingard, Jr., DB

Second Team

Logan Wilson, So., LB

Rico Gafford, Sr., DB

Honorable Mention

Josh Allen, Sr., QB

Tyler Hall, So., Ret

Senior Bowls

Josh Allen – Senior Bowl

Rico Gafford – NFLPA Collegiate Bowl

Box Scores

at Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	3	0	0	3
Hawkeyes	0	14	7	3	24

Passing leaders: Josh Allen (UW): 23–40, 174 YDS, 2 INT; Nate Stanley (IOWA): 8–15, 125 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing leaders: Milo Hall (UW): 9 CAR, 30 YDS; Akrum Wadley (IOWA): 24 CAR, 116 YDS
Receiving leaders: Austin Conway (UW): 7 REC, 47 YDS; Nick Easley (IOWA): 4 REC, 77 YDS, 1 TD

Gardner–Webb

	1	2	3	4	Total
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0
Cowboys	14	10	0	3	27

Passing leaders: Josh Allen (UW): 22–32, 328 YDS, 2 TDS; Tyrell Maxwell (GWU): 2–7, 22 YDS, 1 INT
Rushing leaders: Kellen Overstreet (UW): 14 CAR, 33 YDS; Tyrell Maxwell (GWU): 18 CAR, 68 YDS
Receiving leaders: Austin Conway (UW): 11 REC, 135 YDS, 1 TD; James Ellis II (GWU): 1 REC, 12 YDS

Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ducks	14	28	0	7	49
Cowboys	10	0	3	0	13

Passing leaders: Josh Allen (UW): 9–24, 64 YDS, 1 INT; Justin Herbert (ORE): 18–29, 251 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing leaders: Milo Hall (UW): 11 CAR, 43 YDS; Royce Freeman (ORE): 30 CAR, 157 YDS, 3 TDS
Receiving leaders: Austin Conway (UW): 4 REC, 27 YDS; Dillon Mitchell (ORE): 6 REC, 65 YDS

Hawaii

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Rainbow Warriors	0	7	7	7	0	21
Cowboys	0	7	7	7	7	28

Passing leaders: Josh Allen (UW): 9–19, 92 YDS, 1 TD; Dru Brown (UH): 29–40, 280 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing leaders: Trey Woods (UW): 15 CAR, 135 YDS, 1 TD; Diocemy Saint Juste (UH): 26 CAR, 120 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving leaders: Tyree Mayfield (UW): 2 REC, 27 YDS; John Ursua (UH): 8 REC, 102 YDS, 1 TD

Texas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	10	0	0	10
Cowboys	0	31	14	0	45

Passing leaders: Josh Allen (UW): 14–24, 219 YDS, 3 TDS; Damian Williams (TSU): 10–19, 91 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing leaders: Trey Woods (UW): 21 CAR, 53 YDS; Willie Jones III (TSU): 5 CAR, 57 YDS
Receiving leaders: D.J. Johnson (UW): 4 REC, 57 YDS, 2 TDS; Hutch White (TSU): 2 REC, 42 YDS

at Utah State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	3	6	7	12	28
Aggies	6	10	0	7	23

Passing leaders: Josh Allen (UW): 18–26, 208 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT; Jordan Love (USU): 8–18, 109 YDS, 3 INT
Rushing leaders: Trey Woods (UW): 15 CAR, 40 YDS; LaJuan Hunt (USU): 18 CAR, 73 YDS
Receiving leaders: James Price (UW): 4 REC, 72 YDS; Dax Raymond (USU): 5 REC, 72 YDS

at Boise State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	7	0	7	0	14
Broncos	0	3	7	14	24

Passing leaders: Josh Allen (UW): 12–27, 131 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT; Brett Rypien (BSU): 12–17, 104 YDS
Rushing leaders: Josh Allen (UW): 18 CAR, 62 YDS 1 TD; Alexander Mattison (BSU): 17 CAR, 91 YDS
Receiving leaders: Austin Conway (UW): 5 REC, 33 YDS; Cedrick Wilson Jr. (BSU): 5 REC, 66 YDS, 1 TD

New Mexico

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos	0	0	0	3	3
Cowboys	7	35	0	0	42

Passing leaders: Josh Allen (UW): 16–28, 234 YDS, 4 TD; Tevaka Tuioti (UNM): 8–17, 47 YDS, 3 INT
Rushing leaders: Trey Woods (UW): 11 CAR, 25 YDS; Richard McQuarley (UNM): 13 CAR, 43 YDS
Receiving leaders: James Price (UW): 4 REC, 68 YDS; Delane Hart–Johnson (UNM): 1 REC, 17 YDS

Colorado State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	3	7	0	3	13
Cowboys	0	6	3	7	16

Passing leaders: Josh Allen (UW): 10–20, 138 YDS; Nick Stevens (CSU): 8–14, 110 YDS
Rushing leaders: Josh Allen (UW): 12 CAR, 60 YDS; Dalyn Dawkins (CSU): 29 CAR, 154 YDS
Receiving leaders: Austin Conway & C.J. Johnson (UW): 2 REC, 35 YDS; Dalton Fackrell (CSU): 2 REC, 61 YDS

at Air Force

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	7	14	0	7	28
Falcons	0	7	7	0	14

Passing leaders: Josh Allen (UW): 8–11, 70 YDS, 1 TD; Arion Worthman (AFA): 10–22, 175 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing leaders: Trey Woods (UW): 11 CAR, 47 YDS, 1 TD; Taven Birdow (AFA): 19 CAR, 82 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving leaders: Trey Woods (UW): 1 REC, 38 YDS; Marcus Bennet (AFA): 3 REC, 52 YDS, 1 TD

Fresno State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	3	7	3	0	13
Cowboys	0	0	0	7	7

Passing leaders: Nick Smith (UW): 20–32, 231 YDS, 1 TD; Marcus McMaryion (FSU): 14–23, 186 YDS, 1 TD
Rushing leaders: Kellen Overstreet (UW): 10 CAR, 31 YDS; Josh Hokit (FSU): 21 CAR, 69 YDS
Receiving leaders: Austin Conway (UW): 7 REC, 105 YDS; KeeSean Johnson (FSU): 6 REC, 48 YDS

at San Jose State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	7	3	7	17
Spartans	7	6	0	7	20

Passing leaders: Nick Smith (UW): 17–37, 171 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT; Montel Aaron (SJSU): 15–29, 174 YDS, 1 INT
Rushing leaders: Kellen Overstreet (UW): 17 CAR, 139 YDS; DeJon Packer (SJSU): 8 CAR, 75 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving leaders: C.J. Johnson (UW): 4 REC, 106 YDS, 1 TD; Tre Hartley (SJSU): 7 REC, 109 YDS

vs. Central Michigan–Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	7	0	7	0	14
Cowboys	21	6	3	7	37

Passing leaders: Josh Allen (UW): 11–19, 154 YDS, 3 TD; Shane Morris (CMU): 23–39, 329 YDS, 1 TD, 4 INT
Rushing leaders: Kellen Overstreet (UW): 21 CAR, 85 YDS; Jonathan Ward (CMU): 12 CAR, 29 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving leaders: C.J. Johnson (UW): 3 REC, 63 YDS, 1 TD; Jonathan Ward (CMU): 7 REC, 109 YDS, 1 TD

Players in the 2018 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Josh Allen	QB	1	7	Buffalo Bills
Rico Gafford	CB	UDFA	-	Tennessee Titans

References

^ "Wyoming football names Scottie Hazelton defensive coordinator".
^ "2017 Wyoming Football Recruiting Class Announced". GoWyo.com. February 1, 2017. Archived from the original on February 5, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
^ "Wyoming Cowboys Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 05, 2018)" (PDF). GoWyo.com.

[1] "Wyoming football names Scottie Hazelton defensive coordinator".

[2] "2017 Wyoming Football Recruiting Class Announced". GoWyo.com. February 1, 2017. Archived from the original on February 5, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017.

[3] "Wyoming Cowboys Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 05, 2018)" (PDF). GoWyo.com.

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