2016 Wyoming Cowboys football team

2016 Wyoming Cowboys football
MW Mountain Division co-champion
Conference Mountain West Conference
Division Mountain Division
2016 record 8–5 (6–2 MW)
Head coach Craig Bohl (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator Brent Vigen (3rd year)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Steve Stanard (3rd year)
Base defense Tampa 2
Home stadium War Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 29,181)
2016 Mountain West football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Mountain Division
Wyoming xy   6 2         8 5  
Boise State x   6 2         10 2  
New Mexico x   6 2         8 4  
Air Force   5 3         9 3  
Colorado State   5 3         7 5  
Utah State   1 7         3 9  
West Division
San Diego State xy$   6 2         10 3  
Hawaii   4 4         6 7  
Nevada   3 5         5 7  
San Jose State   3 5         4 8  
UNLV   3 5         4 8  
Fresno State   0 8         1 11  
Championship: San Diego State 27, Wyoming 24
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
As of December 4, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Wyoming Cowboys football team represents the University of Wyoming during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cowboys are coached by third year head coach Craig Bohl and play their home games at War Memorial Stadium. They participate of the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference.

Previous Season

The Cowboys finished 2–10, with a 2–6 record in Mountain West play to finish last in the Mountain Division. Running back Brian Hill set the school record for most rushing yards in a single season with 1,631.

2016 Recruiting Class

Prior to National signing day, Wyoming signed cornerback Rico Gafford from Iowa Western Community College on December 16, 2015.[1] On National Signing Day, Wyoming signed 22 high school players to National Letters of Intent.[2] On March 1, 2016, the Cowboys announced the signing of defensive end Taniela Lolohea from El Camino College, making him the 24th member of the 2016 recruiting class.[3]With the signing of defensive tackle Hunter Van Emmerik from College of the Redwoods, the 2016 recruiting class was complete.[4]

Pre–season

At Mountain West media days, the Cowboys were picked to finish last in the Mountain Division.[5] Additionally, three players were named to the pre–season all–conference team: junior running back Brian Hill, senior offensive lineman Chase Roullier, and sophomore free safety Andrew Wingard.[6] Hill was also named to the watchlists for the Maxwell Award[7] and the Doak Walker Award,[8] Roullier was named to the watchlists for the Outland Trophy[9] and the Lombardi Award,[10] Wingard was named to the watchlist for the Jim Thorpe Award,[11] and senior punter Ethan Wood was named to the watchlist for the Ray Guy Award.[12]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 8:30 p.m. Northern Illinois* War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY CBSSN W 40–34 3OT  18,483
September 10 10:00 a.m. at Nebraska* Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE ESPN2 L 17–52   89,895
September 17 2:00 p.m. UC Davis* War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY MW Net W 45–22   18,781
September 23 5:30 p.m. at Eastern Michigan* Rynearson StadiumYpsilanti, MI CBSSN L 24–27   17,012
October 1 8:15 p.m. at Colorado State Hughes StadiumFort Collins, CO (The Border War) ESPNU W 38–17   33,500
October 8 1:30 p.m. Air Force War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY RTRM W 35–26   26,623
October 22 8:30 p.m. at Nevada Mackay StadiumReno, NV ESPN2 W 42–34   18,877
October 29 5:00 p.m. No. 13 Boise State War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY CBSSN W 30–28   24,023
November 5 8:15 p.m. Utah State War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY (Bridger's Battle) ESPN2 W 52–28   17,837
November 12 1:30 p.m. at UNLV Sam Boyd StadiumWhitney, NV RTRM L 66–69 3OT  14,790
November 19 1:30 p.m. No. 24 San Diego State War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY CBSSN W 34–33   19,112
November 26 8:15 p.m. at New Mexico University StadiumAlbuquerque, NM ESPN2 L 35–56   16,698
December 3 5:45 p.m. San Diego State War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY (MW Championship Game) ESPN L 24–27   24,001
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.
Schedule Source:[13]

Roster

2016 Wyoming Cowboys Football

Quarterback

  •  9 Isaac Leppke – Freshman (6'4", 173)
  • 11 Chandler Garrett – Freshman (6'5", 213)
  • 15 Nick Smith – Sophomore (6'4", 229)
  • 17 Josh Allen (C) Sophomore (6'5", 222)
  • 18 Nick Szpor – Freshman (6'3", 202)

Tailback

  •  5 Brian HillJunior (6'1", 219)
  • 16 Milo Hall – Freshman (5'8", 190)
  • 21 Shaun Wick – Senior (5'10", 210)
  • 22 Nico Evans – Sophomore (5'9", 206)
  • 23 Mike Green II – Freshman (5'11", 205)
  • 28 Garrett Gardner – Freshman (6'0", 205)
  • 29 Kellen OverstreetSophomore (5'11", 196)
  • 32 Paul Lomanto – Freshman (6'1", 200)

Fullback

  • 35 Zach Taylor – Freshman (5'11", 214)
  • 36 Drew Van Maanen – Junior (6'1", 241)
  • 47 Matt List – Sophomore (5'11", 240)
  • 48 Jordan Ellis – Senior (6'2", 250)

Wide Receiver

  •  3 Joseph Parker – Sophomore (5'10", 185)
  •  4 Tanner Gentry – Senior (6'2", 210)
  • 12 Dontae Crow – Freshman (5'9", 170)
  • 13 John Okwoli – Freshman (6'2", 205)
  • 14 C.J. Johnson – Freshman (6'2", 196)
  • 19 Ayden Eberhardt – Freshman (6'2")
  • 24 Jerard Swan – Freshman (6'0", 186)
  • 25 Austin Conway – Freshman (5'10", 172)
  • 26 Nick Wilson – Freshman (5'11", 168)
  • 31 Isaac Jefferson – Freshman (5'8", 163)
  • 80 James Price – Sophomore (6'2", 208)
  • 83 Jake Maulhardt – Senior (6'6", 230)
  • 89 Parker Dumas – Freshman (6'5", 200)

Tight End

  • 33 Josh Harshman – Sophomore (6'3", 226)
  • 81 Austin Fort – Sophomore (6'4", 231)
  • 82 Alec Stewart – Freshman (6'4", 223)
  • 84 Grant Lewis – Sophomore (6'5", 235)
  • 85 Tyree Mayfield – Sophomore (6'3", 237)
  • 87 Sam Maughan – Freshman (6'3", 220)
  • 88 Jacob Hollister (C)Senior (6'4", 239)
 

Offensive Lineman

  • 55 Gavin Rush – Freshman (6'3", 301)
  • 59 Ryan Cummings – Junior (6'6", 319)
  • 60 Du'Ryan Ebbesen – Senior (6'2", 309)
  • 61 Kaden Jackson – Sophomore (6'2", 294)
  • 62 Eli Moody – Senior (6'3", 281)
  • 63 Dustin Weeks – Freshman (6'8", 288)
  • 64 Charlie Renfree – Junior (6'3", 281)
  • 65 Boyd Draeger – Freshman (6'4", 296)
  • 66 Laitham Johnson – Freshman (6'5", 243)
  • 67 Cole Turner – Sophomore (6'4", 280)
  • 68 Chris Steffey – Freshman (6'5", 293)
  • 69 Richard Bettencourt – Sophomore (6'3", 310)
  • 71 Jace Webb – Freshman (6'4", 321)
  • 72 Zach Wallace – Sophomore (6'7", 297)
  • 73 Chase Roullier (C) Senior (6'4", 313)
  • 74 Brinkley Jolly – Sophomore (6'5", 273)
  • 75 Kurtis Stirneman – Junior (6'5", 296)
  • 77 Pahl Schwab – Freshman (6'5", 306)

Defensive Lineman

  • 29 Garrett Crall – Freshman (6'5", 221)
  • 34 Jaret Falkowski – Freshman (6'3", 243)
  • 42 Kevin Prosser – Sophomore (6'2", 215)
  • 51 Trevor Meader – Senior (6'4", 239)
  • 53 Josiah Hall – Freshman (6'1", 237)
  • 57 Chase Appleby – Senior (6'0", 268)
  • 58 Taniela Lolohea – Junior (6'1", 253)
  • 60 Kendall Dickson – Freshman (6'4", 229)
  • 76 Darius Baker – Junior (6'3", 289)
  • 78 Shane Henderson – Freshman (6'0", 317)
  • 86 Adam Kinder – Senior (6'2", 252)
  • 87 Conner Cain – Sophomore (6'4", 279)
  • 90 Mark Hall – Junior (6'2", 248)
  • 91 Carl Granderson – Sophomore (6'5", 243)
  • 92 Shiloh Windsor – Freshman (6'3", 224)
  • 93 Youhanna Ghaifan – Freshman (6'4", 290)
  • 95 Hunter Van Emmerik – Junior (6'4", 281)
  • 96 Sidney Malauulu – Sophomore (6'3", 301)
  • 97 Ja'Chai Baker – Freshman (6'6", 283)
  • 98 Dalton Fields – Junior (6'3", 284)
  • 99 Brent Gilliland – Freshman (6'2", 274)
 

Linebacker

  •  7 D.J. May – Senior (5'11", 216)
  • 11 Eric Nzeocha – Senior (6'3", 231)
  • 12 Christian Irving – Sophomore (5'11", 208)
  • 15 Jaylon Watson – Freshman (6'0", 239)
  • 23 Tim Kamana – Junior (5'11", 213)
  • 30 Logan Wilson – Freshman (6'2", 225)
  • 32 Adam Pilapil – Sophomore (6'1", 211)
  • 43 Ben Wisdorf – Freshman (6'1", 213)
  • 44 Devin McKenna – Senior (6'2", 228)
  • 45 Lucas Wacha (C) Senior (6'1", 230)
  • 46 Cassh Maluia – Freshman (6'0", 223)
  • 47 Drew Harvey – Freshman (6'0", 234)
  • 50 Adrian King – Freshman (6'1", 220)
  • 52 Jahmari Morre – Freshman (6'2", 219)
  • 54 Austin Lopez – Freshman (6'3", 223)

Defensive Back

  •  2 Robert Priester – Junior (5'9", 180)
  •  3 Alijah Halliburton – Freshman (6'2", 180)
  •  5 Rico Gafford – Junior (5'11", 180)
  •  6 Marcus Epps (C) Sophomore (6'0", 203)
  •  8 Jalen Ortiz – Junior (5'10", 196)
  •  9 Tyler Hall – Freshman (5'10", 184)
  • 13 Ethan Patrick – Junior (6'0", 191)
  • 16 Riley Sessions – Freshman (5'11", 193)
  • 17 Deandre Watson – Freshman (5'11", 187)
  • 19 Anthony Makransky – Sophomore (5'10", 184)
  • 20 Josh Boyd (I)Freshman (6'2", 175)
  • 21 Antonio Hull – Sophomore (5'10", 188)
  • 22 Sidney Washington, Jr. – Freshman (5'9", 164)
  • 24 Braden Smith – Freshman (5'10", 177)
  • 27 Davion Freeman – Freshman (5'9", 169)
  • 28 Andrew Wingard – Sophomore (6'0", 207)
  • 31 Chavez Pownell, Jr. – Sophomore (5'11", 198)

Placekicker

  • 39 Justin Martin – Senior (5'10", 187)
  • 40 Cooper Rothe – Freshman (5'11", 170)

Punter

  • 41 Ethan Wood – Senior (6'3", 176)

Long Snapper

  • 94 Brendan Turelli – Senior (6'2", 230)

Depth Chart

Week 14:

Defense
[14]
FS
Andrew Wingard
Chavez Pownell, Jr.
Will Mike Sam
Logan Wilson Lucas Wacha Tim Kamana
Eric Nzeocha Cassh Maluia
SS
Marcus Epps
Jalen Ortiz
CB
Rico Gafford
Tyler Hall
Davion Freeman
DE DT DT DE
Josiah Hall Conner Cain Youhanna Ghaifan Kevin Prosser
Nela Lolohea Sidney Malauulu Dalton Fields Shiloh Windsor
CB
Antonio Hull
Robert Priester
Offense
Z–Receiver
Tanner Gentry
C.J. Johnson
LT LG C RG RT
Zach Wallace Gavin Rush Chase Roullier Kaden Jackson Brinkley Jolly
Pahl Schwab Cole Turner Du'Ryan Ebbesen Kurtis Stirneman Eli Moody
TE
Jacob Hollister
Tyree Mayfield
Josh Harshman
X–Receiver
Jake Maulhardt
James Price
Austin Conway
QB
Josh Allen
Nick Smith
RB
Brian Hill
Shaun Wick
FB
Drew Van Maanen
Jordan Ellis
Special Teams
PK Cooper Rothe
P Ethan Wood
KR Rico Gafford
PR Austin Conway
LS Brendan Turelli
H Nick Szpor

Box Scores

Northern Illinois

1 2 3 4OT2OT3OT Total
Huskies 7 6 7 7070 34
Cowboys 3 10 14 0076 40
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 0 7 10 0 17
Cornhuskers 7 10 7 28 52
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–7 2013 NEB, 37–34

UC Davis

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 3 6 6 7 22
Cowboys 14 21 10 0 45
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Eastern Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 10 7 0 7 24
Eagles 3 14 3 7 27
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2015 EMU, 48–29

at Colorado State

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 3 21 14 0 38
Rams 7 10 0 0 17
Overall record Last meeting Result
44–57–5 2015 CSU, 26–7

Air Force

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 0 6 7 13 26
Cowboys 7 7 14 7 35
Overall record Last meeting Result
23–28–2 2015 AFA, 31–17

at Nevada

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 7 14 14 7 42
Wolf Pack 0 13 14 7 34
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–3 2015 WYO, 28–21

Boise State

1 2 3 4 Total
#13 Broncos 7 14 0 7 28
Cowboys 0 17 0 13 30
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–10 2015 BSU, 34–14

Utah State

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 0 7 21 0 28
Cowboys 14 21 7 10 52
Overall record Last meeting Result
24–38–4 2015 USU, 58–27

at UNLV

1 2 3 4OT2OT3OT Total
Cowboys 3 21 7 21770 66
Rebels 10 20 7 15773 69
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–10 2015 WYO, 35–28

San Diego State

1 2 3 4 Total
#24 Aztecs 7 10 7 9 33
Cowboys 3 7 10 14 34
Overall record Last meeting Result
18–17 2015 SDSU, 38–3

at New Mexico

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 0 7 14 14 35
Lobos 21 14 7 14 56
Overall record Last meeting Result
35–33 2015 UNM, 38–28

San Diego State–Mountain West Championship Game

1 2 3 4 Total
Aztecs 7 3 14 3 27
Cowboys 10 0 0 14 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
19–17 11/19/16 WYO, 34–33

References

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  2. "Numerous Nationally–Ranked Players Part of 2016 Recruiting Class". GoWyo.com. February 3, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  3. "Taniela Lolohea of El Camino College Signs with Wyoming Football". GoWyo.com. March 2, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  4. Holmgren, Ryan (April 1, 2016). "Wyoming completes 2016 recruiting class with juco defensive tackle Hunter Van Emmerik". Casper Star-Tribune.
  5. "Boise State, San Diego State, Picked to Win 2016 Mountain West Football Divisional Titles". Mountain West Conference. July 26, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  6. "2016 Mountain West Football Preseason All-Conference Team". Mountain West Conference. July 26, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  7. "Maxwell Football Club Announces Maxwell And Bednarik Watch Lists for 2016". July 5, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  8. "2016 Doak Walker Award Candidates Announced". July 14, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
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  10. "Wyoming O-lineman named to Lombardi watch list". Associated Press. August 25, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  11. "2016 Jim Thorpe Award Preseason Watch List". July 11, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  12. "2016 Ray Guy Award Preseason Watch List Announced". July 7, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  13. "2016 Wyoming Cowboys Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  14. "Wyoming Game Notes December 3, 2016". GoWyo.com. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
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