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2019 COWBOY FOOTBALL Media Contacts: Tim Harkins, Associate AD for Media and Public Relations - Cell Phone: 307-760-7847 - Email: [email protected] Nick Seeman, Assistant AD for Media and Public Relations - Cell Phone: 612-741-0550 - Email: [email protected] TV-Radio Coverage Week 1: Sat., August 31, 2019, 5:30 p.m. M.T. Television Information Televised By CBS Sports Network Jonah Field at War Memorial Stadium (29,181) Play-by-Play Announcer Carter Blackburn Color Analyst Aaron Murray Laramie, Wyo. Color Analyst: Rick Neuheisel The Wyoming Cowboys Sideline Analyst Jenny Dell (0-0, 0-0 in the Mountain West Conference) Radio Broadcast Information Head Coach: Craig Bohl (Nebraska ‘82) The Cowboy Sports Network (CSN): Overall Record: 132-67 (.663), 17th season •Every Cowboy Football game is broadcast Record at Wyoming: 28-35 (.444), 6th season live on the 26 Affiliates of the Cowboy Sports Network Conference Record: 68-45 (.602), 17th season •Flagship Station, KFBC 1240 AM, Cheyenne, Wyo. vs. Announcers: The Missouri Tigers •Dave Walsh, Play-by-Play (36th year) •Kevin McKinney, Color Analyst (22nd year) (0-0, 0-0 in the Southeastern Conference) •Reece Monaco, Sideline Reporter (9th year) Head Coach: Barry Odom (Missouri ‘99) Pregame Show: Overall Record: 19-18 (.462), 4th season •Begins one hour prior to kickoff. Record at School: Same Postgame Show: •Begins immediately after the game Conference Record: 10-14 (.417), 4th season Weekly Coach’s Show 2019 Wyoming Football Schedule Score/ “Craig Bohl Radio Show” Date Opponent (Special Events) Time (M.T.) TV Presented by Laramie GM Auto Center Sat., Aug. 31 MISSOURI (Hall of Fame, Rodeo Day) 5:30 p.m. CBSSN Where and When You Can Listen to and Attend the Sat., Sept. 7 at Texas State 5:00 p.m. ESPN+ Show Sat., Sept. 14 IDAHO (Black 14 50th, Fan Appreciation, Ag Day) 3:00 p.m. ESPN3 1. Wednesdays from 7:00-8:00 p.m., M.T. Beginning Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019 Sat., Sept. 21 at Tulsa TBA TBA 2. Listen on Cowboy Sports Network radio affiliates Sat., Sept. 28 UNLV*(Energy and Military Day, Family Weekend )TBA ESPN Networks 3. Attend in person at Altitude Chophouse and Brewery in downtown Laramie Sat., Oct. 5 BYE Week Sat., Oct. 12 at San Diego State* 8:30 p.m. CBSSN Weekly Media Events Sat., Oct. 19 NEW MEXICO* (Homecoming, W Club Weekend) 2:00 p.m. TBA Mondays Sat., Oct. 26 NEVADA* Noon TBA Wyoming Football Weekly Press Conference Sat., Nov. 2 BYE Week •Mick and Susie McMurry High Altitude Performance Center (HAPC) Sat., Nov. 9 at Boise State* TBA ESPN Networks Special Teams Room Sat., Nov. 16 at Utah State* TBA ESPN Networks •12 p.m.-12:20 a.m., Craig Bohl Press Conference •12:20-2:15 p.m., Requested Players and Asst. Coaches Fri., Nov. 22 COLORADO STATE* 7:30 p.m. ESPN2 Sat., Nov. 30 at Air Force* Noon TBA Tuesdays Interviews With Craig Bohl Before Practice Sat., Dec. 7 Mountain West Championship Game+ 2:00 p.m. ESPN •Arrange with Nick Seeman of UW Athletic Media •Additional game times and television coverage by AT&T SportsNet and Stadium will be announced Relations at future dates Interviews with Players Unavailable on Mondays •BOLD AND CAPS Indicate Home games •Those players who were requested but weren’t available on Mondays will be made available *Indicates Mountain West Conference games on Tuesdays. Arrange details with Nick Seeman Wyoming and Missouri Preview Wednesdays Interviews With Craig Bohl Before Practice •This week’s game will be the second-ever meeting between the Wyoming Cowboys and Missouri •Arrange with Nick Seeman Tigers in football and the first meeting in Laramie. The Tigers defeated the Pokes 40-13 last season in Thursdays and Fridays Columbia, Mo. on Sept. 1, 2018. No Interviews With Coaches or Players •Wyoming last defeated an opponent from the Southeastern Conference 11 seasons ago when Postgame Press Conferences they defeated the Tennessee Volunteers in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn. by a score of 13-7 on Coach Bohl followed by Requested Players Nov. 8, 2008. See more details on Wyoming vs. the SEC on Page 2 of this release •For Home Games the postgame interviews will take place in the HAPC WAR Room on the main • The only other time the Cowboys hosted a team from the Southeastern Conference was in level •For Road Games, locations TBA 2004 when we defeated Ole Miss 37-32 on Sept. 25, 2004. GOWYO.COM #RIDEFORTHEBRAND PAGE 1 QUICK NOTES University of Wyoming THIS WEEK IN COWBOY FOOTBALL Fast Facts General Information First-Ever “Stripe Out” of War Memorial Stadium Set for Wyoming- Location: Laramie, Wyo. Missouri Game Aug. 31: A first-time event in the history of War Memorial Stadium Founded: 1886 Enrollment: 12,450 is being planned for Wyoming’s 2019 season opener versus Missouri on Aug. 31. Wyoming Acting President: Neil Theobald Athletics is asking all Cowboy fans to participate in the “Stripe Out” of War Memorial Stadium Athletics Director: Tom Burman by wearing Brown or Gold t-shirts based on their seat location. The goal is to have alternating Colors: Brown & Gold Nickname: Cowboys, Pokes sections of the stadium be Brown and Gold. Conference: Mountain West Stadium: Jonah Field at Missouri Only the Second SEC Team to Ever Play in War Memorial War Memorial Stadium Capacity: 29,181 Stadium: The Aug. 31 season opener vs. Missouri will feature only the second appearance Surface: FieldTurf Revolution by a Southeastern Conference (SEC) team in Wyoming Football history. The Pokes defeated Ole 2019 Team Information Miss in Laramie on Sept. 25, 2004 by a score of 37-32. Offensive Scheme: Pro-Style, West Coast Wyoming’s Previous Meetings Versus SEC Teams, Cowboys Have Won Defensive Scheme: Tampa 2 (4-3) Three of Their Last Five Meetings vs. SEC Teams: Wyoming has played 13 Starters Returning: 13 Total (5 Offense, 6 Defense, 2 Special Teams) previous games versus Southeastern Conference (SEC) opponents. Here are some notes about Starters Lost: 11 Total those previous 13 meetings. (6 Offense, 5 Defense, 0 Special Teams •Wyoming has won three of its last five meetings vs. SEC opponents, defeating Ole Miss Lettermen Returning: 42 Total twice in 2004 and 2005 and Tennessee in 2008. (20 Offense, 17 Defense, 5 Special Teams) •In the 13 games Wyoming has faced an SEC opponent, eight of those games have been Lettermen Lost: 26 Total (13 Offense, 13 Defense, 0 Special Teams) decided by 14 points or less. Other Returners: 34 Total •UW has had to play 10 of those 13 previous meetings versus SEC teams on the road, and (18 Offense, 16 Defense, 0 Special Teams) two other games that were technically neutral-site games (vs. Tennessee in Nashville in 2002 2019 Signings: 24 Total and vs. LSU in the 1968 Sugar Bowl) were both played in the home state of Wyoming’s (13 Offense, 11 Defense, 0 Special Teams) opponent. •The Cowboys have also played Texas A&M three previous times, but all of those meetings came when the Aggies were members of the Big 12 Conference and so aren’t counted here. 2019 Coaching Staff Date Opponent Site Score Head Coach: Craig Bohl (Nebraska ‘82) Jan. 1, 1968 LSU# New Orleans, La. L 13-20 (-7) Overall Record: 132-67 (.663), 16th season Record at Wyoming: 28-35 (.444), 5th season Nov. 26, 1977 at LSU Baton Rouge, La. L 7-66 (-59) Offensive Coaching Staff Dec. 2, 1978 at LSU Baton Rouge, La. L 17-24 (-7) Associate Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/QBs Sept. 15, 1951 at Florida Gainesville, Fla. L 0-13 (-13) Brent Vigen (North Dakota State ‘98) Sept. 19, 1998 at Georgia Athens, Ga. L 9-16 (-7) Wide Receivers Sept. 4, 1999 at Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. L 17-42 (-25) Mike Grant (Nebraska ‘93) Running Backs/Director of Player Personnel Aug. 31, 2000 at Auburn Auburn, Ala. L 21-35 (-14) Gordie Haug (Bemidji State ‘09) Aug. 31, 2002 Tennessee* Nashville, Tenn. L 7-47 (-40) Offensive Line Sept. 25, 2004 Ole Miss Laramie, Wyo. W 37-32 (+5) Bart Miller (New Mexico ‘07) Sept. 3, 2005 at Florida Gainesville, Fla. L 14-32 (-18) Co-Special Teams Coord./Tight Ends/Fullbacks Sept. 24, 2005 at Ole Miss Oxford, Miss. W 24-14 (+10) Shannon Moore (Black Hills State ‘00) Defensive Coaching Staff Nov. 8, 2008 at Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. W 13-7 (+6) Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Sept. 8, 2018 at Missouri Columbia, Mo. L, 13-40 (-27) Jake Dickert (Wisconsin-Stevens Point ‘07) #Wyoming and LSU played in the 1968 Sugar Bowl. Run-Game Coord./DEs/Co-Special Teams Coord. *Wyoming and Tennessee played in Titan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn. AJ Cooper (North Dakota State ‘06) Safeties Willie Mack Garza (Texas ‘93) Wyoming’s Record vs. the SEC All-Time: The Wyoming Cowboys have played seven Defensive Tackles Southeastern Conference (SEC) teams through the years and have a 3-10-0 (.231) record vs. SEC Pete Kaligis (Washington ‘94) opponents. UW gained its three wins over SEC teams against the Ole Miss Rebels (2 wins) and Cornerbacks Tennessee Volunteers (1 win). UW defeated the Rebels 37-32 in Laramie, Wyo., in 2004, and John Richardson (North Dakota St. ‘10) Administrative Staff followed that with a 24-14 victory in Oxford, Miss., in 2005. The most recent meeting between Associate A.D. for Football Operations Wyoming and an SEC opponent was last season when the Pokes fell on the road at Missouri by Brent Vernon (Missouri ‘08) a score of 40-13. Director of Recruiting Ian McGrew (Tennessee-Martin ‘15) SEC Members Wyoming’s Record vs.