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WWYOMINGYFFOOTBALLO OO T B AML L 22020I0 2N0 G TV-Radio Coverage Nov. 30, 2020 Wyoming Football Contacts Tim Harkins, Associate Athletics Director for Media Relations Nick Seeman, Assistant Athletics Director for Media Relations 2020 University of Wyoming Football Television Information Televised By CBS Sports Network Game 5: Sat., Dec. 5, 2020, 8:30 p.m., M.T. (7:30 P.T.) Play-by-Play Announcer John Sadak Color Analyst Randy Cross Sam Boyd Stadium (36,800), Las Vegas, Nev. Sideline Analyst NA The Wyoming Cowboys Radio Broadcast Information The Cowboy Sports Network (CSN): (2020 Record: 2-2, 2-2 in the Mountain West) •Every Cowboy Football game is broadcast Head Coach: Craig Bohl (Nebraska ‘82) live on the 26 Affiliates of the Cowboy Overall Record: 142-74 (.657), 18th season Sports Network Record at Wyoming: 38-42 (.475), 7th season •Flagship Station, KFBC 1240 AM, Conference Record: 74-51 (.592), 18th season Cheyenne, Wyo. Announcers: vs. •Dave Walsh, Play-by-Play (37th year) •Kevin McKinney, Color Analyst (23rd year) The New Mexico Lobos •Reece Monaco, Sideline Reporter (10th year) Pregame Show: (2020(2 Record: 0-5, 0-5 in the Mountain West) •Begins 90 minutes prior to kickoff. Head Coach: Danny Gonzales (New Mexico ‘99) Postgame Show: Overall Record: 0-5 (.000) 1st season •Begins immediately after the game Record at School: 0-5 (.000), 1st season Conference Record: 0-5 (.000), 1st season University of Wyoming Fast Facts 2020 Wyoming Football Schedule Score/ General Information Date Opponent Time (M.T.) TV Location: Laramie, Wyo. Founded: 1886 Sat., Oct. 24 at Nevada* L 34-37 / 5 p.m. CBSSN Enrollment: 12,450 Fri., Oct. 30 HAWAI’I* W 31-7 / 7:45 p.m. FS1 President: Edward Seidel Thu., Nov. 5 at Colorado State* L 24-34 / 7 p.m. CBSSN Athletics Director: Tom Burman Sat., Nov. 14 AIR FORCE* Cancelled / 8 p.m. CBSSN Colors: Brown & Gold Thu., Nov. 19 UTAH STATE* Cancelled / 7 p.m. CBSSN Nickname: Cowboys, Pokes Conference: Mountain West Fri., Nov. 27 at UNLV* W 45-14 / 2 p.m. FS1 Stadium: Jonah Field at Sat., Dec. 5 at New Mexico* 8:30 p.m. CBSSN War Memorial Stadium Sat., Dec. 12 BOISE STATE* 4 p.m. CBSSN Capacity: 29,181 Sat., Dec. 19 Mountain West Championship Game+ TBA FOX or FS1 Surface: FieldTurf Revolution •Game dates are tentative and subject to change. 2020 Team Information •Game times will be announced at future dates by the Mountain West Conference •BOLD AND CAPS Indicate Home games Offensive Scheme: Pro-Style, West Coast *Indicates Mountain West Conference games Defensive Scheme: Tampa 2 (4-3) +The Mountain West Football Championship Game will be played at the home stadium of a Starters Returning: 11 Total (7 Offense, 4 Defense, 0 Special Teams) Mountain West Conference school based on the current MW policy in place to determine the Starters Lost: 13 Total host team. (4 Offense, 7 Defense, 2 Special Teams Lettermen Returning: 40 Total Wyoming and New Mexico Preview (23 Offense, 17 Defense, 0 Special Teams) Lettermen Lost: 28 Total •Wyoming will play in the city of Las Vegas, Nev., for the second consecutive week this Saturday (8 Offense, 15 Defense, 5 Special Teams) Other Returners: 34 Total as the New Mexico Lobos are playing their home games at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas due to (17 Offense, 16 Defense, 1 Special Teams) COVID restrictions in the state of New Mexico. Last Friday, Wyoming played UNLV in Allegiant Stadium 2020 Signings: 25 Total in Las Vegas last Friday, defeating the Rebels 45-14. (12 Offense, 12 Defense, 1 Special Teams) •The Cowboys and Lobos have been members of the same conference since 1951 and will be playing each other for the 73rd time this season. Wyoming leads the overall series 39-33. See more on Page 2 of this release. •UW Football features one of the best rushing offenses and one of the best rushing defenses in the nation. The Pokes are averaging 238.0 rushing yards per game on offense to rank No. 13 in the nation and are holding opponents to only 104.5 rushing yards per game to rank No. 14 among Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams. See more Wyoming NCAA rankings on Page 2 of this release. GOWYO.COM #RIDEFORTHEBRAND PAGE 1 WWYOMINGYOMING NNOTESOTES 2020 Coaching Staff ValladayVa Becomes Only the 12th12 Cowboy to Rush for 2,000 Head Coach: Craig Bohl (Nebraska ‘82) Overall Record: 141-74 (.656), 18th season CareerCa Yards, Ranks Ninth Record at Wyoming: 37-42 (.468), 7th season iinn the NCAA This Season in Offensive Coaching Staff Associate Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/QBs RuRushing: Wyoming junior running Brent Vigen (North Dakota State ‘98) backba Xazavian Valladay rushed for 147 Wide Receivers yardsya against Colorado State on Nov. 5, Mike Grant (Nebraska ‘93) 2020,20 to become only the 12th Wyoming Running Backs/Director of Player Personnel Gordie Haug (Bemidji State ‘09) CowboyCo in school history to rush for over Offensive Run-Game Coordinator/ Offensive Line 2,0002,0 career yards. Valladay enters this Bart Miller (New Mexico ‘07) weekwe with 2,165 career rushing yards. Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends/Fullbacks ValladayVa rushed for 409 yards as a Shannon Moore (Black Hills State ‘00) redshirtred freshman, recorded 1,265 Defensive Coaching Staff Defensive Coordinator/Safeties Xazavian Valladay, Jr., Running Back rushingrus yards as a sophomore and has Jay Sawvel (Mount Union ‘93) 491 rushing yards thus far in 2020. Linebackers Aaron Bohl (MSU Moorhead ‘16) Wyoming’s Career Rushing Leaders and 2,000-Yard Rushers Cornerbacks Benny Boyd (Aurora ‘00) Rk. Player Years Yards Att. Avg./Att. TDs Defensive Ends 1. Brian Hill 2014-16 4,287 (+2,310) 775 5.5 35 Marty English (Northern Colorado ‘86) 2. Devin Moore 2005-08 2,963 (+798) 553 5.4 15 Defensive Run-Game Coordinator/DTs/NTs 3. Ryan Christopherson 1991-94 2,906 (+741) 585 5.0 19 Pete Kaligis (Washington ‘94) 4. Wynel Seldon 2005-08 2,672 (+507) 636 4.2 22 Administrative Staff Associate A.D. for Football Operations 5. Marques Brigham 1995-98 2,605 (+440) 595 4.4 25 Brent Vernon (Missouri ‘08) 6. Shaun Wick 2012-16 2,533 (+368) 516 4.9 21 Director of Recruiting 7. Gerald Abraham 1984-87 2,278 (+113) 456 5.0 17 Ian McGrew (Tennessee-Martin ‘15) 8. Derek Armah 2000-03 2,190 (+25) 572 3.8 15 Director of On-Campus Recruiting 9. Kevin Lowe 1981-84 2,188 (+23) 327 6.7 26 Thomas Jenkins (Wyoming ‘18) 10. Walt Goffigan 1980-83 2,167 (+2) 448 4.8 26 11. Xazavian Valladay 2018-Present 2,165 406 5.3 13 2020 Team Captains: The Wyoming 12. Alvester Alexander 2009-11 2,127 477 4.5 27 Cowboys voted for team captains the final MW NCAA week of fall camp and on Saturday, Oct. 17 Xazavian Valladay’s NCAA Rankings Statistic Rank Rank head coach Craig Bohl announced the Cowboys Rushing Yards per Game 122.8 rushing yards per game No. 1 No. 9 that were selected as 2020 team captains. All-Purpose Yards 141.75 all-purpose yards per game No. 3 No. 24 Sophomore quarterback Sean Chambers Rushing TDs 4 total rushing TDs No. 5 No. 96 was voted a team captain for the second consecutive season. Xazavian Valladay’s 2020 Season Game-by-Game The other three Cowboy captains earned All- the honor for the first time in their careers. Rush Rush Rush Avg. Rec. Rec. Total Purpose 2020 Wyoming Team Captains Opponent Att. Yards TDs Long Rush Rec. Yards TDs Plays Yards #12 Sean Chambers, So., Quarterback at Nevada 22 87 0 14 4.0 7 44 0 29 131 #88 Garrett Crall, Sr., Defensive End Hawai’i 32 163 2 21 5.1 2 32 0 34 195 #73 Keegan Cryder, Jr., Center at CSU 28 147 1 38 5.2 2 0 0 30 147 #48 Chad Muma, Jr., Linebacker at UNLV 6 94 1 78 15.7 1 0 0 7 94 Totals 88 491 4 78 5.6 12 76 0 100 567 Valladay, Cryder and Harris Return After Earning All-Conference Honors Running the Ball and Stopping the Run -- Wyoming Ranked Among in 2019: Three Wyoming Cowboys return Nation’s Leaders in Rushing Offense and Rushing Defense for Second in 2020 after earning All-Mountain West Straight Season: The Cowboy rushing attack is averaging 238.0 yards per game in 2020 to Conference honors in 2019. rank No. 13 in the nation in rushing offense. Wyoming’s rushing attack was also among the best Junior running back Xazavian Valladay in the nation in 2019. As a team, Wyoming averaged 214.8 rushing yards per game in 2019 to earned First Team All-Mountain West honors as rank No. 2 in the Mountain West and No. 23 in the nation. Xazavian Valladay is averaging 122.8 a sophomore in 2019. rushing yards per game in 2020 to lead the MW and rank No. 9 in the FBS. He averaged 105.4 He will be joined by returning All- yards rushing per game in 2019, which was also No. 1 in the MW and No. 18 in the nation. Conference honorees Keegan Cryder at center, Defensively, Wyoming is allowing opponents only 104.5 rushing yards per game in 2020 to who earned Second Team All-Conference as a rank No. 2 in the MW and No. 14 in the country. In 2019, the Cowboy defense ranked No. 11 in sophomore, and Logan Harris at right guard, the FBS in rushing defense, allowing opponents only 107.1 rushing yards per outing.