WYOMING FOOTBALL 2013 Aug. 26, 2013 Wyoming Football Contacts TV-Radio Coverage Tim Harkins, Associate Athletics Director for Media Relations Andy Chapman, Assistant Media Relations Director Television Information Televised By Big Ten Network Play-by-Play Announcer Kevin Kugler Game 1: Sat., Aug. 31, 2013, 7 p.m., M.T. (6 p.m., C.T.) Color Analyst Eric Crouch Sideline Reporter Damon Benning Tom Osborne Field at Memorial Stadium (87,000) Where You Can See the Game Lincoln, Neb. 1. Big Ten Network The Wyoming Cowboys •DIRECTV, Channel 610 •DISH Network, Channel 439 (0-0, 0-0 in the Mountain West Conference) •Also check your local cable provider for the Head Coach: Dave Christensen (Western Washington ‘85) Big Ten Network Overall Record: 22-28 (.440), 5th season •Big Ten Network subscribers may also watch Record at Wyoming: 22-28 (.440), 5th season through BTN2Go as an online streaming option. Go to BTN2Go.com for details. Conference Record: 13-18 (.419), 5th season Radio Broadcast Information vs. The Cowboy Sports Network (CSN): The Nebraska Cornhuskers •Every Cowboy Football game is broadcast live on the 25 Affiliates of the Cowboy No.N 18 in both AP and USA Today Polls Sports Network •Flagship Station, KFBC 1240 AM, (0-0, 0-0 in the Big Ten Conference) Cheyenne, Wyo. Head Coach: Bo Pelini (Ohio State ‘90) Announcers: Overall Record: 49-20 (.710), 6th season •Dave Walsh, Play-by-Play (30th year) Record at School: 49-20 (.710), 6th season •Kevin McKinney, Color Analyst (16th year) Conference Record: 29-11 (.725), 6th season •Reece Monaco, Sideline Reporter (3rd year) Pregame Show: •Begins one hour prior to kickoff. 2013 University of Wyoming Postgame Show: •Begins immediately after the game Football Schedule Weekly Coach’s Shows Date Opponent (Special Events) Time (M.T.) Television Sat., Aug. 31 at Nebraska 6 p.m. Big Ten Network “Dave Christensen Radio Show” Sat., Sept. 7 IDAHO (Hall of Fame/Celebrate Energy) 2 p.m. ROOT SPORTS Presesented by Laramie GM Auto Center Sat., Sept. 14 N. COLORADO (Ag Day/Fan Fest/Youth Day) 2 p.m. No TV Show Time and Location Sat., Sept. 21 at Air Force* TBA ESPN Networks 1. Altitude Chophouse and Brewery Sat., Sept. 28 at Texas State 5 p.m. Longhorn Network 2. Mondays from 6:00-7:00 p.m., Beginning Monday, Aug. 26, 2013 Sat., Oct. 12 NEW MEXICO* (Homecoming/Band Day) 1:30 p.m. ROOT SPORTS “The Dave Christensen Show” Sat., Oct. 19 COLORADO STATE* Noon ROOT SPORTS Delivered by Union Wireless Sat., Oct. 26 at San Jose State* 5:00 p.m. ROOT SPORTS 1. Where and When You Can Watch the Show Sat., Nov. 9 FRESNO STATE* (Military Appreciation Day) 1:00 p.m. Mountain West •Wyoming Athletics.com Sat., Nov. 16 at Boise State* TBA ESPN Networks •Posted every Tuesday afternoon •Beginning the Week of Aug. 27, 2013 Sat., Nov. 23 HAWAI’I* (Family Day/Senior Day) Noon Time Warner PPV Sat., Nov. 30 at Utah State* Noon ROOT SPORTS Gameday Central Coverage Sat., Dec. 7 Inaugural Mountain West Championship Game + CBS Sports For more in-depth coverage of each week’s Wyoming Cowboy game go to the “Gameday Central” page on the University of Wyoming Athletics website All game times listed are Mountain Time at: http://www.gowyo.com/gameday/wyo-13- •HOME GAMES IN BOLD AND CAPS. gameday.html *Indicates Mountain West Conference games Weekly Media Events +The inaugural Mountain West Football Championship Game will be played at the home stadium Mondays of the divisional champion with the highest BCS ranking. Wyoming Football Press Conference •Rochelle Athletics Center, WAR Room A Preview of This Week’s Game •3:00-3:30 p.m., Dave Christensen •3:30-5:00 p.m., Requested Players and Asst. Coaches •Wyoming and Nebraska will be meeting for the seventh time in history. The Cowboys will be Tuesdays looking for their first win in the series. Interviews With Dave Christensen After Practice •At approximately 10:00 a.m. •The last time Wyoming visited Lincoln, Neb., was Oct. 1, 1994. Wyoming scored 32 points Phone Interviews with Dave Christensen •10:30-11:00 a.m. Arrange 24 hours in advance with versus Nebraska, the most of any opponent that season. But UW fell to the Huskers on a muffed Tim Harkins of UW Media Relations punt late in the game inside its own 10-yard line and lost to the eventual National Champions, 32- Interviews with Players Unavailable on Mondays 42. •Those players who were requested but weren’t available on Monday will be made available by •The Cowboys will be looking for their fourth win in their last five games. UW won three of phone. Arrange details with Tim Harkins. Wednesday its last four to end the 2012 season. Interviews With Dave Christensen After Practice •At approximately 10:00 a.m. •Two of the nation’s top quarterbacks will face off on Saturday, as Wyoming junior Brett Phone Interviews with Dave Christensen Smith and Nebraska senior Taylor Martinez were both selected to the 2013 Manning Award •10:30-11:00 a.m. Arrange 24 hours in advance with Watch List. Tim Harkins of UW Media Relations www.GoWyo.com Page 1 WYOMING 2013 Wyoming Team Notes FOOTBALL 2013 University of Wyoming Football University of Wyoming Big Ten Network to Televise Saturday’s Wyoming- Fast Facts Nebraska Game: This Saturday’s game between the Wyoming Cowboys and Nebraska Cornhuskers will be televised on The Big Ten Network, beginning at 6:00 p.m., Mountain Time Location: Laramie, Wyo. (7:00 p.m., Central Time). Describing the play-by-play Founded: 1886 action will be Kevin Kugler. He will be joined by color analyst Enrollment: 13,992 Eric Crouch and sideline reporter Damon Benning. President: Robert J. Sternberg The Big Ten Network can be seen on: Athletics Director: Tom Burman •DIRECTV, Channel 610 Colors: Brown & Gold •DISH Network, Channel 439 Nickname: Cowboys, Pokes •Also check your local cable provider for the Big Ten Network Conference: Mountain West •Big Ten Network subscribers may also watch through BTN2Go as an online Stadium: Jonah Field streaming option. Go to BTN2Go.com for details. at War Memorial Stadium Capacity: 29,181 Surface: FieldTurf Revolution Cowboys Looking for Fourth Win in Last Five Games, Looking for Third 2013 Team Information Consecutive Road Win for First Time Since 1999: The Wyoming Cowboys enter the 2013 season having won three of their last four games to end the 2012 season. Offensive Scheme: Spread •The last time UW won four out of five games was in the middle of the 2011 season. Defensive Scheme: 3/4, Multiple Wyoming won at home vs. UNLV, on the road at San Diego State, lost at home to TCU, won at Air Force and defeated New Mexico at home. Starters Returning: 15 Total •UW won its last two road games of the 2012 season at New Mexico and at UNLV by identical (7 Offense, 7 Defense, 1 Special Teams) 28-23 scores. That marked the first back-to-back road wins by the Pokes since consecutive Starters Lost: 9 Total road wins in 2011 at San Diego State (30-27 on Oct. 29, 2011) and at Air Force (25-17 on (4 Offense, 4 Defense, 1 Special Teams) Nov. 12, 2011). Lettermen Returning: 37 Total •The most recent time that Wyoming has won three consecutive road games dates all the way (19 Offense, 16 Defense, 2 Special Teams) back to 1999 when the Cowboys won at Air Force (10-7), at Louisiana-Monroe (38-20) Lettermen Lost: 21 Total and at Utah (43-29). (5 Offense, 13 Defense, 3 Special Teams) Other Returners: 36 Total Wyoming Junior Brett Smith Enters 2013 Season Tied for Longest Current (19 Offense, 16 Defense, 1 Special Teams) FBS Streak in Terms of Most Passes Attempted Without Throwing an 2013 Signings: 23 Total Wyoming junior quarterback Brett Smith enters the 2013 season having not (10 Offense, 12 Defense, 1 Special Teams) Interception: thrown an interception in his last 174 pass attempts, dating back to Oct. 1, 2012, when his last 2013 Coaching Staff seven pass attempts versus Fresno State began his streak. Smith is tied with Central Florida’s Blake Bortles for the longest current streak entering the Head Coach: Dave Christensen 2013 season. (Western Washington ‘85) Smith is chasing former Wyoming quarterback Casey Bramlet for the all-time Mountain West record of 178 pass attempts without throwing an interception. Offensive Coaching Staff In 2012, Colby Cameron of Louisiana Tech set the NCAA record for the longest streak Asst. Head Coach/Co-Off. Coordinator/RBs: for most passes attempted without throwing an interception for a career. That streak was 444 Pete Kaligis (Washington ‘94) consecutive pass attempts and began Dec. 21, 2011 (vs. TCU) and ran until Nov. 17, 2012 (vs. Utah Co-Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line: State). Cameron also set the NCAA single-season record in 2012, attempting 428 passes without Jim Harding (Toledo ‘01) throwing an interception. (Courtesy of Patrick Walsh of the Louisiana Tech Media Relations Office.) Tight Ends: Nick Danielson (Occidental College ‘11) Player and School Pass Attempts Without Throwing an Interception Entering 2013 Quarterbacks: 1. Brett Smith, Jr., Wyoming 174 Jason Gesser (Washington State ‘03) Blake Bortles, Jr., Central Florida 174 Wide Receivers: 3. Jalen Whitlow, So., Kentucky 133 Derek Sage (Cal State Northridge ‘02) 4. Joe Southwick, Sr., Boise State 131 5. Bryn Renner, Sr., North Carolina 91 Defensive Coaching Staff 6. Taylor McHargue, Sr., Rice 81 Defensive Coordinator/Safeties: 7. Taylor Kelly, Jr., Arizona State 71 Chris Tormey (Idaho ‘78) Special Teams’ Coordinator/Linebackers: Smith needs to throw only five more passes without throwing an interception to break the Robin Ross (Washington State ‘77) Mountain West and Wyoming school records in that category.