WWYOMINGYFFOOTBALLO OO T B AML L 22020I0 2N0 G TV-Radio Coverage Nov. 23, 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 FS1 Game 4: Friday, Nov. 27, 2020, 2 p.m., M.T. Play-by-Play Announcer Guy Haberman Color Analyst Charles Arbuckle Allegiant Stadium (65,000), Las Vegas, Nev. Sideline Analyst NA The Wyoming Cowboys Radio Broadcast Information The Cowboy Sports Network (CSN): (2020 Record: 1-2, 1-2 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: 141-74 (.656), 18th season Sports Network Record at Wyoming: 37-42 (.468), 7th season •Flagship Station, KFBC 1240 AM, Cheyenne, Wyo. Conference Record: 73-51 (.589), 18th season Announcers: vs. •Dave Walsh, Play-by-Play (37th year) •Kevin McKinney, Color Analyst (23rd year) The UNLV Rebels •Reece Monaco, Sideline Reporter (10th year) Pregame Show: (2020(2 Record: 0-4, 0-4 in the Mountain West) •Begins 90 minutes prior to kickoff. Head Coach: Marcus Arroyo (San Jose State ‘03) Postgame Show: Overall Record: 0-4 (.000) 1st season •Begins immediately after the game Record at School: 0-4 (.000), 1st season Conference Record: 0-4 (.000), 1st season University of Wyoming Fast Facts 2020 Wyoming Football Schedule General Information Score/ Location: Laramie, Wyo. Date Opponent Time (M.T.) TV 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 Nickname: Cowboys, Pokes Thu., Nov. 19 UTAH STATE* Cancelled / 7 p.m. CBSSN Conference: Mountain West Fri., Nov. 27 at UNLV* 2 p.m. FS1 Stadium: Jonah Field at Sat., Dec. 5 at New Mexico* 5 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) Starters Returning: 11 Total +The Mountain West Football Championship Game will be played at the home stadium of a (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 UNLV Preview (23 Offense, 17 Defense, 0 Special Teams) Lettermen Lost: 28 Total (8 Offense, 15 Defense, 5 Special Teams) •Wyoming returns to the field this Friday to play UNLV after having its last two games vs. Air Other Returners: 34 Total Force and Utah State cancelled due to Air Force and Utah State being unable to play because of rising (17 Offense, 16 Defense, 1 Special Teams) COVID-19 numbers. 2020 Signings: 25 Total (12 Offense, 12 Defense, 1 Special Teams) •The Cowboys and UNLV Rebels will be playing for the 25th time. Wyoming leads the overall series 13-11. •Wyoming has won four of the last five meetings between the two schools. UNLV won the last meeting in Las Vegas on Nov. 12, 2016, by a score of 69-66 in triple overtime. •The two teams have a history of overtime games, having played four OT games, with all four overtime games being played in Las Vegas. The two teams have split the overtime games 2-2. •UNLV first-year head coach Marcus Arroyo was a former assistant coach for the Cowboys for the 2009 and 2010 seasons. 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 Eighth 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 2,071 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) 397 rushing yards thus far in 2020. Linebackers Aaron Bohl (MSU Moorhead ‘16) Wyoming’s Career Rushing Leaders Cornerbacks Benny Boyd (Aurora ‘00) Rk. Player Years Yards Att. Avg./Att. TDs Defensive Ends 1. Brian Hill 2014-16 4,287 (+2,216) 775 5.5 35 Marty English (Northern Colorado ‘86) 2. Devin Moore 2005-08 2,963 (+892) 553 5.4 15 Defensive Run-Game Coordinator/DTs/NTs 3. Ryan Christopherson 1991-94 2,906 (+835) 585 5.0 19 Pete Kaligis (Washington ‘94) 4. Wynel Seldon 2005-08 2,672 (+601) 636 4.2 22 Administrative Staff Associate A.D. for Football Operations 5. Marques Brigham 1995-98 2,605 (+534) 595 4.4 25 Brent Vernon (Missouri ‘08) 6. Shaun Wick 2012-16 2,533 (+462) 516 4.9 21 Director of Recruiting 7. Gerald Abraham 1984-87 2,278 (+207) 456 5.0 17 Ian McGrew (Tennessee-Martin ‘15) 8. Derek Armah 2000-03 2,190 (+119) 572 3.8 15 Director of On-Campus Recruiting 9. Kevin Lowe 1981-84 2,188 (+117) 327 6.7 26 Thomas Jenkins (Wyoming ‘18) 10. Walt Goffigan 1980-83 2,167 (+96) 448 4.8 26 11. Alvester Alexander 2009-11 2,127 (+56) 477 4.5 27 2020 Team Captains Selected: The Xazavian Valladay 2018-Present 2,071 400 5.2 12 Wyoming Cowboys voted for team captains MW NCAA the final week of fall camp and on Saturday, Xazavian Valladay’s NCAA Rankings Statistic Rank Rank Oct. 17 head coach Craig Bohl announced Rushing Yards per Game 132.3 rushing yards per game No. 1 No. 8 the Cowboys that were selected as 2020 team All-Purpose Yards 157.67 all-purpose yards per game No. 3 No. 16 captains. Rushing TDs 3 total rushing TDs No. 5 No. 124 Sophomore quarterback Sean Chambers was voted a team captain for the second Xazavian Valladay’s 2020 Season Game-by-Game consecutive season. All- The other three Cowboy captains earned Rush Rush Rush Avg. Rec. Rec. Total Purpose the honor for the first time in their careers. Opponent Att. Yards TDs Long Rush Rec. Yards TDs Plays Yards 2020 Wyoming Team Captains at Nevada 22 87 0 14 4.0 7 44 0 29 131 #12 Sean Chambers, So., Quarterback Hawai’i 32 163 2 21 5.1 2 32 0 34 195 #88 Garrett Crall, Sr., Defensive End at CSU 28 147 1 38 5.2 2 0 0 30 147 #73 Keegan Cryder, Jr., Center Totals 82 397 3 38 4.8 11 76 0 93 473 #48 Chad Muma, Jr., Linebacker Close and Thrilling Series: This week’s meeting between the Wyoming Cowboys and UNLV Valladay, Cryder and Harris Return Rebels will be the 25th in the series between the two schools. Since 1999, the two have played as After Earning All-Conference Honors members of the Mountain West Conference. in 2019: Three Wyoming Cowboys return The last time the Cowboys and Rebels played in Las Vegas was the 2016 season. That game in 2020 after earning All-Mountain West resulted in the highest scoring game in Mountain West history. The two teams combined for 135 total points before UNLV won in triple overtime by a score of 69-66. But it was the Cowboys who Conference honors in 2019. went on to win the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference and earn the right to host Junior running back Xazavian Valladay the 2016 MW Championship Game as the highest ranked team in the conference. earned First Team All-Mountain West honors as Since the series began back in 1978, there have been 14 of the previous 24 games decided a sophomore in 2019. by one score (eight points or less), including nine of the 12 total games played in Las Vegas being He will be joined by returning All- decided by eight points or less. Conference honorees Keegan Cryder at center, •Wyoming leads the overall series 13-11 who earned Second Team All-Conference as a •Wyoming leads the Mountain West series 9-8 sophomore, and Logan Harris at right guard, •UW’s Record vs. UNLV in Laramie 8-4 who earned Honorable Mention All-Mountain •UW’s Record vs. UNLV in Las Vegas 5-7 West honors as a junior. Overtime Games Have Been a Big Part of the Cowboy-Rebel Series -- Last Wyoming-UNLV Meeting in Particularly in Games Played in Las Vegas: The Wyoming Cowboys and UNLV Rebels Las Vegas Was the Highest Scoring have played four overtime games, with all four of those OT games being played in Las Vegas.