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 3: Sat., Sept. 14, 2019, 3:00 p.m. M.T. Television Information Televised By ESPN3 War Memorial Stadium (29,181) Play-by-Play Announcer Doug Sherman Color Analyst Tyoka Jackson Laramie, Wyo. RV/NR The Wyoming Cowboys Radio Broadcast Information (2-0, 0-0 in the Mountain West Conference) The Cowboy Sports Network (CSN): Head Coach: Craig Bohl (Nebraska ‘82) •Every Cowboy Football game is broadcast Overall Record: 134-67 (.667), 17th season live on the 26 Affiliates of the Cowboy Record at Wyoming: 30-35 (.462), 6th season Sports Network •Flagship Station, KFBC 1240 AM, Conference Record: 68-45 (.602), 17th season Cheyenne, Wyo. Announcers: vs. •Dave Walsh, Play-by-Play (36th year) The Idaho Vandals •Kevin McKinney, Color Analyst (22nd year) •Reece Monaco, Sideline Reporter (9th year) (1-1, 0-0 in the Big Sky) Pregame Show: Head Coach: Paul Petrino (Carroll College ‘88) •Begins one hour prior to kickoff. Overall Record: 24-49 (.329), 7th season Postgame Show: Record at School: Same •Begins immediately after the game Conference Record: 16-24 (.400), 7th 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) W, 37-31 CBSSN Where and When You Can Listen to and Attend the Sat., Sept. 7 at Texas State W, 23-14 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 1:30 p.m. CBSSN 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 p.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 Idaho Preview Wednesdays Interviews With Craig Bohl Before Practice •This week’s contest will mark the eighth meeting between the two schools that dates back to •Arrange with Nick Seeman Nov. 11, 1921. Wyoming has won six-straight meetings in the series and carry a 4-0 record in Laramie. Thursdays and Fridays No Interviews With Coaches or Players •Wyoming is looking for its seventh-straight win. The Pokes won four-straight to close the 2018 season. The Pokes won seven-straight during the 1998 season. The five game winning streak is tied Postgame Press Conferences for the fourth longest in the nation. Coach Bohl followed by Requested Players •For Home Games the postgame interviews will take • The Cowboys have gone 14-2 in 16 games against teams from the NCAA Football Bowl place in the HAPC WAR Room on the main Subdivision. Read more on Page 2. level •For Road Games, locations TBA GOWYO.COM #RIDEFORTHEBRAND PAGE 1 QUICK NOTES University of Wyoming THIS WEEK IN COWBOY FOOTBALL Fast Facts General Information Cowboys Receive Vote in Amway Coaches’ Poll: The Wyoming Cowboys Location: Laramie, Wyo. received three votes in the USA Today’s Amway Coaches Poll, up two votes from last week. The Founded: 1886 Cowboys last received votes during the 2017 preseason poll. Enrollment: 12,450 Acting President: Neil Theobald Athletics Director: Tom Burman Pokes Win Sixth-Straight: The Cowboys extended their winning streak to six games Colors: Brown & Gold after defeating Texas State 23-14 on Saturday. Wyoming finished last season on a four game Nickname: Cowboys, Pokes winning streak. The six games is the longest in Craig Bohl era, as Wyoming won five games Conference: Mountain West Stadium: Jonah Field at during the 2016 campaign. The Pokes five game winning streak is tied for the fourth longest in War Memorial Stadium the nation with Florida. Capacity: 29,181 Surface: FieldTurf Revolution Nations’ Top -5 Longest Winning Streaks 2019 Team Information 1. Clemson 17 2. App State 8 Offensive Scheme: Pro-Style, West Coast Ohio State 8 Defensive Scheme: Tampa 2 (4-3) 4. Wyoming 6 Starters Returning: 13 Total Florida 6 (5 Offense, 6 Defense, 2 Special Teams) Starters Lost: 11 Total (6 Offense, 5 Defense, 0 Special Teams Tyler Hall Selected to Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll: Wyoming senior Lettermen Returning: 42 Total cornerback / return specialist Tyler Hall changed the momentum of last (20 Offense, 17 Defense, 5 Special Teams) Lettermen Lost: 26 Total week’s Wyoming road win at Texas State when he intercepted a pass (13 Offense, 13 Defense, 0 Special Teams) midway through the third quarter and returning it 72 yards for what proved Other Returners: 34 Total (18 Offense, 16 Defense, 0 Special Teams) to be the winning touchdown. His “Pick Six” gave Wyoming its first lead 2019 Signings: 24 Total of the game at 20-14 on way to a 23-14 road victory. Hall has accounted (13 Offense, 11 Defense, 0 Special Teams) for 72 yards in kickoff returns, including a 52-yard return, and he recorded two tackles and one pass breakup. The Paul Hornung Award presented 2019 Coaching Staff by Texas Roadhouse, now in its 10th season, is given annually to the most versatile player in major college football by the Louisville Sports Commission Head Coach: Craig Bohl (Nebraska ‘82) Overall Record: 134-67 (.667), 17th season and football legend and Louisville native Paul Hornung. The winner and his Record at Wyoming: 30-35 , 6th season family will be honored at the annual Paul Hornung Award dinner at the Galt Offensive Coaching Staff Associate Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/QBs House Hotel in downtown Louisville on March 4, 2020. Brent Vigen (North Dakota State ‘98) Wide Receivers Mike Grant (Nebraska ‘93) Velazquez Leads The Way Up Front: Senior offensive tackle Alonzo Running Backs/Director of Player Personnel Velazquez is turning in a great season for Wyoming. He has not allowed a Gordie Haug (Bemidji State ‘09) Offensive Line sack, a quarterback hit or a hurry, he has played 132 snaps. His pass blocking Bart Miller (New Mexico ‘07) efficiency rating of 100% (per Pro Football Focus), which tops the MW. Co-Special Teams Coord./Tight Ends/Fullbacks Shannon Moore (Black Hills State ‘00) Defensive Coaching Staff Wyoming is 14-2 Against NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Teams Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Jake Dickert (Wisconsin-Stevens Point ‘07) Since 2000: Since the 2000 season, the Wyoming Cowboys have played 16 games against Run-Game Coord./DEs/Co-Special Teams Coord. teams from the Football Championship Subdivision, formerly Division IAA. The Cowboys have AJ Cooper (North Dakota State ‘06) posted a 14-2 record in those games. All 16 games have been played in War Memorial Stadium. Safeties Willie Mack Garza (Texas ‘93) Following is a list of UW’s games against FCS Defensive Tackles Pete Kaligis (Washington ‘94) teams since 2000: Cornerbacks Dates Opponent Results John Richardson (North Dakota St. ‘10) 9/1/01 Furman W, 20-14 Administrative Staff 10/5/02 The Citadel W, 34-30 Associate A.D. for Football Operations 8/30/03 Montana State W, 21-10 Brent Vernon (Missouri ‘08) Director of Recruiting 9/4/04 Appalachian State W, 53-7 Ian McGrew (Tennessee-Martin ‘15) 9/13/08 North Dakota State W, 16-13 Director of On-Campus Recruiting 9/5/09 Weber State W, 29-22 Jacob Claborn (Cal Lutheran ‘09) 9/4/10 Southern Utah W, 28-20 9/3/11 Weber State W, 35-32 9/10/11 Texas State W, 45-10 9/15/12 Cal Poly L, 22-24 9/14/13 Northern Colorado W, 35-7 8/30/14 Montana W, 17-12 9/5/15 North Dakota L, 13-24 9/17/16 UC Davis W, 45-22 9/9/17 Gardner-Webb W, 27-0 9/15/18 Wofford 17-14 9/14/19 Idaho GOWYO.COM #RIDEFORTHEBRAND | PAGE 2 QUICK NOTES 2019 Captains Announced THIS WEEK IN COWBOY FOOTBALL Wyoming Head coach Craig Bohl announced captains for the 2019 season on August 24. The group features five players including two Wyo- Wilson Get’s to Double Digits...Yet Again: Senior linebacker Logan Wilson had ming natives. This season’s captains are senior another outstanding performance in the contest at Texas State.