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2015 Wyoming Cowboys football team

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2015 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
DivisionMountain Division
Record2–10 (2–6 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrent Vigen (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorSteve Stanard (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
Air Force x   6 2     8 6  
New Mexico   5 3     7 6  
Utah State   5 3     6 7  
Boise State   5 3     9 4  
Colorado State   5 3     7 6  
Wyoming   2 6     2 10  
West Division
San Diego State x$   8 0     11 3  
Nevada   4 4     7 6  
San Jose State   4 4     6 7  
Fresno State   2 6     3 9  
UNLV   2 6     3 9  
Hawaii   0 8     3 10  
Championship: San Diego State 27, Air Force 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cowboys were led by second year head coach Craig Bohl and played their home games at War Memorial Stadium. They were members of the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 2–10, 2–6 in Mountain West play to finish in last place in the Mountain Division.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 52:00 p.m.North Dakota*L 13–2423,669
September 122:00 p.m.Eastern Michigan*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
RTRML 29–4819,112
September 196:30 p.m.at Washington State*P12NL 14–3131,105
September 261:00 p.m.New Mexico
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
RTRML 28–3818,723
October 31:30 p.m.at Appalachian State*ESPN3L 13–3119,345
October 108:15 p.m.at Air ForceESPN2L 17–3122,023
October 171:00 p.m.Nevada
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
ESPN3W 28–2117,026
October 248:15 p.m.at Boise StateESPN2L 14–3431,946
October 308:15 p.m.at Utah StateESPN2L 27–5820,964
November 71:00 p.m.Colorado State
ESPN3L 7–2718,682
November 148:30 p.m.at San Diego StateCBSSNL 3–3836,688
November 2812:00 p.m.UNLV
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
RTRMW 35–2811,149
Schedule Source:[1]

Personnel

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Coaching staff

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Name Position Seasons at
Wyoming
Alma mater Before Wyoming
Craig Bohl Head coach 2 Nebraska (1982) North Dakota State – head coach (2013)
Steve Stanard Defensive coordinator / Linebackers 2 Nebraska (1989) North Dakota State – Linebackers (2013)
Brent Vigen Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks 2 North Dakota State (1998) North Dakota State – Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks (2013)
Mike Bath Running Backs / Fullbacks 2 Miami, Ohio (2001) Miami, Ohio – Interim Head Coach / offensive coordinator (2013)
AJ Cooper Special teams coordinator / Defensive Ends 2 North Dakota State (2006) North Dakota State – Defensive ends / Co-Special Teams (2013)
Scott Fuchs Offensive line 2 North Dakota State (1995) North Dakota State (2013)
Gordie Haug Wide Receivers / Director of Recruiting 2 Bemidji State (2009) North Dakota State – Running backs (2013)
Pete Kaligis Defensive tackles 7 Washington (1994) Montana – Offensive line (2008)
Curt Mallory Defensive pass game coordinator / Secondary 1 Michigan (1992) Michigan – Secondary (2014)
John Richardson Cornerbacks 2 North Dakota State (2010) North Dakota State – Cornerbacks (2013)
Zach Duval Director of Sports Performance / Head Strength and Conditioning Coach 2 Nebraska (1998) Buffalo – Director of Sports Performance (2013)
Quinn Brown Offensive Graduate Assistant 3 Missouri (2011) William Jewell – Tight ends / assistant special teams coordinator (2012)
Greg Holsworth Defensive Graduate Assistant 2 Occidental College (2012) Occidental College – Linebackers / Head Strength and Conditioning Coach (2014)
Shane LaDage Offensive Graduate Assistant 2 Southwest Minnesota State (2010) Saint Joseph's College – Wide receivers / tight ends (2013)
Grant Olson Defensive Graduate Assistant 1 North Dakota State (2014) North Dakota State – Student Assistant (2014)

Roster

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2016 Wyoming Cowboys Football

Quarterbacks

  •  2 Cameron Coffman – Redshirt senior (6'2", 197)
  • 12 Aaron Young – junior (6'2", 189)
  • 15 Nick Smith – Redshirt freshman (6'4", 221)
  • 17 Josh Allensophomore (6'5", 210)

Running backs

  •  8 Brian Hillsophomore (6'1", 211)
  • 16 Milo Hall – freshman (5'8", 188)
  • 21 Shaun Wick – senior (5'10", 215)
  • 22 Nico Evans – Redshirt freshman (5'9", 190)
  • 29 Kellen Overstreetfreshman (5'11", 200)
  • 32 Joshua Tapscott – sophomore (5'9", 205)

Fullbacks

  • 36 Drew Van Maanen – sophomore (6'1", 226)
  • 38 Wade Cicierski – Redshirt freshman (5'10", 222)
  • 47 Matt List – Redshirt freshman (5'11", 223)
  • 48 Jordan Ellis – junior (6'2", 226)

Wide receivers

  •  3 Joseph Parker – freshman (5'10", 175)
  •  4 Tanner Gentryjunior (6'2", 207)
  • 13 Tom Thornton – junior (6'1", 193)
  • 14 C.J. Johnson – freshman (6'2", 180)
  • 20 Justice Murphy – freshman (6'0", 180)
  • 25 Dameko Doddles – freshman (6'2", 205)
  • 30 Jacob McGarvin – sophomore (5'9", 159)
  • 80 James Price – freshman (6'2", 180)
  • 81 Justin Berger – Redshirt senior (6'2", 198)
  • 82 Tanner Simpson – junior (6'2", 188)
  • 83 Jake Maulhardt – junior (6'6", 205)
  • 87 Joshua Clausen – freshman (6'4", 193)
  •   Weston Dinsmore – freshman (6'3", 195)

Tight ends

  • 84 Grant Lewis – Redshirt freshman (6'5", 220)
  • 85 Tyree Mayfield – Redshirt freshman (6'3", 223)
  • 88 Jacob Hollisterjunior (6'4", 224)
 

Offensive linemen

  • 51 Troy Boyland – senior (6'2", 298)
  • 58 Taylor Knestis – sophomore (6'5", 297)
  • 59 Ryan Cummings – sophomore (6'6", 301)
  • 61 Kaden Jackson – freshman (6'2", 265)
  • 62 Eli Moody – Redshirt junior (6'3", 248)
  • 63 Rafe Kiely – senior (6'3", 301)
  • 64 Charlie Renfree – sophomore (6'3", 255)
  • 67 Cole Turner – Redshirt freshman (6'4", 276)
  • 69 Richard Bettencourt – Redshirt freshman (6'3", 280)
  • 72 Zach Wallace – freshman (6'7", 265)
  • 73 Chase Roullierjunior (6'4", 293)
  • 74 Brinkley Jolly – Redshirt freshman (6'5", 265)
  • 75 Kurtis Stirneman – sophomore (6'5", 280)
  • 77 Pahl Schwab – freshman (6'5", 284)
  • 79 Ryley Southam – Redshirt freshman (6'3", 270)
  •   Danny Bradfield – freshman (6'6", 226)

Defensive linemen

  • 34 Siaosi Hala'api'api – senior (6'2", 250)
  • 47 Tavita Faaiu – junior (6'3", 245)
  • 55 Eddie Yarbroughsenior (6'3", 251)
  • 57 Chase Appleby – junior (6'0", 252)
  • 60 Du'Ryan Ebbesen – junior (6'2", 299)
  • 62 Seth Edeen – sophomore (6'3", 203)
  • 68 Trevor Meader – junior (6'4", 222)
  • 70 Conner Cain – Redshirt freshman (6'4", 252)
  • 76 Jacob English – junior (6'5", 300)
  • 86 Adam Kinder – junior (6'2", 237)
  • 90 Uso Olive – junior (6'1", 305)
  • 91 Carl Grandersonfreshman (6'5", 185)
  • 92 Skylor Clinton – freshman (6'2", 225)
  • 93 Youhanna Ghaifan – freshman (6'4", 255)
  • 96 Sidney Malauulu – Redshirt freshman (6'3", 288)
  • 98 Dalton Fields – sophomore (6'3", 259)
  •   Brent Gilliland – freshman (6'4", 255)
 

Linebackers

  •  7 D.J. May – junior (5'11", 207)
  •  9 Malkaam Muhammad – senior (6'0", 215)
  • 11 Christian Irving – freshman (5'11", 195)
  • 11 Eric Nzeochajunior (6'3", 211)
  • 23 Tim Kamana – sophomore (5'11", 196)
  • 33 Josh Harshman – freshman (6'3", 200)
  • 36 Will Tutein – junior (6'2", 210)
  • 38 Jaylon Watson – freshman (6'0", 215)
  • 42 Kevin Prosser – freshman (6'2", 205)
  • 43 Ben Wisdorf – freshman (6'1", 183)
  • 44 Devin McKenna – junior (6'2", 215)
  • 45 Lucas Wacha – junior (6'1", 214)
  • 50 Luis Bach – freshman (6'2", 208)
  • 52 Waddie Love – sophomore (6'1", 188)

Defensive backs

  •  5 Tyran Finley – senior (5'9", 177)
  •  6 Ryon'e Winters – sophomore (6'0", 185)
  • 17 Isaiah Jefferson – sophomore (5'10", 188)
  • 18 Xavier Lewis – junior (6'0", 195)
  • 19 Anthony Makransky – Redshirt freshman (5'10", 170)
  • 20 Fred Jones – Redshirt freshman (5'10", 155)
  • 21 Antonio Hull – freshman (5'10", 185)
  • 22 Marcus EppsRedshirt freshman (6'0", 185)
  • 24 Kevin Jackson – freshman (6'3", 185)
  • 26 C.J. Jennings – Redshirt freshman (5'10", 180)
  • 27 Davion Freeman – freshman (5'9", 175)
  • 28 Andrew Wingardfreshman (6'0", 175)
  • 30 Logan Wilson – freshman (6'1", 185)
  • 31 Chavez Pownell Jr. – Redshirt freshman (5'11", 192)
  • 32 Adam Pilapil – Redshirt freshman (6'1", 189)
  • 35 Robert Priester – sophomore (5'9", 168)
  •   Jalen Ortiz – junior (5'9", 182)

Placekickers

  • 39 Justin Martin – Redshirt junior (5'10", 187)
  • 40 Tristan Bailey – freshman (6'1", 190)

Punter

  • 41 Ethan Wood – junior (6'3", 173)

Long snapper

  • 94 Brendan Turelli – junior (6'2", 216)

Box Scores

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North Dakota

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1 2 3 4 Total
North Dakota 7 7 0 10 24
Cowboys 0 0 0 13 13

Eastern Michigan

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1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 14 24 7 3 48
Cowboys 7 7 15 0 29

At Washington State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 14 0 0 0 14
Cougars 7 14 0 10 31

New Mexico

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1 2 3 4 Total
Lobos 14 14 7 3 38
Cowboys 0 14 7 7 28

At Appalachian State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 0 7 0 6 13
Mountaineers 14 7 7 3 31

At Air Force

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 0 3 0 14 17
Falcons 0 7 7 17 31

Nevada

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wolf Pack 0 7 7 7 21
Cowboys 0 21 7 0 28

At Boise State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 0 7 0 7 14
Broncos 17 7 10 0 34

At Utah State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 7 7 7 6 27
Aggies 14 16 7 21 58

Colorado State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 17 6 3 0 26
Cowboys 0 0 0 7 7

At San Diego State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 0 0 0 3 3
Aztecs 14 7 3 14 38

UNLV

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rebels 7 0 7 14 28
Cowboys 0 14 7 14 35

Statistics

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source:[2]

Team

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Offense

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Defense

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Key: SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles, TOT: Total Tackles, TFL: Tackles-for-loss, SACK: Quarterback Sacks, INT: Interceptions, BU: Passes Broken Up, QBH: Quarterback Hits, FF: Forced Fumbles, FR: Fumbles Recovered, BLK: Kicks or Punts Blocked, SAF: Safeties

Special teams

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Scores by quarter (all opponents)

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1 2 3 4 Total
All opponents 125 116 65 102 408
Wyoming 28 80 43 77 228

References

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  1. ^ "2015 Wyoming Cowboys Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  2. ^ "2015 Season UW Statistics" (PDF). GoWyo.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.