RB Harrison Waylee – Wyoming Athletics)
Key Players Returning:
RB Harrison Waylee, OC Nofoafia Tulafono, OG Wes King, OG Jack Walsh, OT Caden Barnett, DE DeVonne Harris, DE Sebastian Harsh, DE Braden Siders, DE Tyce Westland, DT Jordan Bertagnole, LB Shae Suiaunoa, CB Tyrecus Davis, NB Wrook Brown, FS Wyett Ekeler, SS Isaac White, and PK John Hoyland.
Key Players Departing:
QB Andrew Peasley, WR/KR Ayir Asante, WR John Michael Gyllenborg, WR/KR Wyatt Wieland, TE Treyton Welch, OT Frank Crum, NT Cole Godbout, NT Gavin Meyer (USC transfer), LB Easton Gibbs, CB Jakorey Hawkins, CB Kolbey Taylor, PR Caleb Cooley, and PT Clayton Stewart.
(RB DJ Jones – Inside Carolina)
Top 10 Recruits:
4 Star Recruits: ATH Bleyne Bryant (Bowling Green, Missouri).
3 Star Recruits: LB Dash Bauman (Lincoln, Nebraska), EDGE Eltoum Murgus (Kansas City, Missouri), CB Markie Grant (Houston, Texas), ATH Jake Wilson (Montgomery, Texas), RB DJ Jones (North Carolina transfer), LB Evan Eller (VMI transfer), ATH Deyon Batiste (Cypress, Texas), DL Garrett Combs (Temple, Texas), and LB Jack Harvey (Baldwin City, Kansas).
2023 Results:
G01 TEXAS TECH W (2OT) W 35-33
G02 PORTLAND STATE W 31-17
G03 @ #4 Texas L 10-31
G04 APPALACHIAN STATE W 22-19
G05 NEW MEXICO W 35-26
G06 #24 FRESNO STATE W 24-19
G07 @ Air Force L 27-34
G08 @ Boise State L 7-32
G09 COLORADO STATE W 24-15
G10 @ UNLV L 14-34
G11 HAWAII W 42-9
G12 @ Nevada W 42-6
BOWL vs. Toledo W 16-5
Team Info:
2023 Overall: 9-4 (5th in MWC)
Home: 7-0
Away: 1-4
Neutral: 1-1
MWC: 5-3
Non-MWC: 4-1
Head Coach: Craig Bohl
Wyoming: 0-0
Career: 0-0
Bowls: 0-0
(LB Shae Suiaunoa – Wyoming Athletics)
Returning Statistical Leaders:
Passing: Evan Svoboda (23-38, 200 yards, 60.5%, 5.3 avg., 0 TD, 1 INT)
Rushing: Harrison Waylee (164 car., 947 yards, 5.8 avg., 5 TD)
Receiving: John Michael Gyllenborg (23 rec., 360 yards, 15.7 avg., 3 TD)
TD’s Scored: Harrison Waylee (5)
Sacks: DeVonne Harris/Braden Siders (4)
Tackles: Shae Suiaunoa (93)
Interceptions: Wrook Brown (3)
Pass Deflections: Wyatt Ekeler/Isaac White (7)
Tackles For Loss: Sebastian Harsh (9)
Forced Fumbles: Wyatt Ekeler (2)
Kick Returns: None
Punt Returns: None
Kicking: John Hoyland (13-20 fg/fga., 65%, 38-39 xp/xpa., 77 pts.)
Punting: None
Projected Offensive Starters:
QB: 17 Evan Svoboda (RS JR/TR)
RB: 4 Harrison Waylee (SR/TR)
WR: 83 Will Pelissier (GR)
WR: 9 Alex Brown (RS SR)
WR: 2 Devin Boddie Jr. (RS SR/TR)
TE: 84 John Michael Gyllenborg (RS JR)
LT: 72 Caden Barnett (RS JR)
LG: 78 Wes King (RS SO)
OC: 77 Nofoafia Tulafono (RS SR)
RG: 79 Jack Walsh (RS JR)
RT: 71 Jake Davies (RS FR)
KR: 2 Devin Boddie Jr. (RS SR/TR)
PK: 46 John Hoyland (SR)
Projected Defensive Starters:
DE: 54 Sebastian Harsh (RS JR)
NT: 94 Ben Florentine (RS JR)
DT: 96 Jordan Bertagnole (GR)
DE: 93 DeVonne Harris (GR)
LB: 33 Connor Shay (RS SR)
LB: 43 Shae Suiaunoa (RS JR)
NB: 2 Wrook Brown (RS JR)
CB: 12 Tyrecus Davis (SR/TR)
CB: 13 Ian Bell (SO)
FS: 31 Wyett Ekeler (RS SR)
SS: 42 Isaac White (RS SR)
PR: 2 Devin Boddie Jr. (RS SR/TR)
PT: 0 Jack Culbreath (SR/TR)
(SS Isaac White – Wyoming Athletics)
Team Grades:
Offense
Quarterbacks: C
Running Backs: B
Wide Receivers: C
Offensive Line: A
Defense
Defensive Line: C
Linebackers: B
Secondary: B
Special Teams
Kick Returners: C
Punt Returners: C
Kickers: B
Punters: C
Schedule:
08/31 @ Arizona State Sun Devils | Wyoming trails the series 6-9. The Cowboys lost (0-45) the last meeting between schools in 1977.
09/07 IDAHO VANDALS | Wyoming leads the series 3-0. The Cowboys won (21-16) the last meeting between schools in 2019.
09/14 BYU COUGARS | Wyoming trails the series 30-46-3. The Cowboys lost (24-38) the last meeting between schools in 2022.
09/21 @ North Texas Mean Green | First meeting between schools.
09/28 AIR FORCE FALCONS | Wyoming trails the series 27-31-3. The Cowboys are 5-4 since 2014, and their last series win (17-14) was in 2022.
10/12 SAN DIEGO STATE AZTECS | The series is tied 19-19. The Cowboys lost (22-26) the last meeting between schools in 2019.
10/19 @ San Jose State Spartans | Wyoming leads the series 7-6. The Cowboys are 1-4 since 2014, and their last series win (24-9) was in 2018.
10/26 UTAH STATE AGGIES | Wyoming trails the series 28-40-4 The Cowboys are 4-4 since 2014, and they won (28-14) the last meeting between schools in 2022.
11/02 @ NEW MEXICO LOBOS | Wyoming leads the series 40-36. The Cowboys are 5-5 since 2014, and their last series loss (3-14) was in 2021.
11/15 @ Colorado State Rams | Wyoming trails the series 51-59-5. The Cowboys are 7-3 since 2014, and their last series loss (24-34) was in 2020.
11/23 BOISE STATE BRONCOS | Wyoming trails the series 1-17. The Cowboys are 1-9 since 2014, and their only series win (30-28) was in 2016.
11/30 @ Washington State Cougars | Wyoming trails the series 2-5. The Cowboys lost (19-41) the last meeting between schools in 2018.
Predictions:
Home: 3-3
Away: 2-4
Neutral: 0-0
MWC: 2-6
Non-MWC: 3-1
Overall: 5-7 (9th in MWC)
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