2014 Wyoming Cowboys football team

The 2014 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW) during the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Craig Bohl, the Cowboys compiled an overall record of 4–8 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, tying for fifth place at the bottom of the standings in the MW's Mountain Division. The team played home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming.

Schedule

Game sumamries Montana

Air Force

At No. 2 Oregon

Florida Atlantic

At Michigan State

At Hawaii

San Jose State

At Colorado State

At Fresno State

Utah State

Boise State

At New Mexico

Personnel Coaching staff Name Position Seasons atWyoming Alma mater Before Wyoming Craig Bohl Head coach 1 Nebraska (1982) North Dakota State – head coach (2013) Steve Stanard Defensive coordinator / Linebackers 1 Nebraska (1989) North Dakota State – Linebackers (2013) Brent Vigen Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks 1 North Dakota State (1998) North Dakota State – Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks (2013) Mike Bath Running Backs / Fullbacks 1 Miami, Ohio (2001) Miami, Ohio – Interim Head Coach / offensive coordinator (2013) David Brown II Secondary / Safeties 1 Cal Poly (1996) Fresno State – Safeties (2013) Kenni Burns Wide receivers 1 Indiana (2006) North Dakota State – Wide receivers / recruiting coordinator (2013) AJ Cooper Special teams coordinator / Defensive Ends 1 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) Pete Kaligis Defensive tackles 6 Washington (1994) Montana – Offensive line (2008) John Richardson Cornerbacks 1 North Dakota State (2010) North Dakota State – Cornerbacks (2013) Zach Duval Director of Sports Performance / Head Strength and Conditioning Coach 1 Nebraska (1998) Buffalo – Director of Sports Performance (2013) Quinn Brown Offensive Graduate Assistant 2 Missouri (2011) William Jewell – Tight ends / assistant special teams coordinator (2012) Shane LaDage Offensive Graduate Assistant 1 Southwest Minnesota State (2010) Saint Joseph's College – Wide receivers / tight ends (2013) Kevin May Defensive Graduate Assistant 2 Occidental College (2011) Occidental College – Assistant Greg Holsworth Defensive Graduate Assistant 1 Occidental College (2012) Occidental College – Linebackers Cory Sullivan Defensive Graduate Assistant 2 Oregon (2013) Oregon – Student assistant (2012)

Roster 2016 Wyoming Cowboys FootballQuarterbacks  1 Sam Stratton – senior (5'11", 190) 11 Colby Kirkegaard – senior (6'3", 205) 12 Aaron Young – sophomore (6'2", 201) 13 Tom Thornton – sophomore (6'1", 205) 15 Nick Smith – freshman (6'4", 215) 16 Austin Fort – freshman (6'4", 218) 17 Cameron Coffman – senior (6'2", 186)

Running backs  7 D.J. May – sophomore (5'11", 205)  8 Brian Hill – freshman (6'1" 204) 21 Shaun Wick – junior (5'10", 212) 22 Nico Evans – freshman (5'9", 186) 24 Omar Stover – sophomore (5'11", 207) 27 Oscar Nevermann – sophomore (6'1", 213) 32 Joshua Tapscott – freshman (5'9", 205)

Fullbacks 36 Drew Van Maanen – freshman (6'1", 222)

Wide receivers  3 Trey Norman – senior (6'1", 175)  4 Tanner Gentry – sophomore (6'2", 198)  5 Trent Sewell – sophomore (6'2", 196)  9 Jalen Claiborne – senior (5'9", 175) 17 Josh Smith – senior (6'3", 205) 19 Keenan Montgomery – senior (6'1", 186) 30 Jacob McGarvin – freshman (5'9", 159) 33 Dominic Rufran – senior (6'0", 188) 81 Justin Berger – senior (6'2", 198) 82 Tanner Simpson – sophomore (6'2", 188) 83 Jake Maulhardt – sophomore (6'6", 215) 87 Colin Gilbert – freshman (6'2", 184)

Tight ends  2 Eric Nzeocha – sophomore (6'3", 211) 25 J.D. Krill – senior (6'6", 246) 80 Brinkley Jolly – freshman (6'5", 265) 84 Grant Lewis – freshman (6'5", 225) 85 Tyree Mayfield – freshman (6'3", 223) 88 Jacob Hollister – sophomore (6'4", 230) 96 Micah Jones – sophomore (6'3", 220) Offensive linemen 52 Sam Hardy – sophomore (6'3", 294) 58 Taylor Knestis – freshman (6'5", 288) 59 Ryan Cummings – freshman (6'5", 294) 63 Rafe Kiely – junior (6'3", 306) 64 Charlie Renfree – freshman (6'3", 268) 65 Jesse Wilson – junior (6'1", 245) 66 Zach D'Amico – junior (5'11", 275) 67 Cole Turner – freshman (6'4", 285) 68 Brayton Medina – freshman (6'5", 302) 69 Richard Bettencourt – freshman (6'3", 284) 71 Austin Traphagan – junior (6'5", 272) 72 Jake Jones – junior (6'3", 295) 73 Chase Roullier – sophomore (6'4", 293) 75 Kurtis Stirneman – freshman (6'5", 270) 76 Jacob English – sophomore (6'5", 300) 77 Connor Rains – senior (6'7", 309) 78 Nathan Leddige – sophomore (6'5", 289)

Defensive linemen 34 Siaosi Hala'api'api – junior (6'2", 255) 42 Riley Lange – senior (6'3", 250) 50 Sonny Puletasi – senior (6'3", 251) 55 Eddie Yarbrough – junior (6'3", 251) 57 Chase Appleby – sophomore (6'0", 260) 60 Du'Ryan Ebbesen – freshman (6'2", 288) 61 Wyatt Mirich – junior (6'3", 205) 62 Seth Edeen – freshman (6'3", 203) 70 Conner Cain – freshman (6'4", 243) 86 Adam Kinder – sophomore (6'2", 206) 90 Uso Olive – sophomore (6'1", 301) 91 Troy Boyland – junior (6'2", 297) 91 John Jackson – freshman (6'2", 280) 93 Jonathan Kongbo – freshman (6'6", 250) 95 Patrick Mertens – senior (6'5", 285) 96 Sidney Malauulu – freshman (6'3", 283) 97 Dan Crook – senior (6'3", 272) 98 Dalton Fields – freshman (6'3", 272) 99 Joshua Stanton – freshman (6'3", 240) Linebackers  1 Jordan Stanton – senior (6'0", 246)  3 Jeff Lark – junior (6'2", 213)  9 Malkaam Muhammad – junior (6'0", 228) 21 Mark Nzeocha – senior (6'3", 239) 28 Nehemie Kankolongo – senior (5'11", 219) 30 Brecken Biggs – freshman (6'0", 178) 40 Sam Boyd – freshman (6'1", 190) 43 Devyn Harris – senior (6'3", 234) 45 Lucas Wacha – sophomore (6'1", 214) 48 Alex Bush – freshman (6'2", 231) 53 Alex Borgs – senior (6'2", 229)

Defensive backs  4 DeAndre Jones – senior (6'0", 186)  5 Jesse Sampson – senior (6'0", 200)  6 Ryon'e Winters – freshman (6'0", 180) 13 Darrenn White – senior (6'0", 192) 14 Tyran Finley – junior (5'9", 177) 18 Xavier Lewis – sophomore (6'0", 195) 20 Blair Burns – senior (5'10", 186) 23 Tim Kamana – freshman (5'11", 196) 24 Zaquoya Parham – junior (5'10", 181) 26 C.J. Jennings – freshman (5'10", 180) 29 Tim Hayes – sophomore (5'9", 189) 31 Chavez Pownell Jr. – freshman (5'11", 192) 32 Jake Schiffner – senior (5'10", 181) 35 Robert Priester – freshman (5'9", 168) 37 Luke Kellum – sophomore (5'10", 184) 48 Waddie Love – freshman (6'1", 188)

Placekickers 39 Justin Martin – junior (5'10", 178) 40 Stuart Williams – senior (5'11", 180)

Punter 41 Ethan Wood – sophomore (6'3", 173)

Long snapper 94 Brendan Turelli – sophomore (6'2", 225)

Statistics Team Team Statistics Wyoming Opponents Points 253 394 First Downs 221 252 Rushing 83 120 Passing 124 122 Penalty 14 10 Rushing Yards 1838 2436 Rushing Attempts 448 55 Average Per Rush 4.1 5.2 Long 89 69 Rushing TDs 17 24 Passing Yards 2733 2733 Comp–Att 212–375 214–325 Comp % 56.5% 65.8% Average Per Game 227.8 227.8 Average per Attempt 7.3 8.4 Passing TDs 12 22 INT's 10 3 Touchdowns 31 51 Passing 12 22 Rushing 17 24 Defensive 2 2 Interceptions 3 10 Yards 51 152 Long 51 38 Total Offense 4571 5169 Total Plays 823 790 Average Per Yards/Game 380.9 430.8 Kick Returns: # – Yards 29–581 34–830 TDs 0 1 Long 36 97 Punts 67 51 Yards 2761 2208 Average 41.2 43.3 Punt Returns: # – Yards 16–163 17–311 TDs 0 2 Long 39 80 Fumbles – Fumbles Lost 14–8 21–13 Opposing TD's 51 31 Penalties – Yards 63–520 56–519 3rd–Down Conversions 76/191 69/160 4th–Down Conversions 9/20 5/15 Takeaways 16 18 Field Goals 12–17 13–19 Extra Point 31–31 47–49 Sacks 14 44 Sack Against 44 14 Yards 93 277

Offense Passing Statistics NAME GP CMP ATT YDS CMP% TD INT Colby Kirkegaard 12 206 359 2660 57.4 12 9 Tom Thornton 4 4 10 50 40.0 0 1 Sam Stratton 11 2 5 23 40.7 0 0 Team 6 0 1 0 0.0 0 0

Rushing Statistics NAME GP CAR YDS LONG TD Brian Hill 12 145 796 89 7 Shaun Wick 9 126 753 57 6 D.J. May 6 56 260 58 2 Josh Tapscott 5 15 80 48 2 Sam Stratton 11 6 21 17 0 Dominic Rufran 12 6 15 18 0 J.D. Krill 12 0 10 0 0 Tom Thornton 4 5 9 6 0 Omar Stover 5 3 5 3 0 Jordan Ellis 8 1 5 5 0 Tanner Gentry 12 2 3 2 0 Jalen Claiborne 12 2 1 1 0TOTALS 12 448 2207 89 17

Receiving Statistics NAME GP REC YDS LONG TD Dominic Rufran 12 45 596 88 0 Jalen Claiborne 12 41 576 52 3 Tanner Gentry 12 32 435 44 2 Jake Maulhardt 12 21 274 53 1 Jacob Hollister 12 17 244 66 2 Brian Hill 12 13 204 40 0 Shaun Wick 9 10 62 12 0 D.J. May 6 8 144 41 2 Eric Nzeocha 12 8 65 16 0 J.D. Krill 12 7 48 15 2 Trey Norman 11 3 19 9 0 Jordan Ellis 8 2 28 16 1 Drew Van Maanen 12 2 25 23 0 Joshua Tapscott 5 1 10 10 0 Keenan Montgomery 12 1 4 4 0 TOTALS 12 212 2733 88 12

Defense Defensive Statistics # NAME GP SOLO AST TOT TFL-YDS SACKS INT-YDS BU QBH FR–YDS FF BLK SAF 43 Devyn Harris 12 43 40 83 5.5–13 0.0–0 0–0 2 0 2–78 2 0 0 55 Eddie Yarbrough 12 31 32 63 10.5–49 4.0–28 0–0 1 2 1–0 1 0 0 20 Blair Burns 12 38 25 63 1.5–12 0.0–0 0–0 2 1 2–63 2 0 0 10 Mark Nzeocha 7 35 24 59 3.0–16 2.0–12 0–0 5 0 1–0 2 0 0 45 Lucas Wacha 12 31 21 52 4.0–8 0.0–0 0–0 1 0 0–0 0 0 0 1 Jordan Stanton 10 25 20 45 2.0–5 1.0–4 0–0 0 0 1–0 1 0 0 23 Tim Kamana 12 27 17 44 0.0–0 0.0–0 1–0 2 0 0–0 0 0 0 13 Darrenn White 7 23 19 42 1.5–3 0.0–0 0–0 1 0 1–0 1 0 0 4 DeAndre Jones 8 28 13 41 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 2 0 0–0 0 0 0 95 Patrick Mertens 12 14 25 39 5.0–16 2.0–12 0–0 1 1 2–0 0 0 0 35 Robert Priester 11 29 10 39 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 2 0 1–0 2 0 0 3 William Tutein 12 24 11 35 2.0–5 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0–0 1 1 0 5 Jesse Sampson 6 20 13 33 0.5–2 0.0–0 0–0 4 0 0–0 0 0 0 90 Uso Olive 12 14 6 20 2.0–3 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 34 Siaosi Hala'api'api 12 13 7 20 5.5–50 3.0–34 0–0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 42 Riley Lange 10 9 8 17 2.0–3 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 14 Tyran Finley 11 14 3 17 2.0–7 0.0–0 2–51 1 0 0–0 0 0 0 57 Chase Appleby 12 7 5 12 1.0–4 0.0–0 0–0 2 0 1–0 0 0 0 50 Sonny Puletasi 8 4 7 11 1.5–3 0.0–0 0–0 1 0 1–0 0 0 0 37 Luke Kellum 4 7 3 10 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 29 Tim Hayes 8 6 4 10 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 1 0 0–0 0 0 0 16 Jeff Lark 9 2 8 10 0.5–0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 18 Xavier Lewis 11 5 4 9 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 62 Seth Edeen 4 4 2 6 2.0–3 2.0–3 0–0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 6 Ryon'e Winters 9 4 0 4 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 51 Troy Boyland 8 1 3 4 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 3 Trey Norman 11 3 0 3 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 27 Oscar Nevermann 11 3 0 3 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 5 Malkaam Muhammad 6 1 1 2 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 98 Dalton Fields 12 0 2 2 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 73 Chase Roullier 12 2 0 2 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 21 Shaun Wick 9 1 1 2 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 28 Nehemie Kankolongo 8 1 0 1 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 53 Alex Borgs 6 0 1 1 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 36 Drew Van Maanen 12 1 0 1 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 25 J.D. Krill 12 1 0 1 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 2 Eric Nzeocha 12 1 0 1 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0–0 0 1 0 94 Brendan Turelli 11 1 0 1 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 83 Jake Maulhardt 12 1 0 1 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 7 D.J. May 6 1 0 1 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 40 Stuart Williams 12 0 1 1 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 TM Team 6 1 0 1 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 1–0 0 0 0 8 Brian Hill 12 0 1 1 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 TOTAL 12 475 338 813 52–202 14–93 3–51 28 4 13–141 11 2 0 OPPONENTS 12 467 372 839 81–362 44–277 10–152 40 17 8–0 11 3 0 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 Interceptions Statistics NAME NO. YDS AVG TD LNG Tyran Finley 2 51 25.5 0 51 Tim Kamana 1 0 0.0 0 0 TOTALS 3 51 17.0 0 51

Special teams

Kicking statistics NAME XPM XPA XP% FGM FGA FG% 1–19 20–29 30–39 40–49 50+ LNG PTS Stuart Williams 31 31 100.0% 12 17 70.6% 2–2 2–2 5–5 2–6 1–2 50 67 TOTALS 31 31 100.0% 12 17 70.6% 2–2 2–2 5–5 2–6 1–2 50 67