The 2024 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming as a member Mountain West Conference (MW) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Jay Sawvel, the Cowboys compiled an overall record of 3–9 record with mark 2–5 in conference play, tying for tenth place in the MW. The team played home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming.
Previously the Cowboys' defensive coordinator for four years, Sawvel was promoted to head coach in December 2023, following the retirement of Craig Bohl, who led the program for ten seasons.
Schedule
Game summaries at Arizona State
Statistics WYO ASU First downs 8 27 Total yards 118 499 Rushing yards 40 241 Passing yards 78 258 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 10–20–2 14–22–0 Time of possession 22:56 37:04 Team Category Player StatisticsWyoming Passing Evan Svoboda 6/15, 42 yards, 2 INT Rushing DJ Jones 17 carries, 43 yards Receiving Tyler King 1 reception, 23 yardsArizona State Passing Sam Leavitt 14/22, 258 yards, 2 TD Rushing Cam Skattebo 11 carries, 49 yards, TD Receiving Kyson Brown 2 receptions, 73 yards, TD
No. 7 (FCS) Idaho
Statistics IDHO WYO First downs 14 16 Total yards 225 270 Rushing yards 124 144 Passing yards 101 126 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 12–21–0 10–26–0 Time of possession 31:20 28:40 Team Category Player StatisticsIdaho Passing Jack Wagner 12/21, 101 yards, 1 TD Rushing Nate Thomas 15 carries, 64 yards Receiving Jordan Dwyer 6 receptions, 66 yardsWyoming Passing Evan Svoboda 10/24, 126 yards, 1 TD Rushing DJ Jones 17 carries, 80 yards Receiving Will Pelissier 1 reception, 38 yards
BYU
Statistics BYU WYO First downs 23 13 Total yards 458 217 Rushing yards 140 77 Passing yards 318 140 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 25–39–1 14–32–1 Time of possession 33:22 26:38 Team Category Player StatisticsBYU Passing Jake Retzlaff 22/36, 291 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT Rushing Jake Retzlaff 6 carries, 62 yards Receiving Chase Roberts 6 receptions, 129 yardsWyoming Passing Evan Svoboda 14/32, 140 yards, 1 INT Rushing Evan Svoboda 10 carries, 42 yards, 2 TD Receiving Tyler King 3 receptions, 52 yards
at North Texas
Statistics WYO UNT First downs 15 28 Total yards 244 534 Rushing yards 69 216 Passing yards 175 318 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 15–28–0 30–43–0 Time of possession 28:13 31:47 Team Category Player StatisticsWyoming Passing Evan Svoboda 11/23, 155 yards, 1 TD Rushing Sam Scott 11 carries, 39 yards Receiving John Michael Gyllenborg 5 receptions, 56 yardsNorth Texas Passing Chandler Morris 28/41, 305 yards, 2 TD Rushing Shane Porter 13 carries, 120 yards Receiving DT Sheffield 8 receptions, 109 yards, 1 TD
Air Force
Statistics AFA WYO First downs 19 19 Total yards 320 361 Rushing yards 205 173 Passing yards 115 188 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 6–13–0 16–22–0 Time of possession 28:32 31:28 Team Category Player StatisticsAir Force Passing John Busha 6/13, 115 yards Rushing Aiden Calvert 3 carries, 54 yards, 1 TD Receiving Cade Harris 5 receptions, 106 yardsWyoming Passing Evan Svoboda 15/21, 165 yards Rushing Sam Scott 19 carries, 97 yards, 1 TD Receiving Chris Durr 3 receptions, 71 yards
San Diego State
Statistics SDSU WYO First downs 16 19 Total yards 356 371 Rushing yards 102 190 Passing yards 254 181 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16–27–1 12–31–2 Time of possession 29:17 30:43 Team Category Player StatisticsSan Diego State Passing Danny O'Neil 16/27, 254 yards, TD, INT Rushing Marquez Cooper 25 carries, 87 yards, TD Receiving Jordan Napier 4 receptions, 91 yards, TDWyoming Passing Evan Svoboda 12/31, 181 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Sam Scott 20 carries, 94 yards, TD Receiving Jaylen Sargent 2 receptions, 84 yards, TD
at San Jose State
Statistics WYO SJSU First downs 19 20 Total yards 366 498 Rushing yards 56 176 Passing yards 310 322 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–38–3 21–39–2 Time of possession 36:16 23:44 Team Category Player StatisticsWyoming Passing Evan Svoboda 14/27, 194 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Sam Scott 14 carries, 35 yards Receiving John Michael Gyllenborg 5 receptions, 137 yards, 1 TDSan Jose State Passing Walker Eget 20/38, 318 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT Rushing Floyd Chalk 12 carries, 91 yards, 1 TD Receiving Justin Lockhart 4 receptions, 129 yards
Utah State
Statistics USU WYO First downs 23 24 Total yards 378 470 Rushing yards 148 276 Passing yards 230 194 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 26–41–0 17–31–1 Time of possession 25:10 34:50 Team Category Player StatisticsUtah State Passing Spencer Petras 25/39, 194 yards, 2 TD Rushing Rahsul Faison 23 carries, 131 yards, 1 TD Receiving Otto Tia 6 receptions, 76 yards, 1 TDWyoming Passing Kaden Anderson 15/24, 182 yards Rushing Sam Scott 11 carries, 115 yards, 1 TD Receiving Chris Durr 9 receptions, 83 yards
at New Mexico
Statistics WYO UNM First downs 30 22 Total yards 604 576 Rushing yards 262 412 Passing yards 342 164 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20–29–1 16–31–1 Time of possession 37:13 22:47 Team Category Player StatisticsWyoming Passing Kaden Anderson 20/29, 342 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Harrison Waylee 27 carries, 170 yards, TD Receiving Jaylen Sargent 6 receptions, 186 yards, TDNew Mexico Passing Devon Dampier 16/31, 164 yards, TD, INT Rushing Devon Dampier 12 carries, 207 yards, 3 TD Receiving Ryan Davis 6 receptions, 74 yards, TD
at Colorado State
Statistics WYO CSU First downs 10 17 Total yards 237 446 Rushing yards 117 248 Passing yards 120 198 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13–30–0 15–18–0 Time of possession 25:10 34:50 Team Category Player StatisticsWyoming Passing Kaden Anderson 13/30, 120 yards Rushing Jamari Ferrell 6 carries, 74 yards Receiving Jaylen Sargent 3 receptions, 45 yardsColorado State Passing Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi 14/17, 192 yards, 1 TD Rushing Justin Marshall 16 carries, 104 yards Receiving Tommy Maher 1 reception, 53 yards, 1 TD
No. 12 Boise State
Statistics BSU WYO First downs 15 14 Total yards 352 319 Rushing yards 185 116 Passing yards 167 203 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14–26–0 15–27–0 Time of possession 25:56 34:04 Team Category Player StatisticsBoise State Passing Maddux Madsen 14/26, 167 yards Rushing Ashton Jeanty 19 carries, 169 yards, 1 TD Receiving Cameron Camper 5 receptions, 73 yardsWyoming Passing Kaden Anderson 9/14, 116 yards, 1 TD Rushing Harrison Waylee 16 carries, 69 yards Receiving Jaylen Sargent 4 receptions, 86 yards
at Washington State
Statistics WYO WSU First downs 22 15 Total yards 340 285 Rushing yards 134 103 Passing yards 206 182 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21–34–1 16–22–1 Time of possession 34:14 25:46 Team Category Player StatisticsWyoming Passing Evan Svoboda 21/34, 206 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Harrison Waylee 12 carries, 69 yards Receiving John Michael Gyllenborg 4 receptions, 61 yards, 1 TDWashington State Passing John Mateer 16/22, 182 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing John Mateer 18 carries, 56 yards, 1 TD Receiving Kris Hutson 5 receptions, 62 yards
Personnel Coaching staff + Name Position Consecutive Years Jay Sawvel Head coach 1st Mike Grant Associate Head Coach/Offensive Pass Coordinator/Wide Receivers 9th Jay Johnson Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks 1st Aaron Bohl Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers 8th Benny Boyd Co-Special Teams Coordinator/Cornerbacks 5th Gordie Haug Recruiting Director/Running Backs 11th Brian Hendricks Defensive Ends 2nd Shannon Moore Co-Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends/Fullbacks 6th Jeff Phelps Defensive Tackles 1st Joe Tripodi Offensive Line 3rd Eric Donoval Director of Sports Performance 7th
Roster 2024 Wyoming Cowboys FootballQuarterback 7 Jayden Clemons – senior (6'1" 212) 12 Kaden Anderson – freshman (6'4" 223) 13 Gage Brook – freshman (6'4" 215) 17 Evan Svoboda – junior (6'5" 245) 18 Deyon Batiste – freshman (6'5" 230)
Running Back 3 Dawaiian McNeely – senior (6'2" 204) 4 Harrison Waylee – senior (5'10" 203) 6 Jamari Ferrell – senior (5'8" 194) 16 DJ Jones – senior (5'11" 204) 21 Nico Hamilton – freshman (5'10" 200) 22 Sam Scott – junior (6'2" 228) 25 Dontae Burch – freshman (5'7" 177) 35 Kimball Madsen (FB) – junior (6'1" 229) 36 Caleb Driskill (FB) – senior (6'2" 241) 40 Cooper Mailand (FB) – freshman (6'2" 223)
Wide Receiver 2 Devin Boddie Jr. – senior (5'11" 184) 5 Tyler King – sophomore (5'9" 174) 8 Jaylen Sargent – junior (6'2" 182) 9 Alex Brown – senior (6'4" 200) 11 Justin Stevenson – freshman (6'1" 191) 14 Kayden LaFramboise – freshman (6'4" 210) 15 Chris Durr Jr. – freshman (5'10" 162) 19 Caleb Cooley – senior (5'7" 174) 23 Tyler Nystrom – freshman (6'2" 180) 24 Charlie Coenen – sophomore (6'0" 191) 33 Trey Olsen – freshman (6'1" 185) 82 Bricen Brantley – freshman (6'3" 166) 83 Will Pelissier – senior (6'3" 210) 88 Jaylan Bean – sophomore (6'4" 203)
Tight End 44 Tyler Hampton – junior (6'4" 241) 80 Justin Erb – sophomore (6'2" 236) 81 Hunter Kallstrom – freshman (6'4" 225) 84 John Michael Gyllenborg – junior (6'5" 245) 85 Clay Nanke – junior (6'6" 235) 86 Nick Miles – senior (6'5" 255) 87 Isaac Schoenfeld – sophomore (6'5" 253) 89 Jake Wilson – freshman (6'5" 220) Offensive Line 50 Giovanni Panozzo – freshman (6'5" 265) 53 Dante Gavito – sophomore (6'3" 282) 55 Tegen Seeds – freshman (6'0" 298) 57 Luke Sandy – sophomore (6'2" 230) 60 Wyatt Walters – freshman (6'4" 296) 62 Spencer Rathbun – freshman (6'4" 260) 63 Braylon Jenkins – freshman (6'4" 290) 64 Brandt Rice – freshman (6'5" 284) 65 Nathan Gelger – freshman (6'5" 265) 66 Alex Haswell – freshman (6'5" 230) 69 Abraham Bangoura – freshman (6'5" 290) 70 Rex Johnson – sophomore (6'5" 300) 71 Jake Davies – freshman (6'7" 286) 72 Caden Barnett – junior (6'5" 310) 73 Caleb Hall – freshman (6'5" 255) 74 Brycen Lotz – freshman (6'4" 270) 75 Alex Conn – junior (6'5" 310) 76 Quinn Grovesteen-Matchey – freshman (6'6" 301) 77 Nofoafia Tulafono – senior (6'2" 324) 78 Wes King – sophomore (6'5" 303) 79 Jack Walsh – junior (6'3" 313)
Defensive Line 34 Braden Siders – junior (6'3" 246) 39 Elltoum Murgus – freshman (6'3" 200) 40 Tyce Westland – junior (6'5" 239) 54 Sabastian Harsh – junior (6'3" 242) 55 Kevin Sjogren – sophomore (6'5" 240) 58 Jordan Turbull – freshman (6'5" 228) 59 Ethan Day – sophomore (6'4" 254) 68 Cody Crawford – freshman (6'1" 285) 88 Tell Wade – freshman (6'3" 249) 91 Jaden Williams – sophomore (6'4" 286) 92 Dante Drake – sophomore (6'3" 261) 93 DeVonne Harris – senior (6'4" 240) 94 Ben Florentine – junior (6'1" 276) 95 Caleb Robinson – senior (6'2" 286) 96 Jordan Bertagnole – senior (6'4" 290) 97 Lucas Samsula – freshman (6'4" 285) 98 Jayden Williams – freshman (6'3" 285) 99 Nathan Murphy – freshman (6'3" 265)
Place-Kickers 46 John Hoyland – senior (5'10" 196) 47 Erik Sandvik – freshman (6'1" 190) 99 Keelan Anderson – freshman (5'10", 166)
Punters 41 Jack Culbreath – graduate (6'4" 235) 43 Gavyn Helm – freshman (6'3", 210)
Long Snapper 52 Carson York – junior (6'1" 207) Linebacker 22 Evan Eller – senior (6'0" 228) 25 Cole DeMarzo – junior (6'4" 239) 26 Gary Rutherford – freshman (6'1" 200) 28 Adrian Onylego – freshman (6'3" 208) 33 Connor Shay – senior (6'2" 232) 43 Shae Suiaunoa – senior (6'3" 232) 44 Micah Young – junior (6'2" 209) 45 Read Sunn – junior (6'2" 231) 46 Dash Bauman – freshman (6'2" 200) 49 Nic Talich – junior (6'0" 215) 51 Jack Harvey – freshman (6'1" 205)
Defensive Back 2 Wrook Brown – junior (5'11" 184) 3 Andrew Johnson – junior (6'1" 196) 4 Keany Parks – sophomore (6'1" 168) 7 Markle Grant – freshman (5'11" 179) 8 Tyrese Boss – freshman (5'11" 170) 11 Charles Williams – freshman (6'0" 175) 12 Tyrecus Davis – senior (5'10" 186) 13 Ian Bell – sophomore (6'1" 186) 14 Naz Hill – freshman (6'3" 175) 15 David Leonard – freshman (5'11" 170) 16 Bleyne Bryant – freshman (6'1" 191) 18 Caleb Merritt – sophomore (5'11" 187) 19 Malique Singleton – sophomore (6'0" 190) 20 LaFai Purcell – freshman (5'11" 182) 21 Koa McIntyre – sophomore (6'0" 206) 23 Jones Thomas – freshman (6'2" 195) 24 Drew Jackson – freshman (5'11" 160) 27 Joaquin Sandoval – freshman (5'10" 175) 29 Isaac Sell – junior (5'10" 192) 30 Miles Tucker – freshman (6'0" 191) 31 Wyett Ekeler – senior (5'11" 200)