The 2025 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year head coach Jay Sawvel, the Cowboys played home games on campus, at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming.
The Wyoming Cowboys drew an average home attendance of 23,433, the highest of all American football teams from Wyoming.
Schedule
Preseason Mountain West preseason media poll The Mountain West's preseason media poll was released on July 16, 2025. Wyoming was predicted to finished tenth in the conference.
Game summaries at Akron
Statistics WYO AKR First downs 19 13 Plays–yards 75–426 66–228 Rushes–yards 39–166 28–89 Passing yards 260 139 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19–36–1 16–38–1 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 33:16 26:44 Team Category Player StatisticsWyoming Passing Kaden Anderson 19/36, 260 yards, TD, INT Rushing Sam Scott 29 carries, 132 yards Receiving Chris Durr Jr. 8 receptions, 190 yards, TD Akron Passing Ben Finley 16/38, 139 yards, INT Rushing Marquese Williams 6 carries, 30 yards Receiving Sean Patrick 4 receptions, 47 yards
vs Northern Iowa (FCS)
Statistics UNI WYO First downs 13 25 Plays–yards 58–170 63–379 Rushes–yards 29–59 37–189 Passing yards 111 190 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16–29–2 20–26–0 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 30:41 29:19 Team Category Player StatisticsNorthern Iowa Passing Matthew Schecklman 15/26, 107 yards, 2 INT Rushing Christian Collins 4 carries, 22 yards Receiving Tysen Kershaw 6 receptions, 41 yards Wyoming Passing Kaden Anderson 17/23, 167 yards, 2 TD Rushing Terron Kellman 7 carries, 87 yards Receiving John Michael Gyllenborg 5 receptions, 65 yards, TD
No. 20 Utah
Statistics UTAHWYO First downs 31 15 Plays–yards 86–541 57–229 Rushes–yards 45–311 34–121 Passing yards 230 108 Passing: comp–att–int 27–41–0 12–23–1 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 35:30 24:30 Team Category Player StatisticsUtah Passing Devon Dampier 27/41, 230 yards, 2 TD Rushing Devon Dampier 13 carries, 86 yards Receiving Ryan Davis 10 receptions, 91 yardsWyoming Passing Kaden Anderson 12/23, 108 yards, INT Rushing Samuel Harris 8 carries, 68 yards Receiving Chris Durr 5 receptions, 40 yards
at Colorado
Statistics WYOCOLO First downs 20 23 Plays–yards 67–347 59–497 Rushes–yards 41–165 31–193 Passing yards 182 304 Passing: comp–att–int 12–26–0 18–28–0 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 32:04 27:56 Team Category Player StatisticsWyoming Passing Kaden Anderson 11/25, 176 yards, 2 TD Rushing Samuel Harris 19 carries, 126 yards Receiving Chris Durr Jr. 5 receptions, 50 yards, TDColorado Passing Kaidon Salter 18/28, 304 yards, 3 TD Rushing Kaidon Salter 11 carries, 86 yards, TD Receiving Omarion Miller 6 receptions, 88 yards, TD
UNLV
Statistics UNLV WYO First downs 15 21 Plays–yards 59–255 72–356 Rushes–yards 39–153 26–102 Passing yards 102 254 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 11–20–0 25–46–1 Turnovers 1 3 Time of possession 30:22 29:38 Team Category Player StatisticsUNLV Passing Anthony Colandrea 11/20, 102 yards, TD Rushing Jai'Den Thomas 16 carries, 96 yards Receiving Jaden Bradley 5 receptions, 65 yardsWyoming Passing Kaden Anderson 25/46, 254 yards, TD, INT Rushing Sam Scott 11 carries, 49 yards Receiving Jaylen Sargent 4 receptions, 55 yards
San Jose State
Statistics SJSU WYO First downs 21 20 Plays–yards 84–383 65–413 Rushes–yards 28–43 25–109 Passing yards 340 304 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 31–56–1 23–40–2 Turnovers 2 3 Time of possession 34:54 25:06 Team Category Player StatisticsSan Jose State Passing Walker Eget 23/37, 295 yards, 4 TD Rushing Lamar Radcliffe 7 carries, 29 yards Receiving Danny Scudero 10 receptions, 180 yards, 4 TD Wyoming Passing Kaden Anderson 23/39, 304 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Samuel Harris 9 carries, 47 yards Receiving Samuel Harris 2 receptions, 58 yards
at Air Force
Statistics WYO AFA First downs 25 19 Plays–yards 66–409 64–363 Rushes–yards 36–198 56–330 Passing yards 211 33 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 23–30–2 3–8–0 Turnovers 2 0 Time of possession 26:57 33:03 Team Category Player StatisticsWyoming Passing Kaden Anderson 23/29, 211 yards, TD, INT Rushing Terron Kellman 9 carries, 83 yards, 2 TD Receiving Jaylen Sargent 5 receptions, 65 yards Air Force Passing Liam Szarka 3/8, 33 yards Rushing Liam Szarka 26 carries, 141 yards, TD Receiving Jonah Dawson 1 reception, 18 yards
Colorado State (Border War)
Statistics CSU WYO First downs 15 18 Plays–yards 61–305 59–372 Rushes–yards 27–94 34–212 Passing yards 211 160 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19–34–3 17–25–0 Turnovers 3 0 Time of possession 28:11 31:49 Team Category Player StatisticsColorado State Passing Darius Curry 9/16, 112 yards Rushing Justin Marshall 6 carries, 33 yards Receiving Tay Lanier 3 receptions, 56 yards Wyoming Passing Kaden Anderson 16/24, 154 yards, 2 TD Rushing Sam Scott 3 carries, 68 yards, TD Receiving Chris Durr 7 receptions, 67 yards, TD
at San Diego State
Statistics WYO SDSU First downs 9 16 Plays–yards 62–185 62–390 Rushes–yards 35–89 40–196 Passing yards 96 194 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13–27–3 11–22–2 Turnovers 4 2 Time of possession 29:33 30:27 Team Category Player StatisticsWyoming Passing Kaden Anderson 12/24, 93 yards, 3 INT Rushing Landon Sims 4 carries, 52 yards Receiving Michael Fitzgerald 3 receptions, 46 yardsSan Diego State Passing Jayden Denegal 11/22, 194 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Lucky Sutton 28 carries, 158 yards, TD Receiving Donovan Brown 2 receptions, 51 yards
at Fresno State
Statistics WYO FRES First downs 9 23 Plays–yards 60–184 74–311 Rushes–yards 32–107 47–216 Passing yards 77 95 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 8–28–1 12–27–0 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 25:55 34:05 Team Category Player StatisticsWyoming Passing Kaden Anderson 6/23, 64 yards, 1 INT Rushing Samuel Harris 12 carries, 102 yards Receiving Chris Durr 2 receptions, 37 yards Fresno State Passing Carson Conklin 12/27, 95 yards, 1 TD Rushing Rayshon Luke 16 carries, 92 yards Receiving Josiah Freeman 2 receptions, 25 yards, 1 TD
Nevada
Statistics NEV WYO First downs 17 15 Plays–yards 58–271 64–220 Rushes–yards 40–213 23–68 Passing yards 58 152 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 11–18–0 23–41–0 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 34:50 25:10 Team Category Player StatisticsNevada Passing Carter Jones 11/17, 58 yards, TD Rushing Caleb Ramseur 19 carries, 88 yards Receiving Caleb Ramseur 1 reception, 21 yards Wyoming Passing Kaden Anderson 22/39, 157 yards, TD Rushing Sam Scott 11 carries, 48 yards Receiving Michael Fitzgerald 4 receptions, 53 yards
at Hawaii (rivalry)
Statistics WYO HAW First downs 16 14 Plays–yards 65–256 58–417 Rushes–yards 28–54 33–128 Passing yards 202 289 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20–37–1 17–25–1 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 29:02 30:58 Team Category Player StatisticsWyoming Passing Mason Drube 17/32, 179 yards, INT Rushing Damashja Harris 5 carries, 17 yards Receiving Deion DeBlanc 4 receptions, 39 yards Hawaii Passing Micah Alejado 17/24, 289 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Cam Barfield 15 carries, 77 yards, TD Receiving Jackson Harris 4 receptions, 153 yards, TD
Personnel Coaching staff + Name Position Consecutive Years Jay Sawvel Head coach 2nd Jay Johnson Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks 2nd Aaron Bohl Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers 9th Benny Boyd Co-Special Teams Coordinator/Cornerbacks 6th Jovon Bouknight Wide Receivers 1st Deonte Gibson Defensive Tackles 1st Gary Harrell Running Backs 1st Brian Hendricks Defensive Ends 3rd Shannon Moore Co-Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends/Fullbacks 7th Jason Petrino Safeties 1st Joe Tripodi Offensive Line 4th Eric Donoval Director of Sports Performance 8th Roster 2025 Wyoming Cowboys FootballQuarterback 7 Mason Drube – freshman (6'3" 218) 12 Kaden Anderson – sophomore (6'4" 230) 14 Landon Sims – sophomore (6'3" 210) 15 Gage Brook – sophomore (6'4" 237)
Running Back 4 Damashja Harris – graduate (6'4" 224) 5 Terron Kellman – junior (5'8" 210) 20 Jaden Lawrence – freshman (5'10" 185) 21 Nico Hamilton – freshman (5'10" 214) 22 Sam Scott – senior (6'2" 230) 24 Max White – graduate (5'10" 207) 26 Samuel "Tote" Harris – freshman (5'11" 170) 27 Dontae Burch – freshman (5'7" 189) 28 Patrick Broadway II – freshman (5'11" 200) 35 Nikos Varelas – sophomore (5'10" 193)
Wide Receiver 2 Eric Richardson – junior (5'11" 193) 3 Deion DeBlanc – freshman (5'10" 186) 6 Jaylan Bean – junior (6'4" 205) 8 Jaylen Sargent – senior (6'2" 186) 9 Jackson Holman – sophomore (6'3" 206) 11 Michael Fitzgerald – graduate (6'6" 210) 13 Chris Durr Jr. – sophomore (5'10" 173) 16 Ke'Lyn Washom – freshman (6'1" 195) 19 Charlie Coenen – junior (6'0" 194) 23 Tyler Nystrom – freshman (6'2" 195) 81 Pierre "PJ" Jackson – freshman (5'11" 160) 82 Bricen Brantley – sophomore (6'3" 181) 85 Clay Nanke – senior (6'6" 235)
Tight End 44 Tyler Hampton – senior (6'4" 250) 80 Justin Erb – senior (6'2" 245) 83 Kyle Frendt – freshman (6'5" 220) 84 John Michael Gyllenborg – senior (6'5" 250) 86 Evan Svoboda – senior (6'5" 250) 87 Isaac Schoenfeld – junior (6'5" 258) 88 Landon Pace – freshman (6'3" 240) 89 Jake Wilson – sophomore (6'5" 245)
Offensive Line 50 Giovanni Panozzo – freshman (6'5" 301) 55 Kalvin Janssen – freshman (6'3" 290) 57 Luke Sandy – junior (6'2" 299) 60 Wyatt Walters – sophomore (6'4" 296) 62 Spencer Rathbun – freshman (6'4" 265) 63 Braylon Jenkins – freshman (6'4" 308) 64 Brandt Rice – sophomore (6'5" 300) 65 Nathan Gelger – sophomore (6'5" 295) 66 Johnathan Bush – freshman (6'2" 290) 70 Rex Johnson – junior (6'5" 307) 71 Jake Davies – sophomore (6'7" 295) 72 Caden Barnett – senior (6'5" 320) 73 Caleb Hall – freshman (6'5" 286) 74 Tariq Miller – freshman (6'3" 290) 75 Cooper Lawson – freshman (6'4" 260) 76 Quinn Grovesteen-Matchey – sophomore (6'6" 310) 77 Josiah Petaia – sophomore (6'3" 296) 78 Wes King – junior (6'5" 310) 79 Jack Walsh – senior (6'3" 315)
Defensive Line 5 Brayden Wilson – senior (6'5" 260) 11 Esaia Bogar – junior (6'2" 238) 18 Peter Eyabi – junior (6'2" 240) 39 Elltoum Murgus – freshman (6'3" 220) 40 Tyce Westland – senior (6'5" 245) 44 Axel Ramazani – freshman (6'2" 220) 47 Jason Handy – freshman (6'4" 220) 52 Chisom Ifeanyi – graduate (6'4" 250) 53 Tegen Seeds – freshman (6'0" 307) 55 Kevin Sjogren – sophomore (6'5" 245) 58 Jordan Turbull – sophomore (6'5" 249) 68 Cody Crawford – sophomore (6'1" 294) 78 Alex Haswell – freshman (6'5" 281) 80 Cade Brook – freshman (6'3" 230) 88 Tell Wade – sophomore (6'3" 245) 90 Aneesh Vyas – graduate (6'2" 305) 91 Gabriel Ikechukwu – freshman (6'2" 260) 92 Dante Drake – sophomore (6'3" 292) 94 Ben Florentine – senior (6'1" 280) 95 Caleb Robinson – graduate (6'2" 295) 96 Henry Rehberg – freshman (6'2" 255) 97 Lucas Samsula – sophomore (6'4" 305) 98 Jayden Williams – sophomore (6'3" 302)
Place-Kickers 47 Erik Sandvik – sophomore (6'1" 200) 99 Keelan Anderson – freshman (5'10" 168)
Punters 18 Bart Edmiston – junior (6'0" 200) 43 Gavyn Helm – freshman (6'3", 210)
Long Snapper 45 Charlie Houston – freshman (5'10" 195) 52 Carson York – senior (6'1" 219) Linebacker 6 Evan Eller – graduate (6'0" 230) 9 Brayden Johnson – senior (6'3" 245) 21 Enock Sibomana – senior (5'11" 206) 26 Gary Rutherford – freshman (6'1" 231) 33 Parker Moore – freshman (6'2" 225) 34 Steven Perez – freshman (6'1" 205) 41 Cooper Mailand – sophomore (6'2" 225) 42 Ethan Stuhlsatz – senior (6'4" 241) 46 Dash Bauman – freshman (6'2" 240)
Defensive Back 2 Caleb Merritt – junior (5'11" 193) 3 Andrew Johnson – senior (6'1" 202) 4 Justin Taylor – sophomore (6'0" 200) 7 Markle Grant – freshman (5'11" 176) 8 Tyrese Boss – freshman (5'11" 195) 12 Desman Hearns – junior (6'0" 194) 13 Ian Bell – junior (6'1" 194) 14 BJ Inmon – sophomore (5'11" 182) 15 David Leonard – freshman (5'11" 180) 16 Bleyne Bryant – freshman (6'1" 206) 19 Malique Singleton – junior (6'0" 193) 20 Dainsus Miller – senior (5'10" 180) 20 LaFai Purcell – sophomore (5'11" 182) 22 Jaden DaCosta – sophomore (6'0" 202) 23 Jones Thomas – sophomore (6'2" 202)