2008 Wyoming Cowboys football team

The 2008 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Joe Glenn, who was in his sixth year at Wyoming. They played their home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming and competed in the Mountain West Conference. Glenn was fired on November 23, after six seasons. Dave Christensen, the offensive coordinator from Missouri accepted the job as head coach on November 30.[1]

2008 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record4–8 (1–7 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBob Cole (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Breske (6th season)
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 30,514)
2008 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Utah $  8 –0   13 –0  
No. 7 TCU  7 –1   11 –2  
No. 25 BYU  6 –2   10 –3  
Air Force  5 –3   8 –5  
Colorado State  4 –4   7 –6  
UNLV  2 –6   5 –7  
New Mexico  2 –6   4 –8  
Wyoming  1 –7   4 –8  
San Diego State  1 –7   2 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 3012:00 pmOhio*
The Mtn.W 21–2020,430
September 61:30 pmAir Force
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
CBSCSL 3–2323,168
September 131:00 pmNorth Dakota State*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 16–1319,156[2]
September 201:00 pmat No. 14 BYU
The Mtn.L 0–4464,059
September 272:00 pmBowling Green*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
The Mtn.L 16–4517,411
October 47:30 pmat New Mexico
The Mtn.L 0–2428,752
October 1112:00 pmNo. 14 Utahdagger
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
The Mtn.L 7–4017,123
October 254:00 pmat TCU
The Mtn.L 7–5430,103
November 112:00 pmSan Diego State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
The Mtn.W 35–1011,779
November 811:00 amat Tennessee*
PPVW 13–799,489
November 137:00 pmat UNLV
CBSCSL 14–2218,154
November 2212:00 pmColorado State
The Mtn.L 20–3118,569
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

Game summaries

Ohio
See also: Ohio Bobcats football
1 2 3 4 Total
Ohio 7 10 0 3 20
Wyoming 7 7 0 7 21

In the opening game of the 2008 season, the Cowboys would down the Ohio Bobcats at home 21-20. In the first quarter, Ohio would score first on a 4-yard Theo Scott touchdown pass to Andrew Mooney, only to have to Cowboys answer with a 6-yard Devin Moore touchdown run to knot the game at 7-7 entering the second quarter. In the second, Wyoming would open the scoring with a 3-yard Dax Crum touchdown pass to J. Salyards and take a 14-7 lead. The Bobcats would answer with 10 consecutive points on a 100-yard Donte Harden kickoff return, and a 31-yard Barrett Way field goal in taking a 17-14 halftime lead. After a scoreless third, Ohio would extend its lead to 20-14 after converting a 34-yard Way field goal. The Cowboys would respond with what turned out to be the game-winning touchdown midway through the fourth on a 23-yard Crum touchdown pass to Donate Morgan to win by a final score of 21-20.[3]

Air Force
See also: Air Force Falcons football
1 2 3 4 Total
Air Force 0 3 10 10 23
Wyoming 0 3 0 0 3

In the Mountain West opener, the Cowboys would surrender 20 unanswered, second half points in this 23-3 loss to the Falcons. After a scoreless first, the Cowboys would respond to an Air Force field goal with a 47-yard Jake Scott field goal late in the second to tie the game at 3-3 going into the half for their only points on the afternoon.[4]

North Dakota State
See also: 2008 North Dakota State Bison football team
1 2 3 4 Total
North Dakota State 0 10 3 0 13
Wyoming 0 0 10 6 16

After falling behind in the third quarter by a score of 13-0 to the FCS Bison, the Cowboys would rally back with 16 unanswered points in taking a 16-13 victory at home. Midway through the third, the Cowboys would score their first points on a 2-yard Devin Moore touchdown run to close the gap to 13-7. Kicker Jake Scott would then provide the remainder of scoring on a pair of 28-yard field goals, and a third from 29-yards with only :04 seconds remaining in the contest to take the win.[5]

BYU
See also: 2008 BYU Cougars football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Wyoming 0 0 0 0 0
BYU 7 20 14 3 44

With two defensive touchdowns and outgaining the Cowboys 364-273 yards in total offense, the 14th ranked BYU Cougars were dominant in this 44-0 shutout at Provo.[6]

Bowling Green
See also: 2008 Bowling Green Falcons football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Bowling Green 7 17 14 7 45
Wyoming 0 10 0 6 16

[7]

New Mexico
See also: New Mexico Lobos football
1 2 3 4 Total
Wyoming 0 0 0 0 0
New Mexico 14 7 0 3 24

[8]

Utah
See also: 2008 Utah Utes football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Utah 10 17 7 6 40
Wyoming 0 0 0 7 7

[9]

TCU
See also: 2008 TCU Horned Frogs football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Wyoming 0 7 0 0 7
TCU 7 17 14 16 54

San Diego State
See also: 2008 San Diego State Aztecs football team
1 2 3 4 Total
San Diego State 3 0 7 0 10
Wyoming 7 21 7 0 35

Tennessee
See also: 2008 Tennessee Volunteers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Wyoming 7 6 0 0 13
Tennessee 0 0 7 0 7

UNLV
See also: UNLV Rebels football
1 2 3 4 Total
Wyoming 0 7 7 0 14
UNLV 3 6 0 13 22

Colorado State
See also: 2008 Colorado State Rams football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Colorado State 0 10 7 14 31
Wyoming 7 7 6 0 20

Coaching staff
NamePositionYears
at WY*		Alma mater (Year)
Joe GlennHead coach6University of South Dakota (1971)
Bryan ApplewhiteRunning backs/fullbacks6University of Northern Colorado (1998)
Mike BreskeAssistant head coach
Defensive coordinator/secondary
6South Dakota State University (1981)
Bob ColeOffensive coordinator
Quarterbacks coach
1Widener University (1982)
Marty EnglishLinebackers coach6University of Northern Colorado (1986)
Chad GermerOffensive line coach6University of Montana (1993)
Casey GlennOffensive line coach2Carroll College (2002)
Chris KnutsenSpecial teams coordinator
Outside linebackers coach
9Valparaiso University (1977)
Jason PetrinoDirector of football operations3Carroll College (2002)
Lance RobinsonDefensive line coach6University of Montana (1997)
Ron WisniewskiWide receivers coach
Recruiting coordinator
6Rutgers University (1987)

References
  1. Christensen to Wyoming, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, November 30, 2008
  2. "Back from the brink". Casper Star-Tribune. September 14, 2008. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Ohio vs Wyoming (Aug 30, 2008)". University of Wyoming Sports Information. Retrieved September 23, 2008.
  4. "Wyoming vs Air Force (Sept 6, 2008)". University of Wyoming Sports Information. Retrieved September 23, 2008.
  5. "North Dakota State vs Wyoming (Sept 13, 2008)". University of Wyoming Sports Information. Archived from the original on September 19, 2008. Retrieved September 23, 2008.
  6. "Wyoming vs BYU (Sept 20, 2008)". University of Wyoming Sports Information. Retrieved September 23, 2008.
  7. "Bowling Green vs Wyoming (Sept 27, 2008)". University of Wyoming Sports Information. Archived from the original on October 1, 2008. Retrieved September 27, 2008.
  8. "Wyoming vs New Mexico (Oct 4, 2008)". University of Wyoming Sports Information. Retrieved October 6, 2008.
  9. "Utah vs Wyoming (Oct 11, 2008)". University of Wyoming Sports Information. Archived from the original on October 20, 2008. Retrieved October 14, 2008.
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