2013 Wyoming Cowboys football team

The 2013 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cowboys were led by fifth year head coach Dave Christensen and played their home games at War Memorial Stadium. They were members of the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in Mountain West play to finish in fourth place in the Mountain Division.

2013 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
DivisionMountain Division
Record5–7 (3–5 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPete Kaligis (5th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorJim Harding (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorChris Tormey (2nd season: 1–8, fired)[1]
Jamar Cain (1st season: 9–12, interim)[1]
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 30,181)
2013 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Mountain Division
Utah State x  7 1   9 5  
Boise State  6 2   8 5  
Colorado State  5 3   8 6  
Wyoming  3 5   5 7  
New Mexico  1 7   3 9  
Air Force  0 8   2 10  
West Division
Fresno State x$  7 1   11 2  
San Diego State  6 2   8 5  
UNLV  5 3   7 6  
San Jose State  5 3   6 6  
Nevada  3 5   4 8  
Hawaii  0 8   1 11  
Championship: Fresno State 24, Utah State 17
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Defensive coordinator Chris Tormey was fired mid-season after two straight losses in which the Cowboys surrendered more than 50 points a game; Christensen promoted defensive line coach Jamar Cain to interim coordinator.[1]

On December 1, 2013, the university announced that head coach Dave Christensen had been fired from his position after five seasons with the program.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m.at No. 18 Nebraska*BTNL 34–3791,185[3]
September 72:00 p.m.Idaho*RTRMW 42–1022,030[4]
September 142:00 p.m.Northern Colorado*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 35–719,091[4]
September 218:15 p.m.at Air ForceESPNUW 56–2335,389[4]
September 285:00 p.m.at Texas State*LHNL 21–4222,150[4]
October 121:30 p.m.New Mexico
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
RTRMW 38–3122,853[4]
October 1912:00 p.m.Colorado State
RTRML 22–5224,953[4]
October 265:00 p.m.at San Jose StateRTRML 44–5116,123[4]
November 98:15 p.m.No. 17 Fresno State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
ESPN2L 10–4815,700[4]
November 168:15 p.m.at Boise StateESPN2L 7–4833,992[4]
November 2312:00 p.m.Hawaii
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY (rivalry)
W 59–56 OT12,227[4]
November 3012:00 p.m.at Utah StateRTRML 7–3521,325[4]

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Personnel

Coaching staff

NamePositionSeasons at
Wyoming
Alma materBefore Wyoming
Dave ChristensenHead coach5Western Washington (1985)Missouri – Assistant head coach / offensive coordinator (2008)
Pete KaligisAsst. head coach / Co-Off. Coordinator / running backs coach5Washington (1994)Montana – Offensive line coach (2008)
Jim HardingCo-offensive Coordinator / offensive line coach5Toledo (2001)Troy HS – Head coach (2008)
Chris TormeyDefensive coordinator / safeties coach2Idaho (1978)Washington State – Linebackers coach (2011)
Robin RossSpecial teams coordinator / Linebackers2Washington State (1977)UNLV – Linebackers coach (2011)
Jamar CainDefensive line coach1New Mexico State (2002)Cal Poly – Defensive line coach (2012)
Nick DanielsonTight Ends / h-backs coach2Occidental College (2011)University of Puget Sound – Assistant Offensive Line Coach (2012)
Jason GesserQuarterbacks1Washington State (2002)Idaho – Interim head coach / offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach (2012)
Renaldo HillCornerbacks2Michigan State (2012)Denver Broncos – Cornerback (2010)
Derek SageWide receivers4Cal State Northridge (2002)New Hampshire – Wide receivers coach (2009)

Roster

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Quarterbacks

  • 11 Colby Kirkegaard – senior (6'3", 198)
  • 13 Tommy Thornton – freshman (6'1", 205)
  • 16 Brett Smith – junior (6'3", 205)
  • 17 Jason Thompson – sophomore (6'2", 212)

Tailbacks

  •  7 D.J. May – sophomore (5'11", 196)
  •  8 Brandon Miller – senior (6'0", 188)
  • 22 Tedder Easton – senior (5'11", 260)
  • 24 Omar Stover – freshman (5'11", 192)
  • 26 Shaun Wick – sophomore (5'10", 190)
  • 32 Joshua Tapscott – freshman (5'9", 200)

Wide receivers

  •  1 Jalen Claiborne – junior (5'9", 175)
  •  2 Eric Nzeocha – freshman (6'1", 208)
  •  3 Trey Norman – junior (6'1", 170)
  •  4 Tanner Gentryfreshman (6'2", 190)
  •  5 Trent Sewell – freshman (6'2", 207)
  •  6 Robert Herron – senior (5'10", 187)
  •  9 Sam Stratton – junior (5'11", 196)
  • 18 Josh Smith – junior (6'3", 205)
  • 19 Keenan Montgomery – junior (6'1", 180)
  • 25 Spencer Bruce – senior (6'5", 225)
  • 27 Oscar Nevermann – freshman (6'1", 210)
  • 33 Dominic Rufran – junior (6'0", 185)
  • 81 Justin Berger – junior (6'2", 200)
  • 82 Tanner Simpson – freshman (6'2", 178)
  • 83 Jake Maulhardt – freshman (6'6", 197)
  • 89 Nico Brown – freshman (6'3", 205)

Tight ends

  • 42 Riley Lange – junior (6'3", 250)
  • 80 J.D. Krill – junior (6'6", 255)
  • 86 Luke Leddige – junior (6'2", 205)
 

Offensive linemen

  • 50 Albert Perez – junior (6'1", 285)
  • 51 Tyler Strong – senior (6'3", 312)
  • 58 Taylor Knestis – freshman (6'5", 270)
  • 62 Josh Teeter – freshman (6'3", 268)
  • 63 Rafe Kiely – sophomore (6'3", 296)
  • 64 Charlie Renfree – freshman (6'3", 283)
  • 65 Jesse Wilson – sophomore (6'1", 230)
  • 66 Zach D'Amico – sophomore (5'11", 275)
  • 69 Austin Tixier – freshman (6'3", 272)
  • 71 Austin Traphagan – sophomore (6'5", 308)
  • 72 Jake Jones – sophomore (6'3", 295)
  • 73 Chase Roullierfreshman (6'4", 312)
  • 74 Walker Madden – junior (6'9", 280)
  • 75 Kurtis Stirneman – freshman (6'5", 270)
  • 76 Jacob English – freshman (6'5", 305)
  • 77 Connor Rains – junior (6'7", 318)
  • 78 Nathan Leddige – freshman (6'5", 289)
  • 79 Connor Riese – freshman (6'7", 305)

Defensive linemen

  • 12 Sonny Puletasi – junior (6'3", 247)
  • 31 Sam Awrabi – freshman (6'3", 245)
  • 34 Siaosi Hala'api'api – sophomore (6'2", 240)
  • 46 Deven McKenna – sophomore (6'2", 225)
  • 52 Sam Hardy – freshman (6'3", 299)
  • 54 James Diamanti – freshman (6'4", 296)
  • 55 Eddie Yarbroughsophomore (6'3", 253)
  • 57 Chase Appleby – freshman (6'0", 289)
  • 60 Du'Ryan Ebbesen – freshman (6'2", 301)
  • 90 Uso Olive – freshman (6'1", 300)
  • 91 Troy Boyland – junior (6'2", 310)
  • 94 Adam Kinder – freshman (6'2", 206)
  • 95 Patrick Mertens – senior (6'5", 295)
  • 96 Justin Bernthaler – senior (6'2", 256)
  • 97 Dan Crook – junior (6'3", 266)
  • 98 Dalton Fields – freshman (6'3", 265)
 

Linebackers

  •  1 Jordan Stanton – junior (6'0", 246)
  •  3 Jeff Lark – sophomore (6'2", 203)
  •  8 Zack Berg – sophomore (6'2", 226)
  •  9 Malkaam Muhammad – sophomore (6'0", 225)
  • 12 Ruben Narcisse* – senior (6'1", 214)
  • 15 Nehemie Kankolongo – junior (5'11", 208)
  • 21 Mark Nzeochajunior (6'3", 230)
  • 22 Ryan Anaya – freshman (6'2", 240)
  • 43 Devyn Harris – senior (6'3", 229)
  • 44 J.J. Quinlan – senior (6'1", 238)
  • 45 Lucas Wacha – freshman (6'1", 201)
  • 47 Brandon Lukenbill – freshman (6'2", 224)
  • 53 Alex Borgs – junior (6'2", 224)

Defensive backs

  •  2 Marqueston Huff – senior (6'0", 195)
  •  4 DeAndre Jones – junior (6'0", 180)
  •  5 Jesse Sampson – junior (6'0", 188)
  •  6 B.J. Hendrix Jr. – sophomore (5'11", 184)
  •  7 Chad Reese – junior (5'11", 180)
  • 13 Darrenn White – junior (6'0", 184)
  • 14 Xavier Lewis – freshman (6'0", 190)
  • 16 Cortland Fort – freshman (6'0", 182)
  • 20 Blair Burns – junior (5'10", 180)
  • 23 Tim Kamana – freshman (5'11", 185)
  • 24 Zaquoya Parham – sophomore (5'10", 177)
  • 29 Timmy Hayes – freshman (5'9", 185)
  • 32 Jake Schiffner – junior (5'10", 181)
  • 35 Cooper Wise – freshman (5'9", 170)
  • 37 Luke Kellum – freshman (5'10", 184)
  • 38 Julian Hawkins – junior (5'8", 169)

Placekickers/Punters

  • 39 Justin Martin – sophomore (5'10", 178)
  • 40 Stuart Williams – junior (5'11", 180)
  • 91 Ethan Wood – freshman (6'3", 165)
  • 92 Taylor King – freshman (5'9", 173)
  • 93 Kris Mull – freshman (5'11", 155)

Longsnapper

  • 94 Brendan Turelli – freshman (6'2", 240)
  • The name of Ruben Narcisse, who died in a car accident on Sept. 6, 2010, will remain on the Wyoming roster until his freshman class of 2010 graduates as his teammates and coaches wish to continue to honor him as a member of the Wyoming Cowboys. His class indicates the year in school he would be this season.

Box Scores

@ Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 7 7 7 13 34
#18 Cornhuskers 10 7 14 6 37

Idaho

1 2 3 4 Total
Vandals 0 0 0 10 10
Cowboys 0 21 21 0 42

Northern Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 0 7 7
Cowboys 0 21 0 14 35

@ Air Force

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 14 28 7 7 56
Falcons 10 7 0 6 23

@ Texas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 0 14 0 7 21
Bobcats 7 7 14 14 42

New Mexico

1 2 3 4 Total
Lobos 0 3 14 14 31
Cowboys 14 7 3 14 38

Colorado State

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 14 10 14 14 52
Cowboys 0 7 8 7 22

@ San Jose State

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 16 7 7 14 44
Spartans 0 14 22 15 51

Fresno State

1 2 3 4 Total
#17 Bulldogs 0 14 14 20 48
Cowboys 10 0 0 0 10

@ Boise State

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 7 0 0 0 7
Broncos 14 14 17 3 48

Hawaii

1 2 3 4OT Total
Warriors 14 21 7 140 56
Cowboys 13 22 7 143 59

@ Utah State

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 0 0 0 7 7
Aggies 7 14 14 0 35

Statistics

Team

Offense

Defense

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

Special teams

Scores by quarter (all opponents)

1 2 3 4OT Total
All opponents 76 111 130 1230 440
Wyoming 78 137 60 973 375

References

  1. Associated Press (October 29, 2013). "Wyoming Fires Chris Tormey". ESPN. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
  2. Wolken, Dan (December 1, 2013). "Dave Christensen Out After Five Seasons at Wyoming". USA Today. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  3. "Wyoming Cowboys at #18 Nebraska Cornhuskers (August 31, 2013)". Statbroadcast.com. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
  4. "Wyoming Combined Statistics" (PDF). Wyoming Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  5. "2013–2014 Schedule". University of Wyoming Athletics. Archived from the original on October 4, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
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