2008 Wyoming Cowboys football team

2008 Wyoming Cowboys football
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	4–8 (1–7 MW)
Head coach	Joe Glenn (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Bob Cole (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Mike Breske (6th season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	War Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  2007 2009  →

2008 Mountain West Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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

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]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	12:00 pm	Ohio *	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	The Mtn.	W 21–20	20,430
September 6	1:30 pm	Air Force	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	CBSCS	L 3–23	23,168
September 13	1:00 pm	No. 1 (FCS) North Dakota State *	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY		W 16–13	19,156	[2]
September 20	1:00 pm	at No. 14 BYU	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	The Mtn.	L 0–44	64,059
September 27	2:00 pm	Bowling Green *	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	The Mtn.	L 16–45	17,411
October 4	7:30 pm	at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	The Mtn.	L 0–24	28,752
October 11	12:00 pm	No. 14 Utah	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	The Mtn.	L 7–40	17,123
October 25	4:00 pm	at No. 15 TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	The Mtn.	L 7–54	30,103
November 1	12:00 pm	San Diego State	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	The Mtn.	W 35–10	11,779
November 8	11:00 am	at Tennessee *	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	PPV	W 13–7	99,489
November 13	7:00 pm	at UNLV	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	CBSCS	L 14–22	18,154
November 22	12:00 pm	Colorado State	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY (Border War)	The Mtn.	L 20–31	18,569
*Non-conference game Homecoming 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

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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

Name	Position	Years at WY*	Alma mater (Year)
Joe Glenn	Head coach	6	University of South Dakota (1971)
Bryan Applewhite	Running backs/fullbacks	6	University of Northern Colorado (1998)
Mike Breske	Assistant head coach Defensive coordinator/secondary	6	South Dakota State University (1981)
Bob Cole	Offensive coordinator Quarterbacks coach	1	Widener University (1982)
Marty English	Linebackers coach	6	University of Northern Colorado (1986)
Chad Germer	Offensive line coach	6	University of Montana (1993)
Casey Glenn	Offensive line coach	2	Carroll College (2002)
Chris Knutsen	Special teams coordinator Outside linebackers coach	9	Valparaiso University (1977)
Jason Petrino	Director of football operations	3	Carroll College (2002)
Lance Robinson	Defensive line coach	6	University of Montana (1997)
Ron Wisniewski	Wide receivers coach Recruiting coordinator	6	Rutgers University (1987)

References

1. Christensen to Wyoming ^{[ permanent dead link ]}, 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.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
4. "Wyoming vs Air Force (Sept 6, 2008)". University of Wyoming Sports Information. Retrieved September 23, 2008.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
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.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
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.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
9. "Utah vs Wyoming (Oct 11, 2008)". University of Wyoming Sports Information. Archived from the original on October 20, 2008. Retrieved October 14, 2008.