2013 Wyoming Cowboys football team

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2013 Wyoming Cowboys football
Wyoming Athletics logo.svg
Conference Mountain West Conference
DivisionMountain Division
Record5–7 (3–5 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Pete Kaligis (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorJim Harding (1st season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Chris Tormey (2nd season; games 1–8)
Jamar Cain (interim; remainder of season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium War Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  2012
2014  
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

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.

Contents

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 * BTN L 34–3791,185 [3]
September 72:00 p.m. Idaho * RTRM W 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 Force ESPNU W 56–2335,389 [4]
September 285:00 p.m.at Texas State * LHN L 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 State RTRML 44–5116,123 [4]
November 98:15 p.m.No. 17 Fresno State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
ESPN2 L 10–4815,700 [4]
November 168:15 p.m.at Boise State ESPN2L 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 State RTRML 7–3521,325 [4]

[5]

Personnel

Coaching staff

NamePositionSeasons at
Wyoming
Alma materBefore Wyoming
Dave Christensen Head coach5 Western Washington (1985) Missouri – Assistant head coach / offensive coordinator (2008)
Pete Kaligis Asst. head coach / Co-Off. Coordinator / running backs coach5 Washington (1994) Montana – Offensive line coach (2008)
Jim HardingCo-offensive Coordinator / offensive line coach5 Toledo (2001) Troy HS – Head coach (2008)
Chris Tormey Defensive coordinator / safeties coach2 Idaho (1978) Washington State – Linebackers coach (2011)
Robin RossSpecial teams coordinator / Linebackers2 Washington State (1977) UNLV – Linebackers coach (2011)
Jamar Cain Defensive line coach1 New Mexico State (2002) Cal Poly – Defensive line coach (2012)
Nick DanielsonTight Ends / h-backs coach2 Occidental College (2011) University of Puget Sound – Assistant Offensive Line Coach (2012)
Jason Gesser Quarterbacks1 Washington State (2002) Idaho – Interim head coach / offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach (2012)
Renaldo Hill Cornerbacks2 Michigan State (2012) Denver Broncos – Cornerback (2010)
Derek SageWide receivers4 Cal State Northridge (2002) New Hampshire – Wide receivers coach (2009)

Roster

2013 Wyoming Cowboys Football

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)

Box Scores

@ Nebraska

1234Total
Cowboys7771334
#18 Cornhuskers10714637

Idaho

1234Total
Vandals0001010
Cowboys02121042

Northern Colorado

1234Total
Bears00077
Cowboys02101435

@ Air Force

1234Total
Cowboys14287756
Falcons1070623

@ Texas State

1234Total
Cowboys0140721
Bobcats77141442

New Mexico

1234Total
Lobos03141431
Cowboys14731438

Colorado State

1234Total
Rams1410141452
Cowboys078722

@ San Jose State

1234Total
Cowboys16771444
Spartans014221551

Fresno State

1234Total
#17 Bulldogs014142048
Cowboys1000010

@ Boise State

1234Total
Cowboys70007
Broncos141417348

Hawaii

1234OTTotal
Warriors1421714056
Cowboys1322714359

@ Utah State

1234Total
Cowboys00077
Aggies71414035

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)

1234OTTotal
All opponents761111301230440
Wyoming7813760973375

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