2015 Wyoming Cowboys football team

The 2015 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming as a member Mountain West Conference (MW) during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year head coach Craig Bohl, the Cowboys compiled an overall record of 2–10 record with mark 2–6 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the MW's Mountain Division. The team played home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming.

Schedule

Game summaries North Dakota

Eastern Michigan

At Washington State

New Mexico

At Appalachian State

At Air Force

Nevada

At Boise State

At Utah State

Colorado State

At San Diego State

UNLV

Personnel Coaching staff Name Position Seasons atWyoming Alma mater Before Wyoming Craig Bohl Head coach 2 Nebraska (1982) North Dakota State – head coach (2013) Steve Stanard Defensive coordinator / Linebackers 2 Nebraska (1989) North Dakota State – Linebackers (2013) Brent Vigen Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks 2 North Dakota State (1998) North Dakota State – Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks (2013) Mike Bath Running Backs / Fullbacks 2 Miami, Ohio (2001) Miami, Ohio – Interim Head Coach / offensive coordinator (2013) AJ Cooper Special teams coordinator / Defensive Ends 2 North Dakota State (2006) North Dakota State – Defensive ends / Co-Special Teams (2013) Scott Fuchs Offensive line 2 North Dakota State (1995) North Dakota State (2013) Gordie Haug Wide Receivers / Director of Recruiting 2 Bemidji State (2009) North Dakota State – Running backs (2013) Pete Kaligis Defensive tackles 7 Washington (1994) Montana – Offensive line (2008) Curt Mallory Defensive pass game coordinator / Secondary 1 Michigan (1992) Michigan – Secondary (2014) John Richardson Cornerbacks 2 North Dakota State (2010) North Dakota State – Cornerbacks (2013) Zach Duval Director of Sports Performance / Head Strength and Conditioning Coach 2 Nebraska (1998) Buffalo – Director of Sports Performance (2013) Quinn Brown Offensive Graduate Assistant 3 Missouri (2011) William Jewell – Tight ends / assistant special teams coordinator (2012) Greg Holsworth Defensive Graduate Assistant 2 Occidental College (2012) Occidental College – Linebackers / Head Strength and Conditioning Coach (2014) Shane LaDage Offensive Graduate Assistant 2 Southwest Minnesota State (2010) Saint Joseph's College – Wide receivers / tight ends (2013) Grant Olson Defensive Graduate Assistant 1 North Dakota State (2014) North Dakota State – Student assistant (2014)

Roster 2016 Wyoming Cowboys FootballQuarterbacks  2 Cameron Coffman – senior (6'2", 197) 12 Aaron Young – junior (6'2", 189) 15 Nick Smith – freshman (6'4", 221) 17 Josh Allen – sophomore (6'5", 210)

Running backs  8 Brian Hill – sophomore (6'1", 211) 16 Milo Hall – freshman (5'8", 188) 21 Shaun Wick – senior (5'10", 215) 22 Nico Evans – freshman (5'9", 190) 29 Kellen Overstreet – freshman (5'11", 200) 32 Joshua Tapscott – sophomore (5'9", 205)

Fullbacks 36 Drew Van Maanen – sophomore (6'1", 226) 38 Wade Cicierski – freshman (5'10", 222) 47 Matt List – freshman (5'11", 223) 48 Jordan Ellis – junior (6'2", 226)

Wide receivers  3 Joseph Parker – freshman (5'10", 175)  4 Tanner Gentry – junior (6'2", 207) 13 Tom Thornton – junior (6'1", 193) 14 C.J. Johnson – freshman (6'2", 180) 20 Justice Murphy – freshman (6'0", 180) 25 Dameko Doddles – freshman (6'2", 205) 30 Jacob McGarvin – sophomore (5'9", 159) 80 James Price – freshman (6'2", 180) 81 Justin Berger – senior (6'2", 198) 82 Tanner Simpson – junior (6'2", 188) 83 Jake Maulhardt – junior (6'6", 205) 87 Joshua Clausen – freshman (6'4", 193)   Weston Dinsmore – freshman (6'3", 195)

Tight ends 84 Grant Lewis – freshman (6'5", 220) 85 Tyree Mayfield – freshman (6'3", 223) 88 Jacob Hollister – junior (6'4", 224) Offensive linemen 51 Troy Boyland – senior (6'2", 298) 58 Taylor Knestis – sophomore (6'5", 297) 59 Ryan Cummings – sophomore (6'6", 301) 61 Kaden Jackson – freshman (6'2", 265) 62 Eli Moody – junior (6'3", 248) 63 Rafe Kiely – senior (6'3", 301) 64 Charlie Renfree – sophomore (6'3", 255) 67 Cole Turner – freshman (6'4", 276) 69 Richard Bettencourt – freshman (6'3", 280) 72 Zach Wallace – freshman (6'7", 265) 73 Chase Roullier – junior (6'4", 293) 74 Brinkley Jolly – freshman (6'5", 265) 75 Kurtis Stirneman – sophomore (6'5", 280) 77 Pahl Schwab – freshman (6'5", 284) 79 Ryley Southam – freshman (6'3", 270)   Danny Bradfield – freshman (6'6", 226)

Defensive linemen 34 Siaosi Hala'api'api – senior (6'2", 250) 47 Tavita Faaiu – junior (6'3", 245) 55 Eddie Yarbrough – senior (6'3", 251) 57 Chase Appleby – junior (6'0", 252) 60 Du'Ryan Ebbesen – junior (6'2", 299) 62 Seth Edeen – sophomore (6'3", 203) 68 Trevor Meader – junior (6'4", 222) 70 Conner Cain – freshman (6'4", 252) 76 Jacob English – junior (6'5", 300) 86 Adam Kinder – junior (6'2", 237) 90 Uso Olive – junior (6'1", 305) 91 Carl Granderson – freshman (6'5", 185) 92 Skylor Clinton – freshman (6'2", 225) 93 Youhanna Ghaifan – freshman (6'4", 255) 96 Sidney Malauulu – freshman (6'3", 288) 98 Dalton Fields – sophomore (6'3", 259)   Brent Gilliland – freshman (6'4", 255) Linebackers  7 D.J. May – junior (5'11", 207)  9 Malkaam Muhammad – senior (6'0", 215) 11 Christian Irving – freshman (5'11", 195) 11 Eric Nzeocha – junior (6'3", 211) 23 Tim Kamana – sophomore (5'11", 196) 33 Josh Harshman – freshman (6'3", 200) 36 Will Tutein – junior (6'2", 210) 38 Jaylon Watson – freshman (6'0", 215) 42 Kevin Prosser – freshman (6'2", 205) 43 Ben Wisdorf – freshman (6'1", 183) 44 Devin McKenna – junior (6'2", 215) 45 Lucas Wacha – junior (6'1", 214) 50 Luis Bach – freshman (6'2", 208) 52 Waddie Love – sophomore (6'1", 188)

Defensive backs  5 Tyran Finley – senior (5'9", 177)  6 Ryon'e Winters – sophomore (6'0", 185) 17 Isaiah Jefferson – sophomore (5'10", 188) 18 Xavier Lewis – junior (6'0", 195) 19 Anthony Makransky – freshman (5'10", 170) 20 Fred Jones – freshman (5'10", 155) 21 Antonio Hull – freshman (5'10", 185) 22 Marcus Epps – freshman (6'0", 185) 24 Kevin Jackson – freshman (6'3", 185) 26 C.J. Jennings – freshman (5'10", 180) 27 Davion Freeman – freshman (5'9", 175) 28 Andrew Wingard – freshman (6'0", 175) 30 Logan Wilson – freshman (6'1", 185) 31 Chavez Pownell Jr. – freshman (5'11", 192) 32 Adam Pilapil – freshman (6'1", 189) 35 Robert Priester – sophomore (5'9", 168)   Jalen Ortiz – junior (5'9", 182)

Placekickers 39 Justin Martin – junior (5'10", 187) 40 Tristan Bailey – freshman (6'1", 190)

Punter 41 Ethan Wood – junior (6'3", 173)

Long snapper 94 Brendan Turelli – junior (6'2", 216)

Statistics Team Team Statistics Wyoming Opponents Points 228 408 First Downs 237 261 Rushing 119 137 Passing 95 103 Penalty 23 21 Rushing Yards 2081 2702 Rushing Attempts 478 512 Average Per Rush 4.4 5.3 Long 72 74 Rushing TDs 12 28 Passing Yards 2247 2363 Comp–Att 183–308 186–279 Comp % 59.4% 66.7% Average Per Game 187.2 196.9 Average per Attempt 7.3 8.5 Passing TDs 20 23 INT's 11 5 Touchdowns 32 53 Passing 20 28 Rushing 12 23 Defensive 0 1 Interceptions 5 11 Yards 32 250 Long 19 91 Total Offense 4328 5065 Total Plays 786 791 Average Per Yards/Game 360.7 422.1 Kick Returns: # – Yards 33–776 24–511 TDs 0 0 Long 49 37 Punts 68 48 Yards 2800 2146 Average 41.2 44.7 Punt Returns: # – Yards 14–105 21–97 TDs 0 1 Long 24 20 Fumbles – Fumbles Lost 17–10 9–5 Opposing TD's 53 32 Penalties – Yards 75–681 58–600 3rd–Down Conversions 52/156 68/149 4th–Down Conversions 14/23 7/13 Takeaways 10 21 Field Goals 2–8 13–18 Extra Point 28–31 51–53 Sacks 10 31 Sack Against 31 10 Yards 69 234

Offense Passing Statistics NAME GP CMP ATT YDS CMP% TD INT Cameron Coffman 9 152 241 1951 63.1 18 10 Nick Smith 5 27 60 245 45.0 2 1 Josh Allen 2 4 6 51 66.7 0 0 Team 6 0 1 0 0.0 0 0

Rushing Statistics NAME GP CAR YDS LONG TD Brian Hill 12 281 1631 72 6 Nick Smith 5 45 157 20 2 Shaun Wick 4 43 97 24 1 Josh Tapscott 8 17 86 30 0 Kellen Overstreet 12 16 84 16 1 Nico Evans 10 14 56 17 0 Tanner Gentry 7 5 48 15 0 Josh Allen 2 3 40 24 0 Justin Berger 7 1 8 8 1 Justice Murphy 11 2 6 5 1TOTALS 12 478 2081 72 12

Receiving Statistics NAME GP REC YDS LONG TD Jake Maulhardt 12 57 653 42 8 Tanner Gentry 7 37 678 92 4 Jacob Hollister 12 26 355 64 3 Brian Hill 12 20 132 21 0 James Price 12 12 143 35 1 Joseph Parker 12 7 68 16 0 Shaun Wick 4 5 49 20 1 Tyree Mayfield 12 4 21 12 1 Kellen Overstreet 12 3 33 21 0 Josh Harshman 11 2 39 26 1 Justin Berger 7 2 35 22 0 Josh Tapscott 8 2 10 8 1 Tayton Montgomery 8 2 6 4 0 Drew Van Maanen 12 2 4 4 0 Justice Murphy 11 1 17 17 0 TOTALS 12 183 2247 92 20

Defense Defensive Statistics # NAME GP SOLO AST TOT TFL-YDS SACKS INT-YDS BU QBH FR–YDS FF BLK SAF 28 Andrew Wingard 12 83 39 122 7.0–18 0.0–0 1–0 2 1 0–0 1 0 0 45 Lucas Wacha 11 46 50 96 6.0–18 0.0–0 0–0 0 1 0–0 1 0 0 35 Marcus Epps 11 59 24 83 2.0–5 0.0–0 2–27 4 0 0–0 1 0 0 7 D.J. May 11 42 27 69 4.5–22 1.0–18 0–0 10 0 1–0 0 0 0 55 Eddie Yarbrough 12 30 32 62 10.5–49 7.0–41 0–0 1 0 1–0 1 1 0 2 Robert Priester 11 36 14 50 2.0–2 0.0–0 1–0 3 0 1–5 1 0 0 91 Carl Granderson 12 21 15 36 6.0–18 1.0–5 0–0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 11 Eric Nzeocha 11 20 15 35 1.0–1 0.0–0 0–0 1 0 0–0 1 0 0 1 Antonio Hull 12 18 15 33 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 6 0 1–0 0 0 0 34 Siaosi Hala'api'api 12 18 13 31 4.5–9 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 23 Tim Kamana 12 16 15 31 1.0–4 0.0–0 1–5 1 0 0–0 0 0 0 96 Sidney Malauulu 12 9 10 19 0.5–1 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 31 Chavez Pownell, Jr. 11 10 8 18 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 26 C.J. Jennings 10 14 4 18 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 1 0 0–0 0 0 0 90 Uso Olive 12 2 15 17 1.5–2 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0–0 0 1 0 10 Adam Pilapil 11 5 8 13 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 87 Conner Cain 11 4 8 12 1.5–2 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 57 Chase Appleby 7 5 6 11 0.5–2 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 19 Anthony Makransky 8 6 4 10 1.0–3 0.0–0 0–0 1 0 0–0 0 0 0 5 Tyran Finley 6 8 2 10 1.0–4 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 36 Will Tutein 11 3 5 8 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 22 Nico Evans 10 4 3 7 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 42 Kevin Prosser 12 4 2 6 1.0–5 1.0–5 0–0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 44 Devin McKenna 4 1 5 6 0.5–2 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 98 Dalton Fields 12 2 2 4 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 29 Kellen Overstreet 12 2 1 3 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 50 Luis Bach 7 1 1 2 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 47 Tavita Faaiu 2 1 1 2 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 85 Tyree Mayfield 12 1 1 2 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 9 Christian Irving 6 0 1 1 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 63 Rafe Kiely 12 1 0 1 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 73 Chase Roullier 12 1 0 1 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 72 Zach Wallace 12 1 0 1 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 20 Justice Murphy 11 1 0 1 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 3 Joseph Parker 12 1 0 1 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 TM Team 6 1 0 1 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 1–0 0 0 0 8 Brian Hill 12 1 0 1 0.0–0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 TOTAL 12 478 346 824 52–167 10–69 5–32 30 2 5–5 6 2 0 OPPONENTS 12 454 362 816 76–346 31–234 11–250 41 4 10–0 7 2 0 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 Interceptions Statistics NAME NO. YDS AVG TD LNG Marcus Epps 2 27 13.5 0 19 Andrew Wingard 1 0 0.0 0 0 Tim Kamana 1 5 5.0 0 5 Robert Priester 1 0 0.0 0 0 TOTALS 5 32 6.4 0 19

Special teams

Kicking statistics NAME XPM XPA XP% FGM FGA FG% 1–19 20–29 30–39 40–49 50+ LNG PTS Tristan Bailey 28 31 90.3% 2 8 25.0% 0–0 0–0 1–4 1–4 0–0 41 34 TOTALS 28 31 90.3% 2 8 25.0% 0–0 0–0 1–4 1–4 0–0 41 34

Kick return statistics NAME RTNS YDS AVG TD LNG D.J. May 24 630 26.2 0 49 Nico Evans 2 21 10.5 0 9 Tanner Gentry 2 15 7.5 0 15 Drew Van Maanen 2 35 17.5 0 19 Kellen Overstreet 2 51 25.5 0 26 Justice Murphy 1 24 24.0 0 24 TOTALS 33 776 23.5 0 49

Punting statistics NAME PUNTS YDS AVG LONG TB FC I–20 50+ BLK Ethan Wood 67 2800 41.8 67 4 9 19 12 1 Team 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 68 2800 41.2 67 4 9 19 12 1