The 2023 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming as a member Mountain West Conference (MW) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by Craig Bohl in his tenth and final season as head coach, the Cowboys compiled an overall record of 9–4 record with mark 5–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the MW. Wyoming was invited to the Arizona Bowl, where the Cowboys defeated Toledo. The team played home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming.
On December 6, Bohl announced that would retire following the season. Wyoming an average home attendance of 23,163 in 2023.
Schedule
Preseason Preseason media poll In the Mountain West preseason media poll, Wyoming was picked to finish sixth in the conference.
Preseason All Mountain West teams
Position Player Class Offense OL Frank Crum Sr. Defense DL Jordan Bertagnole Jr. DL DeVonne Harris Jr. LB Easton Gibbs Jr. Specialists PK John Hoyland Jr.
Award watch lists + Award Player Position Year Ray Guy Award Clayton Stewart P Sr. Lou Groza Award John Hoyland PK Jr. Bronko Nagurski Trophy Easton Gibbs LB Jr. Outland Trophy Jordan Bertagnole DT Jr. Chuck Bednarik Award Easton Gibbs LB Jr. Butkus Award Easton Gibbs LB Jr.
Game summaries Texas Tech
Portland State
at No. 4 Texas
Appalachian State
New Mexico
No. 24 Fresno State
at Air Force
at Boise State
Colorado State
at UNLV
Hawaii
at Nevada
vs Toledo—Arizona Bowl
Personnel Coaching staff + Name Position Consecutive Years Craig Bohl Head coach 10th Mike Grant Associate Head Coach/Offensive Pass Coordinator/Wide Receivers 8th Oscar Giles Associate Head Coach/Freshman/Defensive Run Coordinate/Defensive Tackles 2nd Tim Polasek Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks 3rd Jay Sawvel Defensive Coordinator/Safeties 4th Aaron Bohl Linebackers 7th Benny Boyd Co-Special Teams Coordinator/Cornerbacks 4th Gordie Haug Recruiting Director/Running Backs 10th Brian Hendricks Defensive Ends 1st Shannon Moore Co-Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends and Fullbacks 5th Joe Tripodi Offensive Line 2nd Eric Donoval Director of Sports Performance 6th
Roster 2023 Wyoming Cowboys FootballQuarterback 6 Andrew Peasley – graduate (6'2", 213) 12 Jayden Clemons – junior (6'1", 210) 13 Gage Brook – freshman (6'4", 185) 15 Carson May – freshman (6'4", 221) 17 Evan Svoboda – sophomore (6'5", 245) 18 Kaden Anderson – freshman (6'4", 221)
Running Back 3 Dawaiian McNeely – junior (6'2", 208) 4 Harrison Waylee – junior (5'10", 198) 7 D.Q. James – sophomore (5'7", 170) 21 Jeremy Hollingsworth – junior (5'9", 210) 22 Sam Scott – sophomore (6'2", 230) 25 Mitchell Anderson – sophomore (5'8", 183) 26 L.J. Richardson – freshman (6'1", 215) 30 Tyler Jacklich – freshman (6'3", 205) 32 Jamari Ferrell – junior (5'8", 190) 35 Kimball Madsen – sophomore (6'1", 235) 36 Caleb Driskill – junior (6'2", 244) 40 Cooper Mailand – freshman (6'2", 220)
Wide Receiver 2 Devin Boddie Jr. – junior (5'11", 175) 5 Ayir Asante – junior (6'0", 174) 8 Jaylen Sargent – sophomore (6'2", 183) 9 Alex Brown – junior (6'4", 198) 11 Wyatt Wieland – graduate (6'1", 207) 14 Justin Stevenson – freshman (6'1", 184) 16 Gunner Gentry – graduate (6'3", 208) 19 Caleb Cooley – junior (5'7", 168) 20 Ryan Marquez – graduate (6'1", 204) 23 Caleb Merritt – freshman (5'11", 187) 24 Charlie Coenen – freshman (6'0", 194) 41 Kayden LaFramboise – freshman (6'4", 195) 82 Bricen Brantley – freshman (6'3", 175) 83 Will Pelissier – junior (6'3", 205) 85 Chase Locke – junior (6'3", 204)
Tight End 80 Justin Erb – sophomore (6'2", 230) 81 Treyton Welch – graduate (6'3", 241) 84 John Michael Gyllenborg – sophomore (6'5", 243) 86 Nick Miles – junior (6'5", 259) 87 Isaac Schoenfeld – freshman (6'5", 256) 88 Colin O'Brien – senior (6'6", 245)
Long Snapper 52 Carson York – sophomore (6'1", 201) Offensive Line 53 Dante Gavito – sophomore (6'3", 291) 55 Ethan Drewes – junior (6'3", 278) 57 Luke Sandy – freshman (6'2", 289) 60 Wyatt Walters – freshman (6'4", 290) 61 JJ Uphold – sophomore (6'5", 285) 63 Kuba Tyszka – freshman (6'6", 275) 64 Brandt Rice – freshman (6'5", 290) 65 Nathan Geiger – freshman (6'5", 265) 66 Ethan Shipp – sophomore (6'4", 308) 69 Abraham Bangoura – freshman (6'5", 250) 70 Rex Johnsen – freshman (6'5", 294) 71 Jake Davies – freshman (6'7", 250) 72 Caden Barnett – sophomore (6'5", 305) 74 Forrest Scheel – freshman (6'7", 295) 75 Frank Crum – graduate (6'7", 315) 76 Quinn Grovesteen-Matchey – freshman (6'6", 240) 77 Nofoafia Tulafono – junior (6'2", 323) 78 Wes King – freshman (6'5", 292) 79 Jack Walsh – sophomore (6'3", 309)
Defensive Line 34 Braden Siders – sophomore (6'3", 235) 40 Tyce Westland – sophomore (6'5", 240) 50 Jaxon Galica – freshman (6'5", 230) 54 Sabastian Harsh – sophomore (6'3", 242) 55 Kevin Sjogren – freshman (6'5", 240) 58 Jordan Turnbull – freshman (6'5", 215) 59 Ethan Day – sophomore (6'4", 244) 63 Ben Florentine – sophomore (6'1", 268) 68 Cody Crawford – freshman (6'1", 280) 75 Lucas Samsula – freshman (6'4", 255) 88 Tell Wade – freshman (6'3", 250) 90 Gavin Meyer – junior (6'4", 280) 91 Jaden Williams – freshman (6'4", 278) 92 Dante Drake – freshman (6'3", 267) 93 DeVonne Harris – junior (6'4", 230) 94 Cole Godbout – graduate (6'4", 290) 95 Caleb Robinson – junior (6'2", 296) 96 Jordan Bertagnole – junior (6'4", 287) 98 Jayden Williams – freshman (6'3", 270) 99 Keelan Cox – sophomore (6'5", 243) Linebacker 25 Cole DeMarzo – sophomore (6'4", 228) 28 Easton Gibbs – junior (6'2", 235) 33 Connor Shay – junior (6'2", 230) 41 Cayden Hawkins – freshman (6'3", 210) 43 Shae Suiaunoa – junior (6'3", 231) 44 Micah Young – sophomore (6'2", 210) 45 Read Sunn – sophomore (6'2", 232) 49 Nic Talich – sophomore (6'0", 221) 51 Brady Hultman – freshman (6'1", 215)
Defensive Back 2 Wrook Brown – sophomore (5'11", 185) 3 Andrew Johnson – sophomore (6'1", 192) 5 Deron Harrell – graduate (6'2", 182) 6 Kolbey Taylor – sophomore (6'4", 186) 7 Jakorey Hawkins – senior (5'11", 187) 8 Buck Coors – sophomore (5'11", 190) 9 Tyrecus Davis – junior (5'10", 181) 11 Josh Dixon – freshman (5'11", 178) 12 Chauncey Carter – freshman (6'0", 175) 13 Ian Bell – freshman (6'1", 180) 14 Naz Hill – freshman (6'3", 180) 15 TJ Urban – freshman (6'1", 203) 18 Keany Parks – freshman (6'1", 180) 20 Lafai Purcell – freshman (5'11", 155) 21 Koa McIntyre – freshman (6'0", 206) 22 Jovan Marsh – sophomore (5'11", 195) 23 Jones Thomas – freshman (6'2", 180) 24 Malique Singleton – freshman (6'0", 190) 26 Daylen Wilson – junior (5'11", 181) 29 Isaac Sell – sophomore (5'10", 194) 30 Miles Tucker – freshman (6'0", 190) 31 Wyett Ekeler – junior (5'11", 197) 32 Jevon Davis – sophomore (6'0", 203) 35 Nikos Varelas – freshman (5'10", 185) 37 Brenndan Warady – sophomore (5'11", 192) 42 Isaac White – junior (6'1", 205)
Placekicker 46 John Hoyland – junior (5'10", 194) 47 Erik Sandvik – freshman (6'1", 155)
Punter 27 Ralph Fawaz – junior (6'1", 200) 39 Clayton Stewart – graduate (6'1", 215)
Departures Entered NFL
+ Player Position TeamEric Abojei OL Miami DolphinsTitus Swen RB Indianapolis Colts
Outgoing transfers
+ Player Position Height Weight Year New team Caden Becker DE 6'4" 235 RS Freshman Nebraska Gavin Beerup WR 6'5" 210 RS Sophomore Nebraska–Kearney Akili Bonner DE 6'4" 250 RS Junior Davenport Joey Braasch RB 6'1" 210 RS Freshman TBD Joshua Cobbs WR 6'4" 204 RS Junior Houston Jagger Filippone OL 6'6" 265 Freshman San Diego Hank Gibbs QB 6'6" 240 RS Freshman Northern Colorado Keonte Glinton DB 5'11" 190 RS Junior New Mexico State Tyrese Grant WR 6'0" 185 RS Freshman TBD Zaire Jackson DB 5'11" 170 Freshman TBD Mykel Janise OL 6'4" 280 RS Freshman Louisiana Tech Oluwaseyi Omatosho DE 6'2" 246 RS Sophomore Oregon State Emmanuel Pregnon RG 6'6" 318 RS Sophomore USC Cam Stone DB 5'10" 181 Senior Hawaii Jordan Vaughn RB 6'3" 240 RS Sophomore Abilene Christian Deshawn Woods OL 6'5" 285 Freshman TBD
Additions Incoming transfers
+ Player Position Height Weight Year Previous team Ayir Asante WR 6'0" 174 Senior Holy Cross Devin Boddie Jr. WR 5'11" 175 Junior Vanderbilt Tyrecus Davis DB 5'10" 181 Junior Navarro Community College Carson May QB 6'5" 208 RFreshman Iowa Harrison Waylee RB 5'10" 192 Junior Northern Illinois
Recruiting
Statistics Team Wyoming Opp Scoring 329 290 Points per game 25.3 22.3 First downs 242 258 Rushing 115 102 Passing 103 143 Penalty 24 13 Rushing yards 2060 1879 Avg per play 4.4 4.1 Avg per game 158.5 144.5 Rushing touchdowns 19 12 Passing yards 2191 2772 Att-Comp-Int 304-189-6 433-253-11 Avg per pass 7.2 6.4 Avg per catch 11.6 11.0 Avg per game 168.5 213.2 Passing touchdowns 20 18 Total offense 4251 4651 Avg per play 5.5 5.2 Avg per game 327.0 357.8 Fumbles-Lost 11-5 16-11 Penalties-Yards 51-434 60-531 Avg per game 33.4 40.8 Wyoming Opp Punts-Yards 61-2567 50-2228 Avg per punt 42.1 44.6 Time of possession/Game 30:14 29:46 3rd down conversions 56-152 85-191 4th down conversions 6-9 13-23 Touchdowns scored 41 32 Field goals-Attempts 13-20 22-28 PAT-Attempts 38-39 26-27
Individual leaders Passing Passing statistics # NAME GP RAT CMP ATT YDS AVG/G CMP% TD INT LONG 6 Andrew Peasley 12 146.3 166 266 1991 165.9 62.4% 20 5 89 17 Evan Svoboda 10 99.5 23 38 200 20.0 60.5% 0 1 20 TOTALS 13 140.5 189 304 2191 168.5 62.2% 20 6 89
Rushing Rushing statistics # NAME GP ATT GAIN AVG TD LONG AVG/G 4 Harrison Waylee 10 164 947 5.8 5 75 94.7 6 Andrew Peasley 12 110 419 3.8 7 43 34.9 22 Sam Scott 13 49 237 4.8 2 19 18.2 32 Jamari Ferrell 11 52 188 3.6 1 17 17.1 7 D.Q. James 4 35 106 3.0 0 15 26.5 17 Evan Svoboda 10 25 80 3.2 2 18 8.0 21 Jeremy Hollingsworth 4 6 31 5.2 0 10 7.8 2 Devin Boddie 13 4 30 6.5 0 26 2.0 11 Wyatt Wieland 13 7 22 3.1 1 11 1.7 5 Ayir Asante 13 4 11 2.8 1 10 0.8 83 Will Pelissier 9 3 6 2.0 0 4 0.7 23 Caleb Merritt 6 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 -0.2 12 Jayden Clemons 2 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 -1.0 Team 13 7 -10 -1.4 0 0 -0.8 TOTALS 13 468 2060 4.4 19 75 158.5
Receiving Receiving statistics # NAME GP CTH YDS AVG TD LONG AVG/G 11 Wyatt Wieland 13 44 480 10.9 5 40 36.9 81 Treyton Welch 13 31 308 9.9 2 32 23.7 84 John Michael Gyllenborg 13 23 360 15.7 3 89 27.7 5 Ayir Asante 13 21 372 17.7 6 66 28.6 20 Ryan Marquez 13 12 164 13.7 1 44 12.6 4 Harrison Waylee 10 12 66 5.5 0 12 6.6 22 Sam Scott 13 11 77 7.0 0 18 5.9 9 Alex Brown 12 8 106 13.3 0 28 8.8 83 Will Pelissier 9 7 79 11.3 1 34 8.8 2 Devin Boddie 13 6 48 8.0 0 19 3.7 16 Gunner Gentry 12 3 31 10.3 1 17 2.6 36 Caleb Driskill 13 2 15 7.5 1 11 1.2 88 Colin O'Brien 13 2 20 10.0 0 14 1.7 7 D.Q. James 4 2 14 7.0 0 9 3.5 32 Jamari Ferrell 11 2 7 3.5 0 6 0.6 8 Jalen Sargent 7 1 15 15.0 0 15 2.1 23 Caleb Merritt 6 1 7 7.0 0 7 1.2 TOTALS 13 189 2191 11.6 20 89 168.5
Defense