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2026 · THROUGH WK 8

Mountain West · 5-3 · 4-1 CONF · ATS 4-4 · O/U 2-6

Wyoming Cowboys

HC Jay Sawvel (3rd yr) · OC Christian Taylor · DC Aaron Bohl

STARTS IN 12 PERSONNEL (3 OF 6) · BASE D 4-2-5 · SHOTGUN 94%

Power rating−9.7122nd
CFP odds0%—
PLAYOFFNEEDS TITLE→OUT
Proj. wins6.4of 12
Fan pulse—20 of 30 scored

Mountain West · 5-3 · 4-1 CONF · ATS 4-4 · O/U 2-6

Wyoming

Cowboys · HC Jay Sawvel (3rd yr) · starts in 12 (3 of 6) · base D 4-2-5

Power rating−9.7122nd
CFP odds · outlook0%—NEEDS TITLE→OUT
Proj. wins6.4of 12
Fan pulse—20 of 30 scored

Wyoming

5-3 · 4-1 Mountain West

POWER RATING−9.7122nd in FBS
CFP ODDS0%no change
PROJ. WINS6.4of 12 games
PLAYOFF OUTLOOKNEEDS TITLE→OUT

3 losses now · CFP 0% in sims · CCG 14% · title 3%

FAN PULSE—20 of 30 scored

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Schedule & resultsSchedule

POSTGAME WE = HOW OFTEN THIS BOX SCORE WINS · FUTURE ROWS SHOW PREGAME WPCLOSING LINES · FUTURE ROWS SHOW PROJECTED LINEFUTURE LINES PROJECTED

Wyoming schedule and results
Wk
Opponent
Result
Line
ATS
Net EPA
Off SR
Def SR
Win prob
Plays
s/play
1at Colorado Stateat Colorado StateL13–35+3+3L−0.4444%49%7%5335.5
2Northern ColoradoNorthern ColoradoW21–13−23.5−23.5L+0.2242%37%70%5725.4
3at Central Michiganat Central MichiganL10–24−2−2L−0.4140%52%19%5725.6
4Hawai'iHawai'iW27–10+2.5+2.5W+0.3455%42%90%6013.2
5at North Dakota Stateat North Dakota StateL0–28+17.5+17.5L−0.7427%52%2%4934.0
6at San José Stateat San José StateW16–13+4.5+4.5W+0.0943%45%65%7733.2
7Northern IllinoisNorthern IllinoisW41–23−7−7W+0.4060%32%86%5841.0
8Air ForceAir ForceW28–14+7+7W———78%——
9BYE
10at UNLVat UNLVNEXTSAT 10:30 CBSSNSAT 10:30+13.4 proj+13.4————21%——
11at UTEPat UTEPNOV 14NOV 14−6.5 proj−6.565%
12New MexicoNew MexicoNOV 21NOV 21+13.5 proj+13.521%
13UConnUConnNOV 28NOV 28+6.5 proj+6.535%

Success rate by down & distance

1st100%n 260%n 547%n 18113%n 8
2nd76%n 2566%n 3540%n 6527%n 22
3rd59%n 2225%n 2025%n 2428%n 18
4th57%n 760%n 5—n 0—n 0

Formation & personnelFormation

PBP TAGS · 438 OF 439 PLAYS438 OF 439 PLAYS TAGGED

Formation splits
LookLook · usage
Usage
Pass %Pass
EPA/playEPA
SR
Shotgun94%94%42%+0.0545%
Under center6%6%28%+0.0960%
No-huddle4%4%59%+0.1253%
Huddle96%96%40%+0.0545%
StartersSTARTERS
123 of 6 games112 of 6BASE D4-2-51 of 1
123 of 64-2-5base D · 1 of 1

In shotgun on 94 % of tagged snaps, passing 42 % of the time (+0.05 EPA a play; +0.09 under center). Starts in 12 personnel in 3 of 6 games. Base defense 4-2-5 (1 of 1).

Next game

SAT 10:30 CBSSN · ALLEGIANT STADIUMSAT 10:30 CBSSN

at UNLVLINE—MODEL+13.4WP21%

Refs

JUDGMENT FLAGS OVER EXPECTED · 2026FLAGS OVER EXPECTED / G · 2026

Judgment flags over expected by crew conference
Crews from
FOE / G
90% range
Games
Read
Mountain West crews−0.3 to +0.7 · 26 games+0.2−0.3 to +0.726NOISE
Big 12 crews— · 5 games−1.0—5NOISE
MAC crews— · 2 games−1.7—2NOISE
American crews— · 1 game+1.4—1NOISE
Big Ten crews— · 1 game−0.1—1NOISE
Pac-12 crews— · 1 game−1.9—1NOISE
Sun Belt crews— · 1 game+0.1—1NOISE
FRIENDLIEST CREWFRIENDLIESTNolan Dumas−0.9 / g · 3 games · noise−0.9 / g · 3 g · noise
TOUGHEST CREWTOUGHESTPatrick Foy+2.8 / g · 6 games · noise+2.8 / g · 6 g · noise

+ = more judgment flags on Wyoming than expected · 2026 only: crews known for 7 of 9 games · no lean before 8 gamesJudgment flags only, 2026 · crews known for 7 of 9 games · + = more on Wyoming than expected · no lean before 8 games

Key players

Unit statsEfficiency

OPP-ADJUSTED · RANK OF 138 FBSFBS RANK · OPP-ADJUSTED

Wyoming offense statistics
MetricStat
WyomingWYO
RankRK
FBS avgVS FBS
EPA / play−0.06114th+0.06
Success rate41.1%78th42.3%
Explosiveness1.20129th1.30
Rush EPA / play+0.0676th+0.07
Pass EPA / play−0.06130th+0.11
Passing downs SR29.8%94th31.1%
Line yards3.6810th3.21
Sack rate allowed8.0%117th5.3%
3rd-down conversion35%105th41%
Points / opportunity3.27123rd4.27
Red zone TD rate46%130th63%
Seconds / play31.2122nd28.0