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2017 Wyoming

8–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Mountain West Conference), coached by Craig Bohl.

Schedule and results

Wyoming in 2017, game by game: lost at Iowa 3–24; won vs. Gardner-Webb 27–0; lost vs. Oregon 13–49; won vs. Hawai’i 28–21; won vs. Texas State 45–10; won at Utah State 28–23; lost at Boise State 14–24; won vs. New Mexico 42–3; won vs. Colorado State 16–13; won at Air Force 28–14; lost vs. Fresno State 7–13; lost at San José State 17–20; won vs. Central Michigan 37–14+39−36Lost 3–24 at Iowa-21IowaWon 27–0 vs. Gardner-Webb+27Gardner-WebbLost 13–49 vs. Oregon-36OregonWon 28–21 vs. Hawai’i+7Hawai’iWon 45–10 vs. Texas State+35Texas StateWon 28–23 at Utah State+5Utah StateLost 14–24 at Boise State-10Boise StateWon 42–3 vs. New Mexico+39New MexicoWon 16–13 vs. Colorado State+3Colorado StateWon 28–14 at Air Force+14Air ForceLost 7–13 vs. Fresno State-6Fresno StateLost 17–20 at San José State-3San José StateWon 37–14 vs. Central Michigan+23Central Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atIowaL 3–⁠2429%
Sep 9vsGardner-WebbW 27–⁠082%
Sep 16vsOregonL 13–⁠4947%
Sep 23vsHawai’iW 28–⁠2156%
Sep 30vsTexas StateW 45–⁠1079%
Oct 14atUtah StateW 28–⁠2343%
Oct 21atBoise StateL 14–⁠2425%
Oct 28vsNew MexicoW 42–⁠357%
Nov 4vsColorado StateW 16–⁠1352%
Nov 11atAir ForceW 28–⁠1441%
Nov 18vsFresno StateL 7–⁠1364%
Nov 25atSan José StateL 17–⁠2081%
Dec 22Bowls & playoffvsCentral MichiganFamous Idaho Potato BowlW 37–⁠1446%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Central Michigan 37–⁠14 in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 25th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
305–⁠228
Coach
Craig Bohl
Elo
1537 +62 this season
SP+ rating
-2.5 No. 79 of 128; offense No. 114, defense No. 36, special teams No. 30
SRS
−2.2 No. 75 of 130 in FBS
Returning
56% of last season’s EPA, No. 79 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 99 roster talent No. 122 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Brent Vigen
Defensive coordinator
Scottie Hazelton
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense118th of 130
  • Defense4th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted125th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted19th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0537%1.06118th of 130
Defense-0.0840%1.064th of 130
Opponent-adjusted-0.04 off
-0.02 def		37% off
41% def		—125th off
19th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.5own 3416% allowed
Defense2.7own 3019% caused

CORE rating -7.0, 95th of 130 (offense -14.4, defense -7.4).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsJosh Allen QB1,812 yds
Passing touchdownsJosh Allen QB16 TD
Rushing yardsTrey Woods RB493 yds
Rushing touchdownsJosh Allen QB5 TD
Receiving yardsAustin Conway WR549 yds
Receiving touchdownsC.J. Johnson WR7 TD
TacklesAndrew Wingard 108 tkl
SacksCarl Granderson DE9.5 sacks
InterceptionsAndrew Wingard 5 INT

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Eric Abojei OT★★★No. 1040
Victor Jones WDE★★★No. 1189
Ryan Gatoloai-Faupula OLB★★★No. 1442
Tyler Vander Waal PRO★★★No. 1442
Jared Scott WR★★★No. 1461

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.829
Running backs12.00.768
Receivers52.40.793
Offensive line52.40.788
Defensive line52.20.790
Linebackers22.50.806
Defensive backs22.00.770
Athletes and specialists22.00.769
Whole class232.30.789

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2018

The 2018 draft
Rd 1Josh Allen QBBuffalo Bills

Roster 100

The 2017 roster

100 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2017 line; 55 have a stat line. See the roster

2017 Mountain West Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Boise State7–⁠111–⁠322
Fresno State7–⁠110–⁠4
San Diego State6–⁠210–⁠3
Wyoming5–⁠38–⁠5
Colorado State5–⁠37–⁠6
Utah State4–⁠46–⁠7
UNLV4–⁠45–⁠7
Air Force4–⁠45–⁠7
Nevada3–⁠53–⁠9
Hawai’i1–⁠73–⁠9
New Mexico1–⁠73–⁠9
San José State1–⁠72–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.