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2023 Wyoming

9–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Mountain West Conference), coached by Craig Bohl.

Schedule and results

Wyoming in 2023, game by game: won vs. Texas Tech 35–33; won vs. Portland State 31–17; lost at No. 4 Texas 10–31; won vs. App State 22–19; won vs. New Mexico 35–26; won vs. No. 24 Fresno State 24–19; lost at Air Force 27–34; lost at Boise State 7–32; won vs. Colorado State 24–15; lost at UNLV 14–34; won vs. Hawai’i 42–9; won at Nevada 42–6; won vs. Toledo 16–15+36−25Won 35–33 vs. Texas Tech+2Texas TechWon 31–17 vs. Portland State+14Portland StateLost 10–31 at No. 4 Texas-21No. 4 TexasWon 22–19 vs. App State+3App StateWon 35–26 vs. New Mexico+9New MexicoWon 24–19 vs. No. 24 Fresno State+5No. 24 Fresno StateLost 27–34 at Air Force-7Air ForceLost 7–32 at Boise State-25Boise StateWon 24–15 vs. Colorado State+9Colorado StateLost 14–34 at UNLV-20UNLVWon 42–9 vs. Hawai’i+33Hawai’iWon 42–6 at Nevada+36NevadaWon 16–15 vs. Toledo+1Toledo
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsTexas TechW 35–⁠3347%
Sep 9vsPortland StateW 31–⁠1785%
Sep 16at4TexasL 10–⁠3124%
Sep 23vsApp StateW 22–⁠1950%
Sep 30vsNew MexicoW 35–⁠2679%
Oct 7vs24Fresno StateW 24–⁠1937%
Oct 14atAir ForceL 27–⁠3425%
Oct 28atBoise StateL 7–⁠3238%
Nov 3vsColorado StateW 24–⁠1574%
Nov 10atUNLVL 14–⁠3440%
Nov 18vsHawai’iW 42–⁠973%
Nov 25atNevadaW 42–⁠673%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvsToledoArizona BowlW 16–⁠1537%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Toledo 16–⁠15 in the Arizona Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Mountain West Conference.

In program history: The 26th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Mountain West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
329–⁠290
Coach
Craig Bohl
Elo
1537 +50 this season
SP+ rating
-3.6 No. 78 of 133; offense No. 81, defense No. 61, special teams No. 92
SRS
−0.9 No. 67 of 133 in FBS
Returning
74% of last season’s EPA, No. 25 of 131
Recruiting class
No. 110 roster talent No. 123 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Tim Polasek
Defensive coordinator
Jay Sawvel
Offense
Pro-style, West Coast
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense56th of 133
  • Defense47th of 133
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted64th of 133
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted53rd of 133
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1342%1.1956th of 133
Defense0.0843%1.1947th of 133
Opponent-adjusted0.11 off
0.08 def		42% off
42% def		—64th off
53rd 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
Offense4.0own 2915% allowed
Defense3.4own 2815% caused

CORE rating 1.2, 55th of 133 (offense -0.0, defense -1.3).

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 yardsAndrew Peasley QB1,991 yds
Passing touchdownsAndrew Peasley QB20 TD
Rushing yardsHarrison Waylee RB947 yds
Rushing touchdownsAndrew Peasley QB7 TD
Receiving yardsWyatt Wieland WR480 yds
Receiving touchdownsAyir Asante WR6 TD
TacklesEaston Gibbs LB101 tkl
SacksDeVonne Harris DE4 sacks
InterceptionsWrook Brown DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2023 class

Justin Stevenson WR★★★No. 1343
Kaden Anderson QB★★★No. 1582
Brandt Rice OL★★★No. 1710
Chauncey Carter CB★★★No. 1862
Naz Hill CB★★★No. 2070

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

The 2023 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.845
Running backs13.00.820
Receivers22.50.824
Offensive line22.50.817
Defensive line42.50.794
Linebackers22.00.792
Defensive backs33.00.823
Athletes and specialists13.00.800
Whole class162.60.811

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.

Roster 117

The 2023 roster

117 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2023 line; 60 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 3

The 2023 portal
Devin Boddie Jr. WR★★★from Vanderbilt
Ayir Asante WR★★from Holy Cross
Harrison Waylee RB★★from Northern Illinois

Transfers out 16

Emmanuel Pregnon OL★★★★to USC
Oluwaseyi Omotosho DE★★★to Oregon State
Deshawn Woods OL★★★no new school on file
Joshua Cobbs WR★★★to Houston
Caden Becker QB★★★no new school on file
Cameron Stone CB★★★to Hawai’i
Gavin Beerup PRO★★★no new school on file
Jordon Vaughn RB★★★no new school on file
Keonte Glinton CB★★★to New Mexico State
Mykel Janise OT★★★to Louisiana Tech
Titus Swen RB★★★no new school on file
Tyrese Grant ATH★★★no new school on file

And 4 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2023 Mountain West Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
UNLV6–⁠29–⁠5
Boise State6–⁠28–⁠6
San José State6–⁠27–⁠6
Air Force5–⁠39–⁠4
Wyoming5–⁠39–⁠4
Fresno State4–⁠49–⁠4
Utah State4–⁠46–⁠7
Colorado State3–⁠55–⁠7
Hawai’i3–⁠55–⁠8
San Diego State2–⁠64–⁠8
New Mexico2–⁠64–⁠8
Nevada2–⁠62–⁠10

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