Wyoming Cowboys
4-8 2025 record (2-6 conf)
Title odds (#50 board)
Win total (O -132)
25% Returning starter games
132nd Hardest path of 138
Coaching
All coachesJay Sawvel Head Coach · 3rd year
7–17 Career · 3 seasons, all at WYO
Pro Style, West Coast Offense
4-3 Defense
Returning production
| Unit | Ret games | Games | Depth | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skill offense | 18% | 11 / 62 | 8 / 19 | 27% |
| Offensive line | 55% | 28 / 51 | 7 / 9 | 68% |
| Defensive front | 0% | 0 / 83 | 7 / 17 | 13% |
| Secondary | 40% | 23 / 57 | 7 / 15 | 67% |
Back 29
Jones Thomas SAF · 4 INT+PD · 11g 33%
New 5
Diore Hubbard RB · 491 yds · 8g · from WVU 
Jason Maciejczak OL · 12g · from NEB 
Travis Franklin Jr. SAF · 0 INT+PD · 13g · from JVST 
Jett Vincent SAF · 0 INT+PD · 12g · from CSU Nathanial Watson SAF · 0 INT+PD · 11g · from COLO
2025 Percentile vs FBS
Offense
Points per game 16.0 4
Explosive play rate 11.2% 54
Red zone TD rate 64.7% 24
Line yards per carry 2.4 39
Sack rate allowed 4.0% 86
Defense
Points allowed per game 20.5 78
Explosive rate allowed 11.4% 46
Red zone score rate allowed 68.8% 99
Line yards per carry allowed 2.8 19
Sack rate 4.5% 16
2025 Margin by Game
AKR
UNI
UTAH
COLO
UNLV
SJSU
AFA
CSU
SDSU
FRES
NEV
HAW
2026 schedule
132nd-hardest path in FBS · 0 title-contender games · 6 road| W1 | Sat 10:00 PM | @ |  Colorado State | 2-10 | 27 | USA | |
| W2 | Sat 8:00 PM | vs | Northern Colorado Bears | 8 | MW+ | ||
| W3 | Sat 5:00 PM | @ |  Central Michigan | 7-6 | 35 | ESPN+ | |
| W4 | Sat 7:00 PM | vs |  Hawai'i | 9-4 | 34 | The CW | |
| W5 | Sat 7:30 PM | @ |  North Dakota State | 32 | The CW | ||
| W6 | Sat 1:00 AM | @ |  San Jose State | 3-9 | 27 | CBS Sports Network | |
| W7 | Sat 7:30 PM | vs |  Northern Illinois | 3-9 | 17 | The CW | |
| W8 | Sat 1:00 AM | vs |  Air Force | 4-8 | 26 | The CW | |
| W10 | Sun 3:30 AM | @ |  UNLV | 10-4 | 43 | CBS Sports Network | |
| W11 | Sat 6:00 PM | @ |  UTEP | 2-10 | 22 | FOX | |
| W12 | Sat 2:00 AM | vs |  New Mexico | 9-4 | 36 | Fox Sports 1 | |
| W13 | Sat 6:00 PM | vs |  UConn | 9-4 | 34 | FOX |
Depth chart
Transfer First year| Starter | 2nd | 3rd | |
|---|---|---|---|
| QB |  Tyler Hughes SR · #6 |  Mason Drube FR · #7 |  Landon Sims JR · #14 |
| RB |  Samuel Harris SO · #1 |  Markell Holman SR · #8 |  Nico Hamilton SO · #21 |
| WR-X |  Eric Richardson SR · #2 |  Bricen Brantley JR · #12 | Ke'Lyn Washom FR · #4 |
| WR-Z |  Jackson Holman JR · #9 | Justin Popovich SR · #5 | |
| WR-SL |  Deion DeBlanc SO · #3 |  Charlie Coenen SR · #19 |  Jayden Williams JR · #98 |
| LT |  Rex Johnsen SR · #70 |  Josiah Petaia JR · #77 | |
| LG |  Chandler Donaway SR · #52 |  Quinn Grovesteen-Matchey JR · #76 | |
| C | Jason Maciejczak JR · #51 |  Tariq Miller FR · #74 | |
| RG |  Giovanni Panozzo SO · #50 |  Caleb Hall SO · #73 | |
| RT |  Braylon Jenkins SO · #63 |  Jake Davies JR · #71 | |
| TE-Y |  Jake Wilson SO · #89 |  Kyle Frendt SO · #83 |  Landon Pace FR · #88 |
Roster 112
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 |  Tyson Shamsid-Deen | CB | SO | 5'10" | 180 | San Antonio, TX |
| 1 |  Desman Hearns | SAF | SR | 6'0" | 190 | Clearwater, FL |
| 1 | Samuel Harris | RB | SO | 5'11" | 202 | Cibolo, TX |
| 2 | Eric Richardson | WR | SR | 5'11" | 181 | St. Robert, MO |
| 2 | Travis Franklin Jr. | SAF | SR | 5'11" | 185 | Riverdale, GA |
| 3 | Deion DeBlanc | WR | SO | 5'10" | 185 | Houston, TX |
| 3 |  Ian Bell | CB | JR | 6'1" | 190 | La Verne, CA |
| 4 | Ke'Lyn Washom | WR | FR | 6'1" | 205 | Houston, TX |
| 4 | Jett Vincent | SAF | JR | 6'2" | 203 | Grinnell, KS |
| 5 | Justin Popovich | WR | SR | 6'3" | 203 | Louisville, KY |
| 5 |  Brooklyn Cheek | SAF | SO | 6'1" | 205 | Oakdale, CA |
| 6 |  Kaiden Kimble-Turner | SAF | FR | 5'10" | 197 | Kuna, ID |
| 6 | Tyler Hughes | QB | SR | 6'0" | 214 | Marietta, GA |
| 7 | Mason Drube | QB | FR | 6'3" | 220 | Gillette, WY |
| 7 | Junus McGraw | CB | JR | 6'0" | 191 | Anchorage, AK |
| 8 |  Logan Mackey | CB | JR | 5'10" | 193 | Houston, TX |
| 8 | Markell Holman | RB | SR | 6'0" | 214 | Philadelphia, PA |
| 9 | Jackson Holman | WR | JR | 6'3" | 205 | Irvine, CA |
| 9 |  BJ Inmon | CB | JR | 5'11" | 190 | Las Vegas, NV |
| 11 | Jayden Williams | WR | FR | 5'8" | 171 | Las Vegas, NV |
| 11 |  Esaia Bogar | DE | SR | 6'2" | 255 | Rancho Cucamonga, CA |
| 12 | Bricen Brantley | WR | JR | 6'3" | 190 | Houston, TX |
| 12 | Kendall Griffin | CB | FR | 5'11" | 190 | Chicago, IL |
| 13 |  Pierre Jackson | WR | FR | 5'11" | 172 | Chicago, IL |
| 13 | Elvin Ampofo | SAF | FR | 6'0" | 182 | Aurora, CO |
| 14 | Landon Sims | QB | JR | 6'3" | 217 | Evergreen, AL |
| 15 |  David Leonard | DB | SO | 5'11" | 188 | St. Louis, MO |
| 16 |  Joaquin Sandoval | WR | SO | 5'10" | 187 | Glenwood Springs, CO |
| 16 | Karson Butts | LB | SO | 6'2" | 236 | Wichita, KS |
| 18 | Da'Marion Brownlee | SAF | JR | 6'1" | 210 | Dallas, TX |
| 18 |  Bart Edmiston | P | SR | 6'0" | 200 | Ocean Springs, MS |
| 19 | Charlie Coenen | WR | SR | 6'0" | 195 | Chanhassen, MN |
| 19 | Nathanial Watson | SAF | JR | 5'10" | 183 | Littleton, CO |
| 20 |  Lafai Purcell | SAF | JR | 5'11" | 185 | Frederick, CO |
| 20 |  Jaden Lawrence | RB | FR | 5'10" | 203 | Parker, CO |
| 21 | Nico Hamilton | RB | SO | 5'10" | 210 | Austin, TX |
| 21 |  Jack Dunkley | DE | SR | 6'4" | 253 | Penndel, PA |
| 22 |  Jaden DaCosta | SAF | JR | 6'0" | 205 | Los Angeles, CA |
| 22 | Diore Hubbard | RB | SO | 5'10" | 188 | Gahanna, OH |
| 23 |  Tyler Nystrom | WR | SO | 6'2" | 189 | Arden Hills, MN |
| 23 | Jones Thomas | SAF | JR | 6'2" | 205 | Fort Collins, CO |
| 24 |  Drew Jackson | DB | SO | 5'11" | 187 | Cheyenne, WY |
| 25 | Therman Williams | SAF | FR | 5'10" | 186 | Riverside, CA |
| 26 |  Dontae Burch | RB | SO | 5'7" | 196 | Kansas City, MO |
| 26 |  Gary Rutherford | LB | SO | 6'1" | 237 | Peoria, IL |
| 28 | Nikos Varelas | RB | JR | 5'10" | 190 | San Antonio, TX |
| 33 |  Parker Moore | LB | FR | 6'2" | 238 | Lawrence, KS |
| 34 |  Steven Perez | LB | FR | 6'1" | 231 | Wilmington, CA |
| 34 | Tyler Franklin | QB | FR | 6'3" | 190 | Fresno, CA |
| 39 |  Eltoum Murgus | DE | SO | 6'3" | 220 | Kansas City, MO |
| 41 | Mason Wright | LB | FR | 6'3" | 242 | Parkville, MO |
| 42 |  Ethan Stuhlsatz | LB | GR | 6'4" | 237 | Wichita, KS |
| 43 |  Gavyn Helm | P | SO | 6'3" | 209 | Windsor, CO |
| 44 |  Ja'Quan Redfern | DT | JR | 6'3" | 288 | Vineland, NJ |
| 44 |  Tyler Hampton | TE | SR | 6'4" | 247 | Huntington Beach, CA |
| 45 |  Charlie Houston | LS | FR | 5'10" | 206 | Rowlett, TX |
| 46 |  Dash Bauman | LB | SO | 6'2" | 237 | Lincoln, NE |
| 47 |  Erik Sandvik | K/P | JR | 6'1" | 201 | Steamboat Springs, CO |
| 47 |  Jason Handy | DE | FR | 6'4" | 247 | Cedar Park, TX |
| 49 |  Nathan Curry | LS | SR | 6'0" | 206 | Murfreesboro, TN |
| 50 | Giovanni Panozzo | OL | SO | 6'5" | 314 | Arvada, CO |
| 50 | Tanielu Maafala-Barbasa | DT | FR | 6'1" | 281 | Las Vegas, NV |
| 51 |  Thaddeus Gianaris | DE | SR | 6'2" | 252 | Park Ridge, IL |
| 51 | Jason Maciejczak | OL | JR | 6'3" | 310 | Pierre, SD |
| 52 | Chandler Donaway | OL | SR | 6'1" | 305 | Klein, TX |
| 53 |  Tegen Seeds | DL | SO | 6'0" | 302 | Douglas, WY |
| 55 |  Kalvin Janssen | OL | FR | 6'3" | 307 | Gretna, NE |
| 55 |  Kevin Sjogren | DE | JR | 6'5" | 251 | Palisade, CO |
| 58 | Jordan Turnbull | DE | JR | 6'5" | 256 | Evergreen, CO |
| 60 | Grant Lott | OL | FR | 6'4" | 300 | St. Peters, MO |
| 62 |  Spencer Rathbun | OL | SO | 6'4" | 275 | Denver, CO |
| 63 | Braylon Jenkins | OL | SO | 6'4" | 315 | West Des Moines, IA |
| 64 |  Brandt Rice | OL | JR | 6'5" | 305 | Wausau, WI |
| 65 |  Nathan Geiger | OL | JR | 6'5" | 303 | Highlands Ranch, CO |
| 66 |  Johnathan Bush | OL | FR | 6'2" | 310 | Whitehouse, TX |
| 68 |  Cody Crawford | DT | JR | 6'1" | 290 | Casper, WY |
| 70 | Rex Johnsen | OL | SR | 6'5" | 308 | Logan, IA |
| 71 | Jake Davies | OT | JR | 6'7" | 308 | Yorkville, IL |
| 73 | Caleb Hall | OL | SO | 6'5" | 305 | Carmichael, CA |
| 74 | Tariq Miller | OL | FR | 6'3" | 302 | Leon, IA |
| 75 |  Cooper Lawson | OL | FR | 6'4" | 300 | Afton, WY |
| 76 | Quinn Grovesteen-Matchey | OT | JR | 6'6" | 310 | Evansville, WI |
| 77 | Josiah Petaia | OL | JR | 6'3" | 313 | Long Beach, CA |
| 80 |  Tyler Siddons | TE | SR | 6'5" | 254 | Salem, AR |
| 82 |  Gage Brook | TE | JR | 6'6" | 249 | Fort Collins, CO |
| 83 | Kyle Frendt | TE | SO | 6'5" | 240 | Woodbury, MN |
| 87 |  Isaac Schoenfeld | TE | SR | 6'5" | 260 | Rock Springs, WY |
| 88 | Landon Pace | TE | FR | 6'3" | 247 | St. Louis, MO |
| 89 | Jake Wilson | TE | SO | 6'5" | 243 | Montgomery, TX |
| 90 |  Cade Brook | DE | FR | 6'3" | 256 | Aurora, CO |
| 92 |  Dante Drake | DT | JR | 6'3" | 296 | Robinson, TX |
| 93 | Mohanad Nahhas | DT | JR | 6'3" | 293 | Latham, NY |
| 95 |  Caleb Robinson | DT | GR | 6'2" | 298 | Omaha, NE |
| 96 |  Henry Rehberg | DT | FR | 6'2" | 287 | Omaha, NE |
| 97 |  Alex Haswell | DL | SO | 6'5" | 295 | Sheridan, WY |
| 98 | Jayden Williams | DT | JR | 6'3" | 294 | Bryan, TX |
| 99 | Donnie Wingate | DE | SR | 6'3" | 251 | Choctaw, OK |
| 99 |  Keelan Anderson | K | SO | 5'10" | 178 | Cheyenne, WY |
| Colin Ford | TE | FR | 6'4" | 232 | Naperville, IL | |
| Boston Gable | LB | FR | 6'0" | 216 | Gering, NE | |
| Ryken Banks | RB | FR | 6'0" | 206 | Parker, CO | |
| Jonathan Pearcy | OL | FR | 6'3" | 301 | Liberty, MO | |
| Jackson Garrett | OL | FR | 6'3" | 310 | Cheyenne, WY | |
| Beck Haswell | DE | FR | 6'3" | 252 | Sheridan, WY | |
| Jarell Gary | WR | FR | 5'11" | 196 | Round Rock, TX | |
| Dante Bruley | LB | FR | 6'1" | 232 | Chandler, AZ | |
| Jordan Styles | WR | FR | 6'0" | 207 | The Woodlands, TX | |
| Xavier Jackson | DT | FR | 6'2" | 289 | O'Fallon, MO | |
| MacGregor Byers | DT | FR | 6'4" | 271 | Houston, TX | |
| Ishmael Muhammad | TE | FR | 6'3" | 226 | Dallas, TX | |
| Pierce Decker | OL | FR | 6'7" | 295 | Fort Collins, CO | |
| Taylor Hasselbeck | QB | FR | 6'2" | 191 | Nashville, TN |