2013 Wyoming Cowboys football team

2013 Wyoming Cowboys football
Conference Mountain West Conference
Mountain Division
2013 record 5–7 (3–5 MWC)
Head coach Dave Christensen (5th year)
Offensive coordinator Pete Kaligis (5th year)
Co-offensive coordinator Jim Harding
Defensive coordinator Chris Tormey (fired October 29[1])
Jamar Cain (interim)[1] (2nd
1st year)
Home stadium War Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 29,181)
2013 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Mountain Division
Utah State x   7 – 1         9 – 5  
Boise State   6 – 2         8 – 5  
Colorado State   5 – 3         8 – 6  
Wyoming   3 – 5         5 – 7  
New Mexico   1 – 7         3 – 9  
Air Force   0 – 8         2 – 10  
West Division
Fresno State x†   7 – 1         11 – 2  
San Diego State   6 – 2         8 – 5  
UNLV   5 – 3         7 – 6  
San Jose State   5 – 3         6 – 6  
Nevada   3 – 5         4 – 8  
Hawaii   0 – 8         1 – 11  
Championship: Fresno State 24, Utah State 17
† – Conference champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cowboys were led by fifth year head coach Dave Christensen and played their home games at War Memorial Stadium. They were members of the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in Mountain West play to finish in fourth place in the Mountain Division.

Defensive coordinator Chris Tormey was fired mid-season after two straight losses in which the Cowboys surrendered more than 50 points a game; Christensen promoted defensive line coach Jamar Cain to interim coordinator.[1]

On December 1, 2013, the university announced that head coach Dave Christensen had been fired from his position after five seasons with the program.[2]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 6:00 PM at #18 Nebraska* Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE BTN L 34–37   91,185[3]
September 7 2:00 PM Idaho* War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY RTRM W 42–10   22,030[4]
September 14 2:00 PM Northern Colorado* War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY W 35–7   19,091[4]
September 21 8:15 PM at Air Force Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO ESPNU W 56–23   35,389[4]
September 28 5:00 PM at Texas State* Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX LHN L 21–42   22,150[4]
October 12 1:30 PM New Mexico War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY RTRM W 38–31   22,853[4]
October 19 12:00 PM Colorado State War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY (Battle for the Bronze Boot) RTRM L 22–52   24,953[4]
October 26 5:00 PM at San Jose State Spartan Stadium • San Jose, CA RTRM L 44–51   16,123[4]
November 9 8:15 PM #17 Fresno State War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY ESPN2 L 10–48   15,700[4]
November 16 8:15 PM at Boise State Bronco Stadium • Boise, ID ESPN2 L 7–48   33,992[4]
November 23 12:00 PM Hawaiʻi War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY (Rivalry) W 59–56 OT  12,227[4]
November 30 12:00 PM at Utah State Romney Stadium • Logan, UT (Rivalry) RTRM L 7–35   21,325[4]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.

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Box Scores

@ Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 7 7 7 13 34
#18 Cornhuskers 10 7 14 6 37
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–6 2011 NEB, 38–14


Idaho

1 2 3 4 Total
Vandals 0 0 0 10 10
Cowboys 0 21 21 0 42
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–1 2012 WYO, 40–37


Northern Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 0 7 7
Cowboys 0 21 0 14 35
Overall record Last meeting Result
17–5–3 1949 WYO, 103–0


@ Air Force

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 14 28 7 7 56
Falcons 10 7 0 6 23
Overall record Last meeting Result
21–27–3 2012 AF, 28–27


@ Texas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 0 14 0 7 21
Bobcats 7 7 14 14 42
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2011 WYO, 45–10


New Mexico

1 2 3 4 Total
Lobos 0 3 14 14 31
Cowboys 14 7 3 14 38
Overall record Last meeting Result
34–31 2012 WYO, 28–23


Colorado State

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 14 10 14 14 52
Cowboys 0 7 8 7 22
See also: 2013 Colorado State Rams football team and Bronze Boot
Overall record Last meeting Result
44–55–5 2012 WYO, 45–31


@ San Jose State

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 16 7 7 14 44
Spartans 0 14 22 15 51
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–1 1997 WYO, 30–10


Fresno State

1 2 3 4 Total
#17 Bulldogs 0 14 14 20 48
Cowboys 10 0 0 0 10
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–4 2012 FSU, 42–14


@ Boise State

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 7 0 0 0 7
Broncos 14 14 17 3 48
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–7 2012 BSU, 45–14


Hawaiʻi

1 2 3 4OT Total
Warriors 14 21 7 140 56
Cowboys 13 22 7 143 59
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–8 1997 WYO, 35–6


@ Utah State

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 0 0 0 7 7
Aggies 7 14 14 0 35
Overall record Last meeting Result
24–35–4 2011 USU, 63–19


References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Associated Press (October 29, 2013). "Wyoming Fires Chris Tormey". ESPN. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
  2. ↑ Wolken, Dan (December 1, 2013). "Dave Christensen Out After Five Seasons at Wyoming". USA Today. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Wyoming Cowboys at #18 Nebraska Cornhuskers (August 31, 2013)". Statbroadcast.com. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.10 "Wyoming Combined Statistics". Wyoming Athletics. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  5. ↑ "2013–2014 Schedule". University of Wyoming Athletics. Retrieved August 23, 2013.