# 2017 Wyoming Cowboys football team

The 2017 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cowboys were coached by fourth-year head coach Craig Bohl and played their home games at War Memorial Stadium. They participated in the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference. This was their first year with new defensive coordinator Scottie Hazelton, who was previously an NFL linebackers coach with Jacksonville Jaguars for three seasons and was also Bohl's defensive coordinator for two seasons at North Dakota State. They finished the season 8–5, 5–3 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for second place in the Mountain Division. They were invited to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl where they defeated Central Michigan.

## 2017 recruiting class

Wyoming signed 23 high school players and one transfer.
US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40$^‡$ | Commit date |
| Patrick Arnold OL | Omaha, NE | Gretna HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 290 lb (130 kg) | — | Oct 8, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Keyon Blankenbaker CB | Oak Park, IL | Oak Park–River Forest HS | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | — | Dec 13, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |||||||
| C.J. Coldon CB | Belleville, IL | Althoff Catholic HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | — | Dec 11, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Avante' Cox WR | Rochester, IL | Rochester HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | — | Dec 6, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Keegan Cryder OT | Littleton, CO | Dakota Ridge HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | — | Oct 9, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Trey Dorfner RB | Fircrest, WA | River Ridge HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | — | Oct 30, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Kolton Donovan LS | Washington, UT | Southern Utah | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | — | Feb 1, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Gavin Dunayski DL | Puyallup, WA | Puyallup HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | — | Jan 19, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Esaias Gandy S | Aurora, CO | Denver South HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 183 lb (83 kg) | — | Oct 3, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Ryan Gatoloai–Faupula LB | Sacramento, CA | Inderkum HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | — | Nov 1, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Logan Harris OL | Torrington, WY | Torrington HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 275 lb (125 kg) | — | Jun 27, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Ravontae Holt DL | Sacramento, CA | Sheldon HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 260 lb (120 kg) | — | Dec 29, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Javaree Jackson DL | Wauwatosa, WI | Wauwatosa West HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | — | Dec 13, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Victor Jones DE | Sacramento, CA | Inderkum HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | — | Dec 29, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Jared Scott WR | Oak Park, IL | Oak Park–River Forest HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | — | Jan 24, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Erik Spurlin–Renfroe WR | Cerritos, CA | Gahr HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | — | Jan 31, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Rudy Stofer OT | Kearney, NE | Kearney HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 255 lb (116 kg) | — | Nov 3, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Xazavian Valladay RB | Matteson, IL | Brother Rice HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | — | Oct 12, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Tyler Vander Waal QB | Elk Grove, CA | Christian Brothers HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | — | Dec 14, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Alonzo Velazquez OT | Janesville, WI | Parker HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 270 lb (120 kg) | — | Nov 2, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Nate Weinman TE | Creston, OH | Norwayne HS | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | — | Jan 25, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Davon Wells–Ross LB | Omaha, NE | Omaha North HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | — | Oct 31, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Trey Woods ATH | North Bend, OR | North Bend HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | — | Jan 14, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Tim Zaleski P | Oak Lawn, IL | St. Rita HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | — | Jan 7, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: – Rivals: – 247Sports: – ESPN: – |||||||
| ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 20, 2016. |||||||

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 10:00 a.m. | at Iowa* | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA | BTN | L 3–24 | 68,075 |
| September 9 | 2:00 p.m. | Gardner–Webb* | War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY | ATTSNRM | W 27–0 | 19,051 |
| September 16 | 5:00 p.m. | Oregon* | War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY | CBSSN | L 13–49 | 29,139 |
| September 23 | 8:15 p.m. | Hawaii | War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY (Paniolo Trophy) | ESPN2 | W 28–21 $^{OT}$ | 17,796 |
| September 30 | 2:00 p.m. | Texas State* | War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY | Stadium | W 45–10 | 21,784 |
| October 14 | 2:30 p.m. | at Utah State | Maverik StadiumLogan, UT (Bridger's Battle) | Stadium | W 28–23 | 22,234 |
| October 21 | 8:15 p.m. | at Boise State | Albertsons StadiumBoise, ID | ESPN2 | L 14–24 | 35,565 |
| October 28 | 5:30 p.m. | New Mexico | War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY | ESPNU | W 42–3 | 18,249 |
| November 4 | 5:00 p.m. | Colorado State | War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY (The Border War) | CBSSN | W 16–13 | 22,840 |
| November 11 | 8:15 p.m. | at Air Force | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO | ESPNU | W 28–14 | 24,257 |
| November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | Fresno State | War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY | ATTSNRM | L 7–13 | 15,440 |
| November 25 | 5:00 p.m. | at San Jose State | CEFCU StadiumSan Jose, CA | ESPN3 | L 17–20 | 12,653 |
| December 22 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. Central Michigan* | Albertsons StadiumBoise, ID (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl) | ESPN | W 37–14 | 16,512 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingAll times are in Mountain time |||||||

## Personnel
### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Seasons at Wyoming | Alma mater | Before Wyoming |
| Craig Bohl | Head coach | 4 | Nebraska (1982) | North Dakota State – head coach (2013) |
| Brent Vigen | Associate head coach / offensive coordinator / quarterbacks | 4 | North Dakota State (1998) | North Dakota State – Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks (2013) |
| Scottie Hazelton | Defensive coordinator / Linebackers | 1 | Fort Lewis (1997) | Jacksonville Jaguars – Assistant linebackers (2016) |
| Mike Bath | Running Backs / Fullbacks | 4 | Miami, Ohio (2001) | Miami, Ohio – Interim Head Coach / offensive coordinator (2013) |
| AJ Cooper | Special teams coordinator / Defensive Ends | 4 | North Dakota State (2006) | North Dakota State – Defensive ends / Co-Special Teams (2013) |
| Jake Dickert | Safeties | 1 | Wisconsin–Stevens Point (2007) | South Dakota State – Co-Special Teams / Safeties (2016) |
| Scott Fuchs | Offensive line | 4 | North Dakota State (1995) | North Dakota State (2013) |
| Mike Grant | Wide receivers | 2 | Nebraska (1993) | North Texas – Wide receivers / receiving coordinator (2014) |
| Pete Kaligis | Defensive tackles / Nose Tackles | 9 | Washington (1994) | Montana – Offensive line (2008) |
| John Richardson | Cornerbacks | 4 | North Dakota State (2010) | North Dakota State – Cornerbacks (2013) |
| Gordie Haug | Director of Recruiting | 4 | Bemidji State (2009) | North Dakota State – Running backs (2013) |
| Aaron Bohl | Defensive Graduate Assistant | 1 | Minnesota State Moorhead (2016) | Minnesota State Moorhead – Linebacker |
| Jacob Claborn | Offensive Graduate Assistant | 2 | California Lutheran (2009) | Central Washington – Offensive line (2015) |
| Josh Firm | Offensive Graduate Assistant | 3 | Missouri S&T (2013) | Bron-Villeurbanne Falcons – Offensive coordinator (2014) |
| Rob Schlaeger | Defensive Graduate Assistant | 1 | Southwest Minnesota State (2015) | West Florida – Outside linebackers (2016) |

### Roster
## Statistics

source:

### Team

Team Statistics :
| | Wyoming | Opponents |
| Points | 305 | 228 |
| First Downs | 198 | 244 |
| Rushing | 76 | 128 |
| Passing | 105 | 98 |
| Penalty | 17 | 18 |
| Rushing Yards | 1414 | 2084 |
| Rushing Attempts | 446 | 599 |
| Average Per Rush | 3.2 | 3.5 |
| Long | 59 | 44 |
| Rushing TDs | 13 | 16 |
| Passing Yards | 2304 | 2274 |
| Comp–Att | 195–348 | 189–334 |
| Comp % | 56.0% | 56.6% |
| Average Per Game | 177.2 | 174.9 |
| Average per Attempt | 6.6 | 6.8 |
| Passing TDs | 18 | 11 |
| INT's | 8 | 20 |
| Touchdowns | 37 | 27 |
| Passing | 18 | 11 |
| Rushing | 13 | 16 |
| Defensive | 6 | 0 |
| Interceptions | 20 | 8 |
| Yards | 262 | 134 |
| Total Offense | 3718 | 4358 |
| Total Plays | 794 | 933 |
| Average Per Yards/Game | 286.0 | 335.2 |
| Kick Returns: # – Yards | 23–651 | 33–682 |
| TDs | 2 | 0 |
| Long | 97 | 38 |
| Punts | 88 | 65 |
| Yards | 3429 | 2892 |
| Average | 39.0 | 44.5 |
| Punt Returns: # – Yards | 23–236 | 25–118 |
| TDs | 0 | 0 |
| Long | 55 | 23 |
| Fumbles – Fumbles Lost | 12–6 | 28–18 |
| Opposing TD's | 27 | 37 |
| Penalties – Yards | 55–522 | 64–602 |
| 3rd–Down Conversions | 60/181 | 75/205 |
| 4th–Down Conversions | 9/14 | 15/26 |
| Field Goals | 15–18 | 13–17 |
| Extra Point | 36–37 | 27–27 |
| Sacks | 33 | 26 |
| Sack Against | 26 | 33 |
| Yards | 203 | 177 |

### Offense

Passing Statistics :
| NAME | GP | CMP | ATT | YDS | CMP% | TD | INT |
| Josh Allen | 11 | 152 | 270 | 1812 | 56.3 | 16 | 6 |
| Nick Smith | 7 | 40 | 74 | 471 | 54.1 | 2 | 2 |
| Austin Conway | 13 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 |
| TEAM | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin Fort | 8 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing Statistics :
| NAME | GP | CAR | YDS | LONG | TD |
| Trey Woods | 12 | 142 | 493 | 59 | 2 |
| Kellen Overstreet | 13 | 109 | 481 | 38 | 3 |
| Josh Allen | 11 | 92 | 204 | 22 | 5 |
| Milo Hall | 11 | 34 | 90 | 14 | 0 |
| Austin Conway | 13 | 15 | 70 | 40 | 1 |
| Nick Smith | 7 | 20 | 22 | 15 | 1 |
| Nico Evans | 13 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 0 |
| Austin Fort | 8 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 1 |
| C. J. Johnson | 13 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 0 |
| Avante' Cox | 7 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 0 |
| Drew Van Maanen | 13 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Jaylon Watson | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 13 | 446 | 1733 | 59 | 13 |
Receiving Statistics :
| NAME | GP | REC | YDS | LONG | TD |
| Austin Conway | 13 | 62 | 553 | 41 | 3 |
| C.J. Johnson | 13 | 30 | 531 | 53 | 7 |
| James Price | 10 | 20 | 282 | 40 | 1 |
| John Okwoli | 12 | 12 | 137 | 23 | 1 |
| Josh Harshman | 13 | 12 | 136 | 31 | 0 |
| Tyree Mayfield | 13 | 11 | 108 | 18 | 0 |
| Austin Fort | 8 | 10 | 119 | 25 | 3 |
| Nico Evans | 13 | 10 | 70 | 15 | 1 |
| Drew Van Maanen | 13 | 7 | 108 | 30 | 0 |
| Avante' Cox | 7 | 5 | 79 | 39 | 0 |
| Milo Hall | 11 | 5 | 21 | 9 | 0 |
| Trey Woods | 12 | 4 | 74 | 38 | 0 |
| Kellen Overstreet | 13 | 3 | 39 | 30 | 0 |
| Jared Scott | 8 | 2 | 40 | 23 | 2 |
| Dontae Crow | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 13 | 195 | 2304 | 53 | 18 |

### Defense

Defensive Statistics :
| # | NAME | GP | SOLO | AST | TOT | TFL-YDS | SACKS | INT-YDS | BU | QBH | FR–YDS | FF | BLK | SAF |
| 30 | Logan Wilson | 13 | 79 | 40 | 119 | 8.0–20 | 1.0–8 | 1–3 | 1 | 0 | 1–18 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Andrew Wingard | 13 | 70 | 44 | 114 | 8.0–17 | 1.0–1 | 5–54 | 3 | 0 | 1–0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | Carl Granderson | 13 | 37 | 40 | 77 | 16.0–61 | 9.5–50 | 2–43 | 0 | 4 | 1–58 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 46 | Cassh Maluia | 13 | 33 | 41 | 74 | 3.5–5 | 1.0–1 | 1–0 | 3 | 0 | 3–3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | Youhanna Ghaifan | 12 | 39 | 30 | 69 | 15.5–63 | 7.0–45 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Marcus Epps | 13 | 42 | 26 | 68 | 5.0–28 | 1.0–10 | 4–90 | 4 | 0 | 1–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Jalen Ortiz | 13 | 36 | 25 | 61 | 4.0–18 | 1.0–12 | 0–0 | 2 | 0 | 2–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Rico Gafford | 13 | 29 | 14 | 43 | 1.0–3 | 0.0–0 | 4–45 | 6 | 0 | 0–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Robert Priester | 13 | 28 | 11 | 39 | 4.0–7 | 1.0–2 | 0–0 | 4 | 0 | 0–0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Kevin Prosser | 12 | 21 | 14 | 35 | 5.0–29 | 2.5–16 | 1–28 | 2 | 1 | 2–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | Garrett Crall | 13 | 19 | 14 | 33 | 5.5–23 | 2.5–14 | 0–0 | 2 | 0 | 1–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Adam Pilapil | 8 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 1 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Tyler Hall | 13 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 0.5–1 | 0.0–0 | 2–(-1) | 4 | 0 | 0–0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | Javaree Jackson | 11 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 1.5–1 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Josiah Hall | 12 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 2.5–10 | 0.5–5 | 0–0 | 0 | 1 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | Sidney Malauulu | 7 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 1.5–7 | 1.0–6 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 2–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Nela Lolohea | 12 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 5.5–39 | 4.0–33 | 0–0 | 1 | 0 | 1–0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Alijah Halliburton | 13 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 1 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Ben Wisdorf | 11 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2.0–5 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Chavez Pownell | 13 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | Ravontae Holt | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.0–1 | 1.0–1 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Esaias Gandy | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Tim Kamana | 13 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | Conner Cain | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.0–1 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | Tyree Mayfield | 13 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 1–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Braden Smith | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 1–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Austin Lopez | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Nico Evans | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Drew Van Maanen | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 1–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Cooper Rothe | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Ryan Gatoloai-Faupula | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 1 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Avante' Cox | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | Ryan Cummings | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | Dalton Fields | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Milo Hall | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Sidney Washington | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Jahmari Moore | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | Kolton Donovan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | Justis Borton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Jaylon Watson | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Josh Harshman | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | Zach Wallace | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | Cole Turner | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Josh Allen | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | James Price | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Kellen Overstreet | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | C.J. Johnson | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Austin Conway | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | TOTAL | 13 | 574 | 438 | 1012 | 91–339 | 33–203 | 20–262 | 35 | 6 | 18–82 | 23 | 0 | 1 |
| | OPPONENTS | 13 | 459 | 334 | 793 | 73–299 | 26–177 | 8–134 | 40 | 6 | 6–72 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
Key: SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles, TOT: Total Tackles, TFL: Tackles-for-loss, SACK: Quarterback Sacks, INT: Interceptions, BU: Passes Broken Up, QBH: Quarterback Hits, FF: Forced Fumbles, FR: Fumbles Recovered, BLK: Kicks or Punts Blocked, SAF: Safeties
Interceptions Statistics :
| NAME | NO. | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
| Andrew Wingard | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 0 | 22 |
| Marcus Epps | 4 | 90 | 22.5 | 0 | 57 |
| Rico Gafford | 4 | 45 | 11.2 | 1 | 37 |
| Carl Granderson | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | 37 |
| Tyler Hall | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Cassh Maluia | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Prosser | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 1 | 28 |
| Logan Wilson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTALS | 20 | 262 | 13.1 | 2 | 57 |

### Special teams

Kicking Statistics :
| NAME | XPM | XPA | XP% | FGM | FGA | FG% | 1–19 | 20–29 | 30–39 | 40–49 | 50+ | LNG | PTS |
| Cooper Rothe | 36 | 37 | 97.3% | 15 | 18 | 83.3% | 0–0 | 10–10 | 2–2 | 3–6 | 0–0 | 49 | 81 |
| TOTALS | 36 | 37 | 97.3% | 15 | 18 | 83.3% | 0–0 | 10–10 | 2–2 | 3–6 | 0–0 | 49 | 81 |
Kick Return Statistics :
| NAME | RTNS | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
| Tyler Hall | 15 | 508 | 33.9 | 2 | 97 |
| Rico Gafford | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | 24 |
| Milo Hall | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 0 | 32 |
| Garrett Crall | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Pilapil | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jaylon Watson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Nico Evans | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | 29 |
| TOTALS | 23 | 651 | 28.3 | 2 | 97 |
Punting Statistics :
| NAME | PUNTS | YDS | AVG | LONG | TB | FC | I–20 | 50+ | BLK |
| Tim Zaleski | 87 | 3409 | 39.2 | 65 | 4 | 31 | 33 | 8 | 1 |
| TEAM | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 88 | 3429 | 39.0 | 65 | 4 | 31 | 33 | 8 | 1 |
Punt Return Statistics :
| NAME | RTNS | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
| Austin Conway | 22 | 228 | 10.4 | 0 | 55 |
| Dontae Crow | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| TOTALS | 23 | 236 | 10.3 | 0 | 55 |

### Scores by quarter (all opponents)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| All opponents | 40 | 99 | 38 | 51 | 0 | 228 |
| Wyoming | 69 | 125 | 47 | 57 | 7 | 305 |

## Awards and honors
### All-Conference Teams

First Team
Youhanna Ghaifan, So., DL
Carl Granderson, Jr., DL
Andrew Wingard, Jr., DB
Second Team
Logan Wilson, So., LB
Rico Gafford, Sr., DB
Honorable Mention
Josh Allen, Sr., QB
Tyler Hall, So., Ret

### Senior Bowls

Josh Allen – Senior Bowl
Rico Gafford – NFLPA Collegiate Bowl

## Box Scores
### At Iowa

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Hawkeyes | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
* Passing leaders: Josh Allen (UW): 23–40, 174 YDS, 2 INT; Nate Stanley (IOWA): 8–15, 125 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT
* Rushing leaders: Milo Hall (UW): 9 CAR, 30 YDS; Akrum Wadley (IOWA): 24 CAR, 116 YDS
* Receiving leaders: Austin Conway (UW): 7 REC, 47 YDS; Nick Easley (IOWA): 4 REC, 77 YDS, 1 TD

### Gardner–Webb

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Runnin' Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cowboys | 14 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
* Passing leaders: Josh Allen (UW): 22–32, 328 YDS, 2 TDS; Tyrell Maxwell (GWU): 2–7, 22 YDS, 1 INT
* Rushing leaders: Kellen Overstreet (UW): 14 CAR, 33 YDS; Tyrell Maxwell (GWU): 18 CAR, 68 YDS
* Receiving leaders: Austin Conway (UW): 11 REC, 135 YDS, 1 TD; James Ellis II (GWU): 1 REC, 12 YDS

### Oregon

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ducks | 14 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 49 |
| Cowboys | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
* Passing leaders: Josh Allen (UW): 9–24, 64 YDS, 1 INT; Justin Herbert (ORE): 18–29, 251 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
* Rushing leaders: Milo Hall (UW): 11 CAR, 43 YDS; Royce Freeman (ORE): 30 CAR, 157 YDS, 3 TDS
* Receiving leaders: Austin Conway (UW): 4 REC, 27 YDS; Dillon Mitchell (ORE): 6 REC, 65 YDS

### Hawaii

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Cowboys | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
* Passing leaders: Josh Allen (UW): 9–19, 92 YDS, 1 TD; Dru Brown (UH): 29–40, 280 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT
* Rushing leaders: Trey Woods (UW): 15 CAR, 135 YDS, 1 TD; Diocemy Saint Juste (UH): 26 CAR, 120 YDS, 1 TD
* Receiving leaders: Tyree Mayfield (UW): 2 REC, 27 YDS; John Ursua (UH): 8 REC, 102 YDS, 1 TD

### Texas State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bobcats | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Cowboys | 0 | 31 | 14 | 0 | 45 |
* Passing leaders: Josh Allen (UW): 14–24, 219 YDS, 3 TDS; Damian Williams (TSU): 10–19, 91 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
* Rushing leaders: Trey Woods (UW): 21 CAR, 53 YDS; Willie Jones III (TSU): 5 CAR, 57 YDS
* Receiving leaders: D.J. Johnson (UW): 4 REC, 57 YDS, 2 TDS; Hutch White (TSU): 2 REC, 42 YDS

### At Utah State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 3 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 28 |
| Aggies | 6 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 23 |
* Passing leaders: Josh Allen (UW): 18–26, 208 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT; Jordan Love (USU): 8–18, 109 YDS, 3 INT
* Rushing leaders: Trey Woods (UW): 15 CAR, 40 YDS; LaJuan Hunt (USU): 18 CAR, 73 YDS
* Receiving leaders: James Price (UW): 4 REC, 72 YDS; Dax Raymond (USU): 5 REC, 72 YDS

### At Boise State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Broncos | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
* Passing leaders: Josh Allen (UW): 12–27, 131 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT; Brett Rypien (BSU): 12–17, 104 YDS
* Rushing leaders: Josh Allen (UW): 18 CAR, 62 YDS 1 TD; Alexander Mattison (BSU): 17 CAR, 91 YDS
* Receiving leaders: Austin Conway (UW): 5 REC, 33 YDS; Cedrick Wilson Jr. (BSU): 5 REC, 66 YDS, 1 TD

### New Mexico

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lobos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Cowboys | 7 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
* Passing leaders: Josh Allen (UW): 16–28, 234 YDS, 4 TD; Tevaka Tuioti (UNM): 8–17, 47 YDS, 3 INT
* Rushing leaders: Trey Woods (UW): 11 CAR, 25 YDS; Richard McQuarley (UNM): 13 CAR, 43 YDS
* Receiving leaders: James Price (UW): 4 REC, 68 YDS; Delane Hart–Johnson (UNM): 1 REC, 17 YDS

### Colorado State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Cowboys | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
* Passing leaders: Josh Allen (UW): 10–20, 138 YDS; Nick Stevens (CSU): 8–14, 110 YDS
* Rushing leaders: Josh Allen (UW): 12 CAR, 60 YDS; Dalyn Dawkins (CSU): 29 CAR, 154 YDS
* Receiving leaders: Austin Conway & C.J. Johnson (UW): 2 REC, 35 YDS; Dalton Fackrell (CSU): 2 REC, 61 YDS

### At Air Force

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| Falcons | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
* Passing leaders: Josh Allen (UW): 8–11, 70 YDS, 1 TD; Arion Worthman (AFA): 10–22, 175 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
* Rushing leaders: Trey Woods (UW): 11 CAR, 47 YDS, 1 TD; Taven Birdow (AFA): 19 CAR, 82 YDS, 1 TD
* Receiving leaders: Trey Woods (UW): 1 REC, 38 YDS; Marcus Bennet (AFA): 3 REC, 52 YDS, 1 TD

### Fresno State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
* Passing leaders: Nick Smith (UW): 20–32, 231 YDS, 1 TD; Marcus McMaryion (FSU): 14–23, 186 YDS, 1 TD
* Rushing leaders: Kellen Overstreet (UW): 10 CAR, 31 YDS; Josh Hokit (FSU): 21 CAR, 69 YDS
* Receiving leaders: Austin Conway (UW): 7 REC, 105 YDS; KeeSean Johnson (FSU): 6 REC, 48 YDS

### At San Jose State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Spartans | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
* Passing leaders: Nick Smith (UW): 17–37, 171 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT; Montel Aaron (SJSU): 15–29, 174 YDS, 1 INT
* Rushing leaders: Kellen Overstreet (UW): 17 CAR, 139 YDS; DeJon Packer (SJSU): 8 CAR, 75 YDS, 1 TD
* Receiving leaders: C.J. Johnson (UW): 4 REC, 106 YDS, 1 TD; Tre Hartley (SJSU): 7 REC, 109 YDS

### Vs. Central Michigan–Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chippewas | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Cowboys | 21 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 37 |
* Passing leaders: Josh Allen (UW): 11–19, 154 YDS, 3 TD; Shane Morris (CMU): 23–39, 329 YDS, 1 TD, 4 INT
* Rushing leaders: Kellen Overstreet (UW): 21 CAR, 85 YDS; Jonathan Ward (CMU): 12 CAR, 29 YDS, 1 TD
* Receiving leaders: C.J. Johnson (UW): 3 REC, 63 YDS, 1 TD; Jonathan Ward (CMU): 7 REC, 109 YDS, 1 TD

## Players in the 2018 NFL draft

| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Josh Allen | QB | 1 | 7 | Buffalo Bills |
| Rico Gafford | CB | UDFA | - | Tennessee Titans |