# 2014 Wyoming Cowboys football team

The 2014 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cowboys were led by first year head coach Craig Bohl 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 4–8, 2–6 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fifth place in the Mountain Division.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 30 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 5 (FCS) Montana* | War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY | RTRM | W 17–12 | 25,243 |
| September 6 | 8:15 p.m. | Air Force | War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY | ESPNU | W 17–13 | 21,246 |
| September 13 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 2 Oregon* | Autzen StadiumEugene, OR | P12N | L 14–48 | 56,533 |
| September 20 | 2:00 p.m. | Florida Atlantic* | War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY | MWN | W 20–19 | 21,226 |
| September 27 | 10:00 a.m. | at No. 9 Michigan State* | Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI | ESPN2 | L 14–56 | 74,227 |
| October 11 | 10:00 p.m. | at Hawaii | Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI (Paniolo Trophy) | MWN | L 28–38 | 24,273 |
| October 18 | 2:00 p.m. | San Jose State | War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY | ESPN3 | L 20–27 $^{OT}$ | 19,627 |
| October 25 | 5:00 p.m. | at Colorado State | Hughes StadiumFort Collins, CO (Battle for the Bronze Boot) | RTRM | L 31–45 | 32,529 |
| November 1 | 8:45 p.m. | at Fresno State | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | ESPN2 | W 45–17 | 32,164 |
| November 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Utah State | War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY (Bridger’s Battle) | ESPN2 | L 3–20 | 14,430 |
| November 22 | 8:15 p.m. | Boise State | War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY | ESPN2 | L 14–63 | 15,821 |
| November 29 | 1:30 p.m. | at New Mexico | University StadiumAlbuquerque, NM | RTRM | L 30–36 | 18,489 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to gameAll times are in Mountain time |||||||
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## Personnel
### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Seasons at Wyoming | Alma mater | Before Wyoming |
| Craig Bohl | Head coach | 1 | Nebraska (1982) | North Dakota State – head coach (2013) |
| Steve Stanard | Defensive coordinator / Linebackers | 1 | Nebraska (1989) | North Dakota State – Linebackers (2013) |
| Brent Vigen | Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks | 1 | North Dakota State (1998) | North Dakota State – Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks (2013) |
| Mike Bath | Running Backs / Fullbacks | 1 | Miami, Ohio (2001) | Miami, Ohio – Interim Head Coach / offensive coordinator (2013) |
| David Brown II | Secondary / Safeties | 1 | Cal Poly (1996) | Fresno State – Safeties (2013) |
| Kenni Burns | Wide receivers | 1 | Indiana (2006) | North Dakota State – Wide receivers / recruiting coordinator (2013) |
| AJ Cooper | Special teams coordinator / Defensive Ends | 1 | North Dakota State (2006) | North Dakota State – Defensive ends / Co-Special Teams (2013) |
| Scott Fuchs | Offensive line | 2 | North Dakota State (1995) | North Dakota State (2013) |
| Pete Kaligis | Defensive tackles | 6 | Washington (1994) | Montana – Offensive line (2008) |
| John Richardson | Cornerbacks | 1 | North Dakota State (2010) | North Dakota State – Cornerbacks (2013) |
| Zach Duval | Director of Sports Performance / Head Strength and Conditioning Coach | 1 | Nebraska (1998) | Buffalo – Director of Sports Performance (2013) |
| Quinn Brown | Offensive Graduate Assistant | 2 | Missouri (2011) | William Jewell – Tight ends / assistant special teams coordinator (2012) |
| Shane LaDage | Offensive Graduate Assistant | 1 | Southwest Minnesota State (2010) | Saint Joseph's College – Wide receivers / tight ends (2013) |
| Kevin May | Defensive Graduate Assistant | 2 | Occidental College (2011) | Occidental College – Assistant |
| Greg Holsworth | Defensive Graduate Assistant | 1 | Occidental College (2012) | Occidental College – Linebackers |
| Cory Sullivan | Defensive Graduate Assistant | 2 | Oregon (2013) | Oregon – Student Assistant (2012) |

### Roster
## Box Scores
### Montana

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Grizzlies | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| Cowboys | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 17 |

### Air Force

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Cowboys | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 |

### At #2 Oregon

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| #2 Ducks | 0 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 48 |

### Florida Atlantic

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 19 |
| Cowboys | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 20 |

### At Michigan State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| #9 Spartans | 21 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 56 |

### At Hawaii

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Rainbow Warriors | 3 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 38 |

### San Jose State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Spartans | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
| Cowboys | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 20 |

### At Colorado State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Rams | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 |

### At Fresno State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 7 | 14 | 0 | 24 | 45 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |

### Utah State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| Cowboys | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

### Boise State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 14 | 14 | 28 | 7 | 63 |
| Cowboys | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |

### At New Mexico

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 30 |
| Lobos | 14 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 36 |

## Statistics
### Team

Team Statistics :
| | Wyoming | Opponents |
| Points | 253 | 394 |
| First Downs | 221 | 252 |
| Rushing | 83 | 120 |
| Passing | 124 | 122 |
| Penalty | 14 | 10 |
| Rushing Yards | 1838 | 2436 |
| Rushing Attempts | 448 | 55 |
| Average Per Rush | 4.1 | 5.2 |
| Long | 89 | 69 |
| Rushing TDs | 17 | 24 |
| Passing Yards | 2733 | 2733 |
| Comp–Att | 212–375 | 214–325 |
| Comp % | 56.5% | 65.8% |
| Average Per Game | 227.8 | 227.8 |
| Average per Attempt | 7.3 | 8.4 |
| Passing TDs | 12 | 22 |
| INT's | 10 | 3 |
| Touchdowns | 31 | 51 |
| Passing | 12 | 22 |
| Rushing | 17 | 24 |
| Defensive | 2 | 2 |
| Interceptions | 3 | 10 |
| Yards | 51 | 152 |
| Long | 51 | 38 |
| Total Offense | 4571 | 5169 |
| Total Plays | 823 | 790 |
| Average Per Yards/Game | 380.9 | 430.8 |
| Kick Returns: # – Yards | 29–581 | 34–830 |
| TDs | 0 | 1 |
| Long | 36 | 97 |
| Punts | 67 | 51 |
| Yards | 2761 | 2208 |
| Average | 41.2 | 43.3 |
| Punt Returns: # – Yards | 16–163 | 17–311 |
| TDs | 0 | 2 |
| Long | 39 | 80 |
| Fumbles – Fumbles Lost | 14–8 | 21–13 |
| Opposing TD's | 51 | 31 |
| Penalties – Yards | 63–520 | 56–519 |
| 3rd–Down Conversions | 76/191 | 69/160 |
| 4th–Down Conversions | 9/20 | 5/15 |
| Takeaways | 16 | 18 |
| Field Goals | 12–17 | 13–19 |
| Extra Point | 31–31 | 47–49 |
| Sacks | 14 | 44 |
| Sack Against | 44 | 14 |
| Yards | 93 | 277 |

### Offense

Passing Statistics :
| NAME | GP | CMP | ATT | YDS | CMP% | TD | INT |
| Colby Kirkegaard | 12 | 206 | 359 | 2660 | 57.4 | 12 | 9 |
| Tom Thornton | 4 | 4 | 10 | 50 | 40.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sam Stratton | 11 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 40.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing Statistics :
| NAME | GP | CAR | YDS | LONG | TD |
| Brian Hill | 12 | 145 | 796 | 89 | 7 |
| Shaun Wick | 9 | 126 | 753 | 57 | 6 |
| D.J. May | 6 | 56 | 260 | 58 | 2 |
| Josh Tapscott | 5 | 15 | 80 | 48 | 2 |
| Sam Stratton | 11 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 0 |
| Dominic Rufran | 12 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 0 |
| J.D. Krill | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Thornton | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| Omar Stover | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Jordan Ellis | 8 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Tanner Gentry | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Jalen Claiborne | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 12 | 448 | 2207 | 89 | 17 |
Receiving Statistics :
| NAME | GP | REC | YDS | LONG | TD |
| Dominic Rufran | 12 | 45 | 596 | 88 | 0 |
| Jalen Claiborne | 12 | 41 | 576 | 52 | 3 |
| Tanner Gentry | 12 | 32 | 435 | 44 | 2 |
| Jake Maulhardt | 12 | 21 | 274 | 53 | 1 |
| Jacob Hollister | 12 | 17 | 244 | 66 | 2 |
| Brian Hill | 12 | 13 | 204 | 40 | 0 |
| Shaun Wick | 9 | 10 | 62 | 12 | 0 |
| D.J. May | 6 | 8 | 144 | 41 | 2 |
| Eric Nzeocha | 12 | 8 | 65 | 16 | 0 |
| J.D. Krill | 12 | 7 | 48 | 15 | 2 |
| Trey Norman | 11 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 0 |
| Jordan Ellis | 8 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 1 |
| Drew Van Maanen | 12 | 2 | 25 | 23 | 0 |
| Joshua Tapscott | 5 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Keenan Montgomery | 12 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 12 | 212 | 2733 | 88 | 12 |

### Defense

Defensive Statistics :
| # | NAME | GP | SOLO | AST | TOT | TFL-YDS | SACKS | INT-YDS | BU | QBH | FR–YDS | FF | BLK | SAF |
| 43 | Devyn Harris | 12 | 43 | 40 | 83 | 5.5–13 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 2 | 0 | 2–78 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Eddie Yarbrough | 12 | 31 | 32 | 63 | 10.5–49 | 4.0–28 | 0–0 | 1 | 2 | 1–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Blair Burns | 12 | 38 | 25 | 63 | 1.5–12 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 2 | 1 | 2–63 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Mark Nzeocha | 7 | 35 | 24 | 59 | 3.0–16 | 2.0–12 | 0–0 | 5 | 0 | 1–0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Lucas Wacha | 12 | 31 | 21 | 52 | 4.0–8 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 1 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Jordan Stanton | 10 | 25 | 20 | 45 | 2.0–5 | 1.0–4 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 1–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Tim Kamana | 12 | 27 | 17 | 44 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 1–0 | 2 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Darrenn White | 7 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 1.5–3 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 1 | 0 | 1–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DeAndre Jones | 8 | 28 | 13 | 41 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 2 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | Patrick Mertens | 12 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 5.0–16 | 2.0–12 | 0–0 | 1 | 1 | 2–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Robert Priester | 11 | 29 | 10 | 39 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 2 | 0 | 1–0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | William Tutein | 12 | 24 | 11 | 35 | 2.0–5 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Jesse Sampson | 6 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 0.5–2 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 4 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | Uso Olive | 12 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 2.0–3 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Siaosi Hala'api'api | 12 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 5.5–50 | 3.0–34 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Riley Lange | 10 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 2.0–3 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Tyran Finley | 11 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 2.0–7 | 0.0–0 | 2–51 | 1 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | Chase Appleby | 12 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 1.0–4 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 2 | 0 | 1–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Sonny Puletasi | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1.5–3 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 1 | 0 | 1–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Luke Kellum | 4 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Tim Hayes | 8 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 1 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Jeff Lark | 9 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.5–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Xavier Lewis | 11 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | Seth Edeen | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2.0–3 | 2.0–3 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Ryon'e Winters | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | Troy Boyland | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Trey Norman | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Oscar Nevermann | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Malkaam Muhammad | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | Dalton Fields | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | Chase Roullier | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Shaun Wick | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Nehemie Kankolongo | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Alex Borgs | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Drew Van Maanen | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | J.D. Krill | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Eric Nzeocha | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 94 | Brendan Turelli | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | Jake Maulhardt | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | D.J. May | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Stuart Williams | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TM | Team | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 1–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Brian Hill | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | TOTAL | 12 | 475 | 338 | 813 | 52–202 | 14–93 | 3–51 | 28 | 4 | 13–141 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| | OPPONENTS | 12 | 467 | 372 | 839 | 81–362 | 44–277 | 10–152 | 40 | 17 | 8–0 | 11 | 3 | 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 |
| Tyran Finley | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 0 | 51 |
| Tim Kamana | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 0 | 51 |

### Special teams

Kicking Statistics :
| NAME | XPM | XPA | XP% | FGM | FGA | FG% | 1–19 | 20–29 | 30–39 | 40–49 | 50+ | LNG | PTS |
| Stuart Williams | 31 | 31 | 100.0% | 12 | 17 | 70.6% | 2–2 | 2–2 | 5–5 | 2–6 | 1–2 | 50 | 67 |
| TOTALS | 31 | 31 | 100.0% | 12 | 17 | 70.6% | 2–2 | 2–2 | 5–5 | 2–6 | 1–2 | 50 | 67 |
Kick Return Statistics :
| NAME | RTNS | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
| Jalen Claiborne | 13 | 226 | 17.4 | 0 | 24 |
| D.J. May | 10 | 242 | 24.2 | 0 | 36 |
| Tyran Finley | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 0 | 20 |
| Dominic Rufran | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 0 | 33 |
| J.D. Krill | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 29 | 581 | 20.0 | 0 | 36 |
Punting Statistics :
| NAME | PUNTS | YDS | AVG | LONG | TB | FC | I–20 | 50+ | BLK |
| Ethan Wood | 66 | 2733 | 41.4 | 67 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 1 |
| Team | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 67 | 2761 | 41.2 | 67 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 1 |
Punt Return Statistics :
| NAME | RTNS | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
| Jalen Claiborne | 14 | 139 | 9.9 | 0 | 39 |
| Eric Nzeocha | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Kamana | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTALS | 16 | 163 | 10.2 | 0 | 39 |

### Scores by quarter (all opponents)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| All opponents | 95 | 116 | 102 | 74 | 7 | 394 |
| Wyoming | 58 | 61 | 45 | 89 | 0 | 253 |