# 2015 Wyoming Cowboys football team

The 2015 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cowboys were led by second 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 2–10, 2–6 in Mountain West play to finish in last place in the Mountain Division.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 5 | 2:00 p.m. | North Dakota* | War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY | | L 13–24 | 23,669 |
| September 12 | 2:00 p.m. | Eastern Michigan* | War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY | RTRM | L 29–48 | 19,112 |
| September 19 | 6:30 p.m. | at Washington State* | Martin StadiumPullman, WA | P12N | L 14–31 | 31,105 |
| September 26 | 1:00 p.m. | New Mexico | War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY | RTRM | L 28–38 | 18,723 |
| October 3 | 1:30 p.m. | at Appalachian State* | Kidd Brewer StadiumBoone, NC | ESPN3 | L 13–31 | 19,345 |
| October 10 | 8:15 p.m. | at Air Force | Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO | ESPN2 | L 17–31 | 22,023 |
| October 17 | 1:00 p.m. | Nevada | War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY | ESPN3 | W 28–21 | 17,026 |
| October 24 | 8:15 p.m. | at Boise State | Albertsons StadiumBoise, ID | ESPN2 | L 14–34 | 31,946 |
| October 30 | 8:15 p.m. | at Utah State | Maverik StadiumLogan, UT (Bridger's Battle) | ESPN2 | L 27–58 | 20,964 |
| November 7 | 1:00 p.m. | Colorado State | War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY (Bronze Boot) | ESPN3 | L 7–27 | 18,682 |
| November 14 | 8:30 p.m. | at San Diego State | Qualcomm StadiumSan Diego, CA | CBSSN | L 3–38 | 36,688 |
| November 28 | 12:00 p.m. | UNLV | War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY | RTRM | W 35–28 | 11,149 |
| *Non-conference 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 | 2 | Nebraska (1982) | North Dakota State – head coach (2013) |
| Steve Stanard | Defensive coordinator / Linebackers | 2 | Nebraska (1989) | North Dakota State – Linebackers (2013) |
| Brent Vigen | Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks | 2 | North Dakota State (1998) | North Dakota State – Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks (2013) |
| Mike Bath | Running Backs / Fullbacks | 2 | Miami, Ohio (2001) | Miami, Ohio – Interim Head Coach / offensive coordinator (2013) |
| AJ Cooper | Special teams coordinator / Defensive Ends | 2 | 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) |
| Gordie Haug | Wide Receivers / Director of Recruiting | 2 | Bemidji State (2009) | North Dakota State – Running backs (2013) |
| Pete Kaligis | Defensive tackles | 7 | Washington (1994) | Montana – Offensive line (2008) |
| Curt Mallory | Defensive pass game coordinator / Secondary | 1 | Michigan (1992) | Michigan – Secondary (2014) |
| John Richardson | Cornerbacks | 2 | North Dakota State (2010) | North Dakota State – Cornerbacks (2013) |
| Zach Duval | Director of Sports Performance / Head Strength and Conditioning Coach | 2 | Nebraska (1998) | Buffalo – Director of Sports Performance (2013) |
| Quinn Brown | Offensive Graduate Assistant | 3 | Missouri (2011) | William Jewell – Tight ends / assistant special teams coordinator (2012) |
| Greg Holsworth | Defensive Graduate Assistant | 2 | Occidental College (2012) | Occidental College – Linebackers / Head Strength and Conditioning Coach (2014) |
| Shane LaDage | Offensive Graduate Assistant | 2 | Southwest Minnesota State (2010) | Saint Joseph's College – Wide receivers / tight ends (2013) |
| Grant Olson | Defensive Graduate Assistant | 1 | North Dakota State (2014) | North Dakota State – Student Assistant (2014) |

### Roster
## Box Scores
### North Dakota

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| North Dakota | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
| Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |

### Eastern Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 14 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 48 |
| Cowboys | 7 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 29 |

### At Washington State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Cougars | 7 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 31 |

### New Mexico

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

### At Appalachian State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| Mountaineers | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 31 |

### At Air Force

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| Falcons | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 31 |

### Nevada

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolf Pack | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Cowboys | 0 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 28 |

### At Boise State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Broncos | 17 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 34 |

### At Utah State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
| Aggies | 14 | 16 | 7 | 21 | 58 |

### Colorado State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 26 |
| Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |

### At San Diego State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Aztecs | 14 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 38 |

### UNLV

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rebels | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| Cowboys | 0 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 35 |

## Statistics

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### Team

Team Statistics :
| | Wyoming | Opponents |
| Points | 228 | 408 |
| First Downs | 237 | 261 |
| Rushing | 119 | 137 |
| Passing | 95 | 103 |
| Penalty | 23 | 21 |
| Rushing Yards | 2081 | 2702 |
| Rushing Attempts | 478 | 512 |
| Average Per Rush | 4.4 | 5.3 |
| Long | 72 | 74 |
| Rushing TDs | 12 | 28 |
| Passing Yards | 2247 | 2363 |
| Comp–Att | 183–308 | 186–279 |
| Comp % | 59.4% | 66.7% |
| Average Per Game | 187.2 | 196.9 |
| Average per Attempt | 7.3 | 8.5 |
| Passing TDs | 20 | 23 |
| INT's | 11 | 5 |
| Touchdowns | 32 | 53 |
| Passing | 20 | 28 |
| Rushing | 12 | 23 |
| Defensive | 0 | 1 |
| Interceptions | 5 | 11 |
| Yards | 32 | 250 |
| Long | 19 | 91 |
| Total Offense | 4328 | 5065 |
| Total Plays | 786 | 791 |
| Average Per Yards/Game | 360.7 | 422.1 |
| Kick Returns: # – Yards | 33–776 | 24–511 |
| TDs | 0 | 0 |
| Long | 49 | 37 |
| Punts | 68 | 48 |
| Yards | 2800 | 2146 |
| Average | 41.2 | 44.7 |
| Punt Returns: # – Yards | 14–105 | 21–97 |
| TDs | 0 | 1 |
| Long | 24 | 20 |
| Fumbles – Fumbles Lost | 17–10 | 9–5 |
| Opposing TD's | 53 | 32 |
| Penalties – Yards | 75–681 | 58–600 |
| 3rd–Down Conversions | 52/156 | 68/149 |
| 4th–Down Conversions | 14/23 | 7/13 |
| Takeaways | 10 | 21 |
| Field Goals | 2–8 | 13–18 |
| Extra Point | 28–31 | 51–53 |
| Sacks | 10 | 31 |
| Sack Against | 31 | 10 |
| Yards | 69 | 234 |

### Offense

Passing Statistics :
| NAME | GP | CMP | ATT | YDS | CMP% | TD | INT |
| Cameron Coffman | 9 | 152 | 241 | 1951 | 63.1 | 18 | 10 |
| Nick Smith | 5 | 27 | 60 | 245 | 45.0 | 2 | 1 |
| Josh Allen | 2 | 4 | 6 | 51 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing Statistics :
| NAME | GP | CAR | YDS | LONG | TD |
| Brian Hill | 12 | 281 | 1631 | 72 | 6 |
| Nick Smith | 5 | 45 | 157 | 20 | 2 |
| Shaun Wick | 4 | 43 | 97 | 24 | 1 |
| Josh Tapscott | 8 | 17 | 86 | 30 | 0 |
| Kellen Overstreet | 12 | 16 | 84 | 16 | 1 |
| Nico Evans | 10 | 14 | 56 | 17 | 0 |
| Tanner Gentry | 7 | 5 | 48 | 15 | 0 |
| Josh Allen | 2 | 3 | 40 | 24 | 0 |
| Justin Berger | 7 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| Justice Murphy | 11 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| TOTALS | 12 | 478 | 2081 | 72 | 12 |
Receiving Statistics :
| NAME | GP | REC | YDS | LONG | TD |
| Jake Maulhardt | 12 | 57 | 653 | 42 | 8 |
| Tanner Gentry | 7 | 37 | 678 | 92 | 4 |
| Jacob Hollister | 12 | 26 | 355 | 64 | 3 |
| Brian Hill | 12 | 20 | 132 | 21 | 0 |
| James Price | 12 | 12 | 143 | 35 | 1 |
| Joseph Parker | 12 | 7 | 68 | 16 | 0 |
| Shaun Wick | 4 | 5 | 49 | 20 | 1 |
| Tyree Mayfield | 12 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 1 |
| Kellen Overstreet | 12 | 3 | 33 | 21 | 0 |
| Josh Harshman | 11 | 2 | 39 | 26 | 1 |
| Justin Berger | 7 | 2 | 35 | 22 | 0 |
| Josh Tapscott | 8 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 |
| Tayton Montgomery | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| Drew Van Maanen | 12 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Justice Murphy | 11 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 12 | 183 | 2247 | 92 | 20 |

### Defense

Defensive Statistics :
| # | NAME | GP | SOLO | AST | TOT | TFL-YDS | SACKS | INT-YDS | BU | QBH | FR–YDS | FF | BLK | SAF |
| 28 | Andrew Wingard | 12 | 83 | 39 | 122 | 7.0–18 | 0.0–0 | 1–0 | 2 | 1 | 0–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Lucas Wacha | 11 | 46 | 50 | 96 | 6.0–18 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 1 | 0–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Marcus Epps | 11 | 59 | 24 | 83 | 2.0–5 | 0.0–0 | 2–27 | 4 | 0 | 0–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | D.J. May | 11 | 42 | 27 | 69 | 4.5–22 | 1.0–18 | 0–0 | 10 | 0 | 1–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Eddie Yarbrough | 12 | 30 | 32 | 62 | 10.5–49 | 7.0–41 | 0–0 | 1 | 0 | 1–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Robert Priester | 11 | 36 | 14 | 50 | 2.0–2 | 0.0–0 | 1–0 | 3 | 0 | 1–5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | Carl Granderson | 12 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 6.0–18 | 1.0–5 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Eric Nzeocha | 11 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 1.0–1 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 1 | 0 | 0–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Antonio Hull | 12 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 6 | 0 | 1–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Siaosi Hala'api'api | 12 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 4.5–9 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Tim Kamana | 12 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 1.0–4 | 0.0–0 | 1–5 | 1 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | Sidney Malauulu | 12 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 0.5–1 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Chavez Pownell, Jr. | 11 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | C.J. Jennings | 10 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 1 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | Uso Olive | 12 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 1.5–2 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Adam Pilapil | 11 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | Conner Cain | 11 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1.5–2 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | Chase Appleby | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.5–2 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Anthony Makransky | 8 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1.0–3 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 1 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Tyran Finley | 6 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1.0–4 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Will Tutein | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Nico Evans | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Kevin Prosser | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1.0–5 | 1.0–5 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Devin McKenna | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.5–2 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | Dalton Fields | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Kellen Overstreet | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Luis Bach | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Tavita Faaiu | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | Tyree Mayfield | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Christian Irving | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Rafe Kiely | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | Chase Roullier | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | Zach Wallace | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Justice Murphy | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Joseph Parker | 12 | 1 | 0 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0–0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | TOTAL | 12 | 478 | 346 | 824 | 52–167 | 10–69 | 5–32 | 30 | 2 | 5–5 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| | OPPONENTS | 12 | 454 | 362 | 816 | 76–346 | 31–234 | 11–250 | 41 | 4 | 10–0 | 7 | 2 | 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 |
| Marcus Epps | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 19 |
| Andrew Wingard | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Kamana | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Robert Priester | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 0 | 19 |

### Special teams

Kicking Statistics :
| NAME | XPM | XPA | XP% | FGM | FGA | FG% | 1–19 | 20–29 | 30–39 | 40–49 | 50+ | LNG | PTS |
| Tristan Bailey | 28 | 31 | 90.3% | 2 | 8 | 25.0% | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 41 | 34 |
| TOTALS | 28 | 31 | 90.3% | 2 | 8 | 25.0% | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 41 | 34 |
Kick Return Statistics :
| NAME | RTNS | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
| D.J. May | 24 | 630 | 26.2 | 0 | 49 |
| Nico Evans | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 9 |
| Tanner Gentry | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 15 |
| Drew Van Maanen | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 19 |
| Kellen Overstreet | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 0 | 26 |
| Justice Murphy | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 24 |
| TOTALS | 33 | 776 | 23.5 | 0 | 49 |
Punting Statistics :
| NAME | PUNTS | YDS | AVG | LONG | TB | FC | I–20 | 50+ | BLK |
| Ethan Wood | 67 | 2800 | 41.8 | 67 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 12 | 1 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 68 | 2800 | 41.2 | 67 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 12 | 1 |
Punt Return Statistics :
| NAME | RTNS | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
| Tanner Gentry | 7 | 73 | 10.4 | 0 | 24 |
| D.J. May | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Andrew Wingard | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 16 |
| TOTALS | 14 | 105 | 7.5 | 0 | 24 |

### Scores by quarter (all opponents)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| All opponents | 125 | 116 | 65 | 102 | 408 |
| Wyoming | 28 | 80 | 43 | 77 | 228 |