It was simply the most embarrassing defeat in UH football history. It was 35-0 at halftime, although it wasn't UH's worst showing for 30 minutes of football. The 'Bows trailed, 42-0, at the break in an equally forgettable game at San Jose State to open the 1976 season. But Wyoming's 24-point third quarter has to go down as 15 minutes of infamy for UH football, because of the worst showing by a Rainbow special teams I've ever seen. Failure to field a kickoff, a shanked punt that went only 19 yards and a fumble of a kickoff return led to 17 points in less than three minutes.
All football is divided into three parts - the offense, defense and special teams.
Saturday was a total team effort in the loss. Here's the way I figure it. The defense gave up two scores on Wyoming drives of 65 and 62 yards, although a breakdown on two big pass plays proved the key. That turned Wyoming's romp from bad to ugly. The offense didn't help.