University of Wyoming NCAA News

As a rule, Wyoming hates losing to BYU. What made Saturday's 52-0 loss to the Cougars even worse for the Cowboys was they were never in the game, they lost at home and they were shut out.

BYU is favored to defeat Wyoming today in a showdown at noon at War Memorial Stadium.

Mountain West Conference matchups with Wyoming usually give BYU's defense a confidence boost.

Frank Gore runs right up the gut of the Indianapolis defense. Defensive back Jerraud Powers delivers a big body-blow, but Gore just bounces off and keeps on running, one of two broken tackles on the way to a 64-yard San Francisco touchdown.

THE STAKES For Wyoming ... The Cowboys need a win to avoid falling to .500 overall and in league play.

The University of Wyoming was close to surprising many in the college football world on Saturday night.

Kyle Whittingham isn't surprised that Dave Christensen has made an immediate impact as head football coach at Wyoming.

LARAMIE, Wyo. - Boubacar Sylla is treated differently. When you're 7-foot-2 and 285 pounds, have a history of foot problems and play basketball, one would expect to be treated a little differently than other players.

Utah needed a big effort from its defense to escape with a win in its last game.

LARAMIE, Wyo. - Wyoming was able to forget about its last shutout loss with a big home victory that sparked a three-game winning streak.

BYU quarterback Max Hall was named Mountain West Conference offensive player of the week for his performance in a 38-28 victory over San Diego State last Saturday.

The fourth quarter was starting, and the game was getting crazy. In the Cincinnati Bengals' defensive huddle, players blocked out the raucous Baltimore crowd and reminded one another that a lot more was at stake than first place.

The Cowboys played in the College Basketball Invitational after last season, its first postseason appearance since 2003.

Three things to watch as Air Force hosts Wyoming at noon Saturday: 1. AIR FORCE'S RUSHING ATTACK Air Force leads the Mountain West Conference and ranks third in the nation in rushing with 281.3 yards per game, but it has yet to have a truly dominating performance on the ground against a Football Bowl Subdivision squad.

Luster will play the point and run the team while Manzano was an honorable mention All-American in his lone JC season and should be a potent force on the perimeter.

Cleveland Browns coach Eric Mangini said he's cooperating with the NFL in its investigation into rookie running back James Davis' mysterious season-ending shoulder injury.

LARAMIE, Wyo. a ' Being a California kid, freshman quarterback Austyn Carta-Samuels never played a football game with the thermometer reading a measly 15 degrees.

New Mexico needed a police escort to trudge through a closed I-80 corridor to face off against Wyoming in snowy Laramie.

The Wyoming Cowboys will carry a two-game winning streak into Saturday's meeting with the New Mexico Lobos in what will be the 85th Homecoming game in University of Wyoming history, and the 60th Homecoming game to be played in War Memorial Stadium.

When you lose 61 percent of your offense, along with your point guard, best perimeter shooter and rebounder, one would figure there would be a lot of reason for concern.