What's coming up

What's coming up?


Here is what planned for the rest of this week.

Thursday - Opponent Profile: Air Force

Friday - Wyoming vs Air Force comparison

Saturday - Wyoming @ Air Force. Coverage and recap.


Next week - We'll use the idle week to catch up you on the Cowboys season prior to the start of Cowboy Altitude.

WEATHER UPDATE

WEATHER UPDATE

A look at the weather this weekend in Colorado Springs at the Air Force Academy. Things should be much different then the following weekend when the game was played at the winter wonderland of Laramie.

Temperatures have warmed up and the snow is melting quickly. The elevation is just slightly lower in the Springs but the temps will much warmer.

Right now they are predicting clear skies with a high of 61.

Wyoming vs New Mexico Recap - PART 2

RECAP - 2nd Half vs New Mexico Lobos

After a tough first half and Wyoming leading 17-13 the second half was a much different story. The defense showed why it is one of the best in the conference and the spread offense really started rolling.

THIRD QUARTER

The Cowboys drove 58 yards to the Lobos 8 yard line but on 4th and 2 Frankie Solomon broke up a pass intended for Travis Burkhalter. After that the teams traded the ball back and forth on the next couple possessions.

Wyoming's defense came up big midway through the third quarter when Weston Johnson picked off Donovan Porterie at the NM 40. Wyoming converted on a 4th and 4 at the NM 34. Wyoming was 1 for 4 on fourth downs for the day. Two plays later Austyn Carta-Samuels found Zach Bolger in the endzone for a 28 yard TD pass. The extra kick was blocked.

New Mexico 13 - Wyoming 23

Wyoming forced the Lobos to punt on their next possesion.

FOURTH QUARTER

With the Cowboys starting to add to their lead Coach Christensen put Brandon Stewart into the lineup and he made the most of his time. The fourth quarter belonged to Stewart.

On the following drive Stewart and four rushes for 22 yards and powered his way into the endzone from two yards out. Watts nailed the extra point.

New Mexico 13 - Wyoming 30


The next few possessions featured some ugly play with penalties for both sides. Alvester Alexander fumbled for the Pokes was able to recover.

Brandon Stewart concluded the scoring on a beautiful catch and run for a 54 yard touchdown. He made that sure the held on to the ball as he streaked down the sideline for the score. Extra point was good.

New Mexico 13 - Wyoming 37


New Mexico threatened near the end of game but Alex Toney picked up off Porterie in the end zone and went down four a touch back. Wyoming ran out the clock and picked up their fourth victory of the season.

OFFENSIVE GAME BALL: Austyn Carta - Samuels

The freshman phenom does it again. Three starts = three victories. 15/30 232 yards and 3 TD's.

His streak of MWC Offensive POW was broken however.


DEFENSIVE GAME BALL: Wyoming Defensive Line

Lobos only gained 47 yards on the ground during the game on 32 attempts. They actually had negative yards rushing in the second half.


UP NEXT:

Wyoming @ Air Force - 10/17 2pm MT. Televised on the Mtn.

Wyoming vs New Mexico Recap - PART 1

RECAP - 1st Half vs New Mexico Lobos


PRE GAME - The story here was the weather. A major snow storm hit the front range that sent tempratures plummeting and blanketed the area with snow. New Mexico stayed Friday night in Cheyenne and had to be escorted to Laramie over a closed Interstate 80 by two snowplows and a Wyoming Highway Patrol car Saturday morning to make it to the game. Game time temperature was 15 degrees and the Laramie area received 7 inches of snow.

The weather kept a lot of fans at home because they couldn't get to the stadium and also caused MLB to postpone game 3 of the Rockies - Phillies NLDS game in Denver. The Lobos arrived with only 2 hours to prepare for the game and had to cut their pre game warm-ups short.

FIRST QUARTER - Things started off poorly for the Pokes after stopping the Lobos on a 4th and 5 at the Wyoming 26. After gaining only 6 yards on three plays the Cowboys attempted a fake punt from their own 33 yard line. The fake punt resulted in a fumble and the Lobos recovered on the Wyoming 23. It took only play for New Mexico to take advantage of this mistake and take lead. Donovan Porterie found Ty Kirk for a 23 yard score to put the Lobos up 6-0. The extra point made it 7-0.

New Mexico 7 - Wyoming 0

Wyoming got the ball back and Austyn Carta-Samuels drove the Pokes down to New Mexico's 8 yard line before a 15 yard personal foul sent them back to the 23 yard line and killed all the momentum.

New Mexico took over at their 10 yard line and ended up losing 6 yards on two rushing plays. The Lobos tried a screen pass in their own end zone and Mitch Unrein was there for the tackle to force a safety. Greet job of the defense to pick up the slack left by the offense.

New Mexico 7 - Wyoming 2

SECOND QUARTER - The Cowboys failed to score after getting the ball back after the safety. On their next possession Alvester Alexander had 50 rushing yards on three rushes in a 8 play 68 yard drive. Alexander scored on a 33 yard run that gave the Cowboys their first lead of the game. Extra Point was good.

New Mexico 7 - Wyoming 9

The Lobos kept up their tough first half play and were able to put together a 8 play 43 yard drive that ended in a 43 yard field goal by James Aho. This put the Lobos back on top.

New Mexico 10 - Wyoming 9

Wyoming was on the verge of going 3 and out when New Mexico was flagged for roughing the passer and the 15 yards gave the Wyoming a new set of downs and fresh hope to finish the first half on a high note. Austyn rushed for 14 yards and then Brandon Stewart added another 4. The Cowboys went to the air and Carta-Samuels found Travis Burkhalter for a 31 yard score. Carta-Samuels then found David Leonoard for a two point conversion. Giving the the Cowboys a 7 point lead and they would never look back.

New Mexico 10 - Wyoming 17

New Mexico continued to fight and drove down to the Wyoming 14. After failing to reach to the end zone they settled for a 31 yard field goal by James Aho. This concluded the scoring for the Lobos for the day.

New Mexico 13 - Wyoming 17


END OF FIRST HALF

Welcome

Cowboy Nation deserves a blog focused on the Wyoming Cowboys and here it is. I know I'm starting this in the middle of the season but better late then never. I've spent a long time looking for a blog that covers the Cowboys but could never find one.

The name Cowboy Altitude is meant to honor War Memorial Stadium which is the the stadium with the highest elevation for any D1 program. 7215 ft of elevation is a great home field advantage and the Pokes take full advantage.

Each week I will try and do previews of the upcoming opponent and a recap of the previous game. I will also add recruting news and any important stories regarding the Mountain West Conference.

Feel free to leave any comments you have or any important stories I might have missed.

Matt
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