![]() "This is a game that will be talked about for a long time. The victory meant a great deal to Allen, as was evident when he addressed the media at the postgame press conference. Hats off to Colorado State, they played hard and so did we." That's one of the reasons we go outside and mix it up in all these elements. If you are going to play in Wyoming you have to train in Wyoming. "I was a young coach, and I once heard Woody Hayes, the old Ohio State coach, say that if you are going to play in the North Atlantic then practice in the North Atlantic. "We talked about weather in our pregame meal," said Bohl. This was a classic Wyoming Cowboy win."īohl was asked if he thought the weather had an effect on the game. Our culture has changed in the locker room and those guys do everything they can to win a football game the right way. "You talk about the will and desire of this football team. "I was proud of Drew Van Maanen coming up with a big catch, and he had not only one stinger but two on the play. "I am certainly proud of the team on that response on the drive down the field," said Bohl. Wyoming head coach Craig Bohl was asked after the game about his defense's stop on big fourth down attempt by CSU in the fourth quarter and the following drive by the Cowboy offense to take the lead. ![]() After runs of seven and five yards and another first down at the Cowboy 45, Allen was able to kneel down on the final two plays as Wyoming fans rushed the field. With a third and one from the Wyoming 36, Allen fought for two yards and a first down. Allen then carried for four, and the Rams called their final remaining timeout at the 2:25 mark. ![]() CSU called the first of its remaining two timeouts. Overstreet carried for five yards on first down. The final drive would see a steady combination of Overstreet and Allen. Cowboy wide receiver Austin Conway caught the ball at the Wyoming 23 and returned it four yards to the 27, with 2:38 remaining in the game. Facing a fourth down and seven, CSU chose to punt. Ram quarterback Nick Stevens gained six yards on a running play out to the 25. A five-yard false start on CSU the following play pushed the ball back to the 19-yard line, making it third and 13. After an incomplete pass on first down, Cowboy defensive end Kevin Prosser tackled running back Dalyn Dawkins for only a two-yard gain at the 24 on second down. Ram wide receiver Detrich Clark caught the kickoff at the CSU eight-yard line and was tackled at the 22 by Cowboy safety Alijah Halliburton. Cowboy place-kicker Cooper Rothe hit the extra point to make it 16-13, with 4:21 left in the game. Overstreet would carry the last three yards on the seventh play of the drive, to give Wyoming its only lead of the game at 15-13. Allen would keep the ball on the next play and gain six down to the three-yard line. On a third and three from the CSU 14, Allen carried for five yards to make it first and goal from the nine. ![]() Overstreet would gain four and three yards on the next two plays. At the end of the run, Colorado State was called for a face-mask penalty, moving the ball to the Colorado State 21. Redshirt sophomore Kellen Overstreet, who did not have a carry entering the fourth quarter, was inserted into the lineup and on his first carry gained 16 yards to the CSU 36-yard line. Wyoming quarterback Josh Allen hit fullback Drew Van Maanen for a 17-yard gain on first down, moving the ball to the Wyoming 48. The Cowboys took possession of the ball with 7:09 remaining and facing the challenge of going 69 yards to take the lead. The Rams decided to go for it on fourth down, but Wyoming's defense came up with a huge stop as defensive end Carl Granderson and nose tackle Javaree Jackson tackled running back Rashaad Boddie two yards short of the first down at the UW 31-yard line. With a little over seven minutes to go in the game, Colorado State held a 13-9 lead and had the ball at the Wyoming 35-yard line, facing a 4th down and six. There have been many memorable games in the 109-year history of "The Border War" and on Saturday night, another memory was made as the Wyoming Cowboys came from behind to capture a 16-13 victory in a game played in a snowstorm in Laramie. ![]()
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