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D2 ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2016 Today, 8:15 p.m., University Stadium (39,224) TV: ESPN2. Radio: 770 AM/94.5 FM Series: Wyoming leads, 35-33. Last meeting: Lobos 38, Cowboys 28, Sept. 26, 2015 WYO. DEPTH CHART SPECIALISTS K 40 Cooper Rothe 5-11 170 Fr. KO 40 Cooper Rothe 5-11 170 Fr. P 41 Ethan Wood 6-3 176 Sr. HOLD 18 Nick Szpor 6-3 202 Fr. DS 94 Brendan Turelli 6-2 230 Sr. KR 7 D.J. May 5-11 216 Sr. 22 Nico Evans 5-9 206 So. PR 25 Austin Conway 5-10 172 Fr. 5 Rico Gafford 5-11 180 Jr. DEFENSE DE 53 Josiah Hall 6-1 237 Fr. 58 Neia Lolohea 6-1 253 Jr. NT 87 Conner Caom 6-4 279 So. 96 Sidney Malauulu 6-3 301 So. DT 93 Youjanna Ghaifan 6-4 290 Fr. 98 Dalton Fields 6-3 284 Jr. DE 42 Kevin Prosser 6-2 215 So. 92 Shiloh Windsor 6-3 224 Fr. SLB 7 D.J. May 5-11 216 Sr. 23 Tim Kamana 5-11 213 Jr. MLB 45 Lucas Wacha 6-1 230 Jr. 11 Eric Nzeocha 6-3 225 Sr. WLB 30 Logan Wilson 6-2 225 Fr. 46 Cassh Maluia 6-0 223 Fr. CB 21 Antonio Hull 5-10 188 So. 2 Robert Priester 5-9 180 Jr. SS 6 Marcus Epps 6-0 203 So. 8 Jalen Ortiz 5-10 196 Jr. FS 28 Andrew Wingard 6-0 207 So. 31 Chavez Pownell Jr. 5-11 198 So. CB 5 Rico Gafford 5-11 180 Jr. 9 Tyler Hall 5-10 184 Fr. OFFENSE WR 83 Jake Maulhardt 6-3 230 Sr. 80 James Price 6-2 208 So. LT 72 Zach Wallace 6-7 297 So. 77 Pahl Schwab 6-5 306 Fr. LG 55 Gavin Rush 6-3 301 Fr. 67 Cole Turner 6-4 280 So. C 73 Chase Roullier 6-4 313 Sr. 60 Du’Ryan Ebbesen 6-2 309 Sr. RG 61 Kaden Jackson 6-2 294 So. 75 Kurtis Stirneman 6-5 296 Jr. RT 74 Brinkley Jolly 6-5 273 So. 62 Eli Moody 6-3 281 Sr. TE 88 Jacob Hollister 6-4 239 Sr. 85 Tyree Mayfield 6-3 237 So. WR 4 Tanner Gentry 6-2 210 Sr. 14 C.J. Johnson 6-2 196 Fr. QB 17 Josh Allen 6-5 222 So. 15 Nick Smith 6-4 229 So. RB 5 Brian Hill 6-1 219 Jr. 21 Shaun Wick 5-10 210 Sr FB 36 Drew Van Maanen 6-1 241 Jr. 48 Jordan Ellis 6-2 250 Sr. WYOMING AT NEW MEXICO Date Team Sept. 3 Wyoming 30, No. Illi. 24 (3 OT) Sept. 10 Nebraska 52, Wyoming 17 Sept. 17 Wyoming 45, UC Davis 22 Sept. 23 Eastern Mich. 27, Wyoming 24 Oct. 1 Wyoming 38, Colo. State 17 Oct. 8 Wyoming 35, Air Force 26 Oct. 22 Wyoming 42, Nevada 34 Oct. 29 Wyoming 30, Boise State 28 Nov. 5 Wyoming 52, Utah State 28 Nov. 12 UNLV 69, Wyoming 66 (3 OT) Nov. 19 Wyoming 34, SDSU 33 Today at New Mexico 8:15 p.m. Date Team Sept. 1 UNM 48, South Dakota 21 Sept. 10 NMSU 32, UNM 31 Sept. 17 Rutgers 37, UNM 28 Oct. 1 UNM 48, San Jose State 41 Oct. 7 Boise State 49, UNM 21 Oct. 15 UNM 45, Air Force 40 Oct. 22 UNM 59, Louisiana Monroe 17 Oct. 29 UNM 28, Hawaii 21 Nov. 5 UNM 35, Nevada 26 Nov. 12 UNM 24, Utah State 21 Nov. 19 Colorado State 49, UNM 31 Today Wyoming 8:15 p.m. WYOMING (8-3, 6-1) NEW MEXICO (7-4, 5-2) UNM DEPTH CHART DEFENSE TFL Int UT AT Total YdsYdsa Andrew Wingard 62 48 110 5.5-291-13 Marcus Epps 58 34 9 2 5.5-13 3-94 Lucas Wacha 49 40 89 7-37 0-0 Logan Wilson 43 31 74 5-40 3-83 OFFENSE Passing Comp Att Yds TD Int Josh Allen 160 282 2500 23 11 Austin Conway 1 1 4 1 0 Rushing Att Net Avg TD Brian Hill 281 1548 5.5 11 Josh Allen 112 485 4.3 6 Shaun Wick 67 232 3.5 1 Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD Tanner Gentry 57 1020 17.9 11 Jake Maulhardt 30 474 15.8 4 Jacob Hollister 27 468 17.3 6 WYOMING LEADERS DEFENSE TFL Int UT AT Total Yds Yds Dakota Cox 38 29 67 5-21 1-0 Daniel Henry 34 18 52 2.5-6 0-0 Nik D’Avanzo 27 25 52 7-33 0-0 Ryan Santos 29 20 49 1.5-2 2-6 OFFENSE Passing Comp Att Yds TD Int Austin Apodaca 53 96 654 5 2 Lamar Jordan 33 66 482 5 4 Rushing Att Net Avg TD Tyrone Owens 134 1084 8.1 7 Teriyon Gipson 118 992 8.4 10 Lamar Jordan 89 482 5.2 2 Richard McQuarley 111 467 4.2 13 Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD Dameon Gamblin 22 220 10.0 3 Patrick Reed 13 222 17.1 1 Matt Quarells 11 180 16.4 1 Q’ Drennan 10 235 23.5 2 UNM LEADERS SPECIALISTS K 95 Jason Sanders 5-11 185 Jr. KO 95 Jason Sanders 5-11 185 Jr. P 30 Corey Bojorquez 6-0 227 Jr. HOLD 94 Sam Gentry 6-6 229 Sr. DS 97 Steven Romero 6-1 204 Sr. KR 19 Elijah Lilly 5-11 160 Fr. 20 Daryl Chestnut 5-8 186 Jr. PR 18 Chris Davis 5-6 173 Jr. DE 95 Garrett Hughes 6-2 282 Jr. 53 Cody Baker 6-3 271 So. NG 96 Johnny Williams 6-2 292 Jr. 99 Taylor Timmons 6-0 298 Sr. DE 91 Nik D’Avanzo 6-3 292 Sr.. 98 Kene Okonkwo 6-3 285 Jr.. Rush 54 Donnie White 6-2 227 Sr. 58 Maurice Daniels 6-4 224 Sr. MLB 49 Dakota Cox 6-0 231 Sr. 33 Alex Hart 6-2 234 So. WLB 2 Kimmie Carson 6-1 213 Jr. 47 Austin Ocasio 6-1 223 Jr. LCB 4 Isaiah “I.B.” Brown 5-11 187 Sr. 11 Jadon Boatright 5-10 173 Jr. RCB 3 Nias Martin 5-10 182 Sr. 26 Marquez Mackey 5-9 174 So. SS 12 Ryan Santos 5-10 194 Sr. 16 Jacob Girgle 6-0 189 Jr. FS 14 Daniel Henry 6-1 195 Sr.. 27 Bijon Parker 6-1 188 So. Nickel 28 Jake Rothschiller 5-8 189 Jr. 5 Lee Crosby 5-11 188 Sr. OFFENSE WR 5 Patrick Reed 6-2 191 So. 87 Anu Somoye 6-2 192 Fr. LT 75 Reno Henderson 6-4 271 Sr. 61 Darian Allen 6-3 304 Sr. LG 50 Chris Lewis 6-3 311 Sr. 77 Charlie Grammel 6-2 304 Fr. C 59 Blaise Fountain 6-0 284 Jr.. 69 Beau Hott 6-2 269 Fr. RG 55 Aaron Jenkins 6-1 311 So. 66 Tevita Fonua 6-2 295 Sr. RT 72 Avery Jordan 6-4 286 Jr. 61 Darian Allen 6-3 304 Sr. TE 8 Cole Gautsche 6-4 252 Sr. 88 Nick Lehman 6-3 232 Sr.. WR 2 Dameon Gamblin 5-10 176 Sr. 18 Chris Davis 5-6 173 Jr. WR 19 Matt Quarells 6-1 195 So. 9 Q’ Drennan 6-1 185 Fr. QB 13 Lamar Jordan 5-10 178 Jr. 10 Austin Apodaca 6-3 212 Sr. RB 7 Teriyon Gipson 5-8 182 Sr. 3 Richard McQuarley 5-11 218 Jr. 2016 SCHEDULES Friday Air Force 27, Boise State 20 Today San Jose State at Fresno State, 1:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network Nevada at UNLV, 2 p.m., espn3.com Colorado State at San Diego State, 7 p.m., CBS Sports Wyoming at New Mexico, 8:15 p.m., ESPN2 Utah State at BYU, 8:15 p.m., espnu UMass at Hawaii, 9 p.m., Oceanic Cable PPV GAMES THIS WEEK RANK IN MWC/FBS OFFENSE Points per game 38.5 1/19 Rushing YPG 219.5 5/28 Passing YPG 227.6 4/72 First downs 252 3/35 Pass yds. per catch 15.55 2/6 Completion pct. 56.1 8/94 Interceptions 11 9/83 Passing efficiency 149.32 3/24 Sacks allowed/game 1.73 7/43 TFLs allowed/game 5.27 6/41 Fumbles lost 7 7/53 3rd down pct. 45.2 4/24 4th down pct. 70.9 2/8 Red zone efficiency 90.9 4/18 Time of possession 31:33 4/39 Off. yards per game 447.1 4/42 DEFENSE Points per game 33.6 9/103 Rushing YPG 165.9 4/60 Passing YPG 290.0 12/122 First downs allowed 240 7/80 Interceptions 13 3/20 Pass def. efficiency 136.29 7/85 Sacks/game 2.45 2/34 TFLs/game 5.8 4/64 Fumble recoveries 8 3/47 3rd down pct. 42.2 7/88 4th down pct. 36.4 1/17 Red zone efficiency. 90.9 4/18 Def. yards per game 455.9 11/107 SPECIAL TEAMS/OTHER Kick returns avg. 22.74 4/31 Kick ret. def. /avg. 25.23 12/124 Punt returns 7.96 2/59 Net punting 39.05 4/36 Punt return def. 5.50 4/35 XPs made/att. 53/53 1 FGs made/att 12/18 9/83 Penalty yds/game 42.45 3/15 Turnover margin 0.27 2/42 NOTE: 128 FBS SCHOOLS, 12 MWC SCHOOLS RANKED Last year in Laramie, the UNM defense sold out against the rush and held Wyoming star run- ning back Brian Hill to just 49 yards on 17 carries. The Lobos jumped in front 28-7 and held on to win 38-28. Tonight, the added element of quar- terback Chad Allen’s playmaking ability changes the equation. “Probably the most impressive thing,” UNM coach Bob Davie said, “is the way he scrambles, keeps plays alive and then just makes unbelievable throws off the run.” The Wyoming defense is statistically among the worst in the nation, but UNM quarterback Lamar Jordan sees an aggressive unit that has 21 turnovers. Jordan is an unabashed fan of Cowboys free safety Andrew Wingard, the Mountain West Conference’s leading tackler. “He’s definitely gonna play on Sundays,” Jordan said. “... You’ve got to game-plan for him.” TROY BABBITT/UW MEDIA RELATIONS RANK IN MWC/FBS OFFENSE Points per game 36.2 4/29 Rushing YPG 342.1 1/1 Passing YPG 108.2 12/127 First downs 233 6/63 Pass yds. per catch 13.37 6/36 Completion pct. 53.0 9/115 Interceptions 6 3/19 Passing efficiency 124.98 8/84 Sacks allowed/game 1.0 2/9 TFLs allowed/game 5.0 3/23 Fumbles lost 7 7/53 3rd down pct. 44.0 5/36 4th down pct. 73.7 1/4 Red zone efficiency 87.8 7/37 Time of possession 34:53 1/2 Off. yards per game 450.3 3/40 DEFENSE Points per game 32.2 7/95 Rushing YPG 163.2 3/56 Passing YPG 229.5 9/68 First downs allowed 209 3/39 Interceptions 7 6/92 Pass def. efficiency 152.45 12/121 Sacks/game 2.18 6/57 TFLs/game 5.7 5/69 Fumble recoveries 4 7/111 3rd down pct. 37.1 1/39 4th down pct. 53.8 7/77 Red zone efficiency. 88.6 8/95 Def. yards per game 392.6 5/56 SPECIAL TEAMS/OTHER Kick returns avg. 23.11 3/26 Kick ret. def. /avg. 25.0 11/120 Punt returns 7.20 3/71 Net punting 35.53 11/101 Punt return def. 9.76 7/93 XPs made/att. 47/47 1 FGs made/att 11/12 2/8 Penalty yds/game 59.55 10/91 Turnover margin -0.18 8/83 NOTE: 128 FBS SCHOOLS, 12 MWC SCHOOLS RANKED SCOUTING THE COWBOYS COWBOY NOTES LOBO NOTES SCOUTING THE LOBOS The Lobos likely will be without leading rusher Tyrone Owens (foot) and starting nose guard William Udeh (knee) tonight. They surely will be missed, but UNM is fortunate to have depth at both positions. At running back, senior Teriyon Gipson and junior Richard McQuarley would absorb most of Owens’ carries. Junior Daryl Chestnut and sophomore Diquon Woodhouse are available as well. Senior Taylor Timmons and junior Johnny Wil- liams have shared work with Udeh at nose guard all season. Last year in Laramie, quarterback Lamar Jordan rushed for 147 yards and a 56-yard touchdown in a 38-28 victory over Wyoming. The Cowboys have been hurt by the quarterback run this season as well. UNLV’s Kurt Palandech rushed for 157 yards and a 76-yard touchdown in the Reb- els’ 69-66, three-OT upset win Nov. 12. GREG SORBER/JOURNAL Mountain Division Conference Overall W L W L PF PA Wyoming 6 1 8 3 423 370 Boise State 6 2 10 2 427 272 New Mexico 5 2 7 4 398 354 Air Force 4 3 8 3 385 310 Colorado State 4 3 6 5 349 300 Utah State 1 7 3 8 277 324 MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE West Division Conference Overall W L W L PF PA San Diego State 6 1 9 2 401 186 Hawaii 4 4 5 7 298 443 UNLV 3 4 4 7 348 396 Nevada 2 5 4 7 260 338 San Jose State 2 5 3 8 277 402 Fresno State 0 7 1 10 198 354 >>> Among Wyoming’s biggest wins over the Lobos was a 25-20 victory at UNM’s Zimmerman Field in 1959. The Cowboys, coming back from a 20-13 third-quarter deficit, got a 78-yard touch- down pass from quarterback Jim “Missis- sippi Gambler” Walden to Dick Hamilton with 2 minutes left to cement the come- back. The win gave Wyoming the Skyline Conference championship while eliminat- ing UNM from title contention. >>> Wyoming nose guard Chase Appleby and Lobos quarterback Lamar Jordan were teammates at Centennial High School in Frisco, Texas. Appleby, though, will miss tonight’s game (and likely the Cowboys’ bowl game) due to a knee injury. >>> Cowboys linebacker Lucas Wacha is the younger brother of St. Louis Cardi- nals pitcher Michael Wacha. >>> Wyoming linebacker Eric Nzeocha is from Neusitz, Germany, and played German club football before coming to Laramie. >>> Former Lobos quarterback Ned James (1985-86) is subbing for former UNM running back DonTrell Moore tonight as the color man with Robert Portnoy in the KKOB-AM broadcast booth. In 1986, James ran and threw for 514 yards — sec- ond on UNM’s all-time single-game total offense list — in a 35-25 loss to Wyoming in Laramie. >>> Among the most momentous UNM victories over Wyoming was a 25-21 win in Laramie in September 1962. It was the first year of Western Athletic Conference competition. Wyoming, the preseason WAC favorite, hadn’t lost at home since 1959. Lobos running back Bobby San- tiago, an Albuquerque High graduate, threw a 60-yard touchdown pass to Jim Ottmann and returned a kickoff 97 yards for another TD. The Lobos went on to win the WAC title, their first of three in a row. >>> New Mexico and Wyoming have met 68 times. Only two schools — New Mexico State (107) and UTEP (78) — have faced the Lobos more often. ll
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D2 ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2016
Today, 8:15 p.m., University Stadium (39,224) TV: ESPN2. Radio: 770 AM/94.5 FM
Series: Wyoming leads, 35-33. Last meeting: Lobos 38, Cowboys 28, Sept. 26, 2015
WYO. DEPTH CHART
SPECIALISTSK 40 Cooper Rothe 5-11 170 Fr.
KO 40 Cooper Rothe 5-11 170 Fr.
P 41 Ethan Wood 6-3 176 Sr.
HOLD 18 Nick Szpor 6-3 202 Fr.
DS 94 Brendan Turelli 6-2 230 Sr.
KR 7 D.J. May 5-11 216 Sr. 22 Nico Evans 5-9 206 So.
PR 25 Austin Conway 5-10 172 Fr. 5 Rico Gafford 5-11 180 Jr.
DEFENSEDE 53 Josiah Hall 6-1 237 Fr. 58 Neia Lolohea 6-1 253 Jr.
NT 87 Conner Caom 6-4 279 So. 96 Sidney Malauulu 6-3 301 So.
DT 93 Youjanna Ghaifan 6-4 290 Fr. 98 Dalton Fields 6-3 284 Jr.
DE 42 Kevin Prosser 6-2 215 So. 92 Shiloh Windsor 6-3 224 Fr.
SLB 7 D.J. May 5-11 216 Sr. 23 Tim Kamana 5-11 213 Jr.
MLB 45 Lucas Wacha 6-1 230 Jr. 11 Eric Nzeocha 6-3 225 Sr.
WLB 30 Logan Wilson 6-2 225 Fr. 46 Cassh Maluia 6-0 223 Fr.
CB 21 Antonio Hull 5-10 188 So. 2 Robert Priester 5-9 180 Jr.
SS 6 Marcus Epps 6-0 203 So. 8 Jalen Ortiz 5-10 196 Jr.
FS 28 Andrew Wingard 6-0 207 So. 31 Chavez Pownell Jr. 5-11 198 So.
CB 5 Rico Gafford 5-11 180 Jr. 9 Tyler Hall 5-10 184 Fr.
OFFENSEWR 83 Jake Maulhardt 6-3 230 Sr. 80 James Price 6-2 208 So.
LT 72 Zach Wallace 6-7 297 So. 77 Pahl Schwab 6-5 306 Fr.
LG 55 Gavin Rush 6-3 301 Fr. 67 Cole Turner 6-4 280 So.
C 73 Chase Roullier 6-4 313 Sr. 60 Du’Ryan Ebbesen 6-2 309 Sr.
RG 61 Kaden Jackson 6-2 294 So. 75 Kurtis Stirneman 6-5 296 Jr.
RT 74 Brinkley Jolly 6-5 273 So. 62 Eli Moody 6-3 281 Sr.
TE 88 Jacob Hollister 6-4 239 Sr. 85 Tyree Mayfield 6-3 237 So.
WR 4 Tanner Gentry 6-2 210 Sr. 14 C.J. Johnson 6-2 196 Fr.
QB 17 Josh Allen 6-5 222 So. 15 Nick Smith 6-4 229 So.
RB 5 Brian Hill 6-1 219 Jr. 21 Shaun Wick 5-10 210 Sr
FB 36 Drew Van Maanen 6-1 241 Jr. 48 Jordan Ellis 6-2 250 Sr.
WYOMING at NEW MEXICO
Date Team Sept. 3 Wyoming 30, No. Illi. 24 (3 OT)Sept. 10 Nebraska 52, Wyoming 17Sept. 17 Wyoming 45, UC Davis 22Sept. 23 Eastern Mich. 27, Wyoming 24Oct. 1 Wyoming 38, Colo. State 17Oct. 8 Wyoming 35, Air Force 26Oct. 22 Wyoming 42, Nevada 34Oct. 29 Wyoming 30, Boise State 28Nov. 5 Wyoming 52, Utah State 28Nov. 12 UNLV 69, Wyoming 66 (3 OT) Nov. 19 Wyoming 34, SDSU 33Today at New Mexico 8:15 p.m.
Date Team Sept. 1 UNM 48, South Dakota 21Sept. 10 NMSU 32, UNM 31Sept. 17 Rutgers 37, UNM 28Oct. 1 UNM 48, San Jose State 41Oct. 7 Boise State 49, UNM 21Oct. 15 UNM 45, Air Force 40Oct. 22 UNM 59, Louisiana Monroe 17Oct. 29 UNM 28, Hawaii 21 Nov. 5 UNM 35, Nevada 26Nov. 12 UNM 24, Utah State 21Nov. 19 Colorado State 49, UNM 31 Today Wyoming 8:15 p.m.
WYOMING (8-3, 6-1) NEW MEXICO (7-4, 5-2)
UNM DEPTH CHART
DEFENSE TFL Int UT AT Total Yds YdsaAndrew Wingard 62 48 110 5.5-29 1-13Marcus Epps 58 34 9 2 5.5-13 3-94Lucas Wacha 49 40 89 7-37 0-0Logan Wilson 43 31 74 5-40 3-83
OFFENSEPassing
Comp Att Yds TD IntJosh Allen 160 282 2500 23 11Austin Conway 1 1 4 1 0
Rushing Att Net Avg TDBrian Hill 281 1548 5.5 11Josh Allen 112 485 4.3 6Shaun Wick 67 232 3.5 1
Receiving Rec Yds Avg TDTanner Gentry 57 1020 17.9 11Jake Maulhardt 30 474 15.8 4Jacob Hollister 27 468 17.3 6
WYOMING LEADERS
DEFENSE TFL Int UT AT Total Yds YdsDakota Cox 38 29 67 5-21 1-0Daniel Henry 34 18 52 2.5-6 0-0Nik D’Avanzo 27 25 52 7-33 0-0Ryan Santos 29 20 49 1.5-2 2-6
OFFENSEPassing
Comp Att Yds TD IntAustin Apodaca 53 96 654 5 2Lamar Jordan 33 66 482 5 4
Rushing Att Net Avg TDTyrone Owens 134 1084 8.1 7Teriyon Gipson 118 992 8.4 10Lamar Jordan 89 482 5.2 2Richard McQuarley 111 467 4.2 13
Receiving Rec Yds Avg TDDameon Gamblin 22 220 10.0 3Patrick Reed 13 222 17.1 1Matt Quarells 11 180 16.4 1Q’ Drennan 10 235 23.5 2
UNM LEADERS
SPECIALISTSK 95 Jason Sanders 5-11 185 Jr.
KO 95 Jason Sanders 5-11 185 Jr.
P 30 Corey Bojorquez 6-0 227 Jr.
HOLD 94 Sam Gentry 6-6 229 Sr.
DS 97 Steven Romero 6-1 204 Sr.
KR 19 Elijah Lilly 5-11 160 Fr. 20 Daryl Chestnut 5-8 186 Jr.
PR 18 Chris Davis 5-6 173 Jr.
DE 95 Garrett Hughes 6-2 282 Jr. 53 Cody Baker 6-3 271 So.
NG 96 Johnny Williams 6-2 292 Jr. 99 Taylor Timmons 6-0 298 Sr.
DE 91 Nik D’Avanzo 6-3 292 Sr.. 98 Kene Okonkwo 6-3 285 Jr..
Rush 5 4 Donnie White 6-2 227 Sr. 58 Maurice Daniels 6-4 224 Sr.
MLB 49 Dakota Cox 6-0 231 Sr. 33 Alex Hart 6-2 234 So.
WLB 2 Kimmie Carson 6-1 213 Jr. 47 Austin Ocasio 6-1 223 Jr.
LCB 4 Isaiah “I.B.” Brown 5-11 187 Sr. 11 Jadon Boatright 5-10 173 Jr.
RCB 3 Nias Martin 5-10 182 Sr. 26 Marquez Mackey 5-9 174 So.
SS 12 Ryan Santos 5-10 194 Sr. 16 Jacob Girgle 6-0 189 Jr.
FS 14 Daniel Henry 6-1 195 Sr.. 27 Bijon Parker 6-1 188 So.
Nickel 28 Jake Rothschiller 5-8 189 Jr. 5 Lee Crosby 5-11 188 Sr.
OFFENSEWR 5 Patrick Reed 6-2 191 So. 87 Anu Somoye 6-2 192 Fr.
LT 75 Reno Henderson 6-4 271 Sr. 61 Darian Allen 6-3 304 Sr.
LG 50 Chris Lewis 6-3 311 Sr. 77 Charlie Grammel 6-2 304 Fr.
C 59 Blaise Fountain 6-0 284 Jr.. 69 Beau Hott 6-2 269 Fr.
RG 55 Aaron Jenkins 6-1 311 So. 66 Tevita Fonua 6-2 295 Sr.
RT 72 Avery Jordan 6-4 286 Jr. 61 Darian Allen 6-3 304 Sr.
TE 8 Cole Gautsche 6-4 252 Sr. 88 Nick Lehman 6-3 232 Sr..
WR 2 Dameon Gamblin 5-10 176 Sr. 18 Chris Davis 5-6 173 Jr.
WR 19 Matt Quarells 6-1 195 So. 9 Q’ Drennan 6-1 185 Fr.
QB 13 Lamar Jordan 5-10 178 Jr. 10 Austin Apodaca 6-3 212 Sr.
RB 7 Teriyon Gipson 5-8 182 Sr. 3 Richard McQuarley 5-11 218 Jr.
2016 SCHEDULES
FridayAir Force 27, Boise State 20TodaySan Jose State at Fresno State, 1:30 p.m., CBS Sports NetworkNevada at UNLV, 2 p.m., espn3.comColorado State at San Diego State, 7 p.m., CBS SportsWyoming at New Mexico, 8:15 p.m., ESPN2Utah State at BYU, 8:15 p.m., espnuUMass at Hawaii, 9 p.m., Oceanic Cable PPV
GAMES THIS WEEK
RANK IN MWC/FBSOFFENSEPoints per game 38.5 1/19Rushing YPG 219.5 5/28Passing YPG 227.6 4/72First downs 252 3/35Pass yds. per catch 15.55 2/6Completion pct. 56.1 8/94Interceptions 11 9/83Passing efficiency 149.32 3/24Sacks allowed/game 1.73 7/43TFLs allowed/game 5.27 6/41Fumbles lost 7 7/533rd down pct. 45.2 4/244th down pct. 70.9 2/8Red zone efficiency 90.9 4/18Time of possession 31:33 4/39Off. yards per game 447.1 4/42
DEFENSEPoints per game 33.6 9/103Rushing YPG 165.9 4/60Passing YPG 290.0 12/122First downs allowed 240 7/80Interceptions 13 3/20Pass def. efficiency 136.29 7/85Sacks/game 2.45 2/34TFLs/game 5.8 4/64Fumble recoveries 8 3/473rd down pct. 42.2 7/884th down pct. 36.4 1/17Red zone efficiency. 90.9 4/18Def. yards per game 455.9 11/107
SPECIAL TEAMS/OTHERKick returns avg. 22.74 4/31Kick ret. def. /avg. 25.23 12/124Punt returns 7.96 2/59Net punting 39.05 4/36Punt return def. 5.50 4/35XPs made/att. 53/53 1FGs made/att 12/18 9/83Penalty yds/game 42.45 3/15Turnover margin 0.27 2/42
NOTE: 128 FBS SCHOOLS, 12 MWC SCHOOLS RANKED
Last year in Laramie, the UNM defense sold out against the rush and held Wyoming star run-ning back Brian Hill to just 49 yards on 17 carries. The Lobos jumped in front 28-7 and held on to win 38-28. Tonight, the added element of quar-terback Chad Allen’s playmaking ability changes the equation. “Probably the most impressive thing,” UNM coach Bob Davie said, “is the way he scrambles, keeps plays alive and then just makes unbelievable throws off the run.” The Wyoming defense is statistically among the worst in the nation, but UNM quarterback Lamar Jordan sees an aggressive unit that has 21 turnovers. Jordan is an unabashed fan of Cowboys free safety Andrew Wingard, the Mountain West Conference’s leading tackler. “He’s definitely gonna play on Sundays,” Jordan said. “... You’ve got to game-plan for him.”
TROY BABBITT/UW MEDIA RELATIONS
RANK IN MWC/FBSOFFENSEPoints per game 36.2 4/29 Rushing YPG 342.1 1/1Passing YPG 108.2 12/127First downs 233 6/63Pass yds. per catch 13.37 6/36Completion pct. 53.0 9/115Interceptions 6 3/19Passing efficiency 124.98 8/84Sacks allowed/game 1.0 2/9TFLs allowed/game 5.0 3/23Fumbles lost 7 7/533rd down pct. 44.0 5/364th down pct. 73.7 1/4Red zone efficiency 87.8 7/37Time of possession 34:53 1/2Off. yards per game 450.3 3/40
DEFENSEPoints per game 32.2 7/95Rushing YPG 163.2 3/56Passing YPG 229.5 9/68First downs allowed 209 3/39Interceptions 7 6/92Pass def. efficiency 152.45 12/121Sacks/game 2.18 6/57TFLs/game 5.7 5/69Fumble recoveries 4 7/1113rd down pct. 37.1 1/394th down pct. 53.8 7/77Red zone efficiency. 88.6 8/95Def. yards per game 392.6 5/56
SPECIAL TEAMS/OTHERKick returns avg. 23.11 3/26Kick ret. def. /avg. 25.0 11/120Punt returns 7.20 3/71Net punting 35.53 11/101Punt return def. 9.76 7/93XPs made/att. 47/47 1FGs made/att 11/12 2/8Penalty yds/game 59.55 10/91Turnover margin -0.18 8/83
NOTE: 128 FBS SCHOOLS, 12 MWC SCHOOLS RANKED
SCOUTING THE COWBOYS
COWBOY NOTES LOBO NOTES
SCOUTING THE LOBOS
The Lobos likely will be without leading rusher Tyrone Owens (foot) and starting nose guard William Udeh (knee) tonight. They surely will be missed, but UNM is fortunate to have depth at both positions. At running back, senior Teriyon Gipson and junior Richard McQuarley would absorb most of Owens’ carries. Junior Daryl Chestnut and sophomore Diquon Woodhouse are available as well. Senior Taylor Timmons and junior Johnny Wil-liams have shared work with Udeh at nose guard all season. Last year in Laramie, quarterback Lamar Jordan rushed for 147 yards and a 56-yard touchdown in a 38-28 victory over Wyoming. The Cowboys have been hurt by the quarterback run this season as well. UNLV’s Kurt Palandech rushed for 157 yards and a 76-yard touchdown in the Reb-els’ 69-66, three-OT upset win Nov. 12.
GREG SORBER/JOURNAL
Mountain Division Conference Overall W L W L PF PAWyoming 6 1 8 3 423 370Boise State 6 2 10 2 427 272New Mexico 5 2 7 4 398 354Air Force 4 3 8 3 385 310 Colorado State 4 3 6 5 349 300Utah State 1 7 3 8 277 324
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West Division Conference Overall W L W L PF PASan Diego State 6 1 9 2 401 186Hawaii 4 4 5 7 298 443UNLV 3 4 4 7 348 396Nevada 2 5 4 7 260 338San Jose State 2 5 3 8 277 402Fresno State 0 7 1 10 198 354
>>> Among Wyoming’s biggest wins over the Lobos was a 25-20 victory at UNM’s Zimmerman Field in 1959. The Cowboys, coming back from a 20-13 third-quarter deficit, got a 78-yard touch-down pass from quarterback Jim “Missis-sippi Gambler” Walden to Dick Hamilton with 2 minutes left to cement the come-back. The win gave Wyoming the Skyline Conference championship while eliminat-ing UNM from title contention.
>>> Wyoming nose guard Chase Appleby and Lobos quarterback Lamar Jordan were teammates at Centennial High School in Frisco, Texas. Appleby, though, will miss tonight’s game (and likely the Cowboys’ bowl game) due to a knee injury.
>>> Cowboys linebacker Lucas Wacha is the younger brother of St. Louis Cardi-nals pitcher Michael Wacha.
>>> Wyoming linebacker Eric Nzeocha is from Neusitz, Germany, and played German club football before coming to Laramie.
>>> Former Lobos quarterback Ned James (1985-86) is subbing for former UNM running back DonTrell Moore tonight as the color man with Robert Portnoy in the KKOB-AM broadcast booth. In 1986, James ran and threw for 514 yards — sec-ond on UNM’s all-time single-game total offense list — in a 35-25 loss to Wyoming in Laramie.
>>> Among the most momentous UNM victories over Wyoming was a 25-21 win in Laramie in September 1962. It was the first year of Western Athletic Conference competition. Wyoming, the preseason WAC favorite, hadn’t lost at home since 1959. Lobos running back Bobby San-tiago, an Albuquerque High graduate, threw a 60-yard touchdown pass to Jim Ottmann and returned a kickoff 97 yards for another TD. The Lobos went on to win the WAC title, their first of three in a row.
>>> New Mexico and Wyoming have met 68 times. Only two schools — New Mexico State (107) and UTEP (78) — have faced the Lobos more often.
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