Wyoming

2026 season

Mountain West

2026 preseason report

Historical preseason snapshot from 2026-07-29, including roster context and illustrative season projections. This is not a live injury feed.

What every system says

Wyoming's rank in each system (1 = best). Middle rank 98.5 across 8 systems; best 87, worst 116, so they disagree by 29 places.

Lab EPA: #97; Through week 92026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 9. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings take separate places, ordered by team name.
Lab SRS: #112; up 32026 · 138 FBS roster teams, including prior-only teams · Through week 9 · built 2026-11-06T12:26:24.430328+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings take separate places, ordered by team name.
SP+: #99; down 12026 · 138 published SP+ teams · Provider week 10 · captured 2026-11-02T14:10:13.208713+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Published provider ranks; tie handling is not documented in this snapshot.
Elo: #97; no change2026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 9 · captured 2026-11-06T12:01:15.459089+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
FPI: #114; up 22026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Event cutoff not supplied · captured 2026-11-06T12:01:15.459089+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
CORE: #87; up 2 · Through week 9 · captured 2026-11-06T12:01:15.459089+00:002026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 9 · captured 2026-11-06T12:01:15.459089+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
CFBD SRS: #116; up 12026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Event cutoff not supplied · captured 2026-11-06T12:01:15.459089+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
WEPA: #98; down 12026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Event cutoff not supplied · captured 2026-11-06T12:01:15.459089+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.

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FPI context

ESPN FPI via CFBD · 2026

Résumé and schedule

Results earned and schedule difficulty

Strength of record: #95 of 138
Schedule strength: #134 of 138
Remaining schedule strength: #87 of 138
Game control: #124 of 138

Unit efficiency

Performance by unit

Overall: #115 of 138
Offense: #114 of 138
Defense: #105 of 138
Special teams: #80 of 138

Ranks calculated among rated FBS teams; ties share rank. #1 means strongest résumé, hardest schedule, best game control or highest efficiency. These are separate measures, not a combined forecast. Captured Nov 6, 2026, 06:01:15 CST. FPI supplies no results-through week; capture time records when we received it.

Why the ratings disagree

Wyoming · 2026. Each system answers a different question. The cards show each source's rank (published or computed here) and coverage, so a rank gap can also reflect which teams have data.

Record

5-3 wins–losses

No rank assigned

Results earned. Wins and losses do not account for opponent strength or victory margin.

2026, provider Week 10; captured 2026-11-02T14:10:13.208713+00:00

SP+ workbook record

Descriptive EPA

-0.067 net EPA/play

#97

2026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 9. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings take separate places, ordered by team name.

Observed per-play efficiency after opponent adjustment. FBS-vs-FBS plays; no preseason strength prior. Sparse schedules can produce sharp early movement.

2026, through CFBD Week 9; opponent adjusted ridge

Lab EPA from CFBD plays

Local predictive SRS

-7.98 points

#112 · Up 3 places since the previous CFBD cutoff

2026 · 138 FBS roster teams, including prior-only teams · Through week 9 · built 2026-11-06T12:26:24.430328+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings take separate places, ordered by team name.

This season's 8 games, with recent games counting a bit more: average margin -0.09 (with blowouts capped at 35 points and overtime games counted as a 1-point result, then 2.5 points of home field removed) against opponents averaging -8.88, schedule #136 of 138 (#1 = toughest); 1 FCS opponent counts at −25; FBS opponents alone average -6.82. That is worth -8.97 on its own; the preseason prior of -4.66 still carries 23% of the weight, giving -7.98.

How each game enters this SRS rating

Wyoming · 2026, through CFBD Week 9. Margins are team minus opponent. The fit caps margins and treats overtime as a one-point result before adjusting for venue. Recent games carry more weight; the fit share includes the preseason prior in its denominator.

Game	Raw margin → transformed	Venue adjustment	Recency weight	Fit share	Opponent rating	Margin term	Opponent term	Total term
Week 1 · Colorado State away · 2026-09-05 · ID 401860878	-22.00 → -22.00	+2.50	0.7349	8.40%	-9.67	-1.637	-0.812	-2.449
Week 2 · Northern Colorado home · 2026-09-12 · ID 401864506	+8.00 → +8.00	-2.50	0.7637	8.72%	-25.00 (fixed lower division)	0.480	-2.181	-1.701
Week 3 · Central Michigan away · 2026-09-19 · ID 401864508	-14.00 → -14.00	+2.50	0.7937	9.07%	-8.69	-1.043	-0.788	-1.831
Week 4 · Hawai'i home · 2026-09-26 · ID 401864510	+17.00 → +17.00	-2.50	0.8249	9.42%	-7.49	1.366	-0.706	0.660
Week 5 · North Dakota State away · 2026-10-03 · ID 401864515	-28.00 → -28.00	+2.50	0.8572	9.79%	+5.80	-2.497	0.568	-1.929
Week 6 · San José State away · 2026-10-10 · ID 401864519	+3.00 → +1.00 (OT)	+2.50	0.8909	10.18%	-7.54	0.356	-0.767	-0.411
Week 7 · Northern Illinois home · 2026-10-17 · ID 401864522	+18.00 → +18.00	-2.50	0.9259	10.58%	-19.46	1.639	-2.059	-0.419
Week 8 · Air Force home · 2026-10-24 · ID 401864525	+14.00 → +14.00	-2.50	0.9622	10.99%	-0.93	1.264	-0.102	1.162

Game terms -6.92 points; prior term -1.06 points. Their unrounded sum is the fitted rating -7.98 points. The preseason prior is -4.66 with 22.85% of the fit weight. Displayed values are rounded; the producer checks the unrounded identity within 0.00000001 points.

These are additive terms of the current fit, not the effect of removing a game. Opponent ratings already reflect the connected schedule. Lower-division opponents use the fixed anchor, not an individually fitted rating. The rating's model-based 95% band is ±8.9 points; this decomposition does not reduce uncertainty or assign causal effects.

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Estimated strength from schedule-adjusted scoring margins, margin caps, home-field adjustment and recency weighting. Half of prior-season strength, including postseason, carries forward with two games of weight. SRS includes FCS opponents under a fixed strength assumption. 8 current games; prior available.

2026, through CFBD Week 9; generated 2026-11-06T12:26:24.430328+00:00

Lab SRS from CFBD scores

External SP+

-7.7 SP+ points

#99 · Down 1 place

2026 · 138 published SP+ teams · Provider week 10 · captured 2026-11-02T14:10:13.208713+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Published provider ranks; tie handling is not documented in this snapshot.

Bill Connelly's published predictive strength estimate. Its method and scale differ from local SRS.

2026, provider Week 10; captured 2026-11-02T14:10:13.208713+00:00

Bill Connelly SP+ workbook

External CORE

-5.86 net points per 100 offensive + 100 defensive plays

#87 of 138 by overall (ranked here; CORE publishes no rank)

2026 · 138 rated FBS teams in this CORE board · 2026, through regular Week 9; model core-v1; captured 2026-11-06T12:03:20.826325+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.

CFBD's context- and opponent-relative efficiency. Offense is higher-better; defense is points allowed above average, so lower is better; overall is offense minus defense. It counts only pass and rush plays from FBS-vs-FBS games, with no special teams, overtime or garbage time; early-week values are pulled toward average but are still uncertain, and it is not a résumé ranking. Its scale is not comparable to EPA, SRS or SP+. Offense 1.32 on 378 plays; defense 7.19 on 467 plays.

2026, through regular Week 9; model core-v1; captured 2026-11-06T12:03:20.826325+00:00

CFBD CORE rating CORE board: offense vs defense

EPA ranks Wyoming 15 places higher than local SRS at the matched cutoff. This identifies a disagreement; it does not isolate its cause. SP+ movement compares provider weeks 9 and 10. Provider weeks may differ from CFBD weeks, so no cross-provider rank gap is calculated. CORE reports its own inclusive cutoff and is shown beside these systems for comparison only; it is an external research rating and is never blended into the lab's opponent-adjusted EPA, local SRS or any pick.

Team ratings and rank gaps are not matchup spreads or win probabilities. Matchup context and a calibrated forecast mapping are required. Do not average EPA, SRS, SP+ and CORE values across their different scales.

Read local SRS assumptions and forecast evidence

Program context

2026 · CFBD records, polls, recruiting, coaches

Record: 5-3 · conf 4-1 · home 4-0 · away 1-3 · expected wins 4.9
Polls (Week 10): unranked
CFP latest: unranked · 2026 regular Week 10 · captured 2026-11-06
CFP final: not published
Against the spread: 2026: 4-4 ATS (-0.6 avg) · 2025: 5-7 ATS (-1.3 avg)
Head coach: Jay Sawvel · hired 2023-12-06 · 7-17 over 3 captured seasons
Recruiting classes: 2024 #102 (146 pts) · 2025 #89 (159 pts) · 2026 #114 (170 pts)
Returning: 23% of production · 28% of usage
Passing, receiving and rushing detail
Category Production Usage
Passing 3% 12%
Receiving 20% 36%
Rushing 81% 39%
Shares of prior-season PPA and usage returning in each category. Missing values are unavailable.

Category	Production	Usage
Passing	3%	12%
Receiving	20%	36%
Rushing	81%	39%

Provider values from CFBD captures dated 2026-09-22, 2026-11-06. head coach for the season; tenure counts cover only the captured seasons, hire date is the provider's. Returning usage carries no signal beyond returning production in this repo's research; neither is a model input.

Recruiting by position group

2023–2026 classes · High school · CFBD · captured 2026-11-06 UTC

Position group	Commits	Avg. stars	Avg. rating	Total rating
Defensive Back	13	2.92	0.8257	10.73
Defensive Line	21	2.81	0.8190	17.20
Linebacker	7	2.71	0.8253	5.78
Offensive Line	13	2.92	0.8296	10.79
Quarterback	4	3.00	0.8412	3.36
Receiver	14	2.86	0.8331	11.66
Running Back	5	3.00	0.8240	4.12
Special Teams	11	2.82	0.8228	9.05

Recruiting class aggregates, not current roster strength. Commits count recruits across the window; total rating also reflects class size. JUCO, prep-school and transfer ratings are excluded. These values do not enter the prediction model.

Player efficiency and usage

2026 · observed 2026-11-06 UTC

Passing and rushing WEPA adjust efficiency for opponents. Kicker PAAR measures points added above replacement. Higher is better within each metric. Metric rows are ordered by sample size, followed by usage-only players. Usage is the share of team plays involving the player within each category; categories overlap and should not be added. CFBD definitions

Player / history	Metric	Value	Plays / attempts	Overall usage	Usage detail	Recruiting
Tyler Hughes · QB CFBD athlete 4838536. William & Mary (2022–2025); Wyoming (2026–2026)	Passing WEPA	0.118	157	57.2%	Pass 99.5% · Rush 31.9% 1st 53.0% · 2nd 48.7% · 3rd 80.9% Standard downs 53.2% · Passing downs 66.4%	Not linked
Tyler Hughes · QB CFBD athlete 4838536. William & Mary (2022–2025); Wyoming (2026–2026)	Rushing WEPA	0.411	86	57.2%	Pass 99.5% · Rush 31.9% 1st 53.0% · 2nd 48.7% · 3rd 80.9% Standard downs 53.2% · Passing downs 66.4%	Not linked
Markell Holman · RB CFBD athlete 5227257. Saint Francis (2024–2024); Western Illinois (2025–2025); Wyoming (2026–2026)	Rushing WEPA	0.158	73	20.3%	Pass 8.8% · Rush 29.3% 1st 19.8% · 2nd 24.0% · 3rd 15.7% Standard downs 21.5% · Passing downs 17.5%	Not linked
Samuel Harris · RB CFBD athlete 5258056. Wyoming (2025–2026)	Rushing WEPA	0.095	58	20.9%	Pass 11.7% · Rush 28.9% 1st 22.2% · 2nd 23.9% · 3rd 16.3% Standard downs 21.3% · Passing downs 20.0%	2025: 3★ · 0.8444
Erik Sandvik · PK CFBD athlete 5163379. Wyoming (2023–2026)	Kicker PAAR	3.380	11	—	Pass — · Rush — 1st — · 2nd — · 3rd — Standard downs — · Passing downs —	Not linked
Bricen Brantley · WR CFBD athlete 5121693. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	1.3%	Pass 3.6% · Rush 0.0% 1st 0.0% · 2nd 4.0% · 3rd 0.0% Standard downs 1.8% · Passing downs 0.0%	Not linked
Charlie Coenen · WR CFBD athlete 4912280. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	5.3%	Pass 13.7% · Rush 0.0% 1st 4.1% · 2nd 5.2% · 3rd 9.0% Standard downs 3.3% · Passing downs 9.8%	Not linked
Deion DeBlanc · WR CFBD athlete 5141406. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	3.3%	Pass 6.4% · Rush 1.3% 1st 2.4% · 2nd 4.5% · 3rd 3.8% Standard downs 3.2% · Passing downs 3.5%	Not linked
Eric Richardson · WR CFBD athlete 5296622. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	6.4%	Pass 15.2% · Rush 0.8% 1st 6.1% · 2nd 5.1% · 3rd 7.7% Standard downs 5.4% · Passing downs 8.9%	Not linked
Isaac Schoenfeld · TE CFBD athlete 4879876. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	2.2%	Pass 5.6% · Rush 0.0% 1st 3.5% · 2nd 1.7% · 3rd 0.0% Standard downs 3.2% · Passing downs 0.0%	Not linked
Jackson Holman · WR CFBD athlete 5078816. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	2.8%	Pass 6.8% · Rush 0.0% 1st 3.8% · 2nd 2.2% · 3rd 1.9% Standard downs 3.6% · Passing downs 1.1%	Not linked
Jaden Lawrence · RB CFBD athlete 5223800. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	2.8%	Pass 1.5% · Rush 3.9% 1st 0.0% · 2nd 5.4% · 3rd 6.5% Standard downs 3.7% · Passing downs 0.0%	Not linked
Jake Wilson · TE CFBD athlete 5193325. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	8.2%	Pass 19.8% · Rush 0.7% 1st 8.8% · 2nd 5.8% · 3rd 9.0% Standard downs 8.5% · Passing downs 7.7%	Not linked
Jayden Williams (WR) · WR CFBD athlete 5448251. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	2.4%	Pass 5.6% · Rush 0.0% 1st 0.0% · 2nd 0.0% · 3rd 16.7% Standard downs 0.0% · Passing downs 7.1%	Not linked
Ke'Lyn Washom · WR CFBD athlete 5258137. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	1.6%	Pass 5.3% · Rush 0.0% 1st 3.1% · 2nd 0.0% · 3rd 0.0% Standard downs 2.0% · Passing downs 0.0%	Not linked
Kyle Frendt · TE CFBD athlete 5215395. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	3.1%	Pass 8.2% · Rush 0.0% 1st 2.3% · 2nd 3.3% · 3rd 5.6% Standard downs 2.6% · Passing downs 4.5%	Not linked
Landon Pace · TE CFBD athlete 5195688. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	1.6%	Pass 3.4% · Rush 0.0% 1st 0.0% · 2nd 5.6% · 3rd 0.0% Standard downs 2.3% · Passing downs 0.0%	Not linked
Landon Sims · QB CFBD athlete 5296625. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	2.7%	Pass 0.0% · Rush 4.1% 1st 1.9% · 2nd 0.0% · 3rd 10.0% Standard downs 3.7% · Passing downs 0.0%	Not linked
Mason Drube · QB CFBD athlete 5214402. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	1.6%	Pass 0.0% · Rush 2.4% 1st 0.0% · 2nd 0.0% · 3rd 0.0% Standard downs 2.0% · Passing downs 0.0%	Not linked
Nico Hamilton · RB CFBD athlete 5196928. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	7.9%	Pass 2.4% · Rush 11.9% 1st 10.3% · 2nd 8.2% · 3rd 2.4% Standard downs 9.6% · Passing downs 3.2%	Not linked
Tyler Siddons · TE CFBD athlete 4826579. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	1.7%	Pass 4.3% · Rush 0.0% 1st 1.3% · 2nd 1.7% · 3rd 2.7% Standard downs 2.6% · Passing downs 0.0%	Not linked

Transfers

Incoming · 19 reported

Player	From	Date	Stars / rating	Eligibility
Anthony Beavers Jr. · S	USC	2026-01-10	4★ / —	Immediate
Chandler Donaway · IOL	East Texas A&M	2026-01-12	3★ / 0.8400	Immediate
Da'Marion Brownlee · S	Missouri Southern State	2026-01-19	3★ / 0.8400	Immediate
Diore Hubbard · RB	West Virginia	2026-01-25	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Donnie Wingate · EDGE	Southern Illinois	2026-01-08	— / —	Immediate
Ja'Quan Redfern · DL	Murray State	2026-01-13	3★ / 0.8400	Immediate
Jack Dunkley · EDGE	Duquesne	2026-01-07	3★ / 0.8300	Immediate
Jason Maciejczak · IOL	Nebraska	2026-01-08	3★ / —	Immediate
Jeremiah Katt · IOL	Northern Arizona	2026-01-21	3★ / 0.8400	Immediate
Jett Vincent · ATH	Colorado State	2026-01-06	3★ / —	Immediate
Junus McGraw · CB	West Liberty	2026-01-06	— / —	Immediate
Justin Popovich · WR	Lock Haven	2026-01-22	3★ / 0.8400	Immediate
Logan Mackey · CB	Weber State	2026-01-08	3★ / 0.8300	Immediate
Markell Holman · RB	Western Illinois	2026-01-12	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Nathan Curry · LS	North Alabama	2026-01-09	— / —	Immediate
Thaddeus Gianaris · EDGE	Dartmouth	2026-01-12	3★ / 0.8000	Immediate
Travis Franklin Jr. · S	Jacksonville State	2026-01-15	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Tyler Hughes · QB	William & Mary	2026-01-06	3★ / 0.8300	Immediate
Tyler Siddons · TE	Central Arkansas	2026-01-06	3★ / —	Immediate

Outgoing · 16 reported

Player	To	Date	Stars / rating	Eligibility
Axel Ramazani · EDGE	Northern Iowa	2026-01-21	3★ / —	Immediate
Caleb Merritt · S	Austin Peay	2026-01-24	3★ / —	Immediate
Chris Durr Jr. · WR	Maryland	2026-01-07	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Damashja Harris · RB	Incarnate Word	2026-01-24	— / —	Immediate
Enock Sibomana · LB	Not reported	2025-12-23	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Gabriel Ikechukwu · DL	Not reported	2025-12-09	3★ / —	Immediate
Justin Taylor · S	Central Michigan	2026-01-10	3★ / 0.8400	Immediate
Kaden Anderson · QB	Tarleton State	2026-01-11	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Lucas Samsula · DL	Utah	2026-01-06	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Luke Sandy · IOL	Charlotte	2026-01-18	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Markie Grant · CB	Utah State	2026-01-08	3★ / 0.8400	Immediate
Patrick Broadway II · RB	Not reported	2025-12-08	3★ / —	Immediate
Peter Eyabi · EDGE	Indiana State	2026-01-20	— / —	Immediate
Terron Kellman · RB	Liberty	2026-01-10	3★ / —	Immediate
Tyrese Boss · CB	Arizona	2026-01-08	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Wes King · IOL	West Virginia	2026-01-08	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate

Transfer observations can include unresolved destinations. CFBD supplies no timezone for transfer dates and no athlete ID linking these records to the efficiency table. These observations do not establish current roster membership or game availability.

Descriptive context only; no player or transfer value enters the prediction model. Adjusted metrics require unambiguous season/team history. Usage-only rows use the captured athlete ID and team; conflicting usage identities are omitted. Missing values are unavailable, not zero. Provider coverage is incomplete.

Coaching eras

Continuous appointments at Wyoming. Records are CFBD-attributed results; active tenures and the current season may be incomplete.

Jay Sawvel · career 7–17 across 3 seasons and 1 schools

Tenure timeline · 32 appointments

2024–present · Jay Sawvel · active at capture
7–17 · 24 attributed games · 3 seasons
Hired 2023-12-06. Exact effective dates unavailable.
2014–2023 · Craig Bohl
61–60 · 121 attributed games · 10 seasons
Hired 2013-12-08. Exact effective dates unavailable.
2009–2013 · Dave Christensen
27–35 · 62 attributed games · 5 seasons
Hired 2008-12-01. Exact effective dates unavailable.
2003–2008 · Joe Glenn
30–41 · 71 attributed games · 6 seasons
Hired 2002-12-11. Exact effective dates unavailable.
2000–2002 · Vic Koenning
5–29 · 34 attributed games · 3 seasons
Hired 1999-12-13. Exact effective dates unavailable.
1997–1999 · Dana Dimel
22–13 · 35 attributed games · 3 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1991–1996 · Joe Tiller
39–30–1 · 70 attributed games · 6 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1987–1990 · Paul Roach
35–15 · 50 attributed games · 4 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1986–1986 · Dennis Erickson
6–6 · 12 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1981–1985 · Al Kincaid
29–29 · 58 attributed games · 5 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1980–1980 · Pat Dye
6–5 · 11 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1977–1979 · Bill Lewis
13–21–1 · 35 attributed games · 3 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1975–1976 · Fred Akers
10–13 · 23 attributed games · 2 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1971–1974 · Fritz Shurmur
15–29 · 44 attributed games · 4 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1962–1970 · Lloyd Eaton
57–33–2 · 92 attributed games · 9 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1957–1961 · Bob Devaney
35–10–5 · 50 attributed games · 5 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1953–1956 · Phil Dickens
29–11–1 · 41 attributed games · 4 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1947–1952 · Bowden Wyatt
39–17–1 · 57 attributed games · 6 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1946–1946 · Bunny Oakes
1–8–1 · 10 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1941–1942 · Bunny Oakes
5–12–1 · 18 attributed games · 2 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1940–1940 · Okie Blanchard
1–7–1 · 9 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1939–1939 · Joel Hunt
0–7–1 · 8 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1933–1938 · Dutch Witte
16–30–3 · 49 attributed games · 6 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1930–1932 · John Rhodes
10–15–2 · 27 attributed games · 3 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1927–1929 · George McLaren
7–19 · 26 attributed games · 3 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1924–1926 · William Dietz
10–13–2 · 25 attributed games · 3 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1919–1923 · John Corbett
9–30–3 · 42 attributed games · 5 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1915–1917 · John Corbett
6–14 · 20 attributed games · 3 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1913–1914 · Ralph Thacker
1–10 · 11 attributed games · 2 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1912–1912 · Leon Excelby
2–7 · 9 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1909–1911 · H.I. Dean
11–12–1 · 24 attributed games · 3 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1905–1905 · William McMurray
3–4 · 7 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.

Season résumé · 2015–2026

Coach-attributed records appear beside team-season ratings, recruiting and poll context. Shared seasons appear once per coach; rows are not assigned to individual stints. Ratings describe team performance, not a causal coaching effect.

Season / coach	Record	Conference	Postseason	SP+	SRS	Recruiting rank	Final poll
2026 · Jay Sawvel · incomplete attribution	0–0	—	—	-9.3	-13.3	114	—
2025 · Jay Sawvel	4–8	2–6	0–0	-11.3	-10.7	89	—
2024 · Jay Sawvel	3–9	2–5	0–0	-13.6	-12.1	102	—
2023 · Craig Bohl	9–4	5–3	1–0	-3.6	-1.3	110	—
2022 · Craig Bohl	7–6	5–3	0–1	-10.8	-10	93	—
2021 · Craig Bohl	7–6	2–6	1–0	0.6	-0.4	110	—
2020 · Craig Bohl	2–4	2–4	0–0	-2.5	-0.4	113	—
2019 · Craig Bohl	8–5	4–4	1–0	-1.1	2.5	97	—
2018 · Craig Bohl	6–6	4–4	0–0	1.9	-2.4	126	—
2017 · Craig Bohl	8–5	5–3	1–0	-2.5	-2.3	99	—
2016 · Craig Bohl	8–6	6–3	0–1	-6.9	-1.9	116	—
2015 · Craig Bohl	2–10	2–6	0–0	-16.7	-18.9	113	—

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Source: CFBD · captured 2026-10-26T02:02:59.394463+00:00 UTC. Season résumé covers 2015–2026; timeline spans all returned tenures. — means unavailable. Career summaries cover active coaches at capture. This snapshot is descriptive and is not a pregame cutoff.

CFBD season overview

2026 stored season snapshot, including postseason and garbage time. Raw CFBD PPA is not opponent-adjusted EPA or player WEPA. No week cutoff; these values do not enter our forecasts.

Captured 2026-11-02 13:51:41.272114 UTC · Source data

Stat rankings

CFBD FBS ranks · source updated 2026-10-26 16:45:47 UTC · calculated 2026-11-02 13:47:25 UTC · provider cache expiry 2026-11-02 13:57:25 UTC. Rank 1 is best; percentiles use CFBD’s 0–100 scale.

Statistic	Offense rank / population	Percentile	Defense rank / population	Percentile
PPA / play	69 / 138	50.4	96 / 138	30.7
Success rate	41 / 138	70.8	121 / 138	12.4
Explosiveness	135 / 138	2.2	6 / 138	96.4
Standard-down success	36 / 138	74.5	128 / 138	7.3
Passing-down success	T49 / 138	64.6	65 / 138	53.3
Pass PPA	110 / 138	20.4	64 / 138	54.0
Rush PPA	25 / 138	82.5	122 / 138	11.7
Pass explosiveness	129 / 138	6.6	10 / 138	93.4
Rush explosiveness	108 / 138	21.9	45 / 138	67.9
Line yards	4 / 138	97.8	134 / 138	2.9
Second-level yards	6 / 138	96.4	138 / 138	0.0
Open-field yards	41 / 138	70.8	57 / 138	59.1
Stuff rate	7 / 138	95.6	127 / 138	8.0
Power success	T31 / 138	77.4	137 / 138	0.7
Havoc	T41 / 138	69.7	97 / 138	29.9
Front-seven havoc	T60 / 138	56.2	T72 / 138	46.0
DB havoc	T28 / 138	79.6	T98 / 138	27.4
Points / opportunity	102 / 138	26.3	T49 / 138	64.6
Average field position	T36 / 138	73.4	T24 / 138	82.5
Field-position expected points	37 / 138	73.7	T21 / 138	85.0

Player PPA and usage

Ordered by overall usage. Open a player for pass, rush, down and situation splits. Usage is the provider’s share of team plays in each situation; PPA is the provider’s average or total for that player. Missing values stay blank (—); play counts are not supplied here. Standard downs are 1st down, 2nd-and-7 or shorter, and 3rd/4th-and-4 or shorter; other situations are passing downs.

Tyler Hughes · QBUsage 57.2% · Avg PPA 0.173 · Total 46.818

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.173	46.818	57.2%
Pass	0.066	11.899	99.5%
Rush	0.490	42.604	31.9%
1st down	0.085	9.735	53.0%
2nd down	0.493	36.948	48.7%
3rd down	0.186	13.422	80.9%
Standard downs	0.113	19.809	53.2%
Passing downs	0.284	27.009	66.4%

Samuel Harris · RBUsage 20.9% · Avg PPA 0.078 · Total 6.699

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.078	6.699	20.9%
Pass	0.075	1.427	11.7%
Rush	0.079	5.272	28.9%
1st down	-0.044	-1.811	22.2%
2nd down	0.129	4.127	23.9%
3rd down	0.337	4.383	16.3%
Standard downs	-0.017	-1.025	21.3%
Passing downs	0.297	7.724	20.0%

Markell Holman · RBUsage 20.3% · Avg PPA 0.164 · Total 15.780

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.164	15.780	20.3%
Pass	0.426	6.811	8.8%
Rush	0.112	8.970	29.3%
1st down	0.154	6.630	19.8%
2nd down	0.218	8.049	24.0%
3rd down	-0.186	-2.610	15.7%
Standard downs	0.283	20.086	21.5%
Passing downs	-0.172	-4.306	17.5%

Jake Wilson · TEUsage 8.2% · Avg PPA 0.199 · Total 7.749

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.199	7.749	8.2%
Pass	0.178	6.425	19.8%
Rush	0.353	0.705	0.7%
1st down	0.095	1.812	8.8%
2nd down	0.823	7.406	5.8%
3rd down	0.596	4.771	9.0%
Standard downs	0.314	8.779	8.5%
Passing downs	-0.094	-1.030	7.7%

Nico Hamilton · RBUsage 7.9% · Avg PPA -0.131 · Total -2.359

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.131	-2.359	7.9%
Pass	0.593	1.186	2.4%
Rush	-0.222	-3.544	11.9%
1st down	-0.112	-1.237	10.3%
2nd down	-0.127	-0.763	8.2%
3rd down	-0.358	-0.358	2.4%
Standard downs	-0.011	-0.179	9.6%
Passing downs	-1.090	-2.179	3.2%

Eric Richardson · WRUsage 6.4% · Avg PPA 0.283 · Total 7.637

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.283	7.637	6.4%
Pass	0.314	7.844	15.2%
Rush	-0.103	-0.207	0.8%
1st down	0.166	1.997	6.1%
2nd down	0.783	5.481	5.1%
3rd down	0.281	1.689	7.7%
Standard downs	-0.011	-0.173	5.4%
Passing downs	0.710	7.810	8.9%

Charlie Coenen · WRUsage 5.3% · Avg PPA 0.301 · Total 7.527

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.301	7.527	5.3%
Pass	0.301	7.527	13.7%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	0.021	0.187	4.1%
2nd down	0.567	4.540	5.2%
3rd down	0.350	2.800	9.0%
Standard downs	0.298	3.274	3.3%
Passing downs	0.304	4.253	9.8%

Deion DeBlanc · WRUsage 3.3% · Avg PPA 0.296 · Total 2.661

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.296	2.661	3.3%
Pass	0.642	4.494	6.4%
Rush	-0.916	-1.833	1.3%
1st down	-0.116	-0.347	2.4%
2nd down	0.227	0.909	4.5%
3rd down	1.050	2.100	3.8%
Standard downs	0.266	1.593	3.2%
Passing downs	0.356	1.068	3.5%

Kyle Frendt · TEUsage 3.1% · Avg PPA 1.536 · Total 18.431

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	1.536	18.431	3.1%
Pass	1.536	18.431	8.2%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	0.282	1.128	2.3%
2nd down	1.671	6.684	3.3%
3rd down	2.655	10.619	5.6%
Standard downs	1.079	7.551	2.6%
Passing downs	2.176	10.880	4.5%

Jackson Holman · WRUsage 2.8% · Avg PPA -0.338 · Total -2.705

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.338	-2.705	2.8%
Pass	-0.338	-2.705	6.8%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	-0.242	-1.208	3.8%
2nd down	-0.862	-1.723	2.2%
3rd down	0.226	0.226	1.9%
Standard downs	-0.419	-2.931	3.6%
Passing downs	0.226	0.226	1.1%

Jaden Lawrence · RBUsage 2.8% · Avg PPA -0.493 · Total -2.466

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.493	-2.466	2.8%
Pass	-0.963	-0.963	1.5%
Rush	-0.376	-1.502	3.9%
1st down	—	0.000	0.0%
2nd down	-0.327	-0.982	5.4%
3rd down	-0.742	-1.483	6.5%
Standard downs	-0.493	-2.466	3.7%
Passing downs	—	0.000	0.0%

Landon Sims · QBUsage 2.7% · Avg PPA 1.324 · Total 3.972

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	1.324	3.972	2.7%
Pass	—	0.000	0.0%
Rush	1.324	3.972	4.1%
1st down	0.229	0.229	1.9%
2nd down	—	0.000	0.0%
3rd down	1.871	3.743	10.0%
Standard downs	1.324	3.972	3.7%
Passing downs	—	0.000	0.0%

Jayden Williams (WR) · WRUsage 2.4% · Avg PPA -1.064 · Total -1.064

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-1.064	-1.064	2.4%
Pass	-1.064	-1.064	5.6%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	—	0.000	0.0%
2nd down	—	0.000	0.0%
3rd down	-1.064	-1.064	16.7%
Standard downs	—	0.000	0.0%
Passing downs	-1.064	-1.064	7.1%

Isaac Schoenfeld · TEUsage 2.2% · Avg PPA 0.009 · Total 0.037

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.009	0.037	2.2%
Pass	0.009	0.037	5.6%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	0.426	1.279	3.5%
2nd down	-1.242	-1.242	1.7%
3rd down	—	0.000	0.0%
Standard downs	0.009	0.037	3.2%
Passing downs	—	0.000	0.0%

Tyler Siddons · TEUsage 1.7% · Avg PPA 0.859 · Total 2.578

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.859	2.578	1.7%
Pass	0.859	2.578	4.3%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	0.017	0.017	1.3%
2nd down	1.142	1.142	1.7%
3rd down	1.419	1.419	2.7%
Standard downs	0.859	2.578	2.6%
Passing downs	—	0.000	0.0%

Ke'Lyn Washom · WRUsage 1.6% · Avg PPA 0.860 · Total 0.860

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.860	0.860	1.6%
Pass	0.860	0.860	5.3%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	0.860	0.860	3.1%
2nd down	—	0.000	0.0%
3rd down	—	0.000	0.0%
Standard downs	0.860	0.860	2.0%
Passing downs	—	0.000	0.0%

Landon Pace · TEUsage 1.6% · Avg PPA -0.634 · Total -0.634

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.634	-0.634	1.6%
Pass	-0.634	-0.634	3.4%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	—	0.000	0.0%
2nd down	-0.634	-0.634	5.6%
3rd down	—	0.000	0.0%
Standard downs	-0.634	-0.634	2.3%
Passing downs	—	0.000	0.0%

Mason Drube · QBUsage 1.6% · Avg PPA -4.293 · Total -4.293

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-4.293	-4.293	1.6%
Pass	—	0.000	0.0%
Rush	-4.293	-4.293	2.4%
1st down	—	0.000	0.0%
2nd down	—	0.000	0.0%
3rd down	—	0.000	0.0%
Standard downs	-4.293	-4.293	2.0%
Passing downs	—	0.000	0.0%

Bricen Brantley · WRUsage 1.3% · Avg PPA -0.827 · Total -0.827

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.827	-0.827	1.3%
Pass	-0.827	-0.827	3.6%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	—	0.000	0.0%
2nd down	-0.827	-0.827	4.0%
3rd down	—	0.000	0.0%
Standard downs	-0.827	-0.827	1.8%
Passing downs	—	0.000	0.0%

Where Wyoming sits · 2026 FBS distributions138 teams · raw PPA

2026 · Through provider Week 9. Each metric uses only published FBS teams with a numeric value. Higher percentile is better; tied values receive the midpoint of their positions, rounded to a whole percentile. Missing values are unranked.

Values and percentiles

Wyoming metric values with FBS percentiles, 2026
Metric	Value	Percentile	Better
Offense PPA/play	0.126	50th138 teams	higher
Offense success rate	0.458	71st138 teams	higher
Offense explosiveness	1.072	2nd138 teams	higher
Offense pass PPA/play	0.075	20th138 teams	higher
Offense rush PPA/play	0.184	82nd138 teams	higher
Defense PPA/play	0.129	31st138 teams	lower
Defense success rate	0.450	12th138 teams	lower
Defense explosiveness	1.064	96th138 teams	lower
Defense havoc created	0.145	30th138 teams	higher

Passing profile

2026 · CFBD passing family · raw PPA

Captured 2026-11-06. Offense: 99% of 173 attempts charted. Average depth of target 8.4 yards (39th percentile of FBS). Yards after catch 5.6 per completion. Completion 63.0%, 6.6 yards per attempt, pass PPA 0.14.

Completion percentage over expected (CPOE)
Side	Actual	Expected	CPOE (pp)	Qualifying / all attempts
Offense	61.6%	61.6%	+0.1	146 / 173
Defense allowed	61.7%	60.2%	+1.5	206 / 233

Actual and expected use the same qualifying attempts, which can be fewer than all passes. CPOE is their difference in percentage points (pp); higher is better on offense, lower allowed is better on defense. CFBD models FBS-vs-FBS passes, excluding spikes, throwaways, intentional grounding and attempts without air yards. — means unavailable; small samples have fewer than 40 qualifying attempts.

Depth of target vs yards after catch, FBS offenses

138 teams with at least 40 charted attempts. The highlighted point is Wyoming.

Target mix by zone, Wyoming offense

Highlighted bars are deep zones. Shares are of located attempts only.

Defense and rushing detail

Wyoming passing defense and rushing profile, 2026
Side	Attempts	Charted	ADOT	YAC	Comp %	PPA	CPOE	CPOE att
Passing offense	173	99%	8.4	5.6	63.0%	0.14	+0.1 pp	146
Passing defense	233	100%	8.8	4.5	60.9%	0.20	+1.5 pp	206

Rushing production

Side	Attempts	Yards / carry	Success	PPA	Line yards / rush	Second-level yards / rush	Open-field yards / rush	Stuff rate	Power success
Offense	286	5.2	50.0%	0.23	3.60	1.40	1.40	11.0%	78.1%
Defense allowed	316	4.8	51.5%	0.19	3.50	1.40	1.00	12.6%	88.2%

Second-level yards are gained 5–10 yards past the line; open-field yards are beyond 10. These are provider per-rush averages, not totals. Power success measures success with two or fewer yards needed. Exact line-metric and power-success denominators are not supplied in this feed.

Rushing sample and attribution

Side	Yards recorded	Individual	Unattributed	Sacks	Kneels	Team rushes	Multiple carriers	Direction located / eligible
Offense	282 / 286	276	10	16	6	6	0	264 / 264 · 100.0%
Defense allowed	310 / 316	304	12	20	3	3	0	293 / 293 · 100.0%

Counts are attempts. Team totals include sacks, kneels, team-only rushes and unresolved attribution; these categories can overlap and must not be summed. Direction coverage uses ordinary direction-eligible rushes, not all attempts. Missing fields in older captures remain unavailable.

Raw provider values, no opponent adjustment; not model inputs. CFBD metric definitions.

Game-by-game passing and rushing

MetricSide

2026 · Passing CPOE · percentage points. Dashed line: season +0.1 pp. 7 of 8 captured games have this metric. Missing observations break the line.

CPOE is completion percentage over expected on qualifying FBS-vs-FBS attempts; positive means more completions than expected. PPA is raw provider PPA. These are game observations, not opponent-adjusted forecasts. P labels postseason weeks.

Game log and attempt coverage

Week	Opponent	Pass att	CPOE att	Comp %*	Expected %*	CPOE	ADOT	Pass PPA	Rush att	Rush yds/carry	Rush PPA
W1	Colorado State	19	19	63.2%	63.7%	-0.5 pp	7.3	-0.23	34	4.2	0.09
W2	Northern Colorado	26	0	—	—	—	9.1	0.32	34	4.6	0.05
W3	Central Michigan	31	31	48.4%	58.3%	-9.9 pp	10.0	-0.12	28	5.8	0.25
W4	Hawai'i	23	23	73.9%	61.8%	+12.2 pp	7.6	0.75	37	5.2	0.33
W5	North Dakota State	14	14	35.7%	64.8%	-29.1 pp	5.6	-0.87	35	2.8	-0.04
W6	San José State	24	24	66.7%	64.0%	+2.7 pp	6.2	-0.08	53	4.3	0.32
W7	Northern Illinois	19	19	84.2%	63.7%	+20.5 pp	9.1	0.66	41	7.7	0.38
W8	Air Force	17	16	56.3%	56.0%	+0.3 pp	11.2	0.46	24	8.1	0.39

*Completion and expected rates use the same CPOE-eligible attempts. ADOT uses available air-yard attempts; a game needs at least one. No missing family is filled with the other family’s data.

Punting and returns

2026 season to date · CFBD · captured 2026-11-06T12:25:52.746993+00:00. Descriptive totals, including postseason when present.

Our punts

27 punts · 48.0 gross yards/punt · 41.0 net yards/punt

8 inside the 20 · 4 touchbacks · 0 blocked

Known gross yards: 27/27 punts. Known net yards: 22/27 punts.

Our punt returns

12 returns · 8.9 yards/return · 0 touchdowns

0 muffs · 0 opponent punts blocked

Known return yards: 12/12 returns. Return totals include team-only and unattributed plays.

Recent games

Game	Punts	Gross yd/punt	Net yd/punt	Known net yards
Week 8 · Air Force	2	50.0	53.0	1/2
Week 7 · Northern Illinois	2	53.0	30.0	1/2
Week 6 · San José State	2	53.0	43.0	2/2
Week 5 · North Dakota State	7	44.0	42.0	6/7
Week 4 · Hawai'i	2	46.5	22.0	1/2

Team style

Rating history