2016 Wyoming Cowboys football team explained

Mode:	football
Year:	2016
Team:	Wyoming Cowboys
Conference:	Mountain West Conference
Division:	Mountain Division
Short Conf:	MW
Record:	8–6
Conf Record:	6–2
Head Coach:	Craig Bohl
Hc Year:	3rd
Off Coach:	Brent Vigen
Oc Year:	3rd
Off Scheme:	Pro-style
Def Coach:	Steve Stanard
Dc Year:	3rd
Def Scheme:	Tampa 2
Stadium:	War Memorial Stadium
Champion:	MW Mountain Division champion
Conf Champ:	MW Championship Game
Conf Champ Result:	L 24–27 vs. San Diego State
Bowl:	Poinsettia Bowl
Bowl Result:	L 21–24 vs. BYU

The 2016 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cowboys were coached by third year head coach Craig Bohl and played their home games at War Memorial Stadium. They participated in the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 8–6, 6–2 in Mountain West play to finish in a three-way tie for the Mountain Division championship. After tiebreakers, they represented the Mountain Division in, and hosted, the Mountain West Championship Game where they lost to San Diego State. They were invited to the Poinsettia Bowl where they lost to BYU.

2016 recruiting class

Prior to National signing day, Wyoming signed cornerback Rico Gafford from Iowa Western Community College on December 16, 2015.^[1] On National Signing Day, Wyoming signed 22 high school players to National Letters of Intent.^[2] On March 1, 2016, the Cowboys announced the signing of defensive end Taniela Lolohea from El Camino College, making him the 24th member of the 2016 recruiting class.^[3] With the signing of defensive tackle Hunter Van Emmerik from College of the Redwoods, the 2016 recruiting class was complete.^[4]

Pre-season

At Mountain West media days, the Cowboys were picked to finish last in the Mountain Division.^[5] Additionally, three players were named to the pre–season all–conference team: junior running back Brian Hill, senior offensive lineman Chase Roullier, and sophomore free safety Andrew Wingard.^[6] Hill was also named to the watchlists for the Maxwell Award^[7] and the Doak Walker Award,^[8] Roullier was named to the watchlists for the Outland Trophy^[9] and the Lombardi Award,^[10] Wingard was named to the watchlist for the Jim Thorpe Award,^[11] and senior punter Ethan Wood was named to the watchlist for the Ray Guy Award.^[12]

Schedule

Schedule Source:^[13]

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Wyoming	Alma mater	Before Wyoming
	Head coach	3	Nebraska (1982)	North Dakota State – Head coach (2013)
	Defensive coordinator / Linebackers	3	Nebraska (1989)	North Dakota State – Linebackers (2013)
	Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks	3	North Dakota State (1998)	North Dakota State – Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks (2013)
	Running Backs / Fullbacks	3	Miami, Ohio (2001)	Miami, Ohio – Interim Head Coach / offensive coordinator (2013)
AJ Cooper	Special teams coordinator / Defensive Ends	3	North Dakota State (2006)	North Dakota State – Defensive ends / Co-Special Teams (2013)
Scott Fuchs	Offensive line	3	North Dakota State (1995)	North Dakota State (2013)
Mike Grant	Wide receivers	1	Nebraska (1993)	North Texas – Wide receivers / receiving coordinator (2015)
	Defensive tackles / Nose Tackles	8	Washington (1994)	Montana – Offensive line (2008)
	Defensive pass game coordinator / Secondary	2	Michigan (1992)	Michigan – Secondary (2014)
John Richardson	Cornerbacks	3	North Dakota State (2010)	North Dakota State – Cornerbacks (2013)
Russell Dennison	Director of Sports Performance / Head Strength and Conditioning Coach	1	Oklahoma (2006)	Oklahoma – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach
Gordie Haug	Director of Recruiting	3	Bemidji State (2009)	North Dakota State – Running backs (2013)
Josh Firm	Offensive Graduate Assistant	2	Missouri S&T (2013)	Bron-Villeurbanne Falcons – Offensive coordinator (2014)
Grant Olson	Defensive Graduate Assistant	2	North Dakota State (2014)	North Dakota State – Student Assistant (2014)
Blake Andersen	Defensive Graduate Assistant	1	University of Sioux Falls (2011)	Northwest Missouri State – Defensive Graduate Assistant (2015)
Jacob Claborn	Offensive Graduate Assistant / tight ends	1	California Lutheran (2009)	Central Washington – Offensive line (2015)

Roster

Statistics

source:^[14]

Team

Team Statistics <			--as of 10/24/2014-->
	Wyoming	Opponents
Points	503	477
First Downs	312	290
Rushing	146	120
Passing	142	152
Penalty	24	18
Rushing Yards	2876	2851
Rushing Attempts	627	537
Average Per Rush	4.6	5.3
Long	66	75
Rushing TDs	31	34
Passing Yards	3207	3493
Comp–Att	210–379	241–425
Comp %	55.4%	56.7%
Average Per Game	229.1	249.5
Average per Attempt	8.5	8.2
Passing TDs	29	23
INT's	15	15
Touchdowns	66	61
Passing	29	23
Rushing	31	34
Defensive	5	2
Interceptions	15	15
Yards	349	138
Long	66	27
Total Offense	6083	6344
Total Plays	1006	962
Average Per Yards/Game	434.5	453.1
Kick Returns: # – Yards	33–734	52–1344
TDs	0	2
Long	59	93
Punts	70	68
Yards	2891	2986
Average	41.3	43.9
Punt Returns: # – Yards	31–203	21–97
TDs	1	0
Long	60	21
Fumbles – Fumbles Lost	18–9	30–12
Opposing TD's	61	66
Penalties – Yards	66–615	84–770
3rd–Down Conversions	88/202	86/200
4th–Down Conversions	10/18	5/13
Takeaways	27	23
Field Goals	13–20	18–24
Extra Point	64–64	55–58
Sacks	30	26
Sack Against	26	30
Yards	235	189

Offense

Passing Statistics
NAME	GP	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	TD	INT
Josh Allen	14	209	373	3203	56.0	28	15
Team	10	0	4	0	0.0	0	0
Austin Conway	14	1	1	4	100.0	1	0
Nick Szpor	13	0	1	0	0.0	0	0

Rushing Statistics
NAME	GP	CAR	YDS	LONG	TD
Brian Hill	14	349	1860	66	22
Josh Allen	14	142	523	38	7
Shaun Wick	14	89	354	17	1
Austin Conway	14	17	110	42	1
Nico Evans	14	11	33	18	0
Tanner Gentry	14	6	30	15	0
Jacob Hollister	14	1	2	2	0
Team	10	11	−16	0	0
Ethan Wood	14	1	−20	0	0
TOTALS	14	627	2876	66	31

Receiving Statistics
NAME	GP	REC	YDS	LONG	TD
Tanner Gentry	14	72	1326	54	14
Jake Maulhardt	14	39	614	45	4
Jacob Hollister	14	32	515	37	7
C.J. Johnson	14	21	304	43	3
Austin Conway	14	11	103	24	0
Brian Hill	14	8	67	19	0
James Price	13	6	75	23	0
Josh Harshman	14	5	50	22	0
Shaun Wick	14	4	32	20	0
Tyree Mayfield	14	3	33	15	1
Drew Van Maanen	14	3	33	22	0
Jordan Ellis	12	2	25	15	0
Joseph Parker	11	2	13	14	0
Nico Evans	14	1	13	13	0
Josh Allen	14	1	4	4	1
TOTALS	14	210	3207	54	29

Defense

Defensive Statistics
	NAME	GP	SOLO	AST	TOT	TFL-YDS	SACKS	INT-YDS	BU	QBH	FR–YDS	FF	BLK	SAF
28	Andrew Wingard	14	75	56	131	7.5–36	2.0–25	2–33	2	0	0–0	2	0	0
6	Marcus Epps	14	72	39	111	6.0–13	0.0–0	3–94	6	0	3–0	2	0	0
45	Lucas Wacha	14	59	49	108	9.0–43	3.0–27	0–0	1	0	2–0	0	0	0
30	Logan Wilson	14	55	39	94	7.5–45	3.0–27	3–83	4	0	3–0	1	0	0
1	Antonio Hull	14	56	23	79	2.5–4	0.0–0	3–18	5	0	0–0	0	0	0
5	Rico Gafford	14	47	13	60	0.5–1	0.0–0	2–64	5	0	0–0	2	0	0
7	D.J. May	11	32	25	57	8.5–36	2.0–18	0–0	3	0	1–15	1	0	0
42	Kevin Prosser	14	22	14	36	11.0–64	6.5–47	0–0	0	4	0–0	0	0	0
93	Youhanna Ghaifan	14	15	18	33	4.5–13	3.0–8	0–0	1	0	0–0	1	0	0
57	Chase Appleby	11	12	17	29	6.0–38	2.0–19	1–55	1	2	0–0	2	0	0
53	Josiah Hall	14	6	13	19	0.0–0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
91		6	9	10	19	6.0–38	4.0–35	0–0	1	3	0–0	1	0	0
96	Sidney Malauulu	11	11	5	16	2.0–3	0.0–0	1–2	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
46	Cassh Maluia	13	12	4	16	0.0–0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	1	0	0
58	Nela Lolohea	14	10	6	16	2.0–8	1.0–7	0–0	2	0	0–0	1	0	0
2	Robert Priester	11	10	4	14	0.0–0	0.0–0	0–0	4	0	1–0	0	0	0
87	Conner Cain	14	9	5	14	2.5–10	1.5–9	0–0	0	1	1–0	0	0	0
85	Tyree Mayfield	14	10	3	13	0.0–0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
3	Alijiah Halliburton	14	7	4	11	0.0–0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
8	Jalen Ortiz	14	7	4	11	0.0–0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
23	Tim Kamana	14	7	2	9	1.5–2	0.0–0	0–0	1	0	0–0	0	0	0
38	Jaylon Watson	11	4	4	8	0.0–0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
22	Nico Evans	14	4	1	5	0.0–0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
92	Shiloh Windsor	6	2	2	4	0.0–0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
13	John Okwoli	13	0	3	3	0.0–0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
94	Brendan Turelli	14	2	1	3	0.0–0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
17	Josh Allen	14	3	0	3	0.0–0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	1	0	0
21	Shaun Wick	14	2	0	2	0.0–0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
11	Eric Nzeocha	11	2	0	2	0.0–0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
98	Dalton Fields	13	2	0	2	2.0–13	2.0–13	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
40	Cooper Rothe	14	0	2	2	0.0–0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
9		7	1	0	1	0.0–0	0.0–0	0–0	1	0	0–0	0	0	0
19	Anthony Makransky	1	0	1	1	0.0–0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
16	Milo Hall	3	1	0	1	0.0–0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
59	Ryan Cummings	7	1	0	1	0.0–0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
4	Tanner Gentry	14	1	0	1	0.0–0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
41	Ethan Wood	14	1	0	1	0.0–0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0
TM	Team	10	0	0	0	0.0–0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	1–0	0	0	1
	TOTAL	14	572	370	942	79–367	30–235	15–349	37	10	12–15	16	0	1
	OPPONENTS	14	502	582	1084	71–311	26–189	15–138	40	14	9–30	9	1	0

Key: SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles, TOT: Total Tackles, TFL: Tackles-for-loss, SACK: Quarterback Sacks, INT: Interceptions, BU: Passes Broken Up, QBH: Quarterback Hits, FF: Forced Fumbles, FR: Fumbles Recovered, BLK: Kicks or Punts Blocked, SAF: Safeties

Interceptions Statistics
NAME	NO.	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Antonio Hull	3	18	6.0	0	25
Marcus Epps	3	94	31.3	1	66
Logan Wilson	3	83	27.7	1	56
Andrew Wingard	2	33	16.5	0	20
Rico Gafford	2	64	32.0	0	32
Sidney Malauulu	1	2	2.0	0	2
Chase Appleby	1	55	55.0	1	5
TOTALS	15	349	23.3	3	66

Special teams

Kicking Statistics
NAME	XPM	XPA	XP%	FGM	FGA	FG%	1–19	20–29	30–39	40–49	50+	LNG	PTS
Cooper Rothe	64	64	100.0%	13	20	65.0%	0–0	3–4	7–8	3–8	0–0	46	103
TOTALS	64	64	100.0%	13	20	65.0%	0–0	3–4	7–8	3–8	0–0	46	103

Kick Return Statistics
NAME	RTNS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
D.J. May	16	447	27.9	0	59
Rico Gafford	5	96	19.2	0	29
Nico Evans	4	74	18.5	0	24
Drew Van Maanen	2	28	14.0	0	16
Austin Conway	2	47	23.5	0	28
Josh Harshman	1	1	1.0	0	0
Lucas Wacha	1	6	6.0	0	6
Brian Hill	1	27	27.0	0	27
Jaylon Watson	1	8	8.0	0	8
TOTALS	33	734	22.2	0	59

Punting Statistics
NAME	PUNTS	YDS	AVG	LONG	TB	FC	I–20	50+	BLK
Ethan Wood	70	2891	41.3	63	2	15	33	10	0
TOTALS	70	2891	41.3	63	2	15	33	10	0

Punt Return Statistics
NAME	RTNS	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Austin Conway	31	203	6.5	1	60
TOTALS	31	203	6.5	1	60

Scores by quarter (all opponents)

Awards and honors

All–Conference Teams

^[15]

First Team:

Brian Hill, Jr., RB

Jacob Hollister, Sr., TE

Chase Roullier, Sr., OL

Andrew Wingard, So., DB

Second Team

Josh Allen, So., QB

Tanner Gentry, Sr., WR

D.J. May, Sr., RET

Honorable Mention

Lucas Wacha, Sr., LB

Conference awards

Craig Bohl – Coach of the Year

Logan Wilson – Freshman of the Year

All–America Teams

Chase Roullier, Sr., OL – 2nd Team (USA Today)^[16]

Brian Hill, Jr., RB – 3rd Team (College Sports Madness)^[17]

Logan Wilson, Fr., LB – Freshman All–American (USA Today, FWAA)^{[18] [19]}

Senior Bowls

Chase Roullier – East–West Shrine Game^[20]

Lucas Wacha – NFLPA Collegiate Bowl^[21]

Box Scores

Northern Illinois

See also: 2016 Northern Illinois Huskies football team.

• Passing leaders: Josh Allen (UW): 19–29, 245 YDS, 2 TD; Drew Hare (NIU): 24–39, 329 YDS, 3 TD
• Rushing leaders: Brian Hill (UW): 33 CAR, 125 YDS, 2 TD; Kenny Golladay (NIU): 6 CAR, 82 YDS, 1 TD
• Receiving leaders: Jake Maulhardt (UW): 5 REC, 106 YDS; Kenny Golladay (NIU): 10 REC, 144 YDS, 2 TD

At Nebraska

See also: 2016 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team.

• Passing leaders: Josh Allen (UW): 16–32, 189 YDS, 1 TD; Tommy Armstrong Jr. (NEB): 20–34, 377 YDS, 3 TD
• Rushing leaders: Austin Conway (UW): 3 CAR, 70 YDS; Devine Ozigbo (NEB): 15 CAR, 44 YDS, 1 TD
• Receiving leaders: Tanner Gentry (UW): 7 REC, 124 YDS, 1 TD; Alonzo Moore (NEB): 3 REC, 109 YDS, 1 TD

UC Davis

See also: 2016 UC Davis Aggies football team.

• Passing leaders: Josh Allen (UW): 11–15, 198 YDS, 3 TD; Ben Scott (UCD): 18–31, 178 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
• Rushing leaders: Brian Hill (UW): 25 CAR, 207 YDS, 2 TD; Joshua Kelley (UCD): 7 CAR, 46 YDS
• Receiving leaders: C.J. Johnson (UW): 3 REC, 67 YDS, 1 TD; Keelan Doss (UCD): 7 REC, 104 YDS, 1 TD

At Eastern Michigan

See also: 2016 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team.

• Passing leaders: Josh Allen (UW): 19–29, 234 YDS, 1 INT; Todd Porter (EMU): 14–28, 214 YDS, 1 TD, 4 INT
• Rushing leaders: Brian Hill (UW): 22 CAR, 82 YDS, 1 TD; Ian Eriksen (EMU): 27 CAR, 120 YDS, 1 TD
• Receiving leaders: Tanner Gentry (UW): 12 REC, 127 YDS; Nigel Kilby (EMU): 4 REC, 84 YDS

At Colorado State

See also: 2016 Colorado State Rams football team and Border War (Colorado State–Wyoming rivalry).

• Passing leaders: Josh Allen (UW): 7–18, 165 YDS, 1 TD; Collin Hill (CSU): 23–41, 370 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
• Rushing leaders: Brian Hill (UW): 19 CAR, 166 YDS, 1 TD; Izzy Matthews (CSU): 5 CAR, 38 YDS
• Receiving leaders: Tanner Gentry (UW): 3 REC, 91 YDS, 1 TD; Michael Gallup (CSU): 4 REC, 75 YDS

Air Force

See also: 2016 Air Force Falcons football team.

• Passing leaders: Josh Allen (UW): 15–27, 173 YDS, 3 TD; Nate Romine (AF): 6–19, 188 YDS, 2 TD, 3 INT
• Rushing leaders: Brian Hill (UW): 29 CAR, 92 YDS, 1 TD; D.J. Johnson (AF): 7 CAR, 73 YDS
• Receiving leaders: Jake Maulhardt (UW): 3 REC, 42 YDS, 1 TD; Jalen Robinette (AF): 3 REC, 101 YDS, 1 TD

At Nevada

See also: 2016 Nevada Wolf Pack football team.

• Passing leaders: Josh Allen (UW): 8–12, 135 YDS; Ty Gangi (NEV): 27–43, 300 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
• Rushing leaders: Brian Hill (UW): 29 CAR, 289 YDS, 3 TD; James Butler (NEV): 14 CAR, 73 YDS, 2 TD
• Receiving leaders: Tanner Gentry (UW): 4 REC, 109 YDS; Wyatt Demps (NEV): 8 REC, 97 YDS

Boise State

See also: 2016 Boise State Broncos football team.

• Passing leaders: Josh Allen (UW): 18–31, 274 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT; Brett Rypien (BSU): 22–35, 295 YDS, 1 INT
• Rushing leaders: Brian Hill (UW): 28 CAR, 146 YDS; Jeremy McNichols (BSU): 18 CAR, 143 YDS, 2 TD
• Receiving leaders: Jacob Hollister (UW): 6 REC, 144 YDS, 2 TD; Cedrick Wilson Jr. (BSU): 4 REC, 84 YDS

Utah State

See also: 2016 Utah State Aggies football team and Utah State–Wyoming football rivalry.

• Passing leaders: Josh Allen (UW): 16–26, 261 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INT; Kent Meyers (USU): 17–29, 235 YDS, 1 TD
• Rushing leaders: Brian Hill (UW): 25 CAR, 142 YDS, 2 TD; Tonny Lindsey (USU): 5 CAR, 75 YDS
• Receiving leaders: Tanner Gentry (UW): 4 REC, 93 YDS, 2 TD; Ron'Quavion Tarver (USU): 8 REC, 104 YDS

At UNLV

See also: 2016 UNLV Rebels football team.

• Passing leaders: Josh Allen (UW): 14–31, 334 YDS, 4 TD, 2 INT; Kurt Palandech (UNLV): 20–32, 252 YDS, 3 TD
• Rushing leaders: Brian Hill (UW): 23 CAR, 119 YDS, 3 TD; Kurt Palandech (UNLV): 16 CAR, 157 YDS, 1 TD
• Receiving leaders: Tanner Gentry (UW): 5 REC, 184 YDS, 3 TD; Devonte Boyd (UNLV): 10 REC, 127 YDS

San Diego State

See also: 2016 San Diego State Aztecs football team.

• Passing leaders: Josh Allen (UW): 16–31, 282 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT; Christian Chapman (SDSU): 15–26, 211 YDS, 2 TD
• Rushing leaders: Brian Hill (UW): 31 CAR, 131 YDS, 2 TD; Rashaad Penny (SDSU): 5 CAR, 79 YDS
• Receiving leaders: C.J. Johnson (UW): 5 REC, 85 YDS, 1 TD; Donnel Pumphrey (SDSU): 5 REC, 52 YDS

At New Mexico

See also: 2016 New Mexico Lobos football team.

• Passing leaders: Josh Allen (UW): 18–28, 248 YDS; Lamar Jordan (UNM): 4–5, 122 YDS, 1 TD
• Rushing leaders: Brian Hill (UW): 26 CAR, 126 YDS, 3 TD; Teriyon Gipson (UNM): 13 CAR, 217 YDS, 2 TD
• Receiving leaders: Tanner Gentry (UW): 5 REC, 112 YDS; Richard McQuarley (UNM): 2 REC, 58 YDS

San Diego State–Mountain West Championship Game

See also: 2016 San Diego State Aztecs football team and 2016 Mountain West Conference Football Championship Game.

• Passing leaders: Josh Allen (UW): 14–31, 248 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INT; Christian Chapman (SDSU): 6–13, 85 YDS, 1 INT
• Rushing leaders: Brian Hill (UW): 16 CAR, 93 YDS; Rashaad Penny (SDSU): 16 CAR, 117 YDS, 2 TD
• Receiving leaders: Tanner Gentry (UW): 3 REC, 81 YDS, 1 TD; Mikah Holder (SDSU): 2 REC, 56 YDS

BYU–Poinsettia Bowl

See also: 2016 BYU Cougars football team and 2016 Poinsettia Bowl.

• Passing leaders: Josh Allen (UW): 17–32, 207 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT; Tanner Mangum (BYU): 8–15, 96 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
• Rushing leaders: Brian Hill (UW): 23 CAR, 93 YDS, 1 TD; Jamaal Williams (BYU): 26 CAR, 210 YDS, 1 TD
• Receiving leaders: Tanner Gentry (UW): 7 REC, 113 YDS, 2 TD; Nick Kurtz (BYU): 3 REC, 59 YDS

Players in the 2017 NFL Draft

See also: 2017 NFL draft.

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Team
		5	156 (12)	Atlanta Falcons
		6	199 (15)	Washington Redskins
		UDFA	–	Chicago Bears
		UDFA	–	New England Patriots
Lucas Wacha		UDFA	–	Dallas Cowboys

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rico Gafford, From National Power Iowa Western Community College, Signs With Wyoming Football. GoWyo.com. December 16, 2015. February 22, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160529083007/http://www.gowyo.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/121615aaa.html. 2016-05-29. dead.
2. Web site: Numerous Nationally–Ranked Players Part of 2016 Recruiting Class. GoWyo.com. February 3, 2016. February 22, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160207024737/http://www.gowyo.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/020316aaa.html. 2016-02-07. dead.
3. Web site: Taniela Lolohea of El Camino College Signs with Wyoming Football. GoWyo.com. March 2, 2016. March 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304033804/http://www.gowyo.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/030216aaa.html. 2016-03-04. dead.
4. News: Holmgren. Ryan. Wyoming completes 2016 recruiting class with juco defensive tackle Hunter Van Emmerik. April 1, 2016. Casper Star-Tribune.
5. Web site: Boise State, San Diego State, Picked to Win 2016 Mountain West Football Divisional Titles. Mountain West Conference. July 26, 2016. August 25, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160806160012/http://www.themwc.com/news/mwfb-16-predicted-order. 2016-08-06. dead.
6. Web site: 2016 Mountain West Football Preseason All-Conference Team. Mountain West Conference. July 26, 2016. August 25, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160806165728/http://www.themwc.com/news/2016-preseason-all-mwfb. 2016-08-06. dead.
7. Web site: Maxwell Football Club Announces Maxwell And Bednarik Watch Lists for 2016. July 5, 2016. August 25, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160818023556/https://maxwellfootballclub.org/news/maxwell-football-club-announces-maxwell-and-bednarik-watch-lists-2016. 2016-08-18. dead.
8. Web site: 2016 Doak Walker Award Candidates Announced. July 14, 2016. August 25, 2016.
9. Web site: 2016 Outland Trophy Watch List Unveiled. July 8, 2016. August 25, 2016.
10. Web site: Wyoming O-lineman named to Lombardi watch list. August 25, 2016. Associated Press. August 25, 2016.
11. Web site: 2016 Jim Thorpe Award Preseason Watch List. July 11, 2016. August 25, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160807000742/https://www.oklahomasportshalloffame.org/2016-jim-thorpe-award-preseason-watch-list.html. August 7, 2016. dead. mdy-all.
12. Web site: 2016 Ray Guy Award Preseason Watch List Announced. July 7, 2016. August 25, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160718151828/http://rayguyaward.com/2016-ray-guy-award-preseason-watch-list-announced/. July 18, 2016. dead. mdy-all.
13. Web site: 2016 Wyoming Cowboys Football Schedule. FB Schedules. January 30, 2016.
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