2013 Wyoming Cowboys football team

2013 Wyoming Cowboys football
ConferenceMountain West Conference
DivisionMountain Division
Record5–7 (3–5 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPete Kaligis (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorJim Harding (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorChris Tormey (2nd season; first 8 games)
Jamar Cain (interim; final 4 games) (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2012
2014 →
2013 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
Utah State x   7 1     9 5  
Boise State   6 2     8 5  
Colorado State   5 3     8 6  
Wyoming   3 5     5 7  
New Mexico   1 7     3 9  
Air Force   0 8     2 10  
West Division
Fresno State x$   7 1     11 2  
San Diego State   6 2     8 5  
UNLV   5 3     7 6  
San Jose State   5 3     6 6  
Nevada   3 5     4 8  
Hawaii   0 8     1 11  
Championship: Fresno State 24, Utah State 17
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming as a member Mountain West Conference (MW) during the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led Dave Christensen in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Cowboys compiled an overall record of 5–7 record with mark 3–5 in conference play, placing fourth in the MW's Mountain Division. The team played home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming.

Chris Tormey, the Cowboys' defensive coordinator was fired mid-season after two straight losses in which the Cowboys surrendered more than 50. Christensen promoted defensive line coach Jamar Cain to interim defensive coordinator.[1] On December 1, the Wyoming announced that Christensen had been fired.[2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 316:00 p.m.at No. 18 Nebraska*BTNL 34–3791,185[3]
September 72:00 p.m.Idaho*RSRMW 42–1022,030
September 142:00 p.m.Northern Colorado*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
W 35–719,091
September 218:15 p.m.at Air ForceESPNUW 56–2335,389
September 285:00 p.m.at Texas State*LHNL 21–4222,150
October 121:30 p.m.New Mexico
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
RSRMW 38–3122,853
October 1912:00 p.m.Colorado State
RSRML 22–5224,953
October 265:00 p.m.at San Jose StateRSRML 44–5116,123
November 98:15 p.m.No. 17 Fresno State
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY
ESPN2L 10–4815,700
November 168:15 p.m.at Boise StateESPN2L 7–4833,992
November 2312:00 p.m.Hawaii
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY (rivalry)
W 59–56 OT12,227
November 3012:00 p.m.at Utah StateRSRML 7–3521,325

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Game summaries

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@ Nebraska

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 7 7 7 13 34
#18 Cornhuskers 10 7 14 6 37

Idaho

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1 2 3 4 Total
Vandals 0 0 0 10 10
Cowboys 0 21 21 0 42

Northern Colorado

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 0 7 7
Cowboys 0 21 0 14 35

@ Air Force

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 14 28 7 7 56
Falcons 10 7 0 6 23

@ Texas State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 0 14 0 7 21
Bobcats 7 7 14 14 42

New Mexico

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1 2 3 4 Total
Lobos 0 3 14 14 31
Cowboys 14 7 3 14 38

Colorado State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 14 10 14 14 52
Cowboys 0 7 8 7 22

@ San Jose State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 16 7 7 14 44
Spartans 0 14 22 15 51

Fresno State

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1 2 3 4 Total
#17 Bulldogs 0 14 14 20 48
Cowboys 10 0 0 0 10

@ Boise State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 7 0 0 0 7
Broncos 14 14 17 3 48

Hawaii

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1 2 3 4OT Total
Warriors 14 21 7 140 56
Cowboys 13 22 7 143 59

@ Utah State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 0 0 0 7 7
Aggies 7 14 14 0 35


Personnel

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Coaching staff

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Name Position Seasons at
Wyoming
Alma mater Before Wyoming
Dave Christensen Head coach 5 Western Washington (1985) Missouri – Assistant head coach / offensive coordinator (2008)
Pete Kaligis Asst. head coach / Co-Off. Coordinator / running backs coach 5 Washington (1994) Montana – Offensive line coach (2008)
Jim Harding Co-offensive Coordinator / offensive line coach 5 Toledo (2001) Troy HS – Head coach (2008)
Chris Tormey Defensive coordinator / safeties coach 2 Idaho (1978) Washington State – Linebackers coach (2011)
Robin Ross Special teams coordinator / Linebackers 2 Washington State (1977) UNLV – Linebackers coach (2011)
Jamar Cain Defensive line coach 1 New Mexico State (2002) Cal Poly – Defensive line coach (2012)
Nick Danielson Tight Ends / h-backs coach 2 Occidental College (2011) University of Puget Sound – Assistant Offensive Line Coach (2012)
Jason Gesser Quarterbacks 1 Washington State (2002) Idaho – Interim head coach / offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach (2012)
Renaldo Hill Cornerbacks 2 Michigan State (2012) Denver Broncos – Cornerback (2010)
Derek Sage Wide receivers 4 Cal State Northridge (2002) New Hampshire – Wide receivers coach (2009)

Roster

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2013 Wyoming Cowboys Football

Quarterbacks

  • 11 Colby Kirkegaard – senior (6'3", 198)
  • 13 Tommy Thornton – freshman (6'1", 205)
  • 16 Brett Smith – junior (6'3", 205)
  • 17 Jason Thompson – sophomore (6'2", 212)

Tailbacks

  •  7 D.J. May – sophomore (5'11", 196)
  •  8 Brandon Miller – senior (6'0", 188)
  • 22 Tedder Easton – senior (5'11", 260)
  • 24 Omar Stover – freshman (5'11", 192)
  • 26 Shaun Wick – sophomore (5'10", 190)
  • 32 Joshua Tapscott – freshman (5'9", 200)

Wide receivers

  •  1 Jalen Claiborne – junior (5'9", 175)
  •  2 Eric Nzeocha – freshman (6'1", 208)
  •  3 Trey Norman – junior (6'1", 170)
  •  4 Tanner Gentryfreshman (6'2", 190)
  •  5 Trent Sewell – freshman (6'2", 207)
  •  6 Robert Herron – senior (5'10", 187)
  •  9 Sam Stratton – junior (5'11", 196)
  • 18 Josh Smith – junior (6'3", 205)
  • 19 Keenan Montgomery – junior (6'1", 180)
  • 25 Spencer Bruce – senior (6'5", 225)
  • 27 Oscar Nevermann – freshman (6'1", 210)
  • 33 Dominic Rufran – junior (6'0", 185)
  • 81 Justin Berger – junior (6'2", 200)
  • 82 Tanner Simpson – freshman (6'2", 178)
  • 83 Jake Maulhardt – freshman (6'6", 197)
  • 89 Nico Brown – freshman (6'3", 205)

Tight ends

  • 42 Riley Lange – junior (6'3", 250)
  • 80 J.D. Krill – junior (6'6", 255)
  • 86 Luke Leddige – junior (6'2", 205)
 

Offensive linemen

  • 50 Albert Perez – junior (6'1", 285)
  • 51 Tyler Strong – senior (6'3", 312)
  • 58 Taylor Knestis – freshman (6'5", 270)
  • 62 Josh Teeter – freshman (6'3", 268)
  • 63 Rafe Kiely – sophomore (6'3", 296)
  • 64 Charlie Renfree – freshman (6'3", 283)
  • 65 Jesse Wilson – sophomore (6'1", 230)
  • 66 Zach D'Amico – sophomore (5'11", 275)
  • 69 Austin Tixier – freshman (6'3", 272)
  • 71 Austin Traphagan – sophomore (6'5", 308)
  • 72 Jake Jones – sophomore (6'3", 295)
  • 73 Chase Roullierfreshman (6'4", 312)
  • 74 Walker Madden – junior (6'9", 280)
  • 75 Kurtis Stirneman – freshman (6'5", 270)
  • 76 Jacob English – freshman (6'5", 305)
  • 77 Connor Rains – junior (6'7", 318)
  • 78 Nathan Leddige – freshman (6'5", 289)
  • 79 Connor Riese – freshman (6'7", 305)

Defensive linemen

  • 12 Sonny Puletasi – junior (6'3", 247)
  • 31 Sam Awrabi – freshman (6'3", 245)
  • 34 Siaosi Hala'api'api – sophomore (6'2", 240)
  • 46 Deven McKenna – sophomore (6'2", 225)
  • 52 Sam Hardy – freshman (6'3", 299)
  • 54 James Diamanti – freshman (6'4", 296)
  • 55 Eddie Yarbroughsophomore (6'3", 253)
  • 57 Chase Appleby – freshman (6'0", 289)
  • 60 Du'Ryan Ebbesen – freshman (6'2", 301)
  • 90 Uso Olive – freshman (6'1", 300)
  • 91 Troy Boyland – junior (6'2", 310)
  • 94 Adam Kinder – freshman (6'2", 206)
  • 95 Patrick Mertens – senior (6'5", 295)
  • 96 Justin Bernthaler – senior (6'2", 256)
  • 97 Dan Crook – junior (6'3", 266)
  • 98 Dalton Fields – freshman (6'3", 265)
 

Linebackers

  •  1 Jordan Stanton – junior (6'0", 246)
  •  3 Jeff Lark – sophomore (6'2", 203)
  •  8 Zack Berg – sophomore (6'2", 226)
  •  9 Malkaam Muhammad – sophomore (6'0", 225)
  • 12 Ruben Narcisse* – senior (6'1", 214)
  • 15 Nehemie Kankolongo – junior (5'11", 208)
  • 21 Mark Nzeochajunior (6'3", 230)
  • 22 Ryan Anaya – freshman (6'2", 240)
  • 43 Devyn Harris – senior (6'3", 229)
  • 44 J.J. Quinlan – senior (6'1", 238)
  • 45 Lucas Wacha – freshman (6'1", 201)
  • 47 Brandon Lukenbill – freshman (6'2", 224)
  • 53 Alex Borgs – junior (6'2", 224)

Defensive backs

  •  2 Marqueston Huff – senior (6'0", 195)
  •  4 DeAndre Jones – junior (6'0", 180)
  •  5 Jesse Sampson – junior (6'0", 188)
  •  6 B.J. Hendrix Jr. – sophomore (5'11", 184)
  •  7 Chad Reese – junior (5'11", 180)
  • 13 Darrenn White – junior (6'0", 184)
  • 14 Xavier Lewis – freshman (6'0", 190)
  • 16 Cortland Fort – freshman (6'0", 182)
  • 20 Blair Burns – junior (5'10", 180)
  • 23 Tim Kamana – freshman (5'11", 185)
  • 24 Zaquoya Parham – sophomore (5'10", 177)
  • 29 Timmy Hayes – freshman (5'9", 185)
  • 32 Jake Schiffner – junior (5'10", 181)
  • 35 Cooper Wise – freshman (5'9", 170)
  • 37 Luke Kellum – freshman (5'10", 184)
  • 38 Julian Hawkins – junior (5'8", 169)

Placekickers/Punters

  • 39 Justin Martin – sophomore (5'10", 178)
  • 40 Stuart Williams – junior (5'11", 180)
  • 91 Ethan Wood – freshman (6'3", 165)
  • 92 Taylor King – freshman (5'9", 173)
  • 93 Kris Mull – freshman (5'11", 155)

Longsnapper

  • 94 Brendan Turelli – freshman (6'2", 240)
  • The name of Ruben Narcisse, who died in a car accident on Sept. 6, 2010, remained on the Wyoming roster to honor him until his freshman class of 2010 graduated.


Statistics

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Team

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Offense

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Defense

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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

Special teams

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Scores by quarter (all opponents)

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1 2 3 4OT Total
All opponents 76 111 130 1230 440
Wyoming 78 137 60 973 375

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References

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  1. ^ Associated Press (October 29, 2013). "Wyoming Fires Chris Tormey". ESPN. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
  2. ^ Wolken, Dan (December 1, 2013). "Dave Christensen Out After Five Seasons at Wyoming". USA Today. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  3. ^ "Wyoming Cowboys at #18 Nebraska Cornhuskers (August 31, 2013)". Statbroadcast.com. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
  4. ^ "Wyoming Cowboys Schedule 2013". ESPN. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
  5. ^ "2013 Wyoming Cowboys Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
  6. ^ "2013 Football Schedule". University of Wyoming. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
  7. ^ "Wyoming Combined Statistics" (PDF). Wyoming Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2013.