• Contest on FS1

The Wyoming Cowboys will wrap up the road portion of the schedule with a trip to an old rival in UTEP on Saturday evening. The contest is slated for an 8 p.m. MT start on FS1 at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas. It marks the first meeting between the schools since the 1995 season.

Contest on FS1

Saturday’s contest will be televised on FS1 and the Fox One App with Neil Sika on the call with Anthony Herron Jr. analyzing the action.

Listen Live

The game will also be available on the 26 stations of The Cowboy Sports Network with Keith Kelley on the call, Kevin McKinney on color and Cody Beers on the sidelines.

Cowboy Notes

Rivalry Renewed: Wyoming and UTEP will meet for the 34th time on Saturday. The two teams last met in 1995 when the Pokes won 42-19 in the Sun Bowl. The Pokes are 12-5 all-time in El Paso.

Cowboy Winning Streak: The Cowboys have won four games in a row for the first time since the 2022 season. The Cowboys have a chance with a win to win their fifth-straight game for the first time since the 2016 season. The Pokes also won five -straight MW games that season, as the Pokes have a chance to do so with a win over the Miners.

Three Cowboys Earn Player of the Week Honors from MW: Wyoming had a trio of players earn Old Trapper Player of the Week honors by the Mountain West on Friday. It is the first time in Wyoming’s time as a member of the MW that UW has had three players garner Player of the Week honors.

Sophomore Running back Samuel “Tote” Harris earned Offensive Player of the Week honors after rushing for a career-high 128 yards with a pair of touchdowns. He recorded a 42-yard touchdown run and averaged 7.5 yards per carry, as he helped UW rush for over 350 yards.

Sophomore cornerback Tyson Shamsid-Deen was named the Defensive Player of the Week. He finished the game with the first two interceptions of his career and also added a tackle in the contest. His first interception set up a Cowboy field goal to close the first half and his second interception helped the Cowboys seal their fourth-straight win.

Junior Kicker Erik Sandvik was named the Special Teams Player of the Week. He connected on a pair of field goals from 43-yards and 35-yards and also was a perfect 5-of-5 on extra points for 11 points for the Pokes in the contest. He is now 12-of-13 in field goal attempts this season. It is his second honor this season.

Harris Has Career Day: Wyoming running back Samuel “Tote” Harris had a career day for the Cowboys. He rushed for a career-high 128 yards with two touchdowns, which was also a career best. He averaged 7.5 yards a carry in his third 100-yard rushing game of his career and first of the season. He had three rushes of 10 or more yards, which also included a 22-yard rush to close the game in the closing minute. He also went over 1,000 career yards with that final rush of the game.

Holman Break Run to Get Over Century Mark: Wyoming running back Markell Holman recorded a season-high 110 yards on 16 carries. He averaged 6.9 yards per carry and had a memorable 49-yard rush in the closing minutes of the game that helped the Pokes hold onto the win. It was his seventh career 100 yard contest.

The Backfield: Wyoming’s backfield of Tote Harris and Markell Holman each rushed for over 100 yards in the game with Harris at 128 yards and Holman at 110 yards. It was the first time UW had two 100 yard rushers since Titus Swen had 160 yards and DQ James had 120 yards on Oct. 22, 2002.

Give Him A Hand: Wyoming cornerback Tyson Shamsid-Deen recorded two interceptions for the Pokes tying a season-best for the Cowboy player as Jones Thomas had two against Northern Colorado. He did so with a club on one hand which was impressive indeed.

Milestone for Stuhlsatz: Wyoming linebacker Ethan Stuhlsatz recorded 10 tackles for the Cowboys at UNLV. He now has 200 career tackles in his collegiate career with stops at Wyoming and Lindenwood. He has recorded 10 or more tackles in five games this season.

Stuhlsatz Causes Problems: Wyoming linebacker Ethan Stuhlsatz recorded 10 tackles for his fifth game this season with 10 or more tackles and sixth of his career. He also added 2.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks in the game and also helped force a fumble and cause another sack for the cowboys in the fourth quarter of the contest. He leads the team with 69 tackles this season.

Edmiston Named to Groza Award Mid-Season Watch List: Punter Bart Edmiston was named to the Lou Groza Award Mid-Season Watch List.

Bogar in the Backfield: Wyoming defensive end Esaia Bogar recorded two sacks for the Pokes for a career-high at UNLV. He leads the team this season with 8.5 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks this season. He ranks fourth in the conference in sacks this season.

Brook Finding Groove: Wyoming defensive end Cade Brook added a sack against UNLV. The sack in the fourth quarter marked back-to-back games with a sack for the Pokes with both coming in the fourth quarter. He has 3.5 tackles for loss on the season with 2.5 sacks.

Sack Attack for Pokes: Wyoming recorded six sacks for a season best. The Cowboys have recorded 24 on the season and 17 over the four-game winning streak. The Cowboys rank third in the MW this season in sacks and rank No. 21 nationally in getting to the quarterback.

Big first half for Pokes: Wyoming had a big first half in the road win at UNLV. The Cowboys recorded 34 points in the first half for the most since scoring 35 against New Mexico in the first half on Nov. 2, 2024. The Pokes had 306 yards of total offense for the most in a half since having 334 in the first half against New Mexico in 2024.

About UTEP

The Miners are still seeking their first Mountain West win after losing 17-13 to Hawai’i last Saturday at the Sun Bowl.

UTEP outgained the Warriors 179-121 in rushing yards, averaging 5.8 yards per carry, but lost the time of possession 36:35 to 23:25.

Lamar Sperling had a 5-yard rushing touchdown, and Raymond Moore III threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Carver Cheeks. Sperling led the rushing attack with a season-high 63 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries, while Moore III added 41 rushing yards and completed 9-of-18 passes for 109 yards and a touchdown.

The Miners rank 138th in scoring offense, averaging 14.1 points per game, and are 137th in yards per game (281.1). Defensively, UTEP gives up 34.3 points (129th) and 399.2 yards (107th) per game.

UTEP officially joined the MW on July 1 after spending the last 21 years in Conference USA. The Miners were WAC rivals with Wyoming from 1967 to 1998.