• Led Wyoming to a 49-45 win over New Mexico
LARAMIE, Wyo. (Nov. 4, 2024) – Wyoming redshirt freshman quarterback Kaden Anderson was named the Mountain West Freshman of the Week on Monday morning. It marks the first time this season a Cowboy has earned a weekly Player of the Week honor from the conference.
Anderson, a native of Southlake, Texas made his first career start leading the Cowboys to a 49-45 win at New Mexico. He threw for a career-high 342 yards in the contest. It was the most passing yards by a Cowboy since Cam Coffman had 366 yards against New Mexico in 2015. It is also the most by a true freshman or redshirt freshman in the MW era of Cowboy Football. Brett Smith threw for 341 yards in 2011 against San Diego State.
He threw for three touchdowns on the day and added a rushing score. He was 20-of-29 passing and helped lead the Cowboy offense to a season-high 604 yards for the most since having the same number at Utah State in 2021. Wyoming also scored the most points since having 52 in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl that same season.
The Cowboys will enjoy a bye week before taking on Colorado State on November 15 in Fort Collins for the Border War.
