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Wyoming

Cowboys · Mountain West

GIE rank
#62
of 138 FBS
Rating
1572
2026 Week 10
Record
5-3
2026 season
Proj record
7-5
12-game season

Head coach Jay Sawvel Year 3 with Wyoming

Year-3 HCs (2015-2024) averaged -0.10 W vs. preseason expectation

Season projection

2026 W10 · 10,000 sims
Expected wins
7.2
2.2 more wins in 4 left
Win range (90%)
6 to 9
Final rank (90%)
#61 (42–78)
Make playoff
0%
Win conference
0%

Path to glory

No remaining game changes Wyoming's playoff odds. Make playoff 0%

Schedule

Full 2026 slate. Tap a row for the matchup breakdown.

Schedule and results
Week Opponent Result or win prob.Result or win probability
Wk 1 Sep 5 at Colorado State Pac-12 Loss, 13-35 Final
Wk 2 Sep 12 vs Northern Colorado Non-FBS Win, 21-13 Final
Wk 3 Sep 19 at Central Michigan Mid-American Loss, 10-24 Final
Wk 4 Sep 26 vs Hawai'i Mountain West Win, 27-10 Final
Wk 5 Oct 3 at North Dakota State Mountain West Loss, 0-28 Final
Wk 6 Oct 10 at San José State Mountain West Win, 16-13 Final
Wk 7 Oct 17 vs Northern Illinois Mountain West Win, 41-23 Final
Wk 8 Oct 24 vs Air Force Mountain West Win, 28-14 Final
Wk 9 Bye
Wk 10 Nov 8 at UNLV Mountain West Win probability: 28%
Wk 11 Nov 14 at UTEP Mountain West Win probability: 86%
Wk 12 Nov 22 vs New Mexico Mountain West Win probability: 15%
Wk 13 Nov 28 vs UConn FBS Independents Win probability: 33%

Latest stories

Stories about Wyoming will appear here as they're published. Check back during the season for analysis, hot takes, and game write-ups.

In the news

More coming. Per-team pages get the full treatment in Phase 3: current rating, season projection histogram, schedule with win probabilities, and live overlays on Pylon stream days. For now, this page exists so stories and news have a permanent home as content rolls in.

Returning production · 2026

56 score

  • Quarterback 15% (3/4)
  • Offensive line 84% (16/19) players
  • Skill (RB/WR/TE) 50% (24/31)
  • Front 7 (DL/LB) 88% (27/34)
  • Secondary 70% (18/22)
  • Special teams 100% (5/6)

Share of last season's production each unit returns. Higher means more continuity: 70%+ is healthy, 45–70% a normal rebuild, under 45% a major turnover.

Portal additions · 2026

−0.8 rating

17 proven transfers in, carrying the production below from their prior school.

Wyoming incoming transfers
Player From Impact
Markell HolmanRB From Western Illinois Western Illinois 92
Diore HubbardRB From West Virginia West Virginia 69
Tyler HughesQB From William & Mary William & Mary 62
Travis Franklin Jr.S From Jacksonville State Jacksonville State 39
Jett VincentS From Colorado State Colorado State 25
Jack DunkleyDE From Duquesne Duquesne 14

Impact scores offensive skill additions (QB/RB/WR/TE) — prior-season production normalized within position (100 ≈ a 90th-percentile producer at that spot) and discounted for non-FBS competition, so a top back counts alongside a top quarterback. Defensive and O-line additions count as transfers but aren't box-score measurable, so they carry no impact score. The rating figure is this class's portal contribution vs. the FBS average, capped at ±2.5.

Situational efficiency · 2025

FBS percentile rank
  • 3rd-down conversion 32.7%
    27th — below avg
  • Red-zone TD rate 14.0%
    41th — below avg
  • 4th-down aggression 33.6%
    36th — below avg
  • Late & close 6.2 yds/play
    78th — strong

Percentile is across all FBS teams with play-by-play data for the season. "Late & close" is yards per play in Q4+ with a one-score margin — a proxy for clutch offensive performance.