Wyoming Cowboys will play in Arizona Bowl on Dec. 30 in Tucson
LARAMIE – The pokes will be your blueberry.
Wyoming is returning to Tucson, Arizona, to play the Arizona Bowl for the second time in 4 seasons, sources informed the Star-Tribune.
The Cowboys (7-5) meet an opponent from Central America on December 30 at Arizona Stadium. The Arizona Bowl is scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m. and will be streamed on video games sponsor Barstool Sports’ platforms.
UW was in the center of the Mountain West race till a sobering 20-17 loss to Boise State on November 19 at War Memorial Stadium.
“I’m excited to be playing a bowl game,” mentioned head coach Craig Bohl after his group’s 30-0 loss in the Fresno State regular-season finals. “We had seven wins, in the end we had two strong teams to play. In one we played pretty close and in the other we probably could have played for three days and probably had the same result.
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“But I’m proud of this team.”
The Pokes completed the 2019 season 8-5 in a 38-17 win over Georgia State in the Arizona Bowl.
Xazavian Valladay was probably the most beneficial offensive participant after the sport with 204 yards speeding, 91 yards receiving and two touchdowns. Levi Williams balanced offense in his first profession begin, passing for 234 yards and three touchdowns.
The momentum of the postseason triumph was halted by the pandemic main as much as the 2020 marketing campaign.
In this yr’s Arizona Bowl, UW’s run-first offense will now not characteristic Titus Swen, who was fired from the group Monday by Bohl after turning into the twelfth participant in program historical past to hurry for 1,000 yards in a season.
Backups Dawaiian McNeely and DQ James are each injured and unavailable towards Fresno State. Joe Braasch has 29 carries for 91 yards this season.
The Cowboys’ quarterback sport was additionally shaky when Jayden Clemons hit a 3-for-16 move for 30 yards and three pricey interceptions towards Boise State and Andrew Peasley hit a 12-for-29 move for 104 yards and two interceptions towards Fresno State ended .
Wide receivers Joshua Cobbs, Alex Brown and Will Pelissier, and tight ends Treyton Welch, Parker Christensen and Colin O’Brien are all recovering from accidents.
“I think it’s really important, just for the momentum of this football team and this program,” Peasley mentioned of receiving a bowl provide. “When you go into the off-season you need a W and it feels a lot better to go to practice with a W than with a loss.”
The Pokes, who’re 9-8 in all-time bowl video games, will try to win a fourth straight bowl for the second time in program historical past.
UW gained the Gator Bowl (1950) and three Sun Bowls (1955, 1958, 1966) earlier than dropping its subsequent six bowl video games.
Bohl is 3-1 in the postseason with the Cowboys, who misplaced the 2016 Poinsettia Bowl to BYU, with victories in the well-known Idaho Potato Bowl towards Central Michigan (2017) and Kent State (2021) as bookends for the Arizona Bowl win 2019
Photos: The Cowboys’ 2022 season
Andrew Peasley in Fresno State
Wyoming quarterback Andrew Peasley waits for the middle snap throughout the Cowboys’ sport towards Fresno State Saturday evening in Fresno, Calif.
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Deron Harrell vs. Fresno State
Wyoming cornerback Deron Harrell appears to be like down the bench throughout the Cowboys’ sport towards Fresno State Saturday evening in Fresno, Calif.
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Wyoming Colorado St Soccer
Wyoming gamers rejoice with the Bronze Shoe after the Cowboys defeated Colorado State November 12 at Canvas Stadium in Fort Collins, Colorado.
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Wyoming Colorado St Soccer
Wyoming quarterback Jayden Clemons scores for a landing towards Colorado State in Saturday’s Cowboys win at Canvas Stadium in Fort Collins, Colorado.
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Wyoming Colorado St Soccer
Wyoming cornerback Deron Harrell intercepts a move in the Cowboys’ win over Colorado State Saturday at Canvas Stadium in Fort Collins, Colorado.
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UW’s James Run towards Hawaii
Wyoming’s DQ James breaks open for an enormous win in the Cowboys’ 27-20 win over Hawaii final Saturday evening in Honolulu.
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Wyoming Hawaii Soccer
Wyoming kicker John Hoyland scored an additional level towards Hawaii in the Cowboys’ win over the Warriors on October 29 in Honolulu.
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Wyoming Hawaii Soccer
Wyoming operating again DQ James runs for yardage throughout Saturday’s Cowboys sport towards Hawaii in Honolulu.
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Wyoming Hawaii Soccer
Wyoming head coach Craig Bohl stands on the sidelines earlier than the beginning of the Cowboys’ sport towards Hawaii October 29 in Honolulu.
Marco Garcia, AP
Titus Swen runs towards Utah State
Wyoming operating again Titus Swen runs for a landing in the Cowboys’ win over the Utah State Aggies Saturday evening at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie.
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Peasley Run in New Mexico
Wyoming quarterback Andrew Peasley appears to be like for room to run in the Cowboys’ sport towards the New Mexico Lobos Saturday at University Stadium in Albuquerque, NM
Troy Babbitt, UW Media Athletics
McNeely runs in New Mexico
Wyoming operating again Dawaiian McNeely reaches for further yards in the Cowboys’ sport towards the New Mexico Lobos Saturday at University Stadium in Albuquerque, NM
Troy Babbitt, UW Media Athletics
NCAA Football: Wyoming vs. San Jose State
Wyoming vast receiver Joshua Cobbs makes a catch in the Cowboys’ sport towards San Jose State October 1 at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie.
Troy Babbitt, UW Media Athletics
NCAA Football: Wyoming at BYU
Wyoming operating again Titus Swen runs for yardage September 24 in the Cowboys vs. BYU sport at Lavell Edwards Stadium in Provo, Utah. Swen ran for 160 yards and scored three touchdowns in UW’s 28-14 win over Utah State Saturday evening at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie.
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Peasley rollout vs. UNC
Wyoming quarterback Andrew Peasley runs out of the pocket and continues to search for a move downfield throughout Saturday’s Cowboys sport towards Northern Colorado at Laramie’s War Memorial Stadium.
Alyte Katilius, Wyoming Tribune Eagle
James runs towards UNC
Wyoming operating again DQ James runs the ball throughout Saturday’s Cowboys vs. Northern Colorado sport at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie.
Alyte Katilius, Wyoming Tribune Eagle
University of Wyoming soccer
Quarterback Andrew Peasley throws the ball to an open receiver throughout Saturday’s dwelling opener for the Cowboys at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie. On Monday, Peasley was named Mountain West’s Offensive Player of the Week for his efficiency.
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University of Wyoming soccer
Wyoming’s Will Pelissier (83) celebrates his landing catch together with his teammates in the Cowboys’ dwelling opener towards Tulsa September 3 at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie.
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University of Wyoming soccer
University of Wyoming followers cheer after the Cowboys scored a landing early in Saturday’s sport towards Tulsa at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie.
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University of Wyoming soccer
Wyoming’s Deron Harrell hugs family members earlier than the beginning of the Cowboys’ opener sport towards Tulsa Saturday at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie.
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University of Wyoming soccer
Wyoming linebacker Easton Gibbs prays on the sidelines earlier than the beginning of the Cowboys’ dwelling sport towards Tulsa Saturday at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie.
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