Wyoming — Mountain West
HC
Jay Sawvel · War Memorial Stadium · Laramie, WY · 29,181 cap
PPA off / def
0.05 / 0.07
2025
Class rank
#114
class of 2026
Returning PPA
23%
returning production
2026 schedule
2025 results (4–8)
Statistical comps — 2025 Wyoming's closest analogs
Nearest neighbors by z-scored success rate, explosiveness, run rate & havoc (offense + defense), 2015–25.
2025 leaders
Transfer portal — 2026 (19 in / 16 out)
| Incoming |
|---|
| Markell Holman | RB | ← Western Illinois | ★★★ |
| Diore Hubbard | RB | ← West Virginia | ★★★ |
| Travis Franklin Jr. | S | ← Jacksonville State | ★★★ |
| Ja'Quan Redfern | DL | ← Murray State | ★★★ |
| Da'Marion Brownlee | S | ← Missouri Southern State | ★★★ |
| Justin Popovich | WR | ← Lock Haven | ★★★ |
| Jeremiah Katt | IOL | ← Northern Arizona | ★★★ |
| Chandler Donaway | IOL | ← East Texas A&M | ★★★ |
| + 11 more |
Origins
Allen arrived from a junior college with no other offers and left as the seventh pick in the draft. War Memorial sits at 7,220 feet, the highest stadium in Division I, and visitors notice by the second quarter.
Founded 1886 · The state's only university, chartered four years before statehood · first football 1893 · defined by Josh Allen
All-time record
All-time
547–606–27
1903–2025
Win %
47.5%
119 seasons played
Winning seasons
45
38% of seasons
| Best seasons | W | L | Conference |
|---|
| 1988 | 11 | 2 | Western Athletic |
| 1956 | 10 | 0 | Skyline |
| 1950 | 10 | 0 | Skyline |
| 1967 | 10 | 1 | Western Athletic |
| 1966 | 10 | 1 | Western Athletic |
Season records from CollegeFootballData, which is why the span starts at 1903 — that is where its coverage of this program begins, not necessarily the first year it fielded a team.
Play-calling tendencies (2025 · garbage time excluded)
| Situation | Plays | Run % | Success % | Nat'l | Avg yds | Expl % |
|---|
| 1st down | 333 | 51% |
43% | 71 of 136 | 5.2 | 11% |
| 2nd down | 246 | 49% |
35% | 126 of 136 | 4.9 | 9% |
| 3rd & short (≤3) | 38 | 74% |
53% | — | 3.4 | 8% |
| 3rd & medium (4–7) | 51 | 25% |
41% | — | 4.7 | 4% |
| 3rd & long (8+) | 73 | 19% |
21% | — | 4.9 | 15% |
| 4th down | 23 | 52% |
52% | — | 2.8 | 9% |
147 drives · 15% ended in points · 7.0 plays and 35.3 yards per drive · 0.28 PPA per drive
Success: 50% of yardage needed on 1st, 70% on 2nd, 100% on 3rd/4th. Explosive: 12+ yd rush / 16+ yd pass. National rank is shown only for 1st and 2nd down, where every team has 100+ plays; the later buckets average 18-43 and a rank there would be noise.
League leaderboard →Most valuable plays (by PPA, 2025)
| Wk | Opp | Play | Yds | PPA |
|---|
| 7 | San José State |
Kaden Anderson pass complete to Charlie Coenen for 45 yds for a TD (Erik Sandvik KICK) |
45 | 4.47 |
| 4 | Colorado |
Samuel Harris run for 50 yds to the COLO 34 for a 1ST down |
50 | 4.34 |
| 1 | Akron |
Kaden Anderson pass complete to Chris Durr Jr. for 49 yds to the AKR 18 for a 1ST down |
49 | 4.17 |
| 7 | San José State |
Terron Kellman run for 28 yds for a TD (Erik Sandvik KICK) |
28 | 3.98 |
| 1 | Akron |
Kaden Anderson pass complete to Chris Durr Jr. for 35 yds for a TD (Erik Sandvik KICK) (Er… |
35 | 3.84 |
| 9 | Colorado State |
Shotgun #22 S.Scott rush middle for 37 yards gain to the CSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:51, 1ST… |
37 | 3.80 |
| 7 | San José State |
Kaden Anderson pass complete to Samuel Harris for 52 yds to the SJSU 28 for a 1ST down |
52 | 3.62 |
| 2 | Northern Iowa |
Kaden Anderson pass complete to Chris Durr Jr. for 21 yds for a TD (Erik Sandvik KICK) |
21 | 3.59 |