The 2008 Wyoming Cowboys football team represents the University of Wyoming

University of Wyoming

The University of Wyoming is a land-grant university located in Laramie, Wyoming, situated on Wyoming's high Laramie Plains, at an elevation of 7,200 feet , between the Laramie and Snowy Range mountains. It is known as UW to people close to the university...

 in the college football

College football

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 season of 2008–2009. The team's head coach

Head coach

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 is Joe Glenn

Joe Glenn (American Football)

Joe Glenn was the 30th head coach at the University of Wyoming since the school began playing football in 1893. Glenn took over Wyoming's football program in December 2002 after Wyoming fired the previous coach, Vic Koenning...

, who is entering his sixth year at Wyoming. They play their home games at War Memorial Stadium

War Memorial Stadium (Wyoming)

Jonah Field at War Memorial Stadium is an outdoor football stadium on the campus of the University of Wyoming in Laramie. It is the home field of the Wyoming Cowboys of the Mountain West Conference. It is the highest Division I FBS college football stadium in the nation; the playing field sits at...

 in Laramie

Laramie, Wyoming

Laramie is a city in and the county seat of Albany County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 30,816 at the . Located on the Laramie River in southeastern Wyoming, the city is west of Cheyenne, at the junction of Interstate 80 and U.S. Route 287....

, Wyoming

Wyoming

Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...

 and compete in the Mountain West Conference

Mountain West Conference

The Mountain West Conference , popularly known as the Mountain West, is the youngest of the college athletic conferences affiliated with the NCAA’s Division I FBS . The MWC officially began operations in July 1999...

. They will try to improve upon a 5-7 record from the 2007 season. Head coach Joe Glenn was fired on November 23rd, 2008 after six seasons. Offensive coordinator Dave Christensen

Dave Christensen

Dave Christensen is an American college football coach. He is currently the head coach for the University of Wyoming. Christensen previously served as the offensive coordinator for the University of Missouri and University of Toledo....

 from the University of Missouri

University of Missouri

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 Tigers

Missouri Tigers football

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 accepted the job on November 30.

Schedule

Schedule Source: 2008 Wyoming Cowboys football schedule

Ohio

In the opening game of the 2008 season, the Cowboys would down the Ohio Bobcats at home 21-20. In the first quarter, Ohio would score first on a 4-yard Theo Scott touchdown pass to Andrew Mooney, only to have to Cowboys answer with a 6-yard Devin Moore

Devin Moore (American football)

Devin Moore is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2009...

 touchdown run to knot the game at 7-7 entering the second quarter. In the second, Wyoming would open the scoring with a 3-yard Dax Crum touchdown pass to J. Salyards and take a 14-7 lead. The Bobcats would answer with 10 consecutive points on a 100-yard Donte Harden kickoff return, and a 31-yard Barrett Way field goal in taking a 17-14 halftime lead. After a scoreless third, Ohio would extend its lead to 20-14 after converting a 34-yard Way field goal. The Cowboys would respond with what turned out to be the game-winning touchdown midway through the fourth on a 23-yard Crum touchdown pass to Donate Morgan to win by a final score of 21-20.

Air Force

In the Mountain West opener, the Cowboys would surrender 20 unanswered, second half points in this 23-3 loss to the Falcons. After a scoreless first, the Cowboys would respond to an Air Force field goal with a 47-yard Jake Scott field goal late in the second to tie the game at 3-3 going into the half for their only points on the afternoon.

North Dakota State

After falling behind in the third quarter by a score of 13-0 to the FCS Bison, the Cowboys would rally back with 16 unanswered points in taking a 16-13 victory at home. Midway through the third, the Cowboys would score their first points on a 2-yard Devin Moore touchdown run to close the gap to 13-7. Kicker Jake Scott would then provide the remainder of scoring on a pair of 28-yard field goals, and a third from 29-yards with only :04 seconds remaining in the contest to take the win.

BYU

With two defensive touchdowns and outgaining the Cowboys 364-273 yards in total offense, the 14th ranked BYU Cougars were dominant in this 44-0 shutout at Provo.

Bowling Green

New Mexico

Utah

TCU

San Diego State

Tennessee

UNLV

Colorado State

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Years at WY*	Alma mater Alma mater Alma mater , pronounced ), was used in ancient Rome as a title for various mother goddesses, especially Ceres or Cybele, and in Christianity for the Virgin Mary.-General term:...  (Year)
Joe Glenn Joe Glenn (American Football) Joe Glenn was the 30th head coach at the University of Wyoming since the school began playing football in 1893. Glenn took over Wyoming's football program in December 2002 after Wyoming fired the previous coach, Vic Koenning...	Head Coach	6	University of South Dakota University of South Dakota The University of South Dakota ', the state’s oldest university, was founded in 1862 and classes began in 1882. Located in Vermillion, South Dakota, United States, USD is home to South Dakota's only medical school and law school. USD is governed by the South Dakota Board of Regents, and its current...  (1971)
Bryan Applewhite	Running Backs/Fullbacks	6	University of Northern Colorado University of Northern Colorado -Organization:The University of Northern Colorado offers 100 undergraduate programs and more than 100 graduate programs. The university has a satellite campus in Denver, Colorado...  (1998)
Mike Breske	Assistant Head Coach Defensive Coordinator/Secondary	6	South Dakota State University South Dakota State University South Dakota State University is the largest university in the U.S. state of South Dakota, located in Brookings. A public land-grant university and sun grant college, founded under the provisions of the 1862 Morrill Act, SDSU offers programs of study required by, or harmonious to, this Act...  (1981)
Bob Cole	Offensive Coordinator Quarterbacks Coach	1	Widener University Widener University Widener University is a private, coeducational university located in Chester, Pennsylvania.Its main campus sits on 108 acres , just southwest of Philadelphia...  (1982)
Marty English	Linebackers Coach	6	University of Northern Colorado (1986)
Chad Germer	Offensive Line Coach	6	University of Montana (1993)
Casey Glenn	Offensive Line Coach	2	Carroll College Carroll College (Montana) Carroll College is a private Catholic liberal arts college in Helena, Montana, USA. Carroll College has earned national and regional awards for its academic programs. Carroll's colors are purple and gold...  (2002)
Chris Knutsen Chris Knutsen Chris Knutsen was an American luthier of the early 20th Century, primarily known for his Hawaiian guitars and harp guitars.-Biography:...	Special Teams Coordinator Outside Linebackers Coach	9	Valparaiso University Valparaiso University Valparaiso University, known colloquially as Valpo, is a regionally accredited private university located in the city of Valparaiso in the U.S. state of Indiana. Founded in 1859, it consists of five undergraduate colleges, a graduate school, a nursing school and a law school...  (1977)
Jason Petrino	Director of Football Operations	3	Carroll College (2002)
Lance Robinson	Defensive Line Coach	6	University of Montana (1997)
Ron Wisniewski	Wide Receivers Coach Recruiting Coordinator	6	Rutgers University Rutgers University Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American... (1987)