BOISE, Idaho - If there were any questions about whether the mauling the Air Force running game unleashed on Wyoming last week was a fluke, Boise State answered them emphatically Saturday, racking up 227 yards on 35 carries, en route to a 35 - 14 embarrassment of the Cowboys.

The Cowboys running game was as futile as the Broncos' was productive, totaling 34 yards on 22 carries, though some of that was the result of three sacks by Broncos defenders. For the game, starting halfback Derek Armah averaged 5 yards a carry, but only ran the ball ten times. Unfortunately, he also fumbled the ball at the 3 yard line of Boise State late in the first quarter, squandering a golden scoring opportunity.

"Some of that is probably my fault," Wyoming head coach Joe Glenn admitted after the game. "We were dealt a couple unlucky breaks, got down by a couple scores, and kinda got away from our game plan a bit. With the exception of his first quarter fumble, Derek was carrying the ball pretty well. We should have kept pounding away with him.

"It's a tough call," Glenn continued. "When things aren't going your way, you're looking for a spark, a play that makes the rest of the team stand up and take notice. Everybody knows our two biggest play makers are Jovon (Bouknight, WR) and Casey (Bramlet, QB), so that probably biases my play calling a bit more than it should."

Armah, for his part, was clearly frustrated after the game.

"I know Casey is the quarterback, he's the leader of this team, I don't question that. But I don't think its fair for Coach to expect him to win the game by himself. Coach needs to have more faith in the rest of us. We ain't stars, but we ain't stupid either. We need to win games as a team."

"We do expect a lot from Bramlet," Coach Glenn conceeded.

"But the bottom line is, our guys didn't make plays when they needed to, and wasted scoring opportunities when we had them. I don't just mean Derek, either. Yeah, his fumble came at a bad time, but nobody could seem to catch the ball either. I counted at least six balls that should have been caught, including a couple interceptions, and at least one sure touchdown. Derek is right though, we need to win as a team."

The Cowboys will get a chance to do just that two weeks from Saturday, at home against the Aggies of Utah State, another team that has struggled to a 2 - 3 record.