LARAMIE, Wyoming - The team that has long been victimized by big plays finally came up with a few of their own, as four Cowboys finished with over 100 yards of offense and Wyoming came away with a 42 - 17 victory over New Mexico on Saturday.

New Mexico, led by senior halfback DonTrell Moore, ran all over the Wyoming defense to the tune of 283 yards on 53 carries, but the Cowboys held the Lobos to 17 points on four trips to the red zone, and never let the New Mexico passing game get into a rhythm, holding them to a season low 63 yards passing, and shutting out the Lobos in the second half. Middle linebacker David Boyer led the way with 10 tackles, safety Scott Potts contributed nine, and O.J. Landrum six.

The Cowboys were frighteningly balanced on offense, gaining a dynasty record 229 yards on the ground, and 269 through the air. The difference in the game was the strength of the Wyoming offensive line, who manhandled the Lobo defense all day, giving quarterback Kenneth Wingate time to throw and opening up huge holes for the running backs. Sophomore Johnny Connor took full advantage of the opportunity, running for 160 yards on only 10 carries, including a 69 yard touchdown scamper in the third quarter, to finish with an incredible 16 yard per carry average.

Wingate finished with 269 yards passing, split evenly between wideouts Jovon Bouknight and Andre Kirkpatrick, both of whom exploited an overmatched and depleted secondary for more than 100 yards receiving. Bouknight had the more impressive stat line, finding the end zone on four of his five catches, but it was Kirkpatrick who started it all off by catching a screen pass on the first play of the game and taking it 77 yards to the two yard line, before being tripped up by a determined Lobo safety. Kirkpatrick scored two plays later on a six yard slant, and the Cowboys were off and running. Bouknight finished with five catches for 128 yards and four touchdowns, Kirkpatrick with 135 yards on six catches and the one touchdown.

"This whole team played a great game today," head coach Joe Glenn told reporters.

"Our offensive line played their best game of the year, and that set us up for all our success on offense, and there was plenty of it. And despite all the yards on the ground, I thought the defense played pretty well. The secondary, especially, put a stranglehold on their receivers, and that let us do a little more in the second half to slow down the running game. We knew coming in Moore would get his yards, but we tackled better than most games and we made him work for most of those yards.

With the win, the Cowboys move to 8 - 3 on the year, and finish the regular season next week against UNLV.