2005 Week 8

LARAMIE, Wyoming - It was almost as if God himself was calling the shots for Wyoming quarterback Kenneth Wingate Saturday. The sophomore standout threw only 20 times in just over two quarters worth of work, but completed 15 of them for 360 yards and six touchdowns en route to conference and national Offensive Player of the Week recognition. The honor was a first for the Joe Glenn era at the University of Wyoming, which has never had a player receive the national award in the two plus years Glenn has been at the helm.

As usual, senior wide receiver Jovon Bouknight was the primary beneficiary of Wingate's sucess, catching eight passes for 238 yards and three scores, also in just over one half of work.

Wingate also ran four times for 38 yards, including a game high 32 yard scamper that helped Wyoming go ahead 42 - 14 less than three minutes into the third quarter. If that score didn't secure the outcome, his 22 yard pass to Bouknight just fourteen seconds later did. It was his last pass of the day, and the final down played by Bouknight and freshman standout Andre Kirkpatrick, as Wyoming set a dynasty record with 60 points, the first time under coach Glenn that the Cowboys have reached that milestone.

"It wasn't anything special we did," Wingate told reporters after the game.

"Our guys just ran solid routes all day, and they (BYU) were leaving guys open every play. What did they want me to do, throw it to them?"

BYU did score three times in the fourth quarter, but it was well after the game had been decided, and after the celebration had begun on the Wyoming sideline.

After the game, head coach Joe Glenn was told that several Cougars had complained about poor sportsmanship on the part of Wyoming.

"I make no apologies about the way we played today. After our first scoring drive the third quarter, I was ready to run the ball and run out the clock. But BYU insisted on blitzing nine men every play, and I wasn't about to let them back in the game, let alone get one of my players hurt. So we kept going over the top, and they never adjusted. That is simply poor coaching."

With the win, Wyoming moves to 5 - 2 on the year, and 2 - 0 in conference play. The Cowboys travel to San Diego State next week to take on the Aztecs before returning home for the Border War against Colorado State on October 29th.