2006 Week 4

LARAMIE, Wyoming - The Air Force Falcons simply didn't have an answer for the Cowboys' Andre Kirkpatrick in the first half Saturday, as the sophomore phenomenon scorched the Falcons secondary for an unheard of 227 yards and four touchdowns on just four catches, all in the first half. No, that is not a misprint; Kirkpatrick scored every time he touched the ball.

"I honestly don't know what to tell you," Wyoming head coach Joe Glenn told reporters. "Everybody knows Andre was blessed with superhuman speed. When teams decide to blitz, no one on the field can stay with him. It took the Falcons four attempts to figure that out, and they paid for it."

Each time the Falcons safeties showed blitz, Kirkpatrick streaked past his man on a quick slant, and quarterback Kenneth Wingate tossed him the ball for an easy score.

"Yeah, its nice to be fast," Kirkpatrick said. "But it isn't just me, obviously. You also gotta have somebody to block for you, and you gotta have somebody who can get the ball to you with a blitz in his face. That's the great thing about Win (quarterback Kenneth Wingate). He gets hit, and I get to score. Its a good arrangement, I think," Kirkpatrick smiled.

On the strength of those four long touchdowns, the Cowboys jumped out to a 28 - 0 lead midway through the second quarter. The Falcons blanketed Kirkpatrick with double coverage after that, but the damage had been done.

Five different Cowboys carried the ball for a total of 141 yards on 38 carries, and redshirt freshman quarterback Ryan Cochran gained valuable game experience in the second half. Cochran finished 8 of 13 for 179 yards, though he did throw one interception.

The win moves Wyoming to 3 - 1 on the year, and 1 - 0 in the Mountain West conference. They play Colorado at home next week, and then have a bye before facing Nevada in the final non-conference game of the year.