LARAMIE, Wyo. (Aug. 26, 2024) – Wyoming head football coach Jay Sawvel announced Monday during his press conference with the media that defensive tackle Jordan Bertagnole, linebacker Shae Suiaunoa, quarterback Evan Svoboda and center Nofoafia Tulafono were named captains for the 2024 season. Bertagnole, a native of Casper is a captain for the second-straight season.
 
Bertagnole started all 13 games en route to being named second-team All-Mountain West Conference. He is a preseason All-MW selection and named to Outland Trophy and Bednarik Award Watch List. He was also named first team All-MW by Phil Steele.  He ranked fifth on the squad with 60 tackles. Bertagnole added a team-best 5.5 tackles for loss and two sacks. Bertagnole forced one fumble, had six quarterback hurries and two pass break-ups. He recorded multiple tackles in each game save for one. Bertagnole enjoyed a season-high nine tackles at UNLV, while adding eight and seven tackles against Appalachian State and Portland State, respectively. He registered back-to-back contests with a pair of tackles for loss against Hawaii and at Nevada.  
 
Suiaunoa appeared in and started all 13 games for the Cowboys last season and is on the Butkus Award and Polyneisan Player of the Year Watch List. He was named third team All-MW by Phil Steele. He ranked second on the team with 93 total tackles. He also added 5.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks and an interception. He ranked tenth in the MW with 7.2 tackles per game. he had 10 or more tackles in three games last season. He recorded a career-high 12 tackles for the Cowboys in the win over Texas Tech. He added 13 tackles against another ranked opponent in Fresno State and added 11 against Boise State. Suiaunoa recorded an interception against Colorado State. He recorded a season-high 1.5 tackles for loss in the win over Portland State.
 
Svoboda appeared in 10 games for the Cowboys including one start in 2023. He finished the season 23-of-38 passing completing 60.5 percent of his passes. He threw for 200 yards for the season. He recorded 25 rushes for 80 yards on the season with two touchdowns. Against Texas, Svoboda was 17-of-28 passing for 136 yards. He helped lead the Cowboys to a win in the Arizona Bowl rushing for 26 yards on five carries with a touchdown.
 
Tulafono started all 13 games and is on the Polynesian Player of the Year Watch List. He helped pave the way for Harrison Waylee to rush for north of 100 yards on four different occasions with the high-water mark being 191 yards against New Mexico. Tulafono also helped protect Andrew Peasley who threw for at least 140 yards nine different times with a season-high 319 coming against Hawaii. Tulafono played a role in Wyoming ranking top-15 nationally in fourth-down conversion percentage at 66.7. The Cowboys were named to the Joe Moore Award Mid-season Watch list with the award going to the top offensive line in the nation.