LARAMIE, Wyo. (Nov. 22, 2025) – The Wyoming Cowboys had a chance to tie or win the game in the final seconds but could not found the endzone in a heartbreaking 13-7 contest against Nevada on Saturday afternoon inside a sold-out War Memorial Stadium. Wyoming honored 24 seniors prior to the game.
 
Wyoming also honored reigning NFL MVP Josh Allen at halftime of the contest. He became the first Cowboy Football player to have his jersey retired. It was retired with 25,650 fans.
 
"There was energy, there was intent, what we didn't do was get off to the start we needed to get off to, to reflect that," UW head coach Jay Sawvel said. "We didn't establish anything offensively, which was frustrating. I hurt for our seniors because a lot of these guys have meant a lot to me. I feel bad that we weren't able to send them out with a win on a weekend like this."
 
Wyoming was held to 220 yards of total offense with 152 through the air and only 68 on the ground. Nevada was held to 271 yards in the contest with 213 on the ground and 58 through the air. The Wolf Pack had the ball for nearly 35 minutes in the contest.
 
Wyoming's offense was led by Kaden Anderson with 157 yards passing on 22-of-39 attempts with a touchdown. Wide receiver Chris Durr Jr. added six receptions for 34 yards. Fellow wide receiver Michael Fitzgerald II added four catches for 53 yards. Running back Sam Scott added 48 yards rushing and 32 yards in receptions.
 
The defense was led by linebacker Brayden Johnson with 13 tackles for a career-high with the Cowboys. Fellow linebacker Evan Eller added 10 tackles and a career-high three tackles for loss along with one forced fumble. He went over 300 career tackles in the game.
 
The Wolf Pack scored the only points of the first half with a 13-play, 90- yard drive that took seven minutes on the clock. Carter Jones found Jett Carpenter on an eight-yard reception.
 
Nevada added a field goal on their first drive of the second half to take a 10-0 lead. The Pokes got on the board with a five-yard pass from Anderson to tight end Evan Svoboda for a 10-7 game with 1:27 left in the third quarter. It was a six play- 21-yard drive and marked the first touchdown of Svoboda's career.
 
The Wolf Pack made it a 13-7 game at the 8:35 mark of the fourth quarter on a 43-yard field goal. It was part of a 12-play, 49-yard drive. The Pokes would drive to the Nevada one-yard line, but the Wolf Pack held and took the 13-7 win.
 
Nevada was led Claeb Ramseur with 88 yards rushing. Chubba Purdy added 66 yards on the ground. Defensive end Dylan Labarbera led the defense with seven tackles.
 
 
The Cowboys face the Hawai'i on the road next Saturday evening at 9 p.m. in a contest on Spectrum Sports Hawai'i and the Mountain West Network.