LARAMIE, Wyo. (Feb. 20, 2025) – The Wyoming Cowboys in conjunction with the Mountain West Conference announced the 2025 football schedule on Thursday afternoon. The slate features contests with old time rivals along with regional foes and opens with a Thursday evening contest on the road.
The Cowboys will open the season with a Thursday evening contest at Akron on August 28. Fans will get the first glimpse of the renovations to War Memorial Stadium when the Cowboys open the home schedule against Northern Iowa on Saturday, September 6.
The Mountain West is coming off a 2024 season in which five teams played in bowl games, including Boise State earning the No. 3 seed into the quarterfinals of the College Football Playoff and participating in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl. Boise State and UNLV both finished the season inside the national rankings, with the Broncos landing ninth in the final US LBM Coaches Poll and eighth in
The Associated Press Top 25 and the Rebels finishing No. 24 and No. 23 in those polls, respectively. Boise State was No. 9 in the final CFP rankings and UNLV was No. 24.
The 2025 schedule will play out over 15 weeks, concluding with the Old Trapper Mountain West Football Championship Game on Friday, Dec. 5. The contest will feature the two teams with the highest Conference winning percentages. The team with the highest Conference winning percentage will host the championship game. Boise State and UNLV squared off in the title tilt for the second straight season in 2024, with the Broncos emerging victorious on their home turf.
With the 2025 MW schedule announced, the Conference's national television partners, CBS Sports and FOX Sports, will now initiate a selection procedure that will include shifting some games to non-Saturday dates. That will be followed by the identification of network outlets and kick times.
2025 Football Schedule
Date Opponents
Thursday, August 28 at Akron
Saturday, Sept. 6 Northern Iowa
Saturday, Sept. 13 Utah
Saturday, Sept. 20 at Colorado
Saturday, Sept. 27 Open
Saturday, Oct. 4 UNLV *
Saturday, Oct. 11 San Jose State *
Saturday, Oct. 18 at Air Force *
Saturday, Oct. 25 Colorado State *
Saturday, Nov. 1 at San Diego State *
Saturday, Nov. 8 Open
Saturday, Nov. 15 at Fresno State *
Saturday, Nov. 22 Nevada *
Saturday, Nov. 29 at Hawai'i *
Saturday, Dec. 5 Old Trapper MW Championship +
Additional Game times and television coverage will be announced by the Mountain West at future dates - May include shifting of dates
BOLD Indicate Home games
*Indicates Mountain West Conference games
+The Mountain West Football Championship Game
Home Schedule
- After opening the season on the road, the Pokes will host back-to-back home games inside War Memorial Stadium hosting Northern Iowa and longtime rival Utah.
- The Utes will make their first trip to Laramie since the 2010 season.
- Wyoming opens the conference slate hosting UNLV and first-year head coach Dan Mullen
- The Cowboys will open the conference slate with back-to-back home games hosting San Jose State on October 11
- The Border War is slated for Saturday, October 25. The two teams have played in the month of November in five-straight seasons.
- Wyoming closes the home portion of the schedule hosting Nevada on November 22.
Road Schedule
- The Pokes will open at Akron for the first ever meeting against the Zips. Jay Sawvel, a native of Ohio, will lead the Cowboys to their first trip to the state since facing Bowling Green in 2011.
- The Cowboys will face regional rival Colorado on the road on September 30 for the first meeting since 2009 and the 28th meeting all-time.
- Wyoming opens the road portion of the Mountain West schedule with a trip to Air Force on October 18. The Pokes will play within the Rocky Mountain Region in September and October.
- The Cowboys will make their first trip to San Diego State since 2019 and the first time in Snap Dragon Stadium.
- - Wyoming will play at Fresno State on November 15
- The Pokes will play for the Paniolo Trophy at Hawai'i to close the regular season on November 29 for the first November meeting in Hawai'i since the 1994 season.
Cowboys Bring Back Veterans Along with Exciting Newcomers
Second-year head coach
Jay Sawvel returns some key veterans on both sides of the ball with five All-Mountain West performers back. Sawvel also added 40 players during the signing period with 16 of those being transfers from all levels of college football.
The Cowboys return a solid foundation on offense, including quarterback
Kaden Anderson, All-MW tight end
John Michael Gyllenborg, with veteran running backs led by
Harrison Waylee. Also back are wide receivers
Jaylen Sargent, an Honorable Mention All-MW selection, and
Chris Durr Jr., along nine offensive linemen from the 2024 two-deep that includes Al-MW selection
Jack Walsh.
Defensive ends
Sabastian Harsh and
Tyce Westland, nose tackle
Ben Florentine, defensive tackle
Jayden Williams, cornerback
Keany Parks and nickel back
Wrook Brown return for a solid defensive core. Brown and Harsh earned Honorable Mention All-MW honors a season ago. Sawvel brought in 10 transfers on the defensive side of the football to compete with talented returners that saw Wyoming lead the nation in third down defense last season.
Season Ticket Information
Renewals for your 2025 football season tickets are now available. The deadline to renew is Friday, April 4th. You may renew via phone by calling (307) 766-7220, in person at the Wyoming Athletics Ticket Office located in the Arena-Auditorium, or online by visiting www.gowyo.com/tickets and logging into your account. If you didn't have season tickets for the 2024 season you can put down a deposit for new season tickets by visiting
gowyo.com/tickets.
New season tickets can be acquired by clicking the
link here.
