Saturday, October 3
Fargo, ND
1:30 p.m.
University of Wyoming
2-3 , 1-1
0
at
28
North Dakota State University
5-0 , 2-0
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| North Dakota St. | 7 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 28 |
10/3/2026 4:57:00 PM | Football
Cowboys fall to 1-1 in Mountain West entering short week
FARGO, N.D. – The Battle of the Basins Trophy will stay here.
Wyoming lost 28-0 to new Mountain West rival North Dakota State on Saturday in the sold-out Fargodome.
The Cowboys (2-3, 1-1 MW) only had eight first downs and 162 yards of total offense compared to 23 first downs and 407 yards for the Bison (5-0, 2-0 MW).
"Credit to North Dakota State. They did a really good job defensively," UW head coach Jay Sawvel said. "They did a good job in the second quarter at times running the quarterback on some designed quarterback runs, some things there that gave us some problems with that. They're a good football team."
NDSU opened the second half with a 15-play, 74-yard drive for a 37-yard field goal to make the score 20-0 with 6:35 remaining in the third quarter.
UW linebacker Steven Perez, who led the team with 11 tackles, recovered a fumble to set the offense up at the Bison 35-yard line. The Pokes had a false start on third-and-goal at the 1 and Tyler Hughes' pass on fourth down fell incomplete with a chance to chip away at the deficit.
The Bison tacked a late touchdown and 2-point conversion in the fourth quarter.
The Cowboys trailed 17-0 at the intermission after getting out-gained 231 to 66 in total yards.
NDSU came up with an interception on the first play of the game and took advantage of the short field with an 8-yard rushing touchdown by quarterback Nathan Hayes.
"That was something that set a tone for how we were going to play offensively and how they were going to play defensively," Sawvel said.
UW's punt team did its part to flip the field in the first half.
Jarell Gary downed a 42-yard punt by Bart Edmiston on the 3-yard line, but the Bison answered the challenge with a seven-play, 97-yard caped with a 14-yard touchdown run by Hayes to make the score 14-0.
Later in the second quarter, Edmiston boomed a 59-yard punt. Jackson Williams was belted by Jett Vincent after an 11-yard return, and Gary returned what was initially ruled a fumble for a 12-yard touchdown.
After looking at video replay, the official determined Williams was down before the ball came loose.
NDSU marched 68 yards in 12 plays for a 31-yard field goal with 20 seconds left in the half.
The Pokes will turn the page quickly with another road game at San Jose State Friday at CEFCU Stadium (7 p.m., CBS Sports Network).
Wyoming lost 28-0 to new Mountain West rival North Dakota State on Saturday in the sold-out Fargodome.
The Cowboys (2-3, 1-1 MW) only had eight first downs and 162 yards of total offense compared to 23 first downs and 407 yards for the Bison (5-0, 2-0 MW).
"Credit to North Dakota State. They did a really good job defensively," UW head coach Jay Sawvel said. "They did a good job in the second quarter at times running the quarterback on some designed quarterback runs, some things there that gave us some problems with that. They're a good football team."
NDSU opened the second half with a 15-play, 74-yard drive for a 37-yard field goal to make the score 20-0 with 6:35 remaining in the third quarter.
UW linebacker Steven Perez, who led the team with 11 tackles, recovered a fumble to set the offense up at the Bison 35-yard line. The Pokes had a false start on third-and-goal at the 1 and Tyler Hughes' pass on fourth down fell incomplete with a chance to chip away at the deficit.
The Bison tacked a late touchdown and 2-point conversion in the fourth quarter.
The Cowboys trailed 17-0 at the intermission after getting out-gained 231 to 66 in total yards.
NDSU came up with an interception on the first play of the game and took advantage of the short field with an 8-yard rushing touchdown by quarterback Nathan Hayes.
"That was something that set a tone for how we were going to play offensively and how they were going to play defensively," Sawvel said.
UW's punt team did its part to flip the field in the first half.
Jarell Gary downed a 42-yard punt by Bart Edmiston on the 3-yard line, but the Bison answered the challenge with a seven-play, 97-yard caped with a 14-yard touchdown run by Hayes to make the score 14-0.
Later in the second quarter, Edmiston boomed a 59-yard punt. Jackson Williams was belted by Jett Vincent after an 11-yard return, and Gary returned what was initially ruled a fumble for a 12-yard touchdown.
After looking at video replay, the official determined Williams was down before the ball came loose.
NDSU marched 68 yards in 12 plays for a 31-yard field goal with 20 seconds left in the half.
The Pokes will turn the page quickly with another road game at San Jose State Friday at CEFCU Stadium (7 p.m., CBS Sports Network).
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/ FootballTeam Stats
WYO
NDS
Total Yards
162
407
Pass Yards
52
187
Rushing Yards
110
220
Penalty Yards
53
27
1st Downs
8
23
3rd Downs
2
6
4th Downs
0
0
TOP
26:54
33:06
1st Quarter
WYO 0, NDS 7
NDS - Hayes,Nathan 8 yd run (Klein,Drew kick), 5 plays, 19 yards, TOP 02:09
2nd Quarter
WYO 0, NDS 14
NDS - Hayes,Nathan 14 yd run (Klein,Drew kick), 7 plays, 97 yards, TOP 03:28
WYO 0, NDS 17
NDS - Klein,Drew 31 yd field goal 12 plays, 68 yards, TOP 03:03
3rd Quarter
WYO 0, NDS 20
NDS - Klein,Drew 37 yd field goal 15 plays, 74 yards, TOP 06:35
4th Quarter
WYO 0, NDS 28
NDS - Scott,DJ 1 yd run (Williams,Jackson rush), 8 plays, 66 yards, TOP 04:20
Game Leaders
CMP
5
TD
0
YDS
52
INT
1
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