The Cowboys
Wyoming at Air Force, noon Saturday, The Mtn.
For the record:Wyoming is 4-2 overall and 2-0 in Mountain West Conference play, defeating New Mexico 37-13 last Saturday.
Streaking: Freshman quarterback Austyn Carta-Samuels has started the last three games, and the Cowboys have won all three.
Who’s hot: Wyoming has scored at least 30 points in each of the last three games.
Who’s not: The Cowboys have missed an extra point in each of the last two games. One was blocked.
Key stat: With Gabe Knapton ranked fifth at 11 and Brian Hendricks and Chris Prosinski tied for 23rd at 9.7, Wyoming is the only team with three defenders ranked in the top 25 in average tackles per game.
FYI: So far in coach Dave Christensen’s first year, 12 freshmen have played, and five of them have started at least one game.
Injury report: OT Clayton Kirven (sprained knee) doubtful.
Coachspeak: Christensen emphasizes his comment, “The next game is the most important game on our schedule,” by showing only the next opponent on the schedule board outside of the team’s locker room.
