BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — Wyoming blocked a late game-tying extra point as the Cowboys held on to beat Bowling Green 28-27 on Saturday.
Trailing 28-14 late in the fourth quarter, Bowling Green’s Matt Schilz threw touchdown passes on two consecutive drives. The first, a 32-yard strike to Kamar Jorden, and the second, to Ray Huston for 10 yards, drew the Falcons (2-1) within one. But the Cowboys blocked the ensuing extra point with only three seconds remaining.
Brett Smith led the way for Wyoming, connecting on a 10-yard pass to receiver Dominic Rufran to give the Cowboys a 28-14 lead.
Smith, the first true freshman to start for Wyoming since 1974, threw for 248 yards and two touchdowns and added 37 yards on the ground.
Schilz finished with 437 yards passing and four touchdowns in the loss.
The win marks the first 3-0 start for Wyoming since 1996.
No. 23 TCU 38, Louisiana-Monroe 17
FORT WORTH, Texas — TCU matched a MWC record with its 21st consecutive home win. It was also the 10th consecutive winning home opener under coach Gary Patterson, who got his 100th victory as the Horned Frogs’ head coach.
Texas Tech 59, N.M. 13
ALBUQUERQUE — Seth Doege threw for 401 yards, five touchdowns and tied a school record by completing his first 15 passes en route to finishing 40-for-44 — a 90.9 completion percentage, a national record for quarterbacks with at least 40 completions.
San Diego State 42, Washington State 24
SAN DIEGO — Ronnie Hillman ran for 191 yards and four touchdowns to lead San Diego State to a 3-0 record for the first time in 30 years.
