Today, 5:30 p.m., War Memorial Stadium (29,181). TV: ESPU. Radio: 770 AM/94.5 FM.

Series: Cowboys lead 35-34. Last meeting: Lobos 56, Cowboys 35, Nov. 26, 2016.

UNM DEPTH CHART

SPECIALISTSK 95 Jason Sanders 5-11 190 Sr.

KO 95 Jason Sanders 5-11 190 Sr.

P 30 Corey Bojorquez 6-0 200 Sr.

HOLD 30 Corey Bojorquez 6-0 200 Sr.

DS 97 Lon Hampton 6-1 231 Jr.

KR 19 Elijah Lilly 5-10 152 So. 20 Daryl Chestnut 5-8 192 Sr.

PR 18 Chris Davis 5-7 175 Sr. 13 Jalin Burrell 6-0 195 Jr.

DEFENSEDE 53 Cody Baker 6-3 274 Jr. 98 Kene Okonkwo 6-3 272 Sr.

NT 92 Jermane Conyers 6-2 326 Jr. 52 Aaron Blackwell 6-3 298 So.

DE 95 Garrett Hughes 6-2 264 Sr. 55 Emmanuel Joseph 6-4 260 Fr.

RUSH 99 Rhashaun Epting 6-3 219 Fr. 29 Jordan Flack 6-3 220 Jr.

MLB 33 Alex Hart 6-2 234 Jr. 45 Evah Tohi 6-2 236 Jr.

WLB 6 Austin Ocasio 6-1 223 Jr. 2 Kimmie Carson 6-1 221 Sr.

CB 3 D’Angelo Ross 5-8 175 Jr. 19 Elijah Lilly 5-10 152 So.

CB 13 Jalin Burrell 6-0 195 Jr. 21 Corey Hightower 5-11 175 Fr.

SS 16 Jacob Girgle 5-11 187 Sr. 28 Jake Rothschiller. 5-8 181 Sr.

FS 9 Stanley Barnwell 6-2 198 Jr. 5 Michael Sewell Jr. 6-1 193 Jr.

NS 28 Jake Rothschiller 5-8 181 Sr. 32 Kyle Rothschiller 5-8 183 Sr.

OFFENSEWR 5 Patrick Reed 6-2. 188 Jr. 2 Delane Hart-Johnson 6-4 213 Jr.

LT 72 Avery Jordan 6-5 265 Sr. 79 Chris Estrella 6-5 288 So.

LG 77 Charlie Grammel 6-3 310 So. 74 Ray Baylor III 6-3 293 Sr.

C 59 Blaise Fountain 6-1 280 Sr. 69 Beau Hott 6-3 275 So.

RG 55 Aaron Jenkins 6-2 307 Jr. 77 Charlie Grammel 6-3 310 So.

RT 79 Chris Estrella 6-5 288 So. 77 Charlie Grammel 6-3 310 So.

TE 88 Marcus Williams 6-3 207 Fr. 10 Zahneer Shuler 6-1 235 Jr.

WR 18 Chris Davis 5-7 175 Sr. 23 Jay Griffin IV 5-10 162 Fr.

WR 8 Q’ Drennan 6-1 185 So. 81 Aaron Molina 6-1 191 Jr.

QB 13 Lamar Jordan 6-0 192 Sr. 16 Tevaka Tuioti 6-0 190 Fr.

RB 25 Tyrone Owens 5-9 187 Jr. 3 Richard McQuarley 5-11 221 Sr.

NEW MEXICO at WYOMING

Date Team TimeSept. 2 UNM 38, Abilene Christian 14Sept. 9 NMSU 30, UNM 28Sept. 14 Boise State 28, UNM 14Sep. 23 UNM 16, Tulsa 13Sept. 30 UNM 56, Air Force 38Oct. 14 Fresno State 38, UNM 0Oct. 20 Colorado State 27, UNM 24Today at Wyoming 5:30 p.m.Nov. 4 Utah State 3:30 p.m.Nov. 11 at Texas A&M TBANov. 17 UNLV 7:30 p.m.Nov. 24 at San Diego State 1:30 p.m.

Date Team TimeSept. 2 Iowa 24, Wyoming 3Sept. 9 Wyoming 27, Gardner-Webb 0Sept. 16 Oregon 49, Wyoming 13Sept. 23 Wyoming 28, Hawaii 21Sept. 30 Wyoming 45, Texas State 10Oct. 14 Wyoming 28, Utah State 23Oct. 21 Boise State 24, Wyoming 14Today New Mexico 5:30 p.m.Nov. 4 Colorado State 5 p.m. Nov. 11 at Air Force TBANov. 18 Fresno State 12 p.mNov. 25 at San Jose State TBA

NEW MEXICO (3-4, 1-3) WYOMING (4-3, 2-1)

WYO DEPTH CHART

DEFENSE TFL Int UT AT Total Yds YdsJake Rothschiller 25 20 45 6-41 1-91Jacob Girgle 18 24 42 1-2 2-34Alex Hart 19 18 37 4.5-15 0-0Jalin Burrell 25 8 33 0.5-0 0-0

OFFENSEPassing

Comp Att Yds TD IntTevaka Tuioti 29 60 444 3 1Lamar Jordan 30 56 535 3 2Coltin Gerhart 16 27 175 1 2

Rushing Att Net Avg TDTyrone Owens 79 435 5.5 3Richard McQuarley 67 394 5.9 6Daryl Chestnut 33 221 6.5 2

Receiving Rec Yds Avg TDChris Davis 19 225 11.8 1Jay Griffin IV 12 222 18.5 3D. Hart-Johnson 10 248 24.8 1

UNM LEADERS

DEFENSE TFL Int UT AT Total Yds YdsAndrew Wingard 44 28 72 5-11 2-22Logan Wilson 37 27 64 5-17 0-0Marcus Epps 28 18 46 2-11 0-0C. Granderson 22 23 45 11.5-38 1- 6

OFFENSEPassing

Comp Att Yds TD IntJosh Allen 107 192 1216 8 6Nick Smith 1 2 30 0 0

Rushing Att Net Avg TDTrey Woods 78 325 4.2 1Josh Allen 64 142 2.2 3K. Overstreet 31 114 3.7 1

Receiving Rec Yds Avg TDAustin Conway 36 285 7.9 2C.J. Johnson 16 254 15.9 4John Okwoli 10 107 10.7 0

WYOMING LEADERS

SPECIALISTSK 40 Cooper Rothe 5-11 174 So.

KO 40 Cooper Rothe 5-11 174 So.

P 27 Tim Zaleski 6-5 230 Fr.

HOLD 11 Nick Szpor 6-3 205 So.

DS 36 Drew Van Maanen 6-1 245 Sr.

KR 9 Tyler Hall 5-10 195 So. 3 Milo Hall 5-8 190 So.

PR 25 Austin Conway 5-10 178 So. 12 Dontae Crow 5-9 178 Fr.

DEFENSEDE 91 Carl Granderson 6-5 255 Jr. 88 Garrett Crall 6-4 242 Fr.

DT 93 Youhanna Ghaifan 6-4 290 So. 86 Javaree Jackson 6-5 273 Fr.

NT 98 Ravontae Holt 6-4 249 Fr. 86 Javaree Jackson 6-5 273 Fr.

DE 53 Josiah Hall 6-1 248 So. 42 Kevin Prosser 6-2 227 Jr

SLB 8 Jalen Ortiz 5-10 200 Sr. 7 Chavez Pownell Jr. 5-11 205 Jr.

MLB 30 Logan Wilson 6-2 240 So. 43 Ben Wisdorf 6-1 230 So.

WLB 46 Cassh Maluia 6-0 230 So. 50 Ryan Gatoloai-Faupala 6-1 216 Fr.

CB 5 Rico Gafford 5-11 185 Sr. 2 Robert Priester 5-9 180 Sr.

SS 28 Andrew Wingard 6-0 210 Jr. 3 Alijah Halliburton 6-2 190 So.

FS 6 Marcus Epps 6-0 206 Jr. 3 Alijah Halliburton 6-2 190 So.

CB 9 Tyler Hall 5-10 190 So. 24 Braden Smith 5-10 195 Fr.

OFFENSEWR 80 James Price 6-2 212 Jr. 14 C.J. Johnson 6-2 204 So.

LT 72 Zach Wallace 6-7 310 Jr. 77 Pahl Schwab 6-5 302 So.

LG 55 Gavin Rush 6-3 298 So. 71 Jace Webb 6-4 309 Fr.

C 79 Logan Harris 6-3 308 Fr. 67 Cole Turner 6-4 293 Jr.

RG 61 Kaden Jackson 6-2 295 Jr. 67 Cole Turner 6-4 293 Jr.

RT 59 Ryan Cummings 6-6 320 Jr. 74 Brinkley Jolly 6-5 295 Jr.

TE 33 Josh Harshman 6-3 235 Jr. 85 Tyree Mayfield 6-3 241 Jr.

WR 25 Austin Conway 5-10 183 So. 26 Avante’ Cox 5-11 158 Fr.

QB 17 Josh Allen 6-5 240 Jr. 15 Nick Smith 6-4 231 Jr.

RB 6 Trey Woods 6-3 210 Fr. 29 Kellen Overstreet 5-11 220 So.

FB 36 Drew Van Maanen 6-1 245 Sr. 35 Jaylon Watson 6-0 250 So.

2017 SCHEDULES

TodayAir Force at Colorado State, 1 p.m., CBS Sports NetworkSan Jose State at BYU, 1 p.m. ESPN3 (digital streaming)New Mexico at Wyoming, 5:30 p.m., ESPNUUNLV at Fresno State, 8 p.m. (AT&T Sports Net)Boise State at Utah State, 8 p.m. (CBS Sports Network)San Diego State at Hawaii, 9:15 p.m. (ESPN2)

GAMES THIS WEEK

RANK MWC/FBSOFFENSEPoints per game 25.1 10/89Rushing YPG 251.6 3/17Passing YPG 164.9 9/112First downs 136 9/94Pass yds. per catch 15.39 2/10Completion pct. 52.1 10/114Interceptions 5 5/47Passing efficiency 128.50 8/73Sacks allowed/game 1.43 3/30TFLs allowed/game 4.43 3/21Fumbles lost 9 10/1133rd down pct. .259 12/1284th down pct. .389 8/104Red zone efficiency .818 8/79Time of possession 31:34 6/39Off. yards per game 416.4 6/56

DEFENSEPoints per game 26.9 6/69Rushing YPG 147.7 4/53Passing YPG 233.0 8/82First downs allowed 136 5/50Interceptions 4 9/97Pass def. efficiency 136.98 8/93Sacks/game 1.71 9/84TFLs/game 5.1 7/90Fumble recoveries 5 7/443rd down pct. .388 6/684th down pct. .556 6/83Red zone efficiency. .818 8/79Def. yards per game 380.7 5/58

SPECIAL TEAMS/OTHERKick returns avg. 18.71 10/84Kick ret. def. /avg. 14.00 1/2Punt returns 5.33 10/91Net punting 43.33 1/6Punt return def. 2.00 1/4XPs made/att. 19/19 1/1FGs made/att 7/10 9/70Penalty yds/game 56.0 7/71Turnover margin -0.71 10/103

NOTE: 129 FBS SCHOOLS, 12 MWC SCHOOLS RANKED

In three of their last four games, against Tulsa, Air Force and Colorado State, the Lobos have rushed for more than 300 yards. Wyoming’s run defense is probably better than those teams’ but not as good as that of Fresno State, which held the Lobos to 109 yards and a 2.9-yard average per carry. If UNM can break the 300-yard barrier tonight, or come close, they’ll have a great chance to win. Defensively, the strong arm, fleet feet and improvi-sational skills of Wyoming quarterback Josh Allen could have Lobo tongues dragging in Laramie’s 7,200-foot elevation. Senior strong safety Jacob Girgle, in the absence of injured free safety Bijon Parker, will need to make good and quick decisions on whether to come up to make a tackle or stay back in coverage. Allen has been sacked 16 times, and Wyoming has had 41 tackles for loss. UNM defense (12 sacks, 36 TFLs), take note.

GREG SORBER/JOURNAL

RANK MWC/FBSOFFENSEPoints per game 22.6 11/103Rushing YPG 99.7 12/123Passing YPG 178.3 8/105First downs 102 12/124Pass yds. per catch 11.45 11/95Completion pct. 55.9 8/86Interceptions 6 6/63Passing efficiency 117.04 10/74Sacks allowed/game 2.29 8/84TFLs allowed/game 5.86 7/63Fumbles lost 2 1/103rd down pct. .351 9/974th down pct. .875 1/3Red zone efficiency 1.000 1/1Time of possession 27:43 10/107Off. yards per game 278.0 12/126

DEFENSEPoints per game 21.6 2/38Rushing YPG 174.1 6/73Passing YPG 173.4 2/13First downs allowed 144 6/67Interceptions 9 2/20Pass def. efficiency 121.56 3/52Sacks/game 2.71 2/26TFLs/game 7.7 1/15Fumble recoveries 8 3/113rd down pct. .423 8/934th down pct. .615 8/97Red zone efficiency. .750 2/22Def. yards per game 347.6 4/31

SPECIAL TEAMS/OTHERKick returns avg. 30.79 1/1Kick ret. def. /avg. 22.50 12/92Punt returns 11.77 3/29Net punting 33.41 10/124Punt return def. 7.79 3/72XPs made/att. 18/19 na/naFGs made/att 8/10 7/36Penalty yds/game 45.43 4/33Turnover margin 1.29 1/6

NOTE: 129 FBS SCHOOLS, 12 MWC SCHOOLS RANKED

SCOUTING THE LOBOS

LOBO NOTES>>> New Mexico and Wyoming first

met in football in 1930, with the Cowboys winning 19-6. New Mexico’s longest win streak in the series is seven (1969-75). The Lobos’ longest loss streak is also seven (1986-92).

>>> UNM offensive coordinator Bob DeBesse and Wyoming head coach Craig Bohl are well acquainted. DeBesse was the O-coordinator at Sam Houston State in 2011 when Bohl’s North Dakota State Bison beat the Bearkats 17-6 for the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision national titlle. But DeBesse’s Lobos have put up 130 points the past three years in UNM victories over Bohl’s Cowboys.

>>> Going back to an 8-0 loss to Albuquerque High in 1892, UNM is 7-7 in games played Oct. 28. Most recent was a 20-19 win over Colorado State in 2006.

>>> Something new has been added since the last time the Lobos came to Laramie — the $44 million Mick and Susie McMurry High Altitude Performance Center, highly visible at the north end of War Memorial Stadium. The facility is still under construction, but when finished will house an expanded academic and sports-medicine centers as well as a new locker room, meeting rooms, kitchen and dining room, etc. The entire project is scheduled to be finished by summer 2018.

>>> In December, Wyoming coach

Craig Bohl signed a contract that would keep him in Laramie through the 2023 season.

>>> Cowboys linebacker Jalen Ortiz, a transfer from UCLA, played high school football in Peoria, Ariz., but was born in Alamogordo and lived there as a child.

COWBOY NOTES

SCOUTING THE COWBOYS

The script has been flipped in Laramie. Last season, the offense was prolific and the defense suspect. This year, the defense has been solid and the offensive anemic. On offense, most of the skill players that surrounded quarterback Josh Allen in 2016 are gone. Allen isn’t the whole show, but the offense begins and ends with him. “The quarter-back’s a bother,” said UNM safety Michael Sewell Jr. “He’s a nice, big physical body, and he’s gonna bring his ‘A’ game.” After last season, Cowboys coach Craig Bohl fired his defensive coordinator and hired Scottie Hazelton, who had worked for Bohl at North Dakota State. Lobos coach Bob Davie said he doesn’t see much difference in scheme, but said, “They really play fast, and they run to the ball. That’s not just coach speak. When you put on the tape, you see that.” DE Carl Grand-erson leads the MWC in sacks with seven.

TROY BABBITT/WYOMING MEDIA RELATIONS

Mountain Division Conference Overall W L W L PF PAColorado State 4 0 6 2 271 196Boise State 3 0 5 2 198 151Wyoming 2 1 4 3 158 151Utah State 2 2 4 4 261 235Air Force 2 2 3 4 261 233New Mexico 1 3 3 4 176 188

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West Division Conference Overall W L W L PF PAFresno State 4 0 5 2 225 123San Diego State 2 2 6 2 208 174Hawaii 1 3 3 4 202 249UNLV 1 3 2 5 214 253Nevada 1 3 1 7 219 294San Jose State 0 4 1 7 131 331

CRAIG BOHL4th season at Wyoming, 18-27. Was 104-32 in 11 seasons at North Dakota State

BOB DAVIE6th season at UNM, 30-40. Was 35-25 in five seasons at Notre Dame (1997-2001)