University of Wyoming Postgame Notes Following a 48-29 home loss to Eastern Michigan on Sept 12, 2015, at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyo Team Notes •Today’s game was the first meeting between Wyoming and Eastern Michigan •The Cowboys record versus current members of the Mid-American Conference schools now stands at 6-4 •Wyoming is now 0-2 on the season for the first time since 2012 and 0-2 at home for the first time since the same season •The Pokes rushed for 430 yards against the Eagles to rack up more than 400 versus an opponent since 451 against San Diego State on Oct 8, 1988 The 430 yards also represented the third-most by an FBS team this season entering today •Wyoming had just 32 passing yards, though, the first time with less than 100 since 78 versus Boise State on Nov 26, 2011 UW’s six pass completions were its fewest since the same amount against New Mexico on Nov 6, 2010 •Wyoming gave up 38 points in the first half to allow an opponent more than 30 in a half for the first time since Boise State had 35 in the second half on Nov 22, 2014 The Cowboys also surrendered more than 300 yards for the first time since the same game when the Broncos had 319 yards in the first half Offensive Notes •Senior running back Shaun Wick moved into eighth place on the Wyoming’s career rushing list with his 76 rushing yards vs Eastern Michigan Wick now has rushed for 2,173 yards in his Wyoming career •Sophomore running back Brian Hill achieved his fifth 100-yard rushing game today, rushing for 242 yards against Eastern Michigan Hill has now rushed for 100 or more yards in five of the last seven games he has played He also moved past the 1,000-yard mark for his career with 1,069 entered with 827 • It was Hill’s second 200-yard game of his career He rushed for 281 yards at Fresno State last season He is also the fourth FBS player this season to accomplish the feat, as his 242 yards are the second-highest rushing total in the FBS this season •Hill tied a career-high with two touchdowns He scored two touchdowns last season against Boise State •Wick also scored his first rushing touchdown of the season in the second quarter to notch 20 for his career, which moves him into a tie with Brett Smith for eighth in Wyoming school history •Sophomore quarterback Josh Allen made his first career start in place of injured senior Cameron Coffman Allen finished the game of for 32 yards after starting the game 3-of-3 for 33 yards on his first career drive He also added 40 yards on three carries •Wyoming has had different starting quarterbacks in back-to-back games for the first time since Brett Smith and Jason Thompson in October 2012 •Redshirt freshman quarterback Nick Smith was also under center for UW In his first career appearance he was of 13 passing for zero yards He added 65 yards on the ground on 10 carries He also added a two-point conversion in the third quarter •The last time Wyoming played three quarterbacks in one game was last season against Boise State on Nov 22, 2014 •Freshman wide receiver Justice Murphy scored on the first touch of his career with a five-yard rush in the first quarter He joins edshirt freshman tight end Tyree Mayfield who also scored on his first career touch this season Defensive Notes •Senior defensive end Eddie Yarbrough was credited with a half tackle for loss on Saturday That improves his career TFL total to 30 tackles for loss He trails only John Fletcher (36.0 career TFLs) and Josh Biezuns (31.0 TFLs) on Wyoming’s career list •Freshman free safety Andrew Wingard made the first start of his career on Saturday He led the Cowboys with 12 tackles He also added a tackle for loss in the contest •Junior linbacker Lucas Wacha added 10 tackles for the Cowboys He also added one tackle for loss It was his fifth double-digit tackle performance of his career •Redshirt freshman safety Adam Pilapil made his first career start He finished the contest with seven tackles Special Teams’ Notes •Freshman kicker Tristan Bailey missed two field goals on the day One from 42-yards and the other from 43-yards •Junior punter Ethan Wood had three punts for 150 yards averaging 50 yards per punt He tied a career-high with 67 yard punt He also pinned Eastern Michigan twice inside their 20 yards line •Wood entered the day leading the Mountain West in yards per punt at 47.6 yards He is now averaging 48.3 yards per punt on the season University of Wyoming Postgame Quotes Following a 48-29 home loss to Eastern Michigan Head Coach Craig Bohl: “Eastern Michigan did a great job of adjusting They didn’t have their starting quarterback in there either They ran the ball extremely well and threw the ball well I really was encouraged by our rushing attack I think that can be a sign of the times We had a true freshman tackle in there There are some positive things in there Not a ton of positive things, but I appreciate the effort by a lot of young guys there in the second half I thought they came out and continued to stay in the fight The way we were running the football, we had a shot to flip it around It’s a loss It’s another one, but we have to move forward and lick our wounds and see who we have healthy to play this next week Cam I think will be okay next week He would have probably been an emergency situation if we came back further We thought Nick could some things the way we were running the football We are confident that Cam will be back next week Josh we think will be out 6-8 weeks (Sophomore running back Brian Hill) “It was encouraging to break a couple big runs The offensive line really played well and made some big holes for Shaun [Wick] and I I feel like they were able to load the box a little more after Josh [Allen] was out, but like you said he ran the ball for us a couple times and they were pretty big plays He did his job to the best of his ability We just have to see how we respond We’ve been slapped in the mouth two times so far We just have to find a way to win games We have the talent, but we just have to find a way to put it together for a whole game We have to put it together as an offense and take some pressure of the defense (Redshirt freshman quarterback Nick Smith) “I couldn’t have asked for a better opportunity to come out and experience my first collegiate game I haven’t played since high school, so I feel blessed to get the opportunity to play It all happened pretty quick I think there were a lot of emotions running through my head I felt prepared, but still nervous It kind of flies by real fast Things were moving fast, but nothing I couldn’t handle It was tough to get in a rhythm at times There were some throws I could have made, but we were running the ball so well Nerves on my part played into it too I have to take every week as it is and continue to get better That shouldn’t change as a quarterback I should prepare just as much no matter where I am on the depth chart I’m just going to help this team however I can Eastern Michigan Postgame Quotes Following a 48-29 road win versus Wyoming Head Coach Chris Creighton: “It’s been a real interesting week because our football program involves more than just players and coaches putting so much into the season and the old dominion game was a deeply disappointing outcome last week The way that we started and then to fall late in that game There was a slow build to this week, because naturally when you lose guys are irate and furious You almost have to calm them down and they are just ready to go right away That wasn’t really the case to be honest with you We were going to learn a lot even though it was a slow build emotionally through the week For a team that hasn’t had much recent success, and to come off a disappointing loss and then to go on the road, to stay together and take the good from last week to concentrate on that Then to start off the way we did with a three and out, and then they go down and score, so its 7-0, we found ourselves in a pretty familiar spot That all comes from the inside out and the character of our guys And I gotta say our coaches have been going to work for a year and a half and came up with three great plans, with special teams and the offense and the defense So it’s a really big deal for us, a really big deal I give all the credit to coach Keen for putting [the onside kick] in the scouting report, so we knew if we got a look that we could it, and we also knew if we were up early we wanted to it if it was there You know he looked at me and said ‘let’s it.’ So it was a pretty moment in the game for us and it took a long time for them to figure out if it was ten yards or not, but we were pretty confident that it was