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Broadcast Information
TV: AT&T Sports Network 
(DISH 414, Direct 683, Comcast 261 HD)
Play-by-Play Drew Goodman
Analyst Sed Bonner
Sidelines Brad Thompson
RADIO: Lobo Radio Network
(770 KKOB-AM flagship in Albuquerque)
Play-by-Play Robert Portnoy
Analyst     DonTrell Moore

Weekly Media Schedule:
WEDNESDAY
Lobo Talk: 
7-8 pm, 610 AM/95.9 FM The Sports Animal Listen Live
THURSDAY
The Opening Drive: 
7:30 am, Jeff Siembieda and J.J. Buck Player Interview Listen Live


ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.
 — Three.  2017 … three.  2018 … three.  That’s the point total for the Lobo football team in each of the last two meetings with the Wyoming Cowboys.  However, prior to that, the point totals were much different.  In 2016, it was 56, in 2015, it was 38.  Which offense will show up for UNM, and can the Lobos solve one of the league’s best defenses is the magical question as the Lobos head to what should be a windy and bluserty War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming for a 1 p.m. Saturday afternoon game with the Cowboys.  That game will be broadcast on AT&T Sports Net with Drew Goodman of the Colorado Rockies on the call, along with Sed Bonner and Brad Thompson.  The game will also be on the Lobo Radio Network with Robert Portnoy on the call with DonTrell Moore.

While the Lobos are one of the better rushing teams in the nation, averaging 219.5 yards per game, good for 24th nationally, the Lobos didn’t crack the century mark in passing against Colorado State, hitting for just 89 yards.  Overall, UNM is averaging 205.8 yards per game through the air, which is 94th nationally.  Head coach Bob Davie knows what has to happen for UNM, and he put it very succinctly in his Tuesday press conference.

“It has to be run to win, throw to score.”

While UNM has struggled to score the last two years against Wyoming, scoring hasn’t been a major issue for the Lobos, as the team is averaging 26.7 points per game, although that’s down to 17.3 over the current three-game losing streak.  Couple that with a Wyoming team that has been very good defensively, having allowed more than 30 points just once and allowing just 21.3 points per game, and Saturday’s game will be potentially a throwback game with lots of running and lots of defense.

The Lobos will have the services of Ahmari Davis back, and between he, Bryson Carroll, who rushed for 193 yards in his first career start, and Jones, who has a 100-yard rushing/100-yard passing game already this season, UNM’s offense should be able to provide issues.  The matchup features seven players, three for UNM for four for Wyoming, that have rushed for 100 yards this season.

The game marks Homecoming for Wyoming, and it is their “Gold Rush” game with fans wearing gold.  They might wear gold, but it will probably be under a jacket as the temperature is expected to be a high of 52 at kickoff and trending lower from there, with the wind blowing steady from 20-30 miles per hour, with gusts of 35 to 40 miles per hour.

The wind will make special teams an important part of the game, with UNM’s punter Tyson Dyer having been named to the Ray Guy Award’s “Ray’s 8” twice this season.  Ryan Galovich has had a solid season for Wyoming, averaging 43.7 yards per punt, while Dyer is at 47.1 per kick.