Sat, Dec 17 Gildan New Mexico Bowl – Cowboys vs Temple Owls

14th December, 2011 - Posted by tang - No Comments

December 17th is circled on the calendar for the Gildan New Mexico Bowl in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Owls face the Cowboys in this clash of 2 great teams. The Temple Owls come into play with an 8-4 record and a 5-3 record, which is great for 2nd in the MAC. Coming in third in the Mountain West Conference, the Wyoming Cowboys furthermore have an 8-4 record with a 5-2 record. With near-identical records, this match ought to demonstrate to go right down to the last whistle. Temple comes into the game averaging 30.1 points per game on offense with an amazing 13.8 points per game on defense which ranks third in the country. As the Wyoming Cowboys average 27 points per game on both sides of the ball, Wyoming’s win-loss record is not indicative of their percentage of points.

Gamble on football

Senior Qb Chester Stewart (743 passing yards – 65.1 completion pct – 2 touchdown / 2 int – 143.4 rating) will be major the Temple Owls behind center. The Temple Owls do the most destruction on the ground, nevertheless, which is headed by juniors RB Bernard Cut (248 carries – 1,381 yards – 25 tds) and RB Matt Brown (142 carries – 867 yards – 5 tds). The receiving core is headed by seniors Evan Rodriguez (33 catches – 427 yards – 2 tds) and Joe Jones (27 catches – 296 yards – 3 tds). 1st year head coach Steve Addazio leads the Temple Owls from the sidelines.

Gamble on college basketball

The Wyoming Cowboys are led by freshman Qb Brett Smith (2,495 passing yards – 60.5 completion pct – 18 touchdown / 8 int – 126.2 rating). The Wyoming Cowboys running attack is a 2-pronged strategy with junior RB Alvester Alexander (145 carries – 678 yards – 6 tds) and Qb Brett Smith (123 carries – 645 yards – 10 tds) displaying his two-way threat behind center. With 5 participants having over 30 catches this season, the Wyoming Cowboys have a squad effort in wide outs. Junior WR Chris McNeill (42 catches – 504 yards – 4 tds) and sophomore Wide receiver Robert Herron (40 catches – 346 yards – 3 td’s) are the leading 2 threats downfield. Senior Wide receiver Mazi Ogbonna (39 catches – 430 yards – 3 tds) and freshman WR’s Dominic Rufran (35 catches – 378 yards – 2 tds) and Josh Doctson (32 catches – 361 yards – 4 tds) are furthermore threatening beyond the marker. 3rd year head coach Dave Christensen will be in charge of the Wyoming Cowboys.