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Tyrecus Davis and John Hoyland Earn MW Player of the Week Honors

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Nick Seeman, Assistant Athletic Director, Communications University of Wyoming Athletics

John Hoyalnd Named Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week

Finished career with three field goals at Washington State

LARAMIE, Wyo. (Dec. 2, 2024) – Senior kicker John Hoyland was named the Mountain West Conference Special Teams Player of the Week on Monday. He helped led the Cowboys past Washington State in the regular season finale on Saturday. It is the sixth time in his career that he has garnered the honor.

Hoyland, a native of Broom field, Colo. finished his Cowboy career scoring nine points for the Cowboys in the 15-14 win over Washington State on Saturday. He was a perfect 3-of-3 in field goals in the contest knocking in field goals from 42-yards, 40-yards, and 22-yards to finish the season 14-of-15 inside the 50-yard line.

He finished his career with the Cowboys with a school record 73 made field goals. He also finished his career with the Brown and Gold with 366 career points.

Tyrecus Davis Named Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week

Sealed win over WSU with Interception

LARAMIE, Wyo. (Dec. 2, 2024) – Senior cornerback Tyrecus Davis was named the Mountain West Conference Defensive Player of the Week on Monday. He helped led the Cowboys past Washington State in the regular season finale on Saturday.

Davis, a native of Greenvile, Texas finished his final game for the Cowboys tying a career-high with seven total tackles. He had seven tackles in his first game with UW against Texas Tech and the game in his final contest at Washington State. He also added his second career interception that sealed the contest. Davis also added a tackle for loss and recorded a key fourth-down stop to lift Wyoming to the win.

Davis and the Cowboy defensive held Washington State to 150 yards below their average and held the Cougars to only 14 points, as WSU averaged 50 points per game at home this season. The Cowboys did not allow a score in the second half.

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