FORT COLLINS, Colo. (Nov. 14, 2024) — The Wyoming Cowboys could not overcome a slow start in a 24-10 loss at Colorado State on Saturday evening inside Canvas Stadium in Fort Collins, Colo. It was the 116th edition of “The Border War” with the Cowboys falling to 31-26 in the Bronze Boot Portion of the series.

“We will start by giving credit to our opponent,” head coach Jay Sawvel said. “We thought coming in here that we were going to need to out-play them. We were going to have to play really good, we were going to have to play as good a football as what we could play and the best football we played all year and we didn’t do that. There’s enough plays defensively we caught to start the game, which was inexcusable. And then offensively we were our own worst enemy at times, too.”

The Cowboys were held to 81 total yards in the first half with the Rams building a 17-3 lead into the half. Wyoming defense settled in the third quarter with Wyoming, but the Ram defense held strong holding the Cowboys to only seven points in the second half.

Wyoming finished the game with 237 yards of total offense with 117 yards on the ground and 120 yards through the air. The Rams finished the contest with 446 yards of total offense, as CSU rushed for 248 yards and passed for 198.

The Cowboy offense was paced by running back Jamari Ferrell with 74 yards on the ground. He recorded a career-high 62-yard rush. Wide receiver Jaylen Sargent grabbed three catches for 45 yards for the night. Quarterback Kaden Anderson threw for 120 yards on 13-of-30 passing.

Wyoming’s defense was paced by linebacker Connor Shay with a career-high