Laramie, Wyo. (Feb. 29, 2024) – The Mountain West is coming off a 2023 season in which seven teams played in bowl games. The 2024 season will see six new head coaches take the reins at MW schools and will be the first under a new multi-year deal with Old Trapper to serve as the title sponsor of the Mountain West Football Championship game.
Games against Oregon State and Washington State will not count toward the MW standings and those two squads will not be eligible to participate in the Old Trapper MW Championship. The scheduling agreement strengthens the Conference's nonconference schedule, enhances the league's national brand and expands the MW footprint.
The 2024 schedule will play out over 15 weeks, concluding with the Old Trapper Mountain West Football Championship game on a date to be announced. The contest will feature the two teams with the highest Conference winning percentage.
Today's release represents the first phase in the 2024 football schedule process. Mountain West national television partners CBS Sports and FOX Sports will now initiate a selection procedure which will include the shifting of particular games to non-Saturday dates. That will be followed by the identification of network outlets and kick times.
2024 UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Date Opponents
Sat., Aug. 31 at Arizona State
Sat., Sept. 7 Idaho
Sat., Sept. 14 BYU
Sat., Sept. 21 at North Texas
Sat., Sept. 28 Air Force *
Sat., Oct. 5 Open
Sat., Oct. 12 San Diego State *
Sat., Oct. 19 at San Jose State *
Sat., Oct. 26 Utah State *
Sat., Nov. 2 at New Mexico *
Sat., Nov. 9 Open
Sat., Nov. 16 at Colorado State *
Sat., Nov. 23 Boise State *
Sat., Nov. 30 at Washington State
TBD MW Championship Game+
Game times and television coverage will be announced by the Mountain West at future dates
BOLD AND CAPS Indicate Home games
*Indicates Mountain West Conference games
+The Mountain West Football Championship Game
2024 WYOMING HOME SCHEDULE
•After opening the season at Arizona State, the Cowboys will play four of their next five contests inside War Memorial Stadium in Laramie.
•The Cowboys will host another Big 12 foe, this time in BYU, on Saturday, Sept. 14. The two teams met in Provo in 2022.
•Wyoming will open the Mountain West portion of the schedule on Saturday, Sept. 28 hosting Air Force. Both teams won nine games last season.
•The Cowboys will face San Diego State in the two teams first meeting in War Memorial Stadium since the Mountain West Championship game in 2016.
•Wyoming will face Utah State in the Battle for Bridger's Rifle on Saturday, Oct. 26.
•The Pokes will host Boise State in a key Mountain West contest on Saturday, Nov. 23 in the final home contest of the season.
2024 WYOMING ROAD SCHEDULE
•The contest against Arizona State will mark back-to-back seasons that the Cowboys have faced a team from the Big 12 Conference to open the season.
•Wyoming will faceoff against North Texas on Saturday, Sept. 21. It marks the first meeting between the schools.
•Wyoming's first road contest in conference play will be a trip to San Jose State on Saturday, Oct. 19.
•Wyoming will face New Mexico on Saturday, Nov. 2 and head to Fort Collins for the Border War against Colorado State on Saturday, Nov. 16.
•Wyoming closes the regular season at Washington State. The contest is part of a scheduling agreement between the conference and both WSU and Oregon State. The games against OSU and WSU will not count toward the conference standings, and neither Pac-12 school is eligible for the MW championship game.
WYOMING WILL RETURN AN EXCITING CORE OF PLAYERS
First-year head coach Jay Sawvel returns a core of veteran players to his roster including three players who earned All-Mountain West honors a season ago along with the MVP of the Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl.
Jordan Bertagnole earned Second-Team All-MW honors and is joined by Wyett Ekler (Honorable Mention) to anchor a veteran group that also features the return of linebacker Shae Suiaunoa and host of other returners, as Wyoming brings back six of their top seven tacklers from last season.
The Wyoming offense welcomes back honorable mention All-MW running back Harrison Waylee along with a strong group that includes tight end John Michael Gyllenborg and quarterback Evan Svoboda, as he helped lead the Pokes to a comeback win in the win over Toledo in the Arizona Bowl. Kicker John Hoyland was named the MVP of the 2023 Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl.
HOW TO ORDER TICKETS FOR WYOMING FOOTBALL GAMES
Season tickets are now on sale for the 2024 Wyoming Football season. Current UW season-ticket holders may login to their online account and renew at: www.GoWyo.com/renew with New season-ticket buyers may go to www.GoWyo.com/tickets
Fans who have questions regarding UW Athletic ticketing may also: email tickets@uwyo.edu; call 307-766-7220; or stop by the UW Athletics Ticket Office on the west side of the Arena-Auditorium located on Willett Drive. Office hours: 8 am- 5pm, Monday-Friday (excluding major holidays).
TICKET PRICING
With season-ticket prices as low as $170 for adults, fans can attend six Cowboy games. Purchasing season tickets for the 2024 season will save fans a considerable amount versus purchasing single-game tickets.
Season-ticket offers for Cowboy Football home games in 2024 include the following:
•Monthly payment plans are available to fans. For more information, contact the UW Athletics Ticket Office by: emailing tickets@uwyo.edu; calling 307-766-7220; or stopping by the UW Athletics Ticket Office on the west side of the Arena-Auditorium located on Willett Drive.
•Recent University of Wyoming Alumni graduating classes of 2020-24 are being offered a special season-ticket price of $105 per season ticket for general admission season tickets up to 2 tickets and will be provided a Brown Lot parking pass.
•Full-time UW Faculty and Staff are eligible for a 20% discount on up to two 2 season tickets. UW Faculty and Staff may also pay for season tickets via payroll deduction for a limited time. Contact the UW Athletics Ticket Office for more information.
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