HOW THEY SCORED
September 27, 2009 - 9:00 pm
HOW THEY SCORED
WYOMING UNLV
30 27
UNLV 7 6 7 7 -- 27
Wyoming 3 10 7 10 -- 30
FIRST QUARTER
Wyoming 3, UNLV 0,12:56 -- FG Ian Watts 29. Drive: 4 plays, -5 yards, 0:45. Key play: UNLV center John Gianninoto snaps the ball over and to the side of quarterback Omar Clayton. Wyoming defensive tackle John Fletcher recovers at the Rebels' 7-yard line.
UNLV 7, Wyoming 3, 3:13 -- Channing Trotter 18 run (Kyle Watson kick). Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 3:32. Key plays: UNLV converts third downs on an 18-yard pass from Clayton to Jerriman Robinson and a 27-yard run by C.J. Cox.
SECOND QUARTER
UNLV 7, Wyoming 6, 13:48 -- FG Watts 22. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 4:25. Key play: Wyoming quarterback Austyn Carta-Samuels rushes for no gain, but UNLV cornerback Warren Zeigler is penalized for a late hit, moving the ball to the Rebels' 20.
UNLV 10, Wyoming 6, 8:34 -- FG Watson 28. Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards, 5:14. Key plays: The Rebels convert third downs with passes by Clayton of 9 yards to Ryan Wolfe and 17 to Phillip Payne.
UNLV 13, Wyoming 6, 5:45 -- FG Watson 26. Drive: 5 plays, 17 yards, 1:21. Key play: Wyoming attempts a fake punt, but punter Austin McCoy's pass is incomplete to give the Rebels possession at the Cowboys' 26.
UNLV 13, Wyoming 13, 2:48 -- Brandon Stewart 19 pass from Carta-Samuels (Watts kick). Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:57. Key play: The Cowboys open the drive with a 30-yard pass from Carta-Samuels to David Leonard to the 50.
THIRD QUARTER
UNLV 20, Wyoming 13, 3:49 -- Mike Clausen 1 run (Watson kick). Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 3:48. Key play: Trotter's 5-yard run on third-and-1 picks up the first down, and a late hit by Wyoming safety Shamiel Gary moves the ball to the Cowboys' 40.
UNLV 20, Wyoming 20, 1:29 -- Leonard 34 pass from Carta-Samuels (Watts kick). Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 2:20. Key play: The Cowboys should have been off the field with an incomplete pass on third down, but Zeigler's 10-yard pass interference penalty gives them new life at their 45.
FOURTH QUARTER
UNLV 27, Wyoming 20, 11:28 -- Wolfe 18 pass from Clayton (Watson kick). Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:01. Key play: Facing third-and-5, Clayton threads a pass between two defenders to Robinson, who hangs on for a 14-yard grab to Wyoming's 46 despite being slammed by Cowboys safety Chris Prosinski.
UNLV 27, Wyoming 27, 8:16 -- Travis Burkhalter 15 pass from Carta-Samuels (Watts kick). Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:12. Key play: On third-and-5, Carta-Samuels is pressured, but runs 19 yards up the middle for a first down to UNLV's 38.
Wyoming 30, UNLV 27, 4:21 -- FG Watts 28. Drive: 9 plays, 26 yards, 3:20. Key play: Payne slips down, and Wyoming cornerback Tashaun Gipson intercepts Clayton's pass at the Rebels' 37.
A -- 19,196.
TEAM STATISTICS
UNLV Wyo.
First downs 26 19
Rushes-yards 32-126 32-109
Passing 260 248
Comp-Att-Int 26-45-2 25-39-0
Return Yards 14 3
Punts-Avg. 3-36.3 5-53.2
Fumbles-Lost 2-2 1-0
Penalties-Yards 4-40 6-50
Time of poss. 31:19 28:41
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING--UNLV, Trotter 17-90, Cox 4-32, Clayton 6-30, Clausen 2-6, Brogdon 1-0, Lamers 1-(minus 5), Team 1-(minus 27). Wyoming, Alexander 12-42, Carta-Samuels 12-34, Stewart 6-31, Terry 1-3, M.Gipson 1-(minus 1).
PASSING--UNLV, Clayton 26-43-2-260, Clausen 0-1-0-0,
Johnson 0-1-0-0. Wyoming, Carta-Samuels 24-37-0-234, Benjamin 1-1-0-14, McCoy 0-1-0-0.
RECEIVING--UNLV, Wolfe 8-96, Johnson 5-53, Payne 5-52, Cox 4-15, Robinson 3-39, Trotter 1-5. Wyoming, D.Leonard 6-89, O.Arnold 5-39, McNeill 4-17, Burkhalter 3-31, Alexander 3-21, Bolger 2-28, Stewart 1-19, Bolling 1-4.