Wyoming Scores Twice in Two Minutes to Beat Northern Colorado
Wyoming trailed 13-7 after three quarters and had one touchdown to show for it. Then Tyler Hughes threw two in the span of two minutes, and the home team walked away with a 21-13 win over Northern Colorado.
The first half was a Northern Colorado comeback in miniature. Samuel Harris punched in a 4-yard run midway through the second quarter for a 7-0 lead. Landon Richardson answered with a 45-yard field goal, and with 25 seconds left in the half Kenny Lueth hit Marcus Mozer on a 45-yard touchdown to put the visitors up 10-7. Richardson added a 35-yard field goal midway through the third. That made it 13-7, and it stayed that way for a long time.
Wyoming's next points came with 3:44 left, a 15-yard touchdown from Hughes to Charlie Coenen that made it 14-13. Two minutes later (1:44 on the clock) Hughes found tight end Kyle Frendt from 18 yards out, and the lead was eight. That was the last score. Two scoring drives in the final four minutes is a fine way to spend a fourth quarter, and a stressful one to sit through.
The Cowboys finished with 307 yards, 158 of them on the ground on 31 carries, and 149 through the air. They also lost two fumbles, which is a lot of free gifts to hand out and still win. Wyoming is 1-1 now. Northern Colorado is 0-1, and two field goals and one 45-yard touchdown were all it had on the board.
For fantasy, this was the Hughes game: two touchdown passes, a season high, and a shot of life after he threw three interceptions in the opener. Three Wyoming skill players hit season highs, and the backfield split meant nobody ran away with it.