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44-661: In 2011 and 2012, the Nebraska Danger was selected as having the IFL's Best Fans. In 2013, the Danger were named IFL Franchise of the Year. Former general manager Mike McCoy was named 2013 IFL Executive of the Year and quarterback Jameel Sewell was named the 2013 IFL Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year. On October 4, 2010, Bosselman Entertainment LLC announced the formation of Nebraska Danger as an expansion member of

88-651: A Twister." The statue depicts a cowboy on top of a bucking bronco, similar to the sports logo. The UniWyo Sports Complex is the facility for Cowboys wrestling and Cowgirls volleyball, and was also home to the Cowgirls basketball team before it moved into the Arena-Auditorium in 2003. The seating capacity is approximately 1,200 people. It is situated north of the Field House, south of the Arena-Auditorium, and northwest of War Memorial Stadium. Formerly called

132-580: A game to benefit the Red Cross and raise money for the country's war effort. Wyoming defeated St. John's, 52–47, in New York City's Madison Square Garden. Kenny Sailors was the national MVP that year. He is credited with creation of the shot known today as the jump shot. When Sailors went to the NBA, his coaches told him he could never be successful in the game if he didn't learn to shoot with his feet on

176-592: A number of other club sports on campus. The UW Rugby union was founded in 1972. The team competes in USA Rugby 's Division I-A College Rugby West Division and is a member of the Eastern Rockies Rugby Football Union (ERRFU), along with Colorado State , Colorado , Utah , New Mexico and Air Force . The team competes against scholarship teams such as University of California at Berkeley and BYU Rugby and regularly advances to

220-562: A senior. He was named first-team All-Metro by the Richmond Times-Dispatch . During the 2005 college football season, Sewell redshirted as a true freshman. Entering the 2006 season, he was third on the depth chart behind redshirt senior Christian Olsen and redshirt junior Kevin McCabe. When Olsen struggled during the season opener, a loss to Pittsburgh , both McCabe and Sewell received playing time. Sewell did not play in

264-466: A sports medicine facility. The RAC began construction May 2000, and was completed at a cost of $ 9.4 million. The building was named for Curtis and Marian Rochelle, who donated $ 4.2 million to the University of Wyoming for the construction of the facility. The playing surface at War Memorial Stadium was named Jonah Field at War Memorial Stadium in 2005 after a new $ 1 million artificial playing surface

308-594: A student dressed up like a cowboy. UW Athletics also features "Cowboy Joe", a pony primarily present at football games. Pistol Pete roams the sidelines and stands entertaining fans. The athletic teams are cheered on by the school song " Ragtime Cowboy Joe " and the fight song "Fight, Wyoming, Fight". Men's athletic teams are known as "Cowboys" and women's teams are called "Cowgirls". Teams of either gender are also referred to as "Pokes", short for Cowpokes. Football began in 1893 at UW, and games were played against local high schools and Front Range colleges. War Memorial Stadium

352-827: Is a former American football quarterback who currently serves as the quarterbacks coach for the Nebraska Danger of the Indoor Football League (IFL). He played college football for the Virginia Cavaliers . Jameel Sewell attended Hermitage High School in Richmond. As a senior, he had 106 completions in 175 attempts for 2,001 yards and 27 touchdowns and threw six interceptions; as a junior, he completed 65 of 135 passes for 1,032 yards and 16 touchdowns. Sewell also rushed for three touchdowns and intercepted two passes from his safety position as

396-754: Is located between the RAC and IPF. The IPF was completed at the end of 2007 at a cost of $ 11 million, paid for in part by private donations and matching funds from the Wyoming State Legislature. Major donors included the John and Mari Ann Martin family and the Mick and Susie McMurry family, who combined to donate $ 5 million to the projects. The new surface was named Jonah Field to recognize the prolific natural gas field in Sublette County, as well as

440-578: The Big 12 Conference . Tom Burman has served as Wyoming's athletic director since October 9, 2006. The nickname Cowboys was used as early as 1891 when a cowboy assisted the Wyoming football team against a team from Cheyenne, Wyoming . One of the Cheyenne players allegedly yelled "Hey, look at that cowboy," and the name stuck. Wyoming's mascot is "Pistol Pete" (first seen in 1917 and redesigned in 2002),

484-474: The Indoor Football League (IFL) for the 2011 season. At the press conference, team owner Charlie Bosselman announced that Sean Ponder would be the team's inaugural head coach, however after just two months on the job, Ponder left the Danger for personal reasons, and Mike Davis was named head coach. On March 7, 2011, the Danger defeated the Wichita Wild 70–59, in the team's first game. On June 28, 2014,

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528-493: The Western Thunder Marching Band and UW Pep Band. In football and basketball, the school song and fight song are sung throughout the game in whole or in part, including when the team runs on the field or court, at timeouts, and after points are scored. During football games, a cannon behind the south end zone is fired by UW Army ROTC Cadets every time a point is scored. When the football team runs from

572-798: The athletic teams that represent the University of Wyoming , located in Laramie . Wyoming is a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW) and competes in NCAA Division I , fielding 17 NCAA-sanctioned sports. Two Wyoming teams compete in other conferences in sports that the MW does not sponsor. The men's swimming and diving team competes in the Western Athletic Conference , and the wrestling team competes in

616-473: The 2006–2007 NCAA Tournament. The Cowgirls set many WNIT records, including second-largest crowd attendance for the tournament (behind the UNM) and the second highest championship game attendance (second again to New Mexico). During that win against Wisconsin the attendance record for the Arena-Auditorium was tied, as tickets were sold out in under four hours. The Cowgirls finished with a 27–9 overall record and 11–5 in

660-651: The Big 12. Mark Branch was first hired in 2009. The team found more success under Branch in 2012–13, finishing 23rd at the NCAA Championships thanks to seven NCAA qualifiers and two All-Americans. Milestones for the program under Branch include first-time wins over Cal Poly and Oklahoma in 2012, and being named a top-25 academic program by the National Wrestling Coaches Association in 2013. The Cowboy wrestlers compete on campus at

704-750: The Cowboys team in that sport now competes in the Western Athletic Conference . The Cowgirls still compete in the Mountain West Conference. The Wyoming Cowboy wrestling team competes in the Big 12 Conference , as the Mountain West does not sponsor the sport. From 2006 through 2015, the Cowboys competed in the Western Wrestling Conference , but that league disbanded at the end of the 2014–15 school year when all of its members accepted wrestling-only membership in

748-629: The Danger to a 10-4 record, the Danger advanced to United Bowl V, where the Danger fell to the Sioux Falls Storm 43-40. After the season, Sewell was named the IFL's MVP as well as the Offensive Player of the Year awards. Sewell re-signed with the Danger for the 2014 season. Sewell was third in the IFL with 38 passing touchdowns and second in rushing yards and rushing touchdowns to claim his second MVP in three years. Wyoming Cowboys The Wyoming Cowboys and Cowgirls are

792-652: The Danger traveled to Sioux Falls, South Dakota , for a second-straight year looking to defeat the Storm for the United Bowl . The Danger came up short again, falling 46–63. On September 7, 2016, Hurtis Chinn was promoted to head coach after Mike Davis announced he was taking a role with the Saskatchewan Roughriders . After the 2019 season, the Bosselman family announced they were looking to sell

836-582: The Eastern Rockies Region. As a member of the Eastern Rockies Rugby Football Union (ERRFU), its opponents include Adams State University , Colorado College , Colorado School of Mines , University of Denver , Idaho State University , Mesa, Montana State University , University of New Mexico , University of Northern Colorado , Utah State University , Utah Valley University and Weber State . The team advanced to its first regional tournament in 2007, where it finished in third place in

880-414: The Mountain West Conference. They also finished second among Division I institutions with one of the largest increases from the previous season. They averaged 1,699 fans during the 2005–06 season compared to 4,638 during the 2006–07 Season. They also ranked 22nd in attendance for the 2006–07 season. In 2008, the Cowgirls finished the season with a 24–7 record overall, 12–4 in conference play. After losing in

924-712: The Multi-Purpose Gymnasium, it was renamed in 2005 to the UniWyo Sports Complex after a $ 1 million gift from UniWyo Federal Credit Union, the largest credit union in Laramie and the third largest in Wyoming. The Rochelle Athletics Center, commonly called the RAC (pronounced "Rack"), opened its doors on August 31, 2001. It is the training facility for all varsity sports. It also contains the football locker room, an academic and counseling center, and

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968-669: The Mustangs before his release. On March 16, 2011, Sewell signed with the Green Bay Blizzard of the Indoor Football League (IFL). He was then traded to the Nebraska Danger in October 2011. After playing sparingly for the Danger in 2012, Sewell took off for the Danger in 2013. Sewell threw for 2,531 yards while throwing 52 touchdowns and only 5 interceptions. His duel-threat abilities also resulted in him rushing for 654 yards and scoring 25 rushing touchdowns. After leading

1012-553: The New Mexico Bowl. Kelly Haggbberg made the winning tackle. The football helmets were chosen as the third best logo helmet (no letters) by Sports Illustrated 's 10 Spot. In 1943, the team defeated Georgetown University 46–34 to win the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship . Two days following its NCAA Championship, Wyoming was asked to play the 1943 National Invitation Tournament Champion (NIT), St. John's, in

1056-489: The RAC locker room to Jonah Field, each member touches the Steamboat bronze statue for good luck. During basketball games, a short riff is played by the drum set and bass players after every point scored. The Beer Song is also a long-standing tradition at Wyoming; students will chant "Beer Song" at every home game until the band has performed the song several times. Jonah Field at War Memorial Stadium , capacity 30,514,

1100-524: The UniWyo Sports Complex, which has a capacity of 1,200. In his first ten years as head coach, Branch had a 100–49 record. He was named the Big 12 Wrestling Coach of the Year in 2018. University of Wyoming Cowboy Wrestling team accomplishments : Wyoming has won three NCAA team national championships. Below is one national team title that was not bestowed by the NCAA: UW Club Sports include soccer, rugby, rodeo, skiing, ice hockey and

1144-682: The championship game. Dembo also helped lead Wyoming to the Sweet 16 of the 1987 NCAA Tournament, defeating Virginia (64–60) and UCLA (78–68) in the first and second rounds before losing to UNLV (92-78) in the West Regional semifinals. Wyoming also made the NCAA Tournament in 2002 as a #11 seed, defeating #6 Gonzaga (73–66) before losing to #3 Arizona (68–60). Wyoming then won the Mountain West Basketball tournament for

1188-526: The financial contributions by Wyoming's extractive industries to state funding projects, including higher education. Gifts totaling $ 2 million by George and Dianna Archuleta of La Barge and Ron and Linda Flack of Cheyenne launched UW's Intercollegiate Athletics capital campaign for facilities in March 2004. Named after the University of Wyoming Athletics Director Glenn "Red" Jacoby (1946–73), the Jacoby golf course

1232-507: The first round of the Mountain West Conference tournament, the Cowgirls received an-at large bid for the NCAA tournament for the first time. They lost in the first round to Pittsburgh, 63-58. University of Wyoming athletics has been represented on the Olympic stage by swimmer Scott Usher . Usher was a member of the University of Wyoming Men's Swimming and Diving team from 2000 to 2004 where he

1276-456: The first time in 2015 and returned to the NCAA tournament , losing to Northern Iowa 71–54 as a #12 seed. In 2006, Street & Smith's published its “Greatest College Basketball Programs of All-Time," ranking the University of Wyoming's men's basketball program 42nd. The Women's basketball team hosted and won the 2006–2007 WNIT (Women's National Invitation Tournament) after not receiving a bid in

1320-539: The following game, when McCabe relieved Olsen and led the Cavaliers to a victory over Wyoming . McCabe started in the next game, against Western Michigan , but was benched in favor of Sewell after halftime. Sewell started Virginia's remaining nine games in the 2006 season, beginning with a game at Georgia Tech . The Cavaliers posted a record of 4-5 in those games to finish the season with a 5-7 record. Despite generally positive opinions of Sewell's progress by fans and

1364-562: The game and at halftime, the team runs from the locker room in the RAC to the field and the statue is touched as a token of good luck. Built in 1982 at a cost of $ 15 million, the Arena-Auditorium commonly called the AA (or "Dome of Doom") seats over 15,000. It has been home to the Cowboys since its opening, and to the Cowgirls since 2003. In the yard outside the AA is a statue named "Fanning

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1408-488: The ground. Sailors created the jump shot in his youth on his family farm in Hillsdale, Wyoming, during pickup games with an older brother, who was considerably taller than Kenny. Fennis Dembo was a popular player in the mid-1980s. He led the Cowboys back to Madison Square Garden in 1986, as they advanced to the semifinals of the 1986 NIT. UW defeated Florida (67–58) in the semifinals before losing to Ohio State (73–63) in

1452-484: The media, Virginia finished near the bottom in most offensive categories in NCAA Division I-A . After the season ended, coach Al Groh said he was not ready to "anoint" Sewell as the unquestioned starter for the 2007 season. McCabe transferred to another school and the other two returning quarterbacks had not taken a game snap, but highly recruited quarterback Peter Lalich joined the Cavaliers in 2007. In

1496-554: The national tournament. In 2000, it was runner-up to UC–Berkeley. In 1991 and 2002, it placed fourth in the nation. In 2014, Wyoming Rugby ranked eleventh in Canterbury's DI-A Top 20 ranking and advanced to the playoffs against Cal Poly . The University of Wyoming women's rugby team, known as Wyoming Women's Cowgirls Rugby Club, started in 1985. The Cowgirls rugby team competes in USA Rugby's Women's Division II and plays in

1540-425: The season-opening loss at Wyoming , Lalich replaced an ineffective Sewell. Lalich continued to be the quarterback in a few series for the next few games until Sewell led the Cavaliers to several narrow victories with fourth-quarter scoring drives. Lalich temporarily replaced an injured Sewell in games against N.C. State , Maryland , Virginia Tech , and Texas Tech . Virginia lost three of those four games. Sewell

1584-542: The starting job. After starting out 0–3, UVA went on a three-game winning streak to a 3–3 record. But then UVA lost the last six games of the season to finish 3–9. Sewell Exploded after he took the starting job passing 1,116 yards and rushing for 887 yards. On February 28, 2011, Sewell signed with the Milwaukee Mustangs of the Arena Football League (AFL). Sewell appeared in one game with

1628-486: The team. No owner was found before the deadline for participating in the 2020 season. Running backs Wide receivers Defensive linemen Defensive backs Special teams The following is a list of all Danger players who have won league awards: Head coach Offensive coaches Defensive coaches Special teams coaches Jameel Sewell Jameel Sewell (born October 19, 1987)

1672-560: The union and fourth place in the West Rugby Conference. The women's rugby team's reached the Emirates Airline USA Rugby Women's National Division II tournament in 2012. The Cowgirls beat Humboldt State in the "Sweet 16" round and lost to Washington State University in the "Elite 8". Wyoming's school song is Ragtime Cowboy Joe , and the fight song is Fight, Wyoming, Fight! , played by

1716-710: Was a five-time NCAA All-American and six-time Mountain West Conference individual champion and record holder. In 2004 he qualified for the Athens Olympic Games in the 200 breast stroke and missed qualifying in the 100 breast stroke by .29 of a second. At the Athens Olympics, the Nebraska native finished seventh in the 200 breast stroke. He was named to the 2007 U.S. World Championship Team. The MW no longer sponsors men's swimming and diving;

1760-584: Was built in 1950 with an original capacity of 20,000 fans. The stadium sits at 7,200 feet (2,200 m) above sea level , and is the highest Division I football stadium in the United States . Currently the stadium holds 30,514 fans. The Wyoming Cowboys rival is Colorado State. Wyoming and Colorado State meet annually in the Border War ; the winner receives the Bronze Boot trophy. The boot

1804-462: Was built in 1950. The playing field is at an elevation of 7,220 feet (2200m), the highest in Division I football. The natural grass field was replaced by artificial turf in 2005 . The new surface, known as Desso Challenge Pro 60 Monofilament Synthetic Turf, is the first of its kind in Division I. Near the north end zone is a bronze statue depicting the Steamboat and rider logo. At the beginning of

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1848-458: Was installed. Construction on the new Indoor Practice Facility (also called the IPF) began in the fall of 2006. It is located northeast of War Memorial Stadium and contains over 80,000 square feet (7,400 m ), and includes a full-size, 100-yard by 50-yard, football field covered by the same Desso Challenge Pro 60 artificial surface that was installed on Jonah Field. The landscaped Warburton Plaza area

1892-465: Was not allowed to enroll at the University for the spring 2008 semester due to his academic standing. He decided against transferring to a Division I-AA school which would have allowed him to play in the 2008 season and announced plans to return to Virginia for the spring 2009 semester. Sewell rejoined the team in January 2009 and after a bad performance by Vic Hall in the opening game, Sewell regained

1936-727: Was worn by a member of the Colorado State ROTC during the Vietnam War. Wyoming beat Colorado State 42–0 in 2010 for the most lopsided outcome in the 102 games of the rivalry up to that point. In 2004, the Cowboy football team ended a 38-year bowl game victory drought by defeating the UCLA Bruins in the Las Vegas Bowl on December 23, 2004. In 2009, the team defeated Fresno State , 35–28 in double overtime, in

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