Wyoming Stuns Washington State in Low-Scoring Week 14 Upset
Wyoming defeated Washington State 15-14 in a defensive battle during Week 14 of the 2024 season. The Cowboys' offense, led by quarterback Evan Svoboda's 206 passing yards, scored the decisive touchdown in the fourth quarter when Svoboda connected with John Michael Gyllenborg for an 18-yard score, though the two-point conversion failed.
Washington State struck first, with John Mateer finding Kyle Williams for a 37-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter. The Cougars built an early 14-3 advantage by halftime but managed no points in the second half, allowing Wyoming to storm back.
Svoboda and the Wyoming defense tightened their grip as the game progressed. Receiver Jamari Ferrell led Wyoming's receiving corps with nine catches, while rusher Justin Stevenson contributed seven carries.
The game featured eight lead changes and remained tightly contested throughout, with Wyoming's defense forcing critical turnovers including an interception by Jamorri Colson in the second quarter. The final score came well under the 55-point over-under, and Wyoming covered the 18.5-point spread as the away team.
AI-generated recap · Aug 26, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Wyoming | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
 Washington State | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Wyoming | Washington State |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 21-34 | 16-22 |
| Pass Yards | 206 | 182 |
| Rush Yards | 136 | 103 |
| Total Yards | 342 | 285 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
| 3rd Down | 5-15 | 1-10 |
| Penalties | 5-40 | 7-60 |
| Possession | 34:14 | 25:46 |
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Play-by-Play
Jamari Ferrell run for 3 yds to the WYO 28
Harrison Waylee run for a loss of 1 yard to the WYO 27
Evan Svoboda run for 1 yd to the WYO 28
Jack Culbreath punt for 34 yds, downed at the WSU 38
John Mateer pass complete to Kyle Williams for 6 yds to the WSU 44
Wayshawn Parker run for 9 yds to the WYO 47 for a 1ST down
John Mateer pass complete to Kyle Williams for 12 yds to the WYO 35 for a 1ST down
Wayshawn Parker run for 3 yds to the WYO 32
John Mateer sacked by Tyce Westland and Connor Shay for a loss of 9 yards to the WYO 41
John Mateer pass complete to Kyle Williams for 4 yds to the WYO 37
John Mateer sacked by Ethan Day and Jaden Williams for a loss of 2 yards to the WYO 39
Evan Svoboda run for no gain to the WYO 39
Wyoming Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the WYO 34
Evan Svoboda pass incomplete
Evan Svoboda pass incomplete
Wyoming Penalty, Delay Of Game (Shae Suiaunoa) to the WYO 29
Jack Culbreath punt for 41 yds
John Mateer run for 16 yds to the WSU 46 for a 1ST down
Wayshawn Parker run for a loss of 1 yard to the WSU 45
John Mateer pass complete to Kris Hutson for 15 yds to the WYO 40 for a 1ST down
John Mateer pass complete to Carlos Hernandez for 3 yds to the WYO 37
John Mateer pass complete to Kyle Williams for 37 yds for a TD (Dean Janikowski KICK)
Evan Svoboda run for 7 yds to the WYO 32
Evan Svoboda pass complete to Justin Stevenson for 6 yds to the WYO 38 for a 1ST down
Evan Svoboda run for 1 yd to the WYO 39
Jamari Ferrell run for 4 yds to the WYO 43
Evan Svoboda pass complete to Will Pelissier for 7 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Evan Svoboda pass complete to Chris Durr Jr. for 32 yds to the WSU 18 for a 1ST down
Harrison Waylee run for 3 yds to the WSU 15
Harrison Waylee run for a loss of 1 yard to the WSU 16
Evan Svoboda sacked by Ansel Din-Mbuh and Quinn Roff for a loss of 7 yards to the WSU 23
John Hoyland 40 yd FG GOOD
John Hoyland kickoff for 56 yds , Leyton Smithson return for 17 yds to the WSU 26 Leyton Smithson fumbled, recovered by WSU Dean Janikowski D. Janikowski return for 17 yds , return for 1 yd to the WSU 26
John Mateer run for 7 yds to the WSU 33
John Mateer pass complete to Carlos Hernandez for 20 yds to the WYO 47 for a 1ST down
Wayshawn Parker run for 7 yds to the WYO 40
John Mateer pass complete to Carlos Hernandez for 12 yds to the WYO 28 for a 1ST down
John Mateer run for 7 yds to the WYO 21
John Mateer run for 9 yds to the WYO 12 for a 1ST down
John Mateer pass incomplete
John Mateer run for 10 yds to the WYO 2 for a 1ST down
Wayshawn Parker run for no gain to the WYO 2
John Mateer run for 2 yds for a TD (Dean Janikowski KICK)
Evan Svoboda pass complete to Chris Durr Jr. for 4 yds to the WYO 29
Harrison Waylee run for 9 yds to the WYO 38 for a 1ST down
Justin Stevenson run for 7 yds to the WYO 45
Harrison Waylee run for a loss of 1 yard to the WYO 44
Evan Svoboda run for 5 yds to the WYO 49 for a 1ST down
Evan Svoboda pass incomplete
Jamari Ferrell run for 2 yds to the WSU 49
Evan Svoboda sacked by Ansel Din-Mbuh for a loss of 2 yards to the WYO 49
Jack Culbreath punt for 41 yds
Wayshawn Parker run for 3 yds to the WSU 13
John Mateer pass complete to Wayshawn Parker for no gain to the WSU 13
John Mateer pass complete to Djouvensky Schlenbaker for a loss of 1 yard to the WSU 12
Nick Haberer punt for 40 yds
Evan Svoboda pass intercepted Jamorri Colson return for no gain to the WSU 10
John Mateer pass complete to Kris Hutson for 15 yds to the WSU 25 for a 1ST down
Wayshawn Parker run for 1 yd to the WSU 26
John Mateer pass complete to Carlos Hernandez for 12 yds to the WSU 38 for a 1ST down
John Mateer pass complete to Kris Hutson for 19 yds to the WYO 43 for a 1ST down
Leo Pulalasi run for 2 yds to the WYO 41
John Mateer run for 3 yds to the WYO 38
Washington State Penalty, False Start (Brock Dieu) to the WYO 43
John Mateer run for 8 yds to the WYO 35 John Mateer fumbled, recovered by WYO Ethan Day E. Day return for 0 yds
Evan Svoboda pass complete to Chris Durr Jr. for 10 yds to the WYO 45 for a 1ST down
Evan Svoboda pass complete to Jaylen Sargent for 20 yds to the WSU 35 for a 1ST down
Evan Svoboda run for 12 yds to the WSU 23 for a 1ST down
Harrison Waylee run for 17 yds to the WSU 6 for a 1ST down
Evan Svoboda pass complete to Sam Scott for 1 yd to the WSU 5
Evan Svoboda pass incomplete
John Hoyland 22 yd FG GOOD
End of 2nd Quarter
John Hoyland kickoff for 64 yds , Leyton Smithson return for 22 yds to the WSU 13
John Mateer run for 6 yds to the WSU 19
John Mateer run for 2 yds to the WSU 21
John Mateer run for a loss of 5 yards to the WSU 16
Nick Haberer punt for 43 yds
Jamari Ferrell run for 5 yds to the WYO 46
Jamari Ferrell run for no gain to the WYO 46
Evan Svoboda pass incomplete
Jack Culbreath punt for 47 yds
John Mateer pass complete to Wayshawn Parker for 15 yds to the WSU 22 for a 1ST down
John Mateer pass complete to Kris Hutson for 9 yds to the WSU 31
John Mateer pass complete to Kris Hutson for 4 yds to the WSU 35 for a 1ST down
Wayshawn Parker run for 3 yds to the WSU 38
Wayshawn Parker run for a loss of 7 yards to the WSU 31
Washington State Penalty, False Start (Fa'alili Fa'amoe) to the WSU 26
John Mateer run for 10 yds to the WSU 36
Nick Haberer punt for 50 yds
Evan Svoboda pass incomplete
Harrison Waylee run for 9 yds to the WYO 23
Harrison Waylee run for 7 yds to the WYO 30 for a 1ST down
Jamari Ferrell run for 7 yds to the WYO 37
Wyoming Penalty, Offensive Holding (Justin Stevenson) to the WYO 31
Evan Svoboda pass incomplete
(05:20) SVOBODA, Evan pass to the right incomplete intended for DURR, Chris broken up by GUSHIKEN, Kapena at the WYO45, clock 05:16. PENALTY WSU Face mask on LATAIMUA, Jackson enforced 15 yards from the WYO31 to the WYO46 and results in automatic 1ST DOWN [SG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
Evan Svoboda pass complete to John Michael Gyllenborg for 12 yds to the WSU 42 for a 1ST down
Evan Svoboda pass incomplete
Evan Svoboda pass complete to Harrison Waylee for 3 yds to the WSU 39
Evan Svoboda run for 11 yds to the WSU 28 for a 1ST down
Evan Svoboda pass incomplete
Jamari Ferrell run for 4 yds to the WSU 24
Evan Svoboda pass incomplete
John Hoyland 42 yd FG GOOD
John Hoyland kickoff for 61 yds , Leyton Smithson return for 22 yds to the WSU 26
(02:02) MATEER, John pass up the middle incomplete intended for MEREDITH, Josh thrown to the WSU40, clock 01:55. PENALTY WSU Holding on TIALAVEA, Roderick enforced 10 yards from the WSU26 to the WSU16 [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
John Mateer pass incomplete
John Mateer run for no gain to the WSU 16
John Mateer pass incomplete
Nick Haberer punt for 43 yds, downed at the WYO 41
Evan Svoboda pass complete to Jamari Ferrell for 9 yds to the 50 yard line
Evan Svoboda pass complete to John Michael Gyllenborg for 2 yds to the WSU 48 for a 1ST down
Jamari Ferrell run for 2 yds to the WSU 46
Harrison Waylee run for 6 yds to the WSU 40
Evan Svoboda run for 7 yds to the WSU 33 for a 1ST down
Evan Svoboda sacked by Kyle Thornton for a loss of 5 yards to the WSU 38
Evan Svoboda pass complete to Chris Durr Jr. for a loss of 2 yards to the WSU 40
Evan Svoboda sacked for a loss of 15 yards to the WYO 45 Evan Svoboda fumbled, recovered by WSU Taariq Al-Uqdah , return for 0 yards
John Mateer pass incomplete
Wayshawn Parker run for 4 yds to the WYO 41
Wayshawn Parker run for 3 yds to the WYO 38
John Mateer run for 2 yds to the WYO 36
Evan Svoboda pass complete to Trey Olsen for 4 yds to the WYO 40
Harrison Waylee run for 12 yds to the WSU 48 for a 1ST down
Harrison Waylee run for 8 yds to the WSU 40
Harrison Waylee run for 1 yd to the WSU 39
Evan Svoboda run for 2 yds to the WSU 37 Evan Svoboda fumbled, recovered by WSU Taariq Al-Uqdah T. Al-Uqdah return for 0 yds
Wayshawn Parker run for 13 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Wayshawn Parker run for 5 yds to the WYO 45
Wayshawn Parker run for 2 yds to the WYO 43
John Mateer sacked by Connor Shay for a loss of 6 yards to the WYO 49
Nick Haberer punt for 39 yds
Evan Svoboda sacked by Khalil Laufau for a loss of 3 yards to the WYO 7
Evan Svoboda pass complete to Jaylen Sargent for 12 yds to the WYO 19
Jamari Ferrell run for no gain to the WYO 19
Evan Svoboda run for 2 yds to the WYO 21 for a 1ST down
Evan Svoboda pass complete to Jack Harvey for 3 yds to the WYO 24
(01:46) SVOBODA, Evan pass short to the left incomplete dropped by SCOTT, Sam thrown to the WYO29, clock 01:40. PENALTY WSU Face mask on O'CONNOR, Ethan enforced 15 yards from the WYO24 to the WYO39 and results in automatic 1ST DOWN [SG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
Evan Svoboda sacked by Khalil Laufau for a loss of 2 yards to the WYO 37
Evan Svoboda pass complete to Chris Durr Jr. for 13 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Evan Svoboda pass complete to Justin Stevenson for 7 yds to the WSU 43
Wyoming Penalty, False Start (Wrook Brown) to the WSU 48
Evan Svoboda pass complete to Will Pelissier for 20 yds to the WSU 28 for a 1ST down
Evan Svoboda pass complete to John Michael Gyllenborg for 29 yds to the WSU 14 for a 1ST down
(01:00) SVOBODA, Evan pass short to the right complete for 4 yards to PELISSIER, Will caught at the WSU24 and advanced to the WSU24 (HALL, Stephen), out of bounds, clock 01:01. PENALTY WYO Chop Block on WAYLEE, Harrison enforced 15 yards from the WSU28 to the WSU43 [SG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
Evan Svoboda pass incomplete
Evan Svoboda pass complete to Sam Scott for a loss of 4 yards to the WSU 18
Evan Svoboda pass incomplete
Evan Svoboda pass complete to John Michael Gyllenborg for 18 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)
John Mateer pass incomplete
Washington State Penalty, Intentional Grounding (John Mateer) to the WSU 21
John Mateer pass intercepted Tyrecus Davis return for 2 yds to the WSU 45
(00:02) [SG] Kneel down by TEAM at WSU47 (team loss of 2), clock 00:00.