December 17th is set aside on the calendar for the Gildan New Mexico Bowl in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In this clash of two excellent squads, the Owls face the Cowboys. The Temple Owls come into play with an 8-4 record and a 5-3 record, which is excellent for second in the MAC. Coming in 3rd in the Mountain West Conference, the Wyoming Cowboys additionally have an 8-4 record with a 5-2 record. With near-identical records, this match ought to show to go right down to the last whistle. Temple comes into the game averaging 30.1 ppg on offense with an amazing 13.8 ppg on defense which ranks 3rd in the country. As the Wyoming Cowboys average 27 ppg on both sides of the ball, Wyoming’s win-loss record isn’t indicative of their percentage of points.

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The Temple Owls are headed behind center by senior Quarterback Chester Stewart (743 passing yards – 65.1 completion pct – 2 touchdown / 2 int – 143.4 rating). The Temple Owls do the most damage on the ground, however, which is headed by juniors RB Bernard Cut (248 carries – 1,381 yards – 25 tds) and RB Matt Brown (142 carries – 867 yards – 5 tds). The receiving core is headed by seniors Joe Jones (27 catches – 296 yards – 3 tds) and Evan Rodriguez (33 catches – 427 yards – 2 tds). The Temple Owls are headed from the sidelines by first year head coach Steve Addazio.

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The Wyoming Cowboys are headed by freshman Quarterback Brett Smith (2,495 passing yards – 60.5 completion pct – 18 touchdown / 8 int – 126.2 rating). The Wyoming Cowboys running attack is a two-pronged approach with junior RB Alvester Alexander (145 carries – 678 yards – 6 tds) and Quarterback Brett Smith (123 carries – 645 yards – 10 tds) exhibiting his two-way menace behind center. The Wyoming Cowboys have a team effort in wide outs with five players having over 30 catches this season. Sophomore WR Robert Herron (40 catches – 346 yards – 3 tds) and junior WR Chris McNeill (42 catches – 504 yards – 4 tds) are the leading two threats downfield. Senior WR Mazi Ogbonna (39 catches – 430 yards – 3 tds) and freshman WR’s Dominic Rufran (35 catches – 378 yards – 2 tds) and Josh Doctson (32 catches – 361 yards – 4 tds) are additionally serious beyond the marker. 3rd year head coach Dave Christensen will be in charge of the Wyoming Cowboys.