BYU football: Three things to know for the Wyoming Cowboys

The BYU football team will take on the Wyoming Cowboys in the 2016 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl. Here are three things to know for the game.

Many BYU football fans aren’t thrilled with the match up, but the Wyoming Cowboys have usually provided a tough game for the Cougars. BYU is 44-30-3 all time against Wyoming, winning the last meeting 25-20 in 2010 at LaVell Edwards Stadium.

The Cowboys finished 8-5 on the season and narrowly lost to San Diego State (27-24) in the Mountain West Conference championship game. Wyoming’s two best victories came on Oct. 29 against Boise State and Nov. 19 against SDSU.

Of the Cowboys’ five losses, three of them are bad. They lost at Nebraska 52-17, but that’s understandable. The loss to the Aztecs in the MWC title game is also understandable.

But, Wyoming also lost to Eastern Michigan, UNLV and New Mexico. Those are not good.

BYU football’s highs and lows have been well documented. The Cougars went 8-4, with the four losses coming by just eight points. It’s led many to wonder ‘what if,’ but here we are.

So here are three things to know for BYU football’s Poinsettia Bowl match up.