2016 Wyoming Cowboys football team
Name Position Seasons at Wyoming Alma mater Before Wyoming
Craig Bohl Head Coach 3 Nebraska ( 1982 ) North Dakota State - Head Coach ( 2013 )
Steve Stanard Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers 3 Nebraska ( 1989 ) North Dakota State - Linebackers ( 2013 )
Brent Vigen Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks 3 North Dakota State ( 1998 ) North Dakota State - Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks ( 2013 )
Mike Bath Running Backs / Fullbacks 3 Miami , Ohio ( 2001 ) Miami , Ohio - Interim Head Coach / Offensive Coordinator ( 2013 )
AJ Cooper Special Teams Coordinator / Defensive Ends 3 North Dakota State ( 2006 ) North Dakota State - Defensive Ends / Co-Special Teams ( 2013 )
Scott Fuchs Offensive Line 3 North Dakota State ( 1995 ) North Dakota State ( 2013 )
Mike Grant Wide Receivers 1 Nebraska ( 1993 ) North Texas - Wide Receivers / Receiving Coordinator ( 2015 )
Pete Kaligis Defensive Tackles / Nose Tackles 8 Washington ( 1994 ) Montana - Offensive Line ( 2008 )
Curt Mallory Defensive Pass Game Coordinator / Secondary 2 Michigan ( 1992 ) Michigan - Secondary ( 2014 )
John Richardson Cornerbacks 3 North Dakota State ( 2010 ) North Dakota State - Cornerbacks ( 2013 )
Russell Dennison Director of Sports Performance / Head Strength and Conditioning Coach 1 Oklahoma ( 2006 ) Oklahoma - Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach
Gordie Haug Director of Recruiting 3 Bemidji State ( 2009 ) North Dakota State - Running Backs ( 2013 )
Josh Firm Offensive Graduate Assistant 2 Missouri S & T ( 2013 ) Bron-Villeurbanne Falcons - Offensive Coordinator ( 2014 )
Grant Olson Defensive Graduate Assistant 2 North Dakota State ( 2014 ) North Dakota State - Student Assistant ( 2014 )
Blake Andersen Defensive Graduate Assistant 1 University of Sioux Falls ( 2011 ) Northwest Missouri State - Defensive Graduate Assistant ( 2015 )
Jacob Claborn Offensive Graduate Assistant / Tight Ends 1 California Lutheran ( 2009 ) Central Washington - Offensive Line ( 2015 )
Personnel -- Coaching staff
The 2016 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cowboys were coached by third year head coach Craig Bohl and played their home games at War Memorial Stadium. They participated in the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 8-6, 6-2 in Mountain West play to finish in a three-way tie for the Mountain Division championship. After tiebreakers, they represented the Mountain Division in, and hosted, the Mountain West Championship Game where they lost to San Diego State. They were invited to the Poinsettia Bowl where they lost to BYU.