CHAMPAIGN, Ill.- The Wyoming Cowboys dropped their first game of the 2022 season to the Illinois Fighting Illini, 38-6, on Saturday. The Pokes struggled throughout the entire game, not getting much on offense, and an exhausted defense couldn’t stop the Illini.

LARAMIE, Wyo.—For the University of Wyoming Cowboys, the 2021 season fell short of their great expectations.

The team started out on a roll with four straight wins and headed into conference play undefeated. But then the Cowboys suffered four straight losses to their Mountain West opponents. From there, the team traded wins and losses each of their last four games to finish the season with a 6-6 record.