Published 9 months ago • loading... • Updated 9 months ago
Northern Iowa Football Falls at Wyoming
Wyoming limited Northern Iowa to 7 points while gaining 31, with Kaden Anderson throwing for 260 yards and one touchdown during the game.
In front of a crowd of over 25,000, the Wyoming Cowboys defeated the Northern Iowa Panthers 31-7 Saturday in Laramie, marking a decisive home performance by the FBS team against the FCS program.
The matchup pitted FBS Wyoming Cowboys against FCS Northern Iowa Panthers as part of Wyoming's schedule, with Wyoming's scoring defense allowing 0 points and Northern Iowa's offense averaging 38 points per game.
Kaden Anderson completed 17-of-23 passes for 167 yards and two touchdowns before exiting with an upper-body injury, while Chris Durr Jr. caught eight passes for 190 yards and a touchdown and Sam Scott rushed 29 times for 132 yards.
The Cowboys' takeaway-driven surge put them ahead, converting two Matthew Schecklman interceptions into a 24-point run that improved Wyoming Cowboys to 2-0 and sets up a home game with nationally ranked Utah on Sept. 13.
Injuries and penalties left Wyoming with areas to fix before its next challenge as Kaden Anderson exited and Landon Sims debuted 3-of-3 for 23 yards, while Jay Sawvel noted 13 penalties for 115 yards.