Sandvik ends Wyoming’s eight-game road skid

01 · The NewsRoad Streak Ends

Wyoming ended an eight-game road losing streak Friday, Oct. 9, when Erik Sandvik kicked a short field goal in overtime to beat San José State 16–13 and move the Cowboys to 3–3.

The victory followed three road losses that had exposed Wyoming away from home: 35–13 at Colorado State on Sept. 5, 24–10 at Central Michigan on Sept. 19 and 28–0 at North Dakota State on Oct. 3. Sandvik’s kick gave the Cowboys their first road win of the season and their first away victory in eight tries.

The result also changed the shape of the next two games. Wyoming hosts Northern Illinois on Saturday, Oct. 17, at 3:30 p.m. ET, then hosts Air Force on Friday, Oct. 23, at 9 p.m. ET. The Cowboys have won both of their completed home games, beating Northern Colorado 21–13 and Hawai’i 27–10.

Wyoming has alternated losses and wins through six games, answering each defeat with a victory without putting consecutive wins together. The Northern Illinois game offers the first chance to change that pattern, and the Air Force matchup follows six days later.

The offensive questions are not settled by one overtime win. The available statistics do not establish a broader improvement, but Hughes supplied the touchdown and rushing production Wyoming needed, while Sandvik finished the job. The Cowboys leave San José State with a 16–13 victory, a 3–3 record and no road skid hanging over the next game.

02 · The StakesThe Stretch Ahead

Tyler Hughes threw a touchdown and ran for 92 yards, giving Wyoming enough offense to survive a low-scoring overtime game. At 3–3, the Cowboys need to turn the road breakthrough into a winning stretch to keep the season from sliding toward another losing record; Wyoming finished 4–8 in 2025.

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