LARAMIE — Wyoming came within a yard of a potential game-tying score in the final seconds Saturday but couldn’t punch it in, falling 13–7 to Nevada on Senior Day at War Memorial Stadium.

The Cowboys honored 24 seniors before the game and celebrated the halftime jersey retirement of reigning NFL MVP Josh Allen. Allen became the first Wyoming football player to have his jersey retired, recognized in front of 25,650 fans.

“There was energy, there was intent, what we didn’t do was get off to the start we needed to get off to, to reflect that,” Wyoming head coach Jay Sawvel said. “We didn’t establish anything offensively, which was frustrating. I hurt for our seniors because a lot of these guys have meant a lot to me. I feel bad that we weren’t able to send them out with a win on a weekend l

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