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LARAMIE -- Wyoming is playing meaningful football as the leaves begin to change in the Cowboy State.

Who would've figured that after scoring a whopping 13 points against the worst defense in college football and being a complete and utter no-show in Mt. Pleasant and Fargo?

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If this team can somehow slip past a feisty Air Force squad Friday night inside a blacked-out War Memorial Stadium, each game from here on out gets even more important as the Mountain West race reached the finish line in late November.

The Cowboys (4-3, 3-1) and Falcons (5-1, 3-1) will kick it all off at 7 p.m. Mountain Time. The game will be televised on The CW.

"It's everything we've got in the next six days to play the best football that we can next Friday night," Jay Sawvel said following a 41-23 victory over Northern Illinois last Saturday in Laramie. "It's going to be a huge challenge, for sure. It's not going to be something that's easy, but I don't think I'm going to have to get anybody's attention tomorrow evening about what we've got to do this week."

Air Force holds a 32-28-3 advantage in the all-time series but hasn't won this game on the road since 2012.

Jared Newland and I break it all down right HERE in the latest episode -- the 144th overall -- Roaring Repeater Podcast. How does Wyoming's offense continue to make hay? Can the Cowboys finally win the turnover battle? The Falcons haven't fumbled one time on 380 carries so far this fall. Can this team win a game that it arguably shouldn't?

If they do, a well-deserved bye week awaits ahead of what could become the biggest game around these parts in the Sawvel era at UNLV.

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University of Wyoming’s Top 50 Football Players

During the summer of 2021, 7220Sports.com counted down the Top 50 football players in University of Wyoming history, presented by Premier Bone & Joint Centers, Worthy of Wyoming.

The rules are simple: What was the player's impact while in Laramie? That means NFL stats, draft status or any other accolade earned outside of UW is irrelevant when it comes to this list.

This isn't a one-man job. This task called for a panel of experts. Joining 7220's Cody Tucker are Robert Gagliardi, Jared Newland, Ryan Thorburn, and Kevin McKinney.

We all compiled our own list of 50 and let computer averages do the work. Think BCS -- only we hope this catalog is fairer.

Don't agree with a selection? Feel free to sound off on our Twitter: @7220sports - #Top50UWFB

Gallery Credit: 7220Sports.com

- University of Wyoming’s Top 50 Football Players