The Sports Xchange
Nov 28, 2015
Brian Hill rushed for 232 yards and Jacob Hollister caught a 64-yard touchdown pass with 2:20 left as Wyoming snapped a four-game skid with a 35-28 victory over UNLV in the season finale for both teams Saturday at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyo.
Hill, a sophomore running back, had a 72-yard touchdown run while Hollister, a junior tight end, caught one of three scoring passes from Cowboys senior quarterback Cameron Coffman, who was 14 of 24 for 248 yards.
Wyoming (2-10, 2-6 Mountain West) won its first game since a 28-21 decision against Nevada on Oct. 17.
Sophomore wide receiver Devonte Boyd logged his fifth game of 100-plus yards receiving this season, making six catches for 122 yards and a touchdown for UNLV (3-9, 2-6).
Rebels senior quarterback Blake Decker was 18 of 33 for 270 yards and three touchdowns. He led UNLV to back-to-back touchdown drives with a pair of scoring passes to tie the game at 21 with 11:29 remaining.
Redshirt senior wideout Justin Berger's 8-yard touchdown run with 6:04 to go put Wyoming up 28-21, but UNLV pulled even on sophomore quarterback Kurt Palandech's 10-yard touchdown rush with 3:37 remaining.