Ohio vs. Wyoming Game Notes :: Notes from Saturday's contest

Sept. 22, 2007

Ohio vs. Wyoming

Game Notes

Sept. 22, 2007

Peden Stadium

Athens, Ohio

First Half:

- Ohio's Chris Garrett returned the first Wyoming kick-off of the game 94 yards for a touchdown ... The 94 yards tied Jerry France (vs. BGSU in 1964) for the second longest return in Ohio history ... It was Garrett's first career kick-off return for a score.

- Ohio intercepted Wyoming quarterback Karsten Sween twice in the first half ... Ohio had two interceptions on the year entering today ... Sween had been picked-off four times this season entering today ... The first pick, by Michael Mitchell, was his first of the season and the third of his career ... The second interception, by Mark Parson, was his second of the season and the third of his career.

- With 1:20 remaining in the half, Ohio quarterback Brad Bower hooked up with tight end Andrew Mooney for a 68-yard touchdown pass ... It marked Bower's longest complete at Ohio, and was the first score of Mooney's Bobcat career ... The 68 yard pass was also the longest play from scrimmage for Ohio this year.

Second Half:

- With 12:24 remaining in the third quarter, Ohio's Michael Braunstein kicked a 27-yard field goal ... It was his seventh made field goal of the year, third of the game, and his 14-consecutive make dating back to last season.

- With 7:12 remaining in the third quarter, Ohio's Julian Posey recorded his first career interception.

- Wyoming's Devin Moore rushed for two scores in the third quarter ... The two scores tied his career high, previously set at UNLV in 2006 ... Both runs ended drives that consumed just 1:31 and 1:16, respectively, of game clock ... The 1:16 possession was the fastest scoring drive of the year for the Cowboys.

- Ohio's Jameson Hartke intercepted Wyoming back-up quarterback Ian Hetrick's first pass of the game and returned it 30 yards for the touchdown ... It was Hartke's second career interception, and first career score.

- With 9:27 remaining in the game, Mitchell picked off Sween for the second time in the game ... His interceptions are a personal single-game high ... It was the fourth time in the game Ohio picked-off Sween, the most in a single game in his career ... It was Ohio's fifth interception of the contest, the most in a game since it recorded six against Kent State in 2005.

- With a 30-yard field goal with 5:04 remaining, Braunstein set a new Ohio record with four field goals in a game.

- Wyoming's Moore set a new career high for rushing yards with 198.

- Ohio forced a total of seven Wyoming turnovers.