Before the game, fans from both Wyoming and BYU tailgated in the huge parking lot surrounding the stadium.
Wyoming fans Jim and Charlotte Newcastle made the trip from Sheridan, Wyo., and said they vowed years ago to attend the next bowl game the Cowboys went to because Wyoming, the Mountain West Conference champions, hadn't been to one since 2011.
"Getting to play in beautiful San Diego against an old, hated rival was just icing on the cake," Jim Newcastle said.
It was BYU's 12th-straight trip to a bowl game, and second time in San Diego in four years.