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Notebook: Wyoming football looks to keep its defense off the field against Texas State

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LARAMIE — The Wyoming football team has its bye next week, but the Cowboys defense could use some rest this Saturday.

The defense has spent a combined 72 minutes, 1 second on the field its last two games, playing 173 downs in the process. The Oregon Ducks ran 95 plays against Wyoming, the most by a Cowboy opponent in regulation since 2004, and Hawaii took the Pokes to overtime while running 30 more plays than them.

“Well, there’s a give and take within the flow of a football game,” Wyoming head coach Craig Bohl said. “Possessions come about.