Wyoming Kicks Off Bowl Season With Overtime Win
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Posted: 8:36 PM Dec 19, 2009
Wyoming Kicks Off Bowl Season With Overtime Win
Freshman Austyn Carta-Samuels threw three touchdown passes, the last a 13-yarder to David Leonard in the second overtime Saturday, and Wyoming beat Fresno State 35-28 in the New Mexico Bowl.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- Freshman Austyn Carta-Samuels threw three touchdown passes, the last a 13-yarder to David Leonard in the second overtime Saturday, and Wyoming beat Fresno State 35-28 in the New Mexico Bowl.

The first of 34 bowls was a high-scoring matchup that was decided by defense.

Wyoming (7-6) stopped the nation's leading rusher, Fresno State's Ryan Mathews, on three rushing attempts from the 1 in the first overtime. The Bulldogs (8-5) tried a quarterback sneak on fourth down and came up short.

The Cowboys scored on the first possession in double overtime, then held Fresno State on downs.

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