Sandvik’s overtime field goal gives Wyoming a 16–13 win at San José State

Erik Sandvik kicked a 21-yard field goal in overtime as Wyoming rallied to beat San José State 16–13 on Friday night at CEFCU Stadium. Sandvik made all three of his field-goal attempts, providing 10 of the Cowboys’ 16 points in a game they trailed by seven entering the fourth quarter.

Wyoming’s defense gave him the opening. San José State had the first overtime possession and reached the Cowboys’ 16-yard line, but Luke Weaver’s fourth-down pass fell incomplete. The Spartans came away without points, leaving Wyoming needing only a field goal to win.

Tyler Hughes helped move the Cowboys into position with runs of 6 and 12 yards. Wyoming reached the 1 before a 2-yard loss pushed it back to the 3. Sandvik then finished the game with his shortest field goal of the evening.

The Cowboys had needed a much longer possession to get there. Down 13–6 in regulation, they drove 75 yards in 18 plays and tied the score on Hughes’ 8-yard touchdown pass to Jake Wilson with 6:25 remaining. Sandvik’s extra point made it 13–13, and neither team scored again before overtime.

Wyoming kept finding a way through fourth down. The Cowboys converted five of six fourth-down attempts despite going just 3-for-15 on third down. They also held the ball for 37:42, more than 15 minutes longer than the Spartans.

San José State had built its advantage through the middle two quarters. Jabari Bates’ 18-yard touchdown run put the Spartans ahead 7–3 in the second quarter. Sandvik answered with a 29-yard field goal, sending Wyoming into halftime down one.

The Spartans recovered a Wyoming fumble early in the third quarter and turned the possession into Trajan Sinatra’s 22-yard field goal. Sinatra later connected from 27 yards to extend the lead to 13–6.

San José State had another opportunity late in regulation. Its final possession reached Wyoming territory before a sack pushed the Spartans back to the Cowboys’ 48. They punted, and Wyoming’s remaining possession ended without a score.

Hughes finished with 92 rushing yards on 27 carries and completed 16 of 24 passes for 114 yards, a touchdown and an interception. Samuel Harris added 67 yards on the ground, while Markell Holman had 62. Wilson caught seven passes for 39 yards, including the tying touchdown.

Weaver completed 26 of 38 passes for 251 yards with an interception. Carson Clark led San José State’s receivers with eight catches for 91 yards, and Bates ran for 69 yards and the Spartans’ only touchdown.

Wyoming finished with 345 total yards, including 231 rushing yards, while holding San José State to 75 on the ground. Both teams are now 3–3. The Cowboys improved to 2–1 in Mountain West play; the Spartans dropped to 1–1.