in the 2024 season opener the Cowboys faced a tough challenge against Big 12 opponent Arizona State falling 48 to7 at Mountain America Stadium in Tempe Arizona early turnovers set the tone and the Cowboys couldn't recover marking the first meeting between these two teams since 1977 Arizona State's offense was dominant racking up for9 total yards while holding Wyoming to just 118 the sun Devil's pass for 258 yds achieved 27 first downs and avoided any turnovers throughout the game on the Cowboys side Running Back DJ Jones led the offense with 43 rushing yards while Sam Scott added 26 yards on the ground quarterback Kaden Anderson connected with christer JR who led the team with three catches including a touchdown tight end Nick Miles also had a career high with two receptions defense L safeties Isaac White and Wyatt Eckler were standouts quarterback Le had an impressive performance throwing for 258 yards and to touchdowns while adding 47 rushing yards looking ahead the Cowboys will kick off their home schedule next Saturday against Idaho at War Memorial Stadium with a 1:30 p.m. start on trut fans are encouraged to participate in the gold out by wearing gold to the game team notes this game marked marked the beginning of the Jay Saville era in Cowboy football with head coach Jay Saville hailing from Barnesville Ohio a town of 4,000 people and the same town that produced former Arizona State head coach Larry marmy the Cowboys opened their 128th season of college football with a record of 80 for 62 in season openers on the road their record stands at 20281 this was the 16th meeting between the Cowboys and sundevils the first since November 5th 1977 the Cowboys now hold a 6 to9 record against Arizona State including to to8 in Tempe offensive notes quarterback Evans fbot made his second career start having previously started on the road against top 25 Texas last season Running Back DJ Jones made his first career start rushing for 43 yards on 17 carries wide receiver Christ recorded his first career catch in the first half and later caught a touchdown in the fourth quarter finishing with a team High three catches for 16 yards tight end Nick Miles achieved a career high with two receptions defensive notes defensive end bra insiders recorded his 11th career sack in the second quarter defensive and Ty Westland also recorded a sack in the first quarter marking the first solo sack of his career and the first for white aling this season safeties Isaac White and Wyatt Eckler both led the defense with nine tackles each cornerback Tyrus Davis added six tackles while linebacker Connor Shay recorded a career-high eight tackles hashash special teams notes punter Jack Culbreth made his debut for the Cowboys punting eight times with an average of 47 yards per punt including three punts of 50 yards or more