for the Cougars, who benefitted from five Lobo turnovers, to win a crucial conference road game in Albuquerque. Wyoming 24, TCU 21 October 6, 2007 • War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, Wyoming • the mtn. • Attendance: 23,007 Wyoming kicker Billy Vinnedge's 23-yard field goal gave the Cowboys a 24–6 lead with 8:25 remaining in the 4th quarter, but TCU quarterback Andy Dalton threw two touchdown passes to bring the Frogs to within 3. Another furious drive got TCU in position to send the game to overtime, but kicker Chris Manfredini's 48-yard field goal attempt missed as time expired. TCU 38, Stanford 36 October 13, 2007 • Stanford Stadium • Palo Alto, California • Attendance: 37,777 One week after a near-comeback against Wyoming, TCU found themselves behind 31–17 to Stanford, who had upset #1 USC the week before. This time, however, the Frogs comeback was successful, fueled by touchdown passes from Dalton to Jimmy Young and Aaron Brown, as well as a touchdown run by Brown. New Mexico 34, Air Force 31 October 25, 2007 • University Stadium • Albuquerque, New Mexico • Versus • Attendance: 26,087 Rodney Ferguson ran for 146 yards and two touchdowns, and kicker John Sullivan hit two fourth-quarter field goals as the Lobos overcame a 31–28 deficit late in the third quarter to defeat the Falcons. BYU 27, TCU 22 November 8, 2007 • LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, Utah • Versus • Attendance: 64,241 Max Hall passed for 305 yards and a touchdown and BYU's defense came up with two sacks in an 11-second span late in the 4th quarter to seal a 27–22 victory. Andy Dalton's touchdown pass to Bart Johnson with 3:49 remaining cut the Cougars' lead to 5, but then David Nixon sacked Andy Dalton on second down on the Frogs' last possession, then on fourth-and-8, Bryan Kehl pounced on Dalton as he lost his footing with 1:58 left. The Cougars ran out the clock and won for the 10th straight time at home. Air Force 41, Notre Dame 24 November 10, 2007 • Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, Indiana • NBC • Attendance: 80,795 Air Force's Chad Hall ran for 142 yards, and the Falcons' defense held the Irish to just 58 yards on the ground to hand Notre Dame their most lopsided loss to a service academy since 1963. Colorado State 36, Wyoming 28 November 23, 2007 •