Josh Allen To Have College Jersey Retired At Wyoming Rochesterfirst

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Bills quarterback Josh Allen will have his No. 17 college jersey retired at Wyoming this fall, the school announced on Thursday. Allen’s jersey will be retired on Nov. 22 at Wyoming’s home game against Nevada. He’ll become the first Wyoming football player to have his jersey retired, and Allen will be in attendance for a halftime ceremony.

The Bills play earlier that week with a Thursday night game against Houston. “It is very exciting and a wonderful day for the State of Wyoming,” UW Director of Athletics Tom Burman said in a press release. “It is going to be a big day in the history of Wyoming Football. Josh is the most high-profile ambassador the University of Wyoming has ever had. The National Football League is the most visible sports enterprise in history, and he is the best player in that league and that is pretty amazing in itself.” Before Allen was selected by the Bills with the seventh pick in the 2018 draft, he was a two-time captain at Wyoming, throwing for over 5,000 yards, 44 touchdowns and 21 interceptions in 27...

Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Bills quarterback Josh Allen is returning to Laramie, Wyo. this fall for his jersey retirement ceremony, the program announced Thursday. Allen will be the first Cowboy in school history to have his jersey, No.

17, retired. The ceremony will take place at halftime during Wyoming's final home game of the season against Nevada at War Memorial Stadium on Nov. 22. SI College Football Newsletter. Get SI's College Football Newsletter. dark.

FREE Wyoming put together a sweet video to honor Allen ahead of the big event and wrote in the caption: "17 coming home." 17 coming home. pic.twitter.com/rA7YZv6kan ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Josh Allen has accomplished plenty of firsts in his career.

He'll corral another one in November as the University of Wyoming is set to retire Allen's No. 17. The Buffalo Bills quarterback will be the first Cowboy to have their jersey retired. A ceremony to retire Allen's jersey will take place Nov. 22 during halftime of Wyoming's game against Nevada. Allen will be in attendance for the game and ceremony with the Bills having the weekend off as they play on "Thursday Night Football" that week at the Houston Texans.

"What's up, Cowboys fans. Josh Allen here," Allen said in a video announcing the retirement. "I'm excited to announce that I will be returning to University of Wyoming Nov. 22 against University of Nevada. Excited to be back in Laramie. Go Pokes."

17 coming home. pic.twitter.com/rA7YZv6kan Josh Allen will become the first ever player to have their jersey retired at the University of Wyoming on November 22. The official ceremony will take place during halftime of the Cowboys game against Nevada. Allen led the Cowboys to two consecutive eight-win seasons, the Mountain West Championship game in 2016 and two bowl games. Over his career at Wyoming, he accounted for 5,833 yards of total offense (5,066 passing yards, 767 rushing yards) and 57 total touchdowns (44 passing, 12 rushing, and one receiving).

"It is very exciting and a wonderful day for the State of Wyoming," UW Director of Athletics Tom Burman said. "It is going to be a big day in the history of Wyoming Football. Josh is the most high-profile ambassador the University of Wyoming has ever had. The National Football League is the most visible sports enterprise in history, and he is the best player in that league and that is pretty amazing in itself." Allen was Wyoming's highest-ever draft pick when the Buffalo Bills drafted him eighth overall in the 2018 NFL Draft. Former Wyoming quarterback Josh Allen has gone on to have quite the NFL career.

Now, the reigning league MVP will have his No. 17 jersey immortalized by his college team. On Thursday, the Cowboys announced that Allen will be returning to Laramie for a jersey retirement ceremony on Nov. 22, which will be held at halftime of Wyoming's Mountain West Conference game against Nevada. He will be the first Cowboys player to have his jersey retired. "It is very exciting and a wonderful day for the State of Wyoming," UW Director of Athletics Tom Burman said in a release.

"It is going to be a big day in the history of Wyoming Football. Josh is the most high-profile ambassador the University of Wyoming has ever had. The National Football League is the most visible sports enterprise in history, and he is the best player in that league and that is pretty amazing in itself." "What's up, Cowboy fans," Allen said in a video released by the program. "Josh Allen here. Excited to announce I will be returning to University of Wyoming Nov.

22 against University of Nevada. Excited to be back in Laramie, go Pokes." Allen began his college career at Reedley College in California before arriving at Wyoming in 2015. He started 26 games during his three-year career in Laramie, throwing for more than 5,000 yards with 44 touchdowns to 21 interceptions. He also added 767 career yards and 12 touchdowns on the ground. In what may be the most defining moment of Josh Allen's University of Wyoming football career, the then future NFL MVP made a mistake that somehow became legendary.

During the 2016 Mountain West Championship game against San Diego State, Allen threw what appeared to be a certain pick-six. But instead of watching helplessly as the defender ran toward the end zone, Allen put his head down, chased the player down the sideline, and delivered such a crushing tackle at the goal line... Wyoming got the ball back, the mistake became a momentum shift, and the play became folklore. On Nov. 22, Allen will return to War Memorial Stadium for the first time since his 2018 pro day to watch his No. 17 jersey officially retired at halftime of Wyoming's game against Nevada.

Former Wyoming Cowboy and now Buffalo Bill quarterback Josh Allen will be returning to War Memorial Stadium on Saturday, November 22 to have his #17 jersey retired. The ceremony will take place at the half of the game against Nevada. It marks the first official jersey retirement in Cowboys football history. “It’s very cool to be remembered there,” Allen said. “Coach Bohl and the University of Wyoming, obviously, I wouldn’t be here without them. It’s very cool to be honored by something so close and near to my heart.

It’s a pretty cool achievement.” Allen led the Cowboys to two consecutive eight-win seasons, the berth in the MW Championship game and two bowl games. He accounted for 5,833 yards of total offense (5,066 passing yards, 767 rushing yards) and was responsible for 57 touchdowns (44 passing, 12 rushing, one receiving) during his UW career. While not in attendance due to his NFL commitment, Allen will be part of the today’s 2025 UW Hall of Fame class inductees which also includes Casey Bramlet, who also played quarterback in the... After graduating in December 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in social science, Allen was selected by the Bills with the No. 7 overall pick in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft, UW’s highest-ever draft pick.

“We think the world of Josh,” UW athletics director Tom Burman said. “There’s no better ambassador in the history of this place than Josh Allen.” Josh Allen will become the first Wyoming football player to have his jersey retired. The school announced Thursday that it will retire Allen’s No. 17 jersey at halftime of its Nov. 22 game against Nevada.

Allen will be able to attend the game as the Bills visit the Houston Texans on Thursday, Nov. 20. "It is very exciting and a wonderful day for the State of Wyoming," Wyoming athletic director Tom Burman said in a statement. "It is going to be a big day in the history of Wyoming Football. Josh is the most high-profile ambassador the University of Wyoming has ever had. The National Football League is the most visible sports enterprise in history, and he is the best player in that league and that is pretty amazing in itself."

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