1996 WAC Championship Game

The 1996 WAC Championship Game was a college football game played on Saturday, December 7, 1996, at Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada. This was the 1st WAC Championship Game and determined the 1996 champion of the Western Athletic Conference. The game featured the BYU Cougars, champions of the Mountain division, and the Wyoming Cowboys, champions of the Pacific division. BYU would win the game 28–25 in overtime and secure the program's 19th and last-ever WAC championship.[1][2]

1996 WAC Championship Game
Inaugural WAC Championship Game
1234OT Total
BYU 3100123 28
Wyoming 0010150 25
DateDecember 7, 1996
Season1996
StadiumSam Boyd Stadium
LocationWhitney, Nevada
Attendance41,238
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC
1996 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Mountain Division
No. 5 BYU x$  8 0   14 1  
Utah  6 2   8 4  
Rice  6 2   7 4  
SMU  4 4   5 6  
New Mexico  3 5   6 5  
TCU  3 5   4 7  
Tulsa  2 6   4 7  
UTEP  0 8   2 9  
Pacific Division
No. 22 Wyoming x  7 1   10 2  
San Diego State  6 2   8 3  
Colorado State  6 2   7 5  
Air Force  5 3   6 5  
Fresno State  3 5   4 7  
San Jose State  3 5   3 9  
Hawaii  1 7   2 10  
UNLV  1 8   1 11  
Championship: BYU 28, Wyoming 25 OT
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Teams

BYU

Wyoming

Game summary

1996 WAC Championship Game
1 2 34OTTotal
No. 6 BYU 3 10 012328
No. 20 Wyoming 0 0 1015025

at Sam Boyd StadiumWhitney, Nevada

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Statistics

StatisticsBYUWYO
First downs1917
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession36:5823:02
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
BYUPassing
Rushing
Receiving
WyomingPassing
Rushing
Receiving

References

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