1996 Wyoming Cowboys football team

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1996 Wyoming Cowboys football
WAC Pacific Division Champions
WAC Championship Game, L 25–28 OT vs. BYU
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Pacific Division
Ranking
Coaches #22
AP #22
1996 record 10–2 (7–1 WAC)
Head coach Joe Tiller (6 year)
Defensive coordinator Brock Spack (2nd year)
Home stadium War Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 33,500)
Seasons
« 1995 1997 »
1996 WAC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Mountain Division
#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
#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

The 1996 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Cowboys' 100th season and they competed as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).[1] The team was led by head coach Joe Tiller, in his sixth year, and played their home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming. They finished with a record of ten wins and two losses (10–2, 7–1 WAC). Despite winning the Pacific Division and their double-digit victory total, the Cowboys were not invited to a postseason bowl game. Their season ended with a loss against BYU in the inaugural WAC Championship Game. The Cowboys offense scored 464 points while the defense allowed 284 points.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 1:00 PM Idaho* War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY W 40–38   17,279
September 7 5:00 PM at Iowa State* Cyclone Stadium • Ames, IA FSN W 41–38 OT  44,511
September 14 1:00 PM Hawaii War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY W 66–0   15,182
September 21 1:00 PM Air Force War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY W 22–19   31,009
September 28 2:00 PM at UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV W 33–21   12,564
October 5 2:30 PM at San Jose State #25 Spartan Stadium • San Jose, CA W 45–22   8,756
October 12 1:00 PM Western Michigan* #24 War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY W 42–28   22,813
October 19 12:00 PM Fresno State #23 War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY W 42–21   14,446
November 2 1:00 PM SMU #17 War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY W 59–17   17,268
November 7 6:00 PM at San Diego State #16 Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, CA ESPN L 28–24   38,679
November 16 8:00 PM at Colorado State #23 Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO (Bronze Boot) ESPN2 W 25–24   33,701
December 7 2:30 PM vs. #6 BYU #20 Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV (WAC Championship Game) ABC L 25–28 OT  41,238
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time.
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Awards and honors

Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1997 NFL Draft.

Player Position Round Overall NFL Team
Steve Scifres Guard 3 83 Dallas Cowboys
Lee Vaughn Defensive Back 6 187 Dallas Cowboys
Marcus Harris Wide Receiver 7 232 Detroit Lions
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References

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