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.

1996 WAC Championship Game
Inaugural WAC Championship Game
BYU Cougars Wyoming Cowboys
(12–1) (10–1)
28 25
Head coach: 
LaVell Edwards		 Head coach: 
Joe Tiller
APCoaches
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APCoaches
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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
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