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Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
APNo. 22
1996 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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

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

August 311:00 PMIdaho*

W 40–3817,279 September 75:00 PMat Iowa State*

FSNW 41–38 OT44,511 September 141:00 PMHawaii

  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY

W 66–015,182 September 211:00 PMAir Force

  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY

W 22–1931,009 September 282:00 PMat UNLV

W 33–2112,564 October 52:30 PMat San Jose StateNo. 25

W 45–228,756 October 121:00 PMWestern Michigan*No. 24

  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY

W 42–2822,813 October 1912:00 PMFresno StateNo. 23

  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY

W 42–2114,446 November 21:00 PMSMUNo. 17

  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, WY

W 59–1717,268 November 76:00 PMat San Diego StateNo. 16

ESPNL 28–2438,679 November 168:00 PMat Colorado StateNo. 23

ESPN2W 25–2433,701 December 72:30 PMvs. No. 6 BYUNo. 20

ABCL 25–28 OT41,238

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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

References

  1. ^ "Wyoming Wins Its Division". www.latimes.com. Los Angeles Times. November 17, 1996. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  2. ^ "University of Wyoming – 1996". College Football Reference. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
  3. ^ "Past Winners – Biletnikoff Award". National College Football Awards Association. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
  4. ^ "1997 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 10, 2012.