1996 WAC Championship Game

Inaugural WAC Championship Game

(12–1)

(10–1)

Head coach:
LaVell Edwards

Head coach:
Joe Tiller

AP	Coaches
6	6

AP	Coaches
20	19

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
BYU	3	10	0	12	3	28
Wyoming	0	0	10	15	0	25

Date

December 7, 1996

Season

1996

Stadium

Sam Boyd Stadium

Location

Whitney, Nevada

Attendance

41,238

United States TV coverage

Network

ABC

WAC Championship Game
	1997 >

1996 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
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 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]

Teams

BYU

Wyoming

Game summary

1996 WAC Championship Game

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
No. 6 BYU	3	10	0	12	3	28
No. 20 Wyoming	0	0	10	15	0	25

at Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, Nevada

Date: December 7, 1996
Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
TV: ABC
WAC game summary

Game information

First quarter

(9:04) BYU – Ethan Pochman 30 yard field goal (Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, 2:19; BYU 3–0)

Second quarter

(11:53) BYU – Brian McKenzie 11 yard run, Ethan Pochman kick (Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 3:56; BYU 10–0)
(0:55) BYU – Ethan Pochman 47 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 5:21; BYU 13–0)

Third quarter

(12:53) WYO – Jay Jenkins 25 fumble return, Cory Wedel kick (Drive: 1 plays, 25 yards, 0:00; BYU 13–7)
(6:27) WYO – Cory Wedel 20 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 4:34; BYU 13–10)

Fourth quarter

(13:28) WYO – David Saraf 7 yard pass from Josh Wallwork, Cory Wedel kick (Drive: 10 plays, 92 yards, 2:03; WYO 17–13)
(11:28) BYU – Chad Lewis 13 yard pass from Steve Sarkisian, Ethan Pochman kick (Drive: 3 plays, 44 yards, 1:18; BYU 20–17)
(9:24) WYO – David Saraf 14 yard pass from Josh Wallwork, Josh Wallwork–Todd Grosskopf pass (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:04; WYO 25–20)
(1:56) BYU – Team Safety (Drive: 4 plays, -2 yards, 1:01; WYO 25–22)
(0:00) BYU – Ethan Pochman 20 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 1:56; Tied 25–25)

Overtime

(0:00) BYU – Ethan Pochman 32 yard field goal (Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, 0:00; BYU 28–25)

Statistics

Statistics	BYU	WYO
First downs	19	17
Plays–yards	73–354	63–367
Rushes–yards	36–104	29–85
Passing yards	250	282
Passing: comp–att–int	26–37–0	16–34–3
Time of possession	36:58	23:02

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
BYU	Passing	Steve Sarkisian	26–37, 250 yds, 1 TD
	Rushing	Brian McKenzie	17 car, 64 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Dustin Johnson	7 rec, 69 yds
Wyoming	Passing	Josh Wallwork	16–34, 282 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Len Sexton	10 car, 38 yds
	Receiving	Marcus Harris	6 rec, 118 yds

References

^ "CougarStats: BYU Football: BYU vs. Wyoming 1996 WAC Championship Game". cougarstats.com.
^ "Wac Championship / No. 6 Brigham Young 28, No. 20 Wyoming 25 (Ot) - - Byu Awaits Alliance Call". The Seattle Times. Associated Press. December 8, 1996. Archived from the original on November 20, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021.

v t e BYU Cougars football
Venues	LaVell Edwards Stadium (1964–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Utah: Holy War (Beehive Boot) Utah State (Beehive Boot, The Old Wagon Wheel)
Culture & lore	Cosmo the Cougar "The Cougar Song" BYU Cougar Marching Band Mormons vs. Mullets
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

v t e Wyoming Cowboys football
Venues	Prexy's Pasture (1893–1921) Corbett Field (1922–1949) War Memorial Stadium (1950–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Colorado State Hawaii Utah State
Culture & lore	Pistol Pete "Ragtime Cowboy Joe" Western Thunder Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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