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1996 Wyoming Cowboys football team

1996 Wyoming Cowboys football
WAC Pacific Division champion
WAC Championship Game, L 25–28 OT vs. BYU
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Division Pacific Division
Ranking
Coaches No. 22
AP No. 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). 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.

The following were selected in the 1997 NFL Draft.


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