| Game Name: | WAC Championship Game |
| Subheader: | Inaugural WAC Championship Game |
| Date Game Played: | December 7 |
| Year Game Played: | 1996 |
| Football Season: | 1996 |
| Stadium: | Sam Boyd Stadium |
| City: | Whitney, Nevada |
| Visitor School: | Brigham Young University |
| Visitor Name Short: | BYU |
| Visitor Nickname: | Cougars |
| Visitor Record: | 12–1 |
| Visitor Rank Ap: | 6 |
| Visitor Rank Coaches: | 6 |
| Visitor Coach: | LaVell Edwards |
| Visitor 1Q: | 3 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 10 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 12 |
| Visitor Ot: | 3 |
| Home School: | University of Wyoming |
| Home Name Short: | Wyoming |
| Home Nickname: | Cowboys |
| Home Record: | 10–1 |
| Home Rank Ap: | 20 |
| Home Rank Coaches: | 19 |
| Home Coach: | Joe Tiller |
| Home 1Q: | 0 |
| Home 2Q: | 0 |
| Home 3Q: | 10 |
| Home 4Q: | 15 |
| Home Ot: | 0 |
| Attendance: | 41,238 |
| Us Network: | ABC |
| First Game Ever Played: | Yes |
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]
See main article: 1996 BYU Cougars football team.
See main article: 1996 Wyoming Cowboys football team.