1996 Wyoming Cowboys football team explained

Year:1996
Team:Wyoming Cowboys
Conference:Western Athletic Conference
Division:Pacific Division
Short Conf:WAC
Record:10–2
Conf Record:7–1
Coachrank:22
Aprank:22
Hc Year:6th
Off Coach:Larry Korpitz
Oc Year:6th as OC, 10th overall
Dc Year:2nd
Stadium:War Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 33,500)
Champion:WAC Pacific Division champion
Conf Champ Result:L 25–28 OT vs. BYU

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

Awards and honors

Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1997 NFL draft.

Player Position Round Overall NFL Team
Steve ScifresGuard3 83 Dallas Cowboys
Lee VaughnDefensive Back6 187 Dallas Cowboys
Marcus HarrisWide Receiver7 232 Detroit Lions

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wyoming Wins Its Division . November 17, 1996 . Los Angeles Times . December 11, 2013.
  2. Web site: University of Wyoming – 1996. College Football Reference. October 10, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051804/http://cfreference.net/cfr/schools/wyoming/442/1996. 2016-03-04. dead.
  3. Web site: Past Winners – Biletnikoff Award . National College Football Awards Association . October 10, 2012.
  4. Web site: 1997 NFL Draft . Pro-Football-Reference.com . October 10, 2012.