1998 WAC Championship Game explained

Game Name:WAC Championship Game
Subheader:Conference Championship
Date Game Played:December 5
Year Game Played:1998
Football Season:1998
Stadium:Sam Boyd Stadium
City:Whitney, Nevada
Visitor School:Air Force Academy
Visitor Name Short:Air Force
Visitor Nickname:Falcons
Visitor Record:10–1
Visitor Rank Ap:17
Visitor Rank Coaches:13
Visitor Rank Bcs:NR
Visitor Coach:Fisher DeBerry
Visitor 1Q:0
Visitor 2Q:0
Visitor 3Q:7
Visitor 4Q:13
Home School:Brigham Young University
Home Name Short:BYU
Home Nickname:Cougars
Home Record:9–3
Home Coach:LaVell Edwards
Home 1Q:0
Home 2Q:7
Home 3Q:0
Home 4Q:6
Attendance:32,745
Us Network:ABC
Last Game Ever Played:Yes

The 1998 WAC Championship Game was a college football game played on Saturday, December 5, 1998, at Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada. This was the 3rd and last WAC Championship Game and determined the 1998 champion of the Western Athletic Conference. The game featured the Air Force Falcons, champions of the Mountain division, and the BYU Cougars, champions of the Pacific division. Air Force would win the game 20–13.[1] [2]

Teams

Air Force

See main article: 1998 Air Force Falcons football team.

BYU

See main article: 1998 BYU Cougars football team.

Game summary

Statistics

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CougarStats: BYU Football: BYU vs. Air Force 1998 WAC Championship Game. cougarstats.com.
  2. Web site: Air Force 20, BYU 13 . UPI . November 21, 2021 . December 5, 1998 . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211121051706/https://www.upi.com/Archives/1998/12/05/Air-Force-20-BYU-13/9480912834000/ . 2021-11-21 .