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1996 Wyoming Cowboys football
WAC Pacific Division champion
WAC Championship Game, L 25–28 OT vs. BYU
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
DivisionPacific Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
APNo. 22
Record10–2 (7–1 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLarry Korpitz (6th as OC, 10th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorBrock Spack (2nd season)
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 33,500)
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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 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

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 311:00 pmIdaho*
W 40–3817,279
September 75:00 pmat Iowa State*
FSNW 41–38 OT44,511
September 141:00 pmHawaii
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, Wyoming
W 66–015,182
September 211:00 pmAir Force
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, Wyoming
W 22–1931,009
September 282:00 pmat UNLV
W 33–2112,564
October 52:30 pmat San Jose StateNo. 25
W 45–228,756
October 121:00 pmWestern Michigan*No. 24
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, Wyoming
W 42–2822,813
October 1912:00 pmFresno StateNo. 23
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, Wyoming
W 42–2114,446
November 21:00 pmSMUNo. 17
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Laramie, Wyoming
W 59–1717,268
November 76:00 pmat San Diego StateNo. 16
ESPNL 24–2838,679
November 168:00 pmat Colorado StateNo. 23
ESPN2W 25–2433,701
December 72:30 pmvs. No. 6 BYUNo. 20
ABCL 25–28 OT41,238

Roster

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1996 Wyoming Cowboys football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 29 Josh Amundson So
OT 70 Garrett Anderson Fr
RB 28 Tim Beasley Fr
OT 55 Rob Bohlinger Jr
WR 23 Marcus Harris Sr
C 53 Rob Rathbun Sr
WR 85 Jason Ringenberg Fr
C 64 Charlie Ruff Sr
C 57 Kevin Hughes Fr
FB 41 Chris Clache Fr
WR 1 David Saraf Sr
OT 77 Steve Scifres Sr
G 72 Nate Selk Fr
RB 12 Len Sexton Sr
WR 18 Kofi Shuck Fr
WR 16 Alan Jones Fr
QB 3 Jeremy Silcox Jr
RB 43 Arlen Smith Fr
G 51 Jeff Smith So
G 66 Terry Staggs So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 92 Pat Larson Sr
DT 95 Michael Graham Jr
SS 45 Brian Lee Jr
DE 90 Jeff Leonard Jr
DT 89 Brent Leu Sr
CB 24 Waymon Levingston Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Awards and honors

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Team players in the NFL

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The following were selected in the 1997 NFL draft.

Player Position Round Overall NFL Team
Steve Scifres Guard 3 83 Dallas Cowboys
Lee Vaughn Defensive Back 6 187 Dallas Cowboys
Marcus Harris Wide Receiver 7 232 Detroit Lions

References

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  1. ^ "Wyoming Wins Its Division". Los Angeles Times. November 17, 1996. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  2. ^ "University of Wyoming – 1996". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
  3. ^ "Past Winners – Biletnikoff Award". National College Football Awards Association. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
  4. ^ "1997 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
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