1996 Wyoming Cowboys football team

1996 Wyoming Cowboys football

Conference

Western Athletic Conference Pacific

Ranking

Coaches

#22

1996 record

10-2 (7-1 WAC)

Head coach

Joe Tiller

Seasons

« 1995

1997 »


1996 WAC football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
Mountain
#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
#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 football season. The Cowboys offense scored 464 points while the defense allowed 284 points. Led by head coach Joe Tiller, the Cowboys finished the season with ten wins.

1 Schedule
2 Awards and honors
3 1996 Team Players in the NFL
4 References

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	1:00 PM	Idaho*		War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY		W 40–38	17,279
September 7	5:00 PM	at Iowa State*		Cyclone Stadium • Ames, IA	Prime	W 41–38 ^OT	44,511
September 14	1:00 PM	at Hawaii		War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY		W 66–0	15,182
September 21	1:00 PM	Air Force		War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY		W 22–19	31,009
September 28	2:00 PM	at UNLV		Sam Boyd Stadium • Las Vegas, NV		W 33–21	12,564
October 5	2:30 PM	San Jose State	#25	Spartan Stadium • San Jose, CA		W 45–22	8,756
October 12	1:00 PM	Western Michigan*	#24	War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY		W 42–28	22,813
October 19	12:00 PM	Fresno State	#23	War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY		W 42–21	14,446
November 2	1:00 PM	SMU	#17	War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY		W 59–17	17,268
November 7	6:00 PM	San Diego State	#16	Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, CA	ESPN	L 28–24	38,679
November 16	8:00 PM	at Colorado State	#23	Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO	ESPN2	W 25–24	33,701
December 7	2:30 PM	vs. #6 BYU	#20	Sam Boyd Stadium • Las Vegas, NV (WAC Championship Game)	ABC	L 28–25 ^OT	41,238
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time. All dates, times, and TV are tentative and subject to change.

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Awards and honors

Marcus Harris, Fred Biletnikoff Award^[2]

1996 Team Players in the NFL

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

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References

Wyoming Cowboys football

Venues	Corbett Field (1925–1949) War Memorial Stadium (1950–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Bronze Boot (Colorado State)

Culture & lore	Pistol Pete "Ragtime Cowboy Joe" Western Thunder Marching Band

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1922 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

1996 Wyoming Cowboys football team

Contents

Schedule

Awards and honors

1996 Team Players in the NFL

References