1998 WAC Championship Game

August 2023 WAC Championship Game Conference Championship December 5 1998 1998 Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, Nevada Air Force Academy Air Force Falcons 10–1 17 13 NR Fisher DeBerry 0 0 7 13 Brigham Young University BYU Cougars 9–3 LaVell Edwards 0 7 0 6 32,745 ABC 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.http://cougarstats.com/games.php?show=details&game_id=167 CougarStats: BYU Football: BYU vs. Air Force 1998 WAC Championship Game cougarstats.comAir Force 20, BYU 13 https://www.upi.com/Archives/1998/12/05/Air-Force-20-BYU-13/9480912834000/ 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 Teams Air Force 1998 Air Force Falcons football team BYU 1998 BYU Cougars football team Game summary Western Athletic Conference white; text-align:center; autocollapse #fff #eee 1998 WAC Championship Game December 5, 1998 No. 17 Air Force 0 0 7 13 BYU 0 7 0 6 Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, Nevada 32,745 ABC WAC game summary First quarter No scoring Second quarter (1:01) BYU – Mike Rigell 13 yard pass from Kevin Feterik, Owen Pochman kick (Drive: 4 plays, 24 yards, 0:43; BYU 7–0) Third quarter (6:39) AFA – Blane Morgan 2 yard run, Jackson Whiting kick (Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards, 1:56; Tied 7–7) Fourth quarter (12:26) BYU – Owen Pochman 32 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 27 yards, 2:48; BYU 10–7) (5:44) BYU – Owen Pochman 34 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 4:33; BYU 13–7) (3:49) AFA – Matt Farmer 59 yard pass from Blane Morgan, Jackson Whiting kick (Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:49; AFA 14–13) (1:43) AFA – Spanky Gilliam 29 yard run, Jackson Whiting kick blocked (Drive: 4 plays, 42 yards, 0:48; AFA 20–13) Statistics Left Air Force Falcons AFA BYU Cougars BYU 11 52–260 39–111 149 8–13–0 23:58 30 90–390 48–132 258 20–42–1 36:02 Right Air Force Falcons Air Force BYU Cougars BYU Blane Morgan 3–6, 90 yds, 1 TD Spanky Gilliam 11 car, 94 yds, 1 TD Matt Farmer 2 rec, 79 yds, 1 TD Kevin Feterik 20–42, 258 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Ronney Jenkins 25 car, 100 yds Tevita Ofahengaue 5 rec, 90 yds References Championship Category:WAC Championship Game Category:BYU Cougars football games Category:Air Force Falcons football games Category:December 1998 sports events in the United States Category:1998 in sports in Nevada Category:American football competitions in Nevada