1997 WAC Championship Game

August 2023 WAC Championship Game 2nd WAC Championship Game December 6 1997 1997 Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, Nevada University of New Mexico New Mexico Lobos 9–2 RV 25 Dennis Franchione 3 7 3 0 Colorado State University Colorado State Rams 9–2 20 18 Sonny Lubick 0 10 7 24 12,706 ABC The 1997 WAC Championship Game was a college football game played on Saturday, December 6, 1997, at Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada. This was the 2nd and penultimate WAC Championship Game and determined the 1997 champion of the Western Athletic Conference. The game featured the New Mexico Lobos, champions of the Mountain division, and the Colorado State Rams, champions of the Pacific division. Colorado State would win the game 41–13.Colorado State 41, New Mexico 13 https://www.upi.com/Archives/1997/12/06/Colorado-State-41-New-Mexico-13/1822881384400/ UPI November 20, 2021 December 6, 1997 live https://web.archive.org/web/20211120210344/https://www.upi.com/Archives/1997/12/06/Colorado-State-41-New-Mexico-13/1822881384400/ 2021-11-20 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29292635/western_athletic_conf_championship/ Western Athletic Conf. Championship Akron Beacon Journal Akron, Ohio C9 December 7, 1997 March 8, 2019 newspapers.com Teams Colorado State 1997 Colorado State Rams football team New Mexico 1997 New Mexico Lobos football team Game summary Western Athletic Conference white; text-align:center; autocollapse #fff #eee 1997 WAC Championship Game December 6, 1997 New Mexico 3 7 3 0 No. 20 Colorado State 0 10 7 24 Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, Nevada 12,706 ABC WAC game summary First quarter (4:40) UNM – Colby Cason 37 yard field goal (UNM 3-0) Second quarter (12:43) CSU – Derek Franz 47 yard field goal (Tied 3–3) (8:01) UNM – Reginal Johnson 7 yard run, Colby Cason kick (UNM 10–3) (3:44) CSU – Damon Washington 51 yard run, Derek Franz kick (Tied 10–10) Third quarter (11:02) CSU – Kevin McDougal 44 yard run, Derek Franz kick (CSU 17–10) (8:22) UNM – Colby Cason 36 yard field goal (CSU 17–13) Fourth quarter (9:11) CSU – Derek Franz 26 yard field goal (CSU 20–13) (8:01) CSU – Kevin McDougal 42 yard run, Derek Franz kick (CSU 27–13) (3:32) CSU – Derrek Uhl 19 yard pass from Jaime Blake, Derek Franz kick (CSU 34–13) (1:48) CSU – Kevin McDougal 66 yard run, Derek Franz kick (CSU 41–13) Statistics Left New Mexico Lobos UNM Colorado State Rams CSU Right New Mexico Lobos New Mexico Colorado State Rams Colorado State Graham Leigh 17–27, 172 yds, 1 INT Eric Jaworsky 9 car, 104 yds Pascal Volz 4 rec, 53 yds Moses Moreno 9–20, 92 yds, 3 INT Kevin McDougal 20 car, 255 yds, 3 TD Eli Workman 3 rec, 29 yds References Championship Category:WAC Championship Game Category:Colorado State Rams football games Category:New Mexico Lobos football games Category:December 1997 sports events in the United States Category:1997 in sports in Nevada Category:American football competitions in Nevada Category:College football in Nevada