1996 Wyoming Cowboys football team

American college football season thumb August 2023 February 2026 1996 Wyoming Cowboys football Western Athletic Conference Pacific Division WAC 22 22 10–2 7–1 Joe Tiller 6th Larry Korpitz 6th Brock Spack 2nd War Memorial Stadium WAC Pacific Division champion WAC Championship Game L 25–28 OT vs. BYU 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).https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-11-17-sp-220-story.html Wyoming Wins Its Division November 17, 1996 Los Angeles Times December 11, 2013 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. In 2026 the entire team was inducted into the University of Wyoming athletics hall of fame. Schedule 1996 AP Mountain August 31 1:00 pm w y Idaho War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY 40–38 17,279 September 7 5:00 pm w y y Iowa State Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA FSN 41–38 OT 44,511 September 14 1:00 pm w Hawaii War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY 66–0 15,182 September 21 1:00 pm w Air Force War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY 22–19 31,009 September 28 2:00 pm w y UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV 33–21 12,564 October 5 2:30 pm w y 25 San Jose State Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA 45–22 8,756 October 12 1:00 pm w y 24 Western Michigan War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY 42–28 22,813 October 19 12:00 pm w 23 Fresno State War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY 42–21 14,446 November 2 1:00 pm w 17 SMU War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY 59–17 17,268 November 7 6:00 pm l y 16 San Diego State Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA ESPN 24–28 38,679 November 16 8:00 pm w y 23 Colorado State Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO Border War ESPN2 25–24 33,701 December 7 2:30 pm l y 20 BYU 6 Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV WAC Championship Game ABC 25–28 OT 41,238 Roster 1996 Wyoming Cowboys f 29 So Josh Amundson RB 70 Fr Garrett Anderson OT 28 Fr Tim Beasley RB 55 Jr Rob Bohlinger OT y 23 Sr Marcus Harris Marcus Harris (wide receiver, born 1974) WR y 53 Sr Rob Rathbun C 85 Fr Jason Ringenberg WR 64 Sr Charlie Ruff C 57 Fr Kevin Hughes C 41 Fr Chris Clache FB 1 Sr David Saraf WR 77 Sr Steve Scifres T 72 Fr Nate Selk OG 12 Sr Len Sexton RB 18 Fr Kofi Shuck WR 16 Fr Alan Jones WR 3 Jr Jeremy Silcox QB 91 Sr Greg Kuhn TE 43 Fr Arlen Smith RB 51 So Jeff Smith OG 66 So Terry Staggs OG 92 Sr Pat Larson DT 95 Jr Michael Graham DT 45 Jr Brian Lee SS 90 Jr Jeff Leonard DE 89 Sr Brent Leu DT 24 Sr Waymon Levingston CB https://web.archive.org/web/19961225180022/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/sfc/wac/sfcj10ra.htm *Joe Tiller Tim Burke (defensive backs) Awards and honors Marcus Harris: Fred Biletnikoff Awardhttp://www.biletnikoffaward.com/ba-winners Past Winners – Biletnikoff Award National College Football Awards Association October 10, 2012 Team players in the NFL The following were selected in the 1997 NFL draft. Player Position Round Overall NFL team Steve Scifres Guard3 83 Dallas Cowboys Lee Vaughn Defensive back6 187 Dallas Cowboys Marcus Harris Wide receiver7 232 Detroit Lions https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1997/draft.htm?redir 1997 NFL Draft Pro-Football-Reference.com October 10, 2012 References Wyoming Category:Wyoming Cowboys football seasons Wyoming Cowboys football