The Western Athletic Conference football championship game was a short-lived annual postseason college football game played to determine the champion of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

WAC football championship game
Conference football championship
SportFootball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Played1996–1998
Last contest1998
Most championshipsAir Force, BYU, Colorado State (1)
TV partner(s)ESPN on ABC
Host stadiums
Sam Boyd Stadium (1996–1998)
Host locations
Whitney, Nevada (1996–1998)

History

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The Western Athletic Conference staged a conference title football game during the three years (1996–1998) the league consisted of sixteen members. During this time, the league was split into two divisions, Pacific and Mountain, with eight teams in each division. The top finisher in each division played for the championship, which was held at Sam Boyd Stadium in the Las Vegas Valley. When conference membership was cut in half in 1999 with the formation of the Mountain West Conference, both the championship game and two-division format were discontinued. All participants in the three title games were among the defections to Mountain West.[1]

Results

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Results by year

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Below are the results from all WAC Football Championship Games played. The winning team appears in bold font, on a background of their primary team color. Rankings are from the AP Poll released prior to the game.

Year Mountain Pacific Site Attendance Ref
1996 6 BYU Cougars 28 20 Wyoming Cowboys 25OT Sam Boyd StadiumWhitney, NV 41,238 [2]
1997 New Mexico Lobos 13 20 Colorado State Rams 41 12,706 [3]
1998 17 Air Force Falcons 20 BYU Cougars 13 32,745 [4]

Results by team

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Team Appearances Record PCT. PF PA
BYU 2 1–1 .500 41 45
Air Force 1 1–0 1.000 20 13
Colorado State 1 1–0 1.000 41 13
New Mexico 1 0–1 .000 13 41
Wyoming 1 0–1 .000 25 28


See also

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References

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  1. ^ Call, Jeff (1998). "The Great Divide: BYU and Seven Others Leave WAC". BYU Magazine. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "CougarStats: BYU Football: BYU vs. Wyoming 1996 WAC Championship Game". cougarstats.com.
  3. ^ "Western Athletic Conf. Championship". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. December 7, 1997. p. C9. Retrieved March 8, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "CougarStats: BYU Football: BYU vs. Air Force 1998 WAC Championship Game". cougarstats.com.