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1996 Wyoming

10–⁠2 (7–⁠1 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Joe Tiller, finished No. 22 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Wyoming in 1996, game by game: won vs. Idaho 40–38; won at Iowa State 41–38; won vs. Hawai’i 66–0; won vs. Air Force 22–19; won at UNLV 33–21; won at San José State 45–22; won vs. Western Michigan 42–28; won vs. Fresno State 42–21; won vs. SMU 59–17; lost at San Diego State 24–28; won at Colorado State 25–24; lost vs. No. 5 BYU 25–28+66−4Won 40–38 vs. Idaho+2IdahoWon 41–38 at Iowa State+3Iowa StateWon 66–0 vs. Hawai’i+66Hawai’iWon 22–19 vs. Air Force+3Air ForceWon 33–21 at UNLV+12UNLVWon 45–22 at San José State+23San José StateWon 42–28 vs. Western Michigan+14Western MichiganWon 42–21 vs. Fresno State+21Fresno StateWon 59–17 vs. SMU+42SMULost 24–28 at San Diego State-4San Diego StateWon 25–24 at Colorado State+1Colorado StateLost 25–28 vs. No. 5 BYU-3No. 5 BYU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsIdahoW 40–⁠3880%
Sep 7atIowa StateW 41–⁠3859%
Sep 14vsHawai’iW 66–⁠078%
Sep 21vsAir ForceW 22–⁠1953%
Sep 28atUNLVW 33–⁠2178%
Oct 5atSan José StateW 45–⁠2274%
Oct 12vsWestern MichiganW 42–⁠2883%
Oct 19vsFresno StateW 42–⁠2176%
Nov 2vsSMUW 59–⁠1783%
Nov 7atSan Diego StateL 24–⁠2849%
Nov 16atColorado StateW 25–⁠2443%
Dec 7Bowls & playoffvs5BYUWestern Athletic Championship GameL 25–⁠2834%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to BYU 28–⁠25 in the Western Athletic Championship Game; No. 22 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 7: 25
  2. Wk 8: 24
  3. Wk 9: 23
  4. Wk 10: 18
  5. Wk 11: 17
  6. Wk 12: 16
  7. Wk 13: 23
  8. Wk 14: 20
  9. Wk 15: 21
  10. Wk 16: 20
  11. Wk 17: 22
  12. Final: 22

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1996.

WAC Pacific champions7–⁠1 in the conference

Led the nationJosh Wallwork: passing yards (4,090 yds), total offense (4,209 yds), total offense per game (350.8); Marcus Harris: receiving yards (1,650 yds)

Biletnikoff AwardMarcus Harris, WR

Consensus All-AmericanMarcus Harris, WR

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠1 2nd in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
No. 22 peak No. 16
Points
464–⁠284
Coach
Joe Tiller
Elo
1593 +86 this season
SP+ rating
11.3 No. 32 of 111; offense No. 14, defense No. 68
SRS
6.4 No. 39 of 111 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Offensive coordinator
Larry Korpitz
Defensive coordinator
Brock Spack

Drafted in 1997

The 1997 draft
Rd 3Steve Scifres OTDallas Cowboys
Rd 6Lee Vaughn DBDallas Cowboys
Rd 7Marcus Harris WRDetroit Lions

1996 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
BYU9–⁠014–⁠15
Wyoming7–⁠110–⁠222
San Diego State6–⁠28–⁠3
Utah6–⁠28–⁠4
Rice6–⁠27–⁠4
Colorado State6–⁠27–⁠5
Air Force5–⁠36–⁠5
SMU4–⁠45–⁠6
New Mexico3–⁠56–⁠5
Fresno State3–⁠54–⁠7
TCU3–⁠54–⁠7
San José State3–⁠53–⁠9
Tulsa2–⁠64–⁠7
Hawai’i1–⁠72–⁠10
UNLV1–⁠81–⁠11
UTEP0–⁠82–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.