1996_Wyoming_Cowboys_football_team

1996 Wyoming Cowboys football team

1996 Wyoming Cowboys football team

American college football season

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).[1] 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.

Quick Facts Wyoming Cowboys football, WAC Pacific Division champion ...
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Roster

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Awards and honors

Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1997 NFL Draft.

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL Team
Steve ScifresGuard383Dallas Cowboys
Lee VaughnDefensive Back6187Dallas Cowboys
Marcus HarrisWide Receiver7232Detroit Lions

References

  1. [1]
    "Wyoming Wins Its Division". Los Angeles Times. November 17, 1996. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  2. [2]
    "University of Wyoming – 1996". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
  3. [3]
    "Past Winners – Biletnikoff Award". National College Football Awards Association. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
  4. [4]
    "1997 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
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