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1996 Wyoming Cowboys football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1996
team	Wyoming Cowboys
sport	football
conference	Western Athletic Conference
division	Pacific Division
short_conf	WAC
CoachRank	22
APRank	22
record	10–2
conf_record	7–1
head_coach	Joe Tiller
hc_year	6th
off_coach	Larry Korpitz
oc_year	6th
def_coach	Brock Spack
dc_year	2nd
stadium	War Memorial Stadium
champion	WAC Pacific Division champion
conf_champ	[WAC Championship Game](1996-wac-championship-game)
conf_champ_result	L 25–28 OT vs. [BYU](1996-byu-cougars-football-team)

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). 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.

Schedule

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Roster

Tim Burke (defensive backs)

Awards and honors

Marcus Harris: Fred Biletnikoff Award

Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1997 NFL draft.

References

(November 17, 1996). "Wyoming Wins Its Division". Los Angeles Times.
"Past Winners – Biletnikoff Award". National College Football Awards Association.
"1997 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com.

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