1998 WAC Championship Game

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1998 WAC Championship Game
Conference Championship
Air Force Falcons BYU Cougars
(10–1) (9–3)
20 13
Head coach: 
Fisher DeBerry		 Head coach: 
LaVell Edwards
APCoachesBCS
1713NR
1234 Total
Air Force 00713 20
BYU 0706 13
DateDecember 5, 1998
Season1998
StadiumSam Boyd Stadium
LocationWhitney, Nevada
Attendance32,745
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC
WAC Championship Game
 < 1997   
1998 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
No. 13 Air Force x$   7 – 1     12 – 1  
Wyoming   6 – 2     8 – 3  
Colorado State   5 – 3     8 – 4  
Rice   5 – 3     5 – 6  
TCU   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Tulsa   2 – 6     4 – 7  
SMU   1 – 1     0 – 1  
UNLV   0 – 8     0 – 11  
Pacific Division
BYU xy   7 – 1     9 – 5  
San Diego State x   7 – 1     7 – 5  
Utah   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Fresno State   5 – 3     5 – 6  
San Jose State   3 – 5     4 – 8  
UTEP   3 – 5     3 – 8  
New Mexico   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Hawaii   0 – 8     0 – 12  
Championship: Air Force 20, BYU 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 WAC Championship Game was a college football game played on Saturday, December 5, 1998, at Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada. This was the 3rd and last WAC Championship Game and determined the 1998 champion of the Western Athletic Conference. The game featured the Air Force Falcons, champions of the Mountain division, and the BYU Cougars, champions of the Pacific division. Air Force would win the game 20–13.[1][2]

Teams[edit]

Air Force[edit]

Main article: 1998 Air Force Falcons football team

BYU[edit]

Main article: 1998 BYU Cougars football team

Game summary[edit]

1998 WAC Championship Game
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 17 Air Force 0 0 71320
BYU 0 7 0613

at Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, Nevada

Game information
First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter
Third quarter
  • (6:39) AFA – Blane Morgan 2 yard run, Jackson Whiting kick (Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards, 1:56; Tied 7–7)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:26) BYU – Owen Pochman 32 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 27 yards, 2:48; BYU 10–7)
  • (5:44) BYU – Owen Pochman 34 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 4:33; BYU 13–7)
  • (3:49) AFA – Matt Farmer 59 yard pass from Blane Morgan, Jackson Whiting kick (Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:49; AFA 14–13)
  • (1:43) AFA – Spanky Gilliam 29 yard run, Jackson Whiting kick blocked (Drive: 4 plays, 42 yards, 0:48; AFA 20–13)

Statistics[edit]

Statistics AFA BYU
First downs 11 30
Plays–yards 52–260 90–390
Rushes–yards 39–111 48–132
Passing yards 149 258
Passing: comp–att–int 8–13–0 20–42–1
Time of possession 23:58 36:02
Team Category Player Statistics
Air Force Passing Blane Morgan 3–6, 90 yds, 1 TD
Rushing Spanky Gilliam 11 car, 94 yds, 1 TD
Receiving Matt Farmer 2 rec, 79 yds, 1 TD
BYU Passing Kevin Feterik 20–42, 258 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Ronney Jenkins 25 car, 100 yds
Receiving Tevita Ofahengaue 5 rec, 90 yds

References[edit]

  1. ^ "CougarStats: BYU Football: BYU vs. Air Force 1998 WAC Championship Game". cougarstats.com.
  2. ^ "Air Force 20, BYU 13". UPI. December 5, 1998. Archived from the original on November 21, 2021. Retrieved November 21, 2021.


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