1998 WAC Championship Game

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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]

DateDecember 5, 1998
Season1998
LocationWhitney, Nevada
Quick facts WAC Championship Game, Total ...
1998 WAC Championship Game
Conference Championship
1234Total
Air Force 0071320
BYU 070613
DateDecember 5, 1998
Season1998
StadiumSam Boyd Stadium
LocationWhitney, Nevada
Attendance32,745
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC
WAC Championship Game
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1998 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Mountain Division
No. 13 Air Force x$ 71  121 
Wyoming 62  83 
Colorado State 53  84 
Rice 53  56 
TCU 44  75 
Tulsa 26  47 
SMU 11  01 
UNLV 08  011 
Pacific Division
BYU xy 71  95 
San Diego State x 71  75 
Utah 53  74 
Fresno State 53  56 
San Jose State 35  48 
UTEP 35  38 
New Mexico 17  39 
Hawaii 08  012 
Championship: Air Force 20, BYU 13
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
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Teams

Air Force

BYU

Game summary

1998 WAC Championship Game
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 17 Air Force 0 0 71320
BYU 0 7 0613
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at Sam Boyd StadiumWhitney, Nevada

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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)
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Statistics

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Statistics AFA BYU
First downs1130
Plays–yards52–26090–390
Rushes–yards39–11148–132
Passing yards149258
Passing: compattint8–13–020–42–1
Time of possession23:5836:02
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TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Air Force PassingBlane Morgan3–6, 90 yds, 1 TD
RushingSpanky Gilliam11 car, 94 yds, 1 TD
ReceivingMatt Farmer2 rec, 79 yds, 1 TD
BYU PassingKevin Feterik20–42, 258 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
RushingRonney Jenkins25 car, 100 yds
ReceivingTevita Ofahengaue5 rec, 90 yds
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