Annual NCAA football game
1997 WAC Championship Game
New Mexico Lobos
Colorado State Rams
(9–2)
(9–2)
13
41
Head coach: Dennis Franchione
Head coach: Sonny Lubick
1 2 3 4
Total
New Mexico
3 7 3 0
13
Colorado State
0 10 7 24
41
Date December 6, 1997 Season 1997 Stadium Sam Boyd Stadium Location Whitney , Nevada Attendance 12,706 Network ABC
1997 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Mountain Division
New Mexico x
6
–
2
9
–
4
Rice
5
–
3
7
–
4
SMU
5
–
3
6
–
5
Utah
5
–
3
6
–
5
BYU
4
–
4
6
–
5
UTEP
3
–
5
4
–
7
Tulsa
2
–
6
2
–
9
TCU
1
–
7
1
–
10
Pacific Division
No. 17 Colorado State x$
7
–
1
11
–
2
Air Force
6
–
2
10
–
3
Fresno State
5
–
3
6
–
6
Wyoming
4
–
4
7
–
6
San Diego State
4
–
4
5
–
7
San Jose State
4
–
4
4
–
7
UNLV
2
–
6
3
–
8
Hawaii
1
–
7
3
–
9
Championship : Colorado State 41 , New Mexico 13
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll
The 1997 WAC Championship Game was a college football game played on Saturday, December 6, 1997, at Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada . This was the 2nd and penultimate WAC Championship Game and determined the 1997 champion of the Western Athletic Conference . The game featured the New Mexico Lobos , champions of the Mountain division, and the Colorado State Rams , champions of the Pacific division. Colorado State would win the game 41–13.[1] [2]
Teams [ ]
Colorado State [ ]
Main article: 1997 Colorado State Rams football team
New Mexico [ ]
Main article: 1997 New Mexico Lobos football team
Game summary [ ]
1997 WAC Championship Game
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 6 BYU
3
7
3 0 13
No. 20 Wyoming
0
10
7 24 41
at Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, Nevada
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics [ ]
Statistics
UNM
CSU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
New Mexico
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Colorado State
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
References [ ]
Years Venues
Sam Boyd Stadium (1996–1998)
Venues
Durkee Field (1899–1911)
Colorado Field (1912–1967)
Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium (1968–2016)
Canvas Stadium (2017–present)
Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People
Head coaches
NFL draftees
Statistical leaders
School records
Consensus All-Americans
Hall of Fame inductees
Seasons
Venues Bowls & rivalries
Bowl games
Arizona : (Kit Carson Rifle: 1938–1990)
New Mexico State: Rio Grande Rivalry (Maloof Trophy: 1993–2000)
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