1997 WAC Championship Game

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]

1997 WAC Championship Game
2nd WAC Championship Game
1234 Total
New Mexico 3730 13
Colorado State 010724 41
DateDecember 6, 1997
Season1997
StadiumSam Boyd Stadium
LocationWhitney, Nevada
Attendance12,706
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC
1997 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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

Teams

Colorado State

New Mexico

Game summary

1997 WAC Championship Game
Period 1 2 34Total
New Mexico 3 7 3013
No. 20 Colorado State 0 10 72441

at Sam Boyd StadiumWhitney, Nevada

Game information
First quarter
  • (4:40) UNM – Colby Cason 37 yard field goal (UNM 3-0)
Second quarter
  • (12:43) CSU – Derek Franz 47 yard field goal (Tied 3–3)
  • (8:01) UNM – Reginal Johnson 7 yard run, Colby Cason kick (UNM 10–3)
  • (3:44) CSU – Damon Washington 51 yard run, Derek Franz kick (Tied 10–10)
Third quarter
  • (11:02) CSU – Kevin McDougal 44 yard run, Derek Franz kick (CSU 17–10)
  • (8:22) UNM – Colby Cason 36 yard field goal (CSU 17–13)
Fourth quarter
  • (9:11) CSU – Derek Franz 26 yard field goal (CSU 20–13)
  • (8:01) CSU – Kevin McDougal 42 yard run, Derek Franz kick (CSU 27–13)
  • (3:32) CSU – Derrek Uhl 19 yard pass from Jaime Blake, Derek Franz kick (CSU 34–13)
  • (1:48) CSU – Kevin McDougal 66 yard run, Derek Franz kick (CSU 41–13)

Statistics

Statistics UNM CSU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
New Mexico PassingGraham Leigh17–27, 172 yds, 1 INT
RushingEric Jaworsky9 car, 104 yds
ReceivingPascal Volz4 rec, 53 yds
Colorado State PassingMoses Moreno9–20, 92 yds, 3 INT
RushingKevin McDougal20 car, 255 yds, 3 TD
ReceivingEli Workman3 rec, 29 yds

References

  1. "Colorado State 41, New Mexico 13". UPI. December 6, 1997. Archived from the original on November 20, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  2. "Western Athletic Conf. Championship". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. December 7, 1997. p. C9. Retrieved March 8, 2019 via newspapers.com.


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