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1998 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
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.

Teams

1998 WAC Championship Game

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 17 Air Force	0	0	7	13	20
BYU	0	7	0	6	13

Game information
First quarter No scoring Second quarter (1:01) BYU – Mike Rigell 13 yard pass from Kevin Feterik, Owen Pochman kick (Drive: 4 plays, 24 yards, 0:43; BYU 7–0) 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**)

Game information

No scoring

(1:01) BYU – Mike Rigell 13 yard pass from Kevin Feterik, Owen Pochman kick (Drive: 4 plays, 24 yards, 0:43; BYU 7–0)

(6:39) AFA – Blane Morgan 2 yard run, Jackson Whiting kick (Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards, 1:56; Tied 7–7)

(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)

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

"CougarStats: BYU Football: BYU vs. Air Force 1998 WAC Championship Game". cougarstats.com.
"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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Years	1996 1997 1998
Venues	Sam Boyd Stadium (1996–1998)

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