1994 Utah Utes football team

1994 Utah Utes football
Freedom Bowl vs. Arizona, W, 16–13
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches #8
AP #10
1994 record 10–2 (6–2 WAC)
Head coach Ron McBride
Offensive coordinator Rick Rasnick
Defensive coordinator Fred Whittingham
Home stadium Rice Stadium (32,500)
1994 WAC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#16 Colorado State † 7 – 1 – 0     10 – 2 – 0
#10 Utah 6 – 2 – 0     10 – 2 – 0
#18 BYU 6 – 2 – 0     10 – 3 – 0
Air Force 6 – 2 – 0     8 – 4 – 0
Wyoming 4 – 4 – 0     6 – 6 – 0
New Mexico 4 – 4 – 0     5 – 7 – 0
Fresno State 3 – 4 – 1     5 – 7 – 1
San Diego State 2 – 6 – 0     4 – 7 – 0
UTEP 1 – 6 – 1     3 – 7 – 1
Hawaii 0 – 8 – 0     3 – 8 – 1
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1994 season was the most successful under McBride's tenure at Utah, with the team going 10–2, beating three ranked teams including a 16–13 win over 15th ranked Arizona at the Freedom Bowl, finishing the season ranked 10th in the AP Poll and 8th in the Coaches Poll.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 7:00 PM at Utah State* Romney Stadium • Logan, UT (Battle of the Brothers) KJZZ W 32–17   31,287[1]
September 10 7:00 PM Idaho State* Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT W 66–0   30,064[2]
September 17 2:00 PM at Oregon* Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR W 34–16   25,358[3]
September 24 7:00 PM Wyoming Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT W 41–7   34,607[4]
October 8 7:00 PM at San Diego State #25 Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, CA KUTV W 38–22   34,393[5]
October 15 1:00 PM Hawaii #21 Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT W 14–3   30,120[6]
October 22 1:30 PM at #12 Colorado State #18 Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO ABC W 45–31   39,107[7]
October 29 1:30 PM UTEPdagger #12 Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT ABC W 52–7   32,620[8]
November 5 1:00 PM at New Mexico #9 University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM (The Bowl) L 21–23   30,743[9]
November 12 1:30 PM at Air Force #12 Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO L 33–40   38,525[10]
November 19 7:00 PM #20 BYU #21 Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT (Holy War) KUTV W 34–31   34,139[11]
December 27 7:00 PM vs. #15 Arizona* #14 Anaheim Stadium • Anaheim, CA (1994 Freedom Bowl) Raycom W 16–13   27,477[12]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Mountain Time.

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After the season

NFL draft

Four players went in the 1995 NFL Draft, including first rounder and future pro bowler Luther Elliss.

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Luther Elliss Defensive Tackle 1 20 Detroit Lions
Lance Scott Center 5 165 Arizona Cardinals
Curtis Marsh Wide Receiver 7 219 Jacksonville Jaguars
Bronzell Miller Defensive End 7 239 St. Louis Rams

References

  1. ↑ Sorensen, Mike (September 4, 1994). "Utes Finally Finish Pesky Aggies". Deseret News (Salt Lake City). Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  2. ↑ Sorensen, Mike (September 11, 1994). "Utes Give Bengals a 66-0 Shellacking". Deseret News (Salt Lake City). Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  3. ↑ Sorensen, Mike (September 18, 1994). "Lame Ducks Get Stuffed by the Utes". Deseret News (Salt Lake City). Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  4. ↑ Sorensen, Mike (September 25, 1994). "Streakin' Utes Gun Down Cowboys". Deseret News (Salt Lake City). Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  5. ↑ Mike Sorensen (October 9, 1994). "McCoy and Brown Keep Utah Perfect". Deseret News (Salt Lake City). Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  6. ↑ Sorensen, Mike (October 16, 1994). "U. Defense Comes to the Rescue". Deseret News (Salt Lake City). Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  7. ↑ Sorensen, Mike (October 23, 1994). "Utes Paint FT. Collins Red". Deseret News (Salt Lake City). Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  8. ↑ Sorensen, Mike (October 30, 1994). "Ute Offense Crank It Up in 52-7 Win". Deseret News (Salt Lake City). Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  9. ↑ Sorensen, Mike (November 6, 1994). "Utes Can't Hold Lead, Fall 23-21 to Lobos". Deseret News. Salt Lake City. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  10. ↑ "1995 Utah Football Media Guide: 1994 Statistics". University of Utah Athletic Department. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
  11. ↑ Sorensen, Mike (November 20, 1994). "It's U. 34, BYU 31 Again". Deseret News (Salt Lake City). Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  12. ↑ Sorensen, Mike (December 28, 1994). "Let Freedom Ring! Utes Win". Deseret News (Salt Lake City). Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  13. ↑ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
  14. ↑ "1994 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved June 11, 2009.