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1993 BYU

6–⁠6 (6–⁠2 Western Athletic Conference), coached by LaVell Edwards.

Schedule and results

BYU in 1993, game by game: won at New Mexico 34–31; won vs. Hawai’i 41–38; won at Colorado State 27–22; won vs. Air Force 30–3; lost at No. 25 UCLA 14–68; lost vs. No. 3 Notre Dame 20–45; lost vs. Fresno State 45–48; lost at Utah State 56–58; won at San Diego State 45–44; lost vs. Utah 31–34; won vs. UTEP 47–16; lost vs. No. 11 Ohio State 21–28+31−54Won 34–31 at New Mexico+3New MexicoWon 41–38 vs. Hawai’i+3Hawai’iWon 27–22 at Colorado State+5Colorado StateWon 30–3 vs. Air Force+27Air ForceLost 14–68 at No. 25 UCLA-54No. 25 UCLALost 20–45 vs. No. 3 Notre Dame-25No. 3 Notre DameLost 45–48 vs. Fresno State-3Fresno StateLost 56–58 at Utah State-2Utah StateWon 45–44 at San Diego State+1San Diego StateLost 31–34 vs. Utah-3UtahWon 47–16 vs. UTEP+31UTEPLost 21–28 vs. No. 11 Ohio State-7No. 11 Ohio State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4atNew MexicoW 34–⁠3169%
Sep 11vsHawai’iW 41–⁠3863%
Sep 18atColorado StateW 27–⁠2267%
Sep 25vsAir ForceW 30–⁠376%
Oct 9at25UCLAL 14–⁠6853%
Oct 16vs3Notre DameL 20–⁠4534%
Oct 23vsFresno StateL 45–⁠4852%
Oct 30atUtah StateL 56–⁠5861%
Nov 11atSan Diego StateW 45–⁠4442%
Nov 20vsUtahL 31–⁠3467%
Nov 27vsUTEPW 47–⁠1688%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvs11Ohio StateHoliday BowlL 21–⁠2830%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Ohio State 28–⁠21 in the Holiday Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Western Athletic Conference champions.

In program history: The 49th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 19
  2. Wk 2: 19
  3. Wk 3: 20
  4. Wk 4: 19
  5. Wk 5: 21
  6. Wk 6: 20
  7. Wk 7: 19

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1993.

Western Athletic Conference champions6–⁠2 in the conference, shared with Fresno State and Wyoming

Record
6–⁠6
Conference
6–⁠2 shared first in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 19
Points
411–⁠435
Coach
LaVell Edwards
Elo
1537 −65 this season
SP+ rating
6.4 No. 39 of 105; offense No. 5, defense No. 99
SRS
1.9 No. 48 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Roger French
Defensive coordinator
Ken Schmidt
Offense
West Coast
Defense
4–⁠3

1993 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wyoming6–⁠28–⁠4
Fresno State6–⁠28–⁠4
BYU6–⁠26–⁠6
Utah5–⁠37–⁠6
Colorado State5–⁠35–⁠6
New Mexico4–⁠46–⁠5
San Diego State4–⁠46–⁠6
Hawai’i3–⁠56–⁠6
Air Force1–⁠74–⁠8
UTEP0–⁠81–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.