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1994 BYU

10–⁠3 (6–⁠2 Western Athletic Conference), coached by LaVell Edwards, finished No. 18 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

BYU in 1994, game by game: won at Hawai’i 13–12; won at Air Force 45–21; lost vs. Colorado State 21–28; won vs. New Mexico 49–47; won vs. Utah State 34–6; won at Fresno State 32–30; won at No. 17 Notre Dame 21–14; won at UTEP 34–28; lost vs. Arizona State 15–36; won vs. UL Monroe 24–10; won vs. San Diego State 35–28; lost at No. 21 Utah 31–34; won vs. Oklahoma 31–6+28−21Won 13–12 at Hawai’i+1Hawai’iWon 45–21 at Air Force+24Air ForceLost 21–28 vs. Colorado State-7Colorado StateWon 49–47 vs. New Mexico+2New MexicoWon 34–6 vs. Utah State+28Utah StateWon 32–30 at Fresno State+2Fresno StateWon 21–14 at No. 17 Notre Dame+7No. 17 Notre DameWon 34–28 at UTEP+6UTEPLost 15–36 vs. Arizona State-21Arizona StateWon 24–10 vs. UL Monroe+14UL MonroeWon 35–28 vs. San Diego State+7San Diego StateLost 31–34 at No. 21 Utah-3No. 21 UtahWon 31–6 vs. Oklahoma+25Oklahoma
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atHawai’iW 13–⁠1247%
Sep 10atAir ForceW 45–⁠2158%
Sep 17vsColorado StateL 21–⁠2861%
Sep 24vsNew MexicoW 49–⁠4770%
Sep 30vsUtah StateW 34–⁠670%
Oct 8atFresno StateW 32–⁠3037%
Oct 15at17Notre DameW 21–⁠1427%
Oct 22atUTEPW 34–⁠2877%
Oct 29vsArizona StateL 15–⁠3676%
Nov 5vsUL MonroeW 24–⁠1090%
Nov 10vsSan Diego StateW 35–⁠2870%
Nov 19at21UtahL 31–⁠3436%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvsOklahomaCopper BowlW 31–⁠650%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Oklahoma 31–⁠6 in the Copper Bowl; No. 18 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 32nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 4: 22
  2. Wk 9: 21
  3. Wk 10: 20
  4. Wk 11: 25
  5. Wk 12: 23
  6. Wk 13: 20
  7. Wk 14: 23
  8. Wk 15: 22
  9. Wk 16: 22
  10. Final: 18

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 1994.

Led the nationMike Maxwell: passing touchdowns (29 TD); John Walsh: passing yards (3,712 yds)

Record
10–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
No. 18 peak No. 18
Points
385–⁠300
Coach
LaVell Edwards
Elo
1601 +76 this season
SP+ rating
9.2 No. 31 of 106; offense No. 26, defense No. 49
SRS
6.8 No. 32 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Roger French
Defensive coordinator
Ken Schmidt
Offense
West Coast
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1995

The 1995 draft
Rd 3Evan Pilgrim OGChicago Bears
Rd 4Tim Hanshaw TESan Francisco 49ers
Rd 6Travis Hall DTAtlanta Falcons
Rd 6Eli Herring OTOakland Raiders
Rd 7John Walsh QBCincinnati Bengals

All-WAC

3 first team, 6 second team

First team

  • Jamal WillisRBCoaches-1
  • Evan PilgrimOLCoaches-1
  • Randy BrockDLCoaches-1

Second team

  • John WalshQBCoaches-2
  • Chad LewisTECoaches-2
  • Eli HerringOLCoaches-2
  • Shay MuirbrookLBCoaches-2
  • Patrick MitchellDBCoaches-2
  • Alan BoardmanPCoaches-2

From Wikipedia’s 1994 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1994 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colorado State7–⁠110–⁠216
Utah6–⁠210–⁠210
BYU6–⁠210–⁠318
Air Force6–⁠28–⁠4
Wyoming4–⁠46–⁠6
New Mexico4–⁠45–⁠7
Fresno State3–⁠4–⁠15–⁠7–⁠1
San Diego State2–⁠64–⁠7
UTEP1–⁠6–⁠13–⁠7–⁠1
Hawai’i0–⁠83–⁠8–⁠1

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