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1995 BYU

7–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Western Athletic Conference), coached by LaVell Edwards.

Schedule and results

BYU in 1995, game by game: lost at Air Force 12–38; lost vs. No. 12 UCLA 9–23; won vs. San Diego State 31–19; won at Colorado State 28–21; lost at Arizona State 21–29; won vs. Wyoming 23–20; won vs. Hawai’i 45–7; won vs. Tulsa 45–35; won at New Mexico 31–14; lost vs. Utah 17–34; won at Fresno State 45–28+38−26Lost 12–38 at Air Force-26Air ForceLost 9–23 vs. No. 12 UCLA-14No. 12 UCLAWon 31–19 vs. San Diego State+12San Diego StateWon 28–21 at Colorado State+7Colorado StateLost 21–29 at Arizona State-8Arizona StateWon 23–20 vs. Wyoming+3WyomingWon 45–7 vs. Hawai’i+38Hawai’iWon 45–35 vs. Tulsa+10TulsaWon 31–14 at New Mexico+17New MexicoLost 17–34 vs. Utah-17UtahWon 45–28 at Fresno State+17Fresno State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atAir ForceL 12–⁠3846%
Sep 9vs12UCLAL 9–⁠2352%
Sep 16vsSan Diego StateW 31–⁠1963%
Sep 30atColorado StateW 28–⁠2135%
Oct 14atArizona StateL 21–⁠2955%
Oct 21vsWyomingW 23–⁠2064%
Oct 28vsHawai’iW 45–⁠772%
Nov 4vsTulsaW 45–⁠3575%
Nov 11atNew MexicoW 31–⁠1458%
Nov 18vsUtahL 17–⁠3459%
Nov 25atFresno StateW 45–⁠2860%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Fresno State 45–⁠28; unranked in the final AP poll; Western Athletic Conference champions.

In program history: The 37th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

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 1995.

Western Athletic Conference champions6–⁠2 in the conference, shared with Air Force, Colorado State and Utah

Led the nationJames Dye: punt return average (21.9)

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 shared first in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
307–⁠268
Coach
LaVell Edwards
Elo
1582 +15 this season
SP+ rating
6.5 No. 47 of 107; offense No. 36, defense No. 63
SRS
0.4 No. 56 of 108 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Roger French
Defensive coordinator
Ken Schmidt
Offense
West Coast
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1996

The 1996 draft
Rd 3Mike Ulufale DEDallas Cowboys

All-WAC

6 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Chad LewisTECoaches-1
  • Larry MooreOLCoaches-1
  • John RaassDLCoaches-1
  • Shay MuirbrookLBCoaches-1
  • Stan RaassLBCoaches-1
  • James DyeRSCoaches-1

Second team

  • Hema HeimuliRBCoaches-2
  • Tim McTyerDBCoaches-2

From Wikipedia’s 1995 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1995 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colorado State6–⁠28–⁠4
BYU6–⁠27–⁠4
Utah6–⁠27–⁠4
Air Force6–⁠28–⁠5
San Diego State5–⁠38–⁠4
Wyoming4–⁠46–⁠5
Fresno State2–⁠65–⁠7
New Mexico2–⁠64–⁠7
Hawai’i2–⁠64–⁠8
UTEP1–⁠72–⁠10

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