1993 Utah State

7–⁠5 (5–⁠1 Big West), coached by Charlie Weatherbie.

Schedule and results

Utah State in 1993, game by game: won at Louisiana 34–13; lost at Utah 29–31; lost vs. Baylor 24–28; lost at Fresno State 14–30; lost at LSU 17–38; lost vs. Nevada 44–48; won at UNLV 33–26; won vs. BYU 58–56; won vs. Pacific 24–21; won vs. Louisiana Tech 24–13; won at New Mexico State 20–17; won vs. Ball State 42–33+21−21Won 34–13 at Louisiana+21LouisianaLost 29–31 at Utah-2UtahLost 24–28 vs. Baylor-4BaylorLost 14–30 at Fresno State-16Fresno StateLost 17–38 at LSU-21LSULost 44–48 vs. Nevada-4NevadaWon 33–26 at UNLV+7UNLVWon 58–56 vs. BYU+2BYUWon 24–21 vs. Pacific+3PacificWon 24–13 vs. Louisiana Tech+11Louisiana TechWon 20–17 at New Mexico State+3New Mexico StateWon 42–33 vs. Ball State+9Ball State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4atLouisianaW 34–⁠1362%
Sep 11atUtahL 29–⁠3147%
Sep 18vsBaylorL 24–⁠2849%
Sep 25atFresno StateL 14–⁠3024%
Oct 2atLSUL 17–⁠3851%
Oct 16vsNevadaL 44–⁠4853%
Oct 23atUNLVW 33–⁠2654%
Oct 30vsBYUW 58–⁠5639%
Nov 6vsPacificW 24–⁠2176%
Nov 13vsLouisiana TechW 24–⁠1365%
Nov 20atNew Mexico StateW 20–⁠1756%
Dec 17vsBall StateLas Vegas BowlW 42–⁠3341%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Ball State 42–⁠33 in the Las Vegas Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Big West champions.

In program history: The 39th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Big West champions5–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Louisiana

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠1 shared first in Big West
AP final
Unranked
Points
363–⁠354
Coach
Charlie Weatherbie
Elo
1508 +30 this season
SP+ rating
-3.7 No. 65 of 105; offense No. 32, defense No. 88
SRS
−5.5 No. 72 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Jim Zorn
Defensive coordinator
Dick Bumpas

1993 Big West standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Louisiana5–⁠18–⁠3
Utah State5–⁠17–⁠5
Nevada5–⁠27–⁠4
New Mexico State4–⁠35–⁠6
Northern Illinois3–⁠34–⁠7
UNLV2–⁠43–⁠8
Pacific2–⁠43–⁠8
San José State2–⁠42–⁠9
Louisiana Tech2–⁠42–⁠9
Arkansas State1–⁠52–⁠8–⁠1

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