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1993 Utah

7–⁠6 (5–⁠3 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Ron McBride.

Schedule and results

Utah in 1993, game by game: lost at Arizona State 0–38; won vs. Utah State 31–29; won at Kansas 41–16; lost at Wyoming 12–28; lost vs. Idaho 17–28; lost vs. New Mexico 35–42; won at UTEP 45–29; won vs. Colorado State 38–21; won vs. San Diego State 45–41; lost at Hawai’i 30–41; won vs. Air Force 41–24; won at BYU 34–31; lost vs. USC 21–28+25−38Lost 0–38 at Arizona State-38Arizona StateWon 31–29 vs. Utah State+2Utah StateWon 41–16 at Kansas+25KansasLost 12–28 at Wyoming-16WyomingLost 17–28 vs. Idaho-11IdahoLost 35–42 vs. New Mexico-7New MexicoWon 45–29 at UTEP+16UTEPWon 38–21 vs. Colorado State+17Colorado StateWon 45–41 vs. San Diego State+4San Diego StateLost 30–41 at Hawai’i-11Hawai’iWon 41–24 vs. Air Force+17Air ForceWon 34–31 at BYU+3BYULost 21–28 vs. USC-7USC
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4atArizona StateL 0–⁠3837%
Sep 11vsUtah StateW 31–⁠2953%
Sep 18atKansasW 41–⁠1637%
Sep 25atWyomingL 12–⁠2849%
Oct 2vsIdahoL 17–⁠2879%
Oct 9vsNew MexicoL 35–⁠4256%
Oct 16atUTEPW 45–⁠2955%
Oct 23vsColorado StateW 38–⁠2164%
Oct 30vsSan Diego StateW 45–⁠4144%
Nov 6atHawai’iL 30–⁠4145%
Nov 13vsAir ForceW 41–⁠2457%
Nov 20atBYUW 34–⁠3133%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvsUSCFreedom BowlL 21–⁠2833%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to USC 28–⁠21 in the Freedom Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 82nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 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 1993.

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
390–⁠396
Coach
Ron McBride
Elo
1498 +4 this season
SP+ rating
0.8 No. 56 of 105; offense No. 22, defense No. 85
SRS
0.6 No. 51 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Rick Rasnick
Defensive coordinator
Fred Whittingham
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1994

The 1994 draft
Rd 4Kurt Haws TEWashington Redskins
Rd 7Jamal Anderson RBAtlanta Falcons

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.