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1994 Utah

10–⁠2 (6–⁠2 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Ron McBride, finished No. 10 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Utah in 1994, game by game: won at Utah State 32–17; won vs. Idaho State 66–0; won at Oregon 34–16; won vs. Wyoming 41–7; won at San Diego State 38–22; won vs. Hawai’i 14–3; won at No. 12 Colorado State 45–31; won vs. UTEP 52–7; lost at New Mexico 21–23; lost at Air Force 33–40; won vs. No. 20 BYU 34–31; won vs. No. 15 Arizona 16–13+66−7Won 32–17 at Utah State+15Utah StateWon 66–0 vs. Idaho State+66Idaho StateWon 34–16 at Oregon+18OregonWon 41–7 vs. Wyoming+34WyomingWon 38–22 at San Diego State+16San Diego StateWon 14–3 vs. Hawai’i+11Hawai’iWon 45–31 at No. 12 Colorado State+14No. 12 Colorado StateWon 52–7 vs. UTEP+45UTEPLost 21–23 at New Mexico-2New MexicoLost 33–40 at Air Force-7Air ForceWon 34–31 vs. No. 20 BYU+3No. 20 BYUWon 16–13 vs. No. 15 Arizona+3No. 15 Arizona
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atUtah StateW 32–⁠1741%
Sep 10vsIdaho StateW 66–⁠086%
Sep 17atOregonW 34–⁠1651%
Sep 24vsWyomingW 41–⁠767%
Oct 8atSan Diego StateW 38–⁠2259%
Oct 15vsHawai’iW 14–⁠379%
Oct 22at12Colorado StateW 45–⁠3143%
Oct 29vsUTEPW 52–⁠790%
Nov 5atNew MexicoL 21–⁠2365%
Nov 12atAir ForceL 33–⁠4059%
Nov 19vs20BYUW 34–⁠3164%
Dec 27Bowls & playoffvs15ArizonaFreedom BowlW 16–⁠1346%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Arizona 16–⁠13 in the Freedom Bowl; No. 10 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

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.

Consensus All-AmericanLuther Elliss, DE

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
No. 10 peak No. 9
Points
426–⁠210
Coach
Ron McBride
Elo
1648 +149 this season
SP+ rating
20.0 No. 9 of 106; offense No. 8, defense No. 22
SRS
15.1 No. 12 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Rick Rasnick
Defensive coordinator
Fred Whittingham
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1995

The 1995 draft
Rd 1Luther Elliss DTDetroit Lions
Rd 5Lance Scott CArizona Cardinals
Rd 7Curtis Marsh WRJacksonville Jaguars
Rd 7Bronzell Miller DESt. Louis Rams

All-WAC

7 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

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.