1994 Utah Utes football team
The 1994 season was the most successful under Ron McBride's tenure at Utah, with the team going 10–2, beating three ranked teams including a 16–13 win over 15th ranked Arizona at the Freedom Bowl, finishing the season ranked 10th in the AP Poll and 8th in the Coaches Poll.
1994 Utah Utes football | |
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Freedom Bowl champion | |
Freedom Bowl vs. Arizona, W, 16–13 | |
Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 8 |
AP | No. 10 |
1994 record | 10–2 (6–2 WAC) |
Head coach | |
Offensive coordinator | Rick Rasnick |
Defensive coordinator | Fred Whittingham |
Home stadium | Rice Stadium (32,500) |
1994 Western Athletic Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Colorado State $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Utah | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 BYU | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 7:00 pm | at Utah State* | KJZZ | W 32–17 | 31,287[1] | ||
September 10 | 7:00 pm | Idaho State* | W 66–0 | 30,064[2] | |||
September 17 | 2:00 pm | at Oregon* | W 34–16 | 25,358[3] | |||
September 24 | 7:00 pm | Wyoming |
| W 41–7 | 34,607[4] | ||
October 8 | 7:00 pm | at San Diego State | No. 25 | KUTV | W 38–22 | 34,393[5] | |
October 15 | 1:00 pm | Hawaii | No. 21 |
| W 14–3 | 30,120[6] | |
October 22 | 1:30 pm | at No. 12 Colorado State | No. 18 | ABC | W 45–31 | 39,107[7] | |
October 29 | 1:30 pm | UTEP![]() | No. 12 |
| W 52–7 | 32,620[8] | |
November 5 | 1:00 pm | at New Mexico | No. 9 | L 21–23 | 30,743[9] | ||
November 12 | 1:30 pm | at Air Force | No. 12 | L 33–40 | 38,525[10] | ||
November 19 | 7:00 pm | No. 20 BYU | No. 21 |
| KUTV | W 34–31 | 34,139[11] |
December 27 | 7:00 pm | vs. No. 15 Arizona* | No. 14 | Raycom | W 16–13 | 27,477[12] | |
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Roster
1994 Utah Utes football team roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Players | Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Game summaries
Oregon
Freedom Bowl
After the season
NFL draft
Four players went in the 1995 NFL Draft, including first rounder and future pro bowler Luther Elliss.
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
Luther Elliss | Defensive Tackle | 1 | 20 | Detroit Lions |
Lance Scott | Center | 5 | 165 | Arizona Cardinals |
Curtis Marsh | Wide Receiver | 7 | 219 | Jacksonville Jaguars |
Bronzell Miller | Defensive End | 7 | 239 | St. Louis Rams |
References
- Sorensen, Mike (September 4, 1994). "Utes Finally Finish Pesky Aggies". Deseret News. Salt Lake City. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
- Sorensen, Mike (September 11, 1994). "Utes Give Bengals a 66-0 Shellacking". Deseret News. Salt Lake City. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
- Sorensen, Mike (September 18, 1994). "Lame Ducks Get Stuffed by the Utes". Deseret News. Salt Lake City. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
- Sorensen, Mike (September 25, 1994). "Streakin' Utes Gun Down Cowboys". Deseret News. Salt Lake City. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
- Mike Sorensen (October 9, 1994). "McCoy and Brown Keep Utah Perfect". Deseret News. Salt Lake City. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
- Sorensen, Mike (October 16, 1994). "U. Defense Comes to the Rescue". Deseret News. Salt Lake City. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
- Sorensen, Mike (October 23, 1994). "Utes Paint FT. Collins Red". Deseret News. Salt Lake City. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
- Sorensen, Mike (October 30, 1994). "Ute Offense Crank It Up in 52-7 Win". Deseret News. Salt Lake City. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
- Sorensen, Mike (November 6, 1994). "Utes Can't Hold Lead, Fall 23-21 to Lobos". Deseret News. Salt Lake City. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
- "1995 Utah Football Media Guide: 1994 Statistics". University of Utah Athletic Department. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- Sorensen, Mike (November 20, 1994). "It's U. 34, BYU 31 Again". Deseret News. Salt Lake City. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
- Sorensen, Mike (December 28, 1994). "Let Freedom Ring! Utes Win". Deseret News. Salt Lake City. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
- "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
- "1994 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 20, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2009.
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