1994 Utah Utes football team

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1994 Utah Utes football
Utah Utes - U logo.svg
Freedom Bowl champion
Freedom Bowl vs. Arizona, W, 16–13
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 10
1994 record10–2 (6–2 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRick Rasnick
Defensive coordinatorFred Whittingham
Home stadiumRice Stadium (32,500)
Seasons
← 1993
1995 →
1994 Western Athletic Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:00 pmat Utah State*
KJZZW 32–1731,287[1]
September 107:00 pmIdaho State*
W 66–030,064[2]
September 172:00 pmat Oregon*
W 34–1625,358[3]
September 247:00 pmWyoming
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
W 41–734,607[4]
October 87:00 pmat San Diego StateNo. 25
KUTVW 38–2234,393[5]
October 151:00 pmHawaiiNo. 21
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
W 14–330,120[6]
October 221:30 pmat No. 12 Colorado StateNo. 18
ABCW 45–3139,107[7]
October 291:30 pmUTEPdaggerNo. 12
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
W 52–732,620[8]
November 51:00 pmat New MexicoNo. 9
L 21–2330,743[9]
November 121:30 pmat Air ForceNo. 12
L 33–4038,525[10]
November 197:00 pmNo. 20 BYUNo. 21
KUTVW 34–3134,139[11]
December 277:00 pmvs. No. 15 Arizona*No. 14
RaycomW 16–1327,477[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

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Roster[]

1994 Utah Utes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 Kevin Dyson Redshirt.svg Fr
WR 18 Curtis Marsh Sr
QB 10 Mike McCoy Sr
C 56 Lance Scott Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 83 Luther Elliss Sr
DE 36 Bronzell Miller Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries[]

Oregon[]

See also: 1994 Oregon Ducks football team


Freedom Bowl[]

See also: 1994 Arizona Wildcats football team and 1994 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[]

  1. ^ Sorensen, Mike (September 4, 1994). "Utes Finally Finish Pesky Aggies". Deseret News. Salt Lake City. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  2. ^ Sorensen, Mike (September 11, 1994). "Utes Give Bengals a 66-0 Shellacking". Deseret News. Salt Lake City. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  3. ^ Sorensen, Mike (September 18, 1994). "Lame Ducks Get Stuffed by the Utes". Deseret News. Salt Lake City. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  4. ^ Sorensen, Mike (September 25, 1994). "Streakin' Utes Gun Down Cowboys". Deseret News. Salt Lake City. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  5. ^ Mike Sorensen (October 9, 1994). "McCoy and Brown Keep Utah Perfect". Deseret News. Salt Lake City. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  6. ^ Sorensen, Mike (October 16, 1994). "U. Defense Comes to the Rescue". Deseret News. Salt Lake City. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  7. ^ Sorensen, Mike (October 23, 1994). "Utes Paint FT. Collins Red". Deseret News. Salt Lake City. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  8. ^ Sorensen, Mike (October 30, 1994). "Ute Offense Crank It Up in 52-7 Win". Deseret News. Salt Lake City. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  9. ^ Sorensen, Mike (November 6, 1994). "Utes Can't Hold Lead, Fall 23-21 to Lobos". Deseret News. Salt Lake City. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  10. ^ "1995 Utah Football Media Guide: 1994 Statistics". University of Utah Athletic Department. Retrieved August 7, 2011.[permanent dead link]
  11. ^ Sorensen, Mike (November 20, 1994). "It's U. 34, BYU 31 Again". Deseret News. Salt Lake City. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  12. ^ Sorensen, Mike (December 28, 1994). "Let Freedom Ring! Utes Win". Deseret News. Salt Lake City. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  13. ^ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
  14. ^ "1994 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 20, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2009.
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