1994_Utah_Utes_football_team Knowpia

1994 Utah Utes football
1994 Utah Utes football
Freedom Bowl champion
Freedom Bowl, W 16–13 vs. vs. Arizona
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 10
Record	10–2 (6–2 WAC)
Head coach	Ron McBride (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Rick Rasnick (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Fred Whittingham (3rd season)
Home stadium	Robert Rice Stadium (32,500)
	Seasons ← 1993 1995 →

The 1994 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Ron McBride, the Utes compiled an overall record of 10–2 record with a mark of 6–2 against conference opponents, placing in a three-way tie for second in the WAC, and outscored their opponents 426 to 210. Utah was invited to the Freedom Bowl, where they beat Arizona.^[1] The team played home games at Robert Rice Stadium in Salt Lake City.

1994 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	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 during McBride's tenure at Utah. The Utes beat three ranked teams and finished the season ranked No. 10 in the AP Poll and No. 8 in the Coaches Poll.

Schedule edit

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	7:00 pm	at Utah State*		Romney Stadium Logan, UT (Battle of the Brothers)	KJZZ	W 32–17	31,287	^[2]
September 10	7:00 pm	Idaho State*		Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT		W 66–0	30,064	^[3]
September 17	2:00 pm	at Oregon*		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		W 34–16	25,358	^[4]
September 24	7:00 pm	Wyoming		Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT		W 41–7	34,607	^[5]
October 8	7:00 pm	at San Diego State	No. 25	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	KUTV	W 38–22	34,393	^[6]
October 15	1:00 pm	Hawaii	No. 21	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT		W 14–3	30,120	^[7]
October 22	1:30 pm	at No. 12 Colorado State	No. 18	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	ABC	W 45–31	39,107	^[8]
October 29	1:30 pm	UTEP	No. 12	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT		W 52–7	32,620	^[9]
November 5	1:00 pm	at New Mexico	No. 9	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM		L 21–23	30,743	^[10]
November 12	1:30 pm	at Air Force	No. 12	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO		L 33–40	38,525	^[11]
November 19	7:00 pm	No. 20 BYU	No. 21	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (Holy War)	KUTV	W 34–31	34,139	^[12]
December 27	7:00 pm	vs. No. 15 Arizona*	No. 14	Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, CA (Freedom Bowl)	Raycom	W 16–13	27,477	^[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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Roster edit

1994 Utah Utes football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`1`	Kevin Dyson	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

Ron McBride

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Game summaries edit

Oregon edit

Freedom Bowl edit

After the season edit

NFL Draft edit

Four Utah players were selected in the 1995 NFL Draft, including first rounder and future pro bowler Luther Elliss.

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL team
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 edit

^ "1994 Utah Utes Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
^ 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.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2009.

[1] "1994 Utah Utes Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 22, 2022.

[2] Sorensen, Mike (September 4, 1994). "Utes Finally Finish Pesky Aggies". Deseret News. Salt Lake City. Retrieved March 16, 2010.

[3] Sorensen, Mike (September 11, 1994). "Utes Give Bengals a 66-0 Shellacking". Deseret News. Salt Lake City. Retrieved March 16, 2010.

[4] Sorensen, Mike (September 18, 1994). "Lame Ducks Get Stuffed by the Utes". Deseret News. Salt Lake City. Retrieved March 16, 2010.

[5] Sorensen, Mike (September 25, 1994). "Streakin' Utes Gun Down Cowboys". Deseret News. Salt Lake City. Retrieved March 16, 2010.

[6] Mike Sorensen (October 9, 1994). "McCoy and Brown Keep Utah Perfect". Deseret News. Salt Lake City. Retrieved March 16, 2010.

[7] Sorensen, Mike (October 16, 1994). "U. Defense Comes to the Rescue". Deseret News. Salt Lake City. Retrieved March 16, 2010.

[8] Sorensen, Mike (October 23, 1994). "Utes Paint FT. Collins Red". Deseret News. Salt Lake City. Retrieved March 16, 2010.

[9] Sorensen, Mike (October 30, 1994). "Ute Offense Crank It Up in 52-7 Win". Deseret News. Salt Lake City. Retrieved March 16, 2010.

[10] Sorensen, Mike (November 6, 1994). "Utes Can't Hold Lead, Fall 23-21 to Lobos". Deseret News. Salt Lake City. Retrieved March 16, 2010.

[11] "1995 Utah Football Media Guide: 1994 Statistics". University of Utah Athletic Department. Retrieved August 7, 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}

[12] Sorensen, Mike (November 20, 1994). "It's U. 34, BYU 31 Again". Deseret News. Salt Lake City. Retrieved March 16, 2010.

[13] Sorensen, Mike (December 28, 1994). "Let Freedom Ring! Utes Win". Deseret News. Salt Lake City. Retrieved March 16, 2010.

[2009_Utah_Media_Guide-14] "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2009.

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