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1994 Utah Utes football
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 coachRon McBride
Offensive coordinatorRick Rasnick
Defensive coordinatorFred Whittingham
Home stadiumRice Stadium (32,500)
Seasons
← 1993
1995 →
1994 WAC football standings
v · d · 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 under 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. 25KUTVW 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. 18ABCW 45–3139,107[7]
October 291:30 PMUTEPdaggerNo. 12
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
ABCW 52–732,620[8]
November 51:00 PMat New MexicoNo. 9L 21–2330,743[9]
November 121:30 PMat Air ForceNo. 12L 33–4038,525[10]
November 197:00 PMNo. 20 BYUNo. 21
KUTVW 34–3134,139[11]
December 277:00 PMvs. No. 15 Arizona*No. 14RaycomW 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
QB 10 McCoy, MikeMike McCoy Sr
C 56 Scott, LanceLance Scott Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 83 Elliss, LutherLuther Elliss Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
  • Ron McBride
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries[]

Oregon[]

Overall record Last meeting Result
6–14 1991 L 17–24


Freedom Bowl[]

Overall record Last meeting Result
16–13–2 1983 L 0–38


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). http://www.deseretnews.com/article/373759/UTES-FINALLY-FINISH-PESKY-AGGIES.html. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  2. Sorensen, Mike (September 11, 1994). "Utes Give Bengals a 66-0 Shellacking". Deseret News (Salt Lake City). http://www.deseretnews.com/article/374921/UTES-GIVE-BENGALS-A-66-0-SHELLACKING.html. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  3. Sorensen, Mike (September 18, 1994). "Lame Ducks Get Stuffed by the Utes". Deseret News (Salt Lake City). http://www.deseretnews.com/article/376147/LAME-DUCKS-GET-STUFFED-BY-THE-UTES.html. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  4. Sorensen, Mike (September 25, 1994). "Streakin' Utes Gun Down Cowboys". Deseret News (Salt Lake City). http://www.deseretnews.com/article/377502/STREAKIN-UTES-GUN-DOWN-COWBOYS.html. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  5. Mike Sorensen (October 9, 1994). "McCoy and Brown Keep Utah Perfect". Deseret News (Salt Lake City). http://www.deseretnews.com/article/380358/MCCOY-AND-BROWN-KEEP-UTAH-PERFECT.html. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  6. Sorensen, Mike (October 16, 1994). "U. Defense Comes to the Rescue". Deseret News (Salt Lake City). http://www.deseretnews.com/article/381847/U-DEFENSE-COMES-TO-THE-RESCUE.html. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  7. Sorensen, Mike (October 23, 1994). "Utes Paint FT. Collins Red". Deseret News (Salt Lake City). http://www.deseretnews.com/article/383086/UTES-PAINT-FT-COLLINS-RED.html. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  8. Sorensen, Mike (October 30, 1994). "Ute Offense Crank It Up in 52-7 Win". Deseret News (Salt Lake City). http://www.deseretnews.com/article/384353/UTE-OFFENSE-CRANKS-IT-UP-Indiana-52-7-WIN.html. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  9. Sorensen, Mike (November 6, 1994). "Utes Can't Hold Lead, Fall 23-21 to Lobos". Salt Lake City. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/385988/UTES-CANT-HOLD-LEAD-FALL-23-21-TO-LOBOS.html. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  10. "1995 Utah Football Media Guide: 1994 Statistics". University of Utah Athletic Department. http://content.lib.utah.edu/u?/uuath2,1465. Retrieved August 7, 2011.[dead link]
  11. Sorensen, Mike (November 20, 1994). "It's U. 34, BYU 31 Again". Deseret News (Salt Lake City). http://www.deseretnews.com/article/388732/ITS-U-34-BYU-31-AGAIN.html. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  12. Sorensen, Mike (December 28, 1994). "Let Freedom Ring! Utes Win". Deseret News (Salt Lake City). http://www.deseretnews.com/article/395476/LET-FREEDOM-RING-UTES-WIN.html. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  13. "Ute Record Book". University of Utah. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/utah/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/09-mfootbl-mg-156-183.pdf. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
  14. "1994 record". College Football Data Warehouse. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=1486&year=1994. Retrieved June 11, 2009.
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