American college football season
1994 Utah Utes football |
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Freedom Bowl champion |
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Freedom Bowl, W 16–13 vs. vs. Arizona |
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Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
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Ranking |
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Coaches | No. 8 |
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AP | No. 10 |
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Record | 10–2 (6–2 WAC) |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive coordinator | Rick Rasnick (4th season) |
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Defensive coordinator | Fred Whittingham (3rd season) |
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Home stadium | Robert Rice Stadium (32,500) |
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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.
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
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 3 | 7:00 pm | at Utah State* | | | KJZZ | W 32–17 | 31,287 | [2] |
September 10 | 7:00 pm | Idaho State* | | | | W 66–0 | 30,064 | [3] |
September 17 | 2:00 pm | at Oregon* | | | | 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 | | 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 | | 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 | | | L 21–23 | 30,743 | [10] |
November 12 | 1:30 pm | at Air Force | No. 12 | | | 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 | | 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
1994 Utah Utes football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Game summaries
Oregon
Freedom Bowl
After the season
NFL Draft
Four Utah players were selected in the 1995 NFL Draft, including first rounder and future pro bowler Luther Elliss.
References
- ^ "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.
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