1994 Utah Utes football team

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.

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)
1994 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

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 PMUTEPNo. 12
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City
ABCW 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
  • Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City (Holy War)
KUTVW 34–3134,139[11]
December 277:00 PMvs. No. 15 Arizona*No. 14
RaycomW 16–1327,477[12]
  • *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
Pos.#NameClass
WR 1 Kevin Dyson  Fr
WR 18 Curtis Marsh Sr
QB 10 Mike McCoy Sr
C 56 Lance Scott Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 83 Luther Elliss Sr
DE 36 Bronzell Miller Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Game summaries

Oregon
See also: 1994 Oregon Ducks football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–14 1991 L 17–24

Freedom Bowl
See also: 1994 Arizona Wildcats football team and 1994 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.

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Luther EllissDefensive Tackle120Detroit Lions
Lance ScottCenter5165Arizona Cardinals
Curtis MarshWide Receiver7219Jacksonville Jaguars
Bronzell MillerDefensive End7239St. 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.
  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. Retrieved June 11, 2009.
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