1994 Utah Utes football
Freedom Bowl champion
Freedom Bowl, W 16–13 vs. vs. Arizona
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 10
Record10–2 (6–2 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRick Rasnick (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorFred Whittingham (3rd season)
Home stadiumRobert Rice Stadium (32,500)
1994 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 16 Colorado State $ 7 –1 –010 –2 –0
No. 10 Utah 6 –2 –010 –2 –0
No. 18 BYU 6 –2 –010 –3 –0
Air Force 6 –2 –08 –4 –0
Wyoming 4 –4 –06 –6 –0
New Mexico 4 –4 –05 –7 –0
Fresno State 3 –4 –15 –7 –1
San Diego State 2 –6 –04 –7 –0
UTEP 1 –6 –13 –7 –1
Hawaii 0 –8 –03 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 37:00 pmat Utah State*
KJZZW 32–1731,287[2]
September 107:00 pmIdaho State*
W 66–030,064[3]
September 172:00 pmat Oregon*
W 34–1625,358[4]
September 247:00 pmWyoming
  • Robert Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 41–734,607[5]
October 87:00 pmat San Diego StateNo. 25
KUTVW 38–2234,393[6]
October 151:00 pmHawaiiNo. 21
  • Robert Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 14–330,120[7]
October 221:30 pmat No. 12 Colorado StateNo. 18
ABCW 45–3139,107[8]
October 291:30 pmUTEPdaggerNo. 12
  • Robert Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
W 52–732,620[9]
November 51:00 pmat New MexicoNo. 9
L 21–2330,743[10]
November 121:30 pmat Air ForceNo. 12
L 33–4038,525[11]
November 197:00 pmNo. 20 BYUNo. 21
  • Robert Rice Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT (Holy War)
KUTVW 34–3134,139[12]
December 277:00 pmvs. No. 15 Arizona*No. 14
RaycomW 16–1327,477[13]
  • *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.#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 Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

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.

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL team
Luther EllissDefensive tackle120Detroit Lions
Lance ScottCenter5165Arizona Cardinals
Curtis MarshWide receiver7219Jacksonville Jaguars
Bronzell MillerDefensive end7239St. Louis Rams

References

  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.
  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.
  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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