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{{short description|American college football season}}
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox NCAA team season
{{Infobox college sports team season
|year=1994
| year = 1994
|team=BYU Cougars
| team = BYU Cougars
|image=
| sport = football
|image_size=100
| image =
|conference=Western Athletic Conference
| image_size =
|short_conf=WAC
| conference = [[Western Athletic Conference]]
|CoachRank=10
| short_conf = WAC
|APRank=18
| CoachRank = 10
|record=10–3
| APRank = 18
|conf_record=6–2
| record = 10–3
|head_coach=[[LaVell Edwards]]
| conf_record = 6–2
|hc_year=23rd
| head_coach = [[LaVell Edwards]]
|off_coach=
| hc_year = 23rd
|def_coach=
| off_coach = Roger French
|off_scheme=
| oc_year = 14th
|def_scheme=
| off_scheme = [[West Coast offense|West Coast]]
|stadium=[[Cougar Stadium (Provo)|Cougar Stadium]]
| def_coach = Ken Schmidt
|champion=Copper Bowl champion
| dc_year = 4th
|bowl=[[1994 Copper Bowl|Copper Bowl]]
| def_scheme = [[4–3 defense|4–3]]
|bowl_result=W 31–6 vs. [[1994 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]]
| captain =
| stadium = [[LaVell Edwards Stadium|Cougar Stadium]]
| champion = Copper Bowl champion
| bowl = [[1994 Copper Bowl|Copper Bowl]]
| bowl_result = W 31–6 vs. [[1994 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]]
}}
}}
{{1994 WAC football standings}}
{{1994 Western Athletic Conference football standings}}
The '''1994 BYU Cougars football team''' represented [[Brigham Young University]] (BYU) in the [[1994 NCAA Division I-A football season]].<ref>http://byucougars.com/m-football/byu-football-year-year-results</ref> The Cougars were led by 23rd-year head coach [[LaVell Edwards]] and played their home games at [[Cougar Stadium (Provo)|Cougar Stadium]] in [[Provo, Utah]]. BYU finished with a record of 10–3 (6–2 WAC) to finish tied for second in the [[Western Athletic Conference]]. This was the first season since [[1988 BYU Cougars football team|1988]] that the Cougars failed to win at least a share of the WAC conference title. BYU was invited to the [[1994 Copper Bowl]], where they defeated [[1994 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]]. They were ranked 10th in the final [[Coaches Poll]] and 18th in the final [[AP Poll]].
The '''1994 BYU Cougars football team''' represented [[Brigham Young University]] (BYU) in the [[1994 NCAA Division I-A football season]]. The Cougars were led by 23rd-year head coach [[LaVell Edwards]] and played their home games at [[Cougar Stadium (Provo)|Cougar Stadium]] in [[Provo, Utah]]. BYU finished with a record of 10–3 (6–2 WAC) to finish tied for second in the [[Western Athletic Conference]]. This was the first season since [[1988 BYU Cougars football team|1988]] that the Cougars failed to win at least a share of the WAC conference title. BYU was invited to the [[1994 Copper Bowl]], where they defeated [[1994 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]]. They were ranked 10th in the final [[Coaches Poll]] and 18th in the final [[AP Poll]].


==Schedule==
==Schedule==
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| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| away = y
| away = y
| opponent = [[1994 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team|Hawaii]]
| rank =
| opponent = {{cfb link |year=1994 |team=Hawaii Rainbow Warriors |title=Hawaii}}
| site_stadium = [[Aloha Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Aloha Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Halawa, Hawaii|Halawa, HI]]
| site_cityst = [[Halawa, Hawaii|Halawa, HI]]
| score = 13–12
| score = 13–12
| attend = 48,352
}}
}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
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| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| away = y
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = [[1994 Air Force Falcons football team|Air Force]]
| opponent = [[1994 Air Force Falcons football team|Air Force]]
| site_stadium = [[Falcon Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Falcon Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]]
| site_cityst = [[Colorado Springs, Colorado|Colorado Springs, CO]]
| score = 45–21
| score = 45–21
| attend =
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
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| rank = 22
| rank = 22
| opponent = [[1994 Colorado State Rams football team|Colorado State]]
| opponent = [[1994 Colorado State Rams football team|Colorado State]]
| site_stadium = [[Cougar Stadium (Provo)|Cougar Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[LaVell Edwards Stadium|Cougar Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Provo, Utah]]
| site_cityst = [[Provo, Utah|Provo, UT]]
| score = 21–28
| score = 21–28
| attend = 60,121
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 24
| date = September 24
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| rank =
| opponent = [[1994 New Mexico Lobos football team|New Mexico]]
| opponent = [[1994 New Mexico Lobos football team|New Mexico]]
| site_stadium = Cougar Stadium
| site_stadium = Cougar Stadium
| site_cityst = Provo, Utah
| site_cityst = Provo, Utah
| score = 49–47
| score = 49–47
| attend =
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
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| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| nonconf = y
| rank =
| opponent = [[1994 Utah State Aggies football team|Utah State]]
| opponent = [[1994 Utah State Aggies football team|Utah State]]
| gamename = [[The Old Wagon Wheel]]; [[Beehive Boot]]
| site_stadium = Cougar Stadium
| site_stadium = Cougar Stadium
| site_cityst = Provo, Utah
| site_cityst = Provo, UT
| gamename = [[BYU–Utah State football rivalry|rivalry]]
| score = 34–6
| score = 34–6
| attend = 63,164
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
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| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| away = y
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = [[1994 Fresno State Bulldogs football team|Fresno State]]
| opponent = [[1994 Fresno State Bulldogs football team|Fresno State]]
| site_stadium = [[Bulldog Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Valley Children's Stadium|Bulldog Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Fresno, California]]
| site_cityst = [[Fresno, California|Fresno, CA]]
| score = 32–30
| score = 32–30
| attend = 41,031
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
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| nonconf = y
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = [[1994 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]
| opponent = [[1994 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]
| opprank = 17
| opprank = 17
| site_stadium = [[Notre Dame Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Notre Dame Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[South Bend, Indiana]]
| site_cityst = [[Notre Dame, Indiana|Notre Dame, IN]]
| tv = [[Notre Dame Football on NBC|NBC]]
| score = 21–14
| score = 21–14
| attend = 59,075
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
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| away = y
| away = y
| rank = 21
| rank = 21
| opponent = {{cfb link |year=1994 |team=UTEP Miners |title=UTEP}}
| opponent = [[1994 UTEP Miners football team|UTEP]]
| site_stadium = [[Sun Bowl (stadium)|Sun Bowl]]
| site_stadium = [[Sun Bowl (stadium)|Sun Bowl]]
| site_cityst = [[El Paso, Texas]]
| site_cityst = [[El Paso, Texas|El Paso, TX]]
| score = 34–28
| score = 34–28
| attend = 38,135
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
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| opponent = [[1994 Arizona State Sun Devils football team|Arizona State]]
| opponent = [[1994 Arizona State Sun Devils football team|Arizona State]]
| site_stadium = Cougar Stadium
| site_stadium = Cougar Stadium
| site_cityst = Provo, Utah
| site_cityst = Provo, UT
| score = 15–36
| score = 15–36
| attend = 65,208
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
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| opponent = [[1994 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team|Northeast Louisiana]]
| opponent = [[1994 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team|Northeast Louisiana]]
| site_stadium = Cougar Stadium
| site_stadium = Cougar Stadium
| site_cityst = Provo, Utah
| site_cityst = Provo, UT
| score = 24–10
| score = 24–10
| attend = 57,579
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69042480/byu-makes-easy-look-hard-again/|work=The Salt Lake Tribune|title=BYU makes easy look hard again|date=November 6, 1994|accessdate=January 31, 2021|page=C1|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref>
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
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| opponent = [[1994 San Diego State Aztecs football team|San Diego State]]
| opponent = [[1994 San Diego State Aztecs football team|San Diego State]]
| site_stadium = Cougar Stadium
| site_stadium = Cougar Stadium
| site_cityst = Provo, Utah
| site_cityst = Provo, UT
| tv = [[ESPN College Football|ESPN]]
| score = 35–28
| score = 35–28
| attend = 58,576
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
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| opponent = [[1994 Utah Utes football team|Utah]]
| opponent = [[1994 Utah Utes football team|Utah]]
| opprank = 21
| opprank = 21
| site_stadium = [[Robert Rice Stadium]]
| gamename = [[Holy War (BYU vs. Utah)|Holy War]]; [[Beehive Boot]]
| site_stadium = [[Rice Stadium (University of Utah)|Rice Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Salt Lake City|Salt Lake City, UT]]
| site_cityst = [[Salt Lake City]]
| gamename = [[Holy War (BYU–Utah)|Holy War]]
| tv = [[KUTV-TV|KUTV]]
| score = 31–34
| score = 31–34
| attend = 34,139
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
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| rank = 22
| rank = 22
| opponent = [[1994 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]]
| opponent = [[1994 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]]
| gamename = [[1994 Copper Bowl|Copper Bowl]]
| site_stadium = [[Arizona Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Arizona Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Tucson, Arizona]]
| site_cityst = [[Tucson, Arizona|Tucson, AZ]]
| gamename = [[1994 Copper Bowl|Copper Bowl]]
| tv = ESPN
| score = 31–6
| score = 31–6
| attend = 45,122
}}
}}
}}
}}
Source:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/brigham-young/1994-schedule.html |title=1994 Brigham Young Cougars Schedule and Results |work=Sports Reference LLC |access-date=July 4, 2017}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/brigham-young/1994-schedule.html |title=1994 Brigham Young Cougars Schedule and Results |work=Sports Reference LLC |access-date=July 4, 2017}}</ref>


==Roster==
==Roster==
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{{American football roster/Player|num=56|class=Sr|first=Travis|last=Hall|dab=Travis Hall (American football)|pos=DE|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=46|class=So|first=Shay|last=Muirbrook|pos=LB}}
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==1995 NFL Draft==
==1995 NFL Draft==
{{main|1995 NFL Draft}}
{{main|1995 NFL draft}}
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|- align="center" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|BYU Cougars|color=white}}"
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| Tim Hanshaw || Tight end || 4 || 127 || [[1995 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]]
| Tim Hanshaw || Tight end || 4 || 127 || [[1995 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]]
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| [[Travis Hall]] || Defensive tackle || 6 || 181 || [[1995 Atlanta Falcons season|Atlanta Falcons]]
| [[Travis Hall (American football)|Travis Hall]] || Defensive tackle || 6 || 181 || [[1995 Atlanta Falcons season|Atlanta Falcons]]
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| [[Eli Herring]] || Tackle || 6 || 190 || [[1995 Oakland Raiders season|Oakland Raiders]]
| [[Eli Herring]] || Tackle || 6 || 190 || [[1995 Oakland Raiders season|Oakland Raiders]]
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{{BYU Cougars football navbox}}
{{BYU Cougars football navbox}}


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[[Category:1994 in sports in Utah|BYU Cougars football]]





Latest revision as of 17:19, 14 August 2024

1994 BYU Cougars football
Copper Bowl champion
Copper Bowl, W 31–6 vs. Oklahoma
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 18
Record10–3 (6–2 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRoger French (14th season)
Offensive schemeWest Coast
Defensive coordinatorKen Schmidt (4th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumCougar Stadium
Seasons
← 1993
1995 →
1994 Western Athletic Conference football standings
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 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University (BYU) in the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cougars were led by 23rd-year head coach LaVell Edwards and played their home games at Cougar Stadium in Provo, Utah. BYU finished with a record of 10–3 (6–2 WAC) to finish tied for second in the Western Athletic Conference. This was the first season since 1988 that the Cougars failed to win at least a share of the WAC conference title. BYU was invited to the 1994 Copper Bowl, where they defeated Oklahoma. They were ranked 10th in the final Coaches Poll and 18th in the final AP Poll.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 3at HawaiiW 13–1248,352
September 10at Air ForceW 45–21
September 17Colorado StateNo. 22L 21–2860,121
September 24New Mexico
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, Utah
W 49–47
September 30Utah State*
W 34–663,164
October 8at Fresno StateW 32–3041,031
October 15at No. 17 Notre Dame*NBCW 21–1459,075
October 22at UTEPNo. 21W 34–2838,135
October 29Arizona State*No. 20
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
L 15–3665,208
November 5Northeast Louisiana*No. 25
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 24–1057,579[1]
November 10San Diego StateNo. 23
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
ESPNW 35–2858,576
November 19at No. 21 UtahNo. 20KUTVL 31–3434,139
December 29vs. Oklahoma*No. 22ESPNW 31–645,122
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[2]

Roster

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1994 BYU Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
FB 45 T. D. Biegel Sr
OT 76 Eli Herring Sr
TE 96 Chad Lewis So
WR 80 Kaipo McGuire So
TE 88 Itula Mili So
WR 42 Tim Nowatzke Sr
G 70 Evan Pilgrim Sr
QB 7 John Walsh Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 9 Jason Anderson Fr
DE 56 Travis Hall Sr
LB 46 Shay Muirbrook So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Roster

1995 NFL Draft

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Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Evan Pilgrim Guard 3 87 Chicago Bears
Tim Hanshaw Tight end 4 127 San Francisco 49ers
Travis Hall Defensive tackle 6 181 Atlanta Falcons
Eli Herring Tackle 6 190 Oakland Raiders
John Walsh Quarterback 7 213 Cincinnati Bengals

References

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  1. ^ "BYU makes easy look hard again". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 6, 1994. p. C1. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "1994 Brigham Young Cougars Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 4, 2017.