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{{short description|American college football season}}
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
{{Infobox college sports team season
|year=1994
| year = 1994
|team=BYU Cougars
| team = BYU Cougars
| sport = football
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|conference=Western Athletic Conference
| conference = [[Western Athletic Conference]]
|short_conf=WAC
| short_conf = WAC
|CoachRank=10
| CoachRank = 10
|APRank=18
| APRank = 18
|record=10–3
| record = 10–3
|conf_record=6–2
| conf_record = 6–2
|head_coach=[[LaVell Edwards]]
| head_coach = [[LaVell Edwards]]
|hc_year=23rd
| hc_year = 23rd
|off_coach=
| off_coach = Roger French
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|def_coach=
| oc_year = 14th
|off_scheme=
| off_scheme =
|def_scheme=
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| def_coach = Ken Schmidt
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|stadium=[[Cougar Stadium (Provo)|Cougar Stadium]]
| dc_year = 4th
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|champion=Copper Bowl champion
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|bowl=[[1994 Copper Bowl|Copper Bowl]]
| captain =
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|bowl_result=W 31–6 vs. [[1994 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]]
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| stadium = [[LaVell Edwards Stadium|Cougar Stadium]]
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| champion = Copper Bowl champion
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| bowl = [[1994 Copper Bowl|Copper Bowl]]
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| bowl_result = W 31–6 vs. [[1994 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]]
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{{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]]. 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]].


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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)
Defensive coordinatorKen Schmidt (4th season)
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

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 3at Hawaii
W 13–12
September 10at Air Force
W 45–21
September 17Colorado StateNo. 22
L 21–28
September 24New Mexico
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, Utah
W 49–47
September 30Utah State*
W 34–6
October 8at Fresno State
W 32–30
October 15at No. 17 Notre Dame*
W 21–14
October 22at UTEPNo. 21
W 34–28
October 29Arizona State*No. 20
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, Utah
L 15–36
November 5Northeast Louisiana*No. 25
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, Utah
W 24–10
November 10San Diego StateNo. 23
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, Utah
W 35–28
November 19at No. 21 UtahNo. 20
L 31–34
December 29vs. Oklahoma*No. 22
W 31–6
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:[1]

Roster

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

Main article: 1995 NFL Draft
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

  1. ^ "1994 Brigham Young Cougars Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
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