1994 BYU Cougars football team

1994 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	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.^[1] 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

September 3at Hawaii

W 13–12 September 10at Air Force

W 45–21 September 17Colorado StateNo. 22

L 21–28 September 24New Mexico

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

L 15–36 November 5Northeast Louisiana*No. 25

W 24–10 November 10San Diego StateNo. 23

W 35–28 November 19at No. 21 UtahNo. 20

L 31–34 December 29vs. Oklahoma*No. 22

W 31–6

1994 BYU Cougars football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OT	`76`	Eli Herring	Sr
TE	`96`	Chad Lewis	So
WR	`80`	Kaipo McGuire	So
TE	`88`	Itula Mili	So
G	`70`	Evan Pilgrim	Sr
QB	`7`	John Walsh	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DE	`56`	Travis Hall	Sr
LB	`46`	Shay Muirbrook	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

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Venues	LaVell Edwards Stadium (1964–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Utah: Holy War (Beehive Boot) Utah State (Beehive Boot, The Old Wagon Wheel)
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