1994 BYU Cougars football team

1994 BYU Cougars football
Copper Bowl champion
Copper Bowl, W 31–6 vs. Oklahoma
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 18
Record	10–3 (6–2 WAC)
Head coach	LaVell Edwards (23rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Roger French (14th season)
Offensive scheme	West Coast
Defensive coordinator	Ken Schmidt (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Cougar Stadium

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. 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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	at Hawaii		Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI		W 13–12	48,352
September 10	at Air Force		Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO		W 45–21
September 17	Colorado State	No. 22	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT		L 21–28	60,121
September 24	New Mexico		Cougar Stadium Provo, Utah		W 49–47
September 30	Utah State*		Cougar Stadium Provo, UT (rivalry)		W 34–6	63,164
October 8	at Fresno State		Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA		W 32–30	41,031
October 15	at No. 17 Notre Dame*		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	NBC	W 21–14	59,075
October 22	at UTEP	No. 21	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX		W 34–28	38,135
October 29	Arizona State*	No. 20	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT		L 15–36	65,208
November 5	Northeast Louisiana*	No. 25	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT		W 24–10	57,579	[1]
November 10	San Diego State	No. 23	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN	W 35–28	58,576
November 19	at No. 21 Utah	No. 20	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (Holy War)	KUTV	L 31–34	34,139
December 29	vs. Oklahoma*	No. 22	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ (Copper Bowl)	ESPN	W 31–6	45,122
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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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 LaVell Edwards Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured 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. "BYU makes easy look hard again". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 6, 1994. p. C1. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "1994 Brigham Young Cougars Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 4, 2017.