| 1994 BYU Cougars football | |
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| 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) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Roger French (14th season) |
| Offensive scheme | West Coast |
| Defensive coordinator | Ken Schmidt (4th season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Cougar Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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| September 3 | at Hawaii | W 13–12 | 48,352 | ||||
| September 10 | at Air Force | W 45–21 | |||||
| September 17 | Colorado State | No. 22 | L 21–28 | 60,121 | |||
| September 24 | New Mexico |
| W 49–47 | ||||
| September 30 | Utah State* |
| W 34–6 | 63,164 | |||
| October 8 | at Fresno State | W 32–30 | 41,031 | ||||
| October 15 | at No. 17 Notre Dame* | NBC | W 21–14 | 59,075 | |||
| October 22 | at UTEP | No. 21 | W 34–28 | 38,135 | |||
| October 29 | Arizona State* | No. 20 |
| L 15–36 | 65,208 | ||
| November 5 | Northeast Louisiana* | No. 25 |
| W 24–10 | 57,579 | ||
| November 10 | San Diego State | No. 23 |
| ESPN | W 35–28 | 58,576 | |
| November 19 | at No. 21 Utah | No. 20 | KUTV | L 31–34 | 34,139 | ||
| December 29 | vs. Oklahoma* | No. 22 | ESPN | W 31–6 | 45,122 | ||
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Roster
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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
- "BYU makes easy look hard again". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 6, 1994. p. C1. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1994 Brigham Young Cougars Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
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