1993 BYU Cougars football team

1993 BYU Cougars football
WAC co-champion
Holiday Bowl, L 21–28 vs. Ohio State
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	6–6 (6–2 WAC)
Head coach	LaVell Edwards (22nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Roger French (13th season)
Offensive scheme	West Coast
Defensive coordinator	Ken Schmidt (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Cougar Stadium

1993 Western Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Fresno State +	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Wyoming +	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
BYU +	6	–	2	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Utah	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	6	–	0
Colorado State	5	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
New Mexico	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
San Diego State	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Hawaii	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Air Force	1	–	7	–	0			4	–	8	–	0
UTEP	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	11	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1993 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University (BYU) in the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	at New Mexico	No. 19	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM		W 34–31
September 11	Hawaii	No. 20	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT		W 41–38	65,771
September 18	at Colorado State	No. 19	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO		W 27–22	23,104
September 25	Air Force	No. 21	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT		W 30–3
October 9	at No. 25 UCLA*	No. 19	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	CBS	L 14–68	50,713
October 16	No. 3 Notre Dame*		Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN	L 20–45	66,247
October 23	Fresno State		Cougar Stadium Provo, UT		L 45–48	65,816
October 30	at Utah State*		Romney Stadium Logan, UT (rivalry)		L 56–58	26,328
November 11	at San Diego State		Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	ESPN	W 45–44	40,137
November 20	Utah		Cougar Stadium Provo, UT (Holy War)	KSL	L 31–34	65,894
November 27	UTEP		Cougar Stadium Provo, UT		W 47–16	63,649
December 30	vs. No. 11 Ohio State*		Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl)	ESPN	L 21–28	52,108
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1993 BYU Cougars football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OT 76 Eli Herring Jr TE 96 Chad Lewis Fr WR 80 Kaipo McGuire Fr TE 88 Itula Mili Fr WR 42 Tim Nowatzke Jr G 70 Evan Pilgrim Jr QB 7 John Walsh Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 56 Travis Hall Jr LB 46 Shay Muirbrook Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Joe Herrick	Head coach LaVell Edwards Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Season summary

Utah

Utah Utes (6–5) at BYU Cougars (5–4)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Utah	14	3	0	17	34
BYU	3	7	7	14	31

at Cougar Stadium, Provo, Utah

• Date: November 20, 1993
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• Game weather: 44 °F (7 °C)
• Game attendance: 65,894
• TV: KSL
• Box Score

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah	Passing	Mike McCoy	29/47, 434 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Jamal Anderson	32 rushes, 146 yards, TD
	Receiving	Greg Hooks	7 receptions, 134 yards
BYU	Passing	John Walsh	35/57, 423 yards, TD, 5 INT
	Rushing	Kalin Hall	14 rushes, 80 yards
	Receiving	Tim Nowatzke	6 receptions, 82 yards

External videos
Game highlights

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP UTAH BYU 1 Utah Bryan Rowley 4-yard touchdown reception from Mike McCoy, Chris Yergensen kick good 7 0 1 BYU 36-yard field goal by Joe Herrick 7 3 1 80 Utah Jamal Anderson 9-yard touchdown reception from Mike McCoy, Chris Yergensen kick good 14 3 2 BYU Bryce Doman 3-yard touchdown reception from John Walsh, Joe Herrick kick good 14 10 2 Utah 41-yard field goal by Chris Yergensen 17 10 3 BYU John Walsh 1-yard touchdown run, Joe Herrick kick good 17 17 4 Utah Curtis Marsh 84-yard touchdown reception from Mike McCoy, Chris Yergensen kick no good 23 17 4 BYU Kalin Hall 4-yard touchdown run, Joe Herrick kick good 23 24 4 4:39 Utah Jamal Anderson 4-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass good 31 24 4 3:16 BYU John Walsh 1-yard touchdown run, Joe Herrick kick good 31 31 4 0:25 Utah 55-yard field goal by Chris Yergensen 34 31 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 34 31