1993 Utah Utes football team

1993 Utah Utes football

Freedom Bowl vs. USC, L, 21–28
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
1993 record	7–6 (5–3 WAC)
Head coach	Ron McBride
Offensive coordinator	Rick Rasnick
Defensive coordinator	Fred Whittingham
Home stadium	Rice Stadium (32,500)

1993 WAC 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 Rankings from AP Poll

In 1993, the Utes went to a bowl game for the second season in a row. This time it was the 1993 Freedom Bowl where they lost, 28–21, to the USC Trojans. This season also marked a change in the Utah-BYU rivalry, dubbed the Holy War. The Utes won this game 34–31 at BYU's stadium, the first win in the series since 1988, and the first time they had beaten BYU on the road since 1971.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	8:00 PM	at Arizona State*	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ	KUTV	L 0–38	48,809^[1]
September 11	7:00 PM	Utah State*	Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT (Battle of the Brothers)		W 31–29	30,797^[1]
September 18	12:00 PM	at Kansas*	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS	KUTV	W 41–16	34,000^[1]
September 25	7:30 PM	at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY		L 12–28	17,307^[1]
October 2	7:00 PM	Idaho*	Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT		L 17–28	25,326^[1]
October 9	7:00 PM	New Mexico	Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT (The Bowl)		L 35–42	23,062^[1]
October 16	7:00 PM	at UTEP	Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX	KUTV	W 45–29	33,639^[1]
October 23	12:00 PM	Colorado State	Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT		W 38–21	21,097^[1]
October 30	12:00 PM	San Diego State	Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT		W 45–41	23,025^[1]
November 6	10:00 PM	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI	KUTV	L 30–41	39,279^[1]
November 13	11:30 AM	Air Force	Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT	KUTV	W 41–24	20,811^[1]
November 20	12:00 PM	at BYU	Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT (Holy War)	KSL	W 34–31	65,894^[1]
December 30	7:00 PM	vs. USC*	Anaheim Stadium • Anaheim, CA (Freedom Bowl)	ESPN	L 21–28	43,150^[1]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Mountain Time.

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After the season

NFL draft

Two players went in the 1994 NFL Draft, including future pro bowler Jamal Anderson.

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Kurt Haws	Tight End	4	105	Washington Redskins
Jamal Anderson	Running Back	7	201	Atlanta Falcons

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "1994 Utah Football Media Guide: 1993 Statistics". University of Utah Athletic Department. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
↑ "Ute Record Book" (PDF). University of Utah. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
↑ "1993 record". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved June 12, 2009.

Utah Utes football

Venues	Rice Stadium (1927–97) Rice-Eccles Stadium (1998–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games BYU: Holy War (Beehive Boot) Colorado: Rumble in the Rockies New Mexico Utah State: Battle of the Brothers (Beehive Boot)

Culture & lore	Swoop "Utah Man" Pride of Utah

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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