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WAC co-champion | |
Holiday Bowl, L 21–28 vs. Ohio State | |
Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
Record | 6–6 (6–2 WAC) |
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Offensive coordinator | Roger French (13th season) |
Defensive coordinator | Ken Schmidt (3rd season) |
Home stadium | Cougar Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1993 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University (BYU) in the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season.
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result |
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September 4 | at New Mexico | No. 19 | W 34–31 | |
September 11 | Hawaii | No. 20 | W 41–38 | |
September 18 | at Colorado State | No. 19 | W 27–22 | |
September 25 | Air Force | No. 21 |
| W 30–3 |
October 9 | at No. 25 UCLA * | No. 19 | L 14–68 | |
October 16 | No. 3 Notre Dame * |
| L 20–45 | |
October 23 | Fresno State |
| L 45–48 | |
October 30 | at Utah State * | L 56–58 | ||
November 11 | at San Diego State | W 45–44 | ||
November 20 | Utah |
| L 31–34 | |
November 27 | UTEP |
| W 47–16 | |
December 30 | vs. No. 11 Ohio State * |
| L 21–28 | |
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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 |
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LaVell Edwards Stadium is an outdoor athletic stadium in the western United States, on the campus of Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah. Primarily used for college football, it is the home field of the BYU Cougars, a member of the Big 12 conference in the Football Bowl Subdivision. Opened as "Cougar Stadium" in 1964, its seating capacity is 63,470.
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