1983 BYU Cougars football | |
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WAC champion Holiday Bowl champion | |
Holiday Bowl, W 21–17 vs. Missouri | |
Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 7 |
AP | No. 7 |
Record | 11–1 (7–0 WAC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Roger French (3rd season) |
Offensive scheme | West Coast |
Defensive coordinator | Dick Felt (9th season) |
Base defense | 3–4 |
Home stadium | Cougar Stadium |
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No. 7 BYU $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Air Force | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1983 BYU Cougars football team represented the Brigham Young University (BYU) in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The team was led by head coach LaVell Edwards, in his twelfth year, and played their home games at Cougar Stadium in Provo, Utah. They finished the season with a record of eleven wins and one loss (11–1, 7–0 WAC), and with a victory over Missouri in the Holiday Bowl. The Cougars offense scored 505 points while the defense allowed 247 points.
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 10 | at Baylor * | L 36–40 | 32,500 | ||
September 17 | Bowling Green * | W 63–28 | 64,659 | ||
September 24 | at Air Force | W 46–28 | 34,255 | ||
October 1 | at UCLA * | W 37–35 | 50,044 | ||
October 8 | at Wyoming | No. 20 | W 41–10 | 31,084 | |
October 15 | New Mexico | No. 20 |
| W 66–21 | 64,740 |
October 22 | at San Diego State | No. 18 |
| W 47–12 | 20,515 |
October 29 | Utah State * | No. 15 |
| W 38–34 | 64,593 |
November 5 | at UTEP | No. 12 | W 31–9 | 15,487 | |
November 12 | Colorado State | No. 8 |
| W 24–6 | 64,651 |
November 19 | Utah | No. 9 |
| W 55–7 | 65,215 |
December 23 | vs. Missouri * | No. 9 |
| W 21–17 | 51,480 |
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The following were selected in the 1984 NFL draft.
Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL Team |
Todd Shell | Linebacker | 1 | 24 | San Francisco 49ers |
Kirk Pendleton | Wide receiver | 11 | 304 | Atlanta Falcons |
The following were selected in the 1984 NFL Supplemental Draft.
Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL Team |
Steve Young | Quarterback | 1 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Gordon Hudson | Tight end | 1 | 22 | Seattle Seahawks |
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