1983 BYU Cougars football team

1983 BYU Cougars football
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	LaVell Edwards (12th season)
Offensive coordinator	Roger French (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	West Coast
Defensive coordinator	Dick Felt (9th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Cougar Stadium
Seasons ←  1982 1984  →

1983 Western Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
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
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	at Baylor *		Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	L 36–40	32,500	[1]
September 17	Bowling Green *		Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	W 63–28	64,659	[2]
September 24	at Air Force		Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 46–28	34,255	[3]
October 1	at UCLA *		Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	W 37–35	50,044	[4]
October 8	at Wyoming	No. 20	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	W 41–10	31,084	[5]
October 15	New Mexico	No. 20	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	W 66–21	64,740	[6]
October 22	at San Diego State	No. 18	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	W 47–12	20,515	[7]
October 29	Utah State *	No. 15	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT (Beehive Boot)	W 38–34	64,593	[8]
November 5	at UTEP	No. 12	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 31–9	15,487	[9]
November 12	Colorado State	No. 8	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	W 24–6	64,651	[10]
November 19	Utah	No. 9	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT (Holy War)	W 55–7	65,215	[11]
December 23	vs. Missouri *	No. 9	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl)	W 21–17	51,480	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1983 BYU Cougars football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class G, C 57 Robert Anae  Jr QB 6 Robbie Bosco  So TE 95 Gordon Hudson Sr C 50 Trevor Matich  Jr RB 20 Casey Tiumalu Sr QB 8 Steve Young Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 92 Jim Herrmann Jr DT 77 Shawn Knight Fr LB 54 Cary Whittingham So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P/K 10 Lee Johnson Jr	Head coach LaVell Edwards Coordinators/assistant coaches Jim Paronto (Inside linebackers coach) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Game summaries

Utah

1 2 3 4 Total Utah 0 7 0 0 7 •BYU 14 21 20 0 55 Date: November 19 Location: Cougar Stadium, Provo, Utah Source:

Scoring summary 1 BYU Stinnett 3 yard run (Johnson kick) BYU 7-0 1 BYU Kozlowski 5 yard pass from Young (Johnson kick) BYU 14-0 2 UTAH Parker 6 yard pass from Stevens (Guardi kick) BYU 14-7 2 BYU Harper 1 yard pass from Young (Johnson kick) BYU 21-7 2 BYU Tiumalu 13 yard pass from Young (Johnson kick) BYU 28-7 2 BYU Harper 16 yard pass from Young (Johnson kick) BYU 35-7 3 BYU Stinnett 10 yard run (Johnson kick) BYU 42-7 3 BYU Hamilton 33 yard pass from Young (Johnson kick) BYU 49-7 3 BYU Pendleton 6 yard pass from Young (kick failed) BYU 55-7

Team players in the NFL

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

• Reference: ^[14]

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

• Reference: ^[14]

Awards and honors

• Rex Burningham: Honorable mention All-American, ^[15] first-team All-WAC ^[16]
• Craig Garrick: Second-team All-WAC ^[16]
• Brandon Flint: Honorable mention All-American, ^[15] first-team All-WAC ^[16]
• Jim Herrmann: Second-team All-WAC ^[16]
• Gordon Hudson: Consensus All-American, ^[17] first-team All-WAC ^[16]
• Doug Kellermeyer: Second-team All-WAC ^[16]
• Kyle Morrell: Second-team All-WAC ^[16]
• Kirk Pendleton: Second-team All-WAC ^[16]
• Todd Shell: Honorable mention All-American, ^[15] first-team All-WAC ^[16]
• Casey Tiumalu: Honorable mention All-American, ^[15] first-team All-WAC ^[16]
• Jon Young: Honorable mention All-American, ^[15] first-team All-WAC ^[16]
• Steve Young: Sammy Baugh Trophy, Davey O'Brien Award, ^[18] consensus All-American, ^[17] first-team All-WAC ^[16]

References

1. "Baylor scores last, stuns BYU, 40–36". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 11, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
2. "BYU buries Bowling Green 63–28". The Daily Herald. September 18, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. "BYU downs Air Force 46–28". Star Tribune. September 25, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Young's air show tops winless UCLA 37–35". The Sunday Oregonian. October 2, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "BYU batters Wyoming 41–10". The Idaho Statesman. October 9, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "BYU crushes Lobos". The Salisbury Post. October 16, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Cougars cream favorite patsy". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 23, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Young sets NCAA record". The Daily Advertiser. October 30, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Pendleton's aerobatics powers Cougars 31–9". The Daily Herald. November 6, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "BYU captures 8th straight loop title; down Rams". South Idaho Press. November 13, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Cougars roll over hapless Utes". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 20, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
12. "BYU defeats Missouri, wins Holiday Bowl". Albuquerque Journal. December 24, 1983. Retrieved February 22, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
13. "Brigham Young University – 1983". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
14. "1984 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
15. Nissenson, Herchel (December 6, 1983). "Y.'s Young, Hudson Highlight A.P. Team". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. C1. Retrieved January 29, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
16. "WAC Names Four Cats On Offense, Three on Defense". The Daily Herald. UPI. November 23, 1983. p. 5. Retrieved January 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
17. "Official 2007 NCAA Division I Football Records Book" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2007. p. 221. ISSN   0735-5475. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2007.
18. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "Award Winners: Davey O'Brien Award" (PDF). 2012 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA.org. p. 21. Retrieved October 14, 2012.