1983 BYU Cougars football team

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1983 BYU Cougars football
WAC champion
Holiday Bowl champion
Holiday Bowl, W 21–17 vs. Missouri
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 7
Record11–1 (7–0 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRoger 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
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 BYU $ 7 0 011 1 0
No. 13 Air Force 5 2 010 2 0
Wyoming 5 3 07 5 0
New Mexico 4 3 06 6 0
Hawaii 3 3 15 5 1
Utah 4 4 05 6 0
Colorado State 4 4 05 7 0
San Diego State 1 6 12 9 1
UTEP 0 8 02 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.

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Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10at Baylor *L 36–4032,500 [1]
September 17 Bowling Green *W 63–2864,659 [2]
September 24at Air Force W 46–2834,255 [3]
October 1at UCLA *W 37–3550,044 [4]
October 8at Wyoming No. 20W 41–1031,084 [5]
October 15 New Mexico No. 20
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 66–2164,740 [6]
October 22at San Diego State No. 18W 47–1220,515 [7]
October 29 Utah State *No. 15
W 38–3464,593 [8]
November 5at UTEP No. 12W 31–915,487 [9]
November 12 Colorado State No. 8
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 24–664,651 [10]
November 19 Utah No. 9
W 55–765,215 [11]
December 23vs. Missouri *No. 9
W 21–1751,480 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1983 BYU Cougars football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
G, C 57 Robert Anae Redshirt.svg  Jr
QB 6 Robbie Bosco Redshirt.svg  So
TE 95 Gordon Hudson Sr
C 50 Trevor Matich Redshirt.svg  Jr
RB 20 Casey Tiumalu Sr
QB 8 Steve Young Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 92 Jim Herrmann Jr
DT 77 Shawn Knight Fr
LB 54Cary WhittinghamSo
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P/K 10 Lee Johnson Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

Utah

1234Total
Utah07007
BYU142120055
  • Date: November 19
  • Location: Cougar Stadium, Provo, Utah
  • Source:

Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1984 NFL draft.

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL Team
Todd Shell Linebacker124 San Francisco 49ers
Kirk PendletonWide receiver11304 Atlanta Falcons

The following were selected in the 1984 NFL Supplemental Draft.

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL Team
Steve Young Quarterback11 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Gordon Hudson Tight end122 Seattle Seahawks

Awards and honors

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.
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  16. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "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. 1 2 "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.