1983 BYU Cougars football team

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.

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
1983 record	11–1 (7–0 WAC)
Head coach	LaVell Edwards (12th season)
Home stadium	Cougar Stadium

1983 Western Athletic Conference football standings
	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

Schedule

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

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Roster

• DE #92 Jim Herrmann
• TE Gordon Hudson
• LB #53 Cary Whittingham
• QB Steve Young

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

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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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Awards and honors

• Steve Young, Sammy Baugh Trophy
• Steve Young, Davey O'Brien Award[3]

Notes and references

1. "Brigham Young University – 1983". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
2. "1984 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
3. 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.