1983 BYU Cougars football team
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Coaches | No. 7 |
AP | No. 7 |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Schedule
September 10at Baylor*
L 36–4032,500 September 17Bowling Green*
W 63–2864,659 September 24at Air Force
W 46–2834,255 October 1at UCLA*
W 37–3550,044 October 8at WyomingNo. 20
W 41–1031,084 October 15New MexicoNo. 20
- Cougar Stadium
- Provo, UT
W 66–2164,740 October 22at San Diego StateNo. 18
W 47–1220,515 October 29Utah State*No. 15
- Cougar Stadium
- Provo, UT (Beehive Boot)
W 38–3464,593 November 5at UTEPNo. 12
W 31–915,487 November 12Colorado StateNo. 8
- Cougar Stadium
- Provo, UT
W 24–664,651 November 19UtahNo. 9
- Cougar Stadium
- Provo, UT (Holy War)
W 55–765,215 December 23vs. MissouriNo. 9
- Jack Murphy Stadium
- San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl)
W 21–1751,480
- Reference:[1]
Game notes
Utah
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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:[2]
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:[2]
Awards and honors
- Steve Young, Sammy Baugh Trophy
- Steve Young, Davey O'Brien Award[3]
Notes and references
- ^ "Brigham Young University – 1983". College Football Reference. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
- ^ a b "1984 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
- ^ 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.