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1983 BYU Cougars football team

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Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 7
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

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

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

W 55–765,215 December 23vs. MissouriNo. 9

W 21–1751,480

Template:CFB Schedule End

Game notes

Utah

1 234Total
Utah 0 700 7
BYU 14 21200 55
  • Date: November 19
  • Location: Cougar Stadium, Provo, Utah

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

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

Awards and honors

Notes and references

  1. ^ "Brigham Young University – 1983". College Football Reference. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "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.