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American college football season
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 September 10 at Baylor * L 36–4032,500
September 17 Bowling Green * W 63–2864,659
September 24 at Air Force W 46–2834,255
October 1 at UCLA * W 37–3550,044
October 8 at Wyoming No. 20 W 41–1031,084
October 15 New Mexico No. 20 Cougar Stadium Provo, Utah W 66–2164,740
October 22 at San Diego State No. 18 W 47–1220,515
October 29 Utah State * No. 15 W 38–3464,593
November 5 at UTEP No. 12 W 31–915,487
November 12 Colorado State No. 8 Cougar Stadium Provo, Utah W 24–664,651
November 19 Utah No. 9 W 55–765,215
December 23 vs. Missouri No. 9 W 21–1751,480
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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 19Location: Cougar Stadium, Provo, Utah
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 .
The following were selected in the 1984 NFL Supplemental Draft.
Awards and honors
Notes and references
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold