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
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 7
Record11–1 (7–0 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRoger French (3rd season)
Offensive schemeWest Coast
Defensive coordinatorDick Felt (9th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumCougar Stadium
1983 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 BYU $7–0–011–1–0
No. 13 Air Force5–2–010–2–0
Wyoming5–3–07–5–0
New Mexico4–3–06–6–0
Hawaii3–3–15–5–1
Utah4–4–05–6–0
Colorado State4–4–05–7–0
San Diego State1–6–12–9–1
UTEP0–8–02–10–0
  • $ – 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.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10at Baylor*
L 36–4032,500[1]
September 17Bowling 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 WyomingNo. 20
W 41–1031,084[5]
October 15New MexicoNo. 20
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 66–2164,740[6]
October 22at San Diego StateNo. 18
W 47–1220,515[7]
October 29Utah State*No. 15
W 38–3464,593[8]
November 5at UTEPNo. 12
W 31–915,487[9]
November 12Colorado StateNo. 8
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Provo, UT
W 24–664,651[10]
November 19UtahNo. 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

Game summaries

Utah

Team 1 234Total
Utah 0 700 7
• BYU 14 21200 55
  • Date: November 19
  • Location: Cougar Stadium, Provo, Utah
  • Source:
Scoring summary
1BYUStinnett 3 yard run (Johnson kick)BYU 7-0
1BYUKozlowski 5 yard pass from Young (Johnson kick)BYU 14-0
2UTAHParker 6 yard pass from Stevens (Guardi kick)BYU 14-7
2BYUHarper 1 yard pass from Young (Johnson kick)BYU 21-7
2BYUTiumalu 13 yard pass from Young (Johnson kick)BYU 28-7
2BYUHarper 16 yard pass from Young (Johnson kick)BYU 35-7
3BYUStinnett 10 yard run (Johnson kick)BYU 42-7
3BYUHamilton 33 yard pass from Young (Johnson kick)BYU 49-7
3BYUPendleton 6 yard pass from Young (kick failed)BYU 55-7


Roster

1983 BYU Cougars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
G, C 57 Robert Anae  Jr
QB 6 Robbie Bosco  So
TE 95 Gordon Hudson Sr
C 50 Trevor Matich  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 54 Cary Whittingham So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P/K 10 Lee Johnson Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Awards and honors

Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1984 NFL draft.

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Todd ShellLinebacker124San Francisco 49ers
Kirk PendletonWide receiver11304Atlanta Falcons

[17]

The following were selected in the 1984 NFL supplemental draft of USFL and CFL players.

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Steve YoungQuarterback11Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Gordon HudsonTight end122Seattle Seahawks

[17]

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.
  13. Nissenson, Herchel (December 6, 1983). "Y.'s Young, Hudson Highlight A.P. Team". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. C1. Retrieved January 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "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.
  15. "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.
  16. 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.
  17. "1984 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 15, 2012.