1983 BYU Cougars football team

American college football season

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
Record| 11–1 (7–0 WAC)
Head coach|

* LaVell Edwards (12th season)

Offensive coordinator| Roger French (3rd season)
Offensive scheme| West Coast
Defensive coordinator| Dick Felt (9th season)
Base defense| 4–3
Home stadium| Cougar Stadium

Seasons

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1984 ->

1983 Western Athletic Conference football standings

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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

* $ - 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

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Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| Result| Attendance

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September 10| at Baylor*| |

* Baylor Stadium
* Waco, TX

| L 36–40| 32,500
September 17| Bowling Green*| |

* Cougar Stadium
* Provo, UT

| W 63–28| 64,659
September 24| at Air Force| |

* Falcon Stadium
* Colorado Springs, CO

| W 46–28| 34,255
October 1| at UCLA*| |

* Rose Bowl
* Pasadena, CA

| W 37–35| 50,044
October 8| at Wyoming| No. 20|

* War Memorial Stadium
* Laramie, WY

| W 41–10| 31,084
October 15| New Mexico| No. 20|

* Cougar Stadium
* Provo, UT

| W 66–21| 64,740
October 22| at San Diego State| No. 18|

* Jack Murphy Stadium
* San Diego, CA

| W 47–12| 20,515
October 29| Utah State*| No. 15|

* Cougar Stadium
* Provo, UT (Beehive Boot)

| W 38–34| 64,593
November 5| at UTEP| No. 12|

* Sun Bowl
* El Paso, TX

| W 31–9| 15,487
November 12| Colorado State| No. 8|

* Cougar Stadium
* Provo, UT

| W 24–6| 64,651
November 19| Utah| No. 9|

* Cougar Stadium
* Provo, UT (Holy War)

| W 55–7| 65,215
December 23| vs. Missouri*| No. 9|

* Jack Murphy Stadium
* San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl)

| W 21–17| 51,480

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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## Roster

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* DE #92 Jim Herrmann
* TE Gordon Hudson
* RB Casey Tiumalu
* LB #53 Cary Whittingham
* QB Steve Young
* LB Scott Garrett

## Game summaries

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### Utah

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|  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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Utah | 0 | 7| 0| 0 | 7
• BYU | 14 | 21| 20| 0 | 55

* Date: November 19
* Location: Cougar Stadium, Provo, Utah

* Source: [1]

| 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

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The following were selected in the 1984 NFL draft.

Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL Team

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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

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Steve Young | Quarterback | 1 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Gordon Hudson | Tight end | 1 | 22 | Seattle Seahawks

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## Awards and honors

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* Rex Burningham: Honorable mention All-American,[3] first-team All-WAC[4]
* Craig Garrick: Second-team All-WAC[4]
* Brandon Flint: Honorable mention All-American,[3] first-team All-WAC[4]
* Jim Herrmann: Second-team All-WAC[4]
* Gordon Hudson: Consensus All-American,[5] first-team All-WAC[4]
* Doug Kellermeyer: Second-team All-WAC[4]
* Kyle Morrell: Second-team All-WAC[4]
* Kirk Pendleton: Second-team All-WAC[4]
* Todd Shell: Honorable mention All-American,[3] first-team All-WAC[4]
* Casey Tiumalu: Honorable mention All-American,[3] first-team All-WAC[4]
* Jon Young: Honorable mention All-American,[3] first-team All-WAC[4]
* Steve Young: Sammy Baugh Trophy, Davey O'Brien Award,[6] consensus All-American,[5] first-team All-WAC[4]

## References

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1. ^ "Brigham Young University – 1983". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
2. ^ a b "1984 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
3. ^ a b c d e 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.
4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "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.
5. ^ a b "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.
6. ^ 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.

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BYU Cougars football

Venues|

* LaVell Edwards Stadium (1964–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Utah: Holy War (Beehive Boot)
* Utah State (Beehive Boot, The Old Wagon Wheel)

Culture & lore|

* Cosmo the Cougar
* "The Cougar Song"
* BYU Cougar Marching Band
* Mormons vs. Mullets

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National championship seasons in bold

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Western Athletic Conference football champions

I-A/FBS|

* New Mexico (1962)
* Arizona State (1963)
* Arizona, New Mexico & Utah (1964)
* BYU (1965)
* Wyoming (1966)
* Wyoming (1967)
* Wyoming (1968)
* Arizona State (1969)
* Arizona State (1970)
* Arizona State (1971)
* Arizona State (1972)
* Arizona & Arizona State (1973)
* BYU (1974)
* Arizona State (1975)
* BYU & Wyoming (1976)
* Arizona State & BYU (1977)
* BYU (1978)
* BYU (1979)
* BYU (1980)
* BYU (1981)
* BYU (1982)
* BYU (1983)
* BYU (1984)
* Air Force & BYU (1985)
* San Diego State (1986)
* Wyoming (1987)
* Wyoming (1988)
* BYU (1989)
* BYU (1990)
* BYU (1991)
* BYU, Fresno State & Hawaii (1992)
* BYU, Fresno State & Wyoming (1993)
* Colorado State (1994)
* Air Force, BYU, Colorado State & Utah (1995)
* BYU (1996)
* Colorado State (1997)
* Air Force (1998)
* Fresno State, Hawaii & TCU (1999)
* TCU & UTEP (2000)
* Louisiana Tech (2001)
* Boise State (2002)
* Boise State (2003)
* Boise State (2004)
* Boise State & Nevada (2005)
* Boise State (2006)
* Hawaii (2007)
* Boise State (2008)
* Boise State (2009)
* Boise State, Hawaii & Nevada (2010)
* Louisiana Tech (2011)
* Utah State (2012)

I-AA/FCS|

* Sam Houston (2021)
* Abilene Christian & Stephen F. Austin (2022)

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