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 36–40 32,500 September 17 Bowling Green *W 63–28 64,659 September 24 at Air Force W 46–28 34,255 October 1 at UCLA * W 37–35 50,044 October 8 at Wyoming No. 20 W 41–10 31,084 October 15 New Mexico No. 20 W 66–21 64,740 October 22 at San Diego State No. 18 W 47–12 20,515 October 29 Utah State *No. 15 W 38–34 64,593 November 5 at UTEP No. 12 W 31–9 15,487 November 12 Colorado State No. 8 W 24–6 64,651 November 19 Utah No. 9 W 55–7 65,215 December 23 vs. Missouri * No. 9 W 21–17 51,480 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Roster
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
References
"Brigham Young University – 1983" . College Football Reference. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2012.^ "1984 NFL Draft" . Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
^ 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 .
^ "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 .
^ "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.
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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