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1983 BYU Cougars football
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 ← 1982 1984 →

1983 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Utah	0	7	0	0	7
• BYU	14	21	20	0	55

The following were selected in the 1984 NFL draft.

The following were selected in the 1984 NFL Supplemental Draft.

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]

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^ ^a ^b "1984 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
^ ^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.
^ ^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.
^ ^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.
^ 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.