1983 BYU Cougars football team
| 1983 BYU Cougars football | |
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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 |
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| Offensive coordinator | Roger French (3rd season) |
| Offensive scheme | West Coast |
| Defensive coordinator | Dick Felt (9th season) |
| Base defense | 3–4 |
| Home stadium | Cougar Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1983 BYU Cougars football team represented the
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 |
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| 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 |
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Roster
- 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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Team players in the NFL
The following were selected in the
1984 NFL Draft
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| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL Team |
| Todd Shell | Linebacker | 1 | 24 | San Francisco 49ers |
| Kirk Pendleton | Wide receiver | 11 | 304 | Atlanta Falcons |
- Reference:[2]
The following were selected in the 1984 NFL Supplemental Draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL Team |
Steve Young |
Quarterback | 1 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Gordon Hudson | Tight end | 1 | 22 | Seattle Seahawks |
- Reference:[2]
Awards and honors
- 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]
References
- ^ "Brigham Young University – 1983". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
- ^ a b "1984 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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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