Brigham Young Football Team History
Brigham Young Cougars
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT
Founded: 1875 Stadium: Cougar Stadium Capacity: 65,000 Colors: Navy Blue, Gold & White Coach: Lavell Edwards Conference: Western Athletic-
1983 Season Highlights
Lavell Edwards enters his 12th season as Head Coach at Brigham Young.
The Cougars won the Western Athletic Conference Championship.
1983 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 10 @
Baylor
36
40
L
Sat., Sep. 17 vs.
Bowling Green State
63
28
W
Sat., Sep. 24 @
Air Force
46
28
W
Sat., Oct. 1 @
UCLA
37
35
W
Sat., Oct. 8 @
Wyoming
41
10
W
Sat., Oct. 15 vs.
New Mexico
66
21
W
Sat., Oct. 22 @
San Diego State
47
12
W
Sat., Oct. 29 vs.
Utah State
38
34
W
Sat., Nov. 5 @
Texas-El Paso
31
9
W
Sat., Nov. 12 vs.
Colorado State
24
6
W
Sat., Nov. 19 vs.
Utah
55
7
W
Fri., Dec. 23
Missouri
21
17
W
@ San Diego, CA
Holiday Bowl
1983 Season Totals
Record 11-1
Points Scored 505
Scoring Average 42.1
Points Allowed 247
Defense Average 20.6
Opponents Record 61-54
Conference Record 7-0
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 5-1
1983 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
7 11-1-0
AP
7 11-1-0
Coaches
7 11-1-0
UPI
6 11-1-0
USA Today/CNN
1983 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1983 All Western Athletic Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
While playing for the University of Hawaii from 2000 to 2004, quarterback Timmy Chang set an NCAA passing record with 17,072 yards.