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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-

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1922  <-- 1982 <- 1983 -> 1984 --> 2024
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
  Record11-1
  Points Scored505
  Scoring Average42.1
  Points Allowed247
  Defense Average20.6
  Opponents Record61-54
  Conference Record7-0
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record5-1
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 Western Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Brigham Young 11-1505247Won  21-177-031093  Lavell Edwards
New Mexico 6-6239233 4-2148122  Joe Lee Dunn
Colorado State 5-7222340 4-3140182  Leon Fuller
Air Force 10-2367221Won  9-34-2177136  Ken Hatfield
Wyoming 7-5331327 4-3172189  Al Kincaid
Utah 5-6296289 3-4204185  Charles R. Chuck Stobart
San Diego State 2-9-1221352 1-6134229  Doug Scovil
Texas El Paso 2-10210359 0-7110259  Bill Yung

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.


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