1983 BYU Cougars football team

1983 BYU Cougars football
WAC champion
Holiday Bowl champion
Holiday Bowl, W 21–17 vs. Missouri
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 7
Record11–1 (7–0 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRoger French (3rd season)
Offensive schemeWest Coast
Defensive coordinatorDick Felt (9th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumCougar Stadium
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Western Athletic Conference football standings
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.