The BYU Cougars were 10-1 in 1983. They emerged victorious over the Missouri Tigers, 21 to 17, in the Holiday Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7-0 | 11-1 | |
5-2 | 10-2 | ||
5-3 | 7-5 | ||
3-3-1 | 5-5-1 | ||
4-3 | 6-6 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 484 | 6,426 | 865 | 7.4 | 2,233 | 407 | 5.5 | 4,193 | 458 | 9.2 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 2nd | 2nd | 8th | 1st | 31st | 91st | 3rd | 1st | 4th | 3rd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 230 | 4,142 | 5.1 | 1,429 | 432 | 3.3 | 2,713 | 385 | 7.0 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 53rd | 72nd | 71st | 26th | 18th | 34th | 102nd | 103rd | 69th | ||||||||||
Net | +254 | +2,284 | +865 | +2.4 | +804 | -25 | +2.2 | +1,480 | +73 | +2.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 3rd | 1st | 8th | 1st | 29th | 65th | 7th | 1st | 25th | 8th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |