1981 BYU Cougars football team

Schedule

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Game summaries

At Long Beach State

Air Force

At UTEP

At Colorado

Utah State

UNLV

At San Diego State

At Wyoming

First quarter

• BYU – Waymon Hamilton 2-yard run (Kurt Gunther kick). BYU 7–0.
• BYU – Scott Collie 63-yard pass from Jim McMahon (Lee Johnson kick). BYU 14–0. Second quarter
• WYO – Phil Davis 30-yard run (kick failed). BYU 14–6.
• WYO – Charles Moore 25-yard run (run good). Tie 14–14. Third quarter
• WYO – Phil Davis 32-yard run (Steve Tobin kick). Wyoming 21–14. Fourth quarter
• WYO – James Williams 81-yard pass from Phil Davis (two-point conversion failed). Wyoming 27–14.
• WYO – Phil Davis 28-yard run (two-point conversion failed). Wyoming 33–14.
• BYU – David Mills 5-yard pass from Jim McMahon (kick failed). Wyoming 33–20. ;Top passers
• BYU – Jim McMahon – 29/47, 393 yards, 2 TD, INT
• WYO – Phil Davis – 5/11, 124 yards, TD ;Top rushers
• BYU – Scott Pettis – 9 rushes, 58 yards
• WYO – Phil Davis – 16 rushes, 140 yards, 3 TD ;Top receivers
• BYU – Scott Collie – 5 receptions, 123 yards, TD
• WYO – James Williams – 4 receptions, 114 yards, TD

New Mexico

At Colorado State

At Hawaii

Utah

• Source: Eugene Register-Guard

Jim McMahon passes for 565 yards and becomes the NCAA's career leader in the category.

Holiday Bowl (vs Washington State)

1981 Holiday Bowl

Personnel

• Jim Paronto (Graduate assistant)

Awards and honors

• Jim McMahon – Sammy Baugh Trophy, Davey O'Brien Award{{cite web |access-date=2007-02-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218123305/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/awards?awardId=3 |archive-date=2009-02-18

Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1982 NFL draft.

References

References

1. (September 6, 1981). "Long Beach: BYU Defense Is Too Much". The Los Angeles Times.
2. (September 13, 1981). "Bottom Line: BYU 45, AFA 21". [[Daily Herald (Utah).
3. (September 20, 1981). "BYU continues winning string". The Daily Spectrum.
4. (September 27, 1981). "BYU breezes; Colorado no match for McMahon & Co.". Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
5. (October 3, 1981). "BYU interception saves winning streak". The Times-News.
6. (October 11, 1981). "Vegas shocks BYU, 45-41". Eugene Register-Guard.
7. (October 18, 1981). "Kofler, Aztecs blitzed by BYU in WAC shootout". Daily Times-Advocate.
8. (October 25, 1981). "Wyoming Cowboys bury BYU Cougars, 33–20". South Idaho Press.
9. (November 1, 1981). "McMahon, BYU roll by Lobos". Carlsbad Current-Argus.
10. (November 8, 1981). "BYU's Jim McMahon passes for seven TDs, 538 yards". The Roanoke Times.
11. (November 15, 1981). "Cougar defense stops Rainbows". The Salt Lake Tribune.
12. (November 22, 1981). "BYU crushes Utah". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution.
13. (December 19, 1981). "McMahon leads BYU to victory". The Arizona Republic.
14. "1981 Brigham Young Cougars Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
15. . ["BYU '82 Football"](https://byucougars.com/sites/default/files/files/media_guides/m-football/pdf/MG_FB_1982.pdf). *BYU Athletics*.
16. "BYU Thumps Air Force." Gainesville Sun. 1981 Sept 13.
17. ''Eugene Register-Guard''. 1981 Sept 27.
18. ''Eugene Register-Guard''. 1981 Oct 3.
19. ''Eugene Register-Guard''. 1981 Nov 17.
20. (December 18, 1981). "Starting lineups". Deseret News.
21. (December 18, 1981). "Holiday Bowl team rosters". Deseret News.
22. "Awards".
23. "1982 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com".