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LaVell Edwards (born on October 11, 1930 in Orem, Utah) He played football for Utah State University. He was Brigham Young University's head football coach from 1972 to 2000. His teams were known for their spread offenses. His quarterbacks have thrown over 11,000 passes for more than 100,000 yards and 635 touchdowns. He's coached prominent quarterbacks such as Gary Sheide, Gifford Nielsen, Marc Wilson, Jim McMahon, Steve Young, Robbie Bosco, Ty Detmer and Steve Sarkisian. Awards won by his players include a Heisman Trophy, a Maxwell Award, two Outland Trophies, four Davey O'Brien Awards, and 31 All-America citations. In 1984, he was named National Coach of the Year after BYU finished the season 13-0 and won the National Championship. Edwards retired after the 2000 season with a 258-101-3 record, a .722 winning percentage. At the time of his retirement he ranked sixth in all-time victories. The Brigham Young football stadium was renamed in his honor.

Record under Edwards

Accomplishments

6th on NCAA all-time list for coaching victories 258)
Member of the College Football Hall of Fame
Coached 4 all-American quarterbacks
His teams led the nation in passing offense 8 times
His teams led the nation in total offense 5 times
His teams led the nation in scoring offense 3 times
He coached the only team from a non-major conference to a national championship post-1950.

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