Robbie Bosco
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Robbie Bosco is most widely known as an American football quarterback at Brigham Young University. Bosco is a native of Roseville, California.
In 1984, he took over as starting quarterback at BYU after the graduation of Steve Young. In his first season as a starter, Bosco guided the Cougars to a perfect 13-0 record. BYU finished the season by defeating Michigan 24-17 in the Holiday Bowl, clinching the school's first (and only) national championship.
Bosco became a BYU football legend in the game. He was sidelined by injuries to his knee and ankle in the first quarter, but returned to the game and led the Cougars back from a 17-10 fourth quarter deficit. His 13-yard touchdown pass to Kelly Smith with 1:23 left in the game secured the victory, and the 1984 national championship.
Bosco completed 283 of 458 passes for 3,875 yards and 33 touchdowns during the 1984 regular season. He led the nation in passing yardage, and finished second (behind Doug Flutie of Boston College) in pass efficiency. He finished third in the voting for the 1984 Heisman Trophy.
In Bosco's senior season (1985), BYU finished with an 11-3 record. He completed 338 of 511 passes for 4,273 yards (the second-highest total in BYU history at the time, behind Jim McMahon's 4,571 yards in 1980). Bosco totaled 30 touchdown passes for the year. Against New Mexico, Bosco set a school single-game record by totaling 585 passing yards. He finished his BYU career with 10 NCAA records, and was third in voting for the 1985 Heisman Trophy.
Bosco was drafted into the NFL by the Green Bay Packers, but his career was cut short by an arm injury.
He graduated with a degree in communications, and has worked in various coaching and administrative positions at BYU since 1989.
