IndependentCougars

BYU

48th of 1307–6

Rank

48th

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

+4.9

90% range −4.3 to 14.1

Offense

27.6

75th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

22.8

26th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

7–6

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

13 games, 7–6

Schedule

Ranks are retrospective TEMPO estimates, not poll rankings or ranks saved before kickoff.

Wk 1Sep 1 · 10:45 PM ET at

Arizona W 28–23

Rating change+2.9

Wk 2Sep 8 · 10:15 PM ET vs

California L 18–21

Rating change−1.2

Wk 3Sep 15 · 3:30 PM ET at#10

Wisconsin W 24–21

Rating change+2.5

Wk 4Sep 22 · 6:00 PM ET vs

McNeese W 30–3

Rating change−0.3

Wk 5Sep 29 · 8:30 PM ET at#9

Washington L 7–35

Rating change−2.2

Wk 6Oct 5 · 9:00 PM ET vs

Utah State L 20–45

Rating change−2.7

Wk 7Oct 13 · 10:15 PM ET vs

Hawai'i W 49–23

Rating change+0.9

Wk 9Oct 27 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Northern Illinois L 6–7

Rating change−0.1

Wk 10Nov 3 · 10:15 PM ET at

Boise State L 16–21

Rating change+1.5

Wk 11Nov 10 · 12:00 PM ET at

Massachusetts W 35–16

Rating change+1.3

Wk 12Nov 17 · 10:15 PM ET vs

New Mexico State W 45–10

Rating change+0.2

Wk 13Nov 24 · 10:00 PM ET at#15

Utah L 27–35

Rating change+1.6

PostDec 21 · 4:00 PM ET vs

Western MichiganFAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWL W 49–18

Rating change+2.9

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2018

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Estimates of how good the team was, not forecasts to grade

Past seasons

Season	Conference	Rank#	Rating	Off.	Def.	RecordW–L	CFP entryCFP
2017	Independent	96 of 130	−8.2	19.0	27.1	4–9	—
2016	Independent	45 of 128	5.9	28.9	22.9	9–4	—
2015	Independent	37 of 128	7.7	35.1	27.3	9–4	—

Adjusted for opponents; outward is better on both sides

Profile

BYU offenseFBS average

MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles