IndependentCougars

BYU

43rd of 13010–3

Rank

43rd

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

+6.4

90% range −2.9 to 15.7

Offense

32.8

29th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

26.4

55th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

10–3

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

13 games, 10–3

Schedule

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

Wk 1Sep 4 · 10:30 PM ET vs

ArizonaNeutral W 24–16

Rating change−2.1

Wk 2Sep 11 · 10:15 PM ET vs

Utah W 26–17

Rating change−0.7

Wk 3Sep 18 · 10:15 PM ET vs#10

Arizona State W 27–17

Rating change+1.3

Wk 4Sep 25 · 10:15 PM ET vs

South Florida W 35–27

Rating change−0.2

Wk 5Oct 1 · 9:00 PM ET at

Utah State W 34–20

Rating change+1.7

Wk 6Oct 9 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Boise State L 17–26

Rating change−0.1

Wk 7Oct 16 · 3:30 PM ET at#23

Baylor L 24–38

Rating change−1.3

Wk 8Oct 23 · 3:30 PM ET at

Washington State W 21–19

Rating change−0.3

Wk 9Oct 30 · 10:15 PM ET vs

Virginia W 66–49

Rating change+1.7

Wk 10Nov 6 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Idaho State W 59–14

Rating change+0.8

Wk 12Nov 20 · 4:00 PM ET at

Georgia Southern W 34–17

Rating change−0.5

Wk 13Nov 27 · 10:30 PM ET at

USC W 35–31

Rating change+0.2

PostDec 18 · 3:30 PM ET vs

UABRadiance Technologies Independence Bowl L 28–31

Rating change−1.0

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2021

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
2020	Independent	11 of 127	16.9	37.5	20.6	11–1	—
2019	Independent	56 of 130	1.9	27.9	26.0	7–6	—
2018	Independent	48 of 130	4.9	27.6	22.8	7–6	—
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