IndependentCougars

BYU

66th of 1318–5

Rank

66th

of 131 FBS teams

Rating

−0.9

90% range −10.4 to 8.5

Offense

27.8

55th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

28.8

77th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

8–5

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

13 games, 8–5

Schedule

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

Wk 1Sep 3 · 4:00 PM ET at

South Florida W 50–21

Rating change+2.5

Wk 2Sep 10 · 10:15 PM ET vs

Baylor W 26–20

Rating change−0.5

Wk 3Sep 17 · 3:30 PM ET at

Oregon L 20–41

Rating change−2.6

Wk 4Sep 24 · 10:15 PM ET vs

Wyoming W 38–24

Rating change−1.2

Wk 5Sep 29 · 8:00 PM ET vs

Utah State W 38–26

Rating change−2.0

Wk 6Oct 8 · 7:30 PM ET vs#9

Notre DameNeutral L 20–28

Rating change+0.9

Wk 7Oct 15 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Arkansas L 35–52

Rating change−1.7

Wk 8Oct 22 · 3:30 PM ET at

Liberty L 14–41

Rating change−3.6

Wk 9Oct 28 · 8:00 PM ET vs

East Carolina L 24–27

Rating change−0.5

Wk 10Nov 5 · 7:00 PM ET at

Boise State W 31–28

Rating change+1.4

Wk 12Nov 19 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Utah Tech W 52–26

Rating change−1.3

Wk 13Nov 26 · 11:00 PM ET at

Stanford W 35–26

Rating change+0.7

PostDec 17 · 7:30 PM ET vs

SMUNew Mexico Bowl W 24–23

Rating change−0.6

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2022

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
2021	Independent	43 of 130	6.4	32.8	26.4	10–3	—
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