Big 12Cougars

BYU

21st of 13612–2

Rank

21st

of 136 FBS teams

Rating

+14.8

90% range 5.4 to 24.1

Offense

32.3

29th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

17.5

18th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

12–2

Playoff

—

not selected

14 games, 12–2

Schedule

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

Wk 1Aug 30 · 8:00 PM ET vs

Portland State W 69–0

Rating change+3.5

Wk 2Sep 6 · 10:15 PM ET vs

Stanford W 27–3

Rating change+0.1

Wk 4Sep 20 · 7:30 PM ET at

East Carolina W 34–13

Rating change+0.6

Wk 5Sep 27 · 10:15 PM ET at

Colorado W 24–21

Rating change−0.2

Wk 6Oct 3 · 10:30 PM ET vs

West Virginia W 38–24

Rating change+0.2

Wk 7Oct 11 · 8:00 PM ET at

Arizona W 33–27

Rating change+0.5

Wk 8Oct 18 · 8:00 PM ET vs#19

Utah W 24–21

Rating change+0.1

Wk 9Oct 25 · 3:30 PM ET at

Iowa State W 41–27

Rating change0.0

Wk 11Nov 8 · 12:00 PM ET at#10

Texas Tech L 7–29

Rating change−1.0

Wk 12Nov 15 · 10:15 PM ET vs

TCU W 44–13

Rating change+2.7

Wk 13Nov 22 · 8:00 PM ET at

Cincinnati W 26–14

Rating change+0.4

Wk 14Nov 29 · 1:00 PM ET vs

UCF W 41–21

Rating change−0.2

Wk 15Dec 6 · 12:00 PM ET vs#5

Texas TechBig 12 Championship L 7–34

Rating change−0.1

PostDec 27 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Georgia TechPop-Tarts Bowl W 25–21

Rating change+1.1

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2025

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
2024	Big 12	18 of 134	15.3	33.0	17.7	11–2	—
2023	Big 12	76 of 133	−3.1	24.9	27.9	5–7	—
2022	Independent	66 of 131	−0.9	27.8	28.8	8–5	—
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