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BYU

Brigham Young University · 2026 · Big 12

Efficiency
+14.5
19th FBS
Record
2-0
Conf. record
1-0
Conf. finish
3rd
proj. of 16
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BYU is 2-0 and ranked 19th in overall efficiency. Their 20th-ranked offense is the engine, backed by a 30th-ranked defense. They run the ball on 52% of offensive plays with a 5th-ranked rushing attack and pass the ball on the remaining 48% of plays with a 23rd-ranked passing attack.

Quadrant record

By opponent strength, adjusted for where the game was played.

Q1
0-0
+2 left
Q2
1-0
+3 left
Q3
0-0
+4 left
Q4
1-0
+1 left

Projected wins

Per-game win probabilities combined across the full schedule.

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Expected: 8.7 wins
Strength of Record
13th
+0.3 wins above a 25th-ranked team's expectation
Strength of Schedule
to date
75th
full season
41st
AP poll
#11
FanBoardHQ has them 8 spots lower
Conf. sched. difficulty
60th
a 25th-ranked team would win ~5.8 conference games on this schedule

The resume

Every game on the schedule. Click a row for the game breakdown (played) or the matchup projection (upcoming).

WkOpponentConfOpp rankResultExp. marginWin probGameScoreQuad
1vs Utah TechBig SkyW 637+54.1100%6.9Q4
2vs ArizonaBig 12#35W 2817+8.9100%17.5Q2
3@ Colorado StatePac-12#97Preview+18.486%Q4
5@ TCUBig 12#59Preview+8.068%Q2
6vs Iowa StateBig 12#60Preview+14.380%Q3
7vs Notre DameFBS Independents#1Preview-8.032%Q1
8@ UCFBig 12#51Preview+6.064%Q2
9vs Arizona StateBig 12#47Preview+11.475%Q3
10@ UtahBig 12#10Preview-7.034%Q1
11vs BaylorBig 12#36Preview+9.571%Q2
12@ KansasBig 12#77Preview+14.681%Q3
13vs CincinnatiBig 12#57Preview+13.478%Q3

2 played · 2-0. Expected margin and gamescore use the latest ratings — a completed game shows what the model would say now, not that week.

The season

The model’s read on BYU, recomputed after every week. Toggle between overall, offensive, and defensive efficiency (each with a dot for that week’s game) or the FanBoardHQ CFP rank.

+1.4+8.8+16.3717Week 0Week 2
Line = the model's read each week; dots = that week's game (green above the line, red below).

Passing & rushing

Opponent-adjusted, FBS-only. The bar is the blended Eff rank — EPA/play (scoring value), success rate (staying on schedule), and yards/play (explosiveness), each standardized against the FBS field. The three ranks below each bar are those components, so you can see what's driving it.

Offense
PassingEff 23rd
SR 13thYPP 31stEPA 23rd
RushingEff 5th
SR 2ndYPP 14thEPA 3rd
Defense
Pass defenseEff 9th
SR 14thYPP 20thEPA 5th
Rush defenseEff 47th
SR 42ndYPP 43rdEPA 55th
Dropback rate 48%Tempo -1.2 snaps/game vs. averageFaced pass defenses ranked 18th on average
Success rate by down

Their offense vs. what their defense allows.

1st · Offense: 58%1st · Defense allowed: 28%1st2nd · Offense: 56%2nd · Defense allowed: 49%2nd3rd/4th · Offense: 68%3rd/4th · Defense allowed: 46%3rd/4th
OffenseDefense allowed
Points by quarter

Scored vs. allowed, all regular-season games.

Q1 · Scored: 21.0Q1 · Allowed: 10.0Q1Q2 · Scored: 35.0Q2 · Allowed: 7.0Q2Q3 · Scored: 14.0Q3 · Allowed: 7.0Q3Q4 · Scored: 14.0Q4 · Allowed: 0.0Q4
ScoredAllowed

What kind of team is this?

Every team by offensive and defensive efficiency (points/game vs. an average team, higher is better on both). Click a dot for that team.

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BYU Offense vs Defense, 2026
Offensive EffRanked 20th
+8.5
Field position: +0.4Finishing drives: +8.0
Field position +0.4Finishing drives +8.0= +8.5
Offensive Eff efficiency split into field position and finishing

Field position 46th · Finishing 17th

Defensive EffRanked 30th
+5.1
Field position: +0.3Finishing drives: +4.8
Field position +0.3Finishing drives +4.8= +5.1
Defensive Eff efficiency split into field position and finishing

Field position 60th · Finishing 29th

4.14 points per drive on offense, 1.09 allowed — starting, on average, at their own 34.

Play-calling & efficiency

What the offense did, by quarter and by down — raw, not opponent-adjusted.

By quarter
Quarter (att.)Pass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(28)43% / 57%64%5.8
Q2(39)64% / 36%59%8.4
Q3(25)32% / 68%72%8.4
Q4(32)16% / 84%44%5.8
how play-calling and results shifted through games — (n) = plays, season total
Passing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(21)11.257%6.5
2nd(19)8.158%10.6
3rd(10)6.640%7.7
4th(0)
All (50)54%8.3
Rushing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(38)9.558%6.8
2nd(24)6.154%5.5
3rd(12)4.392%6.8
4th(0)
All (74)62%6.4

BYU, all games.