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BYU

2017 Season Performance

#111
Rank
4-9
Record
-51.8
Points
0.578
SOS

Current Form

W1 streak
Last 3 2-1
Last 5 3-2

Key Games

Best W @ #97 UNLV 31-21

Record Splits

Home 2-4
Away 2-4
Neutral 0-1
Conference 0-1
Non-Conf 4-8
Close (7 pts or less) 0-3
FCS Opponents 1

Rank Progression

#41
#65
#89
#113
#138
Pre
#46
W3
#124
W6
#124
W9
#120
W12
#118
W15
#111

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
08/26
W
NR vs FCS Portland State
20-6
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
1
09/03
L
NR N #5 LSU
0-27
-6.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+1.2 -6.8
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.4 -3.4
Loss Record Modifier
+0.9 -2.5
Margin Scaling
-3.3 -5.8
Recency Weighting
-1.0 -6.9
Total -6.9 pts
2
09/10
L
#112 vs #46 Utah
13-19
-12.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.7 -11.1
Loss Record Modifier
-0.5 -11.5
Margin Scaling
-0.6 -12.2
Total -12.2 pts
3
09/16
L
#117 vs #30 Wisconsin
6-40
-8.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+5.2 -5.2
Loss Record Modifier
+2.0 -3.2
Margin Scaling
-3.6 -6.9
Recency Weighting
-1.2 -8.1
Total -8.1 pts
5
09/30
L
#117 @ #75 Utah State
24-40
-8.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.5 -6.5
Loss Record Modifier
-0.3 -6.8
Margin Scaling
-1.4 -8.2
Total -8.2 pts
6
10/07
L
#119 vs #64 Boise State
7-24
-10.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.3 -10.1
Loss Record Modifier
+1.0 -9.0
Margin Scaling
-1.7 -10.7
Total -10.7 pts
7
10/14
L
10-35
-6.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.0 -3.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.6 -2.4
Margin Scaling
-3.3 -5.6
Recency Weighting
-1.0 -6.6
Total -6.6 pts
8
10/21
L
#123 @ #124 East Carolina
17-33
-9.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.5 -6.5
Loss Record Modifier
-1.1 -7.5
Margin Scaling
-1.5 -9.0
Total -9.0 pts
9
10/28
W
#128 vs #130 San José State
41-20
+6.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-5.0 4.0
Margin Scaling
+2.7 6.7
Total 6.7 pts
10
11/05
L
#120 @ #60 Fresno State
13-20
-6.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.0 -6.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.4 -5.6
Margin Scaling
-0.7 -6.3
Total -6.3 pts
11
11/11
W
#121 @ #97 UNLV
31-21
+11.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-3.7 9.8
Margin Scaling
+2.0 11.9
Total 11.9 pts
12
11/18
L
#114 vs #117 Massachusetts
10-16
-11.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.8 -9.6
Loss Record Modifier
-1.2 -10.9
Margin Scaling
-0.7 -11.6
Total -11.6 pts
13
11/26
W
#118 @ #116 Hawai'i
30-20
+9.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-6.2 7.3
Margin Scaling
+1.9 9.3
Total 9.3 pts
Total
4-9 Record
-51.7

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
83-43
Record
66%
Win Rate
#48
Avg Rank
#1
Best Rank
0.565
Avg SOS

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#52
2017
#111
2018
#60
2019
#35
2020
#19
2021
#33
2022
#70
2023
#91
2024
#24
2025
#14
2026
#22

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 Big 12 5-0 (100%) #22 #18 62.7 0.552 -
2025 Big 12 11-2 (85%) #14 #9 184.9 0.676 -
2024 Big 12 10-2 (83%) #24 #8 135.6 0.616 -
2023 Big 12 5-7 (42%) #91 #5 -6.4 0.680 -
2022 FBS Independents 7-5 (58%) #70 #8 27.7 0.585 -
2021 FBS Independents 10-2 (83%) #33 #12 88.3 0.460 -
2020 FBS Independents 10-1 (91%) #19 #1 110.5 0.472 -
2019 FBS Independents 7-5 (58%) #35 #32 68.0 0.535 -
2018 FBS Independents 6-6 (50%) #60 #7 43.0 0.521 -
2017 FBS Independents 4-9 (31%) #111 #109 -51.8 0.578 -
2016 FBS Independents 8-4 (67%) #52 #29 57.3 0.543 -