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BYU

2021 Season Performance

#33
Rank
10-2
Record
88.3
Points
0.460
SOS

Current Form

W5 streak
Last 3 3-0
Last 5 5-0

Key Games

Best W vs #74 Utah 26-17
Worst L vs #66 Boise State 17-26

Record Splits

Home 5-1
Away 4-1
Neutral 1-0
Conference 0-0
Non-Conf 10-2
Close (7 pts or less) 2-0
FCS Opponents 1

Rank Progression

#2
#13
#24
#35
#47
Pre
#7
W3
#13
W6
#28
W9
#24
W12
#32
W15
#33

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
09/05
W
NR N #86 Arizona
24-16
+6.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+1.5 11.5
Win Opp Modifier
-7.0 4.5
Margin Scaling
+1.9 6.4
Total 6.4 pts
2
09/12
W
#27 vs #74 Utah
26-17
+13.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+2.1 11.1
Margin Scaling
+2.4 13.4
Total 13.4 pts
3
09/19
W
#12 vs #52 Arizona State
27-17
+11.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+0.4 9.4
Margin Scaling
+2.2 11.6
Total 11.6 pts
4
09/26
W
#13 vs #106 South Florida
35-27
+6.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-4.1 4.9
Margin Scaling
+2.0 6.9
Total 6.9 pts
5
10/02
W
#19 @ #63 Utah State
34-20
+18.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+3.1 16.6
Margin Scaling
+2.3 18.9
Total 18.9 pts
6
10/09
L
#12 vs #66 Boise State
17-26
-11.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.1 -10.3
Loss Record Modifier
+0.2 -10.1
Margin Scaling
-1.1 -11.2
Total -11.2 pts
7
10/16
L
#28 @ #25 Baylor
24-38
-5.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.8 -4.2
Loss Record Modifier
+1.1 -3.2
Margin Scaling
-1.5 -4.7
Recency Weighting
-0.8 -5.6
Total -5.6 pts
8
10/23
W
#37 @ #86 Washington State
21-19
+13.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-0.9 12.6
Margin Scaling
+0.9 13.5
Total 13.5 pts
9
10/31
W
#32 vs #30 Virginia
66-49
+13.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+1.3 10.3
Margin Scaling
+3.6 13.8
Total 13.8 pts
10
11/06
W
#24 vs FCS Idaho State
59-14
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
12
11/20
W
#32 @ #115 Georgia Southern
34-17
+10.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-5.8 7.7
Margin Scaling
+2.7 10.4
Total 10.4 pts
13
11/28
W
#32 @ #96 USC
35-31
+10.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-4.4 9.1
Margin Scaling
+1.2 10.3
Total 10.3 pts
Total
10-2 Record
88.5

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 -