BYU
BYU is 7-2, No. 10 in the CFP rankings, and No. 22 of 138 in the machine's ratings, 13.1 points better than an average FBS team. Last game: lost 28-20 at Utah in Week 10. The machine gives BYU a 10% chance to make the playoff.
Week 11: vs Baylor, Saturday, Nov 14: the matchup, unit by unit
Why BYU is No. 22
- BYU's rating is 13.1: the machine's estimate that BYU is 13.1 points better than an average FBS team on a neutral field. That is No. 22 of 138. For scale, 0 is an average FBS team: right now the closest to it is No. 68 Arizona State (0.2).
- It started the season at 13.1, ESPN's preseason Football Power Index from July. Its results since have left it where it started.
- The biggest weekly moves: −1.5 after Week 8 (L 31-39 at UCF) and +1.2 after Week 7 (W 28-24 vs Notre Dame).
- Its record is 7-2. The 2 losses were to No. 12 Utah, No. 56 UCF, by 8.0 points on average. The 7 wins came by 16.7 points on average; the best was over No. 5 Notre Dame. The rating weighs how much a team won or lost by and against whom, not just the win-loss count.
- Its FBS opponents so far average No. 48 in the machine's ratings.
- Just above is No. 21 Texas Tech (13.3); just below is No. 23 Nebraska (12.7).
The rating, week by week
Strengths and weak spots
Head coach
Kalani Sitake is in his 11th season at BYU (since 2016). This season: 7-2. At BYU overall: 91-47, counting this season.
Data provided by CollegeFootballData.com.
Team stats
Season totals and averages over 9 games, each with its national rank among 138 FBS teams (No. 1 = best). The game-by-game story is in the season, week by week.
Passing
| Completions-attempts | 158-254 |
|---|---|
| Passing yards | 2052 |
| Touchdowns-interceptions | 14-9 |
| Yards per attempt* | 8.1No. 33 of 138 |
| Explosive pass rate | 11.2%No. 50 of 138 |
| Sacks allowed (rate) | 1.9%No. 5 of 138 |
Rushing
| Carries-yards | 310-1522 |
|---|---|
| Yards per carry | 4.9No. 36 of 138 |
| 10-plus-yard runs (rate) | 12.8%No. 91 of 138 |
| Stuffed at or behind the line (rate) | 17.4%No. 72 of 138 |
Scoring
| Points per game | 31.0No. 49 of 138 |
|---|---|
| Yards per play | 6.36No. 33 of 138 |
| Third-down rate | 50.9%No. 11 of 138 |
| Red-zone TD rate | 61.5%No. 67 of 138 |
| Giveaways | 12No. 75 of 138 |
Defense
| Points allowed per game | 19.8No. 31 of 138 |
|---|---|
| Yards per play allowed | 4.62No. 13 of 138 |
| Yards per pass attempt allowed | 5.7No. 4 of 138 |
| Yards per carry allowed | 3.3No. 22 of 138 |
| Sack rate | 5.7%No. 70 of 138 |
| Takeaways | 11No. 65 of 138 |
| Third-down rate allowed | 40.2%No. 89 of 138 |
Totals are the official box score. * Yards per attempt and the rates come from the play-by-play, where passing yards count on completions only, so they can differ from the box score by a play or two.
Data provided by CollegeFootballData.com.
Player leaders
The top 3 in each category over the same games. Passing yards count every completion (official box score).
Passing
- Bear Bachmeier156-249, 2022 yds, 13 TD, 8 INT
Rushing
- Bear Bachmeier88 carries, 395 yds, 7 TD
- LJ Martin51 carries, 363 yds, 4 TD
- Preston Rex39 carries, 223 yds, 2 TD
Receiving
- Legend Glasker39 catches, 703 yds, 5 TD
- Kyler Kasper33 catches, 473 yds, 5 TD
- Walker Lyons31 catches, 352 yds, 1 TD
Tackles
- Cade Uluave59
- Faletau Satuala49
- Isaiah Glasker36
Sacks
- Tausili Akana3.5
- Bodie Schoonover3
- Cade Uluave2.5
Interceptions
- Cade Uluave1
- Evan Johnson1
- Faletau Satuala1
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Who's playing
Based on who has actually played this season, from the box scores, not the team's published depth chart. Each bar is that player's share of the team's attempts, carries (quarterbacks left out), catches or tackles. The box score lists no positions, so there is no offensive line here.
Throwing
- Bear BachmeierMost passes in the last game9 games249 attempts98%
Carrying
- LJ Martin5 games51 carries25%
- Preston Rex7 games39 carries19%
- Sione I Moa4 games37 carries18%
- Journee Tonga6 games32 carries16%
Catching
- Legend Glasker9 games39 catches25%
- Kyler Kasper9 games33 catches21%
- Walker Lyons9 games31 catches20%
- Jojo Phillips8 games15 catches9%
Tackling
- Cade Uluave9 games59 tackles11%
- Faletau Satuala9 games49 tackles9%
- Isaiah Glasker6 games36 tackles7%
- Tommy Prassas8 games33 tackles6%
Data provided by CollegeFootballData.com.
The season, week by week
- Week 1 W 63–7 vs Utah Tech. Utah Tech is an FCS team, so there is no FBS baseline to grade this one against. Won the turnover battle by 4.
- Week 2 W 28–17 vs Arizona. The passing game was the strength: 8.3 yards an attempt, 2.2 more than Arizona usually allows.
- Week 3 W 41–23 at Colorado State. The pass defense was the strength: Colorado State got 5.4 yards an attempt, 2.3 under what it usually gains. Its most yards an attempt of the season.
- Week 5 W 17–10 at TCU. The passing game struggled: 2.6 yards an attempt, 4.3 less than TCU usually allows. Its fewest yards an attempt of the season.
- Week 6 W 24–10 vs Iowa State. The pass defense was the strength: Iowa State got 3.4 yards an attempt, 4.1 under what it usually gains. The fewest yards an attempt it has allowed all season.
- Week 7 W 28–24 vs Notre Dame. The pass defense was the strength: Notre Dame got 5.3 yards an attempt, 3.5 under what it usually gains. The machine had Notre Dame by 11.6 (76%), so this was a win it did not see coming.
- Week 8 L 31–39 at UCF. No unit was far from the usual. The biggest gap was the run defense: UCF got 4.1 yards a carry, 0.6 over what it usually gains. The machine had BYU by 9.5 (72%), so this was a loss it did not see coming.
- Week 9 W 27–20 vs Arizona State. The run game struggled: 1.6 yards a carry, 2.6 less than Arizona State usually allows. The defense had 5 sacks.
- Week 10 L 20–28 at Utah. The run defense was the strength: Utah got 3.5 yards a carry, 1.9 under what it usually gains. Lost the turnover battle by 2.