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BYU's 2025 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Fri 8/29	BYU vs Portland State	-33
Fri 9/5	BYU vs Stanford	-18
	BYE WEEK
Fri 9/19	BYU at East Carolina	-14.5
Fri 9/26	BYU at Colorado	-2
Thu 10/2	BYU vs West Virginia	-12.5
Fri 10/10	BYU at Arizona	-9.5
Fri 10/17	BYU vs Utah	-2.5
Fri 10/24	BYU at Iowa State	+3.5
	BYE WEEK
Fri 11/7	BYU at Texas Tech	+4
Fri 11/14	BYU vs TCU	-1
Fri 11/21	BYU at Cincinnati	-2
Fri 11/28	BYU vs UCF	-13

Record Prediction: 8.3 - 3.7 #28
Schedule Rating: #62
Future 2026 Schedule

BYU's 2024 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 8/31	BYU vs Southern Illinois			W 41 - 13
Fri 9/6	BYU at SMU	+12.5	55.5	W 18 - 15	U	Y
Sat 9/14	BYU at Wyoming	-9.5	40.5	W 34 - 14	O	Y
Sat 9/21	BYU vs Kansas State	+7.5	49.5	W 38 - 9	U	Y
Sat 9/28	BYU at Baylor	+3.0	47.0	W 34 - 28	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/12	BYU vs Arizona	-3.0	48.5	W 41 - 19	O	Y
Fri 10/18	BYU vs Oklahoma State	-8.5	53.0	W 38 - 35	O	N
Sat 10/26	BYU at UCF	+2.5	53.5	W 37 - 24	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/9	BYU at Utah	-3.5	40.5	W 22 - 21	O	N
Sat 11/16	BYU vs Kansas	-3.0	55.5	L 13 - 17	U	N
Sat 11/23	BYU at Arizona State	+3.5	49.0	L 23 - 28	O	N
Sat 11/30	BYU vs Houston	-9.5	39.5	W 30 - 18	O	Y
Sat 12/28	BYU vs Colorado	+3.0	55.5	W 36 - 14	U	Y

2024 Schedule Rating: #54
2024 Record: 11 - 2 (B12: 8 - 2)
Spread Record 8 - 4 - 0 | O/U 8 - 5

Opponents: 0 Elite, 4 Good, 2 Avg, 5 Bad, 1 Poor

Reg Season Opponents: 2 Elite, 3 Good, 3 Avg, 2 Bad, 2 Poor

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BYU's 2023 Schedule
Sat 9/2	BYU vs Sam Houston	-19.0	46.5	W 14 - 0	U	N
Sat 9/9	BYU vs Southern Utah	-30.5	46.5	W 41 - 16	O	N
Sat 9/16	BYU at Arkansas	+9.0	48.0	W 38 - 31	O	Y
Sat 9/23	BYU at Kansas	+9.0	55.5	L 27 - 38	O	N
Fri 9/29	BYU vs Cincinnati	-1.0	47.5	W 35 - 27	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/14	BYU at TCU	+5.0	52.5	L 11 - 44	O	N
Sat 10/21	BYU vs Texas Tech	+3.0	49.0	W 27 - 14	U	Y
Sat 10/28	BYU at Texas	+20.5	48.5	L 6 - 35	U	N
Sat 11/4	BYU at West Virginia	+13.0	48.5	L 7 - 37	U	N
Sat 11/11	BYU vs Iowa State	+7.5	40.5	L 13 - 45	O	N
Sat 11/18	BYU vs Oklahoma	+24.5	58.5	L 24 - 31	U	Y
Sat 11/25	BYU at Oklahoma State	+15.5	55.5	L 34 - 40	O	Y

BYU's 2022 Schedule
Sat 9/3	BYU at South Florida	-11.0	58.5	W 50 - 21	O	Y
Sat 9/10	BYU vs Baylor	-2.5	54.5	W 26 - 20	U	Y
Sat 9/17	BYU at Oregon	+3.5	58.0	L 20 - 41	O	N
Sat 9/24	BYU vs Wyoming	-21.5	50.0	W 38 - 24	O	N
Thu 9/29	BYU vs Utah State	-26.0	60.0	W 38 - 26	O	N
Sat 10/8	BYU vs Notre Dame	+4.0	51.0	L 20 - 28	U	N
Sat 10/15	BYU vs Arkansas	-1.0	66.5	L 35 - 52	O	N
Sat 10/22	BYU at Liberty	-7.0	58.0	L 14 - 41	U	N
Fri 10/28	BYU vs East Carolina	-3.0	64.0	L 24 - 27	U	N
Sat 11/5	BYU at Boise State	+9.5	54.5	W 31 - 28	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/19	BYU vs Utah Tech			W 52 - 26
Sat 11/26	BYU at Stanford	-6.0	57.5	W 35 - 26	O	Y
Sat 12/17	BYU vs SMU	+4.5	65.0	W 24 - 23	U	Y

BYU's 2021 Schedule
Sat 9/4	BYU vs Arizona	-13.5	54.0	W 24 - 16	U	N
Sat 9/11	BYU vs Utah	+7.0	50.0	W 26 - 17	U	Y
Sat 9/18	BYU vs Arizona State	+3.5	50.5	W 27 - 17	U	Y
Sat 9/25	BYU vs South Florida	-23.5	54.5	W 35 - 27	O	N
Fri 10/1	BYU at Utah State	-9.0	66.0	W 34 - 20	U	Y
Sat 10/9	BYU vs Boise State	-6.0	58.0	L 17 - 26	U	N
Sat 10/16	BYU at Baylor	+5.5	52.5	L 24 - 38	O	N
Sat 10/23	BYU at Washington State	-3.5	56.5	W 21 - 19	U	N
Sat 10/30	BYU vs Virginia	-2.5	66.5	W 66 - 49	O	Y
Sat 11/6	BYU vs Idaho State	-36.5	55.0	W 59 - 14	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/20	BYU at Georgia Southern	-20.0	57.0	W 34 - 17	U	N
Sat 11/27	BYU at USC	-8.5	65.5	W 35 - 31	O	N
Sat 12/18	BYU vs UAB	-7.0	54.5	L 28 - 31	O	N

BYU's 2020 Schedule
Mon 9/7	BYU at Navy	-1.0	48.5	W 55 - 3	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/26	BYU vs Troy	-14.5	58.5	W 48 - 7	U	Y
Fri 10/2	BYU vs Louisiana Tech	-24.0	61.5	W 45 - 14	U	Y
Sat 10/10	BYU vs UTSA	-34.0	63.5	W 27 - 20	U	N
Fri 10/16	BYU at Houston	-3.0	62.0	W 43 - 26	O	Y
Sat 10/24	BYU vs Texas State	-30.0	62.0	W 52 - 14	O	Y
Sat 10/31	BYU vs Western Kentucky	-28.5		W 41 - 10		Y
Fri 11/6	BYU at Boise State	-4.0	62.5	W 51 - 17	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/21	BYU vs North Alabama	-50.0	63.0	W 66 - 14	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 12/5	BYU at Coastal Carolina	-10.0	63.0	L 17 - 22	U	N
Sat 12/12	BYU vs San Diego State	-16.5	47.0	W 28 - 14	U	N
Tue 12/22	BYU vs UCF	-6.0	80.0	W 49 - 23	U	Y

2025 class: 194 points #59
2024 class: 203 points #43
2023 class: 180 points #66
2022 class: 182 points #55
2021 class: 160 points #71

Average Class Ranking: #59
Average Recruiting Points: 184

Class Averages
Big 12 Class: 201 #49
Power 4 Class: 225 #49
FBS Class: 179 #69

2020 class: 160 points #78
2019 class: 157 points #81
2018 class: 161 points #78
2017 class: 167 points #66
2016 class: 178 points #49

Average Class Ranking: #70
Average Recruiting Points: 164

Offensive Coordinator Aaron Roderick

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Jake Retzlaff	211	367	58%	2896	19	12	7.9
Parker Kingston	1	3	33%	33	1	0	11.0

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
LJ Martin	138	723	7	5.2	39
Jake Retzlaff	100	417	6	4.2	29
Sione I Moa	23	127	3	5.5	24
Pokaiaua Haunga	17	76	0	4.5	14

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Chase Roberts	50	803	3	16.1	62
Jojo Phillips	10	211	2	21.1	57
Parker Kingston	13	196	1	15.1	36
Carsen Ryan (Tr)	10	113	1	11.3	25

(Tr) - new transfer in 2025

Defensive Coordinator Jay Hill

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Isaiah Glasker	70	15	4	2	4
Tanner Wall	53	0	0	0	1
Jack Kelly	50	10	5	13	1
Raider Damuni	26	3	1	0	0

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Jack Kelly	50	10	5	13	1
Isaiah Glasker	70	15	4	2	4
Raider Damuni	26	3	1	0	0
Justin Kirkland (Tr)	18	4	1	1	0

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Isaiah Glasker	70	15	4	2	4
Mory Bamba	17	0	0	0	4
Keanu Tanuvasa (Tr)	16	5	1	2	4

Returning Production
Overall Returning Production: 61% #41
Offense Returning Production: 69% #22
Defense Returning Production: 53% #72

Transfer Portal
2025 Portal Class #94
8 Commits, 84.6 Avg Rating
13% of 2025 Roster from Portal, 12% TY

Team Talent
2025 Talent Rating: 728.00 #67
Offense Talent #56 | Defense Talent #75
2024 #70 | 2023 #51 | 2022 #107 | 2021 #94

2025 - 2022 Records
2025 Record: 0 - 0
2025 Conf Record: 0 - 0
Spread: 0 - 0 - 0 | Totals: 0 - 0

2024 Record: 11 - 2
2024 Conf Record: 8 - 2
Spread: 8 - 4 - 0 | Totals: 8 - 5

2023 Record: 5 - 7
2023 Conf Record: 2 - 7
Spread: 5 - 7 - 0 | Totals: 7 - 5

2022 Record: 8 - 5
2022 Conf Record: 0 - 2
Spread: 5 - 7 - 0 | Totals: 7 - 6

Four Year Record: 24 - 14
Four Year Record vs. Spread: 18 - 18 - 0
Four Year Conference Record: 10 - 11

2021 - 2018 Records
2021 Record: 10 - 3
2021 Conf Record: 0 - 0
Spread: 5 - 8 - 0 | Totals: 6 - 7

2020 Record: 11 - 1
2020 Conf Record: 0 - 0
Spread: 9 - 3 - 0 | Totals: 5 - 7

2019 Record: 7 - 6
2019 Conf Record: 0 - 0
Spread: 4 - 8 - 0 | Totals: 6 - 7

2018 Record: 7 - 6
2018 Conf Record: 0 - 0
Spread: 9 - 4 - 0 | Totals: 4 - 9

Eight Year Record: 59 - 30
Eight Year Record vs. Spread: 45 - 41 - 0
Eight Year Conference Record: 10 - 11

BYU Recent Bowl History
Date	Bowl	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
2024	Alamo Bowl	BYU vs Colorado	+3.0	55.5	W 36 - 14
2022	Mexico Bowl	BYU vs SMU	+4.5	65.0	W 24 - 23
2021	Independence Bowl	BYU vs UAB	-7.0	54.5	L 28 - 31
2020	Raton Bowl	BYU vs UCF	-6.0	80.0	W 49 - 23
2019	I Bowl	BYU vs Hawai'i	-3.0	65.5	L 34 - 38
2018	Potato Bowl	BYU vs Western Michigan	-10.0	52.0	W 49 - 18
2016	Poinsettia Bowl	BYU vs Wyoming	-7.5	56.0	W 24 - 21
2015	Vegas Bowl	BYU vs Utah	+3.0		L 28 - 35

Power Ranking Stats (2024)

Teams	Offense PPA	Offense Success	Offense Pts Per Opp	Avg Start FP	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Defense PPA	Defense Success	Defense Pts Per Opp	Opponent FP
2024	.22 (51)	45% (44)	3.73 (88)	31.7 (13)	35%	75%	.13 (41)	41% (65)	3.79 (68)	26.6 (16)

Teams	Offense PPA	Offense Success	Offense Pts Per Opp	Avg Start FP	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Defense PPA	Defense Success	Defense Pts Per Opp	Opponent FP
2023	.08 (120)	36% (125)	3.96 (61)	29.3 (72)	29%	50%	.21 (88)	44% (97)	3.59 (50)	28.3 (54)

More Stats (2024)

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs
2024	13	28:32 (62)	20.5 (48)	35%	75%	4.4 (14)	37 (14)	1.4 (70)	2.1	4.5 (96)	1.2 (123)	5

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs
2023	12	28:19 (121)	16.8 (120)	29%	50%	5.3 (29)	43 (17)	1.6 (77)	1.7	4.2 (121)	0.9 (130)	2

Overall Stats (2024)

Teams	Games	PPG	Home	Road	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
2024 Offense	13	31.2	33.5	28	44.7% (44)	3.73 (88)	1.4	20	363	148	216	4.7	52% (62)	48% (74)	47% (30)	43% (59)	16% (64)	.22 (51)
2024 Defense	13	19.6	18.5	21.7	41.4% (65)	3.79 (68)	2.1	-	-	-	-	-	51% (70)	49% (65)	46% (99)	37% (28)	17% (49)	.13 (41)

Teams	Games	PPG	Home	Road	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
2023 Offense	12	23.1	25.7	20.5	35.9% (125)	3.96 (61)	1.6	17	310	104	205	3.5	45% (101)	54% (30)	37% (126)	36% (115)	21% (127)	.08 (120)
2023 Defense	12	29.8	22.2	37.5	44% (97)	3.59 (50)	1.7	-	-	-	-	-	49% (57)	50% (75)	44% (75)	45% (117)	15% (106)	.21 (88)

Run Game Stats (2024)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
2024 Offense	13	52% (62)	47% (30)	31.6	147.7	4.7	18 (78)	.2 (36)	3.23 (37)	75% (60)	9% (44)	0.99 (56)
2024 Defense	13	51% (70)	46% (99)	-	-	-	-	.14 (78)	2.8 (36)	72% (59)	9% (86)	0.97 (61)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
2023 Offense	12	45% (101)	37% (126)	30	104.3	3.5	15 (100)	.06 (115)	2.97 (94)	76% (49)	12% (120)	1.05 (42)
2023 Defense	12	49% (57)	44% (75)	-	-	-	-	.19 (96)	3.35 (114)	66% (28)	8% (124)	1 (70)

Pass Game Stats (2024)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
2024 Offense	13	48% (74)	43% (59)	15.6	27.3	215.8	7.9	13.8	20 (58)	11 (72)	.27 (60)	1.7 (33)	32% (83)	33% (49)	.34 (65)	7% (101)	2 (96)
2024 Defense	13	49% (65)	37% (28)	-	-	-	-	-	-	20 (2)	.12 (21)	1.5 (24)	31% (83)	31% (73)	.27 (52)	8% (11)	2 (49)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
2023 Offense	12	54% (30)	36% (115)	18.3	33	205.4	6.2	11.2	17 (85)	9 (40)	.13 (118)	1.7 (45)	36% (128)	23% (126)	.13 (123)	8% (127)	2.2 (29)
2023 Defense	12	50% (75)	45% (117)	-	-	-	-	-	-	14 (21)	.29 (81)	1.5 (44)	32% (56)	37% (127)	.56 (131)	7% (39)	2 (43)

Team Notes (4/5) WR Marion (#3 LY) dynamic returner/runner ❌
(3/20) QB Retzlaff a find & mobile. Must limit TOs ❌
(3/20) RB Martin returns, need #2/depth ❌
(3/20) WR returns a lot, but #2 Lassiter denied '25 ❌
(3/20) OL returns 3/5, need new T's. 1 portal add ❌
(3/20) Def was good LY but replaces a lot, esp DL ❌

Injury Notes

Staff/Schedule Notes (3/20) Sitake & staff incredible job in '24. Tough team ❌

Power Ratings Overall: 9.00 #40
Offense: 21.76 #27
Defense: 12.76 #57
SP+ Overall: 10.1 #27
SP+ Offense: 31.6 #31
SP+ Defense: 21.5 #31

Returning Prod HC Sitake, OC Roderick & QB all back
'24 QB Jake Retzlaff returns
Returning Production: 61% #41
Offense: 69% #22 | Defense: 53% #72
OL Prod: 50% #83, 3 clear starters
OL Snaps: 2329 #94 | From Portal: 115 #77
Rush Prod: 67% #48 | Rec Prod: 57% #50
Def Front Seven: 51% - Secondary: 52%

Roster Team Talent #67 Blue Chips: 3% #61
Offense Talent #56 Defense Talent #75
Crootin Class #59 - 4 YR Rank #59
Portal Class #94 - 8 players, 85 Avg
13% of Roster from Portal, 12% TY
33 New Players, 34% of '25 Roster #46

2025 Schedule Record Prediction: 8.3 - 3.7 #28
Vegas Win Total Record: 7.5 - 4.5
Schedule Rating: 30 #62
View Schedule & Predicted Results
Opps: Elite: 0, Good: 4, Avg: 2, Bad: 5, Poor: 1

Scoring Scoring: 31.2 - 19.6 (23 - 30) in '24
Scoring at Home: 34 - 19 | Road: 28 - 22
OC: Aaron Roderick - been OC for 3 years
DC: Jay Hill - been DC for 3 years

Records 2024 Record: 11 - 2 (8 - 4 - 0) (B12: 8 - 2)
2023 Record: 5 - 7 (5 - 7 - 0) (B12: 2 - 7)
2022 Record: 8 - 5 (5 - 7 - 0) (B12: 0 - 2)
4 Yr Record: (24 - 14) | 8 Yr Record: (59 - 30)

'24 OffenseBalanced offense, Pass: 48%, Run: 52%
Good Offense Success Rate of 45%
Avg Offensive Explosiveness
Bad in Scoring Position 3.73 PPO
Good Run Success 47%
Avg Pass Success 43%
Bad Offensive Turnovers
Avg OL Grades, Good OL Yds Per Rush
Bad 1st/2nd Down Success 68%
Avg when off Schedule 33%

'24 DefenseGood DL Grades, Bad Sacks/Turnovers
Avg Defense Success Rate of 41%
Bad in Scoring Position 3.79 PPO
Poor Run Def Success 46%
Good Pass Def Success 37%
Avg Pressure/Havoc/Forcing TOs
Good at Forcing Turnovers
Great Penalty Team, Avg Field Position
Bad 1st/2nd Down Success 69%
Bad when Opp is off Schedule 31%

Team NotesWR Marion (#3 LY) dynamic returner/runner
QB Retzlaff a find & mobile. Must limit TOs
RB Martin returns, need #2/depth
WR returns a lot, but #2 Lassiter denied '25
OL returns 3/5, need new T's. 1 portal add
Def was good LY but replaces a lot, esp DL
Sitake & staff incredible job in '24. Tough team