BYU — Big 12
HC
Kalani Sitake · LaVell Edwards Stadium · Provo, UT · 63,470 cap
PPA off / def
0.22 / 0.06
2025
Class rank
#21
class of 2026
Returning PPA
79%
returning production
| 1993 |
OSU W 28–21 | Columbus |
| 1985 |
OSU W 10–7 | Columbus |
| 1982 |
OSU W 47–17 | Columbus |
2026 schedule
| Wk | Opponent | All-time series | Venue |
|---|
| wk1 | vs Utah Tech | leads 1–0 | LaVell Edwards Stadium |
| wk2 | vs Arizona | leads 14–12–1 · W5 | LaVell Edwards Stadium |
| wk3 | at Colorado State | leads 38–27–3 · W7 | Canvas Stadium |
| wk5 | at TCU | TCU leads 7–6 | Amon G. Carter Stadium |
| wk6 | vs Iowa State | Iowa State leads 5–1 | LaVell Edwards Stadium |
| wk7 | vs Notre Dame | Notre Dame leads 7–2 · L4 | LaVell Edwards Stadium |
| wk8 | at UCF | leads 4–1 · W3 | FBC Mortgage Stadium |
| wk9 | vs Arizona State | Arizona State leads 21–8 | LaVell Edwards Stadium |
| wk10 | at Utah | Utah leads 59–33–4 · W3 | Rice-Eccles Stadium |
| wk11 | vs Baylor | leads 3–2 · W2 | LaVell Edwards Stadium |
| wk12 | at Kansas | Kansas leads 3–0 · L3 | Memorial Stadium |
| wk13 | vs Cincinnati | leads 4–0 · W4 | LaVell Edwards Stadium |
2025 results (12–2)
Statistical comps — 2025 BYU's closest analogs
Nearest neighbors by z-scored success rate, explosiveness, run rate & havoc (offense + defense), 2015–25.
2025 leaders
Transfer portal — 2026 (9 in / 14 out)
Origins
Edwards threw the ball in an era of dust and won the 1984 national title with it, then produced Jim McMahon, Steve Young and Ty Detmer. The only private religious school to win a modern title.
Founded 1875 · Founded by Brigham Young as an academy for the Latter-day Saints · first football 1922 · defined by LaVell Edwards
All-time record
All-time
639–447–26
1922–2025
Win %
58.6%
101 seasons played
Winning seasons
61
60% of seasons
| Best seasons | W | L | Conference |
|---|
| 1996 | 14 | 1 | Western Athletic |
| 1984 | 13 | 0 | Western Athletic |
| 1980 | 12 | 1 | Western Athletic |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | Big 12 |
| 2001 | 12 | 2 | Mountain West |
Season records from CollegeFootballData, which is why the span starts at 1922 — that is where its coverage of this program begins, not necessarily the first year it fielded a team.
Play-calling tendencies (2025 · garbage time excluded)
| Situation | Plays | Run % | Success % | Nat'l | Avg yds | Expl % |
|---|
| 1st down | 387 | 55% |
48% | 17 of 136 | 6.5 | 15% |
| 2nd down | 275 | 60% |
44% | 41 of 136 | 5.7 | 13% |
| 3rd & short (≤3) | 41 | 71% |
63% | — | 4.6 | 12% |
| 3rd & medium (4–7) | 60 | 23% |
45% | — | 6.1 | 10% |
| 3rd & long (8+) | 64 | 38% |
22% | — | 7.2 | 20% |
| 4th down | 29 | 55% |
55% | — | 4.6 | 3% |
158 drives · 40% ended in points · 7.6 plays and 44.1 yards per drive · 1.33 PPA per drive
Success: 50% of yardage needed on 1st, 70% on 2nd, 100% on 3rd/4th. Explosive: 12+ yd rush / 16+ yd pass. National rank is shown only for 1st and 2nd down, where every team has 100+ plays; the later buckets average 18-43 and a rank there would be noise.
League leaderboard →Most valuable plays (by PPA, 2025)
| Wk | Opp | Play | Yds | PPA |
|---|
| 6 | West Virginia |
Bear Bachmeier pass complete to Parker Kingston for 54 yds for a TD (Will Ferrin KICK) |
54 | 5.97 |
| 14 | UCF |
(00:57) Shotgun #47 B.Bachmeier pass complete short middle to #11 P.Kingston caught at UCF… |
46 | 5.78 |
| 4 | East Carolina |
LJ Martin run for 41 yds for a TD (Will Ferrin KICK) |
41 | 5.63 |
| 7 | Arizona |
Bear Bachmeier pass complete to Parker Kingston for 75 yds for a TD (Will Ferrin KICK) |
75 | 5.59 |
| 6 | West Virginia |
Bear Bachmeier pass complete to Chase Roberts for 85 yds to the WVU 4 for a 1ST down |
85 | 5.08 |
| 1 | Portland State |
Cody Hagen run for 57 yds for a TD (Will Ferrin KICK) |
57 | 4.47 |
| 9 | Iowa State |
(10:34) Shotgun #47 B.Bachmeier pass complete deep middle to #11 P.Kingston caught at BYU4… |
45 | 4.32 |
| 9 | Iowa State |
(14:18) Shotgun #47 B.Bachmeier pass complete deep right to #2 C.Roberts caught at ISU38, … |
27 | 3.76 |