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BYU

What the offense calls, how often it works, and how every unit grades out against the rest of the country.

5-0 5 games tracked Offense A Defense A
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Season grades

Offense 8th of 137
A
2025 A- 19th of 136
Points added per play
+0.40opponents usually allow +0.122025: +0.19
Plays that work
53%usual for these opponents 42%2025: 46%
Defense 9th of 137
A
2025 B+ 31st of 136
Points allowed per play
-0.10opponents usually get +0.182025: +0.05
Plays that work against it
36%usual for these opponents 45%2025: 40%
Special teams
–
Not graded yet. Kicks, punts and returns come next.

2025 is the whole season: BYU finished 12-2. 2026 is only the games played so far, so early numbers swing more.

Each game is compared with what that opponent usually does, then ranked against every FBS team. Garbage time is left out. These ranks are this site's own index, not an official poll. See every team

Keys for improvement

73%of throws to him work
Offense

Get the ball to W. Lyons

Small sample

B. Bachmeier to W. Lyons works 73% of the time (8 of 11 throws, 8 caught, 8.1 yards a throw). Everything else through the air works 43%. He gets 13% of the targets.

27%of passing downs work
Offense

Get out of passing downs

BYU's plays work only 27% of the time on passing downs (second and 8 or more, third and 5 or more), against 30% for all teams. That ranks 105th of 137.

27%all teams 41%
Defense

Stopping the run on 1st and long

Opponents' runs on 1st and long (7 or more) work 27% of the time, against 41% for all teams (9 of 33 plays).

All keys, best and worst situations, and the players behind them

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Games

WeekOpponentScoreOffenseDefense
1 vs Utah Tech W63-7 B+ A+ Replay
2 vs Arizona W28-17 A B Replay
3 at Colorado State W41-23 A+ A- Replay
5 at TCU W17-10 C- B Replay
6 vs Iowa State W24-10 – – Replay
7 vs Notre Dame Tracker
8 at UCF Tracker
9 vs Arizona State Tracker
10 at Utah Tracker
11 vs Baylor Tracker
12 at Kansas Tracker
13 vs Cincinnati Tracker

What BYU calls

57%

How often a defense is right by guessing the usual call. That makes this the 129th most predictable offense of 137. The middle team is at 62%.

1st & 7+85 plays
Run 53% Pass 47%

Runs work 58% of the time (all teams 40%). Passes work 50% (all teams 48%).

2nd & 1-316 plays
Run 75% Pass 25%

Runs work 58% of the time (all teams 67%). Passes work 75% (all teams 55%).

2nd & 4-616 plays
Run 62% Pass 38%

Runs work 80% of the time (all teams 49%). Passes work 67% (all teams 50%).

2nd & 7+32 plays
Run 47% Pass 53%

Runs work 27% of the time (all teams 29%). Passes work 29% (all teams 37%).

3rd & 1-312 plays
Run 67% Pass 33%

Runs work 100% of the time (all teams 67%). Passes work 75% (all teams 53%).

3rd & 7+18 plays
Run 56% Pass 44%

Runs work 40% of the time (all teams 22%). Passes work 25% (all teams 25%).

Run, quarterback runs included Pass Where all teams split

Situations with fewer than 10 plays are left off. See every situation in a table

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