Game notes: Arizona State at BYU
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The matchup
- Arizona State (3–3, 1–2 in conference) at BYU (6–0, 3–0 in conference), Saturday, October 31, kickoff time not yet set, LaVell Edwards Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their 30th meeting; Arizona State leads the series 21–8.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, November 23, 2024: Arizona State 28, BYU 23.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1935: BYU 13, Arizona State 0.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- BYU is 4–8 at home against Arizona State.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2024: Arizona State 28–23 (at Arizona State); 2021: BYU 27–17 (at BYU); 1998: BYU 26–6 (at BYU); 1997: BYU 13–10 (at Arizona State); 1995: Arizona State 29–21 (at Arizona State).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Arizona State
- Arizona State is 3–3 (1–2 in conference games), 0–2 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 70–7 vs. Morgan State; L 20–48 at No. 10 Texas A&M; W 24–17 vs. Kansas; L 19–55 vs. Baylor; W 30–12 vs. Hawai’i; L 25–53 at No. 10 Texas Tech.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Arizona State is No. 75 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Kenny Dillingham is 25–20 in his fourth season at Arizona State.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Kenny Dillingham is 1–0 against BYU.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Reed Harris (WR): 41 catches, 653 yards, 8 TD, No. 7 in FBS in receiving touchdowns.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Cutter Boley (QB): 1,353 passing yards, 13 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Owen Long (LB): 52 tackles, 1 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 1992, Arizona State lost to No. 13 USC 23–13.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
BYU
- BYU is 6–0 (3–0 in conference games), 1–0 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 63–7 vs. Utah Tech; W 28–17 vs. Arizona; W 41–23 at Colorado State; W 17–10 at TCU; W 24–10 vs. Iowa State; W 28–24 vs. No. 2 Notre Dame.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- BYU has won seven straight, since losing 34–7 to Texas Tech (Dec. 6, 2025).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- BYU is No. 8 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- BYU is one of six FBS teams that are unbeaten this season, with James Madison, Miami, Texas Tech, UCLA and Utah.resultsFBS teams with no losses this season (four games or more).
- Kalani Sitake is 90–45 in his 11th season at BYU.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Kalani Sitake is 1–1 against Arizona State.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Bear Bachmeier (QB): 1,257 passing yards, 9 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Legend Glasker (WR): 24 catches, 444 yards, 3 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Cade Uluave (LB): 35 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- L.J. Martin needs 15 yards to pass Tyler Allgeier (2,904, 2018–21) for fifth on BYU’s career rushing yards list. He has 2,890 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 1992, BYU beat No. 14 Penn State 30–17.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- Kalani Sitake is 0–1 against Kenny Dillingham’s teams as a head coach.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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