Quarterback, BYU, 2025–⁠26

Bear Bachmeier

Number
No. 47
Height
6′2″
Weight
230 lb
Class (2026)
Sophomore
Hometown
Murrieta, CA

Bear Bachmeier plays quarterback for BYU. Last time out, against Notre Dame: 23 of 36, 224 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT; 13 carries, 45 yards, 2 TD. Bachmeier leads BYU in passing touchdowns and passing yards this season.

2026 so far

1,257 passing yards, 9 TD

Last game: 23 of 36, 224 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT; 13 carries, 45 yards, 2 TD vs. Notre Dame, W 28–⁠24

Next game: at UCF, Oct 24

Game by game this season, passing yards
  1. 198UTU
  2. 217ARIZ
  3. 227@CSU
  4. 62@TCU
  5. 329ISU
  6. 224ND

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

351passing yards, career highvs. West Virginia, 20253touchdown passes, career highthree times; last vs. Arizona, 2026109rushing yards, career highvs. Iowa State, 20262rushing touchdowns, career highfour times; last vs. Notre Dame, 2026

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2025BYU25138764.93,0337.8157
2026BYU10015265.81,2578.392
Career35153965.14,2908.0249

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2025BYU1475273.61122
2026BYU492845.8639
Career1968114.11739

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2025BYU47QBFr.
2026BYU47QBSo.6′2″230

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2025BYU5370.3168th (n=314)0.24167.157%0.300.35
2026BYU2010.3885th (n=273)0.2176.553%0.210.43

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Passing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessDepthAfter catchDeep throwsDeep completed
2025BYU47%7.4 yds5.3 yds15 of 21633%
2026BYU50%8.1 yds6.6 yds15 of 14733%

Success: passes that kept the offense on schedule. Depth: how far downfield his passes traveled in the air, on average. After catch: yards his receivers gained after the catch, per completion. Deep throws: the play-by-play gives depth and direction for about half of a passer’s throws; this is how many of those went deep, and how many of the deep ones were caught. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025BYU50%3.401.400.6016%
2026BYU65%3.901.501.7011%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 BYU 6 games, 1,257 passing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 5vs.Utah TechW 63–⁠716201983030
Sep 12vs.ArizonaW 28–⁠1716262173037
Sep 19atColorado StateW 41–⁠23121622701−3
Oct 3atTCUW 17–⁠101124620066
Oct 9vs.Iowa StateW 24–⁠10223032920109
Oct 17vs.Notre DameW 28–⁠2423362241145
2025 BYU 14 games, 3,033 passing yards, 15 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30vs.Portland StateW 69–⁠0711973032
Sep 6vs.StanfordW 27–⁠31727175007
Sep 20atEast CarolinaW 34–⁠1318252461026
Sep 27atColoradoW 24–⁠2119271792098
Oct 3vs.West VirginiaW 38–⁠2418253511143
Oct 11atArizonaW 33–⁠2712291721289
Oct 18vs.UtahW 24–⁠2113221661064
Oct 25atIowa StateW 41–⁠2722353072049
Nov 8atTexas TechL 7–⁠2923381881112
Nov 15vs.TCUW 44–⁠1323332961059
Nov 22atCincinnatiW 26–⁠1415251270046
Nov 29vs.UCFW 41–⁠212125289104
Dec 6vs.Texas TechL 7–⁠34162711502−2
Dec 27 ✦vs.Georgia TechW 25–⁠212738325110

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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