1999 BYU
8–4 (5–2 Mountain West Conference), coached by LaVell Edwards. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 23 Colorado State 34–13Sep 16
Colorado State was ranked No. 23, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | vs Washington | W 35–28 | 57% |
| Sep 16 | vs 23Colorado State | W 34–13 | 51% |
| Sep 25 | vs Virginia | L 40–45 | 56% |
| Oct 1 | at Utah State | W 34–31 | 65% |
| Oct 9 | vs California | W 38–28 | 77% |
| Oct 16 | at New Mexico | W 31–7 | 70% |
| Oct 23 | at UNLV | W 29–0 | 78% |
| Oct 30 | vs Air Force | W 27–20 | 56% |
| Nov 6 | at San Diego State | W 30–7 | 63% |
| Nov 13 | at Wyoming | L 17–31 | 56% |
| Nov 20 | vs Utah | L 17–20 | 64% |
| Dec 27Bowls & playoff | vs 11MarshallMotor City Bowl | L 3–21 | 35% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Marshall 21–3 in the Motor City Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Mountain West Conference champions.
In program history: The 35th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 4: 25
- Wk 5: 17
- Wk 7: 24
- Wk 8: 21
- Wk 9: 19
- Wk 10: 16
- Wk 11: 15
- Wk 12: 15
- Wk 13: 19
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1999.
Mountain West Conference champions5–2 in the conference, shared with Colorado State and Utah
- Record
- 8–4
- Conference
- 5–2 shared first in Mountain West Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 15
- Points
- 335–251
- Coach
- LaVell Edwards
- Elo
- 1598 +50 this season
- SP+ rating
- 13.0 No. 25 of 114; offense No. 34, defense No. 27
- SRS
- 6.5 No. 34 of 114 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinators
- Norm Chow and Roger French
- Defensive coordinator
- Ken Schmidt
- Offense
- Pro spread
- Defense
- 4–3
Drafted in 2000
The 2000 draft| Rd 1 | Rob Morris LB | Indianapolis Colts |
| Rd 3 | Byron Frisch DE | Tennessee Titans |
| Rd 5 | Matt Johnson C | Indianapolis Colts |
1999 Mountain West Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | 5–2 | 9–3 | |
| Colorado State | 5–2 | 8–4 | |
 BYU | 5–2 | 8–4 | |
| Wyoming | 4–3 | 7–4 | |
| San Diego State | 3–4 | 5–6 | |
| New Mexico | 3–4 | 4–7 | |
| Air Force | 2–5 | 6–5 | |
| UNLV | 1–6 | 3–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.