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2007 BYU

11–⁠2 (8–⁠0 Mountain West Conference), coached by Bronco Mendenhall, finished No. 14 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

BYU in 2007, game by game: won vs. Arizona 20–7; lost at No. 13 UCLA 17–27; lost at Tulsa 47–55; won vs. Air Force 31–6; won at New Mexico 31–24; won at UNLV 24–14; won vs. Eastern Washington 42–7; won vs. Colorado State 35–16; won vs. TCU 27–22; won at Wyoming 35–10; won vs. Utah 17–10; won at San Diego State 48–27; won vs. UCLA 17–16+35−10Won 20–7 vs. Arizona+13ArizonaLost 17–27 at No. 13 UCLA-10No. 13 UCLALost 47–55 at Tulsa-8TulsaWon 31–6 vs. Air Force+25Air ForceWon 31–24 at New Mexico+7New MexicoWon 24–14 at UNLV+10UNLVWon 42–7 vs. Eastern Washington+35Eastern Washing…Won 35–16 vs. Colorado State+19Colorado StateWon 27–22 vs. TCU+5TCUWon 35–10 at Wyoming+25WyomingWon 17–10 vs. Utah+7UtahWon 48–27 at San Diego State+21San Diego StateWon 17–16 vs. UCLA+1UCLA
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsArizonaW 20–⁠774%
Sep 8at13UCLAL 17–⁠2752%
Sep 15atTulsaL 47–⁠5553%
Sep 22vsAir ForceW 31–⁠668%
Sep 29atNew MexicoW 31–⁠2460%
Oct 13atUNLVW 24–⁠1477%
Oct 20vsEastern WashingtonW 42–⁠787%
Nov 3vsColorado StateW 35–⁠1688%
Nov 8vsTCUW 27–⁠2265%
Nov 17atWyomingW 35–⁠1072%
Nov 24vsUtahW 17–⁠1064%
Dec 1atSan Diego StateW 48–⁠2781%
Dec 22Bowls & playoffvsUCLALas Vegas BowlW 17–⁠1671%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat UCLA 17–⁠16 in the Las Vegas Bowl; No. 14 in the final AP poll; Mountain West Conference champions.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 13: 23
  2. Wk 14: 21
  3. Final: 14

Mountain West Conference champions8–⁠0 in the conference

Record
11–⁠2
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Mountain West Conference
AP final
No. 14 peak No. 14
Points
391–⁠241
Coach
Bronco Mendenhall
Elo
1717 +82 this season
SP+ rating
15.4 No. 25 of 120; offense No. 40, defense No. 12, special teams No. 70
SRS
12.1 No. 16 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 43
Offensive coordinator
Robert Anae
Offense
Air raid
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense12th of 119
  • Defense18th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1144%0.9612th of 119
Defense-0.0337%0.9018th of 119
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 312% allowed
Defense0.0own 302% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2007 class

Braden Brown TE★★★No. 768
Jordan Pendleton WR★★★No. 835
Marcus Mathews WR★★★No. 835
Ryan Kessman WR★★★No. 874
David Angilau DT★★★No. 879

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2007 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers63.00.833
Offensive line32.70.804
Defensive line33.00.823
Linebackers13.00.811
Defensive backs32.30.789
Athletes and specialists13.00.808
Whole class172.80.815

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2008

The 2008 draft
Rd 4Bryan Kehl OLBNew York Giants

2007 Mountain West Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
BYU8–⁠011–⁠214
Air Force6–⁠29–⁠4
Utah5–⁠39–⁠4
New Mexico5–⁠39–⁠4
TCU4–⁠48–⁠5
San Diego State3–⁠54–⁠8
Wyoming2–⁠65–⁠7
Colorado State2–⁠63–⁠9
UNLV1–⁠72–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.