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2015 BYU

9–⁠4, coached by Bronco Mendenhall.

Schedule and results

BYU in 2015, game by game: won at Nebraska 33–28; won vs. No. 20 Boise State 35–24; lost at No. 10 UCLA 23–24; lost at Michigan 0–31; won vs. UConn 30–13; won vs. East Carolina 45–38; won vs. Cincinnati 38–24; won vs. Wagner 70–6; won at San José State 17–16; lost vs. Missouri 16–20; won vs. Fresno State 52–10; won at Utah State 51–28; lost vs. No. 20 Utah 28–35+64−31Won 33–28 at Nebraska+5NebraskaWon 35–24 vs. No. 20 Boise State+11No. 20 Boise StateLost 23–24 at No. 10 UCLA-1No. 10 UCLALost 0–31 at Michigan-31MichiganWon 30–13 vs. UConn+17UConnWon 45–38 vs. East Carolina+7East CarolinaWon 38–24 vs. Cincinnati+14CincinnatiWon 70–6 vs. Wagner+64WagnerWon 17–16 at San José State+1San José StateLost 16–20 vs. Missouri-4MissouriWon 52–10 vs. Fresno State+42Fresno StateWon 51–28 at Utah State+23Utah StateLost 28–35 vs. No. 20 Utah-7No. 20 Utah
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atNebraskaW 33–⁠2837%
Sep 12vs20Boise StateW 35–⁠2446%
Sep 19at10UCLAL 23–⁠2434%
Sep 26atMichiganL 0–⁠3153%
Oct 2vsUConnW 30–⁠1380%
Oct 10vsEast CarolinaW 45–⁠3860%
Oct 16vsCincinnatiW 38–⁠2462%
Oct 24vsWagnerW 70–⁠695%
Nov 6atSan José StateW 17–⁠1667%
Nov 14vsMissouriL 16–⁠2058%
Nov 21vsFresno StateW 52–⁠1082%
Nov 28atUtah StateW 51–⁠2846%
Dec 19Bowls & playoffvs20UtahLas Vegas BowlL 28–⁠3548%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Utah 35–⁠28 in the Las Vegas Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 19
  2. Wk 4: 22
Record
9–⁠4
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked peak No. 19
Points
438–⁠297
Coach
Bronco Mendenhall
Elo
1621 +71 this season
SP+ rating
8.7 No. 44 of 128; offense No. 51, defense No. 46, special teams No. 20
SRS
7.4 No. 38 of 128 in FBS
Returning
57% of last season’s EPA, No. 68 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 65 roster talent No. 63 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Robert Anae
Defensive coordinator
Nick Howell
Captains
Taysom Hill and Bronson Kaufusi
Offense
Air raid
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense56th of 128
  • Defense28th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted49th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted34th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0942%1.3256th of 128
Defense0.0140%1.2028th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.12 off
0.02 def		43% off
40% def		—49th off
34th def
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. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense4.2own 292% allowed
Defense3.1own 303% 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.

Leaders

Passing yardsTanner Mangum QB3,377 yds
Passing touchdownsTanner Mangum QB23 TD
Rushing yardsAlgernon Brown RB709 yds
Rushing touchdownsAlgernon Brown RB11 TD
Receiving yardsMitch Mathews WR737 yds
Receiving touchdownsMitch Mathews WR11 TD
InterceptionsKai Nacua DB6 INT

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Kieffer Longson OG★★★No. 368
Dayan Lake CB★★★No. 470
Jeremiah Ieremia ILB★★★No. 851
Zayne Anderson S★★★No. 1488
Beau Hoge DUAL★★★No. 1498

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

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks42.50.792
Receivers13.00.819
Offensive line52.20.800
Defensive line32.30.792
Linebackers13.00.854
Defensive backs32.70.824
Athletes and specialists22.50.797
Whole class192.50.805

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 2016

The 2016 draft
Rd 3Bronson Kaufusi DEBaltimore Ravens

Roster 141

The 2015 roster

141 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2015 line; 40 have a stat line. See the roster