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2017 BYU

4–⁠9, coached by Kalani Sitake.

Schedule and results

BYU in 2017, game by game: won vs. Portland State 20–6; lost vs. No. 13 LSU 0–27; lost vs. Utah 13–19; lost vs. No. 10 Wisconsin 6–40; lost at Utah State 24–40; lost vs. Boise State 7–24; lost at Mississippi State 10–35; lost at East Carolina 17–33; won vs. San José State 41–20; lost at Fresno State 13–20; won at UNLV 31–21; lost vs. Massachusetts 10–16; won at Hawai’i 30–20+21−34Won 20–6 vs. Portland State+14Portland StateLost 0–27 vs. No. 13 LSU-27No. 13 LSULost 13–19 vs. Utah-6UtahLost 6–40 vs. No. 10 Wisconsin-34No. 10 WisconsinLost 24–40 at Utah State-16Utah StateLost 7–24 vs. Boise State-17Boise StateLost 10–35 at Mississippi State-25Mississippi Sta…Lost 17–33 at East Carolina-16East CarolinaWon 41–20 vs. San José State+21San José StateLost 13–20 at Fresno State-7Fresno StateWon 31–21 at UNLV+10UNLVLost 10–16 vs. Massachusetts-6MassachusettsWon 30–20 at Hawai’i+10Hawai’i
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 26vsPortland StateW 20–⁠691%
Sep 2vs13LSUL 0–⁠2745%
Sep 9vsUtahL 13–⁠1955%
Sep 16vs10WisconsinL 6–⁠4041%
Sep 29atUtah StateL 24–⁠4053%
Oct 6vsBoise StateL 7–⁠2452%
Oct 14atMississippi StateL 10–⁠3527%
Oct 21atEast CarolinaL 17–⁠3361%
Oct 28vsSan José StateW 41–⁠2077%
Nov 4atFresno StateL 13–⁠2037%
Nov 10atUNLVW 31–⁠2142%
Nov 18vsMassachusettsL 10–⁠1668%
Nov 25atHawai’iW 30–⁠2057%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Hawai’i 30–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 72nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Record
4–⁠9
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
222–⁠321
Coach
Kalani Sitake
Elo
1443 −169 this season
SP+ rating
-7.4 No. 96 of 128; offense No. 119, defense No. 56, special teams No. 76
SRS
−10.8 No. 105 of 130 in FBS
Returning
31% of last season’s EPA, No. 111 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 66 roster talent No. 53 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Ty Detmer
Defensive coordinator
Ilaisa Tuiaki
Captains
Tanner Mangum, Tejan Koroma, Fred Warner and Butch Pau’u
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense121st of 130
  • Defense70th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted127th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted78th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0740%1.06121st of 130
Defense0.1046%0.9870th of 130
Opponent-adjusted-0.05 off
0.11 def		39% off
45% def		—127th off
78th 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
Offense3.1own 3118% allowed
Defense3.5own 3013% caused

CORE rating -11.5, 107th of 130 (offense -10.9, defense 0.6).

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. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsTanner Mangum QB1,540 yds
Passing touchdownsTanner Mangum QB8 TD
Rushing yardsSqually Canada RB710 yds
Rushing touchdownsSqually Canada RB6 TD
Receiving yardsMatt Bushman TE520 yds
Receiving touchdownsMatt Bushman TE3 TD
TacklesFred Warner LB87 tkl
SacksCorbin Kaufusi DL6 sacks
InterceptionsDayan Ghanwoloku DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Chaz Ah You S★★★★No. 146
Langi Tuifua WDE★★★★No. 233
Alden Tofa WDE★★★No. 572
Jackson McChesney APB★★★No. 744
Ben Bywater OLB★★★No. 1027

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

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs13.00.856
Receivers72.60.802
Offensive line22.00.789
Defensive line82.60.815
Linebackers22.50.799
Defensive backs33.30.851
Athletes and specialists22.50.788
Whole class252.60.812

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 2018

The 2018 draft
Rd 3Fred Warner ILBSan Francisco 49ers

Roster 126

The 2017 roster

126 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2017 line; 71 have a stat line. See the roster