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2023 BYU

5–⁠7 (2–⁠7 Big 12), coached by Kalani Sitake.

Schedule and results

BYU in 2023, game by game: won vs. Sam Houston 14–0; won vs. Southern Utah 41–16; won at Arkansas 38–31; lost at Kansas 27–38; won vs. Cincinnati 35–27; lost at TCU 11–44; won vs. Texas Tech 27–14; lost at No. 7 Texas 6–35; lost at West Virginia 7–37; lost vs. Iowa State 13–45; lost vs. No. 14 Oklahoma 24–31; lost at No. 21 Oklahoma State 34–40+25−33Won 14–0 vs. Sam Houston+14Sam HoustonWon 41–16 vs. Southern Utah+25Southern UtahWon 38–31 at Arkansas+7ArkansasLost 27–38 at Kansas-11KansasWon 35–27 vs. Cincinnati+8CincinnatiLost 11–44 at TCU-33TCUWon 27–14 vs. Texas Tech+13Texas TechLost 6–35 at No. 7 Texas-29No. 7 TexasLost 7–37 at West Virginia-30West VirginiaLost 13–45 vs. Iowa State-32Iowa StateLost 24–31 vs. No. 14 Oklahoma-7No. 14 OklahomaLost 34–40 at No. 21 Oklahoma State-6No. 21 Oklahoma State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsSam HoustonW 14–⁠081%
Sep 9vsSouthern UtahW 41–⁠1689%
Sep 16atArkansasW 38–⁠3138%
Sep 23atKansasL 27–⁠3854%
Sep 29vsCincinnatiW 35–⁠2757%
Oct 14atTCUL 11–⁠4440%
Oct 21vsTexas TechW 27–⁠1459%
Oct 28at7TexasL 6–⁠3528%
Nov 4atWest VirginiaL 7–⁠3745%
Nov 11vsIowa StateL 13–⁠4554%
Nov 18vs14OklahomaL 24–⁠3133%
Nov 25at21Oklahoma StateL 34–⁠4028%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oklahoma State 40–⁠34; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 11th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 62nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠7 tied for 11th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked
Points
277–⁠358
Coach
Kalani Sitake
Elo
1474 −81 this season
SP+ rating
-3.3 No. 76 of 133; offense No. 75, defense No. 94, special teams No. 9
SRS
−1.0 No. 68 of 133 in FBS
Returning
29% of last season’s EPA, No. 112 of 131
Recruiting class
No. 66 roster talent No. 73 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Aaron Roderick
Defensive coordinator
Jay Hill
Offense
Power spread
Defense
Multiple 4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense124th of 133
  • Defense83rd of 133
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted119th of 133
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted60th of 133
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0635%1.28124th of 133
Defense0.1444%1.2683rd of 133
Opponent-adjusted-0.00 off
0.10 def		38% off
42% def		—119th off
60th 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
Offense4.0own 2921% allowed
Defense3.6own 2815% caused

CORE rating -9.5, 99th of 133 (offense -10.8, defense -1.4).

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 yardsKedon Slovis QB1,716 yds
Passing touchdownsKedon Slovis QB12 TD
Rushing yardsL.J. Martin RB518 yds
Rushing touchdownsL.J. Martin RB4 TD
Receiving yardsChase Roberts WR573 yds
Receiving touchdownsChase Roberts WR5 TD
TacklesMax Tooley LB92 tkl
SacksTyler Batty DE5.5 sacks
InterceptionsEddie Heckard CB5 INT

Top recruits in the 2023 class

Hunter Clegg DE★★★★No. 304
Jackson Bowers TE★★★★No. 448
Siale Esera DE★★★★No. 451
L.J. Martin RB★★★No. 491
Ethan Thomason OT★★★No. 753

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

The 2023 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.50.808
Running backs13.00.887
Receivers53.20.852
Offensive line13.00.874
Defensive line53.40.858
Linebackers33.00.825
Athletes and specialists43.00.837
Whole class213.10.845

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 2024

The 2024 draft
Rd 2Kingsley Suamataia OTKansas City Chiefs

Roster 121

The 2023 roster

121 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2023 line; 72 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 20

The 2023 portal
Aidan Robbins RB★★★★from UNLV
Eddie Heckard CB★★★★from Weber State
Harrison Taggart LB★★★★from Oregon
Caleb Etienne OT★★★from Oklahoma State
Kedon Slovis QB★★★from Pittsburgh
A.J. Vongphachanh LB★★★from Utah State
Paul Maile OL★★★from Utah
Jackson Cravens DL★★★from Boise State
Darius Lassiter WR★★★from Eastern Michigan
Deion Smith RB★★★from Colorado
Ian Fitzgerald OT★★★from Missouri State
Isaiah Bagnah DL★★★from Boise State

And 8 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 21

Clark Barrington OL★★★★to Baylor
Gabe Jeudy CB★★★★to Tennessee
Keenan Pili LB★★★★to Tennessee
Logan Fano DE★★★★to Utah
Campbell Barrington OT★★★to Baylor
Jacob Conover PRO★★★to Arizona State
Tate Romney OLB★★★to Arizona State
Brooks Maile SDE★★★to Northern Colorado
Dallin Holker TE★★★to Colorado State
Dean Jones S★★★to Southern Utah
George Udo CB★★★to Cincinnati
Isaiah Perez SDE★★★to Eastern Washington

And 9 more, lower-rated or unrated.

All-Big 12

1 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2023 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2023 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas8–⁠112–⁠23
Oklahoma7–⁠210–⁠315
Oklahoma State7–⁠210–⁠416
West Virginia6–⁠39–⁠4
Kansas State6–⁠39–⁠418
Iowa State6–⁠37–⁠6
Kansas5–⁠49–⁠423
Texas Tech5–⁠47–⁠6
UCF3–⁠66–⁠7
TCU3–⁠65–⁠7
BYU2–⁠75–⁠7
Houston2–⁠74–⁠8
Baylor2–⁠73–⁠9
Cincinnati1–⁠83–⁠9

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