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2024 BYU

11–⁠2 (7–⁠2 Big 12), coached by Kalani Sitake, finished No. 13 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

BYU in 2024, game by game: won vs. Southern Illinois 41–13; won at SMU 18–15; won at Wyoming 34–14; won vs. No. 13 Kansas State 38–9; won at Baylor 34–28; won vs. Arizona 41–19; won vs. Oklahoma State 38–35; won at UCF 37–24; won at Utah 22–21; lost vs. Kansas 13–17; lost at No. 21 Arizona State 23–28; won vs. Houston 30–18; won vs. No. 20 Colorado 36–14+29−5Won 41–13 vs. Southern Illinois+28Southern Illino…Won 18–15 at SMU+3SMUWon 34–14 at Wyoming+20WyomingWon 38–9 vs. No. 13 Kansas State+29No. 13 Kansas StateWon 34–28 at Baylor+6BaylorWon 41–19 vs. Arizona+22ArizonaWon 38–35 vs. Oklahoma State+3Oklahoma StateWon 37–24 at UCF+13UCFWon 22–21 at Utah+1UtahLost 13–17 vs. Kansas-4KansasLost 23–28 at No. 21 Arizona State-5No. 21 Arizona StateWon 30–18 vs. Houston+12HoustonWon 36–14 vs. No. 20 Colorado+22No. 20 Colorado
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsSouthern IllinoisW 41–⁠1374%
Sep 6atSMUW 18–⁠1528%
Sep 14atWyomingW 34–⁠1451%
Sep 21vs13Kansas StateW 38–⁠939%
Sep 28atBaylorW 34–⁠2860%
Oct 12vsArizonaW 41–⁠1958%
Oct 18vsOklahoma StateW 38–⁠3569%
Oct 26atUCFW 37–⁠2467%
Nov 9atUtahW 22–⁠2162%
Nov 16vsKansasL 13–⁠1772%
Nov 23at21Arizona StateL 23–⁠2847%
Nov 30vsHoustonW 30–⁠1881%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvs20ColoradoAlamo BowlW 36–⁠1453%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Colorado 36–⁠14 in the Alamo Bowl; No. 13 in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Big 12.

In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 5: 22
  2. Wk 6: 17
  3. Wk 7: 14
  4. Wk 8: 13
  5. Wk 9: 11
  6. Wk 10: 9
  7. Wk 11: 9
  8. Wk 12: 7
  9. Wk 13: 14
  10. Wk 14: 19
  11. Wk 15: 17
  12. Wk 16: 17
  13. Final: 13
Record
11–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠2 shared first in Big 12
AP final
No. 13 peak No. 7
Points
405–⁠255
Coach
Kalani Sitake
Elo
1660 +177 this season
SP+ rating
15.3 No. 17 of 134; offense No. 36, defense No. 21, special teams No. 3
SRS
14.8 No. 14 of 134 in FBS
Returning
56% of last season’s EPA, No. 47 of 133
Recruiting class
No. 44 roster talent No. 78 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Aaron Roderick
Defensive coordinator
Jay Hill
Offense
Power spread
Defense
Multiple 4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense62nd of 134
  • Defense14th of 134
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted50th of 134
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted15th of 134
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1244%1.2662nd of 134
Defense-0.0141%1.2514th of 134
Opponent-adjusted0.14 off
-0.00 def		47% off
40% def		—50th off
15th 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
Offense3.7own 3216% allowed
Defense3.8own 2718% caused

CORE rating 18.2, 12th of 134 (offense 6.7, defense -11.5).

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 yardsJake Retzlaff QB2,896 yds
Passing touchdownsJake Retzlaff QB19 TD
Rushing yardsL.J. Martin RB723 yds
Rushing touchdownsL.J. Martin RB7 TD
Receiving yardsChase Roberts WR803 yds
Receiving touchdownsDarius Lassiter WR4 TD
TacklesIsaiah Glasker LB70 tkl
SacksJack Kelly LB5 sacks
InterceptionsIsaiah Glasker LB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2024 class

Ryner Swanson TE★★★★No. 252
Faletau Satuala LB★★★★No. 345
Naki Tuakoi DE★★★No. 500
Devoux Tuataga DE★★★No. 700
Kinilau Fonohema DE★★★No. 801

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

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks42.80.824
Receivers33.30.870
Offensive line23.00.849
Defensive line53.00.867
Linebackers43.30.865
Defensive backs33.00.838
Athletes and specialists43.00.846
Whole class253.00.852

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.

Roster 124

The 2024 roster

124 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2024 line; 66 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 9

The 2024 portal
Jack Kelly DE★★★★from Weber State
Treyson Bourguet QB★★★from Western Michigan
Austin Leausa OL★★★from Southern Utah
Marque Collins CB★★★from Weber State
Choe Bryant-Strother DE★★★from UCLA
Gerry Bohannon QB★★★from South Florida
McCae Hillstead QB★★★from Utah State
Isaiah Jatta OL★★★from Colorado
Marquis Montgomery TE★★★from California

Transfers out 17

Danny Saili DL★★★to Arkansas
John Henry Daley DE★★★to Utah
Ryder Burton QB★★★to West Virginia
Michael Daley DE★★★to Rice
Dom Henry WR★★★to Florida Atlantic
Chaz Ah You LB★★★★no new school on file
Darrien Stewart S★★★no new school on file
Devin Downing WR★★★to Southern Utah
Dylan Rollins OT★★★to Montana State
Miles Davis WR★★★returned to BYU
Naseri Danielson LB★★★to San José State
Nukuluve Helu RB★★★no new school on file

And 5 more, lower-rated or unrated.

All-Big 12

3 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2024 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2024 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
BYU7–⁠211–⁠213
Arizona State7–⁠211–⁠37
Iowa State7–⁠211–⁠315
Colorado7–⁠29–⁠425
TCU6–⁠39–⁠4
Texas Tech6–⁠38–⁠5
Kansas State6–⁠49–⁠4
Baylor6–⁠48–⁠5
West Virginia5–⁠46–⁠7
Kansas4–⁠55–⁠7
Cincinnati3–⁠65–⁠7
Houston3–⁠64–⁠8
Utah3–⁠75–⁠7
UCF2–⁠74–⁠8
Arizona2–⁠84–⁠8
Oklahoma State0–⁠93–⁠9

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