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2025 BYU

12–⁠2 (8–⁠1 Big 12), coached by Kalani Sitake, finished No. 11 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

BYU in 2025, game by game: won vs. Portland State 69–0; won vs. Stanford 27–3; won at East Carolina 34–13; won at Colorado 24–21; won vs. West Virginia 38–24; won at Arizona 33–27; won vs. No. 23 Utah 24–21; won at Iowa State 41–27; lost at No. 9 Texas Tech 7–29; won vs. TCU 44–13; won at Cincinnati 26–14; won vs. UCF 41–21; lost vs. No. 5 Texas Tech 7–34; won vs. No. 24 Georgia Tech 25–21+69−27Won 69–0 vs. Portland State+69Portland StateWon 27–3 vs. Stanford+24StanfordWon 34–13 at East Carolina+21East CarolinaWon 24–21 at Colorado+3ColoradoWon 38–24 vs. West Virginia+14West VirginiaWon 33–27 at Arizona+6ArizonaWon 24–21 vs. No. 23 Utah+3No. 23 UtahWon 41–27 at Iowa State+14Iowa StateLost 7–29 at No. 9 Texas Tech-22No. 9 Texas TechWon 44–13 vs. TCU+31TCUWon 26–14 at Cincinnati+12CincinnatiWon 41–21 vs. UCF+20UCFLost 7–34 vs. No. 5 Texas Tech-27No. 5 Texas TechWon 25–21 vs. No. 24 Georgia Tech+4No. 24 Georgia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsPortland StateW 69–⁠092%
Sep 6vsStanfordW 27–⁠383%
Sep 20atEast CarolinaW 34–⁠1356%
Sep 27atColoradoW 24–⁠2159%
Oct 3vsWest VirginiaW 38–⁠2481%
Oct 11atArizonaW 33–⁠2762%
Oct 18vs23UtahW 24–⁠2166%
Oct 25atIowa StateW 41–⁠2754%
Nov 8at9Texas TechL 7–⁠2947%
Nov 15vsTCUW 44–⁠1367%
Nov 22atCincinnatiW 26–⁠1464%
Nov 29vsUCFW 41–⁠2187%
Dec 6vs5Texas TechBig 12 ChampionshipL 7–⁠3449%
Dec 27Bowls & playoffvs24Georgia TechPop-Tarts BowlW 25–⁠2167%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Georgia Tech 25–⁠21 in the Pop-Tarts Bowl; No. 11 in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Big 12.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 5: 25
  2. Wk 6: 23
  3. Wk 7: 18
  4. Wk 8: 15
  5. Wk 9: 11
  6. Wk 10: 10
  7. Wk 11: 8
  8. Wk 12: 12
  9. Wk 13: 11
  10. Wk 14: 11
  11. Wk 15: 11
  12. Wk 16: 12
  13. Final: 11
Record
12–⁠2
Conference
8–⁠1 shared first in Big 12
AP final
No. 11 peak No. 8
Points
440–⁠268
Coach
Kalani Sitake
Elo
1712 +105 this season
SP+ rating
15.9 No. 18 of 136; offense No. 24, defense No. 22, special teams No. 41
SRS
15.0 No. 14 of 136 in FBS
Returning
38% of last season’s EPA, No. 62 of 134
Recruiting class
No. 55 roster talent No. 70 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Aaron Roderick
Defensive coordinator
Jay Hill
Offense
Power spread
Defense
Multiple 4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense50th of 136
  • Defense31st of 136
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted27th of 136
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted24th of 136
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1245%1.1550th of 136
Defense0.0340%1.2031st of 136
Opponent-adjusted0.17 off
0.00 def		47% off
39% def		—27th off
24th def

Passing and running

Pass successDepth of targetDeep throwsLine yardsStuffed
Offense46%7.4 yds7%3.3013%
Defense42%8.5 yds12%3.0018%
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. Passing and running: depth of target is how far downfield passes traveled in the air; deep throws are the share thrown deep, of the passes whose depth and direction the play-by-play describes (about half); line yards are the running yards per carry credited to the blockers; stuffed is the share of carries stopped at or behind the line. The defense’s line is what its opponents did. From CollegeFootballData.com, 2025 on.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense4.0own 2914% allowed
Defense3.3own 2916% caused

CORE rating 13.8, 27th of 136 (offense 8.9, defense -4.8).

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 yardsBear Bachmeier QB3,033 yds
Passing touchdownsBear Bachmeier QB15 TD
Rushing yardsL.J. Martin RB1,305 yds
Rushing touchdownsL.J. Martin RB12 TD
Receiving yardsParker Kingston WR924 yds
Receiving touchdownsChase Roberts WR6 TD
TacklesFaletau Satuala S79 tkl
SacksJack Kelly LB10 sacks
InterceptionsEvan Johnson CB5 INT

Top recruits in the 2025 class

Alai Kalaniuvalu OL★★★★No. 109
McKay Madsen ATH★★★★No. 382
Austin Pay OT★★★No. 563
Lamason Waller III WR★★★No. 563
Nusi Taumoepeau LB★★★No. 584

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

The 2025 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.866
Running backs23.00.855
Receivers53.00.865
Offensive line43.30.890
Defensive line43.00.851
Linebackers33.00.870
Defensive backs23.00.835
Athletes and specialists33.30.863
Whole class243.10.864

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 2026

The 2026 draft
Rd 6Jack Kelly LBNew York Giants
Rd 7Carsen Ryan TECleveland Browns

Roster 115

The 2025 roster

115 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 65 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 13

The 2025 portal
Carsen Ryan TE★★★from Utah
Andrew Gentry OT★★★from Michigan
Keanu Tanuvasa DL★★★from Utah
Kyle Sfarcioc OL★★★from Southern Utah
Bear Bachmeier QB★★★from Stanford
Justin Kirkland DL★★★from Oklahoma State
Tausili Akana DE★★★from Texas
Tiger Bachmeier WR★★★from Stanford
Alvin Puefua DL★★★from Hawai’i
Max Alford LB★★★from Utah State
Tayvion Beasley S★★★from San Diego State
Keayen Nead TE★★★from New Mexico

And 1 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 29

Keelan Marion WR★★★★to Miami
Jake Retzlaff QB★★★★no new school on file
Crew Wakley S★★★to Purdue
Harrison Taggart LB★★★to California
Aisea Moa LB★★★to Michigan State
Cale Breslin RB★★★to Montana State
Joshua Singh DL★★★to Vanderbilt
Noah Lugo QB★★★to UTSA
Carson Su’esu’e TE★★★to Oklahoma State
Kody Epps WR★★★to Western Kentucky
Miles Davis RB★★★to Utah State
Sione Moa RB★★★to Weber State

And 17 more, lower-rated or unrated.

All-Big 12

5 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2025 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2025 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas Tech8–⁠112–⁠27
BYU8–⁠112–⁠211
Utah7–⁠211–⁠214
Arizona7–⁠39–⁠4
Houston6–⁠310–⁠322
Arizona State6–⁠38–⁠5
TCU5–⁠49–⁠425
Iowa State5–⁠48–⁠4
Cincinnati5–⁠47–⁠6
Kansas State5–⁠56–⁠6
Baylor3–⁠65–⁠7
Kansas3–⁠65–⁠7
UCF2–⁠75–⁠7
West Virginia2–⁠74–⁠8
Colorado1–⁠83–⁠9
Oklahoma State0–⁠91–⁠11

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