On August 31, the BYU Cougars will open their 2024 college football schedule against Southern Illinois, an FCS opponent. Keep scrolling for more information.

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2024 BYU Game and TV Schedule

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BYU 2024 Strength of Schedule

• The Cougars will face the 38th-ranked schedule in college football, based on their opponents’ combined win total last year (76).
• BYU will face the eighth-hardest schedule in college football, based on its opponents’ projected win total this year (83).
• The Cougars will face the 40th-ranked conference schedule in college football, based on their Big 12 opponents’ combined win total last year (58).
• BYU will take on eight teams this season that finished above .500 in 2023. That schedule will pit them against three teams that put up nine or more victories and two squads with less than four wins last year.
• The Cougars will play eight teams in 2024 who played in a bowl game in 2023.

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BYU Stat Insights (2023)

• It was a rough season for the Cougars, who ranked 13th-worst in total offense (309.8 yards per game) and 25th-worst in total defense (417.7 yards per game allowed) last year.
• Offensively, BYU ranked 101st in FBS with 23.1 points per game last season. Meanwhile, it ranked 99th in points allowed (417.7 points allowed per contest).
• The Cougars compiled 205.4 passing yards per game on offense last season, which ranked them 93rd in FBS. Defensively, they ranked 92nd, giving up 240 passing yards per game.
• With 104.3 offensive rushing yards per game (14th-worst) and 177.7 rushing yards allowed per game on defense (23rd-worst), BYU struggled on both sides of the ball in the running game last season.
• With a 28.5% third-down percentage (third-worst) and a 45.1% third-down rate allowed on defense (13th-worst), the Cougars were outplayed on both sides of the ball last year in terms of third-down efficiency.
• With 20 forced turnovers (37th in FBS) against 19 turnovers committed (77th in FBS), BYU (+1) owned the 58th-ranked turnover margin in college football last season.

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