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80
▲ Above its 5-year level +7
Career62since 1936
Peak882020
Last 573seasons
#12 nationally · 5-0 (3-0 conf)
Résumé #10
Schedule so far #71
Margin ±5 pts (tightens with games)
BYU Cougars
Big 12 · Provo, UT · LaVell Edwards Stadium · Head coach Kalani Sitake
Rival
Utah · also Utah State
Established rivalry
34-58-4 all time (96 meetings since 1922)
Utah leads
Last: won 24-21 (2025) · BYU has won 3 straight
Holds it
program traits are earned from history
1national titles
1Heisman
4AP top-10
13All-Americans
95NFL picks
58.4%win pct
History since 1936 · football since 1922. Every season →
Chemistry
71
71Foundation
72Gel
gel counts 40% so far
▲ Above its norm +13
early · #12 of 138
HC year11
Ret. starters55%
QB yrs w/ OC2
| Season | Record | Conference | AP final | Season rank | Rating | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026in progress | 5-0 | Big 12 | #8 | #12 | 80 | Kalani Sitake |
| 2025 | 12-2 | Big 12 | #11 | #14 | 80 | Kalani Sitake |
| 2024 | 11-2 | Big 12 | #13 | #14 | 81 | Kalani Sitake |
| 2023 | 5-7 | Big 12 | — | #66 | 63 | Kalani Sitake |
| 2022 | 8-5 | FBS Independents | — | #67 | 64 | Kalani Sitake |
| 2021 | 10-3 | FBS Independents | #19 | #32 | 75 | Kalani Sitake |
| 2020 | 11-1 | FBS Independents | #11 | #4 | 88 | Kalani Sitake |
| 2019 | 7-6 | FBS Independents | — | #66 | 63 | Kalani Sitake |
| 2018 | 7-6 | FBS Independents | — | #56 | 68 | Kalani Sitake |
| 2017 | 4-9 | FBS Independents | — | #102 | 55 | Kalani Sitake |
| 2016 | 9-4 | FBS Independents | — | #35 | 73 | Kalani Sitake |
| 2015 | 9-4 | FBS Independents | — | #39 | 73 | Bronco Mendenhall |
| 2014 | 8-5 | FBS Independents | — | #46 | 68 | Bronco Mendenhall |
| 2013 | 8-5 | FBS Independents | — | #27 | 75 | Bronco Mendenhall |
| 2012 | 8-5 | FBS Independents | — | #22 | 77 | Bronco Mendenhall |
| 2011 | 10-3 | FBS Independents | — | #45 | 69 | Bronco Mendenhall |
| 2010 | 7-6 | Mountain West | — | #52 | 67 | Bronco Mendenhall |
| 2009 | 11-2 | Mountain West | #12 | #28 | 74 | Bronco Mendenhall |
| 2008 | 10-3 | Mountain West | #25 | #38 | 71 | Bronco Mendenhall |
| 2007 | 11-2 | Mountain West | #14 | #25 | 76 | Bronco Mendenhall |
| 2006 | 11-2 | Mountain West | #16 | #6 | 87 | Bronco Mendenhall |
| 2005 | 6-6 | Mountain West | — | #55 | 67 | Bronco Mendenhall |
| 2004 | 5-6 | Mountain West | — | #45 | 69 | Gary Crowton |
| 2003 | 4-8 | Mountain West | — | #72 | 60 | Gary Crowton |
| 2002 | 5-7 | Mountain West | — | #83 | 56 | Gary Crowton |
| 2001 | 12-2 | Mountain West | #19 | #35 | 72 | Gary Crowton |
| 2000 | 6-6 | Mountain West | — | #66 | 63 | LaVell Edwards |
| 1999 | 8-4 | Mountain West | — | #34 | 72 | LaVell Edwards |
| 1998 | 9-5 | Western Athletic | — | #45 | 67 | LaVell Edwards |
| 1997 | 6-5 | Western Athletic | — | #69 | 61 | LaVell Edwards |
| 1996 | 14-1 | Western Athletic | #5 | #16 | 78 | LaVell Edwards |
| 1995 | 7-4 | Western Athletic | — | #56 | 65 | LaVell Edwards |
| 1994 | 10-3 | Western Athletic | #18 | #31 | 72 | LaVell Edwards |
| 1993 | 6-6 | Western Athletic | — | #47 | 66 | LaVell Edwards |
| 1992 | 8-5 | Western Athletic | — | #24 | 74 | LaVell Edwards |
| 1991 | 8-3-2 | Western Athletic | #23 | #22 | 75 | LaVell Edwards |
| 1990 | 10-3 | Western Athletic | #22 | #19 | 78 | LaVell Edwards |
| 1989 | 10-3 | Western Athletic | #22 | #23 | 76 | LaVell Edwards |
| 1988 | 9-4 | Western Athletic | — | #32 | 71 | LaVell Edwards |
| 1987 | 9-4 | Western Athletic | — | #53 | 64 | LaVell Edwards |
| 1986 | 8-5 | Western Athletic | — | #39 | 69 | LaVell Edwards |
| 1985 | 11-3 | Western Athletic | #16 | #14 | 80 | LaVell Edwards |
| 1984 ★ | 13-0 | Western Athletic | #1 | #6 | 83 | LaVell Edwards |
| 1983 | 11-1 | Western Athletic | #7 | #5 | 86 | LaVell Edwards |
| 1982 | 8-4 | Western Athletic | — | #30 | 75 | LaVell Edwards |
| 1981 | 11-2 | Western Athletic | #13 | #21 | 78 | LaVell Edwards |
| 1980 | 12-1 | Western Athletic | #12 | #7 | 86 | LaVell Edwards |
| 1979 | 11-1 | Western Athletic | #13 | #6 | 88 | LaVell Edwards |
| 1978 | 9-4 | Western Athletic | — | #30 | 74 | LaVell Edwards |
| 1977 | 9-2 | Western Athletic | #20 | #16 | 79 | LaVell Edwards |
| 1976 | 9-3 | Western Athletic | — | #40 | 69 | LaVell Edwards |
| 1975 | 6-5 | Western Athletic | — | #53 | 66 | LaVell Edwards |
| 1974 | 7-4-1 | Western Athletic | — | #43 | 69 | LaVell Edwards |
| 1973 | 5-6 | Western Athletic | — | #55 | 65 | LaVell Edwards |
| 1972 | 7-4 | Western Athletic | — | #76 | 57 | LaVell Edwards |
| 1971 | 5-6 | Western Athletic | — | #59 | 62 | Tommy Hudspeth |
| 1970 | 3-8 | Western Athletic | — | #87 | 54 | Tommy Hudspeth |
| 1969 | 6-4 | Western Athletic | — | #49 | 65 | Tommy Hudspeth |
| 1968 | 2-8 | Western Athletic | — | #84 | 54 | Tommy Hudspeth |
| 1967 | 6-4 | Western Athletic | — | #34 | 71 | Tommy Hudspeth |
| 1966 | 8-2 | Western Athletic | — | #28 | 73 | Tommy Hudspeth |
| 1965 | 6-4 | Western Athletic | — | #62 | 61 | Tommy Hudspeth |
| 1964 | 3-6-1 | Western Athletic | — | #81 | 56 | Tommy Hudspeth |
| 1963 | 2-8 | Western Athletic | — | #106 | 21 | Hal Mitchell |
| 1962 | 4-6 | Western Athletic | — | #72 | 59 | Hal Mitchell |
| 1961 | 2-8 | Skyline | — | #94 | 40 | Hal Mitchell |
| 1960 | 3-8 | Skyline | — | #90 | 41 | Tally Stevens |
| 1959 | 3-7 | Skyline | — | #81 | 50 | Tally Stevens |
| 1958 | 6-4 | Skyline | — | #72 | 57 | Harold Kopp |
| 1957 | 5-3-2 | Skyline | — | #80 | 51 | Harold Kopp |
| 1956 | 2-7-1 | Skyline | — | #91 | 28 | Harold Kopp |
| 1955 | 1-9 | Skyline | — | #92 | 18 | Charles Atkinson |
| 1954 | 1-8 | Skyline | — | #92 | 27 | Charles Atkinson |
| 1953 | 2-7-1 | Skyline | — | #83 | 50 | Charles Atkinson |
| 1952 | 4-6 | Skyline | — | #87 | 38 | Charles Atkinson |
| 1951 | 6-3-1 | Skyline | — | #91 | 39 | Charles Atkinson |
| 1950 | 4-5-1 | Skyline | — | #91 | 37 | Charles Atkinson |
| 1949 | 0-11 | Skyline | — | #96 | 16 | Charles Atkinson |
| 1948 | 5-6 | Skyline | — | #96 | 30 | Edwin Kimball |
| 1947 | 3-7 | Mountain State | — | #92 | 44 | Edwin Kimball |
| 1946 | 5-4-1 | Mountain State | — | #88 | 39 | Edwin Kimball |
| 1942 | 2-5 | Mountain State | — | #82 | 28 | Floyd Millet |
| 1941 | 4-3-2 | Mountain State | — | #73 | 52 | Edwin Kimball |
| 1940 | 2-4-2 | Mountain State | — | #86 | 50 | Edwin Kimball |
| 1939 | 5-2-2 | Mountain State | — | #91 | 34 | Edwin Kimball |
| 1938 | 4-3-1 | Mountain State | — | #80 | 53 | Edwin Kimball |
| 1937 | 6-3 | Rocky Mountain | — | #78 | 55 | Edwin Kimball |
| 1936 | 4-5 | Rocky Mountain | — | #82 | 45 | Ott Romney |
| 1935 | 4-4 | Rocky Mountain | — | #91 | 40 early | Ott Romney |
| 1934 | 4-5 | Rocky Mountain | — | #92 | 18 early | Ott Romney |
| 1933 | 5-4 | Rocky Mountain | — | #80 | 46 early | Ott Romney |
| 1932 | 8-1 | Rocky Mountain | — | #73 | 54 early | Ott Romney |
| 1931 | 4-4 | Rocky Mountain | — | #79 | 45 early | Ott Romney |
| 1930 | 5-2-4 | Rocky Mountain | — | #61 | 55 early | Ott Romney |
| 1929 | 5-3 | Rocky Mountain | — | #76 | 31 early | Ott Romney |
| 1928 | 3-3-1 | Rocky Mountain | — | #69 | 52 early | Ott Romney |
| 1927 | 2-4-1 | Rocky Mountain | — | #78 | 22 early | C.J. Hart |
| 1926 | 1-5-1 | Rocky Mountain | — | #74 | 26 early | C.J. Hart |
| 1925 | 3-3 | Rocky Mountain | — | #72 | 38 early | C.J. Hart |
| 1924 | 2-3-1 | Rocky Mountain | — | #66 | 52 early | Alvin Twitchell |
| 1923 | 2-5 | Rocky Mountain | — | #76 | 36 early | Alvin Twitchell |
| 1922 | 1-5 | Rocky Mountain | — | #80 | 15 early | Alvin Twitchell |
★ = a national title the school claims. Seasons before 1936 (the first AP poll) are the early era: shown in gray and rated on the same yardstick, but the all-time pool and program totals that matter most start in 1936.