The BYU Cougars will begin their 2024 college football schedule against Southern Illinois, an FCS opponent, on August 31 — keep scrolling for more.

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2024 BYU Game and TV Schedule

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BYU 2024 Strength of Schedule

• In terms of toughness, based on their opponents’ combined win total last season, the Cougars will be facing the 38th-ranked schedule this year.
• BYU is facing the eighth-toughest schedule this season (based on its opponents’ projected win total this year).
• In terms of toughness, using their Big 12 opponents’ combined win total last season, the Cougars will be playing the 40th-ranked conference schedule this year.
• BYU will play eight teams this season that went over .500 in 2023. That schedule includes three teams that had nine or more victories and two squads with three or fewer wins last year.
• The Cougars’ schedule in 2024 features eight returning teams who played in a bowl game.

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BYU Stat Insights (2023)

• It was a difficult 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.
• Despite sporting a bottom-25 scoring defense that ranked 35th-worst in FBS last season (29.8 points allowed per game), BYU put up better results offensively, ranking 101st in FBS by averaging 23.1 points per game.
• On offense, the Cougars ranked 93rd in FBS with 205.4 passing yards per game last season. Meanwhile, they ranked 92nd in passing yards allowed per contest (240).
• BYU ranked 14th-worst in rushing offense (104.3 rushing yards per game) and 23rd-worst in rushing defense (177.7 rushing yards per game allowed) last year.
• 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 season 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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