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Big 12 · 2026 outlook · updated Sep 8, 2026

BYU Football 2026 Season Prediction

Backdoor Cover’s college football model projects BYU to finish 10-2 in 2026, with 9.6 expected wins. That’s up 0.7 wins from our preseason number.

10-2
projected record
9.6 ▲0.7 vs preseason
win total (expected wins)

Our statistical model projects BYU to finish 10-2 in 2026, with 9.6 expected wins. The model gives BYU a 35% chance to win the Big 12 outright.

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Game-by-game

Played games show the result and whether the model called it (✓/✗). Upcoming games show win probability.

WeekOpponentResult / win prob
Wk 1vs Utah Tech93%
Wk 2vs Arizona78%
Wk 3@ Colorado State97%
Wk 5@ TCU95%
Wk 6vs Iowa State90%
Wk 7vs Notre Dame16%
Wk 8@ UCF86%
Wk 9vs Arizona State90%
Wk 10@ Utah43%
Wk 11vs Baylor84%
Wk 12@ Kansas90%
Wk 13vs Cincinnati94%

Win-total distribution

6 wins
1%
7 wins
3%
8 wins
12%
9 wins
28%
10 wins
35%
11 wins
18%
12 wins
2%

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Everything above is the free model. BYU has a 68% shot at the Big 12 title game in the model. Subscribers get the full picture — and the picks we actually bet.

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53–21
ATS since Week 8, 2025
71.6% on the filtered picks

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