Wk 2 · 2026
Arizona Wildcats at BYU Cougars — Sat, Sep 12
Sat, Sep 12 ·
LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
· FOX
Big 12 · no games yet
at
3:30pET
no line posted yet
Ratings differential BYU by 4.4
#14 BYU Cougars
Big 12 · no games yet
What is at stake
A Big 12 game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race. BYU is ranked #14 (AP Top 25 · 2026-08-17).
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Arizona form
No completed games on record.
BYU form
No completed games on record.
Arizona this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
BYU this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 5
| Opponent | Arizona | BYU |
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Big 12 | vs Wk 5 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 13 · scheduled preview |
| Iowa State Big 12 | vs Wk 8 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 6 · scheduled preview |
| TCU Big 12 | vs Wk 10 · scheduled preview | at Wk 5 · scheduled preview |
| Utah Big 12 | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview | at Wk 10 · scheduled preview |
| Arizona St Big 12 | vs Wk 13 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 9 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, BYU leads 6–2 · BYU has won the last 5
8 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
5.4 points toward BYU
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-10-11 | BYU 33 — 27 Arizona | at ARIZ | BYU |
| 2024 | 2024-10-12 | Arizona 19 — 41 BYU | at BYU | BYU |
| 2021 | 2021-09-04 | BYU 24 — 16 Arizona | neutral | BYU |
| 2018 | 2018-09-01 | BYU 28 — 23 Arizona | at ARIZ | BYU |
| 2016 | 2016-09-03 | BYU 18 — 16 Arizona | neutral | BYU |
| 2008 | 2008-12-20 | BYU 21 — 31 Arizona | neutral | Arizona bowl/CFP |
| 2007 | 2007-09-01 | Arizona 7 — 20 BYU | at BYU | BYU |
| 2006 | 2006-09-02 | BYU 13 — 16 Arizona | at ARIZ | Arizona |
Arizona leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Noah Fifita QB #1 | 247/385, 2963 YDS, 26 TD, 5 INT |
| Braedyn Locke QB #8 | 5/15, 68 YDS, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Ismail Mahdi RB #21 | 123 CAR, 791 YDS, 4 TD |
| Kedrick Reescano RB #3 | 83 CAR, 394 YDS, 9 TD | |
| Quincy Craig RB #24 | 55 CAR, 335 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Kris Hutson WR #4 | 57 REC, 740 YDS, 4 TD |
| Javin Whatley WR #6 | 38 REC, 443 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Tre Spivey WR #12 | 21 REC, 359 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Chris Hunter WR #11 | 25 REC, 351 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Dalton Johnson S #43 | 97 |
| Taye Brown LB #6 | 84 | |
| Genesis Smith S #12 | 77 | |
| Sacks | Chase Kennedy LB #7 | 4 |
| Riley Wilson LB #16 | 3 | |
| Deshawn McKnight DL #0 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Dalton Johnson S #43 | 4 |
| Treydan Stukes S #2 | 4 | |
| Jay'Vion Cole CB #8 | 4 |
BYU leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Bear Bachmeier QB #47 | 224/349, 2708 YDS, 14 TD, 6 INT |
| McCae Hillstead QB #3 | 4/5, 33 YDS | |
| Rushing | LJ Martin RB #4 | 236 CAR, 1305 YDS, 12 TD |
| Bear Bachmeier QB #47 | 146 CAR, 527 YDS, 11 TD | |
| Parker Kingston WR #11 | 22 CAR, 103 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Receiving | Parker Kingston WR #11 | 61 REC, 848 YDS, 5 TD |
| Chase Roberts WR #2 | 47 REC, 745 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Carsen Ryan TE #20 | 37 REC, 500 YDS, 3 TD | |
| LJ Martin RB #4 | 36 REC, 255 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Faletau Satuala S #11 | 77 |
| Tanner Wall S #28 | 61 | |
| Isaiah Glasker LB #16 | 60 | |
| Sacks | Jack Kelly LB #17 | 10 |
| Isaiah Glasker LB #16 | 3 | |
| Bodie Schoonover DE #48 | 3 | |
| Interceptions | Tanner Wall S #28 | 4 |
| Evan Johnson CB #0 | 4 | |
| Faletau Satuala S #11 | 3 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.