The 2021 season's largest margin: BYU 59, Idaho State 14. A 45-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2021 — The Ten-Win Year
BYU's 2021 season (10-2) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Jaren HallQB2,583 passing yards
- Baylor RomneyQB779 passing yards
- Tyler AllgeierRB1,606 rushing yards
- Lopini KatoaRB242 rushing yards
- Puka NacuaWR805 receiving yards
- Gunner RomneyWR594 receiving yards
- Neil Pau'uWR526 receiving yards
- Ben BywaterLB102 tackles
- Max TooleyLB68 tackles
- Payton WilgarLB57 tackles
- Tyler BattyDE3.5 sacks
- Pepe TanuvasaDL3 sacks
- Uriah LeiatauaDL2.5 sacks
Season leaders, 2021.
The season's deepest loss: BYU 24, Baylor 38. A 14-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: BYU fell to UAB 28-31 in the postseason.
"Rise and Shout"
2021 is a middle chapter for BYU — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.