No. 14 BYU routs Utah Tech 63-7
No. 14 BYU routed Utah Tech 63-7. Share this game
We had BYU favored. It won.
Top comment in the game thread
This is more Tech being bad than us being good, but I'm still having fun
How it swung
Before kickoff, our ratings gave BYU better than a 99% chance, and the closing betting line (BYU was a 50.5-point favorite) put it above 99%.
BYU led by 14 after the first quarter and by 42 at the half.
BYU · Q3 14:42BYU 63-7 Utah Tech
BYU wonMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.Utah Tech 7-63 BYUUtah Tech lostMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.No single play moved the chance by 20 points.
No single play moved the chance by 20 points.
What fans said, play by play
The line in bold above each quote is written by our model from the thread’s comments and the play-by-play.
- Q2 12:30Rex runs for a touchdown, making it 28-0 as fans mock Utah TechQuoted at the top of the page.
BYU was +8 on turnovers (+15 against teams not named Texas Tech) last year. Picking up where we left off on defense.
r/CFB game thread - Q2 7:47Bachmeier throws deep touchdown to Glasker as BYU fans celebrate the 35-0 lead
Glasker is looking like someone who could have a very storied career at BYU. If only there was a word for players like that...
r/CFB game thread - Q2 4:19BYU fans panic as kicker Dunn misses field goal and injures knee
that kick made me miss will
r/CFB game thread - Q2 1:01BYU fans demand Bear be benched as Bachmeier scores to make it 42-0
They are putting pressure on Bear way too easy for me to be comfortable about this year
r/CFB game threadBear!!! Now would you kindly sit him please and thank you
r/CFB game thread - Q3 14:42DeVries returns kickoff 100 yards for touchdown as BYU fans celebrate
I don't care that it's against a bad FCS team that kickoff return for a TD was hype.
r/CFB game thread - Q3 5:33Utah Tech scores on Chatman run as BYU fans panic over backups
But glad for the Tech guys getting something. Need a lot more positives though.
r/CFB game threadI know people will be trashing the backups, but the OPI and uncalled holds are pretty eggregious
r/CFB game thread
How to read this chart
Starts from the pregame line (BYU -50.5), at 100% for BYU (the play-by-play feed's kickoff number, moved to match the line; our model's and the betting line's own numbers are in “The betting line, and the fans”). Dots are the biggest swings; ticks under the chart are scores. Outlined diamonds mark rare plays. The gray band is r/CFB game-thread activity, its loudest stretches in gold. A gold diamond marks a play fans were reacting to.Watch the plays
The bar and the arrow show BYU’s chance to win after each play; the logo is the team the play helped.
- Q1, 14:54Tiller intercepted by Alexander at the UTU32Q1, 14:54 · BYU 0, Utah Tech 00-0score after the play0-0score after the play▶Watch from this playESPN College Football
- Q1, 13:05Glasker 9-yd TD runBYU goes ahead 7-0Q1, 13:05 · BYU 7, Utah Tech 07-0score after the play7-0score after the play▶Watch from this playESPN College Football
- Q1, 3:53Bachmeier 5-yd TD pass to PhillipsBYU leads 14-0Q1, 3:53 · BYU 14, Utah Tech 014-0score after the play14-0score after the play▶Watch from this playESPN College Football
- Q1, 0:31Tiller run for a 6-yd lossfumblesQ1, 0:31 · BYU 14, Utah Tech 014-0score after the play14-0score after the play▶Watch from this playESPN College Football
- Q2, 14:53Bachmeier 26-yd TD pass to GlaskerBYU leads 21-0Q2, 14:53 · BYU 21, Utah Tech 021-0score after the play21-0score after the play▶Watch from this playESPN College Football
- Q2, 13:41Tiller intercepted by Johnson at the BYU 35Q2, 13:41 · BYU 21, Utah Tech 021-0score after the play21-0score after the play▶Watch from this playESPN College Football
- Q2, 11:22Rex 9-yd TD runBYU leads 28-0Q2, 11:22 · BYU 28, Utah Tech 028-0score after the play28-0score after the play▶Watch from this playESPN College Football
- Q2, 7:47Bachmeier 33-yd TD pass to GlaskerBYU leads 35-0Q2, 7:47 · BYU 35, Utah Tech 035-0score after the play35-0score after the play▶Watch from this playESPN College Football
- Q2, 0:34Bachmeier 13-yd TD runBYU leads 42-0Q2, 0:34 · BYU 42, Utah Tech 042-0score after the play42-0score after the play▶Watch from this playESPN College Football
- Q3, 12:30Tonga 4-yd TD runBYU leads 56-0Q3, 12:30 · BYU 56, Utah Tech 056-0score after the play56-0score after the play▶Watch from this playESPN College Football
- Q3, 4:45Chatman 1-yd TD runcuts it to 56-7Q3, 4:45 · BYU 56, Utah Tech 756-7score after the play56-7score after the play▶Watch from this playESPN College Football
- Q4, 6:33Barben intercepted by Leach at the BYU 0returned 18 yardsQ4, 6:33 · BYU 63, Utah Tech 763-7score after the play63-7score after the play▶Watch from this playESPN College Football
Every drive
BYU scored on 8 of its 11 drives; Utah Tech on 2 of its 13.
BYU’s drives are teal, Utah Tech’s amber. A line runs from where a drive started to where it ended; a filled dot means it scored.
“Can we get a judge to let Ferrin come back?”
How fans reacted
Steady
Fans saved their loudest stretch for the second quarter.
The jump was steady; the crowd was quiet.
Never in doubt.
Box score
BYU 63, Utah Tech 7
BYU covered −50.5 by 5.5. The total, 70, went over 61.5.
| Team totals | Utah Tech | BYU |
|---|---|---|
| Total yards | 184 | 521 |
| Passing | 15 of 31, 135 yds | 17 of 22, 213 yds |
| Rushing | 25 for 49 yds | 46 for 308 yds |
| First downs | 11 | 29 |
| Third down | 5 of 13 | 9 of 11 |
| Fourth down | 1 of 1 | 0 of 0 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 0 |
| Penalties | 2 for 15 yds | 5 for 46 yds |
| Time of possession | 26:27 | 33:33 |
Utah Tech leaders
- Passing Bronson Barben 12 of 22, 115 yds, 1 INT
- Rushing Asa Chatman 12 for 38 yds, 1 TD; Kona Crowell 3 for 7 yds
- Receiving Darnell O'Quinn 3 for 41 yds; Will Greene 3 for 35 yds
BYU leaders
- Passing Bear Bachmeier 16 of 20, 198 yds, 3 TD
- Rushing Devaughn Eka 8 for 59 yds, 1 TD; LJ Martin 7 for 54 yds
- Receiving Legend Glasker 3 for 65 yds, 2 TD; Kyler Kasper 4 for 42 yds
No rain through the game
88° at kickoff · no rain recorded
Warmer than 9 in 10 of the 61 other games played at LaVell Edwards Stadium since 2016 (airport temperature during the game window).
September game-day temperatures at LaVell Edwards Stadium
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Where this weather comes from
Measured at Provo Muni (awos) airport, 4.5 miles away. Rain is NOAA's radar-and-gauge estimate at the stadium and wind is an airport reading; neither is measured on the field. Game times come from the play-by-play, good to a minute or two. Source: National Weather Service, through the Iowa Environmental Mesonet; rain radar from NOAA MRMS, through Iowa State University. Field direction from OpenStreetMap contributors.Before kickoff
Recent games, the series and the betting line below are as they stood going in; the season profile is the season so far.
Recent games
Last three games · 2025 season
Utah Tech · 2-10
Rated 237th in our preseason ratings, 237th now.
Three straight losses, each by 20 or more.
L 10-33 vs Eastern Kentucky #170 of 667
lost by 23 as a 6.5-point underdog
L 0-23 @ West Georgia #176 of 667
lost by 23 as a 15-point underdog
L 10-31 @ Abilene Christian #115 of 667
lost by 21 as a 20.5-point underdog
W 34-33 vs North Alabama #231 of 667
won by 1 as a 3.5-point favorite
L 7-28 vs Southern Utah #148 of 667
lost by 21 as a 9.5-point underdog
L 23-41 vs Tarleton State #89 of 667
lost by 18 as a 28-point underdog
L 17-23 @ Central Arkansas #193 of 667
L 10-42 @ Austin Peay #101 of 667
lost by 32 as a 14-point underdog
W 20-9 vs Northern Iowa #197 of 667
won by 11 as a 6.5-point underdog
L 6-20 @ Idaho #155 of 667
lost by 14 as a 16.5-point underdog
L 31-38 @ Northern Arizona #162 of 667
lost by 7 as a 21-point underdog
L 24-31 vs UC Davis #109 of 667
lost by 7 as an 18.5-point underdog
Last three games · 2025 season
BYU · 12-2
Rated 9th in our preseason ratings.
W 25-21 vs Georgia TechTop 25 #49 of 667
won by 4 as a 3.5-point favorite
L 7-34 @ Texas TechTop 25 #5 of 667
lost by 27 as a 13.5-point underdog
W 41-21 vs UCF #89 of 667
won by 20 as a 17.5-point favorite
W 26-14 @ CincinnatiTop 25 #52 of 667
won by 12 as a 2.5-point favorite
W 44-13 vs TCUTop 25 #46 of 667
won by 31 as a 2.5-point favorite
L 7-29 @ Texas TechTop 25 #10 of 667
lost by 22 as a 13.5-point underdog
W 41-27 @ Iowa StateTop 25 #45 of 667
won by 14 as a 2.5-point underdog
W 24-21 vs UtahTop 25 #16 of 667
won by 3 as a 5.5-point underdog
W 33-27 @ ArizonaTop 25 #70 of 667
won by 6 as a 2.5-point favorite
W 38-24 vs West Virginia #80 of 667
won by 14 as a 19.5-point favorite
W 24-21 @ Colorado #54 of 667
won by 3 as a 6.5-point favorite
W 34-13 @ East Carolina #75 of 667
won by 21 as a 5.5-point favorite
W 27-3 vs Stanford #85 of 667
won by 24 as a 20.5-point favorite
W 69-0 vs Portland State #232 of 667
won by 69 as a 44.5-point favorite
The series
BYU leads the series 1-0
1 meeting since 2022 · BYU won the last meeting
- 2022BYU 52-26
Each line is BYU’s chance to win through that meeting.
Line, fans and home field
The betting line, and the fans
Our model and the betting line agree on BYU’s chances here.
BYU favored by 50.5 · Total 61.5
How games like this usually go
BYU by 50.5, and it went to form
Half of games8 in 10 gamesThis game
The band is where a favorite’s chance ran in the 411 games since 2025 with a favorite of 21.5 points or more.
The market
The spread moved 3 points toward BYU.
The total rose 7 points.
Spread: −47.5 → −50.5 · Total: 54.5 → 61.5
Weather at kickoff
Warm and dry. Feels like 81° at kickoff.
Utah Tech at BYU · Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026 · LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo
- 81°feels like at kickoff
- Dryno rain at kickoff
- 91weather score, Comfortable
- 3rdbest of the day's 6 kickoff times
At kickoff, Sept. 5, 2026.
Weather score: 0 to 100, higher is better, for the first 3 hours and 20 minutes of the game. Ideal is 100, Comfortable 90 to 99, Mixed 75 to 89, Rough 50 to 74, Harsh under 50.
Later kickoff times scored higher that Saturday
Games in this time zone used 6 kickoff times that day, local time (kickoffs within 30 minutes of each other count as one). This game, ringed, was the third best of the day's six kickoff times. At LaVell Edwards Stadium that day, a 8 pm kickoff would have scored 100, against 91 at 6 pm.
- 11 am: 81, Mixed
- 4 pm: 71, Rough
- 5 pm: 80, Mixed
- 6 pm: 91, Comfortable (this game)
- 7 pm: 99, Comfortable
- 8 pm: 100, Ideal
Weather score at each kickoff time.
Tap a dot to read that kickoff time.
At kickoff, Sept. 5, 2026. Wind is not drawn here; gusts are in each score.
Home field
BYU is worth +2.9 points (±3.6) more at home than on the road since 2018 — bottom third of FBS, 28th percentile.
75% at home, 63% on the road against FBS opponents (33-11 home, 29-17 away).
Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge (why); the books use about 3. Against the closing line this stadium reads -1.1 at home vs. away over 96 games — inside the ±5.9 noise, so the flat number is the honest one here.
Night kickoff — historically worth about half a point more to the home side against the number, and not much more than that. 4,633 ft of altitude — real, and smaller than the folklore: high venues run a point or two better against the number, noisily. The visitors travel about 241 miles to get here.