PROVO, Utah — BYU women’s soccer head coach Jennifer Rockwood released the full 2024 schedule today. Along with the Big 12 schedule, the Cougars will also compete in seven non-conference games.
"It is a very tough schedule," said head coach Jennifer Rockwood. "That's what we have done for the last few years and it works well for us. We go out and play a tough non-conference schedule. We will have a new look this fall, but we have made some strides over our spring season, and we are really looking forward to it. Our experience in the Big 12 was awesome last year, and it's really great seeing so many big programs on our schedule again this year."
The Cougars’ 11-game 2024 Big 12 schedule will feature six home dates with Arizona State (Sept. 12), Utah (Sept. 23), Oklahoma State (Sept. 26), Iowa State (Sept. 30), Baylor (Oct. 17) and Houston (Oct. 21), and five road matches against TCU (Sept. 19), Arizona (Oct. 4), Kansas (Oct. 10), Kansas State (Oct. 14) and Texas Tech (Oct. 25).
Prior to beginning non-conference play, the Cougars will open the 2024 season with a Blue/White game on South Field (Aug. 3), and two exhibition games, traveling a few minutes north to UVU on Aug. 7 and hosting Wyoming on Aug. 9.
BYU’s non-conference schedule consists of three home games and four away contests. The Cougars will host Wisconsin (Aug. 15) before hitting the road for three away matches against St. Louis (Aug. 22), Long Beach State (Aug. 24) and UCLA (Aug. 28). BYU will return home for a pair of matches with Utah State (Aug. 31) and Boise State (Sept. 4), before traveling to Arkansas (Sept. 7) to close out non-conference play.
Non-Conference Opponents
Wisconsin - Aug. 15
Wisconsin and BYU will compete for just the third time when the Badgers travel to Provo for the 2024 season opener on Thursday, Aug. 15 on South Field.
The Badgers finished their 2023 season with an overall record of 14-5-4, going 7-2-1 in Big Ten conference play. They made a run to the NCAA tournament, falling to then-No. 5 Texas in the second round.
@St. Louis - Aug. 22
The Cougars head to Missouri on Thursday, Aug. 22 in their second-ever contest with St. Louis, first at Hermann Stadium. The schools met for the first time last season in a top-25 matchup where the Cougars outlasted the Billikens, 3-2.
The Billikens finished their 2023 season with a 19-3-2 overall record, going undefeated in conference play, 9-0-1. They won their sixth-straight Atlantic 10 Conference Championship in 2023 and made a run to the NCAA tournament, falling to Penn State in the Sweet 16.
@Long Beach State - Aug. 24
BYU and Long Beach State will meet for the 13th time when the Cougars travel to Los Angeles on Saturday, Aug. 24. BYU leads the overall series 9-3.
The teams met on South Field last season when the Cougars defeated the Beach 2-0 in non-conference play. The Beach posted an overall record of 10-6-4, going 5-3-2 in conference play.
@UCLA - Aug. 28
The Cougars and Bruins will face-off for the seventh time when BYU travels to Los Angeles on Wednesday, Aug. 28 at Wallis Annenberg Stadium. The Cougars surprised the nation when they beat the then-No. 1 Bruins last season on South Field, claiming the No. 1 spot in national rankings for the first time in program history.
After beating the Bruins last season, the overall series is now tied, 3-3-1. UCLA finished the 2023 season with an overall record of 16-2-1, going undefeated in conference play, 10-0-1. The Bruins made a run to the NCAA tournament, falling to UC Irvine in the first round.
Utah State - Aug. 31
BYU and in-state foe Utah State will compete on South Field on Saturday, Aug. 31. Despite losing to Utah State the past two seasons during non-conference play, the Cougars beat the Aggies in the first round of the NCAA tournament last year and hold the overall series, 14-2-1.
The Aggies finished their 2023 season with an overall record of 14-8-1, going 9-2 in conference play. After winning their first-ever Mountain West title, the Aggies made their third-ever trip to the NCAA tournament, falling to BYU in the first round.
Boise State - Sept. 4
The Cougars will host Boise State for the final non-conference game on South Field on Wednesday, Sept. 4. The Cougars played the Broncos last year in Idaho, downing Boise State 4-1.
BYU holds the overall series against Boise State, 2-0. In the 2023 season, the Broncos finished with an overall record of 11-4-6, going 8-2-1 in conference play.
@Arkansas - Sept. 7
BYU travels to Fayetteville to face Arkansas to finish non-conference play on Saturday, Sept. 7. The overall series against the Razorbacks is all tied up, 1-1-1.
The Razorbacks finished their 2023 season with an overall record of 15-5-2, going 8-1-1 in conference play. Arkansas made a run to the NCAA tournament last season, falling to then-No. 7 Pitt in the second round.
Game times and broadcast information for all games will be released at a later date.
2024 BYU Women's Soccer Schedule
| Date | Opponent |
|---|---|
| Thursday, Aug. 15 | vs. Wisconsin* |
| Thursday, Aug. 22 | at St. Louis |
| Saturday, Aug. 24 | at Long Beach State |
| Wednesday, Aug. 28 | at UCLA |
| Saturday, Aug. 31 | vs. Utah State* |
| Wednesday, Sept. 4 | vs. Boise State* |
| Saturday, Sept. 7 | at Arkansas |
| Thursday, Sept. 12 | vs. Arizona State* |
| Thursday, Sept. 19 | at TCU |
| Monday, Sept. 23 | vs. Utah* |
| Thursday, Sept. 26 | vs. Oklahoma State* |
| Monday, Sept. 30 | vs. Iowa State* |
| Friday, Oct. 4 | at Arizona |
| Thursday, Oct. 10 | at Kansas |
| Monday, Oct. 14 | at Kansas State |
| Thursday, Oct. 17 | vs. Baylor* |
| Monday, Oct. 21 | vs. Houston* |
| Friday, Oct. 25 | at Texas Tech |
*indicates a home game