PROVO, Utah — BYU is in the midst of its third week of fall football camp with the 2024 season opener just over two weeks away.
The Cougars returned to practice at the Zions Bank Practice Fields on Thursday after Wednesday's off day.
BYU hosts Southern Illinois on Saturday, Aug. 31 at LaVell Edwards Stadium. Single game tickets are now on sale and season tickets are still available for the 2024 season.
The 2024 schedule is shaping up to be one of the toughest in school history, with five opponents ranked in the preseason Associated Press Top 25 released earlier this week. The Cougars face No. 12 Utah, No. 17 Oklahoma State, No. 18 Kansas State, No. 21 Arizona and No. 22 Kansas. SMU, BYU's week two opponent is receiving votes in the poll. It is the first time the Cougars will face five preseason Top 25 teams in a regular season.
| 2024 BYU FOOTBALL SCHEDULE | ||
| Date | Opponent | Location |
| 8/31 | Southern Illinois | Provo, Utah |
| 9/6 | at SMU | Dallas, Texas |
| 9/14 | at Wyoming | Laramie, Wyoming |
| 9/21 | No. 18 Kansas State | Provo, Utah |
| 9/28 | at Baylor | Waco, Texas |
| 10/12 | No. 21 Arizona | Provo, Utah |
| 10/18 | No. 17 Oklahoma State | Provo, Utah |
| 10/26 | at UCF | Orlando, Florida |
| 11/9 | No. 12 at Utah | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| 11/16 | No. 22 Kansas | Provo, Utah |
| 11/23 | at Arizona State | Tempe, Arizona |
| 11/30 | Houston | Provo, Utah |
In its second year in the Big 12, BYU gets matchups against eight teams who played in a bowl game in 2023 (SMU, Wyoming, Arizona, Oklahoma State, Kansas, Kansas State, UCF, Utah). SMU won the American Athletic Conference in 2023 before departing for the Atlantic Coast Conference and Oklahoma State played in the Big 12 Championship game. BYU’s 2024 opponents had a combined record last year of 90-65 (.581) with the eight bowl teams earning a .679 winning percentage.
BYU also gets the the top five teams in the Big 12 Media Preseason Poll on the schedule, including four at home. The Cougars play at No. 1 Utah and then host No. 2 Kansas State, No. 3 Oklahoma State, No. 4 Kansas and No. Arizona. Arizona State, Colorado and BYU are the only teams to play all of the top five teams from the Big 12's media poll.
Five teams on BYU’s schedule finished ranked in the 2023 final Associated Press Top 25, including Arizona (11), Oklahoma State (16), Kansas State (18), SMU (22) and Kansas (23).
Last season, BYU’s schedule finished as the 11th-toughest in the Sagarin schedule rankings. College Football News ranked BYU's 2024 schedule No. 15 nationally and Sports Illustrated ranked it at No. 26.
The Cougars will play nine Big 12 conference games, including five at home in 2024. BYU gets return games in Provo against 2023 road opponents Oklahoma State and Kansas—both teams’ first visits to LaVell Edwards Stadium—and will host Big 12 newcomer Arizona and second-year member Houston, while also welcoming Kansas State back to Provo for the first time since 1977.
On the road in conference action, BYU travels to Arizona State, Baylor, UCF and renews its rivalry as league foes with the University of Utah in Salt Lake City.
The 2024 schedule also features two bye weeks, with the first in week six prior to a home game vs. Arizona and the second in week 10 before the game in Salt Lake City against Utah.
This year, BYU does not play West Virginia, Iowa State, Texas Tech, TCU or Cincinnati in Big 12 regular-season play—all teams the Cougars faced in 2023.
The upcoming campaign also marks the 100th season of BYU football. The Cougars played their first season as a college program in 1922. BYU did not play for three seasons during World War II (1943-1945). Learn more about BYU's 100 seasons and the upcoming year's festivities.
Learn more about BYU's 2024 opponents and schedule below.