An Early Look at BYU's 2024 Schedule

BYU's 2024 roster is still under construction and the dates for the 2024 schedule have not been announced. That won't stop us from taking an early look at the 2024 schedule as it stands today.

1. August 31, 2024 vs Southern Illinois

BYU kicks off the 2024 season with a home game against FCS foe Southern Illinois. This will be a good tune-up opportunity for the Cougars who could feature a lot of new faces on defense and potentially a new quarterback.

2. September 14, 2024 @ Wyoming

If you look up "trap game" in the college football dictionary, it might just say BYU-Wyoming in 2024. Although the date for the BYU-SMU game has not been announced, it will likely be played on September 7th. Meaning the game at Wyoming would be the second consecutive road game for BYU. Wyoming fans hate BYU and this will be the biggest home game for a Wyoming team that has proven dangerous over the last few years. If BYU is going to make a bowl game in 2024, this is a must-win game.

This is the kind of game that BYU should not schedule in the future.

3. Date TBD @ SMU

SMU is coming off an AAC championship in 2023. The Mustangs will become members of the ACC for the 2024 season. Road wins in the state of Texas have been hard to come by, and this will be a very challenging game for BYU. SMU attracts a lot of talent in the transfer portal and they're surrounded by some of the best high school talent in the country. BYU will likely be an underdog in this game.

4. Date TBD @ Arizona State

This is a road game, but BYU fans will show up in bunches to support the Cougars in the desert. Arizona State was not a good team in 2023. How much progress can they make in their second season under Kenny Dillingham?

5. Date TBD @ Baylor

The last time BYU played at Baylor, the Bears ran all over the Cougars on their way to a Big 12 championship. Baylor was arguably the worst team in the conference in 2023. While rosters are still in flux, this looks like one of the more winnable games on the conference schedule.

6. Date TBD vs Arizona

Arizona might be the best team on BYU's 2024 schedule and a legitimate contender to make the 12-team playoff. The Wildcats have some of the best skill players in the country and they are led by star quarterback Noah Fifita. If Arizona can improve its offensive line, they will be very, very hard to beat.

7. Date TBD vs Houston

Houston comes to Provo for the first time as a member of the Big 12. With new coach Willie Fritza at the helm, Houston will be looking for its first ever win over BYU. Houston is 0-3 all time against BYU.

8. Date TBD vs Oklahoma State

Oklahoma State is one of only two conference opponents that BYU will play in its first two seasons in the Big 12. The Cowboys, who lost to Texas in the Big 12 championship, have to come to Provo this time.

BYU has been very good in revenge games. The Cougars have an opportunity to get revenge after they lost in double overtime to the Cowboys in November.

9. Date TBD vs Kansas

Kansas handed BYU its first loss of the 2023 season. The Jayhawks relied on Jayden Daniels to win that game with his legs and they paid a price. Daniels suffered an injury in that game and he never returned to the lineup.

Not only will be face a familiar foe in Kansas, but Jeff Grimes will make his return to Provo. Grimes was hired by the Jayhawks as their offensive coordinator.

10. Date TBD vs Kansas State

Kansas State has established itself as one of the top-tier teams in the conference. BYU gets to host Kansas State at home next season. This game will test BYU's defensive front seven.

11. Date TBD @ UCF

BYU faces UCF for the first time as a conference foe in 2024. The Knights have quickly become one of the top recruiting programs in the conference. UCF will have the speed advantage, so the Cougars will have to win this game in the trenches.

12. Date TBD @ Utah

The Big 12 only protected four matchups to be played annually - one of the four was BYU-Utah. TCU-Baylor, Kansas-Kansas State, and Arizona-Arizona State will be played annually as well. It's clear that the conference and the TV partners value the rivalry between BYU and Utah.

The Holy War is always entertaining, but it's so much better when it's a conference game. The rivalry game will be played every year, likely in November, and it could have conference title implications. In other words, the Holy War is returning to its natural habitat.

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