Wk 5 · 2026
BYU Cougars at TCU Horned Frogs — Sat, Oct 3
Sat, Oct 3 ·
Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth
What is at stake
A Big 12 game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race. BYU is ranked #14 (AP Top 25 ยท 2026-08-17).
Efficiency · 2025 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2025 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row; the
brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is always the better number
— including the rows where a lower figure is the good one.
Team stats · 2025 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2025 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
BYU form
L 7-34at TTUW 41-21vs UCFW 26-14at CINW 44-13vs TCUL 7-29at TTU
2025 season
TCU form
W 45-23vs CINW 17-14at HOUL 13-44at BYUL 17-20vs ISUW 23-17at WVU
2025 season
BYU this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
TCU this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked when the game goes final. There is no line archive before this season, so these records begin with 2026 Week 1.
Common opponents · 5
| Opponent | BYU | TCU |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona Big 12 | vs Wk 2 · scheduled preview | at Wk 10 · scheduled preview |
| UCF Big 12 | at Wk 8 · scheduled preview | at Wk 4 · scheduled preview |
| Utah Big 12 | at Wk 10 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 12 · scheduled preview |
| Baylor Big 12 | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview | at Wk 7 · scheduled preview |
| Kansas Big 12 | at Wk 12 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 9 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
TCU leads the series 5–3 · BYU won the last one
8 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
9.6 points toward TCU
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-11-15 | TCU 13 — 44 BYU | at BYU | BYU |
| 2023 | 2023-10-14 | BYU 11 — 44 TCU | at TCU | TCU |
| 2011 | 2011-10-28 | BYU 28 — 38 TCU | neutral | TCU |
| 2010 | 2010-10-16 | BYU 3 — 31 TCU | at TCU | TCU |
| 2009 | 2009-10-24 | TCU 38 — 7 BYU | at BYU | TCU |
| 2008 | 2008-10-16 | BYU 7 — 32 TCU | at TCU | TCU |
| 2007 | 2007-11-08 | TCU 22 — 27 BYU | at BYU | BYU |
| 2006 | 2006-09-28 | BYU 31 — 17 TCU | at TCU | BYU |
BYU leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Bear Bachmeier QB #47 | 224/349, 2708 YDS, 14 TD, 6 INT |
| McCae Hillstead QB #3 | 4/5, 33 YDS | |
| Rushing | LJ Martin RB #4 | 236 CAR, 1305 YDS, 12 TD |
| Bear Bachmeier QB #47 | 146 CAR, 527 YDS, 11 TD | |
| Parker Kingston WR #11 | 22 CAR, 103 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Receiving | Parker Kingston WR #11 | 61 REC, 848 YDS, 5 TD |
| Chase Roberts WR #2 | 47 REC, 745 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Carsen Ryan TE #20 | 37 REC, 500 YDS, 3 TD | |
| LJ Martin RB #4 | 36 REC, 255 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Faletau Satuala S #11 | 77 |
| Tanner Wall S #28 | 61 | |
| Isaiah Glasker LB #16 | 60 | |
| Sacks | Jack Kelly LB #17 | 10 |
| Isaiah Glasker LB #16 | 3 | |
| Bodie Schoonover DE #48 | 3 | |
| Interceptions | Tanner Wall S #28 | 4 |
| Evan Johnson CB #0 | 4 | |
| Faletau Satuala S #11 | 3 |
TCU leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Josh Hoover QB #10 | 272/413, 3472 YDS, 29 TD, 13 INT |
| Ken Seals QB #9 | 4/6, 24 YDS, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Jeremy Payne RB #26 | 97 CAR, 550 YDS, 4 TD |
| Kevorian Barnes RB #2 | 97 CAR, 443 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Trent Battle RB #6 | 62 CAR, 345 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Receiving | Eric McAlister WR #1 | 64 REC, 1121 YDS, 10 TD |
| Jordan Dwyer WR #7 | 54 REC, 730 YDS, 7 TD | |
| Joseph Manjack IV WR #14 | 41 REC, 551 YDS, 3 TD | |
| DJ Rogers TE #0 | 32 REC, 300 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Kaleb Elarms-Orr LB #3 | 119 |
| Jamel Johnson S #2 | 89 | |
| Namdi Obiazor LB #4 | 81 | |
| Sacks | Kaleb Elarms-Orr LB #3 | 4 |
| Devean Deal EDGE #11 | 3.5 | |
| Kylin Jackson S #6 | 2.5 | |
| Interceptions | Bud Clark S #21 | 4 |
| Jamel Johnson S #2 | 4 | |
| Namdi Obiazor LB #4 | 2 |
These are season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game.