BYU football’s 2018 offense was largely below average compared to the rest of college football, but it still made measured improvement from the 2017 offense.
Here is how the 2018 season compared to the 2017 season (both seasons had 13 games).
Strength of Schedule — Sagarin Rankings
BYU’s 2018 slate was slightly more difficult compared to 2017. BYU played five Power 5 teams this season and four Power 5 teams in 2017.
Points per game
2017: 17.1
2018: 27.2
Although the 27.2 ppg barely sits in the top 80 of FBS teams, it’s a big improvement from the horrendous 17.