Bowl Game Projections for BYU Football After 4-0 Start

Casey Lundquist | Sep 23, 2024

Sep 21, 2024; Provo, Utah, USA; Brigham Young Cougars running back Sione I Moa (30) runs for a touchdown against the Kansas State Wildcats during the fourth quarter at LaVell Edwards Stadium. / Rob Gray-Imagn Images

Coming into the 2024 season, ESPN FPI gave BYU just a 31% chance to win six games and reach bowl eligibility. After a 4-0 start, including a win over a ranked Kansas State team, BYU's chances to reach six wins have increased to 97% according to FPI. BYU is now included in most bowl game projections. Today, we're recapping the bowl projections as well as the forecasted opponents.

ESPN - Kyle Bonagura

Bowl: Alamo Bowl
Opponent: Washington State

The Alamo Bowl is typically one of the best bowl games of the season between the Big 12 runner-up and the Pac-12 runner-up. This would be an interesting wrinkle in the history of that bowl game. The former Pac-12 schools are still tied to the only Pac-12 Bowl games, including the former Pac-12 schools that are in the Big 12.

ESPN - Mark Schlabach

Bowl: SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
Opponent: Georgia Tech

Oddly enough, BYU has battled Georgia Tech multiple times over the last few years on the recruiting trail. This would bring those recruiting battles to life.

CBS Sports - Jerry Palmer

Bowl: Guaranteed Rate Bowl
Opponent: Rutgers

Jerry Palmer projected BYU against Rutgers in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl. That would be the first BYU-Rutgers matchup ever.

247Sports - Brad Crawford

Bowl: Fiesta Bowl
Opponent: Georgia

This is not a typo. Brad Crawford of 247Sports projected BYU to be a top-four seed (meaning they would have won the Big 12) and to play Georgia in the Fiesta Bowl. Imagine showing that projection to a BYU fan before the season started. Crawford's projection is a testament of two things:

1. BYU has really exceeded expectations thus far
2. The Big 12 isn't as good as we expected it to be this season