BYU Cougars at UCF Knights preview: October 24, 2026
The BYU Cougars (5-0) visit the UCF Knights (3-3) at FBC Mortgage Stadium on October 24, 2026. Recent form, both teams’ figures with College football ranks, earlier meetings and the players to research, from StatsNext’s stored box scores.
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Records
| Team | Record (2026) | Last 5 | Away (2026) | Home (2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BYU Cougars | 5-0 | 5-0 (34.6-13.4) | 2-0 (29-16.5) | 3-0 (38.3-11.3) |
| UCF Knights | 3-3 | 2-3 (23.4-24.8) | 0-3 (17.3-27) | 3-0 (46-16.3) |
Record, Away and Home cover the complete 2026 regular season. Last 5 is the 5 most recent 2026 regular-season games. In parentheses: points for and against per game.
Team comparison
2026 regular-season figures; the rank in parentheses is among 136 College football teams (1st = the most).
| BYU | UCF | |
|---|---|---|
| Points per game | 34.6 (46th) | 31.7 (57th) |
| Points allowed per game | 13.4 (129th) | 21.7 (84th) |
| Passing yards per game | 209.6 (89th) | 188.3 (105th) |
| Passing yards allowed per game | 174 (109th) | 236.2 (33rd) |
| Rushing yards per game | 223.8 (17th) | 161.7 (61st) |
| Rushing yards allowed per game | 82.4 (128th) | 119.7 (97th) |
| Rushing attempts per game | 37.2 (53rd) | 33.3 (98th) |
| Rushing attempts allowed per game | 28 (130th) | 38 (30th) |
| Completions per game | 15.6 (112th) | 19.2 (67th) |
| Completions allowed per game | 19.4 (40th) | 20 (32nd) |
Recent form
BYU Cougars
- Oct 9, 2026: W 24-10 vs ISU
- Oct 3, 2026: W 17-10 at TCU
- Sep 19, 2026: W 41-23 at CSU
- Sep 12, 2026: W 28-17 vs ARIZ
- Sep 5, 2026: W 63-7 vs UTU
UCF Knights
Head-to-head
1 earlier meeting stored: UCF Knights 0, BYU Cougars 1. Full UCF Knights vs BYU Cougars head-to-head.
| Date | Season | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 2025 | 2025 | UCF 21, BYU 41 (at BYU) |
Players to research
| Player | Pos | Games | 2026 per game | Last 5 | Prop research |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Bachmeier | QB | 5 | 206.6 Pass yds/g, 1.6 Pass TD/g, 47.8 Rush yds/g | 206.6 Pass yds/g | Passing yards |
| LJ Martin | RB | 4 | 86 Rush yds/g, 11 Car/g, 10.3 Rec yds/g | 84 Rush yds/g | Rushing yards |
| Preston Rex | RB | 5 | 23 Rush yds/g, 4.8 Car/g, 8.6 Rec yds/g | 23 Rush yds/g | |
| Legend Glasker | WR | 5 | 75.6 Rec yds/g, 3.8 Rec/g, 0.6 Rec TD/g | 75.6 Rec yds/g | Receiving yards |
| Kyler Kasper | WR | 5 | 35.6 Rec yds/g, 2.8 Rec/g, 0.6 Rec TD/g | 35.6 Rec yds/g | |
| Walker Lyons | TE | 5 | 30 Rec yds/g, 2.6 Rec/g, 0 Rec TD/g | 30 Rec yds/g |
| Player | Pos | Games | 2026 per game | Last 5 | Prop research |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keyone Jenkins | QB | 6 | 130 Pass yds/g, 1.3 Pass TD/g, 6.3 Rush yds/g | 147.6 Pass yds/g | |
| Duke Watson | RB | 6 | 80.5 Rush yds/g, 11.7 Car/g, 1.2 Rec yds/g | 74.6 Rush yds/g | |
| Taevion Swint | RB | 6 | 27 Rush yds/g, 5.3 Car/g, 3 Rec yds/g | 22.8 Rush yds/g | |
| Josh Derry | WR | 6 | 50.7 Rec yds/g, 4.7 Rec/g, 0.3 Rec TD/g | 51.8 Rec yds/g | Receiving yards |
| Waden Charles | WR | 5 | 39 Rec yds/g, 3 Rec/g, 0.4 Rec TD/g | 39 Rec yds/g | |
| Caden Piening | TE | 4 | 31.5 Rec yds/g, 3 Rec/g, 0.5 Rec TD/g | 26.4 Rec yds/g |
Players with a StatsNext page, the leaders in each position group's main statistic. Games and per-game figures are the 2026 regular season; last 5 is the player's last five regular-season games. Prop research links open the player's StatsNext prop pages: how often statistical thresholds were reached, never sportsbook lines or prices. No prop page means too few regular-season games with the statistic at a typical market level so far; the player page still has every stored statistic.
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