BYU Football: Way too early look at the 2022 schedule

Jan 1, 2022; New Orleans, LA, USA; Baylor Bears players hold up the MVP trophy after defeating the Mississippi Rebels in the 2022 Sugar Bowl at the Caesars Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 1, 2022; New Orleans, LA, USA; Baylor Bears players hold up the MVP trophy after defeating the Mississippi Rebels in the 2022 Sugar Bowl at the Caesars Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports
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Nov 6, 2021; Provo, Utah, USA; Brigham Young Cougars running back Jackson McChesney (21) runs the ball against Idaho State Bengals cornerback Jihad Brown (21) in the fourth quarter at LaVell Edwards Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Swinger-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 6, 2021; Provo, Utah, USA; Brigham Young Cougars running back Jackson McChesney (21) runs the ball against Idaho State Bengals cornerback Jihad Brown (21) in the fourth quarter at LaVell Edwards Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Swinger-USA TODAY Sports

BYU Football will play a tougher schedule in 2022 than in 2021, and possibly ever.

BYU Football finished ranked No. 19 in the final AP Poll. This is the second time in two years that the Cougars finished ranked in the Top 20 showing that BYU is in elite company. Can BYU continue their success in 2022?

It will be difficult, but not impossible.

This season, it appeared that most of BYU’s P5 games were against middle of the pack teams including Virginia, Arizona State, Washington State and USC. They also played great Utah and Baylor teams as well as bottom dwelling Arizona.

2022 appears to be a season that will give BYU plenty of opportunities to prove that they are a true top 15 team.

Granted, every year there are always those teams who fall off the face of a cliff (Iowa State) or teams that show up from nowhere (Arkansas), but if things go as expected, BYU’s schedule is a really tough slate of games.

Schedule

Schedule