I don't know if KS is a good coach or not or if he is improving significantly or not. I admit to not being an avid fan of him personally at this point. I just want him to be successful because I want BYU to be successful.
I do know that it feels like his "administration" has lost a lot of important games and had a lot of bad losses, despite having some good wins.
As a way of trying to get a better feel for how BYU has done under KS, beyond the emotions of coaching changes and week to week wins and losses, I grouped all of BYU's opponents in the last 4 seasons into 3 groups (4 really with group A having a sub-group). I doubt everyone will agree exactly with how I divided the teams into groups, but I also doubt the disagreements will be very significant.
See below schedule/results and groupings. I think I got the schedule and records correct...
The bottom line, based on W/L's, indicates KS isn't that great, likely pretty bad. So far this year, BYU appears to be on an upward trend, but ultimately the W/L results will make the case whether I like him personally or not.
Here's the breakdown to date:
Group C : Includes teams BYU should lose to maybe once in a generation and then only during a fluke game or randomn weird season. Not a big deal to win these games, but a very big deal to lose these games.
BYU's record: 15-6.
Group B: Includes teams BYU should probably not beat and are not a big deal if they lose, but are a big deal when they win.
BYU's record: 2-3
Group A: Includes teams that are important teams for BYU to beat. These are games that are a big deal to win and a big deal to lose. I included Boise and Utah in sub-group A1 and mid-level P5 teams in sub-group A2. I would also include some G5 teams like SDSU in A2. Some may say USU should be in this group, but I just can't take them seriously so they stay in group C.
BYU's A1 record: 0-7
BYU's A2 record: 5-4
Group |
W |
L |
A1 |
0 |
7 |
A2 |
5 |
4 |
B |
2 |
3 |
C |
15 |
6 |
|
22 |
20 |
2016 |
|
|
|
Group |
3-Sep |
|
vs. Arizona |
18 - 16 W |
A2 |
10-Sep |
|
@ Utah |
19 - 20 L |
A1 |
17-Sep |
|
UCLA |
14 - 17 L |
A2 |
24-Sep |
|
vs. West Virginia |
32 - 35 L |
A2 |
30-Sep |
|
Toledo |
55 - 53 W |
C |
8-Oct |
|
@ Michigan State |
31 - 14 W |
B |
14-Oct |
|
Mississippi State |
28 - 21 W |
A2 |
20-Oct |
|
@ Boise State |
27 - 28 L |
A1 |
5-Nov |
|
@ Cincinnati |
20 - 3 W |
C |
12-Nov |
|
Southern Utah |
37 - 7 W |
C |
19-Nov |
|
Massachusetts |
51 - 9 W |
C |
26-Nov |
|
Utah State |
28 - 10 W |
C |
21-Dec |
|
vs. Wyoming |
24 - 21 W |
C |
2017 |
|
|
|
|
26-Aug |
|
Portland State |
20 - 6 W |
C |
2-Sep |
|
vs. LSU |
0 - 27 L |
B |
9-Sep |
|
Utah |
13 - 19 L |
A1 |
16-Sep |
|
Wisconsin |
6 - 40 L |
B |
29-Sep |
|
@ Utah State |
24 - 40 L |
C |
6-Oct |
|
Boise State |
7 - 24 L |
A1 |
14-Oct |
|
@ Mississippi State |
10 - 35 L |
A2 |
21-Oct |
|
@ East Carolina |
17 - 33 L |
C |
28-Oct |
|
San Jose State |
41 - 20 W |
C |
4-Nov |
|
@ Fresno State |
13 - 20 L |
C |
11-Nov |
|
@ UNLV |
31 - 21 W |
C |
18-Nov |
|
Massachusetts |
10 - 16 L |
C |
25-Nov |
|
@ Hawaii |
30 - 20 W |
C |
2018 |
|
|
|
|
1-Sep |
|
@ Arizona |
28 - 23 W |
A2 |
8-Sep |
|
California |
18 - 21 L |
A2 |
15-Sep |
|
@ Wisconsin |
24 - 21 W |
B |
22-Sep |
|
McNeese State |
30 - 3 W |
C |
29-Sep |
|
@ Washington |
7 - 35 L |
B |
5-Oct |
|
Utah State |
20 - 45 L |
C |
13-Oct |
|
Hawaii |
49 - 23 W |
C |
27-Oct |
|
Northern Illinois |
6 - 7 L |
C |
3-Nov |
|
@ Boise State |
16 - 21 L |
A1 |
10-Nov |
|
vs. Massachusetts |
35 - 16 W |
C |
17-Nov |
|
New Mexico State |
45 - 10 W |
C |
24-Nov |
|
@ Utah |
27 - 35 L |
A1 |
21-Dec |
|
vs. Western Michigan |
49 - 18 W |
C |
2019 |
|
|
|
|
29-Aug |
|
Utah |
12 - 30 L |
A1 |
7-Sep |
|
@ Tennessee |
29 - 26 W |
A2 |
14-Sep |
|
USC |
30 - 27 W |
A2 |
21-Sep |
|
Washington |
|
B |
28-Sep |
|
@ Toledo |
|
C |
12-Oct |
|
@ South Florida |
|
C |
19-Oct |
|
Boise State |
|
A1 |
2-Nov |
|
@ Utah State |
|
C |
9-Nov |
|
Liberty |
|
C |
16-Nov |
|
Idaho State |
|
C |
23-Nov |
|
@ Massachusetts |
|
C |
30-Nov |
|
@ San Diego State |
|
A2 |