PROVO, UT - SEPTEMBER 14 : Gunner Romney #18 of the BYU Cougars is tackled by Talon Hufanga #15 and John Houston Jr. #10 of the USC Trojans during their game at LaVell Edwards Stadium on September 14, 2019 in Provo, Utah. (Photo by Chris Gardner/Getty Images)
2020 was the first year that BYU Football finished ranked since going Independent.
If you grew up watching BYU Football through the 80’s, 90’s and 2000’s seeing BYU Football ranked at the end of the season was the norm. In fact, from 1979 until 2009 the Cougars finished ranked 16 times (about 53%).