Due to the pandemic-stricken 2020 season, BYU found themselves without a Power 5 opponent all year. They certainly took advantage of a lighter schedule, winning 11 of their 12 games.
Now, as the calendar turns to the 2021 seasons and a much more normal set of circumstances (although still very much still in a pandemic), BYU’s schedule looks very much like the typical independent slate fans are accustomed to since the Cougars left the Mountain West after the 2010 season.
It features a whopping seven Power 5 teams, which is a program record.