Where college football coaches ranked BYU in their end of season poll

Tim Beck, Coastal Carolina: 14Here is a breakdown of how many of the 53 polled coaches voted in favor of the Cougars.Bronco Mendenhall, New Mexico/Utah State: 10

James Franklin, Penn State: 12Brent Pry, Virginia Tech: 16

Brent Key, Georgia Tech: 14Sean Lewis, San Diego State: 18Kirby Smart, Georgia: 17

Big 12 coaches

Chris Klieman, Kansas State: 11Jedd Fisch, Washington: 14Special Collector’s Issue: “1984: The Year BYU was Second to None”Rhett Lashlee, SMU: 13Willie Fritz, Houston: 14Lance Leipold, Kansas: 11Kalen DeBoer, Alabama: 13

College Football Playoff coaches

Tony Elliott, Virginia: 17Jeff Brohm, Louisville: 19Get an inclusive look inside BYU Football’s 1984 National Championship season.Ken Niumatalolo, San Jose State: 13Barry Odom, UNLV/Purdue: 14David Braun, Northwestern: 16Mike Locksley, Maryland: 15

Power 4 coaches

Both Troy Calhoun of Air Force and Mike Houston of East Carolina were the least convinced by the Cougars. Each ranked BYU at No. 22.Ryan Day, Ohio State: 15College football coaches across the country were impressed by BYU’s 2024 season.The Cougars came in at No. 14 in the final USA Today Coaches Poll of the season, after being ranked No. 13 in the last AP top 25 poll.USA Today has released its ballots for the Coaches Poll, showing exactly how each coach used his final vote.Dan Lanning, Oregon: 15Jamey Chadwell, Liberty: 16Mike Houston, East Carolina: 22Mark Stoops, Kentucky: 14Clark Lea, Vanderbilt: 14Troy Calhoun, Air Force: 22Arizona State head coach Kenny Dillingham had BYU ranked the highest of any of the 53 coaches. He listed Kalani Sitake’s squad at No. 8.Mike Elko, Texas A&M: 18Pat Narduzzi, Pitt: 16

Other notable coaches

Eliah Drinkwitz, Missouri: 14Neal Brown, West Virginia: 14Marcus Freeman, Notre Dame: 18Fran Brown, Syracuse: 14Gus Malzahn, UCF: 17Spencer Danielson, Boise State: 13Kenny Dillingham, Arizona State: 8Joey McGuire, Texas Tech: 9