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Jan 14, 2025
12:34:19pm
Madmartigan 3rd String
Comparing 2024 to 1996
I've seen some folks on here say that the 1996 football team was better than 2024. I wasn't paying attention to football back in 1996 so maybe people on here can tell me why they think that is. Here are a list of their notable wins and losses.

1996

Wins
Kansas State (9-3) Finished #17
Wyoming (10-2) Finished #22

Losses
Washington (9-3) Finished #16


2024

Wins
SMU (11-3) Will likely finish top 20
Colorado (9-4) I'm guessing they end up ranked but not sure
KSU (9-4) Have an outside shot of ending up ranked

Losses
Kansas (7-5) Not ranked
Arizona State (11-3) Will be ranked top 20, maybe top 15

The major differences I see are 1) the Kansas loss looks really bad but 2) I'm assuming that BYU's overall schedule was tougher in 2024. To me it looks pretty even. I wonder if some give the edge to 1996 because we ended the season ranked #5 whereas we'll end up ranked ~#12-15 this year. I wonder, however, if the losses in 2024 had happened earlier into the season whether that would have affected our final ranking.

Also, I didn't include Texas A&M in the list above because they finished 6-6.
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Originally posted on Jan 14, 2025 at 12:34:19pm
Message modified by Madmartigan on Jan 14, 2025 at 12:35:06pm
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