Venue & Kickoff
Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, Utah
Date: Saturday, September 6, 2025
Time: 10:15 PM ET / 8:15 PM MT
Broadcast: ESPN
Capacity: 63,470
Surface: Natural grass
Weather Forecast
Conditions: Clear skies, mild mountain night
Temperature: ~74°F at kickoff, dropping into the mid-60s by the 4th quarter
Wind: Light, 3–5 mph
Precipitation: 0%
Impact: Ideal football weather; no environmental advantage
Injury Report
Stanford
WR David Pantelis – Out (lower body)
No other major injuries reported after Week 1 loss to Hawaii
BYU
No significant injuries reported after Week 1 win over Portland State
Team Records & Recent Form
BYU: Explosive opener with 606 total yards (468 rush / 138 pass); QB Bear Bachmeier threw for 97 yds, 3 TD on just 11 attempts and ran for 2 more scores; RB LJ Martin averaged 16.4 YPC (131 yds on 8 carries). Defense pitched a shutout, forcing 1 turnover.
Stanford: QB Ben Gulbranson 15/30, 109 yds, 1 INT; RB Micah Ford carried 26 times for 113 yds, 1 TD; defense allowed 23 points and 289 total yds to Hawaii.
Key Player Matchups
QB Bear Bachmeier (BYU) vs. Stanford Secondary
Bachmeier: 63.6% comp., 97 pass yds, 3 TD; 32 rush yds, 2 rush TD
Stanford allowed 7.3 YPA vs. Hawaii
RB LJ Martin (BYU) vs. LB Matt Rose (Stanford)
Martin: 131 rush yds, 16.4 YPC in opener
Rose: 13 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 sack vs. Hawaii
WR Cody Hagen (BYU) vs. CB Jaden Green (Stanford)
Hagen: 2 rec, 35 yds
Green: 5 tackles in opener
RB Micah Ford (Stanford) vs. BYU Front Seven
Ford: 113 rush yds, 1 TD vs. Hawaii
BYU allowed just 138 rush yds in opener
QB Ben Gulbranson (Stanford) vs. BYU Pass Rush
Gulbranson: 3.6 YPA, 1 INT in opener
BYU: 2 sacks, 5 TFL vs. Portland State
Series History
All-Time: Stanford leads 2–1
Last Meeting: BYU 35–26 (2022, Palo Alto) — BYU rushed for 358 yds, limiting Stanford to 53 rush yds
Largest Margin: Stanford +27 (37–10 in 2004)
Current Streak: BYU 1 win
Betting Trends
BYU: 1–0 ATS in 2025; 7–3 ATS in last 10 home games; OVER in 5 of last 7 non-conference games
Stanford: 0–1 ATS in 2025; 2–8 ATS in last 10 road games; UNDER in both 2025 and 2024 openers
BYU covered in only meeting since 2004 (2022 win)
Game Odds
Stanford Cardinal 44.5
BYU Cougars – 20.5
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Friday, September 5, 2025
