Bear Bachmeier threw for 289 yards and a touchdown to help No. 11 BYU beat UCF 41-21. LJ Martin added 95 yards and three touchdowns on the ground for the Cougars (11-1, 8-1 Big 12, No. 11 CFP), who clinched a spot in the Big 12 championship game next Saturday.

BYU improved to 11-1 after walloping UCF 41-21 in Provo on Saturday, and now turns its attention to a rematch with Texas Tech in Big 12 championship game

The UCF Knights are slated to miss one more player in their final regular-season game Saturday afternoon against No. 11 BYU. Alongside the 10 players initially

The UCF Knights (5-6) play on Saturday at 1 p.m. ET at LaVell Edwards Stadium versus Bear Bachmeier and the BYU Cougars (10-1). Interested in watching the matchup featuring the Cougars and Knights? You can do so on ESPN2.

The Cougars move to 11-1 on the season with a trip to the Big 12 championship game against Texas Tech next week.

Fresh off earning a berth in the Big 12 Championship, thanks to some help from Arizona Friday night, the BYU Cougars put an exclamation mark on their 2025 campaign Saturday with a 41–21 win over the UCF Knights.

The Red Raiders and Cougars stood above the rest of the Big 12 for most of the 2025 season and previously played a top 10 matchup in Lubbock in November. The game will be highly significant as both BYU and Texas Tech try to make a College Football Playoff case.

UCF ends its season at 5-7 after losing to BYU, having led 14-0 in the first quarter but promptly disappearing in what became a 41-21 Cougars win.