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Rivalry History

Holy War

BYU and Utah have met 103 times since 1896. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.

Series snapshot

Record
34-59-4
Current streak
BYU 3 games
Longest streak
Utah 9 games (1929-1937)
Avg. margin / points
16.3 / 42.9

Series overview

BYU 34-59-4 Utah. Current streak: BYU 3 games.

Last five meetings

BYU 3 | Utah 2

Largest margin

50 points

Rivalry notes

  • The tracked window runs from 1896 through 2025.
  • 97 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
  • The latest tracked meeting was Oct 19, 2025.

Related pages

Move from rivalry history into team-level seasons, rosters, and archives.

Rivalry guide

What this rivalry is

BYU and Utah have a tracked series that starts in 1896 and spans 103 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.

Series history

Status
Active series
Years
1896-2025
Busiest era
1930s, 10 games
Longest pause
3 years (1942-1946)
  • 1930s10 games
  • 1950s10 games
  • 1960s10 games
  • 1970s10 games

Biggest games and recent trend

Landmark games are selected from the same tracked rivalry results used for the series record.

4 featured games

Latest meeting

2025 - Oct 19, 2025

BYU 24, Utah 21. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.

Closest finish

1950 - Oct 7, 1950

BYU 28, Utah 28. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.

Highest scoring

1989 - Nov 18, 1989

BYU 70, Utah 31. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.

Largest margin

1980 - Nov 22, 1980

BYU 56, Utah 6. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.

Recent trend

Last five
BYU 3, Utah 2 across 5 games
Last ten
BYU 3, Utah 7 across 10 games
Scoring profile
Balanced scoring profile; average total 42.9, average margin 16.3.
Current streak
BYU 3 games

Players and coaches from recent chapters

Recent leaders are capped to keep the page fast while still pointing readers toward the names around recent meetings.

  • Bear Bachmeier

    BYU, 2025

    Passing Yards: 3033

  • LJ Martin

    BYU, 2025

    Rushing Yards: 1305

  • Parker Kingston

    BYU, 2025

    Receiving Yards: 924

  • Devon Dampier

    Utah, 2025

    Passing Yards: 2490

  • Ryan Davis

    Utah, 2025

    Receiving Yards: 725

  • Wayshawn Parker

    Utah, 2025

    Rushing Yards: 981

Coach context

Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.

  • Kalani Sitake

    BYU - 2018-2025 - 35-17

  • Kyle Whittingham

    Utah - 2018-2025 - 35-19

Recent rivalry results

The latest games are rendered in the page HTML so search engines and readers can see the rivalry's recent chapter without client-side interaction.

10 most recent tracked games

DateMatchupScoreVenueResult
Oct 19, 2025Utah at BYUBYU 24, Utah 21LaVell Edwards StadiumBYU
Nov 10, 2024BYU at UtahBYU 22, Utah 21Venue unavailableBYU
Sep 12, 2021Utah at BYUBYU 26, Utah 17Venue unavailableBYU
Aug 30, 2019Utah at BYUBYU 12, Utah 30Venue unavailableUtah
Nov 25, 2018BYU at UtahBYU 27, Utah 35Venue unavailableUtah
Sep 10, 2017Utah at BYUBYU 13, Utah 19Venue unavailableUtah
Sep 10, 2016BYU at UtahBYU 19, Utah 20Venue unavailableUtah
Dec 19, 2015BYU at UtahBYU 28, Utah 35Neutral siteUtah
Sep 22, 2013Utah at BYUBYU 13, Utah 20Venue unavailableUtah
Sep 16, 2012BYU at UtahBYU 21, Utah 24Venue unavailableUtah