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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
Weather, rankings, and research links
5 recent rivalry games have weather context, average temperature 56F.
Both teams appeared together in a poll snapshot in 3 of the recent tracked rivalry seasons.
BYU team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
Utah team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
BYU season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
Utah season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
BYU weather
Weather impact for games involving this program.
Utah weather
Weather impact for games involving this program.
Game stats archive
Search box scores and detailed game stat pages.
Rankings
Poll and ranking context around rivalry seasons.
College football records
National record and history context.
Historical comparison
Compare program seasons and statistical profiles.
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
| Date | Matchup | Score | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2025 | Utah at BYU | BYU 24, Utah 21 | LaVell Edwards Stadium | BYU |
| Nov 10, 2024 | BYU at Utah | BYU 22, Utah 21 | Venue unavailable | BYU |
| Sep 12, 2021 | Utah at BYU | BYU 26, Utah 17 | Venue unavailable | BYU |
| Aug 30, 2019 | Utah at BYU | BYU 12, Utah 30 | Venue unavailable | Utah |
| Nov 25, 2018 | BYU at Utah | BYU 27, Utah 35 | Venue unavailable | Utah |
| Sep 10, 2017 | Utah at BYU | BYU 13, Utah 19 | Venue unavailable | Utah |
| Sep 10, 2016 | BYU at Utah | BYU 19, Utah 20 | Venue unavailable | Utah |
| Dec 19, 2015 | BYU at Utah | BYU 28, Utah 35 | Neutral site | Utah |
| Sep 22, 2013 | Utah at BYU | BYU 13, Utah 20 | Venue unavailable | Utah |
| Sep 16, 2012 | BYU at Utah | BYU 21, Utah 24 | Venue unavailable | Utah |
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