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Holy War Greatest Games

The series' top 25 meetings, ranked without team allegiance by game-time AP strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.

Games: 25
Top score: 53/100
Overtime: 2

Series context

Completed meetings: 97
Series record: BYU 34-59-4 Utah
Tracked years: 1896-2025
Trophy: No named trophy

Series ranking

The rivalry's top 25 games

14 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.

2009Week 131OT
Utah at BYU
Utah 23, BYU 26
Winner: BYU
No. 22 Utah vs. No. 18 BYU · 3-point margin
Ranking 12/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 9/15
53
Game score
2024Week 11
BYU at Utah
BYU 22, Utah 21
Winner: BYU
No. 9 BYU vs. Unranked Utah · 1-point margin
Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
51
Game score
1984Week 13
BYU at Utah
BYU 24, Utah 14
Winner: BYU
No. 1 BYU vs. Unranked Utah · 10-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
50
Game score
2001Week 13
Utah at BYU
Utah 21, BYU 24
Winner: BYU
Unranked Utah vs. No. 8 BYU · 3-point margin
Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
50
Game score
2025Week 8
Utah at BYU
Utah 21, BYU 24
Winner: BYU
No. 23 Utah vs. No. 15 BYU · 3-point margin
Ranking 14/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
46
Game score
1994Week 13
BYU at Utah
BYU 31, Utah 34
Winner: Utah
No. 20 BYU vs. No. 21 Utah · 3-point margin
Ranking 11/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
43
Game score
1985Week 13
Utah at BYU
Utah 28, BYU 38
Winner: BYU
Unranked Utah vs. No. 11 BYU · 10-point margin
Ranking 15/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
40
Game score
2008Week 13
BYU at Utah
BYU 24, Utah 48
Winner: Utah
No. 16 BYU vs. No. 8 Utah · 24-point margin
Ranking 28/50 · Closeness 11/35 · Overtime 0/15
39
Game score
1999Week 13
Utah at BYU
Utah 20, BYU 17
Winner: Utah
Unranked Utah vs. No. 19 BYU · 3-point margin
Ranking 7/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
39
Game score
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BYU vs. Utah
BYU 28, Utah 35
Winner: Utah
No. 22 BYU vs. No. 20 Utah · 7-point margin
Ranking 10/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
38
Game score
2006Week 13
BYU at Utah
BYU 33, Utah 31
Winner: BYU
No. 21 BYU vs. Unranked Utah · 2-point margin
Ranking 5/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
38
Game score
2010Week 13
BYU at Utah
BYU 16, Utah 17
Winner: Utah
Unranked BYU vs. No. 23 Utah · 1-point margin
Ranking 3/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
37
Game score
2005Week 121OT
Utah at BYU
Utah 41, BYU 34
Winner: Utah
Unranked Utah vs. Unranked BYU · 7-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 9/15
37
Game score
2018Week 13
BYU at Utah
BYU 27, Utah 35
Winner: Utah
Unranked BYU vs. No. 18 Utah · 8-point margin
Ranking 8/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
1950Week 4
BYU at Utah
BYU 28, Utah 28
Result: Tie
Unranked BYU vs. Unranked Utah · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
1941Week 5
Utah at BYU
Utah 6, BYU 6
Result: Tie
Unranked Utah vs. Unranked BYU · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
1938Week 5
Utah at BYU
Utah 7, BYU 7
Result: Tie
Unranked Utah vs. Unranked BYU · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
1928Week 11
Utah at BYU
Utah 0, BYU 0
Result: Tie
Unranked Utah vs. Unranked BYU · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
1990Week 13
BYU at Utah
BYU 45, Utah 22
Winner: BYU
No. 4 BYU vs. Unranked Utah · 23-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 12/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
2016Week 2
BYU at Utah
BYU 19, Utah 20
Winner: Utah
Unranked BYU vs. Unranked Utah · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
1978Week 12
BYU at Utah
BYU 22, Utah 23
Winner: Utah
Unranked BYU vs. Unranked Utah · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
1970Week 13
BYU at Utah
BYU 13, Utah 14
Winner: Utah
Unranked BYU vs. Unranked Utah · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
1961Week 5
BYU at Utah
BYU 20, Utah 21
Winner: Utah
Unranked BYU vs. Unranked Utah · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
1953Week 11
BYU at Utah
BYU 32, Utah 33
Winner: Utah
Unranked BYU vs. Unranked Utah · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
1951Week 4
BYU at Utah
BYU 6, Utah 7
Winner: Utah
Unranked BYU vs. Unranked Utah · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score

Methodology

How each game earns up to 100 points

AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.

Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.

Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.

Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason meetings use the final regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Games before 2005 remain in the ranking but do not link to unsupported box-score pages. Videos are matched by canonical game ID or by a rematch-safe season matchup.