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Utes come back to beat BYU in rivalry showdown, 28-20
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SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4 Sports) - The 3-game losing streak to BYU ends, and the 15-game winning streak continues for the Utes football team. The Utah defense picked off BYU quarterback Bear Bachmeier four times, including the game-sealing interception with two seconds left by Nate Ritchie to preserve a…
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It’s here. Let preparations begin. Two victories, two top-10 teams, two different styles, and all that anticipation is over. It’s rivalry week around these parts, and No. 6 Utah and No. 8 BYU are headed for a classic showdown in Rice-Eccles Stadium Saturday, just after breakfast.
Days before one of the most nationally relevant football games in the history of the BYU-Utah rivalry, the host school’s president and students are asking fans to keep their conduct family friendly, respectful and classy.
This article was first published in the Cougar Insiders newsletter Tuesday. Sign up to receive the newsletter in your inbox each week. No. 3 Utah hosts No. 9 BYU on Saturday in a matchup ranking of two top-10 teams, which has never happened in the history of this long, bitter rivalry.
The premier Big 12 regular-season matchup of 2026 is finally here — it’s BYU vs. Utah. More is at stake in this rivalry than ever before — the Cougars (7-1, 4-1) were ranked No. 9 in the initial College Football Playoff rankings released Tuesday night , while undefeated Utah (8-0, 5-0) clocked in at…
Drum roll, please. It’s finally here: The showdown everybody has been awaiting — BYU and Utah, mano a mano, starting with a weird, morning kickoff, brought to you by TV. It would not be overstating matters to call this the greatest, most important game in the 100-plus history of the rivalry.
With perhaps the biggest Utah-BYU football game in history looming this weekend, let’s take a look back at the origins of the longtime rivalry, which goes back more than a century. The first game between the Utes (known back then as the Crimson) and Cougars was played in 1922 on Oct.
Saturday’s meeting between No. 3 Utah and No. 9 BYU has the potential to be one of the greatest games in the rivalry’s history. There’s more at stake in this matchup than ever before — not only is this the first top-10 matchup ever between the two schools, the winner inches closer to securing a spot…
One of the most memorable games in the century-old BYU-Utah football rivalry — at least for BYU fans — was played 20 years ago this month. After taking an early 14-0 lead, then falling behind 31-27 late in the fourth quarter at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, the Cougars won 33-31 on a touchd…
The first top-10 meeting between the rivals could go a long way toward determining who plays for the Big 12 championship — and perhaps a spot in the CFP.
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4 Sports) - The 3-game losing streak to BYU ends, and the 15-game winning streak continues for the Utes football team. The Utah defense picked off BYU quarterback Bear Bachmeier four times, including the game-sealing interception with two seconds left by Nate Ritchie to preserve a…
For the first time since 2019, BYU has fallen to Utah. The Cougars were unable to extend their rivalry winning streak on Saturday, as the Utes pitched a second-half shutout to secure a 28-20 victory at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City.
As usual, the expected happened Saturday morning and early afternoon at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City. That is, if the expected was to expect the unexpected. After Utah jumped out to a 14-0 start with a couple explosive plays, BYU responded by racking up a 20-point run of its own, but it was…
A lot of numbers were thrown around before No. 9 BYU traveled to No. 3 Utah in the most significant football rivalry game in the long, heated and often tumultuous series between the Beehive State foes. When it was over in front of 52,901 at Rice-Eccles Stadium, only one digit really stood out.
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