BYU–Utah State football rivalry

BYU–Utah State football rivalry
BYU Cougars Utah State Aggies
First Meeting 1922
Next Meeting 2016
Series BYU leads, 47–35–3
Trophy Series BYU leads, 39–23

The BYU–Utah State football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the BYU Cougars and Utah State Aggies.

They have met for the Old Wagon Wheel 61 times, dating back to 1948.[1] However, the rivalry predates the Old Wagon Wheel trophy era. The rivalry series between the two schools was largely dominated in the early years by Utah State until 1974. For the next three decades, BYU generally dominated the series with BYU winning ten straight times before the Aggies defeated the Cougars 31–16 on October 1, 2010. With the victory, Utah State reclaimed the Old Wagon Wheel for the first time since 1993. The Old Wagon Wheel also returned to Utah State on October 3, 2014, when they beat BYU 35–20. Starting in 1981, the two teams have usually met on the first Friday of October, which has certain significance since it is generally the same weekend that the LDS Church holds its semiannual worldwide General Conference.[2] The Aggies and Cougars currently plan to meet each other until 2016.[3]

The battle for the Old Wagon Wheel is an important cultural event in the state of Utah given the longstanding rivalry between the two schools and the fact that majority of the student body at both schools recognize themselves to be members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Many LDS families both within and without the state of Utah have familial ties to both institutions.

Game results

BYU victories are shaded ██ blue. Utah State victories are shaded ██ grey. Ties are white.

Pre-Trophy Era

BYU and Utah State met 23 times before The Old Wagon Wheel was first awarded in 1948.

Date Site Winning team Losing team Series
October 7, 1922Provo Utah A.C.0BYU3 Utah State 1–0
November 12, 1923Logan Utah A.C.0BYU59 Utah State 2–0
November 7, 1924Provo Utah A.C.0BYU9 Utah State 3–0
October 24, 1925Logan Utah A.C.0BYU10 Utah State 4–0
October 15, 1926Provo BYU4Utah A.C.0 Utah State 5–0
October 29, 1927Logan Utah A.C.22BYU0 Utah State 5–0–1
October 27, 1928Provo Utah A.C.10BYU0 Utah State 6–0–1
October 19, 1929Logan BYU7Utah A.C.6 Utah State 6–1–1
November 1, 1930Ogden BYU39Utah A.C.14 Utah State 6–2–1
November 7, 1931Ogden BYU6Utah A.C.0 Utah State 6–3–1
November 19, 1932Provo BYU18Utah A.C.6 Utah State 6–4–1
November 18, 1933Logan Utah A.C.14BYU0 Utah State 7–4–1
November 3, 1934Provo Utah A.C.15BYU0 Utah State 8–4–1
November 16, 1935Logan Utah A.C.27BYU0 Utah State 9–4–1
October 17, 1936Provo Utah A.C.13BYU0 Utah State 10–4–1
November 13, 1937Logan BYU54Utah A.C.0 Utah State 10–5–1
November 5, 1938Provo Utah A.C.3BYU0 Utah State 11–5–1
November 11, 1939Logan BYU0Utah A.C.0 Utah State 11–5–2
November 2, 1940Provo BYU12Utah A.C.7 Utah State 11–6–2
November 1, 1941Logan BYU28Utah A.C.0 Utah State 11–7–2
October 31, 1942Provo Utah A.C.9BYU6 Utah State 12–7–2
November 9, 1946Logan BYU0Utah A.C.0 Utah State 12–7–3
October 25, 1947Provo BYU27Utah A.C.12 Utah State 12–8–3

The Old Wagon Wheel Era

The Cougars and Aggies have played 60 times for The Old Wagon Wheel.

Date Site Winning team Losing team Series
October 23, 1948Logan Utah A.C.20BYU7 Utah State 13–8–3
November 5, 1949Provo Utah A.C.22BYU3 Utah State 14–8–3
November 4, 1950Logan BYU34Utah A.C.13 Utah State 14–9–3
November 10, 1951Provo BYU28Utah A.C.27 Utah State 14–10–3
November 15, 1952Logan Utah A.C.27BYU26 Utah State 15–10–3
October 16, 1953Provo Utah A.C.14BYU7 Utah State 16–10–3
October 30, 1954Logan Utah A.C.45BYU13 Utah State 17–10–3
November 5, 1955Provo Utah A.C.47BYU21 Utah State 18–10–3
October 27, 1956Logan Utah A.C.33BYU7 Utah State 19–10–3
November 2, 1957Provo BYU14Utah State0 Utah State 19–11–3
November 1, 1958Logan BYU13Utah State6 Utah State 19–12–3
October 31, 1959Provo BYU18Utah State0 Utah State 19–13–3
October 29, 1960Logan Utah State34BYU0 Utah State 20–13–3
November 4, 1961Provo Utah State31BYU8 Utah State 21–13–3
October 27, 1962Logan Utah State27BYU21 Utah State 22–13–3
November 2, 1963Provo Utah State26BYU0 Utah State 23–13–3
October 31, 1964Provo BYU28Utah State14 Utah State 23–14–3
October 30, 1965Logan Utah State34BYU21 Utah State 24–14–3
October 8, 1966Provo BYU27Utah State7 Utah State 24–15–3
November 4, 1967Logan Utah State30BYU9 Utah State 25–15–3
November 9, 1968Provo Utah State34BYU8 Utah State 26–15–3
November 15, 1969Logan BYU21Utah State3 Utah State 26–16–3
October 24, 1970Provo BYU27Utah State20 Utah State 26–17–3
October 9, 1971Logan Utah State29BYU7 Utah State 27–17–3
September 23, 1972Provo Utah State42BYU19 Utah State 28–17–3
October 6, 1973Logan Utah State13BYU7 Utah State 29–17–3
September 21, 1974Provo Utah State9BYU6 Utah State 30–17–3
November 8, 1975Logan BYU24Utah State7 Utah State 30–18–3
October 23, 1976Provo BYU45Utah State14 Utah State 30–19–3
September 24, 1977Logan BYU65Utah State6 Utah State 30–20–3
October 7, 1978Provo Utah State24BYU7 Utah State 31–20–3
October 13, 1979Logan BYU48Utah State24 Utah State 31–21–3
October 18, 1980Logan BYU70Utah State46 Utah State 31–22–3
October 2, 1981Provo BYU32Utah State26 Utah State 31–23–3
October 30, 1982Logan Utah State20BYU17 Utah State 32–23–3
October 29, 1983Provo BYU38Utah State34 Utah State 32–24–3
November 24, 1984Provo BYU38Utah State13 Utah State 32–25–3
November 9, 1985Logan BYU44Utah State0 Utah State 32–26–3
September 6, 1986Provo BYU52Utah State0 Utah State 32–27–3
October 2, 1987Provo BYU45Utah State24 Utah State 32–28–3
September 30, 1988Provo BYU38Utah State3 Utah State 32–29–3
September 30, 1989Logan BYU37Utah State10 Utah State 32–30–3
November 24, 1990Provo BYU45Utah State10 Utah State 32–31–3
October 4, 1991Provo BYU38Utah State10 Tie 32–32–3
October 2, 1992Provo BYU30Utah State9 BYU 33–32–3
October 30, 1993Logan Utah State58BYU56 Tie 33–33–3
September 30, 1994Provo BYU34Utah State6 BYU 34–33–3
October 4, 1996Logan BYU45Utah State17 BYU 35–33–3
October 3, 1997Provo BYU42Utah State35 BYU 36–33–3
October 1, 1999Logan BYU34Utah State31 BYU 37–33–3
October 6, 2000Provo BYU38Utah State14 BYU 38–33–3
October 5, 2001Provo BYU54Utah State34 BYU 39–33–3
October 4, 2002Logan BYU35Utah State34 BYU 40–33–3
September 23, 2006Provo BYU38Utah State0 BYU 41–33–3
October 3, 2008Logan BYU34Utah State14 BYU 42–33–3
October 2, 2009Provo BYU35Utah State17 BYU 43–33–3
October 1, 2010Logan Utah State31BYU16 BYU 43–34–3
September 30, 2011Provo BYU27Utah State24 BYU 44–34–3
October 5, 2012Provo BYU6Utah State3 BYU 45–34–3
October 4, 2013Logan BYU31Utah State14 BYU 46–34–3
October 3, 2014Provo Utah State35BYU20 BYU 46–35–3
November 28, 2015Logan BYU51Utah State28 BYU 47–35–3
November 26, 2016Provo

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.utahstateaggies.com/oldwagonwheel.html
  2. ↑ Toone, Trent (October 1, 2012). "BYU-Utah State football rivalry makes for LDS fan-friendly Friday night lights". deseretnews.com. Retrieved 2013-07-22.
  3. ↑ Williams, Kraig (July 27, 2013). "BYU, USU football: Cougars and Aggies to go home-and-home from 2013 to 2016". deseretnews.com. Retrieved 2013-08-16.
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