Utah in Data — Data briefing · 22 games since the year 2000 · Light version
The Holy War, game by game.
Every Utah–BYU meeting since 2000, with box scores, Vegas lines, weather and TV. Utah owns the series in this span, but BYU has won the last three. Next meeting: November 7, 2026, at Rice-Eccles. Let's explore the data.
Win the turnover battle, win the game.
In the 16 games where one team finished with fewer turnovers, that team went 15–1. The lone exception is 2016, when Utah lost the turnover battle by 3 and still won by a single point. Out-gaining the other team is a much weaker signal: the team with more yards went only 14–8.
Let's put this into perspective
One football per Utah–BYU game since 2000, dropped in order. Red for Utah wins, blue for BYU wins. Press Replay to drop them again.
Streaks
Who holds the rivalry right now, and how long each run lasted. Streaks count every game in order.
Every game, one bar
Final margin from Utah's side. Bars above the line are Utah wins, below are BYU wins. Click a bar to open that game below.
Game explorer
Line score and team stats for the selected game. Use the arrows to step through the games.
Favorite at home vs. on the road
Does the Vegas favorite win outright, and does home field change that? This only counts who won the game, not who covered the spread.
Beating the number
Each dot is a game: where Vegas expected the margin to land, against where it actually landed. Dots above the diagonal are games where Utah covered the spread.
Who beats the spread, and when?
Each team covers as the underdog and fails as the favorite. Hover a year for the line and score, or click it to open the game.
Where the points come
Total points by quarter across every game. Fourth quarters swing this rivalry more than any other.
Decided in the fourth quarter
Games where the team trailing after three quarters came back to win.
What predicts a win
How often the team with each advantage won, among the games where that stat is known and not tied.
Edge vs. result
Home field
Which team stats track the result?
Utah minus BYU for each stat, one game per bar, oldest to newest. A dot under the bar marks the winner. Each panel has its own scale, so compare shapes, not bar heights across panels.
Holy War Kicker
22 kicks, one for every Utah–BYU game since 2000. The closer the real game was, the longer your kick. Wind follows the reported game-day weather. Make the kick, then see what really happened.
Your kicks, and who really won
Kick distance comes from how close the real game was. Wind strength is a game effect based on reported conditions, not measured wind.
Gaps in the data
Fields that are still blank or estimated in the source data. Charts above skip a game when the stat they need is missing.