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Wyoming and Brigham Young have played each other 79 times, with BYU leading the series 46-30-3. BYU was arguably [editorializing] Wyoming's second biggest rival until BYU left the Mountain West to become an independent in 2011. Utah and Wyoming have played each other 85 times, which makes Utah Wyoming's most played opponent outside of Colorado ...
The game featured the BYU Cougars, champions of the Mountain division, and the Wyoming Cowboys, champions of the Pacific division. BYU would win the game 28–25 in overtime and secure the program's 19th and last-ever WAC championship.
The school's first football team won the regional championship in 1896. BYU traces its football roots back to the late 19th century. Benjamin Cluff became the third principal of Brigham Young Academy (the precursor to BYU) in 1892 (the school was converted into a university in 1903) and was influenced by his collegiate studies at the University of Michigan to bring athletic competition to ...
The BYU–Utah State football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Brigham Young Cougars and Utah State Aggies. They have met for the Old Wagon Wheel 65 times, dating back to 1948. [ 2 ]
Wyoming has three main rivalries, each with Mountain West opponents. The most notable of these is the Border War played against the Colorado State Rams. The winner receives the prized "Bronze Boot". Wyoming has won the last two meetings in the rivalry. The Cowboys also have rivalries with Hawaii and Utah State, the latter known as "Bridger's ...
Until 1947, Utah State dominated the series with a 24–4–1 record. However, since the 1947 game Wyoming has been the better team, boasting a 24–16–3 record against the Aggies. Utah State joined the Mountain West Conference in 2013 and was placed in the same division as Wyoming; the rivalry was renewed and is again played on an annual basis.
The 1996 Brigham Young Cougars football team represented the Brigham Young University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were the first team during the so-called "Modern era" (post 1937) to play 15 games in a season, and the only one to do it when Division I-A teams normally played 11 regular season games.
Year Coach Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches # AP °; Alvin Twitchell (Rocky Mountain Conference) (1922–1924): 1922: Alvin Twitchell: 1–5: 1–5: 8th: 1923: Alvin Twitchell