# BYU–Utah State football rivalry

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. 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 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) holds its semiannual worldwide General Conference.
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 the majority of the student body at both schools recognize themselves to be members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Many families with LDS association, both within and outside the state of Utah, have familial ties to both institutions.
The game is also part of a three-way rivalry among Division I FBS universities from the state of Utah: BYU, U of U, and Utah State. The winner of the series wins a trophy known as the Beehive Boot.
BYU announced they have canceled the following four games (2023-2026) they had agreed to in their contract, as their move into the Big 12 will require them to accommodate conference schedules. The contract did have a clause designed for such a scenario as conference affiliation changes. It is unclear after 2022 when the rivalry will continue.

## Game results

| BYU victories | Utah State victories | Tie games |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 1 | October 7, 1922 | Provo | Utah A.C. | 42–3 |
| 2 | November 12, 1923 | Logan | Utah A.C. | 40–0 |
| 3 | November 7, 1924 | Provo | Utah A.C. | 13–9 |
| 4 | October 24, 1925 | Logan | Utah A.C. | 14–0 |
| 5 | October 15, 1926 | Provo | Tie | 0–0 |
| 6 | October 29, 1927 | Logan | Utah A.C. | 22–0 |
| 7 | October 27, 1928 | Provo | Utah A.C. | 10–0 |
| 8 | October 19, 1929 | Logan | BYU | 7–6 |
| 9 | November 1, 1930 | Ogden | BYU | 39–14 |
| 10 | November 7, 1931 | Ogden | BYU | 6–0 |
| 11 | November 19, 1932 | Provo | BYU | 18–6 |
| 12 | November 18, 1933 | Logan | Utah A.C. | 14–0 |
| 13 | November 3, 1934 | Provo | Utah A.C. | 15–0 |
| 14 | November 16, 1935 | Logan | Utah A.C. | 27–0 |
| 15 | October 17, 1936 | Provo | Utah A.C. | 13–0 |
| 16 | November 13, 1937 | Logan | BYU | 54–0 |
| 17 | November 5, 1938 | Provo | Utah A.C. | 3–0 |
| 18 | November 11, 1939 | Logan | Tie | 0–0 |
| 19 | November 2, 1940 | Provo | BYU | 12–7 |
| 20 | November 1, 1941 | Logan | BYU | 28–0 |
| 21 | October 31, 1942 | Provo | Utah A.C. | 9–6 |
| 22 | November 9, 1946 | Logan | Tie | 0–0 |
| 23 | October 25, 1947 | Provo | BYU | 27–12 |
| 24 | October 23, 1948 | Logan | Utah A.C. | 20–7 |
| 25 | November 5, 1949 | Provo | Utah A.C. | 22–3 |
| 26 | November 4, 1950 | Logan | BYU | 34–13 |
| 27 | November 10, 1951 | Provo | BYU | 28–27 |
| 28 | November 15, 1952 | Logan | Utah A.C. | 27–26 |
| 29 | October 16, 1953 | Provo | Utah A.C. | 14–7 |
| 30 | October 30, 1954 | Logan | Utah A.C. | 45–13 |
| 31 | November 5, 1955 | Provo | Utah A.C. | 47–21 |
| 32 | October 27, 1956 | Logan | Utah A.C. | 33–7 |
| 33 | November 2, 1957 | Provo | BYU | 14–0 |
| 34 | November 1, 1958 | Logan | BYU | 13–6 |
| 35 | October 31, 1959 | Provo | BYU | 18–0 |
| 36 | October 29, 1960 | Logan | Utah State | 34–0 |
| 37 | November 4, 1961 | Provo | Utah State | 31–8 |
| 38 | October 27, 1962 | Logan | Utah State | 27–21 |
| 39 | November 2, 1963 | Provo | Utah State | 26–0 |
| 40 | October 31, 1964 | Provo | BYU | 28–14 |
| 41 | October 30, 1965 | Logan | Utah State | 34–21 |
| 42 | October 8, 1966 | Provo | BYU | 27–7 |
| 43 | November 4, 1967 | Logan | Utah State | 30–9 |
| 44 | November 9, 1968 | Provo | Utah State | 34–8 |
| 45 | November 15, 1969 | Logan | BYU | 21–3 |
| 46 | October 24, 1970 | Provo | BYU | 27–20 |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 47 | October 9, 1971 | Logan | Utah State | 29–7 |
| 48 | September 23, 1972 | Provo | Utah State | 42–19 |
| 49 | October 6, 1973 | Logan | Utah State | 13–7 |
| 50 | September 21, 1974 | Provo | Utah State | 9–6 |
| 51 | November 8, 1975 | Logan | BYU | 24–7 |
| 52 | October 23, 1976 | Provo | BYU | 45–14 |
| 53 | September 24, 1977 | Logan | #20 BYU | 65–6 |
| 54 | October 7, 1978 | Provo | Utah State | 24–7 |
| 55 | October 13, 1979 | Logan | #16 BYU | 48–24 |
| 56 | October 18, 1980 | Logan | BYU | 70–46 |
| 57 | October 2, 1981 | Provo | #10 BYU | 32–26 |
| 58 | October 30, 1982 | Logan | Utah State | 20–17 |
| 59 | October 29, 1983 | Provo | #15 BYU | 38–34 |
| 60 | November 24, 1984 | Provo | #1 BYU | 38–13 |
| 61 | November 9, 1985 | Logan | #18 BYU | 44–0 |
| 62 | September 6, 1986 | Provo | #18 BYU | 52–0 |
| 63 | October 2, 1987 | Provo | BYU | 45–24 |
| 64 | September 30, 1988 | Provo | BYU | 38–3 |
| 65 | September 30, 1989 | Logan | BYU | 37–10 |
| 66 | November 24, 1990 | Provo | #4 BYU | 45–10 |
| 67 | October 4, 1991 | Provo | BYU | 38–10 |
| 68 | October 2, 1992 | Provo | BYU | 30–9 |
| 69 | October 30, 1993 | Logan | Utah State | 58–56 |
| 70 | September 30, 1994 | Provo | BYU | 34–6 |
| 71 | October 4, 1996 | Logan | #21 BYU | 45–17 |
| 72 | October 3, 1997 | Provo | #24 BYU | 42–35 |
| 73 | October 1, 1999 | Logan | BYU | 34–31 |
| 74 | October 6, 2000 | Provo | BYU | 38–14 |
| 75 | October 5, 2001 | Provo | #20 BYU | 54–34 |
| 76 | October 4, 2002 | Logan | BYU | 35–34 |
| 77 | September 23, 2006 | Provo | BYU | 38–0 |
| 78 | October 3, 2008 | Logan | #8 BYU | 34–14 |
| 79 | October 2, 2009 | Provo | #20 BYU | 35–17 |
| 80 | October 1, 2010 | Logan | Utah State | 31–16 |
| 81 | September 30, 2011 | Provo | BYU | 27–24 |
| 82 | October 5, 2012 | Provo | BYU | 6–3 |
| 83 | October 4, 2013 | Logan | BYU | 31–14 |
| 84 | October 3, 2014 | Provo | Utah State | 35–20 |
| 85 | November 28, 2015 | Logan | BYU | 51–28 |
| 86 | November 26, 2016 | Provo | BYU | 28–10 |
| 87 | September 29, 2017 | Logan | Utah State | 40–24 |
| 88 | October 5, 2018 | Provo | Utah State | 45–20 |
| 89 | November 2, 2019 | Logan | BYU | 42–14 |
| 90 | October 1, 2021 | Logan | #13 BYU | 34–20 |
| 91 | September 29, 2022 | Provo | #19 BYU | 38–26 |
| Series: BYU leads 51–37–3 |||||