# Utah State–Wyoming football rivalry

The Utah State–Wyoming football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Utah State Aggies and the Wyoming Cowboys. The rivalry is one of the oldest for both schools; it is Utah State's fourth-oldest rivalry and Wyoming's fifth. The schools played for the first time in 1903, a 46–0 Aggie victory and Utah State leads the series 41–28–4 (.589).
On November 25, 2013, "Bridger’s Battle" was announced as the name for the rivalry, after American frontiersman Jim Bridger (1804–1881), who spent much of his career in the region. A .50 caliber Rocky Mountain Hawken rifle was announced as the trophy for the rivalry, widely considered to be what Bridger carried.

## Meetings

Utah State and Wyoming have a storied history dating back to the early 1900s as both schools were members of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) from 1916–37 and later members of the Mountain States Conference from 1938–61. Following the dissolution of the Mountain States Conference in 1962, Utah State and Wyoming continued to play almost every year until 1978, then did not play again until 2001. They would meet only four additional times from 2003 to 2011. 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 2020 matchup, scheduled to be played in Laramie, was cancelled due to a spike in cases of COVID-19 within the Utah State program amid the ongoing pandemic.
The game was not played in 2023, as the Mountain West eliminated its divisional format for football.

## Game results

| Utah State victories | Wyoming victories | Tie games |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 1 | November 23, 1903 | Logan | Utah A.C. | 46–0 |
| 2 | November 2, 1912 | Logan | Utah A.C. | 53–0 |
| 3 | November 7, 1914 | Logan | Utah A.C. | 24–3 |
| 4 | October 27, 1915 | Laramie | Wyoming | 13–7 |
| 5 | October 21, 1916 | Logan | Wyoming | 23–10 |
| 6 | October 24, 1917 | Logan | Utah A.C. | 57–0 |
| 7 | November 20, 1919 | Laramie | Utah A.C. | 6–0 |
| 8 | October 11, 1921 | Logan | Utah A.C. | 14–3 |
| 9 | November 11, 1922 | Logan | Utah A.C. | 26–0 |
| 10 | November 16, 1923 | Laramie | Utah A.C. | 20–6 |
| 11 | November 11, 1924 | Logan | Utah A.C. | 25–2 |
| 12 | November 5, 1925 | Logan | Utah A.C. | 26–13 |
| 13 | October 23, 1926 | Laramie | Tie | 6–6 |
| 14 | October 22, 1927 | Logan | Utah A.C. | 42–0 |
| 15 | October 19, 1928 | Laramie | Utah A.C. | 24–6 |
| 16 | October 26, 1929 | Laramie | Utah A.C. | 12–7 |
| 17 | October 25, 1930 | Logan | Utah A.C. | 13–8 |
| 18 | October 24, 1931 | Laramie | Utah A.C. | 12–0 |
| 19 | November 4, 1933 | Logan | Utah A.C. | 27–0 |
| 20 | October 20, 1934 | Laramie | Utah A.C. | 19–0 |
| 21 | November 9, 1935 | Logan | Utah A.C. | 18–0 |
| 22 | October 10, 1936 | Laramie | Utah A.C. | 25–0 |
| 23 | October 23, 1937 | Logan | Utah A.C. | 34–7 |
| 24 | November 12, 1938 | Logan | Wyoming | 27–12 |
| 25 | November 18, 1939 | Laramie | Utah A.C. | 20–13 |
| 26 | November 21, 1940 | Logan | Utah A.C. | 16–0 |
| 27 | November 15, 1941 | Laramie | Wyoming | 12–6 |
| 28 | November 21, 1942 | Logan | Utah A.C. | 14–6 |
| 29 | November 16, 1946 | Logan | Utah A.C. | 21–7 |
| 30 | October 18, 1947 | Laramie | Wyoming | 33–19 |
| 31 | October 30, 1948 | Logan | Utah A.C. | 45–34 |
| 32 | October 15, 1949 | Laramie | Wyoming | 27–0 |
| 33 | October 14, 1950 | Logan | Wyoming | 40–7 |
| 34 | October 6, 1951 | Laramie | Wyoming | 37–0 |
| 35 | October 4, 1952 | Logan | Wyoming | 14–0 |
| 36 | October 3, 1953 | Laramie | Wyoming | 20–13 |
| 37 | November 6, 1954 | Logan | Wyoming | 21–12 |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 38 | October 1, 1955 | Laramie | Wyoming | 21–13 |
| 39 | November 3, 1956 | Logan | Wyoming | 21–0 |
| 40 | October 5, 1957 | Laramie | Tie | 19–19 |
| 41 | November 8, 1958 | Logan | Wyoming | 41–13 |
| 42 | October 3, 1959 | Laramie | Wyoming | 27–2 |
| 43 | November 5, 1960 | Logan | #18 Utah State | 17–13 |
| 44 | October 7, 1961 | Laramie | Tie | 6–6 |
| 45 | November 10, 1962 | Logan | Utah State | 20–6 |
| 46 | September 28, 1963 | Laramie | Wyoming | 21–14 |
| 47 | November 7, 1964 | Logan | Tie | 20–20 |
| 48 | October 22, 1966 | Laramie | Wyoming | 35–10 |
| 49 | September 21, 1968 | Laramie | Wyoming | 48–3 |
| 50 | September 26, 1970 | Laramie | Utah State | 42–29 |
| 51 | November 6, 1971 | Logan | Wyoming | 31–29 |
| 52 | October 28, 1972 | Laramie | Utah State | 35–23 |
| 53 | November 3, 1973 | Logan | Utah State | 31–20 |
| 54 | September 14, 1974 | Laramie | Utah State | 17–7 |
| 55 | November 1, 1975 | Logan | Utah State | 27–21 |
| 56 | September 25, 1976 | Laramie | Wyoming | 20–3 |
| 57 | November 12, 1977 | Logan | Utah State | 32–31 |
| 58 | September 30, 1978 | Laramie | Utah State | 20–13 |
| 59 | September 22, 2001 | Logan | Wyoming | 43–42 |
| 60 | October 11, 2003 | Logan | Wyoming | 48–21 |
| 61 | September 2, 2006 | Laramie | Wyoming | 38–7 |
| 62 | September 8, 2007 | Laramie | Wyoming | 32–18 |
| 63 | October 8, 2011 | Logan | Utah State | 63–19 |
| 64 | November 30, 2013 | Logan | Utah State | 35–7 |
| 65 | November 8, 2014 | Laramie | Utah State | 20–3 |
| 66 | October 30, 2015 | Logan | Utah State | 58–27 |
| 67 | November 5, 2016 | Laramie | Wyoming | 52–28 |
| 68 | October 14, 2017 | Logan | Wyoming | 28–23 |
| 69 | October 20, 2018 | Laramie | Utah State | 24–16 |
| 70 | November 16, 2019 | Logan | Utah State | 26–21 |
| 71 | November 20, 2021 | Logan | Wyoming | 44–17 |
| 72 | October 22, 2022 | Laramie | Wyoming | 28–14 |
| 73 | October 26, 2024 | Laramie | Utah State | 27–25 |
| Series: Utah State leads 41–28–4 |||||