Rivalry Week 2007

Recent History

No matter which side you cheer for in this rivalry you have to admit the past two decades have produced some of the best games played in this rivalry ever and it has been about as even as you can be: in fact, over the previous 18 games between these two schools, they are split 9-9, each winning 9 times, BYU getting wins at home in 1989, 1991 and 2001 and in SLC in 1990, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000, and 2006; and Utah winning at home in 1994, 2002, and 2004 and winning in Provo in 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, and 2005.

The road team wins more often than the home team wins in this stretch (each team going just 3-6 at home, but 6-3 on the road).

THIS WEEK:

This week the True Blue Cougar blog invites you to check out a series of posts about the Rivalry, including matchups, predictions, statistical trends and always a chance for you to weigh in on various poll questions (check out the first one on the right of this post).

TUESDAY: Ranking the best BYU vs. Utah games of the last 30 years
WEDNESDAY: Matchups - a comparison of both team's offense, defense, and special teams
THURSDAY: Inside the Numbers - statistical breakdown and analysis of season and historical stats
FRIDAY: Prediction - from both Scott and Spencer
SATURDAY: Game Day - final thoughts and analysis before kickoff
SUNDAY: Game Review