No. 3 Utah have stayed unbeaten, beating rival BYU 28–20 in the Holy War on Saturday, 7 November 2026, at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City — the first-ever top-10 meeting in the rivalry.
Utah quarterback Devon Dampier accounted for all four Utah touchdowns: 177 passing yards, two passing touchdowns, 89 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns. He became the first player in NCAA history with a game of 150 or more passing yards, 25 or more receiving yards, two passing touchdowns and two rushing touchdowns.
Utah raced to a 14–0 lead in the first five minutes. BYU answered with 20 unanswered points to lead 20–14 at half-time — then were held scoreless in the second half.
BYU quarterback Bear Bachmeier threw four interceptions, doubling his season total in one game. He finished 21 of 35 for 272 yards and one touchdown. His fourth pick came on a desperation heave into the end zone with two seconds left, intercepted by Nate Ritchie, and a third-down red-zone interception by Trey Reynolds with 4:39 left sealed it.
Utah improve to 9–0, 6–0 in the Big 12, with a 15th straight win and their first win over BYU since 2019. BYU fall to 7–2, 4–2 in the Big 12, and have now lost two of their last three. Utah next visit No. 22 Arizona on Saturday, 14 November.
It was a huge weekend for American sport, from Luka Doncic scoring 53 as the Lakers beat the Trail Blazers to the giant pandas making their public debut at Zoo Atlanta. Utah’s unbeaten run rolls on.
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