Boise State vs. Utah

Boise State and Utah have 7 meetings on file, the first in 1980; Boise State leads the series 5–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 7 meetings it’s Boise State 5–⁠2, and Boise State has won the last 4.

Boise State wins
5
Utah wins
2
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1980
Longest streak
4 Boise State
Current streak
4 Boise State
Last 10 meetings
Boise State 5–⁠2
Most recent
2010

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1980s1–⁠2
1990s2–⁠0
2000s1–⁠0
2010s1–⁠0
Both ranked
1 meeting: Boise State 1, Utah 0
Average margin
13.3 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Boise State
1–⁠1 Boise State’s record at home
At Utah
1–⁠3 Utah’s record at home
Neutral sites
1–⁠0 Boise State first

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Boise State’s biggest win2006: Boise State 36, Utah 3by 33 points
  2. Utah’s biggest win1987: Utah 31, Boise State 27by 4 points
  3. Upset1998: Boise State 31, Utah 28Boise State had a 21% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1980: Boise State 28, Utah 7Boise State had a 25% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset1999: Boise State 26, Utah 20Boise State had a 30% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  6. Ranked showdown2010: Boise State 26, Utah 3No. 20 Utah at No. 10 Boise State

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Boise State and Utah, 1980 on13001500170019801990200020102020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Dec 22, 201010Boise State 26, 20Utah 3Sam Boyd StadiumMaaco Bowl Las Vegas
Sep 30, 200622Boise State 36, Utah 3at Utah
Oct 2, 1999Boise State 26, Utah 20at Boise State
Sep 26, 1998Boise State 31, Utah 28at Utah
Oct 31, 1987Utah 31, Boise State 27at Boise State
Sep 7, 1985Utah 20, Boise State 17at Utah
Sep 6, 1980Boise State 28, Utah 7at Utah

Every game is listed as played on the field.