BYU vs. Pacific

BYU and Pacific first met in 1958 and have played 5 times; Pacific leads the series 3–⁠2. Over the last 5 meetings it’s Pacific 3–⁠2, and BYU has won the last 2.

BYU wins
2
Pacific wins
3
Ties
0
First meeting
1958
Longest streak
3 Pacific
Current streak
2 BYU
Last 10 meetings
Pacific 3–⁠2
Most recent
1966

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1950s0–⁠1
1960s2–⁠2
Average margin
22 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At BYU
2–⁠0 BYU’s record at home
At Pacific
3–⁠0 Pacific’s record at home
Shutouts
3

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

Games that tell the story

  1. BYU’s biggest win1966: BYU 38, Pacific 0by 38 points
  2. Pacific’s biggest win1962: Pacific 26, BYU 7by 19 points
  3. Upset1963: Pacific 14, BYU 0Pacific had a 35% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of BYU and Pacific, 1958 on1300150017001960197019801990200020102020

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

Nov 26, 1966BYU 38, Pacific 0at BYU
Oct 17, 1964BYU 21, Pacific 0at BYU
Nov 16, 1963Pacific 14, BYU 0at Pacific
Sep 15, 1962Pacific 26, BYU 7at Pacific
Oct 11, 1958Pacific 26, BYU 8at Pacific

Every game is listed as played on the field.