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Idaho vs. Utah

Idaho and Utah have 29 meetings on file, the first in 1908; Utah leads the series 15–⁠12–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s even at 5–⁠5.

Idaho wins
12
Utah wins
15
Ties
2
Earliest on file
1908
Longest streak
4 Utah
Current streak
1 Utah
Last 10 meetings
even at 5–⁠5
Most recent
2026

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1900s0–⁠0–⁠1
1910s0–⁠2
1920s2–⁠1
1930s2–⁠1
1940s1–⁠4
1950s5–⁠4–⁠1
1960s1–⁠2
1990s1–⁠0
2020s0–⁠1
Average margin
13.9 points; 10 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Idaho
6–⁠4 Idaho’s record at home
At Utah
11–⁠6–⁠2 Utah’s record at home
Shutouts
9

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Idaho’s biggest win1958: Idaho 20, Utah 0by 20 points
  2. Utah’s biggest win2026: Utah 66, Idaho 14by 52 points
  3. Upset1947: Idaho 13, Utah 6Idaho had a 14% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1938: Idaho 16, Utah 0Idaho had a 16% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset1956: Idaho 27, Utah 21Idaho had a 17% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsIdahoSeriesUtah
1938–⁠1940Ted Bank1–⁠2Ike Armstrong
1951–⁠1953Raymond Curfman0–⁠2–⁠1Jack Curtice
1954–⁠1957Skip Stahley3–⁠1Jack Curtice
1962–⁠1964Dee Andros1–⁠2Ray Nagel

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Idaho’s side (Bank 1–⁠2 against Armstrong). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Idaho and Utah, 1908 on130015001700192019401960198020002020

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.

From the newspapers

  • The The Salt Lake herald's story of the 1908 game: old KING WINTER WINS HIS GAME Utah and idaho No Match for Him in Big Football Struggle. NEITHER TEAM MADE SCORE ELEMENTS AGAINST TEAMS AND PLAYING is IMPOSSIBLE. NEITHER TEAM MADE SCORE

    1908 · The Salt Lake herald, Salt Lake City [Utah], Nov 27, 1908

  • The The Salt Lake tribune. (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current's story of the 1911 game: Utah Is Victorious After ierce Battle Red and White Win From Idaho by Score ~ to D. IN Iame Every Point Of Which Is Bitterly Contested Triumph Makes Utah Contender Tor Northwestern Championship

    1911 · The Salt Lake tribune. (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, Utah, Dec 1, 1911

  • The Cottonwood chronicle. (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current's story of the 1919 game: news AROUND The STATE Items of Interest From Various Sections Reproduced for Ben eft of Our Readers.

    1919 · Cottonwood chronicle. (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, Idaho, Oct 31, 1919

  • The The Meridian times's story of the 1920 game: Idaho Wins Over Utah

    1920 · The Meridian times, Meridian, Idaho, Nov 12, 1920

  • The The daily star-mirror's story of the 1921 game: IDAHO OUTPLAYS Utah BUT LOSES KELLEY'S MEN RETURN FROM IL TO DEFEAT AT SALT LAKE.

    1921 · The daily star-mirror, Moscow, Idaho, Oct 31, 1921

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.

On television

2026ESPNU0.2 million viewers

Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.

Photos

From the rivalry’s and its games’ categories on Wikimedia Commons (free licenses only, each credited), and libraries and archives found through the Digital Public Library of America (each under its holder’s rights statement).

Every game

Sep 3, 202621Utah 66, Idaho 14at Utah
Oct 2, 1993Idaho 28, Utah 17at Utah
Oct 3, 1964Utah 22, Idaho 0at Utah
Sep 28, 1963Idaho 10, Utah 9at Idaho
Oct 27, 1962Utah 25, Idaho 21at Utah
Nov 7, 1959Utah 47, Idaho 13at Idaho
Oct 4, 1958Idaho 20, Utah 0at Utah
Oct 5, 1957Idaho 21, Utah 6at Idaho
Oct 27, 1956Idaho 27, Utah 21at Utah
Sep 24, 1955Utah 20, Idaho 13at Idaho
Oct 30, 1954Idaho 14, Utah 13at Utah
Sep 26, 1953Utah 21, Idaho 0at Utah
Sep 27, 1952Utah 21, Idaho 21at Utah
Nov 22, 1951Utah 40, Idaho 19at Utah
Sep 23, 1950Idaho 26, Utah 19at Idaho
Sep 25, 1948Utah 21, Idaho 6at Utah
Nov 15, 1947Idaho 13, 18Utah 6at Idaho
Nov 26, 1942Utah 13, Idaho 7at Utah
Sep 27, 1941Utah 26, Idaho 7at Idaho
Nov 21, 1940Utah 13, Idaho 6at Utah
Oct 21, 1939Utah 35, Idaho 0at Idaho
Nov 24, 1938Idaho 16, Utah 0at Utah
Oct 9, 1937Idaho 9, Utah 7at Utah
Nov 11, 1922Idaho 16, Utah 0at Idaho
Oct 29, 1921Utah 17, Idaho 7at Utah
Nov 11, 1920Idaho 10, Utah 0at Idaho
Oct 25, 1919Utah 20, Idaho 0at Utah
Nov 30, 1911Utah 19, Idaho 0at Utah
Nov 26, 1908Utah 0, Idaho 0at Utah

Every game is listed as played on the field.