Utah State vs. Wyoming
Utah State and Wyoming have 72 meetings on file, the first in 1912; Utah State leads the series 40–28–4 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Utah State 6–4. The winner takes home the Bridger Rifle. Utah State holds it. Share
- Utah State wins
- 40
- Wyoming wins
- 28
- Ties
- 4
- Earliest on file
- 1912
- Longest streak
- 10 Utah State
- Current streak
- 1 Utah State
- Last 10 meetings
- Utah State 6–4
- Most recent
- 2024
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 4–2 | ||||||||||
| 1920s | 8–0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1930s | 8–1 | ||||||||||
| 1940s | 4–3 | ||||||||||
| 1950s | 0–9–1 | ||||||||||
| 1960s | 2–3–2 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 7–2 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 0–4 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 6–2 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 1–2 |
- Average margin
- 16.6 points; 20 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Utah State
- 25–12–1 Utah State’s record at home
- At Wyoming
- 16–15–3 Wyoming’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 15
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Bridger Rifle
- Played for since
- —
- Held by
- Utah State
Who holds it comes from the games on file: the winner of the latest regular-season meeting (bowl rematches aren’t played for it); a tie leaves it with the holder (the usual rule; the article doesn’t say). From Wikipedia’s list of rivalry games and the rivalry’s article (CC BY-SA). More on the Bridger Rifle.
Games that tell the story
- Utah State’s biggest win1917: Utah State 57, Wyoming 0by 57 points
- Wyoming’s biggest win1968: Wyoming 48, Utah State 3by 45 points
- Upset1938: Wyoming 27, Utah State 12Wyoming had a 26% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset2021: Wyoming 44, Utah State 17Wyoming had a 30% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1971: Wyoming 31, Utah State 29Wyoming had a 31% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Coach against coach
| Years | Utah State | Series | Wyoming |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1919–1923 | E. Lowell Romney | 4–0 | John Corbett |
| 1924–1926 | E. Lowell Romney | 2–0–1 | William Dietz |
| 1927–1929 | E. Lowell Romney | 3–0 | George McLaren |
| 1933–1938 | E. Lowell Romney | 5–1 | Dutch Witte |
| 1941–1946 | E. Lowell Romney | 2–1 | Bunny Oakes |
| 1959–1961 | John Ralston | 1–1–1 | Bob Devaney |
| 1963–1966 | Tony Knap | 0–2–1 | Lloyd Eaton |
| 2014–2018 | Matt Wells | 3–2 | Craig Bohl |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Utah State’s side (Romney 4–0 against Corbett). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
Both programs through the years
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

1936 · Imperial Valley press, Oct 12, 1936

1949 · The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, Oct 17, 1949

1951 · Evening star, Oct 7, 1951

1953 · Evening star, Oct 4, 1953
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.
Every game
Every game is listed as played on the field.