Utah vs. Washington State

Utah and Washington State have 20 meetings on file, the first in 1966; Utah leads the series 11–⁠9 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Utah 6–⁠4, and Utah has won the last 4.

Utah wins
11
Washington State wins
9
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1966
Longest streak
4 Washington State
Current streak
4 Utah
Last 10 meetings
Utah 6–⁠4
Most recent
2022

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1960s2–⁠0
1970s1–⁠2
1980s1–⁠1
1990s1–⁠1
2000s0–⁠1
2010s3–⁠4
2020s3–⁠0
Average margin
12.4 points; 9 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Utah
6–⁠5 Utah’s record at home
At Washington State
3–⁠5 Washington State’s record at home
Neutral sites
0–⁠1 Utah first

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Utah’s biggest win2012: Utah 49, Washington State 6by 43 points
  2. Washington State’s biggest win1971: Washington State 34, Utah 12by 22 points
  3. Upset1971: Washington State 34, Utah 12Washington State had a 23% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset2014: Washington State 28, Utah 27Washington State had a 27% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset2000: Washington State 38, Utah 21Washington State had a 27% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsUtahSeriesWashington State
1968–⁠1972Bill Meek2–⁠1Jim Sweeney
1992–⁠2000Ron McBride1–⁠2Mike Price
2012–⁠2019Kyle Whittingham2–⁠4Mike Leach

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

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Utah and Washington State, 1966 on130015001700197019801990200020102020

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.

Stars of the series

Biggest days

Karene Reid Utah15 tackles, 1 sack, 1 for loss, 1 INT2021 Defense

Named most valuable

Drew Bledsoe Washington State1992
Kareem Leary Utah1992

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on). Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).

Every game

Oct 27, 202214Utah 21, Washington State 17at Washington State
Sep 25, 2021Utah 24, Washington State 13at Utah
Dec 19, 2020Utah 45, Washington State 28at Utah
Sep 28, 201919Utah 38, Washington State 13at Utah
Sep 29, 2018Washington State 28, Utah 24at Washington State
Nov 11, 201719Washington State 33, Utah 25at Utah
Sep 27, 2014Washington State 28, Utah 27at Utah
Nov 23, 2013Washington State 49, Utah 37at Washington State
Nov 3, 2012Utah 49, Washington State 6at Utah
Nov 19, 2011Utah 30, Washington State 27at Washington State
Sep 16, 2000Washington State 38, Utah 21at Utah
Sep 4, 1999Utah 27, Washington State 7at Washington State
Dec 29, 199218Washington State 31, Utah 28Neutral siteCopper Bowl
Sep 21, 1985Utah 44, Washington State 37at Utah
Sep 8, 1984Washington State 42, Utah 40at Washington State
Sep 20, 1975Washington State 30, Utah 14at Utah
Sep 30, 1972Utah 44, Washington State 25at Washington State
Oct 2, 1971Washington State 34, Utah 12at Utah
Oct 5, 1968Utah 17, Washington State 14at Washington State
Oct 15, 1966Utah 26, Washington State 15at Utah

Every game is listed as played on the field.