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Utah and BYU meet at 10 a.m. Nov. 7, the rivalry's first morning kickoff since 1996

Utah is 7-0 and BYU 6-1 for the 104th meeting on Nov. 7 at Rice-Eccles Stadium; Utah is the Big 12's only undefeated team.

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The No. 6 Utah Utes will host the No. 8 BYU Cougars at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Nov. 7, with a 10 a.m. kickoff, the Deseret News, KUTV and Gephardt Daily reported. The network, ABC or ESPN, will be set after the Oct. 31 games. [1][2][3]

It will be the 104th meeting in the Holy War and the third as members of the Big 12 Conference. Utah leads the all-time series 62-37-4, according to the reports. The Deseret News reported it is the first day game between the rivals since 2010 and the first 10 a.m. kickoff in the series since 1996. BYU has won three straight in the rivalry, and the last one snapped Utah's nine-game unbeaten streak in 2021. [1][2][3]

Utah is 7-0 after beating No. 14 Houston 21-13 on Saturday, Oct. 24, before 51,864 at Rice-Eccles, the Daily Utah Chronicle reported. The Utes trailed 10-0 entering the third quarter and outscored Houston 21-10 in the second half. Devon Dampier ran for 150 yards and two touchdowns and threw for 204 yards, and Jackson Bennee forced a sack-fumble with two minutes left. The Chronicle reported Utah is the only undefeated team in the Big 12 and in a strong position to reach the conference championship game. [4]

BYU is 6-1 overall and 3-1 in the Big 12, BYU Athletics reported. The Cougars were ranked No. 2 in the AP poll, for the first time in program history, when they lost 39-31 in double overtime at UCF on Oct. 24, their first loss of the season. They fell six spots to No. 8 in the AP poll and No. 9 in the AFCA Coaches Poll, and have been in the top 10 for six straight weeks. [5][6]

Utah is No. 6 in the AP poll and No. 5 in the Coaches Poll. Six Big 12 teams are in the AP Top 25, the most since 2012, and Utah and BYU are the two in the top 10. Texas Tech is No. 13, Houston No. 18 and Arizona No. 22. [5]

Both teams play Oct. 31 first. Utah visits Cincinnati, and BYU hosts Arizona State, now 4-3, at 1:30 p.m. MT at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo, on FOX. [7][8]

Sources

  1. Deseret News: BYU-Utah rivalry matchup will have a morning kickoff
  2. KUTV: Holy War gets kickoff time for highly anticipated matchup between No. 6 Utah, No. 8 BYU
  3. Gephardt Daily: Kickoff time set for Utah's Holy War game
  4. Daily Utah Chronicle: Utah beats Houston 21-13 to improve to 7-0
  5. BYU Athletics: Football lands at No. 8 in AP Top 25
  6. BYU Athletics: No. 2 BYU falls to UCF in double overtime, 39-31
  7. BYU Athletics: BYU football game week 2026, Arizona State
  8. Utah Athletics: No. 6 Utah heads east to face Cincinnati

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