​Utah Utes fans prepare to rush the field just before the Utah Utes win against the BYU Cougars in a football game at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026.
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Tess Crowley, Deseret News
As usual, the expected happened Saturday morning and early afternoon at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City. That is, if the expected was to expect the unexpected.After Utah jumped out to a 14-0 start with a couple explosive plays, BYU responded by racking up a 20-point run of its own, but it was not enough as Utah retook the lead and held on for a 28-20 victory.Utah rode the arm and legs of Devon Dampier, as he recorded passing, rushing and receiving yards on the game.Day or night, BYU vs. Utah always delivers — and gets noisyIt was Breakfast at Rice-Eccles this year instead of its usual nighttime environment, but the Utah crowd came ready to cause a ruckus.On the first play of BYU’s opening drive the Cougars were hit with a false start penalty, which led to a three-and-out with the Cougars punting the ball back to the Utes, who then went on to score the second of their two first-quarter TDs to go up 14-0.On the Cougars’ next drive, BYU advanced to the red zone and was about to quarterback sneak on fourth down before a delay-of-game penalty pushed Bachmeier and company back, resulting in a field goal to put the Cougars on the board down 14-3. No doubt the Utah noise was a factor in the penalties to start the game.
Utah Utes fans celebrates their team’s 28-20 win over over the BYU Cougars in a football game Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City.
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Erin Hooley, Deseret News
Utah Utes head coach Morgan Scalley celebrates his team’s 28-20 win over over the BYU Cougars in a football game Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City.
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Erin Hooley, Deseret News