Utah State–Wyoming football rivalry
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The Utah State–Wyoming football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Utah State Aggies and the Wyoming Cowboys. The rivalry is one of the oldest for both schools;[2] it is Utah State's fourth-oldest rivalry and Wyoming's fifth. The schools played for the first time in 1903, a 46–0 Aggie victory and Utah State leads the series 40–28–4 (.583).[3]
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First meeting | November 23, 1903 Utah A.C. 46, Wyoming 0 |
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Latest meeting | October 22, 2022 Wyoming 28, Utah State 14 |
Next meeting | October 26, 2024 in Laramie |
Trophy | Bridger Rifle |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 72 |
All-time series | Utah State leads, 40–28–4 (.583)[1] |
Trophy series | Utah State leads, 5–4 (.556) |
Largest victory | Utah State, 57–0 (1917) |
Longest win streak | Utah State, 10 (1927–1937) |
Current win streak | Wyoming, 2 (2021–present) |
On November 25, 2013, "Bridger’s Battle" was announced as the name for the rivalry, after American frontiersman Jim Bridger (1804–1881), who spent much of his career in the region. A .50 caliber Rocky Mountain Hawken rifle was announced as the trophy for the rivalry,[4] widely considered to be what Bridger carried.