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Brigham Young Cougars © |
Utah Utes |
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Played November 23, 1996 at Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, Utah |
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Teams' Belt Records
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Team |
Belt Reigns |
Overall Record |
Home Record |
Away Record |
Neutral Record |
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W |
L |
T |
PCT |
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L |
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PCT |
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PCT |
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PCT |
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| Brigham Young © | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | ||||
| Utah | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | ||||
Previous Belt Meetings: None
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1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Final |
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Brigham Young |
13 |
7 |
10 |
7 |
37 |
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Utah |
0 |
3 |
8 |
6 |
17 |
The 8-2 Utah Utes of coach Ron McBride welcomed the 8th ranked, 11-1 Brigham Young Cougars of Lavell Edwards to Salt Lake City for the annual “Holy War” rivalry. The Utes were unable to match the Cougars falling behind 20-3 at half before losing 37-17. Cougars' RB Brian McKenzie scored on a 12-yard run between two 22-yard field goals by PK Ethan Pochman giving Brigham Young a 13-0 lead at the end of the 1st quarter. The Cougars stretched the lead to 20-0 when RB Ronney Jenkins scored on a 4-yard run. Utah finally got on the board when PK Dan Pulsipher connected on a 38-yard field goal. The teams traded scores throughout the 2nd half but the Utes were unable to overcome the 1st half deficit. Jenkins scored on a 16-yard run for the Cougars before the Utes finally got in the end zone on a 1-yard run by All-WAC RB Chris Faumatu-Ma’afala. Pochman’s 41-yard field goal put the Cougars up 30-11 as the 4th quarter started. All-WAC WR Kevin Dyson finished the scoring for Utah with a 19-yard touchdown catch from QB Mike Fouts but Jenkins third touchdown of the day came on a 2-yard run giving the Cougars their final margin of victory. McKenzie finished with 176 yards rushing with a touchdown, Jenkins added 156 yards rushing to his 3 scores, & QB Steve Sarkisian threw for just 70 yards for Brigham Young. For the Utes, Fouts threw for 179 yards with a touchdown & an interception in the losing effort. Brigham Young rushed for 366 yards while holding the ball for 37:54 of the game. Brigham Young finished the season 14-1; WAC Champions, ranked 5th nationally while the Utes finished 8-4. Utah has not played for The Belt again.
