The Utah-BYU Football Quiz Answer Key

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1 The Utah-BYU Football Quiz Answer Key Quiz By VegasUte Answers By AncientUte How many of these can you answer? BYU-vs.-Utah Football Trivia: 1. Which program leads the head-to-head series? Utah leads the series Which program has the best win/loss percentage all time? Utah = (0.578) BYU = (0.558) 3. If you take all the years that BYU and Utah have competed in the same conference; which program has more conference football titles? Utah = 23 titles BYU = 22 titles 4. Officially Utah and BYU disagree on their football record. Whose official record (Utah s or BYU s) gives BYU a better win/loss percentage vs. Utah? Utah s Record: = Utah 51, BYU 31, 4 ties (Y % = 0.378) BYU s Record: = Utah 48, BYU 28, 4 ties (Y% = 0.368) 5. Which program has won more bowl games? Tied 7 wins each Utah Bowl Record = (0.700) BYU Bowl Record = (0.318) 6. Who started in more bowl victories Ty Detmer or T.D Croshaw? T.D. Crowshaw Bowl Record as Starter = (1.000) Ty Detmer Bowl Record as Starter = (0.000) Note: Detmer DID participate in a bowl victory (1988 Freedom Bowl), but he came in off the bench in the second half. 7. Who started in more bowl victories Brandon Doman or Lance Rice? Lance Rice Bowl Record as Starter = (1.000) Brandon Doman Bowl Record as Starter = (0.000)

2 8. Who finished their college career with a higher QB rating, Alex Smith or anyone who ever played the position for BYU? Alex Smith QB Rating = BYU #1 QB Rating (Ty Detmer) = Other notable BYU QBs: Jim McMahon = 157.5, Steve Young = 150.0, Robbie Bosco = How far was Ryan Hancock out-of-bounds when he suffered his season ending knee injury in 1992? As I remember it (yes, I was there), Hancock was running toward the west sideline, then instead of running out, he cut up the sideline trying to gain extra yardage. That was when he was hit and knocked out of bounds. As for the official record, Dick Rosetta and Phil Miller of the Salt Lake Tribune had this to say: With 5:54 left and the Cougars trying to take time off the clock, Hancock swept to his right and was run out of bounds and into the BYU players on the sideline. Discussion still rages today on whether it was a late hit, a cheap hit, or whether Hancock s knee just gave out. Whatever the case, he was done for the day. 10. BYU just finished their 3rd losing season in a row, when was the last time Utah had 3 losing seasons in a row? 1977: (0.273) 1976: (0.276) 1975: (0.091) 11. How many NFL yards did BYU s 2001 Doak Walker Award winner Luke Staley accumulate? Zero. Staley sustained a career-ending knee injury during training camp of his rookie season, and never played in the NFL. 12. Who set a franchise record with the Denver Broncos for most rushing yards by a rookie in 2000? Mike Anderson - 1,487 yards (tied for 5th best by a rookie in NFL history). 13. Who was the last BYU Quarterback to be drafted in the 1st round of the NFL Draft, what year was it? Jim McMahon Who set the NFL season record for carries in 1998 with 410? Jamal Anderson

3 15. In the state of Utah, which University has produced the highest NFL draft pick? Which produced the second highest? Top-10 Draft Picks: #1 2005: Alex Smith (Utah) #3 1962: Merlin Olson (USU) #4 1970: Phil Olson (USU) #5 1982: Jim McMahon (BYU) #8 2003: Jordan Gross (Utah) # : Shawn Knight (BYU) # : John Tait (BYU) # : Kevin Dyson (Utah) # : Jason Buck (BYU) # : Luther Elliss (Utah) Note: The NFL publishes draft history only as far back as For earlier players, I researched as many other notable players as I could think of, but there is a possibility of omission (though not likely in the Top-10). 16. Just before Utah s 2003 game vs. BYU in Provo, then Defensive Coordinator, Kyle Whittingham wrote a defensive team goal on the locker room board, what was it? To quote from Stephen Vincent of the Provo Daily Herald (November 23, 2003): Utah defensive coordinator Kyle Whittingham started his defense s preparations for Saturday s BYU game by writing one number on the chalkboard: 361. I said to the players, You know what this means, and left it at that, Whittingham said. Whittingham s players understood, and on Saturday, they met his challenge, shutting out BYU and ending the Cougars consecutive game scoring streak at In 1994 the Utes finished 10-2 and #8 in the nation. How many teams did they beat that year that finished the year in the Top-20? 4 Teams Oregon - #11 AP and #11 Coaches Poll Colorado St. - #16 AP and #14 Coaches Poll BYU - #18 AP and #10 Coaches Poll Arizona - #20 AP and #20 Coaches Poll

4 18. In 2003 and 2004 Utah a) won an Outright Conference Championship, b) defeated its arch-rival, c) won both bowl games, and d) finished in the Top-25. When was the last time BYU did that back to back? 1983: (a.) WAC Title (b.) Utah 7, BYU 55 (c.) Holiday Bowl win over Missouri (21-17) (d.) #7 AP and #7 Coaches Poll 1984: (a.) WAC Title (b.) Utah 14, BYU 24 (c.) Holiday Bowl win over Michigan (24-17) (d.) #1 AP and #1 Coaches Poll 19. In 2004 Utah went 12-0 and defeated every opponent by 14 point or more. How many other college teams have done that since 1950? Who was it and when? I can t find this one I ll take CivilUteMan s word for it. He says the 1994 Nebraska team is the only other team to accomplish this. 20. In the six year history of the MWC ( ) MWC teams have won 9 bowl games how many of those 9 were won by Utah? How many by BYU? BYU Zero victories (2 attempts) 1999: Lost Motor City Bowl to Marshall : Lost Liberty Bowl to Louisville Utah 4 victories (4 attempts) 1999: Won Las Vegas Bowl over Fresno St : Won Las Vegas Bowl over USC : Won Liberty Bowl over Southern Miss : Won Fiesta Bowl over Pittsburgh 35-7 Other MWC Bowl Victories: 2000 Liberty Bowl: CSU over Louisville Silicon Valley Bowl: AFA over Fresno St Las Vegas Bowl: UNLV over Arkansas New Orleans Bowl: CSU over North Texas Las Vegas Bowl: Wyoming over UCLA 24-21

5 21. In the ~50 years of BYU football before Lavell Edwards became coach how many conference titles did BYU win? How many conference titles has BYU won since Edwards retired? Before LaVell 1 Title: 1965 (WAC) After LaVell Zero Titles 22. What was Lavell Edwards record against Utah for his first 21 years as head coach? What was his record vs. Utah for his last 8 years as head coach of BYU? First 21 years: 19-2 Final 8 years: In both 2003 and 2004 BYU had the highest total attendance of any non-bcs football team. Who was #2 among non-bcs teams both years? 2003 #1 BYU 369,003 #2 Hawaii 285,540 #3 Louisville 240,279 #4 Air Force 235,259 #5 Memphis 270,673 #6 Fresno St. 231,618 #7 TCU 216,931 #8 Utah 210, #1 BYU 350,849 #2 Hawaii 294,404 #3 Air Force 266,302 #4 Utah 264, Who sold a higher percentage of available football tickets in 2004 BYU or Utah? Utah: 96.66% of capacity BYU: 91.30% of capacity 25. What is Utah s current winning streak vs. BCS teams? Last Loss: vs. Texas A&M ( ) Streak = 6 wins over Cal ( ) over Oregon ( ) over Texas A&M ( ) 23-6 over Arizona ( ) over UNC ( ) 35-7 over Pittsburgh ( )