Beehive Boot

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The '''Beehive Boot''', which signifies instate football supremacy among Division I FBS universities from the state of Utah, began in the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. The authentic pioneer boot, which is estimated to be well over 100 years old, is typically awarded annually to the Utah school with the best record against its instate NCAA Division I FBS foes. The team that compete for the boot are BYU Cougars, Utah Utes, and Utah State Aggies. The Weber State Wildcats (which is an FCS team) was originally eligible to win the trophy and games against them counted towards their opponents' record when determining the winner of the trophy. It is unclear when this stopped being the case, but it was at least by 2012, when Utah State won the trophy over BYU (BYU's win over Weber State was not counted towards their instate record).<ref name="utahstateaggies.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112912aaa.html|title=Utah State Football Wins Beehive Boot Trophy For Second Time In Three Years - Utah State University|website=Utah State University|access-date=November 29, 2012|archive-date=December 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220073311/http://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112912aaa.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In the case of three-way ties between the schools, the winner was chosen by vote of the in-state media. Such an event has happened four times previously: in 1973, 1997, 2010, and in 2012. Utah State was awarded the trophy in each year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/011411aaa.html|title=Utah State Football Wins Beehive Boot Trophy - Utah State University|website=Utah State University}}{{Dead link|date=September 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref> The 2017 season also ended with a tie where both Utah and Utah State defeated BYU, but did not play each other. However, no winner was officially awarded the Beehive Boot.<ref name = "SI2018"/>

In addition to the Beehive Boot, BYU and Utah State also play for The Old Wagon Wheel.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://byucougars.com/athletics/old-wagon-wheel |title=The Old Wagon Wheel | the Official Site of BYU Athletics |access-date=2012-05-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508155634/http://byucougars.com/athletics/old-wagon-wheel |archive-date=2012-05-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The same three universities, along with Weber State University, Southern Utah University, and Utah Valley University, also played for a statewide trophy in basketball called the Old Oquirrh Bucket until the 2010 season, when it was retired due to conference realignments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700082737/Utah-teams-mothballing-Old-Oquirrh-Bucket.html?pg=all|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103070100/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700082737/Utah-teams-mothballing-Old-Oquirrh-Bucket.html?pg=all|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 3, 2014|title=Utah teams mothballing Old Oquirrh Bucket|date=17 November 2010|website=Deseretnews.com}}</ref> Along with the Florida Cup, Commander-in-Chief's Trophy and the Michigan MAC Trophy, the Beehive Boot is one of the few three-way FBS rivalries that presents a trophy to the winner.

==History== Brigham Young University has the most wins in the series with 23, followed by Utah with 15, and Utah State with 9. After residing in Logan on USU's campus for the first four years of its existence, the trophy spent most of the next two decades in the hands of BYU. The Cougars won the intrastate series 19 of the next 27 years, including five in a row from 1983 to 1987.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Jeff Reynolds |date=2002 |url=http://www.byucougars.com/Filing.jsp?ID=3234 |title=Week 12: Victory Needed in Final Regular-Season Game |access-date=2007-10-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015233716/http://www.byucougars.com/Filing.jsp?ID=3234 |archive-date=2007-10-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Since the mid-1990s, the boot has been back and forth between Salt Lake and Provo many times. Utah had a brief period of success during the early part of this century, winning four straight Beehive Boots from 2002 to 2005. It has also made a couple of trips to Logan during the past couple of decades.

Historically, the trophy goes to the winner of the BYU-Utah game. Only nine times has that not happened: the years when Utah State has won it. Only four times in history has the winner of the Beehive Boot lost an intrastate game (Utah State in 1973, 1982, 1997, 2012).

Utah won the trophy in 2016 after being the only team with an unbeaten in-state record, but the trophy then stopped being awarded.<ref name = "SI2018">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/college-football/2018/11/21/beehive-boot-utah-byu-utah-state-rivalry-holy-war |title=The Murky Future of the Beehive Boot, College Football's Strangest Rivalry Trophy |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=November 21, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.andthevalleyshook.com/2019/10/31/20941750/how-to-football-week-10 |title=How To Football: Week 10 |website=SB Nation |date=October 31, 2019}}</ref><ref name = "2021status">{{cite web |url=https://www.sportsbookreview.com/picks/college-football/byu-vs-utah-state-ncaaf-odds-cougars-try-to-claim-state-bragging-rights/208244/ |title=BYU vs. Utah State NCAAF Odds: Cougars Try To Claim State Bragging Rights |quote=There used to be a trophy given out called the Beehive Boot (from the Beehive State) for the winner of the in-state round-robin series between BYU, Utah State, and Utah but they stopped doing that a few years ago for whatever reason. |website=Sportsbook Review |date=September 27, 2021}}</ref> In 2021, BYU defeated both Utah and Utah State, leading to having a de facto winner for the first time since 2016. BYU then inquired as to the whereabouts of the trophy,<ref name ="WhereBoot2021">{{cite web |url=https://www.ksl.com/article/50255644/what-ever-happened-to-the-beehive-boot-and-can-byu-take-it-back- |title=What ever happened to the Beehive Boot, and can BYU take it back? |website=KSL.com |date=October 5, 2021}}</ref> resulting with BYU claiming the trophy two weeks later after it was found by Utah.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://kslsports.com/470112/byu-football-beehive-boot-trophy/ |title=BYU Football Gains Possession Of Mysterious Beehive Boot Trophy |website=KSL.com |date=October 14, 2021}}</ref>

==The Holy War== {{see also|Holy War (BYU–Utah)|BYU–Utah rivalry}}

The "Holy War" is one of America's oldest and most heated college football rivalries. In fact, the schools even differ on when the first game was played. Utah claims that the first game was played in 1896 (when Brigham Young University was known as Brigham Young Academy). BYU on the other hand claims that the rivalry dates back to 1922, the first year BYU began playing football. For historical purposes, 1922 is the date most used when referring to the start of the Holy War. The Utes lead the all-time series 60–35–4. The Cougars are 27–20 since the Beehive Boot was created in 1971.

==The Old Wagon Wheel== {{main|BYU–Utah State football rivalry}} BYU and Utah State have met for the Old Wagon Wheel 88 times, dating back to 1922, with BYU holding a 48–37–3 lead. BYU had beaten Utah State ten straight times before Utah State defeated BYU by the score of 31–16 on October 1, 2010. With the victory, Utah State reclaimed the Old Wagon Wheel for the first time since 1993, and subsequently took the trophy in 2014, 2017, and 2018.

==The Battle of the Brothers== {{main|Battle of the Brothers}} The Utah/USU rivalry, often called the Battle of the Brothers, is the most played rivalry between any of the schools that participate in the Beehive Boot series, with 112 total all-time meetings. Utah leads the series 78–30–4, and Utah has won 22 victories in the last 25 meetings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sltrib.com/utahutes/ci_7042954|title=Salt Lake Tribune - Ute football: Utes continue to rule Aggies|website=Sltrib.com|access-date=2007-10-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604152026/http://www.sltrib.com/utahutes/ci_7042954|archive-date=2011-06-04|url-status=dead}}</ref> The first game was played in 1892, a 12-0 Aggie victory, and the Utes and Aggies had met every year from 1944 to 2009 before taking a break. The Utes have won 31 of 42 meetings since the Boot was first awarded, with 5 of USU's 11 victories coming in the first 6 years after the trophy's creation.

==Winners of the trophy and results== Games against Weber State are included up until 1982, the last year that these games were certain to have counted towards each teams' interstate record.  Between 2016 and 2020, there were no announced winners and it was retained by Utah.<ref name = "2021status"/>

{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto" width="80%" |width="20%" style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}};text-align:center;" | '''Brigham Young victories''' |width="20%" style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}};text-align:center;" | '''Utah victories''' |width="20%" style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}};text-align:center;" | '''Utah State victories''' |width="20%" style="background: gray; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''Tied games''' |width="20%" style="background: white; text-align:center" | '''No game, not awarded''' |}

{| class="wikitable" style=text-align:center;"margin: 1em auto 1em auto" ! | Season | Winner | BYU-Utah | BYU-USU | Utah-USU | References |- |colspan=5 style="text-align: center;"|'''Before Trophy Established''' |- !1892-1921 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''N/A''' |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''See Utah-BYU football rivalry Series tied 3-3''' |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''No game''' |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''See Utah-Utah State football rivalry Utah led 13-6-1''' | |- !1922 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''N/A''' |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 49-0 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} | Utah State 42-3 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 14-0 | |- !1923 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''N/A''' |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 15-0 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} | Utah State 40-0 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} | Utah State 21-13 | |- !1924 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''N/A''' |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 35-6 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} | Utah State 13-9 |style="background: gray; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''Tie''' 7-7 | |- !1925 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''N/A''' |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 27-0 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} | Utah State 14-0 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} | Utah State 10-6 | |- !1926 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''N/A''' |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 40-7 |style="background: gray; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''Tie''' 0-0 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 34-7 | |- !1927 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''N/A''' |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 20-0 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} | Utah State 22-0 |style="background: gray; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''Tie''' 0-0 | |- !1928 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''N/A''' |style="background: gray; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''Tie''' 0-0 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} | Utah State 10-0 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 20-0 | |- !1929 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''N/A''' |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 45-13 |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 7-6 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 26-7 | |- !1930 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''N/A''' |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 34-7 |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 39-14 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 41-0 | |- !1931 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''N/A''' |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 43-0 |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 6-0 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 34-0 | |- !1932 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''N/A''' |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 29-0 |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 18-6 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 16-0 | |- !1933 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''N/A''' |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 21-6 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} | Utah State 14-0 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 14-6 | |- !1934 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''N/A''' |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 43-0 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} | Utah State 15-0 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 14-7 | |- !1935 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''N/A''' |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 32-0 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} | Utah State 27-0 |style="background: gray; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''Tie''' 14-14 | |- !1936 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''N/A''' |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 18-0 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} | Utah State 13-0 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} | Utah State 12-0 | |- !1937 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''N/A''' |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 14-0 |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 54-0 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 27-0 | |- !1938 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''N/A''' |style="background: gray; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''Tie''' 7-7 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} | Utah State 3-0 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 33-0 | |- !1939 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''N/A''' |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 35-13 |style="background: gray; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''Tie''' 0-0 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 27-0 | |- !1940 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''N/A''' |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 12-6 |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 12-7 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} | Utah State 7-0 | |- !1941 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''N/A''' |style="background: gray; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''Tie''' 6-6 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} | Utah State 28-0 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 33-21 | |- !1942 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''N/A''' |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 12-7 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} | Utah State 9-6 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 34-6 | |- !1943 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''N/A''' |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''No game''' |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''No game''' |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''No game''' | |- !1944 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''N/A''' |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''No game''' |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''No game''' |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 47-0 | |- !1945 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''N/A''' |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''No game''' |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''No game''' |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 24-6 | |- !1946 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''N/A''' |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 35-6 |style="background: gray; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''Tie''' 0-0 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} | Utah State 22-14 | |- !1947 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''N/A''' |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 28-6 |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 27-12 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 40-14 | |- !1948 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''N/A''' |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 30-0 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} | Utah State 20-7 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 41-7 | |- !1949 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''N/A''' |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 38-0 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} | Utah State 22-3 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 34-0 | |- !1950 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''N/A''' |style="background: gray; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''Tie''' 28-28 |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 34-13 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 46-0 | |- !1951 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''N/A''' |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 7-6 |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 28-27 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 28-20 | |- !1952 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''N/A''' |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 34-6 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} | Utah State 27-26 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 20-0 | |- !1953 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''N/A''' |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 33-32 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} | Utah State 14-7 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 33-13 | |- !1954 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''N/A''' |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 12-7 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} | Utah State 45-13 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} | Utah State 35-19 | |- !1955 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''N/A''' |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 41-9 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} | Utah State 47-21 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 14-13 | |- !1956 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''N/A''' |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 41-6 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} | Utah State 33-7 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 29-7 | |- !1957 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''N/A''' |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 27-0 |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 14-0 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 21-6 | |- !1958 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''N/A''' |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 14-7 |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 13-6 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 12-7 | |- !1959 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''N/A''' |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 20-8 |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 18-0 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 35-21 | |- !1960 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''N/A''' |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 17-0 |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 34-0 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 6-0 | |- !1961 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''N/A''' |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 21-20 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} | Utah State 31-8 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} | Utah State 17-6 | |- !1962 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''N/A''' |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 35-20 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} | Utah State 27-21 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} | Utah State 19-6 | |- !1963 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''N/A''' |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 15-6 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} | Utah State 26-0 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 25-23 | |- !1964 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''N/A''' |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 47-13 |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 28-14 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 14-6 | |- !1965 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''N/A''' |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 25-20 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} | Utah State 34-21 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} | Utah State 14-7 | |- !1966 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''N/A''' |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 35-13 |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 27-7 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} | Utah State 13-7 | |- !1967 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''N/A''' |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 17-13 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} | Utah State 30-9 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} | Utah State 19-18 | |- !1968 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''N/A''' |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 30-21 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} | Utah State 34–8 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} | Utah State 28–13 | |- !1969 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''N/A''' |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 16-6 |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 21–3 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 27-7 | |- !1970 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''N/A''' |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 14-13 |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 27–20 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 17–0 | |- |colspan=5 style="text-align: center;"|'''Trophy Established''' |- !1971 |style="{{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}}; text-align:center" | '''Utah State''' (1) |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 17–15 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} | Utah State 29–7 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} | Utah State 21–17 | |- !1972 |style="{{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}}; text-align:center" | '''Utah State''' (2) |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 16–7 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} | Utah State 42–19 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} | Utah State 44–16 | |- !1973 |style="{{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}}; text-align:center" | '''Utah State''' (3) {{small|Won by media vote}} |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 46–22 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} | Utah State 13–7 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 31–28 | |- !1974 |style="{{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}}; text-align:center" | '''Utah State''' (4) |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 48–20 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} | Utah State 9–6 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} | Utah State 34–0 | |- !1975 |style="{{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}}; text-align:center" | '''Brigham Young''' (1) |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 51–20 |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 24–7 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} | Utah State 13–7 | |- !1976 |style="{{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}}; text-align:center" | '''Brigham Young''' (2) |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 34–12 |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 28–17 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} | Utah State 36–10 | |- !1977 |style="{{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}}; text-align:center" | '''Brigham Young''' (3) |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 38–8 |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 65–6 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 20–0 | |- !1978 |style="{{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}}; text-align:center" | '''Utah''' (1) |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 23–22 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} | Utah State 24–7 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 23–20 | |- !1979 |style="{{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}}; text-align:center" | '''Brigham Young''' (4) |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 27–0 |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 48–24 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} | Utah State 47–21 | |- !1980 |style="{{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}}; text-align:center" | '''Brigham Young''' (5) |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 56–6 |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 70–46 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 23–19 | |- !1981 |style="{{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}}; text-align:center" | '''Brigham Young''' (6) |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 56–28 |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 32–26 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 10–0 | |- !1982 |style="{{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}}; text-align:center" | '''Utah State''' (5) {{small|2-1 in-state record}} |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 17–12 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} | Utah State 20–17 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 42–10 |<ref>{{cite news |title=Aggies Name Miller MVP |access-date=17 January 2026 |work=Salt Lake Tribune |issue=54 |date=1982-12-07 |url=https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/details?id=29059421&hl=aggies%20name%20miller%20mvp}}</ref> |- !1983 |style="{{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}}; text-align:center" | '''Brigham Young''' (7) |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 55–7 |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 38–34 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} | Utah State 21–17 | |- !1984 |style="{{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}}; text-align:center" | '''Brigham Young''' (8) |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 24–14 |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 38–13 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 21–10 | |- !1985 |style="{{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}}; text-align:center" | '''Brigham Young''' (9) |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 38–28 |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 44–0 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 34–7 | |- !1986 |style="{{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}}; text-align:center" | '''Brigham Young''' (10) |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 35–21 |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 52–0 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 27–10 | |- !1987 |style="{{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}}; text-align:center" | '''Brigham Young''' (11) |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 21–18 |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 45–24 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} | Utah State 41–36 | |- !1988 |style="{{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}}; text-align:center" | '''Utah''' (2) |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 57–28 |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 38–3 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 42–21 | |- !1989 |style="{{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}}; text-align:center" | '''Brigham Young''' (12) |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 70–31 |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 37–10 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 45–10 | |- !1990 |style="{{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}}; text-align:center" | '''Brigham Young''' (13) |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 45–22 |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 45–10 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 19–10 | |- !1991 |style="{{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}}; text-align:center" | '''Brigham Young''' (14) |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 48–17 |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 38–12 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 12–7 | |- !1992 |style="{{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}}; text-align:center" | '''Brigham Young''' (15) |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 31–22 |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 30–9 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 42–18 | |- !1993 |style="{{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}}; text-align:center" | '''Utah''' (3) |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 34–31 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} | Utah State 58–56 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 31–29 | |- !1994 |style="{{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}}; text-align:center" | '''Utah''' (4) |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 34–31 |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 34–6 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 32–17 | |- !1995 |style="{{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}}; text-align:center" | '''Utah''' (5) |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 34–17 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''No game''' |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 40–20 | |- !1996 |style="{{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}}; text-align:center" | '''Brigham Young''' (16) |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 37–17 |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 45–17 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} | Utah State 20–17 | |- !1997 |style="{{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}}; text-align:center" | '''Utah State''' (6) {{small|Won by media vote}} |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 20–14 |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 42–35 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} | Utah State 21–14 | |- !1998 |style="{{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}}; text-align:center" | '''Brigham Young''' (17) |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 26–24 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''No game''' |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 20–12 | |- !1999 |style="{{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}}; text-align:center" | '''Utah''' (6) |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 20–17 |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 34–31 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 38–18 | |- !2000 |style="{{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}}; text-align:center" | '''Brigham Young''' (18) |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 34–27 |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 38–14 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 35–14 | |- !2001 |style="{{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}}; text-align:center" | '''Brigham Young''' (19) |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 24–21 |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 54–34 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 23–19 | |- !2002 |style="{{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}}; text-align:center" | '''Utah''' (7) |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 13–6 |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 35–34 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 23–3 | |- !2003 |style="{{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}}; text-align:center" | '''Utah''' (8) |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 3–0 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''No game''' |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 40–20 | |- !2004 |style="{{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}}; text-align:center" | '''Utah''' (9) |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 52–21 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''No game''' |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 48–6 | |- !2005 |style="{{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}}; text-align:center" | '''Utah''' (10) |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 41–34 (OT) |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''No game''' |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 31–7 | |- !2006 |style="{{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}}; text-align:center" | '''Brigham Young''' (20) |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 33–31 |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 38–0 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 48–0 | |- !2007 |style="{{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}}; text-align:center" | '''Brigham Young''' (21) |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 17–10 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''No game''' |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 34–18 | |- !2008 |style="{{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}}; text-align:center" | '''Utah''' (11) |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 48–24 |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 34–14 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 58–10 | |- !2009 |style="{{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}}; text-align:center" | '''Brigham Young''' (22) |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 26–23 (OT) |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 35–17 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 35–17 | |- !2010 |style="{{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}}; text-align:center" | '''Utah State''' (7) {{small|Won by media vote}} |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 17–16 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} | Utah State 31–16 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''No game''' | |- !2011 |style="{{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}}; text-align:center" | '''Utah''' (12) |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 54–10 |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 27–24 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''No game''' | |- !2012 |style="{{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}}; text-align:center" | '''Utah State''' (8) {{small|Won by media vote}} |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 24–21 |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 6–3 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} | Utah State 27–20 |<ref>{{cite web |title=Utah State Football Wins Beehive Boot Trophy For Second Time In Three Years |url=https://utahstateaggies.com/news/2012/11/29/Utah_State_Football_Wins_Beehive_Boot_Trophy_For_Second_Time_In_Three_Years |website=utahstateaggies.com |access-date=15 January 2026 |date=29 November 2012}}</ref> |- !2013 |style="{{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}}; text-align:center" | '''Utah''' (13) |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 20–13 |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 31–14 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 30–26 | |- !2014 |style="{{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}}; text-align:center" | '''Utah State''' (9) |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''No game''' |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} | Utah State 35–20 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''No game''' | |- !2015 |style="{{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}}; text-align:center" | '''Utah''' (14) |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 35–28 |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 51–28 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 24–14 | |- !2016 |style="{{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}}; text-align:center" | '''Utah''' (15) |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 20–19 |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 28–10 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''No game''' | |- !2017 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''Not awarded''' |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 19–13 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} | Utah State 40–24 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''No game''' | |- !2018 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''Not awarded''' |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 35–27 |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah State Aggies}} | Utah State 45–20 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''No game''' | |- !2019 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''Not awarded''' |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 30–12 |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 42–14 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''No game''' |- !2020 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''Not awarded''' |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''No game''' |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''No game''' |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''No game''' | |- !2021 |style="{{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}}; text-align:center" | '''Brigham Young''' (23) |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 26–17 |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 34–20 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''No game''' |<ref name ="WhereBoot2021"/> |- !2022 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''Not awarded''' |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''No game''' |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 38-26 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''No game''' | |- !2023 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''Not awarded''' |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''No game''' |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''No game''' |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''No game''' | |- !2024 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''Not awarded''' |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 22-21 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''No game''' |style={{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}} | Utah 38–21 | |- !2025 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''Not awarded''' |style={{NCAA color cell|BYU Cougars}} | Brigham Young 24–21 |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''No game''' |style="background: white; color: black; text-align:center;" | '''No game''' | |} {{notelist}}

==See also== * List of NCAA college football rivalry games * List of most-played college football series in NCAA Division I * Old Oquirrh Bucket similar historic trophy for Basketball, that includes additional Utah schools.

==References== {{Reflist}}

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