document_title: Ant & Dec

question_text: when did ant and dec star in byker grove

text: Ant & Dec

text: Background[edit]

text: McPartlin and Donnelly met while working on the BBC children's drama Byker Grove in 1989. After a shaky start, they soon became best friends.[7] They have achieved such popularity as a duo that they are hardly seen apart on screen. It is reported that they are each insured against the other's death, with the amount reportedly being around £1 million.[8]

text: Career[edit]

text: Acting[edit]

text: Although Ant had gained some television experience with a brief stint on the children's television series Why Don't You?, which was broadcast on the BBC, Dec was the first of the two to acquire his place on the BBC children's drama Byker Grove. He joined in 1989, playing Duncan. A year later, Ant joined the cast to play PJ. Their friendship began when their storylines collided, creating a friendship off-screen as well as on.[9] Dec also played a stable boy in the adaptation of the novel The Cinder Path in his teenage years.[10] They also went on to co-star in the 2006 sci-fi comedy movie Alien Autopsy.[11]

text: Music[edit]

text: After leaving television, the duo turned their hand to pop music. Their first single was a song they performed while part of Byker Grove, entitled Tonight I'm Free. The single had some success, and the duo went on to record two albums under their character names of PJ & Duncan. Their most famous hit during this period was the BRIT Award nominated Let's Get Ready To Rhumble, for which the video and moves were choreographed by Mark Short, who had previously worked with Tina Turner and Peter Andre. For their third album, the duo reinvented themselves under their real names of Ant & Dec. The album featured their signature single "Shout".

text: During their time, the pair released sixteen singles and three studio albums; however, none of their releases managed to reach number one, with their highest UK chart position being number three. The duo did, however, reach the top ten in Germany and Japan, and even had a number-one single in Germany, with their cover of the Everly Brothers' All I Have to Do Is Dream. Success also struck in other European countries. The duo had a short lived revival in the music industry, releasing a song for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, entitled We're on the Ball. The track peaked at No. 3,[12] being beaten by Will Young and Gareth Gates. On 23 March 2013 Ant and Dec performed Let's Get Ready To Rhumble as part of their show Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway which powered the song to number one on the UK iTunes chart and on Sunday 31 March 2013 the track was revealed as the Official UK Number 1 single on The Official Chart on BBC Radio 1. All money made from the re-release was donated to charity.[13]

text: Presenting[edit]

text: Children's television[edit]

text: Ant & Dec got their first presenting job in 1994, while they were still releasing music under the alias of PJ & Duncan. They co-presented a Saturday-morning children's show entitled Gimme 5, which was broadcast on CITV. The show only lasted two series before being dropped from the airwaves.[14] In 1995, the duo were once again offered a job on CBBC, this time presenting their own series, entitled The Ant & Dec Show. The series was broadcast from 1995 to 1997, and in 1996, Ant & Dec won two BAFTA Awards, one for 'Best Children's Show' and one for 'Best Sketch Comedy Show'.[15] In 1997, a VHS release, entitled The Ant & Dec Show – Confidential, was made available in shops, and featured an hour of the best bits from three years of the programme, as well as specially recorded sketches and music videos.[16]

text: In 1998, the duo switched to Channel 4, presenting an early-evening children's show entitled Ant & Dec Unzipped.[17] This show also won a BAFTA, but was dropped from the airwaves after just one series.[18] ITV soon signed the duo in August 1998,[19] and within weeks, were assigned to present ITV1's Saturday morning programmes SMTV Live and CD:UK, alongside old friend Cat Deeley. The duo presented the shows alongside Deeley for three years, becoming the most popular ITV Saturday morning show. The programme's success was the mix of games such as Eat My Goal, Wonkey Donkey and Challenge Ant, sketches such as "Dec Says" and the "Secret of My Success", and the chemistry between Ant, Dec and Cat. Two SMTV VHS releases, compiling the best bits from both shows, were released in 2000 and 2001 respectively. Ant & Dec also starred in the children's TV series Engie Benjy during their time on SMTV.[20][21]

text: Ant & Dec made their permanent departure from children's television in 2001 after trying out formats like Friends Like These for BBC One in 2000 and Slap Bang with Ant & Dec for ITV in 2001 (which was basically SMTV in the evening even playing Challenge Ant against adults). They have since said that the main reason they left SMTV was because the Pop Idol live finals were due to begin on Saturday nights on ITV in December 2001.

text: Primetime[edit]

text: Ant & Dec's first primetime presenting job came in the form of BBC Saturday-night game show Friends Like These, which was first broadcast in 1999 and made them known as presenters- a shift change from their acting days. The duo presented four series of the programme between 1999 and 2001.[22] In 2001, the duo's contract with ITV was renewed for a further three years, following their appearances on SMTV Live and CD:UK, and received their first primetime presenting job on the station, presenting brand new Saturday night reality series Pop Idol and down to this success they had to leave SMTV behind. Pop Idol was broadcast for only two series before was replaced in 2004 by The X Factor, to which former Smash Hits editor Kate Thornton was assigned presenting duties.

text: In 2005, as part of the ITV's 50th birthday celebrations, they were back on television fronting Ant & Dec's Gameshow Marathon, a celebration of some of ITV's most enduring gameshows from the past 50 years. They hosted The Price Is Right, Family Fortunes, Play Your Cards Right, Bullseye, Take Your Pick!, The Golden Shot and Sale of the Century.

text: In 2002, Ant & Dec created and presented their own show, entitled Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway. The show has so far run for fifteen series, with the latest, including the 100th episode, airing in early 2018. The first series was not an overall success, but with the introduction of "Ant & Dec Undercover", "What's Next?", "Ant v Dec" and "Little Ant and Dec", the show became a hit. During the fourth series, Dec broke his arm, thumb and suffered a concussion whilst completing a challenge for the 'Ant vs. Dec' segment of the show. The incident involved learning how to ride a motorbike and jumping through a ring of fire. During the challenge, Dec failed to pull hard enough on the throttle of the bike, causing it to topple over and sending him flying through the air. The accident caused the pair to miss the Comic Relief charity telethon of 2005. In 2006, the first episode of series five saw the duo abseil down the side of the 22-storey high London Studios, where the show was filmed. Two DVDs, a best-bits book and a board game of the series were released during 2004. The show was rested after 2009 as Ant & Dec said they were running out of ideas and it became stale, as many of the popular features such as "Little Ant & Dec" and "Undercover" were dropped. Saturday Night Takeaway returned in 2013 and was a massive success; Ant & Dec resurrected previous hit features such as "Undercover", "Little Ant and Dec" (albeit with a new Little Ant and Dec) Win the Ads and Ant v Dec, with new host Ashley Roberts. They also brought in new features such as the Supercomputer, Vegas or Bust, the End of the show 'show' where Ant and Dec perform with an act such as Riverdance or an Orchestra, and "I'm a Celebrity, get out of my ear!" where they have an earpiece in a celebs ear and they tell them what to do while being filmed by secret cameras. The series was such a success that ITV recommissioned it for 2014 even before the 2013 series ended.

text: In August 2002, Ant & Dec fronted I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!. They drew their highest viewing figures to date in February 2004: nearly 15 million tuned in to watch the third series. In May 2006, they were assigned to present coverage of the charity football match Soccer Aid. They were then invited back to present coverage of the second match in September 2008 but have been replaced by Dermot O'Leary from 2010 as the match clashed with Britain's Got Talent. In June 2006, they announced they had created a new game-show format for ITV, entitled PokerFace. The show featured members of the public gambling high stakes of money in an attempt to win the ultimate prize. The first series began airing on 10 July 2006, and was aired for seven consecutive nights. The second series was broadcast in early 2007, and saw a move to a prime-time Saturday slot. Ratings for the series fell to below 3.5 million, and the series was subsequently axed in March 2007. A board game of the format was released in 2008.

text: In April 2007, the duo signed a two-year golden handcuffs deal with ITV, reportedly worth £40 million, securing their career at the station until the end of 2009.[23] In June 2007, they were offered the job of presenters on new ITV reality platform Britain's Got Talent by Simon Cowell. The series features contestants aiming to win £100,000 and spot on the bill at the Royal Variety Performance, while performing and being judged by Cowell, actress Amanda Holden and former Daily Mirror editor Piers Morgan. The series was highly successful, drawing in nearly 12 million viewers. A second series was broadcast in May 2008, and drew in nearly 14.5 million viewers.[24] They have since returned to present ten series of the show, and have also had a regular feature on the ITV2 spin-off show Britain's Got More Talent.

text: The pair filmed a series of six episodes for a new American game show, Wanna Bet?, in November 2007. The episodes was broadcast in 2008, but failed to attract enough interest for a second series to be commissioned.[25] What You Wrote, another format created by the duo, was due to air in Autumn 2008 but was reportedly axed by ITV.[26] In 2010, the duo debuted a replacement for Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, entitled Ant & Dec's Push the Button. The series was a success albeit not in the same way as Saturday Night Takeaway, and a second run of the programme was broadcast in 2011 but Ant and Dec later dropped the show in favour of reviving Saturday Night Takeaway.

text: Ant & Dec have also presented the game show Red or Black?, a creation of Cowell's, airing live on ITV in 2011 with a second series in 2012, but this was not a ratings success and was cancelled after the second series. On 24 December 2011, they presented ITV's charity initiative Text Santa with Holly Willoughby. Text Santa returned in 2012, 2013 and 2014 with Ant & Dec co-hosting alongside Christine Bleakley, Phillip Schofield, Holly Willoughby, Alesha Dixon and Paddy McGuinness.

text: In January 2016, Ant and Dec presented When Ant and Dec Met The Prince: 40 Years of The Prince's Trust, a one-off documentary for ITV.[27] In 2016, they also presented The Queen's 90th Birthday Celebration, broadcast live on ITV.[28]

text: In November 2016 the pair signed a new three-year deal with ITV estimated to be worth £30 million.[29]

text: Other activities[edit]

text: In 2006, a celebration of the show Spitting Image saw Ant and Dec having their own puppets made. They have also been made into cartoon characters on the comedy show 2DTV, and face masks in Avid Merrion's Bo Selecta. Waxworks of the duo could once be found in London's Madame Tussauds.

text: In April 2008, it was reported that Ant & Dec's production company, Gallowgate Productions, had purchased the rights to Byker Grove and SMTV Live, after the production companies that made them, Zenith Entertainment and Blaze Television, had both gone bankrupt in 2007. According to reports, the duo decided to purchase the rights to stop digital channels showing repeats of the programmes.[30] On 28 September 2008, it was reported that the pair were attacked by the Taliban whilst in Afghanistan to present a Pride of Britain Award.[31]

text: In December 2008, the duo starred in a seasonal advert, their first in seven years, for the supermarket chain Sainsbury's. The duo appeared alongside chef Jamie Oliver.[32] In March 2009, the duo filmed a short film for inclusion on Comic Relief, which highlighted their story upon visiting a community centre for young carers in the North East. In September 2009, the duo released their official autobiography, entitled "Ooh! What a Lovely Pair. Our Story".[33] In October 2010, the duo appeared in several Nintendo adverts playing both the Wii[34] and Nintendo DS.[35]

text: In 2011 and 2014, they both appeared on the ITV2 comedy panel show Celebrity Juice. From February 2013 to March 2015 they appeared in adverts for supermarket Morrisons. Between February 2016 and March 2018, they had appeared in adverts for car company Suzuki.[36]

text: In 2015, the pair made a cameo appearance on the U.S. adaptation of Saturday Night Takeaway, NBC's Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris. The duo are also executive producers on the show.[37]

text: OBEs[edit]

text: On 10 June 2016 it was announced that the duo would be awarded OBE status by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at an investiture later that year. The pair said they were both "shocked, but incredibly honoured."[38] Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly collected their awards for services to broadcasting and entertainment at Buckingham Palace from Prince Charles on 27 January 2017. Following the brief ceremony, the pair said:

text:
“
We're humbled and honoured and ecstatic about the whole thing. We hope it can inspire young people from backgrounds like ours that things like this do happen to us sometimes. Put your head down and work hard and you can achieve what you want. You can end up in Buckingham Palace.
”

text: Hiatus[edit]

text: 2018 is notable in the pair’s career for being affected greatly by an incident involving Anthony McPartlin on 18 March 2018 where McPartlin was involved in a road traffic accident in London which led to him being arrested on suspicion of drink-driving, following a live episode of Saturday Night Takeaway, which led to him suspending further presenting duties the following day for the rest of Saturday Night Takeaway and Britain’s Got Talent.[39][40] Therefore, Declan Donnelly hosted the remaining two episodes of Takeaway and the Britain’s Got talent live episodes by himself, the first time he had presented solo in 30 years without McPartlin, who had returned to rehab.[41] However, McPartlin did still appear in a pre-recorded segment of Takeaway and the audition episodes of Britain's Got Talent (series 12) as these had been already filmed in January and February that year.

text: Controversies[edit]

text: Law firm Olswang were commissioned to investigate the 2005 British Comedy Awards when the producers overturned the voting public's first choice, The Catherine Tate Show in favour of Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway for the People's Choice Award. The incident was also the subject of an investigation by media regulator Ofcom.[42][43]

text: Following allegations of fraud in 2007, an investigation by auditors Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu discovered that two shows, Ant & Dec's Gameshow Marathon and Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, had defrauded viewers participating in phone-ins. The programmes were subject to a further investigation by Ofcom which found that between January 2003 and October 2006 Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway had:[43][44]

text:
selected competition finalists before the telephone lines were announced as closed
staggered the selection of competition finalists which meant that viewers entering the competition did not have a fair and equal chance of winning
selected finalists on the basis of their suitability to be on television and where they lived
selected an individual already known to the production team to be placed on the shortlist of potential winners and who went on to win the competition.

text: Between September and October 2005, Ant & Dec's Gameshow Marathon had:

text:
on six occasions in the Prize Mountain competition, selected winners based on their suitability to be on screen
failed to account for almost half of the competition entries

text: The pair were ridiculed for their alleged participation in the fraud on the front cover of the satirical magazine Private Eye.[45]

text: On 10 September 2008, Ant & Dec announced that the frauds "will never happen again", insisting that a "high-tech system" and strict rules will ensure viewers cannot lose out with poorly monitored premium rate phone lines.[46]

text: On 30 September 2008, it was reported that Ant & Dec were being sued for $US30 million by Greek American stand-up comedian and actor ANT for using the name 'Ant' in the United States. The lawsuit, among other things, alleges trademark infringement and fraud.[47] The suit was dismissed in May 2010.[48] The pair have had a UK registered trademark for 'Ant & Dec' in the category of 'Entertainment services' since 2003.[49]

text: Acting[edit]

text: They have, albeit infrequently, returned to acting. They played themselves in the film Love Actually[50] (in which Bill Nighy's character addressed Dec as "Ant or Dec"). They have returned to their Geordie roots in a one-off tribute to The Likely Lads[51] and also by returning to Byker Grove for Geoff's funeral.[52][53]

text: In 1998, the pair starred in the pantomime Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at Sunderland's Empire Theatre alongside Donnelly's partner at the time Clare Buckfield. The show was financially unsuccessful, making £20,000 less than it cost to stage, with the duo footing a large share of the shortfall.[54]

text: Ant & Dec's most recent acting appearance was in the film Alien Autopsy released in April 2006.[55] The film gained positive reviews with critics praising the pair's acting performance, but lost more than half of its budget at the box office. It has since gained a cult following from fans of the pair.[citation needed] In 2013, they reprised their roles as P.J and Duncan on Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway.

text: Awards[edit]

text: Brit Award Nomination – Best Song: "Let's Get Ready to Rhumble"[56]

text:
Brit Award Nomination – British Breakthrough
Royal Television Society Awards- The Ant and Dec Show

text: Nominated – British Academy Children's Awards: Children's Entertainment Show (The Ant and Dec Show)

text: British Academy Children's Awards: Children's Entertainment Show (Ant and Dec Unzipped)

text:
British Academy Children's Awards: Children's Entertainment Show (SMTV Live)
TV Choice Awards: Best Children's Show (SMTV Live)
Royal Television Society Awards: Best Children's Entertainment Programme (SMTV Live)
TV Hits Awards: Best Teen Show (CD:UK)
Loaded Carling Good Work Fellas Awards: Best Double Act
British Comedy Awards: The People's Choice (SMTV Live)

text:
TV Choice Awards: Best Children's Show (SMTV Live)
Broadcast Awards: Best Children's Programme (SMTV Live)
Royal Television Society Awards : Best Television Presenters
Disney Channel Awards: Kids Awards (The Ant and Dec Show)
Nominated – British Academy Children's Awards: Best Children's Entertainment Show (SMTV Live)

text:
Nominated – British Academy Television Awards: Entertainment Performance (Pop Idol)
British Academy Children's Awards: Children's Entertainment Show (SMTV Live)

text:
British Comedy Awards: Best Comedy Entertainment Personality[57]
British Comedy Awards: Best Comedy Entertainment Programme[58]

text: Nominated – British Academy Television Awards: Entertainment Performance (Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway)

text:
TV Quick & TV Choice Awards: Best Entertainment Show (Saturday Night Takeaway)
Nickelodeon UK Kids Choice Awards 2008: Favourite Funny Person, Best TV presenters and Best Family TV show (Britain's Got Talent)[59]

text:
TV Quick & TV Choice Awards: Best Entertainment Show (Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway)
TV Quick & TV Choice Awards:Outstanding Contribution Award[60]
Nominated – British Academy Television Awards: Entertainment Performance (I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!)

text:
British Academy Television Awards: Entertainment Performance (I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!)
British Academy Television Awards: Entertainment Programme (Britain's Got Talent)

text: Freesat: Best TV Presenter(s)

text:
TRIC Awards: TV Personality of the Year
TRIC Awards: TRIC Special Award (I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!)
RTS Awards: Entertainment Performance (I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!)
Nominated – British Academy Television Awards: Entertainment Performance (I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!)

text:
British Academy Television Awards: Entertainment Performance (Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway)
British Academy Television Awards: Entertainment Programme (Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway)

text:
British Academy Television Awards: Entertainment Programme (Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway)
British Academy Television Awards: Live Event (The Queen's 90th Birthday Celebration)

text: National Television Awards[edit]

text:
Year
Award
Show

2001
Most Popular Entertainment Presenter

2002
Most Popular Entertainment Presenter

Most Popular Entertainment Programme
Pop Idol

Special Recognition Award

2003[61]
Most Popular Entertainment Presenter

Most Popular Entertainment Programme
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

Most Popular Reality Programme
I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!

2004
Most Popular Entertainment Presenter

Most Popular Entertainment Programme
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

2005
Most Popular Entertainment Presenter

2006[62]
Most Popular Entertainment Presenter

Most Popular Quiz Programme
Ant & Dec's Gameshow Marathon

2007
Most Popular Entertainment Presenter

Most Popular Entertainment Programme
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

Most Popular Reality Programme
I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!

2008[63]
Most Popular Entertainment Presenter

2009
There were no NTAs in 2009

2010
Most Popular Entertainment Presenter

Most Popular Entertainment Programme
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

2011
Most Popular Entertainment Presenter

Most Popular Entertainment Programme
I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!

2012
Most Popular Entertainment Presenter

Most Popular Reality Programme
I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!

2013
Most Popular Entertainment Presenter

Most Popular Entertainment Programme
I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!

2014
Most Popular Entertainment Presenter

Most Popular Entertainment Programme
I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!

Landmark Award

2015
Most Popular Entertainment Presenter

Most Popular Entertainment Programme
I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!

2016
Most Popular Entertainment Programme
I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!

Most Popular TV Presenter

2017
Most Popular Entertainment Programme
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

Most Popular TV Presenter

Challenge Show
I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!

2018
The Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

Most Popular TV Presenter

Challenge Show
I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!

text: NTAs by number won[edit]

text:
Award
Won

Most Popular Entertainment/TV Presenter
17

Most Popular Reality Programme
3

Most Popular Entertainment Programme
11

Challenge Show
2

Special Recognition Award
1

Most Popular Quiz Programme

The Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award

Landmark Award

text: Filmography[edit]

text: Television[edit]

text:
Year
Title
Role

1989–1993
Byker Grove
PJ & Duncan/Actors

1994
Gimme 5
Guest Presenters

1995–1997
The Ant & Dec Show
Presenters

1995–1997
The Big Breakfast
Guest Presenters

1997
Ant and Dec's Geordie Christmas[64]
Presenters

1998
Ant & Dec Unzipped
Presenters

1998–2001, 2018–
SMTV Live

1998–2001
CD:UK

1999–2001
Friends Like These

2001, 2015–2016
BRIT Awards

2001
Slap Bang with Ant & Dec

2001–2003
Pop Idol

2002–2004
Engie Benjy
Engie Benjy, Jollop and Trucker Troy (voice)

2002
A Tribute to the Likely Lads
Themselves

2002–2009, 2013–
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Presenters

2002–
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!

2005
Ant & Dec's Gameshow Marathon

2006, 2008
Soccer Aid

2006–2007
PokerFace

2007–
Britain's Got Talent

2008
Wanna Bet?

2009
Ant & Dec's Christmas Show

2010–2011
Ant & Dec's Push the Button

2011–2012
Red or Black?

2011–2014
Text Santa

2016
When Ant and Dec Met The Prince: 40 Years of The Prince's Trust

The Queen's 90th Birthday Celebration

2018
Ant & Dec's DNA Journey[65]

text: Films[edit]

text:
Year
Title
Role

2003
Love, Actually
Themselves

2006
Alien Autopsy
Gary Shoefield and Ray Santilli

text: Television advertisements[edit]

text:
Year
Title
Role

2000
Wispa Bite
Themselves

2001
Ambrosia Splat
Themselves; Voiceover

Woolworths
Themselves

2002
McDonald's
Themselves; Voiceover

2008, 2017
Sainsbury's
Themselves

2009–2011
Nintendo Wii & DS

2013–2015
Morrisons

2016–2018
Suzuki

text: Television idents[edit]

text:
ITV "Celebrities" idents (3 idents, 2002)
ITV "Abstract celebrities" idents (5 idents, 2003)

text: Apps[edit]

text: An official Saturday Night Takeaway app known as Studio Rush launched on 30 January 2013.


document_title: The Farmer in the Dell

question_text: what's a dell from farmer in the dell

question_tokens: what 's a dell from farmer in the dell

root

text: The Farmer in the Dell

text: Lyrics[edit]

text: Lyrics vary even within the same country. The following is a common version in the United States:

tag: p

text:
The farmer in the dell (2x)
Hi-ho,[2] the dairy-o
The farmer in the dell

The farmer takes the wife (2×)
Hi-ho, the derry-o…
The farmer takes the wife

The wife takes the child (2×)
Hi-ho, the derry-o…
The wife takes the child

The child takes the nurse (2×)
Hi-ho, the derry-o…
The child takes the nurse

The nurse takes the bull (2×)
Hi-ho, the derry-o…
The nurse takes the bull

The bull takes the cow (2x)
Hi-ho, the derry-o...
The bull takes the cow

The cow takes the dog (2×)
Hi-ho, the derry-o…
The cow takes the dog

The dog takes the cat (2×)
Hi-ho, the derry-o…
The dog takes the cat

The cat takes the mouse (or rat) (2×)
Hi-ho, the derry-o…
The cat takes the mouse(or rat)

The mouse (or rat) takes the cheese (2×)
Hi-ho, the derry-o…
The mouse (or rat) takes the cheese

The cheese stands alone (2×)
Hi-ho, the derry-o…
The cheese stands alone

text: The UK variant has the nurse and the dog, it ends by patting the dog.[citation needed]

text: Origins and dissemination[edit]

text: The rhyme is first recorded in Germany in 1826, as "Es fuhr ein Bau'r ins Holz," and was more clearly a courtship game with a farmer choosing a wife, then in turn the selecting of a child, maid, and serving man, who leaves the maid after kissing.[1] This was probably taken to North America by German immigrants, where it next surfaced in New York City in 1883 much in its modern form and using a melody similar to "A Hunting We Will Go".[1] From here it seems to have been adopted throughout the United States, Canada (noted from 1893), the Netherlands (1894) and Great Britain; it is first found in Scotland in 1898 and England from 1909. In the early twentieth century it was evident as wide as France ("Le fermier dans son pré"), Sweden ("En bonde i vår by"), Australia, and South Africa.[1]

text: A dell is a wooded valley. In the Dutch language, the word deel means, among other things, the workspace in a farmer's barn. The use of dell in this song may be a bastardisation of this term.[citation needed]

text: Variations[edit]

text: Like most children's songs, there are geographic variations.

text: In the United Kingdom the first line is frequently changed to "The Farmer's in his den". The rhyme progresses through the farmer being in the dell/his den, his desire for a wife, hers for a child, its for a nurse, a dog, ending with a bone, ending in: "we all pat the bone". Every player then pats the one picked as the bone.[1] The 'Hi-Ho, the derry-o' is variously replaced with "Ee-i, tiddly-i" in London, 'Ee-i, adio', 'Ee-i, andio' or 'Ee-i, entio', (in Northern England), and 'Ee-i, ee-i' (for instance in the West Country).[1]

text: The Romanian language version is "Țăranul e pe câmp" (The farmer is on the field) but the hey-o is replaced with "Ura, drăguţa mea" (Hooray, my sweet heart) and the last verses are – the child has a nurse, the nurse has a cat, the cat catches a mouse, the mouse eats a cheese, the cheese was in a cask, the cask is in the garbage, the farmer to choose.

text: There is also a Thai version to the same tune but with a slightly different story. The three verses roughly translate to "Why does the frog have a stomach ache? Why does the frog have a stomach ache? Because he has been eating wet rice. Why is the rice wet? Why is the rice wet? Because it has been raining. Why has it been raining? Why has it been raining? Because the frog has been croaking."[citation needed]

text: The song was published as an illustrated children's book by David R. Godine, Publisher in 2004.

text: Game[edit]

text: The players form a circle holding hands around one who is designated as the farmer, singing the first verse while moving around. When the verse is over they stop and the farmer makes his choice of a wife (sometimes without looking). The wife joins him in the center for her verse and so through the verses until either the cheese or dog is selected or only one person is left to become the last character. They usually become the farmer for the next round.[1]

text: In popular culture[edit]

text: This section indiscriminately collects miscellaneous information. Please compress this material to remove any irrelevant or unimportant information. (March 2017)

tag: table

text:
The book I Am the Cheese revolves around this rhyme.
In the television show The Wire Omar Little commonly whistles "The Farmer in the Dell". This has inspired references in other series:

In season 8, episode 8 of How I Met Your Mother, Lily Aldrin whistles the tune during a flashback to her being intimidating in high school.
In season 1, episode 11 of The Magicians, The Beast whistles the tune before going on a rampage.
The cyborg villain Tenaya 7 on Power Rangers RPM whistles "A-Hunting We Will Go", which has the same melody, when she is hunting her enemies.

tag: ul


document_title: List of Presidents of the United States by military service

question_text: who was the first us president who was not a military veteran

text: The United States Constitution names the President of the United States the commander in chief of the U.S. armed forces. Previous service in the military is not a prerequisite for the position of president. As of the 2016 presidential election[update], no member of the U.S. Marine Corps or U.S. Coast Guard has yet been elected President. The most frequent military experience is Army/Army Reserve with 15 presidents, followed by State Militias at 9, Navy/Naval Reserve at 6 and the Continental Army with 2 presidents serving.

text: Eight presidents served during World War II, while seven served in the military during the American Civil War.

text: The following list outlines the military service of each president before becoming the commander in chief.

text:
President
Service
Rank
Active Service

Donald J. Trump
None
None
None

Barack Obama
None
None
None

George W. Bush
Texas Air National Guard, United States Air Force
First Lieutenant
Stateside service as pilot during Vietnam War (1968–1973). Received early discharge in 1973.[1]

Bill Clinton
None
None
None. Signed agreement to join Reserve Officer Training Corps at University of Arkansas during Vietnam War.[2] Subsequently withdrew and entered draft, but received high draft number and was not drafted.[3] (See Bill Clinton: Vietnam War opposition and draft controversy.)

George H. W. Bush
United States Naval Reserve
Lieutenant (Junior Grade)
Navy pilot in World War II (1942–1945). Shot down and received the Distinguished Flying Cross.

Ronald Reagan
United States Army Reserve, United States Army Air Corps
Captain
Stateside service during World War II (1942–1945); Army Reserve (1937–1942).

Jimmy Carter
United States Navy
Lieutenant (navy)
Served during World War II as a midshipman at the United States Naval Academy. Sea duty and stateside service 1946–1953 during the Korean War.

Gerald Ford
United States Naval Reserve
Lieutenant Commander
World War II (1942–1945); combat on USS Monterey, discharged in 1946.

Richard Nixon
United States Naval Reserve
Commander
World War II (1942–1945); earned two battle stars for service in the Pacific.

Lyndon B. Johnson
United States Naval Reserve
Commander[4]
World War II received Silver Star medal after observation mission in which aircraft he was on came under Japanese attack.

John F. Kennedy
United States Naval Reserve
Lieutenant (navy)
Served in combat during World War II. Received the Navy and Marine Corps Medal and the Purple Heart.

Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States Army
General of the Army
Stateside service during World War I. Served as Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II (1942–1945). Visited troops in Korea in December 1952. Entire active-duty career spanned from 1915 until 1969 (excepting his two terms as president).

Harry S. Truman[5]
Missouri Army National Guard,
United States Army,
United States Army Reserve
Colonel
Stateside National Guard service in Missouri (1905–1911); served in combat in France during World War I (1917–1918); transferred to Army Reserve and retired in 1953.

Franklin D. Roosevelt
None
None
None; Assistant Secretary of the Navy during World War I. Attempted to resign in order to enter uniformed service, but resignation not accepted. Visited France as part of Navy Department duties to observe military activities first hand.

Herbert Hoover
None
None
None; helped guide US Marines in 1900 during the Boxer Rebellion.

Calvin Coolidge
None
None
None

Warren G. Harding
None
None
None

Woodrow Wilson
None
None
None

William Howard Taft
Connecticut Home Guard
None
None; United States Secretary of War 1904–1908. Enlisted in Connecticut Home Guard for World War I.

Theodore Roosevelt
United States Army
Colonel
New York National Guard, 1882 to 1886, captain and company commander. Spanish–American War service as second in command and then commander of the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry (Rough Riders). Only U.S. President to receive the Medal of Honor (awarded posthumously in 2001). Also a Navy Civilian, as Assistant Secretary of the Navy[6]

William McKinley
United States Army
Brevet Major
American Civil War. Served in the 23rd Ohio Infantry under future President Rutherford B. Hayes; fought in the Battle of South Mountain, The Battle of Antietam, and in the Valley Campaigns of 1864.

Benjamin Harrison
United States Army
Brigadier General
American Civil War; Commanded an Infantry Brigade at the battles of Resaca, New Hope Church, Kennesaw Mountain, Marietta, Peachtree Creek and Atlanta; also Commanded a brigade during Sherman's March to the Sea.

Grover Cleveland
None
None
Paid George Benninsky $150 to take his place after Cleveland was drafted during American Civil War under the Conscription Act of 1863.

Chester A. Arthur
New York State Militia
Brigadier General
Judge Advocate General, Second Brigade of the New York Militia. Served as Engineer-in-Chief on the Governor's staff, Quartermaster General and Inspector General of the New York Militia before and during the American Civil War. Declined appointment as commander of the 9th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment and command of four New York City regiments organized as the Metropolitan Brigade when Governor requested he remain Quartermaster General.

James Garfield
United States Army
Major General
American Civil War (1861–1863; commanded an Ohio Infantry Brigade at the Battles of Shiloh and Corinth; served as Chief of Staff for General William Rosecrans at the Battle of Chickamauga; left the army to serve in the United States House of Representatives).

Rutherford B. Hayes
United States Army
Major General
American Civil War. Served in the 23rd Ohio Infantry and commanded future President William McKinley; wounded at the Battle of South Mountain; also served at the Battle of Antietam and in the Valley Campaigns of 1864.

Ulysses S. Grant
United States Army
General of the Army
Mexican–American War and American Civil War; served 1843–54 and 1861–68.

Andrew Johnson
United States Army
Brigadier General
Served in Tennessee Militia in 1830s. American Civil War; served as Military Governor of Tennessee in 1862.

Abraham Lincoln
Illinois State Militia
Captain
Black Hawk War (served three months in 1832); see Abraham Lincoln in the Black Hawk War.

James Buchanan
Pennsylvania State Militia
Private
War of 1812

Franklin Pierce
United States Army
Brigadier General
New Hampshire Militia, 1831–46; Mexican–American War; commanded Infantry Brigade at Battle of Contreras (where his leg was injured), Battle of Churubusco, and the Assault on Mexico City.

Millard Fillmore
New York State Militia
Major
Served in New York Militia in 1820s and 1830s; Organized Union Continentals home guard unit in Buffalo, New York during the American Civil War.

Zachary Taylor
United States Army
Major General
War of 1812, Black Hawk War, Second Seminole War, Mexican–American War; entire career spanned from 1808 until 1848.

James K. Polk
Tennessee State Militia
Colonel
Joined cavalry unit in Tennessee Militia as a Captain. Subsequently appointed a Colonel on the staff of Governor William Carroll.

John Tyler
Virginia militia
Captain
War of 1812.

William Henry Harrison
United States Army
Major General
Northwest Indian War, War of 1812.

Martin Van Buren
None
None
None. Special Judge Advocate appointed to aid in prosecuting William Hull at Hull's court-martial after surrender of Detroit during the War of 1812.

Andrew Jackson
Tennessee State Militia, Continental Army, United States Army
Major General
American Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Creek War, First Seminole War.

John Quincy Adams
None
None
None

James Monroe
Continental Army
Major
American Revolutionary War; depicted holding the American flag behind General George Washington in the famous painting Washington Crossing the Delaware; wounded at the Battle of Trenton, depicted in the painting The Capture of the Hessians at Trenton, December 26, 1776 by John Trumbull.

James Madison
Virginia militia
Colonel
American Revolutionary War, did not see action.

Thomas Jefferson
Virginia militia
Colonel
Commander of Albemarle County Militia at start of American Revolution, did not see action.

John Adams
None
None
Adams served as chairman of the Continental Congress's Board of War (1776–77), making him the simultaneous equivalent of today's Secretary of Defense and Chairman of Senate Armed Services Committee; was a semi-participant in a naval engagement between a British and US ship during the American Revolution.

George Washington
Virginia militia, Virginia Regiment, Continental Army, United States Army
General of the Armies
French and Indian War, American Revolutionary War.


document_title: Stone (unit)

question_text: where does the weight measurement stone come from

text: Stone (unit)

text: Antiquity[edit]

text: The name "stone" derives from the use of stones for weights, a practice that dates back into antiquity. The Biblical law against the carrying of "diverse weights, a large and a small"[7] is more literally translated as "you shall not carry a stone and a stone (אבן ואבן), a large and a small". There was no standardised "stone" in the ancient Jewish world,[8] but in Roman times stone weights were crafted to multiples of the Roman pound.[9] Such weights varied in quality: the Yale Medical Library holds 10 and 50-pound examples of polished serpentine,[10] while a 40-pound example at the Eschborn Museum (see right) is made of sandstone.[11]

text: Britain and Ireland[edit]

text: England[edit]

text: The English stone under law varied by commodity and in practice varied according to local standards. The Assize of Weights and Measures, a statute of uncertain date from c. 1300, describes stones of 5 merchants' pounds used for glass; stones of 8 lb. used for beeswax, sugar, pepper, alum, cumin, almonds,[12] cinnamon, and nutmegs;[13] stones of 12 lb. used for lead; and the London stone of 12 1⁄2 lb. used for wool.[12][13] In 1350, Edward III issued a new statute defining the stone weight, to be used for wool and "other Merchandizes", at 14 pounds,[nb 2] reaffirmed by Henry VII in 1495.[15]

text: In England, merchants traditionally sold potatoes in half-stone increments of 7 pounds. Live animals were weighed in stones of 14 lb; but, once slaughtered, their carcasses were weighed in stones of 8 lb. Thus, if the animal's carcass accounted for 8⁄14 of the animal's weight, the butcher could return the dressed carcasses to the animal's owner stone for stone, keeping the offal, blood and hide as his due for slaughtering and dressing the animal.[17] Smithfield market continued to use the 8 lb stone for meat until shortly before the Second World War.[18] The Oxford English Dictionary also lists:[19]

text:
Commodity
Number of Pounds

Wool
14, 15, 24

Wax
12

Sugar and spice
8

Beef and mutton
8

text: Scotland[edit]

text: The Scottish stone was equal to 16 Scottish pounds (17 lb 8 oz avoirdupois or 7.936 kg). In 1661, the Royal Commission of Scotland recommended that the Troy stone be used as a standard of weight and that it be kept in the custody of the burgh of Lanark. The tron (or local) stone of Edinburgh, also standardised in 1661, was 16 tron pounds (24 lb 1 oz avoirdupois or 9.996 kg).[20][21] In 1789, an encyclopedic enumeration of measurements was printed for the use of "his Majesty's Sheriffs and Stewards Depute, and Justices of Peace, ... and to the Magistrates of the Royal Boroughs of Scotland" and provided a county-by-county and commodity-by-commodity breakdown of values and conversions for the stone and other measures.[22] The Scots stone ceased to be used for trade when the Act of 1824 established a uniform system of measure across the whole of the United Kingdom, which at that time included all of Ireland.[23]

text: Ireland[edit]

text: Before the early 19th century, as in England, the stone varied both with locality and with commodity. For example, the Belfast stone for measuring flax equaled 16.75 avoirdupois pounds.[24]) The most usual value was 14 pounds.[25] Among the oddities related to the use of the stone was the practice in County Clare of a stone of potatoes being 16 lb in the summer and 18 lb in the winter.[25]

text: United Kingdom and Ireland[edit]

text: The 1772 edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica defined the stone:[26]

text: STONE also denotes a certain quantity or weight of some commodities. A stone of beef, in London, is the quantity of eight pounds; in Hertfordshire, twelve pounds; in Scotland sixteen pounds.

text: The Weights and Measures Act of 1824, which applied to all of the United Kingdom, consolidated the weights and measures legislation of several centuries into a single document. It revoked the provision that bales of wool should be made up of 20 stones, each of 14 pounds, but made no provision for the continued use of the stone. Ten years later, a stone still varied from 5 pounds (glass) to 8 pounds (meat and fish) to 14 pounds (wool and "horseman's weight").[27] However, the Act of 1835 permitted using a stone of 14 pounds for trade[28] but other values remained in use. James Britten, in 1880 for example, catalogued a number of different values of the stone in various British towns and cities, ranging from 4 lb to 26 lb.[29] The value of the stone and associated units of measure that were legalised for purposes of trade were clarified by the Weights and Measures Act 1835 as follows:[28]

text:
Pounds
Unit
Stone
kg

1
1 pound
1⁄14
0.4536

14
1 stone
1
6.350

28
1 quarter
2
12.70

112
1 hundredweight
8
50.80

2240
1 (long) ton
160
1016

text: In 1965, the then Federation of British Industry informed the British Government that its members favoured adopting the metric system. The Board of Trade, on behalf of the Government, agreed to support a ten-year metrication programme. There would be minimal legislation, as the programme was to be voluntary and costs were to be borne where they fell.[30] Under the guidance of the Metrication Board, the agricultural product markets achieved a voluntary switchover by 1976.[31] The stone was not included in the Directive 80/181/EEC as a unit of measure that could be used within the EEC for "economic, public health, public safety or administrative purposes",[32] though its use as a "supplementary unit" was permitted. The scope of the directive was extended to include all aspects of the EU internal market as from 1 January 2010.[33]

text: With the adoption of metric units by the agricultural sector, the stone was, in practice, no longer used for trade; and, in the Weights and Measures Act 1985, passed in compliance with EU directive 80/181/EEC,[32] the stone was removed from the list of units permitted for trade in the United Kingdom.[34][35][36] In 1983, in response to the same directive, similar legislation was passed in Ireland.[37] The Act repealed earlier acts that defined the stone as a unit of measure for trade.[36] (British law had previously been silent regarding other uses of the stone.)

text: The stone remains widely used in the UK and Ireland for human body weight: in those countries people may commonly be said to weigh, e.g., "11 stone 4" (11 stones and 4 pounds), rather than "72 kilograms" as in many other countries, or "158 pounds" (the conventional way of expressing the same weight in the US).[38] The correct plural form of stone in this context is stone (as in, "11 stone" or "12 stone 6 pounds"); in other contexts, the correct plural is stones (as in, "Please enter your weight in stones and pounds"). In Australia and New Zealand, metrication has almost entirely displaced stone and pounds since the 1970s.

text: In many sports in both Britain and Ireland, such as professional boxing, wrestling and horse racing,[39] the stone is used to express body weights.

text: Elsewhere[edit]

text: The use of the stone in the British Empire was varied. In Canada for example, it never had a legal status.[40] Shortly after the United States declared independence, Thomas Jefferson, then Secretary of State presented a report on weights and measures to the U.S. House of Representatives. Even though all the weights and measures in use in the United States at the time were derived from English weights and measures, his report made no mention of the stone being used. He did, however, propose a decimal system of weights in which his "[decimal] pound" would have been 9.375 ounces (265.8 g) and the "[decimal] stone" would have been 5.8595 pounds (2.6578 kg).[41]

text: Before the advent of metrication, units called "stone" (German: Stein; Dutch: steen; Polish: kamień) were used in many North-Western European countries.[42][43] Its value, usually between 3 and 10 kg, varied from city to city and sometimes from commodity to commodity. The number of local "pounds" in a stone also varied from city to city. During the early 19th century, states such as the Netherlands (including Belgium) and the South Western German states, which had redefined their system of measures using the kilogramme des Archives as a reference for weight (mass), also redefined their stone to align it with the kilogram.

text: This table shows a selection of stones from various North European Continental cities:

text:
City
Modern country
Term used
Weight of
stone in
kilograms
Weight of
stone in
local pounds
Comments

Dresden[44]
Germany
Stein
10.15
22
Before 1841

10.0
20
From 1841 onwards

Mecklenburg-Strelitz[44]
Berlin[44]
Germany
schwerer Stein
10.296
22
heavy stone

leichter Stein
5.148
11
light stone

Danzig (Gdańsk)[44]
Königsberg (Kaliningrad)[44]
Poland
Russia
grosser Stein
15.444
33
large stone

kleiner Stein
10.296
22
small stone

Bremen[44]
Germany
Steinflachs
9.97
20
stone of flax

Stein Wolle und Federn
4.985
10
stone of wool and feathers

Oldenburg[44]
Germany
Stein Flachs
9.692
20
stone of flax

Steinwolle und Federn
4.846
10
stone of wool and feathers

Kraków[44]
Poland
Stein
10.137
25

Osnabrück[44]
Germany
Stein
4.941
10

Amsterdam[44]
Netherlands
Steen
3.953
8
Before 1817

3
6
"Metric stone" (after 1817)

Karlsruhe[44]
Germany
Stein
5.00
10

Leipzig,[44]
Weimar[45]
Germany
Stein
10.287
22

Breslau (Wrocław)[44]
Poland
Stein
9.732
24

Antwerpen[44]
Belgium
Steen
3.761
8

Prague[45]
Czech Republic
Stein
10.29
20

Solothurn[44]
Switzerland
Stein
5.184
10

Stockholm[45]
Sweden
Sten
13.60
32
(32 Skålpund)

Warsaw[45]
Poland
Kamień
10.14
25
25 Funtów

Vilnius[45]
Lithuania
Kamieni
14.992
40
40 Funtów

Vienna[45]
Austria
Stein
11.20
20

text: Metric stone[edit]

text: Although the advent of the metric system spelt the demise of the stone as a unit of measure, the stone was used in some early discussions and implementations of the metric system. In his Philosophical essay written in 1668, John Wilkins proposed a system of measure whose unit of length, the standard, was approximately one metre and whose unit of mass was the mass of a cubic standard of rainwater (which would have been approximately 1,000 kg). He proposed that one tenth of this mass (100 kg) should be called a stone.[46][47] In 1791, a few years before the French Revolutionary Government agreed on the metre as the basis of the metric system, Thomas Jefferson, in a report to Congress proposed that the United States should adopt a decimal currency system (which was adopted) and a decimal-based system of measure (which was not adopted).[48] Jefferson's proposal for units of measure included a "decimal" pound equal to 9.375 ounces (265.8 g) in the "customary" system and a "decimal" stone of 10 "decimal" pounds or 5.8595 pounds (2.6578 kg).

text: Neither Wilkins' nor Jefferson's proposals were adopted; but, in the Netherlands, where the metric system was adopted in 1817, the pond (pound) was set equal to a kilogram.<ref group=nb>In modern colloquial Dutch, a pond is used as an alternative for 500 grams or half a kg, and the steen (stone), which had previously been 8 Amsterdam pond (3.953 kg), was redefined as being 3 kg.[43]


document_title: Holy War (Utah vs. BYU)

question_text: when was the last time byu beat utah in football

question_tokens: when was the last time byu beat utah in football

text: Holy War (Utah vs. BYU)

text: Rivalry components[edit]

text: There are a number of components that make the Holy War particularly fierce. The University of Utah and Brigham Young University are the two biggest colleges in the state of Utah. There is a stark contrast between the campuses and student bodies, as one is a religious institution while the other is a public university. As the name of the rivalry implies, religion is a large component to the rivalry. Brigham Young University is owned by the LDS church, and thus imposes religious restrictions upon its students. Although both are dry campuses, variation between the religious student body at BYU and more lax, traditional university student body of Utah creates further animosity between the two schools. The long length of rivalry is also a major element.[1]

text: Religion[edit]

text:
There's too much religion involved. I did not like that. I really didn't.

— Former Utah head coach Wayne Howard[2]

tag: div

text: The University of Utah is the flagship university of the state of Utah, while Brigham Young University is the flagship university of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The matchup has been described as taking on religious, or "church vs. state" undertones.[3][1] Utah fans may drink alcohol or swear around BYU fans, both of which are known to be forbidden by the Church Educational System Honor Code, which all BYU students and faculty are required to maintain. In 2013, two Utah football players videotaped a mock baptism in their practice facility tub that some BYU fans believed was mocking the LDS ordinance of baptism.[4]

text: Longevity[edit]

text: The two schools disagree on when the first game was played. Utah claims that the first game was played in 1896 against Brigham Young Academy. BYU's athletic website shows their schedule dating back to 1922, but no earlier.[5] Utah claims a lead of 58–34–4, while BYU claims Utah leads 55–31–4. BYU does not count the six games between Utah and Brigham Young Academy in its records.

text: Utah has a large lead in the overall series and has dominated the rivalry both prior to 1972 (41–8–4) and after 1992 (18–7). In stark contrast, from 1972 to 1992 BYU dominated the series with a record of 19–2 versus Utah. Since 1983, when BYU won 55–7, the largest point spread is 44 points, which occurred in 2011 when Utah won 54–10 in Provo.

text: Utah's average margin of victory in the games it has won since 2000 is 14 points, while BYU's is four points. The Cougars haven't had a dominating victory over Utah since 1996 (37–17), while the Utes have notched three blowout wins (2004, 2008, 2011) in the series' most recent 10 games.[6]

text: Proximity[edit]

text:
When Brigham Young came into the valley, he pointed to where the University of Utah would be and said, "This is the place." Provo was just an afterthought.

— Former Utah Head Coach Ron McBride[7]

text: BYU, which is in Provo, Utah, and the University of Utah, which is in Salt Lake City, are about 50 miles (80 km) apart and approximately an hour's drive away on Interstate 15.[8] Consequently, the two teams compete for recruits[9] and fan support.[10] It is not uncommon for friends, neighbors, and even family members to have opposite allegiances.[1]

text: Successful teams[edit]

text: While the two teams have not necessarily been strong at the same time, the two teams had the most conference championships in the Mountain West Conference (MW) before both left the MW in 2011. Each team has had four conference championships since the creation of the MW in 1999.[11] Including championships of other conferences, Utah has 24 conference championships in its history,[12] while BYU has 23.[13] Both of these numbers are well ahead of the current MW member with the most conference championships, Colorado State, who has 15.[14] Other than the 2011 meeting, the recent games in the Holy War have tended to be close, with the final score of fifteen of the last nineteen games being within a touchdown (seven points, including a successful conversion kick) or less.[6]

text: BYU lays claim to a consensus national championship for going undefeated in 1984 and beating Michigan in the 1984 Holiday Bowl. During the era of the now-defunct Bowl Championship Series (1998–2013), Utah played in two BCS bowls: the 2005 Fiesta Bowl (a 35–7 victory over Pitt) and the 2009 Sugar Bowl (a 31–17 victory over Alabama). For these BCS bowl victories, Utah finished ranked in the AP Poll #4 and #2, respectively. Many sports media members and observers, including ESPN's Rick Reilly, argued that Utah (the nation's lone undefeated FBS team) should have been awarded the AP National Championship and should have been selected to play Florida in the BCS title game.

text: Fan base comparisons[edit]

text: In 2011 the New York Times polled fans of all current FBS schools to rank them according to the size of their respective fan bases. BYU was ranked #43 nationally with 709,864 people self-identifying as BYU fans while Utah was ranked #67 with 351,939 people self-identifying as fans.[15]

text: In 2016 Utah saw an average of 46,506 fans attend home games and 41,303 fans on the road (including a bowl game). Rice-Eccles Stadium holds a maximum of 45,807 meaning that the stadium was typically over capacity and utilized standing-room-only areas. BYU averaged 58,569 fans at home and 44,296 at away games. LaVell Edwards Stadium has a capacity of 63,470.

text: Series history[edit]

text: The Brigham Young Academy years[edit]

text: Before 1903, BYU was known as Brigham Young Academy (BYA).[16] During the 1890s, Utah and BYA played six times in football. The two schools split the series 3–3.[17] The first meeting was an unusual April contest that Utah won 12–4.

text: BYA stopped playing football in 1900, following a player death,[18] and did not start again until 1922, after it had become Brigham Young University (BYU). BYU does not recognize these first six meetings as it only recognizes football games played from 1922 onward.[19]

text: Utah's early dominance[edit]

text: After twenty-three years of not having a team, BYU resumed play for the 1922 season.[1] Utah began its early dominance over BYU with a 49–0 victory on October 14, 1922. BYU would not get another win in the series until 1942, when the Cougars shocked the Utes 12–7 at Utah. The rivalry then took a hiatus from 1943 to 1945 because BYU did not field a team due to World War II. When the rivalry continued in 1946, the Utes continued their domination over the Cougars, winning or tying the next twelve contests. Save for a three-year BYU winning streak from 1965–1967, the rivalry continued this trend through the 1971 season, at which point Utah had amassed a 41–8–4 (.811) record against BYU.

text: The LaVell Edwards era[edit]

text: In 1972, the rivalry shifted in favor of BYU. The Cougars had hired LaVell Edwards and in his first season, BYU beat Utah 16–7 for BYU's first victory over Utah in four years. The win signaled the beginning of BYU's dominance against Utah. From 1972 to 1992, BYU went 19–2 (.905) against Utah.

text: During those years, Utah went through a series of coaches that all ended with losing records against LaVell Edwards and BYU. Bill Meek's Utes went 0–2 against Edwards during Meek's last two years (1972–1973). Tom Lovat (1974–1976) was 0–3. Wayne Howard (1977–1981) was 1–4. Chuck Stobart (1982–1984) was 0–3. Jim Fassel was 1–4. Finally, Utah found some success when it hired Ron McBride in 1990. McBride would finish with a 5–6 record against LaVell Edwards, but he started with three consecutive losses to Edwards.[6]

text: 1977–1981: Edwards versus Howard[edit]

text: Wayne Howard's Crusade[edit]

text:
The hatred between BYU and Utah is nothing compared to what it will be. It will be a crusade to beat BYU from now on.

— Utah coach Wayne Howard, 1977[7]

text: During the 1977 meeting, BYU was on the way to winning in a 38–8 blowout. Nonetheless, LaVell Edwards put starting quarterback Marc Wilson back into the game so Wilson could set an NCAA record for passing yards. Wilson succeeded in setting the record (subsequently broken) and finished the game with 571 passing yards. The incident infuriated Utah head coach Wayne Howard. After the game, he said, "This today will be inspiring. The hatred between BYU and Utah is nothing compared to what it will be. It will be a crusade to beat BYU from now on. This is a prediction: in the next two years Utah will drill BYU someday, but we won’t run up the score even if we could set an NCAA record against them."[7] The next year, Wayne Howard made good on his promise. The Utes came from behind to upset the Cougars 23–22. The 1978 win was Utah's first against a LaVell Edwards coached BYU team.

text: Jim McMahon says, "Scoreboard."[edit]

text:
What I hated the most about BYU was getting trounced.

— Former Utah tight end Steve Folsom [20]

text: During the 1980 Holy War, BYU quarterback Jim McMahon helped engineer a blowout. Most of the game he was heckled by a contingent of Utah fans at Rice Stadium. After throwing for another touchdown late in the 56–6 win, he simply pointed at the scoreboard to quiet the hecklers. The game was in the midst of a 12–1 BYU season. It was also their second consecutive win against Utah and their eighth win out of the last nine games against Utah.[21] The fifty point margin of victory is the largest for either team in the series.[6]

text: 1982–1984: Edwards versus Stobart[edit]

text: National Champions[edit]

text: On November 17, 1984, BYU entered the Holy War 10–0 and ranked #3 in the AP Poll. BYU overcame several turnovers to win 24–14. BYU would finish the season 13–0 and the only undefeated team in Division I-A (now the Football Bowl Subdivision). They were voted number one in the final AP Poll as well as the Coaches' Poll to become consensus national champions. This was the last time a team outside the current Power Five conferences won a national championship; the next most recent was Army in 1945.

text: 1985–1989: Edwards versus Fassel[edit]

text: The Rice Bowl[edit]

text: In 1988, Utah had not beaten BYU since 1978 and entered the Holy War as 11-point underdogs. Utah had a mediocre 5–5 record while BYU was 8–2 and had already accepted an invitation to the Freedom Bowl. BYU looked ready to humiliate the Utes again. Instead Utah and quarterback Scott Mitchell jumped on BYU early and took a 21–0 lead on the way to winning 57–28. The 1988 team set a series record for points scored against BYU—a record that stands today.[22] The game came to be known locally as "the Rice Bowl" because the game was played at Utah's Rice Stadium.[23]

text: Revenge[edit]

text:
It was just as easy as it looked. It was like we were running against air. It was easy to break tackles and find holes. Their defense didn't seem to be there.

— BYU running back Fred Whittingham[24]

text: The next year, in 1989, BYU got their revenge. They set a series record by scoring 70 against Utah. BYU jumped to a 49–0 lead before Utah scored its first touchdown just before halftime. Behind quarterback Ty Detmer, BYU would score eight touchdowns on its first eight possessions and amass over 750 yards of total offense during the 70–31 win. Utah would score three touchdowns in the fourth quarter against BYU's reserves.[25] The 101 points the two teams scored is still a series record.[6]

text: The modern rivalry[edit]

text: By the mid-1990s, the Cougars' success leveled off from the years of the 1970s and '80s. Around this time, the Utes also improved significantly, and the rivalry became much more competitive.

text: 1990–2000: Edwards versus McBride[edit]

text: The rivalry began to change in 1993, during Ron McBride's fourth season as head coach, the Utes won their first game in Provo in twenty-two seasons and their first since LaVell Edwards became BYU head coach. Late in the fourth quarter, Utah's kicker Chris Yergensen, who had already missed two out of three field goals on the day, attempted to break the 31–31 tie. This time, Yergensen did not miss and kicked the game-winning 55-yard field goal, the longest of his career, with less than a minute remaining.

text:
All those guys think that's all there is to life. But when I'm making $50–60,000 a year, they'll be pumping my gas. They're low-class losers.

— BYU nose guard Lenny Gomes on Utah and its fans, 1993[7]

text: After the win, Utah fans and players attempted to tear down the north end zone goalpost at what was then Cougar Stadium. Cougar players returned to the field to protect the goalpost from being torn down. About the incident, Lenny Gomes, a BYU nose guard, said, "Typical Utah bullshit. All those guys think that's all there is to life. But when I'm making $50–60,000 a year, they'll be pumping my gas. They're low-class losers."[7] The remark is still remembered in rivalry history today.[7][26]

text: The 1994 season was McBride's best, as he led the Utes to a 10–2 record and a top-10 finish in national rankings. The Utes and Cougars also staged one of the best matchups in the rivalry's history, meeting for the first time as top-25 ranked teams. The Utes won the game 34–31, which was coincidentally the same score of their meeting a year before. Utah ran its rivalry winning streak up to three games a year later, with a 34–17 win at BYU. The Utes and Cougars would trade wins and losses the next couple of years, before the 2000 season.

text: The Kaneshiro Doink[edit]

text: In 1998, the first Holy War was played at the newly renovated Rice-Eccles Stadium. BYU entered the game with an 8–3 (6–1 WAC) record and was playing for a berth in the WAC Championship game. Utah entered the game with a 7–3 (5–2 WAC) record and was hoping to land a bowl game and spoil BYU's WAC Championship hopes. BYU took a 26–17 lead when Owen Pochman connected on a 47-yard field goal with 2:41 left to play in the game. On the ensuing kickoff, Utah's Daniel Jones returned the ball 95 yards to cut the lead to 26–24. Utah's defense held BYU and forced them to punt. Utah moved the ball to the 15-yard line where Ryan Kaneshiro attempted a 32-yard field goal. The attempt bounced off the right upright, which preserved the win for BYU and caused the goalpost to shake from the "doink".[27]

text: Utah cheerleader pummels an aggressive fan[edit]

text:
Even our cheerleaders are kicking your butt.

— Utah wide receiver Steve Smith, 1999[24][28]

text: During the 1999 edition of the Holy War, Utah recorded its fourth consecutive win in Provo. Early in the fourth quarter, Utah scored a touchdown when quarterback T.D. Crowshaw completed a four-yard-pass to Donny Utu to put Utah up 20–10. In celebration, Utah cheerleader Billy Priddis ran along the visitor's sideline with a large "U" flag. A BYU fan[29] who was later banned from the BYU campus, ran onto the sideline and tackled Priddis from behind. Priddis turned around and started punching the fan. He landed seven or eight punches before security separated them. About the incident, Priddis said, ""There's 65,000 fans here, does he think I'm not going to retaliate?"[28]

text:
From now on we're going to leave our flags at home and they should do the same.

— BYU Athletic Director Val Hale, 1999[28]

text: From the Utah sideline, receiver Steve Smith taunted BYU fans and yelled, "Even our cheerleaders are kicking your butt." BYU's athletic director Val Hale purported to have chastised Priddis and the rest of the Utah cheerleaders. After the game, he said, "I told them from now on we're going to leave our flags at home and they should do the same. All it does is initiate the fans to throw things out of the stands."[28]

text: Edwards' last game[edit]

text: Entering the 2000 season, legendary head coach LaVell Edwards announced that he was retiring. His final game as Cougars head coach came against the Utes in Salt Lake City, where BYU won 34–27 with an exciting last-minute drive that ended on a touchdown with little time remaining on the clock.

text: 2001 and 2002: Crowton versus McBride[edit]

text: In 2001, under new head coach Gary Crowton, BYU entered their game against Utah undefeated and looking to become the first team from outside the BCS to play in a BCS bowl game. A tight game ended with a comeback by BYU. BYU running back Luke Staley raced down the sideline with 1:16 left to play to make it 24–21 and BYU DB Jenaro Gilford intercepted a pass on the ensuing Ute drive to seal the victory. The win gave the Cougars consecutive wins against the Utes for the first time in nearly ten years. The Cougs, however, failed to bust the BCS, losing to Hawaiʻi in their final game.

text: McBride, who had guided Utah to six bowl games and three bowl wins, entered the 2002 rivalry game in danger of being fired. The Utes had struggled all season long and even with their 13–6 victory against BYU, Utah finished with their second losing season in three years. The 5–6 finish sealed McBride's fate and he was fired in 2002; Weber State University hired him in December 2004.

text: 2003 and 2004: Crowton versus Meyer[edit]

text: Urban Meyer was hired to replace Ron McBride. Under Meyer, Utah players were not allowed to use the name BYU and began referring rather to the Team Down South or TDS (BYU being about 50 miles south of the University of Utah), imitating Ohio State coach Woody Hayes practice of referring to Michigan as "that team up north." This reference has become a tradition among some Utah fans.[30]

text: Scoring streak ends[edit]

text: In Meyer's first season, the Utes won the Mountain West Conference and finished 10–2, which was their best record since the 1994 season. The last game of the regular season, Utah beat BYU for the second straight year with a 3–0 victory. The victory snapped BYU's NCAA record for scoring in 361 straight games—BYU's first shutout since a 20–0 loss to Arizona State on September 25, 1975.[31]

text: BCS busters[edit]

text:
I really hate them. Playing in the game helped me understand. They are the most arrogant people. It's the whole church and state thing. They're the "good kids." We're the "bad kids." I didn't feel it in my gut last year like I do now.

— Utah quarterback Alex Smith, 2004
[32]

text: In 2004 Utah would have its best season up to that point, going 12–0 and becoming the first team from outside the BCS to play in a BCS bowl game. They went on to win their matchup against Pittsburgh in the 2005 Fiesta Bowl. The Utes final regular season game, a 52–21 victory over BYU, clinched the invitation to a BCS bowl. Urban Meyer then left Utah for Florida. After the 2004 season, Gary Crowton resigned after finishing with his third consecutive losing season.

text: 2005–2015: Mendenhall versus Whittingham[edit]

text: In 2005, Bronco Mendenhall and Kyle Whittingham started as head coaches at their respective programs. Whittingham was offered the job at BYU before turning it down and accepting the position at Utah. This has added to the rivalry between the two coaches. Whittingham won the overall series against Mendenhall with a tally of 7–3. Eight of the ten games were decided by a touchdown or less. In a December 17, 2009 column, writer Stewart Mandel called the coaching rivalry the best coaching rivalry of that decade.[33]

text: First overtime game[edit]

text: The 2005 season saw some striking parallels between the two programs. Both had replaced their former head coaches, struggled through parts of their seasons, and would finish the regular season with 6–5 records. When the two met in Provo in November 2005, BYU was looking for its first win against the Utes in three seasons. Utah was looking for a winning record and a shot at a bowl game. BYU entered as the favorite because Utah would be playing without its starting quarterback and its best wide receiver, who had been injured in their previous game. The Utes were starting JC transfer Brett Ratliff who had taken just three snaps the week before. Ratliff surprised the Cougars by completing 17 of 32 passes for 240 yards and four touchdowns, and rushing for 112 yards on 19 carries and a touchdown. He was responsible for all five Utah touchdowns. The Utes won 41–34.

text: Beck to Harline[edit]

text: When the two teams met again in November 2006, this time in Salt Lake City, BYU jumped out to an early lead, then fell behind and trailed for much of the game, but finally won it 33–31 with an impressive last-minute drive, capped by a touchdown pass from John Beck to Jonny Harline with no time on the clock. The win gave BYU an undefeated record of 8–0 in Mountain West Conference play. Harline caught the pass on his knees in the end zone with no Utah defender near him. The play led to BYU fans creating and wearing T-shirts reading "Harline's still open."[34]

text: Magic happens.[edit]

text:
Obviously, when you're doing what's right on and off the field, I think the Lord steps in and plays a part in it. Magic happens.

— BYU wide receiver Austin Collie, 2007[35]

text: In 2007, the teams clashed on November 24, in what was a mostly defensive game. The game's first 12 points were only field goals, BYU's Mitch Payne scoring 9 points. Utah then scored the first touchdown, taking the lead 10–9. In the fourth quarter, BYU came back with a late-game drive that included a 4th and 18 from its own 12-yard line. Four plays later, freshman running back Harvey Unga bulled into the endzone to win it 17–10. Austin Collie, who caught the Max Hall pass to convert the 4th and 18 to a first down said about the play, "I wouldn't say it was lucky. We executed the play well. We should have had another one. Obviously, when you're doing what's right on and off the field, I think the Lord steps in and plays a part in it. Magic happens."[35][36] The comment further fueled the religious animosity between the two teams.

text: BCS busting... again[edit]

text: Only four years removed from shocking the college football world in 2004 and becoming the first team from outside the BCS to bust into the BCS, Utah returned to the national stage by going undefeated throughout the year. The game was fairly even until Utah scored a touchdown with 15 seconds left in the half to put the Utes up by 10. In the second half, BYU cut the lead to three by the end of the third quarter but couldn't keep Utah out of the endzone in the fourth quarter. Utah would score three times in the final quarter to win 48–24.

text: Utah was then invited to the Allstate Sugar Bowl to play against Alabama. Utah once again shocked the world by beating the Crimson Tide 31–17 after Utah jumped out to a 21–0 lead in the first quarter.

text: Second overtime game[edit]

text:
I don't like Utah. In fact, I hate them. I hate everything about them. I hate their program, their fans. I hate everything. It felt really good to send those guys home.

— BYU quarterback Max Hall, 2009[37]

text: In 2009, in the second overtime game in series history, BYU defeated Utah 26–23. BYU held a 20–6 lead entering the fourth quarter. Utah scored 14 fourth-quarter points to force overtime, but their comeback fell short. Utah managed a field goal in overtime to take a 23–20 lead, but on BYU's possession, Max Hall connected to tight end Andrew George for a 25-yard touchdown reception and the victory.[38] The game was dubbed "George is still running" by BYU fans.[39]

text: During the postgame press conference, Hall was asked if he felt he had redeemed himself for his performance in the previous year's game in which he had five interceptions and one fumble. Hall responded, "A little bit, yeah. I don't like Utah. In fact, I hate them. I hate everything about them. I hate their program. I hate their fans. I hate everything. So, it feels good to send those guys home. They didn't deserve it. It was our time and it was our time to win. We deserved it. We played as hard as we could tonight, and it felt really good to send them home and to get them out of here, so it is a game I'll always remember." When asked for a clarification and whether he really hated Utah, Hall said, "I think the whole university and their fans and organization is classless. They threw beer on my family and stuff last year, and did a whole bunch of nasty things. I don't respect them, and they deserve to lose."

text: The next day, Hall issued an apology for his "remarks". He alleged that his "family was spit on, had beer dumped on them and were physically assaulted on several occasions" during the previous year's game at Rice-Eccles Stadium.[40]

text: Burton's block[edit]

text: For 2010, the game was played at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City. It was the last game for the two teams as conference rivals. BYU entered the game with a 6–5 while Utah came in at 9–2. In a low scoring affair, BYU scored two field goals, one in each of the first two quarters, to lead 6–0 at halftime. In the third quarter, the Cougars got a touchdown on a 21-yard pass play from Jake Heaps to McKay Jacobson, to take a 13–0 lead. The fourth quarter began with Utah scoring a 40-yard field goal, cutting the lead to 13–3, and then after Utah recovered a BYU fumble, Utah capitalized with a 37-yard touchdown pass from Jordan Wynn to DeVonte Christopher to make the score 13–10. The Cougars responded with a field goal, to make it 16–10.

text: Utah responded to a series of turnovers with a Matt Asiata touchdown on a 3-yard run to make it 17–16 with 4:24 remaining. BYU then drove down the field to Utah's 22-yard line, to set up Mitch Payne for a game-winning field goal with 4 seconds remaining. However, Utah cornerback Brandon Burton raced from the outside to block the kick and secure a 17–16 Utah victory.

text: Rivalry tensions were heightened in the play's aftermath, as several Utah players taunted the Cougars trying to leave the field. Matt Martinez, a Utah linebacker, was seen shoving senior BYU kicker Mitch Payne.[41]

text: Shock and awe[edit]

text: With Utah having left for the Pac-12 and BYU declaring conference independence, the 2011 BYU home game against Utah was the rivalry's first non-conference game since 1898. BYU suffered a rough start on its opening drive, when on its third play, the ball was snapped over quarterback Jake Heaps' head and recovered for a touchdown by Utah DE Derrick Shelby. The remainder of the 1st quarter held similar luck for BYU, with Running back JJ Di'Luigi fumbling on 1st and Goal from the Utah 6-yard line. The 2nd quarter proved more competitive with BYU completing a 32-yard TD pass to WR Ross Apo. Utah answered with 30-yard TD pass from QB Jordan Wynn to freshman TE Jake Murphy, just two minutes before the half. Utah led at halftime 14–10.

text: After a first half that seemed to promise the typical nail-biter game that the last decade of the rivalry had shown, it was anything but. The Utes scored 40 unanswered points in the 2nd half (a total of 47 unanswered). Turnovers continued to plague BYU, who would finish with 7, including JD Falslev's mishandled kickoff return at their own 6-yard line, QB Jake Heaps fumble at their own 6-yard line, and QB Riley Nelson's (substituted in for Heaps in the 4th quarter) fumble after being sacked, returned 57 yards for a TD by freshman LB V.J Fehoko.

text: The final result of 54–10 was the largest margin of victory for either team in the Holy War since a 55–7 BYU victory in 1983, and Utah's second-largest margin of victory ever in the Holy War. Utah's 54 points were the second most the Utes had ever scored against BYU.

text: Fandemonium[edit]

text: The 2012 incarnation of the Holy War ended in dramatic and odd fashion. Utah went into the 4th quarter up 17 points, but the BYU offense brought it within 3. With less than 30 seconds remaining, BYU quarterback Riley Nelson successfully drove into Utah territory on 4th and long with a 40-yard pass to wide receiver, Cody Hoffman. On what was thought to be the final play of the game, Nelson's deflected pass fell incomplete as time seemingly expired and the Utah fans rushed the field. The pass, however, was shown to hit the ground with one second left, giving BYU an opportunity to kick a field goal from 51 yards (once the fans had been cleared from the field of play). On the attempt, the kick was blocked, the ball recovered by BYU, and the runner subsequently tackled. However, Utah fans again rushed the field, this time before the play was over, thus earning a penalty that gave BYU another chance at a field goal, this one from only 36 yards. That attempt was unsuccessful, however, when the kick hit the left upright and went awry, leading Utah fans to rush the field for a third and final time. Utah won the game 24–21.[34]

text: Twenty-Thirteen in 2013[edit]

text: Not conference mates any longer, Utah and BYU played the 2013 game with the understanding it would be the final contest until 2016 – a fact that served as motivation for both teams to avoid having to endure a defeat for three calendar years.

text: Utah dominated the first half 13–0 and quieted the raucous crowd at LaVell Edwards Stadium. BYU didn't score their first points, a field goal, until 11:39 remaining in the third quarter and the Cougars tacked on another exactly six minutes later. Utah, though, responded with a 79-yard touchdown drive to extend its lead to 20–6 with 12:44 remaining in regulation.

text: BYU didn't score its first touchdown, a one-yard run by running back Michael Alisa, until 5:44 left in the game to close the gap to seven points. After holding and false start penalties forced a three-and-out on Utah's next possession, BYU quarterback Taysom Hill was intercepted on the Cougars' next drive with a little more than 90 seconds remaining – appearing to seal the win for Utah.

text: After another three-and-out for Utah, though, BYU received the ball near midfield with 39 seconds left and one final chance to tie the game. However, four straight incomplete passes by Hill – including a Hail Mary attempt to receiver Mitch Mathews as time expired, during which he committed offensive pass interference by pulling a Utah defensive back to the ground – punctuated Utah's fourth straight win over BYU and sent the Utes into the three-year hiatus on a resounding high.[42]

text: 2015 Las Vegas Bowl[edit]

text:
I'm lucky enough to be one of the many players on the football team that actually has never lost to these bastards, which leads me to end and say, this is Utah's world and BYU's living in it.

— Utah punter Tom Hackett, 2015
[43]

text: The planned hiatus for 2014–2015 was unexpectedly cut short. On December 6, 2015, it was announced that BYU would play Utah on December 19, 2015 in the Las Vegas Bowl. It was the first time the teams met in the postseason and the first Holy War game to be played at a neutral site.

text: During the build-up to the game, the pot was stirred by Utah's two-time Ray Guy Award-winning Australian punter Tom Hackett. At a pregame event, Hackett called the Cougars "bastards", and finished by saying "this is Utah's world and BYU's living in it."[43]

text: Less than eight minutes had passed before Utah took a 35–0 lead in the game. The Utes set a Las Vegas Bowl record for points in the first quarter, scoring five touchdowns off of five BYU turnovers. The Utes did not play as well over the remainder of the game, allowing BYU to score 28 unanswered points before holding on for a 35–28 win, ending Bronco Mendenhall's last game as BYU's head coach with a loss.[44]

text: 2016–present: Whittingham versus Sitake[edit]

text: 2016: Hindsight is 20–20[edit]

text: The first offensive play from scrimmage in the 2016 game resulted in a Utah pick-six. However, Utah turned the ball over several times, which led to two BYU fields goals and a touchdown late in the 2nd Quarter. Utah answered with a touchdown of their own and held a slim 14–13 lead as the teams headed into the locker rooms for halftime. After a field goal in the third quarter, Utah led 17–13 as it used most of the time in the fourth on a 19-play drive that eventually stalled inside the ten yard line of BYU. The choice to kick the field goal left BYU with one chance to overcome the 20–13 deficit with 2:47 to go. BYU drove for a touchdown with 18 seconds to play. Rather than kick the PAT to make it 20–20, BYU first year coach Kalani Sitake decided to go for the two point conversion and the win. Quarterback Taysom Hill ran the ball up the middle on a draw, but got nowhere as Utah defenders stuffed him at the three-yard line and preserved the Utah victory, 20–19.

text: On September 9, 2017, Utah headed to Provo looking to defeat BYU for the 7th consecutive time. Neither team was able to get into the endzone in the first half which ended with Utah leading 9–0. In the third quarter, Utah quarterback Tyler Huntley scored on a 5-yard touchdown run, but BYU answered with a touchdown of their own 3 minutes later only to fail on the 2-point conversion. The Utes tacked on another field goal before the quarter ended to lead 19–6 going into the fourth quarter. There was no scoring in the fourth quarter until BYU quarterback Tanner Mangum put together a 11 play, 76 yard touchdown drive capped off by a 7-yard passing touchdown to Trey Dye with 2:38 remaining in the game. BYU's defense was able to come up with a stop and they took over the ball on their own 8-yard line with 1:38 remaining and one timeout. Utah's defense stood strong and BYU was unable to move the ball. Utah went on to beat BYU 19–13, marking the 7th straight win for the Utes over the Cougars.[45][46]

text: Future games[edit]

text: BYU and Utah have agreed to continue the series between 2017 and 2022, but no games have been scheduled beyond that. The 2018 contest is set for November 24—both teams' final game of the year—despite the game being a non-conference matchup. Utah typically plays Colorado in the final week, but a scheduling anomaly in the Pac-12 facilitated the rivalry game being played the final week instead of September. In 2019 and 2020, the game will be the first of each season.[47]

text: The interruption of the series in 2014 and 2015 sparked discontent in both fan bases – particularly among BYU fans, some of whom felt that the break was nothing more than a boastful dig at the Cougars' program. Utah AD Chris Hill acknowledged the topic in August 2015 and said a large number of Utah fans had expressed to him a desire to take a break from the rivalry.

text: "The message I have received loud and clear from Utah season ticket holders is that they support our decision to take a two-year hiatus from the BYU rivalry", Hill said.[48]

text: Another break in the series may follow in the 2020s, as Utah has a scheduled series with the Baylor Bears in 2023 and 2024, filling the "tier 1 team" slot on the schedule, as Michigan did during the hiatus of 2014–2015.

text: Game results[edit]

text:
BYU victories
Utah victories
Tie games

text:
No.
Date
Location
Winner
Score

1
April 6, 1896
Salt Lake City
Utah
12–4

2
November 14, 1896
Salt Lake City
Utah
6–0

3
December 5, 1896
Provo
BYA
8–6

4
December 4, 1897
Salt Lake City
BYA
14–0

5
December 18, 1897
Provo
BYA
22–0

6
November 24, 1898
Salt Lake City
Utah
5–0

7
October 14, 1922
Cummings Field, Salt Lake City
Utah
49–0

8
October 27, 1923
Y Field, Provo
Utah
15–0

9
October 25, 1924
Cummings Field, Salt Lake City
Utah
35–6

10
October 31, 1925
Y Stadium, Provo
Utah
27–0

11
November 13, 1926
Cummings Field, Salt Lake City
Utah
40–7

12
November 12, 1927
Y Stadium, Provo
Utah
20–0

13
November 17, 1928
Ute Stadium, Salt Lake City
Tie
0–0

14
November 2, 1929
Ute Stadium, Salt Lake City
Utah
45–13

15
October 18, 1930
Ute Stadium, Salt Lake City
Utah
34–7

16
October 17, 1931
Ute Stadium, Salt Lake City
Utah
43–0

17
October 15, 1932
Ute Stadium, Salt Lake City
Utah
29–0

18
October 14, 1933
Ute Stadium, Salt Lake City
Utah
21–6

19
October 13, 1934
Ute Stadium, Salt Lake City
Utah
43–0

20
November 2, 1935
Y Stadium, Provo
Utah
32–0

21
October 31, 1936
Ute Stadium, Salt Lake City
Utah
18–0

22
October 2, 1937
Ute Stadium, Salt Lake City
Utah
14–0

23
October 15, 1938
Ute Stadium, Salt Lake City
Tie
7–7

24
October 14, 1939
Y Stadium, Provo
Utah
35–13

25
October 5, 1940
Ute Stadium, Salt Lake City
Utah
12–6

26
October 18, 1941
Ute Stadium, Salt Lake City
Tie
6–6

27
October 10, 1942
Ute Stadium, Salt Lake City
BYU
12–7

28
October 12, 1946
Y Stadium, Provo
Utah
35–6

29
October 11, 1947
Ute Stadium, Salt Lake City
Utah
28–6

30
October 9, 1948
Y Stadium, Provo
Utah
30–0

31
October 8, 1949
Ute Stadium, Salt Lake City
Utah
38–0

32
October 7, 1950
Y Stadium, Provo
Tie
28–28

33
October 6, 1951
Ute Stadium, Salt Lake City
Utah
7–6

34
October 11, 1952
Ute Stadium, Salt Lake City
Utah
34–6

35
November 26, 1953
Ute Stadium, Salt Lake City
Utah
33–32

36
October 9, 1954
Y Stadium, Provo
Utah
12–7

37
October 8, 1955
Ute Stadium, Salt Lake City
Utah
41–9

38
October 5, 1956
Y Stadium, Provo
Utah
41–6

39
October 12, 1957
Ute Stadium, Salt Lake City
Utah
27–0

40
September 27, 1958
Ute Stadium, Salt Lake City
BYU
41–6

41
October 9, 1959
Ute Stadium, Salt Lake City
Utah
20–8

42
October 7, 1960
Ute Stadium, Salt Lake City
Utah
17–0

43
October 14, 1961
Ute Stadium, Salt Lake City
Utah
21–20

44
October 13, 1962
Ute Stadium, Salt Lake City
Utah
35–20

45
October 12, 1963
Ute Stadium, Salt Lake City
Utah
15–6

46
November 7, 1964
Ute Stadium, Salt Lake City
Utah
47–13

47
November 6, 1965
Cougar Stadium, Provo
BYU
25–20

48
November 12, 1966
Ute Stadium, Salt Lake City
BYU
35–13

49
October 28, 1967
Cougar Stadium, Provo
BYU
17–13

50
November 2, 1968
Ute Stadium, Salt Lake City
Utah
30–21

No.
Date
Location
Winner
Score

51
November 22, 1969
Cougar Stadium, Provo
Utah
16–6

52
November 21, 1970
Ute Stadium, Salt Lake City
Utah
14–13

53
November 20, 1971
Cougar Stadium, Provo
Utah
17–15

54
November 18, 1972
Rice Stadium, Salt Lake City
BYU
16–7

55
November 24, 1973
Rice Stadium, Salt Lake City
BYU
46–22

56
November 23, 1974
Cougar Stadium, Provo
BYU
48–20

57
November 15, 1975
Cougar Stadium, Provo
BYU
51–20

58
November 20, 1976
Rice Stadium, Salt Lake City
BYU
34–12

59
November 5, 1977
Cougar Stadium, Provo
#14 BYU
38–8

60
November 18, 1978
Rice Stadium, Salt Lake City
Utah
23–22

61
November 17, 1979
Cougar Stadium, Provo
#10 BYU
27–0

62
November 22, 1980
Rice Stadium, Salt Lake City
#13 BYU
56–6

63
November 21, 1981
Cougar Stadium, Provo
#18 BYU
56–28

64
November 20, 1982
Rice Stadium, Salt Lake City
BYU
17–12

65
November 19, 1983
Cougar Stadium, Provo
#9 BYU
55–7

66
November 17, 1984
Rice Stadium, Salt Lake City
#3 BYU
24–14

67
November 23, 1985
Cougar Stadium, Provo
#11 BYU
38–28

68
November 22, 1986
Rice Stadium, Salt Lake City
BYU
35–21

69
November 21, 1987
Cougar Stadium, Provo
BYU
21–18

70
November 19, 1988
Rice Stadium, Salt Lake City
Utah
57–28

71
November 18, 1989
Cougar Stadium, Provo
#21 BYU
70–31

72
November 17, 1990
Rice Stadium, Salt Lake City
#5 BYU
45–22

73
November 23, 1991
Cougar Stadium, Provo
BYU
48–17

74
November 21, 1992
Rice Stadium, Salt Lake City
BYU
31–22

75
November 20, 1993
Cougar Stadium, Provo
Utah
34–31

76
November 19, 1994
Rice Stadium, Salt Lake City
#21 Utah
34–31

77
November 18, 1995
Cougar Stadium, Provo
Utah
34–17

78
November 23, 1996
Rice Stadium, Salt Lake City
#8 BYU
37–17

79
November 22, 1997
Cougar Stadium, Provo
Utah
20–14

80
November 21, 1998
Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City
BYU
26–24

81
November 20, 1999
Cougar Stadium, Provo
Utah
20–17

82
November 24, 2000
Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City
BYU
34–27

83
November 17, 2001
LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo
#8 BYU
24–21

84
November 23, 2002
Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City
Utah
13–6

85
November 22, 2003
LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo
Utah
3–0

86
November 20, 2004
Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City
#5 Utah
52–21

87
November 19, 2005
LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo
Utah
41–34OT

88
November 25, 2006
Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City
#21 BYU
33–31

89
November 24, 2007
LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo
#23 BYU
17–10

90
November 22, 2008
Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City
#8 Utah
48–24

91
November 28, 2009
LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo
#18 BYU
26–23OT

92
November 27, 2010
Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City
#23 Utah
17–16

93
September 17, 2011
LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo
Utah
54–10

94
September 15, 2012
Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City
Utah
24–21

95
September 21, 2013
LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo
Utah
20–13

96
December 19, 2015
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, Nevada
#20 Utah
35–28

97
September 10, 2016
Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City
Utah
20–19

98
September 9, 2017
LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo
Utah
19–13

Series: Utah leads 60–34–4

text: Series record sources: College Football Data Warehouse.[6][17]

text: *BYU was known as Brigham Young Academy (BYA) until 1903