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Show November 2009 THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE 29 / / Rivalry Guide HISTORY wide-open Jonny Harline. The Cougars won 33-31. continued from Page 9 The games of 2004 and 2008 might be the most memorable for Ute fans. Not only did Utah beat Cougars a 24-21 victory. Snow poured from the Provo sky BYU by a combined score of 100-55, in 2003, and the game came to be but the wins also gave Utah undeknown as the "Snow Bowl." Head feated seasons and helped it becoach Urban Meyer led the Utes come the first non-BCS team to win to a 3-0 victory, snapping BYU's a BCS game twice. NCAA-record 361 consecutive During the past 20 years, each games of scoring a point. team has won 10 times, including The 2006 game again came down six apiece on the other's home field. to a last-second play. With the Utes. Arguably the best rivalry in the leading 31-27 in Salt Lake City, BYU country will happen again Nov. 28 quarterback John Beck scrambled in Provo when the teams clash for around Utah defenders, and as time the 85th time. expired, threw across the field to a m.sanchez@chronicle.utah.edu CLUB continued from Page 19 the rivalry match for women's soccer this year drew only 2,187 fans, and women's basketball drew a little more than 3,000 last year. For lacrosse, the games have been lopsided in BYU's favor in recent years. BYU's program is consistently in the Top 10 in national polls, and Utah peaked at No. 13 in 2007. The Cougars defeated the Utes earlier this year, 14-5. "The game always has high emotions, and usually the team who is able to control those emotions plays better," said former BYU captain Jordan Harris. The TJtah-BYU matchup is the biggest rugby rivalry in the country. Both teams are consistently ranked in the Top 20, and it is not uncommon for both teams to reach the Elite Eight in the national tournament every May. f "The game is absolutely huge for us," Burdette said. "It's so much more than just another BYU-Utah sporting match." The rivalry carries more than just bragging rights for the year. Because of the rugby conference structure, the BYU-Utah game is the only game that affects national tournament seedings for BYU and Utah. A win will automatically send the victor to the Sweet 16 round, saving the team tens of thousands of dollars in travel for other rounds. Last year, the sold-out Wasatch Cup was shown for the first time on national television on a delayedtape broadcast on ESPN-U. This spring, the cup will be hosted at Rio Tinto Stadium and will be broadcast live on ESPN. "It's one of the biggest, hardest games we have all season," said BYU back Sam Wolthuis. "It's an extremely physical game. Both teams are very skilled and are eager to prove themselves." However, other club sports are left without a rival because of the differing structures of BYU and Utah's athletic departments! The men's volleyball teams are recognized by the universities on two different levels. Utah's is a club team, and BYU's is a varsity program, making it implausible the two would ever meet. A similar dilemma exists with men's soccer. Both university squads are designated as a club or extramural sport. However, BYU plays in a semi-professional league, the equivalent of a fourth-tier major league, separate from any other college teams. Utah plays in the Intermountain Collegiate Soccer Association Southern Division. Some believe the conference differences should be irrelevant when determining friendly matches. "We'd love to play (BYU), but it takes two to dance," said Utah men's soccer head coach Gilbert Gaertner Jr. The men's soccer program at the U has been trying for several years to schedule a friendly rivalry exhibition match, but to no avail. Despite playing Weber and UVU, two schools in the same division as Utah, BYU has yet to schedule a game with Utah. BYU coaches have said it would not be in the interest of its program to play Utah. As a whole, however, club sports are as vital to the Holy War as any other sporting program. "There's no gray area here," Burdette said. "Clubs live and die by the blue and red." k.price@chronicle.utah.edu. ArV . JordanWynn - 3 ' QUARTERBACK 1 5 MaxHall • .;? TevitaStevens 5 4 ^ RIGHTGUARD j B O JerepceBrown _ ; | | W^^^^^^fW^ CENT^IiSBl/' >l^lling^M- m Caleb Schlauderaff 7 2 ' LEFGUARD Jereme Brooks 8 5 ChrisJoppru 8 0 i *>-'•' \ 'BrettDenney 9 2 7 6 Braden Hansen WIDE RECEIVER TIGHT END' 3 2 Dennis Pitta DEFENSIVE END , 42 ;;Shawn k Doman^42:^^ NaiFot W ^^ ^ ^ : - > r Brian Logan : ^ : ^ : ^ O I M ^ ^ ••"""" :/'| AndrewRich 2 2 - STRONG^FETY^ ^ 2 JoeDale" Season Stats BYU 29.8 208 1936/176 2441/221.9 4377/397.9 30/11 84/752 36/7 13/18 30:41 Points per game First downs Rushing yardage/average per game Passing yardage/average per game Total yardage/average per game Fumbles/iost Penalties/yards Touchdowns/interceptions Field goal attempts Average time of possession 1 st 86 68 83 139 75 84 35.5 259 1647/152 3333/303 4980/452.7 14/8 77/733 53/14 7/10 31:34 4th total 77 328 100 391 C- |