Here's one I have been thinking about for awhile.
Which team was better, BYU 2008 or Utah 2010? The parallels between each team's season make this comparison intriguing.
Some similarities:
Both had top 10 rankings in the national polls.
Both had identical 10-3 records.
Both had ugly losses to TCU (BYU 32-7, Utah 47-7).
Both had one other ugly loss to a top 10 team
Both had 3 close wins that probably should not have been that close
Some differences to note:
BYU had 2 shutouts, Utah had zero.
BYU scored fewer than 20 points one time, Utah four times.
Utah scored more than 50 four times, BYU one time.
BYU had zero overtime wins, Utah had one.
Full season schedule for each team:
BYU 2008
Northern Iowa 41-17 W
@ Washington 28-27 W
UCLA 59-0 W
Wyoming 44-0 W
@ Utah State 34-14 W
New Mexico 21-3 W
@ TCU 32-7 L
UNLV 42-35 W
@ Colorado State 45-42 W
San Diego State 41-12 W
@ Air Force 38-24 W
@ Utah 48-24 L
Arizona 31-21 L
Utah 2010
Pittsburgh 27-24 W (OT)
UNLV 38-10 W
@ New Mexico 56-14 W
San Jose State 56-3 W
@ Iowa State 68-27 W
@ Wyoming 30-6 W
Colorado State 59-6 W
@ Air Force 28-23 W
TCU 47-7 L
@ Notre Dame 28-3 L
@ San Diego State 38-34 W
BYU 17-16 W
Boise State 26-3 L
So which team to you say was better?
Which team was better, BYU 2008 or Utah 2010? The parallels between each team's season make this comparison intriguing.
Some similarities:
Both had top 10 rankings in the national polls.
Both had identical 10-3 records.
Both had ugly losses to TCU (BYU 32-7, Utah 47-7).
Both had one other ugly loss to a top 10 team
BYU to Utah (48-24)
Utah to Boise State (26-3)
Both lost their bowl gameBoth had 3 close wins that probably should not have been that close
BYU-Washington, 28-27; UNLV, 42-35; Colorado State, 45-42
Utah-BYU, 17-16; Air Force, 28-23; San Diego State, 38-34
Average Margin of victory in the other seven games: BYU-29.7, Utah-34.9Some differences to note:
BYU had 2 shutouts, Utah had zero.
BYU scored fewer than 20 points one time, Utah four times.
Utah scored more than 50 four times, BYU one time.
BYU had zero overtime wins, Utah had one.
Full season schedule for each team:
BYU 2008
Northern Iowa 41-17 W
@ Washington 28-27 W
UCLA 59-0 W
Wyoming 44-0 W
@ Utah State 34-14 W
New Mexico 21-3 W
@ TCU 32-7 L
UNLV 42-35 W
@ Colorado State 45-42 W
San Diego State 41-12 W
@ Air Force 38-24 W
@ Utah 48-24 L
Arizona 31-21 L
Utah 2010
Pittsburgh 27-24 W (OT)
UNLV 38-10 W
@ New Mexico 56-14 W
San Jose State 56-3 W
@ Iowa State 68-27 W
@ Wyoming 30-6 W
Colorado State 59-6 W
@ Air Force 28-23 W
TCU 47-7 L
@ Notre Dame 28-3 L
@ San Diego State 38-34 W
BYU 17-16 W
Boise State 26-3 L
So which team to you say was better?
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