No. 3 Utah beats BYU in Holy War rivalry to stay unbeaten

Utah took control in the second half of this year's Holy War rivalry to defeat BYU 28-20 on Saturday and remain undefeated.

The back-and-forth affair saw the Utes score the first 14 points of the contest only to trail 20-14 at half after an furious Cougars rally. However, the Utah defense pitched a shutout in the second half, and Devon Dampier supplied a a touchdown pass, and rush, to push the hosts back in front.

With under five minutes left, BYU quarterback Bear Bachmeier threw a crucial red-zone interception as the Cougars looked for the tying score.

BYU would get the ball back in the final seconds, but Bachmeier's heave to the end zone would be intercepted again - his fourth of the game - to deliver Utah its 15th straight win.