Daniel Bray Gives Utah Fourth-Quarter Lead Over BYU In Holy War

PROVO, Utah — Utah football freshman running back Daniel Bray put the cherry on top of his breakout performance against BYU with a fourth-quarter touchdown to put the Utes up 14-10.

The 49-yard rush was the longest of his career, and the score was his first in a Utah jersey.

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Coming into week eight, Bray had appeared in two other games and picked up 73 yards on eight carries.

Against the Cougars, he had 10 carries for 121 yards and a TD. And those were his stats with 12 minutes left in regulation.

The score capped off a 9-play, 90-yard Utah drive. It also gave the Utes their first lead of the game in the rivalry matchup at LaVell Edwards Stadium.

No. 15 BYU-No. 23 Utah Game

Date: Saturday, October 18, 2025

Venue: LaVell Edwards Stadium

Location: Provo, Utah 

Utah reentered the Top 25 this week, checking in at No. 23 after crushing a shorthanded Arizona State team 42-10 at home last weekend. The Utes have won two consecutive games by an average of 33 points.

BYU jumped out to a 6-0 start for the second consecutive season, marking the first time in program history that they have accomplished that feat. The Cougars hope to have gained momentum in a rain-soaked, 2OT road win over the Arizona Wildcats.

BYU is looking for its third straight win for the first time since 1992.

BYU-Utah rivalry week reading

• Here’s What Dave Portnoy Had To Say About BYU/Provo

• Former Cougar QB Jaren Hall: Utah-BYU Isn’t “Just Another Game”

• Utah’s Initial Availability Report For The BYU Rivalry Game

• BYU Football Availability Report Entering Rivalry Game Against Utah

• Ranking Utah Football’s Five Biggest Wins In Holy War Rivalry

• Ranking BYU Football’s Five Biggest Wins In Holy War Rivalry

• Former BYU, Utah Players Give Thoughts On Rivalry Week Matchup

• Kalani Sitake, Kyle Whittingham Named To National Coach Of The Year Watch List

• Every Player To Switch Sides In The Utah/BYU Football Rivalry

• Five Things We Learned From Kalani Sitake’s BYU/Utah Presser

• Takeaways From Kyle Whittingham’s Rivalry Week Press Conference

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