Arizona and BYU will play for the first time since 2021 and first-time as conference rivals since 1977 with a 1:00 PM Mountain Standard Time kickoff in Provo as announced by the Big XII on Monday. BYU has a three game winning streak versus Arizona dating back to 2016.
BYU beat Arizona 21-16 in 2021 in Las Vegas, won 28-23 in Tucson in 2018 and 18-16 in Glendale in 2016. Arizona last beat BYU 31-21 in the 2008 Las Vegas Bowl. The 2008 game was the first bowl game and win by Arizona since the 1998 Holiday Bowl versus Nebraska.
The series between Arizona and BYU is tied at 12 all-time with one tie. Arizona leads the series with BYU 9-7-1 in (Western Athletic) conference play and has a 3-4 record in Provo. Arizona’s longest winning streak was four games from 1970 through 1974. Arizona has averaged outscoring BYU 20.6-17.8…