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A look back at the first Utah-BYU game in 1922. Much has changed — but not everything

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With perhaps the biggest Utah-BYU football game in history looming this weekend, let’s take a look back at the origins of the longtime rivalry, which goes back more than a century. The first game between the Utes (known back then as the Crimson) and Cougars was played in 1922 on Oct. 14, at Cummings Field on the University of Utah campus.

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