No. 15 BYU edges No. 23 Utah 24-21 for third straight Holy War victory

PROVO Utah AP Bear Bachmeier had yards of offense while throwing for a touchdown and running for another figure to rally No BYU to a - preeminence over No Utah on Saturday night LJ Martin added yards on the ground to help the Cougars - - Big remain unbeaten and beat their Holy War rivals for the a third straight time Devon Dampier threw for yards and two touchdowns for - - Daniel Bray added a career-high yards and a touchdown on carries The Utes surrendered straight points after taking their first lead less than a minute into the fourth quarter Utah went up - when Bray cut to the sideline and raced yards untouched BYU charged back in front on its ensuing drive going up - when Parker raced in from yards out on a jet sweep Dampier threw an interception to Tanner Wall on Utah s ensuing drive Bachmeier turned the turnover into points when he dragged three would-be tacklers into the end zone at the end of a -yard run giving the Cougars a - lead with left BYU scratched out a - halftime lead after the Utes turned it over on downs twice and muffed a punt The Takeaway Utah The Utes may fall out of the AP Top Poll after leaving points on the board multiple times Utah drove deep into BYU territory on three different drives in the first quarter and third quarter but the Cougars made fourth-down stops on each drive BYU The Cougars roared to life on offense in the fourth quarter to key a late rally ensuring a move up in the AP Top Poll Up Next Utah Hosts Colorado on Saturday BYU At Iowa State on Saturday Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top throughout the season Sign up here and here AP News mobile app AP college football https apnews com hub ap-top- -college-football-poll and https apnews com hub college-football Source