Beehive Boot

Beehive Boot
The Beehive Boot
The Beehive Boot
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Originated: 1971; 53 years ago (1971)
Current holder: BYU
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The Beehive Boot, which signifies instate football supremacy among Division I FBS universities from the state of Utah, began in the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. The authentic pioneer boot, which is estimated to be well over 100 years old, is typically awarded annually to the Utah school with the best record against its instate NCAA Division I FBS foes. The schools that compete for the boot are Brigham Young, Utah, and Utah State. Weber State was originally eligible to win the trophy and games against them counted towards their opponents' record when determining the winner of the trophy. It is unclear when this stopped being the case, but it was at least by 2012, when Utah State won the trophy over BYU (BYU's win over Weber State was not counted towards their instate record).[1]

In the case of three-way ties between the schools, the winner was chosen by vote of the in-state media. Such an event has happened four times previously: in 1973, 1997, 2010, and in 2012. Utah State was awarded the trophy in each year.[2] The 2017 season also ended with a tie where both Utah and Utah State defeated BYU, but did not play each other. However, no winner was officially awarded the Beehive Boot.[3]

In addition to the Beehive Boot, BYU and Utah State also play for The Old Wagon Wheel.[4] The same three universities, along with Weber State University, Southern Utah University, and Utah Valley University, also played for a statewide trophy in basketball called the Old Oquirrh Bucket until the 2010 season, when it was retired due to conference realignments.[5] Along with the Florida Cup, Commander-in-Chief's Trophy and the Michigan MAC Trophy, the Beehive Boot is one of the few three-way FBS rivalries that presents a trophy to the winner.

  1. ^ "Utah State Football Wins Beehive Boot Trophy For Second Time In Three Years - Utah State University". Utah State University.
  2. ^ "Utah State Football Wins Beehive Boot Trophy - Utah State University". Utah State University.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference SI2018 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "The Old Wagon Wheel | the Official Site of BYU Athletics". Archived from the original on 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2012-05-14.
  5. ^ "Utah teams mothballing Old Oquirrh Bucket". Deseretnews.com. 17 November 2010. Archived from the original on November 3, 2014.