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Here's a look back at the day Utah was defenseless and Ty Detmer led BYU to a record 70 points

Gary McKellar

FREER, Texas — Ty Detmer represents a record-breaking era of BYU football against rival Utah. A look back at his 1989 performance — an emphatic 70-31 victory — speaks of a different time that would be difficult to repeat for the Cougars in this rivalry by today’s matchup and trend.

For a generation that does not know what happened three decades ago, here’s a reminder: After seven straight Utah wins, reflecting back to BYU’s glory days is just about all the Cougars can do these days. Until BYU does something about it on the field, memory is a pacifier.