2013 BYU was again 8-5 against a much weaker schedule. Even the bowl game win against SDSU took individual heroics from KVN
2017 BYU was 4-9 including a loss at home to UMass on senior day
These comparisons are not strong evidence of Utah over performance in the rivalry game or indicative that this game will be a huge hurdle.
Utah sucks. A loss to them next week is simple unacceptable.