Watch: Provo parties like it’s 1984 following BYU’s win over Utah
BYU fans will be talking about Saturday night for decades to come.
The Cougars escaped with a dramatic, come-from-behind win over rival Utah thanks to a 44-yard field goal from Will Ferrin in the game’s final seconds, instantly cementing the contest as an all-timer within rivalry history.
UNREAL. Will Ferrin drills the field goal for the lead. BYU is gonna win this thing. pic.twitter.com/1fnoy5TSF2
— Jackson Payne (@jackson5payne) November 10, 2024
While Kalani Sitake and his squad celebrated in Salt Lake City, the Provo faithful back home went into full-blown hysteria.
Herds of students and fans near campus danced in the street, drove around honking their car horns and even shot fireworks into the midnight sky. If the circus or Mardi Gras ever came to Provo, neither would ever live up to such a scene.
Cougs going wild!!! #CougarNation #BYUFootball #provo pic.twitter.com/5BBu2aqvew
— Owen Hall (@Ohall51) November 10, 2024
Provo is on one right now. Lol. 9-0!! pic.twitter.com/0LBv8OSmFg
— David Nixon (@D_Nixon) November 10, 2024
The pandemonium wouldn’t go away quickly. When BYU’s team bus returned back to Provo around 3 a.m., a massive crowd was waiting to welcome the Cougars back home and party alongside them.
Currently pic.twitter.com/JoP5rTiWyj
— Tanner Wall (@YsTanman11) November 10, 2024
And they say Provo has no nightlife https://t.co/Ci4ead9xbj
— Jackson Payne (@jackson5payne) November 10, 2024
And of course, Ferrin himself received the truest of hero’s welcomes, crowdsurfing among the sea of fans amid choruses of “We love Will!”
LEGEND. pic.twitter.com/3XlWGb5gyy
— BYU FOOTBALL (@BYUfootball) November 10, 2024