The schools played for the first time in 1903, a 46–0 Aggie victory and Utah State leads the series 41–28–4 (.589).

A .50 caliber Rocky Mountain Hawken rifle was announced as the trophy for the rivalry,[4] widely considered to be what Bridger carried.

Utah State and Wyoming have a storied history dating back to the early 1900s as both schools were members of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) from 1916–37 and later members of the Mountain States Conference from 1938–61.

Utah State joined the Mountain West Conference in 2013 and was placed in the same division as Wyoming; the rivalry was renewed and is again played on an annual basis.

The 2020 matchup, scheduled to be played in Laramie, was cancelled due to a spike in cases of COVID-19 within the Utah State program amid the ongoing pandemic.