2009 Sugar Bowl

March 2020 May 2026 2009 Allstate Sugar Bowl BCS Bowl Game75th Sugar Bowl 225px Sugar Bowl 75th Anniversary logo 2008 Utah Utes University of Utah Alabama Crimson Tide University of Alabama 12–0 MWC 12–1 SEC Kyle Whittingham Nick Saban 7 7 6 4 T-4 4 21 0 7 3 0 10 7 0 January 2 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana QB Brian Johnson, Utah Alabama by 10http://www.madduxsports.com/college-football-lines.php College Football Lines Maddux Sports 2008-12-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20081219035214/http://www.madduxsports.com/college-football-lines.php 19 December 2008 live Shades of Praise Choir New Orleans, LA Scott Novak (Big XII) The Pride of UtahMillion Dollar Band 71,872 17,500,000 per teamhttp://www.bcsfootball.org/bcsfb/facts BCS Bowl Facts Fox Sports 2008-12-15 2008-12-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20081218113336/http://www.bcsfootball.org/bcsfb/facts 18 December 2008 dead FOX List of announcers of major college bowl games Kenny Albert play-by-playDaryl Johnston colorCharissa Thompson sidelineChris Myers sideline 7.8 (13.369 million, up 11%)http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/stewart_mandel/01/04/bcs.ratings/ Ratings are proof the addition of fifth BCS game officially a failure Sports Illustrated Mandel, Stewart 2009-01-05 2009-01-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20090130083700/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/stewart_mandel/01/04/bcs.ratings/ 30 January 2009 dead The 2009 Allstate Sugar Bowl was the 75th annual edition of the annual college football bowl game that is part of the 2008–09 bowl season of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The game was played on Friday, January 2, 2009,http://www.thespread.com/ncaa-football-top-stories-300/2009-sugar-bowl-utah-vs.-alabama-spread-trends.html Sugar Bowl Preview The Spread 2008-12-16 2008-12-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20081229071431/http://www.thespread.com/ncaa-football-top-stories-300/2009-sugar-bowl-utah-vs.-alabama-spread-trends.html 29 December 2008 dead at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana between the Utah Utes, champions of the Mountain West Conference, and the Alabama Crimson Tide, representing the Southeastern Conference.https://www.espn.com/college-football/preview?gameId=290020333 Utah-Alabama Preview ESPN 2008-12-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20081218035055/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/preview?gameId=290020333 18 December 2008 live The Sugar Bowl usually takes the champion of the SEC and pits them against an At-Large BCS team. However, with the 2008 SEC Champion, Florida Gators being selected to play for the national championship game, the Sugar Bowl selected two At-Large BCS teams. The bowl kept their traditional ties with the Southeastern Conference for the second consecutive year though, in selecting the Alabama Crimson Tide with an at-large selection. In the 2009 edition of this bowl game, the No. 6 Utes pulled off an upset of the heavily favored No. 4 Crimson Tide by a score of 31–17. Utah quarterback Brian Johnson was named Most Outstanding Player of the game. With this win, Utah completed the 2008 season as the only undefeated, 13–0 Division I FBS team in the nation, along with becoming the first team from a BCS non-AQ conference to win two BCS bowls. It was also Utah's first win over a Southeastern Conference school.https://www.espn.com/college-football/bowls08/news/story?id=3807068 Whittingham, Utes believe they deserve consideration for national title ESPN Dinich, Heather 2009-01-02 2009-01-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20090117042435/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/bowls08/news/story?id=3807068 17 January 2009 live Andre Smith (Alabama starting left tackle and 2008 Outland Trophy winner) was suspended for the game because he declined to cooperate with an investigation by the school's compliance staff on the issue with his uncle's illegal contact with a sports agent. A few days later, he declared himself for the NFL Draft and was the 6th overall pick.Andre Smith (offensive tackle) Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring Informationhttp://rolltide.cstv.com/gametracker/launch/?event=752279&school=alab&sport=mfootbl Utah Utes vs. Alabama Crimson Tide (Jan 02, 2009) University of Alabama Athletics Media Relations 2009-01-02 2009-01-02Score Length Time Utah Alabama 1 11:02 5 plays, 68 yards 1:19 Utah Brent Casteel 7–yard reception from Brian Johnson, Louie Sakoda kick good 7 0 8:37 5 plays, 32 yards 1:37 Utah Matt Asiata 2–yard rush, Louie Sakoda kick good 14 0 4:01 7 plays, 65 yards 1:57 Utah Bradon Godfrey 18–yard reception from Brian Johnson, Louie Sakoda kick good 21 0 2 14:55 7 plays, 23 yards 4:06 Alabama Leigh Tiffin 52–yard field goal 21 3 5:28 0 plays, 0 yards 0:00 Alabama Javier Arenas 73–yard punt return, Leigh Tiffin kick good 21 10 3 11:41 7 plays, 30 yards 3:05 Alabama Glen Coffee 4–yard reception from John Parker Wilson, Leigh Tiffin kick good 21 17 10:04 7 plays, 71 yards 1:37 Utah David Reed 28–yard reception from Brian Johnson, Louie Sakoda kick good 28 17 4 2:49 7 plays, 31 yards 2:24 Utah Louie Sakoda 28–yard field goal 31 17 Final Score 31 17 References Category:2008–09 NCAA football bowl games 2009 2009 2009 Category:2009 in sports in Louisiana Category:2000s in New Orleans Category:January 2009 sports events in the United States