2009 BYU Cougars football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 football 2009 BYU Cougars BYU Cougars logo.svg 150px Mountain West Conference MW 12 12 11–2 7–1 Bronco Mendenhall 5th Robert Anae 5th Jaime Hill 2nd Matt Bauman Max Hall Scott Johnson Jan Jorgensen Dennis Pitta Air raid 3–4 LaVell Edwards Stadium Maaco Bowl Las Vegas champion Maaco Bowl Las Vegas W 44–20 vs. Oregon State File:MWC-Uniform-BYU-2009.png The 2009 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cougars were led by head coach Bronco Mendenhall and played their home games at LaVell Edwards Stadium. The Cougars finished the season with a record of 11–2, 7–1 in Mountain West play and won the Maaco Bowl Las Vegas 44–20 over Oregon State. Schedule 2009 BYU Cougars football schedule http://byucougars.com/schedule/m-football/2009 2009-03-26 2009 AP local to gamesite September 5 6:00 pm w y y 20 Oklahoma 3 Cowboys Classic Cowboys Stadium Arlington, TX ESPN 14–13 75,437https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=292480201 Brigham Young Cougars vs. Oklahoma Sooners Box Score ESPN October 12, 2009 September 12 2:30 pm w y y 9 Tulane Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA ESPN2 54–3 26,224https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=292552655 Brigham Young Cougars vs. Tulane Green Wave Box Score ESPN October 12, 2009 September 19 5:00 pm l y 7 Florida State LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT Versus 28–54 64,209https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=292620252 Florida State Seminoles vs. Brigham Young Cougars Box Score ESPN September 19, 2009 September 26 4:00 pm w 19 Colorado State LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT mtn. 42–23 64,091https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=292690252 Colorado State Rams vs. Brigham Young Cougars Box Score ESPN September 26, 2009 October 2 7:00 pm w y 20 Utah State Old Wagon Wheel LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT mtn. 35–17 64,103https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=292750252 Utah State Aggies vs. Brigham Young Cougars Box Score ESPN October 3, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091007093744/http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=292750252 October 7, 2009 live October 10 7:00 pm w y 18 UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium Las Vegas, NV mtn. 59–21 25,597http://sports-ak.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=292832439 Brigham Young Cougars vs. UNLV Rebels Box Score October 11, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091016084454/http://sports-ak.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=292832439 16 October 2009 dead October 17 3:00 pm w y 18 San Diego State Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA mtn. 38–28 30,258https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=292900021 Brigham Young Cougars vs. San Diego Aztecs Box Score ESPN October 18, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091020143541/http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=292900021 October 20, 2009 live October 24 5:30 pm l y 16 TCU 10 College GameDay LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT Versus 7–38 64,641http://sports-ak.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=292970252 https://web.archive.org/web/20120219171706/http://sports-ak.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=292970252 dead February 19, 2012 TCU Horned Frogs vs. Brigham Young Cougars Box Score ESPN October 24, 2009 November 7 12:00 pm w y 25 Wyoming War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY mtn. 52–0 19,201http://sports-ak.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=293112751 https://web.archive.org/web/20100105032413/http://sports-ak.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=293112751 dead January 5, 2010 Brigham Young Cougars vs. Wyoming Cowboys Box Score ESPN November 7, 2009 November 14 12:00 pm w y 22 New Mexico University Stadium Albuquerque, NM mtn. 24–19 24,344https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=293180167 Brigham Young Cougars vs. New Mexico Lobos Box Score ESPN November 15, 2009 November 21 1:30 pm w 19 Air Force LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT CBS CS 38–21 64,071https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=293250252 Air Force Falcons vs. Brigham Young Cougars Box Score ESPN.com November 21, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091125105415/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=293250252 November 25, 2009 live November 28 3:00 pm w 18 Utah 22 Holy War LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT mtn./CBSCS 26–23 OT 64,301https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=293320252 Utah Utes vs. Brigham Young Cougars Box Score ESPN.com November 28, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091201070140/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=293320252 December 1, 2009 live December 22 5:00 pm w y y 15 Oregon State 16 Maaco Bowl Las Vegas Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV ESPN 44–20 40,018http://sports-ak.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=293560252 Oregon State Beavers vs. Brigham Young Cougars Box Score ESPN.com December 23, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091226224837/http://sports-ak.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=293560252 December 26, 2009 dead Rankings 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings AP 0 15 20 9 7 19 20 18 18 16 RV 25 22 19 18 16 15 12 Coaches Poll 0 15 24 12 9 20 21 20 19 16 RV 25 22 18 15 13 14 12 Harris 4 14 19 17 17 16 RV 25 22 18 15 13 14 BCS 7 14 16 NR NR 22 22 19 14 14 Game summaries Oklahoma 2009 Oklahoma Sooners football team Cowboys Classic BYU would enter the 2009 Cowboy Classic with a 14-22 record against the Big XII. However BYU was 1-0 against the Sooners. The only previously meeting was the 1994 Copper Bowl, where BYU won 31-6.BYU Cougars vs Oklahoma Sooners Game Notes http://byucougars.com/files/pdf/No.-20-BYU-vs.-No.-3-Oklahoma-Game-Notes.pdf BYUCougars.com September 1, 2009 2009 Cowboys Classic: #20 BYU vs. #3 Oklahoma Cougars 0 7 0 7 Sooners 7 3 0 3 September 5 Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, TX 5:06 pm MST 3:16 75,437 72 °F °C on, Indoors Scott Novak Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge, & Heather Cox ESPN yes 1 4:56 OU Ryan Broyles 8-yard pass from Sam Bradford (Jimmy Stevens kick) OU 7-0 2 1:25 BYU Andrew George 5-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick) Tied 7-7 2 0:02 OU Jimmy Stevens 35-yard field goal OU 10-7 4 11:47 OU Jimmy Stevens 22-yard field goal OU 13-7 4 3:03 BYU McKay Jacobson 7-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 14-13 yes Tulane 2009 Tulane Green Wave football team BYU headed back down South for their second game of the season. The Green Wave would be their featured opponent. BYU and Tulane came into the contest with a 1-1 record against each other. The last meeting between the two was back in 2001, when BYU defeated the Green Wave 70-35 in Provo.BYU Cougars vs Tulane Green Wave Game Notes http://byucougars.com/files/pdf/No.-9-BYU-at-Tulane-Game-Notes.pdf BYUCougars.com September 8, 2009 #9 BYU at Tulane Cougars 3 17 14 20 Green Wave 0 3 0 0 September 12 Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA 1:36 pm MST 3:00 26,224 64 °F °C on, Indoors Land Clark Terry Gannon & David Norrie ESPN2 yes 1 6:23 BYU Mitch Payne 31-yard field goal BYU 3-0 2 14:15 BYU Mitch Payne 20-yard field goal BYU 6-0 2 6:03 Tulane Ross Thevenot 29-yard field goal BYU 6-3 2 3:28 BYU Bryan Kariya 1-yard touchdown run up the middle (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 13-3 2 0:25 BYU Bryan Kariya 12-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 20-3 3 6:24 BYU JJ Di Luigi 3-yard touchdown run over the left side (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 27-3 3 3:02 BYU McKay Jacobson 38-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 34-3 4 13:07 BYU JJ Di Luigi 1-yard touchdown run up the middle (Mitch Payne kick no good) BYU 40-3 4 11:47 BYU Jordan Pendleton 12-yard fumble return (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 47-3 4 8:15 BYU Riley Nelson 1-yard QB draw (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 54-3 yes Florida State 2009 Florida State Seminoles football team BYU Cougars vs Florida State Seminoles Game Notes http://byucougars.com/files/pdf/No.-7-BYU-vs.-Florida-State-Game-Notes.pdf BYUCougars.com September 15, 2009 Florida State at #7 BYU Seminoles 7 23 14 10 Cougars 0 14 7 7 September 19 LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT 5:02 pm MST 3:04 64,209 77 °F °C on, Mostly Cloudy, winds W 10 mph Jeff Flanagan Joe Beninati, Glenn Parker, & Lindy Thackston Versus yes 1 10:05 FSU T Jones 4-yard run (D Hopkins kick) FSU 7-0 2 14:25 FSU L Pryor 1-yard run (D Hopkins kick failed) FSU 13-0 2 9:39 BYU Harevy Unga 12-yard run (Mitch Payne kick) FSU 13-7 2 8:25 FSU L Pryor 9-yard rush (D Hopkins kick) FSU 20-7 2 5:11 BYU Manase Tonga 3-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick) FSU 20-14 2 0:24 FSU C Piurowski 5-yard pass from C Ponder (D Hopkins kick) FSU 27-14 2 0:00 FSU D Hopkins 33-yard FG FSU 30-14 3 12:52 FSU JG Reid 63-yard Int return from Max Hall (D Hopkins kick) FSU 37-14 3 5:11 FSU JC Ponder 6-yard run (D Hopkins kick) FSU 44-14 3 0:00 BYU Spencer Hafoka 8-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick) FSU 44-21 4 10:21 FSU JD Hopkins 31-yard FG FSU 47-21 4 7:32 FSU J Fortson 16-yard pass from C Ponder (D Hopkins kick) FSU 54-21 4 3:13 BYU JJ Di Luigi 29-yard pass from Riley Nelson (Mitch Payne kick) FSU 54-28 yes Colorado State 2009 Colorado State Rams football team BYU would try and bounce back after the loss to FSU. The loss to FSU ended a winning streak the Cougs had had at home since 2004. With a 37-27-3 record against the Rams, things looked good for BYU.BYU Cougars vs Colorado State Rams Game Notes http://byucougars.com/files/pdf/No.-19-BYU-vs.-Colorado-State-Game-Notes.pdf BYUCougars.com September 22, 2009 Colorado State at #19 BYU Rams 0 7 7 9 Cougars 21 0 7 14 September 26 LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT 4:06 pm MST 3:14 64,091 80 °F °C on, Sunny, winds W 7 mph Dan Romeo James Bates, Todd Christensen, & Sammy Linebaugh Mtn. yes 1 12:44 BYU Harvey Unga 4-yard run (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 7-0 1 3:04 BYU Max Hall 1-yard run (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 14-0 1 0:25 BYU Harevy Unga 5-yard run (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 21-0 2 9:56 CSU Dion Morton 9-yard pass from Grant Stucker (Ben Deline kick) BYU 21-7 3 6:56 BYU Dennis Pitta 18-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 28-7 3 2:51 CSU Leonard Mason 5-yard run (Ben Deline kick) BYU 28-14 4 14:02 CSU Ben Deline 38-yard FG BYU 28-17 4 7:04 BYU Harvey Unga 2-yard run (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 35-17 4 5:02 CSU Tyson Liggett 13-yard pass from Grant Stucker. (2-point conversion failed) BYU 35-23 4 4:05 BYU Spencer Hafoka 24-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 42-23 yes Utah State 2009 Utah State Aggies football team Beehive Boot The 2009 Beehive Boot began with the Battle for the Old Wagon Wheel as Utah State visited the Cougars. With a 42-23-3 record in one of the longest rivalries in the nation, BYU looked to try to continue to show the FSU game was a fluke.BYU Cougars vs Utah State Aggies Game Notes http://byucougars.com/files/pdf/No.-20-BYU-vs.-Utah-State-Game-Notes.pdf BYUCougars.com September 29, 2009 Utah State at #20 BYU Aggies 7 0 3 7 Cougars 7 14 0 14 October 2 LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT 7:06 pm MST 2:59 64,103 54 °F °C on, Clear, winds 0 mph Steve Barth Bill Doleman, Blaine Fowler, & Toby Christensen Mtn. yes 1 10:28 USU Diondre Borel 6-yard run (Chris Ulinkski kick) USU 7-0 1 2:14 BYU Dennis Pitta 6-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick) Tied 7-7 2 14:22 BYU Luke Ashworth 48-yard pass from Max hall (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 14-7 2 0:29 BYU Manase Tonga 3-yard run (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 21-7 3 8:05 USU Chris Ulinski 20-yard field goal BYU 21-10 4 13:09 BYU Harvey Unga 8-yard run (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 28-10 4 2:45 BYU Dennis Pitta 13-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 35-10 4 0:03 USU Xavier Bowman 16-yard pass from Diondre Borel (Chris Ulinski kick) BYU 35-17 yes UNLV 2009 UNLV Rebels football team After the Conference Weekend showdown, the Cougs headed on the road for their second road game of the year against a team they have thoroughly dominated, UNLV. Going into the 2009 season, the Cougars found themselves 13-3 against the Rebels lifetime.BYU Cougars vs UNLV Rebels Game Notes http://byucougars.com/files/pdf/No.-18-BYU-at-UNLV-Game-Notes.pdf BYUCougars.com October 5, 2009 #18 BYU at UNLV Cougars 10 14 21 14 Rebels 7 14 0 14 October 10 Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, NV 8:06 pm MST 2:53 25,597 81 °F °C on, Partly Cloudy, winds E 9 mph David Smith Tim Neverett, Blaine Fowler, & Molly Sullivan Mtn. yes 1 5:20 BYU Mitch Payne 28-yard field goal BYU 3-0 1 3:36 BYU Harvey Unga 33-yard run (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 10-0 2 13:18 BYU Harvey Unga 1-yard run (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 17-0 2 13:05 UNLV Deante' Purvis 94-yard kickoff return (Kyle Watson kick) BYU 17-7 2 11:12 BYU Harvey Unga 52-yard run (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 24-7 3 10:20 UNLV M. Johnson 75-yard pass from Omar Clayton (Kyle Watson kick) BYU 24-14 3 8:33 BYU Dennis Pitta 35-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 31-14 3 4:41 BYU Jojo Pili 1-yard run (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 38-14 3 2:44 BYU JJ Di Luigi 15-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 45-14 4 13:40 UNLV R. Anthony 4-yard pass from Omar Clayton (Kyle Watson kick) BYU 45-21 4 13:17 BYU Riley Nelson 2-yard run (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 52-21 4 8:17 BYU JJ Di Luigi 2-yard run (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 59-21 yes San Diego State 2009 San Diego State Aztecs football team Back-to-back road games would be the norm most of the season, as was this case with Vegas and then San Diego. BYU would challenge the Aztecs with a 25–7–1 record against them intact.BYU Cougars vs San Diego State Aztecs Game Notes http://byucougars.com/files/pdf/No.-18-BYU-at-SDSU-Game-Notes.pdf BYUCougars.com October 12, 2009 #18 BYU at San Diego State Cougars 7 14 7 10 Aztecs 7 7 7 7 October 17 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA 4:06 pm MST 3:16 30,258 80 °F °C on, sunny and clear, winds WSW 7 mph Terry Leyden Ari Wolfe, Blaine Fowler, and Jenny Cavnar Mtn. yes 1 5:33 BYU Harvey Unga 1-yard run (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 7-0 1 4:31 SDSU DeMarc Sampson 7-yard pass from Ryan Lindley (Lane Yoshida kick) Tied 7-7 2 14:20 SDSU Brand Sullivan 1-yard run (Lane Yoshida kick) SDSU 14-7 2 9:06 BYU Bryan Kariya 3-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick) Tied 14-14 2 0:0 BYU Max Hall 1-yard run (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 21-14 3 8:23 SDSU DeMarc Sampson 36-yard pass from Ryan Lindley (Lane Yoshida kick) Tied 21-21 3 3:38 BYU Andrew George 19-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 28-21 4 14:49 BYU Dennis Pitta 9-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 35–21 4 8:17 SDSU Alston Umuolo 6-yard pass from Ryan Lindley (Lane Yoshida kick) BYU 35–28 4 2:21 BYU Mitch Payne 44-yard field goal BYU 38–28 yes TCU 2009 TCU Horned Frogs football team Heading into Homecoming BYU looked to get back on the winning track against TCU. The Cougars had won 5 of the first 7 meetings against TCU, but the Horned Frogs took the win in 2008 to get their 3rd win against the Cougars.BYU Cougars vs TCU Horned Frogs Game Notes http://byucougars.com/files/pdf/No.-16-BYU-vs.-No.-8-TCU.pdf BYUCougars.com October 19, 2009 #8 TCU at #16 BYU Horned Frogs 14 7 10 7 Cougars 0 7 0 0 October 24 LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT (College Gameday) 5:36 pm MST 2:47 64,641 54 °F °C on, Cloudy with showers, winds S 6 mph T. Adrian Hill Joe Beninati, Glenn Parker, & Tim Neverett Versus yes 1 6:16 TCU Joseph Turner 4-yard run (Ross Evans kick) TCU 7-0 1 2:27 TCU Ed Wesley 28-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Ross Evans kick) TCU 14-0 2 5:03 TCU Jimmy Young 12-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Ross Evans kick) TCU 21-0 2 1:42 BYU Harvey Unga 3-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick) TCU 21-7 3 9:35 TCU Ross Evans 28-yard field goal TCU 24-7 3 5:53 TCU Antoine Hicks 75-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Ross Evans kick) TCU 31-7 4 12:00 TCU Ross Tucker 7-yard run (Russ Evans kick) TCU 38-7 yes Wyoming 2009 Wyoming Cowboys football team BYU hit the road for the final back-to-back road trip of the year. Their first stop would be in Laramie. The Cougars came into the game with a 42-30-3 record against the Cowboys.BYU Cougars vs Wyoming Cowboys Game Notes http://byucougars.com/files/pdf/No.-25-BYU-at-Wyoming.pdf BYUCougars.com November 1, 2009 #25 BYU at Wyoming Cougars 14 7 10 7 Cowboys 0 0 0 0 November 7 War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, WY 12:05 pm MST 2:45 19,201 54 °F °C on, Partly Cloudy, winds S 13 mph Randy Smith James Bates, Todd Christensen, & Andrea Lloyd Mtn. yes 1 4:43 BYU JJ Di Luigi 44-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 7-0 1 2:33 BYU Mitch Payne 36-yard field goal BYU 10-0 2 13:12 BYU Manase Tonga 2-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 17-0 2 10:41 BYU McKay Jacobson 79-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 24-0 2 4:24 BYU Manase Tonga 6-yard run (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 31-0 3 10:10 BYU Bryan Kariya 2-yard run (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 38-0 3 7:17 BYU JJ Di Luigi 15-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 45-0 4 4:48 BYU Riley Nelson 10-yard run (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 52-0 yes New Mexico 2009 New Mexico Lobos football team The final road game on the back-to-back road trip took the Cougars to Albuquerque for their regular showdown with the Lobos. The Cougars came into the game with a 43-13-3 record against the Lobos.BYU Cougars vs New Mexico Lobos Game Notes http://byucougars.com/files/pdf/No.-22-BYU-at-New-Mexico.pdf BYUCougars.com November 8, 2009 #22 BYU at New Mexico Cougars 7 10 7 0 Lobos 7 0 6 6 November 14 University Stadium, Albuquerque, NM 12:06 pm MST 3:06 24,344 47 °F °C on, Cloudy, winds ESE 7 mph David Epperley Ari Wolfe, Blaine Fowler, & Keenan McCardell Mtn. yes 1 8:43 UNM Donov Porterie 3-yard run (James Aho kick) UNM 7-0 1 0:51 BYU Manase Tonga 1-yard run (Mitch Payne kick) Tied 7-7 2 5:49 BYU Mitch Payne 42-yard field goal BYU 10-7 2 1:56 BYU Andrew George 27-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 17-7 3 6:28 UNM Daryl Jones 26-yard pass from Donov Porterie (James Aho kick failed) BYU 17-13 3 0:00 BYU Luke Ashworth 13-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 24-13 4 4:07 UNM Victor James 20-yard pass from Donov Porterie (Donov Porterie 2-point conversion pass failed) BYU 24-19 yes Air Force 2009 Air Force Falcons football team The final home stretch began with an old match-up against everybodies favorite run-and-gun squad, the Air Force Falcons. The Cougars came into the game with a 23-6 record against the Falcons.BYU Cougars vs Air Force Game Notes http://byucougars.com/files/pdf/No.-22-vs.-Air-Force.pdf BYUCougars.com November 15, 2009 Air Force at #22 BYU Falcons 0 7 0 14 Cougars 3 21 7 7 November 21 LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT 1:34 pm MST 3:12 64,071 46 °F °C on, Cloudy & Snow possible, winds NW 14 mph Land Clark Tom Hart & Aaron Taylor CBS CS yes 1 6:00 BYU Mitch Payne 49-yard field goal BYU 3-0 2 13:57 BYU Dennis Pitta 8-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 10-0 2 11:46 BYU Dennis Pitta 16-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 17-0 2 5:15 BYU Luke Ashworth 9-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 24-0 2 3:15 AFA Josh Cousins 27-yard pass from Ben Cochran (Erik Soderberg kick) BYU 24-7 3 13:24 BYU O'Niell Chambers 10-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 31-7 4 14:18 AFA Jonathan Warzecka 3-yard run (Erik Soderberg kick) BYU 31-14 4 5:23 BYU Andrew George 9-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 38-14 4 1:57 AFA Savie Stephens 4-yard run (Erik Soderberg kick) BYU 38-21 yes Utah 2009 Utah Utes football team Holy War (BYU–Utah) The regular season ended with the third edition of the Deseret First Duel. The winner would take a 2-1 lead in head-to-head football since the Holy War became sponsored by Deseret First Credit Union. The Cougars came into the game with a 30-50-4 against the Utes.BYU Cougars vs Utah Utes Game Notes http://byucougars.com/files/pdf/Game-Notes-PDF.pdf BYUCougars.com November 22, 2009 With both teams at 6-1 in conference play, and with TCU likely headed to a BCS game, BYU and Utah came in knowing the winner would be getting a berth in the Las Vegas Bowl. thumb|left|Fans storming the field at LaVell Edwards Stadium after #19 BYU beat #21 Utah 26-23 in overtime #21 Utah at #19 BYU Utes 6 0 0 14 3 Cougars 0 13 7 0 6 November 28 LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT 3:06 pm MST 3:54 64,301 45 °F °C on, Partly Cloudy & Hazy, winds NNW 9 mph Randy Christal James Bates, Todd Christensen, Toby Christensen, & Sammy Linebaugh Mtn. & CBS CS yes 1 11:16 Utah Joe Phillips 39-yard field goal Utah 3-0 1 6:13 Utah Joe Phillips 21-yard field goal Utah 6-0 2 14:47 BYU Mitch Payne 28-yard field goal Utah 6-3 2 6:43 BYU Harvey Unga 2-yard run (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 10-6 2 0:04 BYU Mitch Payne 37-yard field goal BYU 13-6 3 10:11 BYU Manase Tonga 1-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 20-6 4 14:49 Utah Joe Phillips 31-yard field goal BYU 20-9 4 7:16 Utah Eddie Wide 1-yard run (David Reed 2-point conversion from Jordan Wynn) BYU 20-17 4 0:29 Utah Joe Phillips 40-yard field goal Tied 20-20 OT 0:00 Utah Joe Phillips 29-yard field goal Utah 23-20 OT 0:00 BYU Andrew George 25-yard pass from Max Hall BYU 26-23 yes Las Vegas Bowl 2009 Oregon State Beavers football team 2009 Las Vegas Bowl The fifth consecutive trip to the Las Vegas Bowl awaited BYU after their win over the Utes. Their opponent would be Bronco Mendenhall's alumni school- Oregon State, his first meeting against them with BYU. It was the first ever top 25 showdown in Vegas Bowl history. It also would feature a match of runner-up's as Oregon State was one of three teams tied for second in the Pac-10. BYU would go into the game with a 3-5 record lifetime against the Beavers.BYU Cougars vs Oregon State Beavers Game Notes http://byucougars.com/files/pdf/No.-14-BYU-vs.-No.-18-Oregon-State.pdf BYUCougars.com December 8, 2009 After going 19-for-30 for 192 yards with 3 touchdowns, Max Hall would win the MVP honor. Hall would leave as the most winning quarterback in BYU history at 43-9. His running back, Harvey Unga, would leave the school as the all-time leading rusher. 2009 Las Vegas Bowl: #18 Oregon State vs. #14 BYU Beavers 7 0 0 13 Cougars 14 9 7 14 December 22 Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, NV 6:01 pm MST 3:37 40,018 51 °F °C on, Cloudy, winds N 37-44 mph Randy Christal Rece Davis, Lou Holtz, Mark May, & Todd Harris (ESPN)Rich Cellini, Gary Barnett, & Roman Oben (Sports USA) ESPN/Sports USA yes 1 8:46 OSU Sean Canfield 1-yard run (Justin Kahut kick) OSU 7-0 1 2:47 BYU Harvey Unga 1-yard run (Mitch Payne kick) Tied 7-7 1 1:41 BYU Matt Bauman 34-yard fumble recovery BYU 14-7 2 9:21 BYU Mitch Payne 28-yard field goal BYU 17-7 2 6:22 BYU Luke Ashworth 25-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick failed) BYU 23-7 3 8:51 BYU Dennis Pitta 17-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 30-7 4 12:51 BYU Manase Tonga 15-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick) BYU 37-7 4 9:00 OSU Jacq. Rodgers 1-yard run (Justin Kahut kick failed) BYU 37-13 4 3:22 BYU Manase Tonga 18-yard run (Mitch Payne kick) Tied 44-13 4 2:35 OSU Damola Adeniji 31-yard pass from Ryan Katz (Justin Kahut kick) BYU 44-20 yes References BYU Category:BYU Cougars football seasons Category:Las Vegas Bowl champion seasons BYU Cougars football