2009 BYU Cougars football team

American college football season

2009 BYU Cougars football

Maaco Bowl Las Vegas champion
Maaco Bowl Las Vegas, W 44–20 vs. Oregon State
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
AP	No. 12
Record	11–2 (7–1 MW)
Head coach	Bronco Mendenhall (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Robert Anae (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Jaime Hill (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
Captain	Matt Bauman Max Hall Scott Johnson Jan Jorgensen Dennis Pitta
Home stadium	LaVell Edwards Stadium
Uniform

Seasons← 2008 2010 →

2009 Mountain West Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 6 TCU $	8	–	0	12	–	1
No. 12 BYU	7	–	1	11	–	2
No. 18 Utah	6	–	2	10	–	3
Air Force	5	–	3	8	–	5
Wyoming	4	–	4	7	–	6
UNLV	3	–	5	5	–	7
San Diego State	2	–	6	4	–	8
New Mexico	1	–	7	1	–	11
Colorado State	0	–	8	3	–	9

$ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria Rankings from AP Poll

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	6:00 pm	vs. No. 3 Oklahoma*	No. 20	Cowboys Stadium Arlington, TX (Cowboys Classic)	ESPN	W 14–13	75,437
September 12	2:30 pm	at Tulane*	No. 9	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	ESPN2	W 54–3	26,224
September 19	5:00 pm	Florida State*	No. 7	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	Versus	L 28–54	64,209
September 26	4:00 pm	Colorado State	No. 19	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	mtn.	W 42–23	64,091
October 2	7:00 pm	Utah State*	No. 20	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT (Old Wagon Wheel)	mtn.	W 35–17	64,103
October 10	7:00 pm	at UNLV	No. 18	Sam Boyd Stadium Las Vegas, NV	mtn.	W 59–21	25,597
October 17	3:00 pm	at San Diego State	No. 18	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	mtn.	W 38–28	30,258
October 24	5:30 pm	No. 10 TCU	No. 16	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	Versus	L 7–38	64,641
November 7	12:00 pm	at Wyoming	No. 25	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	mtn.	W 52–0	19,201
November 14	12:00 pm	at New Mexico	No. 22	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	mtn.	W 24–19	24,344
November 21	1:30 pm	Air Force	No. 19	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	CBS CS	W 38–21	64,071
November 28	3:00 pm	No. 22 Utah	No. 18	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT (Holy War)	mtn./CBSCS	W 26–23	64,301
December 22	5:00 pm	vs. No. 16 Oregon State*	No. 15	Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV (Maaco Bowl Las Vegas)	ESPN	W 44–20	40,018
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in local to gamesite time

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	20	9	7	19	20	18	18	16	RV	25	22	19	18	16	15	12
Coaches Poll	24	12	9	20	21	20	19	16	RV	25	22	18	15	13	14	12
Harris	Not released				19	17	17	16	RV	25	22	18	15	13	14	Not released
BCS	Not released							16	—	—	22	22	19	14	14	Not released

Game summaries

Oklahoma

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.

2009 Cowboys Classic: #20 BYU vs. #3 Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Cougars	0	7	0	7	14
Sooners	7	3	0	3	13

Date: September 5
Location: Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, TX
Game start: 5:06 pm MST
Elapsed time: 3:16
Game attendance: 75,437
Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), Indoors
Referee: Scott Novak
TV announcers (ESPN): Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge, & Heather Cox

Source:

Scoring summary

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

Tulane

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.

#9 BYU at Tulane

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Cougars	3	17	14	20	54
Green Wave	0	3	0	0	3

Date: September 12
Location: Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA
Game start: 1:36 pm MST
Elapsed time: 3:00
Game attendance: 26,224
Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C), Indoors
Referee: Land Clark
TV announcers (ESPN2): Terry Gannon & David Norrie

Source:

Scoring summary

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

Florida State

Florida State at #7 BYU

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Seminoles	7	23	14	10	54
Cougars	0	14	7	7	28

Date: September 19
Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
Game start: 5:02 pm MST
Elapsed time: 3:04
Game attendance: 64,209
Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C), Mostly Cloudy, winds W 10 mph
Referee: Jeff Flanagan
TV announcers (Versus): Joe Beninati, Glenn Parker, & Lindy Thackston

Source:

Scoring summary

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

Colorado State

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.

Colorado State at #19 BYU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	7	7	9	23
• Cougars	21	0	7	14	42

Date: September 26
Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
Game start: 4:06 pm MST
Elapsed time: 3:14
Game attendance: 64,091
Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), Sunny, winds W 7 mph
Referee: Dan Romeo
TV announcers (Mtn.): James Bates, Todd Christensen, & Sammy Linebaugh

Source:

Scoring summary

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

Utah State

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.

Utah State at #20 BYU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	7	0	3	7	17
• Cougars	7	14	0	14	35

Date: October 2
Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
Game start: 7:06 pm MST
Elapsed time: 2:59
Game attendance: 64,103
Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), Clear, winds 0 mph
Referee: Steve Barth
TV announcers (Mtn.): Bill Doleman, Blaine Fowler, & Toby Christensen

Source:

Scoring summary

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

UNLV

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.

#18 BYU at UNLV

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Cougars	10	14	21	14	59
Rebels	7	14	0	14	35

Date: October 10
Location: Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, NV
Game start: 8:06 pm MST
Elapsed time: 2:53
Game attendance: 25,597
Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C), Partly Cloudy, winds E 9 mph
Referee: David Smith
TV announcers (Mtn.): Tim Neverett, Blaine Fowler, & Molly Sullivan

Source:

Scoring summary

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

San Diego State

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.

#18 BYU at San Diego State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Cougars	7	14	7	10	38
Aztecs	7	7	7	7	28

Date: October 17
Location: Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA
Game start: 4:06 pm MST
Elapsed time: 3:16
Game attendance: 30,258
Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), sunny and clear, winds WSW 7 mph
Referee: Terry Leyden
TV announcers (Mtn.): Ari Wolfe, Blaine Fowler, and Jenny Cavnar

Source:

Scoring summary

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

TCU

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.

#8 TCU at #16 BYU

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Horned Frogs	14	7	10	7	38
Cougars	0	7	0	0	7

Date: October 24
Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT (College Gameday)
Game start: 5:36 pm MST
Elapsed time: 2:47
Game attendance: 64,641
Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), Cloudy with showers, winds S 6 mph
Referee: T. Adrian Hill
TV announcers (Versus): Joe Beninati, Glenn Parker, & Tim Neverett

Source:

Scoring summary

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

Wyoming

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.

#25 BYU at Wyoming

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Cougars	14	7	10	7	38
Cowboys	0	0	0	0	0

Date: November 7
Location: War Memorial Stadium, Laramie, WY
Game start: 12:05 pm MST
Elapsed time: 2:45
Game attendance: 19,201
Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), Partly Cloudy, winds S 13 mph
Referee: Randy Smith
TV announcers (Mtn.): James Bates, Todd Christensen, & Andrea Lloyd

Source:

Scoring summary

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

New Mexico

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.

#22 BYU at New Mexico

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Cougars	7	10	7	0	24
Lobos	7	0	6	6	19

Date: November 14
Location: University Stadium, Albuquerque, NM
Game start: 12:06 pm MST
Elapsed time: 3:06
Game attendance: 24,344
Game weather: 47 °F (8 °C), Cloudy, winds ESE 7 mph
Referee: David Epperley
TV announcers (Mtn.): Ari Wolfe, Blaine Fowler, & Keenan McCardell

Source:

Scoring summary

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

Air Force

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.

Air Force at #22 BYU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	7	0	14	21
• Cougars	3	21	7	7	38

Date: November 21
Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
Game start: 1:34 pm MST
Elapsed time: 3:12
Game attendance: 64,071
Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C), Cloudy & Snow possible, winds NW 14 mph
Referee: Land Clark
TV announcers (CBS CS): Tom Hart & Aaron Taylor

Source:

Scoring summary

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

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. 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.

#21 Utah at #19 BYU

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Utes	6	0	0	14	3	23
• Cougars	0	13	7	0	6	26

Date: November 28
Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
Game start: 3:06 pm MST
Elapsed time: 3:54
Game attendance: 64,301
Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C), Partly Cloudy & Hazy, winds NNW 9 mph
Referee: Randy Christal
TV announcers (Mtn. & CBS CS): James Bates, Todd Christensen, Toby Christensen, & Sammy Linebaugh

Source:

Scoring summary

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

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. 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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Beavers	7	0	0	13	20
• Cougars	14	9	7	14	44

Date: December 22
Location: Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, NV
Game start: 6:01 pm MST
Elapsed time: 3:37
Game attendance: 40,018
Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C), Cloudy, winds N 37-44 mph
Referee: Randy Christal
TV announcers (ESPN/Sports USA): Rece Davis, Lou Holtz, Mark May, & Todd Harris (ESPN)
Rich Cellini, Gary Barnett, & Roman Oben (Sports USA)

Source:

Scoring summary

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

References

"2009 BYU Cougars football schedule". Retrieved March 26, 2009.
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"Brigham Young Cougars vs. Tulane Green Wave Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved October 12, 2009.
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v t e BYU Cougars football
Venues	LaVell Edwards Stadium (1964–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Utah: Holy War (Beehive Boot) Utah State (Beehive Boot, The Old Wagon Wheel)
Culture & lore	Cosmo the Cougar "The Cougar Song" BYU Cougar Marching Band Mormons vs. Mullets
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
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