2009 BYU Cougars football team

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2009 BYU Cougars football
BYU Cougars logo.svg
Maaco Bowl Las Vegas champion
Conference Mountain West Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 12
Record11–2 (7–1 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Robert Anae (5th season)
Offensive scheme Air raid
Defensive coordinator Jaime Hill (2nd season)
Base defense 3–4
CaptainMatt Bauman
Max Hall
Scott Johnson
Jan Jorgensen
Dennis Pitta
Home stadium LaVell Edwards Stadium
Uniform
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Seasons
←  2008
2010  →
2009 Mountain West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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.

Contents

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

[1]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 56:00 pmvs. No. 3 Oklahoma *No. 20
 ESPN W 14–1375,437 [2]
September 122:30 pmat Tulane *No. 9
 ESPN2 W 54–326,224 [3]
September 195:00 pm Florida State *No. 7
 Versus L 28–5464,209 [4]
September 264:00 pm Colorado State No. 19
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
 mtn. W 42–2364,091 [5]
October 27:00 pm Utah State *No. 20
mtn.W 35–1764,103 [6]
October 107:00 pmat UNLV No. 18
  • Sam Boyd Stadium
  • Las Vegas, NV
mtn.W 59–2125,597 [7]
October 173:00 pmat San Diego State No. 18
mtn.W 38–2830,258 [8]
October 245:30 pmNo. 10 TCU Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 16
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
VersusL 7–3864,641 [9]
November 712:00 pmat Wyoming No. 25
mtn.W 52–019,201 [10]
November 1412:00 pmat New Mexico No. 22
mtn.W 24–1924,344 [11]
November 211:30 pm Air Force No. 19
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT
 CBS CS W 38–2164,071 [12]
November 283:00 pmNo. 22 Utah No. 18
  • LaVell Edwards Stadium
  • Provo, UT (Holy War)
mtn./CBSCSW 26–23 OT64,301 [13]
December 225:00 pmvs. No. 16 Oregon State *No. 15
 ESPN W 44–2040,018 [14]

Rankings

Ranking movements
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— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP 20971920181816RV25221918161512
Coaches Poll 241292021201916RV25221815131412
Harris Not released19171716RV252218151314Not released
BCS Not released16——2222191414Not 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. [15]

2009 Cowboys Classic: #20 BYU vs. #3 Oklahoma
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Scoring summary
14:56OU Ryan Broyles 8-yard pass from Sam Bradford (Jimmy Stevens kick)OU 7-0
21:25BYUAndrew George 5-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick)Tied 7-7
20:02OUJimmy Stevens 35-yard field goalOU 10-7
411:47OUJimmy Stevens 22-yard field goalOU 13-7
43:03BYUMcKay 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. [16]

#9 BYU at Tulane
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Scoring summary
16:23BYUMitch Payne 31-yard field goalBYU 3-0
214:15BYUMitch Payne 20-yard field goalBYU 6-0
26:03TulaneRoss Thevenot 29-yard field goalBYU 6-3
23:28BYUBryan Kariya 1-yard touchdown run up the middle (Mitch Payne kick)BYU 13-3
20:25BYUBryan Kariya 12-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick)BYU 20-3
36:24BYUJJ Di Luigi 3-yard touchdown run over the left side (Mitch Payne kick)BYU 27-3
33:02BYUMcKay Jacobson 38-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick)BYU 34-3
413:07BYUJJ Di Luigi 1-yard touchdown run up the middle (Mitch Payne kick no good)BYU 40-3
411:47BYUJordan Pendleton 12-yard fumble return (Mitch Payne kick)BYU 47-3
48:15BYURiley Nelson 1-yard QB draw (Mitch Payne kick)BYU 54-3

Florida State

[17]

Florida State at #7 BYU
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Scoring summary
110:05FSUT Jones 4-yard run (D Hopkins kick)FSU 7-0
214:25FSUL Pryor 1-yard run (D Hopkins kick failed)FSU 13-0
29:39BYUHarevy Unga 12-yard run (Mitch Payne kick)FSU 13-7
28:25FSUL Pryor 9-yard rush (D Hopkins kick)FSU 20-7
25:11BYUManase Tonga 3-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick)FSU 20-14
20:24FSUC Piurowski 5-yard pass from C Ponder (D Hopkins kick)FSU 27-14
20:00FSUD Hopkins 33-yard FGFSU 30-14
312:52FSUJG Reid 63-yard Int return from Max Hall (D Hopkins kick)FSU 37-14
35:11FSUJC Ponder 6-yard run (D Hopkins kick)FSU 44-14
30:00BYUSpencer Hafoka 8-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick)FSU 44-21
410:21FSUJD Hopkins 31-yard FGFSU 47-21
47:32FSUJ Fortson 16-yard pass from C Ponder (D Hopkins kick)FSU 54-21
43:13BYUJJ 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. [18]

Colorado State at #19 BYU
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Rams077923
•Cougars21071442
  • 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
112:44BYUHarvey Unga 4-yard run (Mitch Payne kick)BYU 7-0
13:04BYUMax Hall 1-yard run (Mitch Payne kick)BYU 14-0
10:25BYUHarevy Unga 5-yard run (Mitch Payne kick)BYU 21-0
29:56CSUDion Morton 9-yard pass from Grant Stucker (Ben Deline kick)BYU 21-7
36:56BYUDennis Pitta 18-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick)BYU 28-7
32:51CSULeonard Mason 5-yard run (Ben Deline kick)BYU 28-14
414:02CSUBen Deline 38-yard FGBYU 28-17
47:04BYUHarvey Unga 2-yard run (Mitch Payne kick)BYU 35-17
45:02CSUTyson Liggett 13-yard pass from Grant Stucker. (2-point conversion failed)BYU 35-23
44:05BYUSpencer 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. [19]

Utah State at #20 BYU
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Aggies703717
•Cougars71401435
  • 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
110:28USUDiondre Borel 6-yard run (Chris Ulinkski kick)USU 7-0
12:14BYUDennis Pitta 6-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick)Tied 7-7
214:22BYULuke Ashworth 48-yard pass from Max hall (Mitch Payne kick)BYU 14-7
20:29BYUManase Tonga 3-yard run (Mitch Payne kick)BYU 21-7
38:05USUChris Ulinski 20-yard field goalBYU 21-10
413:09BYUHarvey Unga 8-yard run (Mitch Payne kick)BYU 28-10
42:45BYUDennis Pitta 13-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick)BYU 35-10
40:03USUXavier 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. [20]

#18 BYU at UNLV
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•Cougars1014211459
Rebels71401435
  • Source:
Scoring summary
15:20BYUMitch Payne 28-yard field goalBYU 3-0
13:36BYUHarvey Unga 33-yard run (Mitch Payne kick)BYU 10-0
213:18BYUHarvey Unga 1-yard run (Mitch Payne kick)BYU 17-0
213:05UNLVDeante' Purvis 94-yard kickoff return (Kyle Watson kick)BYU 17-7
211:12BYUHarvey Unga 52-yard run (Mitch Payne kick)BYU 24-7
310:20UNLVM. Johnson 75-yard pass from Omar Clayton (Kyle Watson kick)BYU 24-14
38:33BYUDennis Pitta 35-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick)BYU 31-14
34:41BYUJojo Pili 1-yard run (Mitch Payne kick)BYU 38-14
32:44BYUJJ Di Luigi 15-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick)BYU 45-14
413:40UNLVR. Anthony 4-yard pass from Omar Clayton (Kyle Watson kick)BYU 45-21
413:17BYURiley Nelson 2-yard run (Mitch Payne kick)BYU 52-21
48:17BYUJJ 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. [21]

#18 BYU at San Diego State
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•Cougars71471038
Aztecs777728
  • 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
15:33BYUHarvey Unga 1-yard run (Mitch Payne kick)BYU 7-0
14:31SDSUDeMarc Sampson 7-yard pass from Ryan Lindley (Lane Yoshida kick)Tied 7-7
214:20SDSUBrand Sullivan 1-yard run (Lane Yoshida kick)SDSU 14-7
29:06BYUBryan Kariya 3-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick)Tied 14-14
20:0BYUMax Hall 1-yard run (Mitch Payne kick)BYU 21-14
38:23SDSUDeMarc Sampson 36-yard pass from Ryan Lindley (Lane Yoshida kick)Tied 21-21
33:38BYUAndrew George 19-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick)BYU 28-21
414:49BYUDennis Pitta 9-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick)BYU 35–21
48:17SDSUAlston Umuolo 6-yard pass from Ryan Lindley (Lane Yoshida kick)BYU 35–28
42:21BYUMitch Payne 44-yard field goalBYU 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. [22]

#8 TCU at #16 BYU
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  • 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
16:16TCUJoseph Turner 4-yard run (Ross Evans kick)TCU 7-0
12:27TCUEd Wesley 28-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Ross Evans kick)TCU 14-0
25:03TCUJimmy Young 12-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Ross Evans kick)TCU 21-0
21:42BYUHarvey Unga 3-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick)TCU 21-7
39:35TCURoss Evans 28-yard field goalTCU 24-7
35:53TCUAntoine Hicks 75-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Ross Evans kick)TCU 31-7
412:00TCURoss 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. [23]

#25 BYU at Wyoming
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  • 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
14:43BYUJJ Di Luigi 44-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick)BYU 7-0
12:33BYUMitch Payne 36-yard field goalBYU 10-0
213:12BYUManase Tonga 2-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick)BYU 17-0
210:41BYUMcKay Jacobson 79-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick)BYU 24-0
24:24BYUManase Tonga 6-yard run (Mitch Payne kick)BYU 31-0
310:10BYUBryan Kariya 2-yard run (Mitch Payne kick)BYU 38-0
37:17BYUJJ Di Luigi 15-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick)BYU 45-0
44:48BYURiley 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. [24]

#22 BYU at New Mexico
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•Cougars7107024
Lobos706619
  • 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
18:43UNMDonov Porterie 3-yard run (James Aho kick)UNM 7-0
10:51BYUManase Tonga 1-yard run (Mitch Payne kick)Tied 7-7
25:49BYUMitch Payne 42-yard field goalBYU 10-7
21:56BYUAndrew George 27-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick)BYU 17-7
36:28UNMDaryl Jones 26-yard pass from Donov Porterie (James Aho kick failed)BYU 17-13
30:00BYULuke Ashworth 13-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick)BYU 24-13
44:07UNMVictor 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. [25]

Air Force at #22 BYU
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Falcons0701421
•Cougars3217738
  • 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
16:00BYUMitch Payne 49-yard field goalBYU 3-0
213:57BYUDennis Pitta 8-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick)BYU 10-0
211:46BYUDennis Pitta 16-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick)BYU 17-0
25:15BYULuke Ashworth 9-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick)BYU 24-0
23:15AFAJosh Cousins 27-yard pass from Ben Cochran (Erik Soderberg kick)BYU 24-7
313:24BYUO'Niell Chambers 10-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick)BYU 31-7
414:18AFAJonathan Warzecka 3-yard run (Erik Soderberg kick)BYU 31-14
45:23BYUAndrew George 9-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick)BYU 38-14
41:57AFASavie 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. [26] 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.

Fans storming the field at LaVell Edwards Stadium after #19 BYU beat #21 Utah 26-23 in overtime BYU vs Utah 2009, post-game.jpg
Fans storming the field at LaVell Edwards Stadium after #19 BYU beat #21 Utah 26-23 in overtime
#21 Utah at #19 BYU
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  • 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
111:16UtahJoe Phillips 39-yard field goalUtah 3-0
16:13UtahJoe Phillips 21-yard field goalUtah 6-0
214:47BYUMitch Payne 28-yard field goalUtah 6-3
26:43BYUHarvey Unga 2-yard run (Mitch Payne kick)BYU 10-6
20:04BYUMitch Payne 37-yard field goalBYU 13-6
310:11BYUManase Tonga 1-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick)BYU 20-6
414:49UtahJoe Phillips 31-yard field goalBYU 20-9
47:16UtahEddie Wide 1-yard run (David Reed 2-point conversion from Jordan Wynn)BYU 20-17
40:29UtahJoe Phillips 40-yard field goalTied 20-20
OT0:00UtahJoe Phillips 29-yard field goalUtah 23-20
OT0:00BYUAndrew George 25-yard pass from Max HallBYU 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. [27] 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
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•Cougars14971444
  • Source:
Scoring summary
18:46OSUSean Canfield 1-yard run (Justin Kahut kick)OSU 7-0
12:47BYUHarvey Unga 1-yard run (Mitch Payne kick)Tied 7-7
11:41BYUMatt Bauman 34-yard fumble recoveryBYU 14-7
29:21BYUMitch Payne 28-yard field goalBYU 17-7
26:22BYULuke Ashworth 25-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick failed)BYU 23-7
38:51BYUDennis Pitta 17-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick)BYU 30-7
412:51BYUManase Tonga 15-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick)BYU 37-7
49:00OSUJacq. Rodgers 1-yard run (Justin Kahut kick failed)BYU 37-13
43:22BYUManase Tonga 18-yard run (Mitch Payne kick)Tied 44-13
42:35OSUDamola Adeniji 31-yard pass from Ryan Katz (Justin Kahut kick)BYU 44-20

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The 2010 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah during the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by sixth year head coach Kyle Whittingham and played their homes game in Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah. They were members of the Mountain West Conference. 2010 was the Utes' final year in the Mountain West, as they began play in the Pac-12 in 2011.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2010 BYU Cougars football team</span> American college football season

The 2010 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cougars, led by head coach Bronco Mendenhall, played their home games at LaVell Edwards Stadium and were members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 5–3 in Mountain West play and were invited to the New Mexico Bowl where they defeated UTEP 52–24.

The 2010 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by second-year head coach Mike Locksley and played their home games in University Stadium in Albuquerque, New Mexico. They played in the Mountain West Conference and finished the season with a record of 1–11.

The 2010 Mountain West Conference football season was the 12th since eight former members of the Western Athletic Conference banded together to form the MW.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2011 BYU Cougars football team</span> American college football season

The 2011 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cougars, led by head coach Bronco Mendenhall, played their home games at LaVell Edwards Stadium. This was the first year they competed as an independent in football. They finished the season 10–3 and were invited to the Armed Forces Bowl where they defeated Tulsa 24–21.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2011–12 BYU Cougars men's basketball team</span> American college basketball season

The 2011–12 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2011–12 college basketball season. This was head coach Dave Rose's seventh season at BYU. The Cougars, in their first season in the West Coast Conference, played their home games at the Marriott Center. They finished the season 26–9, 12–4 in WCC play to finish in third place. They lost in the semifinals of the West Coast Basketball tournament to Gonzaga. They received an at-large bid to the 2012 NCAA tournament where they defeated Iona in the First Four round before falling in the Round of 64 to Marquette.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2011–12 BYU Cougars women's basketball team</span> Intercollegiate basketball season

The 2011–12 BYU Cougars women's basketball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2011–12 college basketball season. This was head coach Jeff Judkins eleventh season at BYU. The Cougars, played in their first season in the West Coast Conference and played their home games at the Marriott Center. The Cougars won the 2011 Hukilau Invitational and the 2012 West Coast Conference Basketball Tournament, earning themselves a 10-Seed in the NCAA Tournament. They lost in the first round to DePaul.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2012–13 BYU Cougars men's basketball team</span> American college basketball season

The 2012–13 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represented Brigham Young University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was head coach Dave Rose's eighth season at BYU and the Cougars second season in the West Coast Conference. The Cougars played their home games at the Marriott Center. The Cougars finished the regular season at 21–11, good for third place in the WCC. The Cougars accepted an invitation to the NIT, where they lost in the semifinals to eventual champion Baylor. The Cougars finished with an overall record of 24–12, one win away from what would have been a seventh consecutive 25-win season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2012–13 BYU Cougars women's basketball team</span> Intercollegiate basketball season

The 2012–13 BYU Cougars women's basketball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2012–13 college basketball season. It was head coach Jeff Judkins twelfth season at BYU. The Cougars, members of the West Coast Conference, played their home games at the Marriott Center. They finished the season 23–11, 11–5 in conference play, to finish tied for 3rd in the conference. The Cougars advanced to the second round of the 2013 Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to conference foe Saint Mary's. In an unusual event, the leader at Halftime of all 3 BYU/ Saint Mary's meetings would go on to lose the match.

The 2015 Las Vegas Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game played on December 19, 2015, at Sam Boyd Stadium in the Las Vegas suburb of Whitney, Nevada. The 24th edition of the Las Vegas Bowl featured the BYU Cougars against the Utah Utes, earning the game the moniker the Holy War in Sin City. The game sold out 24 hours after the matchup was announced. It began at 12:30 p.m. PST and aired on ABC. It was one of the 2015–16 bowl games that concluded the 2015 FBS football season. Sponsored by lubricant manufacturer Royal Purple, it was officially known as the Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl.

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