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
MWC-Uniform-BYU-2009.png
Seasons
  2008
2010  
2009 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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 112, 71 in Mountain West play and won the Maaco Bowl Las Vegas 4420 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. 18mtn.W 38–2830,258 [8]
October 245:30 pmNo. 10 TCU Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 16
VersusL 7–3864,641 [9]
November 712:00 pmat Wyoming No. 25mtn.W 52–019,201 [10]
November 1412:00 pmat New Mexico No. 22mtn.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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AP 20971920181816RV25221918161512
Coaches Poll 241292021201916RV25221815131412
Harris Not released19171716RV252218151314Not released
BCS Not released162222191414Not 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
1234Total
Cougars070714
Sooners730313
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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
1234Total
Cougars317142054
Green Wave03003
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Florida State

[17]

Florida State at #7 BYU
1234Total
Seminoles723141054
Cougars0147728
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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
1234Total
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
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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
1234Total
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
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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
1234Total
Cougars1014211459
Rebels71401435
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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
1234Total
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
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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
1234Total
Horned Frogs14710738
Cougars07007
  • 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
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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
1234Total
Cougars14710738
Cowboys00000
  • 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
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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
1234Total
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
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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
1234Total
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
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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
1234OTTotal
Utes60014323
Cougars01370626
  • 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
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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
1234Total
Beavers7001320
Cougars14971444
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References

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