2009 Byu Cougars Football Team

2009 BYU Cougars football
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 →

The Cougars were led by head coach Bronco Mendenhall and played their home games at LaVell Edwards Stadium.

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 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 ^OT	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:[1]

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

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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

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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.

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

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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.

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

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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.

#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

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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.

#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

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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.

#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

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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.

#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

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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.

#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

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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.

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

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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. 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

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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. 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)

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