2009 BYU Cougars football team
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Maaco Bowl Las Vegas champion
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Maaco Bowl Las Vegas, W 44–20 vs. Oregon State
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| Conference | Mountain West Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 12 |
| AP | No. 12 |
| 2009 record | 11–2 (7–1 Mountain West) |
| Head coach | Bronco Mendenhall |
| Offensive coordinator | Robert Anae |
| Offensive scheme | Spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Jaime Hill |
| Base defense | 3-4 |
| Captain | Matt Bauman Max Hall Scott Johnson Jan Jorgensen Dennis Pitta |
| Home stadium |
LaVell Edwards Stadium (Capacity: 64,045) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #6 TCU $ | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #12 BYU | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #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 St. | 0 | – | 8 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scoring summary | ||||
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4:56
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OU | Ryan Broyles 8-yard pass from Sam Bradford (Jimmy Stevens kick) | OU 7-0 |
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1:25
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BYU | Andrew George 5-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick) | Tied 7-7 |
| 2 |
0:02
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OU | Jimmy Stevens 35-yard field goal | OU 10-7 |
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11:47
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OU | Jimmy Stevens 22-yard field goal | OU 13-7 |
| 4 |
3:03
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BYU | McKay Jacobson 7-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick) | BYU 14-13 |
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| Scoring summary | ||||
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| 1 |
6:23
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BYU | Mitch Payne 31-yard field goal | BYU 3-0 |
| 2 |
14:15
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BYU | Mitch Payne 20-yard field goal | BYU 6-0 |
| 2 |
6:03
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Tulane | Ross Thevenot 29-yard field goal | BYU 6-3 |
| 2 |
3:28
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BYU | Bryan Kariya 1-yard touchdown run up the middle (Mitch Payne kick) | BYU 13-3 |
| 2 |
0:25
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BYU | Bryan Kariya 12-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick) | BYU 20-3 |
| 3 |
6:24
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BYU | JJ Di Luigi 3-yard touchdown run over the left side (Mitch Payne kick) | BYU 27-3 |
| 3 |
3:02
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BYU | McKay Jacobson 38-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick) | BYU 34-3 |
| 4 |
13:07
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BYU | JJ Di Luigi 1-yard touchdown run up the middle (Mitch Payne kick no good) | BYU 40-3 |
| 4 |
11:47
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BYU | Jordan Pendleton 12-yard fumble return (Mitch Payne kick) | BYU 47-3 |
| 4 |
8:15
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BYU | Riley Nelson 1-yard QB draw (Mitch Payne kick) | BYU 54-3 |
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| Scoring summary | ||||
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10:05
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FSU | T Jones 4-yard run (D Hopkins kick) | FSU 7-0 |
| 2 |
14:25
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FSU | L Pryor 1-yard run (D Hopkins kick failed) | FSU 13-0 |
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9:39
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BYU | Harevy Unga 12-yard run (Mitch Payne kick) | FSU 13-7 |
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8:25
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FSU | L Pryor 9-yard rush (D Hopkins kick) | FSU 20-7 |
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5:11
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BYU | Manase Tonga 3-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick) | FSU 20-14 |
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0:24
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FSU | C Piurowski 5-yard pass from C Ponder (D Hopkins kick) | FSU 27-14 |
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0:00
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FSU | D Hopkins 33-yard FG | FSU 30-14 |
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12:52
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FSU | JG Reid 63-yard Int return from Max Hall (D Hopkins kick) | FSU 37-14 |
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5:11
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FSU | JC Ponder 6-yard run (D Hopkins kick) | FSU 44-14 |
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0:00
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BYU | Spencer Hafoka 8-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick) | FSU 44-21 |
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10:21
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FSU | JD Hopkins 31-yard FG | FSU 47-21 |
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7:32
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FSU | J Fortson 16-yard pass from C Ponder (D Hopkins kick) | FSU 54-21 |
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3:13
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BYU | JJ Di Luigi 29-yard pass from Riley Nelson (Mitch Payne kick) | FSU 54-28 |
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| 1 |
12:44
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BYU | Harvey Unga 4-yard run (Mitch Payne kick) | BYU 7-0 |
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3:04
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BYU | Max Hall 1-yard run (Mitch Payne kick) | BYU 14-0 |
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0:25
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BYU | Harevy Unga 5-yard run (Mitch Payne kick) | BYU 21-0 |
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9:56
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CSU | Dion Morton 9-yard pass from Grant Stucker (Ben Deline kick) | BYU 21-7 |
| 3 |
6:56
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BYU | Dennis Pitta 18-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick) | BYU 28-7 |
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2:51
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CSU | Leonard Mason 5-yard run (Ben Deline kick) | BYU 28-14 |
| 4 |
14:02
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CSU | Ben Deline 38-yard FG | BYU 28-17 |
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7:04
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BYU | Harvey Unga 2-yard run (Mitch Payne kick) | BYU 35-17 |
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5:02
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CSU | Tyson Liggett 13-yard pass from Grant Stucker. (2-point conversion failed) | BYU 35-23 |
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4:05
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BYU | Spencer Hafoka 24-yard pass from Max Hall (Mitch Payne kick) | BYU 42-23 |
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.
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 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 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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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