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.
2009BYU 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
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
Team
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
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
Team
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
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
Team
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
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
Team
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
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
Team
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
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
Team
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
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
Team
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
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
Team
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
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
Team
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
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
Team
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
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.
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.
TV announcers (Mtn. & CBS CS): James Bates, Todd Christensen, Toby Christensen, & Sammy Linebaugh
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
Team
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)
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
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