2009 BYU Cougars Football Team - Game Notes - Las Vegas Bowl

Las Vegas Bowl

See also: 2009 Oregon State Beavers football team and 2009 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): Rece Davis, Lou Holtz, Mark May, & Todd Harris Source:

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