| 2009 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 23, 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Qualcomm Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | San Diego, California | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | QB Jordan Wynn, Utah (Offensive) LB Stevenson Sylvester, Utah (Defensive) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Bill Athan (WAC) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 32,665[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$500,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Mike Patrick (Play by Play) Craig James (Analyst) Heather Cox (Sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 2.4[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2009 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl was the fifth edition of the college football bowl game and was played at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California. The game started at 5 PM US PST on Wednesday, December 23, 2009 on ESPN. The Utah Utes defeated the California Golden Bears by a score of 37–27 to win their ninth straight bowl game. The Bears lost their first bowl game since 2004, snapping a winning streak of four post-season victories.