2009 Utah Utes football team

2009 Utah Utes football
Poinsettia Bowl champion
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 18
Record10–3 (6–2 MW)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDave Schramm (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorKalani Sitake (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumRice-Eccles Stadium
Seasons
← 2008
2010 →
2009 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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 2009 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team, coached by 5th year head football coach Kyle Whittingham, played its home games in Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The Utes finished the season 10–3, 6–2 in Mountain West play and won the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl 37–27 over California.