ROSTER
New Orleans - Jan. 2, 2009
FOX, 8 p.m. ET
Body Of Evidence
... Woj Blog: BCS exposed • Watson: Dream season ... Speed trap ... Turning the Tide | Blog
| Bowl Overview | |
It was over when... Utah responded to Alabama's closing the gap to 21-17 in the third with a 79-yard TD drive to extend its lead. Gameball goes to... Brian Johnson. The Utah QB threw for 336 yards and three touchdowns to spark the Utes past the Tide. Stat of the game... 0, 2. Utah finished as the only unbeaten FBS school and became the first non-BCS team to win two BCS bowls. | |
| UTAH VS. ALABAMA ESPN'S TAKE |
 Best In ShowNEW ORLEANS -- Utah was the better team. It seems so simple considering all the hoopla surrounded Alabama and the SEC, but when it's all broken down, Utah had the better gameplan, the better execution and just looked like it wanted it more. On Friday, in the Allsate Sugar Bowl, Utah was the better team and was rewarded with a 31-17 victory. In the biggest game in Utah history, the Utes defied odds and prognosticators and took the game right to Alabama. It wasn't intimidated by the name on the front of its jersey or the history. It played Alabama just like any other team and it came out the better squad. To read the rest of this post, click here. -- Graham Watson | Read more in the Sugar Bowl blog
They were all the ingredients that made this season so special for Alabama. They were also the ingredients that were nowhere to be found Friday night in the Allstate Sugar Bowl, as Alabama uncharacteristically melted in a season-ending 31-17 loss to Utah that will resonate all offseason in Tide Land. It was supposed to be a feel-good offeseason with all the Crimson Tide accomplished this year. Not anymore. To read the rest of this post, click here.
-- Chris Low | Read more in the Sugar Bowl blog |
Ripped Tide| Team Stat Comparison | ||
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| 1st Downs | 22 | 15 |
| Total Yards | 349 | 208 |
| Passing | 336 | 177 |
| Rushing | 13 | 31 |
| Penalties | 10-91 | 7-67 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 6-14 | 4-13 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| Possession | 28:42 | 31:18 |
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