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<td style="text-align:center; font-weight: bold">31</td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:right; white-space: nowrap"><b>Alabama</b></td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">0</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">10</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">7</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">0</td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight: bold">17</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Date</th><td class="infobox-data">January 2, 2009</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Season</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2008_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season" title="2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2008</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Stadium</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Superdome" class="mw-redirect" title="Louisiana Superdome">Louisiana Superdome</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data location"><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans" title="New Orleans">New Orleans</a>, <a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">MVP</th><td class="infobox-data">QB <a href="/wiki/Brian_Johnson_(quarterback)" class="mw-redirect" title="Brian Johnson (quarterback)">Brian Johnson</a>, Utah</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Spread_betting" title="Spread betting">Favorite</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Alabama by 10<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/The_Star-Spangled_Banner" title="The Star-Spangled Banner">National anthem</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Shades of Praise Choir <small>New Orleans, LA</small></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Official_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Official (American football)">Referee</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Scott_Novak" title="Scott Novak">Scott Novak</a> (<a href="/wiki/Big_12_Conference" title="Big 12 Conference">Big XII</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Halftime_show" title="Halftime show">Halftime show</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Utah#Marching_band" title="University of Utah">The Pride of Utah</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Million_Dollar_Band_(marching_band)" title="Million Dollar Band (marching band)">Million Dollar Band</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Attendance</th><td class="infobox-data">71,872</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Payout</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">US$</a>17,500,000 per team<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;">United States TV coverage</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Television_network" class="mw-redirect" title="Television network">Network</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Fox_Sports_(USA)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fox Sports (USA)">FOX</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_announcers_of_major_college_bowl_games" class="mw-redirect" title="List of announcers of major college bowl games">Announcers</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kenny_Albert" title="Kenny Albert">Kenny Albert</a> <small>play-by-play</small><br /><a href="/wiki/Daryl_Johnston" title="Daryl Johnston">Daryl Johnston</a> <small>color</small><br /><a href="/wiki/Charissa_Thompson" title="Charissa Thompson">Charissa Thompson</a> <small>sideline</small><br /><a href="/wiki/Chris_Myers" title="Chris Myers">Chris Myers</a> <small>sideline</small></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Nielsen_ratings" class="mw-redirect" title="Nielsen ratings">Nielsen ratings</a></th><td class="infobox-data">7.8 (13.369 million, up 11%)<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint"><table style="background:#efefef; width:100%; border-collapse:collapse"> <tbody><tr> <th style="text-align:center" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Sugar_Bowl" title="Sugar Bowl"> Sugar Bowl </a></th> </tr><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center; padding-right:1em"><b>  < <a href="/wiki/2008_Sugar_Bowl" title="2008 Sugar Bowl"> 2008</a></b> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center; padding-left:1em"><b><a href="/wiki/2010_Sugar_Bowl" title="2010 Sugar Bowl"> 2010</a> >  </b></td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>2009 <a href="/wiki/Allstate" title="Allstate">Allstate</a> <a href="/wiki/Sugar_Bowl" title="Sugar Bowl">Sugar Bowl</a></b> was the 75th annual edition of the annual <a href="/wiki/College_football" title="College football">college football</a> <a href="/wiki/Bowl_game" title="Bowl game">bowl game</a> that is part of the <a href="/wiki/2008-09_NCAA_football_bowl_games" class="mw-redirect" title="2008-09 NCAA football bowl games">2008–09 bowl season</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Bowl_Championship_Series" title="Bowl Championship Series">Bowl Championship Series</a> (BCS) <a href="/wiki/2008_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season" title="2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season</a>. The game was played on Friday, January 2, 2009,<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> at the <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Superdome" class="mw-redirect" title="Louisiana Superdome">Louisiana Superdome</a> in <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans,_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="New Orleans, Louisiana">New Orleans, Louisiana</a> between the <a href="/wiki/2008_Utah_Utes_football_team" title="2008 Utah Utes football team">Utah Utes</a>, champions of the <a href="/wiki/Mountain_West_Conference" title="Mountain West Conference">Mountain West Conference</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/2008_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2008 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama Crimson Tide</a>, representing the <a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">Southeastern Conference</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Sugar Bowl usually takes the champion of the SEC and pits them against an At-Large BCS team. However, with the 2008 SEC Champion, <a href="/wiki/2008_Florida_Gators_football_team" title="2008 Florida Gators football team">Florida Gators</a> being selected to play for the <a href="/wiki/2009_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2009 BCS National Championship Game">national championship game</a>, the Sugar Bowl selected two At-Large BCS teams. The bowl kept their traditional ties with the Southeastern Conference for the second consecutive year though, in selecting the Alabama Crimson Tide with an at-large selection. </p><p>In the 2009 edition of this bowl game, the No. 6 Utes pulled off an upset of the heavily favored No. 4 Crimson Tide by a score of 31–17. Utah quarterback <a href="/wiki/Brian_Johnson_(quarterback)" class="mw-redirect" title="Brian Johnson (quarterback)">Brian Johnson</a> was named Most Outstanding Player of the game. With this win, Utah completed the 2008 season as the only undefeated, 13–0 <a href="/wiki/Division_I_FBS" class="mw-redirect" title="Division I FBS">Division I FBS</a> team in the nation, along with becoming the first team from a BCS non-AQ conference to win two BCS bowls. It was also Utah's first win over a Southeastern Conference school.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Andre_Smith_(offensive_tackle)" title="Andre Smith (offensive tackle)">Andre Smith</a> (Alabama starting left tackle and 2008 Outland Trophy winner) was suspended for the game because he declined to cooperate with an investigation by the school's compliance staff on the issue with his uncle's illegal contact with a sports agent. A few days later, he declared himself for the NFL Draft and was the 6th overall pick.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Scoring_summary">Scoring summary</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_Sugar_Bowl&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Scoring summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Quarter</th> <th rowspan="2">Time</th> <th colspan="2">Drive</th> <th rowspan="2">Team</th> <th rowspan="2">Scoring Information<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th> <th colspan="2">Score </th></tr> <tr> <th>Length</th> <th>Time</th> <th>Utah</th> <th>Alabama </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="3">1 </th> <td>11:02</td> <td>5 plays, 68 yards</td> <td>1:19</td> <td>Utah </td> <td align="left"><i>Brent Casteel</i> 7–yard reception from <i><a href="/wiki/Brian_Johnson_(quarterback)" class="mw-redirect" title="Brian Johnson (quarterback)">Brian Johnson</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Louie_Sakoda" title="Louie Sakoda">Louie Sakoda</a></i> kick good </td> <th>7</th> <th>0 </th></tr> <tr> <td>8:37</td> <td>5 plays, 32 yards</td> <td>1:37</td> <td>Utah </td> <td align="left"><i><a href="/wiki/Matt_Asiata" title="Matt Asiata">Matt Asiata</a></i> 2–yard rush, <i>Louie Sakoda</i> kick good </td> <th>14</th> <th>0 </th></tr> <tr> <td>4:01</td> <td>7 plays, 65 yards</td> <td>1:57</td> <td>Utah </td> <td align="left"><i>Bradon Godfrey</i> 18–yard reception from <i>Brian Johnson</i>, <i>Louie Sakoda</i> kick good </td> <th>21</th> <th>0 </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2">2 </th> <td>14:55</td> <td>7 plays, 23 yards</td> <td>4:06</td> <td>Alabama </td> <td align="left"><i><a href="/wiki/Leigh_Tiffin" title="Leigh Tiffin">Leigh Tiffin</a></i> 52–yard field goal </td> <th>21</th> <th>3 </th></tr> <tr> <td>5:28</td> <td>0 plays, 0 yards</td> <td>0:00</td> <td>Alabama </td> <td align="left"><i><a href="/wiki/Javier_Arenas_(American_football)" title="Javier Arenas (American football)">Javier Arenas</a></i> 73–yard punt return, <i>Leigh Tiffin</i> kick good </td> <th>21</th> <th>10 </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2">3 </th> <td>11:41</td> <td>7 plays, 30 yards</td> <td>3:05</td> <td>Alabama </td> <td align="left"><i><a href="/wiki/Glen_Coffee" title="Glen Coffee">Glen Coffee</a></i> 4–yard reception from <i><a href="/wiki/John_Parker_Wilson" title="John Parker Wilson">John Parker Wilson</a></i>, <i>Leigh Tiffin</i> kick good </td> <th>21</th> <th>17 </th></tr> <tr> <td>10:04</td> <td>7 plays, 71 yards</td> <td>1:37</td> <td>Utah </td> <td align="left"><i>David Reed</i> 28–yard reception from <i>Brian Johnson</i>, <i>Louie Sakoda</i> kick good </td> <th>28</th> <th>17 </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="1">4 </th> <td>2:49</td> <td>7 plays, 31 yards</td> <td>2:24</td> <td>Utah </td> <td align="left"><i>Louie Sakoda</i> 28–yard field goal </td> <th>31</th> <th>17 </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="6">Final Score</th> <th>31</th> <th>17 </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_Sugar_Bowl&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output 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Sugar Bowl">1978 Sugar Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Sugar_Bowl" title="1979 Sugar Bowl">1979 Sugar Bowl</a> #</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Sugar_Bowl" title="1980 Sugar Bowl">1980 Sugar Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1981 Cotton Bowl Classic">1981 Cotton Bowl Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1982 Cotton Bowl Classic">1982 Cotton Bowl Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Liberty_Bowl" title="1982 Liberty Bowl">1982 Liberty Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Sun_Bowl" title="1983 Sun Bowl">1983 Sun Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Aloha_Bowl" title="1985 Aloha Bowl">1985 Aloha Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Sun_Bowl" title="1986 Sun Bowl">1986 Sun Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Hall_of_Fame_Bowl" title="1988 Hall of Fame Bowl">1988 Hall of Fame Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Sun_Bowl" title="1988 Sun Bowl">1988 Sun Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Sugar_Bowl" title="1990 Sugar Bowl">1990 Sugar Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Fiesta_Bowl" title="1991 Fiesta Bowl">1991 Fiesta Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Blockbuster_Bowl" title="1991 Blockbuster Bowl">1991 Blockbuster Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Sugar_Bowl" title="1993 Sugar Bowl">1993 Sugar Bowl</a> #</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Gator_Bowl" title="1993 Gator Bowl">1993 Gator Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Florida_Citrus_Bowl" title="1995 Florida Citrus Bowl">1995 Florida Citrus Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Outback_Bowl" title="1997 Outback Bowl">1997 Outback Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Music_City_Bowl" title="1998 Music City Bowl">1998 Music City Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Orange_Bowl" title="2000 Orange Bowl">2000 Orange Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Independence_Bowl" title="2001 Independence Bowl">2001 Independence Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Music_City_Bowl" title="2004 Music City Bowl">2004 Music City Bowl</a></li> 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Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Sugar_Bowl" title="2015 Sugar Bowl">2015 Sugar Bowl</a> †</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Cotton_Bowl_Classic_(December)" title="2015 Cotton Bowl Classic (December)">2015 Cotton Bowl Classic</a> †</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_College_Football_Playoff_National_Championship" title="2016 College Football Playoff National Championship">2016 College Football Playoff National Championship</a> #</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Peach_Bowl" title="2016 Peach Bowl">2016 Peach Bowl</a> †</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_College_Football_Playoff_National_Championship" title="2017 College Football Playoff National Championship">2017 College Football Playoff National Championship</a> #</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Sugar_Bowl" title="2018 Sugar Bowl">2018 Sugar Bowl</a> †</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_College_Football_Playoff_National_Championship" title="2018 College Football Playoff National Championship">2018 College Football Playoff National Championship</a> #</li> 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