No surprise; Utah Utes invited to face Alabama in Sugar BowlDirk Facer Deseret News
It was the first time in school history the Utes (4-2, 1-2 Pac-12) have knocked off a top-five program at Rice-Eccles Stadium. They beat No. 4 Alabama in the Sugar Bowl following the 2008 season. "Great win," Wilson simply said. "Our plan was perfect tonight." ...
Alabama was too big, and too strong compared to the little Mountain West team. What no one counted on was the little Mountain West team using Alabama’s size against them by spreading the Crimson Tide out and going full Road Runner on them for 60 straight minutes.Utah would walk away vict...
Instead, they faced Alabama in the Sugar Bowl and secured a victory, finishing the season with a perfect 13-0 record. In the final AP Poll, they were ranked No. 2, receiving 16 first-place votes. Coach Kyle Whittingham even ranked them No. 1 on his Coaches Poll ballot, although they...
finished the season 13–0 and defeated Alabama 31–17 in the 2009 Sugar Bowl. Utah finished the season 2nd in AP polling, their highest rank ever. At the end of the season, the Utes were the only unbeaten team in the country, with the nation's longest active streak of bowl victories...