Utah Utes vs. Alabama Crimson Tide - Box Score - January 02, 2009 - ESPN

Scores

ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL

Final

(6) Utah 31

(13-0, 8-0 Pac-12)

(4) Alabama 17

(12-2, 8-0 SEC)

Alerts

8:00 PM ET, January 2, 2009

Superdome, NEW ORLEANS, LA

		1	2	3	4	T
#6	UTAH	21	0	7	3	31
#4	ALA	0	10	7	0	17

Top Performers

Passing: B. Johnson (UTAH) - 336 YDS, 3 TD

Rushing: M. Asiata (UTAH) - 13 CAR, 29 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving: F. Brown (UTAH) - 12 REC, 125 YDS

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTER				UTAH	ALA
	TD	11:02	Brent Casteel 7 Yd Pass From Brian Johnson (Louie Sakoda Kick)	7	0
	TD	08:37	Matt Asiata 2 Yd Run (Louie Sakoda Kick)	14	0
	TD	04:01	Bradon Godfrey 18 Yd Pass From Brian Johnson (Louie Sakoda Kick)	21	0
SECOND QUARTER				UTAH	ALA
	FG	14:55	Leigh Tiffin 52 Yd	21	3
	TD	05:28	Javier Arenas 73 Yd Punt Return (Leigh Tiffin Kick)	21	10
THIRD QUARTER				UTAH	ALA
	TD	11:41	Glen Coffee 4 Yd Pass From John Parker Wilson (Leigh Tiffin Kick)	21	17
	TD	10:04	David Reed 28 Yd Pass From Brian Johnson (Louie Sakoda Kick)	28	17
FOURTH QUARTER				UTAH	ALA
	FG	02:49	Louie Sakoda 28 Yd	31	17

Team Stat Comparison

	UTAH	ALA
1st Downs	22	15
3rd down efficiency	6-14	4-13
4th down efficiency	0-0	0-0
Total Yards	349	208
Passing	336	177
Comp-Att	27-41	18-30
Yards per pass	8.2	5.9
Rushing	13	31
Rushing Attempts	24	33
Yards per rush	0.5	0.9
Penalties	10-91	7-67
Turnovers	1	3
Fumbles lost	1	1
Interceptions thrown	0	2
Possession	28:42	31:18

Utah Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
B. Johnson	27/41	336	8.2	3	0
Team	27/41	336	8.2	3	0

Alabama Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
J. Wilson	18/30	177	5.9	1	2
Team	18/30	177	5.9	1	2

Utah Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
M. Asiata	13	29	2.2	1	10
D. Mack	4	8	2.0	0	7
-. Team	3	-9	-3.0	0	0
B. Johnson	4	-15	-3.8	0	9
Team	24	13	0.5	1	10

Alabama Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
G. Coffee	13	36	2.8	0	11
M. Ingram	8	26	3.3	0	13
J. Wilson	12	-31	-2.6	0	10
Team	33	31	0.9	0	13

Utah Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
F. Brown	12	125	10.4	0	33
B. Godfrey	6	75	12.5	1	22
D. Reed	2	58	29.0	1	30
J. Brooks	4	45	11.3	0	19
B. Casteel	1	17	17.0	1	7
D. Mack	1	14	14.0	0	14
C. Sampson	1	2	2.0	0	2
Team	27	336	12.4	3	33

Alabama Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
J. Jones	7	77	11.0	0	30
G. Coffee	4	40	10.0	1	13
N. Walker	3	25	8.3	0	12
N. Stover	1	15	15.0	0	15
M. Ingram	1	8	8.0	0	8
B. Smelley	1	7	7.0	0	7
E. Alexander	1	5	5.0	0	5
Team	18	177	9.8	1	30

Utah Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
R. Johnson	2	7	0
Team	2	7	0

Alabama Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
Team	0	0	0

Utah Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
D. Reed	2	47	23.5	27
B. Casteel	2	46	23.0	25
Team	4	93	23.3	27

Alabama Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
J. Arenas	5	134	26.8	36
B. Huber	1	15	15.0	15
Team	6	149	24.8	36

Utah Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
R. Rice	1	2	2.0	2
Team	1	2	2.0	2

Alabama Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
J. Arenas	1	73	73.0	73
Team	1	73	73.0	73

Utah Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
L. Sakoda	1/1	100.0	28	4/4	7
Team	1/1	100.0	28	4/4	7

Alabama Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
L. Tiffin	1/3	33.3	52	2/2	5
Team	1/3	33.3	52	2/2	5

Utah Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
L. Sakoda	6	271	45.2	2	3	61
Team	6	271	45.2	2	3	61

Alabama Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
P. Fitzgerald	4	166	41.5	0	1	51
Team	4	166	41.5	0	1	51

ATTENDANCE: 71,872