Arizona 31, BYU 21
Preview - Box Score - Recap

  Las Vegas Bowl 1 2 3 4 Total
(17) BYU 0 7 7 7 21 Final 
Arizona 7 3 14 7 31  
  Box Score Play by Play Drive Log
 Scoring Summary Cougars - Wildcats 
  1st Quarter
 Wildcats TD Nic Grigsby rushed up the middle for 1 yard gain (Jason Bondzio made PAT) 0 - 7 
 
  2nd Quarter
 Wildcats FG Jason Bondzio kicked a 31-yard field goal 0 - 10 
 
 Cougars TD Harvey Unga rushed to the left for 1 yard gain (Mitch Payne made PAT) 7 - 10 
 
  3rd Quarter
 Cougars TD Max Hall passed to Andrew George to the right for 1 yard gain (Mitch Payne made PAT) 14 - 10 
 
 Wildcats TD Willie Tuitama passed to Delashaun Dean down the middle for 37 yard gain (Jason Bondzio made PAT) 14 - 17 
 
 Wildcats TD Willie Tuitama passed to Chris Gronkowski down the middle for 24 yard gain (Jason Bondzio made PAT) 14 - 24 
 
  4th Quarter
 Wildcats TD Willie Tuitama rushed to the left for 6 yard gain (Jason Bondzio made PAT) 14 - 31 
 
 Cougars TD Max Hall rushed up the middle for 1 yard gain (Mitch Payne made PAT) 21 - 31 
 
 Team Statistics
  Cougars Wildcats 
  First Downs 22 20 
    Passing 16 12 
    Rushing 5 6 
    Penalty 1 2 
  Third Down Efficiency 8-15 9-14 
  Fourth Down Efficiency 0-0 0-1 
  TOTAL NET YARDS 444 416 
    Total Plays 78 63 
    Average Gain Per Play 5.7 6.6 
  NET YARDS RUSHING 116 91 
    Rushes 32 28 
    Average Per Rush 3.6 3.3 
  NET YARDS PASSING 328 325 
    Completions-Attempts 30-46 24-35 
    Yards Per Pass Play 7.1 9.3 
    Times Sacked 2 1 
    Yards Lost to Sacks 7 8 
    Had Intercepted 1 0 
  PUNTS 3 3 
    Average Punt 37.0 32.3 
  PENALTIES 10 7 
    Penalty Yards 76 54 
  FUMBLES 4 3 
    Fumbles Lost 2 3 
 Passing                  
 BYU Comp Att Yds Pct Y/A Sack YdsL TD Int 
 M. Hall 30 46 328 65.2 7.1 2 7 1 1 
 Arizona Comp Att Yds Pct Y/A Sack YdsL TD Int 
 W. Tuitama 24 35 325 68.6 9.3 1 8 2 0 
 Rushing            
 BYU Rush Yds Avg Lng TD FumL 
 H. Unga 17 71 4.2 11 1 0 
 B. Kariya 3 24 8.0 16 0 0 
 M. Hall 10 16 1.6 6 1 0 
 A. Collie 1 3 3.0 3 0 0 
 F. Vakapuna 1 2 2.0 2 0 0 
 Arizona Rush Yds Avg Lng TD FumL 
 N. Grigsby 20 87 4.4 27 1 0 
 M. Thomas 3 12 4.0 9 0 0 
 W. Tuitama 3 -4 -1.3 6 1 0 
 Receiving            
 BYU Rec Yds Avg Lng TD FumL 
 A. Collie 11 119 10.8 36 0 0 
 M. Reed 9 117 13.0 35 0 0 
 D. Pitta 5 58 11.6 24 0 0 
 A. George 2 15 7.5 14 1 0 
 B. Kariya 1 8 8.0 8 0 0 
 H. Unga 1 6 6.0 6 0 0 
 F. Vakapuna 1 5 5.0 5 0 0 
 Arizona Rec Yds Avg Lng TD FumL 
 T. Turner 4 111 27.8 71 0 0 
 D. Dean 7 88 12.6 37 1 0 
 C. Gronkowski 2 43 21.5 24 1 0 
 M. Thomas 4 29 7.3 12 0 0 
 R. Gronkowski 4 27 6.8 9 0 0 
 K. Antolin 2 21 10.5 13 0 0 
 J. Criner 1 6 6.0 6 0 0 
 Kicking              
 BYU XPM XPA FGM FGA Lng Pct Pts 
 M. Payne 3 3 0 2 0 0.0 3 
 J. Sorensen 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 
 Arizona XPM XPA FGM FGA Lng Pct Pts 
 J. Bondzio 4 4 1 1 31 100.0 7 
 Punting            
 BYU Punt Avg Lng Blk I20 TB 
 C. Santiago 3 37.0 39 0 1 0 
 Arizona Punt Avg Lng Blk I20 TB 
 K. Crier 2 41.5 42 0 1 0 
 J. Bondzio 1 14.0 14 0 0 0 
 Kick/Punt Returns
 BYU PR Yds Avg Lng TD KR Yds Avg Lng TD 
 O. Chambers 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 44 22.0 27 0 
 A. Collie 0 0 0.0 0 0 4 76 19.0 27 0 
 R. White 1 2 2.0 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 
 Arizona PR Yds Avg Lng TD KR Yds Avg Lng TD 
 K. Antolin 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 20 20.0 20 0 
 M. Thomas 2 15 7.5 11 0 2 66 33.0 47 0 

Updated on Monday, Jan 26, 2009 3:19 am ET

  
 Top Performers
 BYU
M. Hall M. Hall, QB
30-46, 328 yds
1 TD, 1 INT
10 Rush, 16 yds, 1 TD
 Arizona
W. Tuitama W. Tuitama, QB
24-35, 325 yds
2 TDs
3 Rush, -4 yd, 1 TD
 Mountain West Box Scores
Saturday, Dec 20
Colorado St. 40
Fresno St. 35
 Final

BYU 21
Arizona 31
 Final


Tuesday, Dec 23
Boise St. 16
TCU 17
 Final


Wednesday, Dec 31
Houston 34
Air Force 28
 Final


Friday, Jan 2
Utah 31
Alabama 17
 Final

 Pacific-10 Box Scores
Saturday, Dec 20
BYU 21
Arizona 31
 Final


Saturday, Dec 27
Miami (FL) 17
California 24
 Final


Tuesday, Dec 30
Oklahoma St. 31
Oregon 42
 Final


Wednesday, Dec 31
Oregon St. 3
Pittsburgh 0
 Final


Thursday, Jan 1
Penn St. 24
USC 38
 Final