The Utes finished the season 10–3, 6–2 in Mountain West play and won the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl 37–27 over California.

The Utes were picked to finish third in the Mountain West Conference by media members covering the league.

Defensive coordinator Gary Andersen accepted a job as head coach of Utah State.

Receiver John Peel had Utah's first fumble and running back Matt Asiata had the second.

Utah's backup place kicker, Joe Phillips, capped a 56-yard drive with a successful field goal for the final score of the game.

Colorado State took a 17–3 lead with 4:53 remaining in the third quarter with a seven-play, 79–yard drive when Grant Zucker completed a 36-yard pass to Dion Morton for a touchdown.

Utah responded 36 seconds later with a two-play, 57-yard drive when Terrance Cain completed 47-yard pass to David Reed to make the score 17–10.

With the score tied, Colorado State was driving and had moved the ball to the 50-yard line when Johnson made his second interception.

Johnson ended a third consecutive Colorado State drive with his third interception and ensured the victory for Utah.

UNLV scored a touchdown on a 20-yard pass from backup quarterback Mike Clausen to Phillip Payne, but the Rebels failed on a two-point conversion attempt.

[20][45] After the game, punter Ryan Sellwood was named the Mountain West Conference Special Teams Player of the Week.

Coach Kyle Whittingham decided the team needed a "spark" so when the Ute offense took the field during the second half, freshman backup Jordan Wynn replaced Terrance Cain as quarterback.

The move seemed to work as Utah scored two field goals on its first two possessions of the second half to cut Wyoming's lead to 10–9.

Utah had its first lead of the game at the 7:35 mark in the fourth quarter when Wynn completed a 22-yard pass to receiver Jereme Brooks.

Utah scored its final touchdown after Wyoming failed to convert on fourth down and turned the ball over on its own 9-yard line.

He had two sacks in the second half, during which the Utes prevented the Cowboys from scoring and held them to 74 yards of offense.

The Utah defense struggled against TCU and allowed them to amass 549 yards of total offense and 32 first downs.

After Utah tied the game at 7–7, TCU scored 28 straight points to take a 35–7 lead with 11:40 remaining in the second quarter.

[26][52] After the game, the MWC named TCU sophomore linebacker Tank Carder as its Defensive Player of the Week.

Utah did not score the rest of the game, but still had a 31 point victory over the Aztecs, who got on the board late in the 4th quarter.

Running back Eddie Wide led the Utes in rushing with sixteen carries for 84 yards and two touchdowns.

Safety Joe Dale also had a touchdown when he intercepted Aztec quarterback Ryan Lindley's pass and returned it 30 yards to the end zone.

Utah scored 14 fourth quarter points to force overtime, but their comeback fell short.

BYU took advantage, and quarterback Max Hall connected to tight end Andrew George for a 25-yard touchdown reception and the victory.

When asked for a clarification and if he really hated Utah, he continued, "I think the whole university and their fans and the organization is [sic] classless.

Utah responded with an eight-play, 30-yard touchdown drive when Wynn completed a 6-yard pass to tight end Kendrick Moeai.

Utah scored its final points on the night when linebacker Stevenson Sylvester returned an interception 27-yards for a touchdown.

[66] Six Utah players were named to the 2009 MWC Football All-Conference Team first team: wide receiver David Reed, running back Eddie Wide, offensive lineman Zane Beadles, defensive lineman Koa Misi, linebacker Stevenson Sylvester, and defensive back Robert Johnson.

Two players were named to the second team: Caleb Schlauderaff and Zane Taylor, both on the offensive line.

Four players were given Honorable Mention: placekicker Joe Phillips, punter Sean Sellwood, defensive lineman Sealver Siliga, and linebacker Mike Wright.