page_title: 2009 Utah Utes football team
section_title: Air Force
hierarchical_section_title: 2009 Utah Utes football team / Game summaries / Air Force
caption_attribution_description: English: Eddie Wide takes a handoff
context_page_description: The 2009 Utah Utes football team represented the University of Utah in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team, coached by 5th year head football coach Kyle Whittingham, played its home games in Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah.
  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.
context_section_description: Air Force Leads Series: 14 – 12 – 0
  
  Utah defeated Air Force in overtime despite gaining fewer yards and having two turnovers to Air Force's one. Air Force also had the ball on offense for over 38 minutes while Utah only had the ball for 21 minutes. The win improved Utah's record to  6–1 (3–0 MWC) and dropped Air Force's record to 4–4 (3–2 MWC).
  Running back Eddie Wide scored two of Utah's touchdowns. The first touchdown came during the first quarter after he recovered a Terrance Cain fumble and advanced the ball 44 yards. His second touchdown game during overtime on a 1-yard run. He finished the game with 121 yards rushing. Utah's other touchdown came on a 90-yard pass from Cain to David Reed.
  After the game, punter Ryan Sellwood was named the Mountain West Conference Special Teams Player of the Week. He averaged 48.1 yards on his eight punts. He also placed three punts inside the twenty-yard line, including one on the 3-yard line with 3:44 left in regulation and another at the 7-yard line with :20 left in regulation.
caption: Quarterback Terrance Cain hands the ball to running back Eddie Wide
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