Pac-10 Bowl Schedule

MAACO Bowl Las Vegas
www.lvbowl.com

No. 18 Oregon State Beavers vs. No. 14 BYU
Tuesday, December 22nd – 5:00 pm PDT – ESPN

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San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl
www.poinsettiabowl.com

No. 23 Utah vs. California
Wednesday, December 23rd – 5:00 pm PDT – ESPN

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Emerald Bowl
emeraldbowl.cstv.com

Boston College vs. No. 24 USC
Saturday, December 26th – 5:00 pm PDT – ESPN

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EagleBank Bowl
www.eaglebankbowl.org

UCLA vs. Temple
Tuesdaym December 29th – 1:30 pm PDT – ESPN

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Pacific Life Holiday Bowl
www.holidaybowl.com

No. 20 Arizona vs. No. 22 Nebraska
Wednesday, December 30th – 5:00 pm PDT – ESPN

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Brut Sun Bowl
www.sunbowl.org

Oklahoma vs. No. 21 Stanford
Thursday, December 31st – 11:00 am PDT – CBS

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Rose Bowl
www.tournamentofroses.com/rosebowlgame

No. 8 Ohio State vs. No. 7 Oregon
Friday, January 1st – 1:30 pm PDT – ABC

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 Wildcats score one for the Pac-10 against the Mountain West

Arizona head coach Mike Stoops and senior quarterback Willie Tuitama have finally led the Wildcats to a bowl game—against BYU from the Mountain West Conference.

Many had left Arizona for dead. After all, this is the same Mountain West Conference that won six of the seven regular season games they played against the Pac-10. This is the same BYU team that can claim two of those wins, who was 10-2 overall on the season and was ranked No. 17 going into the Las Vegas Bowl.

“We had a goal before the season started and tonight we finally reached it,” Tuitama said. “I’ll never forget to finally be in a bowl game with this group of seniors, on this team.”

Tuitama wasn’t just in a bowl game with his fellow seniors, he led the team to a 31-21 victory when no one gave them a chance. He led the team to their first bowl victory and winning season since 1998.

Willie Tuitama, the game’s MVP, finished 24-for-35 for 325 yards and two touchdowns. He added a 6-yard touchdown run in the third quarter.

The Wildcates defense forced BYU quarterback Max Hall to scramble much of the game, lose two fumbles and throw an interception.

It was a win on many levels for the Arizona Wildcats who finished the season 8-5. But many still wonder: did the Las Vegas Bowl win do enough to keep Mike Stoops as the Wildcats’ head coach?

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 Pac-10 Bowl Selections

The Bowl selections are officially out and here are the results for those Pac-10 teams who will be bowling.

As a side note Florida and Oklahoma will be playing for the National Championship on Jan. 8.

Times listed are PST.
BOWL                                 LOCATION                                            DATE/TIME                    NETWORK

Pioneer Las Vegas
BYU vs. Arizona                           Las Vegas - Sam Boyd Stadium              Dec. 20, 5 p.m.                 ESPN

Emerald
Miami (Fla.) vs. California            San Francisco - AT&T Park                     Dec. 27, 5 p.m.                 ESPN

Pacific Life Holiday
Oklahoma State vs. Oregon         San Diego - Qualcomm Stadium            Dec. 30, 5 p.m.                 ESPN

Brut Sun
Oregon State vs. Pittsburgh         El Paso, Texas - Sun Bowl                      Dec. 31, 11 a.m.               CBS

Rose Bowl Game Presented by Citi
Penn State vs. USC                       Pasadena, Calif. - Rose Bowl                 Jan. 1, 2009, 1:30 p.m.      ABC

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 Game Recaps (12/06): Roses For USC. UW Ends Winless.

The USC Trojans still dominate the Southern California football scene as indicated by their 28-7 win over cross-town rival, UCLA. The win sends USC to the Rose Bowl to face Penn St. on Jan. 1.

USC only scored once after halftime, but that’s all they needed as UCLA could only put 7 points on the board all game-and that was off a Trojan’s fumble on their first play of the game.

To say the Bruins offense was horrible is an understatement. They managed only 157 yards and 7 first down.

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With today’s48-7 loss to Cal, Washington officially ends their season winless. The 0-12 mark leaves a season worth forgetting. Jahvid Best earned the Pac-10 rushing title with his 311 yards while only play 2 1/3 quarters.

Now the Tyrone Willingham era can end, and the Steve Sarkisian era can begin. Sarkisian says he’ll stay with USC through the Rose Bowl while still beginning the search for a new staff. He will reportedly earn $1.5 million at Washington.

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Arizona dominated Arizona State all first half, yet they trailed 10-7 at the half.

The second half was more of the same, with the exception being the score. The Wildcats carried their 21 point third quarter to a final of 31-10. The win puts Arizona at 7-5 on the year, and they likely will head to the Las Vegas Bowl to face BYU.

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