Last night, BYU continued the process of boosting the MWC’s status by kicking Oregon State all over the Las Vegas Bowl. In the face of howling winds, BYU led most of the way to a 44-20 victory.
Tonight, Utah will look to keep that going as they take on Cal in the Poinsettia Bowl. This is Utah’s 8th bowl in the 2000s, and a return to the Poinsettia where they beat Navy in 2007. Utah is riding an 8 bowl game win streak, and hasn’t lost in the postseason since 1996.
Meanwhile, this will be Cal’s 7th straight bowl appearance after going 7 seasons without a game, and their first trip to the Poinsettia Bowl. They’re also on a 4 game bowl win streak after beating Miami in the Emerald Bowl last year.
Utah & Cal have played six times, with Utah winning only two of those. The Utes did claim their last meeting in 2003, 31-24.
And now, your links!
Looks at the Las Vegas Bowl from Salt Lake City and Corvalis
A solid Poinsettia preview from Graham Watson at ESPN, and one from the New York Times for good measure.
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