Poinsettia Bowl: No. 23 Utah Runs Away From Cal, Wins 37-27

More coverage of the Utes victory over California from the SB Nation network:

Also, for the record: SB Nation’s NCAA bloggers are now 0-5 in their bowl picks thus far. Come on, Nevada!

Plenty more on the Poinsettia Bowl at Utah blog, Block U, and our Cal blog, California Golden Bears.

Utah came into the 2009 season sporting the longest win streak in the country after finishing 2008 as the only undefeated program in the Football Bowl Subdivision. The team won two straight out of the gate but then bowed to Oregon on the road, 31-24. Down the stretch, after putting together a six-game win streak, Utah lost to both TCU (55-28) and BYU (26-23 in OT) in Mountain West Conference action. As a result, the Utes finished 9-3 overall and 6-2 in conference.