Spanish Fork's Clint Robinson finally cooled off in tie-down roping, and once again saddle broncs got the best of Lehi's Rusty Allen and Milford's Cody Wright. All Herriman's Sonny Murphy could do was watch.

As the 49th Annual National Finals Rodeo concluded its 10-day run Saturday night before a record crowd of 18,224 at Thomas & Mack Center and a national cable television audience, it was generally a forgettable night for Utah cowboys.

"That's rodeo, in a lot of ways," said Woolsey, before getting bucked off a

bull for the 10th straight night. "One night you're hot, then it gets away from you just as fast."

On a night where all-around world champion Trevor Brazille of Decatur, Texas, became the single-season earnings leader in pro rodeo history with $329,924, the best finish for a Utahn was Silcox's second-place in bull riding.

Despite failing to cover a bull Saturday, Silcox finished No. 2 in the world standings with $174,652. Wisconsin's B.J. Shumacher won the world championship with $248,081, having wrapped up that title Friday. His $144,644 for 10 days of work was the most money ever won in a PRCA rodeo.

Of course, both cowboys were helped when No. 1 Matt Austin and No. 2 Murphy suffered injuries in the early rounds.

Silcox placed third in the aggregate behind Schumacher and Bobby Welsh of Gillette, Wyo., thanks to stellar rides in rounds 1, 4, 7 and 8, and pocketed $26,358 for that performance. He was the most successful Utahn at this NFR, his second.

Even the white-hot Robinson couldn't pull the Utahns out of their funk on Saturday. The Spanish Fork cowboy was just ninth in tie-down roping with a time of 9.3 seconds, after winning the event the last two nights.

Robinson roped his calf in good time, but struggled to get it on the ground and was nearly two seconds off the winning pace.

Having made some money in steer wrestling and team roping before the NFR, Robinson took fourth in the seasonlong all-around race with $171,107 in total winnings.

For the second straight night, Lehi's Allen failed to mark his saddle bronc and received a no-score in that event. Allen was in the money just twice in 10 days, getting $6,805 in the first round and $8,140 in the sixth round. He finished in 10th in the world standings with $115,327.

Milford's Wright also got a no score after getting bucked off for the second-straight night and fourth time at the NFR. Wright was 11th in the aggregate and finished fifth in the world standings, with $155,834.

Chad Ferley of Oelrichs, S.D., won the world championship in saddle bronc with $237,582 in winnings in his first NFR.

"I'm ready for another 10 horses," Oelrichs said.

After starting out hot in bareback, making checks five of the first seven rounds, Payson's Davis sputtered home. He got an 81.0 on Coconut Roll on Saturday night, but that was only good enough for a tie for eighth.

However, the 25-year-old made $13,954 for finishing fifth in the average, and finished the year in sixth in the world standings with $128,754.

The bareback world title went to Will Lowe of Canyon, Texas, who set single-season a record in that event with $280,226. It was his third in four years.

"They're all special," he said. "For me, it's just the first one, like you've never won before."

Steer wrestling had some final-day drama, as Nebraska's Dean Gorsuch overtook California's Luke Branquinho for the world title and held on to win the average with a 3.6-second run.

Gorsuch finished with $194,268, some $14,000 ahead of Branquinho.

drew@sltrib.com

National Finals Rodeo

* The event ended on a sour note for the six Utahns in the field, with none finishing in the money Saturday night.

* Payson's Wesley Silcox was shut out in bull riding Saturday, but was third in the aggregate and finished No. 2 in the world standings. He made $65,637 in 10 days.

* Spanish Fork's Clint Robinson made the second-most money of any Utahn, $54,137, and finished fourth in the all-around race.