10 best bowl games in the history of college football

3. 2007 Fiesta Bowl – Boise State vs. Oklahoma

When you’re David going against Goliath, you must play fearless to win, and that is what Boise State did against Oklahoma. There was no national title on the line, but the image of the group of five and whether they could indeed hang with the big boys was at stake.

Boise State was a young program led by a first-year head coach in Chris Petersen, while Oklahoma was national blue blood led by championship-winning coach Bob Stoops. The Broncos proved they could hang and looked poised to run away with the game after taking a 28-10 lead mid-third quarter. However, the Sooners scored 25 unanswered points, including 14 points in 24 seconds, to take a 35-28 lead with a minute left.

With their lead gone and needing to go 78-yards in 54 seconds, Boise State drove the ball to midfield and then pulled off their iconic hook and lateral play to score and send the game to overtime.

In overtime, Oklahoma would rebound quickly as Adrian Peterson scored on the first play from scrimmage to regain the lead. But Boise State would answer yet again on a trick play with a wildcat pass on fourth and goal to cut the lead to one. And seeing a chance to end the game, coach Petersen decided to go for two and the win. The Broncos had one more move up their sleeve as they called the statue of liberty play that worked to perfection as running back Ian Johnson walked into the endzone for the win. Not only a monumental upset but one of the best finishes of all-time.