9. BYU vs Oregon, 2006 Las Vegas Bowl
Oregon head coach Mike Bellotti famously turned heel during the Vegas Bowl press junket, saying that BYU football “wouldn’t even be a mid-level Pac-10 team.”
Oops.
The Cougars trounced the Ducks 38-8, making an emphatic statement on the talent-level in Provo.
John Beck threw for 375 yards and two touchdowns. Curtis Brown ran for 120 yards and two touchdowns. Johnny Harline caught nine passes for 181 yards and a touchdown, and the Cougars shut the Ducks out through three quarters.
The win was the first bowl victory for BYU football since the 1996 season.