BYU football: The 10 best games in Holy War history

SALT LAKE CITY, UT - SEPTEMBER 10: Jamaal Williams #21 of the Brigham Young Cougars is tackled by Reginald Porter #29, Chase Hansen #22 and Pita Taumoepenu #50 of the Utah Utes during the first half of an college football game, at Rice Eccles Stadium on September 10, 2016 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by George Frey/Getty Images) /

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No. 2: 2000 – BYU 34, Utah 27

LaVell’s final year as head coach wasn’t stellar, as the 5-6 Cougars headed north to take on the 4-6 Utes. A win would at least get BYU to .500 and send their coach off with a win.

The Cougars took a 26-10 lead into the fourth quarter, but the Utes rattled off three straight scoring drives to take a 27-26 lead.

With a little over two minutes left, Brandon Doman and the offense had one last chance to win it for LaVell. The drive got off to a rocky start, leading to the second most famous fourth down play in the Holy War annals.

With the Cougars facing 4th-and-13, Brandon Doman found Jonathan Pittman for a 34-yard first down. On the next play he hit Pittman again for 36 yards. Two plays later, Doman took it to the house himself to end the LaVell Edwards era with a Holy War win.

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