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. 6: 2001 – BYU 24, Utah 21

The Cougars entered this Holy War matchup on a magical run. They sat at 10-0 on the year and No. 8 in the nation.

Neither team had problems moving the ball, but both had trouble putting points on the board. The BYU offense only managed a field goal in the first half, but kicked it into gear late.

Down 21-10 in the fourth quarter, Brandon Doman connected with Luke Staley on a seven-yard TD pass. Then with a little more than a minute left, Staley broke off a 30-yard scoring run to take the lead.

Jernaro Gilford picked off Utah quarterback Lance Rice on the Utes’ final drive, sealing the win for the Cougars.

Staley finished the night with 197 total yards on his way to winning the 2001 Doak Walker Award.

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