TCU beat Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl, keeping its hopes of a national championship alive in the FBS playo … Oops, that’s right, how silly of us. But the Horned Frogs did finish the season undefeated. How do they measure up among the best BCS busters ever?
5. 2004 Utah Utes » The first “outsider” to crash the BCS party. Urban Meyer‘s innovative offense — and Alex Smith‘s 328-yard passing effort — overwhelmed Big East champion Pitt 35-7 in the Fiesta Bowl.
4. 2006 Boise State Broncos » A hook-and-lateral, a halfback pass and a flawlessly executed Statue of Liberty play lifted Jared Zabransky, Ian Johnson and the Broncos to a thrilling 43-42 win over Oklahoma in the most exciting BCS game to date.
3. 2009 Boise State Broncos » The only matchup of two BCS busters (much to the chagrin of those who wanted to see these teams square-off against the big boys) ended with Boise State getting the best of TCU 17-10.
2. 2008 Utah Utes » Heavily favored Alabama — coming off a loss to Florida in the SEC title game that knocked it out of a spot in the BCS championship — was overwhelmed by a hungrier, tougher Utah squad 31-17.
1. 2010 TCU Horned Frogs » Led by the best scoring defense in the country, undefeated TCU stonewalled a relentless Wisconsin attack, holding the Badgers to 24 points under their season average in a 21-19 Rose Bowl win.
