What better way to show the nation that you are a Bowl Championship Series caliber team than by routing the UCLA Bruins football team 59-0? This past Saturday, Brigham Young University simply dismantled (destroyed, dominated, whatever you want to call it) the Bruins and added another victory to their now 13-game winning streak.

The statistics of the match are pretty much as you’d expect. BYU had a total offensive output of 521 yards, with BYU quarterback Max Hall throwing for 7 touchdown passes, tying the school record. As for the BYU defense, they held the Bruins to 9 total rushing yards and 230 yards in the air. The only time UCLA threatened was on a field goal that was ultimately blocked by BYU special teams. It should also be noted that for most of the 3rd quarter and all of the 4th, BYU was using their reserves.

Because of this simply outstanding performance, the Cougars have moved up to number 14 overall in the nation, a four-spot climb. Now, they want to prove that they are capable and deserving of making it to one of the four big bowl games. Standing in their way will be two more matches against BCS hopeful teams: TCU and number 20 Utah. If they can beat both of these quality teams, the Cougars should be preparing for a trip to a bowl game.

BYU’s defense bent just enough to let Texas Christian University make it interesting, then smothered the TCU Horned Frogs before they could complete the comeback. Nixon and Kehl sacked Dalton in an eleven-second span to clinch Brigham Young University’s 27-22 win over the Horned Frogs yesterday night, keeping the BYU Cougars unbeaten in the Mountain West Conference for a 2nd straight season.