GLENDALE, Ariz. — Crazy, zany and loony are three apt words to describe the end of last night's Fiesta Bowl at the University of Phoenix Stadium.

You thought it would never end, but it did, with one of the most gutsy calls and remarkable plays in the history of college football.

Ian Johnson scored the game-winning, two-point conversion run to lift Boise State to a 43-42 overtime victory over Oklahoma.

The game-winning score was a playground play, a statue-of-liberty handoff from quarterback Jared Zabransky, who acted as if he was going to pass but instead handed Johnson the ball with his left hand.

"Another day at the office, huh?" Boise State coach Chris Peterson said. "We gave them every trick in the bag."

Peterson said they wanted to run the statue of liberty play earlier but did not have the chance.

But he saved it for when it counted most.

"We needed that play to get it over with," Peterson said. "They (the Sooners) are so physical up front, we had to try something a little different."

Johnson ran untouched into the end zone and heaved the ball into the stands as Boise State players rushed the field in a frenzy.

Boise State capped a perfect 13-0 season with the victory over Oklahoma, which finished 11-3.

Words could hardly justify what happened in the final minutes.

"It just wasn't meant to be," Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said.

Boise State thought it had won, only to watch an 18-point lead slip away.

Oklahoma tied the game with 1:26 left in regulation on a touchdown and two-point conversation.

Then, as if handed a gift from above, the Sooners thought they had made the comeback complete when Marcus Walker stepped in front of a Zabransky pass and returned it 33 yards for a touchdown with 1:02 left.

Oklahoma led, 35-28, but there was plenty of game left.

Faced with a fourth-and-18 from the 50, Boise State pulled off the first of three razzle-dazzle plays from its playbook.

Zabransky fired a pass across the middle to Drisan James, who flipped the ball to teammate Jerard Rabb running the other way to complete a 50-yard scoring play that tied the game at 35 and sent it to overtime.

Tied after regulation, Boise State won the toss in overtime and elected to play defense first.

On first down, from the 25, Adrian Peterson ran for the touchdown to give Oklahoma a 42-35 lead.

Then it was Boise State's turn on offense, and the game came down to a fourth-and-two at the Oklahoma five.

Again, it was more Boise trickery, as Vinny Peretta, not Zabransky, lined up at quarterback, received the ball, rolled to his right and threw a touchdown pass to Derek Schouman.

Boise State still trailed by a point, and Broncos' coach Chris Peterson decided he was going to end the game there, one way or another.

His gamble paid off.

Now if the powers that be could only figure out a way for the nation's only two undefeated teams to play each other.

Boise State finished 13-0 but, because it plays in a non-BCS conference (Western Athletic), did not have a realistic chance to play in next Monday's national title game in the same stadium.

Boise State and Ohio State are the only undefeated teams in college football. Ohio State will play Florida for the BCS title.

"We went 13-0 and beat everyone on our schedule," said Zabransky, who was selected the offensive MVP after completing 19 of 29 passes for 262 yards and three touchdowns. "We deserve a chance at the national title."

The Sooners endorse the Broncos.

"They should be up there playing for a national championship — 12-0, finish the season 13-0 — and hopefully they get some more looks in the future," linebacker Zach Latimer said. "At least a chance. That's all you ask for is a chance. You never know what can happen."

The Broncos were only 2-8 against ranked teams entering the game, and 3-16 against teams from BCS conferences.

Little of that mattered yesterday.

"We felt like we belonged here all along, we really did," Chris Peterson said.

Yesterday, Boise State was thrilled to celebrate its greatest football triumphs against one of the giants in the pantheon of college football.

"To have that feeling that you pulled it off and that your guys believed in you all way to end, it's unbelievable," Zabransky said.

Moments after Johnson ended the game, he asked his girlfriend, Broncos cheerleader Chrissy Popadics, to marry him.

"There was no better time," Johnson said.

She accepted.

Johnson carried 23 times for 101 yards and a touchdown, and James caught three passes for 96 yards and two touchdowns.