2009 BCS National Championship Game

2009 FedEx BCS National Championship Game
BCS Bowl Game
1234 Total
Florida 07710 24
Oklahoma 0707 14
Date January 8, 2009
Season 2008
Stadium Dolphin Stadium
Location Miami Gardens, Florida
MVP Offense: QB Tim Tebow (Florida)
Defense: DE Carlos Dunlap (Florida)
Favorite Florida by 5½[1]
National anthem Yolanda Adams
Referee Ron Cherry (ACC)
Attendance 78,468
Payout US$17,500,000 per team to each conference[2]
United States TV coverage
Network FOX
Announcers Thom Brennaman, Charles Davis
Nielsen ratings 15.8 (26.8 million viewers)[3]

The 2009 FedEx BCS National Championship Game was an American football game played at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, on January 8, 2009. It was the national championship game for the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season, and featured the second-ranked Florida Gators against the top-ranked Oklahoma Sooners. The two participants were determined by the BCS Rankings to decide the BCS National Championship. Television coverage in the United States was provided by Fox, and radio coverage by ESPN Radio. The game was the last BCS Championship to air on Fox; starting with the 2010 game, ABC or ESPN televised the championship.

Tim Tebow's two touchdown passes and Percy Harvin's two-yard touchdown run led the Florida Gators to their second BCS National Championship in three seasons. The Gators defeated the Oklahoma Sooners, 2414, in front of a Dolphin Stadium record crowd of 78,468.[4]

Road to the championship

University of Oklahoma

The Sooners, coached by Bob Stoops, lost one game during their regular season to Texas in the annual Red River Rivalry contest, 4535 on October 11. During the regular season, quarterback Sam Bradford, winner of the 2008 Heisman Trophy, led the Sooners on offense to become the highest-scoring team in NCAA history (702 points) and the first team to score 60 or more points in five consecutive games.[5] The game was Oklahoma's fourth BCS Championship appearance.

University of Florida

Meanwhile, the Gators, coached by Urban Meyer, were looking to win their second BCS championship in three years. They were led by 2007 Heisman winner Tim Tebow. The only blemish on their schedule was a loss to Mississippi (Ole Miss) at home, 3130 on September 27. By prevailing, Meyer became the first coach to win two BCS championship games, and one of only five coaches in NCAA history to win two titles in his first four years at a college.

Scoring summary

Scoring

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Statistics

Team: Florida Oklahoma
1st Downs2425
3rd down efficiency1217613
4th down efficiency00 02
Total Yards480 363
Passing231256
Comp-Att18302641
Yards per pass7.76.0
Rushing249107
Rushing Attempts4429
Yards per rush5.73.7
Penalties881431
Turnovers22
Fumbles lost00
Interceptions thrown22
Possession34:5725:03

Game notes

See also

References

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