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2009 BCS National Championship Game
2009 BCS National Championship Game
2009 FedEx BCS National Championship Game BCS Bowl Game Network Announcers Nielsen Ratings FOX Thom Brennaman, Charles Davis 15.8 (26.8 million viewers)[3]
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The 2009 FedEx BCS National Championship Game was hosted at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, on January 8, 2009, and saw the Florida Gators face the Oklahoma Sooners, as determined by the BCS Rankings to decide the BCS National Oklahoma Sooners Championship. Television coverage in the USA was provided by Fox, and radio cover(12–1) age by ESPN Radio. This game was the last 14 BCS Championship to air on Fox; starting Head coach: with the 2010 game, ABC or ESPN will teleBob Stoops cast the championship. Tim Tebow’s two touchdown passes and BCS AP Coaches BCS Percy Harvin’s two-yard run led the Florida 2 2 1 1 Gators to their second National Championship in three years. The Gators defeated the 1 2 3 4 Total Oklahoma Sooners, 24-14, in front of a Dolphin Stadium record crowd of 78,468.[4] 0 7 7 10 24
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Road to the Championship
University of Oklahoma
The Sooners, coached by Bob Stoops, lost one game during their regular season to Offensive: Florida QB Tim Tebow Texas in the annual Red River Rivalry conDefensive: Florida DE Carlos Dunlap test, 45-35 on October 11th. During the regular season, quarterback Sam Bradford, winFlorida by 5.5[1] ner of the 2008 Heisman Trophy, led the Yolanda Adams Sooners on offense to become the highestscoring team in NCAA history (702 points) and the first team to score 60 or more points Ron Cherry (ACC) in five consecutive games.[5] The game was 78,468 Oklahoma’s fourth BCS Championship US$17,500,000 per team to each appearance.
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United States TV coverage
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• The Gators thwarted two Sooners possessions that were inside the five-yard line: a stop on fourth and goal on the oneyard line in the second quarter, and an interception of Bradford’s pass at Florida’s three-yard line with 6 seconds to play in the first half. • Despite coming off an ankle injury and declaring himself at "90%", Percy Harvin had nine carries for 122 yards and a touchdown and five receptions for 49 yards. The injury was reported as a high ankle sprain, but Harvin later stated that it was in fact a hairline fracture.[6] • Jimmy Stevens’ 49-yard field goal attempt for the Sooners was blocked in the third quarter. • Florida was ranked #1 and Oklahoma was ranked #5 in the final AP Top 25 and USA Today Poll, released after the game.[7]
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, 31–30 on September 27th. 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
First quarter
• No scoring.
Second quarter
• FLA — Louis Murphy 20-yard pass from Tim Tebow (Jonathan Phillips kick), FLA 7 - OKLA 0 (12 plays, 86 yards in 5:50). • OKLA — Jermaine Gresham 6-yard pass from Sam Bradford (Jimmy Stevens kick), FLA 7 - OKLA 7 (6 plays, 65 yards in 2:13).
Statistics
• Passing: Sam Bradford (#14, QB, OKLA) 256 yards • Rushing: Percy Harvin (#1, WR, FLA) 121 yards • Receiving: Jermaine Gresham (#18, TE, OKLA) 62 yards[8]
Third quarter
• FLA — Percy Harvin 2-yard rush (Jonathan Phillips kick), FLA 14 - OKLA 7 (13 plays, 75 yds in 5:22).
See also
• 2008–09 NCAA football bowl games
Fourth quarter
• OKLA — Jermaine Gresham 11-yard pass from Bradford (Jimmy Stevens kick), FLA 14 - OKLA 14 (8 plays, 77 yds in 2:36). • FLA — Jonathan Phillips 27-yard field goal, FLA 17 - OKLA 14 (6 plays, 68 yds in 1:28). • FLA — David Nelson 4-yard pass from Tim Tebow (Jonathan Phillips kick), FLA 24 OKLA 14 (11 plays, 76 yds in 6:52).
References
[1] http://www.vegasinsider.com/collegefootball/odds/las-vegas/line-movement/ florida-@-oklahoma.cfm/date/1-8-09 [2] http://www.bcsfootball.org/bcsfb/facts [3] http://blog.al.com/solomon/2009/01/ bowl_tv_ratings.html [4] ESPN NCAA College Football [5] Assistant’s Insight Shapes Record Season New York Times, January 5, 2009 [6] "Harvin had a fractured ankle". PalmBeachPost.com. 2009-01-09. http://www.palmbeachpost.com/blogs/ content/shared-blogs/palmbeach/ufblog/ entries/2009/01/09/ harvin_had_a_fractured_ankle.html. Retrieved on 2009-01-09. [7] Voters give Florida No. 1 ranking; perfect Utah is No. 2 [8] Florida rides Tebow, suffocating defense to another BCS title
Game notes
• Despite both teams having potent offenses (the Gators had averaged over 45 points per game, while the Sooners averaged 54 points per game), neither team would score in the first quarter. • Quarterbacks Tim Tebow and Sam Bradford combined for four interceptions despite throwing for just eight combined over the course of the regular season.
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Team: 1st Downs 3rd down efficiency 4th down efficiency Total Yards Passing Comp-Att Yards per pass Rushing Rushing Attempts Yards per rush Penalties Turnovers Fumbles lost Interceptions thrown Possession
2009 BCS National Championship Game
Florida 24 12-17 0-0 480 231 18-30 7.7 249 44 5.7 8-81 2 0 2 34:57 Oklahoma 25 6-13 0-2 363 256 26-41 6.0 107 29 3.7 4-31 2 0 2 25:03
External links
• Official BCS website
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