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- Teams determined by the final Bowl Championship Series standings
- BCS instituted in 1999
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The BCS Championship Game determines the college football national champion. The title game for the 2009 season will be held at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on January 7, 2010.
On January 8, 2009, the Florida Gators defeated the Oklahoma Sooners 24-14 in the 2009 BCS Championship Game in Miami, Florida.ESPN.com: Florida Gators vs. Oklahoma Sooners Box Score
In the 2008 title game, the LSU Tigers defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes 38-24.
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2009 BCS Game
- Date: January 8, 2009, 8:00 p.m. EST
- Site: Dolphin Stadium, Miami, Florida
- Television coverage: FOX
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2008 BCS Game
- Date: January 7, 2008, 8:15 p.m. EST
- Site: Superdome, New Orleans
- Teams: Ohio State vs. LSU
- Second year that the game had been separated from the bowl games
- 2007 champion: Florida
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BCS Beginnings
In 1997, commissioners of each conference began discussing the possibility of bringing four bowl games together to determine the top two teams in the nation. The Big Ten and Pac-10 conferences were brought on board first and the BCS was created.BCS Formula
In the current BCS ranking formula, each week, the Harris Interactive College Football Poll and USA Today Coaches Poll are averaged with six computer rankings to determine the top 25 teams.BCS Title Game
After the final BCS rankings are released at the end of the college football season, the top two teams are invited to the BCS Championship Game. The championship game is rotated between four locations each year. These include the Rose Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Orange Bowl and Sugar Bowl.-
BCS Championship Game Questions
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2009 BCS Championship Game Summary
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Oklahoma vs. Florida - January 8, 2009 Team 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q PTS Oklahoma Sooners 0 7 0 7 14 Florida Gators 0 7 7 10 24
Scoring Summary
- First Quarter
- No Scoring
- Second Quarter
- 14:02: Florida - Tim Tebow 20-yard pass to Louis Murphy for a touchdown, PAT by Jonathan Phillips good
- 11:49: Oklahoma - Sam Bradford six-yard pass to Jermaine Gresham for a touchdown, PAT by Jimmy Stevens
- Third Quarter
- 4:21: Florida - Percy Harvin two-yard run for a touchdown, PAT by Jonathan Phillips good
- Fourth Quarter
- 12:13: Oklahoma Sam Bradford 11-yard pass to Jermaine Gresham for a touchdown, PAT by Jimmy Stevens good
- 10:45: Florida - Jonathan Phillips 28-yard field goal good
- 3:07: Florida - Tim Tebow four-yard pass to David Nelson for a touchdown, PAT by Jonathan Phillips good
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