2009 BCS National Championship Game
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.
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Yolanda Adams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Ron Cherry (ACC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 78,468 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$17,500,000 per team to each conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | Fox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Thom Brennaman, Charles Davis and Chris Myers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 15.8 (26.8 million viewers) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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, 24–14, in front of a Dolphin Stadium record crowd of 78,468.