2009 BCS National Championship Game

2009 FedEx BCS National Championship Game
BCS Bowl Game
Florida Gators Oklahoma Sooners (12–1) (12–1) SEC Big 12 24 14 Head coach:  Urban Meyer Head coach:  Bob Stoops AP Coaches BCS 1 2 2 AP Coaches BCS 2 1 1
1 2 3 4 Total Florida 0 7 7 10 24 Oklahoma 0 7 0 7 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 and Chris Myers
Nielsen ratings	15.8 (26.8 million viewers)[3]
BCS National Championship Game  < 2008  2010 >

The 2009 BCS National Championship Game (branded as the 2009 FedEx BCS National Championship Game for sponsorship reasons) 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, 24–14, in front of a Dolphin Stadium record crowd of 78,468.^[4]