2014 BCS National Championship Game

2014 Vizio BCS National Championship Game
BCS Bowl Game
Auburn Tigers Florida State Seminoles (12–1) (13–0) SEC ACC 31 34 Head coach:  Gus Malzahn Head coach:  Jimbo Fisher AP Coaches BCS 2 2 2 AP Coaches BCS 1 1 1
1 2 3 4 Total Auburn 7 14 0 10 31 Florida State 3 7 3 21 34
Date	January 6, 2014
Season	2013
Stadium	Rose Bowl
Location	Pasadena, California
MVP	Offense: Jameis Winston (QB, FSU) Defense: P. J. Williams (DB, FSU)[1]
Favorite	Florida State by 8.5[2]
National anthem	John Legend
Referee	John O'Neill (Big Ten)
Halftime show	Auburn University Marching Band Marching Chiefs
Attendance	94,208
Payout	US$23.9 million to each team[3]
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN and ESPN Radio
Announcers	Brent Musburger (play-by-play) Kirk Herbstreit (analyst) Heather Cox and Tom Rinaldi (sideline) (ESPN) Mike Tirico, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe, and Joe Schad (ESPN Radio)
Nielsen ratings	15.7 (26 million viewers)[4]
International TV coverage
Network	ESPN Deportes
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The 2014 BCS National Championship Game (branded as the 2014 Vizio BCS National Championship Game for sponsorship reasons) was the national championship game of the 2013 college football season, which took place on Monday, January 6, 2014, which was 5 days after the 2014 Rose Bowl took place at the same stadium. The game featured the Auburn Tigers and Florida State Seminoles.^[5] It was the 16th and last time the top two teams would automatically play for the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) title before the implementation of a four-team College Football Playoff system.^[6] The game was played at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California, kicking off at 8:30 p.m. ET. The game was hosted by the Pasadena Tournament of Roses, the organizer of the annual Tournament of Roses Parade and the Rose Bowl Game on New Year's Day. The winner of the game, Florida State, was presented with the American Football Coaches Association's "The Coaches' Trophy", valued at $30,000.^[7] Pre-game festivities began at 4:30 p.m. PT. Face values of tickets were $385 and $325 (end zone seats) with both teams receiving a total of 40,000 tickets.

Starting immediately after the 2014 Rose Bowl Game, a fresh field was placed on top of the existing field. The field was laid on Thursday, and painting of the field began Friday. The field was completed Saturday in time for it to rest on Sunday for the game on Monday.^[8]

Florida State scored first on a 35-yard field goal to take an early 3–0 lead. Auburn responded with a touchdown in the first quarter and two in the second to storm out to a 21–3 lead. After a successful punt fake, the Seminoles managed a touchdown late in the second quarter, making it a 21–10 game in Auburn's favor going into halftime. Both teams dominated on defense in the third quarter with the Seminoles hitting a field goal to cut Auburn's lead to eight. In the fourth quarter, Florida State scored a touchdown early to make it a one-point game. Auburn extended its lead to 24–20 on a field goal, but Florida State took the lead 27–24 when Levonte Whitfield took the ensuing kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown. Auburn then retook the lead 31–27 with 1:19 remaining in the game, but Florida State was able to respond, winning the game 34–31 with a Kelvin Benjamin touchdown with 13 seconds left on the clock.^[9] It was the first national championship won by the Seminoles since 1999 and their third overall.

For their performances in the game, quarterback Jameis Winston and defensive back P. J. Williams were named the game's most valuable players.