2009 BCS National Championship Game

Road to the championship

University of Oklahoma

Scoring summary

Scoring

• No scoring

• FLA — Louis Murphy 20-yard pass from Tim Tebow, 14:02 FLA 7 - OKLA 0.
• OKLA — Jermaine Gresham 6-yard pass from Sam Bradford, 11:49 FLA 7 - OKLA 7.

• FLA — Percy Harvin 2-yard rush, 4:21 FLA 14 - OKLA 7.

• OKLA — Jermaine Gresham 11-yard pass from Bradford, 12:13 FLA 14 - OKLA 14.
• FLA — Jonathan Phillips 27-yard field goal, 10:45 FLA 17 - OKLA 14.
• FLA — David Nelson 4-yard pass from Tim Tebow, 3:07 FLA 24 - OKLA 14.

  Statistics

• Passing: Sam Bradford 256 yards
• Rushing: Percy Harvin 121 yards
• Receiving: Jermaine Gresham 62 yards

Game notes

• This was the first meeting between these two teams.
• Both starting quarterbacks were Heisman Trophy recipients.
• Despite both teams having potent offenses, neither team scored 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.
• The Gators thwarted two Sooners possessions that were inside the five-yard line: a stop on fourth and goal on the one-yard 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.
• 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 Coaches Poll, released after the game.