2008 bcs championship game against oklahoma




















Tebow shook off two first-half interceptions and passed for yards and two touchdowns, capped off by his trademark jump pass to David Nelson for a 4-yard touchdown to pretty much seal the Sooners' fate with to play. He also rushed for yards on 22 carries. This one meant even more to Tebow than the national title. He was just a part-time player on that team, more of a specialty player. But this was his team. Harvin, playing on a sprained ankle, was equally spectacular.

He rushed for yards and also added 49 yards receiving. The Gators had plenty of stars on this team, and they played that way on Thursday. The Gators came up with a masterful defensive performance, limiting the nation's most explosive offense to season lows in points and yards Oklahoma's inability to make short-yardage plays was the difference as the Sooners were stuffed three times inside the Florida yard line without points, including the Florida 1 and 6 in the first half.

Oklahoma finishes its season overall. Gator senior wide receiver Louis Murphy St. Petersburg, Fla. Senior kicker Jonathan Phillips Wellington, Fla. Tennessee and holding OU to their first scoreless first quarter all season, the Gators opened up the national championship game, finding the end zone first on a yard pass from Tebow to Murphy, marking Murphy's 27 th straight game with a catch.

Tebow's connection with Murphy marked the first time the Sooners have allowed their opponent to score first this season, while Phillips' extra point brought the Gators ahead It took a drive for the Sooners to answer two and a half minutes later when quarterback Sam Bradford hit Oklahoma wide receiver Jermaine Gresham with a six-yard touchdown reception.

OU drove 65 yards for the score to bring the margin all. Sophomore Torrey Davis Seffner, Fla. A short Buckeye drive led to a punt and LSU was content to go into halftime having scored 24 unanswered points.

LSU started the second half with the ball and a lead. The Tigers parlayed the personal foul into a touchdown, as Early Doucet later received a short pass from Flynn and broke a series of tackles at the five-yard line and walked into the endzone. Ohio State seemed to be fading but with left in the quarter, Flynn was intercepted by cornerback Malcolm Jenkins , who returned the ball 21 yards to the LSU Three "Beanie" Wells runs brought the Buckeye offense down to the five and Boeckman proceeded to throw a touchdown pass to wide receiver Brian Robiskie on fourth down, pulling the Buckeyes to within LSU fans celebrate their team's victory by holding up copies of The Times-Picayune newspaper of the next day.

However the offense stalled and the Buckeyes were forced to go for it on fourth-and-seven. Boeckman dropped back to pass and was hit on his throwing arm just before the arm could start to come forward. The play was reviewed to determine if it was a forward pass but the ruling on the field was upheld and LSU got the ball with left in the game. The Tigers then went three-and-out, but on Ohio State's next possession Boeckman was intercepted by safety Curtis Taylor. The Tigers added another touchdown, a five-yard strike from Flynn to Dickson his second TD reception of the game.

Ohio State then scored on a late touchdown pass from Boeckman to wide receiver Brian Hartline before failing to convert an onside kick. This was the first national championship game in the BCS era to feature two teams that had previously won a BCS national championship. Louisiana State became the first school ever to win two BCS championships. LSU was the first team since to be national champions with two losses. American Football Database Explore. Recent blog posts Forum.

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