Finally, the day has come. Monday night, the undefeated Oregon Ducks and the undefeated Auburn Tigers meet in the desert in the 2011 BCS Championship Game. To help get you ready and refresh your memory (it has been roughly five weeks since these teams last played, after all), we’ve compiled this handy list of fun factoids concerning the 2011 national championship.
2011 BCS Championship Game: Time, Location, History And More
Proper name: BCS National Championship Game (was originially rotated among the Rose Bowl, Orange Bowl, Fiesta Bowl and Sugar Bowl, but became a separate event beginning with the 2006 season).
Setting: University of Phoenix Stadium, in Glendale, Arizona, home of the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals and site of the BCS’ Fiesta Bowl.
Traditional pairing: The top two teams in the final BCS Standings.
2010-11 matchup: No. 2 Oregon Ducks (12-0, Pac-10 champions) and No. 1 Auburn Tigers (13-0, SEC champions)
TV channel and start time: ESPN, 8:30 p.m. EST
Announcers: Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit, Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi
Closest finish: 2006 Rose Bowl, when Vince Young and Texas narrowly edged Matt Leinart and USC, 41-38, in one of the most exciting college football games ever.
Most lopsided finish: The 2005 Orange Bowl, when No. 1 USC rolled through No. 2 Oklahoma, 55-19, BUT THIS GAME NEVER HAPPENED. MOVE ALONG.
Tidbits of interest: The SEC has won four straight BCS national titles, and six overall since the BCS began with the 1998 season ... Oregon and Auburn bring with them two of the country’s highest-scoring offenses: the Ducks rank No. 1 with 49.33 points per game, while the Tigers are No. 4 with 42.69 ppg.
The 2011 BCS Championship Game kicks off at 8:30 p.m. EST, Monday, January 10. The game will be televised on ESPN.
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