Teams' Belt Records

Previous Belt Meetings:       None

The 2^nd ranked, 12-1 Oklahoma Sooners of coach Bob Stoops met the top-ranked, 12-1 Florida Gators of coach Urban Meyer in the BCS National Championship game.  The game was again clouded in controversy as several team finished the season with a single loss & made claims to be in the title game.  Oklahoma was chosen over a 1-loss Texas team in-spite of the Longhorns 10-point win over the Sooners in midseason while Utah was omitted from the game having posted an unblemished 13-0 record out of the Mountain West Conference.  The Gators scored 10 points in the final 12 minutes of the game as they claimed The Belt for the 4^th time in Belt history with a 24-14 win over Oklahoma.  Florida's defense controlled the high-powered Sooners' offense that had scored more than 60 points in 5 straight games while All-SEC QB Tim Tebow powered the Gators' offense with his power running.  The teams traded punches throughout the opening quarter before Florida started an 86-yard scoring drive late in the quarter.  Tebow finished the 12-play drive on the third play of the 2^nd quarter with a 20-yard touchdown pass to WR Louis Murphy for a 7-0 Gators' lead.  Oklahoma responded quickly behind the running of RB Chris Brown who opened the 6-play scoring drive with 3 rushes totaling 46 yards.  Sooners' Heisman Trophy winning, All-American QB Sam Bradford finished the drive with a 6-yard touchdown pass to All-Big XII TE Jermaine Gresham to tie the game at 7-7.  Oklahoma threatened to score just before halftime as they drove to the Florida 6-yard line before Bradford's pass attempt was intercepted by Gators' S Major Wright.  Tebow dominated Florida's 3^rd quarter scoring drive as he rushed for 50 yards on the 13-play, 75-yard drive with the touchdown coming from All-SEC WR Percy Harvin's 2-yard run giving the Gators a 14-7 lead.  The Sooners tied the game at 14-14 with 12:13 left in the game as Bradford threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Gresham but Oklahoma never threatened to score again.  On the first snap from scrimmage after the Sooners had tied the game. Harvin rushed for 52 yards to the Oklahoma 26-yard line.  The drive stalled before Florida's PK Jonathan Phillips kicked a 27-yard field goal giving the Gators a 17-14 advantage.  As Bradford tried to respond his pass was intercepted at Florida's 24-yard line by Gators' S Ahmad Black.  Tebow drove Florida's offense 76 yards in 11 plays using 6:52 off the clock with the touchdown coming on a 4-yard pass to WR David Nelson for a 24-14 lead with 2:26 left in the game.  Bradford was unable to move the Sooners & the Gators ran out the clock to claim The Belt.  Tebow finished with 231 yards passing with 2 touchdowns as well as 2 interceptions.  He rushed for 109 yards to while Harvin added 122 yards rushing to his score.  Bradford threw for 256 yards with 2 touchdowns as well as 2 interceptions while Brown rushed for 110 yards in the loss.  Oklahoma finished the season 12-2, ranked 5th nationally while the Gators finished 13-1, top-ranked, & the BCS National Champions.  Oklahoma has not played for The Belt again.