2011 BCS National Championship Game
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| Date | January 10, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | University of Phoenix Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Glendale, Arizona | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Offense: RB Michael Dyer (Auburn) Defense: DT Nick Fairley (Auburn) |
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| Favorite | Auburn by 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Air Force Cadet Chorale | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Bill LeMonnier (Big Ten) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 78,603 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$21.2 million | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ESPN, ESPN 3D ESPN3, Xbox Live | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit, Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 17.8 (27.3 million) Cable TV Record | ||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2011 Tostitos BCS National Championship Game was the final college football game to determine the national champion of the 2010 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) season. The finale of the 2010-2011 Bowl Championship Series was played at the University of Phoenix Stadium, the host facility of the Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Arizona on January 10, 2011 (8:30 p.m. ET).
The Auburn Tigers from the Southeastern Conference faced the Oregon Ducks of the Pacific-10 Conference for the National Championship. A 19-yard field goal by Wes Byrum, as time expired, won the game for the Tigers, with the final score 22-19.
The game was the first BCS National Championship Game not televised on network television, instead being aired on ESPN and simulcast on ESPN3, and recorded a 16.1 rating, the highest overnight rating on record for a cable television program, topping the previous high of 14.4, set by Patriots/Saints on ESPN in 2009. This marked the second time that the National Championship under the BCS system was played in Arizona. It was also the first time that the BCS National Championship was streamed to a video game console, specifically the Xbox 360.
Finishing No. 1 and No. 2 in the final BCS ranking respectively, the Auburn Tigers from the Southeastern Conference faced the Oregon Ducks of the Pacific-10 Conference for the National Championship. Both teams finished the regular season undefeated. The coaches' poll had Auburn as the No. 1 team in the country, with Oregon as No. 2.
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