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Citi BCS National Championship Matchup

NCAA Bowl Game Matchup -- Citi BCS National Championship

(2) Texas Longhorns (13-0) vs. (1) Alabama Crimson Tide (13-0)
Date: Thursday, January 7th, 2010
Kickoff: 8 p.m. (et)
Site: Rose Bowl (92,542) -- Pasadena, California
Surface: Grass
Annual: 4th
Projected Payout Per Team: $17,000,000
Television: ABC
Announcers: Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit and Lisa Salters
Home Record: Texas 6-0; Alabama 7-0
Away Record: Texas 5-0; Alabama 5-0
Neutral Record: Texas 2-0; Alabama 1-0
Current Win/Loss Streak: Texas 17W; Alabama 13W
Las Vegas Line: Alabama 4.5 (Total, 45)
All-Time Series: Texas (7-0-1)
Last Meeting: January 1, 1982 (Texas, 14-12 at Dallas, TX in Cotton Bowl)
Series Streak: Texas has won the last three meetings.
Versus Opposing Conference: Texas vs. SEC (95-45-4)
Versus Opposing Conference: Alabama vs. Big 12 (14-16-2)
Bowl Records: Texas (25-21-2)
Alabama (31-22-3)
2009 National Rankings: Texas - 2nd
Alabama - 1st
Coaches: Texas - Mack Brown (128-26 at Texas)
(Career Record, 214-100-1)
Alabama - Nick Saban (32-8 at Alabama)
(Career Record, 123-50-1)

Season Schedule/Results
Texas Longhorns
Sep 5 - W vs. UL-Monroe, 59-20
Sep 12 - W at Wyoming, 41-10
Sep 19 - W vs. Texas Tech, 34-24
Sep 26 - W vs. Texas-El Paso, 64-7
Oct 3 - Open
Oct 10 - W vs. Colorado, 38-14
Oct 17 - W vs. Oklahoma, 16-13 (at Dallas, TX)
Oct 24 - W at Missouri, 41-7
Oct 31 - W at Oklahoma State, 41-14
Nov 7 - W vs. U-C-F, 35-3
Nov 14 - W at Baylor, 47-14
Nov 21 - W vs. Kansas, 51-20
Nov 26 - W at Texas A&M, 49-39
Dec 5 - W vs. Nebraska, 13-12 (Big 12 Championship)
Dec 12 - Open
Jan 7 - vs. Alabama, 8:00 PM (BCS National Championship)
Alabama Crimson Tide
Sep 5 - W at Virginia Tech, 34-24
Sep 12 - W vs. FIU, 40-14
Sep 19 - W vs. North Texas, 53-7
Sep 26 - W vs. Arkansas, 35-7
Oct 3 - W at Kentucky, 38-20
Oct 10 - W at Ole Miss, 22-3
Oct 17 - W vs. So Carolina, 20-6
Oct 24 - W vs. Tennessee, 12-10
Oct 31 - Open
Nov 7 - W vs. L-S-U, 24-15
Nov 14 - W at Miss State, 31-3
Nov 21 - W vs. Chattanooga, 45-0
Nov 27 - W at Auburn, 26-21
Dec 5 - W vs. Florida, 32-13 (SEC Championship)
Dec 12 - Open
Jan 7 - vs. Texas, 8:00 PM (BCS National Championship)