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Title: OT Tourney (Elite 8) - 2007 vs. 2009
Post by: ELA on July 28, 2020, 12:48:06 PM

2007		2009
LSU	NATIONAL CHAMPION	Alabama
#2 LSU 38, #1 Ohio State 24	NATIONAL TITLE GAME	#1 Alabama 37, #2 Texas 21
Ohio State	BIG TEN CHAMPION	Ohio State
#7 USC 49, #13 Illinois 17	ROSE BOWL	#8 Ohio State 26, #7 Oregon 17
Tim Tebow	HEISMAN WINNER	Mark Ingram Jr.

#1 PROGRESSION
2007

• Preseason: USC
• September 29: #1 USC 27, Washington 24 (#2 LSU jumped to #1)
• October 13: #17 Kentucky 43, #1 LSU 37 (3OT) (#3 Ohio State jumped to #1)
• November 10: Illinois 28, #1 Ohio State 21 (#2 LSU jumped to #1)
• November 23: Arkansas 50, #1 LSU 48 (3OT) (#3 Missouri jumped to #1
• December 1: #9 Oklahoma 38, #1 Missouri 17 (#3 Ohio State jumped to #1)
• January 7: #2 LSU 38, #1 Ohio State 24 (#2 LSU jumped to #1)

2009

• Preseason: Florida
• October 17: #2 Alabama 20, #22 South Carolina 6 (#2 Alabama jumped to #1)
• October 24: #2 Florida 29, Mississippi State 19 (#2 Florida jumped to #1)
• December 5: #2 Alabama 32, #1 Florida 13 (#2 Alabama jumped to #1)

OTHER NOTES
2007

• Timing rules implemented in 2006 were removed
• North Texas and Navy set the record for points in a quarter and in a regulation game, on November 10, scoring 63 2nd quarter points, giving North Texas a 49-45 halftime lead, before losing 74-62
• There were 59 times where a ranked team lost to a lower ranked team, including a record 13 upsets of top 5 teams by unranked teams, the first upset of a ranked team by an FCS team (Appalachian State over Michigan), the #2 team losing on 7 of 9 consecutive weeks (6 of the 7 to unranked teams), and the top 2 teams losing on the same weekend three different times, after not happening at all in over a decade
• Colt Brennan set the FBS record for passing TDs and total TDs
• Only 2nd time in BCS era that there was no undefeated team, with Kansas being the only 1 loss BCS conference team, and LSU being the first 2 loss team to be recognized by the AP or Coaches as a national champ since 1960 Minnesota (with 1990 Colorado at 10-1-1 being the most recent team with two non-wins)
• Sonny Lubick and Lloyd Carr retired after the season

2009

• First time in Heisman history that two prior winners both played in a season (Sam Bradford and Tim Tebow)
• Minnesota moved back outside, with the opening of TCF Bank Stadium
• First time since 1983 there were no co-conference champions
• Western Michigan's Brandon West set the FBS record for all-purpose yards, and Central Michigan's Dan LeFevour set the record for all purpose touchdowns
• Bobby Bowden and Rich Brooks retired, Pete Carroll left for the NFL.  Urban Meyer temporarily retired

Title: Re: OT Tourney (Elite 8) - 2007 vs. 2009
Post by: ELA on July 29, 2020, 10:46:49 AM

Still tied

Title: Re: OT Tourney (Elite 8) - 2007 vs. 2009
Post by: MaximumSam on July 29, 2020, 10:49:02 AM

2007 was the year I learned that of you are going to travel to watch your team lose, travel to New Orleans