2014 Vizio BCS National Championship Game Preview

Match-Up: #1 Florida State vs. #2 Auburn
Date/Time: January 6, 2014/7:30pm CT
Location: Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)
Bowl Life: 8 years (2006)
Line: Florida State by 8 1/2
National TV: ESPN (HD)
2013 BCS National Championship Game: Alabama 42, Notre Dame 14


Breaking Down the Teams:
Florida State Seminoles-
2013 Record: 13-0 (8-0 ACC)
School Bowl Record: 25-14-2
Last Bowl Game: 2013 Orange Bowl (Florida State 31, Northern Illinois 10)
BCS National Championship Game Appearances: 1-2*

Auburn Tigers-
2013 Record: 12-1 (7-1 SEC)
School Bowl Record: 22-13-2
Last Bowl Game: 2011 Chick-Fil-A Bowl (Auburn 43, Virginia 24)
BCS National Championship Game Appearances: 1-0 (Last: 2011)

Game Notes: The final BCS National Championship Game features Florida State, who appeared in the first three, and Auburn, who is making its second appearance in the past four years.  The State of Alabama has won the past four BCS National Championships and the SEC has won the past seven...Heisman trophy winners are 2-8 in the year's BCS National Championship, but have won the past two.

Prediction: Auburn

*Prior to the 2007 Bowl Season, the BCS National Championship Game was not an independent entity, so teams played for a dual bowl championship and national championship at the four rotating BCS bowls.