2007 BCS National Championship Game

DateJanuary 8, 2007Season2006StadiumUniversity of Phoenix StadiumLocationGlendale, ArizonaMVPOffense: QB Chris Leak (Florida)
Defense: DE Derrick Harvey (Florida)FavoriteOhio State by 7National anthemU.S. Military Academy Cadet Glee ClubRefereeJack Folliard (Pac-10)Halftime showOhio State and Florida bands; Habitat for Humanity presentationAttendance74,628United States TV coverageNetworkFoxAnnouncersThom Brennaman, Barry Alvarez, and Charles DavisNielsen ratings17.4, 28.8M viewers, 27 share

The 2007 TostitosBCS National Championship Game was an American football game played at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on January 8, 2007, and featured the top-ranked Big Ten champion Ohio State Buckeyes against the 2nd-ranked SEC champion Florida Gators. The Gators routed the Buckeyes by a final score of 41–14 to win their first national championship since 1996.

The Buckeyes secured a spot by finishing the regular season undefeated and ranked #1 in the BCS. It was the first time the Buckeyes and Gators had ever met on the football field. The 12–1 Florida Gators earned a spot after defeating Arkansas in the SEC Championship Game in early December, and jumping from #4 to #2 in the final BCS Rankings, passing #3 Michigan and previous #2 USC.

The game was the first BCS National Championship Game to be televised on the Fox TV network, as well as the first time the BCS had held a standalone national championship game (previously, one of the 4 BCS bowls had served as the national championship game).