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The BCS came into picture in the 1998 season. The first BCS championship game was held in January of 1999 between Tennessee and Florida State. Tennessee won 23-16 to become the first BCS National Champions.
The Miami Hurricanes defeated Nebraska in the BCS championship on January 3rd, 2002. Note that this was the championship of the 2001 season. The champions of the 2002 season were the Ohio State Buckeyes, who defeated Miami in the 2003 BCS championship.
Personally or in my opinion, I believe that the crimson tide, University of Alabama,is the most popular nickname considering that they have the most BCS National Championships and that they are the reigning bcs national champions for 2009.
No, their last national title was won 1997, the year before the BCS was invented in 1998.
The 2012 Rose Bowl Game was between the Big Ten Champions and No. 10 in the BCS rankings Wisconsin Badgers and the Pac-12 Champions and No. 5 in the BCS rankings Oregon Ducks, and was played on January 2, 2012. Oregon won, 45-38. The 2013 Rose Bowl Game is scheduled for January 1, 2013 between Big Ten Champions Wisconsin and Pac-12 Champions Stanford.
No, they ended at #2 in the final BCS standings and were not national champions since they did not play in the BCS Championship game. They did win the Mountain West championship trophy, but no ring
The Bulldogs have never won the BCS championship game but they were voted National Champions in 1980.
The BCS championship game played January 4, 2006 when Texas defeated USC, 41-38.
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