63rd edition Bowl Alliance National Championship Game
Florida Gators
Florida State Seminoles
(11–1)
(11–0)
SEC
ACC
52
20
Head coach: Steve Spurrier
Head coach: Bobby Bowden
AP
Coaches
BA
3
3
3
AP
Coaches
BA
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
Total
Florida
10
14
14
14
52
Florida State
3
14
3
0
20
Date
January 2, 1997
Season
1996
Stadium
Louisiana Superdome
Location
New Orleans, Louisiana
MVP
Danny Wuerffel (QB, Florida)
Favorite
Florida by 3.5 points (54.5) [1][2]
Referee
Randy Christal (Big 12)
Attendance
78,344
United States TV coverage
Network
ABC
Announcers
Keith Jackson (play-by-play) Bob Griese (analyst) Lynn Swann (sideline)
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The 1997 Nokia Sugar Bowl was the 63rd edition to the annual Sugar Bowl game and served as the Bowl Alliance's designated national championship game for the 1996 season. It matched No. 1 Florida State of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) against No. 3 Florida of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in an all-Florida matchup. Florida defeated Florida State in convincing fashion, with a final score of 52–20, and with the victory earned its first-ever consensus national championship. This remains the only national championship game to feature two teams from the same state.
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