The Game By The Numbers

It's almost here! The wait is almost over for the biggest of the college bowls, the BCS National Championship in South Florida! Alabama and Notre Dame will kick-off at 7:30 with the game being televised on ESPN. As we get the dips and BBQ ready, here are facts about the game collected by Mark Inabinett of al.com:

0 Times that the winner of the BCS national championship game has trailed at halftime. The game's winner has been ahead at halftime in 13 of the 14 BCS title contests. One game was tied at halftime.

1 Team that has reached the BCS national championship game after being unranked in the AP preseason poll -- Notre Dame this season. The most recent team to begin a season unranked and finish atop one of the major postseason polls is BYU in 1984.

1 More bowl loss than bowl victory for Notre Dame, which has a 15-16 bowl record. Due to school policy, the Fighting Irish did not participate in bowls between a 27-10 victory by Knute Rockne's Four Horsemen over Stanford in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1, 1925, and a 21-17 loss to Texas in the Cotton Bowl on Jan. 1, 1970.

1 Victory in six previous games against Notre Dame for Alabama. The Crimson Tide defeated the Fighting Irish 28-10 at Legion Field on Oct. 4, 1986. Notre Dame defeated Alabama 24-23 in the Sugar Bowl on Dec. 31, 1973; 13-11 in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 1, 1975; 21-18 on Nov. 13, 1976; 7-0 on Nov. 15, 1980; and 37-6 on Nov. 14, 1987.

I feel good about Alabama's chances to win the game tonight and for me to win my bet! I have a bet with my roommate from college who is an ND fan. The loser has to make their Facebook profile pic wearing the other team's hat. More about the bet, here.

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