Oklahoma (12-1) vs. Florida (12-1)
Dolphin Stadium, 8 p.m. Thursday, Fox.

Coaches
Oklahoma - Bob Stoops, 109-23 in 10 seasons.
Florida - Urban Meyer, 82-17 in eight seasons; 43-9 in four seasons at Florida.

How Oklahoma got here
After suffering their only loss (45-35 to Texas), the Sooners dominated their opponents to win their final seven games. During that winning streak, Oklahoma outscored its opponents 419-205 and set an NCAA record by scoring 60 or more in five consecutive games. The Sooners reached the Big 12 championship game thanks to a tiebreaker based on the BCS standings.

How Florida got here
The Gators' only loss came in The Swamp, a 31-30 decision to Ole Miss. After that loss, Florida has been on a roll similar to Oklahoma's. To reach the Southeastern Conference championship game, the Gators won eight consecutive games by 28 or more points. The last college team to have such a dominant streak was Minnesota ... in 1903.

Oklahoma play makers
Sam Bradford, So. QB; Jermaine Gresham, Jr. TE; Chris Brown, Jr. RB; Mossis Madu, So. RB; Manuel Johnson, Sr. WR; Juaquin Iglesias, Sr. WR; Ryan Broyles, Fr. WR.

Florida play makers
Tim Tebow, Jr. QB; Percy Harvin, Jr. WR/RB; Kestahn Moore, Sr. RB; Chris Rainey, Fr. RB; Jeff Demps, Fr. RB; Louis Murphy, Sr. WR; Tate Casey, Sr. TE; Brandon James, Jr. WR.

Story lines
Oklahoma won the BCS title in 2000 but has lost four consecutive BCS bowls, including two for the national championship. ... Florida won the BCS title in 2006. ... The winning coach (Bob Stoops or Urban Meyer) will be the first with two BCS championships. ... Sooners quarterback Sam Bradford will try to become the second Heisman Trophy winner to win a national championship during the BCS era. The other was USC's Matt Leinart, who led the Trojans to a 55-19 victory over Oklahoma in the 2005 BCS title game. ... This will be the second time that two Heisman Trophy-winning quarterbacks face off. The USC-OU game featured Leinart against the Sooners' Jason White, who had won the Heisman the previous season. ... This is the first time Oklahoma and Floirda have played. ... OU is trying to win its eighth national championship. Florida is attempting to win its third; the Gators won it all in 1996 and 2006.