Only Alabama, which is making its third straight championship appearance in the College Football Playoff, has made more BCS (Bowl Championship Series) championship or Playoff appearances than Oklahoma (7 to 6) There is a noticeable difference between the two teams, however. The Crimson Tide are 6-1 in those games, while the Sooners are just 1-5.
Three numbers in the New Year’s Day Rose Bowl game stand out above all the rest:
24 – Consecutive unanswered points scored by Georgia after Oklahoma had taken a 31-14 lead right before halftime.
54 – The winning point total scored by Georgia, which put the SEC champions in position to win their first national championship since the 1980 season.