Teams
Texas wore its white jerseys and was situated on the east sideline, and Alabama wore its crimson jerseys and used the west bench at the Rose Bowl stadium.
The two teams that played in this game had won a combined 16 poll-era national championships. Texas had won four, most recently in 2005, and Alabama had won 12, most recently in 1992. Texas had participated in three previous BCS Bowl games and was only one of two teams who were undefeated and had played in at least three BCS Bowls. Alabama had played in two previous BCS Bowl games, 2009 Allstate Sugar Bowl and 2000 FedEx Orange Bowl losing both.
Texas was leading the all-time series with Alabama by a 7-0-1 count (2-0 in Austin, 2-0 in Dallas, 1-0 in Miami, 1-0 in New Orleans, 1-0 in Tuscaloosa, 0-0-1 in Houston).
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