<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> College Football Championship Game </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <2013 </Td> <Td> 2015> </Td> </Tr> <P> The 2014 Vizio BCS National Championship Game was the national championship game of the 2013 college football season, which took place on Monday, January 6, 2014 . The game featured the Auburn Tigers and Florida State Seminoles . It was the 16th and last time the top two teams would automatically play for the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) title before the implementation of a four - team College Football Playoff system . The game was played at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California, kicking off at 8: 30 p.m. ET . The game was hosted by the Pasadena Tournament of Roses, the organizer of the annual Tournament of Roses Parade and the Rose Bowl Game on New Year's Day . The winner of the game, Florida State, was presented with the American Football Coaches Association's "The Coaches' Trophy", valued at $30,000 . Pre-game festivities began at 4: 30 p.m. PT . Face values of tickets were $385 and $325 (end zone seats) with both teams receiving a total of 40,000 tickets . </P> <P> Starting immediately after the 2014 Rose Bowl Game, a fresh field was placed on top of the existing field . The field was laid on Thursday, and painting of the field began Friday . The field was completed Saturday in time for it to rest on Sunday for the game on Monday . </P>

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