Before the match a moment of silence was held for the victims of the shooting in Tucson, Arizona two days before the game in which US Representative Gabrielle Giffords was shot in the head and 6 others, including Federal Judge John Roll, were killed.
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Auburn's 85 total plays were a new record, exceeding the record set at the January 4, 2006 game between Texas and USC with 82 plays.
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The game was played two days after the 2011 Tucson shooting, an attempted assassination attempt on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona, that took the lives of several others, including a federal judge and a 9-year-old girl.
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TCU was picked by a postseason poll as having won a share of the National Championship, due to their 13-0 perfect record and win over #4 ranked Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl.
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TCU ended the season as the No. 2 team and won the 2011 Rose Bowl game.
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