1997 SEC Championship Game

For the SEC men's basketball championship, see 1997 SEC men's basketball tournament.

The 1997 SEC Championship Game was won by the Tennessee Volunteers 30-29 over the Auburn Tigers. The game was played in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia, on December 6, 1997, and was televised to a national audience on ABC.

1997 SEC Championship Game
Conference Championship
1997 SEC Championship logo.
Tennessee Volunteers Auburn Tigers (10–1) (9–2) 30 29 Head coach:  Phillip Fulmer Head coach:  Terry Bowden AP Coaches 3 3 AP Coaches 11 11
1 2 3 4 Total Tennessee 7 3 13 7 30 Auburn 13 7 9 0 29
Date	December 6, 1997
Season	1997
Stadium	Georgia Dome
Location	Atlanta, Georgia
MVP	QB Peyton Manning, Tennessee
Favorite	Tennessee by 7
Referee	Al Ford
Attendance	74,896
United States TV coverage
Network	ABC
Announcers	Keith Jackson (Play by Play) Bob Griese (Analyst) Lynn Swann (Sideline)

1997 Southeastern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
No. 7 Tennessee x$		7	–	1					11	–	2
No. 10 Georgia		6	–	2					10	–	2
No. 4 Florida		6	–	2					10	–	2
South Carolina		3	–	5					5	–	6
Kentucky		2	–	6					5	–	6
Vanderbilt		0	–	8					3	–	8
Western Division
No. 11 Auburn xy		6	–	2					10	–	3
No. 13 LSU x		6	–	2					9	–	3
No. 22 Ole Miss		4	–	4					8	–	4
Mississippi State		4	–	4					7	–	4
Arkansas		2	–	6					4	–	7
Alabama		2	–	6					4	–	7
Championship: Tennessee 30, Auburn 29
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

External links

• Recap of the game from SECsports.com