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The SEC Championship Game is an annual American football game that has determined the Southeastern Conference's season champion since 1992. For its first 32 seasons, the championship game pitted the Eastern Division regular season champion against the Western Division regular season champion. With the SEC eliminating football divisions after the 2023 season, the game now features the top two teams in the conference standings. The game is regularly played on the first Saturday of December, and has been held in Atlanta since 1994, first at the Georgia Dome, and at Mercedes-Benz Stadium since 2017.

SEC Championship Game
SportAmerican football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Current stadiumMercedes-Benz Stadium
Current locationAtlanta, Georgia
Played1992–present
Last contest2024
Current championGeorgia
Most championshipsAlabama (11)
TV partner(s)ABC (1992–2000, 2024–present)
CBS (2001–2023)
Official websiteSECSports.com – Football
Sponsors
Dr Pepper (1992–present)
Host stadiums
Legion Field (1992–1993)
Georgia Dome (1994–2016)
Mercedes-Benz Stadium (2017–present)
Host locations
Birmingham, Alabama (1992–1993)
Atlanta, Georgia (1994–present)

Eleven of the sixteen current SEC members have played in the SEC Championship Game, with Kentucky, Ole Miss, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt, and Oklahoma being the exceptions. During the divisional era, the overall series was led 19–13 by the Western Division.

While eleven SEC members have played in the game, only six have won: Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, Auburn, and LSU. Each of these teams has won the championship multiple times. Arkansas, South Carolina, Mississippi State, Missouri, and Texas have played in the game but failed to win it.

History

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The SEC was the first NCAA conference in any division to hold a football championship game that was exempt from NCAA regular-season game limits. This was made possible in 1987, when the NCAA membership approved a proposal sponsored by the Division II Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference and Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association allowing any conference with at least 12 football members to split into divisions and stage a championship game between the divisional winners. The SEC took advantage of this rule by adding the University of Arkansas and the University of South Carolina in 1992, bringing the conference membership to 12, and splitting into two football divisions.[1] The format has since been adopted by other conferences to decide their football champion (the first being the Big 12 in 1996).

The first two SEC Championship Games were held at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. From 1994 until 2016, the game was played at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.[2] Following the closure and subsequent demolition of the Georgia Dome in 2017, the SEC Championship Game remained in Atlanta, moving to the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium under a ten-year contract. In November 2023, the SEC signed a five-year extension with Mercedes-Benz Stadium with an additional five-year option which will get the game at the stadium until 2032.[3]

The SEC Championship Game has been played on the first Saturday of December with two exceptions. The 2001 edition was moved to the second Saturday in December so games cancelled during the week of the September 11 attacks could be rescheduled on the first Saturday. The 2020 edition was pushed back to the third week of December as part of the adjustments in the 2020 season for the COVID-19 pandemic.

With the SEC expanding to 16 teams with the 2024 arrival of Oklahoma and Texas, it announced on June 1, 2023, that it would eliminate its football divisions at that time. Championship games from 2024 forward will feature the top two teams in the conference standings.[4]

 
 
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Between 2006 and 2013 the winner of the SEC Championship Game went on to play in the BCS National Championship Game eight straight years, posting a 6–2 record. Since 2014, the SEC Championship Game winner has gone on to appear in the College Football Playoff every season, posting a 8–2 record in the national semi-final and a 4–4 record in the College Football Playoff National Championship. It is important to note that two of these losses in the National Championship were to another team from the SEC, including a rematch of the 2021 SEC Championship game in the eventual National Championship.

Results

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Results from all SEC Championship games that have been played.[5] Rankings are from the AP Poll released prior to matchup.

Year Western Division Eastern Division Site Attendance TV rating MVP
1992 2 Alabama 28 12 Florida 21 Legion Field • Birmingham, AL 83,091 9.8 CB Antonio Langham, Alabama
1993 16 Alabama 13 9 Florida 28 76,345 QB Terry Dean, Florida
1994 3 Alabama 23 6 Florida 24 Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA 74,751 10.5 DT Ellis Johnson, Florida
1995 23 Arkansas 3 2 Florida 34 71,325 7.2 QB Danny Wuerffel, Florida
1996 11 Alabama 30 4 Florida 45 74,132 7.0
1997 11 Auburn 29 3 Tennessee 30 74,896 QB Peyton Manning, Tennessee
1998 23 Mississippi State 14 1 Tennessee 24 74,795 WR Peerless Price, Tennessee
1999 7 Alabama 34 5 Florida 7 71,500 WR Freddie Milons, Alabama
2000 18 Auburn 6 7 Florida 28 73,427 QB Rex Grossman, Florida
2001 21 LSU 31 2 Tennessee 20 74,843 7.0 QB Matt Mauck, LSU
2002 22 Arkansas 3 4 Georgia 30 75,835 3.2 QB David Greene, Georgia
2003 3 LSU 34 5 Georgia 13 74,913 4.1 RB Justin Vincent, LSU
2004 3 Auburn 38 15 Tennessee 28 74,892 4.8 QB Jason Campbell, Auburn
2005 3 LSU 14 13 Georgia 34 73,717 3.9 QB D. J. Shockley, Georgia
2006 8 Arkansas 28 4 Florida 38 73,374 4.7 WR Percy Harvin, Florida
2007 5 LSU 21 15 Tennessee 14 73,832 6.0 QB Ryan Perrilloux, LSU
2008 1 Alabama 20 2 Florida 31 75,892 10.4 QB Tim Tebow, Florida
2009 2 Alabama 32 1 Florida 13 75,514 11.8 QB Greg McElroy, Alabama
2010 1 Auburn 56 19 South Carolina 17 75,802 6.3 QB Cam Newton, Auburn
2011 1 LSU 42 12 Georgia 10 74,515 7.4 CB Tyrann Mathieu, LSU
2012 2 Alabama 32 3 Georgia 28 75,624 10.0 RB Eddie Lacy, Alabama
2013 3 Auburn 59 5 Missouri 42 75,632 8.7 RB Tre Mason, Auburn
2014 1 Alabama 42 14 Missouri 13 73,526 7.7 QB Blake Sims, Alabama
2015 2 Alabama 29 18 Florida 15 75,320 8.3[6] RB Derrick Henry, Alabama
2016 1 Alabama 54 15 Florida 16 74,632 7.0 LB Reuben Foster, Alabama
2017 4 Auburn 7 6 Georgia 28 Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA 76,532 8.4 LB Roquan Smith, Georgia
2018 1 Alabama 35 4 Georgia 28 77,141 10.5[7] RB Josh Jacobs, Alabama
2019 1 LSU 37 4 Georgia 10 74,150 7.9[8] QB Joe Burrow, LSU
2020 1 Alabama 52 11 Florida 46 16,520‡ 4.9 RB Najee Harris, Alabama
2021 3 Alabama 41 1 Georgia 24 78,030 8.2 QB Bryce Young, Alabama
2022 14 LSU 30 1 Georgia 50 74,810 5.6 QB Stetson Bennett, Georgia
2023 8 Alabama 27 1 Georgia 24 78,320 8.9 QB Jalen Milroe, Alabama
Year 1 seed 2 seed Site Attendance TV rating MVP
2024 2 Texas 19 5 Georgia 22OT Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA 74,916 CB Daylen Everette, Georgia

‡ 2020 game attendance limited due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Results by team

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Appearances Team Wins Losses Win % Year(s) won Year(s) lost
15 Alabama Crimson Tide 11 4 .733 1992, 1999, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2023 1993, 1994, 1996, 2008
13 Florida Gators 7 6 .538 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2006, 2008 1992, 1999, 2009, 2015, 2016, 2020
12 Georgia Bulldogs 5 7 .417 2002, 2005, 2017, 2022, 2024 2003, 2011, 2012, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023
7 LSU Tigers 5 2 .714 2001, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2019 2005, 2022
6 Auburn Tigers 3 3 .500 2004, 2010, 2013 1997, 2000, 2017
5 Tennessee Volunteers 2 3 .400 1997, 1998 2001, 2004, 2007
3 Arkansas Razorbacks 0 3 .000   1995, 2002, 2006
2 Missouri Tigers 0 2 .000   2013, 2014
1 Mississippi State Bulldogs 0 1 .000   1998
1 South Carolina Gamecocks 0 1 .000   2010
1 Texas Longhorns 0 1 .000   2024

Home/away designation

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During the championship's divisional era, the team designated as the "home" team alternated between division champions. The designation went to the Eastern champion in even-numbered years and the Western champion in odd-numbered years.

After the 2020 contest, the designated "home" team is 16–13 overall in SEC championship games.

In 2009, the Western champion, Alabama, was the home team, ending a streak where the SEC Western team had worn white jerseys in nine consecutive SEC Championship Games (2000–2008). This was because LSU had represented the West in the previous four seasons that the Western Division champion was the "home" team, and LSU traditionally chooses to wear white jerseys for home games. Additionally, for the next three years (2010–2012), the Eastern Division representative wore their home jerseys because in 2011, LSU again represented the West;[5] this happened again from 2018 to 2020 since LSU represented the West in 2019.

Rematches

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While SEC schools played every other member of their own division during the conference's divisional era, they did not play every member of the opposite division. With the end of divisional play, each SEC member will play only eight of the 15 other teams in the conference. Thus, the SEC Championship Game is not guaranteed to be a rematch of a regular-season game. The SEC Championship game has featured a rematch of a regular-season game a total of eight times (1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2017, 2024). The team which won the regular-season game is 6–2 in the rematches, the exceptions being 2001 and 2017.

Common matchups

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Matchups that have occurred more than once:

# of Times Matchup Record Years played
10 Florida vs. Alabama Alabama 6–4 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2008, 2009, 2015, 2016, 2020
5 Georgia vs. LSU LSU 3–2 2003, 2005, 2011, 2019, 2022
4 Georgia vs. Alabama Alabama 4–0 2012, 2018, 2021, 2023
2 Florida vs. Arkansas Florida 2–0 1995, 2006
2 Tennessee vs. Auburn Tied 1–1 1997, 2004
2 Tennessee vs. LSU LSU 2–0 2001, 2007

Selection criteria

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Division standings were based on each team's overall conference record. The SEC Commissioner's Regulations requires each football team play all eight conference games in a season in order to be eligible to compete for a divisional title and play in the SEC Championship Game. When two or more teams tie for the best record in their division, each team is recognized as a divisional co-champion. Tiebreakers are used to determine who will represent the division in the championship game.[9]

Two-team tie-breaker procedure

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  1. Head-to-head competition between the two tied teams.
  2. Records of the tied teams within the division.
  3. Records against the team within the division with the best overall (divisional and non-divisional) conference record and proceeding through the division. Multiple ties within the division will be broken from first to last.
  4. Complete record vs. all non-divisional opponents.
  5. Complete record vs. all common non-divisional teams if there be any.
  6. Record vs. common non-divisional opponent (if there be any) with the best overall conference (divisional and non-divisional) record and proceeding through other common non-divisional teams based on their order of finish within their division.
  7. Best cumulative conference winning percentage of non-divisional opponents
  8. Coin flip of the tied teams

NOTE: Although all division rivals meet during the season and NCAA overtime is played, the SEC has provisions in case a game ends in a tie, which is possible under NCAA Rule 3–3–3 (c.2) and (d), Suspending the Game, and Commissioner's Regulations (including a tie game after the end of three periods, at the point the game is suspended in the fourth period, or end of regulation (3-3-3-d) or if one team had played their overtime period but the opponent had not played, when the game reaches the conference curfew of 1:30 a.m. local time), or if the two tied teams did not play an official game because of weather (including a game that ends before the end of three periods), which is possible because numerous conference teams have had games affected by hurricanes but also lightning. As such, SEC rules, written before overtime was implemented in regular season play, still contain the remaining procedures if those circumstances were to happen.[9]

Three or more-team procedure

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(Once the tie has been reduced to two teams, go to the two-team tie-breaker format.)

  1. Combined head-to-head record among the tied teams.
  2. Record of the tied teams within the division.
  3. Records against the team within the division with the best overall (divisional and non-divisional) Conference record and proceeding through the division. Multiple ties within the division will be broken from first to last.
  4. Complete record vs. non-division teams.
  5. Complete record vs. all common non-divisional teams.
  6. Record vs. common non-divisional team with the best overall Conference (divisional and non-divisional) record and proceeding through other common non-divisional teams based on their order of finish within their division.
  7. Best cumulative Conference winning percentage of non-divisional opponents (Note: If two teams' non-divisional opponents have the same cumulative record, then the two-team tiebreaker procedures apply. If four teams are tied, and three teams' non-divisional opponents have the same cumulative record, the three-team tiebreaker procedures will be used beginning with #1
  8. Coin flip of the tied teams with the team with the odd result being the representative (Example: If there are two teams with tails and one team with heads, the team with heads is the representative)

Winner's bowl performance

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Currently the SEC champion plays in the Sugar Bowl unless it has been selected to play in a College Football Playoff semi-final bowl, or if the Sugar Bowl is hosting a CFP semi-final and the SEC champion either does not qualify for the CFP or has a seeding that prevents it from appearing in the Sugar Bowl.[10] In the SEC Championship Game era, eleven winners of the game have gone on to win the national title (outright or shared), with thirteen SEC teams winning national titles overall, including seven consecutive titles from the 2006–2012 seasons.

There are three occasions when the SEC champion advanced to the BCS or CFP but lost to another SEC team which won the national championship:

In 2011, LSU won the SEC Championship Game and advanced to the BCS National Championship Game which they lost 21–0 to fellow SEC West member Alabama.

In 2017, Georgia won the SEC Championship Game and advanced to the College Football Playoff, defeating Oklahoma in the semifinal and advancing to the CFP final game, which they lost 26–23 in overtime to SEC member Alabama.

In 2021, Alabama won the SEC Championship game and advanced to the College Football Playoff, defeating Cincinnati in the semifinal and advancing to the CFP final game, which they lost 33–18 to Georgia in a rematch of the SEC title game. It was the 1st time that the loser of the conference championship won the national championship game in the same season.

Rankings are from the AP Poll at the time the game was played.

Season SEC champ Result Opponent Opp. conference Bowl game National champion
1992 No. 2 Alabama W 34–13 No. 1 Miami Big East 1993 Sugar Bowl[11] Alabama
1993 No. 8 Florida W 41–7 No. 3 West Virginia Big East 1994 Sugar Bowl Florida State
1994 No. 5 Florida L 17–23 No. 7 Florida State ACC 1995 Sugar Bowl Nebraska
1995 No. 2 Florida L 24–62 No. 1 Nebraska Big 8 1996 Fiesta Bowl[11] Nebraska
1996 No. 3 Florida W 52–20 No. 1 Florida State ACC 1997 Sugar Bowl Florida
1997 No. 3 Tennessee L 17–42 No. 2 Nebraska Big 12 1998 Orange Bowl[11] Nebraska, Michigan[12]
1998 No. 1 Tennessee W 23–16 No. 2 Florida State ACC 1999 Fiesta Bowl[13] Tennessee
1999 No. 5 Alabama L 34–35 OT No. 8 Michigan Big Ten 2000 Orange Bowl[14] Florida State
2000 No. 7 Florida L 20–37 No. 2 Miami Big East 2001 Sugar Bowl Oklahoma
2001 No. 12 LSU W 47–34 No. 7 Illinois Big Ten 2002 Sugar Bowl Miami
2002 No. 4 Georgia W 26–13 No. 16 Florida State ACC 2003 Sugar Bowl Ohio State
2003 No. 3 LSU W 21–14 No. 2 Oklahoma Big 12 2004 Sugar Bowl[13] LSU, USC[15][16]
2004 No. 3 Auburn W 16–13 No. 9 Virginia Tech ACC 2005 Sugar Bowl USC[17]
2005 No. 8 Georgia L 35–38 No. 13 West Virginia Big East 2006 Sugar Bowl Texas
2006 No. 2 Florida W 41–14 No. 1 Ohio State Big Ten 2007 BCS Champ. Game[13] Florida
2007 No. 2 LSU W 38–24 No. 1 Ohio State Big Ten 2008 BCS Champ. Game[13] LSU
2008 No. 2 Florida W 24–14 No. 1 Oklahoma Big 12 2009 BCS Champ. Game[13] Florida
2009 No. 1 Alabama W 37–21 No. 2 Texas Big 12 2010 BCS Champ. Game[13] Alabama
2010 No. 1 Auburn W 22–19 No. 2 Oregon Pac-10 2011 BCS Champ. Game[13] Auburn
2011 No. 1 LSU L 0–21 No. 2 Alabama SEC 2012 BCS Champ. Game[13] Alabama
2012 No. 2 Alabama W 42–14 No. 1 Notre Dame Independent 2013 BCS Champ. Game[13] Alabama
2013 No. 2 Auburn L 31–34 No. 1 Florida State ACC 2014 BCS Champ. Game[13] Florida State
2014 No. 1 Alabama L 35–42 No. 4 Ohio State Big Ten 2015 Sugar Bowl (CFP Semi-final) Ohio State
2015 No. 2 Alabama W 38–0 No. 3 Michigan State Big Ten 2015 Cotton Bowl (CFP Semi-final) Alabama
W 45–40 No. 1 Clemson ACC 2016 CFP National Championship
2016 No. 1 Alabama W 24–7 No. 4 Washington Pac-12 2016 Peach Bowl (CFP Semi-final) Clemson
L 31–35 No. 2 Clemson ACC 2017 CFP National Championship
2017 No. 3 Georgia W 54–48 2OT No. 2 Oklahoma Big 12 2018 Rose Bowl (CFP Semi-final) Alabama
L 23–26 OT No. 4 Alabama SEC 2018 CFP National Championship
2018 No. 1 Alabama W 45–34 No. 4 Oklahoma Big 12 2018 Orange Bowl (CFP Semi-final) Clemson
L 16–44 No. 2 Clemson ACC 2019 CFP National Championship
2019 No. 1 LSU W 63–28 No. 4 Oklahoma Big 12 2019 Peach Bowl (CFP Semi-final) LSU
W 42–25 No. 3 Clemson ACC 2020 CFP National Championship
2020 No. 1 Alabama W 31–14 No. 4 Notre Dame ACC 2021 Rose Bowl (CFP Semifinal) Alabama
W 52–24 No. 3 Ohio State Big 10 2021 CFP National Championship
2021 No. 1 Alabama W 27–6 No. 4 Cincinnati American 2021 Cotton Bowl (CFP Semifinal) Georgia
L 18–33 No. 3 Georgia SEC 2022 CFP National Championship
2022 No. 1 Georgia W 42–41 No. 4 Ohio State Big 10 2022 Peach Bowl (CFP Semifinal) Georgia
W 65–7 No. 3 TCU Big 12 2023 CFP National Championship
2023 No. 5[18] Alabama L 20–27 OT No. 1 Michigan Big 10 2024 Rose Bowl (CFP Semifinal) Michigan

Runner-up's bowl performance

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Rankings are from the AP Poll at the time the game was played.

Season SEC runner-up Result Opponent Opp. conference Bowl game
1992 No. 14 Florida W 27–10 No. 12 NC State ACC 1992 Gator Bowl
1993 No. 18 Alabama W 24–10 No. 12 North Carolina ACC 1993 Gator Bowl
1994 No. 6 Alabama W 24–17 No. 13 Ohio State Big Ten 1995 Citrus Bowl
1995 No. 24 Arkansas L 10–20 North Carolina ACC 1995 Carquest Bowl
1996 No. 16 Alabama W 17–14 No. 15 Michigan Big Ten 1997 Outback Bowl
1997 No. 13 Auburn W 21–17 Clemson ACC 1998 Peach Bowl
1998 No. 25 Mississippi State L 11–38 No. 20 Texas Big 12 1999 Cotton Bowl
1999 No. 10 Florida L 34–37 No. 9 Michigan State Big Ten 2000 Citrus Bowl
2000 No. 20 Auburn L 28–31 No. 17 Michigan Big Ten 2001 Citrus Bowl
2001 No. 8 Tennessee W 45–17 No. 17 Michigan Big Ten 2002 Citrus Bowl
2002 No. 25 Arkansas L 14–29 Minnesota Big Ten 2002 Music City Bowl
2003 No. 11 Georgia W 34–27 No. 12 Purdue Big Ten 2004 Capital One Bowl
2004 No. 15 Tennessee W 38–7 No. 22 Texas A&M Big 12 2005 Cotton Bowl
2005 No. 10 LSU W 40–3 No. 9 Miami ACC 2005 Peach Bowl
2006 No. 12 Arkansas L 14–17 No. 6 Wisconsin Big Ten 2007 Capital One Bowl
2007 No. 16 Tennessee W 21–17 No. 18 Wisconsin Big Ten 2008 Outback Bowl
2008 No. 4 Alabama L 17–31 No. 6 Utah Mountain West 2009 Sugar Bowl
2009 No. 5 Florida W 51–24 No. 4 Cincinnati Big East 2010 Sugar Bowl
2010 No. 19 South Carolina L 17–26 No. 23 Florida State ACC 2010 Chick-fil-A Bowl
2011 No. 18 Georgia L 30–33 3OT No. 12 Michigan State Big Ten 2012 Outback Bowl
2012 No. 7 Georgia W 45–31 No. 16 Nebraska Big Ten 2013 Capital One Bowl
2013 No. 9 Missouri W 41–31 No. 13 Oklahoma State Big 12 2014 Cotton Bowl Classic
2014 No. 16 Missouri W 33–17 No. 25 Minnesota Big Ten 2015 Citrus Bowl
2015 No. 19 Florida L 7–41 No. 14 Michigan Big Ten 2016 Citrus Bowl
2016 No. 20 Florida W 30–3 No. 21 Iowa Big Ten 2017 Outback Bowl
2017 No. 7 Auburn L 27–34 No. 10 UCF American 2018 Peach Bowl
2018 No. 5 Georgia L 21–28 No. 15 Texas Big 12 2019 Sugar Bowl
2019 No. 5 Georgia W 26–14 No. 8 Baylor Big 12 2020 Sugar Bowl
2020 No. 7 Florida L 20–55 No. 6 Oklahoma Big 12 2020 Cotton Bowl Classic
2021 No. 3 Georgia W 34–11 No. 2 Michigan Big Ten 2021 Orange Bowl (CFP Semifinal)
W 33–18 No. 1 Alabama SEC 2022 CFP National Championship
2022 No. 16 LSU W 63–7 Purdue Big Ten 2023 Citrus Bowl
2023 No. 6 Georgia W 63–3 No. 4 Florida State ACC 2023 Orange Bowl

Game records

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Team Performance vs. opponent Year
Most points scored 59, Auburn vs. Missouri 2013
Most points scored (losing team) 46, Florida vs. Alabama 2020
Most points scored (both teams) 101, Auburn vs. Missouri 2013
Most points scored in a half 35, LSU vs. Georgia – 2nd half 2011 2011
Most points scored in a half (both teams) 55, Auburn (28) vs Missouri (27) – 1st half 2013
Fewest points scored 3, Arkansas vs. Florida
3, Arkansas vs. Georgia 		1995
2002
Fewest points scored (winning team) 21, LSU vs. Tennessee 2007
Largest margin of victory 39, Auburn vs. South Carolina 2010
First downs 33, Alabama vs. Florida 2020
Rushing yards 545, Auburn vs. Missouri 2013
Passing yards 502, LSU vs. Georgia 2022
Total yards 677, Auburn vs. Missouri 2013
Most punts 10, Alabama
10, Auburn
10, Mississippi State 		1992
1997
1998
Fewest punts 1, Auburn 2010
Individual Performance, team vs. opponent Year
Total offense 461, Bryce Young (421 pass, 40 rush) (Alabama vs. Georgia) 2021
Touchdowns responsible for 6, Danny Wuerffel (Florida vs. Alabama)
6, Cam Newton (Auburn vs. South Carolina) 		1996
2010
Rushing yards 304, Tre Mason (Auburn vs. Missouri) 2013
Rushing TDs 4, Tre Mason (Auburn vs. Missouri) 2013
Passing yards 421, Bryce Young (Alabama vs. Georgia) 2021
Passing TDs 6, Danny Wuerffel (Florida vs. Alabama) 1996
Receptions 15, DeVonta Smith (Alabama vs. Florida) 2020
Receiving yards 217, Darvin Adams (Auburn vs. South Carolina) 2010
Receiving TDs 3, Reidel Anthony (Florida vs. Alabama)
3, Najee Harris (Alabama vs. Florida) 		1996
2020
Tackles 18, Omar Gaither (Tennessee vs. Auburn) 2004
Sacks 2.0, done eleven times
Last by Mykel Williams (Georgia vs. Texas)
2024
Interceptions 2, Michael Gilmore (Florida vs. Alabama)
2, Tommy Johnson (Alabama vs. Florida)
2, Marcus Spencer (Alabama vs. Florida)
2, Lito Sheppard (Florida vs. Auburn)
2, Derek Stingley Jr. (LSU vs. Georgia)
2, Daylen Everette (Georgia vs. Texas) 		1993
1993
1999
2000
2019
2024
Punts 10, Bryne Diehl (Alabama vs. Florida)
10, Jaret Holmes (Auburn vs. Tennessee) 		1992
1997
Field goals made 4, Bert Auburn (Texas vs. Georgia) 2024
Long plays Performance, team vs. opponent Year
Touchdown run 87 yards, Justin Vincent (LSU vs. Georgia) 2003
Touchdown pass 94 yards, Freddie Kitchens to Michael Vaughn (Alabama vs. Florida) 1996
Kickoff return 50 yards, Lennon Creer (Tennessee vs. LSU) 2007
Punt return 85 yards, Antonio Callaway (Florida vs. Alabama) 2015
Interception return 77 yards, Jayson Bray (Auburn vs. Tennessee) 1997
Fumble return 95 yards, Ben Hanks (Florida vs. Arkansas) 1995
Punt 68 yards, Jake Camarda (Georgia vs. Alabama) 2021
Field goal 52 yards, Cody Parkey (Auburn vs. Missouri) 2013
Game attendance 83,091, Alabama vs. Florida 1992

See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Staples, Andy (May 16, 2014). "Should NCAA alter title game requirements? Look at the rule's origin". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  2. ^ "Southeastern Conference". www.secsports.com. Archived from the original on 2009-03-17.
  3. ^ Low, Chris (November 30, 2023). "SEC football title game staying in Atlanta through at least 2031". ESPN. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  4. ^ "SEC Establishes 2024 Football Schedule Format" (Press release). Southeastern Conference. June 1, 2023. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Southeastern Conference". secsports.com. Archived from the original on 2007-12-26.
  6. ^ "CFB Week 14 Overnights: SEC Championship Top Game of Season – Sports Media Watch". 6 December 2015.
  7. ^ "Overnight Ratings Huge For SEC Championship – Sports Media Watch". www.sportsmediawatch.com. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
  8. ^ "Rout sinks SEC title game, but ratings still big". Sports Media Watch. 2019-12-09. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
  9. ^ a b "Southeastern Conference". www.secdigitalnetwork.com.
  10. ^ "nokiasugarbowl.com". www.nokiasugarbowl.com.
  11. ^ a b c Bowl Coalition (1992–1994) or Bowl Alliance (1995–1997) Championship Game
  12. ^ Nebraska shared the 1997 NCAA title with Michigan
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j BCS National Championship Game
  14. ^ Alabama took the spot of ACC champion Florida State in the Orange Bowl, as the Seminoles were selected to play in the BCS national championship game in the Sugar Bowl.
  15. ^ "Maisel: Power to the people". ESPN.com. 14 July 2004.
  16. ^ "LSU, USC split national championship - Sports". Archived from the original on 2008-12-08. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
  17. ^ Southern California won the BCS Championship but the title was vacated following an investigation into improper payments to various players. USC retained its AP National Championship.
  18. ^ Alabama was ranked #4 in the final CFP Poll ahead of AP #4 Florida State.

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