SEC Championship Game Record Book As of 1/17/17 TABLE of CONTENTS 27-28
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SEC Championship Game Record Book As of 1/17/17 TABLE OF CONTENTS 27-28 .........2016 Game Stats 55-56 .........2002 Game Stats 3.................Game Summaries/Composite Standings 29-30 .........2015 Game Stats 57-58 .........2001 Game Stats 4.................Winners Fared in Bowls/Next Season 31-32 .........2014 Game Stats 59-60 .........2000 Game Stats 5-8 .............Individual Records 33-34 .........2013 Game Stats 61-62 .........1999 Game Stats 8.................Longest Plays/Blocked Kicks 35-36 .........2012 Game Stats 63-64 .........1998 Game Stats 9-14 ...........Team Records 37-38 .........2011 Game Stats 65-66 .........1997 Game Stats 15-17 .........Team Capsules/Superlatives 39-40 .........2010 Game Stats 67-68 .........1996 Game Stats 18...............Coaches Records 41-42 .........2009 Game Stats 69-70 .........1995 Game Stats 19...............Quarterback Passer Ratings 43-44 .........2008 Game Stats 71-72 .........1994 Game Stats 20-21 .........Miscellaneous Game Notes/Last Time 45-46 .........2007 Game Stats 73-74 .........1993 Game Stats 22...............Single Play Scoring Drive/Non-Offensive 47-48 .........2006 Game Stats 75-76 .........1992 Game Stats Scores/Two-Point Conversions 49-50 .........2005 Game Stats 77...............Game Officials 23...............Year by Year Game Stats 51-52 .........2004 Game Stats 24-26 .........NFL Draft Picks 53-54 .........2003 Game Stats SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME QUICK NOTES Seven teams have lost in the championship game Games: 25 Western Division won 14 Western has won eight straight and nine of last 10 (2009-16; Alabama-5, Auburn-2, LSU-1) and returned to the title game the next season. Eastern Division won 11 Eastern won six straight from 1993-98 (Florida-4, Tennessee-2) Florida lost in 1992 Won in 1993 Western points – 715 (28.6) Alabama lost in 1993 Lost in 1994 Eastern points – 603 (24.1) Florida lost in 1999 Won in 2000 Only five games have been decided by 7 points or less (West is 3-2) Alabama lost in 2008 Won in 2009 Only two games have been decided by 1 point (1994 – Florida 24, Alabama 23; 1997 – Tennessee 30, Auburn 29) Georgia lost in 2011 Lost in 2012 Longest drought: 18 years Mississippi State 1998 Missouri lost in 2013 Lost in 2014 (through 2016 game) 10 years Arkansas 2006 Florida lost in 2015 Lost in 2016 9 years Tennessee 2007 Teams without an appearance: Kentucky, Ole Miss, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt Alabama in 2015 became the first winner of the Teams with consecutive appearances SEC Championship game to be outscored in the Alabama (3) 2014-16, (3) 1992-94, (2) 2008-09 fourth quarter, by 8-7 count. Only one winner Florida (5) 1992-96, (2) 1999-2000, 2008-09, 2015-16 of the SEC title game failed to score in the final Georgia (2) 2011-12 Missouri (2) 2013-14 period – Florida 2000. Tennessee (2) 1997-98 Fourteen of the 25 SEC Championship games SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME HOST CITIES have been won by the designated home team. Birmingham, Ala. Legion Field 1992-1993 Atlanta, Ga. Georgia Dome 1994-2016 GAMES DECIDED BY 7 POINTS OR LESS: Atlanta, Ga. Mercedes-Benz Stadium 2017 1992 Alabama 28, Florida 21 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME ATTENDANCE 1994 Florida 24, Alabama 23 Attendance at Georgia Dome (Atlanta, Ga.) 1997 Tennessee 30, Auburn 29 1. 75,892 2008 Florida 31, Alabama 20 2007 LSU 21, Tennessee 14 2. 75,802 2010 Auburn 56, S. Carolina 17 2012 Alabama 32, Georgia 28 3. 75,632 2013 Auburn 59, Missouri 42 4. 75,624 2012 Alabama 32, Georgia 28 TOP 10 MATCHUPS (AP Rankings) 5. 75,514 2009 Alabama 32, Florida 13 1994 #6 Florida def. #3 Alabama, 24-23 6. 75,320 2015 Alabama 29, Florida 15 1999 #7 Alabama def. #5 Florida, 34-7 7. 74,913 2003 LSU 34, Georgia 13 8. 74,896 1997 Tennessee 30, Auburn 29 2003 #3 LSU def. #5 Georgia, 34-13 9. 74,892 2004 Auburn 28, Tennessee 28 2006 #4 Florida def. #8 Arkansas, 38-28 10. 74,843 2001 LSU 31, Tennessee 20 2008 #2 Florida def. #1 Alabama, 31-20 Total: 1,712,689 Average (23 games): 74,465 2009 #2 Alabama def. #1 Florida, 32-13 2012 #2 Alabama def. #3 Georgia, 32-28 Attendance at Legion Field (Birmingham, Ala.) 2013 #3 Auburn def. #5 Missouri, 59-42 1. 83,091 1992 Alabama 28, Florida 21 Higher ranked team is 4-4. 2. 76,345 1993 Florida 28, Alabama 13 Total: 159,436 Average (2 games): 79,718 TEAMS THAT WON CHAMPIONSHIP IN FIRST APPEARANCE Alabama in 1992 (defeated Florida, 28-21) Tennessee in 1997 (defeated Auburn, 30-29) LSU in 2001 (defeated Tennessee, 31-20) Georgia in 2002 (defeated Arkansas, 30-3) SEC CHAMPIONSHIP REMATCHES The SEC Championship game has featured a rematch of a regular season game a total of six times. The team which won the regular season game is 5-1 in the rematches. Regular Season Championship Game 1999 #21 Alabama 40, at #3 Florida 39 OT #7 Alabama 34, #5 Florida 7 2000 at #10 Florida 38, #19 Auburn 7 #7 Florida 28, #18 Auburn 6 2001 at #7 Tennessee 26, #14 LSU 18 #21 LSU 31, #2 Tennessee 20 2003 at #11 LSU 17, #7 Georgia 10 #3 LSU 34, #5 Georgia 13 2004 #8 Auburn 34, at #10 Tennessee 10 #3 Auburn 38, #15 Tennessee 28 2010 at #17 Auburn 35, #12 S. Carolina 27 #1 Auburn 56, #19 South Carolina 17 Record book compiled by Jeff Muir with assistance from SEC Director of Communications Chuck Dunlap. Updates or corrections can be emailed to [email protected] 2 SEC Championship Game Record Book SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SUMMARIES (AP rankings; Higher ranked team is 19-6) Date Winner Loser Score Atten. MVP TV Announcers 1992 #2 Alabama #12 Florida 28-21 83,091 CB Antonio Langham, Alabama ABC Keith Jackson, Bob Griese 1993 #9 Florida #16 Alabama 28-13 76,345 QB Terry Dean, Florida ABC Keith Jackson, Bob Griese 1994 #6 Florida #3 Alabama 24-23 74,751 DT Ellis Johnson, Florida ABC Keith Jackson, Bob Griese 1995 #2 Florida #23 Arkansas 34-3 71,325 QB Danny Wuerffel, Florida ABC Keith Jackson, Bob Griese 1996 #4 Florida #11 Alabama 45-30 74,132 QB Danny Wuerffel, Florida ABC Keith Jackson, Bob Griese 1997 #3 Tennessee #11 Auburn 30-29 74,896 QB Peyton Manning, Tennessee ABC Keith Jackson, Bob Griese 1998 #1 Tennessee #23 Mississippi State 24-14 74,795 WR Peerless Price, Tennessee ABC Keith Jackson, Bob Griese 1999 #7 Alabama #5 Florida 34-7 71,500 WR Freddie Milons, Alabama ABC Brad Nessler, Bob Griese 2000 #7 Florida #18 Auburn 28-6 73,427 QB Rex Grossman, Florida ABC Brent Musburger, Gary Danielson 2001 #21 LSU #2 Tennessee 31-20 74,843 QB Matt Mauck, LSU CBS Verne Lundquist, Todd Blackledge, Jill Arrington 2002 #4 Georgia #22 Arkansas 30-3 75,835 QB David Greene, Georgia CBS Verne Lundquist, Todd Blackledge, Jill Arrington 2003 #3 LSU #5 Georgia 34-13 74,913 RB Justin Vincent, LSU CBS Verne Lundquist, Todd Blackledge, Jill Arrington 2004 #3 Auburn #15 Tennessee 38-28 74,892 QB Jason Campbell, Auburn CBS Verne Lundquist, Todd Blackledge, Tracy Wolfson 2005 #13 Georgia #3 LSU 34-14 73,717 QB D.J. Shockley, Georgia CBS Verne Lundquist, Todd Blackledge, Tracy Wolfson 2006 #4 Florida #8 Arkansas 38-28 73,374 WR Percy Harvin, Florida CBS Verne Lundquist, Gary Danielson, Tracy Wolfson 2007 #5 LSU #14 Tennessee 21-14 73,832 QB Ryan Perrilloux, LSU CBS Verne Lundquist, Gary Danielson, Tracy Wolfson 2008 #2 Florida #1 Alabama 31-20 75,892 QB Tim Tebow, Florida CBS Verne Lundquist, Gary Danielson, Tracy Wolfson 2009 #2 Alabama #1 Florida 32-13 75,514 QB Greg McElroy, Alabama CBS Verne Lundquist, Gary Danielson, Tracy Wolfson 2010 #1 Auburn #19 South Carolina 56-17 75,802 QB Cam Newton, Auburn CBS Verne Lundquist, Gary Danielson, Tracy Wolfson 2011 #1 LSU #12 Georgia 42-10 74,515 CB Tyrann Mathieu, LSU CBS Verne Lundquist, Gary Danielson, Tracy Wolfson 2012 #2 Alabama #3 Georgia 32-28 75,624 RB Eddy Lacy, Alabama CBS Verne Lundquist, Gary Danielson, Tracy Wolfson 2013 #3 Auburn #5 Missouri 59-42 75,632 RB Tre Mason, Auburn CBS Verne Lundquist, Gary Danielson, Tracy Wolfson 2014 #1 Alabama #14 Missouri 42-13 73,526 QB Blake Sims, Alabama CBS Verne Lundquist, Gary Danielson, Allie LaForce 2015 #2 Alabama #18 Florida 29-15 75,320 RB Derrick Henry, Alabama CBS Verne Lundquist, Gary Danielson, Allie LaForce 2016 #1 Alabama #15 Florida 54-16 74,632 LB Reuben Foster, Alabama CBS Verne Lundquist, Gary Danielson, Allie LaForce MVP BY POSITION QB (14) – Terry Dean, Florida, 1993; Danny Wuerffel, Florida, 1995-96; Peyton Manning, Tennessee, 1997; Rex Grossman, Florida, 2000; Matt Mauck, LSU, 2001; David Greene, Georgia, 2002; Jason Campbell, Auburn, 2004; D.J. Shockley, Georgia, 2005; Ryan Perrilloux, LSU, 2007; Tim Tebow, Florida, 2008; Greg McElroy, Alabama, 2009; Cam Newton, Auburn, 2010; Blake Sims, Alabama, 2014 RB (4) – Justin Vincent, LSU, 2003; Eddie Lacy, Alabama, 2012; Tre Mason, Auburn, 2013; Derrick Henry, Alabama, 2015 WR (3) – Peerless Price, Tennessee, 1998; Freddie Milons, Alabama, 1999; Percy Harvin, Florida, 2006 DB (2) – Antonio Langham, Alabama, 1992; Tyrann Mathieu, LSU, 2011 LB (1) – Reuben Foster, Alabama, 2016 DT (1) – Ellis Johnson, Florida, 1994 Winner to National Championship game: 12 (Alabama 1992, Florida 1996, Tennessee 1998, LSU 2003, Florida 2006, LSU 2007, Florida 2008, Alabama 2009, Auburn 2010, LSU 2011, Alabama 2012, Auburn 2013) SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME COMPOSITE STANDINGS Team App First Last W L Pct. Pts. Opp. Avg. Oavg. Florida 12 1992 2016 7 5 .583 300 300 25.0 25.0 Alabama 11 1992 2016 7 4 .636 337 241 30.6 21.9 LSU 5 2001 2011 4 1 .800 142 91 28.4 18.2 Auburn 5 1997 2013 3 2 .600 188 145 37.6 29.0 Georgia 5 2002 2012 2 3 .400 115 125 23.0 25.0 Tennessee 5 1997 2007 2 3 .400 116 133 23.2 26.6 Arkansas 3 1995 2006 0 3 .000 34 102 11.3 34.0 Missouri 2 2013 2014 0 2 .000 55 101 27.5 50.5 Mississippi State 1 1998 1998 0 1 .000 14 24 14.0 24.0 South Carolina 1 2010 2010 0 1 .000 17 56 17.0 56.0 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME TAKEAWAYS/GIVEAWAYS CHAMPIONSHIPS BY SCHOOL Takeaways Giveaways School Last Titles Team Int.