2022 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia headed to the College Football Playoff as

the clear No . 1, defeating No . 11 LSU 50-30 in the 2022 Southeastern

Conference championship game .

Stetson Bennett threw a season-high four touchdown passes in

another stellar postseason performance, while Christopher Smith’s

heads-up play gave the Bulldogs an early spark .

Georgia (13-0, No . 1 CFP) also caught a big break when Smith

deflected a pass that bounced off an LSU receiver’s helmet and wound

up being picked off by the Bulldogs, setting up a score that contributed

to a 35-10 lead by halftime .

LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels re-injured a sore right ankle late

in the second quarter, giving way to Garrett Nussmeier in the second

half .

The backup guiding the Tigers (9-4, No . 14 CFP) to three touch

downs, but it wasn’t nearly enough .

Georgia accomplished something that not even last season’s

national championship squad could could do — win its first SEC

title since 2017 . The Bulldogs were denied in this game a year ago

by Alabama, before bouncing back to beat the Crimson Tide in

the title game

The Bulldogs showed they are more than just a bunch of talented

athletes — this is a smart, well-coached group .

When Nazir Stackhouse burst through the middle of the line to

block LSU’s 32-yard field goal attempt late in the first quarter, Smith

knew what to do .

LSU quickly tied it up on Daniels’ 53-yard touchdown pass to

Kayshon Boutte, only to have Bennett take control from there .

The sixth-year senior, a former walk-on who was offensive MVP of

both Georgia playoff wins a year ago,

struck for four TD passes in

a less than 15-minute span:

3 yards to Brock Bowers, 22

yards to Ladd McConkey, 14

yards to Darnell Washington

and 3 yards to Dillon Bell .

Just like that, Georgia led

35-7 .

2022 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

2022 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP

Dec. 3 • Atlanta, Ga. • Mercedes-Benz Stadium (74,810)

SCORING SUMMARY

LSU 7 3 13 7 = 30

Georgia 14 21 7 8 = 50

1st 03:33 UGA - C.Smith 96 yd TD BLKF (PAT J.Podlesny), 7-0

1st 02:21

LSU - K.Boutte 53 yd TD PASS from J.Daniels (PAT D.Ramos), 3-75 1:12

7-7

1st 00:03

UGA - B.Bowers 3 yd TD PASS from S.Bennett (PAT J.Podlesny), 7-75 2:18 14-7

2nd 14:43

UGA - L.McConkey 22 yd TD PASS from S.Bennett (PAT J.Podlesny), 1-22 0:08

21-7

2nd 02:48

UGA - D.Washington 14 yd TD PASS from S.Bennett (PAT J.Podlesny), 13-76 5:06

28-7

2nd 00:32 UGA - D.Bell 3 yd TD PASS from S.Bennett (PAT J.Podlesny), 5-58 1:26 35-7

2nd 00:00 LSU - D.Ramos 42 yd FG 7-51 0:32 35-10

3rd 10:33

LSU - M.Nabers 34 yd TD PASS from G.Nussmeier (PAT D.Ramos), 3-57 0:51

35-17

3rd 03:32 UGA - K.McIntosh 2 yd TD RUSH (PAT J.Podlesny), 8-95 4:27 42-17

3rd 01:46 LSU - N.Cain 1 yd TD RUSH (PAT PASS FAILED), 4-65 1:46 42-23

4th 13:13

UGA - K.McIntosh 8 yd TD RUSH (PAT PASS by D.Washington), 7-75 3:33

50-23

4th 07:12

LSU - J.Jenkins 33 yd TD PASS from G.Nussmeier (PAT D.Ramos), 7-83 1:55

50-30

TEAM STATISTICS

LS UG

FIRST DOWNS 23 27

RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 20-47 44-255

PASSING YDS (NET) 502 274

Completions-Attempts-Int 31-52-2 23-29-0

TOTAL OFFENSIVE YARDS 549 529

Total offensive plays 72 73

Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-1 2-1

Penalties: Number-Yards 3-24 4-33

PUNTS-YARDS 4-173 4-207

Average Per Return 0 0

Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD 0-0-0 2-3-0

Fumble Returns: Number-Yards 1-0 1-0

Possession Time 24:02 35:58

Third-Down Conversions 4 of 13 7 of 13

Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 0 of 0

Red Zone Scores-Chances 1 of 3 5 of 5

Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 4-29

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS

RUSHING: LSU - J. Williams 6-55; N. Cain 3-7, TD; J. Emery Jr.

4-4; J. Daniels 6-(-6); G. Nussmeier 1-(-13). UGA - K. Milton

8-113; D. Edwards 12-77; K. McIntosh 14-55, 2 TD; B.

Robinson 5-20; Team 3-(-4); S. Bennett 2-(-6).

PASSING: LSU - Team 0-1-0; J. Daniels 16-24-1, 208, TD; G.

Nussmeier 15-27-1, 294, 2 TD. UGA - S. Bennett 23-29-0,

274, 4 TD.

RECEIVING: LSU - M.Taylor 6-63; M.Nabers 5-128 TD; J.Jenkins

3-72, TD; K.Lacy 3-43; J.Williams 3-19; J.Bech 2-43;

B.Thomas Jr. 2-24; J.Emery Jr. 1-3. UGA - B.Bowers 6-81, TD;

L.McConkey 5-69, TD; M.Rosemy-Jacksaint 3-47; D.Blaylock

2-23; K.McIntosh 2-12; K.Jackson 1-19; D.Washington 1-14,

TD; A.Smith 1-7; D.Bell 1-3, TD; K.Milton 1-(-1)

INTERCEPTIONS: LSU - None. Georgia S. Mondon Jr. 1-3; C. Smith

1-0

SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES

Year Score Attend. MVP

1992 Alabama 28, Florida 21 83,091 Antonio Langham, Alabama

1993 Florida 28, Alabama 13 76,345 Terry Dean, Florida

1994 Florida 24, Alabama 23 74,751 Ellis Johnson, Florida

1995 Florida 34, Arkansas 3 71,325 Danny Wuerffel, Florida

1996 Florida 45, Alabama 30 74,132 Danny Wuerffel, Florida

1997 Tennessee 30, Auburn 29 74,896 Peyton Manning, Tennessee

1998 Tennessee 24, Mississippi State 14 74,795 Peerless Price, Tennessee

1999 Alabama 34, Florida 7 71,500 Freddie Milons, Alabama

2000 Florida 28, Auburn 6 73,427 Rex Grossman, Florida

2001 LSU 31, Tennessee 20 74,843 Matt Mauck, LSU

2002 Georgia 30, Arkansas 3 74,835 David Greene, Georgia

2003 LSU 34, Georgia 13 74,913 Justin Vincent, LSU

2004 Auburn 38, Tennessee 28 74,892 Jason Campbell, Auburn

2005 Georgia 34, LSU 14 73,717 D.J. Shockley, Georgia

2006 Florida 38, Arkansas 28 73,374 Percy Harvin, Florida

2007 LSU 21, Tennessee 14 73,832 Ryan Perrilloux, LSU

2008 Florida 31, Alabama 20 75,892 Tim Tebow, Florida

2009 Alabama 32, Florida 13 75,514 Greg McElroy, Alabama

2010 Auburn 56, South Carolina 17 75,802 Cam Newton, Auburn

2011 LSU 42, Georgia 10 74,515 Tyrann Mathieu, LSU

2012 Alabama 32, Georgia 28 75,624 Eddie Lacy, Alabama

2013 Auburn 59, Missouri 42 75,632 Tre Mason, Auburn

2014 Alabama 42, Missouri 13 73,526 Blake Sims, Alabama

2015 Alabama 29, Florida 15 75,320 Derrick Henry, Alabama

2016 Alabama 54, Florida 16 74,632 Reuben Foster, Alabama

2017 Georgia 28, Auburn 7 76,534 Roquan Smith, Georgia

2018 Alabama 35, Georgia 28 77,141 Josh Jacobs, Alabama

2019 LSU 37, Georgia 10 74,150 Joe Burrow, LSU

2020 Alabama 52, Florida 46 16,520 Najee Harris, Alabama

2021 Alabama 41, Georgia 24 78,030 Bryce Young, Alabama

2022 Georgia 50, LSU 30 74,810 Stetson Bennett, Georgia

Georgia’s Stetson Bennett earned MVP

honors after throwing for 274 yards and

four touchdowns.

Georgia’s Brock Bowers led the team with 81 receiving yards and a touchdown.

LSU’s Garrett Nussmeier passed for 294

yards and a pair of touchdowns.

1992 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

ALABAMA 28, FLORIDA 21

The Southeastern Conference etched its mark in the college football history

books on Dec . 5, 1992 . The league became the first in Division I-A to stage a

championship game between its two division winners .

Western Division Champion Alabama and Eastern Division co-Champi

on Florida provided plenty of fireworks as the Crimson Tide posted a 28-21

victory before a capacity crowd of 83,091 at Legion Field in Birmingham .

The game, which was televised nationally by ABC Sports and earned a 9 .8 rating, was not

decided until the final minutes . With the Gators facing first-and-10 at their own 21, Alabama

cornerback Antonio Langham returned an interception 27 yards for the game-winning score .

The play, which came with just 3:16 remaining, earned Langham Most Valuable Player hon

ors and thwarted the debut of a tie-breaking system in Division I-A football .

The victory secured Alabama the role of host at the USF&G Sugar Bowl . On Jan . 1, 1993,

the second-ranked Crimson Tide handed No . 1 Miami a 34-13 defeat to capture the SEC’s

12th national crown .

SCORING SUMMARY

Alabama 7 7 7 7 = 28

Florida 7 0 7 7 = 21

UF - Rhett 5 pass from Matthews (Davis kick); 10:03 (1st)

UA - Lassic 3 run (Proctor kick); 5:07 (1st)

UA - Brown 30 pass from Barker (Proctor kick); 4:49 (2nd)

UA - Lassic 15 run (Proctor kick); 5:14 (3rd)

UF - W. Jackson 4 pass from Matthews (Davis kick); 1:21 (3rd)

UF - Rhett 1 run (Davis kick); 8:09 (4th)

UA - Langham 27 interception return (Proctor kick); 3:16 (4th)

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing: UF - Rhett (22-59); UA - Lassic (21-117)

Passing: UF - Matthews (30-49-2, 287 yards); UA - Barker (10-18-0, 154 yards)

Receiving: UF - Rhett (10-82), Jackson (9-100); UA - Palmer (5-101), Williams (2-16)

Tackles: UF - White (7-3=10), Kennedy (6-4=10); UA - Brown (7-1=8), Langham (6-2=8), Oden

(5-3=8)

1993 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

FLORIDA 28, ALABAMA 13

The SEC staged its second annual Championship Football Game on Dec . 4,

1993, with Eastern Division Champion Florida defeating Western Division

winner Alabama, 28-13, in front of a crowd of 76,345 at Birmingham’s Le

gion Field

The Gators were led by quarterback Terry Dean, who passed for 256 yards and two touch

downs en route to Championship Game Most Valuable Player honors . After virtually three

quarters of neck-and-neck football, and the Gators leading by one, 14-13, Florida was faced

with a fourth-and-eight situation . Punter Shayne Edge kept the drive alive with a 20-yard

spring, and on the next play, Dean hit wideout Jack Jackson with a 43-yard strike to give

Florida an eight- point cushion . From there, the Florida defense held its ground and the Ga

tors secured the victory

The victory secured Florida as the host of the USF&G Sugar Bowl . On Jan . 1, 1994, the

eight-ranked Gators defeated West Virginia, 41-7, in New Orleans to win their first Sugar

Bowl title .

SCORING SUMMARY

Florida 7 7 7 7 = 28

Alabama 7 3 3 0 = 13

UA - Lynch 1 run (Proctor kick); 10:13 (1st)

UF - Houston 13 pass from Dean (Davis kick); 1:02 (1st)

UA - Proctor 45 FG; 12:02 (2nd)

UF - Dean 2 run (Davis kick); 1:10 (2nd)

UA - Proctor 25 FG; 2:14 (3rd)

UF - J. Jackson 43 pass from Dean (Davis kick); 0:28 (3rd)

UF - Rhett 3 run (Davis kick); 11:59 (4th)

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing: UF - Rhett (22-88); UA - Palmer (16-93)

Passing: UF - Dean (20-37-2, 256 yards); UA - Palmer (8-16-1, 90 yards), Burgdorf (9-12-0, 71

yards)

Receiving: UF - W. Jackson (9-114); UA - Palmer (3-22), Anderson (3-18), Malone (3-37)

Tackles: UF - Kennedy (10-1=11); UA - Gaston (10-1=11)

1994 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

FLORIDA 24, ALABAMA 23

Atlanta was the site of the 1994 SEC Football Championship, as a Georgia Dome

record 74,751 watched Eastern Division Champion Florida capture its second

straight conference crown with a 24-23 victory over Western Division Champion

Alabama .

The Gators effectively moved the ball through the air, as Danny Wuerffel con

nected on 23 of 41 passes for 227 yards and a pair of touchdowns

. But at the

conclusion of the hard-fought contest, it was Florida defensive standout Ellis Johnson who

distinguished himself as the game’s most valuable player . The rugged senior recorded five

tackles, one pass breakup and an SEC Championship record three tackles behind the line of

scrimmage, including two quarterback sacks .

Trailing 17-10 at the half, Alabama regained the lead, 23-17, with two third-quarter field

goals and an interception return for a touchdown with less than nine minutes to play . Florida

responded with an 80-yard, 10-play drive which ended with a two-yard touchdown pass from

Wuerffel to Chris Doering with just 5:29 remaining in the fourth quarter . The extra point by

Judd Davis secured the winning margin, as the Gator defense forced an interception on the

final Alabama drive .

The SEC’s third title game attracted a television audience of more than 30 million viewers .

ABC’s broadcast earned a 10 .5 rating, marking the network’s most-watched college football

game since the 1991 season .

1995 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

FLORIDA 34, ARKANSAS 3

Florida defeated Western Division Champion Arkansas, 34-3 .

The Gators, who went through the regular season undefeated, con

tinued their dominance on this night . Florida outgained the Razorbacks,

396-299, and committed no turnovers, while forcing Arkansas into four

giveaways . Arkansas got on the scoreboard first when Todd Latourette kicked a 36-yard field

goal with 7:26 left in the first quarter . The Razorbacks were dealt some bad news on that drive,

however . Sophomore running back Madre Hill, who finished third in the conference in rush

ing, was lost for the game with a knee injury

The Gators took the ensuing kickoff and went 80 yards in seven plays, capped off when

game MVP Danny Wuerffel connected with Chris Doering on a 22-yard touchdown pass .

Florida would never look back .

The SEC’s fourth title game attracted a television audience of over 25 million viewers .

ABC’s broadcast earned a 7 .2 rating .

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing: UA - Williams (29-99); UF - Taylor (14-40)

Passing: UA - Barker (10-19-2, 181 yards); UF - Wuerffel (23-41-2, 227 yards)

Receiving: UA - Brown (3-119), Lynch (3-28); UF - Anthony (8-105), Taylor (7-62)

Tackles: UA - Townsend (6-1=7); UF - Freeman (5-3=8), Carter (7-1=8), Showers (3-5=8)

SCORING SUMMARY

Alabama 7 3 6 7 = 23

Florida 7 10 0 7 = 24

UA - Brown 70 pass from Barker (Proctor kick); 11:05 (1st)

UF - Anthony 26 pass from Wuerffel (Davis kick); 4:07 (1st)

UA - Proctor 22 FG; 14:45 (2nd)

UF - Davis 42 FG; 10:31 (2nd)

UF - Wuerffel 1 run (Davis kick); 1:15 (2nd)

UA - Proctor 47 FG; 7:35 (3rd)

UA - Proctor 48 FG; 2:14 (3rd)

UA - Rudd 23 interception return (Proctor kick); 8:56 (4th)

UF - Doering 2 pass from Wuerffel (Davis kick); 5:29 (4th)

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing: UF - T. Jackson (11-62); AR - Johnson (20-71)

Passing: UF - Wuerffel (20-28-0, 276 yards); AR - Lunney (17-27-2; 170 yards)

Receiving: UF - Hilliard (7-125); AR - Meadors (7-74)

Tackles: UF - Hanks (6-3=9), Barnard (5-4=9), Wright (8-1=9); AR - Delco (6-4=10)

SCORING SUMMARY

Florida 14 3 14 3 = 34

Arkansas 3 0 0 0 = 3

AR - Latourette 36 FG; 7:26 (1st)

UF - Doering 22 from Wuerffel (Edmiston kick); 4:30 (1st)

UF - Wuerffel 1 run (Edmiston kick); 1:25 (1st)

UF - Edmiston 31 FG; 5:03 (2nd)

UF - Hilliard 29 pass from Wuerffel (Edmiston kick); 8:26 (3rd)

UF - Hanks 95 fumble return (Edmiston kick); 4:25 (3rd)

UF - Edmiston 20 FG; 12:48 (4th)

1996 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

FLORIDA 45, ALABAMA 30

Eastern Division champion Florida downed Western Division champion Ala-

bama, 45-30 .

The Gators went on to the Nokia Sugar Bowl and claimed their first national

championship .

Quarterback Danny Wuerffel threw for an SEC Championship Game record

401 yards and six touchdowns against a Crimson Tide defense that was ranked sixth in the

nation in total defense coming into the contest .

Wuerffel’s favorite target was wide receiver Reidel Anthony, who caught 11 aerials for 171

yards and three touchdowns - all three numbers were game records .

Alabama got on the scoreboard first on a 36-yard touchdown pass from Freddie Kitchens

to Dennis Riddle . The Gators went on to score 24 straight points in building up a 24-14

halftime lead .

In the third quarter, the two teams traded touchdowns, including two long scoring plays . In

the third quarter, Kitchens hit receiver Michael Vaughn with a 94-yard strike, the longest play

from scrimmage in SEC Championship Game history . Within a minute, Wuerffel retaliated for

the Gators, hitting Jacquez Green with a 85-yard touchdown pass .

1997 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

TENNESSEE 30, AUBURN 29

Tennessee defeated Auburn, 30-29, in a game that went down to the line .

Before a Georgia Dome Sporting Event record crowd of 74,896, the Vols

came from a 20-7 second quarter deficit to defeat the Tigers on Peyton Man-

ning’s 73-yard TD pass to Marcus Nash early in the fourth quarter

A defensive struggle ensued and the Vols were off to the FedEx Orange Bowl

to play for the Bowl Alliance .

The Vols got on the scoreboard first on a 40-yard TD pass from Manning to Peerless

Price . However, that was all the scoring Tennessee could muster until a Jeff Hall 27-yard

field goal midway through the second quarter .

In the meantime, Auburn accounted for 20 unanswered points, led by a 24-yard

fumble return by Brad Ware and a 51-yard TD pass from Dameyune Craig to Tyrone

Goodson . AU’s Jaret Holmes also hit two field goals .

The two teams traded touchdowns midway through the third quarter . Behind 27-17,

UT scored on a 46-yard pass from Manning to Price . On the PAT attempt, Auburn’s

Quinton Reese returned the blocked kick for a two-point conversion to score .

That set up the heroics on Nash’s 73-yard TD reception from Manning and Hall’s

PAT that won the game for Tennessee .

SCORING SUMMARY

Tennessee 7 3 13 7 = 30

Auburn 13 7 9 0 = 29

UT - Price 40 pass from Manning (Hall kick); 12:41 (1st)

AU - Holmes 30 FG; 10:25 (1st)

AU - Ware 24 fumble return (Holmes kick); 5:36 (1st)

AU - Holmes 48 FG; 1:27 (1st)

AU - Goodson 51 pass from Craig (Holmes kick); 14:12 (2nd)

UT - Hall 27 FG; 7:46 (2nd)

UT - Copeland 5 pass from Manning (Hall kick); 11:56 (3rd)

AU - Beasley 24 pass from Craig (Holmes kick); 6:14 (3rd)

UT - Price 46 pass from Manning (kick blocked); 1:06 (3rd)

AU - Reese PAT return; 1:06 (3rd)

UT - Nash 73 pass from Manning (Hall kick); 11:14 (4th)

1998 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

TENNESSEE 24, MISSISSIPPI STATE 14

Behind 14-10 midway through the fourth quarter, Tennessee scored two

late touchdowns to hold off Mississippi State, 24-14 .

The win by Tennessee enabled the Vols to stay undefeated for the sea-

son and participate in the National Championship Game at the Tostitos

Fies

a Bowl .

Midway through the final quarter, MSU’s Kevin Prentiss returned a punt 83 yards for

a touchdown to put the Bulldogs ahead, 14-10 .

On UT’s following drive, QB Tee Martin drove the Vols down the field and hit WR

Peerless Price with a 41-yard TD pass with 6:15 left to give Tennessee a 17-14 lead .

Mississippi State fumbled on the first play of the next drive, giving the ball back to

Tennessee at the MSU 26-yard line . On the next play Martin found Cedric Wilson for a

26-yard TD pass to give the Vols the final 24-14 margin .

SCORING SUMMARY

Mississippi State 7 0 0 7 = 14

Tennessee 0 10 0 14 = 24

MS - Bean 70 interception return (Hazelwood kick), :05 (1st)

UT - Stephens 2 run (Hall kick), 9:32 (2nd)

UT - Hall 31 FG, 5:09 (2nd)

MS - Prentiss 83 punt return (Hazelwood kick), 8:43 (4th)

UT - Price 41 pass from Martin (Hall kick), 6:15 (4th)

UT - Wilson 26 pass from Martin (Hall kick), 5:47 (4th)

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing: MS - Johnson (14-38); UT - Henry (26-120)

Passing: MS - Madkin (10-22-2, 84 yards); UT - Martin (15-32-1, 208 yards, 2 TDs)

Receiving: MS - Cooper (5-44); UT - Price (6-97), Copeland (5-76)

Tackles: MS - Campbell (10-2=12); UT - Walker (4-1=5)

1999 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

ALABAMA 34, FLORIDA 7

Alabama broke open a close game in the fourth quarter, outscoring Flor-

ida 19-0 in the final stanza

Two big plays in the fourth quarter led directly to 13 Crimson Tide

points . With 11:54 left in the contest, Freddie Milons scored on a 77-yard

run and 18 seconds later, Alabama’s Reggie Grimes scored from 38-yards

on an interception return . The score went from 15-7 at the beginning of the fourth

quarter to 28-7 with 11:36 left in the contest .

Florida got on the scoreboard first, on a 3-yard pass from Earnest Graham to Erron

Kinney, in the game’s first possession . The Alabama defense would allow Florida just 59

total offensive yards the rest of the way .

The Alabama defense intercepted four passes and kept the Florida offense from con

verting a third down

. The Tide held the Gators to their lowest total offense, passing

yards, pass completions and first down totals ever under head coach Steve Spurrier .

After the Gators got out to a 7-0 lead, Alabama used two Ryan Pflugner field goals of

29 and 48 yards to cut the margin to 7-6 with just 2:03 left in the first half .

Following an interception by Alabama’s Marcus Spencer, the Crimson Tide took the

lead five plays later on a 27-yard TD pass from Andrew Zow to Jason McAddley . Ala

bama went into the locker room ahead, 12-7

SCORING SUMMARY

Florida 7 0 0 0 = 7

Alabama 0 12 3 19 = 34

UF - Kinney 3 pass from Graham (Chandler kick), 13:20 (1st)

UA - Pugner 29 FG, 11:03 (2nd)

UA - Pugner 48 FG, 2:03 (2nd)

UA - McAddley 27 pass from Zow (pass failed), 00:30 (2nd)

UA - Pugner 49 FG, 3:12 (3rd)

UA - Milons 77 run (Pugner kick), 11:54 (4th)

UA - Grimes 38 interception return (kick failed), 11:36 (4th)

UA - Alexander 7 run (rush failed), 3:58 (4th)

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing: UF - Graham (9-27); UA - Milons (6-116-1), Alexander (30-97-1).

Passing: UF - Palmer (7-20-3-80 yards); UA - Zow (10-17-0-134 yards-1 TD).

Receiving: UF - Jackson (3-49); UA - Carter (5-71); McAddley (4-46-1 TD).

Tackles: UF - Manuel (7-4=11); Dixon (6-4=10); UA - Merritt (4-0=4).

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing: UA - Riddle (17-42); UF - Taylor (13-83)

Passing: UA - Kitchens (19-45-1, 264 yards); UF - Wuerffel (20-35-2, 401 yards)

Receiving: UA - Riddle (6-82); UF - Anthony (11-171)

Tackles: UA - Sigler (4-3=7); UF - Bates (7-3=10)

SCORING SUMMARY

Alabama 7 7 14 2 = 30

Florida 6 18 14 7 = 45

UA - Riddle 36 pass from Kitchens (Brock kick); 8:52 (1st)

UF - Hilliard 46 pass from Wuerffel (kick blocked); 3:11 (1st)

UF - Anthony 21 pass from Wuerffel (Anthony pass from Wuerffel); 14:37 (2nd)

UF - Williams 45 pass from Wuerffel (Cooper kick); 11:35 (2nd)

UF - Cooper 35 FG; 7:39 (2nd)

UA - Vaughn 8 pass from Kitchens (Brock kick); 0:29 (2nd)

UA - Riddle 5 run (Brock kick); 9:12 (3rd)

UF - Anthony 13 pass from Wuerffel (Cooper kick); 5:14 (3rd)

UA - Vaughn 94 pass from Kitchens (Brock kick); 4:06 (3rd)

UF - Green 85 pass from Wuerffel (Cooper kick); 3:09 (3rd)

UF - Anthony 21 pass from Wuerffel (Cooper kick); 14:54 (4th)

UA - Team Safety; 4:32 (4th)

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing: UT - Lewis (31-127); AU - Williams (6-8).

Passing: UT - Manning (25-43-2, 373 yards); AU - Craig (14-34-0, 262 yards)

Receiving: UT - Nash (9-126), Price (8-161); AU - Poor (3-98), Beasley (3-56)

Tackles: UT - Gaines (4-0=4); AU - Spikes (10-5=15)

2000 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

FLORIDA 28, AUBURN 6

Rex Grossman completed 17 of 26 passes for 238 yards for the Gators

while UF running back Earnest Graham set an SEC Championship

Game record with 169 rushing yards on 19 carries .

The Gators went out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter . Grossman’s 10-

yard TD strike to Reche Caldwell with 13:09 left in the first quarter put the Gators ahead

to stay, 7-0 . Another Grossman to Caldwell strike, for 66 yards, added to the score in the

first quarter . Florida added to its lead midway through the second quarter . Grossman

hit freshman Jabar Gaffney on a 27-yard TD strike to make the score 21-0 .

Auburn got on the scoreboard late in the second quarter on a 44-yard field goal by

Damon Duval with no time left .

The Tigers also got on the scoreboard first in the second half on a 21-yard field goal

with 9:43 left in the third quarter, making the score 21-6 .

On the game’s following drive, the Gators put the game out of reach . Grossman led

Florida on an 11-play, 80-yard drive that took 4:26 off the clock . The drive ended on

a 12-yard pass from Grossman to Brian Haugabrook putting the Gators ahead, 28-6 .

Tiger QB Ben Leard had to leave the game with an injury in the third quarter . Leard

completed 17 of 33 passes for 158 yards .

The Gator defense played a big role in the win as it held SEC Player of the Year Rudi

Johnson to just 47 yards rushing on 17 carries .

SCORING SUMMARY

Florida 14 7 7 0 = 28

Auburn 0 3 3 0 = 6

UF - Caldwell 10 pass from Grossman (Chandler kick), 13:09 (1st)

UF - Caldwell 66 pass from Grossman (Chandler kick), 2:42 (1st)

UF - Gaffney 27 pass from Grossman (Chandler kick), 8:19 (2nd)

AU - Duval 44 FG, 0:00 (2nd)

AU - Duval 21 FG, 9:43 (2nd)

UF - Haugabrook 12 pass from Grossman (Chandler kick), 5:17 (3rd)

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing: UF - Graham (19-169); Gillespie (11-45). AU - Evans (8-69); Johnson (17-47).

Passing: UF -Grossman (17-26-1; 238 yds., 4 TDs); AU - Leard (17-30-1; 158 yds., 0 TD).

Receiving: UF - Gaffney (5-84-1 TD); Caldwell (3-91-2 TD); AU - Evans (4-45); Diamond (4-42).

Tackles: UF - Hardmon 6 (6-0); Brown 5 (5-0). AU - Thomas 11 (9-2).

2001 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

LSU 31, TENNESSEE 20

LSU, in its first appearance in the SEC Championship Game, won its

first conference title since 1986 .

Trailing 17-16 entering the fourth quarter, LSU was directed on two

touchdown drives by backup QB Matt Mauck, who entered the game

for the injured Rohan Davey in the first half . Mauck scored his second rushing touch

down of the game on the second play of the fourth quarter from 13 yards out, and after

a succes

sful two-point conversion, put the Tigers ahead to stay, 24-17 .

LSU put the game out of reach late in the fourth quarter on a one-yard TD run by

Domanick Davis to make the final margin, 31-20 .

Mauck directed the Tigers to the game’s first touchdown, capping it with a four-yard

TD run to put LSU ahead, 7-0 .

Tennessee then scored 17 unaswered points in the second quarter, including two

passing TDs from quarterback Casey Clausen . The first was a 31-yard pass to Kelley

Washington and second was a three-yard pass to Troy Fleming . LSU’s John Corbello

broke the Vol scoring string with a 45-yard field goal with just 29 seconds left in the

first half .

Corbello added two field goals in the third quarter, which closed the Vol lead to 17-

16 by quarter’s end .

SCORING SUMMARY

Tennessee 0 17 0 3 = 20

LSU 7 3 6 15 = 31

LSU - Mauck 4 run (Corbello kick), 8:14 (1st)

UT - Washington 31 pass from Clausen (Walls kick), 9:04 (2nd)

UT - Fleming 3 paass from Clausen (Walls kick), 6:18 (2nd)

UT - Walls 51 FG, 3:52 (2nd)

LSU - Corbello 45 FG, 0:29 (2nd)

LSU - Corbello 47 FG, 11:51 (3rd)

LSU - Corbello 45 FG, 2:45 (3rd)

LSU - Mauck 13 run (Reed from Mauck), 14:20 (4th)

UT - Walls 21 FG, 9:55 (4th)

LSU - Davis 1 run (Corbello kick), 2:26 (4th)

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing: UT - Stephens (14-37). LSU - Davis (16-78-1 TD); Mauck (12-43-2 TDs).

Passing: UT - Clausen (27-43-0; 332 yards; 2 TDs); LSU - Davey (9-20-0, 84 yards; 0 TD; Mauck

(5-15-0; 67 yards; 0 TD).

Receiving: UT - Washington (9-140-1 TD); Stallworth (7-96); Witten (3-40); LSU - Reed (4-60);

Clayton (4-54).

Tackles: UT - Moore (7-1=8); Whiteside (5-0=5); Stevenson (4-1=5); Battle (5-0=5); LSU - B.

James (9-1=10); Gay (5-1=6); D. James (4-0=4); Faulk (3-1=4).

2002 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

GEORGIA 30, ARKANSAS 3

Georgia won its first Southeastern Conference Championship in 20

years, defeating Arkansas 30-3 .

The Bulldogs scored on their first five possessions for a 23-0 halftime

lead .

Musa Smith rushed for 106 yards and two touchdowns . David Greene threw for 237

yards . Terrence Edwards had seven catches for 92 yards, becoming the SEC’s career

leader in receiving yards .

The game belonged to Georgia right from the start . At the end of the game’s first

offensive drive, Georgia’s Decory Bryant blocked Richie Butler’s punt . Thomas Davis

scooped up the loose ball and ran to the Arkansas 2 . After Bryant’s play, Smith powered

into the end zone standing up to put Georgia ahead 7-0 .

On Georgia’s second offensive drive, Greene threw an 18-yard pass to Edwards and a

22-yarder to J .T . Wall, then Smith finished off the drive with a 17-yard touchdown run .

Georgia’s next three possessions ended with field goals by Billy Bennett, who con

nected from 29, 42 and 39 yards to provide a comfortable margin at halftime

SCORING SUMMARY

Arkansas 0 0 3 0 = 3

Georgia 17 6 0 7 = 30

UGA - Smith 2 run (Bennett kick), 11:58 (1st)

UGA - Smith 17 run (Bennett kick), 8:49 (1st)

UGA - Bennett 29 FG, 3:54 (1st)

UGA - Bennett 42 FG, 12:10 (2nd)

UGA - Bennett 39 FG, 6:24 (2nd)

UA - Carlton 27 FG, 0:52 (3rd)

UGA - Watson 20 pass from Greene (Bennett kick), 12:08 (4th)

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing: UA - Talley (17-51); Howard (3-14); UGA - Smith (19-106-2 TDs); Greene (4-17).

Passing: UA - Jones (9-17-0, 60 yards, 0 TD); UGA - Greene (17-29-0, 237 yards, 1 TD).

Receiving: UA - Smith (5-36); Birmingham (2-12); UGA - Edwards (7-92); Gibson (5-93).

Tackles: UA - Hamlin 7 (7-0); Miller 7 (5-2); Osborne 7 (3-4); UGA - Bailey 6 (3-3); Gilbert 5

(5-0); Clemons 5 (2-3).

2003 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

LSU 34, GEORGIA 13

LSU won the 2003 SEC championship, defeating Georgia, 34-13, in front

of 74,913 fans at the Georgia Dome .

The Tigers’ Justin Vincent became the first freshman to be named

Most Valuable Player in the SEC Championship Game . Vincent rushed

for an SEC Championship Game-record 201 yards on 18 carries and two TDs .

LSU got on the scoreboard first on Vincent’s 87-yard TD run with 4:49 left in the

first quarter . The jaunt was the longest rush in SEC Championship Game history . On

the ensuing Georgia drive, the Tigers tackled Bulldog punter Gordon Ely-Kelso in the

endzone to add to the LSU advantage, 8-0 .

Early in the second quarter, Matt Mauck and Michael Clayton connected on a 43-

yard TD pass and on LSU’s next drive, Rayn Gaudet added a 35-yard field goal to put

the Tigers ahead, 17-0 .

Georgia closed the gap to 11 with two field goals by Billy Bennett . In the third quar

ter, Bennett’s 49-yard field goal pulled the Bulldogs within a 17-6 deficit

On Georgia’s next drive, Tiger LB Lionel Turner intercepted a David Greene pass and

returned it 18 yards for a TD to give the Tigers a 24-6 lead in the third quarter .

On Georgia’s next drive, Greene made amends by hitting TE Ben Watson on an 18-

yard TD pass pulling the Bulldogs to within a 24-13 margin .

SCORING SUMMARY

Georgia 0 3 10 0 = 13

LSU 8 9 7 10 = 34

LSU - Vincent 87 run (Jackson kick failed), 4:49 (1st)

LSU - Team Safety, 3:11 (1st)

LSU - Clayton 43 pass from Mauck (Jackson kick blocked), 14:51 (2nd)

LSU - Gaudet 35 FG, 9:37 (2nd)

UGA - Bennett 51 FG, 6:38 (2nd)

UGA - Bennett 49 FG, 7:46 (3rd)

LSU - Turner 18 interception return (Gaudet kick), 4:17 (3rd)

UGA - Watson 18 pass from Greene (Bennett kick), 3:40 (3rd)

LSU - Vincent 3 run (Gaudet kick), 14:54 (4th)

LSU - Gaudet 22 FG, 7:12 (4th)

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing: UGA - Lumpkin (7-54); Brown (1-35); Cooper (9-14). LSU - Vincent (18-201-2 TD); Addai

(8-60); Broussard (11-47).

Passing: UGA - Greene (17-41-3, 199; 1 TD); LSU - Mauck (14-22-1, 151; 1 TD).

Receiving: UGA - Watson (4-86-1 TD); Gibson (3-19). LSU - Clayton (5-81-1 TD); Henderson (4-47);

Green (3-11).

Tackles: UGA - Davis (5-6-11); Thurman (4-7-11); Blue (4-5-9); Jones (3-6-9); LSU - Daniels (5-1-6);

Alexander (3-3-6); Turner (1-5-6).

2004 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

AUBURN 38, TENNESSEE 28

Auburn continued its perfect season with a 38-28 win over Tennessee in the

2004 SEC Championship Game .

Auburn won its first-ever SEC Football Championship Game in the pro-

cess .

Auburn’s Jason Campbell completed 27-of-35 passes for 374 yards with 3 TDs and an

interception . He also had 57 yards rushing on 13 carries .

The Tigers got off to a quick start, converting touchdowns on a fumble recovery by Cole

Bennett in the end zone and a Carnell Williams five-yard run in the first quarter to give

Auburn a 14-0 lead . The two teams traded touchdowns the remainder of the first half and the

Tigers went into the locker room with a 21-7 lead .

Tennessee got back into the game quickly in the second half . Rick Clausen hit Robert

Meachem with a 17-yard TD pass and on the Vols’ next drive, Gerald Riggs rushed for an

80-yard TD to tie the score at 21-21 .

The Tigers scored on their possession with a 53-yard TD pass to Devin Aromashodu on

Auburn’s next drive to make the score 28-21 .

With Auburn leading 31-28 midway through the fourth quarter, Campbell put the game

out of reach for the Tigers with a 43-yard TD pass to Ben Obomanu .

SCORING SUMMARY

Auburn 14 7 7 10 = 38

Tennessee 7 0 14 7 = 28

AU - Cole Bennett 0 yard fumble recovery (John Vaughn kick), 1st Q (13:24)

AU - Carnell Williams 5 run (Vaughn kick), 1st Q (8:35)

UT - Cedric Houston 2 run (James Wilhoit kick), 1st Q (0:00)

AU - Courtney Taylor 4 pass from Jason Campbell (Vaughn kick), 2nd Q (9:15)

UT - Robert Meachem 17 pass from Rick Clausen (Wilhoit kick), 3rd Q (9:39)

UT - Gerald Riggs 80 run (Wilhoit kick), 3rd Q (6:05)

AU - Devin Aromashodu 53 pass from Campbell (Vaughn kick), 3rd Q (3:45)

AU - Vaughn 22 FG, 4th (11:46)

UT - Riggs 9 run (Wilhoit kick), 4th (10:07)

AU - Ben Obomanu 43 pass from Campbell (Vaughn kick), 4th (6:56)

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing: AU - Williams 19-100-1 TD; Campbell 13-57; Brown 16-50. UT - Riggs 11-182- 2 TDs;

Houston 11-37-1 TD.

Passing: AU - Campbell 35-27-1, 374 yards; 3 TDs. UT - Clausen 20-8-0, 69 yards; 1 TD.

Receiving: AU - Taylor 6-111-1 TD; Obomanu 6-93-1 TD; R. Brown 6-55. UT - T. Brown 3-28;

Anderson 2-11.

Tackles: AU - Williams 7-1-8 TT; Graves 2-3-5 TT; Jackson 1-4-5 TT. UT - Gaither 15-3-18 TT; Burnett

10-3-13 TT.

2005 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

GEORGIA 34, LSU 14

D .J . Shockley threw two touchdown passes to Sean Bailey, and Bryan

McClendon set up another score with a blocked punt as Georgia won its

second Southeastern Conference championship in four years with a 34-

14 victory over LSU .

Georgia took control early, scoring two touchdowns before the game was nine minutes

old .

LSU closed the gap to 14-7 early in the second period on JaMarcus Russell’s 1-yard dive,

but that was the Tigers’ last hurrah . McClendon charged through the line to block Chris

Jackson’s punt, giving Georgia another prime scoring chance at the LSU 15 .

On third-and-2, Shockley took off running when the pocket collapsed, breaking an at-

tempted tackle for a 7-yard touchdown .

Shockley rushed for a touchdown and passing for two others .

SCORING SUMMARY

Georgia 14 7 3 10 = 34

LSU 0 7 0 7 = 14

UGA - Sean Bailey 45 pass from D.J. Shockley (Brandon Coutu kick), 1st Q (10:19) (1-45-0:08)

[UGA 7-0]

UGA - Sean Bailey 29 pass from D.J. Shockley (Brandon Coutu kick), 1st Q (6:12) (6-51-2:34) [UGA

14-0]

LSU - JaMarcus Russell 1 run (Colt David kick), 2nd Q (13:53) (14-80-7:19) [UGA 14-7]

UGA - D.J. Shockley 7 run (Brandon Coutu kick), 2nd Q (8:23) (3-15-1:21) [UGA 21-7]

UGA - Brandon Coutu 22 FG, 3rd Q (9:52) (10-62-3:50) [UGA 24-7]

UGA - Brandon Coutu 51 FG, 4th Q (14:40) (11-40-5:35) [UGA 27-7]

UGA - Tim Jennings 15 interception return (Brandon Coutu kick), 4th Q (14:18) [UGA 34-7]

LSU - Dwayne Bowe 19 pass from Matt Flynn (Colt David kick), 4th Q (5:38) [UGA 34-14]

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing: UGA - Thomas Brown 14-62; Kregg Lumpkin 13-38; Danny Ware 8-28; D.J. Shockley

7-10-1 TD. LSU - Shyrone Carey 10-43; Skyler Green 2-26; Justin Vincent 8-15; Joseph Addai 2-7.

Passing: UGA - D.J. Shockley 12-6-0, 112 yards, 2 TDs. LSU - JaMarcus Russell 19-11-1, 120 yards,

0 TDs; Matt Flynn 11-3-1, 36 yards, 1 TD.

Receiving: UGA - Sean Bailey 2-74-2 TDs; Mohamed Massaquoi 2-15. LSU - Dwayne Bowe 5-74-1

TD; David Jones 2-28; Shyrone Carey 2-18.

Tackles: UGA - Jarvis Jackson 6-2=8 (1 TFL -3); Tony Taylor 5-1=6; Tim Jennings 5-1-6 (2 TFL -14, 1

INT, 1 Sack -12); Greg Blue 4-2=6. LSU - Craig Steltz 6-2=8; Melvin Oliver 5-2-7; LaRon Landry

4-2=6 (1 TFL -3).

2006 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

FLORIDA 38, ARKANSAS 28

The fourth-ranked University of Florida got second-half touchdowns on a

muffed punt, a 67-yard run and a pass from a wide receiver en route to defeat-

ing No . 8 Arkansas, 38-28, to win its seventh SEC title .

With UF trailing 21-17 late in the third quarter, Arkansas sophomore Reg-

gie Fish fumbled a punt inside the Razorbacks’ five-yard line, allowing freshman cornerback

Wondy Pierre-Louis to pounce on the ball in the endzone for a touchdown that gave Florida

a 24-21 lead . After the Gator defense forced an Arkansas punt, freshman wide receiver Percy

Harvin took off on a career-long 67-yard touchdown run on Florida’s first play of the fourth

quarter, widening the lead to 31-21 .

SCORING SUMMARY

Arkansas 0 7 14 7 = 28

Florida 3 14 7 14 = 38

1st:

06:10 UF - C. Hetland 33 yd eld goal; 6 plays, 47 yards, TOP 2:25, AR 0 - UF 3

2nd: 08:54 UF - C. Leak 9 yd run (C. Hetland kick); 1 play, 9 yards, TOP 0:29, AR 0 - UF10

04:02 UF - P. Harvin 37 yd pass from C. Leak (C. Hetland kick); 8 plays, 74 yards, TOP 3:23,

AR 0 - UF 17

01:55 AR - Marcus Monk 48 yd pass from Casey Dick (Jeremy Davis kick); 3 plays, 66 yards,

TOP 2:07, AR 7 - UF 17

3rd: 12:06 AR - Felix Jones 2 yd pass from Darren McFadden (Jeremy Davis kick); 7 plays,

32 yards, TOP 2:18, AR 14 - UF 17

08:33 AR - A. Robinson 40 yd interception return (Jeremy Davis kick); AR 21 - UF 17

03:47 UF - W Pierre-Louis 0 yd fumble recovery (C. Hetland kick); AR 21 - UF 24

4th: 14:22 UF - P. Harvin 67 yd run (C. Hetland kick); 1 play, 67 yards, TOP 0:30, AR 21 - UF 31

12:29 AR - Felix Jones 29 yd pass from C. Washington (Jeremy Davis kick); 4 plays, 63 yards,

TOP 1:53, AR 28 - UF 31

09:04 UF -

T. Casey 5 yd pass from A. Caldwell (C. Hetland kick); 8 plays, 80 yards, TOP 3:25, AR 28 - UF 38

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing: ARK - Darren McFadden 21-73; Felix Jones13-57; Mitch Mustain 1-2. FLA - Percey Harvin

6-105-1TD; K. Moore 3-32; Tim Tebow 8-32.

Passing: ARK - Casey Dick 10-22-2, 148 yards, 1 TD; D. McFadden 1-3-0, 2 yards, 1 TD; FLA - Chris

Leak 16-30-2, 189 yards, 1 TD; A. Caldwell 1-1-0, 5 yards, 1 TD.

Receiving: ARK - Marcus Monk 3-69-1 TDs; Felix Jones 2-31; Darren McFadden 2-27. FLA - C.

Ingram 6-71; P. Harvin 5-62-1TD; A. Caldwell 3-31.

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2007 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

LSU 21, TENNESSEE 14

Ryan Perrilloux and the fifth-ranked Tigers beat No . 14 Tennessee 21-14 - vic-

tory and suddenly was playing for the national title .

Jonathan Zenon scored on an 18-yard interception return with 9:54 left to

rally LSU (11-2) from a 14-13 deficit, then Darry Beckwith picked off another

pass by Erik Ainge deep in Tigers territory to seal it .

The Vols led 7-6 at halftime . The game shaded toward the Tigers’ side in the second half,

with Perrilloux starring in place of injured Matt Flynn .

For a while, it looked as if Tennessee safety Eric Berry might be the star of the game . He

made a pair of plays in the third quarter that helped Tennessee take a 14-13 lead and preserve

it . Berry recovered a fumble by NCAA sprint star Trindon Holliday that set up Ainge’s 6-yard

TD pass to Josh Briscoe for a 14-13 edge and later intercepted Perrilloux’s pass .

SCORING SUMMARY

Tennessee 7 0 7 0 = 14

LSU 6 0 7 8 = 21

1st:

12:00 UT - Chris Brown 11 yd pass from Erik Ainge (Daniel Lincoln kick)

Scoring Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, TOP 3:00, UT 7 - LS 0

8:29 LS - Colt David 30 yd eld goal

Scoring Dri

ve: 10 plays, 63 yards, TOP 3:31, UT 7 - LS 3

3:07 LS - Colt Da

vid 30 yd eld goal

Scoring Dri

ve: 9 plays, 58 yards, TOP 3:57, UT 7 - LS 6

2nd: No Scoring

3rd: 11:52 LS - Demetrius Byrd 27 yd pass from Ryan Perrilloux (Colt David kick)

Scoring Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, TOP 3:08, UT 7 - LS 13

3:09 UT - Josh Briscoe 6 yd pass from Erik

Ainge (Daniel Lincoln kick)

Scoring Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, TOP 3:40, UT 14 - LS 13

4th: 9:54 LS - Jonathan Zenon 18 yd interception return (Ryan Perrilloux rush), UT 14 - LS 21

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing

: Tennessee: Foster 21-55-0 TD; Jones 2-39-0. LSU: Hester 23-120-0; Holliday 6-58-0;

Williams 5-34-0.

Passing: Tennessee: Ainge 20-40-2, 249, 2 TDs. LSU: Perrilloux 20-30-1, 243, 1 TD.

Receiving: Tennessee: Briscoe 8-79-1 TD; ve with 2 catches each. LSU: Doucet 5-29-0; Byrd

4-72-1 TD; LaFell 3-65-0.

Tackles: Tennessee: Mayo 8-7=15; Hefney 6-4=10. LSU: Steltz 5-3=8; Highsmith 3-4=7.

2008 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

FLORIDA 31, ALABAMA 20

Eastern Division champion Florida used two fourth quarter touchdowns to

erase a 20-17 deficit to defeat Western Division Alabama, 31-20, in the 17th SEC

Football Championship Game, held Dec . 6 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta .It

marked the first time in SEC history two teams ranked No . 1 and No . 2 in the

polls met head-to-head on the field .

A Georgia Dome record crowd of 75,892 was on hand as the two teams traded leads

through the first three quarters .

Florida QB Tim Tebow was voted the game’s Most Valuable Player . The Jacksonville, Fla .,

junior completed 14-of-22 passes for 216 yards and three touchdowns and also led the Gators

in rushing with 57 yards on 17 carries . Tebow’s five-yard TD pass to Riley Cooper with 2:50

left in the game gave the Gators the security of the win .

Florida came out of the gate first, with Tebow hitting Carl Moore with a three-yard TD

pass at the 8:17 mark of the first quarter, giving the Gators a 7-0 lead . Alabama answered with

a Glen Coffee 18-yard TD run on the next drive . The Tide followed that up with a Leigh Tiffin

30-yard field goal for a 10-7 end of first quarter lead .

The Gators bounced back . Jonathan Phillips hit a 19-yard field goal to tie the score, 10-

10 . With 2:59 left in the first half, Tebow found David Nelson for a five-yard TD strike and

Florida went into the locker room with a 17-10 lead .

Alabama controlled the ball for much of the third quarter . The Tide engineered a 15-play,

91-yard drive on its opening possession of the half . It was capped by Mark Ingram’s 2-yard

TD run to tie the score, 17-17 . With eight seconds left in the third quarter, Tiffin conneted on

a 27-yard field goal to give Alabama a 20-17 lead .

Florida took the lead for good with 9:21 left in regulation . Jeff Demps scored from the

one-yard line to give the Gators a 24-20 lead . Florida’s defense held the Tide on its next drive

and Tebow hit Cooper for the final margin, 31-20 .

SCORING SUMMARY

Alabama 10 0 10 0 = 20

Florida 7 10 0 14 = 31

UF - Carl Moore 3 pass from Tim Tebow (Jonathan Phillips kick) (1st, 8:17)

UA - Glen Coffee 18 run (Leigh Tifn kick) (1st, 7:23)

UA - Tifn 30 FG (1st, 3:28)

UF - Phillips 19 FG (2nd, 8:59)

UF - David Nelson 5 pass from Tebow (Phillips kick) (2nd, 2:59)

UA - Mark Ingram 2 run (Tifn kick) (3rd, 6:20)

UA - Tifn 27 FG (3rd, 0:08)

UF - Jeff Demps 1 run (Phillips kick) (4th, 9:21)

UF - Riley Cooper 5 pass from Tebow (Phillips kick) (4th, 2:50)

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing: ALABAMA: Coffee 21-112-1 TD; Ingram 8-21-1. FLORIDA: Tebow 17-57-0; Demps 14-53-

1; Moody 4-23-0.

Passing: ALABAMA: Wilson 12-25-1, 187 yards, 0 TD. FLORIDA: Tebow 14-22-0, 216, 3 TDs.

Receiving: ALABAMA: Jones 5-124-0 TD, Walker 3-37-0, Hanks 3-19. FLORIDA: Murphy 4-86-0,

Hernandez 3-43-0, Nelson 3-27-1 TD; Cooper 2-56-1 TD.

Tackles: ALABAMA: McClain 7 UT-2 AT=9 TT, R. Johnson 7-2=9, Woodall 6-2=8. FLORIDA: Haden

6-2=8; Spikes 5-2=7; Black 4-3=7.

2009 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

ALABAMA 32, FLORIDA 13

The No . 2 Alabama Crimson Tide won its 22nd Southeastern Conference

Championship by beating No . 1 Florida, 32-13 with a balanced attack that gave

the Tide its first league title since 1999 . Alabama is now 13-0 on the season

while the Gators fell to 12-1 . It marked the first time in the history of the SEC

Championship Game that both teams came in undefeated .

“Our entire team played great . Greg [McElroy] played great . Mark [Ingram] played great .

Julio [Jones] played great,” Alabama head coach Nick Saban said . “Really, most of the credit

goes to our guys up front on the offensive line . This is a great win for our program .”

Alabama amassed 490 yards of total offense against a Florida defense that had been limit-

ing its opponents to an average of 230 yards per game this season .

Junior quarterback Greg McElroy, who threw for 239 yards and a touchdown on 12 com-

pletions, was named the game’s most valuable player .

“It’s been such an incredible season,” McElroy said . “We started the season here (in the

Georgia Dome) with a win and were able to win a championship today . I can’t say enough

about my offensive line, (and) we have the greatest coaching staff in the country .”

Sophomore running back Mark Ingram rushed for 113 yards on 28 carries including three

rushing touchdowns . He is now the Tide’s all-time single-season rushing leader with 1,542,

surpassing Bobby Humphrey’s 1986 record of 1,471 and becomes the first Alabama rusher

to go over 1,500 yards in a season . His three touchdowns tied an SEC Championship Game

record . Ingram also caught two passes for 76 yards .

Sophomore Marquis Maze led the Crimson Tide recievers with five catches for 96 yards .

Sophomore Mark Barron, junior Kareem Jackson and senior Rolando McClain led the

Crimson Tide defense with seven, six and five tackles, respectively .

Alabama has now won an SEC title in every decade since winning the league’s first title in

1933 . The Tide’s 22 championships ranks first in SEC history .

SCORING SUMMARY

Florida 3 10 0 0 = 13

Alabama 9 10 7 6 = 32

1st:

10:37 UA - Leigh Tifn 48 yd eld goal, 9-47 4:23, UF 0 - UA 3

05:33 UA - Mark Ingram 7 yd run (Leigh Tifn kick failed), 8-76 3:56, UF 0 - UA 9

00:28 UF - C. Sturgis 48 yd eld goal, 12-56 5:05, UF 3 - UA 9

2nd: 06:03 UA - Leigh Tifn 34 yd eld goal, 12-68 5:47, UF 3 - UA 12

04:31 UF - D. Nelson 23 yd pass from T. Tebow (C. Sturgis kick), 4-70 1:32, UF 10 - UA 12

03:32 UA - Mark Ingram 3 yd run (Leigh Tifn kick), 2-72 0:59, UF 10 - UA 19

01:18 UF - C. Sturgis 32 yd eld goal, 5-65 2:14, UF 13 - UA 19

3rd: 09:53 UA - Colin Peek 17 yd pass from Greg McElroy (Leigh Tifn kick), 5-74 2:48, UF

13 - UA 26

4th: 13:49 UA - Mark Ingram 1 yd run (Greg McElroy pass failed), 17-88 8:47, UF 13 - UA 32

INDIVDIDUAL LEADERS

Rushing: Florida-T. Tebow 10-63; B. James 1-9; J. Demps 1-9; C. Rainey 2-7. Alabama-Mark Ingram

28-113; T. Richardson 11-80; Roy Upchurch 7-57; Greg McElroy 4-10; Team 3-minus 9.

Passing: Florida-T. Tebow 20-35-1-247. Alabama-Greg McElroy 12-18-0-239.

Receiving: Florida-A. Hernandez 8-85; D. Nelson 4-53; R. Cooper 3-77; D. Thompson 2-22; B.

James 1-9; O. Hines 1-4; E. Moody 1-minus 3. Alabama-Marquis Maze 5-96; Colin Peek 3-39;

Mark Ingram 2-76; Julio Jones 2-28.

Interceptions: Florida-None. Alabama-Javier Arenas 1-0.

Fumbles: Florida-None. Alabama-Team 1-0.2010 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP

2010 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

AUBURN 56, SOUTH CAROLINA 17

Cam Newton left nothing to chance . He ran and passed the Auburn Tigers to a

shot at the national championship they were denied six years ago, and he might

as well start working on that Heisman pose, too .

Newton passed for a career-high 335 yards and four touchdowns, plus ran

for a pair of TDs in an MVP performance that led Auburn to the Southeastern Conference

championship with a 56-17 rout of Steve Spurrier and South Carolina on Saturday .

The Tigers, who came into the day sitting atop the Bowl Championship Series standings,

must wait 24 hours before getting the official word, but it’s nothing more than a formality:

They’ll be playing Oregon for the national title on Jan . 10 in Glendale, Ariz .

Hard to imagine the Heisman vote even being close after the 6-foot-6, 250-pound junior

followed Tim Tebow as only the second player in the history of the top division to run AND

pass for 20 touchdowns in a season . He slipped away from defenders with his surprising

quickness, buying extra time to throw . He broke tackles with his power, not at all shock-

ing given that he outweighed all three of South Carolina’s starting linebackers by at least 25

pounds .

Or he just ran right over ‘em . Newton guided the Tigers (13-0) to touchdowns on their

first three possessions, though South Carolina (9-4) was in the game as halftime approached .

Trailing only 21-14, the Gamecocks simply had to knock down Newton’s last-gasp pass on

the final play before the break .

They couldn’t even do that .Newton heaved one up and DeVonte Holloman, standing in

front of Terrell Zachery, leaped to tip it away . But the deflected ball went right to Darvin Ad-

ams for an improbable 51-yard touchdown that changed the complexion of the game . After

South Carolina missed a field goal on the first possession of the second half, it was all Tigers .

The Tigers set an SEC championship game record for scoring and piled up 589 yards .

Newton had a hand in 408 of them, breaking his previous best of 317 yards passing against

Chattanooga and leading Auburn in rushing with 14 carries for 73 yards . Despite two big

drops, Adams set another SEC championship record with 217 yards on seven receptions .

SCORING SUMMARY

Auburn 21 7 14 14 = 56

South Carolina 7 7 0 3 = 17

1st Quarter

13:20 AU - Onterio McCalebb 12 yd pass from Cam Newton (Wes Byrum kick), AU 7 - SC 0

09:53 SC - Patrick DiMarco 25 yd pass from Stephen Garcia (Spencer Lanning kick), AU 7 - SC 7

05:31 AU - Cam Newton 5 yd run (Wes Byrum kick), AU 14 - SC 7

02:09 AU - Darvin Adams 54 yd pass from Cam Newton (Wes Byrum kick), AU 21 - SC 7

2nd Quarter

00:16 SC - Alshon Jeffery 1 yd pass from Stephen Garcia (Spencer Lanning kick), AU 21 - SC 14

00:00 AU - Darvin Adams 51 yd pass from Cam Newton (Wes Byrum kick), AU 28 - SC 14

3rd Quarter

07:56 AU - Cam Newton 1 yd run (Wes Byrum kick), AU 35 - SC 14

07:23 AU - T’Sharvan Bell 10 yd interception return (Wes Byrum kick), AU 42 - SC 14

4th Quarter

11:14 AU - Emory Blake 7 yd pass from Cam Newton (Wes Byrum kick), AU 49 - SC 14

07:48 SC - Spencer Lanning 33 yd eld goal, AU 49 - SC 17

02:22 AU - Mario Fannin 6 yd run (Wes Byrum kick), AU 56 - SC 17

INDIVDIDUAL STATISICAL LEADERS

Rushing: Auburn-Cam Newton 14-73; Michael Dyer 14-64; Barrett Trotter 2-37; Onterio McCalebb

3-30; Mario Fannin 6-28; Terrell Zachery 1-3; Kodi Burns 2-3. South Carolina-M. Lattimore 16-84;

Connor Shaw 6-49; Stephen Garcia 7-18; Brian Maddox 1-5.

Passing: Auburn-Cam Newton 17-28-0-335; Barrett Trotter 1-1-0-16. South Carolina-Stephen Garcia

16-28-2-170; Connor Shaw 4-5-0-23.

Receiving: Auburn-Darvin Adams 7-217; Emory Blake 5-63; Eric Smith 2-23; PhillipLutzenkirchen

1-18; Derek Winter 1-16; Onterio McCalebb 1-12; Terrell Zachery 1-2. South Carolina-Alshon

Jeffery 4-36; M. Lattimore 3-36; Tori Gurley 3-32; D.L. Moore 3-30; Ace Sanders 3-9; Patrick

DiMarco 2-38; Mike Triglia 1-9; Kenny Miles 1-3.

Interceptions: Auburn-T’Sharvan Bell 1-10; Daren Bates 1-0. South Carolina-None.

Fumbles: Auburn-Cam Newton 1-1. South Carolina-None.

2011 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

LSU 42, GEORGIA 10

Tyrann Mathieu turned in an MVP performance when LSU needed him

most, running back a punt 62 yards for a touchdown, setting up another

score with a fumble recovery and finally finishing off No . 12 Georgia

with his best play yet, a whirling dervish of a return that led to the deci

sive TD of a 42-10 victory in the Southeastern Conference championship

gam

e Saturday . LSU (13-0) advanced to a spot in the BCS title game in New Orleans,

just 75 miles from its Baton Rouge campus .

The Bulldogs tried to shake things up, racing to a 10-0 lead that could’ve been even

bigger if they hadn’t dropped a pair of potential touchdown passes in the first quarter .

But, thanks to Mathieu, the deficit was only 10-7 when the teams went to the locker

room . He took a punt at his own 38, found an opening and was gone – all the way to the

end zone for his second punt return for a touchdown in as many weeks .

That was long forgotten by the time the fearless sophomore was done .

On Georgia’s first possession of the second half, quarterback Aaron Murray tried

to scramble for a first down but had the ball knocked loose just before he hit the turf .

Who was there to fall on it at the Bulldogs 26? Mathieu with his fifth fumble recovery

of the season .

LSU quickly seized its first lead . The Tigers finally picked up a first down, then fresh

man Kenny Hilliard broke off a 15-yard run for the first of his three touchdowns

. Nor-

mally, that would’ve been more than enough to win the game’s MVP award

. Not even

close on this day .

The 5-foot-9, 175-pounder cradled the ball, took off down the center of the field,

cut back to his left, stutter-stepped and turned on a burst of speed, basically came to a

stop around the Georgia 30, then took off again and was finally dragged down at the 17 .

LSU took control with a 21-point third quarter, coming back from a double-digit

deficit for the second week in a row and leaving little doubt that it’s the best team in

country heading into bowl season . The only other unbeaten team, Houston, was blown

out in the Conference USA championship game Saturday . All the other top teams have

at least one loss .

SCORING SUMMARY

Georgia 10 0 0 0 = 10

LSU 0 7 21 14 = 42

UG – Blair Walsh 40 FG (1st, 11:45)

UG – Aron White 12 pass from Aaron Murray (Walsh kick) (1st, 00:42)

2nd Quarter

LS – Tyrann Mathieu 62 punt return (Drew Alleman kick) (2nd, 5:48)

LS – Kenny Hilliard 15 run (Alleman kick) (3rd, 12:51)

3rd Quarter

LS – Hilliard 4 run (Alleman kick) (3rd, 10:37)

LS – Hilliard 8 pass from Jordan Jefferson (Alleman kick) (3rd, 3:45)

4th Quarter

LS – Alfred Blue 48 run (Alleman kick) (4th, 6:17)

LS – Morris Claiborne 45 interception return (4th, 4:21)

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS

Rushing: UG-Malcome 5-37; Thomas 7-28, Crowell 10-15. LS-Blue 8-94-1 TD; Hilliard 8-72-2

TDs; Ford 6-34; Ware 6-13.

Passing: UG-Murray 16-of-40, 163 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT; Mason 4-of-11, 55 yards; 0 TD, 0 INT.

LS-Jefferson 5-of-13, 30 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT.

Receiving: UG-Charles 4-42; Mitchell 4-32; King 3-59; Conley 3-40. LS-Randle 2-15; Ware 1-9;

Hilliard 1-8-1 TD.

Defense: UG-Ogletree 6 TT (5-1), 1 Sack; Williams 5 TT (4-1); Rambo 5 TT (4-1). LS-Reid 7

TT (5-2); Brockers 6 TT (6-0), 2 TFL, 1 FF, 1 PBU; Minter 6 TT (4-2), 1 PBU.

2012 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

ALABAMA 32, GEORGIA 28

Amari Cooper’s 45-yard touchdown reception with 3:15 remaining Satur-

day lifted No

. 2 Alabama to its 23rd all-time Southeastern Conference

Football Championship with a 32-28 victory against No . 3 Georgia at the

Georgia Dome in a game that featured more than its fair share of twists

and turns . The contest was played in front of 75,624 fans, the fifth-largest

crowd in SEC Championship Game history .

Alabama (12-1) trailed 28-25 with 12:54 remaining in the game following a 10-yard

rushing touchdown by Georgia’s Todd Gurley . After several unsuccessful drives by both

teams, the Crimson Tide received the ball back with 5:24 left .

That’s when Alabama developed a penchant for passing in a game that had been

dominated by solid ground games from both teams . Crimson Tide quarterback AJ Mc

Carron found Cooper streaking down the left sideline for what would be the game-win-

ning touchdown pass

. Cooper had seven catches for 127 yards in the game (18 .1 avg) .

McCarron finished the game 13-of-21 passing with one critical scoring strike . SEC

Championship Game Most Valuable Player Eddie Lacy rushed 20 times for a game-high

181 yards with two touchdowns, while T .J . Yeldon had 25 attempts for 153 yards, mark-

ing the first time in SEC Championship Game history that two players on the same team

shed for better than 100 yards .

Georgia (11-2) marched down the field on its final drive of the game with one last

opportunity to reclaim the advantage in a contest that featured six lead changes . With

15 seconds remaining and the Bulldogs on the Alabama eight-yard line, quarterback

Aaron Murray tossed a pass that was tipped and fallen on by Chris Conley at the five-

yard line, but the clock expired to end the game .

Murray finished 18-of-33 from scrimmage for 265 yards passing with a touchdown .

Gurley led Georgia’s ground game with 23 carries for 122 yards with a pair of scores .

SCORING SUMMARY

Alabama 0 10 8 14 = 32

Georgia 0 7 14 7 = 28

2nd:

13:59 UG – Jay Rome 19 yd pass from Aaron Murray (Marshall Morgan kick), 13-87

4:48, UA0 – UG7

01:59 UA – Eddie Lacy 41 yd run (Jeremy Shelley kick), 6-70 3:05, UA7 – UG 7

00:00 UA – Jeremy Shelley 22 yd eld goal, 6-42 1:15, UA10 – UG7

3rd: 12:09 UG – Todd Gurley 3 yd run (Marshall Morgan kick), 9-75 2:51, UA10 – UG14

06:31 UG – Alec Ogletree 55 yd blocked FG return (Marshall Morgan kick), UA10 – UG21

04:19 UA – T.J. Yeldon 10 yd run (T.J. Yeldon rush), 4-77 2:12, UA18 – UG21

4th: 14:57 UA – Eddie Lacy 1 yd run (Jeremy Shelley kick), 7-74 3:07, UA25 – UG21

12:54 UG – Todd Gurley 10 yd run (Marshall Morgan kick), 5-75 2:03, UA25 – UG28

03:15 UA – Amari Cooper 45 yd pass from AJ McCarron (Jeremy Shelley kick), 4-55 2:09,

UA32 – UG28

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS

Rushing: UA - Eddie Lacy 20-181; T.J. Yeldon 25-153; AJ McCarron 6-16. UG - Todd Gurley

23-122; Keith Marshall 2-3; Aaron Murray 4-minus 12.

Passing: UA - AJ McCarron 13-21-1-162. UG - Aaron Murray 18-33-1-265; Arthur Lynch 1-1-

0-16.

Receiving: UA - Amari Cooper 8-128; Eddie Lacy 2-7; M. Williams 2-5; Christion Jones 1-22.

UG - Tavarres King 5-142; Malcolm Mitchell 4-40; Arthur Lynch 3-50; Todd Gurley 3-3; Chris

Conley 2-11; Jay Rome 1-19; Sanders Commings 1-16.

Interceptions: UA - H. Clinton-Dix 1-35. UG - Sanders Commings 1-0.

Fumbles: UA - AJ McCarron 1-1; Cyrus Jones 1-0; Eddie Lacy 1-0. UG- None.

2013 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

AUBURN 59, MISSOURI 42

Tre Mason rushed for 304 yards at the Georgia Dome to lead No . 3

Auburn to a 59-42 win against No . 5 Missouri in the highest-scoring

SEC Championship Game in the event’s 22-year history .

It marked the eighth all-time SEC Championship for Auburn (12-1),

which also won the SEC Championship Game in 2004 and 2010 .

Mason, the 2013 SEC Championship Game Most Valuable Player, rushed 46 times for

304 yards with four touchdowns . The previous SEC Championship game rushing re

cord was 201 yards by LSU’s Justin Vincent in 2003

The 101 combined points scored between the teams shattered the previous record of 75

combined points scored between Florida and Alabama in 1996 .

Auburn racked up 677 yards of total offense, including 545 on the ground . Quarterback

Nick Marshall, who went 9-of-11 through the air for 132 yards and one touchdown,

rushed for 115 yards with a score . Marshall and Mason combined for 421 of their team’s

545 rushing yards . Auburn wide receiver Sammie Coates caught six passes for 94 yards

with his team’s first touchdown .

Missouri (11-2) quarterback James Franklin went 21-of-37 for 303 yards with three

scoring strikes . Tailback Henry Josey rushed nine times for 123 yards, while Franklin

himself accumulated 62 yards on the ground . Wide receiver Dorial Green-Beckham

finished with six catches for 144 yards .

Auburn set championship game team records for rushing first downs, rushing attempts,

rushing yards and rushing touchdowns with 26, 74, 545 and seven, respectively . It broke

Alabama records of 53 attempts in 2009, 18 rushing first downs and 350 rushing yards

in 2012 . There were three rushing TDs accomplished multiple times .

SCORING SUMMARY

Missouri 10 17 15 0 = 42

Auburn 14 14 17 14 = 59

1st:

10:50 MU – Andrew Baggett 42 FG, MU 3, AU 0

8:22 AU – Sammie Coates 38 pass from Nick Marshall (Cody Parkey kick), AU 7, MU 3

5:40 MU – Dorial Green-Beckham 28 pass from James Franklin (Andrew Baggett kick), MU 10, AU 7

4:09 AU – Nick Marshall 9 run (Cody Parkey kick), AU 14, MU 10

2nd:13:11 MU – E.J. Gaines 11 fumble recovery (Andrew Baggett kick), MU 17, AU 14

10:25 AU – Tre Mason 7 run (Cody Parkey kick), AU 21, MU 17

7:19 MU – Andrew Baggett 36 FG, AU 21, MU 20

6:26 AU – Tre Mason 3 run (Cody Parkey kick), AU 28, MU 20

0:18 MU – Dorial Green-Beckham 55 pass from James Franklin (Andrew Baggett kick), AU 28, MU 27

3rd: 8:17 AU – Cody Parkey 52 FG, AU 31, MU 27

5:35 MU – Marcus Murphy 10 pass from James Franklin (Andrew Baggett kick), MU 34, AU 31

3:21 AU – Corey Grant 2 run (Cody Parkey kick), AU 38, MU 34

0:31 AU – Cameron Artis-Payne 15 run (Cody Parkey kick), AU 45, MU 34

0:09 MU – James Franklin 5 run (James Franklin rush), AU 45, MU 42

4th: 11:09 AU – Tre Mason 1 run (Cody Parkey kick), AU 52, MU 42

4:22 AU – Tre Mason 13 run (Cody Parkey kick), AU 59, MU 42

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS

Rushing: MU - Henry Josey 9-123, James Franklin 15-62-1, Rus Hansbrough 6-36, Marcus Murphy

4-10. AU - Tre Mason 46-304-4, Nick Marshall 16-101-1, Corey Grant 5-65-1, Ricardo Louis

3-43, Cameron Artis-Payne 2-36-1.

Passing: MU - James Franklin 21-37-1-303-3. AU - Nick Marshall 9-11-0-132-1.

Receiving: MU - Dorial Green-Beckham 6-144-2, Marcus Lucas 5-50, Marcus Murphy 3-40-1, Bud

Sasser 3-34, L’Damian Washington 3-29, Jimmie Hunt 1-6. AU - Sammie Coates 6-94-1, Trovon

Reed 1-23, Tre Mason 1-8, Ricardo Louis 1-7.

Interceptions: MU - None. AU - Jermaine Whitehead 1-0.

Fumbles: MU - Marcus Lucas 1-0. AU - Nick Marshall 3-2.

2014 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

ALABAMA 42, MISSOURI 13

Blake Sims threw a pair of touchdown passes in an MVP perfor-

mance that carried top-ranked Alabama to a 42-13 win over No

. 14

Missouri to win the SEC Championship .

Sims completed 23 of 27 passes for 262 yards as Alabama pulled

away with a 21-point fourth quarter . T .J . Yeldon and Derrick Henry

each had a couple of touchdown runs .

It was also a big night for Alabama wide receiver Amari Cooper, who had 12 catches

for 83 yards . With 115 catches on the year he broke the SEC record of 113 set by Vander

bilt’s Jordan Matthews in 2013

. His 83 yards gives him 1,656 on the season, just 83 yards

shy of the season record set by LSU’s Josh Reed in 2001 . Cooper’s 12 catches broke the

SEC Championship game record of 11 set by Florida’s Reidel Anthony in 1995 .

Missouri (10-3), which won the SEC East, fell behind 21-3 at halftime but then scored

10 unanswered points to come within eight, 21-13, on an Andrew Baggett field goal

with 4:37 left in the third quarter .

The Tide went 68 yards in 10 plays — never even going to third down — to seize a 7-0

lead less than 4 minutes into the game .

Missouri, which reached the title game for the second year in a row, managed to stay in

this one much of the way thanks to Maty Mauk’s deep passing . He completed throws of

63, 47, 32 and 26 yards .

After a series of short throws, Sims suddenly went deep on a 58-yard touchdown pass

to DeAndrew White that made it 14-0 early in the second quarter . On the first snap

of the fourth quarter, Sims, the fifth-year senior hooked up with Christion Jones on a

6-yard TD toss that stretched the lead to 28-13 .Henry tacked on a couple of touchdown

runs to make it a blowout . He finished with 141 yards on 20 carries .

Missouri struggled to run against the Tide defense, limited to 41 yards on 23 carries .

Mauk was 16 of 34 for 272 yards .

SCORING SUMMARY

Alabama 7 14 0 21 = 42

Missouri 0 3 10 0 = 13

1st: 11:24 UA - T.J. Yeldon 1 run (Adam Grifth kick), 10-68, 3:36, UA 7, MU 0

2nd: 11:48 UA - DeAndrew White 58 pass from Blake Sims (Adam Grifth kick), 1-58, 0:10, UA 14, MU 0

8:30 MU - Andrew Baggett 33 FG, 9-58, 3:12, UA 14, MU 3

2:47 UA - T.J. Yeldon 2 run (Adam Grifth kick), 14-75, 5:43, UA 21, MU 3

3rd: 11:00 MU - Bud Sasser 1 pass from Maty Mauk (Andrew Baggett kick), 10-75, 4:00, UA 21, MU 10

4:37 MU - Andrew Baggett 33 FG, 9-65, 3:25, UA 21, MU 13

4th: 14:55 UA - Christion Jones 6 pass from Blake Sims (Adam Grifth kick), 10-64, 4:34, UA 28, MU 13

7:38 UA - Derrick Henry 26 run (Adam Grifth kick), 8-90, 4:37, UA 35, MU 13

3:38 UA - Derrick Henry 1 run (Adam Grifth kick), 5-62, 2:46, UA 42, MU 13

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS

Rushing: UA - Derrick Henry 20-141-2, T.J. Yeldon 14-47-2, Tyren Jones 3-26, Blake Sims 9-19,

Amari Cooper 1-9, Jalston Fowler 1-2. MU - Rus Hansbrough 13-21, Marcus Murphy 7-20, Ish

Witter 1-1, Maty Mauk 2-(-1).

Passing: UA - Blake Sims 23-27-0-262-2. MU - Maty Mauk 16-34-0-272-1.

Receiving: UA - Amari Cooper 12-83, DeAndrew White 4-101-1, Christion Jones 3-40-1, O.J.

Howard 2-20, Jalston Fowler 1-13, Brian Fogler 1-5. MU - Jimmie Hunt 6-169, Bud Sasser 5-31-1,

Darius White 3-56, Marcus Murphy 1-11, Sean Culkin 1-5.

Interceptions: UA - None. MU - None.

Fumbles: UA - Blake Sims 2-0; Team 1-0. MU - Darius White 1-1; Team 1-0.

2015 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

ALABAMA 29, FLORIDA 15

Derrick Henry rushed for 189 bruising yards and second-ranked Ala-

bama defeated No

. 18 Florida 29-15 in the 2015 SEC Championship

Game .

The Crimson Tide held the Gators to just three yards of offense in the

second and third quarters .

Florida briefly grabbed a 7-2 lead on Antonio Callaway’s 85-yard punt return for a

touchdown early in the second quarter, but Alabama took control from there .

Henry came into the game as a Heisman favorite and finished with a staggering 44 car

ries against one of the nation’s top defenses to earn MVP honors

. He put Alabama ahead

to stay on a 2-yard run late in the first half, and looked as fresh at the end of the game as

he did at the beginning, carrying the ball right to the final seconds .

Henry tied the SEC record for touchdowns in a season (23) and eclipsed Herschel

Walker’s 34-year-old conference mark for rushing yards in a year with 1,986 .

The expected defensive slugfest — both teams were among the nation’s leaders in

numerous categories -- played out in the first half, though Alabama clearly had the

superior team . The Tide led just 12-7 at the break, scoring a safety off a blocked punt,

settling for a field goal after a long drive, and turning it over deep in Florida territory .

The Tide complemented its pound-and-ground offense with a couple of huge passing

plays . Calvin Ridley leaped between two Florida defenders to pull down a 55-yard pass

at the Florida 2, setting up Henry’s touchdown . ArDarius Stewart made an even more

spectacular grab in the third quarter, going up in traffic to snare a 32-yard scoring pass

before flipping to the turf on his head .

SCORING SUMMARY

Florida 0 7 0 8 = 15

Alabama 2 10 10 7 = 29

1st 9:05 UA - Team Safety, UA 2, UF 0

2nd 11:53 UF - Antonio Callaway 85 Yd Punt Return (Neil MacInnes kick), 3-2, 1:17, UF 7, UA 2

5:45 UA - Adam Griffith 28 FG, 14-64, 6:08, UF 7, UA 5

2:26 UA - Derrick Henry 2 run, 3-58, 1:02 (Adam Griffith kick), UA 12, UF 7

3rd 8:04 UA - Adam Griffith 30 FG, 12-65, 6:56, UA 15, UF 7

2:49 UA - ArDarius Stewart 32 pass from Jake Coker (Adam Griffith kick), 10-81, 4:47, UA 22, UF 7

4th 8:50 UA - Richard Mullaney 9 pass from Jake Coker (Adam Griffith kick), 9-58, 4:26, UA

29, UF 7

5:02 UF - C.J. Worton 46 pass from Treon Harris (Harris run for 2-pt conv.), 3-81, 0:59, UA

29, UF 15

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS

RUSHING: UF - Kelvin Taylor 7-8, Jordan Cronkrite 2-8, Jordan Scarlett 1-3, Treon Harris 11-

(-4). UA - Derrick Henry 44-189-1, Jake Coker 8-23, Kenyan Drake 4-14, ArDarius Stewart

1-5, Calvin Ridley 1-2.

PASSING: UF - Treon Harris 9-24-0-165-1. UA - Jake Coker 18-26-0-204-2.

RECEIVING: UF - Jake McGee 3-43, Valdez Showers 2-22, Antonio Callaway 1-46, C.J. Worton

1-46-1, DeAndre Goolsby 1-15, Treon Harris 1-(-7). UA - Calvin Ridley 8-102, ArDarius

Stewart 4-64-1, Richard Mullaney 3-22-1, Kenyan Drake 3-16.

INTERCEPTIONS: UF - None. UA - Marlon Humphrey 1-(-1)

FUMBLES: UF - Antoino Callaway 1-0; UA - Jake Coker 1-0, Derrick Henry 1-1.

2016 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

ALABAMA 54, FLORIDA 16

Alabama unleashed all its weapons against the Florida Gators,

scoring off an interception and a blocked punt in the first half, snuffing

out their last gasp with a goal-line stand, and wearing down Florida at

the end with a dominant running game in a 54-16 victory at the Geor

gia Dome

The Crimson Tide bolted to a 16-9 lead in the first quarter, despite being held to mi-

nus-7 yards and no first downs

. Minkah Fitzpatrick returned an interception 44 yards

for a touchdown, and Josh Jacobs went 27 yards for a score with a blocked punt . A field

goal was set up by another pick — one of three thrown by Florida quarterback Austin

Appleby in the first half . The Tide led 33-16 at halftime and iced the victory with scoring

drives of 98 and 91 yards, sparked by a goal-line stand that finished off the last gasp by

the Gators (8-4, No . 15 CFP) .

The Gators marched the length of the field on their opening possession, the first

touchdown given up by the Tide in more than 17 quarters . They had another long TD

drive near the end of the first half to give themselves a glimmer of hope .

The last of those hard times came when Florida drove to the Crimson Tide 1 in the

third quarter . Jordan Scarlett attempted to leap over the line on third-and-goal, but he

never got off the ground . Appleby then threw incomplete in the back of the end zone on

fourth down, giving the Tide all the momentum .

Alabama finished with 174 yards rushing in the second half . The bulk of the carries

went to bruising sophomore Bo Scarbrough, who had two short touchdown runs and

finished with 91 yards on 11 carries .

SCORING SUMMARY

Alabama 16 17 7 14 = 54

Florida 9 7 0 0 = 16

1st 9:51 UF - Antonio Callaway 5 yd pass from Austin Appleby (Eddy Pineiro kick), UF 7, UA 0

6:58 UA - Adam Griffith 31 yd field goal, UF 7, UA 3

5:06 UA - Minkah Fitzpatrick 44 yd interception return (Adam Griffith kick), UA 10, UF 7

1:42 UA - Josh Jacobs 27 yd blocked punt return (Adam Griffith kick blocked), UA 16, UF 7

1:42 UF - David Reese PAT return, UA 16, UF 9

2nd 11:55 UA - Gehrig Dieter 6 yd pass from Jalen Hurts (Adam Griffith kick), UA 23, UF 9

6:27 UA - Adam Griffith 25 yd field goal, UA 26, UF 9

3:47 UA - Josh Jacobs 6 yd run (Adam Griffith kick), UA 33, UF 9

00:19 UF - DeAndre Goolsby 25 yd pass from Austin Appleby (Eddy Pineiro kick), UA 33, UF 16

3rd 3:32 UA - Bo Scarbrough 2 yd run (Adam Griffith kick), UA 40, UF 16

4th 9:15 UA - Bo Scarbrough 1 yd run (Adam Griffith kick), UA 47, UF 16

3:48 UA - Derrick Gore 10 yd run (Andy Pappanastos kick), UA 54, UF 16

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS

RUSHING: UA - Bo Scarbrough 11-91, Damien Harris 8-86, Josh Jacobs 6-35, Derrick

Gore 4-21. UF - Jordan Scarlett 11-17, Mark Thompson 5-16, Lamical Perine 3-8,

Jordan Cronkite 1-2.

PASSING: UA - Jalen Hurts 11-20-1-138-0. UF - Austin Appleby 26-39-2-261-3.

RECEIVING: UA - Calvin Ridley 4-43, ArDarius Stewart 3-42, O.J. Howard 2-41, Josh

Jacobs 1-6. UF Brandon Powell 9-59, DeAndre Goolsby 7-91, Antonio Callaway

6-63, C’yontai Lewis 2-10.

INTERCEPTIONS: UA - Minkah Fitzpatrick 1-44, Tony Brown 1-0, Raekwon Davis 1-40.

UF - none.

FUMBLES: UA - Jalen Hurts 1-0. UF - Chris Thompson 1-0.

2017 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

GEORGIA 28, AUBURN 7

Roquan Smith came up with two crucial turnovers, freshman Jake

Fromm threw a pair of touchdown passes and Georgia claimed a 28-7 vic

tory over Auburn in the 2017 Southeastern Conference Championship

Game - the first held at the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium .

The game was largely a defensive struggle, but Fromm was efficient

in completing 16 of 22 attempts for 183 yards and two touchdowns . The Bulldogs also rushed

for 238 yards .

Auburn junior running back Kerryon Johnson played even though he suffered a shoulder

injury in the Iron Bowl; however, he wasn’t the same, as he finished with 44 rushing yards on

13 carries . Georgia’s victory gave the Bulldogs their first SEC championship since 2005 .

Although Georgia outplayed Auburn for much of the game, the Bulldogs were penalized

seven times for 91 yards, which helped keep things close . Ultimately, Georgia outgained Au

burn 421-259 and won the turnover battle 2-0

The turning point of the night occurred early in the second quarter when Auburn was in

the Georgia red zone and driving to take a two-score lead . Georgia linebacker Davin Bellamy

strip-sacked Auburn’s Jarrett Stidham from behind before linebacker Smith recovered the

fumble to kill the drive .

The Bulldogs capitalized on that change of momentum by going 83 yards on the ensuing

drive and finishing with a two-yard touchdown from Fromm to Isaac Nauta to help tie the

game at 7-7 . Georgia converted a short field goal on its next possession and entered the locker

room with a 10-7 advantage .

The Bulldogs extended the lead to 13-7 in the third quarter and began to impose their will

on the Tigers .

Fromm threw a 17-yard touchdown to Terry Godwin and then connected with Godwin

on a two-point attempt to increase the lead to 21-7 . Georgia’s D’Andre Swift later broke off a

64-yard touchdown run .

SCORING SUMMARY

Georgia 0 10 3 15 = 28

Auburn 7 0 0 0 = 7

1st: 9:54 AU - Nate Craig-Myers 6 Yd pass from Jarrett Stidham (Daniel Carlson Kick), AU 7, UG 0

2nd: 10:14 UG - Isaac Nauta 2 Yd pass from Jake Fromm (Rodrigo Blankenship Kick), AU 7, UG 7

4:59 UG - Rodrigo Blankenship 27 Yd Field Goal, UG 10, AU 7

3rd : 1:26 UG - Rodrigo Blankenship 35 Yd Field Goal, UG 13, AU 7

4th : 13:06 UG - Terry Godwin 7 Yd pass from Jake Fromm (Jake Fromm Pass to Terry Godwin for

Two-Point Conversion), UG 21, AU 7

10:34 UG - D’Andre Swift 64 Yd Run (Rodrigo Blankenship Kick), UG 28. AU 7

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS

Rushing: UG - D’Andre Swift 7-88, Nick Chubb 13-77, Sony Michel 7-45, Brian Herren 2-16, E.

Holyeld 5-9, Mecole Hardman 1-4, Jake Fromm 3-4, Team 3-(-5). AU - Kerryon Johnson 13-44,

Jarrett Stidham 9-25, Kam Martin 4-20, Eli Stove 3-19, Malik Miller 2-6.

Passing: UG - Jake Fromm 16-for-22, 183 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT. AU - Jarrett Stidham 16-for-32, 145 yds,

1 TD, 0 INT.

Receiving: UG - Terry Godwin 5-48, Mecole Hardman 4-67, D’Andre Swift 3-17, Sony Michel 2-38,

Nick Chubb 1-11, Isaac Nauta 1-2. AU - Ryan Davis 7-65, Darius Slayton 2-14, Kerryon Johnson

2-1, Eli Stove 1-26, Chandler Cox 1-21, Malik Miller 1-11, Nate Craig-Myers 1-6, Devan Barrett

1-1.

Interceptions: None.

Fumbles: UG - Sony Michel 1-0. AU - Jarrett Stidham 1-1, Kerryon Johnson 1-1.

2018 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

ALABAMA 35, GEORGIA 28

Jalen Hurts came off the bench to pass for one touchdown and run

for another in the fourth quarter, rallying No . 1 Alabama to a 35-28 win

over No . 4 Georgia for the Southeastern Conference title .

It was a stunning twist on the scenario that played out less than 11

months earlier on the very same field when Tua Tagovailoa replaced Hurts

at the start of the second half with Alabama trailing Georgia in the CFP title game .

This time, Tagovailoa had to be helped off the field with just over 11 minutes remaining

after one of his own linemen stepped on the quarterback’s right ankle as he attempted to

throw . Hurts calmly guided the Crimson Tide to the game-tying touchdown with a 10-yard

pass to Jerry Jeudy .

After Georgia was stuffed on a fake punt near midfield, Hurts took matters into his own

hands for the winning score . Spotting an opening up the middle, he took off on a 15-yard TD

run with 1:04 remaining . Georgia picked off Tagovailoa twice, and the Alabama quarterback

spent much of his spare time in the medical tent and was largely ineffective as the Bulldogs

built a pair of two-touchdown leads . Hurts completed 7 of 9 passes for 82 yards, to go along

with five carries for 28 yards in less than a quarter of action .

Georgia sophomore Jake Fromm threw for 301 yards and three touchdowns, while Tago-

vailoa was only 10 of 25 for 164 yards .

The Alabama QB did spark the comeback with a short pass to Jaylen Waddle that resulted in

a 51-yard touchdown late in the third quarter, cutting Georgia’s lead to 28-21 .

Alabama’s Josh Jacobs rushed for 83 yards and a pair of scores to earn MVP honors .

SCORING SUMMARY

Alabama 0 14 7 14 = 35

Georgia 7 14 7 0 = 28

1st

3:08 UG - Isaac Nauta 20 Yd pass from Jake Fromm (Rodrigo Blankenship Kick), UG 7, UA 0

2nd 14:56 UA - Josh Jacobs 1 Yd Run (Joseph Bulovas Kick), UG 7, UA 7

7:31 UG - D’Andre Swift 9 Yd Run (Rodrigo Blankenship Kick), UG 14, UA 7

4:05 UG - D’Andre Swift 11 Yd pass from Jake Fromm (Rodrigo Blankenship Kick), UG 21, UA 7

2:18 UA - Josh Jacobs Recovered Fumble In End Zone (Joseph Bulovas Kick), UG 21, UA 14

3rd

12:39 UG - Riley Ridley 23 Yd pass from Jake Fromm (Rodrigo Blankenship Kick), UG 28, UA 14

3:02 UA - Jaylen Waddle 51 Yd pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Joseph Bulovas Kick), UG 28, UA 21

4th 5:19 UA - Jerry Jeudy 10 Yd pass from Jalen Hurts (Joseph Bulovas Kick), UG 28, UA 28

1:04 UA - Jalen Hurts 15 Yd Run (Joseph Bulovas Kick), UA 35, UG 28

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS

RUSHING: UA - Josh Jacobs 8-83, Damien Harris 9-52, Jalen Hurts 5-28, Najee Harris 4-15, Tua

Tagovailoa 3-(-21). UG - D’Andre Swift 16-75, E. Holyeld 14-60, Jayson Stanley 1-12, Justin

Fields 3-6, Tyler Simmons 1-2, Jake Fromm 4-(-2).

PASSING: UA - Tua Tagovailoa 10-for-25, 164 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT; Jalen Hurts 7-for-9, 82 yards, 1 TD,

0 INT. UG - Jake Fromm 25-for-39, 301 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT; Justin Fields 0-for-1.

RECEIVING: UA - Jaylen Waddle 4-113, Henry Ruggs III 3-49, Irv Smith Jr. 3-35, DeVonta Smith 3-26,

Jerry Jeudy 3-24, Damien Harris 1-(-1). UG - D’Andre Swift 6-63, Riley Ridley 5-59, Isaac Nauta

4-81, Terry Godwin 3-24, J. Holloman 2-37, Charlie Woerner 2-12, Mecole Hardman 1-10, Tyler

Simmons 1-8, James Cook 1-7.

INTERCEPTIONS: UG - J.R. Reed 1-0, R. LeCounte 1-29.

FUMBLES: UA - Josh Jacobs 1-0, Jerry Jeudy 1-0. UG - Mecole Hardman 1-0.

2019 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

LSU 37, GEORGIA 10

No . 1 LSU locked up a spot in the College Football Playoff for the

first time, beating No . 4 Georgia 37-10 in the Southeastern Conference

Championship Game .

Joe Burrow threw for 349 yards and four touchdowns for the Tigers .

He was the Tigers’ second-leading rusher with 41 yards on 11 carries, often

leaving the Bulldogs grasping at air as he twirled this way and that . He even caught a pass on

a ball that was batted down at the line and wound up his arms, taking off for a 16-yard gain .

The Heisman-worthy moment came late in the third quarter . With Georgia bringing the

heat, Burrow spun to his left to get away from lineman Travon Walker, whirled back to his

right to send Walker sprawling to the turf, then delivered a pass on the run while sprinting

toward the LSU sideline with another defender in hot pursuit .

Justin Jefferson hauled in the throw just beyond midfield and took off down to the Bull-

dogs 9 for a 71-yard play . Three plays later, Burrow delivered his third TD pass of the game,

hooking up with Terrace Marshall Jr ., on a 4-yard touchdown pass that essentially finished off

the Bulldogs .

Georgia quarterback Jake Fromm was 20-for-42 with 225 yards with a touchdown and

two interceptions .

SCORING SUMMARY

Georgia 0 3 0 7 = 10

LSU 14 3 17 3 = 37

1st 9:09 LS - Ja’Marr Chase 23 yd pass from Joe Burrow (Cade York kick), LS 7, UG 0

0:12 LS - Terrace Marshall 7 yd pass from Joe Burrow (Cade York kick), LS 14, UG 0

2nd 11:28 UG - Rodrigo Blankenship 39 yd field goal, LS 14, UG 3

2:22 LS - Cade York 41 yd field goal, LS 17, UG 3

3rd 8:20 LS - Cade York 28 yd field goal, LS 20, UG 3

2:18 LS - Terrace Marshall 4 yd pass from Joe Burrow (Cade York kick), LS 27, UG 3

0:45 LS - Justin Jefferson 8 yd pass from Joe Burrow (Cade York kick), LS 34, UG 3

4th 11:41 UG - George Pickens 2 yd pass from Jake Fromm (Rodrigo Blankenship kick), LS 34, UG 10

7:41 LS - Cade York 50 yd field goal, LS 37, UG 10

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS

Rushing: UG - Brian Herrien 8-24, James Cook 5-23, D’Andre Swift 2-13, Zamir White 5-5, Jake

Fromm 5-(-4). LS - Clyde Edwards-Helaire 15-57, Joe Burrow 11-41, Chris Curry 5-26, Ty Davis-

Price 4-10, Team 1(-2).

Passing: UG - Jake Fromm 20-for-42, 225 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT; Stetson Bennett 0-1, 0 yards, 0 TD, 0

INT. LS - Joe Burrow 28-for-38, 349 yards, 4 TD, 0 INT

Receiving: UG - George Pickens 4-54, Demetrius Robinson 4-52, Tyler Simmons 3-40, Brian Herrien

3-23, D’Andre Swift 3-18, Charlie Woerner 1-16, James Cook 1-11, Dominick Blaylock 1-11. LS

- Justin Jefferson 7-115, Clyde Edwards-Helaire 7-61, Terrace Marshall 5-89, Ja’Marr Chase 3-41,

Thaddaeus Moss 2-12, Derrick Dillon 2-11, Joe Burrow 1-16, Racey McMath 1-4.

Interceptions: LS - Derek Stingley 2-17.

2020 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

ALABAMA 52, FLORIDA 46

Najee Harris rushed for 178 yards and scored five touchdowns, Mac Jones

threw for 418 yards and five TDs, DeVonta Smith hauled in 15 receptions

for 184 yards and two scores, and it was just enough to send No . 1 Alabama

to the College Football Playoff with a perfect record, holding off No . 11

Florida in a 52-46 shootout for the Southeastern Conference champion-

ship .

After trailing 35-17 at halftime, Florida made a game of it with a pair of third-quarter

scores . And the Gators fought to the bitter end, adding two more TDs in the fourth period

before the clock hit zero .

Harris, the game’s MVP, essentially established residency in the Mercedes-Benz Stadium

end zones . The senior running back had 31 bruising carries, scoring on plays of 8 and 1 yards

and leaping like a hurdler over a defender who tried to go low on a 19-yard run .

SCORING SUMMARY

Alabama 14 21 0 17 = 52

Florida 10 7 14 15 = 46

1st 12:20 UA - Najee Harris 8 yd run ( Will Reichard kick ) UA 7, UF 0

10:05 UF - K. Toney 51 yd pass from K. Trask ( E. McPherson kick), UA 7, UF 7

6:07 UA - DeVonta Smith 31 yd pass from Mac Jones ( Will Reichard kick), UA 14, UF 7

1:57 UF - E. McPherson 40 yd field goal, UA 14, UF 10

2nd 11:27 UA - Najee Harris 7 yd pass from Mac Jones ( Will Reichard kick), UA 21, UF 10

2:28 UA - Najee Harris 23 yd pass from Mac Jones ( Will Reichard kick), UA 28, UF 10

1:09 UF - K. Trask 1 yd run (E. McPherson kick), UA 28, UF 17

0:06 UA - Najee Harris 17 yd pass from Mac Jones ( Will Reichard kick), UA 35, UF 17

3rd 13:25 UF - T. Grimes 50 yd pass from K. Trask (E. McPherson kick), UA 35, UF 24

0:18 UF - N. Wright 3 yd run ( E. McPherson kick), UA 35, UF 31

4th 11:29 UA - Najee Harris 1 yd run (Will Reichard kick), UA 42, UF 31

9:53 UA - Will Reichard 20 yd field goal, UA 45, UF 31

6:33 UF - D. Pierce 1 yd run (E. McPherson kick), UA 45, UF 38

4:59 UA - DeVonta Smith 15 yd pass from Mac Jones ( Will Reichard kick), UA 52, UF 38

2:07 UF - K. Pitts 22 yd pass from K. Trask (K. Trask rush), UA 52, UF 46

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS

RUSHING: Alabama-Najee Harris 31-178; B. Robinson Jr. 4-19; M. Forristall 1-1; J. Billingsley

1-minus 3; Mac Jones 3-minus 8. Florida-E. Jones 2-24; K. Toney 2-15; N. Wright 4-11; M. Davis

1-2; D. Pierce 2-2; K. Trask 15-0.

PASSING: Alabama-Mac Jones 33-43-1-418. Florida-K. Trask 26-40-0-408.

RECEIVING: Alabama-DeVonta Smith 15-184; Najee Harris 5-67; John Metchie 4-62; M. Forristall

3-20; Slade Bolden 2-40; J. Billingsley 2-29; Xavier Williams 1-12; Major Tennison 1-4. Florida-K.

Toney 8-153; K. Pitts 7-129; T. Grimes 4-78; N. Wright 3-27; M. Davis 2-15; J. Copeland 2-6.

INTERCEPTIONS: Alabama-None. Florida-T. Dean 1-19.

FUMBLES: Alabama-None. Florida-K. Trask 2-1; M. Davis 1-0; J. Copeland 1-0; T. Dean 1-1.

2021 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

ALABAMA 41, GEORGIA 24

Bryce Young threw for three touchdowns and ran for another as fourth-

ranked Alabama (12-1) defeated No . 1 Georgia 41-24 in the Southeast-

ern Conference Championship Game

. Young set an SEC championship

records with 421 yards passing and 461 yards of total offense .

Georgia had (12-1) cruised through the regular season, barely

challenged and a unanimous choice as the nation’s No . 1 team for the past two months .

The Bulldogs boasted a defensive unit that had allowed only 6 .9 points a game . Young

earned game MVP honors, bolstering his Heisman Trophy resume .

Alabama (12-1) had six offensive scoring drives — five covering at least 75

yards, the other 62 — and finished with a staggering 536 yards against a team that was

giving up just under 231 per game .

The Tide’s defense wasn’t too shabby, either, essentially sealing the victory

with Jordan Battle’s 42-yard interception return to the end zone with about 12 minutes

remaining .

Georgia’s Stetson Bennett threw for 340 yards and three touchdowns, but he

also had two crucial picks . Freshman Brock Bowers made 10 catches for 139 yards .

SCORING SUMMARY

Georgia 3 14 0 7 = 24

Alabama 0 24 7 10 = 41

1st 6:01 UG - J.Podlesny 38 yd FG, UG 3, UA 0

2nd 14:56 UG -

D.Washington 5 yd pass from S.Bennett (J.Podlesny kick), UG 10, UA 0

2nd 14:12 UA - J.Williams 67 yd pass from B.Young (W.Reichard kick), UG 10, UA 7

2nd 9:46 UA - J.Metchie 13 yd pass from B.Young (W.Reichard kick), UA 14, UG 10

2nd 3:28 UA - W.Reichard 33 yd FG, UA 17, UG 10

2nd 2:06 UG -

L. McConkey 32 yd pass from S.Bennett (J.Podlesny kick), UA 17, UG 17

2nd 00:26 UA - B.Young 11 yd rush (W.Reichard kick), UA 24, UG 17

3rd 13:10

UA - J.Williams 55 yd pass from B.Young (W.Reichard kick), UA 31, UG 17

4th 11:59 UA - J.Battle 42 yd interception return (W.Reichard kick), UA 38, UG 17

4th 9:42 UG - B.Bowers 18 yd pass from S.Bennett (J.Podlesny kick), UA 38, UG 24

4th 1:59 UA - W.Reichard 41 yd FG, UA 41, UG 24

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS

Rushing: Georgia - James Cook 11-38; Kenny McIntosh 4-32; Zamir White 7-27; Stetson Bennett

7-11; Brock Bowers 1-1. Alabama - Brian Robinson Jr. 16-55; Bryce Young 3-40, TD; Trey Sanders

6-21; TEAM 1-(-1).

Passing: Georgia - Stetson Bennett 29-for-48, 3 TD, 2 INT, 340 yards; Alabama - Bryce Young 26-for-

44, 3 TD, 0 INT, 421 yards.

Receiving: Georgia - Brock Bowers 10-139, TD; James Cook 4-28; Jermaine Burton 3-36; George

Pickens 2-41; Ladd McConley 2-35, TD; Zamir White 2-17; Kenny McIntosh 2-5; John Fitzpatrick

1-22; Adonai Mitchell 1-8; Darnell Washington 1-5; Kearis Jackson 1-4. Alabama - Jameson

Williams 7-184, 2 TD; John Metchie 6-97, TD; Slade Bolden 5-54; Jahleel Billingsley 2-27;

Traeshon Holden 2-21; Brian Robinson Jr. 2-16; Cameron Latu 1-13; Ja’Corey Brooks 1-9.

Interceptions: Georgia - None. Alabama - DeMarcco Hellams 1-3; Jordan Battle 1-42.