1996 SEC Championship Game

1996 SEC Championship Game
Conference Championship
1996 SEC Championship logo.
Alabama Crimson Tide Florida Gators
(9–2) (10–1)
30 45
Head coach: 
Gene Stallings		 Head coach: 
Steve Spurrier
APCoaches
1111
APCoaches
44
1234 Total
Alabama 77142 30
Florida 618147 45
Date December 7, 1996
Season 1996
Stadium Georgia Dome
Location Atlanta, Georgia
MVP QB Danny Wuerffel, Florida
Favorite Florida by 14½[1]
Referee Aster "Cat" Sizemore
Attendance 74,132
United States TV coverage
Network ABC
Nielsen ratings 7.0
1996 SEC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Eastern Division
No. 1 Florida x$  8 –0     12 –1  
No. 9 Tennessee  7 –1     10 –2  
South Carolina  4 –4     6 –5  
Kentucky  3 –5     4 –7  
Georgia  3 –5     5 –6  
Vanderbilt  0 –8     2 –9  
Western Division
No. 11 Alabama xy  6 –2     10 –3  
No. 12 LSU x  6 –2     10 –2  
No. 24 Auburn  4 –4     8 –4  
Mississippi State  3 –5     5 –6  
Ole Miss  2 –6     5 –6  
Arkansas  2 –6     4 –7  
Championship: Florida 45, Alabama 30
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 SEC Championship Game was won by the Florida Gators 45-30 over the Alabama Crimson Tide. The game was played in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia, on December 7, 1996, and was televised to a national audience on ABC.

References

  1. ↑ "SEC Championship History". Retrieved 27 November 2012.
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