1992 SEC Championship Game

1992 SEC Championship Game
Conference Championship.
File:1992SECChamplogo.png 1992 SEC Championship logo.
Alabama Crimson Tide Florida Gators (11–0) (8–3) 28 21 Head coach:  Gene Stallings Head coach:  Steve Spurrier AP Coaches 2 2 AP Coaches 12 15 1 2 3 4 Total University of Alabama 7 7 7 7 28 University of Florida 7 0 7 7 21
Date	December 5, 1992
Season	1992
Stadium	Legion Field
Location	Birmingham, Alabama
MVP	CB Antonio Langham, Alabama
Favorite	Alabama by 10
Attendance	83,091
United States TV coverage
Network	ABC
Nielsen ratings	9.8
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1992 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Eastern Division
#10/11 Florida xy	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
#8/8 Georgia x	6	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#12/12 Tennessee	5	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
South Carolina	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Vanderbilt	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Western Division
#1/1 Alabama xy†	8	–	0	–	0			13	–	0	–	0
#16/16 Ole Miss	5	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
#23 Mississippi State	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Arkansas	3	–	4	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
Auburn	2	–	5	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
LSU	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Championship:Alabama 28, Florida 21
† – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992 SEC Championship Game was played on December 5, 1992 at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. The game was the inaugural championship game and determined the 1992 football champion of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Alabama Crimson Tide, winners of the Western division of the SEC, defeated the Florida Gators, who won the Eastern division, by a score of 28-21. The SEC was the first conference in college football to have a conference championship game. Five other conferences currently have conference championship games (Big 10, ACC, Pac-12, CUSA, & MAC).

Following the game, Alabama would advance to the Sugar Bowl where they would defeat the Miami Hurricanes in winning the program's 12th national championship. Florida would advance to the Gator Bowl where they would defeat the North Carolina State Wolfpack.

Game summary

Alabama played Florida in the first SEC Championship Game on December 5, 1992. The Gators scored first on an Errict Rhett 5-yard touchdown run to lead 7–0. The Tide would respond in scoring the next 21 points. Their first points would come later in the first on a Derrick Lassic 3-yard touchdown run to tie the game at 7–7. In the second quarter, Curtis Brown would score on a 30-yard touchdown reception from Jay Barker to take a 14–7 lead at the half.

Alabama would further extend their lead to 21–7 in the third on a 15-yard Derrick Lassic touchdown run. Down by 14, the Gators would respond with a pair of touchdowns, tying the game at 21 midway through the fourth quarter. Willie Jackson would score first on a 4-yard touchdown reception on a pass from Shane Matthews late in the third, and Errict Rhett would knot the game at 21 with just over eight minutes remaining in the contest. With momentum in the favor of the Gators, with just over 3:00 remaining in the game, Antonio Langham would return a Matthews interception 21-yards for a touchdown in providing the final 28–21 margin.

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring Information Score Plays Yards TOP Florida Alabama 1 10:03 Florida Errict Rhett 5-yard touchdown run, kick good 7 0 1 5:07 Alabama Derrick Lassic 3-yard touchdown run, Michael Proctor kick good 7 7 2 4:19 Alabama Curtis Brown 30-yard touchdown reception from Jay Barker, Michael Proctor kick good 7 14 3 5:14 Alabama Derrick Lassic 15-yard touchdown run, Michael Proctor kick good 7 21 3 1:21 Florida Willie Jackson 4-yard touchdown reception from Shane Matthews, kick good 14 21 4 8:01 Florida Errict Rhett 1-yard touchdown run, kick good 21 21 4 3:25 0 Alabama 21-yard interception return by Antonio Langham, Michael Proctor kick good 21 28 "TOP" = Time of Possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 21 28

See also

• List of historically significant college football games

External links

• Recap of the 1992 SEC Championship game at SECSports.com

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