1996 SEC Championship Game

1996 SEC Championship Game
Conference Championship
File:1996SECChamplogo.png 1996 SEC Championship logo.
Alabama Crimson Tide Florida Gators (9–2) (10–1) 30 45 Head coach:  Gene Stallings Head coach:  Steve Spurrier AP Coaches 11 11 AP Coaches 4 4 1 2 3 4 Total University of Alabama 7 7 14 2 30 University of Florida 6 18 14 7 45
Date	December 7, 1996
Season	1996
Stadium	Georgia Dome
Location	Atlanta, Georgia
MVP	QB Danny Wuerffel, Florida
Favorite	Florida by 14½
Referee	Aster "Cat" Sizemore
Attendance	74,132
United States TV coverage
Network	ABC
Nielsen ratings	7.0
SEC Championship Game  < 1995  1997 >

1996 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
#1 Florida x†		8	–	0					12	–	1
#9 Tennessee		7	–	1					10	–	2
South Carolina		4	–	4					6	–	5
Georgia		3	–	5					5	–	6
Kentucky		3	–	5					4	–	7
Vanderbilt		0	–	8					2	–	9
Western Division
#11 Alabama xy		6	–	2					10	–	3
#12 LSU x		6	–	2					10	–	2
#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.

External links

• Recap of the game from SECsports.com
• Game review from RollTide.com

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