2012 SEC Championship Game

For the SEC men's basketball championship of the same year, see 2012 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament.

2012 SEC Championship Game
Conference Championship
File:2012 SEC Football Championship Game Logo.png 2012 SEC Championship Logo
Alabama Crimson Tide Georgia Bulldogs (11–1) (11–1) 32 28 Head coach:  Nick Saban Head coach:  Mark Richt AP Coaches BCS 2 2 2 AP Coaches BCS 3 3 3 1 2 3 4 Total University of Alabama 0 10 8 14 32 University of Georgia 0 7 14 7 28
Date	December 1, 2012
Season	2012
Stadium	Georgia Dome
Location	Atlanta, Georgia
MVP	RB Eddie Lacy, Alabama
Favorite	Alabama by 7½
Referee	Tom Ritter
Halftime show	Dr Pepper $100,000 Tuition Throw
Attendance	75,624
United States TV coverage
Network	CBS
Announcers:	Verne Lundquist play-by-play Gary Danielson color Tracy Wolfson sideline
Nielsen ratings	16.2 million viewers
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2012 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
Florida		0	–	0					0	–	0
Georgia		0	–	0					0	–	0
Kentucky		0	–	0					0	–	0
Missouri		0	–	0					0	–	0
South Carolina		0	–	0					0	–	0
Tennessee		0	–	0					0	–	0
Vanderbilt		0	–	0					0	–	0
Western Division
Alabama		0	–	0					0	–	0
Arkansas		0	–	0					0	–	0
Auburn		0	–	0					0	–	0
LSU		0	–	0					0	–	0
Mississippi State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Ole Miss		0	–	0					0	–	0
Texas A&M		0	–	0					0	–	0
Championship: December 1, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 SEC Championship Game was played on December 1, 2012, in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia, and determined the 2012 football champion of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The game featured the Georgia Bulldogs, winners of the SEC Eastern Division vs the Alabama Crimson Tide, the winner of the SEC Western Division.

Georgia was the designated "home" team. The game was televised by CBS Sports for the twelfth straight season. Kickoff was scheduled at 4:00 (EST). Alabama won the game 32-28 improving their record to 4-4 in the title game. Alabama's Eddie Lacy was named MVP after rushing for 181 yards and two touchdowns. The game at the time was the most watched college football game of 2012 (minus the BCS National Title Game on January 7, 2013) with the game receiving a 10.1 share or 21.0 million viewers tuned in.

Notes

This was Alabama's 8th appearance in the title game. The previous seven appearances were all against the Florida Gators. This was Georgia's 5th appearance and second consecutive SEC Championship game. This was the first meeting between the schools since 2008. Since 2006, the winner of this game has played in the BCS National Championship Game six straight times with a record of 6-1 (LSU was defeated by fellow SEC member Alabama following winning the 2011 SEC Championship game).