No. 5 Georgia and No. 2 Texas will face off in the 2024 SEC Championship Game, which is one of the biggest games of the college football season each year.
Last year, SEC West champion Alabama defeated SEC East champion Georgia 27-24.
Here’s what you need to know for the 2024 game:
- The 2024 SEC Championship Game is at 4:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, December 7, 2024, on ABC.
- The game features the top two teams in the conference standings – No. 5 Georgia and No. 2 Texas. Previously, the SEC East division winner met the SEC West winner. The divisions were eliminated after the 2023 season.
- The 2024 SEC Championship Game will be played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. It is the eighth time the SEC Championship Game has been played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium and the 31st time it has been played in Atlanta.
What is the current status of the SEC?
Click or tap here to see the latest SEC standings. The teams that finish first and second in the conference standings will play for the title. In 2024, Georgia and Texas took the top two spots. Texas finished 7-1 in SEC play, while Georgia finished 6-2. The Bulldogs defeated Tennessee, also 6-2 in the SEC, 31-17.
| School | conference | In total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | W | L | PF | P.A | HOME | AWAY | STRAND | |
| Texas | 7 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 418 | 140 | 6-1 | 4:0 | 5 won |
| Tennessee | 6 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 447 | 167 | 7-0 | 2-2 | 2 won |
| Georgia | 6 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 409 | 246 | 6-0 | 2-2 | 3 won |
| Ole Miss | 5 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 450 | 167 | 6-1 | 3-2 | 1 won |
| Alabama | 5 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 426 | 207 | 7-0 | 2-3 | 1 won |
| South Carolina | 5 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 379 | 214 | 5-2 | 4-1 | 6 won |
| Missouri | 5 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 349 | 241 | 7-0 | 2-3 | 2 won |
| Texas A&M | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 364 | 254 | 5-2 | 2-2 | Lost 2 |
| LSU | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 352 | 285 | 6-1 | 2-2 | 2 won |
| Florida | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 335 | 292 | 5-2 | 2-2 | 3 won |
| Arkansas | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 363 | 299 | 4-3 | 2-2 | Lost 1 |
| Vanderbilt | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 320 | 277 | 4-3 | 2-3 | 3 lost |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 292 | 259 | 5-2 | 1-3 | Lost 1 |
| Auburn | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 333 | 256 | 4-4 | 1-3 | Lost 1 |
| Kentucky | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 247 | 265 | 3-5 | 1-3 | Lost 2 |
| Mississippi State | 0 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 310 | 409 | 2-5 | 0-5 | 3 lost |
Who are the past SEC champions?
Here are the previous winners of the SEC Championship Game, which began in the 1992 season.
Alabama has the most SEC championship game wins with 11. Florida is in second place with seventh.
| season | champion | Second | Score | MVP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Alabama | Florida | 28-21 | CB Antonio Langham, Alabama |
| 1993 | Florida | Alabama | 28-13 | QB Terry Dean, Florida |
| 1994 | Florida | Alabama | 24-23 | DT Ellis Johnson, Florida |
| 1995 | Florida | Arkansas | 24-3 | QB Danny Wuerffel, Florida |
| 1996 | Florida | Alabama | 45-30 | QB Danny Wuerffel, Florida |
| 1997 | Tennessee | Auburn | 30-29 | QB Peyton Manning, Tennessee |
| 1998 | Tennessee | Mississippi State | 24-14 | WR Peerless Price, Tennessee |
| 1999 | Alabama | Florida | 34-7 | WR Freddie Milons, Alabama |
| 2000 | Florida | Auburn | 28-6 | QB Rex Grossman, Florida |
| 2001 | LSU | Tennessee | 31-20 | QB Matt Mauck, LSU |
| 2002 | Georgia | Arkansas | 30-3 | QB David Greene, Georgia |
| 2003 | LSU | Georgia | 34-13 | RB Justin Vincent, LSU |
| 2004 | Auburn | Tennessee | 38-28 | QB Jason Campbell, Auburn |
| 2005 | Georgia | LSU | 34-14 | QB DJ Shockley, Georgia |
| 2006 | Florida | Arkansas | 38-28 | WR Percy Harvin, Florida |
| 2007 | LSU | Tennessee | 21-14 | QB Ryan Perrilloux, LSU |
| 2008 | Florida | Alabama | 31-20 | QB Tim Tebow, Florida |
| 2009 | Alabama | Florida | 32-13 | QB Greg McElroy, Alabama |
| 2010 | Auburn | South Carolina | 56-17 | QB Cam Newton, Auburn |
| 2011 | LSU | Georgia | 42-10 | CB Tyrann Mathieu, LSU |
| 2012 | Alabama | Georgia | 32-28 | RB Eddie Lacy, Alabama |
| 2013 | Auburn | Missouri | 59-42 | RB Tre Mason, Auburnn |
| 2014 | Alabama | Missouri | 42-13 | QB Blake Sims, Alabama |
| 2015 | Alabama | Florida | 29-15 | RB Derrick Henry, Alabama |
| 2016 | Alabama | Florida | 54-16 | LB Reuben Foster, Alabama |
| 2017 | Georgia | Auburn | 28-7 | LB Roquan Smith, Georgia |
| 2018 | Alabama | Georgia | 35-28 | RB Josh Jacobs, Alabama |
| 2019 | LSU | Georgia | 37-10 | QB Joe Burrow, LSU |
| 2020 | Alabama | Florida | 52-46 | RB Najee Harris, Alabama |
| 2021 | Alabama | Georgia | 41-24 | QB Bryce Young, Alabama |
| 2022 | Georgia | LSU | 50-30 | QB Stetson Bennett, Georgia |
| 2023 | Alabama | Georgia | 27-24 | QB Jalen Milroe, Alabama |
