1997 SEC Championship Game

1997 SEC Championship Game
Conference Championship
1997 SEC Championship logo.
Tennessee Volunteers Auburn Tigers (10–1) (9–2) 30 29 Head coach:  Phillip Fulmer Head coach:  Terry Bowden AP Coaches 3 3 AP Coaches 11 11
1 2 3 4 Total Tennessee 7 3 13 7 30 Auburn 13 7 9 0 29
Date	December 6, 1997
Season	1997
Stadium	Georgia Dome
Location	Atlanta, Georgia
MVP	QB Peyton Manning, Tennessee
Favorite	Tennessee by 7[1]
Attendance	74,896
United States TV coverage
Network	ABC
Announcers	Keith Jackson play-by-play Bob Griese color

1997 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
#7 Tennessee x$		7	–	1					11	–	2
#10 Georgia		6	–	2					10	–	2
#4 Florida		6	–	2					10	–	2
South Carolina		3	–	5					5	–	6
Kentucky		2	–	6					5	–	6
Vanderbilt		0	–	8					3	–	8
Western Division
#11 Auburn xy		6	–	2					10	–	3
#13 LSU x		6	–	2					9	–	3
#22 Ole Miss		4	–	4					8	–	4
Mississippi State		4	–	4					7	–	4
Alabama		2	–	6					4	–	7
Arkansas		2	–	6					4	–	7
Championship: Tennessee 30, Auburn 29
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 SEC Championship Game was won by the Tennessee Volunteers 30-29 over the Auburn Tigers. The game was played in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia on December 6, 1997 and was televised to a national audience on ABC.

References

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

External links

• Recap of the game from SECsports.com