1996 SEC Championship Game

1996 SEC Championship Game
Conference Championship
1996 SEC Championship logo.
1234 Total
Alabama 77142 30
Florida 618147 45
DateDecember 7, 1996
Season1996
StadiumGeorgia Dome
LocationAtlanta, Georgia
MVPQB Danny Wuerffel, Florida
FavoriteFlorida by 14½[1]
RefereeAster Sizemore
Attendance74,132
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC
Nielsen ratings7.0
SEC Championship Game
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1996 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. 1 Florida x$   8 0     12 1  
No. 9 Tennessee   7 1     10 2  
South Carolina   4 4     6 5  
Kentucky   3 5     4 7  
Georgia   3 5     5 6  
Vanderbilt   0 8     2 9  
Western Division
No. 11 Alabama xy   6 2     10 3  
No. 12 LSU x   6 2     10 2  
No. 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.

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