1997 SEC Championship Game

For the SEC men's basketball championship, see 1997 SEC men's basketball tournament.

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
APCoaches
33
APCoaches
1111
1234 Total
Tennessee 73137 30
Auburn 13790 29
DateDecember 6, 1997
Season1997
StadiumGeorgia Dome
LocationAtlanta, Georgia
MVPQB Peyton Manning, Tennessee
FavoriteTennessee by 7[1]
RefereeAl Ford
Attendance74,896
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC
AnnouncersKeith Jackson (Play by Play)
Bob Griese (Analyst)
Lynn Swann (Sideline)
SEC Championship Game
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1997 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. 7 Tennessee x$   7 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 10 Georgia   6 – 2     10 – 2  
No. 4 Florida   6 – 2     10 – 2  
South Carolina   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Kentucky   2 – 6     5 – 6  
Vanderbilt   0 – 8     3 – 8  
Western Division
No. 11 Auburn xy   6 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 13 LSU x   6 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 22 Ole Miss   4 – 4     8 – 4  
Mississippi State   4 – 4     7 – 4  
Arkansas   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Alabama   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Championship: Tennessee 30, Auburn 29
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
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.

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