2005 SEC Championship Game

For the SEC men's basketball championship, see 2005 SEC men's basketball tournament.

2005 SEC Championship Game
Conference Championship
2005 SEC Championship logo.
Georgia Bulldogs LSU Tigers
(9–2) (10–1)
34 14
Head coach: 
Mark Richt		 Head coach: 
Les Miles
APCoachesBCS
131313
APCoachesBCS
334
1234 Total
Georgia 147310 34
LSU 0707 14
DateDecember 3, 2005
Season2005
StadiumGeorgia Dome
LocationAtlanta, Georgia
MVPQB D.J Shockley, Georgia
FavoriteLSU by 2½[1]
National anthemGeorgia Redcoat Marching Band
Tiger Marching Band
RefereeRocky Goode
Halftime showGeorgia Redcoat Marching Band
Tiger Marching Band
Attendance73,717
United States TV coverage
NetworkCBS
AnnouncersVerne Lundquist & Todd Blackledge
SEC Championship Game
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2005 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. 10 Georgia x$   6 – 2     10 – 3  
South Carolina   5 – 3     7 – 5  
No. 12 Florida   5 – 3     9 – 3  
Vanderbilt   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Tennessee   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Kentucky   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Western Division
No. 5 LSU xy   7 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 14 Auburn x   7 – 1     9 – 3  
No. 8 Alabama   6 – 2     10 – 2  
Arkansas   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Mississippi State   1 – 7     3 – 8  
Ole Miss   1 – 7     3 – 8  
Championship: Georgia 34, LSU 14
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Alabama had all victories vacated by the NCAA in 2010. As such, the official record for Alabama is 0–2 (0–2).
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Dr. Pepper SEC Championship Game was played on December 3, 2005 in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. The game determined the 2005 football champion of the Southeastern Conference. The Georgia Bulldogs, winners of the Eastern division of the SEC, defeated the LSU Tigers, who won the Western division, by a score of 34-14. This was the second time the two teams have met in the conference championship game. The first time was in 2003 when LSU defeated Georgia by the score 34-13.

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