2013 SEC Championship Game

2013 SEC Championship Game
Conference Championship
2013 SEC Championship logo.
1234 Total
Missouri 1017150 42
Auburn 14141714 59
DateDecember 7, 2013
Season2013
StadiumGeorgia Dome
LocationAtlanta, Georgia
MVPRB Tre Mason, Auburn
FavoriteMissouri by 2[1]
RefereeHubert Owens
Attendance75,632
United States TV coverage
NetworkCBS
Westwood One
AnnouncersVerne Lundquist (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color) & Tracy Wolfson (sideline)- CBS
John Tautges (play-by-play), Terry Donahue (color) & Chris Doering (sideline)- Westwood One
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2013 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. 5 Missouri x   7 1     12 2  
No. 4 South Carolina   6 2     11 2  
Georgia   5 3     8 5  
No. 24 Vanderbilt   4 4     9 4  
Florida   3 5     4 8  
Tennessee   2 6     5 7  
Kentucky   0 8     2 10  
Western Division
No. 2 Auburn xy$   7 1     12 2  
No. 7 Alabama x%   7 1     11 2  
No. 14 LSU *   5 3     10 3  
No. 18 Texas A&M   4 4     9 4  
Mississippi State   3 5     7 6  
Ole Miss *   3 5     8 5  
Arkansas   0 8     3 9  
Championship: Auburn 59, Missouri 42
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * LSU and Ole Miss vacated all wins (except for Ole Miss' Music City Bowl win) due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 SEC Championship Game was a college football game that was played on Saturday, December 7, 2013 in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia, with the kickoff at 4:12pm ET. The 22nd annual SEC Championship Game, determined the 2013 champion of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The game was played between the Auburn Tigers, champions of the SEC's Western division, and the Missouri Tigers, champions of SEC's Eastern division. The winner of this game had the chance to play Florida State for the National Championship if Ohio State were to lose to Michigan State in the Big Ten Championship (which they did). In the highest-scoring contest in the game's 21-year history, Auburn won 59–42. They narrowly lost the BCS National Championship to Florida State 34–31 and finished #2 in the nation with a 12–2 (7–1 SEC) record. Missouri won the Cotton Bowl Classic 41–31 over Oklahoma State and finished #5 in the nation with an identical 12–2 (7–1 SEC) record.

Auburn was the designated home team. The game was televised by CBS Sports for the 13th straight year.

  1. ^ Odds Dec. 1, 2013; Retrieved Dec. 31, 2013