2016 SEC Championship Game

For the SEC men's basketball championship of the same year, see 2016 SEC men's basketball tournament.

2016 SEC Championship Game
Conference Championship
2016 SEC Championship logo.
Alabama Crimson Tide Florida Gators
(12–0) (8–3)
54 16
Head coach: 
Nick Saban		 Head coach: 
Jim McElwain
APCoachesCFP
111
APCoachesCFP
151615
1234 Total
Alabama 1617714 54
Florida 9700 16
DateDecember 3, 2016
Season2016
StadiumGeorgia Dome
LocationAtlanta, Georgia
MVPReuben Foster
FavoriteAlabama by 24
RefereeMatt Loeffler[1]
Halftime showDr Pepper Tuition Givaway
Attendance74,632[1]
United States TV coverage
NetworkCBS, Westwood One, SEC Radio
AnnouncersVerne Lundquist (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), and Allie LaForce (sidelines) (CBS)
Brandon Gaudin, Derek Rackley, and Ross Tucker (Westwood One)
Dave Neal, Dave Archer, and Dave Baker (SEC Radio)
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2016 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 14 Florida x   6 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 22 Tennessee   4 – 4     9 – 4  
Georgia   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Kentucky   4 – 4     7 – 6  
South Carolina   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Vanderbilt   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Missouri*   2 – 6     4 – 8  
West Division
No. 2 Alabama x$^   8 – 0     14 – 1  
No. 24 Auburn   5 – 3     8 – 5  
No. 13 LSU   5 – 3     8 – 4  
Texas A&M   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Arkansas   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Mississippi State   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Ole Miss*   2 – 6     5 – 7  
Championship: Alabama 54, Florida 16
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * Ole Miss and Missouri vacated all wins due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 SEC Championship Game was played on Saturday, December 3, 2016, in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia, and determined the 2016 football champion of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The game was played between the Eastern Division champion, Gators, and Western Division champion Alabama. The Eastern Division team was the designated home team, and the game was broadcast nationally by CBS for the 16th consecutive year.[2] This was the final SEC Championship Game in the Georgia Dome, which was demolished on November 20, 2017, after its successor, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, opened on August 26 of the same year. The title game moved to the new stadium and will remain there through at least 2027.[3]

Alabama earned a berth in the SEC Championship on November 12 after clinching the SEC West.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Stats was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "2016 SEC On CBS football schedule announced". FBS Schedule. June 2016.
  3. ^ "SEC Championship Game to remain in Atlanta until 2027". ESPN. September 7, 2015. Retrieved September 8, 2015.