1992 SEC Championship Game

For the SEC men's basketball championship, see 1992 SEC men's basketball tournament.

1992 SEC Championship Game
Conference Championship.
1992 SEC Championship logo.
Alabama Crimson Tide Florida Gators
(11–0) (8–3)
28 21
Head coach: 
Gene Stallings		 Head coach: 
Steve Spurrier
APCoaches
22
APCoaches
1215
1234 Total
Alabama 7777 28
Florida 7077 21
DateDecember 5, 1992
Season1992
StadiumLegion Field
LocationBirmingham, Alabama
MVPAntonio Langham, Alabama
FavoriteAlabama by 10[1]
National anthemMillion Dollar Band
RefereeRom Gilbert
Halftime showThe Tiny Toons, Million Dollar Band, The Pride of the Sunshine, The 5th Dimension, Lee Greenwood and Birmingham-Area Kids
Attendance83,091
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC
AnnouncersKeith Jackson (play-by-play), Bob Griese (analyst), Jack Arute (sideline)
Nielsen ratings9.8
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1992 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Eastern Division
No. 10 Florida xy 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
No. 8 Georgia x 6 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 12 Tennessee 5 – 3 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
South Carolina 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Vanderbilt 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Kentucky 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Western Division
No. 1 Alabama x$ 8 – 0 – 0 13 – 0 – 0
No. 16 Ole Miss 5 – 3 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 23 Mississippi State 4 – 4 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Arkansas 3 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Auburn 2 – 5 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
LSU 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Championship: Alabama 28, Florida 21
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992 SEC Championship Game was played on December 5, 1992, at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. The Southeastern Conference (SEC) was the first conference in NCAA Division I college football to host a post-season conference championship game, and the 1992 game was the first time the SEC Championship Game was held. The inaugural match-up determined the 1992 SEC football champion. The Alabama Crimson Tide of the University of Alabama, winners of the SEC Western Division, defeated the Florida Gators of the University of Florida, who won the SEC Eastern Division, by a score of 28-21.

Following the game, undefeated Alabama advanced to the Sugar Bowl, where the Crimson Tide defeated the Miami Hurricanes to win the Crimson Tide's 12th national championship. Florida received an invitation to play in the Gator Bowl, where the Gators defeated the North Carolina State Wolfpack.

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