2017 SEC Championship Game

2017 SEC Championship Game
Logo of the 2017 SEC Championship Game
Georgia Bulldogs Auburn Tigers
(11–1) (10–2)
28 7
Head coach: 
Kirby Smart		 Head coach: 
Gus Malzahn
APCoachesCFP
666
APCoachesCFP
442
1234 Total
Georgia 010315 28
Auburn 7000 7
DateDecember 2, 2017
Season2017
StadiumMercedes-Benz Stadium
LocationAtlanta, Georgia
MVPRoquan Smith[1]
FavoriteGeorgia by 1.5[2]
RefereeJohn McDaid
Attendance76,534
United States TV coverage
NetworkCBS, Westwood One, SEC Radio
AnnouncersBrad Nessler, Gary Danielson and Allie LaForce (CBS)
Ryan Radtke, Derek Rackley and Olivia Harlan (Westwood One)
Dave Neal, David Archer and David Crane (SEC Radio)
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2017 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 2 Georgia x$^   7 – 1     13 – 2  
South Carolina   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Kentucky   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Missouri   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Florida   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Vanderbilt   1 – 7     5 – 7  
Tennessee   0 – 8     4 – 8  
West Division
No. 10 Auburn xy   7 – 1     10 – 4  
No. 1 Alabama x#^   7 – 1     13 – 1  
No. 18 LSU   6 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 19 Mississippi State   4 – 4     9 – 4  
Texas A&M   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Ole Miss*   3 – 5     6 – 6  
Arkansas   1 – 7     4 – 8  
Championship: Georgia 28, Auburn 7
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * Ole Miss ineligible for postseason due to NCAA sanctions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 SEC Championship Game was played on December 2, 2017, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, and determined the 2017 football champion of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). This was the first SEC Conference football championship at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The game featured the Eastern Division Champion, Georgia Bulldogs against the Western Division Co-Champion, the Auburn Tigers. This championship game marked the first time Auburn and Georgia had rematched each other in the same year, with the previous iteration having been played on November 11, 2017. In the earlier game, Auburn beat Georgia by a score of 40–17. In this rematch, Georgia won the SEC Championship by beating Auburn 28–7. This was also the first SEC Championship Game with new SEC on CBS announcer Brad Nessler replacing Verne Lundquist, who retired in 2016. The game was televised nationally by CBS.[3]

  1. ^ Online Athens
  2. ^ "College Football Las Vegas Odds - NCAAF Betting Lines".
  3. ^ Kalland, Robbie. "2017 SEC Schedule find out who your team plays and when". CBS Sports.com. Retrieved September 14, 2016.