1996 SEC Championship Game

For the SEC men's basketball championship, see 1996 SEC men's basketball tournament.

1996 SEC Championship Game
Conference Championship
1996 SEC Championship logo.
Alabama Crimson Tide Florida Gators (9–2) (10–1) 30 45 Head coach:  Gene Stallings Head coach:  Steve Spurrier AP Coaches 11 11 AP Coaches 4 4
1 2 3 4 Total Alabama 7 7 14 2 30 Florida 6 18 14 7 45
Date	December 7, 1996
Season	1996
Stadium	Georgia Dome
Location	Atlanta, Georgia
MVP	QB Danny Wuerffel, Florida
Favorite	Florida by 14½
Referee	Aster Sizemore
Attendance	74,132
United States TV coverage
Network	ABC
Nielsen ratings	7.0

1996 Southeastern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
No. 1 Florida x$		8	–	0					12	–	1
No. 9 Tennessee		7	–	1					10	–	2
South Carolina		4	–	4					6	–	5
Kentucky		3	–	5					4	–	7
Georgia		3	–	5					5	–	6
Vanderbilt		0	–	8					2	–	9
Western Division
No. 11 Alabama xy		6	–	2					10	–	3
No. 12 LSU x		6	–	2					10	–	2
No. 24 Auburn		4	–	4					8	–	4
Mississippi State		3	–	5					5	–	6
Ole Miss		2	–	6					5	–	6
Arkansas		2	–	6					4	–	7
Championship: Florida 45, Alabama 30
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 SEC Championship Game was won by the Florida Gators 45–30 over the Alabama Crimson Tide. The game was played in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia, on December 7, 1996, and was televised to a national audience on ABC.

External links

• Recap of the game from SECsports.com