2004 Southeastern Conference football standings
vteConf.Overall
TeamWLWL
Eastern Division
No. 13 Tennessee x71103
No. 7 Georgia62102
Florida4475
South Carolina4465
Kentucky1729
Vanderbilt1729
Western Division
No. 2 Auburn x$80130
No. 16 LSU6293
Alabama3566
Arkansas3556
Ole Miss3547
Mississippi State2638
Championship: Auburn 38, Tennessee 28
$ – BCS representative as conference championx – Division champion/co-championsRankings from AP Poll

The 2004 SEC Championship Game was played on December 4, 2004, in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. The game matched SEC Western Division champion Auburn against SEC Eastern Division champion Tennessee. The game was a 38–28 victory for Auburn.

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP AUB TENN 1 13:36 4 86 1:19 AUB Fumble recovery returned 86 yards for touchdown by Cole Bennett, John Vaughn kick good 7 0 1 8:42 9 67 2:34 AUB Carnnell Williams 5-yard touchdown run, John Vaughn kick good 14 0 1 0:04 4 36 7:19 TENN Cedric Houston 1-yard touchdown run, James Wilhoit kick good 14 7 2 9:20 10 80 1:21 AUB Courtney Taylor 7-yard touchdown reception from Jason Campbell, John Vaughn kick good 21 7 3 9:45 3 19 3:49 TENN Robert Meachem 21-yard touchdown reception from Rick Clausen, James Wilhoit kick good 21 14 3 6:18 1 80 6:18 TENN Gerald Riggs 80-yard touchdown run, James Wilhoit kick good 21 21 3 3:53 6 85 2:06 AUB Devin Aromashodu 53-yard touchdown reception from Jason Campbell, John Vaughn kick good 28 21 4 11:50 11 39 4:39 AUB 22-yard field goal by John Vaughn 31 21 4 14:40 5 80 10:15 TENN Gerald Riggs 9-yard touchdown run, James Wilhoit kick good 31 28 4 7:03 6 80 2:06 AUB Ben Obomanu 43-yard touchdown reception from Jason Campbell, John Vaughn kick good 38 28 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 38 28
QuarterTimeDriveTeamScoring informationScore
PlaysYardsTOPAUBTENN
113:364861:19AUBFumble recovery returned 86 yards for touchdown by Cole Bennett, John Vaughn kick good70
18:429672:34AUBCarnnell Williams 5-yard touchdown run, John Vaughn kick good140
10:044367:19TENNCedric Houston 1-yard touchdown run, James Wilhoit kick good147
29:2010801:21AUBCourtney Taylor 7-yard touchdown reception from Jason Campbell, John Vaughn kick good217
39:453193:49TENNRobert Meachem 21-yard touchdown reception from Rick Clausen, James Wilhoit kick good2114
36:181806:18TENNGerald Riggs 80-yard touchdown run, James Wilhoit kick good2121
33:536852:06AUBDevin Aromashodu 53-yard touchdown reception from Jason Campbell, John Vaughn kick good2821
411:5011394:39AUB22-yard field goal by John Vaughn3121
414:4058010:15TENNGerald Riggs 9-yard touchdown run, James Wilhoit kick good3128
47:036802:06AUBBen Obomanu 43-yard touchdown reception from Jason Campbell, John Vaughn kick good3828
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.3828

Game statistics

1234Total
No. 3 Tigers14771038
No. 15 Vols7014728
StatisticsAuburnTennessee
First downs319
Plays–yards86–55944–297
Rushes–yards185228
Passing yards37969
Passing: comp–att–int27–36–18–20–0
Time of possession24:1012:30
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
AuburnPassingJason Campbell27/35, 374 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
RushingCadillac Williams19 car, 100 yds, 1 TD
ReceivingCourtney Taylor6 rec, 111 yds, 1 TD
TennesseePassingRick Clausen8/20, 69 yds, 1 TD
RushingGerald Riggs11 car, 182 yds, 2 TD
ReceivingRobert Meachem1 rec, 17 yds, 1 TD