2016 SEC Championship Game
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| vte | Conf. | Overall | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||
| Eastern 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 | ||||||
| Western 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 championx – 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, 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. 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.
Alabama earned a berth in the SEC Championship on November 12 after clinching the SEC West.
2015 season
In the 2015 SEC Championship Game, Alabama defeated Florida 29–15. Alabama went on to defeat Michigan State 38–0 in the Cotton Bowl, which served as a College Football Playoff semifinal, and defeated Clemson 45–40 in the national championship game.
Verne Lundquist retiring
This would be Verne Lundquist's final SEC Championship Game broadcast. He retired from calling college football following the Army-Navy Game. He was succeeded by Brad Nessler.
Teams
Florida
Alabama
Game summary
| Scoring summary | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP ALA FLA 1 9:51 10 64 5:09 FLA Antonio Callaway 5-yard touchdown reception from Austin Appleby, Eddy Piñeiro kick good 0 7 1 6:58 4 –1 0:58 ALA 31-yard field goal by Adam Griffith 3 7 1 5:06 3 2 1:52 ALA Interception returned 44 yards for touchdown by Minkah Fitzpatrick, Adam Griffith kick good 10 7 1 1:42 – – – ALA Joshua Jacobs 27 yard blocked punt return, Adam Griffith kick blocked 16 7 1 1:42 – – – FLA David Reese defensive PAT conversion 16 9 2 11:55 7 88 2:58 ALA Gehrig Dieter 6-yard touchdown reception from Jalen Hurts, Adam Griffith kick good 23 9 2 6:27 7 36 2:01 ALA 25-yard field goal by Adam Griffith 26 9 2 3:47 5 62 1:43 ALA Joshua Jacobs 6-yard touchdown run, Adam Griffith kick good 33 9 2 0:19 10 92 3:28 FLA DeAndre Goolsby 25-yard touchdown reception from Austin Appleby, Eddy Piñeiro kick good 33 16 3 3:32 8 98 3:16 ALA Bo Scarbrough 2-yard touchdown run, Adam Griffith kick good 40 16 4 9:15 15 91 7:34 ALA Bo Scarbrough 1-yard touchdown run, Adam Griffith kick good 47 16 4 3:48 4 21 2:24 ALA Derrick Gore 10-yard touchdown run, Andy Pappanastos kick good 54 16 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 54 16 | ||||||||
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | |||
| Plays | Yards | TOP | ALA | FLA | ||||
| 1 | 9:51 | 10 | 64 | 5:09 | FLA | Antonio Callaway 5-yard touchdown reception from Austin Appleby, Eddy Piñeiro kick good | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | 6:58 | 4 | –1 | 0:58 | ALA | 31-yard field goal by Adam Griffith | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | 5:06 | 3 | 2 | 1:52 | ALA | Interception returned 44 yards for touchdown by Minkah Fitzpatrick, Adam Griffith kick good | 10 | 7 |
| 1 | 1:42 | – | – | – | ALA | Joshua Jacobs 27 yard blocked punt return, Adam Griffith kick blocked | 16 | 7 |
| 1 | 1:42 | – | – | – | FLA | David Reese defensive PAT conversion | 16 | 9 |
| 2 | 11:55 | 7 | 88 | 2:58 | ALA | Gehrig Dieter 6-yard touchdown reception from Jalen Hurts, Adam Griffith kick good | 23 | 9 |
| 2 | 6:27 | 7 | 36 | 2:01 | ALA | 25-yard field goal by Adam Griffith | 26 | 9 |
| 2 | 3:47 | 5 | 62 | 1:43 | ALA | Joshua Jacobs 6-yard touchdown run, Adam Griffith kick good | 33 | 9 |
| 2 | 0:19 | 10 | 92 | 3:28 | FLA | DeAndre Goolsby 25-yard touchdown reception from Austin Appleby, Eddy Piñeiro kick good | 33 | 16 |
| 3 | 3:32 | 8 | 98 | 3:16 | ALA | Bo Scarbrough 2-yard touchdown run, Adam Griffith kick good | 40 | 16 |
| 4 | 9:15 | 15 | 91 | 7:34 | ALA | Bo Scarbrough 1-yard touchdown run, Adam Griffith kick good | 47 | 16 |
| 4 | 3:48 | 4 | 21 | 2:24 | ALA | Derrick Gore 10-yard touchdown run, Andy Pappanastos kick good | 54 | 16 |
| "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 54 | 16 |
Source:
Statistics
| Statistics | ALA | FLA |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 18 | 16 |
| Total offense | 372 | 261 |
| Rushing yards–TD | 234–4 | 0–0 |
| Passing yards–TD | 138–1 | 261–2 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 11–20–0 | 26–39–3 |
| Fumbles: Number–Lost | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Penalties: Number–Yards | 2–14 | 7–53 |
| Punts: Average Yardage | 40.5 | 43.6 |
| Kickoffs: Average Yardage | ||
| Sacks: Number–Yards | 4–23 | 2–11 |
| Field Goals: Good–Att | 2–3 | 0–0 |
| Points off turnovers | 17 | 0 |
| Time of Possession | 24:52 | 35:08 |