2008 SEC Championship Game

The 2008 Dr Pepper SEC Championship Game was played December 6, 2008, in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia to determine the 2008 football champion of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The game featured the Florida Gators and the Alabama Crimson Tide. The Gators were classified as the home team. Before this game was played, the designated "home team", chosen on an alternating basis, was 10–6 (11–6 after Florida's win in this game) in SEC Championship Games. The SEC East is 10–6 in SEC Championship games (11–6 after Florida's win), with the Florida Gators accounting for six of the 10 victories. (seven after this game) Before this game, Alabama had represented the SEC West five times in the conference championship game with a 2–3 record.

For the SEC men's basketball championship, see 2008 SEC men's basketball tournament.

2008 SEC Championship Game
Conference Championship
2008 SEC Championship logo.
Alabama Crimson Tide Florida Gators
(12–0) (11–1)
20 31
Head coach: 
Nick Saban		 Head coach: 
Urban Meyer
APCoachesBCS
111
APCoachesBCS
244
1234 Total
Alabama 100100 20
Florida 710014 31
DateDecember 6, 2008
Season2008
StadiumGeorgia Dome
LocationAtlanta, Georgia
MVPQB Tim Tebow, Florida
FavoriteFlorida by 10
National anthemMillion Dollar Band
The Pride of the Sunshine
RefereeTom Ritter
Halftime showMillion Dollar Band
The Pride of the Sunshine
Attendance75,892
United States TV coverage
NetworkCBS
AnnouncersVerne Lundquist play-by-play
Gary Danielson color
Tracy Wolfson sideline
Nielsen ratings10.4
2008 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 1 Florida x$#  7 –1   13 –1  
No. 13 Georgia  6 –2   10 –3  
Vanderbilt  4 –4   7 –6  
South Carolina  4 –4   7 –6  
Tennessee  3 –5   5 –7  
Kentucky  2 –6   7 –6  
Western Division
No. 6 Alabama x%  8 –0   12 –2  
No. 14 Ole Miss  5 –3   9 –4  
LSU  3 –5   8 –5  
Arkansas  2 –6   5 –7  
Auburn  2 –6   5 –7  
Mississippi State  2 –6   4 –8  
Championship: Florida 31, Alabama 20
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The game was televised by CBS Sports and kicked off at 4:00 pm EST.

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