1997 SEC Championship Game
Conference Championship
1997 SEC Championship logo.
Tennessee Volunteers Auburn Tigers
(10–1) (9–2)
30 29
Head coach: 
Phillip Fulmer		 Head coach: 
Terry Bowden
APCoaches
33
APCoaches
1111
1234 Total
Tennessee 73137 30
Auburn 13790 29
DateDecember 6, 1997
Season1997
StadiumGeorgia Dome
LocationAtlanta, Georgia
MVPQB Peyton Manning, Tennessee
FavoriteTennessee by 7[1]
RefereeAl Ford
Attendance74,896
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC
AnnouncersKeith Jackson (Play by Play)
Bob Griese (Analyst)
Lynn Swann (Sideline)
1997 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 7 Tennessee x$  7 –1   11 –2  
No. 10 Georgia  6 –2   10 –2  
No. 4 Florida  6 –2   10 –2  
South Carolina  3 –5   5 –6  
Kentucky  2 –6   5 –6  
Vanderbilt  0 –8   3 –8  
Western Division
No. 11 Auburn xy  6 –2   10 –3  
No. 13 LSU x  6 –2   9 –3  
No. 22 Ole Miss  4 –4   8 –4  
Mississippi State  4 –4   7 –4  
Arkansas  2 –6   4 –7  
Alabama  2 –6   4 –7  
Championship: Tennessee 30, Auburn 29
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 SEC Championship Game was won by the Tennessee Volunteers 30-29 over the Auburn Tigers. The game was played in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia, on December 6, 1997, and was televised to a national audience on ABC.

References

  1. ↑ "SEC Championship History". Retrieved November 27, 2012.


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