query: who won the first sec championship in football

pos: SEC Championship Game football champion (the first being the Big 12 in 1996). The first two SEC Championship Games were held at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. From 1994 until 2016 the game was played at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. With the Georgia Dome scheduled to be demolished after the 2016 season, the SEC chose to keep the title game in Atlanta at the Georgia Dome's replacement, Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The game will be played at the new stadium through 2027. In 2016, Alabama and Florida met in the SEC Championship Game for the ninth time in the first 25 years of the

pos: 1992 SEC Championship Game 1992 SEC Championship Game The 1992 SEC Championship Game was played on December 5, 1992, at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. The Southeastern Conference (SEC) was the first conference in NCAA Division I college football to host a post-season conference championship game, and the 1992 game was the first time the SEC Championship Game was held. The inaugural match-up determined the 1992 SEC football champion. The Alabama Crimson Tide of the University of Alabama, winners of the SEC Western Division, defeated the Florida Gators of the University of Florida, who won the SEC Eastern Division, by a score of 28-21.

pos: 2012 All-SEC football team 2012 All-SEC football team The 2012 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by various selectors for the 2012 Southeastern Conference football season. The Alabama Crimson Tide won the conference, beating the Georgia Bulldogs 32 to 28 in the SEC Championship. The Crimson Tide then won a national championship, defeating the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 42 to 14 in the 2013 BCS National Championship Game. Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel, a unanimous AP selection, won the Heisman Trophy, the first freshman to do so, and was unanimously voted the SEC Offensive Player

pos: 2008 All-SEC football team 2008 All-SEC football team The 2008 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by the "Associated Press" (AP) and the conference coaches for the 2008 college football season. The Florida Gators won the conference, beating the Alabama Crimson Tide 31 to 20 in the SEC Championship game. The Gators then won a national championship, defeating the Big 12 champion Oklahoma Sooners 24 to 14 in the 2009 BCS National Championship Game. Alabama led the conference with five consensus first-team All-SEC selections by both the AP and the coaches; Florida was second with

pos: 1992 All-SEC football team and Coaches 1992 All-SEC football team The 1992 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by various selectors for the 1992 college football season. The Alabama Crimson Tide won the conference, beating the Florida Gators 28 to 21 in the inaugural SEC Championship game. The Crimson Tide then won a national championship, defeating the Miami Hurricanes 34 to 13 in the Sugar Bowl. Georgia running back Garrison Hearst was voted SEC Player of the Year. AP = Associated Press Coaches = selected by the SEC coaches Bold = Consensus first-team selection by

pos: 1992 All-SEC football team 1992 All-SEC football team The 1992 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by various selectors for the 1992 college football season. The Alabama Crimson Tide won the conference, beating the Florida Gators 28 to 21 in the inaugural SEC Championship game. The Crimson Tide then won a national championship, defeating the Miami Hurricanes 34 to 13 in the Sugar Bowl. Georgia running back Garrison Hearst was voted SEC Player of the Year. AP = Associated Press Coaches = selected by the SEC coaches Bold = Consensus first-team selection by both AP

pos: 2011 All-SEC football team 2011 All-SEC football team The 2011 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by the "Associated Press" (AP) and the conference coaches for the 2011 Southeastern Conference football season. The LSU Tigers won the conference, beating the Georgia Bulldogs 42 to 10 in the SEC Championship game. The Tigers then lost the national championship to the Alabama Crimson Tide 21 to 0 in the 2012 BCS National Championship Game, a rematch of a regular season game won in overtime by LSU 9 to 6. Alabama running back Trent Richardson, a unanimous AP

pos: Alabama Crimson Tide football under Nick Saban the last two games. Saban's 2014 team won the SEC West division and SEC championship and lost to the Ohio State Buckeyes in the inaugural College Football Playoff's semi-final round at the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans to finish 12-2. Saban won his 4th championship at Alabama in 2015 and his 5th at the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium in 2018. Many players who have competed at Alabama during Saban's tenure have also been recognized for their on-field accomplishments. Under his tenure, Mark Ingram Jr. in 2009, and Derrick Henry in 2015 became Alabama's first and second Heisman Trophy winners and 52

pos: 2009 Southeastern Conference football season straight year. The SEC was the second conference to send 10 teams to bowl games in a given year. The ACC was the first to do so in 2008. <nowiki>*</nowiki> Penn State's win was vacated due to the Penn State child sex abuse scandal During the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season, Florida and Alabama won their respective divisions and met in the 2008 SEC Championship Game which Florida won 31–20. Florida went on to win the 2009 BCS National Championship while SEC Runner-Up Alabama lost in the Sugar Bowl. Georgia was the heavy favorite to win the SEC

pos: History of Florida Gators football victories early – '90, '91 – really got us started there at Florida ..." The 1991 Gators won the team's first official SEC championship, 59 seasons after joining the conference as a charter member. Quarterback Shane Matthews was SEC Player of the Year in 1990 and 1991. The 1992 Gators won the first of five consecutive SEC Eastern Division titles. They lost the first SEC Championship Game to eventual national champion Alabama, 28–21. The 1993 season was the first in which the Gators were ranked in the AP top ten every week. In the second week, quarterbacks Danny Wuerffel and

pos: 1993 All-SEC football team 1993 All-SEC football team The 1993 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by various selectors for the 1993 college football season. The Florida Gators won the conference, beat the Alabama Crimson Tide 28 to 13 in the SEC Championship game. The Gators then defeated the West Virginia Mountaineers 41 to 7 in the Sugar Bowl. Tennessee quarterback Heath Shuler was voted SEC Player of the Year. AP = Associated Press Coaches = selected by the SEC coaches The 1993 coaches All-SEC team was the first to have a second team selection.

pos: 1993 All-SEC football team Bold = Consensus first-team selection by both Coaches and AP 1993 All-SEC football team The 1993 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by various selectors for the 1993 college football season. The Florida Gators won the conference, beat the Alabama Crimson Tide 28 to 13 in the SEC Championship game. The Gators then defeated the West Virginia Mountaineers 41 to 7 in the Sugar Bowl. Tennessee quarterback Heath Shuler was voted SEC Player of the Year. AP = Associated Press Coaches = selected by the SEC coaches The 1993 coaches All-SEC

pos: 2014 All-SEC football team Shane Ray was voted the AP SEC Defensive Player of the Year. Bold = Consensus first-team selection by both the coaches and AP AP = Associated Press Coaches = Selected by the SEC coaches <nowiki>*</nowiki> = Unanimous selection of AP 2014 All-SEC football team The 2014 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by the "Associated Press" (AP) and the conference coaches for the 2014 Southeastern Conference football season. The Alabama Crimson Tide won the conference, beating the Missouri Tigers 42 to 13 in the SEC Championship. The Crimson Tide then lost

pos: SEC Championship Game the East, while Ole Miss and Texas A&M have yet to reach the game from the West. The overall series is led by the Western Division, 15–12. While ten SEC members have played in the game, only six have won: Florida, Georgia, and Tennessee of the East Division, and Alabama, Auburn, and LSU of the West Division. Each of these teams has won the championship multiple times. Alabama is the reigning SEC champion. The SEC was the first NCAA conference in any division to hold a football championship game that was exempt from NCAA limits on regular-season contests. Such a

pos: SEC Championship Game Game which they lost 21–0 to fellow SEC member Alabama, and in 2017 Georgia won the SEC Championship Game and advanced to the College Football Playoff, defeating Oklahoma in the semifinal and advancing to the CFP final game, which they lost 26–23 in overtime to SEC member Alabama. Rankings are from the AP Poll at the time the game was played. Rankings are from the AP Poll at the time the game was played. List of NCAA Division I FBS conference championship games SEC Championship Game The SEC Championship Game is an annual American football game that has determined the

pos: History of Alabama Crimson Tide football first in the SEC West Division, but did not go to the SEC Championship Game due to a loss to Auburn, the famous "Kick Six" game. A loss to Oklahoma in the 2014 Sugar Bowl brought Alabama's final 2013 record to 11-2. In 2014, Alabama again completed its regular season with an 11-1 record and won the SEC West and then the 2014 SEC Championship Game, defeating Missouri 42-13. In the new College Football Playoff, the Tide (as the #1 seed) lost to Ohio State (#4) 42-35 in the 2015 Sugar Bowl. At the end of the 2014 season, Saban's

pos: 2009 All-SEC football team 2009 All-SEC football team The 2009 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by the "Associated Press" (AP) and the conference coaches for the 2009 Southeastern Conference football season. Coaches could not vote for their own players, making a selection to 11 of the 12 coaches' squads earn one a unanimous selection. The Alabama Crimson Tide won the conference, beating the previous season's conference and national champion Florida Gators, 32 to 13 in the SEC Championship game. Alabama then defeated the Big 12 champion Texas Longhorns in the National Championship game 37

pos: Alabama Crimson Tide football 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1989, 1992, 1999, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018). The school has won more SEC football titles than any other school, including seven since the conference split into separate divisions and added the Championship Game in 1992. Alabama is the only SEC school to win an SEC Championship in every decade since the conference was founded in 1933. The SEC has been split into two divisions since the 1992 season. Alabama competes in the SEC West. Alabama has won or shared 14 division titles, and has posted a 8–4 record in the

pos: Alabama Crimson Tide football under Nick Saban what was the first meeting between the Tide and the Trojans since 1985, Blake Barnett started the game, but was soon replaced by Hurts, who would then go on to be the starting QB for the season. Hurts was the first true freshman QB to start for the Crimson Tide since 1984. For the first time since 2009, Alabama would go undefeated all the way through the SEC Championship Game. Alabama crushed Florida 54-16 to win their third consecutive SEC Title. This made the Tide the first three peat SEC Champion since the Florida Gators won four in a row

pos: 2015 College Football Playoff National Championship designated semi-final bowl games played on January 1, 2015: the No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes, who upset No. 1 Alabama 42–35 in the 2015 Sugar Bowl, and the No. 2 Oregon Ducks, who defeated previously unbeaten No. 3 Florida State 59–20 in the 2015 Rose Bowl. This was the first championship game since 2006 that did not feature at least one SEC team, and the teams' first meeting since the 2010 Rose Bowl, which the Buckeyes won 26–17. The Ohio State Buckeyes won the game, 42–20, marking the first national championship awarded under the CFP system. Following the game, the

pos: 2012 Alabama Crimson Tide football team Conference. Alabama had their only bye week between their games against Ole Miss and Missouri. With their victory over Auburn, Alabama won the SEC Western Division championship and qualified to play in the SEC Championship Game against Georgia. In the SEC Championship Game, Alabama defeated the Bulldogs 32–28 and captured their 23rd SEC championship in football. On December 2, the Crimson Tide qualified to play in the BCS National Championship Game against Notre Dame after they finished in the No. 2 position in the final BCS standings. In addition to weekly television coverage, radio coverage for all games was broadcast

pos: 2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team SEC champions and as consensus national champions after they defeated Clemson in the College Football Playoff (CFP) National Championship Game. Alabama also secured its 10th Associated Press (AP) national title. The 2014 Alabama Crimson Tide finished the regular season 11–1, 7–1 SEC, with their only loss to Ole Miss. The Crimson Tide won the Western Division of SEC and qualified to play in the 2014 SEC Championship Game against the Missouri Tigers. Alabama defeated the Tigers, 42–13 in Atlanta, Georgia, clinching the program's 24th SEC title. The team was ranked no. 1 in all polls including the new College Football

pos: 1999 All-SEC football team Associated Press. Coaches = selected by the SEC coaches 1999 All-SEC football team The 1999 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by the "Associated Press" (AP) and the conference coaches for the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Alabama Crimson Tide won the conference, beating the Florida Gators 34 to 7 in the SEC Championship game. Alabama running back Shaun Alexander was unanimously voted the coaches SEC Player of the Year and was selected as the AP SEC Offensive Player of the Year. Tennessee safety Deon Grant was voted the

pos: 1999 All-SEC football team 1999 All-SEC football team The 1999 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by the "Associated Press" (AP) and the conference coaches for the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Alabama Crimson Tide won the conference, beating the Florida Gators 34 to 7 in the SEC Championship game. Alabama running back Shaun Alexander was unanimously voted the coaches SEC Player of the Year and was selected as the AP SEC Offensive Player of the Year. Tennessee safety Deon Grant was voted the AP SEC Defensive Player of the Year. AP =

pos: 1992 SEC Championship Game contest. With momentum in the favor of the Gators, with 3:16 remaining in the game, Antonio Langham would return a Matthews interception 27 -yards for a touchdown in providing the final 28–21 margin. 1992 SEC Championship Game The 1992 SEC Championship Game was played on December 5, 1992, at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. The Southeastern Conference (SEC) was the first conference in NCAA Division I college football to host a post-season conference championship game, and the 1992 game was the first time the SEC Championship Game was held. The inaugural match-up determined the 1992 SEC football champion. The Alabama

pos: 2012 All-SEC football team of the Year by both AP and the coaches. Georgia linebacker Jarvis Jones, also a unanimous AP selection, was voted the AP SEC Defensive Player of the Year. South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney, also a unanimous AP selection, was voted the coaches' SEC Defensive Player of the Year. 2012 All-SEC football team The 2012 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by various selectors for the 2012 Southeastern Conference football season. The Alabama Crimson Tide won the conference, beating the Georgia Bulldogs 32 to 28 in the SEC Championship. The Crimson

pos: 2014 All-SEC football team 2014 All-SEC football team The 2014 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by the "Associated Press" (AP) and the conference coaches for the 2014 Southeastern Conference football season. The Alabama Crimson Tide won the conference, beating the Missouri Tigers 42 to 13 in the SEC Championship. The Crimson Tide then lost in the College Football Playoff Semifinal to the eventual national champion, the Ohio State Buckeyes 42 to 35. Alabama wide receiver Amari Cooper, a unanimous AP selection, was voted the AP SEC Offensive Player of the Year. Missouri defensive end

pos: 2009 SEC Championship Game 2009 SEC Championship Game The 2009 SEC Championship Game was played on December 5, 2009, in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia, to determine the 2009 football champion of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The game featured the Florida Gators and the Alabama Crimson Tide. The Crimson Tide was the designated "home team"; this home team, chosen on an alternating basis, was 2–4 in SEC Championship Games. The winner was all but assured to go on to play for a National Championship, in a likely matchup with the Texas Longhorns provided Texas won in the Big 12 Championship Game versus the

pos: Game of the Century (college football) have been diminished after disappointing post-season results for both teams—Ohio State would lose the 2007 BCS Championship Game to Florida 41–14, while Michigan suffered their sixth Rose Bowl loss to USC, 32–18. On December 5, 2009 #1 Florida played #2 Alabama in Atlanta for the SEC Championship Game. With the lead at 19-13 at halftime, Alabama managed to keep Florida scoreless. Both teams undefeated at 12-0, Alabama had won the toss and didn't defer. Alabama won the game 32-13 and Nick Saban won his third SEC Championship Game and went on to win his first national title at Alabama in

pos: 2009 SEC Championship Game Combat helmet and its usual white uniform. 2009 SEC Championship Game The 2009 SEC Championship Game was played on December 5, 2009, in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia, to determine the 2009 football champion of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The game featured the Florida Gators and the Alabama Crimson Tide. The Crimson Tide was the designated "home team"; this home team, chosen on an alternating basis, was 2–4 in SEC Championship Games. The winner was all but assured to go on to play for a National Championship, in a likely matchup with the Texas Longhorns provided Texas won in

pos: History of Florida Gators football before recapturing an SEC title in 2000. The 1998 Gators lost two games to teams which would eventually meet in the first BCS National Championship game: Tennessee and FSU. Florida returned to the SEC Championship in 1999, but lost to Alabama and then Michigan State in the Citrus Bowl. The 2000 team won Spurrier's sixth SEC championship, with one conference loss; Mississippi State defeated the Gators 47–35, breaking Florida's 72-game win streak against unranked teams. Spurrier, frustrated, rotated three quarterbacks (including Rex Grossman). After the game, Mississippi State fans stormed the field and tore down the goalposts (parts of which

pos: Georgia Bulldogs football Football Playoff National Championship. Georgia has claimed two national championships. Additional seasons with selections appearing in the NCAA Record Book. Georgia has won a total of 15 conference championships, ten outright and five shared. The school's 13 Southeastern Conference Championships rank it second all time in SEC history, tied with Tennessee behind only Alabama. Georgia has won 9 SEC Eastern Division championships, and has made 7 appearances in the SEC Championship Game, most recently in 2017. The Dawgs are 3–3 in those games. Twice, in 1992 and 2007, Georgia was the Eastern Division co-champion, but lost a tiebreaker to appear

pos: John Mitchell (American football coach) Fame career. In Mitchell's first year of coaching at Alabama, the team compiled an 11–1 record and won the national championship in addition to the SEC championship. Over each of the next two seasons, they matched that 11–1 record, added two more SEC titles and finished inside the top-five in the polls. In 1976, which would be Mitchell's last with the team, they fell off a bit with a 9–3 record, but they still remained in the top-fifteen nationwide. Mitchell helped develop Leroy Cook who was a two-time All-America selection drafted in the 10th round of the 1976 NFL Draft

pos: 1999 Florida Gators football team and a 7–1 record in the Southeastern Conference, placing first among the six SEC Eastern Division teams. Primary source: "2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide". 1999 Florida Gators football team The 1999 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season was Steve Spurrier's tenth as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The Gators returned to the SEC Championship Game after a two-year hiatus, but did not bring home another SEC Championship trophy. After losing the SEC Championship Game 34–7 to the Alabama Crimson Tide, the Gators ended

pos: History of Alabama Crimson Tide football coaching tenure, Alabama was forced to vacate the first five wins of the 2007 football season, leaving them with an official record of 2-6 for the year. Alabama greatly improved in the following season, posting a 12–0 regular season record and climbing to its first No. 1 ranking in the polls in 16 years, before finishing with back-to-back losses in the SEC Championship Game and the Sugar Bowl to finish the year at 12–2. In 2009, Nick Saban led Alabama to its second consecutive undefeated regular season (12–0), and won the SEC Championship Game with a victory over the No.

pos: 2014 Pac-12 Conference football season time that teams from the Pac-12 and SEC met in the post-season was the 2011 BCS National Championship Game when Auburn defeated Oregon for the national championship. The only hope for a Pac-12 v. SEC match-up was for Oregon to win the Rose Bowl, and SEC Conference Champions Alabama to win the Sugar Bowl, in which case both teams would have squared off in the inaugural College Football Championship Game. Because Alabama lost the Sugar Bowl and Oregon won the Rose Bowl, the Ducks played the Big Ten Conference Champion Ohio State Buckeyes in a re-match of the 2010 Rose

pos: 2017 Alabama Crimson Tide football team 17th claimed national title. In 2016, Alabama came into the season ranked No. 1 in both preseason polls and finished the regular season 13–0, 8–0 SEC. The Crimson Tide were ranked number 1 the entire season prior to their national championship appearance against Clemson. Alabama won the Western Division of SEC and qualified to play in the 2016 SEC Championship Game against the Florida Gators. Alabama defeated the Gators again in the rematch from last year's SEC Championship 54–16 in Atlanta, Georgia, clinching the program's 26th SEC title. As the No. 1 seed in the third season of the College

pos: Nick Saban Tide finished the regular season 11–1 for the 4thstraight season and won the SEC West. It was Saban's 5thdivision title at Alabama (8thoverall for his career). In the 2014 SEC Championship Game, Saban won his 5thSEC title (3rdwith Alabama) defeating #14 Missouri 42–13. It was Alabama's 24thSEC championship and first since 2012. Alabama was selected for the College Football Playoff as the No.1 seed and played the No.4 seed Ohio State in the Sugar Bowl, losing 42–35. The loss was Saban's third in Sugar Bowls at Alabama. The Tide finished the season at 12–2. Starting in his ninth season, Saban

pos: 2009 Alabama Crimson Tide football team Championship. In the BCS National Championship Game, the Crimson Tide defeated the Longhorns 37–21 to capture their first-ever BCS Championship. With the 14-0 record, they became only the 2nd team in college football history to accomplish this feat, behind the 2002 Buckeyes. Alabama earned their third SEC championship since the inception of the SEC Championship Game in 1992, and their 22nd SEC title. The victory over Texas gave Alabama their 13th national championship in football (their eighth wire service title since the AP Poll began in 1936) and their ninth perfect season since 1925. The season included victories over the

pos: 2013 SEC Championship Game their first-ever SEC East title. They were hoping to lock up their first conference title and first major-bowl appearance since the 1969 season. Only a year after their worst season in 60 years--including a winless SEC record--Auburn completed one of the biggest turnarounds in NCAA history. An upset win over rival Alabama gave them the SEC West title and a chance at playing for the national championship. 1st quarter scoring: 2nd quarter scoring: 3rd quarter scoring: 4th quarter scoring: 2013 SEC Championship Game The 2013 SEC Championship Game was a college football game that was played on Saturday, December 7,

pos: Nick Saban Tigers, the first time since 1990–1992. Alabama finished its regular season 12–0 for the third time in Saban's career at Alabama and first since 2009. In the SEC Championship, Alabama defeated #15 Florida in a rematch of last season's title game 54–16. The win gave Alabama its 26th SEC title, 5th for Saban at Alabama and 7th overall for his career. Alabama has won three straight conference championships for the first time since 1977–1979 and first three-peat since the championship game was added in 1992. Alabama made the College Football Playoff for the third consecutive year and came in as

pos: Alabama Crimson Tide football winning the BCS National Championship Game. In January 2013, CNN suggested that Alabama might be college football's new dynasty, and in May 2013, Athlon Sports ranked Alabama's ongoing dynasty as the fourth-best since 1934, behind Oklahoma (1948–58), Miami (1986–92), and Nebraska (1993–97). Alabama has won a total of 31 conference championships; this includes 4 Southern Conference and 27 SEC Championships. Alabama captured its 4 Southern Conference titles in 1924, 1925, 1926, and 1930. Alabama captured the first SEC title in 1933 and has won a total of 26 SEC Championships (1933, 1934, 1937, 1945, 1953, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1971,

pos: 2016 Florida Gators football team of their next five games, including 27–3 over rival Georgia and losing only to Western Division rival LSU 28–35. With a 9–7 win against Vanderbilt, the Gators captured their first SEC Eastern Division championship since 2012, and earned a berth in the SEC Championship Game for the first time since 2009. Florida's reenergized offense began to struggle toward the end of the season, as did the special teams. The Gators needed overtime to defeat Florida Atlantic, who finished 3–9 on the season. The Gators lost their final three games against rival Florida State, Alabama in the SEC Championship Game, and

neg: 2007 All-SEC football team 2007 All-SEC football team The 2007 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by the "Associated Press" (AP) and the conference coaches for the 2007 college football season. The LSU Tigers won the conference, beating the Tennessee Volunteers 21 to 14 in the SEC Championship Game. The Tigers then won a national championship, defeating the Big Ten champion Ohio State Buckeyes 38 to 24 in the BCS National Championship Game. Florida quarterback Tim Tebow, AP selection, won Heisman Trophy, the first sophomore to do so. He also won the AP SEC Offensive

neg: 2010 All-SEC football team 2010 All-SEC football team The 2010 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by the "Associated Press" (AP) and the conference coaches for the 2010 Southeastern Conference football season. The Auburn Tigers won the conference, beating the South Carolina Gamecocks 56 to 17 in the SEC Championship game. The Tigers then won a national championship, defeating the Pac-12 champion Oregon Ducks 22 to 19 in the 2011 BCS National Championship Game. Auburn led the conference with four consensus first-team All-SEC selections by both the AP and the coaches; LSU was second with

neg: 2017 SEC Championship Game 2017 SEC Championship Game The 2017 SEC Championship Game was played on December 2, 2017 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, and determined the 2017 football champion of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). This was the first SEC Conference football championship at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The game featured the Eastern Division Champion, 2017 Georgia Bulldogs football team against the Western Division Co-Champion, the 2017 Auburn Tigers football team. This championship game was a rematch of their rivalry game, played on November 11, 2017. In that earlier game, Auburn beat Georgia by a score of 40-17. In this rematch, Georgia won the

neg: 2005 SEC Championship Game 2005 SEC Championship Game The 2005 Dr. Pepper SEC Championship Game was played on December 3, 2005 in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. The game determined the 2005 football champion of the Southeastern Conference. The Georgia Bulldogs, winners of the Eastern division of the SEC, defeated the LSU Tigers, who won the Western division, by a score of 34-14. This was the second time the two teams have met in the conference championship game. The first time was in 2003 when LSU defeated Georgia by the score 34-13. The SEC Championship Game matches up the winner of the "Eastern"

neg: Florida Gators Tebow-led 2008 team won the 2009 BCS National Championship Game on January 8, 2009, beating the top-ranked Oklahoma Sooners 24–14, for the Gators' third national championship. The Gators have won the SEC Championship Game a record seven times in eleven appearances since the SEC instituted the championship game in 1992. The Gators won their first official conference title in 1991, the year before the first SEC conference championship game was played, for a total of eight SEC championships in the last twenty-four seasons. The Gators football team plays its home games in Steve Spurrier-Florida Field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium,

neg: 2007 SEC Championship Game 2007 SEC Championship Game The 2007 SEC Championship Game was played on December 1, 2007 in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. The game determined the 2007 football champion of the Southeastern Conference. The LSU Tigers, winners of the Western division of the SEC, defeated the Tennessee Volunteers, who won the Eastern division, by a score of 21–14. This was the second time the two teams have met in the conference championship game. The first time was in 2001 when LSU defeated Tennessee, 31–20. The loss knocked the Volunteers, ranked #2 at the time, out of the BCS National Championship

neg: 2006 All-SEC football team 2006 All-SEC football team The 2006 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by the "Associated Press" (AP) and the conference coaches for the 2006 college football season. The Florida Gators won the conference, beating the Arkansas Razorbacks 38 to 28 in the SEC Championship. The Gators then won a national championship, defeating the Big Ten champion Ohio State Buckeyes 41 to 14 in the BCS National Championship Game. Arkansas running back Darren McFadden, a unanimous selection by both AP and the coaches, was voted the AP SEC Offensive Player of the

neg: 2003 All-SEC football team 2003 All-SEC football team The 2003 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by the "Associated Press" (AP) and the conference coaches for the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The LSU Tigers won the conference, beating the Georgia Bulldogs 34 to 13 in the SEC Championship game. The Tigers then won a national championship, defeating the Big 12 champion Oklahoma Sooners 21 to 14 in the BCS National Championship Game. Ole Miss quarterback Eli Manning was voted SEC Offensive Player of the Year by both AP and Coaches. LSU defensive tackle

neg: 1998 All-SEC football team 1998 All-SEC football team The 1998 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by the "Associated Press" (AP) and the conference coaches for the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Tennessee Volunteers won the conference, beating the Mississippi State Bulldogs 24 to 14 in the SEC Championship game. The Volunteers then won the National Championship game over the Florida State Seminoles 23 to 16. Kentucky quarterback Tim Couch was voted the AP SEC Offensive Player of the Year. Florida linebacker Jevon Kearse was voted AP SEC Defensive Player of the Year.

neg: 2004 All-SEC football team David Pollack, a unanimous AP selection, was voted AP SEC Defensive Player of the Year. 2004 All-SEC football team The 2004 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by the "Associated Press" (AP) and the conference coaches for the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Auburn Tigers won the conference, beating the Tennessee Volunteers 38 to 28 in the SEC Championship Game. Despite finishing the season undefeated, the Tigers were not invited to the National Championship Game, and won the Sugar Bowl over the Virginia Tech Hokies 16 to 13. Auburn

neg: 2004 All-SEC football team 2004 All-SEC football team The 2004 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by the "Associated Press" (AP) and the conference coaches for the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Auburn Tigers won the conference, beating the Tennessee Volunteers 38 to 28 in the SEC Championship Game. Despite finishing the season undefeated, the Tigers were not invited to the National Championship Game, and won the Sugar Bowl over the Virginia Tech Hokies 16 to 13. Auburn quarterback Jason Campbell was voted AP SEC Offensive Player of the Year. Georgia defensive end

neg: 2007 SEC Championship Game Instead, Ryan Perrilloux would get the start. LSU won the game by a score of 21–14, after Erik Ainge threw two interceptions in the 4th quarter. 2007 SEC Championship Game The 2007 SEC Championship Game was played on December 1, 2007 in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. The game determined the 2007 football champion of the Southeastern Conference. The LSU Tigers, winners of the Western division of the SEC, defeated the Tennessee Volunteers, who won the Eastern division, by a score of 21–14. This was the second time the two teams have met in the conference championship game. The

neg: 2002 All-SEC football team Pinner was voted the AP SEC Offensive Player of the Year. Bold = Consensus first-team selection by both the coaches and AP AP = Associated Press. Coaches = Selected by the SEC coaches 2002 All-SEC football team The 2002 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by the "Associated Press" (AP) and the conference coaches for the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Georgia Bulldogs won the conference, beating the Arkansas Razorbacks 30 to 3 in the SEC Championship game. The Bulldogs went on to defeat the Florida State Seminoles 26

neg: 1997 All-SEC football team 1997 All-SEC football team The 1997 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by the "Associated Press" (AP) and the conference coaches for the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Tennessee Volunteers won the conference, beating the Auburn Tigers 30 to 29 in the SEC Championship game. Tennessee quarterback Peyton Manning, the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy, was voted the AP SEC Offensive Player of the Year. Vanderbilt and Tennessee linebackers Jamie Duncan and Leonard Little tied for AP SEC Defensive Player of the Year. Bold = Consensus first-team selection by

neg: Mississippi State Bulldogs football Mississippi State Bulldogs football The Mississippi State Bulldogs football program represents Mississippi State University (MSST) in the sport of American football. The Bulldogs compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team’s current head coach is Joe Moorhead. Mississippi State has won one SEC championship in 1941 and a division championship in 1998. The Bulldogs have 16 postseason bowl appearances. The program has produced 38 All-Americans (2 consensus), 171 All-SEC selections, and 124 NFL players (11 first-round draft picks). The Bulldogs’ home stadium, Davis

neg: 1996 Florida Gators football team 1996 Florida Gators football team The 1996 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida in the sport of American football during the 1996 college football season. The 1996 season was the team's seventh under head coach Steve Spurrier. The Gators competed in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and played their home games at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. The Gators posted a 12–1 record and won their fifth consecutive SEC Eastern Division title, their fourth straight SEC Championship Game, and their first national championship in team history, with a 52–20 Sugar Bowl rout of

neg: SEC Championship Game the SEC champion plays in the Sugar Bowl unless they have been selected to play in a College Football Playoff semi-final bowl. In the SEC Championship Game era, eleven winners of the game have gone on to win the national title (outright or shared), with thirteen SEC teams winning national titles overall, including seven consecutive titles from the 2006–2012 seasons. There are two occasions when the SEC champion advanced to the BCS or CFP but lost to another SEC team which won the national championship: In 2011 LSU won the SEC Championship Game and advanced to the BCS National Championship

neg: 2013 All-SEC football team AP SEC Defensive Player of the Year. 2013 All-SEC football team The 2013 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by the "Associated Press" (AP) and the conference coaches for the 2013 Southeastern Conference football season. The Auburn Tigers won the conference, beating the Missouri Tigers 59 to 42 in the SEC Championship. Auburn then lost the national championship to the ACC champion FSU Seminoles 34 to 31. Auburn running back Tre Mason, a unanimous AP selection, was voted the SEC Offensive Player of the Year. Missouri defensive end Michael Sam, also

neg: History of Florida Gators football teams included consensus All-American linebacker Wilber Marshall. Before the 1990s, Florida's 1984 team was considered by many the best in school history. The Gators won their first SEC championship, completing an undefeated conference schedule for the first time in school history. Florida sealed its 27–0 victory against Georgia when SEC Player of the Year, redshirt freshman quarterback Kerwin Bell, dropped back into his own end zone and threw a long pass to receiver Ricky Nattiel (who ran 96 yards for a touchdown). Until then, Vanderbilt was the only other charter SEC member to have never won a conference title. The

neg: 2013 All-SEC football team 2013 All-SEC football team The 2013 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by the "Associated Press" (AP) and the conference coaches for the 2013 Southeastern Conference football season. The Auburn Tigers won the conference, beating the Missouri Tigers 59 to 42 in the SEC Championship. Auburn then lost the national championship to the ACC champion FSU Seminoles 34 to 31. Auburn running back Tre Mason, a unanimous AP selection, was voted the SEC Offensive Player of the Year. Missouri defensive end Michael Sam, also a unanimous AP selection, was voted the

neg: LSU Tigers football 2008 BCS National Championship Game defeating them 38–24. This win made the LSU Tigers the first team to win two BCS National Championships in its history. On their way to the BCS championship, the Tigers won their tenth Southeastern Conference championship by defeating Tennessee in the 2007 SEC Championship Game. LSU became the first program to win multiple BCS National Championship Games and the second program to win a national championship with multiple losses. Claimed national championships LSU has won a total of 15 conference championships in three different conferences. Since becoming a founding member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC)

neg: Florida–Tennessee football rivalry seconds left, but Florida recovered the ensuing onside kick to secure the six-point victory. Manning threw for 492 passing yards on 65 attempts (both school records) and four touchdowns on the day, but also tossed four interceptions. Florida went on to win its 4th straight SEC championship and first ever national championship. During the mid-1990s, the second highest ranked SEC squad was usually invited to play in the Citrus Bowl after the season. Florida won four consecutive SEC titles from 1993 to 1996, beating Tennessee each time and twice sending them to the Citrus Bowl. Spurrier, who was often known

neg: 2006 Florida Gators football team overcame the toughest schedule in the nation by opponent winning percentage to become national champions. The Gators won their seventh SEC title by defeating the Arkansas Razorbacks 38–28 in SEC Championship Game on December 2, 2006, then defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes 41–14 in the BCS National Championship Game on January 8, 2007, beginning the SEC's streak of seven consecutive national championships. During the 2006 season, the Gators also celebrated two milestones in their history: the tenth anniversary of their first national football championship in 1996, and 100 years of Florida football dating to their first season in 1906. In

neg: Florida Gators men's basketball Donovan. That was the first time any team had won back-to-back national championships since Duke did it in 1991-92, and no Division I men's team has accomplished this since. In addition, the Gators became the first school to ever win a national championship in football and basketball in both the same calendar year and the same academic year (the Gators' football team defeated Ohio State in the 2007 BCS National Championship Game). The Gators won four SEC Tournament championships under Billy Donovan. Though the automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament is given to the conference tournament winner, the SEC declares

neg: LSU Tigers football Moore, LSU won their first Southeastern Conference (SEC) Championship finishing with a 5–0 conference record and 9–2–0 overall in 1935. LSU played in their first Sugar Bowl game, falling to #4 TCU 3–2 at Tulane Stadium. The Tigers and Horned Frogs both took home the Williamson Poll national championship, which is not claimed by LSU. The team was led by Abe Mickal and Gaynell Tinsley, cousin of Jess. The 1936 team won the school's second SEC Championship finishing with a 6-0 conference record and 9–1–1 overall. The Tigers finished runner-up to Minnesota in the AP Poll. LSU won the Williamson

neg: Florida Gators football in the SEC Championship Game (the most by any SEC school), its most recent in 2016. The Gators have won seven of the twelve SEC Championship Games in which they have appeared. † In 1992, Florida finished the season tied with Georgia for the SEC East; however, Florida had defeated Georgia and won the tie-breaker to represent the division in the 1992 SEC Championship Game. In 2003 Florida ended the regular season in a three-way tie for the SEC East title with Georgia and Tennessee, and in 2012 the Gators were tied with Georgia. According to the SEC's tie-breaking procedure,

neg: LSU Tigers and Lady Tigers primarily competing in the Southeastern Conference and the women's beach volleyball program competing in the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association, LSU sponsors teams in nine men's and twelve women's NCAA sanctioned sports. By winning the SEC championship in men's basketball for the 2008-2009 season, LSU became the first SEC school to win at least 10 SEC championships in each of the big three sports of football, men's basketball, and baseball. LSU was the first SEC school to win at least one national championship in each of the big three sports. LSU has won 48 overall men's and women's team national championships

neg: 1994 Florida Gators football team 1994 Florida Gators football team The 1994 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season was Steve Spurrier's fifth as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Spurrier's 1994 Florida Gators posted an overall record of 10–2–1 and a 6–1 record in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), placing first among the six SEC Eastern Division teams and winning the SEC championship. The Gators were eyeing a national title Primary source: "2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide". The Seminoles then won a rematch in the Sugar Bowl 23–17, referred

neg: Florida Gators football thus considered the national champions in the pre-Bowl Alliance and BCS era. The 1985 Gators finished fifth in the final 1985 AP Poll and were recognized as national champion by one minor selector. Partially because the football program was on NCAA probation in the mid-1980s, the university has never claimed a share of the national championship for either the 1984 or 1985 season. Florida has won a total of eight SEC championships. The Gators won their first championship with a conference record of 5–0–1 in 1984, but the title was vacated several months after the season ended by the SEC

neg: Auburn Tigers football in 1892, Auburn has completed twelve undefeated seasons. This includes seven perfect seasons in which the Tigers were undefeated and untied. Auburn officially has won 12 total conference championships, including three SIAA Championships, one Southern Conference Championship, and eight SEC Championships. † Co-champions Since divisional play began in 1992, Auburn has won the SEC Western Division championship and gone on to the conference title game on 6 occasions and is 3–3 in the SEC Championship Game. The most recent appearance came in 2017, as Auburn completed the regular season 10-2, and lost to Georgia, 28-7, in the 2017 SEC Championship

neg: 2002 All-SEC football team 2002 All-SEC football team The 2002 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by the "Associated Press" (AP) and the conference coaches for the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Georgia Bulldogs won the conference, beating the Arkansas Razorbacks 30 to 3 in the SEC Championship game. The Bulldogs went on to defeat the Florida State Seminoles 26 to 13 in the Sugar Bowl. Georgia defensive end David Pollack was voted both the coaches SEC Player of the Year and AP SEC Defensive Player of the Year. Kentucky running back Artose

neg: 1997 All-SEC football team both the coaches and AP AP = Associated Press Coaches = Selected by the SEC coaches <nowiki>#</nowiki> = unanimous selection by the coaches 1997 All-SEC football team The 1997 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by the "Associated Press" (AP) and the conference coaches for the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Tennessee Volunteers won the conference, beating the Auburn Tigers 30 to 29 in the SEC Championship game. Tennessee quarterback Peyton Manning, the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy, was voted the AP SEC Offensive Player of the Year. Vanderbilt

neg: Arkansas–LSU football rivalry the 2002 SEC Championship Game by Georgia, 30-3. The Razorbacks accepted an invitation to the Music City Bowl, where they lost to Minnesota 29-14. The Tigers were invited to the Cotton Bowl, where they lost to Texas 35-20. The LSU Tigers won the Golden Boot Trophy four consecutive times between the 2003 and 2006 contests, while also staying at or near the top of the SEC Western Division standings. LSU won the 2003 SEC Championship Game (while going on to win the national championship after winning the 2004 Sugar Bowl), and also went to the 2005 SEC Championship Game. Arkansas

neg: Verona High School (New Jersey) championship. The girls' basketball team won the Super Essex Conference (SEC) championship, the program's first conference title since 1976. The football team won the North I Group I state championship defeating Cresskill High School by a score of 20–0 in MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford. The Hillbillies finished the season 11–0, clinching the first undefeated season in program history. Once again the football team won the North I Group I state championship defeated rival Cedar Grove High School by a score of 21-14 at Kean University, finishing the season 12-0 and clinching the second undefeated season in program history. The

neg: 2007 Tennessee Volunteers football team 5-hour thriller with the final score: 52–50. Tennessee faced the LSU Tigers in its first SEC Championship Game since 2004. The teams had also faced each other in the 2001 SEC Championship game. LSU won that game over the favored Volunteers, eliminating them from a trip to the Rose Bowl for the national championship. LSU last played in the SEC title game in 2005, losing to Georgia. This time, Tennessee led the contest for a majority of the game, before surrendering the lead following a late interception. The Vols took the opening kickoff to the 38-yard line and from there,

neg: Florida Gators Division I history to hold the men's basketball and football championships during the same school year. In January 2009, the Gators football team won the 2009 BCS National Championship Game with a 24–14 victory over the Oklahoma Sooners. The Florida Gators baseball team took home its first championship at the 2017 NCAA championship, defeating rival SEC foe the LSU Tigers in two games. The Gators won the NCAA men's indoor track and field championship in three consecutive seasons in 2010, 2011 and 2012, the NCAA women's swimming and diving team national championship in 2010, the NCAA women's tennis championship in

neg: 2001 All-SEC football team 2001 All-SEC football team The 2001 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by various selectors for the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The LSU Tigers won the conference, upsetting the Tennessee Volunteers 31 to 20 in the SEC Championship game. Tennessee had previously upset the preseason #1 Florida Gators 34 to 32 in a game rescheduled due to the 9/11 Attacks. All three teams finished in top ten of both the AP and coaches poll, with Florida and Tennessee ranking in both of the top five. Florida led the conference

neg: 2001 All-SEC football team Unanimous selection of both AP and Coaches 2001 All-SEC football team The 2001 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by various selectors for the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The LSU Tigers won the conference, upsetting the Tennessee Volunteers 31 to 20 in the SEC Championship game. Tennessee had previously upset the preseason #1 Florida Gators 34 to 32 in a game rescheduled due to the 9/11 Attacks. All three teams finished in top ten of both the AP and coaches poll, with Florida and Tennessee ranking in both of

neg: 2013 SEC Championship Game 2013 SEC Championship Game The 2013 SEC Championship Game was a college football game that was played on Saturday, December 7, 2013 in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia, with the kickoff at 4:12pm ET. The 22nd annual SEC Championship Game, determined the 2013 champion of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The game was played between the Auburn Tigers, champions of the SEC's Western division, and the Missouri Tigers, champions of SEC's Eastern division. In the highest-scoring contest in the game's 21-year history, Auburn won 59–42. Auburn was the designated home team. The game was televised by CBS Sports for the

neg: LSU Tigers football Saban. LSU won the BCS National Championship, the first national championship for LSU since 1958. The Tigers battled for an 11–1 regular season record and then defeated Georgia in the SEC Championship Game. The LSU Tigers faced off against Oklahoma for the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) national title. LSU beat Oklahoma 21–14 in the 2004 Sugar Bowl designated as the BCS National Championship Game. The 2007 LSU Tigers football team, coached by Les Miles, won the Southeastern Conference championship and the national championship with a 12–2 record. The LSU Tigers took on the top ranked Ohio State Buckeyes in the

neg: 2010 PapaJohns.com Bowl Elliott, who previously worked at Appalachian State. Two Connecticut assistants left for other jobs: defensive backs coach Scott Lakatos went to Georgia, while tight ends coach Dave McMichael departed for West Virginia. They were replaced with new defensive backs coach Darrell Perkins, who previously coached at Louisiana-Monroe, and new tight ends coach Jonathan Wholley, a member of the UConn football team between 2001–04 who most recently coached at Fordham. The Gamecocks performed better in 2010. With a 36–14 win over Florida, South Carolina won the SEC East division and clinched a spot in the SEC Championship Game for the first

neg: Tennessee Volunteers basketball twice in the same season for the first time since 1979, in what is generally regarded to be the best overall year in school athletics history. (The 1998 Tennessee Football team finished 13–0 and won the first-ever BCS National Championship. In women's basketball, Pat Summitt led the Lady Volunteers to a 39–0 NCAA championship season, the program's third consecutive national title.) The 2000 Tennessee men's basketball team finished 26–7, repeating as SEC East champions, winning the Volunteers' first SEC championship since 1982, and setting a program record for most wins in a single season. In the NCAA Tournament, the Volunteers

neg: 2007 LSU Tigers football team Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The team overcame two triple-overtime losses and four other close games to become the first two-time Bowl Championship Series (BCS) national champion ever. On their way to the BCS national championship, the Tigers won their tenth SEC championship by defeating Tennessee in the SEC Championship Game. The Tigers finished the season having earned the Southeastern Conference championship trophy, the Grantland Rice Award, the MacArthur Trophy, the Associated Press Trophy and the AFCA National Championship Trophy. In his second season as head coach, Les Miles had another terrific year leading the Tigers to back-to-back 11 win

neg: 1991 Florida Gators football team their first New Year's Day bowl appearance since 1974, a 28–39 defeat by the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the Sugar Bowl, and were ranked seventh in the final Associated Press Poll. Florida won the team's first official SEC championship, 59 seasons after joining the conference as a charter member. Quarterback Shane Matthews repeated as SEC Player of the Year in 1991. 1991 Florida Gators football team The 1991 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season was Steve Spurrier's second as the head coach of the Florida Gators

neg: Florida Gators country championship; in 2010, they won the SEC championship for the second consecutive year. Coach Mike Holloway is the head coach of the men's and women's cross country teams. The University of Florida fielded an official varsity football team for the first time in 1906, defeating the Gainesville Athletic Club 6–0 in its first game. Since then, the Gators have played in thirty-seven bowl games, won three national championships (1996, 2006, 2008) and eight Southeastern Conference championships, and produced 138 All-Americans, forty-two National Football League (NFL) first-round draft choices and three Heisman Trophy winners. The Gators' most prominent current football

neg: University of Florida official SEC football championships. The Gators, quarterbacked by their second Heisman Trophy winner, Danny Wuerffel, won their first national championship in 1996 with a 52–20 victory over Florida State Seminoles in the Sugar Bowl. In 2006, Urban Meyer coached the Gators to a 13–1 record, capturing their seventh SEC Championship, and defeating the top-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes 41–14 for the BCS National Championship. In 2008, the Gators' third Heisman-winning quarterback, Tim Tebow, led them in a 24–14 BCS Championship Game victory over the Oklahoma Sooners for the team's third national championship. Since 1930, the Gators' home field has been Florida

neg: Florida Gators football university presidents because of NCAA infractions by the Florida coaching staff under Charley Pell. The 1985 and 1990 teams also finished atop the standings with conference records of 5–1 and 6–1, respectively, but Florida was ineligible for the championship due to its NCAA probation for rule violations by previous coaching staffs. The Gators won their first official SEC football championship in 1991. With the addition of Arkansas and South Carolina to the Southeastern Conference in 1992, the conference split into eastern and western divisions and a game between the division winners determined the SEC champion. Florida has made twelve appearances

neg: Florida–Tennessee football rivalry would span over a decade. Meyer's Gators beat Fulmer's Volunteers again in 2006 and 2007, and while Florida was SEC and national champions in 2006, Tennessee reached the SEC championship game in 2007. Florida won 30–6 in Knoxville in 2008 on their way to another SEC and national championship season. After Tennessee recorded its second losing season within a four-year span, Fulmer resigned as the Vols' head coach. Lane Kiffin replaced Fulmer as Tennessee's coach in 2009. He verbally sparred with Gators coach Urban Meyer in the months leading up to their first meeting, but the Gators beat the Volunteers

neg: 2016 Speedway European Championship 3 Semifinal events and one SEC Challenge event. A four-event calendar was scheduled for the final series, with events in Germany, Latvia, Russia and Poland. 2016 Speedway European Championship The 2016 Speedway European Championship season was the fourth season of the Speedway European Championship (SEC) era, and the 16th UEM Individual Speedway European Championship. It was the fourth series under the promotion of One Sport Lts. of Poland. The championship was won by Nicki Pedersen, who claimed the title for the first time. He won by two points from Václav Milík, who beat Krzysztof Kasprzak in a run-off for second

neg: 2003 LSU Tigers football team 2003 LSU Tigers football team The 2003 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Coached by Nick Saban, the LSU Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Tigers compiled an 11–1 regular season record and then defeated the No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs in the SEC Championship Game, Afterward, LSU was invited to play the Oklahoma Sooners in the Sugar Bowl for the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) national title. LSU won the BCS National Championship Game, the first national football championship for LSU since 1958.

neg: Dexter Daniels (American football) the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, and he played for the Florida Gators football team under coach Steve Spurrier from 1992 to 1995. The Gators won Southeastern Conference (SEC) championships in 1993 and 1994, and finished the 1995 regular season as the 12–0 SEC champions, but were ultimately defeated 62–24 by the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the Fiesta Bowl for the Bowl Alliance national championship. Daniels was a first-team All-SEC selection after his senior season in 1995. Daniels graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice in 1997. The Baltimore Ravens selected Daniels in the

neg: Tony McCoy (American football) Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Galen Hall and coach Steve Spurrier's Florida Gators football teams from 1988 to 1991. As a senior in 1991, McCoy was a key member of the Florida defense as the Gators won their first-ever official Southeastern Conference (SEC) football championship; he was recognized as a first-team All-SEC selection and an honorable mention All-American, and was selected by his fellow Gators as the team's most valuable player. He finished his college career with seventeen quarterback sacks. McCoy returned to Gainesville after his NFL career was over and completed his bachelor's degree in

neg: SEC Championship Game SEC Championship Game The SEC Championship Game is an annual American football game that has determined the Southeastern Conference's season champion since 1992. The championship game pits the SEC West Division regular season champion against the East Division regular season champion. Since 2007, the game has typically been played on the first Saturday of December, and the game has been held in Atlanta since 1994, first at the Georgia Dome, and at Mercedes-Benz Stadium since 2017. Ten of the fourteen current SEC members have played in the SEC Championship Game. Kentucky and Vanderbilt have yet to reach the game from

neg: 1990 Florida Gators football team Southeastern Conference (SEC) or national football championship (Florida's first SEC championship was in 1984, but was retroactively vacated by the SEC for infractions incurred by former head coach Charley Pell). Before Spurrier resigned to seek a coaching position in the National Football League in January 2002, the Gators would win six SEC titles, play for two national championships, and win one in 1996. 1990 Florida Gators football team The 1990 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season marked the return of the Gators' Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Steve Spurrier

neg: Georgia Bulldogs football of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association, one of the first collegiate athletic conferences formed in the United States. Georgia participated in the SIAA from its establishment in 1895 until 1921. During its tenure in the SIAA, Georgia was conference co-champion in two years, 1896 and 1920. In 1921, the Bulldogs, along with 12 other teams, left the SIAA and formed the Southern Conference. During its time in the Southern Conference, the team never won a conference championship. In 1932, the Georgia Bulldogs left the Southern Conference to form and join the SEC, where Georgia has won the second-most SEC football

neg: Emlyn Aubrey Emlyn Aubrey Emlyn Aubrey (born January 28, 1964) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour and the predecessor to the Asian Tour. Aubrey attended Louisiana State University where he was an honorable mention All-American in 1984 and third team All-American in 1986. He was also second team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) in 1983 and first team All-SEC in 1984 and 1986. He won the individual SEC Championship in 1984 and was part of a LSU team that included David Toms that won the 1986 SEC Team Championship. Aubrey turned pro in 1986. Aubrey joined the

neg: Tony George (American football) All-SEC and All-American performer, graduating with degrees in therapeutic recreation and leisure service management. The Gators won Southeastern Conference (SEC) championships in 1995 and 1996, and a Bowl Alliance national championship in 1996. George returned an interception for an 89-yard touchdown in the Gators' 33–20 victory over the Tennessee Volunteers in 1997, which remains the third longest touchdown return in Gators history. As a senior in 1998, he was recognized as a coaches' first-team All-SEC selection and an honorable mention All-American by "Football News". George was ejected before the Gators' loss in the Florida-Florida State game in 1998, following a