2024 SEC Championship Game

2024 SEC Championship Game
2024 SEC Championship Game
Conference Championship
Georgia Bulldogs	Texas Longhorns
(10–2)	(11–1)
22	19
Head coach: ; Kirby Smart	Head coach: ; Steve Sarkisian
Date	December 7, 2024
Season	2024
Stadium	Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Location	Atlanta, Georgia
MVP	Daylen Everette
Favorite	Texas by 3
Referee	Steve Marlowe
Attendance	74,916
United States TV coverage
Network	ABC (ESPN+); Westwood One; SEC Radio
Announcers	ABC: Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Holly Rowe and Laura Rutledge (sidelines); Westwood One: Nate Gatter (play-by-play), Derek Rackley (analyst), and Alyssa Lang (sideline); SEC Radio: Dave Neal (play-by-play), Dave Archer (analyst), and Stephen Hartzell (sideline)
SEC Championship Game
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2024 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 4 Texas y^	7	–	1	13	–	3
No. 6 Georgia y$^	6	–	2	11	–	3
No. 9 Tennessee ^	6	–	2	10	–	3
No. 11 Ole Miss	5	–	3	10	–	3
No. 17 Alabama	5	–	3	9	–	4
No. 19 South Carolina	5	–	3	9	–	4
No. 22 Missouri	5	–	3	10	–	3
Texas A&M	5	–	3	8	–	5
LSU	5	–	3	9	–	4
Florida	4	–	4	8	–	5
Arkansas	3	–	5	7	–	6
Vanderbilt	3	–	5	7	–	6
Oklahoma	2	–	6	6	–	7
Auburn	2	–	6	5	–	7
Kentucky	1	–	7	4	–	8
Mississippi State	0	–	8	2	–	10
Championship: Georgia 22, Texas 19 ^OT
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024 SEC Championship game was a college football game played on December 7, 2024, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. It was the 33rd SEC Championship Game. The game featured the Texas Longhorns, the No. 1 seed, and the Georgia Bulldogs, the No. 2 seed. The game began at 4:00 p.m. EST and was broadcast on ABC for the first time since 2000, replacing CBS.^[2] Georgia defeated Texas 22–19 in overtime, earning an automatic bid in the 2024–25 College Football Playoff; it was the first time ever that the SEC championship game has gone to overtime.^[3]

Teams

Georgia previously defeated Texas in the regular season on October 19 by a score of 30–15.

Georgia Bulldogs

The Georgia Bulldogs entered the SEC Championship Game as the No. 2 seed after a 44–42 victory over Georgia Tech in eight overtimes. It was their fourth consecutive SEC Championship Game appearance and their 12th overall.

Texas Longhorns

The Texas Longhorns entered the SEC Championship Game as the No. 1 seed after a 17–7 victory over the Texas A&M Aggies.^[4] It was their first SEC Championship Game appearance in their first season in the conference.

Officials

Steve Marlowe was the referee for the game.^[1] Brent Sowell served as umpire; Chad Green as head linesman; Jeremiah Harris as line judge; Phillip Davenport as field judge; Justin Larrew as side judge; Keith Parham as back judge; and Jason McArthur as center judge.^[1]

Scoring summary

2024 SEC Championship Game

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
No. 5 Georgia	0	3	10	3	6	22
No. 2 Texas	3	3	0	10	3	19

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia

Date: December 7, 2024
Game time: 4:00 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny (indoors) • Temperature: 56 °F (13 °C)^[5]
Referee: Steve Marlowe
TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Holly Rowe and Laura Rutledge (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

(5:17) TEX – Bert Auburn 41 yd Field Goal (Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 4:10; Texas 3–0)

Second quarter

(10:22) TEX – Bert Auburn 42 yd Field Goal (Drive: 14 plays, 56 yards, 7:24; Texas 6–0)
(6:41) UGA – Peyton Woodring 44 yd Field Goal (Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 3:50; Texas 6–3)

Third quarter

(10:27) UGA – Trevor Etienne 10 yd Run (Peyton Woodring Kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:33; Georgia 10–6)
(0:16) UGA – Peyton Woodring 24 yd Field Goal (Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 4:40; Georgia 13–6)

Fourth quarter

(13:54) TEX – DeAndre Moore Jr. 41-yard pass from Quinn Ewers, Bert Auburn kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:22; Tied 13–13)
(4:32) UGA – Peyton Woodring 21 yd Field Goal (Drive: 16 plays, 72 yards, 9:22; Georgia 16–13)
(0:18) TEX – Bert Auburn 37 yd Field Goal (Drive: 11 plays, 47 yards, 2:12; Tied 16–16)

Overtime

TEX – Bert Auburn 32 yd Field Goal (Drive: 7 plays, 10 yards; Texas 19–16)
UGA – Trevor Etienne 4 yd Run (Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards; Georgia 22–19)

Statistics

Statistics	UGA	TEX
First downs	19	21
Plays–yards	67–277	74–389
Rushes–yards	37–141	28–31
Passing yards	136	358
Passing: comp–att–int	20–30–1	27–46–2
Time of possession	31:59	28:01

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia	Passing	Gunner Stockton	12/16, 71 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Trevor Etienne	16 carries, 94 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Arian Smith	5 receptions, 41 yards
Texas	Passing	Quinn Ewers	27/46, 358 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Quintrevion Wisner	19 carries, 51 yards
	Receiving	Matthew Golden	8 receptions, 162 yards

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Austro, Ben (December 6, 2024). "Officiating crews for the 2024 college football conference championship games". FootballZebras.com. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
^ Dellinger, Ross (December 10, 2020). "SEC Leaving CBS for ABC: Inside the 10-Year Deal Starting in 2024". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
^ Newberry, Paul (December 7, 2024). "No. 5 Georgia pulls off another overtime stunner, beating No. 2 Texas 22-19 for SEC title". AP News. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
^ Olson, Max. "Texas tops Texas A&M, to play for SEC title in first year". ABC News. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
^ "Georgia Bulldogs vs Texas Longhorns". The Athletic. December 7, 2024. Retrieved December 7, 2024.

[fzcom-marlow-1] Austro, Ben (December 6, 2024). "Officiating crews for the 2024 college football conference championship games". FootballZebras.com. Retrieved December 7, 2024.

[2] Dellinger, Ross (December 10, 2020). "SEC Leaving CBS for ABC: Inside the 10-Year Deal Starting in 2024". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 1, 2024.

[ap-newberry-24-3] Newberry, Paul (December 7, 2024). "No. 5 Georgia pulls off another overtime stunner, beating No. 2 Texas 22-19 for SEC title". AP News. Retrieved December 8, 2024.

[4] Olson, Max. "Texas tops Texas A&M, to play for SEC title in first year". ABC News. Retrieved December 1, 2024.

[ath-box-5] "Georgia Bulldogs vs Texas Longhorns". The Athletic. December 7, 2024. Retrieved December 7, 2024.

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