2024 SEC Championship Game

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2024 SEC Championship Game
Conference Championship
Georgia Bulldogs Texas Longhorns
(10–2) (11–1)
22 19
Head coach: 
Kirby Smart		 Head coach: 
Steve Sarkisian
APCoachesCFP
555
APCoachesCFP
222
1234OTTotal
Georgia 03103622
Texas 33010319
DateDecember 7, 2024
Season2024
StadiumMercedes-Benz Stadium
LocationAtlanta, Georgia
MVPDaylen Everette
FavoriteTexas by 3
RefereeSteve Marlowe[1]
Attendance74,916
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC (ESPN+)
Westwood One
SEC Radio
AnnouncersABC: 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
Conf.Overall
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. 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 34OTTotal
No. 5 Georgia 0 3 103622
No. 2 Texas 3 3 010319

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia

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 downs1921
Plays–yards67–27774–389
Rushes–yards37–14128–31
Passing yards136358
Passing: comp–att–int20–30–127–46–2
Time of possession31:5928:01
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Georgia PassingGunner Stockton12/16, 71 yards, 1 INT
RushingTrevor Etienne16 carries, 94 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingArian Smith5 receptions, 41 yards
Texas PassingQuinn Ewers27/46, 358 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
RushingQuintrevion Wisner19 carries, 51 yards
ReceivingMatthew Golden8 receptions, 162 yards

References

  1. 1 2 3 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.
  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.
  5. ↑ "Georgia Bulldogs vs Texas Longhorns". The Athletic. December 7, 2024. Retrieved December 7, 2024.