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| Conference Championship "Game of the Century" | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 2009 SEC Championship logo. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 5, 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Georgia Dome | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | QBGreg McElroy, Alabama | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Florida by 5[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | The Pride of the Sunshine (Florida) Million Dollar Band (Alabama) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Matt Austin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Dr Pepper Throw for Scholarship Dough The Pride of the Sunshine (Florida) Million Dollar Band (Alabama) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 75,514 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Verne Lundquist (play-by-play) Gary Danielson (color) Tracy Wolfson (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 11.1/23 (17.969 million viewers)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| No. 3Florida x% | 8 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1Alabama x$# | 8 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17LSU | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20Ole Miss | 4 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 3 | – | 5 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 3 | – | 5 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship:Alabama 32, Florida 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2009SEC Championship Game was played on December 5, 2009, in theGeorgia Dome inAtlanta, to determine the2009football champion of theSoutheastern Conference (SEC). The game featured theFlorida Gators and theAlabama 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 aNational Championship, in a likely matchup with theTexas Longhorns provided Texas won in theBig 12 Championship Game versus the north division championNebraska Cornhuskers. Entering the 2009 contest, the SEC East was 11–6 in SEC Championship games, with the Florida Gators accounting for seven of the eleven victories. Before the 2009 game, Alabama represented the SEC West six times in the conference championship game, compiling a 2–4 record, and had faced the Gators in all six of their previous SEC Championship game appearances.[3] This was the first and so far the only time any conference championship game had featured two undefeated teams and was also the first time an AP Poll No. 1 played a No. 2 outside of the BCS Championship Game since the top-rankedOhio Statebeat the second-rankedMichigan during the 2006 regular season. Due to this, it was referred to as a "Game of the Century.
The game began at 4:00 p.m.EST and was televised byCBS Sports, for the ninth straight season. The game was also streamed online at CBSSports.com and on mobile for customers subscribing to the MediaFLO service on CBS Sports Mobile.
Alabama defeated Florida 32–13 and as expected secured a berth to the2010 BCS National Championship Game where they would go on to defeat Texas. This game is often considered the moment when theAlabama dynasty began in earnest after adisappointing 2007 season and a loss to the sameTebow-led Gators in the2008 SEC Championship.
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Team | Scoring Information[4][5] | Score | ||
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| Length | Time | Florida | Alabama | ||||
| 1 | 10:37 | 9 plays, 47 yards | 4:23 | Alabama | Leigh Tiffin 48–yard field goal | 0 | 3 |
| 5:33 | 8 plays, 76 yards | 3:56 | Alabama | Mark Ingram II 3–yard run,Leigh Tiffin kick no good | 0 | 9 | |
| 0:28 | 12 plays, 56 yards | 5:05 | Florida | Caleb Sturgis 48–yard field goal | 3 | 9 | |
| 2 | 6:03 | 12 plays, 68 yards | 5:47 | Alabama | Leigh Tiffin kick good | 3 | 12 |
| 4:31 | 4 plays, 70 yards | 1:32 | Florida | David Nelson 23–yard reception fromTim Tebow,Caleb Sturgis kick good | 10 | 12 | |
| 3:32 | 2 plays, 72 yards | 0:59 | Alabama | Mark Ingram 3–yard run,Leigh Tiffin kick good | 10 | 19 | |
| 1:18 | 5 plays, 65 yards | 2:14 | Florida | Caleb Sturgis 32–yard field goal | 13 | 19 | |
| 3 | 9:53 | 5 plays, 74 yards | 2:48 | Alabama | Colin Peek 17–yard reception fromGreg McElroy,Leigh Tiffin kick good | 13 | 26 |
| 4 | 13:49 | 17 plays, 88 yards | 8:47 | Alabama | Mark Ingram 1–yard run, two-point conversion no good | 13 | 32 |
| Final Score | 13 | 32 | |||||
Alabama wore its standard home uniform, while Florida wore an all-white combination of its Nike Pro Combat helmet and its usual white uniform.
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