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The '''2010 [[SEC Championship Game]]''' will be played on December 4, 2010, in the [[Georgia Dome]] in [[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]], to determine the [[2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2010]] [[college football|football]] champion of the [[Southeastern Conference]] (SEC). The game will feature the [[2010 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn Tigers]], the champion of the West Division, and the [[2010 South Carolina Gamecocks football team|South Carolina Gamecocks]], champion of the East Division. South Carolina will be the designated "home team". The SEC East is 11–7 in SEC Championship games, with the Florida Gators accounting for seven of the 11 victories.
The '''2010 [[SEC Championship Game]]''' will be played on December 4, 2010, in the [[Georgia Dome]] in [[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]], to determine the [[2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2010]] [[college football|football]] champion of the [[Southeastern Conference]] (SEC). The game will feature the [[2010 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn Tigers]], the champion of the West Division, and the [[2010 South Carolina Gamecocks football team|South Carolina Gamecocks]], champion of the East Division. South Carolina will be the designated "home team". The SEC East is 11–7 in SEC Championship games, with the Florida Gators accounting for seven of the 11 victories.


Auburn defeated South Carolina 35-27 in Auburn during the regular season. The game will begin at 4:00 p.m. [[Eastern Standard Time|EST]] and will be televised by [[SEC on CBS|CBS Sports]], for the tenth straight season.
Auburn defeated South Carolina 35-27 in Auburn during the regular season.

The game will begin at 4:00 p.m. [[Eastern Standard Time|EST]] and will be televised by [[SEC on CBS|CBS Sports]], for the tenth straight season. It features Auburn's [[Heisman trophy]] contending quarterback [[Cameron Newton]] against South Carolina's [[Stephen Garcia]]; running backs [[Marcus Lattimore]] (South Carolina) and [[Mike Dyer (football)|Mike Dyer]] (Auburn); and receivers [[Alshon Jeffery]] (South Carolina) and [[Darvin Adams]] (Auburn).


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 17:31, 29 November 2010

2010 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. 22 South Carolina x   5 3     9 5  
Florida   4 4     8 5  
Georgia   3 5     6 7  
Tennessee   3 5     6 7  
Kentucky   2 6     6 7  
Vanderbilt   1 7     2 10  
Western Division
No. 1 Auburn x$#   8 0     14 0  
No. 12 Arkansas %   6 2     10 3  
No. 8 LSU   6 2     11 2  
No. 10 Alabama   5 3     10 3  
No. 15 Mississippi State   4 4     9 4  
Ole Miss*   1 7     4 8  
Championship: Auburn 56, South Carolina 17
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * Ole Miss vacated all wins due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 SEC Championship Game will be played on December 4, 2010, in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia, to determine the 2010 football champion of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The game will feature the Auburn Tigers, the champion of the West Division, and the South Carolina Gamecocks, champion of the East Division. South Carolina will be the designated "home team". The SEC East is 11–7 in SEC Championship games, with the Florida Gators accounting for seven of the 11 victories.

Auburn defeated South Carolina 35-27 in Auburn during the regular season.

The game will begin at 4:00 p.m. EST and will be televised by CBS Sports, for the tenth straight season. It features Auburn's Heisman trophy contending quarterback Cameron Newton against South Carolina's Stephen Garcia; running backs Marcus Lattimore (South Carolina) and Mike Dyer (Auburn); and receivers Alshon Jeffery (South Carolina) and Darvin Adams (Auburn).

See also