1998 SEC Championship Game

For the SEC men's basketball championship, see 1998 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament.
1998 SEC Championship Game
Conference Championship

1998 SEC Championship logo.
1234 Total
Mississippi State 7007 14
Tennessee 010014 24
Date December 5, 1998
Season 1998
Stadium Georgia Dome
Location Atlanta, Georgia
MVP WR Peerless Price, Tennessee
Favorite Tennessee by 14[1]
Attendance 74,795
United States TV coverage
Network ABC
Announcers Keith Jackson play-by-play
Bob Griese color
1998 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Eastern Division
#1 Tennessee x$#   8 0         13 0  
#5 Florida %   7 1         10 2  
#14 Georgia   6 2         9 3  
Kentucky   4 4         7 5  
Vanderbilt   1 7         2 9  
South Carolina   0 8         1 10  
Western Division
Mississippi State xy   6 2         8 5  
#16 Arkansas x   6 2         9 3  
Alabama   4 4         7 5  
Ole Miss   3 5         7 5  
LSU   2 6         4 7  
Auburn   1 7         3 8  
Championship: Tennessee 24, Mississippi State 14
  • # BCS National Champion
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • % BCS at-large representative
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 SEC Championship Game was won by the Tennessee Volunteers 24-14 over the Mississippi State Bulldogs. The game was played in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta on December 5, 1998 and was televised to a national audience on ABC.

Mississippi State took a 14-10 lead in the fourth quarter with an 83-yard punt return. The game was clinched when Tee Martin threw two touchdown passes (Peerless Price and Cedric Wilson) in the span on 32 seconds in the fourth quarter.

References

  1. "SEC Championship History". Retrieved 27 November 2012.

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