2001 SEC Championship Game

For the SEC men's basketball championship, see 2001 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament.
2001 SEC Championship Game
Conference Championship

2001 SEC Championship logo.
1234 Total
Tennessee 01703 20
LSU 73615 31
Date December 8, 2001
Season 2001
Stadium Georgia Dome
Location Atlanta, Georgia
MVP QB Matt Mauck, LSU
Favorite Tennessee by 7[1]
Referee Steve Shaw
Attendance 74,843
United States TV coverage
Network CBS
Announcers Verne Lundquist play-by-play
Todd Blackledge color
Jill Arrington sideline
2001 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Eastern Division
#4 Tennessee x   7 1         11 2  
#3 Florida %   6 2         10 2  
#13 South Carolina   5 3         9 3  
#22 Georgia   5 3         8 4  
Kentucky   1 7         2 9  
Vanderbilt   0 8         2 9  
Western Division
#7 LSU xy$   5 3         10 3  
Auburn x   5 3         7 5  
Ole Miss   4 4         7 4  
Alabama   4 4         7 5  
Arkansas   4 4         7 5  
Mississippi State   2 6         3 8  
Championship: LSU 31, Tennessee 20
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • % BCS at-large representative
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 SEC Championship Game was won by the LSU Tigers 31-20 over the Tennessee Volunteers. The game was played in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia on December 8, 2001 and was televised to a national audience on CBS. The loss kept Tennessee from a second appearance in the BCS National Championship Game.

References

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

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