1998 SEC Championship Game

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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.[2]

DateDecember 5, 1998
Season1998
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1998 SEC Championship Game
Conference Championship
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Mississippi State 700714
Tennessee 01001424
DateDecember 5, 1998
Season1998
StadiumGeorgia Dome
LocationAtlanta, Georgia
MVPWR Peerless Price, Tennessee
FavoriteTennessee by 14[1]
RefereeSteve Shaw
Attendance74,795
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC
AnnouncersKeith Jackson (play-by-play)
Bob Griese (analyst)
Lynn Swann (sideline)
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1998 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 1 Tennessee x$# 80  130 
No. 5 Florida % 71  102 
No. 14 Georgia 62  93 
Kentucky 44  75 
Vanderbilt 17  29 
South Carolina 08  110 
Western Division
Mississippi State xy 62  85 
No. 16 Arkansas x 62  93 
Alabama 44  75 
Ole Miss 35  75 
LSU 26  47 
Auburn 17  38 
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
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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, one to Peerless Price and the other to Cedrick Wilson, in the span of 32 seconds in the fourth quarter.[3][4]

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