2001 SEC Championship Game

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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 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.

DateDecember 8, 2001
Season2001
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2001 SEC Championship Game
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1234Total
Tennessee 0170320
LSU 7361531
DateDecember 8, 2001
Season2001
StadiumGeorgia Dome
LocationAtlanta, Georgia
MVPQB Matt Mauck, LSU
FavoriteTennessee by 7[1]
RefereeSteve Shaw
Attendance74,843
United States TV coverage
NetworkCBS
AnnouncersVerne Lundquist (play-by-play)
Todd Blackledge (color)
Jill Arrington (sideline)
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2001 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 4 Tennessee x 71  112 
No. 3 Florida  % 62  102 
No. 13 South Carolina 53  93 
No. 22 Georgia 53  84 
Kentucky 17  29 
Vanderbilt 08  29 
Western Division
No. 7 LSU xy$ 53  103 
Auburn x 53  75 
Ole Miss 44  74 
Alabama 44  75 
Arkansas 44  75 
Mississippi State 26  38 
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
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