2002 SEC Championship Game

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The 2002 SEC Championship Game was won by the Georgia Bulldogs 30–3 over the Arkansas Razorbacks. The game was played in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta on December 7, 2002 and was televised to a national audience on CBS.

DateDecember 7, 2002
Season2002
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2002 SEC Championship Game
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1234Total
Arkansas 00303
Georgia 1706730
DateDecember 7, 2002
Season2002
StadiumGeorgia Dome
LocationAtlanta, Georgia
MVPRB Musa Smith, Georgia
FavoriteGeorgia by 8[1]
RefereePenn Wagers
Attendance74,913
United States TV coverage
NetworkCBS
AnnouncersVerne Lundquist (play-by-play)
Todd Blackledge (color)
Jill Arrington (sideline)
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2002 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 3 Georgia x$ 71  131 
Florida 62  85 
Tennessee 53  85 
Kentucky 35  75 
South Carolina 35  57 
Vanderbilt 08  210 
Western Division
Arkansas xy 53  95 
No. 14 Auburn x 53  94 
LSU x 53  85 
Ole Miss 35  76 
Mississippi State 08  39 
No. 11 ^Alabama 62  103 
Championship: Georgia 30, Arkansas 3
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • ^ – Alabama had the best division record, but did not participate in postseason play due to NCAA probation.
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The 2002 championship game was unusual in the fact that team in first place in the Western Division did not play in the game. The Alabama Crimson Tide finished with the best SEC record in the Western Division, but could not participate in the conference championship game due to an NCAA probation stipulation which banned the team from any post season play. Instead, the Arkansas Razorbacks who finished in a three way tie for second represented the Western Division after winning the tie breaker over Auburn and LSU. This was not the first time the SEC West leader was excluded from the game. Auburn also finished atop the West in 1993, but was banned from post season play as well by NCAA probation.

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