2010 SEC Championship Game

2010 SEC Championship Game
2010 SEC Championship Game
Conference Championship
	2010 SEC Championship logo
Auburn Tigers	South Carolina Gamecocks
(12–0)	(9–3)
56	17
Head coach: ; Gene Chizik	Head coach: ; Steve Spurrier
Date	December 4, 2010
Season	2010
Stadium	Georgia Dome
Location	Atlanta, Georgia
MVP	QB Cam Newton, Auburn
Favorite	Auburn by 3½
Referee	Matt Moore
Halftime show	Dr. Pepper Tuition Throw
United States TV coverage
Network	CBS
Announcers	Verne Lundquist (play-by-play); Gary Danielson (color); Tracy Wolfson (sideline)
SEC Championship Game
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DateDecember 4, 2010

Season2010

StadiumGeorgia Dome

LocationAtlanta, Georgia

2010 Southeastern Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Eastern Division
No. 22 South Carolina x	5	–	3	9	–	5
Florida	4	–	4	8	–	5
Georgia	3	–	5	6	–	7
Tennessee	3	–	5	6	–	7
Kentucky	2	–	6	6	–	7
Vanderbilt	1	–	7	2	–	10
Western Division
No. 1 Auburn x$#	8	–	0	14	–	0
No. 12 Arkansas %	6	–	2	10	–	3
No. 8 LSU	6	–	2	11	–	2
No. 10 Alabama	5	–	3	10	–	3
No. 15 Mississippi State	4	–	4	9	–	4
Ole Miss*	1	–	7	4	–	8
Championship: Auburn 56, South Carolina 17
# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions * Ole Miss vacated all wins due to NCAA violations. Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 SEC Championship Game was played on December 4, 2010, in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta to determine the 2010 football champion of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The game featured the Auburn Tigers, the champion of the West Division, and the South Carolina Gamecocks, champion of the East Division. South Carolina was the designated "home team". The SEC East is 11–8 in SEC Championship games, with the Florida Gators accounting for seven of the 11 victories.

Auburn defeated South Carolina 35–27 in Auburn during the regular season.

The game began at 4:00 p.m. EST and was televised by CBS Sports, for the tenth straight season. It featured Auburn's Heisman Trophy contending quarterback Cam Newton against South Carolina's Stephen Garcia; running backs Marcus Lattimore (South Carolina) and Mike Dyer (Auburn); and receivers Alshon Jeffery (South Carolina) and Darvin Adams (Auburn). Gene Chizik and Steve Spurrier were the coaches of the teams.^[2]

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Venues	Legion Field (1992–1993) Georgia Dome (1994–2016) Mercedes-Benz Stadium (2017–present)

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Culture & lore	History Traditions Aubie "War Eagle" Marching band Toomer's Corner Punt Bama Punt Earthquake Game Prayer at Jordan–Hare Kick Six (Kick Bama Kick) Porter Cup
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Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Clemson Georgia North Carolina
Culture & lore	Spurrier Cocky "The Fighting Gamecocks Lead the Way" Mighty Sound of the Southeast "Sandstorm" The Brawl Steroid scandal
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
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2010 SEC Championship Game

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