2011 SEC Championship Game

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The 2011 SEC Championship Game was played on December 3, 2011, at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, and determined the 2011 football champion of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The game featured the Georgia Bulldogs of the Eastern division against the LSU Tigers of the Western division. LSU (the Western division champion) was the designated "home team". This was Georgia's 4th SEC Championship Game and LSU's 5th, and the 3rd time these two teams met in this game. LSU defeated Georgia in 2003 and Georgia defeated LSU in 2005.

DateDecember 3, 2011
Season2011
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Georgia 1000010
LSU 07211442
DateDecember 3, 2011
Season2011
StadiumGeorgia Dome
LocationAtlanta, Georgia
MVPCB Tyrann Mathieu, LSU
FavoriteLSU by 12½[1]
RefereeMatt Austin
Halftime showDr.Pepper $100,000 Tuition Throw
United States TV coverage
NetworkCBS
AnnouncersVerne Lundquist (play-by-play)
Gary Danielson (color)
Tracy Wolfson (sideline)
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2011 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 19 Georgia x 71  104 
No. 9 South Carolina 62  112 
Florida 35  76 
Vanderbilt 26  67 
Kentucky 26  57 
Tennessee 17  57 
Western Division
No. 2 LSU x$ 80  131 
No. 1 Alabama  %# 71  121 
No. 5 Arkansas 62  112 
Auburn 44  85 
Mississippi State 26  76 
Ole Miss* 08  210 
Championship: LSU 42, Georgia 10
  • # 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.
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LSU defeated Georgia in the 2011 SEC championship game 42–10. The game's MVP was LSU cornerback Tyrann Mathieu. The game was televised by CBS Sports, for the eleventh straight season.

LSU moved to 4–1 in SEC Championship Games and Georgia to 2–2.

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