2025 SEC Championship Game
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The 2025 SEC Championship Game was a college football game played on December 6, 2025, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. It was the 34th annual SEC Championship Game and determined the conference's champion for the 2025 season. The game featured the Alabama Crimson Tide, the No. 1 seed, and the Georgia Bulldogs, the No. 2 seed. The game began at 4:00 p.m. EST and was broadcast on ABC for the second consecutive year.[2] Georgia defeated Alabama 28–7, earning an automatic bid in the 2025–26 College Football Playoff as one of the top five ranked conference champions.
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| Date | December 6, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Gunner Stockton (QB, Georgia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Georgia by 2.5[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Daniel Gautreaux | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 77,247 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ABC (ESPN+) Westwood One SEC Radio | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | ABC: Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Holly Rowe and Laura Rutledge (sideline reporters) Westwood One: Nate Gatter (play-by-play), Derek Rackley (analyst), and Dawn Davenport (sideline) SEC Radio: Dave Neal (play-by-play), Dave Archer (analyst), and Stephen Hartzell (sideline) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | ESPN Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Andrei Paternostro (play-by-play) and Weinny Eirado (analyst) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Alabama y^ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Georgia y$^ | 7 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Ole Miss ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Texas A&M ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Oklahoma ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Texas | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Vanderbilt | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 1 | – | 7 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 1 | – | 7 | 5 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 1 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Georgia 28, Alabama 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teams
The game was a rematch of a regular season game on September 27. Alabama defeated Georgia, 24–21. This was the fifth time Georgia and Alabama played for an SEC Championship, with the Crimson Tide winning each of the previous four meetings in 2012, 2018, 2021, and 2023.
Georgia Bulldogs
Georgia began the season as the No. 5 ranked team in the AP Poll.[3] The Bulldogs began the season with two wins over nonconference opponents Marshall and Austin Peay before earning their first SEC win of the season on the road against Tennessee.[4] They returned home to face Alabama, losing 24–21, their first loss at home since 2019.[5] The Bulldogs rebounded by soundly defeating Kentucky the following week and then knocking off rival Auburn on the road.[6] They then outlasted Ole Miss 43–35, jumping to No. 5 in the AP Poll entering a bye week.[7] Following the bye week, Georgia defeated rival Florida in Jacksonville and Mississippi State in Starkville. The Bulldogs then returned home for a two-game home stretch including a 35–10 victory over Texas and 35–3 win over Charlotte. In the final game of the regular season, Georgia defeated rival Georgia Tech, 16–9, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.[8]
The Bulldogs clinched a spot in the game following Texas's 27–17 victory over Texas A&M on November 28.[9] This was their fifth consecutive SEC Championship Game appearance and their 13th overall.
Alabama Crimson Tide
Alabama began the season as the No. 8 ranked team in both the AP and Coaches Polls. In the first game of the season, the Crimson Tide were upset on the road against Florida State, losing 31–17.[10] They responded with resounding victories over Louisiana–Monroe and Wisconsin before heading to Sanford Stadium to face Georgia. The Crimson Tide knocked off the Bulldogs 24–21, jumping up to No. 10 in the AP Poll. Alabama then preceded to defeat three consecutive ranked opponents, earning victories over Vanderbilt, Missouri, and rival Tennessee. The Crimson Tide defeated South Carolina 29–22 before a bye week. After the bye week, Alabama beat rival LSU before a matchup against Oklahoma at home. The Sooners took down Alabama, 23–21, dropping the Crimson Tide to No. 10 in the CFP rankings. The Crimson Tide rebounded following the loss, with two straight wins to end the regular season, defeating Eastern Illinois and Auburn.
The Crimson Tide clinched a spot in the game following their victory in the Iron Bowl on November 29.[11] This was their 16th SEC Championship Game and first under head coach Kalen DeBoer, with their previous appearance coming in 2023 where they defeated Georgia 27–24 under former head coach Nick Saban for his final career win.
Scoring summary
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 3 Georgia | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| No. 9 Alabama | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
at Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia
- Date: December 6, 2025
- Game time: 4:00 p.m.
- Game attendance: 77,247
- TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Holly Rowe and Laura Rutledge (sideline reporters)
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Statistics
| Statistics | UGA | ALA |
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| First downs | 16 | 11 |
| Plays–yards | 67–297 | 55–209 |
| Rushes–yards | 41–141 | 16–(-3) |
| Passing yards | 156 | 212 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 20–26–0 | 19–39–1 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 36:52 | 23:08 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Georgia | Passing | Gunner Stockton | 20/26, 156 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | Nate Frazier | 13 carries, 52 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Zachariah Branch | 5 receptions, 53 yards, 1 TD | |
| Alabama | Passing | Ty Simpson | 19/39, 212 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Daniel Hill | 4 carries, 11 yards | |
| Receiving | Germie Bernard | 6 receptions, 62 yards, 1 TD |