2024 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Texas y^   7 – 1     13 – 3  
No. 6 Georgia y$^   6 – 2     11 – 3  
No. 9 Tennessee ^   6 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 11 Ole Miss   5 – 3     10 – 3  
No. 17 Alabama   5 – 3     9 – 4  
No. 19 South Carolina   5 – 3     9 – 4  
No. 22 Missouri   5 – 3     10 – 3  
Texas A&M   5 – 3     8 – 5  
LSU   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Florida   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Arkansas   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Vanderbilt   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Oklahoma   2 – 6     6 – 7  
Auburn   2 – 6     5 – 7  
Kentucky   1 – 7     4 – 8  
Mississippi State   0 – 8     2 – 10  
Championship: Georgia 22, Texas 19 OT
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024 SEC Championship game was a college football game played on December 7, 2024, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. It was the 33rd SEC Championship Game. The game featured the Texas Longhorns, 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 first time since 2000, replacing CBS.[2] Georgia defeated Texas 22–19 in overtime, earning an automatic bid in the 2024–25 College Football Playoff; it was the first time ever that the SEC championship game has gone to overtime.[3]

Teams

Georgia previously defeated Texas in the regular season on October 19 by a score of 30–15.

Georgia Bulldogs

Main article: 2024 Georgia Bulldogs football team

The Georgia Bulldogs entered the SEC Championship Game as the No. 2 seed after a 44–42 victory over Georgia Tech in eight overtimes. It was their fourth consecutive SEC Championship Game appearance and their 12th overall.

Texas Longhorns

Main article: 2024 Texas Longhorns football team

The Texas Longhorns entered the SEC Championship Game as the No. 1 seed after a 17–7 victory over the Texas A&M Aggies.[4] It was their first SEC Championship Game appearance in their first season in the conference.

Officials

Steve Marlowe was the referee for the game.[1] Brent Sowell served as umpire; Chad Green as head linesman; Jeremiah Harris as line judge; Phillip Davenport as field judge; Justin Larrew as side judge; Keith Parham as back judge; and Jason McArthur as center judge.[1]

Scoring summary

2024 SEC Championship Game
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
No. 5 Georgia 0 3 103622
No. 2 Texas 3 3 010319

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia

Game information
First quarter
  • (5:17) TEX – Bert Auburn 41 yd Field Goal (Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 4:10; Texas 3–0)
Second quarter
  • (10:22) TEX – Bert Auburn 42 yd Field Goal (Drive: 14 plays, 56 yards, 7:24; Texas 6–0)
  • (6:41) UGA – Peyton Woodring 44 yd Field Goal (Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 3:50; Texas 6–3)
Third quarter
  • (10:27) UGA – Trevor Etienne 10 yd Run (Peyton Woodring Kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:33; Georgia 10–6)
  • (0:16) UGA – Peyton Woodring 24 yd Field Goal (Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 4:40; Georgia 13–6)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:54) TEX – DeAndre Moore Jr. 41-yard pass from Quinn Ewers, Bert Auburn kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:22; Tied 13–13)
  • (4:32) UGA – Peyton Woodring 21 yd Field Goal (Drive: 16 plays, 72 yards, 9:22; Georgia 16–13)
  • (0:18) TEX – Bert Auburn 37 yd Field Goal (Drive: 11 plays, 47 yards, 2:12; Tied 16–16)
Overtime
  • TEX – Bert Auburn 32 yd Field Goal (Drive: 7 plays, 10 yards; Texas 19–16)
  • UGA – Trevor Etienne 4 yd Run (Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards; Georgia 22–19)

Statistics

Statistics UGA TEX
First downs 19 21
Plays–yards 67–277 74–389
Rushes–yards 37–141 28–31
Passing yards 136 358
Passing: comp–att–int 20–30–1 27–46–2
Time of possession 31:59 28:01
Team Category Player Statistics
Georgia Passing Gunner Stockton 12/16, 71 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Trevor Etienne 16 carries, 94 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Arian Smith 5 receptions, 41 yards
Texas Passing Quinn Ewers 27/46, 358 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Quintrevion Wisner 19 carries, 51 yards
Receiving Matthew Golden 8 receptions, 162 yards

References

  1. ^ a b c Austro, Ben (December 6, 2024). "Officiating crews for the 2024 college football conference championship games". FootballZebras.com. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  2. ^ Dellinger, Ross (December 10, 2020). "SEC Leaving CBS for ABC: Inside the 10-Year Deal Starting in 2024". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
  3. ^ Newberry, Paul (December 7, 2024). "No. 5 Georgia pulls off another overtime stunner, beating No. 2 Texas 22-19 for SEC title". AP News. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  4. ^ Olson, Max. "Texas tops Texas A&M, to play for SEC title in first year". ABC News. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
  5. ^ "Georgia Bulldogs vs Texas Longhorns". The Athletic. December 7, 2024. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
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