2024 SEC Championship Game

2024 SEC Championship Game
Conference Championship
Georgia Bulldogs Texas Longhorns (10–2) (11–1) 22 19 Head coach:  Kirby Smart Head coach:  Steve Sarkisian AP Coaches CFP 5 5 5 AP Coaches CFP 2 2 2
1 2 3 4 OT Total Georgia 0 3 10 3 6 22 Texas 3 3 0 10 3 19
Date	December 7, 2024
Season	2024
Stadium	Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Location	Atlanta, Georgia
MVP	Daylen Everette
Favorite	Texas by 3
Referee	Steve Marlowe
Attendance	74,916
United States TV coverage
Network	ABC (ESPN+) Westwood One SEC Radio
Announcers	ABC: Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Holly Rowe, Laura Rutledge (sidelines) Westwood One: Nate Gatter (play-by-play), Derek Rackley (analyst), Alyssa Lang (sideline) SEC Radio: Dave Neal (play-by-play), Dave Archer (analyst), Stephen Hartzell (sideline)

2024 Southeastern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 3 Texas y^		7	–	1					12	–	2
No. 2 Georgia y$^		6	–	2					11	–	2
No. 7 Tennessee ^		6	–	2					10	–	3
No. 11 Alabama		5	–	3					9	–	3
No. 14 Ole Miss		5	–	3					9	–	3
No. 15 South Carolina		5	–	3					9	–	3
No. 19 Missouri		5	–	3					9	–	3
Texas A&M		5	–	3					8	–	4
LSU		5	–	3					8	–	4
Florida		4	–	4					8	–	5
Arkansas		3	–	5					6	–	6
Vanderbilt		3	–	5					6	–	6
Oklahoma		2	–	6					6	–	6
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 As of December 22, 2024 Rankings from CFP Rankings

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 4:00p.m. EST and was broadcast on ABC for the first time since 2000, replacing CBS. 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.

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. It was their first SEC Championship Game appearance in their first season in the conference.

Officials

Steve Marlowe was the referee for the game. 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.

Scoring summary

2024 SEC Championship Game

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
No. 5 Georgia	0	3	10	3	6	22
No. 2 Texas	3	3	0	10	3	19

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia

• Date: December 7, 2024
• Game time: 4:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny (indoors) • Temperature: 56 °F (13 °C)
• Referee: Steve Marlowe
• TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Holly Rowe and Laura Rutledge (sideline)

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