For the SEC men's basketball championship, see 1996 SEC men's basketball tournament.
College football game
1996 SEC Championship Game
Conference Championship
1996 SEC Championship logo.
Alabama Crimson Tide
Florida Gators
(9–2)
(10–1)
30
45
Head coach: Gene Stallings
Head coach: Steve Spurrier
AP
Coaches
11
11
AP
Coaches
4
4
1
2
3
4
Total
Alabama
7
7
14
2
30
Florida
6
18
14
7
45
Date
December 7, 1996
Season
1996
Stadium
Georgia Dome
Location
Atlanta, Georgia
MVP
QB Danny Wuerffel, Florida
Favorite
Florida by 14½[1]
Referee
Aster Sizemore
Attendance
74,132
United States TV coverage
Network
ABC
Nielsen ratings
7.0
SEC Championship Game
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1996 Southeastern Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Eastern Division
No. 1 Florida x$
8
–
0
12
–
1
No. 9 Tennessee
7
–
1
10
–
2
South Carolina
4
–
4
6
–
5
Kentucky
3
–
5
4
–
7
Georgia
3
–
5
5
–
6
Vanderbilt
0
–
8
2
–
9
Western Division
No. 11 Alabama xy
6
–
2
10
–
3
No. 12 LSU x
6
–
2
10
–
2
No. 24 Auburn
4
–
4
8
–
4
Mississippi State
3
–
5
5
–
6
Ole Miss
2
–
6
5
–
6
Arkansas
2
–
6
4
–
7
Championship: Florida 45, Alabama 30
$ – Conference champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1996 SEC Championship Game was won by the Florida Gators 45–30 over the Alabama Crimson Tide. The game was played in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia, on December 7, 1996, and was televised to a national audience on ABC.
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