For the SEC men's basketball championship, see 1997 SEC men's basketball tournament.
College football game
1997 SEC Championship Game
Conference Championship
1997 SEC Championship logo.
Tennessee Volunteers
Auburn Tigers
(10–1)
(9–2)
30
29
Head coach: Phillip Fulmer
Head coach: Terry Bowden
AP
Coaches
3
3
AP
Coaches
11
11
1
2
3
4
Total
Tennessee
7
3
13
7
30
Auburn
13
7
9
0
29
Date
December 6, 1997
Season
1997
Stadium
Georgia Dome
Location
Atlanta, Georgia
MVP
QB Peyton Manning, Tennessee
Favorite
Tennessee by 7[1]
Referee
Al Ford
Attendance
74,896
United States TV coverage
Network
ABC
Announcers
Keith Jackson (Play by Play) Bob Griese (Analyst) Lynn Swann (Sideline)
SEC Championship Game
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1997 Southeastern Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Eastern Division
No. 7 Tennessee x$
7
–
1
11
–
2
No. 10 Georgia
6
–
2
10
–
2
No. 4 Florida
6
–
2
10
–
2
South Carolina
3
–
5
5
–
6
Kentucky
2
–
6
5
–
6
Vanderbilt
0
–
8
3
–
8
Western Division
No. 11 Auburn xy
6
–
2
10
–
3
No. 13 LSU x
6
–
2
9
–
3
No. 22 Ole Miss
4
–
4
8
–
4
Mississippi State
4
–
4
7
–
4
Arkansas
2
–
6
4
–
7
Alabama
2
–
6
4
–
7
Championship: Tennessee 30, Auburn 29
$ – Conference champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1997 SEC Championship Game was won by the Tennessee Volunteers 30-29 over the Auburn Tigers. The game was played in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia, on December 6, 1997, and was televised to a national audience on ABC.
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