For the SEC men's basketball championship, see 2010 SEC men's basketball tournament.
College football game
2010 SEC Championship Game
Conference Championship
2010 SEC Championship logo.
Auburn Tigers
South Carolina Gamecocks
(12–0)
(9–3)
56
17
Head coach: Gene Chizik
Head coach: Steve Spurrier
AP
Coaches
BCS
2
2
1
AP
Coaches
BCS
18
16
19
1
2
3
4
Total
Auburn
21
7
14
14
56
South Carolina
7
7
0
3
17
Date
December 4, 2010
Season
2010
Stadium
Georgia Dome
Location
Atlanta, Georgia
MVP
QB Cam Newton, Auburn
Favorite
Auburn by 3½[1]
Referee
Matt Moore
Halftime show
Dr. Pepper Tuition Throw
United States TV coverage
Network
CBS
Announcers
Verne Lundquist play-by-play Gary Danielson color Tracy Wolfson sideline
SEC Championship Game
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2011 >
2010 Southeastern Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Eastern Division
No. 22 South Carolina x
5
–
3
9
–
5
Florida
4
–
4
8
–
5
Georgia
3
–
5
6
–
7
Tennessee
3
–
5
6
–
7
Kentucky
2
–
6
6
–
7
Vanderbilt
1
–
7
2
–
10
Western Division
No. 1 Auburn x$#
8
–
0
14
–
0
No. 12 Arkansas %
6
–
2
10
–
3
No. 8 LSU
6
–
2
11
–
2
No. 10 Alabama
5
–
3
10
–
3
No. 15 Mississippi State
4
–
4
9
–
4
Ole Miss*
1
–
7
4
–
8
Championship: Auburn 56, South Carolina 17
# – BCS National Champion
$ – BCS representative as conference champion
% – BCS at-large representative
x – Division champion/co-champions
* Ole Miss vacated all wins due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll
The 2010 SEC Championship Game was played on December 4, 2010, in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia, to determine the 2010 football champion of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The game featured the Auburn Tigers, the champion of the West Division, and the South Carolina Gamecocks, champion of the East Division. South Carolina was the designated "home team". The SEC East is 11–8 in SEC Championship games, with the Florida Gators accounting for seven of the 11 victories.
Auburn defeated South Carolina 35–27 in Auburn during the regular season.
The game began at 4:00 p.m. EST and was televised by CBS Sports, for the tenth straight season. It featured Auburn's Heisman trophy contending quarterback Cam Newton against South Carolina's Stephen Garcia; running backs Marcus Lattimore (South Carolina) and Mike Dyer (Auburn); and receivers Alshon Jeffery (South Carolina) and Darvin Adams (Auburn). Gene Chizik and Steve Spurrier were the coaches of the teams.[2]
^"SEC Championship History". Archived from the original on March 3, 2013. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
^"SEC Championship Game, Auburn Vs. South Carolina: Tigers Maul Gamecocks, 56-17, Are Locks For BCS Title Game". SBNation.com. December 2, 2010. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
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