2005 SEC Championship Game

the SEC men's basketball championship 2005 SEC men's basketball tournament August 2023 2005 SEC Championship Game Conference Championship 2005SECChamplogo.png 2005 SEC Championship logo 2005 Georgia Bulldogs University of Georgia LSU Tigers Louisiana State University 9–2 10–1 Mark Richt Les Miles 13 13 13 3 3 4 14 7 3 10 0 7 0 7 December 3 Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia QB D.J Shockley, Georgia LSU by 2½http://www.vegasinsider.com/college-football/history/championship/sec/ SEC Championship History 27 November 2012 March 3, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130303233759/http://www.vegasinsider.com/college-football/history/championship/sec/ dead Georgia Redcoat Marching Band Tiger Marching Band Rocky Goode Georgia Redcoat Marching Band Tiger Marching Band 73,717 CBS List of announcers of major college bowl games Verne Lundquist & Todd Blackledge The 2005 Dr. Pepper SEC Championship Game was played on December 3, 2005 in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. The game determined the 2005 football champion of the Southeastern Conference. The Georgia Bulldogs, winners of the Eastern division of the SEC, defeated the LSU Tigers, who won the Western division, by a score of 34–14. This was the second time the two teams have met in the conference championship game. The first time was in 2003 when LSU defeated Georgia by the score 34–13. Selection process The SEC Championship Game matches up the winner of the Eastern and Western divisions of the Southeastern Conference. The game was first played in 1992, when the conference expanded from 10 to 12 teams with the addition of Arkansas and South Carolina. The SEC was the first conference in college football to have a conference championship game. By 2005, four other conferences had conference championship games (Big 12, ACC, CUSA & MAC). Regular season SEC East The battle for the SEC East was a three-way battle for the entire conference season among the Georgia Bulldogs, Florida Gators, and South Carolina Gamecocks. The Georgia Bulldogs entered the season with high hopes and rattled off a 5–0 conference record (South Carolina, Mississippi State, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, and Arkansas) before heading to Jacksonville for the annual battle with the Florida Gators. Georgia was ranked #4 in both polls, and a win would have sealed the SEC East crown. But, with starting quarterback D.J. Shockley sidelined with an injury suffered in the Homecoming victory against Arkansas, Joe Tereshinski, III the Gators prevailed, 14–10 and dealt the Bulldogs their first loss of the season. Brandon Coutu missed two field goals late in the game which proved the difference in the game. Again, with the SEC East crown on the line, the Bulldogs played the Auburn Tigers at home in a series which traditionally favors the road-team. Auburn won the game on a John Vaughn 20-yard field goal with six seconds remaining, 31–30. On the third attempt to punch their ticket to Atlanta, the Bulldogs defeated Kentucky 45–13 on Senior Day. A loss to the Wildcats would have created a three-way tie (Florida and South Carolina) for the SEC East Crown. Georgia's win clinched their 5th SEC East crown, and 3rd trip to the title game. SEC West The SEC West race was decided in Baton Rouge on October 22 when the LSU Tigers defeated the Auburn Tigers 20–17 in overtime. LSU had one conference loss coming into the game (an overtime loss against Tennessee) and Auburn was unblemished. Both teams remained tied with one conference loss through the rest of the season. Auburn was awarded its 5th Divisional Title, LSU its 5th as well, and LSU represented the SEC West in the title game for the 3rd time. Game summary The Bulldogs' senior quarterback D. J. Shockley threw for 112 yards and two touchdowns while also running for a score. After LSU QB JaMarcus Russell left the game in the third quarter with an injury, backup Matt Flynn threw an interception returned for the touchdown by Tim Jennings to seal Georgia's 34–14 victory. Scoring summary UGA LSU 1 10:19 UGA 1 45 0:08 RecTD Sean Bailey D. J. Shockley 45 Brandon Coutu good 7 0 1 6:12 UGA 6 51 2:34 RecTD Sean Bailey D. J. Shockley 29 Brandon Coutu good 14 0 2 13:53 LSU 14 80 7:19 RushTD JaMarcus Russell 1 Colt David good 14 7 2 8:23 UGA 3 15 1:21 RushTD D. J. Shockley 7 Brandon Coutu good 21 7 3 9:53 UGA 9 62 3:49 FG 21 Brandon Coutu 24 7 4 14:40 UGA 11 40 5:35 FG 51 Brandon Coutu 27 7 4 14:18 UGA IntTD Tim Jennings 19 Brandon Coutu good 34 7 4 5:38 LSU 9 79 3:59 RecTD Dwayne Bowe Matt Flynn 19 Colt David good 34 14 34 14 Game statistics No. 13 Bulldogs 14 7 3 10 No. 3 Tigers 0 7 0 7 Georgia Bulldogs Georgia LSU Tigers LSU 16 54–250 42–138 112 6–12–0 19:11 18 66–230 36–74 156 14–30–2 17:29 Georgia Bulldogs Georgia LSU Tigers LSU D. J. Shockley 6/12, 112 yds, 2 TD Thomas Brown 14 car, 62 yds Sean Bailey 2 rec, 74 yds, 2 TD JaMarcus Russell 11/19, 120 yds, 1 INT Shyrone Carey 10 car, 43 yds Dwayne Bowe 5 rec, 74 yds, 1 TD References External links 2005 SEC Championship Game at SECSports.com Championship Game Category:SEC Championship Game Category:American football competitions in Atlanta Category:Georgia Bulldogs football games Category:LSU Tigers football games SEC Championship Game SEC Championship Game SEC Championship Game