2014 SEC Championship Game

the SEC men's basketball championship of the same year 2014 SEC men's basketball tournament August 2023 SEC Championship Game Conference Championship 2014 SEC Championship Game Logo.svg 2014 SEC Championship logo December 6 2014 2014 Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia University of Alabama Alabama Crimson Tide 11–1 1 1 1 Nick Saban 7 14 0 21 University of Missouri Missouri Tigers 10–2 14 13 16 Gary Pinkel 0 3 10 0 QB Blake Sims, AlabamaMVP Alabama by 14.5Odds Tom Ritter 73,526 CBS Verne Lundquist (play-by-play)Gary Danielson (color)Tracy Wolfson (sideline) The 2014 SEC Championship Game was played on Saturday, December 6, 2014, in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, and determined the 2014 football champion of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The game was played between Western Division Champion Alabama and Eastern Division Champion Missouri.ESPN Pregame Missouri was the designated home team, and the game was televised by CBS for the fourteenth straight year.SEC Pregame In the game, Alabama defeated Missouri 42–13 and captured their 24th SEC football championship.https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=400609098 No. 1 Alabama routs Missouri to claim its 24th SEC title Aschoff Edward The Associated Press December 6, 2014 ESPN.com December 6, 2014 Notes The winner of the SEC Championship Game had competed in the last 8 BCS National Championship games, posting a 6–2 record. This was the inaugural season of the College Football Playoff, replacing the Bowl Championship Series. The winner of the game, if not selected for the playoff, would normally have played in the Sugar Bowl. However, because that year's Sugar Bowl was to host a national semifinal playoff game, the team would be sent to either the Cotton Bowl, Orange Bowl, Peach Bowl, or the Fiesta Bowl.March 2024 Since the winner, Alabama, ended up as the #1 playoff seed, they ended up playing in the Sugar Bowl anyway. Teams Alabama 2014 Alabama Crimson Tide football team The Tide began their season with a 4–0 start before being upset by No. 11 Ole Miss on October 4. Since then, they won their last seven games, including knocking off No. 1 Mississippi State. Alabama closed out the regular season with a 55–44 win over No. 15 Auburn to avenge last year's loss, and finished 7–1 in conference play, 11–1 overall. The Crimson Tide are entering their 9th SEC Championship Game, having won in their last two appearances (and eventually the BCS National Championship Game), and have a 4–4 overall record in the game. Alabama was able to clinch the Western Division on November 29 prior to the Iron Bowl game kicking off, as Ole Miss defeated Mississippi State in the Egg Bowl to drop Mississippi State to 6–2 in SEC play.http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/alab/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/release/release_20141201aaa.pdf Bama Pregame 2014-12-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20141214215123/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/alab/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/release/release_20141201aaa.pdf 2014-12-14 dead Missouri 2014 Missouri Tigers football team The Tigers got off to 4–2 start to open the year, suffering early home losses against Indiana and No. 13 Georgia. The Tigers then won six consecutive games to finish the regular season with a 7–1 conference record, and 10–2 overall record. The Tigers are making their second straight appearance in the SEC Championship Game; last year's team fell to eventual national runner-up Auburn 59–42. The Tigers were able to clinch the Eastern Division after defeating Arkansas on November 28.http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/alab/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/release/release_20141201aaa_miss.pdf Mizzou Pregame 2014-12-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20141214220924/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/alab/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/release/release_20141201aaa_miss.pdf 2014-12-14 dead Game summary thumb|left Alabama scored on the game's opening drive to take a quick 7–0 lead, and a long touchdown pass from quarterback Blake Sims to receiver DeAndrew White early in the second quarter extended the lead to 14–0. Missouri's offense pieced together a response, but the drive fizzled out and ended in a field goal. Another Bama touchdown late in the quarter gave the Crimson Tide a 21–3 halftime lead. Missouri fought their way back into the game in the third quarter, ripping off 10 points to cut the Alabama lead to 8. Unfortunately for the Tigers, they would fail to score for the remainder of the game, as Alabama scored three unanswered touchdowns to secure a 42–13 victory. The win gave Alabama its 24th SEC Championship, Sims set an SEC Championship Game record for completion percentage, and wide receiver Amari Cooper set both the SEC record for most receptions in a single season and the record for most receptions in the SEC Championship Game.Low Chris Schlabach Mark Mark Schlabach December 6, 2014 No. 1 Alabama routs Missouri to claim its 24th SEC title https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=400609098 December 10, 2014 ESPN.com The Associated Press Alabama Missouri expand 1 11:24 Alabama 10 68 3:36 RushTD T. J. Yeldon 1 good Adam Griffith 7 0 2 11:48 Alabama 1 58 0:10 RecTD DeAndrew White Blake Sims 58 good Adam Griffith 14 0 2 8:30 Missouri 9 58 3:18 FG 33 Andrew Baggett 14 3 2 2:47 Alabama 14 75 5:43 RushTD T. J. Yeldon 2 good Adam Griffith 21 3 3 11:00 Missouri 10 75 4:00 RecTD Bud Sasser Maty Mauk 1 good Andrew Baggett 21 10 3 4:37 Missouri 9 46 3:43 FG 33 Andrew Baggett 21 13 4 14:55 Alabama 10 64 4:42 RecTD Christion Jones Blake Sims 6 good Adam Griffith 28 13 4 7:38 Alabama 8 90 4:37 RushTD Derrick Henry 26 good Adam Griffith 35 13 4 3:38 Alabama 5 62 2:46 RushTD Derrick Henry 1 good Adam Griffith 42 13 42 13 Source: Boxscore Statistics Statistics Alabama Missouri First downs 28 10 Total offense 504 313Rushing yards–TD 242–4 41–0Passing yards–TD 262–2 272–1Passing: Comp–Att–Int 23–27–0 16–34–0Fumbles: Number–Lost 3–0 2–1Penalties: Number–Yards 2–10 6–60Punts: Average Yardage 3–43.3 7–43.4Kickoffs: Average Yardage 7–58.6 4–64.2Sacks: Number–Yards 0–0 2–12Field Goals: Good–Att 0–1 2–2Points off turnovers 7 0Time of Possession 36:43 23:17 References Championship Game Category:SEC Championship Game Category:American football competitions in Atlanta Category:Alabama Crimson Tide football games Category:Missouri Tigers football games SEC Championship Game SEC Championship Game SEC Championship Game