the sec championship game between alabama and georgia was on january 8, 2018.
the sec championship game between alabama and georgia was on january 8, 2018.
when is the sec championship game between alabama and georgia?
january 8, 2018
since the sec split into two divisions in 1992, alabama and georgia have only faced off intermittently, with alabama (of the west division) playing tennessee of the east division every year and georgia (of the east division) facing off against auburn of the west division annually. since the sec's scheduling format allows each team one permanent cross-divisional opponent and one rotating cross-divisional opponent every year, the crimson tide and bulldogs only see each other in the regular season every several years. since 1992, alabama holds a 7–3 record over georgia. the teams squared off in the 2012 sec championship game on december 1, 2012 in the georgia dome in atlanta, georgia, with the winner likely to play for the national championship. in a thrilling game, alabama defeated georgia by a score of 32–28. another high-stakes matchup between the squads occurred on january 8, 2018. in the 2018 college football playoff national championship game at mercedes-benz stadium in atlanta, alabama overcame a 13-point deficit to defeat georgia by a score of 26–23 in an overtime classic to clinch its 17th national championship in the program's long and storied history. the following season, in the 2018 sec championship game, georgia led 28–14 with just over three minutes remaining in the third quarter, only to see alabama once again rally to win 35–28 for yet again another classic game.
alabama–georgia football rivalry
the 2009 sec championship game was played on december 5, 2009, in the georgia dome in atlanta, georgia, to determine the 2009 football champion of the southeastern conference (sec). the game featured the florida gators and the alabama crimson tide. the crimson tide was the designated "home team"; this home team, chosen on an alternating basis, was 2–4 in sec championship games. the winner was all but assured to go on to play for a national championship, in a likely matchup with the texas longhorns provided texas won in the big 12 championship game versus the north division champion nebraska cornhuskers. entering the 2009 contest, the sec east was 11–6 in sec championship games, with the florida gators accounting for seven of the eleven victories. before the 2009 game, alabama represented the sec west six times in the conference championship game, compiling a 2–4 record, and had faced the gators in all six of their previous sec championship game appearances. this was the first and so far the only time any conference championship game had featured two undefeated teams and was also the first time an ap poll no. 1 played a no. 2 outside of the bcs championship game since the top-ranked ohio state beat the second-ranked michigan during the 2006 regular season.
2009 sec championship game