The 1994
SEC Championship Game
The SEC Championship Game is an annual American football game that has determined the Southeastern Conference's season champion since 1992. The championship game pits the SEC East Division regular season champion against the West Division regula ...
was won by the
Florida Gators
The Florida Gators are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of Florida, located in Gainesville. The University of Florida, its athletic program, its alumni and its sports fans are often collectively referred to as t ...
24–23 over the
Alabama Crimson Tide
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.
After two years at
Legion Field
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, the 1994 game was the first to be played in the
Georgia Dome
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in
Atlanta, Georgia
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(which had hosted the game until 2016). The game was played on December 3, 1994, and was televised to a national audience on
ABC
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.
See also
*
Alabama–Florida football rivalry
The Alabama–Florida football rivalry is an American college football rivalry game between the Crimson Tide of the University of Alabama and the Gators of the University of Florida. Both schools were charter members of the Southeastern Conf ...
References
External links
Recap of the game from SECsports.com
*Championship Game
SEC Championship Game
Alabama Crimson Tide football games
Florida Gators football games
December 1994 sports events in the United States
1994 in sports in Georgia (U.S. state)
1994 in Atlanta
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