The 2013 SEC Championship Game was a

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game that was played on Saturday, December 7, 2013 in the

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, with the kickoff at 4:12pm ET. The 22nd annual

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, determined the

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champion of the

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(SEC). The game was played between the

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, champions of the SEC's Western division, and the

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, champions of SEC's Eastern division. In the highest-scoring contest in the game's 21-year history, Auburn won 59–42. Auburn was the designated home team. The game was televised by CBS Sports for the 13th straight year.

Notes

The winner of this game the last seven seasons has gone on to play for the BCS National Championship posting a record of 6–1. In 2011, SEC Champion

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played fellow conference and division team

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for the national championship, marking first time two teams from the same conference and division played for the title. Alabama won 21–0. Neither 2013 division champion was

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the previous year. In 2012

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had a record of 5–7 (2–6 SEC), and

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was 3–9 (0–8 SEC). Missouri and Auburn combined for a total of 101 points the most in the history of the SEC Championship Game.

Teams

Missouri

After missing out on a bowl the previous season, the Tigers rebounded to win their first-ever SEC East title. They had won three division titles in the Big 12 in 2007, 2008, and 2010.

Auburn

Only a year after their worst season in 60 years—including a winless SEC record—Auburn completed one of the biggest turnarounds in NCAA history. An upset win over rival

gave them the SEC West title and a chance at playing for the national championship.

Scoring summary

1st quarter scoring: *Mizzou – Andrew Baggett 42-yard field goal, ''Mizzou 3–0.'' Drive: 5 plays, 19 yards, 1:08. *Auburn –

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38-yard pass from

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kick), ''Auburn 7–3.'' Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:28. *Mizzou –

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28-yard pass from James Franklin (Andrew Baggett kick), ''Mizzou 10–7.'' Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:42. *Auburn – Nick Marshall 9-yard run (Cody Parkey kick), ''Auburn 14–10.'' Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:31. 2nd quarter scoring: *Mizzou – E.J. Gaines 11-yard fumble return (Andrew Baggett kick), ''Mizzou 17–14.'' *Auburn –

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7-yard run (Cody Parkey kick), ''Auburn 21–17.'' Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:46. *Mizzou – Andrew Baggett 36-yard field goal, ''Auburn 21–20.'' Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 3:06. *Auburn – Tre Mason 3-yard run (Cody Parkey kick), ''Auburn 28–20.'' Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 0:53. *Mizzou – Dorial Green-Beckham 55-yard pass from James Franklin (Andrew Baggett kick), ''Auburn 28–27.'' Drive: 6 plays, 92 yards, 0:52. 3rd quarter scoring: *Auburn – Cody Parkey 52 yard field goal, ''Auburn 31–27.'' Drive: 5 plays, 13 yards, 2:05. *Mizzou –

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10-yard pass from James Franklin (Andrew Baggett kick), ''Mizzou 34–31.'' Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:42. *Auburn –

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2-yard run (Cody Parkey kick), ''Auburn 38–34.'' Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:14. *Auburn –

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15-yard run (Cody Parkey kick), ''Auburn 45–34.'' Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 1:26. *Mizzou – James Franklin 5-yard run (James Franklin 2-point conversion run), ''Auburn 45–42.'' Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:22. 4th quarter scoring: *Auburn – Tre Mason 1-yard run (Cody Parkey kick), ''Auburn 52–42.'' Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:00. *Auburn – Tre Mason 13-yard run (Cody Parkey kick), ''Auburn 59–42.'' Drive: 1 play, 13 yards, 0:05.

Statistics

References

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