The 2016 SEC Championship Game was played on Saturday, December 3, 2016 in the

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, and determined the

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football champion of the

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(SEC). The game was played between the Eastern Division champion, Gators, and Western Division champion

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. The Eastern Division team was the designated home team, and the game was broadcast nationally by

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for the 16th consecutive year. This was the final SEC Championship Game in the Georgia Dome, which was demolished on November 20, 2017 after its successor, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, opened on August 26 of the same year. The title game moved to the new stadium and will remain there through at least 2027. Alabama earned a berth in the SEC Championship on November 12 after clinching the SEC West.

2015 season

In the

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defeated

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29–15. Alabama went on to defeat

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38–0 in the Cotton Bowl, which served as a

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semifinal, and defeated Clemson 45–40 in the national championship game.

Verne Lundquist retiring

This would be

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's final SEC Championship Game broadcast. He retired from calling college football following the Army-Navy Game. He was succeeded by

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Teams

Florida

Alabama

Game summary

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Statistics

References

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