2001 SEC Championship Game

The 2001 SEC Championship Game was won by the LSU Tigers 31–20 over the Tennessee Volunteers. The game was played in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia on December 8, 2001 and was televised to a national audience on CBS. The loss kept Tennessee from a second appearance in the BCS National Championship Game.

For the SEC men's basketball championship, see 2001 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament.
2001 SEC Championship Game
Conference Championship
2001 SEC Championship logo.
Tennessee Volunteers LSU Tigers
(10–1) (8–3)
20 31
Head coach: 
Phillip Fulmer		 Head coach: 
Nick Saban
APCoachesBCS
222
APCoachesBCS
2120NR
1234 Total
Tennessee 01703 20
LSU 73615 31
DateDecember 8, 2001
Season2001
StadiumGeorgia Dome
LocationAtlanta, Georgia
MVPQB Matt Mauck, LSU
FavoriteTennessee by 7[1]
RefereeSteve Shaw
Attendance74,843
United States TV coverage
NetworkCBS
AnnouncersVerne Lundquist play-by-play
Todd Blackledge color
Jill Arrington sideline
2001 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Eastern Division
No. 4 Tennessee x  7 –1     11 –2  
No. 3 Florida %  6 –2     10 –2  
No. 13 South Carolina  5 –3     9 –3  
No. 22 Georgia  5 –3     8 –4  
Kentucky  1 –7     2 –9  
Vanderbilt  0 –8     2 –9  
Western Division
No. 7 LSU xy$  5 –3     10 –3  
Auburn x  5 –3     7 –5  
Ole Miss  4 –4     7 –4  
Alabama  4 –4     7 –5  
Arkansas  4 –4     7 –5  
Mississippi State  2 –6     3 –8  
Championship: LSU 31, Tennessee 20
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

References
  1. "SEC Championship History". Retrieved 27 November 2012.
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