1992 SEC Championship Game
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The 1992 SEC Championship Game
was played on December 5, 1992 at Legion Field
in Birmingham, Alabama
. The game was the inaugural championship game and determined the 1992 football
champion of the Southeastern Conference
(SEC). The Alabama Crimson Tide
, winners of the Western division of the SEC, defeated the Florida Gators, who won the Eastern division, by a score of 28-21. The SEC was the first conference in college football to have a conference championship game. Five other conferences currently have conference championship games (Big 10, ACC, Pac 12, CUSA, & MAC).
Following the game, Alabama would advance to the Sugar Bowl
where they would defeat the Miami Hurricanes
in winning the program's 12th national championship. Florida would advance to the where they would defeat the .
played Florida in the first SEC Championship Game
on December 5, 1992. The Gators scored first on an Errict Rhett 5-yard touchdown run to lead 7–0. The Tide would respond in scoring the next 21 points. Their first points would come later in the first on a Derrick Lassic
3-yard touchdown run to tie the game at 7–7. In the second quarter, Curtis Brown
would score on a 30-yard touchdown reception from Jay Barker
to take a 14–7 lead at the half.
Alabama would further extend their lead to 21–7 in the third on a 15-yard Derrick Lassic touchdown run. Down by 14, the Gators would respond with a pair of touchdown in tying the game at 21 midway through the fourth quarter. Willie Jackson
would score first on a 4-yard touchdown reception on a pass from Shane Matthews
late in the third, and Errict Rhett would knot the game at 21 with just over eight minutes remaining in the contest. With momentum in the favor of the Gators, with just over 3:00 remaining in the game, Antonio Langham
would return a Matthews interception 21-yards for a touchdown in providing the final 28–21 margin.
SEC Championship Game
The SEC Championship Game refers to the game determining the Southeastern Conference's football season champion. The championship game pits the SEC Western Division representative against the Eastern Division representative in a game held after the regular season has been completed. Thus far, nine...
was played on December 5, 1992 at Legion Field
Legion Field
Legion Field is a large stadium in Birmingham, Alabama, United States, primarily designed to be used as a venue for American football, but is occasionally used for other large outdoor events. The stadium is named in honor of the American Legion, a U.S. organization of military veterans. At its peak...
in Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S...
. The game was the inaugural championship game and determined the 1992 football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
champion of the Southeastern Conference
Southeastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...
(SEC). The Alabama Crimson Tide
1992 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
The 1992 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama in the 1992 college football season. This was the team's third season under head coach Gene Stallings. They played their home games at both Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and Legion Field in Birmingham,...
, winners of the Western division of the SEC, defeated the Florida Gators, who won the Eastern division, by a score of 28-21. The SEC was the first conference in college football to have a conference championship game. Five other conferences currently have conference championship games (Big 10, ACC, Pac 12, CUSA, & MAC).
Following the game, Alabama would advance to the Sugar Bowl
1993 Sugar Bowl
The 1993 Sugar Bowl took place on January 1, 1993, in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. It served as the final game and the National Championship of the 1992–93 college football season. The game featured two unbeaten teams in the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Miami Hurricanes...
where they would defeat the Miami Hurricanes
1992 Miami Hurricanes football team
The 1992 Miami Hurricanes represented the University of Miami in the 1992 NCAA College Football season.-Schedule:-Awards and honors:*Gino Torretta, Davey O'Brien Award*Gino Torretta, Heisman Trophy *Gino Torretta, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award...
in winning the program's 12th national championship. Florida would advance to the where they would defeat the .
Game summary
Alabama1992 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
The 1992 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama in the 1992 college football season. This was the team's third season under head coach Gene Stallings. They played their home games at both Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and Legion Field in Birmingham,...
played Florida in the first SEC Championship Game
SEC Championship Game
The SEC Championship Game refers to the game determining the Southeastern Conference's football season champion. The championship game pits the SEC Western Division representative against the Eastern Division representative in a game held after the regular season has been completed. Thus far, nine...
on December 5, 1992. The Gators scored first on an Errict Rhett 5-yard touchdown run to lead 7–0. The Tide would respond in scoring the next 21 points. Their first points would come later in the first on a Derrick Lassic
Derrick Lassic
Derrick Owens Lassic is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football for the University of Alabama. He is most remembered for being the starting running back for the Cowboys for the first two games of the 1993 season...
3-yard touchdown run to tie the game at 7–7. In the second quarter, Curtis Brown
Curtis Brown
Curtis Lee "Curt" Brown, Jr. is an engineer, former NASA astronaut and retired United States Air Force Colonel.Colonel Brown graduated from East Bladen High School in Elizabethtown, North Carolina in 1974 and received a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the United States...
would score on a 30-yard touchdown reception from Jay Barker
Jay Barker
Jay Barker is a former professional American football quarterback, and a current Birmingham radio personality.- Football career :...
to take a 14–7 lead at the half.
Alabama would further extend their lead to 21–7 in the third on a 15-yard Derrick Lassic touchdown run. Down by 14, the Gators would respond with a pair of touchdown in tying the game at 21 midway through the fourth quarter. Willie Jackson
Willie Jackson (American football)
Willie Bernard Jackson, Jr. is a former American college and professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League for eight seasons in the 1990s and 2000s...
would score first on a 4-yard touchdown reception on a pass from Shane Matthews
Shane Matthews
Michael Shane Matthews is a former American college and professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League for all or part of fourteen seasons during the 1990s and 2000s. He played college football for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he played...
late in the third, and Errict Rhett would knot the game at 21 with just over eight minutes remaining in the contest. With momentum in the favor of the Gators, with just over 3:00 remaining in the game, Antonio Langham
Antonio Langham
Collie Antonio Langham , is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the first round of the 1994 NFL Draft. A 6'0", 187 lb cornerback from the University of Alabama, Langham played in seven NFL seasons from 1994-2000...
would return a Matthews interception 21-yards for a touchdown in providing the final 28–21 margin.