2002 SEC Championship Game
Encyclopedia
The 2002 SEC Championship Game
was won by the Georgia Bulldogs 30-3 over the Arkansas Razorbacks
. The game was played in the Georgia Dome
in Atlanta, Georgia
on December 7, 2002 and was televised to a national audience on CBS
.
The 2002 championship game was rare in the fact that the SEC Western Division champion did not play in the game. The Alabama Crimson Tide
won the Western Division crown, but could not participate in the conference championship game due to a NCAA probation stipulation which banned the team from any post season play. Instead, the Arkansas Razorbacks who finished in a three way tie for 2nd represented the western division after winning the tie breaker over Auburn and LSU. This was not the first time the SEC West champion was banned from the game however. Auburn also won the West in 1993, but was banned from post season play as well by NCAA probation.
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 won by the Georgia Bulldogs 30-3 over the Arkansas Razorbacks
2002 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
The 2002 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Razorbacks played five home games at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas and three home games at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock,...
. The game was played in the Georgia Dome
Georgia Dome
The Georgia Dome is a domed stadium located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, between downtown to the east and Vine City to the west. It is primarily the home stadium for the NFL Atlanta Falcons and the NCAA Division I FCS Georgia State Panthers football team. It is owned and operated by the...
in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
on December 7, 2002 and was televised to a national audience on CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
.
The 2002 championship game was rare in the fact that the SEC Western Division champion did not play in the game. The Alabama Crimson Tide
2002 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
The 2002 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 106th overall season, 70th as a member of the Southeastern Conference and its 11th within the SEC Western Division...
won the Western Division crown, but could not participate in the conference championship game due to a NCAA probation stipulation which banned the team from any post season play. Instead, the Arkansas Razorbacks who finished in a three way tie for 2nd represented the western division after winning the tie breaker over Auburn and LSU. This was not the first time the SEC West champion was banned from the game however. Auburn also won the West in 1993, but was banned from post season play as well by NCAA probation.