2004 SEC Championship Game

For the SEC men's basketball championship, see 2004 SEC men's basketball tournament.

The 2004 SEC Championship Game was played on December 4, 2004, in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. The game matched SEC Western Division champion Auburn against SEC Eastern Division champion Tennessee. The game was a 38–28 victory for Auburn.^[2][3][4]

2004 SEC Championship Game
Conference Championship
2004 SEC Championship logo.
Auburn Tigers Tennessee Volunteers (11–0) (9–2) 38 28 Head coach:  Tommy Tuberville Head coach:  Phillip Fulmer AP Coaches BCS 3 3 3 AP Coaches BCS 15 15 15
1 2 3 4 Total Auburn 14 7 7 10 38 Tennessee 7 0 14 7 28
Date	December 4, 2004
Season	2004
Stadium	Georgia Dome
Location	Atlanta, Georgia
MVP	QB Jason Campbell, Auburn
Favorite	Auburn by 14½[1]
National anthem	Auburn University Marching Band Pride of the Southland Band
Referee	Steve Landis
Halftime show	Auburn University Marching Band Pride of the Southland Band
Attendance	74,892
United States TV coverage
Network	CBS
Announcers	Verne Lundquist (play-by-play) Todd Blackledge (color) Tracy Wolfson (sideline)
SEC Championship Game  ← 2003  2005 →

2004 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
No. 13 Tennessee x		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 7 Georgia		6	–	2					10	–	2
Florida		4	–	4					7	–	5
South Carolina		4	–	4					6	–	5
Kentucky		1	–	7					2	–	9
Vanderbilt		1	–	7					2	–	9
Western Division
No. 2 Auburn x$		8	–	0					13	–	0
No. 16 LSU		6	–	2					9	–	3
Alabama		3	–	5					6	–	6
Arkansas		3	–	5					5	–	6
Ole Miss		3	–	5					4	–	7
Mississippi State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Championship: Auburn 38, Tennessee 28
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP AUB TENN 1 13:36 4 86 1:19 AUB Fumble recovery returned 86 yards for touchdown by Cole Bennett, John Vaughn kick good 7 0 1 8:42 9 67 2:34 AUB Carnnell Williams 5-yard touchdown run, John Vaughn kick good 14 0 1 0:04 4 36 7:19 TENN Cedric Houston 1-yard touchdown run, James Wilhoit kick good 14 7 2 9:20 10 80 1:21 AUB Courtney Taylor 7-yard touchdown reception from Jason Campbell, John Vaughn kick good 21 7 3 9:45 3 19 3:49 TENN Robert Meachem 21-yard touchdown reception from Rick Clausen, James Wilhoit kick good 21 14 3 6:18 1 80 6:18 TENN Gerald Riggs 80-yard touchdown run, James Wilhoit kick good 21 21 3 3:53 6 85 2:06 AUB Devin Aromashodu 53-yard touchdown reception from Jason Campbell, John Vaughn kick good 28 21 4 11:50 11 39 4:39 AUB 22-yard field goal by John Vaughn 31 21 4 14:40 5 80 10:15 TENN Gerald Riggs 9-yard touchdown run, James Wilhoit kick good 31 28 4 7:03 6 80 2:06 AUB Ben Obomanu 43-yard touchdown reception from Jason Campbell, John Vaughn kick good 38 28 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 38 28

Game statistics

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Tigers	14	7	7	10	38
No. 15 Vols	7	0	14	7	28

Statistics	Auburn	Tennessee
First downs	31	9
Plays–yards	86–559	44–297
Rushes–yards	185	228
Passing yards	379	69
Passing: comp–att–int	27–36–1	8–20–0
Time of possession	24:10	12:30

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Auburn	Passing	Jason Campbell	27/35, 374 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Cadillac Williams	19 car, 100 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Courtney Taylor	6 rec, 111 yds, 1 TD
Tennessee	Passing	Rick Clausen	8/20, 69 yds, 1 TD
	Rushing	Gerald Riggs	11 car, 182 yds, 2 TD
	Receiving	Robert Meachem	1 rec, 17 yds, 1 TD