2011 SEC Championship Game

For the SEC men's basketball championship, see 2011 SEC men's basketball tournament.

The 2011 SEC Championship Game was played on December 3, 2011, at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, and determined the 2011 football champion of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The game featured the Georgia Bulldogs of the Eastern division against the LSU Tigers of the Western division. LSU (the Western division champion) was the designated "home team". This was Georgia's 4th SEC Championship Game and LSU's 5th, and the 3rd time these two teams met in this game. LSU defeated Georgia in 2003 and Georgia defeated LSU in 2005.

2011 SEC Championship Game
Conference Championship
2011 SEC Championship logo
Georgia Bulldogs LSU Tigers (10–2) (12–0) 10 42 Head coach:  Mark Richt Head coach:  Les Miles AP Coaches BCS 16 17 16 AP Coaches BCS 1 1 1
1 2 3 4 Total Georgia 10 0 0 0 10 LSU 0 7 21 14 42
Date	December 3, 2011
Season	2011
Stadium	Georgia Dome
Location	Atlanta, Georgia
MVP	CB Tyrann Mathieu, LSU
Favorite	LSU by 12½[1]
Referee	Matt Austin
Halftime show	Dr.Pepper $100,000 Tuition Throw
United States TV coverage
Network	CBS
Announcers	Verne Lundquist (play-by-play) Gary Danielson (color) Tracy Wolfson (sideline)
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2011 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
No. 19 Georgia x		7	–	1					10	–	4
No. 9 South Carolina		6	–	2					11	–	2
Florida		3	–	5					7	–	6
Vanderbilt		2	–	6					6	–	7
Kentucky		2	–	6					5	–	7
Tennessee		1	–	7					5	–	7
Western Division
No. 2 LSU x$		8	–	0					13	–	1
No. 1 Alabama  %#		7	–	1					12	–	1
No. 5 Arkansas		6	–	2					11	–	2
Auburn		4	–	4					8	–	5
Mississippi State		2	–	6					7	–	6
Ole Miss*		0	–	8					2	–	10
Championship: LSU 42, Georgia 10
# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions * Ole Miss vacated all wins due to NCAA violations. Rankings from AP Poll

LSU defeated Georgia in the 2011 SEC championship game 42–10. The game's MVP was LSU cornerback Tyrann Mathieu. The game was televised by CBS Sports, for the eleventh straight season.

LSU moved to 4–1 in SEC Championship Games and Georgia to 2–2.