2010 SEC Championship Game

For the SEC men's basketball championship, see 2010 SEC men's basketball tournament.

The 2010 SEC Championship Game was played on December 4, 2010, in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia, to determine the 2010 football champion of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The game featured the Auburn Tigers, the champion of the West Division, and the South Carolina Gamecocks, champion of the East Division. South Carolina was the designated "home team". The SEC East is 11–8 in SEC Championship games, with the Florida Gators accounting for seven of the 11 victories.

2010 SEC Championship Game
Conference Championship
2010 SEC Championship logo.
Auburn Tigers South Carolina Gamecocks (12–0) (9–3) 56 17 Head coach:  Gene Chizik Head coach:  Steve Spurrier AP Coaches BCS 2 2 1 AP Coaches BCS 18 16 19
1 2 3 4 Total Auburn 21 7 14 14 56 South Carolina 7 7 0 3 17
Date	December 4, 2010
Season	2010
Stadium	Georgia Dome
Location	Atlanta, Georgia
MVP	QB Cam Newton, Auburn
Favorite	Auburn by 3½[1]
Referee	Matt Moore
Halftime show	Dr. Pepper Tuition Throw
United States TV coverage
Network	CBS
Announcers	Verne Lundquist play-by-play Gary Danielson color Tracy Wolfson sideline
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2010 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
No. 22 South Carolina x		5	–	3					9	–	5
Florida		4	–	4					8	–	5
Georgia		3	–	5					6	–	7
Tennessee		3	–	5					6	–	7
Kentucky		2	–	6					6	–	7
Vanderbilt		1	–	7					2	–	10
Western Division
No. 1 Auburn x$#		8	–	0					14	–	0
No. 12 Arkansas %		6	–	2					10	–	3
No. 8 LSU		6	–	2					11	–	2
No. 10 Alabama		5	–	3					10	–	3
No. 15 Mississippi State		4	–	4					9	–	4
Ole Miss*		1	–	7					4	–	8
Championship: Auburn 56, South Carolina 17
# – 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

Auburn defeated South Carolina 35–27 in Auburn during the regular season.

The game began at 4:00 p.m. EST and was televised by CBS Sports, for the tenth straight season. It featured Auburn's Heisman trophy contending quarterback Cam Newton against South Carolina's Stephen Garcia; running backs Marcus Lattimore (South Carolina) and Mike Dyer (Auburn); and receivers Alshon Jeffery (South Carolina) and Darvin Adams (Auburn). Gene Chizik and Steve Spurrier were the coaches of the teams.^[2]

Highlights

The No. 1 ranked BCS team had lost its conference championship game three seasons in a row and Auburn ended the streak this year. Auburn broke the SEC Championship Game records for most offensive yards, most points scored and largest margin of victory. Auburn receiver Darvin Adams set the game record for most receiving yards with 217. Auburn quarterback Cam Newton matched the game record for touchdown responsibility with six, four throwing and two running, which included a Hail Mary touchdown at the end of the first half.^[2]

References

1. "SEC Championship History". Archived from the original on March 3, 2013. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
2. "SEC Championship Game, Auburn Vs. South Carolina: Tigers Maul Gamecocks, 56-17, Are Locks For BCS Title Game". SBNation.com. December 2, 2010. Retrieved May 28, 2022.