2012 SEC Championship game - wikipedia 2012 SEC Championship game For the SEC men 's basketball championship of the same year, see 2012 SEC Men 's Basketball Tournament. 2012 SEC Championship Game Conference Championship 2012 SEC Championship Logo Alabama Crimson Tide Georgia Bulldogs ( 11 -- 1 ) ( 11 -- 1 ) 32 28 Head coach : Nick Saban Head coach : Mark Richt AP Coaches BCS AP Coaches BCS Total Alabama 0 10 8 14 32 Georgia 0 7 14 7 28 Date December 1, 2012 Season 2012 Stadium Georgia Dome Location Atlanta, Georgia MVP RB Eddie Lacy, Alabama Favorite Alabama by 71⁄2 Referee Tom Ritter Halftime show Dr Pepper $100,000 Tuition Throw Attendance 75,624 United States TV coverage Network CBS Announcers Verne Lundquist play - by - play Gary Danielson color Tracy Wolfson sideline Nielsen ratings 16.2 million viewers SEC Championship Game < 2011 2013 > 2012 SEC football standings Conf Overall Team Eastern Division No. 5т Georgia xy 7 -- 12 -- No. 9 Florida x % 7 -- 11 -- No. 8 South Carolina 6 -- 11 -- No. 23 Vanderbilt 5 -- 9 -- Missouri -- 6 5 -- 7 Tennessee -- 7 5 -- 7 Kentucky 0 -- 8 -- 10 Western Division No. 1 Alabama x $ # 7 -- 13 -- No. 14 LSU 6 -- 10 -- No. 5т Texas A&M 6 -- 11 -- Mississippi State -- 8 -- 5 Ole Miss -- 5 7 -- 6 Arkansas -- 6 -- 8 Auburn 0 -- 8 -- 9 Championship : Alabama 32, Georgia 28 # -- BCS National Champion $ -- BCS representative as conference champion % -- BCS at - large representative x -- Division champion / co-champions y -- Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll The 2012 SEC Championship Game was played on December 1, 2012, in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia, and determined both the 2012 football champion of the Southeastern Conference ( SEC ). The game featured the Georgia Bulldogs, winners of the SEC Eastern Division vs the Alabama Crimson Tide, the winner of the SEC Western Division. Because Alabama and Georgia were both respectively ranked 2 and 3, the game also determined which team would face the undefeated Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the 2013 BCS National Championship Game. Georgia was the designated `` home '' team. The game was televised by CBS Sports for the twelfth straight season. Kickoff was scheduled at 4 : 00 ( EST ). Alabama won the game 32 - 28 improving their record to 4 - 4 in the title game. Alabama 's Eddie Lacy was named MVP after rushing for 181 yards and two touchdowns. The game at the time was the most watched college football game of the 2012 season ( it would be surpassed by the 2013 BCS National Championship Game on January 7, 2013 ) with the game receiving a 10.1 share or 21.0 million viewers tuned in. Contents 1 Game summary 2 Scoring summary 3 Notes 4 References 5 External links Game summary After the first - ever scoreless first quarter in this game 's history, the teams traded touchdowns in the second quarter. Alabama kicked a field goal as time expired in the first half to take a 10 - 7 lead. Georgia took the game 's largest lead in the third quarter with two touchdowns, the second of which was an Alec Ogletree 55 yard return of a blocked field goal. Alabama answered with a rushing touchdown and two - point conversion by T.J. Yeldon. Eddie Lacy 's second touchdown of the game put the Tide ahead as the fourth quarter began. These two Alabama running backs each finished the game with over 150 yards ; they are the first duo of running backs in SEC championship history to each have even 100 yards. The Bulldogs once again went in front by three on their very next drive, when they took only two minutes to answer with a Todd Gurley touchdown run. Georgia 's defense continued to allow Alabama yardage on the ground, but they forced an Alabama punt with 7 : 14 remaining, still up by three. Georgia could only keep the ball for four plays and two minutes, though, as they punted back to the Tide with 5 : 24 left in the game. Georgia 's defense was `` stacking the line, '' using an extra defender to prevent gains on the ground. Alabama took advantage : on first down with three minutes left, quarterback AJ McCarron used play action to free up Amari Cooper for a 45 - yard touchdown pass. The Alabama defense forced Georgia to punt with two minutes left. But, Georgia used all of their timeouts while their defense also held firm. A punt gave Georgia one last drive, starting from their own 15 yard line. It seemed as if the game was over when Dee Milliner appeared to have intercepted a pass on the fourth play of the drive. However, replay overturned the interception ruling, and Georgia again had an opportunity. Three more long passes brought the Bulldogs all the way to the 8 yard line with the clock winding down. With 9 seconds to play, an Aaron Murray pass toward the end zone was deflected toward Chris Conley in the field of play. Surprised to see the ball -- he was not the intended receiver on the play -- Conley caught the pass as he fell at the 5 yard line. The clock ran out before Georgia could run another play. Scoring summary Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Alabama Georgia 13 : 59 13 87 4 : 48 Georgia Jay Rome 19 - yard touchdown reception from Aaron Murray, Marshall Morgan kick good 0 7 1 : 59 6 70 3 : 05 Alabama Eddie Lacy 41 - yard touchdown run, Jeremy Shelley kick good 7 7 0 : 00 5 42 1 : 15 Alabama 22 - yard field goal by Jeremy Shelley 10 7 12 : 09 9 75 2 : 51 Georgia Todd Gurley 3 - yard touchdown run, Marshall Morgan kick good 10 14 6 : 31 11 43 5 : 38 Georgia Cade Foster 49 - yd Field Goal blocked, returned by Alec Ogletree for 55 yards for a touchdown 10 21 4 : 19 62 2 : 12 Alabama T.J. Yeldon 10 - yard touchdown run, 2 - point run good 18 21 14 : 57 7 74 3 : 07 Alabama Eddie Lacy 1 - yard touchdown run, Jeremy Shelley kick good 25 21 12 : 54 5 75 2 : 03 Georgia Todd Gurley 10 - yard touchdown run, Marshall Morgan kick good 25 28 3 : 15 55 2 : 09 Alabama Amari Cooper 44 - yard touchdown reception from AJ McCarron, Jeremy Shelley kick good 32 28 `` TOP '' = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 32 28 Notes This was Alabama 's 8th appearance in the title game. The previous seven appearances were all against the Florida Gators. This was Georgia 's 5th appearance and second consecutive SEC Championship game. This was the first meeting between the schools since 2008. From 2006 - 12, the winner of this game played in the BCS National Championship Game seven straight times with a record of 6 - 1 ( LSU was defeated by fellow SEC member Alabama following winning the 2011 SEC Championship Game ). Their victory in this game, along with their ranking based on their season - long performance, earned Alabama a spot in the BCS National Championship game, where they defeated Notre Dame, 42 - 14. References Jump up ^ Rachel Cohen, Can BCS Title Game Challenge TV Ratings Record ?, AP via ABCNews.com, January 4, 2013 Jump up ^ ( 1 ), 2012 SEC Championship Game ^ Jump up to : `` Alabama holds off Georgia, reaches BCS championship game ''. ESPN. Retrieved 23 November 2013. ^ Jump up to : Woodburn, Peter. `` Alabama vs. Georgia 2012 results : Bama claims title, shot at national championship ''. SB Nation. Retrieved 23 November 2013. 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Question: when is the sec championship game between alabama and georgia
Answer: December 1, 2012