18 15 7 0 10 10 MVP Derrick Henry Stadium Georgia Dome | Florida 0 8 15 10 7 Date 5 December 2015 | |
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Champion Alabama Crimson Tide football Location Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia, United States Announcers Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), Allie LaForce (sidelines) Similar 2016 SEC Championship Game, 2014 SEC Championship Game, 2013 SEC Championship Game, 2015 SEC Men's Basketbal, 2015 Cotton Bowl Cla | ||
The 2015 SEC Championship Game was played on Saturday, December 5, 2015 in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, and determined the 2015 football champion of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The game was played between the East Division champion Florida Gators and West Division champion Alabama Crimson Tide. Alabama was the designated home team. CBS televised the game for the fifteenth consecutive year.
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Florida
The Gators got off to an unexpected 6–0 start after entering their first four games unranked in the AP Poll. Their fourth victory was a thrilling 28–27 come-from-behind victory over Tennessee as Will Grier completed a pass on 4th-and-13 to Antonio Callaway for a 63-yard touchdown, and Tennessee could not respond as they missed a 55-yard field goal attempt as time expired. The Gators' next victory came over the no. 3 Ole Miss Rebels 38–10. Florida would travel to Baton Rouge to face the LSU Tigers without Will Grier, who had been suspended for the remainder of the season that week due to testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs. Treon Harris started in his place, and the Gators narrowly lost, 28–35. The Gators rebounded after a bye week with a 27–3 victory over rival Georgia. The following game against Vanderbilt saw low offensive production, as the Gators won 9–7, clinching the Eastern Division title. The offense would struggle for the rest of the season, needing overtime to overcome the Florida Atlantic Owls and not scoring at all against rival Florida State in a 2–27 loss.
Alabama
The Crimson Tide would get off to a 2–0 start before losing to no. 15 Ole Miss for the second straight year 37–43. Alabama never faltered since, winning eight of their last nine games by double digits, including over no. 2 and undefeated LSU, a game where Derrick Henry ran for 210 yards, while the defense held Heisman candidate Leonard Fournette to only 31. The Tide were able to clinch the Western Division title with their 29–13 victory over rival Auburn.
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