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    1998 SEC Championship Game
    Conference Championship
    1998 SEC Championship logo
    Mississippi State BulldogsTennessee Volunteers
    (8–3)(11–0)
    1424
    Head coach: 
    Jackie Sherrill    		Head coach: 
    Phillip Fulmer
    APCoachesBCS
    2322NR
    APCoachesBCS
    121
    1234Total
    Mississippi State700714
    Tennessee01001424
    DateDecember 5, 1998
    Season1998
    StadiumGeorgia Dome
    LocationAtlanta, Georgia
    MVPWR Peerless Price, Tennessee
    FavoriteTennessee by 14[1]
    RefereeSteve Shaw
    Attendance74,795
    United States TV coverage
    NetworkABC
    AnnouncersKeith Jackson (play-by-play)
    Bob Griese (analyst)
    Lynn Swann (sideline)
    SEC Championship Game
     ← 1997  1999 → 
    1998 Southeastern Conference football standings
    		Conf.Overall
    Team W L  W L 
    Eastern Division
    No. 1 Tennessee x$# 8–0  13–0 
    No. 5 Florida % 7–1  10–2 
    No. 14 Georgia 6–2  9–3 
    Kentucky 4–4  7–5 
    Vanderbilt 1–7  2–9 
    South Carolina 0–8  1–10 
    Western Division
    Mississippi State xy 6–2  8–5 
    No. 16 Arkansas x 6–2  9–3 
    Alabama 4–4  7–5 
    Ole Miss 3–5  7–5 
    LSU 2–6  4–7 
    Auburn 1–7  3–8 
    Championship: Tennessee 24, Mississippi State 14
    • # – 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 1998 SEC Championship Game was won by the Tennessee Volunteers 24–14 over the Mississippi State Bulldogs. The game was played in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta on December 5, 1998, and was televised to a national audience on ABC.[2]

    Mississippi State took a 14–10 lead in the fourth quarter with an 83-yard punt return. The game was clinched when Tee Martin threw two touchdown passes, one to Peerless Price and the other to Cedric Wilson, in the span of 32 seconds in the fourth quarter.[3][4]

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ "SEC Championship History". Retrieved November 27, 2012.
    2. ^ "Vols Use Fourth-Quarter Comeback to Capture SEC Crown". University of Tennessee Athletics. December 5, 1998. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
    3. ^ "1998 SEC Championship Recap". University of Tennessee Athletics. August 3, 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
    4. ^ Lay, Ken (November 5, 2024). "1998 SEC championship game: Vols defeat Mississippi State". Vols Wire. USA Today. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
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      1998 SEC Championship Game
      Conference Championship
      1998 SEC Championship logo
      Mississippi State BulldogsTennessee Volunteers
      (8–3)(11–0)
      1424
      Head coach: 
      Jackie Sherrill      		Head coach: 
      Phillip Fulmer
      APCoachesBCS
      2322NR
      APCoachesBCS
      121
      1234Total
      Mississippi State700714
      Tennessee01001424
      DateDecember 5, 1998
      Season1998
      StadiumGeorgia Dome
      LocationAtlanta, Georgia
      MVPWR Peerless Price, Tennessee
      FavoriteTennessee by 14[1]
      RefereeSteve Shaw
      Attendance74,795
      United States TV coverage
      NetworkABC
      AnnouncersKeith Jackson (play-by-play)
      Bob Griese (analyst)
      Lynn Swann (sideline)
      SEC Championship Game
       ← 1997  1999 → 
      1998 Southeastern Conference football standings
      		Conf.Overall
      Team W L  W L 
      Eastern Division
      No. 1 Tennessee x$# 8–0  13–0 
      No. 5 Florida % 7–1  10–2 
      No. 14 Georgia 6–2  9–3 
      Kentucky 4–4  7–5 
      Vanderbilt 1–7  2–9 
      South Carolina 0–8  1–10 
      Western Division
      Mississippi State xy 6–2  8–5 
      No. 16 Arkansas x 6–2  9–3 
      Alabama 4–4  7–5 
      Ole Miss 3–5  7–5 
      LSU 2–6  4–7 
      Auburn 1–7  3–8 
      Championship: Tennessee 24, Mississippi State 14
      • # – 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 1998 SEC Championship Game was won by the Tennessee Volunteers 24–14 over the Mississippi State Bulldogs. The game was played in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta on December 5, 1998, and was televised to a national audience on ABC.[2]

      Mississippi State took a 14–10 lead in the fourth quarter with an 83-yard punt return. The game was clinched when Tee Martin threw two touchdown passes, one to Peerless Price and the other to Cedric Wilson, in the span of 32 seconds in the fourth quarter.[3][4]

      References

      1. ^ "SEC Championship History". Retrieved November 27, 2012.
      2. ^ "Vols Use Fourth-Quarter Comeback to Capture SEC Crown". University of Tennessee Athletics. December 5, 1998. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
      3. ^ "1998 SEC Championship Recap". University of Tennessee Athletics. August 3, 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
      4. ^ Lay, Ken (November 5, 2024). "1998 SEC championship game: Vols defeat Mississippi State". Vols Wire. USA Today. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
      • Recap of the game from SECsports.com


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