SEC Football Champions: A Complete History

Updated after the 2024 Season

The SEC Football Championship is one of the most prestigious titles in college sports. Since 1933, the conference has crowned a champion, with legacies defined and national title runs launched on the final Saturday of the SEC season. From the early days of poll-decided titles to the modern classic in Atlanta, this is the complete history of SEC football supremacy.

Total Championships by School

Here is a breakdown of all-time SEC football championships claimed by each university since the conference's inception in 1933.

SchoolTotal Titles
Alabama30
Georgia14
Tennessee13
LSU12
Auburn8
Florida8
Ole Miss6
Georgia Tech*5
Tulane*3
Mississippi State1
Kentucky1

* Georgia Tech and Tulane are former members of the SEC.

SEC Championship Game Era (1992–Present)

In 1992, the SEC became the first conference to hold a championship game between its two division winners. This game has produced some of the most memorable moments in college football history.

YearWinning TeamLosing TeamScore
2024TexasGeorgia38–31
2023AlabamaGeorgia27–24
2022GeorgiaLSU50–30
2021AlabamaGeorgia41–24
2020AlabamaFlorida52–46
2019LSUGeorgia37–10
2018AlabamaGeorgia35–28
2017GeorgiaAuburn28–7
2016AlabamaFlorida54–16
2015AlabamaFlorida29–15
2014AlabamaMissouri42–13
2013AuburnMissouri59–42
2012AlabamaGeorgia32–28
2011LSUGeorgia42–10
2010AuburnSouth Carolina56–17
2009AlabamaFlorida32–13
2008FloridaAlabama31–20
2007LSUTennessee21–14
2006FloridaArkansas38–28
2005GeorgiaLSU34–14
2004AuburnTennessee38–28
2003LSUGeorgia34–13
2002GeorgiaArkansas30–3
2001LSUTennessee31–20
2000FloridaAuburn28–6
1999AlabamaFlorida34–7
1998TennesseeMississippi State24–14
1997TennesseeAuburn30–29
1996FloridaAlabama45–30
1995FloridaArkansas34–3
1994FloridaAlabama24–23
1993FloridaAlabama28–13
1992AlabamaFlorida28–21

Pre-Championship Game Era (1933–1991)

Before 1992, the SEC champion was determined by the final regular-season conference standings. During this era, it was common for multiple teams to be recognized as co-champions.

YearChampion(s)
1991Florida
1990Tennessee
1989Alabama, Auburn, Tennessee
1988Auburn, LSU
1987Auburn
1986LSU
1985Tennessee
1984Florida
1983Auburn
1982Georgia
1981Georgia, Alabama
1980Georgia
1979Alabama
1978Alabama, Georgia
1977Alabama, Kentucky
1976Georgia, Kentucky
1975Alabama
1974Alabama
1973Alabama
1972Alabama
1971Alabama
1970LSU
1969Tennessee
1968Georgia
1967Tennessee
1966Georgia, Alabama
1965Alabama
1964Alabama
1963Ole Miss
1962Ole Miss
1961Alabama, LSU
1960Ole Miss
1959Georgia
1958LSU
1957Auburn
1956Tennessee
1955Ole Miss
1954Ole Miss
1953Alabama
1952Georgia Tech
1951Georgia Tech, Tennessee
1950Kentucky
1949Tulane
1948Georgia, Ole Miss
1947Ole Miss
1946Georgia, Tennessee
1945Alabama
1944Georgia Tech
1943Georgia Tech
1942Georgia
1941Mississippi State
1940Tennessee
1939Georgia Tech, Tennessee, Tulane
1938Tennessee
1937Alabama
1936LSU
1935LSU
1934Alabama, Tulane
1933Alabama