Greatest SEC Football Games (00s-Present)

[fort_vol]

Hopefully didn't forget too many. Interesting to note how many of these games served as either quarterfinals or semifinals to the BCSCG.


1.) 2013 #1 Alabama at #4 Auburn – Auburn one-ups their miracle finish against Georgia from two weeks earlier, cementing their spot in the SECCG.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vR7s2m5Z5GA

2.) 2012 SECCG #3 Georgia v. #2 Alabama – Georgia’s bid for the national championship game falls 5 yards short.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoKtXbadk7k

3.) 2010 #2 Auburn at #11 Alabama (“The Camback”) – Cam Newton and the Tigers protected their perfect season by overcoming a 24 point deficit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fw36a5tQea4

4.) 2008 SECCG #1 Alabama v. #4 Florida – With another virtuoso perfrormance, Tebow puts his team on track to win their second national title in three seasons.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3TjpfOwf_U

5.) 2002 #16 LSU at Kentucky – In one of the most improbable finishes in college football history, LSU prevents the upset with a pinball wizard-esque hail mary on the game’s final play. Bonus points for the early Gatorade bath and students rushing the field.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIJOq9SOeek

6.) 2007 #18 Auburn at #5 LSU – Demetrius Byrd catches the game-winner with a single second left. Pandemonium reigns in Death Valley.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3m4dCkjtTo

7.) 2003 Arkansas at Kentucky (7OT) – Objectively, the worst teams on this list, the Hogs and Wildcats combined for a whopping 86 points. Unfortunately for the Pillsbury Throwboy and the home fans, Arkansas would end up on top.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLghs2O4sT8

8.) 2009 Tennessee at #1 Alabama – Tennessee makes a furious late comeback but cannot overcome Mount Cody on the last play.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pF1MYKBc5_M

9.) 2013 #25 Georgia at #7 Auburn – Auburn borrows some 2002 LSU magic and converts a 4th and 18th with under 30 seconds left.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_8tl0Q2pQg

10.) 2007 #9 Florida at #1 LSU – LSU converts five fourth downs and punches in the game winner with just a minute remaining.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTkuQPJzhGM

11.) 2001 #4 Tennessee at #2 Florida – Following the events of 9/11, Tennessee’s matchup against Florida was pushed back to the last week of the season. In what would serve as the SEC East championship game, Tennessee upset the heavily favored Gators and drained the swamp.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5CiAJ3MaAU

12.) 2012 #15 Texas A&M at #1 Alabama – Johnny Manziel shocks the world through three and a half quarters going up two scores against the #1 ranked Tide. Alabama would eventually have a first and goal down just five with two minutes remaining but the Aggies defense held, giving Manziel his Heisman defining victory.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhLupWY4yFU

13.) 2011 #1 LSU at #2 Alabama (OT) – CBS billed this 1 v. 2 matchup as the Game of the Century. Far more entertaining than its sequel (2011 BCSCG), LSU pulled out the defensive struggle in overtime 9-6.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSOyeK9kXDk

14.) 2010 Tennessee at #10 LSU – A signature SEC win eludes new Vols coach Derek Dooley. What’s worse than Les Miles’ clock management? Derek Dooley’s end game luck (see 2010 Music City Bowl).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mAHgD-8k9U

15.) 2009 #2 Alabama at Auburn – Unranked Auburn gives the eventual national champions their toughest challenge of the season. Greg McElroy leads the game-winning last minute touchdown drive.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BupYlM0POs

16.) 2001 Arkansas at Ole Miss -- The marathon game featured 114 points, 988 offensive yards, four 100-yard rushers, and seven overtimes, with Arkansas prevailing 58–56.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f66Lk3lBdH4

17.) 2007 #1 LSU at Kentucky – Kentucky upsets #1 LSU and gets the program’s biggest win of the 00s.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViJniR738To

18.) 2003 #22 Tennessee at Alabama – Clausen hits Fayton to convert a crucial 4th and 19 in overtime.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFOPaLqSONo

19.) 2008 Ole Miss at #4 Florida – Jevan Snead outperforms Tebow in the Swamp and Ole Miss stuns the fourth ranked Gators. Tebow and Florida get the last laugh as this game is better remembered for Tebow’s post-game promise.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-5r3Trqpvc

20.) 2005 #10 Tennessee at #3 LSU – Vols erase a 21 point deficit thanks to LSU transfer Rick Clausen. Gerald Riggs Jr. punched it in in overtime to give Tennessee a 30-27 win Monday night in LSU's long-awaited, hurricane-delayed home opener.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYXGG5OufeI

 

[bamawriter]

Did you pull that list from somewhere, or is it your own?

Is that the ranking, or are they in no particular order?