2013 SEC Championship Game

The 2013 SEC Championship Game was a college football game that was played on Saturday, December 7, 2013 in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia, with the kickoff at 4:12pm ET. The 22nd annual SEC Championship Game, determined the 2013 champion of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The game was played between the Auburn Tigers, champions of the SEC's Western division, and the Missouri Tigers, champions of SEC's Eastern division. The winner of this game had the chance to play Florida State for the National Championship if Ohio State were to lose to Michigan State in the Big Ten Championship (which they did). In the highest-scoring contest in the game's 21-year history, Auburn won 59–42. They narrowly lost the BCS National Championship to Florida State 34–31 and finished #2 in the nation with a 12–2 (7–1 SEC) record. Missouri won the Cotton Bowl Classic 41–31 over Oklahoma State and finished #5 in the nation with an identical 12–2 (7–1 SEC) record.

Auburn was the designated home team. The game was televised by CBS Sports for the 13th straight year.

Missouri
After missing out on a bowl the previous season, the Tigers rebounded to win their first-ever SEC East title. They had won three division titles in the Big 12 in 2007, 2008, and 2010.

Auburn
Only a year after their worst season in 60 years—including a winless SEC record—Auburn completed one of the biggest turnarounds in NCAA history. An upset win over rival Alabama gave them the SEC West title and a chance at playing for the national championship.

Scoring summary
1st quarter scoring:
 * Mizzou – Andrew Baggett 42-yard field goal, Mizzou 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 19 yards, 1:08.
 * Auburn – Sammie Coates 38-yard pass from Nick Marshall (Cody Parkey kick), Auburn 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:28.
 * Mizzou – Dorial Green-Beckham 28-yard pass from James Franklin (Andrew Baggett kick), Mizzou 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:42.
 * Auburn – Nick Marshall 9-yard run (Cody Parkey kick), Auburn 14–10. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:31.

2nd quarter scoring:
 * Mizzou – E.J. Gaines 11-yard fumble return (Andrew Baggett kick), Mizzou 17–14.
 * Auburn – Tre Mason 7-yard run (Cody Parkey kick), Auburn 21–17. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:46.
 * Mizzou – Andrew Baggett 36-yard field goal, Auburn 21–20. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 3:06.
 * Auburn – Tre Mason 3-yard run (Cody Parkey kick), Auburn 28–20. Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 0:53.
 * Mizzou – Dorial Green-Beckham 55-yard pass from James Franklin (Andrew Baggett kick), Auburn 28–27. Drive: 6 plays, 92 yards, 0:52.

3rd quarter scoring:
 * Auburn – Cody Parkey 52 yard field goal, Auburn 31–27. Drive: 5 plays, 13 yards, 2:05.
 * Mizzou – Marcus Murphy 10-yard pass from James Franklin (Andrew Baggett kick), Mizzou 34–31. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:42.
 * Auburn – Corey Grant 2-yard run (Cody Parkey kick), Auburn 38–34. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:14.
 * Auburn – Cameron Artis-Payne 15-yard run (Cody Parkey kick), Auburn 45–34. Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 1:26.
 * Mizzou – James Franklin 5-yard run (James Franklin 2-point conversion run), Auburn 45–42. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:22.

4th quarter scoring:
 * Auburn – Tre Mason 1-yard run (Cody Parkey kick), Auburn 52–42. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:00.
 * Auburn – Tre Mason 13-yard run (Cody Parkey kick), Auburn 59–42. Drive: 1 play, 13 yards, 0:05.