For the first time, an NCAA Division 1-A conference holds a conference championship game as #2 Alabama faces #12 Florida for the SEC Title at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. The Crimson Tide, coached by Gene Stallings, would win a back-and-forth thriller 28-21 on a 27-yard interception return by Antonio Langham with 3:16 left. Alabama would advance to the Sugar Bowl, beating Miami for the National Championship.