2015 SEC Championship Game: Alabama 29, Florida 15
Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA. December 5, 2015
Nick Saban’s second-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide leaned on a record-setting performance from Derrick Henry and a stifling defense to beat 18th-ranked Florida 29- 15, becoming the first team to win back-to-back SEC titles since Tennessee did it in 1997 and 1998.
The game opened as a defensive slog. Alabama blocked a Florida punt for a safety just over nine minutes in, then Florida answered when Antonio Callaway returned a punt 85 yards for a touchdown to put the Gators up 7-2. Alabama responded with a field goal and later a Derrick Henry touchdown run to take a 12-7 lead into halftime, a margin that undersold how thoroughly the Tide defense had taken over. Florida managed just 180 total yards on the day, including only 15 rushing yards, as the Gators offense sputtered against Alabama’s front seven.
Alabama pulled away in the second half. A field goal opened the third-quarter scoring, and Jake Coker connected with ArDarius Stewart for a 32-yard touchdown to make it 22-7, effectively ending Florida’s championship hopes. Coker added another touchdown pass in the fourth quarter, this one to Richard Mullaney, before Florida’s Treon Harris found C. J. Worton for a 46-yard score in garbage time to make the final 29-15.
Henry was the story of the day, rushing 44 times for 189 yards and a touchdown to break Herschel Walker’s 34-year-old SEC single-season rushing record, finishing the regular season with 1,986 yards on the ground and earning game MVP honors. Coker was efficient as well, completing 18 of 26 passes for 204 yards and two touchdowns without an interception, while Calvin Ridley led all receivers with eight catches for 103 yards. The win pushed Alabama to 12-1 and secured the program’s 25th SEC title, sending the Tide into the College Football Playoff, where they would go on to beat Michigan State and then Clemson for the national championship. Florida finished 10-3 and headed to the Citrus Bowl.
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