2013 SEC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Eastern Division
#5 Missouri x		7	–	1		12	–	2
#4 South Carolina		6	–	2		11	–	2
Georgia		5	–	3		8	–	5
#24 Vanderbilt		4	–	4		9	–	4
Florida		3	–	5		4	–	8
Tennessee		2	–	6		5	–	7
Kentucky		0	–	8		2	–	10
Western Division
#2 Auburn xy$		7	–	1		12	–	2
#7 Alabama x%		7	–	1		11	–	2
#14 LSU		5	–	3		10	–	3
#18 Texas A&M		4	–	4		9	–	4
Mississippi State		3	–	5		7	–	6
Ole Miss		3	–	5		8	–	5
Arkansas		0	–	8		3	–	9
Championship: Auburn 59, Missouri 42
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

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. In the highest-scoring contest in the game's 21-year history, Auburn won 59–42.

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

The winner of this game the last seven seasons has gone on to play for the BCS National Championship posting a record of 6–1. In 2011, SEC Champion LSU played fellow conference and division team Alabama for the National Championship, marking first time two teams from the same conference and division played for the title. Alabama won 21–0.

Neither 2013 division champion was bowl-eligible the previous year. In 2012 Missouri had a record of 5–7 (2–6 SEC), and Auburn was 3–9 (0–8 SEC).

After missing out on a bowl the previous season, the Tigers rebounded to win their first-ever SEC East title. They were hoping to lock up their first conference title and first major-bowl appearance since the 1969 season.

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.

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