2018 Southeastern Conference football season
Sports season
2018 Southeastern Conference football season League NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision Sport Football Duration August 30, 2018 through January 2019 Number of teams 14 TV partner(s) CBS Sports Family (CBS , CBSSN ), ESPN Family (ESPN , ESPN2 , ESPN3 , ESPNU , SECN , ABC , ESPN+ ) Top draft pick Quinnen Williams (Alabama)Picked by New York Jets , 3rd overallEast champions Georgia East runners-up Florida Kentucky West champions Alabama West runners-up LSU Texas A&M Champions Alabama Finals MVP Josh Jacobs , RB
The 2018 Southeastern Conference football season represents the 86th season of SEC football taking place during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The season began on August 30 and will end with the SEC Championship Game , between Alabama and Georgia, on December 1. The SEC is a Power Five conference under the College Football Playoff format along with the Atlantic Coast Conference , the Big 12 Conference , the Big Ten Conference , and the Pac-12 Conference . For the 2018 season, the SEC has 14 teams divided into two divisions of seven each, named East and West.[ 2]
Background
Previous season
Georgia defeated Auburn 28–7 in a rematch from Week Ten in 2017 season (loss to Auburn by 40–17) for the 2017 SEC Championship Game .
Ten SEC teams participated in bowl games. Mississippi State defeated Louisville 31–27 in the TaxSlayer Bowl . South Carolina defeated Michigan 26–19 in the Outback Bowl . Missouri lost to Texas 16–33 in the Texas Bowl . Texas A&M lost to Wake Forest 52–55 in the Belk Bowl . Kentucky lost to Northwestern 23–24 in the Music City Bowl . LSU lost to Notre Dame 17–21 in the Citrus Bowl . Auburn lost to UCF 27–34 in the Peach Bowl .
Georgia defeated Oklahoma 54–48 at second overtime in the Rose Bowl semifinal game and Alabama defeated Clemson 24–6 in the Sugar Bowl semifinal game.
Alabama defeated Georgia 26–23 at overtime in the CFP National Championship game .
Preseason
Recruiting classes
National Rankings
Team
ESPN[ 3]
Rivals[ 4]
Scout[ 5]
24/7[ 6]
Total Signees
Alabama
#1
#1
#1
#1
29
Arkansas
#26
#24
#27
#27
27
Auburn
#9
#14
#11
#9
23
Florida
#13
#9
#10
#10
23
Georgia
#3
#3
#2
#3
25
Kentucky
#30
#26
#35
#31
24
LSU
#7
#8
#7
#7
23
Ole Miss
#36
#39
#29
#29
21
Mississippi State
#24
#27
#25
#24
24
Missouri
#54
#48
#40
#42
24
South Carolina
#19
#16
#21
#21
24
Tennessee
#15
#15
#16
#17
27
Texas A&M
#11
#10
#9
#12
27
Vanderbilt
#60
#57
#69
#65
20
The SEC conducted its annual media days at the Hyatt Regency Birmingham – The Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Alabama on July 16–19. The event commenced with a speech by commissioner Greg Sankey, and all 14 teams sent their head coaches and three selected players to speak with members of the media. The event along with all speakers and interviews were broadcast live on the SEC Network and streamed live on ESPN.com.
The SEC Media Days concluded with its annual preseason media polls. Since 1992, the credentialed media has gotten the preseason champion correct just six times. Only nine times has the preseason pick even made it to the SEC title game. Below are the results of the media poll with total points received next to each school and first-place votes in parentheses.
SEC Champion Voting
Alabama (193)
Georgia (69)
Auburn (14)
South Carolina (4)
Florida (2)
Mississippi State (1)
Missouri (1)
West Division
1. Alabama (263) – 1971
2. Auburn (19) – 1664
3. Mississippi State (2) – 1239
4. Texas A&M – 1091
5. LSU – 1025
6. Ole Miss – 578
7. Arkansas – 412
East Division
1. Georgia (271) – 1977
2. South Carolina (8) – 1535
3. Florida (4) – 1441
4. Missouri – 1057
5. Kentucky (1) – 874
6. Tennessee (1) – 704
7. Vanderbilt – 392
References:
First Team Special Teams
Position
Player
Class
Team
P
Corey Fatony
SR
Missouri
K
Rodrigo Blankenship
RS JR
Georgia
RS
Deebo Samuel
RS SR
South Carolina
AP
Deebo Samuel
RS SR
South Carolina
References:[ 7]
Head coaches
Rankings
Legend
Increase in ranking
Decrease in ranking
Not ranked previous week
RV
Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
Pre
Wk 1
Wk 2
Wk 3
Wk 4
Wk 5
Wk 6
Wk 7
Wk 8
Wk 9
Wk 10
Wk 11
Wk 12
Wk 13
Wk 14
Final
Alabama
AP
1 (42)
1 (48)
1 (54)
1 (58)
1 (60)
1 (58)
1 (59)
1 (60)
1 (61)
1 (60)
1 (60)
1 (61)
1 (61)
1 (61)
1 (61)
2
C
1 (61)
1 (59)
1 (59)
1 (60)
1 (61)
1 (61)
1 (61)
1 (61)
1 (60)
1 (62)
1 (63)
1 (64)
1 (63)
1 (63)
1 (62)
2
CFP
Not released
1
1
1
1
1
1
Arkansas
AP
C
RV
CFP
Not released
Auburn
AP
9
7
7
9
10
8
21
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
C
10
7
7
11
10
9
21
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
24
Florida
AP
RV
25
RV
22
14
11
9
13
19
15
13
11
10
7
C
RV
25
RV
RV
RV
16
12
11
14
21
16
13
10
10
6
CFP
Not released
11
15
13
11
9
10
Georgia
AP
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
6
7
C
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
6
8
CFP
Not released
6
5
5
5
4
5
Kentucky
AP
RV
RV
RV
17
13
18
14
12
11
12
20
17
16
16
12
C
RV
RV
RV
RV
17
15
20
17
14
12
12
21
18
15
15
11
CFP
Not released
9
11
17
15
15
14
LSU
AP
25
11
12
6
5
5
13
5
4
4
9
10
8
12
11
6
C
24
15
13
6
6
6
12
5
4
4
10
10
8
14
11
7
CFP
Not released
3
7
7
7
10
11
Mississippi State
AP
18
18
16
14
23
RV
24
22
RV
21
18
25
22
20
18
RV
C
18
18
16
14
19
RV
RV
RV
RV
21
15
23
20
19
18
25
CFP
Not released
18
16
21
18
18
18
Missouri
AP
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
24
RV
C
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
24
23
Ole Miss
AP
RV
RV
C
CFP
Not released
South Carolina
AP
RV
24
RV
RV
RV
RV
C
RV
24
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
Tennessee
AP
C
RV
CFP
Not released
Texas A&M
AP
RV
RV
RV
22
RV
RV
22
17
16
25
RV
RV
RV
22
21
16
C
RV
RV
RV
22
RV
RV
22
18
17
RV
RV
RV
RV
22
20
16
CFP
Not released
20
22
19
19
Vanderbilt
AP
C
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
Schedule
Regular season
Index to colors and formatting
Non-conference matchup; SEC member won
Non-conference matchup; SEC member lost
Conference matchup
All times Eastern time. SEC teams in bold .
Rankings reflect those of the AP poll for that week until week ten when CFP rankings are used.
Week One
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
8:30 p.m.
Northwestern State
Texas A&M
Kyle Field • College Station, TX
SECN
W 59–7
95,855
September 1
Noon
Ole Miss
Texas Tech
NRG Stadium • Houston, TX (AdvoCare Texas Kickoff )
ESPN
W 47–27
40,333
September 1
Noon
Coastal Carolina
South Carolina
Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC
SECN
W 49–15
75,126
September 1
3:30 p.m.
No. 22 (FCS) Austin Peay
No. 3 Georgia
Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA
ESPN
W 45–0
92,746
September 1
3:30 p.m.
No. 6 Washington
No. 9 Auburn
Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game )
ABC
W 21–16
70,103
September 1
3:30 p.m.
Central Michigan
Kentucky
Kroger Field • Lexington, KY
ESPNU
W 35–20
49,138
September 1
3:30 p.m.
Tennessee
No. 17 West Virginia
Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina (Belk Kickoff Game )
CBS
L 14–40
66,793
September 1
4:00 p.m.
UT Martin
Missouri
Faurot Field • Columbia, MO
SECN
W 51–14
44,019
September 1
4:00 p.m.
Eastern Illinois
Arkansas
Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR
SECN
W 55–20
63,342
September 1
7:30 p.m.
Charleston Southern
Florida
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL
SECN
W 53–6
81,164
September 1
7:30 p.m.
Stephen F. Austin
No. 18 Mississippi State
Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS
ESPNU
W 63–6
54,289
September 1
7:30 p.m.
Middle Tennessee
Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN
SECN
W 35–7
25,348
September 1
8:00 p.m.
No. 1 Alabama
Louisville
Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FL (Camping World Kickoff )
ABC
W 51–14
57,280
7:30 p.m.
No. 25 LSU
No. 8 Miami (FL)
AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX (Advocare Classic )
ABC
W 33–17
68,841
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week Two
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
September 8
Noon
No. 18 Mississippi State
Kansas State
Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS
ESPN
W 31–10
49,784
September 8
Noon
Nevada
Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN
SECN
W 41–10
25,676
September 8
3:30 p.m.
No. 3 Georgia
No. 24 South Carolina
Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (rivalry )
CBS
UGA 41–17
83,140
September 8
3:30 p.m.
Arkansas State
No. 1 Alabama
Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL
ESPN2
W 57–7
100,495
September 8
4:00 p.m.
Southern Illinois
Ole Miss
Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS
SECN
W 76–41
53,339
September 8
4:00 p.m.
East Tennessee State
Tennessee
Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN
SECN
W 59–3
96,464
September 8
7:00 p.m.
No. 2 Clemson
Texas A&M
Kyle Field • College Station, TX
ESPN
L 26–28
104,794
September 8
7:00 p.m.
Southeastern Louisiana
No. 11 LSU
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA
ESPN2
W 31–0
96,883
September 8
7:00 p.m.
Wyoming
Missouri
Faurot Field • Columbia, MO
ESPNU
W 40–13
50,820
September 8
7:30 p.m.
Arkansas
Colorado State
Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO
CBSSN
L 27–34
31,894
September 8
7:30 p.m.
Alabama State
No. 7 Auburn
Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL
SECN
W 63–9
84,806
September 8
7:30 p.m.
Kentucky
No. 25 Florida
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL
SECN
UK 27–16
80,651
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week Three
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
September 15
Noon
Middle Tennessee
No. 3 Georgia
Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA
ESPNews
W 49–7
92,746
September 15
Noon
Murray State
Kentucky
Kroger Field • Lexington, KY
SECN
W 48–10
48,217
September 15
Noon
UTEP
Tennessee
Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN
SECN
W 28–0
87,074
September 15
2:30 p.m.
Vanderbilt
No. 8 Notre Dame
Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN
NBC
L 17–22
77,622
September 15
3:30 p.m.
No. 12 LSU
No. 7 Auburn
Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Tiger Bowl )
CBS
LSU 22–21
86,787
September 15
4:00 p.m.
Colorado State
Florida
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL
SECN
W 48–10
80,021
September 15
4:00 p.m.
North Texas
Arkansas
Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR
SECN
L 17–44
62,355
September 15
7:00 p.m.
No. 1 Alabama
Ole Miss
Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (rivalry )
ESPN
ALA 62–7
62,919
September 15
7:30 p.m.
Louisiana–Monroe
Texas A&M
Kyle Field • College Station, TX
SECN
W 48–10
96,727
September 15
7:30 p.m.
Louisiana
No. 16 Mississippi State
Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS
ESPN2
W 56–10
56,505
September 15
7:30 p.m.
Missouri
Purdue
Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN
BTN
W 40–37
48,103
September 15[a]
7:30 p.m.
Marshall
South Carolina
Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC
ESPNU
Cancelled
N/A
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week Four
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
September 22
Noon
No. 2 Georgia
Missouri
Faurot Field • Columbia, MO
ESPN
UGA 43–29
58,284
September 22
Noon
Kent State
Ole Miss
Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS
SECN
W 38–17
50,417
September 22
3:30 p.m.
No. 22 Texas A&M
No. 1 Alabama
Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL
CBS
ALA 45–23
101,821
September 22
4:00 p.m.
South Carolina
Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN
SECN
SCAR 37–14
26,078
September 22
7:00 p.m.
No. 14 Mississippi State
Kentucky
Kroger Field • Lexington, KY
ESPN2
UK 28–7
60,037
September 22
7:00 p.m.
Louisiana Tech
No. 6 LSU
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA
ESPNU
W 38–21
102,321
September 22
7:00 p.m.
Florida
Tennessee
Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (rivalry )
ESPN
FLA 47–21
100,027
September 22
7:30 p.m.
Arkansas
No. 9 Auburn
Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL
SECN
AUB 34–3
84,188
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week Five
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
September 29
Noon
Louisiana
No. 1 Alabama
Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL
SECN
W 56–14
101,471
September 29
Noon
Arkansas
Texas A&M
AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX (rivalry )
ESPN
TAMU 24–17
55,383
September 29
3:30 p.m.
Tennessee
No. 2 Georgia
Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (rivalry )
CBS
UGA 38–12
92,246
September 29†
4:00 p.m.
Southern Miss
No. 10 Auburn
Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL
SECN
W 24–13
83,792
September 29
4:00 p.m.
Tennessee State
Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN
SECN
W 31–27
27,340
September 29
6:00 p.m.
Florida
No. 23 Mississippi State
Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS
ESPN
FLA 13–6
61,406
September 29
7:30 p.m.
South Carolina
No. 17 Kentucky
Kroger Field • Lexington, KY
SECN
UK 23–10
63,081
September 29
9:00 p.m.
Ole Miss
No. 5 LSU
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Magnolia Bowl )
ESPN
LSU 45–16
100,224
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week Six
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
October 6
Noon
No. 1 Alabama
Arkansas
Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR
ESPN
ALA 65–31
64,974
October 6
Noon
Missouri
South Carolina
Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC
SECN
SCAR 37–35
73,393
October 6
3:30 p.m.
No. 5 LSU
No. 22 Florida
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL (rivalry )
CBS
FLA 27–19
90,283
October 6
4:00 p.m.
Louisiana–Monroe
Ole Miss
Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS
SECN
W 70–21
52,875
October 6
7:00 p.m.
No. 13 Kentucky
Texas A&M
Kyle Field • College Station, TX
ESPN
TAMU 20–14 OT
99,829
October 6
7:30 p.m.
Vanderbilt
No. 2 Georgia
Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (rivalry )
SECN
UGA 41–13
92,746
October 6
7:30 p.m.
No. 8 Auburn
Mississippi State
Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS
ESPN2
MISS ST 23–9
60,635
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week Seven
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
October 13
Noon
No. 14 Florida
Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN
ESPN
FLA 37–27
31,118
October 13
Noon
Tennessee
No. 21 Auburn
Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (rivalry )
SECN
TENN 30–24
84,589
October 13
3:30 p.m.
No. 2 Georgia
No. 13 LSU
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA
CBS
LSU 36–16
102,321
October 13
3:30 p.m
No. 22 Texas A&M
South Carolina
Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC
SECN
TAMU 26–23
76,871
October 13
7:00 p.m.
Missouri
No. 1 Alabama
Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL
ESPN
ALA 39–10
101,821
October 13
7:30 p.m.
Ole Miss
Arkansas
War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR (rivalry )
SECN
MISS 37–33
51,438
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week Eight
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
October 20
Noon
Tulsa
Arkansas
Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR
SECN
W 23–0
56,691
October 20
Noon
Auburn
Ole Miss
Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (rivalry )
ESPN
AUB 31–16
56,885
October 20
3:30 p.m.
No. 1 Alabama
Tennessee
Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (rivalry )
CBS
ALA 58–21
97,087
October 20
4:00 p.m.
Memphis
Missouri
Farout Field • Columbia, MO
SECN
W 65–33
52,917
October 20
7:00 p.m.
No. 22 Mississippi State
No. 5 LSU
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry )
ESPN
LSU 19–3
101,340
October 20
7:30 p.m.
Vanderbilt
No. 14 Kentucky
Kroger Field • Lexington, KY (rivalry )
SECN
UK 14–7
54,269
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week Nine
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
October 27
Noon
Vanderbilt
Arkansas
Donald W. Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR
SECN
VANDY 45–31
56,251
October 27
3:30 p.m.
No. 7 Georgia
No. 9 Florida
EverBank Field • Jacksonville, FL (rivalry )
CBS
UGA 36–17
84,463
October 27
4:00 p.m.
No. 12 Kentucky
Missouri
Farout Field • Columbia, MO
SECN
UK 15–14
53,397
October 27
7:00 p.m.
No. 16 Texas A&M
Mississippi State
Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS
ESPN
MISS ST 28–13
57,085
October 27
7:30 p.m.
Tennessee
South Carolina
Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC
SECN
SCAR 27–24
80,614
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week Ten
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
November 3
Noon
No. 20 Texas A&M
Auburn
Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL
ESPN
AUB 28–24
85,945
November 3
Noon
South Carolina
Ole Miss
Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS
SECN
SCAR 48–44
56,798
November 3
3:30 p.m.
No. 6 Georgia
No. 9 Kentucky
Kroger Field • Lexington, KY
CBS
UGA 34–17
63,543
November 3
4:00 p.m.
Missouri
No. 11 Florida
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL
SECN
MIZZOU 38–17
80,017
November 3
4:00 p.m.
Charlotte
Tennessee
Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN
SECN
W 14–3
86,753
November 3
7:30 p.m.
Louisiana Tech
No. 18 Mississippi State
Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS
SECN
W 45–3
58,709
November 3
8:00 p.m.
No. 1 Alabama
No. 3 LSU
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry )
CBS
ALA 29–0
102,321
# Rankings from College Football Playoff . All times are in Eastern Time .
Week Eleven
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
November 10
Noon
South Carolina
No. 15 Florida
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL
ESPN
FLA 35–31
82,696
November 10
Noon
Vanderbilt
Missouri
Farout Field • Columbia, MO
SECN
MIZZOU 33–28
48,342
November 10
Noon
Ole Miss
Texas A&M
Kyle Field • College Station, TX
CBS
TAMU 38–24
102,618
November 10
3:30 p.m.
No. 16 Mississippi State
No. 1 Alabama
Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry )
CBS
ALA 24–0
101,821
November 10
3:30 p.m.
No. 11 Kentucky
Tennessee
Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (rivalry )
SECN
TENN 24–7
95,258
November 10
7:00 p.m.
No. 24 Auburn
No. 5 Georgia
Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (rivalry )
ESPN
UGA 27–10
92,746
November 10
7:30 p.m.
No. 7 LSU
Arkansas
Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR (rivalry )
SECN
LSU 24–17
64,135
# Rankings from College Football Playoff . All times are in Eastern Time .
Week Twelve
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
November 17
Noon
The Citadel
No. 1 Alabama
Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL
SECN
W 50–17
101,681
November 17
Noon
Middle Tennessee
No. 17 Kentucky
Kroger Field • Lexington, KY
SECN
W 34–23
47,535
November 17
Noon
Idaho
No. 13 Florida
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL
ESPNU
W 63–10
81,467
November 17
Noon
Arkansas
No. 21 Mississippi State
Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS
ESPN
MISS ST 52–6
57,772
November 17
3:30 p.m.
Missouri
Tennessee
Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN
CBS
MIZZOU 50–17
88,224
November 17
4:00 p.m.
UMass
No. 5 Georgia
Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA
SECN
W 66–27
92,746
November 17
4:00 p.m.
Liberty
Auburn
Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL
SECN
W 53–0
81,129
November 17
7:00 p.m.
UAB
Texas A&M
Kyle Field • College Station, TX
ESPN2
W 41–20
97,584
November 17
7:30 p.m.
Rice
No. 7 LSU
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA
ESPNU
W 42–10
100,323
November 17
7:30 p.m.
Ole Miss
Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN (rivalry )
SECN
VANDY 36–29 OT
24,866
November 17
7:30 p.m.
Chattanooga
South Carolina
Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC
SECN
W 49–9
72,832
# Rankings from College Football Playoff . All times are in Eastern Time .
Week Thirteen
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
November 22
7:30 p.m.
No. 18 Mississippi State
Ole Miss
Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl )
ESPN
MISS ST 35–3
56,561
November 23
2:30 p.m.
Arkansas
Missouri
Faurot Field • Columbia, MO (Battle Line Rivalry )
CBS
MIZZOU 38–0
52,482
November 24
Noon
No. 11 Florida
Florida State
Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Sunshine Showdown )
ABC
W 41–14
71,953
November 24
Noon
Georgia Tech
No. 5 Georgia
Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate )
SECN
W 45–21
92,746
November 24
3:30 p.m.
Auburn
No. 1 Alabama
Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (Iron Bowl )
CBS
ALA 52–21
101,821
November 24
4:00 p.m.
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN (rivalry )
SECN
VANDY 38–13
35,887
November 24
7:00 p.m.
South Carolina
No. 2 Clemson
Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Palmetto Bowl )
ESPN
L 35–56
81,436
November 24
7:00 p.m.
No. 15 Kentucky
Louisville
Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY (Governor's Cup )
ESPN2
W 56–10
49,988
November 24
7:30 p.m.
No. 7 LSU
No. 22 Texas A&M
Kyle Field • College Station, TX (rivalry )
SECN
TAMU 74–72 7OT
101,501
# Rankings from College Football Playoff . All times are in Eastern Time .
Week Fourteen
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
December 1[a]
Noon
Akron
South Carolina
Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC
ESPN
W 28–3
53,420
# Rankings from College Football Playoff . All times are in Eastern Time .
Championship game
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
December 1
4:00 pm
No. 1 Alabama
No. 4 Georgia
Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA (rivalry )
CBS
ALA 35–28
77,141
# Rankings from College Football Playoff . All times are in Eastern Time .
^[a] The game between South Carolina and Marshall , originally scheduled for September 15, 2018, was canceled in anticipation of Hurricane Florence . The Gamecocks scheduled Akron to replace Marshall, as Akron had their game against Nebraska canceled due to inclement weather earlier in the year.[ 8]
SEC vs other conferences
SEC vs. Power 5 matchups
This is a list of teams considered by the SEC as "Power Five " teams for purposes of meeting league requirements that each member play at least one "power" team in non-conference play. In addition to the SEC, the NCAA officially considers all football members of the ACC , Big 10 , Big 12 and Pac-12 , plus independent Notre Dame (a full but non-football ACC member), as "Power Five" teams.
All rankings are from the current AP Poll at the time of the game.
Date
Visitor
Home
Site
Significance
Score
September 1
No. 1 Alabama
Louisville
Camping World Stadium • Orlando
Camping World Kickoff
W 51–14
September 1
Ole Miss
Texas Tech
NRG Stadium • Houston, TX
AdvoCare Texas Kickoff
W 47–27
September 1
Tennessee
No. 17 West Virginia
Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC
Belk Kickoff Game
L 14–40
September 1
No. 8 Miami (FL)
No. 25 LSU
AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX
Advocare Classic
W 33–17
September 1
No. 6 Washington
No. 9 Auburn
Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA
Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game
W 21–16
September 8
Clemson
Texas A&M
Kyle Field • College Station, TX
L 26–28
September 8
Mississippi State
Kansas State
Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS
W 31–10
September 15
Vanderbilt
Notre Dame
Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN
L 17–22
September 15
Missouri
Purdue
Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN
W 40–37
November 24
Georgia Tech
No. 5 Georgia
Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA
Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate
W 45–21
November 24
South Carolina
No. 2 Clemson
Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC
Palmetto Bowl
L 35–56
November 24
No. 17 Kentucky
Louisville
Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY
Governor's Cup
W 56–10
November 24
No. 13 Florida
Florida State
Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
Florida–Florida State football rivalry
W 41–14
SEC records vs other conferences
2018-19 records against non-conference foes:
Regular Season
Post Season
Power Conferences 5
Record
ACC
1–2
Big 12
1–3
Big Ten
3–1
Power 5 Total
5–6
Other FBS Conferences
Record
American
1–0
Other FBS Total
1–0
Total Bowl Record
6–6
Postseason
Bowl games
(Rankings from final CFP Poll; All times Eastern)
Date
Time
Bowl Game
Site
TV
SEC Team
Opponent
Result
January 7, 2019
8:00 p.m.
CFP National Championship
Levi's Stadium • Santa Clara, CA
ESPN
No. 1 Alabama (14–0)
No. 2 Clemson (14–0)
L 16–44
January 1, 2019
8:30 p.m.
Sugar Bowl (New Year's Six )
Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA
ESPN
No. 5 Georgia (11–2)
No. 15 Texas (9–4)
L 21–28
January 1, 2019
1:00 p.m.
Fiesta Bowl (New Year's Six )
State Farm Stadium • Glendale, AZ
ESPN
No. 11 LSU (9–3)
No. 8 UCF (12–0)
W 40–32
January 1, 2019
1:00 p.m.
Citrus Bowl
Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FL
ABC
No. 14 Kentucky (9–3)
No. 12 Penn State (9–3)
W 27–24
January 1, 2019
12:00 p.m.
Outback Bowl
Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL
ESPN2
No. 18 Mississippi State (8–4)
Iowa (8–4)
L 22–27
December 31, 2018
7:30 p.m.
Gator Bowl
TIAA Bank Field • Jacksonville, FL
ESPN
No. 19 Texas A&M (8–4)
NC State (9–3)
W 52–13
December 31, 2018
3:45 p.m.
Liberty Bowl
Liberty Bowl • Memphis, TN
ESPN
No. 23 Missouri (8–4)
Oklahoma State (6–6)
L 33–38
December 29, 2018
8:00 p.m.
Orange Bowl (CFP Semifinal )
Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL
ESPN
No. 1 Alabama (13–0)
No. 4 Oklahoma (12–1)
W 45–34
December 29, 2018
12:00 p.m.
Peach Bowl (New Year's Six )
Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA
ESPN
No. 10 Florida (9–3)
No. 7 Michigan (10–2)
W 41–15
December 29, 2018
12:00 p.m.
Belk Bowl
Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC
ESPN
South Carolina (7–5)
Virginia (7–5)
L 0–28
December 28, 2018
1:30 p.m.
Music City Bowl
Nissan Stadium • Nashville, TN
ESPN
Auburn (7–5)
Purdue (6–6)
W 63–14
December 27, 2018
9:00 p.m.
Texas Bowl
NRG Stadium • Houston, TX
ESPN
Vanderbilt (6–6)
Baylor (6–6)
L 38–45
Awards and honors
Player of the week honors
SEC Individual Awards
The following individuals won the conference's annual player and coach awards :
Offensive Player of the Year: Tua Tagovailoa, QB, Alabama[ 9]
Defensive Player of the Year: Josh Allen, LB, Kentucky[ 9]
Coach of the Year: Mark Stoops, Kentucky[ 10]
Special Teams Player of the Year: Braden Mann, P/K, Texas A&M
Freshman Player of the Year: Jaylen Waddle, WR, Alabama
Newcomer Player of the Year: Ke'Shawn Vaughn , RB, Vanderbilt
Jacobs Blocking Trophy : Jonah Allen, OL, Alabama
Scholar-Athlete Player of the Year: Hale Hentges , TE, Alabama
Reference:
All conference teams
Coaches
All-Americans
All-Academic
National award winners
Home game attendance
Team
Stadium
Capacity
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
Game 5
Game 6
Game 7
Total
Average
% of Capacity
Alabama
Bryant–Denny Stadium
101,821[ 11]
100,495
101,821
101,471
101,821
101,821
101,681
101,821
710,931
101,562
99.75%
Arkansas
Razorback Stadium
76,212
63,342
62,355
64,974
51,438A
56,691
56,251
64,135
419,186
59,884
81.97%
Auburn
Jordan–Hare Stadium
87,451[ 12]
84,806
86,787
84,188
83,792
84,589
85,945
81,129
591,236
84,462
96.58%
Florida
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
88,548[ 13]
81,164
80,651
80,021
90,283
80,017
82,696
81,467
576,299
82,328
92.98%
Georgia
Sanford Stadium
92,746[ 14]
92,746
92,746
92,746
92,746
92,746
92,746
92,746
649,222
92,746
100%
Kentucky
Kroger Field
61,000[ 15]
49,138
48,217
60,037
63,081
54,269
63,543
47,535
385,820
55,117
90.36
LSU
Tiger Stadium
102,321[ 16]
96,883
102,321
100,224
102,321
101,340
102,321
100,323
705,733
100,819
98.53%
Mississippi State
Davis Wade Stadium
61,337[ 17]
54,289
56,505
61,406
60,635
57,085
58,709
57,772
406,401
58,057
94.65%
Missouri
Faurot Field
60,168[ 18]
44,019
50,820
58,284
52,917
53,397
48,342
52,482
360,261
51,466
85.54%
Ole Miss
Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
64,038[ 19]
53,339
62,919
50,417
52,875
56,885
56,798
56,561
389,794
55,685
86.96%
South Carolina
Williams–Brice Stadium
80,250[ 20]
75,126
83,140
73,393
76,871
80,614
72,832
53,420
515,396
73,628
91.75%
Tennessee
Neyland Stadium
102,455[ 21]
96,464
87,074
100,027
97,087
86,753
95,258
88,224
650,887
92,984
90.76%
Texas A&M
Kyle Field
102,512[ 22]
95,855
104,794
96,727
99,829
102,618
97,584
101,501
698,908
99,844
97.40%
Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt Stadium
40,550[ 23]
25,348
25,676
26,078
27,340
31,118
24,866
35,887
196,313
28,045
69.16%
^A Game played at Arkansas' secondary home stadium War Memorial Stadium , capacity: 54,120.[ 24]
Reference: [ 25]
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