2021 Southeastern Conference football season
Sports season
The 2021 Southeastern Conference football season was the 89th season of Southeastern Conference (SEC) football, taking place during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The season began on September 2, 2021, and ended with the 2021 SEC Championship Game on December 4, 2021. The SEC is a Power Five conference under the College Football Playoff . The season schedule was released on January 27, 2021.[ 1]
Previous season
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the 2020 college football season was delayed. On July 31, the Southeastern Conference announced that its teams would play a ten-game conference-only season beginning in late September.[ 2] [ 3]
Also because of the COVID-19 pandemic attendance at all college football games during the 2020 season was restricted because of COVID-19 social distancing considerations. Limited home attendance requirements and all road games were set with similar attendance caps.[ 4]
Alabama defeated Florida 52–46 for the 2020 SEC Championship Game .
Nine SEC teams participated in bowl games. Mississippi State defeated Tulsa 28–26 in the Armed Forces Bowl . Auburn lost to Northwestern 19–35 in the Citrus Bowl . Kentucky defeated NC State 23–21 in the Gator Bowl . Ole Miss defeated Indiana 26–20 in the Outback Bowl . Florida lost to Oklahoma 20–55 in the Cotton Bowl . Georgia defeated Cincinnati 24–21 in the Peach Bowl . Texas A&M defeated North Carolina 41–27 in the Orange Bowl .
Alabama defeated Notre Dame 31–14 in the Rose Bowl semifinal game.
Alabama defeated Ohio State 52–24 to win the CFP National Championship game .
Preseason
Recruiting classes
National Rankings
Team
ESPN[ 5]
Rivals[ 6]
Scout & 24/7 [ 7] [ 8]
Total Signees
Alabama
#1
#2
#1
27
Arkansas
#26
#20
#23
25
Auburn
#9
#13
#11
21
Florida
#13
#8
#9
25
Georgia
#3
#2
#2
24
Kentucky
#30
#30
#34
22
LSU
#7
#3
#5
25
Ole Miss
#21
#22
#22
31
Mississippi State
#24
#24
#24
21
Missouri
#54
#48
#40
24
South Carolina
#19
#16
#21
24
Tennessee
#15
#12
#12
23
Texas A&M
#11
#6
#4
27
Vanderbilt
#60
#57
#69
20
The 2021 SEC Media days were held July 19–22, 2021 at the Hyatt Regency Birmingham – The Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Alabama . The Preseason Polls was released on July 23, 2021. Each team had their head coach available to talk to the media at the event. Coverage of the event was televised on SEC Network and ESPN .[ 9]
East
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Georgia
923 (124)
2
Florida
784 (7)
3
Kentucky
624 (2)
4
Missouri
555
5
Tennessee
362
6
South Carolina
355 (1)
7
Vanderbilt
149
West
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Alabama
932 (130)
2
Texas A&M
760 (1)
3
LSU
633 (1)
4
Ole Miss
529 (1)
5
Auburn
440
6
Arkansas
241 (1)
7
Mississippi State
217
Media poll (SEC Championship)
Rank
Team
Votes
1
Alabama
84
2
Georgia
45
3
Ole Miss
1
Preseason awards
AP 1st Team [ 10] AP 2nd Team
WCFF 1st Team [ 11] WCFF 2nd Team
TSN 1st Team [ 12] TSN 2nd Team
ESPN [ 13] CBS 1st Team [ 14] CBS 2nd Team
CFN 1st Team [ 15] CFN 2nd Team
CFN HM
PFF 1st Team [ 16] PFF 3rd Team
PFF HM
Christopher Allen , LB, Alabama
Y
Will Anderson Jr. , LB, Alabama
Y
Jordan Battle , DB, Alabama
Y
Tank Bigsby , RB, Auburn
Y
Treylon Burks , WR, Arkansas
Y
Jake Camarda , P, Georgia
Y
Anders Carlson , K, Auburn
Y
Jalen Catalon , DB, Arkansas
Y
Jordan Davis , DT, Georgia
Y
Jerrion Ealy , RB, Ole Miss
Y
Emil Ekiyor Jr. , OL, Alabama
Y
Kaiir Elam , CB, Florida
Y
Kenyon Green , RB, Texas A&M
Y
Darian Kinnard , OT, Kentucky
Y
Y
DeMarvin Leal , DL, Texas A&M
Y
John Metchie III , WR, Alabama
Y
Arik Gilbert , TE, Georgia
Y
Y
Christian Harris , LB, Alabama
Y
Kevin Harris , RB, South Carolina
Y
Josh Jobe , CB, Alabama
Y
Mike Jones Jr., DL, LSU
Y
Malachi Moore , DB, Alabama
Y
Evan Neal , OT, Alabama
Y
George Pickens , WR, Georgia
Y
Will Reichard , K, Alabama
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Eli Ricks , CB, LSU
Y
Brian Robinson Jr. , RB, Alabama
Y
Jamaree Salyer , OT, Georgia
Y
Y
Tykee Smith, DB, Georgia
Y
Y
Derek Stingley Jr. , CB, LSU
Y
Kobie Whiteside, DL, Missouri
Y
Jalen Wydermyer , TE, Texas A&M
Y
Cade York , K, LSU
Y
Individual awards
Second Team Special Teams
Position
Player
Class
Team
K
Will Reichard
JR
Alabama
P
Paxton Brooks
SR
Tennessee
RS
Ainias Smith
SO
Texas A&M
AP
Tank Bigsby
JR
Auburn
Third Team Special Teams
Position
Player
Class
Team
P
Mac Brown
SR
Ole Miss
K
Anders Carlson
SR
Auburn
RS
Kearis Jackson
JR
Georgia
AP
Ainias Smith
SO
Texas A&M
References:[ 39]
Preseason All-SEC coaches
Second Team Special Teams
Position
Player
Class
Team
K
Anders Carlson
SR
Auburn
P
Paxton Brooks
SR
Tennessee
P
Mac Brown
SR
Ole Miss
RS
Ainias Smith
SO
Texas A&M
Third Team Special Teams
Position
Player
Class
Team
K
Will Reichard
JR
Alabama
P
Grant McKinniss
GS
Missouri
RS
Kearis Jackson
JR
Georgia
References:[ 40]
Head coaches
Three coaches were fired after the 2020 season.
Auburn Head Coach Gus Malzahn was fired after eight seasons at the school on On December 13, 2020. Boise State Bryan Harsin was named head coach on December 22, 2020.
On November 15, 2020, South Carolina Head Coach Will Muschamp was fired. Offensive coordinator Mike Bobo replaced him as interim head coach with three games left in the season. Oklahoma Assistant Head Coach Shane Beamer replaced him on December 6, 2020.
On January 18, 2021, Tennessee Coach Jeremy Pruitt was fired and replaced by former UCF Head Coach Josh Heupel on January 27, 2021.
Rankings
Pre
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Final
Alabama
AP
1 (47 )
1 (59 )
1 (60 )
1 (59 )
1 (58 )
1 (53 )
5
4
3
3
3
2
3
4
1 (50 )
2
C
1 (63 )
1 (64 )
1 (64 )
1 (64 )
1 (64 )
1 (63 )
5
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1 (54 )
2
CFP
Not released
2
2
2
3
3
1
Arkansas
AP
20
16
8
13
17
RV
RV
RV
RV
21
25
23
22
21
C
RV
RV
24
18
11
16
19
RV
RV
RV
RV
22
RV
25
24
20
CFP
Not released
25
21
25
22
21
Auburn
AP
RV
25
22
23
22
18
RV
19
18
12
16
RV
C
RV
RV
20
23
22
19
RV
22
21
14
20
RV
CFP
Not released
13
17
Florida
AP
13
13
11
11
10
20
20
RV
RV
C
11
9
9
11
9
18
17
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
Georgia
AP
5 (3 )
2 (4 )
2 (3 )
2 (3 )
2 (4 )
2 (9 )
1 (62 )
1 (63 )
1 (63 )
1 (63 )
1 (63 )
1 (63 )
1 (62 )
1 (62 )
3
1 (61 )
C
5
2 (1 )
2 (1 )
2 (1 )
2 (1 )
2 (2 )
1 (64 )
1 (65 )
1 (64 )
1 (64 )
1 (64 )
1 (64 )
1 (62 )
1 (62 )
3
1 (62 )
CFP
Not released
1
1
1
1
1
3
Kentucky
AP
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
16
11
15
12
18
RV
RV
RV
25
25
18
C
RV
RV
RV
RV
23
14
11
14
12
17
RV
RV
25
22
20
15
CFP
Not released
18
23
22
LSU
AP
16
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
C
13
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
Mississippi State
AP
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
C
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
17
25
Missouri
AP
C
RV
CFP
Not released
Ole Miss
AP
RV
20
17
13
12
17
13
12
10
15
12
10
8
8
8
11
C
25
20
16
13
12
17
14
12
9
15
12
10
8
8
8
11
CFP
Not released
16
15
12
9
8
8
South Carolina
AP
C
CFP
Not released
Tennessee
AP
C
RV
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
Texas A&M
AP
6
5
7
7
15
RV
21
17
14
13
11
16
14
24
23
RV
C
6
5
5
5
13
RV
18
17
14
12
11
16
14
23
23
25
CFP
Not released
14
11
16
15
25
25
Vanderbilt
AP
C
CFP
Not released
Legend
Improvement in ranking
Drop in ranking
Not ranked previous week
No change in ranking from previous week
RV
Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
т
Tied with team above or below also with this symbol
Regular season
The schedule was released on January 27, 2021. The season began on September 2, 2021, and will end with the SEC Championship Game on December 4, 2021.
Week One
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
7:00 p.m.
Bowling Green
Tennessee
Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN
SECN
W 6–38 84,314
September 4
11:00 a.m.
Louisiana–Monroe
Kentucky
Kroger Field • Lexington, KY
SECN
W 10–45 47,693
September 4
1:00 p.m.
Rice
Arkansas
Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR
ESPN+
W 17–38 64,065
September 4
2:30 p.m.
No. 1 Alabama
No. 14 Miami
Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA (SEC Nation ) (Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game )
ABC
W 44–13 71,829
September 4
3:00 p.m.
Central Michigan
Missouri
Faurot Field • Columbia, MO
SECN
W 24–34 46,237
September 4
3:00 p.m.
Louisiana Tech
Mississippi State
Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS
ESPNU
W 34–35 44,669
September 4
6:00 p.m.
Akron
Auburn
Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL
ESPN+
W 10–60 83,821
September 4
6:00 p.m.
Eastern Illinois
South Carolina
Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC
ESPN+
W 0–46 64,868
September 4
6:30 p.m.
No. 5 Georgia
No. 3 Clemson
Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC College GameDay Duke's Mayo Classic /rivalry )
ABC
W 10–3 74,187
September 4
6:30 p.m.
Florida Atlantic
No. 13 Florida
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL
SECN
W 14–35 86,840
September 4
7:00 p.m.
East Tennessee State
Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN
ESPN+
L 23–3 22,029
September 4
7:00 p.m.
Kent State
No. 6 Texas A&M
Kyle Field • College Station, TX
ESPNU
W 10–41 97,339
September 4
7:30 p.m.
No. 16 LSU
UCLA
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA
FOX
L 27–38 68,123
7:00 p.m.
Louisville
Ole Miss
Mercedes Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Chick-fil-A Kickoff Classic)
ESPN
W 24–43 30,709
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time .
Week Two
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
September 11
11:00 a.m.
Alabama State
No. 25 Auburn
Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL
SEC Network
W 0–62 82,745
September 11
11:00 a.m.
South Carolina
East Carolina
Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC
ESPN2
W 20–17 40,816
September 11
11:00 a.m.
Pittsburgh
Tennessee
Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN
ESPN
L 41–34 82,203
September 11
12:00 p.m.
No. 13 Florida
South Florida
Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL
ABC
W 42–20 66,646
September 11
2:30 p.m.
UAB
No. 2 Georgia
Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA
ESPN2
W 7–56 92,746
September 11
2:30 p.m.
No. 5 Texas A&M
Colorado
Empower Field at Mile High • Denver, CO
FOX
W 10–7 61,203
September 11
3:00 p.m.
Mercer
No. 1 Alabama
Bryant Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL
SEC Network
W 14–48 95,396
September 11
6:00 p.m.
No. 15 Texas
Arkansas
Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR (SEC Nation ) (rivalry )
ESPN
W 21–40 74,531
September 11
6:00 p.m.
NC State
Mississippi State
Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS
ESPN2
W 10–24 45,834
September 11
6:30 p.m.
No. 17 (FCS ) Austin Peay
No. 20 Ole Miss
Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS
ESPN+
W 17–54 47,848
September 11
6:30 p.m.
Missouri
Kentucky
Kroger Field • Lexington, KY
SEC Network
UK 28–35
58,437
September 11
7:00 p.m.
McNeese State
LSU
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA
ESPN+
W 7–34 94,220
September 11
9:00 p.m.
Vanderbilt
Colorado State
Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO
CBSSN
W 24–21 27,233
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time .
Week Three
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
September 18
11:00 a.m.
Tennessee Tech
Tennessee
Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN
ESPN+
W 0–56 80,053
September 18
11:00 a.m.
New Mexico
No. 7 Texas A&M
Kyle Field • College Station, TX
SEC Network
W 0-34 84,748
September 18
11:00 a.m.
Chattanooga
Kentucky
Kroger Field • Lexington, KY
ESPN+
W 23–28 55,214
September 18
11:00 a.m.
Southeast Missouri State
Missouri
Faurot Field • Columbia, MO
ESPN+
W 28–59 46,598
September 18
2:30 p.m.
No. 1 Alabama
No. 11 Florida
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL (SEC Nation ) (rivalry )
CBS
ALA 31–29
90,887
September 18
3:00 p.m.
Georgia Southern
No. 20 Arkansas
Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR
SEC Network
W 10–45 66,311
September 18
3:00 p.m.
Mississippi State
Memphis
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN
ESPN2
L 29–31 43,461
September 18
6:00 p.m.
South Carolina
No. 2 Georgia
Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA
ESPN
UGA 13–40
92,746
September 18
6:30 p.m.
No. 22 Auburn
No. 10 Penn State
Beaver Stadium • State College, PA College GameDay ABC
L 20–28 109,958
September 18
6:30 p.m.
Central Michigan
LSU
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA
SEC Network
W 21–49 92,547
September 18
7:00 p.m.
Tulane
No. 17 Ole Miss
Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (rivalry )
ESPN2
W 21–61 54,198
September 18
7:00 p.m.
Stanford
Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN
ESPNU
L 41–23 21,124
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time .
Week Four
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
September 25
11:00 a.m.
No. 2 Georgia
Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN
SECN
UGA 62–0
32,178
September 25
11:00 a.m.
LSU
Mississippi State
Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS (rivalry )
ESPN
LSU 28–25
50,298
September 25
11:00 a.m.
Missouri
Boston College
Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA
ESPN2
L 34–41 OT 44,500
September 25
2:30 p.m.
No. 7 Texas A&M
No. 16 Arkansas
AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX (Southwest Classic )
CBS
ARK 10–20
57,992
September 25
3:00 p.m.
Georgia State
No. 23 Auburn
Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL
SECN
W 24–34 86,650
September 25
6:00 p.m.
Tennessee
No. 11 Florida
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL (rivalry )
ESPN
FLA 14–38
88,478
September 25
6:00 p.m.
Kentucky
South Carolina
Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (SEC Nation )
ESPN2
UK 16–10
77,559
September 25
6:30 p.m.
Southern Miss
No. 1 Alabama
Bryant Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL
SECN
W 14–63 100,077
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time .
Week Five
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
October 2
11:00 a.m.
Tennessee
Missouri
Faurot Field • Columbia, MO
SECN
TENN 62–24
45,655
October 2
11:00 a.m.
No. 8 Arkansas
No. 2 Georgia
Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA College GameDay
ESPN
UGA 0-37
92,746
October 2
2:30 p.m.
No. 12 Ole Miss
No. 1 Alabama
Bryant Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (SEC Nation )
CBS
ALA 21–42
100,077
October 2
2:30 p.m.
Troy
South Carolina
Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC
SECN
W 14–23 60,686
October 2
5:00 p.m.
No. 10 Florida
Kentucky
Kroger Field • Lexington, KY
ESPN
UK 13–20
61,632
October 2
6:00 p.m.
Mississippi State
No. 15 Texas A&M
Kyle Field • College Station, TX
SECN
MISS ST 26–22
87,973
October 2
6:30 p.m.
UConn
Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN
ESPNU
W 28–30 21,218
October 2
8:00 p.m.
No. 22 Auburn
LSU
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Tiger Bowl )
ESPN
AUB 24–19
97,717
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time .
Week Six
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
October 9
11:00 a.m.
Vanderbilt
No. 20 Florida
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL
SECN
FLA 0-42
86,258
October 9
11:00 a.m.
South Carolina
Tennessee
Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN
ESPN2
TENN 20–45
89,437
October 9
11:00 a.m.
No. 13 Arkansas
No. 17 Ole Miss
Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (rivalry )
ESPN
MISS 51–52
60,256
October 9
2:30 p.m.
No. 2 Georgia
No. 18 Auburn
Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry )
CBS
UGA 34–10
87,451
October 9
3:00 p.m.
North Texas
Missouri
Faurot Field • Columbia, MO
SECN
W 35–48 46,985
October 9
6:30 p.m.
LSU
No. 16 Kentucky
Kroger Field • Lexington, KY (SEC Nation )
SECN
UK 21–42
61,690
October 9
7:00 p.m.
No. 1 Alabama
Texas A&M
Kyle Field • College Station, TX
CBS
TAMU 38–41
106,815
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time .
Week Seven
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
October 16
11:00 a.m.
Auburn
No. 17 Arkansas
Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR
CBS
AUB 38–23
73,370
October 16
11:00 a.m.
No. 20 Florida
LSU
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry )
ESPN
LSU 42–49
96,012
October 16
11:00 a.m.
No. 21 Texas A&M
Missouri
Faurot Field • Columbia, MO
SECN
TAMU 35–14
48,139
October 16
2:30 p.m.
No. 11 Kentucky
No. 1 Georgia
Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (SEC Nation ) College GameDay
CBS
UGA 13–30
92,746
October 16
3:00 p.m.
Vanderbilt
South Carolina
Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC
SECN
SCAR 20–21
64,695
October 16
6:00 p.m.
No. 5 Alabama
Mississippi State
Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS (rivalry )
ESPN
ALA 49–9
53,796
October 16
6:30 p.m.
No. 13 Ole Miss
Tennessee
Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN
SECN
MISS 31–26
102,455
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time .
Week Eight
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
October 23
11:00 a.m.
Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Arkansas
War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR
SECN
W 3–45 42,576
October 23
2:30 p.m.
LSU
No. 12 Ole Miss
Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (SEC Nation ) (Magnolia Bowl )
CBS
MISS 17–31
64,523
October 23
3:00 p.m.
Mississippi State
Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN
SECN
MISS ST 44–6
22,036
October 23
6:00 p.m.
Tennessee
No. 4 Alabama
Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (Third Saturday in October )
ESPN
ALA 24–52
100,077
October 23
6:30 p.m.
South Carolina
No. 17 Texas A&M
Kyle Field • College Station, TX
SECN
TAMU 14–44
103,889
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time .
Week Nine
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
October 30
2:00 p.m.
Missouri
Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN
SECN
MIZZOU 37–28
19,821
October 30
2:30 p.m.
No. 1 Georgia
Florida
TIAA Bank Field • Jacksonville, FL (SEC Nation ) (rivalry )
CBS
UGA 34–7
76,141
October 30
6:00 p.m.
No. 12 Kentucky
Mississippi State
Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS
SECN
MISS ST 17–31
49,487
October 30
6:00 p.m.
No. 10 Ole Miss
No. 18 Auburn
Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (rivalry )
ESPN
AUB 20–31
87,451
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time .
Week Ten
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
November 6
11:00 a.m.
Missouri
No. 1 Georgia
Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA
ESPN
UGA 6–43
92,746
November 6
11:00 a.m.
Liberty
No. 16 Ole Miss
Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS
SECN
W 14–27 53,235
November 6
2:30 p.m.
No. 13 Auburn
No. 14 Texas A&M
Kyle Field • College Station, TX (SEC Nation )
CBS
TAMU 3–20
109,835
November 6
3:00 p.m.
No. 17 Mississippi State
Arkansas
Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR
SECN
ARK 28–31
68,818
November 6
6:00 p.m.
LSU
No. 2 Alabama
Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry )
ESPN
ALA 14–20
100,077
November 6
6:00 p.m.
Tennessee
No. 18 Kentucky
Kroger Field • Lexington, KY (rivalry )
ESPN2
TENN 45–42
61,690
November 6
6:30 p.m.
Florida
South Carolina
Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC
SECN
SCAR 17–40
70,131
# Rankings from College Football Playoff . All times are in Central Time .
Week Eleven
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
November 13
11:00 a.m.
Mississippi State
No. 17 Auburn
Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL
ESPN
MISS ST 43–34
87,451
November 13
11:00 a.m.
New Mexico State
No. 2 Alabama
Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL
SECN
W 3–59 97,011
November 13
11:00 a.m.
Samford
Florida
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL
SECN+/ESPN+
W 52–70 70,098
November 13
2:30 p.m.
No. 1 Georgia
Tennessee
Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (SEC Nation ) (rivalry )
CBS
UGA 41–17
100,074
November 13
3:00 p.m.
South Carolina
Missouri
Faurot Field • Columbia, MO
SECN
MIZZOU 28–31
44,092
November 13
6:00 p.m.
No. 11 Texas A&M
No. 15 Ole Miss
Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS College GameDay
ESPN
MISS 19–29
64,425
November 13
6:00 p.m.
Kentucky
Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN (rivalry )
ESPN2
UK 34–17
25,798
November 13
6:30 p.m.
No. 25 Arkansas
LSU
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry )
SECN
ARK 16–13 OT
98,772
# Rankings from College Football Playoff . All times are in Central Time .
Week Twelve
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
November 20
11:00 a.m.
New Mexico State
Kentucky
Kroger Field • Lexington, KY
SECN
W 16–56 47,749
November 20
11:00 a.m.
Charleston Southern
No. 1 Georgia
Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA
SECN+/ESPN+
W 7–56 92,746
November 20
11:00 a.m.
Tennessee State
No. 25 Mississippi State
Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS
SECN+/ESPN+
W 10–55 46,770
November 20
11:00 a.m.
Prairie View A&M
No. 16 Texas A&M
Kyle Field • College Station, TX
SECN+/ESPN+
W 3–52 98,251
November 20
2:30 p.m.
No. 21 Arkansas
No. 2 Alabama
Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (SEC Nation )
CBS
ALA 35–42
98,323
November 20
3:00 p.m.
Florida
Missouri
Faurot Field • Columbia, MO
SECN
MIZZOU 23–24 OT
47,818
November 20
6:00 p.m.
Auburn
South Carolina
Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC
ESPN
SCAR 17–21
70,299
November 20
6:30 p.m.
Vanderbilt
No. 12 Ole Miss
Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (rivalry )
SECN
MISS 17–31
-
November 20
6:30 p.m.
South Alabama
Tennessee
Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN
ESPNU
W 14–60 75,203
November 20
8:00 p.m.
Louisiana–Monroe
LSU
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA
ESPN2
W 14–27 -
# Rankings from College Football Playoff . All times are in Central Time .
Week Thirteen
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
6:30 p.m.
No. 9 Ole Miss
Mississippi State
Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS (Egg Bowl )
ESPN
MISS 31–21
55,601
2:30 p.m.
Missouri
No. 25 Arkansas
Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR (Battle Line Rivalry )
CBS
ARK 17-34
67,320
November 27
11:00 a.m.
Florida State
Florida
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL (rivalry )
ESPN
W 21–24 88,491
November 27
11:00 a.m.
No. 1 Georgia
Georgia Tech
Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate )
ABC
W 45–0 52,806
November 27
2:30 p.m.
No. 3 Alabama
Auburn
Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Iron Bowl / SEC Nation )
CBS
ALA 24–22 4OT
87,451
November 27
2:45 p.m.
Vanderbilt
Tennessee
Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (rivalry )
SECN
TENN 21–45
77,349
November 27
6:00 p.m.
No. 15 Texas A&M
LSU
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry )
ESPN
LSU 24–27
91,595
November 27
6:30 p.m.
Kentucky
Louisville
Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY (Governor's Cup )
ESPN2
W 52–21 55,018
November 27
6:30 p.m.
No. 23 Clemson
South Carolina
Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (rivalry )
SECN
L 30-0 79,897
# Rankings from College Football Playoff . All times are in Central Time .
Championship Game
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
December 4
3:00 p.m.
No. 1 Georgia
No. 3 Alabama
Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA (SEC Nation )
CBS
ALA 24–41
78,030
# Rankings from College Football Playoff . All times are in Central Time .
Postseason
Bowl games
For the 2020–2025 bowl cycle, The SEC will have annually eight appearances in the following bowls: Sugar Bowl and Peach Bowl (unless they are selected for playoffs filled by a Big 12 and at-large team if champion is in the playoffs), Citrus Bowl , Duke's Mayo Bowl , Gator Bowl , Liberty Bowl , Music City Bowl , Outback Bowl and Texas Bowl . The SEC teams will go to a New Year's Six bowl if a team finishes higher than the champions of Power Five conferences in the final College Football Playoff rankings. The SEC champion are also eligible for the College Football Playoff if they're among the top four teams in the final CFP ranking.
Bowl game
Date
Site
Television
Time (CST )
SEC team
Opponent
Score
Attendance
Armed Forces Bowl
December 22, 2021
Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
ESPN
7:00 p.m.
Missouri
Army
L 22–24
34,888
Gasparilla Bowl
December 23, 2021
Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL
ESPN
6:00 p.m.
Florida
UCF
L 17–29
63,669
Birmingham Bowl
December 28, 2021
Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL
ESPN
12:00 p.m.
Auburn
No. 20 Houston
L 13–17
47,100
Liberty Bowl
December 28, 2021
Liberty Bowl • Memphis, TN
ESPN
5:45 p.m.
Mississippi State
Texas Tech
L 7–34
48,615
Duke's Mayo Bowl
December 30, 2021
Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC
ESPN
10:30 a.m.
South Carolina
North Carolina
W 38–21
45,520
Music City Bowl
December 30, 2021
Nissan Stadium • Nashville, TN
ESPN
2:00 p.m.
Tennessee
Purdue
L 45–48 OT
69,489
Outback Bowl
January 1, 2022
Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL
ESPN2
11:00 a.m.
No. 21 Arkansas
Penn State
W 24–10
46,577
Citrus Bowl
January 1, 2022
Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FL
ABC
12:00 p.m.
No. 22 Kentucky
No. 15 Iowa
W 20–17
50,769
Texas Bowl
January 4, 2022
NRG Stadium • Houston, TX
ESPN
8:00 p.m.
LSU
Kansas State
L 20–42
52,207
New Year's Six Bowls
Sugar Bowl
January 1, 2022
Caesars Superdome • New Orleans, LA
ESPN
7:45 p.m.
No. 8 Ole Miss
No. 7 Baylor
L 7–21
66,479
College Football Playoff bowl games
Cotton Bowl Classic
December 31, 2021
AT&T Stadium • Arlington, Texas
ESPN
2:30 p.m.
No. 1 Alabama
No. 4 Cincinnati
W 27–6
76,313
Orange Bowl
December 31, 2021
Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL
ESPN
6:30 p.m.
No. 3 Georgia
No. 2 Michigan
W 34–11
66,839
CFP National Championship Game
January 10, 2022
Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, IN
ESPN
7:00 p.m.
No. 1 Alabama
No. 3 Georgia
UGA 33–18
68,311
Rankings are from Final CFP rankings. All times Central Time Zone.
Head to head matchups
Head to head
Team
Alabama
Arkansas
Auburn
Florida
Georgia
LSU
Kentucky
Missouri
Mississippi State
Ole Miss
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas A&M
Vanderbilt
Alabama
—
1-0
1-0
1-0
1-1
1-0
N/A
N/A
1-0
1-0
N/A
1-0
0-1
N/A
Arkansas
0-1
—
0-1
N/A
0-1
1-0
N/A
1-0
1-0
0-1
N/A
N/A
1-0
N/A
Auburn
0-1
1-0
—
N/A
0-1
1-0
N/A
N/A
0-1
1-0
0-1
N/A
0-1
N/A
Florida
0-1
N/A
N/A
—
0-1
0-1
0-1
0-1
N/A
N/A
0-1
1-0
N/A
1-0
Georgia
1-1
1-0
1-0
1-0
—
N/A
1-0
1-0
N/A
N/A
1-0
1-0
N/A
1-0
LSU
0-1
0-1
0-1
1-0
N/A
—
0-1
N/A
1-0
0-1
N/A
N/A
1-0
N/A
Kentucky
N/A
N/A
N/A
1-0
0-1
1-0
—
1-0
0-1
N/A
1-0
0-1
N/A
1-0
Missouri
N/A
0-1
N/A
1-0
0-1
N/A
0-1
—
N/A
N/A
1-0
0-1
0-1
1-0
Mississippi State
0-1
0-1
1-0
N/A
N/A
0-1
1-0
N/A
—
0-1
N/A
N/A
1-0
1-0
Ole Miss
0-1
1-0
0-1
N/A
N/A
1-0
N/A
N/A
1-0
—
N/A
1-0
1-0
1-0
South Carolina
N/A
N/A
1-0
1-0
0-1
N/A
0-1
0-1
N/A
N/A
—
0-1
0-1
1-0
Tennessee
0-1
N/A
N/A
0-1
0-1
N/A
1-0
1-0
N/A
0-1
1-0
—
N/A
1-0
Texas A&M
1-0
0-1
1-0
N/A
N/A
0-1
N/A
1-0
0-1
0-1
1-0
N/A
—
N/A
Vanderbilt
N/A
N/A
N/A
1-0
0-1
N/A
0-1
0-1
0-1
0-1
0-1
0-1
N/A
—
Updated with the results of all games through December 4, 2021.
SEC vs Power Five matchups
The following games include SEC teams competing against Power Five conferences teams from the (ACC , Big Ten , Big 12 , BYU /Notre Dame and Pac-12 ). All rankings are from the AP Poll at the time of the game.
Date
Conference
Visitor
Home
Site
Score
September 4
ACC
No. 5 Georgia
No. 3 Clemson
Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC (Duke's Mayo Classic /rivalry )
UGA 10-3
September 4
Pac-12
No. 16 LSU
UCLA
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA
UCLA 38–27
September 4
ACC
No. 14 Miami
No. 1 Alabama
Mercedes Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game )
ALA 44-13
September 6
ACC
Louisville
Ole Miss
Mercedes Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game )
MISS 43–24
September 11
Big 12
No. 15 Texas
Arkansas
Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR
ARK 40—21
September 11
ACC
NC State
Mississippi State
Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS
MSSU 24—10
September 11
ACC
Pittsburgh
Tennessee
Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN
PITT 41—34
September 11
Pac-12
No. 5 Texas A&M
Colorado
Empower Field at Mile High • Denver, CO
TAMU 10—7
September 18
Big Ten
No. 22 Auburn
No. 10 Penn State
Beaver Stadium • State College, PA
PSU 28—20
September 18
Pac-12
Stanford
Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN
STAN 41—23
September 25
ACC
Missouri
Boston College
Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA
BC 41—34 (OT)
November 27
ACC
Florida State
Florida
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL (rivalry )
UF 24—21
November 27
ACC
Georgia
Georgia Tech
Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA (rivalry )
UGA 45—0
November 27
ACC
Kentucky
Louisville
Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY (Governor's Cup )
UK 52—21
November 27
ACC
Clemson
South Carolina
Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (rivalry )
CLEM 30—0
SEC vs Group of Five matchups
The following games include SEC teams competing against "Group of Five" teams from the American , C-USA , MAC , Mountain West and Sun Belt .
Date
Conference
Visitor
Home
Site
Score
September 2
MAC
Bowling Green
Tennessee
Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN
UT 38–6
September 4
C-USA
Rice
Arkansas
Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR
ARK 38-17
September 4
C-USA
Florida Atlantic
No. 13 Florida
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL
FLA 35–14
September 4
Sun Belt
Louisiana Monroe
Kentucky
Kroger Field • Lexington, KY
UK 45–10
September 4
MAC
Akron
Auburn
Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL
AU 60-10
September 4
MAC
Kent State
No. 6 Texas A&M
Kyle Field • College Station, TX
TAMU 41–10
September 4
C-USA
Louisiana Tech
Mississippi State
Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS
MSSU 35–34
September 4
MAC
Central Michigan
Missouri
Faurot Field • Columbia, MO
MIZZOU 34–24
September 11
Mountain West
Vanderbilt
Colorado State
Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO
VANDY 24–21
September 11
C-USA
UAB
No. 2 Georgia
Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA
UGA 56–7
September 11
American
No. 13 Florida
South Florida
Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL
UF 42–0
September 11
American
South Carolina
East Carolina
Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC
USC 20–17
September 18
American
Mississippi State
Memphis
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN
MEM 31–29
September 18
MAC
Central Michigan
LSU
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA
LSU 49–21
September 18
American
Tulane
No. 17 Ole Miss
Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS
MISS 61–21
September 18
Mountain West
New Mexico
No. 7 Texas A&M
Kyle Field • College Station, TX
TAMU 34—0
September 18
Sun Belt
Georgia Southern
No. 20 Arkansas
Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR
ARK 45–10
September 25
C-USA
Southern Miss
No. 1 Alabama
Bryant Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL
ALA 63–14
September 25
Sun Belt
Georgia State
No. 23 Auburn
Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL
AUB 34–24
October 2
Sun Belt
Troy
South Carolina
Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC
USC 23–14
October 9
C-USA
North Texas
Missouri
Faurot Field • Columbia, MO
MIZZOU 48–35
November 20
Sun Belt
Louisiana Monroe
LSU
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA
LSU 27–14
November 20
Sun Belt
South Alabama
Tennessee
Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN
TENN 60—14
SEC vs FBS independents matchups
The following games include SEC teams competing against FBS Independents , which includes Army , Liberty , New Mexico State , UConn or UMass .
Date
Visitor
Home
Site
Score
October 2
UConn
Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN
VAN 30–28
November 6
Liberty
Ole Miss
Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS
MISS 27–14
November 13
New Mexico State
No. 2 Alabama
Bryant Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL
UA 59–3
November 20
New Mexico State
Kentucky
Kroger Field • Lexington, KY
UK 56–16
SEC vs FCS matchups
The Football Championship Subdivision comprises 13 conferences and two independent programs.
Date
Visitor
Home
Site
Score
September 4
Eastern Illinois
South Carolina
Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC
USC 46—0
September 4
East Tennessee State
Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN
ETSU 23—3
September 11
Mercer
No. 1 Alabama
Bryant Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL
ALA 48-14
September 11
Alabama State
No. 25 Auburn
Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL
AUB 62–0
September 11
McNeese State
LSU
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA
LSU 34–7
September 11
Austin Peay
No. 20 Ole Miss
Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS
MISS 54—17
September 18
Chattanooga
Kentucky
Kroger Field • Lexington, KY
UK 28–23
September 18
Southeast Missouri State
Missouri
Farout Field • Columbia, MO
MIZZOU 59—28
September 18
Tennessee Tech
Tennessee
Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN
TENN 56—0
October 23
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Arkansas
War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR
ARK 45—3
November 13
Samford
Florida
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL
UF 70—52
November 20
Charleston Southern
Georgia
Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA
UGA 56—7
November 20
Tennessee State
Mississippi State
Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS
MISS ST 55—10
November 20
Prairie View A&M
Texas A&M
Kyle Field • College Station, TX
TAMU 52—3
SEC Records against other conferences
2021–2022 records against non-conference foes:
Regular Season
Post Season
Awards and honors
SEC individual season awards
The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the SEC Conference football coaches at the end of the season
All-conference teams
The following players earned First Team All-SEC honors. Any teams showing (_) following their name are indicating the number of All-SEC Conference Honors awarded to that university for 1st team and 2nd team respectively.
Special teams
Notes:
RS = Return Specialist
AP/ST = All-Purpose/Special Teams Player (not a kicker or returner)
† Two-time first team selection;
‡ Three-time first team selection Honorable mentions
Alabama :Arkansas :Auburn :Florida :Georgia :Kentucky :LSU :Mississippi State :Missouri :Ole Miss :South Carolina :Tennessee :Texas A&M :Vanderbilt :
Players of the week
Home game attendance
Team
Stadium
Capacity
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
Game 5
Game 6
Game 7
Game 8
Total
Average
% of Capacity
Alabama
Bryant–Denny Stadium
101,821
95,396
100,077
100,077
100,077
100,077
97,011
98,323
-
395,627
98,907
Arkansas
Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
76,212
64,065
74,531
66,311
73,370
42,576 A
68,818
67,320
-
211,966
70,655
Auburn
Jordan–Hare Stadium
87,451
83,821
82,745
86,650
87,451+
87,451+
87,451+
87,451+
-
428,118
85,624
Florida
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
88,548
86,840
90,887
88,478
86,258
70,098
88,491
-
-
352,463
88,113
Georgia
Sanford Stadium
92,746
92,746
92,746
92,746
92,746
92,746
92,746
-
-
370,984
92,746
Kentucky
Kroger Field
61,000
47,693
58,437
55,214
61,632+
61,690+
61,690+
47,749
-
222,976
55,744
LSU
Tiger Stadium
102,321
94,220
92,547
97,717
96,012
98,772
92,790
91,595
-
380,496
95,124
Mississippi State
Davis Wade Stadium
61,337
44,669
45,834
50,298
53,796
49,487
46,770
55,601
-
244,084
48,817
Missouri
Faurot Field
71,168
46,327
46,598
45,655
46,985
48,139
44,092
47,818
-
186,629
46,657
Ole Miss
Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
64,038
47,848
54,198
60,256
64,523+
53,235
64,425+
50,819
-
226,825
56,706
South Carolina
Williams–Brice Stadium
80,250
64,868
77,559
60,866
64,695
70,131
70,299
79,897
-
267,988
66,997
Tennessee
Neyland Stadium
102,455
84,314
82,203
80,053
89,437
102,455+
100,074
75,203
77,349
349,025
87,256
Texas A&M
Kyle Field
102,733
97,339
84,748
87,973
106,815+
103,889+
109,835+
98,251
-
376,875
94,219
Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt Stadium
40,550
22,029
21,124
32,178
21,218
22,036
19,821
25,798
-
116,370
23,274
^A War Memorial Stadium , capacity: 54,120.
NFL draft
Total picks by school
Team
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Total
Alabama
2
2
2
1
–
–
–
7
Arkansas
1
–
–
–
1
–
1
3
Auburn
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
Florida
1
–
1
1
–
–
–
3
Georgia
5
2
2
2
–
4
–
15
Kentucky
–
2
1
–
1
–
–
4
LSU
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
10
Mississippi State
1
–
1
–
–
–
–
2
Missouri
–
–
–
1
–
1
–
2
Ole Miss
–
1
1
–
1
1
2
6
South Carolina
–
–
–
–
1
1
1
3
Tennessee
–
1
1
–
1
2
–
5
Texas A&M
1
–
1
2
–
–
–
4
Vanderbilt
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
0
Total
12
10
12
9
6
11
5
65
List of selections
The following list includes all SEC Players drafted in the 2022 NFL draft :[ 41]
References
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