SEC Release | September 20, 2017 SEC announces 2018 football schedule Share BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Southeastern Conference announced the football schedules for all 14 SEC schools for the 2018 season. With 13 playing weekends, the 2018 schedule includes one open date for each team and conference contests scheduled each week beginning the second weekend of September. Each SEC team will play eight conference football games to include six games against division opponents and two games against non-division opponents. One of the non-division opponents will be a permanent annual opponent and the other non-division opponent will rotate each year. The season begins the weekend of September 1 with 14 games, including five neutral site games on opening weekend. The 2018 season will culminate with the SEC Championship Game in Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Saturday, December 1. It will be the 27th edition of the game and the 25th in the city of Atlanta. Week 1 Saturday, Sept. 1 Alabama vs. Louisville (Orlando) Eastern Illinois at Arkansas Auburn vs. Washington (Atlanta) Charleston Southern at Florida Austin Peay at Georgia Central Michigan at Kentucky LSU vs. Miami (Arlington) Ole Miss vs. Texas Tech (Houston) Stephen F. Austin at Mississippi State Tennessee-Martin at Missouri Coastal Carolina at South Carolina Tennessee vs. West Virginia (Charlotte) Middle Tennessee at Vanderbilt RELATED: Austin Allen searching for 2016 magic ahead of matchup with Texas A&M Week 2 Saturday, Sept. 8 Arkansas State at Alabama Arkansas at Colorado State Alabama State at Auburn Kentucky at Florida Southeasten Louisiana at LSU Southern Illinois at Ole Miss Mississippi State at Kansas State Wyoming at Missouri Georgia at South Carolina East Tennessee State at Tennessee Clemson at Texas A&M Nevada at Vanderbilt Week 3 Saturday, Sept. 15 North Texas at Arkansas LSU at Auburn Colorado State at Florida Middle Tennessee at Georgia Murray State at Kentucky Alabama at Ole Miss Louisiana-Lafayette at Mississippi State Missouri at Purdue Marshall at South Carolina Texas-El Paso at Tennessee Louisiana-Monroe at Texas A&M Vanderbilt at Notre Dame MORE: Kellen Mond looks to build on passing record for a Texas A&M freshman quarterback Week 4 Saturday, Sept. 22 Texas A&M at Alabama Arkansas at Auburn Mississippi State at Kentucky Louisiana Tech at LSU Kent State at Ole Miss Georgia at Missouri Florida at Tennessee South Carolina at Vanderbilt Week 5 Saturday, Sept. 29 Louisiana-Lafayette at Alabama Arkansas vs. Texas A&M (Arlington) Southern Mississippi at Auburn Tennessee at Georgia South Carolina at Kentucky Ole Miss at LSU Florida at Mississippi State Tennessee State at Vanderbilt MORE: Florida's Feleipe Franks gains fame, trophy after improbable throw Week 6 Saturday, Oct. 6 Alabama at Arkansas LSU at Florida Vanderbilt at Georgia Louisiana-Monroe at Ole Miss Auburn at Mississippi State Missouri at South Carolina Kentucky at Texas A&M Week 7 Saturday, Oct. 13 Missouri at Alabama Ole Miss at Arkansas Tennessee at Auburn Georgia at LSU Texas A&M at South Carolina Florida at Vanderbilt Georgia-Mississippi State football: Nick Fitzgerald to challenge Bulldogs' stingy run defense Week 8 Saturday, Oct. 20 Tulsa at Arkansas Vanderbilt at Kentucky Mississippi State at LSU Auburn at Ole Miss Memphis at Missouri Alabama at Tennessee Week 9 Saturday, Oct. 27 Vanderbilt at Arkansas Florida vs. Georgia (Jacksonville) Texas A&M at Mississippi State Kentucky at Missouri Tennessee at South Carolina Week 10 Saturday, Nov. 3 Texas A&M at Auburn Missouri at Florida Georgia at Kentucky Alabama at LSU South Carolina at Ole Miss Louisiana Tech at Mississippi State UNC-Charlotte at Tennessee MORE: High Five counts down the best FBS team logos in college football Week 11 Saturday, Nov. 10 Mississippi State at Alabama LSU at Arkansas South Carolina at Florida Auburn at Georgia Vanderbilt at Missouri Kentucky at Tennessee Ole Miss at Texas A&M Week 12 Saturday, Nov. 17 Citadel at Alabama Liberty at Auburn Idaho at Florida UMass at Georgia Middle Tennessee at Kentucky Rice at LSU Arkansas at Mississippi State Tennessee-Chattanooga at South Carolina Missouri at Tennessee UAB at Texas A&M Ole Miss at Vanderbilt MORE: 5 best college football quarterbacks of 2017 | Playoff party crashers Week 13 Thursday, Nov. 22 Mississippi State at Ole Miss Saturday, Nov. 24 Auburn at Alabama Florida at Florida State Georgia Tech at Georgia Kentucky at Louisville Arkansas at Missouri South Carolina at Clemson LSU at Texas A&M Tennessee at Vanderbilt SEC Championship Saturday, Dec. 1 TBD (Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta) Alabama DATE OPPONENT Sept. 1 vs. Louisville (Orlando) Sept. 8 ARKANSAS STATE Sept. 15 at Ole Miss Sept. 22 TEXAS A&M Sept. 29 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE Oct. 6 at Arkansas Oct. 13 MISSOURI Oct. 20 at Tennessee Oct. 27 OPEN DATE Nov. 3 at LSU Nov. 10 MISSISSIPPI STATE Nov. 17 CITADEL Nov. 24 AUBURN Arkansas Razorbacks DATE OPPONENT Sept. 1 EASTERN ILLINOIS Sept. 8 at Colorado State Sept. 15 NORTH TEXAS Sept. 22 at Auburn Sept. 29 vs. Texas A&M (Arlington) Oct. 6 ALABAMA Oct. 13 OLE MISS Oct. 20 TULSA Oct. 27 VANDERBILT Nov. 3 OPEN DATE Nov. 10 LSU Nov. 17 at Mississippi State Nov. 24 at Missouri SEC home game in Little Rock to be determined Auburn Tigers DATE OPPONENT Sept. 1 vs. Washington (Atlanta) Sept. 8 ALABAMA STATE Sept. 15 LSU Sept. 22 ARKANSAS Sept. 29 SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI Oct. 6 at Mississippi State Oct. 13 TENNESSEE Oct. 20 at Ole Miss Oct. 27 OPEN DATE Nov. 3 TEXAS A&M Nov. 10 at Georgia Nov. 17 LIBERTY Nov. 24 at Alabama Florida Gators DATE OPPONENT Sept. 1 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN Sept. 8 KENTUCKY Sept. 15 COLORADO STATE Sept. 22 at Tennessee Sept. 29 at Mississippi State Oct. 6 LSU Oct. 13 at Vanderbilt Oct. 20 OPEN DATE Oct. 27 vs. Georgia (Jacksonville) Nov. 3 MISSOURI Nov. 10 SOUTH CAROLINA Nov. 17 IDAHO Nov. 24 at Florida State Georgia Bulldogs DATE OPPONENT Sept. 1 AUSTIN PEAY Sept. 8 at South Carolina Sept. 15 MIDDLE TENNESSEE Sept. 22 at Missouri Sept. 29 TENNESSEE Oct. 6 VANDERBILT Oct. 13 at LSU Oct. 20 OPEN DATE Oct. 27 vs. Florida (Jacksonville) Nov. 3 at Kentucky Nov. 10 AUBURN Nov. 17 UMASS Nov. 24 GEORGIA TECH Kentucky Wildcats DATE OPPONENT Sept. 1 CENTRAL MICHIGAN Sept. 8 at Florida Sept. 15 MURRAY STATE Sept. 22 MISSISSIPPI STATE Sept. 29 SOUTH CAROLINA Oct. 6 at Texas A&M Oct. 13 OPEN DATE Oct. 20 VANDERBILT Oct. 27 at Missouri Nov. 3 GEORGIA Nov. 10 at Tennessee Nov. 17 MIDDLE TENNESSEE Nov. 24 at Louisville LSU Tigers DATE OPPONENT Sept. 1 vs Miami (Arlington) Sept. 8 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA Sept. 15 at Auburn Sept. 22 LOUISIANA TECH Sept. 29 OLE MISS Oct. 6 at Florida Oct. 13 GEORGIA Oct. 20 MISSISSIPPI STATE Oct. 27 OPEN DATE Nov. 3 ALABAMA Nov. 10 at Arkansas Nov. 17 RICE Nov. 24 at Texas A&M Ole Miss Rebels DATE OPPONENT Sept. 1 vs. Texas Tech (Houston)* Sept. 8 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS Sept. 15 ALABAMA Sept. 22 KENT STATE Sept. 29 at LSU Oct. 6 LOUISIANA-MONROE Oct. 13 at Arkansas Oct. 20 AUBURN Oct. 27 OPEN DATE Nov. 3 SOUTH CAROLINA Nov. 10 at Texas A&M Nov. 17 at Vanderbilt Nov. 22 MISSISSIPPI STATE *Date subject to change Mississippi State Bulldogs DATE OPPONENT Sept. 1 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN Sept. 8 at Kansas State Sept. 15 LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE Sept. 22 at Kentucky Sept. 29 FLORIDA Oct. 6 AUBURN Oct. 13 OPEN DATE Oct. 20 at LSU Oct. 27 TEXAS A&M Nov. 3 LOUISIANA TECH Nov. 10 at Alabama Nov. 17 ARKANSAS Nov. 24 at Ole Miss Missouri Tigers DATE OPPONENT Sept. 1 UT MARTIN Sept. 8 WYOMING Sept. 15 at Purdue Sept. 22 GEORGIA Sept. 29 OPEN DATE Oct. 6 at South Carolina Oct. 13 at Alabama Oct. 20 MEMPHIS Oct. 27 KENTUCKY Nov. 3 at Florida Nov. 10 VANDERBILT Nov. 17 at Tennessee Nov. 24 ARKANSAS South Carolina Gamecocks DATE OPPONENT Sept. 1 COASTAL CAROLINA Sept. 8 GEORGIA Sept. 15 MARSHALL Sept. 22 at Vanderbilt Sept. 29 at Kentucky Oct. 6 MISSOURI Oct. 13 TEXAS A&M Oct. 20 OPEN DATE Oct. 27 TENNESSEE Nov. 3 at Ole Miss Nov. 10 at Florida Nov. 17 UT-CHATTANOOGA Nov. 24 at Clemson Tennessee Volunteers DATE OPPONENT Sept. 1 vs. West Virginia (Charlotte) Sept. 8 EAST TENNESSEE STATE Sept. 15 TEXAS-EL PASO Sept. 22 FLORIDA Sept. 29 at Georgia Oct. 6 OPEN DATE Oct. 13 at Auburn Oct. 20 ALABAMA Oct. 27 at South Carolina Nov. 3 UNC-CHARLOTTE Nov. 10 KENTUCKY Nov. 17 MISSOURI Nov. 24 at Vanderbilt Texas A&M Aggies DATE OPPONENT Sept. 1 NORTHWESTERN STATE Sept. 8 CLEMSON Sept. 15 LOUISIANA-MONROE Sept. 22 at Alabama Sept. 29 vs. Arkansas (Arlington) Oct. 6 KENTUCKY Oct. 13 at South Carolina Oct. 20 OPEN DATE Oct. 27 at Mississippi State Nov. 3 at Auburn Nov. 10 OLE MISS Nov. 17 UAB Nov. 24 LSU Vanderbilt Commodores DATA OPPONENT Sept. 1 MIDDLE TENNESSEE Sept. 8 NEVADA Sept. 15 at Notre Dame Sept. 22 SOUTH CAROLINA Sept. 29 TENNESSEE STATE Oct. 6 at Georgia Oct. 13 FLORIDA Oct. 20 at Kentucky Oct. 27 at Arkansas Nov. 3 OPEN DATE Nov. 10 at Missouri Nov. 17 OLE MISS Nov. 24 TENNESSEE Way-too-early 2022 FCS playoff bracket predictions It's May and the FCS playoffs aren't until November, but that doesn't matter because we predicted the 24-team 2022 FCS playoff field anyway. 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