2018 SEC football schedule: Weekly and team-by-team
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Southeastern Conference announced the football schedules for all 14 SEC schools for the 2018 season.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |