SEC announces 2018 football schedule

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

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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)

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

 

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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