SEC releases 2019 football schedule



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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Southeastern Conference today announced the football schedules for all 14 SEC schools for the 2019 season.

With 14 playing weekends, the 2019 schedule includes two open dates for each team and conference contests scheduled each week.

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 August 31 with 13 games, including four neutral site games on opening weekend.

The 2019 season will culminate with the SEC Championship Game in Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Saturday, December 7. It will be the 28th edition of the game and the 26th in the city of Atlanta.

2019 SEC Football Week-By-Week Schedule Date Game WEEK 1 August 31 Alabama vs. Duke (Atlanta) Portland State at Arkansas Auburn vs. Oregon (Dallas) Florida vs. Miami (Orlando) Toledo at Kentucky Georgia Southern at LSU Ole Miss at Memphis Mississippi State vs. UL-Lafayette (New Orleans) Missouri at Wyoming South Carolina vs. North Carolina (Charlotte) Georgia State at Tennessee Texas State at Texas A&M Georgia at Vanderbilt WEEK 2 September 7 New Mexico State at Alabama Tulane at Auburn UT-Martin at Florida Murray State at Georgia Eastern Michigan at Kentucky LSU at Texas Arkansas at Ole Miss Southern Miss at Mississippi State West Virginia at Missouri Charleston Southern at South Carolina BYU at Tennessee Texas A&M at Clemson Vanderbilt at Purdue WEEK 3 September 14 Colorado State at Arkansas Kent State at Auburn Arkansas State at Georgia Florida at Kentucky Northwestern State at LSU Southeastern Louisiana at Ole Miss Kansas State at Mississippi State Southeast Missouri State at Missouri Alabama at South Carolina UT-Chattanooga at Tennessee Lamar at Texas A&M WEEK 4 September 21 Southern Miss at Alabama San Jose State at Arkansas Tennessee at Florida Notre Dame at Georgia California at Ole Miss Kentucky at Mississippi State South Carolina at Missouri Auburn at Texas A&M LSU at Vanderbilt WEEK 5 September 28 Ole Miss at Alabama Texas A&M vs. Arkansas (Arlington) Mississippi State at Auburn Towson at Florida Kentucky at South Carolina Northern Illinois at Vanderbilt WEEK 6 October 5 Auburn at Florida Utah State at LSU Vanderbilt at Ole Miss Troy at Missouri Georgia at Tennessee WEEK 7 October 12 South Carolina at Georgia Arkansas at Kentucky Florida at LSU Ole Miss at Missouri Mississippi State at Tennessee Alabama at Texas A&M UNLV at Vanderbilt WEEK 8 October 19 Tennessee at Alabama Auburn at Arkansas Kentucky at Georgia Texas A&M at Ole Miss LSU at Mississippi State Florida at South Carolina Missouri at Vanderbilt WEEK 9 October 26 Arkansas at Alabama Missouri at Kentucky Auburn at LSU South Carolina at Tennessee Mississippi State at Texas A&M WEEK 10 November 2 Mississippi State at Arkansas Ole Miss at Auburn Georgia vs. Florida (Jacksonville) Vanderbilt at South Carolina UAB at Tennessee UT-San Antonio at Texas A&M WEEK 11 November 9 LSU at Alabama Western Kentucky at Arkansas Vanderbilt at Florida Missouri at Georgia Tennessee at Kentucky New Mexico State at Ole Miss Appalachian State at South Carolina WEEK 12 November 16 Georgia at Auburn LSU at Ole Miss Alabama at Mississippi State Florida at Missouri South Carolina at Texas A&M Kentucky at Vanderbilt WEEK 13 November 23 Western Carolina at Alabama Samford at Auburn Texas A&M at Georgia UT-Martin at Kentucky Arkansas at LSU Abilene Christian at Mississippi State Tennessee at Missouri East Tennessee State at Vanderbilt WEEK 14 November 28 (Thursday) Ole Miss at Mississippi State November 30 Missouri at Arkansas (Little Rock) Alabama at Auburn Florida State at Florida Georgia at Georgia Tech Louisville at Kentucky Texas A&M at LSU Clemson at South Carolina Vanderbilt at Tennessee SEC CHAMPIONSHIP Dec. 7 SEC Football Championship (Atlanta)

Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama Crimson Tide Date Opponent Aug. 31 vs. Duke (Atlanta) Sept. 7 NEW MEXICO STATE Sept. 14 at South Carolina Sept. 21 SOUTHERN MISS Sept. 28 OLE MISS Oct. 5 Open Date Oct. 12 at Texas A&M Oct. 19 TENNESSEE Oct. 26 ARKANSAS Nov. 2 Open Date Nov. 9 LSU Nov. 16 at Mississippi State Nov. 23 WESTERN CAROLINA Nov. 30 at Auburn

Arkansas Razorbacks Arkansas Razorbacks Date Opponent Aug. 31 PORTLAND STATE Sept. 7 at Ole Miss Sept. 14 COLORADO STATE Sept. 21 SAN JOSE STATE Sept. 28 vs. Texas A&M (Arlington) Oct. 5 Open Date Oct. 12 at Kentucky Oct. 19 AUBURN Oct. 26 at Alabama Nov. 2 MISSISSIPPI STATE Nov. 9 WESTERN KENTUCKY Nov. 16 Open Date Nov. 23 at LSU Nov. 30 MISSOURI (Little Rock)

Auburn Tigers Auburn Tigers Date Opponent Aug. 31 vs. Oregon (Dallas) Sept. 7 TULANE Sept. 14 KENT STATE Sept. 21 at Texas A&M Sept. 28 MISSISSIPPI STATE Oct. 5 at Florida Oct. 12 Open Date Oct. 19 at Arkansas Oct. 26 at LSU Nov. 2 OLE MISS Nov. 9 Open Date Nov. 16 GEORGIA Nov. 23 SAMFORD Nov. 30 ALABAMA

Florida Gators Florida Gators Date Opponent Aug. 31 vs. Miami (Orlando) Sept. 7 UT-MARTIN Sept. 14 at Kentucky Sept. 21 TENNESSEE Sept. 28 TOWSON Oct. 5 AUBURN Oct. 12 at LSU Oct. 19 at South Carolina Oct. 26 Open Date Nov. 2 vs. Georgia (Jacksonville) Nov. 9 VANDERBILT Nov. 16 at Missouri Nov. 23 Open Date Nov. 30 FLORIDA STATE

Georgia Bulldogs Georgia Bulldogs Date Opponent Aug. 31 at Vanderbilt Sept. 7 MURRAY STATE Sept. 14 ARKANSAS STATE Sept. 21 NOTRE DAME Sept. 28 Open Date Oct. 5 at Tennessee Oct. 12 SOUTH CAROLINA Oct. 19 KENTUCKY Oct. 26 Open Date Nov. 2 vs. Florida (Jacksonville) Nov. 9 MISSOURI Nov. 16 at Auburn Nov. 23 TEXAS A&M Nov. 30 at Georgia Tech

Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky Wildcats Date Opponent Aug. 31 TOLEDO Sept. 7 EASTERN MICHIGAN Sept. 14 FLORIDA Sept. 21 at Mississippi State Sept. 28 at South Carolina Oct. 5 Open Date Oct. 12 ARKANSAS Oct. 19 at Georgia Oct. 26 MISSOURI Nov. 2 Open Date Nov. 9 TENNESSEE Nov. 16 at Vanderbilt Nov. 23 UT-MARTIN Nov. 30 LOUISVILLE

LSU Tigers LSU Tigers Date Opponent Aug. 31 GEORGIA SOUTHERN Sept. 7 at Texas Sept. 14 NORTHWESTERN STATE Sept. 21 at Vanderbilt Sept. 28 Open Date Oct. 5 UTAH STATE Oct. 12 FLORIDA Oct. 19 at Mississippi State Oct. 26 AUBURN Nov. 2 Open Date Nov. 9 at Alabama Nov. 16 at Ole Miss Nov. 23 ARKANSAS Nov. 30 TEXAS A&M

Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss Rebels Date Opponent Aug. 31 at Memphis Sept. 7 ARKANSAS Sept. 14 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA Sept. 21 CALIFORNIA Sept. 28 at Alabama Oct. 5 VANDERBILT Oct. 12 at Missouri Oct. 19 TEXAS A&M Oct. 26 Open Date Nov. 2 at Auburn Nov. 9 NEW MEXICO STATE Nov. 16 LSU Nov. 23 Open Date Nov. 28 (Thu.) at Mississippi State

Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State Bulldogs Date Opponent Aug. 31 vs. UL-Lafayette (New Orleans) Sept. 7 SOUTHERN MISS Sept. 14 KANSAS STATE Sept. 21 KENTUCKY Sept. 28 at Auburn Oct. 5 Open Date Oct. 12 at Tennessee Oct. 19 LSU Oct. 26 at Texas A&M Nov. 2 at Arkansas Nov. 9 Open Date Nov. 16 ALABAMA Nov. 23 ABILENE CHRISTIAN Nov. 28 (Thu.) OLE MISS

Missouri Tigers Missouri Tigers Date Opponent Aug. 31 at Wyoming Sept. 7 WEST VIRGINIA Sept. 14 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI ST. Sept. 21 SOUTH CAROLINA Sept. 28 Open Date Oct. 5 TROY Oct. 12 OLE MISS Oct. 19 at Vanderbilt Oct. 26 at Kentucky Nov. 2 Open Date Nov. 9 at Georgia Nov. 16 FLORIDA Nov. 23 TENNESSEE Nov. 30 at Arkansas (Little Rock)

South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina Gamecocks Date Opponent Aug. 31 vs. No. Carolina (Charlotte) Sept. 7 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN Sept. 14 ALABAMA Sept. 21 at Missouri Sept. 28 KENTUCKY Oct. 5 Open Date Oct. 12 at Georgia Oct. 19 FLORIDA Oct. 26 at Tennessee Nov. 2 VANDERBILT Nov. 9 APPALACHIAN STATE Nov. 16 at Texas A&M Nov. 23 Open Date Nov. 30 CLEMSON

Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee Volunteers Date Opponent Aug. 31 GEORGIA STATE Sept. 7 BYU Sept. 14 UT-CHATTANOOGA Sept. 21 at Florida Sept. 28 Open Date Oct. 5 GEORGIA Oct. 12 MISSISSIPPI STATE Oct. 19 at Alabama Oct. 26 SOUTH CAROLINA Nov. 2 UAB Nov. 9 at Kentucky Nov. 16 Open Date Nov. 23 at Missouri Nov. 30 VANDERBILT

Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M Aggies Date Opponent Aug. 31 TEXAS STATE Sept. 7 at Clemson Sept. 14 LAMAR Sept. 21 AUBURN Sept. 28 vs. Arkansas (Arlington) Oct. 5 Open Date Oct. 12 ALABAMA Oct. 19 at Ole Miss Oct. 26 MISSISSIPPI STATE Nov. 2 UT-SAN ANTONIO Nov. 9 Open Date Nov. 16 SOUTH CAROLINA Nov. 23 at Georgia Nov. 30 at LSU