SEC announces 2016 football schedules



SEC Releases 2016 Football Schedules

Slate includes 56 SEC games in 13 weeks culminating in SEC Championship Game

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The Southeastern Conference today announced the football schedules for all 14 SEC schools for the 2016 season.

With 13 playing weekends, the 2016 schedule includes one open date for each team and conference contests scheduled each week beginning the first 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 2016 season is the first for the SEC that adds a strength-of-schedule component that requires all schools to play an ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-12 or Major Independent opponent on an annual basis.

For the 25th consecutive year, the 2016 season will culminate with the SEC Championship Game on Saturday, December 3 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

Week-by-week Date Game Week 1 Thurs., Sept. 1 South Carolina at Vanderbilt Sat., Sept. 3 Alabama vs. Southern Cal (Arlington) Sat., Sept. 3 Louisiana Tech at Arkansas Sat., Sept. 3 Clemson at Auburn Sat., Sept. 3 UMass at Florida Sat., Sept. 3 Georgia vs. North Carolina (Atlanta) Sat., Sept. 3 Southern Miss at Kentucky Sat., Sept. 3 LSU vs. Wisconsin (Green Bay) Sat., Sept. 3 South Alabama at Mississippi State Sat., Sept. 3 Missouri at West Virginia Sat., Sept. 3 Appalachian State at Tennessee Sat., Sept. 3 UCLA at Texas A&M Mon., Sept. 5 Ole Miss vs. Florida State (Orlando) Week 2 Sat., Sept. 10 Western Kentucky at Alabama Sat., Sept. 10 Arkansas at TCU Sat., Sept. 10 Arkansas State at Auburn Sat., Sept. 10 Kentucky at Florida Sat., Sept. 10 Nicholls State at Georgia Sat., Sept. 10 Jacksonville State at LSU Sat., Sept. 10 Wofford at Ole Miss Sat., Sept. 10 South Carolina at Mississippi State Sat., Sept. 10 Eastern Michigan at Missouri Sat., Sept. 10 Tennessee vs. Virginia Tech (Bristol) Sat., Sept. 10 Prarie View at Texas A&M Sat., Sept. 10 Middle Tennessee at Vanderbilt Week 3 Sat., Sept. 17 Texas State at Arkansas Sat., Sept. 17 Texas A&M at Auburn Sat., Sept. 17 North Texas at Florida Sat., Sept. 17 New Mexico State at Kentucky Sat., Sept. 17 Mississippi State at LSU Sat., Sept. 17 Alabama at Ole Miss Sat., Sept. 17 Georgia at Missouri Sat., Sept. 17 East Carolina at South Carolina Sat., Sept. 17 Ohio at Tennessee Sat., Sept. 17 Vanderbilt at Georgia Tech Week 4 Sat., Sept. 24 Kent State at Alabama Sat., Sept. 24 LSU at Auburn Sat., Sept. 24 South Carolina at Kentucky Sat., Sept. 24 Georgia at Ole Miss Sat., Sept. 24 Mississippi State at UMass Sat., Sept. 24 Delaware State at Missouri Sat., Sept. 24 Florida at Tennessee Sat., Sept. 24 Arkansas vs. Texas A&M (Arlington) Sat., Sept. 24 Vanderbilt at Western Kentucky Week 5 Sat., Oct. 1 Kentucky at Alabama Sat., Oct. 1 Alcorn State at Arkansas (Little Rock) Sat., Oct. 1 Louisiana-Monroe at Auburn Sat., Oct. 1 Tennessee at Georgia Sat., Oct. 1 Missouri at LSU Sat., Oct. 1 Memphis at Ole Miss Sat., Oct. 1 Texas A&M at South Carolina Sat., Oct. 1 Florida at Vanderbilt Week 6 Sat., Oct. 8 Alabama at Arkansas Sat., Oct. 8 LSU at Florida Sat., Oct. 8 Vanderbilt at Kentucky Sat., Oct. 8 Auburn at Mississippi State Sat., Oct. 8 Georgia at South Carolina Sat., Oct. 8 Tennessee at Texas A&M Week 7 Sat., Oct. 15 Ole Miss at Arkansas Sat., Oct. 15 Missouri at Florida Sat., Oct. 15 Vanderbilt at Georgia Sat., Oct. 15 Southern Miss at LSU Sat., Oct. 15 Mississippi State at BYU Sat., Oct. 15 Alabama at Tennessee Week 8 Sat., Oct. 22 Texas A&M at Alabama Sat., Oct. 22 Arkansas at Auburn Sat., Oct. 22 Mississippi State at Kentucky Sat., Oct. 22 Ole Miss at LSU Sat., Oct. 22 Middle Tennessee at Missouri Sat., Oct. 22 UMass at South Carolina Sat., Oct. 22 Tennessee State at Vanderbilt Week 9 Sat., Oct. 29 Florida vs. Georgia (Jacksonville) Sat., Oct. 29 Auburn at Ole Miss Sat., Oct. 29 Samford at Mississippi State Sat., Oct. 29 Kentucky at Missouri Sat., Oct. 29 Tennessee at South Carolina Sat., Oct. 29 New Mexico State at Texas A&M Week 10 Sat., Nov. 5 Florida at Arkansas Sat., Nov. 5 Vanderbilt at Auburn Sat., Nov. 5 Georgia at Kentucky Sat., Nov. 5 Alabama at LSU Sat., Nov. 5 Georgia Southern at Ole Miss Sat., Nov. 5 Texas A&M at Mississippi State Sat., Nov. 5 Missouri at South Carolina Sat., Nov. 5 Tennessee Tech at Tennessee Week 11 Sat., Nov. 12 Mississippi State at Alabama Sat., Nov. 12 LSU at Arkansas Sat., Nov. 12 South Carolina at Florida Sat., Nov. 12 Auburn at Georgia Sat., Nov. 12 Vanderbilt at Missouri Sat., Nov. 12 Kentucky at Tennessee Sat., Nov. 12 Ole Miss at Texas A&M Week 12 Sat., Nov. 19 UT-Chattanooga at Alabama Sat., Nov. 19 Alabama A&M at Auburn Sat., Nov. 19 Presbyterian at Florida Sat., Nov. 19 Louisiana-Lafayette at Georgia Sat., Nov. 19 Austin Peay at Kentucky Sat., Nov. 19 South Alabama at LSU Sat., Nov. 19 Arkansas at Mississippi State Sat., Nov. 19 Western Carolina at South Carolina Sat., Nov. 19 Missouri at Tennessee Sat., Nov. 19 Texas-San Antonio at Texas A&M Sat., Nov. 19 Ole Miss at Vanderbilt Week 13 Thurs., Nov. 24 LSU at Texas A&M Sat., Nov. 26 Auburn at Alabama Sat., Nov. 26 Florida at Florida State Sat., Nov. 26 Georgia Tech at Georgia Sat., Nov. 26 Kentucky at Louisville Sat., Nov. 26 Mississippi State at Ole Miss Sat., Nov. 26 Arkansas at Missouri Sat., Nov. 26 South Carolina at Clemson Sat., Nov. 26 Tennessee at Vanderbilt CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP Sat., Dec. 3 SEC Football Championship Game (Atlanta)

Team-By-Team

Alabama Date Opponent Sept. 3 Southern Cal (Arlington) Sept. 10 WESTERN KENTUCKY Sept. 17 at Ole Miss Sept. 24 KENT STATE Oct. 1 KENTUCKY Oct. 8 at Arkansas Oct. 15 at Tennessee Oct. 22 TEXAS A&M Oct. 29 open date Nov. 5 at LSU Nov. 12 MISSISSIPPI STATE Nov. 19 UT-CHATTANOOGA Nov. 26 AUBURN

Arkansas Date Opponent Sept. 3 LOUISIANA TECH Sept. 10 at TCU Sept. 17 TEXAS STATE Sept. 24 Texas A&M (Arlington) Oct. 1 ALCORN STATE (Little Rock) Oct. 8 ALABAMA Oct. 15 OLE MISS Oct. 22 at Auburn Oct. 29 open date Nov. 5 FLORIDA Nov. 12 LSU Nov. 19 at Mississippi State Nov. 26 at Missouri

Auburn Date Opponent Sept. 3 CLEMSON Sept. 10 ARKANSAS STATE Sept. 17 TEXAS A&M Sept. 24 LSU Oct. 1 LOUISIANA-MONROE Oct. 8 at Mississippi State Oct. 15 open date Oct. 22 ARKANSAS Oct. 29 at Ole Miss Nov. 5 VANDERBILT Nov. 12 at Georgia Nov. 19 ALABAMA A&M Nov. 26 at Alabama

Florida Date Opponent Sept. 3 UMASS Sept. 10 KENTUCKY Sept. 17 NORTH TEXAS Sept. 24 at Tennessee Oct. 1 at Vanderbilt Oct. 8 LSU Oct. 15 MISSOURI Oct. 22 open date Oct. 29 Georgia (Jacksonville) Nov. 5 at Arkansas Nov. 12 SOUTH CAROLINA Nov. 19 PRESBYTERIAN Nov. 26 at Florida State

Georgia Date Opponent Sept. 3 North Carolina (Atlanta) Sept. 10 NICHOLLS STATE Sept. 17 at Missouri Sept. 24 at Ole Miss Oct. 1 TENNESSEE Oct. 8 at South Carolina Oct. 15 VANDERBILT Oct. 22 open date Oct. 29 Florida (Jacksonville) Nov. 5 at Kentucky Nov. 12 AUBURN Nov. 19 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE Nov. 26 GEORGIA TECH

Kentucky Date Opponent Sept. 3 SOUTHERN MISS Sept. 10 at Florida Sept. 17 NEW MEXICO STATE Sept. 24 SOUTH CAROLINA Oct. 1 at Alabama Oct. 8 VANDERBILT Oct. 15 open date Oct. 22 MISSISSIPPI STATE Oct. 29 at Missouri Nov. 5 GEORGIA Nov. 12 at Tennessee Nov. 19 AUSTIN PEAY Nov. 26 at Louisville

LSU Date Opponent Sept. 3 Wisconsin (Green Bay) Sept. 10 JACKSONVILLE STATE Sept. 17 MISSISSIPPI STATE Sept. 24 at Auburn Oct. 1 MISSOURI Oct. 8 at Florida Oct. 15 SOUTHERN MISS Oct. 22 OLE MISS Oct. 29 open date Nov. 5 ALABAMA Nov. 12 at Arkansas Nov. 19 SOUTH ALABAMA Nov. 24 (Thurs) at Texas A&M

Ole Miss Date Opponent Sept. 5 (Mon) Florida State (Orlando) Sept. 10 WOFFORD Sept. 17 ALABAMA Sept. 24 GEORGIA Oct. 1 MEMPHIS Oct. 8 open date Oct. 15 at Arkansas Oct. 22 at LSU Oct. 29 AUBURN Nov. 5 GEORGIA SOUTHERN Nov. 12 at Texas A&M Nov. 19 at Vanderbilt Nov. 26 MISSISSIPPI STATE

Mississippi State Date Opponent Sept. 3 SOUTH ALABAMA Sept. 10 SOUTH CAROLINA Sept. 17 at LSU Sept. 24 at UMass Oct. 1 open date Oct. 8 AUBURN Oct. 15 at BYU Oct. 22 at Kentucky Oct. 29 SAMFORD Nov. 5 TEXAS A&M Nov. 12 at Alabama Nov. 19 ARKANSAS Nov. 26 at Ole Miss

Missouri Date Opponent Sept. 3 at West Virginia Sept. 10 EASTERN MICHIGAN Sept. 17 GEORGIA Sept. 24 DELAWARE STATE Oct. 1 at LSU Oct. 8 open date Oct. 15 at Florida Oct. 22 MIDDLE TENNESSEE Oct. 29 KENTUCKY Nov. 5 at South Carolina Nov. 12 VANDERBILT Nov. 19 at Tennessee Nov. 26 ARKANSAS

South Carolina Date Opponent Sept. 1 (Thurs) at Vanderbilt Sept. 10 at Mississippi State Sept. 17 EAST CAROLINA Sept. 24 at Kentucky Oct. 1 TEXAS A&M Oct. 8 GEORGIA Oct. 15 open date Oct. 22 UMass Oct. 29 TENNESSEE Nov. 5 MISSOURI Nov. 12 at Florida Nov. 19 WESTERN CAROLINA Nov. 26 at Clemson

Tennessee Date Opponent Sept. 3 APPALACHIAN STATE Sept. 10 Virginia Tech (Bristol) Sept. 17 OHIO Sept. 24 FLORIDA Oct. 1 at Georgia Oct. 8 at Texas A&M Oct. 15 ALABAMA Oct. 22 open date Oct. 29 at South Carolina Nov. 5 TENNESSEE TECH Nov. 12 KENTUCKY Nov. 19 MISSOURI Nov. 26 at Vanderbilt

Texas A&M Date Opponent Sept. 3 UCLA Sept. 10 PRAIRIE VIEW Sept. 17 at Auburn Sept. 24 Arkansas (Arlington) Oct. 1 at South Carolina Oct. 8 TENNESSEE Oct. 15 open date Oct. 22 at Alabama Oct. 29 NEW MEXICO STATE Nov. 5 at Mississippi State Nov. 12 OLE MISS Nov. 19 TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO Nov. 24 (Thurs) LSU