We haven’t wrapped up the 2025 college football season yet, but that didn’t stop the SEC from taking a peek at the 2026 season.
On Thursday night, the league announced full schedules for every team across the conference. A handful of massive games immediately jumped out.
The Lane Kiffin era at LSU kicks off league play in Oxford against Ole Miss early in the season. We get a back-to-back stretch of games in mid-October for Alabama that could heavily influence the SEC Championship discussion. Oklahoma and Texas also have early bye weeks before closing out their respective regular seasons with 8 straight games each.
Next year’s schedule will be the first time SEC teams play 9 league games.
2026 SEC football schedule
The league unveiled the full schedule on Thursday night during a live show on SEC Network. The opponents were already known; Thursday’s news was the order. Some teams were handed some incredibly difficult stretches. And the action will get going early for others.
Every team’s full schedule is below.
Alabama
- Sept. 5: East Carolina
- Sept. 12: at Kentucky
- Sept. 19: Florida State
- Sept. 26: South Carolina
- Oct. 3: at Mississippi State
- Oct. 10: Georgia
- Oct. 17: at Tennessee
- Oct. 24: Texas A&M
- Oct. 31: BYE
- Nov. 7: at LSU
- Nov. 14: at Vanderbilt
- Nov. 21: Chattanooga
- Nov. 28: Auburn
Arkansas
- Sept. 5: North Alabama
- Sept. 12: at Utah
- Sept. 19: Georgia
- Sept. 26: Tulsa
- Oct. 3: at Texas A&M
- Oct. 10: Tennessee
- Oct. 17: at Vanderbilt
- Oct. 24: BYE
- Oct. 31: Mizzou
- Nov. 7: at Auburn
- Nov. 14: South Carolina
- Nov. 21: at Texas
- Nov. 28: LSU
Auburn
- Sept. 5: Baylor (in Atlanta)
- Sept. 12: Southern Miss
- Sept. 19: Florida
- Sept. 26: Vanderbilt
- Oct. 3: at Tennessee
- Oct. 10: BYE
- Oct. 17: at Georgia
- Oct. 24: LSU
- Oct. 31: at Ole Miss
- Nov. 7: Arkansas
- Nov. 14: at Mississippi State
- Nov. 21: Samford
- Nov. 28: at Alabama
Florida
- Sept. 5: Florida Atlantic
- Sept. 12: Campbell
- Sept. 19: at Auburn
- Sept. 26: Ole Miss
- Oct. 3: at Mizzou
- Oct. 10: South Carolina
- Oct. 17: at Texas
- Oct. 24: BYE
- Oct. 31: Georgia (in Atlanta)
- Nov. 7: Oklahoma
- Nov. 14: at Kentucky
- Nov. 21: Vanderbilt
- Nov. 28: at Florida State
Georgia
- Sept. 5: Tennessee State
- Sept. 12: Western Kentucky
- Sept. 19: at Arkansas
- Sept. 26: Oklahoma
- Oct. 3: Vanderbilt
- Oct. 10: at Alabama
- Oct. 17: Auburn
- Oct. 24: BYE
- Oct. 31: Florida (in Atlanta)
- Nov. 7: at Ole Miss
- Nov. 14: Mizzou
- Nov. 21: at South Carolina
- Nov. 28: Georgia Tech
Kentucky
- Sept. 5: Youngstown State
- Sept. 12: Alabama
- Sept. 19: at Texas A&M
- Sept. 26: South Alabama
- Oct. 3: at South Carolina
- Oct. 10: LSU
- Oct. 17: at Oklahoma
- Oct. 24: Vanderbilt
- Oct. 31: BYE
- Nov. 7: at Tennessee
- Nov. 14: Florida
- Nov. 21: at Mizzou
- Nov. 28: at Louisville
LSU
- Sept. 5: Clemson
- Sept. 12: Louisiana Tech
- Sept. 19: at Ole Miss
- Sept. 26: Texas A&M
- Oct. 3: McNeese State
- Oct. 10: at Kentucky
- Oct. 17: Mississippi State
- Oct. 24: at Auburn
- Oct. 31: BYE
- Nov. 7: Alabama
- Nov. 14: Texas
- Nov. 21: at Tennessee
- Nov. 28: at Arkansas
Ole Miss
- Sept. 5/6: Louisville (in Nashville)
- Sept. 12: Charlotte
- Sept. 19: LSU
- Sept. 26: at Florida
- Oct. 3: BYE
- Oct. 10: at Vanderbilt
- Oct. 17: Mizzou
- Oct. 24: at Texas
- Oct. 31: Auburn
- Nov. 7: Georgia
- Nov. 14: at Oklahoma
- Nov. 21: Wofford
- Nov. 28: Mississippi State
Mississippi State
- Sept. 5: UL Monroe
- Sept. 12: at Minnesota
- Sept. 19: at South Carolina
- Sept. 26: Mizzou
- Oct. 3: Alabama
- Oct. 10: BYE
- Oct. 17: at LSU
- Oct. 24: Oklahoma
- Oct. 31: at Texas
- Nov. 7: Vanderbilt
- Nov. 14: Auburn
- Nov. 21: Tennessee Tech
- Nov. 28: at Ole Miss
Mizzou
- Sept. 5: Arkansas PB
- Sept. 12: at Kansas
- Sept. 19: Troy
- Sept. 26: at Mississippi State
- Oct. 3: Florida
- Oct. 10: Texas A&M
- Oct. 17: at Ole Miss
- Oct. 24: BYE
- Oct. 31: at Arkansas
- Nov. 7: Texas
- Nov. 14: at Georgia
- Nov. 21: Kentucky
- Nov. 28: Oklahoma
Oklahoma
- Sept. 5: UTEP
- Sept. 12: at Michigan
- Sept. 19: New Mexico
- Sept. 26: at Georgia
- Oct. 3: BYE
- Oct. 10: Texas (in Dallas)
- Oct. 17: Kentucky
- Oct. 24: at Mississippi State
- Oct. 31: South Carolina
- Nov. 7: at Florida
- Nov. 14: Ole Miss
- Nov. 21: Texas A&M
- Nov. 28: at Mizzou
South Carolina
- Sept. 5: Kent State
- Sept. 12: Towson
- Sept. 19: Mississippi State
- Sept. 26: at Alabama
- Oct. 3: Kentucky
- Oct. 10: at Florida
- Oct. 17: BYE
- Oct. 24: Tennessee
- Oct. 31: at Oklahoma
- Nov. 7: Texas A&M
- Nov. 14: at Arkansas
- Nov. 21: Georgia
- Nov. 28: at Clemson
Tennessee
- Sept. 5: Furman
- Sept. 12: at Georgia Tech
- Sept. 19: Kennesaw State
- Sept. 26: Texas
- Oct. 3: Auburn
- Oct. 10: at Arkansas
- Oct. 17: Alabama
- Oct. 24: at South Carolina
- Oct. 31: BYE
- Nov. 7: Kentucky
- Nov. 14: at Texas A&M
- Nov. 21: LSU
- Nov. 28: at Vanderbilt
Texas
- Sept. 5: Texas State
- Sept. 12: Ohio State
- Sept. 19: UTSA
- Sept. 26: at Tennessee
- Oct. 3: BYE
- Oct. 10: Oklahoma (in Dallas)
- Oct. 17: Florida
- Oct. 24: Ole Miss
- Oct. 31: Mississippi State
- Nov. 7: at Mizzou
- Nov. 14: at LSU
- Nov. 21: Arkansas
- Nov. 27: at Texas A&M
Texas A&M
- Sept. 5: Missouri State
- Sept. 12: Arizona State
- Sept. 19: Kentucky
- Sept. 26: at LSU
- Oct. 3: Arkansas
- Oct. 10: at Mizzou
- Oct. 17: The Citadel
- Oct. 24: at Alabama
- Oct. 31: BYE
- Nov. 7: at South Carolina
- Nov. 14: Tennessee
- Nov. 21: at Oklahoma
- Nov. 27: Texas
Vanderbilt
- Sept. 5: Austin Peay
- Sept. 12: Delaware
- Sept. 19: NC State
- Sept. 26: at Auburn
- Oct. 3: at Georgia
- Oct. 10: Ole Miss
- Oct. 17: Arkansas
- Oct. 24: at Kentucky
- Oct. 31: BYE
- Nov. 7: at Mississippi State
- Nov. 14: Alabama
- Nov. 21: at Florida
- Nov. 28: Tennessee
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