SEC releases 2017 football schedule
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Birmingham, Ala. - The Southeastern Conference today announced the football schedules for all 14 SEC schools for the 2017 season. The slate includes 56 SEC games in 13 weeks culminating in SEC Championship Game.
With 13 playing weekends, the 2017 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 2 with 14 games, including five neutral site games on opening weekend. The schedule includes two games on non-traditional days, with Tennessee playing Georgia Tech on Monday, Sept. 4, and Ole Miss visiting Mississippi State on Thursday, November 23. It will mark the first year of a multi-year agreement to play the Ole Miss-Mississippi State game on Thanksgiving night.
The 2017 season will culminate with the first SEC Championship Game to be played in the new Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Saturday, December 2. It will be the 26th edition of the game and the 24th in the city of Atlanta.
Week-by-week
Date
Game
Week 1
Sat., Sept. 2
Alabama vs. Florida State (Atlanta)
Sat., Sept. 2
Florida A&M at Arkansas (Little Rock)
Sat., Sept. 2
Georgia Southern at Auburn
Sat., Sept. 2
Florida vs. Michigan (Arlington)
Sat., Sept. 2
Appalachian State at Georgia
Sat., Sept. 2
Kentucky at Southern Mississippi
Sat., Sept. 2
LSU vs. BYU (Houston)
Sat., Sept. 2
South Alabama at Ole Miss
Sat., Sept. 2
Charleston Southern at Mississippi State
Sat., Sept. 2
Missouri State at Missouri
Sat., Sept. 2
South Carolina vs. North Carolina State (Charlotte)
Sat., Sept. 2
Texas A&M at UCLA
Sat., Sept. 2
Vanderbilt at Middle Tennessee
Mon., Sept. 4
Tennessee vs. Georgia Tech (Atlanta)
Week 2
Sat., Sept. 9
Fresno State at Alabama
Sat., Sept. 9
TCU at Arkansas
Sat., Sept. 9
Auburn at Clemson
Sat., Sept. 9
Northern Colorado at Florida
Sat., Sept. 9
Georgia at Notre Dame
Sat., Sept. 9
Eastern Kentucky at Kentucky
Sat., Sept. 9
UT Chattanooga at LSU
Sat., Sept. 9
UT Martin at Ole Miss
Sat., Sept. 9
Mississippi State at Louisiana Tech
Sat., Sept. 9
South Carolina at Missouri
Sat., Sept. 9
Indiana State at Tennessee
Sat., Sept. 9
Nicholls State at Texas A&M
Sat., Sept. 9
Alabama A&M at Vanderbilt
Week 3
Sat., Sept. 16
Colorado State at Alabama
Sat., Sept. 16
Mercer at Auburn
Sat., Sept. 16
Tennessee at Florida
Sat., Sept. 16
Samford at Georgia
Sat., Sept. 16
Ole Miss at California
Sat., Sept. 16
LSU at Mississippi State
Sat., Sept. 16
Purdue at Missouri
Sat., Sept. 16
Kentucky at South Carolina
Sat., Sept. 16
Louisiana-Lafayette at Texas A&M
Sat., Sept. 16
Kansas State at Vanderbilt
Week 4
Sat., Sept. 23
Arkansas vs. Texas A&M (Arlington)
Sat., Sept. 23
Mississippi State at Georgia
Sat., Sept. 23
Florida at Kentucky
Sat., Sept. 23
Syracuse at LSU
Sat., Sept. 23
Auburn at Missouri
Sat., Sept. 23
Louisiana Tech at South Carolina
Sat., Sept. 23
UMass at Tennessee
Sat., Sept. 23
Alabama at Vanderbilt
Week 5
Sat., Sept. 30
Ole Miss at Alabama
Sat., Sept. 30
New Mexico State at Arkansas
Sat., Sept. 30
Mississippi State at Auburn
Sat., Sept. 30
Vanderbilt at Florida
Sat., Sept. 30
Eastern Michigan at Kentucky
Sat., Sept. 30
Troy at LSU
Sat., Sept. 30
Georgia at Tennessee
Sat., Sept. 30
South Carolina at Texas A&M
Week 6
Sat., Oct. 7
Ole Miss at Auburn
Sat., Oct. 7
Missouri at Kentucky
Sat., Oct. 7
Florida at LSU Changed to LSU at Florida
Sat., Oct. 7
Arkansas at South Carolina
Sat., Oct. 7
Alabama at Texas A&M
Sat., Oct. 7
Georgia at Vanderbilt
Week 7
Sat., Oct. 14
Arkansas at Alabama
Sat., Oct. 14
Texas A&M at Florida
Sat., Oct. 14
Missouri at Georgia
Sat., Oct. 14
Auburn at LSU
Sat., Oct. 14
Vanderbilt at Ole Miss
Sat., Oct. 14
BYU at Mississippi State
Sat., Oct. 14
South Carolina at Tennessee
Week 8
Sat., Oct. 21
Tennessee at Alabama
Sat., Oct. 21
Auburn at Arkansas
Sat., Oct. 21
LSU at Ole Miss
Sat., Oct. 21
Kentucky at Mississippi State
Sat., Oct. 21
Idaho at Missouri
Week 9
Sat., Oct. 28
Georgia vs. Florida (Jacksonville)
Sat., Oct. 28
Tennessee at Kentucky
Sat., Oct. 28
Arkansas at Ole Miss
Sat., Oct. 28
Missouri at UConn
Sat., Oct. 28
Vanderbilt at South Carolina
Sat., Oct. 28
Mississippi State at Texas A&M
Week 10
Sat., Nov. 4
LSU at Alabama
Sat., Nov. 4
Coastal Carolina at Arkansas
Sat., Nov. 4
South Carolina at Georgia
Sat., Nov. 4
Ole Miss at Kentucky
Sat., Nov. 4
UMass at Mississippi State
Sat., Nov. 4
Florida at Missouri
Sat., Nov. 4
Southern Miss at Tennessee
Sat., Nov. 4
Auburn at Texas A&M
Sat., Nov. 4
Western Kentucky at Vanderbilt
Week 11
Sat., Nov. 11
Georgia at Auburn
Sat., Nov. 11
Arkansas at LSU
Sat., Nov. 11
Louisiana-Lafayette at Ole Miss
Sat., Nov. 11
Alabama at Mississippi State
Sat., Nov. 11
Tennessee at Missouri
Sat., Nov. 11
Florida at South Carolina
Sat., Nov. 11
New Mexico at Texas A&M
Sat., Nov. 11
Kentucky at Vanderbilt
Week 12
Sat., Nov. 18
Mercer at Alabama
Sat., Nov. 18
Mississippi State at Arkansas
Sat., Nov. 18
Louisiana-Monroe at Auburn
Sat., Nov. 18
UAB at Florida
Sat., Nov. 18
Kentucky at Georgia
Sat., Nov. 18
Texas A&M at Ole Miss
Sat., Nov. 18
Wofford at South Carolina
Sat., Nov. 18
LSU at Tennessee
Sat., Nov. 18
Missouri at Vanderbilt
Week 13
Thurs., Nov. 23
Ole Miss at Mississippi State
Sat., Nov. 25
Missouri at Arkansas
Sat., Nov. 25
Alabama at Auburn
Sat., Nov. 25
Florida State at Florida
Sat., Nov. 25
Georgia at Georgia Tech
Sat., Nov. 25
Louisville at Kentucky
Sat., Nov. 25
Texas A&M at LSU
Sat., Nov. 25
Clemson at South Carolina
Sat., Nov. 25
Vanderbilt at Tennessee
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP
Sat., Dec. 2
SEC Football Championship Game (Atlanta)
Team-By-Team
Alabama
Date
Opponent
Sept. 2
vs. Florida State (Atlanta)
Sept. 9
Fresno State
Sept. 16
Colorado State
Sept. 23
at Vanderbilt
Sept. 30
Ole Miss
Oct. 7
at Texas A&M
Oct. 14
Arkansas
Oct. 21
Tennessee
Oct. 28
Open
Nov. 4
LSU
Nov. 11
at Mississippi State
Nov. 18
Mercer
Nov. 25
at Auburn
Arkansas
Date
Opponent
Sept. 2
vs. Florida A&M (Little Rock)
Sept. 9
TCU
Sept. 16
Open
Sept. 23
vs. Texas A&M (Arlington)
Sept. 30
New Mexico State
Oct. 7
at South Carolina
Oct. 14
at Alabama
Oct. 21
Auburn
Oct. 28
at Ole Miss
Nov. 4
Coastal Carolina
Nov. 11
at LSU
Nov. 18
Mississippi State
Nov. 25
Missouri
Auburn
Date
Opponent
Sept. 2
Georgia Southern
Sept. 9
at Clemson
Sept. 16
Mercer
Sept. 23
at Missouri
Sept. 30
Mississippi State
Oct. 7
Ole Miss
Oct. 14
at LSU
Oct. 21
at Arkansas
Oct. 28
Open
Nov. 4
at Texas A&M
Nov. 11
Georgia
Nov. 18
Louisiana-Monroe
Nov. 25
Alabama
Florida
Date
Opponent
Sept. 2
vs. Michigan (Arlington)
Sept. 9
Northern Colorado
Sept. 16
Tennessee
Sept. 23
at Kentucky
Sept. 30
Vanderbilt
Oct. 7
at LSU Changed to LSU @ Florida
Oct. 14
Texas A&M
Oct. 21
Open
Oct. 28
vs. Georgia (Jacksonville)
Nov. 4
at Missouri
Nov. 11
at South Carolina
Nov. 18
UAB
Nov. 25
Florida State
Georgia
Date
Opponent
Sept. 2
Appalachian State
Sept. 9
at Notre Dame
Sept. 16
Samford
Sept. 23
Mississippi State
Sept. 30
at Tennessee
Oct. 7
at Vanderbilt
Oct. 14
Missouri
Oct. 21
Open
Oct. 28
vs. Florida (Jacksonville)
Nov. 4
South Carolina
Nov. 11
at Auburn
Nov. 18
Kentucky
Nov. 25
at Georgia Tech
Kentucky
Date
Opponent
Sept. 2
at Southern Mississippi
Sept. 9
Eastern Kentucky
Sept. 16
at South Carolina
Sept. 23
Florida
Sept. 30
Eastern Michigan
Oct. 7
Missouri
Oct. 14
Open
Oct. 21
at Mississippi State
Oct. 28
Tennessee
Nov. 4
Ole Miss
Nov. 11
at Vanderbilt
Nov. 18
at Georgia
Nov. 25
Louisville
LSU
Date
Opponent
Sept. 2
vs. BYU (Houston)
Sept. 9
UT-Chattanooga
Sept. 16
at Mississippi State
Sept. 23
Syracuse
Sept. 30
Troy
Oct. 7
Florida Changed to LSU @ Florida
Oct. 14
Auburn
Oct. 21
at Ole Miss
Oct. 28
Open
Nov. 4
at Alabama
Nov. 11
Arkansas
Nov. 18
at Tennessee
Nov. 25
Texas A&M
Ole Miss
Date
Opponent
Sept. 2
South Alabama
Sept. 9
UT-Martin
Sept. 16
at California
Sept. 23
Open
Sept. 30
at Alabama
Oct. 7
at Auburn
Oct. 14
Vanderbilt
Oct. 21
LSU
Oct. 28
Arkansas
Nov. 4
at Kentucky
Nov. 11
Louisiana-Lafayette
Nov. 18
Texas A&M
Nov. 23 (Thurs.)
at Mississippi State
Mississippi State
Date
Opponent
Sept. 2
Charleston Southern
Sept. 9
at Louisiana Tech
Sept. 16
LSU
Sept. 23
at Georgia
Sept. 30
at Auburn
Oct. 7
Open
Oct. 14
BYU
Oct. 21
Kentucky
Oct. 28
at Texas A&M
Nov. 4
UMass
Nov. 11
Alabama
Nov. 18
at Arkansas
Nov. 23 (Thurs.)
Ole Miss
Missouri
Date
Opponent
Sept. 2
Missouri State
Sept. 9
South Carolina
Sept. 16
Purdue
Sept. 23
Auburn
Sept. 30
Open
Oct. 7
at Kentucky
Oct. 14
at Georgia
Oct. 21
Idaho
Oct. 28
at UConn
Nov. 4
Florida
Nov. 11
Tennessee
Nov. 18
at Vanderbilt
Nov. 25
at Arkansas
South Carolina
Date
Opponent
Sept. 2
vs. NC State (Charlotte)
Sept. 9
at Missouri
Sept. 16
Kentucky
Sept. 23
Louisiana Tech
Sept. 30
at Texas A&M
Oct. 7
Arkansas
Oct. 14
at Tennessee
Oct. 21
Open
Oct. 28
Vanderbilt
Nov. 4
at Georgia
Nov. 11
Florida
Nov. 18
Wofford
Nov. 25
Clemson
Tennessee
Date
Opponent
Sept. 4 (Mon.)
vs. Georgia Tech (Atlanta)
Sept. 9
Indiana State
Sept. 16
at Florida
Sept. 23
UMass
Sept. 30
Georgia
Oct. 7
Open
Oct. 14
South Carolina
Oct. 21
at Alabama
Oct. 28
at Kentucky
Nov. 4
Southern Miss
Nov. 11
at Missouri
Nov. 18
LSU
Nov. 25
Vanderbilt
Texas A&M
Date
Opponent
Sept. 2
at UCLA
Sept. 9
Nicholls
Sept. 16
Louisiana-Lafayette
Sept. 23
vs. Arkansas (Arlington)
Sept. 30
South Carolina
Oct. 7
Alabama
Oct. 14
at Florida
Oct. 21
Open
Oct. 28
Mississippi State
Nov. 4
Auburn
Nov. 11
New Mexico
Nov. 18
at Ole Miss
Nov. 25
at LSU
Vanderbilt
Date
Opponent
Sept. 2
at Middle Tennessee
Sept. 9
Alabama A&M
Sept. 16
Kansas State
Sept. 23
Alabama
Sept. 30
at Florida
Oct. 7
Georgia
Oct. 14
at Ole Miss
Oct. 21
Open
Oct. 28
at South Carolina
Nov. 4
Western Kentucky
Nov. 11
Kentucky
Nov. 18
Missouri
Nov. 25
at Tennessee
Alabama
Arkansas
Auburn
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
LSU
Ole Miss
Mississippi State
Missouri
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas A&M
Vanderbilt