SEC releases 2019 football schedule
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.
Date | Game |
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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) |

Date | Opponent |
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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 |

Date | Opponent |
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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) |

Date | Opponent |
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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 |

Date | Opponent |
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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 |

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 |

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 |

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 |

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 |

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 |

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) |

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 |

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 |

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 |

Date | Opponent |
---|---|
Aug. 31 | GEORGIA |
Sept. 7 | at Purdue |
Sept. 14 | Open Date |
Sept. 21 | LSU |
Sept. 28 | NORTHERN ILLINOIS |
Oct. 5 | at Ole Miss |
Oct. 12 | UNLV |
Oct. 19 | MISSOURI |
Oct. 26 | Open Date |
Nov. 2 | at South Carolina |
Nov. 9 | at Florida |
Nov. 16 | KENTUCKY |
Nov. 23 | EAST TENNESSEE STATE |
Nov. 30 | at Tennessee |