2023 Southeastern Conference football season

2023 Southeastern Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
SportFootball
DurationAugust 26 – December 2, 2023 (2023-08-26 – 2023-12-02)
Number of games8
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)CBS, ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU, SEC Network, ESPN+
2024 NFL draft
Top draft pickQB Jayden Daniels, LSU
Picked byWashington Commanders, 2nd overall
Regular season
Season MVPJayden Daniels, LSU, QB
East championsGeorgia
West championsAlabama
SEC Championship Game
ChampionsAlabama
  Runners-upGeorgia
Finals MVPJalen Milroe, Alabama, QB
SEC seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 4 Georgia xy   8 0     13 1  
No. 8 Missouri   6 2     11 2  
No. 17 Tennessee   4 4     9 4  
Kentucky   3 5     7 6  
Florida   3 5     5 7  
South Carolina   3 5     5 7  
Vanderbilt   0 8     2 10  
West Division
No. 5 Alabama xy$^   8 0     12 2  
No. 9 Ole Miss   6 2     11 2  
No. 12 LSU   6 2     10 3  
Texas A&M   4 4     7 6  
Auburn   3 5     6 7  
Mississippi State   1 7     5 7  
Arkansas   1 7     4 8  
Championship: Alabama 27, Georgia 24
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023 Southeastern Conference football season was the 91st season of Southeastern Conference (SEC) football, taking place during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season began on August 26, 2023, and ended with the 2023 SEC Championship Game on December 2, 2023. The SEC was a Power Five conference in the current College Football Playoff system. The season schedule was released on September 20, 2022.[1] This was also the final year for the conference's divisional structure as Texas and Oklahoma will join the SEC in 2024.[2][3]

Previous season

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Georgia defeated LSU 50–30 in the 2022 SEC Championship Game.[4]

The Georgia Bulldogs won their second straight CFP Championship by beating the TCU 65–7 in the 2023 CFP Championship Game in the Los Angeles suburb of Inglewood, California.[5]

Preseason

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Recruiting classes

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Source:[6]

National rankings
Team ESPN Rivals[7] 24/7[8] On3 Recruits[9] Total signees
Alabama 1 1 1 28
Arkansas 20 22 24 20
Auburn 15 17 17 21
Florida 13 14 13 20
Georgia 2 2 2 26
Kentucky 27 31 31 19
LSU 5 6 5 25
Mississippi State 22 25 23 27
Missouri 32 33 36 19
Ole Miss 33 30 25 14
South Carolina 17 16 16 24
Tennessee 12 9 12 25
Texas A&M 14 15 15 19
Vanderbilt 46 52 55 21

Note: ESPN only ranks the top 40 teams.

SEC Media Days

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The 2023 SEC Media days were held on July 17–20, 2023 at Grand Hyatt Nashville in downtown Nashville, TN. The Preseason Polls were released in July 2023. Each team had their head coach available to talk to the media at the event. Coverage of the event was televised on SEC Network and ESPN.

The teams and representatives in respective order were as follows:

Preseason media polls

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references:[10]

Preseason awards

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All−American Teams

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Sources:[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]

AP 1st Team AP 2nd Team AS 1st Team AS 2nd Team AS 3rd Team AS 4th Team WCFF 1st Team WCFF 2nd Team ESPN CBS 1st Team CBS 2nd Team CFN 1st Team CFN 2nd Team PFF 1st Team PFF 2nd Team PFF 3rd Team SN 1st Team SN 2nd Team
Tyler Booker Green tickY
Brock Bowers Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Barion Brown Green tickY
Javon Bullard Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Will Campbell Green tickY Green tickY
Nik Constantinou Green tickY Green tickY
Zakhari Franklin Green tickY
Bryce Foster Green tickY
Lideatrick Griffin Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Ty'Ron Hopper Green tickY
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Quinshon Judkins Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Kai Kroeger Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
JC Latham Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Beaux Limmer Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Jason Marshall Jr. Green tickY
Kool-Aid McKinstry Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Smael Mondon Green tickY
Malik Nabers Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Harold Perkins Jr. Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Tate Ratledge Green tickY
Will Reichard Green tickY
Demani Richardson Green tickY
Raheim Sanders Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Ainias Smith Green tickY
Maason Smith Green tickY
Malaki Starks Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Evan Stewart Green tickY
Dallas Turner Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Nathaniel Watson Green tickY
Juice Wells Green tickY
Mykel Williams Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Mekhi Wingo Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Sedrick Van Pran-Granger Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Dominic Zvada Green tickY

Individual awards

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Preseason All-SEC

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Media
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Coaches
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references:[45]

Head coaches

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Pre-season changes

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Auburn head coach Bryan Harsin was fired after posting a 9–12 record with the school over two years.[46] Cadillac Williams was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. On November 28, Auburn announced that they had signed Liberty head coach Hugh Freeze to take over their head coaching position beginning in 2023.[47]

Mississippi State head coach Mike Leach died after suffering a major heart attack.[48] Mississippi State still elected to play in their bowl game. Defensive coordinator Zach Arnett was named interim head coach during Leach's hospitalization and promoted to permanent head coach after Leach's death.[49]

Coaches

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Note: All stats current through the completion of the 2023 season

School Coach Year
Alabama Nick Saban 17th
Arkansas Sam Pittman 4th
Auburn Hugh Freeze 1st
Florida Billy Napier 2nd
Georgia Kirby Smart 8th
Kentucky Mark Stoops 11th
LSU Brian Kelly 2nd
Mississippi State Zach Arnett 1st
Missouri Eliah Drinkwitz 4th
Ole Miss Lane Kiffin 4th
South Carolina Shane Beamer 3rd
Tennessee Josh Heupel 3rd
Texas A&M Jimbo Fisher 6th
Vanderbilt Clark Lea 3rd

Mid-season changes

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  • On November 12, 2023, Texas A&M fired head coach Jimbo Fisher with three weeks remaining in the season following a 6–4 start.[50] He held the position since 2018 after serving as the head coach for Florida State from 2010 to 2017. His $77.5 million dollar buyout was the largest buyout in college football history.[51] Elijah Robinson was named interim head coach and lead the team to a 1–2 record including a Texas Bowl loss to Oklahoma State.[52]
  • On November 13, 2023, Mississippi State fired head coach Zach Arnett with two weeks remaining in the season following a 4–6 start.[53] He had held the position since Mike Leach's death before the team's bowl game the previous year.[54] Greg Knox was named interim head coach, a position he had held for Mississippi State in 2017 and for Florida in 2021.[55] He led the team to a 1–1 record.

Post-season changes

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Rankings

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Final
Alabama AP 4 3 10 13 12 11 11 11 9 8 8 8 8 8 5 5
C 3 (4) 3 (2) 10 12 11 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 т4 (3) 5
CFP Not released 8 8 8 8 8 4
Arkansas AP RV RV RV
C RV RV RV RV
CFP Not released
Auburn AP RV RV RV
C RV RV RV RV
CFP Not released
Florida AP RV 25 22 RV RV
C RV RV 23 RV RV RV RV RV
CFP Not released
Georgia AP 1 (60) 1 (58) 1 (55) 1 (57) 1 (55) 1 (35) 1 (50) 1 (43) 1 (38) 1 (48) 1 (49) 1 (54) 1 (61) 1 (52) 6 4
C 1 (61) 1 (63) 1 (64) 1 (62) 1 (61) 1 (59) 1 (61) 1 (58) 1 (58) 1 (58) 1 (55) 1 (58) 1 (61) 1 (59) 6 3
CFP Not released 2 2 1 1 1 6
Kentucky AP RV RV RV RV RV 20 24 RV RV RV RV RV
C RV RV RV RV RV 20 23 RV RV RV RV
CFP Not released
LSU AP 5 14 14 12 13 23 22 19 15 13 18 15 14 13 13 12
C 5 14 14 13 12 23 20 19 15 13 19 15 14 13 13 12
CFP Not released 14 19 15 14 13
Mississippi State AP RV RV RV
C RV RV RV
CFP Not released
Missouri AP RV 23 21 RV 20 16 14 16 11 10 9 9 8
C RV RV RV RV 22 22 25 20 16 14 15 11 10 9 9 8
CFP Not released 12 14 9 9 9
Ole Miss AP 22 20 17 15 20 16 13 13 12 11 10 13 12 11 11 9
C 22 20 19 16 20 15 13 12 11 10 10 14 12 11 11 9
CFP Not released 10 9 13 12 11
South Carolina AP RV
C RV RV RV
CFP Not released
Tennessee AP 12 9 11 23 21 22 19 17 21 19 14 21 25 RV 25 17
C 10 9 9 20 19 18 17 15 20 16 12 19 23 23 23 17
CFP Not released 17 13 18 21 21
Texas A&M AP 23 23 RV RV RV RV RV RV
C 25 23 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV
CFP Not released
Vanderbilt AP
C
CFP Not released
Legend
    Improvement in ranking
  Drop in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
  No change in ranking from previous week
RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
т Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

Schedules

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Index to colors and formatting
SEC member won
SEC member lost
SEC teams in bold

All times Central time.

† denotes Homecoming game

Rankings reflect those of the AP poll for weeks 1 through 9. Rankings from Week 10 until the end of the Season reflect those of the College Football Playoff Rankings.

Regular season

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The schedule was released on September 20, 2022. The season will begin on August 31, 2023, and will end with the SEC Championship Game on December 2, 2023.

Week Zero

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
August 26 7:30 p.m. Hawaii Vanderbilt FirstBank StadiumNashville, TN SECN W 35–28   21,407
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week One

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
August 31 8:00 p.m. Florida No. 14 Utah Rice–Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, UT ESPN L 11–24   53,644
August 31 8:00 p.m. South Dakota Missouri Faurot FieldColumbia, MO SECN W 35–10   50,434
September 2 12:00 p.m. Ball State Kentucky Kroger FieldLexington, KY SECN W 44–14   58,286
September 2 12:00 p.m. Virginia No. 12 Tennessee Nissan StadiumNashville, TN ABC W 49–13   69,507
September 2 1:00 p.m. Western Carolina Arkansas War Memorial StadiumLittle Rock, AR ESPN+/SECN+ W 56–13   44,397
September 2 2:00 p.m. No. 20 (FCS) Mercer No. 22 Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway StadiumUniversity, MS ESPN+/SECN+ W 73–7   60,097
September 2 3:30 p.m. UMass Auburn Jordan-Hare StadiumAuburn, AL ESPN W 59–14   88,043
September 2 4:00 p.m. No. 15 (FCS) Southeastern Louisiana Mississippi State Davis Wade StadiumMississippi State, MS SECN W 48–7   50,041
September 2 6:00 p.m. UT Martin No. 1 Georgia Sanford StadiumAthens, GA ESPN+/SECN+ W 48–7   92,746
September 2 7:00 p.m. New Mexico No. 23 Texas A&M Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX ESPN W 52–10   97,560
September 2 7:00 p.m. Alabama A&M Vanderbilt FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, TN ESPN+/SECN+ W 47–13   22,035
September 2 7:30 p.m. Middle Tennessee No. 4 Alabama Bryant Denny StadiumTuscaloosa, AL SECN W 56–7   100,027
September 2 7:30 p.m. South Carolina No. 21 North Carolina Bank of America StadiumCharlotte, NC (Duke's Mayo Classic / Rivalry) ABC L 17–31   68,723
September 3 7:30 p.m. No. 5 LSU No. 8 Florida State Camping World StadiumOrlando, FL (Camping World Kickoff) ABC L 24–45   65,429
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week Two

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 9 11:00 a.m. Vanderbilt Wake Forest Allegacy Federal Credit Union StadiumWinston-Salem, NC ACCN L 20–36   28,363
September 9 12:00 p.m. Ball State No. 1 Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA SECN W 45–3   92,746
September 9 3:00 p.m. Eastern Kentucky Kentucky Kroger Field • Lexington, KY SECN+/ESPN+ W 28–17   61,876
September 9 3:30 p.m. No. 23 Texas A&M Miami Hard Rock StadiumMiami Gardens, FL ABC L 33–48   48,792
September 9 3:30 p.m. No. 20 Ole Miss Tulane Yulman StadiumNew Orleans, LA ESPN2 W 37–20   30,000
September 9 4:00 p.m. Kent State Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds StadiumFayetteville, AR SECN W 28–6   73,173
September 9 5:00 p.m. Austin Peay No. 9 Tennessee Neyland StadiumKnoxville, TN SECN+/ESPN+ W 30–13   101,915
September 9 7:00 p.m. No. 11 Texas No. 3 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL ESPN L 24–34   100,077
September 9 7:00 p.m. Middle Tennessee Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, MO SECN+/ESPN+ W 23–19   57,645
September 9 7:30 p.m. McNeese State Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL ESPNU W 49–7   88,163
September 9 7:30 p.m. Grambling State No. 14 LSU Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA SECN+/ESPN+ W 72–10   97,735
September 9 7:30 p.m. Arizona Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Mississippi State, MS SECN W 31–24 OT  51,648
September 9 7:30 p.m. No. 6 (FCS) Furman South Carolina Williams-Brice StadiumColumbia, SC SECN+/ESPN+ W 47–21   78,281
September 9 10:30 p.m. Auburn California California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA ESPN W 14–10   44,141
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week Three

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 16 12:00 p.m. No. 14 LSU Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Mississippi State, MS (Rivalry) ESPN  LSU 41–14   60,084
September 16 12:00 p.m. No. 15 Kansas State Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, MO SECN W 30–27   62,621
September 16 3:30 p.m. South Carolina No. 1 Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Rivalry) CBS  UGA 24–14   92,746
September 16 3:30 p.m. No. 10 Alabama South Florida Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL ABC W 17–3   65,138
September 16 4:00 p.m. Louisiana-Monroe Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, TX SECN W 47–3   93,090
September 16 7:00 p.m. No. 11 Tennessee Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL (Rivalry) ESPN  FLA 29–16   90,751
September 16 7:00 p.m. Vanderbilt UNLV Allegiant StadiumParadise, NV CBSSN L 37–40   22,582
September 16 7:30 p.m. BYU Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR ESPN2 L 31–38   74,821
September 16 7:30 p.m. No. 18 (FCS) Samford Auburn Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL SECN+/ESPN+ W 45–13   88,043
September 16 7:30 p.m. Akron Kentucky Kroger Field • Lexington, KY ESPNU W 35–3   59,456
September 16 7:30 p.m. Georgia Tech No. 17 Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • University, MS SECN W 48–23   64,150
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week Four

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 23 12:00 p.m. Auburn Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, TX ESPN  TAMU 27–10   102,530
September 23 12:00 p.m. Kentucky Vanderbilt FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, TN (Rivalry) SECN  UK 45–28   26,279
September 23 3:30 p.m. No. 15 Ole Miss No. 13 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (Rivalry) CBS  ALA 24–10   100,077
September 23 4:00 p.m. UTSA No. 23 Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN SECN W 45–14   101,915
September 23 7:00 p.m. Arkansas No. 12 LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry) ESPN  LSU 34–31   99,648
September 23 7:00 p.m. Charlotte No. 25 Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL ESPN+/SECN+ W 22–7   89,053
September 23 7:30 p.m. UAB No. 1 Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA ESPN2 W 49–21   92,746
September 23 7:30 p.m. Memphis Missouri The Dome at America's CenterSt. Louis, MO ESPNU W 34–27   45,085
September 23 7:30 p.m. Mississippi State South Carolina Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC SECN  SCAR 37–30   78,311
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week Five

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 30 12:00 p.m. No. 22 Florida Kentucky Kroger Field • Lexington, KY ESPN  UK 33–14   61,699
September 30 12:00 p.m. Arkansas Texas A&M AT&T StadiumArlington, TX (Southwest Classic) SECN  TAMU 34–22   59,437
September 30 3:30 p.m. No. 1 Georgia Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) CBS  UGA 27–20   88,043
September 30 4:00 p.m. No. 23 Missouri Vanderbilt FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, TN SECN  MIZZOU 38–21   26,332
September 30 6:00 p.m. No. 13 LSU No. 20 Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • University, MS (Magnolia Bowl) ESPN  MISS 55–49   66,703
September 30 7:30 p.m. South Carolina No. 21 Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN SECN  TENN 41–20   101,915
September 30 9:00 p.m. No. 12 Alabama Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Mississippi State, MS ESPN  ALA 40–17   60,111
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week Six

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 7 12:00 p.m. No. 23 LSU No. 21 Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, MO ESPN  LSU 49–39   62,621
October 7 12:00 p.m. Western Michigan Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Mississippi State, MS SECN W 41–28   47,158
October 7 3:30 p.m. No. 11 Alabama Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, TX CBS  ALA 26–20   108,101
October 7 4:00 p.m. Vanderbilt Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL SECN  FLA 38–14   89,432
October 7 7:00 p.m. No. 20 Kentucky No. 1 Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA ESPN  UGA 51–13   92,746
October 7 7:30 p.m. Arkansas No. 16 Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • University, MS (Rivalry) SECN  MISS 27–20   65,748
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
October 7 Auburn South Carolina No. 22 Tennessee

Week Seven

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 14 12:00 p.m. No. 1 Georgia Vanderbilt FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, TN CBS  UGA 37–20   28,500
October 14 12:00 p.m. Arkansas No. 11 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL ESPN  ALA 24–21   100,077
October 14 3:30 p.m. Texas A&M No. 19 Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN CBS  TENN 20–13   101,915
October 14 3:30 p.m. Florida South Carolina Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC SECN  FLA 41–39   79,247
October 14 7:00 p.m. Auburn No. 22 LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA ESPN  LSU 48–18   102,321
October 14 7:30 p.m. Missouri No. 24 Kentucky Kroger Field • Lexington, KY SECN  MIZZOU 38–21   61,654
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
October 14 Mississippi State No. 13 Ole Miss

Week Eight

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 21 12:00 p.m. Mississippi State Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR ESPN  MSST 7–3   71,505
October 21 3:30 p.m. No. 17 Tennessee No. 11 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (Third Saturday in October) CBS  ALA 34–20   100,077
October 21 3:30 p.m. South Carolina No. 20 Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, MO (Mayor's Cup) SECN  MIZZOU 34–12   62,621
October 21 7:00 p.m. No. 13 Ole Miss Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Rivalry) ESPN  MISS 28–21   63,523
October 21 7:30 p.m. Army No. 19 LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA SECN W 62–0   101,776
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
October 21 Florida No. 1 Georgia Kentucky Texas A&M Vanderbilt

Week Nine

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 28 12:00 p.m. South Carolina Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, TX ESPN  TAMU 30–17   95,297
October 28 3:30 p.m. No. 1 Georgia Florida EverBank StadiumJacksonville, FL (Rivalry) CBS  UGA 43–20   76,251
October 28 3:30 p.m. Mississippi State Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL SECN  AUB 27–13   88,043
October 28 7:00 p.m. No. 21 Tennessee Kentucky Kroger Field • Lexington, KY (Rivalry) ESPN  TENN 33–27   61,665
October 28 7:30 p.m. Vanderbilt No. 12 Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • University, MS (Rivalry) SECN  MISS 33–7   62,914
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
October 21 No. 9 Alabama Arkansas No. 15 LSU No. 16 Missouri

Week Ten

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 4 12:00 p.m. Texas A&M No. 10 Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • University, MS ESPN  MISS 38–35   65,680
November 4 12:00 p.m. Arkansas Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL ESPN2  ARK 36–33 OT  89,782
November 4 12:00 p.m. Jacksonville State South Carolina Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC ESPNU W 38–28   75,348
November 4 12:00 p.m. UConn No. 17 Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN SECN W 59–3   101,915
November 4 3:30 p.m. No. 12 Missouri No. 2 Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA CBS  UGA 30–21   92,746
November 4 4:00 p.m. Auburn Vanderbilt FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, TN SECN  AUB 31–15   28,500
November 4 7:30 p.m. Kentucky Mississippi State Davis-Wade Stadium • Mississippi State, MS SECN  UK 24–3   52,329
November 4 7:45 p.m. No. 14 LSU No. 8 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (First Saturday in November) CBS  ALA 42–28   100,077
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week Eleven

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 11 12:00 p.m. No. 8 Alabama Kentucky Kroger Field • Lexington, KY ESPN  ALA 49–21   61,936
November 11 12:00 pm Vanderbilt South Carolina Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC SECN  SCAR 47–6   75,682
November 11 3:30 pm No. 13 Tennessee No. 14 Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, MO CBS  MIZZOU 36–7   62,621
November 11 4:00 p.m. Auburn Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR SECN  AUB 48–10   72,033
November 11 7:00 pm No. 9 Ole Miss No. 2 Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA ESPN  UGA 52–17   92,746
November 11 7:30 p.m. Mississippi State Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, TX ESPN2  TAMU 51–10   103,266
November 11 7:30 pm Florida No. 19 LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry) SECN  LSU 52–35   102,321
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week Twelve

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 18 12:00 p.m. Louisiana-Monroe No. 13 Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • University, MS SECN W 35–3   60,752
November 18 12:00 p.m. Chattanooga No. 8 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL ESPN+/SECN+ W 66–10   100,077
November 18 12:00 p.m. Southern Miss Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Mississippi State, MS ESPN+/SECN+ W 41–20   53,855
November 18 12:00 p.m. Abilene Christian Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, TX ESPN+/SECN+ W 38–10   94,794
November 18 3:30 p.m. No. 1 Georgia No. 18 Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Rivalry) CBS  UGA 38–10   101,915
November 18 4:00 p.m. New Mexico State Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL SECN L 10–31   88,043
November 18 7:30 p.m. Florida No. 9 Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, MO ESPN  MIZZOU 33–31   62,621
November 18 7:30 p.m. Kentucky South Carolina Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC SECN  SCAR 17–14   77,788
November 18 7:30 p.m. FIU Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR ESPNU W 44–20   61,442
November 18 8:00 p.m. Georgia State No. 15 LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA ESPN2 W 56–14   100,212
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week Thirteen

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 23 7:30 p.m. No. 12 Ole Miss Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Mississippi State, MS (Egg Bowl) ESPN  MISS 17–7   60,412
November 24 4:00 p.m. No. 9 Missouri Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Columbia, MO (Battle Line Rivalry) CBS  MIZZOU 48–14    
November 25 12:00 p.m. Kentucky No. 10 Louisville L&N StadiumLouisville, KY (Governor's Cup) ABC W 38–31   59,225
November 25 12:00 p.m. Texas A&M No. 14 LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry) ESPN  LSU 42–30    
November 25 3:30 p.m. No. 8 Alabama Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Iron Bowl) CBS  ALA 27–24    
November 25 3:30 p.m. Vanderbilt No. 21 Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Rivalry) SECN  TEN 45–24    
November 25 7:00 p.m. No. 5 Florida State Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL (Sunshine Showdown) ESPN L 24–15    
November 25 7:30 p.m. No. 1 Georgia Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) ABC W 31–23    
November 25 7:30 p.m. No. 24 Clemson South Carolina Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (Palmetto Bowl) SECN L 16–7    
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

SEC Championship Game

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
December 2 3:00 p.m. No. 1 Georgia No. 8 Alabama Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA CBS  ALA 27–24   78,320
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Postseason

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Bowl games

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For the 2020–2025 bowl cycle, The SEC will have annually eight appearances in the following bowls: Sugar Bowl and Peach Bowl (unless they are selected for playoffs filled by a SEC and at-large team if champion is in the playoffs), Citrus Bowl, Duke's Mayo Bowl, Gator Bowl, Liberty Bowl, Music City Bowl, ReliaQuest Bowl and Texas Bowl. The SEC teams will go to a New Year's Six bowl if a team finishes higher than the champions of Power Five conferences in the final College Football Playoff rankings. The SEC champion are also eligible for the College Football Playoff if they're among the top four teams in the final CFP ranking.

Bowl Game Date Site Television Time (EST) SEC team Opponent Score Attendance
December 27, 2023
NRG StadiumHouston, TX ESPN 9:00 pm Texas A&M No. 20 Oklahoma State L 23–31
55,212
December 29, 2023
EverBank StadiumJacksonville, FL ESPN 12:00 pm Kentucky No. 22 Clemson L 35–38
40,132
December 30, 2023
Nissan StadiumNashville, TN ESPN 2:00 pm Auburn Maryland L 13–31
50,088
January 1, 2024
Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL ESPN2 12:00 pm No. 13 LSU Wisconsin W 35–31
31,424
January 1, 2024
Camping World StadiumOrlando, FL ABC 1:00 pm No. 21 Tennessee No. 17 Iowa W 35–0
43,861
New Year's Six Bowls
December 29, 2023
AT&T StadiumArlington, Texas ESPN 8:00 pm No. 9 Missouri No. 7 Ohio State W 14–3
70,114
December 30, 2023
Mercedes-Benz StadiumAtlanta, GA ESPN 12:00 pm No. 11 Ole Miss No. 10 Penn State W 38–24
71,230
December 30, 2023
Hard Rock StadiumMiami Gardens, FL ESPN 4:00 pm No. 6 Georgia No. 5 Florida State W 63–3
63,324
College Football Playoff bowl games
Rose Bowl (semifinal)
January 1, 2024
Rose BowlPasadena, CA ESPN 5:00 p.m. No. 4 Alabama No. 1 Michigan L 20–27 (OT)
96,371

Rankings are from CFP Poll. All times Central Time Zone.

Selection of teams

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  • Bowl eligible (9): Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Missouri, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Texas A&M
  • Bowl-ineligible (5): Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Vanderbilt

Head to head matchups

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2023 SEC Head to head matchups
Team Alabama Arkansas Auburn Florida Georgia Kentucky LSU Missouri Mississippi State Ole Miss South Carolina Tennessee Texas A&M Vanderbilt
Alabama 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1
Arkansas 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0
Auburn 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–1
Florida 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–1
Georgia 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1
Kentucky 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–1
LSU 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–1
Missouri 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–1
Mississippi State 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0
Ole Miss 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1
South Carolina 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–1
Tennessee 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–1
Texas A&M 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0
Vanderbilt 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0
Total 8–0 1–7 3–5 3–5 8–0 3–5 6–2 6–2 1–7 6–2 3–5 4–4 4–4 0–8

Updated with the results of all games.

SEC vs Power Five matchups

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The following games include SEC teams competing against Power Five conferences teams from the (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Notre Dame and Pac-12). All rankings are from the AP Poll at the time of the game.

Date Conference Visitor Home Site Score
August 31 Pac-12 Florida No. 14 Utah Rice–Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, UT L 11–24
September 2 ACC No. 21 North Carolina South Carolina† Bank of America StadiumCharlotte, NC (Duke's Mayo Classic/rivalry) L 17-31
September 2 ACC Virginia No. 12 Tennessee† Nissan StadiumNashville, TN W 49–13
September 3 ACC No. 5 LSU No. 8 Florida State Camping World StadiumOrlando, FL (Camping World Kickoff) L 24–45
September 9 Pac-12 Arizona Mississippi State Davis Wade StadiumMississippi State, MS W 31–24
September 9 Pac-12 Auburn California California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA W 14–10
September 9 Big 12 No. 11 Texas No. 3 Alabama Bryant-Denny StadiumTuscaloosa, AL L 24–34
September 9 ACC No. 23 Texas A&M Miami (FL) Hard Rock StadiumMiami Gardens, FL L 33–48
September 9 ACC Vanderbilt Wake Forest Allegacy Federal Credit Union StadiumWinston-Salem, NC L 20–36
September 16 Big 12 BYU Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback StadiumFayetteville, AR L 31–38
September 16 Big 12 Kansas State Missouri Faurot FieldColumbia, MO W 30–27
September 16 ACC Georgia Tech Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway StadiumUniversity, MS W 48–23
November 25 ACC Florida State Florida Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL (rivalry) L 24–15
November 25 ACC Georgia Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta, GA(rivalry) W 31–23
November 25 ACC Kentucky Louisville L&N Federal Credit Union StadiumLouisville, KY (rivalry) W 38–31
November 25 ACC Clemson South Carolina Williams-Brice StadiumColumbia, SC (rivalry) L 16–7

Note:† Denotes Neutral Site Game

SEC vs Group of Five matchups

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The following games include SEC teams competing against "Group of Five" teams from the American, C-USA, MAC, Mountain West and Sun Belt.

Date Conference Visitor Home Site Score
August 26 Mountain West Hawaii Vanderbilt FirstBank StadiumNashville, TN W 35–28
September 2 MAC Ball State Kentucky Kroger FieldLexington, KY W 44–14
September 2 C-USA Middle Tennessee No. 4 Alabama Bryant-Denny StadiumTuscaloosa, AL W 56–7
September 2 Mountain West New Mexico No. 23 Texas A&M Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX W 52-10
September 9 MAC Ball State No. 1 Georgia Sanford StadiumAthens, GA W 45–3
September 9 MAC Kent State Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds StadiumFayetteville, AR W 28–6
September 9 C-USA Middle Tennessee Missouri Faurot FieldColumbia, MO W 23–19
September 9 American No. 20 Ole Miss No. 24 Tulane Yulman StadiumNew Orleans, LA W 37–20
September 16 MAC Akron Kentucky Kroger FieldLexington, KY W 35–3
September 16 American Alabama South Florida Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL W 17–3
September 16 Sun Belt Louisiana-Monroe Texas A&M Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX W 47–3
September 16 Mountain West Vanderbilt UNLV Allegiant StadiumParadise, NV L 37–40
September 23 American Charlotte Florida Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL W 22–7
September 23 American Memphis Missouri† The DomeSt. Louis, MO W 34–27
September 23 American UAB Georgia Sanford StadiumAthens, GA W 49–21
September 23 American UTSA Tennessee Neyland StadiumKnoxville, TN W 45–14
October 7 MAC Western Michigan Mississippi State Davis Wade StadiumMississippi State, MS W 41–28
November 4 C-USA Jacksonville State South Carolina Williams-Brice StadiumColumbia, SC W 38-28
November 18 C-USA FIU Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds StadiumFayetteville, AR W 44–20
November 18 Sun Belt Georgia State LSU Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA W 56–14
November 18 C-USA New Mexico State Auburn Jordan–Hare StadiumAuburn, AL L 10–31
November 18 Sun Belt Southern Miss Mississippi State Davis Wade StadiumMississippi State, MS W 41–20
November 18 Sun Belt Louisiana-Monroe Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway StadiumUniversity, MS W 35–3

Note:† Denotes Neutral Site Game

SEC vs FBS independents matchups

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The following games include SEC teams competing against FBS Independents, which includes Army, UConn and UMass.

Date Visitor Home Site Score
September 2 UMass Auburn Jordan-Hare StadiumAuburn, AL W 59–14
October 21 Army LSU Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA W 62–0
November 4 UConn Tennessee Neyland StadiumKnoxville, TN W 59-3

SEC vs FCS matchups

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The Football Championship Subdivision comprises 13 conferences and two independent programs.

Date Conference Visitor Home Site Score
September 2 SWAC Alabama A&M Vanderbilt FirstBank StadiumNashville, TN W 47–13
September 2 Southern Mercer #22 Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway StadiumUniversity, MS W 73–7
September 2 Missouri Valley South Dakota Missouri Faurot FieldColumbia, MO W 35–10
September 2 Southland Southeastern Louisiana Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Mississippi State, MS W 48–7
September 2 Ohio Valley UT Martin No. 1 Georgia Sanford StadiumAthens, GA W 48–7
September 2 Southern Western Carolina Arkansas War Memorial StadiumLittle Rock, AR W 56–13
September 9 United Athletic Austin Peay No. 9 Tennessee Neyland StadiumKnoxville, TN W 30–13
September 9 United Athletic Eastern Kentucky Kentucky Kroger FieldLexington, KY W 28–17
September 9 Southern Furman South Carolina Williams-Brice StadiumColumbia, SC W 47–21
September 9 SWAC Grambling State No. 14 LSU Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA W 72–10
September 9 Southland McNeese Florida Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL W 49–7
September 16 Southern Samford Auburn Jordan-Hare StadiumAuburn, AL W 45–13
November 18 United Athletic Abilene Christian Texas A&M Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX W 38–10
November 18 Southern Chattanooga Alabama Bryant-Denny StadiumTuscaloosa, AL W 66–10

SEC Records against other conferences

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2023–24 records against non-conference foes:

Television Selections

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The Southeastern Conference has television contracts with ESPN and CBS, which allow games to be broadcast across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, FOX, FS1 and FS2. Streaming broadcasts for games under SEC control are streamed on ESPN+. Alabama operates its own network, SEC Network, in conjunction with ESPN. Games under the control of other conferences fall under the contracts of the opposing conference.

Network Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 C Bowls Totals
ABC 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 9* 20
ESPN 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 12
ESPN2 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 10
ESPNU 1 1
FOX 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 15
FS1 3 3 3 2 1 4 1 1 1 2 1 2 24
FS2 1 1 2
CBS 1 1
CBS Sports Network 1 1
SEC Network 1 1
ESPN+ (streaming) 6 4 5 2 - - - 1 1 1 1 2 23
Platform Games
Broadcast 29
Cable 62
Streaming 23

*Unconfirmed total selections for the week.

Awards and honors

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Players of the week

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Week Offensive
Player of the Week
Defensive
Player of the Week
Special Teams
Player of the Week
Offensive Line
Player of the Week
Defensive Line
Player of the Week
Freshman
Player of the Week
Week 1 (Sept 5)[58] Jalen Milroe (RS So., QB, Alabama)
Joe Milton (RS Sr., Tennessee)
Trevin Wallace (Jr., LB, Kentucky) Barion Brown (So., KR/WR, Kentucky)
Jordan Watkins (Sr., PR/WR, Ole Miss)
Gunner Britton (Sr., OL, Auburn) Tyler Baron (Sr., DE, Tennessee) Caleb Downs (Fr., DB, Alabama)
Kyle Ferrie (Fr., K, Mississippi State)
Week 2 (Sept 11)[59] Spencer Rattler (RS SO, QB, South Carolina) Jett Johnson (Gr., LB, Mississippi State)

Eugene Asanta (Jr., LB, Auburn)

Caden Davis (Sr., PK, Ole Miss) Eli Cox (Sr. OL, Kentucky) Nyles Gaddy (Sr., DL, Missouri)

Trajan Jeffcoat (RS Sr., DL, Arkansas)

London Humphreys (Fr., WR, Vanderbilt)
Week 3 (Sept 16)[60] Jayden Daniels (Sr., QB, LSU)

Malik Nabers (Jr., WR, LSU)

Trey Washington (Jr., S, Ole Miss) Harrison Mevis (Sr., PK, Missouri) Sedrick Van Pran-Granger (Jr. C, Georgia) Cam Jackson (Jr., DE, Florida)

T. J. Sanders (RS So, DT, South Carolina)

Jordan Castell (Fr, S, Florida)
Week 4 (Sept 23)[61] Jayden Daniels (2) (Sr., QB, LSU)

Spencer Rattler (2) (RS SO, QB, South Carolina)

Maxwell Hairston (So., DB, Kentucky) Trey Smack (So., PK, Florida) Tyler Booker (So, G, Alabama) Alex Huntley (RS Jr, DR, South Carolina) Taurean York (Fr., LB, Texas A&M)
Week 5 (Oct 2)[62] Jaxson Dart (Jr., QB, Ole Miss)

Ray Davis (Sr., RB, Kentucky)

Smael Mondon Jr. (Jr., ILB, Georgia) Ainias Smith (Gr, WR/PR/KR, Texas A&M) Jeremy Flax (Sr. OL, Kentucky) James Pearce Jr. (So., DE, Tennessee) Caleb Downs (2) (Fr., S, Alabama)

Peyton Woodring (Fr., PK, Georgia)

Week 6 (Oct 9)[63] Carson Beck (Jr., QB, Georgia)

Jayden Daniels (3) (Sr., QB, LSU)

Ashanti Cistrunk (Sr., LB, Ole Miss) Will Reichard (Gr, PK/P, Alabama) Emery Jones (So. OL, LSU) Justin Eboigbe (RS Sr., DL, Alabama) Arlis Boardingham (RS Fr., S, Florida)

Peyton Woodring (2) (Fr., PK, Georgia)

Week 7 (Oct 16)[64] Graham Mertz (RS Jr., QB, Florida) Darius Robinson (Gr., DE, Missouri) Trey Smack (So., PK, Florida)

Dee Williams (RS Sr., DB, Tennessee)

JC Latham (Jr., OL, Alabama) James Pearce Jr. (2) (So., DE, Tennessee)

Landon Jackson (Fr., DE, Arkansas)

Peyton Woodring (3) (Fr., PK, Georgia)
Week 8 (Oct 23)[65] Cody Schrader (Gr., RB, Missouri) Jihaad Campbell (So., LB, Alabama)

Nathaniel Watson (Gr., LB, Mississippi State)

Will Reichard (2) (Gr, PK/P, Alabama) Javon Foster (Gr. OL, Missouri) Cedric Johnson (Sr., DE, Ole Miss) Suntarine Perkins (Fr., LB, Ole Miss)

Trey Holly (Fr., RB, LSU)

Week 9 (Oct 30)[66] Ladd McConkey (Jr., WR, Georgia) Edgerrin Cooper (Jr., LB, Texas A&M)

Trey Washington (Jr., S, Ole Miss)

Charles Campbell (Sr., PK/P, Tennessee) Gunner Britton (2) (Sr., OT, Auburn)

John Campbell Jr. (Sr., OT, Tennessee)

Cedric Johnson (2) (Sr., DE, Ole Miss) Connor Lew (Fr., OL, Auburn)
Week 10 (Nov 6)[67] Jalen Milroe (2) (RS So., QB, Alabama)

Tre Harris (Sr., Ole Miss)

John Saunders Jr. (Sr., S, Ole Miss)

Lorando Johnson (RS Jr., DB, Arkansas)

Peyton Woodring (Fr., PK/P, Georgia)

Cam Little (Jr., PK/P, Arkansas)

Beaux Limmer (RS Sr. OL, Arkansas) Nazir Stackhouse (Sr., DL, Georgia)

Zxavian Harris (So., DT, Ole Miss)

Ty Bryant (Fr., DB, Kentucky)

Jaylon Braxton (Fr., DB, Arkansas)

Week 11 (Nov 13)

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Jayden Daniels (4) (Sr., QB, LSU) Jalen McLeod (Jr., LB, Auburn) Keionte Scott (Jr., PR, Georgia) Charles Turner (Gr., OL, LSU) Darius Robinson (Gr., DL, Missouri) CJ Allen (Fr., LB, Georgia)
Week 12 (Nov 20)

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Jayden Daniels (5) (Sr., QB, LSU)

Brady Cook (Jr., QB, Missouri)

Nathaniel Watson (2) (Gr., LB, Mississippi State)

Alfahiym Walcott (Sr., LB, Arkansas)

Harrison Mevis (2) (Sr., PK, Missouri) Xavier Delgado (Gr., OL, Missouri) Jordan Strachan (Gr., DL, South Carolina) Kyle Ferrie (2) (Fr., PK, Mississippi State)

Isaiah Augustave (Fr., RB, Arkansas)

Week 13 (Nov 27)

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Jalen Milroe (3) (RS So., QB, Alabama)

Cody Schrader (Gr., RB, Missouri)

J. J. Weaver (Sr., LB, Kentucky)

Tristan Newson (Jr., LB, Missouri)

Barion Brown (2) (So., KR/WR, Kentucky)

Fraser Masin (Sr., P, Ole Miss)

Dayne Davis (RS Sr., OL, Tennessee) Jay Jernigan (Sr., DL, Missouri) CJ Allen (2) (Fr., LB, Georgia)

Kadyn Proctor (Fr., OL, Alabama)

Totals per school

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School Total
Georgia 12
Missouri 12
Ole Miss 12
Alabama 11
Arkansas 8
Kentucky 8
LSU 8
Tennessee 8
Mississippi State 5
Auburn 4
Florida 4
South Carolina 4
Texas A&M 3
Vanderbilt 1

SEC individual awards

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Players of the Year

[edit]

On December 6, 2023, the Southeastern Conference released their Players of the Year and All-Conference Honors at the end of the season.

Source:[71]

Award Player/Coaches School
Offensive Player of the Year Jayden Daniels, QB, Sr. LSU
Defensive Player of the Year Dallas Turner, LB, Jr. Alabama
Freshman of the Year Caleb Downs, DB, Fr.
Special Teams of the Year Will Reichard, PK, GS.
Jacobs Blocking Trophy Sedrick Van Pran-Granger, OL, RS So. Georgia
Scholar Athlete of the Year Brady Cook, QB, RS Jr. Missouri
Coach of the Year Eliah Drinkwitz, HC

All-SEC teams

[edit]

The following players earned All-SEC honors. Any teams showing (_) following their name are indicating the number of All-SEC honors awarded to that university for first- and second-team respectively.

Source:[72]

Notes:

  • RS = Return Specialist
  • AP/ST = All-Purpose/Special Teams Player (not a kicker or returner)
  • † Two-time first team selection;
  • ‡ Three-time first team selection

All-Americans

[edit]

Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of Division I-FBS football and Division I men's basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. The system consists of three points for a first-team honor, two points for second-team honor, and one point for third-team honor. Honorable mention and fourth team or lower recognitions are not accorded any points. College Football All-American consensus teams are compiled by position and the player accumulating the most points at each position is named first team consensus all-American. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine Consensus and Unanimous All-Americans. Any player named to the First Team by all five of the NCAA-recognized selectors is deemed a Unanimous All-American.[73][74]

Position Player School Selector Unanimous Consensus
First Team All-Americans
QB Jayden Daniels LSU (AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, Athlon Sports, ESPN, CBS, PFF, The Athletic, USAT, SI, FOX, Phil Steele) Green tickY
RB Cody Schrader Missouri (AP, TSN, Athlon Sports, ESPN, CBS, USAT, SI, FOX, Phil Steele) Green tickY
TE Brock Bowers Georgia (AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, Athlon Sports, ESPN, CBS, The Athletic, PFF, USAT, SI, FOX, Phil Steele) Green tickY Green tickY
WR Malik Nabers LSU (AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CFN, ESPN, CBS, Athlon Sports, The Athletic, USAT, SI, PFF, FOX, Phil Steele) Green tickY Green tickY
OL Sedrick Van Pran-Granger Georgia (ESPN, SI)
DB Malaki Starks (AP, AFCA, FWAA, WCFF, Athlon Sports, ESPN, CBS, USAT, SI, Phil Steele) Green tickY
Tykee Smith (CFN)
CB Kool-Aid McKinstry Alabama (AP, TSN, Athlon Sports, CBS, PFF, USAT, SI) Green tickY
Terrion Arnold (AP, CFN, ESPN)
LB Dallas Turner (AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, Athlon Sports, ESPN, CBS, The Athletic, USAT, Phil Steele) Green tickY
Edgerrin Cooper Texas A&M (AP, AFCA, WCFF, Athlon Sports, ESPN, CFN, CBS, The Athletic, PFF, FOX, Phil Steele) Green tickY
Kris Abrams-Draine Missouri (Athlon Sports)
P James Burnip Alabama (PFF)
KR Barion Brown Kentucky (TSN)
LS James Rosenberry Jr. LSU (AFCA)
Position Player School Selector Unanimous Consensus
Second Team All-Americans
QB Jayden Daniels LSU (WCFF, CFN)
RB Cody Schrader Missouri (AFCA, The Athletic, CFN, WCFF)
WR Luther Burden III (AP, CBS/247 Sports, Athlon Sports, PFF, The Athletic, CFN, Phil Steele, TSN)
Brian Thomas Jr. LSU (Athlon Sports)
TE Brock Bowers Georgia (CFN)
DB Tykee Smith (CBS/247 Sports)
Malaki Starks (FOX, Athlon Sports,The Athletic, PFF, TSN)
DL James Pearce Jr. Tennessee (Athlon Sports)
CB Jaylin Simpson Auburn (FOX)
Caleb Downs Alabama (TSN, Athlon Sports, PFF, USAT)
Terrion Arnold (AFCA, Athlon Sports, CBS/247 Sports, PFF, TSN)
Kool-Aid McKinstry (ESPN, The Athletic, WCFF)
LB Dallas Turner (FOX, WCFF)
Chris Braswell (CFN)
Nathaniel Watson Mississippi State (CFN, ESPN)
Edgerrin Cooper Texas A&M (FWAA, TSN)
Kris Abrams-Draine Missouri (FOX, PFF, Phil Steele, WCFF)
OL Javon Foster (CBS/247 Sports, Athlon Sports, PFF, FWAA, CFN)
JC Latham Alabama (CBS/247 Sports, Athlon Sports, FWAA, USAT, PFF, WCFF, Phil Steele, TSN)
Sedrick Van Pran-Granger Georgia (AFCA, CBS/247 Sports, FWAA, PFF, Athlon Sports, The Athletic, Phil Steele, WCFF, TSN)
Tate Ratledge (Athlon Sports, Phil Steele, PFF)
KR Barion Brown Kentucky (CBS/247 Sports)
PK Will Reichard Alabama (CBS/247 Sports, TSN)
P Matthew Hayball Vanderbilt (The Athletic, Athlon Sports, FWAA, WCFF, Phil Steele)
Position Player School Selector
Third Team All-Americans
WR Xavier Legette South Carolina (Phil Steele)
Brian Thomas Jr. LSU (AP)
OL Will Campbell (Athlon Sports)
Darius Robinson Missouri (Athlon Sports)
Javon Foster (Phil Steele)
CB Kool-Aid McKinstry Alabama (CFN, Phil Steele)
DB Deone Walker Kentucky (CFN)
LB Nathaniel Watson Mississippi State (AP, Athlon Sports, Phil Steele)
Kris Abrams-Draine Missouri (CFN)
S Javon Bullard Georgia (Athlon Sports)
PK Harrison Mevis Missouri (Phil Steele)
Will Reichard Alabama (AP, Athlon Sports)
PR Ainias Smith Texas A&M (Phil Steele)
KR Barion Brown Kentucky (CFN)
P James Burnip Alabama (Athlon Sports)
Position Player School Selector
Fourth Team All-Americans
QB Jalen Milroe Alabama (Phil Steele)
WR Brian Thomas Jr. LSU (Phil Steele)
OL Will Campbell (Phil Steele)
CB Terrion Arnold Alabama (Phil Steele)
DB Deone Walker Kentucky (Phil Steele)
PR Dee Williams Tennessee (Phil Steele)
PK Will Reichard Alabama (Phil Steele)

List of All American Teams

[edit]

All-SEC freshman

[edit]

Offense

Player Position School
Chris Parson QB Mississippi State
Rueben Owens RB Texas A&M
Sedrick Alexander Vanderbilt
Eugene Wilson III WR Florida
London Humphreys Vanderbilt
Brett Norfleet TE Missouri
Kadyn Proctor OL Alabama
Andrew Chamblee Arkansas
Connor Lew Auburn
Earnest Greene Georgia
Lance Heard LSU
Trovon Baugh South Carolina
Chase Bisontis Texas A&M

Defense

Player Position School
Keldric Faulk DL Auburn
TJ Searcy Florida
Kelby Collins
Donterry Russell Mississippi State
Raylen Wilson LB Georgia
Suntarine Perkins Ole Miss
Taurean York Texas A&M
Caleb Downs DB Alabama
Jaylon Braxton Arkansas
Jordan Castell Florida
Jalon Kilgore South Carolina

Special Teams

Player Position School
Alex McPherson PK Auburn
Jackson Ross P Tennessee
Isaiah Sategna RS Arkansas
Alex McPherson KOS Auburn
Walker Himebauch LS Kentucky

Source:[75]

National award winners

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2023 College Football Award Winners

Award Player Class Position School
Heisman Trophy Jayden Daniels Sr. QB LSU
AP Player of the Year
Walter Camp Award
Davey O'Brien Award
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
Burlsworth Trophy Cody Schrader GS RB Missouri
John Mackey Award Brock Bowers Jr. TE Georgia
Wuerffel Trophy Ladd McConkey RS Jr. WR

Home game attendance

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Team Stadium Capacity Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7 Game 8 Total Average % of Capacity
Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium 100,077 100,027 100,077 100,077 100,077 100,077 100,077 100,077 700,489 100,070 99.99%
Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium 76,212 44,397[a] 73,173 74,821 71,505 72,033 61,442 59,847 457,218 68,804 (90.27%)
Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium 87,451 88,043 88,043 88,043 63,523 88,043 88,043 88,043 591,781 84,540 96.67%
Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium 88,548 88,163 90,751 89,053 89,432 89,782 90,341 537,522 89,587 101.17%
Georgia Sanford Stadium 92,746 92,746 92,746 92,746 92,746 92,746 92,746 92,746 649,222 92,746 100%
Kentucky Kroger Field 61,000 58,286 61,876 59,456 61,699 61,654 61,665 61,936 426,572 60,939 99.9%
LSU Tiger Stadium 102,321 97,735 99,648 102,321 101,776 102,321 100,212 101,178 705,191 100,742 98.46%
Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium 60,311 50,041 51,648 60,084 60,111 47,158 52,329 53,855 60,412 435,638 54,455 90.29%
Missouri Faurot Field 62,621 50,434 57,645 62,621 62,621 62,621 62,621 62,621 421,184 60,169 96.08%
Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium 64,038 60,097 64,150 66,703 65,748 62,914 65,680 60,752 446,044 63,721 99.5%
South Carolina Williams–Brice Stadium 77,559 78,281 78,311 79,247 75,348 75,682 77,788 80,172 544,829 77,833 100.35%
Tennessee Neyland Stadium 101,915 101,915 101,915 101,915 101,915 101,915 101,915 101,915 713,405 101,915 100%
Texas A&M Kyle Field 102,733 97,560 93,090 102,530 108,101 95,297 103,266 94,794 694,638 99,234 96.59%
Vanderbilt FirstBank Stadium 28,500[b] 21,407 22,035 26,279 26,332 28,500 28,500 153,053 25,509 89.5%
  1. ^ Game played at Arkansas' secondary home stadium War Memorial Stadium, capacity: 54,120.
  2. ^ Temporary capacity for 2023 during stadium renovations.

NFL draft

[edit]

The following players were selected in the 2024 NFL draft:[76]

List of selections

[edit]
Player Position School Draft
Round
Overall
Pick
Team
Jayden Daniels QB LSU 1 2 Washington Commanders
Malik Nabers WR LSU 1 6 New York Giants
JC Latham OT Alabama 1 7 Tennessee Titans
Brock Bowers TE Georgia 1 13 Las Vegas Raiders
Dallas Turner LB Alabama 1 17 Minnesota Vikings
Amarius Mims OT Georgia 1 18 Cincinnati Bengals
Brian Thomas Jr. WR LSU 1 23 Jacksonville Jaguars
Terrion Arnold CB Alabama 1 24 Detroit Lions
Darius Robinson DL Missouri 1 27 Arizona Cardinals
Ricky Pearsall WR Florida 1 31 San Francisco 49ers
Xavier Legette WR South Carolina 1 32 Carolina Panthers
Ladd McConkey WR Georgia 2 34 Los Angeles Chargers
Kool-Aid McKinstry CB Alabama 2 41 New Orleans Saints
Kamari Lassiter CB Georgia 2 42 Houston Texans
Edgerrin Cooper LB Texas A&M 2 45 Green Bay Packers
Maason Smith DT LSU 2 48 Jacksonville Jaguars
Chris Braswell LB Alabama 2 57 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Javon Bullard S Georgia 2 58 Green Bay Packers
Ennis Rakestraw CB Missouri 2 61 Detroit Lions
Andru Phillips CB Kentucky 3 70 New York Giants
Trevin Wallace LB Kentucky 3 72 Carolina Panthers
Jermaine Burton WR Alabama 3 80 Cincinnati Bengals
Tykee Smith S Georgia 3 89 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Ty'Ron Hopper LB Missouri 3 91 Green Bay Packers
McKinnley Jackson DT Texas A&M 3 97 Cincinnati Bengals
Layden Robinson OG Texas A&M 4 103 New England Patriots
Justin Eboigbe DT Alabama 4 105 Los Angeles Chargers
Decamerion Richardson CB Mississippi State 4 112 Las Vegas Raiders
Javon Foster OT Missouri 4 114 Jacksonville Jaguars
Jordan Jefferson DT LSU 4 116 Jacksonville Jaguars
Jaylen Wright RB Tennessee 4 120 Miami Dolphins
Ray Davis RB Kentucky 4 128 Buffalo Bills
Nehemiah Pritchett CB Auburn 5 136 Seattle Seahawks
Sedrick Van Pran-Granger C Georgia 5 141 Buffalo Bills
Kris Abrams-Draine CB Missouri 5 145 Denver Broncos
Spencer Rattler QB South Carolina 5 150 New Orleans Saints
Jaylon Carlies S Missouri 5 151 Indianapolis Colts
Ainias Smith WR Texas A&M 5 152 Philadelphia Eagles
Deantre Prince CB Ole Miss 5 153 Jacksonville Jaguars
Jaylin Simpson S Auburn 5 164 Indianapolis Colts
Marcellas Dial CB South Carolina 6 180 New England Patriots
Jase McClellan RB Alabama 6 186 Atlanta Falcons
Mekhi Wingo DT LSU 6 189 Detroit Lions
D. J. James CB Auburn 6 192 Seattle Seahawks
Joe Milton QB Tennessee 6 193 New England Patriots
Zion Logue DT Georgia 6 197 Atlanta Falcons
Jaden Crumedy DT Mississippi State 6 200 Carolina Panthers
Will Reichard K Alabama 6 203 Minnesota Vikings
Nathaniel Watson LB Mississippi State 6 206 Cleveland Browns
Kamal Hadden CB Tennessee 6 211 Kansas City Chiefs
Cam Little K Arkansas 6 212 Jacksonville Jaguars
Cedric Johnson DE Ole Miss 6 214 Cincinnati Bengals
Beaux Limmer C Arkansas 6 217 Los Angeles Rams
Devin Leary QB Kentucky 6 218 Baltimore Ravens
Daijahn Anthony S Ole Miss 7 224 Cincinnati Bengals
Justin Rogers DT Auburn 7 244 Dallas Cowboys
Marcus Harris DT Auburn 7 247 Houston Texans
Nick Gargiulo C South Carolina 7 256 Denver Broncos
Jaylen Key S Alabama 7 257 New York Jets

Total picks by school

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Team Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Total
Alabama 3 2 1 1 2 1 10
Arkansas 2 2
Auburn 2 1 2 5
Florida 1 1
Georgia 2 3 1 1 1 8
Kentucky 2 1 1 4
LSU 3 1 1 1 6
Mississippi State 1 2 3
Missouri 1 1 1 1 2 6
Ole Miss 1 1 1 3
South Carolina 1 1 1 1 4
Tennessee 1 2 3
Texas A&M 1 1 1 1 4
Vanderbilt 0
Total 11 8 6 7 8 14 5 59

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