2010 Southeastern Conference football season

2010 Southeastern Conference football season
League	NCAA Division I FBS
Sport	football
Duration	September 2, 2010 through January 10, 2011
Number of teams	12
TV partner(s)	CBS, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, FSN, CSS
2011 NFL Draft
Top draft pick	Cam Newton (Auburn)
Picked by	Carolina Panthers, 1st overall
Regular season
Season champions	Auburn Tigers
East champions	South Carolina Gamecocks
East runners-up	Florida Gators
West champions	Auburn Tigers
West runners-up	Arkansas Razorbacks LSU Tigers
SEC Championship Game
Football seasons
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2010 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
No. 22 South Carolina x		5	–	3					9	–	5
Florida		4	–	4					8	–	5
Georgia		3	–	5					6	–	7
Tennessee		3	–	5					6	–	7
Kentucky		2	–	6					6	–	7
Vanderbilt		1	–	7					2	–	10
Western Division
No. 1 Auburn x$#		8	–	0					14	–	0
No. 12 Arkansas  %		6	–	2					10	–	3
No. 8 LSU		6	–	2					11	–	2
No. 10 Alabama		5	–	3					10	–	3
No. 15 Mississippi State		4	–	4					9	–	4
Ole Miss*		1	–	7					4	–	8
Championship: Auburn 56, South Carolina 17
# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions * Ole Miss vacated all wins due to NCAA violations. Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 Southeastern Conference football season began on Thursday, September 2, 2010 with South Carolina defeating Southern Miss on ESPN.

Preseason

Tennessee head coach Lane Kiffin left after his first season in Knoxville for Southern Cal. Kiffin was replaced by Louisiana Tech head coach Derek Dooley. Dooley opened his first season on September 4 against University of Tennessee – Martin.

Kentucky head coach Rich Brooks retired after seven seasons in Lexington, ending a coaching career that lasted over 40 years. As agreed on in 2008, Brooks was replaced by his offensive coordinator Joker Phillips, who began his first season as head coach on September 4 against archrival Louisville.

In July 2010, Vanderbilt head coach Bobby Johnson unexpectedly retired. He was replaced on an interim basis by Robbie Caldwell, who had the dual titles of Vanderbilt assistant head coach and offensive line coach in 2009. Caldwell made his Vanderbilt head coaching debut on September 4 against Northwestern.

2010 Pre-season Coaches All-SEC

Position	Player	Class	Team
First Team Offense
QB	Ryan Mallett	Jr.	Arkansas
RB	Mark Ingram II	Jr.	Alabama
RB	Derrick Locke	Sr.	Kentucky
WR	Julio Jones	Jr.	Alabama
WR	A. J. Green	Jr.	Georgia
TE	DJ Williams	Sr.	Arkansas
AP	Randall Cobb	Jr.	Kentucky
OL	Clint Boling	Sr.	Georgia
OL	Carl Johnson	Sr.	Florida
OL	Barrett Jones	So.	Alabama
OL	Lee Ziemba	Sr.	Auburn
C	Mike Pouncey	Sr.	Florida
First Team Defense
DL	Marcell Dareus	Jr.	Alabama
DL	Jerrell Powe	Sr.	Ole Miss
DL	Cliff Matthews	Sr.	South Carolina
LB	Josh Bynes	Sr.	Auburn
LB	Dont'a Hightower	So.	Alabama
LB	Chris Marve	Jr.	Vanderbilt
LB	Kelvin Sheppard	Sr.	LSU
DB	Mark Barron	Jr.	Alabama
DB	Patrick Peterson	JR.	LSU
DB	Stephon Gilmore	So.	South Carolina
DB	Janoris Jenkins	Jr.	Florida
First Team Special Teams
K	Blair Walsh	Jr.	Georgia
P	Blair Walsh	Jr.	Georgia
RS	Warren Norman	So.	Vanderbilt

Rankings

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week

Main article: 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Kentucky, Ole Miss, Tennessee, and Vanderbilt went unranked throughout the season in the rankings shown below (AP and Coaches polls, and BCS standings).

		(Pre) Aug 21 [1]	Sept. 7 [2]	Sept. 12 [3]	Sept. 19 [4]	Sept. 26 [5]	Oct.	Oct. 10	Oct. 17	Oct. 24	Oct. 31	Nov. 7	Nov. 14	Nov. 21	Nov. 28	Dec. 5	Final
Alabama	AP	1	1	1	1	1	1	8	7	6	5	11	10	9	17	15	10
	C	1	1	1	1	1	1	8	7	6	5	12	12	11	19	18	11
	BCS	Not released							8	7	6	12	11	11	16	16
Arkansas	AP	17	14	12	10	15	11	12	21	19	17	14	13	12	8	8	12
	C	19	15	13	11	15	13	13	21	18	19	14	13	12	8	8	12
	BCS	Not released							23	19	18	15	13	12	7	8
Auburn	AP	22	21	16	17	10	8	7	5	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1
	C	23	20	15	14	11	8	7	5	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1
	BCS	Not released							4	1	2	2	2	2	1	1
Florida	AP	4	8	10	9	7	14	22	NR			24	NR
	C	3	6	7	8	7	12	22	NR			24	NR
	BCS	Not released										22	NR
Georgia	AP	23	22	NR
	C	21	19	NR
	BCS	Not released
Kentucky	AP
	C
	BCS	Not released
LSU	AP	21	19	15	15	12	12	9	6	12	12	5	5	6	11	11	8
	C	16	16	12	12	10	9	9	6	13	11	6	6	6	12	12	8
	BCS	Not released							6	12	10	5	5	5	10	11
Mississippi State	AP								24	23	21	17	22	25	22	21	15
	C								24	23	21	18	22	25	22	22	17
	BCS	Not released							24	21	20	19	21	25	22	21
Ole Miss	AP
	C
	BCS	Not released
South Carolina	AP		24	13	12	20	19	10	19	17	18	22	17	18	18	19	22
	C		25	16	15	22	20	12	20	17	17	22	17	17	16	20	22
	BCS	Not released							21	20	19	23	17	18	19	20
Tennessee	AP
	C
	BCS	Not released
Vanderbilt	AP
	C
	BCS	Not released

Regular season

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

All times Eastern time.

Rankings reflect that of the AP poll for that week until week eight when the BCS rankings will be used.

Week One

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Broadcast	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:30 pm	Southern Miss	South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina	ESPN	W 41–13	70,438
September 4	12:00 pm	Miami (OH)	#4 Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida	ESPN	W 34–12	90,178
September 4	12:21 pm	Louisiana–Lafayette	#23 Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia	SEC Network	W 55–7	92,746
September 4	3:30 pm	Kentucky	Louisville	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky	ABC	W 23–16	55,327
September 4	3:30 pm	Jacksonville State	Mississippi	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi	CSS	L 48–492OT	55,768
September 4	6:00 pm	Tennessee-Martin	Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee	PPV	W 50–0	99,123
September 4	7:00 pm	San Jose State	#1 Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	PPV	W 48–3	101,821
September 4	7:00 pm	Arkansas State	#22 Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama	FSN South	W 52–26	83,441
September 4	7:00 pm	Tennessee Tech	#17 Arkansas	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas	PPV	W 44–3	69,596
September 4	7:00 pm	Memphis	Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi	ESPNU	W 49–7	56,032
September 4	7:30 pm	Northwestern	Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee	CSS	L 21–23	37,210
September 4	8:00 pm	#21 LSU	#18 North Carolina	Georgia Dome • Atlanta	ABC	W 30–24	68,919

Players of the week:

Offensive		Defensive		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Cam Newton	Auburn	Danny Trevathan	Kentucky	Patrick Peterson	LSU

Week Two

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Broadcast	Result	Attendance
September 9	7:30 pm	#21 Auburn	Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi	ESPN	AUB 17–14	54,806
September 11	12:00 pm	#22 Georgia	#24 South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina	ESPN	USC 17–6	80,974
September 11	12:21 pm	South Florida	#8 Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida	SEC Network	W 38–14	90,612
September 11	7:00 pm	#19 LSU	Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee	ESPNU	LSU 27–3	36,940
September 11	7:00 pm	#19 Penn State	#1 Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	ESPN	W 24–3	101,821
September 11	7:00 pm	Louisiana–Monroe	#14 Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, Arkansas	FSN	W 31–7	55,705
September 11	7:00 pm	#7 Oregon	Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee	ESPN2	L 48–13	102,035
September 11	7:30 pm	Western Kentucky	Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky	CSS	W 63–28	66,584
September 11	9:00 pm	Ole Miss	Tulane	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans	ESPN2	W 27–13	36,389

Players of the week:

Offensive		Defensive		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Trent Richardson Marcus Lattimore	Alabama South Carolina	Nick Farley	Auburn	Jeff Demps	Florida

Week Three

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Broadcast	Result	Attendance
September 18	12:00 pm	#12 Arkansas	Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia	ESPN	ARK 31–24	92,746
September 18	12:21 pm	Vanderbilt	Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi	SEC Network	VAN 28–14	51,667
September 18	3:30 pm	#10 Florida	Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee	CBS	FLA 31–17	102,455
September 18	3:30 pm	#1 Alabama	Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, North Carolina	ABC	W 62–13	39,042
September 18	7:00 pm	Mississippi State	#15 LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana	ESPNU	LSU 29–7	92,538
September 18	7:00 pm	Clemson	#16 Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama	ESPN	W 27–24OT	87,451
September 18	7:00 pm	Akron	Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky	FSN	W 47–10	64,014
September 18	7:00 pm	Furman	#13 South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina	PPV	W 38–19	73,681

Players of the week:

Offensive		Defensive		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Ryan Mallett	Arkansas	Josh Bynes	Auburn	Josh Jasper	LSU

Week Four

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Broadcast	Result	Attendance
September 25	12:21 pm	UAB	Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee	SEC Network	W 32–292OT	95,183
September 25	3:30 pm	#1 Alabama	#10 Arkansas	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas	CBS	ALA 24–20	76,808
September 25	7:00 pm	Kentucky	#9 Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida	ESPNU	FLA 48–14	90,547
September 25	7:00 pm	Georgia	Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi	FSN	MSST 24–12	56,721
September 25	7:30 pm	Fresno State	Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi	CSS	W 55–38	55,267
September 25	7:45 pm	#12 South Carolina	#17 Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama	ESPN	AUB 35–27	87,237
September 25	9:00 pm	#22 West Virginia	#15 LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana	ESPN2	W 20–14	92,575

Players of the week:

Offensive		Defensive		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Cam Newton	Auburn	Robert Lester	Alabama	Patrick Peterson	LSU

Week Five

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Broadcast	Result	Attendance
October 2	12:00 pm	Louisiana–Monroe	#10 Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama	ESPNU	W 52–3	80,759
October 2	12:00 pm	Alcorn State	Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi	FSN	W 49–16	50,439
October 2	12:00 pm	Vanderbilt	Connecticut	Rentschler Field • Storrs, Connecticut	Big East Network	L 21–40	40,000
October 2	12:21 pm	Kentucky	Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi	SEC Network	MIS 42–35	55,344
October 2	3:30 pm	Tennessee	#12 LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana	CBS	LSU 16–14	92,932
October 2	4:30 pm	Georgia	Colorado	Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado	FSN	L 27–29	52,855
October 2	8:00 pm	#7 Florida	#1 Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	CBS	ALA 31–6	101,821

Players of the week:

Offensive		Defensive		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Stevan Ridley	LSU	Courtney Upshaw	Alabama	Jesse Grandy	Ole Miss

Week Six

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Broadcast	Result	Attendance
October 9	12:21 pm	Tennessee	Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia	SEC Network	UGA 41–14	92,746
October 9	3:30 pm	#1 Alabama	#19 South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina	CBS	USC 35–21	82,993
October 9	3:30 pm	#11 Arkansas	Texas A&M	Cowboys Stadium • Arlington, Texas	ABC	W 24–17	65,662
October 9	7:00 pm	Eastern Michigan	Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee	ESPNU	W 52–6	33,107
October 9	7:30 pm	#8 Auburn	Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky	ESPN2	AUB 37–34	70,776
October 9	7:30 pm	#12 LSU	#14 Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida	ESPN	LSU 33–29	90,721
October 9	8:00 pm	Mississippi State	Houston	John O'Quinn Field at Robertson Stadium • Houston	CBS College Sports	W 47–24	32,067

Players of the week:

Offensive		Defensive		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Stephen Garcia	South Carolina	Tramain Thomas	Arkansas	Wes Byrum	Auburn

Week Seven

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Broadcast	Result	Attendance
October 16	12:21 pm	Vanderbilt	Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia	SEC Network	UGA 43–0	92,746
October 16	3:30 pm	No. 12 Arkansas	No. 7 Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama	CBS	AUB 65–43	87,451
October 16	6:00 pm	No. 10 South Carolina	Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky	ESPN2	UK 31–28	67,955
October 16	7:00 pm	Mississippi State	No. 22 Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida	ESPNU	MSST 10–7	90,517
October 16	7:00 pm	McNeese State	LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana	FSN	LSU 32–10	92,576
October 16	9:00 pm	Ole Miss	No. 8 Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	ESPN2	ALA 23–10	101,821

Players of the week:

Offensive		Defensive		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Cam Newton Mike Hartline	Auburn Kentucky	Chris White	Mississippi State	Ryan Tydlacka Marquis Maze	Kentucky Alabama

Week Eight

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Broadcast	Result	Attendance
October 23	12:21 pm	Ole Miss	Arkansas	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas	SEC Network	ARK 38–24	73,619
October 23	3:30 pm	LSU	Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama	CBS	AUB 24–17	87,451
October 23	7:00 pm	Alabama	Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee	ESPN	ALA 41–10	102,455
October 23	7:00 pm	UAB	Mississippi State	Davis-Wade Stadium • Starkville MS	ESPNU	MSST 29–24	56,423
October 23	7:00 pm	South Carolina	Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee	FSN	USC 21–7	33,425
October 23	7:30 pm	Georgia	Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky	CSS	UGA 44–31	70,884

Players of the week:

Offensive		Defensive		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team

Week Nine

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Broadcast	Result	Attendance
October 30	12:21 pm	Tennessee	South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina	SEC Network	USC 38–24	79,336
October 30	3:30 pm	Florida	Georgia	EverBank Field • Jacksonville, Florida	CBS	UF 34–31	84,444
October 30	6:00 pm	Auburn	Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi	ESPN2	AUB 51–31	61,474
October 30	7:00 pm	Kentucky	Mississippi State	Davis-Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi	ESPNU	MSST 24–17	54,168
October 30	7:00 pm	Vanderbilt	Arkansas	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas	FSN	ARK 49–14	70,430

Players of the week:

Offensive		Defensive		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Ryan Mallett	Arkansas	Chris White	Mississippi State	Chas Henry	Florida
Reference: [6]

Week Ten

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Broadcast	Result	Attendance
November 6	12:21 pm	Florida	Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee	SEC Network	UF 55–14	33,848
November 6	12:30 pm	Charleston Southern	Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky		UK 49–21	61,884
November 6	12:30 pm	Idaho State	Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia	WSB	UGA 55–7	92,746
November 6	1:00 pm	Chattanooga	Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama	PPV	AU 62–24	87,451
November 6	7:00 pm	Arkansas	South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina		ARK 41–20	75,136
November 6	7:00 pm	Louisiana–Lafayette	Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi		MISS 43–21	53,144
November 6	8:00 pm	Alabama	LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana	CBS	LSU 24–21	92,969
November 6	8:00 pm	Tennessee	Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee	CBS CS	UT 50–14	39,742

Players of the week:

Offensive		Defensive		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team

Week Eleven

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Broadcast	Result	Attendance
November 13	7:00 pm	Louisiana–Monroe	LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana	PPV/ESPN GamePlan	LSU 51–0
November 13	12:00 pm	Vanderbilt	Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky	SEC Network	UK 38–20
November 13	12:00 pm	Ole Miss	Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee	CBS	UT 52–14
November 13	3:30 pm	Georgia	Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama	CBS	AU 49–31
November 13	7:00 pm	UTEP	Arkansas	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas	ESPNU	ARK 58–21
November 13	7:15 pm	South Carolina	Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida	ESPN	USC 36–14	90,885
November 13	7:15 pm	Mississippi State	Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	ESPN2	ALA 30–10

Players of the week:

Offensive		Defensive		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Marcus Lattimore	South Carolina			Spencer Lanning	South Carolina

Week Twelve

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Broadcast	Result	Attendance
November 18	7:30 pm	Georgia State	Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	ESPNU	ALA 63–7
November 20	TBD	Appalachian State	Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida		UF 48–10
November 20	2:30 pm	Ole Miss	LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana	CBS	LSU 43–36
November 20	6:00 pm	Arkansas	Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi	ESPN	ARK 31–28
November 20	12:21 pm	Troy	South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina	SEC Network	W 69–24	74,117
November 20	TBD	Tennessee	Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee		TEN 24–10

Players of the week:

Offensive		Defensive		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team

Week Thirteen

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Broadcast	Result	Attendance
November 26	1:30 p. m.	Auburn	Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	CBS	AU 28–27	101,000
November 27	2:30 p. m.	#5 LSU	#12 Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, Arkansas	CBS	ARK 31–23	55,808
November 27	7:00 pm	South Carolina	Clemson	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina	ESPN2	USC 29–7	81,500
November 27	2:30	Florida	Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida	ABC	FSU 31–7
November 27	7:30	Georgia Tech	Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia	ESPN	UGA 42–34
November 27	TBD	Mississippi State	Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi		MSU 31–23
November 27	TBD	Kentucky	Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee		UT 24–14
November 27	TBD	Wake Forest	Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee		WFU 34–13

Players of the week:

Offensive		Defensive		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team

Week Fourteen (SEC Championship Game)

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Broadcast	Result	Attendance
December 4	4:05 p. m.	No. 1 Auburn	#18 South Carolina	Georgia Dome • Atlanta, Georgia	CBS	AU 56–17	75,802

SEC vs. BCS conference opponents

NOTE:. Games with a * next to the home team represent a neutral site game

Date	Visitor	Home	Significance	Winning Team
September 4	Kentucky	Louisville	Governor's Cup	Kentucky
September 4	LSU	North Carolina*	Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game in Atlanta	LSU
September 4	Northwestern	Vanderbilt		Northwestern
September 11	Penn State	Alabama	Alabama–Penn State football rivalry	Alabama
September 11	South Florida	Florida		Florida
September 11	Oregon	Tennessee		Oregon
September 18	Alabama	Duke		Alabama
September 18	Clemson	Auburn	Auburn–Clemson football rivalry	Auburn
September 25	West Virginia	LSU		LSU
October 2	Georgia	Colorado		Colorado
October 2	Vanderbilt	Connecticut		Connecticut
October 9	Arkansas	Texas A&M*	Southwest Classic in Arlington, Texas	Arkansas
November 27	Florida	Florida State	Florida–Florida State football rivalry	Florida State
November 27	Georgia Tech	Georgia	Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate	Georgia
November 27	South Carolina	Clemson	Battle of the Palmetto State	South Carolina
November 27	Wake Forest	Vanderbilt		Wake Forest

Bowl games

SEC Bowl Games
Pick	Game	Date	Location/Time*	Television	Winner+	Score	Loser+	Score
–	BCS National Championship Game	Jan. 10, 2011	University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, Arizona 8:30 pm	ESPN	Auburn	22	Oregon	19
1.	Allstate Sugar Bowl	Jan. 4, 2011	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans 8:30 pm	ESPN	Ohio State	31	Arkansas	26
2.	Capital One Bowl	Jan. 1, 2011	Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida 1:00 pm	ESPN	Alabama	49	Michigan State	7
3.	Outback Bowl	Jan. 1, 2011	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, Florida 1:00 pm	ABC	Florida	37	Penn State	24
4.	AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic	Jan. 7, 2011	Cowboys Stadium Arlington, Texas 8:00 pm	FOX	LSU	41	Texas A&M	24
5.	Chick-fil-A Bowl	Dec. 31, 2010	Georgia Dome Atlanta 7:30 pm	ESPN	Florida State	26	South Carolina	17
6.	Gator Bowl	Jan. 1, 2011	EverBank Field Jacksonville, Florida 1:30 pm	ESPN2	Mississippi State	52	Michigan	14
7.	Liberty Bowl	Dec. 31, 2010	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee 3:30 pm	ESPN	UCF	10	Georgia	6
8.	Franklin Music City Bowl	Dec. 30, 2010	LP Field Nashville, Tennessee 6:30 pm		North Carolina	30	Tennessee	27
9.	BBVA Compass Bowl	Jan. 8, 2011	Legion Field Birmingham, Alabama 12:00 pm		Pittsburgh	27	Kentucky	10
*Time given is Eastern Time (UTC-5). +SEC team is bolded.

Post-season awards and honors

All-SEC

The following players were named by the AP All-SEC team: ^[7]

Position	Player	Class	Team
First Team Offense
QB	Cam Newton		Auburn
RB	Marcus Lattimore		South Carolina
RB	Knile Davis		Arkansas
WR	Alshon Jeffery		South Carolina
WR	Julio Jones		Alabama
TE	D. J. Williams		Arkansas
OL	Lee Ziemba		Auburn
OL	Derek Sherrod		Mississippi State
OL	DeMarcus Love		Arkansas
OL	Barrett Jones		Alabama
C	Ryan Pugh		Auburn
First Team Defense
DL	Drake Nevis		LSU
DL	Nick Fairley	Sr.	Auburn
DL	Devin Taylor		South Carolina
LB	Justin Houston		Georgia
LB	Danny Trevathan	Jr.	Kentucky
LB	Kelvin Sheppard		LSU
LB	Chris White		Mississippi State
DB	Patrick Peterson		LSU
DB	Ahmad Black		Florida
DB	Mark Barron		Alabama
DB	Janoris Jenkins		Florida
First Team Special Teams
K	Josh Jasper		LSU
P	Chas Henry		Florida
AP	Randall Cobb		Kentucky

All-Americans

Main article: 2010 College Football All-America Team

Quarterback Cam Newton, Auburn (AFCA-Coaches, AP, Walter Camp, CBS, Rivals.com, Scout.com, SI)

Defensive tackle Nick Fairley, Auburn (AP, FWAA, Walter Camp, CBS, Rivals.com, Scout.com, SI) Drake Nevis, LSU (CBS)

Wide receiver Alshon Jeffery, South Carolina (AFCA-Coaches, FWAA, Rivals.com, Scout.com)

Linebacker Justin Houston, Georgia (FWAA)

Offensive tackle Lee Ziemba, Auburn (AFCA-Coaches, FWAA, SI, Walter Camp)

Secondary Mark Barron, Alabama (FWAA) Ahmad Black, Florida (CBS, Rivals.com) Patrick Peterson, LSU (AFCA-Coaches, AP, FWAA, Walter Camp, CBS, Rivals.com, Scout.com, SI)

All-purpose Randall Cobb, Kentucky (AP, SI)

Kicker/Punter Chas Henry, Florida (AP, Walter Camp, CBS, Rivals.com, Scout.com, SI) Josh Jasper LSU (FWAA)

National award winners

The following SEC players listed below have been named to the national award semifinalist and finalist lists.

2010 Heisman Trophy Winner: [8] Cameron Newton, Auburn

2010 Bednarik Award Winner: [9] Patrick Peterson, LSU

2010 Lombardi Award Winner: [10] Nick Fairley, Auburn

2010 Maxwell Award Winner: [9] Cameron Newton, Auburn

2010 Walter Camp Award Winner: [11] Cameron Newton, Auburn

2010 John Mackey Award Winner: [12] DJ Williams, Arkansas

2010 Davey O'Brien Award Winner: [13] Cameron Newton, Auburn

2010 Paul Hornung Award Finalist: [14] Randall Cobb, Kentucky

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