2018 Southeastern Conference football season | |
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League | NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision |
Sport | Football |
Duration | August 30, 2018 through January 2019 |
Number of teams | 14 |
TV partner(s) | CBS Sports Family (CBS, CBSSN), ESPN Family (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU, SECN, ABC, ESPN+) |
2019 NFL Draft | |
Top draft pick | Quinnen Williams (Alabama) |
Picked by | New York Jets, 3rd overall |
Regular season | |
East champions | Georgia |
East runners-up | Florida Kentucky |
West champions | Alabama |
West runners-up | LSU Texas A&M |
SEC Championship Game | |
Champions | Alabama |
Finals MVP | Josh Jacobs, RB |
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No. 7т Georgia x | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Kentucky | 5 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7т Florida | 5 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Alabama x$^ | 8 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Texas A&M | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 LSU | 5 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State* | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 3 | – | 5 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 1 | – | 7 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Alabama 35, Georgia 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2018 Southeastern Conference football season represents the 86th season of SEC football taking place during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season began on August 30 and will end with the SEC Championship Game, between Alabama and Georgia, on December 1. The SEC is a Power Five conference under the College Football Playoff format along with the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Big 12 Conference, the Big Ten Conference, and the Pac-12 Conference. For the 2018 season, the SEC has 14 teams divided into two divisions of seven each, named East and West. [2]
Georgia defeated Auburn 28–7 in a rematch from Week Ten in 2017 season (loss to Auburn by 40–17) for the 2017 SEC Championship Game.
Ten SEC teams participated in bowl games. Mississippi State defeated Louisville 31–27 in the TaxSlayer Bowl. South Carolina defeated Michigan 26–19 in the Outback Bowl. Missouri lost to Texas 16–33 in the Texas Bowl. Texas A&M lost to Wake Forest 52–55 in the Belk Bowl. Kentucky lost to Northwestern 23–24 in the Music City Bowl. LSU lost to Notre Dame 17–21 in the Citrus Bowl. Auburn lost to UCF 27–34 in the Peach Bowl.
Georgia defeated Oklahoma 54–48 at second overtime in the Rose Bowl semifinal game and Alabama defeated Clemson 24–6 in the Sugar Bowl semifinal game.
Alabama defeated Georgia 26–23 at overtime in the CFP National Championship game.
Team | ESPN [3] | Rivals [4] | Scout [5] | 24/7 [6] | Total Signees |
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Alabama | #1 | #1 | #1 | #1 | 29 |
Arkansas | #26 | #24 | #27 | #27 | 27 |
Auburn | #9 | #14 | #11 | #9 | 23 |
Florida | #13 | #9 | #10 | #10 | 23 |
Georgia | #3 | #3 | #2 | #3 | 25 |
Kentucky | #30 | #26 | #35 | #31 | 24 |
LSU | #7 | #8 | #7 | #7 | 23 |
Ole Miss | #36 | #39 | #29 | #29 | 21 |
Mississippi State | #24 | #27 | #25 | #24 | 24 |
Missouri | #54 | #48 | #40 | #42 | 24 |
South Carolina | #19 | #16 | #21 | #21 | 24 |
Tennessee | #15 | #15 | #16 | #17 | 27 |
Texas A&M | #11 | #10 | #9 | #12 | 27 |
Vanderbilt | #60 | #57 | #69 | #65 | 20 |
The SEC conducted its annual media days at the Hyatt Regency Birmingham – The Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Alabama on July 16–19. The event commenced with a speech by commissioner Greg Sankey, and all 14 teams sent their head coaches and three selected players to speak with members of the media. The event along with all speakers and interviews were broadcast live on the SEC Network and streamed live on ESPN.com.
The SEC Media Days concluded with its annual preseason media polls. Since 1992, the credentialed media has gotten the preseason champion correct just six times. Only nine times has the preseason pick even made it to the SEC title game. Below are the results of the media poll with total points received next to each school and first-place votes in parentheses.
SEC Champion Voting
West Division
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References:
Position | Player | Class | Team |
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QB | Drew Lock | SR | Missouri |
RB | Damien Harris | SR | Alabama |
RB | Benny Snell | JR | Kentucky |
WR | A. J. Brown | JR | Ole Miss |
WR | Deebo Samuel | RS SR | South Carolina |
TE | Albert Okwuegbunam | RS SO | Missouri |
OL | Jonah Williams | JR | Alabama |
OL | Greg Little | JR | Ole Miss |
OL | Martez Ivey | SR | Florida |
OL | Trey Smith | SO | Tennessee |
C | Ross Pierschbacher | SR | Alabama |
Position | Player | Class | Team |
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DL | Raekwon Davis | JR | Alabama |
DL | CeCe Jefferson | SR | Florida |
DL | Montez Sweat | SR | Mississippi State |
DL | Jeffery Simmons | JR | Mississippi State |
LB | Devin White | JR | LSU |
LB | Anfernee Jennings | RS JR | Alabama |
LB | Mack Wilson | JR | Alabama |
DB | Deandre Baker | SR | Georgia |
DB | Greedy Williams | SO | LSU |
DB | J. R. Reed | JR | Georgia |
DB | Deionte Thompson | RS JR | Alabama |
Position | Player | Class | Team |
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P | Corey Fatony | SR | Missouri |
K | Rodrigo Blankenship | RS JR | Georgia |
RS | Deebo Samuel | RS SR | South Carolina |
AP | Deebo Samuel | RS SR | South Carolina |
References: [7]
School | Coach | Year |
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Alabama | Nick Saban | 12th |
Arkansas | Chad Morris | 1st |
Auburn | Gus Malzahn | 6th |
Florida | Dan Mullen | 1st |
Georgia | Kirby Smart | 3rd |
Kentucky | Mark Stoops | 6th |
LSU | Ed Orgeron | 2nd |
Mississippi State | Joe Moorhead | 1st |
Missouri | Barry Odom | 3rd |
Ole Miss | Matt Luke | 2nd |
South Carolina | Will Muschamp | 3rd |
Tennessee | Jeremy Pruitt | 1st |
Texas A&M | Jimbo Fisher | 1st |
Vanderbilt | Derek Mason | 5th |
Increase in ranking | ||
Decrease in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week | ||
RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll |
Pre | 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 | Wk 14 | Final | ||
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Alabama | AP | 1 (42) | 1 (48) | 1 (54) | 1 (58) | 1 (60) | 1 (58) | 1 (59) | 1 (60) | 1 (61) | 1 (60) | 1 (60) | 1 (61) | 1 (61) | 1 (61) | 1 (61) | 2 |
C | 1 (61) | 1 (59) | 1 (59) | 1 (60) | 1 (61) | 1 (61) | 1 (61) | 1 (61) | 1 (60) | 1 (62) | 1 (63) | 1 (64) | 1 (63) | 1 (63) | 1 (62) | 2 | |
CFP | Not released | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Arkansas | AP | ||||||||||||||||
C | RV | ||||||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
Auburn | AP | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 21 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||
C | 10 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 21 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||
CFP | Not released | 24 | |||||||||||||||
Florida | AP | RV | 25 | RV | 22 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 7 | ||
C | RV | 25 | RV | RV | RV | 16 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 6 | ||
CFP | Not released | 11 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||
Georgia | AP | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | |
CFP | Not released | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||
Kentucky | AP | RV | RV | RV | 17 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 12 | |
C | RV | RV | RV | RV | 17 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 11 | |
CFP | Not released | 9 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | ||||||||||
LSU | AP | 25 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 6 |
C | 24 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 7 | |
CFP | Not released | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | ||||||||||
Mississippi State | AP | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 23 | RV | 24 | 22 | RV | 21 | 18 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 18 | RV |
C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 19 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 21 | 15 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 25 | |
CFP | Not released | 18 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | ||||||||||
Missouri | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | RV | |||||||||
C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||||||
CFP | Not released | 24 | 23 | ||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | AP | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||
C | |||||||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | AP | RV | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||
C | RV | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||||
CFP | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | AP | ||||||||||||||||
C | RV | ||||||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | AP | RV | RV | RV | 22 | RV | RV | 22 | 17 | 16 | 25 | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 21 | 16 |
C | RV | RV | RV | 22 | RV | RV | 22 | 18 | 17 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 20 | 16 | |
CFP | Not released | 20 | 22 | 19 | 19 | ||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | AP | ||||||||||||||||
C | RV | RV | |||||||||||||||
CFP | Not released |
Index to colors and formatting |
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Non-conference matchup; SEC member won |
Non-conference matchup; SEC member lost |
Conference matchup |
All times Eastern time. SEC teams in bold.
Rankings reflect those of the AP poll for that week until week ten when CFP rankings are used.
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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August 30 | 8:30 p.m. | Northwestern State | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | SECN | W 59–7 | 95,855 | |
September 1 | Noon | Ole Miss | Texas Tech | NRG Stadium • Houston, TX (AdvoCare Texas Kickoff) | ESPN | W 47–27 | 40,333 | |
September 1 | Noon | Coastal Carolina | South Carolina | Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC | SECN | W 49–15 | 75,126 | |
September 1 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 22 (FCS) Austin Peay | No. 3 Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA | ESPN | W 45–0 | 92,746 | |
September 1 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 6 Washington | No. 9 Auburn | Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game) | ABC | W 21–16 | 70,103 | |
September 1 | 3:30 p.m. | Central Michigan | Kentucky | Kroger Field • Lexington, KY | ESPNU | W 35–20 | 49,138 | |
September 1 | 3:30 p.m. | Tennessee | No. 17 West Virginia | Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina (Belk Kickoff Game) | CBS | L 14–40 | 66,793 | |
September 1 | 4:00 p.m. | UT Martin | Missouri | Faurot Field • Columbia, MO | SECN | W 51–14 | 44,019 | |
September 1 | 4:00 p.m. | Eastern Illinois | Arkansas | Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | SECN | W 55–20 | 63,342 | |
September 1 | 7:30 p.m. | Charleston Southern | Florida | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL | SECN | W 53–6 | 81,164 | |
September 1 | 7:30 p.m. | Stephen F. Austin | No. 18 Mississippi State | Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS | ESPNU | W 63–6 | 54,289 | |
September 1 | 7:30 p.m. | Middle Tennessee | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN | SECN | W 35–7 | 25,348 | |
September 1 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 1 Alabama | Louisville | Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FL (Camping World Kickoff) | ABC | W 51–14 | 57,280 | |
September 2 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 25 LSU | No. 8 Miami (FL) | AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX (Advocare Classic) | ABC | W 33–17 | 68,841 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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September 8 | Noon | No. 18 Mississippi State | Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS | ESPN | W 31–10 | 49,784 | |
September 8 | Noon | Nevada | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN | SECN | W 41–10 | 25,676 | |
September 8 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 3 Georgia | No. 24 South Carolina | Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (rivalry) | CBS | UGA 41–17 | 83,140 | |
September 8 | 3:30 p.m. | Arkansas State | No. 1 Alabama | Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | ESPN2 | W 57–7 | 100,495 | |
September 8 | 4:00 p.m. | Southern Illinois | Ole Miss | Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS | SECN | W 76–41 | 53,339 | |
September 8 | 4:00 p.m. | East Tennessee State | Tennessee | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | SECN | W 59–3 | 96,464 | |
September 8 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 2 Clemson | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | ESPN | L 26–28 | 104,794 | |
September 8 | 7:00 p.m. | Southeastern Louisiana | No. 11 LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | ESPN2 | W 31–0 | 96,883 | |
September 8 | 7:00 p.m. | Wyoming | Missouri | Faurot Field • Columbia, MO | ESPNU | W 40–13 | 50,820 | |
September 8 | 7:30 p.m. | Arkansas | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO | CBSSN | L 27–34 | 31,894 | |
September 8 | 7:30 p.m. | Alabama State | No. 7 Auburn | Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL | SECN | W 63–9 | 84,806 | |
September 8 | 7:30 p.m. | Kentucky | No. 25 Florida | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL | SECN | UK 27–16 | 80,651 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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September 15 | Noon | Middle Tennessee | No. 3 Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA | ESPNews | W 49–7 | 92,746 | |
September 15 | Noon | Murray State | Kentucky | Kroger Field • Lexington, KY | SECN | W 48–10 | 48,217 | |
September 15 | Noon | UTEP | Tennessee | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | SECN | W 28–0 | 87,074 | |
September 15 | 2:30 p.m. | Vanderbilt | No. 8 Notre Dame | Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN | NBC | L 17–22 | 77,622 | |
September 15 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 12 LSU | No. 7 Auburn | Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Tiger Bowl) | CBS | LSU 22–21 | 86,787 | |
September 15 | 4:00 p.m. | Colorado State | Florida | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL | SECN | W 48–10 | 80,021 | |
September 15 | 4:00 p.m. | North Texas | Arkansas | Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | SECN | L 17–44 | 62,355 | |
September 15 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 1 Alabama | Ole Miss | Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (rivalry) | ESPN | ALA 62–7 | 62,919 | |
September 15 | 7:30 p.m. | Louisiana–Monroe | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | SECN | W 48–10 | 96,727 | |
September 15 | 7:30 p.m. | Louisiana | No. 16 Mississippi State | Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS | ESPN2 | W 56–10 | 56,505 | |
September 15 | 7:30 p.m. | Missouri | Purdue | Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN | BTN | W 40–37 | 48,103 | |
September 15 [a] | 7:30 p.m. | Marshall | South Carolina | Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC | ESPNU | Cancelled | N/A | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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September 22 | Noon | No. 2 Georgia | Missouri | Faurot Field • Columbia, MO | ESPN | UGA 43–29 | 58,284 | |
September 22 | Noon | Kent State | Ole Miss | Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS | SECN | W 38–17 | 50,417 | |
September 22 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 22 Texas A&M | No. 1 Alabama | Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | CBS | ALA 45–23 | 101,821 | |
September 22 | 4:00 p.m. | South Carolina | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN | SECN | SCAR 37–14 | 26,078 | |
September 22 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 14 Mississippi State | Kentucky | Kroger Field • Lexington, KY | ESPN2 | UK 28–7 | 60,037 | |
September 22 | 7:00 p.m. | Louisiana Tech | No. 6 LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | ESPNU | W 38–21 | 102,321 | |
September 22 | 7:00 p.m. | Florida | Tennessee | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (rivalry) | ESPN | FLA 47–21 | 100,027 | |
September 22 | 7:30 p.m. | Arkansas | No. 9 Auburn | Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL | SECN | AUB 34–3 | 84,188 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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September 29 | Noon | Louisiana | No. 1 Alabama | Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | SECN | W 56–14 | 101,471 | |
September 29 | Noon | Arkansas | Texas A&M | AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX (rivalry) | ESPN | TAMU 24–17 | 55,383 | |
September 29 | 3:30 p.m. | Tennessee | No. 2 Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (rivalry) | CBS | UGA 38–12 | 92,246 | |
September 29† | 4:00 p.m. | Southern Miss | No. 10 Auburn | Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL | SECN | W 24–13 | 83,792 | |
September 29 | 4:00 p.m. | Tennessee State | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN | SECN | W 31–27 | 27,340 | |
September 29 | 6:00 p.m. | Florida | No. 23 Mississippi State | Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS | ESPN | FLA 13–6 | 61,406 | |
September 29 | 7:30 p.m. | South Carolina | No. 17 Kentucky | Kroger Field • Lexington, KY | SECN | UK 23–10 | 63,081 | |
September 29 | 9:00 p.m. | Ole Miss | No. 5 LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Magnolia Bowl) | ESPN | LSU 45–16 | 100,224 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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October 6 | Noon | No. 1 Alabama | Arkansas | Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | ESPN | ALA 65–31 | 64,974 | |
October 6 | Noon | Missouri | South Carolina | Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC | SECN | SCAR 37–35 | 73,393 | |
October 6 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 5 LSU | No. 22 Florida | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL (rivalry) | CBS | FLA 27–19 | 90,283 | |
October 6 | 4:00 p.m. | Louisiana–Monroe | Ole Miss | Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS | SECN | W 70–21 | 52,875 | |
October 6 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 13 Kentucky | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | ESPN | TAMU 20–14 OT | 99,829 | |
October 6 | 7:30 p.m. | Vanderbilt | No. 2 Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (rivalry) | SECN | UGA 41–13 | 92,746 | |
October 6 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 8 Auburn | Mississippi State | Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS | ESPN2 | MISS ST 23–9 | 60,635 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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October 13 | Noon | No. 14 Florida | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN | ESPN | FLA 37–27 | 31,118 | |
October 13 | Noon | Tennessee | No. 21 Auburn | Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (rivalry) | SECN | TENN 30–24 | 84,589 | |
October 13 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 2 Georgia | No. 13 LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | CBS | LSU 36–16 | 102,321 | |
October 13 | 3:30 p.m | No. 22 Texas A&M | South Carolina | Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC | SECN | TAMU 26–23 | 76,871 | |
October 13 | 7:00 p.m. | Missouri | No. 1 Alabama | Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | ESPN | ALA 39–10 | 101,821 | |
October 13 | 7:30 p.m. | Ole Miss | Arkansas | War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR (rivalry) | SECN | MISS 37–33 | 51,438 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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October 20 | Noon | Tulsa | Arkansas | Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | SECN | W 23–0 | 56,691 | |
October 20 | Noon | Auburn | Ole Miss | Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (rivalry) | ESPN | AUB 31–16 | 56,885 | |
October 20 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 1 Alabama | Tennessee | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (rivalry) | CBS | ALA 58–21 | 97,087 | |
October 20 | 4:00 p.m. | Memphis | Missouri | Farout Field • Columbia, MO | SECN | W 65–33 | 52,917 | |
October 20 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 22 Mississippi State | No. 5 LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry) | ESPN | LSU 19–3 | 101,340 | |
October 20 | 7:30 p.m. | Vanderbilt | No. 14 Kentucky | Kroger Field • Lexington, KY (rivalry) | SECN | UK 14–7 | 54,269 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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October 27 | Noon | Vanderbilt | Arkansas | Donald W. Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | SECN | VANDY 45–31 | 56,251 | |
October 27 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 7 Georgia | No. 9 Florida | EverBank Field • Jacksonville, FL (rivalry) | CBS | UGA 36–17 | 84,463 | |
October 27 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 12 Kentucky | Missouri | Farout Field • Columbia, MO | SECN | UK 15–14 | 53,397 | |
October 27 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 16 Texas A&M | Mississippi State | Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS | ESPN | MISS ST 28–13 | 57,085 | |
October 27 | 7:30 p.m. | Tennessee | South Carolina | Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC | SECN | SCAR 27–24 | 80,614 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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November 3 | Noon | No. 20 Texas A&M | Auburn | Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL | ESPN | AUB 28–24 | 85,945 | |
November 3 | Noon | South Carolina | Ole Miss | Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS | SECN | SCAR 48–44 | 56,798 | |
November 3 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 6 Georgia | No. 9 Kentucky | Kroger Field • Lexington, KY | CBS | UGA 34–17 | 63,543 | |
November 3 | 4:00 p.m. | Missouri | No. 11 Florida | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL | SECN | MIZZOU 38–17 | 80,017 | |
November 3 | 4:00 p.m. | Charlotte | Tennessee | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | SECN | W 14–3 | 86,753 | |
November 3 | 7:30 p.m. | Louisiana Tech | No. 18 Mississippi State | Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS | SECN | W 45–3 | 58,709 | |
November 3 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 1 Alabama | No. 3 LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry) | CBS | ALA 29–0 | 102,321 | |
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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November 10 | Noon | South Carolina | No. 15 Florida | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL | ESPN | FLA 35–31 | 82,696 | |
November 10 | Noon | Vanderbilt | Missouri | Farout Field • Columbia, MO | SECN | MIZZOU 33–28 | 48,342 | |
November 10 | Noon | Ole Miss | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | CBS | TAMU 38–24 | 102,618 | |
November 10 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 16 Mississippi State | No. 1 Alabama | Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry) | CBS | ALA 24–0 | 101,821 | |
November 10 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 11 Kentucky | Tennessee | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (rivalry) | SECN | TENN 24–7 | 95,258 | |
November 10 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 24 Auburn | No. 5 Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (rivalry) | ESPN | UGA 27–10 | 92,746 | |
November 10 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 7 LSU | Arkansas | Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR (rivalry) | SECN | LSU 24–17 | 64,135 | |
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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November 17 | Noon | The Citadel | No. 1 Alabama | Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | SECN | W 50–17 | 101,681 | |
November 17 | Noon | Middle Tennessee | No. 17 Kentucky | Kroger Field • Lexington, KY | SECN | W 34–23 | 47,535 | |
November 17 | Noon | Idaho | No. 13 Florida | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL | ESPNU | W 63–10 | 81,467 | |
November 17 | Noon | Arkansas | No. 21 Mississippi State | Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS | ESPN | MISS ST 52–6 | 57,772 | |
November 17 | 3:30 p.m. | Missouri | Tennessee | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | CBS | MIZZOU 50–17 | 88,224 | |
November 17 | 4:00 p.m. | UMass | No. 5 Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA | SECN | W 66–27 | 92,746 | |
November 17 | 4:00 p.m. | Liberty | Auburn | Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL | SECN | W 53–0 | 81,129 | |
November 17 | 7:00 p.m. | UAB | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | ESPN2 | W 41–20 | 97,584 | |
November 17 | 7:30 p.m. | Rice | No. 7 LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | ESPNU | W 42–10 | 100,323 | |
November 17 | 7:30 p.m. | Ole Miss | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN (rivalry) | SECN | VANDY 36–29 OT | 24,866 | |
November 17 | 7:30 p.m. | Chattanooga | South Carolina | Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC | SECN | W 49–9 | 72,832 | |
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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November 22 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 18 Mississippi State | Ole Miss | Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl) | ESPN | MISS ST 35–3 | 56,561 | |
November 23 | 2:30 p.m. | Arkansas | Missouri | Faurot Field • Columbia, MO (Battle Line Rivalry) | CBS | MIZZOU 38–0 | 52,482 | |
November 24 | Noon | No. 11 Florida | Florida State | Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Sunshine Showdown) | ABC | W 41–14 | 71,953 | |
November 24 | Noon | Georgia Tech | No. 5 Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) | SECN | W 45–21 | 92,746 | |
November 24 | 3:30 p.m. | Auburn | No. 1 Alabama | Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (Iron Bowl) | CBS | ALA 52–21 | 101,821 | |
November 24 | 4:00 p.m. | Tennessee | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN (rivalry) | SECN | VANDY 38–13 | 35,887 | |
November 24 | 7:00 p.m. | South Carolina | No. 2 Clemson | Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Palmetto Bowl) | ESPN | L 35–56 | 81,436 | |
November 24 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 15 Kentucky | Louisville | Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY (Governor's Cup) | ESPN2 | W 56–10 | 49,988 | |
November 24 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 7 LSU | No. 22 Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX (rivalry) | SECN | TAMU 74–72 7OT | 101,501 | |
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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December 1 [a] | Noon | Akron | South Carolina | Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC | ESPN | W 28–3 | 53,420 | |
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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December 1 | 4:00 pm | No. 1 Alabama | No. 4 Georgia | Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA (rivalry) | CBS | ALA 35–28 | 77,141 | |
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time. |
This is a list of teams considered by the SEC as "Power Five" teams for purposes of meeting league requirements that each member play at least one "power" team in non-conference play. In addition to the SEC, the NCAA officially considers all football members of the ACC, Big 10, Big 12 and Pac-12, plus independent Notre Dame (a full but non-football ACC member), as "Power Five" teams.
All rankings are from the current AP Poll at the time of the game.
2018-19 records against non-conference foes:
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(Rankings from final CFP Poll; All times Eastern)
Date | Time | Bowl Game | Site | TV | SEC Team | Opponent | Result |
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January 7, 2019 | 8:00 p.m. | CFP National Championship | Levi's Stadium • Santa Clara, CA | ESPN | No. 1 Alabama (14–0) | No. 2 Clemson (14–0) | L 16–44 |
January 1, 2019 | 8:30 p.m. | Sugar Bowl (New Year's Six) | Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA | ESPN | No. 5 Georgia (11–2) | No. 15 Texas (9–4) | L 21–28 |
January 1, 2019 | 1:00 p.m. | Fiesta Bowl (New Year's Six) | State Farm Stadium • Glendale, AZ | ESPN | No. 11 LSU (9–3) | No. 8 UCF (12–0) | W 40–32 |
January 1, 2019 | 1:00 p.m. | Citrus Bowl | Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FL | ABC | No. 14 Kentucky (9–3) | No. 12 Penn State (9–3) | W 27–24 |
January 1, 2019 | 12:00 p.m. | Outback Bowl | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | ESPN2 | No. 18 Mississippi State (8–4) | Iowa (8–4) | L 22–27 |
December 31, 2018 | 7:30 p.m. | Gator Bowl | TIAA Bank Field • Jacksonville, FL | ESPN | No. 19 Texas A&M (8–4) | NC State (9–3) | W 52–13 |
December 31, 2018 | 3:45 p.m. | Liberty Bowl | Liberty Bowl • Memphis, TN | ESPN | No. 23 Missouri (8–4) | Oklahoma State (6–6) | L 33–38 |
December 29, 2018 | 8:00 p.m. | Orange Bowl (CFP Semifinal) | Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL | ESPN | No. 1 Alabama (13–0) | No. 4 Oklahoma (12–1) | W 45–34 |
December 29, 2018 | 12:00 p.m. | Peach Bowl (New Year's Six) | Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA | ESPN | No. 10 Florida (9–3) | No. 7 Michigan (10–2) | W 41–15 |
December 29, 2018 | 12:00 p.m. | Belk Bowl | Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC | ESPN | South Carolina (7–5) | Virginia (7–5) | L 0–28 |
December 28, 2018 | 1:30 p.m. | Music City Bowl | Nissan Stadium • Nashville, TN | ESPN | Auburn (7–5) | Purdue (6–6) | W 63–14 |
December 27, 2018 | 9:00 p.m. | Texas Bowl | NRG Stadium • Houston, TX | ESPN | Vanderbilt (6–6) | Baylor (6–6) | L 38–45 |
Week | Offensive | Defensive | Offensive Line | Defensive Line | Specialist | Freshman | |||||||||||||||||||
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Week 1 (Sept. 4) | Scottie Phillips | Ole Miss | RB |
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Week 2 (Sept. 10) | Kylin Hill | Mississippi State | RB | Josh Allen | Kentucky | LB | Jervontius Stallings | Kentucky | OG | Montez Sweat | Mississippi State | DE | Rodrigo Blankenship | Georgia | PK | Bryce Thompson | Tennessee | DB | |||||||
Week 3 (Sept. 17) | Joe Burrow | LSU | QB | Christian Miller | Alabama | LB | Elgton Jenkins | Mississippi State | C | Jabari Zuniga | Florida | DL | Cole Tracy (2) | LSU | PK | Jalen Knox | Missouri | WR | |||||||
Week 4 (Sept. 24) | Tua Tagovailoa | Alabama | QB | Josh Allen (2) | Kentucky | LB | Jervontius Stallings (2) | Kentucky | OG | Isaiah Buggs Javon Kinlaw | Alabama South California | DE DT | Noah Igbinoghene | Auburn | KR | Dameon Pierce | Florida | RB | |||||||
Week 5 (Oct. 1) | Joe Burrow (2) | LSU | QB | Josh Allen (3) | Kentucky | LB | George Asafo-Adjei | Kentucky | OT | Jachai Polite | Florida | DL | Braden Mann | Texas A&M | P | Evan McPherson | Florida | PK | |||||||
Week 6 (Oct. 8) | Nick Fitzgerald | Mississippi State | QB | Vosean Joseph | Florida | LB | Ross Pierschbacher | Alabama | C | Montez Sweat (2) | Mississippi State | DE | Braden Mann (2) Parker White | Texas A&M South Carolina | P PK | Jaycee Horn | South Carolina | DB | |||||||
Week 7 (Oct. 15) | Jordan Ta'amu Jarrett Guarantano | Ole Miss Tennessee | QB | Devin White | LSU | LB | Jedrick Wills | Alabama | RT | Kyle Phillips | Tennessee | DE | Cole Tracy (3) | LSU | PK | Evan McPherson (2) | Florida | PK | |||||||
Week 8 (Oct. 22) | Tua Tagovailoa (2) | Alabama | QB | Grant Delpit | LSU | S | George Asafo-Adjei (2) | Kentucky | OT | Nick Coe (2) | Auburn | DL | Cole Tracy (4) | LSU | PK | Jalen Knox (2) | Missouri | WR | |||||||
Week 9 (Oct. 27) | Nick Fitzgerald Jake Fromm | Mississippi State Georgia | QB | Josh Allen (4) | Kentucky | LB | Justin Skule | Vanderbilt | OT | D. J. Wonnum | South Carolina | DL | Lynn Bowden | Kentucky | KR | Dylan Wonnum | South Carolina | OL | |||||||
Week 10 (Nov. 4) | Drew Lock D'Andre Swift | Missouri Georgia | QB RB | Quinnen Williams | Alabama | DT | Jonah Williams Andrew Thomas | Alabama Georgia | OT OL | Nick Coe (3) | Auburn | DL | Deebo Samuel | South Carolina | WR (KR) | Seth Williams | Auburn | WR | |||||||
Week 11 (Nov. 10) | D'Andre Swift (2) Trayveon Williams | Georgia Texas A&M | RB | Darrell Taylor | Tennessee | LB | Martez Ivey | Florida | OL | Quinnen Williams (2) | Alabama | DL | Braden Mann (3) | Texas A&M | P | Daniel Parker | Missouri | TE | |||||||
Week 12 (Nov. 19) | Drew Lock (2) | Missouri | QB | Johnathan Abram Josh Paschal | Mississippi State Kentucky | S LB | Deion Calhoun | Mississippi State | OG | Dayo Odeyingbo | Vanderbilt | DL | Luke Logan | Ole Miss | PK | Justin Fields | Georgia | QB | |||||||
Week 13 (Nov. 25) | Kyle Shurmur Tua Tagovailoa (3) | Vanderbilt Alabama | QB | Jordan Elliot Devin White (2) | Missouri LSU | DT LB | Erik McCoy Elgton Jenkins (2) | Texas A&M Mississippi State | C | Jeffery Simmons | Mississippi State | DL | Braden Mann (4) | Texas A&M | P | C.J. Bolar | Vanderbilt | WR |
The following individuals won the conference's annual player and coach awards:
Reference:
Team | Stadium | Capacity | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 | Total | Average | % of Capacity |
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Alabama | Bryant–Denny Stadium | 101,821 [11] | 100,495 | 101,821 | 101,471 | 101,821 | 101,821 | 101,681 | 101,821 | 710,931 | 101,562 | 99.75% |
Arkansas | Razorback Stadium | 76,212 | 63,342 | 62,355 | 64,974 | 51,438 A | 56,691 | 56,251 | 64,135 | 419,186 | 59,884 | 81.97% |
Auburn | Jordan–Hare Stadium | 87,451 [12] | 84,806 | 86,787 | 84,188 | 83,792 | 84,589 | 85,945 | 81,129 | 591,236 | 84,462 | 96.58% |
Florida | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium | 88,548 [13] | 81,164 | 80,651 | 80,021 | 90,283 | 80,017 | 82,696 | 81,467 | 576,299 | 82,328 | 92.98% |
Georgia | Sanford Stadium | 92,746 [14] | 92,746 | 92,746 | 92,746 | 92,746 | 92,746 | 92,746 | 92,746 | 649,222 | 92,746 | 100% |
Kentucky | Kroger Field | 61,000 [15] | 49,138 | 48,217 | 60,037 | 63,081 | 54,269 | 63,543 | 47,535 | 385,820 | 55,117 | 90.36 |
LSU | Tiger Stadium | 102,321 [16] | 96,883 | 102,321 | 100,224 | 102,321 | 101,340 | 102,321 | 100,323 | 705,733 | 100,819 | 98.53% |
Mississippi State | Davis Wade Stadium | 61,337 [17] | 54,289 | 56,505 | 61,406 | 60,635 | 57,085 | 58,709 | 57,772 | 406,401 | 58,057 | 94.65% |
Missouri | Faurot Field | 60,168 [18] | 44,019 | 50,820 | 58,284 | 52,917 | 53,397 | 48,342 | 52,482 | 360,261 | 51,466 | 85.54% |
Ole Miss | Vaught–Hemingway Stadium | 64,038 [19] | 53,339 | 62,919 | 50,417 | 52,875 | 56,885 | 56,798 | 56,561 | 389,794 | 55,685 | 86.96% |
South Carolina | Williams–Brice Stadium | 80,250 [20] | 75,126 | 83,140 | 73,393 | 76,871 | 80,614 | 72,832 | 53,420 | 515,396 | 73,628 | 91.75% |
Tennessee | Neyland Stadium | 102,455 [21] | 96,464 | 87,074 | 100,027 | 97,087 | 86,753 | 95,258 | 88,224 | 650,887 | 92,984 | 90.76% |
Texas A&M | Kyle Field | 102,512 [22] | 95,855 | 104,794 | 96,727 | 99,829 | 102,618 | 97,584 | 101,501 | 698,908 | 99,844 | 97.40% |
Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt Stadium | 40,550 [23] | 25,348 | 25,676 | 26,078 | 27,340 | 31,118 | 24,866 | 35,887 | 196,313 | 28,045 | 69.16% |
^A Game played at Arkansas' secondary home stadium War Memorial Stadium, capacity: 54,120. [24]
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