2016 Southeastern Conference football season

2016 Southeastern Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
SportFootball
DurationSeptember 1, 2016
through January 9, 2017
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)ABC, ACCN, ASN, CBS, CBSSN, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU, FS1, SECN
2017 NFL Draft
Top draft pickMyles Garrett (Texas A&M)
Picked byCleveland Browns, 1st overall
Regular season
Top scorerDaniel Carlson (134 points)
Eastern championsFlorida
  Eastern runners-upTennessee, Georgia, Kentucky
Western championsAlabama
  Western runners-upAuburn, LSU
SEC Championship Game
ChampionsAlabama
  Runners-upFlorida
Football seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. 14 Florida x   6 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 22 Tennessee   4 – 4     9 – 4  
Georgia   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Kentucky   4 – 4     7 – 6  
South Carolina   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Vanderbilt   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Missouri*   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Western Division
No. 2 Alabama x$^   8 – 0     14 – 1  
No. 24 Auburn   5 – 3     8 – 5  
No. 13 LSU   5 – 3     8 – 4  
Texas A&M   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Arkansas   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Mississippi State   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Ole Miss*   2 – 6     5 – 7  
Championship: Alabama 54, Florida 16
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * Ole Miss and Missouri vacated all wins due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Southeastern Conference football season was the 84th season of SEC football and took place during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season began on September 1 with Tennessee defeating Appalachian State on the SEC Network.[1] This is the fifth season for the SEC under realignment that took place in 2012 adding Texas A&M and Missouri from the Big 12 Conference. 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.

The SEC consists of 14 members: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M, and Vanderbilt; and is split up into the Western and Eastern divisions, with the champion of each division meeting in Atlanta to compete for the SEC Championship on December 3. Alabama enters the season as defending SEC champions as they defeated Florida in the previous year's championship game. The Tide would then go on to defeat the Washington Huskies in the Peach Bowl, but lost to Clemson 35-31 on January 9, 2017 in the National Championship Game.

Preseason

Recruiting classes

National rankings
Team ESPN[2] Rivals[3] Scout[4] 24/7[5] Total signees
Alabama #2 #1 #1 #1 25
Arkansas #24 #33 #32 #25 20
Auburn #9 #9 #12 #9 21
Florida #12 #14 #10 #13 25
Georgia #7 #10 #9 #7 20
Kentucky #35 #29 #38 #34 25
LSU #3 #5 #4 #3 23
Ole Miss #4 #7 #5 #6 24
Mississippi State #33 #35 #35 #31 18
Missouri #51 #52 #57 #53 20
South Carolina #27 #26 #26 #26 24
Tennessee #14 #15 #17 #14 21
Texas A&M #20 #16 #21 #18 22
Vanderbilt #48 #60 #68 #54 20

SEC Media Days

The SEC conducted its annual media days at the Hyatt Regency Birmingham – The Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Alabama between July 11 and July 14. 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. On Monday, the teams and representatives in respective order were as follows: Auburn (Gus Malzahn, Carl Lawson, Montravius Adams, Marcus Davis), Florida (Jim McElwain, David Sharpe, Jarrad Davis, Marcus Maye), and Vanderbilt (Derek Mason, Ralph Webb, Zach Cunningham, Oren Burks). On Tuesday: Georgia (Kirby Smart, Jeb Blazevich, Brandon Kublanow, Dominick Sanders), Mississippi State (Dan Mullen, Richie Brown, Fred Ross, A.J. Jefferson), Tennessee (Butch Jones, Joshua Dobbs, Jalen Reeves-Maybin, Cameron Sutton), and Texas A&M (Kevin Sumlin, Myles Garrett, Trevor Knight, Ricky Seals-Jones). On Wednesday: Alabama (Nick Saban, Jonathan Allen, O.J. Howard, Eddie Jackson), Arkansas (Bret Bielema, Brooks Ellis, Deatrich Wise Jr., Jeremy Sprinkle), Kentucky (Mark Stoops, Jojo Kemp, Courtney Love, Jon Toth), and Missouri (Barry Odom, Sean Culkin, Charles Harris, Michael Scherer). On Thursday: South Carolina (Will Muschamp, Deebo Samuel, Marquavius Lewis, Mason Zandi), Ole Miss (Hugh Freeze, Chad Kelly, Evan Engram, D.J. Jones), and LSU (Les Miles, Leonard Fournette, Ethan Pocic, Tre'Davious White).[6][7][8]

Media Polls

The SEC Media Days concluded with its annual preseason media polls. Since 1992, the credentialed media has gotten the preseason champion correct just five times. Only eight 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

  • Alabama – 223
  • LSU – 59
  • Tennessee – 29
  • Georgia – 7
  • Florida – 5
  • Ole Miss – 4
  • Texas A&M – 1
  • South Carolina – 1
  • Arkansas – 1
  • Vanderbilt – 1

References:[9][10]

Preseason All-SEC: Media

First Team Offense
Position Player Class Team
QB Chad Kelly SR Ole Miss
RB Leonard Fournette JR LSU
RB Nick Chubb JR Georgia
WR Calvin Ridley SO Alabama
WR Christian Kirk SO Texas A&M
TE O. J. Howard SR Alabama
OL Cam Robinson JR Alabama
OL Dan Skipper SR Arkansas
OL Greg Pyke SR Georgia
OL Alex Kozan SR Auburn
C Ethan Pocic SR LSU
First Team Defense
Position Player Class Team
DL Jonathan Allen SR Alabama
DL Myles Garrett JR Texas A&M
DL Carl Lawson JR Auburn
DL Derek Barnett JR Tennessee
LB Reuben Foster SR Alabama
LB Kendell Beckwith SR LSU
LB Jalen Reeves-Maybin SR Tennessee
DB Eddie Jackson SR Alabama
DB Teez Tabor JR Florida
DB Tre'Davious White SR LSU
DB Cameron Sutton SR Tennessee
First Team Special Teams
Position Player Class Team
P J. K. Scott JR Alabama
K Daniel Carlson JR Auburn
RS Christian Kirk SO Texas A&M
AP Christian Kirk SO Texas A&M

(*) Indicates tie

References:[11][12][13]

Head coaches

Three SEC teams hired new head coaches for the 2016 season. All three were in the Eastern Division, and all three were replacing coaches who had spent at least 11 seasons at their respective schools. Former Alabama defensive coordinator Kirby Smart was hired to replace long-time coach Mark Richt at Georgia, who left for the same position at Miami.[14][15] Missouri promoted defensive coordinator Barry Odom to head coach to replace long-time coach Gary Pinkel who resigned at the end of the season.[16] Former Florida head coach Will Muschamp was hired to replace long-time head coach Steve Spurrier at South Carolina, who resigned halfway through the season.[17] Muschamp had spent the previous season as defensive coordinator at Auburn.

After losing to Auburn in dramatic fashion and falling to 2–2 for the first time since 2001, LSU fired head coach Les Miles and offensive coordinator Cam Cameron on September 25, 2016. During his 11+ seasons as head coach, Miles led the Tigers through one of the most successful periods in school history during which they averaged nearly 10 wins per season, won the 2008 BCS Championship and appeared in the 2011 Championship Game, won 2 SEC titles, appeared in the post-season each year with 7 bowl victories, signed 9 top 10 recruiting classes, and had 69 players drafted by the NFL. Defensive line coach Ed Orgeron was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season, and on November 26 after compiling a 5–2 record, Orgeron was named permanent head coach.[18][19]

Note: All stats shown are before the beginning of the season.

Team Head coach Years at school Overall record Record at school SEC record
Alabama Nick Saban 10 191–60–1 100–18 57–12
Arkansas Bret Bielema 4 86–44 18–20 7–17
Auburn Gus Malzahn 4 36–16 27–13 13–11
Florida Jim McElwain 2 32–20 10–4 7–1
Georgia Kirby Smart 1 0–0 0–0 0–0
Kentucky Mark Stoops 4 12–24 12–24 4–20
LSU Les Miles 12 139–53 112–32 61–27
Ole Miss Hugh Freeze 5 64–25 34–18 17–15
Mississippi State Dan Mullen 8 55–35 55–35 26–30
Missouri Barry Odom 1 0–0 0–0 0–0
South Carolina Will Muschamp 1 28–21 0–0 0–0
Tennessee Butch Jones 4 71–44 21–17 10–14
Texas A&M Kevin Sumlin 5 71–33 36–16 17–15
Vanderbilt Derek Mason 3 7–17 7–17 2–14

References:[20][21]

Rankings

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RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
Main article: 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
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Alabama AP 1 (33) 1 (54) 1 (56) 1 (50) 1 (50) 1 (53) 1 (56) 1 (60) 1 (60) 1 (60) 1 (60) 1 (61) 1 (61) 1 (61) 1 (61) 2
C 1 (55) 1 (62) 1 (62) 1 (59) 1 (61) 1 (57) 1 (58) 1 (61) 1 (63) 1 (63) 1 (62) 1 (63) 1 (63) 1 (64) 1 (58) 2
CFP Not released 1 1 1 1 1 1
Arkansas AP RV 24 17 20 16 22 17 RV RV RV RV RV
C RV RV 24 18 22 17 22 17 RV RV RV RV RV RV
CFP Not released 25
Auburn AP RV RV RV RV RV 23 21 15 11 8 18 16 18 17 24
C RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 24 17 12 8 16 16 19 17 22
CFP Not released 9 9 15 13 14 14
Florida AP 25 RV 23 19 23 18 18 15 14 10 22 21 13 15 20 14
C 25 25 23 16 21 18 14 12 12 9 16 18 13 16 18 13
CFP Not released 11 23 15 15 17
Georgia AP 18 9 16 12 25 RV RV
C 16 9 13 11 20 RV RV RV
CFP Not released
Kentucky AP RV
C RV
CFP Not released
LSU AP 5 (1) 21 20 18 RV RV RV 25 19 15 19 16 25 21 19 13
C 6 22 22 17 RV RV 25 23 19 14 19 14 RV 21 20 14
CFP Not released 13 24 16 21 20
Mississippi State AP
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Missouri AP
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CFP Not released
Ole Miss AP 11 19 19 23 16 14 12 23 RV
C 12 18 17 21 17 14 13 22 RV RV
CFP Not released
South Carolina AP
C
CFP Not released
Tennessee AP 9 17 15 14 11 9 9 18 18 RV RV RV 24 RV RV 22
C 10 (1) 14 15 12 11 9 11 19 18 RV RV RV 24 RV RV 24
CFP Not released 19 17 22 21
Texas A&M AP RV 20 17 10 9 8 6 6 9 7 10 23 22 RV RV
C RV 24 20 13 10 7 6 6 10 7 11 22 22 RV RV
CFP Not released 4 8 25
Vanderbilt AP
C
CFP Not released

Regular season

Index to colors and formatting
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 10 when CFP rankings are used.

Week One

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
September 1 7:30 p.m. Appalachian State #9 Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee SECN W 20–13 OT 100,074 [22]
September 1 8:00 p.m. South Carolina Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee ESPN SCAR 13–10 30,304 [23]
September 3 12:00 p.m. Missouri West Virginia Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia FS1 L 11–26 60,125
September 3 12:00 p.m. South Alabama Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi SECN L 20–21 57,075
September 3 3:30 p.m. #16 UCLA Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, Texas CBS W 31–24 OT 100,443
September 3 3:30 p.m. #5 LSU Wisconsin Lambeau Field • Green Bay, Wisconsin ABC L 14–16 77,823
September 3 4:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas SECN W 21–20 69,132
September 3 5:30 p.m. #22 North Carolina #18 Georgia Georgia Dome • Atlanta ESPN W 33–24 75,405
September 3 7:30 p.m. Southern Miss Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky ESPNU L 35–44 57,230
September 3 7:30 p.m. UMass #25 Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida SECN W 24–7 88,121
September 3 8:00 p.m. #20 USC #1 Alabama AT&T Stadium • Arlington, Texas ABC W 52–6 81,359
September 3 9:00 p.m. #2 Clemson Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama ESPN L 13–19 87,451
September 5 8:00 p.m. #11 Ole Miss #4 Florida State Camping World Stadium • Orlando, Florida ESPN L 34–45 63,042

Players of the week:

Offensive Offensive lineman Defensive Defensive lineman Special teams Freshman
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
Nick Chubb Georgia Erik McCoy Texas A&M Jonathan Allen Alabama Deatrich Wise Jr. Arkansas Elliott Fry South Carolina Jonah Williams Alabama
Reference:[24]

Week Two

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
September 10 12:00 p.m. Nicholls State #9 Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia SECN W 26–24 92,746
September 10 12:00 p.m. Prairie View A&M #20 Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, Texas SECN W 67–0 96,412
September 10 3:30 p.m. WKU #1 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama ESPN2 W 38–10 101,821
September 10 3:30 p.m. Kentucky Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida CBS FLA 45–7 85,821
September 10 4:00 p.m. Wofford #19 Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi SECN W 38–13 64,232
September 10 4:00 p.m. Middle Tennessee Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee SECN W 47–24 29,627
September 10 7:00 p.m. Arkansas #15 TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas ESPN W 41–38 2OT 48,091
September 10 7:00 p.m. South Carolina Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi ESPN2 MISS ST 27–14 57,763
September 10 7:30 p.m. Jacksonville State #21 LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana ESPNU W 34–13 98,389
September 10 7:30 p.m. Arkansas State Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama SECN W 51–14 86,825
September 10 7:30 p.m. Eastern Michigan Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri SECN W 61–21 51,192
September 10 8:00 p.m. Virginia Tech #17 Tennessee Bristol Motor Speedway • Bristol, Tennessee ABC W 45–24 156,990‡

Players of the week:

Offensive Offensive lineman Defensive Defensive lineman Special teams Freshman
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
Austin Allen Arkansas Dan Skipper Arkansas Micah Abernathy Tennessee A.J. Jefferson Mississippi State Daniel Carlson
Tre'Davious White 		Auburn
LSU 		Johnathon Johnson Missouri
Reference:[25]

Week Three

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
September 17 12:00 p.m. Ohio #15 Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee SECN W 28–19 101,362
September 17 12:30 p.m. Vanderbilt Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta ACCN L 7–38 41,916
September 17 3:30 p.m. #1 Alabama #19 Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi CBS ALA 48–43 66,176
September 17 4:00 p.m. East Carolina South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina SECN W 20–15 80,384
September 17 4:00 p.m. New Mexico State Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky SECN W 62–42 49,669
September 17 7:00 p.m. Mississippi State #20 LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana ESPN2 LSU 23–20 99,910
September 17 7:00 p.m. #17 Texas A&M Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama ESPN TAMU 29–16 87,175
September 17 7:30 p.m. North Texas #23 Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida ESPNU W 32–0 86,848
September 17 7:30 p.m. #16 Georgia Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri SECN UGA 28–27 57,098
September 17 7:30 p.m. Texas State #24 Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas SECN W 42–3 72,114

Players of the week:

Offensive Offensive lineman Defensive Defensive lineman Special teams Freshman
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
Jalen Hurts Alabama Frank Ragnow Arkansas Justin Evans Texas A&M Arden Key LSU Eddie Jackson
Josh Growden 		Alabama
LSU 		Traveon Williams Texas A&M
Reference:[26]

Week Four

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
September 24 12:00 p.m. Kent State #1 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama SECN W 48–0 101,821
September 24 12:00 p.m. #12 Georgia #23 Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi ESPN MISS 45–14 65,843
September 24 3:30 p.m. #19 Florida #14 Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee CBS TENN 38–28 102,455
September 24 3:30 p.m. Mississippi State UMass Gillette Stadium • Foxboro, Massachusetts ASN W 47–35 13,074
September 24 4:00 p.m. Delaware State Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri SECN W 79–0 53,472
September 24 4:30 p.m. Vanderbilt WKU Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, Kentucky CBSSN W 31–30 OT 23,674
September 24 6:00 p.m. #18 LSU Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama ESPN AUB 18–13 87,451
September 24 7:30 p.m. South Carolina Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky SECN UK 17–10 51,702
September 24 9:00 p.m. #17 Arkansas #10 Texas A&M AT&T Stadium • Arlington, Texas ESPN TAMU 45–24 67,751

Players of the week:

Offensive Offensive lineman Defensive Defensive lineman Special teams Freshman
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
Joshua Dobbs Tennessee Jordan Sims Ole Miss Armani Watts Texas A&M Derek Barnett
Denzil Ware 		Tennessee
Kentucky 		Daniel Carlson Auburn Trayveon Williams Texas A&M
Reference:[27]

Week Five

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
October 1 12:00 p.m. #23 Florida Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee SECN FLA 13–6 30,565
October 1 12:00 p.m. Alcorn State #20 Arkansas War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, Arkansas SECN W 52–10 46,988
October 1 3:30 p.m. #11 Tennessee #25 Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia CBS TENN 34–31 92,746
October 1 3:30 p.m. Louisiana–Monroe Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama SECN W 58–7 84,243
October 1 4:00 p.m. #9 Texas A&M South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina SECN TAMU 24–13 78,245
October 1 7:00 p.m. Kentucky #1 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama ESPN ALA 34–6 101,821
October 1 7:00 p.m. Memphis #16 Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi ESPN2 W 48–28 65,889
October 1 7:30 p.m. Missouri LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana SECN LSU 42–7 102,071

Players of the week:

Offensive Offensive lineman Defensive Defensive lineman Special teams Freshman
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
Derrius Guice LSU Dan Skipper Arkansas Derek Barnett Tennessee Daeshon Hall Texas A&M Dan Skipper
Riley Lovingood 		Arkansas
Tennessee 		Josh Jacobs Alabama
Reference:[28]

Week Six

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
October 8 12:00 p.m. Auburn Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi ESPN AUB 38–14 60,102
October 8 3:30 p.m. #9 Tennessee #8 Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, Texas CBS TAMU 45–38 2OT 106,248
October 8 4:00 p.m. Vanderbilt Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky SECN UK 20–13 55,030
October 8 7:00 p.m. #1 Alabama #16 Arkansas Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas ESPN ALA 49–30 75,459
October 9 2:30 p.m.[a] Georgia South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina SECN UGA 28–14 77,221
^[a] The game between Georgia and South Carolina was rescheduled due to Hurricane Matthew; game originally scheduled for October 8 at 7:30 p.m. on the SEC Network.[29]

Players of the week:

Offensive Offensive lineman Defensive Defensive lineman Special teams Freshman
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
Trevor Knight Texas A&M Jon Toth Kentucky Minkah Fitzpatrick Alabama Carl Lawson Auburn J. K. Scott Alabama Jalen Hurts
Traveon Williams 		Alabama
Texas A&M
Reference:[30]

Week Seven

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
October 14 9:15 p.m. Mississippi State BYU LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, Utah ESPN L 21–28 2OT 62,184
October 15 12:00 p.m. Vanderbilt Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia SECN VANDY 17–16 92,746
October 15 3:30 p.m. #1 Alabama #9 Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee CBS ALA 49–10 102,455
October 15 4:00 p.m. Missouri #18 Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida SECN FLA 40–14 88,825
October 15 7:00 p.m. #12 Ole Miss #22 Arkansas Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas ESPN ARK 34–30 73,786
October 15 7:30 p.m. Southern Miss LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana SECN W 45–10 102,164

Players of the week:

Offensive Offensive lineman Defensive Defensive lineman Special teams Freshman
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
Rawleigh Williams III Arkansas Jonah Williams Alabama Zach Cunningham Vanderbilt Derek Barnett Tennessee Darrius Sims Vanderbilt Jalen Hurts Alabama
Reference:[31]

Week Eight

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
October 22 12:00 p.m. UMass South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina SECN W 34–28 73,428
October 22 3:30 p.m. #6 Texas A&M #1 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama CBS ALA 33–14 101,821
October 22 4:00 p.m. Middle Tennessee Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri SECN L 45–51 52,351
October 22 6:00 p.m. #17 Arkansas #21 Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama ESPN AUB 56–3 87,451
October 22 7:30 p.m. Mississippi State Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky SECN UK 40–38 50,414
October 22 7:30 p.m. Tennessee State Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee ESPNU W 35–17 31,084
October 22 9:00 p.m. #23 Ole Miss #25 LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana ESPN LSU 38–21 101,720

Players of the week:

Offensive Offensive lineman Defensive Defensive lineman Special teams Freshman
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
Leonard Fournette LSU Alex Kozan
Ethan Pocic 		Auburn
LSU 		Jonathan Allen Alabama Montravius Adams Auburn Austin MacGinnis Kentucky Benny Snell, Jr. Kentucky
Reference:[32]

Week Nine

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
October 29 12:00 p.m. Kentucky Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri SECN UK 35–21 50,234
October 29 3:30 p.m. #14 Florida Georgia EverBank Field • Jacksonville, Florida CBS FLA 24–10 84,681
October 29 3:30 p.m. Samford Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi SECN W 56–41 58,019
October 29 7:15 p.m. #15 Auburn Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi SECN AUB 40–29 65,927
October 29 7:15 p.m. #18 Tennessee South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina ESPN2 SCAR 24–21 78,696
October 29 7:30 p.m. New Mexico State #9 Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, Texas ESPNU W 52–10 99,960

Players of the week:

Offensive Offensive lineman Defensive Defensive lineman Special teams Freshman
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
Kamryn Pettway Auburn Martez Ivey Florida Jamarcus King South Carolina Adrian Middleton Kentucky Daniel Carlson Auburn Benny Snell, Jr. Kentucky
Reference:[33]

Week Ten

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
November 5 12:00 p.m. Vanderbilt #9 Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama ESPN AUB 23–16 87,451
November 5 12:00 p.m. #4 Texas A&M Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi SECN MISS ST 35–28 58,407
November 5 12:00 p.m. Georgia Southern Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi ESPNU W 37–27 60,263
November 5 3:30 p.m. #11 Florida Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas CBS ARK 31–10 74,432
November 5 4:00 p.m. Missouri South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina SECN SCAR 31–21 73,817
November 5 4:00 p.m. Tennessee Tech Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee SECN W 55–0 98,343
November 5 7:30 p.m. Georgia Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky SECN UGA 27–24 62,507
November 5 8:00 p.m. #1 Alabama #13 LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana CBS ALA 10–0 102,321

Players of the week:

Offensive Offensive lineman Defensive Defensive lineman Special teams Freshman
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
Nick Fitzgerald
Rawleigh Williams III 		Mississippi State
Arkansas 		Martinas Rankin Mississippi State Ryan Anderson Alabama Lewis Neal LSU J. K. Scott
Rodrigo Blankenship 		Alabama
Georgia 		Jake Bentley South Carolina
Reference:[34]

Week Eleven

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
November 12 12:00 p.m. South Carolina Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida CBS FLA 20–7 89,614
November 12 12:00 p.m. Mississippi State #1 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama ESPN ALA 51–3 101,821
November 12 12:00 p.m. Kentucky Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee SECN TENN 49–36 101,075
November 12 3:30 p.m. #9 Auburn Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia CBS UGA 13–7 92,746
November 12 3:30 p.m. Vanderbilt Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri SECN MIZZOU 26–17 50,261
November 12 7:00 p.m. #24 LSU #25 Arkansas War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, Arkansas ESPN LSU 38–10 75,156
November 12 7:30 p.m. Ole Miss #8 Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, Texas SECN MISS 29–28 104,892

Players of the week:

Offensive Offensive lineman Defensive Defensive lineman Special teams Freshman
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
Jalen Hurts Alabama Martez Ivey
Ethan Pocic 		Florida
LSU 		Maurice Smith Georgia Charles Harris Missouri Gary Wunderlich Ole Miss Shea Patterson Ole Miss
Reference:[35]

Week Twelve

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
November 19 12:00 p.m. Louisiana–Lafayette Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia SECN W 35–21 92,746
November 19 12:00 p.m. UTSA #25 Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, Texas ESPNU W 23–10 102,502
November 19[b] 1:00 p.m. #23 Florida #16 LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana SECN FLA 16–10 102,043
November 19 3:30 p.m. Missouri #19 Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee CBS TENN 63–37 101,012
November 19 4:00 p.m. Western Carolina South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina SECN W 44–31 76,650
November 19 4:30 p.m. Austin Peay Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky SECN W 49–13 48,948
November 19 7:00 p.m. Chattanooga #1 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama ESPN2 W 31–3 101,821
November 19 7:00 p.m. Arkansas Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi ESPNU ARK 58–42 58,538
November 19 7:30 p.m. Alabama A&M #15 Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama SECN W 55–0 87,451
November 19 8:00 p.m. Ole Miss Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee SECN VANDY 38–17 27,763
^[b] The game between LSU and Florida was rescheduled from October 8 and moved from Ben Hill Griffin Stadium to Tiger Stadium due to Hurricane Matthew. The two school's athletic departments agreed to buy out their respective Week 12 non-conference opponents (South Alabama, and Presbyterian) to schedule this game. As a result of playing the game in Baton Rouge, the two schools agreed to play the next two games of the series in Gainesville.[36][37]

Players of the week:

Offensive Offensive lineman Defensive Defensive lineman Special teams Freshman
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
Rawleigh Williams lll Arkansas Will Holden
Dan Skipper 		Vanderbilt
Arkansas 		David Reese Florida Derek Barnett Tennessee Eddy Piñeiro Florida Tyrie Cleveland Florida
Reference:[38]

Week Thirteen

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
November 24 7:30 p.m. LSU Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, Texas ESPN LSU 54–39 102,961
November 25 2:30 p.m. Arkansas Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri CBS MIZZOU 28–24 51,043
November 26 12:00 p.m. Georgia Tech Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia SECN L 27–28 92,746
November 26 12:00 p.m. Kentucky #11 Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky ESPN W 41–38 54,075
November 26 3:30 p.m. #13 Auburn #1 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama CBS ALA 30–12 101,821
November 26 3:30 p.m. Mississippi State Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi SECN MISS ST 55–20 66,038
November 26 7:30 p.m. South Carolina #4 Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina ESPN L 7–56 81,542
November 26 7:30 p.m. #17 Tennessee Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee SECN VANDY 45–34 38,108
November 26 8:00 p.m. #15 Florida #14 Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida ABC L 13–31 78,342

Players of the week:

Offensive Offensive lineman Defensive Defensive lineman Special teams Freshman
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
Derrius Guice
Nick Fitzgerald 		LSU
Mississippi State 		Cam Robinson Alabama Mike Edwards
Zach Cunningham 		Kentucky
Vanderbilt 		Marcell Frazier Missouri Austin MacGinnis Kentucky Leo Lewis Mississippi State
Reference:[39]

SEC Championship Game

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
December 3 4:00 p.m. #1 Alabama #15 Florida Georgia Dome • Atlanta (2016 SEC Championship Game) CBS ALA 54–16 74,632

References:[40][41][42][43]

SEC vs other Conferences

SEC vs Power Conference matchups

This is a list of the power conference teams (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12)A the SEC plays in non-conference (Rankings from the AP Poll):

Date Visitor Home Site Significance Score
September 3 #20 USC #1 Alabama AT&T Stadium • Arlington, Texas Advocare Classic W 52–6
September 3 #2 Clemson Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama Auburn–Clemson football rivalry L 13–19
September 3 #22 North Carolina #18 Georgia Georgia Dome • Atlanta Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game W 33–24
September 3 #5 LSU Wisconsin Lambeau Field • Green Bay, Wisconsin Lambeau Field College Classic L 14–16
September 3 Missouri West Virginia Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia L 11–26
September 3 #16 UCLA Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, Texas W 31–24 OT
September 5 #11 Ole Miss #4 Florida State Camping World Stadium • Orlando, Florida Camping World Kickoff L 34–45
September 10 Arkansas #15 TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas W 41–38 2OT
September 10 Virginia Tech #17 Tennessee Bristol Motor Speedway • Bristol, Tennessee Battle at Bristol W 45–24
September 17 Vanderbilt Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta Georgia Tech–Vanderbilt football rivalry L 7–38
October 14 Mississippi State BYU LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, Utah L 21–28 2OT
November 26 #13 Florida #15 Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida Florida–Florida State football rivalry L 13–31
November 26 Georgia Tech Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate L 27–28
November 26 Kentucky #11 Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky Governor's Cup W 41–38
November 26 South Carolina #4 Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina Battle of the Palmetto State L 7–56

^A The SEC recognizes independents Army, BYU and Notre Dame as power five teams for scheduling purposes.[44]

Records against non-conference opponents

Bowl games

See also: 2016–17 NCAA football bowl games

(Rankings from final CFP Poll; All times Eastern)

Date Time Bowl Game Site TV SEC Team Opponent Result
January 9, 2017 8:30 p.m. CFP National Championship Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida (rivalry) ESPN #1 Alabama #2 Clemson L 31–35
January 2, 2017 8:30 p.m. Sugar Bowl (New Year's Six) Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans ESPN #14 Auburn #7 Oklahoma L 19–35
January 2, 2017 1:00 p.m. Outback Bowl Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida ABC #17 Florida Iowa W 30–3
December 31, 2016 3:00 p.m. Peach Bowl (CFP Seminfinal) Georgia Dome • Atlanta ESPN #1 Alabama #4 Washington W 24–7
December 31, 2016 11:00 a.m. TaxSlayer Bowl EverBank Field • Jacksonville, Florida ESPN Kentucky Georgia Tech L 18–33
December 31, 2016 11:00 a.m. Citrus Bowl Citrus Bowl • Orlando, Florida ABC #20 LSU #13 Louisville W 29–9
December 30, 2016 3:30 p.m. Music City Bowl Nissan Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee ESPN #21 Tennessee Nebraska W 38–24
December 30, 2016 12:00 p.m. Liberty Bowl Liberty Bowl • Memphis, Tennessee ESPN Georgia TCU W 31–23
December 29, 2016 5:30 p.m. Belk Bowl Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina ESPN Arkansas #22 Virginia Tech L 24–35
December 29, 2016 2:00 p.m. Birmingham Bowl Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama ESPN South Carolina South Florida L 39–46
December 28, 2016 9:00 p.m. Texas Bowl NRG Stadium • Houston, Texas ESPN Texas A&M Kansas State L 28–33
December 26, 2016 5:00 p.m. Independence Bowl Independence Stadium • Shreveport, Louisiana ESPN2 Vanderbilt NC State L 17–41
December 26, 2016 11:00 a.m. St. Petersburg Bowl Tropicana Field • St. Petersburg, Florida ESPN Mississippi State Miami (OH) W 17–16

Awards and honors

SEC Football Awards

Reference:[45]

All-SEC Teams

Main article: 2016 All-SEC football team

Coaches were not permitted to vote for their own players.

Position 1st Team 2nd Team
Player School Player School
QB Jalen Hurts Alabama Joshua Dobbs*
Chad Kelly* 		Tennessee
Ole Miss
RB Kamryn Pettway Auburn Rawleigh Williams III Arkansas
RB Derrius Guice LSU Ralph Webb*
Leonard Fournette* 		Vanderbilt
LSU
WR Christian Kirk Texas A&M Calvin Ridley Alabama
WR ArDarius Stewart Alabama Fred Ross Mississippi State
TE Evan Engram Ole Miss O. J. Howard Alabama
C Ethan Pocic LSU John Toth Kentucky
OG Avery Gennesy Texas A&M Martez Ivey Florida
OG Will Clapp LSU Alex Kozan Auburn
OT Cam Robinson Alabama Braden Smith Auburn
OT Dan Skipper Arkansas Will Holden Vanderbilt
AP Christian Kirk Texas A&M Derrius Guice LSU
DL Myles Garrett Texas A&M Arden Key LSU
DL Jonathan Allen Alabama Montravius Adams Auburn
DL Carl Lawson Auburn Charles Harris Missouri
DL Derek Barnett Tennessee Caleb Brantley Florida
LB Kendell Beckwith LSU Tim Williams Alabama
LB Zach Cunningham Vanderbilt Jarrad Davis Florida
LB Reuben Foster Alabama Jordan Jones Kentucky
DB Teez Tabor Florida Jamal Adams LSU
DB Tre'Davious White LSU Eddie Jackson Alabama
DB Minkah Fitzpatrick Alabama Quincy Wilson Florida
DB Aarion Penton Missouri Justin Evans Texas A&M
PK Daniel Carlson Auburn Gary Wunderlich Ole Miss
P J. K. Scott Alabama Johnny Townsend Florida
RS Christian Kirk Texas A&M Evan Berry Tennessee

Reference:[46]

(*) Indicates tie

National Award Finalists

Main article: 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season § Awards and honors

Winners in bold

Reference:

All-Americans

Main article: 2016 College Football All-America Team
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Home game attendance

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 101,821[47] 101,821 101,821 101,821 101,821 101,821 101,821 101,821 – 712,747 101,821 100.00%
Arkansas Razorback Stadium 72,000 69,132 72,114 46,988B 75,459 73,786 74,432 75,156 – 487,067 73,346 101.87%
Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium 87,451[48] 87,451 86,825 87,175 87,451 84,243 87,451 87,451 87,451 695,498 86,937 99.41%
Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium 88,548[49] 88,121 85,821 86,848 88,825 89,614 – – – 439,229 87,846 99.21%
Georgia Sanford Stadium 92,746[50] 92,746 92,746 92,746 92,746 92,746 92,746 – – 556,476 92,746 100.00%
Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium 61,000[51] 57,230 49,669 51,702 55,030 50,414 62,507 48,948 – 375,500 53,643 87.94%
LSU Tiger Stadium 102,321[52] 98,389 99,910 102,071 102,164 101,720 102,321 102,043 – 708,627 101,232 98.94%
Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium 61,337[53] 57,075 57,763 60,102 58,019 58,407 58,538 – – 350,904 58,484 95.35%
Missouri Faurot Field 71,168[54] 51,192 57,098 53,472 52,351 50,234 50,261 51,043 – 365,651 52,236 73.40%
Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium 64,038[55] 64,232 66,176 65,843 65,889 65,927 60,263 66,038 – 454,368 64,910 101.36%
South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium 80,250[56] 80,384 78,245 77,221 73,428 78,696 73,817 76,650 – 538,441 76,920 95.85%
Tennessee Neyland Stadium 102,455[57] 100,074 101,362 102,455 102,455 98,343 101,075 101,012 – 706,776 100,968 98.55%
Texas A&M Kyle Field 102,733[58] 100,443 96,412 106,248 99,960 104,892 102,502 102,961 – 713,418 101,917 99.21%
Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium 40,550[59] 30,304 29,627 30,565 31,084 27,763 38,108 – – 187,451 31,242 77.05%

^B Game played at Arkansas' secondary home stadium War Memorial Stadium, capacity: 54,120.[60]

Attendance for neutral site games:

^‡ – Current NCAA record for largest attendance to a collegiate football game.

Reference:[61]

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