2020 Southeastern Conference football season

2020 Southeastern Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I FBS football season
SportFootball
DurationSeptember 26, 2020
through January 2021
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)CBS Sports Family (CBS, CBSSN), ESPN Family (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU, SEC Network, ABC, ESPN+)
2021 NFL Draft
Top draft pickKyle Pitts (Florida)
Picked byAtlanta Falcons, 4th overall
Regular season
East championsFlorida
West championsAlabama
SEC Championship Game
ChampionsAlabama
  Runners-upFlorida
Finals MVPNajee Harris, RB
Football seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. 13 Florida x   8 – 2     8 – 4  
No. 7 Georgia   7 – 2     8 – 2  
Missouri   5 – 5     5 – 5  
Kentucky   4 – 6     5 – 6  
Tennessee*   3 – 7     3 – 7  
South Carolina   2 – 8     2 – 8  
Vanderbilt   0 – 9     0 – 9  
Western Division
No. 1 Alabama x$#^   10 – 0     13 – 0  
No. 4 Texas A&M   8 – 1     9 – 1  
Auburn   6 – 4     6 – 5  
LSU*   5 – 5     5 – 5  
Ole Miss   4 – 5     5 – 5  
Arkansas   3 – 7     3 – 7  
Mississippi State   3 – 7     4 – 7  
Championship: Alabama 52, Florida 46
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Tennessee vacated all wins due to NCAA violations. LSU was ineligible for postseason due to self imposed ban.
    Note: Due to COVID-19, the SEC played a conference-only schedule.
Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2020 Southeastern Conference football season was the 88th season of SEC football taking place during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season was scheduled to begin on September 3, 2020 and end with the 2020 SEC Championship Game on December 5, 2020. The SEC is a Power Five conference under the College Football Playoff. The entire schedule was originally released on August 7, 2019.[1] However, the 2020 season had to be shortened due to complications from the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in the season beginning September 26 and ending with the 2020 SEC Championship Game on December 19.

Previous season

To conclude the 2019 Southeastern Conference football season, the LSU Tigers defeated the Georgia Bulldogs 37–10 in the 2019 SEC Championship Game, held in Atlanta.

Preseason

Recruiting classes

SEC media days

The 2020 SEC Media days were scheduled to take place at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, Georgia in July 2020. The event was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Head coaches

Four Coaches were fired after the 2019 season.

Arkansas Head Coach Chad Morris was fired after almost two seasons at the school on November 10, 2019. Barry Lunney Jr. was named interim head coach for the final two games of the season and was replaced by Georgia Offensive Line Coach and associate Head Coach Sam Pittman on December 7, 2019.

On November 30, 2019, Missouri Head Coach Barry Odom was fired and Replaced by Appalachian State Head Coach Eliah Drinkwitz on December 8, 2019.

On December 1, 2019, Ole Miss Coach Matt Luke was fired and replaced by former FAU Head Coach Lane Kiffin.

On December 7, 2019, Mississippi State Head Coach Joe Moorhead was fired. On January 3, 2020, he was replaced by former Washington State head coach Mike Leach.

School Coach Year
Alabama Nick Saban 14th
Arkansas Sam Pittman 1st
Auburn Gus Malzahn 8th
Florida Dan Mullen 3rd
Georgia Kirby Smart 5th
Kentucky Mark Stoops 8th
LSU Ed Orgeron 4th
Mississippi State Mike Leach 1st
Missouri Eliah Drinkwitz 1st
Ole Miss Lane Kiffin 1st
South Carolina Will Muschamp 5th
Tennessee Jeremy Pruitt 3rd
Texas A&M Jimbo Fisher 3rd
Vanderbilt Derek Mason 7th

Rankings

Main article: 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
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Florida AP 8 5 5 3 4 10 10 10 8 6 6 6 6 6 11 10 13
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Georgia AP 4 4 4 4 3 3 (1) 4 5 5 12 13 13 11 12 10 11 7
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Legend
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  Not ranked previous week
  No change in ranking from previous week
RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
т Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

Schedule

Regular season

The Schedule was released on August 7, 2019. The season was scheduled to begin on September 3, 2020 and end on December 5, 2020. The SEC Championship Game was scheduled for December 12, 2020. The regular-season schedule was severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. On July 10, 2020, the Pac-12 announced it was going to compete in a conference-only season, thus cancelling the non-conference games of Alabama vs. USC and Texas A&M vs. Colorado. On July 30, 2020, The SEC announced that it would play a 10-game, conference only schedule beginning on September 26, and the SEC Championship game to be played on December 19. The revised 2020 SEC schedule was released on August 17, 2020[2]

Week One

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 26 12:00 p.m. No. 5 Florida Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS ESPN  FLA 51–35   13,926
September 26 12:00 p.m. No. 23 Kentucky No. 8 Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL SECN  AUB 29–13   17,490
September 26 3:30 p.m. Mississippi State No. 6 LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry) CBS  MISS ST 44–34   21,124
September 26 4:00 p.m. No. 4 Georgia Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR SECN  UGA 37–10   16,500
September 26 7:00 p.m. No. 2 Alabama Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, MO ESPN  ALA 38–19   11,738
September 26 7:30 p.m. No. 16 Tennessee South Carolina Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC SECN  TENN 31–27   15,009
September 26 7:30 p.m. Vanderbilt Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, TX SECN  TAMU 17–12   24,073
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week Two

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 3 12:00 p.m. South Carolina No. 3 Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL ESPN  FLA 38–24   15,120
October 3 12:00 p.m. Missouri No. 21 Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN SECN  TENN 35–12   21,159
October 3 3:30 p.m. No. 13 Texas A&M No. 2 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL CBS  ALA 52–24   19,424
October 3 4:00 p.m. Ole Miss Kentucky Kroger Field • Lexington, KY SECN  MISS 42–41 OT  12,000
October 3 7:30 p.m. No. 7 Auburn No. 4 Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) ESPN  UGA 27–6   20,524
October 3 7:30 p.m. No. 20 LSU Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN SECN  LSU 41–7   2,000
October 3 7:30 p.m. Arkansas No. 16 Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS SECN  ARK 21–14   13,564
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week Three

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 10 12:00 p.m. No. 4 Florida No. 21 Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, TX ESPN  TAMU 41–38   24,709
October 10 12:00 p.m. South Carolina Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN SECN  SCAR 41–7   1,288
October 10 12:00 p.m. Missouri No. 17 LSU Faurot Field • Columbia, MO[a] SECN  MIZZOU 45–41   10,013
October 10 3:30 p.m. No. 14 Tennessee No. 3 Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (rivalry) CBS  UGA 44–21   20,524
October 10 4:00 p.m. Arkansas No. 13 Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL ESPN  AUB 30–28   17,490
October 10 7:30 p.m. No. 2 Alabama Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (rivalry) ESPN  ALA 63–48   14,419
October 10 7:30 p.m. Mississippi State Kentucky Kroger Field • Lexington, KY SECN  UK 24–2   12,000
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
^[a] The game between LSU and Missouri was originally scheduled to take place in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. However, in light of Hurricane Delta, the game was moved to Columbia, Missouri.

Week Four

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 17 12:00 p.m. No. 14 Auburn South Carolina Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC ESPN  SCAR 30–22   15,766
October 17 12:00 p.m. Kentucky No. 18 Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (rivalry) SECN  UK 34–7   22,519
October 17 3:30 p.m. Ole Miss Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR (rivalry) SECN  ARK 33–21   16,500
October 17 4:00 p.m. No. 11 Texas A&M Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS ESPN  TAMU 28–14   13,142
October 17 8:00 p.m. No. 3 Georgia No. 2 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry) CBS  ALA 41–24   19,424
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
October 17 Florida LSU Missouri Vanderbilt

Week Five

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 24 12:00 p.m. Auburn Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (rivalry) SECN  AUB 35–28   15,037
October 24 3:30 p.m. Alabama Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October) CBS  ALA 48–17   23,394
October 24[b] 4:00 p.m. Kentucky Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, MO SECN  MIZZOU 20–10   11,738
October 24 7:00 p.m. South Carolina LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA ESPN  LSU 52–24   21,855
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
^[b] The game between Kentucky and Missouri was originally scheduled to take place on October 31. However, schedule adjustments stemming from the COVID-19 outbreak in the Florida program caused it to be rescheduled for October 24.[3]
Date Bye Week
October 24 Arkansas Florida Georgia Mississippi State Texas A&M Vanderbilt

Week Six

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 31[c] 12:00 p.m. No. 5 Georgia Kentucky Kroger Field • Lexington, KY SECN  UGA 14–3   12,000
October 31 3:30 p.m. LSU Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Tiger Bowl) CBS  AUB 48–11   17,490
October 31 4:00 p.m. Ole Miss Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN (rivalry) SECN  MISS 54–21   840
October 31 7:00 p.m. Mississippi State No. 2 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry) ESPN  ALA 41–0   19,424
October 31 7:30 p.m. Arkansas No. 8 Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Southwest Classic) SECN  TAMU 42–31   27,114
October 31[c] 7:30 p.m. Missouri No. 10 Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL SECN  FLA 41–17   12,049
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
^[c] The games between Georgia and Kentucky and Missouri and Florida were originally scheduled to take place on October 24. However, schedule adjustments stemming from the COVID-19 outbreak in the Florida program caused it to be rescheduled for October 31.[3]
Date Bye Week
October 31 South Carolina Tennessee

Week Seven

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 7 3:30 p.m. No. 8 Florida No. 5 Georgia TIAA Bank Field • Jacksonville, FL (rivalry) CBS  FLA 44–28   19,210
November 7 4:00 p.m. Vanderbilt Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS SECN  MISS ST 24–17   12,888
November 7 7:00 p.m. No. 7 Texas A&M South Carolina Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC ESPN  TAMU 48–3   16,253
November 7 7:30 p.m. Tennessee Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR SECN  ARK 24–13   16,500
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
November 7 Alabama Auburn Kentucky LSU Ole Miss Missouri

Week Eight

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 14 12:00 p.m. Vanderbilt Kentucky Kroger Field • Lexington, KY (rivalry) SECN  UK 38–35   12,000
November 14 7:00 p.m. Arkansas No. 6 Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL ESPN  FLA 63–35   16,116
November 14 7:30 p.m. South Carolina Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS SECN  MISS 59–42   13,596
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
November 14 Alabama Auburn Georgia LSU Mississippi State Missouri Tennessee Texas A&M

Week Nine

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 21 12:00 p.m. No. 6 Florida Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN ABC  FLA 38–17   1,147
November 21 12:00 p.m. LSU Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR (Battle for the Golden Boot) SECN  LSU 27–24   16,500
November 21 4:00 p.m. Kentucky No. 1 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL SECN  ALA 63–3   19,424
November 21 7:00 p.m. Tennessee No. 23 Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (rivalry) ESPN  AUB 30–17   17,490
November 21 7:30 p.m. Mississippi State No. 13 Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA SECN  UGA 31–24   20,524
November 21 7:30 p.m. Missouri South Carolina Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC SECN  MIZZOU 17–10   13,603
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
November 21 Ole Miss Texas A&M

Week Ten

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 28 12:00 p.m. Kentucky No. 6 Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL ESPN  FLA 34–10   14,453
November 28[d] 12:00 p.m. Vanderbilt Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, MO SECN  MIZZOU 41–0   11,053
November 28 3:30 p.m. No. 22 Auburn No. 1 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (Iron Bowl) CBS  ALA 42–13   19,424
November 28 4:00 p.m. Mississippi State Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl) SECN  MISS 31–24   16,218
November 28 7:00 p.m. LSU No. 5 Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, TX (rivalry) ESPN  TAMU 20–7   23,607
November 28 7:30 p.m. No. 9 Georgia South Carolina Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (rivalry) SECN  UGA 45–16   16,444
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.
^[d] The game between Vanderbilt and Missouri was originally scheduled to take place on October 17. However, due to COVID-19 management requirements in response to positive tests and subsequent quarantine of individuals within the Vanderbilt program, the game was rescheduled for December 12.[4] The game was again rescheduled for November 28 due to scheduling adjustments stemming from positive tests and subsequent quarantining of individuals within the Arkansas football program. The Arkansas–Missouri and Tennessee–Vanderbilt games originally scheduled for November 28 were postponed.[5]
Date Bye Week
November 28 Arkansas Tennessee

Week Eleven

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
December 5 12:00 p.m. No. 5 Texas A&M Auburn Jordan Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL ESPN  TAMU 31–20   17,490
December 5[e] 12:00 p.m. Arkansas Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, MO (Battle Line Rivalry) SECN  MIZZOU 50–48   11,378
December 5 3:30 p.m. No. 6 Florida Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (rivalry) CBS  FLA 31–19   22,943
December 5 7:30 p.m. South Carolina Kentucky Kroger Field • Lexington, KY SECN  KEN 41–18   12,000
December 5[f] 8:00 p.m. No. 1 Alabama LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry) CBS  ALA 55–17   22,349
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
December 5 Georgia Mississippi State Ole Miss Vanderbilt
^[e] The game between Arkansas and Missouri was originally scheduled to take place on November 28. However, due to COVID-19 management requirements in response to positive tests and subsequent quarantine of individuals within the Arkansas program, the game was rescheduled for December 5.[6]
^[f] The game between Alabama and LSU was originally scheduled to take place on November 14. However, due to COVID-19 management requirements in response to positive tests and subsequent quarantine of individuals within the LSU program, the game was rescheduled for December 5.[6]

Week Twelve

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
December 12[g] 12:00 p.m. No. 1 Alabama Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR ESPN  ALA 52–3   16,500
December 12[h] 12:00 p.m. No. 9 Georgia No. 25 Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, MO SECN  UGA 49–14   10,830
December 12[i] 4:00 p.m. Tennessee Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN (rivalry) SECN  TENN 42–17   849
December 12[j] 7:00 p.m. LSU No. 6 Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL (rivalry) ESPN  LSU 37–34   16,610
December 12[k] 7:30 p.m. Auburn Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS SECN  AUB 24–10   12,986
December 12[l] 8:00 p.m. Ole Miss No. 5 Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, TX CBS  CANCELED[7]    
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.
^[g] The game between Alabama and Arkansas was originally scheduled to take place on December 5. However, schedule adjustments stemming from the COVID-19 outbreak in the LSU program caused it to be rescheduled for December 12.[8]
^[h] The game between Georgia and Missouri was originally scheduled to take place on November 14. However, due to COVID-19 management requirements in response to positive tests and subsequent quarantine of individuals within the Missouri program, the game was rescheduled for December 12.[8]
^[i] The game between Tennessee and Vanderbilt was originally scheduled to take place on November 28. However, schedule adjustments stemming from the COVID-19 outbreak in the Arkansas program caused it to be rescheduled for December 12.[8]
^[j] The game between LSU and Florida was originally scheduled to take place on October 17. However, due to COVID-19 management requirements in response to positive tests and subsequent quarantine of individuals within the Florida program, the game was rescheduled for December 12.[9]
^[k] The game between Auburn and Mississippi State was originally scheduled to take place on November 14. However, due to COVID-19 management requirements in response to positive tests and subsequent quarantine of individuals within the Mississippi State program, the game was rescheduled for December 12.[10]
^[l] The game between Ole Miss and Texas A&M was originally scheduled to take place on November 21. However, due to COVID-19 management requirements in response to positive tests and subsequent quarantine of individuals within the Texas A&M program, the game was rescheduled for December 12.[8] On December 7, the game was again postponed, this time due to a combination of positive tests, contact tracing and subsequent quarantining of individuals within the Ole Miss program. Because both teams had games already scheduled for December 19, the game was declared a no-contest.[7]

Week Thirteen

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
December 19[m] 12:00 p.m. No. 5 Texas A&M Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN ESPN  TAMU 34–13   22,645
December 19[n] 3:30 p.m. Ole Miss LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Magnolia Bowl) SECN  LSU 53–48   21,905
December 19[o] 3:30 p.m. Missouri Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS SECN  MISS ST 51–32   11,748
December 19[p] 12:00 p.m. Vanderbilt No. 8 Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (rivalry) SECN  CANCELED[11]    
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.
^[m] The game between Texas A&M and Tennessee was originally scheduled to take place on November 14. However, due to COVID-19 management requirements in response to positive tests and subsequent quarantine of individuals within the Texas A&M program, the game was rescheduled for December 12.[12] The game was again rescheduled for December 19 due to scheduling adjustments stemming from multiple game postponements.[8]
^[n] The game between Ole Miss and LSU was originally scheduled to take place on December 5. However, schedule adjustments stemming from the COVID-19 outbreak in the LSU program caused it to be rescheduled for December 19.[8]
^[o] The game between Missouri and Mississippi State was originally scheduled to take place on December 5. However, schedule adjustments stemming from the COVID-19 outbreak in the Arkansas program caused it to be rescheduled for December 19.[8]
^[p] The game between Vanderbilt and Georgia was originally scheduled to take place on December 5. However, due to COVID-19 management requirements in response to Vanderbilt's football squad size and position availability falling below roster minimum requirements, the game was rescheduled for December 19.[13] On December 14, the game was declared a no-contest, again due to COVID-19 management requirements in response to Vanderbilt's football squad size and position availability falling below roster minimum requirements.[11]

Championship game

Main article: 2020 SEC Championship Game
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
December 19 8:00 p.m. No. 1 Alabama No. 7 Florida Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA (rivalry) CBS  ALA 52–46   16,000
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Postseason

Bowl Games

See also: 2020–21 NCAA football bowl games
Legend
  SEC win
  SEC loss
Bowl game Date Site Television Time (EST) SEC team Opponent Score Attendance
Armed Forces Bowl December 31 Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX ESPN 12:00 p.m. Mississippi State No. 24 Tulsa W 28–26 9,000
Citrus Bowl January 1 Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FL ABC 1:00 p.m. Auburn No. 14 Northwestern L 19–35 15,698
Gator Bowl January 2 TIAA Bank Field • Jacksonville, FL ESPN 12:00 p.m. Kentucky No. 23 NC State W 23–21 10,422
Outback Bowl January 2 Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ABC 12:30 p.m. Ole Miss No. 11 Indiana W 26–20 11,025
New Year's Six bowl games
Cotton Bowl Classic December 30 AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX ESPN 8:00 p.m. No. 7 Florida No. 6 Oklahoma L 20–55 17,323
Peach Bowl January 1 Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA ESPN 12:00 p.m. No. 9 Georgia No. 8 Cincinnati W 24–21 15,301
Orange Bowl January 2 Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL ESPN 8:00 p.m. No. 5 Texas A&M No. 13 North Carolina W 41–27 13,737
College Football Playoff bowl games
Rose Bowl (CFP Semifinal) January 1 AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX ESPN 4:00 p.m. No. 1 Alabama No. 4 Notre Dame W 31–14 18,373
College Football Playoff National Championship January 11 Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL ESPN 8:00 p.m. No. 1 Alabama No. 3 Ohio State W 52–24 14,926

SEC records vs Other Conferences

2019–2020 records against non-conference foes:

SEC vs Power Five Matchups

Date Conference Visitor Home Site Score
Canceled Big 12 Baylor Ole Miss NRG Stadium • Houston, TX
Canceled ACC Virginia Georgia Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA
Canceled ACC North Carolina Auburn Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA
Canceled Big 12 Texas LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA
Canceled ACC Mississippi State NC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
Canceled Big 12 Tennessee Oklahoma Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
Canceled ACC Arkansas Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
Canceled Big 12 Vanderbilt Kansas State Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS
Canceled Independent Missouri BYU LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT
Canceled ACC Florida Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
Canceled ACC Georgia Tech Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA
Canceled ACC Kentucky Louisville Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY
Canceled ACC South Carolina Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC

SEC vs Group of Five Matchups

Date Conference Visitor Home Site Score
Canceled Mountain West Nevada Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR
Canceled MAC Eastern Michigan Kentucky Kroger Field • Lexington, KY
Canceled C-USA UTSA LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA
Canceled Mountain West New Mexico Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS
Canceled Sun Belt Coastal Carolina South Carolina Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC
Canceled C-USA Charlotte Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN
Canceled American East Carolina South Carolina Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC
Canceled C-USA North Texas Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, TX
Canceled Sun Belt Georgia State Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL
Canceled Sun Belt South Alabama Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL
Canceled MAC Kent State Kentucky Kroger Field • Lexington, KY
Canceled C-USA LSU Rice NRG Stadium • Houston, TX
Canceled MAC Kent State Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL
Canceled C-USA Southern Miss Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL
Canceled Sun Belt Louisiana–Monroe Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA
Canceled American Tulane Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS
Canceled MAC Eastern Michigan Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, MO
Canceled Mountain West Colorado State Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN
Canceled Mountain West Fresno State Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, TX
Canceled Sun Belt Georgia Southern Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS
Canceled Sun Belt Louisiana–Monroe Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR
Canceled Sun Belt Louisiana Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, MO
Canceled Sun Belt Troy Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN
Canceled C-USA Louisiana Tech Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN

SEC vs FBS Independents matchups

(Excluding BYU)

Date Visitor Home Site Score
Canceled UConn Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS
Canceled UMass Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL
Canceled New Mexico State Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL

SEC vs FCS matchups

Awards and honors

Player of the week honors

Week Offensive Defensive Offensive Line Defensive Line Specialist Freshman
Player Team Position Player Team Position Player Team Position Player Team Position Player Team Position Player Team Position
Week 1 (Sept. 28) K. J. Costello Mississippi State QB Ventrell Miller Florida LB Brett Heggie Florida C Deandre Johnson Tennessee DE Jake Camarda Georgia P Jaylin Simpson Auburn DB
Week 2 (Oct. 5) Mac Jones Alabama QB Bumper Pool
Joe Foucha 		Arkansas LB
DB 		Ben Cleveland Georgia OG Zachary Carter Florida DL Mac Brown Ole Miss P Malachi Moore Alabama DB
Week 3 (Oct. 12) Kellen Mond
Najee Harris 		Texas A&M
Alabama 		QB
RB 		Jordan Wright Kentucky LB Sadarius Hutcherson South Carolina OG Azeez Ojulari Georgia DL Max Duffy Kentucky P Connor Bazelak Missouri QB
Week 4 (Oct. 19) Mac Jones Alabama QB Grant Morgan
Jaycee Horn 		Arkansas
South Carolina 		LB
DB 		Landon Young Kentucky OT Jayden Peevy Texas A&M DT Kai Kroeger South Carolina P Hudson Clark Arkansas DB
Week 5 (Oct. 26) Mac Jones
Seth Williams 		Alabama
Auburn 		QB
WR 		Nick Bolton Missouri LB Case Cook Missouri OL BJ Ojulari LSU DE Trey Palmer LSU RS Tank Bigsby Auburn RB/RS
Week 6 (Nov. 2) Matt Corral Ole Miss QB Richard LeCounte Georgia S Carson Green Texas A&M OT Derick Hall Auburn DL Jake Camarda Georgia P Malachi Moore DB Alabama
Week 7 (Nov. 9) Kyle Trask Florida QB Jalen Catalon Arkansas DB Dan Moore Texas A&M OT Marquiss Spencer Mississippi State DT Evan McPherson Florida K De’Von Achane Texas A&M RB
Week 8 (Nov. 16) Kyle Trask
Matt Corral 		Florida
Ole Miss 		QB Jamin Davis Kentucky LB Landon Young
Nick Broeker 		Kentucky
Ole Miss 		OT
OL 		Zachary Carter Florida DL Chance Poore Kentucky K J. J. Weaver Kentucky LB
Week 9 (Nov. 23) DeVonta Smith
J. T. Daniels 		Alabama
Georgia 		WR
QB 		Smoke Monday Auburn DB Nick Brahms Auburn OL Andre Anthony
Kyree Campbell 		LSU
Florida 		DE Grant McKinniss Missouri P Jermaine Burton Georgia WR
Week 10 (Nov. 30) Mac Jones
Matt Corral 		Alabama
Ole Miss 		QB Buddy Johnson Texas A&M LB Ben Cleveland Georgia OG DeMarvin Leal Texas A&M DL/DE Kadarius Toney
Sarah Fuller 		Florida
Vanderbilt 		PR
K 		Connor Bazelak Missouri QB
Week 11 (Dec. 7) DeVonta Smith Alabama WR Ventrell Miller Florida LB Ryan McCollum Texas A&M C Phil Hoskins Kentucky DT Harrison Mevis Missouri K Connor Bazelak Missouri QB
Week 12 (Dec. 14) Max Johnson LSU QB Bryce Thompson
Eric Stokes 		Tennessee
Georgia 		S
DB 		Alex Leatherwood Alabama LT Derick Hall Auburn DL Cade York
DeVonta Smith 		LSU
Alabama 		K
WR/RS 		Tank Bigsby Auburn RB

SEC Individual awards

The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the Southeastern Conference football coaches at the end of the season

Award Player School
Offensive Player of the Year DeVonta Smith, WR, Sr. Alabama
Defensive Player of the Year Patrick Surtain II, CB, Jr. Alabama
Special Teams Player of the Year Jake Camarda, P, Jr. Georgia
Freshman of the Year Connor Bazelak, QB
Tank Bigsby, RB 		Missouri
Auburn
Jacobs Blocking Trophy Landon Dickerson, OL, R-Sr.
Alex Leatherwood, OL, Sr. 		Alabama
Scholar Athlete of the Year Mac Jones, QB, Jr. Alabama
Coach of the Year Nick Saban Alabama

All-conference teams

Main article: 2020 All-SEC football team

All-Americans

For the complete All-America selections, see 2020 College Football All-America Team.

The 2020 College Football All-America Teams are composed of the following College Football All-American first teams chosen by the following selector organizations: Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Foundation (WCFF), The Sporting News (TSN), Sports Illustrated (SI), USA Today (USAT) ESPN, CBS Sports (CBS), FOX Sports (FOX) College Football News (CFN), Bleacher Report (BR), Scout.com, Phil Steele (PS), SB Nation (SB), Athlon Sports, Pro Football Focus (PFF) and Yahoo! Sports (Yahoo!).

Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of Division I-FBS football and Division I men's basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. The system consists of three points for a first-team honor, two points for second-team honor, and one point for third-team honor. Honorable mention and fourth team or lower recognitions are not accorded any points. Football consensus teams are compiled by position and the player accumulating the most points at each position is named first team consensus all-American. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine Consensus and Unanimous All-Americans. Any player named to the First Team by all five of the NCAA-recognized selectors is deemed a Unanimous All-American.[14][15]

Position Player School Selector Unanimous Consensus
First Team All-Americans
QB Mac Jones Alabama AFCA, AP, Athletic, ESPN, TSN, USAT, WCFF *
QB Kyle Trask Florida CBS
RB Najee Harris Alabama AFCA, AP, CBS, ESPN, FWAA, PS, TSN, WCFF * *
WR Elijah Moore Ole Miss AFCA, AP, Athletic, CBS, PS, TSN, WCFF *
WR DeVonta Smith Alabama AFCA, AP, Athletic, CBS, ESPN, FWAA, PS, TSN, WCFF, USAT * *
TE Kyle Pitts Florida AFCA, AP, Athletic, CBS, ESPN, FWAA, PS, TSN, WCFF, USAT * *
OL Landon Dickerson Alabama AFCA, AP, CBS, ESPN, FWAA, PS, TSN, WCFF * *
OL Kenyon Green Texas A&M Athletic, FWAA, PS, TSN *
OL Alex Leatherwood Alabama AFCA, AP, Athletic, CBS, ESPN, FWAA, PS, TSN, WCFF, USAT * *
DL Christian Barmore Alabama CBS
LB Dylan Moses Alabama AFCA
DB Derek Stingley Jr. LSU AFCA
DB Eric Stokes Georgia CBS
DB Patrick Surtain II Alabama AFCA, AP, Athletic, CBS, ESPN, FWAA, PS, TSN, WCFF, USAT * *
K Will Reichard Alabama CBS
P Zach Von Rosenberg LSU Athletic
AP/RS DeVonta Smith Alabama CBS
AP/RS Kadarius Toney Florida Athletic
LS Thomas Fletcher Alabama PS
Position Player School Selector Unanimous Consensus
Second Team All-Americans
QB Mac Jones Alabama CBS, FWAA, PS
QB Kyle Trask Florida AP, TSN, USAT
RB Najee Harris Alabama USAT
WR Elijah Moore Ole Miss USAT
OL Trey Smith Tennessee AFCA, FWAA, PS
OL Kenyon Green Texas A&M AFCA, AP, WCFF
OL Darian Kinnard Kentucky CBS, TSN
OL Landon Dickerson Alabama USAT
DL Jordan Davis Georgia AFCA
DL Christian Barmore Alabama USAT
LB Nick Bolton Missouri AFCA, AP, CBS, FWAA, PS, WCFF
LB Grant Morgan Arkansas AFCA, WCFF
LB Dylan Moses Alabama CBS
DB Derek Stingley Jr. LSU TSN
K Anders Carlson Auburn AFCA
K Cade York LSU FWAA, PS
K Will Reichard Alabama TSN
P Jake Camarda Georgia AFCA, FWAA, PS, WCFF
AP/RS Kadarius Toney Florida AP, CBS
Position Player School Selector Unanimous Consensus
Third Team All-Americans
QB Kyle Trask Florida PS
OL Darian Kinnard Kentucky AP
OL Ben Cleveland Georgia AP
OL Jalen Wydermyer Texas A&M PS
DL Christian Barmore Alabama AP
LB Dylan Moses Alabama AP, PS
LB Grant Morgan Arkansas PS
DB Eli Ricks LSU AP
S Jalen Catalon Arkansas PS
P Jake Camarda Georgia AP
Position Player School Selector Unanimous Consensus
Fourth Team All-Americans
RB Isaiah Spiller Texas A&M PS
OL Darian Kinnard Kentucky PS
DL DeMarvin Leal Texas A&M PS
DL Christian Barmore Alabama PS
LB Azeez Ojulari Georgia PS
DB Derek Stingley Jr. LSU PS
DB Eric Stokes Georgia PS
K Will Reichard Alabama PS
AP Kadarius Toney Florida PS

All-Academic

National award winners

Landon Dickerson

Thomas Fletcher

Najee Harris

Mac Jones

Alex Leatherwood

Kyle Pitts

DeVonta Smith

Home game attendance

NFL draft

A total of 65 SEC players were drafted in the 2021 NFL Draft, the most of any conference that year.

Team Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Total
Alabama 6 2 – – – 2 – 10
Arkansas – – – – – 1 – 1
Auburn – – 1 – 2 1 – 4
Florida 2 1 – 1 3 1 – 8
Georgia 1 2 3 – 1 1 1 9
Kentucky 1 1 – – – 3 1 6
LSU 1 1 – 2 – 2 1 7
Mississippi State – – – – – – 2 2
Missouri – 1 – 1 1 2 – 5
Ole Miss – 1 – 1 – – – 2
South Carolina 1 – 1 – – 2 – 4
Tennessee – – 1 – – 1 – 2
Texas A&M – – 1 3 – – – 4
Vanderbilt – 1 – – – – – 1

The following list includes all SEC players drafted in the 2021 NFL draft:[16]

Round # Pick # NFL team Player Position College
1 4 Atlanta Falcons Kyle Pitts TE Florida
1 5 Cincinnati Bengals Ja'Marr Chase WR LSU
1 6 Miami Dolphins Jaylen Waddle WR Alabama
1 8 Carolina Panthers Jaycee Horn CB South Carolina
1 9 Denver Broncos Patrick Surtain II CB Alabama
1 10 Philadelphia Eagles DeVonta Smith WR Alabama
1 15 New England Patriots Mac Jones QB Alabama
1 17 Las Vegas Raiders Alex Leatherwood OT Alabama
1 19 Washington Football Team Jamin Davis LB Kentucky
1 20 New York Giants Kadarius Toney WR Florida
1 24 Pittsburgh Steelers Najee Harris RB Alabama
1 29 Green Bay Packers Eric Stokes CB Georgia
2 33 Jacksonville Jaguars Tyson Campbell CB Georgia
2 34 New York Jets Elijah Moore WR Ole Miss
2 37 Philadelphia Eagles Landon Dickerson C Alabama
2 38 New England Patriots Christian Barmore DT Alabama
2 44 Dallas Cowboys Kelvin Joseph CB Kentucky
2 50 New York Giants Azeez Ojulari OLB Georgia
2 54 Indianapolis Colts Dayo Odeyingbo DE Vanderbilt
2 58 Kansas City Chiefs Nick Bolton ILB Missouri
2 59 Carolina Panthers Terrace Marshall Jr. WR LSU
2 64 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Kyle Trask QB Florida
3 66 Minnesota Vikings Kellen Mond QB Texas A&M
3 77 Los Angeles Chargers Josh Palmer WR Tennessee
3 91 Cleveland Browns Anthony Schwartz WR Auburn
3 92 Tennessee Titans Monty Rice ILB Georgia
3 94 Baltimore Ravens Ben Cleveland OG Georgia
3 97 Los Angeles Chargers Tre' McKitty TE Georgia
3 103 Los Angeles Rams Ernest Jones ILB South Carolina
4 115 Dallas Cowboys Jabril Cox ILB LSU
4 117 Los Angeles Rams Bobby Brown III DT Texas A&M
4 122 Cincinnati Bengals Tyler Shelvin DT LSU
4 128 Pittsburgh Steelers Dan Moore OT Texas A&M
4 136 Arizona Cardinals Marco Wilson CB Florida
4 140 Pittsburgh Steelers Buddy Johnson ILB Texas A&M
4 142 Green Bay Packers Royce Newman OG Ole Miss
4 143 Las Vegas Raiders Tyree Gillespie S Missouri
5 146 New York Jets Jamien Sherwood S Auburn
5 149 Cincinnati Bengals Evan McPherson K Florida
5 151 Chicago Bears Larry Borom OT Missouri
5 165 Indianapolis Colts Shawn Davis S Florida
5 169 Cleveland Browns Richard LeCounte S Georgia
5 173 Green Bay Packers Tedarrell Slaton DT Florida
5 176 Tampa Bay Buccaneers K. J. Britt ILB Auburn
6 188 New England Patriots Joshuah Bledsoe S Missouri
6 190 Cincinnati Bengals Trey Hill C Georgia
6 192 Dallas Cowboys Quinton Bohanna DT Kentucky
6 193 Carolina Panthers Deonte Brown OG Alabama
6 198 Los Angeles Chargers Larry Rountree III RB Missouri
6 200 New York Jets Brandin Echols CB Kentucky
6 204 Carolina Panthers Shi Smith WR South Carolina
6 205 Tennessee Titans Racey McMath WR LSU
6 206 New Orleans Saints Landon Young OT Kentucky
6 207 New York Jets Jonathan Marshall DT Arkansas
6 208 Seattle Seahawks Stone Forsythe OT Florida
6 219 Denver Broncos Seth Williams WR Auburn
6 222 Carolina Panthers Thomas Fletcher LS Alabama
6 224 Philadelphia Eagles JaCoby Stevens S LSU
6 226 Kansas City Chiefs Trey Smith OG Tennessee
6 227 Dallas Cowboys Israel Mukuamu CB South Carolina
7 232 Carolina Panthers Phil Hoskins DT Kentucky
7 237 Denver Broncos Kary Vincent Jr. CB LSU
7 241 Los Angeles Chargers Mark Webb S Georgia
7 253 Denver Broncos Marquiss Spencer DE Mississippi State
7 256 Green Bay Packers Kylin Hill RB Mississippi State

References

  1. ^ "SEC Releases 2020 Football Schedule". SECSports.com. August 7, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  2. ^ "SEC announces new 2020 football schedule". SECsports.com. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  3. ^ a b SEC Announces Football Schedule Changes
  4. ^ Vanderbilt at Missouri Football Game Postponed
  5. ^ SEC Games of November 28 Rescheduled
  6. ^ a b SEC Announces Revised Football Schedule for December 5
  7. ^ a b Ole Miss at Texas A&M Football Game Postponed
  8. ^ a b c d e f g SEC Announces Football Schedule for December 12 and 19
  9. ^ LSU at Florida Football Game Postponed
  10. ^ Auburn at Mississippi State Football Game Postponed
  11. ^ a b Vanderbilt at Georgia Football Game Cancelled
  12. ^ Two SEC football games of November 14 postponed
  13. ^ Vanderbilt at Georgia Football Game Postponed
  14. ^ "2010-11 NCAA Statistics Policies(updated 9/15/2010)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. September 15, 2010. Archived from the original on January 3, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
  15. ^ 2018 Consensus All-America Team
  16. ^ "2021 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 24, 2024.