Revamped SEC schedule released; Iron Bowl stays on T'Giving but not last regular season game

STAFF REPORT

The new schedule is out for the Southeastern Conference and it’s different.

Alabama and Auburn will meet on Thanksgiving weekend but that is not the final game of the regular season for the two teams.

The season, originally set to begin Sept. 5, moves up to a Sept. 26 start and will end Dec. 5. There is one bye week for each team and Dec. 12 is set to be used for any make up games.

The Crimson Tide will open the season at Missouri and follow with the home opener against Texas A&M. The other key games come on Oct. 17 versus Georgia, Nov. 14 at LSU and the annual Iron Bowl against Auburn on Nov. 28. The rivalry against Tennessee kept its tradition on the “Third Saturday of October” or close to it on Oct. 24.

Auburn will open against Kentucky and then face Georgia on the road. The Tigers play host to LSU on Halloween Night and later face Tennessee at home on Nov. 21. The Tigers close with Texas A&M on Dec. 5.

Last month, the SEC established Sept. 26 as the new kickoff for its 2020 football season to allow its universities to focus on the healthy return of their campus communities and the gradual re-introduction of athletics, as the 14 members of the SEC continue to monitor developments related to COVID-19.

The 2020 SEC football season is comprised of a 10-game Conference-only schedule and the SEC Football Championship Game will be played December 19 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, rescheduled from the original date of Dec. 5. The schedule includes one mid-season open date for each school and an open date on Dec. 12 for all schools.

Each SEC team will play 10 conference football games to include six games against division opponents and four games against non-division opponents.

The season is scheduled to begin on Sept. 26 and will culminate with the SEC Championship Game. It will be the 29th edition of the game and the 27thin the city of Atlanta.

The week and team schedules are below.

Weekly schedule

September 26

Alabama at Missouri

Georgia at Arkansas

Kentucky at Auburn

Mississippi State at LSU

Florida at Ole Miss

Tennessee at South Carolina

Vanderbilt at Texas A&M

October 3

Texas A&M at Alabama

Arkansas at Mississippi State

Auburn at Georgia

South Carolina at Florida

Ole Miss at Kentucky

LSU at Vanderbilt

Missouri at Tennessee

October 10

Alabama at Ole Miss

Arkansas at Auburn

Florida at Texas A&M

Tennessee at Georgia

Mississippi State at Kentucky

Missouri at LSU

South Carolina at Vanderbilt

October 17

Georgia at Alabama

Ole Miss at Arkansas

Auburn at South Carolina

LSU at Florida

Kentucky at Tennessee

Texas A&M at Mississippi State

Vanderbilt at Missouri

October 24

Alabama at Tennessee

Auburn at Ole Miss

Missouri at Florida

Georgia at Kentucky

South Carolina at LSU

Bye: Arkansas, Mississippi St, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt

October 31

Mississippi State at Alabama

Arkansas at Texas A&M

LSU at Auburn

Kentucky at Missouri

Ole Miss at Vanderbilt

Bye: Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee

November 7

Tennessee at Arkansas

Florida vs. Georgia (Jacksonville)

Vanderbilt at Mississippi State

Texas A&M at South Carolina

Bye: Alabama, Auburn, Kentucky, LSU, Ole Miss, Missouri

November 14

Alabama at LSU

Arkansas at Florida

Auburn at Mississippi State

Georgia at Missouri

Vanderbilt at Kentucky

South Carolina at Ole Miss

Texas A&M at Tennessee

November 21

Kentucky at Alabama

LSU at Arkansas

Tennessee at Auburn

Florida at Vanderbilt

Mississippi State at Georgia

Ole Miss at Texas A&M

Missouri at South Carolina

November 28

Auburn at Alabama

Arkansas at Missouri

Kentucky at Florida

Georgia at South Carolina

LSU at Texas A&M

Mississippi State at Ole Miss

Tennessee at Vanderbilt

December 5

Alabama at Arkansas

Texas A&M at Auburn

Florida at Tennessee

Vanderbilt at Georgia

South Carolina at Kentucky

Ole Miss at LSU

Missouri at Mississippi State

December 12

Open Date

December 19

SEC Football Championship (Atlanta)

TEAM SCHEDULES

ALABAMA

Sept. 26 at Missouri

Oct. 3 TEXAS A&M

Oct. 10 at Ole Miss

Oct. 17 GEORGIA

Oct. 24 at Tennessee

Oct. 31 MISSISSIPPI STATE

Nov. 7 Open

Nov. 14 at LSU

Nov. 21 KENTUCKY

Nov. 28 AUBURN

Dec. 5 at Arkansas

ARKANSAS

Sept. 26 GEORGIA

Oct. 3 at Mississippi State

Oct. 10 at Auburn

Oct. 17 OLE MISS

Oct. 24 Open

Oct. 31 at Texas A&M

Nov. 7 TENNESSEE

Nov. 14 at Florida

Nov. 21 LSU

Nov. 28 at Missouri

Dec. 5 ALABAMA

AUBURN

Sept. 26 KENTUCKY

Oct. 3 at Georgia

Oct. 10 ARKANSAS

Oct. 17 at South Carolina

Oct. 24 at Ole Miss

Oct. 31 LSU

Nov. 7 Open

Nov. 14 at Mississippi State

Nov. 21 TENNESSEE

Nov. 28 at Alabama

Dec. 5 TEXAS A&M

FLORIDA

Sept. 26 at Ole Miss

Oct. 3 SOUTH CAROLINA

Oct. 10 at Texas A&M

Oct. 17 LSU

Oct. 24 MISSOURI

Oct. 31 Open

Nov. 7 Georgia (Jacksonville)

Nov. 14 ARKANSAS

Nov. 21 at Vanderbilt

Nov. 28 KENTUCKY

Dec. 5 at Tennessee

GEORGIA

Sept. 26 at Arkansas

Oct. 3 AUBURN

Oct. 10 TENNESSEE

Oct. 17 at Alabama

Oct. 24 at Kentucky

Oct. 31 Open

Nov. 7 Florida (Jacksonville)

Nov. 14 at Missouri

Nov. 21 MISSISSIPPI STATE

Nov. 28 at South Carolina

Dec. 5 VANDERBILT

KENTUCKY

Sept. 26 at Auburn

Oct. 3 OLE MISS

Oct. 10 MISSISSIPPI STATE

Oct. 17 at Tennessee

Oct. 24 GEORGIA

Oct. 31 at Missouri

Nov. 7 Open

Nov. 14 VANDERBILT

Nov. 21 at Alabama

Nov. 28 at Florida

Dec. 5 SOUTH CAROLINA

LSU

Sept. 26 MISSISSIPPI STATE

Oct. 3 at Vanderbilt

Oct. 10 MISSOURI

Oct. 17 at Florida

Oct. 24 SOUTH CAROLINA

Oct. 31 at Auburn

Nov. 7 Open

Nov. 14 ALABAMA

Nov. 21 at Arkansas

Nov. 28 at Texas A&M

Dec. 5 OLE MISS

OLE MISS

Sept. 26 FLORIDA

Oct. 3 at Kentucky

Oct. 10 ALABAMA

Oct. 17 at Arkansas

Oct. 24 AUBURN

Oct. 31 at Vanderbilt

Nov. 7 Open

Nov. 14 SOUTH CAROLINA

Nov. 21 at Texas A&M

Nov. 28 MISSISSIPPI STATE

Dec. 5 at LSU

MISSISSIPPI STATE

Sept. 26 at LSU

Oct. 3 ARKANSAS

Oct. 10 at Kentucky

Oct. 17 TEXAS A&M

Oct. 24 Open

Oct. 31 at Alabama

Nov. 7 VANDERBILT

Nov. 14 AUBURN

Nov. 21 at Georgia

Nov. 28 at Ole Miss

Dec. 5 MISSOURI

MISSOURI

Sept. 26 ALABAMA

Oct. 3 at Tennessee

Oct. 10 at LSU

Oct. 17 VANDERBILT

Oct. 24 at Florida

Oct. 31 KENTUCKY

Nov. 7 Open

Nov. 14 GEORGIA

Nov. 21 at South Carolina

Nov. 28 ARKANSAS

Dec. 5 at Mississippi State

SOUTH CAROLINA

Sept. 26 TENNESSEE

Oct. 3 at Florida

Oct. 10 at Vanderbilt

Oct. 17 AUBURN

Oct. 24 at LSU

Oct. 31 Open

Nov. 7 TEXAS A&M

Nov. 14 at Ole Miss

Nov. 21 MISSOURI

Nov. 28 GEORGIA

Dec. 5 at Kentucky

TENNESSEE

Sept. 26 at South Carolina

Oct. 3 MISSOURI

Oct. 10 at Georgia

Oct. 17 KENTUCKY

Oct. 24 ALABAMA

Oct. 31 Open

Nov. 7 at Arkansas

Nov. 14 TEXAS A&M

Nov. 21 at Auburn

Nov. 28 at Vanderbilt

Dec. 5 FLORIDA

TEXAS A&M

Sept. 26 VANDERBILT

Oct. 3 at Alabama

Oct. 10 FLORIDA

Oct. 17 at Mississippi State

Oct. 24 Open

Oct. 31 ARKANSAS

Nov. 7 at South Carolina

Nov. 14 at Tennessee

Nov. 21 OLE MISS

Nov. 28 LSU

Dec. 5 at Auburn

VANDERBILT

Sept. 26 at Texas A&M

Oct. 3 LSU

Oct. 10 SOUTH CAROLINA

Oct. 17 at Missouri

Oct. 24 Open

Oct. 31 OLE MISS

Nov. 7 at Mississippi State

Nov. 14 at Kentucky

Nov. 21 FLORIDA

Nov. 28 TENNESSEE

Dec. 5 at Georgia

College Football, Community, High School, BiscuitsGraham DunnAugust 17, 2020Southeastern Conference, Alabama, Auburn