SEC releases 2023 football schedules without adjustments

STAFF REPORT

The Southeastern Conference today announced the football schedules for all 14 SEC schools for the 2023 season.

And while it has a familiar look (eight conference games per team in a 14-team conference), it could be the last time for this format.

With rumors flying regarding Texas and Oklahoma joining the conference a year early, speculation had centered on 2023 being the last time the league features 14 teams.

While nothing has changed in regards to Texas and Oklahoma joining in 2025, there has been plenty of discussion regarding other conferences rearranging, including the Big 12, the current home of the Longhorns and Sooners.

The Big 10 announced this summer that USC and UCLA would be joining the conference in 2023. There has been discussions of four more teams from the Pac 12 leaving and joining the Big 10, including Washington, Stanford, Oregon and Cal.

The Big 12 will add new teams next season and that could make scheduling more difficult in the next two seasons.

 In the meantime, each SEC team will play eight conference football games to include six games against division opponents and two games against non-division opponents. 

As is the current 2022 season, the 2023 season begins a week early with one game on Aug.26 . Vanderbilt plays host to Hawaii before the remaining SEC schools begin action Sept. 2.  

 Alabama has a rare non-conference road game next year, traveling to Tampa to face South Florida at Raymond James Stadium on Sept. 16. Alabama went to Texas earlier this season and the Longhorns will return the favor on Sept. 9 next season.

Auburn travels to Cal on Sept. 9.

The crossover game for Alabama will be Nov. 11 to Kentucky while Auburn goes to Vanderbilt on Nov. 4.

The season will culminate with the SEC Championship Game in Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Saturday, December 2.  It will be the 32nd edition of the game and the 30th in the city of Atlanta.

The complete list of 2023 football schedules can be found on the SEC’s official website, SECsports.com.

2023 SEC Football Schedule – Week-by-Week

August 26

Hawaii at Vanderbilt

September 2

Middle Tennessee at Alabama

Western Carolina at Arkansas (Little Rock)

UMass at Auburn

Florida at Utah

UT Martin at Georgia

Ball State at Kentucky

Mercer at Ole Miss

Southeastern Louisiana at Mississippi State

South Dakota at Missouri

South Carolina vs. North Carolina (Charlotte)

Tennessee vs. Virginia (Nashville)

New Mexico at Texas A&M

Alabama A&M at Vanderbilt

September 3 (Sunday)

LSU vs. Florida State (Orlando)

September 9

Texas at Alabama

Kent at Arkansas

Auburn at California

McNeese State at Florida

Ball State at Georgia

Eastern Kentucky at Kentucky

Grambling at LSU

Ole Miss at Tulane

Arizona at Mississippi State

Middle Tennessee State at Missouri

Furman at South Carolina

Austin Peay at Tennessee

Texas A&M at Miami

Vanderbilt at Wake Forest

September 16

Alabama at South Florida

BYU at Arkansas

Samford at Auburn

Tennessee at Florida

South Carolina at Georgia

Akron at Kentucky

Georgia Tech at Ole Miss

LSU at Mississippi State

Kansas State at Missouri

UL-Monroe at Texas A&M

Vanderbilt at UNLV

September 23

Ole Miss at Alabama

Charlotte at Florida

UAB at Georgia

Arkansas at LSU

Missouri vs. team to be determined

Mississippi State at South Carolina

UTSA at Tennessee

Auburn at Texas A&M

Kentucky at Vanderbilt

September 30

Texas A&M vs. Arkansas (Arlington)

Georgia at Auburn

Florida at Kentucky

LSU at Ole Miss

Alabama at Mississippi State

South Carolina at Tennessee

Missouri at Vanderbilt

October 7

Vanderbilt at Florida

Kentucky at Georgia

Arkansas at Ole Miss

Western Michigan at Mississippi State

LSU at Missouri

Alabama at Texas A&M

October 14

Arkansas at Alabama

Missouri at Kentucky

Auburn at LSU

Florida at South Carolina

Texas A&M at Tennessee

Georgia at Vanderbilt

October 21

Tennessee at Alabama

Mississippi State at Arkansas

Ole Miss at Auburn

Army at LSU

South Carolina at Missouri

October 28

Mississippi State at Auburn

Georgia vs. Florida (Jacksonville)

Tennessee at Kentucky

Vanderbilt at Ole Miss

South Carolina at Texas A&M

November 4

LSU at Alabama

Arkansas at Florida

Missouri at Georgia

Texas A&M at Ole Miss

Kentucky at Mississippi State

Jacksonville State at South Carolina

UConn at Tennessee

Auburn at Vanderbilt

November 11

Auburn at Arkansas

Ole Miss at Georgia

Alabama at Kentucky

Florida at LSU

Tennessee at Missouri

Vanderbilt at South Carolina

Mississippi State at Texas A&M

November 18

UT Chattanooga at Alabama

Florida International at Arkansas

New Mexico State at Auburn

Georgia State at LSU

UL-Monroe at Ole Miss

Southern Miss at Mississippi State

Florida at Missouri

Kentucky at South Carolina

Georgia at Tennessee

Abilene Christian at Texas A&M

November 23 (Thursday)

Ole Miss at Mississippi State

November 25

Missouri at Arkansas

Alabama at Auburn

Florida State at Florida

Georgia at Georgia Tech

Kentucky at Louisville

Texas A&M at LSU

Clemson at South Carolina

Vanderbilt at Tennessee

Dec. 2

SEC Football Championship (Atlanta)

2023 SEC Football Schedule by-Team

ALABAMA

Sept. 2                  MIDDLE TENNESSEE

Sept. 9                  TEXAS

Sept. 16                at South Florida

Sept. 23                OLE MISS

Sept. 30                at Mississippi State

Oct. 7                    at Texas A&M

Oct. 14                  ARKANSAS

Oct. 21                  TENNESSEE

Oct. 28                  Open Date

Nov. 4                   LSU

Nov. 11                 at Kentucky

Nov. 18                 UT CHATTANOOGA

Nov. 25                 at Auburn

ARKANSAS

Sept. 2                  W. CAROLINA (Little Rock)

Sept. 9                  KENT

Sept. 16                BYU

Sept. 23                at LSU

Sept. 30                vs. Texas A&M (Arlington)

Oct. 7                    at Ole Miss

Oct. 14                  at Alabama

Oct. 21                  MISSISSIPPI STATE

Oct. 28                  Open Date

Nov. 4                   at Florida

Nov. 11                 AUBURN

Nov. 18                 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL

Nov. 25                 MISSOURI

AUBURN

Sept. 2                  UMASS

Sept. 9                  at California

Sept. 16                SAMFORD

Sept. 23                at Texas A&M

Sept. 30                GEORGIA

Oct. 7                    Open Date

Oct. 14                  at LSU

Oct. 21                  OLE MISS

Oct. 28                  MISSISSIPPI STATE

Nov. 4                   at Vanderbilt

Nov. 11                 at Arkansas

Nov. 18                 NEW MEXICO STATE

Nov. 25                 ALABAMA

FLORIDA

Sept. 2                  at Utah

Sept. 9                  McNEESE STATE

Sept. 16                TENNESSEE

Sept. 23                CHARLOTTE

Sept. 30                at Kentucky

Oct. 7                    VANDERBILT

Oct. 14                  at South Carolina

Oct. 21                  Open Date

Oct. 28                  vs. Georgia (Jacksonville)

Nov. 4                   ARKANSAS

Nov. 11                 at LSU

Nov. 18                 at Missouri

Nov. 25                 FLORIDA STATE

GEORGIA

Sept. 2                  UT MARTIN

Sept. 9                  BALL STATE

Sept. 16                SOUTH CAROLINA

Sept. 23                UAB

Sept. 30                at Auburn

Oct. 7                    KENTUCKY

Oct. 14                  at Vanderbilt

Oct. 21                  Open Date

Oct. 28                  vs. Florida (Jacksonville)

Nov. 4                   MISSOURI

Nov. 11                 OLE MISS

Nov. 18                 at Tennessee

Nov. 25                 at Georgia Tech

KENTUCKY

Sept. 2                  BALL STATE

Sept. 9                  EASTERN KENTUCKY

Sept. 16                AKRON

Sept. 23                at Vanderbilt

Sept. 30                FLORIDA

Oct. 7                    at Georgia

Oct. 14                  MISSOURI

Oct. 21                  Open Date

Oct. 28                  TENNESSEE

Nov. 4                   at Mississippi State

Nov. 11                 ALABAMA

Nov. 18                 at South Carolina

Nov. 25                 at Louisville

LSU

Sept. 3 (Sun.)       vs. Florida State (Orlando)

Sept. 9                  GRAMBLING

Sept. 16                at Mississippi State

Sept. 23                ARKANSAS

Sept. 30                at Ole Miss

Oct. 7                    at Missouri

Oct. 14                  AUBURN

Oct. 21                  ARMY

Oct. 28                  Open Date

Nov. 4                   at Alabama

Nov. 11                 FLORIDA

Nov. 18                 GEORGIA STATE

Nov. 25                 TEXAS A&M

OLE MISS

Sept. 2                  MERCER

Sept. 9                  at Tulane

Sept. 16                GEORGIA TECH

Sept. 23                at Alabama

Sept. 30                LSU

Oct. 7                    ARKANSAS

Oct. 14                  Open Date

Oct. 21                  at Auburn

Oct. 28                  VANDERBILT

Nov. 4                   TEXAS A&M

Nov. 11                 at Georgia

Nov. 18                 UL-MONROE

Nov. 23 (Thu.)      at Mississippi State

MISSISSIPPI STATE

Sept. 2                  SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA

Sept. 9                  ARIZONA

Sept. 16                LSU

Sept. 23                at South Carolina

Sept. 30                ALABAMA

Oct. 7                    WESTERN MICHIGAN

Oct. 14                  Open Date

Oct. 21                  at Arkansas

Oct. 28                  at Auburn

Nov. 4                   KENTUCKY

Nov. 11                 at Texas A&M

Nov. 18                 SOUTHERN MISS

Nov. 23 (Thu.)      OLE MISS

MISSOURI

Sept. 2                  SOUTH DAKOTA

Sept. 9                  MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE

Sept. 16                KANSAS STATE

Sept. 23                To be determined

Sept. 30                at Vanderbilt

Oct. 7                    LSU

Oct. 14                  at Kentucky

Oct. 21                  SOUTH CAROLINA

Oct. 28                  Open Date

Nov. 4                   at Georgia

Nov. 11                 TENNESSEE

Nov. 18                 FLORIDA

Nov. 25                 at Arkansas

SOUTH CAROLINA

Sept. 2                  vs. No. Carolina (Charlotte)

Sept. 9                  FURMAN

Sept. 16                at Georgia

Sept. 23                MISSISSIPPI STATE

Sept. 30                at Tennessee

Oct. 7                    Open Date

Oct. 14                  FLORIDA

Oct. 21                  at Missouri

Oct. 28                  at Texas A&M

Nov. 4                   JACKSONVILLE STATE

Nov. 11                 VANDERBILT

Nov. 18                 KENTUCKY

Nov. 25                 CLEMSON

TENNESSEE

Sept. 2                  vs. Virginia (Nashville)

Sept. 9                  AUSTIN PEAY

Sept. 16                at Florida

Sept. 23                UTSA

Sept. 30                SOUTH CAROLINA

Oct. 7                    Open Date

Oct. 14                  TEXAS A&M

Oct. 21                  at Alabama

Oct. 28                  at Kentucky

Nov. 4                   UCONN

Nov. 11                 at Missouri

Nov. 18                 GEORGIA

Nov. 25                 VANDERBILT

TEXAS A&M

Sept. 2                  NEW MEXICO

Sept. 9                  at Miami

Sept. 16                UL-MONROE

Sept. 23                AUBURN

Sept. 30                vs. Arkansas (Arlington)

Oct. 7                    ALABAMA

Oct. 14                  at Tennessee

Oct. 21                  Open Date

Oct. 28                  SOUTH CAROLINA

Nov. 4                   at Ole Miss

Nov. 11                 MISSISSIPPI STATE

Nov. 18                 ABILENE CHRISTIAN

Nov. 25                 at LSU

VANDERBILT

Aug. 26                 HAWAII

Sept. 2                  ALABAMA A&M

Sept. 9                  at Wake Forest

Sept. 16                at UNLV

Sept. 23                KENTUCKY

Sept. 30                MISSOURI

Oct. 7                    at Florida

Oct. 14                  GEORGIA

Oct. 21                  Open Date

Oct. 28                  at Ole Miss

Nov. 4                   AUBURN

Nov. 11                 at South Carolina

Nov. 18                 Open Date

Nov. 25                 at Tennessee