The Southeastern Conference unveiled the full schedule on Thursday night during a live show on SEC Network. The opponents were already known, but we now have dates for the season.
There are six key matchups to watch starting early in the season. Here's a look at the best of the best.
Week 3: LSU at Ole Miss
Lane Kiffin returns to Oxford to open the SEC slate for both teams. There will be many storylines throughout this one. The Tigers won't have the same level of emotion as the Rebels.
Week 6: Georgia at Alabama
The SEC Championship Game rematch should carry some postseason implications. This will be a good test for both teams at the midway point.
Week 6: Red River Rivalry Oklahoma vs Texas in Dallas
There's no need to hype this one up. The Sooners and Longhorns know what's on the line.
Week 10: Alabama at LSU
We'll have a pretty good indication what Kiffin's first season will look like at this point. However, both teams could boost this rivalry up.
Week 13: Auburn at Alabama
The Iron Bowl always carries postseason implications beyond just the scoreboard. We'll see what next year's Tide and Tigers matchup will bring.
Week 13: Texas at Texas A&M
Another in-state rivalry between foes. If this year’s 10-point win by the Longhorns was any indication of what's coming next year, buckle up. It's going to be wild.
2026 SEC Football schedule
Alabama
Sept. 5: East Carolina
Sept. 12: at Kentucky
Sept. 19: Florida State
Sept. 26: South Carolina
Oct. 3: at Mississippi State
Oct. 10: Georgia
Oct. 17: at Tennessee
Oct. 24: Texas A&M
Oct. 31: BYE
Nov. 7: at LSU
Nov. 14: at Vanderbilt
Nov. 21: Chattanooga
Nov. 28: Auburn
Arkansas
Sept. 5: North Alabama
Sept. 12: at Utah
Sept. 19: Georgia
Sept. 26: Tulsa
Oct. 3: at Texas A&M
Oct. 10: Tennessee
Oct. 17: at Vanderbilt
Oct. 24: BYE
Oct. 31: Missouri
Nov. 7: at Auburn
Nov. 14: South Carolina
Nov. 21: at Texas
Nov. 28: LSU
Auburn
Sept. 5: Baylor (in Atlanta)
Sept. 12: Southern Miss
Sept. 19: Florida
Sept. 26: Vanderbilt
Oct. 3: at Tennessee
Oct. 10: BYE
Oct. 17: at Georgia
Oct. 24: LSU
Oct. 31: at Ole Miss
Nov. 7: Arkansas
Nov. 14: at Mississippi State
Nov. 21: Samford
Nov. 28: at Alabama
Florida
Sept. 5: Florida Atlantic
Sept. 12: Campbell
Sept. 19: at Auburn
Sept. 26: Ole Miss
Oct. 3: at Missouri
Oct. 10: South Carolina
Oct. 17: at Texas
Oct. 24: BYE
Oct. 31: Georgia (in Atlanta)
Nov. 7: Oklahoma
Nov. 14: at Kentucky
Nov. 21: Vanderbilt
Nov. 28: at Florida State
Georgia
Sept. 5: Tennessee State
Sept. 12: Western Kentucky
Sept. 19: at Arkansas
Sept. 26: Oklahoma
Oct. 3: Vanderbilt
Oct. 10: at Alabama
Oct. 17: Auburn
Oct. 24: BYE
Oct. 31: Florida (in Atlanta)
Nov. 7: at Ole Miss
Nov. 14: Missouri
Nov. 21: at South Carolina
Nov. 28: Georgia Tech
Kentucky
Sept. 5: Youngstown State
Sept. 12: Alabama
Sept. 19: at Texas A&M
Sept. 26: South Alabama
Oct. 3: at South Carolina
Oct. 10: LSU
Oct. 17: at Oklahoma
Oct. 24: Vanderbilt
Oct. 31: BYE
Nov. 7: at Tennessee
Nov. 14: Florida
Nov. 21: at Missouri
Nov. 28: at Louisville
LSU
Sept. 5: Clemson
Sept. 12: Louisiana Tech
Sept. 19: at Ole Miss
Sept. 26: Texas A&M
Oct. 3: McNeese State
Oct. 10: at Kentucky
Oct. 17: Mississippi State
Oct. 24: at Auburn
Oct. 31: BYE
Nov. 7: Alabama
Nov. 14: Texas
Nov. 21: at Tennessee
Nov. 28: at Arkansas
Ole Miss
Sept. 5/6: Louisville (in Nashville)
Sept. 12: Charlotte
Sept. 19: LSU
Sept. 26: at Florida
Oct. 3: BYE
Oct. 10: at Vanderbilt
Oct. 17: Missouri
Oct. 24: at Texas
Oct. 31: Auburn
Nov. 7: Georgia
Nov. 14: at Oklahoma
Nov. 21: Wofford
Nov. 28: Mississippi State
Mississippi State
Sept. 5: UL Monroe
Sept. 12: at Minnesota
Sept. 19: at South Carolina
Sept. 26: Missouri
Oct. 3: Alabama
Oct. 10: BYE
Oct. 17: at LSU
Oct. 24: Oklahoma
Oct. 31: at Texas
Nov. 7: Vanderbilt
Nov. 14: Auburn
Nov. 21: Tennessee Tech
Nov. 28: at Ole Miss
Missouri
Sept. 5: Arkansas Pine-Bluff
Sept. 12: at Kansas
Sept. 19: Troy
Sept. 26: at Mississippi State
Oct. 3: Florida
Oct. 10: Texas A&M
Oct. 17: at Ole Miss
Oct. 24: BYE
Oct. 31: at Arkansas
Nov. 7: Texas
Nov. 14: at Georgia
Nov. 21: Kentucky
Nov. 28: Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Sept. 5: UTEP
Sept. 12: at Michigan
Sept. 19: New Mexico
Sept. 26: at Georgia
Oct. 3: BYE
Oct. 10: Texas (in Dallas)
Oct. 17: Kentucky
Oct. 24: at Mississippi State
Oct. 31: South Carolina
Nov. 7: at Florida
Nov. 14: Ole Miss
Nov. 21: Texas A&M
Nov. 28: at Missouri
South Carolina
Sept. 5: Kent State
Sept. 12: Towson
Sept. 19: Mississippi State
Sept. 26: at Alabama
Oct. 3: Kentucky
Oct. 10: at Florida
Oct. 17: BYE
Oct. 24: Tennessee
Oct. 31: at Oklahoma
Nov. 7: Texas A&M
Nov. 14: at Arkansas
Nov. 21: Georgia
Nov. 28: at Clemson
Tennessee
Sept. 5: Furman
Sept. 12: at Georgia Tech
Sept. 19: Kennesaw State
Sept. 26: Texas
Oct. 3: Auburn
Oct. 10: at Arkansas
Oct. 17: Alabama
Oct. 24: at South Carolina
Oct. 31: BYE
Nov. 7: Kentucky
Nov. 14: at Texas A&M
Nov. 21: LSU
Nov. 28: at Vanderbilt
Texas
Sept. 5: Texas State
Sept. 12: Ohio State
Sept. 19: UTSA
Sept. 26: at Tennessee
Oct. 3: BYE
Oct. 10: Oklahoma (in Dallas)
Oct. 17: Florida
Oct. 24: Ole Miss
Oct. 31: Mississippi State
Nov. 7: at Missouri
Nov. 14: at LSU
Nov. 21: Arkansas
Nov. 27: at Texas A&M
Texas A&M
Sept. 5: Missouri State
Sept. 12: Arizona State
Sept. 19: Kentucky
Sept. 26: at LSU
Oct. 3: Arkansas
Oct. 10: at Missouri
Oct. 17: The Citadel
Oct. 24: at Alabama
Oct. 31: BYE
Nov. 7: at South Carolina
Nov. 14: Tennessee
Nov. 21: at Oklahoma
Nov. 27: Texas
Vanderbilt
Sept. 5: Austin Peay
Sept. 12: Delaware
Sept. 19: NC State
Sept. 26: at Auburn
Oct. 3: at Georgia
Oct. 10: Ole Miss
Oct. 17: Arkansas
Oct. 24: at Kentucky
Oct. 31: BYE
Nov. 7: at Mississippi State
Nov. 14: Alabama
Nov. 21: at Florida
Nov. 28: Tennessee
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