SEC FOOTBALL GOES TO CONFERENCE-ONLY SCHEDULE FOR 2020 SEASON
The Southeastern Conference (SEC) will only play conference games in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The SEC’s university presidents agreed on a 10-game schedule that begins September 26, 2020. The SEC championship game, originally scheduled for December 5, will be pushed back to December 19, 2020.
Each SEC team will have a midseason off week and December 12 will be an off week for the entire conference.
It’s unclear right now how the SEC will expand the schedule from eight to 10 games.
U.T. Athletic Director Phillip Fulmer said the university plans to coordinate with state and Knoxville officials on game day attendance, understanding that potential limitations could change from week to week once the season begins.
The new 2020 season will be:
Alabama
Home: Georgia, Mississippi State, Texas A&M, Auburn
Away: Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee, LSU
Arkansas
Home: Alabama, LSU, Tennessee, Mississippi
Away: Mississippi State, Texas A&M, Auburn, Missouri
Auburn
Home: Kentucky, Texas A&M, Arkansas, LSU
Away: Mississippi, Georgia, Mississippi State, Alabama
Florida
Home: Kentucky, South Carolina, LSU, Missouri
Away: Tennessee, Mississippi, Georgia (Jacksonville, Florida), Vanderbilt
Georgia
Home: Vanderbilt, Auburn, Florida (Jacksonville, Florida), Tennessee
Away: Alabama, Missouri, South Carolina, Kentucky
Kentucky
Home: South Carolina, Vanderbilt, Mississippi State, Georgia
Away: Florida, Auburn, Missouri, Tennessee
LSU
Home: Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Alabama, South Carolina
Away: Florida, Arkansas, Auburn, Texas A&M
Mississippi
Home: Auburn, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi State
Away: LSU, Vanderbilt, Texas A&M, Arkansas
Mississippi State
Home: Arkansas, Texas A&M, Auburn, Missouri
Away: Alabama, LSU, Kentucky, Mississippi
Missouri
Home: Vanderbilt, Georgia, Kentucky, Arkansas
Away: South Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi State, Florida
South Carolina
Home: Missouri, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Georgia
Away: Kentucky, Florida, Vanderbilt, LSU
Tennessee
Home: Florida, Missouri, Alabama, Kentucky
Away: South Carolina, Arkansas, Georgia, Vanderbilt
Texas A&M
Home: Arkansas, Mississippi, Vanderbilt, LSU
Away: Mississippi State, Auburn, South Carolina, Alabama
Vanderbilt
Home: Mississippi, South Carolina, Florida, Tennessee
Away: Missouri, Georgia, Kentucky, Texas A&M