2024 Southeastern Conference football season explained

2024 Southeastern Conference football season
Color:	193980
Color Text:	white
League:	NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
Sport:	Football
Pixels:	125
No Of Games:	8
No Of Teams:	16
Tv:	ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU, SEC Network, ESPN+
Draft:	2025 NFL draft
Draft Link:	2025 NFL draft
Finals:	SEC Championship Game
Finals Link:	2024 SEC Championship Game
Seasonslistnames:	SEC
Prevseason Year:	2023
Nextseason Year:	2025

The 2024 Southeastern Conference football season will be the 92nd season of Southeastern Conference (SEC) football and part of the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This will be the SEC's first season with 16 teams with the additions of Texas and Oklahoma, and its first season since 1991 with a non-divisional scheduling format.

Previous season

Alabama defeated Georgia 27–24 in the 2023 SEC Championship Game.

The Alabama Crimson Tide advanced to their eighth College Football Playoff (CFP), where they lost to the eventual national champions, Michigan, in the Rose Bowl Game, 27-20 (OT).

Preseason

2024 SEC Spring Football and number of signees on signing day:

• Alabama –
• Arkansas –
• Auburn –
• Florida –
• Georgia –
• Kentucky –
• LSU –
• Mississippi State –
• Missouri –
• Oklahoma-
• Ole Miss –
• South Carolina –
• Tennessee –
• Texas A&M -
• Vanderbilt -

Recruiting classes

Source:

National rankings!Team!ESPN^[1] !Rivals^[2] !24/7^[3] !On3 Recruits^[4] !Total signees

Alabama	2	2	2	2	28
Arkansas	29	37	31	31	17
Auburn	9	8	10	8	20
Florida	10	15	13	10	20
Georgia	1	1	1	1	28
Kentucky	23	24	24	25	25
LSU	7	11	7	7	30
Mississippi State	26	26	28	26	26
Missouri	22	22	20	21	21
Oklahoma	8	7	8	9	28
Ole Miss	20	21	21	20	22
South Carolina	19	30	22	19	16
Tennessee	14	14	14	13	23
Texas	5	3	6	6	22
Texas A&M	18	20	19	17	17
Vanderbilt	45	40	40	39	21

Note: ESPN only ranks the top 40 teams.

SEC Media Days

The 2024 SEC Media days are scheduled for July 15–18, 2024 at the Omni Hotel in downtown Dallas, TX. It will be the fourth time they are held outside of Birmingham, AL. Each team is expected to have their head coach available to talk to the media at the event and it will be televised on SEC Network and ESPN.

Preseason polls are also expected to be released in July 2024.

The schedule for the teams is as follows:

Date	School	Coach	Player(s)
July 15	LSU	Brian Kelly	Garrett Nussmeier (QB), Mason Taylor (TE) & Harold Perkins (LB)
	Ole Miss		Jaxson Dart (QB) Tre Harris (WR) & Jared Ivey (DE)
	South Carolina	Shane Beamer	Alex Huntley (DT), Luke Doty (ATH) & Debo Williams (LB)
	Vanderbilt	Clark Lea	Gunnar Hansen (OL), Langston Patterson (LB) & CJ Taylor (S)
July 16	Georgia	Kirby Smart	Carson Beck (QB), Mykel Williams (DL) & Malaki Starks (S)
	Missouri	Eliah Drinkwitz	Luther Burden III (WR), Brady Cook (QB) & Kristian Williams (DL)
	Oklahoma	Brent Venables	Jackson Arnold (QB), Danny Stutsman (LB) &Billy Bowman Jr. (DB)
	Tennessee	Josh Heupel	Cooper Mays (C), Keenan Pili (LB) & Omari Thomas (DL)
July 17	Alabama	Kalen DeBoer	Jalen Milroe (QB), Tyler Booker (OL) & Malachi Moore (DB)
	Florida	Billy Napier	Graham Mertz (QB), Shemar James (ILB) & Montrell Johnson Jr. (RB)
	Mississippi State	Jeff Lebby	Blake Shapen (QB), Albert Reese IV (OL) & John Lewis (LB)
	Texas	Steve Sarkisian	Quinn Ewers (QB) Kelvin Banks Jr. (OL) & Jahdae Barron (DB)
July 18	Arkansas	Sam Pittman	Andrew Armstrong (WR), Taylen Green (QB) & Landon Jackson (DE)
	Auburn	Hugh Freeze	Payton Thorne (QB), Eugene Asante (LB) & Keldric Faulk (DE)
	Kentucky	Mark Stoops	Marques Cox (OL) D’Eryk Jackson (LB) & Deone Walker (DL)
	Texas A&M	Mike Elko	Shemar Turner (DL), Taurean York (LB) & Trey Zuhn III (OL)

Preseason media polls

Teams currently listed alphabetically

SEC

1	Georgia	3330 (165)
2	Texas	3041 (27)
3	Alabama	2891 (12)
4	Ole Miss	2783 (4)
5	LSU	2322 (2)
6	Missouri	2240
7	Tennessee	2168
8	Oklahoma	2022
9	Texas A&M	1684
10	Auburn	1382
11	Kentucky	1371
12	Florida	1146
13	South Carolina	923 (1)
14	Arkansas	749
15	Mississippi State	623
16	Vanderbilt	293 (2)

Media poll (SEC Championship)
1	Georgia	165
2	Texas	27
3	Alabama	12
4	Ole Miss	4
5	LSU	2
6	Vanderbilt	2
7	South Carolina	1

references:^[5]

Preseason awards

Individual awards

Lott Trophy	Deontae Lawson	Alabama	LB	R-Jr.	^[14]
	Malachi Moore	CB	Gr.
	Landon Jackson	Arkansas	DL	Sr.
	Jalon Walker	Georgia	LB	Jr.
	Malaki Starks	CB
	Deone Walker	Kentucky	DL
	Harold Perkins	LSU	LB
	Danny Stutsman	Oklahoma		Sr.
	Nick Emmanwori	South Carolina	CB	Jr.
	James Pearce	Tennessee	DL
	Andrew Mukuba	Texas	CB	Sr.
	Jahdae Barron
	Nic Scourton	Texas A&M	DL	Jr.
Dodd Trophy	Kirby Smart	Georgia	HC	rowspan=6	--	^[15]
	Brian Kelly	LSU
	Eliah Drinkwitz	Missouri
	Lane Kiffin	Ole Miss
	Josh Heupel	Tennessee
	Steve Sarkisian	Texas
Maxwell Award	Jalen Milroe	Alabama	QB	R-Jr.	^[16]
	Jarquez Hunter	Auburn	RB	Sr.
	Graham Mertz	Florida	QB
	Carson Beck	Georgia
	Trevor Etienne	RB	Jr.
	Garrett Nussmeier	LSU		QB
	Kyren Lacy	WR	Sr.
	Brady Cook	Missouri		QB
	Luther Burden III	WR	Jr.
	Jackson Arnold	Oklahoma	QB	So.
	Jaxson Dart	Ole Miss		Sr.
	Raheim Sanders	South Carolina	RB
	Nico Iamaleava	Tennessee	QB	R-Fr.
	Quinn Ewers	Texas		Jr.
	Conner Weigman	Texas A&M		So.
Patrick Mannelly Award	Kneeland Hibbet	Alabama	LS	Sr.	^[17]
	Eli Stein	Arkansas		Jr.
	Rocco Underwood	Florida		R-Jr.
	Beau Gardner	Georgia		Sr.
	Slade Roy	LSU
	Ben Anderson	Oklahoma		R-So.
	Julian Ashby	Vanderbilt		Gr.
Outland Trophy	Parker Brailsford	Alabama	OL	R-So.	^[18]
	Tyler Booker	Jr.
	Tim Smith	DL	Gr.
	Nazir Stackhouse			Georgia
	Tate Ratledge	OL
	Dylan Fairchild		Jr.
	Xavier Truss		Sr.
	Deone Walker	Kentucky	DL	Jr.
	Eli Cox	OL	Sr.
	Emery Jones		LSU	Jr.
	Will Campbell
	Armand Membou		Missouri
	Cam'Ron Johnson		Sr.
	Walter Nolen	Ole Miss	DL	Jr.
	Branson Hickman	Oklahoma	OL	R-Sr.
	Kelvin Banks	Texas		Jr.
	Chase Bisontis	Texas A&M		So.
Bronko Nagurski Trophy	Deontae Lawson	Alabama	LB	R-Jr.	^[19]
	Malachi Moore	CB	Gr.
	Landon Jackson	Arkansas	DL	Sr.
	Smael Mondon Jr.	Georgia	LB
	Malaki Starks	DB	Jr.
	Mykel Williams	DL
	Harold Perkins Jr.	LSU		LB
	Deone Walker	Kentucky		DL
	Maxwell Hairston	DB
	Johnny Walker Jr.	Missouri	DE	Sr.
	Walter Nolen	Ole Miss	DL	Jr.
	Billy Bowman Jr.	Oklahoma		Sr.
	Danny Stutsman	LB
	Debo Williams		South Carolina
	James Pearce	Tennessee	DE	Jr.
	Anthony Hill Jr.	Texas	LB	So.
	Jahdae Barron	CB	Sr.
	Nic Scourton	Texas A&M	DL	Jr.
	Shemar Turner	Sr.
Jim Thorpe Award	Malachi Moore	Alabama	CB	Gr.	^[20]
	Daylen Everette	Georgia		Jr.
	Maxwell Hairston	Kentucky	DB	Jr.
	Billy Bowman Jr.	Oklahoma	DL	Sr.
Jet Award	Isaiah Sategna	Arkansas	WR	So.
	Barion Brown	Kentucky		Jr.
Paul Hornung Award	Keionte Scott	Auburn	CB	Sr.	^[21]
	Trevor Etienne	Georgia	RB	Jr.
	Barion Brown	Kentucky	WR
	Luther Burden III	Missouri
	Kevin Coleman Jr.	Mississippi State
	Jaydon Blue	Texas	RB
Wuerffel Trophy	Tim Keenan II	Alabama	DL		^[22]
	Cam Ball	Arkansas		Sr.
	Luke Deal	Auburn	TE	Gr.
	Graham Mertz	Florida	QB	R-Sr.
	Malaki Starks	Georgia	CB	Jr.
	J. J. Weaver	Kentucky	LB	Sr.
	Will Campbell	LSU	OL	Jr.
	Nick Barr-Mina	Mississippi State	PK	Sr.
	Kristan Williams	Missouri	DT	Gr.
	Gavin Sawchuk	Oklahoma	RB	So.
	JJ Peagues	Ole Miss	DT	Sr.
	Alex Huntley	South Carolina
	Bru McCoy	Tennessee	WR
	Hayden Conner	Texas	OL
	Albert Regis	Texas A&M	DL	Jr.
	Richie Hoskins	Vanderbilt	WR	Sr.
Lou Groza Award	Graham Nicholson	Alabama	PK		^[23]
	Alex McPherson	Auburn		So.
	Trey Smack	Florida		Jr.
	Peyton Woodring	Georgia		So.
	Caden Davis	Ole Miss		Sr.
	Bert Auburn	Texas
	Randy Bond	Texas A&M
Ray Guy Award	James Burnip	Alabama	P		^[24]
	Oscar Chapman	Auburn
	Brett Thorson	Georgia		Jr.
	Luke Elzinga	Oklahoma		Sr.
	Kai Kroeger	South Carolina		Gr.
	Jesse Mirco	Vanderbilt
Walter Camp Award	Jalen Milroe	Alabama	QB	R-Jr.	^[25]
	Malachi Moore	CB	Gr.
	Carson Beck	Georgia	QB	Sr.
	Malaki Starks	CB	Jr.
	Harold Perkins Jr.	LSU		LB
	Luther Burden III	Missouri		WR
	Jaxson Dart	Ole Miss	QB	Sr.
	Walter Nolen	DL	Jr.
	Danny Stutsman	Oklahoma	LB	Sr.
	James Pearce	Tennessee	DE	Jr.
	Quinn Ewers	Texas	QB
	Conner Weigman	Texas A&M		So.

Doak Walker Award	Jam Miller	Alabama	RB	Jr.	^[26]
	Justice Haynes	So.
	Jarquez Hunter	Auburn		Sr.
	Montrell Johnson Jr.	Florida		R-Jr.
	Trevor Etienne	Georgia		Jr.
	DeaMonte Trayanum	Kentucky		Sr.
	Marcus Carroll	Missouri
	Nate Noel
	Gavin Sawchuk	Oklahoma		So.
	Ulysses Bentley IV	Ole Miss		Sr.
	Raheim Sanders	South Carolina
	Dylan Sampson	Tennessee		Jr.
	CJ Baxter	Texas		So.
	Jaydon Blue	Jr.
Biletnikoff Award	Andrew Armstrong	Arkansas	WR	Sr.	^[27]
	Robert Lewis	Auburn
	Ja'Mori Maclin	Kentucky		Jr.
	CJ Daniels	LSU		Gr.
	Luther Burden III	Missouri		Jr.
	Nic Anderson	Oklahoma		R-So.
	Tre Harris	Ole Miss		Gr.
	Squirrel White	Tennessee		Jr.
Davey O'Brien Award	Jalen Milroe	Alabama	QB	R-Jr.	^[28]
	Graham Mertz	Florida		R-Sr.
	Carson Beck	Georgia		Sr.
	Brady Cook	Missouri
	Jaxson Dart	Ole Miss
	Quinn Ewers	Texas		Jr.
John Mackey Award	CJ Dippre	Alabama	TE	Sr.	^[29]
	Luke Hasz	Arkansas		So.
	Rivaldo Fairweather	Auburn		Sr.
	Arlis Boardingham	Florida		So.
	Benjamin Yurosek	Georgia		Gr.
	Oscar Delp	Jr.
	Mason Taylor			LSU
	Brett Norfleet	Missouri		So.
	Caden Prieskorn	Ole Miss		Gr.
	De’Quan Wright	Jr.
	Amari Niblack			Texas
	Donovan Green			Texas A&M
Rimington Trophy	Parker Brailsford	Alabama	OL	R-So.	^[30]
	Connor Lew	Auburn		So.
	Jake Slaughter	Florida		R-Jr.
	Jared Wilson	Georgia		Jr.
	Ethan Miner	Mississippi State		Sr.
	Connor Tollison	Missouri		Jr.
	Branson Hickman	Oklahoma		R-Sr.
	Vershon Lee	South Carolina
	Cooper Mays	Tennessee		Gr.
	Jake Majors	Texas		Sr.
Bednarik Award	Deontae Lawson	Alabama	LB	R-Jr.	^[31]
	Malachi Moore	CB	Gr.
	Landon Jackson	Arkansas	DL	Sr.
	Eugene Asante	Auburn	LB
	Shemar James	Florida		Jr.
	Malaki Starks	Georgia	CB
	Mykel Williams	DE
	Smael Mondon	LB	Sr.
	Deone Walker	Kentucky	DL	Jr.
	Maxwell Hairston	DB
	Harold Perkins Jr.	LSU	LB
	Johnny Walker Jr.	Missouri	DE	Sr.
	Billy Bowman Jr.	Oklahoma	DL
	Danny Stutsman	LB
	Princely Umanmielen	Ole Miss	DE
	Tonka Hemingway	South Carolina	DL	Gr.
	James Pearce	Tennessee	DE	Jr.
	Jahdae Barron	Texas	CB	Sr.
	Nic Scourton	Texas A&M	DL	Jr.
	Shemar Turner	Sr.
	CJ Taylor		Vanderbilt	LB
Butkus Award	Deontae Lawson	Alabama	R-Jr.		^[32]
	Jihaad Campbell	Jr.
	Eugene Asante	Auburn	Sr.
	Shemar James	Florida	Jr.
	Smael Mondon Jr.	Georgia	Sr.
	D’Eryk Jackson	Kentucky
	Jamon Dumas-Johnson	Jr.
	Harold Perkins Jr.		LSU
	Danny Stutsman	Oklahoma	Sr.
	Debo Williams	South Carolina	R-Sr.
	Demetrius Knight	Gr.
	Anthony Hill Jr.	Texas	So.
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award	Jalen Milroe	Alabama	QB	R-Jr.	^[33]
	Payton Thorne	Auburn		Sr.
	Graham Mertz	Florida		R-Sr.
	Carson Beck	Georgia		Sr.
	Brock Vandagriff	Kentucky		R-Jr.
	Garrett Nussmeier	LSU
	Blake Shapen	Mississippi State		R-Sr.
	Brady Cook	Missouri		Sr.
	Jaxson Dart	Ole Miss
	Quinn Ewers	Texas		Jr.
	Conner Weigman	Texas A&M		So.
Manning Award	Jalen Milroe	Alabama		R-Jr.	^[34]
	Graham Mertz	Florida		R-Sr.
	Carson Beck	Georgia		Sr.
	Brady Cook	Missouri
	Jaxson Dart	Ole Miss
	Quinn Ewers	Texas		Jr.
Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award	Jaxson Moi	Tennessee	DL		^[35]
	Keenan Pili	LB	Gr.
	Nico Iamaleava	QB	R-Fr.
	Jermayne Lole	Texas	DL	Sr.
	Tiaoalli Savea
Rotary Lombardi Award	Deontae Lawson	Alabama	LB	R-Jr.	^[36]
	Jaeden Roberts	OL
	Parker Brailsford		R-So.
	Tyler Booker		Jr.
	Landon Jackson	Arkansas	DL	Sr.
	Tate Ratledge	Georgia	OL	Gr.
	Dylan Fairchild	Jr.
	Mykel Williams		DE
	Deone Walker		Kentucky	DL
	Emery Jones Jr.		LSU	OL
	Will Campbell
	Harold Perkins Jr.		LB
	Walter Nolen		Ole Miss	DL
	Danny Stutsman	Oklahoma	LB	Sr.
	James Pearce	Tennessee	DE	Jr.
	Kelvin Banks Jr.	Texas	OL
	Trey Moore	DE
	Nic Scourton	Texas A&M	DL
	Shemar Turner	Sr.
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award

Preseason All-SEC

Media

First Team

Position	Player	Class	Team
First Team Offense
QB	Carson Beck	Sr.	Georgia
RB	Trevor Etienne	Jr.
	Jarquez Hunter	Sr.	Auburn
WR	Luther Burden III	Jr.	Missouri
	Tre Harris	Sr.	Ole Miss
TE	Caden Prieskorn
OL	Tyler Booker	Jr.	Alabama
	Will Campbell		LSU
	Kelvin Banks Jr.		Texas
	Tate Ratledge	Sr.	Georgia
C	Cooper Mays		Tennessee
First Team Defense
DL	James Pearce Jr.	Jr.	Tennessee
	Walter Nolen		Ole Miss
	Deone Walker		Kentucky
	Nazir Stackhouse	Sr.	Georgia
LB	Harold Perkins	Jr.	LSU
	Danny Stutsman	Sr.	Oklahoma
	Deontae Lawson	R-Jr.	Alabama
	Mykel Williams	Jr.	Georgia
DB	Malaki Starks
	Malachi Moore	Gr.	Alabama
	Billy Bowman Jr.	Sr.	Oklahoma
	Maxwell Hairston	Jr.	Kentucky
First Team Special Teams
PK	Bert Auburn	Sr.	Texas
P	James Burnip	R-Sr.	Alabama
LS	Kneeland Hibbett	Sr.
KS	Alex McPherson	So.	Auburn
RS	Barion Brown	Jr.	Kentucky
AP	Zavion Thomas		LSU

Second Team

Position	Player	Class	Team
Second Team Offense
QB	Quinn Ewers	Jr.	Texas
RB	Raheim Sanders	Sr.	South Carolina
	CJ Baxter	So.	Texas
	Montrell Johnson Jr.	Sr.	Florida
WR	Isaiah Bond	Jr.	Texas
	Kyren Lacy	R-Sr.	LSU
TE	Mason Taylor	Jr.
OL	Emery Jones
	Kadyn Proctor	So.	Alabama
	Xavier Truss	Sr.	Georgia
	Dylan Fairchild	Jr.
C	Parker Brailsford	R-So.	Alabama
Second Team Defense
DL	Shemar Turner	Sr.	Texas A&M
	Landon Jackson		Arkansas
	Nic Scourton	Jr.	Texas A&M
	Tim Smith	Gr.	Alabama
	Jared Ivey	Sr.	Ole Miss
LB	Debo Williams	R-Sr.	South Carolina
	Anthony Hill Jr.	So.	Texas
	Smael Mondon Jr.	Sr.	Georgia
DB	Jahdae Barron		Texas
	Major Burns		LSU
	Andrew Mukuba		Texas
	Malik Muhammad	So.
Second Team Special Teams
PK	Graham Nicholson	Sr.	Alabama
P	Brett Thorson	Jr.	Georgia
LS	Hunter Rogers	R-Sr.	South Carolina
KS	Will Stone	Jr.	Texas
RS	Zavion Thomas		LSU
AP	Dillion Bell		Georgia

Third Team

Position	Player	Class	Team
Third Team Offense
QB	Jalen Milroe	R-Jr.	Alabama
RB	Justice Haynes	So.
	Ulysses Bentley	Sr.	Ole Miss
WR	Deion Burks	R-Jr.	Oklahoma
	Dominic Lovett	Sr.	Georgia
TE	Oscar Delp	Jr.
OL	Earnest Greene	R-So.
	Marques Cox	Sr.	Kentucky
	Trey Zuhn III	Jr.	Texas A&M
	Jaeden Roberts	R-Jr.	Alabama
C	Jake Majors	Sr.	Texas
Third Team Defense
DL	Tim Keenan III	R-Jr.	Alabama
	Princely Umanmielen	Sr.	Ole Miss
	Trey Moore	Jr.	Texas
	Tonka Hemingway	Gr.	South Carolina
LB	Jamon Dumas-Johnson	Sr.	Kentucky
	Jihaad Campbell	Jr.	Alabama
	Eugene Asante	Sr.	Auburn
DB	Domani Jackson	Jr.	Alabama
	Daylen Everette		Georgia
	Jason Marshall Jr.	Sr.	Florida
	Keon Sabb	R-So.	Alabama
	Nick Emmanwori	Jr.	South Carolina
Third Team Special Teams
PK	Alex McPherson	So.	Auburn
P	Jeremy Crawshaw	Sr.	Florida
LS	Slade Roy		LSU
KS	Trey Smack	Jr.	Florida
RS	Keionte Scott	Sr.	Auburn
AP	Barion Brown	Jr.	Kentucky
	Jaydon Blue		Texas

Head coaches

Pre-season changes

Alabama head coach Nick Saban retired after finishing his 17th season 11-2 (8-0 SEC) with the Crimson Tide and posting a 201–29 overall record with the school. On January 12, 2024, it was announced his replacement was Kalen DeBoer, who had led Washington to a 14–1 record, Sugar Bowl victory, and national championship appearance.^[37]

Mississippi State head coach Zach Arnett was fired during the 2023 season, with two games left in the regular season.^[38] On November 26, 2023, he was replaced by Jeff Lebby, Oklahoma's offensive coordinator.^[39]

Texas A&M head coach Jimbo Fisher was fired during the 2023 season, with two games left in the regular season.^[40] On November 27, 2023, he was replaced by Mike Elko, Duke's head coach.^[41]

Coaches

Note: All stats current through the completion of the 2023 season. All records are at Division I schools only

Team	Head coach	Year at school	Overall record	Record at school	SEC record	Conference Championships	National Championships
Alabama	Kalen DeBoer	1	104–12	0–0	0–0	0	0
Arkansas	Sam Pittman	5	23–25	23–25	11–23	0	0
Auburn	Hugh Freeze	2	60–49	6–7	9–26	0	0
Florida	Billy Napier	3	51–26	11–14	6–10	0	0
Georgia	Kirby Smart	9	94–16	94–16	56–9	2	2
Kentucky	Mark Stoops	12	73–65	73–65	33–55	0	0
LSU	Brian Kelly	3	165–68	20–7	12–4	0	0
Mississippi State	Jeff Lebby	1	0–0	0–0	0–0	0	0
Missouri	Eliah Drinkwitz	5	40–22	28–21	17–17	0	0
Oklahoma	Brent Venables	3	16–10	16–10	0–0	0	0
Ole Miss	Lane Kiffin	5	95–49	34–15	20–13	0	0
South Carolina	Shane Beamer	4	20–18	20–18	10–14	0	0
Tennessee	Josh Heupel	4	55–20	27–12	14–10	0	0
Texas	Steve Sarkisian	4	71–49	25–14	0–0	0	0
Texas A&M	Mike Elko	1	16–9	0–0	0–0	0	0
Vanderbilt	Clark Lea	4	9–27	9–27	2–22	0	0

Rankings

See main article: 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings.

	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Final
Alabama	AP	5
	C	5
	CFP	Not released
Arkansas	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Auburn	AP	RV
	C	RV
	CFP	Not released
Florida	AP
	C	RV
	CFP	Not released
Georgia	AP	1 (46)
	C	1 (46)
	CFP	Not released
Kentucky	AP	RV
	C	RV
	CFP	Not released
LSU	AP	13
	C	12
	CFP	Not released
Mississippi State	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Missouri	AP	11
	C	11
	CFP	Not released
Oklahoma	AP	16
	C	16
	CFP	Not released
Ole Miss	AP	6
	C	6
	CFP	Not released
South Carolina	AP
	C	RV
	CFP	Not released
Tennessee	AP	15
	C	15
	CFP	Not released
Texas	AP	4
	C	4 (1)
	CFP	Not released
Texas A&M	AP	20
	C	20
	CFP	Not released
Vanderbilt	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released

Legend

		Improvement in ranking
		Drop in ranking
		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

Schedules

Index to colors and formatting
SEC member won
SEC member lost
SEC teams in bold

All times Central time.

† denotes Homecoming game

Rankings reflect those of the AP poll for weeks 1 through 8. Rankings from Week 9 until the end of the Season reflect those of the College Football Playoff Rankings.

Regular season

The schedule was released on December 14, 2023.^[42] The season will begin on August 29, 2024, and will end with the SEC Championship Game on December 7, 2024.

Week Fourteen

SEC Championship Game

See main article: 2024 SEC Championship Game.

Postseason

Bowl games

For the 2020–2025 bowl cycle, The SEC will have annually eight appearances in the following bowls: Sugar Bowl and Peach Bowl (unless they are selected for playoffs filled by a SEC and at-large team if champion is in the playoffs), Citrus Bowl, Duke's Mayo Bowl, Gator Bowl, Liberty Bowl, Music City Bowl, ReliaQuest Bowl and Texas Bowl. The SEC teams will go to a New Year's Six bowl if a team finishes higher than the champions of Power Five conferences in the final College Football Playoff rankings.

The SEC champion are also eligible for the College Football Playoff if they're among the top five conference champions in the final CFP ranking or if they are seven highest-ranked at-large selections. Additionally, four of the top five conference champions will receive first round byes for the 2024 College Football Playoff.

Head to head matchups

2024 SEC Head to head matchups
Team	Alabama	Arkansas	Auburn	Florida	Georgia	Kentucky	LSU	Missouri	Mississippi State	Oklahoma	Ole Miss	South Carolina	Tennessee	Texas	Texas A&M	Vanderbilt
vs. Alabama	—	×	bgcolor=		×	bgcolor=		×	bgcolor=		bgcolor=		×	bgcolor=		×	bgcolor=		bgcolor=		×	×	bgcolor=
vs. Arkansas	×	—	bgcolor=		×	×	×	bgcolor=		bgcolor=		bgcolor=		×	bgcolor=		×	bgcolor=		bgcolor=		bgcolor=		×
vs. Auburn	bgcolor=		bgcolor=		—	×	bgcolor=		bgcolor=		×	bgcolor=		×	bgcolor=		×	×	×	×	bgcolor=		bgcolor=
vs. Florida	×	×	×	—	bgcolor=		bgcolor=		bgcolor=		×	bgcolor=		×	bgcolor=		×	bgcolor=		bgcolor=		bgcolor=		×
vs. Georgia	bgcolor=		×	bgcolor=		bgcolor=		—	bgcolor=		×	×	bgcolor=		×	bgcolor=		×	bgcolor=		bgcolor=		×	×
vs. Kentucky	×	×	bgcolor=		bgcolor=		bgcolor=		—	×	×	×	×	bgcolor=		bgcolor=		bgcolor=		bgcolor=		×	bgcolor=
vs. LSU	bgcolor=		bgcolor=		×	bgcolor=		×	×	—	×	×	bgcolor=		bgcolor=		bgcolor=		×	×	bgcolor=		bgcolor=
vs. Missouri	bgcolor=		bgcolor=		bgcolor=		×	×	×	×	—	bgcolor=		bgcolor=		×	bgcolor=		×	×	bgcolor=		bgcolor=
vs. Mississippi State	×	bgcolor=		×	bgcolor=		bgcolor=		×	×	bgcolor=		—	×	bgcolor=		×	bgcolor=		bgcolor=		bgcolor=		×
vs. Oklahoma	bgcolor=		×	bgcolor=		×	×	×	bgcolor=		bgcolor=		×	—	bgcolor=		bgcolor=		bgcolor=		bgcolor=		×	×
vs. Ole Miss	×	bgcolor=		×	bgcolor=		bgcolor=		bgcolor=		bgcolor=		×	bgcolor=		bgcolor=		—	bgcolor=		×	×	×	×
vs. South Carolina	bgcolor=		×	×	×	×	bgcolor=		bgcolor=		bgcolor=		×	bgcolor=		bgcolor=		—	×	×	bgcolor=		bgcolor=
vs. Tennessee	bgcolor=		bgcolor=		×	bgcolor=		bgcolor=		bgcolor=		×	×	bgcolor=		bgcolor=		×	×	—	×	×	bgcolor=
vs. Texas	×	bgcolor=		×	bgcolor=		bgcolor=		bgcolor=		×	×	bgcolor=		bgcolor=		×	×	×	—	bgcolor=		bgcolor=
vs. Texas A&M	×	bgcolor=		bgcolor=		bgcolor=		×	×	bgcolor=		bgcolor=		bgcolor=		×	×	bgcolor=		×	bgcolor=		—	×
vs. Vanderbilt	bgcolor=		×	bgcolor=		×	×	bgcolor=		bgcolor=		bgcolor=		×	×	×	bgcolor=		bgcolor=		bgcolor=		×	—
Total	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0

× – Matchup not played in 2024
Updated before the season.

SEC vs Power Four matchups

The following games include SEC teams competing against Power Four teams from the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, and Notre Dame. All rankings are from the AP Poll at the time of the game.

Date	Conference	Visitor	Home	Site	Score
August 31	ACC	No. 19 Miami (FL)	Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL
August 31	ACC	No. 14 Clemson	No. 1 Georgia†	Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA
August 31	-	No. 7 Notre Dame	No. 20 Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX
August 31	ACC	Virginia Tech	Vanderbilt	FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, TN
September 1	Big Ten	No. 13 LSU	Southern California†	Allegiant Stadium • Las Vegas, NV (Vegas Kickoff Classic)
September 7	Big 12	Arkansas	Oklahoma State	Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK
September 7	Big 12	Mississippi State	Arizona State	Mountain America Stadium • Tempe, AZ
September 7	Big 12	Houston	Oklahoma	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
September 7	ACC	Tennessee	NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
September 7	Big Ten	Texas	Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
September 7	ACC	California	Auburn	Jordan Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL
September 14	Big Ten	Alabama	Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI
September 14	ACC	Ole Miss	Wake Forest	Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC
September 14	ACC	Boston	Missouri	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO
September 21	Big Ten	UCLA	LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA
October 5	Big 12	UCF	Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL
November 30	ACC	Florida	Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
November 30	ACC	Georgia Tech	Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA
November 30	ACC	Louisville	Kentucky	Kroger Field • Lexington, KY
November 30	ACC	South Carolina	Clemson	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC

Note:† Denotes Neutral Site Game

Updated through Week 1.

SEC vs Group of Five matchups

The following games include SEC teams competing against "Group of Five" teams from the American, C-USA, MAC, Mountain West and Sun Belt.

Date	Conference	Visitor	Home	Site	Score
August 30	AAC	Temple	No. 16 Oklahoma	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Stadium • Norman, Norman, OK
August 31	CUSA	Western Kentucky	No. 5 Alabama	Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL
August 31	CUSA	Southern Miss	Kentucky	Kroger Field • Lexington, KY
August 31	Sun Belt	Old Dominion	South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC
August 31	Mountain West	Colorado State	No. 4 Texas	Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX
September 7	AAC	South Florida	Alabama	Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL
September 7	CUSA	Middle Tennessee	Ole Miss	Vaught-Hemmingway Stadium • Oxford, MS
September 7	MAC	Buffalo	Missouri	Farout Field • Columbia, MO
September 14	AAC	UAB	Arkansas	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR
September 14	Mountain West	New Mexico	Auburn	Jordan Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL
September 14	MAC	Toledo	Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS
September 14	AAC	Tulane	Oklahoma	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Stadium • Norman, OK
September 14	AAC	UTSA	Texas	Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX
September 14	Sun Belt	Vanderbilt	Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA
September 21	Sun Belt	Georgia Southern	Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS
September 21	Sun Belt	Louisiana Monroe	Texas	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX
September 21	MAC		South Carolina	Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC
September 21	MAC	Ohio	Kentucky	Kroger Field • Lexington, KY
September 21	MAC	Bowling Green	Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX
September 28	Sun Belt	South Alabama	LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA
October 19	MAC	Ball State	Vanderbilt	FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, TN
November 16	Sun Belt	Louisiana–Monroe	Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL
November 16	CUSA	New Mexico State	Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX
November 23	CUSA	Louisiana Tech	Arkansas	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR
November 23	CUSA	UTEP	Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN

Note:† Denotes Neutral Site Game

Updated through Week 1.

SEC vs FBS independents matchups

The following games include SEC teams competing against FBS Independents, which includes UConn and UMass.

Date	Visitor	Home	Site	Score
November 2		Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS
November 16	Missouri	UMass
November 23	UMass	Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA

Updated through Week 1.

SEC vs FCS matchups

The Football Championship Subdivision comprises 13 conferences and two independent programs.

Date	Conference	Visitor	Home	Site	Score
August 29	Missouri Valley	Murray State	No. 11 Missouri	Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium • Columbia, MO
August 31	SWAC	Arkansas-Pine Bluff	Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR
August 31	SWAC	Alabama A&M	Auburn	Jordan Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL
August 31	Southern	No. 12 (FCS) Furman	No. 6 Ole Miss	Vaught-Hemmingway Stadium • Oxford, MS
August 31	UAC	Eastern Kentucky	Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS
August 31	Southern	UT Chattanooga	No. 15 Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN
September 7	Southern	Samford	Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL
September 7	Ohio Valley	Tennessee Tech	Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA
September 7	Southland	Nicholls	LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA
September 7	Southland	McNeese	Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX
September 7	SWAC	Alcorn State	Vanderbilt	FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, TN
November 2	America East	Maine	Oklahoma	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Stadium • Norman, OK
November 16	Missouri Valley	Murray State	Kentucky	Kroger Field • Lexington, KY
November 18	Southern	Mercer	Alabama	Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL
November 23	Southern	Wofford	South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC

Note: † Denotes Neutral Site Game

Updated through Week 1.

SEC Records against other conferences

2024–25 records against non-conference foes:

Regular Season

Power 5 Conferences	Record
ACC	0-0
Big Ten	0-0
Big 12	0-0
Notre Dame	0–0
Power 4 Total	0-0
Other FBS Conferences	Record
American	0-0
CUSA	0-0
Independents (Excluding Notre Dame)	0-0
MAC	0-0
Mountain West	0-0
Sun Belt	0-0
Other FBS Total	0-0
FCS Opponents	Record
Football Championship Subdivision	0-0
Total Non-Conference Record	0-0

Post Season

Television Selections

The Southeastern Conference has television contracts with ESPN, which allow games to be broadcast across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, FOX, FS1 and FS2. Streaming broadcasts for games under SEC control are streamed on ESPN+. The conference also operates its own network, SEC Network, in conjunction with ESPN. Games under the control of other conferences fall under the contracts of the opposing conference.

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ABC	4	3	3		1					1				2	1		15
ESPN	4	2	1												–		7
ESPN2	–	1	–												–		1
ESPNU	1	1	–												–		2
FOX	–	1	1												–		2
FS1	–	–	–												–		–
FS2	–	–	–												–		–
NBC	–	–	–												–		–
The CW	–	–	1												–		1
CBS Sports Network	–	–	–												–		–
NFL Network	–	–	–												–		–
SEC Network	4	3	3	2	1					1		2	1		–		17
ESPN+ (streaming)	3	4	1	2				1		1		2	3		–		17

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Streaming

Awards and honors

Players of the week

Week	Offensive			Defensive			Special Teams			Offensive Line			Defensive Line			Freshman
	Player	Team	Position	Player	Team	Position	Player	Team	Position	Player	Team	Position	Player	Team	Position	Player	Team	Position
Week 1 (Sept 2)
Week 2 (Sept 9)
Week 3 (Sept 16)
Week 4 (Sept 23)
Week 5 (Sept 30)
Week 6 (Oct 7)
Week 7 (Oct 14)
Week 8 (Oct 21)
Week 9 (Oct 28)
Week 10 (Nov 4)
Week 11 (Nov 11)
Week 12 (Nov 18)
Week 13 (Nov 25)
Week 14 (Dec 1)

Totals per school

School	Total
Alabama	0
Arkansas	0
Auburn	0
Florida	0
Georgia	0
Kentucky	0
LSU	0
Mississippi State	0
Missouri	0
Oklahoma	0
Ole Miss	0
South Carolina	0
Tennessee	0
Texas	0
Texas A&M	0
Vanderbilt	0

All-SEC teams

At the conclusion of the regular season All-SEC Conference football teams will be named.

All-Americans

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. College Football All-American 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.^{[43] [44]}

National award winners

2024 College Football Award Winners

Home game attendance

Team	Stadium	Capacity	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Game 7	Game 8	Total	Average	% of Capacity
Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium	100,077
Arkansas	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium	76,212

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2024 college football recruiting class rankings: Top 75 schools . 7 February 2024 .
2. Web site: 2024 TEAM RANKINGS .
3. Web site: 2024 Recruit Football Team Rankings .
4. Web site: 2024 Industry Ranking Football Team Recruiting Rankings .
5. Web site: 2024 SEC Football Preseason Media Poll, All-SEC Team announced .
6. Web site: Caleb Downs leads 4 Ohio State players selected to Associated Press preseason All-America first team .
7. Web site: College Football 2024 All-America Team. athlonsports.com. Athlon Sports. June 17, 2024. June 19, 2024.
8. Web site: 2024 CBS Sports Preseason All-America team: Alabama, Ohio State, Georgia lead with most honorees. CBS Sports. Jack. Crosby. August 14, 2024. August 14, 2024.
9. Web site: 2024 CFN All-America Teams.
10. Web site: ESPN's 2024 college football preseason All-America team .
11. Web site: Sporting News 2024 college football Preseason All-America team.
12. Web site: Ohio State leads USA TODAY Sports preseason college football All-America team.
13. Web site: Walter Camp Football Foundation Announces Preseason All-America Teams .
14. Web site: Lott IMPACT® Trophy Announces 2024 Watch List .
15. Web site: Dodd Trophy Releases 2024 Preseason Watch List. July 8, 2024. July 8, 2024.
16. Web site: The Maxwell Football Club today announced its watch list for the 88th Maxwell Award.
17. Web site: 2024 Patrick Mannelly Award Watch List Announces.
18. Web site: 2024 OUTLAND TROPHY PRESEASON WATCH LIST .
19. Web site: 2024 BRONKO NAGURSKI PRESEASON WATCH LIST.
20. Web site: PAYCOM JIM THORPE AWARD PRESEASON WATCH LIST.
21. Web site: 48 PLAYERS REPRESENTING 9 CONFERENCES PLUS 1INDEPENDENT SCHOOL SELECTED FOR THE 2024 PAUL HORNUNG AWARD PRE-SEASON WATCH LIST . August 1, 2024. August 1, 2024.
22. Web site: 2024 Allstate Wuerffel Watch List. August 1, 2024. August 1, 2024.
23. Web site: 2024 Watch List. August 2, 2024. August 2, 2024.
24. Web site: 2024 Ray Guy Award Watchlist. August 2, 2024. August 2, 2024.
25. Web site: Walter Camp 2024 Player of Year Preseason Watch List, presented by David McDermott Lexus of New Haven. August 5, 2024. August 5, 2024. Mike Madera. waltercamp.org.
26. Web site: 2024 Doak Walker Award Candidates Announced. August 5, 2024. August 5, 2024.
27. Web site: 2024 Biletnikoff Award Watch List. August 7, 2024. August 7, 2024.
28. Web site: THREE DOZEN QUARTERBACKS NAMED TO DAVEY O’BRIEN AWARD PRESEASON WATCH LIST. August 8, 2024. August 8, 2024.
29. Web site: John Mackey Award Announces 2024 Watch List. August 9, 2024. August 9, 2024.
30. Web site: The Rimington Trophy Presents its 2024 Watchlist. August 9, 2024. Rimington Trophy.
31. Web site: 2024 Bednarik Award Watch List. August 12, 2024. August 12, 2024.
32. Web site: 2024 WATCH LIST. August 13, 2024. August 13, 2024.
33. News: The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Proudly Announces 2024 Preseason Watch List .
34. Web site: Allstate Sugar Bowl Announces Manning Award Watch List. August 15, 2024. August 15, 2024.
35. Web site: 2024 POLYNESIAN COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR WATCH LIST .
36. Web site: Lombardi Award 2024 Watch List .
37. Web site: Kalen DeBoer Named Head Coach of Alabama Football . 2024-03-28 . Alabama Athletics . en.
38. Web site: 2023-11-13 . Mississippi State fires Arnett after 11 games . 2024-03-28 . ESPN.com . en. Low, Chris.
39. Web site: 2023-11-26 . Mississippi State hires Jeff Lebby as next coach: Bulldogs tap Oklahoma offensive coordinator to lead program . 2024-03-28 . CBSSports.com . en. Straka, Dean.
40. Web site: Texas A&M Athletics Announces Change in Football Leadership . 2024-03-28 . Texas A&M Athletics – 12thMan.com . en.
41. Web site: 2023-11-27 . Mike Elko Named Head Football Coach . 2024-03-28 . Texas A&M Today . en-US.
42. Web site: SEC Releases 2024 Football Schedule . 2024-03-28 . Southeastern Conference . en.
43. Web site: 2010-11 NCAA Statistics Policies(updated 9/15/2010) . December 10, 2011 . August 2, 2010 . September 15, 2010 . https://archive.today/20100802122407/http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/public/ncaa/resources/stats/statistics+policies . . dead .
44. Web site: Alabama's Tua Tagovailoa heads 2018 consensus All-American Team. December 13, 2018. May 14, 2024. The Sporting News. Bender, Bill.