2020 Southeastern Conference football season

2020 Southeastern Conference football season
League	NCAA Division I FBS football season
Sport	Football
Duration	September 3, 2020 through January 2021
Number of teams	14
TV partner(s)	CBS Sports Family (CBS, CBSSN), ESPN Family (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU, SEC Network, ABC, ESPN+)
2021 NFL draft
Regular season
SEC Championship Game

2020 Southeastern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 13 Florida x		8	–	2					8	–	4
No. 7 Georgia		7	–	2					8	–	2
Missouri		5	–	5					5	–	5
Kentucky		4	–	6					5	–	6
Tennessee		3	–	7					3	–	7
South Carolina		2	–	8					2	–	8
Vanderbilt		0	–	9					0	–	9
West Division
No. 1 Alabama x$#^		10	–	0					13	–	0
No. 4 Texas A&M		8	–	1					9	–	1
Auburn		6	–	4					6	–	5
LSU*		5	–	5					5	–	5
Ole Miss		4	–	5					5	–	5
Arkansas		3	–	7					3	–	7
Mississippi State		3	–	7					4	–	7
Championship: Alabama 52, Florida 46
# – College Football Playoff champion ^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions * – ineligible for postseason due to self imposed ban Note: Due to COVID-19, the SEC played a conference-only schedule. Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2020 Southeastern Conference football season will represent the 88th season of SEC football taking place during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season will begin on September 3, 2020 and will end with the 2020 SEC Championship Game on December 5, 2020. The SEC is a Power five conference. under the College Football Playoff. The entire Schedule was released on August 7, 2019.

Previous season

To conclude the 2019 Southeastern Conference football season, the LSU Tigers defeated the Georgia Bulldogs 37–10 in the 2019 SEC Championship Game, held in Atlanta.

Preseason

SEC media days

The 2020 SEC Media days will take place at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, Georgia in July 2020. The Preseason Polls will be released in July 2020.

Head coaches

Four Coaches were fired after the 2019 season.

Arkansas Head Coach Chad Morris was fired after almost two seasons at the school on November 10, 2019. Barry Lunney Jr. was named interim head coach for the final two games of the season and was replaced by Georgia Offensive Line Coach and associate Head Coach Sam Pittman on December 7, 2019.

On November 30, 2019, Missouri Head Coach Barry Odom was fired and Replaced by Appalachian State Head Coach Eliah Drinkwitz on December 8, 2019.

On December 1, 2019, Ole Miss Coach Matt Luke was fired and replaced by former FAU Head Coach Lane Kiffin.

On December 7, 2019, Mississippi State Head Coach Joe Moorhead was fired. On January 3, 2020, he was replaced by former Washington State head coach Mike Leach.

School	Coach	Year
Alabama	Nick Saban	14th
Arkansas	Sam Pittman	1st
Auburn	Gus Malzahn	8th
Florida	Dan Mullen	3rd
Georgia	Kirby Smart	5th
Kentucky	Mark Stoops	8th
LSU	Ed Orgeron	4th
Mississippi State	Mike Leach	1st
Missouri	Eliah Drinkwitz	1st
Ole Miss	Lane Kiffin	1st
South Carolina	Will Muschamp	5th
Tennessee	Jeremy Pruitt	3rd
Texas A&M	Jimbo Fisher	3rd
Vanderbilt	Derek Mason	7th

Rankings

Main article: 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Schedule

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

Regular season

The Schedule was released on August 7, 2019. The season will begin on September 3, 2020 and will end on November 28, 2020. The SEC Championship Game is scheduled for December 5, 2020

Championship game

Main article: 2020 SEC Championship Game

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
December 5	4:00 PM	No. TBA	No. TBA	Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia	CBS	TBA
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

SEC records vs Other Conferences

2020–2021 records against non-conference foes:

SEC vs Power Five Matchups

Date	Conference	Visitor	Home	Site	Score
September 5	Big 12	Baylor	Ole Miss	NRG Stadium • Houston, TX
September 5	Pac-12	USC	Alabama	AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX
September 7	ACC	Virginia	Georgia	Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA
September 12	ACC	North Carolina	Auburn	Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA
September 12	Big 12	Texas	LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA
September 12	ACC	Mississippi State	NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
September 12	Big 12	Tennessee	Oklahoma	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
September 12	Independent	Arkansas	Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
September 19	Pac-12	Colorado	Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX
September 19	Big 12	Vanderbilt	Kansas State	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS
October 10	Independent	Missouri	BYU	LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT
November 28	ACC	Florida	Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
November 28	ACC	Georgia Tech	Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA
November 28	ACC	Kentucky	Louisville	Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY
November 28	ACC	South Carolina	Clemson	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC

SEC vs Group of Five Matchups

Date	Conference	Visitor	Home	Site	Score
September 5	Mountain West	Nevada	Arkansas	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR
September 5	MAC	Eastern Michigan	Kentucky	Kroger Field • Lexington, KY
September 5	C-USA	UTSA	LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA
September 5	Mountain West	New Mexico	Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS
September 5	Sun Belt	Coastal Carolina	South Carolina	Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC
September 5	C-USA	Charlotte	Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN
September 12	American	East Carolina	South Carolina	Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC
September 12	C-USA	North Texas	Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX
September 12	Sun Belt	Georgia State	Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL
September 19	Sun Belt	South Alabama	Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL
September 19	MAC	Kent State	Kentucky	Kroger Field • Lexington, KY
September 19	C-USA	LSU	Rice	NRG Stadium • Houston, TX
September 26	MAC	Kent State	Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL
September 26	C-USA	Southern Miss	Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL
September 26	Sun Belt	Louisiana–Monroe	Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA
September 26	American	Tulane	Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS
September 26	MAC	Eastern Michigan	Missouri	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO
September 26	Mountain West	Colorado State	Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN
October 10	Mountain West	Fresno State	Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX
November 21	Sun Belt	Georgia Southern	Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS
November 21	Sun Belt	Louisiana–Monroe	Arkansas	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR
November 21	Sun Belt	Louisiana	Missouri	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO
November 21	Sun Belt	Troy	Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN
November 21	C-USA	Louisiana Tech	Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN

SEC vs FBS Independents matchups

(Excluding BYU and Notre Dame)

Date	Visitor	Home	Site	Score
October 24	UConn	Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS
November 14	UMass	Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL
November 21	New Mexico State	Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL

Awards and Honors

All-conference teams

Main article: 2020 All-SEC football team

NFL Draft

The following list will include all SEC players drafted in the 2021 NFL Draft

Player	Position	School	Draft Round	Round Pick	Overall Pick	Team