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2026 SEC Football Schedule: Dates, Times, TV Channels, How to Watch

Published Aug. 24, 2026 4:09 p.m. ET

The 2026 SEC football season kicks off with a new nine-game conference slate and a run of marquee matchups from Athens to Dallas to Tuscaloosa. Here is your complete guide to the schedule, including dates, kickoff times, TV channels and how to watch every game.

2026 SEC Schedule

(All times Eastern)

Dates, kickoff times and TV assignments are subject to change. Games without an announced kickoff time or network are listed as TBA.

Week 1

Thursday, Sept. 3

Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Missouri - 8 p.m. ET (SECN)

Friday, Sept. 4

UTEP at Oklahoma - 8 p.m. ET (SECN+)

Saturday, Sept. 5

East Carolina at Alabama - noon ET (ABC)
Kent State at South Carolina - 12:45 p.m. ET (SECN)
Youngstown State at Kentucky - 1 p.m. ET (SECN+)
Tennessee State at Georgia - 3 p.m. ET (SECN+)
Texas State at Texas - 3:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Furman at Tennessee - 3:30 p.m. ET (SECN+)
Baylor vs. Auburn - 3:30 p.m. ET (ABC)
North Alabama at Arkansas - 4:15 p.m. ET (SECN)
Austin Peay at Vanderbilt - 7 p.m. ET (SECN+)
Missouri State at Texas A&M - 7 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Louisiana-Monroe at Mississippi State - 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPNU)
Clemson at LSU - 7:30 p.m. ET (ABC)
Florida Atlantic at Florida - 7:45 p.m. ET (SECN)

Sunday, Sept. 6

Louisville vs. Ole Miss - 7:30 p.m. ET (ABC)

Week 2

Friday, Sept. 11

Missouri at Kansas - 8 p.m. ET (FOX, FOX One)

Saturday, Sept. 12

Arizona State at Texas A&M - noon ET (ABC)
Oklahoma at Michigan - noon ET (FOX, FOX One)
Western Kentucky at Georgia - 12:45 p.m. ET (SECN)
Alabama at Kentucky - 3:30 p.m. ET (ABC)
Mississippi State at Minnesota - 3:30 p.m. ET (CBS)
Delaware at Vanderbilt - 4:15 p.m. ET (SECN)
Campbell at Florida - 5:30 p.m. ET (SECN+)
Tennessee at Georgia Tech - 7 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Towson at South Carolina - 7 p.m. ET (SECN+)
Southern Miss at Auburn - 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Louisiana Tech at LSU - 7:30 p.m. ET (SECN+)
Ohio State at Texas - 7:30 p.m. ET (ABC)
Charlotte at Ole Miss - 7:45 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Arkansas at Utah - 10:15 p.m. ET (ESPN)

Week 3

Saturday, Sept. 19

Georgia at Arkansas - noon ET (ABC)
Troy at Missouri - 12:45 p.m. ET (SECN+)
NC State at Vanderbilt - 12:45 p.m. ET (SECN)
Florida State at Alabama - 3:30 p.m. ET (ABC)
Kentucky at Texas A&M - 3:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Mississippi State at South Carolina - 4:15 p.m. ET (SECN)
Florida at Auburn - 7 p.m. ET (ESPN)
LSU at Ole Miss - 7:30 p.m. ET (ABC)
New Mexico at Oklahoma - 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
Kennesaw State at Tennessee - 7:45 p.m. ET (SECN)
UTSA at Texas - 8 p.m. ET (SECN+)

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Week 4

Saturday, Sept. 26

Texas at Tennessee - noon ET (ESPN)
South Alabama at Kentucky - 12:45 p.m. ET (SECN)
Ole Miss at Florida - TBA
South Carolina at Alabama - TBA
Texas A&M at LSU - TBA
Oklahoma at Georgia - TBA
Vanderbilt at Auburn - TBA
Missouri at Mississippi State - TBA
Tulsa at Arkansas - 8 p.m. ET (SECN+)

Week 5

Saturday, Oct. 3

Week 6

Saturday, Oct. 10

Texas A&M at Missouri - TBA
South Carolina at Florida - TBA
LSU at Kentucky - TBA
Ole Miss at Vanderbilt - TBA
Georgia at Alabama - TBA
Tennessee at Arkansas - TBA
Texas vs. Oklahoma - 3:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)

Week 7

Saturday, Oct. 17

Arkansas at Vanderbilt - TBA
Auburn at Georgia - TBA
Missouri at Ole Miss - TBA
Alabama at Tennessee - TBA
Kentucky at Oklahoma - TBA
The Citadel at Texas A&M - 1 p.m. ET (SECN+)
Florida at Texas - TBA
Mississippi State at LSU - TBA

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Week 8

Saturday, Oct. 24

Week 9

Saturday, Oct. 31

South Carolina at Oklahoma - TBA
Missouri at Arkansas - TBA
Mississippi State at Texas - TBA
Auburn at Ole Miss - TBA
Florida vs. Georgia - 3:30 p.m. ET (ABC)

Week 10

Saturday, Nov. 7

Week 11

Saturday, Nov. 14

Week 12

Saturday, Nov. 21

Wofford at Ole Miss - noon ET (SECN+)
LSU at Tennessee - TBA
Texas A&M at Oklahoma - TBA
Arkansas at Texas - TBA
Tennessee Tech at Mississippi State - 1 p.m. ET (SECN+)
Vanderbilt at Florida - TBA
Kentucky at Missouri - TBA
Georgia at South Carolina - TBA
Chattanooga at Alabama - 2 p.m. ET (SECN+)
Samford at Auburn - 3:30 p.m. ET (SECN+)

Week 13

Friday, Nov. 27

Mississippi State at Ole Miss - noon ET (ABC)
Florida at Florida State - 3:30 p.m. ET (ABC)
Texas at Texas A&M - 7:30 p.m. ET (ABC)

Saturday, Nov. 28

SEC Championship

Saturday, Dec. 5

SEC Football Championship Game - 4 p.m. ET (ABC)

Where Can I Watch SEC Football Games? What Channel Will They Be On?

SEC football games will be spread across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and SEC Network throughout the 2026 season. The SEC Championship Game will air on ABC on Dec. 5.

How Can I Stream SEC Football or Watch Without Cable?

Select games will be available to stream on ESPN's app through ESPN Unlimited as well as on SEC Network Plus. Select SEC nonconference games will air on FOX, and fans can get those games and more in one subscription with FOX One. Streaming services such as YouTube TV or Fubo can also be used to stream games airing on participating broadcast and cable networks.