The 2026 college football season will kick off Thursday in the Southeastern Conference.
The first game featuring a league school will be No. 25 Missouri hosting Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Thursday at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri (8 p.m. EDT, SEC Network). Rankings reflect the preseason US LBM Coaches Poll.
Friday will feature one SEC school in action with No. 9 Oklahoma versus UTEP at Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma (8 p.m. EDT, SEC Network+).
No. 18 Tennessee will kick off its campaign Saturday against Furman (1-0) at Neyland Stadium. The nonconference matchup is slated for 3:30 p.m. EDT and can be watched on SEC Network+. Furman opened its season on Aug. 27 with a, 20-3, win against Anderson University (0-1) at Paladin Stadium in Greenville, South Carolina.
A final game featuring a SEC school in Week 1 is scheduled for Sept. 6. No. 10 Ole Miss will face Louisville at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee (7:30 p.m. EDT, ABC).
Below are Week 1 score predictions from Nolan Analytics for SEC football games.
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SEC football Week 1 score predictions
| Game | Score prediction |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Missouri | Missouri 54, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 6 |
| UTEP at Oklahoma | Oklahoma 39, UTEP 7 |
| East Carolina at Alabama | Alabama 37, East Carolina 14 |
| Kent State at South Carolina | South Carolina 44, Kent State 7 |
| Youngstown State at Kentucky | Kentucky 35, Youngstown State 20 |
| Tennessee State at Georgia | Georgia 40, Tennessee State 9 |
| Texas State at Texas | Texas 38, Texas State 19 |
| Furman at Tennessee | Tennessee 54, Furman 10 |
| Baylor versus Auburn (Atlanta, Georgia) | Auburn 32, Baylor 24 |
| North Alabama at Arkansas | Arkansas 42, North Alabama 14 |
| Missouri State at Texas A&M | Texas A&M 40, Missouri State 16 |
| Austin Peay at Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt 41, Austin Peay 16 |
| Clemson at LSU | LSU 27, Clemson 21 |
| UL Monroe at Mississippi State | Mississippi State 33, UL Monroe 20 |
| FAU at Florida | Florida 39, FAU 16 |
| Louisville versus Ole Miss (Nashville, Tennessee) | Ole Miss 30, Louisville 23 |
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2026 SEC football team schedules
Alabama Crimson Tide
- September 5: versus East Carolina
- September 12: at Kentucky
- September 19: versus Florida State
- September 26: versus South Carolina
- October 3: at Mississippi State
- October 10: versus Georgia
- October 17: at Tennessee
- October 24: versus Texas A&M
- November 7: at LSU
- November 14: at Vanderbilt
- November 21: versus Chattanooga
- November 28: versus Auburn
Arkansas Razorbacks
- September 5: versus North Alabama
- September 12: at Utah
- September 19: versus Georgia
- September 26: versus Tulsa
- October 3: at Texas A&M
- October 10: versus Tennessee
- October 17: at Vanderbilt
- October 31: versus Missouri
- November 7: at Auburn
- November 14: versus South Carolina
- November 21: at Texas
- November 28: versus LSU
Auburn Tigers
- September 5: versus Baylor (Atlanta, Georgia)
- September 12: versus Southern Miss
- September 19: versus Florida
- September 26: versus Vanderbilt
- October 3: at Tennessee
- October 17: at Georgia
- October 24: versus LSU
- October 31: at Ole Miss
- November 7: versus Arkansas
- November 14: at Mississippi State
- November 21: versus Samford
- November 28: at Alabama
Florida Gators
- September 5: versus Florida Atlantic
- September 12: versus Campbell
- September 19: at Auburn
- September 26: versus Ole Miss
- October 3: at Missouri
- October 10: versus South Carolina
- October 17: at Texas
- October 31: versus Georgia (Atlanta, Georgia)
- November 7: versus Oklahoma
- November 14: at Kentucky
- November 21: versus Vanderbilt
- November 28: at Florida State
Georgia Bulldogs
- September 5: versus Tennessee State
- September 12: versus Western Kentucky (WKU)
- September 19: at Arkansas
- September 26: versus Oklahoma
- October 3: versus Vanderbilt
- October 10: at Alabama
- October 17: versus Auburn
- October 31: versus Florida (Atlanta, Georgia)
- November 7: at Ole Miss
- November 14: versus Missouri
- November 21: at South Carolina
- November 28: versus Georgia Tech
Kentucky Wildcats
- September 5: versus Youngstown State
- September 12: versus Alabama
- September 19: at Texas A&M
- September 26: versus South Alabama
- October 3: at South Carolina
- October 10: versus LSU
- October 17: at Oklahoma
- October 24: versus Vanderbilt
- November 7: at Tennessee
- November 14: versus Florida
- November 21: at Missouri
- November 28: versus Louisville
LSU Tigers
- September 5: versus Clemson
- September 12: versus Louisiana Tech
- September 19: at Ole Miss
- September 26: versus Texas A&M
- October 3: versus McNeese State
- October 10: at Kentucky
- October 17: versus Mississippi State
- October 24: at Auburn
- November 7: versus Alabama
- November 14: versus Texas
- November 21: at Tennessee
- November 28: at Arkansas
Mississippi State Bulldogs
- September 5: versus ULM
- September 12: at Minnesota
- September 19: at South Carolina
- September 26: versus Missouri
- October 3: versus Alabama
- October 17: at LSU
- October 24: versus Oklahoma
- October 31: at Texas
- November 7: versus Vanderbilt
- November 14: versus Auburn
- November 21: versus Tennessee Tech
- November 27: at Ole Miss
Missouri Tigers
- September 3: versus Arkansas-Pine Bluff
- September 12: at Kansas
- September 19: versus Troy
- September 26: at Mississippi State
- October 3: versus Florida
- October 10: versus Texas A&M
- October 17: at Ole Miss
- October 31: at Arkansas
- November 7: versus Texas
- November 14: at Georgia
- November 21: versus Kentucky
- November 28: versus Oklahoma
Ole Miss Rebels
- September 6: versus Louisville (Nashville, Tennessee)
- September 12: versus Charlotte
- September 19: versus LSU
- September 26: at Florida
- October 10: at Vanderbilt
- October 17: versus Missouri
- October 24: at Texas
- October 31: versus Auburn
- November 7: versus Georgia
- November 14: at Oklahoma
- November 21: versus Wofford
- November 27: versus Mississippi State
Oklahoma Sooners
- September 4: versus UTEP
- September 12: at Michigan
- September 19: versus New Mexico
- September 26: at Georgia
- October 10: versus Texas (Dallas, Texas)
- October 17: versus Kentucky
- October 24: at Mississippi State
- October 31: versus South Carolina
- November 7: at Florida
- November 14: versus Ole Miss
- November 21: versus Texas A&M
- November 28: at Missouri
South Carolina Gamecocks
- September 5: versus Kent State
- September 12: versus Towson
- September 19: versus Mississippi State
- September 26: at Alabama
- October 3: versus Kentucky
- October 10: at Florida
- October 24: versus Tennessee
- October 31: at Oklahoma
- November 7: versus Texas A&M
- November 14: at Arkansas
- November 21: versus Georgia
- November 28: at Clemson
Tennessee Volunteers
- September 5: versus Furman
- September 12: at Georgia Tech
- September 19: versus Kennesaw State
- September 26: versus Texas
- October 3: versus Auburn
- October 10: at Arkansas
- October 17: versus Alabama
- October 24: at South Carolina
- November 7: versus Kentucky
- November 14: at Texas A&M
- November 21: versus LSU
- November 28: at Vanderbilt
Texas Longhorns
- September 5: versus Texas State
- September 12: versus Ohio State
- September 19: versus UTSA
- September 26: at Tennessee
- October 10: versus Oklahoma (Dallas, Texas)
- October 17: versus Florida
- October 24: versus Ole Miss
- October 31: versus Mississippi State
- November 7: at Missouri
- November 14: at LSU
- November 21: versus Arkansas
- November 27: at Texas A&M
Texas A&M Aggies
- September 5: versus Missouri State
- September 12: versus Arizona State
- September 19: versus Kentucky
- September 26: at LSU
- October 3: versus Arkansas
- October 10: at Missouri
- October 17: versus The Citadel
- October 24: at Alabama
- November 7: at South Carolina
- November 14: versus Tennessee
- November 21: at Oklahoma
- November 27: versus Texas
Vanderbilt Commodores
- September 5: versus Austin Peay
- September 12: versus Delaware
- September 19: versus North Carolina State
- September 26: at Auburn
- October 3: at Georgia
- October 10: versus Ole Miss
- October 17: versus Arkansas
- October 24: at Kentucky
- November 7: at Mississippi State
- November 14: versus Alabama
- November 21: at Florida
- November 28: versus Tennessee
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