The 2019 Southeastern Conference football season represented the 87th season of SEC football taking place during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season began on August 29, 2019 and ended with the 2019 SEC Championship Game on December 7, 2019. The SEC is a Power Five conference under the College Football Playoff format along with the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Big 12 Conference, the Big Ten Conference and the Pac-12 Conference. For the 2019 season the SEC has 14 teams divided into two divisions of seven each, named East and West.
Background
Alabama brought back quarterback Tua Tagovailoa while Georgia brought back quarterback Jake Fromm. Georgia lost their defensive coordinator; Mel Tucker to Colorado as their head coach after he spent the last two seasons at Georgia after leaving Alabama with Kirby Smart. Tennessee quarterback Will McBride transferred from Tennessee thus ending his stint with the team leaving Tennessee to have a quarterback competition for the starting quarterback job. LSU added the top recruited running back in the nation, John Emery to its running back corps for the season. Missouri played a three game SEC road trip during the 2019 season and they will open the season against Wyoming.
Preseason
Recruiting classes + National Rankings Team ESPN Rivals Scout & 24/7 Total SigneesAlabama #1 #2 #1 27Arkansas #26 #20 #23 25Auburn #9 #13 #11 21Florida #13 #8 #9 25Georgia #3 #2 #2 24Kentucky #30 #30 #34 22LSU #7 #3 #5 25Ole Miss #21 #22 #22 31Mississippi State #24 #24 #24 21Missouri #54 #48 #40 24South Carolina #19 #16 #21 24Tennessee #15 #12 #12 23Texas A&M #11 #6 #4 27Vanderbilt #60 #57 #69 20
SEC media days The 2019 SEC Media Days took place at the Hyatt Regency Birmingham - Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Alabama on July 15–18.
The preseason Polls were released in July 2019. With the Crimson Tide predicted to win the West Division, the Bulldogs predicted to win the East Division, and the Crimson Tide predicted to win the SEC overall.
+East 1 Georgia 1789 (233) 2 Florida 1499 (21) 3 Missouri 1149 (3) 4 South Carolina 883 (1) 5 Tennessee 804 (1) 6 Kentucky 798 (1) 7 Vanderbilt 358
+West 1 Alabama 1813 (253) 2 LSU 1493 (5) 3 Texas A&M 1268 4 Auburn 1090 (1) 5 Mississippi State 769 (1) 6 Ole Miss 504 7 Arkansas 343
Media poll (SEC Championship) 1 Alabama 209 2 Georgia 49 3 LSU 3 4 Mississippi State 1
Preseason awards
Preseason All-SEC media + First Team Offense Position Player Class TeamQBTua TagovailoaJRAlabamaRBNajee HarrisJRAlabamaRBD'Andre SwiftJRGeorgia WRJerry JeudyJRAlabamaWR Henry RuggsJRAlabamaTE Albert OkwuegbunamRS JRMissouriOLAlex LeatherwoodJRAlabamaOLAndrew ThomasJRGeorgiaOLPrince Tega WanoghoSRAuburnOLJedrick WillsJRAlabamaCLloyd Cushenberry JRLSU
+ First Team Defense Position Player Class TeamDLRaekwon DavisSRAlabamaDLDerrick BrownSRAuburnDLRashard LawrenceSRLSUDLJabari ZunigaRS SRFloridaLBDylan MosesJRAlabamaLBAnfernee JenningsRS SRAlabamaLBErrol ThompsonJRMississippi StateDBGrant DelpitJRLSUDBJ. R. ReedSRGeorgia DBTrevon DiggsSRAlabamaDBC. J. HendersonJRFlorida
+ First Team Special Teams Position Player Class TeamPBraden MannSRTexas A&MKRodrigo Blankenship RS SRGeorgiaAPJaylen WaddleSOAlabamaAPJaylen WaddleSOAlabama
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Preseason All-SEC coaches + First Team Offense Position Player Class TeamQBTua TagovailoaJRAlabamaRBNajee HarrisJRAlabamaRBD'Andre SwiftJRGeorgia WRJerry JeudyJRAlabama WR Kalija LipscombSRVanderbiltWR Jaylen WaddleSOAlabamaTE Albert OkwuegbunamRS JRMissouriOLAlex LeatherwoodJRAlabamaOLAndrew ThomasJRGeorgiaOLPrince Tega WanoghoSRAuburnOLJedrick WillsJRAlabamaOLTre'Vour Wallace-SimmsSRMissouriCLloyd CushenberryJRLSU
+ First Team Defense Position Player Class TeamDLRaekwon DavisSRAlabamaDLDerrick BrownSRAuburnDLRashard LawrenceSRLSUDLJustin MadubuikeJRTexas A&M LBDylan MosesJRAlabamaLBCale Garrett SRMissouriLBErrol ThompsonJRMississippi StateDBGrant DelpitJRLSUDBJ. R. ReedSRGeorgiaDBTrevon DiggsSRAlabamaDBC. J. HendersonJRFloridaDBKristian FultonJRLSU
+ First Team Special Teams Position Player Class TeamPBraden MannSRTexas A&MKRodrigo Blankenship SOGeorgia RSJaylen WaddleSOAlabama
+ Second Team Offense Position Player Class TeamQBJake FrommJRGeorgiaRBKe'Shawn VaughnRS SRVanderbiltRBLa'Mical PerineJRFloridaWRHenry RuggsJRAlabama WR Lynn BowdenJRKentuckyWR Bryan EdwardsJRSouth CarolinaTE Jared Pinkney RS SRVanderbiltOLDamien LewisSRLSUOLLogan Stenberg SRKentuckyOLSolomon KindleyJRGeorgiaOLIsaiah Wilson RS SOGeorgia CDarryl WilliamsSRMississippi State
+ Second Team Defense Position Player Class TeamDLJabari ZunigaRS JRFloridaDLMarlon DavidsonSRAuburnDLJavon KinlawSRSouth CarolinaDLNick CoeJRAuburnLBAnfernee JenningsRS SRAlabamaLBDe'Jon HarrisSRArkansasLBDavid Reese IISRFlorida DBXavier McKinneyJRAlabamaDBPatrick Surtain IISOAlabama DBDeMarkus AcySRMissouriDBCameron DantzlerJRMississippi State
+ Second Team Special Teams Position Player Class TeamPTommy TownsendRS JRFloridaKEvan McPhersonRS SRFloridaRSJashaun CorbinSOTexas A&MRSMarquez Callaway SRTennessee
+ Third Team Offense Position Player Class TeamQBKellen MondJRTexas A&MRBLarry Rountree IIIJRMissouriRBKylin HillJRMississippi StateRBJashuan CorbinSOTexas A&MWR Jaylen WaddleSOAlabamaWR Lynn BowdenJRVanderbiltWR Justin JeffersonJRLSUTE Charlie WoernerSeniorGeorgiaOLYasir DurantSRMissouriOLBen ClevelandJRGeorgiaOLMatt WomackRS SRAlabamaOLMarquel HarrellSRAuburnCMike HortonSRAuburnOLDrake JacksonJRKentucky
+ Third Team Defense Position Player Class TeamDLMcTelvin AgimSRArkansasDLChauncey RiversSRMississippi StateDLTyler ClarkSRGeorgiaDLLaBryan RayJRAlabamaDLDayo OdeyingboJRVanderbiltDLJordan ElliottRS JRMissouriLBMichael DivinitySRLSULBT. J. BrunsonSRSouth CarolinaLBDarrell TaylorRS SRTennessee LBJacob PhillipsJRLSU DBDaniel ThomasSRAuburnDBNigel WarriorSRTennesseeDBShyheim CarterSRAlabamaDBKamren CurlJRArkansasDBJaycee HornSOSouth Carolina DBJavaris DavisSRAuburn
+ Third Team Special Teams Position Player Class TeamPZach Von RosenbergJRLSUKTucker McCann SRMissouriKAnders CarlsonSOAuburnRSLynn BowdenJRKentucky
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Head coaches School Coach YearAlabama Nick Saban 13thArkansas Chad Morris 2ndAuburn Gus Malzahn 7thFlorida Dan Mullen 2ndGeorgia Kirby Smart 4thKentucky Mark Stoops 7thLSU Ed Orgeron 3rdMississippi State Joe Moorhead 2ndMissouri Barry Odom 4thOle Miss Matt Luke 3rdSouth Carolina Will Muschamp 4thTennessee Jeremy Pruitt 2nd Texas A&M Jimbo Fisher 2ndVanderbilt Derek Mason 6th
Rankings
Pre Wk1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 Wk13 Wk14 Wk15 FinalAlabama AP 2 (10) 2 (8) 2 (6) 2 (5) 2 (6) 1 (29) 1 (32) 1 (30) 1 (24) 2 (21) 2 (21) 4 5 5 9 9 8C 2 (6) 2 (6) 2 (3) 2 (3) 2 (2) 1 (29) 1 (42) 1 (44) 1 (44) 1 (40) 1 (37) 4 5 5 9 9 8 CFP Not released 3 5 5 5 12 13 Arkansas AP C CFP Not released Auburn AP 16 10 8 8 7 7 (3) 12 11 9 11 12 13 16 16 11 9 14C 16 13 9 9 7 7 12 11 10 12 12 13 16 16 12 13 14 CFP Not released 11 12 15 15 11 12 Florida AP 8 11 9 9 9 10 7 9 7 6 10 11 10 8 7 6 6C 8 10 8 8 8 8 7 9 8 6 11 12 10 8 7 7 7 CFP Not released 10 11 11 11 9 9 Georgia AP 3 3 3 3 3 (1) 3 (4) 3 (3) 10 10 8 6 5 4 4 4 5 4C 3 3 3 3 3 (1) 3 (1) 3 10 9 7 6 5 4 4 4 5 4 CFP Not released 6 4 4 4 4 5 Kentucky AP RV RVC RV RV RV RV RV RV CFP Not released LSU AP 6 6 4 4 4 5 5 (2) 2 (12) 2 (16) 1 (17) 1 (17) 1 (54) 1 (54) 1 (50) 1 (40) 1 (47) 1 (62)C 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 3 (3) 3 (3) 2 (7) 2 (11) 1 (55) 1 (55) 1 (52) 1 (43) 1 (46) 1 (65) CFP Not released 2 1 1 2 2 1 Mississippi State AP RV RV RV RV RV C RV RV 23 RV RV RV RV CFP Not released Missouri AP RV RV RV RV 22 RV C * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * CFP Not released Ole Miss AP C RV CFP Not released South Carolina AP RV RV C RV RV CFP Not released Tennessee AP RVC RV RV RV RV CFP Not released Texas A&M AP 12 12 16 17 23 25 24 RV RV RV RV RV 24 RV RV RVC 11 11 15 15 21 21 21 RV RV RV RV RV 24 RV RV CFP Not released Vanderbilt AP C CFP Not released * – Missouri ineligible for Coaches' Poll per NCAA sanctions due to academic misconduct. + 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
Schedule Index to colors and formattingNon-conference matchup; SEC member wonNon-conference matchup; SEC member lostConference matchup All times Eastern time. SEC teams in bold.
Rankings reflect those of the AP poll for that week until week eleven when CFP rankings are used.
Regular season The Regular season began on August 29 and will end on November 30. 2018. Southeastern Conference champion Alabama opened their 2019 conference play against South Carolina on September 14, 2019 while 2018 Southeastern Conference East champion Georgia opened their 2019 conference play against Vanderbilt on August 31. Florida and Auburn will renew their rivalry after an eight year hiatus when they meet on October 5, 2019 in Gainesville. That matchup will also be the first time that Auburn plays in Gainesville since 2007 when Auburn defeated Florida 20-17. Florida will also be resuming another rivalry; their rivalry with Miami as they open the season against the Hurricanes in Orlando.
Week Zero
Week One
Week Two
Week Three
Week Four
Week Five
Week Six
Week Seven
Week Eight
Week Nine
Week Ten
Week Eleven
Week Twelve
Week Thirteen
Week Fourteen
Championship game
Head to head matchups Head to headTeamAlabamaArkansasAuburnFlorida GeorgiaLSUKentuckyMissouriMississippi StateOle MissSouth CarolinaTennesseeTexas A&MVanderbilt Alabama — 0-1 1-0 1-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 Arkansas 1-0 — 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 Auburn 0-1 0-1 — 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 Florida 0-1 — 1-0 1-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 Georgia 0-1 0-1 — 0-1 0-1 1-0 0-1 0-10-1 Kentucky 0-1 1-0 1-0 — 0-1 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-1 LSU 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 — 0-1 0-1 0-10-1 Missouri 0-1 1-0 1-0 1-0 — 0-1 0-1 1-0 1-0 Mississippi State 1-0 0-1 1-0 1-0 0-1 — 0-1 1-0 1-0 Ole Miss 1-0 0-1 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 — 1-00-1 South Carolina 1-0 1-0 0-1 0-1 1-0 — 1-0 1-00-1 Tennesse 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 — 0-1 Texas A&M 1-0 0-1 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 — Vanderbilt 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-1 1-0 1-0 1-0 — Updated with the results of all games through December 4, 2020.
SEC records vs other conferences 2019–2020 records against non-conference foes:
Regular Season
Power 5 ConferencesRecordACC5–3Big Ten0–1Big 122–1BYU/Notre Dame1–1Pac-121–1Power 5 Total9–7Other FBS ConferencesRecordAmerican1–2C-USA4–0Independents (Excluding BYU and Notre Dame)2–0MAC4–0Mountain West2–3Sun Belt5–2Other FBS Total18–7FCS OpponentsRecordFootball Championship Subdivision15–0Total Non-Conference Record42–14
Post Season
Power 5 ConferencesRecordACC3–1Big Ten2–1Big 123–0Power 5 Total8–2Total Bowl Record8–2
SEC vs Power Five matchups The following games include SEC teams competing against teams from the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, or Pac-12. It also includes matchups against BYU or Notre Dame. Rankings from AP poll.