SEC Football Schedule: 5 Things That Matter

The SEC football schedule for this craziest of 2020 seasons is out. Here are the 5 things that matter from the new slate.

The SEC football schedule for this craziest of 2020 seasons is out. Here are the 5 things that matter from the new slate.


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5. Open Dates

The Big Ten might not be doing the 2020 fall football thing anymore, but at least its schedule seemed to be a little more – let’s put it this way – realistic.

The Big Ten had built-in fail-safe weeks at the end, just in case there needed to be a postponement for any possible issue due to a coronavirus outbreak. The conference – and this turned out to be a part of its problem – was also supposed to start three weeks earlier than the SEC. That allowed the schedule to be spread out more.

The SEC has one big open date in early November when six teams are off, and four are off on October 31st and four are resting on October 24th.

And that’s it.


2020 SEC Team Previews, 5 Things To Know
East Florida | Georgia | KentuckyMissouri
South Carolina | Tennessee | Vanderbilt
West Alabama | Arkansas | Auburn | LSU
Miss State | Ole Miss | Texas A&M
CFN Preview 2020: All Team Previews


However this is going to work, the SEC is going to pound right through with a ten-game schedule in 11 weeks, with almost no margin for any error.

The almost part of that comes from the SEC Championship. If it’s played on December 19th, then December 12th could be used as a make-up week in case something goes wrong. But if the SEC Championship is on the 12th, there might be a total mess if one of the league’s stars ends up missing a week or two along the way.

This could get particularly ugly for …

NEXT: Alabama vs. Auburn

SEC Predictions For Every Game: 2020 Revised Football Schedule

What’s going to happen this season in the SEC – if it’s able to make the season go? Here are the predictions for each team and every game. 

What’s going to happen this season in the SEC – if it’s able to make the season go? The schedules and predictions for each team and every game. 


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2020 SEC Predictions

2020 Predicted SEC Finish

East
T1. Florida
T1. Georgia
T3. Kentucky
T3. South Carolina
T3. Tennessee
6. Missouri
7. Vanderbilt

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West
1. Alabama
2. LSU
3. Auburn
4. Texas A&M
5. Mississippi State
6. Ole Miss
7. Arkansas

SEC Championship: Alabama over Florida

2020 SEC Team Previews
East Florida | Georgia | KentuckyMissouri
South Carolina | Tennessee | Vanderbilt
West Alabama | Arkansas | Auburn | LSU
Miss State | Ole Miss | Texas A&M

2020 CFN SEC Preview
SEC Week 1 Instant Predictions

2020 Florida Football Schedule

2020 Preseason Prediction: 8-2
2019 Preseason Prediction: 10-2
2019: 11-2, 2018: 10-3
2020 Florida Preview

Sept. 26 at Ole Miss
W
Oct. 3 South Carolina
W
Oct. 10 at Texas A&M L
Oct. 17 LSU L
Oct. 24 Missouri
W
Oct. 31 OPEN DATE
Nov. 7 Georgia (Jacksonville)

W
Nov. 14 Arkansas
W
Nov. 21 at Vanderbilt
W
Nov. 28 Kentucky
W
Dec. 5 at Tennessee
W

2020 Georgia Football Schedule

2020 Preseason Prediction: 8-2
2019 Preseason Prediction: 10-2
2019: 12-2, 2018: 11-3
2020 Georgia Preview

Sept. 26 at Arkansas
W
Oct. 3 Auburn
W
Oct. 10 Tennessee
W
Oct. 17 at Alabama L
Oct. 24 at Kentucky
W
Oct. 31 OPEN DATE
Nov. 7 Florida (Jacksonville) L
Nov. 14 at Missouri
W
Nov. 21 Mississippi State
W
Nov. 28 at South Carolina
W
Dec. 5 Vanderbilt
W

2020 Kentucky Football Schedule

2020 Preseason Prediction: 5-5
2019 Preseason Prediction: 7-5
2019: 8-5, 2018: 10-3
2020 Kentucky Preview

Sept. 26 at Auburn L
Oct. 3 Ole Miss
W
Oct. 10 Mississippi State
W
Oct. 17 at Tennessee L
Oct. 24 Georgia L
Oct. 31 at Missouri
W
Nov. 7 OPEN DATE
Nov. 14 Vanderbilt
W
Nov. 21 at Alabama L
Nov. 28 at Florida L
Dec. 5 South Carolina
W

2020 Missouri Football Schedule

2020 Preseason Prediction: 2-8
2019 Preseason Prediction: 8-4
2019: 6-6, 2018: 8-5
2020 Missouri Preview

Sept. 26 Alabama L
Oct. 3 at Tennessee L
Oct. 10 at LSU L
Oct. 17 Vanderbilt
W
Oct. 24 at Florida L
Oct. 31 Kentucky L
Nov. 7 OPEN DATE
Nov. 14 Georgia L
Nov. 21 at South Carolina L
Nov 28 Arkansas
W
Dec. 5 at Mississippi State L

2020 South Carolina Football Schedule

2020 Preseason Prediction: 5-5
2019 Preseason Prediction: 6-6
2019: 4-8, 2018: 7-6
2020 South Carolina Preview

Sept. 26 Tennessee
W
Oct. 3 at Florida L
Oct. 10 at Vanderbilt
W
Oct. 17 Auburn
W
Oct. 24 at LSU L
Oct. 31 OPEN DATE
Nov. 7 Texas A&M
W
Nov. 14 at Ole Miss L
Nov. 21 Missouri
W
Nov. 28 Georgia L
Dec. 5 at Kentucky L

2020 Tennessee Football Schedule

2020 Preseason Prediction: 5-5
2019 Preseason Prediction: 7-5
2019: 8-5, 2018: 5-7
2020 Tennessee Preview

Sept. 26 at South Carolina L
Oct. 3 Missouri
W
Oct. 10 at Georgia L
Oct. 17 Kentucky
W
Oct. 24 Alabama L
Oct. 31 OPEN DATE
Nov. 7 at Arkansas
W
Nov. 14 Texas A&M
W
Nov. 21 at Auburn L
Nov. 28 at Vanderbilt

W
Dec. 5 Florida L

2020 Vanderbilt Football Schedule

2020 Preseason Prediction: 4-8
2019 Preseason Prediction: 1-9
2019: 3-9, 2018: 6-7
2020 Vanderbilt Preview

Sept. 26 at Texas A&M L
Oct. 3 LSU L
Oct. 10 South Carolina L
Oct. 17 at Missouri L
Oct. 24 OPEN DATE
Oct. 31 Ole Miss
W
Nov. 7 at Mississippi State
 L
Nov. 14 at Kentucky L
Nov. 21 Florida L
Nov. 28 Tennessee
 L
Dec. 5 at Georgia L

NEXT: SEC West Predictions