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2022 Southeastern Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I FBS football season
SportFootball
DurationAugust 27, 2022
through December 3, 2022
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)(CBS
(ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU, SEC Network, ESPN+)
2023 NFL draft
Top draft pickQB Bryce Young, Alabama
Picked byCarolina Panthers, 1st overall
Regular season
East championsGeorgia
  East runners-upTennessee
West championsLSU
  West runners-upAlabama
SEC Championship Game
ChampionsGeorgia
  Runners-upLSU
Finals MVPStetson Bennett, QB
Football seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 1 Georgia xy$#^   8 – 0     15 – 0  
No. 6 Tennessee   6 – 2     11 – 2  
No. 23 South Carolina   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Kentucky   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Florida   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Missouri   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Vanderbilt   2 – 6     5 – 7  
West Division
No. 16 LSU xy   6 – 2     10 – 4  
No. 5 Alabama x   6 – 2     11 – 2  
No. 20 Mississippi State   4 – 4     9 – 4  
Ole Miss   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Arkansas   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Auburn   2 – 6     5 – 7  
Texas A&M   2 – 6     5 – 7  
Championship: Georgia 50, LSU 30
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 Southeastern Conference football season is the 90th season of Southeastern Conference (SEC) football, taking place during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season began on August 27, 2022 and ended with the 2022 SEC Championship Game on December 3, 2022. The SEC is a Power Five conference as part of the College Football Playoff system.

Previous season[edit]

Alabama defeated Georgia 41–24 in the 2021 SEC Championship Game.

Alabama and Georgia were selected to play in the 2022 College Football Playoff. No. 1 Alabama defeated No. 4 Cincinnati 27–6 in the Cotton Bowl Classic CFP semifinal game. No. 3 Georgia defeated No. 2 Michigan 34–11 in the Orange Bowl CFP semifinal game. Alabama and Georgia met on January 10, 2022, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana in a rematch of the 2021 SEC Championship game and 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship to play for the 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship. Georgia defeated Alabama 33–18, winning their third national championship in school history and their first since 1980.

Eleven other SEC teams accepted invitations to bowl games, but Texas A&M was unable to play in the Gator Bowl due to injuries and sickness from COVID-19, so only 10 teams played in their bowl games.

Results from the rest of the SEC bowl games:

Preseason[edit]

2022 SEC Spring Football and number of signees on signing day:

East Division

  • Georgia –
  • Florida –
  • Kentucky –
  • Missouri –
  • South Carolina –
  • Tennessee –
  • Vanderbilt -

West Division

  • Alabama –
  • Arkansas –
  • Auburn –
  • LSU –
  • Mississippi State –
  • Ole Miss –
  • Texas A&M -

Recruiting classes[edit]

National Rankings
Team ESPN[1] Rivals[2] 24/7[3] On3 Recruits[4] Total Signees
Alabama 2 2 2 2
Arkansas 26 28 25
Auburn 18 21 18
Florida 20 17 20
Georgia 3 3 3 3
Kentucky 14 14 15
LSU 15 12 13
Ole Miss 29 23 21
Mississippi State 16 27 23
Missouri 12 15 16
South Carolina 27 25 26
Tennessee 13 18 17
Texas A&M 1 1 1 1
Vanderbilt 35 32 32

SEC Media Days[edit]

The 2022 SEC Media days were held on July 18–21, 2022 at College Football Hall of Fame and The Omni Atlanta Hotel at CNN Center in Atlanta, GA. The Preseason Polls were released in July 2022. Each team had their head coach available to talk to the media at the event. Coverage of the event was televised on SEC Network and ESPN.

The teams and representatives in respective order were as follows:

Preseason media polls[edit]

East
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Georgia 1254 (172)
2 Kentucky 932 (4)
3 Tennessee 929 (1)
4 Florida 712
5 South Carolina 662 (3)
6 Missouri 383
7 Vanderbilt 196 (1)
West
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Alabama 1262 (177)
2 Texas A&M 968 (3)
3 Arkansas 844 (1)
4 Ole Miss 675
5 LSU 591
6 Mississippi State 390
7 Auburn 338
Media poll (SEC Championship)
Rank Team Votes
1 Alabama 158
2 Georgia 18
3 South Carolina 3
4 Texas A&M 1
5 Vanderbilt 1

Preseason awards[edit]

All−American Teams[edit]

AP 1st Team[5] AP 2nd Team AS 1st Team[6] AS 2nd Team WCFF 1st Team[7] WCFF 2nd Team ESPN[8] CBS 1st Team[9] CBS 2nd Team CFN 1st Team[10]

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CFN 2nd Team PFF 1st Team[12] PFF 2nd Team SN 1st Team[13] SN 2nd Team
Ainias Smith, WR/PR, Texas A&M Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Antonio Johnson, DB, Texas A&M Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
BJ Ojulari, LB, LSU Green tickY
Brock Bowers, TE, Georgia Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Bryce Young, QB, Alabama Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Bumper Pool, LB, Arkansas Green tickY
Cam Smith, DB, South Carolina Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Dallas Turner, LB, Alabama Green tickY
Eli Ricks, DB, Alabama Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Emil Ekiyor Jr., OL, Alabama Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Gervon Dexter, DL, Florida Green tickY Green tickY
Harrison Mevis, K, Missouri Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Jahmyr Gibbs, RB/KR, Alabama Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Jalen Carter, DL, Georgia Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Jalen Catalon, DB, Arkansas Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Jordan Battle, DB, Alabama Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Kayshon Boutte, WR, LSU Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Kelee Ringo, DB, Georgia Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Layden Robinson, OL, Texas A&M Green tickY
Nick Broeker, OL, Ole Miss Green tickY
Nik Constantinou, P, Texas A&M Green tickY
Nolan Smith, LB, Georgia Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
O'Cyrus Torrence, OL, Florida Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Ricky Stromberg, OL, Arkansas Green tickY
Tayvion Robinson, WR/PR, Kentucky Green tickY
Tykee Smith, DB, Georgia Green tickY
Will Anderson Jr., LB, Alabama Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY

Individual awards[edit]

Preseason All-SEC[edit]

Head coaches[edit]

There was two coaching changes before the 2022 season.

Coaches[edit]

Note: All stats current through the completion of the 2021 season

School Coach Year
Alabama Nick Saban 16th
Arkansas Sam Pittman 3rd
Auburn Bryan Harsin 2nd
Florida Billy Napier 1st
Georgia Kirby Smart 7th
Kentucky Mark Stoops 10th
LSU Brian Kelly 1st
Mississippi State Mike Leach 3rd
Missouri Eliah Drinkwitz 3rd
Ole Miss Lane Kiffin 3rd
South Carolina Shane Beamer 2nd
Tennessee Josh Heupel 2nd
Texas A&M Jimbo Fisher 5th
Vanderbilt Clark Lea 2nd

Mid-season changes[edit]

  • On October 31, Auburn fired head coach Bryan Harsin after posting a 9–12 record with the school over two years.[40] Cadillac Williams was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. On November 28, Auburn announced that they had signed Liberty head coach Hugh Freeze to take over their head coaching position beginning in 2023.[41]

Post-season changes[edit]

  • On December 12, Mississippi State head coach Mike Leach died after suffering a major heart attack.[42] Mississippi State still elected to play in their bowl game. Defensive coordinator Zach Arnett was named interim head coach during Leach's hospitalization and promoted to permanent head coach after Leach's death.[43]

Rankings[edit]

Main article: 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
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Regular season[edit]

The 2022 schedule was released on September 21, 2021. The season began on August 27, 2022, and will end with the SEC Championship Game on December 3, 2022.

Week Zero[edit]

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
August 27 9:30 p.m. Vanderbilt Hawaii Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI CBSSN W 63–10   9,346
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week One[edit]

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 6:00 p.m. Ball State Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN SECN W 59–10   92,236
September 1 7:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, MO ESPNU W 52–24   47,653
September 3 11:00 a.m. Sam Houston State No. 6 Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, TX SECN W 31–0   97,946
September 3 2:30 p.m. No. 23 Cincinnati No. 19 Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR ESPN W 31–24   74,751
September 3 2:30 p.m. No. 11 Oregon No. 3 Georgia Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game) ABC W 49–3   76,490
September 3 3:00 p.m. Troy No. 21 Ole Miss Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS SECN W 28–10   60,533
September 3 6:00 p.m. No. 7 Utah Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL ESPN W 29–26   90,799
September 3 6:00 p.m. No. 23 (FCS) Mercer Auburn Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL SECN+/ESPN+ W 42–16   84,562
September 3 6:00 p.m. Miami (OH) No. 20 Kentucky Kroger Field • Lexington, KY SECN+/ESPN+ W 37–13   61,139
September 3 6:00 p.m. Elon Vanderbilt FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, TN SECN+/ESPN+ W 42–31   20,120
September 3 6:30 p.m. Utah State No. 1 Alabama Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL SECN W 55–0   98,321
September 3 6:30 p.m. Memphis Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS ESPNU W 49–23   50,360
September 3 6:30 p.m. Georgia State South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC SECN+/ESPN+ W 35–14   78,297
September 4 6:30 p.m. Florida State LSU Caesars Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Louisiana Kickoff) ABC L 23–24   68,388
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week Two[edit]

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
September 10 11:00 a.m. Missouri Kansas State Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS ESPN2 L 6–40   51,806
September 10 11:00 a.m. No. 1 Alabama Texas Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX FOX W 20–19   105,213
September 10 11:00 a.m. South Carolina No. 16 Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR ESPN  ARK 44–30   72,437
September 10 11:00 a.m. No. 23 Wake Forest Vanderbilt Firstbank Stadium • Nashville, TN SECN L 25–45   24,431
September 10 2:30 p.m. No. 24 Tennessee No. 17 Pittsburgh Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ABC W 34–27 OT  59,785
September 10 2:30 p.m. Appalachian State No. 6 Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, TX ESPN2 L 14–17   92,664
September 10 3:00 p.m. No. 25 (FCS) Samford No. 2 Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA SECN W 33–0   92,746
September 10 6:00 p.m. No. 20 Kentucky No. 12 Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL ESPN  UK 26–16   88,548
September 10 6:00 p.m. Central Arkansas No. 22 Ole Miss Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS SECN+/ESPN+ W 59–3   58,373
September 10 6:30 p.m. San Jose State Auburn Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL ESPNU W 24–16   83,340
September 10 6:30 p.m. Southern LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA SECN W 65–17   102,321
September 10 10:00 p.m. Mississippi State Arizona Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ FS1 W 39–17   46,275
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week Three[edit]

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
September 17 11:00 a.m. Youngstown State No. 9 Kentucky Kroger Field • Lexington, KY SECN W 31–0   59,308
September 17 11:00 a.m. Abilene Christian Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, MO SECN+/ESPN+ W 34–17   53,253
September 17 11:00 a.m. No. 1 Georgia South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (Georgia–South Carolina football rivalry) ESPN  UGA 48–7   78,212
September 17 2:30 p.m. No. 22 Penn State Auburn Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL CBS L 12–41   87,451
September 17 2:30 p.m. No. 20 Ole Miss Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA ABC W 42–0   40,293
September 17 2:30 p.m. Vanderbilt Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL CBSSN W 38–28   14,110
September 17 3:00 p.m. Louisiana–Monroe No. 2 Alabama Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL SECN W 63–7   98,433
September 17 5:00 p.m. Mississippi State LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (LSU–Mississippi State football rivalry) ESPN  LSU 31–16   98,250
September 17 6:00 p.m. Akron No. 15 Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN SECN+/ESPN+ W 63–6   101,915
September 17 6:00 p.m. Missouri State No. 10 Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR SECN+/ESPN+ W 38–27   74,133
September 17 6:30 p.m. South Florida No. 18 Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL SECN W 31–28   88,496
September 17 8:00 p.m. No. 13 Miami (FL) No. 24 Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, TX ESPN W 17–9   107,245
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week Four[edit]

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
September 24 11:00 a.m. Bowling Green Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS SECN W 45–14   48,376
September 24 11:00 a.m. Kent State No. 1 Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA SECN+/ESPN+ W 39–22   92,746
September 24 11:00 a.m. Missouri Auburn Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL ESPN  AUB 17–14 OT  85,750
September 24 2:30 p.m. No. 20 Florida No. 11 Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Florida–Tennessee football rivalry) CBS  TENN 38–33   101,915
September 24 3:00 p.m. Tulsa No. 16 Ole Miss Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS SECN W 35–27   60,641
September 24 6:00 p.m. No. 10 Arkansas No. 23 Texas A&M AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX (Southwest Classic) ESPN  TAMU 23–21   63,580
September 24 6:00 p.m. Northern Illinois No. 8 Kentucky Kroger Field • Lexington, KY ESPN2 W 31–23   61,579
September 24 6:30 p.m. Vanderbilt No. 2 Alabama Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL SECN  ALA 55–3   96,246
September 24 6:30 p.m. New Mexico LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA SECN+/ESPN+ W 38–0   100,501
September 24 6:30 p.m. Charlotte South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC ESPNU W 56–20   77,982
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week Five[edit]

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
September 29 [a] 6:00 p.m. South Carolina State South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC SECN W 50–10   61,551
October 1 11:00 a.m. No. 7 Kentucky No. 14 Ole Miss Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS ESPN  MISS 22–19   64,828
October 1 2:30 p.m. No. 2 Alabama No. 20 Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR CBS  ALA 49–26   75,579
October 1 3:00 p.m. No. 17 Texas A&M Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS SECN  MISS ST 42–24   51,930
October 1 6:00 p.m. LSU Auburn Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Tiger Bowl) ESPN  LSU 21–17   87,451
October 1 6:30 p.m. No. 1 Georgia Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, MO SECN  UGA 26–22   58,165
October 2 [b] 11:00 a.m. No. 20 (FCS) Eastern Washington Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL SECN+/ESPN+ W 52–17   72,462
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week Six[edit]

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 8 11:00 a.m. No. 8 Tennessee No. 25 LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA ESPN  TENN 40–13   102,321
October 8 11:00 a.m. Missouri Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL ESPNU  FLA 24–17   88,471
October 8 11:00 a.m. Arkansas No. 23 Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS SECN  MISS ST 40–17   57,849
October 8 2:30 p.m. Auburn No. 2 Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) CBS  UGA 42–10   92,746
October 8 3:00 p.m. No. 9 Ole Miss Vanderbilt Firstbank Stadium • Nashville, TN (Ole Miss–Vanderbilt football rivalry) SECN  MISS 52–28   31,567
October 8 6:30 p.m. South Carolina No. 13 Kentucky Kroger Field • Lexington, KY SECN  SCAR 24–14   61,612
October 8 7:00 p.m. Texas A&M No. 1 Alabama Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL CBS  ALA 24–20   100,077
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week Seven[edit]

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 15 11:00 a.m. Auburn No. 9 Ole Miss Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Auburn–Ole Miss football rivalry) ESPN  MISS 48–34   65,243
October 15 2:30 p.m. Arkansas BYU LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT ESPN W 52–35   63,471
October 15 2:30 p.m. Vanderbilt No. 1 Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Georgia–Vanderbilt football rivalry) SECN  UGA 55–0   92,746
October 15 2:30 p.m. No. 3 Alabama No. 6 Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October) CBS  TENN 52–49   101,915
October 15 6:00 p.m. LSU Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL (Florida–LSU football rivalry) ESPN  LSU 45–35   90,585
October 15 6:30 p.m. No. 16 Mississippi State No. 22 Kentucky Kroger Field • Lexington, KY SECN  UK 27–17   61,451
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week Eight[edit]

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 22 11:00 a.m. No. 18 (FCS) UT Martin No. 3 Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN SECN W 65–24   101,915
October 22 2:30 p.m. No. 7 Ole Miss LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Magnolia Bowl) CBS  LSU 45–20   100,821
October 22 3:00 p.m. Vanderbilt Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, MO SECN  MIZZOU 17–14   60,618
October 22 6:00 p.m. No. 24 Mississippi State No. 6 Alabama Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (Battle for Highway 82) ESPN  ALA 30–6   100,077
October 22 6:30 p.m. Texas A&M South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC SECN  SCAR 30–24   77,837
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week Nine[edit]

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 29 11:00 a.m. Arkansas Auburn Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL SECN  ARK 41–27   83,792
October 29 2:30 p.m. Florida No. 1 Georgia TIAA Bank Field • Jacksonville, FL (World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party) CBS  UGA 42–20   75,868
October 29 3:00 p.m. Missouri No. 25 South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (Mayor's Cup) SECN  MIZZOU 23–10   77,578
October 29 6:00 p.m. No. 19 Kentucky No. 3 Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Kentucky–Tennessee rivalry) ESPN  TENN 44–6   101,915
October 29 6:30 p.m. No. 15 Ole Miss Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, TX SECN  MISS 31–28   101,084
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week Ten[edit]

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
November 5 11:00 a.m. Kentucky Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, MO SECN  UK 21–17   61,047
November 5 11:00 a.m. Florida Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, TX ESPN  FLA 41–24   97,797
November 5 2:30 p.m. No. 1 Tennessee No. 3 Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Georgia–Tennessee football rivalry) CBS  UGA 27–13   92,746
November 5 3:00 p.m. Liberty Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR SECN L 19–21   70,072
November 5 6:00 p.m. No. 6 Alabama No. 10 LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (First Saturday in November) ESPN  LSU 32–31 OT  102,321
November 5 6:30 p.m. Auburn Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS ESPN2  MISS ST 39–33 OT  57,769
November 5 6:30 p.m. South Carolina Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • FirstBank, TN SECN  SCAR 38–27   28,553
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Central Time.

Week Eleven[edit]

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
November 12 11:00 a.m. Missouri No. 5 Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN CBS  TENN 65–24   101,915
November 12 11:00 a.m. No. 7 LSU Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR (Battle for the Golden Boot) ESPN  LSU 13–10   73,750
November 12 11:00 a.m. Vanderbilt No. 24 Kentucky Kroger Field • Lexington, KY (Kentucky–Vanderbilt football rivalry) SECN  VANDY 24–21   57,474
November 12 2:30 p.m. No. 9 Alabama No. 11 Ole Miss Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Alabama–Ole Miss football rivalry) CBS  ALA 30–24   65,923
November 12 3:00 p.m. South Carolina Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL SECN  FLA 38–6   89,454
November 12 6:00 p.m. No. 1 Georgia Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS ESPN  UGA 45–19   60,352
November 12 6:30 p.m. Texas A&M Auburn Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL SECN  AUB 13–10   87,451
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Central Time.

Week Twelve[edit]

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
November 19 11:00 a.m. Florida Vanderbilt FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, TN SECN  VANDY 31–24   30,136
November 19 11:00 a.m. Austin Peay No. 8 Alabama Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL SECN+/ESPN+ W 34–0   99,639
November 19 11:00 a.m. East Tennessee State Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS SECN+/ESPN+ W 56–7   49,117
November 19 11:00 a.m. UMass Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, TX SECN+/ESPN+ W 20–3   90,177
November 19 2:30 p.m. No. 1 Georgia Kentucky Kroger Field • Lexington, KY CBS  UGA 16–6   61,022
November 19 3:00 p.m. Western Kentucky Auburn Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL SECN W 41–17   81,824
November 19 6:00 p.m. No. 5 Tennessee South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC ESPN  SCAR 63–38   79,041
November 19 6:30 p.m. No. 14 Ole Miss Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR (Arkansas–Ole Miss football rivalry) SECN  ARK 42–27   71,365
November 19 6:30 p.m. New Mexico State Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, MO ESPNU W 45–14   45,231
November 19 8:00 p.m. UAB No. 6 LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA ESPN2 W 41–10   97,367
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Central Time.

Week Thirteen[edit]

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
November 24 6:00 p.m. Mississippi State No. 20 Ole Miss Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl) ESPN  MISS ST 24–22   62,487
November 25 2:30 p.m. Arkansas Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, MO (Battle Line Rivalry) CBS  MIZZOU 29–27   55,710
November 25 6:30 p.m. Florida No. 16 Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Sunshine Showdown) ABC L 38–45   79,560
November 26 11:00 a.m. South Carolina No. 8 Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Palmetto Bowl) ABC W 31–30   81,500
November 26 11:00 a.m. Georgia Tech No. 1 Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate) ESPN W 37–14   92,746
November 26 2:00 p.m. No. 25 Louisville Kentucky Kroger Field • Lexington, KY (Governor's Cup) SECN W 26–13   58,727
November 26 2:30 p.m. Auburn No. 7 Alabama Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (Iron Bowl) CBS  ALA 49–27   100,077
November 26 6:00 p.m. No. 5 LSU Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, TX (LSU–Texas A&M football rivalry) ESPN  A&M 38-23   93,578
November 26 6:30 p.m. No. 10 Tennessee Vanderbilt FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, TN (Tennessee–Vanderbilt football rivalry) SECN  TENN 56-0   40,350
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Central Time.

Championship Game[edit]

Main article: 2022 SEC Championship Game
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
December 3 3:00 p.m. No. 14 LSU No. 1 Georgia Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA CBS  UGA 50–30   74,810
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Central Time.

Postseason[edit]

Bowl games[edit]

See also: 2022–23 NCAA football bowl games

For the 2020–2025 bowl cycle, The SEC will have annually eight appearances in the following bowls: Sugar Bowl and Peach Bowl (unless they are selected for playoffs filled by a Big 12 and at-large team if champion is in the playoffs), Citrus Bowl, Gator Bowl, Las Vegas Bowl, Liberty Bowl, Music City Bowl, ReliaQuest Bowl and Texas Bowl. The SEC teams will go to a New Year's Six bowl if a team finishes higher than the champions of Power Five conferences in the final College Football Playoff rankings. The SEC champion are also eligible for the College Football Playoff if they're among the top four teams in the final CFP ranking.

Legend
  SEC win
  SEC loss
Bowl Game Date Site Television Time (CST) SEC team Opponent Score Attendance
Las Vegas Bowl
December 17, 2022
 Allegiant Stadium • Las Vegas, NV ESPN 6:30 p.m. Florida No. 14 Oregon State L 3–30
29,750
Gasparilla Bowl
December 23, 2022
 Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN 5:30 p.m. Missouri Wake Forest L 17–27
34,370
Liberty Bowl
December 28, 2022
 Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN ESPN 4:30 p.m. Arkansas Kansas W 55–53 3OT
52,847
Texas Bowl
December 28, 2022
 NRG Stadium • Houston, TX ESPN 8:00 p.m. Ole Miss Texas Tech L 25–42
53,251
Gator Bowl
December 30, 2022
 TIAA Bank Field • Jacksonville, FL ESPN 2:30 p.m. No. 19 South Carolina No. 21 Notre Dame L 38–45
67,383
Music City Bowl
December 31, 2022
 Nissan Stadium • Nashville, TN ESPN 11:00 a.m. Kentucky Iowa L 0–21
69,143
ReliaQuest Bowl
January 2, 2023
 Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN2 11:00 a.m. No. 22 Mississippi State Illinois W 19–10
35,797
Citrus Bowl
January 2, 2023
 Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FL ABC 12:00 p.m. No. 17 LSU Purdue W 63–7
42,791
New Year's Six Bowls
Orange Bowl
December 30, 2022
 Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL ESPN 7:00 p.m. No. 6 Tennessee No. 7 Clemson W 31–14
63,912
Sugar Bowl
December 31, 2022
 Caesars Superdome • New Orleans, LA ESPN 11:00 a.m. No. 5 Alabama No. 9 Kansas State W 45–20
60,437
College Football Playoff bowl games
Peach Bowl
December 31, 2022
 Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA ESPN 7:00 p.m. No. 1 Georgia No. 4 Ohio State W 42–41
79,330
CFP National Championship Game
January 9, 2023
 SoFi Stadium • Inglewood, CA ESPN 6:30 p.m. No. 1 Georgia No. 3 TCU W 65–7
72,628

Rankings are from CFP Poll. All times Central Time Zone.

Head to head matchups[edit]

2022 SEC Head to head
Team Alabama Arkansas Auburn Florida Georgia Kentucky LSU Missouri Mississippi State Ole Miss South Carolina Tennessee Texas A&M Vanderbilt
Alabama — 0-1 0-1 1-0 0-1 0-1
Arkansas 1-0 — 1-0 1-0 0-1 1-0
Auburn 1-0 — 1-0 1-0 0-1 1-0
Florida — 1-0 1-0 0-1 1-0
Georgia 0-1 — 0-1 0-1 0-1
Kentucky 0-1 — 0-1 1-0 1-0 1-0
LSU 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 - 0-1 0-1 1-0
Missouri 1-0 1-0 1-0 — 0-1
Mississippi State 1-0 0-1 1-0 1-0 — 0-1
Ole Miss 1-0 0-1 0-1 1-0 — 0-1
South Carolina 1-0 1-0 0-1 — 0-1
Tennessee 0-1 0-1 0-1 —
Texas A&M 1-0 0-1 1-0 1-0 —
Vanderbilt 1-0 1-0 0-1 1-0 1-0 —

Updated with the results of all games through November 2022.

SEC vs Power Five matchups[edit]

The following games include SEC teams competing against Power Five conferences teams from the (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, BYU/Notre Dame and Pac-12). All rankings are from the AP Poll at the time of the game.

Date Conference Visitor Home Site Score
September 3 Pac-12 #7 Utah Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL 29-26
September 3 Pac-12 #3 Georgia #11 Oregon† Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA 49-3
September 4 ACC Florida State LSU† Caesars Superdome • New Orleans, LA 24-23
September 10 ACC #24 Tennessee #17 Pittsburgh Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA 34-27 OT
September 10 ACC Wake Forest Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN 25-45
September 10 Big 12 #1 Alabama Texas Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX 20-19
September 10 Big 12 Missouri Kansas State Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS 12-40
September 10 Pac-12 Mississippi State Arizona Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ 39-17
September 17 Big Ten #22 Penn State Auburn Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL 12-41
September 17 ACC #20 Ole Miss Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA 42-0
September 17 ACC #13 Miami (FL) #24 Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, TX 17-9
October 15 Independents Arkansas BYU LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT 52–35
November 26 ACC Florida Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL TBD
November 26 ACC Georgia Tech Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA TBD
November 26 ACC Louisville Kentucky Kroger Field • Lexington, KY TBD
November 26 ACC South Carolina Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC TBD

SEC vs Group of Five matchups[edit]

The following games include SEC teams competing against "Group of Five" teams from the American, C-USA, MAC, Mountain West and Sun Belt.

Date Conference Visitor Home Site Score
August 27 Mountain West Vanderbilt Hawaii Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI 63-10
September 1 MAC Ball State Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN 59-10
September 1 C-USA Louisiana Tech Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, MO 52-24
September 3 Mountain West Utah State #1 Alabama Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL 55-0
September 3 American #23 Cincinnati #19 Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR 31-24
September 3 American Memphis Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS 49-23
September 3 Sun Belt Troy #21 Ole Miss Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS 28-10
September 3 MAC Miami (OH) #20 Kentucky Kroger Field • Lexington, KY 37-13
September 3 Sun Belt Georgia State South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC 35-14
September 10 Mountain West San Jose State Auburn Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL 24-16
September 10 Sun Belt Appalachian State #6 Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, TX 14-17
September 17 American South Florida Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL 31-28
September 17 MAC Akron #15 Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN 63-6
September 17 MAC Vanderbilt Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL 38-28
September 17 Sun Belt Louisiana-Monroe #2 Alabama Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL 63-7
September 24 American Tulsa #16 Ole Miss Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS 35-27
September 24 C-USA Charlotte South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC 56-20
September 24 MAC Bowling Green Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS 45-14
September 24 MAC Kent State #1 Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA 39-22
September 24 MAC Northern Illinois #8 Kentucky Kroger Field • Lexington, KY 31-21
September 24 Mountain West New Mexico LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA 38-0
November 19 C-USA UAB LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA 41-10
November 19 C-USA Western Kentucky Auburn Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL 41-17

SEC vs FBS independents matchups[edit]

The following games include SEC teams competing against FBS Independents, which includes Army, Liberty, New Mexico State, UConn and UMass.

Date Visitor Home Site Score
November 5 Liberty Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR L 19-21
November 19 New Mexico State Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, MO W 45-14
November 19 UMass Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, TX W 20-3

SEC vs FCS matchups[edit]

The Football Championship Subdivision comprises 13 conferences and two independent programs.

Date Visitor Home Site Score
September 3 Mercer Auburn Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL 42-16
September 3 Sam Houston #6 Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, TX 31-0
September 3 Elon Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN 42-31
September 10 Southern LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA 65-17
September 10 Central Arkansas #22 Ole Miss Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS 59-3
September 10 Samford #2 Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA 33-0
September 17 Missouri State #10 Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR 38-27
September 17 Youngstown State #9 Kentucky Kroger Field • Lexington, KY 31-0
September 17 Abilene Christian Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, MO 34-17
October 1 [a] Eastern Washington Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL 52-17
October 1 [b] South Carolina State South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC 50-10
October 22 UT Martin Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN 65-24
November 19 Austin Peay #8 Alabama Bryant Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL 34-0
November 19 ETSU Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS 56-7

Notes[edit]

a. ^ Date of game was moved from October 1 to October 2

b. ^ Date of game moved from October 1 to September 29

Note:† Denotes Neutral Site Game

SEC Records against other conferences[edit]

2022–2023 records against non-conference foes:

Awards and honors[edit]

Player of the week honors[edit]

Week Offensive
Player of the Week 		Defensive
Player of the Week 		Special Teams
Player of the Week 		Offensive Line
Player of the Week 		Defensive Line
Player of the Week 		Freshman
Player of the Week
Week 1 (Sep. 4)[46] Anthony Richardson, QB
(Florida) 		Christopher Smith II, S
(Georgia)

Bumper Pool, LB
(Arkansas)

Barion Brown, WR/KR
(Kentucky) 		Darrian Dalcourt, C
(Alabama)

LaQuinston Sharp, OL
(Mississippi State)

Brenton Cox Jr., DL
(Florida)

Jordan Domineck, DL
(Arkansas)

Jayden McGowan, WR
(Vanderbilt)
Week 2 (Sep. 12)[47] Hendon Hooker, QB
(Tennessee) 		Drew Sanders, LB
(Arkansas)

Jordan Wright, LB
(Kentucky)

Will Reichard, PK
(Alabama) 		Ricky Stromberg, OL
(Arkansas)

LaQuinston Sharp (2), OL
(Mississippi State)

Byron Young, DE
(Tennessee) 		Dane Key, WR
(Kentucky)
Week 3 (Sept. 19) [48] Brock Bowers, TE
(Georgia) 		Jay Ward, S
(LSU) 		Nik Constantinou, PK
(Texas A&M) 		Nick Broeker, OL
(Ole Miss) 		BJ Ojulari, DL
(LSU) 		AJ Swann, QB
(Vanderbilt)
Week 4 (Sept. 27) [49] Hendon Hooker (2), QB
(Tennessee) 		Antonio Johnson, DB
(Texas A&M)

Will Anderson Jr., LB
(Alabama)

Jack Podlesny, PK
(Georgia) 		Javontez Spraggins, OL
(Tennessee) 		Derick Hall, DE
(Auburn) 		Barion Brown, WR
(Kentucky)

Quinshon Judkins, RB
(Ole Miss)

Week 5 (Oct. 3) [50] Jahmyr Gibbs, RB
(Alabama) 		Emmanuel Forbes, DB
(Mississippi State) 		Jack Podlesny (2), PK
(Georgia)

Harrison Mevis, PK
(Missouri)

Micah Pettus, OL
(Ole Miss) 		BJ Ojulari (2), DE
(LSU) 		Barion Brown (2), WR
(Kentucky)

Quinshon Judkins (2), RB
(Ole Miss)

Week 6 (Oct. 10) [51] Will Rogers, QB
(Mississippi State)

Jonathan Mingo, WR
(Ole Miss)

Jaydon Hill, CB
(Florida) 		Chase McGrath, PK
(Tennessee) 		Jovaughn Gwyn, OL
(South Carolina) 		Byron Young (2), DE
(Tennessee) 		Branson Robinson, RB
(Georgia)
Week 7 (Oct. 17) [52] Jalin Hyatt, WR
(Tennessee) 		DeAndre Square, LB
(Kentucky)

Hudson Clark, S
(Arkansas)

Chase McGrath (2), PK
(Tennessee) 		Will Campbell, OT
(LSU)

Darnell Wright, OT
(Tennessee)

Jared Ivey, DE
(Ole Miss) 		Quinshon Judkins (3), RB
(Ole Miss)
Week 8 (Oct. 24)

[53]

Jayden Daniels, QB
(LSU) 		Darius Rush, DB
(South Carolina) 		Xavier Legette, KR
(South Carolina) 		Jerome Carvin, OG
(Tennessee) 		Mekhi Wingo, DT
(LSU) 		Luther Burden III, WR
(Missouri)
Week 9 (Oct. 31)

[54]

Brock Bowers (2), TE
(Georgia)

Raheim Sanders, RB
(Arkansas)

Christopher Smith II (2), S
(Georgia) 		Reid Bauer, P
(Arkansas) 		Nick Broeker (2), OL
(Ole Miss)

Darnell Wright (2), OL
(Tennessee)

Isaiah McGuire, DL
(Missouri) 		Quinshon Judkins (4), RB
(Ole Miss)
Week 10 (Nov. 7)

[55]

Stetson Bennett, QB
(Georgia)

Jayden Daniels (2), QB
(LSU)

Harold Perkins, LB
(LSU) 		Kai Kroeger, P
(South Carolina)

Lideatrick Griffin, KR
(Mississippi State)

O'Cyrus Torrence, OG
(Florida) 		Jalen Carter, DL
(Georgia) 		Mason Taylor, TE
(LSU)

Malaki Starks, S
(Georgia)

Week 11 (Nov. 14)

[56]

Hendon Hooker (3), QB
(Tennessee)

Mike Wright, QB
(Vanderbilt)

Harold Perkins (2), LB
(LSU) 		Will Reichard (2), PK
(Alabama) 		Cooper Mays, C
(Tennessee)

O'Cyrus Torrence (2), OG
(Florida)

Byron Young (3), DE
(Tennessee)

Colby Wooden, DL
(Auburn)

Trevor Etienne, RB
(Florida)
Week 12 (Nov. 22)

[57]

Spencer Rattler, QB
(South Carolina)

Raheim Sanders (2), RB
(Arkansas)

Drew Sanders, LB
(Arkansas) 		Jack Podlesny (3), PK
(Georgia)

Wesley Schelling, LS
(Vanderbilt)

Jaylen Nichols, LT
(South Carolina)

Ricky Stromberg (2), C
(Arkansas)

Nazir Stackhouse, DL
(Georgia) 		Quinshon Judkins (5), RB
(Ole Miss)
Week 13 (Nov. 28)

[58]

De’Von Achane, RB
(Texas A&M) 		Marcellas Dial, DB
(South Carolina)

Demani Richardson, DB
(Texas A&M)

Kai Kroeger (2), P
(South Carolina) 		LaQuinston Sharp (3), C
(Mississippi State) 		Roman Harrison, DE
(Tennessee)

Deone Walker, DL
(Kentucky)

Conner Weigman, QB
(Texas A&M)

Dylan Sampson, RB
(Tennessee)

Totals per school[edit]

School Total
Tennessee 16
Georgia 12
Arkansas 11
LSU 10
Ole Miss 10
South Carolina 8
Kentucky 7
Florida 6
Mississippi State 6
Alabama 5
Texas A&M 5
Vanderbilt 4
Missouri 3
Auburn 2

SEC individual awards[edit]

The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the SEC Conference football coaches at the end of the season

Award Player School
Offensive Player of the Year Hendon Hooker, QB Tennessee
Defensive Player of the Year Will Anderson Jr., LB Alabama
Special Teams Player of the Year Jack Podlesny, PK Georgia
Freshman of the Year Quinshon Judkins, RB Ole Miss
Jacobs Blocking Trophy Ricky Stromberg, OL Arkansas
Scholar Athlete of the Year Austin Williams, WR Mississippi State
Coach of the Year Kirby Smart Georgia

All-conference teams[edit]

Main article: 2022 All-SEC football team

The following players earned All-SEC honors. Any teams showing (_) following their name are indicating the number of All-SEC Conference Honors awarded to that university for 1st team and 2nd team respectively.

† Two-time first team selection

Honorable mentions

  • Alabama:
  • Arkansas:
  • Auburn:
  • Florida:
  • Georgia:
  • LSU:
  • Mississippi State:
  • Missouri:
  • Ole Miss:
  • South Carolina:
  • Tennessee:
  • Texas A&M:
  • Vanderbilt:

All-Americans[edit]

For the complete All-America selections, see 2022 College Football All-America Team.

Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of Division I-FBS football and Division I men's basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. The system consists of three points for a first-team honor, two points for second-team honor, and one point for third-team honor. Honorable mention and fourth team or lower recognitions are not accorded any points. College Football All-American consensus teams are compiled by position and the player accumulating the most points at each position is named first team consensus all-American. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine Consensus and Unanimous All-Americans. Any player named to the First Team by all five of the NCAA-recognized selectors is deemed a Unanimous All-American.[59][60]

Position Player School Selector Unanimous Consensus
First Team All-Americans
WR Jalin Hyatt Tennessee (AFCA, AP, CBS, ESPN, FWAA, The Athletic, TSN, USAT, WCFF) * *
TE Brock Bowers Georgia (AFCA, ESPN, FWAA, USAT)
OG O'Cyrus Torrence Florida (AFCA, AP, CBS, ESPN, The Athletic, TSN, USAT, WCFF) *
DT Jalen Carter Georgia (AFCA, AP, CBS, ESPN, FWAA, The Athletic, TSN, USAT, WCFF) * *
LB Will Anderson Jr. Alabama (AFCA, AP, CBS, ESPN, FWAA, The Athletic, TSN, USAT, WCFF) * *
LB Drew Sanders Arkansas (AP)
LB Jamon Dumas-Johnson Georgia (ESPN, TSN)
S Christopher Smith II Georgia (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, USAT, WCFF) * *
CB Emmanuel Forbes Mississippi State (AFCA, ESPN, FWAA, The Athletic, WCFF) *
DB Brian Branch Alabama (CBS, ESPN)
P Kai Kroeger South Carolina (ESPN, The Athletic)
KR Lideatrick Griffin Mississippi State (FWAA)
Position Player School Selector
Second Team All-Americans
QB Bryce Young Alabama (USAT)
TE Brock Bowers Georgia (AP, CBS, The Athletic, TSN, WCFF)
TE Darnell Washington Georgia (The Athletic)
OG O'Cyrus Torrence Florida (FWAA)
OL Nick Broeker Ole Miss (FWAA, WCFF)
DL Byron Young Alabama (AFCA)
LB Drew Sanders Arkansas (AFCA, FWAA, TSN, USAT, WCFF)
LB Jamon Dumas-Johnson Georgia (AFCA, AP, The Athletic)
LB Harold Perkins LSU (The Athletic)
S Jordan Battle Alabama (AFCA, TSN)
S Christopher Smith II Georgia (CBS)
CB Kool-Aid McKinstry Alabama (AFCA, CBS, TSN)
CB Emmanuel Forbes Mississippi State (AP, CBS, TSN, USAT)
DB Brian Branch Alabama (AP, The Athletic)
P Kai Kroeger South Carolina (AFCA, WCFF)
KR Lideatrick Griffin Mississippi State (CBS, TSN, WCFF)
PR/AP Kool-Aid McKinstry Alabama (FWAA, The Athletic)
AP Jahmyr Gibbs Alabama (USAT)
Position Player School Selector
Third Team All-Americans
QB Hendon Hooker Tennessee (AP)
DT Mekhi Wingo LSU (AP)
S Jordan Battle Alabama (AP)
CB Kool-Aid McKinstry Alabama (AP)
AP Jahmyr Gibbs Alabama (AP)

List of All American Teams[edit]

All-Academic[edit]

First team

Pos. Name School Yr. GPA Major
QB
RB
RB
WR
WR
TE
OL
OL
OL
OL
OL
DL
DL
DL
DL
LB
LB
LB
DB
DB
DB
DB
PK
P
ST

Second team

Pos. Name School Yr. GPA Major
QB
RB
RB
WR
WR
TE
OL
OL
OL
OL
OL
DL
DL
DL
DL
LB
LB
LB
DB
DB
DB
DB
PK
P
ST

Honorable mentions

  • Alabama:
  • Arkansas:
  • Auburn:
  • Florida:
  • Georgia:
  • LSU:
  • Mississippi State:
  • Missouri:
  • Ole Miss:
  • South Carolina:
  • Tennessee:
  • Texas A&M:
  • Vanderbilt:

National award winners[edit]

2022 College Football Award Winners

Home game attendance[edit]

Team Stadium Capacity Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7 Game 8 Total Average % of Capacity
Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium 100,077 98,321 98,433 96,246 100,077 100,077 99,639 100,077 - 692,870 99,118 98.91%
Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium 76,212 74,751 72,437 74,133 75,579 70,072 73,750 71,365 - 512,087 73,155 95.99%
Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium 87,451 84,562 83,340 87,451 85,750 87,451 83,792 87,451 81,824 681,621 85,203 97.43%
Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium 88,548 90,799 89,993 88,496 72,462 88,471 90,585 89,454 - 610,260 87,180 98.46%
Georgia Sanford Stadium 92,746 92,746 92,746 92,746 92,746 92,746 92,746 - - 556,476 92,746 100%
Kentucky Kroger Field 61,000 61,139 59,308 61,579 61,612 61,451 57,474 61,022 58,727 482,312 60,289 98.83%
LSU Tiger Stadium 102,321 102,321 98,520 100,501 102,321 100,821 102,321 97,367 - 704,172 100,596 98.31%
Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium 60,311 54,360 48,376 51,930 57,849 57,769 60,352 49,117 - 379,753 54,250 89.95%
Missouri Faurot Field 62,621 47,653 53,253 58,165 60,618 61,047 45,231 55,710 - 381,677 54,525 87.07%
Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium 64,038 60,533 58,373 60,641 64,828 65,243 65,923 62,487 - 438,038 62,575 97.72%
South Carolina Williams–Brice Stadium 77,559 78,297 78,212 77,982 61,551 77,837 77,578 79,041 - 530,498 75,785 97.71%
Tennessee Neyland Stadium 101,915 92,236 101,915 101,915 101,915 101,915 101,915 101,915 - 703,726 100,532 98.64%
Texas A&M Kyle Field 102,733 97,946 92,664 107,245 101,084 97,797 90,177 93,578 - 680,491 97,213 94.63%
Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium 40,550 20,120 24,431 31,567 28,553 30,136 40,350 - - 175,157 29,193 71.99%

NFL Draft[edit]

Total picks by school[edit]

Team Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Total
Alabama 3 1 4 – 1 1 – 10
Arkansas – – 2 – – – – 2
Auburn – 1 1 1 1 1 – 5
Florida 1 2 – 1 1 1 – 6
Georgia 3 – 1 2 3 – 1 10
Kentucky – 1 – – – 1 1 3
LSU – 1 – 2 1 2 – 6
Mississippi State 1 – – 1 – – – 2
Missouri – – – 1 – – – 1
Ole Miss – 1 – 1 – 1 1 4
South Carolina – 1 1 – 1 – 2 5
Tennessee 1 – 4 – – – – 5
Texas A&M – – 1 – 1 – 1 3
Vanderbilt – – – – – – – 0
Total 9 8 14 9 9 7 6 62

The Following list includes all SEC Players drafted in the 2023 NFL draft

Player Position School Draft
Round 		Round
Pick 		Overall
Pick 		Team
Bryce Young QB Alabama 1 1 1 Carolina Panthers
Will Anderson Jr. LB Alabama 1 3 3 Houston Texans
Anthony Richardson QB Florida 1 4 4 Indianapolis Colts
Jalen Carter DT Georgia 1 9 9 Philadelphia Eagles
Darnell Wright OT Tennessee 1 10 10 Chicago Bears
Jahmyr Gibbs RB Alabama 1 12 12 Detroit Lions
Broderick Jones OT Georgia 1 14 14 Pittsburgh Steelers
Emmanuel Forbes CB Mississippi State 1 16 16 Washington Commanders
Nolan Smith LB Georgia 1 30 30 Philadelphia Eagles
Will Levis QB Kentucky 2 2 33 Tennessee Titans
Derick Hall LB Auburn 2 6 37 Seattle Seahawks
Jonathan Mingo WR Ole Miss 2 8 39 Carolina Panthers
BJ Ojulari LB LSU 2 10 41 Arizona Cardinals
Brian Branch S Alabama 2 14 45 Detroit Lions
Cam Smith CB South Carolina 2 20 51 Miami Dolphins
Gervon Dexter DT Florida 2 22 53 Chicago Bears
O'Cyrus Torrence OG Florida 2 28 59 Buffalo Bills
Zacch Pickens DT South Carolina 3 1 64 Chicago Bears
Tyler Steen OT Alabama 3 2 65 Philadelphia Eagles
Drew Sanders LB Arkansas 3 4 67 Denver Broncos
Hendon Hooker QB Tennessee 3 5 68 Detroit Lions
Byron Young DT Alabama 3 7 70 Las Vegas Raiders
Jalin Hyatt WR Tennessee 3 10 73 New York Giants
Cedric Tillman WR Tennessee 3 11 74 Cleveland Browns
Byron Young DE Tennessee 3 14 77 Los Angeles Rams
De’Von Achane RB Texas A&M 3 21 84 Miami Dolphins
Cartavious Bigsby RB Auburn 3 25 88 Jacksonville Jaguars
Darnell Washington TE Georgia 3 30 93 Pittsburgh Steelers
Jordan Battle S Alabama 3 32 95 Cincinnati Bengals
Ricky Stromberg C Arkansas 3 34 97 Washington Commanders
Cameron Latu TE Alabama 3 38 101 San Francisco 49ers
Kelee Ringo CB Georgia 4 3 105 Philadelphia Eagles
Anthony Bradford OG LSU 4 6 108 Seattle Seahawks
Colby Wooden DT Auburn 4 14 116 Green Bay Packers
Ventrell Miller LB Florida 4 19 121 Jacksonville Jaguars
Cameron Young DT Mississippi State 4 21 123 Seattle Seahawks
Tavius Robinson LB Ole Miss 4 22 124 Baltimore Ravens
Isaiah McGuire DE Missouri 4 24 126 Cleveland Browns
Stetson Bennett QB Georgia 4 26 128 Los Angeles Rams
Jay Ward S LSU 4 32 134 Minnesota Vikings
Darius Rush CB South Carolina 5 3 138 Indianapolis Colts
Jaquelin Roy DT LSU 5 6 141 Minnesota Vikings
Justin Shorter WR Florida 5 15 150 Buffalo Bills
Antonio Johnson S Texas A&M 5 25 160 Jacksonville Jaguars
Henry To'oTo'o LB Alabama 5 32 167 Houston Texans
Owen Pappoe LB Auburn 5 33 168 Arizona Cardinals
Christopher Smith II S Georgia 5 35 170 Las Vegas Raiders
Robert Beal Jr. LB Georgia 5 38 173 San Francisco 49ers
Warren McClendon OT Georgia 5 39 174 Los Angeles Rams
Kayshon Boutte WR LSU 6 10 187 New England Patriots
Chris Rodriguez Jr. RB Kentucky 6 16 193 Washington Commanders
Amari Burney LB Florida 6 26 203 Las Vegas Raiders
Jarrick Bernard-Converse CB LSU 6 27 204 New York Jets
Anders Carlson K Auburn 6 30 207 Green Bay Packers
Zach Evans RB Ole Miss 6 38 215 Los Angeles Rams
Jaylon Jones CB Texas A&M 7 4 221 Indianapolis Colts
DeMarcco Hellams S Alabama 7 7 224 Atlanta Falcons
Jovaughn Gwyn OG South Carolina 7 8 225 Atlanta Falcons
Nick Broeker OG Ole Miss 7 13 230 Buffalo Bills
Carrington Valentine CB Kentucky 7 15 232 Green Bay Packers
Kenny McIntosh RB Georgia 7 20 237 Seattle Seahawks
Jalen Brooks WR South Carolina 7 27 244 Dallas Cowboys

Notes and references[edit]

  1. ^ The South Carolina game was moved up by two days due to Hurricane Ian.[44]
  2. ^ The Florida game was moved back by one day due to Hurricane Ian.[45]
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