2010 Southeastern Conference football season

March 2012 2010 Southeastern Conference football season #193980 white NCAA Division I FBS football Southeastern Conference logo.svg 125px September 2, 2010through January 10, 2011 12 CBS, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, FSN, CSS 2011 NFL Draft 2011 NFL Draft Cam Newton (Auburn) Carolina Panthers, 1st overall Regular season Auburn Tigers East South Carolina Gamecocks Florida Gators West Auburn Tigers Arkansas RazorbacksLSU Tigers SEC Championship Game 2010 SEC Championship Game 2010 SEC Championship Game Football 2009 2011 The 2010 Southeastern Conference football season began on Thursday, September 2, 2010 with South Carolina defeating Southern Miss on ESPN. Preseason Tennessee head coach Lane Kiffin left after his first season in Knoxville for Southern Cal. Kiffin was replaced by Louisiana Tech head coach Derek Dooley. Dooley opened his first season on September 4 against University of Tennessee – Martin. Kentucky head coach Rich Brooks retired after seven seasons in Lexington, ending a coaching career that lasted over 40 years. As agreed on in 2008, Brooks was replaced by his offensive coordinator Joker Phillips, who began his first season as head coach on September 4 against archrival Louisville. In July 2010, Vanderbilt head coach Bobby Johnson unexpectedly retired. He was replaced on an interim basis by Robbie Caldwell, who had the dual titles of Vanderbilt assistant head coach and offensive line coach in 2009. Caldwell made his Vanderbilt head coaching debut on September 4 against Northwestern. 2010 Pre-season Coaches All-SEC Position Player Class Team First Team Offense QB Ryan Mallett Jr. Arkansas RB Mark Ingram II Jr. Alabama RB Derrick Locke Sr. Kentucky WR Julio Jones Jr. Alabama WR A. J. Green Jr. Georgia TE DJ Williams Sr. Arkansas AP Randall Cobb Jr. Kentucky OL Clint Boling Sr. Georgia OL Carl Johnson Sr. Florida OL Barrett Jones So. Alabama OL Lee Ziemba Sr. Auburn C Mike Pouncey Sr. Florida First Team Defense DL Marcell Dareus Jr. Alabama DL Jerrell Powe Sr. Ole Miss DL Cliff Matthews Sr. South Carolina LB Josh Bynes Sr. Auburn LB Dont'a Hightower So. Alabama LB Chris Marve Jr. Vanderbilt LB Kelvin Sheppard Sr. LSU DB Mark Barron Jr. Alabama DB Patrick Peterson JR. LSU DB Stephon Gilmore So. South Carolina DB Janoris Jenkins Jr. Florida First Team Special Teams K Blair Walsh Jr. Georgia P Blair Walsh Jr. Georgia RS Warren Norman So. Vanderbilt Rankings + Legend   Increase in ranking   Decrease in ranking   Not ranked previous week 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings Kentucky, Ole Miss, Tennessee, and Vanderbilt went unranked throughout the season in the rankings shown below (AP and Coaches polls, and BCS standings).   (Pre)Aug21https://www.espn.com/college-football/rankings/_/poll/2 2010 NCAA Football Rankings (Aug. 4) ESPN August 4, 2010 Sept.7https://www.espn.com/college-football/rankings?poll=2&week=2 2010 NCAA Football Rankings (Sept. 7) ESPN September 7, 2010 Sept.12https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=5564490 2010 NCAA Football Rankings (Sept. 12) ESPN September 12, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100914033149/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=5564490 September 14, 2010 live Sept.19https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=5592324 2010 NCAA Football Rankings (Sept. 19) ESPN September 19, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100921012429/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=5592324 September 21, 2010 live Sept.26https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=5618506 2010 NCAA Football Rankings (Sept. 26) ESPN September 26, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100928154007/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=5618506 September 28, 2010 live Oct. Oct.10 Oct.17 Oct.24 Oct.31 Nov.7 Nov.14 Nov.21 Nov.28 Dec.5 FinalAlabama AP 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 7 6 5 11 10 9 17 15 10C 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 7 6 5 12 12 11 19 18 11 BCSNot released 8 7 6 12 11 11 16 16Arkansas AP 17 14 12 10 15 11 12 21 19 17 14 13 12 8 8 12C 19 15 13 11 15 13 13 21 18 19 14 13 12 8 8 12 BCSNot released 23 19 18 15 13 12 7 8Auburn AP 22 21 16 17 10 8 7 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1C 23 20 15 14 11 8 7 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 BCSNot released 4 1 2 2 2 2 1 1Florida AP 4 8 10 9 7 14 22 NR 24 NRC 3 6 7 8 7 12 22 NR 24 NR BCSNot released 22 NRGeorgia AP 23 22 NRC 21 19 NR BCSNot releasedKentucky APC BCSNot releasedLSU AP 21 19 15 15 12 12 9 6 12 12 5 5 6 11 11 8C 16 16 12 12 10 9 9 6 13 11 6 6 6 12 12 8 BCSNot released 6 12 10 5 5 5 10 11Mississippi State AP 24 23 21 17 22 25 22 21 15C 24 23 21 18 22 25 22 22 17 BCSNot released 24 21 20 19 21 25 22 21Ole Miss APC BCSNot releasedSouth Carolina AP 24 13 12 20 19 10 19 17 18 22 17 18 18 19 22C 25 16 15 22 20 12 20 17 17 22 17 17 16 20 22 BCSNot released 21 20 19 23 17 18 19 20Tennessee APC BCSNot releasedVanderbilt APC BCSNot released Regular season Index to colors and formattingSEC member wonSEC member lostSEC teams in bold All times Eastern time. Rankings reflect that of the AP poll for that week until week eight when the BCS rankings will be used. Week One Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance September 2 7:30 pm Southern Miss South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina ESPN W 41–13 70,438 September 4 12:00 pm Miami (OH) #4 Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida ESPN W 34–12 90,178 September 4 12:21 pm Louisiana–Lafayette #23 Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia SEC Network W 55–7 92,746 September 4 3:30 pm Kentucky Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky ABC W 23–16 55,327 September 4 3:30 pm Jacksonville State Mississippi Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi CSS L 48–492OT 55,768 September 4 6:00 pm Tennessee-Martin Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee PPV W 50–0 99,123 September 4 7:00 pm San Jose State #1 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama PPV W 48–3 101,821 September 4 7:00 pm Arkansas State #22 Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama FSN South W 52–26 83,441 September 4 7:00 pm Tennessee Tech #17 Arkansas Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas PPV W 44–3 69,596 September 4 7:00 pm Memphis Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi ESPNU W 49–7 56,032 September 4 7:30 pm Northwestern Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee CSS L 21–23 37,210 September 4 8:00 pm #21 LSU #18 North Carolina Georgia Dome • Atlanta ABC W 30–24 68,919 Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Cam Newton Auburn Danny Trevathan Kentucky Patrick Peterson LSU Week Two Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance September 9 7:30 pm #21 Auburn Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi ESPN AUB 17–14 54,806 September 11 12:00 pm #22 Georgia #24 South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina ESPN USC 17–6 80,974 September 11 12:21 pm South Florida #8 Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida SEC Network W 38–14 90,612 September 11 7:00 pm #19 LSU Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee ESPNU LSU 27–3 36,940 September 11 7:00 pm #19 Penn State #1 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama ESPN W 24–3 101,821 September 11 7:00 pm Louisiana–Monroe #14 Arkansas War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, Arkansas FSN W 31–7 55,705 September 11 7:00 pm #7 Oregon Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee ESPN2 L 48–13 102,035 September 11 7:30 pm Western Kentucky Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky CSS W 63–28 66,584 September 11 9:00 pm Ole Miss Tulane Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans ESPN2 W 27–13 36,389 Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Trent RichardsonMarcus Lattimore AlabamaSouth Carolina Nick Farley Auburn Jeff Demps Florida Week Three Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance September 18 12:00 pm #12 Arkansas Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia ESPN ARK 31–24 92,746 September 18 12:21 pm Vanderbilt Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi SEC Network VAN 28–14 51,667 September 18 3:30 pm #10 Florida Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee CBS FLA 31–17 102,455 September 18 3:30 pm #1 Alabama Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, North Carolina ABC W 62–1339,042 September 18 7:00 pm Mississippi State #15 LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana ESPNU LSU 29–7 92,538 September 18 7:00 pm Clemson #16 Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama ESPN W 27–24OT 87,451 September 18 7:00 pm Akron Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky FSN W 47–10 64,014 September 18 7:00 pm Furman #13 South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina PPV W 38–19 73,681 Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Ryan Mallett Arkansas Josh Bynes Auburn Josh Jasper LSU Week Four Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance September 25 12:21 pm UAB Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee SEC Network W 32–292OT 95,183 September 25 3:30 pm #1 Alabama #10 Arkansas Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas CBS ALA 24–20 76,808 September 25 7:00 pm Kentucky #9 Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida ESPNU FLA 48–14 90,547 September 25 7:00 pm Georgia Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi FSNMSST 24–12 56,721 September 25 7:30 pm Fresno State Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi CSS W 55–38 55,267 September 25 7:45 pm #12 South Carolina #17 Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama ESPN AUB 35–27 87,237 September 25 9:00 pm #22 West Virginia #15 LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana ESPN2 W 20–14 92,575 Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Cam Newton Auburn Robert Lester Alabama Patrick Peterson LSU Week Five Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance October 2 12:00 pm Louisiana–Monroe #10 Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama ESPNU W 52–3 80,759 October 2 12:00 pm Alcorn State Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi FSN W 49–16 50,439 October 2 12:00 pm Vanderbilt Connecticut Rentschler Field • Storrs, Connecticut Big East Network L 21–40 40,000 October 2 12:21 pm Kentucky Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi SEC Network MIS 42–35 55,344 October 2 3:30 pm Tennessee #12 LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana CBS LSU 16–14 92,932 October 2 4:30 pm Georgia Colorado Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado FSN L 27–29 52,855 October 2 8:00 pm #7 Florida #1 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama CBS ALA 31–6 101,821 Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player TeamStevan Ridley LSU Courtney Upshaw Alabama Jesse Grandy Ole Miss Week Six Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance October 9 12:21 pm Tennessee Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia SEC Network UGA 41–14 92,746 October 9 3:30 pm#1 Alabama #19 South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina CBS USC 35–21 82,993 October 9 3:30 pm #11 Arkansas Texas A&M Cowboys Stadium • Arlington, Texas ABC W 24–17 65,662 October 9 7:00 pm Eastern Michigan Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee ESPNU W 52–6 33,107 October 9 7:30 pm #8 Auburn Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky ESPN2 AUB 37–34 70,776 October 9 7:30 pm #12 LSU #14 Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida ESPN LSU 33–29 90,721 October 9 8:00 pm Mississippi State Houston John O'Quinn Field at Robertson Stadium • Houston CBS College Sports W 47–24 32,067 Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player TeamStephen GarciaSouth CarolinaTramain ThomasArkansasWes ByrumAuburn Week Seven Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance October 16 12:21 pm Vanderbilt Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia SEC Network UGA 43–0 92,746 October 16 3:30 pm No. 12 Arkansas No. 7 Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama CBS AUB 65–43 87,451 October 16 6:00 pm No. 10 South Carolina Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky ESPN2 UK 31–28 67,955 October 16 7:00 pm Mississippi State No. 22 Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida ESPNU MSST 10–7 90,517 October 16 7:00 pm McNeese State LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana FSN LSU 32–1092,576 October 16 9:00 pm Ole Miss No. 8 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama ESPN2 ALA 23–10 101,821 Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Cam NewtonMike Hartline AuburnKentucky Chris White Mississippi State Ryan TydlackaMarquis Maze KentuckyAlabama Week Eight Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance October 23 12:21 pm Ole Miss Arkansas Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas SEC Network ARK https://archive.today/20130102202850/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=302960008 38–24 73,619 October 23 3:30 pm LSU Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama CBS AUB 24–17 87,451 October 23 7:00 pm Alabama Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee ESPN ALA https://archive.today/20130102210656/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=302962633 41–10 102,455 October 23 7:00 pm UAB Mississippi State Davis-Wade Stadium • Starkville MS ESPNU MSST https://archive.today/20130124135336/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=302960344 29–24 56,423 October 23 7:00 pm South Carolina Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee FSN USC 21–7 33,425 October 23 7:30 pm Georgia Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky CSS UGA 44–31 70,884 Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Week Nine Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance October 30 12:21 pm Tennessee South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina SEC Network USC 38–24 79,336 October 30 3:30 pm Florida Georgia EverBank Field • Jacksonville, Florida CBS UF 34–31 84,444 October 30 6:00 pm Auburn Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi ESPN2 AUB 51–31 61,474 October 30 7:00 pm Kentucky Mississippi State Davis-Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi ESPNU MSST 24–17 54,168 October 30 7:00 pm Vanderbilt Arkansas Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas FSN ARK 49–14 70,430 Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player TeamRyan MallettArkansasChris WhiteMississippi StateChas HenryFloridaReference:http://www.secdigitalnetwork.com/NEWS/tabid/473/Article/215122/sec-football-players-of-the-week.aspx SEC Football Players Of The Week for games of October 30 SECdigitalnetwork.com September 14, 2011 Week Ten Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance November 6 12:21 pm Florida Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee SEC Network UF https://archive.today/20130124185632/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=303100238 55–14 33,848 November 6 12:30 pm Charleston Southern Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky UK 49–21 61,884 November 6 12:30 pm Idaho State Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia WSB UGA 55–7 92,746 November 6 1:00 pm Chattanooga Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama PPV AU 62–24 87,451 November 6 7:00 pm Arkansas South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina ARK 41–20 75,136 November 6 7:00 pm Louisiana–Lafayette Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi MISS 43–21 53,144 November 6 8:00 pm Alabama LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana CBS LSU 24–21 92,969 November 6 8:00 pm Tennessee Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee CBS CS UT 50–14 39,742 Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Week Eleven Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance November 13 7:00 pm Louisiana–Monroe LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana PPV/ESPN GamePlan LSU 51–0 November 13 12:00 pm Vanderbilt Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky SEC Network UK 38–20 November 13 12:00 pm Ole Miss Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee CBS UT 52–14 November 13 3:30 pm Georgia Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama CBS AU 49–31 November 13 7:00 pm UTEP Arkansas Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas ESPNU ARK 58–21 November 13 7:15 pm South Carolina Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida ESPN USC 36–14 90,885 November 13 7:15 pm Mississippi State Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama ESPN2 ALA 30–10 Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Marcus Lattimore South Carolina Spencer Lanning South Carolina Week Twelve Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance November 18 7:30 pm Georgia State Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama ESPNU ALA 63–7 November 20 TBD Appalachian State Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida UF 48–10 November 20 2:30 pm Ole Miss LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana CBS LSU 43–36 November 20 6:00 pm Arkansas Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi ESPN ARK 31–28 November 20 12:21 pm Troy South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina SEC Network W 69–24 74,117 November 20 TBD Tennessee Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee TEN 24–10 Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Week Thirteen Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance November 26 1:30 p. m. Auburn Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama CBS AU 28–27 101,000 November 27 2:30 p. m. #5 LSU #12 Arkansas War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, Arkansas CBS ARK 31–23 55,808 November 27 7:00 pm South Carolina Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina ESPN2 USC 29–7 81,500 November 27 2:30 Florida Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida ABC FSU 31–7 November 27 7:30 Georgia Tech Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia ESPN UGA 42–34 November 27 TBD Mississippi State Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi MSU 31–23 November 27 TBD Kentucky Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee UT 24–14 November 27 TBD Wake Forest Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee WFU 34–13 Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Week Fourteen (SEC Championship Game) Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance December 4 4:05 p. m. No. 1 Auburn #18 South Carolina Georgia Dome • Atlanta, Georgia CBS AU 56–17 75,802 SEC vs. BCS conference opponents NOTE:. Games with a * next to the home team represent a neutral site game Date Visitor Home Significance Winning teamSeptember 4 Kentucky Louisville Governor's Cup KentuckySeptember 4 LSU North Carolina* Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game in Atlanta LSUSeptember 4 Northwestern VanderbiltNorthwesternSeptember 11 Penn State Alabama Alabama–Penn State football rivalry Alabama September 11 South Florida Florida Florida September 11 Oregon Tennessee Oregon September 18 Alabama Duke Alabama September 18 Clemson Auburn Auburn–Clemson football rivalry Auburn September 25 West Virginia LSU LSU October 2 Georgia Colorado Colorado October 2 Vanderbilt Connecticut Connecticut October 9 Arkansas Texas A&M* Southwest Classic in Arlington, Texas Arkansas November 27 Florida Florida State Florida–Florida State football rivalry Florida State November 27 Georgia Tech Georgia Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate Georgia November 27 South Carolina Clemson Battle of the Palmetto State South Carolina November 27 Wake Forest Vanderbilt Wake Forest Bowl games SEC Bowl GamesPickGameDateLocation/Time*TelevisionWinner+ScoreLoser+Score – BCS National Championship Game Jan. 10, 2011 University of Phoenix StadiumGlendale, Arizona8:30 pm ESPN Auburn 22 Oregon 19 1. Allstate Sugar Bowl Jan. 4, 2011 Louisiana SuperdomeNew Orleans8:30 pm ESPN Ohio State 31 Arkansas 26 2. Capital One Bowl Jan. 1, 2011 Citrus BowlOrlando, Florida1:00 pm ESPN Alabama 49 Michigan State 7 3. Outback Bowl Jan. 1, 2011 Raymond James StadiumTampa, Florida1:00 pm ABC Florida 37 Penn State 24 4. AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic Jan. 7, 2011 Cowboys StadiumArlington, Texas8:00 pm FOX LSU 41 Texas A&M 24 5. Chick-fil-A Bowl Dec. 31, 2010 Georgia DomeAtlanta7:30 pm ESPN Florida State 26 South Carolina 17 6. Gator Bowl Jan. 1, 2011 EverBank FieldJacksonville, Florida1:30 pm ESPN2 Mississippi State 52 Michigan 14 7. Liberty Bowl Dec. 31, 2010 Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, Tennessee3:30 pm ESPN UCF 10 Georgia 6 8. Franklin Music City Bowl Dec. 30, 2010 LP FieldNashville, Tennessee6:30 pm North Carolina 30 Tennessee 279. BBVA Compass Bowl Jan. 8, 2011 Legion FieldBirmingham, Alabama12:00 pm Pittsburgh 27 Kentucky 10 *Time given is Eastern Time (UTC-5).+SEC team is bolded. Post-season awards and honors All-SEC The following players were named by the AP All-SEC team:http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2010-12-06-132409351_x.htm 2010 Associated Press All-SEC football team December 6, 2010 Position Player Class Team First Team Offense QB Cam Newton Auburn RB Marcus Lattimore South Carolina RB Knile Davis Arkansas WR Alshon JefferySouth Carolina WR Julio JonesAlabama TE D. J. Williams Arkansas OL Lee Ziemba Auburn OL Derek Sherrod Mississippi State OL DeMarcus Love Arkansas OL Barrett Jones Alabama C Ryan Pugh Auburn First Team Defense DL Drake Nevis LSU DL Nick Fairley Sr. Auburn DL Devin Taylor South Carolina LB Justin Houston Georgia LB Danny Trevathan Jr. Kentucky LB Kelvin Sheppard LSU LB Chris White Mississippi State DB Patrick Peterson LSU DB Ahmad Black Florida DB Mark Barron Alabama DB Janoris Jenkins Florida First Team Special Teams K Josh Jasper LSU P Chas Henry Florida AP Randall Cobb Kentucky All-Americans 2010 College Football All-America Team Quarterback Cam Newton, Auburn (AFCA-Coaches, AP, Walter Camp, CBS, Rivals.com, Scout.com, SI) Defensive tackle Nick Fairley, Auburn (AP, FWAA, Walter Camp, CBS, Rivals.com, Scout.com, SI) Drake Nevis, LSU (CBS) Wide receiver Alshon Jeffery, South Carolina (AFCA-Coaches, FWAA, Rivals.com, Scout.com) Linebacker Justin Houston, Georgia (FWAA) Offensive tackle Lee Ziemba, Auburn (AFCA-Coaches, FWAA, SI, Walter Camp) Secondary Mark Barron, Alabama (FWAA) Ahmad Black, Florida (CBS, Rivals.com) Patrick Peterson, LSU (AFCA-Coaches, AP, FWAA, Walter Camp, CBS, Rivals.com, Scout.com, SI) All-purpose Randall Cobb, Kentucky (AP, SI) Kicker/Punter Chas Henry, Florida (AP, Walter Camp, CBS, Rivals.com, Scout.com, SI) Josh Jasper LSU (FWAA) National award winners The following SEC players listed below have been named to the national award semifinalist and finalist lists. 2010 Heisman Trophy Winner:CAM NEWTON OF AUBURN UNIVERSITY SELECTED AS THE 2010 HEISMAN WINNER http://www.heisman.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/121310hsma.php Heisman.com December 14, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111007171709/http://www.heisman.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/121310hsma.php October 7, 2011 Cameron Newton, Auburn 2010 Bednarik Award Winner:Bednarik Award Winner http://www.maxwellfootballclub.org/news/2010-maxwell-and-bednarik-award-winners December 14, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101212104101/http://www.maxwellfootballclub.org/news/2010-maxwell-and-bednarik-award-winners December 12, 2010 dead Patrick Peterson, LSU 2010 Lombardi Award Winner:The Rotary Club of Houston today announces the winner of the 2010 Rotary Lombardi Award http://rotarylombardiaward.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=85:2010-rotary-lombardi-award-winner&catid=7:2010-news&Itemid=35 December 14, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20111014235950/http://www.rotarylombardiaward.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=85:2010-rotary-lombardi-award-winner&catid=7:2010-news&Itemid=35 October 14, 2011 dead Nick Fairley, Auburn 2010 Maxwell Award Winner: Cameron Newton, Auburn 2010 Walter Camp Award Winner:Auburn quarterback Cam Newton Named Walter Camp 2010 Player of the Year http://waltercamp.org/index.php/news/auburn_quarterback_cam_newton_named_walter_camp_2010_player_ot_the_year/ WalterCamp.org December 14, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101223200731/http://waltercamp.org/index.php/news/auburn_quarterback_cam_newton_named_walter_camp_2010_player_ot_the_year/ December 23, 2010 dead mdy-all Cameron Newton, Auburn 2010 John Mackey Award Winner:Low Chris Hogs' D.J. Williams wins Mackey Award ESPN.com 2010-12-09 https://www.espn.com/blog/sec/post/_/id/17795/hogs-d-j-williams-wins-mackey-award 2025-05-04 DJ Williams, Arkansas 2010 Davey O'Brien Award Winner:M NEWTON NAMED 2010 DAVEY O’BRIEN NATIONAL QUARTERBACK AWARD WINNER http://blog.daveyobrien.org/2010/12/09/cam-newton-named-2010-davey-obrien-award-winner/ December 13, 2010 https://archive.today/20120707125844/http://blog.daveyobrien.org/2010/12/09/cam-newton-named-2010-davey-obrien-award-winner/ July 7, 2012 dead mdy-all Cameron Newton, Auburn 2010 Paul Hornung Award Finalist:Watch List for the Inaugural Paul Hornung Award http://www.paulhornungaward.com/candidates November 16, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100820043004/http://www.paulhornungaward.com/candidates August 20, 2010 dead mdy-all Randall Cobb, Kentucky References 30em