2016 Southeastern Conference football season

August 2023 2016 Southeastern Conference football season #193980 white NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision Football Southeastern Conference logo.svg 125px September 1, 2016through January 9, 2017 14 ABC, ACCN, ASN, CBS, CBSSN, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU, FS1, SECN 2017 NFL Draft 2017 NFL Draft Myles Garrett (Texas A&M) Cleveland Browns, 1st overall Regular season Daniel Carlson (134 points) Eastern Florida Tennessee, Georgia, Kentucky Western Alabama Auburn, LSU SEC Championship Game 2016 SEC Championship Game Alabama Florida Football 2015 2017 The 2016 Southeastern Conference football season was the 84th season of SEC football and took place during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season began on September 1 with Tennessee defeating Appalachian State on the SEC Network.http://www.secsports.com/article/14000433/sec-announces-2016-football-schedules SEC announces 2016 football schedules Secsports.com 2015-10-30 2016-03-30 This is the fifth season for the SEC under realignment that took place in 2012 adding Texas A&M and Missouri from the Big 12 Conference. 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. The SEC consists of 14 members: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M, and Vanderbilt; and is split up into the Western and Eastern divisions, with the champion of each division meeting in Atlanta to compete for the SEC Championship on December 3. Alabama enters the season as defending SEC champions as they defeated Florida in the previous year's championship game. The Tide would then go on to defeat the Washington Huskies in the Peach Bowl, but lost to Clemson 35–31 on January 9, 2017, in the National Championship Game. Preseason Recruiting classes + National rankings Team ESPNhttps://insider.espn.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/classrankings?class=2016 Football Class Rankings – ESPN ESPN 2015-12-04 Rivalshttps://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/teamrank/2016/all/all Yahoo Sports: Rivals.com 2016 Team Recruiting Rankings Sports.yahoo.com 2015-12-04 Scouthttp://www.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=9&c=14&yr=2016 Scout.com College Football Team Recruiting Rankings 4 February 2016 Scout 24/7https://247sports.com/Season/2016-Football/CompositeTeamRankings 2016 Football Recruiting Team Rankings 247sports.com 2015-12-04 Total signeesAlabama #2 #1 #1 #1 25Arkansas #24 #33 #32 #25 20Auburn #9 #9 #12 #9 21Florida #12 #14 #10 #13 25Georgia #7 #10 #9 #7 20Kentucky #35 #29 #38 #34 25LSU #3 #5 #4 #3 23Ole Miss #4 #7 #5 #6 24Mississippi State #33 #35 #35 #31 18Missouri #51 #52 #57 #53 20South Carolina #27 #26 #26 #26 24Tennessee #14 #15 #17 #14 21Texas A&M #20 #16 #21 #18 22Vanderbilt #48 #60 #68 #54 20 SEC Media Days The SEC conducted its annual media days at the Hyatt Regency Birmingham – The Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Alabama between July 11 and July 14. The event commenced with a speech by commissioner Greg Sankey, and all 14 teams sent their head coaches and three selected players to speak with members of the media. The event along with all speakers and interviews were broadcast live on the SEC Network and streamed live on ESPN.com. On Monday, the teams and representatives in respective order were as follows: Auburn (Gus Malzahn, Carl Lawson, Montravius Adams, Marcus Davis), Florida (Jim McElwain, David Sharpe, Jarrad Davis, Marcus Maye), and Vanderbilt (Derek Mason, Ralph Webb, Zach Cunningham, Oren Burks). On Tuesday: Georgia (Kirby Smart, Jeb Blazevich, Brandon Kublanow, Dominick Sanders), Mississippi State (Dan Mullen, Richie Brown, Fred Ross, A.J. Jefferson), Tennessee (Butch Jones, Joshua Dobbs, Jalen Reeves-Maybin, Cameron Sutton), and Texas A&M (Kevin Sumlin, Myles Garrett, Trevor Knight, Ricky Seals-Jones). On Wednesday: Alabama (Nick Saban, Jonathan Allen, O.J. Howard, Eddie Jackson), Arkansas (Bret Bielema, Brooks Ellis, Deatrich Wise Jr., Jeremy Sprinkle), Kentucky (Mark Stoops, Jojo Kemp, Courtney Love, Jon Toth), and Missouri (Barry Odom, Sean Culkin, Charles Harris, Michael Scherer). On Thursday: South Carolina (Will Muschamp, Deebo Samuel, Marquavius Lewis, Mason Zandi), Ole Miss (Hugh Freeze, Chad Kelly, Evan Engram, D.J. Jones), and LSU (Les Miles, Leonard Fournette, Ethan Pocic, Tre'Davious White).James Jordan 2016 SEC Media Days schedule announced https://www.seccountry.com/sec/2016-sec-media-days-scheduled-announced SECcountry.com July 12, 2016Gray James 2016 SEC Media Days schedule, speakers, TV and online streaming http://www.redcuprebellion.com/2016/7/11/12145070/sec-media-days-2016-schedule-alabama-lsu-ole-miss-tennessee-texas-am redcuprebellion.com July 12, 2016 July 11, 2016Dates set for 2016 Football Media Days http://www.secsports.com/article/14781546/dates-set-2016-football-media-days secsports.com July 12, 2016 Feb 17, 2016 Media Polls The SEC Media Days concluded with its annual preseason media polls. Since 1992, the credentialed media has gotten the preseason champion correct just five times. Only eight times has the preseason pick even made it to the SEC title game. Below are the results of the media poll with total points received next to each school and first-place votes in parentheses. SEC Champion Voting Alabama – 223 LSU – 59 Tennessee – 29 Georgia – 7 Florida – 5 Ole Miss – 4 Texas A&M – 1 South Carolina – 1 Arkansas – 1 Vanderbilt – 1 West Division Alabama – 2,220 (246) LSU – 1,984 (76) Ole Miss – 1,479 (5) Texas A&M – 1,130 (3) Arkansas – 1,047 (1) Auburn – 890 Mississippi State – 518 East Division Tennessee – 2,167 (225) Florida – 1,891 (57) Georgia – 1,860 (45) Kentucky – 933 Vanderbilt – 810 (2) Missouri – 807 South Carolina – 800 (2) References:Crepea James Auburn picked to finish 6th in SEC West in media poll http://www.al.com/auburnfootball/index.ssf/2016/07/auburn_picked_to_finish_xxth_sec_west_media.html July 14, 2016 The Birmingham News July 14, 2016Patterson Chip 2016 SEC preseason poll: Alabama No. 1 in poll that's usually wrong http://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/2016-sec-preseason-poll-alabama-no-1-in-poll-thats-usually-wrong/ CBSSports.com July 14, 2016 July 14, 2016 Preseason All-SEC: Media + First Team Offense Position Player Class Team QB Chad Kelly SR Ole Miss RB Leonard Fournette JR LSU RB Nick Chubb JR Georgia WR Calvin Ridley SO Alabama WR Christian Kirk SO Texas A&M TE O. J. Howard SR Alabama OL Cam Robinson JR Alabama OL Dan Skipper SR Arkansas OL Greg Pyke SR Georgia OL Alex Kozan SR Auburn C Ethan Pocic SR LSU + First Team Defense Position Player Class Team DL Jonathan Allen SR Alabama DL Myles Garrett JR Texas A&M DL Carl Lawson JR Auburn DL Derek Barnett JR Tennessee LB Reuben Foster SR Alabama LB Kendell Beckwith SR LSU LB Jalen Reeves-Maybin SR Tennessee DB Eddie Jackson SR Alabama DB Teez Tabor JR Florida DB Tre'Davious White SR LSU DB Cameron Sutton SR Tennessee + First Team Special Teams Position Player Class Team P J. K. Scott JR Alabama K Daniel Carlson JR Auburn RS Christian Kirk SO Texas A&M AP Christian Kirk SO Texas A&M (*) Indicates tie References:http://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/2016-preseason-all-sec-team-offensive-standouts-lead-media-votes/ 2016 Preseason All-SEC Team:Offensive Standouts lead media votes 15 July 2016 Tom Fornelli CBSSports.com 15 July 2016https://247sports.com/college/florida/article/florida-gators-football-preseason-all-sec-jalen-tabor-jarrad-davis-marcus-maye-bryan-cox-uf-46259020/ Eight Florida players named to preseason All-SEC teams 14 July 2016 Thomas Goldkamp 247Sports.com 15 July 2016http://www.secsports.com/article/17384983/preseason-coaches-all-sec-teams-announced Preseason Coaches All-SEC teams announced 26 August 2016 SECSports.com SECSports 25 August 2016 Head coaches Three SEC teams hired new head coaches for the 2016 season. All three were in the Eastern Division, and all three were replacing coaches who had spent at least 11 seasons at their respective schools. Former Alabama defensive coordinator Kirby Smart was hired to replace long-time coach Mark Richt at Georgia, who left for the same position at Miami.Schlabach Mark Mark Schlabach Sources: Georgia to name Alabama DC Kirby Smart new head coach https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/14269857/georgia-bulldogs-name-kirby-smart-new-head-coach ESPN March 28, 2016 Athens, Georgia December 2, 2015Schlabach Mark Mark Schlabach Sources: Mark Richt to be named new Hurricanes coach https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/14275799/miami-hurricanes-name-mark-richt-new-head-coach ESPN March 28, 2016 December 3, 2015 Missouri promoted defensive coordinator Barry Odom to head coach to replace long-time coach Gary Pinkel who resigned at the end of the season.McMurphy Brett Missouri defensive coordinator Barry Odom promoted to head coach https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/14285666/missouri-tigers-name-barry-odom-head-coach ESPN March 28, 2016 December 3, 2015 Former Florida head coach Will Muschamp was hired to replace long-time head coach Steve Spurrier at South Carolina, who resigned halfway through the season.Low Chris Auburn DC Will Muschamp to become South Carolina coach https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/14300307/will-muschamp-accepts-south-carolina-gamecocks-head-coaching-job-report-says March 28, 2016 ESPN News Services Associated Press December 7, 2015 Columbia, South Carolina Muschamp had spent the previous season as defensive coordinator at Auburn. After losing to Auburn in dramatic fashion and falling to 2–2 for the first time since 2001, LSU fired head coach Les Miles and offensive coordinator Cam Cameron on September 25, 2016. During his 11+ seasons as head coach, Miles led the Tigers through one of the most successful periods in school history during which they averaged nearly 10 wins per season, won the 2008 BCS Championship and appeared in the 2011 Championship Game, won 2 SEC titles, appeared in the post-season each year with 7 bowl victories, signed 9 top 10 recruiting classes, and had 69 players drafted by the NFL. Defensive line coach Ed Orgeron was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season, and on November 26 after compiling a 5–2 record, Orgeron was named permanent head coach.Ching David LSU fires Les Miles after 2-2 start, names Ed Orgeron interim coach http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/17636531/lsu-tigers-fire-les-miles-12-seasons-name-ed-orgeron-interim-coach ESPN September 27, 2016 September 25, 2016LSU names Ed Orgeron head coach https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/sec/2016/11/26/reports-lsu-names-ed-orgeron-head-coach/94468734/ USA Today December 8, 2016 November 26, 2016 Note: All stats shown are before the beginning of the season. Team Head coach Years at school Overall record Record at school SEC recordAlabama Nick Saban 10 191–60–1 100–18 57–12Arkansas Bret Bielema 4 86–44 18–20 7–17Auburn Gus Malzahn 4 36–16 27–13 13–11Florida Jim McElwain 2 32–20 10–4 7–1Georgia Kirby Smart 1 0–0 0–0 0–0Kentucky Mark Stoops 4 12–24 12–24 4–20LSU Les Miles 12 139–53 112–32 61–27Ole Miss Hugh Freeze 5 64–25 34–18 17–15Mississippi State Dan Mullen 8 55–35 55–35 26–30Missouri Barry Odom 1 0–0 0–0 0–0South Carolina Will Muschamp 1 28–21 0–0 0–0Tennessee Butch Jones 4 71–44 21–17 10–14Texas A&M Kevin Sumlin 5 71–33 36–16 17–15Vanderbilt Derek Mason 3 7–17 7–17 2–14 References:Smith Christopher Updating the SEC’s 2016 head coaching salaries http://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/sec-football/2016-sec-head-coaching-salaries/ June 8, 2016 SaturdayDownSouth December 17, 2015Smith Christopher Changing of the guard: SEC's longest-tenured coaches http://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/sec-football/longest-tenured-sec-coaches-2015/ June 8, 2016 SaturdayDownSouth December 9, 2015 Rankings + Legend     Increase in ranking   Decrease in ranking   Not ranked previous week RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings   Pre Wk1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 Wk13 Wk14 FinalAlabama AP 1 (33) 1 (54) 1 (56) 1 (50) 1 (50) 1 (53) 1 (56) 1 (60) 1 (60) 1 (60) 1 (60) 1 (61) 1 (61) 1 (61) 1 (61) 2C 1 (55) 1 (62) 1 (62) 1 (59) 1 (61) 1 (57) 1 (58) 1 (61) 1 (63) 1 (63) 1 (62) 1 (63) 1 (63) 1 (64) 1 (58) 2CFP Not released 1 1 1 1 1 1 Arkansas AP RV 24 17 20 16 22 17 RV RV RV RV RV C RV RV 24 18 22 17 22 17 RV RV RV RV RV RVCFP Not released 25 Auburn AP RV RV RV RV RV 23 21 15 11 8 18 16 18 17 24C RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 24 17 12 8 16 16 19 17 22CFP Not released 9 9 15 13 14 14 Florida AP 25 RV 23 19 23 18 18 15 14 10 22 21 13 15 20 14C 25 25 23 16 21 18 14 12 12 9 16 18 13 16 18 13CFP Not released 11 23 15 15 17 Georgia AP 18 9 16 12 25 RV RV C 16 9 13 11 20 RV RV RVCFP Not released Kentucky AP RV C RV CFP Not released LSU AP 5 (1) 21 20 18 RV RV RV 25 19 15 19 16 25 21 19 13C 6 22 22 17 RV RV 25 23 19 14 19 14 RV 21 20 14CFP Not released 13 24 16 21 20 Mississippi State AP C RV CFP Not released Missouri AP C CFP Not released Ole Miss AP 11 19 19 23 16 14 12 23 RV C 12 18 17 21 17 14 13 22 RV RV CFP Not released South Carolina AP C CFP Not released Tennessee AP 9 17 15 14 11 9 9 18 18 RV RV RV 24 RV RV 22C 10 (1) 14 15 12 11 9 11 19 18 RV RV RV 24 RV RV 24CFP Not released 19 17 22 21 Texas A&M AP RV 20 17 10 9 8 6 6 9 7 10 23 22 RV RV C RV 24 20 13 10 7 6 6 10 7 11 22 22 RV RV CFP Not released 4 8 25 Vanderbilt AP C CFP Not released Regular season 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 10 when CFP rankings are used. Week One Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference September 1 7:30 p.m. Appalachian State #9 Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee SECN W 20–13 OT 100,074 Megargee Steve No. 9 Tennessee escapes with OT win over Appalachian State http://collegefootball.ap.org/article/no-9-tennessee-escapes-ot-win-over-appalachian-state September 2, 2016 Associated Press AP Sports September 2, 2016 Knoxville, Tennessee September 1 8:00 p.m. South Carolina Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee ESPN SCAR 13–10 30,304 Walker Teresa M. South Carolina rallies, beats Vanderbilt 13-10 in SEC opener http://collegefootball.ap.org/article/south-carolina-rallies-beats-vanderbilt-13-10-sec-opener September 2, 2016 Associated Press AP Sports September 2, 2016 Nashville, Tennessee September 3 12:00 p.m. Missouri West Virginia Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia FS1 L 11–26 60,125 September 3 12:00 p.m. South Alabama Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi SECN L 20–21 57,075 September 3 3:30 p.m. #16 UCLA Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, Texas CBS W 31–24 OT 100,443 September 3 3:30 p.m. #5 LSU Wisconsin Lambeau Field • Green Bay, Wisconsin ABC L 14–16 77,823 September 3 4:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas SECN W 21–20 69,132 September 3 5:30 p.m. #22 North Carolina #18 Georgia Georgia Dome • Atlanta ESPN W 33–24 75,405 September 3 7:30 p.m. Southern Miss Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky ESPNU L 35–44 57,230 September 3 7:30 p.m. UMass #25 Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida SECN W 24–7 88,121 September 3 8:00 p.m. #20 USC #1 Alabama AT&T Stadium • Arlington, Texas ABC W 52–6 81,359 September 3 9:00 p.m. #2 Clemson Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama ESPN L 13–19 87,451 September 5 8:00 p.m. #11 Ole Miss #4 Florida State Camping World Stadium • Orlando, Florida ESPN L 34–45 63,042 Players of the week: Offensive Offensive lineman Defensive Defensive lineman Special teams Freshman Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Nick Chubb Georgia Erik McCoy Texas A&M Jonathan Allen Alabama Deatrich Wise Jr. Arkansas Elliott Fry South Carolina Jonah Williams AlabamaReference:Week 1: Football Players of the Week http://www.secsports.com/article/17476914/football-players-week SECsports September 6, 2016 secsports.com September 13, 2016 Week Two Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference September 10 12:00 p.m. Nicholls State #9 Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia SECN W 26–24 92,746 September 10 12:00 p.m. Prairie View A&M #20 Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, Texas SECN W 67–0 96,412 September 10 3:30 p.m. WKU #1 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama ESPN2 W 38–10 101,821 September 10 3:30 p.m. Kentucky Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida CBS FLA 45–7 85,821 September 10 4:00 p.m. Wofford #19 Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi SECN W 38–13 64,232 September 10 4:00 p.m. Middle Tennessee Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee SECN W 47–24 29,627 September 10 7:00 p.m. Arkansas #15 TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas ESPN W 41–38 2OT 48,091 September 10 7:00 p.m. South Carolina Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi ESPN2 MISS ST 27–14 57,763 September 10 7:30 p.m. Jacksonville State #21 LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana ESPNU W 34–13 98,389 September 10 7:30 p.m. Arkansas State Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama SECN W 51–14 86,825 September 10 7:30 p.m. Eastern Michigan Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri SECN W 61–21 51,192 September 10 8:00 p.m. Virginia Tech #17 Tennessee Bristol Motor Speedway • Bristol, Tennessee ABC W 45–24 156,990‡ ‡ Players of the week: Offensive Offensive lineman Defensive Defensive lineman Special teams Freshman Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Austin Allen Arkansas Dan Skipper Arkansas Micah Abernathy Tennessee A.J. Jefferson Mississippi State Daniel CarlsonTre'Davious White AuburnLSU Johnathon Johnson MissouriReference:Week 2: Football Players of the Week http://www.secsports.com/article/17529438/football-players-week SECsports September 12, 2016 secsports.com September 13, 2016 Week Three Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference September 17 12:00 p.m. Ohio #15 Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee SECN W 28–19 101,362 September 17 12:30 p.m. Vanderbilt Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta ACCN L 7–38 41,916 September 17 3:30 p.m. #1 Alabama #19 Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi CBS ALA 48–43 66,176 September 17 4:00 p.m. East Carolina South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina SECN W 20–15 80,384 September 17 4:00 p.m. New Mexico State Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky SECN W 62–42 49,669 September 17 7:00 p.m. Mississippi State #20 LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana ESPN2 LSU 23–20 99,910 September 17 7:00 p.m. #17 Texas A&M Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama ESPN TAMU 29–16 87,175 September 17 7:30 p.m. North Texas #23 Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida ESPNU W 32–0 86,848 September 17 7:30 p.m. #16 Georgia Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri SECN UGA 28–27 57,098 September 17 7:30 p.m. Texas State #24 Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas SECN W 42–3 72,114 Players of the week: Offensive Offensive lineman Defensive Defensive lineman Special teams Freshman Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Jalen Hurts Alabama Frank Ragnow Arkansas Justin Evans Texas A&M Arden Key LSU Eddie JacksonJosh Growden AlabamaLSU Traveon Williams Texas A&MReference:Week 3: Football Players of the Week http://www.secsports.com/article/17586171/football-players-week SECsports September 19, 2016 secsports.com September 19, 2016 Week Four Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference September 24 12:00 p.m. Kent State #1 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama SECN W 48–0 101,821 September 24 12:00 p.m. #12 Georgia #23 Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi ESPN MISS 45–14 65,843 September 24 3:30 p.m. #19 Florida #14 Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee CBS TENN 38–28 102,455 September 24 3:30 p.m. Mississippi State UMass Gillette Stadium • Foxboro, Massachusetts ASN W 47–35 13,074 September 24 4:00 p.m. Delaware State Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri SECN W 79–0 53,472 September 24 4:30 p.m. Vanderbilt WKU Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, Kentucky CBSSN W 31–30 OT 23,674 September 24 6:00 p.m. #18 LSU Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama ESPN AUB 18–13 87,451 September 24 7:30 p.m. South Carolina Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky SECN UK 17–10 51,702 September 24 9:00 p.m. #17 Arkansas #10 Texas A&M AT&T Stadium • Arlington, Texas ESPN TAMU 45–24 67,751 Players of the week: Offensive Offensive lineman Defensive Defensive lineman Special teams Freshman Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Joshua Dobbs Tennessee Jordan Sims Ole Miss Armani Watts Texas A&M Derek BarnettDenzil Ware TennesseeKentucky Daniel Carlson Auburn Trayveon Williams Texas A&MReference:Week 4: Football Players of the Week http://www.secsports.com/article/17642955/football-players-week SECsports September 26, 2016 secsports.com September 26, 2016 Week Five Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference October 1 12:00 p.m. #23 Florida Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee SECN FLA 13–6 30,565 October 1 12:00 p.m. Alcorn State #20 Arkansas War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, Arkansas SECN W 52–10 46,988 October 1 3:30 p.m. #11 Tennessee #25 Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia CBS TENN 34–31 92,746 October 1 3:30 p.m. Louisiana–Monroe Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama SECN W 58–7 84,243 October 1 4:00 p.m. #9 Texas A&M South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina SECN TAMU 24–13 78,245 October 1 7:00 p.m. Kentucky #1 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama ESPN ALA 34–6 101,821 October 1 7:00 p.m. Memphis #16 Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi ESPN2 W 48–28 65,889 October 1 7:30 p.m. Missouri LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana SECN LSU 42–7 102,071 Players of the week: Offensive Offensive lineman Defensive Defensive lineman Special teams Freshman Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Derrius Guice LSU Dan Skipper Arkansas Derek Barnett Tennessee Daeshon Hall Texas A&M Dan SkipperRiley Lovingood ArkansasTennessee Josh Jacobs AlabamaReference:Week 5: Football Players of the Week http://www.secsports.com/article/17703332/football-players-week SECsports October 3, 2016 secsports.com October 3, 2016 Week Six Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference October 8 12:00 p.m. Auburn Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi ESPN AUB 38–14 60,102 October 8 3:30 p.m. #9 Tennessee #8 Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, Texas CBS TAMU 45–38 2OT 106,248 October 8 4:00 p.m. Vanderbilt Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky SECN UK 20–13 55,030 October 8 7:00 p.m. #1 Alabama #16 Arkansas Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas ESPN ALA 49–30 75,459 October 9 2:30 p.m.Rescheduled [a] Georgia South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina SECN UGA 28–14 77,221 Rescheduled [a]The game between Georgia and South Carolina was rescheduled due to Hurricane Matthew; game originally scheduled for October 8 at 7:30 p.m. on the SEC Network.LSU-Florida postponed due to hurricane; Georgia-S.C. rescheduled http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/17730959/sec-announces-lsu-tigers-florida-gators-game-postponed-due-hurricane-matthew October 7, 2016 ESPN News Services Associated Press October 6, 2016 Players of the week: Offensive Offensive lineman Defensive Defensive lineman Special teams Freshman Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Trevor Knight Texas A&M Jon Toth Kentucky Minkah Fitzpatrick Alabama Carl Lawson Auburn J. K. Scott Alabama Jalen HurtsTraveon Williams AlabamaTexas A&MReference:Week 6: Football Players of the Week http://www.secsports.com/article/17761626/football-players-week SECsports October 10, 2016 secsports.com October 11, 2016 Week Seven Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference October 14 9:15 p.m. Mississippi State BYU LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, Utah ESPN L 21–28 2OT 62,184 October 15 12:00 p.m. Vanderbilt Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia SECN VANDY 17–16 92,746 October 15 3:30 p.m. #1 Alabama #9 Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee CBS ALA 49–10 102,455 October 15 4:00 p.m. Missouri #18 Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida SECN FLA 40–14 88,825 October 15 7:00 p.m. #12 Ole Miss #22 Arkansas Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas ESPN ARK 34–30 73,786 October 15 7:30 p.m. Southern Miss LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana SECN W 45–10 102,164 Players of the week: Offensive Offensive lineman Defensive Defensive lineman Special teams Freshman Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Rawleigh Williams III Arkansas Jonah Williams Alabama Zach Cunningham Vanderbilt Derek Barnett Tennessee Darrius Sims Vanderbilt Jalen Hurts AlabamaReference:Week 6: Football Players of the Week http://www.secsports.com/article/17761626/football-players-week SECsports October 17, 2016 secsports.com October 17, 2016 Week Eight Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference October 22 12:00 p.m. UMass South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina SECN W 34–28 73,428 October 22 3:30 p.m. #6 Texas A&M #1 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama CBS ALA 33–14 101,821 October 22 4:00 p.m. Middle Tennessee Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri SECN L 45–51 52,351 October 22 6:00 p.m. #17 Arkansas #21 Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama ESPN AUB 56–3 87,451 October 22 7:30 p.m. Mississippi State Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky SECN UK 40–38 50,414 October 22 7:30 p.m. Tennessee State Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee ESPNU W 35–17 31,084 October 22 9:00 p.m. #23 Ole Miss #25 LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana ESPN LSU 38–21 101,720 Players of the week: Offensive Offensive lineman Defensive Defensive lineman Special teams Freshman Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Leonard Fournette LSU Alex KozanEthan Pocic AuburnLSU Jonathan Allen Alabama Montravius Adams Auburn Austin MacGinnis Kentucky Benny Snell, Jr. KentuckyReference:Week 8: Football Players of the Week http://www.secsports.com/article/17873536/football-players-week SECsports October 24, 2016 secsports.com October 24, 2016 Week Nine Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference October 29 12:00 p.m. Kentucky Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri SECN UK 35–21 50,234 October 29 3:30 p.m. #14 Florida Georgia EverBank Field • Jacksonville, Florida CBS FLA 24–10 84,681 October 29 3:30 p.m. Samford Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi SECN W 56–41 58,019 October 29 7:15 p.m. #15 Auburn Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi SECN AUB 40–29 65,927 October 29 7:15 p.m. #18 Tennessee South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina ESPN2 SCAR 24–21 78,696 October 29 7:30 p.m. New Mexico State #9 Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, Texas ESPNU W 52–10 99,960 Players of the week: Offensive Offensive lineman Defensive Defensive lineman Special teams Freshman Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Kamryn Pettway Auburn Martez Ivey Florida Jamarcus King South Carolina Adrian Middleton Kentucky Daniel Carlson Auburn Benny Snell, Jr. KentuckyReference:Week 9: Football Players of the Week http://www.secsports.com/article/17935016/football-players-week SECsports October 31, 2016 secsports.com November 5, 2016 Week Ten Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference November 5 12:00 p.m. Vanderbilt #9 Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama ESPN AUB 23–16 87,451 November 5 12:00 p.m. #4 Texas A&M Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi SECN MISS ST 35–28 58,407 November 5 12:00 p.m. Georgia Southern Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi ESPNU W 37–27 60,263 November 5 3:30 p.m. #11 Florida Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas CBS ARK 31–10 74,432 November 5 4:00 p.m. Missouri South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina SECN SCAR 31–21 73,817 November 5 4:00 p.m. Tennessee Tech Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee SECN W 55–0 98,343 November 5 7:30 p.m. Georgia Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky SECN UGA 27–24 62,507 November 5 8:00 p.m. #1 Alabama #13 LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana CBS ALA 10–0 102,321 Players of the week: Offensive Offensive lineman Defensive Defensive lineman Special teams Freshman Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Nick FitzgeraldRawleigh Williams III Mississippi StateArkansas Martinas Rankin Mississippi State Ryan Anderson Alabama Lewis Neal LSU J. K. ScottRodrigo Blankenship AlabamaGeorgia Jake Bentley South CarolinaReference:Week 10: Football Players of the Week http://www.secsports.com/article/17991703/football-players-week SECsports November 7, 2016 secsports.com November 15, 2016 Week Eleven Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference November 12 12:00 p.m. South Carolina Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida CBS FLA 20–7 89,614 November 12 12:00 p.m. Mississippi State #1 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama ESPN ALA 51–3 101,821 November 12 12:00 p.m. Kentucky Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee SECN TENN 49–36 101,075 November 12 3:30 p.m. #9 Auburn Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia CBS UGA 13–7 92,746 November 12 3:30 p.m. Vanderbilt Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri SECN MIZZOU 26–17 50,261 November 12 7:00 p.m. #24 LSU #25 Arkansas War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, Arkansas ESPN LSU 38–10 75,156 November 12 7:30 p.m. Ole Miss #8 Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, Texas SECN MISS 29–28 104,892 Players of the week: Offensive Offensive lineman Defensive Defensive lineman Special teams Freshman Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Jalen Hurts Alabama Martez IveyEthan Pocic FloridaLSU Maurice Smith Georgia Charles Harris Missouri Gary Wunderlich Ole Miss Shea Patterson Ole MissReference:Week 11: Football Players of the Week http://www.secsports.com/article/18046053/football-players-week SECsports November 14, 2016 secsports.com November 15, 2016 Week Twelve Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference November 19 12:00 p.m. Louisiana–Lafayette Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia SECN W 35–21 92,746 November 19 12:00 p.m. UTSA #25 Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, Texas ESPNU W 23–10 102,502 November 19Postponed [b] 1:00 p.m. #23 Florida #16 LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana SECN FLA 16–10 102,043 November 19 3:30 p.m. Missouri #19 Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee CBS TENN 63–37 101,012 November 19 4:00 p.m. Western Carolina South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina SECN W 44–31 76,650 November 19 4:30 p.m. Austin Peay Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky SECN W 49–13 48,948 November 19 7:00 p.m. Chattanooga #1 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama ESPN2 W 31–3 101,821 November 19 7:00 p.m. Arkansas Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi ESPNU ARK 58–42 58,538 November 19 7:30 p.m. Alabama A&M #15 Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama SECN W 55–0 87,451 November 19 8:00 p.m. Ole Miss Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee SECN VANDY 38–17 27,763 Postponed [b]The game between LSU and Florida was rescheduled from October 8 and moved from Ben Hill Griffin Stadium to Tiger Stadium due to Hurricane Matthew. The two school's athletic departments agreed to buy out their respective Week 12 non-conference opponents (South Alabama, and Presbyterian) to schedule this game. As a result of playing the game in Baton Rouge, the two schools agreed to play the next two games of the series in Gainesville.LSU-Florida postponed due to hurricane; Georgia-S.C. rescheduled http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/17730959/sec-announces-lsu-tigers-florida-gators-game-postponed-due-hurricane-matthew October 7, 2016 ESPN News Services Associated Press October 6, 2016Ching David LSU, Florida agree to make up game Nov. 19, buy out opponents http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/17787455/lsu-tigers-florida-gators-agree-nov-19-makeup-game October 14, 2016 ESPN News Services Associated Press October 13, 2016 Players of the week: Offensive Offensive lineman Defensive Defensive lineman Special teams Freshman Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Rawleigh Williams lll Arkansas Will HoldenDan Skipper VanderbiltArkansas David Reese Florida Derek Barnett Tennessee Eddy Piñeiro Florida Tyrie Cleveland FloridaReference:Week 12: Football Players of the Week http://www.secsports.com/article/18103539/football-players-week SECsports November 21, 2016 secsports.com November 21, 2016 Week Thirteen Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference November 24 7:30 p.m. LSU Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, Texas ESPN LSU 54–39 102,961 November 25 2:30 p.m. Arkansas Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri CBS MIZZOU 28–24 51,043 November 26 12:00 p.m. Georgia Tech Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia SECN L 27–28 92,746 November 26 12:00 p.m. Kentucky #11 Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky ESPN W 41–38 54,075 November 26 3:30 p.m. #13 Auburn #1 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama CBS ALA 30–12 101,821 November 26 3:30 p.m. Mississippi State Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi SECN MISS ST 55–20 66,038 November 26 7:30 p.m. South Carolina #4 Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina ESPN L 7–56 81,542 November 26 7:30 p.m. #17 Tennessee Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee SECN VANDY 45–34 38,108 November 26 8:00 p.m. #15 Florida #14 Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida ABC L 13–31 78,342 Players of the week: Offensive Offensive lineman Defensive Defensive lineman Special teams Freshman Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Derrius GuiceNick Fitzgerald LSUMississippi State Cam Robinson Alabama Mike EdwardsZach Cunningham KentuckyVanderbilt Marcell Frazier Missouri Austin MacGinnis Kentucky Leo Lewis Mississippi StateReference:Week 13: Football Players of the Week http://www.secsports.com/article/18155481/football-players-week SECsports November 28, 2016 secsports.com November 29, 2016 SEC Championship Game Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference December 3 4:00 p.m. #1 Alabama #15 Florida Georgia Dome • Atlanta (2016 SEC Championship Game) CBS ALA 54–16 74,632 References:http://www.secsports.com/article/14000433/sec-announces-2016-football-schedules SEC SEC announces 2016 football schedules 30 March 2016Berkes Peter SEC 2016 football schedule released SBNation.com 2015-10-29 https://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2015/10/29/9640002/sec-2016-football-schedule 2025-06-19http://www.fbschedules.com/2015/10/2016-sec-football-schedule-announced/ SBnation 2016 SEC Football Schedule Announced 3 May 2016http://www.secsports.com/article/16020892/espn-slates-30-sec-games-networks SEC ESPN slates 30 SEC games across networks 8 June 2016 SEC vs other Conferences SEC vs Power Conference matchups This is a list of the power conference teams (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12)A A the SEC plays in non-conference (Rankings from the AP Poll): Date Visitor Home Site Significance Score September 3 #20 USC #1 Alabama AT&T Stadium • Arlington, Texas Advocare Classic W 52–6 September 3 #2 Clemson Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama Auburn–Clemson football rivalry L 13–19 September 3 #22 North Carolina #18 Georgia Georgia Dome • Atlanta Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game W 33–24 September 3 #5 LSU Wisconsin Lambeau Field • Green Bay, Wisconsin Lambeau Field College Classic L 14–16 September 3 Missouri West Virginia Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia L 11–26 September 3 #16 UCLA Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, Texas W 31–24 OT September 5 #11 Ole Miss #4 Florida State Camping World Stadium • Orlando, Florida Camping World Kickoff L 34–45 September 10 Arkansas #15 TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas W 41–38 2OT September 10 Virginia Tech #17 Tennessee Bristol Motor Speedway • Bristol, Tennessee Battle at Bristol W 45–24 September 17 Vanderbilt Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta Georgia Tech–Vanderbilt football rivalry L 7–38 October 14 Mississippi State BYU LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, Utah L 21–28 2OT November 26 #13 Florida #15 Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida Florida–Florida State football rivalry L 13–31 November 26 Georgia Tech Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate L 27–28 November 26 Kentucky #11 Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky Governor's Cup W 41–38 November 26 South Carolina #4 Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina Battle of the Palmetto State L 7–56 A A The SEC recognizes independents Army, BYU and Notre Dame as power five teams for scheduling purposes.SEC will consider Notre Dame, BYU and Army as Power Five opponents http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/eye-on-college-football/25114107/sec-to-consider-notre-dame-byu-and-army-as-power-five-opponents Fornelli Tom June 15, 2016 CBS Sports March 19, 2015 Records against non-conference opponents Regular Season Power 5 ConferencesRecordACC3–6Big Ten0–1Big 121–1Independents (BYU)0–1Pac-122–0Power 5 Total6–9Other FBS ConferencesRecordAmerican2–0C-USA7–2Independents (UMass)3–0MAC3–0Sun Belt8–1Other FBS Total23–3FCS OpponentsRecordFootball Championship Subdivision13–0Total Non-Conference Record42–12 Post Season Power 5 ConferencesRecordACC1–4Big Ten2–0Big 121–2Pac-121–0Power 5 Total5–6Other FBS ConferencesRecordAmerican0–1MAC1–0Other FBS Total1–1Total Bowl Record6–7 Bowl games 2016–17 NCAA football bowl games (Rankings from final CFP Poll; All times Eastern) Date Time Bowl Game Site TV SEC Team Opponent Result January 9, 2017 8:30 p.m. CFP National Championship Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida (rivalry) ESPN #1 Alabama #2 Clemson L 31–35 January 2, 2017 8:30 p.m. Sugar Bowl (New Year's Six) Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans ESPN #14 Auburn #7 Oklahoma L 19–35 January 2, 2017 1:00 p.m. Outback Bowl Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida ABC #17 Florida Iowa W 30–3 December 31, 2016 3:00 p.m. Peach Bowl (CFP Seminfinal) Georgia Dome • Atlanta ESPN #1 Alabama #4 Washington W 24–7 December 31, 2016 11:00 a.m. TaxSlayer Bowl EverBank Field • Jacksonville, Florida ESPN Kentucky Georgia Tech L 18–33 December 31, 2016 11:00 a.m. Citrus Bowl Citrus Bowl • Orlando, Florida ABC #20 LSU #13 Louisville W 29–9 December 30, 2016 3:30 p.m. Music City Bowl Nissan Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee ESPN #21 Tennessee Nebraska W 38–24 December 30, 2016 12:00 p.m. Liberty Bowl Liberty Bowl • Memphis, Tennessee ESPN Georgia TCU W 31–23 December 29, 2016 5:30 p.m. Belk Bowl Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina ESPN Arkansas #22 Virginia Tech L 24–35 December 29, 2016 2:00 p.m. Birmingham Bowl Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama ESPN South Carolina South Florida L 39–46 December 28, 2016 9:00 p.m. Texas Bowl NRG Stadium • Houston, Texas ESPN Texas A&M Kansas State L 28–33 December 26, 2016 5:00 p.m. Independence Bowl Independence Stadium • Shreveport, Louisiana ESPN2 Vanderbilt NC State L 17–41 December 26, 2016 11:00 a.m. St. Petersburg Bowl Tropicana Field • St. Petersburg, Florida ESPN Mississippi State Miami (OH) W 17–16 Awards and honors SEC Football Awards Offensive Player of the Year: Jalen Hurts, Alabama Defensive Player of the Year: Jonathan Allen, Alabama Special Teams Player of the Year: Daniel Carlson, Auburn Freshman Player of the Year: Jalen Hurts, Alabama Scholar–Athlete of the Year: Brooks Ellis, Arkansas Jacobs Blocking Trophy: Cam Robinson, Alabama Coach of the Year: Nick Saban, Alabama Reference:2016 SEC Football Awards announced http://www.secsports.com/article/18226738/2016-sec-football-awards-announced# SECsports December 8, 2016 secsports.com December 12, 2016 All-SEC Teams 2016 All-SEC football team Coaches were not permitted to vote for their own players. Position 1st Team 2nd Team Player School Player School QB Jalen Hurts Alabama Joshua Dobbs*Chad Kelly* TennesseeOle Miss RB Kamryn Pettway Auburn Rawleigh Williams III Arkansas RB Derrius Guice LSU Ralph Webb*Leonard Fournette* VanderbiltLSU WR Christian Kirk Texas A&M Calvin Ridley Alabama WR ArDarius Stewart Alabama Fred Ross Mississippi State TE Evan Engram Ole Miss O. J. Howard Alabama C Ethan Pocic LSU John Toth Kentucky OG Avery Gennesy Texas A&M Martez Ivey Florida OG Will Clapp LSU Alex Kozan Auburn OT Cam Robinson Alabama Braden Smith Auburn OT Dan Skipper Arkansas Will Holden Vanderbilt AP Christian Kirk Texas A&M Derrius Guice LSU DL Myles Garrett Texas A&M Arden Key LSU DL Jonathan Allen Alabama Montravius Adams Auburn DL Carl Lawson Auburn Charles Harris Missouri DL Derek Barnett Tennessee Caleb Brantley Florida LB Kendell Beckwith LSU Tim Williams Alabama LB Zach Cunningham Vanderbilt Jarrad Davis Florida LB Reuben Foster Alabama Jordan Jones Kentucky DB Teez Tabor Florida Jamal Adams LSU DB Tre'Davious White LSU Eddie Jackson Alabama DB Minkah Fitzpatrick Alabama Quincy Wilson Florida DB Aarion Penton Missouri Justin Evans Texas A&M PK Daniel Carlson Auburn Gary Wunderlich Ole Miss P J. K. Scott Alabama Johnny Townsend Florida RS Christian Kirk Texas A&M Evan Berry Tennessee Reference:SEC announces Coaches All-SEC Teams http://www.secsports.com/article/18212197/sec-announces-coaches-all-sec-teams SECsports December 6, 2016 secsports.com December 7, 2016 (*) Indicates tie National Award Finalists 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season#Awards and honors Winners in bold Walter Camp Award (player of the year) – Jonathan Allen, Alabama Bednarik Award (best defensive player) – Jonathan Allen, Alabama; Myles Garrett, Texas A&M Bronko Nagurski Award (best defensive player) – Jonathan Allen, Alabama; Reuben Foster, Alabama Manning Award (quarterback) – Jalen Hurts, Alabama Butkus Award (best linebacker) – Kendell Beckwith, LSU; Zach Cunningham, Vanderbilt; Jarrad Davis, Florida; Reuben Foster, Alabama Jim Thorpe Award (best defensive back) – Tre'Davious White, LSU Ted Hendricks Award (best defensive end) – Jonathan Allen, Alabama John Mackey Award (best tight end) – O. J. Howard, Alabama Outland Trophy (best interior lineman) – Cam Robinson, Alabama Dave Rimington Trophy (best center) – Ethan Pocic, LSU Lombardi Award (best lineman/linebacker) – Jonathan Allen, Alabama; Myles Garrett, Texas A&M Lou Groza Award (best kicker) – Daniel Carlson, Auburn Wuerffel Trophy (humanitarian–athlete) – Trevor Knight, Texas A&M Campbell Trophy ("academic Heisman") – Brooks Ellis, Arkansas Mortell Award (best holder) – Connor McQueen, Texas A&M Reference: All-Americans 2016 College Football All-America Team HB – HB – TE – OL – OL – DL – DL – DL – LB – LB – DB – DB – DB – P – AP – AP – AP – References: Home game attendance TeamStadiumCapacityGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7Game 8TotalAverage% of CapacityAlabamaBryant–Denny Stadium101,821http://www.rolltide.com/facilities/bryant-denny.html RollTide.com Bryant–Denny Stadium March 28, 2016101,821101,821101,821101,821101,821101,821101,821–712,747101,821100.00%ArkansasRazorback Stadium72,00069,13272,11446,988B B75,45973,78674,43275,156–487,06773,346101.87%AuburnJordan–Hare Stadium87,451https://www.rivals.com/content.asp?SID=1014&CID=444097 Rivals.com No place like home March 28, 201687,45186,82587,17587,45184,24387,45187,45187,451695,49886,93799.41%FloridaBen Hill Griffin Stadium88,548http://www.gatorzone.com/facilities/bhgriffin GatorZone.com Ben Hill Griffin Stadium March 28, 201688,12185,82186,84888,82589,614–––439,22987,84699.21%GeorgiaSanford Stadium92,746http://www.georgiadogs.com/facilities/sanford-stadium.html GeorgiaDogs.com Sanford Stadium March 28, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160112154918/http://www.georgiadogs.com/facilities/sanford-stadium.html January 12, 2016 dead92,74692,74692,74692,74692,74692,746––556,47692,746100.00%KentuckyCommonwealth Stadium61,000http://www.ukathletics.com/page/facilities-commonwealth-stadium ukathletics.com Commonwealth Stadium March 28, 201657,23049,66951,70255,03050,41462,50748,948–375,50053,64387.94%LSUTiger Stadium102,321LSU Tiger Stadium expansion gets OK from Bond Commission http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/07/lsu_stadium_expansion_gets_ok.html https://archive.today/20130130042314/http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/07/lsu_stadium_expansion_gets_ok.html dead January 30, 2013 March 30, 2016 The Times-Picayune Associated Press July 19, 2012 Baton Rouge, Louisiana98,38999,910102,071102,164101,720102,321102,043–708,627101,23298.94%Mississippi StateDavis Wade Stadium61,337http://www.hailstate.com/fls/16800/pdf/fb_dwsexpfacts.pdf HailState.com Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field Expansion and Renovation March 28, 2016 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150921213659/http://www.hailstate.com/fls/16800/pdf/fb_dwsexpfacts.pdf September 21, 2015 57,07557,76360,10258,01958,40758,538––350,90458,48495.35%MissouriFaurot Field71,168Tai Tim Public gets sneak peek of Memorial Stadium renovations http://www.columbiamissourian.com/sports/public-gets-sneak-peek-of-memorial-stadium-renovations/article_7d72381e-a2dc-5e75-a181-03e412843b5f.html March 28, 2016 Columbia Missourian August 28, 2014 Columbia, Missouri51,19257,09853,47252,35150,23450,26151,043–365,65152,23673.40%Ole MissVaught–Hemingway Stadium64,038http://www.olemisssports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/121514aab.html Ole Miss Releases Vaught–Hemingway Expansion Plans March 28, 2016 December 16, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141216230010/http://www.olemisssports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/121514aab.html dead64,23266,17665,84365,88965,92760,26366,038–454,36864,910101.36%South CarolinaWilliams-Brice Stadium80,250http://www.gamecocksonline.com/facilities/scar-facilities-wb-stadium.html gamecocksonline.com WILLIAMS-BRICE STADIUM March 28, 201680,38478,24577,22173,42878,69673,81776,650–538,44176,92095.85%TennesseeNeyland Stadium102,455http://www.utsports.com/facilities/neyland/ UTsports.com Neyland Stadium March 28, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20150905052905/http://www.utsports.com/facilities/neyland/ September 5, 2015 dead100,074101,362102,455102,45598,343101,075101,012–706,776100,96898.55%Texas A&MKyle Field102,733February 18, 2014 Top officials reveal Kyle Field renovation progress http://texags.com/s/12995/top-officials-reveal-kyle-field-renovation-progress March 28, 2016 TexAGs.com100,44396,412106,24899,960104,892102,502102,961–713,418101,91799.21%VanderbiltVanderbilt Stadium40,550http://www.vucommodores.com/facilities/vand-stadium.html vucommodores.com VANDERBILT STADIUM March 28, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160331210047/http://www.vucommodores.com/facilities/vand-stadium.html March 31, 2016 dead30,30429,62730,56531,08427,76338,108––187,45131,24277.05% B BGame played at Arkansas' secondary home stadium War Memorial Stadium, capacity: 54,120.http://www.wmstadium.com/stadium-info/stadium-history wmstadium.com Stadium History March 28, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20170412222849/http://www.wmstadium.com/stadium-info/stadium-history April 12, 2017 dead mdy-all Attendance for neutral site games: September 3 – Alabama vs. USC, AT&T Stadium: 81,359 September 3 – Georgia vs. North Carolina, Georgia Dome: 75,405 September 3 – LSU vs. Wisconsin, Lambeau Field: 77,823 September 3 – Ole Miss vs. Florida State, Camping World Stadium: 63,042 September 10 – Tennessee vs. Virginia Tech, Bristol Motor Speedway: 156,990‡ ‡ September 24 – Arkansas vs. Texas A&M, AT&T Stadium: 67,751 October 29 – Florida vs. Georgia, EverBank Field: 84,681 ‡ ‡ – Current NCAA record for largest attendance to a collegiate football game. Reference:2016 NCAA FBS Stats http://stats.ncaa.org/rankings?sport_code=MFB&division=11 NCAA National rankings NCAA References 30em