SEC Announces 2026-2029 Football Schedules, Rivalry Opponents for All Teams

The SEC is set to reveal its new nine-game schedule for the 2026 season on Tuesday, and the three repeat opponents for each team over the next four seasons have been unveiled.

Per ESPN, the repeat opponents are as follows:

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

Here's a look at each team's nine-game schedule from 2026 to 2029:

Alabama

Arkansas

Auburn

Florida

Georgia

Kentucky

LSU

Mississippi State

Missouri

Oklahoma

Ole Miss

South Carolina

Tennessee

Texas A&M

Texas

Vanderbilt

As part of the SEC's current scheduling format that features divisional play, teams could go as many as six seasons without playing each other. ESPN noted that the repeat opponents are "balanced by the teams playing each league opponent every two years."

The new nine-game schedule format that will be introduced next year will feature three annual opponents, six rotating opponents and an annual opponent that will be Notre Dame or another power conference team. In addition to each SEC team playing one another in a two-year span, there's a plan in place to have teams visit every venue in the league over the four-year span.

Teams were slotted based on their combined league record from the last four years. Oklahoma and Texas, which only joined the SEC last year, had to carry over three seasons from the Big 12 to determine their placement.

Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports noted:

It will take some time to get used to the new format, but it's clear that the SEC feels this is what's best for its teams. Still, the implementation of the new schedule means certain rivalries won't be maintained on an annual basis, most notably including Alabama vs. LSU and Florida vs. Tennessee.