SEC releases 2016 football schedule
The Southeastern Conference released the 2016 football schedule on Thursday night.
Each team already knew its opponents, but the dates had not been previously released.
2016 SEC Football Schedule
Week-by-Week
Sept. 1
South Carolina at Vanderbilt
Sept. 3
Alabama vs. Southern Cal (Arlington)
Louisiana Tech at Arkansas
Clemson at Auburn
UMass at Florida
Georgia vs. North Carolina (Atlanta)
Southern Miss at Kentucky
LSU vs. Wisconsin (Green Bay)
South Alabama at Mississippi State
Missouri at West Virginia
Appalachian State at Tennessee
UCLA at Texas A&M
Sept. 5
Ole Miss vs. Florida State (Orlando)
Sept. 10
Western Kentucky at Alabama
Arkansas at TCU
Arkansas State at Auburn
Kentucky at Florida
Nicholls State at Georgia
Jacksonville State at LSU
Wofford at Ole Miss
South Carolina at Mississippi State
Eastern Michigan at Missouri
Tennessee vs. Virginia Tech (Bristol)
Prairie View at Texas A&M
Middle Tennessee at Vanderbilt
Sept. 17
Texas State at Arkansas
Texas A&M at Auburn
North Texas at Florida
New Mexico State at Kentucky
Mississippi State at LSU
Alabama at Ole Miss
Georgia at Missouri
East Carolina at South Carolina
Ohio at Tennessee
Vanderbilt at Georgia Tech
Sept. 24
Kent State at Alabama
LSU at Auburn
South Carolina at Kentucky
Georgia at Ole Miss
Mississippi State at UMass
Delaware State at Missouri
Florida at Tennessee
Arkansas vs. Texas A&M (Arlington)
Vanderbilt at Western Kentucky
Oct. 1
Kentucky at Alabama
Alcorn State at Arkansas (Little Rock)
Louisiana-Monroe at Auburn
Tennessee at Georgia
Missouri at LSU
Memphis at Ole Miss
Texas A&M at South Carolina
Florida at Vanderbilt
Oct. 8
Alabama at Arkansas
LSU at Florida
Vanderbilt at Kentucky
Auburn at Mississippi State
Georgia at South Carolina
Tennessee at Texas A&M
Oct. 15
Ole Miss at Arkansas
Missouri at Florida
Vanderbilt at Georgia
Southern Miss at LSU
Mississippi State at BYU
Alabama at Tennessee
Oct. 22
Texas A&M at Alabama
Arkansas at Auburn
Mississippi State at Kentucky
Ole Miss at LSU
Middle Tennessee at Missouri
UMass at South Carolina
Tennessee State at Vanderbilt
Oct. 29
Florida vs. Georgia (Jacksonville)
Auburn at Ole Miss
Samford at Mississippi State
Kentucky at Missouri
Tennessee at South Carolina
New Mexico State at Texas A&M
Nov. 5
Florida at Arkansas
Vanderbilt at Auburn
Georgia at Kentucky
Alabama at LSU
Georgia Southern at Ole Miss
Texas A&M at Mississippi State
Missouri at South Carolina
Tennessee Tech at Tennessee
Nov. 12
Mississippi State at Alabama
LSU at Arkansas
South Carolina at Florida
Auburn at Georgia
Vanderbilt at Missouri
Kentucky at Tennessee
Ole Miss at Texas A&M
Nov. 19
UT-Chattanooga at Alabama
Alabama A&M at Auburn
Presbyterian at Florida
Louisiana-Lafayette at Georgia
Austin Peay at Kentucky
South Alabama at LSU
Arkansas at Mississippi State
Western Carolina at South Carolina
Missouri at Tennessee
Texas-San Antonio at Texas A&M
Ole Miss at Vanderbilt
Nov. 24
LSU at Texas A&M
Nov. 26
Auburn at Alabama
Florida at Florida State
Georgia Tech at Georgia
Kentucky at Louisville
Mississippi State at Ole Miss
Arkansas at Missouri
South Carolina at Clemson
Tennessee at Vanderbilt
Dec. 3
SEC Football Championship (Atlanta)
Team by team
ALABAMA
Sept. 3 -- Southern Cal (Arlington)
Sept. 10 -- WESTERN KENTUCKY
Sept. 17 -- at Ole Miss
Sept. 24 -- KENT STATE
Oct. 1 -- KENTUCKY
Oct. 8 -- at Arkansas
Oct. 15 -- at Tennessee
Oct. 22 -- TEXAS A&M
Oct. 29 -- Open date
Nov. 5 -- at LSU
Nov. 12 -- MISSISSIPPI STATE
Nov. 19 -- UT-CHATTANOOGA
Nov. 26 -- AUBURN
ARKANSAS
Sept. 3 -- LOUISIANA TECH
Sept. 10 -- at TCU
Sept. 17 -- TEXAS STATE
Sept. 24 -- Texas A&M (Arlington)
Oct. 1 -- ALCORN STATE (Little Rock)
Oct. 8 -- ALABAMA
Oct. 15 -- OLE MISS
Oct. 22 -- at Auburn
Oct. 29 -- Open date
Nov. 5 -- FLORIDA
Nov. 12 -- LSU
Nov. 19 -- at Mississippi State
Nov. 26 -- at Missouri
AUBURN
Sept. 3 -- CLEMSON
Sept. 10 -- ARKANSAS STATE
Sept. 17 -- TEXAS A&M
Sept. 24 -- LSU
Oct. 1 -- LOUISIANA-MONROE
Oct. 8 -- at Mississippi State
Oct. 15 -- Open date
Oct. 22 -- ARKANSAS
Oct. 29 -- at Ole Miss
Nov. 5 -- VANDERBILT
Nov. 12 -- at Georgia
Nov. 19 -- ALABAMA A&M
Nov. 26 -- at Alabama
FLORIDA
Sept. 3 -- UMASS
Sept. 10 -- KENTUCKY
Sept. 17 -- NORTH TEXAS
Sept. 24 -- at Tennessee
Oct. 1 -- at Vanderbilt
Oct. 8 -- LSU
Oct. 15 -- MISSOURI
Oct. 22 -- Open date
Oct. 29 -- Georgia (Jacksonville)
Nov. 5 -- at Arkansas
Nov. 12 -- SOUTH CAROLINA
Nov. 19 -- PRESBYTERIAN
Nov. 26 -- at Florida State
GEORGIA
Sept. 3 -- North Carolina (Atlanta)
Sept. 10 -- NICHOLLS STATE
Sept. 17 -- at Missouri
Sept. 24 -- at Ole Miss
Oct. 1 -- TENNESSEE
Oct. 8 -- at South Carolina
Oct. 15 -- VANDERBILT
Oct. 22 -- Open date
Oct. 29 -- Florida (Jacksonville)
Nov. 5 -- at Kentucky
Nov. 12 -- AUBURN
Nov. 19 -- LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE
Nov. 26 -- GEORGIA TECH
KENTUCKY
Sept. 3 -- SOUTHERN MISS
Sept. 10 -- at Florida
Sept. 17 -- NEW MEXICO STATE
Sept. 24 -- SOUTH CAROLINA
Oct. 1 -- at Alabama
Oct. 8 -- VANDERBILT
Oct. 15 -- Open date
Oct. 22 -- MISSISSIPPI STATE
Oct. 29 -- at Missouri
Nov. 5 -- GEORGIA
Nov. 12 -- at Tennessee
Nov. 19 -- AUSTIN PEAY
Nov. 26 -- at Louisville
LSU
Sept. 3 -- Wisconsin (Green Bay)
Sept. 10 -- JACKSONVILLE STATE
Sept. 17 -- MISSISSIPPI STATE
Sept. 24 -- at Auburn
Oct. 1 -- MISSOURI
Oct. 8 -- at Florida
Oct. 15 -- SOUTHERN MISS
Oct. 22 -- OLE MISS
Oct. 29 -- Open date
Nov. 5 -- ALABAMA
Nov. 12 -- at Arkansas
Nov. 19 -- SOUTH ALABAMA
Nov. 24 (Thursday) -- at Texas A&M
OLE MISS
Sept. 5 (Monday) -- Florida State (Orlando)
Sept. 10 -- WOFFORD
Sept. 17 -- ALABAMA
Sept. 24 -- GEORGIA
Oct. 1 -- MEMPHIS
Oct. 8 -- Open date
Oct. 15 -- at Arkansas
Oct. 22 -- at LSU
Oct. 29 -- AUBURN
Nov. 5 -- GEORGIA SOUTHERN
Nov. 12 -- at Texas A&M
Nov. 19 -- at Vanderbilt
Nov. 26 -- MISSISSIPPI STATE
MISSISSIPPI STATE
Sept. 3 -- SOUTH ALABAMA
Sept. 10 -- SOUTH CAROLINA
Sept. 17 -- at LSU
Sept. 24 -- at UMass
Oct. 1 -- Open date
Oct. 8 -- AUBURN
Oct. 15 -- at BYU
Oct. 22 -- at Kentucky
Oct. 29 -- SAMFORD
Nov. 5 -- TEXAS A&M
Nov. 12 -- at Alabama
Nov. 19 -- ARKANSAS
Nov. 26 -- at Ole Miss
MISSOURI
Sept. 3 -- at West Virginia
Sept. 10 -- EASTERN MICHIGAN
Sept. 17 -- GEORGIA
Sept. 24 -- DELAWARE STATE
Oct. 1 -- at LSU
Oct. 8 -- Open date
Oct. 15 -- at Florida
Oct. 22 -- MIDDLE TENNESSEE
Oct. 29 -- KENTUCKY
Nov. 5 -- at South Carolina
Nov. 12 -- VANDERBILT
Nov. 19 -- at Tennessee
Nov. 26 -- ARKANSAS
SOUTH CAROLINA
Sept. 1 (Thursday) -- at Vanderbilt Sept. 10 -- at Mississippi State
Sept. 17 -- EAST CAROLINA
Sept. 24 -- at Kentucky
Oct. 1 -- TEXAS A&M
Oct. 8 -- GEORGIA
Oct. 15 -- Open date
Oct. 22 -- UMASS
Oct. 29 -- TENNESSEE
Nov. 5 -- MISSOURI
Nov. 12 -- at Florida
Nov. 19 -- WESTERN CAROLINA
Nov. 26 -- at Clemson
TENNESSEE
Sept. 3 -- APPALACHIAN STATE
Sept. 10 -- Virginia Tech (Bristol)
Sept. 17 -- OHIO
Sept. 24 -- FLORIDA
Oct. 1 -- at Georgia
Oct. 8 -- at Texas A&M
Oct. 15 -- ALABAMA
Oct. 22 -- Open date
Oct. 29 -- at South Carolina
Nov. 5 -- TENNESSEE TECH
Nov. 12 -- KENTUCKY
Nov. 19 -- MISSOURI
Nov. 26 -- at Vanderbilt
TEXAS A&M
Sept. 3 -- UCLA
Sept. 10 -- PRAIRIE VIEW
Sept. 17 -- at Auburn
Sept. 24 -- Arkansas (Arlington)
Oct. 1 -- at South Carolina
Oct. 8 -- TENNESSEE
Oct. 15 -- Open date
Oct. 22 -- at Alabama
Oct. 29 -- NEW MEXICO STATE
Nov. 5 -- at Mississippi State
Nov. 12 -- OLE MISS
Nov. 19 -- TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO
Nov. 24 (Thursday) -- LSU
VANDERBILT
Sept. 1 (Thursday) -- SOUTH CAROLINA Sept. 10 -- MIDDLE TENNESSEE
Sept. 17 -- at Georgia Tech
Sept. 24 -- at Western Kentucky
Oct. 1 -- FLORIDA
Oct. 8 -- at Kentucky
Oct. 15 -- at Georgia
Oct. 22 -- TENNESSEE STATE
Oct. 29 -- Open date
Nov. 5 -- at Auburn
Nov. 12 -- at Missouri
Nov. 19 -- OLE MISS
Nov. 26 -- TENNESSEE
This story was originally published October 29, 2015 at 10:21 PM with the headline "SEC releases 2016 football schedule ."