SEC, ESPN announce game times for first three weeks of football season
Some of the games involving SEC football teams for the first three weeks of the 2016 season had already been announced. The SEC and ESPN announced the rest of the schedule on Tuesday.
Georgia’s opener against North Carolina at the Georgia Dome on Sept. 3 with a kickoff of 5:30 p.m. had already been announced.
The Bulldogs will host Nicholls State on Sept. 10. That game will start at noon on the SEC Network.
The Bulldogs open their SEC scheduled at Missouri on Sept. 17 at 7:30 p.m. on the SEC Network.
Auburn’s opener at home against Clemson on Sept. 3 with a 9 p.m. kickoff had already been announced.
The Tigers host Arkansas State on Sept. 10 at 7:30 p.m. on the SEC Network. Auburn hosts Texas A&M on Sept. 17 at 7 p.m. That game will be on either ESPN or ESPN2.
Alabama’s first game against USC on Sept. 3 at 8 p.m. on ABC and its game at Ole Miss on Sept. 17 at 3:30 p.m. on CBS had already been announced.
The Tide will host Western Kentucky on Sept. 10 at 3:30 p.m. on ESPN2.
Here is a list of the games on one of the ESPN networks over the first three weeks of the season:
Date | Time (ET) | Matchup | Network |
Thu, Sept. 1 | 7:30 p.m. | Appalachian State at Tennessee | SEC Network |
8 p.m. | South Carolina at Vanderbilt | ESPN | |
Sat, Sept. 3 | noon | South Alabama at Mississippi State | SEC Network |
3:30 p.m. | LSU vs. Wisconsin (Green Bay) | ABC | |
4 p.m. | Louisiana Tech at Arkansas | SEC Network | |
5:30 p.m. | Chick-Fil-A Kickoff Game (Atlanta) North Carolina vs. Georgia | ESPN | |
7:30 p.m. | Southern Mississippi at Kentucky | ESPNU | |
7:30 p.m. | UMass at Florida | SEC Network | |
8 p.m. | USC vs. Alabama (Arlington) | ABC | |
9 p.m. | Clemson at Auburn | ESPN | |
Mon, Sept. 5 | 8 p.m. | 2016 Camping World Kickoff (Orlando) Ole Miss vs. Florida State | ESPN |
Sat, Sept. 10 | noon | Nicholls State at Georgia | SEC Network |
noon | Prairie View A&M at Texas A&M | SEC Network Alternate | |
3:30 p.m. | Western Kentucky at Alabama | ESPN2 | |
4 p.m. | Wofford at Ole Miss | SEC Network | |
4 p.m. | Middle Tennessee at Vanderbilt | SEC Network Alternate | |
7 p.m. | South Carolina at Mississippi State | ESPN or ESPN2 | |
7:30 p.m. | Jacksonville State at LSU | ESPNU | |
7:30 p.m. | Arkansas State at Auburn | SEC Network | |
7:30 p.m. | Eastern Michigan at Missouri | SEC Network Alternate | |
8 p.m. | Pilot Flying J Battle At Bristol (Bristol) Tennessee vs. Virginia Tech | ABC | |
Sat, Sept. 17 | noon | Ohio at Tennessee | SEC Network |
4 p.m. | East Carolina at South Carolina | SEC Network | |
4 p.m. | New Mexico State at Kentucky | SEC Network Alternate | |
7 p.m. | Mississippi State at LSU | ESPN or ESPN2 | |
7 p.m. | Texas A&M at Auburn | ESPN or ESPN2 | |
7:30 p.m. | North Texas at Florida | ESPNU | |
7:30 p.m. | Georgia at Missouri | SEC Network | |
7:30 p.m. | Texas State at Arkansas | SEC Network Alternate | |
Thu, Nov. 24 | 7:30 p.m. | LSU at Texas A&M | ESPN |
This story was originally published June 7, 2016 at 7:13 PM with the headline "SEC, ESPN announce game times for first three weeks of football season."