# 2010 Southeastern Conference football season

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
Kentucky, Ole Miss, Tennessee, and Vanderbilt went unranked throughout the season in the rankings shown below (AP and Coaches polls, and BCS standings).
| | | (Pre) Aug 21 | Sept. 7 | Sept. 12 | Sept. 19 | Sept. 26 | Oct. | Oct. 10 | Oct. 17 | Oct. 24 | Oct. 31 | Nov. 7 | Nov. 14 | Nov. 21 | Nov. 28 | Dec. 5 | Final |
| Alabama | AP | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 15 | 10 |
| Alabama | C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 18 | 11 |
| Alabama | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 8 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 |
| Arkansas | AP | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 12 |
| Arkansas | C | 19 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 12 |
| Arkansas | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 23 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 8 |
| Auburn | AP | 22 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Auburn | C | 23 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Auburn | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Florida | AP | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 22 | NR | | | 24 | NR | | | | |
| Florida | C | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 22 | NR | | | 24 | NR | | | | |
| Florida | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | 22 | NR | | | |
| Georgia | AP | 23 | 22 | NR | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Georgia | C | 21 | 19 | NR | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Georgia | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | | |
| Kentucky | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kentucky | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kentucky | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | | |
| LSU | AP | 21 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
| LSU | C | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 8 |
| LSU | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 6 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 11 |
| Mississippi State | AP | | | | | | | | 24 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 15 |
| Mississippi State | C | | | | | | | | 24 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 17 |
| Mississippi State | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 21 |
| Ole Miss | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ole Miss | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ole Miss | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | | |
| South Carolina | AP | | 24 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 |
| South Carolina | C | | 25 | 16 | 15 | 22 | 20 | 12 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 22 |
| South Carolina | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 21 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Tennessee | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tennessee | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tennessee | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | | |
| Vanderbilt | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Vanderbilt | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Vanderbilt | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | | |

## Regular season

* Index to colors and formatting
* SEC member won
* SEC member lost
* SEC 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 48–49$^{2OT}$ | 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 | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | 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 | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Trent Richardson Marcus Lattimore | Alabama South 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 62–13 | 39,042 |
| 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 27–24$^{OT}$ | 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 | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | 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 32–29$^{2OT}$ | 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 | FSN | MSST 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 | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | 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 | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Stevan 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 | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Stephen Garcia | South Carolina | Tramain Thomas | Arkansas | Wes Byrum | Auburn |

### 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 32–10 | 92,576 |
| 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 | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Cam Newton Mike Hartline | Auburn Kentucky | Chris White | Mississippi State | Ryan Tydlacka Marquis Maze | Kentucky Alabama |

### 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 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 41–10 | 102,455 |
| October 23 | 7:00 pm | UAB | Mississippi State | Davis-Wade Stadium • Starkville MS | ESPNU | MSST 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 | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | 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 | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Ryan Mallett | Arkansas | Chris White | Mississippi State | Chas Henry | Florida |
| Reference: ||||||

### 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 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 | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | 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 | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | 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 | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | 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 | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | 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 Team |
| September 4 | Kentucky | Louisville | Governor's Cup | Kentucky |
| September 4 | LSU | North Carolina* | Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game in Atlanta | LSU |
| September 4 | Northwestern | Vanderbilt | | Northwestern |
| September 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 Games :
| Pick | Game | Date | Location/Time* | Television | Winner$^+$ | Score | Loser$^+$ | Score |
| – | BCS National Championship Game | Jan. 10, 2011 | University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, Arizona 8:30 pm | ESPN | Auburn | 22 | Oregon | 19 |
| 1. | Allstate Sugar Bowl | Jan. 4, 2011 | Louisiana Superdome New Orleans 8:30 pm | ESPN | Ohio State | 31 | Arkansas | 26 |
| 2. | Capital One Bowl | Jan. 1, 2011 | Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida 1:00 pm | ESPN | Alabama | 49 | Michigan State | 7 |
| 3. | Outback Bowl | Jan. 1, 2011 | Raymond James Stadium Tampa, Florida 1:00 pm | ABC | Florida | 37 | Penn State | 24 |
| 4. | AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic | Jan. 7, 2011 | Cowboys Stadium Arlington, Texas 8:00 pm | FOX | LSU | 41 | Texas A&M | 24 |
| 5. | Chick-fil-A Bowl | Dec. 31, 2010 | Georgia Dome Atlanta 7:30 pm | ESPN | Florida State | 26 | South Carolina | 17 |
| 6. | Gator Bowl | Jan. 1, 2011 | EverBank Field Jacksonville, Florida 1:30 pm | ESPN2 | Mississippi State | 52 | Michigan | 14 |
| 7. | Liberty Bowl | Dec. 31, 2010 | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee 3:30 pm | ESPN | UCF | 10 | Georgia | 6 |
| 8. | Franklin Music City Bowl | Dec. 30, 2010 | LP Field Nashville, Tennessee 6:30 pm | ESPN | North Carolina | 30 | Tennessee | 27 |
| 9. | BBVA Compass Bowl | Jan. 8, 2011 | Legion Field Birmingham, Alabama 12:00 pm | ESPN | 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:
| Position | Player | Class | Team |
| First Team Offense ||||
| QB | Cam Newton | | Auburn |
| RB | Marcus Lattimore | | South Carolina |
| RB | Knile Davis | | Arkansas |
| WR | Alshon Jeffery | | South Carolina |
| WR | Julio Jones | | Alabama |
| 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 |

### National award winners

The following SEC players listed below have been named to the national award semifinalist and finalist lists.