2010 Southeastern Conference football season

Sports season

2010 Southeastern Conference football season

League| NCAA Division I FBS
Sport| football
Duration| September 2, 2010
through January 10, 2011
Number of teams| 12
TV partner(s)| CBS, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, FSN, CSS
2011 NFL Draft
Top draft pick| Cam Newton (Auburn)
Picked by| Carolina Panthers, 1st overall
Regular season
Season champions| Auburn Tigers
East champions| South Carolina Gamecocks
East runners-up| Florida Gators
West champions| Auburn Tigers
West runners-up| Arkansas Razorbacks
LSU Tigers
SEC Championship Game
Football seasons

← 2009

2011 →

2010 Southeastern Conference football standings

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Team |   | W |   | L |   |  |  |   | W |   | L |
Eastern Division
No. 22 South Carolina x  |   | 5  | – | 3  |   |  |  |   | 9  | – | 5  |
Florida |   | 4  | – | 4  |   |  |  |   | 8  | – | 5  |
Georgia |   | 3  | – | 5  |   |  |  |   | 6  | – | 7  |
Tennessee |   | 3  | – | 5  |   |  |  |   | 6  | – | 7  |
Kentucky |   | 2  | – | 6  |   |  |  |   | 6  | – | 7  |
Vanderbilt |   | 1  | – | 7  |   |  |  |   | 2  | – | 10  |
Western Division
No. 1 Auburn x$#  |   | 8  | – | 0  |   |  |  |   | 14  | – | 0  |
No. 12 Arkansas %  |   | 6  | – | 2  |   |  |  |   | 10  | – | 3  |
No. 8 LSU |   | 6  | – | 2  |   |  |  |   | 11  | – | 2  |
No. 10 Alabama |   | 5  | – | 3  |   |  |  |   | 10  | – | 3  |
No. 15 Mississippi State |   | 4  | – | 4  |   |  |  |   | 9  | – | 4  |
Ole Miss*  |   | 1  | – | 7  |   |  |  |   | 4  | – | 8  |
Championship: Auburn 56, South Carolina 17

* # – BCS National Champion
* $ – BCS representative as conference champion
* % – BCS at-large representative
* x – Division champion/co-champions
* * Ole Miss vacated all wins due to NCAA violations.

Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 Southeastern Conference football season began on Thursday, September 2, 2010 with South Carolina defeating Southern Miss on ESPN.

## Preseason

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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

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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

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Main article: 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Kentucky, Ole Miss, Tennessee, and Vanderbilt went unranked throughout the season in the rankings shown below (AP and Coaches polls, and BCS standings).

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21[1] | Sept.
7[2] | Sept.
12[3] | Sept.
19[4] | Sept.
26[5] | Oct.
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10 | Oct.
17 | Oct.
24 | Oct.
31 | Nov.
7 | Nov.
14 | Nov.
21 | Nov.
28 | Dec.
5 | Final

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Alabama  | AP  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 8  | 7  | 6  | 5  | 11  | 10  | 9  | 17  | 15  | 10
C  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 8  | 7  | 6  | 5  | 12  | 12  | 11  | 19  | 18  | 11
BCS  | 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
C  | 19  | 15  | 13  | 11  | 15  | 13  | 13  | 21  | 18  | 19  | 14  | 13  | 12  | 8  | 8  | 12
BCS  | 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
C  | 23  | 20  | 15  | 14  | 11  | 8  | 7  | 5  | 3  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 1
BCS  | Not released  | 4  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 1  | 1
Florida  | AP  | 4  | 8  | 10  | 9  | 7  | 14  | 22  | NR  |  |  | 24  | NR  |  |  |  |
C  | 3  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 7  | 12  | 22  | NR  |  |  | 24  | NR  |  |  |  |
BCS  | Not released  |  |  |  | 22  | NR  |  |  |
Georgia  | AP  | 23  | 22  | NR  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
C  | 21  | 19  | NR  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
BCS  | Not released  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Kentucky  | AP  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
C  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
BCS  | Not released  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
LSU  | AP  | 21  | 19  | 15  | 15  | 12  | 12  | 9  | 6  | 12  | 12  | 5  | 5  | 6  | 11  | 11  | 8
C  | 16  | 16  | 12  | 12  | 10  | 9  | 9  | 6  | 13  | 11  | 6  | 6  | 6  | 12  | 12  | 8
BCS  | Not released  | 6  | 12  | 10  | 5  | 5  | 5  | 10  | 11
Mississippi State  | AP  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24  | 23  | 21  | 17  | 22  | 25  | 22  | 21  | 15
C  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24  | 23  | 21  | 18  | 22  | 25  | 22  | 22  | 17
BCS  | Not released  | 24  | 21  | 20  | 19  | 21  | 25  | 22  | 21
Ole Miss  | AP  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
C  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
BCS  | Not released  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
South Carolina  | AP  |  | 24  | 13  | 12  | 20  | 19  | 10  | 19  | 17  | 18  | 22  | 17  | 18  | 18  | 19  | 22
C  |  | 25  | 16  | 15  | 22  | 20  | 12  | 20  | 17  | 17  | 22  | 17  | 17  | 16  | 20  | 22
BCS  | Not released  | 21  | 20  | 19  | 23  | 17  | 18  | 19  | 20
Tennessee  | AP  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
C  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
BCS  | Not released  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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C  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
BCS  | Not released  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

## Regular season

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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

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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 48–492OT | 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:

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Player  | Team  | Player  | Team  | Player  | Team
Cam Newton | Auburn  | Danny Trevathan  | Kentucky  | Patrick Peterson | LSU

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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:

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Player  | Team  | Player  | Team  | Player  | Team
Trent Richardson
Marcus Lattimore | Alabama
South Carolina  | Nick Farley  | Auburn  | Jeff Demps | Florida

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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 27–24OT | 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:

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Player  | Team  | Player  | Team  | Player  | Team
Ryan Mallett | Arkansas  | Josh Bynes  | Auburn  | Josh Jasper  | LSU

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September 25 | 12:21 pm | UAB | Tennessee | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee | SEC Network | W 32–292OT | 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:

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Player  | Team  | Player  | Team  | Player  | Team
Cam Newton  | Auburn  | Robert Lester  | Alabama  | Patrick Peterson  | LSU

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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:

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Player  | Team  | Player  | Team  | Player  | Team
Stevan Ridley | LSU  | Courtney Upshaw  | Alabama  | Jesse Grandy  | Ole Miss

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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:

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Stephen Garcia | South Carolina  | Tramain Thomas  | Arkansas  | Wes Byrum  | Auburn

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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:

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Cam Newton
Mike Hartline | Auburn
Kentucky  | Chris White  | Mississippi State  | Ryan Tydlacka
Marquis Maze | Kentucky
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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

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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:

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Ryan Mallett  | Arkansas  | Chris White  | Mississippi State  | Chas Henry  | Florida
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### Week Ten

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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

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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:

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Marcus Lattimore | South Carolina  |  |  | Spencer Lanning  | South Carolina

### Week Twelve

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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 |

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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:

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### Week Fourteen (SEC Championship Game)

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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

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NOTE:. Games with a * next to the home team represent a neutral site game

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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

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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  | North Carolina | 30  | Tennessee | 27
9\.  | BBVA Compass Bowl | Jan. 8, 2011  | Legion Field
Birmingham, Alabama
12:00 pm  | Pittsburgh | 27  | Kentucky | 10
*Time given is Eastern Time (UTC-5).
+SEC team is bolded.

## Post-season awards and honors

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### All-SEC

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The following players were named by the AP All-SEC team:[7]

Position  | Player  | Class  | Team

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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

### All-Americans

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Main article: 2010 College Football All-America Team

Quarterback

* Cam Newton, Auburn (AFCA-Coaches, AP, Walter Camp, CBS, Rivals.com, Scout.com, SI)

Defensive tackle

* Nick Fairley, Auburn (AP, FWAA, Walter Camp, CBS, Rivals.com, Scout.com, SI)
* Drake Nevis, LSU (CBS)

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Wide receiver

* Alshon Jeffery, South Carolina (AFCA-Coaches, FWAA, Rivals.com, Scout.com)

Linebacker

* Justin Houston, Georgia (FWAA)

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Offensive tackle

* Lee Ziemba, Auburn (AFCA-Coaches, FWAA, SI, Walter Camp)

Secondary

* Mark Barron, Alabama (FWAA)
* Ahmad Black, Florida (CBS, Rivals.com)
* Patrick Peterson, LSU (AFCA-Coaches, AP, FWAA, Walter Camp, CBS, Rivals.com, Scout.com, SI)

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All-purpose

* Randall Cobb, Kentucky (AP, SI)

Kicker/Punter

* Chas Henry, Florida (AP, Walter Camp, CBS, Rivals.com, Scout.com, SI)
* Josh Jasper LSU (FWAA)

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### National award winners

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

2010 Heisman Trophy Winner:[8]

* Cameron Newton, Auburn

2010 Bednarik Award Winner:[9]

* Patrick Peterson, LSU

2010 Lombardi Award Winner:[10]

* Nick Fairley, Auburn

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2010 Maxwell Award Winner:[9]

* Cameron Newton, Auburn

2010 Walter Camp Award Winner:[11]

* Cameron Newton, Auburn

2010 John Mackey Award Winner:[12]

* DJ Williams, Arkansas

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2010 Davey O'Brien Award Winner:[13]

* Cameron Newton, Auburn

2010 Paul Hornung Award Finalist:[14]

* Randall Cobb, Kentucky

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## References

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1. ^ "2010 NCAA Football Rankings (Aug. 4)". ESPN. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
2. ^ "2010 NCAA Football Rankings (Sept. 7)". ESPN. Retrieved September 7, 2010.
3. ^ "2010 NCAA Football Rankings (Sept. 12)". ESPN. Archived from the original on September 14, 2010. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
4. ^ "2010 NCAA Football Rankings (Sept. 19)". ESPN. Archived from the original on September 21, 2010. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
5. ^ "2010 NCAA Football Rankings (Sept. 26)". ESPN. Archived from the original on September 28, 2010. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
6. ^ "SEC Football Players Of The Week for games of October 30". SECdigitalnetwork.com. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
7. ^ "2010 Associated Press All-SEC football team". December 6, 2010.
8. ^ "CAM NEWTON OF AUBURN UNIVERSITY SELECTED AS THE 2010 HEISMAN WINNER". Heisman.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 2011. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
9. ^ a b "Bednarik Award Winner". Archived from the original on December 12, 2010. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
10. ^ "The Rotary Club of Houston today announces the winner of the 2010 Rotary Lombardi Award". Archived from the original on October 14, 2011. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
11. ^ "Auburn quarterback Cam Newton Named Walter Camp 2010 Player of the Year". WalterCamp.org. Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
12. ^ Low, Chris (December 9, 2010). "Hogs' D.J. Williams wins Mackey Award". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
13. ^ "M NEWTON NAMED 2010 DAVEY O'BRIEN NATIONAL QUARTERBACK AWARD WINNER". Archived from the original on July 7, 2012. Retrieved December 13, 2010.
14. ^ "Watch List for the Inaugural Paul Hornung Award". Archived from the original on August 20, 2010. Retrieved November 16, 2010.

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