2017 Southeastern Conference football season

Sports season

2017 Southeastern Conference football season

League| NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
Sport| Football
Duration| August 31, 2017
through January 2018
Number of teams| 14
TV partner(s)| CBS, CBSSN, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU, SECN
2018 NFL Draft
Top draft pick| Roquan Smith (Georgia)
Picked by| Chicago Bears, 8th overall
Regular season
East champions| Georgia
East runners-up| South Carolina
West champions| Auburn
SEC Championship Game
Champions| Georgia
Runners-up| Auburn
Football seasons

← 2016

2018 →

2017 Southeastern Conference football standings

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Eastern Division
No. 2 Georgia x$^  |   | 7  | – | 1  |   |  |  |   | 13  | – | 2  |
South Carolina |   | 5  | – | 3  |   |  |  |   | 9  | – | 4  |
Kentucky |   | 4  | – | 4  |   |  |  |   | 7  | – | 6  |
Missouri |   | 4  | – | 4  |   |  |  |   | 7  | – | 6  |
Florida |   | 3  | – | 5  |   |  |  |   | 4  | – | 7  |
Vanderbilt |   | 1  | – | 7  |   |  |  |   | 5  | – | 7  |
Tennessee |   | 0  | – | 8  |   |  |  |   | 4  | – | 8  |
Western Division
No. 10 Auburn xy  |   | 7  | – | 1  |   |  |  |   | 10  | – | 4  |
No. 1 Alabama x#^  |   | 7  | – | 1  |   |  |  |   | 13  | – | 1  |
No. 18 LSU |   | 6  | – | 2  |   |  |  |   | 9  | – | 4  |
No. 19 Mississippi State |   | 4  | – | 4  |   |  |  |   | 9  | – | 4  |
Texas A&M |   | 4  | – | 4  |   |  |  |   | 7  | – | 6  |
Ole Miss*  |   | 3  | – | 5  |   |  |  |   | 6  | – | 6  |
Arkansas |   | 1  | – | 7  |   |  |  |   | 4  | – | 8  |
Championship: Georgia 28, Auburn 7

* # – College Football Playoff champion
* ^ – College Football Playoff participant
* $ – Conference champion
* x – Division champion/co-champions
* y – Championship game participant
* * Ole Miss ineligible for postseason due to NCAA sanctions

Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Southeastern Conference football season was the 85th season of SEC football and took place during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season began on August 31 and will end with the 2017 SEC Championship Game on December 2.[1] The SEC is a Power Five conference under the College Football Playoff format along with the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Big 12 Conference, the Big Ten Conference, and the Pac–12 Conference. For the 2017 season, the SEC has 14 teams divided into two divisions of seven each, named East and West.

## Preseason

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### Recruiting classes

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National Rankings  Team  | ESPN[2] | Rivals[3] | Scout[4] | 24/7[5] | Total Signees

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Alabama  | #1  | #1  | #1  | #1  | 29
Arkansas  | #26  | #24  | #27  | #27  | 27
Auburn  | #9  | #14  | #11  | #9  | 23
Florida  | #13  | #9  | #10  | #10  | 23
Georgia  | #3  | #3  | #2  | #3  | 25
Kentucky  | #30  | #26  | #35  | #31  | 24
LSU  | #7  | #8  | #7  | #7  | 23
Ole Miss  | #36  | #39  | #29  | #29  | 21
Mississippi State  | #24  | #27  | #25  | #24  | 24
Missouri  | #54  | #48  | #40  | #42  | 24
South Carolina  | #19  | #16  | #21  | #21  | 24
Tennessee  | #15  | #15  | #16  | #17  | 27
Texas A&M  | #11  | #10  | #9  | #12  | 27
Vanderbilt  | #60  | #57  | #69  | #65  | 20

### SEC media days

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The SEC conducted its annual media days at the Hyatt Regency Birmingham – The Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Alabama between July 11 and July 14. The event commenced with a speech by commissioner Greg Sankey, and all 14 teams sent their head coaches and three selected players to speak with members of the media. The event along with all speakers and interviews were broadcast live on the SEC Network and streamed live on ESPN.com.

#### Preseason media polls

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The SEC Media Days concluded with its annual preseason media polls. Since 1992, the credentialed media has gotten the preseason champion correct just six times. Only nine times has the preseason pick even made it to the SEC title game. Below are the results of the media poll with total points received next to each school and first-place votes in parentheses.

SEC Champion Voting

* Alabama – 217
* Auburn – 11
* Georgia – 6
* Florida – 3
* LSU – 3
* Texas A&M – 1
* South Carolina – 1
* Arkansas – 1
* Vanderbilt – 1

West Division

* 1\. Alabama – 1,683 (225)
* 2\. Auburn – 1,329 (13)
* 3\. LSU – 1,262 (4)
* 4\. Arkansas – 796 (1)
* 5\. Texas A&M – 722
* 6\. Mississippi State – 633
* 7\. Ole Miss – 379

East Division

* 1\. Georgia – 1,572 (138)
* 2\. Florida – 1,526 (96)
* 3\. Tennessee – 998 (3)
* 4\. South Carolina – 897 (5)
* 5\. Kentucky – 869
* 6\. Vanderbilt – 554 (1)
* 7\. Missouri - 388

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#### Preseason All-SEC Media

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First Team Offense  Position  | Player  | Class  | Team

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QB  | Jalen Hurts | SO  | Alabama
RB  | Derrius Guice | JR  | LSU
RB  | Nick Chubb | SR  | Georgia
WR  | Calvin Ridley | JR  | Alabama
WR  | Christian Kirk | JR  | Texas A&M
TE  | Isaac Nauta | SO  | Georgia
OL  | Braden Smith | SR  | Auburn
OL  | Martez Ivey | JR  | Florida
OL  | Jonah Williams | SO  | Alabama
OL  | Ross Pierschbacher | JR  | Alabama
C  | Frank Ragnow | SR  | Arkansas
First Team Defense  Position  | Player  | Class  | Team

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DL  | Daron Payne | JR  | Alabama
DL  | Da'Shawn Hand | SR  | Alabama
DL  | Trenton Thompson | JR  | Georgia
DL  | Marquis Haynes | Sr  | Ole Miss
LB  | Arden Key | JR  | LSU
LB  | Rashaan Evans | SR  | Alabama
LB  | Roquan Smith | JR  | Georgia
DB  | Minkah Fitzpatrick | JR  | Alabama
DB  | Ronnie Harrison | JR  | Alabama
DB  | Armani Watts | JR  | Texas A&M
DB  | Duke Dawson | SR  | Florida
First Team Special Teams  Position  | Player  | Class  | Team

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P  | J. K. Scott | SR  | Alabama
K  | Eddy Piñeiro | JR  | Florida
RS  | Evan Berry | JR  | Tennessee
AP  | Derrius Guice | JR  | LSU

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## Head coaches

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Note: All stats shown are before the beginning of the season.

Team  | Head coach  | Years at school  | Overall record  | Record at school  | SEC record

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Alabama  | Nick Saban | 11  | 205–61–1  | 114–19  | 65–12
Arkansas  | Bret Bielema | 5  | 93–50  | 25–26  | 10–22
Auburn  | Gus Malzahn | 5  | 44–21  | 35–18  | 18–14
Florida  | Jim McElwain | 3  | 41–24  | 19–8  | 13–3
Georgia  | Kirby Smart | 2  | 8-5  | 8-5  | 4-4
Kentucky  | Mark Stoops | 5  | 19–30  | 19–30  | 8–24
LSU  | Ed Orgeron | 1  | 22–29  | 6–2  | 4–2
Ole Miss  | Matt Luke | 1  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 0–0
Mississippi State  | Dan Mullen | 9  | 61–42  | 61–42  | 29–35
Missouri  | Barry Odom | 2  | 4–8  | 4–8  | 2–6
South Carolina  | Will Muschamp | 2  | 34–28  | 6–7  | 3–5
Tennessee  | Butch Jones | 5  | 80–48  | 30–21  | 14–18
Texas A&M  | Kevin Sumlin | 6  | 79–38  | 44–21  | 21–19
Vanderbilt  | Derek Mason | 4  | 13–24  | 13–24  | 5–19

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## Rankings

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Legend   |   | Increase in ranking

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RV  | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll

Main article: 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

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Alabama  | AP  | 1 (52) | 1 (60) | 1 (58) | 1 (45) | 1 (52) | 1 (44) | 1 (43) | 1 (61) | 1 (61) | 1 (59) | 1 (56) | 1 (57) | 1 (58) | 5  | 4  |
C  | 1 (49) | 1 (60) | 1 (58) | 1 (59) | 1 (59) | 1 (58) | 1 (57) | 1 (63) | 1 (64) | 1 (65) | 1 (64) | 1 (63) | 1 (64) | 5  | 4  |
CFP  | Not released  | 2  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 5  | 4  |
Arkansas  | AP  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
C  | RV  | RV  |  | RV  |  | RV  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
CFP  | Not released  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Auburn  | AP  | 12  | 13  | 15  | 15  | 13  | 12  | 10  | 21  | 19  | 16  | 10  | 6  | 6  | 4  | 7  |
C  | 13  | 13  | 17  | 16  | 15  | 13  | 11  | 21  | 19  | 15  | 10  | 6  | 6  | 4 (4) | 8  |
CFP  | Not released  | 14  | 10  | 6  | 6  | 2  | 7  |
Florida  | AP  | 17  | 22  | 24  | 20  | 21  | 21  | RV  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
C  | 16  | 24  | 25  | 22  | 20  | 20  | RV  | RV  | RV  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
CFP  | Not released  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Georgia  | AP  | 15  | 15  | 13  | 11  | 7  | 5  | 4  | 3  | 3  | 2 (2) | 2 (5) | 7  | 7  | 6  | 3  |
C  | 15  | 15  | 13  | 12  | 8  | 6  | 5  | 3  | 3  | 2  | 2 (1) | 7  | 7  | 6  | 3 (2) |
CFP  | Not released  | 1  | 1  | 7  | 7  | 6  | 3  |
Kentucky  | AP  |  | RV  |  | RV  |  |  | RV  | RV  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
C  |  | RV  | RV  | RV  |  | RV  | RV  | RV  | RV  | RV  |  | RV  |  |  |  |
CFP  | Not released  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
LSU  | AP  | 13  | 12  | 12  | 25  | 25  |  | RV  | 24  | 23  | 19  | RV  | 21  | 19  | 17  | 16  |
C  | 12  | 12  | 11  | 23  | 22  |  | RV  | 25  | 23  | 20  | 25  | 21  | 18  | 16  | 14  |
CFP  | Not released  | 19  | 24  | 20  | 18  | 17  | 17  |
Mississippi State  | AP  |  | RV  | RV  | 17  | 24  |  |  | RV  | RV  | 21  | 18  | 17  | 16  | 24  | 24  |
C  | RV  | RV  | RV  | 19  | 24  | RV  | RV  | RV  | RV  | 22  | 18  | 19  | 17  | 24  | 23  |
CFP  | Not released  | 16  | 16  | 16  | 14  | 23  | 23  |
Missouri  | AP  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | RV  | RV  |
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Ole Miss  | AP  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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South Carolina  | AP  |  | RV  | RV  |  |  |  |  | RV  | RV  | RV  |  | RV  | RV  |  |  |
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Tennessee  | AP  | 25  | 25  | 23  | RV  | RV  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
C  | 24  | 21  | 23  | RV  | RV  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
CFP  | Not released  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Texas A&M  | AP  | RV  |  |  |  |  | RV  | RV  | RV  | RV  |  |  |  | RV  |  |  |
C  | RV  | RV  |  |  | RV  | RV  | RV  | 24  | 24  | RV  |  |  | RV  |  |  |
CFP  | Not released  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vanderbilt  | AP  |  | RV  | RV  | RV  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
C  |  | RV  | RV  | RV  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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## Schedule

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### Regular season

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Index to colors and formatting

Non-conference matchup; SEC member won
Non-conference matchup; SEC member lost
Conference matchup

All times Eastern time. SEC teams in bold.

Rankings reflect those of the AP poll for that week until week 10 when CFP rankings are used.

#### Week One

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August 31 | 8:00 p.m. | Florida A&M | Arkansas | War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR | SECN | W 49–7 | 36,055 |
September 2 | 12:00 p.m. | Missouri State | Missouri | Faurot Field • Columbia, MO | SECN | W 72–43 | 50,131 |
September 2 | 3:00 p.m. | North Carolina State | South Carolina | Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC | ESPN | W 35–28 | 50,367 |
September 2 | 3:30 p.m. | #11 Michigan | #17 Florida | AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX | ABC | L 17–33 | 75,802 |
September 2 | 4:00 p.m. | Kentucky | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS | CBSSN | W 24–17 | 22,761 |
September 2 | 4:00 p.m. | Charleston Southern | Mississippi State | Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS | SECN | W 49–0 | 54,215 |
September 2 | 6:15 p.m. | Appalachian State | #15 Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA | ESPN | W 31–10 | 92,746 |
September 2 | 7:30 p.m. | South Alabama | Ole Miss | Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS | ESPNU | W 47–27 | 62,532 |
September 2 | 7:30 p.m. | Georgia Southern | #12 Auburn | Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL | SECN | W 41–7 | 87,451 |
September 2 | 8:00 p.m. | Vanderbilt | Middle Tennessee | Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN | CBSSN | W 28–6 | 26,717 |
September 2 | 8:00 p.m. | #1 Alabama | #3 Florida State | Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA | ABC | W 24–7 | 76,330 |
September 2 | 9:30 p.m. | BYU | #13 LSU | Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA | ESPN | W 27–0 | 53,826 |
September 3 | 7:30 p.m. | Texas A&M | UCLA | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | FOX | L 44–45 | 64,635 |
September 4 | 8:00 p.m. | #25 Tennessee | Georgia Tech | Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA (rivalry) | ESPN | W 42–41 2OT | 75,107 |

#### Week Two

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September 9 | 12:00 p.m. | Northern Colorado | #22 Florida | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL | SECN | Canceled[a] |  |
September 9 | 12:00 p.m. | Eastern Kentucky | Kentucky | Kroger Field • Lexington, KY | SECN | W 27–16 | 54,868 |
September 9 | 12:00 p.m. | UT Martin | Ole Miss | Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS | SECN | W 45–23 | 60,476 |
September 9 | 3:30 p.m. | Fresno State | #1 Alabama | Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | ESPN2 | W 41–10 | 101,127 |
September 9 | 3:30 p.m. | #23 TCU | Arkansas | Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | CBS | L 7–28 | 73,668 |
September 9 | 4:00 p.m. | Indiana State | #25 Tennessee | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | SECN | W 42–7 | 99,015 |
September 9 | 4:00 p.m. | Alabama A&M | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN | SECN | W 42–0 | 25,802 |
September 9 | 7:00 p.m. | #13 Auburn | #3 Clemson | Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (rivalry) | ESPN | L 6–14 | 81,799 |
September 9 | 7:00 p.m. | South Carolina | Missouri | Faurot Field • Columbia, MO | ESPN2 | SCAR 31–13 | 55,023 |
September 9 | 7:00 p.m. | Nicholls State | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | ESPNU | W 24–14 | 100,276 |
September 9 | 7:30 p.m. | #15 Georgia | #24 Notre Dame | Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN | NBC | W 20–19 | 77,622 |
September 9 | 7:30 p.m. | Chattanooga | #12 LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | SECN | W 45–10 | 97,289 |
September 9 | 7:30 p.m. | Mississippi State | Louisiana Tech | Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA | CBSSN | W 57–21 | 28,100 |

^[a] The game between Florida and Northern Colorado was canceled due to Hurricane Irma. Both schools' athletic directors decided not to reschedule the game as the two teams do not share a common bye week.

#### Week Three

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September 16 | 12:00 p.m. | Louisiana | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | SECN | W 45–21 | 98,412 |
September 16 | 3:30 p.m. | #23 Tennessee | #24 Florida | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL (rivalry) | CBS | FLA 26–20 | 87,736 |
September 16 | 4:00 p.m. | Mercer | #15 Auburn | Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL | SECN | W 24–10 | 87,033 |
September 16 | 4:00 p.m. | Purdue | Missouri | Faurot Field • Columbia, MO | SECN | L 3–35 | 53,262 |
September 16 | 7:00 p.m. | Colorado State | #1 Alabama | Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | ESPN2 | W 41–23 | 101,821 |
September 16 | 7:00 p.m. | #12 LSU | Mississippi State | Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS (rivalry) | ESPN | MISS ST 37–7 | 60,596 |
September 16 | 7:30 p.m. | Samford | #13 Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA | SECN | W 42–14 | 92,746 |
September 16 | 7:30 p.m. | Kentucky | South Carolina | Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC | SECN | UK 23–13 | 82,493 |
September 16 | 7:30 p.m. | #18 Kansas State | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN | ESPNU | W 14–7 | 40,350 |
September 16 | 10:30 p.m. | Ole Miss | California | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA | ESPN | L 16–27 | 37,125 |

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September 23 | 12:00 p.m. | Arkansas | Texas A&M | AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX (rivalry) | ESPN | TAMU 50–43 OT | 64,668 |
September 23 | 12:00 p.m. | UMass | Tennessee | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | SECN | W 17–13 | 95,324 |
September 23 | 3:30 p.m. | #1 Alabama | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN | CBS | ALA 59–0 | 40,350 |
September 23 | 3:30 p.m. | Louisiana Tech | South Carolina | Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC | SECN | W 17–16 | 71,821 |
September 23 | 7:00 p.m. | #17 Mississippi State | #11 Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA | ESPN | UGA 31–3 | 92,746 |
September 23 | 7:00 p.m. | Syracuse | #25 LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | ESPN2 | W 35–26 | 96,044 |
September 23 | 7:30 p.m. | #15 Auburn | Missouri | Faurot Field • Columbia, MO | ESPNU | AUB 51–14 | 54,574 |
September 23 | 7:30 p.m. | #20 Florida | Kentucky | Kroger Field • Lexington, KY | SECN | FLA 28–27 | 62,945 |

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September 30 | 12:00 p.m. | Vanderbilt | #21 Florida | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL | ESPN | FLA 38–24 | 84,478 |
September 30 | 12:00 p.m. | New Mexico State | Arkansas | Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | SECN | W 42–24 | 70,727 |
September 30 | 3:30 p.m. | #7 Georgia | Tennessee | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (rivalry) | CBS | UGA 41–0 | 102,455 |
September 30 | 4:00 p.m. | Eastern Michigan | Kentucky | Kroger Field • Lexington, KY | SECN | W 24–20 | 50,593 |
September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | #24 Mississippi State | #13 Auburn | Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL | ESPN | AUB 49–10 | 86,901 |
September 30 | 7:00 p.m. | Troy | #25 LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | ESPNU | L 20–24 | 99,879 |
September 30 | 7:30 p.m. | South Carolina | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | SECN | TAMU 24–17 | 96,430 |
September 30 | 9:00 p.m. | Ole Miss | #1 Alabama | Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry) | ESPN | ALA 66–3 | 101,821 |

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October 7 | 12:00 p.m. | #5 Georgia | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN (rivalry) | ESPN | UGA 45–14 | 36,282 |
October 7 | 12:00 p.m. | Ole Miss | #12 Auburn | Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (rivalry) | SECN | AUB 44–23 | 86,700 |
October 7 | 3:30 p.m. | LSU | #21 Florida | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL (rivalry) | CBS | LSU 17–16 | 88,247 |
October 7 | 4:00 p.m. | Arkansas | South Carolina | Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC | SECN | SCAR 48–22 | 79,416 |
October 7 | 7:15 p.m. | #1 Alabama | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | ESPN | ALA 27–19 | 101,058 |
October 7 | 7:30 p.m. | Missouri | Kentucky | Kroger Field • Lexington, KY | SECN | UK 40–34 | 57,476 |

#### Week Seven

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October 14 | 12:00 p.m. | BYU | Mississippi State | Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS | SECN | W 35–10 | 54,866 |
October 14 | 12:00 p.m. | South Carolina | Tennessee | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | ESPN | SCAR 15–9 | 98,104 |
October 14 | 3:30 p.m. | #10 Auburn | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry) | CBS | LSU 27–23 | 101,601 |
October 14 | 3:30 p.m. | Vanderbilt | Ole Miss | Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (rivalry) | SECN | MISS 57–35 | 60,157 |
October 14 | 7:00 p.m. | Texas A&M | Florida | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL | ESPN2 | TAMU 19–17 | 86,114 |
October 14 | 7:15 p.m. | Arkansas | #1 Alabama | Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | ESPN | ALA 41–9 | 101,821 |
October 14 | 7:30 p.m. | Missouri | #4 Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA | SECN | UGA 53–28 | 92,746 |

#### Week Eight

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October 21 | 12:00 p.m. | Idaho | Missouri | Faurot Field • Columbia, MO | SECN | W 68–21 | 47,648 |
October 21 | 3:30 p.m. | Tennessee | #1 Alabama | Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry) | CBS | ALA 45–7 | 101,821 |
October 21 | 4:00 p.m. | Kentucky | Mississippi State | Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS | SECN | MISS ST 45–7 | 58,963 |
October 21 | 7:15 p.m. | #24 LSU | Ole Miss | Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (rivalry) | ESPN | LSU 40–24 | 64,067 |
October 21 | 7:30 p.m. | #21 Auburn | Arkansas | Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | SECN | AUB 52–20 | 71,961 |

#### Week Nine

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October 28 | 12:00 p.m. | Arkansas | Ole Miss | Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (rivalry) | SECN | ARK 38–37 | 55,684 |
October 28 | 3:30 p.m. | #3 Georgia | Florida | EverBank Field • Jacksonville, FL (rivalry) | CBS | UGA 42–7 | 84,107 |
October 28 | 4:00 p.m. | Vanderbilt | South Carolina | Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC | SECN | SCAR 34–27 | 78,992 |
October 28 | 6:30 p.m. | Missouri | Connecticut | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | CBSSN | W 52–12 | 21,062 |
October 28 | 7:15 p.m. | Mississippi State | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | ESPN | MISS ST 35–14 | 96,128 |
October 28 | 7:30 p.m. | Tennessee | Kentucky | Kroger Field • Lexington, KY (rivalry) | SECN | UK 29–26 | 57,543 |

#### Week Ten

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November 4 | 12:00 p.m. | #14 Auburn | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | ESPN | AUB 42–27 | 100,257 |
November 4 | 12:00 p.m. | UMass | #16 Mississippi State | Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS | SECN | W 34–23 | 57,374 |
November 4 | 12:00 p.m. | Florida | Missouri | Faurot Field • Columbia, MO | ESPN2 | MIZZOU 45–16 | 49,154 |
November 4 | 12:00 p.m. | Western Kentucky | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN | ESPNU | W 31–17 | 26,350 |
November 4 | 3:30 p.m. | South Carolina | #1 Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (rivalry) | CBS | UGA 24–10 | 92,746 |
November 4 | 4:00 p.m. | Coastal Carolina | Arkansas | Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | SECN | W 39–38 | 61,476 |
November 4 | 4:00 p.m. | Ole Miss | Kentucky | Kroger Field • Lexington, KY | SECN | MISS 37–34 | 55,665 |
November 4 | 7:30 p.m. | Southern Miss | Tennessee | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | SECN | W 24–10 | 95,551 |
November 4 | 8:00 p.m. | #19 LSU | #2 Alabama | Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry) | CBS | ALA 24–10 | 101,821 |

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November 11 | 12:00 p.m. | Arkansas | #24 LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry) | ESPN | LSU 33–10 | 98,546 |
November 11 | 12:00 p.m. | Louisiana | Ole Miss | Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS | SECN | W 50–22 | 51,618 |
November 11 | 12:00 p.m. | Florida | South Carolina | Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC | CBS | SCAR 28–20 | 79,727 |
November 11 | 3:30 p.m. | #1 Georgia | #10 Auburn | Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (rivalry) | CBS | AUB 40–17 | 87,451 |
November 11 | 4:00 p.m. | Kentucky | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN (rivalry) | SECN | UK 44–21 | 27,346 |
November 11 | 7:00 p.m. | #2 Alabama | #16 Mississippi State | Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS (rivalry) | ESPN | ALA 31–24 | 61,344 |
November 11 | 7:00 p.m. | New Mexico | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | ESPNU | W 55–14 | 99,051 |
November 11 | 7:30 p.m. | Tennessee | Missouri | Faurot Field • Columbia, MO | SECN | MIZZOU 50–17 | 50,637 |

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November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | #16 Mississippi State | Arkansas | Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR | CBS | MISS ST 28–21 | 64,153 |
November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | Mercer | #1 Alabama | Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | SECN | W 56–0 | 101,821 |
November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | Louisiana–Monroe | #6 Auburn | Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL | ESPN2 | W 42–14 | 82,133 |
November 18 | 3:30 p.m. | Kentucky | #7 Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA | CBS | UGA 42–13 | 92,746 |
November 18 | 4:00 p.m. | UAB | Florida | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL | SECN | W 36–7 | 84,649 |
November 18 | 4:00 p.m. | Wofford | South Carolina | Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC | SECN | W 31–10 | 74,742 |
November 18 | 7:00 p.m. | #20 LSU | Tennessee | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | ESPN | LSU 30–10 | 96,888 |
November 18 | 7:00 p.m. | Texas A&M | Ole Miss | Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS | ESPN2 | TAMU 31–24 | 55,880 |
November 18 | 7:30 p.m. | Missouri | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN | SECN | MIZZOU 45–17 | 22,910 |

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November 23 | 7:30 p.m. | Ole Miss | #14 Mississippi State | Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS (rivalry) | ESPN | MISS 31–28 | 59,345 |
November 24 | 2:30 p.m. | Missouri | Arkansas | Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR (rivalry) | CBS | MIZZOU 48–45 | 64,529 |
November 25 | 12:00 p.m. | #7 Georgia | Georgia Tech | Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA (rivalry) | ABC | W 38–7 | 55,000 |
November 25 | 12:00 p.m. | Louisville | Kentucky | Kroger Field • Lexington, KY (Governor's Cup) | SECN | L 17–44 | 56,186 |
November 25 | 12:00 p.m. | Florida State | Florida | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL (rivalry) | ESPN | L 22–38 | 89,066 |
November 25 | 3:30 p.m. | #1 Alabama | #6 Auburn | Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (rivalry) | CBS | AUB 26–14 | 87,451 |
November 25 | 4:00 p.m. | Vanderbilt | Tennessee | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (rivalry) | SECN | VANDY 42–24 | 83,117 |
November 25 | 7:30 p.m. | #3 Clemson | #24 South Carolina | Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (Palmetto Bowl) | ESPN | L 10–34 | 82,908 |
November 25 | 7:30 p.m. | Texas A&M | #18 LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry) | SECN | LSU 45–21 | 97,675 |

### Championship game

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#### Week Fourteen (2017 SEC Championship Game)

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## SEC vs other conferences

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### SEC vs. Power 5 matchups

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All rankings are from the current AP Poll at the time of the game.

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September 2 | NC State | South Carolina | Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC | Belk Kickoff Game | W 35–28
September 2 | #11 Michigan | #17 Florida | AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX | Advocare Classic | L 17–33
September 2 | #1 Alabama | #3 Florida State | Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA | Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game | W 24–7
September 2 | BYU | #13 LSU | Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA | Texas Kickoff | W 27–0
September 3 | Texas A&M | UCLA | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA |  | L 44–45
September 4 | #25 Tennessee | Georgia Tech | Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA | Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game / Georgia Tech–Tennessee football rivalry | W 42–41 2OT
September 9 | #23 TCU | Arkansas | Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR |  | L 7–28
September 9 | #13 Auburn | #3 Clemson | Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC | Auburn–Clemson football rivalry | L 6–14
September 9 | #15 Georgia | #24 Notre Dame | Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN |  | W 20–19
September 16 | Purdue | Missouri | Faurot Field • Columbia, MO |  | L 3–35
September 16 | #18 Kansas State | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN |  | W 14–7
September 16 | Ole Miss | California | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA |  | L 16–27
September 23 | Syracuse | #25 LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA |  | W 35–26
October 14 | BYU | Mississippi State | Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS |  | W 35–10
November 25 | #7 Georgia | Georgia Tech | Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA | Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate | W 38–7
November 25 | Louisville | Kentucky | Kroger Field • Lexington, KY | Governor's Cup | L 17–44
November 25 | #4 Clemson | South Carolina | Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC | Battle of the Palmetto State | L 10–34
November 25 | Florida State | Florida | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL | Florida–Florida State football rivalry | L 22–38

### Records against other conferences

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Big Ten | 0–2
Big 12 | 1–1
BYU/Notre Dame | 3–0
Pac-12 | 0–2
Power 5 Total  | 9–9
Other FBS Conferences  | Record
American | 1–0
C-USA | 7–0
Independents (Excluding BYU & Notre Dame) | 2–0
MAC | 1–0
Mountain West | 2–0
Sun Belt | 10–1
Other FBS Total  | 23–1
FCS Opponents  | Record
Football Championship Subdivision | 13–0
Total Non-Conference Record  | 45–10

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Big Ten | 1–1
Big 12 | 1–1
Notre Dame | 0–1
Power 5 Total  | 4–4
Other FBS Conferences  | Record
American | 0–1
Other FBS Total  | 0–1
Total Bowl Record  | 4–5

## Postseason

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### Bowl games

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(Rankings from final CFP Poll; All times Eastern)

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January 8, 2018 | 8:00 p.m. | CFP National Championship | Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA (rivalry) | ESPN | #4 Alabama (12–1) | #3 Georgia (13–1) | ALA 26–23 (OT)
January 1, 2018 | 8:45 p.m. | Sugar Bowl (CFP Semifinal) | Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA (rivalry) | ESPN | #4 Alabama (11–1) | #1 Clemson (12–1) | W 24–6
January 1, 2018 | 5:00 p.m. | Rose Bowl (CFP Semifinal) | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | ESPN | #3 Georgia (12–1) | #2 Oklahoma (12–1) | W 54–48 (2OT)
January 1, 2018 | 1:00 p.m. | Peach Bowl (New Year's Six) | Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA | ESPN | #7 Auburn (10–3) | #12 UCF (12–0) | L 27–34
January 1, 2018 | 1:00 p.m. | Citrus Bowl | Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FL | ABC | #17 LSU (9–3) | #14 Notre Dame (9–3) | L 17–21
January 1, 2018 | 12:00 p.m. | Outback Bowl | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | ESPN2 | South Carolina (8–4) | Michigan (8–4) | W 26–19
December 30, 2017 | 12:00 p.m. | TaxSlayer Bowl | EverBank Field • Jacksonville, FL | ESPN | #23 Mississippi State (8–4) | Louisville (8–4) | W 31–27
December 29, 2017 | 4:30 p.m. | Music City Bowl | Nissan Stadium • Nashville, TN | ESPN | Kentucky (7–5) | #21 Northwestern (9–3) | L 23–24
December 29, 2017 | 1:00 p.m. | Belk Bowl | Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC | ESPN | Texas A&M (7–5) | Wake Forest (7–5) | L 52–55
December 27, 2017 | 9:00 p.m. | Texas Bowl | NRG Stadium • Houston, TX | ESPN | Missouri (7–5) | Texas (6–6) | L 16–33

## Awards and honors

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Week 1 (Sept. 2)  | Drew Lock | QB  | Missouri  | Garrett Brumfield  | OG  | LSU  | Shaun Dion Hamilton  | LB  | Alabama  | Denzil Ware  | DE/LB  | Kentucky  | Deebo Samuel | WR/KR  | South Carolina  | Chase Hayden  | RB  | Arkansas
Week 2 (Sept. 9)  | Shea Patterson | QB  | Ole Miss  | Matt Womack  | OL  | Alabama  | Lorenzo Carter | LB  | Georgia  | Jeffery Simmons | DL  | Mississippi State  | Deebo Samuel (2)  | WR/KR  | South Carolina  | Ty Chandler  | RB/KR  | Tennessee
Week 3 (Sept. 16)  | Nick Fitzgerald | QB  | Mississippi State  | Darryl Williams  | OL  | Mississippi State  | Derrick Baity Jr.
LaDarius Wiley  | CB
S  | Kentucky
Vanderbilt  | Jeffery Simmons (2)  | DL  | Mississippi State  | Austin MacGinnis | PK  | Kentucky  | C. J. Henderson  | DB  | Florida
Week 4 (Sept. 23)  | Damien Harris | RB  | Alabama  | Ross Pierschbacher  | OL  | Alabama  | CeCe Jefferson  | DE  | Florida  | Christian Kirk | WR/KR  | Texas A&M  | Marlon Davidson  | DL  | Auburn  | Jake Fromm  | QB  | Georgia
Week 5 (Sept. 30)  | Jarrett Stidham
Nick Chubb  | QB
RB  | Auburn
Georgia  | Brett Heggie  | OL  | Florida  | Levi Wallace | DL  | Alabama  | Landis Durham  | DL  | Texas A&M  | Joshua Pascal  | LB  | Kentucky  | Malik Davis
Nick Coe | RB
DL  | Florida
Auburn
Week 6 (Oct. 7)  | Kerryon Johnson | RB  | Auburn  | Isaiah Wynn  | LT  | Georgia  | Minkah Fitzpatrick
Devin White  | DB
DE/LB  | Alabama
LSU  | D.J. Wonnum  | DL  | South Carolina  | Daniel Carlson  | PK  | Auburn  | Lynn Bowden  | WR/KR  | Kentucky
Week 7 (Oct. 14)  | D.J. Chark
Shea Patterson (2)  | WR/PR
QB  | LSU
Ole Miss  | Jonah Williams  | OL  | Alabama  | Devin White (2)  | LB  | LSU  | D.J. Wonnum (2)  | DL  | South Carolina  | Daniel LeCamera  | PK  | Texas A&M  | Jake Fromm (2)  | QB  | Georgia
Week 8 (Oct. 21)  | Derrius Guice  | RB  | LSU  | Deion Calhoun  | RG  | Mississippi State  | Levi Wallace (2)
Jeff Holland  | DB
DE  | Alabama
Auburn  | Montez Sweat | DE  | Mississippi State  | Connor Culp  | PK  | LSU  | Nick Coe
Albert Okwuegbunam  | DL
TE  | Auburn
Missouri
Week 9 (Oct. 28)  | Nick Fitzgerald (2)
Benny Snell  | QB
RB  | Mississippi State
Kentucky  | Alan Knott  | C  | South Carolina  | Jordan Jones
J.R. Reed  | LB
DB  | Kentucky
Georgia  | Montez Sweat (2)  | DE  | Mississippi State  | De’Vion Warren  | WR/KR  | Arkansas  | Cole Kelley | QB  | Arkansas
Week 10 (Nov. 4)  | Jordan Ta'amu | QB  | Ole Miss  | Braden Smith  | RG  | Auburn  | Ronnie Harrison
Anthony Sherrils  | DB
S  | Alabama
Missouri  | Josiah Coatney | DL  | Ole Miss  | J. K. Scott  | P  | Alabama  | DK Metcalf
Aidan Marshall  | WR
P  | Ole Miss
Missouri
Week 11 (Nov. 11)  | Kerryon Johnson (2)  | RB  | Auburn  | Casey Dunn  | C  | Auburn  | Devin White (3)  | LB  | LSU  | Denzil Ware (2) Marcell Frazier  | DE/LB
DL  | Kentucky
Missouri  | Daniel Carlson (2)  | PK  | Auburn  | Nick Starkel
Larry Roundtree III  | QB
RB  | Texas A&M
Missouri
Week 12 (Nov. 18)  | Nick Chubb (2)  | RB  | Georgia  | JC Hassenauer  | OL  | Alabama  | Derrick Tucker  | S  | Texas A&M  | Montez Sweat (3)  | DL  | Mississippi State  | Zach Von Rosenberg | P  | LSU  | Albert Okwuegbunam (2)  | TE  | Missouri
Week 13 (Nov. 25)  | Drew Lock (2)
Jarrett Stidham (2)  | QB  | Missouri
Auburn  | Greg Little
Bruno Reagan  | OL  | Ole Miss
Vanderbilt  | Devin White (4)  | LB  | LSU  | Nick Coe  | DL  | Auburn  | Gary Wunderlich  | PK  | Ole Miss  | Jake Fromm (3)  | QB  | Georgia

### SEC Individual Awards

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The following individuals won the conference's annual player and coach awards:

* Offensive Player of the Year: Kerryon Johnson, Auburn
* Defensive Player of the Year: Roquan Smith, Georgia
* Coach of the Year: Kirby Smart, Georgia
* Special Teams Player of the Year: Daniel Carlson, Auburn
* Freshman Player of the Year: Jake Fromm, Georgia
* Newcomer Player of the Year: Jarrett Stidham, Auburn
* Jacobs Blocking Trophy: Braden Smith, Auburn
* Scholar-Athlete Player of the Year: Danny Etling, LSU

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### All-Conference teams

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#### Coaches

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QB | Drew Lock | Missouri  | Jarrett Stidham | Auburn
RB | Kerryon Johnson | Auburn  | Benny Snell | Kentucky
RB | Nick Chubb | Georgia  | Derrius Guice | LSU
WR | A. J. Brown | Ole Miss  | J'Mon Moore | Missouri
WR | Calvin Ridley | Alabama  | Christian Kirk | Texas A&M
TE | Hayden Hurst | South Carolina  | Albert Okwuegbunam | Missouri
C | Will Clapp | LSU  | Bradley Bozeman | Alabama
OL | Isaiah Wynn | Georgia  | Trey Smith | Tennessee
OL | Braden Smith | Auburn  | Garrett Brumfield | LSU
OL | Martinas Rankin | Mississippi State  | Martez Ivey | Florida
OL | Jonah Williams | Alabama  | Greg Little | Ole Miss
RS | Christian Kirk | Texas A&M  | D. J. Chark | LSU
DL | Jeff Holland | Auburn  | Daron Payne | Alabama
DL | Montez Sweat | Mississippi State  | Marcell Frazier | Missouri
DL | Raekwon Davis | Alabama  | Da'Shawn Hand | Alabama
DL | Jeffery Simmons | Mississippi State  | Marquis Haynes | Ole Miss
LB | Roquan Smith | Georgia  | Rashaan Evans | Alabama
LB | Devin White | LSU  | Lorenzo Carter | Georgia
LB | Skai Moore | South Carolina  | Tre' Williams | Auburn
DB | Minkah Fitzpatrick | Alabama  | Ronnie Harrison | Alabama
DB | Duke Dawson | Florida  | Donte Jackson | LSU
DB | Armani Watts | Texas A&M  | Andraez Williams | LSU
DB | Carlton Davis | Auburn  | Deandre Baker | Georgia
PK | Daniel Carlson | Auburn  | Eddy Piñeiro | Florida
P | J. K. Scott | Alabama  | Johnny Townsend | Florida

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QB | Drew Lock | Missouri  | Jarrett Stidham | Auburn
RB | Kerryon Johnson | Auburn  | Nick Chubb | Georgia
RB | Benny Snell | Kentucky  | Derrius Guice | LSU
WR | A. J. Brown | Ole Miss  | J'Mon Moore | Missouri
WR | Calvin Ridley | Alabama  | Christian Kirk | Texas A&M
TE | Hayden Hurst | South Carolina  | Albert Okwuegbunam | Missouri
C | Bradley Bozeman
Will Clapp | Alabama
LSU  | Frank Ragnow | Arkansas
OG | Braden Smith | Auburn  | Trey Smith | Tennessee
OG | Ross Pierschbacher | Alabama  | Greg Little | Ole Miss
OT | Jonah Williams | Alabama  | Martinas Rankin | Mississippi State
OT | Isaiah Wynn | Georgia  | Martez Ivey | Florida
AP | Christian Kirk | Texas A&M  | Mecole Hardman
D. J. Chark | Georgia
LSU
DL | Jeff Holland | Auburn  | Marcell Frazier | Missouri
DL | Montez Sweat | Mississippi State  | Marquis Haynes
Dante Sawyer | Ole Miss
South Carolina
DL | Daron Payne | Alabama  | Taven Bryan | Florida
DL | Jeffery Simmons | Mississippi State  | Raekwon Davis
Breeland Speaks | Alabama
Ole Miss
LB | Roquan Smith | Georgia  | Josh Allen | Kentucky
LB | Devin White | LSU  | Lorenzo Carter
De'Jon Harris | Georgia
Arkansas
LB | Rashaan Evans
Arden Key | Alabama
LSU  | Skai Moore
Charles Wright  | South Carolina
Vanderbilt
DB | Andraez Williams | LSU  | Duke Dawson | Florida
DB | Armani Watts | Texas A&M  | Levi Wallace | Alabama
DB | Minkah Fitzpatrick | Alabama  | Carlton Davis | Auburn
DB | Ronnie Harrison | Alabama  | C. J. Henderson
J. R. Reed | Florida
Georgia
PK | Daniel Carlson | Auburn  | Eddy Piñeiro | Florida
P | Johnny Townsend | Florida  | J. K. Scott | Alabama

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### All-Americans

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Main article: 2017 College Football All-America Team

* OL – Braden Smith, Auburn (AP, ESPN, CBS)
* OL – Frank Ragnow, Arkansas (CBS)
* LB – Jeff Holland, Auburn (SI)
* LB – Roquan Smith, Georgia (AP, AFCA, FWAA, WCFF, TSN, SI, USAT, ESPN, CBS, CFN)
* LB – Rashaan Evans, Alabama (AFCA)
* DB – Carlton Davis, Auburn (SI)
* DB – Minkah Fitzpatrick, Alabama (AP, AFCA, FWAA, WCFF, TSN, SI, USAT, ESPN, CBS, CFN)
* PK – Daniel Carlson, Auburn (AFCA, WCFF, CBS)
* P – Johnny Townsend, Florida (SI)
* P – J. K. Scott, Alabama (CFN)

### National Award Finalists

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Main article: 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season § Awards and honors

Winners in bold

* Manning Award (quarterback) – Jalen Hurts, Alabama; Jarrett Stidham, Auburn
* Bednarik Award (best defensive player) – Minkah Fitzpatrick, Alabama; Roquan Smith, Georgia
* Bronko Nagurski Award (best defensive player) – Minkah Fitzpatrick, Alabama; Roquan Smith, Georgia
* Butkus Award (best linebacker) – Roquan Smith, Georgia
* Jim Thorpe Award (best defensive back) – Minkah Fitzpatrick, Alabama
* Wuerffel Trophy (humanitarian–athlete) – Courtney Love, Kentucky
* Lou Groza Award (best kicker) – Daniel Carlson, Auburn
* Ray Guy Award (best punter) – J. K. Scott, Alabama
* AP Coach of the Year – Kirby Smart, Georgia[12]

## Home game attendance

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Arkansas  | Razorback Stadium | 72,000  | 36,055A | 73,668  | 70,727  | 71,961  | 61,476  | 64,153  | 64,529  | 378,416  | 62,905  | 81.84%
Auburn  | Jordan–Hare Stadium | 87,451[14] | 87,451  | 87,033  | 86,901  | 86,700  | 87,451  | 82,133  | 87,451  | 605,120  | 86,446  | 98.85%
Florida  | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium | 88,548[15] | 87,736  | 84,478  | 88,247  | 86,114  | 84,649  | 89,066  | –  | 520,290  | 86,715  | 97.93%
Georgia  | Sanford Stadium | 92,746[16] | 92,746  | 92,746  | 92,746  | 92,746  | 92,746  | 92,746  | –  | 556,476  | 92,746  | 100%
Kentucky  | Kroger Field | 61,000[17] | 54,868  | 62,945  | 50,593  | 57,476  | 57,543  | 55,665  | 56,186  | 395,276  | 56,468  | 92.57%
LSU  | Tiger Stadium | 102,321[18] | 97,289  | 96,044  | 99,879  | 101,601  | 98,546  | 97,675  | –  | 591,034  | 98,506  | 96.27%
Mississippi State  | Davis Wade Stadium | 61,337[19] | 54,215  | 60,596  | 54,866  | 58,963  | 57,374  | 61,344  | 59,345  | 406,703  | 58,100  | 94.72%
Missouri  | Faurot Field | 71,168[20] | 50,131  | 55,023  | 53,262  | 54,574  | 47,648  | 49,154  | 50,637  | 360,429  | 51,490  | 72.35%
Ole Miss  | Vaught–Hemingway Stadium | 64,038[21] | 62,532  | 60,476  | 60,157  | 64,067  | 55,684  | 51,618  | 55,880  | 410,414  | 58,631  | 91.56%
South Carolina  | Williams-Brice Stadium | 80,250[22] | 82,493  | 71,821  | 79,416  | 78,992  | 79,727  | 74,742  | 82,908  | 550,099  | 78,586  | 97.93%
Tennessee  | Neyland Stadium | 102,455[23] | 99,015  | 95,324  | 102,455  | 98,104  | 95,551  | 96,888  | 83,117  | 670,454  | 95,779  | 93.48%
Texas A&M  | Kyle Field | 102,733[24] | 100,276  | 98,412  | 96,430  | 101,058  | 96,128  | 100,257  | 99,051  | 691,612  | 98,802  | 96.17%
Vanderbilt  | Vanderbilt Stadium | 40,550[25] | 25,802  | 40,350  | 40,350  | 36,282  | 26,350  | 27,346  | 22,910  | 219,390  | 31,341  | 77.29%

^A Game played at Arkansas' secondary home stadium War Memorial Stadium, capacity: 54,120.[26]

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## References

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