2016 Year in Review Chuck Dunlap (Primary SEC Football Contact) • [email protected] • @SEC_Chuck Southeastern Conference Communications Office Ben Beaty (Secondary Football Contact) • [email protected] • @BenBeaty SECsports.com • CollegePressBox.com Phone: (205) 458-3000 • Fax: (205) 458-3030 EASTERN DIVISION SEC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA Home Away Neutral vs. Div. Top 25 Top 10 Streak ^Florida 6-2 .750 196 123 9-4 .692 311 218 5-0 2-3 2-1 5-1 2-3 0-1 W1 Tennessee 4-4 .500 287 295 9-4 .692 473 375 6-1 2-2 2-0 4-2 3-2 0-2 W1 Georgia 4-4 .500 167 192 8-5 .615 319 312 3-3 3-1 2-1 3-3 2-3 1-0 W1 Kentucky 4-4 .500 185 237 7-6 .538 390 407 5-2 2-3 0-1 3-3 1-3 0-1 L1 South Carolina 3-5 .375 126 168 6-7 .462 270 344 5-2 1-4 0-1 3-3 1-4 0-2 L2 Vanderbilt 3-5 .375 162 162 6-7 .500 299 312 4-2 2-4 0-0 2-4 1-2 0-0 L1 Missouri 2-6 .250 181 280 4-8 .333 377 378 4-3 0-5 0-0 1-5 0-2 0-0 W1 WESTERN DIVISION SEC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA Home Away Neutral vs. Div. Top 25 Top 10 Streak #Alabama 8-0 1.000 304 118 14-1 .933 582 195 7-0 4-0 3-1 6-0 9-1 3-1 L1 Auburn 5-3 .625 210 147 8-5 .615 406 222 6-2 2-2 0-1 4-2 2-4 0-3 L2 LSU 5-3 .625 218 141 8-4 .667 340 189 5-2 2-1 1-1 4-2 4-2 0-1 W2 Texas A&M 4-4 .500 252 242 8-5 .615 453 319 5-2 2-2 1-1 2-4 3-2 1-1 L2 Arkansas 3-5 .375 214 298 7-6 .538 394 404 5-2 2-2 0-2 2-4 3-5 1-1 L2 Mississippi State 3-5 .375 234 272 6-7 .462 395 413 3-3 2-4 1-0 2-4 1-2 1-1 W2 Ole Miss 2-6 .250 234 295 5-7 .417 391 408 4-3 1-3 0-1 1-5 2-5 1-2 L2 # - SEC Champion; ^ - Eastern Division Champion vs. Top 25 / Top 10 - Record vs. teams in Top 25 / Top 10 (AP, USA Today) when game was played; Teams listed in alphabetical order unless tie-breaker applicable 2016 YEAR IN REVIEW Bowl Game Date/Time (ET) Stadium/Site *Matchup Network St. Petersburg Bowl Dec. 26 / 11 a.m. Tropicana Field (28,453) / St. Petersburg, Fla. Mississippi State (17) vs. Miami (OH) (16) ESPN Series History: MSU now leads, 1-0 Attendance: 15,717 Camping World Independence Bowl Dec. 26 / 5 p.m. Independence Stadium (48,975) / Shreveport, La. Vanderbilt (17) vs. N.C. State (41) ESPN2 Series History: VU now leads, 2-1 • Last Meeting: VU, 38-24 (2012 at Music City Bowl) Attendance: 28,995 AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl Dec. 28 / 9 p.m. NRG Stadium (71,795) / Houston, Texas Texas A&M (28) vs. Kansas State (33) ESPN Series History: Now tied 8-8 • Last Meeting: KSU, 53-50 (2011 at Manhattan) Attendance: 68,412 Birmingham Bowl Dec. 29 / 2 p.m. Legion Field (70,459) / Birmingham, Ala. South Carolina (39) vs. USF (46) OT ESPN Series History: Now tied 1-1 • Last Meeting: SC, 34-3 (2004 at South Carolina) Attendance: 31,229 Belk Bowl Dec. 29 / 5:30 p.m. Bank of America Stadium (73,778) / Charlotte, N.C. Arkansas (24) vs. Virginia Tech (35) ESPN Series History: VT now leads, 1-0 Attendance: 46,902 Autozone Liberty Bowl Dec. 30 / Noon Liberty Bowl Memorial (58,211) / Memphis, Tenn. Georgia (31) vs. TCU (23) ESPN Series History: UGA now leads, 1-0 • Last Meeting: UGA, 38-20 (1988 at Athens) Attendance: 51,087 Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl Dec. 30 / 3:30 p.m. Nissan Stadium (69,143) / Nashville, Tenn. Tennessee (38) vs. Nebraska (24) ESPN Series History: Neb. now leads, 2-1 • Last Meeting: Neb 31-21 (2000 Fiesta Bowl) Attendance: 68,496 Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl Dec. 31 / 11 a.m. Camping World Stadium (60,219) / Orlando, Fla. LSU (29) vs. Louisville (9) ABC Series History: LSU now leads, 1-0 Attendance: 46,063 TaxSlayer Bowl Dec. 31 / 11 a.m. EverBank Field (77,511) / Jacksonville, Fla. Kentucky (18) vs. Georgia Tech (33) ESPN Series History: GT now leads, 12-7-1 • Last Meeting: GT, 23-13 (1960 at Atlanta) Attendance: 43,102 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (CFP Semifinal) Dec. 31 / 3 p.m. The Georgia Dome (71,996) / Atlanta, Ga. Alabama (24) vs. Washington (7) ESPN Series History: UA now leads, 5-0 • Last Meeting: UA, 28-6 (1986 Sun Bowl) Attendance: 75,996 Outback Bowl Jan. 2 / 1 p.m. Raymond James Stadium (65,657) / Tampa, Fla. Florida (30) vs. Iowa (3) ABC Series History: UF now leads, 3-1 • Last Meeting: UF, 31-24 (2006 Outback Bowl) Attendance: 51,119 Allstate Sugar Bowl Jan. 2 / 8:30 p.m. Mercedes-Benz Superdome (72,500) / New Orleans, La. Auburn (19) vs. Oklahoma(35) ESPN Series History: OU now leads, 2-0 • Last Meeting: OU, 40-22 (1972 Sugar Bowl) Attendance: 54,077 CFP National Championship Game Jan. 9 / 8 p.m. Raymond James Stadium (71,000) / Tampa, Fla. Alabama (31) vs. Clemson (35) ESPN Series History: UA now leads, 13-4 • Last Meeting: UA, 45-42 (2016 CFP Championship Game) Attendance: 74,512 SECSports.com • CollegePressBox.com • SECSportsMedia.com • @SEC SEC on Facebook, Instagram, Shapchat 2016 SEC Football Year in Review 2016 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE TEAM SCHEDULES AND RESULTS ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE (14-1, 8-0 SEC) GEORGIA BULLDOGS (8-5, 4-4 SEC) Home Stadium: Bryant-Denny Stadium (101,821) Home Stadium: Sanford Stadium (92,746) Sept. 3 [1/1] vs. Southern California (20/22) [TV: 7] 81,359 W, 52-6 Sept. 3 [18/16] vs. N. Carolina (22/20) (Atlanta) [TV: 2-6] 75,405 W, 33-24 Sept. 10 [1/1] WESTERN KENTUCKY [TV: 3-6] 101,821 W, 38-10 Sept. 10 [9/9] NICHOLLS [TV: 5-6] 92,746 W, 26-24 Sept. 17 [1/1] at Ole Miss* (19/17) [TV: 1] 66,176 W, 48-43 Sept. 17 [16/13] at Missouri* [TV: 5-6] 57,098 W, 28-27 Sept. 24 [1/1] KENT STATE [TV: 5-6] 101,821 W, 48-0 Sept. 24 [12/11] at Ole Miss* (23/21) [TV: 2-6] 65,843 L, 14-45 Oct. 1 [1/1] KENTUCKY* [TV: 2-6] 101,821 W, 34-6 Oct. 1 [25/20] TENNESSEE* (11/11) [TV: 1] 92,746 L, 31-34 Oct. 8 [1/1] at Arkansas* (16/17) [TV: 2-6] 75,459 W, 49-30 Oct. 9 [RV/RV] at South Carolina* [TV: 5-6] 77,221 W, 28-14 Oct. 15 [1/1] at Tennessee* (9/11) [TV: 1] 102,455 W, 49-10 Oct. 15 [RV/RV] VANDERBILT* [TV: 5-6] 92,746 L, 16-17 Oct. 22 [1/1] TEXAS A&M* (6/6) [TV: 1] 101,821 W, 33-14 Oct. 29 vs. Florida*(14/12) [TV: 1] (Jacksonville) 84,681 L, 10-24 Nov. 5 [1/1] at LSU* (15/14) [TV: 1] 102,321 W, 10-0 Nov. 5 at Kentucky* [TV: 5-6] 62,507 W, 27-24 Nov. 12 [1/1] MISSISSIPPI STATE* [TV: 2-6] 101,821 W, 51-3 Nov. 12 AUBURN* (8/8) [TV: 1] 92,746 W, 13-7 Nov. 19 [1/1] CHATTANOOGA [TV: 3-6] 101,821 W, 31-3 Nov. 19 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE [TV: 5-6] 92,746 W, 35-21 Nov. 26 [1/1] AUBURN* (16/16) [TV: 1] 101,821 W, 30-12 Nov. 26 GEORGIA TECH [TV: 5-6] 92,746 L, 27-28 Dec. 3 [1/1] vs. Florida (15/16) [TV: 1] 74,632 W, 54-16 Dec. 30 vs. TCU [TV: 2-6] 51,087 W, 31-23 Dec. 31 [1/1] vs. Washington (4/4) [TV: 2-6] 75,996 W, 24-7 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl National Semifinal; Atlanta, Ga. Autozone Liberty Bowl; Memphis, Tenn. Jan. 9 [1/1] vs. Clemson (2/2) [TV: 2-6] 74,512 L, 31-35 CFP National Championship Game; Tampa, Fla. KENTUCKY WILDCATS (7-6, 4-4 SEC) Home Stadium: Commonwealth Stadium (61,000) ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS (7-6, 3-5 SEC) Home Stadium(s): Reynolds Razorback (72,000); War Memorial (54,120) Sept. 3 SOUTHERN MISS [TV: 4-6] 57,230 L, 35-44 Sept. 10 at Florida* (rv/25) [TV: 1] 85,821 L, 7-45 Sept. 3 [RV/RV] LOUISIANA TECH [TV: 5-6] 69,132 W, 21-20 Sept. 17 NEW MEXICO STATE [TV: 5-6] 49,669 W, 62-42 Sept. 10 [--/RV] at TCU (15/12) [TV: 2-6] 48,091 W, 41-38 [2OT] Sept. 24 SOUTH CAROLINA* [TV: 5-6] 51,702 W, 17-10 Sept. 17 [24/24] TEXAS STATE [TV: 5-6] 72,114 W, 42-3 Oct. 1 at Alabama* (1/1) [TV: 2-6] 101,821 L, 6-34 Sept. 24 [17/18] vs. Texas A&M* (10/13) [TV: 2-6] 67,751 L, 24-45 Oct.