The 2026 SEC football schedule will be released on Dec. 11 via the SEC Network and ESPN.
The 2026 season will be the first year of the nine-game conference schedule format with rotating opponents, in which each team will play at each SEC team at least once over a four-year period.
After two seasons of a two-bye format, SEC teams will have only one open date each. The one-bye format is a first in the 16-team era, which could ratchet up the physicality of the season.
Here is the 2026 SEC football schedule, listed in a week-by-week format, with times to be announced later in 2026:
2026 SEC Football Schedule
To be announced by SEC at 8 p.m. Eastern. 7 p.m. Central
Week 1
September 5
TBA
Week 2
September 12
TBA
Week 3
September 19
TBA
Week 4
September 26
TBA
Week 5
October 3
TBA
Week 6
October 10
TBA
Week 7
October 17
TBA
Week 8
October 24
TBA
Week 9
October 31
TBA
Week 10
November 7
TBA
Week 11
November 14
TBA
Week 12
November 21
TBA
Week 13
November 28
TBA
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: SEC football schedule release, 2026 schedules for every team, week-by-week
