The 2013 Southeastern Conference football season began on August 29 with Ole Miss visiting Vanderbilt, and will conclude with the Allstate Sugar Bowl and/or the BCS National Championship Game in early January.2013 SEC Football Schedule (Conference Games Only) The 2013 season was considered to be a "bridge" season and was not based on any past or future formatting. New inter-division rivalry games between Texas A&M-South Carolina and Arkansas-Missouri did not take place until the 2014 season.

Preseason

Preseason All-SEC 2013 Pre-season Coaches All-SEC

+ First team offense Position Player Class Team QB Sr. Georgia RB So. Alabama RB So. Georgia WR So. Alabama WR Sr. Vanderbilt TE Sr. Georgia OL Jr. Alabama OL Sr. Texas A&M OL Sr. Alabama OL Sr. Mississippi State C Sr. Arkansas

+ First team defense Position Player Class Team DL Jr. South Carolina DL Sr. Florida DL Jr. LSU DL Sr. Arkansas LB So. Ole Miss LB Sr. Alabama LB Jr. Tennessee DB Jr. Alabama DB Sr. Alabama DB Jr. Florida DB Sr. LSU

+ First Team Special Teams Position Player Class Team P Jr. Florida K Sr. Vanderbilt RS Jr. LSU All-purpose Jr. South Carolina

Rankings + Legend   Increase in ranking   Decrease in ranking   Not ranked previous week RV   Received votes

  (Pre) Sept.3 Sept.10 Sept.17 Sept.24 Oct.1 Oct.8 Oct.15 Oct.22 Oct.29 Nov.5 Nov.12 Nov.19 Nov.26 Dec.3 Dec. 10 FinalAlabama AP11111111111111437C11111111111111438 BCSNot released11111143Arkansas APRVRVC RV RV RV RV BCSNot releasedAuburn APRVRV241187764322CRVRVRV171110975322 BCSNot released1111976432Florida AP1012181920181722RVRVC109201819191722RVRV BCSNot releasedGeorgia AP5119996715RVRVRV25RVRV2523RVC 5121010106716RVRVRVRVRVRVRV24RV BCSNot released2422Kentucky APC BCSNot releasedLSU AP12986610106131110181815141414C131187611118141312181915141414 BCSNot released1313132122171516Mississippi State APRVC RV BCSNot releasedMissouri APRVRV25145109985595CRVRVRVRV147109886595 BCSNot released59898558Ole Miss APRVRV25212124RVRVRVRVRVRV25RVRVCRVRV252221RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV BCSNot released24South Carolina AP66131212131411201413111210884C 761413131212920161512119784 BCSNot released21141210111089Tennessee APRVRVCRVRVRVRV BCSNot releasedTexas A&M AP776101099714121110919222018C67699997151413111021252118 BCSNot released1612151112212421Vanderbilt APRVRVRVRV24C RVRVRVRV23 BCSNot released

Regular season Index to colors and formattingNon-conference matchup; SEC member wonNon-conference matchup; SEC member lostConference matchup All times Eastern time. SEC teams in bold.

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 Reference August 29 6:00 pm North Carolina #6 South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina ESPN W 27–10 81,572 August 29 9:15 pm Ole Miss Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee ESPN2 Miss 39–35 40,350 August 31 12:21 pm Toledo #10 Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida SECN W 24–6 83,604 August 31 1:00 pm Rice #7 Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, Texas ESPN W 52–31 86,686 August 31 3:30 pm Mississippi State #13 Oklahoma State Reliant Stadium • Houston, Texas ESPN2 L 3–21 35,874 August 31 4:00 pm Louisiana–Lafayette Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas FSN W 34–14 69,801 August 31 5:30 pm Virginia Tech #1 Alabama Georgia Dome • Atlanta (Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game) ESPN W 35–10 73,114 August 31 6:00 pm Austin Peay Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee TBD W 45–0 97,169 August 31 7:00 pm Murray State Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri ESPN3 W 58–14 58,038 August 31 7:00 pm Kentucky Western Kentucky LP Field • Nashville, Tennessee ESPNews L 26–35 46,723 August 31 7:00 pm Washington State Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama ESPNU W 31–24 85,095 August 31 8:00 pm #5 Georgia #8 Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina ABC L 35–38 83,830 August 31 9:00 pm #12 LSU #20 TCU AT&T Stadium • Arlington, Texas (Cowboys Classic) ESPN W 37–27 80,230

Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Todd Gurley Georgia Robinson Therezie Auburn Christion Jones AlabamaReference:

Week Two Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference September 7 12:00 pm #12 Florida Miami (FL) Sun Life Stadium • Miami, Florida ESPN L 16–21 76,968 September 7 12:00 pm Miami (OH) Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky FSN W 41–7 54,846 September 7 12:21 pm WKU Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee SECN W 52–20 86,783 September 7 3:30 pm Toledo Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri ESPNU W 38–23 56,785 September 7 3:30 pm Alcorn State Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi ESPN3 W 51–7 55,085 September 7 4:30 pm #6 South Carolina #11 Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia ESPN UGA 41–30 92,746 September 7 7:00 pm UAB #9 LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge LA ESPNU W 56–17 90,037 September 7 7:00 pm Samford Arkansas War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, Arkansas ESPN3 W 31–21 47,358 September 7 7:00 pm Sam Houston State #7 Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, Texas ESPN3 W 65–28 86,800 September 7 7:00 pm Southeast Missouri State Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi ESPN3 W 31–13 60,815 September 7 7:30 pm Austin Peay Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee ESPN3 W 38–3 33,162 September 7 7:30 pm Arkansas State Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama FSN W 38–9 83,246

Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Aaron Murray Georgia Brian Randolph Tennessee Odell Beckham LSUReference:

Week Three Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference September 14 12:00 pm #7 Louisville Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky ESPN L 13–27 65,445 September 14 12:21 pm Southern Miss Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas SECN W 24–3 63,067 September 14 3:30 pm Tennessee #2 Oregon Autzen Stadium • Eugene, Oregon ABC L 14–59 57,895 September 14 3:30 pm #1 Alabama #6 Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, Texas CBS ALA 49–42 87,596 September 14 7:00 pm Vanderbilt #13 South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina ESPN SCAR 35–25 81,371 September 14 7:00 pm Mississippi State Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama ESPN2 AUB 24–20 85,817 September 14 7:00 pm Kent State #8 LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge LA ESPNU W 45–13 89,113 September 14 8:00 pm #25 Ole Miss Texas Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas LHN W 44–23 101,474

Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team A. J. McCarron Alabama Ego Ferguson LSU Jeff Scott Ole MissReference:

Week Four Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference September 21 12:00 pm Vanderbilt Massachusetts Gillette Stadium • Foxborough, Massachusetts ESPNU W 24–7 16,419 September 21 12:21 pm North Texas #9 Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia SECN W 45–21 92,746 September 21 3:30 pm Tennessee #19 Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida CBS FLA 31–17 90,074 September 21 3:30 pm Arkansas Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey ESPN/2/U L 24–28 51,969 September 21 7:00 pm Colorado State #1 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama ESPN2/U W 31–6 101,821 September 21 7:00 pm SMU #10 Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, Texas ESPN2/U W 42–13 86,542 September 21 7:30 pm Troy Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi FSN W 62–7 55,096 September 21 7:45 pm Auburn #6 LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge LA ESPN LSU 35–21 92,368 September 21 8:00 pm Missouri Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana BTN W 45–28 49,149

Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Reference:

Week Five Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference September 28 12:00 pm #12 South Carolina UCF Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, Florida ABC W 28–25 47,605 September 28 12:21 pm South Alabama Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee SECN W 31–24 87,266 September 28 3:30 pm #6 LSU #9 Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia CBS UGA 44–41 92,746 September 28 6:30 pm #21 Ole Miss #1 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama ESPN ALA 25–0 101,821 September 28 7:00 pm #10 Texas A&M Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas ESPN2 TAMU 45–33 72,613 September 28 7:00 pm #20 Florida Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky ESPNU FLA 24–7 62,076 September 28 7:30 pm Arkansas State Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri CSS W 41–19 62,468 September 28 7:30 pm UAB Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee FSN W 52–24 32,467

Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Reference:

Week Six Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference October 5 12:21 pm Georgia State #1 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama SEC Network W 45–3 101,254 October 5 3:30 pm #6 Georgia Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee CBS UGA 34–31 OT 102,455 October 5 7:00 pm #24 Ole Miss Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama ESPNU AUB 30–22 86,504 October 5 7:00 pm Arkansas #18 Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida ESPN2 FLA 30–10 90,043 October 5 7:00 pm #10 LSU Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi ESPN LSU 59–26 57,113 October 5 7:30 pm Missouri Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee CSS MIZZOU 51–28 36,892 October 5 7:30 pm Kentucky #13 South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina FSN SCAR 35–28 82,313

Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Reference:

Week Seven Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference October 12 12:00 pm #25 Missouri #7 Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia ESPN MIZZOU 41–26 92,746 October 12 12:21 pm #14 South Carolina Arkansas Williams-Brice Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas SEC Network SCAR 52–7 66,302 October 12 2:00 pm Western Carolina Auburn Jordan Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama PPV W 62–3 84,171 October 12 3:30 pm #17 Florida #10 LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana CBS LSU 17–6 92,980 October 12 7:00 pm #1 Alabama Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky ESPN2 ALA 48–7 69,873 October 12 7:30 pm Bowling Green Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi ESPN3 W 21–20 55,148 October 12 8:30 pm #9 Texas A&M Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi ESPN TAMU 41–38 60,950

Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Johnny Manziel Texas A&M Kentrell Brothers Missouri Sam Irwin-Hill ArkansasReference:

Week Eight Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference October 19 12:00 pm #15 Georgia Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee CBS VANDY 31–27 40,350 October 19 12:00 pm #11 South Carolina Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee ESPN TENN 23–21 95,736 October 19 12:21 pm #22 Florida #14 Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri SEC Network MIZZOU 36–17 67,124 October 19 3:30 pm #24 Auburn #7 Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, Texas CBS AUB 45–41 87,165 October 19 7:00 pm Arkansas #1 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama ESPN ALA 52–0 101,821 October 19 7:00 pm #6 LSU Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi ESPN2 MISS 27–24 61,160

Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Nick Marshall Auburn Michael Sam Missouri Michael Palardy TennesseeReference:

Week Nine