2016 SEC schedule released: Game dates and team schedules

The SEC released the 2016 schedule in a television event on Thursday night.

The SEC announced its full 2016 football schedule on Thursday, setting the slate for every team in the conference. 

The SEC already set the conference schedule through 2025, but Thursday night's announcement sets up both the order of the league schedule and reveals when teams will get their byes during the 2016 season. 

Team-By-Team

Alabama

DATE	OPPONENT
Sept. 3	Southern Cal (Arlington)
Sept. 10	WESTERN KENTUCKY
Sept. 17	at Ole Miss
Sept. 24	KENT STATE
Oct. 1	KENTUCKY
Oct. 8	at Arkansas
Oct. 15	at Tennessee
Oct. 22	TEXAS A&M
Oct. 29	open date
Nov. 5	at LSU
Nov. 12	MISSISSIPPI STATE
Nov. 19	UT-CHATTANOOGA
Nov. 26	AUBURN

Arkansas

DATE	OPPONENT
Sept. 3	LOUISIANA TECH
Sept. 10	at TCU
Sept. 17	TEXAS STATE
Sept. 24	Texas A&M (Arlington)
Oct. 1	ALCORN STATE (Little Rock)
Oct. 8	ALABAMA
Oct. 15	OLE MISS
Oct. 22	at Auburn
Oct. 29	open date
Nov. 5	FLORIDA
Nov. 12	LSU
Nov. 19	at Mississippi State
Nov. 26	at Missouri

Auburn

DATE	OPPONENT
Sept. 3	CLEMSON
Sept. 10	ARKANSAS STATE
Sept. 17	TEXAS A&M
Sept. 24	LSU
Oct. 1	LOUISIANA-MONROE
Oct. 8	at Mississippi State
Oct. 15	open date
Oct. 22	ARKANSAS
Oct. 29	at Ole Miss
Nov. 5	VANDERBILT
Nov. 12	at Georgia
Nov. 19	ALABAMA A&M
Nov. 26	at Alabama

Florida

DATE	OPPONENT
Sept. 3	UMASS
Sept. 10	KENTUCKY
Sept. 17	NORTH TEXAS
Sept. 24	at Tennessee
Oct. 1	at Vanderbilt
Oct. 8	LSU
Oct. 15	MISSOURI
Oct. 22	open date
Oct. 29	Georgia (Jacksonville)
Nov. 5	at Arkansas
Nov. 12	SOUTH CAROLINA
Nov. 19	PRESBYTERIAN
Nov. 26	at Florida State

Georgia

DATE	OPPONENT
Sept. 3	North Carolina (Atlanta)
Sept. 10	NICHOLLS STATE
Sept. 17	at Missouri
Sept. 24	at Ole Miss
Oct. 1	TENNESSEE
Oct. 8	at South Carolina
Oct. 15	VANDERBILT
Oct. 22	open date
Oct. 29	Florida (Jacksonville)
Nov. 5	at Kentucky
Nov. 12	AUBURN
Nov. 19	LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE
Nov. 26	GEORGIA TECH

Kentucky

DATE	OPPONENT
Sept. 3	SOUTHERN MISS
Sept. 10	at Florida
Sept. 17	NEW MEXICO STATE
Sept. 24	SOUTH CAROLINA
Oct. 1	at Alabama
Oct. 8	VANDERBILT
Oct. 15	open date
Oct. 22	MISSISSIPPI STATE
Oct. 29	at Missouri
Nov. 5	GEORGIA
Nov. 12	at Tennessee
Nov. 19	AUSTIN PEAY
Nov. 26	at Louisville

LSU

DATE	OPPONENT
Sept. 3	Wisconsin (Green Bay)
Sept. 10	JACKSONVILLE STATE
Sept. 17	MISSISSIPPI STATE
Sept. 24	at Auburn
Oct. 1	MISSOURI
Oct. 8	at Florida
Oct. 15	SOUTHERN MISS
Oct. 22	OLE MISS
Oct. 29	open date
Nov. 5	ALABAMA
Nov. 12	at Arkansas
Nov. 19	SOUTH ALABAMA
Nov. 24 (Thurs)	at Texas A&M

Ole Miss

DATE	OPPONENT
Sept. 5 (Mon)	Florida State (Orlando)
Sept. 10	WOFFORD
Sept. 17	ALABAMA
Sept. 24	GEORGIA
Oct. 1	MEMPHIS
Oct. 8	open date
Oct. 15	at Arkansas
Oct. 22	at LSU
Oct. 29	AUBURN
Nov. 5	GEORGIA SOUTHERN
Nov. 12	at Texas A&M
Nov. 19	at Vanderbilt
Nov. 26	MISSISSIPPI STATE

Mississippi State

DATE	OPPONENT
Sept. 3	SOUTH ALABAMA
Sept. 10	SOUTH CAROLINA
Sept. 17	at LSU
Sept. 24	at UMass
Oct. 1	open date
Oct. 8	AUBURN
Oct. 15	at BYU
Oct. 22	at Kentucky
Oct. 29	SAMFORD
Nov. 5	TEXAS A&M
Nov. 12	at Alabama
Nov. 19	ARKANSAS
Nov. 26	at Ole Miss

Missouri

DATE	OPPONENT
Sept. 3	at West Virginia
Sept. 10	EASTERN MICHIGAN
Sept. 17	GEORGIA
Sept. 24	DELAWARE STATE
Oct. 1	at LSU
Oct. 8	open date
Oct. 15	at Florida
Oct. 22	MIDDLE TENNESSEE
Oct. 29	KENTUCKY
Nov. 5	at South Carolina
Nov. 12	VANDERBILT
Nov. 19	at Tennessee
Nov. 26	ARKANSAS

South Carolina

DATE	OPPONENT
Sept. 1 (Thurs)	at Vanderbilt
Sept. 10	at Mississippi State
Sept. 17	EAST CAROLINA
Sept. 24	at Kentucky
Oct. 1	TEXAS A&M
Oct. 8	GEORGIA
Oct. 15	open date
Oct. 22	UMass
Oct. 29	TENNESSEE
Nov. 5	MISSOURI
Nov. 12	at Florida
Nov. 19	WESTERN CAROLINA
Nov. 26	at Clemson

Tennessee

DATE	OPPONENT
Sept. 3	APPALACHIAN STATE
Sept. 10	Virginia Tech (Bristol)
Sept. 17	OHIO
Sept. 24	FLORIDA
Oct. 1	at Georgia
Oct. 8	at Texas A&M
Oct. 15	ALABAMA
Oct. 22	open date
Oct. 29	at South Carolina
Nov. 5	TENNESSEE TECH
Nov. 12	KENTUCKY
Nov. 19	MISSOURI
Nov. 26	at Vanderbilt

Texas A&M

DATE	OPPONENT
Sept. 3	UCLA
Sept. 10	PRAIRIE VIEW
Sept. 17	at Auburn
Sept. 24	Arkansas (Arlington)
Oct. 1	at South Carolina
Oct. 8	TENNESSEE
Oct. 15	open date
Oct. 22	at Alabama
Oct. 29	NEW MEXICO STATE
Nov. 5	at Mississippi State
Nov. 12	OLE MISS
Nov. 19	TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO
Nov. 24 (Thurs)	LSU

Vanderbilt

DATE	OPPONENT
Sept. 1 (Thurs)	SOUTH CAROLINA
Sept. 10	MIDDLE TENNESSEE
Sept. 17	at Georgia Tech
Sept. 24	at Western Kentucky
Oct. 1	FLORIDA
Oct. 8	at Kentucky
Oct. 15	at Georgia
Oct. 22	TENNESSEE STATE
Oct. 29	open date
Nov. 5	at Auburn
Nov. 12	at Missouri
Nov. 19	OLE MISS
Nov. 26	TENNESSEE

The SEC released all the dates for the 2016 season on Thursday. (USATSI)