2022 Southeastern Conference football season

2022 Southeastern Conference football season
League	NCAA Division I FBS football season
Sport	Football
Duration	August 27, 2022 through December 3, 2022
Number of teams	14
TV partner(s)	(CBS (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU, SEC Network, ESPN+)
2023 NFL draft
Top draft pick	QB Bryce Young, Alabama
Picked by	Carolina Panthers, 1st overall
Regular season
East champions	Georgia
East runners-up	Tennessee
West champions	LSU
West runners-up	Alabama
SEC Championship Game
Champions	Georgia
Runners-up	LSU
Finals MVP	Stetson Bennett, QB
Football seasons
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2022 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 1 Georgia xy$#^		8	–	0					15	–	0
No. 6 Tennessee		6	–	2					11	–	2
No. 23 South Carolina		4	–	4					8	–	5
Kentucky		3	–	5					7	–	6
Florida		3	–	5					6	–	7
Missouri		3	–	5					6	–	7
Vanderbilt		2	–	6					5	–	7
West Division
No. 16 LSU xy		6	–	2					10	–	4
No. 5 Alabama x		6	–	2					11	–	2
No. 20 Mississippi State		4	–	4					9	–	4
Ole Miss		4	–	4					8	–	5
Arkansas		3	–	5					7	–	6
Auburn		2	–	6					5	–	7
Texas A&M		2	–	6					5	–	7
Championship: Georgia 50, LSU 30
# – College Football Playoff champion ^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 Southeastern Conference football season is the 90th season of Southeastern Conference (SEC) football, taking place during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season began on August 27, 2022 and ended with the 2022 SEC Championship Game on December 3, 2022. The SEC is a Power Five conference as part of the College Football Playoff system.

Previous season

Alabama defeated Georgia 41–24 in the 2021 SEC Championship Game.

Alabama and Georgia were selected to play in the 2022 College Football Playoff. No. 1 Alabama defeated No. 4 Cincinnati 27–6 in the Cotton Bowl Classic CFP semifinal game. No. 3 Georgia defeated No. 2 Michigan 34–11 in the Orange Bowl CFP semifinal game. Alabama and Georgia met on January 10, 2022, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana in a rematch of the 2021 SEC Championship game and 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship to play for the 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship. Georgia defeated Alabama 33–18, winning their third national championship in school history and their first since 1980.

Eleven other SEC teams accepted invitations to bowl games, but Texas A&M was unable to play in the Gator Bowl due to injuries and sickness from COVID-19, so only 10 teams played in their bowl games.

Results from the rest of the SEC bowl games:

• South Carolina defeated North Carolina 38–21 in the Duke's Mayo Bowl.
• Arkansas defeated Penn State 24–10 in the Outback Bowl.
• Kentucky defeated Iowa 20–17 in the Citrus Bowl.
• Missouri lost to Army 24–22 in the Armed Forces Bowl.
• Florida lost to UCF 29–17 in the Gasparilla Bowl.
• Auburn lost to Houston 17–13 in the Birmingham Bowl.
• Mississippi State lost to Texas Tech 34–7 in the Liberty Bowl.
• Tennessee lost to Purdue 48–45 in overtime in the Music City Bowl.
• Ole Miss lost to Baylor 21–7 in the Sugar Bowl.
• Louisiana State lost to Kansas State 42–20 in the TaxAct Texas Bowl.

Preseason

2022 SEC Spring Football and number of signees on signing day:

East Division

• Georgia –
• Florida –
• Kentucky –
• Missouri –
• South Carolina –
• Tennessee –
• Vanderbilt -

West Division

• Alabama –
• Arkansas –
• Auburn –
• LSU –
• Mississippi State –
• Ole Miss –
• Texas A&M -

Recruiting classes

National Rankings

Team	ESPN [1]	Rivals [2]	24/7 [3]	On3 Recruits [4]	Total Signees
Alabama	2	2	2	2
Arkansas		26	28	25
Auburn		18	21	18
Florida		20	17	20
Georgia	3	3	3	3
Kentucky		14	14	15
LSU		15	12	13
Ole Miss		29	23	21
Mississippi State		16	27	23
Missouri		12	15	16
South Carolina		27	25	26
Tennessee		13	18	17
Texas A&M	1	1	1	1
Vanderbilt		35	32	32

SEC Media Days

The 2022 SEC Media days were held on July 18–21, 2022 at College Football Hall of Fame and The Omni Atlanta Hotel at CNN Center in Atlanta, GA. The Preseason Polls were released in July 2022. Each team had their head coach available to talk to the media at the event. Coverage of the event was televised on SEC Network and ESPN.

The teams and representatives in respective order were as follows:

• SEC Commissioner – Greg Sankey
• Monday July 18
  • LSU – Brian Kelly (HC), Jack Bech (WR), Mike Jones Jr. (LB) and BJ Ojulari (DE)
  • Ole Miss – Lane Kiffin (HC), Jonathan Mingo (WR), Cedric Johnson (DE) and Nick Broeker (OL)
  • Missouri - Eliah Drinkwitz (HC), Barrett Banister (WR), Martez Manuel (DB) and Isaiah McGuire (DL)
• Tuesday July 19
  • Alabama – Nick Saban (HC), Bryce Young (QB), Jordan Battle (DL) and Will Anderson Jr. (LB)
  • Mississippi State – Mike Leach (HC), Jaden Crumedy (DT), Nathaniel Watson (LB) and Austin Williams (WR)
  • South Carolina – Shane Beamer (HC), Jovaughn Gwyn (OL), Dakereon Joyner (WR), Zacch Pickens (DL)
  • Vanderbilt – Clark Lea (HC), Ben Bresnahan (TE), Anfernee Orji (LB) and Mike Wright (QB)
• Wednesday July 20
  • Arkansas – Sam Pittman (HC), Jalen Catalon (S), KJ Jefferson (QB) and Bumper Pool (LB)
  • Florida – Billy Napier (HC), Anthony Richardson (QB), Richard Gouraige (OL) and Ventrell Miller (LB)
  • Georgia – Kirby Smart (HC), Stetson Bennett IV (QB), Nolan Smith (LB) and Sedrick Van Pran-Granger (OL)
  • Kentucky – Mark Stoops (HC), Will Levis (QB), Kenneth Horsey (OG) and DeAndre Square (LB)
• Thursday July 21
  • Auburn – Bryan Harsin (HC), Tank Bigsby (RB), Derick Hall (DE) and John Samuel Shenker (TE)
  • Tennessee - Josh Heupel (HC), Trevon Flowers (S), Hendon Hooker (QB) and Cedric Tillman (WR)
  • Texas A&M – Jimbo Fisher (HC), Demani Richardson (DB), Layden Robinson (OL) and Ainias Smith (WR)

Preseason media polls

East

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Georgia	1254 (172)
2	Kentucky	932 (4)
3	Tennessee	929 (1)
4	Florida	712
5	South Carolina	662 (3)
6	Missouri	383
7	Vanderbilt	196 (1)

West

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Alabama	1262 (177)
2	Texas A&M	968 (3)
3	Arkansas	844 (1)
4	Ole Miss	675
5	LSU	591
6	Mississippi State	390
7	Auburn	338

Media poll (SEC Championship)
Rank	Team	Votes
1	Alabama	158
2	Georgia	18
3	South Carolina	3
4	Texas A&M	1
5	Vanderbilt	1

Preseason awards

All−American Teams

	AP 1st Team [5]	AP 2nd Team	AS 1st Team [6]	AS 2nd Team	WCFF 1st Team [7]	WCFF 2nd Team	ESPN [8]	CBS 1st Team [9]	CBS 2nd Team	CFN 1st Team [10] [11]	CFN 2nd Team	PFF 1st Team [12]	PFF 2nd Team	SN 1st Team [13]	SN 2nd Team
Ainias Smith, WR/PR, Texas A&M			Y	Y				Y
Antonio Johnson, DB, Texas A&M	Y		Y		Y			Y			Y	Y		Y
BJ Ojulari, LB, LSU															Y
Brock Bowers, TE, Georgia	Y		Y		Y		Y	Y		Y					Y
Bryce Young, QB, Alabama	Y		Y		Y		Y	Y		Y		Y		Y
Bumper Pool, LB, Arkansas											Y
Cam Smith, DB, South Carolina		Y	Y		Y		Y		Y			Y			Y
Dallas Turner, LB, Alabama							Y
Eli Ricks, DB, Alabama	Y				Y				Y	Y		Y			Y
Emil Ekiyor Jr., OL, Alabama		Y							Y		Y			Y
Gervon Dexter, DL, Florida						Y									Y
Harrison Mevis, K, Missouri		Y	Y				Y		Y			Y
Jahmyr Gibbs, RB/KR, Alabama		Y	Y	Y					Y					Y
Jalen Carter, DL, Georgia	Y		Y		Y		Y	Y		Y		Y		Y
Jalen Catalon, DB, Arkansas		Y		Y			Y		Y						Y
Jordan Battle, DB, Alabama	Y		Y				Y	Y		Y			Y	Y
Kayshon Boutte, WR, LSU	Y			Y	Y				Y		Y	Y
Kelee Ringo, DB, Georgia	Y		Y		Y			Y		Y			Y	Y
Layden Robinson, OL, Texas A&M							Y
Nick Broeker, OL, Ole Miss				Y
Nik Constantinou, P, Texas A&M												Y
Nolan Smith, LB, Georgia				Y					Y		Y	Y
O'Cyrus Torrence, OL, Florida		Y			Y				Y			Y
Ricky Stromberg, OL, Arkansas											Y
Tayvion Robinson, WR/PR, Kentucky												Y
Tykee Smith, DB, Georgia									Y
Will Anderson Jr., LB, Alabama	Y		Y		Y		Y	Y		Y		Y		Y

Individual awards

Award Head Coach/Player School Position Year Ref Lott Trophy Will Anderson Jr. Alabama LB Jr. [14] Jordan Battle DB Sr. Henry To'oTo'o LB Derick Hall Auburn DL Jalen Carter Georgia DT Jr. Kelee Ringo CB Jr. J. J. Weaver Kentucky LB Jr. BJ Ojulari LSU DE Kris Abrams-Draine Missouri DB Troy Brown Ole Miss LB Sr. Jeremy Banks Tennessee Antonio Johnson Texas A&M CB So. Dodd Trophy Nick Saban Alabama HC —— [15] Sam Pittman Arkansas Kirby Smart Georgia Mark Stoops Kentucky Lane Kiffin Ole Miss Jimbo Fisher Texas A&M Maxwell Award Bryce Young Alabama QB Jr. [16] Will Anderson Jr. LB KJ Jefferson Arkansas QB Jr. Tank Bigsby Auburn RB Jr. Anthony Richardson Florida QB So. Stetson Bennett Georgia Sr. Brock Bowers TE So. Will Levis Kentucky QB Sr. Chris Rodriguez Jr. RB Sr. Kayshon Boutte LSU WR Jr. Hendon Hooker Tennessee QB Sr. Cedric Tillman WR De’Von Achane Texas A&M RB Jr. Mike Wright Vanderbilt QB Davey O'Brien Award Bryce Young Alabama QB [17] KJ Jefferson Arkansas Stetson Bennett Georgia Sr. Will Levis Kentucky Will Rogers Mississippi State Jr. Spencer Rattler South Carolina Hendon Hooker Tennessee Sr. Doak Walker Award Tank Bigsby Auburn RB Jr. [18] Nay'Quan Wright Florida Nathaniel Peat Missouri Sr. Jabari Small Tennessee Jr. De’Von Achane Texas A&M Biletnikoff Award Jermaine Burton Alabama WR [19] Brock Bowers Georgia TE So. Kayshon Boutte LSU WR Jr. Corey Rucker South Carolina Cedric Tillman Tennessee Sr.

Award Head Coach/Player School Position Year Ref John Mackey Award Cameron Latu Alabama TE Sr. [20] John Samuel Shenker Auburn Sr. Arik Gilbert Georgia So. Brock Bowers So. Darnell Washington Jr. Michael Trigg Ole Miss So. Austin Stogner South Carolina Graduate Jaheim Bell Jr. Jacob Warren Tennessee RS Sr. Ben Bresnahan Vanderbilt Sr. Rimington Trophy Ricky Stromberg Arkansas OL Sr. [21] Nick Brahms Auburn Kingsley Eguakun Florida So. Sedrick Van Pran-Granger Georgia LaQuinston Sharp Mississippi State Sr. Bryce Foster Texas A&M So. Butkus Award Henry To'oTo'o Alabama LB Sr. [22] Jaylen Moody Sr. Bumper Pool Arkansas Sr. Owen Pappoe Auburn Ventrell Miller Florida Sr. Jamon Dumas-Johnson Georgia So. DeAndre Square Kentucky Graduate Micah Baskerville LSU Troy Brown Ole Miss Sr. Sherrod Greene South Carolina Graduate Jeremy Banks Tennessee Sr. Anfernee Orji Vanderbilt Jim Thorpe Award Jordan Battle Alabama DB [23] Jalen Catalon Arkansas Jr. Christopher Smith II Georgia Sr. Kelee Ringo Jr. South Carolina Jr. Antonio Johnson Texas A&M So. Bronko Nagurski Trophy Eli Ricks Alabama DB Jr. [24] Jordan Battle Sr. Will Anderson Jr. LB Jr. Henry To'oTo'o Sr. Bumper Pool Arkansas Jalen Catalon DB Jr. Derick Hall Auburn DL Sr. Jalen Carter Georgia DT Jr. Kelee Ringo CB Jr. Nolan Smith LB Sr. BJ Ojulari LSU DE Jr. Emmanuel Forbes Mississippi State DB Cam Smith South Carolina Antonio Johnson Texas A&M So. Outland Trophy Emil Ekiyor Jr. Alabama OL Sr. [25] Justin Eboigbe DT Sr. Ricky Stromberg Arkansas OL Gervon Dexter Florida DL So. O'Cyrus Torrence OL Jr. Broderick Jones Georgia OT So. Jalen Carter DT Jr. Warren Ericson OL Sr. Eli Cox Kentucky C Jr. Jaquelin Roy LSU DT Nick Broeker Ole Miss OG Sr. Dylan Wonnum South Carolina OT Graduate Layden Robinson Texas A&M OL Jr. McKinnley Jackson DT

Award Head Coach/Player School Position Year Ref Lou Groza Award Will Reichard Alabama PK Sr. [26] Cam Little Arkansas So. Jack Podlesny Georgia Sr. Harrison Mevis Missouri Jr. Ray Guy Award Reid Bauer Arkansas P Graduate [27] Colin Goodfellow Kentucky Jay Bramblett LSU Sr. Kai Kroeger South Carolina Jr. Paxton Brooks Tennessee Sr. Nik Constantinou Texas A&M Jr. Matthew Hayball Vanderbilt Paul Hornung Award Jahmyr Gibbs Alabama RB [28] Tank Bigsby Auburn Jo'Quavious Marks Mississippi State De'Von Achane Texas A&M Wuerffel Trophy Jordan Battle Alabama DB Sr. [29] Cam Little Arkansas PK So. Nick Brahms Auburn OL Sr. Nay'Quan Wright Florida RB Jr. Kearis Jackson Georgia WR/ST Sr. Jalen Geiger Kentucky DB Jr. Ali Gaye LSU DL Graduate Mike Jones Jr. LB Sr. Austin Williams Mississippi State WR Barrett Banister Missouri KD Hill Ole Miss DL MarShawn Lloyd South Carolina RB So. Jacob Warren Tennessee TE Sr. Layden Robinson Texas A&M OL Jr. Ben Bresnahan Vanderbilt TE Sr. Walter Camp Award Bryce Young Alabama QB Jr. [30] Eli Ricks CB Will Anderson Jr. LB Brock Bowers Georgia TE So. Jalen Carter DT Jr. Kelee Ringo CB Jr. Chris Rodriguez Jr. Kentucky RB Sr. Will Levis QB Kayshon Boutte LSU WR Jr. Spencer Rattler South Carolina QB Cedric Tillman Tennessee WR Sr. Bednarik Award Henry To'oTo'o Alabama LB Sr. [31] Jordan Battle CB Will Anderson Jr. LB Jr. Bumper Pool Arkansas Sr. Jalen Catalon DB Colby Wooden Auburn Jr. Derick Hall Sr. Brenton Cox Jr. Florida LB Jr. Jalen Carter Georgia DT Kelee Ringo CB Jr. Nolan Smith LB Sr. BJ Ojulari LSU DE Jr. Emmanuel Forbes Mississippi State DB Isaiah McGuire Missouri DE Sr. Antonio Johnson Texas A&M CB So. Anfernee Orji Vanderbilt LB Sr. Rotary Lombardi Award Henry To'oTo'o Alabama LB [32] Will Anderson Jr. Jr. Bumper Pool Arkansas Sr. Derick Hall Auburn DE O'Cyrus Torrence Florida OL Jr. Brock Bowers Georgia TE So. Jalen Carter DT Jr. Nolan Smith LB Sr. Ali Gaye LSU DE Graduate Nick Broeker Ole Miss OG Sr. Layden Robinson Texas A&M Patrick Mannelly Award Marco Ortiz Florida LS Jr. [33] Wesley Schelling Vanderbilt Jr. Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Jase McClellan Alabama RB Jr. [34] Dominique Johnson Arkansas Tauskie Dove Missouri WR Graduate Zach Evans Ole Miss RB Jr. Austin Stogner South Carolina TE Graduate Ainias Smith Texas A&M WR Sr. Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award Cameron Latu Alabama TE Sr. [35] Henry To'oTo'o LB Sr. Manning Award Bryce Young QB Jr. [36] KJ Jefferson Arkansas Stetson Bennett Georgia Sr. Hendon Hooker Tennessee Will Levis Kentucky Will Rogers Mississippi State Jr. Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Bryce Young Alabama QB Jr. [37] KJ Jefferson Arkansas Zach Calzada Auburn So. Anthony Richardson Florida Stetson Bennett Georgia Sr. Will Levis Kentucky Sr. Jayden Daniels LSU Jr. Will Rogers Mississippi State Spencer Rattler South Carolina Hendon Hooker Tennessee Sr. Haynes King Texas A&M So. Ted Hendricks Award

Preseason All-SEC

Media First Team Offense Position Player Class Team QB Bryce Young JR Alabama RB Jahmyr Gibbs Tank Bigsby Auburn WR Jermaine Burton Alabama Kayshon Boutte LSU TE Brock Bowers SO Georgia OL Emil Ekiyor Jr. RS SR Alabama Warren McClendon JR Georgia O'Cyrus Torrence Florida Nick Broeker SR Ole Miss C Ricky Stromberg Arkansas First Team Defense Position Player Class Team DL Derick Hall SR Auburn Jalen Carter JR Georgia BJ Ojulari LSU Byron Young SR Tennessee LB Henry To'oTo'o Alabama Nolan Smith Georgia Will Anderson Jr. JR Alabama DB Eli Ricks Jordan Battle SR Jalen Catalon RS JR Arkansas Kelee Ringo RS SO Georgia First Team Special Teams Position Player Class Team P Nik Constantinou SO Texas A&M K Will Reichard SR Alabama RS Kearis Jackson Georgia AP Jahmyr Gibbs JR Alabama Second Team Offense Position Player Class Team QB Hendon Hooker SR Tennessee RB Chris Rodriguez Jr. Kentucky De'Von Achane JR Texas A&M WR Jonathan Mingo Ole Miss Cedric Tillman SR Tennessee TE Cameron Latu RS SR Alabama OL Javion Cohen JR Kenneth Horsey SR Kentucky Darnell Wright Tennessee Layden Robinson RS SO Texas A&M C Sedrick Van Pran-Granger Georgia Second Team Defense Position Player Class Team DL D. J. Dale SR Alabama Colby Wooden JR Auburn Ali Gaye GS LSU Zacch Pickens SR South Carolina LB Bumper Pool Arkansas Brenton Cox Jr. RS JR Florida Dallas Turner SO Alabama DB Cam Smith RS JR South Carolina Christopher Smith II SR Georgia Emmanuel Forbes JR Mississippi State Antonio Johnson Texas A&M Second Team Special Teams Position Player Class Team K Oscar Chapman JR Auburn P Anders Carlson SR RS Ainias Smith Texas A&M AP De'Von Achane JR Third Team Offense Position Player Class Team QB Will Levis RS SR Kentucky RB Kenny McIntosh SR Georgia Zach Evans JR Ole Miss WR Ainias Smith SR Texas A&M Josh Vann GS South Carolina TE Jaheim Bell Jr OL Kendall Randolph GS Alabama Tyler Steen Brady Latham RS JR Arkansas Javon Foster SR Missouri Jeremy James JR Ole Miss C Cooper Mays Tennessee Third Team Defense Position Player Class Team DL Justin Eboigbe SR Alabama Gervon Dexter SO Florida Maason Smith LSU McKinnley Jackson JR Texas A&M LB Owen Pappoe SR Auburn Ventrell Miller GS Florida Jeremy Banks RS SR Tennessee DB Malachi Moore JR Alabama Kool-Aid McKinstry SO Trey Dean SR Florida Trevon Flowers Tennessee Third Team Special Teams Position Player Class Team P Paxton Brooks SR Tennessee K Harrison Mevis JR Missouri RS JoJo Earle SO Alabama AP Ainias Smith SR Texas A&M References: [38]

Coaches First Team Offense Position Player Class Team QB Bryce Young JR Alabama RB Tank Bigsby Auburn Chris Rodriguez Jr. SR Kentucky WR Kayshon Boutte JR LSU Cedric Tillman SR Tennessee TE Brock Bowers SO Georgia OL Warren McClendon JR Emil Ekiyor Jr. RS SR Alabama O'Cyrus Torrence JR Florida Layden Robinson RS SO Texas A&M C Ricky Stromberg SR Arkansas First Team Defense Position Player Class Team DL Derick Hall SR Auburn Jalen Carter JR Georgia BJ Ojulari LSU Byron Young SR Tennessee LB Henry To'oTo'o Alabama Bumper Pool Arkansas Will Anderson Jr. JR Alabama DB Eli Ricks Jordan Battle SR Jalen Catalon RS JR Arkansas Kelee Ringo RS SO Georgia Cam Smith RS JR South Carolina First Team Special Teams Position Player Class Team K Harrison Mevis JR Missouri P Nik Constantinou SO Texas A&M RS Ainias Smith SR AP Second Team Offense Position Player Class Team QB Hendon Hooker SR Tennessee Stetson Bennett Georgia RB De'Von Achane JR Texas A&M Jahmyr Gibbs Alabama WR Jermaine Burton Jonathan Mingo SR Ole Miss TE Cameron Latu RS SR Alabama OL Kenneth Horsey SR Kentucky Javon Foster Missouri Nick Broeker Ole Miss Darnell Wright Tennessee C Sedrick Van Pran-Granger RS SO Georgia Second Team Defense Position Player Class Team DL Colby Wooden JR Auburn Zacch Pickens SR South Carolina Ali Gaye GS LSU Gervon Dexter SO Florida LB Nolan Smith SR Georgia Brenton Cox Jr. RS JR Florida Dallas Turner SO Alabama DB Christopher Smith II SR Georgia Emmanuel Forbes JR Mississippi State Antonio Johnson Texas A&M Malachi Moore Alabama Second Team Special Teams Position Player Class Team K Will Reichard SR Alabama P Oscar Chapman JR Auburn RS Kearis Jackson SR Georgia AP Jahymr Gibbs JR Alabama Third Team Offense Position Player Class Team QB Will Levis RS SR Kentucky RB Jabari Small JR Tennessee Zach Evans Ole Miss WR Ainias Smith SR Texas A&M Ladd McConkey RS SO Georgia Josh Vann GS South Carolina Jaden Walley JR Mississippi State Tayvion Robinson SR Kentucky TE Jaheim Bell JR South Carolina OL Javion Cohen JR Alabama Tyler Steen GS Brady Latham RS JR Arkansas Jeremy James JR Ole Miss Reuben Fatheree II SO Texas A&M C Bryce Foster Third Team Defense Position Player Class Tram DL Jordan Davis GS Mississippi State D. J. Dale SR Alabama Justin Eboigbe Jordan Burch JR South Carolina Jaquelin Roy LSU Cedric Johnson Ole Miss Cameron Young RS SR Mississippi State LB Anfernee Orji SR Vanderbilt Ventrell Miller RS SR Florida Jeremy Banks Tennessee Anfernee Orji SR Vanderbilt Jacquez Jones GS Kentucky Tyrus Wheat Mississippi State DeAndre Square Kentucky DB A. J. Finley SR Ole Miss Brian Branch JR Alabama Kool-Aid McKinstry SO Kris Abrams-Draine JR Missouri Trey Dean SR Florida Trevon Flowers Tennessee Third Team Special Teams Position Player Class Team K Anders Carlson JR Auburn P Paxton Brooks SR Tennessee RS JoJo Earle SO Alabama AP De'Von Achane JR Texas A&M References: [39]

Head coaches

There was two coaching changes before the 2022 season.

Coaches

Note: All stats current through the completion of the 2021 season

School	Coach	Year
Alabama	Nick Saban	16th
Arkansas	Sam Pittman	3rd
Auburn	Bryan Harsin	2nd
Florida	Billy Napier	1st
Georgia	Kirby Smart	7th
Kentucky	Mark Stoops	10th
LSU	Brian Kelly	1st
Mississippi State	Mike Leach	3rd
Missouri	Eliah Drinkwitz	3rd
Ole Miss	Lane Kiffin	3rd
South Carolina	Shane Beamer	2nd
Tennessee	Josh Heupel	2nd
Texas A&M	Jimbo Fisher	5th
Vanderbilt	Clark Lea	2nd

Mid-season changes

• On October 31, Auburn fired head coach Bryan Harsin after posting a 9–12 record with the school over two years. ^[40] Cadillac Williams was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. On November 28, Auburn announced that they had signed Liberty head coach Hugh Freeze to take over their head coaching position beginning in 2023. ^[41]

Post-season changes

• On December 12, Mississippi State head coach Mike Leach died after suffering a major heart attack. ^[42] Mississippi State still elected to play in their bowl game. Defensive coordinator Zach Arnett was named interim head coach during Leach's hospitalization and promoted to permanent head coach after Leach's death. ^[43]

Rankings

Main article: 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

		Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Final
Alabama	AP	1 (54)	1 (44)	2 (9)	2 (3)	2 (4)	1 (25)	3 (11)	6	6	6	10	8	8	6	5	5
	C	1 (54)	1 (57)	1 (39)	2 (24)	2 (26)	1 (34)	1 (35)	6	6	6	11	8	7	6	5	5
	CFP	Not released									6	9	8	7	6	5
Arkansas	AP	19	16	10	10	20	RV		RV	RV	RV			RV
	C	23	17	11	10	19	25		RV	RV	RV
	CFP	Not released
Auburn	AP	RV	RV	RV
	C	RV	RV	RV
	CFP	Not released
Florida	AP	RV	12	18	20	RV	RV	RV					RV
	C	RV	19	21	22	RV	RV	RV					RV
	CFP	Not released
Georgia	AP	3 (3)	2 (17)	1 (53)	1 (59)	1 (55)	2 (28)	1 (32)	1 (31)	1 (31)	1 (30)	1 (62)	1 (62)	1 (62)	1 (58)	1 (62)	1 (63)
	C	3 (6)	2 (6)	2 (25)	1 (40)	1 (34)	2 (23)	2 (18)	1 (43)	1 (43)	1 (45)	1 (61)	1 (61)	1 (59)	1 (60)	1 (59)	1 (63)
	CFP	Not released									3	1	1	1	1	1
Kentucky	AP	20	20	9	8	7	13	22	19	19	RV	RV
	C	21	20	10	9	8	13	22	18	17	24	24	RV
	CFP	Not released										24
LSU	AP	RV			RV	RV	25	RV	RV	18	15	7	6	6	11	16	16
	C	RV			RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	20	17	8	7	6	13	15	15
	CFP	Not released									10	7	6	5	14	17
Mississippi State	AP	RV	RV	RV			23	16	24	RV	RV	RV		RV	25	24	20
	C	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	23	17	24	RV	RV	RV		RV	25	23	19
	CFP	Not released													24	22
Missouri	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Ole Miss	AP	21	22	20	16	14	9	9	7	15	11	11	14	20	RV	RV
	C	24	23	17	13	11	9	9	7	12	10	9	14	19	RV	RV	RV
	CFP	Not released									11	11	14	20
South Carolina	AP	RV	RV					RV	RV	25	RV	RV		RV	20	20	23
	C		RV					RV	RV	25	RV	RV		RV	20	19	23
	CFP	Not released													19	19
Tennessee	AP	RV	24	15	11	8	8	6	3 (15)	3 (13)	2т (18)	5	5	9	7	6	6
	C	RV	RV	16	12	9	8	8	4 (2)	3 (2)	3 (5)	5	5	11	8	6	6
	CFP	Not released									1	5	5	10	7	6
Texas A&M	AP	6	6	24	23	17	RV
	C	7	6	22	20	17	RV	RV
	CFP	Not released
Vanderbilt	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released

Legend

		Improvement in ranking
		Drop in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
		No change in ranking from previous week
RV		Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
т		Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

Regular season

The 2022 schedule was released on September 21, 2021. The season began on August 27, 2022, and will end with the SEC Championship Game on December 3, 2022.

Week Zero

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 27	9:30 p.m.	Vanderbilt	Hawaii	Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI	CBSSN	W 63–10	9,346
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week One

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 p.m.	Ball State	Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	SECN	W 59–10	92,236
September 1	7:00 p.m.	Louisiana Tech	Missouri	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	ESPNU	W 52–24	47,653
September 3	11:00 a.m.	Sam Houston State	No. 6 Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	SECN	W 31–0	97,946
September 3	2:30 p.m.	No. 23 Cincinnati	No. 19 Arkansas	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	ESPN	W 31–24	74,751
September 3	2:30 p.m.	No. 11  Oregon	No. 3 Georgia	Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game)	ABC	W 49–3	76,490
September 3	3:00 p.m.	Troy	No. 21 Ole Miss	Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	SECN	W 28–10	60,533
September 3	6:00 p.m.	No. 7 Utah	Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	ESPN	W 29–26	90,799
September 3	6:00 p.m.	No. 23 (FCS)  Mercer	Auburn	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	SECN+/ESPN+	W 42–16	84,562
September 3	6:00 p.m.	Miami (OH)	No. 20 Kentucky	Kroger Field • Lexington, KY	SECN+/ESPN+	W 37–13	61,139
September 3	6:00 p.m.	Elon	Vanderbilt	FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, TN	SECN+/ESPN+	W 42–31	20,120
September 3	6:30 p.m.	Utah State	No. 1 Alabama	Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	SECN	W 55–0	98,321
September 3	6:30 p.m.	Memphis	Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS	ESPNU	W 49–23	50,360
September 3	6:30 p.m.	Georgia State	South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	SECN+/ESPN+	W 35–14	78,297
September 4	6:30 p.m.	Florida State	LSU	Caesars Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Louisiana Kickoff)	ABC	L 23–24	68,388
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week Two

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 10	11:00 a.m.	Missouri	Kansas State	Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS	ESPN2	L 6–40	51,806
September 10	11:00 a.m.	No. 1 Alabama	Texas	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	FOX	W 20–19	105,213
September 10	11:00 a.m.	South Carolina	No. 16 Arkansas	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	ESPN	ARK 44–30	72,437
September 10	11:00 a.m.	No. 23  Wake Forest	Vanderbilt	Firstbank Stadium • Nashville, TN	SECN	L 25–45	24,431
September 10	2:30 p.m.	No. 24 Tennessee	No. 17  Pittsburgh	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	ABC	W 34–27 OT	59,785
September 10	2:30 p.m.	Appalachian State	No. 6 Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	ESPN2	L 14–17	92,664
September 10	3:00 p.m.	No. 25 (FCS)  Samford	No. 2 Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	SECN	W 33–0	92,746
September 10	6:00 p.m.	No. 20 Kentucky	No. 12 Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	ESPN	UK 26–16	88,548
September 10	6:00 p.m.	Central Arkansas	No. 22 Ole Miss	Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	SECN+/ESPN+	W 59–3	58,373
September 10	6:30 p.m.	San Jose State	Auburn	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	ESPNU	W 24–16	83,340
September 10	6:30 p.m.	Southern	LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	SECN	W 65–17	102,321
September 10	10:00 p.m.	Mississippi State	Arizona	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ	FS1	W 39–17	46,275
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week Three

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 17	11:00 a.m.	Youngstown State	No. 9 Kentucky	Kroger Field • Lexington, KY	SECN	W 31–0	59,308
September 17	11:00 a.m.	Abilene Christian	Missouri	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	SECN+/ESPN+	W 34–17	53,253
September 17	11:00 a.m.	No. 1 Georgia	South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (Georgia–South Carolina football rivalry)	ESPN	UGA 48–7	78,212
September 17	2:30 p.m.	No. 22  Penn State	Auburn	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	CBS	L 12–41	87,451
September 17	2:30 p.m.	No. 20 Ole Miss	Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ABC	W 42–0	40,293
September 17	2:30 p.m.	Vanderbilt	Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	CBSSN	W 38–28	14,110
September 17	3:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	No. 2 Alabama	Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	SECN	W 63–7	98,433
September 17	5:00 p.m.	Mississippi State	LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (LSU–Mississippi State football rivalry)	ESPN	LSU 31–16	98,250
September 17	6:00 p.m.	Akron	No. 15 Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	SECN+/ESPN+	W 63–6	101,915
September 17	6:00 p.m.	Missouri State	No. 10 Arkansas	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	SECN+/ESPN+	W 38–27	74,133
September 17	6:30 p.m.	South Florida	No. 18 Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	SECN	W 31–28	88,496
September 17	8:00 p.m.	No. 13  Miami (FL)	No. 24 Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	ESPN	W 17–9	107,245
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week Four

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 24	11:00 a.m.	Bowling Green	Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS	SECN	W 45–14	48,376
September 24	11:00 a.m.	Kent State	No. 1 Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	SECN+/ESPN+	W 39–22	92,746
September 24	11:00 a.m.	Missouri	Auburn	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	ESPN	AUB 17–14 OT	85,750
September 24	2:30 p.m.	No. 20 Florida	No. 11 Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Florida–Tennessee football rivalry)	CBS	TENN 38–33	101,915
September 24	3:00 p.m.	Tulsa	No. 16 Ole Miss	Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	SECN	W 35–27	60,641
September 24	6:00 p.m.	No. 10 Arkansas	No. 23 Texas A&M	AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX (Southwest Classic)	ESPN	TAMU 23–21	63,580
September 24	6:00 p.m.	Northern Illinois	No. 8 Kentucky	Kroger Field • Lexington, KY	ESPN2	W 31–23	61,579
September 24	6:30 p.m.	Vanderbilt	No. 2 Alabama	Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	SECN	ALA 55–3	96,246
September 24	6:30 p.m.	New Mexico	LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	SECN+/ESPN+	W 38–0	100,501
September 24	6:30 p.m.	Charlotte	South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	ESPNU	W 56–20	77,982
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week Five

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 29 [lower-alpha 1]	6:00 p.m.	South Carolina State	South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	SECN	W 50–10	61,551
October 1	11:00 a.m.	No. 7 Kentucky	No. 14 Ole Miss	Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	ESPN	MISS 22–19	64,828
October 1	2:30 p.m.	No. 2 Alabama	No. 20 Arkansas	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	CBS	ALA 49–26	75,579
October 1	3:00 p.m.	No. 17 Texas A&M	Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS	SECN	MISS ST 42–24	51,930
October 1	6:00 p.m.	LSU	Auburn	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Tiger Bowl)	ESPN	LSU 21–17	87,451
October 1	6:30 p.m.	No. 1 Georgia	Missouri	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	SECN	UGA 26–22	58,165
October 2 [lower-alpha 2]	11:00 a.m.	No. 20 (FCS)  Eastern Washington	Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	SECN+/ESPN+	W 52–17	72,462
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week Six

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 8	11:00 a.m.	No. 8 Tennessee	No. 25 LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN	TENN 40–13	102,321
October 8	11:00 a.m.	Missouri	Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	ESPNU	FLA 24–17	88,471
October 8	11:00 a.m.	Arkansas	No. 23 Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS	SECN	MISS ST 40–17	57,849
October 8	2:30 p.m.	Auburn	No. 2 Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	CBS	UGA 42–10	92,746
October 8	3:00 p.m.	No. 9 Ole Miss	Vanderbilt	Firstbank Stadium • Nashville, TN (Ole Miss–Vanderbilt football rivalry)	SECN	MISS 52–28	31,567
October 8	6:30 p.m.	South Carolina	No. 13 Kentucky	Kroger Field • Lexington, KY	SECN	SCAR 24–14	61,612
October 8	7:00 p.m.	Texas A&M	No. 1 Alabama	Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	CBS	ALA 24–20	100,077
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week Seven

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 15	11:00 a.m.	Auburn	No. 9 Ole Miss	Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Auburn–Ole Miss football rivalry)	ESPN	MISS 48–34	65,243
October 15	2:30 p.m.	Arkansas	BYU	LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT	ESPN	W 52–35	63,471
October 15	2:30 p.m.	Vanderbilt	No. 1 Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Georgia–Vanderbilt football rivalry)	SECN	UGA 55–0	92,746
October 15	2:30 p.m.	No. 3 Alabama	No. 6 Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October)	CBS	TENN 52–49	101,915
October 15	6:00 p.m.	LSU	Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL (Florida–LSU football rivalry)	ESPN	LSU 45–35	90,585
October 15	6:30 p.m.	No. 16 Mississippi State	No. 22 Kentucky	Kroger Field • Lexington, KY	SECN	UK 27–17	61,451
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week Eight

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 22	11:00 a.m.	No. 18 (FCS)  UT Martin	No. 3 Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	SECN	W 65–24	101,915
October 22	2:30 p.m.	No. 7 Ole Miss	LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Magnolia Bowl)	CBS	LSU 45–20	100,821
October 22	3:00 p.m.	Vanderbilt	Missouri	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	SECN	MIZZOU 17–14	60,618
October 22	6:00 p.m.	No. 24 Mississippi State	No. 6 Alabama	Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (Battle for Highway 82)	ESPN	ALA 30–6	100,077
October 22	6:30 p.m.	Texas A&M	South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	SECN	SCAR 30–24	77,837
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week Nine

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 29	11:00 a.m.	Arkansas	Auburn	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	SECN	ARK 41–27	83,792
October 29	2:30 p.m.	Florida	No. 1 Georgia	TIAA Bank Field • Jacksonville, FL (World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party)	CBS	UGA 42–20	75,868
October 29	3:00 p.m.	Missouri	No. 25 South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (Mayor's Cup)	SECN	MIZZOU 23–10	77,578
October 29	6:00 p.m.	No. 19 Kentucky	No. 3 Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Kentucky–Tennessee rivalry)	ESPN	TENN 44–6	101,915
October 29	6:30 p.m.	No. 15 Ole Miss	Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	SECN	MISS 31–28	101,084
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week Ten

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 5	11:00 a.m.	Kentucky	Missouri	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	SECN	UK 21–17	61,047
November 5	11:00 a.m.	Florida	Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	ESPN	FLA 41–24	97,797
November 5	2:30 p.m.	No. 1 Tennessee	No. 3 Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Georgia–Tennessee football rivalry)	CBS	UGA 27–13	92,746
November 5	3:00 p.m.	Liberty	Arkansas	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	SECN	L 19–21	70,072
November 5	6:00 p.m.	No. 6 Alabama	No. 10 LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (First Saturday in November)	ESPN	LSU 32–31 OT	102,321
November 5	6:30 p.m.	Auburn	Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS	ESPN2	MISS ST 39–33 OT	57,769
November 5	6:30 p.m.	South Carolina	Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium • FirstBank, TN	SECN	SCAR 38–27	28,553
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Central Time.

Week Eleven

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 12	11:00 a.m.	Missouri	No. 5 Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	CBS	TENN 65–24	101,915
November 12	11:00 a.m.	No. 7 LSU	Arkansas	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR (Battle for the Golden Boot)	ESPN	LSU 13–10	73,750
November 12	11:00 a.m.	Vanderbilt	No. 24 Kentucky	Kroger Field • Lexington, KY (Kentucky–Vanderbilt football rivalry)	SECN	VANDY 24–21	57,474
November 12	2:30 p.m.	No. 9 Alabama	No. 11 Ole Miss	Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Alabama–Ole Miss football rivalry)	CBS	ALA 30–24	65,923
November 12	3:00 p.m.	South Carolina	Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	SECN	FLA 38–6	89,454
November 12	6:00 p.m.	No. 1 Georgia	Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS	ESPN	UGA 45–19	60,352
November 12	6:30 p.m.	Texas A&M	Auburn	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	SECN	AUB 13–10	87,451
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Central Time.

Week Twelve

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 19	11:00 a.m.	Florida	Vanderbilt	FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, TN	SECN	VANDY 31–24	30,136
November 19	11:00 a.m.	Austin Peay	No. 8 Alabama	Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	SECN+/ESPN+	W 34–0	99,639
November 19	11:00 a.m.	East Tennessee State	Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS	SECN+/ESPN+	W 56–7	49,117
November 19	11:00 a.m.	UMass	Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	SECN+/ESPN+	W 20–3	90,177
November 19	2:30 p.m.	No. 1 Georgia	Kentucky	Kroger Field • Lexington, KY	CBS	UGA 16–6	61,022
November 19	3:00 p.m.	Western Kentucky	Auburn	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	SECN	W 41–17	81,824
November 19	6:00 p.m.	No. 5 Tennessee	South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	ESPN	SCAR 63–38	79,041
November 19	6:30 p.m.	No. 14 Ole Miss	Arkansas	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR (Arkansas–Ole Miss football rivalry)	SECN	ARK 42–27	71,365
November 19	6:30 p.m.	New Mexico State	Missouri	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	ESPNU	W 45–14	45,231
November 19	8:00 p.m.	UAB	No. 6 LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN2	W 41–10	97,367
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Central Time.

Week Thirteen

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 24	6:00 p.m.	Mississippi State	No. 20 Ole Miss	Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl)	ESPN	MISS ST 24–22	62,487
November 25	2:30 p.m.	Arkansas	Missouri	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO (Battle Line Rivalry)	CBS	MIZZOU 29–27	55,710
November 25	6:30 p.m.	Florida	No. 16 Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Sunshine Showdown)	ABC	L 38–45	79,560
November 26	11:00 a.m.	South Carolina	No. 8  Clemson	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Palmetto Bowl)	ABC	W 31–30	81,500
November 26	11:00 a.m.	Georgia Tech	No. 1 Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	ESPN	W 37–14	92,746
November 26	2:00 p.m.	No. 25  Louisville	Kentucky	Kroger Field • Lexington, KY (Governor's Cup)	SECN	W 26–13	58,727
November 26	2:30 p.m.	Auburn	No. 7 Alabama	Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (Iron Bowl)	CBS	ALA 49–27	100,077
November 26	6:00 p.m.	No. 5 LSU	Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX (LSU–Texas A&M football rivalry)	ESPN	A&M 38-23	93,578
November 26	6:30 p.m.	No. 10 Tennessee	Vanderbilt	FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, TN (Tennessee–Vanderbilt football rivalry)	SECN	TENN 56-0	40,350
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Central Time.

Championship Game

Main article: 2022 SEC Championship Game

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
December 3	3:00 p.m.	No. 14 LSU	No. 1 Georgia	Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA	CBS	UGA 50–30	74,810
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Central Time.

Postseason

Bowl games

See also: 2022–23 NCAA football bowl games

For the 2020–2025 bowl cycle, The SEC will have annually eight appearances in the following bowls: Sugar Bowl and Peach Bowl (unless they are selected for playoffs filled by a Big 12 and at-large team if champion is in the playoffs), Citrus Bowl, Gator Bowl, Las Vegas Bowl, Liberty Bowl, Music City Bowl, ReliaQuest Bowl and Texas Bowl. The SEC teams will go to a New Year's Six bowl if a team finishes higher than the champions of Power Five conferences in the final College Football Playoff rankings. The SEC champion are also eligible for the College Football Playoff if they're among the top four teams in the final CFP ranking.

Legend
	SEC win
	SEC loss

Bowl Game	Date	Site	Television	Time (CST)	SEC team	Opponent	Score	Attendance
Las Vegas Bowl	December 17, 2022	Allegiant Stadium • Las Vegas, NV	ESPN	6:30 p.m.	Florida	No. 14 Oregon State	L 3–30	29,750
Gasparilla Bowl	December 23, 2022	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	ESPN	5:30 p.m.	Missouri	Wake Forest	L 17–27	34,370
Liberty Bowl	December 28, 2022	Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN	ESPN	4:30 p.m.	Arkansas	Kansas	W 55–53 3OT	52,847
Texas Bowl	December 28, 2022	NRG Stadium • Houston, TX	ESPN	8:00 p.m.	Ole Miss	Texas Tech	L 25–42	53,251
Gator Bowl	December 30, 2022	TIAA Bank Field • Jacksonville, FL	ESPN	2:30 p.m.	No. 19 South Carolina	No. 21 Notre Dame	L 38–45	67,383
Music City Bowl	December 31, 2022	Nissan Stadium • Nashville, TN	ESPN	11:00 a.m.	Kentucky	Iowa	L 0–21	69,143
ReliaQuest Bowl	January 2, 2023	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	ESPN2	11:00 a.m.	No. 22 Mississippi State	Illinois	W 19–10	35,797
Citrus Bowl	January 2, 2023	Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FL	ABC	12:00 p.m.	No. 17 LSU	Purdue	W 63–7	42,791
New Year's Six Bowls
Orange Bowl	December 30, 2022	Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL	ESPN	7:00 p.m.	No. 6 Tennessee	No. 7 Clemson	W 31–14	63,912
Sugar Bowl	December 31, 2022	Caesars Superdome • New Orleans, LA	ESPN	11:00 a.m.	No. 5 Alabama	No. 9 Kansas State	W 45–20	60,437
College Football Playoff bowl games
Peach Bowl	December 31, 2022	Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ESPN	7:00 p.m.	No. 1 Georgia	No. 4 Ohio State	W 42–41	79,330
CFP National Championship Game	January 9, 2023	SoFi Stadium • Inglewood, CA	ESPN	6:30 p.m.	No. 1 Georgia	No. 3 TCU	W 65–7	72,628

Rankings are from CFP Poll. All times Central Time Zone.

Head to head matchups

2022 SEC Head to head
Team	Alabama	Arkansas	Auburn	Florida	Georgia	Kentucky	LSU	Missouri	Mississippi State	Ole Miss	South Carolina	Tennessee	Texas A&M	Vanderbilt
Alabama	—	0-1							0-1			1-0	0-1	0-1
Arkansas	1-0	—					1-0		1-0		0-1		1-0
Auburn	1-0		—		1-0		1-0	0-1		1-0
Florida				—		1-0	1-0	0-1				1-0
Georgia			0-1		—			0-1			0-1			0-1
Kentucky				0-1		—			0-1	1-0	1-0			1-0
LSU	0-1	0-1	0-1	0-1			-		0-1	0-1		1-0
Missouri			1-0	1-0	1-0			—						0-1
Mississippi State	1-0	0-1				1-0	1-0		—				0-1
Ole Miss	1-0		0-1			0-1	1-0			—				0-1
South Carolina		1-0			1-0	0-1					—		0-1
Tennessee	0-1			0-1			0-1					—
Texas A&M	1-0	0-1							1-0		1-0		—
Vanderbilt	1-0				1-0	0-1		1-0		1-0				—

Updated with the results of all games through November 2022.

SEC vs Power Five matchups

The following games include SEC teams competing against Power Five conferences teams from the (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, BYU/Notre Dame and Pac-12). All rankings are from the AP Poll at the time of the game.

Date	Conference	Visitor	Home	Site	Score
September 3	Pac-12	#7 Utah	Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	29-26
September 3	Pac-12	#3 Georgia	#11 Oregon†	Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA	49-3
September 4	ACC	Florida State	LSU†	Caesars Superdome • New Orleans, LA	24-23
September 10	ACC	#24 Tennessee	#17 Pittsburgh	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	34-27 OT
September 10	ACC	Wake Forest	Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN	25-45
September 10	Big 12	#1 Alabama	Texas	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	20-19
September 10	Big 12	Missouri	Kansas State	Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS	12-40
September 10	Pac-12	Mississippi State	Arizona	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ	39-17
September 17	Big Ten	#22 Penn State	Auburn	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	12-41
September 17	ACC	#20 Ole Miss	Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA	42-0
September 17	ACC	#13 Miami (FL)	#24 Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	17-9
October 15	Independents	Arkansas	BYU	LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT	52–35
November 26	ACC	Florida	Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	TBD
November 26	ACC	Georgia Tech	Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	TBD
November 26	ACC	Louisville	Kentucky	Kroger Field • Lexington, KY	TBD
November 26	ACC	South Carolina	Clemson	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	TBD

SEC vs Group of Five matchups

The following games include SEC teams competing against "Group of Five" teams from the American, C-USA, MAC, Mountain West and Sun Belt.

Date	Conference	Visitor	Home	Site	Score
August 27	Mountain West	Vanderbilt	Hawaii	Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI	63-10
September 1	MAC	Ball State	Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	59-10
September 1	C-USA	Louisiana Tech	Missouri	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	52-24
September 3	Mountain West	Utah State	#1 Alabama	Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	55-0
September 3	American	#23 Cincinnati	#19 Arkansas	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	31-24
September 3	American	Memphis	Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS	49-23
September 3	Sun Belt	Troy	#21 Ole Miss	Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	28-10
September 3	MAC	Miami (OH)	#20 Kentucky	Kroger Field • Lexington, KY	37-13
September 3	Sun Belt	Georgia State	South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	35-14
September 10	Mountain West	San Jose State	Auburn	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	24-16
September 10	Sun Belt	Appalachian State	#6 Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	14-17
September 17	American	South Florida	Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	31-28
September 17	MAC	Akron	#15 Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	63-6
September 17	MAC	Vanderbilt	Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	38-28
September 17	Sun Belt	Louisiana-Monroe	#2 Alabama	Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	63-7
September 24	American	Tulsa	#16 Ole Miss	Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	35-27
September 24	C-USA	Charlotte	South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	56-20
September 24	MAC	Bowling Green	Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS	45-14
September 24	MAC	Kent State	#1 Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	39-22
September 24	MAC	Northern Illinois	#8 Kentucky	Kroger Field • Lexington, KY	31-21
September 24	Mountain West	New Mexico	LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	38-0
November 19	C-USA	UAB	LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	41-10
November 19	C-USA	Western Kentucky	Auburn	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	41-17

SEC vs FBS independents matchups

The following games include SEC teams competing against FBS Independents, which includes Army, Liberty, New Mexico State, UConn and UMass.

Date	Visitor	Home	Site	Score
November 5	Liberty	Arkansas	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	L 19-21
November 19	New Mexico State	Missouri	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	W 45-14
November 19	UMass	Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	W 20-3

SEC vs FCS matchups

The Football Championship Subdivision comprises 13 conferences and two independent programs.

Date	Visitor	Home	Site	Score
September 3	Mercer	Auburn	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	42-16
September 3	Sam Houston	#6 Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	31-0
September 3	Elon	Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN	42-31
September 10	Southern	LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	65-17
September 10	Central Arkansas	#22 Ole Miss	Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	59-3
September 10	Samford	#2 Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	33-0
September 17	Missouri State	#10 Arkansas	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	38-27
September 17	Youngstown State	#9 Kentucky	Kroger Field • Lexington, KY	31-0
September 17	Abilene Christian	Missouri	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	34-17
October 1 [a]	Eastern Washington	Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	52-17
October 1 [b]	South Carolina State	South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	50-10
October 22	UT Martin	Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	65-24
November 19	Austin Peay	#8 Alabama	Bryant Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	34-0
November 19	ETSU	Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS	56-7

Notes

a. ^{^} Date of game was moved from October 1 to October 2

b. ^{^} Date of game moved from October 1 to September 29

Note:† Denotes Neutral Site Game

SEC Records against other conferences

2022–2023 records against non-conference foes:

Regular Season Power Conferences 5 Record ACC 3-2 Big 12 1-1 Big Ten 0-1 BYU/Notre Dame 1-0 Pac-12 3-0 Power 5 Total 8-4 Other FBS Conferences Record American 4-0 C–USA 2-0 Independents (Excluding BYU/Notre Dame) 2-1 MAC 7-0 Mountain West 4-0 Sun Belt 3-1 Other FBS Total 22-2 FCS Opponents Record Football Championship Subdivision 14-0 Total Non-Conference Record 42-6

Awards and honors

Player of the week honors

Week	Offensive Player of the Week	Defensive Player of the Week	Special Teams Player of the Week	Offensive Line Player of the Week	Defensive Line Player of the Week	Freshman Player of the Week
Week 1 (Sep. 4) [46]	Anthony Richardson, QB (Florida)	Christopher Smith II, S (Georgia) Bumper Pool, LB (Arkansas)	Barion Brown, WR/KR (Kentucky)	Darrian Dalcourt, C (Alabama) LaQuinston Sharp, OL (Mississippi State)	Brenton Cox Jr., DL (Florida) Jordan Domineck, DL (Arkansas)	Jayden McGowan, WR (Vanderbilt)
Week 2 (Sep. 12) [47]	Hendon Hooker, QB (Tennessee)	Drew Sanders, LB (Arkansas) Jordan Wright, LB (Kentucky)	Will Reichard, PK (Alabama)	Ricky Stromberg, OL (Arkansas) LaQuinston Sharp (2), OL (Mississippi State)	Byron Young, DE (Tennessee)	Dane Key, WR (Kentucky)
Week 3 (Sept. 19) [48]	Brock Bowers, TE (Georgia)	Jay Ward, S (LSU)	Nik Constantinou, PK (Texas A&M)	Nick Broeker, OL (Ole Miss)	BJ Ojulari, DL (LSU)	AJ Swann, QB (Vanderbilt)
Week 4 (Sept. 27) [49]	Hendon Hooker (2), QB (Tennessee)	Antonio Johnson, DB (Texas A&M) Will Anderson Jr., LB (Alabama)	Jack Podlesny, PK (Georgia)	Javontez Spraggins, OL (Tennessee)	Derick Hall, DE (Auburn)	Barion Brown, WR (Kentucky) Quinshon Judkins, RB (Ole Miss)
Week 5 (Oct. 3) [50]	Jahmyr Gibbs, RB (Alabama)	Emmanuel Forbes, DB (Mississippi State)	Jack Podlesny (2), PK (Georgia) Harrison Mevis, PK (Missouri)	Micah Pettus, OL (Ole Miss)	BJ Ojulari (2), DE (LSU)	Barion Brown (2), WR (Kentucky) Quinshon Judkins (2), RB (Ole Miss)
Week 6 (Oct. 10) [51]	Will Rogers, QB (Mississippi State) Jonathan Mingo, WR (Ole Miss)	Jaydon Hill, CB (Florida)	Chase McGrath, PK (Tennessee)	Jovaughn Gwyn, OL (South Carolina)	Byron Young (2), DE (Tennessee)	Branson Robinson, RB (Georgia)
Week 7 (Oct. 17) [52]	Jalin Hyatt, WR (Tennessee)	DeAndre Square, LB (Kentucky) Hudson Clark, S (Arkansas)	Chase McGrath (2), PK (Tennessee)	Will Campbell, OT (LSU) Darnell Wright, OT (Tennessee)	Jared Ivey, DE (Ole Miss)	Quinshon Judkins (3), RB (Ole Miss)
Week 8 (Oct. 24) [53]	Jayden Daniels, QB (LSU)	Darius Rush, DB (South Carolina)	Xavier Legette, KR (South Carolina)	Jerome Carvin, OG (Tennessee)	Mekhi Wingo, DT (LSU)	Luther Burden III, WR (Missouri)
Week 9 (Oct. 31) [54]	Brock Bowers (2), TE (Georgia) Raheim Sanders, RB (Arkansas)	Christopher Smith II (2), S (Georgia)	Reid Bauer, P (Arkansas)	Nick Broeker (2), OL (Ole Miss) Darnell Wright (2), OL (Tennessee)	Isaiah McGuire, DL (Missouri)	Quinshon Judkins (4), RB (Ole Miss)
Week 10 (Nov. 7) [55]	Stetson Bennett, QB (Georgia) Jayden Daniels (2), QB (LSU)	Harold Perkins, LB (LSU)	Kai Kroeger, P (South Carolina) Lideatrick Griffin, KR (Mississippi State)	O'Cyrus Torrence, OG (Florida)	Jalen Carter, DL (Georgia)	Mason Taylor, TE (LSU) Malaki Starks, S (Georgia)
Week 11 (Nov. 14) [56]	Hendon Hooker (3), QB (Tennessee) Mike Wright, QB (Vanderbilt)	Harold Perkins (2), LB (LSU)	Will Reichard (2), PK (Alabama)	Cooper Mays, C (Tennessee) O'Cyrus Torrence (2), OG (Florida)	Byron Young (3), DE (Tennessee) Colby Wooden, DL (Auburn)	Trevor Etienne, RB (Florida)
Week 12 (Nov. 22) [57]	Spencer Rattler, QB (South Carolina) Raheim Sanders (2), RB (Arkansas)	Drew Sanders, LB (Arkansas)	Jack Podlesny (3), PK (Georgia) Wesley Schelling, LS (Vanderbilt)	Jaylen Nichols, LT (South Carolina) Ricky Stromberg (2), C (Arkansas)	Nazir Stackhouse, DL (Georgia)	Quinshon Judkins (5), RB (Ole Miss)
Week 13 (Nov. 28) [58]	De'Von Achane, RB (Texas A&M)	Marcellas Dial, DB (South Carolina) Demani Richardson, DB (Texas A&M)	Kai Kroeger (2), P (South Carolina)	LaQuinston Sharp (3), C (Mississippi State)	Roman Harrison, DE (Tennessee) Deone Walker, DL (Kentucky)	Conner Weigman, QB (Texas A&M) Dylan Sampson, RB (Tennessee)

Totals per school

School	Total
Tennessee	16
Georgia	12
Arkansas	11
LSU	10
Ole Miss	10
South Carolina	8
Kentucky	7
Florida	6
Mississippi State	6
Alabama	5
Texas A&M	5
Vanderbilt	4
Missouri	3
Auburn	2

SEC individual awards

The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the SEC Conference football coaches at the end of the season

Award	Player	School
Offensive Player of the Year	Hendon Hooker, QB	Tennessee
Defensive Player of the Year	Will Anderson Jr., LB	Alabama
Special Teams Player of the Year	Jack Podlesny, PK	Georgia
Freshman of the Year	Quinshon Judkins, RB	Ole Miss
Jacobs Blocking Trophy	Ricky Stromberg, OL	Arkansas
Scholar Athlete of the Year	Austin Williams, WR	Mississippi State
Coach of the Year	Kirby Smart	Georgia

All-conference teams

Main article: 2022 All-SEC football team

The following players earned All-SEC honors. Any teams showing (_) following their name are indicating the number of All-SEC Conference Honors awarded to that university for 1st team and 2nd team respectively.

First Team Position Player Class Team First Team Offense QB Hendon Hooker Tennessee RB Quinshon Judkins Ole Miss De’Von Achane Texas A&M WR Jalin Hyatt Tennessee Antwane Wells Jr. South Carolina TE Brock Bowers Georgia OL O'Cyrus Torrence Florida Warren McClendon Georgia Darnell Wright Tennessee Emil Ekiyor Jr. Alabama Ricky Stromberg Arkansas First Team Defense DL Jalen Carter Georgia Derick Hall Auburn BJ Ojulari LSU Byron Young Tennessee LB Will Anderson Jr. Alabama Drew Sanders Arkansas Henry To'oTo'o Alabama DB Emmanuel Forbes Mississippi State Christopher Smith II Georgia Kool-Aid McKinstry Alabama Jordan Battle Alabama First Team Special Teams PK Jack Podlesny Georgia P Kai Kroeger South Carolina RT Tulu Griffin Mississippi State AP/ST De’Von Achane Texas A&M

Second Team Position Player Class Team Second Team Offense QB Stetson Bennett Georgia RB Raheim Sanders Arkansas Jahmyr Gibbs Alabama WR Ladd McConkey Georgia Jonathan Mingo Ole Miss Dominic Lovett Missouri TE Darnell Washington Georgia OL Nick Broeker Ole Miss Javion Cohen Alabama Tyler Steen Alabama Jovaughn Gwyn South Carolina Will Campbell LSU Sedrick Van Pran-Granger Georgia Second Team Defense DL Isaiah McGuire Missouri Mekhi Wingo LSU Nazir Stackhouse Georgia Tyrus Wheat Mississippi State LB Harold Perkins LSU Bumper Pool Arkansas Nathaniel Watson Mississippi State DB Antonio Johnson Texas A&M Kelee Ringo Georgia Keidron Smith Kentucky Dwight McGlothern Arkansas Second Team Special Teams PK Will Reichard Alabama P Nik Constantinou Texas A&M RT Kool-Aid McKinstry Alabama AP/ST Jahmyr Gibbs Alabama

† Two-time first team selection

Honorable mentions

• Alabama:
• Arkansas:
• Auburn:
• Florida:
• Georgia:
• LSU:
• Mississippi State:
• Missouri:
• Ole Miss:
• South Carolina:
• Tennessee:
• Texas A&M:
• Vanderbilt:

All-Americans

For the complete All-America selections, see 2022 College Football All-America Team.

Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of Division I-FBS football and Division I men's basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. The system consists of three points for a first-team honor, two points for second-team honor, and one point for third-team honor. Honorable mention and fourth team or lower recognitions are not accorded any points. College Football All-American consensus teams are compiled by position and the player accumulating the most points at each position is named first team consensus all-American. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine Consensus and Unanimous All-Americans. Any player named to the First Team by all five of the NCAA-recognized selectors is deemed a Unanimous All-American. ^{[59] [60]}

Position	Player	School	Selector	Unanimous	Consensus
First Team All-Americans
WR	Jalin Hyatt	Tennessee	(AFCA, AP, CBS, ESPN, FWAA, The Athletic, TSN, USAT, WCFF)	*	*
TE	Brock Bowers	Georgia	(AFCA, ESPN, FWAA, USAT)
OG	O'Cyrus Torrence	Florida	(AFCA, AP, CBS, ESPN, The Athletic, TSN, USAT, WCFF)		*
DT	Jalen Carter	Georgia	(AFCA, AP, CBS, ESPN, FWAA, The Athletic, TSN, USAT, WCFF)	*	*
LB	Will Anderson Jr.	Alabama	(AFCA, AP, CBS, ESPN, FWAA, The Athletic, TSN, USAT, WCFF)	*	*
LB	Drew Sanders	Arkansas	(AP)
LB	Jamon Dumas-Johnson	Georgia	(ESPN, TSN)
S	Christopher Smith II	Georgia	(AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, USAT, WCFF)	*	*
CB	Emmanuel Forbes	Mississippi State	(AFCA, ESPN, FWAA, The Athletic, WCFF)		*
DB	Brian Branch	Alabama	(CBS, ESPN)
P	Kai Kroeger	South Carolina	(ESPN, The Athletic)
KR	Lideatrick Griffin	Mississippi State	(FWAA)

Position	Player	School	Selector
Second Team All-Americans
QB	Bryce Young	Alabama	(USAT)
TE	Brock Bowers	Georgia	(AP, CBS, The Athletic, TSN, WCFF)
TE	Darnell Washington	Georgia	(The Athletic)
OG	O'Cyrus Torrence	Florida	(FWAA)
OL	Nick Broeker	Ole Miss	(FWAA, WCFF)
DL	Byron Young	Alabama	(AFCA)
LB	Drew Sanders	Arkansas	(AFCA, FWAA, TSN, USAT, WCFF)
LB	Jamon Dumas-Johnson	Georgia	(AFCA, AP, The Athletic)
LB	Harold Perkins	LSU	(The Athletic)
S	Jordan Battle	Alabama	(AFCA, TSN)
S	Christopher Smith II	Georgia	(CBS)
CB	Kool-Aid McKinstry	Alabama	(AFCA, CBS, TSN)
CB	Emmanuel Forbes	Mississippi State	(AP, CBS, TSN, USAT)
DB	Brian Branch	Alabama	(AP, The Athletic)
P	Kai Kroeger	South Carolina	(AFCA, WCFF)
KR	Lideatrick Griffin	Mississippi State	(CBS, TSN, WCFF)
PR/AP	Kool-Aid McKinstry	Alabama	(FWAA, The Athletic)
AP	Jahmyr Gibbs	Alabama	(USAT)

Position	Player	School	Selector
Third Team All-Americans
QB	Hendon Hooker	Tennessee	(AP)
DT	Mekhi Wingo	LSU	(AP)
S	Jordan Battle	Alabama	(AP)
CB	Kool-Aid McKinstry	Alabama	(AP)
AP	Jahmyr Gibbs	Alabama	(AP)

List of All American Teams

• American Football Coaches Association All-America Team
• Associated Press All-America Team
• CBS Sports All-America Team
• ESPN All-America Team
• Football Writers Association of America All-America Team
• The Athletic All-America Team
• Sporting News 2022 College Football All-America Team
• USA Today All-America Team
• Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America Team

All-Academic

First team

Pos.	Name	School	Yr.	GPA	Major
QB
RB
RB
WR
WR
TE
OL
OL
OL
OL
OL
DL
DL
DL
DL
LB
LB
LB
DB
DB
DB
DB
PK
P
ST

Second team

Pos.	Name	School	Yr.	GPA	Major
QB
RB
RB
WR
WR
TE
OL
OL
OL
OL
OL
DL
DL
DL
DL
LB
LB
LB
DB
DB
DB
DB
PK
P
ST

Honorable mentions

• Alabama:
• Arkansas:
• Auburn:
• Florida:
• Georgia:
• LSU:
• Mississippi State:
• Missouri:
• Ole Miss:
• South Carolina:
• Tennessee:
• Texas A&M:
• Vanderbilt:

National award winners

2022 College Football Award Winners

Home game attendance

Team	Stadium	Capacity	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Game 7	Game 8	Total	Average	% of Capacity
Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium	100,077	98,321	98,433	96,246	100,077	100,077	99,639	100,077	-	692,870	99,118	98.91%
Arkansas	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium	76,212	74,751	72,437	74,133	75,579	70,072	73,750	71,365	-	512,087	73,155	95.99%
Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium	87,451	84,562	83,340	87,451	85,750	87,451	83,792	87,451	81,824	681,621	85,203	97.43%
Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium	88,548	90,799	89,993	88,496	72,462	88,471	90,585	89,454	-	610,260	87,180	98.46%
Georgia	Sanford Stadium	92,746	92,746	92,746	92,746	92,746	92,746	92,746	-	-	556,476	92,746	100%
Kentucky	Kroger Field	61,000	61,139	59,308	61,579	61,612	61,451	57,474	61,022	58,727	482,312	60,289	98.83%
LSU	Tiger Stadium	102,321	102,321	98,520	100,501	102,321	100,821	102,321	97,367	-	704,172	100,596	98.31%
Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium	60,311	54,360	48,376	51,930	57,849	57,769	60,352	49,117	-	379,753	54,250	89.95%
Missouri	Faurot Field	62,621	47,653	53,253	58,165	60,618	61,047	45,231	55,710	-	381,677	54,525	87.07%
Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium	64,038	60,533	58,373	60,641	64,828	65,243	65,923	62,487	-	438,038	62,575	97.72%
South Carolina	Williams–Brice Stadium	77,559	78,297	78,212	77,982	61,551	77,837	77,578	79,041	-	530,498	75,785	97.71%
Tennessee	Neyland Stadium	101,915	92,236	101,915	101,915	101,915	101,915	101,915	101,915	-	703,726	100,532	98.64%
Texas A&M	Kyle Field	102,733	97,946	92,664	107,245	101,084	97,797	90,177	93,578	-	680,491	97,213	94.63%
Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium	40,550	20,120	24,431	31,567	28,553	30,136	40,350	-	-	175,157	29,193	71.99%

NFL Draft

Total picks by school

Team	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7	Total
Alabama	3	1	4	–	1	1	–	10
Arkansas	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	2
Auburn	–	1	1	1	1	1	–	5
Florida	1	2	–	1	1	1	–	6
Georgia	3	–	1	2	3	–	1	10
Kentucky	–	1	–	–	–	1	1	3
LSU	–	1	–	2	1	2	–	6
Mississippi State	1	–	–	1	–	–	–	2
Missouri	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	1
Ole Miss	–	1	–	1	–	1	1	4
South Carolina	–	1	1	–	1	–	2	5
Tennessee	1	–	4	–	–	–	–	5
Texas A&M	–	–	1	–	1	–	1	3
Vanderbilt	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0
Total	9	8	14	9	9	7	6	62

The Following list includes all SEC Players drafted in the 2023 NFL draft

Player	Position	School	Draft Round	Round Pick	Overall Pick	Team
Bryce Young	QB	Alabama	1	1	1	Carolina Panthers
Will Anderson Jr.	LB	Alabama	1	3	3	Houston Texans
Anthony Richardson	QB	Florida	1	4	4	Indianapolis Colts
Jalen Carter	DT	Georgia	1	9	9	Philadelphia Eagles
Darnell Wright	OT	Tennessee	1	10	10	Chicago Bears
Jahmyr Gibbs	RB	Alabama	1	12	12	Detroit Lions
Broderick Jones	OT	Georgia	1	14	14	Pittsburgh Steelers
Emmanuel Forbes	CB	Mississippi State	1	16	16	Washington Commanders
Nolan Smith	LB	Georgia	1	30	30	Philadelphia Eagles
Will Levis	QB	Kentucky	2	2	33	Tennessee Titans
Derick Hall	LB	Auburn	2	6	37	Seattle Seahawks
Jonathan Mingo	WR	Ole Miss	2	8	39	Carolina Panthers
BJ Ojulari	LB	LSU	2	10	41	Arizona Cardinals
Brian Branch	S	Alabama	2	14	45	Detroit Lions
Cam Smith	CB	South Carolina	2	20	51	Miami Dolphins
Gervon Dexter	DT	Florida	2	22	53	Chicago Bears
O'Cyrus Torrence	OG	Florida	2	28	59	Buffalo Bills
Zacch Pickens	DT	South Carolina	3	1	64	Chicago Bears
Tyler Steen	OT	Alabama	3	2	65	Philadelphia Eagles
Drew Sanders	LB	Arkansas	3	4	67	Denver Broncos
Hendon Hooker	QB	Tennessee	3	5	68	Detroit Lions
Byron Young	DT	Alabama	3	7	70	Las Vegas Raiders
Jalin Hyatt	WR	Tennessee	3	10	73	New York Giants
Cedric Tillman	WR	Tennessee	3	11	74	Cleveland Browns
Byron Young	DE	Tennessee	3	14	77	Los Angeles Rams
De’Von Achane	RB	Texas A&M	3	21	84	Miami Dolphins
Cartavious Bigsby	RB	Auburn	3	25	88	Jacksonville Jaguars
Darnell Washington	TE	Georgia	3	30	93	Pittsburgh Steelers
Jordan Battle	S	Alabama	3	32	95	Cincinnati Bengals
Ricky Stromberg	C	Arkansas	3	34	97	Washington Commanders
Cameron Latu	TE	Alabama	3	38	101	San Francisco 49ers
Kelee Ringo	CB	Georgia	4	3	105	Philadelphia Eagles
Anthony Bradford	OG	LSU	4	6	108	Seattle Seahawks
Colby Wooden	DT	Auburn	4	14	116	Green Bay Packers
Ventrell Miller	LB	Florida	4	19	121	Jacksonville Jaguars
Cameron Young	DT	Mississippi State	4	21	123	Seattle Seahawks
Tavius Robinson	LB	Ole Miss	4	22	124	Baltimore Ravens
Isaiah McGuire	DE	Missouri	4	24	126	Cleveland Browns
Stetson Bennett	QB	Georgia	4	26	128	Los Angeles Rams
Jay Ward	S	LSU	4	32	134	Minnesota Vikings
Darius Rush	CB	South Carolina	5	3	138	Indianapolis Colts
Jaquelin Roy	DT	LSU	5	6	141	Minnesota Vikings
Justin Shorter	WR	Florida	5	15	150	Buffalo Bills
Antonio Johnson	S	Texas A&M	5	25	160	Jacksonville Jaguars
Henry To'oTo'o	LB	Alabama	5	32	167	Houston Texans
Owen Pappoe	LB	Auburn	5	33	168	Arizona Cardinals
Christopher Smith II	S	Georgia	5	35	170	Las Vegas Raiders
Robert Beal Jr.	LB	Georgia	5	38	173	San Francisco 49ers
Warren McClendon	OT	Georgia	5	39	174	Los Angeles Rams
Kayshon Boutte	WR	LSU	6	10	187	New England Patriots
Chris Rodriguez Jr.	RB	Kentucky	6	16	193	Washington Commanders
Amari Burney	LB	Florida	6	26	203	Las Vegas Raiders
Jarrick Bernard-Converse	CB	LSU	6	27	204	New York Jets
Anders Carlson	K	Auburn	6	30	207	Green Bay Packers
Zach Evans	RB	Ole Miss	6	38	215	Los Angeles Rams
Jaylon Jones	CB	Texas A&M	7	4	221	Indianapolis Colts
DeMarcco Hellams	S	Alabama	7	7	224	Atlanta Falcons
Jovaughn Gwyn	OG	South Carolina	7	8	225	Atlanta Falcons
Nick Broeker	OG	Ole Miss	7	13	230	Buffalo Bills
Carrington Valentine	CB	Kentucky	7	15	232	Green Bay Packers
Kenny McIntosh	RB	Georgia	7	20	237	Seattle Seahawks
Jalen Brooks	WR	South Carolina	7	27	244	Dallas Cowboys

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