2011 Southeastern Conference football season
# 2011 Southeastern Conference football season

The 2011 Southeastern Conference football season began on Thursday, September 1, 2011 with Kentucky taking on Western Kentucky on ESPNU. The season concluded on January 9, 2012 as the Alabama Crimson Tide shut out LSU Tigers, 21–0 in the Allstate BCS National Championship Game at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans to claim their 14th national championship in school history. It was also the final season for the SEC before Texas A&M and Missouri joined the conference from the Big 12 the following season.

## Preseason

Florida head coach Urban Meyer retired in early December citing his health concerns and wanting to be around his family more. Meyer then joined ESPN as an analyst for its college football coverage during the 2011 season. In his place Florida hired Texas defensive coordinator Will Muschamp as the new head coach. Muschamp elected to bring in former Notre Dame head coach Charlie Weis as his offensive coordinator.

Vanderbilt interim head coach Robbie Caldwell had a tough year in 2010 with injuries and tough schedule, going 2–10. The school decided to search for a new coach to replace former head coach Bobby Johnson, who retired unexpectedly in July 2010. Vanderbilt hired Maryland offensive coordinator James Franklin, and this is Franklin's first head coaching job.

LSU decided to part ways with offensive coordinator Gary Crowton because of a lack of offensive production the previous seasons. In his place LSU hired former Louisville head coach Steve Kragthorpe.

Kentucky added new schemes to its defense by adding former Cincinnati head coach Rick Minter as its co-defensive coordinator alongside Steve Brown.

2011 Pre-season Coaches All-SEC

First Team Offense :

| Position | Player | Class | Team |
| - | - | - | - |
| QB | Aaron Murray | So. | Georgia |
| RB | Marcus Lattimore | So. | South Carolina |
| RB | Trent Richardson | Jr. | Alabama |
| WR | Greg Childs | Sr. | Arkansas |
| WR | Alshon Jeffery | Jr. | South Carolina |
| TE | Orson Charles | Jr. | Georgia |
| OL | Cordy Glenn | Sr. | Georgia |
| OL | Barrett Jones | Jr. | Alabama |
| OL | Bradley Sowell | Sr. | Mississippi |
| OL | Larry Warford | Jr. | Kentucky |
| C | William Vlachos | Sr. | Alabama |

First Team Defense :

| Position | Player | Class | Team |
| - | - | - | - |
| DL | Jake Bequette | Sr. | Arkansas |
| DL | Josh Chapman | Sr. | Alabama |
| DL | Malik Jackson | Sr. | Tennessee |
| DL | Devin Taylor | Jr. | South Carolina |
| LB | Dont'a Hightower | Jr. | Alabama |
| LB | Chris Marve | Sr. | Vanderbilt |
| LB | Danny Trevathan | Sr. | Kentucky |
| DB | Mark Barron | Sr. | Alabama |
| DB | Stephon Gilmore | Jr. | South Carolina |
| DB | Robert Lester | Jr. | Alabama |
| DB | Morris Claiborne | Jr. | Louisiana State |

First Team Special Teams :

| Position | Player | Class | Team |
| - | - | - | - |
| K | Blair Walsh | Sr. | Georgia |
| P | Drew Butler | Sr. | Georgia |
| RS | Brandon Boykin | Sr. | Georgia |
| All-purpose back | Joe Adams | Sr. | Arkansas |

## Rankings

Legend :

* Increase in ranking
* Decrease in ranking
* Not ranked previous week

| | | (Pre) Aug 20 | Sept. 6 | Sept. 11 | Sept. 18 | Sept. 25 | Oct. 2 | Oct. 9 | Oct. 16 | Oct. 23 | Oct. 30 | Nov. 6 | Nov. 13 | Nov. 20 | Nov. 27 | Dec. 4 | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alabama | AP | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Alabama | C | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Alabama | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Arkansas | AP | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| Arkansas | C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
| Arkansas | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
| Auburn | AP | 23 | NR | 21 | NR | NR | 15 | 24 | 19 | NR | 25 | 24 | NR | NR | | | |
| Auburn | C | 19 | 22 | 19 | NR | NR | 23 | NR | 23 | NR | NR | 25 | NR | NR | | | |
| Auburn | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 24 | NR | 25 |
| Florida | AP | 22 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 17 | NR | | | | | | | | | |
| Florida | C | 23 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 18 | NR | | | | | | | | | |
| Florida | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | | |
| Georgia | AP | 19 | NR | | | | | | 25 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 19 |
| Georgia | C | 22 | NR | | | | | | | 21 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 |
| Georgia | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | 22 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 |
| Kentucky | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kentucky | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kentucky | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | | |
| LSU | AP | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| LSU | C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| LSU | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Mississippi State | AP | 20 | 16 | 25 | NR | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mississippi State | C | 20 | 17 | 25 | NR | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mississippi State | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | | |
| Ole Miss | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ole Miss | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ole Miss | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | | |
| South Carolina | AP | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 |
| South Carolina | C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 |
| South Carolina | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 14 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
| Tennessee | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tennessee | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tennessee | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | | |
| Vanderbilt | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Vanderbilt | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Vanderbilt | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | | |

## Regular season

* Index to colors and formatting
* SEC member won
* SEC member lost
* SEC teams in bold

All times Eastern time.

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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| September 1 | 8:00 pm | No. 20 Mississippi State | Memphis | Liberty Bowl • Memphis, Tennessee | FSN South | W 59–14 | 33,990 |
| September 1 | 9:15 pm | Kentucky | Western Kentucky | LP Field • Nashville, Tennessee | ESPNU | W 14–3 | 24,599 |
| September 3 | 12:00 pm | Utah State | No. 23 Auburn | Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama | ESPN | W 42–38 | 85,245 |
| September 3 | 12:21 pm | Kent State | No. 2 Alabama | Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama | SEC Network | W 48–7 | 101,821 |
| September 3 | 4:45 pm | BYU | Mississippi | Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi | ESPN | L 14–13 | 55,124 |
| September 3 | 6:00 pm | Montana | Tennessee | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee | PPV | W 42–16 | 94,661 |
| September 3 | 7:00 pm | Missouri State | No. 15 Arkansas | Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas | PPV | W 51–7 | 70,607 |
| September 3 | 7:00 pm | Florida Atlantic | No. 22 Florida | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida | ESPNU | W 41–3 | 88,708 |
| September 3 | 7:00 pm | East Carolina | No. 12 South Carolina | Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina | FSN | W 56–37 | 58,272 |
| September 3 | 7:00 pm | Elon | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee | CSS | W 45–14 | 27,599 |
| September 3 | 8:00 pm | No. 3 Oregon | No. 4 LSU | Cowboys Stadium • Arlington, Texas | ABC | W 40–27 | 87,711 |
| September 3 | 8:00 pm | No. 5 Boise State | No. 19 Georgia | Georgia Dome • Atlanta (Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game) | ESPN | L 35–21 | 73,614 |

Players of the week:

| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Vick Ballard | Mississippi State | Tyrann Mathieu | LSU | Joe Adams | Arkansas |
| Reference: ||||||

### Week Two

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Broadcast | Result | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| September 10 | 12:00 pm | Central Michigan | Kentucky | Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky | ESPNU | W 27–13 | 58,022 |
| September 10 | 12:20 pm | No. 16 Mississippi State | Auburn | Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama | SEC Network | AU 41–34 | 87,451 |
| September 10 | 2:30 pm | No. 3 Alabama | No. 23 Penn State | Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania | ABC | W 27–11 | 107,846 |
| September 10 | 3:30 pm | Cincinnati | Tennessee | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee | ESPN2 | W 45–23 | 94,207 |
| September 10 | 4:30 pm | No. 12 South Carolina | Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia | ESPN | SC 45–42 | 92,746 |
| September 10 | 7:00 pm | New Mexico | No. 14 Arkansas | War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, Arkansas | ESPNU | W 52–3 | 52,606 |
| September 10 | 7:00 pm | UAB | No. 18 Florida | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida | FSN South | W 39–0 | 87,473 |
| September 10 | 7:00 pm | Southern Illinois | Ole Miss | Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi | PPV | W 42–24 | 58,504 |
| September 10 | 7:30 pm | Connecticut | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee | CSS | W 24–21 | 32,119 |
| September 10 | 8:00 pm | Northwestern State | No. 2 LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana | PPV | W 49–3 | 92,405 |

Players of the week:

| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Tyler Bray | Tennessee | Mark Barron | Alabama | Melvin Ingram | South Carolina |
| Reference: ||||||

### Week Three

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Broadcast | Result | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| September 15 | 8:00 pm | No. 3 LSU | No. 25 Mississippi State | Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi | ESPN | LSU 19–6 | 56,924 |
| September 17 | 12:00 pm | No. 21 Auburn | Clemson | Memorial Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina | ESPN | L 38–24 | 82,000 |
| September 17 | 12:21 pm | Ole Miss | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee | SEC Network | VU 30–7 | 34,579 |
| September 17 | 1:00 pm | Coastal Carolina | Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia | PPV | W 59–0 | 91,946 |
| September 17 | 3:30 pm | Tennessee | No. 16 Florida | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida | CBS | FL 33–23 | 90,744 |
| September 17 | 6:00 pm | Navy | No. 11 South Carolina | Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina | ESPN2 | W 24–21 | 78,807 |
| September 17 | 7:00 pm | Louisville | Kentucky | Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky | ESPNU | L 24–17 | 68,170 |
| September 17 | 7:30 pm | Troy | No. 14 Arkansas | Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas | CSS | W 38–28 | 69,861 |
| September 17 | 7:30 pm | North Texas | No. 2 Alabama | Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama | FS South | W 41–0 | 101,821 |

Players of the week:

| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Chris Rainey Marcus Lattimore | Florida South Carolina | Trey Wilson | Vanderbilt | Caleb Sturgis | Florida |
| Reference: ||||||

### Week Four

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Broadcast | Result | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| September 24 | 12:30 pm | Georgia | Ole Miss | Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi | SEC Network | UGA 27–13 | 58,032 |
| September 24 | 3:30 pm | No. 14 Arkansas | No. 3 Alabama | Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama | CBS | ALA 38–14 | 101,821 |
| September 24 | 7:00 pm | No. 15 Florida | Kentucky | Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky | ESPN | FLA 48–10 | 65,134 |
| September 24 | 7:00 pm | Vanderbilt | No. 12 South Carolina | Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina | ESPN | SCAR 21–3 | 77,015 |
| September 24 | 7:00 pm | Florida Atlantic | Auburn | Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama | FSN | W 30–14 | 82,249 |
| September 24 | 7:00 pm | Louisiana Tech | Mississippi State | Davis–Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi | ESPNU | W 26–10 | 55,116 |
| September 24 | 8:00 pm | No. 2 LSU | No. 16 West Virginia | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia | ABC | W 47–21 | 62,056 |

Players of the week:

| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Trent Richardson | Alabama | Melvin Ingram | South Carolina | Brad Wing | LSU |
| Reference: ||||||

### Week Five

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Broadcast | Result | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| October 1 | 12:00 pm | Mississippi State | Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia | FS South | UGA 24–10 | 92,746 |
| October 1 | 12:00 pm | No. 14 Texas A&M | No. 18 Arkansas | Cowboys Stadium • Arlington, Texas | ESPN | W 42–38 | 69,838 |
| October 1 | 12:21 pm | Kentucky | No. 1 LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana | SEC Network | LSU 35–7 | 92,660 |
| October 1 | 12:30 pm | Buffalo | Tennessee | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee | CSS | W 41–10 | 87,758 |
| October 1 | 3:30 pm | Auburn | No. 10 South Carolina | Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina | CBS | AU 16–13 | 81,767 |
| October 1 | 8:00 pm | No. 3 Alabama | No. 12 Florida | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida | CBS | ALA 38–10 | 90,888 |
| October 1 | 9:15 pm | Ole Miss | Fresno State | Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, California | ESPN2 | W 38–28 | 32,063 |

Players of the week:

| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Tyler Wilson Jarius Wright | Arkansas | Melvin Ingram | South Carolina | Steven Clark | Auburn |
| Reference: ||||||

### Week Six

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Broadcast | Result | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| October 8 | 12:00 pm | Mississippi State | UAB | Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama | FS South | W 21–3 | 28,351 |
| October 8 | 12:21 pm | Kentucky | No. 18 South Carolina | Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina | SEC Network | SCAR 54–3 | 75,838 |
| October 8 | 3:30 pm | No. 17 Florida | No. 1 LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana | CBS | LSU 41–11 | 93,022 |
| October 8 | 7:00 pm | No. 15 Auburn | No. 10 Arkansas | Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas | ESPN | ARK 38–14 | 74,191 |
| October 8 | 7:00 pm | Georgia | Tennessee | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee | ESPN2 | UGA 20–12 | 102,455 |
| October 8 | 7:00 pm | Vanderbilt | No. 2 Alabama | Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama | ESPNU | ALA 34–0 | 101,821 |

Players of the week:

| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Connor Shaw | South Carolina | Mike Gilliard | Georgia | Blair Walsh | Georgia |
| Reference: ||||||

### Week Seven

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Broadcast | Result | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| October 15 | 12:21 pm | No. 15 South Carolina | Mississippi State | Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi | SEC Network | SCAR 14–12 | 55,418 |
| October 15 | 3:30 pm | No. 1 LSU | Tennessee | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee | CBS | LSU 38–7 | 101,822 |
| October 15 | 6:00 pm | No. 2 Alabama | Ole Miss | Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi | ESPN2 | ALA 52–7 | 61,792 |
| October 15 | 7:00 pm | Florida | No. 24 Auburn | Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama | ESPN | AUB 17–6 | 87,451 |
| October 15 | 7:00 pm | Georgia | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee | FS South | UGA 33–28 | 36,640 |

Players of the week:

| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Trent Richardson | Alabama | Corey Lemonier D. J. Swearinger | Auburn South Carolina | Steven Clark | Auburn |
| Reference: ||||||

### Week Eight

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Broadcast | Result | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| October 22 | 12:00 pm | Jacksonville State | Kentucky | Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky | ESPNU | W 38–14 | 54,098 |
| October 22 | 12:21 pm | No. 10 Arkansas | Ole Miss | Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi | SEC Network | ARK 29–24 | 57,951 |
| October 22 | 3:30 pm | No. 19 Auburn | No. 1 LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana | CBS | LSU 45–10 | 93,098 |
| October 22 | 7:00 pm | Army | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee | ESPNU | W 44–21 | 32,210 |
| October 22 | 7:15 pm | Tennessee | No. 2 Alabama | Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama | ESPN2 | ALA 37–6 | 101,821 |

Players of the week:

| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Dennis Johnson | Arkansas | Dont'a Hightower | Alabama | Brad Wing | LSU |
| Reference: ||||||

### Week Nine

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Broadcast | Result | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| October 29 | 12:21 pm | No. 10 Arkansas | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee | SEC Network | ARK 31–28 | 33,247 |
| October 29 | 3:30 pm | No. 22 Georgia | Florida | EverBank Field • Jacksonville, Florida | CBS | UGA 24–20 | 84,524 |
| October 29 | 7:00 pm | Ole Miss | No. 23 Auburn | Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama | ESPNU | AUB 41–23 | 85,347 |
| October 29 | 7:00 pm | Mississippi State | Kentucky | Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky | FS South | MSU 28–16 | 57,891 |
| October 29 | 7:15 pm | No. 13 South Carolina | Tennessee | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee | ESPN | SCAR 14–3 | 96,655 |

Players of the week:

| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Michael Dyer | Auburn | Jerry Franklin Jarvis Jones | Arkansas Georgia | Zach Hocker | Arkansas |
| Reference: ||||||

### Week Ten

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Broadcast | Result | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| November 5 | 12:21 pm | Vanderbilt | Florida | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida | SEC Network | FLA 26–21 | 90,144 |
| November 5 | 12:30 pm | New Mexico State | No. 18 Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia | CSS | W 63–16 | 92,746 |
| November 5 | 3:30 pm | Ole Miss | Kentucky | Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky | ESPNU | UK 30–13 | 56,882 |
| November 5 | 7:00 pm | Middle Tennessee | Tennessee | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee | FS South | W 24–0 | 88,211 |
| November 5 | 7:15 pm | No. 9 South Carolina | No. 7 Arkansas | Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas | ESPN | ARK 44–28 | 73,804 |
| November 5 | 7:30 pm | UT Martin | Mississippi State | Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi | CSS | W 55–17 | 55,096 |
| November 5 | 8:00 pm | No. 1 LSU | No. 2 Alabama | Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama | CBS | LSU 9–6 (OT) | 101,821 |

Players of the week:

| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Jeff Demps | Florida | Eric Reid | LSU | Dennis Johnson | Arkansas |
| Reference: ||||||

### Week Eleven

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Broadcast | Result | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| November 12 | 12:00 pm | Florida | No. 13 South Carolina | Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina | CBS | SCAR 17–12 | 80,250 |
| November 12 | 12:21 pm | Kentucky | Vanderbilt | Commodore Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee | SEC Network | VU 38–8 | 33,718 |
| November 12 | 3:30 pm | No. 20 Auburn | No. 15 Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia | CBS | UGA 45–7 | 92,746 |
| November 12 | 6:00 pm | Tennessee | No. 8 Arkansas | Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas | ESPN2 | ARK 49–7 | 72,103 |
| November 12 | 7:00 pm | Western Kentucky | No. 1 LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ESPNU | W 42–9 | 92,917 |
| November 12 | 7:30 pm | Louisiana Tech | Ole Miss | Vaught-Hemigway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi | CSS | L 7–27 | 44,123 |
| November 12 | 8:00 pm | No. 3 Alabama | Mississippi State | Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi | ESPN | ALA 24–7 | 57,871 |

Players of the week:

| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Zac Stacy | Vanderbilt | Dont'a Hightower | Alabama | Joe Adams | Arkansas |
| Reference: ||||||

### Week Twelve

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Broadcast | Result | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| November 19 | 12:00 pm | The Citadel | No. 12 South Carolina | Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina | PPV | W 41–20 | 76,816 |
| November 19 | 12:21 pm | Kentucky | No. 14 Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia | SEC Network | UGA 19–10 | 92,746 |
| November 19 | 1:00 pm | Samford | No. 24 Auburn | Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama | PPV | W 45–7 | 84,842 |
| November 19 | 1:00 pm | Furman | Florida | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida | PPV | W 54–32 | 84,674 |
| November 19 | 1:07 pm | Georgia Southern | No. 3 Alabama | Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama | PPV | W 45–21 | 101,821 |
| November 19 | 3:30 pm | Mississippi State | No. 6 Arkansas | War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, Arkansas | CBS | ARK 44–17 | 55,761 |
| November 19 | 7:00 pm | No. 1 LSU | Ole Miss | Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi | ESPN | LSU 52–3 | 59,877 |
| November 19 | 7:00 pm | Vanderbilt | Tennessee | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee | ESPNU | Tenn 27–21 (OT) | 91,367 |

Players of the week:

| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Tyler Wilson | Arkansas | Ron Brooks Danny Trevathan | LSU Kentucky | Blair Walsh | Georgia |
| Reference: ||||||

### Week Thirteen

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Broadcast | Result | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| November 25 | 3:30 pm | No. 3 Arkansas | No. 1 LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana | CBS | LSU 41–17 | 93,108 |
| November 26 | 12:00 pm | No. 13 Georgia | No. 23 Georgia Tech | Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia | ESPN | W 31–17 | 54,925 |
| November 26 | 12:21 pm | Tennessee | Kentucky | Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky | SEC Network | UK 10–7 | 59,855 |
| November 26 | 3:30 pm | No. 2 Alabama | No. 24 Auburn | Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama | CBS | ALA 42–14 | 87,451 |
| November 26 | 3:30 pm | Vanderbilt | Wake Forest | BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, North Carolina | ESPNU | W 41–7 | 28,020 |
| November 26 | 7:00 pm | Florida State | Florida | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida | ESPN2 | L 21–7 | 90,798 |
| November 26 | 7:00 pm | Ole Miss | Mississippi State | Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi | ESPNU | MSU 31–3 | 55,270 |
| November 26 | 7:45 pm | No. 17 Clemson | No. 12 South Carolina | Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina | ESPN | W 34–13 | 83,442 |

Players of the week:

| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Trent Richardson Connor Shaw | Alabama South Carolina | Tyrann Mathieu | LSU | Ryan Tydlacka | Kentucky |
| Reference: ||||||

### Week Fourteen/SEC Championship

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Broadcast | Result | Attendance | Reference |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| December 3 | 4:00 pm | No. 14 Georgia | No. 1 LSU | Georgia Dome • Atlanta, Georgia | CBS | LSU 42–10 | 74,515 | |

## SEC vs. AQ conference and BCS-buster opponents

NOTE:. Games with a * next to the home team represent a neutral site game

| Date | Visitor | Home | Significance | Winning Team |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| September 3 | Boise State | Georgia* | Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game in Atlanta | Boise State |
| September 3 | Oregon | LSU* | Cowboys Classic in Arlington, Texas | LSU |
| September 10 | Alabama | Penn State | Alabama–Penn State football rivalry | Alabama |
| September 10 | Cincinnati | Tennessee | | Tennessee |
| September 10 | Connecticut | Vanderbilt | | Vanderbilt |
| September 17 | Auburn | Clemson | Auburn–Clemson football rivalry | Clemson |
| September 17 | Louisville | Kentucky | Governor's Cup | Louisville |
| September 24 | LSU | West Virginia | | LSU |
| October 1 | Texas A&M | Arkansas* | Southwest Classic in Arlington, Texas | Arkansas |
| November 26 | Florida State | Florida | Florida–Florida State football rivalry | Florida State |
| November 26 | Georgia | Georgia Tech | Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate | Georgia |
| November 26 | Clemson | South Carolina | Battle of the Palmetto State | South Carolina |
| November 26 | Vanderbilt | Wake Forest | | Vanderbilt |

## Home 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 | 101,821 | 101,821 | 101,821 | 101,821 | 101,821 | 101,821 | 101,821 | 101,821 | — | 712,747 | 101,821 | 100% |
| Arkansas | Razorback Stadium | 72,000 | 70,607 | 52,606 | 69,861 | 74,191 | 73,804 | 72,103 | 55,761 | — | 468,933 | 72,120 | 100.15% |
| Auburn | Jordan–Hare Stadium | 87,451 | 85,245 | 87,451 | 82,249 | 87,451 | 85,347 | 84,842 | 87,451 | — | 600,036 | 85,719 | 98.02% |
| Florida | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium | 88,548 | 88,708 | 87,473 | 90,744 | 90,888 | 90,144 | 84,674 | 90,798 | — | 623,429 | 89,061 | 100.58% |
| Georgia | Sanford Stadium | 92,746 | 92,746 | 91,946 | 92,746 | 92,746 | 92,746 | 92,746 | — | — | 555,676 | 92,612 | 99.86% |
| Kentucky | Commonwealth Stadium | 67,606 | 58,022 | 68,170 | 65,134 | 54,098 | 57,891 | 56,882 | 59,855 | — | 420,052 | 60,007 | 88.76% |
| LSU | Tiger Stadium | 92,542 | 92,405 | 92,660 | 93,022 | 93,098 | 92,917 | 93,108 | — | — | 557,210 | 92,868 | 100.35% |
| Mississippi State | Davis Wade | 55,082 | 56,924 | 55,116 | 55,418 | 55,096 | 57,871 | 55,270 | — | — | 335,695 | 55,949 | 101.57% |
| Ole Miss | Vaught–Hemingway | 60,580 | 55,124 | 58,504 | 58,042 | 61,792 | 57,951 | 44,123 | 59,877 | — | 395,413 | 56,488 | 93.25% |
| South Carolina | Williams-Brice Stadium | 80,250 | 78,807 | 77,015 | 81,767 | 75,838 | 80,250 | 76,816 | 83,442 | — | 553,935 | 79,134 | 98.61% |
| Tennessee | Neyland Stadium | 102,455 | 94,661 | 94,207 | 87,758 | 102,455 | 101,822 | 96,655 | 88,211 | 91,367 | 757,136 | 94,642 | 92.37% |
| Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt Stadium | 39,790 | 27,599 | 32,119 | 34,579 | 36,640 | 32,210 | 33,247 | 33,718 | — | 230,112 | 32,873 | 82.62% |

^A Games played at Arkansas' secondary home stadium War Memorial Stadium, capacity: 54,120.

Attendance was 84,524 for the Georgia vs. Florida game in Jacksonville

## Bowl games

SEC Bowl Games :

| Pick | Game | Date | Location/Time* | Television | $Winner^+$ | Score | $Loser^+$ | Score | Payout (US$) per team |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| BCS No. 1 vs. No. 2 | 2012 BCS National Championship Game | Jan. 9, 2012 | Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans | ESPN | #2 Alabama | 21 | #1 LSU | 0 | $21,200,000 |
| 2. | Capital One Bowl | Jan. 2, 2012 | Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida 1:00 pm | ESPN | #10 South Carolina | 30 | No. 21 Nebraska | 13 | $4,250,000 |
| 3. | Outback Bowl | Jan. 2, 2012 | Raymond James Stadium Tampa, Florida 1:00 pm | ABC | No. 12 Michigan State | 33 | No. 18 Georgia | 30 | $3,400,000 |
| 4. | AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic | Jan. 6, 2012 | Cowboys Stadium Arlington, Texas 8:00 pm | FOX | No. 7 Arkansas | 29 | No. 11 Kansas State | 16 | $6,750,000 |
| 5. | Chick-fil-A Bowl | Dec. 31, 2011 | Georgia Dome Atlanta 7:30 pm | ESPN | Auburn | 43 | Virginia | 24 | $3,350,000 |
| 6. | Gator Bowl | Jan. 2, 2012 | EverBank Field Jacksonville, Florida 1:30 pm | ESPN2 | Florida | 24 | Ohio State | 17 | $2,250,000 |
| 7. | Autozone Liberty Bowl | Dec. 31, 2011 | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee 3:30 pm | ESPN | Cincinnati | 31 | Vanderbilt | 24 | $1,350,000 |
| 8. | Franklin Music City Bowl | Dec. 30, 2011 | LP Field Nashville, Tennessee 6:40 pm | ESPN | Mississippi State | 23 | Wake Forest | 17 | $1,700,000 |
| *Time given is Eastern Time (UTC-5). $^+SEC$ team is bolded. Rankings are AP. ||||||||||

Per BCS selection rules, no more than two teams from a conference may be selected, regardless of whether they are automatic qualifiers or at-large selections, unless two non-champions from the same conference are ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in the final BCS Standings. As the SEC champion Louisiana State was the top-ranked team in the BCS poll, the Sugar Bowl was prohibited from selecting an SEC representative for the 2011–12 season.

## Post-season awards and honors

### All-SEC

The following players were named by the AP All-SEC team:

| Position | Player | Class | Team |
| - | - | - | - |
| First Team Offense ||||
| QB | Tyler Wilson | Jr. | Arkansas |
| RB | Trent Richardson | Jr. | Alabama |
| RB | Michael Dyer | So. | Auburn |
| WR | Jarius Wright | Sr. | Arkansas |
| WR | Da'Rick Rogers | So. | Tennessee |
| TE | Orson Charles | Jr. | Georgia |
| OL | Will Blackwell | Sr. | LSU |
| OL | Cordy Glenn | Sr. | Georgia |
| OL | Barrett Jones | So. | Alabama |
| OL | Rokevious Watkins | Sr. | South Carolina |
| C | William Vlachos | Sr. | Alabama |
| First Team Defense ||||
| DL | Melvin Ingram | Sr. | South Carolina |
| DL | Fletcher Cox | Jr. | Mississippi State |
| DL | Malik Jackson | Sr. | Tennessee |
| DL | Sam Montgomery | So. | LSU |
| LB | Jarvis Jones | So. | Georgia |
| LB | Danny Trevathan | Sr. | Kentucky |
| LB | Courtney Upshaw | Sr. | Alabama |
| DB | Tyrann Mathieu | So. | LSU |
| DB | Morris Claiborne | Jr. | LSU |
| DB | Mark Barron | Sr. | Alabama |
| DB | Bacarri Rambo | Jr. | Georgia |
| First Team Special Teams ||||
| K | Caleb Sturgis | Jr. | Florida |
| P | Brad Wing | Fr. | LSU |
| AP | Joe Adams | Sr. | Arkansas |

### National award winners

The following SEC players listed below have been named to the national award semifinalist and finalist lists.

