It also has opened a season against an SEC opponent four times .
Is 2 - 2 in those games -- Georgia in 1977 , Mississippi State in 2002 and 2003 and LSU in 2011 .
It also has opened a season against an SEC opponent four times and is 2 - 2 in those games -- Georgia in 1977 , Mississippi State in 2002 and 2003 and LSU in 2011 .