SEC releases 2016 football schedule

The Southeastern Conference released the 2016 football schedule for all 14 SEC schools Thursday.

Each team will play eight conference games, six against division opponents and two against no division opponents.

“The 2016 season is the first for the SEC that adds a strength-of-schedule component that requires all schools to play an ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-12 or Major Independent opponent on an annual basis,” the SEC said in a release.

Georgia will be making the program's second appearance in the Chick-Fil-A Kickoff Game.  Georgia faced Boise State in the 2011 matchup at the Georgia Dome.

The Bulldogs will kick off their first conference game at Missouri on Sept. 17.

Home conference games include Tennessee, Vanderbilt and Auburn.

The full SEC schedule is below.

2016 SEC Football Schedule

Week-by-Week

Sept. 1

South Carolina at Vanderbilt

Sept. 3

Alabama vs. Southern Cal (Arlington)

Louisiana Tech at Arkansas

Clemson at Auburn

UMass at Florida

Georgia vs. North Carolina (Atlanta)

Southern Miss at Kentucky

LSU vs. Wisconsin (Green Bay)

South Alabama at Mississippi State

Missouri at West Virginia

Appalachian State at Tennessee

UCLA at Texas A&M

Sept. 5

Ole Miss vs. Florida State (Orlando)

Sept. 10

Western Kentucky at Alabama

Arkansas at TCU

Arkansas State at Auburn

Kentucky at Florida

Nicholls State at Georgia

Jacksonville State at LSU

Wofford at Ole Miss

South Carolina at Mississippi State

Eastern Michigan at Missouri

Tennessee vs. Virginia Tech (Bristol)

Prairie View at Texas A&M

Middle Tennessee at Vanderbilt

Sept. 17

Texas State at Arkansas

Texas A&M at Auburn

North Texas at Florida

New Mexico State at Kentucky

Mississippi State at LSU

Alabama at Ole Miss

Georgia at Missouri

East Carolina at South Carolina

Ohio at Tennessee

Vanderbilt at Georgia Tech

Sept. 24

Kent State at Alabama

LSU at Auburn

South Carolina at Kentucky

Georgia at Ole Miss

Mississippi State at UMass

Delaware State at Missouri

Florida at Tennessee

Arkansas vs. Texas A&M (Arlington)

Vanderbilt at Western Kentucky

Oct. 1

Kentucky at Alabama

Alcorn State at Arkansas (Little Rock)

Louisiana-Monroe at Auburn

Tennessee at Georgia

Missouri at LSU

Memphis at Ole Miss

Texas A&M at South Carolina

Florida at Vanderbilt

Oct. 8

Alabama at Arkansas

LSU at Florida

Vanderbilt at Kentucky

Auburn at Mississippi State

Georgia at South Carolina

Tennessee at Texas A&M

Oct. 15

Ole Miss at Arkansas

Missouri at Florida

Vanderbilt at Georgia

Southern Miss at LSU

Mississippi State at BYU

Alabama at Tennessee

Oct. 22

Texas A&M at Alabama

Arkansas at Auburn

Mississippi State at Kentucky

Ole Miss at LSU

Middle Tennessee at Missouri

UMass at South Carolina

Tennessee State at Vanderbilt

Oct. 29

Florida vs. Georgia (Jacksonville)

Auburn at Ole Miss

Samford at Mississippi State

Kentucky at Missouri

Tennessee at South Carolina

New Mexico State at Texas A&M

Nov. 5

Florida at Arkansas

Vanderbilt at Auburn

Georgia at Kentucky

Alabama at LSU

Georgia Southern at Ole Miss

Texas A&M at Mississippi State

Missouri at South Carolina

Tennessee Tech at Tennessee

Nov. 12

Mississippi State at Alabama

LSU at Arkansas

South Carolina at Florida

Auburn at Georgia

Vanderbilt at Missouri

Kentucky at Tennessee

Ole Miss at Texas A&M

Nov. 19

UT-Chattanooga at Alabama

Alabama A&M at Auburn

Presbyterian at Florida

Louisiana-Lafayette at Georgia

Austin Peay at Kentucky

South Alabama at LSU

Arkansas at Mississippi State

Western Carolina at South Carolina

Missouri at Tennessee

Texas-San Antonio at Texas A&M

Ole Miss at Vanderbilt

Nov. 24

LSU at Texas A&M

Nov. 26

Auburn at Alabama

Florida at Florida State

Georgia Tech at Georgia

Kentucky at Louisville

Mississippi State at Ole Miss

Arkansas at Missouri

South Carolina at Clemson

Tennessee at Vanderbilt

Dec. 3

SEC Football Championship (Atlanta)