SEC Announces 9-Game Format, Schedule and Annual Rivalries Through 2029 Season

In the Southeastern Conference, it just has more significance.

With the newly revised nine-game conference schedule through the 2029 season, the SEC formally revealed the matchups and pairings for each member on Tuesday. This includes the three protected annual rivalry games for each program.

The SEC aligned itself with the Big Ten and Big 12 by announcing in August that it will go to a nine-game conference schedule for the upcoming season. The ACC eventually followed suit. For the next four years, each SEC program will have three permanent rivals and six rotating opponents. The SEC will then review the schedule pairings and may alter the three yearly rivalry games.

The SEC’s schedule release through the 2028 college football season is as follows:

Annual opponents for SEC football

The three teams that each SEC team will face yearly through 2029 were formally revealed by the SEC on Tuesday. According to the SEC, each team’s yearly opponents were chosen based on geography, established rivalries, competitive fairness, and compatibility with non-Conference home and away schedules.

Here’s the pairings for each SEC team: