2003 SEC Schedules

2003 SEC Schedules

Alabama

8/30	South Florida
9/6	Oklahoma
9/13	Kentucky
9/20	No Illinois
9/27	Arkansas
10/4	at Georgia
10/11	Southern Miss
10/18	at Ole Miss
10/25	Tennessee
11/8	at Miss St
11/15	LSU
11/22	at Auburn
11/29	at Hawaii

Arkansas

9/6	Tulsa
9/13	at Texas
9/20	North Texas
9/27	at Alabama
10/11	Auburn
10/18	Florida
10/25	at Ole Miss
11/1	at Kentucky
11/8	South Carolina
11/15	New Mex St
11/22	Miss St
11/29	at LSU

Auburn

8/30	USC
9/6	at Georgia Tech
9/13	at Vanderbilt
9/27	Western Ky
10/4	Tennessee
10/11	at Arkansas
10/18	Miss St
10/25	at LSU
11/1	UL Monroe
11/8	Ole Miss
11/15	at Georgia
11/22	Alabama

Florida

8/30	San Jose St
9/6	at Miami
9/13	Florida A&M
9/20	Tennessee
9/27	at Kentucky
10/4	Ole Miss
10/11	at LSU
10/18	at Arkansas
11/1	Georgia
11/8	Vanderbilt
11/15	at So Carolina
11/29	Florida St

Georgia

8/30	at Clemson
9/6	MTSU
9/13	South Carolina
9/20	at LSU
10/4	Alabama
10/11	at Tennessee
10/18	at Vanderbilt
10/25	UAB
11/1	Florida
11/15	Auburn
11/22	Kentucky
11/29	at Georgia Tech

Kentucky

8/30	Louisville
9/6	Fla Atlantic
9/13	at Alabama
9/20	at Indiana
9/27	Florida
10/11	at So Carolina
10/18	Ohio
10/25	Miss St
11/1	Arkansas
11/15	at Vanderbilt
11/22	at Georgia
11/29	Tennessee

LSU

8/30	UL Monroe
9/6	at Arizona
9/13	Marshall
9/20	Georgia
9/27	at Miss St
10/4	at So Carolina
10/11	Florida
10/25	Auburn
11/1	Louisiana Tech
11/15	at Alabama
11/22	at Ole Miss
11/29	Arkansas

Ole Miss

8/30	at Vanderbilt
9/6	at Memphis
9/13	UL Monroe
9/27	Texas Tech
10/4	at Florida
10/11	Arkansas St
10/18	Alabama
10/25	Arkansas
11/1	South Carolina
11/8	at Auburn
11/22	at LSU
11/27	at Miss Sta

Miss State

8/30	Oregon
9/13	at Tulane
9/20	at Houston
9/27	LSU
10/4	Vanderbilt
10/11	Memphis
10/18	at Auburn
10/25	at Kentucky
11/8	Alabama
11/15	at Tennessee
11/22	at Arkansas
11/27	Ole Miss

South Carolina

8/30	UL Lafayette
9/6	Virginia
9/13	at Georgia
9/20	UAB
9/27	at Tennessee
10/4	LSU
10/11	Kentucky
10/25	Vanderbilt
11/1	at Ole Miss
11/8	at Arkansas
11/15	Florida
11/22	Clemson

Tennessee

8/30	Fresno State
9/6	Marshall
9/20	at Florida
9/27	So Carolina
10/4	at Auburn
10/11	Georgia
10/25	at Alabama
11/1	Duke
11/8	at Miami
11/15	Miss St
11/22	Vanderbilt
11/29	at Kentucky

Vanderbilt

8/30	Ole Miss
9/6	UT Chatt
9/13	Auburn
9/20	at TCU
9/27	Georgia Tech
10/4	at Miss State
10/11	Navy
10/18	Georgia
10/25	at So Carolina
11/8	at Florida
11/15	Kentucky
11/22	at Tennessee

Toughest Schedules (from toughest to easiest)
Based on a combination of tough non-conference games, and difficult road games in league play.

Tennessee - If the Vols can get through the first nine games, it should be poised for huge things finishing the season with Mississippi State, Vanderbilt and at Kentucky. The only problem is getting though the front nine which includes games at Florida, at Auburn, at Alabama and at Miami.

Arkansas - SEC schedules are always nasty, but the start of the Hog season is downright suicidal. Arkansas plays at Texas, at Alabama, Auburn and Florida in the first six games. One of the other games is against a very decent North Texas team. If that wasn't bad enough, the Hogs close out the season at LSU.

Auburn - Auburn is coming into 2003 with a legitimate shot at the SEC title and maybe more, but the openers against USC and at Georgia Tech will be major tests. It won't be easy with the biggest West showdown taking place at LSU. Traveling to Arkansas is never easy, and the Tigers get Tennessee, Vanderbilt and Georgia from the East.

Florida - The Gators have to go to Miami, but layups against San Jose State and Florida A&M will ease Florida through the first part of the season. Tennessee and Florida State come to Gainesville. There's always the Cocktail Party, while Ron Zook and company has to go to LSU and Arkansas to go along with a rematch against Ole Miss.

South Carolina - The Gamecocks don't get a break playing both Vanderbilt and Kentucky at home meaning they have to go on the road to face Georgia and Tennessee. Florida comes to Columbia. Playing LSU, at Ole Miss and at Arkansas from the West doesn't make life easy.

Alabama - Mike Price kicks off his era with five straight home games. It's not all a cakewalk with Oklahoma coming to town. The Tide doesn't get a break in league play getting Georgia and Tennessee, along with Kentucky, from the East.

Georgia - The Dawg season has ACC road bookends starting off at Clemson and finishing at Georgia Tech. The Bulldogs get three home games, and the Cocktail Party before facing the Yellow Jackets. Road games at LSU and Tennessee will test Mark Richt's road record.

Kentucky - As far as SEC East slates are concerned, this is as light as they come getting Florida and Tennessee at home. From the West, UK has to go to Alabama, but it get Mississippi State and Arkansas coming to Lexington.

Mississippi State - This could be tougher than Bulldog fans think. Oregon comes to Starkville to kickoff the season, and then MSU has to go to Tulane to face, what should be, a tough Green Wave team. The back stretch stinks with four of the final six games coming on the road while getting Alabama and Ole Miss at home.

LSU - The Tigers fatten up early against UL Monroe before going to Tucson to face a below average Arizona team. After facing a Byron Leftwich-less Marshall team, LSU gets a relatively easy SEC schedule (as SEC schedules go) with Georgia, Florida, Auburn and Arkansas all coming to Baton Rouge. The SEC road games are against the apparent 2003 middleweights going to Mississippi State, South Carolina, Alabama and Ole Miss.

Ole Miss - If the Rebels can win a rematch against Texas Tech, they should be 4-0 before facing Florida in the Swamp. After that, Ole Miss gets four straight home games while facing Auburn and Mississippi State on the road.

Vanderbilt - If a team like Vandy is going to have to play teams like Florida and Tennessee, it might as well play them on the road to get those games out of the way. Ole Miss, Auburn and at Mississippi State come from the West. In non-conference play, games against Georgia Tech and at TCU balance out UT Chattanooga and Navy.