Team-By-TeamALABAMA• Sept. 5 Wisconsin (Dallas)• Sept. 12 MIDDLE TENNESSEE• Sept. 19 OLE MISS• Sept. 26 UL MONROE• Oct. 3 at Georgia• Oct. 10 ARKANSAS• Oct. 17 at Texas A&M• Oct. 24 TENNESSEE• Oct. 31 Open date• Nov. 7 LSU• Nov. 14 at Mississippi State• Nov. 21 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN• Nov. 28 at AuburnARKANSAS• Sept. 5 TEXAS-EL PASO• Sept. 12 TOLEDO (Little Rock)• Sept. 19 TEXAS TECH• Sept. 26 Texas A&M (Arlington)• Oct. 3 at Tennessee• Oct. 10 at Alabama• Oct. 17 Open date• Oct. 24 AUBURN• Oct. 31 UT MARTIN• Nov. 7 at Ole Miss• Nov. 14 at LSU• Nov. 21 MISSISSIPPI STATE• Nov. 28 MISSOURIAUBURN• Sept. 5 Louisville (Atlanta)• Sept. 12 JACKSONVILLE STATE• Sept. 19 at LSU• Sept. 26 MISSISSIPPI STATE• Oct. 3 SAN JOSE STATE• Oct. 10 Open date• Oct. 15 (Thu.) at Kentucky• Oct. 24 at Arkansas• Oct. 31 OLE MISS• Nov. 7 at Texas A&M• Nov. 14 GEORGIA• Nov. 21 IDAHO• Nov. 28 ALABAMAFLORIDA• Sept. 5 NEW MEXICO STATE• Sept. 12 EAST CAROLINA• Sept. 19 at Kentucky• Sept. 26 TENNESSEE• Oct. 3 OLE MISS• Oct. 10 at Missouri• Oct. 17 at LSU• Oct. 24 Open date• Oct. 31 Georgia (Jacksonville)• Nov. 7 VANDERBILT• Nov. 14 at South Carolina• Nov. 21 FLORIDA ATLANTIC• Nov. 28 FLORIDA STATEGEORGIA• Sept. 5 UL MONROE• Sept. 12 at Vanderbilt• Sept. 19 SOUTH CAROLINA• Sept. 26 SOUTHERN• Oct. 3 ALABAMA• Oct. 10 at Tennessee• Oct. 17 MISSOURI• Oct. 24 Open date• Oct. 31 Florida (Jacksonville)• Nov. 7 KENTUCKY• Nov. 14 at Auburn• Nov. 21 GEORGIA SOUTHERN• Nov. 28 at Georgia TechKENTUCKY• Sept. 5 UL LAFAYETTE• Sept. 12 at South Carolina• Sept. 19 FLORIDA• Sept. 26 MISSOURI• Oct. 3 EASTERN KENTUCKY• Oct. 10 Open date• Oct. 15 (Thu.) AUBURN• Oct. 24 at Mississippi State• Oct. 31 TENNESSEE• Nov. 7 at Georgia• Nov. 14 at Vanderbilt• Nov. 21 UNC CHARLOTTE• Nov. 28 LOUISVILLELSU• Sept. 5 McNEESE STATE• Sept. 12 at Mississippi State• Sept. 19 AUBURN• Sept. 26 at Syracuse• Oct. 3 EASTERN MICHIGAN• Oct. 10 at South Carolina• Oct. 17 FLORIDA• Oct. 24 WESTERN KENTUCKY• Oct. 31 Open date• Nov. 7 at Alabama• Nov. 14 ARKANSAS• Nov. 21 at Ole Miss• Nov. 28 TEXAS A&MOLE MISS• Sept. 5 UT MARTIN• Sept. 12 FRESNO STATE• Sept. 19 at Alabama• Sept. 26 VANDERBILT• Oct. 3 at Florida• Oct. 10 NEW MEXICO STATE• Oct. 17 at Memphis• Oct. 24 TEXAS A&M• Oct. 31 at Auburn• Nov. 7 ARKANSAS• Nov. 14 Open date• Nov. 21 LSU• Nov. 28 at Mississippi StateMISSISSIPPI STATE• Sept. 5 at Southern Miss• Sept. 12 LSU• Sept. 19 NORTHWESTERN STATE• Sept. 26 at Auburn• Oct. 3 at Texas A&M• Oct. 10 TROY• Oct. 17 LOUISIANA TECH• Oct. 24 KENTUCKY• Oct. 31 Open date• Nov. 5 (Thu.) at Missouri• Nov. 14 ALABAMA• Nov. 21 at Arkansas• Nov. 28 OLE MISSMISSOURI• Sept. 5 SE MISSOURI STATE• Sept. 12 at Arkansas State• Sept. 19 UCONN• Sept. 26 at Kentucky• Oct. 3 SOUTH CAROLINA• Oct. 10 FLORIDA• Oct. 17 at Georgia• Oct. 24 at Vanderbilt• Oct. 31 Open date• Nov. 5 (Thu.) MISSISSIPPI STATE• Nov. 14 TBA• Nov. 21 TENNESSEE• Nov. 28 at ArkansasSOUTH CAROLINA• Sept. 3 (Thu.) North Carolina (Charlotte)• Sept. 12 KENTUCKY• Sept. 19 at Georgia• Sept. 26 CENTRAL FLORIDA• Oct. 3 at Missouri• Oct. 10 LSU• Oct. 17 VANDERBILT• Oct. 24 Open dateOct. 31 at Texas A&MNov. 7 at TennesseeNov. 14 FLORIDANov. 21 CITADELNov. 28 CLEMSONTENNESSEE• Sept. 5 UAB (Nashville)• Sept. 12 OKLAHOMA• Sept. 19 WESTERN CAROLINA• Sept. 26 at Florida• Oct. 3 ARKANSAS• Oct. 10 GEORGIA• Oct. 17 Open date• Oct. 24 at Alabama• Oct. 31 at Kentucky• Nov. 7 SOUTH CAROLINA• Nov. 14 NORTH TEXAS• Nov. 21 at Missouri• Nov. 28 VANDERBILTTEXAS A&M• Sept. 5 Arizona State (Houston)• Sept. 12 BALL STATE• Sept. 19 NEVADA• Sept. 26 Arkansas (Arlington)• Oct. 3 MISSISSIPPI STATE• Oct. 10 Open date• Oct. 17 ALABAMA• Oct. 24 at Ole Miss• Oct. 31 SOUTH CAROLINA• Nov. 7 AUBURN• Nov. 14 WESTERN CAROLINA• Nov. 21 at Vanderbilt• Nov. 28 at LSUVANDERBILT• Sept. 5 WESTERN KENTUCKY• Sept. 12 GEORGIA• Sept. 19 AUSTIN PEAY• Sept. 26 at Ole Miss• Oct. 3 at Middle Tennessee• Oct. 10 Open date• Oct. 17 at South Carolina• Oct. 24 MISSOURI• Oct. 31 at Houston• Nov. 7 at Florida• Nov. 14 KENTUCKY• Nov. 21 TEXAS A&M• Nov. 28 at Tennessee
Alabama has opened the Southeastern Conference portion of its football schedule against Ole Miss only once in the past 30 years.
Georgia hasn't commenced SEC play against Vanderbilt since 1958, and what about Kentucky and Tennessee? Well, they've collided in November ever since becoming annual rivals in 1919.
The 2015 SEC schedule, which was released Tuesday night, will contain new wrinkles for almost every league member. One immediate matchup for next season that looked out of place was Tennessee's game at Kentucky on Halloween, one week after the Volunteers visit Alabama.
There will be 13 playing weekends next year, so each team will have only one open date. Each SEC team has two open dates on this season's schedule.
Most SEC teams have their open date next season before a rivalry game, and that is not a break in tradition. Florida and Georgia will meet on Halloween with each coming off an open date, as will Alabama and LSU when they meet Nov. 7.
Tennessee will have its open date before playing Alabama in 2015, as will Texas A&M.
There will be three Thursday night matchups featuring SEC teams, including South Carolina facing North Carolina in Charlotte on Sept. 3 to open the season. Auburn will play at Kentucky on Oct. 15, and Mississippi State will play at Missouri on Nov. 5.
SEC teams will be represented in all three major neutral-site games Sept. 5, with Alabama facing Wisconsin in Dallas, Texas A&M facing Arizona State in Houston and Auburn facing Louisville in Atlanta. Beginning Sept.12, there will be at least one head-to-head matchup of SEC teams through the rest of the season.
When the 2016 season rolls around, every SEC school will be required to play at least one out-of-conference game against a team from the Atlantic Coast, Big Ten, Big 12 or Pac-12.
Contact David Paschall at dpaschall@timesfreepress.com or 423-757-6524.