The 2017 Southeastern Conference football season was the 85th season of SEC football and took place during the
2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season
The 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the highest level of college football competition in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in 2017. The regular season began on August 26, 2017, and end ...
. The season began on August 31 and will end with the 2017 SEC Championship Game on December 2. The SEC is a
Power Five conference
The power conferences are the most prominent athletic conferences in college football in the United States. They are part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Ass ...
under the
College Football Playoff
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format along with the
Atlantic Coast Conference
The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference in the United States. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, the ACC's eighteen member universities compete in the National Collegiate Athlet ...
, the
Big 12 Conference
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, the
Big Ten Conference
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, and the
Pac–12 Conference
The Pac-12 Conference is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference in the Western United States. It participates at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA Division I, Division I level for all sports, and its Co ...
. For the 2017 season, the SEC has 14 teams divided into two divisions of seven each, named East and West.
Preseason
Recruiting classes
SEC media days
The SEC conducted its annual media days at the Hyatt Regency Birmingham – The Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Alabama between July 11 and July 14. The event commenced with a speech by commissioner Greg Sankey, and all 14 teams sent their head coaches and three selected players to speak with members of the media. The event along with all speakers and interviews were broadcast live on the SEC Network and streamed live on ESPN.com.
Preseason media polls
The SEC Media Days concluded with its annual preseason media polls. Since 1992, the credentialed media has gotten the preseason champion correct just six times. Only nine times has the preseason pick even made it to the SEC title game. Below are the results of the media poll with total points received next to each school and first-place votes in parentheses.
SEC Champion Voting
* Alabama – 217
* Auburn – 11
* Georgia – 6
* Florida – 3
* LSU – 3
* Texas A&M – 1
* South Carolina – 1
* Arkansas – 1
* Vanderbilt – 1
West Division
* 1. Alabama – 1,683 (225)
* 2. Auburn – 1,329 (13)
* 3. LSU – 1,262 (4)
* 4. Arkansas – 796 (1)
* 5. Texas A&M – 722
* 6. Mississippi State – 633
* 7. Ole Miss – 379
East Division
* 1. Georgia – 1,572 (138)
* 2. Florida – 1,526 (96)
* 3. Tennessee – 998 (3)
* 4. South Carolina – 897 (5)
* 5. Kentucky – 869
* 6. Vanderbilt – 554 (1)
* 7. Missouri - 388
References:
Preseason All-SEC Media
References:
Head coaches
''Note:'' All stats shown are before the beginning of the season.
References:
Rankings
Schedule
Regular season
All times Eastern time. SEC teams in bold.
Rankings reflect those of the AP poll for that week until week 10 when CFP rankings are used.
Week One
Week Two
:
The game between Florida and Northern Colorado was canceled due to
Hurricane Irma
Hurricane Irma was an extremely powerful and devastating tropical cyclone that was the first Category 5 hurricane to strike the Leeward Islands on record, followed by Hurricane Maria, Maria two weeks later. At the time, it was considered ...
. Both schools' athletic directors decided not to reschedule the game as the two teams do not share a common bye week.
Week Three
Week Four
Week Five
Week Six
Week Seven
Week Eight
Week Nine
Week Ten
Week Eleven
Week Twelve
Week Thirteen
Championship game
Week Fourteen (2017 SEC Championship Game)
SEC vs other conferences
SEC vs. Power 5 matchups
This is a list of teams considered by the SEC as "
Power Five
The power conferences are the most prominent athletic conferences in college football in the United States. They are part of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I, the highest level o ...
" teams for purposes of meeting league requirements that each member play at least one "power" team in non-conference play. In addition to the SEC, the NCAA officially considers all football members of the
ACC,
Big 10,
Big 12
The Big 12 Conference is a collegiate athletic conference in the United States. It consists of 16 full-member universities (3 private universities and 13 public universities) in the states of Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Ohio, Okla ...
and
Pac-12
The Pac-12 Conference is a collegiate athletic conference in the Western United States. It participates at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level for all sports, and its football teams compete in the Football Bowl ...
, plus independent
Notre Dame (a full but non-football ACC member), as "Power Five" teams. Although the NCAA does not consider
BYU a "Power Five" school, the SEC considers games against BYU as satisfying its "Power Five" scheduling requirement.
All rankings are from the current AP Poll at the time of the game.
Records against other conferences
Regular Season
Post Season
Postseason
Bowl games
(Rankings from final CFP Poll; All times Eastern)
Awards and honors
Player of the week honors
SEC Individual Awards
The following individuals won the
conference's annual player and coach awards:
*Offensive Player of the Year:
Kerryon Johnson, Auburn
*Defensive Player of the Year:
Roquan Smith, Georgia
*Coach of the Year:
Kirby Smart
Kirby Paul Smart (born December 23, 1975) is an American football coach and former player. He is the current head football coach at the University of Georgia, his alma mater. As head coach, he led the Bulldogs to back-to-back national champion ...
, Georgia
*Special Teams Player of the Year:
Daniel Carlson
Daniel Vilhelm Carlson (born January 23, 1995) is an American professional football placekicker for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Auburn Tigers, becoming the all-time leading sco ...
, Auburn
*Freshman Player of the Year:
Jake Fromm
William Jacob Fromm (born July 30, 1998) is an American professional football quarterback. He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs and was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the fifth round of the 2020 NFL draft. Fromm has also been ...
, Georgia
*Newcomer Player of the Year:
Jarrett Stidham
Jarrett Ryan Stidham (born August 8, 1996) is an American professional football quarterback for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Auburn Tigers following a stint with the Baylor Bears. St ...
, Auburn
*
Jacobs Blocking Trophy
The Jacobs Blocking Trophy is the name of several similar annual college football awards bestowed by a conference upon their best blocker. The awards are named in honor of William P. Jacobs, son of the founder and president of Presbyterian Colleg ...
:
Braden Smith, Auburn
*Scholar-Athlete Player of the Year:
Danny Etling
Daniel Patrick Etling (born July 22, 1994) is an American professional football quarterback for the Michigan Panthers of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers and LSU Tigers, and was selected ...
, LSU
Reference:
All-Conference teams
Coaches
Media
References:
All-Americans
*OL –
Braden Smith, Auburn
(AP, ESPN, CBS)
*OL –
Frank Ragnow
Frank Ragnow (born May 17, 1996) is an American former professional football center who played seven seasons in the National Football League, all for the Detroit Lions. He played college football for the Arkansas Razorbacks, where he was a two-t ...
, Arkansas
(CBS)
*LB –
Jeff Holland, Auburn
(SI)
*LB –
Roquan Smith, Georgia
(AP, AFCA, FWAA, WCFF, TSN, SI, USAT, ESPN, CBS, CFN)
*LB –
Rashaan Evans, Alabama
(AFCA)
*DB –
Carlton Davis
Carlton Davis III (born December 31, 1996) is an American professional football cornerback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Auburn Tigers and was selected by the Tampa Bay Buc ...
, Auburn
(SI)
*DB –
Minkah Fitzpatrick
Minkah Annane Fitzpatrick Jr. (born November 17, 1996) is an American professional American football, football Safety (gridiron football position), safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college footba ...
, Alabama
(AP, AFCA, FWAA, WCFF, TSN, SI, USAT, ESPN, CBS, CFN)
*PK –
Daniel Carlson
Daniel Vilhelm Carlson (born January 23, 1995) is an American professional football placekicker for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Auburn Tigers, becoming the all-time leading sco ...
, Auburn
(AFCA, WCFF, CBS)
*P –
Johnny Townsend, Florida
(SI)
*P –
J. K. Scott, Alabama
(CFN)
National Award Finalists
''Winners in bold''
*
Manning Award
The Manning Award has been presented annually since the 2004 football season to the collegiate American football quarterback as judged by the Sugar Bowl Committee to be the best in the United States. It is the only quarterback award that inc ...
(quarterback) –
Jalen Hurts
Jalen Alexander Hurts (born August 7, 1998) is an American professional American football, football quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL).
Hurts began his college football career with the Alabama Crims ...
, Alabama;
Jarrett Stidham
Jarrett Ryan Stidham (born August 8, 1996) is an American professional football quarterback for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Auburn Tigers following a stint with the Baylor Bears. St ...
, Auburn
*
Bednarik Award
The Chuck Bednarik Award is presented annually to the defensive player of the year in college football as judged by the Maxwell Football Club to be the best in the United States. The award is named for Chuck Bednarik, a former college and profess ...
(best defensive player) –
Minkah Fitzpatrick
Minkah Annane Fitzpatrick Jr. (born November 17, 1996) is an American professional American football, football Safety (gridiron football position), safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college footba ...
, Alabama;
Roquan Smith, Georgia
*
Bronko Nagurski Award (best defensive player) –
Minkah Fitzpatrick
Minkah Annane Fitzpatrick Jr. (born November 17, 1996) is an American professional American football, football Safety (gridiron football position), safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college footba ...
, Alabama;
Roquan Smith, Georgia
*
Butkus Award
The Butkus Award, instituted in 1985 by the Downtown Athletic Club of Orlando, is given annually to the top linebackers at the high school, collegiate and professional levels of football. The award, named in honor of College Football Hall of Fame ...
(best linebacker) –
Roquan Smith, Georgia
*
Jim Thorpe Award
The Jim Thorpe Award, named in memory of multi-sport athlete Jim Thorpe, has been awarded to the top defensive back in college football
College football is gridiron football that is played by teams of amateur Student athlete, student-athle ...
(best defensive back) –
Minkah Fitzpatrick
Minkah Annane Fitzpatrick Jr. (born November 17, 1996) is an American professional American football, football Safety (gridiron football position), safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college footba ...
, Alabama
*
Wuerffel Trophy
The Wuerffel Trophy is an award given annually to the college football player "who best combines exemplary community service with athletic and academic achievement." The trophy, designed by W. Stanley Proctor and named in honor of former Univers ...
(humanitarian–athlete) –
Courtney Love
Courtney Michelle Love (née Harrison; born July 9, 1964) is an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and actress. A figure in the alternative and grunge scenes of the 1990s, Love has had a career spanning four decades. She rose to promi ...
, Kentucky
*
Lou Groza Award
The Lou Groza Award is presented annually to the top college football placekicker in the United States by the Palm Beach County, Florida, Palm Beach County Sports Commission. The award is named after former Ohio State Buckeyes and Cleveland Browns ...
(best kicker) –
Daniel Carlson
Daniel Vilhelm Carlson (born January 23, 1995) is an American professional football placekicker for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Auburn Tigers, becoming the all-time leading sco ...
, Auburn
*
Ray Guy Award
The Ray Guy Award is presented annually to college football's most outstanding punter as adjudged by the Augusta Sports Council. The award is named after punter Ray Guy, an All-American for Southern Mississippi and an All-Pro in the National Fo ...
(best punter) –
J. K. Scott, Alabama
*
AP Coach of the Year –
Kirby Smart
Kirby Paul Smart (born December 23, 1975) is an American football coach and former player. He is the current head football coach at the University of Georgia, his alma mater. As head coach, he led the Bulldogs to back-to-back national champion ...
, Georgia
Home game attendance
Game played at Arkansas' secondary home stadium
War Memorial Stadium War Memorial Stadium may refer to:
* Ada War Memorial Stadium, in Ada, Ohio, also known as ''War Memorial Stadium''
* War Memorial Stadium (Arkansas), Little Rock, Arkansas
* War Memorial Stadium (Austin, Texas) (former official name 1924–1947), ...
, capacity: 54,120.
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References
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