The new SEC conference schedule for the 2026 and 2027 seasons was recently released following the new adoption of the nine conference game schedule moving from the previous eight conference game schedule. In addition to the nine game yearly schedule the SEC also decided to designate three “rivalry” games that will remain unchanged throughout the upcoming years.
Auburn was given the three yearly rivals of Vanderbilt, Georgia, and of course Alabama which they will alternate annually between two of the three being at home and one of the three being away and vice versa.
The surprise for the Tigers lies in the new opponents that were just announced that include Auburn’s opponents for both the 2026 season and the 2027 season including which games are home and which ones are away.
As far as SEC schedules go, the Auburn 2026 schedule is reasonably favorable including home games against Vanderbilt, Arkansas, Florida, and longtime Auburn foe LSU. The Auburn away schedule consist of many games close to home with it being Alabama, Georgia, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, and Tennessee.
Following the 2026 schedule, the 2027 season schedule appears to be a gauntlet featuring home games against Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Texas A&M, and Oklahoma. On top of this daunting home stretch of games the Tigers also have to go on the road to face Vanderbilt, Kentucky, Missouri, and Texas.
The 2026 schedule will flip home and away in 2028 and the 2027 schedule will flip in the same way in 2029. Following the 2029 season the SEC will reassess the schedules after four seasons and create a new lineup for 2030 and on.
It will be interesting to see how Auburn and the rest of the SEC respond going forward with such an intimidating lineup each year for every team in the conference. The SEC is moving closer and closer to layout of seasons and records mimicking that of the NFL where even the best teams lose multiple games on a yearly basis because of the extreme parody across the league.
The Tigers in the Hugh Freeze era are moving into a never before seen style of football in the college realm where nearly every single game will be the highest level of competition week in and week out.
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