2012 Southeastern Conference football season

The 2012 Southeastern Conference football season began on August 30 with South Carolina visiting Vanderbilt, and concluded with the BCS National Championship Game on January 7, 2013. It was also the first season of play for former Big 12 Conference members Texas A&M and Missouri. Texas A&M plays in the West Division, while Missouri plays in the East Division, although, geographically, Missouri is one of the conference's westernmost teams.

2012 Southeastern Conference football season
League	NCAA Division I FBS
Sport	football
Duration	August 30, 2012 through January 7, 2013
Number of teams	14
TV partner(s)	ESPN, ESPNU, ESPN2, CBS, and SEC Network
2013 NFL Draft
Top draft pick	Luke Joeckel (Texas A&M)
Picked by	Jacksonville Jaguars, 2nd overall
Regular season
East champions	Georgia
East runners-up	Florida
West champions	Alabama
West runners-up	LSU, Texas A&M
SEC Championship Game
Champions	Alabama
Runners-up	Georgia

2012 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
No. T–5 Georgia xy		7	–	1					12	–	2
No. 9 Florida x%		7	–	1					11	–	2
No. 8 South Carolina		6	–	2					11	–	2
No. 23 Vanderbilt		5	–	3					9	–	4
Missouri		2	–	6					5	–	7
Tennessee		1	–	7					5	–	7
Kentucky		0	–	8					2	–	10
Western Division
No. 1 Alabama x$#		7	–	1					13	–	1
No. 14 LSU *		6	–	2					10	–	3
No. T–5 Texas A&M		6	–	2					11	–	2
Mississippi State		4	–	4					8	–	5
Ole Miss *		3	–	5					7	–	6
Arkansas		2	–	6					4	–	8
Auburn		0	–	8					3	–	9
Championship: Alabama 32, Georgia 28
# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant * Ole Miss and LSU vacated all wins due to NCAA violations. Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

Arkansas head coach Bobby Petrino was fired in early April for lying about his affair with an Arkansas employee after a motorcycle accident that he had on April that left him four broken ribs, a cracked vertebra in his neck and numerous abrasions on his face.^[1] In the press conference announcing the termination, Arkansas Athletic Director Jeff Long said, "(Petrino) made the decision to mislead the public, (and it) adversely affected the university and the football program." In Petrino's place, Assistant Coach Taver Johnson will serve as interim coach through the end of spring practice. After the firing of Bobby Petrino in April 2012, there was considerable media speculation that Smith would return to Arkansas. This was confirmed on April 23 when multiple media outlets reported that Smith had indeed agreed to succeed Petrino. He was introduced as Arkansas' 29th full-time head coach the next day. Smith signed a 10-month contract, leading to speculation that he was only taking the post on an interim basis for the 2012 season. The Razorbacks' formal announcement described him as "head coach", without any qualifiers; however, it also indicated that Smith's hiring would allow Arkansas to hire "a head coach for the future of the program" in a more appropriate timeframe following the 2012 season.^[2]

At the end of the 2011 season it was announced that Head Coach Houston Nutt resigned from the position of head coach at Ole Miss. His resignation became official once the season ended.^[3] In his place, Ole Miss hired Arkansas State Head Coach Hugh Freeze.^[4]

Preseason All-SEC

2012 Pre-season Coaches All-SEC^[5]

First team offense

Position	Player	Class	Team
QB	Tyler Wilson	Sr.	Arkansas
RB	Marcus Lattimore	Jr.	South Carolina
RB	Knile Davis	Jr.	Arkansas
WR	Da'Rick Rogers	Jr.	Tennessee
WR	Cobi Hamilton	Sr.	Arkansas
WR	Ryan Swope	Sr.	Texas A&M
TE	Philip Lutzenkirchen	Sr.	Auburn
OL	Alex Hurst	Sr.	LSU
OL	D. J. Fluker	Sr.	Alabama
OL	Luke Joeckel	Jr.	Texas A&M
OL	Larry Warford	Sr.	Kentucky
C	Barrett Jones	Sr.	Alabama

First team defense

Position	Player	Class	Team
DL	Jadeveon Clowney	So.	South Carolina
DL	Sam Montgomery	Jr.	LSU
DL	Corey Lemonier	Jr.	Auburn
DL	Barkevious Mingo	Jr.	LSU
LB	Sean Porter	Sr.	Texas A&M
LB	C. J. Mosley	So.	Alabama
LB	Jarvis Jones	Sr.	Georgia
DB	Johnthan Banks	Sr.	Mississippi State
DB	Bacarri Rambo	Sr.	Georgia
DB	Eric Reid	Jr.	LSU
DB	Tyrann Mathieu	Jr.	LSU

First Team Special Teams

Position	Player	Class	Team
K	Caleb Sturgis	Sr.	Florida
P	Brad Wing	So.	LSU
RS	Tyrann Mathieu	Jr.	LSU
All-purpose back	Dennis Johnson	Jr.	Arkansas

Rankings

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
RV		Received votes

Main article: 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

		(Pre)	Sept. 3	Sept. 10	Sept. 17	Sept. 24	Oct. 1	Oct. 8	Oct. 15	Oct. 22	Oct. 29	Nov. 5	Nov. 12	Nov. 19	Nov. 26	Dec. 3	Final
Alabama	AP	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	2	2	2	1
	C	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	5	2	2	2	1
	BCS	Not released							1	1	1	1	4	2	2	2
Arkansas	AP	10	8	RV	NR
	C	10	9	21	NR
	BCS	Not released
Auburn	AP	RV	RV	NR
	C	25	RV	NR
	BCS	Not released
Florida	AP	23	24	18	14	11	10	4	3	3	8	7	7	6	5	4	9
	C	23	23	17	14	12	11	6	4	3	8	7	7	6	5	4	10
	BCS	Not released							2	2	7	6	6	4	4	3
Georgia	AP	6	7	7	5	5	5	14	13	12	7	5	5	3	3	6	5
	C	6	7	7	6	5	5	12	12	11	6	5	4	3	3	5	4
	BCS	Not released							11	10	6	5	5	3	3	7
Kentucky	AP
	C
	BCS	Not released
LSU	AP	3	3	3	2	3	4	9	6	6	5	9	8	8	9	9	14
	C	1	3	2	2	3	3	8	6	6	5	9	8	7	6	7	12
	BCS	Not released							6	6	5	7	7	7	7	8
Mississippi State	AP	RV	RV	RV	23	21	20	19	15	13	17	22	RV	25	RV	NR
	C	RV	RV	RV	23	19	19	18	16	12	15	23	RV	24	RV	RV	NR
	BCS	Not released							12	11	18	21	NR
Missouri	AP	RV	RV	NR	RV	NR
	C	RV	RV	NR
	BCS	Not released
Ole Miss	AP
	C			RV	NR						RV	NR
	BCS	Not released
South Carolina	AP	9	9	8	7	6	6	3	9	17	11	12	12	13	11	11	8
	C	9	9	9	8	6	6	3	8	16	8	11	11	12	10	10	7
	BCS	Not released							7	13	11	8	9	12	10	10
Tennessee	AP	RV	RV	23	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR
	C	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR
	BCS	Not released
Texas A&M	AP	RV	RV	NR	RV	RV	RV	22	20	22	16	15	9	9	10	10	5
	C	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	21	19	21	16	14	10	10	8	9	5
	BCS	Not released							18	20	16	15	8	9	9	9
Vanderbilt	AP													RV	RV	RV	23
	C		RV	NR										RV	RV	RV	20
	BCS	Not released

Regular season

Index to colors and formatting
Non-conference matchup; SEC member won
Non-conference matchup; SEC member lost
Conference matchup

All times Eastern time. SEC teams in bold.

Rankings reflect that of the AP poll for that week until week eight when the BCS rankings will be used.

Week One

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Broadcast	Result	Attendance	Reference
August 30	4:00 p.m.	#9 South Carolina	Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee	ESPN	SCAR 17–13	38,393
August 31	4:30 p.m.	North Carolina State	Tennessee	Georgia Dome • Atlanta (Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game)	ESPNU	W 21–35	55,529
September 1	9:00 a.m.	Buffalo	#6 Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia	SEC Network	W 23–45	92,446
September 1	12:30 p.m.		#23 Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida	ESPN	W 14–27	84,704
September 1	4:00 p.m.	Jacksonville State	# 10 Arkansas	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas	PPV	W 24-49	71,062
September 1	4:00 p.m.	#14 Clemson	Auburn	Georgia Dome • Atlanta (Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game)	ESPN	L 26–19	75,211
September 1	4:00 p.m.	North Texas	#3 LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana	ESPNU	W 14-41	92,059
September 1	4:00 p.m.	Jackson State	Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi	FSN	W 9–56	55,082
September 1	4:00 p.m.	Southeastern Louisiana	Missouri	Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri	PPV	W 10–62	62,173
September 1	4:00 p.m.	Central Arkansas	Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi	CSS	W 27–49	50,544
September 1	5:00 p.m.	#8 Michigan	#2 Alabama	Cowboys Stadium • Arlington, Texas	ABC	W 14–41	90,413
September 2	12:30 p.m.	Kentucky	#25 Louisville	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky	ESPN	L 14–32	55,386

Texas A&M's matchup with Louisiana Tech University was rescheduled to October 13 by agreement of the schools due to the potential impact of Hurricane Isaac on Shreveport, Louisiana, where the game was to be held.

Players of the week:

Offensive		Defensive		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Reference:

Week Two

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Broadcast	Result	Attendance	Reference
September 8	9:00 a.m.	Auburn	Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi	ESPN	MSU 10–28	56,111
September 8	9:21 a.m.	East Carolina	South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina	SEC Network	W 10–48	77,006
September 8	12:30 p.m.	#24 Florida	Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, Texas	ESPN	UF 20–17	87,114
September 8	12:30 p.m.	Western Kentucky	Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	SEC Network	W 0–35	101,821
September 8	1:00 p.m.	Georgia State	Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee	PPV	W 13–51	87,821
September 8	4:00 p.m.	Washington	#3 LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana	ESPN	W 3–41	92,804
September 8	4:00 p.m.	UTEP	Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi	FSN	W 10–28	53,133
September 8	4:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	#8 Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, Arkansas	ESPNU	L 34–31 OT	53,089
September 8	4:30 p.m.	Kent State	Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky	CSS	W 14–47	48,346
September 8	4:45 p.m.	#7 Georgia	Missouri	Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri	ESPN2	UGA 41–20	71,004
September 8	5:00 p.m.	Vanderbilt	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, Illinois	Big Ten Network	L 13–23	31,644

Players of the week:

Offensive		Defensive		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Reference:

Week Three

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Broadcast	Result	Attendance	Reference
September 15	9:21 a.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama	SEC Network	W 28–31 OT	85,214
September 15	9:30 a.m.	Presbyterian	Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium • Vanderbilt, Tennessee	CSS	W 0–58	35,491
September 15	12:30 p.m.	#1 Alabama	Arkansas	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas	CBS	ALA 52–0	74,617
September 15	12:30 p.m.	Texas A&M	SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, Texas	FSN	W 48–3	32,016
September 15	3:00 p.m.	#18 Florida	#23 Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee	ESPN	UF 37–20	102,455
September 15	4:00 p.m.	Western Kentucky	Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky	ESPNU	L 32–31 OT	53,980
September 15	4:00 p.m.	Arizona State	Missouri	Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri	ESPN2	W 20–24	71,004
September 15	4:00 p.m.	UAB	#8 South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina	FSN	W 6–49	77,963
September 15	4:00 p.m.	Mississippi State	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, Alabama	ESPN3	W 30–24	29,013
September 15	4:30 p.m.	Florida Atlantic	#7 Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia	CSS	W 20–56	92,746
September 15	5:00 p.m.	Idaho	#3 LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana	PPV	W 14–63	92,177
September 15	6:26 p.m.	#14 Texas	Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi	ESPN	L 66–31	61,797

Players of the week:

Offensive		Defensive		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Reference:

Week Four

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Broadcast	Result	Attendance	Reference
September 22	9:00 am	Ole Miss	Tulane	Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans	FSN	W 39–0	28,913
September 22	9:00 a.m.	Kentucky	#14 Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida	SEC Network	UF 0–38	87,102
September 22	2:00 p.m.	Florida Atlantic	#1 Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	PPV	W 7–40	101,821
September 22	2:30 pm	Missouri	#7 South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina	CBS	SCAR 10–31	80,836
September 22	4:00 pm	#2 LSU	Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama	ESPN	LSU 12–10	86,721
September 22	4:00 pm	Rutgers	Arkansas	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas	ESPNU	L 35-26	72,543
September 22	4:00 pm	South Carolina State	Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, Texas	FSN	W 14–70	86,775
September 22	4:00 pm	South Alabama	#23 Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi	PPV	W 10–30	55,186
September 22	4:30 pm	Akron	Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee	CSS	W 26–47	81,719
September 22	4:45 pm	Vanderbilt	#5 Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia	ESPN2	UGA 3–48	92,746

Players of the week:

Offensive		Defensive		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Reference:

Week Five

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Broadcast	Result	Attendance	Reference
September 29	12:00 pm	Missouri	UCF	Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, Florida	FSN	W 21–16	35,835
September 29	12:21 pm	Arkansas	Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, Texas	SEC Network	TAMU 58–10	86,442
September 29	3:30 pm	Tennessee	#5 Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia	CBS	UGA 51–44	92,746
September 29	7:00 pm	#6 South Carolina	Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky	ESPN2	SCAR 38–17	49,810
September 29	8:00 pm	Towson	#3 LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana	ESPNU	W 38–22	92,154
September 29	9:15 pm	Ole Miss	#1 Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	ESPN	ALA 33–14	101,821

Week off: Auburn, Florida, Mississippi State, Vanderbilt.

Players of the week:

Offensive		Defensive		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Reference:

Week Six

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Broadcast	Result	Attendance	Reference
October 6	12:00 pm	Arkansas	Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama	ESPN2	ARK 24–7	85,813
October 6	12:21 pm	#20 Mississippi State	Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky	SEC Network	MSU 27–14	49,498
October 6	3:30 pm	#4 LSU	#10 Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida	CBS	UF 14–6	90,824
October 6	7:00 pm	Vanderbilt	Missouri	Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri	ESPN3	Vandy 19–15	66,250
October 6	7:00 pm	Texas A&M	Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi	ESPNU	TAMU 30–27	55,343
October 6	7:00 pm	#5 Georgia	#6 South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina	ESPN	SCAR 35–7	85,199

Week off: Alabama, Tennessee.

Players of the week:

Offensive		Defensive		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Reference:

Week Seven

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Broadcast	Result	Attendance	Reference
October 13	12:21 pm	Auburn	Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi	SEC Network	Miss 41–20	57,068
October 13	3:30 pm	#1 Alabama	Missouri	Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri	CBS	ALA 42–10	71,004
October 13	6:00 pm	#4 Florida	Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee	ESPNU	UF 31–17	40,350
October 13	7:00 pm	Kentucky	Arkansas	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas	ESPN3	ARK 49–7	67,153
October 13	8:00 pm	#3 South Carolina	#9 LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana	ESPN	LSU 23–21	92,734
October 13	9:00 pm	Tennessee	#19 Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi	ESPN2	MSU 41–31	57,831
October 13	9:15 pm	#22 Texas A&M	#23 Louisiana Tech	Independence Stadium • Shreveport, Louisiana	ESPNU	W 59–57	40,453

Week off: Georgia

Players of the week:

Offensive		Defensive		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Reference:

Week Eight

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Broadcast	Result	Attendance	Reference
October 20	12:00 pm	#6 LSU	#18 Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, Texas	ESPN	LSU 24–19	87,429
October 20	12:21 pm	Auburn	Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee	SEC Network	Vandy 17–13	40,350
October 20	3:30 pm	#7 South Carolina	#2 Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida	CBS	UF 44–11	90,833
October 20	7:00 pm	#1 Alabama	Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee	ESPN	ALA 44–13	102,455
October 20	7:00 pm	#11 Georgia	Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky	ESPN3	UGA 29–24	54,553
October 20	7:00 pm	Middle Tennessee	#12 Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi	ESPN2	W 45–3	55,108

Week off: Arkansas, Ole Miss, Missouri.

Players of the week:

Offensive		Defensive		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Reference:

Week Nine

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Broadcast	Result	Attendance	Reference
October 27	12:00 pm	Kentucky	Missouri	Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri	ESPNU	Mizzou 33–10	67,853
October 27	12:00 pm	Tennessee	#13 South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina	ESPN	SCAR 38–35	80,250
October 27	12:21 pm	Ole Miss	Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, Arkansas	SEC Network	Miss 30–27	55,378
October 27	3:30 pm	#2 Florida	#11 Georgia	EverBank Field • Jacksonville, Florida	CBS	UGA 17–9	84,644
October 27	7:00 pm	#20 Texas A&M	Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama	ESPNU	TAMU 63–21	85,119
October 27	7:00 pm	Massachusetts	Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium • Vanderbilt, Tennessee	ESPN3	W 49–7	32,227
October 27	8:30 pm	#11 Mississippi State	#1 Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	ESPN	ALA 38–7	101,821

Week off: LSU.

Players of the week:

Offensive		Defensive		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Reference:

Week Ten

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Broadcast	Result	Attendance	Reference
November 3	12:00 pm	Missouri	#7 Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida	ESPN2	UF 14–7	90,496
November 3	12:00 pm	Vanderbilt	Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky	ESPNU	Vandy 40–0	44,902
November 3	12:00 pm	#16 Texas A&M	#15 Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi	ESPN	TAMU 38–13	55,240
November 3	12:00 pm	Troy	Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee	ESPN3	W 55–48	84,189
November 3	12:21 pm	Tulsa	Arkansas	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas	SEC Network	W 19–15	64,451
November 3	12:30 pm	New Mexico State	Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama	ESPN3	W 42–7	74,676
November 3	3:30 pm	Ole Miss	#6 Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia	CBS	UGA 37–10	92,746
November 3	8:00 pm	#1 Alabama	#5 LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana	CBS	ALA 21–17	93,374

Week off: South Carolina.

Players of the week:

Offensive		Defensive		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Reference:

Week Eleven

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Broadcast	Result	Attendance	Reference
November 10	12:00 pm	Arkansas	#8 South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina	CBS	SCAR 38–20	78,772
November 10	12:21 pm	Louisiana-Lafayette	#6 Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida	SEC Network	W 27–20	86,482
November 10	12:21 pm	Missouri	Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee	SEC Network	Mizzou 51–48 OT	89,272
November 10	3:30 pm	#15 Texas A&M	#1 Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	CBS	TAMU 29–24	101,821
November 10	7:00 pm	#5 Georgia	Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama	ESPN2	UGA 38–0	86,146
November 10	7:00 pm	#21 Mississippi State	#7 LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana	ESPN	LSU 37–17	92,831
November 10	7:00 pm	Vanderbilt	Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi	ESPNU	Vandy 27–26	60,572

Week off: Kentucky.

Players of the week:

Offensive		Defensive		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Reference:

Week Twelve

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Broadcast	Result	Attendance	Reference
November 17	12:21 pm	Western Carolina	#4 Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	SEC Network	W 49–0	101,126
November 17	12:21 pm	Arkansas	Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi	SEC Network	MSU 45–14	54,838
November 17	1:00 pm	Jacksonville State	#6 Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida	ESPN3	W 23–0	82,691
November 17	1:00 pm	Wofford	#9 South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina	ESPN3	W 24–7	79,982
November 17	1:30 pm	Georgia Southern	#5 Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia	ESPN3	W 24–7	92,746
November 17	2:00 pm	Alabama A&M	Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama	ESPN3	W 51–7	74,832
November 17	3:30 pm	Ole Miss	#7 LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana	CBS	LSU 41–35	92,872
November 17	3:30 pm	Sam Houston State	#8 Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, Texas	ESPN3	W 47–28	87,101
November 17	7:00 pm	Syracuse	Missouri	Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri	ESPNU	L 27–31	63,045
November 17	7:00 pm	Tennessee	Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee	ESPN2	Vandy 41–18	40,350
November 17	7:30 pm	Samford	Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky	ESPN3	W 34–3	46,749

Players of the week:

Offensive		Defensive		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Reference:

Week Thirteen

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Broadcast	Result	Attendance	Reference
November 23	2:30 pm	#7 LSU	Arkansas	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas (Battle for the Golden Boot)	CBS	LSU 20–13	71,117
November 24	12:00 pm	Georgia Tech	#3 Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia (Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate)	ESPN	W 42–10	92,746
November 24	12:21 pm	Kentucky	Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee (Battle for the Barrel)	SEC Network	Tenn 37–17	81,841
November 24	3:30 pm	#4 Florida	#10 Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida (Florida Cup)	ABC	W 37–26	83,429
November 24	3:30 pm	Vanderbilt	Wake Forest	BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, North Carolina	ESPNU	W 55–21	26,134
November 24	3:30 pm	Auburn	#2 Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama (Iron Bowl)	CBS	ALA 49–0	101,821
November 24	7:00 pm	Mississippi State	Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi (Egg Bowl)	ESPNU	Miss 41–24	61,005
November 24	7:00 pm	#12 South Carolina	#11 Clemson	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina (Battle of the Palmetto State)	ESPN	W 27–17	82,000
November 24	7:00 pm	Missouri	#9 Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, Texas	ESPN2	TAMU 59–29	87,222

Players of the week:

Offensive		Defensive		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Reference:

Week Fourteen/SEC Championship

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	Broadcast	Result	Attendance	Reference
December 1	4:00 pm	#2 Alabama	#3 Georgia	Georgia Dome • Atlanta, Georgia (2012 SEC Championship Game)	CBS	ALA 32–28	75,624

SEC vs AQ-conference matchups

Rankings from the AP Poll

Date	Visitor	Home	Significance	Score
August 31	NC State	Tennessee	Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game	W 35–21
September 1	#14 Clemson	Auburn	Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game	L 19–26
September 1	#8 Michigan	#2 Alabama	Cowboys Classic	W 41–14
September 2	Kentucky	#25 Louisville	Governor's Cup	L 14–32
September 8	Washington	#3 LSU		W 41–3
September 8	Vanderbilt	Northwestern		L 13–23
September 15	Arizona State	Missouri		W 24–20
September 15	#14 Texas	Ole Miss		L 31–66
September 22	Rutgers	Arkansas		L 26–35
November 17	Syracuse	Missouri		L 27–31
November 24	#13 South Carolina	#12 Clemson	Battle of the Palmetto State	W 27–17
November 24	#6 Florida	#10 Florida State	Florida-Florida State	W 37–26
November 24	Georgia Tech	#3 Georgia	Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate	W 42–10
November 24	Vanderbilt	Wake Forest		W 55–21

Bowl games

See also: 2012–13 NCAA football bowl games

Nine SEC teams became bowl eligible, and all were selected for post-season competition.^[6] SEC teams are bolded.

Bowl Game	Date	Stadium	City	Television	Time (EST)	Team	Score	Team	Score
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl	December 31	LP Field	Nashville, Tennessee	ESPN	12:05 p.m.	Vanderbilt	38	NC State	24
Chick-fil-A Bowl	December 31	Georgia Dome	Atlanta	ESPN	7:30 p.m.	#14 Clemson	25	#8 LSU	24
TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl	January 1	EverBank Field	Jacksonville, Florida	ESPN2	12:00 p.m.	Mississippi State	20	#20 Northwestern	34
Capital One Bowl	January 1	Citrus Bowl	Orlando, Florida	ABC	1:00 p.m.	#7 Georgia	45	#16 Nebraska	31
Outback Bowl	January 1	Raymond James Stadium	Tampa, Florida	ESPN	1:00 p.m.	#10 South Carolina	33	#18 Michigan	28
Allstate Sugar Bowl	January 2	Mercedes-Benz Superdome	New Orleans	ESPN	8:30 p.m.	#21 Louisville	33	#3 Florida	23
Cotton Bowl Classic	January 4	Cowboys Stadium	Arlington, Texas	FOX	7:00 p.m.	#10 Texas A&M	41	#12 Oklahoma	13
BBVA Compass Bowl	January 5	Legion Field	Birmingham, Alabama	ESPN	1:00 p.m.	Pittsburgh	17	Ole Miss	38
Discover BCS National Championship	January 7	Sun Life Stadium	Miami Gardens, Florida	ESPN	8:30 p.m.	#1 Notre Dame	14	#2 Alabama	42

Awards and honors

National awards

• Heisman Trophy: Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
• Archie Griffin Award (MVP): Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
• AP Player of the Year: Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
• Chic Harley Award (Player of the Year): Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
• SN Player of the Year: Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
• Campbell Trophy ("academic Heisman"): Barrett Jones, Alabama
• Davey O'Brien Award (quarterback): Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
• Manning Award (quarterback): Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
• Dave Rimington Trophy (center): Barrett Jones, Alabama
• Outland Trophy (interior lineman): Luke Joeckel, Texas A&M
• Jack Lambert Trophy (linebacker): Jarvis Jones, Georgia
• Ted Hendricks Award (defensive end): Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina
• Jim Thorpe Award (defensive back): Johnthan Banks, Mississippi State

Consensus All-Americans

Main article: 2012 College Football All-America Team

• QB – Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M -- CONSENSUS -- (AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, ESPN, Scout, SI)
• OL – Luke Joeckel, Texas A&M -- UNANIMOUS -- (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, ESPN, PFW, Scout, SI)
• OL – Barrett Jones, Alabama -- CONSENSUS -- (AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, ESPN, Scout, SI)
• OL – Chance Warmack, Alabama -- UNANIMOUS -- (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, ESPN, PFW, Scout, SI)
• DL – Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina -- UNANIMOUS -- (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, ESPN, PFW, Scout, SI)
• DL – Damontre Moore, Texas A&M -- CONSENSUS -- (AFCA, FWAA, WCFF, ESPN)
• LB – Jarvis Jones, Georgia -- UNANIMOUS -- (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, ESPN, PFW, Scout, SI)
• LB – C. J. Mosley, Alabama -- CONSENSUS -- (AFCA, AP, TSN, WCFF, CBS, Scout, SI)
• DB – Dee Milliner, Alabama -- UNANIMOUS -- (AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, ESPN, PFW, Scout)
• DB – Eric Reid, LSU -- CONSENSUS -- (AFCA, FWAA, ESPN, Scout)

All-SEC Teams

The Southeastern Conference coaches voted for the All-SEC teams after the regular season concluded. Prior to the 2012 SEC Championship Game the teams were released. Alabama had the most representatives on the 2012 All-SEC Coaches’ Football Team, the league office announced on Tuesday. Alabama had eight total members, including six on the first team. Florida was close behind with seven, while Eastern Division Champion Georgia and Tennessee had six each.

Ten of the 14 SEC schools had a member on the first-team All-SEC squad. Alabama led with six, while Florida had five and Texas A&M with four. LSU, South Carolina and Texas A&M had five total members on the annual list, while Mississippi State was next with four total selections.

Coaches were not permitted to vote for their own players.^[7]

Position		1st Team			2nd Team
		Player	School		Player	School
QB		Johnny Manziel	Texas A&M		A. J. McCarron	Alabama
RB		Mike Gillislee	Florida		Todd Gurley	Georgia
RB		Eddie Lacy	Alabama		Zac Stacy	Vanderbilt
WR		Cobi Hamilton	Arkansas		Ryan Swope	Texas A&M
WR		Jordan Matthews	Vanderbilt		Justin Hunter	Tennessee
TE		Mychal Rivera	Tennessee		Jordan Reed	Florida
C		Barrett Jones	Alabama		T. J. Johnson	South Carolina
OG		Chance Warmack	Alabama		Larry Warford	Kentucky
OG		D. J. Fluker	Alabama		Chris Burnette	Georgia
OT		Luke Joeckel	Texas A&M		Gabe Jackson	Mississippi State
OT		Jake Matthews	Texas A&M		Dallas Thomas	Tennessee
AP		Cordarrelle Patterson	Tennessee		Ace Sanders	South Carolina
DL		Jadeveon Clowney	South Carolina		Barkevious Mingo	LSU
DL		Sam Montgomery	LSU		Sheldon Richardson	Missouri
DL		Damontre Moore	Texas A&M		John Jenkins	Georgia
DL		Sharrif Floyd	Florida		Corey Lemonier	Auburn
LB		Jarvis Jones	Georgia		A. J. Johnson	Tennessee
LB		C. J. Mosley	Alabama		Jon Bostic	Florida
LB		Kevin Minter	LSU		Alec Ogletree	Georgia
DB		Dee Milliner	Alabama		D. J. Swearinger	South Carolina
DB		Matt Elam	Florida		Bacarri Rambo	Georgia
DB		Eric Reid	LSU		Robert Lester	Alabama
DB		Johnthan Banks	Mississippi State		Darius Slay	Mississippi State
PK		Caleb Sturgis	Florida		Drew Alleman	LSU
P		Kyle Christy	Florida		Dylan Breeding	Arkansas

NFL Draft

Main article: 2013 NFL draft

	Rnd.	Pick No.	NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
	1	2	Jacksonville Jaguars	Luke Joeckel	OT	Texas A&M	SEC
	1	6	Cleveland Browns	Barkevious Mingo	DE	LSU	SEC
	1	9	New York Jets	Dee Milliner	CB	Alabama	SEC
	1	10	Tennessee Titans	Chance Warmack	G	Alabama	SEC
	1	11	San Diego Chargers	D. J. Fluker	OT	Alabama	SEC
	1	13	New York Jets	Sheldon Richardson	DT	Missouri	SEC
	1	17	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jarvis Jones	LB	Georgia	SEC
	1	18	San Francisco 49ers	Eric Reid	S	LSU	SEC
	1	23	Minnesota Vikings	Sharrif Floyd	DT	Florida	SEC
	1	29	Minnesota Vikings	Cordarrelle Patterson	WR	Tennessee	SEC
	1	30	St. Louis Rams	Alec Ogletree	LB	Georgia	SEC
	1	32	Baltimore Ravens	Matt Elam	S	Florida	SEC
	2	34	Tennessee Titans	Justin Hunter	WR	Tennessee	SEC
	2	36	Detroit Lions	Darius Slay	CB	Mississippi State	SEC
	2	43	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Johnthan Banks	CB	Mississippi State	SEC
	2	45	Arizona Cardinals	Kevin Minter	LB	LSU	SEC
	2	50	Chicago Bears	Jonathan Bostic	LB	Florida	SEC
	2	57	Houston Texans	D. J. Swearinger	S	South Carolina	SEC
	2	61	Green Bay Packers	Eddie Lacy	RB	Alabama	SEC
	2	62	Seattle Seahawks	Christine Michael	RB	Texas A&M	SEC
	3	65	Detroit Lions	Larry Warford	G	Kentucky	SEC
	3	67	Philadelphia Eagles	Bennie Logan	DT	LSU	SEC
	3	69	Arizona Cardinals	Tyrann Mathieu	CB	LSU	SEC
	3	77	Miami Dolphins	Dallas Thomas	G	Tennessee	SEC
	3	81	New York Giants	Damontre Moore	DE	Texas A&M	SEC
	3	82	New Orleans Saints	John Jenkins	DT	Georgia	SEC
	3	84	Cincinnati Bengals	Shawn Williams	S	Georgia	SEC
	3	85	Washington Redskins	Jordan Reed	TE	Florida	SEC
	3	88	San Francisco 49ers	Corey Lemonier	DE	Auburn	SEC
	3*	95	Houston Texans	Sam Montgomery	DE	LSU	SEC
	3*	96	Kansas City Chiefs	Knile Davis	RB	Arkansas	SEC
	3*	97	Tennessee Titans	Zaviar Gooden	LB	Missouri	SEC
	4	99	Kansas City Chiefs	Nico Johnson	LB	Alabama	SEC
	4	101	Jacksonville Jaguars	Ace Sanders	WR	South Carolina	SEC
	4	104	Miami Dolphins	Jelani Jenkins	LB	Florida	SEC
	4	112	Oakland Raiders	Tyler Wilson	QB	Arkansas	SEC
	4	113	St. Louis Rams	Barrett Jones	G	Alabama	SEC
	4	118	Cincinnati Bengals	Sean Porter	LB	Texas A&M	SEC
	4*	131	San Francisco 49ers	Marcus Lattimore	RB	South Carolina	SEC
	4*	132	Detroit Lions	Devin Taylor	DE	South Carolina	SEC
	5	134	Kansas City Chiefs	Sanders Commings	CB	Georgia	SEC
	5	137	Seattle Seahawks	Jesse Williams	DT	Alabama	SEC
	5	138	Seattle Seahawks	Tharold Simon	CB	LSU	SEC
	5	142	Tennessee Titans	Lavar Edwards	DE	LSU	SEC
	5	157	San Francisco 49ers	Quinton Dial	DE	Alabama	SEC
	5	160	St. Louis Rams	Zac Stacy	RB	Vanderbilt	SEC
	5	161	Denver Broncos	Tavarres King	WR	Georgia	SEC
	5	164	Miami Dolphins	Mike Gillislee	RB	Florida	SEC
	5*	166	Miami Dolphins	Caleb Sturgis	K	Florida	SEC
	5*	167	Green Bay Packers	Josh Boyd	DT	Mississippi State	SEC
	6	169	Jacksonville Jaguars	Josh Evans	S	Florida	SEC
	6	174	Arizona Cardinals	Ryan Swope	WR	Texas A&M	SEC
	6	184	Oakland Raiders	Mychal Rivera	TE	Tennessee	SEC
	6	185	Dallas Cowboys	DeVonte Holloman	LB	South Carolina	SEC
	6	188	Chicago Bears	Cornelius Washington	DE	Georgia	SEC
	6	191	Washington Redskins	Bacarri Rambo	S	Georgia	SEC
	6	194	Seattle Seahawks	Spencer Ware	RB	LSU	SEC
	6	197	Cincinnati Bengals	Cobi Hamilton	WR	Arkansas	SEC
	7	211	Detroit Lions	Michael Williams	TE	Alabama	SEC
	7	220	Seattle Seahawks	Ryan Seymour	G	Vanderbilt	SEC
	7	222	Buffalo Bills	Chris Gragg	TE	Arkansas	SEC
	7*	251	Cincinnati Bengals	T. J. Johnson	C	South Carolina	SEC
	7*	254	Indianapolis Colts	Justice Cunningham	TE	South Carolina	SEC

Home attendance

Team	Stadium	Capacity	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Game 7	Game 8	Total	Average	% of Capacity
Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium	101,821	101,821	101,821	101,821	101,821	101,821	101,126	101,821	—	712,052	101,722	99.90%
Arkansas	Razorback Stadium	72,000	71,062	53,089A	74,617	72,543	67,153	55,378A	64,451	71,117	529,410	70,014	97.99%
Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium	87,451	85,214	86,721	85,813	85,119	74,676	86,146	74,832	—	578,521	82,646	94.51%
Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium	88,548	84,704	87,102	90,824	90,833	90,496	86,482	82,691	—	613,132	87,590	98.92%
Georgia	Sanford Stadium	92,746	92,446	92,746	92,746	92,746	92,746	92,746	92,746	—	648,922	92,703	99.95%
Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium	67,942	48,346	53,980	49,810	49,498	54,553	44,902	14,245 (this was the record attendance for the game)	—	347,838	49,691	73.14%
LSU	Tiger Stadium	92,542	92,059	92,804	92,177	92,154	92,734	93,374	92,831	92,872	741,005	92,626	100.10%
Mississippi State	Davis Wade	55,082	55,082	56,111	55,186	57,831	55,108	55,240	54,838	—	389,396	55,628	100.99%
Missouri	Faurot Field	71,004	62,173	71,004	71,004	66,250	71,004	67,853	63,045	—	472,333	67,476	95.03%
Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway	60,580	50,544	53,133	61,797	55,343	57,068	60,572	61,005	—	399,462	57,066	94.19%
South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium	80,250	77,006	77,963	80,836	85,199	80,250	78,772	79,982	—	560,008	80,001	99.69%
Tennessee	Neyland Stadium	102,455	87,821	102,455	81,719	102,455	84,189	89,272	81,841	—	629,752	89,965	87.81%
Texas A&M	Kyle Field	82,589	87,114	86,775	86,442	87,429	87,101	87,222	—	—	522,083	87,014	105.36%
Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium	40,550	38,393	35,491	40,350	40,350	32,227	40,350	—	—	227,161	37,860	93.37%

^A Games played at Arkansas' secondary home stadium War Memorial Stadium, capacity: 54,120.

Attendance was 84,644 for the Florida vs. Georgia game in Jacksonville