2010 Southeastern Conference football season

2010 Southeastern Conference football season
League NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision)
Sport football
Duration September 2, 2010
through January 10, 2011
Number of teams 12
TV partner(s) CBS, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, FSN, CSS
Season champions Auburn Tigers
East champions South Carolina Gamecocks
  East runners-up Florida Gators
West champions Auburn Tigers
  West runners-up Arkansas Razorbacks
LSU Tigers
SEC Championship Game
2010 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Eastern Division
#22 South Carolina x   5 – 3         9 – 5  
Florida   4 – 4         8 – 5  
Georgia   3 – 5         6 – 7  
Tennessee   3 – 5         6 – 7  
Kentucky   2 – 6         6 – 7  
Vanderbilt   1 – 7         2 – 10  
Western Division
#1 Auburn x$#   8 – 0         14 – 0  
#12 Arkansas %   6 – 2         10 – 3  
#8 LSU   6 – 2         11 – 2  
#10 Alabama   5 – 3         10 – 3  
#15 Mississippi State   4 – 4         9 – 4  
Ole Miss   1 – 7         4 – 8  
Championship: Auburn 56, South Carolina 17
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 Southeastern Conference football season began on Thursday, September 2, 2010 with South Carolina defeating Southern Miss on ESPN.

Preseason

Tennessee head coach Lane Kiffin left after his first season in Knoxville for Southern Cal. Kiffin was replaced by Louisiana Tech head coach Derek Dooley. Dooley opened his first season on September 4 against University of Tennessee – Martin.

Kentucky head coach Rich Brooks retired after seven seasons in Lexington, ending a coaching career that lasted over 40 years. As agreed on in 2008, Brooks was replaced by his offensive coordinator Joker Phillips, who began his first season as head coach on September 4 against archrival Louisville.

In July 2010, Vanderbilt head coach Bobby Johnson unexpectedly retired. He was replaced on an interim basis by Robbie Caldwell, who had the dual titles of Vanderbilt assistant head coach and offensive line coach in 2009. Caldwell made his Vanderbilt head coaching debut on September 4 against Northwestern.

2010 Pre-season Coaches All-SEC

Position Player Class Team
First Team Offense
QB Ryan Mallett Jr. Arkansas
RB Mark Ingram Jr. Alabama
RB Derrick Locke Sr. Kentucky
WR Julio Jones Jr. Alabama
WR AJ Green Jr. Georgia
TE DJ Williams Sr. Arkansas
AP Randall Cobb Jr. Kentucky
OL Clint Boling Sr. Georgia
OL Carl Johnson Sr. Florida
OL Barrett Jones So. Alabama
OL Lee Ziemba Sr. Auburn
C Mike Pouncey Sr. Florida
First Team Defense
DL Marcell Dareus Jr. Alabama
DL Jerrell Powe Sr. Ole Miss
DL Cliff Matthews Sr. South Carolina
LB Josh Bynes Sr. Auburn
LB Dont'a Hightower So. Alabama
LB Chris Marve Jr. Vanderbilt
LB Kelvin Sheppard Sr. LSU
DB Mark Barron Jr. Alabama
DB Patrick Peterson JR. LSU
DB Stephon Gilmore So. South Carolina
DB Janoris Jenkins Jr. Florida
First Team Special Teams
K Blair Walsh Jr. Georgia
P Blair Walsh Jr. Georgia
RS Warren Norman So. Vanderbilt

Rankings

Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week

Kentucky, Ole Miss, Tennessee, and Vanderbilt went unranked throughout the season in the rankings shown below (AP and Coaches polls, and BCS standings).

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

Regular season

Index to colors and formatting
SEC member won
SEC member lost
SEC teams in bold

All times Eastern time.

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
September 2 7:30 pm Southern Miss South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC ESPN W 41–13 70,438
September 4 12:00 pm Miami (OH) #4 Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL ESPN W 34–12 90,178
September 4 12:21 pm Louisiana-Lafayette #23 Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA SEC Network W 55–7 92,746
September 4 3:30 pm Kentucky Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY ABC W 23–16 55,327
September 4 3:30 pm Jacksonville State Mississippi Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS CSS L 48–492OT 55,768
September 4 6:00 pm Tennessee-Martin Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN PPV W 50–0 99,123
September 4 7:00 pm San Jose State #1 Alabama Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL PPV W 48–3 101,821
September 4 7:00 pm Arkansas State #22 Auburn Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL FSN South W 52–26 83,441
September 4 7:00 pm Tennessee Tech #17 Arkansas Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR PPV W 44–3 69,596
September 4 7:00 pm Memphis Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS ESPNU W 49–7 56,032
September 4 7:30 pm Northwestern Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN CSS L 21–23 37,210
September 4 8:00 pm #21 LSU #18 North Carolina Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA ABC W 30–24 68,919

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Cam Newton Auburn Danny Trevathan Kentucky Patrick Peterson LSU

Week Two

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance
September 9 7:30 pm #21 Auburn Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS ESPN AUB 17–14 54,806
September 11 12:00 pm #22 Georgia #24 South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC ESPN USC 17–6 80,974
September 11 12:21 pm South Florida #8 Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL SEC Network W 38–14 90,612
September 11 7:00 pm #19 LSU Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN ESPNU LSU 27–3 36,940
September 11 7:00 pm #19 Penn State #1 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL ESPN W 24–3 101,821
September 11 7:00 pm Louisiana-Monroe #14 Arkansas War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR FSN W 31–7 55,705
September 11 7:00 pm #7 Oregon Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN ESPN2 L 48–13 102,035
September 11 7:30 pm Western Kentucky Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY CSS W 63–28 66,584
September 11 9:00 pm Ole Miss Tulane Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA ESPN2 W 27–13 36,389

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Trent Richardson
Marcus Lattimore		 Alabama
South Carolina		 Nick Farley Auburn Jeff Demps Florida

Week Three

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance
September 18 12:00 pm #12 Arkansas Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA ESPN ARK 31–24 92,746
September 18 12:21 pm Vanderbilt Ole Miss Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS SEC Network VAN 28–14 51,667
September 18 3:30 pm #10 Florida Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN CBS FLA 31–17 102,455
September 18 3:30 pm #1 Alabama Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC ABC W 62–1339,042
September 18 7:00 pm Mississippi State #15 LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA ESPNU LSU 29–7 92,538
September 18 7:00 pm Clemson #16 Auburn Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL ESPN W 27–24OT 87,451
September 18 7:00 pm Akron Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY FSN W 47–10 64,014
September 18 7:00 pm Furman #13 South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC PPV W 38–19 73,681

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Ryan Mallett Arkansas Josh Bynes Auburn Josh Jasper LSU

Week Four

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance
September 25 12:21 pm UAB Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN SEC Network W 32–292OT 95,183
September 25 3:30 pm #1 Alabama #10 Arkansas Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR CBS ALA 24–20 76,808
September 25 7:00 pm Kentucky #9 Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL ESPNU FLA 48–14 90,547
September 25 7:00 pm Georgia Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS FSNMSST 24–12 56,721
September 25 7:30 pm Fresno State Ole Miss Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS CSS W 55–38 55,267
September 25 7:45 pm #12 South Carolina #17 Auburn Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL ESPN AUB 35–27 87,237
September 25 9:00 pm #22 West Virginia #15 LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA ESPN2 W 20–14 92,575

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Cam Newton Auburn Robert Lester Alabama Patrick Peterson LSU

Week Five

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance
October 2 12:00 pm Louisiana-Monroe #10 Auburn Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL ESPNU W 52–3 80,759
October 2 12:00 pm Alcorn State Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS FSN W 49–16 50,439
October 2 12:00 pm Vanderbilt Connecticut Rentschler Field • Storrs, CT Big East Network L 21–40 40,000
October 2 12:21 pm Kentucky Ole Miss Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS SEC Network MIS 42–35 55,344
October 2 3:30 pm Tennessee #12 LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA CBS LSU 16–14 92,932
October 2 4:30 pm Georgia Colorado Folsom Field • Boulder, CO FSN L 27–29 52,855
October 2 8:00 pm #7 Florida #1 Alabama Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL CBS ALA 31–6 101,821

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Stevan Ridley LSU Courtney Upshaw Alabama Jesse Grandy Ole Miss

Week Six

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance
October 9 12:21 pm Tennessee Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA SEC Network UGA 41–14 92,746
October 9 3:30 pm#1 Alabama #19 South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC CBS USC 35–21 82,993
October 9 3:30 pm #11 Arkansas Texas A&M Cowboys Stadium • Arlington, TX ABC W 24–17 65,662
October 9 7:00 pm Eastern Michigan Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN ESPNU W 52–6 33,107
October 9 7:30 pm #8 Auburn Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY ESPN2 AUB 37–34 70,776
October 9 7:30 pm #12 LSU #14 Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL ESPN LSU 33–29 90,721
October 9 8:00 pm Mississippi State Houston John O'Quinn Field at Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX CBS College Sports W 47–24 32,067

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Stephen Garcia South Carolina Tramain Thomas Arkansas Wes Byrum Auburn

Week Seven

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance
October 16 12:21 pm Vanderbilt Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA SEC Network UGA 43–0 92,746
October 16 3:30 pm No. 12 Arkansas No. 7 Auburn Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL CBS AUB 65–43 87,451
October 16 6:00 pm No. 10 South Carolina Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY ESPN2 UK 31–28 67,955
October 16 7:00 pm Mississippi State No. 22 Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL ESPNU MSST 10–7 90,517
October 16 7:00 pm McNeese State LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA FSN LSU 32–1092,576
October 16 9:00 pm Ole Miss No. 8 Alabama Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL ESPN2 ALA 23–10 101,821

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Cam Newton
Mike Hartline		 Auburn
Kentucky		 Chris White Mississippi State Ryan Tydlacka
Marquis Maze		 Kentucky
Alabama

Week Eight

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance
October 23 12:21 pm Ole Miss Arkansas Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR SEC Network ARK 38–24 73,619
October 23 3:30 pm LSU Auburn Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL CBS AUB 24–17 87,451
October 23 7:00 pm Alabama Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN ESPN ALA 41–10 102,455
October 23 7:00 pm UAB Mississippi State Davis-Wade Stadium • Starkville MS ESPNU MSST 29–24 56,423
October 23 7:00 pm South Carolina Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN FSN USC 21–7 33,425
October 23 7:30 pm Georgia Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY CSS UGA 44–31 70,884

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team

Week Nine

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance
October 30 12:21 pm Tennessee South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC SEC Network USC 38–24 79,336
October 30 3:30 pm Florida Georgia EverBank Field • Jacksonville, FL CBS UF 34–31 84,444
October 30 6:00 pm Auburn Ole Miss Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS ESPN2 AUB 51–31 61,474
October 30 7:00 pm Kentucky Mississippi State Davis-Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS ESPNU MSST 24–17 54,168
October 30 7:00 pm Vanderbilt Arkansas Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR FSN ARK 49–14 70,430

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Ryan Mallett Arkansas Chris White Mississippi State Chas Henry Florida
Reference:[6]

Week Ten

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance
November 6 12:21 pm Florida Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN SEC Network UF 55–14 33,848
November 6 12:30 pm Charleston Southern Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY UK 49–21 61,884
November 6 12:30 pm Idaho State Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA WSB UGA 55–7 92,746
November 6 1:00 pm Chattanooga Auburn Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL PPV AU 62–24 87,451
November 6 7:00 pm Arkansas South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC ARK 41–20 75,136
November 6 7:00 pm Louisiana-Lafayette Ole Miss Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS MISS 43–21 53,144
November 6 8:00 pm Alabama LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA CBS LSU 24–21 92,969
November 6 8:00 pm Tennessee Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN CBS CS UT 50–14 39,742

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team

Week Eleven

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance
November 13 7:00 pm Louisiana-Monroe LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA PPV/ESPN GamePlan LSU 51–0
November 13 12:00 pm Vanderbilt Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY SEC Network UK 38–20
November 13 12:00 pm Ole Miss Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN CBS UT 52–14
November 13 3:30 pm Georgia Auburn Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL CBS AU 49–31
November 13 7:00 pm UTEP Arkansas Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR ESPNU ARK 58–21
November 13 7:15 pm South Carolina Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL ESPN USC 36–14 90,885
November 13 7:15 pm Mississippi State Alabama Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL ESPN2 ALA 30–10

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Marcus Lattimore South Carolina Spencer Lanning South Carolina

Week Twelve

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance
November 18 7:30 pm Georgia State Alabama Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL ESPNU ALA 63–7
November 20 TBD Appalachian State Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL UF 48–10
November 20 2:30 pm Ole Miss LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA CBS LSU 43–36
November 20 6:00 pm Arkansas Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS ESPN ARK 31–28
November 20 12:21 pm Troy South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC SEC Network W 69–24 74,117
November 20 TBD Tennessee Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN TEN 24–10

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team

Week Thirteen

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance
November 26 1:30 p. m. Auburn Alabama Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL CBS AU 28–27 101,000
November 27 2:30 p. m. #5 LSU #12 Arkansas War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR CBS ARK 31–23 55,808
November 27 7:00 pm South Carolina Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC ESPN2 USC 29–7 81,500
November 27 2:30 Florida Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL ABC FSU 31–7
November 27 7:30 Georgia Tech Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA ESPN UGA 42–34
November 27 TBD Mississippi State Ole Miss Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS MSU 31–23
November 27 TBD Kentucky Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN UT 24–14
November 27 TBD Wake Forest Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN WFU 34–13

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team

Week Fourteen (SEC Championship Game)

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance
December 4 4:05 p. m. No. 1 Auburn #18 South Carolina Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA CBS AU 56–17 75,802

SEC vs. BCS conference opponents

NOTE:. Games with a * next to the home team represent a neutral site game

Date Visitor Home Significance Winning Team
September 4 Kentucky Louisville Governor's Cup Kentucky
September 4 LSU North Carolina* Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game in Atlanta, GA LSU
September 4 Northwestern Vanderbilt Northwestern
September 11 Penn State Alabama Alabama
September 11 South Florida Florida Florida
September 11 Oregon Tennessee Oregon
September 18 Alabama Duke Alabama
September 18 Clemson Auburn Auburn
September 25 West Virginia LSU LSU
October 2 Georgia Colorado Colorado
October 2 Vanderbilt Connecticut Connecticut
October 9 Arkansas Texas A&M* Southwest Classic in Arlington, TX Arkansas
November 27 Florida Florida State Florida-Florida State rivalry Florida State
November 27 Georgia Tech Georgia Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate Georgia
November 27 South Carolina Clemson Battle of the Palmetto State South Carolina
November 27 Wake Forest Vanderbilt Wake Forest

Bowl games

SEC Bowl Games
Pick Game Date Location/Time* Television Winner+ Score Loser+ Score
– BCS National Championship Game Jan. 10, 2011 University of Phoenix Stadium
Glendale, AZ
8:30 pm		 ESPN Auburn 22 Oregon 19
1. Allstate Sugar Bowl Jan. 4, 2011 Louisiana Superdome
New Orleans, LA
8:30 pm		 ESPN Ohio State 31 Arkansas 26
2. Capital One Bowl Jan. 1, 2011 Citrus Bowl
Orlando, FL
1:00 pm		 ESPN Alabama 49 Michigan State 7
3. Outback Bowl Jan. 1, 2011 Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, FL
1:00 pm		 ABC Florida 37 Penn State 24
4. AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic Jan. 7, 2011 Cowboys Stadium
Arlington, TX
8:00 pm		 FOX LSU 41 Texas A&M 24
5. Chick-fil-A Bowl Dec. 31, 2010 Georgia Dome
Atlanta, GA
7:30 pm		 ESPN Florida State 26 South Carolina 17
6. Gator Bowl Jan. 1, 2011 EverBank Field
Jacksonville, FL
1:30 pm		 ESPN2 Mississippi State 52 Michigan 14
7. Liberty Bowl Dec. 31, 2010 Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Memphis, TN
3:30 pm		 ESPN UCF 10 Georgia 6
8. Franklin Music City Bowl Dec. 30, 2010 LP Field
Nashville, TN
6:30 pm		 North Carolina 30 Tennessee 27
9. BBVA Compass Bowl Jan. 8, 2011 Legion Field
Birmingham, AL
12:00 pm		 Pittsburgh 27 Kentucky 10
*Time given is Eastern Time (UTC-5).
+SEC team is bolded.

Post-season awards and honors

All-SEC

The following players were named by the AP All-SEC team:[7]

Position Player Class Team
First Team Offense
QB Cam Newton Auburn
RB Marcus Lattimore South Carolina
RB Knile Davis Arkansas
WR Alshon Jeffery South Carolina
WR Julio Jones Alabama
TE D. J. Williams Arkansas
OL Lee Ziemba Auburn
OL Derek Sherrod Mississippi State
OL DeMarcus Love Arkansas
OL Barrett Jones Alabama
C Ryan Pugh Auburn
First Team Defense
DL Drake Nevis LSU
DL Nick Fairley Sr. Auburn
DL Devin Taylor South Carolina
LB Justin Houston Georgia
LB Danny Trevathan Jr. Kentucky
LB Kelvin Sheppard LSU
LB Chris White Mississippi State
DB Patrick Peterson LSU
DB Ahmad Black Florida
DB Mark Barron Alabama
DB Janoris Jenkins Florida
First Team Special Teams
K Josh Jasper LSU
P Chas Henry Florida
AP Randall Cobb Kentucky

All-Americans

Quarterback

  • Cam Newton, Auburn (AFCA-Coaches, AP, Walter Camp, CBS, Rivals.com, Scout.com, SI)

Defensive Tackle

Wide Receiver

Linebacker

Offensive Tackle

Secondary

All-purpose

Kicker/Punter

National award winners

The following SEC players listed below have been named to the national award semifinalist and finalist lists.

2010 Heisman Trophy Winner:[8]

2010 Bednarik Award Winner:[9]

2010 Lombardi Award Winner:[10]

2010 Maxwell Award Winner:[9]

  • Cameron Newton, Auburn

2010 Walter Camp Award Winner:[11]

  • Cameron Newton, Auburn

2010 John Mackey Award Winner:[12]

  • DJ Williams, Arkansas

2010 Davey O'Brien Award Winner:[13]

  • Cameron Newton, Auburn

2010 Paul Hornung Award Finalist:[14]

  • Randall Cobb, Kentucky

References

  1. ↑ "2010 NCAA Football Rankings (Aug. 4)". ESPN. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
  2. ↑ "2010 NCAA Football Rankings (Sept. 7)". ESPN. Retrieved September 7, 2010.
  3. ↑ "2010 NCAA Football Rankings (Sept. 12)". ESPN. Archived from the original on September 14, 2010. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
  4. ↑ "2010 NCAA Football Rankings (Sept. 19)". ESPN. Archived from the original on September 21, 2010. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
  5. ↑ "2010 NCAA Football Rankings (Sept. 26)". ESPN. Archived from the original on September 28, 2010. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
  6. ↑ "SEC Football Players Of The Week for games of October 30". SECdigitalnetwork.com. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
  7. ↑ "2010 Associated Press All-SEC football team". December 6, 2010.
  8. ↑ "CAM NEWTON OF AUBURN UNIVERSITY SELECTED AS THE 2010 HEISMAN WINNER". Heisman.com. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
  9. 1 2 "Bednarik Award Winner". Retrieved December 14, 2010.
  10. ↑ "The Rotary Club of Houston today announces the winner of the 2010 Rotary Lombardi Award". Retrieved December 14, 2010.
  11. ↑ "Auburn quarterback Cam Newton Named Walter Camp 2010 Player of the Year". WalterCamp.org. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
  12. ↑ "Hogs' D.J. Williams wins Mackey Award". Retrieved December 9, 2010.
  13. ↑ "M NEWTON NAMED 2010 DAVEY O’BRIEN NATIONAL QUARTERBACK AWARD WINNER". Retrieved December 13, 2010.
  14. ↑ "Watch List for the Inaugural Paul Hornung Award". Retrieved November 16, 2010.
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