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Week 2 of the 2026 college football season concluded Saturday for SEC schools.
No. 18 Tennessee (2-0) defeated Georgia Tech (0-2), 45-24, on Saturday in Week 2 at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. Rankings reflect the Week 2 US LBM Coaches Poll.
Tennessee freshman quarterback Faizon Brandon
completed 10-of-21 passing attempts for 148 yards and two touchdowns. He also totaled 22 rushing yards on five attempts.DeSean Bishop recorded 147 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 20 attempts for the Vols at Georgia Tech.
Following Week 2, SEC football power rankings and each team's schedule are listed below.
2026 SEC football power rankings after Week 2
SEC football scores Week 2
Missouri 38, Kansas 21 (Lawrence,
Kansas)
Michigan 17, Oklahoma 10 (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
Texas A&M 48, Arizona State 20 (College Station, Texas)
Georgia 70, Western Kentucky 20 (Athens, Georgia)
Mississippi State 38, Minnesota 13 (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
South Carolina 45, Towson 9 (Columbia, South Carolina)
Florida 52, Campbell 3 (Gainesville, Florida)
Vanderbilt 35, Delaware 26 (Nashville, Tennessee)
Alabama 45, Kentucky 17 (Lexington, Kentucky)
Ole Miss 41, Charlotte 9 (Oxford, Mississippi)
Texas 24, Ohio State 23 (Austin, Texas)
LSU 45, Louisiana Tech 14 (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
Tennessee 45, Georgia Tech 24 (Atlanta, Georgia)
Auburn 43, Southern Miss 8 (Auburn, Alabama)
Utah 43, Arkansas 10 (Salt Lake City, Utah)
2026 SEC football schedules for every team
Alabama Crimson Tide
- September 5: versus East Carolina (W, 48-10)
- September 12: at Kentucky (W, 45-17)
- September 19: versus Florida State
- September 26: versus South Carolina
- October 3: at Mississippi State
- October 10: versus Georgia
- October 17: at Tennessee
- October 24: versus Texas A&M
- November 7: at LSU
- November 14: at Vanderbilt
- November 21: versus Chattanooga
- November 28: versus Auburn
Arkansas Razorbacks
- September 5: versus North Alabama (W, 31-14)
- September 12: at Utah (L, 43-10)
- September 19: versus Georgia
- September 26: versus Tulsa
- October 3: at Texas A&M
- October 10: versus Tennessee
- October 17: at Vanderbilt
- October 31: versus Missouri
- November 7: at Auburn
- November 14: versus South Carolina
- November 21: at Texas
- November 28: versus LSU
Auburn Tigers
- September 5: versus Baylor (W, 17-16 - Atlanta, Georgia)
- September 12: versus Southern Miss (W, 43-8)
- September 19: versus Florida
- September 26: versus Vanderbilt
- October 3: at Tennessee
- October 17: at Georgia
- October 24: versus LSU
- October 31: at Ole Miss
- November 7: versus Arkansas
- November 14: at Mississippi State
- November 21: versus Samford
- November 28: at Alabama
Florida Gators
- September 5: versus Florida Atlantic (W, 66-21)
- September 12: versus Campbell (W, 52-3)
- September 19: at Auburn
- September 26: versus Ole Miss
- October 3: at Missouri
- October 10: versus South Carolina
- October 17: at Texas
- October 31: versus Georgia (Atlanta, Georgia)
- November 7: versus Oklahoma
- November 14: at Kentucky
- November 21: versus Vanderbilt
- November 28: at Florida State
Georgia Bulldogs
- September 5: versus Tennessee State (W, 63-3)
- September 12: versus Western Kentucky (W, 70-20)
- September 19: at Arkansas
- September 26: versus Oklahoma
- October 3: versus Vanderbilt
- October 10: at Alabama
- October 17: versus Auburn
- October 31: versus Florida (Atlanta, Georgia)
- November 7: at Ole Miss
- November 14: versus Missouri
- November 21: at South Carolina
- November 28: versus Georgia Tech
Kentucky Wildcats
- September 5: versus Youngstown State (W, 45-13)
- September 12: versus Alabama (L, 45-17)
- September 19: at Texas A&M
- September 26: versus South Alabama
- October 3: at South Carolina
- October 10: versus LSU
- October 17: at Oklahoma
- October 24: versus Vanderbilt
- November 7: at Tennessee
- November 14: versus Florida
- November 21: at Missouri
- November 28: versus Louisville
LSU Tigers
- September 5: versus Clemson (W, 51-10)
- September 12: versus Louisiana Tech (W, 45-14)
- September 19: at Ole Miss
- September 26: versus Texas A&M
- October 3: versus McNeese State
- October 10: at Kentucky
- October 17: versus Mississippi State
- October 24: at Auburn
- November 7: versus Alabama
- November 14: versus Texas
- November 21: at Tennessee
- November 28: at Arkansas
Mississippi State Bulldogs
- September 5: versus ULM (W, 62-13)
- September 12: at Minnesota (W, 38-13)
- September 19: at South Carolina
- September 26: versus Missouri
- October 3: versus Alabama
- October 17: at LSU
- October 24: versus Oklahoma
- October 31: at Texas
- November 7: versus Vanderbilt
- November 14: versus Auburn
- November 21: versus Tennessee Tech
- November 27: at Ole Miss
Missouri Tigers
- September 5: versus Arkansas-Pine Bluff (W, 54-14)
- September 12: at Kansas (W, 38-21)
- September 19: versus Troy
- September 26: at Mississippi State
- October 3: versus Florida
- October 10: versus Texas A&M
- October 17: at Ole Miss
- October 31: at Arkansas
- November 7: versus Texas
- November 14: at Georgia
- November 21: versus Kentucky
- November 28: versus Oklahoma
Ole Miss Rebels
- September 5: versus Louisville (W, 41-38 - Nashville, Tennessee)
- September 12: versus Charlotte (W, 41-9)
- September 19: versus LSU
- September 26: at Florida
- October 10: at Vanderbilt
- October 17: versus Missouri
- October 24: at Texas
- October 31: versus Auburn
- November 7: versus Georgia
- November 14: at Oklahoma
- November 21: versus Wofford
- November 27: versus Mississippi State
Oklahoma Sooners
- September 5: versus UTEP (W, 51-0)
- September 12: at Michigan (L, 17-10)
- September 19: versus New Mexico
- September 26: at Georgia
- October 10: versus Texas (Dallas, Texas)
- October 17: versus Kentucky
- October 24: at Mississippi State
- October 31: versus South Carolina
- November 7: at Florida
- November 14: versus Ole Miss
- November 21: versus Texas A&M
- November 28: at Missouri
South Carolina Gamecocks
- September 5: versus Kent State (W, 57-0)
- September 12: versus Towson (W, 45-9)
- September 19: versus Mississippi State
- September 26: at Alabama
- October 3: versus Kentucky
- October 10: at Florida
- October 24: versus Tennessee
- October 31: at Oklahoma
- November 7: versus Texas A&M
- November 14: at Arkansas
- November 21: versus Georgia
- November 28: at Clemson
Tennessee Volunteers
- September 5: versus Furman (W, 56-9)
- September 12: at Georgia Tech (W, 45-24)
- September 19: versus Kennesaw State
- September 26: versus Texas
- October 3: versus Auburn
- October 10: at Arkansas
- October 17: versus Alabama
- October 24: at South Carolina
- November 7: versus Kentucky
- November 14: at Texas A&M
- November 21: versus LSU
- November 28: at Vanderbilt
Texas Longhorns
- September 5: versus Texas State (W, 59-7)
- September 12: versus Ohio State (W, 24-23)
- September 19: versus UTSA
- September 26: at Tennessee
- October 10: versus Oklahoma (Dallas, Texas)
- October 17: versus Florida
- October 24: versus Ole Miss
- October 31: versus Mississippi State
- November 7: at Missouri
- November 14: at LSU
- November 21: versus Arkansas
- November 27: at Texas A&M
Texas A&M Aggies
- September 5: versus Missouri State (W, 50-0)
- September 12: versus Arizona State (W, 48-20)
- September 19: versus Kentucky
- September 26: at LSU
- October 3: versus Arkansas
- October 10: at Missouri
- October 17: versus The Citadel
- October 24: at Alabama
- November 7: at South Carolina
- November 14: versus Tennessee
- November 21: at Oklahoma
- November 27: versus Texas
Vanderbilt Commodores
- September 5: versus Austin Peay (W, 28-9)
- September 12: versus Delaware (W, 35-26)
- September 19: versus North Carolina State
- September 26: at Auburn
- October 3: at Georgia
- October 10: versus Ole Miss
- October 17: versus Arkansas
- October 24: at Kentucky
- November 7: at Mississippi State
- November 14: versus Alabama
- November 21: at Florida
- November 28: versus Tennessee
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