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Which SEC football teams are playing in bowl games? Dates, times, and more

ByMary Kate Hughes|
Georgia celebrates after the winning the SEC championship game against Texas in Atlanta, on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. Georgia won 22-19.
Georgia celebrates after the winning the SEC championship game against Texas in Atlanta, on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. Georgia won 22-19. | Joshua L. Jones / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

With the regular season in the rearview mirror and the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff bracket announced, everyone is gearing up for bowl season.

Following the 2024 season, 13 of the 16 teams in the Southeastern Conference are bowl-eligible. The teams who will not be going bowling are Kentucky, Mississippi State, and your Auburn Tigers. Kentucky finished their season 4-8, Mississippi State ended up at 2-10, and Auburn finished at 5-7.

Only three SEC teams are headed to the College Football Playoffs this year, and they are No. 2 Georgia, No. 3 Texas, and No. 7 Tennessee.

College Football Playoff Games

  • CFP First Round Game - Clemson at Texas (Austin) – Dec. 21 – 4 pm ET – TNT and MAX
  • CFP First Round Game - Tennessee at Ohio State (Columbus) – Dec. 21 – 8 pm ET – ESPN and ABC
  • Allstate Sugar Bowl (New Orleans) – Georgia vs. Indiana/Notre Dame winner – Jan. 1 – 8:45 pm ET – ESPN

For the 11th year, schools were assigned by the conference to an "SEC bowl pool" that includes six games. They are the Kinder’s Texas Bowl in Houston, the TransPerfect Music City Bowl in Nashville, the AutoZone Liberty Bowl in Memphis, the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, the Reliaquest Bowl in Tampa and the SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl.  In alternating years, the Duke’s Mayo Bowl replaces the SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl in the pool.

SEC Bowl Pool Games

  • AutoZone Liberty Bowl (Memphis) – Dec. 27 – Arkansas vs. Big 12 - 7 pm ET - ESPN
  • SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl (Las Vegas) – Dec. 27 – Texas A&M vs. Current/Former Pac-12 – 10:30 pm - ESPN
  • TransPerfect Music City Bowl (Nashville) – Missouri vs. Big Ten - Dec. 30 – 2:30 pm ET – ESPN
  • Reliaquest Bowl (Tampa) – Alabama vs. Big Ten – Dec. 31 – Noon ET – ESPN
  • Kinder’s Texas Bowl (Houston) – LSU vs. Big 12 – Dec. 31 – 3:30 pm ET – ESPN
  • TaxSlayer Gator Bowl (Jacksonville) – Ole Miss vs. ACC – Jan 2 – 7:30 pm ET – ESPN

Other Bowl Games

  • Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl (Tampa) – Florida vs. American – Dec. 20 – 3:30 pm ET - ESPN
  • Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (Fort Worth) – Oklahoma vs. American - Dec. 27 - 12 pm ET - ESPN
  • Birmingham Bowl (Birmingham) – Vanderbilt vs. ACC or Big 12 – Dec. 27 – 3:30 pm ET - ESPN
  • Cheez-It Citrus Bowl (Orlando) – South Carolina vs. Illinois – Dec. 31 – 3 pm ET – ABC
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