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

Rankings

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

Regular season

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

Players of the week:

Week Two

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Week Three

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Week Four

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Week Five

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Week Six

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Week Seven

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Week Eight

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Week Nine

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Week Ten

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Week Eleven

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Week Twelve

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Week Thirteen

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Week Fourteen (SEC Championship Game)

SEC vs. BCS conference opponents

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

Bowl games

Post-season awards and honors

All-SEC

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

All-Americans

Quarterback 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: 2010 Bednarik Award Winner: 2010 Lombardi Award Winner: 2010 Maxwell Award Winner: 2010 Walter Camp Award Winner: 2010 John Mackey Award Winner: 2010 Davey O'Brien Award Winner: 2010 Paul Hornung Award Finalist: