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2013 football schedule is complete

On Thursday, the Southeastern Conference released its full schedule for next football season, which gives LSU fans a completed schedule to look forward at.

Les Miles

Les Miles now knows the road that lies ahead in 2013

The first conference game of the 2013 season will come in the first week of the year in a matchup between Auburn and Ole Miss, and the SEC will have at least one conference matchup in every week of the regular season.

According to the SEC offices, the 2013 schedule is considered a “bridge” schedule and not based on any other previous or future scheduling formats. The SEC Athletics Directors will convene in Spring 2013 to begin formulating schedules for the 2014 season and beyond.

“As we began working on the 2013 football schedule, it became apparent that the conference would need another year of the ‘bridge’ schedule to make everything work,” said SEC Commissioner Mike Slive. “I appreciate the SEC transition team and our athletics directors, who came together to put this schedule in place. We look forward to starting with our new scheduling rotation in 2014.”

The schedule consists of eight games played within each team's division, then two games against teams from the opposite division. In order to maintain a balanced schedule for the 2014 season and beyond, there are three games that will have repeat hosts from the 2012 schedule: Ole Miss at Alabama, Texas A&M at Ole Miss and Georgia at Auburn.

The 2013 SEC Championship Game will be played on Saturday, Dec. 7, at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

LSU will open the SEC schedule with Auburn at home on Sept. 21, followed by a trip to SEC East foe Georgia the next week.

LSU's second SEC East opponent will be Florida in Baton Rouge on Oct. 12.

An interesting note, the Tigers will have two bye weeks - with the Alabama Crimson Tide sandwiched in between.

LSU 2013 football schedule

Aug. 31 - TCU - Arlington, Texas (Cowboys Classic)

Sept. 7 - Kent State - Baton Rouge

Sept. 14 - UAB - Baton Rouge

Sept. 21 - Auburn - Baton Rouge

Sept. 28 - Georgia - Athens, Ga.

Oct. 5 - Mississippi State - Starkville, Miss.

Oct. 12 - Florida - Baton Rouge

Oct. 19 - Ole Miss - Oxford, Miss.

Oct. 26 - Furman - Baton Rouge

Nov. 2 - Open

Nov. 9 - Alabama - Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Nov. 16 - Open

Nov. 23 - Texas A&M - Baton Rouge

Nov. 30 - Arkansas - Baton Rouge

Shea Dixon

    • Overall, looks like a decent schedule. Gonna be nice to have the off week before Bama, but Im not so sure I like the week after. If we can't win it'll be a long two weeks before we can get out on the field.

      SouthofSouth

    • Yeah the Alabama note sticks out.

      Interesting to see LSU get two years of USC-UF and then UGA-UF while Bama's East teams are Tenn-Mizzou and Tenn-Kentucky

      LSU fans won't like that too much

      Shea Dixon

    • Shea Dixon said...

      Yeah the Alabama note sticks out.

      Interesting to see LSU get two years of USC-UF and then UGA-UF while Bama's East teams are Tenn-Mizzou and Tenn-Kentucky

      LSU fans won't like that too much

      I like that we get some good games but I have found it odd that Bama gets Mizzou and Kentucky aside from their cross-division rival. Interesting.

      Overall, it's a nice schedule. I agree aboutt the open dates. We play 9 straight, then open, then our hardest game of the year, then open? Don't like that at all.

      smansf1 ●

    • Shea Dixon said...

      Yeah the Alabama note sticks out.

      Interesting to see LSU get two years of USC-UF and then UGA-UF while Bama's East teams are Tenn-Mizzou and Tenn-Kentucky

      LSU fans won't like that too much

      THIS is just a sampling of the different set of rules that Bama plays by. In recruiting it is MUCH worse......how an LSU official would not raise holy hell to this inequity, I'd have no idea........what a crock.

      VATIGR

    • The two breaks come at the right time - before Bama and and as soon to be major rival, the Aggies.

      Would have preferred to see another Texas team like SMU on the schedule instead of a Furman or a UAB.(three Alabama teams?). Or another Lousiana team to help pump some monies their way? Or a meaningful intersectional game like a USC or Notre Dame or Ohio State.

      I realize these schedules are years in the making.

      Overall, it's LSU football and we'll be crying for it in February.

      Yea, Bama has a softer schedule - I hope somebody collars the AD and asks him how we drew this dance card.

      This post was edited by lsutiger76 on 10/18/2012 at 2:44 PM

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      djc2350

    • lsutiger76 said...

      The two breaks come at the right time - before Bama and and as soon to be major rival, the Aggies.

      Would have preferred to see another Texas team like SMU on the schedule instead of a Furman or a UAB.(three Alabama teams?). Or another Lousiana team to help pump some monies their way? Or a meaningful intersectional game like a USC or Notre Dame or Ohio State.

      I realize these schedules are years in the making.

      Overall, it's LSU football and we'll be crying for it in February.

      Yea, Bama has a softer schedule - I hope somebody collars the AD and asks him how we drew this dance card.

      Agree on the first bye week...completely disagree on the 2nd. It's never good to play one game in 3 weeks...breaks up all continuity and momentum that you need in the back end of the schedule....on top of that...we will be playing 9 straight games prior. It would be much easier to sandwich a bye somewhere in those 9 games.

      smansf1 ●

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      Alaman ●

    • Can't wait to see Dollar Joe explain letting the SEC get away with the scheduling. I don't see any difference between Texas running the Big 12 & Bama running the SEC. Thanks Joe...........by the way, when can we expect the next letter re how well you are doing as our AD(ollars)?

      TheBear60

    • smansf1 said...

      Agree on the first bye week...completely disagree on the 2nd. It's never good to play one game in 3 weeks...breaks up all continuity and momentum that you need in the back end of the schedule....on top of that...we will be playing 9 straight games prior. It would be much easier to sandwich a bye somewhere in those 9 games.

      Good point.

      I'm hearing rumors this schedule isn't firm and there may be some adjustment of that second open date or a closing game with somebody else after Arkansas.

      Most of all, i'd like to hear Alleva's explanation of the imbalance of the Alabama and LSU schedule.

      And getting Florida from the SEC East (not a rotation). Some LSU fans like the Florida gig. I'd prefer to see Knoxville and Lexington once in awhile.

      Is Bama running the SEC like Texas runs their league? Maybe, the SEC should relocate to Atlanta?

      Does anyone ever face down Alleva on these questions?

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      lsu8888

    • So do we not play home and homes against the SEC East anymore except the "natural rival"? We played the Cocks at home this year but no game in Columbia last year or next year? We play UGa instead...yet we get UF every year, beautiful.

      usafflyingtiger ●

    • I agree the inequity of the LSU and Bama schedules is unfair. Not like it was hard to bracket them to where there is at least some kind of equity to them. The worse part is that we could get stuck with another year after next year of an inequitable schedule because the '13 schedule is just a throw in schedule that isn't gonna be the template for future schedules, similar to this years. Makes no sense whatsoever and unless they soon plan to go to 9 games, there is no reason '13 can't be the beginning of the schedule rotation. Regardless of how it looks now and how it plays out the next couple of years, the inequity of the schedules naturally has to stop at some point or at least be in our favor. Eventually they have to finish the rotation and we'll have the years with the advantage in schedule. That is unless Tennessee continues to be a bottom half SEC team.

      jtmva

    • I really wan to do away with the uf game. I know this wont stay the same, but in this current format we could travel to Mizzou in 12 years. that"s just ridiculous. Plus gainesville is a dump, I dont care how hard the schedule is, i want something different.

      This post was edited by lesticles11 on 10/18/2012 at 5:11 PM

      lesticles11

    • Just one more reason to despise the SEC office, the SEC officials, and especially the gunAlabama c+++s++king Crimson Tide..
      Occasionally, to this day, the latent 60's anarchist in me wishes to torch that Birmingham based office continually housing the low life, bought and paid for slime that find absolutely no problem handing those Tuscaloosa SOB's a silver platter schedule. lynchmob

      I am actually rather easy going unless you mention Bama or Notre Dame...

      Carry on...

      hartjb

    • I like playing the tough teams and controlling our on destiny....If we handle buisness we advance they dont.

      Medictiger

    • Absolutely right.A great argument fro a 9 game conference schedule

      lexusman

    • UGA and Florida

      banghead

      Geauxwolverines ●

    • Medictiger said...

      I like playing the tough teams and controlling our on destiny....If we handle buisness we advance they dont.

      That's definitely the other way to look at it.

      Shea Dixon

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