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SEC Football: 3 teams who will eclipse their 2021 win total in 2022

By Matt Melton

NASHVILLE, TN - DECEMBER 30: Hendon Hooker #5 of the Tennessee Volunteers drops back to pass against the Purdue Boilermakers during the first half of the TransPerfect Music City Bowl at Nissan Stadium on December 30, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TN - DECEMBER 30: Hendon Hooker #5 of the Tennessee Volunteers drops back to pass against the Purdue Boilermakers during the first half of the TransPerfect Music City Bowl at Nissan Stadium on December 30, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) /
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The 2022 SEC Football season is shaping up to be a special one for a few teams within the conference in particular, each of which are likely set to eclipse their season win total from a year ago this year.

Who are some of those teams set to do just that this fall, and just how many games could each win this season?

3 SEC Football teams who will eclipse their 2021 win total in 2022

Tennessee Volunteers

The Volunteers went 7-6 a year ago in what-was Tennessee’s first season under head coach Josh Heupel. Owning one of the SEC’s top offenses that averaged 39.3 PPG in the process, the offense is once again expected to be a massive strength for Tennessee in 2022 as well, returning multiple key names such as quarterback Hendon Hooker and wide receiver Cedric Tillman.

When looking at Tennessee’s 2022 season as well, there are arguably only two matchups in which the Volunteers will not be favored to win (vs Alabama, @ Georgia), as well as two other tough road tests with trips to Pittsburgh and LSU that could go either way. Regardless, it feels like Tennessee takes another step forward in 2022 under Heupel, with the Volunteers likely winning at-least eight games this season.

LSU Tigers

The 2021 season was a rare sight for LSU as the Tigers finished the year with a 6-7 overall record, amounting to their first losing season since 1999. Now entering year one under new head coach Brian Kelly, LSU will be looking to avoid suffering back-to-back losing seasons, with the last time the Tigers have done that being the 1998-99 seasons.

Despite a tough schedule that includes trips to Texas A&M, Arkansas, Florida, and Auburn, the Tigers should get back on their winning ways in 2022, and could very easily begin the year with a 4-0 start. LSU should win more than six games this season, likely winning either seven-or-eight in year one of the Kelly era.

Texas A&M Aggies

Coming off an 8-4 season, Texas A&M is one of SEC Football’s most talented teams entering the 2022 season. However, for an Aggies program that has not won double-digit games in a season since 2012 (11-2, Texas A&M’s first season in SEC), can Texas A&M potentially take the next jump in 2022 to improve on their eight-win season a year ago?

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The Aggies you could argue have everything needed to win more than eight games this season, and barring the results of one-to-two games in particular, could be an SEC title contender. As for the win total, is a 10-win season for Texas A&M a possibility?

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