SEC football has never lost against these 20 FBS teams

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA - OCTOBER 08: The SEC logo is pictured during a game between the LSU Tigers and the Tennessee Volunteers at Tiger Stadium on October 08, 2022 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA - OCTOBER 08: The SEC logo is pictured during a game between the LSU Tigers and the Tennessee Volunteers at Tiger Stadium on October 08, 2022 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
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Throughout the history of SEC football, there are a total of 20 teams currently at the FBS level in which the conference has never lost to on the gridiron. Here are those 20 teams, along with the previous results head-to-head against those SEC football programs.

SEC football has never lost against these 20 FBS teams

Akron Zips

We begin with the Akron Zips of the MAC, who are the first of multiple teams from the conference to be included on this list. Since beginning play at the FBS level in 1987, Akron has played only six teams from SEC football head-to-head, the most recent of which came just last season.

Akron vs. SEC schools

  • Auburn (0-2 all-time: 42-0 L in 1988, 60-10 L in 2021)
  • Florida (0-1 all-time: 59-0 L in 1990)
  • Kentucky (0-1 all-time: 47-10 L in 2010)
  • LSU (0-1 all-time: 56-0 L in 1997)
  • South Carolina (0-1 all-time: 28-3 L in 2018)
  • Tennessee (0-3 all-time: 52-9 L in 1989, 47-26 L in 2012, 63-6 L in 2022)

Ball State Cardinals

As you will likely see across the remainder of this list, the MAC has multiple teams who have never defeated the SEC, with Ball State as the next in that group. The Cardinals have played seven teams from the conference however, one as recent as 2022.

Ball State vs. SEC schools

  • Auburn (0-3 all-time: 30-0 L in 2001, 63-3 L in 2005, 54-30 L in 2009)
  • Florida (0-1 all-time: 40-19 L in 2000)
  • Kentucky (0-1 all-time: 28-20 L in 2001)
  • Missouri (0-3 all-time: Lost 41-6 in 2002, 35-7 in 2003, and 48-0 in 2004 prior to Missouri joining the SEC in 2012)
  • South Carolina (0-1 all-time: 38-20 L in 1998)
  • Tennessee (0-1 all-time: 59-10 L in 2022)
  • Texas A&M (0-1 all-time: 56-23 L in 2015)

Buffalo Bulls

Yet another MAC program that has never defeated an SEC football team is Buffalo, who has faced off against four teams from the conference during their program’s history. With the Bulls facing each of those four teams once, all games came over a decade ago.

Buffalo vs. SEC schools

  • Auburn (0-1 all-time: 38-7 L in 2006)
  • Georgia (0-1 all-time: 45-23 L in 2012)
  • Missouri (0-1 all-time: Lost 42-21 in 2008 prior to Missouri joining the SEC in 2012)
  • Tennessee (0-1 all-time: 41-10 L in 2011)