Oklahoma now knows what Year 3 in the SEC will look like.
On Monday, the Sooners unveiled their 2026-27 conference slate, and it starts with a heavyweight test right out of the gate: Kentucky comes to Norman on Jan. 2.
From there, Oklahoma’s first SEC stretch includes a trip to Florida, home dates with Mississippi State and Texas, and a January road swing that sends the Sooners to Georgia before they host the Longhorns on Jan. 16.
The finish is just as demanding. Oklahoma closes the regular season at Arkansas on March 6, and along the way the Sooners will also hit Alabama, Texas A&M, Auburn, Tennessee, Ole Miss and Missouri on the road.
One of the biggest changes from Oklahoma’s first two seasons in the league is the absence of a regular-season finale against Texas. Instead, that matchup lands much earlier, on Jan. 16 in Austin.
The Sooners’ three home-and-home SEC opponents will be Texas, Missouri and Georgia. Oklahoma will play Georgia on Jan. 12 or 13 on the road and then again on Feb. 23 or 24 at home.
The full SEC schedule for Oklahoma includes:
- Jan. 2: vs. Kentucky
- Jan. 5/6: at Florida
- Jan. 9: vs. Mississippi State
- Jan. 12/13: at Georgia
- Jan. 16: vs. Texas
- Jan. 19/20: vs. Missouri
- Jan. 23: at Alabama
- Jan. 30: vs. South Carolina
- Feb. 2/3: at Texas A&M
- Feb. 6: at Auburn
- Feb. 9/10: at Tennessee
- Feb. 13: vs. LSU
- Feb. 16/17: at Missouri
- Feb. 20: at Texas
- Feb. 23/24: vs. Georgia
- Feb. 27: at Ole Miss
- March 2/3: vs. Vanderbilt
- March 6: at Arkansas
Oklahoma also released its nonconference schedule, though the school said that slate is still expected to be finalized in the coming weeks.
The Sooners’ nonconference list currently includes:
- Nov. 2: vs. East Texas A&M
- Nov. 6: vs. Mississippi Valley State
- Nov. 9: vs. North Alabama
- Nov. 13: vs. Fairleigh Dickinson
- Nov. 18: vs. Campbell
- Nov. 24: Pittsburgh (Fort Myers Tip-Off)
- Nov. 26: Purdue (Fort Myers Tip-Off)
- Dec. 1: vs. Syracuse (SEC/ACC Challenge)
- Dec. 5: Arizona State (Tulsa)
- Dec. 7: vs. Alabama State
- Dec. 12: Oklahoma State (Oklahoma City)
- Dec. 17: vs. Jackson State
- Dec. 22: at SMU
- Dec. 28: vs. UL Monroe
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