Record: 61-51-3, .543 W-L% (2nd of 14) (Schedule and Results)
SRS: 7.49 (2nd of 14) ▪ SOS: 6.25 (1st of 14)
Conference Champion: Alabama and Georgia
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 4 (Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Mississippi State)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 2 (Alabama and Georgia)
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5, 1981 | Sat | (4) Alabama | 24 | @ | Louisiana State | 7 | |
| 2 | Sep 5, 1981 | Sat | (10) Georgia | 44 | Tennessee | 0 | ||
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 3 | Sep 19, 1981 | Sat | (12) Alabama | 19 | @ | Kentucky | 10 | |
| 4 | Sep 19, 1981 | Sat | (14) Mississippi State | 29 | Vanderbilt | 9 | ||
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 5 | Sep 26, 1981 | Sat | (10) Alabama | 28 | @ | Vanderbilt | 7 | |
| 6 | Sep 26, 1981 | Sat | (12) Mississippi State | 28 | Florida | 7 | Jackson, MS | |
| 7 | Sep 26, 1981 | Sat | Tennessee | 10 | Auburn | 7 | ||
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 8 | Oct 3, 1981 | Sat | (11) Alabama | 38 | Mississippi | 7 | ||
| 9 | Oct 3, 1981 | Sat | Florida | 24 | @ | Louisiana State | 10 | |
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 10 | Oct 10, 1981 | Sat | Auburn | 19 | Louisiana State | 7 | ||
| 11 | Oct 10, 1981 | Sat | (11) Georgia | 37 | @ | Mississippi | 7 | |
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 12 | Oct 17, 1981 | Sat | (15) Alabama | 38 | Tennessee | 19 | Birmingham, AL | |
| 13 | Oct 17, 1981 | Sat | Florida | 49 | Mississippi | 3 | ||
| 14 | Oct 17, 1981 | Sat | (9) Georgia | 53 | @ | Vanderbilt | 21 | |
| 15 | Oct 17, 1981 | Sat | Louisiana State | 24 | Kentucky | 10 | ||
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 16 | Oct 24, 1981 | Sat | (7) Georgia | 21 | Kentucky | 0 | ||
| 17 | Oct 24, 1981 | Sat | (9) Mississippi State | 21 | @ | Auburn | 17 | |
| 18 | Oct 24, 1981 | Sat | Vanderbilt | 27 | @ | Mississippi | 23 | |
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 19 | Oct 31, 1981 | Sat | (8) Alabama | 13 | (7) Mississippi State | 10 | ||
| 20 | Oct 31, 1981 | Sat | Auburn | 14 | Florida | 12 | ||
| 21 | Oct 31, 1981 | Sat | Louisiana State | 27 | Mississippi | 27 | Jackson, MS | |
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 22 | Nov 7, 1981 | Sat | (4) Georgia | 26 | Florida | 21 | Jacksonville, FL | |
| 23 | Nov 7, 1981 | Sat | Kentucky | 17 | @ | Vanderbilt | 10 | |
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 24 | Nov 14, 1981 | Sat | Florida | 33 | Kentucky | 12 | ||
| 25 | Nov 14, 1981 | Sat | (4) Georgia | 24 | Auburn | 13 | ||
| 26 | Nov 14, 1981 | Sat | Mississippi State | 17 | @ | Louisiana State | 9 | |
| 27 | Nov 14, 1981 | Sat | Tennessee | 28 | Mississippi | 20 | ||
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 28 | Nov 21, 1981 | Sat | Kentucky | 21 | Tennessee | 10 | ||
| 29 | Nov 21, 1981 | Sat | Mississippi | 21 | Mississippi State | 17 | Jackson, MS | |
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 30 | Nov 28, 1981 | Sat | (4) Alabama | 28 | Auburn | 17 | Birmingham, AL | |
| 31 | Nov 28, 1981 | Sat | Tennessee | 38 | Vanderbilt | 34 |