Record: 92-62, .597 W-L% (1st of 12) (Schedule and Results)
SRS: 6.83 (2nd of 12) ▪ SOS: 3.31 (3rd of 12)
Division Champions: Florida (East) and Alabama (West)
Conference Champion: Florida (Won Championship Game 31-20)
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 6 (Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana State and Tennessee)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 4 (Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Mississippi)
| Overall | Conference | Pts/G | SRS | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | Own | Opp | SRS | SOS | Notes |
| Florida | 13 | 1 | .929 | 7 | 1 | .875 | 43.6 | 12.9 | 25.37 | 5.59 | |
| Georgia | 10 | 3 | .769 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 31.5 | 24.5 | 11.60 | 4.52 | |
| South Carolina | 7 | 6 | .538 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 20.8 | 21.1 | 5.21 | 4.28 | |
| Vanderbilt | 7 | 6 | .538 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 19.2 | 19.6 | 4.48 | 4.32 | |
| Tennessee | 5 | 7 | .417 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 17.3 | 16.8 | 1.64 | 2.89 | |
| Kentucky | 7 | 6 | .538 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 22.6 | 21.5 | 3.55 | 1.24 | |
| West | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | Own | Opp | SRS | SOS | Notes |
| Alabama | 12 | 2 | .857 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | 30.1 | 14.3 | 16.15 | 2.93 | |
| Mississippi | 9 | 4 | .692 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 32.1 | 19.0 | 12.11 | 3.18 | |
| Louisiana State | 8 | 5 | .615 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 30.9 | 24.2 | 5.91 | 1.37 | |
| Arkansas | 5 | 7 | .417 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 21.9 | 31.2 | -0.36 | 5.56 | |
| Auburn | 5 | 7 | .417 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 17.3 | 18.0 | 1.26 | 2.10 | |
| Mississippi State | 4 | 8 | .333 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 15.3 | 24.7 | -5.00 | 1.75 | |
| School | Pre | 9/2 | 9/7 | 9/14 | 9/21 | 9/28 | 10/5 | 10/12 | 10/19 | 10/26 | 11/2 | 11/9 | 11/16 | 11/23 | 11/30 | 12/7 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Alabama | 24 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Georgia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 13 |
| Mississippi | 25 | 22 | 20 | 14 | |||||||||||||
| Auburn | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 20 | ||||||||||
| Louisiana State | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 18 | ||||
| South Carolina | 24 | 24 | |||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 21 | 19 | 13 | 22 |
| Date | Bowl | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-01-08 | BCS Championship | Florida | 24 | Oklahoma | 14 | BCS Championship (Miami, FL) |
| 2009-01-02 | Cotton Bowl | Mississippi | 47 | Texas Tech | 34 | Cotton Bowl (Dallas, TX) |
| 2009-01-02 | Liberty Bowl | Kentucky | 25 | East Carolina | 19 | Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN) |
| 2009-01-02 | Sugar Bowl | Utah | 31 | Alabama | 17 | Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA) |
| 2009-01-01 | Capital One Bowl | Georgia | 24 | Michigan State | 12 | Capital One Bowl (Orlando, FL) |
| 2009-01-01 | Outback Bowl | Iowa | 31 | South Carolina | 10 | Outback Bowl (Tampa, FL) |
| 2008-12-31 | Chick-fil-A Bowl | Louisiana State | 38 | Georgia Tech | 3 | Chick-Fil-A Bowl (Atlanta, GA) |
| 2008-12-31 | Music City Bowl | Vanderbilt | 16 | Boston College | 14 | Music City Bowl (Nashville, TN) |
| SEC Defensive Player of the Year: | Eric Berry (Tennessee) |
| SEC Offensive Player of the Year: | Tim Tebow (Florida) |
| SEC Coach of the Year: | Nick Saban (Alabama) |