SEC Game Weekends 2026: Where to Stay for Mississippi State, Ole Miss & Auburn

The 2026 SEC schedules are out, and the marquee home weekends — Alabama in Starkville, LSU in Oxford, Florida at Auburn — will sell out lodging months in advance. Stay'ca manages whole-home rentals in all three towns, so here's the game-day calendar that matters for booking, in one place.

Mississippi State (Starkville): seven home games

The big three at Davis Wade Stadium: Alabama on October 3 (now an annual game under the SEC's nine-game format), Oklahoma on October 24, and Auburn on November 14. The season opens against ULM on September 5. Baseball fans: Super Bulldog Weekend each April fills the town just as fast. See our Starkville rentals — from a 1-bedroom crash pad to an estate that sleeps 12.

Ole Miss (Oxford): LSU comes to town

September 19 — LSU at Vaught-Hemingway, on ABC — is the hottest ticket of the Oxford year, with Lane Kiffin returning to face his old team. Georgia visits November 7, and the Egg Bowl is home this year, Friday, November 27. Between games there's the Grove, Square Books, and Rowan Oak. Our House of Rivals — Rebel Row sleeps 8 minutes from the Square.

Auburn: a new era on The Plains

Coach Alex Golesh's first Jordan-Hare season brings Florida on September 19 — the Gators' first trip to Auburn since 2011 — plus LSU on October 24. Auburn has sold out 22 straight home games, so lodging follows. Book War Eagle Flatts and Tiger Den separately, or combined for 5 bedrooms sleeping 16.

The booking rule of thumb

For marquee SEC games, book the day your plans firm up — 3 to 6 months out is normal, and rivalry weekends go faster. A whole home beats two or three hotel rooms on price and gives the tailgate crew a kitchen, parking, and a porch. Every Stay'ca home books direct at stayca.life with no platform service fees.

Go deeper: we broke each school out into its own full guide with the complete home schedule and booking advice — Mississippi State / Starkville, Ole Miss / Oxford, and Auburn.

Frequently asked

Which 2026 SEC home weekends sell out lodging first?

Alabama at Mississippi State (Oct 3), LSU at Ole Miss (Sep 19), and Florida at Auburn (Sep 19). The Egg Bowl in Oxford on Black Friday (Nov 27) stacks holiday travel on top of game travel.

How far ahead should I book an SEC game weekend?

Six to ten weeks for ordinary home dates; immediately for the marquee ones. Whole homes clear before hotels do, because a group of eight wants one house, and there are only so many houses.

Where is the 2026 Egg Bowl?

Oxford — Friday, November 27, 11:00 AM at Vaught-Hemingway.

Does booking direct actually save money?

Yes. The identical home booked direct at stayca.life skips the 12–15% guest service fee the platforms add at checkout.