† – Ineligible for the postseason due to NCAA probation. * – Alabama later forfeited all regular-season wins and one tie due to NCAA violations, giving an official record of 1–12 overall and 0–8 SEC. The forfeit of the tie retroactively gave Tennessee a share of the East title.
* – Tennessee vacated all wins due to NCAA violations. LSU was ineligible for postseason due to self imposed ban. Note: Due to COVID-19, the SEC played a conference-only schedule.
^"2017 Media Guide"(PDF). secsports.com. Southeastern Conference. pp. 154–162. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
^Lowery, Logan (2024-09-12). "MSU fires Moorhead after two seasons". Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. Retrieved 2024-09-17. All eight of Moorhead's victories in 2018 had to be vacated after 10 football players were reprimanded by the NCAA for academic misconduct involving a former part-time tutor and an online chemistry class.