Of our 3 wins against AP Top 15 teams, only LSU will finish ranked. If we had played like we did against LSU, we would have beaten Appalachian State, Ole Miss, and Auburn and finished 8-4 (4-4 SEC). Our 30-24 loss at South Carolina does not look as bad as it once did because 8-4 (4-4 SEC) South Carolina demolished 10-2 Tennessee 63-38 and upset Clemson 31-30 on the road. Our 31-28 loss to Ole Miss at home looks worse because they lost all of their other 4 games after a 7-0 start.
Hopefully, we can snap a 6-game road losing streak next year. We have not won a road a game since crushing Missouri 35-14 rout on 10/16/21 and against an SEC West team since beating 31-20 on 12/5/20. Our first opportunity to end our road losing streak is at Miami on 9/9/23. Our first true road SEC game will be at Tennessee on 10/14/23. We will be coming off a tough home game against Alabama, and Tennessee will be coming off a bye week. I believe our best chance to win a true SEC road game next year will be at Ole Miss on 11/4/23.