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Postseason Bowl Games Chuck Dunlap (Primary SEC Football Contact) • [email protected] • @SEC_Chuck Southeastern Conference Communications Office Ben Beaty (Secondary Football Contact) • [email protected] • @BenBeaty SECsports.com • CollegePressBox.com Phone: (205) 458-3000 EASTERN DIVISION SEC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA Home Away Neutral vs. Div. Top 25 Top 10 Streak %Georgia 7-1 .875 202 84 11-2 .846 405 162 6-1 4-0 1-1 5-1 4-1 2-1 L1 Florida 6-2 .750 249 136 10-2 .833 396 173 6-0 3-1 1-1 5-1 1-2 1-2 W3 Tennessee 5-3 .625 160 186 7-5 .583 291 260 5-3 2-2 0-0 4-2 0-3 0-3 W5 South Carolina 3-5 .375 159 221 4-8 .333 269 313 3-4 1-3 0-1 3-3 1-3 1-3 L3 Kentucky 3-5 .375 145 160 7-5 .583 316 221 6-2 1-3 0-0 2-4 0-2 0-2 W3 Vanderbilt 1-7 .125 102 287 3-9 .250 198 381 3-4 0-5 0-0 1-5 1-3 0-3 L1 *Missouri 3-5 375 143 179 6-6 .500 304 233 5-2 1-4 0-0 1-5 0-2 0-1 W1 % - SEC Championship Game Eastern Division Representative; * - Not eligible for postseason play WESTERN DIVISION SEC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA Home Away Neutral vs. Div. Top 25 Top 10 Streak ^LSU 8-0 1.000 377 204 13-0 1.000 621 275 7-0 5-0 1-0 6-0 5-0 5-0 W13 Alabama 6-2 .750 360 203 10-2 .833 579 226 6-1 3-1 1-0 4-2 1-2 0-1 L1 Auburn 5-3 .625 250 180 9-3 .750 408 223 6-1 2-2 1-0 5-1 3-3 1-3 W2 Texas A&M 4-4 .500 202 224 7-5 .583 360 272 5-2 1-3 1-0 3-3 0-5 0-5 L2 Mississippi State 3-5 .375 186 256 6-6 .500 331 337 4-3 1-3 1-0 2-4 0-3 0-3 W2 Ole Miss 2-6 .250 208 243 4-8 .333 319 318 4-3 0-5 0-0 1-5 0-3 0-2 L2 Arkansas 0-8 .000 139 319 2-10 .167 257 442 2-5 0-4 0-1 0-6 0-4 0-2 L9 ^ - SEC Champion NOTES: The SEC has placed three teams in the College Football Playoff during the first six years of the CFP - more than any other league. The SEC has been represented in the Playoff each year. vs. Top 25 - Record vs. teams in Top 25 (AP, USA Today) when game was played; Teams listed in alphabetical order unless tie-breaker applicable 2019-2020 SEC BOWL SCHEDULE Bowl Game Date/Time (ET) Stadium/Site *Matchup Network Academy Sports +Outdoors Texas Bowl Dec. 27 / 6:45 p.m. NRG Stadium (71,795) / Houston, Texas Texas A&M (7-5, 4-4 SEC) vs. Oklahoma State (8-4) ESPN Series History: Texas A&M leads, 17-10 • Last Meeting: OSU, 30-29 (2011 at College Station) SiriusXM: 80 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl CFP Semifinal Dec. 28 / 4 p.m. Mercedes-Benz Stadium (73,000) / Atlanta, Ga. #1 LSU (13-0, 8-0 SEC) vs. #4 Oklahoma (12-1) ESPN Series History: Tied, 1-1 • Last Meeting: LSU, 21-14 (2004 at BCS National Championship Game in New Orleans) SiriusXM: 80 Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl Dec. 30 / 4 p.m. Nissan Stadium (68,000) / Nashville, Tenn. Mississippi State (6-6, 3-5 SEC) vs. Louisville (7-5) ESPN Series History: Mississippi State leads, 3-2 • Last Meeting: MSU, 31-17 (2017 at Gator Bowl) SiriusXM: 80 Capital One Orange Bowl Dec. 30 / 8 p.m. Hard Rock Stadium (65,326) / Miami Gardens, Fla. #9 Florida (10-2, 6-2 SEC) vs. #24 Virginia (9-4) ESPN Series History: Florida leads, 1-0 • Last Meeting: UF, 55-10 (1959 at Gainesville) SiriusXM: 80 Belk Bowl Dec. 31 / Noon Bank of America Stadium (73,778) / Charlotte, N.C. Kentucky (7-5, 3-5 SEC) vs. Virginia Tech (8-4) ESPN Series History: Kentucky leads, 11-6-2 • Last Meeting: UK, 14-7 (1987 at Lexington) SiriusXM: 80 Outback Bowl Jan. 1 / 1 p.m. Raymond James Stadium (65,657) / Tampa, Fla. # 12 Auburn (9-3, 5-3 SEC) vs. #18 Minnesota (10-2) ESPN Series History: First Meeting SiriusXM: 105/207 Vrbo Citrus Bowl Jan. 1 / 1 p.m. Camping World Stadium (60,219) / Orlando, Fla. #13 Alabama (10-2, 6-2 SEC) vs. #14 Michigan (9-3) ABC Series History: Tied, 2-2 • Last Meeting: UA, 41-14 (2012 at Advocare Kickoff Classic in Arlington) SiriusXM: 80 Allstate Sugar Bowl Jan. 1 / 8:45 p.m. Mercedes-Benz Superdome (72,500) / New Orleans, La. #5 Georgia (11-2, 7-1 SEC) vs. #7 Baylor (11-2) ESPN Series History: Georgia leads 4-0 • Last Meeting: UG, 15-3 (1989 at Athens) SiriusXM: 80 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl Jan. 2 / 7 p.m. TIAA Bank Field (77,511) / Jacksonville, Fla. Tennessee (7-5, 5-3 SEC) vs. Indiana (8-4) ESPN Series History: Tennessee leads 1-0 • Last Meeting: UT, 27-22 (1988 at Peach Bowl) SiriusXM: 84 * - CFP Poll Final Rank (Final Poll - Dec. 8, 2019) SECSports.com • CollegePressBox.com • SECSportsMedia.com • @SEC SEC on Facebook, Instagram, Shapchat #ItJustMeansMore 2019 SEC Football SEC Bowl Games ACADEMY SPORTS + OUTDOORS TEXAS BOWL Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma State December 27 • 5:45 p.m. CT • Houston, Texas • NRG Stadium (71,795) TV: ESPN (Kevin Brown, Andre Ware, Alyssa Lang) Radio: ESPN Radio (Taylor Zarzour, Matt Stinchcomb, Taylor Davis) Sirius/XM: 80 Texas A&M Aggies (7-5, 4-4 SEC) Oklahoma State Cowboys (8-4, 5-4 Big 12) Head Coach: Jimbo Fisher (Samford ‘89) Head Coach: Mike Gundy (Oklahoma State ‘90) Overall / Years: 99-32 / 10th season Overall / Years: 129-63 / 15th season Texas A&M / Years: 16-9 / Second season Oklahoma State / Years: Same National Rankings: Not ranked National Rankings: 25 CFP, 25 AP Bowl Appearance: 41st Bowl Appearance: 30th Bowl Record: 18-22 Bowl Record: 19-10 Bowl Streak: W1 (last def. NC State 52-13 in 2018 Gator Bowl) Bowl Streak: W3 (last def. Missouri 38-33 in 2018 Liberty Bowl) Key Players Key Players DL Justin Madubuike (6-3, 304, Jr., McKinney, Texas) S Kolby Harvell-Peel (6-0, 210, So., College Station, Texas) Leads the Aggies with 11.5 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks and seven QB hur- Third on the team with 71 total tackles ... Leads the Cowboys with 13 ries this season ... As a junior, he posted career-highs in tackles, tackles pass break-ups ... Has forced two fumbles and recovered two fumbles ... for loss, fumbles forced and matched his 5.5 sacks from a season ago ... Recorded a pair of interceptions in games against TCU and Kansas ... Six All-SEC Second Team. pass break-ups vs. Iowa State. P Braden Mann (5-11, 195, Sr., Houston, Texas) RB Chuba Hubbard (6-1, 207, RSo., Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada) Ranks second nationally in punting ... Posted his second-straight season Finished the regular season ranked No. 1 in the FBS in rushing yards, with an average over 47 yards per kick ... Boomed 28 punts of 50-or- rushing yards per game, all-purpose yards and all-purpose yards per more yards with 23 kicks downed inside the opponent’s 20-yard line ... game ... Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year and a finalist for the Doak All-SEC First Team. Walker Award. QB Kellen Mond (6-3, 217, Jr., San Antonio, Texas) S Malcolm Rodriguez (6-0, 205, Jr., Wagoner, Okla.) Ranks in the top five all-time at A&M in career wins, passing yards, pass- Leads the team with 94 total tackles and 57 solo stops ... Also has a ing touchdowns, completions and attempts … Joined Johnny Manziel as forced fumble, a fumble recovery and an interception ... Has registered the only Aggies to throw for over 7,000 yards and rush for 1,000 more ... 6.5 tackles for loss, including 1.5 sacks ... 11 tackles in regular season Has thrown and rushing for a touchdown in the same game 14 times. finale vs. Oklahoma ... Earned All-Big 12 honors. TE Jalen Wydermyer (6-5, 260, Fr., Dickinson, Texas) WR Dillon Stoner (6-0, 198, Jr., Tulsa, Okla.) Led all freshman tight ends in the country with six touchdowns while his Second on the team with 598 receiving yards, five touchdowns and 31 receptions were tied for the third most among tight ends in the SEC 49.83 receiving yards per game ... Tallied a season-high 150 receiving ... Posted a first down or touchdown on 23 of his 31 catches this season yards and a pair of touchdowns vs. Kansas ... Five touchdowns came in ... All-SEC Second Team. last four games of the regular season. 2019 Statistical Comparison( ) - SEC Ranking; [ ] - NCAA Ranking Series/Game Notes Texas A&M Oklahoma State Record: Texas A&M, 17-10 Scoring Offense 30.0 (6) [62] 33.4 [34] Last: Oklahoma State, 30-29 (Sept. 24, 2011) Total Offense 340.8 (8) [31] 463.9 [17] Rushing Offense 151.7 (8) [74] 236.3 [16] Series: Texas A&M and Oklahoma State will meet for the first time since they were both members of the Big 12 Conference in 2011 ..