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SEC FOOTBALL 2007 Week 12 - Games of Nov. 17 Charles Bloom, Associate Commissioner (Football Contact) Southeastern Conference Media Relations E-Mail: [email protected] • Phone: (205) 458-3010 • Fax: (205) 458-3030 EASTERN DIVISION SEC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA 2006 Home Away Neutral vs. Div. Top 25 Streak Georgia 5-2 .714 204 158 8-2 .800 328 222 6-4 5-1 2-1 1-0 2-2 3-0 W 4 Tennessee 4-2 .667 166 172 7-3 .700 343 270 7-3 6-0 1-3 0-0 2-1 2-2 W 3 Florida 5-3 .625 305 224 7-3 .700 413 258 9-1 4-1 3-1 0-1 4-1 2-2 W 2 Kentucky 3-3 .500 186 200 7-3 .700 377 281 6-4 5-2 2-1 0-0 1-2 2-2 W 1 South Carolina 3-5 .375 205 227 6-5 .545 292 259 6-5 4-2 2-3 0-0 2-3 2-2 L 4 Vanderbilt 2-5 .286 124 178 5-5 .500 219 215 4-6 4-3 1-2 0-0 1-3 1-3 L 2 WESTERN DIVISION SEC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA 2006 Home Away Neutral vs. Div. Top 25 Streak #LSU 5-1 .833 209 141 9-1 .900 393 167 8-2 6-0 3-1 0-0 3-0 5-1 W 3 Alabama 4-3 .571 202 173 6-4 .600 298 224 6-4 4-2 2-1 0-1 2-2 2-2 L 2 Auburn 4-3 .571 139 128 7-4 .636 275 190 9-2 5-2 2-2 0-0 2-2 1-2 L 1 Mississippi State 3-3 .500 109 156 6-4 .600 221 239 2-8 3-2 3-2 0-0 2-1 2-4 W 2 Arkansas 2-4 .333 179 170 6-4 .600 383 228 9-1 5-2 1-2 0-0 1-2 1-3 L 1 Ole Miss 0-6 .000 93 194 3-7 .300 203 284 3-7 2-4 1-3 0-0 0-3 0-3 W 1 NOTE: 2006 - Record after same number of games in 2006; vs. Top 25 - Record vs. teams in Top 25 when game was played; Teams listed in alphabetical order unless tie-breaker applicable. # - Western Division Champion THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE GAMES OF SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17 A SECond LOOK .... GAME KICKOFF TV SITE • STADIUM • SEC Players of the Week for games of Nov. 10 are: Tim Tebow, QB, Florida Florida Atlantic (5-4) at Florida (7-3) 12 p.m. ET (offense); Anthony Johnson, DB, Mississippi State (defense); Leigh Tiffin, PK, Gainesville, Fla. • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field (88,548) Alabama (special teams); Fernando Velasco, C, Georgia (offensive lineman); Kentucky (7-3) at Georgia (8-2) 12:30 p.m. ET LFS Jeremy Jarmon, DE, Kentucky (defensive lineman); Eric Berry, DB, Tennessee [See page 5] Athens, Ga. • Sanford Stadium (92,746) (freshman) . Mississippi State (6-4) at Arkansas (6-4) 1 p.m. CT Little Rock, Ark. • War Memorial Stadium (53,727) • Mississippi State junior offensive lineman Anthony Strauder is this week’s [See page 6] Louisiana-Monroe (4-6) at Alabama (6-4) 1:30 p.m. CT SEC Community Service Team Player of the Week . Tuscaloosa, Ala. • Bryant-Denny Stadium (92,138) Vanderbilt (5-5) at Tennessee (7-3) 2 p.m. ET • The SEC has the nation’s top non-conference record with a 37-5 (88.1 per- [See page 8] Knoxville, Tenn. • Shields-Watkins Field/Neyland Stadium (102,037) cent) mark . LSU (9-1) at Ole Miss (3-7) 2:30 p.m. CT CBS Oxford, Miss. • Hollingsworth Field/Vaught-Hemingway Stadium (60,580) • The SEC is tied with the Big Ten for the most teams in this week’s Top 25 [See page 10] OPEN: Auburn (7-4), South Carolina (6-5) polls with five . • In 75 home dates, SEC games had drawn more than 5.6 million fans and have LAST WEEK’S RESULTS had its stadiums filled to 97.25 percent of capacity this season [See page 11]. Mississippi State 17, Alabama 12 [56,188 at Starkville, Miss.] Tennessee 34, Arkansas 13 [104,459 at Knoxville, Tenn.] • Tennessee, Georgia and Florida remain alive for the Eastern Division bid to the Kentucky 27, Vanderbilt 20 [39,773 at Nashville, Tenn.] SEC Championship Game to play Western Division representative LSU on Dec. 1 Georgia 45, Auburn 20 [92,746 at Athens, Ga.] in Atlanta [See pages 13 & 24]. LSU 58, Louisiana Tech 10 [92,512 at Baton Rouge, La.] Florida 51, South Carolina 31 [81,215 at Columbia, S.C.] • Arkansas’ Darren McFadden has moved to fourth in the SEC career rushing yardage list and eighth in all-purpose rushing yards [See page 16]. • SEC teams have scored 23 defensive touchdowns this season [See page 20]. • Florida’s offensive is scoring touchdowns at a record pace this season [See pages 21-22]. • This season, SEC teams are scoring the most points since 1992 [See page 23]. 2007 SEC Football • Page 2 Week 12 2007 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE TEAM SCHEDULES AND RESULTS ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE (6-4, 4-3 SEC) FLORIDA GATORS (7-3, 5-3 SEC) Home Stadium: Bryant-Denny (92,138) Home Stadium: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field (88,548) Home: 4-2 Away: 2-1 Neutral: 0-1 vs. Division: 2-2 vs. Top 25: 2-2 Home: 4-1 Away: 3-1 Neutral: 0-1 vs. Division: 4-1 vs. Top 25: 2-2 Total Home Attendance: 552,828 Average Home Attendance: 92,138 Total Home Attendance: 451,944 Average Home Attendance: 90,389 Sept. 1 WESTERN CAROLINA [CTSM - PPV] W 52-6 92,138 Sept. 1 WESTERN KENTUCKY [LFS] W 49-3 90,086 Sept. 8 at Vanderbilt [LFS) W 24-10 39,773 Sept. 8 TROY [SUN - PPV] W 59-31 90,244 Sept. 15 ARKANSAS [ESPN] [--/16] W 41-38 92,138 Sept. 15 TENNESSEE [CBS] [--/24] W 59-20 90,707 Sept. 22 GEORGIA [ESPN] [--/21] L 23-26 (OT) 92,138 Sept. 22 at Ole Miss [LFS] W 30-24 55,032 Sept. 29 *vs. Florida State [CBS] [rv/rv] L 14-21 85,412 Sept. 29 AUBURN [ESPN] L 17-20 90,685 Oct. 6 HOUSTON (HC) W 30-24 92,138 Oct. 6 at LSU [CBS] [2/2] L 24-28 92,910 Oct. 13 at Ole Miss [LFS] W 27-24 59,791 Oct. 20 at Kentucky [CBS] [11/13] W 45-37 71,024 Oct. 20 TENNESSEE [LFS] [22/22] W 41-17 92,138 Oct. 27 *vs. Georgia [CBS] [19/19] L 30-42 84,481 Nov. 3 LSU [CBS] [3/3] L 34-41 92,138 Nov. 3 VANDERBILT (HC) [LFS] [--/rv] W 49-22 90,222 Nov. 10 at Mississippi State [LFS] L 12-17 56,188 Nov. 10 at South Carolina [ESPN] [rv/--] W 51-31 81,215 Nov. 17 LOUISIANA-MONROE 1:30 p.m. Nov. 17 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 12 p.m. Nov. 24 at Auburn [ESPN] 7 p.m. Nov. 24 FLORIDA STATE [CBS] 5 p.m. * - at Jacksonville, Fla. * - Jacksonville, Fla. ALL TIMES CENTRAL ALL TIMES EASTERN ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS (6-4, 2-4 SEC) GEORGIA BULLDOGS (8-2, 5-2 SEC) Home Stadium(s): Reynolds Razorback (72,000); War Memorial (53,727) Home Stadium: Sanford (92,746) Home: 5-2 Away: 1-2 vs. Division: 1-2 vs. Top 25: 1-3 Home: 5-1 Away: 2-1 Neutral: 1-0 vs. Division: 2-2 vs. Top 25: 3-0 Total Home Attendance: 473,075 Average Home Attendance: 67,582 Total Home Attendance: 556,476 Average Home Attendance: 92,746 Sept. 1 TROY W 46-26 73,926 Sept. 1 OKLAHOMA STATE [ESPN2] W 35-14 92,746 Sept. 15 at Alabama [ESPN] [--/rv] L 38-41 92,138 Sept. 8 SOUTH CAROLINA [ESPN2] [--/rv] L 12-16 92,746 Sept. 22 KENTUCKY [ESPN2] [--/23] L 29-42 74,015 Sept. 15 WESTERN CAROLINA W 45-16 92,746 Sept. 29 NORTH TEXAS W 66-7 66,343 Sept. 22 at Alabama [ESPN] [--/20] W 26-23 (OT) 92,138 Oct. 6 *CHATTANOOGA W 34-15 54,836 Sept. 29 OLE MISS W 45-17 92,746 Oct. 13 AUBURN [ESPN] [25/25] L 7-9 72,463 Oct. 6 at Tennessee [CBS] [rv/rv] L 14-35 107,052 Oct. 20 at Ole Miss W 44-8 52,671 Oct. 13 at Vanderbilt [ESPN2] W 20-17 39,773 Oct. 27 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL (HC) W 58-10 60,750 Oct. 27 *vs. Florida [CBS] [9/11] W 42-30 84,481 Nov. 3 SOUTH CAROLINA [ESPN2] [23/25] W 48-36 70,742 Nov. 3 TROY (HC) [rv/--] W 44-34 92,746 Nov. 10 at Tennessee [LFS] [24/24] L 13-34 104,459 Nov. 10 AUBURN [CBS] [18/17] W 45-20 92,746 Nov. 17 *MISSISSIPPI STATE 1 p.m. Nov. 17 KENTUCKY [LFS] 12:30 p.m. Nov. 23 at LSU [CBS] 1:30 p.m. Nov. 24 at Georgia Tech [ABC] 3:30 p.m. * - Little Rock, Ark. * - Jacksonville, Fla. ALL TIMES CENTRAL ALL TIMES EASTERN AUBURN TIGERS (7-4, 4-3 SEC) KENTUCKY WILDCATS (7-3, 3-3 SEC) Home Stadium: Pat Dye Field at Jordan-Hare (87,451) Home Stadium: C.M. Newton Field/Commonwealth (67,606) Home: 5-2 Away: 2-2 vs.