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SEC FOOTBALL 2009 Week 9 • Oct. 31 SECsports.com Southeastern Conference Media Relations SECSportsMedia.com • CollegePressBox.com EASTERN DIVISION LASTEST RANKINGS SEC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA Home Away Neutral 2008 vs. Div. Top 25 Streak AP USA-T Harris BCS Florida 5-0 1.000 129 62 7-0 1.000 247 71 4-0 3-0 0-0 6-1 2-0 1-0 W 7 1 1 1 1 Georgia 3-2 .600 159 153 4-3 .571 189 194 2-1 2-2 0-0 6-1 2-1 0-2 W 1 rv rv South Carolina 3-2 .600 101 107 6-2 .750 184 140 5-0 1-2 0-0 5-3 2-1 1-2 W 1 21 21 21 22 Kentucky 1-3 .250 74 121 4-3 .571 183 161 2-2 1-1 1-0 5-2 1-1 0-3 W 2 Tennessee 1-3 .250 90 80 3-4 .429 202 129 3-2 0-2 0-0 3-4 1-1 0-2 L 1 rv Vanderbilt 0-5 .000 39 109 2-6 .250 133 142 1-3 1-3 0-0 5-3 0-2 0-3 L 4 WESTERN DIVISION LASTEST RANKINGS SEC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA Home Away Neutral 2008 vs. Div. Top 25 Streak AP USA-T Harris BCS Alabama 5-0 1.000 127 46 8-0 1.000 254 91 5-0 2-0 1-0 8-0 2-0 3-0 W 8 2 2 2 2 LSU 4-1 .800 107 71 6-1 .857 169 97 3-1 3-0 0-0 5-2 2-0 1-1 W1 9 9 9 9 Ole Miss 2-2 .500 66 62 5-2 .714 211 95 3-1 2-1 0-0 3-4 1-1 0-1 W 2 24 22 23 25 Auburn 2-3 .400 122 142 5-3 .625 254 215 4-1 2-1 0-0 4-4 2-1 0-1 L 3 rv Mississippi State 1-3 .250 84 111 3-5 .375 211 197 1-4 2-1 0-0 3-5 0-2 0-4 L 1 Arkansas 1-4 .200 129 163 3-4 .429 224 192 2-1 0-3 1-0 3-4 1-2 1-4 L 2 NOTES: 2008 - Record after same number of games in 2008 / vs. Top 25 - Record vs. teams in Top 25 when game played; Teams listed in alphabetical order unless tie-breaker applicable FEW SECONDS ON THE SEC THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE SEC FOOTBALL RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS GAMES OF SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31 • SEC Football Players of the Week for games of Oct. 24 are Ole Miss RB/WR Dexter McCluster Ole Miss (5-2, 2-2) at Auburn (5-3, 2-3) 11:21 a.m. CT (offense), LSU LB Harry Coleman (defense), Alabama SEC Network / ESPN360.com / ESPN GamePlan PK Leigh Tiffin (special teams), Kentucky C Jorge Auburn, Ala. • Pat Dye Field/Jordan-Hare Stadium (87,451) Gonzalez (offensive line), Alabama DL Terrence Cody Florida (7-0, 5-0) vs. Georgia (4-3, 3-2) 3:30 p.m. ET (defensive line) and Mississippi State DB Johnthan CBS Sports Banks (freshman). Jacksonville, Fla. • Jacksonville Municipal Stadium (80,000) Eastern Michigan (0-7) at Arkansas (3-4, 1-4) 6 p.m. CT • SEC has national-best five teams ranked in the lat- ESPNU est major polls, including three in the top 10. SEC Fayetteville, Ark. • Reynolds Razorback Stadium (72,000) has had three teams in AP Top Ten 41 percent of all Mississippi State (3-5, 1-3) at Kentucky (4-3, 1-3) 7 p.m. ET weeks since 1992. FS South / ESPN360.com / ESPN GamePlan Lexington, Ky. • Commonwealth Stadium (67,942) • SEC teams are 28-5 in non-conference games thus Georgia Tech (7-1) at Vanderbilt (2-6, 0-5) 6:30 p.m. CT far, the highest winning percentage in the nation. CSS / ESPN 360.com / ESPN GamePlan Nashville, Tenn. • Vanderbilt Stadium (39,773) • The two winningest SEC teams since 1999 face South Carolina (6-2, 3-2) at Tennessee (3-4, 1-3) 7:45 p.m. ET off this weekend in Jacksonville - Florida and Georgia. ESPN Knoxville, Tenn. • Shield-Watkins Field/Neyland Stadium (100,011) • In 51 home games, SEC stadiums are being filled Tulane (2-5) at LSU (6-1, 4-1) 7 p.m. CT to 98.45 percent of capacity. TigerVision PPV / ESPN 360.com / ESPN GamePlan Baton Rouge, La. • Tiger Stadium (92,400) • Since 2004, at least four SEC teams have been RESULTS FROM OCT. 24 NOV. 7 SCHEDULE ranked in the NCAA Top 20 in either total or scoring Ole Miss 30, Arkansas 17 (60,622 at Oxford) LSU at Alabama (2:30 p.m. CT / CBS Sports) defense. This week, SEC has five ranked in the top Alabama 12, Tennessee 10 (92,012 at Tuscaloosa) South Carolina at Arkansas (11:21 a.m. CT / SEC Network) 20 in total defense and four in scoring defense. Kentucky 36, Louisiana-Monroe 13 (68,203 at Lexington) Furman at Auburn (12:30 p.m. CT / Auburn PPV) South Carolina 14, Vanderbilt 10 (75,624 at Columbia) Vanderbilt at Florida (7:15 p.m. ET / ESPN or ESPN2) • SEC teams have had more field goals this season LSU 31, Auburn 10 (92,654 at Baton Rouge) Tennessee Tech at Georgia (1 p.m. ET / Georgia PPV) so far than in any year since 1992. Florida 29, Mississippi State 19 (57,178 at Starkville) Eastern Kentucky at Kentucky (1 p.m. ET / WKYT-TV / WMYT-TV) Memphis at Tennessee (7 p.m. ET / ESPNU) Northern Arizona at Ole Miss (6:30 p.m. CT / CSS) Charles Bloom, Associate Commissioner (Football Contact) • [email protected] Chuck Dunlap, Associate Media Relations Director (Secondary Football Contact) • [email protected] Phone: (205) 458-3000 • Fax: (205) 458-3030 SECSports.com • SECSportsMedia.com • Twitter.com/SECSportsUpdate • SEC Fan Page on Facebook • SECAcademicNetwork.com 2009 SEC Football • Page 2 Week 9 2009 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE TEAM SCHEDULES AND RESULTS ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE (7-0, 4-0 SEC) FLORIDA GATORS (7-0, 5-0 SEC) Home Stadium: Bryant-Denny (92,012) Home Stadium: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field (88,548) Total Home Att.: 460,060 Avg. Home Att.: 92,012 Pct. of Capacity: 100.0 Total Home Att.: 362,372 Avg. Home Att.: 90,593 Pct. of Capacity: 102.3 Sept. 5 5 / 5 *Virginia Tech [7/7] (TV: 7) W 34-24 74,954 Sept. 5 1 / 1 CHARLESTON SOUTH. (TV: 6-9-10) W 62-3 90,621 Sept. 12 4 / 4 FLA. INTERNATIONAL (TV: 6-10-11) W 40-14 92,012 Sept. 12 1 / 1 TROY (TV: 5-6-10) W 56-6 90,349 Sept. 19 4 / 4 NORTH TEXAS (TV: 5-6-10) W 53-7 92,012 Sept. 19 1 / 1 TENNESSEE (TV: 1) W 23-13 90,894 Sept. 26 3 / 3 ARKANSAS (TV: 1) W 35-7 92,012 Sept. 26 1 / 1 at Kentucky [--/rv] (TV: 3) W 41-7 71,011 Oct. 3 3 / 3 at Kentucky (TV: 5-6-10) W 38-20 70,967 Oct. 10 1 / 1 at LSU [4/4] (TV: 1) W 13-3 93,129 Oct. 10 3 / 3 at Ole Miss [20/16] (TV: 1) W 22-3 62,657 Oct. 17 1 / 1 ARKANSAS [HC] [rv/rv] (TV: 1) W 23-20 90,508 Oct. 17 2 / 3 SOUTH CAROLINA[HC] [22/22] (TV: 2) W 20-6 92,012 Oct. 24 2 / 1 at Mississippi State (TV: 2) W 29-19 57,178 Oct. 24 1 / 2 TENNESSEE [TV: 1] W 12-10 92,012 Oct. 31 1 / 1 *vs. Georgia [--/rv] (TV: 1) 3:30 p.m. Nov. 7 LSU [TV: 1] 2:30 p.m. Nov. 7 VANDERBILT [TV: 2 or 3] 7:15 p.m. Nov. 14 at Mississippi State TBA Nov. 14 at South Carolina TBA Nov. 21 CHATTANOOGA TBA Nov. 21 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL TBA Nov. 27 at Auburn (TV: 1) 1:30 p.m. Nov. 28 FLORIDA STATE TBA * - at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Ga. * - Jacksonville, Fla. ALL TIMES CENTRAL ALL TIMES EASTERN ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS (3-4, 1-4 SEC) GEORGIA BULLDOGS (4-3, 3-2 SEC) Home Stadium(s): Reynolds Razorback (72,000); War Memorial (53,727) Home Stadium: Sanford (92,746) Total Home Att.: 202,341 Avg. Home Att.: 67,447 Pct. of Capacity: 102.3 Total Home Att.: 278,238 Avg. Home Att.: 92,746 Pct. of Capacity: 100.0 Sept. 5 rv/rv *MISSOURI STATE (TV: 6-10-11) W 48-10 55,572 Sept. 5 13/13 at Oklahoma State [9/11] (TV: 7) L 10-24 53,012 Sept. 19 rv/rv GEORGIA [23/20] (TV: 2) L 41-52 74,210 Sept. 12 21/21 SOUTH CAROLINA [rv/rv] (TV: 3-6) W 41-37 92,746 Sept. 26 at Alabama [3/3] (TV: 1) L 7-35 92,012 Sept. 19 23/20 at Arkansas [rv/rv] (TV: 2) W 52-41 74,210 Oct. 3 #vs. Texas A&M [--/rv] (TV: 3) W 47-19 71,872 Sept. 26 21/17 ARIZONA STATE (TV: 4) W 20-17 92,746 Oct. 10 --/rv AUBURN [17/19] (TV: 2) W 44-23 72,559 Oct. 3 18/14 LSU [4/4] (TV: 1) L 13-20 92,746 Oct. 17 rv/rv at Florida [1/1] (TV: 1) L 20-23 90,508 Oct.