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SEC FOOTBALL 2008 Week 8 - Oct. 18 Charles Bloom, Associate Commissioner (Football Contact) Southeastern Conference Media Relations E-Mail: [email protected] • Phone: (205) 458-3000 • Fax: (205) 458-3030 FEW SECONDS ON THE SEC EASTERN DIVISION SEC FOOTBALL RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS SEC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA 2007 vs. Div. Top 25 Streak • SEC Football Players of the Week are Florida 3-1 .750 149 65 5-1 .833 231 78 4-2 1-0 1-0 W 2 Arkansas’ Michael Smith (offense) and Adrian Vanderbilt 3-1 .750 75 64 5-1 .833 147 98 3-3 1-0 2-0 L 1 Davis (defensive lineman), Florida’s Brandon Georgia 2-1 .667 70 62 5-1 .833 198 110 4-2 2-0 1-1 W 1 Spikes (defense), South Carolina’s Captain South Carolina 2-2 .500 79 79 5-2 .714 162 105 6-1 1-2 0-1 W 4 Munnerlyn (special teams) and Stephen Garcia Kentucky 0-2 .000 31 41 4-2 .667 157 63 5-1 0-1 0-1 L 2 (freshman) and Georgia’s Clint Boling (offensive Tennessee 0-3 .000 32 70 2-4 .333 104 109 4-2 0-2 0-3 L 1 lineman) [See page 5]. WESTERN DIVISION • The SEC continues to lead the nation in non- conference winning percentage [See page 7]. SEC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA 2007 vs. Div. Top 25 Streak Alabama 3-0 1.000 107 58 6-0 1.000 202 81 4-2 1-0 2-0 W 6 • The SEC has five teams ranked in this LSU 2-1 .667 81 96 4-1 .800 163 112 5-0 2-0 1-1 L 1 week’s major polls, including three in the top Auburn 2-3 .400 73 79 4-3 .571 134 92 5-2 1-2 0-2 L 2 10 [See page 8]. Arkansas 1-2 .333 46 109 3-3 .500 112 212 3-3 1-1 1-3 W 1 Ole Miss 1-2 .333 72 84 3-3 .500 175 148 2-4 0-0 1-1 L 1 • In 43 home games, the SEC has drawn more Mississippi State 1-2 .333 43 51 2-4 .333 98 121 4-2 0-1 1-2 W 1 than 3.3 million fans at 98.41 percent capacity [See page 9]. NOTES: 2007 - Record after same number of games in 2007 / vs. Top 25 - Record vs. teams in Top 25 when game was played; Teams listed in alphabetical order unless tie-breaker applicable • Miss. State holds Vanderbilt to seven first downs, lowest total since 2000 [See page 13]. THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE • Kentucky’s Tim Masthay named to Allstate AFCA Good Works Team [See page 14]. GAMES OF SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18 GAME (RECORDS) SITE KICKOFF TV • Georgia’s Mohamed Massaquoi is this Vanderbilt (5-1) at Georgia (5-1) Athens, Ga. 12:30 p.m. ET Raycom Sports / week’s SEC football Community Service Team Sanford Stadium (92,746) ESPN GamePlan Player of the Week [See page 14]. Series Record: UGA leads, 48-18-2 • Last Meeting: UGA, 20-17 (Oct. 13, 2007 at Nashville) Ole Miss (3-3) at Alabama (6-0) Tuscaloosa, Ala. 2:30 p.m. CT CBS Sports • SEC has had the most teams ranked at any Bryant-Denny Stadium (92,138) one time this season (8) and the only confer- Series Record: UA leads, 44-9-2 • Last Meeting: UA, 27-24 (Oct. 13, 2007 at Oxford) ence to have all of its teams receive points in Arkansas (3-3) at Kentucky (4-2) Lexington, Ky. 7 p.m. ET ESPNU major polls thi season [See page 15]. C.M. Newton Field / Commonwealth Stadium (67,606) Series Record: UK leads, 3-2 • Last Meeting: UK, 42-39 (Sept. 22, 2007 at Fayetteville) • LSU’s Colt David needs just four points to Mississippi State (2-4) at Tennessee (2-4) Knoxville, Tenn. 7 p.m. ET PPV - Vol break into SEC career top 10 points scored list Shield-Watkins Field / Neyland Stadium (102,038) Network [See page 17]. Series Record: UT leads, 27-15-1 • Last Meeting: UT, 33-21 (Oct. 13, 2007 at Starkville) LSU (4-1) at South Carolina (5-2) Columbia, S.C. 8 p.m. ET ESPN • Vanderbilt leads the SEC in touchdown scor- Williams-Brice Stadium (80,250) ing percentage in the red zone [See page 19]. Series Record: LSU leads, 15-2-1 • Last Meeting: LSU, 28-16 (Sept. 22, 2007 at Baton Rouge) OPEN: Auburn (4-3), Florida (5-1) • SEC games are averaging 3:11 with 7.79 scores and 24.72 possessions per game [See page 20]. LAST WEEK’S RESULTS • SEC teams have had 77 offensive scoring South Carolina 24, Kentucky 17 (70,822 at Lexington) drives of less than two minutes and 47 of more Mississippi State 17, Vanderbilt 14 (43,619 at Starkville) TIPOFF 2009 than five minutes [See page 21]. Georgia 26, Tennessee 14 (92,746 at Athens) Southeastern Conference Arkansas 25, Auburn 22 (85,782 at Auburn) Basketball Media Days • Alabama and Auburn lead the SEC with five Florida 51, LSU 21 (90,684 at Gainesville) October 22-23 non-offensive touchdowns scored this season [See page 22]. Birmingham Marriott SECsportsmedia.com 2008 SEC Football • Page 2 Week 8 2008 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE TEAM SCHEDULES AND RESULTS ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE (6-0, 3-0 SEC) FLORIDA GATORS (5-1, 3-1 SEC) Home Stadium: Bryant-Denny (92,138) Home Stadium: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field (88,548) Home: 3-0 Away: 2-0 Neutral: 1-0 vs. Division: 1-0 vs. Top 25: 2-0 Home: 3-1 Away: 2-0 Neutral: 0-0 vs. Division: 1-0 vs. Top 25: 1-0 Total Home Attendance: 276,414 Average Home Attendance: 92,138 Total Home Attendance: 362,198 Average Home Attendance: 90,550 Aug. 30 *vs. Clemson [ABC] (9/9) W 34-10 70,097 Aug. 30 HAWAII [RAYCOM] W 56-10 90,575 Sept. 6 TULANE W 20-6 92,138 Sept. 6 MIAMI, FL. [ESPN] W 26-3 90,833 Sept. 13 WESTERN KENTUCKY W 41-7 92,138 Sept. 20 at Tennessee [CBS] W 30-6 106,138 Sept. 20 at Arkansas [RAYCOM] W 49-14 72,315 Sept. 27 OLE MISS [RAYCOM] L 30-31 90,106 Sept. 27 at Georgia [ESPN] (3/3) W 41-30 92,746 Oct. 4 at Arkansas [RAYCOM] W 38-7 70,072 Oct. 4 KENTUCKY [CBS] W 17-14 92,138 Oct. 11 LSU [CBS] (4/3) W 51-21 90,684 Oct. 18 OLE MISS [CBS] 2:30 p.m. Oct. 25 KENTUCKY (HC) [RAYCOM] 12:30 p.m. Oct. 25 at Tennessee [CBS or ESPN] 2:30 p.m. or 6:45 p.m. Nov. 1 *vs. Georgia TBA Nov. 1 ARKANSAS STATE (HC) TBA Nov. 8 at Vanderbilt TBA Nov. 8 at LSU TBA Nov. 15 SOUTH CAROLINA TBA Nov. 15 MISSISSIPPI STATE TBA Nov. 22 THE CITADEL TBA Nov. 29 AUBURN TBA Nov. 29 at Florida State TBA * - at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Ga. * - Jacksonville, Fla. ALL TIMES CENTRAL ALL TIMES EASTERN ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS (3-3, 1-2 SEC) GEORGIA BULLDOGS (5-1, 2-1 SEC) Home Stadium(s): Reynolds Razorback (72,000); War Memorial (53,727) Home Stadium: Sanford (92,746) Home: 1-2 Away: 1-1 vs. Neutral: 1-0 vs. Division: 1-1 vs. Top 25: 1-3 Home: 3-1 Away: 2-0 Neutral: 0-0 vs. Division: 2-0 vs. Top 25: 1-1 Total Home Attendance: 212,924 Average Home Attendance: 70,975 Total Home Attendance: 370,984 Average Home Attendance: 92,746 Aug. 30 WESTERN ILLINOIS W 28-24 70,537 Aug. 30 GEORGIA SOUTHERN [PPV] W 45-21 92,746 Sept. 6 *Louisiana-Monroe [PPV] W 28-27 55,048 Sept. 6 CENTRAL MICHIGAN [FSNS] W 56-17 92,746 Sept. 20 ALABAMA [RAYCOM] (9/13) L 14-49 72,315 Sept. 13 at South Carolina [CBS] W 14-7 83,704 Sept. 27 at Texas [ABC] (7/7) L 10-52 97,833 Sept. 20 at Arizona State [ABC] (rv/24) W 27-10 72,955 Oct. 4 FLORIDA [RAYCOM] (12/13) L 7-38 70,072 Sept. 27 ALABAMA [ESPN] (8/10) L 30-41 92,746 Oct. 11 at Auburn [PPV] (20/23) W 25-22 85,782 Oct. 11 TENNESSEE [CBS] W 26-14 92,746 Oct. 18 at Kentucky [ESPNU] 6 p.m. Oct. 18 VANDERBILT (HC) [RAYCOM] (22/23) 12:30 p.m. Oct. 25 OLE MISS [PPV] 6 p.m. Oct. 25 at LSU [CBS or ESPN] 3:30 p.m. or 7:45 p.m. Nov. 1 TULSA (HC) 1 p.m. Nov. 1 *vs. Florida TBA Nov. 8 at South Carolina TBA Nov. 8 at Kentucky TBA Nov. 22 at Mississippi State TBA Nov. 15 at Auburn TBA Nov. 28 *LSU [CBS] 1:30 p.m. Nov. 29 GEORGIA TECH TBA * - Little Rock, Ark. * - Jacksonville, Fla. ALL TIMES CENTRAL ALL TIMES EASTERN AUBURN TIGERS (4-3, 2-3 SEC) KENTUCKY WILDCATS (4-2, 0-2 SEC) Home Stadium: Jordan-Hare (87,451) Home Stadium: Commonwealth (67,606) Home: 3-2 Away: 1-1 vs. Division: 1-2 vs. Top 25: 0-2 Home: 3-1 Away: 1-1 vs. Division: 0-1 vs. Top 25: 0-1 Total Home Attendance: 435,586 Average Home Attendance: 87,117 Total Home Attendance: 279,283 Average Home Attendance: 69,821 Aug.