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SEC FOOTBALL 2008 Week 3 - Sept. 13 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 • Georgia’s Knowshon Moreno (offense), Vanderbilt 1-0 1.000 24 17 2-0 1.000 58 30 1-1 1-0 1-0 W 2 Vanderbilt’s Patrick Benoist (defense), Florida 0-0 .000 0 0 2-0 1.000 82 13 2-0 0-0 0-0 W 2 Alabama’s Javier Arenas (special teams), Jason Georgia 0-0 .000 0 0 2-0 1.000 101 38 1-1 0-0 0-0 W 2 Bosley of Auburn (offensive line), Jermaine Kentucky 0-0 .000 0 0 2-0 1.000 65 5 2-0 0-0 0-0 W 2 Cunningham of Florida (defense line) and Tennessee 0-0 .000 0 0 0-1 .000 24 27 0-1 0-0 0-0 L 1 Arkansas’ Joe Adams (freshman) named SEC South Carolina 0-1 .000 17 24 1-1 .500 51 24 2-0 0-1 0-0 L 1 Players of the Week (See page 5). WESTERN DIVISION • After two weeks, the SEC has a 17-3 non- conference mark, tying it for second in the SEC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA 2007 vs. Div. Top 25 Streak nation. The three losses have come by a com- Alabama 0-0 .000 0 0 2-0 1.000 54 16 2-0 0-0 1-0 W 2 bined margin of 13 points (See page 7). Arkansas 0-0 .000 0 0 2-0 1.000 56 51 1-1 0-0 0-0 W 2 Auburn 0-0 .000 0 0 2-0 1.000 61 13 1-1 0-0 0-0 W 2 • The SEC has a nation-high five teams ranked LSU 0-0 .000 0 0 1-0 1.000 41 13 1-0 0-0 0-0 W 1 in the AP and USA Today Top 25 polls. The Ole Miss 0-0 .000 0 0 1-1 1.000 69 54 1-1 0-0 0-1 L 1 five teams are ranked in the top 11 (AP) and Mississippi State 0-0 .000 0 0 1-1 .000 48 32 1-1 0-0 0-0 W 1 top 16 (USA Today) polls (See page 8). NOTES: 2007 - Record after same number of games in 2007 / vs. Top 25 - Record vs. teams in Top 25 when game was • Tennessee senior wide receiver Josh Briscoe played; Teams listed in alphabetical order unless tie-breaker applicable is this week’s SEC Community Service Team Player of the Week (See page 8). THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE • In 14 games, attendance at SEC stadiums GAMES OF SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 Rice (2-0) at Vanderbilt (2-0) has already reached more than one million fans UAB (0-2) at Tennessee (0-1) 6:00 p.m. CT (See page 9). 12:30 p.m. ET • Raycom Sports Nashville, Tenn. • Vanderbilt Stadium (39,773) Knoxville, Tenn. • Neyland Stadium (102,038) Series Record: VU leads, 2-1 • Jevan Snead became the first Ole Miss QB Series Record: UT leads, 2-0 Last Meeting: VU, 9-6 (Sept. 20, 1975 at Houston) to throw for four TDs in a game since Eli Last Meeting: UT, 17-10 (Sept. 3, 2005 at Knoxville) Middle Tennessee (1-1) at Kentucky (2-0) Manning in 2003 (See page 13). Arkansas (2-0) at Texas (2-0) 7:00 p.m. ET • PPV - BBSN / ESPN GamePlan 2:30 p.m. CT • ABC Sports Lexington, Ky. • Commonwealth Stadium (67,606) • Mississippi State’s 17-play drive against Austin, Texas • Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium (94,113) Series Record: UK leads, 1-0 Southeastern Louisiana is the most in the SEC Series Record: UT leads, 55-21 Last Meeting: UK, 44-22 (Sept. 21, 2002 at Lexington) this season (See page 17). Last Meeting: UT, 22-20 (Sept. 11, 2004 at Fayetteville) North Texas (0-2) at LSU (1-0) Georgia (2-0) at South Carolina (1-1) 7:00 p.m. ET • PPV - TigerVision / ESPN GamePlan • Alabama, Kentucky and LSU have kept oppo- 3:30 p.m. ET • CBS Sports Baton Rouge, La. • Tiger Stadium (92,400) nents out of the endzone in redzone situations Columbia, S.C. • Williams-Brice Stadium (80,250) Series Record: LSU leads, 2-0 (See page 17). Series Record: UGA leads, 44-15-2 Last Meeting: LSU, 56-3 (Oct. 29, 2005 at Baton Rouge) Last Meeting: USC, 16-12 (Sept. 8, 2007 at Athens) OPEN: Florida (2-0) • SEC defenses are holding opposing offenses Western Kentucky (1-1) at Alabama (2-0) to 3-and-out with no points on 39.3 percent of 6:00 p.m. CT • PPV - CTSM / ESPN GamePlan drives (See page 18). Tuscaloosa, Ala. • Bryant-Denny Stadium (92,138) Series Record: First Meeting • Georgia leads the SEC, scoring TDs on 52 Auburn (2-0) at Mississippi State (1-1) percent of its offensive drives (See page 18). 6:00 p.m. CT • ESPN2 Starkville, Miss. • Davis Wade Stadium (55,082) • Kentucky is the only SEC team not to allow Series Record: AU leads, 56-23-2 a touchdown this season (See page 19). Last Meeting: MSU, 19-14 (Sept. 8, 2007 at Auburn) Samford (2-0) at Ole Miss (1-1) 6:00 p.m. CT Oxford, Miss. • Vaught-Hemingway Stadium (60,580) Series Record: Tied, 1-1 Last Meeting: Samford, 7-6 (Oct. 20, 1934 at Oxford) 2008 SEC Football • Page 2 Week 3 2008 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE TEAM SCHEDULES AND RESULTS ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE (2-0, 0-0 SEC) FLORIDA GATORS (2-0, 0-0 SEC) Home Stadium: Bryant-Denny (92,138) Home Stadium: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field (88,548) Home: 1-0 Away: 0-0 Neutral: 1-0 vs. Division: 0-0 vs. Top 25: 1-0 Home: 2-0 Away: 0-0 Neutral: 0-0 vs. Division: 0-0 vs. Top 25: 0-0 Total Home Attendance: 92,138 Average Home Attendance: 92,138 Total Home Attendance: 181,408 Average Home Attendance: 90,704 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 6:07 p.m. Sept. 20 at Tennessee [CBS] 3:30 p.m. Sept. 20 at Arkansas [Raycom] 11:30 a.m. Sept. 27 OLE MISS TBA Sept. 27 at Georgia TBA Oct. 4 at Arkansas TBA Oct. 4 KENTUCKY TBA Oct. 11 LSU TBA Oct. 18 OLE MISS TBA Oct. 25 KENTUCKY TBA Oct. 25 at Tennessee TBA Nov. 1 *vs. Georgia TBA Nov. 1 ARKANSAS STATE 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 (2-0, 0-0 SEC) GEORGIA BULLDOGS (2-0, 0-0 SEC) Home Stadium(s): Reynolds Razorback (72,000); War Memorial (53,727) Home Stadium: Sanford (92,746) Home: 1-0 Away: 0-0 vs. Neutral: 1-0 vs. Division: 0-0 vs. Top 25: 0-0 Home: 2-0 Away: 0-0 Neutral: 0-0 vs. Division: 0-0 vs. Top 25: 0-0 Total Home Attendance: 70,537 Average Home Attendance: 70,537 Total Home Attendance: 185,492 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 *at Louisiana-Monroe [PPV] W 28-27 55,048 Sept. 6 CENTRAL MICHIGAN [FSNS] W 56-17 92,746 Sept. 13 at Texas [ABC] (8/8) 2:30 p.m. Sept. 13 at South Carolina [CBS] 3:30 p.m. Sept. 20 ALABAMA [Raycom] 11:30 a.m. Sept. 20 at Arizona State [ABC] 8:13 p.m. Oct. 4 FLORIDA TBA Sept. 27 ALABAMA TBA Oct. 11 at Auburn TBA Oct. 11 TENNESSEE TBA Oct. 18 at Kentucky TBA Oct. 18 VANDERBILT (HC) TBA Oct. 25 OLE MISS TBA Oct. 25 at LSU TBA Nov. 1 TULSA 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 (2-0, 0-0 SEC) KENTUCKY WILDCATS (2-0, 0-0 SEC) Home Stadium: Jordan-Hare (87,451) Home Stadium: Commonwealth (67,606) Home: 2-0 Away: 0-0 vs. Division: 0-0 vs. Top 25: 0-0 Home: 1-0 Away: 1-0 vs. Division: 0-0 vs. Top 25: 0-0 Total Home Attendance: 174,902 Average Home Attendance: 87,451 Total Home Attendance: 69,118 Average Home Attendance: 69,118 Aug. 30 LOUISIANA-MONROE [PPV] W 34-0 87,451 Aug. 31 at Louisville [ESPN] W 27-2 42,696 Sept. 6 SOUTHERN MISS [RAYCOM] W 27-13 87,451 Sept. 6 NORFOLK STATE [PPV] W 38-3 69,118 Sept. 13 at Mississippi State [ESPN2] 6 p.m.