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Final Release (2006) SEC FOOTBALL 2006 2006-07 Final Release 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 2005 Home Away Neutral vs. Div. Top 25 Streak *#Florida 7-1 .875 178 126 13-1 .929 416 189 9-3 7-0 3-1 3-0 5-0 5-1 W 7 Tennessee 5-3 .625 212 172 9-4 .692 362 254 5-6 5-2 4-1 0-1 4-1 2-3 L 1 Kentucky 4-4 .500 163 207 8-5 .615 347 369 3-8 6-1 1-4 1-0 2-3 0-4 W 1 Georgia 4-4 .500 185 168 9-4 .692 327 229 10-2 5-2 3-1 1-1 1-4 3-2 W 3 South Carolina 3-5 .375 147 146 8-5 .615 346 243 7-5 3-4 4-1 1-0 2-3 1-5 W 3 Vanderbilt 1-7 .125 131 206 4-8 .333 264 284 5-6 2-4 2-4 0-0 1-4 1-4 L 3 WESTERN DIVISION SEC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA 2005 Home Away Neutral vs. Div. Top 25 Streak ^Arkansas 7-1 .875 221 134 10-4 .714 404 256 4-7 5-2 4-0 1-2 4-1 3-4 L 3 Auburn 6-2 .750 162 133 11-2 .846 322 181 9-3 6-2 4-0 1-0 4-1 3-0 W 2 LSU 6-2 .750 220 131 11-2 .846 438 164 10-2 8-0 2-2 1-0 4-1 3-2 W 7 Alabama 2-6 .250 133 175 6-7 .462 298 250 10-2 6-2 0-4 0-1 1-4 0-4 L 4 Ole Miss 2-6 .250 123 182 4-8 .333 188 275 3-8 4-3 0-5 0-0 1-4 0-4 W 1 Mississippi State 1-7 .125 127 222 3-9 .250 221 309 3-8 1-6 2-3 0-0 1-4 0-5 L 2 NOTE: 2005 - Record after same number of games in 2005; vs. Top 25 - Record vs. teams in Top 25 when game was played; Teams listed in alphabetical order unless tie-breaker applicable. * - SEC and Eastern Division Champion / ^ - Western Division Champion / # - National Champion In 2006, the SEC led the nation in non-conference winning percentage (82.4) and had the most teams ranked in the final polls ... The SEC led the nation with more than 6.5 million fans attending games in 2006 and had an average capacity of 96.5 for its home games ... In 2006, the SEC was the most competitive conference in the nation with an average scoring margin of 11.14 in its conference games and more than 61 percent of its conference games decided by 10-points-or-less ... Eight SEC players have earned first-team All-America honors in 2006 ... The SEC posted a 6-3 mark in post-season bowl games, the most wins by the SEC in bowls ... In the BCS era (since 1998), the SEC has more national championships (three) than any other conference. 2006 SEC FOOTBALL NOTES With Florida’s 41-14 victory over Ohio State, the Gators won their second national • The SEC had three teams ranked in the top 10 in the final AP and USA Today polls. championship and the Southeastern Conference’s 16th in history. Below are some This has been done 22 times in history with the latest in 2005 in both polls. The most notes about the SEC, national championships and final polls. in the top 10 has been five in the 1971 final UPI poll while the league has had four teams ranked in the final AP poll in 1942, 1952 and 1959. This is the fourth year in • The SEC is the only league to currently have four football coaches who have won a row that the SEC has had multiple teams ranked in the final top 10 polls. national championship. Steve Spurrier, South Carolina (won title in 1996 while head coach at Florida) • Since conference expansion in 1992, the SEC has had had least three teams ranked Phillip Fulmer, Tennessee (won title in 1998) in the top 10 of 88 weekly Associated Press polls, an average of 5.8 polls per year. Nick Saban, Alabama (won title in 2003 while head coach at LSU) In every season since 1992, the SEC has had at least one week in a year that three Urban Meyer, Florida (won title in 2006) SEC teams have been ranked in the top 10. The Big Ten has three coaches (Jim Tressel, Lloyd Carr and Joe Paterno) while the Big 12 has two coaches (Mack Brown, Bob Stoops). • The SEC finished the 2006-07 bowl season with a 6-3 record. The six wins are the most bowl victories in conference history. The league had won five bowl games six • Since the first season of the Bowl Championship Series in 1998, the SEC leads all times in history with the latest coming in 2003. conferences with three national championships. Tennessee won the BCS’ first national title in 1998 (Tennessee 23, Florida State 16), • The SEC edged out the Big East Conference for the highest non-conference winning LSU won the crown in 2003 (LSU 21, Oklahoma 14) and Florida’s 41-14 win on Jan. percentage in 2006. Counting bowl games, the SEC was 47-10 against non-confer- 8 against Ohio State. The Big 12 (Oklahoma 2000, Texas 2005) has won two while ence foes, an 82.45 winning percentage. The Big East, with a 5-0 bowl record, fin- the ACC (Florida State 1999), Big Ten (Ohio State 2002), Pac-10 (Southern California ished with a 37-8 non-conference record, which equates to an 82.22 winning per- 2004) and Big East (Miami 2001) have won BCS titles. centage. The SEC had its best non-conference winning percentage since 1997 when it finished with a 37-5 mark (88.10 winning percentage). • The SEC had six teams ranked in the final Associated Press poll and five teams ranked in the final USA Today coaches poll. The last time the SEC had six teams • The SEC had eight football student-athletes earn first-team All-America mention in ranked in the final poll was in 2000 when the league had six in both AP and USA Today 2006. Included are consensus All-Americas: Arkansas RB Darren McFadden, Ole Miss polls. This marks the 10th time in SEC history that six teams have been ranked in the LB Patrick Willis and Florida DB Reggie Nelson Also earning first-team mention are: final polls. The most that the SEC has had ranked was seven in the final 1999 and LSU DT Glenn Dorsey, Tennessee WR Robert Meachem, LSU DB LaRon Landry, 1965 polls. Tennessee OL Arron Sears and Auburn OL Ben Grubbs. 2006 SEC Football • Page 2 Final Release 2006 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE TEAM SCHEDULES AND RESULTS ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE (6-7, 2-6 SEC) FLORIDA GATORS (13-1, 7-1 SEC) Home Stadium: Bryant-Denny (92,138) Home Stadium: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field (88,548) Home: 6-2 Away: 0-4 Neutral: 0-1 vs. Division: 1-4 vs. Top 25: 0-4 Home: 7-0 Away: 3-1 Neutral: 3-0 vs. Division: 5-0 vs. Top 25: 5-1 Total Home Attendance: 737,104 Average Home Attendance: 92,138 Total Home Attendance: 632,866 Average Home Attendance: 90,409 Sept. 2 [--/24] HAWAII [CTSN - PPV] W 25-17 92,138 Sept. 2 [--/8] SOUTHERN MISS [SUN-PPV] W 34-7 90,043 Sept. 9 [--/25] VANDERBILT [FSN] W 13-10 92,138 Sept. 9 [--/7] CENTRAL FLORIDA [SUN-PPV] W 42-0 90,210 Sept. 16 [--/24] LOUISIANA-MONROE [CTSN - PPV] W 41-7 92,138 Sept. 16 [--/6] at Tennessee [CBS] [--/17] W 21-20 106,818 Sept. 23 [--/22] at Arkansas [CBS] [--/rv] L 23-24 (2OT) 74,687 Sept. 23 [--/5] KENTUCKY [ESPN] W 26-7 90,292 Sept. 30 [rv/rv] at Florida [CBS] [6/5] L 13-28 90,671 Sept. 30 [6/5] ALABAMA [CBS] [rv/rv] W 28-13 90,671 Oct. 7 [rv/--] DUKE [CTSN - PPV] W 30-14 92,138 Oct. 7 [5/5] LSU [HC] [CBS] [9/10] W 23-10 90,714 Oct. 14 OLE MISS [CBS] W 26-23 (OT) 92,138 Oct. 14 [3/3] at Auburn [ESPN] [10/10] L 17-27 87,541 Oct. 21 [--/rv] at Tennessee [CBS] [8/9] L 13-16 106,695 Oct. 28 [9/8] *vs. Georgia [CBS] [rv/25] W 21-14 84,572 Oct. 28 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL [HC] W 38-3 92,138 Nov. 4 [7/7] at Vanderbilt [LFS] W 25-19 38,134 Nov. 4 [rv/--] MISSISSIPPI STATE [LFS] L 16-24 92,138 Nov. 11 [6/6] SOUTH CAROLINA [CBS] W 17-16 90,703 Nov. 11 at LSU [ESPN] [12/12] L 14-28 92,588 Nov. 18 [4/3] WESTERN CAROLINA W 62-0 90,233 Nov. 18 AUBURN [CBS] [15/15] L 15-22 92,138 Nov. 25 [4/4] at Florida State [ABC] W 21-14 83,507 Dec. 28 vs. Oklahoma State [ESPN] L 31-34 45,054 Dec. 2 [4/4] vs. Arkansas [CBS] [8/8] W 38-28 73,374 (Petro Sun Independence Bowl • Shreveport, La.) 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