SEC FOOTBALL 2005

Week 1 - Games of Sept. 1-5 Charles Bloom, Associate Commissioner (Football Contact) Media Relations E-Mail: [email protected] • Phone: (205) 458-3010 • Fax: (205) 458-3030 EASTERN DIVISION

SEC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA 2004 Home Away Neutral vs. Div. Top 25 Streak Florida 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0 7-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 --- Georgia 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0 10-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 --- Kentucky 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0 2-9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 --- South Carolina 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0 6-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 --- Tennessee 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0 10-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 --- Vanderbilt 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0 2-9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 --- WESTERN DIVISION

SEC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA 2004 Home Away Neutral vs. Div. Top 25 Streak Alabama 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0 6-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 --- Arkansas 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0 5-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 --- Auburn 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0 13-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 --- LSU 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0 9-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 --- Ole Miss 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0 4-7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 --- Mississippi State 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0 3-8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 --- NOTE: 2004 - Record after same number of games in 2004; vs. Top 25 - Record vs. teams in Top 25 when game was played; Teams listed in alphabetical order unless tie-breaker applicable. THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE GAMES OF THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 GAMES OF SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

GAME (2004 RECORD) KICKOFF TV GAME (2004 RECORD) KICKOFF TV SITE • STADIUM SITE • STADIUM Vanderbilt (2-9) at Wake Forest (4-7) 6 p.m. CT ESPNU Louisville (11-1) at Kentucky (2-9) 3:30 p.m. ET ESPN Winston-Salem, N.C. • Groves Stadium (31,500) Lexington, Ky. • Commonwealth Stadium (67,606) Central Florida (0-11) at South Carolina (6-5) 7:30 p.m. ET ESPN Columbia, S.C. • Williams-Brice Stadium (80,250) GAMES OF MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5

GAMES OF SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 GAME (2004 RECORD) KICKOFF TV SITE • STADIUM GAME (2004 RECORD) KICKOFF TV Ole Miss (4-7) at Memphis (8-4) 3:30 p.m. CT ESPN SITE • STADIUM Memphis, Tenn. • Memorial Stadium (62,380) UAB (7-5) at Tennessee (10-3) 12:30 p.m. ET JP Knoxville, Tenn. • Neyland Stadium (104,079) Boise State (11-1) at Georgia (10-2) 5:30 p.m. ET ESPN SEC FOOTBALL ON SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO Athens, Ga. • Sanford Stadium (92,746) Wyoming (7-5) at Florida (7-5) 6 p.m. ET SUN-PPV Vanderbilt at Wake Forest Channel 135 Gainesville, Fla. • at Florida Field (88,548) Central Florida at South Carolina Channel 121 Middle Tennessee (5-6) at Alabama (6-6) 6 p.m. CT CTSM-PPV UAB at Tennessee Channel 126 Tuscaloosa, Ala. • Bryant-Denny Stadium (83,818) Wyoming at Florida Channel 135 Missouri State (6-5) at Arkansas (5-6) 6 pm. CT Middle Tennessee at Alabama Channel 122 Fayetteville, Ark. • Reynolds Razorback Stadium (72,000) Murray State at Mississippi State Channel 181 Murray State (7-4) at Mississippi State (3-8) 6 p.m. CT North Texas at LSU Channel 110 Starkville, Miss. • Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field (55,082) Georgia Tech at Auburn Channel 127 North Texas (7-5) at LSU (9-3) 7 p.m. CT Louisville at Kentucky Channel 127 Baton Rouge, La. • Tiger Stadium (92,400) Ole Miss at Memphis Channel 125 Georgia Tech (7-5) at Auburn (13-0) 7:45 p.m. CT ESPN Auburn, Ala. • Jordan-Hare Stadium (87,451)

PPV- Pay Per View Telecast (Contact Participating Institution for Availability) 2005 SEC Football • Page 2 Week 1 2005 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE TEAM SCHEDULES AND RESULTS ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE (0-0, 0-0 SEC) (0-0, 0-0 SEC) Home Stadium: Bryant-Denny (83,818) Home Stadium: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field (88,548) Home: 0-0 Away: 0-0 vs. Division: 0-0 vs. Top 25: 0-0 Home: 0-0 Away: 0-0 Neutral: 0-0 vs. Division: 0-0 vs. Top 25: 0-0 Total Home Attendance: 0 Average Home Attendance: 0 Total Home Attendance: 0 Average Home Attendance: 0

Sept. 3 MIDDLE TENNESSEE (CTSM-PPV) 6 p.m. Sept. 3 WYOMING (SUN-PPV) 6 p.m. Sept. 10 SOUTHERN MISS (ESPN2) 6:45 p.m. Sept. 10 LOUISIANA TECH (SUN-PPV) 6 p.m. Sept. 17 at South Carolina (CBS) 2:30 p.m. Sept. 17 TENNESSEE (CBS) 8 p.m. Sept. 24 ARKANSAS TBA Sept. 24 at Kentucky TBA Oct. 1 FLORIDA TBA Oct. 1 at Alabama TBA Oct. 15 at Ole Miss TBA Oct. 8 MISSISSIPPI STATE [HC] TBA Oct. 22 TENNESSEE TBA Oct. 15 at LSU TBA Oct. 29 UTAH STATE [HC] TBA Oct. 29 *vs. Georgia TBA Nov. 5 at Mississippi State TBA Nov. 5 VANDERBILT TBA Nov. 12 LSU TBA Nov. 12 at South Carolina TBA Nov. 19 at Auburn TBA Nov. 26 FLORIDA STATE (CBS) 3:30 p.m.

ALL TIMES CENTRAL * - Jacksonville, Fla. ALL TIMES EASTERN (0-0, 0-0 SEC) Home Stadium(s): Reynolds Razorback (72,000); War Memorial (53,727) GEORGIA BULLDOGS (0-0, 0-0 SEC) Home: 0-0 Away: 0-0 vs. Division: 0-0 vs. Top 25: 0-0 Home Stadium: Sanford (92,746) Total Home Attendance: 0 Average Home Attendance: 0 Home: 0-0 Away: 0-0 Neutral: 0-0 vs. Division: 0-0 vs. Top 25: 0-0 Total Home Attendance: 0 Average Home Attendance: 0 Sept. 3 MISSOURI STATE 6 p.m. Sept. 10 VANDERBILT 6 p.m. Sept. 3 BOISE STATE (ESPN) 5:30 p.m. Sept. 17 at Southern California (FSN) 9:15 p.m. Sept. 10 SOUTH CAROLINA (ESPN) 5:30 p.m. Sept. 24 at Alabama TBA Sept. 17 LOUISIANA-MONROE 1 p.m. Oct. 8 *LOUISIANA-MONROE 6 p.m. Sept. 24 at Mississippi State TBA Oct. 15 AUBURN TBA Oct. 8 at Tennessee TBA Oct. 22 at Georgia TBA Oct. 15 at Vanderbilt TBA Nov. 5 SOUTH CAROLINA [HC] TBA Oct. 22 ARKANSAS [HC] TBA Nov. 12 at Ole Miss TBA Oct. 29 *vs. Florida TBA Nov. 19 *MISSISSIPPI STATE TBA Nov. 12 AUBURN TBA Nov. 25 at LSU (CBS) 1:30 p.m. Nov. 19 KENTUCKY TBA Nov. 26 at Georgia Tech TBA * - Little Rock, Ark. ALL TIMES CENTRAL * - Jacksonville, Fla. ALL TIMES EASTERN AUBURN TIGERS (0-0, 0-0 SEC) Home Stadium: Jordan-Hare (87,451) KENTUCKY WILDCATS (0-0, 0-0 SEC) Home: 0-0 Away: 0-0 vs. Division: 0-0 vs. Top 25: 0-0 Home Stadium: Commonwealth (67,606) Total Home Attendance: 0 Average Home Attendance: 0 Home: 0-0 Away: 0-0 vs. Division: 0-0 vs. Top 25: 0-0 Total Home Attendance: 0 Average Home Attendance: 0 Sept. 3 GEORGIA TECH (ESPN) 7:45 p.m. Sept. 10 MISSISSIPPI STATE (JP) 11:30 a.m. Sept. 4 LOUISVILLE (ESPN) 3:30 p.m. Sept. 17 BALL STATE 1:30 p.m. Sept. 10 IDAHO STATE (UKTV-TD) 6 p.m. Sept. 24 WESTERN KENTUCKY [HC] 1:30 p.m. Sept. 17 at Indiana (ESPN Classic) 6:45 p.m. Oct. 1 SOUTH CAROLINA TBA Sept. 24 FLORIDA TBA Oct. 15 at Arkansas TBA Oct. 8 at South Carolina TBA Oct. 22 at LSU TBA Oct. 22 at Ole Miss TBA Oct. 29 OLE MISS TBA Oct. 29 MISSISSIPPI STATE [HC] TBA Nov. 5 at Kentucky TBA Nov. 5 AUBURN TBA Nov. 12 at Georgia TBA Nov. 12 at Vanderbilt TBA Nov. 19 ALABAMA TBA Nov. 19 at Georgia TBA Nov. 26 TENNESSEE TBA ALL TIMES CENTRAL ALL TIMES EASTERN

Opponents’ AP & USA Today/ESPN Rankings in Parenthesis at Time Game Was Played HC - Homecoming / PPV - Pay-per-View / TD - Tape-Delayed

December 3 • 2005 SEC Football Championship Game • Georgia Dome • Atlanta • 6 p.m. ET

Times for Week’s SEC Games Listed Only After That Week’s TV Schedule is Announced 2005 SEC Football • Page 3 Week 1 2005 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE TEAM SCHEDULES AND RESULTS LSU TIGERS (0-0, 0-0 SEC) SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS (0-0, 0-0 SEC) Home Stadium: Tiger (92,400) Home Stadium: Williams-Brice (80,250) Home: 0-0 Away: 0-0 vs. Division: 0-0 vs. Top 25: 0-0 Home: 0-0 Away: 0-0 Neutral: 0-0 vs. Division: 0-0 vs. Top 25: 0-0 Total Home Attendance: 0 Average Home Attendance: 0 Total Home Attendance: 0 Average Home Attendance: 0

Sept. 3 NORTH TEXAS 7 p.m. Sept. 1 CENTRAL FLORIDA (ESPN) 7:30 p.m. Sept. 10 ARIZONA STATE (ESPN) 7:45 p.m. Sept. 10 at Georgia (ESPN) 5:30 p.m. Sept. 24 TENNESSEE TBA Sept. 17 ALABAMA (CBS) 3:30 p.m. Oct. 1 at Mississippi State TBA Sept. 24 TROY TBA Oct. 8 at Vanderbilt TBA Oct. 1 at Auburn TBA Oct. 15 FLORIDA TBA Oct. 8 KENTUCKY TBA Oct. 22 AUBURN TBA Oct. 22 VANDERBILT [HC] TBA Nov. 5 APPALACHIAN STATE [HC] 7 p.m. Oct. 29 at Tennessee TBA Nov. 12 at Alabama TBA Nov. 5 at Arkansas TBA Nov. 19 at Ole Miss TBA Nov. 12 FLORIDA TBA Nov. 25 ARKANSAS (CBS) 1:30 p.m. Nov. 19 CLEMSON TBA

ALL TIMES CENTRAL ALL TIMES EASTERN

OLE MISS REBELS (0-0, 0-0 SEC) TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS (0-0, 0-0 SEC) Home Stadium: Vaught-Hemingway (60,580) Home Stadium: Neyland (104,079) Home: 0-0 Away: 0-0 vs. Division: 0-0 vs. Top 25: 0-0 Home: 0-0 Away: 0-0 Neutral: 0-0 vs. Division: 0-0 vs. Top 25: 0-0 Total Home Attendance: 0 Average Home Attendance: 0 Total Home Attendance: 0 Average Home Attendance: 0

Sept. 5 at Memphis (ESPN) 3:30 p.m. Sept. 3 UAB (JP) 12:30 p.m. Sept. 17 at Vanderbilt (JP) 11:30 a.m. Sept. 17 at Florida (CBS) 8 p.m. Sept. 24 WYOMING 6 p.m. Sept. 24 at LSU TBA Oct. 1 at Tennessee TBA Oct. 1 OLE MISS TBA Oct. 8 THE CITADEL [HC] 1 p.m. Oct. 8 GEORGIA TBA Oct. 15 ALABAMA TBA Oct. 22 at Alabama TBA Oct. 22 KENTUCKY TBA Oct. 29 SOUTH CAROLINA TBA Oct. 29 at Auburn TBA Nov. 5 at Notre Dame (NBC) 2:30 p.m. Nov. 12 ARKANSAS TBA Nov. 12 MEMPHIS [HC] TBA Nov. 19 LSU TBA Nov. 19 VANDERBILT TBA Nov. 26 at Mississippi State TBA Nov. 26 at Kentucky TBA

ALL TIMES CENTRAL ALL TIMES EASTERN

MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS (0-0, 0-0 SEC) VANDERBILT COMMODORES (0-0, 0-0 SEC) Home Stadium: Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field (55,082) Home Stadium: Vanderbilt (39,773) Home: 0-0 Away: 0-0 vs. Division: 0-0 vs. Top 25: 0-0 Home: 0-0 Away: 0-0 vs. Division: 0-0 vs. Top 25: 0-0 Total Home Attendance: 0 Average Home Attendance: 0 Total Home Attendance: 0 Average Home Attendance: 0

Sept. 3 MURRAY STATE 6 p.m. Sept. 1 at Wake Forest (ESPNU) 6 p.m. Sept. 10 at Auburn (JP) 11:30 a.m. Sept. 10 at Arkansas 6 p.m. Sept. 17 at Tulane (CSTV) 7 p.m. Sept. 17 OLE MISS (JP) 11:30 a.m. Sept. 24 GEORGIA TBA Sept. 24 RICHMOND 6 p.m. Oct. 1 LSU TBA Oct. 1 MIDDLE TENNESSEE 6 p.m. Oct. 8 at Florida TBA Oct. 8 LSU TBA Oct. 22 [HC] 1:30 p.m. Oct. 15 GEORGIA [HC] TBA Oct. 29 at Kentucky TBA Oct. 22 at South Carolina TBA Nov. 5 ALABAMA TBA Nov. 5 at Florida TBA Nov. 19 *at Arkansas TBA Nov. 12 KENTUCKY TBA Nov. 26 OLE MISS TBA Nov. 19 at Tennessee TBA

* - Little Rock, Ark. ALL TIMES CENTRAL ALL TIMES CENTRAL

Opponents’ AP & USA Today/ESPN Rankings in Parenthesis at Time Game Was Played HC - Homecoming / PPV - Pay-per-View / TD - Tape-Delayed

December 3 • 2005 SEC Football Championship Game • Georgia Dome • Atlanta • 6 p.m. ET

Times for Week’s SEC Games Listed Only After That Week’s TV Schedule is Announced 2005 SEC Football • Page 4 Week 1 2005 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE WEEK-BY-WEEK SCHEDULES AND RESULTS (Thu.) Sept. 1 (Sat.) Oct. 15 Vanderbilt at Wake Forest ESPNU 6 p.m. ET Alabama at Ole Miss TBA Central Florida at South Carolina ESPN 7:30 p.m. ET Auburn at Arkansas TBA Florida at LSU TBA (Sat.) Sept. 3 Georgia at Vanderbilt [HC] TBA UAB at Tennessee JP 12:30 p.m. ET Boise State at Georgia ESPN 5:30 p.m. ET (Sat.) Oct. 22 Wyoming at Florida PPV-SUN 6 p.m. ET Houston at Mississippi State [HC] 1:30 p.m. CT Middle Tennessee at Alabama PPV-CSTM 6 p.m. CT Tennessee at Alabama TBA Missouri State at Arkansas 6 p.m. CT Arkansas at Georgia [HC] TBA Murray State at Mississippi State 6 p.m. CT Auburn at LSU TBA North Texas at LSU 7 p.m. CT Kentucky at Ole Miss TBA Georgia Tech at Auburn ESPN 7:45 p.m. CT Vanderbilt at South Carolina [HC] TBA

(Sun.) Sept. 4 (Sat.) Oct. 29 Louisville at Kentucky ESPN 3:30 p.m. ET Utah State at Alabama [HC] TBA Ole Miss at Auburn TBA (Mon.) Sept. 5 Florida vs. Georgia (Jacksonville) TBA Ole Miss at Memphis ESPN 3:30 p.m. CT Mississippi State at Kentucky [HC] TBA South Carolina at Tennessee TBA (Sat.) Sept. 10 Mississippi State at Auburn JP 11:30 a.m. CT (Sat.) Nov. 5 South Carolina at Georgia ESPN 5:30 p.m. ET Tennessee at Notre Dame NBC 2:30 p.m. ET Louisiana Tech at Florida PPV-SUN 6 p.m. ET Appalachian State at LSU [HC] 7 p.m. CT Idaho State at Kentucky 6 p.m. ET Alabama at Mississippi State TBA Vanderbilt at Arkansas 6 p.m. CT South Carolina at Arkansas [HC] TBA Southern Miss at Alabama ESPN2 6:45 p.m. CT Auburn at Kentucky TBA Arizona State at LSU ESPN 7:45 p.m. CT Vanderbilt at Florida TBA

(Sat.) Sept. 17 (Sat.) Nov. 12 Ole Miss at Vanderbilt JP 11:30 a.m. CT LSU at Alabama TBA Alabama at South Carolina CBS 3:30 p.m. ET Arkansas at Ole Miss TBA Kentucky at Indiana ESPN Classic 6:45 p.m. ET Auburn at Georgia TBA Mississippi State at Tulane CSTV 7 p.m. CT Florida at South Carolina TBA Tennessee at Florida CBS 8 p.m. ET Kentucky at Vanderbilt TBA Arkansas at Southern California FSN 9:15 p.m. CT Memphis at Tennessee [HC] TBA Ball State at Auburn 1:30 p.m. CT Louisiana-Monroe at Georgia 1 p.m. ET (Sat.) Nov. 19 Alabama at Auburn TBA (Sat.) Sept. 24 Mississippi State at Arkansas (Little Rock) TBA Western Kentucky at Auburn [HC] 1:30 p.m. CT Kentucky at Georgia TBA Wyoming at Ole Miss 6 p.m. CT LSU at Ole Miss TBA Richmond at Vanderbilt 6 p.m. CT Clemson at South Carolina TBA Arkansas at Alabama TBA Vanderbilt at Tennessee TBA Florida at Kentucky TBA Georgia at Mississippi State TBA (Fri.) Nov. 25 Tennessee at LSU TBA Arkansas at LSU CBS 1:30 p.m. CT Troy at South Carolina TBA (Sat.) Nov. 26 (Sat.) Oct. 1 Florida State at Florida CBS 3:30 p.m. ET Middle Tennessee at Vanderbilt 6 p.m. CT Georgia at Georgia Tech TBA Florida at Alabama TBA Tennessee at Kentucky TBA South Carolina at Auburn TBA Ole Miss at Mississippi State TBA LSU at Mississippi State TBA Ole Miss at Tennessee TBA (Sat.) Dec. 3 2005 SEC Championship Game CBS 6 p.m. ET (Sat.) Oct. 8 (Atlanta, Ga.) Louisiana-Monroe at Arkansas (Little Rock) 6 p.m. CT Mississippi State at Florida [HC] TBA Georgia at Tennessee TBA [NOTE: All Times Local to Site and Subject to Change] Kentucky at South Carolina TBA HC - Homecoming LSU at Vanderbilt TBA The Citadel at Ole Miss [HC] TBA 2005 SEC Football • Page 5 Week 1 SEC MEDIA SERVICES SEC COACHES TELECONFERENCE available from 9:30-10:30 a.m. ET every Sunday beginning 9/4 on Analog (C-Band), Dates: Every Wednesday (8/31 - 11/23) Intelsat A-6, Transponder 21, Downlink 4120 (V), Audio 6.2, 6.8. Number: (706) 645-9713 (Confidential) Kentucky - Tuesdays, 3:00-3:15 p.m. ET. Coordinates: SBS 6 (KU), Transponder Replays: www.secsports.com 17, Downlink Frequency 12117 MHz-H, Uplink 14417. (No feed on 9/27 or 10/11). Highlighted quotes emailed immediately following call LSU - Mondays, 3:45-4 p.m. CT. Coordinates: Intelsat IA-6, Transponder 4 (93 Order of Appearance (All Times Central) degrees west), C-Band Feed Uplink Frequency: 6005 Vertical, Downlink Frequency 10:00 a.m. Phillip Fulmer, Tennessee 3780 MHz-H. Coach Miles’ Weekly Coaches Show will be available from 10:00- 10:07 a.m. , LSU 10:30 a.m. CT every Sunday beginning 9/4; Coordinates above. No shows on 9/18 10:14 a.m. , Auburn and 10/30. 10:21 a.m. , Florida Ole Miss - Mondays, 4:00-4:15 p.m. CT. Coordinates: SBS 6, K 17, downlink fre- 10:28 a.m. , South Carolina quency 12117 MHz Vertical. 10:35 a.m. Mark Richt, Georgia Mississippi State - Tuesdays, 4:30-4:45 p.m. CT. Coordinates: SBS 6 (KU), 10:42 a.m. Mike Shula, Alabama Transponder 9, Download Frequency 11921.00 MHz-H. 10:49 a.m. Sylvester Croom, Mississippi State South Carolina - Tuesdays, 4-4:30 p.m. ET. Coordinates: C-band, Telstar C5, 10:56 a.m. , Vanderbilt Transponder 13, 6185 horizontal uplink, 3960 vertical downlink. 11:03 a.m. , Arkansas Tennessee - Sundays, 9-10 a.m. ET (Highlights from previous games, credit Host 11:10 a.m. Ed Orgeron, Ole Miss Communications/UTV) Coordinates: SBS 6 (KU), Transponder 4, Downlink Frequency 11:17 a.m. Rich Brooks, Kentucky 11798 MHz-V. Tuesdays, 12:30-1 p.m. ET (Live Coaches Press Conference) Coordinates: SBS 6 (KU), Transponder 4, Downlink Frequency 11798 MHz-V. SEC SCHOOL WEEKLY TELECONFERENCES Tuesdays, 4:15-4:30 p.m. ET (UT Football Preview) Coordinates: SBS 6 (KU), (Contact school’s SID office for additional teleconference information) Transponder 17, Downlink Frequency 12117 MHz-V. Alabama - Sundays, 12:30 p.m. CT, and Tuesdays, 12:30 p.m. CT (800-973-1544, Vanderbilt - Contact VU SID office for specific video needs. code “University of Alabama” Arkansas - Coach Nutt participates on weekly SEC coaches teleconference. STUDENT-ATHLETE GAME WEEK INTERVIEWS Auburn - Sundays, 3 p.m. CT (212-812-4494, code 2244 0120) Alabama - Players are available for interviews following coaches press conference on Florida - Sundays, 11 a.m. ET (212-812-4494, code 5262 7831); Taped Comments Tuesday and after practice on Wednesday. Selected players can be requested for call each Sunday after 12 p.m. ET at 352-375-4683 ext. 3232; Taped Comments Sunday. from Monday weekly press conference after 2:30 p.m. on Monday at 352-375- Arkansas - Players are available for interviews prior to afternoon meetings and after 4683, ext. 3232. A teleconference call with 2-3 players will be conducted on practices on Monday through Thursday. Please go through UA SID office to arrange Wednesdays if enough interest is generated. Please contact SID office by Tuesday interviews. at 2 p.m. ET if you are interested. Auburn - Players are available for interviews after practice on Sunday and Tuesday Georgia - Sundays, 5:30 p.m. ET (706-645-9646). Selected players will be available and at the weekly press conference on Tuesday. to the media at 1:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, 10/5, 10/26 and 11/9. To participate, Florida - Players are available for interviews after practice on Mondays, Tuesdays call 706-645-9646. and Wednesdays. are available Mondays and Tuesdays. Have your Kentucky - Sundays, TBA (Contact UK SID Office for time and number) interview requests to the Florida SID staff at least 30 minutes before the end of LSU - Coach Miles participates on weekly SEC coaches teleconference. practice during game week. Only requested players will be available. All player Ole Miss - Mondays, 11:30 a.m. CT (Contact UM SID Office for number) interviews will conclude following the Wednesday session after practice. Mississippi State - Mondays, 10 a.m. CT (212-812-4494, code 1582 5546). Georgia - Players are available for interviews after practice on Mondays, Tuesdays South Carolina - Sundays, 2 p.m. ET (Contact USC SID Office for number) and Wednesdays. Select players available at Tuesday noon press conference. Tennessee -Sundays, 5:30 p.m. ET (212.812.4494, code 8934 8710). Selected Kentucky - Players are available for interviews after practice on Tuesdays, players will be available to the media at 1:15 p.m. ET each Wednesday during the Wednesdays and Thursdays. season. Please contact SID Office for specific player requests. To participate, LSU - Players are available for interviews following coaches press conference on please call 212.812.4494, code 8934 8710. Monday and after practice on Tuesday and Wednesday. Vanderbilt - Coach Johnson participates on weekly SEC coaches teleconference. Ole Miss - Players are available for interviews following the coaches press confer- ence on Monday, based on requests received at the Ole Miss SID office by 3:00 p.m. SEC SCHOOL SATELLITE FEEDS CT on Sunday. Additional interviews will be conducted after practice on Monday, Alabama - Tuesdays, 3-3:15 p.m. CT. Coordinates: SBS 6, Transponder 17. Tuesday and Wednesday. Arkansas - TBA (Contact UA SID Office for details). Mississippi State - Players are available for interviews before or after practice with Auburn - Tuesdays - 2:45-3 p.m. CT. Coordinates: C-Band: IA 6, Transponder 15, prior request on Monday and Tuesday of game week. Download Frequency 4000 MHz-V; On Nov. 1, coordinates are KU Band, SBS 6, South Carolina - Players are available for interviews following coaches press confer- Transponder 9, DF 11921.0 MHz-H. ence on Tuesday and after practice on Wednesday. Florida - Mondays - 2:45-3 p.m. ET. Coordinates: KU Band SBS 6, Transponder 16 Tennessee - Players are available for interviews on Monday prior to practice (11:45 K (Audio 6.2, 6.8 mono-downlink frequency: 12092.500 MHz Vertical). There will a.m.-1 p.m.), Tuesdays at Weekly Coaches’ Press Conference (11:30 a.m.-2 p.m.), be no feed on 10/17 and 11/14. Coach Meyer’s Weekly Coaches Show will be avail- and Wednesdays after practice. able from 10:15-11 a.m. ET every Sunday beginning 9/4 on SBS 6 Digital, Vanderbilt - Players are available for interviews Tuesday through Thursday prior to Transponder 11 DL, Frequency 11962 Horizontal, FEC: 5/6, Symbol: 4.232, Data: position meetings. Upon request, players are also available briefly following practice. 6.5. There is no show on 10/23 and 11/20. Sun Sports Network Game Feeds: All Contact VU SID office to arrange interviews. Florida football games on broadcast tape delay by the Sun Sports Network. For coor- dinates call Sports Access at 1.800.458.5609. Highlights are limited to three min- utes for newscast purposes. Georgia - Tuesdays - 3:30-3:45 p.m. ET. Coordinates: SBS 6 (KU), Transponder 9, Downlink 11921 (on 9/13 - coordinates SBS 6 (KU), Transponder 15, Downlink 12068). Post-Game Satellite Feed: UL-Monroe (9/17, 5:30-5:45 p.m. ET), SBS 6 (KU), Transponder 9, Downlink 11921. Coach Richt’s Weekly Coaches Show will be 2005 SEC Football • Page 6 Week 1 SEC MEDIA SERVICES SEC VIDEO REPLAY SCHOOL WEBSITES The Southeastern Conference, following approval by the NCAA Football Rules Alabama - www. rolltide.com Committee, will implement the use of video reply on an experimental basis beginning Arkansas - www.hogwired.com with the 2005 football season. 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The Replay Official has the sole authority to review a play to Tennessee - www.utsports.com stop game action and render a decision on any replay. Coaches and on-field officials Vanderbilt - www.vucommodores.com have no authority to request a review. SEC - www.secsports.com; www.secsportsmedia.com (media only) THE SOURCE SEC MEDIA RELATIONS STAFF All reviewable video will come direct from either the television network broadcasting Charles Bloom, Associate Commissioner (Main Football Contact) the game (CBS Sports, ESPN, ESPN2, Jefferson-Pilot) or other TV production facilities Email: [email protected] that meet established conference standards. Tammy Wilson, Associate Director Email: [email protected] THE PLAYS DeWayne Peevy, Associate Director Reviewable Email: [email protected] The following plays are subject to review under the SEC instant replay: Chuck Dunlap, Assistant Director 1. Plays governed by Sideline, Goal Line, End Zone, and End Line: Email: [email protected] a. Scoring Plays, including a runner breaking the plane of the goal line. Eric SanInocencio, Intern b. Pass complete/incomplete/intercepted at sideline, goal line and end line. Email: [email protected] c. Runner/receiver in or out of bounds. d. Recovery of loose ball in and out of bounds. Office Phone: (205) 458-3010 2. Passing Plays: Fax: (205) 458-3030 a. Pass ruled complete/incomplete/intercepted in the field of play and end zones. b. Touching of a forward pass by an ineligible receiver. SECSPORTSMEDIA.COM c. Touching of a forward pass by a defensive player. Media covering the Southeastern Conference have its own website to get the lat- d. (Passer) forward pass or (if ruled incomplete, play is est information on the league. The address for the official SEC media website is finalized). www.secsportsmedia.com. Through the services of Sports Systems, Inc., the site e. Illegal forward pass or illegal handing off beyond the line of scrimmage. has the latest updated standings, results, schedules, statistics and notes and PDF ver- f. Illegal forward pass or illegal handing off after change of possession. sions of all SEC releases and media guides. On www.secsportsmedia.com, the SEC g. Forward or backward pass thrown from behind the line of scrimmage. has a Digital Image Platform that gives you access to the SEC’s latest photographs, 3. Other Detectable Infractions: images and logos, and links to all of the SEC school media websites and home pages. a. Runner ruled not down. b. Forward progress with respect to first down. SEC E-MAIL SERVICE c. Touching of a kick. Updated SEC football information is also available by email. If you are interested d. Number of players on field. in this service, please contact the SEC Media Relations Office at (205) 458-3010 or e. Clock adjustments (in conjunction with overturned plays). email Charles Bloom, Associate Commissioner for Media Relations at f. Fourth-down/try fumble plays. [email protected]. Not Reviewable SEC OFFICE MEDIA RELATIONS SCHEDULE The following are plays may not be reviewed with the use of video replay: Sundays -- Standings, Statistics, Schedule & Results and Conference Notes emailed to 1. Holding. media and posted on website 2. Off-sides/Encroachment. Mondays -- Game Previews emailed to media and posted on website 3. Pass interference. Tuesdays -- Entire SEC Weekly Release emailed to media and posted on website 4. Personal fouls (e.g., late hits). Wednesdays -- Coaches Media Teleconference (10 - 11:30 a.m. CT) / Replays on 5. Illegal blocks. www.secsports.com and highlighted quotes emailed to media and posted on 6. Illegal formations. website. 7. Face mask. 8. Taunting/excessive celebration. 9. False starts. 10. Roughing passer/kicker. 11. Fighting participants. 2005 SEC Football • Page 7 Week 1

SEC FOOTBALL VIDEO REPLAY (continued) THE PROCESS imminent. Each SEC football stadium will have a secured replay booth equipped with DVSport d. Replay Official will direct Communicator when to clear his monitor. Digital Replay system. Three individuals will be in the booth for the duration of the e. Communicator then clears the Replay Official's screen to prepare for the next football game: 1) Replay Official; 2) Communicator, and 3) Technician. The Replay play. Official will be selected and assigned by the Conference Office. Replay Review Process (Game Stoppage Review): A live video and audio feed (without any delay) will come directly into the replay booth. While most plays can be reviewed between the dead ball and the beginning of the next The Technician will watch the feed on an input monitor while capturing/digitizing it into play, the Replay Official can stop play on the field by using a pager system: the DVSport Digital Replay system. The Technician will also mark the beginning of a. Replay Official communicates via vibrating pager to field officials (Referee, each play as well as any replays as they occur in real time. Umpire, Side Judge, Alternate Official and TV "Red Hat" [when applicable]) that a play is under review. In the event of a pager system failure, the Communicator Each play and subsequent replay will appear on the touch screen in front of the shall immediately notify the Alternate Official by walkie-talkie. The Alternate Communicator. As the Technician marks the incoming video, each one will appear as Official shall then notify the nearest official, who willstop play. a small picture on the computer touch screen. At any time, the Communicator can b. Referee announces via Stadium PA, "The previous play is under review." touch/click on a thumbnail and immediately playback the play or replay. c. Communicator begins timing the replay. When play is stopped, a minimum of 45- seconds will be used. Replays should not exceed two-minutes. The Replay Official can quickly jump between replays while playing back the video. All d. Referee proceeds to sideline, where Replay Sideline Assistant provides him with replay video navigation will be done via a remote device controlled by the Replay the headset for communications to the booth. Official. e. Technician notifies TV production truck by ring-down what is being reviewed and requests additional views from the truck. All replays/video will be viewed on an output monitor. The touch screen is only used to f. Communicator notifies Replay Official additional views have been received. select the replay. In the event of a malfunction, one button will switch over to the g. Replay Official completes review and informs Referee via headset of his backup system and allow the Replay Official to continue the review. decision. a. Play stands as called on the field. While most plays can be reviewed between the whistle and the beginning of the next b. Indisputable video evidence to overturn/modify the play, along with play, the Replay Official can stop play on the field by using a pager system. Five on- description and the resulting modification of game situation. field officials will wear pagers. If play is stopped, the Referee will announce on the sta- h. Referee PA announcement: dium PA microphone that play has been stopped so the previous play can be reviewed. a. After review, the play stands as called on the field. The Referee will then proceed to the sideline headset, which will provide direct com- b. After review, there is indisputable video evidence that (description of munication to the Replay Official in the booth. video evidence e.g. "runner did not make the line to gain"), therefore (description of result of overturn/modification e.g. "the ball will be placed Once the replay has been reviewed, the Replay Official will notify the Referee, who in at the 39 yardline 3rd down"). turn will announce the decision on the stadium PA system. i. Communicator will log replay report information on SEC Replay Form (i.e. Teams, Qtr. Time, play reviewed, overturned or correct call, replay time). It is important to note that because of the digital, touch-screen technology, that j. During game stoppage for a review, the stadium video system may NOT show every play can be reviewed without stopping play on the field. Just because any replays of the play in question. Once the referee announces the outcome, play is not halted does NOT mean that the play was not reviewed. ONE replay of the play may be shown.

THE EQUIPMENT The SEC will use the Digital Replay System developed by DVSport of Pittsburgh, Pa., to implement its Instant Replay System. This digital system will be supplied to each member institution by the SEC and will be maintained by the home institution with the assistance of DVSport. DVSport will provide technical support throughout the 2005 football season. Additionally, a TIVO machine will be available as a backup system.

PROCESS SPECIFICS Normal Booth Process (No Game Stoppage): The Instant Replay Official will review every potentially-reviewable play to either con- firm the call on the field was correct or to look for evidence that the play may need to be reviewed. When this type of review occurs there is no interruption to the game between plays. Note: As soon as the next play begins, it is too late to stop the game for a replay. a. Each play and subsequent replay will appear on the touch screen in front of the Communicator. As the Technician marks the incoming video, each one will appear as a small picture on the computer touch screen. At any time, the Communicator can touch on a thumbnail and immediately play back the play or replay. b. Replay Official will notify Communicator when to send play to his replay monitor. All replays/video will be viewed on an output monitor and the Replay Official can quickly jump between replays while playing back the video. All replay video navigation, including Play/Pause, Slow-Motion, Frame-by-Frame, and Fast Forward/Rewind, will be done via a remote device in the Replay Official's hand. c. Communicator will notify Replay Official when team breaks huddle or snap is 2005 SEC Football • Page 8 Week 1

SEC IN THIS WEEK’S POLLS SEC NON-CONFERENCE RECORD 0-0 (.000) Associated Press (Preseason) Bowl Championship Series Rankings (First Rankings released Oct. 17) 2005------2004 Conference App. W-L Pct. 2004 No. Team Record Points No. Team Record Avg. ACC 5 0-0 .000 3-2 1. Southern California [60] 13-0 1,619 Big East 1 0-0 .000 0-1 2. Texas [4] 11-1 1,500 Big Ten 1 0-0 .000 2-2 3. TENNESSEE 10-3 1,376 CONFERENCE RANKINGS Big 12 0 0-0 .000 1-1 4. Michigan 9-3 1,329 (Pre-Season) C-USA 6 0-0 .000 3-3 5. LSU 9-3 1,291 MAC 2 0-0 .000 2-1 6. Ohio State 8-4 1,205 AP USA FWAA BCS Mountain West 2 0-0 .000 1-1 7. Oklahoma 12-1 1,204 SEC 5 6 x x Pac-10 2 0-0 .000 1-0 8. Virginia Tech 10-3 1,184 ACC 5 5 x x Sun Belt 6 0-0 .000 9-0 9. Miami (Fla.) 9-3 1,142 Big Ten 4 4 x x WAC 3 0-0 .000 2-0 I-A Ind. 1 0-0 .000 0-2 10. FLORIDA 7-5 1,080 Big 12 4 4 x x I-AA Schools 7 0-0 .000 4-1 11. Iowa 10-2 1,011 Pac-10 3 3 x x 12. Louisville [1] 11-1 892 Big East 2 2 x x (*-Includes bowl games; Using current conference 13. GEORGIA 10-2 869 WAC 2 1 x x alignment) 14. Florida State 9-3 764 15. Purdue 7-5 711 16. AUBURN 13-0 650 OVERALL NON-CONFERENCE 17. Texas A&M 7-5 576 RECORDS 18. Boise State 11-1 375 (Includes Bowl Games) 19. California 10-2 358 20. Arizona State 9-3 313 2005------21. Texas Tech 8-4 256 Conference W-L Pct. 2004 22. Boston College 9-3 232 ACC 0-0 .000 27-13 23. Pittsburgh 8-4 211 Big East 0-0 .000 24-16 24. Fresno State 9-3 196 Big Ten 0-0 .000 27-14 25. Virginia 8-4 153 Big 12 0-0 .000 32-11 Conference USA 0-0 .000 17-21 Others (SEC Only): Alabama (121). MAC 0-0 .000 12-35 Mountain West 0-0 .000 18-17 Pac-10 0-0 .000 23-13 USA Today Coaches’ Poll (Preseason) SEC 0-0 .000 28-14 Sun Belt 0-0 .000 9-28 2004 Western Athletic 0-0 .000 19-18 No. Team Record Points 1. Southern California [60] 13-0 1,547 SEC NON-CONFERENCE RECORD 2. Texas [2] 11-1 1,405 (Since 1992 - Regular Season Games Only) 3. TENNESSEE 10-3 1,259 4. Michigan 9-3 1,242 5. Oklahoma 12-1 1,223 Year App. W-L Pct. Bowls 6. LSU 9-3 1,109 1992 36 27-9 .750 5-1 1993 36 28-7-1 .792 2-2 7. Virginia Tech 10-3 1,090 1994 36 27-8-1 .764 3-2 8. Miami (Fla.) 9-3 1,080 1995 36 29-7 .806 2-4 9. Ohio State 8-4 1,033 1996 36 27-9 .750 5-0 10. Iowa 10-2 1,014 1997 36 32-4 .889 5-1 11. FLORIDA 7-5 910 1998 36 27-9 .750 4-4 12. Florida State 9-3 879 1999 36 28-8 .778 4-4 13. GEORGIA 10-2 838 2000 36 27-9 .750 4-5 14. Louisville 11-1 758 2001 36 29-7 .806 5-3 15. AUBURN 13-0 723 2002 49 37-12 .755 3-4 16. Purdue 7-5 616 2003 46 31-15 .674 5-2 17. Texas A&M 7-5 366 2004 36 25-11 .694 3-3 18. Arizona State 9-3 304 TOTALS 491 375-117-2 .761 50-35 (.588) 19. Boise State 11-1 303 Combined: 425-152-2 (.736) 20. California 10-2 293 21. Texas Tech 8-4 247 22. Boston College 9-3 237 23. Virginia 8-4 210 24. ALABAMA 6-6 194 25. Pittsburgh 8-4 193

Others (SEC Only): South Carolina (16). 2005 SEC Football • Page 9 Week 1 SEC IN THE POLLS (AP/ ESPN-USA TODAY / BCS)

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School Stadium(s) Capacity Games Total Att. Average Att. Pct. of Capacity Alabama Bryant-Denny 83,818 7 0 0 0 Arkansas Reynolds Razorback (Fayetteville) 72,000 4 0 0 0 War Memorial (Little Rock) 53,727 2 0 0 0 TOTAL 6 0 0 0 Auburn Jordan-Hare 87,451 7 0 0 0 Florida Ben Hill Griffin at Florida Field 88,548 6 0 0 0 Georgia Sanford 92,746 6 0 0 0 Kentucky Commonwealth 67,606 6 0 0 0 LSU Tiger 92,400 7 0 0 0 Ole Miss Vaught-Hemingway 60,580 6 0 0 0 Miss. State Davis Wade at Scott Field 55,082 7 0 0 0 South Carolina Williams-Brice 80,250 7 0 0 0 Tennessee Neyland 104,079 6 0 0 0 Vanderbilt Vanderbilt 39,773 6 0 0 0 Neutral Site Game [Florida vs. Georgia, Jacksonville] 80,000 1 0 0 0 TOTALS 78 0 0 0

STARTING QUARTERBACKS IN THE SEC (Includes Bowl Games)

IN WINS ------IN LOSSES ------School Quarterback(s) Record A-C-I Yards TD Pct. A-C-I Yards TD Pct. Alabama Brodie Croyle 7-9 158-93-2 1403 12 58.9 301-161-12 1916 13 53.5 Marc Guillon 0-2 N/A 36-15-3 120 0 41.7 Arkansas TBA Auburn TBA Florida 13-8 394-238-13 3301 27 60.4 279-156-8 1972 16 55.9 Georgia TBA Kentucky Andre’ Woodson 0-1 N/A 26-14-0 73 0 53.8 LSU JaMarcus Russell 3-0 39-17-3 214 1 43.6 N/A Ole Miss Ethan Flatt 4-5 91-60-2 610 3 65.9 117-58-8 857 2 49.6 Michael Spurlock 0-2 N/A 46-16-0 236 0 34.8 Miss. State Omarr Conner 3-6 92-52-3 589 3 56.5 113-55-4 635 3 48.7 South Carolina Syvelle Newton 2-3 25-15-0 362 3 60.0 62-26-3 470 2 41.9 Tennessee Erik Ainge 4-2 89-45-4 622 6 50.6 53-28-4 322 2 52.9 Rick Clausen 3-1 98-63-4 760 7 64.3 20-8-0 69 1 40.0 Vanderbilt 6-27 102-69-1 994 10 67.6 678-368-26 4630 28 54.3 2005 SEC Football • Page 10 Week 1

2005-06 POST-SEASON BOWL SCHEDULE Date/Time (ET) Site Matchup Network Wyndham New Orleans Dec. 20 / 7 p.m. New Orleans, La. Sun Belt vs. C-USA ESPN GMAC Dec. 21 / 8 p.m. Mobile, Ala. C-USA vs. MAC/WAC ESPN Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas Dec. 22 / 8 p.m. Las Vegas, Nev. Pac-10 vs. Mountain West ESPN San Diego Credit Union Poinsettia Dec. 22 / 10 p.m. San Diego, Calif. Mountain West vs. TBA ESPN2 Fort Worth Dec. 23 / 8 p.m. Fort Worth, Texas Big 12 vs. C-USA ESPN Sheraton Hawaii Dec. 24 / 8:30 p.m. Honolulu, Hawaii WAC vs. C-USA ESPN Motor City Dec. 26 / 5:30 p.m. Detroit, Mich. MAC vs. Big Ten ESPN Champs Sports Dec. 27 / 5 p.m. Orlando, Fla. Big 12 vs. ACC ESPN Insight Dec. 27 / 8:30 p.m. Phoenix, Ariz. Pac-10 vs. Big East ESPN MPC Computers Dec. 28 / 4:30 p.m. Boise, Idaho ACC vs. WAC ESPN MasterCard Alamo Dec. 28 / 8 p.m. Big Ten vs. Big 12 San Antonio, Texas ESPN Emerald Bowl Dec. 29 / 4:30 p.m. San Francisco, Calif. Pac-10 vs. Mountain West ESPN Pacific Life Holiday Dec. 29 / 8 p.m. San Diego, Calif. Pac-10 vs. Big 12 ESPN Gaylord Hotels Music City Dec. 30 / 12 p.m. Nashville, Tenn. Big Ten vs. SEC ESPN Vitalis Sun Dec. 30 / 12 p.m. El Paso, Texas Big Ten vs. Pac-10 CBS Independence Bowl Dec. 30 / 3:30 p.m. Shreveport, La. SEC vs. Big 12 ESPN Chick-fil-A Peach Dec. 30 / 7:30 p.m. Atlanta, Ga. ACC vs. SEC ESPN Meineke Car Care Dec. 31 / 11 a.m. Charlotte, N.C. ACC vs. Big East ESPN2 AutoZone Liberty Dec. 31 / 1 p.m. Memphis, Tenn. C-USA vs. TBA ESPN EV1.net Houston Dec. 31 / 2:30 p.m. Houston, Texas Big 12 vs. SEC ESPN2 Outback Jan. 2 / 11 a.m. Tampa, Fla. Big Ten vs. SEC ESPN SBC Cotton Jan. 2 / 11 a.m. Dallas, Texas Big 12 vs. SEC FOX Toyota Gator Jan. 2 / 12:30 p.m. Jacksonville, Fla. ACC vs. Big East/Notre Dame NBC Capital One Jan. 2 / 1 p.m. Orlando, Fla. SEC vs. Big Ten ABC Tostitos Fiesta Jan. 2 / 5 p.m. Tempe, Ariz. BCS (Big 12) vs. BCS (Pac-10) ABC Nokia Sugar Jan. 2 / 8:30 p.m. New Orleans, La. BCS (SEC) vs. BCS ABC FedEx Orange Jan. 3 / 8 p.m. Miami, Fla. BCS (ACC/Big East) vs. BCS ABC Rose Jan. 4 / 8 p.m. Pasadena, Calif. BCS National Championship ABC Times are Eastern and Subject to Change

SEC COACHING RECORDS

COLLEGIATE ALL GAMES SEC vs. SEC# OVERALL RECORD AT SEC SCHOOLS GAMES ONLY Coach, Team W-L-T Pct. W-L-T Pct. W-L-T Pct. Mike Shula, Alabama 10-15 .400 10-15 .400 5-11 .313 Houston Nutt, Arkansas 89-55 .618 53-33 .616 (34) 29-27 (T22) .518 (26) Tommy Tuberville, Auburn 76-44 .633 76-44 (18) .633 (T30) 44-37 (14) .537 (24) Urban Meyer, Florida 39-8 .830 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 Mark Richt, Georgia 42-10 .808 42-10 .808 25-9 .735 Rich Brooks, Kentucky 97-126-4 .436 6-17 .261 2-14 .125 Les Miles, LSU 28-21 .571 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 Ed Orgeron, Ole Miss 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 Sylvester Croom, Mississippi State 3-8 .273 3-8 .273 2-6 .250 Steve Spurrier, South Carolina 142-40-2 .704 122-27-1 (T10) .817 (2) 87-14 (5) .861 (1) Phillip Fulmer, Tennessee 123-31 .799 123-31 (9) .799 (5) 81-20 (6) .802 (2) Bobby Johnson, Vanderbilt 66-65 .504 6-29 .171 2-22 .083

W-L-T Ranking indicates number of wins; Pct. ranking indicates highest winning percentage # - includes SEC Championship Game ( ) - Current SEC Coaches’ Rankings among Career Leaders 2005 SEC Football • Page 11 Week 1 STATE OF THE SEC Florida and Tennessee have dominated SEC football play during the last decade. Below is a look at how all 12 SEC SEC GOOD WORKS TEAM teams have fared during the last five and 10 seasons (includes 2005 season): PLAYER OF THE WEEK Last Five Seasons (2000-04) Last 10 Seasons (1995-2004) Parys Haralson, Tennessee SEC SEC W-L Pct. Bowls Champ W-L Pct. Bowls Champ Georgia 50-14 .781 5 1 Tennessee 101-25 .802 10 2 Tennessee senior defensive end Parys LSU 48-16 .750 5 2 Florida 96-30 .762 10 3 Haralson will be featured this week as the SEC Good Tennessee 47-17 .734 5 0 Georgia 88-35 .715 9 1 Works Team Player of the Week on this weekend’s Auburn 46-18 .719 5 1 LSU 81-40 .669 8 2 Jefferson-Pilot Sports telecast of the UAB-Tennessee Florida 43-20 .683 5 1 Auburn 80-43 .650 8 1 contest. Ole Miss 35-25 .583 3 0 Ole Miss 69-49 .585 6 0 During his career as a Vol, Parys Haralson boasts Arkansas 36-26 .581 4 0 Alabama 69-52 .570 5 1 155 hours of community service. Organizations and So. Carolina 33-26 .559 2 0 Arkansas 69-52 .570 5 0 activities with which he has worked include: Alabama 30-31 .492 2 0 Miss. State 52-64 .448 3 0 Tennessee Special Olympics, Boys & Girls Club Camp, Miss. State 19-39 .328 1 0 So. Carolina 49-64 .434 2 0 Habitat for Humanity, April Play Day, Sacred Heart Kentucky 17-40 .298 0 0 Kentucky 43-71 .377 2 0 School, Tom Joyner Sky Show, for Vanderbilt 11-46 .193 0 0 Vanderbilt 25-87 .223 0 0 Turkeys, Special Spaces for Terminally Ill Children, Keep America Beautiful, National Crime Victim's Week, EASTERN DIVISION VS. WESTERN DIVISION Team Focus Camp, Captains in the classroom and a (SINCE 1992 • DOES NOT INCLUDE SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES) host of other activities. Haralson is a native of Flora, Miss. EASTERN vs. Western W L T Pct. Each week during the SEC football season, Florida 27 12 0 .692 Jefferson-Pilot Sports will highlight a representative of Georgia 24 14 1 .628 the 2005 SEC Football Good Works Team. Kentucky 14 25 0 .359 Student-Athletes earn SEC Good Works Team South Carolina 13 25 1 .346 recognition for their community service and campus Tennessee 29 9 1 .756 activities. Vanderbilt 3 36 0 .077 The SEC sponsors 16 Good Works Teams during TOTALS 110 121 3 .476 the season, including one for each sport in the SEC, combining the indoor and outdoor track &field and WESTERN vs. Eastern W L T Pct. cross country teams into one unit. Alabama 23 15 1 .603 Below is a list of this year’s SEC Football Good Arkansas 15 24 0 .385 Works Team: Auburn 23 15 1 .603 LSU 16 22 1 .423 SEC Football Good Works Team Honorees Ole Miss 23 16 0 .590 Week 1 - Parys Haralson, Tennessee Miss. State 21 18 0 .538 TOTALS 121 110 3 .524

SEC INDIVIDUAL BESTS ON OPENING DAY

Rushing 290 - , Auburn vs. SW Louisiana (9/7/85) 246 - Kevin Faulk, LSU vs. Houston (9/7/96) 246 - Bob Davis, Kentucky vs. Maryville (9/19/36) Passing Yards 498 - , Kentucky vs. Louisville (9/5/98) 485 - , Georgia vs. South Carolina (9/3/94) 446 - Dusty Bonner, Kentucky vs. Louisville (9/4/99) Receiving Yards 263 - Alexander Wright, Auburn vs. Pacific (9/9/89) 248 - Taylor Jacobs, Florida vs. UAB (8/31/02) 219 - M.J. Garrett, Vanderbilt vs. Middle Tennessee (8/30/01) Receptions 12 - Stanley Pritchett, South Carolina vs. Georgia (9/2/95) 11 - David Smith, Miss. State vs. Richmond (9/20/69) 11 - Johnny Mills, Tennessee vs. Auburn (9/24/66) 11 - Quincy Jackson, Alabama vs. BYU (9/5/98) 2005 SEC Football • Page 12 Week 1 SEC ON TV THIS WEEK FOUR NEW COACHES IN CLASS OF 2005 Four coaches in the SEC will be working the sidelines in Below is a schedule of Southeastern Conference athletic events on television for the upcoming week. The schedule 2005 in the first year at their respsective institutions - includes live and taped events as well as weekly shows. For more information on the SEC’s television partners, log Florida’s Urban Meyer, LSU’s Les Miles, Ole Miss’ Ed Orgeron onto www.secsports.com. All times are Eastern. and South Carolina’s Steve Spurrier.

(Thu.) Sept. 1 Urban Meyer - Florida 6:30 p.m. FSNS SEC-TV Weekly (LIve) Meyer, a two-time National Coach of the Year, was named 7:00 p.m. ESPNU Vanderbilt at Wake Forest Football (Live) the 21st head football coach at Florida on Dec. 4. Meyer, 7:30 p.m. ESPN Central Florida at South Carolina Football (Live) 40, possesses 19 years of college coaching experience, (Fri.) Sept. 2 including four as a head coach. Meyer turned around the foot- 4:00 a.m. FSNS College Flash Classics - 2002 LSU at Kentucky Football ball program at Bowling Green State University in 2001-02 and engineered a reversal of fortune at the University of Utah (Sat.) Sept. 3 in 2003-04. Meyer, who sports a 10-1 record against Bowl 1:30 a.m. FSNS SEC-TV Weekly (Taped from Sept. 1) Championship Series teams as a head coach, guided the Utes 12:30 p.m. JP UAB at Tennessee Football (Live) to a perfect 11-0 campaign this season and an expected berth 5:30 p.m. ESPN Boise State at Georgia Football (Live) in the BCS. He has an overall mark of 38-8 (.826) and is 24- 8:45 p.m. ESPN Georgia Tech at Auburn Football (Live) 6 (.800) in conference play as head coach. (Sun.) Sept. 4 12:00 p.m. CSS Central Florida at South Carolina Football (Taped from Sept. 1) Les Miles - LSU 3:30 p.m. ESPN Louisville at Kentucky Football (Live) Miles, the 2002 Big 12 Coach of the Year and former assis- 4:00 p.m. CSS Middle Tennessee at Alabama Football (Taped from Sept. 3) tant with Michigan, Colorado and the who 9:00 p.m. CSS Georgia Tech at Auburn Football (Taped from Sept. 3) built Oklahoma State into a force in the Big 12, was named LSU’s 32nd head football coach on Jan. 3. As head coach at (Mon.) Sept. 5 Oklahoma State, he built a consistent winner out of a pro- 4:30 p.m. ESPN Ole Miss at Memphis Football (Live) gram that had recorded only one winning season since 1988, 7:00 p.m. CSS UAB at Tennessee Football (Taped from Sept. 3) and had posted a record of 13-20 in the three years prior to his arrival at OSU. After going 4-7 in his first year as head (Tue.) Sept. 6 7:00 p.m. CSS Boise State at Georgia Football (Taped from Sept. 3) coach in 2001, he took the Cowboys to consecutive winning 9:00 p.m. CSS Georgia Tech at Auburn Football (Taped from Sept. 3) marks of 8-5 in 2002, 9-4 in 2003 and 7-5 in 2004. Miles led the Cowboys to a four-year record of 28-21 (.571). (Thu.) Sept. 8 6:30 p.m. FSNS SEC-TV Weekly (Live) Ed Orgeron - Ole Miss Orgeron, regarded as one of 's premier defen- (Sat.) Sept. 10 sive line coaches, was named the 35th head football coach in 1:30 a.m. FSNS SEC-TV Weekly (Taped from Sept. 8) Ole Miss history on Dec. 16. For the past seven seasons, he 12:30 p.m. JP Mississippi State at Auburn Football (Live) has been the defensive line coach at the University of 5:30 p.m. ESPN South Carolina at Georgia Football (Live) Southern California. He took on the added responsibility of 7:45 p.m. ESPN2 Southern Miss at Alabama Football (Live) recruiting coordinator for the Trojans and was named assis- 7:45 p.m. ESPN Arizona State at LSU Football (Live) tant head coach in 2003. He joined the USC staff in January of 1998. Orgeron, 43, has 19 years of coaching experience CBS SPORTS - The 2005 season marks the 10th JEFFERSON-PILOT SPORTS (JP) will continue its with previous stops at Syracuse, Nicholls State, Miami, year for CBS as the league’s national network televi- highly successful SEC Football Game of the Week Northwestern State and Arkansas. sion partner. CBS will televise up to 15 games per this season. The Charlotte, N.C. company, holds the year throughout the season. CBS will normally rights to televise 13 games annually throughout the Steve Spurrier - South Carolina broadcast its SEC games in the late afternoon win- nine-state SEC region on a syndicated basis. The Spurrier, whose Florida team won the national championship dow beginning at 3:30 p.m. ET. CBS provides exclu- games will be broadcast in the early afternoon at in 1996, was introduced as the head football coach at South sive national network broadcasts of conference 12:30 p.m. ET. Carolina on Nov. 23. Spurrier becomes the 32nd head foot- home games during the season. CBS will televise the ball coach in the school's 111-year history of playing football. SEC Football Championship Game, which will be on FOX Sports Net South (FSNS), FOX Sports Net Spurrier has compiled a 142-40-2 (.777) record during his 15 Dec. 3 at 6 p.m. ET. Southwest (FSNSW) and SUN Sports (SUN) seasons as a college head coach. He led Duke to the 1989 together form SEC-TV, the league’s regional cable Atlantic Coast Conference championship, before returning to ESPN/ESPN2, the SEC’s national cable provider, package. SEC-TV Weekly airs Thursday nights and his alma mater, Florida, as head coach in 1990. During his 12 may televise up to 18 regular season games each Saturday mornings during the season, highlighting all seasons with the Gators, Spurrier's teams won seven SEC year, with a minimum of nine on ESPN through the of the SEC’s athletic teams and events. championships, one national championship and finished season. ranked in the top 10 nine times. His record at Florida was 122-27-1 (.817). Spurrier, who won the 1966 , most recently was head coach of the NFL's Washington Redskins (2002-03). 2005 SEC Football • Page 13 Week 1 SEC CAREER STATISTICAL LEADERS Passing Yardage 1. 11,528—David Greene, Georgia (849 of 1,440)...... 2001-04 1. 20— Bobby Wilson, Ole Miss (379 yards) ...... 1946-49 2. 11,201—, Tennessee (863 of 1,381)...... 1994-97 20— Chris Williams, LSU (91 yards)...... 1977-80 3. 11,153—Eric Zeier, Georgia (838 of 1,402)...... 1991-94 3. 19— Glen Cannon, Ole Miss (180 yards)...... 1967-69 4. 10,875—, Florida (708 of 1,170) ...... 1993-96 19— Antonio Langham, Alabama (229 yards)...... 1990-93 5. 10,354—Jared Lorenzen, Kentucky (862 of 1,514)...... 2000-03 5. 18— Buddy McClinton, Auburn (251 yards) ...... 1967-69 6. 10,119—, Ole Miss (829 of 1,363)...... 2000-03 18— Tim Priest, Tennessee (305 yards) ...... 1968-70 7. 9,707—Casey Clausen, Tennessee (774 of 1,269)...... 2000-03 7. 16— , Alabama (234 yards)...... 1944-47 8. 9,287—, Florida (722 of 1,202) ...... 1989-92 16— , Georgia (315 yards)...... 1967-68 9. 9,164—, Florida (677 of 1,110) ...... 2000-02 16— Mike Jones, Tennessee (305 yards)...... 1967-69 10. 9,115—Tommy Hodson, LSU (674 of 1,163)...... 1986-89 16— Harry Harrison, Ole Miss (242 yards)...... 1971-73 NEAREST ACTIVE PLAYER 16— Jeremiah Castille, Alabama (186 yards)...... 1979-82 5,632 - Chris Leak, Florida (428 of 719) ...... 2003- 16— John Mangum, Alabama (95 yards)...... 1986-89 16— , LSU (173 yards) ...... 2001-04 Completions NEAREST ACTIVE PLAYERS 1. 863— Peyton Manning, Tennessee (1,402 atts., 11,201 yards) ...... 1994-97 6 - Ko Simpson, South Carolina ...... 2004- 2. 862— Jared Lorenzen, Kentucky (1,514 atts., 10,354 yards)...... 2000-03 6 - LaRon Landry, LSU...... 2003- 3. 849— David Greene, Georgia (1,440 atts., 11,528 yards) ...... 2001-04 4. 838— Eric Zeier, Georgia (1,402 atts., 11,153 yards) ...... 1991-94 Receptions 5. 829— Eli Manning, Ole Miss (1,363 atts., 10,119 yards) ...... 2000-03 1. 208— Craig Yeast, Kentucky (2,899 yards)...... 1995-98 6. 795— Tim Couch, Kentucky (1,184 atts., 8,435 yards)...... 1996-98 2. 204— Terrence Edwards, Georgia (3,093 yards)...... 1999-2002 7. 774 — Casey Clausen, Tennessee (1,269 atts., 9,707 yards)...... 2000-03 3. 200— Keith Edwards, Vanderbilt (1,757 yards)...... 80,82-84 8. 727— Steve Taneyhill, South Carolina (1,209 atts., 8,555 yards) ...... 1992-95 4. 198— Chris Collins, Ole Miss (2,621 yards)...... 2000-03 9. 722— Shane Matthews, Florida (1,202 atts., 9,287 yards) ...... 1989-92 5. 197— Derek Abney, Kentucky (2,339 yards) ...... 2000-03 10. 708— Danny Wuerffel, Florida (1,170 atts., 10,875 yards) ...... 1993-96 6. 194— Anthony White, Kentucky (1,519 yards) ...... 1996-99 NEAREST ACTIVE PLAYER 7. 188— Boo Mitchell, Vanderbilt (2,964 yards)...... 1985-88 428 - Chris Leak, Florida (719 atts., 5,632 yards)...... 2003- 8. 183— , LSU (2,708 yards)...... 1984-87 183— Joey Kent, Tennessee (2,814 yards)...... 1993-96 Touchdown Passes 10. 182— Brice Hunter, Georgia (2,373 yards) ...... 1992-95 1. 114— Danny Wuerffel, Florida...... 1993-96 182— Michael Clayton, LSU (2,582 yards) ...... 2001-03 2. 89— Peyton Manning, Tennessee ...... 1994-97 182— Dan Stricker, Vanderbilt (2,880 yards) ...... 1999-2002 3. 81— Eli Manning, Ole Miss ...... 2000-03 NEAREST ACTIVE PLAYER 4. 78— Jared Lorenzen, Kentucky...... 2000-03 79 - , LSU (861 yards) ...... 2002- 5. 77— Rex Grossman, Florida...... 2000-02 6. 75— Casey Clausen, Tennessee...... 2000-03 Reception Yardage 7. 74— Shane Matthews, Florida...... 1989-92 1. 3,093—Terrence Edwards, Georgia (204 catches)...... 1999-2002 74— Tim Couch, Kentucky ...... 1996-98 2. 3,001—Josh Reed, LSU (167 catches) ...... 1999-2001 9. 72— David Greene, Georgia ...... 2001-04 3. 2,964—Boo Mitchell, Vanderbilt (188 catches)...... 1985-88 10. 69— Tommy Hodson, LSU...... 1986-89 4. 2,899—Craig Yeast, Kentucky (208 catches) ...... 1995-98 NEAREST ACTIVE PLAYER 5. 2,884— Fred Gibson, Georgia (161 catches)...... 2001-04 45 - Chris Leak, Florida...... 2003- 6. 2,880—Dan Stricker, Vanderbilt (182 catches)...... 1999-2002 7. 2,879—Anthony Lucas, Arkansas (137 catches) ...... 1995-99 Rushing Yardage 8. 2,814—Joey Kent, Tennessee (183 catches)...... 1993-96 1. 5,259—, Georgia (33 games)...... 1980-82 9. 2,708—Wendell Davis, LSU (183 catches)...... 1984-87 2. 4,557—Kevin Faulk, LSU (41 games)...... 1995-98 10. 2,625—Eric Martin, LSU (152 catches) ...... 1981-84 3. 4,303—Bo Jackson, Auburn (38 games)...... 1982-85 NEAREST ACTIVE PLAYER 4. 4,163—Errict Rhett, Florida (48 games) ...... 1990-93 1,148 - Erik Davis, Vanderbilt (78 catches)...... 2003- 5. 4,050—Dalton Hilliard, LSU (44 games)...... 1982-85 6. 4,035—Charles Alexander, LSU (44 games)...... 1975-78 Scoring 7. 3,928—, Florida (31 games) ...... 1987-89 1. 409— Billy Bennett, Georgia (148 PAT, 87 FGs, 50 games) ...... 2000-03 8. 3,835—, Kentucky (41 games) ...... 1972-75 2. 371— Jeff Hall, Tennessee (188 PAT, 61 FGs, 46 games) ...... 1995-98 9. 3,831—Carnell Williams, Auburn (42 games) ...... 2001-04 3. 368— Jeff Chandler, Florida (67 FGs, 167 PATs, 46 games)...... 1997-2001 10. 3,565—, Alabama (42 games)...... 1996-99 4. 353— Kevin Butler, Georgia (122 PAT, 77 FGs, 44 games) ...... 1981-84 NEAREST ACTIVE PLAYER 5. 345— Philip Doyle, Alabama (105 PAT, 78 FGs, 1 TD, 43 games)...... 1987-90 2,086 - Jerious Norwood, Miss. State (35 games)...... 2002- 6. 344 - Jonathan Nichols, Ole Miss (155 PAT, 63 FGs, 48 games)...... 2001-04 7. 326— Michael Proctor, Alabama (131 PAT, 65 FGs, 47 games) ...... 1992-95 Rushing Yardage by a Quarterback 8. 318— Kevin Faulk, LSU (53 TDs, 41 games)...... 1995-98 1. 2,535—Matt Jones, Arkansas...... 2001-04 9. 317— John Becksvoort, Tennessee (161 PAT, 52 FGs, 41 games)...... 1991-94 2. 2,280—John Bond, Mississippi State ...... 1980-83 10. 314— Herschel Walker, Georgia (52 TDS, 1 two-point, 33 games) ...... 1980-82 3. 1,884—Phil Gargis, Auburn ...... 1973-76 314— Fuad Reveiz, Tennessee (101 PAT, 71 FGs, 44 games) ...... 1981-84 4. 1,868—Don Smith, Mississippi State ...... 1983-86 NEAREST ACTIVE PLAYER 5. 1,799—Andy Johnson, Georgia ...... 1971-73 166 - James Wilhoit, Tennessee (85 PAT, 27 FGs, 26 games)...... 2003- 6. 1,764—Derrick Ramsey, Kentucky ...... 1975-77 7. 1,759—Harry Gilmer, Alabama ...... 1944-47 8. 1,703—, Auburn ...... 1962-64 9. 1,484—Mike Fanuzzi, Kentucky...... 1971-74 10. 1,468—Marcus Wilson, Vanderbilt...... 1989-92 NEAREST ACTIVE PLAYER 1,041—Jay Cutler, Vanderbilt...... 2002- 2005 SEC Football • Page 14 Week 1 SEC CAREER STATISTICAL LEADERS

Touchdowns Scored 7. 1:35.6— , Auburn (24 in 854) ...... 2001-04 1. 53— Kevin Faulk, LSU (41 games) ...... 1995-98 8. 1:34.1—Quincy Carter, Georgia (25 in 853) ...... 1997-2000 2. 52— Herschel Walker, Georgia (33 games)...... 1980-82 9. 1:33.8—Tim Couch, Kentucky (35 in 1,184)...... 1996-98 3. 50— Dalton Hilliard, LSU (44 games) ...... 1982-85 10. 1:32.7—Steve Taneyhill, South Carolina (37 in 1,209)...... 1992-95 50— Shaun Alexander, Alabama (41 games)...... 1996-99 NEAREST ACTIVE PLAYER 5. 46— Carnell Williams, Auburn (42 games)...... 2001-04 1:31.3 - Chris Leak, Florida (23 in 719)...... 2003- 6. 45— Bo Jackson, Auburn (38 games) ...... 1982-85 7. 42— Charles Alexander, LSU (44 games) ...... 1975-78 Total Tackles 8. 41— Deuce McAllister, Ole Miss (43 games) ...... 1997-2000 1. 547 - Andy Spiva, Tennessee...... 1973-76 9. 40— Bobby Humphrey, Alabama (35 games)...... 1985-88 2. 528 - Freddie Smith, Auburn...... 1976-79 10. 39— Stanley Morgan, Tennessee (44 games)...... 1973-76 528 - Jeff Herrod, Ole Miss...... 1985-88 39— James Stewart, Tennessee (44 games) ...... 1991-94 4. 521 - Jim Kovach, Kentucky...... 1974-76, 1978 NEAREST ACTIVE PLAYER 5. 482 - Chris Chenault, Kentucky...... 1985-88 16 - Jay Cutler, Vanderbilt (34 games)...... 2002- 6. 475 - David Little, Florida...... 1977-80 475 - Jeff Kremer, Kentucky...... 1984-87 Total Offensive Yards 8. 470 - Marty Moore, Kentucky...... 1990-93 1. 11,270—David Greene, Georgia (-258 rushing, 11,528 passing)...... 2001-04 9. 467 - Scot Brantley, Florida ...... 1976-79 2. 11,020—Peyton Manning, Tennessee (-181 rushing, 11,201 passing).....1994-97 467 - Ben Zambiasi, Georgia ...... 1974-77 3. 10,841—Eric Zeier, Georgia (-312 rushing, 11,153 passing)...... 1991-94 467 - Ray Costict, Mississippi State ...... 1973-76 4. 10,637—Jared Lorenzen, Kentucky (279 rushing, 10,354 passing) ...... 2000-03 NEAREST ACTIVE PLAYER 5. 10,500—Danny Wuerffel, Florida (-375 rushing, 10,875 passing)...... 1993-96 273 - Moses Osemwegie, Vanderbilt...... 2002- 6. 9,989—Eli Manning, Ole Miss (-130 rushing, 10,119 passing)...... 2000-03 7. 9,577—Casey Clausen, Tennessee (-130 rushing, 9,707 passing)...... 2000-03 Sacks 8. 9,241—Shane Matthews, Florida (-46 rushing, 9,287 passing)...... 1989-92 1. 52.0 - Derrick Thomas, Alabama ...... 1985-88 9. 9,031—Rex Grossman, Florida (-133 rushing, 8,898 passing)...... 2000-02 2. 49.0 - Billy Jackson, Mississippi State...... 1980-83 10. 8,938—Tommy Hodson, LSU (-177 rushing, 9,115 passing) ...... 1986-89 3. 37.0 - Ben Williams, Ole Miss...... 1972-75 NEAREST ACTIVE PLAYER 4. 36.0 - , Georgia ...... 2001-04 6,665 - Jay Cutler, Vanderbilt (1,041 rushing, 5,624 passing)...... 2002- 5. 33.0 - Alex Brown, Florida ...... 1998-2001 6. 32.0 - , Tennessee ...... 1980-83 All-Purpose Yardage 7. 29.0 - Richard Tardits, Georgia ...... 1985-88 1. 6,833—Kevin Faulk, LSU (4,557 , 600 rec., 832 PR, 844 KOR) ...... 1995-98 8. 28.0 - Jimmy Payne, Georgia ...... 1978-82 2. 5,856—Derek Abney, Kentucky (160 rush, 2,339 rec., 1,042 PR, 2,315 KOR)..... 28.0 - Leonard Little, Tennessee ...... 1995-97 ...... 2000-03 10. 27.5 - Mitch Davis, Georgia...... 1990-93 3. 5,749—Herschel Walker, Georgia (5,249 rush, 243 rec., 247 KOR)...... 1980-82 NEAREST ACTIVE PLAYER 4. 5,743—Domanick Davis, LSU (2056 rush, 393 rec., 1126 PR, 2168 KOR)...... 12.5 - Parys Haralson, Tennessee ...... 2002- ...... 1999-2002 5. 5,596—James Brooks, Auburn (3,523 rush, 347 rec., 1,726 KOR) ...... 1977-80 6. 5,393—Errict Rhett, Florida (4,163 rush, 1,230 rec.) ...... 1990-93 7. 5,326—Dalton Hilliard, LSU (4,050 rush, 1,133 rec., 143 KOR) ...... 1982-85 8. 5,083 - Carnell Williams, Auburn (3,831 rush, 342 rec., 609 KOR, 301 PR) ...... 2001-04 9. 4,958—Bobby Humphrey, Alabama (3,420 rush, 523 rec., 1,015 KOR)...1985-88 10. 4,892—Bo Jackson, Auburn (4,363 rush, 272 rec., 317 KOR) ...... 1982-85 NEAREST ACTIVE PLAYER 2,255 - Mike Espy, Ole Miss (37 rush, 1,236 rec., 435 KOR, 547 PR) ...... 2002-

Completion Percentage (Min. 300 comp) 1. 67.1— Tim Couch, Kentucky (795 of 1,184) ...... 1996-98 2. 65.3— Dusty Bonner, Kentucky (313 of 479)...... 1997, 1999 3. 64.6— Jason Campbell, Auburn (552 of 854) ...... 2001-04 4. 62.49—Peyton Manning, Tennessee (863 of 1,381)...... 1994-97 5. 61.98—Jeff Francis, Tennessee (476 of 768) ...... 1985-88 6. 61.95—Alan Risher, LSU (381 of 615)...... 1980-82 SEC MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITHOUT BEING SHUTOUT 7. 61.6— , Florida (610 of 991) ...... 1980-83 61.6— , Tennessee (316 of 513) ...... 1991-93 Last Time Shutout 9. 61.0— Rex Grossman, Florida (677 of 1,110)...... 2000-02 1. Florida 204 Oct. 29, 1988 (Auburn, 0-16) 61.0— Casey Clausen, Tennessee (775 of 1,270)...... 2000-03 2. Tennessee 135 Sept. 17, 1994 (Florida, 0-31) NEAREST ACTIVE PLAYER 3. Georgia 118 Sept. 30, 1995 (Alabama, 0-31) 59.6— Chris Leak, Florida (428 of 718)...... 2003- 4. Arkansas 110 Nov. 18, 1995 (LSU, 0-28) 5. Ole Miss 75 Nov. 7, 1998 (Arkansas, 0-34) Lowest Ratio of Interceptions (Min. 600 att.) 6. Alabama 50 Nov. 18, 2000 (Auburn, 0-9) 1. 1:45.0—David Greene, Georgia (32 in 1,440) ...... 2001-04 7. LSU 29 Nov. 16, 2002 (Alabama, 0-31) 2. 1:41.8—Peyton Manning, Tennessee (33 in 1,381) ...... 1994-97 8. South Carolina 25 Nov. 9, 2002 (Arkansas, 0-23) 3. 1:40.9—Casey Clausen, Tennessee (31 in 1,270)...... 2000-03 9. Auburn 25 Aug. 30, 2003 (Southern Cal, 0-23) 4. 1:38.9—Eli Manning, Ole Miss (35 in 1,363) ...... 2000-03 10. Vanderbilt 11 Nov. 22, 2003 (Tennessee, 0-48) 5. 1:37.89—Eric Zeier, Georgia (37 in 1,402)...... 1991-94 11. Kentucky 10 Sept. 5, 2004 (Louisville, 0-28) 6. 1:36.9—Jared Lorenzen, Kentucky (41 in 1,514)...... 2000-03 12. Mississippi State 7 Sept. 25, 2004 (LSU, 0-51) 2005 SEC Football • Page 15 Week 1

PRE-SEASON ALL-SEC TEAMS

2005 SEC FOOTBALL COACHES’ PRE-SEASON ALL-SEC TEAM SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC -- DEFENSE (#-Unanimous Selection / * - Tie / Coaches could not vote for themselves or their Pos. Name School Ht. Wt. Class own players) DL Claude Wroten LSU 6-3 293 Sr. DL Willie Evans Miss. State 6-2 259 Sr. FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC -- OFFENSE DL Parys Haralson Tennessee 6-2 248 Sr. Pos. Name School Ht. Wt. Class LB Omar Gaither Tennessee 6-2 230 Sr. TE Leonard Pope Georgia 6-7 250 Jr. LB Antarrious Williams Auburn 5-11 206 Sr. OL #Marcus McNeill Auburn 6-9 337 Sr. LB Florida 6-2 224 Jr. OL Max Jean-Gilles Georgia 6-4 340 Sr. LB Kevin Simon Tennessee 5-11 234 Sr. OL Andrew Whitworth LSU 6-7 325 Sr. DB Alabama 5-11 193 Sr. OL *Randy Hand Florida 6-6 305 Sr. DB Jarvis Herring Florida 5-11 201 Jr. OL *Arron Sears Tennessee 6-4 338 Jr. DB *Tim Jennings Georgia 5-8 178 Sr. C Mike Degory Florida 6-6 306 Sr. DB *Demetrice Webb Florida 5-11 190 Jr. WR Florida 6-1 195 Jr. DB *Travis Johnson Ole Miss 6-1 191 Sr. WR Courtney Taylor Auburn 6-2 204 Jr. DB *Muhammad Abdullah Kentucky 6-0 205 Sr. QB Jay Cutler Vanderbilt 6-4 225 Sr. RB Jerious Norwood Miss. State 6-0 202 Sr. THIRD-TEAM ALL-SEC -- DEFENSE RB Gerald Riggs, Jr. Tennessee 6-0 217 Sr. Pos. Name School Ht. Wt. Class TE Cooper Wallace Auburn 6-4 253 Jr. SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC -- OFFENSE DL Quentin Groves Auburn 6-3 245 So. Pos. Name School Ht. Wt. Class DL Kyle Williams LSU 6-2 295 Sr. TE Cooper Wallace Auburn 6-4 265 Sr. DL Kedric Golston Georgia 6-4 292 Sr. OL Tre’ Stallings Ole Miss 6-4 317 Sr. LB Pierre Brown Arkansas 6-0 227 Sr. OL Cody Douglas Tennessee 6-4 330 Sr. LB Florida 6-2 230 So. OL Na’Shan Goddard South Carolina 6-5 313 Sr. LB Quinton Culberson Miss. State 6-0 228 Jr. OL Zac Tubbs Arkansas 6-6 358 Sr. LB *Cameron Vaughn LSU 6-4 237 Sr. C JB Closner Alabama 6-4 290 Sr. LB * Ole Miss 6-2 230 Jr. WR Marcus Monk Arkansas 6-6 224 So. DB DeMario Minter Georgia 6-0 198 Sr. WR Florida 6-3 205 Sr. DB Kevin Dockery Miss. State 5-10 185 Sr. QB Chris Leak Florida 6-0 195 Jr. DB *Trumaine McBride Ole Miss 5-10 180 Jr. RB Kenneth Darby Alabama 5-11 205 Jr. DB *Anthony Madison Alabama 5-9 180 Sr. RB Alley Broussard LSU 6-0 233 Jr. DB *Ronnie Prude LSU 5-11 182 Sr.

THIRD-TEAM ALL-SEC -- OFFENSE FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC -- SPECIAL TEAMS Pos. Name School Ht. Wt. Class Pos. Name School Ht. Wt. Class TE Eric Butler Miss. State 6-2 246 So. PK Auburn 6-1 201 Jr. OL Rob Smith Tennessee 6-4 306 Jr. P Kody Bliss Auburn 5-11 177 Jr. OL Jabari Levey South Carolina 6-6 312 Sr. RS Skyler Green LSU 5-10 195 Sr. OL Brian Anderson Miss. State 6-5 303 Jr. OL *Bobby Harris Ole Miss 6-4 310 Sr. SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC -- SPECIAL TEAMS OL *Tavares Washington Florida 6-3 307 Sr. Pos. Name School Ht. Wt. Class C Chris McNeil Miss. State 6-3 294 Sr. PK James Wilhoit Tennessee 5-10 198 Jr. WR Chad Jackson Florida 6-1 202 Jr. P Florida 6-2 192 Jr. WR *Glenn Holt Kentucky 6-2 195 Sr. RS Tyrone Prothro Alabama 5-8 176 Jr. WR *Ben Obomanu Auburn 6-1 198 Sr. QB Brodie Croyle Alabama 6-3 205 Sr. THIRD-TEAM ALL-SEC -- SPECIAL TEAMS RB Thomas Brown Georgia 5-8 183 So. Pos. Name School Ht. Wt. Class RB Danny Ware Georgia 6-1 216 So. PK *Josh Brown South Carolina 6-3 203 Sr. PK *Taylor Begley Kentucky 6-0 200 Sr. FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC -- DEFENSE P Gordon Ely-Kelso Georgia 6-2 234 Jr. Pos. Name School Ht. Wt. Class RS Tre Smith Auburn 5-10 199 Jr. DL Stanley McClover Auburn 6-3 247 Jr. DL Jesse Mahelona Tennessee 6-2 297 Sr. DL McKinley Boykin Ole Miss 6-2 285 Sr. LB DeMeco Ryans Alabama 6-2 232 Sr. LB Travis Williams Auburn 6-1 207 Sr. LB Moses Osemwegie Vanderbilt 6-0 228 Sr. LB Freddie Roach Alabama 6-2 239 Sr. DB LaRon Landry LSU 6-2 187 Jr. DB Jason Allen Tennessee 6-2 202 Sr. DB Ko Simpson South Carolina 6-1 199 So. DB *Greg Blue Georgia 6-2 214 Sr. DB *Roman Harper Alabama 6-1 197 Sr. 2005 SEC Football • Page 16 Week 1

PRE-SEASON ALL-SEC TEAMS

2005 SEC FOOTBALL DAYS ALL-SEC TEAM SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC -- SPECIAL TEAMS (As voted by media in attendance at SEC Football Media Days / # - Ties) Pos. Name School Ht. Wt. Class PK James Wilhoit Tennessee 5-10 198 Jr. FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC -- OFFENSE P Eric Wilbur Florida 6-2 192 Jr. Pos. Name School Ht. Wt. Class RS Tyrone Prothro Alabama 5-8 176 Jr. TE Leonard Pope Georgia 6-7 250 Jr. OL Marcus McNeill Auburn 6-9 337 Sr. OL Andrew Whitworth LSU 6-7 325 Sr. SEC PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH OL Max Jean-Gilles Georgia 6-4 340 Sr. (87 total voters) OL Arron Sears Tennessee 6-4 338 Jr. C Mike Degory Florida 6-6 306 Sr. SEC Champion – Tennessee (37), Florida (21), LSU (16), Georgia (6), Auburn (4), WR Courtney Taylor Auburn 6-2 204 Jr. Alabama (2), Ole Miss (1). WR Chad Jackson Florida 6-1 202 Jr. QB Chris Leak Florida 6-0 195 Jr. Eastern Division RB Gerald Riggs, Jr. Tennessee 6-0 217 Sr. 1. Tennessee (49) 134 RB Jerious Norwood Miss. State 6-0 202 Sr. 2. Florida (29) 161 3. Georgia (9) 202 SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC -- OFFENSE 4. South Carolina 347 Pos. Name School Ht. Wt. Class 5. Vanderbilt 401 TE Cooper Wallace Auburn 6-4 265 Sr. 6. Kentucky 492 OL Tre’ Stallings Ole Miss 6-4 317 Sr. OL Cody Douglas Tennessee 6-4 330 Sr. Western Division OL Randy Hand Florida 6-6 305 Sr. 1. LSU (62) 121 OL Zac Tubbs Arkansas 6-6 358 Sr. 2. Auburn (12) 192 C JB Closner Alabama 6-4 290 Sr. 3. Alabama (12) 215 WR Andre Caldwell Florida 6-1 195 Jr. 4. Arkansas 377 WR Skyler Green LSU 5-10 195 Sr. 5. Ole Miss (1) 439 QB Brodie Croyle Alabama 6-3 205 Sr. 6. Mississippi State 478 QB Jay Cutler Vanderbilt 6-4 225 Sr. RB Kenneth Darby Alabama 5-11 205 Jr. RB Alley Broussard LSU 6-0 233 Jr. HOW PREVIOUS MEDIA DAYS VOTING HAS FARED Here is a look at how the media voted at SEC Football Media Days dating back to 1992 FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC -- DEFENSE and how the projected champions actually fared: Pos. Name School Ht. Wt. Class DL Stanley McClover Auburn 6-3 247 Jr. How Projected DL Jesse Mahelona Tennessee 6-2 297 Sr. Projected Champion Eventual DL Parys Haralson Tennessee 6-2 248 Sr. Year Champion Fared Champion LB DeMeco Ryans Alabama 6-2 232 Sr. 1992 Florida lost in SEC Champ. Game Alabama LB Travis Williams Auburn 6-1 207 Sr. 1993 Alabama lost in SEC Champ. Game Florida LB Moses Osemwegie Vanderbilt 6-0 228 Sr. 1994 Florida Won SEC Championship Game LB Freddie Roach Alabama 6-2 239 Sr. 1995 Florida Won SEC Championship Game DB Jason Allen Tennessee 6-2 202 Sr. 1996 Tennessee 2nd in East Florida DB LaRon Landry LSU 6-2 187 Jr. 1997 Florida T2nd in East Tennessee DB Roman Harper Alabama 6-1 197 Sr. 1998 Florida 2nd in East Tennessee DB Ko Simpson South Carolina 6-1 199 So. 1999 Tennessee 2nd in East Alabama 2000 Alabama T5th in West Florida SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC -- DEFENSE 2001 Florida 2nd in East LSU Pos. Name School Ht. Wt. Class 2002 Tennessee 3rd in East Georgia DL McKinley Boykin Ole Miss 6-2 285 Sr. 2003 Auburn 3rd in West LSU DL Claude Wroten LSU 6-3 293 Sr. 2004 Georgia 2nd in East Auburn DL Kyle Williams LSU 6-2 295 Sr. 2005 Tennessee ?????? ????? LB Brandon Siler Florida 6-2 230 So. LB Kevin Simon Tennessee 5-11 234 Sr. LB Omar Gaither Tennessee 6-2 230 Sr. LB Earl Everett Florida 6-2 224 Jr. LB Patrick Willis Ole Miss 6-2 230 Jr. DB Greg Blue Georgia 6-2 214 Sr. DB Charlie Peprah Alabama 5-11 193 Sr. DB Muhammad Abdullah Kentucky 6-0 205 Sr. DB Demetrice Webb Florida 5-11 190 Jr.

FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC -- SPECIAL TEAMS Pos. Name School Ht. Wt. Class PK John Vaughn Auburn 6-1 201 Jr. P Kody Bliss Auburn 5-11 177 Jr. RS Skyler Green (49) LSU 5-10 195 Sr. 2005 SEC Football • Page 17 Week 1 2005 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE TEAM-BY-TEAM NOTES ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE LSU TIGERS

Alabama is 86-21-3 (.796) in regular season openers winning its The Tigers are 78-28-5 (.725) in opening day games. LSU last three, including last season’s 48-17 win over Utah State. returns 47 letterwinners and 18 starters from last year’s 9-3 The Crimson Tide returns 44 lettermen and 16 starters from last squad. For the second consecutive season, LSU will start the year’s 6-6 squad. The Crimson Tide returned to a bowl game for season ranked in the top 10 in the Associated Press poll as the the first time in 3 years, falling to Minnesota in the Music City Bowl. RB Kenneth Darby Tigers are selected fifth in the pre-season AP Top 25. LSU's Rudy Niswanger is among 39 and C JB Closner were both named to the Coaches Pre-Season All-SEC Second-Team. The players from across the country named to the Rimington Award Watch List. The Tigers Davey O'Brien Foundation announced that Alabama senior quarterback Brodie Croyle has were the pick of the media to win the SEC Western Division in the voting of conference been named to the pre-season watch list for 2005. media members.

ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS OLE MISS REBELS

The Razorbacks have won eight straight season openers with Ole Miss is 81-24-5 (.759) in season openers. Ole Miss senior their last loss coming in 1996 to SMU. The Razorbacks return defensive tackle McKinley Boykin was named to the 2005 50 lettermen and 18 starters from last year’s 5-6 team. Southeastern Conference Coaches Pre-Season All-SEC Football Arkansas senior Kyle Roper is one of 39 candidates listed on team, earning first team honors. Five other Rebels were select- the 2005 Dave Rimington Trophy Watch List, given to the country’s best center. ed to the second and third teams. Ed Orgeron begins his first season at the helm of the Arkansas had three representatives on the Coaches Pre-Season All-SEC Team, including Rebels after serving as defensive line coach at Southern California from 1998-2004 and second-teamers WR Marcus Monk and OL Zac Tubbs. The Hogs return last season’s lead- also recruiting coordinator from 2001-04 ... He was also an assistant at Syracuse, ing tackler in SS Vickiel Vaughn, who tallied 66 total tackles in 2004. Nicholls State, Miami (Fla.), Arkansas, McNeese State and Northwestern State.

AUBURN TIGERS MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS

The Tigers are 86-24-2 (.779) in season openers, defeating UL- The Bulldogs are 73-30-2 (.705) in season openers, defeating Monroe 31-0 last season to break a two-year losing streak in Tulane 28-7 to start the 2004 season. State had seven players openers. The Tigers return 52 lettermen and 14 starters from selected to the Preseason All-SEC team as voted by the last year’s undefeated squad. Auburn has won outright or tied league’s coaches. Jerious Norwood was a First Team All-SEC for the SEC West title four times in the last five years under Tommy Tuberville (2000, selection at . Norwood was second in the SEC last season is rushing yards '01, '02, '04). Auburn was the first SEC team since Tennessee in 1998 to post a perfect per game, en route to a 1,000 yard season and 7 TDs. State returns eight starters on 8-0 record in Southeastern Conference action. Auburn had 11 players selected to the offense and eight on defense. Omarr Conner returns as starter at quarterback. In his Coaches Pre-Season All-SEC team, including four 1st-team selections. final five games last season, he threw for 715 yards with four TDs and only three INTs.

FLORIDA GATORS SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS

Florida is 75-24 (.758) in season opening games in its history, Carolina is 72-35-4 (.667) in opening day games. USC has won including 35-1 in its last 36 season openers. Gators return 47 its last seven when opening a season at home. Carolina returns lettermen and 14 starters from last year’s squad 7-5 squad. 40 lettermen and 10 starters from last season’s 6-5 squad. Florida is 81-11 (.880) at home since 1990, fourth best win- Since 2000, Gamecocks are 17-6 in August-September games. ning percentage in the nation during that time. QB Chris Leak is on the pre-season Davey Senior PK Josh Brown has been named to the 2005 Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker O’Brien, Maxwell and Walter Camp Award Watch Lists. Florida has kicked off the season Award Preseason Watch List. Head Coach Steve Spurrier named redshirt sophomore ranked among the top 25 teams in college football in each of the past 15 seasons. In 13 quarterback Blake Mitchell as the starter for the season opener vs. Central Florida. of the last 15 preseason AP polls, UF has been ranked inside the top 10. Mitchell, a 6-3, 194-pounder from LaGrange, Ga., saw action in five games last season.

GEORGIA BULLDOGS TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS

Georgia is 84-24-3 (.770) in opening day games. The Bulldogs Tennessee is 80-22-6 (.769) in season opening games. The Vols have won eight straight season openers, by a combined score have won nine straight season openers by a combined score of of 317-97. Bulldogs return 57 lettermen and 16 starters from 348-99. RB Gerald Riggs, Jr. was named to the Walter Camp last year’s 10-2 squad. OG Max Jean- Player of the Year Watch List. Riggs rushed for over 1,100 yards Gilles was named a Rivals.com Preseason First-Team All-American. Georgia last season, scoring six TDs. QB Erik Ainge set UT freshman record with 17 TD passes in Leonard Pope has been named to the 2005 John Mackey Award Watch List. Georgia had 2004 and was named SEC Offensive Freshman of the Year by The Sporting News. UT was nine players selected to the Coaches Pre-Season All-SEC Team. Since 1999, Georgia’s selected to win the SEC Conference Championship by media voting at Football Media Days. 54-18 mark (.750) is the best in the SEC. Tennessee had ten players chosen to the Coaches Pre-Season All-SEC Team.

KENTUCKY WILDCATS VANDERBILT COMMODORES

The Wildcats are 78-31-5 (.706) in opening day games. UK Vanderbilt is 63-34-4 (.644) in season openers and have lost returns 44 lettermen including 13 starters from last year’s the last seven. The Commodores return 43 lettermen including squad. DB Muhammad Abdullah was named to the Coaches 13 starters. Senior LB Moses Osemwegie has been named to Preseason Second Team All-SEC and WR Glenn Holt and PK the preseason watch list for the prestigious Rotary Lombardi Taylor Begley were tabbed to the third-team. Holt was second in the SEC last season in Award. For the second consecutive season, Vanderbilt senior Jay Cutler has been named receptions per game, hauling in just over four passes a game. Senior Draak Davis aver- to the preseason watch list for the Davey O’Brien Award. Osemwegie and Cutler were aged 19.0 yards per kick return, including a long of 29. Begley scored an SEC-high 15 named Preseason First Team All-SEC by the leagues coaches. In 2004, Cutler became just points against Indiana last season, connecting on three field goals and six extra points. the third Commodore quarterback in 50 years to complete 60 percent of his attempts. Osemwegie topped the squad with 94 total tackles and six tackles for loss. 2005 SEC Football • Page 18 Week 1 OPENING WEEKEND SEC FOOTBALL GAME PREVIEWS • UCF GOLDEN KNIGHTS at SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS • Thursday, Sept. 1 • 7:30 p.m. ET • Columbia, S.C. • Williams-Brice Stadium (80,250)

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UCF (0-11, 0-8 MAC in 2004) SOUTH CAROLINA (6-5, 4-4 SEC in 2004) Head Coach: George O’Leary (New Hampshire, ‘69) Head Coach: Steve Spurrier (Florida, ‘66) Overall/Yrs: 52-44 (.542) / 9th Season Overall/Yrs: 142-40-2 (.777) / 16th Season UCF/Yrs: 0-11 (.000) / 2nd Season USC/Yrs: First Season 2005 Schedule: 9/1-at South Carolina; 9/17-at USF; 9/24-MARSHALL; 10/1-at 2005 Schedule: See page 3 UL-Lafayette; 10/8-at MEMPHIS; 10/15-at Southern Mississippi; 10/22-TULANE; National Rankings: N/A 10/29-at East Carolina; 11/5-HOUSTON; 11/12-at UAB; 11/19-at Rice. Formations: Offense - Multiple • Defense - Multiple National Rankings: N/A Football SID Contact: Steve Fink, Director of Media Relations Formations: Offense - Multiple • Defense - Multiple Phone: (803) 777-5204 / Fax: (803) 777-2967 Football SID Contact: Jason Baum, Asst. Sports Information Director/Football Email: [email protected] Phone: (407) 823-0994 / Fax: (407) 823-5266 Internet Web Address: www.uscsports.com Email: [email protected] Internet Web Address: www.ucfathletics.com KEY PLAYERS PK/P Josh Brown (6-3, 203, Sr., Clarksburg, Md.) KEY PLAYERS Fourth-leading scorer returning in the SEC from a year ago and had the second-high- QB Steven Moffett (6-3, 210, Jr., Winter Park, Fla.) est field goal percentage among kickers returning in the conference....Connected on 10 Athletic quarterback with a big-time arm and good mobility ... started the majority of 13 field goals in 2004, with a long of 43 yards vs. Kentucky...Was twice named of 2004 at quarterback ... was rushed into action for the final three games of his SEC Special Teams Player of the Week in 2004, against Alabama and freshman season ... 2004: Appeared in 10 games, including eight starts under center Kentucky...Named to the SEC’s Fall Academic Honor Roll in 2004. Graduated in the ... led team in every passing category ... 147-of-229 for 1,721 yards and nine touch- fall of 2004 with degree in retail and is pursuing master’s degree in teaching. downs ... threw 10 interceptions ... completed 64.2 percent of his passes. LB Ricardo Hurley (6-3, 233, Sr., Greenwood, S.C.) WR Brandon Marshall (6-4, 230, Sr., Winter Park, Fla.) Started all 11 games at inside linebacker last season, and was Carolina’s fifth lead- Gifted athlete who moved from to safety in 2004 ... made the switch ing tackler with 53 total hits (38 solo)...Had season high six solo tackles against back to wide receiver in the spring ... moved to the defensive side of the ball in 2004 Vanderbilt and Troy. Also had five stops against Alabama and Tennessee...Had fum- due to the loss of several defensive backs because of injury ... first-team wide receiv- ble recovery against Georgia and safety against Tennessee...Logged 20 tackles as a er entering fall camp. 2004: Appeared in 10 games with 10 starts ... started three true freshman in 2002. games at wide receiver and seven at safety ... eight receptions for 84 yards at wide OT Na’Shan Goddard (6-6, 305, Sr., Dayton, Ohio) receiver ... led team with 51 total tackles from his safety position. Starter in all 11 games last season at right offensive tackle...Played both guard and WR Mike Walker (6-2, 200, Jr., Orlando, Fla.) center in 2003, playing in all 12 games, drawing 11 starts...Named Freshman All- Junior wide receiver who played both offense and defense in 2004 ... perhaps the The Sporting News best all-around athlete on the team who is back at wide receiver ... explosive receiver America and Freshman All-SEC by in 2002...Appeared in nine who is a deep threat ... could have a breakout season in 2005. 2004: Two-way play- games with three starts as a redshirt freshman in 2002. er who started at and moved back to wide receiver ... led team with three Rover Ko Simpson (6-2, 180, So., Rock Hill, S.C.) interceptions ... nine receptions for 191 yards and one touchdown on offense. Consensus Freshman All-America and first-team Freshman All-SEC last DE Paul Carrington (6-7, 250, Sr, Guyton, Ga.) season...Was also named second-team All-SEC by the league’s coaches...Led the SEC Returning starter at defensive end ... tall defensive end with good athletic ability ... and was third in the nation with six interceptions...Fifth in the SEC in total passes continued to improve as the season progressed in 2004 ...productive spring should lead defensed (6 INTs, 6 PBUs)...Had 61 total tackles and recovered three , which to a strong senior campaign...Appeared in all 11 games in 2004 including seven starts tied for second in the SEC...Was named SEC Defensive Player of the Week against at defensive end. Arkansas.

2004 STATISTICAL COMPARISON ( ) - SEC Ranking; [ ] - NCAA Ranking SERIES/GAME NOTES Record: USC, 2-0 • Last: USC, 33-31 (9/6/1997 at Columbia) CATEGORY UCF SOUTH CAROLINA The game marks the first for Steve Spurrier as head coach of South Carolina and his SCORING OFFENSE 15.91 [113] 22.1 (8) [84] first game as a collegiate coach since leading Florida to a victory in the 2002 over Syracuse...The Gamecocks have scored 33 points in each of the two pre- TOTAL OFFENSE 280.0 [114] 368.9 (7) [63] vious meetings with the Golden Knights...This marks Central Florida’s first game as a RUSHING 97.0 [107] 168.7 (6) [41] member of Conference USA...UCF coach Georgia O’Leary is looking for his first win as coach of the Golden Knights...Carolina is 72-35-4 (.667) in opening day games. USC PASSING 183.0 [87] 200.2 (7) [74] has won its last seven when opening a season at home. Carolina returns 40 lettermen SCORING DEFENSE 32.91 [100] 20.8 (5) [29] and 10 starters from last season’s 6-5 squad. Since 2000, Gamecocks are 17-6 in August-September games...Spurrier named redshirt sophomore quarterback Blake TOTAL DEFENSE 403.64 [83] 315.2 (5) [20] Mitchell as the starter for the season opener against Central Florida. Mitchell, a 6-3, RUSHING 186.45 [85] 137.9 (6) [43] 194-pounder from LaGrange, Ga., saw action in five games during the 2004 season, PASSING 217.18 [66] 177.3 (5) [14] completing 9-of-22 passes for 86 yards and one touchdown. He completed 12-of-23 passes for 175 yards and one touchdown pass in the Garnet and black Spring Game TURNOVER MARGIN -0.27 [80] +0.09 (6) [56] this past spring. 2005 SEC Football • Page 19 Week 1 OPENING WEEKEND SEC FOOTBALL GAME PREVIEWS • VANDERBILT COMMODORES at WAKE FOREST DEMON DECONS• Thursday, Sept. 1 • 6:00 p.m. CT • Winston-Salem, N.C. • Groves Stadium (31,500)

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VANDERBILT (2-9, 1-7 SEC in 2004) WAKE FOREST (4-7, 1-7 ACC in 2004) Head Coach: Bobby Johnson (Clemson, ‘73) Head Coach: Jim Grobe (Virginia, ‘75) Overall/Yrs: 66-65 (.504) / 12th Season Overall/Yrs: 55-58-1 (.487) / 11th Season VU/Yrs: 6-29 (.171) / 4th Season ULM/Yrs: 22-25 (.468) / 5th Season 2005 Schedule: See page 2 2005 Schedule: 9/1-VANDERBILT; 9/10-at Nebraksa; 9/17-EAST CAROLINA; 9/24 National Rankings: N/A MARYLAND; 10/1-CLEMSON; 10/8-at Florida State; 10/15-at Boston College; Formations: Offense - Two-Back “I” • Defense - 4-3 10/22-N.C. State; 10/29-at Duke; 11/5-at Georgia Tech; 11/17-MIAMI (Fla.) Football SID Contact: Larry Leathers, Assistant SID National Rankings: N/A Phone: (615) 322-4121 / Fax: (615) 343-7064 Formations: Offense - I-Pro • Defense - 4-3 Email: [email protected] Football SID Contact: Mike Vest, Football Contact Internet Web Address: www.vucommodores.com Phone: (336 758-5640 / Fax: (336) 758-5140 Email: [email protected] KEY PLAYERS Internet Web Address: www.wakeforestsports.com

QB Jay Cutler (6-4, 225, Sr., Santa Claus, Ind.) KEY PLAYERS Enters senior campaign as SEC’s most experienced quarterback with 34 career starts...Finished fifth in the SEC in pass efficiency, fifth in passing yards per game and LB John Abbate (5-11, 245, So., Powder Springs, Ga.) fifth in total offensive yards per game last season...Has 6,665 career total offensive 2004 Named honorable mention All-ACC, the first Deacon freshman to earn league yards and needs 384 more to break into SEC Career Top 10 List...Two-time team cap- honors of any kindsince 1976... runner-up for ACC Rookie of the Year...selected as the tain who was Vanderbilt’s Offensive Back MVP in 2004. Bill George Award winner as the team’s most outstanding lineman... chosen second WR Erik Davis (6-1, 190, Sr., Nashville, Tenn.) team freshman All-America by Rivals.com and third team freshman All-America by The Enters senior campaign needed 33 receptions and 355 receiving yards to reach Sporting News. Commodore all-time top 10 in both categories...Caught at least three passes in eight RB Chris Barclay (5-10, 180, Sr., Louisville, Ky.) games in 2004...Has started in 19 of 21 career games played....Has caught career- Named first team All-ACC in 2004... earned Wake Forest’s Most Valuable Player best six pass three times, including a 138-yard effort against Ole Miss in 2003, which Award in a vote by his teammates... led the ACC in rushing during the regular season is also a career-high. for the second straight year (91.8 ypg)... carried 243 times for 1,010 yards and nine LB Moses Osemwegie (6-0, 228, Sr., Nashville, Tenn.) . Ranked second among returning SEC QBs in passing yards and total offense for OT Steve Vallos (6-3, 297, Jr., Boardman, Ohio) 2004 ... Completed 187 of 327 passes for 2,347 yards with 18 TDs and 13 INTs in Named second team All-ACC by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association... 2003 ... 57.2 percent completion rate in 2003 was highest for Vandy QB in 14 sea- selected first team All-ACC by Rivals... started all 11 games for the Deacons, one of sons ... Voted team co-captain for second straight season. only three offensive players to do so. SS Kelechi Ohanaja (6-1, 200, Sr., Arlington, Texas) FS Josh Gattis (6-1, 212, Jr., Durham, N.C.) Returning two-year starter, drawing 20 career starts...Accounted for 64 total tack- Played and started at free safety in all11 games last season...one of four defensive les last season after reaching 99 tackle mark in 2003...Logged career-high 18 total players to start every game...the team’s second-leading tackler with 71 stops... made tackles against South Carolina in 2004....Has five career double digit tackle games and 50 solo tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, one sack, four pass break-ups, two interceptions, has earned team Defensive Player of the Week honors three times. an ACC-leading three fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles.

2004 STATISTICAL COMPARISON ( ) - SEC Ranking; [ ] - NCAA Ranking SERIES/GAME NOTES Record: VU, 4-3 • Last: VU, 17-10 (10/7/2000 at Wake Forest) CATEGORY VANDERBILT WAKE FOREST Vanderbilt has won three straight versus the Demon Deacons...VU holds a 2-1 lead in SCORING OFFENSE 19.3 (10) [105] 20.91 [93] games played in Winston-Salem...Vanderbilt is 63-34-4 (.644) in season openers and have lost the last seven... The Commodores return 43 lettermen including 13 TOTAL OFFENSE 334.8 (9) [89] 351.27 [76] starters... Vanderbilt linebacker Moses Osemwegie has been named to the preseason RUSHING 148.5 (11) [65] 206.09 [17] watch list for the prestigious Rotary Lombardi Award. ..For the second consecutive season, Vanderbilt senior Jay Cutler has been named to the preseason watch list for PASSING 186.3 (9) [83] 145.18 [109] the Davey O’Brien Award. ..Osemwegie and Cutler were named Preseason First Team SCORING DEFENSE 26.0 (11) [66] 23.0 [41] All-SEC by the leagues coaches... In 2004, Cutler became just the third Commodore quarterback in 50 years to complete 60 percent of his attempts. TOTAL DEFENSE 402.5 (11) [82] 393.18 [71] RUSHING 194.5 (11) [95] 157.91 [68] PASSING 208.0 (10) [53] 235.27 [84] TURNOVER MARGIN +0.36 (3) [36] +0.64 [18] 2005 SEC Football • Page 20 Week 1 OPENING WEEKEND SEC FOOTBALL GAME PREVIEWS • UAB BLAZERS at TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS • 12:30 p.m. ET • Knoxville, Tenn. • Neyland Stadium/Shields-Watkins Field (104,079)

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UAB (7-5, 5-3 Conference USA in 2004) TENNESSEE (10-3, 7-1 SEC in 2004) Head Coach: (Vanderbilt, ‘73) Head Coach: Phillip Fulmer (Tennessee, ‘72) Overall/Yrs: 86-136-1 (.388) /21st Season Overall/Yrs: 123-31 (.799) / 14th Season UAB/Yrs: 54-597 (.478) / 11th Season UT/Yrs: 123-31 (.799) / 14th Season 2005 Schedule: 9/3-at Tennessee; 9/10-at Troy; 9/17-JACKSONVILLE STATE; 2005 Schedule: See page 3 10/1-RICE; 10/8-SMU; 10/15-at Marshall; 10/21-SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI; National Rankings: 3rd - AP / 3rd - USA Today 101/1-at Memphis; 11/12-CENTRAL FLORIDA; 11/19-at UTEP; 11/26 - at East Formations: Offense - Multiple • Defense - 4-3 Carolina. Football SID Contact: Bud Ford, Associate AD / Media Relations; National Rankings: N/A John Painter, Associate SID Formations: Offense - Multiple • Defense - 4-3 Phone: (865) 974-1212 / Fax: (865) 974-1269 Football SID Contact: Norm Reilly, Asst. AD/Media Relations Email: [email protected]; [email protected] Jason Falls, Assistant SID Internet Web Address: www.utsports.com Phone: (205)934-0722/ Fax: (912) 681-0046 Email: [email protected], [email protected] KEY PLAYERS Internet Web Address: www.uabsports.com DT Jesse Mahelona (6-2, 300, Sr., Kailua-Lona, Hawaii) KEY PLAYERS 2005 Playboy Preseason All-America...2004 All-America selection by The Sporting QB Darrell Hackney (6-1, 235, Sr., Atlanta, Ga.) News...Led SEC with 18.5 tackles for loss, resulting in minus-81 yards for Vol oppo- Three-time Watch List candidate for Davey O’Brien Award ... also tabbed to 2005 nents...Also garnered All-SEC honors from AP and second-team selection by Watch List for Maxwell Award ... threw for 3,070 yards and 26 touchdowns in 2004 Coaches...Recorded multiple TFLs in six games--Fla. (2), Aub. (2), Ga. (3), S.C. (2), N.D. ... led Conference USA in passing yards last season ... Has 6,706 career passing yards (5) and SEC title game (2). and 49 touchdowns. DB Jason Allen (6-2, 200, Sr., Muscle Shoals, Ala.) DE Larry McSwain (6-1, 250, Jr., Mobile, Ala.) 2005 Playboy Preseason All-America...2004 All-America Associated Press Led C-USA in sacks and was among national leaders in sacks in 2004 with 13 ... (3rd)...All-SEC Coaches and Associated Press (2nd)... also had 18 tackles for loss last season ... only sophomore in 2004 to earn spot on all- Semifinalist...Returns for senior year after leading SEC in tackles last season with conference first-team offense or defense ... transferred to UAB from Jackson State ... 123....First non-linebacker to lead Vols in total hits since records began in 1970...Third listed as Watch List candidate for 2005 Nagurski Award. in I-A with 88 solo tackles...Two-time team captain. RB Dan Burks (6-1, 218, Jr., Vestavia Hills, Ala.) OG Cody Douglas (6-4, 330, Sr., LaMarque, Texas) Ran for team-high 880 yards and 5.4 per carry average in 2004 ... has totaled 1524 Part of offensive line that helped the Vols to two 1000-yard rushers in yards in career ... earned third-team All-Conference USA honors as a sophomore ... 2004...Returned to form in SEC Championship Game and Cotton Bowl after missing Came back for outstanding 2004 season after missing most of 2003 due to hamstring most of second half of 2004 with foot injury...Can play multiple positions on offensive and shoulder injuries. front...Made nine starts at right guard in 2003. WR/RS Reggie Lindsey (5-10, 185, Sr., Pensacola, Fla.) TB Gerald Riggs, Jr. (6-0, 217, Sr., Chattanooga, Tenn.) Played first season at UAB in 2004 and earned second-team all-conference recog- Led the Vols in rushing in 2004 with 1107 yards...Turned in three 100-yard efforts nition as a ... averaged 25.5 yards per kickoff return and ranked No. in last four games of 2004, including 182-yard blitz on only 11 carries in SEC 18 nationally ... also averaged 10.1 yards per punt return ... also had 20 receptions for Championshipi Game against Auburn...Teamed with Cedric Houston to become UT's 227 yards and four TDs as a wide receiver. first pair of 1000-yard rushers in same season.

2004 STATISTICAL COMPARISON ( ) - SEC Ranking; [ ] - NCAA Ranking {GSU-DIAA Ranking} SERIES/GAME NOTES Record: UT, 1-0 • Last: UT, 37-13 (11/7/1998 at Knoxville) CATEGORY UAB TENNESSEE Tennessee and UAB have met only once, with Tennessee winning 37-13 at home- SCORING OFFENSE 31.0 [23] 29.08 (4) [39] coming during the Vols’ 1998 National Championship season...UAB head coach Watson Brown was the head coach at rival SEC Eastern Division school Vanderbilt TOTAL OFFENSE 403.00 [33] 399.46 (4) [35] from 1986-90...Brown is the brother of Texas head coach Mac Brown...UAB has post- RUSHING 146.92 [69] 186.00 (3) [24] ed two wins against two SEC opponents during the last five years, winning at Mississippi State in 2004 and at LSU in 2000...Tennessee is 80-22-6 (.769) in season PASSING 256.08 [26] 213.46 (4) [59] opening games. The Vols have won nine straight season openers by a combined score SCORING DEFENSE 29.25 [77] 22.69 (7) [38] of 348-99. Running back Gerald Riggs, Jr. was named to the Walter Camp Player of the Year Watch List. Riggs rushed for over 1,100 yards last season, scoring six TDs. TOTAL DEFENSE 411.58 [85] 356.38(7) [45] Riggs busted off an 80 yard run against Auburn, the longest in the SEC last season. RUSHING 141.58 [51] 120.0 (4) [25] PASSING 270.0 [111] 236.38 (12) [86] TURNOVER MARGIN 0.00 [62] +0.46 (2) [28] 2005 SEC Football • Page 21 Week 1 OPENING WEEKEND SEC FOOTBALL GAME PREVIEWS • BOISE STATE BRONCOS at GEORGIA BULLDOGS • 5:30 p.m. ET • Athens, Ga.• Sanford Stadium (92,746)

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BOISE STATE (11-1, 8-0 WAC in 2004) GEORGIA (10-2, 6-2 SEC in 2004) Head Coach: Dan Hawkins (UC Davis, ‘84) Head Coach: Mark Richt (Miami, Fla., ‘82) Overall/Yrs: 84-17-1 (82.4) / 10th season Overall/Yrs: 42-10 (.808) / 5th Season BSU/Yrs: 44-6 (88.0) / 5th Season UGA/Yrs: 42-10 (.808) / 5th Season 2005Schedule: 9/3-at Georgia; 9/10-at Oregon State; 9/21-BOWLING GREEN; 2005 Schedule: See page 2 10/1-at Hawaii; 10/8-PORTLAND STATE; 10/15-SAN JOSE STATE; 10/22-at National Rankings: 13th - AP / 13th - USA Today Utah State; 10/29-NEVADA; 11/5-NEW MEXICO STATE; 11/10-at Fresno State; Formations: Offense - Pro-Style • Defense - 4-3 Multiple 11/19-IDAHO; 11/26-at Louisiana Tech. Football SID Contact: Claude Felton, Associate AD / Media Relations National Rankings: 18th - AP / 19th - USA Today Phone: (706) 542-1621 / Fax: (706) 542-9339 Formations: Offense - Multiple • Defense - Multiple Email: [email protected] Football SID Contact: Max Corbet, Asst. AD/Media Relations / Internet Web Address: www.georgiadogs.com Todd Miles, SID Phone: (208) 426--1515 / Fax: (208) 426-1778 KEY PLAYERS Email: [email protected], [email protected] OT Max Jean-Gilles (6-4, 340, Sr., Miami, Fla.) Internet Web Address: www.broncosports.com Named first-team All-SEC by the league’s coaches and second-team by AP in 2004...In 2003, was second-team All-SEC by the league’s coaches and honorable men- KEY PLAYERS tion by AP...Named SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week last season vs. QB Jared Zabransky (6-2, 203, Jr., Hermiston, Ore.) Vanderbilt...Started 26 consecutive games at tackle. Named the WAC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year by The Sporting TE Leonard Pope (6-7, 250, Jr., Americus, Ga.) News…Named preseason first-team All-WAC by Athlon Sports…Named a “Player to Named first-team All-SEC by the AP and the league’s coaches...In 2004, was Watch” by the Touchdown Club of Columbus, Ohio…Ranked 30th on the Hot 100, a team’s third leading receiver with 25 catches for 482 yards and six list of the top 100 college football players in 2005 by ESPN.com, the seventhranked touchdowns...Caught at least one TD pass in five of last six regular season games, quarterback on the list. including two against Florida...Won squad’s Most Improved Offensive Player Award RB Lee Marks (5-7, 181, Sr., Reseda, Calif.) and Special Teams Performance Award last season...Had three catches for 65 yards Named preseason first-team All-WAC by Athlon Sports…(2004) Named honorable in against Wisconsin. mention All-WAC after leading the team in rushing with 968 yards, the 13th most in TB Thomas Brown (5-8, 177, So., Tucker, Ga.) school history, and two touchdowns on 189 carries…Also caught nine passes for 40 Team’s leading rusher in 2005 Outback Bowl vs. Wisconsin, with 111 yards on 16 yards with a touchdown. carries...Named recipient of UGA’s Offensive Newcomer of the Year Award...Played in DT Alex Guerrero (6-1, 293, Sr., Brea, Calif.) 11 games, drawing three starts and led team in rushing with 875 yards on 172 car- Named preseason first-team All-WAC by Athlon Sports…(2004) Earned honorable ries and eight TDs with 16 catches for 150 yards...Rushed for more than 100 yards mention All-WAC honors after finishing sixth on the team in tackles with 46 tackles, in four games, including high of 130 yards on 22 carries and 3 TDs against Kentucky. a team-best 8.5 tackles for loss, and 2.5 sacks. DT Kedric Golston (6-4, 282, Sr., Tyrone, Ga.) LB Corey Hall (6-1, 228, Jr., Glenns Ferry, Ind.) Named honorable mention All-SEC by the AP in 2004...Has 20 career starts, includ- Named preseasonfirst-team All-WAC by Athlon Sports…Named to the 2005 Rotary ing all 12 games in 2004....Earned first start in 2002, becoming first true freshman to Lombardi Award Watch List…Named the nation’s 12th-best inside linebacker by The start at nose tackle for the Bulldogs since 1994...Named third-team freshman All- Sporting News…(2004) Named firstteam All-WAC after finishing second on the team America and Freshman All-SEC in 2002...Suffered broken leg in 2002 and broken shoul- with 85 tackles, first with 8.5 tackles for loss, two sacks and three interceptions. der blade in 2003...Has 72 career total tackles, including six for losses (-23 yards).

2004 STATISTICAL COMPARISON ( ) - SEC Ranking; [ ] - NCAA Ranking SERIES/GAME NOTES Record: First Meeting CATEGORY BOISE STATE GEORGIA This marks the first time that Georgia and Boise State have ever met on the football SCORING OFFENSE 48.92 [2] 27.92 (6) [45] field...Boise State returns 17 starters and is coming off the best season in school his- TOTAL OFFENSE 492.67 [4] 404.50 (3) [31] tory, which included 11 wins, the WAC Championship and a final top 15 ranking in both national polls...Georgia quarterback D.J. Shockley, who has played extensively RUSHING 229.83 [14] 156.83 (9) [57] the last three seas on, will be starting for the first time in his Bulldog career against Boise State...Boise State will mark the first ranked non-conference team Georgia has PASSING 262.83 [20] 247.67 (2) [30] played in Athens since facing No. 18 Georgia Tech during the 2000 season...Georgia SCORING DEFENSE 25.67 [64] 16.50 (3) [9] is 84-24-3 (.770) in opening day games...The Bulldogs have won eight straight season TOTAL DEFENSE 357.83 [47] 288.92 (4) [8] openers, by a combined score of 317-97...Bulldogs return 57 lettermen and 16 starters from last year’s 10-2 squad...Since 1999, Georgia’s 54-18 mark (.750) is the RUSHING 103.92 [10] 106.92 (3) [15] best in the SEC. PASSING 253.92 [99] 182.0 (6) [16] TURNOVER MARGIN -+0.75 [13] -0.17 (8) [73] 2005 SEC Football • Page 22 Week 1 OPENING WEEKEND SEC FOOTBALL GAME PREVIEWS • WYOMING COWBOYS at FLORIDA GATORS • 6 p.m. ET • Gainesville, Fla. • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field (88,548)

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WYOMING (7-5, 3-4 Mountain West in 2004) FLORIDA (7-5, 4-4 SEC in 2004) Head Coach: Joe Glenn (South Dakota ‘71) Head Coach: Urban Meyer (Cincinnati, ‘86) Overall/Yrs: 169-72-1 (.700), 21st Season Overall/Yrs: 39-8 (.615) / 5th Season UM/Yrs: 11-13 (.458), 3rd Season UF/Yrs: First Season 2005 Schedule: 9/3-at Florida; 9/10-LA-Monroe; 9/17-at Air Force; 9/24-at 2005 Schedule: See page 2 Ole Miss; 10/1-UNLV;10/8-TCU 10/15-NEW MEXICO; 10/22-at Colorado State; National Rankings: 10th - AP / 11th - USA Today 11/5-at Utah; 11/12-BYU; 11/19-at San Diego State. Formations: Offense - Spread • Defense - Multiple, 4-3 National Rankings: N/A Football SID Contact: Steve McClain, Assistant AD/ Sports Information Formations: Offense - One-back • Defense - 4-3 Phone: (352) 375-4683, ext. 6102 / Fax: (352) 375-4809 Football SID Contact: Kevin M. McKinney, Associate AD Email: [email protected] Tim Harkins, Assistant AD Internet Web Address: www.gatorzone.com Phone: (307) 766-2256 / Fax: (307) 766-2346 Email: [email protected], [email protected] KEY PLAYERS Internet Web Address: www.wyomingathletics.com QB Chris Leak (6-0, 195, Jr., Charlotte, N.C.) Second-team All-SEC by league’s coaches in 2004...Freshman All-America and SEC KEY PLAYERS Offensive Freshman of the Year in 2003...Eighth in Florida career record books in WR Jovon Bouknight (Sr., 6-1, 191, Denver, Colo.) career passing yards (5,632) and career completions (428)...Two-time SEC Offensive All-America and Fred Biletnikoff Award Candidate...In 2004, Bouknight ranked No. Player of the Week in 2004 (322 yards, 3 TDs vs. Arkansas; 319 yards; 6 TDs vs. 15 in the nation in total receiving yards (1,075)...He concluded the 2004 season with South Carolina)...Has thrown a touchdown pass in all 21 of his career starts. four consecutive 100-yard receiving games againstsome of the best secondaries in the LB Earl Everett (6-2, 224, Jr., Webster, Fla.) country -- 121 yards at UNLV, 142 yards vs. Utah, 128 yards at New Mexico and 107 Named second-team All-SEC by the league’s coaches in 2004...Finished second on yards vs. UCLA in the Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas Bowl. squad in total tackles last season with 74, including 46 solos. Also tied for team lead PK Deric Yaussi (Sr., 5-11, 199, Fort Collins, Colo.) with 4.5 sacks...Earned 11 starts last season, missing only the Vanderbilt game with All-America and Lou Groza Award Candidate...Yaussi ranked No. 13 in the NCAA a concussion...Logged season-high and tied a career-best with 12 stops against and No. 1 in the Mountain West Conference in field goals made in 2004, averaging Mississippi State...Named SEC All-Freshman in 2003 after recording 52 total tackles. 1.50 per game...Yaussi also ranked No. 38 in the nation and No. 2 in the MWC in scor- C Mike Degory (6-6, 306, Sr., Palm Bay, Fla.) ing, averaging 7.5 points per game. Three-year starter at center for the Gators...Named second-team All-SEC and mem- CB Derrick Martin (Jr., 5-11, 189, Westminster, Colo.) ber of Rimington Trophy Watch List for nation’s top center in 2003 and 2004...Named All-America, Bronko Nagurski Award and Jim Thorpe Award Candidate...•Martin Freshman All-America by The Sporting News in 2002...Has started 38 consecutive concluded the 2004 season ranked No. 14 in the NCAA in passes defended,with a games (every game of his career) for 2,552 plays...Member of SEC Academic Honor total of 17 in 12 games for a 1.42 per game average. Martin was named the National Roll and SEC Good Works Team. Defensive Player of the Week by the Bronko Nagurski Award Committee for his per- LB Brandon Siler (6-2, 230, So., Orlando, Fla.) formance in a 37-32 Wyoming win over Ole Miss in 2004. SEC Freshman of the Year by league’s coaches in 2004 and member of Freshman FS John Wendling (Jr.,6-1, 209, Rock Springs, Wyo.) All-America teams...Led Gators in tackles last season with 77 stops, including 50 Wendling was Wyoming’s leading tackler as a sophomore in 2004 with 89 total solos. Also had 10 tackles for losses, including two sacks...Only second true fresh- tackles...He ranked No. 15 in the Mountain West Conference in tackles as a sopho- man in school history to lead Gators in tackles (Scot Brantley, 1976, 145)...Had 14 more in ‘04...With three interceptions last season, Wendling ranked ninth in the MWC. stops against South Carolina and 10 against Miami (Fla.) in the Peach Bowl.

2004 STATISTICAL COMPARISON ( ) - SEC Ranking; [ ] - NCAA Ranking SERIES/GAME NOTES Record: UF, 1-0 • Last: UF, 13-0 (9/15/1951 at Jacksonville) CATEGORY WYOMING FLORIDA Florida and Wyoming have met only once before, a 1951 meeting in Jacksonville, SCORING OFFENSE 26.50 [51] 31.83 (2) [19] Fla...This will be the first game for Urban Meyer as head coach of Florida...Wyoming returns 19 of 24 starters from last season’s team, who beat UCLA 24-21 in the Las TOTAL OFFENSE 369.75 [62] 426.92 (1) [22] Vegas Bowl...Wyoming captured its first-ever victory over and SEC school in 2004, RUSHING 129.33 [82] 155.83 (10) [58] defeating Ole Miss 37-32 in Laramie...Florida is 75-24 (.758) in season opening games in its history, including 35-1 in its last 36 season openers... Gators return 47 letter- PASSING 240.42 [36] 271.08 (1) [146] men and 14 starters from last year’s squad 7-5 squad... Florida is 81-11 (.880) at SCORING DEFENSE 24.75 [53] 21.08 (6) [31] home since 1990, fourth best winning percentage in the nation during that time... Florida has kicked off the season ranked among the top 25 teams in college football TOTAL DEFENSE 390.67 [67] 345.58 (6) [42] in each of the past 15 seasons...In 13 of the last 15 preseason AP polls, UF has been RUSHING 179.17 [81] 141.92 (7) [53] ranked inside the top 10. PASSING 211.50 [57] 203.67 (8) [46] TURNOVER MARGIN +0.58 [19] +0.33 (4) [40] 2005 SEC Football • Page 23 Week 1 OPENING WEEKEND SEC FOOTBALL GAME PREVIEWS • MIDDLE TENNESSEE BLUE RAIDERS at ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE • 6 p.m. CT • Tuscaloosa, Ala. • Bryant-Denny Stadium (83,818)

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MIDDLE TENNESSEE (5-6, 4-4 Sun Belt in 2004) ALABAMA (6-6, 3-5 SEC in 2004) Head Coach: Andy McCollum (Austin Peay, ‘81) Head Coach: Mike Shula (Alabama, ‘87) Overall/Yrs: 30-38 (.411) / 7th Season Overall/Yrs: 10-15 (.400) / 3rd Season MT/Yrs: 30-38 (.411) / 7th Season UA/Yrs: 10-15 (.400) / 3rd Season 2005 Schedule: 9/3-at Alabama; 9/10-NORTH TEXAS; 9/17-AKRON; 9/24-at 2005 Schedule: See page 2 Temple; 10/1-at Vanderbilt; 10/8 at Florida Atlantic; 10/22-LA-LAFAYETTE; National Rankings: N/A - AP / 24th - USA Today 10/29-at Florida International; 11/5-ARKANSAS STATE; 11/12-UL-MONROE; Formations: Offense - Multiple • Defense - Pressing 11/19-at Troy. Football SID Contact: Larry White, Associate AD / Media Relations National Rankings: N/A Phone: (205) 348-6084 / Fax: (205) 348-8841 Formations: Offense - Multiple • Defense - 4-2-5 Email: [email protected] Football SID Contact: Mark Owens, Assistant AD / Media Relations Internet Web Address: www.rolltide.com Phone: (615) 898-5057 / Fax: (615) 898-5626 Email: [email protected] KEY PLAYERS Internet Web Address: www.goblueraiders.com QB Brodie Croyle (6-3, 205, Sr., Rainbow City, Ala.) Suffered season-ending knee injury in third game of 2004 season. Before injury, KEY PLAYERS was 44-of-66 for 534 yards with 6 TDs and no interceptions...The first sophomore in QB Clint Marks (6-2, 203, Jr., Fort Myers, Fla.) Alabama history to throw for more than 2,000 yards in a season...He holds the school Completed a school record 35 passes at Louisiana-Lafayette in 2004 ... Set the sin- single-game record for most plays in a season (413), most pass attempts (341) and is gle-season passing yardage record with 2,749 in 2004 ... No. 2 on the single-season tied for most touchdowns in a season (16). completion percentage list (70.4) ... Ranks first on the single-season list in passing RB Kenneth Darby (5-11, 205, Jr., Huntsville, Ala.) completions with 259 set in 2004 ... His 14 touchdown passes in 2004 ranks tied for Led Alabama in rushing in 2004 with 1,061 yards on 218 carries and 8 TDs. Also seventh ... Ranks ninth on the career list with 21 touchdown passes. had 15 catches for 74 yards and a score in 2004...Is the SEC’s leading returning rush- DL Jeff Littlejohn (6-2, 318, Sr., Gaffney, S.C.) er in 2005...In 22 career games, has rushed for 1,246 yards...In first career start (vs. Southern Miss in 2004), rushed for 197 yards on 29 carries and a TD...Also had 200 Earned the defense's Most Valuable Player award during 2004 spring drills ... yards rushing on 36 carries against Miss. State. Played in nine contests with five starts, registering 17 total stops including 1.5 for LB DeMeco Ryans (6-2, 232, Sr., Bessemer, Ala.) loss and one fumble recovery. Second on team in tackles with 78 (46 solos) after leading team in tackles with WR Chris Henry (5-8, 171, Sr., Kingsport, Tenn.) 126 in 2003...In 38 career games, has 231 total tackles with 17 behind the line of Registered a career-high 60 receptions for 586 yards, ranking second on the team scrimmage...Has seven career double digit tackle games...His 126 tackles in 2003 was in both categories ... Also rushed six times for 27 yards ... Caught a career-high 10 the second highest in Alabama history....Set school record with 25 total tackles passes for 80 yards at Akron ... Made five catches for 44 yards versus Florida Atlantic against Arkansas in 2003...Member of SEC Academic Honor Roll and member of UA ... Had seven receptions at Louisiana-Lafayette. Student-Athlete Advisory Board. LB Jonathan Bonner (6-0, 222, Jr., Birmingham, Ala.) FS Roman Harper (6-1, 197, Sr., Prattville, Ala.) Was recovering from his injury and did not compete in contact drills during the Named second-team All-SEC by league’s coaches in 2004...Third on squad in tack- spring ... When healthy, Bonner is one of the best linebackers in the Sun Belt les last season with 77 total (45 solos), including seven behind the line of scrimmage Conference...2004: Played in the opener against Akron and collected seven total stops (-33 yards), three interceptions, two fumble recoveries and a forced fumble...Named including six solo tackles ... Missed the remainder of the year after having a cervical SEC Defensive Player of the Week last season against Ole Miss with 11 total tack- fusion. les...Has 233 career total tackles, three interceptions and 12 pass deflections.

2004 STATISTICAL COMPARISON ( ) - SEC Ranking; [ ] - NCAA Ranking SERIES/GAME NOTES Record: UA, 1-0 • Last: UA, 39-34 (8/31/2002 at Birmingham) CATEGORY MTSU ALABAMA Alabama and MTSU have met only once before, a 39-34 Crimson Tide victory at his- SCORING OFFENSE 24.45 [66] 24.58 (7) [64] toric in Birmingham, Ala...MTSU returns 18 starters from its 2004 squad...Alabama is 86-21-3 (.796) in regular season openers winning its last three, TOTAL OFFENSE 374.27 [57] 326.67 (10) [64] including last season’s 48-17 win over Utah State...The Crimson Tide returns 44 let- RUSHING 106.55 [101] 185.08 (4) [26] termen and 16 starters from last year’s 6-6 squad...The Crimson Tide returned to a bowl game for the first time in 3 years last seaso n, falling to Minnesota in the Music PASSING 267.73 [15] 141.58 (12) [112] City Bowl...Alabama is now 29-21-3 all time in bowl games...Alabama leads all SCORING DEFENSE 26.64 [68] 15.75 (2) [7] Division I teams in bowl appearances (52) and bowl wins (29). ..RB Kenneth Darby and C JB Closner were both named to the Coaches Pre-Season All-SEC Second-Team... TOTAL DEFENSE 412.27 [86] 245.50 (1) [2] The Davey O'Brien Foundation announced that Alabama senior quarterback Brodie RUSHING 138.82 [45] 132.42 (5) [37] Croyle has been named to the pre-season watch list for 2005. PASSING 273.45 [112] 113.08 (1) [1] TURNOVER MARGIN -0.55 [94] +0.50 (1) [25] 2005 SEC Football • Page 24 Week 1 OPENING WEEKEND SEC FOOTBALL GAME PREVIEWS • MISSOURI STATE at ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS • 6 p.m. CT • Fayetteville, Ark. • Reynolds Razorback Stadium (72,000)

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MISSOURI STATE (6-5, 3-4 IAA Gateway in 2004) ARKANSAS (5-6, 3-5 SEC in 2004) Head Coach: Randy Ball (Truman State, ‘73) Head Coach: Houston Nutt (Oklahoma State, ‘81) Overall/Yrs: 94-77-1 (.549) / 16th Season Overall/Yrs: 89-55 (.618) / 13th Season MSU/Yrs: 30-36 (.455) / 7th Season UA/Yrs: 53-33 (.616) / 8th Season 2005 Schedule: 9/3-at Arkansas; 9/10-QUINCY; 9/17-SEMS; 9/24-at Sam Houston 2005 Schedule: See page 2 State; 10/1-at Southern Illinois; 10/8-NORTHERN IOWA; 10/15-at Western National Rankings: N/A Kentucky; 10/22-at Youngstown State; 10/29-INDIANA STATE; 11/5-ILLINOIS Formations: Offense - Multiple • Defense - Multiple STATE; 11/12-at Western Illinois. Football SID Contact: Kevin Trainor, Assistant AD / Sports Information National Rankings: N/A Phone: (479) 575-2751 / Fax: (479) 575-7481 Formations: Offense - One Back • Defense - 3-4 Email: [email protected] Football SID Contact: Mark Stillwells, SID Internet Web Address: www.hogwired.com Phone: (417) 836-5402 / Fax: (417) 836-4868 Email: [email protected] KEY PLAYERS Internet Web Address: www.sports.smsu.edu TB De’Arrius Howard (6-0, 228, Sr., West Memphis, Ark.) KEY PLAYERS Finished second on squad in rushing last season with 529 yards and six TDs...Led Hogs QB A.J. Porter (6-4, 225, Sr., Lockport, Ill.) in rushing attempts in 2004 with 124...Has 1,391 career rushing yards and 19 touch- Porter is back for his final year as the Bears’ starting quarterback and he will again downs...Rushed for career-best 125 yards and a touchdown against Miss. State last sea- bid to guide the Bears’ offense after establishing himself as one of the league’s top son...Had 109 yards rushing and a TD against Louisiana-Monroe last season. signal callers a year ago. Porter finished fourth in the Gateway last year with 166.4 LB Pierre Brown (6-0, 227, Sr., Birningham, Ala.) passing yards per game and he was sixth in pass efficiency with a 117.8 rating. Second on squad last season with 60 tackles (34 solos). Also had six TFLs and two LB Kevin Sears (6-3, 221, So., Kansas City, Mo.) fumble recoveries...Returned blocked field goal 76 yards for a touchdown last season Sears is expected to tighten his hold on a starting linebacker job after getting the against Miss. State and earned SEC Special Teams Player of the Week honors...Had a starting call in five games last year as one of four true freshman to earn varsity let- career-high 12 tackles against Texas...Has 120 career tackles, including nine behind ters for the Bears in 2003 . . . Sears quickly set himself up as one of the top new- the line of scrimmage. comers in the Gateway Football Conference, starting the first two games of the year DE MarcusHarrison (6-3, 300, So., Little Rock, Ark.) and earning a spot on the league’s all-newcomer team. The first Razorback true freshman to start a season opener since safety Greg Lasker PK Jon Scifres (6-2, 197, Sr., Destrehan, La.) in 1982...Started 10 of 11 games at bandit end, earning 31 total tackles...Tallied Scifres was the most decorated kicker in Division I-AA a year ago, earning consen- career-best six tackles against Alabama...Became first UA defensive lineman to score a sus first team All-America honors to go with his all-Gateway first team selection after touchdown in seven years (since 1997) when he returned fumble 18 yards for a score connecting on all 15 field goal attempts, an NCAA record for most without a miss, and against Georgia. 34-of-35 PATs last season. SE Marcus Monk (6-6, 224, So., Lepanto, Ark.) FS Chris Harris (6-0, 180 Jr., Grandview, Mo.) Set Arkansas freshman record with 37 catches for 569 yards and six touchdowns Harris is one of two returning starters in the secondary and will hope to nail down in 2004...Named Freshman All-SEC by the league’s coaches...Started last six games of a similar role in 2005 as a junior. He ranked fourth on the team last season in tackles 2004 season...Led all SEC freshmen in 2004 with 3.4 catches and 51.7 receiving with 26 solos and 51 assists for 77 total stops. He started 10 of 11 games, inter- yards per game...Had career-high seven receptions for 95 yards and a TD against cepted a pair of passes and had three pass breakups. South Carolina.

2004 STATISTICAL COMPARISON ( ) - SEC Ranking; [ ] - NCAA Ranking SERIES/GAME NOTES Record: UA, 4-0 • Last: UA, 38-0 (9/2/2000 at Birmingham) CATEGORY MS [IAA Ranking] ARKANSAS Missouri State, formally Southwest Missouri State or ‘SMS’, will be playing its first SCORING OFFENSE 26.82 [45] 29.82 (3) [33] football game under the new name of ‘Missouri State’...The Razorbacks have won eight straight season openers with their last loss coming in 1996 to SMU. The TOTAL OFFENSE 348.45 [67] 397.91 (5) [36] Razorbacks return 50 lettermen and 18 starters from last year’s 5-6 team...Arkansas RUSHING 170.82 [T36] 187.36 (2) [22] senior Kyle Roper is one of 39 candidates listed on the 2005 Dave Rimington Trophy Watch List, given to the country’s best center... Arkansas had three representatives PASSING 177.64 [75] 210.55 (5) [62] on the Coaches Pre-Season All-SEC Team, including second-teamers WR Marcus Monk SCORING DEFENSE 29.45 [89] 24.55 (8) [50] and OL Zac Tubbs... The Hogs return last season’s leading tackler in SS Vickiel Vaughn, who tallied 66 total tackles in 2004... Head coach Houston Nutt will lead an TOTAL DEFENSE 423.36 [105] 397.18 (10) [76] all-star squad representing the East in the 81st annual East-West Shrine Game set for RUSHING 218.82 [106] 180.27 (8) [82] January 21, 2006. PASSING 204.55 [70] 216.91 (11) [65] TURNOVER MARGIN +0.91 [12] -0.27 (11) [80] 2005 SEC Football • Page 25 Week 1 OPENING WEEKEND SEC FOOTBALL GAME PREVIEWS • at MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS• 6 p.m. CT • Starkville, Miss. • Davis-Wade Stadium at Scott Field (55,082)

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MURRAY STATE (7-4, 6-2 1AA Ohio Valey in 2004) MISSISSIPPI STATE (3-8, 2-6 SEC in 2004) Head Coach: (Southern Colorado, ‘82) Head Coach: Sylvester Croom (Alabama, ‘75) Overall/Yrs: 28-281 (.500) / 6th Season Overall/Yrs: 3-8 (.375) / 2nd Season MSU/Yrs: 28-281 (.500) / 6th Season MSU/Yrs: 3-8 (.375) / 2nd Season 2005 Schedule: 9/3-at Mississippi State; 9/17-INDIANA STATE; 9/24-at Illinois 2005 Schedule: See page 3 State; 10/1-at Tennessee Tech; 10/8-JACKSONVILLE STATE; 10/15-at Samford; National Rankings: N/A 10/22-EASTERN ILLINOIS; 10/29-at SEMS; 11/5-EASTERN KENTUCKY; 11/12- Formations: Offense - Multiple Pro-Style • Defense - 4-3 AUSTIN PEAY; 11/17-at Tennessee-Martin. Football SID Contact: Mike Nemeth, Associate AD/Media & Public Relations National Rankings: N/A Joe Galbraith, Assistant SID Formations: Offense - One-back Multiple • Defense - 8-man front Phone: (662) 325-2703 / Fax: (662) 325-2563 Football SID Contact: Dave Winder, Assistant AD / Media Relations Email: [email protected], [email protected] Phone: (270) 762-4271 / Fax: (270) 762-6814 Internet Web Address: www.mstateathletics.com Email: [email protected] Internet Web Address: www.goracers.com KEY PLAYERS HB Jerious Norwood (6-0, 202, Sr., Brandon, Miss.) KEY PLAYERS Named second-team All-SEC by the league’s coaches in 2004...Second in the SEC in rushing average in 2004 with 95.5 yards per game...Two-time SEC Offensive Player RB Nick Turner (6-1, 180, Sr., Atlanta, Ga..) of the Week last season including 174 yards rushing and two TDs against Florida and Picked as a 2nd team all-OVC player in the pre-season. Rushed for 746 yds last rushing for 112 yards against Tulane...Has 2,086 career rushing yards at season with 7 touchdowns...Originally signed and played as a freshman at Mississippi State...Tallied 201 rushing yards on 24 carries against UAB. State...A top return man in the OVC...Had two punt returns and one kick off that went DE Willie Evans (6-2, 267, Sr., Waynesboro, Miss.) for TD's last season...Ranked 4th in the OVC in all-purpose yards with 1,353...Missed Second on squad and led all SEC defensive linemen in total tackles last season with three games with a broken rib. 67 (47 solos)...Has 159 career tackles, including 27.5 for losses (-73 yards)...Finished fourth in SEC and was team leader in tackles for losses last season with 14.5 (-33 OG Eugene Russell (6-2, 30, Sr., Queens, N.Y.) yards)...Had at least one tackle for loss in 10 of 11 games last season....Convered full- All-OVC pick in preseason...Started every game last season, his first with back that has started 25 of State’s last 27 games on the defensive line. MSU...Should vie for 1-AA national honors by the end of the season...A very quick C Chris McNeil (6-32, 301, Sr., Petal, Miss.) guard who many times is able to get outside and lead the way for MSU runners. Has played in 26 games during Bulldog career, drawing 15 starts, at center...Started all 11 games of 2004 season, and was on field for every play of six LB Patrick Schultz (5-11, 222, Sr., Louisville, Ky.) games...Graded out at 75.3 percent for the year, including a 78.5 percent grade over Has started all 35 games in the last three seasons...Is the leader of the MSU the final seven weeks of the season...Scored season high 85 percent blocking grade defense...Had 58 tackles last season...And has 199 total tackles in his career at MSU. against Florida with 10 knockdown blocks. LB Quinton Culberson (6-0, 216, Jr., Jackson, Miss.) WR Dan Rumley (6-5, 219, Sr., Birmingham, Ala.) Has played in 19 games, earning starts at outside linebacker and in the secondary Uses his height to a great advantage...Caught 36 passes last season for 578 yards during his career...Started the final five games of his sophomore season at linebacker and 6 touchdowns...Transferred to MSU from North Carolina. after having started eight games as a freshman at cornerback...Tallied 56 tackles on the season, with one return (35-yard touchdown), two pass deflections and a caused fumble...Had career high 11 stops against Arkansas last season. 2004 STATISTICAL COMPARISON ( ) - SEC Ranking; [ ] - NCAA Ranking SERIES/GAME NOTES Record: Mississippi State, 1-0 • Last: MSU, 69-0 (11/2/1946 at Starkville) CATEGORY MSU [IAA Ranking] MISS. STATE Mississippi State and Murray State have met only once before, a 69-0 ho mecoming SCORING OFFENSE 26.09 [56] 15.73 (11) [114] victory for the Bulldogs in 1946...A victory over Murray State would give the Bulldogs back-to-back season-opening victories for the first time since the 2000-2001 sea- TOTAL OFFENSE 387.09 [36] 303.18 (2) [24] sons...Racer starting running back Nick Turner is a former two-year letterman and RUSHING 219.36 [18] 158.55(8 [56] SEC Player of the Week for Mississippi State...The Bulldogs are 73-30-2 (.705) in season openers, defeating Tulane 28-7 to start the 2004 season... Mississippi State PASSING 167.73 [84] 144.64 (11) [110] had seven players selected to the Preseason All-SEC team as voted by the league’s SCORING DEFENSE 20.0 [23] 25.45 (10) [60] coaches. Jerious Norwood was a First Team All-SEC selection at running back... Norwood was second in the SEC last season is rushing yards per game, en route to a TOTAL DEFENSE 300.91 [11] 364.82 (8) [51] 1,000 yard season and 7 TDs. RUSHING 113.55 [17] 190.36 (10) [89] PASSING 187.36[40] 174.45 (4) [11] TURNOVER MARGIN +0.55 [T21] -0.09 (7) [66] 2005 SEC Football • Page 26 Week 1 OPENING WEEKEND SEC FOOTBALL GAME PREVIEWS • NORTH TEXAS MEAN GREEN at LSU TIGERS • 7:00 p.m. CT • Baton Rouge, La. • Tiger Stadium (92,400)

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NORTH TEXAS (7-5, 7-0 Sun Belt in 2004) LSU (9-3, 6-2 SEC in 2004) Head Coach: Darrell Dickey (Kansas State, ‘84) Head Coach: Les Miles (Michigan, ‘76) Overall/Yrs: 37-46 (.446) / 8th Season Overall/Yrs: 28-21 (.571) / 5th Season NT/Yrs: 37-46 (.446) / 8th Season LSU/Yrs: First Season 2005 Schedule: 9/3-at LSU; 9/10-at MTSU; 9/17-TULSA; 9/24-at Kansas State; 2005 Schedule: See page 2 10/1-TROY; 10/8-ARKANSAS STATE; 10/15-at Florida International; 10/22-at National Rankings: 5th - AP / 6th - USA Today Louisiana Tech; 10/29-UL-MONROE; 11/5-UL-LAFAYETTE; 11/12-at Florida Formations: Offense - Multiple • Defense - 4-3 Atlantic Football SID Contact: Michael Bonnette, Assistant AD / Sports Information National Rankings: N/A Phone: (225) 578-8226 / Fax: (225) 578-1861 Formations: Offense - Multiple • Defense - 4-3 Email: [email protected] Football SID Contact: Eric Capper, Assoc. AD/Media Relations Internet Web Address: www.lsusports.net Phone: (940) 565-2476 / Fax: (940) 565-3671 Email: [email protected] KEY PLAYERS Internet Web Address: www.meangreensports.com WR Craig Davis (6-2, 195, Jr., New Orleans, La.) Had at least one catch in all 12 games last season for the Tigers...Led the Tigers in KEY PLAYERS catches with 43 fror 659 yards and a touchdown...Drew eight starts in 12 RB (5-9, 205, Sr., Tecumseh, Okla.) games...Caught career-high seven passes for 81 yards against Troy...Had 34-yard TD Last season, battled a series of season-ending injuries in preseason and through the reception against Vanderbilt. first two games before taking a medical redshirt...In 2003, Led the nation in rushing OT Andrew Whitworth (6-7, 325, Sr., West Monroe, La.) (152.7 yards per game) and scoring (11.5 points per game) and ranked in the top six First-team All-SEC by the league’s coaches and second-team by AP in 2004...Played in rushing touchdowns (19) and all-purpose yards (1,771 yards). and started all 12 games last season for the Tigers at left tackle...Has started 38 RB Jamario Thomas (5-11, 195, So., Longview, Texas) straight games on the offensive line dating back to the 2002 season...Led all players on Last season, was Named Player of the Year, Offensive Player the squad with 793 snaps from scrimmage in 2004...Allowed only one sack and was of the Year and Freshman of the Year ... Led the nation in rushing (189.9 avg) and whistled for just five penalties in 2004. Also added 30 pancake blocks and 66 knock- ranked fifth in scoring (11.3 avg) and set a North Texas and Sun Belt Conference downs. record with 1,801 yards ... Set the NCAA freshman record for 200 yards games, going FS LaRon Landry (6-2, 187, Jr., Ama, La.) over that mark five times ... Tied the NCAA record for the fastest to reach 1,000 yards Second-team All-SEC in 2004 by the league’s coaches and AP...Led Tigers in total when he made it in seven games. tacles last season with 92 (53 solos), which was sixth in the SEC...Also had five tac- WR Johnny Quinn (6-0, 199, Jr., McKinney, Texas) les for losses, including three sacks, and four interceptions...Had season-high 14 stops Named to the Sun Belt All-Conference First Team as a punt returner and second againstVanderbilt and 12 tackles against Oregon State...Named Freshman All-America team as a reciever ... Started every game and led the team in both receptions (41) and andsecond-team All-SEC in 2003 after reaching 80 total tackles. receiving yards (681) ... In conference games only, he ranked fourth among all Sun Belt DT Claude Wroten (6-3, 293, Sr., Bastrop, La.) receivers with an average of 69.2 receiving yards per game. Second-team All-SEC in 2004 by the league’s coaches and AP...Logged 44 total PK Nick Bazaldua (5-10, 171, Sr., Desoto, Texas) tackles last season (26 solos) in his first campaign with the Tigers...Had 12 tackles for Selected to the Sun Belt All-Conference First Team ... Ranked second in the Sun losses (-58 yards), which was eighth in the SEC...Had seven tackles against Georgia and Belt Conference in scoring (behind teammate Jamario Thomas) with an average of 7.5 also had four tackles for losses against Alabama...Named SEC Defensive Lineman of the points per game ... Led all Sun Belt kickers in scoring. Week against Vanderbilt with six tackles, three for losses, including two sacks.

2004 STATISTICAL COMPARISON ( ) - SEC Ranking; [ ] - NCAA Ranking SERIES/GAME NOTES Record: LSU, 2-0 • Last: LSU, 52-0 (9/11/1999 at Baton Rouge) CATEGORY NORTH TEXAS LSU This marks the third time in the last 10 seasons LSU and North Texas have faced each SCORING OFFENSE 25.75 [52] 28.67 (5) [41] other, with LSU winning both contests by a combined score of 101-7...LSU’s Les Miles will be making his coaching debut with the Tigers...The Tigers are 78-28-5 (.725) in TOTAL OFFENSE 344.00 [82] 395.58 (6) [38] opening day games... LSU returns 47 letterwinners and 18 starters from last year’s 9- RUSHING 186.42 [23] 193.83 (1) [20] 3 squad...For the second consecutive season, LSU will start the football season ranked in the top 10 in the Associated Press poll as the Tigers are No.5 in the first AP Top PASSING 157.58 [107] 201.75 (6) [72] 25...LSU's Rudy Niswanger is among 39 players from across the country named to the SCORING DEFENSE 29.83 [81] 17.08 (4) [14] Rimington Award Watch List...The Tigers were the pick of the media to win the SEC Western Division in the voting of conference media members... Senior offensive line- TOTAL DEFENSE 414.17 [87] 256.92 (2) [3] man Andrew Whitworth was named to the first-team All-SEC offense while senior RUSHING 172.83 [74] 99.75 (1) [7] wide receiver Skyler Green was chosen as the first team Return Specialist and second PASSING 241.33 [92] 157.17 (2) [5] team wide receiver... Alley Broussard, who is out for the year due to injury in summer camp, was also chosen to the second team offense. TURNOVER MARGIN +1.08 [63] -0.17 (8) [73] 2005 SEC Football • Page 27 Week 1 OPENING WEEKEND SEC FOOTBALL GAME PREVIEWS • GEORGIA TECH YELLOW JACKETS at AUBURN TIGERS • 6:45 p.m. CT • Auburn, Ala. • Jordan-Hare Stadium (87,451)

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GEORGIA TECH (7-5, 4-4 ACC in 2004) AUBURN (13-0, 8-0 SEC in 2004) Head Coach: (Florida, ‘74) Head Coach: Tommy Tuberville (Southern Arkansas, ‘76) Overall/Yrs: 45-28 (.616) / 7th Season Overall/Yrs: 76-44 (.633) / 11th Season GT/Yrs: 21-17 (.553) / 4th Season AU/Yrs: 51-24 (.680) / 7th Season 2005 Schedule: 9/3-at Auburn; 9/10-NORTH CAROLINA; 9/17-UCONN; 9/24-at 2005 Schedule: See page 2 Virginia Tech; 10/6-North Carolina State; 10/15-at Duke;10/22-at Miami (Fla.); 10/29- National Rankings: 16th - AP / 15th - USA Today CLEMSON; 11/5-WAKE FOREST; 11/12-at Virginia; 11/26-GEORGIA. Formations: Offense - West Coast Hybrid • Defense - 4-3 National Rankings: N/A Football SID Contact: Kirk Sampson, Assistant AD / Media Relations Formations: Offense - Multiple • Defense - Multiple Phone: (334) 844-9800 / Fax: (334) 844-9807 Football SID Contact: Allison George, Communication Director Email: [email protected] Phone: (404) 894-6283 / Fax: (404) 894-1248 Internet Web Address: www.auburntigers.com Email: [email protected] Internet Web Address: www.ramblinwreck.com KEY PLAYERS

KEY PLAYERS OT Marcus McNeil (6-9, 332, Sr., Decatur, Ga.) QB Reggie Ball (5-11, 195, Jr., Stone Mountain, Ga.) First-Team All-SEC in 2004 by AP and league’s coaches...Has started in 28 career Athletic quarterback and the 2003 Atlantic Coast Conference Rookie of the Year . . . games during the last three seasons, including 12 games last season...Consistently earned Has started 25 straight games since becoming the first true freshman in Georgia Tech mid-to-high 90 grades in 2004, including a 99 percent grade against Georgia and a 98 per- history to start at quarterback in the Yellow Jackets' season opener in 2003 . . . Has cent mark against Alabama...Named SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week against struggled with consistency in his two seasons, but ended the 2004 season on a high note Kentucky last season...Named SEC All-Freshman by league’s coaches and The Sporting as Most Valuable Player of Tech's bowl victory over Syracuse in the Champs Sports News in 2002. Bowl. LB Travis Williams (6-1, 212, Sr., Columbia, S.C.) WR (6-4, 230, So., Tyrone, Ga.) First-Team All-SEC in 2004 by AP and league’s coaches...Has started 25 career Remarkably talented wide receiver who should be one of the nation's top receivers games, including all 13 of last season’s contests...Led Auburn with 80 total tackles next fall . . . Coming off a sensational freshman season in which he was named ACC last season, including nine for losses and two sacks...Had a tackle for loss in eight of Rookie of the Year, first-team all-Atlantic Coast Conference and freshman all-America. 13 games last season...Has career best 12 stops last season against Ole Miss. DE Eric Henderson (6-3, 265, Sr., New Orleans, La.) WR Courtney Taylor (6-2, 198, Jr., Carollton, Ala.) Big-play performer and two-time all-conference selection at right defensive end . . . AP honorable mention All-SEC in 2004...Led Tigers with 43 catches for 737 yards After just 35 games, he ranks third in Tech history with 51 career tackles for loss and and six touchdowns last season...Has multiple catches in 19 of 26 career games...34 sixth with 19 career sacks . . . Has at least one tackle for loss in 22 of his last 24 games. of his 43 catches last season were for first downs....Caught a season-high six passes LB Gerris Wilkinson (6-4, 230, Sr., Oakland, Calif.) for 111 yards and a TD in last season’s SEC Championship Game against Tennessee. Tech's leading tackler who earned all-conference honors . . . Has developed into a NG Tommy Jackson (6-1, 303, Sr., Opelika, Ala.) standout linebacker in his first season starting there . . . Made the move back to line- 2004 First-Team AP All-SEC selection...Has had at least one tackle for loss in 21 backer in the spring, beginning at outside linebacker before settling in the middle . . . of 38 career games...Last season, was fourth on team with 51 total tackles, including Played outside linebacker as a freshman, then moved to defensive end as a sophomore seven for losses...Had career-high seven tackles last season against Alabama...Had a . . . Has good quickness, strength, athletic ability and knowledge of the game . . . sack in Sugar Bowl against Virginia Tech (-11 yards)...Named fourth-team Freshman Career total of 168 tackles with 29 tackles for loss. All-America by The Sporting News in 2002.

2004 STATISTICAL COMPARISON ( ) - SEC Ranking; [ ] - NCAA Ranking SERIES/GAME NOTES Record: AU, 47-40-4 • Last: GT, 17-3 (9/6/03 at Atlanta) CATEGORY GEORGIA TECH AUBURN Auburn and Georgia Tech share a 35-35-4 record in games played in Atlanta...The SCORING OFFENSE 22.0 [85] 32.08 (1) [18] game will mark the first start under center for Auburn’s ...This will be only the second time since 1997 these two long-time rivals have played...The Tigers TOTAL OFFENSE 346.42 [80] 420.69(2) [25] are 86-24-2 (.779) in season openers, defeating UL-Monroe 31-0 last season to break RUSHING 162.25 [49] 183.31 (5) 29] a 2 year losing streak in openers...The Tigers return 52 lettermen and 14 starters from last year’s undefeated squad. Auburn has won outright or tied for the SEC West title PASSING 184.17 [86] 237.38 (3) [40] four times in the last five years under Tommy Tuberville (2000, '01, '02, '04). SCORING DEFENSE 18.92 [21] 11.31 (1) [1] ..Auburn was the first SEC team since Tennessee in 1998 to post a perfect 8-0 record in Southeastern Conference action... The Tigers led the nation in dominance last sea- TOTAL DEFENSE 297.92 [12] 277.62 (3) [5] son, leading the country in wins by more than 18 points with nine...Auburn had 11 RUSHING 104.58 [13] 104.15 (2) [12] players selected to the Coaches Pre-Season All-SEC team, including four 1st-team PASSING 193.33 [24] 173.46 (3) [10] selections. TURNOVER MARGIN -1.08 [109] +0.31 (5) [42] 2005 SEC Football • Page 28 Week 1 OPENING WEEKEND SEC FOOTBALL GAME PREVIEWS • LOUISVILLE CARDINALS at KENTUCKY WILDCATS • Sunday, Sept. 4 • 3:30 p.m. ET • Lexington, Ky. • Commonwealth Stadium (67,606)

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LOUISVILLE (11-1, 8-0 Conference USA in 2004) KENTUCKY (2-9, 1-7 SEC in 2004) Head Coach: Bobby Petrino (Carroll College, ‘83) Head Coach: Rich Brooks (Oregon State, ‘63) Overall/Yrs: 20-5 (.800) / 3rd Season Overall/Yrs: 97-126-4 (.436) / 21st Season UL/Yrs: 20-5 (.800) / 3rd Season UK/Yrs: 6-17 (.261 / 3rd Season 2005 Schedule: 9/4-at Kentucky; 9/17-OREGON STATE; 9/24-at South Florida; 10/1- 2005 Schedule: See page 2. FLORIDA ATLANTIC; 10/8-NORTH CAROLINA; 10/15-at West Virginia; 10/22-at National Rankings: N/A Cinncinnati; 11/3-PITTSBURGH; 11/11-RUTGERS; 11/26-SYRACUSE; 12/3-UCONN. Formations: Offense - Multiple Sets • Defense - 4-3 National Rankings: 12th - AP / 14th - USA Today Football SID Contact: Tony Neely, Media Relations Director Formations: Offense - Multiple • Defense - 4-3 Phone: (859) 257-3838 / Fax: (859) 323-4310 Football SID Contact: Rocco Gasparro, Football SID Email: [email protected] Phone: (502) 852-6581 / Fax: (502) 852-7401 Internet Web Address: www.ukathletics.com Email: [email protected] Internet Web Address: www.uoflsports.com KEY PLAYERS SS Muhammad Abdullah (6-0, 205, Sr., Folkston, Ga.) KEY PLAYERS Second-team All-SEC last season by the league’s coaches and AP...Was second on QB Brian Brohm (6-4, 224, So., Louisville, Ky.) team in tackles in 2004 with 58 (45 solos)...Had season-best 10 stops against Vanderbilt Has appeared in 11 games... has thrown for 819 yards and six touchdowns... threw a and eight against Louisville in 2004...Was second-team All-SEC by the league’s coaches touchdown pass in six of 11 games. ..2004: Named the Conference USA Freshman of the in 2003...Has 135 career tackles with seven interceptions, six pass deflections and three Year... also selected to the All-Freshmen Team... threw for 819 yards and six touchdowns fumble recoveries. in 11 games... owns a 153.51 efficiency rating... has completed 66-of-98 passes. PK Taylor Begley (6-0 200, Sr., Danville, Ky.) WR/KR Broderick Clark (6-0, 189, Sr., Birmingham, Ala.) Led Kentucky in scoring with 47 points, including nine of 14 field goals and all 20 Three-year varsity letterwinner... appeared in 34 career contests, making 17 starts at extra points in 2004...Has an active streak of 77 consecutive extra points, a school wide receiver... has caught 63 passes for 864 yards and four touchdowns... ranks third record...Voted ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District IV by CoSIDA in each of the all-time in school history with 2,101 kickoff return yards on 91 career attempts... has past two seasons...SEC All-Freshmanby league’s coaches, The Sporting News, and the caught a pass in 11 straight games entering the 2005 season. Knoxville News-Sentinel in 2002...Three-time member of SEC Academic Honor Roll. WR Montrell Jones (6-0, 199, Sr., Louisville, Ky.) WR Glenn Holt (6-2, 195, Sr., Opalocka, Fla.) Third on the team with 37 catches for 564 yards... ranked fourth in the league in punt Has played in 35 career games, starting in 16 contests...Named UK’s Most returns... had four catches for 66 yards and a score versus Tulane... scored three touch- Outstanding Offensive Player chosen by coaches, after leading Wildcats with 49 recep- downs (two receiving and one punt return) versus Cincinnati... named the Conference USA tions for 415 yards and three touchdowns in 2004...Set single-game high of 10 recep- Special Teams Player of the Week... averaging 16.6 yards per catch. tions came against South Carolina in 2004. Also caught nine for 87 yards and two LB Brandon Johnson (6-5, 218, Sr., Birmingham, Ala.) touchdowns against Vanderbilt...Ranked second in receptions per game last season and Speedy linebacker who showed the ability to chase down opposing runners...Tall, led the Wildcats in all-purpose yardage. lanky linebacker who is coming off a career season... Has appeared in 38 career games, CB Bo Smith (6-0, 190 Jr., Owensboro, Ky.) including 22 starts... has made 168 career tackles and two interceptions...Second on Missed all of 2004 season with injuries. Has played in 22 career games with seven the team with 84 tackles and had a pair of interceptions... totalled 10 tackles and two starts..As a sophomore in 2003, played in 10 games, starting seven, with 57 total pass breakups versuss Boise State... registered six tackles for loss and one sack. tackles, an interception and four pass deflections...Had a career-high 13 stops against Arkansas in 2003 and 11 tackles against Mississippi State.

2004 STATISTICAL COMPARISON ( ) - SEC Ranking; [ ] - NCAA Ranking SERIES/GAME NOTES Record: UK, 10-7• Last: UL, 28-0 (9/5/04 at Louisville) CATEGORY LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY Louisville currently holds a two-game winning streak in the series, including five of the SCORING OFFENSE 49.75 [1] 15.73 (11) [114] last six...This will mark the first game for Louisville as a member of the Big East Conference...The Wildcats are 78-31-5 (.706) in opening day games...Kentucky TOTAL OFFENSE 539.00 [1] 275.45 (12) [15] returns 44 lettermen including 13 starters from last year’s squad...DB Muhammad RUSHING 250.42 [8] 107.73 (12) [99] Abdullah was named to the Coaches Preseason Second Team All-SEC... WR Glenn Holt was tabbed to the Coaches Preseason Third Team All-SEC... PK Taylor Begley was PASSING 288.58 [9] 167.73 (10) [101] also named to the Coaches Preseason All-SEC Third Team by the league’s coaches. SCORING DEFENSE 19.67 [24] 31.00 (12) [85] ..Holt was second in the SEC last season in receptions per game, hauling in just over four passes a game... Senior Draak Davis averaged 19.0 yards per kick return, includ- TOTAL DEFENSE 305.92 [15] 428.36 (12) [102] ing a long of 29... Begley scored an SEC-high 15 points against Indiana last season, RUSHING 109.00 [18 225.18 (12) [112] connecting on three field goals and six extra points. PASSING 196.92 [30] 203.18 (7) [440] TURNOVER MARGIN +0.92 [10] -0.18 (10) [76] 2005 SEC Football • Page 29 Week 1 OPENING WEEKEND SEC FOOTBALL GAME PREVIEWS • OLE MISS REBELS at MEMPHIS TIGERS • Monday, Sept. 5 • 3:30 p.m. CT • Memphis, Tenn. • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (62,380)

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OLE MISS (14-7, 3-5 SEC in 2004) MEMPHIS (8-4, 5-3 Conference USA in 2004) Head Coach: Ed Orgeron (Northwestern (La.) State, ‘84) Head Coach: Tommy West (Tennessee, ‘76) Overall/Yrs: First Season Overall/Yrs: 60-58 (.508) / 11th Season UM/Yrs: First Season UM/Yrs: 25-23 (.521) / 5th Season 2005 Schedule: See page 3 2005 Schedule: 9/5-OLE MISS; 9/17-CHATTANOOGA; 9/24-at Tulsa; 10/1-UTEP; National Rankings: N/A 10/8-at Central Florida; 10/15-at Houston; 10/22-EAST CAROLINA; 11/1-UAB; Formations: Offense - Multiple • Defense - Multiple 4-3 11/12-at Tennessee; 11/19-at Southern Miss; 11/26-MARSHALL. Football SID Contact: Langston Rogers, Associate AD / Media Relations National Rankings: N/A Phone: (662) 915-7522 / Fax: (662) 915-7006 Formations: Offense - Spread • Defense - Multiple 4-3 Email: [email protected] Football SID Contact: Jennifer Rodrigues, SID Internet Web Address: www.olemisssports.com Phone: (901) 678-2397 / Fax: (901) 678-4134 Email: [email protected] KEY PLAYERS Internet Web Address: www.gotigersgo.com

DT McKinley Boykin (6-2, 285, Sr., Bessemer, Ala.) KEY PLAYERS Earned second-team All-SEC honors by the league’s coaches and was honorable men- RB DeAngelo Williams (5-10, 217, Sr., Wynne, Ark.) tion by AP...Appeared in all 11 games last season, drawing 10 starts...Had 2004-high six Heisman Trophy candidate who led nation in 2004 with 22 rushing TDs...Opted to tackles, including two for losses, against Alabama...Missed spring 2004 due to knee sur- return to Memphis for senior season, and has been projected as a top five draft pick gery...Two-time SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week in 2004 (5 tackles, 2 TFLs vs. in 2006 by Mel Kiper and CBSSportsline.com...Heads into the 2005 season as the Vanderbilt; 6 tackles, 2 TFLs, 1 sack vs. South Carolina). NCAA's active career running back in rushing TDs, rushing yards, yards per carry and WR Mike Espy (6-0, 195, Sr., Madison, Miss.) all-purpose yards...Also enters 2005 as the leading returning rusher in the nation in Named honorable mention All-SEC by AP in 2004...Enters 2005 season ranked sev- total rushing yards, having amassed 1,948 yards in 2004. enth in school history with 547 career punt return yards...Has 37 career starts, earn- WR Maurice Avery (6-1, 216, Sr., Atlanta, Ga.) ing 20 starts...Had career-high 186 all-purpose yards against Wyoming in 2004 on 11 Holds the single-game record for most pass receptions in a game with 13 in 2003 touches...Named to the Freshman All-SEC team in 2002 after hauling in 30 catches for against UAB...Ranks eighth in career receptions with 87...Enters the 2005 season 465 yards and three touchdowns...Has 2,255 career all-purpose yards, including ranked 11th in receiving yards with 1,177...Would move up four spots with just 100 1,236 receiving, 435 kickoff returns, 547 punt returns and 37 rushing yards. yards receiving...Totals two career games of more than 100 yards receiving. OT Tre’ Stallings (6-4, 317, Sr., Magnolia, Miss.) WR Ryan Scott (6-4, 215, Jr., Jackson, Tenn.) Enters senior campaign earning 37 consecutive starts...Can play either left or right Caught 15 passes in each of the last two seasons ... Caught one pass for 50 yards tackle. Started eight games at right tackle and three at left tackle in 2004 sea- in the Memphis victory over Chattanooga, marking his longest career son...Named to 2002 SEC All-Freshman Team by league’s coaches and was fourth- reception...Caught one pass for eight yards against Arkansas State. team Freshman All-America by The Sporting News. ILB Tim Goodwell (6-2, 229 Sr., Lithonia, Ga.) LB Patrick Willis (6-2, 230, Jr., Bruceton, Tenn.) Leading tackler for the Tigers last season with 106 stops ...Was voted as one of Earned honorable mention All-SEC honors in 2004 by the AP...Tied for third on team the recipients of the Chris Faros Most Improved Player Awards in the spring of in total tackles last season with 70 stops, including team-high 11 behind the line of 2004....Led the Tigers in tackles with nine including two tackles for lost yardage and scrimmage...Had career-high 13 stops against Arkansas last season...Had eight tack- one versus Ole Miss...Also credited with seven solo stops in the win. les including three behind the line against South Carolina.

2004 STATISTICAL COMPARISON ( ) - SEC Ranking; [ ] - NCAA Ranking SERIES/GAME NOTES Record: Ole Miss, 42-10-2 • Last: Memphis, 20-13 (9/6/2003 at Oxford) CATEGORY MEMPHIS OLE MISS Memphis currently owns a two-game winning streak in the series versus Ole Miss, SCORING OFFENSE 35.83 [10] 19.55 (9) [103] spanning over the 2003 and 2004 seasons...The game will mark the first for Ed Orgeron as head coach of the Ole Miss Rebels...Memphis coach Tommy West is 2-2 TOTAL OFFENSE 460.33 [9] 351.00 (8) [77] versus Ole Miss since being named head coach for the Tigers...Ole Miss is 81-24-5 RUSHING 203.17 [18] 158.91 (7) [54] (.759) in season openers... Ole Miss senior defensive tackle McKinley Boykin was one of six Rebel players to be named to the 2005 Southeastern Conference Coaches Pre- PASSING 257.17 [25] 192.09 (8) [76] Season All-SEC Football team, earning first team honors...Other Rebels joining Boykin SCORING DEFENSE 31.25 [90] 25.27 (9) [58] were senior offensive lineman Tre' Stallings, who was named to the second-team offense, and fellow senior offensive lineman Bobby Harris, who was chosen for the TOTAL DEFENSE 417.75 [90] 390.27 (9) [66] third-team offense... Stallings has started all 37 games of his Ole Miss career. Senior RUSHING 141.83 [52] 184.64 (9) [84] defensive back Travis Johnson was tabbed for the second-team defense, while junior PASSING 275.92 [114] 205.64 (9) [49] defensive back Trumaine McBride and junior linebacker Patrick Willis earned third- team honors. Johnson has started 30 games in his Ole Miss career, recording nine TURNOVER MARGIN 0.00 [62] -0.27 (11) [80] interceptions and 42 passes defensed.