SEC FOOTBALL 2009 Week 4 • Games of Sept. 24-26 SECSports.com Southeastern Conference Media Relations SECSportsMedia.com • CollegePressBox.com EASTERN DIVISION SEC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA Home Away Neutral 2008 vs. Div. Top 25 Streak Georgia 2-0 1.000 93 78 2-1 .667 103 102 1-0 1-1 0-0 3-0 1-0 0-1 W 2 Florida 1-0 1.000 23 13 3-0 1.000 141 22 3-0 0-0 0-0 3-0 1-0 0-0 W 3 Kentucky 0-0 .000 0 0 2-0 1.000 73 27 1-0 0-0 1-0 2-0 0-0 0-0 W 2 South Carolina 0-1 .000 37 41 2-1 .667 82 60 1-0 1-1 0-0 1-2 0-1 0-1 W 1 Tennessee 0-1 .000 13 23 1-2 .333 91 49 1-1 0-1 0-0 1-2 0-1 0-1 L 2 Vanderbilt 0-2 .000 12 38 1-2 .333 57 38 1-1 0-1 0-0 3-0 0-0 0-1 L 2 WESTERN DIVISION SEC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA Home Away Neutral 2008 vs. Div. Top 25 Streak Auburn 1-0 1.000 49 24 3-0 1.000 127 67 3-0 0-0 0-0 3-0 1-0 0-0 W 3 LSU 1-0 1.000 23 9 3-0 1.000 85 35 2-0 1-0 0-0 3-0 0-0 0-0 W 3 Mississippi State 1-1 .500 39 52 2-1 .667 84 59 1-0 1-1 0-0 1-2 0-1 0-0 W 1 Alabama 0-0 .000 0 0 3-0 1.000 127 45 2-0 0-0 1-0 3-0 0-0 1-0 W 3 Ole Miss 0-0 .000 0 0 2-0 1.000 97 20 1-0 1-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 W 2 Arkansas 0-1 .000 41 52 1-1 .500 89 62 1-1 0-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 0-1 L 1 NOTES: 2008 - Record after same number of games in 2008 / vs. Top 25 - Record vs. teams in Top 25 when game played; Teams listed in alphabetical order unless tie-breaker applicable FEW SECONDS ON THE SEC THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE SEC FOOTBALL RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS GAMES OF THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 • SEC Players of the Week (Games of Sept. 19): Joe Cox, QB, Georgia (Offense); Craig Stevens, Ole Miss (2-0) at South Carolina (2-1) 7:30 p.m. ET LB, Auburn (Defense); Derrick Locke, RS/RB, ESPN Kentucky (Special Teams); - Maurkice Pouncey, Columbia, S.C. • Williams-Brice Stadium (80,250) C, Florida (Offensive Lineman); Pernell McPhee, DE, Mississippi State (Defensive Lineman); Jarvis GAMES OF SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 Giles, RB, South Carolina (Freshman). LSU (3-0) at Mississippi State (2-1) 11:21 a.m. CT SEC Network / ESPN360.com / ESPN GamePlan • SEC has five teams ranked in AP & USA Today Starkville, Miss. • Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field (55,082) Top 25, including four in the top seven. Arkansas (1-1) at Alabama (3-0) 2:30 p.m. CT • SEC has a 20-2 (90.5 percent) non-conference CBS Sports record in 2009, the highest win percentage Tuscaloosa, Ala. • Bryant-Denny Stadium (92,138) among FBS conferences. Florida (3-0) at Kentucky (2-0) 6 p.m. ET ESPN2 • ESPN360.com • SEC stadiums have been filled to 98.92 percent Lexington, Ky. • C.M. Newton Field / Commonwealth Stadium (67,942) capacity after 21 home games this season. Ball State (0-3) at Auburn (3-0) 6 p.m. CT FS South / ESPN360.com / ESPN GamePlan • Only six games seperate the two divisions after Auburn, Ala. • Pat Dye Field / Jordan-Hare Stadium (87,451) 309 games of Eastern vs. Western Division play. Arizona State (2-0) at Georgia (2-1) 7 p.m. ET • Florida QB Tim Tebow is four TDs away from ESPNU setting SEC career mark for TD responsibility. Athens, Ga. • Sanford Stadium (92,746) Teammate Brandon James is only 15 yards away Ohio (2-1) at Tennessee (1-2) 7 p.m. ET from setting conference mark for career total Tennessee PPV / ESPN360.com / ESPN GamePlan kick/punt return yardage. Knoxville, Tenn. • Shield-Watkins Field / Neyland Stadium (100,011) Vanderbilt (1-2) at Rice (0-3) 7 p.m. CT • Since 2004 (and counting this year), an SEC CSS / ESPN360.com / ESPN GamePlan team has been ranked in top 10 of NCAA FBS Houston, Texas • Rice Stadium (47,000) total defense 18 times (in six seasons). • Since 2004, more than 50 percent of SEC intra- conference games have been decided by 10 points or less (127 of 251). Charles Bloom, Associate Commissioner (Football Contact) • [email protected] Chuck Dunlap, Associate Media Relations Director (Secondary Football Contact) • [email protected] Phone: (205) 458-3000 • Fax: (205) 458-3030 SECSports.com • SECSportsMedia.com • Twitter.com/SECSportsUpdate • SEC Fan Page on Facebook • SECAcademicNetwork.com 2009 SEC Football • Page 2 Week 4 2009 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE TEAM SCHEDULES AND RESULTS ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE (3-0, 0-0 SEC) FLORIDA GATORS (3-0, 1-0 SEC) Home Stadium: Bryant-Denny (92,012) Home Stadium: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field (88,548) Total Home Att.: 184,024 Avg. Home Att.: 92,012 Pct. of Capacity: 100.0 Total Home Att.: 271,864 Avg. Home Att.: 90,621 Pct. of Capacity: 102.3 Sept. 5 5 / 5 *Virginia Tech [7/7] (TV: 7) W 34-24 74,954 Sept. 5 1 / 1 CHARLESTON SOUTH. (TV: 6-9-10) W 62-3 90,621 Sept. 12 4 / 4 FLA. INTERNATIONAL (TV: 6-10-11) W 40-14 92,012 Sept. 12 1 / 1 TROY (TV: 5-6-10) W 56-6 90,349 Sept. 19 4 / 4 NORTH TEXAS (TV: 5-6-10) W 53-7 92,012 Sept. 19 1 / 1 TENNESSEE (TV: 1) W 23-13 90,894 Sept. 26 3 / 3 ARKANSAS (TV: 1) 2:30 p.m. Sept. 26 1 / 1 at Kentucky [--/rv] (TV: 3) 6 p.m. Oct. 3 at Kentucky TBA Oct. 10 at LSU TBA Oct. 10 at Ole Miss TBA Oct. 17 ARKANSAS [HC] TBA Oct. 17 SOUTH CAROLINA[HC] TBA Oct. 24 at Mississippi State TBA Oct. 24 TENNESSEE TBA Oct. 31 *vs. Georgia (TV: 1) 3:30 p.m. Nov. 7 LSU TBA Nov. 7 VANDERBILT TBA Nov. 14 at Mississippi State TBA Nov. 14 at South Carolina TBA Nov. 21 CHATTANOOGA TBA Nov. 21 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL TBA Nov. 27 at Auburn (TV: 1) 1:30 p.m. Nov. 28 FLORIDA STATE TBA * - at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Ga. * - Jacksonville, Fla. ALL TIMES CENTRAL ALL TIMES EASTERN ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS (1-1, 0-1 SEC) GEORGIA BULLDOGS (1-1, 1-0 SEC) Home Stadium(s): Reynolds Razorback (72,000); War Memorial (53,727) Home Stadium: Sanford (92,746) Total Home Att.: 129,782 Avg. Home Att.: 64,891 Pct. of Capacity: 103.2 Total Home Att.: 92,746 Avg. Home Att.: 92,746 Pct. of Capacity: 100.0 Sept. 5 rv/rv *MISSOURI STATE (TV: 6-10-11) W 48-10 55,572 Sept. 5 13/13 at Oklahoma State [9/11] (TV: 7) L 10-24 53,012 Sept. 19 rv/rv GEORGIA [23/20] (TV: 2) L 41-52 74,210 Sept. 12 21/21 SOUTH CAROLINA [rv/rv] (TV: 3-6) W 41-37 92,746 Sept. 26 at Alabama [3/3] (TV: 1) 2:30 p.m. Sept. 19 23/20 at Arkansas [rv/rv] (TV: 2) W 52-41 74,210 Oct. 3 #vs. Texas A&M TBA Sept. 26 21/17 ARIZONA STATE (TV: 4) 7 p.m. Oct. 10 AUBURN TBA Oct. 3 LSU TBA Oct. 17 at Florida TBA Oct. 10 at Tennessee TBA Oct. 24 at Ole Miss TBA Oct. 17 at Vanderbilt TBA Oct. 31 EASTERN MICHIGAN [HC] TBA Oct. 31 *vs. Florida (TV: 1) 3:30 p.m. Nov. 7 SOUTH CAROLINA TBA Nov. 7 TENNESSEE TECH [HC] TBA Nov. 14 TROY TBA Nov. 14 AUBURN TBA Nov. 21 *MISSISSIPPI STATE TBA Nov. 21 KENTUCKY TBA Nov. 28 at LSU TBA Nov. 28 at Georgia Tech TBA * - Little Rock, Ark. * - Jacksonville, Fla. # - Arlington, Texas ALL TIMES EASTERN ALL TIMES CENTRAL KENTUCKY WILDCATS (2-0, 0-0 SEC) AUBURN TIGERS (3-0, 1-0 SEC) Home Stadium: Commonwealth (67,942) Home Stadium: Jordan-Hare (87,451) Total Home Att.: 70,988 Avg. Home Att.: 70,988 Pct. of Capacity: 104.5 Total Home Att.: 253,863 Avg. Home Att.: 84,621 Pct. of Capacity: 96.8 Sept. 5 *vs. Miami, Ohio (TV: 4) W 42-0 41,037 Sept. 5 LOUISIANA TECH (TV: 4) W 37-13 81,143 Sept. 19 LOUISVILLE (TV: 4) W 31-27 70,988 Sept. 12 rv/rv MISSISSIPPI STATE (TV: 6-9-10) W 49-24 85,269 Sept. 26 FLORIDA [1/1] (TV: 3-6) 6 p.m. Sept. 19 rv/rv WEST VIRGINIA [rv/rv] (TV: 3-6) W 41-30 87,451 Oct. 3 ALABAMA TBA Sept. 26 rv/rv BALL STATE (TV: 6-9-10) 6 p.m. Oct. 10 at South Carolina TBA Oct. 3 at Tennessee TBA Oct. 17 at Auburn TBA Oct. 10 at Arkansas TBA Oct. 24 LOUISIANA-MONROE TBA Oct. 17 KENTUCKY TBA Oct. 31 MISSISSIPPI STATE [HC] TBA Oct. 24 at LSU TBA Nov. 7 EASTERN KENTUCKY TBA Oct.