SEC FOOTBALL 2007 Week 6 - Games of Oct. 4-6 Charles Bloom, Associate Commissioner (Football Contact) Southeastern Conference Media Relations E-Mail: [email protected] • Phone: (205) 458-3010 • Fax: (205) 458-3030 EASTERN DIVISION SEC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA 2006 Home Away Neutral vs. Div. Top 25 Streak Kentucky 1-0 1.000 42 29 5-0 1.000 233 110 3-2 4-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 W 5 Florida 2-1 .667 106 64 4-1 .800 214 98 5-0 3-1 1-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 L 1 South Carolina 2-1 .667 70 61 4-1 .800 136 78 3-2 3-0 1-1 0-0 1-0 1-1 W 1 Georgia 2-1 .667 83 56 4-1 .800 163 86 5-0 3-1 1-0 0-0 0-1 1-0 W 3 Vanderbilt 1-1 .500 41 41 3-1 .750 112 65 1-3 3-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 W 2 Tennessee 0-1 .000 20 59 2-2 .500 138 150 3-1 2-0 0-2 0-0 0-1 0-2 W 1 WESTERN DIVISION SEC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA 2006 Home Away Neutral vs. Div. Top 25 Streak LSU 2-0 1.000 73 16 5-0 1.000 199 32 4-1 3-0 2-0 0-0 1-0 2-0 W 5 Alabama 2-1 .667 88 74 3-2 .600 154 101 3-2 2-1 1-0 0-1 1-0 1-1 L 2 Auburn 1-1 .500 34 36 3-2 .600 135 95 5-0 2-2 1-0 0-0 0-1 1-0 W 2 Mississippi State 1-2 .333 40 97 3-2 .600 109 129 1-4 1-1 2-1 0-0 1-1 0-2 L 1 Arkansas 0-2 .000 67 83 2-2 .500 179 116 3-1 2-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-1 W 1 Ole Miss 0-3 .000 58 106 1-4 .200 106 165 1-4 0-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-2 L 4 NOTE: 2006 - Record after same number of games in 2006; 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, OCTOBER 4 A SECond LOOK .... GAME KICKOFF TV SITE • STADIUM • SEC Players of the Week for games from Sept. 29 are: Thomas Brown, RB, Georgia Kentucky (5-0) at South Carolina (4-1) 7:30 p.m. ET ESPN (offense); Jerraud Powers, DB, Auburn (defense); Wes Byrum, PK, Auburn (special Columbia, S.C. • Williams-Brice Stadium (80,250) teams); Garry Williams, OT, Kentucky (offensive lineman); Damario Ambrose, DE, Arkansas (defensive lineman); Chris Smelley, QB, South Carolina (freshman). GAMES OF SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6 • Seven SEC teams have at least one win this season thus far against a Top 25 team GAME KICKOFF TV (rankings at time game was played). SITE • STADIUM Vanderbilt (3-1) at Auburn (3-2) 11:30 a.m. CT LFS • Vanderbilt junior wide receiver George Smith is this week’s SEC Community Service Auburn, Ala. • Pat Dye Field at Jordan-Hare Stadium (87,451) Team Player of the Week [See page 6]. Louisiana Tech (1-3) at Ole Miss (1-4) 1 p.m. CT • The SEC continues to lead the nation in non-conference winning percentage. After Oxford, Miss. • Vaught-Hemingway Stadium/Hollingsworth Field (60,580) five weeks, the SEC is 25-4 (86.2 percent) against non-conference foes [See page 8]. UAB (1-3) at Mississippi State (3-2) 1:30 p.m. CT Starkville, Miss. • Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field (55,082) • The SEC leads the nation with five teams ranked in this week’s AP, USA Today Houston (2-2) at Alabama (3-2) 2 p.m. CT Coaches’ and Harris Interactive polls. The Big 12 also has five teams ranked in the AP Tuscaloosa, Ala. • Bryant-Denny Stadium (92,138) and the Pac-10 has five teams in the USA Today Coaches’ polls [See page 10]. Georgia (4-1) at Tennessee (2-2) 3:30 p.m. ET CBS Knoxville, Tenn. • Neyland Stadium (102,037) • After five weeks, SEC stadiums are averaging 97.84 percent capacity. The SEC has Chattanooga (1-3) at Arkansas (2-2) 6 p.m. CT a total attendance of 2,886,545 in 38 home games, an average of 75,962 fans per Little Rock, Ark. • War Memorial Stadium (53,727) game [See page 11]. Florida (4-1) at LSU (5-0) 7:28 p.m. CT CBS Baton Rouge, La. • Tiger Stadium (92,400) • Five of the six longest offensive drives (by time of possession) occurred in Week 5 [See page 13]. LAST WEEK’S RESULTS • On Oct. 4, 1969 (38 years ago), Alabama defeated Ole Miss, 33-32, on ABC-TV, Florida State 21, Alabama 14 [85,412 at Jacksonville, Fla.] marking the first prime-time telecast of an SEC football game [See page 13]. Arkansas 66, North Texas 7 [66,343 at Fayetteville, Ark.] Auburn 20, Florida 17 [90,685 at Gainesville, Fla.] • Nine SEC teams have scored defensive touchdowns thus far in 2007 [See page 17]. Georgia 45, Ole Miss 17 [92,746 at Athens, Ga.] Kentucky 45, Florida Atlantic 17 [65,927 at Lexington, Ky.] • The SEC has had five intra-conference games decided by five-points-or-less, most in LSU 34, Tulane 9 [58,769 at New Orleans, La.] the nation [See page 17]. South Carolina 38, Mississippi State 21 [78,883 at Columbia, S.C.] • SEC teams are 31-4 when scoring first in 2007 [See page 19]. Vanderbilt 30, Eastern Michigan 7 [37,220 at Nashville, Tenn.] 2007 SEC Football • Page 2 Week 6 2007 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE TEAM SCHEDULES AND RESULTS ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE (3-2, 2-1 SEC) FLORIDA GATORS (4-1, 2-1 SEC) Home Stadium: Bryant-Denny (92,138) Home Stadium: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field (88,548) Home: 2-1 Away: 1-0 Neutral: 0-1 vs. Division: 1-0 vs. Top 25: 1-1 Home: 3-1 Away: 1-0 Neutral: 0-0 vs. Division: 1-0 vs. Top 25: 1-0 Total Home Attendance: 276,414 Average Home Attendance: 92,138 Total Home Attendance: 361,722 Average Home Attendance: 90,431 Sept. 1 WESTERN CAROLINA [CTSM - PPV] W 52-6 92,138 Sept. 1 WESTERN KENTUCKY [LFS] W 49-3 90,086 Sept. 8 at Vanderbilt [LFS) W 24-10 39,773 Sept. 8 TROY [SUN - PPV] W 59-31 90,244 Sept. 15 ARKANSAS [ESPN] [--/16] W 41-38 92,138 Sept. 15 TENNESSEE [CBS] [--/24] W 59-20 90,707 Sept. 22 GEORGIA [ESPN] [--/21] L 23-26 (OT) 92,138 Sept. 22 at Ole Miss [LFS] W 30-24 55,032 Sept. 29 *vs. Florida State [CBS] [rv/rv] L 14-21 85,412 Sept. 29 AUBURN [ESPN] L 17-20 90,685 Oct. 6 HOUSTON (HC) 2 p.m. Oct. 6 at LSU [CBS] [2/2] 8:28 p.m. Oct. 13 at Ole Miss [LFS] 11:30 a.m. Oct. 20 at Kentucky TBA Oct. 20 TENNESSEE TBA Oct. 27 *vs. Georgia TBA Nov. 3 LSU TBA Nov. 3 VANDERBILT (HC) TBA Nov. 10 at Mississippi State TBA Nov. 10 at South Carolina TBA Nov. 17 LOUISIANA-MONROE TBA Nov. 17 FLORIDA ATLANTIC TBA Nov. 24 at Auburn TBA Nov. 24 FLORIDA STATE TBA * - at Jacksonville, Fla. * - Jacksonville, Fla. ALL TIMES CENTRAL ALL TIMES EASTERN ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS (2-2, 0-2 SEC) GEORGIA BULLDOGS (4-1, 2-1 SEC) Home Stadium(s): Reynolds Razorback (72,000); War Memorial (53,727) Home Stadium: Sanford (92,746) Home: 2-1 Away: 0-1 vs. Division: 0-2 vs. Top 25: 0-2 Home: 3-1 Away: 1-0 Neutral: 0-0 vs. Division: 0-1 vs. Top 25: 1-0 Total Home Attendance: 214,284 Average Home Attendance: 71,428 Total Home Attendance: 370,984 Average Home Attendance: 92,746 Sept. 1 TROY W 46-26 73,926 Sept. 1 OKLAHOMA STATE [ESPN2] W 35-14 92,746 Sept. 15 at Alabama [ESPN] [--/rv] L 38-41 92,138 Sept. 8 SOUTH CAROLINA [ESPN2] [--/rv] L 12-16 92,746 Sept. 22 KENTUCKY [ESPN2] [--/23] L 29-42 74,015 Sept. 15 WESTERN CAROLINA W 45-16 92,746 Sept. 29 NORTH TEXAS W 66-7 66,343 Sept. 22 at Alabama [ESPN] [--/20] W 26-23 (OT) 92,138 Oct. 6 *CHATTANOOGA 6 p.m. Sept. 29 OLE MISS W 45-17 92,746 Oct. 13 AUBURN [ESPN] 6:45 p.m. Oct. 6 at Tennessee [CBS] [rv/rv] 3:30 p.m. Oct. 20 at Ole Miss TBA Oct. 13 at Vanderbilt [ESPN2] 6 p.m. Oct. 27 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL (HC) TBA Oct. 27 *vs. Florida TBA Nov. 3 SOUTH CAROLINA TBA Nov. 3 TROY (HC) TBA Nov. 10 at Tennessee TBA Nov. 10 AUBURN TBA Nov. 17 *MISSISSIPPI STATE TBA Nov. 17 KENTUCKY TBA Nov. 23 at LSU [CBS] 1:30 p.m. Nov. 24 at Georgia Tech TBA * - Little Rock, Ark. * - Jacksonville, Fla. ALL TIMES CENTRAL ALL TIMES EASTERN AUBURN TIGERS (3-2, 1-1 SEC) KENTUCKY WILDCATS (5-0, 1-0 SEC) Home Stadium: Pat Dye Field at Jordan-Hare (87,451) Home Stadium: C.M. Newton Field/Commonwealth (67,606) Home: 2-2 Away: 1-0 vs.