SEC FOOTBALL 2010 SEC Post-Season Bowl Games Charles Bloom, Associate Commissioner (Football Contact) • [email protected] Southeastern Conference Media Relations Chuck Dunlap, Associate Media Relations Director (Secondary Football Contact) • [email protected] SECsports.com • CollegePressBox.com Phone: (205) 458-3000 • Fax: (205) 458-3030 EASTERN DIVISION SEC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA 2009 Home Away Neutral vs. Div. Top 25 Streak *South Carolina 5-3 .625 222 179 9-4 .692 416 298 7-6 6-1 3-2 0-1 4-1 3-3 L 1 Florida 4-4 .500 224 186 7-5 .583 351 253 12-0 4-3 2-2 1-0 4-1 0-4 L 1 Georgia 3-5 .375 232 200 6-6 .500 411 277 7-5 5-1 1-4 0-1 3-2 0-3 W 1 Tennessee 3-5 .375 179 205 6-6 .500 324 296 7-5 4-3 2-3 0-0 2-3 0-5 W 4 Kentucky 2-6 .250 214 267 6-6 .500 396 342 7-5 5-2 1-4 0-0 2-3 1-3 L 1 Vanderbilt 1-7 .125 96 271 2-10 .167 203 374 2-10 1-6 1-4 0-0 0-5 0-3 L 7 WESTERN DIVISION SEC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA 2009 Home Away Neutral vs. Div. Top 25 Streak *#Auburn 8-0 1.000 306 224 13-0 1.000 555 318 8-5 8-0 4-0 1-0 5-0 5-0 W 13 Arkansas 6-2 .750 291 225 10-2 .833 448 273 7-5 5-1 3-1 2-0 3-2 3-2 W 6 LSU 6-2 .850 212 165 10-2 .833 345 213 9-3 7-0 2-2 1-0 3-2 4-2 L 1 Alabama 5-3 .625 218 143 9-3 .750 415 169 12-0 6-1 3-2 0-0 3-2 4-3 L 1 Mississippi State 4-4 .500 151 173 8-4 .667 325 244 5-7 5-2 3-2 0-0 1-4 1-3 W 1 Ole Miss 1-7 .125 194 301 4-8 .333 367 422 8-4 3-4 1-4 0-0 0-5 0-5 L 3 NOTES: 2009 - Record after same number of games in 2009 / vs. Top 25 - Record vs. teams in Top 25 when game was played; Teams listed in alphabetical order unless tie-breaker applicable; * - Divisional Champion & Representative to the SEC Championship Game / # - SEC Champion SEC FOOTBALL ... SECond TO NONE During the last five years (2006-10), Southeastern Conference football has experienced success that • Since 2006, an SEC team has been ranked first in the weekly BCS standings in 18 of the 40 weeks, is unparalleled in its football history and, perhaps, in the college football history. During this tenure, with four different teams holding the top spot. Florida was first for seven weeks, Alabama for six the SEC’s achievements have been demonstrated by: weeks, Auburn for three and LSU twice. The Big Ten has held the top spot for 13 weeks (all Ohio State), the Big 12 for five weeks (Texas and Oklahoma twice, Missouri once) and the Pac-10 four • Triumphs in BCS bowl games, including the BCS National Championship Game weeks (all Oregon). • Non-conference success in regular season and bowl games • Defeating highly-ranked non-conference teams • The SEC has had more teams ranked in the BCS standings for the most times than any other con- • Success in the polls and rankings ference since 2006. The league has had 11 of its 12 teams ranked at one time or another since 2006 • Individual awards and All-America Teams for a total of 192 times. The SEC breakdown: LSU (37), Florida (33), Alabama (27), Auburn (22), • Academic and Community Service Standouts Georgia (16), Arkansas (15), Tennessee (14), South Carolina (13), Mississippi State (8), Kentucky (4) • Continued accomplishments of former SEC student-athletes in the NFL and Ole Miss (3). SEC IN THE BCS • Since 2006, the SEC has posted a 7-1 record in BCS bowl games, more wins and a higher winning • The SEC has won four national championships and is playing for a fifth on Jan. 10, 2011 at the percentage (.875) than any other conference. The win total more than doubles the next highest con- Tostitos BCS National Championship Game against Oregon. ference – Pac-10 (3). Here are the BCS bowl records of all conferences since 2006: • Three different SEC schools have won the BCS National Championship since 2006 (Alabama, 2009; SEC 7-1 .875 Florida, 2006 and 2008; LSU, 2007). Tennessee (1998) and LSU (2004) have also won the BCS crown. Pac-10 3-1 .750 The Big 12 (Texas and Oklahoma) and the ACC (Miami and Florida State) have each had two schools WAC 2-1 .667 win titles since 1998. Big East 2-2 .500 Mountain West 1-1 .500 • Auburn will be the fourth different SEC school to play for the BCS National Championship in the last Big Ten 2-5 .286 five seasons. Since 2006, no other conference has had more than two different schools play for the Big 12 2-5 .286 national title (Big 12; Texas, 2009, and Oklahoma, 2008). ACC 1-3 .250 Independents 0-1 .000 • Since 2006, half of the slots in the BCS National Championship Game have been taken by SEC teams (5 of 10). The Big Ten and the Big 12 have two each and the Pac-10 has one. • The SEC has had more teams ranked in the BCS standings for the most times than any other conference since 2006. The league has had 11 of its 12 teams ranked at one time or another since 2006 for a total of • No other conference has won a BCS National Championship Game since Texas defeated Southern 192 times. The SEC breakdown: LSU (37), Florida (33), Alabama (27), Auburn (22), Georgia (16), California, 41-38, in the Rose Bowl following the 2005 regular season. The SEC has won the last four. Arkansas (15), Tennessee (14), South Carolina (13), Mississippi State (8), Kentucky (4) and Ole Miss (3). [Continued on page 7] SECSports.com • SEC Digital Network • SECSportsMedia.com • CollegePressBox.com • SEC Fan Page on Facebook • SEC Sports Update on Twitter 2010 SEC Football • Page 2 Post-Season Bowl Games 2010-11 SEC POST-SEASON BOWL SCHEDULE Thursday, Dec. 30 SEC BOWL AGREEMENTS Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl The Southeastern Conference has agreements to send nine of its Tennessee (6-6, 3-5) vs. North Carolina (7-5) member institutions to postseason bowl games following the 2010 LP Field (67,000) • Nashville, Tenn. • ESPN • 6:40 p.m. ET (5:40 p.m. CT) season. Series Record: UT leads, 20-10-1 • Last Meeting: UNC, 22-21 (Nov. 4, 1961 at Chapel Hill, N.C.) The winner of the SEC Championship Game will automatically Tennessee in bowl games: 25-23 • Tennessee in Music City Bowl: First appearance participate in the Bowl Championship Series comprised of the Sugar, Rose, Orange and Fiesta Bowls. Friday, Dec. 31 The Capital One Bowl has the second selection, making its pick AutoZone Liberty Bowl following the BCS selections. The bowl must select the team with Georgia (6-6, 3-5) vs. #25 Central Florida (10-3) the next best overall record or a team that is within one win of the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (61,737) • Memphis, Tenn. • ESPN • 3:30 p.m. ET (2:30 p.m. CT) team with the next best overall record. Series Record: UGA leads, 1-0 • Last Meeting: UGA, 24-23 (Sept. 25, 1999 at Athens) The AT&T Cotton and the Outback Bowls share the third and Georgia in bowl games: 26-16-3 • Georgia in Liberty Bowl: 1-1 (1967, 1987) fourth selections from the SEC. The Cotton Bowl has the first prefer- ence of teams from the Western Division and the Outback Bowl has Chick-fil-A Bowl first preference of teams from the Eastern Division. The Cotton or #20 South Carolina (9-4, 5-3) vs. #23 Florida State (9-4) Outback Bowl can select teams outside of its divisional preference, Georgia Dome (71,147) • Atlanta, Ga. • ESPN • 7:30 p.m. ET (6:30 p.m. CT) but must not select them before the opposite bowl selects from its Series Record: FSU leads, 15-3 • Last Meeting: FSU, 38-10 (Nov. 9, 1991 at Tallahassee, Fla.) divisional preference. South Carolina in bowl games: 4-11 • South Carolina in Chick-fil-A Bowl: 0-1 (1969) The Chick-fil-A Bowl has the fifth selection of preference from the SEC. Saturday, Jan. 1 New to the SEC bowl rotation this year, the Gator Bowl has the Outback Bowl sixth selection from the SEC. Florida (7-5, 4-4) vs. Penn State (7-5) The Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl has the sev- Raymond James Stadium (65,657) • Tampa, Fla. • ABC Sports • 1 p.m. ET (Noon CT) enth selection from the SEC. Series Record: UF leads, 2-0 • Last Meeting: UF, 21-6 (Jan. 1, 1998 at Orlando, Fla.) In selections 8-9, the AutoZone Liberty and BBVA Compass Florida in bowl games: 18-19 • Florida in Outback Bowl: 1-2 (2003, 2004, 2006) Bowls share the selection over the four-year agreement. Capital One Bowl SEC SENDS 10 TEAMS TO BOWL GAMES #16 Alabama (9-3, 5-3) vs. #9 Michigan State (11-1) For the second straight season, the SEC has 10 teams participat- Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium (65,438) • Orlando, Fla.