SEC FOOTBALL 2007 Week 3 - Games of Sept. 15 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 South Carolina 1-0 1.000 16 12 2-0 1.000 44 26 1-1 1-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 W 2 Florida 0-0 .000 0 0 2-0 1.000 108 34 2-0 2-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 W 2 Kentucky 0-0 .000 0 0 2-0 1.000 106 30 1-1 2-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 W 2 Tennessee 0-0 .000 0 0 1-1 .500 70 64 2-0 1-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 W 1 Georgia 0-1 .000 12 16 1-1 .500 47 30 2-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 L 1 Vanderbilt 0-1 .000 10 24 1-1 .500 51 41 0-2 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 L 1 WESTERN DIVISION SEC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA 2006 Home Away Neutral vs. Div. Top 25 Streak Alabama 1-0 1.000 24 10 2-0 1.000 76 16 2-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 W 2 LSU 1-0 1.000 45 0 2-0 1.000 93 7 2-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 W 2 Arkansas 0-0 .000 0 0 1-0 1.000 46 26 1-1 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 W 1 Auburn 0-0 .000 0 0 1-1 .500 46 39 2-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 L 1 Ole Miss 0-0 .000 0 0 1-1 .500 48 59 1-1 0-1 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 L 1 Mississippi State 0-1 .000 0 45 1-1 .500 38 62 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-1 W 1 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 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 A SECond LOOK .... GAME KICKOFF TV SITE • STADIUM • SEC Players of the Week for games of Sept. 8 were Florida QB Tim Tebow (offense), Mississippi State (1-1) at Auburn (1-1) 11:30 a.m. CT LFS Mississippi State LB Gabe O’Neal (defense), South Carolina punter/placekicker Ryan Auburn, Ala. • Pat Dye Field at Jordan-Hare Stadium (87,451) Succop (special teams), Kentucky offensive guard Jason Leger (offensive lineman), Western Carolina (0-2) at Georgia (1-1) 1 p.m. ET LSU defensive end Kirston Pittman (defensive lineman) and Alabama running back Athens, Ga. • Sanford Stadium (92,746) Terry Grant (freshman). [See page 5] Tennessee (1-1) at Florida (2-0) 3:30 p.m. ET CBS Gainesville, Fla. • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field (88,548) • Auburn senior defensive back Zach Gilbert is this week’s SEC Community Service Arkansas (1-0) at Alabama (2-0) 5:45 p.m. CT ESPN Player of the Week. [See page 6] Tuscaloosa, Ala. • Bryant-Denny Stadium (92,138) Ole Miss (1-1) at Vanderbilt (1-1) 6 p.m. CT PPV • The SEC is 14-3 against non-conference foes this season (82.4 percentage). Since Nashville, Tenn. • Vanderbilt Stadium (39,773) 1992, the SEC is 515-175-2 against non-conference competition, a 74.6 winning per- South Carolina State (1-1) at South Carolina (2-0) 7 p.m. ET PPV centage. [See page 8] Columbia, S.C. • Williams-Brice Stadium (80,250) Louisville (2-0) at Kentucky (2-0) 7:30 p.m. ET ESPN Classic • The SEC leads the nation with six teams ranked in this week’s Associated Press and Lexington, Ky. • C.M. Newton Field/Commonwealth Stadium (67,606) USA Today Coaches’ polls. [See page 10] Middle Tennessee (0-2) at LSU (2-0) 7 p.m. CT PPV Baton Rouge, La. • Tiger Stadium (92,400) • After two weeks, SEC stadiums have been filled to 98.35 percent of capacity. More than 1.2 million fans have witnessed games in SEC football stadiums so far this season. [See page 11] LAST WEEK’S RESULTS Alabama 24, Vanderbilt 10 [39,773 at Nashville, Tenn.] • In the first three intra-conference games of the SEC season, the road team has been South Carolina 16, Georgia 12 [92,746 at Athens, Ga.] the victor. In SEC vs. SEC games since 1992, the road team is 343-389-5 (46.9 win- Missouri 38, Ole Miss 25 [50,897 at Oxford, Miss.] ning percentage). [See page 17] Florida 59, Troy 31 [90,244 at Gainesville, Fla.] Kentucky 56, Kent State 20 [67,380 at Lexington, Ky.] • After the first two weeks of the season, there have been 42 offensive scoring drives Mississippi State 38, Tulane 17 [31,076 at New Orleans, La.] of two minutes or less while there have been only eight scoring drives of more than Tennessee 39, Southern Miss 19 [106,311 at Knoxville, Tenn.] five minutes. [See page 18] South Florida 26, Auburn 23 (OT) [82,617 at Auburn, Ala.] LSU 48, Virginia Tech 7 [92,739 at Baton Rouge, La.] 2007 SEC Football • Page 2 Week 3 2007 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE TEAM SCHEDULES AND RESULTS ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE (2-0, 1-0 SEC) FLORIDA GATORS (2-0, 0-0 SEC) Home Stadium: Bryant-Denny (92,138) Home Stadium: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field (88,548) Home: 1-0 Away: 1-0 vs. Division: 0-0 vs. Top 25: 0-0 Home: 2-0 Away: 0-0 Neutral: 0-0 vs. Division: 0-0 vs. Top 25: 0-0 Total Home Attendance: 92,138 Average Home Attendance: 92,138 Total Home Attendance: 180,330 Average Home Attendance: 90,165 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] 5:45 p.m. Sept. 15 TENNESSEE [CBS] [--/24] 3:30 p.m. Sept. 22 GEORGIA TBA Sept. 22 at Ole Miss [LFS] 12:30 p.m. Sept. 29 *vs. Florida State TBA Sept. 29 AUBURN TBA Oct. 6 HOUSTON (HC) TBA Oct. 6 at LSU TBA Oct. 13 at Ole Miss TBA 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 (1-0, 0-0 SEC) GEORGIA BULLDOGS (1-1, 0-1 SEC) Home Stadium(s): Reynolds Razorback (72,000); War Memorial (53,727) Home Stadium: Sanford (92,746) Home: 1-0 Away: 0-0 vs. Division: 0-0 vs. Top 25: 0-0 Home: 1-1 Away: 0-0 Neutral: 0-0 vs. Division: 0-1 vs. Top 25: 0-0 Total Home Attendance: 73,926 Average Home Attendance: 73,926 Total Home Attendance: 185,492 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] 5:45 p.m. Sept. 8 SOUTH CAROLINA [ESPN2] [--/rv] L 12-16 92,746 Sept. 22 KENTUCKY [ESPN2] 5 p.m. Sept. 15 WESTERN CAROLINA 1 p.m. Sept. 29 NORTH TEXAS TBA Sept. 22 at Alabama TBA Oct. 6 *CHATTANOOGA TBA Sept. 29 OLE MISS TBA Oct. 13 AUBURN TBA Oct. 6 at Tennessee TBA Oct. 20 at Ole Miss TBA Oct. 13 at Vanderbilt TBA 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 (1-1, 0-0 SEC) KENTUCKY WILDCATS (2-0, 0-0 SEC) Home Stadium: Pat Dye Field at Jordan-Hare (87,451) Home Stadium: C.M. Newton Field/Commonwealth (67,606) Home: 1-1 Away: 0-0 vs. Division: 0-0 vs. Top 25: 0-0 Home: 2-0 Away: 0-0 vs. Division: 0-0 vs. Top 25: 0-0 Total Home Attendance: 169,056 Average Home Attendance: 84,528 Total Home Attendance: 133,892 Average Home Attendance: 66,946 Sept. 1 KANSAS STATE [ESPN] W 23-13 86,439 Sept. 1 EASTERN KENTUCKY (WKYT/PPV-BBSN) W 50-10 66,512 Sept. 8 SOUTH FLORIDA [ESPN2] [--/rv] L 23-26 (ot) 82,617 Sept. 8 KENT STATE (PPV-BBSN) W 56-20 67,380 Sept. 15 MISSISSIPPI STATE [LFS] 11:30 a.m. Sept. 15 LOUISVILLE [ESPN Classic] [--/9] 7:30 p.m. Sept. 22 NEW MEXICO STATE 6 p.m.