SEC FOOTBALL 2005 Week 6 - Games of Oct. 8 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 2004 Home Away Neutral vs. Div. Top 25 Streak Georgia 2-0 1.000 40 25 4-0 1.000 132 45 4-0 3-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 W 4 Vanderbilt 2-0 1.000 59 47 4-1 .800 135 97 1-4 2-1 2-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 L 1 Florida 2-1 .667 68 66 4-1 .800 141 83 3-2 3-0 1-1 0-0 2-0 1-1 L 1 Tennessee 2-1 .667 64 53 3-1 .750 81 63 3-1 2-0 1-1 0-0 0-1 1-1 W 2 Kentucky 0-1 .000 28 49 1-3 .250 107 147 1-3 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-2 L 2 South Carolina 0-3 .000 36 102 2-3 .400 105 137 4-1 2-1 0-2 0-0 0-1 0-3 L 1 WESTERN DIVISION SEC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA 2004 Home Away Neutral vs. Div. Top 25 Streak Alabama 3-0 1.000 92 30 5-0 1.000 148 58 3-2 4-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 W 5 Auburn 2-0 1.000 76 7 4-1 .800 190 47 5-0 4-1 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 W 4 LSU 1-1 .500 64 37 2-1 .667 99 68 2-1 0-1 2-0 0-0 1-0 1-1 W 1 Arkansas 0-2 .000 37 52 1-3 .250 103 139 3-1 1-1 0-2 0-0 0-1 0-2 L 3 Ole Miss 0-2 .000 33 58 1-3 .250 57 88 1-3 0-1 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 L 3 Mississippi State 0-3 .000 17 88 2-3 .400 76 108 1-4 1-2 1-1 0-0 0-2 0-3 L 2 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 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8 GAME (RECORD) KICKOFF LIVE TV SITE STADIUM Mississippi State (2-3) at Florida (4-1) 12:30 p.m. ET JP Sports Gainesville, Fla. Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field (88,548) Series Record: Florida leads, 31-18-2 Sirius Satellite Radio: Florida (125) Kentucky (1-3) at South Carolina (2-3) 1 p.m. ET PPV-GSP Columbia, S.C. Williams-Brice Stadium (80,250) Series Record: South Carolina leads, 9-6-1 Sirius Satellite Radio: South Carolina (117) The Citadel (2-2) at Ole Miss (1-3) 1 p.m. CT Oxford, Miss. Vaught-Hemingway Stadium (60,580) Series Record: First meeting Sirius Satellite Radio: Ole Miss (147) Georgia (4-0) at Tennessee (3-1) 3:30 p.m. ET CBS Sports Knoxville, Tenn. Neyland Stadium (104,079) Series Record: Tennessee leads, 18-14-2 Sirius Satellite Radio: Tennessee (145) LSU (2-1) at Vanderbilt (4-1) 6 p.m. CT ESPN2 Nashville, Tenn. Vanderbilt Stadium (39,773) Series Record: LSU leads 19-7-1 Sirius Satellite Radio: Vanderbilt (118) Louisiana-Monroe (2-3) at Arkansas (1-3) 6 p.m. CT Little Rock, Ark. War Memorial Stadium (53,727) Series Record: Arkansas leads, 5-0 OPEN: Alabama (5-0), Auburn (4-1) PPV: Pay Per View Telecast (Contact Participating Institution for Availability) INSIDE THIS WEEK’S RELEASE • Alabama QB Brodie Croyle (offense), Auburn LB Travis Williams (defense), LSU • Florida senior linebacker Todd McCullough is this week’s SEC Good Works Team RS Skyler Green (special teams), Tennessee OL Arron Sears (offensive lineman), Player of the Week [See page 13]. Alabama DE Mark Anderson (defensive lineman) and Auburn RB Brad Lester (freshman) named SEC Players of the Week [See page 5]. • Vanderbilt QB Jay Cutler has moved up in the SEC Career Record Book to 20th in completions (563), 11th in total offensive yards (8,222) and 10th in lowest intercep- • SEC has six teams ranked in this week’s AP, USA Today and Harris Interactive tion ratio (1:34.0) [See page 14]. Polls [See page 9]. • SEC teams keeping scoring balance - rushing for 83 touchdowns and passing for • After five weeks, SEC stadiums are filled to 97.6 percent capacity with a total 79 after five weeks [See page 15]. attendance of more than 2.4 million [See page 10]. • Auburn has most experienced offensive starting lineup while Georgia has the most • SEC and its institutions come to aid of hurricane victims [See page 12]. experienced defensive lineup [See page 17]. 2005 SEC Football • Page 2 Week 6 2005 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE TEAM SCHEDULES AND RESULTS ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE (5-0, 3-0 SEC) FLORIDA GATORS (4-1, 2-1 SEC) Home Stadium: Bryant-Denny (81,018) Home Stadium: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field (88,548) Home: 4-0 Away: 1-0 vs. Division: 1-0 vs. Top 25: 1-0 Home: 3-0 Away: 1-1 Neutral: 0-0 vs. Division: 2-0 vs. Top 25: 1-1 Total Home Attendance: 324,072 Average Home Attendance: 81,018 Total Home Attendance: 271,522 Average Home Attendance: 90,507 Sept. 3 [rv/24] MIDDLE TENNESSEE (CTSM-PPV) W 26-7 81,018 Sept. 3 [10/11] WYOMING (SUN-PPV) W 32-14 90,707 Sept. 10 [rv/22] SOUTHERN MISS (ESPN2) W 30-21 81,018 Sept. 10 [10/10] LOUISIANA TECH (SUN-PPV) W 41-3 90,099 Sept. 17 [rv/24] at South Carolina (CBS) W 37-14 82,968 Sept. 17 [6/7] TENNESSEE (CBS) [5/4] W 16-7 90,716 Sept. 24 [20/20] ARKANSAS (JP) W 24-13 81,018 Sept. 24 [5/5] at Kentucky (CBS) W 49-28 66,820 Oct. 1 [15/16] FLORIDA (CBS) [5/5] W 31-3 81,018 Oct. 1 [5/5] at Alabama (CBS) [15/16] L 3-31 81,018 Oct. 15 at Ole Miss TBA Oct. 8 [13/15] MISSISSIPPI STATE [HC] (JP) 12:30 p.m. 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 ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS (1-3, 0-2 SEC) Home Stadium(s): Reynolds Razorback (72,000); War Memorial (53,727) GEORGIA BULLDOGS (4-0, 2-0 SEC) Home: 1-1 Away: 0-2 vs. Division: 0-1 vs. Top 25: 0-2 Home Stadium: Sanford (92,746) Total Home Attendance: 134,639 Average Home Attendance: 67,320 Home: 3-0 Away: 1-0 Neutral: 0-0 vs. Division: 1-0 vs. Top 25: 1-0 Total Home Attendance: 278,238 Average Home Attendance: 92,746 Sept. 3 MISSOURI STATE W 49-17 66,424 Sept. 10 VANDERBILT L 24-28 68,215 Sept. 3 [13/13] BOISE STATE (ESPN) [18/19] W 48-13 92,746 Sept. 17 at Southern California (FSN) [1/1] L 17-70 90,411 Sept. 10 [9/9] SOUTH CAROLINA (ESPN) W 17-15 92,746 Sept. 24 at Alabama (JP) [20/20] L 13-24 81,018 Sept. 17 [7/6] LOUISIANA-MONROE (PPV-CSS) W 44-7 92,746 Oct. 8 *LOUISIANA-MONROE 6 p.m. Sept. 24 [7/6] at Mississippi State (ESPN2) W 23-10 49,903 Oct. 15 AUBURN TBA Oct. 8 [5/4] at Tennessee (CBS) [8/7] 3:30 p.m. 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 (4-1, 2-0 SEC) Home Stadium: Jordan-Hare (87,451) KENTUCKY WILDCATS (1-3, 0-1 SEC) Home: 4-1 Away: 0-0 vs. Division: 1-0 vs. Top 25: 0-0 Home Stadium: Commonwealth (67,606) Total Home Attendance: 415,882 Average Home Attendance: 83,177 Home: 1-2 Away: 0-1 vs. Division: 0-1 vs. Top 25: 0-2 Total Home Attendance: 197,091 Average Home Attendance: 65,697 Sept. 3 [16/15] GEORGIA TECH (ESPN) L 14-23 87,451 Sept. 10 [rv/25] MISSISSIPPI STATE (JP) W 28-0 81,921 Sept. 4 LOUISVILLE (ESPN) [12/14] L 24-31 70,752 Sept. 17 [rv/rv] BALL STATE (PPV-AUN) W 63-3 78,427 Sept. 10 IDAHO STATE (UKTV-TD) W 41-29 59,519 Sept. 24 [rv/rv] WESTERN KENTUCKY [HC] W 37-14 80,632 Sept. 17 at Indiana (ESPN Classic) L 14-38 40,240 Oct. 1 [rv/24] SOUTH CAROLINA (ESPN2) W 48-7 87,451 Sept. 24 FLORIDA (CBS) [5/5] L 28-49 66,820 Oct. 15 at Arkansas TBA Oct. 8 at South Carolina 1 p.m.