SEC FOOTBALL 2007 Week 2 - Games of Sept. 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 2006 Home Away Neutral vs. Div. Top 25 Streak Florida 0-0 .000 0 0 1-0 1.000 49 3 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 W 1 Georgia 0-0 .000 0 0 1-0 1.000 35 14 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 W 1 Kentucky 0-0 .000 0 0 1-0 1.000 50 10 0-1 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 W 1 South Carolina 0-0 .000 0 0 1-0 1.000 28 14 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 W 1 Tennessee 0-0 .000 0 0 0-1 .000 31 45 1-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 L 1 Vanderbilt 0-0 .000 0 0 1-0 1.000 41 17 0-1 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 W 1 WESTERN DIVISION SEC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA 2006 Home Away Neutral vs. Div. Top 25 Streak LSU 1-0 1.000 45 0 1-0 1.000 45 0 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 W 1 Alabama 0-0 .000 0 0 1-0 1.000 52 6 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 W 1 Arkansas 0-0 .000 0 0 1-0 1.000 46 26 0-1 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 W 1 Auburn 0-0 .000 0 0 1-0 1.000 23 13 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 W 1 Ole Miss 0-0 .000 0 0 1-0 1.000 23 21 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 W 1 Mississippi State 0-1 .000 0 45 0-1 .000 0 45 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 L 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 8 A SECond LOOK .... GAME KICKOFF TV SITE • STADIUM • SEC Players of the Week for games of Aug. 30-Sept. 1: Earl Bennett, WR, Alabama (1-0) at Vanderbilt (1-0) 11:30 a.m. CT LFS Vanderbilt (Offense), Dustin Mouzon, DB, Ole Miss (Defense), Felix Jones, RS/RB, Nashville, Tenn. • Dudley Field/Vanderbilt Stadium (39,773) Arkansas (Special Teams), Fernando Velasco, C, Georgia (Offensive Lineman), Quentin South Carolina (1-0) at Georgia (1-0) 5:45 p.m. ET ESPN2 Groves, DE, Auburn (Defensive Lineman) and Terry Grant, WR, Alabama (Freshman). Athens, Ga. • Sanford Stadium (92,746) Missouri (1-0) at Ole Miss (1-0) 5 p.m. CT • SEC enters its 75th season of play in 2007. Oxford, Miss. • Hollingsworth Field/Vaught-Hemingway Stadium (60,580) Troy (0-1) at Florida (1-0) 6 p.m. ET SUN-PPV • The SEC posted a 9-1 non-conference mark in Week 1, tops in the NCAA Football Gainesville, Fla. • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field (88,548) Bowl Subdivision. Kent State (1-0) at Kentucky (1-0) 6 p.m. ET BBSN-PPV Lexington, Ky. • Commonwealth Stadium (67,606) • The SEC has six teams ranked in the pre-season Top 25 polls, the most of any con- Mississippi State (0-1) at Tulane (0-0) 6 p.m. CT CSS ference. New Orleans, La. • Louisiana Superdome (69,703) Southern Miss (1-0) at Tennessee (0-1) 7 p.m. ET VS-PPV • Since the inception of the Bowl Championship Series, the SEC leads all conferences Knoxville, Tenn. • Neyland Stadium (102,037) with three national championships (Tennessee-1998; LSU-2003; Florida-2006). South Florida (1-0) at Auburn (1-0) 8 p.m. CT ESPN2 Auburn, Ala. • Jordan-Hare Stadium (87,451) • Since SEC expansion in 1992, the SEC and Big 12 are tied for the most national Virginia Tech (1-0) at LSU (1-0) 8:15 p.m. CT ESPN championships (AP, USA Today) with five each. During that time, the SEC has had Baton Rouge, La. • Tiger Stadium (92,400) more teams with national titles than any other conference (Florida-1996,2006; LSU- OPEN: Arkansas (1-0) 2003; Tennessee-1998; Alabama-1992). LAST WEEK’S RESULTS • Since 2000, the SEC has had more teams ranked in the final USA Today coaches LSU 45, Mississippi State 0 (50,112 at Starkville) [8/30] poll than any othe conference (34). Florida 49, Western Kentucky 3 (90,086 at Gainesville) Ole Miss 23, Memphis 21 (45,457 at Memphis) • Since 2000, the SEC has the nation’s top non-conference winning percentage Kentucky 50, Eastern Kentucky 10 (66,512 at Lexington) (including bowl games) since 2000 (247-95, 72.2 percent). Georgia 35, Oklahoma State 14 (92,746 at Athens) Alabama 52, Western Carolina 6 (92,138 at Tuscaloosa) • In Week 1, SEC stadiums were filled to 98.05 percent of capacity. The SEC has led Arkansas 46, Troy 26 (73,926 at Fayetteville) the nation in total attendance for 26 straight seasons. Vanderbilt 41, Richmond 17 (32,215 at Nashville) South Carolina 28, Louisiana-Lafayette 14 (78,234 at Columbia) • Using current conference alignments, SEC teams have appeared in more bowl games Auburn 23, Kansas State 13 (86,439 at Auburn) (352) than any other conference. Since 2000, the SEC has more bowl appearances California 45, Tennessee 31 (72,516 at Berkeley) (52) and bowl wins (29) than any other conference. 2007 SEC Football • Page 2 Week 2 2007 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE TEAM SCHEDULES AND RESULTS ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE (1-0, 0-0 SEC) FLORIDA GATORS (1-0, 0-0 SEC) Home Stadium: Bryant-Denny (92,138) Home Stadium: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field (88,548) Home: 1-0 Away: 0-0 vs. Division: 0-0 vs. Top 25: 0-0 Home: 1-0 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: 90,086 Average Home Attendance: 90,086 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) 11:30 a.m. Sept. 8 TROY [SUN - PPV] 6 p.m. Sept. 15 ARKANSAS [ESPN] 5:45 p.m. Sept. 15 TENNESSEE [CBS] 3:30 p.m. Sept. 22 GEORGIA TBA Sept. 22 at Ole Miss TBA 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 (1-0, 0-0 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: 1-0 Away: 0-0 Neutral: 0-0 vs. Division: 0-0 vs. Top 25: 0-0 Total Home Attendance: 73,926 Average Home Attendance: 73,926 Total Home Attendance: 92,746 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] 5:45 p.m. Sept. 8 SOUTH CAROLINA [ESPN2] 5:45 p.m. Sept. 22 KENTUCKY TBA 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 (1-0, 0-0 SEC) KENTUCKY WILDCATS (1-0, 0-0 SEC) Home Stadium: Jordan-Hare (87,451) Home Stadium: Commonwealth (67,606) Home: 1-0 Away: 0-0 vs. Division: 0-0 vs. Top 25: 0-0 Home: 1-0 Away: 0-0 vs. Division: 0-0 vs. Top 25: 0-0 Total Home Attendance: 86,439 Average Home Attendance: 86,439 Total Home Attendance: 66,512 Average Home Attendance: 66,512 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] 8 p.m. Sept. 8 KENT STATE (PPV-BBSN) 6 p.m.