SEC FOOTBALL 2007 Week 4 - Games of Sept. 22 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 1-0 1.000 59 20 3-0 1.000 167 54 3-0 3-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 W 3 South Carolina 1-0 1.000 16 12 3-0 1.000 82 29 2-1 2-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 W 3 Vanderbilt 1-1 .500 41 41 2-1 .667 82 58 0-3 2-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 W 1 Kentucky 0-0 .000 0 0 3-0 1.000 146 64 2-1 3-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 W 3 Georgia 0-1 .000 12 16 2-1 .667 92 46 3-0 2-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 W 1 Tennessee 0-1 .000 20 59 1-2 .333 90 123 2-1 1-0 0-2 0-0 0-1 0-2 L 1 WESTERN DIVISION SEC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA 2006 Home Away Neutral vs. Div. Top 25 Streak Alabama 2-0 1.000 65 48 3-0 1.000 117 54 3-0 2-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 W 3 LSU 1-0 1.000 45 0 3-0 1.000 137 7 2-1 2-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 W 3 Mississippi State 1-1 .500 19 59 2-1 .667 57 76 0-3 0-1 2-0 0-0 1-1 0-1 W 2 Arkansas 0-1 .000 38 41 1-1 .500 84 67 1-1 1-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 L 1 Auburn 0-1 .000 14 19 1-2 .333 60 58 3-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 L 2 Ole Miss 0-1 .000 17 31 1-2 .333 65 90 1-2 0-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 L 2 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 22 A SECond LOOK .... GAME KICKOFF TV SITE • STADIUM • SEC Players of the Week for games of Sept. 15: Andre’ Woodson, QB, Kentucky Florida (3-0) at Ole Miss (1-2) 11:30 a.m. CT LFS (offense), Derek Pegues, DB, Mississippi State (defense), Brandon James, RS/RB, Florida Oxford, Miss. • Vaught-Hemingway Stadium (60,580) (special teams), Chris Williams, OT, Vanderbilt (offensive lineman), Jeff Owens, DT, South Carolina (3-0) at LSU (3-0) 2:30 p.m. CT CBS Georgia (defensive lineman) and Terry Grant, RB, Alabama (freshman). [See page 5]. Baton Rouge, La. • Tiger Stadium (92,400) Kentucky (3-0) at Arkansas (1-1) 5 p.m. CT ESPN2 • Ole Miss junior fullback Jason Cook is this week’s SEC Community Service Team Fayetteville, Ark. • Reynolds Razorback Stadium (72,000) Player of the Week. [See page 6]. New Mexico State (2-1) at Auburn (1-2) 6 p.m. CT PPV Auburn, Ala. • Pat Dye Field at Jordan-Hare Stadium (87,451) • SEC teams are a national-best 18-3 (85.7 percent) against non-conference foes in Gardner-Webb (1-1) at Mississippi State (2-1) 6 p.m. CT PPV 2007 [See page 8]. Starkville, Miss. • Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field (55,082) Georgia (2-1) at Alabama (3-0) 6:45 p.m. CT ESPN • The SEC has a national-best six teams ranked in this week’s Associated Press and Tuscaloosa, Ala. • Bryant-Denny Stadium (92,138) USA Today’ Coaches polls [See page 10]. Arkansas State (1-1) at Tennessee (1-2) 7 p.m. ET PPV Knoxville, Tenn. • Neyland Stadium (102,037) • After three weeks, SEC stadiums are filled to 98.24 percent capacity and averag- OPEN: Vanderbilt (2-1) ing 76,535 fans per game [See page 11]. LAST WEEK’S RESULTS • Friday kicks off the SEC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee “Together We CAN” Mississippi State 19, Auburn 14 [82,129 at Auburn, Ala.] food drive [See page 13]. Georgia 45, Western Carolina 16 [92,746 at Athens, Ga.] Florida 59, Tennessee 20 [90,707 at Gainesville, Fla.] • Vanderbilt’s Earl Bennett has moved into the SEC career top 10 list in receptions Alabama 41, Arkansas 38 [92,138 at Tuscaloosa, Ala.] [See page 15]. Vanderbilt 31, Ole Miss 17 [34,180 at Nashville, Tenn.] South Carolina 38, South Carolina State 3 [73,095 at Columbia, S.C.] • LSU has recorded a league-high 14 defensive shutouts since conference expansion Kentucky 40, Louisville 34 [70,857 at Lexington, Ky.] in 1992 [See page 17]. LSU 44, Middle Tennessee 0 [92,407 at Baton Rouge, La.] • Of the seven SEC intra-conference games thus far in 2007, three have been decid- ed by five-points-or-less [See page 17]. • SEC teams are 21-0 when scoring first this season [See page 19]. • SEC offenses are churning out yardage and points on a record page [See page 19]. 2007 SEC Football • Page 2 Week 4 2007 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE TEAM SCHEDULES AND RESULTS ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE (3-0, 2-0 SEC) FLORIDA GATORS (3-0, 1-0 SEC) Home Stadium: Bryant-Denny (92,138) Home Stadium: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field (88,548) Home: 2-0 Away: 1-0 vs. Division: 1-0 vs. Top 25: 1-0 Home: 3-0 Away: 0-0 Neutral: 0-0 vs. Division: 1-0 vs. Top 25: 1-0 Total Home Attendance: 184,276 Average Home Attendance: 92,138 Total Home Attendance: 271,037 Average Home Attendance: 90,346 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] 6:45 p.m. Sept. 22 at Ole Miss [LFS] 12:30 p.m. Sept. 29 *vs. Florida State [CBS or ESPN] 4 or 7 p.m. Sept. 29 AUBURN [CBS or ESPN] 5 or 8 p.m. 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 (1-1, 0-1 SEC) GEORGIA BULLDOGS (2-1, 0-1 SEC) Home Stadium(s): Reynolds Razorback (72,000); War Memorial (53,727) Home Stadium: Sanford (92,746) Home: 1-0 Away: 0-1 vs. Division: 0-1 vs. Top 25: 0-1 Home: 2-1 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: 278,238 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] 5 p.m. Sept. 15 WESTERN CAROLINA W 45-16 92,746 Sept. 29 NORTH TEXAS 6 p.m. Sept. 22 at Alabama [ESPN] [--/20] 7:45 p.m. Oct. 6 *CHATTANOOGA TBA Sept. 29 OLE MISS 1 p.m. 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 (1-2, 0-1 SEC) KENTUCKY WILDCATS (3-0, 0-0 SEC) Home Stadium: Pat Dye Field at Jordan-Hare (87,451) Home Stadium: C.M. Newton Field/Commonwealth (67,606) Home: 1-2 Away: 0-0 vs. Division: 0-1 vs. Top 25: 0-0 Home: 3-0 Away: 0-0 vs. Division: 0-0 vs. Top 25: 1-0 Total Home Attendance: 251,185 Average Home Attendance: 83,728 Total Home Attendance: 204,749 Average Home Attendance: 68,250 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] L 14-19 82,129 Sept. 15 LOUISVILLE [ESPN Classic] [--/9] W 40-34 70,857 Sept. 22 NEW MEXICO STATE [PPV-AUN] 6 p.m.