SEC FOOTBALL 2005 2005 FINAL Release 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 Ranking * Georgia 6-2 .750 209 134 10-3 .769 384 213 10-2 5-1 4-0 1-2 4-1 4-3 L 1 10/ 10 South Carolina 5-3 .625 175 193 7-5 .583 284 279 6-5 5-2 2-2 0-1 4-1 2-3 L 2 rv/ rv Florida 5-3 .625 205 178 9-3 .750 343 226 7-5 6-0 1-3 2-0 4-1 4-2 W 2 12/ 16 Vanderbilt 3-5 .375 223 271 5-6 .455 299 321 2-10 2-4 3-2 0-0 1-4 0-3 W 1 Tennessee 3-5 .375 147 138 5-6 .455 205 205 2-9 3-3 2-3 0-0 1-4 1-4 W 1 Kentucky 2-6 .250 160 277 3-8 .273 239 375 2-9 2-4 1-4 0-0 1-4 0-4 L 2 * - SEC Champion / SEC Eastern Division Champion WESTERN DIVISION SEC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA 2004 Home Away Neutral vs. Div. Top 25 Streak Ranking *# LSU 7-1 .875 214 114 11-2 .846 383 185 9-3 5-1 5-0 1-1 5-0 5-2 W 1 6/ 5 * Auburn 7-1 .875 262 122 9-3 .750 386 186 13-0 6-1 3-1 0-1 4-1 2-2 L 1 14/ 14 Alabama 6-2 .750 159 87 10-2 .833 263 128 6-6 6-1 3-1 1-0 3-2 3-2 W 1 8/ 8 Arkansas 2-6 .250 173 169 4-7 .364 283 271 5-6 3-3 1-4 0-0 2-3 0-5 L 1 Mississippi State 1-7 .125 78 211 3-8 .273 153 259 3-8 2-4 1-4 0-0 1-4 0-5 W 1 Ole Miss 1-7 .125 97 208 3-8 .273 148 245 4-7 2-4 1-4 0-0 0-5 0-4 L 4 * - SEC Western Division Co-Champions / # - SEC Championship Game Western Division Representative NOTE: 2004 - Record after same number of games in 2004; vs. Top 25 - Record vs. teams in Top 25 when game was played; Ranking - Associated Press/USA Today Coaches listed in order; Teams listed in alphabetical order unless tie-breaker applicable 2005 SEC FOOTBALL QUICK HITTERS • The SEC finished the 2005 season with a 30-12 non-conference record (.714), and defensive back Greg Blue, as well as Alabama linebacker DeMeco Ryans and including a 3-3 mark in bowl games. It is the most non-conference wins by the SEC Auburn offensive lineman Marcus McNeill earned the honor. since 2003, when the league finished 36-17. Since conference expansion in 1992, the SEC has won 30 or more non-conference games (including bowls) 12 times. The • The SEC was tops among all conferences in total and average attendance as well league is 454-162-2 (.736) in non-conference games since 1992. as percent of capacity in 2005. In 75 SEC home games, the league’s teams drew a total of 5,593,699 fans, an average of 74,583 per contest. The SEC had 97.43 per- • The SEC finished with five teams ranked in the final Associated Press and USA cent of its stadiums full in 2005. According to statistics provided by the NCAA, the Today Top 25 polls. LSU was the league’s highest ranked team at 5th in USA Today Big Ten was second in total and average attendance, with 5,007,067 fans for 69 and 6th in AP followed by Alabama (8th in both polls), Georgia (10th in both polls), home dates, an average of 72,566 fans per game. The Big 12 was second in per- Auburn (14th in both polls) and Florida (12th in AP and 16th in USA Today). The cent of capacity at 95.01. BCS nor Harris Interactive does not conduct a post-bowl poll. • The SEC placed third among all conferences in scoring margin for intra-conference • 2005 marked the third straight year that the SEC had five teams ranked in the games in 2005. In 49 intra-conference games, the average scoring margin for SEC final USA Today Top 25 poll and the eighth time since 1992 that the league has games was 13.96 points per game. Only Conference USA (12.02) and the Sun Belt accomplished that feat. It is the first time since 1999 that the SEC has had five (12.18) had a closer average in intra-conference games. 49 percent of the SEC’s teams ranked in the USA Today Top 16. It is the first time since 1997 that the SEC games were decided by 10 points-or-less (24 of 49 games). has had five teams ranked in the top 14 of the final AP poll. • The SEC had 261 of its former student-athletes on 2005 NFL opening weekend • Four football players from the SEC were named NCAA Division I-A Consensus All- rosters, most of any conference in the nation. Using current conference alignment, America. In order to earn this honor, football players must earn a consensus of the the ACC was second with 231 players on NFL rosters, followed by the Big Ten with following All-America teams, recognized by the NCAA office: Associated Press, 223, Pac-10 with 188, and the Big 12 with 176. The SEC had nine of its former American Football Coaches Association, Football Writers Association of America, players selected for the 2006 Pro Bowl. Walter Camp and The Sporting News. Georgia's offensive lineman Max Jean-Gilles 2005 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME 2005 SEC INDIVIDUAL AWARD WINNERS Georgia 34, LSU 14 Rudy Niswanger, LSU - Scholar-Athlete of the Year Dec. 3, 2005 • Georgia Dome • Atlanta Jay Cutler, QB, Vanderbilt - Offensive Player of the Year Attendance: 73,717 DeMeco Ryans, LB, Alabama - Defensive Player of the Year MVP: D.J. Shockley, QB, Georgia Skyler Green, RS/WR, LSU - Special Teams Player of the Year Marcus McNeill, OT, Auburn - Jacobs Blocking Trophy Mark Richt, Georgia - Coach of the Year 2005 SEC Football • Page 2 Final Release 2005 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE TEAM SCHEDULES AND RESULTS ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE (10-2, 6-2 SEC) FLORIDA GATORS (9-3, 5-3 SEC) Home Stadium: Bryant-Denny (81,018) Home Stadium: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field (88,548) Home: 6-1 Away: 3-1 Neutral: 1-0 vs. Division: 3-2 vs. Top 25: 3-2 Home: 6-0 Away: 1-3 Neutral: 2-0 vs. Division: 4-1 vs. Top 25: 4-2 Total Home Attendance: 567,126 Average Home Attendance: 81,018 Total Home Attendance: 542,435 Average Home Attendance: 90,406 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 [6/7] at Ole Miss (CBS) W 13-10 60,135 Oct. 8 [13/15] MISSISSIPPI STATE [HC] (JP) W 35-9 90,104 Oct. 22 [5/5] TENNESSEE (CBS) [17/18] W 6-3 81,018 Oct. 15 [11/13] at LSU (CBS) [10/8] L 17-21 92,402 Oct. 29 [5/5] UTAH STATE [HC] W 35-3 81,018 Oct. 29 [16/18] *vs. Georgia (CBS) [4/4] W 14-10 84,501 Nov. 5 [4/4] at Mississippi State (CBS) W 17-0 52,125 Nov. 5 [13/15] VANDERBILT (ESPN2) W 49-42 (2OT) 90,140 Nov. 12 [4/3] LSU (CBS) [5/5] L 13-16 (OT) 81,018 Nov. 12 [12/12] at South Carolina (JP) [rv/rv] L 22-30 83,421 Nov. 19 [8/8] at Auburn (CBS) [11/12] L 18-28 87,451 Nov. 26 [19/19] FLORIDA STATE (CBS) [23/21] W 34-7 90,669 Jan. 2 [13/13] vs. Texas Tech (FOX) [18/15] W 13-10 74,222 Jan. 2 [16/18] vs. Iowa (ESPN) [25/25] W 31-24 65,881 (AT&T Cotton Bowl • Dallas, Texas) (Outback Bowl • Tampa, Fla.) ALL TIMES CENTRAL * - Jacksonville, Fla. ALL TIMES EASTERN ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS (4-7, 2-6 SEC) Home Stadium(s): Reynolds Razorback (72,000); War Memorial (53,727) GEORGIA BULLDOGS (10-3, 6-2 SEC) Home: 3-3 Away: 1-4 vs. Division: 2-3 vs. Top 25: 0-5 Home Stadium: Sanford (92,746) Total Home Attendance: 382,070 Average Home Attendance: 63,678 Home: 5-1 Away: 4-0 Neutral: 1-2 vs. Division: 4-1 vs. Top 25: 4-3 Total Home Attendance: 556,476 Average Home Attendance: 92,746 Sept. 3 MISSOURI STATE W 49-17 66,424 Sept.