SEC FOOTBALL 2009 Week 3 • Games of Sept. 19 SECSports.com Southeastern Conference Media Relations SECSportsMedia.com • CollegePressBox.com EASTERN DIVISION SEC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA Home Away Neutral 2008 vs. Div. Top 25 Streak Georgia 1-0 1.000 41 37 1-1 1.000 51 61 0-1 0-1 0-0 2-0 1-0 0-1 W 1 Florida 0-0 .000 0 0 2-0 1.000 118 9 2-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 0-0 W 2 Kentucky 0-0 .000 0 0 1-0 1.000 42 0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 W 1 Tennessee 0-0 .000 0 0 1-1 .500 78 26 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 L 1 South Carolina 0-1 .000 37 41 1-1 .500 44 44 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-1 0-1 L 1 Vanderbilt 0-1 .000 9 23 1-1 .500 54 23 1-0 0-1 0-0 2-0 0-0 0-1 L 1 WESTERN DIVISION SEC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA Home Away Neutral 2008 vs. Div. Top 25 Streak Auburn 1-0 1.000 49 24 2-0 1.000 86 37 2-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 1-0 0-0 W 2 LSU 1-0 1.000 23 9 2-0 1.000 54 32 1-0 1-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 0-0 W 2 Alabama 0-0 .000 0 0 2-0 1.000 74 38 1-0 0-0 1-0 2-0 0-0 1-0 W 2 Arkansas 0-0 .000 0 0 1-0 1.000 48 10 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 W 1 Ole Miss 0-0 .000 0 0 1-0 1.000 45 14 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 W 1 Mississippi State 0-1 .000 24 49 1-1 .500 69 56 1-0 0-1 0-0 1-1 0-1 0-0 L 1 NOTES: 2008 - Record after same number of games in 2008 / vs. Top 25 - Record vs. teams in Top 25 when game was played; Teams listed in alphabetical order unless tie-breaker applicable FEW SECONDS ON THE SEC THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE SEC FOOTBALL RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS GAMES OF SATURDAY, SEPT. 19 • SEC Players of the Week for games of Louisville (1-0) at Kentucky (1-0) 12 p.m. ET Sept. 12: Offense - Tim Tebow, QB, ESPNU Florida; Defense - Rahim Alem, DE, LSU; Lexington, Ky. • C.M. Newton Field / Commonwealth Stadium (67,942) Special Teams - Brandon Boykin, RS/CB, North Texas (1-1) at Alabama (2-0) 11:21 a.m. CT Georgia; Offensive Lineman - Clint Boling, SEC Network / ESPN360.com / ESPN GamePlan T, Georgia; Defensive Lineman - Antonio Tuscaloosa, Ala. • Bryant-Denny Stadium (92,138) Coleman, DE, Auburn; Freshman - Trent Tennessee (1-1) at Florida (2-0) 3:30 p.m. ET Richardson, RB, Alabama (See page 5). CBS Sports Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field (88,548) • SEC has five teams ranked in this week’s Louisiana-Lafayette (2-0) at LSU (2-0) 6 p.m. CT major polls, including four in the top seven ESPNU of USA Today and top nine of Associated Baton Rouge, La. • Tiger Stadium (92,400) Press (See page 8). Mississippi State (1-1) at Vanderbilt (1-1) 6 p.m. CT FS South / ESPN360.com / ESPN GamePlan • SEC leads nation with 13-2 non-confer- Nashville, Tenn. • Vanderbilt Stadium (39,773) ence winning mark (See page 8). Florida Atlantic (0-1) at South Carolina (1-1) 7 p.m. ET South Carolina PPV / ESPN360.com / ESPN GamePlan • After two weeks, SEC stadiums filled to Columbia, S.C. • Williams-Brice Stadium (80,250) 98.89 percent capacity (See page 12). Southeastern Louisiana (2-0) at Ole Miss (1-0) 6:30 p.m. CT CSS / ESPN360.com / ESPN GamePlan • Florida’s Tim Tebow, Tennessee’s Eric Oxford, Miss. • Hollingsworth Field / Vaught-Hemingway Stadium (60,580) Berry, Alabama’s Javier Arenas and Leigh Georgia (1-1) at Arkansas (1-0) 6:45 p.m. CT Tiffin and South Carolina’s Eric Norwood ESPN are among nation’s active career statistical Fayetteville, Ark. • Reynolds Razorback Stadium (72,000) leaders (See page 17). West Virginia (2-0) at Auburn (2-0) 6:45 p.m. CT ESPN2 Auburn, Ala. • Pat Dye Field / Jordan-Hare Stadium (87,451) Charles Bloom, Associate Commissioner (Football Contact) • [email protected] Chuck Dunlap, Associate Media Relations Director (Secondary Football Contact) • [email protected] Phone: (205) 458-3000 • Fax: (205) 458-3030 SECSports.com • SECSportsMedia.com • Twitter.com/SECSportsUpdate • SEC Fan Page on Facebook • SECAcademicNetwork.com 2009 SEC Football • Page 2 Week 3 2009 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE TEAM SCHEDULES AND RESULTS ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE (2-0, 0-0 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) Total Home Att.: 92,012 Avg. Home Att.: 92,012 Pct. of Capacity: 99.9 Total Home Att.: 180,970 Avg. Home Att.: 90,485 Pct. of Capacity: 102.2 Sept. 5 5 / 5 *Virginia Tech [7/7] (TV: 7) W 34-24 74,954 Sept. 5 1 / 1 CHARLESTON SOUTH. (TV: 6-9-10) W 62-3 90,621 Sept. 12 4 / 4 FLA. INTERNATIONAL (TV: 6-10-11) W 40-14 92,012 Sept. 12 1 / 1 TROY (TV: 5-6-10) W 56-6 90,349 Sept. 19 4 / 4 NORTH TEXAS (TV: 5-6-10) 11:21 a.m. Sept. 19 1 / 1 TENNESSEE (TV: 1) 3:30 p.m. Sept. 26 ARKANSAS (TV: 1) 2:30 p.m. Sept. 26 at Kentucky (TV: 3) 6 p.m. Oct. 3 at Kentucky TBA Oct. 10 at LSU TBA Oct. 10 at Ole Miss TBA Oct. 17 ARKANSAS [HC] TBA Oct. 17 SOUTH CAROLINA[HC] TBA Oct. 24 at Mississippi State TBA Oct. 24 TENNESSEE TBA Oct. 31 *vs. Georgia (TV: 1) 3:30 p.m. Nov. 7 LSU TBA Nov. 7 VANDERBILT TBA Nov. 14 at Mississippi State TBA Nov. 14 at South Carolina TBA Nov. 21 CHATTANOOGA TBA Nov. 21 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL TBA Nov. 27 at Auburn (TV: 1) 1:30 p.m. Nov. 28 FLORIDA STATE TBA * - at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Ga. * - Jacksonville, Fla. ALL TIMES CENTRAL ALL TIMES EASTERN ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS (1-0, 0-0 SEC) GEORGIA BULLDOGS (1-1, 1-0 SEC) Home Stadium(s): Reynolds Razorback (72,000); War Memorial (53,727) Home Stadium: Sanford (92,746) Total Home Att.: 55,572 Avg. Home Att.: 55, 572 Pct. of Capacity: 103.4 Total Home Att.: 92,746 Avg. Home Att.: 92,746 Pct. of Capacity: 100.0 Sept. 5 rv/rv *MISSOURI STATE (TV: 6-10-11) W 48-10 55,572 Sept. 5 13/13 at Oklahoma State [9/11] (TV: 7) L 10-24 53,012 Sept. 19 rv/rv GEORGIA [23/20] (TV: 2) 6:45 p.m. Sept. 12 21/21 SOUTH CAROLINA [rv/rv] (TV: 3-6) W 41-37 92,746 Sept. 26 at Alabama (TV: 1) 2:30 p.m. Sept. 19 23/20 at Arkansas [rv/rv] (TV: 2) 7:45 p.m. Oct. 3 #vs. Texas A&M TBA Sept. 26 ARIZONA STATE (TV: 4) 7 p.m. Oct. 10 AUBURN TBA Oct. 3 LSU TBA Oct. 17 at Florida TBA Oct. 10 at Tennessee TBA Oct. 24 at Ole Miss TBA Oct. 17 at Vanderbilt TBA Oct. 31 EASTERN MICHIGAN [HC] TBA Oct. 31 *vs. Florida (TV: 1) 3:30 p.m. Nov. 7 SOUTH CAROLINA TBA Nov. 7 TENNESSEE TECH [HC] TBA Nov. 14 TROY TBA Nov. 14 AUBURN TBA Nov. 21 *MISSISSIPPI STATE TBA Nov. 21 KENTUCKY TBA Nov. 28 at LSU TBA Nov. 28 at Georgia Tech TBA * - Little Rock, Ark. * - Jacksonville, Fla. # - Arlington, Texas ALL TIMES EASTERN ALL TIMES CENTRAL KENTUCKY WILDCATS (1-0, 0-0 SEC) AUBURN TIGERS (2-0, 1-0 SEC) Home Stadium: Commonwealth (67,942) Home Stadium: Jordan-Hare (87,451) Total Home Att.: Avg. Home Att.: Pct. of Capacity: Total Home Att.: 166,412 Avg. Home Att.: 83,206 Pct. of Capacity: 95.1 Sept. 5 *vs. Miami, Ohio (TV: 4) W 42-0 41,037 Sept. 5 LOUISIANA TECH (TV: 4) W 37-13 81,143 Sept. 19 LOUISVILLE (TV: 4) 12 p.m. Sept. 12 rv/rv MISSISSIPPI STATE (TV: 6-9-10) W 49-24 85,269 Sept. 26 FLORIDA (TV: 3-6) 6 p.m. Sept. 19 rv/rv WEST VIRGINIA [rv/rv] (TV: 3-6) 6:45 p.m. Oct. 3 ALABAMA TBA Sept. 26 BALL STATE (TV: 6-9-10) 6 p.m. Oct. 10 at South Carolina TBA Oct. 3 at Tennessee TBA Oct. 17 at Auburn TBA Oct. 10 at Arkansas TBA Oct. 24 LOUISIANA-MONROE TBA Oct. 17 KENTUCKY TBA Oct. 31 MISSISSIPPI STATE [HC] TBA Oct. 24 at LSU TBA Nov. 7 EASTERN KENTUCKY TBA Oct. 31 OLE MISS TBA Nov. 14 at Vanderbilt TBA Nov. 7 FURMAN [HC] TBA Nov. 21 at Georgia TBA Nov. 14 at Georgia TBA Nov. 28 TENNESSEE TBA Nov. 27 ALABAMA (TV: 1) 1:30 p.m. ALL TIMES EASTERN ALL TIMES CENTRAL Team’s AP & USA Today Rankings Listed Before Opponent’s Name & Opponents’ Rankings Listed after its Name (at time of game) • [HC] - Homecoming December 5 • SEC Football Championship Game • Atlanta • Georgia Dome • 4 p.m.