SEC FOOTBALL 2009 Week 8 • Oct. 24 SECsports.com Southeastern Conference Media Relations SECSportsMedia.com • CollegePressBox.com EASTERN DIVISION LASTEST RANKINGS SEC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA Home Away Neutral 2008 vs. Div. Top 25 Streak AP USA-T Harris BCS Florida 4-0 1.000 100 43 6-0 1.000 218 52 4-0 2-0 0-0 5-1 2-0 1-0 W 6 2 1 1 1 Georgia 3-2 .600 159 153 4-3 .571 189 194 2-1 2-2 0-0 6-1 2-1 0-2 W 1 rv rv South Carolina 2-2 .500 87 97 5-2 .714 170 130 4-0 1-2 0-0 5-2 1-1 1-2 L 1 23 23 rv 24 Tennessee 1-2 .333 80 68 3-3 .500 192 117 3-2 0-1 0-0 2-4 1-1 0-1 W 1 Kentucky 1-3 .250 74 121 3-3 .500 147 148 1-2 1-1 1-0 4-2 1-1 0-3 W 1 Vanderbilt 0-4 .000 29 95 2-5 .286 123 128 1-3 1-2 0-0 5-2 0-1 0-2 L 3 WESTERN DIVISION LASTEST RANKINGS SEC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA Home Away Neutral 2008 vs. Div. Top 25 Streak AP USA-T Harris BCS Alabama 4-0 1.000 115 36 7-0 1.000 242 81 4-0 2-0 1-0 7-0 2-0 3-0 W 7 1 2 2 2 LSU 3-1 .750 76 61 5-1 .833 138 87 2-1 3-0 0-0 5-1 1-0 1-1 L 1 9 10 9 9 Auburn 2-2 .500 112 111 5-2 .714 244 184 4-1 1-1 0-0 4-3 1-1 0-0 L 2 rv rv rv Ole Miss 1-2 .333 36 45 4-2 .667 181 78 2-1 2-1 0-0 3-3 0-1 0-1 W 1 rv 25 rv Mississippi State 1-2 .333 65 82 3-4 .429 171 189 1-3 2-1 0-0 2-5 0-2 0-3 W 1 Arkansas 1-3 .250 112 133 3-3 .500 207 162 2-1 0-2 1-0 3-3 1-1 1-3 L 1 rv rv rv NOTES: 2008 - Record after same number of games in 2008 / vs. Top 25 - Record vs. teams in Top 25 when game 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, OCTOBER 24 • SEC Football Players of the Week (Games of Arkansas (3-3, 1-3) at Ole Miss (4-2, 1-2) 11:21 a.m. CT Oct. 17) are Mark Ingram, RB, Alabama (offense), SEC Network / ESPN360.com / ESPN GamePlan Micah Johnson, LB, Kentucky (defense), Caleb Oxford, Miss. Hollingsworth Field/Vaught-Hemingway Stadium (60,580) Sturgis, PK, Florida (special teams), Daverin Tennessee (3-3, 1-2) at Alabama (7-0, 4-0) 2:30 p.m. CT Geralds, C, Ole Miss (offensive lineman), Geno CBS Sports Atkins, DT, Georgia (defensive lineman) and Corey Tuscaloosa, Ala. • Bryant-Denny Stadium (92,012) Broomfield, DB, Mississippi State (freshman). Louisiana Monroe (3-2) at Kentucky (3-3, 1-3) 7 p.m. ET FS South / ESPN360.com / ESPN GamePlan • SEC has two different top-ranked teams in lat- Lexington, Ky. • C.M. Newton Field/Commonwealth Stadium (67,942) est polls. Alabama is #1 in Associated Press Vanderbilt (2-5, 0-4) at South Carolina (5-2, 2-2) 7 p.m. ET while Florida is top-ranked in USA Today, Harris ESPNU Interactive and BCS rankings. Columbia, S.C. • Williams-Brice Stadium (80,250) Auburn (5-2, 2-2) at LSU (5-1, 3-1) 6:30 p.m. CT • SEC’s 27-5 non-conference record remains best ESPN2 among NCAA FBS conferences. Baton Rouge, La. • Tiger Stadium (92,400) Florida (6-0, 4-0) at Mississippi State (3-4, 1-2) 6:30 p.m. CT • SEC and Big 12 have each had seven different ESPN teams in AP Top 25 this season, most in nation. Starkville, Miss. • Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field (55,082) OPEN: Georgia (4-3, 3-2) • SEC teams have scored field goals at the high- est rate since 1992. RESULTS FROM OCT. 17 OCT. 31 SCHEDULE • Florida’s Tim Tebow is now SEC career leader Georgia 34, Vanderbilt 10 (38,340 at Nashville) Eastern Michigan at Arkansas [6 p.m. CT] (ESPNU) in touchdown responsibility. Miss. State 27, Middle Tenn. 6 (23,882 at Murfreesboro, Tenn.) Ole Miss at Auburn [11:21 a.m. CT] (SEC Network) Florida 23, Arkansas 20 (90,508 at Gainesville) Mississippi State at Kentucky [7 p.m. ET] (FS South) • More than 3.4 million fans at 98.31 percent Ole Miss 48, UAB 13 (47,612 at Oxford) Tulane at LSU [7 p.m. CT] (LSU PPV) capacity have been in SEC stadiums this season. Kentucky 21, Auburn 14 (86,217 at Auburn) South Carolina at Tennessee [7:45 p.m. ET] (ESPN) Alabama 20, South Carolina 6 (92,012 at Tuscaloosa) Georgia Tech at Vanderbilt [6:30 p.m. CT] (CSS) Florida vs. Georgia (Jacksonville) [3:30 p.m. ET] (CBS Sports) 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 8 2009 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE TEAM SCHEDULES AND RESULTS ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE (6-0, 3-0 SEC) FLORIDA GATORS (6-0, 4-0 SEC) Home Stadium: Bryant-Denny (92,012) Home Stadium: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field (88,548) Total Home Att.: 368,048 Avg. Home Att.: 92,012 Pct. of Capacity: 100.0 Total Home Att.: 362,372 Avg. Home Att.: 90,593 Pct. of Capacity: 102.3 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) W 53-7 92,012 Sept. 19 1 / 1 TENNESSEE (TV: 1) W 23-13 90,894 Sept. 26 3 / 3 ARKANSAS (TV: 1) W 35-7 92,012 Sept. 26 1 / 1 at Kentucky [--/rv] (TV: 3) W 41-7 71,011 Oct. 3 3 / 3 at Kentucky (TV: 5-6-10) W 38-20 70,967 Oct. 10 1 / 1 at LSU [4/4] (TV: 1) W 13-3 93,129 Oct. 10 3 / 3 at Ole Miss [20/16] (TV: 1) W 22-3 62,657 Oct. 17 1 / 1 ARKANSAS [HC] [rv/rv] (TV: 1) W 23-20 90,508 Oct. 17 2 / 3 SOUTH CAROLINA[HC] [22/22] (TV: 2) W 20-6 92,012 Oct. 24 2 / 1 at Mississippi State (TV: 2) 7:30 p.m. Oct. 24 1 / 2 TENNESSEE [TV: 1] 2:30 p.m. 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 (3-3, 1-3 SEC) GEORGIA BULLDOGS (4-3, 3-2 SEC) Home Stadium(s): Reynolds Razorback (72,000); War Memorial (53,727) Home Stadium: Sanford (92,746) Total Home Att.: 202,341 Avg. Home Att.: 67,447 Pct. of Capacity: 102.3 Total Home Att.: 278,238 Avg. Home Att.: 92,746Pct. 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) L 41-52 74,210 Sept. 12 21/21 SOUTH CAROLINA [rv/rv] (TV: 3-6) W 41-37 92,746 Sept. 26 at Alabama [3/3] (TV: 1) L 7-35 92,012 Sept. 19 23/20 at Arkansas [rv/rv] (TV: 2) W 52-41 74,210 Oct. 3 #vs. Texas A&M [--/rv] (TV: 3) W 47-19 71,872 Sept. 26 21/17 ARIZONA STATE (TV: 4) W 20-17 92,746 Oct. 10 --/rv AUBURN [17/19] (TV: 2) W 44-23 72,559 Oct. 3 18/14 LSU [4/4] (TV: 1) L 13-20 92,746 Oct. 17 rv/rv at Florida [1/1] (TV: 1) L 20-23 90,508 Oct. 10 rv/rv at Tennessee (TV: 5-6-10) L 19-45 103,261 Oct. 24 rv/rv at Ole Miss [rv/25] (TV: 5-6-10) 11:21 a.m. Oct. 17 at Vanderbilt (TV: 5-6-10) W 34-10 38,340 Oct. 31 EASTERN MICHIGAN (TV: 4) [HC] 6 p.m. 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.