SEC FOOTBALL 2008 Week 10 - Nov. 1 Charles Bloom, Associate Commissioner (Football Contact) Southeastern Conference Media Relations E-Mail: [email protected] • Phone: (205) 458-3000 • Fax: (205) 458-3030 FEW SECONDS ON THE SEC EASTERN DIVISION SEC FOOTBALL RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS SEC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA 2007 vs. Div. Top 25 Streak • This week’s SEC Football Players of the Florida 4-1 .800 212 70 6-1 .857 294 83 5-2 2-0 1-0 W 3 Week are Georgia’s Knowshon Moreno Georgia 4-1 .800 146 114 7-1 .875 274 162 6-2 3-0 3-1 W 3 (offense) and Darryl Gamble (defense), Florida’s Vanderbilt 3-2 .600 89 88 5-3 .625 168 132 5-3 1-1 2-1 L 3 Jeff Demps (special teams), Mississippi State’s South Carolina 2-3 .400 96 103 5-3 .625 179 129 6-2 1-2 0-2 L 1 J.C. Brignone (offensive lineman), Ole Miss’ Kentucky 1-3 .250 57 124 5-3 .625 183 146 6-2 0-2 0-2 L 1 Peria Jerry (defensive lineman) and Alabama’s Tennessee 1-4 .200 75 102 3-5 .375 147 141 5-3 0-2 0-4 L 1 Julio Jones (freshman) [See page 5]. WESTERN DIVISION • The SEC continues to lead all NCAA FBS conferences in non-conference winning per- SEC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA 2007 vs. Div. Top 25 Streak centage [See page 7]. Alabama 5-0 1.000 160 87 8-0 1.000 255 110 6-2 2-0 2-0 W 8 LSU 3-2 .600 143 165 5-2 .714 225 181 6-1 2-0 1-2 L 1 • The SEC has four teams ranked in this Auburn 2-3 .400 73 79 4-4 .500 151 126 5-3 1-2 0-2 L 3 week’s major polls and BCS standings, includ- Ole Miss 2-3 .400 115 129 4-4 .500 218 193 2-6 1-1 1-2 W 1 ing a national-lead tying three in the top eight Mississippi State 1-3 .250 46 85 3-5 .375 132 177 4-4 0-1 1-2 W 1 [See page 8]. Arkansas 1-4 .200 87 153 3-5 .375 153 256 5-3 1-2 1-3 L 2 • In 54 home games, SEC teams have filled NOTES: 2007 - Record after same number of games in 2007 / vs. Top 25 - Record vs. teams in Top 25 when game was stadiums to 98.6 percent capacity with more played; Teams listed in alphabetical order unless tie-breaker applicable than 4.1 million fans in attendance [See page 9]. • This week’s Florida-Georgia game pits the THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE teams with the best record in the SEC since 1998 [See page 10]. GAMES OF SATURDAY, NOV. 1 GAME (RECORDS) SITE KICKOFF TV • LSU senior defensive end Kirston Pittman is Auburn (4-4) at Ole Miss (4-4) Oxford, Miss. 11:30 a.m. CT Raycom Sports this week’s SEC Community Service Team Hollingsworth Field / Vaught-Hemingway Stadium (60,580) Player of the Week [See page 14]. Series Record: AU leads, 24-8 • Last Meeting: AU, 17-3 (Oct. 27, 2007 at Auburn) Tulsa (8-0) at Arkansas (3-5) Fayetteville, Ark. 1 p.m. CT • This week’s South Carolina-Tennessee game Reynolds Razorback Stadium (72,000) is the second-closest series by scoring margin Series Record: UA leads, 52-15-2 • Last Meeting: UA, 45-13 (Sept. 6, 2003 at Fayetteville) in the SEC since 2000 [See page 15]. Kentucky (5-3) at Mississippi State (3-5) Starkville, Miss. 1:30 p.m. CT PPV - BBSN Davis Wade Stadium / Scott Field (55,082) • Mississippi State’s Derek Pegues has Series Record: UK leads, 20-15 • Last Meeting: MSU, 31-14 (Oct. 27, 2007 at Lexington) become the SEC’s career leader in kickoff Arkansas State (4-3) at Alabama (8-0) Tuscaloosa, Ala. 2 p.m. CT PPV - CTSM return yards [See page 17]. Bryant-Denny Stadium (92,138) Series Record: UA leads, 1-0 • Last Meeting: UA, 34-7 (Oct. 2, 1982 at Birmingham) • LSU leads the SEC in touchdown successs in Florida (6-1) vs. Georgia (7-1) Jacksonville, Fla. 3:30 p.m. ET CBS Sports the red zone while Tennessee leads the SEC in Jacksonville Municipal Stadium (80,000) stopping TDs in the red zone [See page 19]. Series Record: UGA leads, 47-37-2 • Last Meeting: UGA, 42-30 (Oct. 27, 2007 at Jacksonville) Tennessee (3-5) at South Carolina (5-3) Columbia, S.C. 7 p.m. ET ESPN2 • SEC game times are at 3:11 this season, a Williams-Brice Stadium (80,250) decrease of three minutes per game from last Series Record: UT leads, 21-3-2 • Last Meeting: UT, 27-24, OT (Oct. 27, 2007 at Knoxville) season [See page 20]. Tulane (2-5) at LSU (5-2) Baton Rouge, La. 7 p.m. CT PPV - TigerVision Tiger Stadium (92,400) • In intra-conference games this season, SEC Series Record: LSU leads, 67-22-7 • Last Meeting: LSU, 34-9 (Sept. 29, 2007 at New Orleans) home teams are 16-13, a 55.2 winning per- OPEN: Vanderbilt (5-3) centage [See page 22]. • I9 of 29 SEC intra-conference games (65.5 percent) have been decided by 10-points-or- less, second best in the nation [See page 22]. 2008 SEC Football • Page 2 Week 10 2008 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE TEAM SCHEDULES AND RESULTS ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE (8-0, 5-0 SEC) FLORIDA GATORS (6-1, 4-1 SEC) Home Stadium: Bryant-Denny (92,138) Home Stadium: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field (88,548) Home: 4-0 Away: 3-0 Neutral: 1-0 vs. Division: 2-0 vs. Top 25: 2-0 Home: 4-1 Away: 2-0 Neutral: 0-0 vs. Division: 2-0 vs. Top 25: 1-0 Total Home Attendance: 368,552 Average Home Attendance: 92,138 Total Home Attendance: 452,787 Average Home Attendance: 90,557 Aug. 30 *vs. Clemson [ABC] (9/9) W 34-10 70,097 Aug. 30 HAWAII [RAYCOM] W 56-10 90,575 Sept. 6 TULANE W 20-6 92,138 Sept. 6 MIAMI, FL. [ESPN] W 26-3 90,833 Sept. 13 WESTERN KENTUCKY W 41-7 92,138 Sept. 20 at Tennessee [CBS] W 30-6 106,138 Sept. 20 at Arkansas [RAYCOM] W 49-14 72,315 Sept. 27 OLE MISS [RAYCOM] L 30-31 90,106 Sept. 27 at Georgia [ESPN] (3/3) W 41-30 92,746 Oct. 4 at Arkansas [RAYCOM] W 38-7 70,072 Oct. 4 KENTUCKY [CBS] W 17-14 92,138 Oct. 11 LSU [CBS] (4/3) W 51-21 90,684 Oct. 18 OLE MISS [CBS] W 24-20 92,138 Oct. 25 KENTUCKY (HC) [RAYCOM] W 63-5 90,589 Oct. 25 at Tennessee [ESPN] W 29-9 106,138 Nov. 1 *vs. Georgia [CBS] (8/8) 3:30 p.m. Nov. 1 ARKANSAS STATE (HC) 2 p.m. Nov. 8 at Vanderbilt [RAYCOM/ESPN(2)] 12:30 p.m. or 8 p.m. Nov. 8 at LSU [CBS] 2:30 p.m. Nov. 15 SOUTH CAROLINA TBA Nov. 15 MISSISSIPPI STATE TBA Nov. 22 THE CITADEL TBA Nov. 29 AUBURN TBA Nov. 29 at Florida State TBA * - at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Ga. * - Jacksonville, Fla. ALL TIMES CENTRAL ALL TIMES EASTERN ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS (3-5, 1-4 SEC) GEORGIA BULLDOGS (7-1, 4-1 SEC) Home Stadium(s): Reynolds Razorback (72,000); War Memorial (53,727) Home Stadium: Sanford (92,746) Home: 1-3 Away: 1-2 vs. Neutral: 1-0 vs. Division: 1-2 vs. Top 25: 1-3 Home: 4-1 Away: 3-0 Neutral: 0-0 vs. Division: 3-0 vs. Top 25: 3-1 Total Home Attendance: 287,092 Average Home Attendance: 71,773 Total Home Attendance: 463,730 Average Home Attendance: 92,746 Aug. 30 WESTERN ILLINOIS W 28-24 70,537 Aug. 30 GEORGIA SOUTHERN [PPV] W 45-21 92,746 Sept. 6 *Louisiana-Monroe [PPV] W 28-27 55,048 Sept. 6 CENTRAL MICHIGAN [FSNS] W 56-17 92,746 Sept. 20 ALABAMA [RAYCOM] (9/13) L 14-49 72,315 Sept. 13 at South Carolina [CBS] W 14-7 83,704 Sept. 27 at Texas [ABC] (7/7) L 10-52 97,833 Sept. 20 at Arizona State [ABC] (rv/24) W 27-10 72,955 Oct. 4 FLORIDA [RAYCOM] (12/13) L 7-38 70,072 Sept. 27 ALABAMA [ESPN] (8/10) L 30-41 92,746 Oct. 11 at Auburn [PPV] (20/23) W 25-22 85,782 Oct. 11 TENNESSEE [CBS] W 26-14 92,746 Oct. 18 at Kentucky [ESPNU] L 20-21 70,534 Oct. 18 VANDERBILT (HC) [RAYCOM] (22/23) W 24-14 92,746 Oct. 25 OLE MISS [PPV] L 21-23 74,168 Oct. 25 at LSU [CBS] (11/11) W 52-38 92,904 Nov. 1 TULSA (HC) (19/18) 1 p.m. Nov. 1 *vs. Florida [CBS] (5/7) 3:30 p.m. Nov. 8 at South Carolina TBA Nov. 8 at Kentucky [RAYCOM/ESPN(2)] 12:30 p.m. or 8 p.m. Nov. 22 at Mississippi State TBA Nov. 15 at Auburn TBA Nov. 28 *LSU [CBS] 1:30 p.m. Nov. 29 GEORGIA TECH TBA * - Little Rock, Ark. * - Jacksonville, Fla. ALL TIMES CENTRAL ALL TIMES EASTERN AUBURN TIGERS (4-4, 2-3 SEC) KENTUCKY WILDCATS (5-3, 1-3 SEC) Home Stadium: Jordan-Hare (87,451) Home Stadium: Commonwealth (67,606) Home: 3-2 Away: 1-2 vs.