SEC FOOTBALL 2008 Week 9 - Oct. 23-25 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 Players of the Week fea- Florida 3-1 .750 149 65 5-1 .833 231 78 4-2 1-0 1-0 W 2 ture a freshman, two sophomores, two juniors Georgia 3-1 .750 94 76 6-1 .857 222 124 5-2 3-0 2-1 W 2 and a senior - RB Knowshon Moreno, Georgia Vanderbilt 3-2 .600 89 88 5-2 .714 161 122 4-3 1-1 2-1 L 2 (offense), SAF Eric Berry, Tennessee (defense), South Carolina 2-3 .400 96 103 5-3 .625 179 129 6-2 1-2 0-2 L 1 P Brett Upson, Vanderbilt (special teams), OG Kentucky 1-2 .333 52 61 5-2 .714 178 83 6-1 0-1 0-1 W 1 Mike Johnson, Alabama (offensive lineman), DE Tennessee 1-3 .250 66 73 3-4 .429 138 112 4-3 0-2 0-3 W 1 Tyson Jackson, LSU (defensive lineman) and QB/WR/PR Randall Cobb, Kentucky (freshman) WESTERN DIVISION [See page 5]. SEC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA 2007 vs. Div. Top 25 Streak • The SEC continues to lead the nation in non- Alabama 4-0 1.000 131 78 7-0 1.000 226 101 5-2 2-0 2-0 W 7 conference winning percentage [See page 7]. LSU 3-1 .750 105 113 5-1 .833 187 129 6-0 2-0 1-1 W 1 Auburn 2-3 .400 73 79 4-3 .571 134 92 5-2 1-2 0-2 L 2 • The SEC has four teams ranked in this Arkansas 1-3 .250 66 130 3-4 .429 132 233 4-3 1-1 1-3 L 1 week’s four major Top 25 rankings, with all Ole Miss 1-3 .250 92 108 3-4 .429 195 172 2-5 0-1 1-2 L 2 four teams in the top 13 [See page 8]. Mississippi State 1-3 .250 46 85 2-5 .286 101 155 4-3 0-1 1-2 L 1 • SEC stadiums have been filled to 98.62 per- NOTES: 2007 - Record after same number of games in 2007 / vs. Top 25 - Record vs. teams in Top 25 when game was cent capacity in 48 home games this season played; Teams listed in alphabetical order unless tie-breaker applicable [See page 9]. • This week’s matchup between LSU and THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE Georgia matches the winningest programs since 2003 [See page 10]. GAMES OF THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23 GAME (RECORDS) SITE KICKOFF TV • Kentucky senior cornerback David Jones is Auburn (4-3) at West Virginia (4-2) Morgantown, W.Va. 6:30 p.m. CT ESPN this week’s SEC Community Service Team Milan Puskar Stadium (60,000) Player of the Week [See page 14]. Series Record: First Meeting • This week’s matchup between Alabama and GAMES OF SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25 Tennessee is the 11th closest by average scor- ing margin since 2000 [See page 15]. GAME (RECORDS) SITE KICKOFF TV Kentucky (5-2) at Florida (5-1) Gainesville, Fla. 12:30 p.m. ET Raycom Sports / • SEC defenses are the stingiest in the nation, Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field (88,548) ESPN GamePlan giving up an average of 4.60 yards per play this Series Record: UF leads, 40-17 • Last Meeting: UF, 45-37 (Oct. 20, 2007 at Lexington) season [See page 20]. Duke (3-3) at Vanderbilt (5-2) Nashville, Tenn. 2 p.m. CT Vanderbilt Stadium (39,773) • SEC games are averaging 3:11, which is Series Record: VU leads, 7-3 • Last Meeting: VU, 45-28 (Oct. 28, 2006 at Durham) three minutes below the national average of Georgia (6-1) at LSU (5-1) Baton Rouge, La. 2:30 p.m. CT CBS Sports 3:14 [See page 20]. Tiger Stadium (92,400) Series Record: LSU leads, 14-11-1 • Last Meeting: UGA, 34-14 (Dec. 3, 2005 at Atlanta - SEC Championship Game) • SEC teams have had 91 scoring drives of Ole Miss (3-4) at Arkansas (3-4) Fayetteville, Ark. 6 p.m. CT PPV - Razorback less than two minutes and 54 of more than five Reynolds Razorback Stadium (72,000) Sports Properties minutes [See page 21]. Series Record: UA leads, 30-23-1 • Last Meeting: UA, 44-8 (Oct. 20, 2007 at Oxford) Middle Tennessee (2-5) at Mississippi State (2-5) Starkville, Miss. 6 p.m. CT ESPNU • SEC intra-conference games are the most Davis Wade Stadium / Scott Field (55,082) competitive in the nation. The SEC leads the Series Record: MSU leads, 2-0 • Last Meeting: MSU, 61-35 (Oct. 28, 2000 at Starkville) nation in the number and percentage of single- Alabama (7-0) at Tennessee (3-4) Knoxville, Tenn. 7:45 p.m. ET ESPN digit scoring margin games and the average Shields-Watkins Field / Neyland Stadium (102,038) scoring margin of intra-conference games [See Series Record: UA leads, 45-38-7 • Last Meeting: UA, 41-17 (Oct. 20, 2007 at Tuscaloosa) page 22]. OPEN: South Carolina (5-3) 2008 SEC Football • Page 2 Week 9 2008 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE TEAM SCHEDULES AND RESULTS ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE (7-0, 4-0 SEC) FLORIDA GATORS (5-1, 3-1 SEC) Home Stadium: Bryant-Denny (92,138) Home Stadium: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field (88,548) Home: 4-0 Away: 2-0 Neutral: 1-0 vs. Division: 2-0 vs. Top 25: 2-0 Home: 3-1 Away: 2-0 Neutral: 0-0 vs. Division: 1-0 vs. Top 25: 1-0 Total Home Attendance: 368,552 Average Home Attendance: 92,138 Total Home Attendance: 362,198 Average Home Attendance: 90,550 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] 12:30 p.m. Oct. 25 at Tennessee [ESPN] 6:45 p.m. Nov. 1 *vs. Georgia [CBS] 3:30 p.m. Nov. 1 ARKANSAS STATE (HC) 2 p.m. Nov. 8 at Vanderbilt TBA Nov. 8 at LSU TBA 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 (3-4, 1-3 SEC) GEORGIA BULLDOGS (6-1, 3-1 SEC) Home Stadium(s): Reynolds Razorback (72,000); War Memorial (53,727) Home Stadium: Sanford (92,746) Home: 1-2 Away: 1-2 vs. Neutral: 1-0 vs. Division: 1-1 vs. Top 25: 1-3 Home: 4-1 Away: 2-0 Neutral: 0-0 vs. Division: 3-0 vs. Top 25: 2-1 Total Home Attendance: 212,924 Average Home Attendance: 70,975 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] 6 p.m. Oct. 25 at LSU [CBS] (11/11) 3:30 p.m. Nov. 1 TULSA (HC) 1 p.m. Nov. 1 *vs. Florida [CBS] 3:30 p.m. Nov. 8 at South Carolina TBA Nov. 8 at Kentucky TBA 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 (4-3, 2-3 SEC) KENTUCKY WILDCATS (5-2, 1-2 SEC) Home Stadium: Jordan-Hare (87,451) Home Stadium: Commonwealth (67,606) Home: 3-2 Away: 1-1 vs. Division: 1-2 vs. Top 25: 0-2 Home: 4-1 Away: 1-1 vs. Division: 0-1 vs. Top 25: 0-1 Total Home Attendance: 435,586 Average Home Attendance: 87,117 Total Home Attendance: 349,817 Average Home Attendance: 69,963 Aug.