SEC FOOTBALL 2009 Week 12 • Nov. 21 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 8-0 1.000 221 96 10-0 1.000 339 105 5-0 4-0 1-0 9-1 5-0 1-0 W 10 1 1 1 1 Georgia 4-3 .571 207 218 6-4 .600 275 259 4-1 2-2 0-1 8-2 2-2 1-3 W 2 rv rv South Carolina 3-5 .375 144 195 6-5 .545 227 228 5-1 1-4 0-0 7-4 2-3 1-3 L 3 Kentucky 2-4 .333 122 165 6-4 .600 268 217 3-3 2-1 1-0 6-4 2-1 0-3 W 2 Tennessee 2-4 .333 138 135 5-5 .500 306 212 5-2 0-3 0-0 3-7 1-2 1-2 L 1 Vanderbilt 0-7 .000 55 160 2-9 .182 180 249 1-5 1-4 0-0 6-5 0-4 0-5 L 7 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 7-0 1.000 182 64 10-0 1.000 309 109 6-0 3-0 1-0 10-0 4-0 4-0 W 10 2 3 3 2 LSU 4-2 .667 122 95 8-2 .800 250 137 5-1 3-1 0-0 7-3 2-1 1-2 W 1 10 10 10 8 Ole Miss 3-3 .500 128 112 7-3 .700 311 159 5-1 2-2 0-0 6-4 1-2 0-1 W 2 rv rv rv Auburn 3-4 .429 179 193 7-4 .636 374 297 6-1 1-3 0-0 5-6 3-1 1-1 L 1 rv rv rv Arkansas 2-4 .333 162 179 6-4 .600 376 255 5-1 0-3 1-0 4-6 1-2 1-4 W 3 Mississippi State 2-4 .333 118 166 4-6 .400 245 252 1-5 3-1 0-0 3-7 0-3 0-5 L 1 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; * - Divisional Champion and SEC Championship Game representative FEW SECONDS ON THE SEC THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE SEC FOOTBALL RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS GAMES OF SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21 • SEC Football Players of the Week for games of Nov. Chattanooga (6-4) at Alabama (10-0, 7-0) 11:21 a.m. CT 14 are Ole Miss RB/WR Dexter McCluster (offense), *SEC Network / ESPN360.com / ESPN GamePlan Florida CB Joe Haden (defense), Auburn DB/RS Demond Washington (special teams), Alabama OG Tuscaloosa, Ala. • Bryant-Denny Stadium (92,012) Mike Johnson (offensive lineman), Kentucky DT, Corey Mississippi State (4-6, 2-4) at Arkansas (6-4, 2-4) 11:21 a.m. CT Peters (defensive lineman) and Georgia RB Washaun *SEC Network / ESPN360.com / ESPN GamePlan Ealey (freshman). Little Rock, Ark. • War Memorial Stadium (53,727) Florida International (3-7) at Florida (10-0, 8-0) 12:30 p.m. ET • Florida became the eighth team since SEC expansion Florida PPV / ESPN 360.com / ESPN GamePlan (1992) to go through the regular season undefeated in Gainesville, Fla. • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field (88,548) the conference (Alabama, at 7-0 this season, has one LSU (8-2, 5-2) at Ole Miss (7-3, 3-3) 2:30 p.m. CT conference game remaining.). The list includes CBS Sports Alabama (1992, 1994, 2008), Florida (1995, 1996), Oxford, Miss. • Vaught-Heminway Stadium/Hollingsworth Field (60,580) Tennessee (1998) and Auburn (2004). Vanderbilt (2-9, 0-7) at Tennessee (5-5, 2-4) 7 p.m. ET ESPNU • With wins this past weekend, Arkansas, Georgia, Knoxville, Tenn. • Neyland Stadium/Shields-Watkins Field (100,011) Kentucky and Ole Miss became bowl eligible. The SEC Kentucky (6-4, 2-4) at Georgia (6-4, 4-3) 7:45 p.m. ET now has nine bowl eligible teams with Tennessee ESPN2 (needs one win) and Mississippi State (needs two Athens, Ga. • Sanford Stadium (92,746) wins) still able to reach bowl eligibility. OPEN: Auburn (7-4, 3-4), South Carolina (6-5, 3-5) • The SEC has a 37-6 non-conference record so far * - Check listings on page 8 of this release. this season. The 86.1 winning rate is tops in NCAA NOV. 14 RESULTS NOV. 27-28 SCHEDULE FBS. The SEC has already reached the win total of Ole Miss 42, Tennessee 17 (61,422 at Oxford) Friday, Nov. 27 last season and needs to go 4-1 the remainder of the Kentucky 24, Vanderbilt 13 (33,675 at Nashville) Alabama at Auburn (1:30 p.m. CT / CBS Sports) regular season against non-conference foes to equal its Florida 24, South Carolina 14 (79,297 at Columbia) Saturday, Nov. 28 best winning percentage since the season was expand- Alabama 31, Miss. State 3 (58,103 at Starkville) Arkansas at LSU (6 p.m. CT / ESPN) ed to 12 games (41-7 in 2006). Georgia 31, Auburn 24 (92,746 at Athens) Ole Miss at Mississippi State (11:21 a.m. CT / SEC Network) LSU 24, Louisiana Tech 16 (92,584 at Baton Rouge) Florida State at Florida (3:30 p.m. ET / CBS Sports) • Twenty (20) SEC football players are either semi- Arkansas 56, Troy 20 (66,442 at Fayetteville) Georgia at Georgia Tech (8 p.m. ET / ABC - ESPN2) finalists or finalists for 11 post-season individual Tennessee at Kentucky (7 p.m. ET / ESPNU) awards. Clemson at South Carolina (12 p.m. ET / ESPN) 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 12 2009 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE TEAM SCHEDULES AND RESULTS ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE (10-0, 7-0 SEC) FLORIDA GATORS (10-0, 8-0 SEC) Home Stadium: Bryant-Denny (92,012) Home Stadium: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field (88,548) Total Home Att.: 552,072 Avg. Home Att.: 92,012 Pct. of Capacity: 100.00 Total Home Att.: 453,066 Avg. Home Att.: 90,613 Pct. of Capacity: 102.33 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) W 29-19 57,178 Oct. 24 1 / 2 TENNESSEE [TV: 1] W 12-10 92,012 Oct. 31 1 / 1 *vs. Georgia [--/rv] (TV: 1) W 41-17 84,604 Nov. 7 3 / 3 LSU [9/9] [TV: 1] W 24-15 92,012 Nov. 7 1 / 1 VANDERBILT (TV: 3) W 27-3 90,694 Nov. 14 3 / 3 at Mississippi State (TV: 2) W 31-3 58,103 Nov. 14 1 / 1 at South Carolina (TV: 1) W 24-14 79,297 Nov. 21 2 / 3 CHATTANOOGA (TV: 5-6-10) 11:21 a.m. Nov. 21 1 / 1 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL (TV: 6-10-11) 12:30 p.m. Nov. 27 at Auburn (TV: 1) 1:30 p.m. Nov. 28 FLORIDA STATE (TV: 1) 3:30 p.m. Dec. 5 vs. Florida (TV: 1) 3 p.m. Dec. 5 vs. Alabama (TV: 1) (SEC Championship Game • Atlanta, Ga.) (SEC Championship Game • Atlanta, Ga.) 4 p.m. * - Atlanta, Ga. * - Jacksonville, Fla. ALL TIMES CENTRAL ALL TIMES EASTERN ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS (6-4, 2-4 SEC) GEORGIA BULLDOGS (6-4, 4-3 SEC) Home Stadium(s): Reynolds Razorback (72,000); War Memorial (53,727) Home Stadium: Sanford (92,746) Total Home Att.: 400,149 Avg. Home Att.: 66,692 Pct. of Capacity: 96.72 Total Home Att.: 463,730 Avg. Home Att.: 92,746 Pct. of Capacity: 100.00 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.