SEC FOOTBALL 2008 Week 12 - Nov. 15 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 • SEC Players of the Week for games of *Florida 6-1 .857 303 94 8-1 .889 385 107 6-3 4-0 2-0 W 5 Nov. 8 are Florida QB Tim Tebow (offense), Georgia 5-2 .714 198 201 8-2 .800 326 249 8-2 4-1 3-2 W 1 Alabama SAF Rashad Johnson (defense), South Carolina 4-3 .571 157 130 7-3 .700 240 156 6-4 2-2 0-2 W 2 Auburn RB/RS Tristan Davis (special teams), Vanderbilt 3-3 .500 103 130 5-4 .556 182 174 5-4 1-2 2-2 L 4 Georgia C Ben Jones (offensive lineman), Kentucky 2-4 .333 109 179 6-4 .600 235 201 7-3 0-3 0-3 L 1 South Carolina DE Jordin Lindsey (defensive Tennessee 1-5 .167 81 129 3-7 .300 160 181 7-3 0-3 0-4 L 3 lineman) and Alabama WR Julio Jones (freshman) [See page 5]. WESTERN DIVISION • The SEC leads the nation in non- SEC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA 2007 vs. Div. Top 25 Streak conference winning percentage (32-8, 80.0 #Alabama 5-0 1.000 187 108 10-0 1.000 317 131 6-4 3-0 3-0 W 10 percent) [See page 7]. LSU 3-3 .500 164 192 6-3 .667 281 218 8-1 2-1 1-3 L 1 Ole Miss 3-3 .500 132 136 5-4 .556 235 200 2-7 2-1 1-2 W 2 • The SEC and the Big 12 are tied for the Auburn 2-4 .333 80 96 5-5 .500 195 163 7-3 1-3 0-2 W 1 most teams in this week’s Top 25 rankings Mississippi State 1-4 .200 59 99 3-6 .333 145 191 5-4 0-1 1-2 L 1 with five each [See page 8]. Arkansas 1-5 .167 108 187 4-6 .400 204 313 6-4 1-2 2-3 L 1 NOTES: 2007 - Record after same number of games in 2007 / vs. Top 25 - Record vs. teams in Top 25 when game was • SEC stadiums have been filled to 98.57 played; Teams listed in alphabetical order unless tie-breaker applicable / * - Eastern Division Champion and SEC percent capacity this season with more than Championship Game Representative / # - Western Division Champion and SEC Championship Game Representative 5.1 million in attendance [See page 9]. • Georgia and Auburn are two of the three THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE winningest programs since 2003 in the SEC and are playing this weekend [See page 10]. GAMES OF SATURDAY, NOV. 15 GAME (RECORDS) SITE KICKOFF TV • Arkansas’ Casey Dick has set a school Georgia (8-2) at Auburn (5-5) Auburn, Ala. 11:30 a.m. CT Raycom Sports single-season completion record [See page Pat Dye Field / Jordan-Hare Stadium (87,451) 13]. Series Record: AU leads, 53-50-8 • Last Meeting: UGA, 45-20 (Nov. 10, 2007 at Athens) Louisiana-Monroe (3-7) at Ole Miss (5-4) Oxford, Miss. 1 p.m. CT • Mississippi State senior defensive end Tim Hollingsworth Field / Vaught-Hemingway Stadium (60,580) Bailey is this week’s SEC Community Service Series Record: UM leads, 2-0 • Last Meeting: UM, 59-14 (Sept. 13, 2003 at Oxford) Team Player of the Week [See page 14]. South Carolina (7-3) at Florida (8-1) Gainesville, Fla. 3:30 p.m. ET CBS Sports Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field (88,548) • This weekend’s Kentucky-Vanderbilt Series Record: UF leads, 21-4-3 • Last Meeting: UF, 51-31 (Nov. 10, 2007 at Columbia) matchup is one of the 12 closest matchups Mississippi State (3-6) at Alabama (10-0) Tuscaloosa, Ala. 6:45 p.m. CT ESPN by scoring margin since 2000 [See page 15]. Bryant-Denny Stadium (92,138) Series Record: UA leads, 71-18-3 • Last Meeting: MSU, 17-12 (Nov. 10, 2007 at Starkville) • SEC career statistical leaders updated Troy (6-3) at LSU (6-3) Baton Rouge, La. 7 p.m. CT PPV - TigerVision [See pages 16-18]. Tiger Stadium (92,400) Series Record: LSU leads, 1-0 • Last Meeting: LSU, 24-20 (Oct. 23, 2004 at Baton Rouge) • SEC Championship Game berths and tie- Vanderbilt (5-4) at Kentucky (6-4) Lexington, Ky. 8 p.m. ET ESPN2 breakers explained [See page 19]. C.M. Newton Field / Commonwealth Stadium (67,606) Series Record: UK leads, 39-37-4 • Last Meeting: UK, 27-20 (Nov. 10, 2007 at Nashville) • SEC post-season honors candidates listed OPEN: Arkansas (4-6), Tennessee (3-7) [See pages 20-22]. LAST WEEK’S RESULTS 2008 SEC FOOTBALL • SEC games last on average 3:11, three CHAMPIONSHIP GAME minutes shorter than the national average Georgia 42, Kentucky 38 (70,626 at Lexington) [See page 23]. South Carolina 34, Arkansas 21 (80,290 at Columbia) Alabama vs. Florida Tennessee 13, Wyoming 7 (99,489 at Knoxville) Dec. 6 • Atlanta, Ga. • 4 p.m. ET • CBS Sports • Alabama and Florida only two teams to be Auburn 37, Tennessee-Martin 20 (85,365 at Auburn) perfect in SEC road games in 2008 [See page Alabama 27, LSU 21 (OT) (93,039 at Baton Rouge) To apply for credentials and credentialing 25]. Florida 42, Vanderbilt 14 (39,773 at Nashville) information, go to SECsportsmedia.com 2008 SEC Football • Page 2 Week 12 2008 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE TEAM SCHEDULES AND RESULTS ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE (10-0, 6-0 SEC) FLORIDA GATORS (8-1, 6-1 SEC) Home Stadium: Bryant-Denny (92,138) Home Stadium: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field (88,548) Home: 5-0 Away: 4-0 Neutral: 1-0 vs. Division: 3-0 vs. Top 25: 3-0 Home: 4-1 Away: 3-0 Neutral: 1-0 vs. Division: 4-0 vs. Top 25: 2-0 Total Home Attendance: 460,690 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) W 49-10 84,649 Nov. 1 ARKANSAS STATE (HC) W 35-0 92,138 Nov. 8 at Vanderbilt [ESPN2] W 42-14 39,773 Nov. 8 at LSU [CBS] (15/15) (1OT) W 27-21 93,039 Nov. 15 SOUTH CAROLINA [CBS] (24/23) 3:30 p.m. Nov. 15 MISSISSIPPI STATE [ESPN] 6:45 p.m. Nov. 22 THE CITADEL 1:30 p.m. 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 (4-6, 1-5 SEC) GEORGIA BULLDOGS (8-2, 5-2 SEC) Home Stadium(s): Reynolds Razorback (72,000); War Memorial (53,727) Home Stadium: Sanford (92,746) Home: 2-3 Away: 1-3 vs. Neutral: 1-0 vs. Division: 1-2 vs. Top 25: 2-3 Home: 4-1 Away: 4-0 Neutral: 0-1 vs. Division: 4-1 vs. Top 25: 3-2 Total Home Attendance: 357,113 Average Home Attendance: 71,423 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) W 30-23 70,021 Nov. 1 *vs. Florida [CBS] (5/7) L 10-49 84,649 Nov. 8 at South Carolina L 21-34 80,290 Nov. 8 at Kentucky [RAYCOM] W 42-38 70,626 Nov.