SEC FOOTBALL 2009 Week 7 • Oct. 17 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 3-0 1.000 77 23 5-0 1.000 195 32 3-0 2-0 0-0 4-1 2-0 1-0 W 5 1 1 1 South Carolina 2-1 .667 81 77 5-1 .833 164 110 4-0 1-1 0-0 4-2 1-1 1-1 W 4 22 22 22 Georgia 2-2 .500 125 143 3-3 .500 155 184 2-1 1-2 0-0 5-1 1-1 0-2 L 2 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 rv Kentucky 0-3 .000 53 107 2-3 .400 126 134 1-2 0-1 1-0 4-1 1-1 0-3 L 3 Vanderbilt 0-3 .000 19 61 2-4 .333 113 94 1-2 1-2 0-0 5-1 0-0 0-2 L 2 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 3-0 1.000 95 30 6-0 1.000 222 75 3-0 2-0 1-0 6-0 2-0 2-0 W 6 2 3 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 10 10 9 Auburn 2-1 .667 98 90 5-1 .833 230 163 4-0 1-1 0-0 4-2 1-1 0-0 L 1 rv rv 24 Arkansas 1-2 .333 92 110 3-2 .600 187 139 2-1 0-1 1-0 2-3 1-1 1-2 W 2 rv rv rv Ole Miss 1-2 .333 36 45 3-2 .600 133 65 1-1 2-1 0-0 3-2 0-1 0-1 L 1 rv rv rv Mississippi State 1-2 .333 65 82 2-4 .333 165 162 1-3 1-1 0-0 2-4 0-2 0-3 L 3 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 17 • SEC Football Players of the Week for Oct. 10 Georgia (3-3, 2-2) at Vanderbilt (2-4, 0-3) 11:21 a.m. CT games are Tennessee QB Jonathan Crompton SEC Network / ESPN360.com / ESPN GamePlan (offense), Florida LB Brandon Spikes (defense), Nashville, Tenn. • Vanderbilt Stadium (39,773) Arkansas RS Dennis Johnson (special teams), Mississippi State (2-4, 1-2) at Middle Tennessee State (3-2) 11:30 a.m. CT Alabama C William Vlachos (offensive lineman), ESPNU Kentucky DT Corey Peters (defensive lineman) Murfreesboro, Tenn. • Floyd Stadium (30,788) and South Carolina WR Alshon Jeffery(freshman). Arkansas (3-2, 1-2) at Florida (5-0, 3-0) 3:30 p.m. ET CBS Sports • Five SEC teams are ranked in the Harris Gainesville, Fla. • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field (88,548) Interactive Top 25 poll this week, while four are UAB (2-3) at Ole Miss (3-2, 1-2) 6 p.m. CT ranked in the AP and USA Today polls. FS South / ESPN360.com / ESPN GamePlan Oxford, Miss. • Hollingsworth Field/Vaught-Hemingway Stadium (60,580) • The SEC is 25-5 in non-conference games in Kentucky (2-3, 0-3) at Auburn (5-1, 2-1) 6:30 p.m. CT 2009, an 83.3 winning percentage. The per- ESPNU centage is the best in NCAA FBS. Auburn, Ala. • Pat Dye Field/Jordan-Hare Stadium (87,451) South Carolina (5-1, 2-1) at Alabama (6-0, 3-0) 6:45 p.m. CT • SEC games this season have attracted ESPN 3,084,875 fans in 40 games this season, an Tuscaloosa, Ala. • Bryant-Denny Stadium (92,012) average of 77,122 fans per home game. OPEN: LSU (5-1, 3-1), Tennessee (3-3, 1-2) Stadiums are filled to 98.54 percent of capacity. • SEC teams are 36-6 when scoring first this sea- son, a 85.7 winning percentage. RESULTS FROM OCT. 10 OCT. 24 SCHEDULE Army 16, Vanderbilt 13 (34,357 at West Point, N.Y.) Tennessee at Alabama [2:30 p.m. CT] (CBS Sports) • Since 1992, the SEC has had three teams Arkansas 44, Auburn 23 (72,559 at Fayetteville) Arkansas at Ole Miss [11:21 a.m. CT] (SEC Network) ranked in the AP Top 10 in 120 of 294 polls Tennessee 45, Georgia 19 (103,261 at Knoxville) Auburn at LSU [6:30 p.m. CT] (ESPN or ESPN2) (40.8 percent). Houston 31, Mississippi State 24 (48,019 at Starkville) Florida at Mississippi State [6:30 p.m. CT] (ESPN or ESPN2) South Carolina 28, Kentucky 26 (68,278 at Columbia) Louisiana Monroe at Kentucky [7 p.m. ET] (FSN) • Since 2004, the SEC has had 84 intra-confer- Alabama 22, Ole Miss 3 (62,657 at Oxford) Vanderbilt at South Carolina [7 p.m. ET] (ESPNU) ence games decided by 5-points-or-less. The Florida 13, LSU 3 (93,129 at Baton Rouge) OPEN: Georgia 31.82 percent rate of these games is the highest in NCAA FBS. 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 7 2009 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE TEAM SCHEDULES AND RESULTS ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE (6-0, 3-0 SEC) FLORIDA GATORS (5-0, 3-0 SEC) Home Stadium: Bryant-Denny (92,012) Home Stadium: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field (88,548) Total Home Att.: 276,036 Avg. Home Att.: 92,012 Pct. of Capacity: 100.0 Total Home Att.: 271,864 Avg. Home Att.: 90,621 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) 3:30 p.m. Oct. 17 2 / 3 SOUTH CAROLINA[HC] [22/22] (TV: 2) 6:45 p.m. Oct. 24 at Mississippi State (TV: 2 or 3) 7:30 p.m. Oct. 24 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 (3-2, 1-2 SEC) GEORGIA BULLDOGS (3-3, 2-2 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.: 92,746 Pct. 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) 2:30 p.m. Oct. 10 rv/rv at Tennessee (TV: 5-6-10) L 19-45 103,261 Oct. 24 at Ole Miss (TV: 5-6-10) 11:21 a.m. Oct. 17 at Vanderbilt (TV: 5-6-10) 12:21 p.m.