SEC FOOTBALL 2005 Week 7 - Games of Oct. 15 Charles Bloom, Associate Commissioner (Football Contact) Southeastern Conference Media Relations E-Mail: [email protected] • Phone: (205) 458-3010 • Fax: (205) 458-3030 EASTERN DIVISION SEC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA 2004 Home Away Neutral vs. Div. Top 25 Streak Georgia 3-0 1.000 67 39 5-0 1.000 159 59 4-1 3-0 2-0 0-0 2-0 2-0 W 5 Florida 3-1 .750 103 75 5-1 .833 176 92 4-2 4-0 1-1 0-0 2-0 1-1 W 1 Vanderbilt 2-1 .667 65 81 4-2 .667 141 131 1-5 2-2 2-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 L 2 Tennessee 2-2 .500 78 80 3-2 .600 95 90 4-1 2-1 1-1 0-0 0-2 1-2 L 1 South Carolina 1-3 .250 80 118 3-3 .500 149 153 4-2 3-1 0-2 0-0 1-1 0-3 W 1 Kentucky 0-2 .000 44 93 1-4 .200 123 191 1-4 1-2 0-2 0-0 0-2 0-2 L 3 WESTERN DIVISION SEC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA 2004 Home Away Neutral vs. Div. Top 25 Streak Alabama 3-0 1.000 92 30 5-0 1.000 148 58 3-2 4-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 W 5 Auburn 2-0 1.000 76 7 4-1 .800 190 47 5-0 4-1 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 W 4 LSU 2-1 .667 98 43 3-1 .750 133 74 3-1 0-1 3-0 0-0 1-0 1-1 W 2 Arkansas 0-2 .000 37 52 2-3 .400 147 154 3-2 2-1 0-2 0-0 0-1 0-2 W 1 Ole Miss 0-2 .000 33 58 2-3 .400 84 95 2-3 1-1 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 W 1 Mississippi State 0-4 .000 26 123 2-4 .333 85 143 1-5 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-2 0-4 L 3 NOTE: 2004 - Record after same number of games in 2004; vs. Top 25 - Record vs. teams in Top 25 when game was played; Teams listed in alphabetical order unless tie-breaker applicable. THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE GAMES OF SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15 GAME (RECORD) KICKOFF LIVE TV SITE STADIUM Alabama (5-0) at Ole Miss (2-3) 11 a.m. CT CBS Sports Oxford, Miss. Vaught-Hemingway Stadium (60,580) Series Record: Alabama leads, 41-9-2 Sirius Satellite Radio: Ole Miss (131) Florida (5-1) at LSU (3-1) 2:30 p.m. CT CBS Sports Baton Rouge, La. Tiger Stadium (92,400) Series Record: Florida leads, 27-21-3 Sirius Satellite Radio: LSU (181) Auburn (4-1) at Arkansas (2-3) 6 p.m. CT Fayetteville, Ark. Reynolds Razorback Stadium (72,000) Series Record: Auburn leads, 8-5-1 Sirius Satellite Radio: Auburn (126) Georgia (5-0) at Vanderbilt (4-2) 6:15 p.m. CT ESPN2 Nashville, Tenn. Vanderbilt Stadium (39,773) Series Record: Georgia leads, 46-17-2 Sirius Satellite Radio: Vanderbilt (127) OPEN: Kentucky (1-4), Mississippi State (2-4), South Carolina (3-3), Tennessee (3-2) PPV: Pay Per View Telecast (Contact Participating Institution for Availability) INSIDE THIS WEEK’S RELEASE • LSU’s JaMarcus Russell (offense), South Carolina’s Ko Simpson (defense) and • Florida’s Chris Leak, Vanderbilt’s Jay Cutler and Alabama’s Brodie Croyle moving Sidney Rice (special teams), Georgia’s Thomas Flowers (special teams) and Max up the SEC Career Record Charts. [See page 14] Jean-Gilles (offensive lineman) and Florida’s Jeremy Mincey (defensive lineman) named SEC Players of the Week. [See page 5] • Georgia has won at least two SEC games away from Athens in each of the last 10 years. [See page 15] • Southeastern Conference has nation-leading six teams ranked in latest polls. [See page 9] • South Carolina has scored three defensive touchdowns in 2005, tops in the SEC. [See page 15] • After six weeks, SEC closes in on 3 million attendance mark and has 97.4 percent capacity. [See page 10] • Auburn leads the SEC in overall drive efficiency, scoring on 50.9 percent of its offensive drives. [See page 16] • Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee are undefeated when scoring first. [See page 12] • Auburn has SEC’s most experienced offense while Georgia has league’s most experienced defense. Arkansas has league’s youngest defense while South Carolina • Eight SEC football student-athletes are semi-finalist for Draddy Award, known as has league’s youngest offense. [See page 17] the “Academic Heisman” and given by the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame. [See page 13] 2005 SEC Football • Page 2 Week 7 2005 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE TEAM SCHEDULES AND RESULTS ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE (5-0, 3-0 SEC) FLORIDA GATORS (5-1, 3-1 SEC) Home Stadium: Bryant-Denny (81,018) Home Stadium: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field (88,548) Home: 4-0 Away: 1-0 vs. Division: 1-0 vs. Top 25: 1-0 Home: 4-0 Away: 1-1 Neutral: 0-0 vs. Division: 2-0 vs. Top 25: 1-1 Total Home Attendance: 324,072 Average Home Attendance: 81,018 Total Home Attendance: 361,626 Average Home Attendance: 90,407 Sept. 3 [rv/24] MIDDLE TENNESSEE (CTSM-PPV) W 26-7 81,018 Sept. 3 [10/11] WYOMING (SUN-PPV) W 32-14 90,707 Sept. 10 [rv/22] SOUTHERN MISS (ESPN2) W 30-21 81,018 Sept. 10 [10/10] LOUISIANA TECH (SUN-PPV) W 41-3 90,099 Sept. 17 [rv/24] at South Carolina (CBS) W 37-14 82,968 Sept. 17 [6/7] TENNESSEE (CBS) [5/4] W 16-7 90,716 Sept. 24 [20/20] ARKANSAS (JP) W 24-13 81,018 Sept. 24 [5/5] at Kentucky (CBS) W 49-28 66,820 Oct. 1 [15/16] FLORIDA (CBS) [5/5] W 31-3 81,018 Oct. 1 [5/5] at Alabama (CBS) [15/16] L 3-31 81,018 Oct. 15 [6/7] at Ole Miss (CBS) 11 a.m. Oct. 8 [13/15] MISSISSIPPI STATE [HC] (JP) W 35-9 90,104 Oct. 22 TENNESSEE TBA Oct. 15 [11/13] at LSU (CBS) [10/8] 3:30 p.m. Oct. 29 UTAH STATE [HC] TBA Oct. 29 *vs. Georgia TBA Nov. 5 at Mississippi State TBA Nov. 5 VANDERBILT TBA Nov. 12 LSU TBA Nov. 12 at South Carolina TBA Nov. 19 at Auburn TBA Nov. 26 FLORIDA STATE (CBS) 3:30 p.m. ALL TIMES CENTRAL * - Jacksonville, Fla. ALL TIMES EASTERN ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS (2-3, 0-2 SEC) Home Stadium(s): Reynolds Razorback (72,000); War Memorial (53,727) GEORGIA BULLDOGS (5-0, 3-0 SEC) Home: 2-1 Away: 0-2 vs. Division: 0-1 vs. Top 25: 0-2 Home Stadium: Sanford (92,746) Total Home Attendance: 188,848 Average Home Attendance: 62,949 Home: 3-0 Away: 2-0 Neutral: 0-0 vs. Division: 2-0 vs. Top 25: 2-0 Total Home Attendance: 278,238 Average Home Attendance: 92,746 Sept. 3 MISSOURI STATE W 49-17 66,424 Sept. 10 VANDERBILT L 24-28 68,215 Sept. 3 [13/13] BOISE STATE (ESPN) [18/19] W 48-13 92,746 Sept. 17 at Southern California (FSN) [1/1] L 17-70 90,411 Sept. 10 [9/9] SOUTH CAROLINA (ESPN) W 17-15 92,746 Sept. 24 at Alabama (JP) [20/20] L 13-24 81,018 Sept. 17 [7/6] LOUISIANA-MONROE (PPV-CSS) W 44-7 92,746 Oct. 8 *LOUISIANA-MONROE W 44-15 54,209 Sept. 24 [7/6] at Mississippi State (ESPN2) W 23-10 49,903 Oct. 15 AUBURN [21/20] 6 p.m. Oct. 8 [5/4] at Tennessee (CBS) [8/7] W 27-14 108,470 Oct. 22 at Georgia TBA Oct. 15 [5/4] at Vanderbilt (ESPN2) 7:15 p.m. Nov. 5 SOUTH CAROLINA [HC] TBA Oct. 22 ARKANSAS [HC] TBA Nov. 12 at Ole Miss TBA Oct. 29 *vs. Florida TBA Nov. 19 *MISSISSIPPI STATE TBA Nov. 12 AUBURN TBA Nov. 25 at LSU (CBS) 1:30 p.m. Nov. 19 KENTUCKY TBA Nov. 26 at Georgia Tech TBA * - Little Rock, Ark. ALL TIMES CENTRAL * - Jacksonville, Fla. ALL TIMES EASTERN AUBURN TIGERS (4-1, 2-0 SEC) Home Stadium: Jordan-Hare (87,451) KENTUCKY WILDCATS (1-4, 0-2 SEC) Home: 4-1 Away: 0-0 vs. Division: 1-0 vs. Top 25: 0-0 Home Stadium: Commonwealth (67,606) Total Home Attendance: 415,882 Average Home Attendance: 83,177 Home: 1-2 Away: 0-2 vs. Division: 0-2 vs. Top 25: 0-2 Total Home Attendance: 197,091 Average Home Attendance: 65,697 Sept. 3 [16/15] GEORGIA TECH (ESPN) L 14-23 87,451 Sept. 10 [rv/25] MISSISSIPPI STATE (JP) W 28-0 81,921 Sept. 4 LOUISVILLE (ESPN) [12/14] L 24-31 70,752 Sept. 17 [rv/rv] BALL STATE (PPV-AUN) W 63-3 78,427 Sept. 10 IDAHO STATE (UKTV-TD) W 41-29 59,519 Sept. 24 [rv/rv] WESTERN KENTUCKY [HC] W 37-14 80,632 Sept. 17 at Indiana (ESPN Classic) L 14-38 40,240 Oct. 1 [rv/24] SOUTH CAROLINA (ESPN2) W 48-7 87,451 Sept. 24 FLORIDA (CBS) [5/5] L 28-49 66,820 Oct.