SEC FOOTBALL 2008 Week 7 - Oct. 11 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 Football Players of the Week are South Vanderbilt 3-0 1.000 61 47 5-0 1.000 133 81 3-2 1-0 2-0 W 5 Carolina quarterback Chris Smelley (offense), Florida 2-1 .667 98 44 4-1 .800 180 57 4-1 1-0 0-0 W 1 Vanderbilt linebacker Patrick Benoist (defense), Georgia 1-1 .500 44 48 4-1 .800 172 96 4-1 1-0 1-1 L 1 Vanderbilt punter Brett Upson (special teams), South Carolina 1-2 .333 55 62 4-2 .667 138 88 5-1 0-2 0-1 W 3 Florida center Maurkice Pouncey (offensive Kentucky 0-1 .000 14 17 4-1 .800 140 39 5-0 0-0 0-1 L 1 line), Alabama defensive end Bobby Greenwood Tennessee 0-2 .000 18 44 2-3 .400 90 83 3-2 0-1 0-2 W 1 (defensive end) and Florida running back Jeffrey Demps (freshman) [See page 5]. WESTERN DIVISION • The SEC continues to lead the nation in non- SEC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA 2007 vs. Div. Top 25 Streak conference winning percentage with a 27-5 Alabama 3-0 1.000 107 58 6-0 1.000 202 81 4-2 1-0 2-0 W 6 record (84.4 percent) [See page 7]. LSU 2-0 1.000 60 45 4-0 1.000 142 61 4-0 2-0 1-0 W 4 Auburn 2-2 .500 51 54 4-2 .667 112 67 4-2 1-1 0-2 L 1 • The SEC continues in a tie for national lead Ole Miss 1-2 .333 72 84 3-3 .500 175 148 2-4 0-0 1-1 L 1 with six teams ranked in this week’s three Arkansas 0-2 .000 21 87 2-3 .400 87 190 3-2 0-1 0-3 L 3 major polls [See page 8]. Mississippi State 0-2 .000 26 37 1-4 .200 81 107 3-2 0-1 0-2 L 3 • All 12 SEC teams have received points in the NOTES: 2007 - Record after same number of games in 2007 / vs. Top 25 - Record vs. teams in Top 25 when game was major polls and eight have been ranked at one played; Teams listed in alphabetical order unless tie-breaker applicable time this season [See page 9]. • SEC stadiums have been filled to 98.46 per- THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE cent capacity this season with 21 sellouts in 38 games [See page 9]. GAMES OF SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11 GAME (RECORDS) SITE KICKOFF TV • The four winningest SEC programs during South Carolina (4-2) at Kentucky (4-1) Lexington, Ky. 12:30 p.m. ET Raycom Sports / the last 10 years play in a CBS doubleheader C.M. Newton Field/Commonwealth Stadium (67,606) ESPN GamePlan this Saturday [See page 10]. Series Record: USC leads, 12-6-1 • Last Meeting: USC, 38-23 (Oct. 4, 2007 at Columbia) Vanderbilt (5-0) at Mississippi State (1-4) Starkville, Miss. 1:30 p.m. CT • South Carolina linebacker Eric Norwood is Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field (55,082) this week’s SEC Community Service Team Series Record: MSU leads, 10-7-2 • Last Meeting: VU, 31-13 (Oct. 2, 2004 at Nashville) Player of the Week [See page 14]. Tennessee (2-3) at Georgia (4-1) Athens, Ga. 3:30 p.m. ET CBS Sports Sanford Stadium (92,746) • In its 17th season of divisional play, only Series Record: UT leads, 20-15-2 • Last Meeting: UT, 35-14 (Oct. 6, 2007 at Knoxville) nine games separate the Eastern and Western Arkansas (2-3) at Auburn (4-2) Auburn, Ala. 4 p.m. CT PPV - Auburn Divisions in total record [See page 15]. Pat Dye Field at Jordan-Hare Stadium (87,451) Network Series Record: AU leads, 10-6-1 • Last Meeting: AU, 9-7 (Oct. 13, 2007 at Fayetteville) • Florida’s Tim Tebow is now tied for 10th in LSU (4-0) at Florida (4-1) Gainesville, Fla. 8 p.m. ET CBS Sports SEC history with 78 career touchdowns Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field (88,548) responsible for [See page 16]. Series Record: UF leads, 28-23-3 • Last Meeting: LSU, 28-24 (Oct. 6, 2007 at Baton Rouge) OPEN: Alabama (6-0), Ole Miss (3-3) • Ole Miss’ Jamarca Sanford is the SEC’s career active tackle leader with 261 [See page 18]. LAST WEEK’S RESULTS • Kentucky’s defense has not allowed a touch- Florida 38, Arkansas 7 (70,072 at Fayetteville) down in the redzone this season [See page 19]. South Carolina 31, Ole Miss 24 (54,628 at Oxford) Alabama 17, Kentucky 14 (92,138 at Tuscaloosa) • SEC games are averaging 3:11 while the Vanderbilt 14, Auburn 13 (38,773 at Nashville) number of scores and possessions are down Tennessee 13, Northern Illinois 9 (99,539 at Knoxville) from last season [See page 20]. 2008 SEC Football • Page 2 Week 7 2008 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE TEAM SCHEDULES AND RESULTS ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE (6-0, 3-0 SEC) FLORIDA GATORS (4-1, 2-1 SEC) Home Stadium: Bryant-Denny (92,138) Home Stadium: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field (88,548) Home: 3-0 Away: 2-0 Neutral: 1-0 vs. Division: 1-0 vs. Top 25: 2-0 Home: 2-1 Away: 2-0 Neutral: 0-0 vs. Division: 1-0 vs. Top 25: 0-0 Total Home Attendance: 276,414 Average Home Attendance: 92,138 Total Home Attendance: 271,514 Average Home Attendance: 90,505 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) 8 p.m. Oct. 18 OLE MISS TBA Oct. 25 KENTUCKY (HC) TBA Oct. 25 at Tennessee TBA Nov. 1 *vs. Georgia TBA Nov. 1 ARKANSAS STATE (HC) TBA 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 (2-3, 0-2 SEC) GEORGIA BULLDOGS (4-1, 1-1 SEC) Home Stadium(s): Reynolds Razorback (72,000); War Memorial (53,727) Home Stadium: Sanford (92,746) Home: 1-2 Away: 0-1 vs. Neutral: 1-0 vs. Division: 0-1 vs. Top 25: 0-3 Home: 2-1 Away: 2-0 Neutral: 0-0 vs. Division: 1-0 vs. Top 25: 1-1 Total Home Attendance: 212,924 Average Home Attendance: 70,975 Total Home Attendance: 278,238 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) 4 p.m. Oct. 11 TENNESSEE [CBS] 3:30 p.m. Oct. 18 at Kentucky 6 p.m. Oct. 18 VANDERBILT (HC) TBA Oct. 25 OLE MISS TBA Oct. 25 at LSU TBA Nov. 1 TULSA (HC) 1 p.m. Nov. 1 *vs. Florida TBA 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 (4-2, 2-2 SEC) KENTUCKY WILDCATS (4-1, 0-1 SEC) Home Stadium: Jordan-Hare (87,451) Home Stadium: Commonwealth (67,606) Home: 3-1 Away: 1-1 vs. Division: 1-1 vs. Top 25: 0-2 Home: 3-0 Away: 1-1 vs. Division: 0-0 vs. Top 25: 0-1 Total Home Attendance: 349,804 Average Home Attendance: 87,451 Total Home Attendance: 208,461 Average Home Attendance: 69,487 Aug. 30 LOUISIANA-MONROE [PPV] W 34-0 87,451 Aug. 31 at Louisville [ESPN] W 27-2 42,696 Sept. 6 SOUTHERN MISS [RAYCOM] W 27-13 87,451 Sept. 6 NORFOLK STATE [PPV] W 38-3 69,118 Sept. 13 at Mississippi State [ESPN2] W 3-2 52,911 Sept.