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SEC FOOTBALL 2007 SEC Post-Season Bowl Release 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 2006 Home Away Neutral vs. Div. Top 25 Streak *+Tennessee 6-2 .750 243 246 9-4 .692 434 365 9-4 7-0 2-3 0-1 4-1 2-3 L 1 *Georgia 6-2 .750 228 171 10-2 .833 383 252 8-4 6-1 3-1 1-0 3-2 4-0 W 6 Florida 5-3 .625 305 224 9-3 .750 517 290 11-1 6-1 3-1 0-1 4-1 2-2 W 4 South Carolina 3-5 .375 205 227 6-6 .500 313 282 7-5 4-3 2-3 0-0 2-3 2-3 L 5 Kentucky 3-5 .375 249 276 7-5 .583 440 357 7-5 5-3 2-2 0-0 1-4 2-4 L 2 Vanderbilt 2-6 .250 198 203 5-7 .417 260 271 4-8 4-4 1-3 0-0 1-4 1-4 L 4 WESTERN DIVISION SEC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA 2006 Home Away Neutral vs. Div. Top 25 Streak #^LSU 6-2 .750 298 215 11-2 .846 503 255 11-2 6-1 4-1 1-0 4-1 6-1 W 1 Auburn 5-3 .625 156 138 8-4 .667 292 200 10-2 6-2 2-2 0-0 3-2 1-2 W 1 Arkansas 4-4 .500 274 249 8-4 .667 478 307 10-2 6-2 2-2 0-0 3-2 2-3 W 2 Mississippi State 4-4 .500 157 215 7-5 .583 269 298 3-9 4-2 3-3 0-0 3-2 2-3 W 1 Alabama 4-4 .500 212 190 6-6 .500 322 262 6-6 4-3 2-2 0-1 2-3 2-3 L 4 Ole Miss 0-8 .000 131 252 3-9 .250 241 342 4-8 2-5 1-4 0-0 0-5 0-4 L 2 NOTE: 2006 - Record after same number of games in 2006; vs. Top 25 - Record vs. teams in Top 25 when game was played; Teams listed in alphabetical order unless tie-breaker applicable. * - Eastern Division Co-Champions / + - Eastern Division SEC Championship Game Representative / # - Western Division Champion / ^ - SEC Champion 2007-08 SEC POST-SEASON BOWL SCHEDULE In 2007, the SEC led all NCAA FBS conferences with a 83.3 winning percentage (40-8 record) ... Since 1992, the SEC has won 77.2 percent of its non- conference contests ... The SEC leads the nation with six teams ranked in the latest USA Today Coaches’ Poll and also has an NCAA-best five teams ranked in the BCS, Harris Interactive and AP polls ... Nine SEC teams have been ranked at one point during the 2007 season ... SEC stadiums were filled to 97.7 percent of capacity this season with more than 6.6 million fans in attendance ... SEC student-athletes have won 10 individual national awards this post-season, an SEC all-time high, with LSU’s Glenn Dorsey winning four, Florida’s Tim Tebow winning three and Arkansas’ Darren McFadden claiming two honors. GAME • DATE KICKOFF TV SITE • STADIUM BCS National Championship Game • January 7, 2008 LSU (11-2) vs. Ohio State (11-1) 7 p.m. CT FOX Series Record: OSU leads, 1-0-1 • Last Meeting: *1987 (Tied, 13-13) New Orleans, La. • Louisiana Superdome (69,703) Allstate Sugar Bowl • January 1, 2008 Georgia (10-2) vs. Hawaii (12-0) 7:30 p.m. CT FOX Series Record: First Meeting New Orleans, La. • Louisiana Superdome (69,703) Capital One Bowl • January 1, 2008 Florida (9-3) vs. Michigan (8-4) 1 p.m. ET ABC Series Record: UM leads, 1-0 • Last Meeting: *2002 (UM, 38-30) Orlando, Fla. • Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium (65,438) Outback Bowl • January 1, 2008 Tennessee (9-4) vs. Wisconsin (9-3) 11 a.m. ET ESPN Series Record: UT leads, 1-0 • Last Meeting: *1981 (UT, 28-21) Tampa, Fla. • Raymond James Stadium (65,657) AT&T Cotton Bowl • January 1, 2008 Arkansas (8-4) vs. Missouri (11-2) 10:30 am CT FOX Series Record: Tied, 2-2 • Last Meeting: *2003 (UA, 27-14) Dallas, Texas • Cotton Bowl (71,252) Chick-fil-A Bowl • December 31, 2007 Auburn (8-4) vs. Clemson (9-3) 7:30 p.m. ET ESPN Series Record: AU leads, 32-11-2 • Last Meeting: *1997 (AU, 21-17) Atlanta, Ga. • Georgia Dome (71,977) Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl • December 31, 2007 Kentucky (7-5) vs. Florida State (7-5) 3 p.m. CT ESPN Series Record: UK leads, 3-1-1 • Last Meeting: *1965 (UK, 26-24) Nashville, Tenn. • LP Field (67,000) PetroSun Independence Bowl • December 30, 2007 Alabama (6-6) vs. Colorado (6-6) 7 p.m. CT ESPN Series Record: Tied, 1-1 • Last Meeting: *1991 (UA, 30-25) Shreveport, La. • Independence Stadium (49,949) AutoZone Liberty Bowl • December 29, 2007 Mississippi State (7-5) vs. Central Florida (10-3) 3:30 p.m. CT ESPN Series Record: MSU leads, 1-0 • Last Meeting: *1997 (MSU, 35-28) Memphis, Tenn. • Liberty Bowl (62,338) * Season in which game was played

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Page 1: Bowl Release (2007) · SEC Post-Season Bowl Release Charles Bloom, Associate Commissioner (Football Contact) Southeastern Conference Media Relations E-Mail: cbloom@sec.org • Phone:

SEC FOOTBALL 2007SEC Post-Season Bowl Release 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 2006 Home Away Neutral vs. Div. Top 25 Streak*+Tennessee 6-2 .750 243 246 9-4 .692 434 365 9-4 7-0 2-3 0-1 4-1 2-3 L 1*Georgia 6-2 .750 228 171 10-2 .833 383 252 8-4 6-1 3-1 1-0 3-2 4-0 W 6Florida 5-3 .625 305 224 9-3 .750 517 290 11-1 6-1 3-1 0-1 4-1 2-2 W 4South Carolina 3-5 .375 205 227 6-6 .500 313 282 7-5 4-3 2-3 0-0 2-3 2-3 L 5Kentucky 3-5 .375 249 276 7-5 .583 440 357 7-5 5-3 2-2 0-0 1-4 2-4 L 2Vanderbilt 2-6 .250 198 203 5-7 .417 260 271 4-8 4-4 1-3 0-0 1-4 1-4 L 4

WESTERN DIVISION

SEC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA 2006 Home Away Neutral vs. Div. Top 25 Streak#^LSU 6-2 .750 298 215 11-2 .846 503 255 11-2 6-1 4-1 1-0 4-1 6-1 W 1Auburn 5-3 .625 156 138 8-4 .667 292 200 10-2 6-2 2-2 0-0 3-2 1-2 W 1Arkansas 4-4 .500 274 249 8-4 .667 478 307 10-2 6-2 2-2 0-0 3-2 2-3 W 2Mississippi State 4-4 .500 157 215 7-5 .583 269 298 3-9 4-2 3-3 0-0 3-2 2-3 W 1Alabama 4-4 .500 212 190 6-6 .500 322 262 6-6 4-3 2-2 0-1 2-3 2-3 L 4Ole Miss 0-8 .000 131 252 3-9 .250 241 342 4-8 2-5 1-4 0-0 0-5 0-4 L 2

NOTE: 2006 - Record after same number of games in 2006; vs. Top 25 - Record vs. teams in Top 25 when game was played; Teams listed in alphabetical order unless tie-breaker applicable.* - Eastern Division Co-Champions / + - Eastern Division SEC Championship Game Representative / # - Western Division Champion / ^ - SEC Champion

2007-08 SEC POST-SEASON BOWL SCHEDULE

In 2007, the SEC led all NCAA FBS conferences with a 83.3 winning percentage (40-8 record) ... Since 1992, the SEC has won 77.2 percent of its non-conference contests ... The SEC leads the nation with six teams ranked in the latest USA Today Coaches’ Poll and also has an NCAA-best five teams ranked inthe BCS, Harris Interactive and AP polls ... Nine SEC teams have been ranked at one point during the 2007 season ... SEC stadiums were filled to 97.7 percent

of capacity this season with more than 6.6 million fans in attendance ... SEC student-athletes have won 10 individual national awards this post-season, an SECall-time high, with LSU’s Glenn Dorsey winning four, Florida’s Tim Tebow winning three and Arkansas’ Darren McFadden claiming two honors.

GAME • DATE KICKOFF TVSITE • STADIUMBCS National Championship Game • January 7, 2008LSU (11-2) vs. Ohio State (11-1) 7 p.m. CT FOXSeries Record: OSU leads, 1-0-1 • Last Meeting: *1987 (Tied, 13-13)New Orleans, La. • Louisiana Superdome (69,703)Allstate Sugar Bowl • January 1, 2008Georgia (10-2) vs. Hawaii (12-0) 7:30 p.m. CT FOXSeries Record: First MeetingNew Orleans, La. • Louisiana Superdome (69,703)Capital One Bowl • January 1, 2008Florida (9-3) vs. Michigan (8-4) 1 p.m. ET ABCSeries Record: UM leads, 1-0 • Last Meeting: *2002 (UM, 38-30)Orlando, Fla. • Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium (65,438)Outback Bowl • January 1, 2008Tennessee (9-4) vs. Wisconsin (9-3) 11 a.m. ET ESPNSeries Record: UT leads, 1-0 • Last Meeting: *1981 (UT, 28-21)Tampa, Fla. • Raymond James Stadium (65,657)AT&T Cotton Bowl • January 1, 2008Arkansas (8-4) vs. Missouri (11-2) 10:30 am CT FOXSeries Record: Tied, 2-2 • Last Meeting: *2003 (UA, 27-14)Dallas, Texas • Cotton Bowl (71,252)Chick-fil-A Bowl • December 31, 2007Auburn (8-4) vs. Clemson (9-3) 7:30 p.m. ET ESPNSeries Record: AU leads, 32-11-2 • Last Meeting: *1997 (AU, 21-17)Atlanta, Ga. • Georgia Dome (71,977)

Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl • December 31, 2007Kentucky (7-5) vs. Florida State (7-5) 3 p.m. CT ESPNSeries Record: UK leads, 3-1-1 • Last Meeting: *1965 (UK, 26-24)Nashville, Tenn. • LP Field (67,000)PetroSun Independence Bowl • December 30, 2007Alabama (6-6) vs. Colorado (6-6) 7 p.m. CT ESPNSeries Record: Tied, 1-1 • Last Meeting: *1991 (UA, 30-25)Shreveport, La. • Independence Stadium (49,949)AutoZone Liberty Bowl • December 29, 2007Mississippi State (7-5) vs. Central Florida (10-3) 3:30 p.m. CT ESPNSeries Record: MSU leads, 1-0 • Last Meeting: *1997 (MSU, 35-28)Memphis, Tenn. • Liberty Bowl (62,338)

* Season in which game was played

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ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE (6-6, 4-4 SEC)Home Stadium: Bryant-Denny (92,138)Home: 4-3 Away: 2-2 Neutral: 0-1 vs. Division: 2-3 vs. Top 25: 2-2Total Home Attendance: 644,966 Average Home Attendance: 92,138

Sept. 1 WESTERN CAROLINA [CTSM - PPV] W 52-6 92,138Sept. 8 at Vanderbilt [LFS) W 24-10 39,773Sept. 15 ARKANSAS [ESPN] [--/16] W 41-38 92,138Sept. 22 GEORGIA [ESPN] [--/21] L 23-26 (OT) 92,138Sept. 29 *vs. Florida State [CBS] [rv/rv] L 14-21 85,412Oct. 6 HOUSTON (HC) W 30-24 92,138Oct. 13 at Ole Miss [LFS] W 27-24 59,791Oct. 20 TENNESSEE [LFS] [22/22] W 41-17 92,138Nov. 3 LSU [CBS] [3/3] L 34-41 92,138Nov. 10 at Mississippi State [LFS] L 12-17 56,188Nov. 17 LOUISIANA-MONROE L 14-21 92,138Nov. 24 at Auburn [ESPN] [25/25] L 10-17 87,451Dec. 30 vs. Colorado [ESPN] 7 p.m. CT

(PetroSun Independence Bowl • Shreveport, La.)

* - at Jacksonville, Fla.

ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS (8-4, 4-4 SEC)Home Stadium(s): Reynolds Razorback (72,000); War Memorial (53,727)Home: 6-2 Away: 2-2 vs. Division: 3-2 vs. Top 25: 2-3Total Home Attendance: 528,260 Average Home Attendance: 66,033

Sept. 1 TROY W 46-26 73,926Sept. 15 at Alabama [ESPN] [--/rv] L 38-41 92,138Sept. 22 KENTUCKY [ESPN2] [--/23] L 29-42 74,015Sept. 29 NORTH TEXAS W 66-7 66,343Oct. 6 *CHATTANOOGA W 34-15 54,836Oct. 13 AUBURN [ESPN] [25/25] L 7-9 72,463Oct. 20 at Ole Miss W 44-8 52,671Oct. 27 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL (HC) W 58-10 60,750Nov. 3 SOUTH CAROLINA [ESPN2] [23/25] W 48-36 70,742Nov. 10 at Tennessee [LFS] [24/24] L 13-34 104,459Nov. 17 *MISSISSIPPI STATE [--/rv] W 45-31 55,185Nov. 23 at LSU [CBS] [1/1] W 50-48 (3OT) 92,606Jan. 1 vs. Missouri (FOX) 10:30 a.m. CT

(AT&T Cotton Bowl • Dallas, Texas)

* - Little Rock, Ark.

AUBURN TIGERS (8-4, 5-3 SEC)Home Stadium: Pat Dye Field at Jordan-Hare (87,451)Home: 6-2 Away: 2-2 vs. Division: 3-2 vs. Top 25: 1-2Total Home Attendance: 677,510 Average Home Attendance: 84,689

Sept. 1 KANSAS STATE [ESPN] W 23-13 86,439Sept. 8 SOUTH FLORIDA [ESPN2] [--/rv] L 23-26 (ot) 82,617Sept. 15 MISSISSIPPI STATE [LFS] L 14-19 82,129Sept. 22 NEW MEXICO STATE [PPV-AUN] W 55-20 83,012Sept. 29 at Florida [ESPN] [4/3] W 20-17 90,685Oct. 6 VANDERBILT [LFS] W 35-7 82,657Oct. 13 at Arkansas [ESPN] [rv/--] W 9-7 72,463Oct. 20 at LSU [ESPN] [5/5] L 24-30 92,630Oct. 27 OLE MISS W 17-3 87,451Nov. 3 TENNESSEE TECH (HC) W 35-3 85,754Nov. 10 at Georgia [CBS] [11/10] L 20-45 92,746Nov. 24 ALABAMA [ESPN] W 17-10 87,451Dec. 31 vs. Clemson [ESPN] 6:30 p.m. CT

(Chick-fil-A Bowl • Atlanta, Ga.)

FLORIDA GATORS (9-3, 5-3 SEC)Home Stadium: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field (88,548)Home: 6-1 Away: 3-1 Neutral: 0-1 vs. Division: 4-1 vs. Top 25: 2-2Total Home Attendance: 632,715 Average Home Attendance: 90,388

Sept. 1 WESTERN KENTUCKY [LFS] W 49-3 90,086Sept. 8 TROY [SUN - PPV] W 59-31 90,244Sept. 15 TENNESSEE [CBS] [--/24] W 59-20 90,707Sept. 22 at Ole Miss [LFS] W 30-24 55,032Sept. 29 AUBURN [ESPN] L 17-20 90,685Oct. 6 at LSU [CBS] [2/2] L 24-28 92,910Oct. 20 at Kentucky [CBS] [11/13] W 45-37 71,024Oct. 27 *vs. Georgia [CBS] [19/19] L 30-42 84,481Nov. 3 VANDERBILT (HC) [LFS] [--/rv] W 49-22 90,222Nov. 10 at South Carolina [ESPN] [rv/--] W 51-31 81,215Nov. 17 FLORIDA ATLANTIC W 59-20 90,107Nov. 24 FLORIDA STATE [CBS] [rv/rv] W 45-12 90,664Jan. 1 vs. Michigan [ABC] 1 p.m. ET

(Capital One Bowl • Orlando, Fla.)

* - Jacksonville, Fla.

GEORGIA BULLDOGS (10-2, 6-2 SEC)Home Stadium: Sanford (92,746)Home: 6-1 Away: 3-1 Neutral: 1-0 vs. Division: 3-2 vs. Top 25: 4-0Total Home Attendance: 649,222 Average Home Attendance: 92,746

Sept. 1 OKLAHOMA STATE [ESPN2] W 35-14 92,746Sept. 8 SOUTH CAROLINA [ESPN2] [--/rv] L 12-16 92,746Sept. 15 WESTERN CAROLINA W 45-16 92,746Sept. 22 at Alabama [ESPN] [--/20] W 26-23 (OT) 92,138Sept. 29 OLE MISS W 45-17 92,746Oct. 6 at Tennessee [CBS] [rv/rv] L 14-35 107,052Oct. 13 at Vanderbilt [ESPN2] W 20-17 39,773Oct. 27 *vs. Florida [CBS] [9/11] W 42-30 84,481Nov. 3 TROY (HC) [rv/--] W 44-34 92,746Nov. 10 AUBURN [CBS] [18/17] W 45-20 92,746Nov. 17 KENTUCKY [LFS] [21/20] W 24-13 92,746Nov. 24 at Georgia Tech [ABC] W 31-17 54,990Jan. 1 vs. Hawaii [FOX] 8:30 p.m. ET

* - Jacksonville, Fla.

KENTUCKY WILDCATS (7-5, 3-5 SEC)Home Stadium: C.M. Newton Field/Commonwealth (67,606)Home: 5-3 Away: 2-2 vs. Division: 1-4 vs. Top 25: 2-4Total Home Attendance: 550,588 Average Home Attendance: 68,824

Sept. 1 EASTERN KENTUCKY (WKYT/PPV-BBSN) W 50-10 66,512Sept. 8 KENT STATE (PPV-BBSN) W 56-20 67,380Sept. 15 LOUISVILLE [ESPN Classic] [--/9] W 40-34 70,857Sept. 22 at Arkansas [ESPN2] [--/rv] W 42-29 74,015Sept. 29 FLORIDA ATLANTIC W 45-17 65,927Oct. 4 at South Carolina [ESPN] [14/18] L 23-38 76,220Oct. 13 LSU [CBS] [1/1] W 43-37 (3OT) 70,902Oct. 20 FLORIDA [CBS] [14/14] L 37-45 71,024Oct. 27 MISSISSIPPI STATE [LFS] (HC) L 14-31 68,173Nov. 10 at Vanderbilt W 27-20 39,773Nov. 17 at Georgia [LFS] [9/9] L 13-24 92,746Nov. 24 TENNESSEE [CBS] [19/19] L 50-52 (4OT) 69,813Dec. 31 vs. Florida State [ESPN] 4 p.m. ET

(Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl • Nashville, Tenn.)

2007 SEC Football • Page 2 Post-Season Bowls

2007 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE TEAM SCHEDULES AND RESULTS

Opponents’ Harris & USA Today Rankings in Parenthesis at Time Game Was PlayedHC - Homecoming / PPV - Pay-per-View / TD - Tape-Delayed

Page 3: Bowl Release (2007) · SEC Post-Season Bowl Release Charles Bloom, Associate Commissioner (Football Contact) Southeastern Conference Media Relations E-Mail: cbloom@sec.org • Phone:

LSU TIGERS (11-2, 6-2 SEC)Home Stadium: Tiger (92,400)Home: 6-1 Away: 4-1 Neutral: 1-0 vs. Division: 4-1 vs. Top 25: 6-1Total Home Attendance: 648,334 Average Home Attendance: 92,619

Aug. 30 at Mississippi State [ESPN] W 45-0 50,112Sept. 8 VIRGINIA TECH [ESPN] [--/9] W 48-7 92,739Sept. 15 MIDDLE TENNESSEE [TigerVision-PPV] W 44-0 92,407Sept. 22 SOUTH CAROLINA [CBS] [--/T14] W 28-16 92,530Sept. 29 at Tulane [ESPN2] W 34-9 58,769Oct. 6 FLORIDA [CBS] [8/7] W 28-24 92,910Oct. 13 at Kentucky [CBS] [18/18] L 37-43 (3OT) 70,902Oct. 20 AUBURN [ESPN] [19/19] W 30-24 92,630Nov. 3 at Alabama [CBS] [17/18] W 41-34 92,138Nov. 10 LOUISIANA TECH (HC) W 58-10 92,512Nov. 17 at Ole Miss [CBS] W 41-24 61,118Nov. 23 ARKANSAS [CBS] [rv/rv] L 48-50 (3OT) 92,606Dec. 1 vs. Tennessee [CBS] [15/15] W 21-14 73,832

(SEC Championship Game • Atlanta, Ga.)Jan. 7 vs. Ohio State [FOX] 7 p.m. CT

(Allstate BCS National Championship Game • New Orleans, La.)

* - Little Rock, Ark.

OLE MISS REBELS (3-9, 0-8 SEC)Home Stadium: Vaught-Hemingway (60,580)Home: 2-5 Away: 1-4 vs. Division: 0-5 vs. Top 25: 0-4Total Home Attendance: 347,930 Average Home Attendance: 49,704

Sept. 1 at Memphis [CSS] W 23-21 45,457Sept. 8 MISSOURI L 25-38 50,897Sept. 15 at Vanderbilt [TeleSouth-PPV] L 17-31 34,180Sept. 22 FLORIDA [LFS] [--/3] L 24-30 55,032Sept. 29 at Georgia [15/16] L 17-45 92,746Oct. 6 LOUISIANA TECH (HC) W 24-0 45,138Oct. 13 ALABAMA [LFS] [rv/rv] L 24-27 59,791Oct. 20 ARKANSAS L 8-44 52,671Oct. 27 at Auburn [23/23] L 3-17 87,451Nov. 3 NORTHWESTERN STATE W 38-31 23,283Nov. 17 LSU [CBS] [1/1] L 24-41 61,118Nov. 23 at Mississippi State [LFS] L 14-17 51,727

MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS (7-5, 4-4 SEC)Home Stadium: Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field (55,082)Home: 4-2 Away: 3-3 vs. Division: 3-2 vs. Top 25: 2-3Total Home Attendance: 295,775 Average Home Attendance: 49,296

Aug. 30 LSU [ESPN] [--/2] L 0-45 50,112 Sept. 8 at Tulane [CSS] W 38-17 31,076Sept. 15 at Auburn [LFS] [--/rv] W 19-14 82,129Sept. 22 GARDNER-WEBB [M2M-PPV) W 31-15 42,272Sept. 29 at South Carolina [LFS] [17/21] L 21-38 78,883Oct. 6 UAB (HC) W 30-13 45,259Oct. 13 TENNESSEE [rv/rv] [VideoSeat-PPV] L 21-33 50,217Oct. 20 at West Virginia [Big East TV] [8/7] L 13-38 61,022Oct. 27 at Kentucky [LFS] [15/15] W 31-14 68,173Nov. 10 ALABAMA [LFS] [22/23] W 17-12 56,188Nov. 17 *at Arkansas [--/rv] L 31-45 55,185Nov. 23 OLE MISS W 17-14 51,727Dec. 29 vs. Central Florida [ESPN] 3:30 p.m. CT

(AutoZone Liberty Bowl • Memphis, Tenn.)

* - at Little Rock, Ark.

SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS (6-6, 3-5 SEC)Home Stadium: Williams-Brice (80,250)Home: 4-3 Away: 2-3 Neutral: 0-0 vs. Division: 2-3 vs. Top 25: 2-3Total Home Attendance: 549,269 Average Home Attendance: 78,467

Sept. 1 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE [GSP-PPV] W 28-14 78,234Sept. 8 at Georgia [ESPN2] [--/12] W 16-12 92,746Sept. 15 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE [GSP-PPV] W 38-3 73,095Sept. 22 at LSU [CBS] [--/2] L 16-28 92,530Sept. 29 MISSISSIPPI STATE (HC) [LFS] [--/rv] W 38-21 78,883Oct. 4 KENTUCKY [ESPN] [7/8] W 38-23 76,220Oct. 13 at North Carolina [ABC] W 21-15 61,000Oct. 20 VANDERBILT [GSP-PPV] L 6-17 79,212Oct. 27 at Tennessee [ESPN] [rv/--] L 24-27 (OT) 105,962Nov. 3 at Arkansas [ESPN2] [rv/--] L 36-48 70,742Nov. 10 FLORIDA [ESPN] [17/18] L 31-51 81,215Nov. 24 CLEMSON [ESPN2] [22/22] L 21-23 82,410

TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS (9-4, 6-2 SEC)Home Stadium: Neyland (102,037)Home: 7-0 Away: 2-3 Neutral: 0-1 vs. Division: 4-1 vs. Top 25: 2-3Total Home Attendance: 727,426 Average Home Attendance: 103,918

Sept. 1 at California [ABC] [--/12] L 31-45 72,516Sept. 8 SOUTHERN MISS [--/rv] W 39-19 106,311Sept. 15 at Florida [CBS] [--/3] L 20-59 90,707Sept. 22 ARKANSAS STATE W 48-27 102,368Oct. 6 GEORGIA [CBS] [12/11] W 35-14 107,052Oct. 13 at Mississippi State [--/rv][VideoSeat-PPV] W 33-21 50,217Oct. 20 at Alabama [LFS] [rv/rv] L 17-41 92,138Oct. 27 SOUTH CAROLINA [ESPN] [17/17] W 27-24 (OT) 105,962Nov. 3 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE (HC) W 59-7 96,197Nov. 10 ARKANSAS [LFS] [rv/--] W 34-13 104,459Nov. 17 VANDERBILT W 25-24 105,077Nov. 24 at Kentucky [CBS] [rv/rv] W 52-50 (3OT) 69,813Dec. 1 vs. LSU [CBS] [5/7] L 14-21 73,832

(SEC Championship Game • Atlanta, Ga.)Jan. 1 vs. Wisconsin [ESPN] 11 a.m. ET

(Outback Bowl • Tampa, Fla.)

VANDERBILT COMMODORES (5-7, 2-6 SEC)Home Stadium: Vanderbilt (39,773)Home: 4-4 Away: 1-3 vs. Division: 1-4 vs. Top 25: 1-4Total Home Attendance: 277,034 Average Home Attendance: 34,629

Sept. 1 RICHMOND W 41-17 32,215Sept. 8 ALABAMA [LFS] [--/rv] L 10-24 39,773Sept. 15 OLE MISS [TeleSouth-PPV] W 31-17 34,180Sept. 29 EASTERN MICHIGAN W 30-7 37,220Oct. 6 at Auburn [LFS] [rv/rv] L 7-35 82,657Oct. 13 GEORGIA (HC) [ESPN2] [23/23] L 17-20 39,773Oct. 20 at South Carolina [GSP-PPV] [6/8] W 17-6 79,212Oct. 27 MIAMI (OHIO) W 24-13 26,450Nov. 3 at Florida [LFS] [16/17] L 22-49 90,222Nov. 10 KENTUCKY [23/22] L 20-27 39,773Nov. 17 at Tennessee [19/19] L 24-25 105,077Nov. 24 WAKE FOREST L 17-31 27,650

2007 SEC Football • Page 3 Post-Season Bowls

2007 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE TEAM SCHEDULES AND RESULTS

Opponents’ Harris & USA Today Rankings in Parenthesis at Time Game Was PlayedHC - Homecoming / PPV - Pay-per-View / TD - Tape-Delayed

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Thu., Aug. 30*LSU 45, Mississippi State 0 (ESPN) [50,112]

Sat., Sept. 1Alabama 52, Western Carolina 6 (PPV) [92,138]Arkansas 46, Troy 26 [73,926]Auburn 23, Kansas State 13 (ESPN) [86,439]Florida 49, Western Kentucky 3 (LFS) [90,086]Georgia 35, Oklahoma State 14 (ESPN2) [92,746]Kentucky 50, Eastern Kentucky 10 (PPV) [66,512]South Carolina 28, UL-Lafayette 14 (PPV) [78,234]California 45, Tennessee 31 (ABC) [72,516]Vanderbilt 41, Richmond 17 [32,215]Ole Miss 23, Memphis 21 (CSS) [45,457]

Sat., Sept. 8*Alabama 24, Vanderbilt 10 (LFS) [39,773]Mississippi State 38, Tulane 17 [31,076]South Florida 26, Auburn 23 (ot) [ESPN2) [82,617]Florida 59, Troy 31 (PPV) [90,244]*South Carolina 16, Georgia 12 (ESPN2) [92,746]Kentucky 56, Kent 20 (PPV) [67,380]LSU 48, Virginia Tech 7 (ESPN) [92,739]Missouri 38, Ole Miss 25 [50,897]Tennessee 39, Southern Miss 19 (PPV) [106,311]OPEN: Arkansas

Sat., Sept. 15*Alabama 41, Arkansas 38 (ESPN) [92,138]*Florida 59, Tennessee 20 (CBS) [90,707]Georgia 45, Western Carolina 16 [92,746]Kentucky 40, Louisville 34 (ESPN Classic) [70,857] *Mississippi State 19, Auburn 14 (LFS) [82,129]LSU 44, Middle Tennessee 0 (PPV) [92,407]*Vanderbilt 31, Ole Miss 17 (PPV) [34,180]South Carolina 38, South Carolina State 3 (PPV)[73,095)

Sat., Sept. 22*Florida 30, Ole Miss 24 (LFS) [55,032]*LSU 28, South Carolina 16 (CBS) [92,530]*Kentucky 42, Arkansas 29 (ESPN2) [74,015]Auburn 55, New Mexico State 20 [83,012]Mississippi State 31, Gardner-Webb 15 [42,272]Georgia 26, Alabama 23 (OT) (ESPN) [92,138]Tennessee 48, Arkansas State 27 [102,368]OPEN: Vanderbilt

Sat., Sept. 29Alabama 21, Florida State 14 (CBS) [85,412 -

Jacksonville, Fla.]Arkansas 66, North Texas 7 [66,343]*Auburn 20, Florida 17 (ESPN) [90,685]*Georgia 45, Ole Miss 17 [92,746]Kentucky 45, Florida Atlantic 17 [65,927]LSU 34, Tulane 9 (ESPN2) [58,769]*South Carolina 38, Miss. State 21 (LFS) [78,883]Vanderbilt 30, Eastern Michigan 7 [37,220]OPEN: Tennessee

Thu., Oct. 4*South Carolina 38, Kentucky 23 (ESPN) [76,220]

Sat., Oct. 6 Alabama 30, Houston 24 [92,138]Arkansas 34, Chattanooga 15 [54,836] (Little Rock)*Auburn 35, Vanderbilt 7 (LFS) [82,657]*LSU 28, Florida 24 (CBS) [92,910]*Tennessee 35, Georgia 14 (CBS) [107,052]Ole Miss 24, Louisiana Tech 0 [45,138]Mississippi State 30, UAB 13 [45,259]

Sat., Oct. 13 *Alabama 27, Ole Miss 24 (LFS) [59,791]*Auburn 9, Arkansas 7 (ESPN) [72,463]*Georgia 20, Vanderbilt 17 (ESPN2) [39,773]*Kentucky 43, LSU 37 (3OT) (CBS) [70,902]*Tennessee 33, Mississippi State 21 [50,217]South Carolina 21, North Carolina 15 (ABC) [61,000]OPEN: Florida

Sat., Oct. 20 *Alabama 41, Tennessee 17 (LFS) [92,138]*Arkansas 44, Ole Miss 8 [52,671]*LSU 30, Auburn 24 (ESPN) [92,630]*Florida 45, Kentucky 37 (CBS) [71,024]West Virginia 38, Mississippi State 13 (ESPN-Regional-

Big East) [61,022]*Vanderbilt 17, South Carolina 6 [79,212]OPEN: Georgia

Sat., Oct. 27Arkansas 58, Florida International 10 [60,750]*Auburn 17, Ole Miss 3 [87,451]*Georgia 42, Florida 30 (CBS) [84,481] (Jacksonville,Fla.)*Mississippi State 31, Kentucky 14 (LFS) [68,173]*Tennessee 27, South Carolina 24 (OT) (ESPN)[105,962]Vanderbilt 24, Miami, Ohio 13 [26,450]OPEN: Alabama, LSU

Sat., Nov. 3*LSU 41, Alabama 34 (CBS) [92,138]*Arkansas 48, South Carolina 36 (ESPN2) [70,742]Auburn 35, Tennessee Tech 3 [85,754]*Florida 49, Vanderbilt 22 (LFS) [90,222]Georgia 44, Troy 34 [92,746]Ole Miss 38, Northwestern State 31 [23,283]Tennessee 59, Louisiana-Lafayette 7 [96,197]OPEN: Kentucky, Mississippi State

Sat., Nov. 10*Mississippi State 17, Alabama 12 (LFS) [56,188]*Tennessee 34, Arkansas 13 (LFS) [104,459]*Georgia 45, Auburn 20 (CBS) [92,746]*Florida 51, South Carolina 31 (ESPN) [81,215]*Kentucky 27, Vanderbilt 20 [39,773]LSU 58, Louisiana Tech 10 [92,512]OPEN: Ole Miss

Sat., Nov. 17 Louisiana-Monroe 21, Alabama 14 [92,138]*Arkansas 45, Mississippi State 31 [55,185)

(Little Rock)Florida 59, Florida Atlantic 20 (90,107)*Georgia 24, Kentucky 13 (LFS) [92,746]*LSU 41, Ole Miss 24 (CBS) [61,118]*Tennessee 25, Vanderbilt 24 [105,077]OPEN: Auburn, South Carolina

Fri., Nov. 23*Arkansas 50, LSU 48 (3OT) (CBS) [92,606]*Mississippi State 17, Ole Miss 14 (LFS) [51,727]

Sat., Nov. 24 *Auburn 17, Alabama 10 (ESPN) [87,451]Florida 45, Florida State 12 (CBS) [90,664]Georgia 31, Georgia Tech 17 (ABC) [54,990]*Tennessee 52, Kentucky 50 (4OT) (CBS) [69,813]Clemson 23, South Carolina 21 (ESPN2) [82,410]Wake Forest 31, Vanderbilt 17 [27,650]

Sat., Dec. 1SEC Championship GameLSU 21, Tennessee 14 (CBS) [73,832]

Sat., Dec. 29AutoZone Liberty Bowl • Memphis, Tenn.Mississippi State vs. Central Florida (3:30 p.m. CT /ESPN)

Sun., Dec. 30PetroSun Independence Bowl • Shreveport, La.Alabama vs. Colorado (7 p.m. CT / ESPN)

Mon., Dec. 31Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl • Nashville, Tenn.Kentucky vs. Florida State (3 p.m. CT / ESPN)

Chick-fil-A Bowl • Atlanta, Ga.Auburn vs. Clemson (7:30 p.m. ET / ESPN)

Tue., Jan. 1AT&T Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TexasArkansas vs. Missouri (10:30 a.m. CT / FOX)

Outback Bowl • Tampa, Fla.Tennessee vs. Wisconsin (11 a.m. ET / ESPN)

Capital One Bowl • Orlando, Fla.Florida vs. Michigan (1 p.m. ET / ABC)

Allstate Sugar Bowl • New Orleans, La.Georgia vs. Hawaii (7:30 p.m. CT / FOX)

Mon., Jan. 7Allstate BCS National Championship Game • New Orleans, La.LSU vs. Ohio State (7 p.m. CT / FOX)

* - denotes SEC gameHome Team Underlined

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2007 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE WEEK-BY-WEEK SCHEDULES AND RESULTS

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SEC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Week 1 (Aug. 30-Sept. 1) - OFFENSE: Earl Bennett, WR, Vanderbilt; DEFENSE:Dustin Mouzon, DB, Ole Miss; SPECIAL TEAMS: Felix Jones, RS/RB, Arkansas;OFFENSIVE LINEMAN: Fernando Velasco, C, Georgia; DEFENSIVE LINEMAN: QuentinGroves, DE, Auburn; FRESHMAN: Terry Grant, RB, Alabama.Week 2 (Sept. 8) - OFFENSE: Tim Tebow, QB, Florida; DEFENSE: Gabe O’Neal, LB,Mississippi State; SPECIAL TEAMS: Ryan Succop, PK/P, South Carolina; OFFENSIVELINEMAN: Jason Leger, OG, Kentucky; DEFENSIVE LINEMAN: Kirston Pittman, DE,LSU; FRESHMAN: Terry Grant, RB, Alabama.Week 3 (Sept. 15) - OFFENSE: Andre’ Woodson, QB, Kentucky; DEFENSE: DerekPegues, DB, Mississippi State; SPECIAL TEAMS: Brandon James, RS/RB, Florida;OFFENSIVE LINEMAN: Chris Williams, OT, Vanderbilt; DEFENSIVE LINEMAN: JeffOwens, DT, Georgia; FRESHMAN: Terry Grant, RB, Alabama.Week 4 (Sept. 22) - OFFENSE: Tim Tebow, QB, Florida; DEFENSE: WesleyWoodyard, LB, Kentucky; SPECIAL TEAMS: Patrick Tatum, P, Auburn; OFFENSIVELINEMAN: Jason Leger, OG, Kentucky; DEFENSIVE LINEMAN: Glenn Dorsey, DT,LSU; FRESHMAN: Knowshon Moreno, RB, Georgia.Week 5 (Sept. 29) - OFFENSE: Thomas Brown, RB, Georgia; DEFENSE: JerraudPowers, DB, Auburn; SPECIAL TEAMS: Wes Byrum, PK, Auburn; OFFENSIVE LINE-MAN: Garry Williams, OT, Kentucky; DEFENSIVE LINEMAN: Damario Ambrose, DE,Arkansas; FRESHMAN: Chris Smelley, QB, South Carolina.Week 6 (Oct. 4-6) - OFFENSE: Jacob Hester, RB, LSU; DEFENSE: Eric Norwood,DE, South Carolina; SPECIAL TEAMS: Britton Colquitt, P/PK, Tennessee; OFFEN-SIVE LINEMAN: Tyronne Green, OG, Auburn; DEFENSIVE LINEMAN: WallaceGilberry, DE, Alabama; FRESHMAN: Chris Smelley, QB, South Carolina.Week 7 (Oct. 13) - OFFENSE: Andre’ Woodson, QB, Kentucky; DEFENSE: TrayBlackmon, LB, Auburn; SPECIAL TEAMS: Javier Arenas, RS/DB, Alabama; OFFEN-SIVE LINEMAN: Josh McNeil, C, Tennessee; DEFENSIVE LINEMAN: Greg Hardy, DE,Ole Miss; FRESHMAN: Knowshon Moreno, RB, Georgia.Week 8 (Oct. 20) - OFFENSE: Matt Flynn, QB, LSU; DEFENSE: D.J. Moore, CB,Vanderbilt; SPECIAL TEAMS: Brett Upson, P, Vanderbilt; OFFENSIVE LINEMAN:Jonathan Luigs, C, Arkansas; DEFENSIVE LINEMAN: Jermaine Cunningham, DE,Florida; FRESHMAN: Kareem Jackson, CB, Alabama.Week 9 (Oct. 27) - OFFENSE: Knowshon Moreno, TB, Georgia; DEFENSE: AveryHannibal, DE, Mississippi State; SPECIAL TEAMS: Daniel Lincoln, PK, Tennessee;OFFENSIVE LINEMAN: Hamilton Holliday, C, Vanderbilt; DEFENSIVE LINEMAN:Antonio Coleman, DE, Auburn; FRESHMAN: Wesley Carroll, QB, Mississippi State.Week 10 (Nov. 3) - OFFENSE: Darren McFadden, TB, Arkansas; DEFENSE: GlennDorsey, DT, LSU; SPECIAL TEAMS: Javier Arenas, RS/S, Alabama; OFFENSIVE LINE-MAN: Mitch Petrus, OG, Arkansas; DEFENSIVE LINEMAN: Jermaine Cunningham,DE, Florida; FRESHMAN: Knowshon Moreno, TB, Georgia.Week 11 (Nov. 10) - OFFENSE: Tim Tebow, QB, Florida; DEFENSE: AnthonyJohnson, DB, Mississippi State; SPECIAL TEAMS: Leigh Tiffin, PK, Alabama; OFFEN-SIVE LINEMAN: Fernando Velasco, C, Georgia; DEFENSIVE LINEMAN: JeremyJarmon, DE, Kentucky; FRESHMAN: Eric Berry, DB, Tennessee.Week 12 (Nov. 17) - OFFENSE: Casey Dick, QB, Arkansas; DEFENSE: Craig Steltz,SAF, LSU; SPECIAL TEAMS: Dennis Rogan, RS/DB, Tennessee; OFFENSIVE LINE-MAN: Nate Garner, OT, Arkansas; DEFENSIVE LINEMAN: Geno Atkins, DT, Georgia;FRESHMAN: Rennie Curran, LB, Georgia.Week 13 (Nov. 23-24) - OFFENSE: Darren McFadden, TB, Arkansas; DEFENSE:Jerod Mayo, LB, Tennessee; SPECIAL TEAMS: Derek Pegues, RS/DB, MississippiState; OFFENSIVE LINEMAN: Drew Miller, C, Florida; DEFENSIVE LINEMAN: JoshThompson, DT, Auburn; FRESHMAN: Eric Berry, DB, Tennessee.SEC Championship Game Most Valuable Player: Ryan Perrilloux, QB, LSU

During the SEC regular season, among the five positional players of the week, therehave been 23 seniors, 16 juniors, 20 sophomores and six freshmen honored.

2007 SEC NON-CONFERENCE RECORD [40-8 (.833)]

2007--------------Conference App. W-L Pct. 2006ACC 7 4-3 .571 7-1

LSU 48, Virginia Tech 7; Florida State 21, Alabama 14; South Carolina 21, North Carolina15; Wake Forest 31, Vanderbilt 17; Clemson 23, South Carolina 21; Florida 45, Florida State12; Georgia 31, Georgia Tech 17.Big East 3 1-2 .333 0-2

South Fla. 26, Auburn 23 (ot); Kentucky 40, Louisville 34; West Virginia 38, Miss. State 13Big 12 3 2-1 .667 2-2

Auburn 23, Kansas State 13; Georgia 35, Oklahoma State 14; Missouri 38, Ole Miss 25C-USA 6 6-0 1.000 10-1

Ole Miss 23, Memphis 21; Mississippi State 38, Tulane 17; Tennessee 39, Southern Miss19; LSU 34, Tulane 9; Alabama 30, Houston 24; Miss. State 30, UAB 13MAC 3 3-0 .000 2-0

Kentucky 56, Kent State 20; Vanderbilt 30, Eastern Michigan 7; Vanderbilt 24, Miami (Ohio)10Pac-10 1 0-1 .000 3-1

California 45, Tennessee 31.Sun Belt 12 11-1 .917 8-0

Arkansas 46, Troy 26; South Carolina 28, UL-Lafayette 14; Florida 59, Troy 31; LSU 44,Middle Tennessee 0; Tennessee 48, Arkansas State 27; Arkansas 66, North Texas 7;Kentucky 45, Florida Atlantic 17; Arkansas 58, Florida International 10; Georgia 44, Troy 34;Tennessee 59, UL-Lafayette 7; UL-Monroe 21, Alabama 14; Florida 59, Florida Atlantic 20.WAC 3 3-0 1.000 3-0

Auburn 55, New Mexico State 20; Ole Miss 24, Louisiana Tech 0; Louisiana Tech at LSU.I-A Schools 1 1-0 1.000 0-0

Florida 49, Western Kentucky 3.I-AA Schools 9 9-0 1.000 8-0

Alabama 52, Western Carolina 6; Kentucky 50, Eastern Kentucky 10; Vanderbilt 41,Richmond 17; Georgia 45, Western Carolina 16; South Carolina 38, South Carolina State 3;Mississippi State 31, Gardner-Webb 15; Arkansas 34, Chattanooga 15; Auburn 35, TennesseeTech 3; Ole Miss 38, Northwestern State 31.

OVERALL NON-CONFERENCE RECORDS (Includes Bowl Games)

2007------------Conference W-L Pct. 2006ACC 33-15 .688 33-23Big East 29-11 .725 37-8Big Ten 35-9 .795 35-17Big 12 36-12 .750 36-20Conference USA 16-32 .333 21-32MAC 17-41 .293 14-38Mountain West 20-16 .556 19-21Pac-10 21-10 .677 25-12SEC 40-8 .833 47-10Sun Belt 9-31 .225 11-31Western Athletic 17-20 .459 21-21

SEC NON-CONFERENCE RECORD (Since 1992)

Regular SeasonYear App. W-L Pct. Bowls1992 36 27-9 .750 5-11993 36 28-7-1 .792 2-21994 36 27-8-1 .764 3-21995 36 29-7 .806 2-41996 36 27-9 .750 5-01997 36 32-4 .889 5-11998 36 27-9 .750 4-41999 36 28-8 .778 4-42000 36 27-9 .750 4-52001 36 29-7 .806 5-32002 49 37-12 .755 3-42003 49 32-17 .653 5-22004 36 25-11 .694 3-32005 36 27-9 .750 3-32006 48 41-7 .854 6-32007 48 40-8 .833 0-0 CombinedTOTALS 626 482-141-2 .772 59-41 (.590) 541-182-2 (.747)

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SEC FOOTBALL VIDEO REPLAYTHE OBJECTIVETo allow for specific types of officiating calls to be immediately reviewed during allgames hosted by SEC teams.

THE COACHES’ CHALLENGEEach head coach is allowed one Instant Replay challenge per game, which is exercisedby requesting a team timeout. A head coach may issue a challenge only if his teamhas one or more timeouts remaining in the half. If the challenged ruling is overturned,the timeout is not charged, but the coach has no more challenges during that game.

THE SOURCEAll reviewable video comes direct from either the television network broadcasting thegame (CBS Sports, ESPN, ESPN2, Lincoln Financial) or other TV production facilitiesthat meet established conference standards. The Southeastern Conference, followingapproval by the NCAA Football Rules Committee, will implement the use of video replyon an experimental basis beginning with the 2005 football season.

THE PLAYSReviewable1. Plays governed by Sideline, Goal Line, End Zone, and End Line:

a. Scoring Plays, including a runner breaking the plane of the goal lineb. Pass complete/incomplete/intercepted at sideline, goal line and end linec. Runner/receiver in or out of boundsd. Recovery of loose ball in and out of bounds

2. Passing Plays:a. Pass ruled complete/ incomplete/ intercepted in the field of play and end zonesb. Touching of a forward pass by an ineligible receiverc. Touching of a forward pass by a defensive playerd. Quarterback (Passer) forward pass or fumble (if ruled incomplete, play is finalized)e. Illegal forward pass or illegal handing off beyond the line of scrimmagef. Illegal forward pass or illegal handing off after change of possessiong. Forward or backward pass thrown from behind the line of scrimmage

3. Other Detectable Infractions:a. Runner ruled not down.b. Forward progress with respect to first downc. Touching of a kickd. Number of players on fielde. Clock adjustments (in conjunction with overturned plays)f. Fourth-down/try fumble plays

Not Reviewable1. Fighting participants 7. Face mask2. Off-sides/Encroachment 8. Taunting3. Pass interference 9. Illegal blocks4. Roughing passer/kicker 10. Holding5. Illegal formations 11. Personal fouls6. Taunting/excessive celebrations

THE PROCESSEach SEC football stadium has a secured replay booth equipped with a DVSport DigitalReplay System. Three individuals work in the booth for the duration of the game: 1.Replay Official, 2. Communicator, 3. Technician. The Replay Official is selected andassigned by the Conference Office.

A live video feed is sent directly to the replay booth. The Technician watches the feedon an input monitor while capturing/digitizing it into the DVSport Digital ReplaySystem. The Technician also marks the beginning of each play as well as any replaysas they occur in real time.

Each play and subsequent replay then appears on a touch screen in front of theCommunicator. As the Technician marks the incoming video, each view (by mark) willappear as a small picture on the computer touch screen. At any time, theCommunicator can touch/click on a thumbnail and immediately send that play/replay tothe Replay Official.

With the Communicator’s assistance, the Replay Official can quickly jump betweenreplays while playing back the video. All replay video navigation is done via a remotedevice controlled by the Replay Official. All replays/video are viewed on an output mon-itor. The touch screen is only used to select the replays.

While most plays are reviewed between the whistle and the beginning of the next play,the Replay Official can stop play on the field by using a pager system. Five onfield offi-cials wear pagers. If play is stopped the Referee announces on the stadium PA micro-phone that play has been stopped so the previous play can be reviewed. The Refereethen proceeds to the sideline headset, which provides direct communication to theReplay Official in the booth. Once the play has been reviewed, the Replay Official noti-fies the Referee, who then announces the decision on the stadium PA system.

THE EQUIPMENTEach SEC member institution uses the Digital Replay System developed by DVSport ofPittsburgh, Pa. The replay systems are maintained by the home institution with tech-nical support from DVSport.

INSTANT REPLAY STATISTICS

Games Using Play Plays Average LengthSEC Replay Stoppages Overturned of Review

2005 77 66 17 1:532006 89 123 29 1:412007 87 139 38 1:36TOTALS 253 328 84 1:42

2007 INSTANT REPLAY STATISTICS

Games Using Play Plays Average LengthSEC Replay Stoppages Overturned of Review

Week 1 9 5 1 1:59Week 2 8 9 5 1:47Week 3 8 13 3 1:33Week 4 7 13 2 1:38Week 5 6 7 1 1:34Week 6 7 14 4 1:34Week 7 5 10 6 2:13Week 8 5 9 2 1:43Week 9 6 9 0 1:11Week 10 7 13 6 1:50Week 11 6 16 2 1:22Week 12 6 10 3 1:24Week 13 6 10 3 1:24Champ. Game 1 1 0 1:16TOTALS 87 139 38 1:36

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Associated Press (Dec. 2)

No. Team Record Points1. Ohio State (50) 11-1 1,5782. LSU (11) 11-2 1,5193. Oklahoma (1) 11-2 1,4234. GEORGIA (1) 10-2 1,4215. Virginia Tech (1) 11-2 1,3806. Southern California 10-2 1,3467. Missouri 11-2 1,1958. Kansas 11-1 1,1649. FLORIDA 9-3 1,071

10. Hawaii (1) 12-0 1,05011. West Virginia 10-2 1,04012. Arizona State 10-2 93913. Illinois 9-3 79714. Boston College 10-3 66815. Clemson 9-3 61416. TENNESSEE 9-4 55417. Texas 9-3 51718. Wisconsin 9-3 44719. Brigham Young 10-2 43920. Cincinnati 9-3 39421. Virginia 9-3 34422. AUBURN 8-4 26423. South Florida 9-3 24624. Boise State 10-2 22125. ARKANSAS 8-4 173

Others (SEC Only): Kentucky (13).

USA Today Coaches’ Poll (Dec. 2)

No. Team Record Points1. Ohio State (46) 11-1 1,4692. LSU (11) 11-2 1,4183. Oklahoma (2) 11-2 1,3314. GEORGIA 10-2 1,2775. Virginia Tech 11-2 1,2426. Southern California 10-2 1,2277. Missouri 11-2 1,1048. Kansas 11-1 1,0999. West Virginia 10-2 1,010

10. Hawaii (1) 12-0 99411. Arizona State 10-2 99012. FLORIDA 9-3 89013. Illinois 9-3 74714. Boston College 10-3 61715. Wisconsin 9-3 59416. Clemson 9-3 56717. Texas 9-3 49818. TENNESSEE 9-4 48019. Brigham Young 10-2 46220. Virginia 9-3 33221. AUBURN 8-4 28922. Boise State 10-2 24623. Cincinnati 9-3 21524. ARKANSAS 8-4 13725. South Florida 9-3 115

Others (SEC Only): None.

Harris Interactive Rankings (Dec. 2)

No. Team Record Points1. Ohio State (98) 11-1 2,8132. LSU (7) 11-2 2,6303. Oklahoma (6) 11-2 2,5204. GEORGIA (1) 10-2 2,4695. Southern California 10-2 2,3466. Virginia Tech (1) 11-2 2,3457. Missouri 11-2 2,1178. Kansas 11-1 2,0929. West Virginia 10-2 1,924

10. Hawaii (1) 12-0 1,90311. FLORIDA 9-3 1,78612. Arizona State 10-2 1,62813. Illinois 9-3 1,40014. Boston College 10-3 1,12415. Wisconsin 9-3 1,07916. Clemson 9-3 1,04117. Texas 9-3 98318. Brigham Young 10-2 91219. TENNESSEE 9-4 87020. Cincinnati 9-3 58021. Virginia 9-3 55122. Boise State 10-2 54123. AUBURN 8-4 44824. South Florida 9-3 36225. ARKANSAS 8-4 129

Others (SEC Only): Kentucky (3).

Bowl Championship Series Rankings (Dec. 2)

No. Team Record Avg.1. Ohio State 11-1 .95872. LSU 11-2 .93943. Virginia Tech 11-2 .87034. Oklahoma 11-2 .85725. GEORGIA 10-2 .83926. Missouri 11-2 .77637. Southern California 10-2 .76378. Kansas 11-1 .75899. West Virginia 10-2 .6628

10. Hawaii 12-0 .646811. Arizona State 10-2 .620412. FLORIDA 9-3 .613313. Illinois 9-3 .459714. Boston College 10-3 .458615. Clemson 9-3 .384416. TENNESSEE 9-4 .325117. Brigham Young 10-2 .302718. Wisconsin 9-3 .291519. Texas 9-3 .252320. Virginia 9-3 .234921. South Florida 9-3 .211222. Cincinnati 9-3 .178923. AUBURN 8-4 .156624. Boise State 10-2 .117925. Connecticut 9-3 .0745

CONFERENCE RANKINGS(Dec. 2)

AP USA Harris BCSSEC 6 6 6 5Big 12 4 4 4 4Big Ten 3 3 3 3Pac-10 2 2 2 2Big East 3 3 3 4ACC 4 4 4 4WAC 2 2 2 2MWC 1 1 1 1

2007 - SEC VS. TOP 25

Team vs. SEC Non-SEC TotalAlabama 2-3 0-0 2-3Arkansas 2-3 0-0 2-3Auburn 1-2 0-0 1-2Florida 2-2 0-0 2-2Georgia 4-0 0-0 4-0Kentucky 1-4 1-0 2-4LSU 5-1 1-0 6-1Ole Miss 0-4 0-0 0-4Miss. State 2-2 0-1 2-3So. Carolina 2-2 0-1 2-3Tennessee 2-2 0-1 2-3Vanderbilt 1-4 0-0 1-4Totals 24-29 2-3 26-32

(.453) (.400) (.448)

SEC IN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAMESLSU will play Ohio State in the Allstate BCS National

Championship Game on Jan. 7 to determine the 2007college football national championship.

Since the inception of the BCS in 1998, an SEC teamhas played for the national championship on three otheroccassions. In the 1999 Fiesta Bowl, #1 Tennesseedefeated #2 Florida State, 23-16, in the 2004 SugarBowl, #2 LSU defeated #1 Oklahoma, 21-14, and in the2007 Tostitos BCS National Championship Game, #2Florida defeated #1 Ohio State, 41-14.

During the Bowl Alliance (1995-97 seasons), the SECwon the national championship in the 1997 Sugar Bowlwhen #3 Florida defeated #1 Florida State, 52-20. #2Arizona State had lost to #4 Ohio State in the Rose, 20-17.

The last time the SEC lost in a #1 vs. #2 bowl gamewas in the 1996 Fiesta Bowl when #1 Nebraska defeat-ed #2 Florida, 62-24.

During the Bowl Coalition (1992-94 seasons), theSEC secured a national championship in 1992 when #2Alabama defeated #1 Miami (Fla.) in the Sugar Bowl,34-13.

Since the Bowl Coalition in 1992, four different SECteams have won national championships - Alabama,Florida, LSU and Tennessee - more than any conference.The Big Ten and the Big 12 have each had three differ-ent teams claim national titles since 1992.

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SEC ATTENDANCE UPDATE

School Stadium(s) Capacity Games Total Att. Average Att. Pct. of CapacityAlabama Bryant-Denny 92,138 7 644,966 92,138 100.00Arkansas Reynolds Razorback (Fayetteville) 72,000 6 418,239 69,707 96.81

War Memorial (Little Rock) 53,727 2 110,021 55,011 102.39TOTAL 8 528,260 66,033 97.92

Auburn Pat Dye Field at Jordan-Hare 87,451 8 677,510 84,689 96.84Florida Ben Hill Griffin at Florida Field 88,548 7 632,715 90,388 102.08Georgia Sanford 92,746 7 649,222 92,746 100.00Kentucky Commonwealth 67,606 8 550,588 68,824 101.80LSU Tiger 92,400 7 648,334 92,619 100.24Ole Miss Vaught-Hemingway/Hollingsworth Field 60,580 7 347,930 49,704 82.05Miss. State Davis Wade at Scott Field 55,082 6 295,775 49,296 89.50South Carolina Williams-Brice 80,250 7 549,269 78,467 97.78Tennessee Neyland/Shields-Watkins Field 102,037 7 727,426 103,918 101.84Vanderbilt Vanderbilt 39,773 8 277,034 34,629 87.07Neutral Site Games [Florida vs. Georgia, Jacksonville] 84,753 1 84,481 84,481 99.68

[SEC Championship Game, Atlanta] 71,500 1 73,832 73,832 103.26TOTALS 89 6,687,342 75,139 97.69

STARTING QUARTERBACKS IN THE SEC (Includes Bowl Games)

IN WINS ---------------- IN LOSSES -----------------School Quarterback(s) Record A-C-I Yards TD Pct. A-C-I Yards TD Pct.Alabama John Parker Wilson 12-13 361-217-7 2619 18 58.7 448-235-14 2678 14 52.5Arkansas Robert Johnson 2-6 39-24-1 207 2 61.5 142-76-7 770 3 53.5

Casey Dick 12-9 210-130-6 1510 22 61.9 211-94-12 1113 8 44.5Auburn Brandon Cox 26-9 574-364-12 4829 26 63.4 261-126-17 1407 10 48.3

Blake Field 1-0 22-13-0 200 3 59.1 N/AKodi Burns 1-0 5-1-0 58 1 20.0

Florida Tim Tebow 9-3 242-171-4 2537 25 70.7 75-46-2 595 4 61.3Georgia Matthew Stafford 17-4 383-222-11 2930 21 58.0 138-64-7 768 3 46.4

Joe Cox 1-0 10-4-0 24 0 40.0 N/AKentucky Andre’ Woodson 18-19 541-360-9 4593 47 66.5 615-358-14 3987 26 58.2LSU Matt Flynn 10-2 272-157-9 2090 15 57.7 82-39-1 339 4 47.6

Ryan Perrilloux 2-0 55-40-2 541 4 72.7Ole Miss Seth Adams 3-8 77-42-4 481 3 54.5 220-121-12 1498 9 55.0

*Brent Schaeffer 7-9 87-45-2 647 4 51.7 208-93-9 1123 8 44.7Robert Lane 0-1 N/A 15-7-2 37 0 46.7

Miss. State Michael Henig 5-7 102-52-4 670 6 51.0 188-78-15 1035 4 41.5Wesley Carroll 5-3 97-52-2 517 3 53.6 119-65-4 793 6 54.6Josh Riddell 0-1 N/A 21-9-1 101 1 42.9

South Carolina Blake Mitchell 13-10 312-197-11 2732 24 63.1 334-196-13 2320 10 58.7Chris Smelley 4-2 107-63-3 808 8 58.9 29-17-3 194 0 58.6

Tennessee Erik Ainge 26-10 735-465-20 5641 50 63.3 333-184-13 1974 10 55.3Jonathan Crompton 0-1 N/A 34-16-1 174 2 47.1

Vanderbilt Chris Nickson 7-11 165-97-7 1362 14 58.8 245-125-11 1486 7 51.0Mackenzi Adams 2-4 30-17-2 231 2 56.7 109-59-3 555 5 54.1

*-Schaeffer started three games at Tennessee.

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Bowl Game Date/Time (ET) Site Matchup NetworkSan Diego Co. Credit Union Poinsettia Dec. 20 / 9 p.m. San Diego, Calif. Utah vs. Navy ESPNR&L Carriers New Orleans Dec. 21 / 8 p.m. New Orleans, La. Florida Atlantic vs. Memphis ESPN2PapaJohn’s.com Dec. 22 / 1 p.m. Birmingham, Ala. Cincinnati vs. Southern Mississippi ESPN2New Mexico Dec. 22 / 4:30 p.m. Albuquerque, N.M. New Mexico vs. Nevada ESPNPioneer Las Vegas Dec. 22 / 8 p.m. Las Vegas, Nev. Brigham Young vs. UCLA ESPNSheraton Hawaii Dec. 23 / 8 p.m. Honolulu, Hawaii East Carolina vs. Boise State ESPNMotor City Dec. 26 / 7:30 p.m. Detroit, Mich. Purdue vs. Central Michigan ESPNPacific Life Holiday Dec. 27 / 8 p.m. San Diego, Calif. Arizona State vs. Texas ESPNTexas Dec. 28 / 8 p.m. Houston, Texas Houston vs. Texas Christian NFLChamps Sports Dec. 28 / 5 p.m. Orlando, Fla. Boston College vs. Michigan State ESPNEmerald Dec. 28 / 8:30 p.m. San Francisco, Calif. Maryland vs. Oregon State ESPNMeineke Car Care Dec. 29 / 1 p.m. Charlotte, N.C. Connecticut vs. Wake Forest ESPNAutoZone Liberty Dec. 29 / 4:30 p.m. Memphis, Tenn. Mississippi State vs. Central Florida ESPNValero Alamo Dec. 29 / 8 p.m. San Antonio, Texas Penn State vs. Texas A&M ESPNPetro Sun Independence Dec. 30 / 8 p.m. Shreveport, La. Alabama vs. Colorado ESPNBell Helicopter Armed Forces Dec. 31 / 12:30 p.m. Fort Worth, Texas Air Force vs. California ESPNBrut Sun Dec. 31 / 2 p.m. El Paso, Texas South Florida vs. Oregon CBSHumanitarian Dec. 31 / 2 p.m. Boise, Idaho Fresno State vs. Georgia Tech ESPN2Gaylord Hotels Music City Dec. 31 / 4 p.m. Nashville, Tenn. Kentucky vs. Florida State ESPNChick-fil-A Dec. 31 / 7:30 p.m. Atlanta, Ga. Auburn vs. Clemson ESPNInsight Dec. 31 / 5:30 p.m. Tempe, Ariz. Indiana vs. Oklahoma State NFLOutback Jan. 1 / 11 a.m. Tampa, Fla. Tennessee vs. Wisconsin ESPNAT&T Cotton Jan. 1 / 11:30 a.m. Dallas, Texas Arkansas vs. Missouri FOXGator Jan. 1 / 1 p.m. Jacksonville, Fla. Virginia vs. Texas Tech CBSCapital One Jan. 1 / 1 p.m. Orlando, Fla. Florida vs. Michigan ABCRose presented by Citi Jan. 1 / 4:30 p.m. Pasadena, Calif. Southern California vs. Illinois ABCAllstate Sugar Jan. 1 / 8:30 p.m. New Orleans, La. Georgia vs. Hawaii FOXTostitos Fiesta Jan. 2 / 8 p.m. Phoenix, Ariz. West Virginia vs. Oklahoma FOXFedEx Orange Jan. 3 / 8 p.m. Miami, Fla. Virginia Tech vs. Kansas FOXInternational Jan. 5 / 12 p.m. Toronto, Canada Rutgers vs. Ball State ESPN2GMAC Jan. 6 / 8 p.m. Mobile, Ala. Tulsa vs. Bowling Green ESPNAllstate BCS National Championship Jan. 7 / 8 p.m. New Orleans, La. LSU vs. Ohio State FOXAll Times Eastern and Subject to Change

2007-08 POST-SEASON BOWL SCHEDULE

STATE OF THE SECGeorgia and LSU has the SEC’s best record since 2002. The Bulldogs and Tigers

are 63-15 (.808) since 2002. Georgia has the league’s best mark since 1997 with a106-32 record (.768). Below is a look at how each SEC team has fared during the lastfive and ten seasons:

Record Last Five+ Seasons (2002-Current) SEC AP

W-L Pct. Bowls Champ Top 25Georgia 63-15 .808 6 2 5LSU 63-15 .808 6 2 4Auburn 58-18 .763 6 1 4Florida 54-22 .711 6 1 3Tennessee 51-25 .671 5 0 3Arkansas 45-30 .600 4 0 1Alabama 42-33 .560 4 0 2South Carolina 37-35 .514 2 0 0Kentucky 31-40 .437 2 0 0Ole Miss 31-41 .431 2 0 1Miss. State 21-49 .300 1 0 0Vanderbilt 20-50 .286 0 0 0

Record Last 10+ Seasons (1997-Current)SEC AP

W-L Pct. Bowls Champ Top 25Georgia 106-32 .768 11 2 10Florida 103-35 .746 11 2 8Tennessee 103-36 .741 10 2 7LSU 97-40 .708 9 3 7Auburn 86-43 .667 9 1 6Arkansas 80-54 .597 8 0 3Alabama 73-61 .545 7 1 3Ole Miss 68-63 .519 6 0 3South Carolina 60-69 .465 4 0 2Miss. State 57-72 .442 4 0 2Kentucky 53-75 .414 4 0 0Vanderbilt 35-90 .280 0 0 0

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NINE SEC TEAMS TO PLAY IN POST-SEASON BOWLSNine Southeastern Conference teams, tied for the most in league history, will

play in post-season bowls this season. The most bowl teams for the SEC in its history in one season prior to 2007 was

nine, which was during the 2000 and 2006 seasons. In eight other seasons, theSEC has had eight bowl teams, the latest coming in 2001.

The SEC had 10 bowl-eligible teams this season, the most in its history. Since conference expansion in 1992, the SEC has had seven bowl-eligible teams

that did not play in a post-season bowl - 1993 (Arkansas, Ole Miss), 1994 (Georgia),1996 (South Carolina), 1997 (Miss. State), 2001 (Ole Miss) and 2004 (SouthCarolina - pulled itself out of post-season bowl opportunity).

While six wins is the basic eligibility to participate in post-season bowl games,NCAA rules state that a “deserving winning team” be eligible for bowl-season play.

The SEC has agreements to send eight of its teams to post-season bowls.NCAA Rule 30.9.2 states, “A contest (bowl game) shall be licensed only if it

serves the purpose of providing a national contest between deserving winning teams.A “deserving winning team” shall be defined as wone that has won a minimum of sixgames against football bowl subdivision opponents and that has more wins thanlosses.”

Exceptions to NCAA Rule 30.9.2 exist. Those are:“An institution with a record of six wins and six losses may be selected for par-

ticipation in a bowl game under the following circumstances: (a) The institution or its conference has a primary contractual affiliation, which

existed prior to the first contest of the applicable season, with the sponsoring bowlorganization. In the case of a conference contractual affiliation, all conference teamswith winning records must be placed in one of the contracted bowl games beforeany institution with a record of six wins and six losses may be placed in a contract-ed bowl game. There shall be no contingency agreements with other sponsoring bowlorganizations intended to enable an institution with a record of six wins and six loss-es to become eligible for those contests; or

(b) All contractual affiliations per Bylaw 30.9.2.1-(a) have been fulfilled and allinstitutions with winning records

30.9.2.2 Exception—Football Bowl Subdivision Opponent. [FBS] Each year, afootball bowl subdivision institution may count one victory against a football champi-

onship subdivision opponent toward the six-win minimum, provided the opponent hasaveraged 90 percent of the permissible maximum number of grants-inaid per year infootball over a rolling two-year period.

30.9.2.2.1 Waiver. [FBS] The Football Issues Committee may approve a waiverof the 90 percent requirement to permit a football bowl subdivision institution tocount a victory against a football championship subdivision opponent in footballtoward meeting the six-victory requirement when a unique or catastrophic situationaffects the Division I-AA institution’s ability to average 90 percent of the permissiblemaximum number of grants-in-aid per year in Division I-AA football over a rolling two-year period.

SEC BOWL AGREEMENTSThe Southeastern Conference has agreements to send eight of its member institu-

tions to postseason bowl games following the 2007 season. The winner of the SECChampionship Game will automatically participate in the Bowl Championship Seriescomprised of the Sugar, Rose, Orange and Fiesta Bowls.

The Capital One (2nd), will then make its pick following the BCS selections. Thebowl must select the team with the next best overall record or a team that is withinone win of the team with the next best overall record.

The Outback, Chick-fil-A and AT&T Cotton Bowls will work with the conferenceoffice to determine picks 3-5. The Cotton Bowl has the first preference of teams fromthe Western Division and the Outback Bowl has first preference of teams from theEastern Division. The Cotton or Outback Bowl can select teams outside of its divi-sional preference, but must not select them before the opposite bowl selects from itsdivisional preference. The Chick-fil-A Bowl has the selection of preference followingthe Cotton and Outback Bowls.

In selections 6-7, the AutoZone Liberty and Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowls willmake their selections, not in any specific order, but in consultation with the SECOffice. The Bowls will rank available qualified teams in order of preference. If thereare no similarities in the order of selection, the bowls will be granted its selection. Ifthe bowls rank the same teams in preference, the team involved in the process wouldget its preference of which bowl to participate.

The PetroSun Independence Bowl will receive the eighth selection of available SECteams.

SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE BOWLS

2007 SEC STATISTICAL TRENDS COMPARED TO NATIONAL AVERAGEBelow are average statistical numbers for the SEC and how it compared to the national average among NCAA Division I-A:

Category SEC National Average SEC Rank by Conference (1-11) National LeaderOFFENSERushes per Game 38.4 38.4 6 of 11 Mountain West (40.8)Rushing Yards per Game 169.2 159.4 3 of 11 Big Ten (174.7)Passes per Game 31.7 33.5 10 of 11 Big 12 (38.1)Passing Yards per Game 217.4 233.1 10 of 11 Big 12 (280.0)Total Offensive Plays per Game 70.0 71.9 10 of 11 Big 12 (74.3)Total Yards per Game 386.7 392.5 7 of 11 Big 12 (439.0)Points per Game 30.5 28.4 3 of 11 Big 12 (33.5)Passing Efficiency 127.1 127.45 6 of 11 Big 12 (137.39)Turnovers Lost per Game 1.75 1.89 1 of 11 SEC (1.75)DEFENSERushes per Game 37.4 38.2 5 of 11 Big 12 (36.5)Rushing Yards per Game 146.8 154.5 6 of 11 ACC (122.9)Passes per Game 32.7 33.5 5 of 11 Mid-American (31.4)Passing Yards per Game 204.8 229.7 1 of 11 SEC (204.8)Total Offensive Plays per Game 70.1 71.7 3 of 11 Big East (69.8)Total Yards per Game 351.6 384.2 2 of 11 ACC (343.5)Points per Game 23.8 27.0 5 of 11 ACC (22.5)Passing Efficiency Defense 115.11 125.34 1 of 11 SEC (115.11)

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COLLEGIATE ALL GAMES SEC vs. SEC#OVERALL RECORD AT SEC SCHOOLS GAMES ONLY

Coach, Team W-L-T Pct. W-L-T Pct. W-L-T Pct.Nick Saban, Alabama 97-48-1 .668 54-22 .711 (T17) 34-16 (T20) .680 (11)Houston Nutt, Arkansas 111-70 .613 75-48 (T19) .610 42-40 (T16) .512Tommy Tuberville, Auburn 104-53 .662 104-53 (T14) .662 (27) 62-44 (T8) .585 (T20)Urban Meyer, Florida 70-15 .824 31-7 .816 18-7 .720Mark Richt, Georgia 71-19 .789 71-19 (21) .789 (5) 42-17 (T16) .712 (7)Rich Brooks, Kentucky 115-144-4 .445 24-35 .407 11-29 .275Les Miles, LSU 61-27 .693 33-6 .846 20-6 .769Ed Orgeron, Ole Miss 10-25 .286 10-25 .286 3-21 .125Sylvester Croom, Mississippi State 16-30 .348 16-30 .348 8-24 .250Steve Spurrier, South Carolina 163-56-2 .742 143-43-1 (8) .767 (6) 98-27 (T4) .784 (2)Phillip Fulmer, Tennessee 146-45 .764 146-45 (7) .764 (7) 95-32 (6) .748 (5)Bobby Johnson, Vanderbilt 80-86 .482 20-50 .286 8-41 .163

W-L-T Ranking indicates number of wins; Pct. ranking indicates highest winning percentage (To be listed among career leaders, must have min. 5 years coaching)# - includes SEC Championship Game / ( ) - Current SEC Coaches’ Rankings among Career Leaders

SEC COACHING RECORDS

SEC SINGLE SEASON RECORD HOLDERSTEAMSCORING OFFENSEPointsSEC Record: 559, Florida (12 games), 1996Highest 2007 Team: (4) 517, Florida (12 games); (5)503, LSU (13 games)

Points per GameSEC Record: 46.6, Florida (559 in 12 games), 1996Highest 2007 Team: (6) 43.1, Florida (12 games)

Most Field Goals MadeSEC Record: 31, Georgia, 2003Highest 2007 Team: (T4) 25, LSU

Most PATs MadeSEC Record: 72, Florida, 1995Highest 2007 Team: (3) 67, Florida

PASSING OFFENSEAttemptsSEC Record: 574, Kentucky (414 completions), 1998Highest 2007 Team: (7) 491, Tennessee (308 comp.)

CompletionsSEC Record: 414, Kentucky (574 attempts), 1998Highest 2007 Team: (4) 308, Tennessee (491 attempts)

Completion PercentageSEC Record: 72.1, Kentucky (414 of 574), 1998Highest 2007 Team: (3) 67.9, Florida (222 of 327)

Yards per AttemptSEC Record: 13.4, Alabama (94 for 1,261 yards), 1973Highest 2007 Team: (T5) 9.7, Florida (222 for 3,172)

TouchdownsSEC Record: 48, Florida (12 games), 1995Highest 2007 Team: (9) 36, Kentucky (12 games)

KICKOFF RETURNSReturnsSEC Record: 62, Kentucky, 2000Highest 2007 Teams: (2) 60, Kentucky; (3) 59, OleMiss; (T4) 58, Tennessee

Return YardsSEC Record: 1,412, Tennessee 2007 (Old Mark: 1,263,Kentucky, 1994)

RUSHING OFFENSEYardsSEC Record: 4,027, Alabama (664 rushes in 11 games),1973Highest 2007 Team: (4) 3,561, Arkansas (575 in 12)

Yards per RushSEC Record: 6.8, LSU (360 for 2,632 yards), 1945Highest 2007 Team: (2) 6.2, Arkansas (575 for 3,561yards)

TOTAL OFFENSEPlaysSEC Record: 1,023, Georgia (5,324 yards), 2003Highest 2007 Team: (4) 978, LSU (5,826 yards); (5)927, Kentucky (5,263 yards)

YardsSEC Record: 6,413, Florida (12 games), 1995Highest 2007 Team: (5) 5,826, LSU (13 games)

Yards per PlaySEC Record: 7.4, Florida (6,413 yards in 867 plays),1995Highest 2007 Team: (3) 7.1, Florida (5,544 yards in 782plays)

FIRST DOWNSTotalSEC Record: 327, Florida, 1995Highest 2007 Team: (3) 306, Kentucky

INDIVIDUALDarren McFadden, Arkansas• 304 rushing attempts (6)• 1,725 rushing yards (4)• 143.8 rushing yards per game (2)• 2,172 all-purpose yards (1)• 181.0 all-purpose yards per game (5)

Tim Tebow, Florida• 68.5 completion percentage (1)• 330.8 total offensive yards per game (1)• 3,970 total offensive yards (2)• 22 rushing touchdowns (1)• 51 touchdown responsibility (1)• 132 points scored (3)• 22 touchdowns scored (2)

Erik Ainge, Tennessee• 476 passing attempts (8)• 300 completions (5)

Andre’ Woodson, Kentucky• 36 TD passes (T3)• 533 total offensive plays (10)

Brandon James, Florida• 818 kickoff return yards (2)• 28.2 yards per kickoff return (1 - min. 20 atts.)

D.J. Moore, Vanderbilt• 823 kickoff return yards (1)• 25.7 yards per kickoff return (2 - min. 30 atts.)

Chris Culliver, South Carolina• 809 kickoff return yards (4)

Colt David, LSU• 139 points scored (2)• 25 field goals made (T4)• 58 PATs made (6)• 100.0 PAT percentage (T1 - min. 45 attempts)

Joey Ijjas, Florida• 67 PATs made (2)

Alex Tejada, Arkansas• 57 PATs made (7)

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Total Offensive Yards Gained1. 11,350—Chris Leak, Florida (137 rushing, 11,213 passing) ............................2003-062. 11,270—David Greene, Georgia (-258 rushing, 11,528 passing)......................2001-043. 11,020—Peyton Manning, Tennessee (-181 rushing, 11,201 passing).............1994-974. 10,841—Eric Zeier, Georgia (-312 rushing, 11,153 passing)............................1991-945. 10,637—Jared Lorenzen, Kentucky (279 rushing, 10,354 passing) .................2000-036. 10,500—Danny Wuerffel, Florida (-375 rushing, 10,875 passing)....................1993-967. 9,989—Eli Manning, Ole Miss (-130 rushing, 10,119 passing).......................2000-038. 9,953—Jay Cutler, Vanderbilt (1,256 rushing, 8,697 passing) ......................2002-059. 9,577—Casey Clausen, Tennessee (-130 rushing, 9,707 passing) .................2000-03

10. 9,241—Shane Matthews, Florida (-46 rushing, 9,287 passing) .....................1989-92Highest Active Player8,538—Andre Woodson, Kentucky (-464 rushing, 9,002 passing) ...............................2004-

Touchdown Responsibility1. 122— Danny Wuerffel, Florida (8 rushing, 114 passing)................................1993-962. 118— Eli Manning, Ole Miss (8 rushing, 110 passing) ...................................2000-033. 101— Peyton Manning, Tennessee (12 rushing, 89 passing) .........................1994-97

101— Chris Leak, Florida (13 rushing, 88 passing)........................................2003-065. 90— Jared Lorenzen, Kentucky (12 rushing, 78 passing) ............................2000-036. 83— Rex Grossman, Florida (6 rushing, 77 passing)....................................2000-027. 82— Shane Matthews, Florida (7 rushing, 74 passing, 1 receiving).............1989-928. 81— Casey Clausen, Tennessee (6 rushing, 75 passing) .............................2000-039. 78— Tim Couch, Kentucky (4 rushing, 74 passing) .....................................1996-98

78— Andre’ Woodson, Kentucky (3 rushing, 75 passing) .........................2004-Highest Active Player71—Erik Ainge, Tennessee (1 rushing, 70 passing)......................................................2004-64—Tim Tebow, Florida (30 rushing, 34 passing)........................................................2006-

Rushing Yards Gained1. *5,259—Herschel Walker, Georgia (33 games)................................................1980-822. 4,557—Kevin Faulk, LSU (41 games) .............................................................1995-983. 4,484—Darren McFadden, Arkansas (37 games) ..........................................2005-4. 4,303—Bo Jackson, Auburn (38 games) ........................................................1982-855. 4,163—Errict Rhett, Florida (48 games) .........................................................1990-936. 4,050—Dalton Hilliard, LSU (44 games) .........................................................1982-857. 4,035—Charles Alexander, LSU (44 games) ...................................................1975-788. 3,928—Emmitt Smith, Florida (31 games) ......................................................1987-899. 3,835—Sonny Collins, Kentucky (41 games) ..................................................1972-75

10. 3,831—Carnell Williams, Auburn (42 games) ..................................................2001-04

All-Purpose Rushing Yards1. 6,833—Kevin Faulk, LSU (4,557 rush, 600 rec., 832 PR, 844 KOR) ...............1995-982. 5,856—Derek Abney, Kentucky (160 rush, 2,339 rec., 1,042 PR, 2,315 KOR)2000-033. 5,749—Herschel Walker, Georgia (5,249 rush, 243 rec., 247 KOR) ................1980-824. 5,743—Domanick Davis, LSU (2056 rush, 393 rec., 1126 PR, 2168 KOR) .1999-20025. 5,596—James Brooks, Auburn (3,523 rush, 347 rec., 1,726 KOR) .................1977-806. 5,487—Darren McFadden, Arkansas (4278 rush, 365 rec.,844 KOR) ..........2005-7. 5,393—Errict Rhett, Florida (4,163 rush, 1,230 rec.)......................................1990-938. 5,326—Dalton Hilliard, LSU (4,050 rush, 1,133 rec., 143 KOR)......................1982-859. 5,131—Rafael Little, Kentucky (2844 rush, 1274 rec., 844 PR, 169 KOR)..2004-

10. 5,084—Carnell Williams, Auburn (3,831 rush, 342 rec., 302 PR, 609 KOR)....2001-04

Pass Completions1. 895— Chris Leak, Florida (1,458 atts., 11,213 yards) ..................................2003-062. 863— Peyton Manning, Tennessee (1,402 atts., 11,201 yards)....................1994-973. 862— Jared Lorenzen, Kentucky (1,514 atts., 10,354 yards) .......................2000-034. 849— David Greene, Georgia (1,440 atts., 11,528 yards).............................2001-045. 838— Eric Zeier, Georgia (1,402 atts., 11,153 yards) ..................................1991-946. 829— Eli Manning, Ole Miss (1,363 atts., 10,119 yards)..............................2000-037. 795— Tim Couch, Kentucky (1,184 atts., 8,435 yards) ................................1996-988. 775— Casey Clausen, Tennessee (1,270 atts., 9,707 yards) ........................2000-039. 759— Andre’ Woodson, Kentucky (1,228 atts., 9,002 yards) .....................2004-

10. 727— Steve Taneyhill, South Carolina (1,209 atts., 8,555 yards) ................1992-95

Passing Yards1. 11,528—David Greene, Georgia (849 of 1,440) ..............................................2001-042. 11,213—Chris Leak, Florida (895 of 1,458) ....................................................2003-063. 11,201—Peyton Manning, Tennessee (863 of 1,381) .....................................1994-974. 11,153—Eric Zeier, Georgia (838 of 1,402) ....................................................1991-945. 10,875—Danny Wuerffel, Florida (708 of 1,170) ............................................1993-966. 10,354—Jared Lorenzen, Kentucky (862 of 1,514).........................................2000-037. 10,119—Eli Manning, Ole Miss (829 of 1,363) ...............................................2000-038. 9,707—Casey Clausen, Tennessee (774 of 1,269)........................................2000-039. 9,287—Shane Matthews, Florida (722 of 1,202) ..........................................1989-92

10. 9,164—Rex Grossman, Florida (677 of 1,110) ..............................................2000-02Highest Active Player9,002—Andre’ Woodson, Kentucky (759 of 1,228) .....................................................2004-

Touchdown Passes1. 114— Danny Wuerffel, Florida ......................................................................1993-962. 89— Peyton Manning, Tennessee ...............................................................1994-973. 88— Chris Leak, Florida ..............................................................................2003-064. 81— Eli Manning, Ole Miss .........................................................................2000-035. 78— Jared Lorenzen, Kentucky...................................................................2000-036. 77— Rex Grossman, Florida ........................................................................2000-027. 75— Casey Clausen, Tennessee..................................................................2000-03

75— Andre’ Woodson, Kentucky.................................................................2004-9. 74— Shane Matthews, Florida....................................................................1989-92

74— Tim Couch, Kentucky..........................................................................1996-98Highest Active Player70—Erik Ainge, Tennessee..........................................................................................2004-

Receptions1. 236— Earl Bennett, Vanderbilt (2,852 yards)...............................................2005-2. 208— Craig Yeast, Kentucky (2,899 yards) ..................................................1995-983. 204— Terrence Edwards, Georgia (3,093 yards).......................................1999-20024. 200— Keith Edwards, Vanderbilt (1,757 yards)............................................80,82-845. 198— Chris Collins, Ole Miss (2,621 yards) ..................................................2000-036. 197— Derek Abney, Kentucky (2,339 yards) ................................................2000-037. 194— Anthony White, Kentucky (1,519 yards) .............................................1996-998. 190— DJ Hall, Alabama (2,865 yards) ..........................................................2004-9. 188— Boo Mitchell, Vanderbilt (2,964 yards)................................................1985-88

10. 183— Wendell Davis, LSU (2,708 yards).......................................................1984-87183— Joey Kent, Tennessee (2,814 yards)...................................................1993-96

Highest Active Player182—Keenan Burton, Kentucky (2,320 yards) ............................................................2003-

Reception Yardage1. 3,093—Terrence Edwards, Georgia (204 catches) ......................................1999-20022. 3,001—Josh Reed, LSU (167 catches)........................................................1999-20013. 2,964—Boo Mitchell, Vanderbilt (188 catches) ...............................................1985-884. 2,899—Craig Yeast, Kentucky (208 catches)..................................................1995-985. 2,884—Fred Gibson, Georgia (161 catches) ....................................................2001-046. 2,880—Dan Stricker, Vanderbilt (182 catches) ...........................................1999-20027. 2,879—Anthony Lucas, Arkansas (137 catches) .............................................1995-998. 2,865—DJ Hall, Alabama (190 catches) .........................................................2004-9. 2,852—Earl Bennett, Vanderbilt (236 catches) ..............................................2005-

10. 2,814—Joey Kent, Tennessee (183 catches) ..................................................1993-96

Touchdown Receptions1. 31— Chris Doering, Florida (40 games) .......................................................1992-952. 30— Terrence Edwards, Georgia (45 games) ..........................................1999-20023. 29— Ike Hilliard, Florida (32 games)............................................................1994-96

29— Terry Beasley, Auburn (30 games) ......................................................1969-7129— Jack Jackson, Florida (38 games).......................................................1992-94

6. 28— Craig Yeast, Kentucky (43 games) ......................................................1995-987. 27— Jabar Gaffney, Florida (23 games)..................................................2000-2001

27— Marcus Monk, Arkansas (39 games) ..................................................2004-9. 26— Reidel Anthony, Florida (33 games).....................................................1994-96

10. 25— Joey Kent, Tennessee (44 games) ......................................................1993-9625— Dwayne Bowe, LSU (42 games)..........................................................2003-0625— Keenan Burton, Kentucky (54 games) ................................................2003-

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Points Scored1. 409— Billy Bennett, Georgia (148 PAT, 87 FGs, 50 games) .........................2000-032. 371— Jeff Hall, Tennessee (188 PAT, 61 FGs, 46 games) ...........................1995-983. 368— Jeff Chandler, Florida (67 FGs, 167 PATs, 46 games) ....................1997-20014. 353— Kevin Butler, Georgia (122 PAT, 77 FGs, 44 games) ..........................1981-845. 345— Philip Doyle, Alabama (105 PAT, 78 FGs, 1 TD, 43 games) ................1987-906. 326— Michael Proctor, Alabama (131 PAT, 65 FGs, 47 games) ...................1992-957. 325— James Wilhoit, Tennessee (148 PAT, 59 FG, 50 games).....................2003-068. 318— Kevin Faulk, LSU (53 TDs, 41 games).................................................1995-989. 317— John Becksvoort, Tennessee (161 PAT, 52 FGs, 41 games) ...............1991-94

10. 314— Herschel Walker, Georgia (52 TDS, 1 two-point, 33 games)................1980-82314— Fuad Reveiz, Tennessee (101 PAT, 71 FGs, 44 games) ......................1981-84

Highest Active Player262—Brandon Coutu, Georgia (109 PATs, 51 FGs, 43 games) ....................................2004-262—Darren McFadden, Arkansas (43 TDs, 2 PATs, 37 games) .................................2005-

Most Touchdowns Scored1. 53— Kevin Faulk, LSU (41 games) ..............................................................1995-982. 52— Herschel Walker, Georgia (33 games)..................................................1980-823. 50— Dalton Hilliard, LSU (44 games) ..........................................................1982-854, 50— Shaun Alexander, Alabama (41 games) ...............................................1996-995. 46— Carnell Williams, Auburn (42 games)...................................................2001-046. 45— Bo Jackson, Auburn (38 games) .........................................................1982-857. 43— Darren McFadden, Arkansas (37 games) ...........................................2005-8. 42— Charles Alexander, LSU (44 games) ....................................................1975-789. 41— Deuce McAllister, Ole Miss (43 games)...........................................1997-2000

10. 40— Bobby Humphrey, Alabama (35 games)...............................................1985-88

Field Goals Made1. 87— Billy Bennett, Georgia (110 atts.) .......................................................2000-032. 78— Philip Doyle, Alabama (105 atts.)........................................................1987-903. 77— Kevin Butler, Georgia (98 atts.) ..........................................................1981-844. 71— Fuad Reveiz, Tennessee (95 atts.) ......................................................1981-845. 67— Jeff Chandler, Florida (80 atts.)......................................................1997-20016. 65— Michael Proctor, Alabama (91 atts.) ...................................................1992-957. 61— Kanon Parkman, Georgia (85 atts.) .....................................................1991-95

61— David Browndyke, LSU (75 atts.)........................................................1986-8961— Jeff Hall, Tennessee (89 atts.) ...........................................................1995-98

10. 59— Van Tiffin, Alabama (88 atts.) ............................................................1983-8659— James Wilhoit, Tennessee (82 atts.) ...................................................2003-06

Highest Active Player51—Brandon Coutu, Georgia (64 atts.)........................................................................2004-

PAT Kicks Made1. 188— Jeff Hall, Tennessee (194 atts.) .........................................................1995-982. 167— Jeff Chandler, Florida (180 atts.) ...................................................1997-20013. 162— John Vaughn, Auburn (163 atts.) ........................................................2003-064. 161— John Becksvoort, Tennesee (161 atts.) ..............................................1991-945. 160— Bart Edmiston, Florida (164 atts.).......................................................1992-966. 153— Colt David, LSU (155 atts.) .................................................................2005-7. 148— Billy Bennett, Georgia (151 atts.) .......................................................2000-03

148— James Wilhoit, Tennessee (151 atts.) .................................................2003-069. 135— Van Tiffin, Alabama (135 atts.) ..........................................................1983-86

10. 133— Bill Davis, Alabama (143 atts.) ...........................................................1971-73133— Alex Walls, Tennessee (137 atts.) ..................................................1999-2002

Total Points Scored by Kicking1. 409— Billy Bennett, Georgia (87 FGs, 148 PATs) .........................................2000-032. 371— Jeff Hall, Tennessee (61 FGs, 188 PATs) ...........................................1995-983. 368— Jeff Chandler, Florida (67 FGs, 167 PATs) .....................................1997-20014. 353— Kevin Butler, Georgia (77 FGs, 122 PATs) ..........................................1981-845. 339— Philip Doyle, Alabama (78 FGs, 105 PATs) .........................................1987-906. 326— Michael Proctor, Alabama (65 FGs, 131 PATs)...................................1992-957. 325— James Wilhoit, Tennessee (148 PAT, 59 FG, 50 games).....................2003-068. 317— John Becksvoort, Tennessee (52 FGs, 161 PATs) ..............................1991-949. 314— Fuad Reveiz, Tennessee (71 FGs, 101 PATs) ......................................1981-84

10. 312— Van Tiffin, Alabama (59 FGs, 135 PATs) ............................................1983-86312— John Vaughn, Auburn (162 PAT, 50 FG, 48 games) ............................2003-06

Highest Active Player264—Colt David, LSU (153 PATs, 37 FGs, 39 games ) ...............................................2005-262—Brandon Coutu, Georgia (109 PATs, 51 FGs, 43 games) ....................................2004-

Punt Return Yards1. *1,695—Lee Nalley, Vanderbilt (109 returns)..................................................1947-492. 1,332—Tony James, Miss. State (121 returns)...............................................1989-923. 1,253—Damien Gary, Georgia (114 returns)....................................................2000-034. 1,170—Thomas Bailey, Auburn (125 returns)..................................................1991-945. 1,163—Bobby Majors, Tennessee (117 returns)..............................................1969-716. 1,142—Junie Hovious, Ole Miss (84 returns) ..................................................1938-417. 1,126—Domanick Davis, LSU (94 returns) ..................................................1999-20028. 1,119—Harry Gilmer, Alabama (83 returns) ....................................................1944-47

1,119—Greg Richardson, Alabama (125 returns).............................................1983-8610. 1,077—Scott Woerner, Georgia (88 returns) ...................................................1977-80Highest Active Player844—Rafael Little, Kentucky (58 returns) ...................................................................2004-

Kickoff Return Yards1. 2,315—Derek Abney, Kentucky (95 returns) ...................................................2000-032. 2,263—Mark Johnson, Vanderbilt (107 returns) .......................................1986-88, 903. 2,168—Domanick Davis, LSU (95 returns) ..................................................1999-20024. 2,004—Tony Jackson, Vanderbilt (85 returns) ................................................1989-935. 1,862—Tony James, Miss. State (78 returns).................................................1989-926. 1,854—Willie Gault, Tennessee (78 returns) ...................................................1979-827. 1,788—Leonard Scott, Tennessee (77 returns) ...........................................1999-20028. 1,780—Robert Dow, LSU (70 returns) ............................................................1973-769. 1,776—Derek Pegues, Miss. State (80 returns).............................................2005-

10. 1,726—James Brooks, Auburn (68 returns) ....................................................1977-80Highest Active Player1,715—Keenan Burton, Kentucky (67 returns) ............................................................2003-

Total Kick Return Yardage (Punt + Kickoff)1. 3,357—Derek Abney, Kentucky (88/1,042 PR, 95/2,315 KOR).......................2000-032. 3,294—Domanick Davis, LSU (94/1126 PR, 95/2168 KOR)........................1999-20023. 3,194—Tony James, Miss. State (121/1,332 PR, 78/1,862 KOR) ..................1989-924. 2,690—Thomas Bailey, Auburn (125/1,170 PR, 74/1,520 KOR) .....................1991-945. 2,513—Willie Gault, Tennessee (78/659 PR, 78/1,854 KOR) ..........................1979-826. 2,391—Derek Pegues, Miss. State (1776/80 KOR, 615/51 PR).....................2005-7. 2,263—Mark Johnson, Vanderbilt (107/2,263 KOR) .................................1986-88, 908. 2,253—Dicky Lyons, Kentucky (69/1,065 PR, 56/1,188 KOR)........................1966-689. 2,125—Eddie Kennison, LSU (947 PR, 1,178 KOR).........................................1993-95

10. 2,088—Kurt Johnson, Kentucky (64/528 PR, 74/1,560 KOR) .........................1989-92

Interceptions1. 20— Bobby Wilson, Ole Miss (379 yards) ...................................................1946-49

20— Chris Williams, LSU (91 yards)............................................................1977-803. 19— Glen Cannon, Ole Miss (180 yards) .....................................................1967-69

19— Antonio Langham, Alabama (229 yards)..............................................1990-935. 18— Buddy McClinton, Auburn (251 yards) ................................................1967-69

18— Tim Priest, Tennessee (305 yards)......................................................1968-707. 16— Harry Gilmer, Alabama (234 yards) .....................................................1944-47

16— Jake Scott, Georgia (315 yards) .........................................................1967-6816— Mike Jones, Tennessee (305 yards)....................................................1967-6916— Harry Harrison, Ole Miss (242 yards)..................................................1971-7316— Jeremiah Castille, Alabama (186 yards) ..............................................1979-8216— John Mangum, Alabama (95 yards).....................................................1986-89

Highest Active Player12—Simeon Castille, Alabama (105 yards) ..................................................................2004-

Rushing Touchdowns (Season)1. 22— Tim Tebow, Florida...............................................................................2007

19— Garrison Hearst, Georgia..........................................................................199219— Shaun Alexander, Alabama ......................................................................199919— LaBrandon Toefield, LSU..........................................................................2001

5. 18— Herschel Walker, Georgia .........................................................................19816. 17— Seven individuals

(Most Recently: Carnell Williams, Auburn, 2003)

Touchdown Responsibility (Season)1. 51— Tim Tebow, Florida (22 rushing, 29 passing) .....................................20072. 41— Danny Wuerffel, Florida (2 rushing, 39 passing) .......................................19963. 40— Tim Couch, Kentucky (3 rushing, 37 passing) ..........................................19974. 39— Peyton Manning, Tennessee (3 rushing, 36 passing) ................................1997

39— Rex Grossman, Florida (5 rushing, 34 passing) .........................................20016. 37— Danny Wuerffel, Florida (2 rushing, 35 passing) .......................................1995

37— Tim Couch, Kentucky (1 rushing, 36 passing) ..........................................1998

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Heisman Memorial TrophyPresented to the Nation’s Most Outstanding Player by the Heisman Trophy TrustWinner: Tim Tebow, QB, Florida

Walter Camp AwardPresented to the Nation’s Top Overall Player by the Watler Camp FoundationWinner: Darren McFadden, Arkansas

Maxwell AwardPresented to the Outstanding Player of the Year by the Maxwell Football ClubWinner: Tim Tebow, QB, Florida

Rotary Lombardi AwardPresented to the Nation’s Lineman of the Year by the Rotary Club of HoustonWinner: Glenn Dorsey, DT, LSU

Rimington TrophyPresented to the Nation’s Outstanding Center by the Boomer Esiason FoundationWinner: Jonathan Luigs, Arkansas

Bronko Nagurski AwardPresented to the Outstanding Defensive Player by the FWAA/Charlotte TD ClubWinner: Glenn Dorsey, DT, LSU

Outland TrophyPresented to the Outstanding Interior Lineman by the FWAA/Greater Omaha SportsCommitteeWinner: Glenn Dorsey, DT, LSU

Davey O’Brien AwardPresented to the Nation’s Best Quarterback by the Davey O’Brien FoundationWinner: Tim Tebow, Florida

Doak Walker AwardPresented to the Nation’s Collegiate Running Back by the Guaranty Bank SMUAthletic ForumWinner: Darren McFadden, Arkansas

The Lott TrophyPresented to the Nation’s Top Defensive Player who exemplifies Integrity, Maturity,Performance, Academics, Community and Tenacity by the Pacific Club ImpactFoundationWinner: Glenn Dorsey, LSU

The Biletnikoff AwardPresented to the Nation’s Outstanding Receiver by the Tallahassee Quarterback ClubFoundationFinalists (three of 12): Earl Bennett, Vanderbilt; Keenan Burton, Kentucky; PercyHarvin, Florida

Draddy TrophyPresented to the Nation’s Top Scholar-Athlete by the National Football FoundationFinalist (one of nine): Jacob Tamme, TE, Kentucky

Lou Groza AwardPresented to the Nation’s Top Placekicker by the Palm Beach County SportsCommissionSemifinalist (one of 20): Daniel Lincoln, Tennessee

Chuck Bednarik AwardPresented to the Outstanding Defensive Player of the Year by the Maxwell Football ClubFinalists (1 of 3): Glenn Dorsey, DT, LSU

Danny Wuerffel TrophyPresented by the All Sports Association of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., in recognition ofexemplary community service, athletic, and academic achievementFinalists (one of 10): Jacob Tamme, Kentucky

Munger AwardPresented to the Outstanding Coach of the Year by the Maxwell Football ClubWatch List (three of 15): Les Miles, LSU; Mark Richt, Georgia; Nick Saban, Alabama

Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year AwardVoted on by a selection committee of NFF Hall of Fame members and college footballfansFinalists (four of 10): Rich Brooks, Kentucky; Sylvester Croom, Mississippi State;Mark Richt, Georgia; Tommy Tuberville, Auburn

Johnny Unitas Golden Arm AwardPresented to the Nation’s Top Senior Quarterback by the Johnny Unitas Golden ArmEducational FoundationFinalists (1 of 5): Andre’ Woodson, Kentucky

Jim Thorpe AwardPresented to the Nation’s Top Defensive Back by the Jim Thorpe AssociationFinalists (1 of 3): Craig Steltz, LSU

SEC Football Community Service Team Honorees

AFCA Good Works Team Honorees (SEC Only)Jason Cook, FB, Ole MissKelin Johnson, SS, Georgia

Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America Team (SEC Only)

American Football Coaches Association All-America Team (SEC Only)Darren McFadden, RB, ArkansasGlenn Dorsey, DL, LSU

Football Writers Association of America All-America team (SEC Only)

Associated Press All-America Team (SEC Only)

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2007 SEC POST-SEASON HONORS

First-TeamC - Jonathan Luigs, ArkansasQB - Tim Tebow, FloridaRB - Darren McFadden, ArkansasDL - Glenn Dorsey, LSUDB - Craig Steltz, LSUKR - Felix Jones, Arkansas

Second-TeamDL - Greg Hardy, Ole Miss

Corey Reamer, AlabamaRobert Felton, ArkansasZach Gilbert, AuburnTim Tebow, FloridaKelin Johnson, GeorgiaKeenan Burton, Kentucky

Glenn Dorsey, LSUJason Cook, Ole MissAnthony Strauder, Mississippi StateJeremy Burgess, South CarolinaJerod Mayo, TennesseeGeorge Smith, Vanderbilt

Tim Tebow, QB, FloridaDarren McFadden, RB, ArkansasJonathan Luigs, C, Arkansas

Glenn Dorsey, DL, LSUCraig Steltz, DB, LSUDaniel Lincoln, PK, Tennessee

First-TeamQB - Tim Tebow, FloridaRB - Darren McFadden, ArkansasDT - Glenn Dorsey, LSUSAF - Craig Steltz, LSU

Second-TeamOG - Robert Felton, ArkansasOG - Anthony Parker, TennesseeC - Jonathan Luigs, ArkansasAP - Felix Jones, ArkansasLB - Ali Highsmith, LSU

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2007 SEC MISC. STATISTICSSHUTOUTS IN THE SEC

Which defenses in the SEC have posted the most shutouts since league expansion in 1992:

Team 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 Total LastAlabama 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 3 11 11/5/2005 vs. Miss. State (17-0)Arkansas 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 9/9/2006 vs. Utah State (20-0)Auburn 0 2 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 13 11/4/2006 vs. Ark. State (27-0)Florida 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 7 11/18/2006 vs. W. Carolina (62-0)Georgia 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 9/16/2006 vs. UAB (34-0)Kentucky 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 11/16/96 vs. Vanderbilt (25-0)LSU 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 14 9/15/2007 vs. Middle Tenn. (44-0)Ole Miss 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 9 10/6/2007 vs. La. Tech (24-0)Miss. State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 7 9/25/99 vs. South Carolina (17-0)South Carolina 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 6 8/31/2006 vs. Miss. State (15-0)Tennessee 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 2 13 11/22/2003 vs. Vanderbilt (48-0)Vanderbilt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10/9/99 vs. The Citadel (58-0)

SEC’s BEST ROAD TEAMSWhich SEC team has the best record away from home in league games since league expansion in 1992 (includes neutral site games):

Team 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 TotalAlabama 2-2 0-4 3-1 1-3 1-3 4-0 2-2 0-4 4-0 1-3 2-2 2-2 3-1 4-0 3-1 4-0 36-28 (.563)Arkansas 2-2 4-0 1-3 1-3 2-2 3-1 1-3 1-3 0-4 2-2 1-3 1-3 3-1 0-4 2-1-1 2-1-1 26-36-2 (.422)Auburn 2-2 4-0 3-1 4-0 2-2 3-1 2-2 2-2 2-2 1-3 4-0 2-2 2-2 3-1 4-0 0-4 40-24 (.625)Florida 3-2 3-1 2-3 1-3 5-0 3-1 4-1 3-1 5-0 3-1 3-2 4-0 5-0 3-0 4-1 2-2 53-18 (.746)Georgia 3-1 3-2 3-1 4-1 2-2 4-1 3-1 2-3 2-2 4-1 3-1 2-3 1-2 2-2-1 1-3 4-1 43-27-1 (.613)Kentucky 2-2 1-3 1-3 0-4 0-4 2-2 1-3 0-4 2-2 1-3 1-3 0-4 1-3 0-4 2-2 1-3 15-49 (.234)LSU 3-1 2-2 4-0 2-2 4-0 2-2 3-1 1-3 0-4 1-3 4-0 3-1 1-2-1 1-3 2-2 0-4 33-30-1 (.523)Ole Miss 0-4 0-4 0-4 1-3 4-0 0-4 2-2 2-2 3-1 1-3 2-2 2-2 1-3 0-4 0-4 1-3 19-45 (.297)Miss. State 2-2 1-3 0-4 0-4 0-4 0-4 0-4 1-3 2-2 2-2 2-2 2-2 0-4 3-1 0-3-1 1-3 16-47-1 (.258)South Carolina 1-3 3-1 2-2 3-1 0-4 2-2 2-2 2-2 0-4 0-4 1-3 2-2 1-3 3-1 1-3 1-3 24-40 (.375)Tennessee 2-2 3-1 2-2 4-0 3-1 3-1 4-0 2-2 2-2 4-0 3-1 4-0 3-1 3-1 3-1 3-1 48-16 (.750)Vanderbilt 1-3 1-3 2-2 0-4 0-4 0-4 0-4 1-3 2-2 0-4 0-4 0-4 0-4 2-2 0-4 1-3 10-54 (.156)

SCORING IN THE SEC

TOUCHDOWNS SCORED TOUCHDOWNS ALLOWEDPassing Rushing Defense KO Returns# Punt Returns* TOTAL Passing Rushing Defense KO Returns# Punt Returns* TOTAL

Alabama 16 19 0 0 1 36 17 14 1 0 0 32Arkansas 24 32 3 2 0 61 21 14 2 0 0 37Auburn 11 21 3 0 0 35 11 11 1 0 0 23Florida 29 37 2 0 2 70 16 16 2 0 0 34Georgia 19 29 0 0 0 48 11 16 1 0 0 28Kentucky 36 19 2 0 0 57 21 20 3 2 0 46LSU 25 34 1 1 0 61 20 10 0 0 2 32Ole Miss 19 6 1 1 3 30 17 25 0 1 1 44Mississippi State 12 17 5 0 1 35 20 14 1 0 0 35South Carolina 20 16 3 0 0 39 14 19 0 0 1 34Tennessee 31 18 3 0 1 53 24 14 4 0 2 44Vanderbilt 17 13 2 0 0 32 15 16 0 1 0 32TOTALS 259 261 25 4 8 557 207 189 15 4 6 421

* - includes blocked kick/punt return ; # - includes fumbled kick return

SCORING MARGIN IN INTRA-CONFERENCE GAMES

Conference 1-5 6-10 11-15 16-20 21+ TOTAL GAMES TOTAL POINTS AVERAGE MARGINACC 15 (30.6) 12 5 8 9 49 637 13.00Big East 11 (39.3) 5 1 2 9 28 404 14.43Big Ten 12 (27.3) 8 5 9 10 44 614 13.95Big 12 9 (18.4) 9 5 5 21 49 950 19.39Conference USA 14 (28.6) 11 5 6 13 49 686 14.00Mid-American 12 (24.5) 14 7 4 12 49 608 12.41Mountain West 7 (18.9) 9 3 6 12 37 585 15.81Pac-10 8 (17.8) 12 6 8 11 45 652 14.49SEC 15 (30.6) 8 12 4 10 49 619 12.63Sun Belt 5 (17.8) 8 2 7 6 28 443 15.82WAC 9 (25.7) 6 9 2 9 35 547 15.63(Numbers in parenthesis reflect percentage of games within scoring margin or less)

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2007 SEC MISC. STATISTICSAVERAGE DRIVES -------------------------------------------------------

Total Avg. Plays Avg. Yds. Avg. Time of Scoring Avg. Plays Avg. Yards Avg. Time of No. of Scoring DrivesDrives in Drive in Drive Possesion Drives in Drive in Drive Possession - 2:00 5:00 +

Alabama 158 5.65 28.30 2:15 56 7.86 54.05 2:53 22 8Arkansas 170 5.03 32.29 2:05 70 5.95 55.16 2:14 31 3Auburn 148 5.47 26.58 2:33 47 7.98 53.98 2:42 11 9Florida 137 5.71 40.47 2:35 76 6.76 58.02 2:50 26 8Georgia 152 5.31 29.93 2:24 63 7.09 54.75 2:58 22 10Kentucky 161 5.76 32.69 2:11 65 7.89 60.12 2:43 25 5LSU 179 5.46 32.55 2:20 79 7.18 54.09 2:55 28 10Ole Miss 142 5.41 29.18 2:22 36 7.41 61.00 2:57 11 6Mississippi State 156 5.25 23.49 2:20 38 7.98 53.19 3:16 13 9South Carolina 159 5.19 28.06 2:09 49 7.47 57.84 2:41 19 2Tennessee 167 5.51 31.08 2:13 67 7.61 55.38 2:56 20 7Vanderbilt 151 5.54 25.95 2:14 43 8.02 51.89 3:24 13 11[* - Time of possession and scoring drives do not include overtime drives]

DRIVE CHARTOverall / TD

Drives ---------------------------------------------------- Drives Ended By -------------------------------------------------------------- Points Pts./ DriveStarted TD FG FGA PUNT DOWN *TURN CLOCK Scored Drive Efficiency

Alabama 158 35 20 31 61 6 17 8 313 1.98 34.81 / 22.15Arkansas 170 56 17 21 56 9 20 8 441 2.59 42.94 / 32.94Auburn 148 32 16 22 58 4 23 9 271 1.83 32.43 / 21.62Florida 137 66 10 13 34 2 14 8 489 3.56 55.47 / 48.18Georgia 152 48 16 21 55 4 16 8 383 2.52 42.11 / 31.58Kentucky 161 55 16 22 46 10 21 7 426 2.65 44.09 / 34.16LSU 179 59 25 32 58 3 16 11 488 2.73 46.93 / 32.96Ole Miss 142 25 11 17 54 14 25 7 207 1.46 25.35 / 17.61Mississippi State 156 29 9 12 69 8 26 12 234 1.50 24.36 / 18.59South Carolina 159 36 13 17 59 9 28 10 300 1.89 30.02 / 22.64Tennessee 167 49 21 28 58 8 17 7 406 2.43 41.92 / 29.34Vanderbilt 151 30 13 20 61 9 22 9 247 1.64 28.48 / 19.87[NOTE: Drive Efficiency = Total Scores/Drives Started] (*-Includes Safeties)

FOURTH QUARTER SCORING# ------------------ AVG. STARTING FIELD POSITION & DEFENSIVE DRIVES#School Points For Points Against Margin Record Own Opp. Opp. 3 & Out* Opp. Drives Pct.Alabama 90 86 +4 6-6 UA32 OPP30 52 156 26.92Arkansas 137 88 +49 8-4 UA35 OPP30 55 175 31.43Auburn 74 74 = 8-4 AU32 OPP31 51 150 34.00Florida 130 70 +60 9-3 UF37 OPP30 41 143 28.67Georgia 106 43 +63 10-2 UG32 OPP31 45 150 30.00Kentucky 112 67 +45 7-5 UK33 OPP31 43 158 27.21LSU 136 53 +83 11-2 LS32 OPP29 72 175 41.14Ole Miss 49 139 -90 3-9 UM30 OPP35 32 149 21.48Mississippi State 72 67 +5 7-5 MS30 OPP34 57 160 35.62South Carolina 87 54 +33 6-6 SC29 OPP33 39 160 24.38Tennessee 71 64 +7 9-4 UT33 OPP27 52 171 30.41Vanderbilt 84 51 +33 5-7 VU36 OPP31 53 145 36.55CONF. TOTAL 1148 856 +292 SEC33 OPP31 592 1892 31.29

AVERAGES 95.67 71.33 49.33 157.67* - Opponent held to three plays or less without points scored (Does not include drives stopped by end of half). / # - Does not include overtime

POINTS OFF TURNOVERS

Team OpponentOpponent Points Scored Total Team Pct. of Team Points Scored Total Opp. Pct. of

School Turnovers off Turnovers Points Scored Points Scored Turnovers off Turnovers Points Scored Points ScoredAlabama 22 52 322 16.15 18 59 262 22.52Arkansas 27 95 478 19.87 21 46 307 14.98Auburn 24 91 292 31.16 23 55 200 27.50Florida 16 76 517 14.70 15 52 290 17.93Georgia 20 65 383 16.97 16 37 252 14.68Kentucky 25 40 440 09.09 24 78 357 21.85LSU 33 128 503 24.90 15 39 255 13.28Ole Miss 17 37 241 15.35 27 69 342 20.18Mississippi State 24 83 269 30.86 27 61 298 20.47South Carolina 21 41 313 13.10 28 58 282 20.57Tennessee 23 89 434 19.52 17 42 365 09.88Vanderbilt 23 60 260 23.08 25 65 271 23.99CONF. TOTAL. 275 857 4452 19.24 256 661 3481 18.99

AVERAGES 22.92 71.42 371.00 21.33 55.08 290.08

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Highest Average Plays in Drive6.08 – Kentucky, 20006.04 – South Carolina, 20066.01 – South Carolina, 20016.00 – Vanderbilt, 20055.88 – LSU, 20065.87 – Ole Miss, 20015.86 – Auburn, 20055.85 – Alabama, 20065.78 – Georgia, 20035.76 – KENTUCKY, 20075.73 – Tennessee, 2006

Highest Average Yards in Drive40.47 – FLORIDA, 200740.32 – Florida, 200139.04 – LSU, 200638.61 – South Carolina, 200635.13 – Auburn, 200534.83 – Auburn, 200434.83 – Tennessee, 200634.29 – LSU, 200134.27 – Kentucky, 200034.11 – Alabama, 200133.81 – Florida, 2006

Highest Avg. Posession Time in Drive2:56 – South Carolina, 20062:54 – Auburn, 20062:53 – Alabama, 20062:48 – LSU, 20062:42 – South Carolina, 20012:39 – Alabama, 2005

2:39 – Florida, 20062:38 – Auburn, 20052:38 – Auburn, 20042:38 – Tennessee, 20062:38 – Ole Miss, 2006

Highest Avg. Plays in Scoring Drive10.62 – LSU, 20008.93 – Kentucky, 20008.64 – Vanderbilt, 20058.53 – Alabama, 20028.45 – Kentucky, 20048.30 – Alabama, 20068.28 – South Carolina, 20018.25 – Mississippi State, 20028.08 – South Carolina, 20048.05 – Ole Miss, 2001

Highest Avg. Yards in Scoring Drive67.65 – Kentucky, 200065.12 – LSU, 200064.94 – Vanderbilt, 200564.41 – Kentucky, 200164.05 – South Carolina, 200462.16 – Alabama, 200161.55 – Tennessee, 200461.27 – Alabama, 200061.00 – Vanderbilt, 200161.00 – OLE MISS, 200760.91 – South Carolina, 2006

Highest Avg. Time of Possession inScoring Drive3:57 – Alabama, 20063:43 – Florida, 20053:34 – Ole Miss, 20063:33 – South Carolina, 20043:29 – Vanderbilt, 20043:27 – Alabama, 20023:25 – South Carolina, 20023.24 – VANDERBILT, 20073:24 – Kentucky, 20043:21 – South Carolina, 20063:17 – Georgia, 2006

Highest Average Points per Drive3.56 – FLORIDA, 2007 (489 in 137)3.27 – Florida, 2001 (471 in 144)2.94 – LSU, 2006 (410 in 139)2.73 – LSU, 2007 (488 in 179)2.69 – Ole Miss, 2001 (346 in 143)2.65 – KENTUCKY, 2007 (426 in 161)2.61 – Auburn, 2005 (365 in 140)2.60 – So. Carolina, 2006 (346 in 133)2.59 – ARKANSAS, 2007 (441 in 170)2.56 – Auburn, 2004 (403 in 157)2.52 – GEORGIA, 2007 (383 in 152)2.51 – Ole Miss, 2003 (419 in 167)2.48 – Florida, 2000 (409 in 165)2.45 – Arkansas, 2003 (328 in 161)2.45 – Tennessee, 2006 (341 in 139)

Highest Overall Scoring Efficiency54.9 – Florida, 2001 (79 of 144)55.5 - FLORIDA, 2007 (76 of 137)46.9 - LSU, 2007 (84 of 179)46.0 – LSU, 2006 (64 of 139)44.4 – South Carolina, 2006 (59 of 133)44.3 – Ole Miss, 2003 (74 of 167)44.1 – KENTUCKY, 2007 (71 of 161)42.9 – ARKANSAS, 2007 (73 of 170)42.4 – Florida, 2000 (70 of 165)42.4 – Tennessee, 2006 (59 of 139)42.1 – GEORGIA, 2007 (64 of 152)42.1 – Auburn, 2005 (59 of 140)41.9 – TENNESSEE, 2007 (70 of 167)41.1 – Georgia, 2005 (65 of 158)

Highest TD Scoring Efficiency48.2 - FLORIDA, 2007 (76 of 137)40.9 – Florida, 2001 (59 of 144)39.6 – LSU, 2006 (55 of 139)37.8 – Ole Miss, 2001 (54 of 143)34.2 - KENTUCKY, 2007 (71 of 161)33.6 – Auburn, 2005 (47 of 140)33.1 – Auburn, 2004 (52 of 157)32.9 – ARKANSAS, 2007 (73 of 170)32.9 - LSU, 2007 (59 of 179)32.7 – Florida, 2000 (54 of 165)32.3 – Florida, 2006 (53 of 164)32.3 – Tennessee, 2006 (41 of 139)31.6 – Florida, 2004 (49 of 155)31.6 – GEORGIA, 2007 (64 of 152)

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MISC. STATISTICS HISTORY (Since 2000)

SEC REDZONE TD RANKINGSOFFENSETeam TD-Chances Percentage Rush/PassFlorida 50-67 74.63 33/17Georgia 33-47 70.21 22/11Tennessee 39-58 67.24 15/24Kentucky 39-59 66.10 17/22Mississippi State 21-32 65.63 14/7LSU 44-69 63.77 28/16South Carolina 28-44 63.64 14/14Arkansas 31-49 63.27 20/11Auburn 27-45 60.00 18/9Alabama 28-50 56.00 16/12Vanderbilt 26-54 48.15 13/13Ole Miss 14-39 35.90 5/9

DEFENSETeam TD-Chances Percentage Rush/PassAuburn 16-36 44.44 10/6Georgia 20-40 50.00 15/5South Carolina 24-47 51.06 15/9Mississippi State 22-43 51.16 10/12Vanderbilt 25-46 54.35 15/10Florida 24-44 54.54 15/9Ole Miss 30-54 55.56 20/10Arkansas 25-44 56.82 12/13LSU 22-35 62.86 10/12Tennessee 31-49 63.27 11/20Alabama 24-36 66.67 14/10Kentucky 32-47 68.09 15/17

2007 SEC STATISTICAL RANKINGSOFFENSETeam Rushing Passing Total ScoringAlabama 7 6 7 7Arkansas 1 12 2 2Auburn 6 10 10 9Florida 3 2 1 1Georgia 4 8 6 6Kentucky 5 1 4 4LSU 2 5 3 3Ole Miss 11 7 9 12Mississippi State 10 11 12 10South Carolina 12 3 8 8Tennessee 9 4 5 5Vanderbilt 8 9 11 11

DEFENSETeam Rushing Passing Total ScoringAlabama 6 9 5 4Arkansas 7 8 8 9Auburn 3 2 2 1Florida 1 12 7 7Georgia 4 7 3 3Kentucky 10 6 10 12LSU 2 3 1 2Ole Miss 11 10 12 11Mississippi State 8 4 5 8South Carolina 12 1 9 6Tennessee 9 11 11 10Vanderbilt 5 5 4 5

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SEC PUNTERS INSIDE THE 20-YARD LINE (Min. 2.5 punts per game)Punter, School IN20 Total Punts PercentageChas Henry, Florida 14 34 41.18Brett Upson, Vanderbilt 22 61 36.07Tim Masthay, Kentucky 16 45 35.56Ryan Shoemaker, Auburn 14 41 34.15Britton Colquitt, Tennessee 17 50 34.00P.J. Fitzgerald, Alabama 19 60 31.67Jeremy Davis, Arkansas 17 55 30.91Brian Mimbs, Georgia 16 54 29.63Justin Sparks, Ole Miss 15 51 29.41Ryan Succop, South Carolina 15 56 26.79Blake McAdams, Mississippi State 17 66 25.76Patrick Fisher, LSU 10 52 19.23

SEC KICKERS OVER 40 YARDSKicker, School FGM FGA Pct. LongLeigh Tiffin, Alabama 9 14 64.29 51Daniel Lincoln, Tennessee 7 11 63.64 48Ryan Succop, South Carolina 5 8 62.50 49Colt David, LSU 6 10 60.00 49 (2)Brandon Coutu, Georgia 6 11 54.54 46 (2)Lones Seiber, Kentucky 5 10 50.00 48 (2)Alex Tejada, Arkansas 4 8 50.00 47Wes Byrum, Auburn 3 7 42.86 49

-- KICKERS LESS THAN 0.50 ATTEMPTS PER GAME -- Joshua Shene, Ole Miss 2 4 50.00 51Joey Ijjas, Florida 1 2 50.00 43Bryant Hahnfeldt, Vanderbilt 1 3 33.33 45Adam Carlson, Mississippi State 1 3 33.33 48Zach Kutch, Auburn 0 1 .000 --

SEC KICKERS IN THE END ZONEKicker, School TouchbacksTim Masthay, Kentucky 20Ryan Succop, South Carolina 11Wes Byrum, Auburn 7Joey Ijjas, Florida 7Brian Vavra, Arkansas 7Leigh Tiffin, Alabama 4Bryant Hahnfeldt, Vanderbilt 3Britton Colquitt, Tennessee 3Adam Carlson, Miss. State 2Five kickers with one each

SEC STATISTICAL TRENDSSoutheastern Conference offenses are putting up record numbers in 2007. Below are some statistical trends in the SEC since conference expansion in 1992 (Averages per Game Only):

Category 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007Scoring Offense 21.7 24.7 26.3 27.1 24.6 25.7 25.9 24.9 26.4 27.7 25.6 27.3 25.0 24.1 25.4 30.5Total Offense 335.1 367.2 366.9 376.7 344.7 372.6 376.4 349.5 364.8 399.2 360.4 376.9 368.9 348.3 351.6 386.7

Rushing Offense 167.4 169.8 165.1 153.7 144.7 137.9 144.0 127.7 140.9 154.1 163.9 157.8 166.6 141.4 140.5 169.2Passing Offense 167.7 197.4 201.8 223.0 200.0 234.7 232.4 221.8 223.9 245.1 196.5 219.1 202.3 206.9 211.1 217.5Percent Run 49.9% 46.2% 44.9% 40.8% 41.9% 37.0% 38.3% 36.5% 38.6% 38.6% 45.5% 41.9% 45.2% 40.6% 39.9% 43.8%Percent Pass 50.1% 53.8% 55.1% 59.2% 58.1% 63.0% 61.7% 63.5% 61.4% 61.4% 54.5% 58.1% 54.8& 59.4% 60.1% 56.2%

Scoring Defense 18.8 19.6 21.7 22.5 20.9 21.2 22.3 21.0 22.2 23.7 21.2 22.5 21.2 20.7 19.4 23.8Total Defense 315.1 329.9 340.9 349.0 320.3 339.1 349.5 322.4 337.1 372.5 329.2 346.6 336.9 327.6 315.0 351.6

Rushing Defense 145.8 146.1 151.4 141.6 131.7 121.6 132.9 107.3 128.8 140.7 143.1 137.7 149.5 131.7 128.4 146.8Passing Defense 169.3 183.8 189.5 207.4 188.6 217.5 216.6 215.1 208.3 231.8 186.1 208.9 187.4 195.9 186.6 204.8Percent Run 46.3% 44.3% 44.4% 40.6% 41.1% 35.9% 38.0% 33.3% 38.2% 37.8% 43.5% 39.7% 44.4% 40.2% 40.8% 41.8%Percent Pass 53.7% 55.7% 55.6% 59.4% 58.9% 64.1% 62.0% 66.7% 61.8% 62.2% 56.5% 60.3% 55.6% 58.8% 59.2% 58.2%

The national average for scoring offense is 28.4 The Big 12 leads the nation in scoring at 33.5 points per game (SEC is tied for third). The national average for total offense is 392.5. The Big 12leads the nation at 439.0 yards per game (SEC is seventh).

SEC AVERAGE GAME TIMES

# of Avg. # of *Avg. # of ^Avg. #Games Avg. Time Scores Other Timeouts of Plays

Week 1 11 3:19 9.00 18.36 136.3Week 2 9 3:23 10.11 18.33 143.9Week 3 8 3:19 9.75 18.63 134.7Week 4 7 3:28 10.30 20.57 142.6Week 5 8 3:21 8.375 21.13 136.6Week 6 8 3:17 7.75 19.12 134.3Week 7 6 3:28 8.50 20.50 143.3Week 8 6 3:17 9.17 19.00 136.3Week 9 6 3:17 8.33 19.67 140.0Week 10 7 3:23 11.29 17.86 142.3Week 11 6 3:28 10.00 18.83 139.5Week 12 6 3:21 9.50 19.67 139.0Week 13 8 3:39 9.50 22.50 145.82007 TOTAL 96 3:23 9.34 19.43 139.72007 NCAA 746 3:22 N/A N/A 143.6DIV IA AVG.2006 SEC TOTAL 96 3:07 N/A N/A 122.7* - includes punts, team and official called timeouts and turnovers.^ - includes offensive and defensive plays only

SEC AVERAGE GAME TIMES/AVERAGE TOTAL PLAYS2006 3:07 122.72005 3:18 132.92004 3:08 132.82003 3:13 136.92002 3:11 135.1

RECORD WHEN SCORING FIRST / FIRST OFFENSIVE DRIVES

When Scoring First First Offensive Drive G W-L Pct. TD FG* Punt Downs TO

Alabama 12 6-3 .667 4 4-4 4 0 0Arkansas 12 5-1 .833 3 4-4 3 0 2Auburn 12 7-1 .875 5 1-1 3 0 3Florida 12 6-1 .857 7 1-2 2 0 1Georgia 12 7-0 1.000 3 2-4 3 0 2Kentucky 12 6-2 .750 5 1-1 4 0 2LSU 12 6-1 .857 2 3-4 5 0 1Ole Miss 12 3-3 .500 5 1-2 5 0 0Mississippi State 12 4-1 .800 3 1-1 6 0 2South Carolina 12 5-1 .833 2 0 5 0 5Tennessee 12 8-0 1.000 7 1-1 3 0 1Vanderbilt 12 4-1 .800 2 0-1 7 0 2

* - Includes Missed Field Goals

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2007 COACHES ALL-SEC FOOTBALL TEAM(*-Ties / #-Unanimous Selection) (Coaches could not vote for their own players)

FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC -- OFFENSEPos. Name School Ht. Wt. Class HometownTE Jacob Tamme Kentucky 6-5 240 Sr. Danville, Ky.OL Robert Felton Arkansas 6-4 320 Sr. Houston, TexasOL Andre Smith Alabama 6-4 348 So. Birmingham, Ala.OL Anthony Parker Tennessee 6-3 305 Jr. Jonesboro, Ga.OL *Herman Johnson LSU 6-7 356 Jr. Olla, La.OL *Michael Oher Ole Miss 6-5 325 Jr. Memphis, Tenn. OL *Chris Williams Vanderbilt 6-6 320 Sr. Glynn, La.C Jonathan Luigs Arkansas 6-4 315 Jr. Little Rock, Ark.WR Kenny McKinley So. Carolina 6-0 177 Jr. Mableton, Ga.WR Earl Bennett Vanderbilt 6-1 202 Jr. Birmingham, Ala.QB Tim Tebow Florida 6-3 235 So. Jacksonville, Fla.RB #Darren McFadden Arkansas 6-2 215 Jr. Little Rock, Ark.RB Knowshon Moreno Georgia 5-11 207 Fr. Belford, N.J.

SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC -- OFFENSEPos. Name School Ht. Wt. Class HometownTE Cornelius Ingram Florida 6-4 230 Jr. Hawthorne, Fla.OL Carlton Medder Florida 6-5 319 Sr. Clermont, Fla.OL Michael Brown Miss. State 6-5 300 Jr. College Park, Ga.OL *Ciron Black LSU 6-5 320 So. Tyler, Texas OL *Antoine Caldwell Alabama 6-4 288 Jr. Montgomery, Ala. OL *Nate Garner Arkansas 6-7 318 Sr. Roland, Ark.OL *Mitch Petrus Arkansas 6-4 300 Jr. Carlisle, Ark.OL *Jim Tartt Florida 6-3 316 Jr. Sopchoppy, Fla.OL *Garry Williams Kentucky 6-4 325 Jr. Louisville, Ky.C Fernando Velasco Georgia 6-4 318 Sr. Wrens, Ga.WR Percy Harvin Florida 5-11 187 So. Virginia Beach, Va.WR DJ Hall Alabama 6-3 186 Sr. Ft. Walton Beach, Fla.QB Andre’ Woodson Kentucky 6-5 230 Sr. Radcliff, Ky.RB Felix Jones Arkansas 6-0 207 Jr. Tulsa, Okla.RB Jacob Hester LSU 6-0 228 Sr. Shreveport, La.

FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC -- DEFENSEPos. Name School Ht. Wt. Class HometownDL #Glenn Dorsey LSU 6-2 303 Sr. Gonzales, La.DL Wallace Gilberry Alabama 6-4 264 Sr. Bay Minette, Ala.DL *Quentin Groves Auburn 6-3 254 Sr. Greenville, Miss.DL *Greg Hardy Ole Miss 6-5 255 So. Millington, Tenn.DL *Eric Norwood So. Carolina 6-0 258 So. Acworth, Ga.LB #Ali Highsmith LSU 6-1 225 Sr. Miami, Fla.LB #Wesley Woodyard Kentucky 6-1 212 Sr. LaGrange, Ga.LB Jerod Mayo Tennessee 6-2 230 Jr. Hampton, Va.LB Brandon Spikes Florida 6-3 243 So. Shelby, N.C.DB #Craig Steltz LSU 6-2 209 Sr. New Orleans, La.DB Chevis Jackson LSU 6-0 184 Sr. Mobile, Ala.DB *Simeon Castille Alabama 6-1 189 Sr. Birmingham, Ala.DB *Rashad Johnson Alabama 6-0 186 Jr. Sulligent, Ala.DB *Jonathan Hefney Tennessee 5-9 185 Sr. Rock Hill, S.C.DB *Captain Munnerlyn So. Carolina 5-9 180 So. Mobile, Ala.

SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC -- DEFENSEPos. Name School Ht. Wt. Class HometownDL Titus Brown Miss. State 6-3 250 Sr. Tuscaloosa, Ala.DL Derrick Harvey Florida 6-4 262 Jr. Greenbelt, Md.DL Jeremy Jarmon Kentucky 6-3 268 So. Collierville, Tenn.LB Jonathan Goff Vanderbilt 6-4 235 Sr. Lynn, Mass.LB Rico McCoy Tennessee 6-1 215 So. Washington, D.C.LB Darry Beckwith LSU 6-1 230 Jr. Baton Rouge, La.LB *Jamar Chaney Miss. State 6-1 236 Jr. Fort Pierce, Fla.LB *Dannell Ellerbe Georgia 6-1 232 Jr. Hamlet, N.C.DB D.J. Moore Vanderbilt 5-10 180 So. Spartanburg, S.C.DB Emanuel Cook So. Carolina 5-11 211 So. Riviera Beach, Fla.

DB Michael Grant Arkansas 5-11 186 Sr. Stone Mountain, Ga.DB *Eric Berry Tennessee 5-11 195 Fr. Fairburn, Ga.DB *Derek Pegues Miss. State 5-10 196 Jr. Batesville, Miss.

FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC -- SPECIAL TEAMSPos. Name School Ht. Wt. Class HometownPK Colt David LSU 5-9 173 Jr. Grapevine, TexasP Patrick Fisher LSU 6-5 238 Sr. Hyattsville, Md.RS Felix Jones Arkansas 6-0 207 Jr. Tulsa, Okla.

SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC -- SPECIAL TEAMSPos. Name School Ht. Wt. Class HometownPK Daniel Lincoln Tennessee 6-0 204 Fr. Ocala, Fla.P *Britton Colquitt Tennessee 6-3 205 Jr. Knoxville, Tenn.P *Ryan Shoemaker Auburn 6-0 188 Fr. Birmingham, Ala.RS Brandon James Florida 5-6 181 So. St. Augustine, Fla.

2007 ASSOCIATED PRESS ALL-SEC TEAM

FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC OFFENSEPos. Name School Ht. Wt. Class HometownTE Jacob Tamme Kentucky 6-5 240 Sr. Danville, Ky.OL Robert Felton Arkansas 6-4 320 Sr. Houston, TexasOL Andre Smith Alabama 6-4 348 So. Birmingham, Ala.OL Anthony Parker Tennessee 6-3 305 Jr. Jonesboro, Ga.OL Michael Oher Ole Miss 6-5 325 Jr. Memphis, Tenn. OL Chris Williams Vanderbilt 6-6 320 Sr. Glynn, La.C Jonathan Luigs Arkansas 6-4 315 Jr. Little Rock, Ark.WR Kenny McKinley So. Carolina 6-0 177 Jr. Mableton, Ga.WR Earl Bennett Vanderbilt 6-1 202 Jr. Birmingham, Ala.QB Tim Tebow Florida 6-3 235 So. Jacksonville, Fla.RB Darren McFadden Arkansas 6-2 215 Jr. Little Rock, Ark.RB Knowshon Moreno Georgia 5-11 207 Fr. Belford, N.J.

FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC -- DEFENSEPos. Name School Ht. Wt. Class HometownDE Greg Hardy Ole Miss 6-5 255 So. Millington, Tenn.DE Wallace Gilberry Alabama 6-4 264 Sr. Bay Minette, Ala.DT Glenn Dorsey LSU 6-2 303 Sr. Gonzales, La.DT Geno Atkins Georgia 6-1 290 So. Pembroke Pines, Fla.DT Pat Sims Auburn 6-4 316 Jr. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.LB Ali Highsmith LSU 6-1 225 Sr. Miami, Fla.LB Wesley Woodyard Kentucky 6-1 212 Sr. LaGrange, Ga.LB Jerod Mayo Tennessee 6-2 230 Jr. Hampton, Va.LB Brandon Spikes Florida 6-3 243 So. Shelby, N.C.CB Chevis Jackson LSU 6-0 184 Sr. Mobile, Ala.CB D.J. Moore Vanderbilt 5-10 180 So. Spartanburg, S.C.S Craig Steltz LSU 6-2 209 Sr. New Orleans, La.S Rashad Johnson Alabama 6-0 186 Jr. Sulligent, Ala.S Derek Pegues Miss. State 5-10 196 Jr. Batesville, Miss.

SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC -- OFFENSEPos. Name School Ht. Wt. Class HometownTE Cornelius Ingram Florida 6-4 230 Jr. Hawthorne, Fla.OL Herman Johnson LSU 6-7 356 Jr. Olla, La.OL Nate Garner Arkansas 6-7 318 Sr. Roland, Ark.OL Eric Young Tennessee 6-4 305 Sr. Union, S.C.OL Jason Leger Kentucky 6-1 287 Sr. Broadhead, Ky.C Fernando Velasco Georgia 6-4 318 Sr. Wrens, Ga.WR Percy Harvin Florida 5-11 187 So. Virginia Beach, Va.WR Lucas Taylor Tennessee 6-0 185 Jr. Carencro, La.QB Andre’ Woodson Kentucky 6-5 230 Sr. Radcliff, Ky.RB Felix Jones Arkansas 6-0 207 Jr. Tulsa, Okla.RB Arian Foster Tennessee 6-1 225 Jr. San Diego, Calif.

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SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC -- DEFENSEPos. Name School Ht. Wt. Class HometownDE Titus Brown Miss. State 6-3 250 Sr. Tuscaloosa, Ala.DE Quentin Groves Auburn 6-3 254 Sr. Greenville, Miss.DE Eric Norwood So. Carolina 6-0 258 So. Acworth, Ga.DT Marcus Harrison Arkansas 6-3 305 Sr. Little Rock, Ark.DT Peria Jerry Ole Miss 6-2 310 Sr. Batesville, Miss.LB Jonathan Goff Vanderbilt 6-4 235 Sr. Lynn, Mass.LB Rico McCoy Tennessee 6-1 215 So. Washington, D.C.LB Dannell Ellerbe Georgia 6-1 232 Jr. Hamlet, N.C.CB Captain Munnerlyn So. Carolina 5-9 180 So. Mobile, Ala.CB Michael Grant Arkansas 5-11 186 Sr. Stone Mountain, Ga.CB Patrick Lee Auburn 6-0 201 Sr. Miami, Fla.S Emanuel Cook So. Carolina 5-11 211 So. Riviera Beach, Fla.S Eric Berry Tennessee 5-11 195 Fr. Fairburn, Ga.S Matt Hewitt Arkansas 6-3 211 Sr. Englewood, N.J.

FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC SPECIALISTSPos. Name School Ht. Wt. Class HometownPK Colt David LSU 5-9 173 Jr. Grapevine, TexasAP Percy Harvin Florida 5-11 187 So. Virginia Beach, Va.AP Felix Jones Arkansas 6-0 207 Jr. Tulsa, Okla.P Patrick Fisher LSU 6-5 238 Sr. Hyattsville, Md.

SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC SPECIALISTSPos. Name School Ht. Wt. Class HometownPK Daniel Lincoln Tennessee 6-0 204 Fr. Ocala, Fla.AP Brandon James Florida 5-6 181 So. St. Augustine, Fla.P Britton Colquitt Tennessee 6-3 205 Jr. Knoxville, Tenn.P Ryan Shoemaker Auburn 6-0 188 Fr. Birmingham, Ala.

2007 COACHES ALL-SEC FRESHMAN TEAM(*-Ties / #-Unanimous Selection) (Coaches could not vote for their own players)

FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC -- OFFENSEPos. Name School Ht. Wt. HometownTE D.J. Williams Arkansas 6-2 250 Little Rock, Ark.OL Ryan Pugh Auburn 6-4 282 Hoover, Ala.OL Trinton Sturdivant Georgia 6-5 293 Wadesboro, N.C.OL Lee Ziemba Auburn 6-8 297 Rogers, Ark.OL *Clint Boling Georgia 6-5 290 Alpharetta, Ga.OL *Maurkice Pouncey Florida 6-4 311 Lakeland, Fla.OL *Chaz Ramsey Auburn 6-4 284 Madison, Miss.WR #Terrance Toliver LSU 6-5 190 Hempstead, TexasWR Denarius Moore Tennessee 6-1 285 Tatum, TexasQB Wesley Carroll Miss. State 6-3 190 Parkland, Fla.RB #Knowshon Moreno Georgia 5-11 207 Belford, N.J.RB Terry Grant Alabama 5-9 184 Lumberton, Miss.

FRESHMAN ALL-SEC -- DEFENSEPos. Name School Ht. Wt. HometownDL Ladi Ajiboye So. Carolina 6-1 291 Greenville, S.C.DL Damario Ambrose Arkansas 6-5 245 Mobile, Ala.DL Antoine Carter Auburn 6-4 226 Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.LB #Rolando McClain Alabama 6-4 255 Decatur, Ala.LB Freddy Burton Arkansas 6-2 202 Morrilton, Ark.LB Cliff Matthews So. Carolina 6-4 239 Cheraw, S.C.LB A.J. Jones Florida 6-1 211 Tampa, Fla.DB Eric Berry Tennessee 5-11 195 Fairburn, Ga.DB Joe Haden Florida 5-11 181 Ft. Washington, Md.DB Major Wright Florida 6-1 204 Miramar, Fla.DB *Zac Etheridge Auburn 5-11 200 Troy, Ala.DB *Kareem Jackson Alabama 5-11 185 Macon, Ga. DB *Chad Jones LSU 6-3 218 Baton Rouge, La.

FRESHMAN ALL-SEC -- SPECIAL TEAMSPos. Name School Ht. Wt. HometownPK *Daniel Lincoln Tennessee 6-4 204 Ocala, Fla.PK *Alex Tejada Arkansas 6-1 202 Springdale, Ark.P Ryan Shoemaker Auburn 6-0 188 Birmingham, Ala.RS Chad Jones LSU 6-3 218 Baton Rouge, La.

SEC PLAYER AWARDS

ESPN THE MAGAZINE ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA FOOTBALL TEAM (voted by CoSIDA) [SEC Players only]

First-TeamTim Tebow, Florida, QB, So., Jacksonville, Fla. (Family Youth & Community Service)Jacob Tamme, Kentucky, TE, Sr., Danville, Ky. (MBA)Second-TeamTim Masthay, Kentucky, PK, Jr., Murray, Ky. (Economics)All-District III First-TeamTim Tebow, Florida, QB, So., Jacksonville, Fla. (Family Youth & Community Service)Lanard Stafford, South Carolina, RB, Sr., Hemingway, S.C. (Electrical Engineering)Jamon Meredith, South Carolina, OL, Jr., Simpsonville, S.C. (Sport & EntertainmentMgmt.)Briam Mimbs, Georgia, P, Jr., Dublin, Ga. (Risk Mgmt. & Insurance)All-District IV First-TeamAustin Rogers, Tennessee, WR, So., Nashville, Tenn. (Finance)Jacob Tamme, Kentucky, TE, Sr., Danville, Ky. (MBA)Hamilton Holliday, Vanderbilt, OL, Sr., Marietta, Ga. (Engineering Science)Tim Masthay, Kentucky, PK, Jr., Murray, Ky. (Economics)Daniel Lincoln, Tennessee, PK, So., Ocala, Fla. (Business)Patrick Benoist, Vanderbilt, LB, So., Southlake, Texas (Economics)Josh Thompson, Auburn, DL, Sr., Statesboro, Ga. (Physical Education)All-District IV Second-TeamCole Bennett, Auburn, TE, Sr., Dalton, Ga. (Management Information Systems)

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2007 SEC POST-SEASON HONORS

COACHES AWARDSOFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEARDarren McFadden, RB, Arkansas

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEARGlenn Dorsey, DT, LSU

SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEARFelix Jones, RS/RB, Arkansas

FRESHMAN OF THE YEARKnowshon Moreno, RB, Georgia

SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEARJacob Tamme, TE, Kentucky

JACOBS BLOCKING TROPHYAndre Smith, OT, AlabamaJonathan Luigs, C, Arkansas

COACH OF THE YEARSylvester Croom, Mississippi State

ASSOCIATED PRESS AWARDSOFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEARDarren McFadden, Arkansas

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEARGlenn Dorsey, LSU

COACH OF THE YEARSylvester Croom, Mississippi State

FRESHMAN OF THE YEARKnowshon Moreno, Georgia

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SEC IN POST-SEASON BOWLSBelow is a history of how the SEC has fared in the bowl

games that it has ties to this season (Listing includes onlygames involving current SEC members/Record does notinclude games when two teams played vs. each other):

SUGAR BOWL (26-26)Jan. 1, 1936 - TCU 3, LSU 2Jan. 1, 1937 - Santa Clara 21, LSU 14Jan. 1, 1938 - Santa Clara 6, LSU 0Jan. 1, 1941 - Boston College 19, Tennessee 13Jan. 1, 1943 - Tennessee 14, Tulsa 7Jan. 1, 1945 - Duke 29, Alabama 26Jan. 1, 1947 - Georgia 20, North Carolina 10Jan. 1, 1948 - Texas 27, Alabama 7Jan. 2, 1950 - Oklahoma 35, LSU 0Jan. 1, 1951 - Kentucky 13, Oklahoma 7 Jan. 1, 1952 - Maryland 28, Tennessee 13Jan. 1, 1953 - Georgia Tech 24, Ole Miss 7Jan. 1, 1955 - Navy 21, Ole Miss 0Jan. 1, 1957 - Baylor 13, Tennessee 7Jan. 1, 1958 - Ole Miss 39, Texas 7 Jan. 1, 1959 - LSU 7, Clemson 0Jan. 1, 1960 - Ole Miss 21, LSU 0Jan. 2, 1961 - Ole Miss 14, Rice 6Jan. 1, 1962 - Alabama 10, Arkansas 3Jan. 1, 1963 - Ole Miss 17, Arkansas 13Jan. 1, 1964 - Alabama 12, Ole Miss 7Jan. 1, 1965 - LSU 13, Syracuse 10Jan. 1, 1966 - Missouri 20, Florida 18Jan. 2, 1967 - Alabama 34, Nebraska 7 Jan. 1, 1968 - LSU 20, Wyoming 13Jan. 1, 1969 - Arkansas 16, Georgia 2Jan. 1, 1970 - Ole Miss 27, Arkansas 22Jan. 1, 1971 - Tennessee 34, Air Force 13Jan. 1, 1972 - Oklahoma 40, Auburn 22Dec. 31, 1973 - Notre Dame 24, Alabama 23Dec. 31, 1974 - Nebraska 13, Florida 10Dec. 31, 1975 - Alabama 13, Penn State 6Jan. 1, 1977 - Pittsburgh 27, Georgia 3Jan. 2, 1978 - Alabama 35, Ohio State 6Jan. 1, 1979 - Alabama 14, Penn State 7Jan. 1, 1980 - Alabama 24, Arkansas 9Jan. 1, 1981 - Georgia 17, Notre Dame 10Jan. 1, 1982 - Pittsburgh 24, Georgia 20Jan. 1, 1983 - Penn State 27, Georgia 23Jan. 2, 1984 - Auburn 9, Michigan 7 Jan. 1, 1985 - Nebraska 28, LSU 10Jan. 1, 1986 - Tennessee 35, Miami 7Jan. 1, 1987 - Nebraska 30, LSU 15Jan. 1, 1988 - Auburn 16, Syracuse 16Jan. 2, 1989 - Florida State 13, Auburn 7Jan. 1, 1990 - Miami 33, Alabama 25Jan. 1, 1991 - Tennessee 23, Virginia 22 (19-22)Jan. 1, 1992 - Notre Dame 39, Florida 28Jan. 1, 1993 - Alabama 34, Miami 13Jan. 1, 1994 - Florida 41, West Virginia 7Jan. 2, 1995 - Florida State 23, Florida 17Jan. 2, 1997 - Florida 52, Florida State 20Jan. 2, 2001 - Miami (Fla.) 37, Florida 20Jan. 1, 2002 - LSU 47, Illinois 34Jan. 1, 2003 - Georgia 26, Florida State 13Jan. 4, 2004 - LSU 21, Oklahoma 14Jan. 3, 2005 - Auburn 16, Virginia Tech 13Jan. 3, 2006 - LSU 41, Notre Dame 14

CAPITAL ONE BOWL (13-9-1)Dec. 22, 1973 - Miami (OH) 16, Florida 7Dec. 21, 1974 - Miami (OH) 21, Georgia 10

*Dec. 20, 1975 - Miami (OH) 20, South Carolina 7Dec. 22, 1979 - LSU 34, Wake Forest 10Dec. 20, 1980 - Florida 35, Maryland 20Dec. 18, 1982 - Auburn 33, Boston College 26Dec. 17, 1983 - Tennessee 30, Maryland 23Dec. 22, 1984 - Georgia 17, Florida State 17Jan. 1, 1987 - Auburn 16, Southern Cal 7Jan. 1, 1993 - Georgia 21, Ohio State 14Jan. 1, 1994 - Penn State 31, Tennessee 13Jan. 2, 1995 - Alabama 24, Ohio State 17Jan. 1, 1996 - Tennessee 20, Ohio State 14Jan. 1, 1997 - Tennessee 48, Northwestern 28Jan. 1, 1998 - Florida 21, Penn State 6Jan. 1, 1999 - Michigan 45, Arkansas 31Jan. 1, 2000 - Michigan State 37, Florida 34Jan. 1, 2001 - Michigan 31, Auburn 28Jan. 1, 2002 - Tennessee 45, Michigan 17Jan. 1, 2003 - Auburn 13, Penn State 7Jan. 1, 2004 - Georgia 34, Purdue 27 (OT)Jan. 1, 2005 - Iowa 30, LSU 25Jan. 2, 2006 - West Virginia 38, Georgia 35Jan. 1, 2007 - Wisconsin 17, Arkansas 14

COTTON BOWL (16-14)Jan. 1, 1942 - Alabama 29, Texas A&M 21*Jan. 1, 1947 - Arkansas 0, LSU 0Jan. 1, 1951 - Tennessee 20, Texas 14Jan. 1, 1952 - Kentucky 20, TCU 7Jan. 1, 1953 - Texas 16, Tennessee 0Jan. 1, 1954 - Rice 28, Alabama 6*Jan. 1, 1955 - Georgia Tech 14, Arkansas 6Jan. 2, 1956 - Ole Miss 14, TCU 13*Jan. 2, 1961 - Duke 7, Arkansas 6Jan. 1, 1962 - Texas 12, Ole Miss 7Jan. 1, 1963 - LSU 13, Texas 0*Jan. 1, 1965 - Arkansas 10, Nebraska 7*Jan. 1, 1966 - LSU 14, Arkansas 7Dec. 31, 1966 - Georgia 24, SMU 9Jan. 1, 1968 - Texas A&M 20, Alabama 16Jan. 1, 1969 - Texas 36, Tennessee 13Jan. 1, 1973 - Texas 17, Alabama 13*Jan. 1, 1976 - Arkansas 31, Georgia 10Jan. 1, 1981 - Alabama 30, Baylor 2Jan. 1, 1982 - Texas 14, Alabama 12Jan. 2, 1984 - Georgia 10, Texas 9*Jan. 2, 1989 - UCLA 17, Arkansas 3*Jan. 1, 1990 - Tennessee 31, Arkansas 27Jan. 1, 1999 - Texas 38, Miss. State 11Jan. 1, 2000 - Arkansas 27, Texas 6Jan. 1, 2001 - Kansas State 35, Tennessee 21Jan. 1, 2002 - Oklahoma 10, Arkansas 3Jan. 1, 2003 - Texas 35, LSU 20Jan. 2, 2004 - Ole Miss 31, Oklahoma State 28Jan. 1, 2005 - Tennessee 38, Texas A&M 7Jan. 2, 2006 - Alabama 13, Texas Tech 10Jan. 1, 2007 - Auburn 17, Nebraska 14

OUTBACK BOWL (9-8)Dec. 23, 1986 - Boston College 27, Georgia 24Jan. 2, 1988 - Michigan 28, Alabama 24Jan. 2, 1989 - Syracuse 23, LSU 10Jan. 1, 1990 - Auburn 31, Ohio State 14Jan. 1, 1993 - Tennessee 38, Boston College 23Jan. 1, 1996 - Penn State 43, Auburn 14Jan. 1, 1997 - Alabama 17, Michigan 14Jan. 1, 1998 - Georgia 33, Wisconsin 6Jan. 1, 1999 - Penn State 26, Kentucky 14Jan. 1, 2000 - Georgia 28, Purdue 25 [OT]

Jan. 1, 2001 - South Carolina 24, Ohio State 7Jan. 1, 2002 - South Carolina 31, Ohio State 28Jan. 1, 2003 - Michigan 38, Florida 30Jan. 1, 2004 - Iowa 37, Florida 17Jan. 1, 2005 - Georgia 24, Wisconsin 21Jan. 2, 2006 - Florida 31, Iowa 24Jan. 1, 2007 - Penn State 20, Tennessee 10

INDEPENDENCE BOWL (10-3)Dec. 10, 1983 - Air Force 9, Ole Miss 3Dec. 20, 1986 - Ole Miss 20, Texas Tech 17*Dec. 29, 1991 - Georgia 24, Arkansas 15Dec. 29, 1995 - LSU 45, Michigan State 26Dec. 31, 1996 - Auburn 32, Army 29Dec. 28, 1997 - LSU 27, Notre Dame 9Dec. 31, 1998 - Ole Miss 35, Texas Tech 18Dec. 31, 1999 - Ole Miss 27, Oklahoma 25Dec. 31, 2000 - Miss. State 43, Texas A&M 41 [OT]Dec. 27, 2001 - Alabama 14, Iowa State 13Dec. 27, 2002 - Ole Miss 27, Nebraska 23Dec. 31, 2003 - Arkansas 27, Missouri 14Dec. 30, 2005 - Missouri 38, South Carolina 31Dec. 28, 2006 - Oklahoma State 34, Alabama 31

CHICK-FIL-A BOWL (14-12)Dec. 30, 1968 - LSU 31, Florida State 27*Dec. 30, 1969 - West Virginia 14, South Carolina 3Dec. 30, 1971 - Ole Miss 41, Georgia Tech 18Dec. 28, 1973 - Geogia 17, Maryland 16Dec. 28, 1974 - Vanderbilt 6, Texas A&M 6Dec. 31, 1976 - Kentucky 21, North Carolina 0Dec. 31, 1981 - West Virginia 26, Florida 6Dec. 31, 1982 - Iowa 28, Tennessee 22Jan. 2, 1988 - Tennessee 27, Indiana 22Dec. 30, 1989 - Syracuse 19, Georgia 18Dec. 29, 1990 - Auburn 27, Indiana 23Jan. 2, 1993 - North Carolina 21, Miss. State 17Dec. 31, 1993 - Clemson 14, Kentucky 13Jan. 1, 1995 - N.C. State 28, Miss. State 24Dec. 30, 1995 - Virginia 34, Georgia 27Dec. 28, 1996 - LSU 10, Clemson 7Jan. 2, 1998 - Auburn 21, Clemson 17Dec. 31, 1998 - Georgia 35, Virginia 33Dec. 30, 1999 - Miss. State 17, Clemson 7Dec. 29, 2000 - LSU 28, Georgia Tech 14Dec. 31, 2001 - North Carolina 16, Auburn 10Dec. 31, 2002 - Maryland 30, Tennessee 3Jan. 2, 2004 - Clemson 27, Tennessee 14Dec. 31, 2004 - Miami (Fla.) 27, Florida 10Dec. 30, 2005 - LSU 40, Miami (Fla.) 3Dec. 30, 2006 - Georgia 31, Virginia Tech 24

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HOW PREVIOUS MEDIA DAYS VOTING HAS FAREDHere is a look at how the media voted at SEC Football Media Days dating back to 1992and how the projected champions actually fared:

How ProjectedProjected Champion Eventual

Year Champion Fared Champion1992 Florida lost in SEC Champ. Game Alabama1993 Alabama lost in SEC Champ. Game Florida1994 Florida Won SEC Championship Game1995 Florida Won SEC Championship Game1996 Tennessee 2nd in East Florida1997 Florida T2nd in East Tennessee1998 Florida 2nd in East Tennessee1999 Tennessee 2nd in East Alabama2000 Alabama T5th in West Florida2001 Florida 2nd in East LSU2002 Tennessee 3rd in East Georgia2003 Auburn 3rd in West LSU2004 Georgia 2nd in East Auburn2005 Tennessee 5th in East Georgia2006 Auburn T2nd in West Florida2007 LSU Won SEC Championship Game

SEC IN PRESEASON AP RANKINGS[1st number reflects preseason; second number reflects final poll]2007 (6) - Arkansas (21 - 25), Auburn (18 - 22), Florida (6 - 9), Georgia (13 - 4), LSU (2 -2), Tennessee (15 - 16)2006 (5) - Auburn (4 - 10), Florida (7 - 2), LSU (8 - 4), Georgia (15 - NR), Tennessee (23 -17), Arkansas (NR - 12)2005 (5) - Alabama (NR - 13), Auburn (16 - 7); Georgia (13 - 8); LSU (5 - 10); Tennessee(3 - NR).2004 (5) - Georgia (3 - 7), LSU (4 - 16), Florida (11 - NR), Tennessee (14 - 13), Auburn (17- 2).

2003 (4) - Auburn (6th - NR), Georgia (11th - 7), Tennessee (12th - 15), LSU (14th - 2),Ole Miss (NR - 13), Florida (NR - 24)2002 (5) - Tennessee (5 - NR), Florida (6 - NR), Georgia (8 - 3), LSU (14 - NR), SouthCarolina (22 - NR), Alabama (NR - 11), Auburn (NR - 14).2001 (6) - Florida (1 - 3), Tennessee (8 - 4), LSU (14-7), Mississippi State (20 - NR), SouthCarolina (21 - 13), Alabama (25-NR), Georgia (NR - 22).2000 (5) - Alabama (3 - NR), Florida (9 - 10), Georgia (10 - 20), Tennessee (12 - NR), OleMiss (18 - NR), Auburn (NR - 18), South Carolina (NR - 19), LSU (NR - 22), MississippiState (NR - 24).1999 (5) - Tennessee (2 - 9), Florida (5 - 12), Georgia (14 - 16), Alabama (T20 - NR),Arkansas (22 - 17), Mississippi State (NR - 13), Ole Miss (NR - 22).1998 (5) - Florida (3 - 5), LSU (9 - NR), Tennessee (10 - 1), Georgia (19 - 14), Auburn (25- NR), Arkansas (NR - 16).1997 (5) - Florida (2 - 4), Tennessee (5 - 7), LSU (10 - 13), Alabama (15 - NR), Auburn (16- 11), Georgia (NR - 10), Ole Miss (NR - 22).1996 (5) - Tennessee (2 - 9), Florida (4 - 1), Alabama (15 - 11), Auburn (17 - NR), LSU (19- 12).1995 (4) - Florida (5 - 2), Auburn (6 - 22), Tennessee (8 - 3), Alabama (10 - 21).1994 (4) - Florida (1 - 7), Alabama (10 - 5), Tennessee (12 - 22), Georgia (24 - NR), Auburn(NR - 9), Mississippi State (NR - 24).1993 (5) - Alabama (2 - 14), Florida (9 - 5), Tennessee (10 - 12), Georgia (13 - NR),Mississippi State (24 - NR), Auburn (NR - 4).

* - Of the 74 previous times that an SEC team has been ranked in an AP preseason pollsince 1993, only 27 times has that team improved its position in the final poll.* - On 19 occassions, an SEC team that has been unranked in the preseason poll has fin-ished in the Top 25 of the final poll. The highest ranked team at the end of the season,which was unranked at the beginning, was Auburn in 1993 (finished fourth). Arkansaswas unranked at the start of the 2006 season.

AUTOZONE LIBERTY BOWL (12-6)Dec. 19, 1959 - Penn State 7, Alabama 0Dec. 21, 1963 - Mississippi State 16, N.C. State 12Dec. 18, 1965 - Ole Miss 13, Auburn 7Dec. 16, 1967 - N.C. State 14, Georgia 7Dec. 14, 1968 - Ole Miss 34, Virginia Tech 17Dec. 13, 1969 - Colorado 47, Alabama 33Dec. 20, 1971 - Tennessee 14, Arkansas 13Dec. 16, 1974 - Tennessee 7, Maryland 3Dec. 20, 1976 - Alabama 36, UCLA 6Dec. 23, 1978 - Missouri 20, LSU 15Dec. 29, 1982 - Alabama 21, Illinois 15Dec. 27, 1984 - Auburn 21, Arkansas 15

Dec. 27, 1985 - Baylor 21, LSU 7Dec. 29, 1986 - Tennessee 21, Minnesota 14Dec. 29, 1987 - Georgia 20, Arkansas 17Dec. 28, 1989 - Ole Miss 42, Air Force 29Dec. 29, 1991 - Air Force 38, Mississippi State 15Dec. 31, 1992 - Ole Miss 13, Air Force 0Dec. 29, 2006 - South Carolina 44, Houston 36

MUSIC CITY (2-6)Dec. 29, 1998 - Virginia Tech 38, Alabama 7Dec. 29, 1999 - Syracuse 20, Kentucky 13Dec. 28, 2000 - West Virginia 49, Ole Miss 38Dec. 28, 2001 - Boston College 20, Georgia 16

Dec. 30, 2002 - Minnesota 29, Arkansas 14Dec. 31, 2003 - Auburn 28, Wisconsin 14Dec. 31, 2004 - Minnesota 20, Alabama 16Dec. 29, 2006 - Kentucky 28, Clemson 20

BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (1-0)Jan. 8, 2007 - Florida 41, Ohio State 14 (at Glendale, Az.)

SEC IN POST-SEASON BOWLS

SEC BOWL REVENUE DISTRIBUTION

(A) For bowl games providing receipts which result in a balance of less than $1,500,000, the participating institution shall retain $840,000 plus a travel allowance as deter-mined by the SEC Executive Committee. The remainder shall be remitted to the Commissioner and will be divided into 13 equal shares with one share to the Conferenceand one share to each member institution.

(B) For bowl games providing receipts which result in a balance between $1,500,000 and $3,999,999, the participating institution shall retain $1,040,000 plus a travelallowance as determined by the SEC Executive Committee. The remainder shall be remitted to the Commissioner and will be divided into 13 equal shares, with one shareto the Conference and one share to each member institution.

(C) For bowl games providing receipts which result in a balance between $4,000,000 and $5,999,999, the participating institution shall retain $1,240,000 plus a travelallowance as determined by the SEC Executive Committee. The remainder shall be remitted to the Commissioner and will be divided into 13 equal shares, with one shareto the Conference and one share to each member institution.

(D) For bowl games providing receipts which result in a balance between $6,000,000 or more, the participating institution shall receive $1,740,000 ($1,840,000 if the SECteam is a participant in the Bowl Championship Series game which determines the National Championship) plus a travel allowance as determined by the SEC ExecutiveCommittee. The remainder shall be remitted to the Commissioner and will be divided into 13 equal shares, with one share to the Conference and one share to each mem-ber institution.

(E) Bowl Revenue Protection Insurance and the cost of unused tickets up to 3,000 tickets, shall be deducted prior to the Conference distribution.

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2006 SEC BOWL NOTESSEC IN THE BOWLS

BOWL APPEARANCES(Includes 2007 Season)

2007 Bowl1. ALABAMA 55 Independence2. TENNESSEE 47 Outback

Texas 47 Holiday4. Southern California 46 Rose5. Nebraska 44 Cotton6. GEORGIA 43 Sugar7. Oklahoma 41 Fiesta8. Penn State 40 Alamo9. LSU 39 BCS NCG

Ohio State 39 BCS NCGMichigan 39 Capital One

12. ARKANSAS 36 CottonFlorida State 36 Music CityGeorgia Tech 36 Humanitarian

15. FLORIDA 35 Capital One16. AUBURN 34 Chick-fil-A17. OLE MISS 31

Miami (Fla.) 31 MPC ComputersTexas Tech 31 Gator

20. Texas A&M 30 AlamoClemson 30 Chick-fil-A

22. Washington 29UCLA 29 Las Vegas

24. Notre Dame 28 SugarColorado 28 Independence

BOWL VICTORIES1. ALABAMA 302. Southern California 293. Penn State 254. TENNESSEE 24

Oklahoma 246. GEORGIA 23

Texas 238. Georgia Tech 22

Nebraska 2210. Florida State 2011. OLE MISS 19

LSU 1913. Michigan 18

Ohio State 18AUBURN 18Miami (Fla.) 18

17. FLORIDA 1618. Clemson 1519. Washington 1420. Notre Dame 13

Texas A&M 13UCLA 13

23. Arizona State 12Colorado 12North Carolina 12N.C. State 12Syracuse 12Boston College 12

GATORS COMPETING IN 15th STRAIGHT BOWLFlorida will be in its 17th straight bowl game this sea-

son as it plays in the Capital One Bowl on Jan. 1 inOrlando, Fla.

2007-08 Bowl1. Michigan 33 Capital One2. Florida State 26 Music City3. FLORIDA 17 Capital One4. Virginia Tech 15 Orange5. GEORGIA 11 Sugar

Georgia Tech 11 Humanitarian

SEC COACHES’ BOWL RECORDSBelow is a recap of how each of the current SEC

coaches have fared in post-season bowl games. Thecoaches are listed in order of bowl appearances:

Coach G W-L-T Pct.Nick Saban, Alabama 9 3-6-0 .333*Reggie Herring, Arkansas 0 0-0-0 .000Tommy Tuberville, Auburn 8 5-3-0 .625Urban Meyer, Florida 4 4-0-0 1.000Mark Richt, Georgia 6 4-2-0 .667Rich Brooks, Kentucky 5 2-3-0 .400Les Miles, LSU 5 3-2-0 .600Houston Nutt, Ole Miss 7 2-5-0 .286Sylvester Croom, Miss. State 0 0-0-0 .000Steve Spurrier, South Carolina 14 7-7-0 .500Phillip Fulmer, Tennessee 14 7-70 .500Bobby Johnson, Vanderbilt 0 0-0-0 .000

* - interim head coach.

SEC COMPOSITE BOWL RECORDSchool W-L-T Pct.Alabama 30-21-3 .583Arkansas 11-21-3 .357Auburn 18-13-2 .576Florida 16-18-0 .471Georgia 23-16-3 .583Kentucky 6-5-0 .545LSU 19-18-1 .513Ole Miss 19-12-0 .613Mississippi State 6-6-0 .500South Carolina 4-9-0 .308Tennessee 24-22-0 .522Vanderbilt 1-1-1 .500OVERALL 177-162-13 .521

LAST APPEARANCE IN BOWL GAMESAlabama 2007 IndependenceArkansas 2008 CottonAuburn 2007 Chick-fil-AFlorida 2008 Capital OneGeorgia 2008 SugarKentucky 2007 Music CityLSU 2008 BCS NCGOle Miss 2004 CottonMississippi State 2007 LibertySouth Carolina 2006 LibertyTennessee 2008 OutbackVanderbilt 1982 Hall of Fame Bowl

SEC TOPS NATION IN BOWL APPEARANCESThe schools that currently comprise the SEC have

appeared in 352 bowls (including 2006-07). That is by farthe most of any conference in the nation. Below is a lookat how the various conferences have fared in bowl gamesin its history (using 2007 conference alignments):

Conference Bowls W-L-T* Pct.SEC 361 177-162-13 .521Big 12 312 144-156-4 .480ACC 276 141-122-5 .535Big Ten 234 111-112-3 .498Pacific-10 220 108-100-6 .519Mountain West 122 49-64-4 .436Conference USA 114 49-57-2 .463Big East 105 46-52-2 .470WAC 62 32-24-2 .569Independents 48 22-24-1 .479Mid-American 47 21-23-0 .477Sun Belt 11 2-8-0 .200

* - not including 2006-07 bowl season

SEC vs. OTHER CONFERENCES IN BOWL GAMES(Using 2007 conference alignments)

Conference Bowls W-L-T Pct.Big 12 88 37-48-3 .438ACC 67 39-26-2 .597Big Ten 59 35-24 .593Pac-10 22 11-8-3 .568Big East 19 6-12-1 .342Conference USA 19 15-4-0 .789Mountain West 13 8-5-0 .615Mid-American 2 0-2-0 .000

SEC YEAR-BY-YEAR IN POST-SEASON BOWLS(Since 1992)Year Teams W-L Pct.2007 9 6-3 .6672005 6 3-3 .5002004 6 3-3 .5002003 7 5-2 .7142002 7 3-4 .4292001 8 5-3 .6252000 9 4-5 .4441999 8 4-4 .5001998 8 4-4 .5001997 6 5-1 .8331996 5 5-0 1.0001995 6 2-4 .3331994 5 3-2 .6001993 4 2-2 .5001992 6 5-1 .833SEC’S BEST BOWL SEASONSMost Wins6 .... 20065 .... 1983, 1992, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2003

Best Win Percentage (Min. 4 games)1.000 .... 1996 (5-0).833 .... 1992, 1997 (5-1).800 .... 1962, 1966 (4-1)

Most Bowl Teams9 .... 2000, 2006, 20078 .... 1998, 19997 .... 1974, 1982, 1983, 2002

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TOTAL OFFENSEMost Plays68 - Hines Ward, Georgia vs. Virginia (1995 Peach)67 - Casey Clausen, Tennessee vs. Clemson (2004 Peach)65 - Shane Matthews, Florida vs. Notre Dame (1992 Sugar)Most Total Yards469 - Hines Ward, Georgia vs. Virginia (1995 Peach)446 - Whit Taylor, Vanderbilt vs. Air Force (1982 Hall of Fame)427 - Rohan Davey, LSU vs. Illinois (2002 Sugar)Highest Average Per Play10.6 - Tee Martin, Tennessee vs. Florida State (1999 Fiesta)10.4 - Frank Sinkwich, Georgia vs. TCU (1942 Orange)Most Touchdowns Responsible For5 - Casey Clausen, Tennessee vs. Michigan (2002 Citrus)

RUSHINGMost Attempts43 - Fred Taylor, Florida vs. Penn State (1998 Citrus)39 - Errict Rhett, Florida vs. N.C. State (1992 Gator)37 - Ronnie Brown, Auburn vs. Penn State (2003 Capital One)Most Net Yards250 - Chuck Webb, Tennessee vs. Arkansas (1990 Cotton)234 - Kevin Faulk, LSU vs. Michigan State (1995 Independence)234 - Fred Taylor, Florida vs. Penn State (1998 Citrus)Highest Average per Rush12.6 - Randy Baldwin, Ole Miss vs. Air Force (1989 Liberty) [14 for 177]10.9 - Rodney Hampton, Georgia vs. Michigan State (1989 Gator) [10 for 109]10.6 - Travis Henry, Tennessee vs. Kansas State (2001 Cotton) [17 for 180]Most Rushing Touchdowns4 - Domanick Davis, LSU vs. Illinois (2002 Sugar)All-Purpose Rushing Yards#359 - Sherman Williams, Alabama vs. Ohio State (1995 Citrus)256 - Rondell Mealey, LSU vs. Notre Dame (1997 Independence)242 - Errict Rhett, Florida vs. N.C. State (1992 Gator)

PASSINGMost Attempts59 - Hines Ward, Georgia vs. Virginia (1995 Peach)58 - Shane Matthews, Florida vs. Notre Dame (1992 Sugar)55 - Casey Clausen, Tennessee vs. Clemson (2004 Peach)Most Completions38 - Whit Taylor, Vanderbilt vs. Air Force (1982 Hall of Fame)33 - David Smith, Alabama vs. Army (1988 Sun)31 - Five Times [Most Recent: Casey Clausen, Tennessee vs. Clemson, 2004 Peach)Most Consecutive Completions#19 - Mike Bobo, Georgia vs. Wisconsin (1998 Outback)10 - Danny Wuerffel, Florida vs. Florida State (1995 Sugar)8 - Harry Gilmer, Alabama vs. Duke (1945 Sugar)Most Net Yards452 - Whit Taylor, Vanderbilt vs. Air Force (1982 Hall of Fame)444 - Rohan Davey, LSU vs. Illinois (2002 Sugar)413 - Hines Ward, Georgia vs. Virginia (1995 Peach)Most Touchdown Passes Thrown4 - Peyton Manning, Tennessee vs. Northwestern (1997 Citrus)4 - Rex Grossman, Florida vs. Maryland (2002 Orange)Highest Completion Percentage#.929 (26-28) - Mike Bobo, Georgia vs. Wisconsin (1998 Outback).833 (10-12) - Richard Todd, Alabama vs. Penn State (1975 Sugar).800 (12-15) - JaMarcus Russell, LSU vs. Iowa (2005 Capital One)

RECEIVINGMost Receptions#20 - Norman Jordan, Vanderbilt vs. Air Force (1982 Hall of Fame)14 - Josh Reed, LSU vs. Illinois (2002 Sugar)12 - Hines Ward, Georgia vs. Wisconsin (1998 Outback)

Most Yards239 - Josh Reed, LSU vs. Illinois (2002 Sugar)199 - Peerless Price, Tennessee vs. Florida State (1999 Fiesta) [4 catches]196 - Anthony Hancock, Tennessee vs. Wisconsin (1981 Garden State) [11]Highest Average per Reception49.8 (4-199) - Peerless Price, Tennessee vs. Florida State (1999 Fiesta)39.7 (3-119) - Ike Hilliard, Florida vs. Florida State (1995 Sugar)38.7 (3-116) - Anthony Hancock, Tennessee vs. Purdue (1979 Bluebonnet)Most TD Receptions3 - Five Times [Most Recent: Travis Taylor, Florida vs. Michigan State, 2000 Citrus]

SCORINGMost Points24 - Domanick Davis, LSU vs. Illinois (2002 Sugar)19 - Bobby Luna, Alabama vs. Syracuse (1953 Orange) [2 TD, 7 PAT]18 - by several playersMost Touchdowns4 - Domanick Davis, LSU vs. Illinois (2002 Sugar)

KICKINGMost Field Goals Made#5 - Tim Rogers, Mississippi State vs. N.C. State (1995 Peach)#5 - Arden Czyzewski, Florida vs. Notre Dame (1992 Sugar)4 - Billy Bennett, Georgia vs. Florida State (2003 Sugar)4 - Kanon Parkman, Georgia vs. Virginia (1995 Peach)4 - Tim Davis, Alabama vs. Ole Miss (1964 Sugar)Most Points by a Kicker16 - Tim Rogers, Mississippi State vs. N.C. State (1995 Peach) [5 FG, 1 PAT]16 - Arden Czyzewski, Florida vs. Notre Dame (1992 Sugar) [5 FG, 1 PAT]14 - Billy Bennett, Georgia vs. Florida State (2003 Sugar) [4 FG, 2 PAT]

PUNTINGHighest Average per Punt52.3 - Chris Hogue, Tennessee vs. Nebraska (1998 Orange) [6-314]50.0 - Dana Moore, Mississippi State vs. Nebraska (1980 Sun) [5-250]49.3 - Damon Duval, Auburn vs. North Carolina (2001 Peach) [9-444]

RETURN YARDAGEMost Kickoff Return Yards146 - Sherman Williams, Alabama vs. Miami (1993 Sugar)132 - Dale Carter, Tennessee vs. Penn State (1992 Fiesta)Most Punt Return Yards108 - Freddie Milons, Alabama vs. Michigan (2000 Orange)95 - Sherman Williams, Alabama vs. Miami (1993 Sugar)89 - Shawn Summers vs. Virginia Tech (1994 Gator)

DEFENSEMost Interceptions3 - Bud McClinton, Auburn vs. Arizona (1968 Sun)3 - Tommy Luke, Ole Miss vs. Texas (1966 Bluebonnet)3 - Ray Brown, Ole Miss vs. Texas (1958 Sugar)Most Total Tackles#31 - Lee Roy Jordan, Alabama vs. Oklahoma (1963 Orange)20 - Carl Zander, Tennessee vs. Maryland (1984 Sun)18 - Allen Stansberry, LSU vs. Michigan State (1995 Independence)Most Sacks4.5 - Reggie McKenzie, Tennessee vs. Maryland (1984 Sun)3 - David Pollack, Georgia vs. Wisconsin (2005 Outback)3 - Gabe Northern, LSU vs. Michigan State (1995 Independence)3 - James Gilyard, LSU vs. Michigan State (1995 Independence)3 - Ernie Barnes, Mississippi State vs. Kansas (1981 Hall of Fame)3 - Kalimba Edwards, South Carolina vs. Ohio State (2001 Outback)3 - Derrick Harvey, Florida vs. Ohio State (2007 BCS NCG)Most Pass Deflections5 - Tim Priest, Tennessee vs. Air Force (1971 Sugar)4 - Five Players [Most Recent: Chris Cummings, LSU vs. Notre Dame, 1997Independence]

SEC BOWL RECORDS (INDIVIDUAL) (Top three unless otherwise indicated/# - NCAA Record)

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TOTAL OFFENSEMost Plays97 - LSU vs. Illinois (2002 Sugar)95 - Georgia vs. Virginia (1995 Peach)95 - LSU vs. Texas (2003 Cotton)Most Plays, Both Teams171 - Auburn (82) vs. Arizona (89) (1968 Sun)169 - Tennessee (77) vs. Purdue (92) (1979 Bluebonnet)166 - Alabama (80) vs. Colorado (86) (1969 Liberty)Most Yards659 - Florida vs. Maryland (2002 Orange)596 - Alabama vs. Syracuse (1953 Orange)559 - Auburn vs. Ole Miss (1971 Gator)Most Yards, Both Teams1,048 - Ole Miss (333) vs. Michigan (715) (1991 Gator)1,047 - Ole Miss (533) vs. Air Force (514) (1989 Liberty)1,038 - Tennessee (470) vs. Arkansas (568) (1990 Cotton)Highest Average per Play8.9 (74-659) - Florida vs. Maryland (2002 Orange)7.7 (77-596) - Alabama vs. Syracuse (1953 Orange)7.7 (63-487) - Vanderbilt vs. Air Force (1982 Hall of Fame)7.7 (61-470) - Tennessee vs. Arkansas (1990 Cotton)

RUSHINGMost Attempts68 - Mississippi State vs. North Carolina (1974 Sun)Most Attempts, Both Teams#122 - Mississippi State (68) vs. North Carolina (54) (1974 Sun)116 - Alabama (46) vs. Colorado (70) (1969 Liberty)113 - Auburn (42) vs. Missouri (71) (1973 Sun)Most Net Yards455 - Mississippi State vs. North Carolina (1974 Sun)423 - Auburn vs. Baylor (1954 Gator)Most Net Yards, Both Teams732 - Mississippi State (455) vs. North Carolina (277) (1974 Sun)681 - Tennessee (320) vs. Arkansas (361) (1990 Cotton)628 - Alabama (155) vs. Colorado (473) (1969 Liberty)Highest Rushing Average8.4 (38-320) - Tennessee vs. Arkansas (1990 Cotton)

PASSINGMost Attempts59 - Georgia vs. Virginia (1995 Peach)58 - Florida vs. Notre Dame (1992 Sugar)56 - Tennessee vs. Clemson (2004 Peach)Most Attempts, Both Teams96 - Tennessee (56) vs. Clemson (40) (2004 Peach)94 - Mississippi State (38) vs. Clemson (56) (1999 Peach)93 - Georgia (33) vs. Purdue (60) (2000 Outback)93 - Ole Miss (48) vs. Marshall (45) (1997 Motor City)Most Completions38 - Vanderbilt vs. Air Force (1982 Hall of Fame)33 - Alabama vs. Army (1988 John Hancock)33 - Florida vs. Maryland (2002 Orange)Most Completions, Both Teams56 - Georgia (20) vs. Purdue (36) (2000 Outback)56 - Florida (33) vs. Maryland (23) (2002 Orange)54 - Florida (30) vs. Florida State (24) (1995 Sugar)54 - Tennessee (27) vs. Northwestern (27) (1997 Citrus)Most Yards456 - Florida vs. Maryland (2002 Orange)452 - Vanderbilt vs. Air Force (1982 Hall of Fame)449 - Florida vs. Florida State (1995 Sugar)Most Yards, Both Teams774 - Florida (449) vs. Florida State (325) (1995 Sugar)746 - LSU (444) vs. Illinois (302) (2002 Sugar)713 - Florida (456) vs. Maryland (257) (2002 Orange)

Highest Completion Percentage.900 (9-10) - Ole Miss vs. Air Force (1992 Liberty).897 (26-29) - Georgia vs. Wisconsin (1998 Outback).833 (10-12) - Alabama vs. Penn State (1975 Sugar)

SCORINGMost Touchdowns9 - Alabama vs. Syracuse (1953 Orange)8 - Florida vs. Maryland (2002 Orange)7 - LSU vs. Illinois (2002 Sugar)Most Touchdowns, Both Teams12 - LSU (7) vs. Illinois (5) (2002 Sugar)11 - Florida (8) vs. Maryland (3) (2002 Orange)11 - Florida (3) vs. Nebraska (8) (1996 Fiesta)11 - Ole Miss (4) vs. West Virginia (7) (2000 Music City)Most Field Goals#5 - Mississippi State vs. N.C. State (1995 Peach)#5 - Florida vs. Notre Dame (1992 Sugar)4 - Alabama vs. Ole Miss (1964 Sugar)4 - Georgia vs. Florida State (2003 Sugar)4 - LSU vs. Miami, Fla. (2006 Peach)Most Field Goals, Both Teams#7 - Mississippi State (5) vs. N.C. State (2) (1995 Peach)6 - Florida (5) vs. Notre Dame (1) (1992 Sugar)6 - Auburn (3) vs. Syracuse (3) (1988 Sugar)6 - Tennessee (1) vs. Maryland (5) (1983 Citrus)Most Points Scored61 - Alabama vs. Syracuse (1953 Orange)56 - Florida vs. Maryland (2002 Orange)52 - Florida vs. Florida State (1997 Sugar)Most Points Scored, Both Teams87 - Ole Miss (38) vs. West Virginia (49) (2000 Music City)86 - Florida (24) vs. Nebraska (62) (1996 Fiesta)84 - Miss. State (43) vs. Texas A&M (41) [OT] (2000 Independence)

MISCELLANEOUS RECORDSMost First Downs32 - LSU vs. Illinois (2002 Sugar)32 - Tennessee vs. Texas A&M (2005 Cotton)31 - LSU vs. Notre Dame (2007 Sugar)Most Punts16 - Alabama vs. Texas A&M (1942 Cotton)15 - Tennessee vs. Rice (1947 Orange)14 - LSU vs. Santa Clara (1938 Sugar)Highest Punting Average52.3 (6-314) - Tennessee vs. Nebraska (1998 Orange)50.0 (5-250) - Mississippi State vs. Nebraska (1980 Sun)49.3 (9-444) - Auburn vs. North Carolina (2001 Peach)Most Fumbles#11 - Ole Miss vs. Alabama (1964 Sugar)7 - Five TimesMost Fumbles Lost#6 - Ole Miss vs. Alabama (1964 Sugar) (11 fumbles)5 - Georgia vs. Stanford (1978 Bluebonnet) (6 fumbles)5 - Auburn vs. Texas (1974 Gator) (7 fumbles)5 - Georgia vs. Arkansas (1969 Sugar) (7 fumbles)5 - Auburn vs. Vanderbilt (1955 Gator) (5 fumbles)Most Penalties#21 - Mississippi State vs. Clemson (1999 Peach)18 - Alabama vs. Michigan (2000 Orange)16 - Tennessee vs. Oklahoma (1939 Orange)Most Yards Penalized188 - Mississippi State vs. Clemson (1999 Peach)132 - Alabama vs. Michigan (2000 Orange)130 - LSU vs. Nebraska (1987 Sugar)130 - Tennessee vs. Oklahoma (1939 Orange)Largest Deficit Overcome to Win25 - Georgia (28) vs. Purdue (25) (2000 Outback) (UGA trail\ed 25-0 in 2nd quarter)

SEC BOWL RECORDS (TEAM) (Top three unless otherwise indicated/# - NCAA Records)

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Bowl Games have been a part of college football for about 100 years. They haveprovided some of the greatest moments in college football history and add to thepageantry, color and excitement of the game.

This season twenty-seven communities throughout the U.S. and Canada will hostthirty-two post-season college football bowl games where some 6,400 student-ath-letes, 12,900 college band members, 1,200 cheerleaders, up to 100,000 additionalperformers and about 1.7 million fans will take part in the “college bowl experience.”

In fact, 53% of Division I-A teams will participate in this unique post-season expe-rience, more than any other major NCAA sport.

The top two teams in the Bowl Championship Series rankings will square-off in theBCS National Championship Game in New Orleans, LA. However, thirty-two teamswill become bowl champions and more than 100 division I schools will share to someextent in the revenues generated by the current bowl system.

“A lot of people came to town, soaked up some sun, ate some good food, had a ball.At the end of it all they play a football game and somebody wins. Actually, everybodywins. Imagine that.” – Joe Henderson, The Tampa Tribune

Institutions Win…

College bowls will pay out a projected $220 million this season to NCAA schools.More than $1.6 billion has been paid out in just the past nine years and the bowls willconservatively pay out more than $2.4 billion over the next decade.

Almost all bowl games are non-profit organizations. The more revenue the bowlgenerates through ticket sales, sponsors, etc. the more money can be paid to institu-tions of higher education.

The excitement and visibility created by participating in a bowl game can gener-ate increased donations, increases in licensing revenues, TV contracts, season ticketsales and other long term revenue streams.

Twenty seven communities hosting bowl games provide stability, funding and anunparalleled commitment to a quality experience to the teams and their fans.

The BCS also contributes millions of dollars in funding each year to non-BCS con-ferences and institutions in Division I-A and I-AA, the National Football Foundation andCollege Football Hall of Fame.

The Fans Win…

Bowl Games are expected to attract more than 1.7 million fans this year.Stadiums at last year’s bowls were filled to an average 87% of capacity. For the

twenty bowls that have been in existence for at least eight years, last years atten-dance was 97 % of stadium capacity.

The combined TV audience for last year’s bowls was an average of 134 millionhouseholds.

The Regular Season Wins…

“I think college football has the most exciting regular season of any sport becausethere is not a playoff system. The whole season is a playoff system.” -- Georgia CoachMark Richt.

Bowl games bring a measure of importance to the regular season not seen in othersports. No other intercollegiate sport plays as few regular season games as footballand every game means something.

The top teams don’t just play for seeds or to get into a post-season tournament,the road to the National Championship begins with the season’s first game and con-tinues every week of the season.

“The beauty of the current system is that every time a team takes the field, its nation-al title hopes are at stake.” – Teddy Greenstein, Chicago Tribune

“In college football teams must strive for perfection each week. While the single-elim-ination nature of the NCAA basketball tourney brings great excitement to fans for amonth every year, college football fans are treated to a single-elimination season.” --John Tamny, National Review

Communities Win…

College bowls generate an estimated $1.3 million worth of economic impact fortheir host communities each year. This does not even count the vast exposure thatshowcases these communities.

Bowls are a tremendous source of pride for these communities as typically hun-dreds of local residents are involved as volunteers on various committees.

Bowls benefit not only NCAA institutions but local causes and charities. Manybowls contribute in excess of $100,000 annually to charitable causes and/or provideprograms such as camps for disadvantaged youth.

“You can’t buy this kind of publicity.” – Wit Tuttell, St Petersburg/Clearwater CVB

“The economic impact that these games and the Fiesta Bowl Festival bring to our stateis remarkable, but even more important is the hundreds of thousands of visitors and ourown citizens who will always carry warm memories of these events in Arizona.” --Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano

Student-Athletes Win…

Players take part in many diverse experiences and see may sights during theirbowl trips. Players in Tampa visit the beaches and Busch Gardens theme park. In SanDiego they have lunch on an aircraft carrier. Players visit the Alamo in San Antonio,tour historic Alcatraz and the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Disney ThemeParks in Orlando, go snowmobiling in Boise, experience a luau and Pearl Harbor inHawaii, and much more.

“Every bowl game is a meaningful experience for student-athletes. It’s what itshould be. And at the end of the year you don’t say only one team feels good aboutitself.” -- Dr. John Peterson, President, University of Tennessee

“At some point you have to put the welfare of the players first. That should be ourguiding light on all of our thinking. If we go down the playoff road, then we're not think-ing that way. We're appeasing someone else, not the players."-- Iowa Head coach KirkFerentz

COLLEGE BOWL GAMES ... WHERE EVERYONE WINS

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THE SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE

• The Southeastern Conference sponsors championships in 20 sports - 11 women’ssports and nine men’s sports. They include baseball, men’s and women’s basketball,men’s and women’s cross country, football, men’s and women’s golf, gymnastics, soc-cer, softball, men’s and women’s swimming and diving, men’s and women’s tennis,men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field, and volleyball.• The SEC’s mission statement reflects the priorities of the league. “The purpose ofthe Southeastern Conference is to assist its member institutions in the maintenance ofprograms of intercollegiate athletics which are compatible with the highest standards ofeducation and competitive sports.”

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS

• During the last five years, the SEC has had more student-athletes honored asCoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-Americans than any other conference. Theleague has had 171 student-athletes named CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-Americans, including 79 named to the first-team.• During the last eleven years, the SEC has had 19 winners of the NCAA Today's TopVIII Award, which is given annually to eight outstanding senior student-athletes. Since1997, no other conference has had as many student-athletes honored with this presti-gious award. In 2006, Alabama track & field athlete Beth Mallory was named a recipi-ent of this award.• Kentucky’s Jacob Tamme was named by the National Football Foundation as aNational Scholar-Athlete. During the last six years, the SEC has had 12 student-athleteshonored, the most of any conference. LSU’s Rudy Niswanger won the Vincent dePaulDraddy Award given by the National Football Foundation in 2005 as the nation’s topfootball scholar-athlete. Niswanger became the sixth SEC student-athlete to claim the“Academic Heisman” since the award was established in 1990.

FOR THE STUDENT-ATHLETE

• The 12 member institutions of the SEC provide nearly $65 million in scholarships forthe more than 4,200 student-athletes each year.• The SEC distributed nearly $675,000 during the 2006-2007 academic year from theNCAA Special Assistance Fund for Student-Athletes. This program was implemented toprovide financial aid to student-athletes with specific needs such as clothing and shoes,medical or vision care, academic course supplies and family emergencies.• During the 2007-08 academic year, the SEC will distribute more than $1 million todirectly benefit student-athletes from the Student-Athlete Opportunity Fund.• The SEC awards post-graduate scholarships totaling $130,000 to 24 student-ath-letes each year. The top male and female nominee each receive the H. Boyd McWhorterScholar-Athlete Award, named for the league's fourth commissioner, and a $10,000scholarship. Last year, 22 additional student-athletes (11 female and 11 male) received$5,000 to continue their education. Alabama baseball player Emeel Salem andVanderbilt track & field athlete Erika Schneble were named McWhorter Scholar-AthleteAward winners in 2006-07.• The SEC has established a Community Service Award to honor a male and femalestudent-athlete with a $5,000 scholarship for outstanding service in the community.Tennessee swimmer Brad Boswell and Florida softball player Stacey Stevens werenamed recipients of this award in 2006-07.

A LEADER IN WOMEN’S SPORTS

• The SEC has developed a "Principles for Gender Equity," which, calls for each leagueschool to provide equitable funding for women's sports, promotions and marketing andother support services. The SEC currently conducts championships in 11 women'ssports and nine men's sports.• The SEC had four sport winners of the Collegiate Woman of the Year Award spon-sored by Honda. Tennessee’s Candace Parker won for women’s basketball, CourtneyKupets of Georgia took top honors in gymnastics, Georgia’s Kara Lynn Joyce won inSwimming & Diving and Tennessee’s Monica Abbott was the top athlete in softball.• Since 1987, SEC schools have won 66 NCAA women’s national championships, anaverage of more than three per year in the 11 women’s sports the SEC sponsors. Nineof the 12 SEC institutions have won a national women’s team championship since 1987.

COMPLIANCE AND EDUCATION

• The SEC Task Force Committee on Compliance and Enforcement has issued a reportof recommendations that represents an important initial step in a formal process ofestablishing a new standard of compliance excellence within the SoutheasternConference. Among the recommendations included in this report was how institutionswill handle reports of allegations, strengthening the relationship between the league’sinstitutions and the conference office, developing new orientation programs and estab-lishing an annual review of compliance issues.• The SEC also conducts a New Coaches Orientation Program four times a year,which supplements institutional orientation programs and enhance the professionaldevelopment of coaches. Topics of discussion range from the role of the SEC and NCAAto the role of athletics in higher education.

SPORTSMANSHIP

• The SEC has developed a sportsmanship statement for its institutions to follow. Itstates:

“Coaches and student-athletes of a member insititution, as well as individualsemployed by or associated with that institution, including alumni, fans, patrons andboosters, shall conduct themselves with honesty and good sportsmanship. Their behav-ior shall at all times reflect the high standards of honor and dignity that characterize par-ticipation in the collegiate setting. For intercollegiate athletics to promote the characterdevelopment of participants, to enhance the integrity of higher education and to promotecivility in society, coaches, student-athletes and all others associated with these athlet-ics programs and events should adhere to such fundamental values as respect, fairness,civility, honesty and responsibility. These values should be manifested not only in ath-letics participation but also in the broad spectrum of activities affecting the athleticsprogram. It is the responsibility of each member institution to establish policies forsportsmanship and ethical conduct in intercollegiate athletics consistent with the edu-cational mission and goals of the institution. Furthermore, member institutions areresponsible for educating on a continuing basis all constituencies about these policies.”

IN THE COMMUNITY

• The SEC launched its education initiative in 2002, utilizing the platform of intercol-legiate athletics to provide elementary school teachers with relevant resources they canuse to educate and prepare children for life. The SEC became the nation’s first confer-ence to develop customized educational software, providing a CD-ROM containing SEC-branded content correlating to national educational standards. Since the CD-ROM wasproduced, the SEC has initiated oan online program for K-8 students on education con-tent and character development. • SECkids.com is a website uniquely designed for school-age students. Now fans ofall ages can access exciting, interactive and educational information on the SEC and itsuniversities. SECkids.com features exclusive behind-the-scenes access at championshipevents, profiles of student-athletes and coaches, along with games and video highlights.Teachers can also register online to utilize the SEC Kids’s college software in their class-room. The SEC is the only conference in the country to develop a site of this kind.

OVERALL ATHLETICS SUCCESS

• Since 1990, the SEC has won 118 team and 805 individual national championships.Since that time, the SEC has had at least one team ranked in the top five nationally in76.8 percent of the total sports win which the league has competed (268 of 349). Tenof the SEC's 12 schools have won at least one national championship since 1990.• In the SEC’s 20 sponsored sports since 2000, the SEC has won more team nation-al championships than any other conference in the nation. The SEC won 50 team titlessince 2000, while the Pac-10 won 45 and the Big 12 won 21. The SEC won team titlesin 16 different sports since 2000, also the most of any conference.

THIS IS THE SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE

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THE COACHESLes Miles is in his third season at LSU with a record of 33-6 (.846) and in his 7th sea-

son overall with a record of 61-27 (.693). The Tigers’ offensive coordinator is GaryCrowton and the defensive coordinator is Bo Pelini.

Jim Tressel is in his seventh season at Ohio State with a record of 73-15 (.830) and22nd overall with a record of 208-72-2 (.741). The Buckeyes’ offensive coordinator isJim Bollman and the defensive coordinator is Jim Heacock.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN LSU HAS THE BALLOffensive tackle Ciron Black and RB Jacob Hester received second-team All-SEC

honors on offense. Black started all 13 games for the Tigers, while Hester collected1,17 rushing yards and scored a team-high 11 touchdowns on the ground. HermanJohnson, a junior offensive guard, was named to the first-team on offense. Johnsonanchored a line that helped LSU average 218 rushing yards per game. Terrance Toliverpulled down 10 receptions for 249 yards and three scores as a first-year receiver.

All-American linebacker James Laurinaitis set a career best with 19 tackles in thewin over Wisconsin. Laurinaitis has led or tied for the OSU team lead in tackles in 15of the last 24 games. Vernon Gholston now shows 13 sacks for the season, tying himfor first place all-time. Gholston’s 21.5 sacks for his career rank him seventh in single-season sacks and sixth among career leaders.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN OHIO STATE HAS THE BALLDespite battling knee and lower back ailments for the last half of the season, Glenn

Dorsey still managed 64 tackles, 11.5 tackles for losses and six sacks. Craig Stelz ledthe Tigers with 97 tackles and ranking first in the conference with six interceptions.Steltz, who was also one of three finalists for the Thorpe Award, added five tacklesfor losses and seven pass breakups for the Tigers in 2007. Ali Highsmith ranks secondon the team with 93 total tackles, including 7.5 tackles for losses and 1.5 sacks.

In his first year as a starter, junior Todd Boeckman was named first-team All-BigTen after leading the league in passing efficiency (150.3). He is completing 64.5 per-cent of his passes for 2,171 yards and 23 touchdowns. Brian Robiskie is Ohio State’stop target for the season, with 50 catches for 885 yards and 10 scores to his credit.Third among Big Ten rushers this season at 121.9 yards per game, Chris Wells has1,463 yards for the season, the seventh best total in Ohio State history.

SPECIAL TEAMSColt David set the LSU single-season record with 25 field goals this season. He also

led the SEC in scoring with 139 points, including the rushing touchdown against SouthCarolina. Patrick Fisher averaged 43.9 yards per kick to lead the SEC and pinned 12of his 56 punts inside the 20 yard line. Each received first-team All-SEC honors. ChadJones had 16 punt returns for 104 yards and averaged 22.5 yards per kickoff returnin four attempts.

Ohio State ranks sixth in the nation for fewest total punts, having punted only 39times in 2007. Brian Hartline broke an Ohio State record that had stood since 1950with a 90-yard punt return for a touchdown in the Kent State win. AgainstNorthwestern, Larry Grant blocked a Wildcat punt; Grant also blocked a Washingtonfield goal attempt the previous week.

SERIES/GAME NOTESRecord: OSU, 1-0-1 • Last: Tied, 13-13 (1987 at Baton Rouge)

The Tigers and Buckeyes have met twice on the gridiron, first with a 13-13 tie in1987 in Baton Rouge before Ohio State won 36-33 in Columbus in 1988... It will markLSU’s second appearance in the BCS Championship Game as the Tigers beat Oklahoma21-14 to claim the BCS title in 2003... The game against Oklahoma was also playedin the Louisiana Superdome... LSU is also making an appearance in a BCS bowl gamefor the second straight year and the fourth time overall... LSU's other national cham-pionship in football came in 1958.

LSU vs. OHIO STATE1/7 - 7 p.m. CT

BCS National ChampionshipNew Orleans, La.

Louisiana Superdome (69,703)LIVE TV: FOX (Thom

Brennaman, play-by-play;Charles Davis, analyst, Chris

Myers, sidelines)

Overall: 11-2SEC: 6-2

BCS: #2

Overall: 11-1BCS: #1

THE COACHESMark Richt is in his seventh season at Georgia and overall with a record of 71-19

(.789). The Bulldogs’ offensive coordinator is Mike Bobo and the defensive coordinatoris Willie Martinez.

June Jones is in his ninth season at UH and overall with a record of 76-40 (.655). TheWarriors’ offensive coordinator is Jones and the defensive coordinator is GregMcMackin.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN GEORGIA HAS THE BALLKnowshon Moreno has rushed for 1,273 yards for an average of 106.1 yards per

game and 12 touchdowns. He is the 12th Bulldog in school history to rush for more than1,000 yards, including six 100-yard games. Moreno's 1,273 yards rank seventh all-timein a single season at Georgia and stands fourth all-time among SEC freshman in a sea-son. He has received several national honors this season. Fernando Velasco leads theBulldogs with 25 consecutive starts. He has anchored an offensive line which hasallowed only a combined six sacks during Georgia’s current six-game winning streak.

David Veikune, Mike Lafaele, Adam Leonard, Myron Newberry and Solomon Elimimianlead the defense as first team All-WAC selections. Elimimian leads the team with 132tackles. He has 11 TFLs and 1.5 sacks. Veikune leads the team with seven sacks.Leonard adds 100 tackles, 11.5 TFLs, four interceptions and two sacks. Newberry hasfour picks and eight PBUs.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN HAWAII HAS THE BALLDannell Ellerbe is Georgia's leading tackler with 85 stops and is second on the

Bulldogs with 11 tackles for loss. Ellerbe has started at all three linebacker positions thisseason. Geno Atkins ranks second on the team with 6.5 sacks. He has appeared in all 12games with seven starts, tallying 38 tackles including 13.5 for a loss. In the win overGeorgia Tech, Atkins had five tackles and three sacks.

Colt Brennan is third in the nation in passing efficiency with a rating of 166.3. He hasthrown for 4,174 yards and 38 touchdowns in leading Hawaii to a perfect 12-0 recordin the regular season. Brennan also has rushed for eight touchdowns to rank fourth in thenation in points responsible for with 25.1 per game. Devone Bess leads the squad with101 receptions on the season. He has hauled in 1,213 receiving yards and is second onthe team with 12 touchdowns. He has gone over the 1,000-yard mark in receiving allthree seasons with UH.

SPECIAL TEAMSMikey Henderson leads the Bulldogs' special teams and is third in the SEC in punt

return average (11.3). Senior PK Brandon Coutu appeared in 12 games in 2007 and madea 45-yard field goal, PAT, a two kickoffs for a 57.0 average before suffering an injuryto his hamstring at Georgia Tech. He made 4 FG’s vs. S. Carolina in 2007. His career-long field goal was a 58-yarder in 2005.

Dan Kelly is the WAC’s first team placekicker. Kelly was 11-16 on field goalattempts, including a perfect 2-2 from over 50 yards. His longest of the year is a 54 yardattempt. He leads Hawaii in scoring with 102 points this season. Tim Grasso punted 32times for a 40.2 yard average with no blocks. Malcolm Lane and Ryan Mouton both aver-age over 30 yards per kickoff return and have returned kicks for touchdowns.

SERIES/GAME NOTESRecord: First Meeting

For the first time since the 1983 season, Georgia will face an undefeated team in itsbowl game... The Warriors are the lone undefeated team in college football...Georgia willbe making its ninth appearance in the Sugar Bowl where it has an all-time mark of 3-5including 1-1 under head coach Mark Richt... Georgia was edged 38-35 by West Virginiain the 2006 Sugar Bowl played at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta due to HurricaneKatrina... Georgia’s last visit to New Orleans for the Sugar Bowl came after the 2002SEC Championship season... The Bulldogs defeated Florida State 26-13.

GEORGIA vs. HAWAII1/1 - 7:30 p.m. CT

Allstate Sugar BowlNew Orleans, La.

Louisiana Superdome (69,703)LIVE TV: FOX (Thom

Brennaman, play-by-play;Charles Davis, analyst, Chris

Myers, sidelines)

Overall: 10-2SEC: 6-2BCS: #5

Overall: 12-0BCS: #10

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THE COACHESUrban Meyer is in his third season at Florida with a record of 31-7 (.816) and in his

seventh season overall with a record of 69-15 (.821). The Gators’ offensive coordina-tor is Dan Mullen and the defensive co-coordinators are Greg Mattison and CharlieStrong.

Lloyd Carr is in his 13th season at Michigan and overall with a record of 121-40(.756). The Wolverines’ offensive coordinator is Mike DeBord and the defensive coordi-nator is Ron English. This is Carr’s final game as Michigan’s head coach.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN FLORIDA HAS THE BALLThis season, Tim Tebow became the first player in NCAA Division I-A history to run

and pass for 20-or-more touchdowns in the same season (22 rush, 29 pass). Tebowalso became the first sophomore in history to win the coveted Heisman Trophy. AndreCaldwell added four catches for 56 yards against Florida State to increase his school-record for career receptions to 181. This season, Percy Harvin has seen the ball 120times (50 receptions and 70 carries) and is averaging 11.5 yards per touch. CorneliusIngram had 33 receptions and 491 yards and averaged 14.9 yards per catch.

Shawn Crable leads the team with a career-best 84 tackles and a U-M season record26.5 tackles for loss, the second-best TFL mark in the country this season. He also reg-istered 7.5 sacks and forced four fumbles. Crable earned All-Big Ten second team hon-ors this season and was a Butkus Award semifinalist.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN MICHIGAN HAS THE BALLBrandon Spikes has amassed 118 total tackles (74 solo), 14.0 tackles for loss, a

sack and half and seven passes defended on the season. He ranks second in the con-ference in total tackles. Spikes had 10 or more tackles in half of the Gators’ games in2007. Derrick Harvey, Florida’s sacks leader in 2007, has 34 tackles, 6.5 sacks, andfive pass deflections this season. He recorded eight sacks in his last 11 games.

Mike Hart, the nation's sixth-leading rusher, was named to the organization's sec-ond team for the second straight season. He carried the ball 233 times for 1,232 yardsand 12 touchdowns this year, cracking the 100-yard barrier in eight of his nine gamesplayed. Jake Long has started all 12 games at left tackle and has allowed just one sackthis season. He earned All-Big Ten first team honors and Big Ten Offensive Lineman ofthe Year accolades for the second straight year. Mario Manningham led the team withcareer highs in receptions (67), receiving yards (1,096) and receiving touchdowns (11).

SPECIAL TEAMSChas Henry has punted the ball 34 times for an average of 39.3 yards. His season-

long of 54 yards came in UF’s last outing against Florida State. In that game, Henrypunted twice and both pinned the Seminoles inside of the five-yard line. Henry hasplaced 14 inside the 20-yard line this season. Joey Ijjas is 67-of-68 on extra points onthe year and is 10-of-13 on field goals.

K.C. Lopata has started the last seven games at placekicker, making nine of 10 fieldgoal attempts. He is third on the team in scoring. Zoltan Mesko has punted 68 timesfor a 41.0 yard average, planting 22 inside the 20 yard line. He has not had a puntblocked all season.

SERIES/GAME NOTESRecord: UM, 1-0 • Last: UM, 38-20 (2003 at Outback Bowl)

Urban Meyer enters the game looking for his fifth bowl victory in the last fiveyears... No other coach in the nation has led his team to wins in bowls in each of thelast four years...The last time Florida finished with 10 wins in back-to-back seasonswas 2000-01...The game features two of the top-10 active coaches in the nation interms of winning percentage (min. 5 years as a head coach)... Meyer is currently sec-ond (.824), while Lloyd Carr ranks sixth (.756).

FLORIDA vs. MICHIGAN1/1 - Capital One Bowl

1 p.m. ET Orlando, Fla.

Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium(65,438)

LIVE TV: ABC (Mike Patrick,play-by-play; Todd Blackledge,analyst; Holly Rowe, sidelines)

Overall: 9-3SEC: 5-3

BCS: #12

Overall: 8-4

THE COACHESPhillip Fulmer is in his 16th season at Tennessee and overall with a record of 146-

45 (.764). The Volunteers’ offensive coordinator is David Cutcliffe and the defensivecoordinator is John Chavis.

Bret Bielema is in his second season at Wisconsin and overall with a record of 21-4 (.840). The Badgers’ offensive coordinator is Paul Chryst and the defensive coordi-nator is Mike Hankwitz.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN TENESSEE HAS THE BALLErik Ainge is 25-10 as a starter in his career. Ainge is third in Tennessee history in

career passing yards with 8,335 and third in total offense with 8,106 yards. Arian Fosterhad 815 yards rushing, 245 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns in eight games prior tothe SEC Championship, but rushed for only 55 yards and caught two passes for 20yards in that game. Lucas Taylor leads the team with 73 catches for 1,000 yards.

Jack Ikegwuonu led the Big Ten with 14 passes defended in conference games andranks second in the league in overall games with 16 passes defended. Matt Shaughnessyleads Wisconsin with 16 tackles for loss. Shane Carter leads the conference and ranksNo. 3 nationally with seven interceptions. Jonathan Casillas is Wisconsin’s leading tack-ler for the second consecutive season (he has 86 thus far). Nick Hayden is third on theteam in QB sacks and fourth in tackles for loss.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN WISCONSIN HAS THE BALLJerod Mayo led the team with 15 tackles vs. LSU and with a career-high 19 stops at

Kentucky including a sack and a TFL. Mayo leads the team with 127 tackles, followedby Rico McCoy with 106 and Ryan Karl with 82. Eric Berry has 32 tackles and threeinterceptions in the last four games. Berry has five interceptions and 222 INT returnyards this season, which is a single-season school record. Jonathan Hefney is third onthe team with 88 tackles.

Travis Beckum led the nation’s tight ends with 960 receiving yards. Kraig Urbik hasstarted 38 consecutive games for the Badgers. Tyler Donovan, who is 11-3 as a starterat Wisconsin, ranks fourth in the conference in pass efficiency. Paul Hubbard made 13catches for 278 yards in an injury-shortened seven games this season. P.J. Hill, also ham-pered by injury, has rushed for 1,080 yards and 14 TDs.

SPECIAL TEAMSDaniel Lincoln is seventh in the SEC in field goal percentage (21-of-28,.808) and 51-

of-52 on PATs through 13 games. Lincoln kicked his career-long 48-yard field goal vs.South Carolina. Dennis Rogan replaced Hefney as the punt returner before the Louisiana-Lafayette game. Rogan averages 10.7 yards per punt return and 30.3 yards per return.

Taylor Mehlhaff led the team in scoring with 100 points, converting 20-of-24 fieldgoals and 40-of-41 PATs. He finished the season first in the Big Ten, averaging 1.67 fieldgoals per game. Mehlhaff was also a Lou Groza semifinalist and an All-Big Ten selectionfor the second consecutive season in addition to being named AFCA All-American. KenDeBauche’s 43-yard average in conference games ranked second in the Big Ten.

SERIES/GAME NOTESRecord: UT, 1-0 • Last: UT, 28-21 (1981 at Garden State Bowl)

Tennessee and Wisconsin have met just once previously on the gridiron, and thatmatchup was also of the bowl variety... The Volunteers defeated the Badgers 28-21 inthe Garden State Bowl in East Rutherford, N.J., on Dec. 13, 1981... That win cappedUT’s 1981 season with an 8-4 mark under head coach Johnny Majors...Tennessee ownsa 6-5 all-time bowl record against current members of the Big Ten Conference...ATennessee win over Wisconsin would give Fulmer a school-record eight bowl wins.

TENNESSEE vs. WISCONSIN1/1 - Outback Bowl

11 a.m. ET Tampa, Fla.

Raymond James Stadium(65,657)

LIVE TV: ESPN (SeanMcDonough, play-by-play; ChrisSpielman, analyst; Rob Stone,

sidelines)

Overall: 9-4SEC: 6-2

BCS: #16

Overall: 9-3BCS: #18

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THE COACHESReggie Herring is in his first game as interim head coach at Arkansas. The

Razorbacks’ offensive coordinator is David Lee and the defensive coordinator isHerring.

Gary Pinkel is in his seventh season at Missouri with a record of 48-37 (.565) and17 overall with a record of 121-74-3 (.628). The Tigers’ offensive coordinator is DaveChristensen and the defensive coordinator is Matt Eberflus.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN ARKANSAS HAS THE BALLDarren McFadden has rushed for a school-record 1,725 yards this season and has

earned 100 yards or more in nine of Arkansas’ 12 games. He finished second in HeismanTrophy voting for the second consecutive season. Jonathan Luigs and Robert Felton havehelped clear the way for a league-leading rushing attack and the nation’s third-leadingrushing offense with the Hogs averaging 296.8 yards per game. Felix Jones turned in hissecond-consecutive 1,000-yard rushing season earning 1,117 yards and 11 touchdowns.

William Moore (FS), Sean Weatherspoon (LB) and Lorenzo Williams (DT) headline thedefense. Moore, a 2nd-Team All-American, was second at UM with 104 tackles. Heaccounted for nine TFLs, two sacks and seven interceptions. Weatherspoon leads theteam with 124 tackles. He also added 8.5 TFLs and two sacks. Williams accounted forsix sacks and 9.5 TFLs, while also recovering two fumbles.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN MISSOURI HAS THE BALLMatt Hewitt leads the team with 118 tackles. He also ranks tied for fourth in the SEC

and 41st nationally in tackles. He leads the SEC and ranks tied for sixth nationally inforced fumbles with .33 per game. Michael Grant has 71 tackles and three interceptionsthis season. Ranked fourth on the team, Marcus Harrison has totaled 72 tackles (37 solo,35 assisted) in 11 games this season. He also racked up 5.5 TFL for a loss of 14 yardsand 1.5 sacks for a loss of seven yards. He also had nine PBUs and seven QB hurries.

Chase Daniel threw for school record totals of 4,170 yards and 33 touchdowns. A grit-ty performer that has started 25 consecutive games for the Tigers, Daniel ranks amongthe nation's leaders with an incredible 69.7 percent completion percentage and a 33-to-10 touchdown-to-interception ratio. WR Jeremy Maclin eclipsed the 1,000-yard receivingmark with his 8-yard catch late in the second quarter versus Oklahoma. He became justthe third Tiger in school history to reach the mark. Martin Rucker led the nation's tightends with 81 catches.

SPECIAL TEAMSFelix Jones was the only league player to earn multiple spots on the All-SEC squads.

Jones earned a position on the first-team listing as a return specialist. He led the SEC andranked third in the nation in kickoff returns with a 31.3 yards-per-attempt average. Hereturned two kickoffs for touchdowns and was named SEC Specialist of the Year. AlexTejada has been near perfect in kicking duties, going 17-for-21 in field goal attempts, witha long of 47 yards, and 57-for-59 in PATs in 12 games this season.

Senior punter Adam Crossett is averaging 38.9 yards on 46 punts in 2007, with 17 ofhis kicks being downed inside the 20-yardline, and 15 going for fair catches. Jeff Wolfert'sthree field goals versus Oklahoma brought his consecutive kicks made in 2007 to 58 (15FGs, 43 PATs). His last miss came on a field goal against Illinois State on Sept. 22.

SERIES/GAME NOTESRecord: Tied, 2-2 • Last: UA, 27-14 (2003 at Independence Bowl)

Interim head coach Reggie Herring will guide the Razorbacks in their 36th bowlappearance... Arkansas is 11-21-3 all time in bowl games and 3-6-1 in the CottonBowl... The 11 trips to the Cotton Bowl is a school record, easily outdistancing theHogs’ next most frequent bowl destination, the Sugar Bowl (5)...The Hogs’ lastappearance in the Cotton Bowl came following the 2001 season... Arkansas took onOklahoma on Jan. 1, 2002, in front of more than 70,000 fans with the Sooners pullingout a 10-3 win.

ARKANSAS vs. MISSOURI1/1 - AT&T Cotton Bowl

10:30 a.m. CT Dallas, Texas

Cotton Bowl (71,252)LIVE TV: FOX (Pat Summerall,play-by-play; Brian Baldinger,

analyst; Jeanne Zelasko, analyst; Krista Voda, sidelines)

Overall: 8-4SEC: 4-4

Overall: 11-2BCS: #6

THE COACHESTommy Tuberville is in his ninth season at Auburn with a record of 79-33 (.705) and

in his 13th season overall with a record of 104-53 (.662). The Tigers’ offensive coordi-nator is Tony Franklin and the defensive coordinator is Will Muschamp.

Tommy Bowden is in his ninth season at Clemson with a record of 69-41 (.627) andin his 11th season overall with a record of 87-45 (.659). The Tigers’ offensive coor-dinator is Rob Spence and the defensive coordinator is Vic Koenning.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN AUBURN HAS THE BALLBrandon Cox is now third on Auburn’s all-time passing yardage list with 6,748 yards.

Cox is also tied for the lead among all active SEC quarterbacks in career victories with26. Junior wide receiver Rodgeriqus Smith leads Auburn with 48 catches for 660 yardsand five touchdowns. In the last seven games, Montez Billings has 26 catches for 303yards and a score. Offensive tackle Lee Ziemba was named Freshmen All-America.

Michael Hamlin has a team-tying-high four interceptions and 83 tackles along withtwo recovered fumbles to give him a team-best six takeaways. Phillip Merling finishedthe season with a team best 16 tackles for loss and six sacks. He led the defensive linewith 73 tackles, including 50 first hits in his 12 games.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN CLEMSON HAS THE BALLAntonio Coleman leads the team and is tied for 17th nationally in tackles for loss with

17, and also leads the Tigers in sacks (seven), which ranks sixth in the SEC. His 17 tack-les for loss are the most by an Auburn player since 1995. Senior Quentin Groves rankssecond among among active NCAA players in career sacks with 26, despite missing twogames this season with an injury. Pat Sims finished the regular season with 32 tackles(24 solo, eight assists).

James Davis has rushed for 992 yards in 12 games, good for an average of 82.7 yardper contest. He is averaging 5.2 yards per carry and has scored nine rushing touch-downs. Aaron Kelly has already set the school record for receptions in a season with 84.He also has 1,045 receiving yards and a Tiger-record 11 receiving touchdowns. CullenHarper has completed 67 percent of his passes for 2,887 yards and a school-record 27touchdown passes against only six interceptions.

SPECIAL TEAMSTrue freshman Wes Byrum has made 16 field goals in 21 attempts, including game

winners from 43 yards on the final play at No. 4 Florida Sept. 29 and 20 yards with 21seconds at Arkansas Oct. 13. Ryan Shoemaker ranks second in the SEC and 16th nation-ally in punting, averaging 43.2 yards per punt, while true freshman Patrick Tatum hasaveraged 43.4 yards per punt with nine of his 16 punts downed inside the 20-yard line.

C.J. Spiller, who had an 84-yard kickoff return for a score at Duke, has a 29.6 aver-age, eighth best in the nation. He returned a kickoff for a touchdown in consecutiveweeks against Duke and Wake Forest, the first player in Clemson history to do that.Mark Buchholz kicked five consecutive extra points in the win over Wake Forest and isnow a perfect 46-46 on PATs this season.

SERIES/GAME NOTESRecord: AU, 32-11-2 • Last: AU, 21-17 (1997 at Peach Bowl)

Auburn makes its eighth straight bowl appearance and 34th overall when the Tigersmeet Clemson in the 2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl... It will be the fourth trip to the Atlanta-based bowl for Auburn and first since 2001 when North Carolina defeated Auburn, 16-10... The last time Auburn and Clemson played was also in the Peach Bowl (now theChick-fil-A Bowl), with Auburn claiming a 21-17 victory on Jan. 2, 1998...Auburn’s sen-ior class has a chance to set the school record for victories in a four-year period with awin in the Chick-fil-A Bowl... A victory would be Auburn’s 42nd in the last four years.

AUBURN vs. CLEMSON12/31 - Chick-fil-A Bowl

7:30 p.m. ET Atlanta, Ga.

Georgia Dome (71,977)LIVE TV: ESPN (Brad Nessler,

play-by-play; Bob Griese, analyst; Paul Maguire, analyst;

Bonnie Bernstein, sidelines)

Overall: 8-4SEC: 5-3

BCS: #23

Overall: 9-3BCS: #15

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THE COACHESRich Brooks is in his fifth season at Kentucky with a record of 23-35 (.397) and in

his 23rd season overall with a record of 114-144-4 (.443). The Wildcats’ offensivecoordinator is Joker Phillips and the defensive coordinator is Steve Brown.

Bobby Bowden is in his 32nd season at FSU with a record of 300-86-4 (.774) and inhis 42nd season overall with a record of 373-118-4 (.758). The Seminoles’ offensivecoordinator is Jimbo Fisher and the defensive coordinator is Mickey Andrews.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN KENTUCKY HAS THE BALLJacob Tamme caught 53 passes for 584 yards and five touchdowns. He is the all-time

leading pass catcher among UK tight ends and second in SEC history. Andre Woodson hasthrown for 3,351 yards and 36 touchdowns, leading the SEC in both categories. He wasnamed National Player of the Week following three games this season and set an NCAArecord with 325 consecutive passes without an interception.

Geno Hayes is tied for 14th in the NCAA in tackles for loss and he leads FSU in unas-sisted tackles, tackles for loss and forced fumbles. He is second on the team in total tack-les and sacks. Patrick Robinson burst onto the national stage this year and is currentlytied for 10th in the nation in interceptions per game. The sophomore is just two picks shyof the national lead for total interceptions. He has six pass break-ups to go with his sixinterceptions.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN FLORIDA STATE HAS THE BALLWesley Woodyard leads the SEC in tackles with 124 stops, his third consecutive sea-

son reaching the century mark in tackles. He was named SEC Defensive Player of theWeek in the win at Arkansas. He has an active streak of 36 games with at least four tack-les. Jeremy Jarmon has nine quarterback sacks, second in the SEC in that category. Forthe season, he has 58 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, two fumbles caused, two passbreakups, and a fumble recovery.

De'Cody Fagg leads a talented core of wideouts. Fagg has caught 49 passes for 707yards (14.4 ypc), including five touchdowns. Preston Parker and Greg Carr also have near-ly 700 yards receiving each in 2007 - both have three touchdowns. Guard Rodney Hudsonwas the only true freshman in the ACC to receive an All-League honor. Ryan McMahon, afreshman All-American, is the only freshman center in the country to take every offensivesnap for his team this season.

SPECIAL TEAMSLones Seiber is 16-23 on field goal attemps with a long of 48 yards. He is 46 of 49 on

extra point attempts in 2007. Tim Masthay punted 45 times for a 38.9 yard average. Hehad a long of 63 yards and had 16 punts downed inside the 20 yard line. Mashay kickedoff for the Wildcats, recording 20 touchbacks this season with the new NCAA rule.

Jeff Cismesia, who has tied the ACC record for field goals in a season and who set therecord for the longest field goal in ACC history versus Florida, is the first Seminole place-kicker to receive first or second team All-America honors since Lou Groza Award winnerSebastian Janikowski in 1999. Graham Gano has boomed a 50-yard punt in 10 straightgames this season and is averaging almost 43 yards per punt.

SERIES/GAME NOTESRecord: UK, 3-1-1 • Last: UK, 26-24 (1965 at Lexington)

This marks only the fourth time in Kentucky history that the Wildcats have playedin bowl games in consecutive years...Last season, Kentucky played in the GaylordHotels Music City Bowl and defeated Clemson, 28-20, before the largest crowd(68,024) in bowl history... Kentucky has back-to-back bowl wins only one time inschool history, winning the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1, 1951, and the Cotton Bowl on Jan.1, 1952...Kentucky has a 7-5 record this season, UK’s first back-to-back seven-wincampaigns in 30 years.

KENTUCKY vs. FLORIDASTATE

Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl12/31 - 3 p.m. CT Nashville, Tenn.

LP Field (67,000)LIVE TV: ESPN (Ron Franklin,play-by-play; Ed Cunningham,analyst, Jack Arute, sidelines)

Overall: 7-5SEC: 3-5

Overall: 7-5

THE COACHESNick Saban is in his first season at Alabama and in his 14th season overall with a

record of 112-65-1 (.632). The Crimson Tide’s offensive coordinator is Major Applewhiteand the defensive coordinator is Kevin Steele.

Dan Hawkins is in his second season at Colorado with a record of 7-16 (.304) and inhis 12th season overall with a record of 99-39-1 (.760). The Buffaloes’ offensive coor-dinator is Mark Helfrich and the defensive coordinator is Ron Collins.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN ALABAMA HAS THE BALLAndre Smith won the SEC Jacob’s Trophy, presented to the league’s best blocker.

Smith is the only UA offensive lineman to start all 12 games at the same position thisseason. During his senior season, Hall surpassed nearly every career receiving record onthe books at Alabama with 63 catches for 947 yards and 6 touchdowns in the regularseason. Keith Brown played in 11 of 12 games and grabbed 21 catches for 321 yardsand four touchdowns. Freshman Terry Grant ran for 891 yards and eight touchdowns.

Senior inside linebacker Jordon Dizon was the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Yearand Butkus Award runner-up. Dizon had 160 tackles, which ranked him second in thenation, though was first in solo stops (120). He also set a school record with 19 thirddown stops and tied for the team lead with 11 tackles for loss, which included foursacks. Dizon was also joined by senior cornerback Terrence Wheatley and junior defen-sive tackle George Hypolite as first-team all-Big 12 Conference selections.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN COLORADO HAS THE BALLWallace Gilberry recorded 9 sacks during the regular season and was second on the

team in tackles with 72 including an astounding 22 tackles for loss and 15 quarterbackhurries. Simeon Castille recorded 61 total tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks andtwo interceptions. All-SEC First-Teamer Rashad Johnson leads the Tide with 81 tackles,including 5.5 TFLs and a team-high six interceptions.

Hugh Charles finished his CU career with 2,659 rushing yards, passing JamesMayberry into sixth place all-time (1975-78; 2,544) and just shy of fifth place. Hebecame the second player in school history to rush for 2,500 and catch 500 in passesin a CU career. In his last game versus Nebraksa, he had 327 all-purpose yards, the sixthmost in school history; he had a career-high 33 carries for 169 yards (second most sin-gle game yards; 102 of them came post-contact), his 11th 100-yard game and sixth thisseason.

SPECIAL TEAMSLeigh Tiffin was 22-31 on field goal attempts, including a long of 51 yards. P.J.

Fitzgerald punted 60 times for a 38.2 yard average, downing 19 inside the 20 yard line.Javier Arenas is a danger in the return game, averaging 15.4 yards per punt return and24.2 yards every kickoff return.

Matt DiLallo punted 61 times for a 40.11 average. He has six punts over 50 yardsand places 22 inside the 20 yard line. Kevin Eberhart was 15-23 on field goal attempts,also nailing a 54 yarder. Wheatly averages 24.8 per kick return, while Charles averages26.0 yards per return.

SERIES/GAME NOTESRecord: Tied, 1-1 • Last: UA, 30-25 (1991 at Blockbuster Bowl)

The Crimson Tide will be making their NCAA-record 55th bowl appearance...Alabamais bowling for the fourth consecutive season, something that has not happened since theTide played in 10 straight bowl games from 1985-94...The Tide is playing in the samebowl game in consecutive seasons for the first time since making back-to-back CottonBowl appearances in 1981-82...Alabama will also be making its third appearance in thePetroSun Independence Bowl.

ALABAMA vs. COLORADOPetroSun Independence Bowl

12/30 - 7 p.m. CT Shreveport, La.

Independence Stadium (49,949)LIVE TV: ESPN (Mark Jones,

play-by-play; Bob Davie, analyst,Stacey Dales, sideline)

Overall: 6-6SEC: 4-4

Overall: 6-6

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THE COACHESSylvester Croom is in his fourth season at Mississippi State and overall with a record

of 16-29 (.356). The Bulldogs’ offensive coordinator is Woody McCorvey and the defen-sive coordinator is Ellis Johnson.

George O’Leary is in his fourth season at UCF with a record of 22-27 (.449) and inhis 11th season overall with a record of 74-60 (.552). The Golden Knights ’ offensivecoordinator is Tim Salem and the defensive coordinator is John Skladany.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN MISSISSIPPI STATE HAS THE BALLAnthony Dixon has now rushed 432 times in his career for 1,648 yards and 22 touch-

downs. He now stands eighth on the school's all-time rushing attempts list. His 22 rush-ing touchdowns have moved him into a fifth-place tie on the school's all-time list. CenterRoyce Blackledge has now started 30 consecutive games for the Bulldogs, including 24in a row at center. QB Wesley Carroll was named to the SEC’s All-Freshman Team.

Keith Shologan, who was an ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American, had 25 tack-les and 2.5 sacks during the season. Sha'reff Rashad led the team with a career-high 94tackles and also added four interceptions. Leger Douzable registered a team-high 7.5sacks in 2007. Derrick Hallman led all UCF rookies with 45 tackles and he added threesacks. DE Bruce Miller had seven sacks in his first campaign for the Knights.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN CENTRAL FLORIDA HAS THE BALLTitus Brown has recorded 37 tackles for loss (minus 172 yards), 18.5 of which were

quarterback sacks (minus 114 yards) his career. Brown, who has recorded at least onetackle for loss in 10 of the season's 12 games, is eighth in the league with 1.12 TFL pergame. His 0.67 sack-per-game average is fourth best in the SEC. His 18.5 sacks are goodfor seventh place all-time at MSU. Derek Pegues has made eight career pass interceptions,returning three of those eight picks for touchdown, the most in school history.

Kevin Smith enters the Liberty Bowl as the nation's leading rusher and scorer with2,448 rushing yards and 30 touchdowns. Smith, the second all-time single season rusher,and former Oklahoma State standout Barry Sanders are the only two running backs in his-tory to rush for more than 2,000 yards and score 30 touchdowns in a season. Sandersrushed for 2,628 yards in 11 regular season games in 1989.

SPECIAL TEAMSPegues became the school's all-time leader in kickoff returns (80) with a pair of returns

against Ole Miss in the season-ending win over the Rebels. He is nearing the top of theschool's kick return yardage (1,776) list as well, trailing only Tony James in the attemptscategory. Pegues' kickoff returns are tied for the fifth most in SEC history and his yardageis ninth-most ever in the league. He also ranks sixth on the school's all-time punt returnslist (51) and is fourth on the all-time yardage ranking (615).

Joe Burnett occupied two positions on the C-USA first team, earning a spot at bothdefensive back and punt returner. Burnett led the league with six interceptions and had an83-yard punt return for a touchdown in the C-USA title game. Michael Torres was namedto the conference’s All-Freshman team. Michael Buscemi was named as C-USA’s topsnapper after flawless punt and place-kicking snaps all season.

SERIES/GAME NOTESRecord: MSU, 1-0 • Last: MSU, 35-28 (1997 at Starkville)

Mississippi State will be making its 13th postseason bowl appearance when theBulldogs in the 49th annual AutoZone Liberty Bowl...State is 6-6 all-time in bowlgames, but have not played a postseason game since beating Texas A&M 43-41 in the2000 Independence Bowl...MSU will be making its third appearance in the LibertyBowl, but its first in 16 years...State played Air Force in the 1991 Liberty Bowl inMemphis under then first-year head coach Jackie Sherrill...MSU has not played foot-ball in Memphis since 2002, a 29-17 win over the Memphis at the Liberty Bowl...Stateis 29-16-3 all-time in the city of Memphis, with a 16-6 all-time mark at UM.

MISS. STATE vs. CENTRALFLORIDA

12/29 - AutoZone Liberty Bowl3:30 p.m. CT

Memphis, Tenn.Liberty Bowl (62,338)

LIVE TV: ESPN (Terry Gannon,play-by-play; David Norrie,

analyst, Vince Welch, sideline)

Overall: 7-5SEC: 4-4

Overall: 10-3

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2007 Southeastern Conference Team Statistics (Through Regular Season Games)

SCORING OFFENSE G TD XP 2XP DXP FG Saf Pts Avg RUSHING OFFENSE G Att Yds Avg TD Yds/G-------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------1. Florida(4).......... 12 70 67 0 0 10 0 517 43.1 1. Arkansas(3)......... 12 575 3561 6.2 32 296.82. Arkansas(9)......... 12 61 57 1 0 17 1 478 39.8 2. LSU(12)............. 13 563 2846 5.1 34 218.93. LSU(12)............. 13 61 58 2 0 25 0 503 38.7 3. Florida(26)......... 12 455 2372 5.2 37 197.74. Kentucky(15)........ 12 57 48 1 0 16 0 440 36.7 4. Georgia(36)......... 12 469 2145 4.6 29 178.85. Tennessee(30)....... 13 53 49 1 0 21 1 434 33.4 5. Kentucky(52)........ 12 449 1878 4.2 19 156.56. Georgia(37)......... 12 48 45 1 0 16 0 383 31.9 6. Auburn(56).......... 12 496 1850 3.7 21 154.27. Alabama(65)......... 12 36 34 2 0 22 1 322 26.8 7. Alabama(60)......... 12 453 1808 4.0 19 150.78. South Carolina(68).. 12 39 38 0 0 13 1 313 26.1 8. Vanderbilt(61)...... 12 481 1802 3.7 13 150.29. Auburn(82).......... 12 35 34 0 0 16 0 292 24.3 9. Tennessee(70)....... 13 430 1880 4.4 18 144.610.Mississippi State(93)12 35 32 0 0 9 0 269 22.4 10.Mississippi State(79)12 467 1624 3.5 17 135.311.Vanderbilt(94)...... 12 32 29 0 0 13 0 260 21.7 11.Ole Miss(84)........ 12 379 1578 4.2 8 131.512.Ole Miss(104)....... 12 30 24 2 0 11 0 241 20.1 12.South Carolina(101). 12 382 1364 3.6 16 113.7

SCORING DEFENSE G TD XP 2XP DXP FG Saf Pts Avg RUSHING DEFENSE G Rushes Yards Avg. TD Yds/G-------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------1. Auburn(6)........... 12 23 20 0 0 14 0 200 16.7 1. Florida(10)......... 12 395 1192 3.0 16 99.32. LSU(20)............. 13 32 29 1 0 10 1 255 19.6 2. LSU(14)............. 13 434 1340 3.1 13 103.13. Georgia(27)......... 12 28 27 0 0 19 0 252 21.0 3. Auburn(27).......... 12 412 1432 3.5 11 119.34. Alabama(29)......... 12 32 31 0 0 13 0 262 21.8 4. Georgia(28)......... 12 421 1434 3.4 16 119.55. Vanderbilt(32)...... 12 32 29 1 0 16 0 271 22.6 5. Vanderbilt(33)...... 12 412 1538 3.7 16 128.26. South Carolina(37).. 12 34 30 0 0 16 0 282 23.5 6. Alabama(34)......... 12 442 1539 3.5 14 128.27. Florida(40)......... 12 34 30 1 0 18 0 290 24.2 7. Arkansas(54)........ 12 460 1760 3.8 14 146.78. Mississippi State(48)12 35 34 0 0 18 0 298 24.8 8. Mississippi State(65)12 449 1908 4.2 14 159.09. Arkansas(49)........ 12 37 30 3 0 15 2 307 25.6 9. Tennessee(68)....... 13 504 2113 4.2 14 162.510.Tennessee(66)....... 13 44 40 2 0 19 0 365 28.1 10.Kentucky(92)........ 12 510 2280 4.5 18 190.011.Ole Miss(70)........ 12 44 40 1 0 12 0 342 28.5 11.Ole Miss(102)....... 12 509 2389 4.7 25 199.112.Kentucky(80)........ 12 46 41 1 0 12 1 357 29.8 12.South Carolina(109). 12 518 2512 4.8 19 209.3

PASS OFFENSE G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G TOTAL OFFENSE G Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg/P TD Yds/G------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------------------------1. Kentucky(24)........ 12 478 299 11 62.6 3385 7.1 36 282.1 1. Florida(13)......... 12 2372 3172 782 5544 7.1 66 462.02. Florida(33)......... 12 327 222 6 67.9 3172 9.7 29 264.3 2. Arkansas(16)........ 12 3561 1928 855 5489 6.4 56 457.43. South Carolina(39).. 12 443 258 17 58.2 3098 7.0 20 258.2 3. LSU(21)............. 13 2846 2980 978 5826 6.0 59 448.24. Tennessee(40)....... 13 491 308 12 62.7 3310 6.7 31 254.6 4. Kentucky(25)........ 12 1878 3385 927 5263 5.7 55 438.65. LSU(53)............. 13 415 237 12 57.1 2980 7.2 25 229.2 5. Tennessee(55)....... 13 1880 3310 921 5190 5.6 49 399.26. Alabama(60)......... 12 440 244 11 55.5 2663 6.1 16 221.9 6. Georgia(69)......... 12 2145 2404 807 4549 5.6 48 379.17. Ole Miss(65)........ 12 390 199 20 51.0 2565 6.6 17 213.8 7. Alabama(75)......... 12 1808 2663 893 4471 5.0 35 372.68. Georgia(84)......... 12 338 185 9 54.7 2404 7.1 19 200.3 8. South Carolina(76).. 12 1364 3098 825 4462 5.4 36 371.89. Vanderbilt(106)..... 12 355 193 12 54.4 2117 6.0 17 176.4 9. Ole Miss(92)........ 12 1578 2565 769 4143 5.4 25 345.210.Auburn(107)......... 12 313 178 14 56.9 2084 6.7 11 173.7 10.Auburn(101)......... 12 1850 2084 809 3934 4.9 32 327.811.Mississippi St(108). 12 352 180 17 51.1 2040 5.8 12 170.0 11.Vanderbilt(103)..... 12 1802 2117 836 3919 4.7 30 326.612.Arkansas(112)....... 12 280 160 10 57.1 1928 6.9 24 160.7 12.Mississippi St(112). 12 1624 2040 819 3664 4.5 29 305.3

PASS DEFENSE G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G TOTAL DEFENSE G Rush Pass Plys Yards Avg TD Yds/G------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------1. South Carolina...... 12 358 199 14 55.6 2025 5.7 14 168.8 1. LSU(3).............. 13 1340 2350 859 3690 4.3 30 283.82. Auburn.............. 12 370 209 14 56.5 2148 5.8 11 179.0 2. Auburn(8)........... 12 1432 2148 782 3580 4.6 22 298.33. LSU................. 13 425 197 21 46.4 2350 5.5 17 180.8 3. Georgia(19)......... 12 1434 2462 793 3896 4.9 27 324.74. Mississippi State... 12 363 197 15 54.3 2186 6.0 20 182.2 4. Vanderbilt(20)...... 12 1538 2365 779 3903 5.0 31 325.25. Vanderbilt.......... 12 367 217 16 59.1 2365 6.4 15 197.1 5. Alabama(28)......... 12 1539 2555 830 4094 4.9 31 341.26. Kentucky............ 12 381 214 15 56.2 2403 6.3 23 200.2 Mississippi State(28)12 1908 2186 812 4094 5.0 34 341.27. Georgia............. 12 372 219 11 58.9 2462 6.6 11 205.2 7. Florida(32)......... 12 1192 2988 822 4180 5.1 32 348.38. Arkansas............ 12 455 208 19 45.7 2534 5.6 21 211.2 8. Arkansas(45)........ 12 1760 2534 915 4294 4.7 35 357.89. Alabama............. 12 388 208 17 53.6 2555 6.6 17 212.9 9. South Carolina(56).. 12 2512 2025 876 4537 5.2 33 378.110.Ole Miss............ 12 396 250 8 63.1 2692 6.8 17 224.3 10.Kentucky(65)........ 12 2280 2403 891 4683 5.3 41 390.211.Tennessee........... 13 466 277 15 59.4 3186 6.8 24 245.1 11.Tennessee(74)....... 13 2113 3186 970 5299 5.5 38 407.612.Florida............. 12 427 252 9 59.0 2988 7.0 16 249.0 12.Ole Miss(90)........ 12 2389 2692 905 5081 5.6 42 423.4

KICKOFF RETURNS G Ret Yds TD Avg PUNT RETURN AVG G Ret Yds TD Avg------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------1. Tennessee(11)....... 13 58 1412 0 24.3 1. Florida(6).......... 12 24 351 2 14.62. Georgia(36)......... 12 47 1061 0 22.6 2. Alabama(12)......... 12 27 370 1 13.73. South Carolina(39).. 12 54 1208 0 22.4 3. Georgia(27)......... 12 27 318 0 11.84. Kentucky(42)........ 12 60 1337 0 22.3 4. Mississippi State(39)12 26 267 1 10.35. Vanderbilt(43)...... 12 51 1136 0 22.3 5. South Carolina(48).. 12 23 216 0 9.46. Florida(50)......... 12 45 982 0 21.8 6. Tennessee(51)....... 13 30 276 1 9.27. Arkansas(53)........ 12 44 957 2 21.8 7. Auburn(54).......... 12 31 285 0 9.28. Ole Miss(59)........ 12 59 1268 1 21.5 8. Kentucky(80)........ 12 29 216 0 7.49. Alabama(63)......... 12 43 920 0 21.4 9. Vanderbilt(83)...... 12 34 249 0 7.310.LSU(88)............. 13 40 805 1 20.1 10.Ole Miss(93)........ 12 21 134 2 6.411.Auburn(109)......... 12 44 812 0 18.5 11.Arkansas(95)........ 12 25 159 0 6.412.Mississippi St(113). 12 51 935 0 18.3 12.LSU(106)............ 13 22 128 0 5.8

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2007 Southeastern Conference Team Statistics (Through Regular Season Games)

PUNTING G No. Yards Avg/P PR Avg TB Net/P PASS EFFICIENCY G Att Cmp Pct Int Yds TD Effic--------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------1. Auburn(3)........... 12 58 2498 43.1 161 2.8 3 39.3 1. Florida(1).......... 12 327 222 .679 6 3172 29 175.02. Florida(9).......... 12 34 1335 39.3 22 0.6 0 38.6 2. Kentucky(20)........ 12 478 299 .626 11 3385 36 142.33. Georgia(19)......... 12 55 2269 41.3 70 1.3 7 37.4 3. Arkansas(31)........ 12 280 160 .571 10 1928 24 136.14. Tennessee(38)....... 13 58 2406 41.5 215 3.7 4 36.4 4. Tennessee(32)....... 13 491 308 .627 12 3310 31 135.35. LSU(54)............. 13 58 2519 43.4 199 3.4 13 35.5 5. LSU(43)............. 13 415 237 .571 12 2980 25 131.56. Kentucky(69)........ 12 46 1793 39.0 80 1.7 6 34.6 6. Georgia(59)......... 12 338 185 .547 9 2404 19 127.77. South Carolina(72).. 12 59 2330 39.5 241 4.1 3 34.4 7. South Carolina(70).. 12 443 258 .582 17 3098 20 124.28. Mississippi State(85)12 69 2688 39.0 309 4.5 3 33.6 8. Auburn(87).......... 12 313 178 .569 14 2084 11 115.49. Alabama(87)......... 12 61 2295 37.6 138 2.3 6 33.4 9. Vanderbilt(94)...... 12 355 193 .544 12 2117 17 113.510.Ole Miss(91)........ 12 54 2109 39.1 263 4.9 3 33.1 10.Alabama(95)......... 12 440 244 .555 11 2663 16 113.311.Vanderbilt(96)...... 12 61 2391 39.2 309 5.1 4 32.8 11.Ole Miss(97)........ 12 390 199 .510 20 2565 17 110.412.Arkansas(99)........ 12 56 2242 40.0 274 4.9 7 32.6 12.Mississippi St(117). 12 352 180 .511 17 2040 12 101.4

|--Gained--||---Lost---| PASS DEF EFFICIENCY G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds TD EfficTURNOVER MARGIN G Fum Int Tot Fum Int Tot Mar Per/G ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. LSU(3).............. 13 425 197 21 46.4 2350 17 96.11. LSU(5).............. 13 12 21 33 3 12 15 +18 1.38 2. Arkansas(5)......... 12 455 208 19 45.7 2534 21 99.42. Arkansas(26)........ 12 8 19 27 11 10 21 +6 0.50 3. Auburn(11).......... 12 370 209 14 56.5 2148 11 107.53. Tennessee(29)....... 13 8 15 23 5 12 17 +6 0.46 4. South Carolina(14).. 12 358 199 14 55.6 2025 14 108.24. Georgia(32)......... 12 9 11 20 7 9 16 +4 0.33 5. Alabama(28)......... 12 388 208 17 53.6 2555 17 114.6 Alabama(32)......... 12 5 17 22 7 11 18 +4 0.33 6. Mississippi State(29)12 363 197 15 54.3 2186 20 114.86. Kentucky(47)........ 12 10 15 25 13 11 24 +1 0.08 7. Vanderbilt(40)...... 12 367 217 16 59.1 2365 15 118.0 Florida(47)......... 12 7 9 16 9 6 15 +1 0.08 8. Georgia(42)......... 12 372 219 11 58.9 2462 11 118.3 Auburn(47).......... 12 10 14 24 9 14 23 +1 0.08 9. Kentucky(49)........ 12 381 214 15 56.2 2403 23 121.29. Vanderbilt(74)...... 12 7 16 23 13 12 25 -2 -0.17 10.Florida(63)......... 12 427 252 9 59.0 2988 16 125.910.Mississippi State(79)12 9 15 24 10 17 27 -3 -0.25 11.Tennessee(69)....... 13 466 277 15 59.4 3186 24 127.411.South Carolina(99).. 12 7 14 21 11 17 28 -7 -0.58 12.Ole Miss(76)........ 12 396 250 8 63.1 2692 17 130.412.Ole Miss(107)....... 12 9 8 17 7 20 27 -10 -0.83

FIRST DOWNS G Rush Pass Pen Total 3RD-DN CONVERSIONS G Conv Att Pct----------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------1. Kentucky............ 12 123 163 20 306 1. Florida............. 12 76 135 56.32. LSU................. 13 141 137 13 291 2. Kentucky............ 12 88 181 48.63. Florida............. 12 145 131 11 287 3. LSU................. 13 93 205 45.44. Tennessee........... 13 109 145 21 275 4. Arkansas............ 12 80 177 45.25. Alabama............. 12 110 131 33 274 5. Georgia............. 12 76 169 45.06. South Carolina...... 12 94 143 18 255 6. Vanderbilt.......... 12 73 184 39.77. Arkansas............ 12 156 89 9 254 7. Mississippi State... 12 70 177 39.58. Georgia............. 12 99 115 18 232 8. Tennessee........... 13 72 184 39.19. Vanderbilt.......... 12 102 99 28 229 9. Ole Miss............ 12 60 158 38.010.Ole Miss............ 12 87 115 22 224 10.Alabama............. 12 68 184 37.011.Auburn.............. 12 104 96 22 222 11.Auburn.............. 12 60 164 36.612.Mississippi State... 12 98 95 13 206 12.South Carolina...... 12 55 157 35.0

OPPONENT 1ST DOWNS G Rush Pass Pen Total OPP 3RD-DN CONVERT G Conv Att Pct----------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------1. Auburn.............. 12 78 96 21 195 1. Arkansas............ 12 61 188 32.42. LSU................. 13 79 110 25 214 2. Georgia............. 12 55 162 34.03. Vanderbilt.......... 12 94 108 13 215 3. Vanderbilt.......... 12 56 161 34.84. Alabama............. 12 98 107 11 216 4. LSU................. 13 68 189 36.05. Mississippi State... 12 105 93 23 221 5. South Carolina...... 12 65 180 36.16. Georgia............. 12 98 110 14 222 6. Auburn.............. 12 67 178 37.67. Florida............. 12 71 141 22 234 7. Mississippi State... 12 69 180 38.38. South Carolina...... 12 138 89 15 242 8. Alabama............. 12 73 187 39.09. Arkansas............ 12 99 116 33 248 9. Florida............. 12 70 179 39.110.Kentucky............ 12 132 115 19 266 10.Tennessee........... 13 80 198 40.411.Ole Miss............ 12 133 138 11 282 11.Ole Miss............ 12 76 175 43.412.Tennessee........... 13 109 155 20 284 12.Kentucky............ 12 82 178 46.1

SACKS BY G Sacks Yards SACKS AGAINST G Sacks Yards--------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------1. Georgia............. 12 34 249 1. Tennessee........... 13 4 442. LSU................. 13 32 246 2. Arkansas............ 12 10 783. Vanderbilt.......... 12 30 184 3. Florida............. 12 12 694. Florida............. 12 26 183 4. Georgia............. 12 15 1325. Alabama............. 12 23 166 5. Vanderbilt.......... 12 17 109 Kentucky............ 12 23 154 6. Mississippi State... 12 20 1647. Arkansas............ 12 22 163 7. Auburn.............. 12 24 1758. South Carolina...... 12 21 152 Alabama............. 12 24 154 Ole Miss............ 12 21 139 9. Ole Miss............ 12 28 179 Tennessee........... 13 21 128 10.LSU................. 13 29 19411.Auburn.............. 12 19 161 11.South Carolina...... 12 31 21612.Mississippi State... 12 16 97 12.Kentucky............ 12 35 255

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2007 Southeastern Conference Team Statistics (Through Regular Season Games)

PENALTIES G No Yds Avg/G FIELD GOALS G Made Att Pct------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------1. Alabama............. 12 55 432 36.0 1. Arkansas............ 12 17 21 .8102. Vanderbilt.......... 12 59 479 39.9 2. LSU................. 13 25 32 .7813. South Carolina...... 12 69 532 44.3 3. Florida............. 12 10 13 .7694. Tennessee........... 13 69 581 44.7 4. South Carolina...... 12 13 17 .7655. Ole Miss............ 12 77 571 47.6 5. Georgia............. 12 16 21 .7626. Auburn.............. 12 74 579 48.2 6. Tennessee........... 13 21 28 .7507. Mississippi State... 12 72 635 52.9 Mississippi State... 12 9 12 .7508. Arkansas............ 12 76 657 54.8 8. Auburn.............. 12 16 22 .7279. Georgia............. 12 80 660 55.0 9. Alabama............. 12 22 31 .71010.Kentucky............ 12 76 672 56.0 10.Kentucky............ 12 16 23 .69611.Florida............. 12 98 756 63.0 11.Vanderbilt.......... 12 13 20 .65012.LSU................. 13 113 844 64.9 12.Ole Miss............ 12 11 17 .647

OPPONENT PENALTIES G No Yds Avg/G PAT KICKING G Made Att Pct------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------1. Alabama............. 12 95 833 69.4 1. LSU................. 13 58 58 1.0002. Auburn.............. 12 89 710 59.2 South Carolina...... 12 38 38 1.0003. Ole Miss............ 12 86 700 58.3 Alabama............. 12 34 34 1.0004. Mississippi State... 12 81 670 55.8 4. Tennessee........... 13 49 50 .9805. South Carolina...... 12 78 667 55.6 5. Georgia............. 12 45 46 .9786. Kentucky............ 12 74 635 52.9 6. Auburn.............. 12 34 35 .9717. Vanderbilt.......... 12 83 631 52.6 7. Florida............. 12 67 69 .9718. Georgia............. 12 78 602 50.2 8. Mississippi State... 12 32 33 .9709. Tennessee........... 13 89 631 48.5 9. Vanderbilt.......... 12 29 30 .96710.Florida............. 12 75 535 44.6 10.Arkansas............ 12 57 59 .96611.Arkansas............ 12 64 513 42.8 11.Ole Miss............ 12 24 25 .96012.LSU................. 13 60 483 37.2 12.Kentucky............ 12 48 51 .941

4TH-DN CONVERSIONS G Conv Att Pct TIME OF POSSESSION G Total Time Avg/G------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------1. LSU................. 13 12 15 80.0 1. LSU................. 13 417:37 32:072. Auburn.............. 12 12 17 70.6 2. Vanderbilt.......... 12 377:20 31:263. Georgia............. 12 7 11 63.6 Auburn.............. 12 377:15 31:264. Vanderbilt.......... 12 12 21 57.1 4. Georgia............. 12 365:18 30:265. Florida............. 12 5 9 55.6 5. Mississippi State... 12 365:05 30:256. Kentucky............ 12 12 22 54.5 6. Alabama............. 12 354:37 29:337. Alabama............. 12 6 12 50.0 7. Arkansas............ 12 354:18 29:31 Tennessee........... 13 8 16 50.0 8. Florida............. 12 353:14 29:269. South Carolina...... 12 8 17 47.1 9. South Carolina...... 12 342:44 28:3310.Mississippi State... 12 6 15 40.0 10.Tennessee........... 13 370:27 28:2911.Ole Miss............ 12 7 21 33.3 11.Kentucky............ 12 340:19 28:2112.Arkansas............ 12 4 14 28.6 12.Ole Miss............ 12 336:24 28:02

OPP 4TH-DN CONVERT G Conv Att Pct KICKOFF COVERAGE G No. Yards Avg Retn TB NetAvg------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------1. Mississippi State... 12 2 14 14.3 1. Kentucky............ 12 77 5003 65.0 1249 20 43.62. LSU................. 13 4 18 22.2 2. Alabama............. 12 65 3835 59.0 1022 4 42.03. Georgia............. 12 5 16 31.2 3. South Carolina...... 12 60 3841 64.0 1099 11 42.04. Vanderbilt.......... 12 5 15 33.3 4. Mississippi State... 12 55 3373 61.3 1035 2 41.85. South Carolina...... 12 6 15 40.0 5. Florida............. 12 91 5657 62.2 1725 7 41.76. Kentucky............ 12 6 14 42.9 6. Arkansas............ 12 89 5618 63.1 1771 7 41.77. Tennessee........... 13 9 19 47.4 7. Tennessee........... 13 82 4976 60.7 1526 4 41.18. Auburn.............. 12 8 15 53.3 8. LSU................. 13 93 5645 60.7 1795 2 41.09. Florida............. 12 14 24 58.3 9. Georgia............. 12 72 4243 58.9 1302 1 40.610.Ole Miss............ 12 13 22 59.1 10.Vanderbilt.......... 12 54 3337 61.8 1214 3 38.211.Arkansas............ 12 14 23 60.9 11.Auburn.............. 12 61 3495 57.3 1063 7 37.612.Alabama............. 12 11 17 64.7 12.Ole Miss............ 12 49 2607 53.2 896 0 34.9

RED ZONE OFFENSE G RedZone Percent TDs R/P FG-AT Fumb/Int/Downs/Other--------------------------------------------------------------------------------1. LSU................. 13 64-69 92.8 44 28/16 20-23 0/ 0/ 2/ 02. Georgia............. 12 43-47 91.5 33 22/11 10-10 1/ 1/ 1/ 13. Tennessee........... 13 53-58 91.4 39 15/24 14-16 0/ 2/ 1/ 04. Florida............. 12 59-67 88.1 50 33/17 9-11 2/ 1/ 1/ 25. Arkansas............ 12 43-49 87.8 31 20/11 12-12 2/ 1/ 1/ 26. Mississippi State... 12 28-32 87.5 21 14/7 7-8 0/ 2/ 0/ 17. South Carolina...... 12 38-44 86.4 28 14/14 10-10 0/ 2/ 3/ 18. Kentucky............ 12 50-59 84.7 39 17/22 11-15 0/ 2/ 3/ 09. Auburn.............. 12 37-45 82.2 27 18/9 10-11 2/ 2/ 2/ 110.Alabama............. 12 40-50 80.0 28 16/12 12-16 2/ 2/ 2/ 011.Vanderbilt.......... 12 38-54 70.4 26 13/13 12-17 2/ 3/ 4/ 212.Ole Miss............ 12 24-39 61.5 14 5/9 10-15 4/ 4/ 2/ 0

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2007 Southeastern Conference Team Statistics (Through Regular Season Games)

RED ZONE DEFENSE G RedZone Percent TDs R/P FG-AT Fumb/Int/Downs/Other--------------------------------------------------------------------------------1. Mississippi State... 12 31-43 72.1 22 10/12 9-13 1/ 2/ 5/ 02. Auburn.............. 12 26-36 72.2 16 10/6 10-15 1/ 3/ 1/ 03. Ole Miss............ 12 40-54 74.1 30 20/10 10-14 2/ 3/ 2/ 34. South Carolina...... 12 35-47 74.5 24 15/9 11-13 2/ 3/ 3/ 25. Georgia............. 12 32-40 80.0 20 15/5 12-13 3/ 0/ 4/ 06. Arkansas............ 12 36-44 81.8 25 12/13 11-13 1/ 3/ 2/ 07. Vanderbilt.......... 12 38-46 82.6 25 15/10 13-16 1/ 1/ 2/ 18. Kentucky............ 12 39-47 83.0 32 15/17 7-8 2/ 0/ 3/ 29. LSU................. 13 30-35 85.7 22 10/12 8-9 1/ 3/ 0/ 010.Florida............. 12 38-44 86.4 24 15/9 14-18 0/ 1/ 1/ 011.Tennessee........... 13 43-49 87.8 31 11/20 12-14 1/ 1/ 2/ 012.Alabama............. 12 32-36 88.9 24 14/10 8-9 0/ 2/ 0/ 1

ON-SIDE KICK SUCCESS G OnSide Percent ON-SIDE KICK ALLOWED G OnSide Percent------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------1. Georgia............. 12 1-1 100.0 1. LSU................. 13 0-3 0.02. Vanderbilt.......... 12 1-2 50.0 South Carolina...... 12 0-1 0.0 Alabama............. 12 1-2 50.0 Alabama............. 12 0-0 0.04. South Carolina...... 12 1-4 25.0 Mississippi State... 12 0-0 0.05. Ole Miss............ 12 0-3 0.0 Kentucky............ 12 0-0 0.0 Mississippi State... 12 0-1 0.0 Auburn.............. 12 0-0 0.0 Kentucky............ 12 0-1 0.0 Vanderbilt.......... 12 0-0 0.0 Auburn.............. 12 0-0 0.0 Georgia............. 12 0-0 0.0 LSU................. 13 0-0 0.0 9. Florida............. 12 1-4 25.0 Florida............. 12 0-0 0.0 10.Arkansas............ 12 1-3 33.3 Tennessee........... 13 0-0 0.0 11.Ole Miss............ 12 1-2 50.0 Arkansas............ 12 0-0 0.0 12.Tennessee........... 13 1-1 100.0

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2007 Southeastern Conference Individual Statistics (Through Regular Season Games)

RUSHING Team Cl G Att Yds Avg TD Long Yds/G INTERCEPTIONS Team Cl G Int Yds TD Long Int/G---------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------1. Darren McFadden(4).. AR JR 12 304 1725 5.7 15 80 143.8 1. Rashad Johnson(10).. UA JR 12 6 64 0 28 0.502. Knowshon Moreno(24). UG FR 12 239 1273 5.3 12 80 106.1 D.J. Moore(10)...... VU SO 12 6 53 1 24 0.503. Rafael Little(38)... UK SR 9 162 861 5.3 3 38 95.7 3. Craig Steltz(21).... LS SR 13 6 153 0 51 0.464. BJ Green-Ellis(39).. UM SR 12 230 1137 4.9 6 57 94.8 4. Jerell Norton(24)... AR SO 12 5 174 1 100 0.425. Felix Jones(40)..... AR JR 12 123 1117 9.1 11 73 93.1 5. Kelin Johnson(46)... UG SR 10 4 53 0 41 0.406. Arian Foster(45).... UT JR 13 229 1162 5.1 12 59 89.4 6. Eric Berry(50)...... UT FR 13 5 222 1 96 0.387. Anthony Dixon(53)... MS SO 12 263 980 3.7 13 30 81.7 7. Jerraud Powers(55).. AU SO 12 4 35 0 20 0.338. Terry Grant(55)..... UA FR 11 180 891 4.9 8 47 81.0 Patrick Lee(55)..... AU SR 12 4 34 0 26 0.339. Thomas Brown(63).... UG SR 9 129 706 5.5 9 53 78.4 9. Chevis Jackson(97).. LS SR 13 4 18 0 18 0.3110.Jacob Hester(64).... LS SR 13 204 1017 5.0 11 87 78.2 10.Emanuel Cook........ SC SO 11 3 72 0 34 0.27

PASSING AVG/GAME Team Cl G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds TD Avg/G PASS EFFICIENCY Team Cl G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds TD Eff.------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------1. Andre' Woodson...... UK SR 12 468 295 10 63.0 3351 36 279.2 1. Tim Tebow(2)........ UF SO 12 317 217 6 68.5 3132 29 177.92. Tim Tebow........... UF SO 12 317 217 6 68.5 3132 29 261.0 2. Andre' Woodson(20).. UK SR 12 468 295 10 63.0 3351 36 144.33. Erik Ainge.......... UT SR 13 476 300 10 63.0 3157 29 242.8 3. Erik Ainge(41)...... UT SR 13 476 300 10 63.0 3157 29 134.64. John Parker Wilson.. UA JR 12 430 236 11 54.9 2590 15 215.8 4. Casey Dick(53)...... AR JR 12 230 131 9 57.0 1498 18 129.75. Matt Flynn.......... LS SR 11 332 183 10 55.1 2233 17 203.0 5. Matthew Stafford(56) UG SO 12 325 180 9 55.4 2348 18 128.86. Matthew Stafford.... UG SO 12 325 180 9 55.4 2348 18 195.7 6. Matt Flynn(77)...... LS SR 11 332 183 10 55.1 2233 17 122.57. Seth Adams.......... UM SR 11 297 163 16 54.9 1979 12 179.9 7. Brandon Cox(84)..... AU SR 12 277 163 12 58.8 1869 9 117.68. Brandon Cox......... AU SR 12 277 163 12 58.8 1869 9 155.8 8. Seth Adams(93)...... UM SR 11 297 163 16 54.9 1979 12 113.49. Casey Dick.......... AR JR 12 230 131 9 57.0 1498 18 124.8 9. MacKenzi Adams(94).. VU SO 12 182 101 6 55.5 1043 9 113.410.Wesley Carroll...... MS FR 12 237 126 6 53.2 1353 9 112.8 10.John P. Wilson(97).. UA JR 12 430 236 11 54.9 2590 15 111.9

TOTAL OFFENSE Team Cl G Rush Pass Plays Total Yds/G PUNT RETURN AVG Team Cl G Ret Yds TD Long Avg-------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------1. Tim Tebow(7)........ UF SO 12 838 3132 511 3970 330.8 1. Brandon James(2).... UF SO 10 12 213 1 83 17.82. Andre' Woodson(36).. UK SR 12 -167 3351 533 3184 265.3 2. Javier Arenas(7).... UA SO 11 21 323 1 69 15.43. Erik Ainge(44)...... UT SR 13 -34 3157 491 3123 240.2 3. Mikey Henderson(23). UG SR 11 19 214 0 63 11.34. John P. Wilson(56).. UA JR 12 80 2590 507 2670 222.5 4. Derek Pegues(32).... MS JR 12 25 263 1 75 10.55. Matt Flynn(58)...... LS SR 11 207 2233 420 2440 221.8 5. Robert Dunn(44)..... AU JR 10 29 276 0 57 9.56. Matthew Stafford(73) UG SO 12 -18 2348 362 2330 194.2 6. Captain Munnerlyn(48)SC SO 11 18 165 0 46 9.27. Seth Adams(88)...... UM SR 11 -27 1979 344 1952 177.5 7. Jerell Norton(52)... AR SO 12 17 142 0 45 8.48. Darren McFadden..... AR JR 12 1725 123 315 1848 154.0 8. Alex Washington(73). VU SO 11 25 165 0 37 6.69. Brandon Cox......... AU SR 12 -95 1869 321 1774 147.8 9. Chad Jones(74)...... LS FR 13 16 104 0 16 6.510.Casey Dick.......... AR JR 12 -51 1498 238 1447 120.6 Rafael Little(74)... UK SR 9 18 117 0 18 6.5

RECEPTIONS/GAME Team Cl G Rec Yds TD Long Avg/C Rec/G KICK RETURN AVG Team Cl G Ret Yds TD Long Avg---------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------1. Kenny McKinley(24).. SC JR 12 77 968 9 48 12.6 6.42 1. Felix Jones(3)...... AR JR 12 18 564 2 90 31.32. Earl Bennett(27).... VU JR 12 75 830 5 54 11.1 6.25 2. Brandon James(17)... UF SO 10 29 818 0 61 28.23. Lucas Taylor(44).... UT JR 13 73 1000 5 51 13.7 5.62 3. Trindon Holliday(31) LS SO 12 18 468 1 98 26.04. Keenan Burton(55)... UK SR 11 59 685 9 51 11.6 5.36 4. D.J. Moore(34)...... VU SO 12 32 823 0 63 25.75. DJ Hall(58)......... UA SR 12 63 947 6 67 15.0 5.25 5. Asher Allen(49)..... UG SO 12 27 659 0 82 24.46. Andre Caldwell(60).. UF SR 10 52 721 5 48 13.9 5.20 6. Keenan Burton(56)... UK SR 11 28 679 0 42 24.27. Percy Harvin(69).... UF SO 10 50 781 3 52 15.6 5.00 7. Javier Arenas(58)... UA SO 11 24 581 0 62 24.28. Steve Johnson(92)... UK SR 12 54 928 11 57 17.2 4.50 8. Chris Culliver(62).. SC FR 11 34 809 0 44 23.89. Jacob Tamme......... UK SR 12 53 584 5 40 11.0 4.42 9. Marshay Green(71)... UM SO 11 27 631 0 42 23.410.Dicky Lyons......... UK JR 12 51 577 7 51 11.3 4.25 10.Derek Pegues(81).... MS JR 12 23 530 0 51 23.0

RECEIVE YDS/GAME Team Cl G Rec Yds TD Long Avg/C Yds/G PUNTING Team Cl G Punts Yds Long Avg---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------1. Kenny McKinley(33).. SC JR 12 77 968 9 48 12.6 80.7 1. Patrick Fisher(12).. LS SR 13 56 2457 61 43.92. DJ Hall(37)......... UA SR 12 63 947 6 67 15.0 78.9 2. Ryan Shoemaker(16).. AU FR 11 41 1771 64 43.23. Percy Harvin(39).... UF SO 10 50 781 3 52 15.6 78.1 3. Brian Mimbs(31)..... UG JR 12 54 2269 66 42.04. Steve Johnson(40)... UK SR 12 54 928 11 57 17.2 77.3 4. Ryan Succop(36)..... SC JR 12 56 2330 58 41.65. Lucas Taylor(43).... UT JR 13 73 1000 5 51 13.7 76.9 5. Britton Colquitt(37) UT JR 12 55 2284 57 41.56. Andre Caldwell(57).. UF SR 10 52 721 5 48 13.9 72.1 6. Jeremy Davis(68).... AR JR 12 55 2209 54 40.27. Earl Bennett(65).... VU JR 12 75 830 5 54 11.1 69.2 7. Blake McAdams(73)... MS JR 12 66 2640 73 40.08. Keenan Burton(90)... UK SR 11 59 685 9 51 11.6 62.3 8. Tim Masthay(75)..... UK JR 12 45 1793 63 39.89. Mike Wallace........ UM JR 12 38 716 6 77 18.8 59.7 9. Justin Sparks(76)... UM SO 12 51 2023 55 39.710.Rodgeriqus Smith.... AU JR 12 48 660 5 58 13.8 55.0 10.Brett Upson(84)..... VU SO 12 61 2391 59 39.2

ALL PURPOSE Team Cl G Rush Rcv PR KR Yds Avg/G SCORING Team Cl G TD XPT FG 2XP Pts Pts/G----------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------1. Darren McFadden(12). AR JR 12 1725 164 0 283 2172 181.0 1. Tim Tebow(3)........ UF SO 12 22 0 0 0 132 11.02. Felix Jones(24)..... AR JR 12 1117 111 0 564 1792 149.3 2. Colt David(5)....... LS JR 13 1 58 25 0 139 10.73. Rafael Little(36)... UK SR 9 861 297 117 0 1275 141.7 3. Alex Tejada(18)..... AR FR 12 0 57 17 0 108 9.04. Percy Harvin(43).... UF SO 10 599 781 0 0 1380 138.0 4. Daniel Lincoln(30).. UT FR 13 0 49 21 0 112 8.65. Knowshon Moreno(59). UG FR 12 1273 227 0 0 1500 125.0 5. Leigh Tiffin(40).... UA SO 12 0 33 22 0 99 8.26. Keenan Burton(60)... UK SR 11 0 685 9 679 1373 124.8 6. Joey Ijjas(45)...... UF SO 12 0 67 10 0 97 8.17. Thomas Brown(61).... UG SR 9 706 84 0 333 1123 124.8 7. Darren McFadden(47). AR JR 12 16 0 0 0 96 8.08. Brandon James(64)... UF SO 10 133 69 213 818 1233 123.3 8. Lones Seiber(60).... UK SO 12 0 46 16 0 94 7.89. Arian Foster(65).... UT JR 13 1162 314 0 117 1593 122.5 9. Brandon Coutu(66)... UG SR 12 0 44 16 0 92 7.710.Cory Boyd(92)....... SC SR 12 903 405 0 0 1308 109.0 10.Anthony Dixon(75)... MS SO 12 15 0 0 0 90 7.5

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2007 Southeastern Conference Individual Statistics (Through Regular Season Games)

SCORING (TDs) Team Cl G TD Rush Pass Ret PAT Pts Pts/G FIELD GOALS Team Cl G FG FGA Pct. FG/G------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------1. Tim Tebow........... UF SO 12 22 22 0 0 0 132 11.0 1. Colt David(3)....... LS JR 13 25 32 78.1 1.922. Darren McFadden..... AR JR 12 16 15 1 0 0 96 8.0 2. Leigh Tiffin(5)..... UA SO 12 22 31 71.0 1.833. Anthony Dixon....... MS SO 12 15 13 2 0 0 90 7.5 3. Daniel Lincoln(17).. UT FR 13 21 28 75.0 1.624. Thomas Brown........ UG SR 9 11 9 2 0 0 66 7.3 4. Alex Tejada(30)..... AR FR 12 17 21 81.0 1.425. Felix Jones......... AR JR 12 13 11 0 2 1 80 6.7 5. Wes Byrum(39)....... AU FR 12 16 21 76.2 1.336. Arian Foster........ UT JR 13 14 12 2 0 0 84 6.5 Brandon Coutu(39)... UG SR 12 16 21 76.2 1.337. Knowshon Moreno..... UG FR 12 12 12 0 0 0 72 6.0 Lones Seiber(39).... UK SO 12 16 23 69.6 1.338. Jacob Hester........ LS SR 13 12 11 1 0 0 72 5.5 8. Ryan Succop(67)..... SC JR 12 13 17 76.5 1.089. Steve Johnson....... UK SR 12 11 0 11 0 0 66 5.5 Bryant Hahnfeldt(67) VU JR 12 13 20 65.0 1.0810.Keenan Burton....... UK SR 11 9 0 9 0 1 56 5.1 10.Joshua Shene(86).... UM SO 12 11 17 64.7 0.92

SCORING (KICK) Team Cl G PATs FGs Pts Pts/G FIELD GOAL PCT Team Cl G FG FGA Long Pct.------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------1. Colt David.......... LS JR 13 58-58 25-32 133 10.2 1. Alex Tejada......... AR FR 12 17 21 47 81.02. Alex Tejada......... AR FR 12 57-59 17-21 108 9.0 2. Colt David.......... LS JR 13 25 32 49 78.13. Daniel Lincoln...... UT FR 13 49-50 21-28 112 8.6 3. Joey Ijjas.......... UF SO 12 10 13 43 76.94. Leigh Tiffin........ UA SO 12 33-33 22-31 99 8.2 4. Ryan Succop......... SC JR 12 13 17 49 76.55. Joey Ijjas.......... UF SO 12 67-68 10-13 97 8.1 5. Wes Byrum........... AU FR 12 16 21 49 76.26. Lones Seiber........ UK SO 12 46-49 16-23 94 7.8 Brandon Coutu....... UG SR 12 16 21 47 76.27. Brandon Coutu....... UG SR 12 44-44 16-21 92 7.7 7. Daniel Lincoln...... UT FR 13 21 28 48 75.08. Wes Byrum........... AU FR 12 33-34 16-21 81 6.8 Adam Carlson........ MS JR 12 9 12 48 75.09. Ryan Succop......... SC JR 12 37-37 13-17 76 6.3 9. Leigh Tiffin........ UA SO 12 22 31 51 71.010.Bryant Hahnfeldt.... VU JR 12 28-29 13-20 67 5.6 10.Lones Seiber........ UK SO 12 16 23 48 69.6

PAT KICKING PCT Team Cl G Made Att Pct. --------------------------------------------------- 1. Colt David.......... LS JR 13 58 58 100.0 Brandon Coutu....... UG SR 12 44 44 100.0 Ryan Succop......... SC JR 12 37 37 100.0 Leigh Tiffin........ UA SO 12 33 33 100.0 5. Joey Ijjas.......... UF SO 12 67 68 98.5 6. Daniel Lincoln...... UT FR 13 49 50 98.0 7. Wes Byrum........... AU FR 12 33 34 97.1 8. Adam Carlson........ MS JR 12 32 33 97.0 9. Alex Tejada......... AR FR 12 57 59 96.6 10.Bryant Hahnfeldt.... VU JR 12 28 29 96.6

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2007 Southeastern Conference Individual Statistics (Through Regular Season Games)

TACKLES (All positions) SACKS Team Cl G Pos Solo Ast Yds Total Avg/GPlayer Team Cl G Pos Solo Ast Total Avg/G Sack -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Greg Hardy(6)....... UM SO 10 DL 10 0 72 10.0 1.001. Wesley Woodyard(25). UK SR 12 LB 69 55 124 10.3 2.5 2. Jeremy Jarmon(24)... UK SO 12 DE 8 2 56 9.0 0.752. Brandon Spikes(34).. UF SO 12 LB 74 44 118 9.8 1.5 Wallace Gilberry(24) UA SR 12 9 0 48 9.0 0.753. Jerod Mayo(38)...... UT JR 13 LB 75 52 127 9.8 1.5 4. Titus Brown(32)..... MS SR 12 DL 8 0 48 8.0 0.674. Jonathan Goff(42)... VU SR 12 LB 61 52 113 9.4 3.0 5. Marcus Howard(43)... UG SR 12 DE 6 3 79 7.5 0.625. Matt Hewitt(43)..... AR SR 12 SS 55 57 112 9.3 1.0 6. Antonio Coleman(50). AU SO 12 7 0 48 7.0 0.586. Emanuel Cook(77).... SC SO 11 SS 77 15 92 8.4 4.0 7. Geno Atkins(63)..... UG SO 12 DT 5 3 41 6.5 0.547. Jamarca Sanford(87). UM JR 10 DB 48 35 83 8.3 0.0 Derrick Harvey(63).. UF JR 12 DL 6 1 41 6.5 0.548. Rico McCoy.......... UT SO 13 LB 54 52 106 8.2 1.0 Jerm. Cunningham(63) UF SO 12 6 1 40 6.5 0.549. Ashlee Palmer....... UM JR 11 LB 50 39 89 8.1 0.5 10.Eric Norwood........ SC SO 12 DE 6 0 47 6.0 0.5010.Tony Fein........... UM JR 11 LB 53 31 84 7.6 0.011.Craig Steltz........ LS SR 13 DB 63 34 97 7.5 1.0 TACKLES FOR LOSS Team Cl G Pos Solo Ast Yds Total Avg/G12.Ali Highsmith....... LS SR 13 LB 42 51 93 7.2 1.5 ----------------------------------------------------------------13.Dannell Ellerbe..... UG JR 12 LB 58 27 85 7.1 4.5 1. Wallace Gilberry(4). UA SR 12 18 8 80 22.0 1.8314.D.J. Moore.......... VU SO 12 CB 63 20 83 6.9 1.0 2. Greg Hardy(5)....... UM SO 10 DL 17 2 95 18.0 1.8015.Jonathan Hefney..... UT SR 13 DB 54 34 88 6.8 0.0 3. Eric Norwood(7)..... SC SO 12 DE 18 3 89 19.5 1.6216.Jamar Chaney........ MS JR 12 LB 37 44 81 6.8 0.0 4. Antonio Coleman(17). AU SO 12 17 0 78 17.0 1.42 Rashad Johnson...... UA JR 12 DB 49 32 81 6.8 1.0 5. Derrick Harvey(45).. UF JR 12 DL 13 2 65 14.0 1.1718.Darren Mustin....... UA SR 11 LB 45 26 71 6.5 1.0 Geno Atkins(45)..... UG SO 12 DT 12 4 61 14.0 1.1719.Eric Berry.......... UT FR 13 DB 56 27 83 6.4 0.0 Peria Jerry(45)..... UM JR 12 DL 11 6 41 14.0 1.1720.Marcus Buggs........ VU SR 12 LB 42 34 76 6.3 3.0 Brandon Spikes(45).. UF SO 12 LB 12 4 34 14.0 1.1721.Ryan Karl........... UT SR 13 LB 49 33 82 6.3 0.0 9. Jeremy Jarmon(62)... UK SO 12 DE 11 5 70 13.5 1.1222.Greg Hardy.......... UM SO 10 DL 40 23 63 6.3 10.0 Titus Brown(62)..... MS SR 12 DL 12 3 69 13.5 1.1223.Dustin Doe.......... UF SO 12 LB 37 38 75 6.2 0.024.Dominic Douglas..... MS JR 12 LB 37 37 74 6.2 1.0 FUMBLES FORCED Team Cl G Num Avg/G25.Kevin Woods......... AR SR 11 SS 44 23 67 6.1 0.0 ----------------------------------------------26.F. Fairchild........ AR SO 12 LB 40 33 73 6.1 4.0 1. Matt Hewitt......... AR SR 12 4 0.3327.Wallace Gilberry.... UA SR 12 DL 43 29 72 6.0 9.0 2. Greg Hardy.......... UM SO 10 3 0.30 Weston Dacus........ AR SR 12 MLB 37 35 72 6.0 3.0 3. Chris Hampton....... SC SR 12 3 0.2529.Gabe O'Neal......... MS SR 12 LB 44 26 70 5.8 1.0 M. Wright........... UF FR 12 3 0.25 Rolando McClain..... UA FR 12 LB 36 34 70 5.8 1.0 Wesley Woodyard..... UK SR 12 3 0.2531.Eric Norwood........ SC SO 12 DE 46 23 69 5.8 6.0 Roderick Battle..... UG SO 12 3 0.2532.Prince Hall......... UA SO 10 DB 28 29 57 5.7 0.5 7. Craig Steltz........ LS SR 13 3 0.2333.Darian Stewart...... SC SO 12 DB 56 12 68 5.7 0.0 8. Jamarca Sanford..... UM JR 10 2 0.20 Ryan Hamilton....... VU SO 12 DB 48 20 68 5.7 1.0 Quentin Groves...... AU SR 10 2 0.2035.Darry Beckwith...... LS JR 11 LB 29 33 62 5.6 1.5 10.Demario Bobo........ MS SR 11 2 0.1836.Michael Grant....... AR SR 12 DB 44 22 66 5.5 0.037.Reshard Langford.... VU JR 12 DB 40 25 65 5.4 0.0 FUMBLES RCVD Team Cl G Num Avg/G38.Rodney Paulk........ SC SO 12 LB 41 23 64 5.3 1.0 ----------------------------------------------39.Chris Evans......... AU JR 12 LB 35 28 63 5.2 0.0 1. Al Woods............ LS SO 11 3 0.27 Jamie Phillips...... UM SO 12 LB 35 28 63 5.2 0.0 2. Matt Hewitt......... AR SR 12 3 0.2541.Zac Etheridge....... AU FR 11 DB 33 24 57 5.2 0.5 Eric Norwood........ SC SO 12 3 0.25 Joe Haden........... UF FR 11 DB 37 20 57 5.2 0.0 4. Jimmie Holmes....... MS JR 10 2 0.2043.Jermaine Cunningham. UF SO 12 DL 34 28 62 5.2 6.5 5. Darlron Spead....... VU SO 11 2 0.18 Trevard Lindley..... UK SO 12 CB 47 15 62 5.2 0.0 Ashlee Palmer....... UM JR 11 2 0.1845.Simeon Castille..... UA SR 12 DB 39 22 61 5.1 1.5 7. Darian Stewart...... SC SO 12 2 0.17 Marvin Sapp......... SC JR 12 LB 50 11 61 5.1 0.0 Dustin Doe.......... UF SO 12 2 0.17 Kareem Jackson...... UA FR 12 DB 45 16 61 5.1 0.0 Brandon Spikes...... UF SO 12 2 0.1748.Jamon Hughes........ MS SO 12 LB 32 28 60 5.0 0.0 Myron Lewis......... VU SO 12 2 0.17 Johnny Brown........ UM FR 12 DB 36 24 60 5.0 0.0 Ezekial Knight...... UA JR 12 DL 31 29 60 5.0 3.0 PASSES DEFENDED Team Cl G Brup Int Total Avg/G -------------------------------------------------------- 1. Michael Grant....... AR SR 12 17 3 20 1.67 2. Chevis Jackson...... LS SR 13 15 4 19 1.46 3. D.J. Moore.......... VU SO 12 10 6 16 1.33 4. Jerell Norton....... AR SO 12 10 5 15 1.25 5. Myron Lewis......... VU SO 12 12 1 13 1.08 Matterral Richardson AR SR 12 10 3 13 1.08 Rashad Johnson...... UA JR 12 7 6 13 1.08 8. Joe Haden........... UF FR 11 10 1 11 1.00 Craig Steltz........ LS SR 13 7 6 13 1.00 Patrick Lee......... AU SR 12 8 4 12 1.00

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INDIVIDUAL SSUPERLATIVESPoints scored

30 Tim Tebow, Florida at South Carolina (Nov. 10)24 Darren McFadden, Arkansas vs FIU (Oct. 27)24 Peyton Hillis, Arkansas at LSU (Nov. 23)18 Terry Grant, Alabama vs WESTERN CAROLINA (Sept. 1)18 Earl Bennett, Vanderbilt vs RICHMOND (Sept. 1)18 C. Jackson-Garrison, Vanderbilt vs OLE MISS (Sept. 15)18 Mario Fannin, Auburn vs NEW MEXICO STATE (Sept. 22)18 Mike Davis, South Carolina vs MISSISSIPPI STATE (Sept. 29)18 Thomas Brown, Georgia vs OLE MISS (Sept. 29)18 Anthony Dixon, Mississippi State vs UAB (Oct. 6)18 Arian Foster, Tennessee vs GEORGIA (Oct. 6)18 Dicky Lyons, Kentucky vs FLORIDA (Oct. 20)18 Knowshon Moreno, Georgia vs Florida (Oct. 27)18 Felix Jones, Arkansas vs SOUTH CAROLINA (Nov. 3)18 Knowshon Moreno, Georgia vs TROY (Nov. 3)18 BJ Green-Ellis, Ole Miss vs NORTHWESTERN STATE (Nov. 3)18 Cory Boyd, South Carolina vs FLORIDA (Nov. 10)18 Darren McFadden, Arkansas at LSU (Nov. 23)

Touchdowns5 Tim Tebow, Florida at South Carolina (Nov. 10)4 Darren McFadden, Arkansas vs FIU (Oct. 27)4 Peyton Hillis, Arkansas at LSU (Nov. 23)3 Terry Grant, Alabama vs WESTERN CAROLINA (Sept. 1)3 Earl Bennett, Vanderbilt vs RICHMOND (Sept. 1)3 C. Jackson-Garrison, Vanderbilt vs OLE MISS (Sept. 15)3 Mario Fannin, Auburn vs NEW MEXICO STATE (Sept. 22)3 Mike Davis, South Carolina vs MISSISSIPPI STATE (Sept. 29)3 Thomas Brown, Georgia vs OLE MISS (Sept. 29)3 Anthony Dixon, Mississippi State vs UAB (Oct. 6)3 Arian Foster, Tennessee vs GEORGIA (Oct. 6)3 Dicky Lyons, Kentucky vs FLORIDA (Oct. 20)3 Knowshon Moreno, Georgia vs Florida (Oct. 27)3 Felix Jones, Arkansas vs SOUTH CAROLINA (Nov. 3)3 Knowshon Moreno, Georgia vs TROY (Nov. 3)3 BJ Green-Ellis, Ole Miss vs NORTHWESTERN STATE (Nov. 3)3 Cory Boyd, South Carolina vs FLORIDA (Nov. 10)3 Darren McFadden, Arkansas at LSU (Nov. 23)

TD responsibility7 Tim Tebow, Florida at South Carolina (Nov. 10) [5r,2p]7 Erik Ainge, Tennessee at Kentucky (Nov. 24) [0r,7p]6 Andre' Woodson, Kentucky vs TENNESSEE (Nov. 24) [0r,6p]5 Tim Tebow, Florida vs TROY (Sept. 8) [2r,3p]5 Andre' Woodson, Kentucky vs FLORIDA ATLANTIC (Sept. 29) [0r,5p]5 Andre' Woodson, Kentucky vs FLORIDA (Oct. 20) [0r,5p]5 Tim Tebow, Florida at Kentucky (Oct. 20) [1r,4p]5 Tim Tebow, Florida vs VANDERBILT (Nov. 3) [2r,3p]5 Tim Tebow, Florida vs FLORIDA STATE (Nov. 24) [2r,3p]

Points scored kicking16 Alex Tejada, Arkansas vs TROY (Sept. 1) [4fg,4pat]16 Alex Tejada, Arkansas vs FIU (Oct. 27) [3fg,7pat]16 Colt David, LSU vs LOUISIANA TECH (Nov. 10) [3fg,7pat]15 Daniel Lincoln, Tennessee at Mississippi State (Oct. 13) [4fg,3pat]15 Leigh Tiffin, Alabama vs TENNESSEE (Oct. 20) [4fg,3pat]

Total offense yards441 Wesley Carroll, Mississippi State at Arkansas (Nov. 17) [20r,421p]427 Tim Tebow, Florida at Ole Miss (Sept. 22) [166r,261p]424 Tim Tebow, Florida at South Carolina (Nov. 10) [120r,304p]413 Andre' Woodson, Kentucky vs TENNESSEE (Nov. 24) [-17r,430p]391 John Parker Wilson, Alabama vs TENNESSEE (Oct. 20) [28r,363p]

Total offense plays72 Andre' Woodson, Kentucky vs TENNESSEE (Nov. 24) [10r,62p]63 John Parker Wilson, Alabama vs Florida State (Sept. 29) [10r,53p]61 Tim Tebow, Florida at Ole Miss (Sept. 22) [27r,34p]58 Andre' Woodson, Kentucky vs FLORIDA (Oct. 20) [8r,50p]58 Tim Tebow, Florida at South Carolina (Nov. 10) [26r,32p]58 Wesley Carroll, Mississippi State at Arkansas (Nov. 17) [7r,51p]

Total offense yards/play29.3 Michael Smith, Arkansas vs FIU (Oct. 27) [3-88]26.0 London Crawford, Arkansas vs MISSISSIPPI STATE (Nov. 17) [2-52]24.0 D.J. Moore, Vanderbilt vs GEORGIA (Oct. 13) [2-48]22.0 Charles Scott, LSU at Ole Miss (Nov. 17) [3-66]20.7 Richard Murphy, LSU vs LOUISIANA TECH (Nov. 10) [3-62]

Rushing yards321 Darren McFadden, Arkansas vs SOUTH CAROLINA (Nov. 3)226 BJ Green-Ellis, Ole Miss vs MISSOURI (Sept. 8)206 Darren McFadden, Arkansas at LSU (Nov. 23)196 Knowshon Moreno, Georgia vs TROY (Nov. 3)195 Darren McFadden, Arkansas at Alabama (Sept. 15)

188 Knowshon Moreno, Georgia vs Florida (Oct. 27)180 Thomas Brown, Georgia vs OLE MISS (Sept. 29)173 Terry Grant, Alabama at Vanderbilt (Sept. 8)173 Darren McFadden, Arkansas vs KENTUCKY (Sept. 22)166 Tim Tebow, Florida at Ole Miss (Sept. 22)166 Felix Jones, Arkansas vs SOUTH CAROLINA (Nov. 3)160 Cory Boyd, South Carolina at Tennessee (Oct. 27)157 Knowshon Moreno, Georgia at Vanderbilt (Oct. 13)157 Percy Harvin, Florida vs FLORIDA STATE (Nov. 24)152 Anthony Dixon, Mississippi State vs UAB (Oct. 6)

Rushing attempts34 Darren McFadden, Arkansas vs SOUTH CAROLINA (Nov. 3)33 BJ Green-Ellis, Ole Miss vs MISSOURI (Sept. 8)33 Darren McFadden, Arkansas at Alabama (Sept. 15)33 Knowshon Moreno, Georgia vs Florida (Oct. 27)32 Anthony Dixon, Mississippi State vs UAB (Oct. 6)32 Darren McFadden, Arkansas at LSU (Nov. 23)

Yards per rush29.3 Michael Smith, Arkansas vs FIU (Oct. 27) [3-88]26.0 London Crawford, Arkansas vs MISSISSIPPI STATE (Nov. 17) [2-52]24.0 D.J. Moore, Vanderbilt vs GEORGIA (Oct. 13) [2-48]22.0 Charles Scott, LSU at Ole Miss (Nov. 17) [3-66]20.7 Richard Murphy, LSU vs LOUISIANA TECH (Nov. 10) [3-62]

Rushing TDs5 Tim Tebow, Florida at South Carolina (Nov. 10)4 Darren McFadden, Arkansas vs FIU (Oct. 27)3 Terry Grant, Alabama vs WESTERN CAROLINA (Sept. 1)3 C. Jackson-Garrison, Vanderbilt vs OLE MISS (Sept. 15)3 Mario Fannin, Auburn vs NEW MEXICO STATE (Sept. 22)3 Mike Davis, South Carolina vs MISSISSIPPI STATE (Sept. 29)3 Thomas Brown, Georgia vs OLE MISS (Sept. 29)3 Anthony Dixon, Mississippi State vs UAB (Oct. 6)3 Arian Foster, Tennessee vs GEORGIA (Oct. 6)3 Knowshon Moreno, Georgia vs Florida (Oct. 27)3 Felix Jones, Arkansas vs SOUTH CAROLINA (Nov. 3)3 Knowshon Moreno, Georgia vs TROY (Nov. 3)3 BJ Green-Ellis, Ole Miss vs NORTHWESTERN STATE (Nov. 3)3 Cory Boyd, South Carolina vs FLORIDA (Nov. 10)3 Darren McFadden, Arkansas at LSU (Nov. 23)

Longest rush87 Jacob Hester, LSU vs LOUISIANA TECH (Nov. 10)81 Michael Smith, Arkansas vs FIU (Oct. 27)80 Darren McFadden, Arkansas vs SOUTH CAROLINA (Nov. 3)80 Knowshon Moreno, Georgia vs TROY (Nov. 3)73 Felix Jones, Arkansas vs KENTUCKY (Sept. 22)73 Darren McFadden, Arkansas at LSU (Nov. 23)

Passing yards430 Andre' Woodson, Kentucky vs TENNESSEE (Nov. 24)421 Wesley Carroll, Mississippi State at Arkansas (Nov. 17)415 Andre' Woodson, Kentucky vs FLORIDA (Oct. 20)397 Erik Ainge, Tennessee at Kentucky (Nov. 24)364 Blake Mitchell, South Carolina at Arkansas (Nov. 3)363 John Parker Wilson, Alabama vs TENNESSEE (Oct. 20)353 Matt Flynn, LSU at Alabama (Nov. 3)338 Tim Tebow, Florida vs FLORIDA ATLANTIC (Nov. 17)334 Erik Ainge, Tennessee vs ARKANSAS STATE (Sept. 22)327 John Parker Wilson, Alabama vs ARKANSAS (Sept. 15)319 Matt Flynn, LSU vs AUBURN (Oct. 20)316 Blake Mitchell, South Carolina vs FLORIDA (Nov. 10)305 Seth Adams, Ole Miss vs MISSOURI (Sept. 8)304 Tim Tebow, Florida at South Carolina (Nov. 10)302 Seth Adams, Ole Miss vs FLORIDA (Sept. 22)

Passing attempts62 Andre' Woodson, Kentucky vs TENNESSEE (Nov. 24)53 John Parker Wilson, Alabama vs Florida State (Sept. 29)51 Blake Mitchell, South Carolina at Arkansas (Nov. 3)51 Wesley Carroll, Mississippi State at Arkansas (Nov. 17)50 Andre' Woodson, Kentucky vs FLORIDA (Oct. 20)

Passing TDs7 Erik Ainge, Tennessee at Kentucky (Nov. 24)6 Andre' Woodson, Kentucky vs TENNESSEE (Nov. 24)5 Andre' Woodson, Kentucky vs FLORIDA ATLANTIC (Sept. 29)5 Andre' Woodson, Kentucky vs FLORIDA (Oct. 20)4 Chris Nickson, Vanderbilt vs RICHMOND (Sept. 1)4 Andre' Woodson, Kentucky vs LOUISVILLE (Sept. 15)4 John Parker Wilson, Alabama vs ARKANSAS (Sept. 15)4 Erik Ainge, Tennessee vs ARKANSAS STATE (Sept. 22)4 Tim Tebow, Florida at Kentucky (Oct. 20)4 Wesley Carroll, Mississippi State at Arkansas (Nov. 17)

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INDIVIDUAL SSUPERLATIVES4 Casey Dick, Arkansas vs MISSISSIPPI STATE (Nov. 17)

Longest pass84 Matthew Stafford, Georgia vs Florida (Oct. 27)80 Wesley Carroll, Mississippi State at Arkansas (Nov. 17)77 Seth Adams, Ole Miss vs FLORIDA (Sept. 22)71 Matt Flynn, LSU vs LOUISIANA TECH (Nov. 10)68 Seth Adams, Ole Miss vs MISSOURI (Sept. 8)

Passes completed39 Andre' Woodson, Kentucky vs TENNESSEE (Nov. 24)35 Andre' Woodson, Kentucky vs FLORIDA (Oct. 20)32 Erik Ainge, Tennessee at California (Sept. 1)32 John Parker Wilson, Alabama vs TENNESSEE (Oct. 20)31 Blake Mitchell, South Carolina at Tennessee (Oct. 27)

Had intercepted6 Michael Henig, Mississippi State vs LSU (Aug. 30)4 Chris Nickson, Vanderbilt vs EASTERN MICHIGAN (Sept. 29)4 Seth Adams, Ole Miss vs ARKANSAS (Oct. 20)4 Brandon Cox, Auburn at Georgia (Nov. 10)4 Wesley Carroll, Mississippi State at Arkansas (Nov. 17)

Pass completion pct100.0 Ryan Perrilloux, LSU vs VIRGINIA TECH (Sept. 8) [5-5]100.0 Richard Kovalcheck, Vanderbilt at Florida (Nov. 3) [2-2]88.9 Greg McElroy, Alabama vs WESTERN CAROLINA (Sept. 1) [8-9]82.4 Brandon Cox, Auburn vs VANDERBILT (Oct. 6) [14-17]82.4 Casey Dick, Arkansas vs MISSISSIPPI STATE (Nov. 17) [14-17]

Pass yards/attempt17.6 Tim Tebow, Florida vs WESTERN KENTUCKY (Sept. 1) [17-300]17.0 Jonathan Crompton, Tennessee vs LA.-LAFAYETTE (Nov. 3) [4-68]16.8 Ryan Perrilloux, LSU vs VIRGINIA TECH (Sept. 8) [5-84]15.7 Tim Tebow, Florida vs TENNESSEE (Sept. 15) [19-299]15.2 Brandon Cox, Auburn vs TENNESSEE TECH (Nov. 3) [11-167]

Pass yards/catch23.1 Tim Tebow, Florida vs WESTERN KENTUCKY (Sept. 1) [13-300]22.7 Jonathan Crompton, Tennessee vs LA.-LAFAYETTE (Nov. 3) [3-68]16.8 Ryan Perrilloux, LSU vs VIRGINIA TECH (Sept. 8) [5-84]21.4 Tim Tebow, Florida vs TENNESSEE (Sept. 15) [14-299]18.6 Brandon Cox, Auburn vs TENNESSEE TECH (Nov. 3) [9-167]

Receiving yards223 Earl Bennett, Vanderbilt vs RICHMOND (Sept. 1)208 Jamayel Smith, Mississippi State at Arkansas (Nov. 17)186 Lucas Taylor, Tennessee at Mississippi State (Oct. 13)185 DJ Hall, Alabama vs TENNESSEE (Oct. 20)172 DJ Hall, Alabama vs ARKANSAS (Sept. 15)164 Andre Caldwell, Florida vs FLORIDA ATLANTIC (Nov. 17)151 Kenny McKinley, South Carolina at Tennessee (Oct. 27)148 Andre Caldwell, Florida at South Carolina (Nov. 10)144 Demetrius Byrd, LSU at Alabama (Nov. 3)140 DJ Hall, Alabama at Ole Miss (Oct. 13)139 Mike Wallace, Ole Miss at Vanderbilt (Sept. 15)136 Mike Wallace, Ole Miss vs MISSOURI (Sept. 8)134 Steve Johnson, Kentucky vs LSU (Oct. 13)128 Steve Johnson, Kentucky vs FLORIDA (Oct. 20)125 Brandon LaFell, LSU vs VIRGINIA TECH (Sept. 8)125 Kenny McKinley, South Carolina vs CLEMSON (Nov. 24)

Receptions14 Kenny McKinley, South Carolina at Tennessee (Oct. 27)13 Earl Bennett, Vanderbilt vs RICHMOND (Sept. 1)13 DJ Hall, Alabama vs TENNESSEE (Oct. 20)13 Andre Caldwell, Florida vs FLORIDA ATLANTIC (Nov. 17)11 Earl Bennett, Vanderbilt vs OLE MISS (Sept. 15)11 Percy Harvin, Florida at Ole Miss (Sept. 22)11 Lucas Taylor, Tennessee at Mississippi State (Oct. 13)11 DJ Hall, Alabama at Ole Miss (Oct. 13)11 Andre Caldwell, Florida at South Carolina (Nov. 10)11 Rafael Little, Kentucky vs TENNESSEE (Nov. 24)

Yards per catch44.0 Steve Johnson, Kentucky at Vanderbilt (Nov. 10) [2-88]43.0 Demetrius Byrd, LSU vs MIDDLE TENNESSEE (Sept. 15) [2-86]39.7 Terrance Toliver, LSU vs LOUISIANA TECH (Nov. 10) [3-119]38.0 DJ Hall, Alabama vs LSU (Nov. 3) [2-76]35.0 London Crawford, Arkansas vs NORTH TEXAS (Sept. 29) [2-70]

Receiving TDs3 Earl Bennett, Vanderbilt vs RICHMOND (Sept. 1)3 Dicky Lyons, Kentucky vs FLORIDA (Oct. 20)2 Riley Cooper, Florida vs WESTERN KENTUCKY (Sept. 1)2 Chris Brown, Tennessee at California (Sept. 1)2 Steve Johnson, Kentucky vs LOUISVILLE (Sept. 15)2 Mike Wallace, Ole Miss at Vanderbilt (Sept. 15)

2 DJ Hall, Alabama vs ARKANSAS (Sept. 15)2 Rodgeriqus Smith, Auburn vs NEW MEXICO STATE (Sept. 22)2 Lucas Taylor, Tennessee vs ARKANSAS STATE (Sept. 22)2 Keenan Burton, Kentucky at Arkansas (Sept. 22)2 Kenny McKinley, South Carolina vs MISSISSIPPI STATE (Sept. 29)2 Dicky Lyons, Kentucky vs FLORIDA ATLANTIC (Sept. 29)2 DJ Hall, Alabama vs TENNESSEE (Oct. 20)2 Andrew Davie, Arkansas at Ole Miss (Oct. 20)2 Steve Johnson, Kentucky vs MISSISSIPPI STATE (Oct. 27)2 Robert Dunn, Auburn vs TENNESSEE TECH (Nov. 3)2 Early Doucet, LSU at Alabama (Nov. 3)2 Keith Brown, Alabama vs LSU (Nov. 3)2 Andre Caldwell, Florida vs VANDERBILT (Nov. 3)2 Robert Johnson, Arkansas vs MISSISSIPPI STATE (Nov. 17)2 Jamayel Smith, Mississippi State at Arkansas (Nov. 17)2 Cornelius Ingram, Florida vs FLORIDA ATLANTIC (Nov. 17)2 Demetrius Byrd, LSU vs ARKANSAS (Nov. 23)2 Peyton Hillis, Arkansas at LSU (Nov. 23)2 Kenny McKinley, South Carolina vs CLEMSON (Nov. 24)2 Louis Murphy, Florida vs FLORIDA STATE (Nov. 24)2 Keenan Burton, Kentucky vs TENNESSEE (Nov. 24)2 Quintin Hancock, Tennessee at Kentucky (Nov. 24)2 Steve Johnson, Kentucky vs TENNESSEE (Nov. 24)

Longest reception84 Mohamed Massaquoi, Georgia vs Florida (Oct. 27)80 Jamayel Smith, Mississippi State at Arkansas (Nov. 17)77 Mike Wallace, Ole Miss vs FLORIDA (Sept. 22)71 Terrance Toliver, LSU vs LOUISIANA TECH (Nov. 10)68 Mike Wallace, Ole Miss vs MISSOURI (Sept. 8)

Field goal attempts5 Brandon Coutu, Georgia vs SOUTH CAROLINA (Sept. 8)5 Leigh Tiffin, Alabama at Vanderbilt (Sept. 8)5 Daniel Lincoln, Tennessee at Mississippi State (Oct. 13)5 Wes Byrum, Auburn at Arkansas (Oct. 13)5 Leigh Tiffin, Alabama vs TENNESSEE (Oct. 20)

Field goals made4 Alex Tejada, Arkansas vs TROY (Sept. 1)4 Brandon Coutu, Georgia vs SOUTH CAROLINA (Sept. 8)4 Daniel Lincoln, Tennessee at Mississippi State (Oct. 13)4 Leigh Tiffin, Alabama vs TENNESSEE (Oct. 20)4 Leigh Tiffin, Alabama at Mississippi State (Nov. 10)

Longest field goal51 Joshua Shene, Ole Miss at Auburn (Oct. 27)51 Leigh Tiffin, Alabama at Mississippi State (Nov. 10)49 Wes Byrum, Auburn vs SOUTH FLORIDA (Sept. 8)49 Ryan Succop, South Carolina at Tennessee (Oct. 27)49 Colt David, LSU at Alabama (Nov. 3)49 Colt David, LSU vs ARKANSAS (Nov. 23)49 Leigh Tiffin, Alabama at Auburn (Nov. 24)

Field goal pct100.0 Alex Tejada, Arkansas vs TROY (Sept. 1) [4-4]100.0 Leigh Tiffin, Alabama at Mississippi State (Nov. 10) [4-4]100.0 Ryan Succop, South Carolina at Georgia (Sept. 8) [3-3]100.0 Daniel Lincoln, Tennessee vs SOUTHERN MISS (Sept. 8) [3-3]100.0 Wes Byrum, Auburn vs SOUTH FLORIDA (Sept. 8) [3-3]100.0 Colt David, LSU vs MIDDLE TENNESSEE (Sept. 15) [3-3]100.0 Leigh Tiffin, Alabama vs GEORGIA (Sept. 22) [3-3]100.0 Lones Seiber, Kentucky at South Carolina (Oct. 4) [3-3]100.0 Lones Seiber, Kentucky vs LSU (Oct. 13) [3-3]100.0 Colt David, LSU vs AUBURN (Oct. 20) [3-3]100.0 Alex Tejada, Arkansas vs FIU (Oct. 27) [3-3]100.0 Brandon Coutu, Georgia vs TROY (Nov. 3) [3-3]100.0 Colt David, LSU vs LOUISIANA TECH (Nov. 10) [3-3]100.0 Colt David, LSU vs VIRGINIA TECH (Sept. 8) [2-2]100.0 Adam Carlson, Mississippi State at Auburn (Sept. 15) [2-2]100.0 Daniel Lincoln, Tennessee at Florida (Sept. 15) [2-2]100.0 Lones Seiber, Kentucky vs LOUISVILLE (Sept. 15) [2-2]100.0 Daniel Lincoln, Tennessee vs ARKANSAS STATE (Sept. 22) [2-2]100.0 Alex Tejada, Arkansas vs KENTUCKY (Sept. 22) [2-2]100.0 Wes Byrum, Auburn at Florida (Sept. 29) [2-2]100.0 Alex Tejada, Arkansas vs CHATTANOOGA (Oct. 6) [2-2]100.0 Ryan Succop, South Carolina vs VANDERBILT (Oct. 20) [2-2]100.0 Ryan Succop, South Carolina at Arkansas (Nov. 3) [2-2]100.0 Leigh Tiffin, Alabama vs LSU (Nov. 3) [2-2]100.0 Lones Seiber, Kentucky at Vanderbilt (Nov. 10) [2-2]100.0 Alex Tejada, Arkansas at Tennessee (Nov. 10) [2-2]100.0 Wes Byrum, Auburn at Georgia (Nov. 10) [2-2]100.0 Colt David, LSU at Ole Miss (Nov. 17) [2-2]

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100.0 Colt David, LSU vs ARKANSAS (Nov. 23) [2-2]PAT kicks attempted

9 Alex Tejada, Arkansas vs NORTH TEXAS (Sept. 29)8 Joey Ijjas, Florida vs TROY (Sept. 8)8 Joey Ijjas, Florida vs TENNESSEE (Sept. 15)8 Wes Byrum, Auburn vs NEW MEXICO STATE (Sept. 22)8 Daniel Lincoln, Tennessee vs LA.-LAFAYETTE (Nov. 3)8 Joey Ijjas, Florida vs FLORIDA ATLANTIC (Nov. 17)

PAT kicks made9 Alex Tejada, Arkansas vs NORTH TEXAS (Sept. 29)8 Joey Ijjas, Florida vs TROY (Sept. 8)8 Joey Ijjas, Florida vs TENNESSEE (Sept. 15)8 Daniel Lincoln, Tennessee vs LA.-LAFAYETTE (Nov. 3)8 Joey Ijjas, Florida vs FLORIDA ATLANTIC (Nov. 17)

PAT kicks pct100.0 Alex Tejada, Arkansas vs NORTH TEXAS (Sept. 29) [9-9]100.0 Joey Ijjas, Florida vs TROY (Sept. 8) [8-8]100.0 Joey Ijjas, Florida vs TENNESSEE (Sept. 15) [8-8]100.0 Daniel Lincoln, Tennessee vs LA.-LAFAYETTE (Nov. 3) [8-8]100.0 Joey Ijjas, Florida vs FLORIDA ATLANTIC (Nov. 17) [8-8]100.0 Joey Ijjas, Florida vs WESTERN KENTUCKY (Sept. 1) [7-7]100.0 Leigh Tiffin, Alabama vs WESTERN CAROLINA (Sept. 1) [7-7]100.0 Alex Tejada, Arkansas vs FIU (Oct. 27) [7-7]100.0 Joey Ijjas, Florida vs VANDERBILT (Nov. 3) [7-7]100.0 Colt David, LSU vs LOUISIANA TECH (Nov. 10) [7-7]100.0 Colt David, LSU at Mississippi State (Aug. 30) [6-6]100.0 Lones Seiber, Kentucky vs KENT (Sept. 8) [6-6]100.0 Colt David, LSU vs VIRGINIA TECH (Sept. 8) [6-6]100.0 Brandon Coutu, Georgia vs WESTERN CAROLINA (Sept. 15) [6-6]100.0 Daniel Lincoln, Tennessee vs ARKANSAS STATE (Sept. 22) [6-6]100.0 Brandon Coutu, Georgia vs OLE MISS (Sept. 29) [6-6]100.0 Lones Seiber, Kentucky vs FLORIDA ATLANTIC (Sept. 29) [6-6]100.0 Joey Ijjas, Florida at Kentucky (Oct. 20) [6-6]100.0 Brandon Coutu, Georgia vs Florida (Oct. 27) [6-6]100.0 Alex Tejada, Arkansas vs SOUTH CAROLINA (Nov. 3) [6-6]100.0 Brandon Coutu, Georgia vs AUBURN (Nov. 10) [6-6]100.0 Alex Tejada, Arkansas vs MISSISSIPPI STATE (Nov. 17) [6-6]100.0 Alex Tejada, Arkansas at LSU (Nov. 23) [6-6]100.0 Joey Ijjas, Florida vs FLORIDA STATE (Nov. 24) [6-6]100.0 Bryant Hahnfeldt, Vanderbilt vs RICHMOND (Sept. 1) [5-5]100.0 Brandon Coutu, Georgia vs OKLAHOMA ST. (Sept. 1) [5-5]100.0 Adam Carlson, Mississippi State at Tulane (Sept. 8) [5-5]100.0 Colt David, LSU vs MIDDLE TENNESSEE (Sept. 15) [5-5]100.0 Alex Tejada, Arkansas at Alabama (Sept. 15) [5-5]100.0 Ryan Succop, South Carolina vs MISSISSIPPI STATE (Sept. 29) [5-5]100.0 Ryan Succop, South Carolina vs KENTUCKY (Oct. 4) [5-5]100.0 Wes Byrum, Auburn vs VANDERBILT (Oct. 6) [5-5]100.0 Daniel Lincoln, Tennessee vs GEORGIA (Oct. 6) [5-5]100.0 Wes Byrum, Auburn vs TENNESSEE TECH (Nov. 3) [5-5]100.0 Colt David, LSU at Alabama (Nov. 3) [5-5]100.0 Brandon Coutu, Georgia vs TROY (Nov. 3) [5-5]100.0 Joshua Shene, Ole Miss vs NORTHWESTERN STATE (Nov. 3) [5-5]100.0 Colt David, LSU at Ole Miss (Nov. 17) [5-5]100.0 Daniel Lincoln, Tennessee at Kentucky (Nov. 24) [5-5]100.0 Lones Seiber, Kentucky vs TENNESSEE (Nov. 24) [5-5]100.0 Ryan Succop, South Carolina vs LA.-LAFAYETTE (Sept. 1) [4-4]100.0 Daniel Lincoln, Tennessee at California (Sept. 1) [4-4]100.0 Daniel Lincoln, Tennessee vs SOUTHERN MISS (Sept. 8) [4-4]100.0 Ryan Succop, South Carolina vs SC STATE (Sept. 15) [4-4]100.0 Bryant Hahnfeldt, Vanderbilt vs OLE MISS (Sept. 15) [4-4]100.0 Leigh Tiffin, Alabama vs ARKANSAS (Sept. 15) [4-4]100.0 Colt David, LSU vs SOUTH CAROLINA (Sept. 22) [4-4]100.0 Adam Carlson, Mississippi St vs GARDNER-WEBB (Sept. 22) [4-4]100.0 Lones Seiber, Kentucky at Arkansas (Sept. 22) [4-4]100.0 Colt David, LSU at Tulane (Sept. 29) [4-4]100.0 Alex Tejada, Arkansas vs CHATTANOOGA (Oct. 6) [4-4]100.0 Colt David, LSU vs FLORIDA (Oct. 6) [4-4]100.0 Leigh Tiffin, Alabama vs HOUSTON (Oct. 6) [4-4]100.0 Colt David, LSU at Kentucky (Oct. 13) [4-4]100.0 Lones Seiber, Kentucky vs LSU (Oct. 13) [4-4]100.0 Lones Seiber, Kentucky vs FLORIDA (Oct. 20) [4-4]100.0 Adam Carlson, Mississippi State at Kentucky (Oct. 27) [4-4]100.0 Ryan Succop, South Carolina at Arkansas (Nov. 3) [4-4]100.0 Leigh Tiffin, Alabama vs LSU (Nov. 3) [4-4]100.0 Ryan Succop, South Carolina vs FLORIDA (Nov. 10) [4-4]100.0 Daniel Lincoln, Tennessee vs ARKANSAS (Nov. 10) [4-4]100.0 Adam Carlson, Mississippi State at Arkansas (Nov. 17) [4-4]100.0 Colt David, LSU vs ARKANSAS (Nov. 23) [4-4]100.0 Joey Ijjas, Florida at Ole Miss (Sept. 22) [3-3]

100.0 Alex Tejada, Arkansas vs KENTUCKY (Sept. 22) [3-3]100.0 Adam Carlson, Mississippi State at South Carolina (Sept. 29) [3-3]100.0 Bryant Hahnfeldt, Vanderbilt vs EASTERN MICH (Sept. 29) [3-3]100.0 Joey Ijjas, Florida at LSU (Oct. 6) [3-3]100.0 Joshua Shene, Ole Miss vs LOUISIANA TECH (Oct. 6) [3-3]100.0 Daniel Lincoln, Tennessee at Mississippi State (Oct. 13) [3-3]100.0 Adam Carlson, Mississippi State vs TENNESSEE (Oct. 13) [3-3]100.0 Leigh Tiffin, Alabama at Ole Miss (Oct. 13) [3-3]100.0 Joshua Shene, Ole Miss vs ALABAMA (Oct. 13) [3-3]100.0 Ryan Succop, South Carolina at North Carolina (Oct. 13) [3-3]100.0 Wes Byrum, Auburn at LSU (Oct. 20) [3-3]100.0 Colt David, LSU vs AUBURN (Oct. 20) [3-3]100.0 Leigh Tiffin, Alabama vs TENNESSEE (Oct. 20) [3-3]100.0 Joey Ijjas, Florida vs Georgia (Oct. 27) [3-3]100.0 Bryant Hahnfeldt, Vanderbilt vs MIAMI (OHIO) (Oct. 27) [3-3]100.0 Daniel Lincoln, Tennessee vs SOUTH CAROLINA (Oct. 27) [3-3]100.0 Ryan Succop, South Carolina at Tennessee (Oct. 27) [3-3]100.0 Lones Seiber, Kentucky at Vanderbilt (Nov. 10) [3-3]100.0 Brandon Coutu, Georgia vs KENTUCKY (Nov. 17) [3-3]100.0 Joshua Shene, Ole Miss vs LSU (Nov. 17) [3-3]100.0 Bryant Hahnfeldt, Vanderbilt at Tennessee (Nov. 17) [3-3]100.0 Ryan Succop, South Carolina vs CLEMSON (Nov. 24) [3-3]100.0 Wes Byrum, Auburn vs KANSAS STATE (Sept. 1) [2-2]100.0 J.J. Housley, Kentucky vs KENT (Sept. 8) [2-2]100.0 Wes Byrum, Auburn vs SOUTH FLORIDA (Sept. 8) [2-2]100.0 Wes Byrum, Auburn vs MISSISSIPPI STATE (Sept. 15) [2-2]100.0 Daniel Lincoln, Tennessee at Florida (Sept. 15) [2-2]100.0 Joshua Shene, Ole Miss at Vanderbilt (Sept. 15) [2-2]100.0 Leigh Tiffin, Alabama vs GEORGIA (Sept. 22) [2-2]100.0 Brandon Coutu, Georgia at Alabama (Sept. 22) [2-2]100.0 Leigh Tiffin, Alabama vs Florida State (Sept. 29) [2-2]100.0 Joshua Shene, Ole Miss at Georgia (Sept. 29) [2-2]100.0 Wes Byrum, Auburn at Florida (Sept. 29) [2-2]100.0 Joey Ijjas, Florida vs AUBURN (Sept. 29) [2-2]100.0 Lones Seiber, Kentucky at South Carolina (Oct. 4) [2-2]100.0 Brandon Coutu, Georgia at Tennessee (Oct. 6) [2-2]100.0 Bryant Hahnfeldt, Vanderbilt vs GEORGIA (Oct. 13) [2-2]100.0 Brandon Coutu, Georgia at Vanderbilt (Oct. 13) [2-2]100.0 Bryant Hahnfeldt, Vanderbilt at South Carolina (Oct. 20) [2-2]100.0 Daniel Lincoln, Tennessee at Alabama (Oct. 20) [2-2]100.0 Lones Seiber, Kentucky vs MISSISSIPPI STATE (Oct. 27) [2-2]100.0 Adam Carlson, Mississippi State vs ALABAMA (Nov. 10) [2-2]100.0 Wes Byrum, Auburn at Georgia (Nov. 10) [2-2]100.0 Leigh Tiffin, Alabama vs UL MONROE (Nov. 17) [2-2]100.0 Joshua Shene, Ole Miss at Mississippi State (Nov. 23) [2-2]100.0 Adam Carlson, Mississippi State vs OLE MISS (Nov. 23) [2-2]100.0 Wes Byrum, Auburn vs ALABAMA (Nov. 24) [2-2]100.0 Daniel Lincoln, Tennessee at LSU (Dec. 1) [2-2]

Punts10 P.J. Fitzgerald, Alabama vs Florida State (Sept. 29)9 Jeremy Davis, Arkansas vs AUBURN (Oct. 13)8 Brett Upson, Vanderbilt vs ALABAMA (Sept. 8)8 Ryan Succop, South Carolina at North Carolina (Oct. 13)8 Blake McAdams, Mississippi State at West Virginia (Oct. 20)8 Brett Upson, Vanderbilt at South Carolina (Oct. 20)8 P.J. Fitzgerald, Alabama vs LSU (Nov. 3)8 Patrick Fisher, LSU vs ARKANSAS (Nov. 23)8 Blake McAdams, Mississippi State vs OLE MISS (Nov. 23)8 Brett Upson, Vanderbilt vs WAKE FOREST (Nov. 24)

Yards punted369 P.J. Fitzgerald, Alabama vs Florida State (Sept. 29) [10-369]367 Jeremy Davis, Arkansas vs AUBURN (Oct. 13) [9-367]347 Ryan Succop, South Carolina at North Carolina (Oct. 13) [8-347]340 Brian Mimbs, Georgia at Tennessee (Oct. 6) [7-340]339 Patrick Fisher, LSU vs ARKANSAS (Nov. 23) [8-339]

Longest punt73 Blake McAdams, Mississippi State at Auburn (Sept. 15)66 Brian Mimbs, Georgia at Tennessee (Oct. 6)64 Ryan Shoemaker, Auburn vs TENNESSEE TECH (Nov. 3)63 Tim Masthay, Kentucky at South Carolina (Oct. 4)62 Ryan Shoemaker, Auburn vs NEW MEXICO STATE (Sept. 22)

Punting avg52.5 Ryan Shoemaker, Auburn vs SOUTH FLORIDA (Sept. 8) [2-105]52.0 Patrick Fisher, LSU vs AUBURN (Oct. 20) [4-208]52.0 Ryan Shoemaker, Auburn vs TENNESSEE TECH (Nov. 3) [4-208]50.0 Justin Sparks, Ole Miss vs ALABAMA (Oct. 13) [3-150]49.0 Patrick Fisher, LSU vs FLORIDA (Oct. 6) [2-98]

Punt returns8 Robert Dunn, Auburn at Arkansas (Oct. 13)

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6 Robert Dunn, Auburn vs KANSAS STATE (Sept. 1)6 Javier Arenas, Alabama vs ARKANSAS (Sept. 15)5 Jarred Fayson, Florida vs WESTERN KENTUCKY (Sept. 1)5 Jerell Norton, Arkansas vs CHATTANOOGA (Oct. 6)5 Jonathan Hefney, Tennessee at Mississippi State (Oct. 13)5 Alex Washington, Vanderbilt at South Carolina (Oct. 20)

Punt return yards91 Brandon James, Florida vs TENNESSEE (Sept. 15)84 Derek Pegues, Mississippi State vs OLE MISS (Nov. 23)81 Thomas Flowers, Georgia vs TROY (Nov. 3)79 Javier Arenas, Alabama at Vanderbilt (Sept. 8)79 Javier Arenas, Alabama vs ARKANSAS (Sept. 15)

Longest punt return83 Brandon James, Florida vs TENNESSEE (Sept. 15)75 Derek Pegues, Mississippi State vs OLE MISS (Nov. 23)69 Javier Arenas, Alabama at Vanderbilt (Sept. 8)63 Mikey Henderson, Georgia vs OKLAHOMA ST. (Sept. 1)61 Javier Arenas, Alabama vs LSU (Nov. 3)

Punt return TDs1 Kendrick Lewis, Ole Miss at Memphis (Sept. 1)1 Brandon James, Florida vs TENNESSEE (Sept. 15)1 Javier Arenas, Alabama vs LSU (Nov. 3)1 Antonio Wardlow, Tennessee vs LA.-LAFAYETTE (Nov. 3)1 Markus Manson, Florida vs FLORIDA ATLANTIC (Nov. 17)1 Marshay Green, Ole Miss vs LSU (Nov. 17)1 Derek Pegues, Mississippi State vs OLE MISS (Nov. 23)

Punt return avg40.5 Thomas Flowers, Georgia vs TROY (Nov. 3) [2-81]35.5 Javier Arenas, Alabama at Ole Miss (Oct. 13) [2-71]30.3 Brandon James, Florida vs TENNESSEE (Sept. 15) [3-91]26.3 Javier Arenas, Alabama at Vanderbilt (Sept. 8) [3-79]24.5 Marshay Green, Ole Miss vs LSU (Nov. 17) [2-49]

Kick returns8 Chris Culliver, South Carolina at Arkansas (Nov. 3)8 Javier Arenas, Alabama vs LSU (Nov. 3)6 Marshay Green, Ole Miss vs MISSOURI (Sept. 8)6 LaMarcus Coker, Tennessee at Florida (Sept. 15)6 Marshay Green, Ole Miss vs FLORIDA (Sept. 22)6 LaMarcus Coker, Tennessee at Alabama (Oct. 20)6 Asher Allen, Georgia vs Florida (Oct. 27)

Kick return yards225 Chris Culliver, South Carolina at Arkansas (Nov. 3)207 LaMarcus Coker, Tennessee at Florida (Sept. 15)168 Javier Arenas, Alabama vs LSU (Nov. 3)159 Marshay Green, Ole Miss vs FLORIDA (Sept. 22)149 Asher Allen, Georgia vs Florida (Oct. 27)149 Derek Pegues, Mississippi State at Arkansas (Nov. 17)

Kick return avg58.5 Trindon Holliday, LSU at Ole Miss (Nov. 17) [2-117]54.0 Felix Jones, Arkansas vs KENTUCKY (Sept. 22) [2-108]48.0 Felix Jones, Arkansas vs TROY (Sept. 1) [3-144]42.3 Brandon James, Florida vs TROY (Sept. 8) [3-127]40.5 D.J. Moore, Vanderbilt vs MIAMI (OHIO) (Oct. 27) [2-81]

Longest kick return98 Trindon Holliday, LSU at Ole Miss (Nov. 17)90 Felix Jones, Arkansas vs TROY (Sept. 1)82 Felix Jones, Arkansas vs KENTUCKY (Sept. 22)82 Asher Allen, Georgia vs KENTUCKY (Nov. 17)78 Dennis Rogan, Tennessee vs ARKANSAS (Nov. 10)

Kick return TDs1 Felix Jones, Arkansas vs TROY (Sept. 1)1 Felix Jones, Arkansas vs KENTUCKY (Sept. 22)1 Mike Wallace, Ole Miss vs NORTHWESTERN STATE (Nov. 3)1 Trindon Holliday, LSU at Ole Miss (Nov. 17)

Combined punt/kick ret237 Javier Arenas, Alabama vs LSU (Nov. 3) [69pr-168kr]225 Chris Culliver, South Carolina at Arkansas (Nov. 3) [0pr-225kr]218 Derek Pegues, Mississippi State at Arkansas (Nov. 17) [69pr-149kr]207 LaMarcus Coker, Tennessee at Florida (Sept. 15) [0pr-207kr]193 Brandon James, Florida vs TENNESSEE (Sept. 15) [91pr-102kr]

Interceptions3 Craig Steltz, LSU at Mississippi State (Aug. 30)2 Dustin Mouzon, Ole Miss at Memphis (Sept. 1)2 Jonathan Wilhite, Auburn vs NEW MEXICO STATE (Sept. 22)2 Emanuel Cook, South Carolina at North Carolina (Oct. 13)2 D.J. Moore, Vanderbilt at South Carolina (Oct. 20)2 Kareem Jackson, Alabama vs TENNESSEE (Oct. 20)2 Matterral Richardson, Arkansas at Ole Miss (Oct. 20)2 Rashaad Johnson, Arkansas vs FIU (Oct. 27)

2 Eric Berry, Tennessee vs ARKANSAS (Nov. 10)2 Kelin Johnson, Georgia vs AUBURN (Nov. 10)2 Craig Steltz, LSU at Ole Miss (Nov. 17)

Interception return yds100 Craig Steltz, LSU at Mississippi State (Aug. 30)100 Jerell Norton, Arkansas vs NORTH TEXAS (Sept. 29)100 Anthony Johnson, Mississippi State vs ALABAMA (Nov. 10)99 Dustin Mouzon, Ole Miss at Memphis (Sept. 1)98 Eric Berry, Tennessee vs ARKANSAS (Nov. 10)

Interception return avg49.5 Dustin Mouzon, Ole Miss at Memphis (Sept. 1) [2-99]49.0 Eric Berry, Tennessee vs ARKANSAS (Nov. 10) [2-98]33.3 Craig Steltz, LSU at Mississippi State (Aug. 30) [3-100]21.0 Craig Steltz, LSU at Ole Miss (Nov. 17) [2-42]19.0 Emanuel Cook, South Carolina at North Carolina (Oct. 13) [2-38]

Longest interception rtn100 Jerell Norton, Arkansas vs NORTH TEXAS (Sept. 29)100 Anthony Johnson, Mississippi State vs ALABAMA (Nov. 10)99 Dustin Mouzon, Ole Miss at Memphis (Sept. 1)96 Eric Berry, Tennessee at Florida (Sept. 15)93 Walter McFadden, Auburn vs TENNESSEE TECH (Nov. 3)

Interception return TDs1 Dustin Mouzon, Ole Miss at Memphis (Sept. 1)1 Gabe O'Neal, Mississippi State at Tulane (Sept. 8)1 Derek Pegues, Mississippi State at Auburn (Sept. 15)1 Eric Berry, Tennessee at Florida (Sept. 15)1 Nathan Pepper, South Carolina vs SOUTH CAROLINA STATE (Sept. 15)1 De'Mon Glanton, Mississippi State vs GARDNER-WEBB (Sept. 22)1 Micah Johnson, Kentucky vs FLORIDA ATLANTIC (Sept. 29)1 Jerell Norton, Arkansas vs NORTH TEXAS (Sept. 29)1 D.J. Moore, Vanderbilt vs EASTERN MICHIGAN (Sept. 29)1 Anthony Johnson, Mississippi State vs UAB (Oct. 6)1 Wondy Pierre-Louis, Florida vs Georgia (Oct. 27)1 Walter McFadden, Auburn vs TENNESSEE TECH (Nov. 3)1 Antonio Reynolds, Tennessee vs LA.-LAFAYETTE (Nov. 3)1 Anthony Johnson, Mississippi State vs ALABAMA (Nov. 10)1 Jerod Mayo, Tennessee vs ARKANSAS (Nov. 10)1 A. Robinson, Arkansas vs MISSISSIPPI STATE (Nov. 17)1 Jonathan Zenon, LSU vs TENNESSEE (Dec. 1)

All-purpose yards355 Darren McFadden, Arkansas vs SOUTH CAROLINA (Nov. 3)287 Felix Jones, Arkansas vs TROY (Sept. 1)285 Earl Bennett, Vanderbilt vs RICHMOND (Sept. 1)260 Darren McFadden, Arkansas at Alabama (Sept. 15)255 Darren McFadden, Arkansas at LSU (Nov. 23)

Tackles19.0 Ali Highsmith, LSU vs ARKANSAS (Nov. 23) [7-12]19.0 Jerod Mayo, Tennessee at Kentucky (Nov. 24) [11-8]18.0 Wesley Woodyard, Kentucky at Arkansas (Sept. 22) [13-5]17.0 Jermaine Cunningham, Florida at LSU (Oct. 6) [6-11]16.0 Craig Steltz, LSU vs FLORIDA (Oct. 6) [6-10]16.0 Tony Fein, Ole Miss at Auburn (Oct. 27) [10-6]16.0 Craig Steltz, LSU vs ARKANSAS (Nov. 23) [12-4]16.0 Matt Hewitt, Arkansas at LSU (Nov. 23) [8-8]

Sacks3.0 Greg Hardy, Ole Miss vs ALABAMA (Oct. 13) [3-0]3.0 Wallace Gilberry, Alabama vs LSU (Nov. 3) [3-0]3.0 Geno Atkins, Georgia at Georgia Tech (Nov. 24) [3-0]2.5 Jeremy Jarmon, Kentucky at South Carolina (Oct. 4) [2-1]2.5 Jermaine Cunningham, Florida at Kentucky (Oct. 20) [2-1]2.5 Jeremy Jarmon, Kentucky at Vanderbilt (Nov. 10) [2-1]

Tackles for loss4.5 Wallace Gilberry, Alabama vs HOUSTON (Oct. 6) [4-1]4.5 Greg Hardy, Ole Miss vs ALABAMA (Oct. 13) [4-1]4.0 Pat Sims, Auburn vs MISSISSIPPI STATE (Sept. 15) [4-0]4.0 Greg Hardy, Ole Miss vs LOUISIANA TECH (Oct. 6) [4-0]4.0 Antonio Coleman, Auburn at Georgia (Nov. 10) [4-0]4.0 Wallace Gilberry, Alabama vs UL MONROE (Nov. 17) [3-2]

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Points66 Arkansas vs NORTH TEXAS (Sept. 29)59 Florida vs TROY (Sept. 8)59 Florida vs TENNESSEE (Sept. 15)59 Tennessee vs LA.-LAFAYETTE (Nov. 3)59 Florida vs FLORIDA ATLANTIC (Nov. 17)

Points scored kicking16 Arkansas vs TROY (Sept. 1) [4fg,4pat]16 Arkansas vs FIU (Oct. 27) [3fg,7pat]16 LSU vs LOUISIANA TECH (Nov. 10) [3fg,7pat]15 Tennessee at Mississippi State (Oct. 13) [4fg,3pat]15 Alabama vs TENNESSEE (Oct. 20) [4fg,3pat]

Touchdowns9 Arkansas vs NORTH TEXAS (Sept. 29)8 Florida vs TROY (Sept. 8)8 Kentucky vs KENT (Sept. 8)8 Florida vs TENNESSEE (Sept. 15)8 Auburn vs NEW MEXICO STATE (Sept. 22)8 Tennessee vs LA.-LAFAYETTE (Nov. 3)8 Florida vs FLORIDA ATLANTIC (Nov. 17)

Total offense yards713 Arkansas vs NORTH TEXAS (Sept. 29) [446r,267p]651 Arkansas vs SOUTH CAROLINA (Nov. 3) [542r,109p]598 LSU vs VIRGINIA TECH (Sept. 8) [297r,301p]595 LSU vs LOUISIANA TECH (Nov. 10) [321r,274p]575 Alabama vs WESTERN CAROLINA (Sept. 1) [313r,262p]

Total offense plays110 Kentucky vs TENNESSEE (Nov. 24) [48r,62p]95 LSU vs ARKANSAS (Nov. 23) [48r,47p]89 South Carolina at Tennessee (Oct. 27) [39r,50p]87 LSU at Kentucky (Oct. 13) [50r,37p]86 Vanderbilt vs WAKE FOREST (Nov. 24) [28r,58p]

Total offense yards/play9.4 Florida vs WESTERN KENTUCKY (Sept. 1) [54-510]9.4 Arkansas vs SOUTH CAROLINA (Nov. 3) [69-651]8.9 Arkansas vs NORTH TEXAS (Sept. 29) [80-713]8.5 Florida vs TENNESSEE (Sept. 15) [65-554]8.5 LSU vs LOUISIANA TECH (Nov. 10) [70-595]

Rushing yards542 Arkansas vs SOUTH CAROLINA (Nov. 3)446 Arkansas vs NORTH TEXAS (Sept. 29)385 Arkansas at LSU (Nov. 23)350 Arkansas vs TROY (Sept. 1)338 Arkansas vs KENTUCKY (Sept. 22)

Rushing attempts58 Arkansas vs SOUTH CAROLINA (Nov. 3)55 Arkansas vs NORTH TEXAS (Sept. 29)54 Mississippi State at Tulane (Sept. 8)54 Arkansas at Ole Miss (Oct. 20)54 Vanderbilt vs MIAMI (OHIO) (Oct. 27)

Yards per rush9.3 Arkansas vs SOUTH CAROLINA (Nov. 3) [58-542]8.1 Arkansas vs NORTH TEXAS (Sept. 29) [55-446]8.0 LSU vs LOUISIANA TECH (Nov. 10) [40-321]7.3 Florida vs FLORIDA STATE (Nov. 24) [38-279]7.3 Georgia vs OLE MISS (Sept. 29) [45-328]

Rushing TDs6 Alabama vs WESTERN CAROLINA (Sept. 1)6 Kentucky vs KENT (Sept. 8)6 Arkansas vs FIU (Oct. 27)5 Florida vs TROY (Sept. 8)5 Auburn vs NEW MEXICO STATE (Sept. 22)5 Georgia vs OLE MISS (Sept. 29)5 Arkansas vs NORTH TEXAS (Sept. 29)5 Florida at South Carolina (Nov. 10)5 Arkansas at LSU (Nov. 23)

Longest rush87 LSU vs LOUISIANA TECH (Nov. 10)81 Arkansas vs FIU (Oct. 27)80 Arkansas vs SOUTH CAROLINA (Nov. 3)80 Georgia vs TROY (Nov. 3)73 Arkansas vs KENTUCKY (Sept. 22)73 Arkansas at LSU (Nov. 23)

Passing yards430 Kentucky vs TENNESSEE (Nov. 24)421 Mississippi State at Arkansas (Nov. 17)415 Kentucky vs FLORIDA (Oct. 20)397 Tennessee at Kentucky (Nov. 24)388 LSU at Alabama (Nov. 3)

Passing attempts62 Kentucky vs TENNESSEE (Nov. 24)58 Vanderbilt vs WAKE FOREST (Nov. 24)53 Alabama vs Florida State (Sept. 29)51 South Carolina at Arkansas (Nov. 3)51 Mississippi State at Arkansas (Nov. 17)

Passing TDs7 Tennessee at Kentucky (Nov. 24)6 Kentucky vs TENNESSEE (Nov. 24)5 Kentucky vs FLORIDA ATLANTIC (Sept. 29)5 Kentucky vs FLORIDA (Oct. 20)5 Arkansas vs MISSISSIPPI STATE (Nov. 17)

Longest pass84 Georgia vs Florida (Oct. 27)80 Mississippi State at Arkansas (Nov. 17)77 Ole Miss vs FLORIDA (Sept. 22)71 LSU vs LOUISIANA TECH (Nov. 10)68 Ole Miss vs MISSOURI (Sept. 8)

Passes completed39 Kentucky vs TENNESSEE (Nov. 24)35 Kentucky vs FLORIDA (Oct. 20)34 South Carolina at Tennessee (Oct. 27)32 Tennessee at California (Sept. 1)32 Alabama vs TENNESSEE (Oct. 20)32 Vanderbilt vs WAKE FOREST (Nov. 24)

Had intercepted6 Mississippi State vs LSU (Aug. 30)4 South Carolina vs SOUTH CAROLINA STATE (Sept. 15)4 Vanderbilt vs EASTERN MICHIGAN (Sept. 29)4 Ole Miss vs ARKANSAS (Oct. 20)4 Auburn at Georgia (Nov. 10)4 Mississippi State at Arkansas (Nov. 17)

Pass completion pct83.3 Arkansas vs MISSISSIPPI STATE (Nov. 17) [15-18]81.8 Arkansas vs SOUTH CAROLINA (Nov. 3) [9-11]79.3 Florida vs VANDERBILT (Nov. 3) [23-29]78.3 Tennessee vs GEORGIA (Oct. 6) [18-23]77.8 Auburn vs VANDERBILT (Oct. 6) [14-18]

Passing yards/attempt15.7 Florida vs TENNESSEE (Sept. 15) [19-299]15.5 Florida vs WESTERN KENTUCKY (Sept. 1) [21-325]12.5 Georgia vs AUBURN (Nov. 10) [19-237]12.4 Arkansas vs MISSISSIPPI STATE (Nov. 17) [18-223]12.1 Georgia vs Florida (Oct. 27) [18-217]

Yards per catch21.5 Georgia vs AUBURN (Nov. 10) [11-237]21.4 Florida vs TENNESSEE (Sept. 15) [14-299]20.3 Florida vs WESTERN KENTUCKY (Sept. 1) [16-325]19.7 Georgia vs Florida (Oct. 27) [11-217]18.9 Ole Miss at Vanderbilt (Sept. 15) [11-208]

Field goal attempts5 Georgia vs SOUTH CAROLINA (Sept. 8)5 Alabama at Vanderbilt (Sept. 8)5 Tennessee at Mississippi State (Oct. 13)5 Auburn at Arkansas (Oct. 13)5 Alabama vs TENNESSEE (Oct. 20)

Field goals made4 Arkansas vs TROY (Sept. 1)4 Georgia vs SOUTH CAROLINA (Sept. 8)4 Tennessee at Mississippi State (Oct. 13)4 Alabama vs TENNESSEE (Oct. 20)4 Alabama at Mississippi State (Nov. 10)

Longest field goal51 Ole Miss at Auburn (Oct. 27)51 Alabama at Mississippi State (Nov. 10)49 Auburn vs SOUTH FLORIDA (Sept. 8)49 South Carolina at Tennessee (Oct. 27)

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49 LSU at Alabama (Nov. 3)49 LSU vs ARKANSAS (Nov. 23)49 Alabama at Auburn (Nov. 24)

Field goal pct100.0 Arkansas vs TROY (Sept. 1) [4-4]100.0 Alabama at Mississippi State (Nov. 10) [4-4]100.0 South Carolina at Georgia (Sept. 8) [3-3]100.0 Tennessee vs SOUTHERN MISS (Sept. 8) [3-3]100.0 Auburn vs SOUTH FLORIDA (Sept. 8) [3-3]100.0 LSU vs MIDDLE TENNESSEE (Sept. 15) [3-3]100.0 Alabama vs GEORGIA (Sept. 22) [3-3]100.0 Kentucky at South Carolina (Oct. 4) [3-3]100.0 Kentucky vs LSU (Oct. 13) [3-3]100.0 LSU vs AUBURN (Oct. 20) [3-3]100.0 Arkansas vs FIU (Oct. 27) [3-3]100.0 Georgia vs TROY (Nov. 3) [3-3]100.0 LSU vs LOUISIANA TECH (Nov. 10) [3-3]100.0 LSU vs VIRGINIA TECH (Sept. 8) [2-2]100.0 Mississippi State at Auburn (Sept. 15) [2-2]100.0 Tennessee at Florida (Sept. 15) [2-2]100.0 Kentucky vs LOUISVILLE (Sept. 15) [2-2]100.0 Tennessee vs ARKANSAS STATE (Sept. 22) [2-2]100.0 Arkansas vs KENTUCKY (Sept. 22) [2-2]100.0 Auburn at Florida (Sept. 29) [2-2]100.0 Arkansas vs CHATTANOOGA (Oct. 6) [2-2]100.0 South Carolina vs VANDERBILT (Oct. 20) [2-2]100.0 South Carolina at Arkansas (Nov. 3) [2-2]100.0 Alabama vs LSU (Nov. 3) [2-2]100.0 Kentucky at Vanderbilt (Nov. 10) [2-2]100.0 Arkansas at Tennessee (Nov. 10) [2-2]100.0 Auburn at Georgia (Nov. 10) [2-2]100.0 LSU at Ole Miss (Nov. 17) [2-2]100.0 LSU vs ARKANSAS (Nov. 23) [2-2]

PAT kicks attempted9 Arkansas vs NORTH TEXAS (Sept. 29)8 Florida vs TROY (Sept. 8)8 Kentucky vs KENT (Sept. 8)8 Florida vs TENNESSEE (Sept. 15)8 Auburn vs NEW MEXICO STATE (Sept. 22)8 Tennessee vs LA.-LAFAYETTE (Nov. 3)8 Florida vs FLORIDA ATLANTIC (Nov. 17)

PAT kicks made9 Arkansas vs NORTH TEXAS (Sept. 29)8 Florida vs TROY (Sept. 8)8 Kentucky vs KENT (Sept. 8)8 Florida vs TENNESSEE (Sept. 15)8 Tennessee vs LA.-LAFAYETTE (Nov. 3)8 Florida vs FLORIDA ATLANTIC (Nov. 17)

PAT kicks pct100.0 Arkansas vs NORTH TEXAS (Sept. 29) [9-9]100.0 Florida vs TROY (Sept. 8) [8-8]100.0 Kentucky vs KENT (Sept. 8) [8-8]100.0 Florida vs TENNESSEE (Sept. 15) [8-8]100.0 Tennessee vs LA.-LAFAYETTE (Nov. 3) [8-8]100.0 Florida vs FLORIDA ATLANTIC (Nov. 17) [8-8]100.0 Florida vs WESTERN KENTUCKY (Sept. 1) [7-7]100.0 Alabama vs WESTERN CAROLINA (Sept. 1) [7-7]100.0 Arkansas vs FIU (Oct. 27) [7-7]100.0 Florida vs VANDERBILT (Nov. 3) [7-7]100.0 LSU vs LOUISIANA TECH (Nov. 10) [7-7]100.0 LSU at Mississippi State (Aug. 30) [6-6]100.0 LSU vs VIRGINIA TECH (Sept. 8) [6-6]100.0 Georgia vs WESTERN CAROLINA (Sept. 15) [6-6]100.0 Tennessee vs ARKANSAS STATE (Sept. 22) [6-6]100.0 Georgia vs OLE MISS (Sept. 29) [6-6]100.0 Kentucky vs FLORIDA ATLANTIC (Sept. 29) [6-6]100.0 Florida at Kentucky (Oct. 20) [6-6]100.0 Georgia vs Florida (Oct. 27) [6-6]100.0 Arkansas vs SOUTH CAROLINA (Nov. 3) [6-6]100.0 Georgia vs AUBURN (Nov. 10) [6-6]100.0 Arkansas vs MISSISSIPPI STATE (Nov. 17) [6-6]100.0 Arkansas at LSU (Nov. 23) [6-6]100.0 Florida vs FLORIDA STATE (Nov. 24) [6-6]

100.0 Vanderbilt vs RICHMOND (Sept. 1) [5-5]100.0 Georgia vs OKLAHOMA ST. (Sept. 1) [5-5]100.0 Mississippi State at Tulane (Sept. 8) [5-5]100.0 LSU vs MIDDLE TENNESSEE (Sept. 15) [5-5]100.0 South Carolina vs SOUTH CAROLINA STATE (Sept. 15) [5-5]100.0 Alabama vs ARKANSAS (Sept. 15) [5-5]100.0 Arkansas at Alabama (Sept. 15) [5-5]100.0 South Carolina vs MISSISSIPPI STATE (Sept. 29) [5-5]100.0 South Carolina vs KENTUCKY (Oct. 4) [5-5]100.0 Auburn vs VANDERBILT (Oct. 6) [5-5]100.0 Tennessee vs GEORGIA (Oct. 6) [5-5]100.0 Auburn vs TENNESSEE TECH (Nov. 3) [5-5]100.0 LSU at Alabama (Nov. 3) [5-5]100.0 Georgia vs TROY (Nov. 3) [5-5]100.0 Ole Miss vs NORTHWESTERN STATE (Nov. 3) [5-5]100.0 LSU at Ole Miss (Nov. 17) [5-5]100.0 Kentucky vs TENNESSEE (Nov. 24) [5-5]100.0 Tennessee at Kentucky (Nov. 24) [5-5]100.0 South Carolina vs LA.-LAFAYETTE (Sept. 1) [4-4]100.0 Tennessee at California (Sept. 1) [4-4]100.0 Tennessee vs SOUTHERN MISS (Sept. 8) [4-4]100.0 Vanderbilt vs OLE MISS (Sept. 15) [4-4]100.0 LSU vs SOUTH CAROLINA (Sept. 22) [4-4]100.0 Mississippi State vs GARDNER-WEBB (Sept. 22) [4-4]100.0 Kentucky at Arkansas (Sept. 22) [4-4]100.0 LSU at Tulane (Sept. 29) [4-4]100.0 Arkansas vs CHATTANOOGA (Oct. 6) [4-4]100.0 LSU vs FLORIDA (Oct. 6) [4-4]100.0 Alabama vs HOUSTON (Oct. 6) [4-4]100.0 LSU at Kentucky (Oct. 13) [4-4]100.0 Kentucky vs LSU (Oct. 13) [4-4]100.0 Kentucky vs FLORIDA (Oct. 20) [4-4]100.0 Mississippi State at Kentucky (Oct. 27) [4-4]100.0 South Carolina at Arkansas (Nov. 3) [4-4]100.0 Alabama vs LSU (Nov. 3) [4-4]100.0 South Carolina vs FLORIDA (Nov. 10) [4-4]100.0 Tennessee vs ARKANSAS (Nov. 10) [4-4]100.0 Mississippi State at Arkansas (Nov. 17) [4-4]100.0 LSU vs ARKANSAS (Nov. 23) [4-4]100.0 Arkansas vs KENTUCKY (Sept. 22) [3-3]100.0 Mississippi State at South Carolina (Sept. 29) [3-3]100.0 Vanderbilt vs EASTERN MICHIGAN (Sept. 29) [3-3]100.0 Florida at LSU (Oct. 6) [3-3]100.0 Ole Miss vs LOUISIANA TECH (Oct. 6) [3-3]100.0 Tennessee at Mississippi State (Oct. 13) [3-3]100.0 Mississippi State vs TENNESSEE (Oct. 13) [3-3]100.0 Alabama at Ole Miss (Oct. 13) [3-3]100.0 Ole Miss vs ALABAMA (Oct. 13) [3-3]100.0 South Carolina at North Carolina (Oct. 13) [3-3]100.0 LSU vs AUBURN (Oct. 20) [3-3]100.0 Auburn at LSU (Oct. 20) [3-3]100.0 Alabama vs TENNESSEE (Oct. 20) [3-3]100.0 Florida vs Georgia (Oct. 27) [3-3]100.0 Vanderbilt vs MIAMI (OHIO) (Oct. 27) [3-3]100.0 Tennessee vs SOUTH CAROLINA (Oct. 27) [3-3]100.0 South Carolina at Tennessee (Oct. 27) [3-3]100.0 Kentucky at Vanderbilt (Nov. 10) [3-3]100.0 Georgia vs KENTUCKY (Nov. 17) [3-3]100.0 Ole Miss vs LSU (Nov. 17) [3-3]100.0 Vanderbilt at Tennessee (Nov. 17) [3-3]100.0 South Carolina vs CLEMSON (Nov. 24) [3-3]100.0 Auburn vs KANSAS STATE (Sept. 1) [2-2]100.0 Auburn vs SOUTH FLORIDA (Sept. 8) [2-2]100.0 Auburn vs MISSISSIPPI STATE (Sept. 15) [2-2]100.0 Tennessee at Florida (Sept. 15) [2-2]100.0 Ole Miss at Vanderbilt (Sept. 15) [2-2]100.0 Georgia at Alabama (Sept. 22) [2-2]100.0 Alabama vs GEORGIA (Sept. 22) [2-2]100.0 Alabama vs Florida State (Sept. 29) [2-2]100.0 Ole Miss at Georgia (Sept. 29) [2-2]100.0 Florida vs AUBURN (Sept. 29) [2-2]100.0 Auburn at Florida (Sept. 29) [2-2]100.0 Kentucky at South Carolina (Oct. 4) [2-2]

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100.0 Georgia at Tennessee (Oct. 6) [2-2]100.0 Vanderbilt vs GEORGIA (Oct. 13) [2-2]100.0 Georgia at Vanderbilt (Oct. 13) [2-2]100.0 Vanderbilt at South Carolina (Oct. 20) [2-2]100.0 Tennessee at Alabama (Oct. 20) [2-2]100.0 Auburn vs OLE MISS (Oct. 27) [2-2]100.0 Kentucky vs MISSISSIPPI STATE (Oct. 27) [2-2]100.0 Mississippi State vs ALABAMA (Nov. 10) [2-2]100.0 Auburn at Georgia (Nov. 10) [2-2]100.0 Alabama vs UL MONROE (Nov. 17) [2-2]100.0 Ole Miss at Mississippi State (Nov. 23) [2-2]100.0 Mississippi State vs OLE MISS (Nov. 23) [2-2]100.0 Vanderbilt vs WAKE FOREST (Nov. 24) [2-2]100.0 Auburn vs ALABAMA (Nov. 24) [2-2]100.0 Tennessee at LSU (Dec. 1) [2-2]

2-point PAT attempts3 Ole Miss vs MISSOURI (Sept. 8)2 Kentucky at Arkansas (Sept. 22)2 Vanderbilt at Florida (Nov. 3)2 LSU vs ARKANSAS (Nov. 23)2 Kentucky vs TENNESSEE (Nov. 24)2 Tennessee at Kentucky (Nov. 24)

2-point PATs made1 Alabama at Vanderbilt (Sept. 8)1 Ole Miss vs FLORIDA (Sept. 22)1 Kentucky at Arkansas (Sept. 22)1 Alabama vs TENNESSEE (Oct. 20)1 Ole Miss vs ARKANSAS (Oct. 20)1 LSU vs ARKANSAS (Nov. 23)1 Arkansas at LSU (Nov. 23)1 Georgia at Georgia Tech (Nov. 24)1 Tennessee at Kentucky (Nov. 24)1 LSU vs TENNESSEE (Dec. 1)

Punts10 Alabama vs Florida State (Sept. 29)9 Arkansas vs AUBURN (Oct. 13)8 Vanderbilt vs ALABAMA (Sept. 8)8 Ole Miss vs LOUISIANA TECH (Oct. 6)8 Georgia at Tennessee (Oct. 6)8 South Carolina at North Carolina (Oct. 13)8 Mississippi State at West Virginia (Oct. 20)8 Vanderbilt at South Carolina (Oct. 20)8 Alabama vs LSU (Nov. 3)8 LSU vs ARKANSAS (Nov. 23)8 Mississippi State vs OLE MISS (Nov. 23)8 Vanderbilt vs WAKE FOREST (Nov. 24)

Longest punt73 Mississippi State at Auburn (Sept. 15)66 Georgia at Tennessee (Oct. 6)64 Auburn vs TENNESSEE TECH (Nov. 3)63 Kentucky at South Carolina (Oct. 4)62 Auburn vs NEW MEXICO STATE (Sept. 22)

Yards punted369 Alabama vs Florida State (Sept. 29) [10-369]367 Arkansas vs AUBURN (Oct. 13) [9-367]347 South Carolina at North Carolina (Oct. 13) [8-347]340 Georgia at Tennessee (Oct. 6) [8-340]339 LSU vs ARKANSAS (Nov. 23) [8-339]

Punting avg53.8 Auburn vs TENNESSEE TECH (Nov. 3) [5-269]52.0 LSU vs AUBURN (Oct. 20) [4-208]50.0 Ole Miss vs ALABAMA (Oct. 13) [3-150]49.0 LSU vs FLORIDA (Oct. 6) [2-98]48.8 Auburn vs NEW MEXICO STATE (Sept. 22) [5-244]

Punt returns8 Auburn at Arkansas (Oct. 13)7 Kentucky vs EASTERN KENTUCKY (Sept. 1)6 Florida vs WESTERN KENTUCKY (Sept. 1)6 Auburn vs KANSAS STATE (Sept. 1)6 Alabama vs ARKANSAS (Sept. 15)6 Vanderbilt at South Carolina (Oct. 20)

Punt return yards91 Florida vs TENNESSEE (Sept. 15)

84 Mississippi State vs OLE MISS (Nov. 23)81 Georgia vs TROY (Nov. 3)79 Alabama at Vanderbilt (Sept. 8)79 Alabama vs ARKANSAS (Sept. 15)

Punt return avg40.5 Georgia vs TROY (Nov. 3) [2-81]35.5 Alabama at Ole Miss (Oct. 13) [2-71]30.3 Florida vs TENNESSEE (Sept. 15) [3-91]26.3 Alabama at Vanderbilt (Sept. 8) [3-79]24.5 Ole Miss vs LSU (Nov. 17) [2-49]

Punt return TDs1 Ole Miss at Memphis (Sept. 1)1 Florida vs TENNESSEE (Sept. 15)1 Alabama vs LSU (Nov. 3)1 Tennessee vs LA.-LAFAYETTE (Nov. 3)1 Florida vs FLORIDA ATLANTIC (Nov. 17)1 Ole Miss vs LSU (Nov. 17)1 Mississippi State vs OLE MISS (Nov. 23)

Longest punt return83 Florida vs TENNESSEE (Sept. 15)75 Mississippi State vs OLE MISS (Nov. 23)69 Alabama at Vanderbilt (Sept. 8)63 Georgia vs OKLAHOMA ST. (Sept. 1)61 Alabama vs LSU (Nov. 3)

Kick returns9 Tennessee at Florida (Sept. 15)9 South Carolina at Arkansas (Nov. 3)8 Tennessee at Alabama (Oct. 20)8 Ole Miss vs ARKANSAS (Oct. 20)8 Alabama vs LSU (Nov. 3)

Kick return yards260 Tennessee at Florida (Sept. 15)243 South Carolina at Arkansas (Nov. 3)185 Florida vs TROY (Sept. 8)181 Ole Miss vs ARKANSAS (Oct. 20)179 Tennessee at California (Sept. 1)

Kick return avg55.0 Tennessee vs ARKANSAS (Nov. 10) [2-110]40.8 Arkansas vs TROY (Sept. 1) [4-163]37.0 Florida vs TROY (Sept. 8) [5-185]37.0 Florida at Kentucky (Oct. 20) [3-111]34.0 Vanderbilt at South Carolina (Oct. 20) [3-102]

Longest kick return98 LSU at Ole Miss (Nov. 17)90 Arkansas vs TROY (Sept. 1)82 Arkansas vs KENTUCKY (Sept. 22)82 Georgia vs KENTUCKY (Nov. 17)78 Tennessee vs ARKANSAS (Nov. 10)

Kick return TDs1 Arkansas vs TROY (Sept. 1)1 Arkansas vs KENTUCKY (Sept. 22)1 Ole Miss vs NORTHWESTERN STATE (Nov. 3)1 LSU at Ole Miss (Nov. 17)

Interceptions6 LSU at Mississippi State (Aug. 30)5 Vanderbilt vs EASTERN MICHIGAN (Sept. 29)5 Arkansas vs FIU (Oct. 27)4 Ole Miss at Memphis (Sept. 1)4 Arkansas at Ole Miss (Oct. 20)4 Georgia vs AUBURN (Nov. 10)4 Arkansas vs MISSISSIPPI STATE (Nov. 17)

Interception return yds140 Mississippi State vs ALABAMA (Nov. 10)133 Ole Miss at Memphis (Sept. 1)132 Tennessee vs ARKANSAS (Nov. 10)122 LSU at Mississippi State (Aug. 30)105 Auburn vs TENNESSEE TECH (Nov. 3)

Interception return avg70.0 Mississippi State vs ALABAMA (Nov. 10) [2-140]52.5 Auburn vs TENNESSEE TECH (Nov. 3) [2-105]50.0 Arkansas vs NORTH TEXAS (Sept. 29) [2-100]44.0 Tennessee vs ARKANSAS (Nov. 10) [3-132]35.0 Tennessee vs LA.-LAFAYETTE (Nov. 3) [2-70]

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TEAM SSUPERLATIVESLongest interception rtn

100 Arkansas vs NORTH TEXAS (Sept. 29)100 Mississippi State vs ALABAMA (Nov. 10)99 Ole Miss at Memphis (Sept. 1)96 Tennessee at Florida (Sept. 15)93 Auburn vs TENNESSEE TECH (Nov. 3)

Interception return TDs1 Ole Miss at Memphis (Sept. 1)1 Mississippi State at Tulane (Sept. 8)1 Mississippi State at Auburn (Sept. 15)1 Tennessee at Florida (Sept. 15)1 South Carolina vs SOUTH CAROLINA STATE (Sept. 15)1 Mississippi State vs GARDNER-WEBB (Sept. 22)1 Kentucky vs FLORIDA ATLANTIC (Sept. 29)1 Arkansas vs NORTH TEXAS (Sept. 29)1 Vanderbilt vs EASTERN MICHIGAN (Sept. 29)1 Mississippi State vs UAB (Oct. 6)1 Florida vs Georgia (Oct. 27)1 Auburn vs TENNESSEE TECH (Nov. 3)1 Tennessee vs LA.-LAFAYETTE (Nov. 3)1 Mississippi State vs ALABAMA (Nov. 10)1 Tennessee vs ARKANSAS (Nov. 10)1 Arkansas vs MISSISSIPPI STATE (Nov. 17)1 LSU vs TENNESSEE (Dec. 1)

Fumbles lost3 Ole Miss at Memphis (Sept. 1)3 Auburn vs SOUTH FLORIDA (Sept. 8)3 Kentucky at Arkansas (Sept. 22)3 Kentucky at South Carolina (Oct. 4)3 Mississippi State at West Virginia (Oct. 20)3 Kentucky vs MISSISSIPPI STATE (Oct. 27)3 Vanderbilt vs MIAMI (OHIO) (Oct. 27)3 Vanderbilt vs WAKE FOREST (Nov. 24)

Fumbles recovered3 Auburn vs NEW MEXICO STATE (Sept. 22)3 Arkansas vs KENTUCKY (Sept. 22)3 South Carolina vs KENTUCKY (Oct. 4)3 Mississippi State at Kentucky (Oct. 27)3 LSU vs LOUISIANA TECH (Nov. 10)

Sacked by opp7 South Carolina vs VANDERBILT (Oct. 20)7 Alabama vs LSU (Nov. 3)6 Ole Miss at Vanderbilt (Sept. 15)6 LSU at Tulane (Sept. 29)6 Kentucky vs FLORIDA (Oct. 20)6 Ole Miss vs ARKANSAS (Oct. 20)6 Florida vs Georgia (Oct. 27)6 Kentucky vs TENNESSEE (Nov. 24)

QB sacks7 Vanderbilt at South Carolina (Oct. 20)7 LSU at Alabama (Nov. 3)6 LSU vs MIDDLE TENNESSEE (Sept. 15)6 Vanderbilt vs OLE MISS (Sept. 15)6 Florida at Kentucky (Oct. 20)6 Arkansas at Ole Miss (Oct. 20)6 Georgia vs Florida (Oct. 27)6 Tennessee at Kentucky (Nov. 24)

Turnovers committed7 Mississippi State vs LSU (Aug. 30)6 South Carolina vs SOUTH CAROLINA STATE (Sept. 15)6 Kentucky vs MISSISSIPPI STATE (Oct. 27)5 Auburn vs SOUTH FLORIDA (Sept. 8)5 Auburn vs MISSISSIPPI STATE (Sept. 15)5 Mississippi State at Arkansas (Nov. 17)5 Vanderbilt vs WAKE FOREST (Nov. 24)

Turnovers caused7 LSU at Mississippi State (Aug. 30)7 Arkansas vs FIU (Oct. 27)6 Auburn vs NEW MEXICO STATE (Sept. 22)6 Vanderbilt vs EASTERN MICHIGAN (Sept. 29)6 Mississippi State at Kentucky (Oct. 27)

Kicks blocked2 Florida vs TROY (Sept. 8)

1 Ole Miss at Memphis (Sept. 1)1 Auburn vs SOUTH FLORIDA (Sept. 8)1 South Carolina at LSU (Sept. 22)1 South Carolina vs MISSISSIPPI STATE (Sept. 29)1 Auburn at Florida (Sept. 29)1 Mississippi State vs UAB (Oct. 6)1 Ole Miss vs LOUISIANA TECH (Oct. 6)1 Tennessee vs GEORGIA (Oct. 6)1 Ole Miss vs ALABAMA (Oct. 13)1 Alabama vs LSU (Nov. 3)1 Tennessee vs LA.-LAFAYETTE (Nov. 3)1 Florida at South Carolina (Nov. 10)1 Tennessee vs ARKANSAS (Nov. 10)1 Florida vs FLORIDA ATLANTIC (Nov. 17)1 Georgia vs KENTUCKY (Nov. 17)1 Vanderbilt at Tennessee (Nov. 17)1 Tennessee at Kentucky (Nov. 24)

First downs37 Kentucky vs TENNESSEE (Nov. 24)35 Alabama vs WESTERN CAROLINA (Sept. 1)31 Kentucky vs EASTERN KENTUCKY (Sept. 1)31 Arkansas vs NORTH TEXAS (Sept. 29)31 South Carolina at Tennessee (Oct. 27)

1st downs rushing22 Arkansas vs SOUTH CAROLINA (Nov. 3)18 Vanderbilt vs MIAMI (OHIO) (Oct. 27)18 Tennessee vs LA.-LAFAYETTE (Nov. 3)18 Florida vs FLORIDA STATE (Nov. 24)17 Kentucky vs EASTERN KENTUCKY (Sept. 1)17 Arkansas vs NORTH TEXAS (Sept. 29)

1st downs passing27 Kentucky vs TENNESSEE (Nov. 24)21 Mississippi State at Arkansas (Nov. 17)20 South Carolina at Tennessee (Oct. 27)19 Kentucky vs FLORIDA (Oct. 20)17 Alabama vs WESTERN CAROLINA (Sept. 1)17 Tennessee vs ARKANSAS STATE (Sept. 22)

1st downs by penalty6 Alabama vs TENNESSEE (Oct. 20)6 Alabama vs LSU (Nov. 3)6 Vanderbilt vs KENTUCKY (Nov. 10)5 Auburn vs KANSAS STATE (Sept. 1)5 Vanderbilt vs EASTERN MICHIGAN (Sept. 29)5 Tennessee vs ARKANSAS (Nov. 10)5 Vanderbilt at Tennessee (Nov. 17)

Penalties15 LSU at Tulane (Sept. 29)14 Florida at Ole Miss (Sept. 22)14 LSU at Alabama (Nov. 3)13 Kentucky at Vanderbilt (Nov. 10)12 LSU at Kentucky (Oct. 13)12 Arkansas at Tennessee (Nov. 10)12 Florida vs FLORIDA ATLANTIC (Nov. 17)

Penalties yards130 LSU at Alabama (Nov. 3)127 Florida at Ole Miss (Sept. 22)122 Kentucky at Vanderbilt (Nov. 10)104 Florida vs TROY (Sept. 8)104 Mississippi State vs GARDNER-WEBB (Sept. 22)