2008 SEC Spring Football Preview

2008 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE SPRING FOOTBALL PREVIEW 2008 SEC FOOTBALL SCHEDULE (Game Times Tentative and Subject to Change - As of March 27, 2008) Date Team Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Nov. 1 Oct. 25 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22 WESTERN KENTUCKY Tuscaloosa ARKANSAS Fayetteville GEORGIA Athens KENTUCKY Tuscaloosa TENNESSEE Knoxville LSU Baton Rouge OLE MISS Tuscaloosa ARKANSAS STATE Tuscaloosa MISSISSIPPI STATE Tuscaloosa MISSISSIPPI STATE Starkville GEORGIA Auburn TULSA Fayetteville Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Nov. 29 ALABAMA CLEMSON Atlanta TULANE Tuscaloosa AUBURN Tuscaloosa ARKANSAS WESTERN ILLINOIS Fayetteville TEXAS Austin WEST VIRGINIA LOUISIANA MONROE Little Rock ALABAMA Fayetteville KENTUCKY Lexington OLE MISS Fayetteville FLORIDA Fayetteville AUBURN Auburn SOUTH CAROLINA Columbia TENNESSEE MARTIN Auburn VANDERBILT Nashville MISSISSIPPI STATE Starkville LSU Auburn TENNESSEE Auburn ARKANSAS Auburn Morgantown (Oct. 23) KENTUCKY Gainesville GEORGIA Jacksonville VANDERBILT Nashville OLE MISS Oxford TENNESSEE Knoxville OLE MISS Gainesville ARKANSAS Fayetteville LSU Gainesville LSU Little Rock (Nov. 28) ALABAMA Tuscaloosa AUBURN LOUISIANA MONROE Auburn SOUTHERN MISS Auburn FLORIDA HAWAII Gainesville MIAMI (FLA.) Gainesville SOUTH CAROLINA Gainesville KENTUCKY Lexington AUBURN Auburn THE CITADEL Gainesville FLORIDA STATE Tallahassee GEORGIA GEORGIA SOUTHERN Athens ALABAMA Athens LSU Baton Rouge TENNESSEE Athens VANDERBILT Athens MIDDLE TENNESSEE Lexington ALABAMA Tuscaloosa ARKANSAS Lexington AUBURN Auburn FLORIDA Gainesville SOUTH CAROLINA Columbia ALABAMA Tuscaloosa VANDERBILT Starkville OLE MISS Oxford KENTUCKY Lexington TENNESSEE Knoxville LSU Columbia WESTERN KENTUCKY Lexington SOUTH CAROLINA Lexington FLORIDA Gainesville CENTRAL MICHIGAN Athens SOUTH CAROLINA Columbia ARIZONA STATE Tempe FLORIDA Jacksonville GEORGIA TECH Athens MISSISSIPPI STATE Starkville GEORGIA Lexington VANDERBILT Lexington TENNESSEE Knoxville KENTUCKY LOUISVILLE Louisville (Aug. 31) NORFOLK STATE Lexington LSU APPALACHIAN STATE Baton Rouge SAMFORD Oxford AUBURN Starkville LSU Baton Rouge UAB Columbia WOFFORD Columbia VANDERBILT Oxford FLORIDA Gainesville SOUTH CAROLINA Oxford TROY Baton Rouge NORTH TEXAS Baton Rouge MISSISSIPPI STATE Baton Rouge GEORGIA Baton Rouge TULANE Baton Rouge ALABAMA Baton Rouge OLE MISS Baton Rouge ARKANSAS Little Rock (Nov. 28) ARKANSAS Fayetteville AUBURN Oxford KENTUCKY Starkville TENNESSEE Columbia ARKANSAS Columbia LOUISIANA MONROE Oxford ALABAMA Tuscaloosa FLORIDA Gainesville LSU Baton Rouge ARKANSAS Starkville MISS. STATE Oxford (Nov. 28) OLE MISS MEMPHIS Oxford WAKE FOREST Winston-Salem MISS. STATE SOUTHEASTERN LOUSIANA LOUSIANA TECH Ruston GEORGIA Columbia Starkville GEORGIA TECH Atlanta MIDDLE TENNESSEE Starkville OLE MISS Oxford (Nov. 28) CLEMSON Clemson SOUTH CAROLINA N.C. STATE Columbia (Aug. 28) UAB Knoxville FLORIDA Knoxville AUBURN Auburn VANDERBILT Nashville (Sept. 4) TENNESSEE UCLA Los Angeles (Sept. 1) RICE Nashville OLE MISS Oxford NORTHERN ILLINOIS Knoxville AUBURN Nashville GEORGIA Athens MISSISSIPPI STATE Knoxville MISSISSIPPI STATE Starkville GEORGIA Athens ALABAMA Knoxville SOUTH CAROLINA Columbia DUKE Nashville WYOMING Knoxville VANDERBILT Nashville KENTUCKY Knoxville VANDERBILT MIAMI (OHIO) Oxford (Aug. 28) SO. CAROLINA Nashville (Sept. 4) FLORIDA Nashville KENTUCKY Lexington TENNESSEE Nashville WAKE FOREST Winston-Salem 2008 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME • DECEMBER 6 • ATLANTA, GA. 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL INFORMATION Spring Practice Dates / Media Services / 2008 SEC Football Media Days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008 SEC Football Championship Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SEC Team Quick Facts / 2008 Team Schedules / Headliners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008 Week-by-Week Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . This is the Southeastern Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SEC Football Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Active Leaders in SEC Career Record Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bowl Games are College Football . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bowl Championship Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . THE TEAMS Alabama Crimson Tide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arkansas Razorbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Auburn Tigers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Florida Gators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Georgia Bulldogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kentucky Wildcats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LSU Tigers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ole Miss Rebels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mississippi State Bulldogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . South Carolina Gamecocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tennessee Volunteers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vanderbilt Commodores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008 SEC Football Recruiting Classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007 SEASON IN REVIEW Standings / Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Team-By-Team Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007 Players of the Week / 2007 SEC Championship Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SEC vs. Non-Conference Opponents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SEC Team and Individual Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SEC Team Misc. Stats / Statistical Trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007 SEC Post-Season Honors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007 SEC Academic Honor Roll for Football . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2007 Weekly Polls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SEC Football Champions / SEC National Champions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 4-6 7 8 9-11 12 13 14 16-17 18-19 20-21 22-23 24-25 26-27 28-29 30-31 32-33 34-35 36-37 38-39 40-42 44 45-46 47 48 49-53 54-56 57-59 60-61 62-70 71 The SEC has led the nation for the last 26 seasons in total attendance. 1 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W OFFICE ADDRESS: 2201 Richard Arrington Boulevard North Birmingham, Alabama 35203 Switchboard: (205) 458-3000 Media Relations Fax: (205) 458-3030 INTERNET ADDRESSES www.secsports.com www.seckids.com www.secstore.com www.secsportsmedia.com KICKOFF 2008 • SEC FOOTBALL MEDIA DAYS July 23-25 The Wynfrey Hotel • Hoover, Ala. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (Tentative and Subject to Change / All Times Central) Wednesday, July 23 11:30 a.m. -- Luncheon 1 - 3 p.m. -- Florida Head Coach Urban Meyer and Student Athletes Mississippi State Head Coach Sylvester Croom and Student-Athletes 3 - 5 p.m. -- LSU Head Coach Les Miles and Student-Athletes Vanderbilt Head Coach Bobby Johnson and Student-Athletes 5:30 p.m. -- Reception Thursday, July 24 8:30 - 10:30 a.m. -- Alabama Head Coach Nick Saban and Student-Athletes Georgia Head Coach Mark Richt and Student-Athletes 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. -Ole Miss Head Coach Houston Nutt and Student-Athletes Tennessee Head Coach Phillip Fulmer and Student-Athletes 1:30 p.m. -- Golf Outing (Bent Brook Golf Course) Friday, July 25 8:30 - 10:30 a.m. -- Auburn Head Coach Tommy Tuberville and Student-Athletes Kentucky Head Coach Rich Brooks and Student-Athletes 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. -Arkansas Head Coach Bobby Petrino and Student-Athletes South Carolina Head Coach Steve Spurrier and Student-Athletes Registration begins on April 10, 2008 on www.secsportsmedia.com 2008 Spring Practice Dates SCHOOL Alabama BEGINS March 13 ENDS April 15 (Spring Game - April 12) Arkansas Auburn Florida Georgia Kentucky LSU Ole Miss Miss. State South Carolina Tennessee Vanderbilt April 3 Feb. 28 March 19 March 3 March 26 Feb. 29 March 17 Feb. 26 March 19 March 11 March 4 April 26 March 29 April 12 April 5 April 19 April 5 April 12 March 29 April 19 April 19 April 5 9:00 a.m. 9:07 a.m. 9:14 a.m. 9:21 a.m. 9:28 a.m. 9:35 a.m. 9:42 a.m. 9:49 a.m. 9:56 a.m. 10:03 a.m. 10:10 a.m. 10:17 a.m. 2008 SEC SPRING FOOTBALL COACHES MEDIA TELECONFERENCE Thursday, April 17 Replays on www.secsports.com Order of Appearance (All Times Central) Les Miles, LSU Steve Spurrier, South Carolina Urban Meyer, Florida Bobby Johnson, Vanderbilt Phillip Fulmer, Tennessee Nick Saban, Alabama Bobby Petrino, Arkansas Houston Nutt, Ole Miss Mark Richt, Georgia Sylvester Croom, Mississippi State Tommy Tuberville, Auburn Rich Brooks, Kentucky (Spring Game - March 29) 2 In 17 of the last 28 seasons, the SEC has posted the best non-conference winning percentage in the nation, including last season. 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W 2008 SEC FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME The SEC’s Eastern and Western Division winners will meet in Atlanta’s Georgia Dome to battle for the league championship and the right to represent the conference in the Bowl Championship Series. The 17th-annual title game is set for December 6 and will be nationally televised by CBS Sports. The game is a result of conference expansion, which saw Arkansas and South Carolina become the first members added in SEC history. Under NCAA regulations, a conference with 12 members may play a 12th football game to determine its champion, provided the regular season is played in divisions. The participants of the game are determined each year during the eight-game regular-season conference schedule as the teams with the best overall SEC winning percentage in each division. The 1994 SEC Championship Game earned a 10.5 rating and a 26 share, the highest rated SEC Championship Game in history. The SEC Championship Game has also drawn 14 capacity crowds in its 16-year history. More than 1.2 million fans have witnessed first-hand the pageantry of SEC Football at the 14 previous Championship Games. Championship Game Quick Facts Date: Site: Saturday, December 6 Georgia Dome; Atlanta, Ga. Capacity: 71,500 Time: TBA Television: CBS Sports Highest TV Rating: 10.5 (30 million viewers) - 1994 Largest Crowd: 83,091 (Alabama vs. Florida, Legion Field) - 1992 Largest Georgia Dome Crowd: 74,913 (LSU vs. Georgia) - 2003 Top Passer: Danny Wuerffel, Florida (20-35-2, 401 yds, 6 TDs) - 1996 Top Rusher: Justin Vincent, LSU (18 for 201 yards, 2 TDs) - 2003 Previous Scores/Most Valuable Players: 1992 - Alabama 28, Florida 21 [at Birmingham, Ala.] (83,091) - DB Antonio Langham (Alabama) 1993 - Florida 28, Alabama 13 [at Birmingham, Ala.] (76,345) - QB Terry Dean (Florida) 1994 - Florida 24, Alabama 23 [at Atlanta, Ga.] (74,751) - DT Ellis Johnson (Florida) 1995 - Florida 34, Arkansas 3 [at Atlanta, Ga.] (71,325) - QB Danny Wuerffel (Florida) 1996 - Florida 45, Alabama 30 [at Atlanta, Ga.] (74,132) - QB Danny Wuerffel (Florida) 1997 - Tennessee 30, Auburn 29 [at Atlanta, Ga.] (74,896) - QB Peyton Manning (Tennessee) 1998 - Tennessee 24, Miss. State 14 [at Atlanta, Ga.] (74,795) - WR Peerless Price (Tennessee) 1999 - Alabama 34, Florida 7 [at Atlanta, Ga.] (71,500) - WR Freddie Milons (Alabama) 2000 - Florida 28, Auburn 6 [at Atlanta, Ga.] (73,427) - QB Rex Grossman (Florida) 2001 - LSU 31, Tennessee 20 [at Atlanta, Ga.] (74,843) - QB Matt Mauck (LSU) 2002 - Georgia 30, Arkansas 3 [at Atlanta, Ga.] (74,835) - QB David Greene (Georgia) 2003 - LSU 34, Georgia 13 [at Atlanta, Ga.] (74,913) RB Justin Vincent (LSU) 2004 - Auburn 38, Tennessee 28 [at Atlanta, Ga.] (74,892) - QB Jason Campbell (Auburn) 2005 - Georgia 34, LSU 14 [at Atlanta, Ga.] (73,717) QB D.J. Shockley (Georgia) 2006 - Florida 38, Arkansas 28 [at Atlanta, Ga.] (73,374) - WR Percy Harvin (Florida) 2007 - LSU 21, Tennessee 14 [at Atlanta, Ga.] (73,832) - QB Ryan Perrilloux (LSU) SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME FACTS & FIGURES • The SEC Championship Game has catapulted the SEC Champion to six national championships since 1992. Alabama won the national crown in 1992, Florida won the national championship in 1996, Tennessee took the national crown in 1998, LSU claimed the national championship in 2003 and 2007 and Florida won the national title in 2006. • The SEC Championship Game has been televised live by CBS Sports since 2001. The championship games from 1992-2000 were televised by ABC Sports. • The previous 16 SEC Football Championship Games have a total accumulated attendance of 1,194,668. The 14 games in the Georgia Dome have drawn 1,035,232 fans, an average of 73,945 fans per game. Every SEC Championship Game has been a sellout with the exception of 1993 (Birmingham) and 1995 (Atlanta). • The average scoring margin of the 16 previous SEC Championship Games is 14.7 points. Four games have been decided by a touchdown or less (1992, 1994, 1997 and 2007). • Tennessee scored first in 2007 against LSU breaking a strong of seven straight games where the team that scored first won. In 16 games, the team that has scored first has won eight times. • Since 2003, two freshmen have been named the SEC Championship Game Most Valuable Player. LSU running back Justin Vincent was the game’s MVP in 2003 with 201 rushing yards on 18 carries and two touchdowns. In 2006, Florida wide receiver Percy Harvin was the MVP with 105 yards rushing and a TD and five catches for 62 yards and another score. • There have been 10 defensive touchdowns in 10 different games. The last time there was not a defensive touchdown in the SEC Championship Game was in 2004. • The team leading at halftime has lost just three SEC Championship Games. Last season, Tennessee led 7-6 at the half. In 2001, Tennessee led LSU, 17-10 at halftime only to have the Tigers rally for a 31-20 win. In 1997, Auburn led Tennessee at halftime, 20-10, only to have the Vols rally for a 30-29 win. • The Eastern Division champion holds a 10-6 record in the SEC Championship Game. TEAM RECORDS IN THE SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME Team Florida Alabama Tennessee Georgia LSU Auburn Arkansas Mississippi State App. 8 5 5 3 4 3 3 1 W 6 2 2 2 3 1 0 0 L 2 3 3 1 1 2 3 1 Pct. .750 .400 .400 .667 .750 .333 .000 .000 Last Appearance 2006 1999 2007 2005 2007 2004 2006 1998 The winner of six SEC Championship Games has gone on to win the national championship. 3 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W SEC TEAM QUICK FACTS ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE 2007 Record: 7-6 (4-4 SEC, T3rd-Western) Head Coach: NICK SABAN (Kent State, ‘73) Overall: 98-48-1 (.670) / [12] | School: 7-6 (.538) [ 1] Starters Returning: 17 (9 offense, 6 defense, 2 specialists) Starters Lost: 7 (2 offense, 5 defense, 0 specialist) Percentage of Statistics Returning: Rushing: 99.0% | Passing: 100.0% | Receiving: 50.1% Top Returning Rusher: So. RB TERRY GRANT 180 for 891 yards (4.9 avg.), 8 TDs Top Returning Passer: Sr. QB JOHN PARKER WILSON 255-462-12 (55.2 pct.); 2,846 yards; 18 TDs Top Returning Receiver: Jr. WR MIKE McCOY 28 for 207 yards (7.4 avg.); 1 TD ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS 2007 Record: 8-5 (4-4 SEC, T3rd-Western) Head Coach: BOBBY PETRINO (Carroll, ‘83) Overall: 41-9 (.820) [4] | School: First season Starters Returning: 12 (5 offense, 5 defense, 2 specialist) Starters Lost: 12 (6 offense, 6 defense, 0 specialist) Percentage of Statistics Returning: Rushing: 10.6% | Passing: 79.8% | Receiving: 33.5% Top Returning Rusher: Jr. RB MICHAEL SMITH 46 for 303 yards (6.6 avg.), 3 TDs Top Returning Passer: Sr. QB CASEY DICK 150-262-10 (57.3 pct.); 1,695 yards; 18 TDs Top Returning Receiver: Jr. TE ANDREW DAVIE 14 for 115 yards (8.2 avg.); 3 TDs AUBURN TIGERS 2007 Record: 9-4 (5-3 SEC, 2nd-Western) Head Coach: TOMMY TUBERVILLE (Southern Arkansas, ‘76) Overall: 105-53 (.665) [13] | School: 80-33 (.708) [9] Starters Returning: 17 (9 offense, 6 defense, 2 specialist) Starters Lost: 7 (2 offense, 5 defense, 0 specialists) Percentage of Statistics Returning: Rushing: 97.6% | Passing: 10.2% | Receiving: 82.4% Top Returning Rusher: Jr. RB TATE 202 for 903 yards (4.5 avg.), 8 TDs Top Returning Passer: So. QB KODI BURNS 10-26-1 (38.5 pct.); 145 yards; 2 TDs Top Returning Receiver: Sr. WR RODGERIQUS SMITH 52 for 705 yards (13.6 avg.); 5 TDs FLORIDA GATORS 2007 Record: 9-4 (5-3 SEC, 3rd-Eastern) Head Coach: URBAN MEYER (Cincinnati, ‘86) Overall: 70-16 (.814) [7] | School: 31-8 (.795) [3] Starters Returning: 16 (7 offense, 8 defense, 1 specialist) Starters Lost: 8 (4 offense, 3 defense, 1 specialists) Percentage of Statistics Returning: Rushing: 93.8% | Passing: 100.0% | Receiving: 72.7% Top Returning Rusher: Jr. QB TIM TEBOW 210 for 895 yards (4.3 avg.); 23 TDs Top Returning Passer: Jr. QB TIM TEBOW 234-350-6 (66.9 pct.); 3,286 yards; 32 TDs Top Returning Receiver: Jr. WR PERCY HARVIN 59 for 858 yards (14.5 avg.); 4 TDs GEORGIA BULLDOGS 2007 Record: 11-2 (6-2 SEC, T1st-Eastern) Head Coach: MARK RICHT (Miami, Fla., ‘82) Overall: 72-19 (.791) [7] | School: 72-19 (.791) [7] Starters Returning: 17 (7 offense, 9 defense, 1 specialist) Starters Lost: 7 (4 offense, 2 defense, 1 specialist) Percentage of Statistics Returning: Rushing: 62.0% | Passing: 100.0% | Receiving: 63.0% Top Returning Rusher: So. TB KNOWSHON MORENO 248 for 1,334 yards (5.4 avg.); 14 TDs Top Returning Passer: Jr. QB MATTHEW STAFFORD 194-348-10 (55.7 pct.); 2,523 yards; 19 TDs Top Returning Receiver: Sr. WR MOHAMED MASSAQUOI 32 for 491 yards (15.3 avg.); 4 TDs KENTUCKY WILDCATS 2007 Record: 8-5 (3-5 SEC, T4th-Eastern) Head Coach: RICH BROOKS (Oregon State, ‘63) Overall: 116-144-4 (.447) [23] | School: 25-35 (.417) [5] Starters Returning: 15 (5 offense, 8 defense, 2 specialists) Starters Lost: 9 (6 offense, 3 defense, 0 specialist) Percentage of Statistics Returning: Rushing: 58.9% | Passing: 00.9% | Receiving: 26.0% Top Returning Rusher: So. RB DERRICK LOCKE 94 for 521 yards (5.5 avg.); 5 TDs Top Returning Passer: So. QB MIKE HARTLINE 4-6-1 (66.7 pct.); 34 yards; 0 TDs Top Returning Receiver: Sr. WR DICKY LYONS 56 for 655 yards (11.7 avg.); 7 TDs LSU TIGERS 2007 Record: 12-2 (6-2 SEC, SEC & National Champions) Head Coach: LES MILES (Michigan, ‘76) Overall: 62-27 (.697) [7] | School: 34-6 (.850) [4] Starters Returning: 12 (6 offense, 5 defense, 1 specialist) Starters Lost: 12 (5 offense, 6 defense, 1 specialist) Percentage of Statistics Returning: Rushing: 56.7% | Passing: 22.3% | Receiving: 70.3% Top Returning Rusher: Jr. RB KEILAND WILLIAMS 70 for 478 yards (6.8 avg.); 6 TDs Top Returning Passer: Jr. QB RYAN PERRILLOUX 51-75-2 (68.0 pct.); 694 yards; 8 TDs Top Returning Receiver: Jr. WR BRANDON LaFELL 50 for 656 yards (13.1 avg.); 4 TDs 2007 Record: 8-5 (4-4 SEC; T3rd-Western) 2007 Record: 3-9 (0-8 SEC, 6th-Western) Head Coach: SYLVESTER CROOM (Alabama, ‘75) Head Coach: HOUSTON NUTT (Oklahoma State, ‘81) Overall: 17-30 (.362) [4] | School: 17-30 (.362) [4] Overall: 111-70 (.613) [15] | School: First season Starters Returning: 19 (7 offense, 10 defense, 2 specialists) Starters Returning: 17 (7 offense, 8 defense, 2 specialists) Starters Lost: 7 (4 offense, 3 defense, 0 specialist) Starters Lost: 5 (4 offense, 1 defense, 0 specialist) Percentage of Statistics Returning: Percentage of Statistics Returning: Rushing: 94.6% | Passing: 78.5% | Receiving: 58.8% Rushing: 05.1% | Passing: 00.3% | Receiving: 80.9% Top Returning Rusher: Jr. RB ANTHONY DIXON Top Returning Rusher: Jr. FL DEXTER McCLUSTER 287 for 1,066 yards (3.7 avg.); 14 TDs 6 for 63 yards (10.5 avg.); 0 TDs Top Returning Passer: So. QB WESLEY CARROLL Top Returning Passer: Jr. P JUSTIN SPARKS 134-255-7 (52.5 pct.); 1,392 yards; 18 TDs 1-1-0 (100.0 pct.); 8 yards; 0 TDs Top Returning Receiver: Sr. WR JAMAYEL SMITH Top Returning Receiver: Jr. WR SHAY HODGE 33 for 510 yards (15.5 avg.); 3 TDs 43 for 593 yards (13.8 avg.); 6 TDs OLE MISS REBELS MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS 2007 Record: 6-6 (3-5 SEC, 4th-Eastern) Head Coach: STEVE SPURRIER (Florida) Overall: 163-56-2 (.742) [18] | School: 21-16 (.568) [3] Starters Returning: 18 (6 offense, 10 defense, 2 specialists) Starters Lost: 6 (5 offense, 1 defense, 0 specialist) Percentage of Statistics Returning: Rushing: 39.0% | Passing: 44.0% | Receiving: 82.0% Top Returning Rusher: Sr. RB MIKE DAVIS 114 for 518 yards (4.5 avg.); 5 TDs Top Returning Passer: So. QB CHRIS SMELLEY 92-162-7 (56.8 pct.); 1,176 yards; 9 TDs Top Returning Receiver: Sr. WR KENNY McKINLEY 77 for 968 yards (12.6 avg.); 9 TDs TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS 2007 Record: 10-4 (6-2 SEC, T1st-Eastern) Head Coach: PHILLIP FULMER (Tennessee, ‘72) Overall: 147-45 (.766) [16] | School: 147-45 (.766) [16] Starters Returning: 16 (8 offense, 6 defense, 2 specialists) Starters Lost: 8 (3 offense, 5 defense, 0 specialist) Percentage of Statistics Returning: Rushing: 93.0% | Passing: 42.0% | Receiving: 84.1% Top Returning Rusher: Sr. RB ARIAN FOSTER 245 for 1,193 yards (4.9 avg.); 12 TDs Top Returning Passer: Jr. QB JONATHAN CROMPTON 7-12-2 (58.3 pct.); 97 yards; 1 TD Top Returning Receiver: Sr. WR LUCAS TAYLOR 73 for 1,000 yards (13.7 avg.); 5 TDs VANDERBILT COMMODORES 2007 Record: 5-7 (2-6 SEC, 6th-Eastern) Head Coach: BOBBY JOHNSON (Clemson, ‘73) Overall: 80-86 (.482) [14] | School: 20-50 (.286) [6] Starters Returning: 12 (4 offense, 6 defense, 2 specialists) Starters Lost: 12 (7 offense, 5 defense, 0 specialist) Percentage of Statistics Returning: Rushing: 57.3% | Passing: 85.4% | Receiving: 54.6% Top Returning Rusher: Sr. RB JEFF JENNINGS 96 for 346 yards (3.6 avg.); 2 TDs Top Returning Passer: Jr. QB MACKENZI ADAMS 101-182-6 (55.5 pct.); 1,043 yards; 9 TDs Top Returning Receiver: Sr. WR GEORGE SMITH 32 for 397 yards (12.4 avg.); 3 TDs 4 In 2007, for the fourth straight season, 5 SEC teams were in the Top 25 of the BCS Final Rankings. 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W SEC TEAM SCHEDULES ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 29 Clemson (at Atlanta) TULANE WESTERN KENTUCKY at Arkansas at Georgia KENTUCKY OLE MISS at Tennessee ARKANSAS STATE at LSU MISSISSIPPI STATE AUBURN Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 22 Nov. 28 ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS WESTERN ILLINOIS LOUISIANA-MONROE (Little Rock) at Texas ALABAMA FLORIDA at Auburn at Kentucky OLE MISS TULSA at South Carolina at Mississippi State LSU (Little Rock) Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 23 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 29 AUBURN TIGERS LOUISIANA-MONROE SOUTHERN MISS at Mississippi State LSU TENNESSEE at Vanderbilt ARKANSAS at West Virginia at Ole Miss TENNESSEE-MARTIN GEORGIA at Alabama FLORIDA GATORS Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22 Nov. 29 HAWAII MIAMI (FLA.) at Tennessee OLE MISS at Arkansas LSU KENTUCKY Georgia (Jacksonville) at Vanderbilt SOUTH CAROLINA THE CITADEL at Florida State Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 29 GEORGIA BULLDOGS GEORGIA SOUTHERN CENTRAL MICHIGAN at South Carolina at Arizona State ALABAMA TENNESSEE VANDERBILT at LSU Florida (Jacksonville) at Kentucky at Auburn GEORGIA TECH Aug. 31 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 29 KENTUCKY WILDCATS at Louisville NORFOLK STATE MIDDLE TENNESSEE WESTERN KENTUCKY at Alabama SOUTH CAROLINA ARKANSAS at Florida at Mississippi State GEORGIA VANDERBILT at Tennessee LSU TIGERS Aug. 30 Sept 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 22 Nov. 28 TBA TROY NORTH TEXAS at Auburn MISSISSIPPI STATE at Florida at South Carolina GEORGIA TULANE ALABAMA OLE MISS at Arkansas (Little Rock) Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 15 Nov. 22 Nov. 28 OLE MISS REBELS MEMPHIS at Wake Forest SAMFORD VANDERBILT at Florida SOUTH CAROLINA at Alabama at Arkansas AUBURN LOUISIANA-MONROE at LSU MISSISSIPPI STATE MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS Aug. 30 Sept 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 15 Nov. 22 Nov. 28 at Louisiana Tech SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA AUBURN at Georgia Tech at LSU VANDERBILT at Tennessee MIDDLE TENNESSEE KENTUCKY at Alabama ARKANSAS at Ole Miss SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS Aug. 28 Sept. 4 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 29 NORTH CAROLINA STATE at Vanderbilt GEORGIA WOFFORD UAB at Ole Miss at Kentucky LSU TENNESSEE ARKANSAS at Florida at Clemson Sept. 1 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 22 Nov. 29 TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS at UCLA UAB FLORIDA at Auburn NORTHERN ILLINOIS at Georgia MISSISSIPPI STATE ALABAMA at South Carolina WYOMING at Vanderbilt KENTUCKY VANDERBILT COMMODORES Aug. 28 Sept. 4 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22 Nov. 29 at Miami (Ohio) SOUTH CAROLINA RICE at Ole Miss AUBURN at Mississippi State at Georgia DUKE FLORIDA at Kentucky TENNESSEE at Wake Forest Since conference expansion in 1992, the SEC has won 30-or-more non-conference games (including bowls) 14 times 5 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W SEC HEADLINERS ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE OT ANDRE SMITH was an unanimous first-team AllSEC selection in 2007 and was named a co-recipient of the Jacobs Blocking Trophy, given to the best blocker in the league ... RB TERRY GRANT was a first-team Freshman All-SEC pick a year ago ... Grant was 8th in the league in rushing with 891 yards on 180 carries and eight TDs ... DB RASHAD JOHNSON was also a unanimous first-team All-SEC pick last season ... Johnson had six picks and eight pass deflections last season ... QB JOHN PARKER WILSON returns for his senior season ... He has thrown for more than 5,600 yards and 37 TDs in his Bama career. ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS C JONATHAN LUIGS returns for his senior season after being a unanimous first-team All-SEC pick in 2007 and a co-recipient of the Jacobs Blocking Trophy, given to the best blocker in the league ... QB CASEY DICK returns for his senior season after passing for 1,695 yards and 18 TDs last season ... LB FREDDIE FAIRCHILD is Arkansas’ leading returning tackler with 79 tackles and also added four sacks in 2007 ... PK ALEX TEJADA was the first-team All-SEC last season after hitting on 17-of-23 field goals and 58 of 60 PAT attempts ... OL MITCH PETRUS was a second-team All-SEC pick last season by the league’s coaches. AUBURN TIGERS DE SEN’DERRICK MARKS has started 26 straight games ... He had 43 tackles last season, including nine behind the line of scrimmage ... DE ANTONIO COLEMAN logged 18.5 tackles for loss last season ... RB BEN TATE rushed for 903 yards on 202 carries and eight TDs last season ... WR RODGERIQUS SMITH led the Tigers in 2007 with 52 catches for 705 yards and five scores ... CB JERRAUD POWERS had 63 tackles last season with four interceptions and five pass deflections ... QB KODI BURNS looks to be the quarterback of the future ... In limited time last season, he ran for 203 yards and three scores and passed for 145 yards and two TDs. FLORIDA GATORS QB TIM TEBOW returns as the reigning Heisman Trophy winner, SEC first-team QB and first-team ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America ... He set SEC single season records last season for TD responsibility (55), total offensive yards (4,181), rushing TDs (23) and total offensive yards per game (321.6) ... WR PERCY HARVIN caught 59 passes last season for 858 yards and four scores ... OT PHIL TRAUTWEIN missed all of last season with a foot injury but was a pre-season All-SEC pick in 2007 ... LB BRANDON SPIKES was second in the SEC last season with 131 tackles with 16 behind the line of scrimmage GEORGIA BULLDOGS MATTHEW STAFFORD returns as the Bulldogs’ starting quarterback after throwing for 2,523 yards and 19 TDs last season ... Stafford is 18-4 as Georgia’s starting signal-caller ... RB KNOWSHON MORENO was the SEC Freshman of the Year last season, finishing second in the league in rushing with 1,334 yards and 14 TDs ... The duo of DT’s JEFF OWENS and GINO ATKINS returns ... Last season, Owens accounted for 22 QB pressures and four tackle for losses while Atkins had 37 QB pressures and 14.5 tackles for losses ... LB DANNELL ELLERBE was Georgia’s leading tackler last season with 93 stops, including 4.5 behind the line. KENTUCKY WILDCATS DE JEREMY JARMON was fourth in the SEC with nine sacks last season ... CB TREVARD LINDLEY is the Wildcats’ leading returning tackler with 66 stops ... WR DICKY LYONS caught 56 passes last season for 655 yards and seven scores in 2007 ... OT GARRY WILLIAMS was a second-team All-SEC choice by the league’s coaches last season ... LB BRAXTON KELLEY registered 63 stops with five behind the line of scrimmage last season ... PK TIM MASTHAY led all SEC kickers with 23 touchbacks on kickoffs and was fifth in the league in punts downed inside the 20-yard line in 2007. LSU TIGERS QB RYAN PERRILLOUX was the MVP of the SEC Championship Game ... OG HERMAN JOHNSON was named first-team All-SEC by the league’s coaches last season while OT CIRON BLACK was a second-team AllSEC choice ... LB DARRY BECKWITH was a secondteam All-SEC pick in 2007 after reaching 65 tackles with 6.5 for losses ... PK COLT DAVID was a unanimous first-team All-SEC pick, hitting on all 63 PAT attempts and going 26-of-33 on field goals ... RB KEILAND WILLIAMS tallied 478 yards and six TDs last season while WR BRANDON LaFELL caught 50 passes for 656 yards and four scores. OLE MISS REBELS OT MICHAEL OHER returns for his senior season after earning first-team All-SEC honors in 2007 and secondteam honors in 2006 ... DE GREG HARDY was a unanimous first-team All-SEC pick in 2007 after leading the league in sacks per game with 10 in 10 games and was second in tackles for losses per game (18.0 in 10 games) ... DL PERIA JERRY had 58 tackles including 14 tackles for loss ... WR MIKE WALLACE caught 38 passes for 716 yards and six TDs ... Wallace led all SEC receivers last season with 18.8 yards per catch (min. 30 catches) ... DB JAMARCA SANFORD was seventh in the league in tackles (83) and forced two fumbles. MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS SAF DEREK PEGUES was selected first-team All-SEC by AP and second team by the league’s coaches ... He had 50 tackles, five interceptions and seven pass deflections last season ... OT MICHAEL BROWN was a second-team All-SEC choice by the league’s coaches ... RB ANTHONY DIXON was seventh in the SEC last season with 1,066 yards on 287 carries and 14 TDs ... WR JAMAYEL SMITH led the Bulldogs with 33 catches in 2007 for 510 yards and three scores ... LB JAMAR CHANEY had 89 tackles last season ... QB WESLEY CARROLL was named to the Freshman All-SEC Team last season with 1,392 passing yards and 9 TDs. SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS WR KENNY McKINLEY was a unanimous first-team AllSEC pick last season with a league-leading 77 catches for 968 yards and nine scores ... DE ERIC NORWOOD was third in the SEC last season with 19.5 tackles for losses for 89 yards ... LB JASPER BRINKLEY missed most of last season with a knee injury after earning firstteam All-SEC recognition in 2006 ... SS EMANUEL COOK was sixth in the SEC in tackles per game last season with 92 stops in 11 games and earned second-team All-SEC honors ... DB CAPTAIN MUNNERLYN was a first-team All-SEC pick by the league’s coaches and second team by AP in 2007 with 47 tackles. TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS TB ARIAN FOSTER rushed for 1,193 yards on 245 carries and 12 TDs and finished last season with 1,650 allpurpose yards ... OG ANTHONY PARKER was a second-team AP All-America anchoring an offensive line that allowed just four sacks all season ... WR LUCAS TAYLOR caught 73 passes for 1,000 yards and five scores ... SS ERIC BERRY was named The Sporting News SEC Freshman Defensive Player of the Year with 86 tackles and five interceptions last season ... LB RICO MCCOY had 106 total tackles and DE ROBERT AYERS led team with 12 tackles for loss .. PK DANIEL LINCOLN was named a first-team FWAA All-American last season. VANDERBILT COMMODORES DB ERIC MOORE was named first-team All-SEC by AP and second-team by the league’s coaches after recording 83 tackles, six interceptions and 10 pass deflections last season ... Moore was also fourth in the league in kickoff return average (25.7)... DB RYAN HAMILTON logged 68 tackles last season ... QB MACKENZI ADAMS completed 101-of-182 passes for 1,043 yards and nine TDs last season ... PK BRYANT HAHNFELDT hit on 28-of29 PAT attempts and 13-of-20 field goals last season ... WR GEORGE SMITH caught 32 passes for 397 yards and three scores in 2007. 6 For the fifth straight season, five SEC teams were in the Top 25 of the USA Today coaches poll. 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W 2008 WEEK-BY-WEEK SCHEDULE (Dates and Sites Subject to Change) Aug. 28 North Carolina State at South Carolina Vanderbilt at Miami (Ohio) Aug. 30 Alabama vs. Clemson (Atlanta) Western Illinois at Arkansas Louisiana-Monroe at Auburn Hawaii at Florida Georgia Southern at Georgia Memphis at Ole Miss Mississippi State at Louisiana Tech Aug. 31 Kentucky at Louisville Sept. 1 Tennessee at UCLA Sept. 4 South Carolina at Vanderbilt Sept. 6 Tulane at Alabama Louisiana-Monroe at Arkansas (Little Rock) Southern Miss at Auburn Miami (Fla.) at Florida Central Michigan at Georgia Norfolk State at Kentucky Troy at LSU Ole Miss at Wake Forest Southeastern Louisiana at Mississippi State OPEN: Tennessee Sept. 13 Western Kentucky at Alabama Arkansas at Texas Auburn at Mississippi State Georgia at South Carolina Middle Tennessee at Kentucky North Texas at LSU Samford at Ole Miss Rice at Vanderbilt UAB at Tennessee OPEN: Florida Sept. 20 Alabama at Arkansas LSU at Auburn Florida at Tennessee Georgia at Arizona State Vanderbilt at Ole Miss Mississippi State at Georgia Tech Wofford at South Carolina OPEN: Kentucky Sept. 27 Alabama at Georgia Tennessee at Auburn Ole Miss at Florida Mississippi State at LSU UAB at South Carolina Western Kentucky at Kentucky OPEN: Arkansas, Vanderbilt Oct. 4 Kentucky at Alabama Florida at Arkansas Auburn at Vanderbilt South Carolina at Ole Miss Northern Illinois at Tennessee OPEN: Georgia, LSU, Mississippi State Oct. 11 Arkansas at Auburn LSU at Florida Tennessee at Georgia South Carolina at Kentucky Vanderbilt at Mississippi State OPEN: Alabama, Ole Miss Oct. 18 Ole Miss at Alabama Arkansas at Kentucky Vanderbilt at Georgia LSU at South Carolina Mississippi State at Tennessee OPEN: Auburn, Florida Oct. 23 Auburn at West Virginia Oct. 25 Alabama at Tennessee Ole Miss at Arkansas Kentucky at Florida Georgia at LSU Middle Tennessee at Mississippi State Duke at Vanderbilt OPEN: South Carolina Nov. 1 Arkansas State at Alabama Tulsa at Arkansas Auburn at Ole Miss Florida vs. Georgia (Jacksonville) Kentucky at Mississippi State Tulane at LSU Tennessee at South Carolina OPEN: Vanderbilt Nov. 8 Alabama at LSU Arkansas at South Carolina Tennessee Martin at Auburn Florida at Vanderbilt Georgia at Kentucky Wyoming at Tennessee OPEN: Ole Miss, Mississippi State Nov. 15 Mississippi State at Alabama Georgia at Auburn South Carolina at Florida Vanderbilt at Kentucky Louisiana-Monroe at Ole Miss OPEN: Arkansas, LSU, Tennessee Nov. 22 Arkansas at Mississippi State The Citadel at Florida Ole Miss at LSU Tennessee at Vanderbilt OPEN: Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina Nov. 28 LSU at Arkansas (Little Rock) Mississippi State at Ole Miss Nov. 29 Auburn at Alabama Florida at Florida State Georgia Tech at Georgia Kentucky at Tennessee South Carolina at Clemson Vanderbilt at Wake Forest Dec. 6 SEC Championship Game (Atlanta) In 87 SEC games last season, there were 139 instant replay stoppages and 38 plays overturned. 7 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W THIS IS THE SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE THE SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE • The Southeastern Conference sponsors championships in 20 sports - 11 women’s sports 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, soccer, 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 of the Southeastern Conference is to assist its member institutions in the maintenance of programs of intercollegiate athletics which are compatible with the highest standards of education and competitive sports.” ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS • During the last five years, the SEC has had more student-athletes honored as CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-Americans than any other conference. The league has had 171 student-athletes named CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic AllAmericans, including 79 named to the first-team. • During the last eleven years, the SEC has had 19 winners of the NCAA Today's Top VIII Award, which is given annually to eight outstanding senior student-athletes. Since 1997, no other conference has had as many student-athletes honored with this prestigious award. In 2006, Alabama track & field athlete Beth Mallory was named a recipient of this award. • Kentucky’s Jacob Tamme was named by the National Football Foundation as a National Scholar-Athlete. During the last six years, the SEC has had 12 student-athletes honored, the most of any conference. LSU’s Rudy Niswanger won the Vincent dePaul Draddy Award given by the National Football Foundation in 2005 as the nation’s top football 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 for the more than 4,200 student-athletes each year. • The SEC distributed nearly $675,000 during the 2006-2007 academic year from the NCAA Special Assistance Fund for Student-Athletes. This program was implemented to provide 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 to directly benefit student-athletes from the Student-Athlete Opportunity Fund. • The SEC awards post-graduate scholarships totaling $130,000 to 24 student-athletes each year. The top male and female nominee each receive the H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete Award, named for the league's fourth commissioner, and a $10,000 scholarship. Last year, 22 additional student-athletes (11 female and 11 male) received $5,000 to continue their education. Alabama baseball player Emeel Salem and Vanderbilt track & field athlete Erika Schneble were named McWhorter Scholar-Athlete Award winners in 2006-07. • The SEC has established a Community Service Award to honor a male and female student-athlete with a $5,000 scholarship for outstanding service in the community. Tennessee swimmer Brad Boswell and Florida softball player Stacey Stevens were named 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 league school to provide equitable funding for women's sports, promotions and marketing and other support services. The SEC currently conducts championships in 11 women's sports and nine men's sports. • The SEC had four sport winners of the Collegiate Woman of the Year Award sponsored by Honda. Tennessee’s Candace Parker won for women’s basketball, Courtney Kupets of Georgia took top honors in gymnastics, Georgia’s Kara Lynn Joyce won in Swimming & Diving and Tennessee’s Monica Abbott was the top athlete in softball. • Since 1987, SEC schools have won 66 NCAA women’s national championships, an average of more than three per year in the 11 women’s sports the SEC sponsors. Nine of 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 report of recommendations that represents an important initial step in a formal process of establishing a new standard of compliance excellence within the Southeastern Conference. Among the recommendations included in this report was how institutions will handle reports of allegations, strengthening the relationship between the league’s institutions and the conference office, developing new orientation programs and establishing 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 professional development of coaches. Topics of discussion range from the role of the SEC and NCAA to the role of athletics in higher education. SPORTSMANSHIP • The SEC has developed a sportsmanship statement for its institutions: “Coaches and student-athletes of a member insititution, as well as individuals employed by or associated with that institution, including alumni, fans, patrons and boosters, shall conduct themselves with honesty and good sportsmanship. Their behavior shall at all times reflect the high standards of honor and dignity that characterize participation in the collegiate setting. For intercollegiate athletics to promote the character development of participants, to enhance the integrity of higher education and to promote civility in society, coaches, student-athletes and all others associated with these athletics programs and events should adhere to such fundamental values as respect, fairness, civility, honesty and responsibility. These values should be manifested not only in athletics participation but also in the broad spectrum of activities affecting the athletics program. It is the responsibility of each member institution to establish policies for sportsmanship and ethical conduct in intercollegiate athletics consistent with the educational mission and goals of the institution. Furthermore, member institutions are responsible 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 intercollegiate athletics to provide elementary school teachers with relevant resources they can use to educate and prepare children for life. The SEC became the nation’s first conference to develop customized educational software, providing a CD-ROM containing SECbranded content correlating to national educational standards. Since the CD-ROM was produced, the SEC has initiated oan online program for K-8 students on education content and character development. • SECkids.com is a website uniquely designed for school-age students. Now fans of all ages can access exciting, interactive and educational information on the SEC and its universities. SECkids.com features exclusive behind-the-scenes access at championship events, 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 classroom. 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 in 76.8 percent of the total sports win which the league has competed (268 of 349). Ten of 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 national championships than any other conference in the nation. The SEC won 50 team titles since 2000, while the Pac-10 won 45 and the Big 12 won 21. The SEC won team titles in 16 different sports since 2000, also the most of any conference. 8 For the last 12 seasons, the SEC has had six of the top 14 total attendance averages in the nation. 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W SEC FOOTBALL ..... SECond to NONE BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Since the inception of the BCS in 1998, the SEC leads all conferences with four national champions. Tennessee won the BCS’ first national title in 1998, LSU won the crown in 2003, Florida’s claimed the national championship in 2006 and LSU took the title this season. The Big 12 has two BCS national titles followed by the ACC, Big Ten, Pac-10 and Big East with one each. NATIONAL CHAMPIONS SINCE 1992 Since SEC expansion in 1992, the SEC has the most national championships (AP, USA Today) with six. During that time, the SEC has had more teams with national titles than any other conference (4). Here is a breakdown: SEC - Florida (2006, 1996), LSU (2003, 2007), Tennessee (1998), Alabama (1992) Big 12 - Texas (2005), Oklahoma (2000), Nebraska (1994, 1995, 1997) Big Ten - Ohio State (2002), Michigan (1997) Pac-10 - Southern California (2004, 2003) ACC - Florida State (1999, 1993) Big East - Miami, Fla. (2001) TOP 25 FINISHES Since 2000, the SEC has had more teams ranked in the final USA Today Coaches Poll than any other conference. The SEC has had 39 teams ranked in the last eight final USA Today Coaches polls, an average of almost five per season. The Big 12 is second with 31 teams ranked since 2000. The SEC has led or tied for lead in most teams ranked in the final USA Today Coaches Polls in seven of the last eight seasons. FINAL USA TODAY COACHES POLLS SINCE 2000 (Using conference alignments during year played) Conference 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 SEC 6 5 3 5 5 5 Big 12 5 4 4 4 3 4 Big Ten 3 2 4 5 4 3 ACC 3 2 4 3 4 5 Pac-10 3 4 2 2 3 4 Big East 2 4 4 1 1 2 MWC 1 1 0 1 1 1 WAC 0 0 1 1 2 0 C-USA 1 1 1 1 1 0 MAC 0 2 1 2 0 0 Independent 1 0 1 0 1 1 SEC LEADS NATION IN ATTENDANCE For the 27th straight season, the SEC recorded the largest total attendance figure of any conference in the nation. In 2007, a total of 6,687,342 fans attended 89 games, an average of 75,139 per contest, also tops in the nation. SEC stadiums were filled to 97.69 percent of capacity for each home game in 2007. The SEC had six of the top 10 schools in total attendance in 2007 - Tennessee (4), Auburn (5), Georgia (6), LSU (7), Alabama (8) and Florida (9). ATTENDANCE Conference SEC Big Ten Big 12 Pac-10 ACC Big East Mountain West Games 89 76 77 65 77 53 54 Total Attendance 6,687,342 5,408,019 4,652,267 3,764,179 4,137,463 2,197,136 1,817,481 Average Attendance 75,139 71,158 60,419 57,910 53,733 41,455 33,657 BOWL GAME APPEARANCES Using current conference alignments, the SEC has more bowl game appearances and more bowl victories than any other conference. SEC teams have appeared in 353 bowl games and hold a 184-164-5 record in those games (52.8%). ALL-TIME BOWL RECORDS (Using current conference alignments) Conference App. W-L-T Pct. WAC 62 33-27-2 .548 SEC 353 184-164-5 .528 ACC 276 143-128-5 .527 Pac-10 220 112-102-6 .523 Conference USA 114 51-61-2 .495 Big Ten 234 114-117-3 .494 Big 12 312 149-159-4 .484 Big East 105 49-54-2 .476 Mountain West 122 53-65-4 .451 Mid-American 47 20-27-0 .426 Sun Belt 11 3-8-0 .273 Since 2000, the SEC has more bowl appearances (61) and bowl bowl wins (36) than any other conference. (See Non-Conference Records Since 2000 chart on this page) SEC LEADS NATION WITH 263 FORMER PLAYERS ON 2007 NFL OPENING DAY ROSTERS The Southeastern Conference had 263 players on the 2007 National Football League opening day active rosters, which led all conferences. The Atlantic Coast Conference was second with 238 players, followed by the Big Ten with 234 players, Pac-10 with 183 players, Big 12 with 176 players and the Big East with 84 players. Among SEC schools, Georgia was first with 37 former players on NFL rosters, followed by Tennessee with 36, LSU with 33, Florida with 31 and Auburn with 30. Alabama had 21 players on NFL rosters, while South Carolina had 19, Ole Miss and Mississippi State had 17 each, Arkansas had 12, Kentucky six and Vanderbilt with five. The SEC had five of its schools with 30-or-more-players on NFL rosters. No other conference had two. Nationally, Miami (Fla.) leads with 46 former players on NFL rosters, followed by Ohio State with 44, Florida State with 41, Tennessee with 36 and Georgia with 35. The NFL Kickoff Weekend numbers were furnished by the National Football League and does not include any former SEC players that may have been activated after the opening weekend. For a complete listing of former SEC student-athletes on NFL rosters, log on to www.secsports.com. [NOTE: All tabulations done by SEC media relations staff.] 2006 5 2 4 3 3 3 2 2 0 0 1 2007 5 5 5 3 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 Total 39 31 30 27 24 19 18 7 5 5 5 NON-CONFERENCE RECORD SINCE 2000 The Southeastern Conference has the nation’s top non-conference winning percentage (including bowl games) since 2000. The SEC is 294-105 (.737) against non-conference foes during the last eight seasons. In the regular season, the Big 12 has the top winning percentage (.761) while the SEC is second (.752). In bowl games, the SEC is third in winning percentage (.558) behind the Big East (.618) and the Mountain West (.565). NON-CONFERENCE RECORDS SINCE 2000 W-L Pct. Bowls Conference SEC 258-80 .763 36-25 Big 12 262-83 .759 31-31 Pac-10 188-77 .709 24-21 Big East 200-93 .683 24-15 Big Ten 228-90 .717 22-32 ACC 199-98 .670 28-26 Mountain West 139-144 .491 17-11 Conference USA 141-187 .430 15-25 Western Athletic 120-172 .411 12-15 Mid-American 135-247 .353 9-12 Sun Belt 57-216 .209 2-6 Pct. .590 .500 .533 .615 .407 .519 .607 .375 .444 .429 .250 Total 294-105 293-114 212-98 224-108 250-122 227-124 156-155 156-212 132-187 144-259 59-222 Pct. .737 .720 .684 .675 .672 .647 .502 .424 .414 .357 .210 Eight SEC teams ranked in the top 20 of NCAA Division I-A Toughest Schedules last season. 9 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W SEC FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK 75th SEASON OF SEC FOOTBALL The Southeastern Conference begins its 76th season of play in 2008. The league began play in 1933 with 13 schools - Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Sewanee, Tennessee, Tulane and Vanderbilt. Alabama won the league’s first conference title in 1933 by virture of its 5-0-1 conference record. Sewanee left the conference following the 1940 season while Georgia Tech left after the 1963 season and Tulane followed after the 1965 campaign. Arkansas and South Carolina entered the SEC prior to the 1992 season. The SEC was the first conference to split into two divisions and have its regular season culminate in a conference championship game. The first SEC Championship Game was held on Dec. 5, 1992 at Legion Field in Birmingham, Ala. Here are some facts and figures from the 75-year history of Southeastern Conference football: All-Time School Records Alabama Arkansas Auburn Florida Georgia Kentucky LSU Ole Miss Mississippi State South Carolina Tennessee Vanderbilt Overall 787-313-43 646-435-40 676-388-47 628-368-40 713-381-54 553-546-44 692-378-47 597-460-35 481-519-39 521-523-44 771-320-53 546-542-50 Pct. .707 .594 .630 .625 .645 .503 .641 .563 .482 .499 .697 .502 SEC 341-159-20 61-65-2 274-207-18 256-192-15 283-185-14 147-320-12 268-195-22 232-230-15 157-316-13 46-78-1 308-153-19 114-355-18 Pct. .675 .484 .567 .569 .602 .319 .575 .502 .336 .372 .661 .253 All-Time SEC Divisional Championships Eastern Division Florida 9 (1992t-93t-94-95-96-99-2000-2003t-2006) Tennessee 7 (1993t-97-98-2001-2003t-2004-2007t) Georgia 5 (1992t-2002-2003t-2005-2007t) Western Division LSU Auburn Alabama Arkansas Mississippi State Ole Miss 7 (1996t-97t-2001t-2002t-2003t-2005t-2007) 6 (1997t-2000-2001t-2002t-2004-2005t) 5 (1992-93-94-96t-99) 4 (1995-98t-2002t-2006) 1 (1998t) 1 (2003t) All-Time SEC National Champions (AP, UPI, USA Today, FWAA only) 1951 1957 1958 1960 1961 1964 1965 1973 1978 1979 1980 1992 1996 1998 2003 2006 2007 Tennessee Auburn LSU Ole Miss Alabama Alabama Alabama Alabama Alabama Alabama Georgia Alabama Florida Tennessee LSU Florida LSU AP, UPI AP AP, UPI FWAA AP, UPI AP, UPI AP, FWAA UPI AP, FWAA AP, UPI, FWAA AP, UPI, FWAA AP, UPI, USA Today, FWAA AP, USA Today, FWAA AP, USA Today, FWAA USA Today AP, USA Today, FWAA AP, USA Today, FWAA All-Time SEC Championships Alabama 21 (1933-34t-37-45-53-61t-64-65-66t-71-72-7374-77-75-77-78-79-81t-89t-92-99) Tennessee 13 (1938-39t-40-46t-51t-56-67-69-85-89t-90-9798) Georgia 12 (1942-46t-48-59-66t-68-76t-80-81t-82-20022005) LSU 10 (1935-36-58-61t-70-86-88t-2001-2003-2007) Florida 7 (1991-93-94-95-96-2000-2006) Ole Miss 6 (1947-54-55-60-62-63) Auburn 6 (1957-83-87-88t-89t-2004) *Georgia Tech 5 (1939t-43-44-51t-52) *Tulane 3 (1934-39t-49) Kentucky 2 (1950-76t) Mississippi State 1 (1941) * Denotes former member of the SEC All-Time SEC vs. Non-Conference Opponents (By Decades) (Does not include bowl games) Decade 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s TOTALS W-L-T 270-105-19 359-123-14 320-107-14 297-125-20 328-169-13 356-161-17 282-84-3 258-80-0 2470-954-100 Pct. .709 .738 .741 .695 .656 .683 .768 .763 .715 Best Percentage (Season): 1997, 32-4 (.889) The SEC has only had one losing non-conference season - 1979 (23-29-1, .443) The SEC led the nation in non-conference winning percentage in 2007 with a 47-10 mark. 10 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W SEC FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK STATE OF THE SEC Georgia and LSU has the SEC’s best record since 2002. The Bulldogs and Tigers are 64-15 (.810) since 2002. Georgia has the league’s best mark since 1997 with a 107-32 record (.770). Below is a look at how each SEC team has fared during the last five and ten seasons: Record Last Five Seasons (2003-2007) SEC Pct. Bowls Champ W-L 56-10 .848 5 2 51-14 .785 5 1 50-14 .781 5 1 46-18 .719 5 1 44-20 .688 4 0 36-26 .581 3 0 32-28 .533 2 0 33-30 .524 4 0 25-35 .417 2 0 24-35 .407 1 0 19-40 .322 1 0 18-40 .310 0 0 Record Last 10 Seasons (1998-2007) SEC Pct. Bowls Champ W-L 97-30 .764 10 2 93-34 .732 10 2 93-34 .732 10 1 89-37 .706 8 3 83-40 .675 8 1 76-48 .613 8 0 70-54 .565 7 1 60-59 .504 5 0 55-63 .466 4 0 51-68 .429 4 0 49-69 .415 4 0 32-82 .281 0 0 AP Top 25 5 5 4 4 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 ONE FOR THE DEFENSE Since conference expansion in 1992, LSU leads the SEC with 14 shutouts posted by its defense. Auburn and Tennessee have 13 shutouts and Alabama has 11. In 2007, LSU’s defense posted two shutouts and Ole Miss one. LSU’s defense has posted at least one shutout in four straight seasons - the longest active streak in the SEC. THE ROAD SHOW Since conference expansion in 1992, Tennessee has the best record in SEC games away from home. The Vols are 48-16 (.750) away from Neyland Stadium since 1992 and have not had a losing record during that time away from Knoxville. Florida is second in the SEC since 1992 with a 53-18 mark (.746) away from Gainesville. In 2007, for the first time since 2000 and the second time since expansion, no SEC team was perfect on the road. [This note only pertains to conference games away from home, which includes the Georgia vs. Florida game.] EASTERN DIVISION VS. WESTERN DIVISION (Since 1992 • DOES NOT INCLUDE SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES) EASTERN vs. Western Florida Georgia Kentucky South Carolina Tennessee Vanderbilt TOTALS WESTERN vs. Eastern Alabama Arkansas Auburn LSU Ole Miss Miss. State TOTALS W 31 32 19 16 34 6 138 W 29 19 30 22 25 22 139 L 17 15 29 31 13 42 147 L 18 29 17 25 23 26 128 T 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 T 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 Pct. .646 .677 .396 .344 .719 .125 .484 Pct. .615 .396 .635 .469 .521 .458 .516 LSU Georgia Auburn Florida Tennessee Arkansas South Carolina Alabama Kentucky Ole Miss Miss. State Vanderbilt Georgia Florida Tennessee LSU Auburn Arkansas Alabama Ole Miss South Carolina Miss. State Kentucky Vanderbilt AP Top 25 10 8 7 7 6 3 3 3 2 2 0 0 • Of the 49 intra-conference SEC games in 2007 (includes SEC Championship Game), 23 were decided by 10 points or less (46.9 percent). The average scoring margin in SEC intra-conference games was 12.63 points per game, which was tops among all Division I-A conferences. Since 2001, more SEC games have been decided by five-points-or-less (103) than more than 21-points (95). Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 G 49 49 49 49 49 49 49 1-5 17 10 12 15 16 18 15 6-10 7 10 7 6 8 12 8 11-15 10 4 8 3 4 6 12 16-20 2 7 4 11 6 6 4 21+ 13 18 18 14 15 7 10 AVERAGE 14.51 15.54 16.53 15.29 13.96 11.14 12.63 MISC. STAT NOTES Every SEC team averaged less time of possession per offensive drive in 2007 than 2006. There were 90 scoring drives of more than five minutes in 2007. There were 91 in 2006. LSU had 12 in 2007 while South Carolina had just two. There were 251 scoring drives less than two minutes in 2007. There were 175 in 2006. Since the SEC began compiling the statistic in 2000, several high-water marks were reached in 2007. Florida’s 3.49 points per offensive drive were the most since the Gators rattled off 3.27 points per drive in 2001. The Gators 47.3 touchdown scoring percentage rate was the most since the Gators scored on 40.9 percent of their offensive drives in 2001. SEC defenses held opponents to three-downs-and-out on 31.12 percent of drives in 2007. For the second straight season, LSU’s defense registered the highest percentage, holding opponents to three offensive plays 39.25 percent of the time (73 of 186). LSU led the SEC with 142 points scored off turnovers in 2007. On the flip-side, only 37 of Kentucky’s opponents points were scored off Wildcat turnovers. Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU and South Carolina reached the AP Top 10 at one point or another in 2007. 11 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W SEC FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK 2008 ACTIVE LEADERS IN SEC CAREER RECORD BOOK TOTAL OFFENSE Yardage Career Leader: 11,350 -- Chris Leak, Florida (2003-06) Active Leader: 5,008 -- Tim Tebow, Florida (2006--) TDs Responsible For Career Leader: 122 -- Danny Wuerffel, Florida (1993-96) Active Leader: 68 -- Tim Tebow, Florida (2006--) Plays Career Leader: 1,793 -- Jared Lorenzen, Kentucky (2000-03) Active Leader: 682 -- Tim Tebow, Florida (2006--) RUSHING Most Rushes Career Leader: 994 -- Herschel Walker, Georgia (1980-82) Active Leader: 519 -- Arian Foster, Tennessee (2005--) Yards Gained Career Leader: 5,529 -- Herschel Walker, Georgia (1980-82) Active Leader: 2,394 -- Arian Foster, Tennessee (2005--) Touchdowns Rushing Career Leader: 49 -- Herschel Walker, Georgia (1980-82) Active Leader: 31 -- Tim Tebow, Florida (2006--) All-Purpose Rushing Yards Career Leader: 6,833 -- Kevin Faulk, LSU (1995-98) Active Leader: 3,144 -- Arian Foster, Tennessee (2005--) PASSING Attempts Career Leader: 1,514 -- Jared Lorenzen, Kentucky (2000-03) Active Leader: 853 -- John Parker Wilson, Alabama (2005--) Completions Career Leader: 895 -- Chris Leak, Florida (2003-06) Active Leader: 478 -- John Parker Wilson, Alabama (2005--) Yards Gained Career Leader: 11,528 -- David Greene, Georgia (2001-04) Active Leader: 5,651 -- John Parker Wilson, Alabama (2005--) Touchdown Passes Career Leader: 122 -- Danny Wuerffel, Florida (1993-96) Active Leader: 37 -- John Parker Wilson, Alabama (2005--) / Tim Tebow, Florida (2006--) Completion Percentage (Min. 300 comp.) Career Leader: 67.1 -- Tim Couch, Kentucky (795 of 1,184) (1996-98) Active Leader: 56.0 -- John Parker Wilson, Alabama (2005--) RECEPTIONS Catches Career Leader: 236 -- Earl Bennett, Vanderbilt (2005-07) Active Leader: 153 -- Kenny McKinley, South Carolina (2005--) Yards Gained Career Leader: 3,093 -- Terrence Edwards, Georgia (1999-2002) Active Leader: 2,139 -- Kenny McKinley, South Carolina (2005--) Touchdown Catches Career Leader: 31 -- Chris Doering, Florida (1992-95) Active Leader: 16 -- Dicky Lyons, Jr., Kentucky (2004--) SCORING Points Scored Career Leader: 409 -- Billy Bennett, Georgia (2000-03) Active Leader: 278 -- Colt David, LSU (2005--) Most Touchdowns Career Leader: 53 -- Kevin Faulk, LSU (1995-98) Active Leader: 31 -- Tim Tebow, Florida (2006--) Field Goals Made Career Leader: 87 -- Billy Bennett, Georgia (2000-03) Active Leader: 38 -- Colt David, LSU (2005--) PAT Kicks Made Career Leader: 188 -- Jeff Hall, Tennessee (1995-98) Active Leader: 158 -- Colt David, LSU (2005--) Total Points Scored by Kicking Career Leader: 409 -- Billy Bennett, Georgia (2000-03) Active Leader: 278 -- Colt Davis, LSU (2005 --) PUNTING Punting Average (Min. 100 punts) Career Leader: 45.6 -- Ricky Anderson, Vanderbilt (111 for 5,067) (1983-84) Active Leader: 42.37 -- Britton Colquitt, Tennessee (167 for 7,076) (2005--) PUNT RETURNS Yards Returned Career Leader: 1,695 -- Lee Nalley, Vanderbilt (1947-49) Active Leader: 620 -- Derek Pegues, Mississippi State (2005--) KICKOFF RETURNS Yards Returned Career Leader: 2,315 -- Derek Abney, Kentucky (2000-03) Active Leader: 1,790 -- Derek Pegues, Mississippi State (2005--) TOTAL KICK RETURNS (Punt + Kickoff) Yards Returned Career Leader: 3,357 -- Derek Abney, Kentucky (2000-03) Active Leader: 2,410-- Derek Pegues, Mississippi State (2005--) INTERCEPTIONS Interceptions Career Leader: 20 -- Bobby Wilson, Ole Miss (1946-49) / Chris Williams, LSU (197780) Active Leader: 10 -- Derek Pegues, Mississippi State (2005--) 12 Vanderbilt’s Earl Bennett broke the SEC career reception record (236) in 2006. 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W BOWL GAMES ARE COLLEGE FOOTBALL The SEC has agreements to send eight of its member institutions to postseason bowl games following the 2008 season. The winner of the SEC Championship Game will automatically participate in the Bowl Championship Series, comprised of the Sugar, Rose, Orange, Fiesta Bowls and the BCS National Championship Game. The Capital One Bowl will make its pick following the BCS bowls. In selections 3-5, the Chick-filA, Outback and AT&T Cotton Bowls will make their selections, not in any specific order but in consultation with the SEC Office. In selections 6-7, the Gaylord Hotels Music City and the AutoZone Liberty will make their selections, not in any specific order but in consultation with the SEC Office followed by the PetroSun Independence Bowl with the eighth selection. SEC TENTATIVE BOWL SCHEDULE (ALPHABETICAL ORDER) (Description of BCS Bowls on Page 14) GAYLORD HOTELS MUSIC CITY BOWL (www.musiccitybowl.com) Date and Time: TBA Site and Stadium: Nashville, Tenn. • LP Field (67,000) Television: ESPN Teams: SEC vs. ACC 2007 Game: Kentucky 35, Florida State 28 CHICK-FIL-A BOWL (www.chick-fil-apeachbowl.com) Date and Time: Dec. 31 • 8 p.m. ET Site and Stadium: Atlanta, Ga. • Georgia Dome (71,228) Television: ESPN Teams: SEC vs. ACC 2007 Game: Auburn 23, Clemson 20 (OT) CAPITAL ONE BOWL (www.fcssports.com) Date and Time: Jan. 1 • 1 p.m. ET Site and Stadium: Orlando, Fla. • Citrus Bowl (65,412) Television: ABC Teams: SEC vs. Big Ten 2008 Game: Michigan 41, Florida 35 AUTOZONE LIBERTY BOWL (www.libertybowl.org) Date and Time: Dec. 31 • TBA Site and Stadium: Memphis, Tenn. • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (62,338) Television: ESPN Teams: SEC vs. Conference USA 2007 Game: Mississippi State 10, Central Florida 3 OUTBACK BOWL (www.outbackbowl.com) Date and Time: Jan. 1 • 11 a.m. ET Site and Stadium: Tampa, Fla. • Raymond James Stadium (66,005) Television: ESPN Teams: SEC vs. Big Ten 2008 Game: Tennessee 21, Wisconsin 17 PETRO SUN INDEPENDENCE BOWL (www.independencebowl.org) Date and Time: Dec. 28 • 8 p.m. ET Site and Stadium: Shreveport, La. • Independence Stadium (50,459) Television: ESPN Teams: SEC vs. Big 12 2007 Game: Alabama 30, Colorado 24 AT&T COTTON BOWL (www.cottonbowl.com) Date and Time: Jan. 1 • 11:30 a.m. ET Site and Stadium: Dallas, Texas • Cotton Bowl (68,252) Television: FOX Teams: SEC vs. Big 12 2008 Game: Missouri 38, Arkansas 7 2007-08 OTHER BOWL RESULTS Dec. 20 Dec. 21 Dec. 22 Dec. 22 Dec. 22 Dec. 23 Dec. 26 Dec. 27 Dec. 28 Dec. 28 Dec. 28 Dec. 29 Dec. 29 Dec. 31 Dec. 31 Dec. 31 Dec. 31 Jan. 1 Jan. 1 Jan. 1 Jan. 2 Jan. 3 Jan. 5 Jan. 6 Jan. 7 SAN DIEGO CO. CREDIT UNION POINSETTIA BOWL (San Diego, Cal.) Utah 35, Navy 32 R&L CARRIERS NEW ORLEANS BOWL (New Orleans, La.) Florida Atlantic 44, Memphis 27 PAPAJOHN’S.com BOWL (Birmingham, Ala.) Cincinnati 31, Southern Mississippi 21 NEW MEXICO BOWL (Albuquerque, N.M.) New Mexico 23, Nevada 0 PIONEER LAS VEGAS BOWL (Las Vegas, Nev.) Brigham Young 17, UCLA 16 SHERATON HAWAII BOWL (Honolulu, Hi.) East Carolina 41, Boise State 38 MOTOR CITY BOWL (Pontiac, Mich.) Purdue 51, Central Michigan 48 PACIFIC LIFE HOLIDAY BOWL (San Diego, Calif.) Texas 52, Arizona State 34 TEXAS BOWL (Houston, Texas) Texas Christian 20, Houston 13 CHAMPS SPORTS BOWL (Orlando, Fla.) Boston College 24, Michigan State 21 EMERALD BOWL (San Francisco, Calif.) Oregon State 21, Maryland 14 MEINEKE CAR CARE BOWL (Charlotte, N.C.) Wake Forest 24, Connecticut 10 VALERO ALAMO BOWL (San Antonio, Texas) Penn State 24, Texas A&M 17 BELL HELICOPTER ARMED FORCES BOWL (Fort Worth, Texas) California 42, Air Force 36 BRUT SUN BOWL (El Paso, Texas) Oregon 56, South Florida 21 HUMANITARIAN BOWL (Boise, Idaho) Fresno State 40, Georgia Tech 28 INSIGHT BOWL (Tempe, Ariz.) Oklahoma State 49, Indiana 33 GATOR BOWL (Jacksonville, Fla.) Texas Tech 31, Virginia 28 ROSE BOWL PRESENTED BY CITI (Pasadena, Calif.) Southern California 49, Illinois 17 NOKIA SUGAR BOWL (New Orleans, La.) Georgia 41, Hawaii 10 TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWL (Glendale, Ariz.) West Virginia 48, Oklahoma 28 FEDEX ORANGE BOWL (Miami, Fla.) Kansas 24, Virginia Tech 21 INTERNATIONAL BOWL (Toronto, Canada) Rutgers 52, Ball State 30 GMAC BOWL (Mobile, Ala.) Tulsa 63, Bowling Green 7 BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (Glendale, Ariz.) LSU 38, Ohio State 24 The 32 bowl games had an average attendance of 54,172 in 2007-08, which is 1,058 higher than the previous year. 13 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W BOWL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES Following the 2008 college football regular season, the Bowl Championship Series will determine the National Championship. For the second straight year, the BCS National Championship Game will stand alone from the four traditional BCS bowls. The game will be hosted by each of the bowls once during a four-year cycle. The FedEx BCS National Championship Game will be played at Dolphin Stadium in Miami on Jan. 8 and be hosted by the FedEx Orange Bowl. Other BCS games following the 2008 regular season include the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1 at 5 p.m. EST, FedEx Orange Bowl on Jan. 1 at 8:30 p.m. EST, Allstate Sugar Bowl on Jan. 2 at 8 p.m. ET and the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 5 at 8 p.m. EST. The BCS consists of the FedEx Orange, Allstate Sugar, Rose, Tostitos Fiesta Bowl and the BCS National Championship Game. The conferences with automatic berths include the Atlantic Coast, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-10 and Southeastern Conferences. FOX Sports will televise all of the Bowl Championship Series games, with the exception of the Rose Bowl, which will be televised by ABC Sports. The Bowl Championship Series guarantees a matchup between college football's top two teams in a true national championship game. Below are the results of the National Championship Games since the inception of the BCS: 2008 BCS National Championship Game -- LSU 38, Ohio State 24 2007 BCS National Championship Game -- Florida 41, Ohio State 14 2006 Rose Bowl -- Texas 41, Southern California 38 2005 Orange Bowl -- Southern California 55, Oklahoma 19 2004 Sugar Bowl -- LSU 21, Oklahoma 14 2003 Fiesta Bowl -- Ohio State 31, Miami (Fla.) 24 [2OT] 2002 Rose Bowl -- Miami (Fla.) 37, Nebraska 14 2001 Orange Bowl -- Oklahoma 13, Florida State 2 2000 Sugar Bowl -- Florida State 46, Virginia Tech 29 1999 Fiesta Bowl -- Tennessee 23, Florida State 16 There have been nine different national champions in the 10 years in the BCS and 10 different teams play in the national championship game. A Division I-A independent team or champion of Conference USA, Mid-American, Mountain West, Sun Belt or Western Athletic conferences will be guaranteed a slot in one of the five BCS games should that team be ranked 12th or higher in the final BCS standings or if a team is ranked in the top 16 and its ranking is higher than that of a champion from a conference that has an automatic berth in one of the BCS bowls. Should two such teams reach this critieria, the BCS will take the highest ranked team in the final BCS standings. The BCS uses regional consideration regarding team selection. Specifically, as a member of the BCS, the Rose Bowl will host the Big Ten and Pac-10 champions in those years in which either the Rose Bowl does not have the national championship game or the Big Ten and Pac-10 champion is not ranked No. 1 or No. 2. Other "regional consideration" tie-ins include the SEC champion in the Sugar Bowl, the ACC champion in the Orange Bowl and the Big 12 champion in the Fiesta Bowl. Each host site of a BCS bowl will host the national championship game during the next four years. Following Miami in January 2009, Pasadena will host in January 2010. Glendale, Ariz. hosted in January 2007 and New Orleans hosted in January 2008. 14 In addition to telecast rights, the FOX Sports contract also covers national radio rights; Internet rights; all sponsorship rights, including naming rights, signage and virtual signage opportunities and in-game enhancements; ancillary programming on FOX and/or FSN; and a joint venture (FOX, BCS and Bowls) to identify and exploit merchandising opportunities. Since the first season of the BCS in 1998, the SEC leads all conferences with three national championships. The SEC also has had more teams win national titles in the BCS structure than any other conference. 2009 BCS BOWLS ROSE BOWL (www.tournamentofroses.com) Date and Time: Thursday, Jan. 1 • 5 p.m. EST Site and Stadium: Pasadena, Calif. • Rose Bowl (91,000) Television: ABC Sports Teams: BCS (Pac-10) vs. BCS (Big Ten) FEDEX ORANGE BOWL (www.orangebowl.org) Date and Time: Thursday, Jan. 1 • 8:30 p.m. EST Site and Stadium: Miami, Fla. • Dolphin Stadium (75,192) Television: FOX Sports Teams: BCS (ACC) vs. BCS (At-Large) ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL (www.allstatesugarbowl.com) Date and Time: Friday, Jan. 2 • 8 p.m. EST Site and Stadium: New Orleans, La. • Louisiana Superdome (76,791) Television: FOX Sports Teams: BCS (SEC) vs. BCS (At-Large) TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWL (www.tostitosfiestabowl.com) Date and Time: Monday, Jan. 5 • 8 p.m. EST Site and Stadium: Glendale, Ariz. • Cardinals Stadium (63,000) Television: FOX Sports Teams: BCS (Big 12) vs. BCS (At-Large) FEDEX BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (www.bcsfootball.org) Date and Time: Thursday, Jan. 8 • 8 p.m. EST Site and Stadium: Miami, Fla. • Dolphin Stadium (75,192) Television: FOX Sports Teams: BCS (#1) vs. BCS (#2) The BCS National Championship Game’s TV Rating (14.4) was the highest during the 2007-08 college football season. T HE T EAMS SEC FOOTBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 1951 • Tennessee 1957 • Auburn 1958 • LSU 1960 • Ole Miss 1961 • Alabama 1964 • Alabama 1965 • Alabama 1973 • Alabama 1978 • Alabama 1979 • Alabama 1980 • Georgia 1992 • Alabama 1996 • Florida 1998 • Tennessee 2003 • LSU 2006 • Florida 2007 • LSU 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA “CRIMSON TIDE” QUICK FACTS Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tuscaloosa, Ala. Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1831 Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20,699 Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bryant-Denny Stadium (92,138) President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Robert E. Witt (Bates College, ‘62) Faculty Representative . . . .Joe Hornsby (Alabama, ‘76) Athletics Director . . . . . . . .Mal Moore (Alabama, ‘63) Head Football Coach . . . . . .Nick Saban (Kent State, ‘73) Off. / Def. Systems . . . . . . .Multiple / 3-4 All-Time Record . . . . . . . . . .787-313-43 (.707 / 1,143 games) SEC Championships . . . . . .21 (1933, 34t, 37, 45, 53, 61t, 64, 65, 66t, 71, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72, 73, 74, 75, 77, 78, 79, 81t, 89t, 92, 99) Bowl App. / Record . . . . . . .55 / 31-21-3 (.591) 2007 IN REVIEW 2007 Record . . . . . . . . . . . .7-6 (4-3 H, 2-2 A, 1-1 N, 2-3 vs. Western Division) SEC Record/Finish . . . . . . . .4-4 / T3rd Western Division Bowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PetroSun Independence Bowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(def. Colorado, 30-24) National Ranking . . . . . . . . .N/A Home Attendance . . . . . . . .644,966 (92,138 avg.) / 100.0% Capacity 2007 SEC/NCAA Statistical Rankings Total Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . 373.8 (7th - SEC / 75th - NCAA) Rushing Offense . . . . . . . . . 149.2 (8th - SEC / 60th - NCAA) Passing Offense . . . . . . . . . 224.5 (6th - SEC / 59th - NCAA) Scoring Offense . . . . . . . . . . 27.1 (7th - SEC / 64th - NCAA) Total Defense . . . . . . . . . . . 345.5 (6th - SEC / 31st - NCAA) Rushing Defense . . . . . . . . . 124.2 (4th - SEC / 28th - NCAA) Pass Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . 221.3 (9th - SEC / 48th - NCAA) Scoring Defense . . . . . . . . . 22.0 (4th - SEC / 27th - NCAA) Turnover Margin . . . . . . . . . +4 (T5th - SEC / T34th - NCAA) 2007 RESULTS (7-6 Overall • 4-4 SEC) Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 24 Dec. 30 WESTERN CAROLINA W 52-6 at Vanderbilt [LFS] W 24-10 ARKANSAS [ESPN] W 41-38 GEORGIA (ESPN] L 23-26 (OT) *vs. Florida State [CBS] L 14-21 HOUSTON (HC) W 30-24 at Ole Miss [LFS] W 27-24 TENNESSEE [LFS] W 41-17 LSU [CBS] L 34-41 at Mississippi State [LFS] L 12-17 LOUISIANA-MONROE L 14-21 at Auburn [ESPN] L 10-17 vs. Colorado [ESPN] W 30-24 (PetroSun Independence Bowl • Shreveport, La. 92,138 39,773 92,138 92,138 85,412 92,138 59,791 92,138 92,138 56,188 92,138 87,451 47,043 RUSHING • Terry Grant • Glen Coffee • Roy Upchurch • J.P. Wilson ALABAMA Opponents PASSING • J.P. Wilson • Greg McElroy ALABAMA Opponents RECEIVING DJ Hall Matt Caddell • Mike McCoy • Terry Grant ALABAMA Opponents PUNTING • P.J. Fitzgerald ALABAMA Opponents KO RETURNS • Javier Arenas • Jonathan Lowe ALABAMA Opponents PUNT RETURNS • Javier Arenas • Jonathan Lowe ALABAMA Opponents TACKLES • R. Johnson Wallace Gilberry Darren Mustin • R. McClain • K. Jackson G 11 9 12 13 13 13 G 13 2 13 13 G 13 13 13 11 13 13 NO 64 65 76 NO 27 14 48 64 NO 21 4 27 21 2007 STATISTICAL LEADERS ATT 180 129 50 81 490 470 PE 114.6 193.7 115.9 117.2 REC 67 40 28 26 263 232 YDS 2475 2475 2956 YDS 657 277 1014 1148 YDS 323 51 370 138 YDS 891 545 237 104 1940 1614 A-C-I 462-255-12 9-8-0 472-263-12 428-232-19 YDS 1005 475 207 176 2919 2877 AVG 38.7 38.1 38.9 AVG 24.3 19.8 21.1 17.9 AVG 15.4 12.8 13.7 6.6 AVG 4.9 4.2 4.7 1.3 4.0 3.4 PCT. 55.2 88.9 55.7 54.2 AVG 15.0 11.9 7.4 6.8 11.1 12.4 LP 58 58 54 TD 0 0 0 0 TD 1 0 1 0 TD 8 4 1 5 19 14 YDS. 2846 73 2919 2877 TD 6 2 1 1 19 20 IN20 20 20 23 LP 62 41 62 36 LP 69 23 69 31 FC-FR 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-1 BLK 1 1 1 TD 18 1 19 20 PG 81.0 60.6 19.8 8.0 149.2 124.2 YPG 218.9 36.5 224.5 221.3 RPG 5.15 3.08 2.15 2.36 20.23 17.85 TOTAL 94 (57-37) 80 (47-33) 79 (51-28) 75 (38-37) 66 (48-18) TFL SACKS INT 5.5 (-9) 1.0 (-1) 6 27.0 (-99) 10.0 (-56) 0 8.5 (-25) 1.0 (-6) 2 5.0 (-18) 1.0 (-9) 2 4.0 (-7) 0 3 • - Returning Player 16 Alabama led the SEC in 2007 in least yards penalized per game (34.8). 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA “CRIMSON TIDE” TEAM INFORMATION LETTERMEN Returning: Lost: 49 (22 Offense, 24 Defense, 3 Specialists) 22 (10 Offense, 11 Defense, 1 Specialist) COACH NICK SABAN Alma Mater: Kent State (1973) Coaching Experience: Kent State Graduate Assistant 1973-74; Kent State Assistant 1975-76; Syracuse Assistant 1977; West Virginia Assistant 1978-79; Ohio State Assistant 1980-81; Navy Assistant 1982; Michigan State Assistant 1983-87; Houston Oilers (NFL) Assistant 1988-89; Toledo Head Coach 1990; Cleveland Browns (NFL) Assistant 1991-94; Michigan State Head Coach 1995-99; LSU Head Coach 2000-04. Miami Dolphins (NFL) Head Coach 2005-06; Alabama Head Coach 2007-. Year 1990 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 School Toledo Michigan State Michigan State Michigan State Michigan State Michigan State LSU LSU LSU LSU LSU Miami Miami Alabama SABAN YEAR-BY-YEAR Conf. Pct. All 7-1 .875 9-2 4-3-1 .563 6-5-1 5-3 .625 6-6 4-4 .500 7-5 4-4 .500 6-6 6-2 .750 9-2 5-3 .625 8-4 5-3 .625 10-3 5-3 .625 8-5 7-1 .875 13-1 6-2 .750 9-3 NFL 9-7 NFL 6-10 4-4 .500 7-6 62-33-1 .651 STARTERS RETURNING • 17 Offense (9): LT Andre Smith (6-4, 340, Jr.) LG Marlon Davis (6-4, 290, Sr.) RG Mike Johnson (6-6, 298, Jr.) RT Antoine Caldwell (6-3, 292, Sr.) TE Nick Walker (6-5, 255, Sr.) QB John Parker Wilson (6-2, 213, Sr.) RB Terry Grant (5-10, 188, So.) FB/TE Travis McCall (6-2, 261, Sr.) WR Mike McCoy (6-3, 199, Jr.) Defense (6): NG Lorenzo Washington (6-4, 283, Jr.) DE Brandon Deaderick (6-4, 286, Jr.) SLB Ezekial Knight (6-4, 235, Sr.) MLB Rolando McClain (6-4, 255, So.) FS Rashad Johnson (6-0, 187, Jr.) RCB Kareem Jackson (5-11, 185, So.) Specialists (2): PK Leigh Tiffin (6-1, 198, Jr.) P P.J. Fitzgerald (5-11, 194, Jr.) STARTERS LOST • 7 Offense (2): WR OG Defense (5): DE WLB JLB LCB SS Specialists (0) DJ Hall (6-2, 195, Sr.) Justin Britt (6-5, 284, Sr.) Wallace Gilberry (6-3, 267, Sr.) Darren Mustin (5-2, 235, Sr.) Keith Saunders (6-4, 251, Sr.) Simeon Castille (6-1, 193, Sr.) Marcus Carter (6-0, 205, Sr.) Pct. .818 .542 .500 .583 .500 .818 .667 .769 .615 .929 .750 .563 .375 .538 .70 .538 .750 .585 .818 Bowl Independence Sun Aloha *Citrus Peach Sugar Cotton Sugar Capital One Independence 14 Years College Record Alabama Record LSU Record Michigan State Record Toledo Record Bowl Record TOTALS 113-65-1 .634 4-4 .500 28-12 .700 23-16-1 .588 7-1 .875 4-5 (.444) 98-48-1 7-6 48-16 34-24-1 9-2 12 Years 1 Year 5 Years 5 Years 1 Year NOTE: Specialists include punter and placekicker only. 2008 SCHEDULE Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 29 vs. Clemson (Atlanta) TULANE WESTERN KENTUCKY at Arkansas at Georgia KENTUCKY OLE MISS at Tennessee ARKANSAS STATE at LSU MISSISSIPPI STATE AUBURN TIDE ASSISTANT COACHES Jim McElwain (E. Washington, 1984) . Burton Burns (Nebraska, 1976) . . . . . Curt Cignetti (West Virginia, 1983) . . . Bo Davis (LSU, 1993) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bobby Williams (Purdue, 1982) . . . . . . Joe Pendry (West Virginia, 1969) . . . . Kirby Smart (Georgia, 1999) . . . . . . . . ............. Kevin Steele (Tennessee, 1984) . . . . . Lance Thompson (The Citadel, 1987) . Off. Coordinator/ Quarterbacks Assoc. Head Coach/Running Backs Receivers/Recruiting Coordinator Defensive Line Tight Ends/Special Teams Asst. Head Coach-Offense/Off. Line Asst. Head Coach-Defense/ Secondary Def. Coord./Inside Linebackers Outside Linebackers OG/C Antoine Caldwell OT Andre Smith QB John Parker Wilson RB Terry Grant S Rashad Johnson TOP RETURNEES LB Rolando McClain CB Kareem Jackson LB Ezekial KnightPK Leigh Tiffin S/RS Javier Arenas 17 Alabama has played in more bowl games (55) and earned more bowl wins (31) than any other team in the nation. 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS “RAZORBACKS” QUICK FACTS Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fayetteville, Ark. Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1871 Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . .17,821 Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fayetteville-Reynolds Razorback Stadium (72,000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Little Rock - War Memorial Stadium (53,727) Chancellor . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. John A. White (Arkansas, ‘61) Dave Gearhart (Westminister, ‘74) beginning July 1, 2008 Faculty Representative . .Howard Brill (Duke, ‘65) Athletics Director . . . . . . .Jeff Long (Ohio Wesleyan, ‘82) Head Football Coach . . . .Bobby Petrino (Carroll College, ‘82) Off. / Def. Systems . . . . . .Multiple / 4-3 All-Time Record . . . . . . . .646-435-40 (.594 / 1,121 games) SEC Championships . . . . .0 Bowl App. / Record . . . . . .36 / 11-22-3 (.347) 2007 IN REVIEW 2007 Record . . . . . . . . . . .8-5 (6-2 H, 2-2 A, 0-1 N, 3-2 vs. Western Division) SEC Record/Finish . . . . . .4-4 / T3rd Western Division Bowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AT&T Cotton Bowl (lost to Missouri, 38-7) National Ranking . . . . . . .N/A Home Attendance . . . . . . .528,260 (66,033) / 97.92 % Capacity SEC/NCAA Statistical Rankings Total Offense . . . . . . . . . . 450.0 (2nd - SEC / 17th - NCAA) Rushing Offense . . . . . . . . 286.5 (1st - SEC / 4th - NCAA) Passing Offense . . . . . . . . 163.5 (11th - SEC / 112nd - NCAA) Scoring Offense . . . . . . . . 37.3 (3rd - SEC / 13th - NCAA) Total Defense . . . . . . . . . . 365.6 (8th - SEC / 46th - NCAA) Rushing Defense . . . . . . . . 160.2 (8th - SEC / 64th - NCAA) Passing Defense . . . . . . . . 205.4 (6th - SEC / 23rd - NCAA) Scoring Defense . . . . . . . . 26.5 (9th - SEC / 54th - NCAA) Turnover Margin . . . . . . . +4 (T5th - SEC / T34th - NCAA) 2007 RESULTS (8-5 Overall • 4-4 SEC) Sept. 1 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 23 Jan. 1 TROY W 46-26 at Alabama [ESPN] L 38-41 KENTUCKY [ESPN2] L 29-42 NORTH TEXAS W 66-7 *CHATTANOOGA W 34-15 AUBURN [ESPN] L 7-9 at Ole Miss W 44-8 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL (HC) W 58-10 SOUTH CAROLINA [ESPN2] W 48-36 at Tennessee [LFS] L 13-34 *MISSISSIPPI STATE W 45-31 at LSU [CBS] (3OT) W 50-48 vs. Missouri [FOX] L 7-38 (AT&T Cotton Bowl • Dallas, Texas) 73,926 92,138 74,015 66,343 54,836 72,463 52,671 60,750 70,742 104,459 55,185 92,606 73,114 RUSHING G Darren McFadden 13 Felix Jones 13 Peyton Hillis 13 • Michael Smith 10 ARKANSAS 13 Opponents 13 PASSING • Casey Dick Nathan Emert ARKANSAS Opponents G 13 6 13 13 2007 STATISTICAL LEADERS ATT 325 133 62 46 625 503 PE 126.6 134.6 132.5 97.8 REC 49 21 16 16 179 220 YDS 2403 2436 3131 YDS 652 316 1125 1771 YDS 142 24 161 279 YDS 1830 1162 347 303 3725 2083 A-C-I 262-150-10 37-21-1 313-179-11 484-220-20 YDS 537 164 176 144 2125 2670 AVG 40.0 39.9 38.2 AVG 29.6 19.8 22.1 23.0 AVG 7.9 3.4 5.8 9.0 AVG 5.6 8.7 5.6 6.6 6.0 4.1 PCT. 57.3 56.8 57.2 45.5 AVG 11.0 7.8 11.0 9.0 11.9 12.1 LP 54 54 60 TD 2 0 2 0 TD 0 0 0 0 TD 16 11 2 3 33 18 YDS. 1695 288 2125 2670 TD 5 1 0 3 24 21 IN20 19 19 17 LP 90 33 90 78 LP 45 11 45 58 INT 2 0 0 2 3 FC-FR 4-3 1-0 1-1 0-0 1-0 BLK 0 1 0 TD 18 2 24 21 PG 140.8 89.4 26.7 30.3 286.5 160.2 YPG 130.4 48.0 163.5 205.4 RPG 3.77 1.62 1.23 2.29 13.77 16.92 RECEIVING G Peyton Hillis 13 Darren McFadden 13 Felix Jones 13 7 Marcus Monk ARKANSAS 13 Opponents 13 PUNTING • Jeremy Davis ARKANSAS Opponents KO RETURNS Felix Jones Darren McFadden ARKANSAS Opponents PUNT RETURNS • Jerell Norton • Reggie Fish ARKANSAS Opponents TACKLES Matt Hewitt • F. Fairchild Weston Dacus Kevin Woods Michael Grant NO 60 61 82 NO 22 16 51 77 NO 18 7 28 31 TOTAL 112 (55-57) 79 (43-36) 76 (38-38) 75 (50-25) 70 (47-23) TFL 4.0 (-13) 8.5 (-44) 5.0 (-20) 1.0 (-2) 1.0 (-3) SACKS 1.0 (-8) 4.0 (-28) 3.0 (-13) 0 0 • - Returning Player * - Little Rock, Ark. 18 Arkansas’ 6.0 yards per rush attempt in 2007 led the SEC. 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS “RAZORBACKS” TEAM INFORMATION LETTERMEN Returning: Lost: 44 (19 Offense, 22 Defense, 3 Specialists) 25 (13 Offense, 10 Defense, 2 Specialists) COACH BOBBY PETRINO Alma Mater: Caroll College (1982) Coaching Experience: Graduate Assistant - Carroll College 1983; Graduate Assistant - Weber State 1984; Assistant Coach - Caroll College 1985-86; Assistant Coach - Weber State 1987-88; Assistant Coach - Idaho 1989-91; Assistant Coach - Arizona State 1992-93; Assistant Coach Nevada 1994; Assistant Coach - Utah State 1995-97; Assistant Coach Louisville 1998; Assistant Coach - Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL) 1999-2001; Assistant Coach - Auburn 2002; Head Coach - Louisville 2003-06; Head Coach - Atlanta Falcons (NFL) 2007; Head Coach - Arkansas - 2007-present. Year 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 School Louisville Louisville Louisville Louisville Atlanta PETRINO YEAR-BY-YEAR Conf. Pct. All Pct. 5-3 .625 9-4 .692 8-0 1.000 11-1 .917 5-2 .714 9-3 .750 6-1 .857 12-1 .923 NFL 3-10 .231 24-6 .800 2-2 (1.000) 24-6 .800 44-19 STARTERS RETURNING • 12 Offense (5): LG Mitch Petrus (6-4, 305, Sr.) C Jonathan Luigs (6-4, 314, Sr.) LT Jose Valdez (6-5, 313, Sr.) TE Andrew Davie (6-5, 266, Jr.) QB Casey Dick (6-2, 215, Sr.) Defense (5): LE Malcolm Sheppard (6-3, 277, Jr.) RT Ernest Mitchell (6-2, 305, Sr.) RE Adrian Davis (6-4, 238, Jr.) WLB Elston Forte (6-0, 219, Sr.) SLB Freddie Fairchild (6-3, 210, Jr.) Specialists (2): PK Alex Tejada (6-1, 207, So.) P Jeremy Davis (5-9, 206, Sr.) STARTERS LOST • 12 Offense (6): SE RG RT FL TB FB Defense (6): LT MLB LCB SS FS RCB Specialists (0) Marcus Monk (6-6, 220, Sr.) Robert Felton (6-4, 320, Sr.) Nate Garner (6-7, 318, Sr.) Robert Johnson (6-2, 211, Sr.) Darren McFadden (6-2, 215, Jr.) Peyton Hillis (6-2, 243, Sr.) Marcus Harrison (6-3, 305, Sr.) Weston Dacus (6-2, 235, Sr.) Michael Grant (5-11, 186, Sr.) Matt Hewitt (6-3, 211, Sr.) Kevin Woods (5-10, 198, Sr.) Matterral Richardson (6-0, 197, Sr.) Bowl GMAC Liberty Gator Orange 5 Years TOTALS College Record Bowl Record 41-9 .698 .820 4 Years RAZORBACK ASSISTANT COACHES Paul Petrino (Caroll College, ‘88) . . . . . Willy Robinson (Fresno State, ‘78) . . . Bobby Allen (Virginia Tech, ‘83) . . . . . Kirk Botkin (Arkansas, ‘93) . . . . . . . . . Tim Horton (Arkansas, ‘90) . . . . . . . . . ............. Reggie Johnson (Louisville, ‘96) . . . . . Garrick McGee (Oklahoma, ‘96) . . . . . Mike Summers (Georgetown, ‘78) . . . . Lorenzo Ward (Alabama, ‘90) . . . . . . . Off. Coordinator/Wide Receivers Def. Coordinator/Safeties Defensive Tackles Def. Ends/Special Teams Coord. Running Backs/Tight Ends/ Recruiting Coordinator Linebackers Quarterbacks Asst. Head Coach/Off. Line Secondary NOTE: Specialists include punter and placekicker only. 2008 SCHEDULE Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 22 Nov. 28 WESTERN ILLINOIS LOUISIANA-MONROE (Little Rock) at Texas ALABAMA FLORIDA at Auburn KENTUCKY OLE MISS TULSA at South Carolina at Mississippi State LSU (Little Rock) TOP RETURNEES C Jonathan Luigs SLB Freddie Fairchild PK Alex Tejada DE Adrian Davis TE Andrew Davie OG Mitch Petrus DE Malcolm Sheppard TB Michael Smith Arkansas has led the SEC in rushing offense in five of the last six seasons, including the last three seasons. 19 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W AUBURN UNIVERSITY “TIGERS” QUICK FACTS Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Auburn, Ala. Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1856 Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24,137 Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jordan-Hare (87,451) President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Jay Gogue (Auburn, ‘69) Faculty Representative . . . .Gary Waters (Auburn, ‘76) Athletics Director . . . . . . . .Jay Jacobs (Auburn, ‘85) Head Football Coach . . . . . .Tommy Tuberville (Southern Arkansas, ‘76) Off. / Def. Systems . . . . . . .Pro / Multiple 4-3 All-Time Record . . . . . . . . . .676-388-47 (.630 / 1,111 games) SEC Championships . . . . . . .6 (1957, 83, 87, 88t, 89t, 2004) Bowl App. / Record . . . . . . .34 / 19-13-2 (.588) 2007 IN REVIEW 2007 Record . . . . . . . . . . . .9-4 (6-2 H, 2-2 A, 1-0 N, 3-2 vs. Western Division) SEC Record/Finish . . . . . . . .5-3 / 2nd Western Division Bowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chick-fil-A Bowl (def. Clemson, 23-20, OT) National Ranking . . . . . . . . .15th - AP / T14th - USA Today Home Attendance . . . . . . . .677,510 (84,689) / 96.84 % Capacity 2007 SEC/NCAA Statistical Rankings Total Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . 335.2 (10th - SEC / 97th - NCAA) Rushing Offense . . . . . . . . . 156.9 (5th - SEC / 53rd - NCAA) Passing Offense . . . . . . . . . 178.2 (9th - SEC / 103rd - NCAA) Scoring Offense . . . . . . . . . . 24.2 (9th - SEC / 84th - NCAA) Total Defense . . . . . . . . . . . 297.9 (2nd - SEC / 6th - NCAA) Rushing Defense . . . . . . . . . 124.7 (5th - SEC / 29th - NCAA) Passing Defense . . . . . . . . . 173.2 (2nd - SEC / 6th - NCAA) Scoring Defense . . . . . . . . . 16.9 (1st - SEC / 6th - NCAA) Turnover Margin . . . . . . . . . 0 (T7th - SEC / T55th - NCAA) 2007 RESULTS (9-4 Overall • 5-3 SEC) Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 24 Dec. 31 KANSAS STATE [ESPN] SOUTH FLORIDA [ESPN2] (OT) MISSISSIPPI STATE [LFS] NEW MEXICO STATE at Florida [ESPN] VANDERBILT [LFS] at Arkansas [ESPN] at LSU [ESPN] OLE MISS TENNESSEE TECH (HC) at Georgia [CBS] ALABAMA [ESPN] vs. Clemson [ESPN] (OT) (Chick-fil-A Bowl • Atlanta, Ga.) W 23-13 L 23-26 L 14-19 W 55-20 W 20-17 W 35-7 W 9-7 L 24-30 W 17-3 W 35-3 L 20-45 W 17-10 W 23-20 86,439 82,617 82,129 83,012 90,685 82,657 72,463 92,630 87,451 85,754 92,746 87,451 74,413 PUNT RETURNS • Robert Dunn AUBURN Opponents TACKLES Josh Thompson • Zac Etheridge • Chris Evans • J. Powers Eric Brock NO 32 34 26 YDS 301 310 169 AVG 9.4 9.1 6.5 TFL 4.5 (-8) 1.5 (-7) 1.0 (-3) 4.0 (-9) 0.5 (-1) TD 0 0 0 LP 57 57 29 INT 0 0 1 4 0 FC-FR 0-0 2-1 0-0 0-1 1-1 RECEIVING G • R. Smith 13 • Montez Billings 12 • Robert Dunn 11 • Mario Fannin 13 AUBURN 13 Opponents 13 PUNTING • R. Shoemaker AUBURN Opponents KO RETURNS • Mario Fannin Patrick Lee AUBURN Opponents NO 49 66 78 NO 19 11 47 55 REC 52 28 19 18 204 223 YDS 2080 2807 3265 YDS 399 284 904 1166 YDS 705 321 211 176 2317 2252 AVG 42.4 42.5 41.9 AVG 21.0 25.8 19.2 21.2 AVG 13.6 11.5 11.1 9.8 11.4 10.1 LP 64 64 73 TD 0 0 0 0 TD 5 1 2 2 12 11 IN20 16 26 22 LP 40 36 40 67 BLK 0 0 0 RPG 4.00 2.33 1.73 1.38 15.69 17.15 RUSHING • Ben Tate • Brad Lester • Mario Fannin • Kodi Burns AUBURN Opponents PASSING Brandon Cox • Kodi Burns AUBURN Opponents G 13 7 13 9 13 13 G 13 9 13 13 2007 STATISTICAL LEADERS ATT 202 125 84 54 543 452 PE 115.9 103.0 114.7 104.3 YDS 903 530 448 203 2040 1621 A-C-I 316-188-13 26-10-1 356-204-15 403-223-14 AVG 4.5 4.2 5.3 3.8 3.8 3.6 PCT 59.5 38.5 57.3 55.3 TD 8 3 5 3 23 13 YDS 2080 145 2317 2252 TD 9 2 12 11 PG 69.5 75.7 34.5 22.6 156.9 124.7 YPG 160.0 16.1 178.2 173.2 TOTAL 67 (27-40) 65 (37-28) 64 (36-28) 63 (45-18) 59 (40-19) SACKS 0 0.5 (-6) 0 0 0 • - Returning Player 20 Auburn led SEC in TD/Red Zone percentage defense in 2007 (17 TDs in 39 chances). 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W AUBURN UNIVERSITY “TIGERS” TEAM INFORMATION LETTERMEN Returning: Lost: 48 (23 Offense, 20 Defense, 5 Specialists) 18 (8 Offense, 9 Defense, 1 Specialist) COACH TOMMY TUBERVILLE Alma Mater: Southern Arkansas (1976) Coaching Experience: Hermitage High School Assistant Coach 1976-77; Hermitage High School Head Coach 1978-79; Arkansas State Assistant Coach 1980-84; Miami (Fla.) Graduate Assistant 1986-87; Miami (Fla.) Volunteer Assistant 1988; Miami (Fla.) Assistant Coach 1989-93; Texas A&M Assistant Coach 1994; Ole Miss Head Coach 1995-98; Auburn Head Coach 1999-Present. TUBERVILLE YEAR-BY-YEAR Year School Conf. Pct. All Pct. 1995 Ole Miss 3-5 .375 6-5 .545 1996 Ole Miss 2-6 .250 5-6 .455 1997 Ole Miss 4-4 .500 8-4 .667 1998 Ole Miss 3-5 .375 6-5 .545 1999 Auburn 2-6 .250 5-6 .455 2000 Auburn 6-2 .750 9-4 .692 2001 Auburn 5-3 .625 7-5 .583 2002 Auburn 5-3 .625 9-4 .692 2003 Auburn 5-3 .625 8-5 .615 2004 Auburn 8-0 1.000 13-0 1.000 2005 Auburn 7-1 .875 9-3 .750 2006 Auburn 6-2 .750 11-2 .846 5-3 .625 9-4 .692 2007 Auburn TOTALS 61-43 .587 105-53 .665 Auburn Record 49-23 .681 80-33 .708 Ole Miss Record 12-20 .375 25-20 .556 Bowl Record 6-3 (.667) *-Did not coach in bowl game TIGER ASSISTANT COACHES Paul Rhoads (Missouri Western, 1989) Tony Franklin (Murry State, 1979) . . . ............. Hugh Nall (Georgia, 1983) . . . . . . . . . . Eddie Gran (California Lutheran, 1987) Greg Knox (Northeastern State, 1986) ............. James Willis (Auburn, 2003) . . . . . . . . Terry Price (Texas A&M, 1992) . . . . . Don Dunn (East Tennessee State, 1976) Steve Ensminger (LSU, 1982) . . . . . . . Defensive Coordinator / Secondary Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks Offensive Line Running Backs Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coordinator Linebackers Defensive Ends Defensive Tackles Tight Ends Bowl Motor City *Independence Citrus Peach Capital One Music City Sugar Capital One Cotton Chick-fil-A 13 Years 9 Years 4 Years STARTERS RETURNING • 17 Offense (8): WR Rodriques Smith (6-0, 188, Sr.) LT Ryan Pugh (6-4, 282, So.) LG Tyronne Green (6-2, 308, Sr.) C Jason Bosley (6-4, 292, Sr.) RG Chaz Ramsey (6-4, 284, So.) RT Lee Ziemba (6-8, 297, So.) WR Montez Billings (6-2, 190, Jr.) TB Brad Lester (5-11, 194, Sr.) Defense (7): LE Antonio Coleman (6-2, 243, Jr.) RE Sen’Derrick Marks (6-1, 291, Jr.) LB Craig Stevens (6-2, 219, So.) LB Tray Blackmon (6-0, 223, Jr) LB Chris Evans (6-0, 221, Sr.) CB Jerraud Powers (5-9, 183, Jr.) SS Zac Etheridge (5-11, 200, So.) Specialists (2): PK Wes Byrum (6-1, 213, So.) P Ryan Shoemaker (6-0, 188, So.) STARTERS LOST • 7 Offense (3): TE QB FB Defense (4): DT DT FS CB Specialists (0) Cole Bennett (6-4, 258, Sr.) Brandon Cox (6-2, 207, Sr.) Carl Stewart (6-2, 229, Sr.) Josh Thompson (6-0 301, Sr.) Pat Sims (6-4, 316, Jr.) Eric Brock (6-1, 209, Sr.) Patrick Lee (6-0, 201, Sr.) NOTE: Specialists include punter and placekicker only. 2008 SCHEDULE Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 23 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 29 LOUISIANA-MONROE SOUTHERN MISS at Mississippi State LSU TENNESSEE at Vanderbilt ARKANSAS at West Virginia at Ole Miss TENNESSEE-MARTIN GEORGIA at Alabama DE Sen'Derrick Marks CB Jerraud Powers RB Brad Lester LG Tyronne Green TOP RETURNEES RB Ben Tate WR Rodgeriqus Smith DE Antonio Coleman PK Wes Byrum Auburn has won 28 of its last 34 games against SEC Oppopnents. 21 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA “GATORS” QUICK FACTS Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gainesville, Fla. Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1853 Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51,520 Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field (88,548) President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. J. Bernard Machen (St. Louis, ‘68) Faculty Representative . . . .Jill Varnes (Florida, ‘73) Athletics Director . . . . . . . .Jeremy Foley (Hobart, ‘74) Head Football Coach . . . . . .Urban Meyer (Cincinnati, ‘86) Off. / Def. Systems . . . . . . .Spread/ Multiple 4-3 All-Time Record . . . . . . . . . .628-368-40 (.623 / 1,040 games) SEC Championships . . . . . .7 (1991, 93, 94, 95, 96, 2000, 2006) Bowl App. / Record . . . . . . .35 / 16-19 (.457) 2007 IN REVIEW 2007 Record . . . . . . . . . . . .9-4 (6-1 H, 3-1 A, 0-2 N, 4-1 vs. Eastern Division) SEC Record/Finish . . . . . . . .5-3 / 3rd Eastern Division Bowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Capital One Bowl (lost to Michigan, 41-35) National Ranking . . . . . . . . .13th - AP / 16th - USA Today Home Attendance . . . . . . . .632,715 (90,388) / 102.08 % Capacity SEC/NCAA Statistical Rankings Total Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . 457.2 (1st - SEC / 14th - NCAA) Rushing Offense . . . . . . . . . 200.2 (3rd - SEC / 23rd - NCAA) Passing Offense . . . . . . . . . 257.0 (4th - SEC / 38th - NCAA) Scoring Offense . . . . . . . . . . 42.5 (1st - SEC / 3rd - NCAA) Total Defense . . . . . . . . . . . 361.8 (7th - SEC / 41st - NCAA) Rushing Defense . . . . . . . . . 103.3 (1st - SEC / 10th - NCAA) Passing Defense . . . . . . . . . 258.5 (12th - SEC / 98th - NCAA) Scoring Defense . . . . . . . . . 25.5 (8th - SEC / 46th - NCAA) Turnover Margin . . . . . . . . +5 (4th - SEC / 32nd - NCAA) 2007 RESULTS (9-4 Overall • 5-3 SEC) Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 24 Jan. 1 WESTERN KENTUCKY [LFS] TROY TENNESSEE [CBS] at Ole Miss [LFS] AUBURN [ESPN] at LSU [CBS] at Kentucky [CBS] *vs. Georgia [CBS] VANDERBILT (HC) [LFS] at South Carolina [ESPN] FLORIDA ATLANTIC FLORIDA STATE [CBS] vs. Michigan [ABC] (Capital One Bowl • Orlando, Fla.) W 49-3 W 59-31 W 59-20 W 30-24 L 17-20 L 24-28 W 45-37 L 30-42 W 49-22 W 51-31 W 59-20 W 45-12 L 35-41 90,086 90,244 90,707 55,032 90,685 92,910 71,024 84,481 90,222 81,215 90,107 90,664 69,748 RUSHING • Tim Tebow • Percy Harvin • K. Moore • B. James FLORIDA Opponents PASSING • Tim Tebow FLORIDA Opponents RECEIVING • Percy Harvin Andre Caldwell • L. Murphy • C. Ingram FLORIDA Opponents PUNTING • Chas Henry FLORIDA Opponents KO RETURNS • Brandon James FLORIDA Opponents PUNT RETURNS • Brandon James Jarred Fayson FLORIDA Opponents G 13 11 13 11 13 13 G 13 13 13 G 11 11 13 13 13 13 NO 37 37 54 NO 30 50 85 NO 14 8 26 5 2007 STATISTICAL LEADERS ATT 210 83 104 24 487 442 PE 172.5 170.2 128.8 REC 59 56 37 34 240 277 YDS 1453 1453 2116 YDS 841 1034 1843 YDS 254 61 392 22 YDS 895 764 580 133 2602 1343 A-C-I 350-234-6 361-240-6 466-277-11 YDS 858 761 548 508 3341 3361 AVG 39.3 39.3 39.2 AVG 28.0 20.7 21.7 AVG 18.1 7.6 15.1 4.4 AVG 4.3 9.2 5.6 5.5 5.3 3.0 PCT. 66.9 66.5 59.4 AVG 14.5 13.6 14.8 14.9 13.9 12.1 LP 54 54 56 TD 0 0 0 TD 1 0 2 0 TD 23 6 6 0 39 18 YDS. 3286 3341 3361 TD 4 7 5 7 32 19 IN20 14 14 13 LP 61 61 74 LP 83 17 83 9 INT 0 0 1 2 1 FC-FR 1-3 0-2 4-1 1-0 0-0 BLK 0 0 4 TD 32 32 19 PG 68.8 69.5 44.6 12.1 200.2 103.3 YPG 252.8 257.0 258.5 RPG 5.36 5.09 2.85 2.62 18.46 21.31 TACKLES TOTAL • B. Spikes 131 (81-50) • Dustin Doe 85 (43-42) • Major Wright 67 (47-20) Tony Joiner 64 (29-35) • J. Cunningham 64 (34-30) • - Returning Player TFL SACKS 16.0 (-36) 1.5 (-13) 5.0 (-7) 0 0 0 4.0 (-10) 0 12.0 (-58) 6.5 (-40) * - Jacksonville, Fla. 22 Florida has the longest running active bowl streak in the SEC, having played in one 17 straight 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA “GATORS” TEAM INFORMATION LETTERMEN Returning: Lost: 52 (24 Offense, 26 Defense, 2 Specialists) 11 (5 Offense, 5 Defense, 1 Specialist) COACH URBAN MEYER Alma Mater: Cincinnati (1986) Coaching Experience: Ohio State Graduate Assistant 1986-87; Illinois State Outside Linebackers 1988; Illinois State Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers 1989; Colorado State Wide Receivers 1990-95; Notre Dame Wide Receivers 1996-2000; Bowling Green Head Coach 2001-02; Utah Head Coach 2003-04; Florida Head Coach 2005Year School 2001 Bowling Green 2002 Bowling Green 2003 Utah 2004 Utah 2005 Florida 2006 Florida 2007 Florida TOTALS Florida Record Bowl Record MEYER YEAR-BY-YEAR Conf. Pct. All 5-3 .625 8-3 6-2 .750 9-3 6-1 .857 10-2 7-0 1.000 12-0 5-3 .625 9-3 7-1 .875 13-1 5-3 .625 9-4 41-13 .759 70-16 17-7 .708 31-8 4-1 (.800) Pct. .727 .750 .833 1.000 .750 .929 .692 .814 .795 Bowl Liberty Fiesta Outback BCS NCG Capital One 7 Years 3 Years STARTERS RETURNING • 16 Offense (7): WR Percy Harvin (5-11, 187, Jr.) WR Louis Murphy (6-2, 202, Sr.) LT Jason Watkins (6-6, 302, Sr.) LG Jim Tartt (6-3, 312, Sr.) RG Maurkice Pouncey (6-4, 311, So.) QB Tim Tebow (6-3, 235, Jr.) RB Kestahn Moore (5-10, 207, Sr.) Defense (8): DT Javier Estopinan (6-1, 278, Sr.) DE Jermaine Cunningham (6-3, 229, Jr.) LB A.J. Jones (6-1, 211, So.) LB Brandon Spikes (6-3, 243, Jr.) LB Dustin Doe (6-0, 223, Jr.) FS Major Wright (6-1, 204, So.) CB Wondy Pierre-Louis (6-1, 177, Jr.) CB Joe Haden (5-11, 181, So.) Specialists (1): P Chas Henry (6-4, 200, So.) STARTERS LOST • 8 Offense (4): WR C RT TE Defense (3): DE NT SS Specialists (1): PK GATOR ASSISTANT COACHES Charlie Strong (Central Arkansas St., 1982) . . Assoc. Head Coach / Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers Dan McCarney (Iowa, 1979) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Asst. Head Coach-Def. / .................... Defensive Line Chuck Heater (Michigan, ‘75) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Safeties / Asst. Defensive Coordinator Vance Bedford (Texas, ‘82) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cornerbacks Dan Mullen (Ursinas, ‘94) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offensive Coordinator/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quarterbacks Billy Gonzales (Colorado State, ‘94) . . . . . . . . . Wide Receivers / .................... Recruiting Coordinator John Hevesy (Maine, ‘94) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tight Ends/Asst. .................... Offensive Line Steve Addazio (Central Connecticut State, ‘81) . Asst. Head Coach-Off. / .................... Offensive Line Kenny Carter (The Citadel, ‘90) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Running Backs TOP RETURNEES QB Tim Tebow WR Percy Harvin MLB Brandon Spikes DEJermaine Cunningham CB Joe Haden RB / RS Brandon James TE Cornelius Ingram S Major Wright Andre Caldwell (6-0, 200, Sr.) Drew Miller (6-5, 304, Sr.) Carlton Medder (6-5, 319, Sr.) Cornelius Ingram (6-4, 230, Jr.) Derrick Harvey (6-4, 262, Jr.) Clint McMillan (6-1, 280, Sr.) Tony Joiner (5-11, 218, Sr.) Joey Ijjas (6-2, 203, Sr.) NOTE: Specialists include punter and placekicker only. 2008 SCHEDULE Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22 Nov. 29 HAWAI’I MIAMI (FLA.) at Tennessee OLE MISS at Arkansas LSU KENTUCKY vs. Georgia (Jacksonville) at Vanderbilt SOUTH CAROLINA THE CITADEL at Florida State In 2007, Florida scored TDs on 47.3 percent of its offensive drives, the highest rate for an SEC team since the stat has been kept (2000). 23 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA “BULLDOGS” QUICK FACTS Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Athens, Ga. Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1785 Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33,405 Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sanford (92,746) President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Michael F. Adams (Lipscomb College, ‘70) Faculty Representative . . . .Prof. Jere Morehead (Georgia, J.D., ‘80) Athletics Director . . . . . . . . .Damon Evans (Georgia, ‘92) Head Football Coach . . . . . . .Mark Richt (Miami, Fla., ‘82) Off. / Def. Systems . . . . . . . .Pro-Style / 4-3 Multiple All-Time Record . . . . . . . . . . .713-381-54 (.644 / 1,148 games) SEC Championships . . . . . . .12 (1942, 46t, 48, 59, 66t, 68, 76t, 80, 81t, 82, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002, 2005) Bowl App. / Record . . . . . . . .43 / 24-16-3 (.593) 2007 IN REVIEW 2007 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-2 (6-1 H, 3-1 A, 2-0 N, 3-2 vs. Eastern Division) SEC Record/Finish . . . . . . . . .6-2 / Eastern Division Co-Champions Bowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Allstate Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, La.) Georgia 41, Hawai’i 10 National Ranking . . . . . . . . .2nd - AP / 3rd - USA Today Home Attendance . . . . . . . . .649,222 (92,746) / 100.0 % Capacity SEC/NCAA Statistical Rankings Total Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . 375.6 (6th - SEC / 74th - NCAA) Rushing Offense . . . . . . . . . . 177.2 (4th - SEC / 37th - NCAA) Passing Offense . . . . . . . . . . 198.4 (8th - SEC / 83rd - NCAA) Scoring Offense . . . . . . . . . . 25.2 (7th - SEC / 53rd - NCAA) Total Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . 323.2 (3rd - SEC / 14th - NCAA) Rushing Defense . . . . . . . . . . 109.9 (3rd - SEC / 16th - NCAA) Passing Defense . . . . . . . . . . 213.3 (8th - SEC / 36th - NCAA) Scoring Defense . . . . . . . . . . 20.2 (3rd - SEC / 18th - NCAA) Turnover Margin . . . . . . . . . . +9 (2nd - SEC / 18th - NCAA) 2007 RESULTS (11-2 Overall • 6-2 SEC) Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 24 Jan. 1 OKLAHOMA STATE [ESPN2] W 35-14 SOUTH CAROLINA [ESPN2] L 12-16 WESTERN CAROLINA W 45-16 at Alabama [ESPN] (OT) W 26-23 OLE MISS W 45-17 at Tennessee [CBS] L 14-35 at Vanderbilt [ESPN2] W 20-17 *vs. Florida [CBS] W 42-30 TROY (HC) W 44-34 AUBURN [CBS] W 45-20 KENTUCKY [LFS] W 24-13 at Georgia Tech [ABC] W 31-17 vs. Hawai’i [FOX] W 41-10 (Allstate Sugar Bowl • New Orleans, La.) 92,746 92,746 92,746 92,138 92,746 107,052 39,773 84,481 92,746 92,746 92,746 54,990 74,383 2006 STATISTICAL LEADERS RUSHING • K. Moreno Thomas Brown Kregg Lumpkin • Shaun Chapas GEORGIA Opponents PASSING • M. Stafford • Joe Cox GEORGIA Opponents RECEIVING Sean Bailey • M. Massaquoi • T. Chandler • K. Moreno GEORGIA Opponents PUNTING • Brian Mimbs GEORGIA Opponents KO RETURNS • Asher Allen Thomas Brown GEORGIA Opponents PUNT RETURNS Mikey Henderson GEORGIA Opponents TACKLES • D. Ellerbe • Asher Allen • Reshad Jones • Rennie Curran Kelin Johnson G 13 10 6 13 13 13 G 13 6 13 13 G 13 13 12 13 13 13 NO 57 58 66 NO 28 15 50 73 NO 19 27 16 ATT 248 148 12 11 509 439 PE 128.9 86.7 126.5 115.7 REC 39 32 21 20 199 254 YDS 2414 2414 2621 YDS 690 333 1189 1477 YDS 214 318 78 YDS 1334 779 44 41 2305 1429 A-C-I 348-194-10 15-5-0 365-199-10 429-254-15 YDS 615 491 283 253 2579 2773 AVG 42.4 41.6 39.7 AVG 24.6 22.2 23.8 20.2 AVG 11.3 11.8 4.9 AVG 5.4 5.3 3.7 3.7 4.5 3.3 PCT. 55.7 33.3 54.5 59.2 AVG 15.8 15.3 13.5 12.6 13.0 10.9 LP 66 66 57 TD 0 0 0 0 TD 0 0 0 TD 14 10 0 0 32 16 YDS. 2523 56 2579 2773 TD 5 4 2 0 20 12 IN20 16 16 14 LP 82 40 90 52 LP 63 63 20 INT 1 3 2 0 4 FC-FR 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 BLK 0 1 1 PG 102.6 77.9 7.3 3.2 177.3 109.9 TD 19 1 20 12 YPG 194.1 9.3 198.4 213.3 RPG 3.00 2.46 1.75 1.54 198.4 213.3 TOTAL 93 (63-30) 64 (50-14) 57 (43-14) 53 (44-9) 49 (34-15) TFL 12.0 (-45) 3.0 (-16) 3.0 (-11) 9.0 (-22) 0.5 (-4) SACKS 4.5 (-27) 2.0 (-14) 0 3.0 (-10) 0.5 (-4) • - Returning Player * - Jacksonville, Fla. 24 Georgia has the SEC’s best record during the last ten (1998-2007) seasons (97-30, 76.4%). 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA “BULLDOGS” TEAM INFORMATION LETTERMEN Returning: Lost: 45 (17 Offense, 25 Defense, 3 Specialists) 22 (11 Offense, 8 Defense, 3 Specialists) COACH MARK RICHT Alma Mater: Miami, Fla. (1982) Coaching Experience: Florida State Graduate Assistant (1985-86); Florida State Volunteer Assistant (1987-88); East Carolina Offensive Coordinator (1989); Florida State Quarterbacks Coach (1990-2000); Florida State Offensive Coordinator (1994-2000); Georgia Head Coach (2001- ). Year School 2001 Georgia 2002 Georgia 2003 Georgia 2004 Georgia 2005 Georgia 2006 Georgia 2007 Georgia CAREER TOTALS Bowl Record RICHT YEAR-BY-YEAR Conf. Pct. All 5-3 .625 8-4 7-1 .875 13-1 6-2 .750 11-3 6-2 .750 10-2 6-2 .750 10-3 4-4 .500 9-4 6-2 .750 11-2 40-16 .714 72-19 5-2 (.714) Pct. .667 .929 .786 .833 .769 .692 .846 .791 Bowl Music City Sugar Capital One Outback Sugar Chick-fil-A Sugar 7 Seasons STARTERS RETURNING • 17 Offense (7): LT Trinton Sturdivant (6-5, 293, So.) LG Chris Davis (6-4, 292, So.) RG Clint Boling (6-5, 290, So.) TE Tripp Chandler (6-6, 263, Sr.) QB Matthew Stafford (6-3, 237, Jr.) FB Brannan Southerland (6-0, 240, Sr.) FL Mohamed Massaquoi (6-2, 198, Jr.) Defense (9): DE Roderick Battle (6-4, 261, Jr.) DT Jeff Owens (6-3, 298, Sr.) DT Geno Atkins (6-1, 290, Jr.) SLB Akeem Dent (6-2, 218, So.) MLB Dannell Ellerbe (6-1, 232, Sr.) WLB Rennie Curran (5-11, 220, So.) WC Prince Miller (5-8, 190, Jr.) FS CJ Byrd (6-2, 193, Sr.) SC Asher Allen (5-10, 190, Jr.) Specialists (1): P Brian Mimbs (5-11, 205, Sr.) STARTERS LOST • 7 Offense (4): SE TB C RT Defense (2): DE SS Specialists (1): PK Sean Bailey (6-1, 174, Sr.) Thomas Brown (5-8, 200, Sr.) Fernando Velasco (6-4, 318, Sr.) Chester Adams (6-4, 335, Sr.) Marcus Howard (6-2, 235, Sr.) Kelin Johnson (6-1, 200, Sr.) Brandon Coutu (6-0, 188, Sr.) BULLDOG ASSISTANT COACHES Rodney Garner (Auburn, 1990) . . . . . . ............. Stacey Searels (Auburn, 1990) . . . . . Jon Fabris (Ole Miss, 1980) . . . . . . . . Willie Martinez (Miami, 1986) . . . . . . John Eason (Florida A&M, 1969) . . . . John Jancek (Grand Valley State, 1991) Tony Ball (UT-Chattanooga, 1984) . . . Mike Bobo (Georgia, 1997) . . . . . . . . John Lilly (Guilford, 1990) . . . . . . . . . Asst. Head Coach/Defensive Line/ Recruiting Coordinator Offensive Line Defensive Ends Defensive Coordinator/Secondary Assoc. Head Coach/Wide Receivers Linebackers Running Backs Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks Tight Ends NOTE: Specialists include punter and placekicker only. 2008 SCHEDULE Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 29 GEORGIA SOUTHERN CENTRAL MICHIGAN at South Carolina at Arizona State ALABAMA TENNESSEE VANDERBILT at LSU vs. Florida (Jacksonville) at Kentucky at Auburn GEORGIA TECH QB Matthew Stafford TB Knowshon Moreno DT Geno Atkins DT Jeff Owens LB Dannell Ellerbe WR Mohamed Massaquoi TOP RETURNEES Georgia is 30-2 (.938) in non-conference games under Mark Richt. 25 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY “WILDCATS” QUICK FACTS Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lexington, Ky. Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1865 Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25,397 Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Commonwealth (67,606) President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Lee. T. Todd, Jr. (Kentucky, ‘56) Faculty Representative . . . .Dr. Alan DeSantis (James Madison, ‘86) Athletics Director . . . . . . . .Mitch Barnhart (Ottawa, ‘81) Head Football Coach . . . . . .Rich Brooks (Oregon State, ‘63) Off. / Def. Systems . . . . . . .Multiple / 4-3 All-Time Record . . . . . . . . . .553-546-44 (.503 / 1,143 games) SEC Championships . . . . . .2 (1950, 76t) Bowl App. / Record . . . . . . .12 / 7-5 (.583) 2007 IN REVIEW 2007 Record . . . . . . . . . . . .8-5 (5-3 H, 2-2 A, 1-0 N, 1-4 vs. Eastern Division) SEC Record/Finish . . . . . . . .3-5 / T4th Eastern Division Bowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl (Nashville, Tenn.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kentucky 35, Florida State 28 National Ranking . . . . . . . . .rv - AP / rv - USA Today Home Attendance . . . . . . . .550,588 (68,824) / 101.80 % Capacity SEC/NCAA Statistical Rankings Total Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . 443.4 (3rd - SEC / 24th - NCAA) Rushing Offense . . . . . . . . . 155.5 (6th - SEC / 55th - NCAA) Passing Offense . . . . . . . . . 287.9 (1st - SEC / 19th - NCAA) Scoring Offense . . . . . . . . . . 36.5 (4th - SEC / 15th - NCAA) Total Defense . . . . . . . . . . . 397.2 (10th - SEC / 67th - NCAA) Rushing Defense . . . . . . . . . 191.1 (10th - SEC / 94th - NCAA) Passing Defense . . . . . . . . . 206.1 (7th - SEC / 24th - NCAA) Scoring Defense . . . . . . . . . 29.6 (12th - SEC / 80th - NCAA) Turnover Margin . . . . . . . . . -1 (9th - SEC / 64th - NCAA) 2007 RESULTS (8-5 Overall • 5-3 SEC) Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 4 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 24 Dec. 31 EASTERN KENTUCKY W 50-10 66,512 KENT STATE W 56-20 67,380 LOUISVILLE [ESPN Classic] W 40-34 70,857 at Arkansas [ESPN2] W 42-29 74,015 FLORIDA ATLANTIC W 45-17 65,927 at South Carolina [ESPN] L 23-38 76,220 LSU [CBS] (3OT) W 43-37 70,902 FLORIDA [CBS] L 37-45 71,024 MISSISSIPPI STATE [LFS] (CBS) L 14-31 68,173 at Vanderbilt W 27-20 39,773 at Georgia [LFS] L 13-24 92,746 TENNESSEE [CBS] (4OT) L 50-52 69,813 vs. Florida State [ESPN] W 35-28 68,661 (Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl • Nashville, Tenn.) RECEIVING Keenan Burton Steve Johnson • Dicky Lyons Jacob Tamme KENTUCKY Opponents PUNTING • Tim Masthay KENTUCKY Opponents KO RETURNS Keenan Burton • Dicky Lyons KENTUCKY Opponents PUNT RETURNS Rafael Little • DeMoreo Ford KENTUCKY Opponents G 12 13 13 13 13 13 NO 50 51 65 NO 28 15 63 55 NO 19 8 31 16 REC 66 60 56 56 331 236 YDS 1992 1992 2558 YDS 679 332 1394 1293 YDS 127 50 252 96 YDS 741 1041 655 619 3743 2679 AVG 39.8 39.1 39.4 AVG 24.2 22.1 22.1 23.5 AVG 6.7 6.2 8.1 6.0 AVG 11.2 17.4 11.7 11.1 11.3 11.4 LP 63 63 63 TD 0 0 0 2 TD 0 0 0 0 TD 9 13 7 6 40 24 IN20 16 16 14 LP 42 30 42 100 LP 18 12 27 16 INT 0 3 1 0 2 FC-FR 3-1 2-1 0-0 2-1 0-0 BLK 0 1 1 RPG 5.50 4.62 4.31 4.31 25.46 18.15 RUSHING Rafael Little • Derrick Locke • Tony Dixon • A. Smith KENTUCKY Opponents PASSING Andre Woodson • M. Hartline KENTUCKY Opponents G 10 12 11 10 13 13 G 13 4 13 13 2007 STATISTICAL LEADERS ATT 190 94 72 21 485 543 PE 144.5 80.9 142.7 117.5 YDS 1013 521 411 149 2021 2484 A-C-I AVG 5.3 5.5 5.7 7.1 4.2 4.6 TD 3 5 4 2 20 20 TD 40 0 40 24 PG 101.3 43.4 37.4 14.9 155.5 191.1 YPG 285.3 8.5 287.9 206.1 PCT. YDS 3709 6-4-1 66.7 34 528-331-12 62.7 3743 431-236-17 54.8 2679 518-327-11 63.1 TACKLES TOTAL Wesley Woodyard 139 (78-1) • T. Lindley 66 (50-16) • B. Kelley 63 (34-29) • J. Jarmon 62 (38-24) • M. Johnson 58 (30-28) • - Returning Player TFL 8.5 (-27) 3.0 (-5) 5.0 (-14) 13.5 (-70) 4.0 (-14) SACKS 2.5 (-15) 0 0 9.0 (-56) 0 26 Kentucky has led the SEC in pass offense for the last two seasons. 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY “WILDCATS” TEAM INFORMATION LETTERMEN Returning: Lost: 57 (26 Offense, 27 Defense, 4 Specialists) 17 (9 Offense, 8 Defense, 0 Specialists) COACH RICH BROOKS Alma Mater: Oregon State (1963) Coaching Experience:Asst. Freshman Coach, Oregon State (1963), Asst. Coach, Norte Del Rio HS (1964), Def. Ends/Def. Line Coach, Oregon State (1965-69), Linebackers Coach, UCLA (1970), Special Teams Coach, L.A. Rams (1971-72), Def. Coordinator, Oregon State (1973), Def. Backs/Special Teams Coach, S.F. 49ers (1974-75), Linebackers/Special Teams Coach, UCLA (1976), Head Coach, Oregon (1977-94), Head Coach, St. Louis Rams (1995-96), Asst. Head Coach/Def. Coordinator, Atlanta Falcons (1997-2000), Head Coach, Kentucky (2003- ). Year School 1977 Oregon 1978 Oregon 1979 Oregon 1980 Oregon 1981 Oregon 1982 Oregon 1983 Oregon 1984 Oregon 1985 Oregon 1986 Oregon 1987 Oregon 1988 Oregon 1989 Oregon 1990 Oregon 1991 Oregon 1992 Oregon 1993 Oregon 1994 Oregon 1995 St. Louis Rams 1996 St. Louis Rams 2003 Kentucky 2004 Kentucky 2005 Kentucky 2006 Kentucky 2007 Kentucky CAREER TOTALS Oregon Record Kentucky Record BROOKS YEAR-BY-YEAR Conf. Pct. All Pct. Bowl 1-6 .143 2-9 .182 2-5 .286 2-9 .182 4-3 .571 6-5 .545 4-3-1 .563 6-3-2 .636 1-6 .143 2-9 .182 2-6 .250 2-8-1 .227 3-3-1 .500 4-6-1 .409 3-5 .375 6-5 .545 3-4 .429 5-6 .455 3-5 .375 5-6 .455 4-4 .500 6-5 .545 3-5 .375 6-6 .500 5-3 .625 8-4 .667 Independence 4-3 .571 8-4 .667 Freedom 1-7 .125 3-8 .273 4-4 .500 6-6 .500 Independence 2-6 .250 5-6 .455 7-1 .875 9-4 .692 Rose 7-9 .438 6-10 .375 1-7 .125 4-8 .333 1-7 .125 2-9 .182 2-6 .250 3-8 .273 4-4 .500 8-5 .615 Music City 3-5 .375 8-5 .615 Music City 67-108-2 .384 116-144-4.447 (College Only) 56-79-2 .416 91-109-4 .456 11-29 .275 25-35 .417 WILDCAT ASSISTANT COACHES Chris Thurmond (Tulsa, 1975) . . . . . . . . . . Randy Sanders (Tennessee, 1988) . . . . . . . Steve Brown (Oregon, 1983) . . . . . . . . . . . Larry Brinson (Florida, 1982) . . . . . . . . . . . Jimmy Heggins (Florida State, 1978) . . . . . Rick Petri (Missouri-Rolla, 1976) . . . . . . . . Chuck Smith (Kentucky, 1981) . . . . . . . . . Steve Ortmayer (LaVerne, 1967) . . . . . . . . ............... Joker Phillips (Kentucky, 1985) . . . . . . . . . Defensive Backs Quarterbacks/Recruiting Coordinator Defensive Coordinator Running Backs Offensive Line Defensive Line Linebackers Special Teams Coord./Tight Ends/ Asst. Head Coach Offensive Coord./Wide Receivers STARTERS RETURNING • 15 Offense (5): LT Garry Williams (6-3, 300, Sr.) LG Zipp Duncan (6-5, 285, Jr.) RT Justin Jeffries (6-6, 310, Jr.) WR Dicky Lyons, Jr. (5-11, 190, Sr.) FB John Conner (5-11, 228, Jr.) Defense (8): DT Corey Peters (6-3, 290, Jr.) DT Myron Pryor (6-1, 300, Sr.) DE Jeremy Jarmon (6-3, 285, Jr.) SLB Johnny Williams (6-3, 240, Sr.) MLB Braxton Kelley (6-0, 226, Sr.) CB Paul Warford (5-11, 200, Jr.) FS Marcus McClinton (6-1, 210, Sr.) CB Trevard Lindley (6-0, 175, Jr.) Specialists (2): PK Lones Seiber (5-9, 190, Jr.) P Tim Masthay (6-2, 200, Sr.) STARTERS LOST • 9 Offense (6): TE C RG WR QB TB Defense (3): DE WLB SS Specialists (0) Jacob Tamme (6-5, 240, Sr.) Eric Scott (6-5, 290, Sr.) Jason Leger (6-1, 287, Sr.) Keenan Burton (6-2, 203, Sr.) Andre’ Woodson (6-5, 230, Sr.) Rafael Little (5-10, 200, Sr.) Dominic Lewis (6-3, 261, Sr.) Wesley Woodyard (6-1, 212, Sr.) Roger Williams (6-0, 204, Sr.) NOTE: Specialists include punter and placekicker only. 2008 SCHEDULE Aug. 31 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 29 at Louisville NORFOLK STATE MIDDLE TENNESSEE WESTERN KENTUCKY at Alabama SOUTH CAROLINA ARKANSAS at Florida at Mississippi State GEORGIA VANDERBILT at Tennessee TOP RETURNEES DE Jeremy Jarmon CB Trevard Lindley WR Dicky Lyons OT Garry Williams LB Braxton Kelley P/KO Tim Masthay DT Myron Pryor DT Corey Peters LB Micah Johnson FS Marcus McClinton TB Derrick Locke Kentucky’s Tim Masthay led all SEC kickers with 23 touchbacks on kickoffs in 2007. 27 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY “TIGERS” QUICK FACTS Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Baton Rouge, La. Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1860 Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29,317 Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tiger (92,400) Chancellor . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. William Jenkins (Pretoria, ‘58) Faculty Representative . . . .Dydia DeLysier (UCLA, ‘92) Athletics Director . . . . . . . .Skip Bertman (Miami, Fla., ‘61) Head Football Coach . . . . . .Les Miles (Michigan, ‘76) Off. / Def. Systems . . . . . . .Multiple / 4-3 All-Time Record . . . . . . . . . .692-378-47 (.641 / 1,116 games) SEC Championships . . . . . .10 (1935, 36, 58, 61t, 70, 86, 88t, 2001, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003, 2007) Bowl App. / Record . . . . . . .39 / 20-18-1 (.526) 2007 IN REVIEW 2007 Record . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 (6-1 H, 4-1 A, 2-0, N, 4-1 vs. Western Division) SEC Record/Finish . . . . . . . .6-2 / SEC & National Champions Bowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Allstate BCS National Championship Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(New Orleans) / LSU 38, Ohio State 24 National Ranking . . . . . . . . .1st - AP / 1st - USA Today Home Attendance . . . . . . . .648,334 (92,619) / 100.24 % Capacity SEC/NCAA Statistical Rankings Total Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . 439.4 (4th - SEC / 26th - NCAA) Rushing Offense . . . . . . . . . 214.1 (2nd - SEC / 11th - NCAA) Passing Offense . . . . . . . . . 225.3 (5th - SEC / 58th - NCAA) Scoring Offense . . . . . . . . . . 38.6 (2nd - SEC / 11th - NCAA) Total Defense . . . . . . . . . . . 288.8 (1st - SEC / 3rd - NCAA) Rushing Defense . . . . . . . . . 106.1 (2nd - SEC / 12th - NCAA) Passing Defense . . . . . . . . . 182.7 (4th - SEC / 9th - NCAA) Scoring Defense . . . . . . . . . 19.9 (2nd - SEC / 17th - NCAA) Turnover Margin . . . . . . . .+20 (1st - SEC / 2nd - NCAA) 2007 RESULTS (12-2 Overall • 6-2 SEC) Aug. 30 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 23 Dec. 1 Jan. 7 at Mississippi State [ESPN] W 45-0 50,112 VIRGINIA TECH [ESPN] W 48-7 92,739 MIDDLE TENNESSEE W 44-0 92,407 SOUTH CAROLINA [CBS] W 28-16 92,530 at Tulane [ESPN2] W 34-9 58,769 FLORIDA [CBS] W 28-24 92,910 at Kentucky [CBS] (3OT) L 37-43 70,902 AUBURN [ESPN] W 30-24 92,630 at Alabama [CBS] W 41-34 92,138 LOUISIANA TECH (HC) W 58-10 92,512 at Ole Miss [CBS] W 41-24 61,118 ARKANSAS [ESPN] (3OT) L 48-50 92,606 vs. Tennessee [CBS] W 21-14 73,832 (SEC Championship Game • Atlanta, Ga.) vs. Ohio State [FOX] W 38-24 79,651 (Allstate BCS National Championship Game • New Orleans, La.) RUSHING Jacob Hester • K. Williams • T. Holliday • Charles Scott LSU Opponents PASSING Matt Flynn Ryan Perrilloux LSU Opponents RECEIVING Early Doucet • Brandon LaFell • D. Byrd • R. Dickson LSU Opponents PUNTING Patrick Fisher LSU Opponents KO RETURNS • Trindon Holliday • K. Williams LSU Opponents PUNT RETURNS • Chad Jones LSU Opponents TACKLES Craig Steltz Ali Highsmith Glenn Dorsey • K. Pittman • D. Beckwith G 14 14 13 14 14 14 G 12 12 14 14 G 10 14 14 14 14 14 NO 59 61 82 NO 19 10 42 94 NO 17 23 22 2007 STATISTICAL LEADERS ATT 225 70 53 45 612 464 PE 125.8 175.6 133.6 98.6 REC 57 50 35 32 256 212 YDS 2627 2689 3243 YDS 498 199 827 1909 YDS 112 136 208 YDS 1103 478 364 324 2998 1485 A-C-I AVG 4.9 6.8 6.9 7.2 4.9 3.2 TD 12 6 2 5 35 14 TD 21 8 29 19 PG 78.8 34.1 28.0 23.1 214.1 106.1 YPG 200.6 57.8 225.3 182.7 RPG 5.70 3.57 2.50 2.29 18.29 15.14 IN20 12 13 27 PCT. YDS. 2407 75-51-2 68.0 694 442-256-13 57.9 3154 451-212-23 47.0 2558 359-202-11 56.3 YDS 525 656 621 375 3154 2558 AVG 44.5 44.1 39.5 AVG 26.2 19.9 19.7 20.3 AVG 6.6 5.9 9.5 AVG 9.2 13.1 17.7 11.7 12.3 12.1 LP 62 62 63 TD 1 0 1 0 TD 0 0 2 TD 5 4 7 5 29 19 BLK 0 1 0 LP 98 25 98 76 LP 16 16 61 TOTAL 101 (66-35) 101 (57-44) 69 (43-26) 68 (32-36) 65 (37-28) TFL 5.0 (-20) 9.0 (-39) 12.5 (-53) 13.5 (-73) 6.5 (-26) SACKS 1.0 (-8) 3.0 (-27) 7.0 (-45) 8.0 (-50) 1.5 (-14) INT 6 0 0 1 1 FC-FR 3-1 2-1 1-0 0-0 0-1 • - Returning Player 28 For the third straight season, LSU led the SEC in opponents’ 3 downs-and-out last season at 39.2 percent (73 of 186 opponent drives). 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY “TIGERS” TEAM INFORMATION LETTERMEN Returning: Lost: 44 (22 Offense, 19 Defense, 3 Specialists) 24 (14 Offense, 7 Defense, 3 Specialists) COACH LES MILES Alma Mater: Michigan (1976) Coaching Experience: Michigan 1980-81; Colorado 1982-86; Michigan 1987-94; Oklahoma State Offensive Coordinator 1995-97; Dallas Cowboys 1998-2000; Oklahoma State Head Coach 2001-04; LSU Head Coach 2005-. Year School 2001 Oklahoma St. 2002 Oklahoma St. 2003 Oklahoma St. 2004 Oklahoma St. 2005 LSU 2006 LSU 2007 LSU TOTALS LSU Oklahoma State Bowl Record MILES YEAR-BY-YEAR Conf. Pct. All 2-6 .250 4-7 5-3 .625 8-5 5-3 .625 9-4 4-4 .500 7-5 7-1 .875 11-2 6-2 .750 11-2 6-2 .750 12-2 35-21 .625 62-27 19-5 .792 34-6 16-16 .500 28-21 4-2 (.667) Pct. .364 .615 .692 .583 .846 .846 .857 .697 .850 .571 Bowl Houston Cotton Alamo Peach Sugar BCS NCG 7 Years 3 Years 4 Years STARTERS RETURNING • 13 Offense (7): WR Brandon LaFell (6-3, 205, Jr.) LT Ciron Black (6-5, 320, Jr.) LG Herman Johnson (6-7, 356, Sr.) C Brett Helms (6-2, 270, Sr.) RG Lyle Hitt (6-2, 299, Jr.) TE Richard Dickson (6-3, 235, Jr.) FB Quinn Johnson (6-2, 238, Sr.) Defense (5): LE Tyson Jackson (6-5, 291, Sr.) RT Marlon Favorite (6-1, 302, Sr.) RE Kirston Pittman (6-4, 252, Sr.) MLB Darry Beckwith (6-1, 230, Sr.) FS Curtis Taylor (6-3, 204, Sr.) Specialists (1): PK Colt David (5-9, 173, Sr.) STARTERS LOST • 11 Offense (4): RT WR QB RB Defense (6): LT BUCK WLB LCB SS RCB Specialists (1): P Carnell Stewart (6-5, 320, Sr.) Early Doucet (6-0, 207, Sr.) Matt Flynn (6-3, 227, Sr.) Jacob Hester (6-0, 228, Sr.) Glenn Dorsey (6-2, 303, Sr.) Luke Sanders (6-5, 242, Sr.) Ali Highsmith (6-1, 223, Sr.) Jonathan Zenon (6-0, 180, Sr.) Craig Steltz (6-2, 209, Sr.) Chevis Jackson (6-0, 184, Sr.) Patrick Fisher (6-5, 253, Sr.) TIGER ASSISTANT COACHES Joe Robinson (LSU, 1985) . . . . . . . . . ............. Gary Crowton (Brigham Young, 1983) Bradley Peveto (SMU, 1987) . . . . . . . Greg Studrawa (Bowling Green, 1987) Earl Lane (Northwood Univ.) . . . . . . . . Josh Henson (Oklahoma State, 1998) . Doug Mallory (Michigan, 1988) . . . . . . ............. D.J. McCarthy (Washington, 1994) . . . Larry Porter (Memphis, 1996) . . . . . . . Special Teams Coordinator / Defensive Assistant Off. Coordinator/ Quarterbacks C-Defensive Coord./ Linebackers Offensive Line Defensive Line Tight Ends / Recruiting Coord. Defensive Backs / CoDefensive Coordinator Wide Receivers Asst. Head Coach / Running Backs NOTE: Specialists include punter and placekicker only. 2008 SCHEDULE Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 22 Nov. 28 APPALACHIAN STATE TROY NORTH TEXAS at Auburn MISSISSIPPI STATE at Florida at South Carolina GEORGIA TULANE ALABAMA OLE MISS at Arkansas (Little Rock) TOP RETURNEES DE Tyson Jackson LB Darry Beckwith PK Colt David RB Keiland Williams WR Brandon LaFell OG Herman Johnson OT Ciron Black DE Kirston Pittman LSU is the first team to win two BCS National Championships (2003 & 2007). 29 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI “REBELS” QUICK FACTS Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oxford, Miss. Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1848 Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17,325 Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Vaught-Hemingway (60,580) Chancellor . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Robert C. Khayat (Ole Miss, ‘61) Faculty Representative . . . .Ron Rychlak (Wabash College, ‘80) Athletics Director . . . . . . . .Pete Boone (Ole Miss, ‘72) Head Football Coach . . . . . .Houston Nutt (Oklahoma State, ‘81) Off. / Def. Systems . . . . . . .Pro-Set / Multiple 4-3 All-Time Record . . . . . . . . . .597-460-35 (.563 / 1,092 games) SEC Championships . . . . . .6 (1947, 54, 55, 60, 62, 63) Bowl App. / Record . . . . . . .31 / 19-12 (.613) 2007 IN REVIEW 2007 Record . . . . . . . . . . . .3-9 (2-5 H, 1-4 A, 0-5 vs. Western Division) SEC Record/Finish . . . . . . . .0-8 / 6th Western Division Bowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A National Ranking . . . . . . . . .N/A Home Attendance . . . . . . . .347,930 (49,704) / 88.8 % Capacity SEC/NCAA Statistical Rankings Total Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . 345.2 (9th - SEC / 91st - NCAA) Rushing Offense . . . . . . . . . 131.5 (11th - SEC / 84th - NCAA) Passing Offense . . . . . . . . . 213.8 (7th - SEC / 66th - NCAA) Scoring Offense . . . . . . . . . . 20.1 (12th - SEC / 104th - NCAA) Total Defense . . . . . . . . . . . 423.4 (12th - SEC / 88th - NCAA) Rushing Defense . . . . . . . . . 188.1 (11th - SEC / 101st - NCAA) Passing Defense . . . . . . . . . 224.3 (10th - SEC / 52nd - NCAA) Scoring Defense . . . . . . . . . 28.5 (11th - SEC / 70th - NCAA) Turnover Margin . . . . . . . . . -10 (12th - SEC / 107th - NCAA) 2007 RESULTS (3-9 Overall • 0-8 SEC) Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 17 Nov. 23 at Memphis MISSOURI at Vanderbilt FLORIDA [LFS] at Georgia LOUISIANA TECH (HC) ALABAMA [LFS] ARKANSAS at Auburn NORTHWESTERN STATE LSU [CBS] at Mississippi State [LFS] W 23-21 L 25-38 L 17-31 L 24-30 L 17-45 W 24-0 L 24-27 L 8-44 L 3-17 W 38-31 L 24-41 L 14-17 45,457 50,897 34,180 55,032 92,746 45,138 59,791 52,671 87,451 23,283 61,118 51,727 RECEIVING G • Shay Hodge 12 • Mike Wallace 12 • Marshay Green 11 • D. McCluster 8 OLE MISS 12 Opponents 12 PUNTING • Justin Sparks OLE MISS Opponents KO RETURNS • Marshay Green • Mike Wallace OLE MISS Opponents PUNT RETURNS • Marshay Green • D. McCluster OLE MISS Opponents TACKLES • Ashlee Palmer • Tony Fein • J. Sanford • Greg Hardy • Jamie Phillips NO 51 54 50 NO 27 21 59 45 NO 12 6 21 21 REC 43 38 31 27 199 250 YDS 2023 2109 1924 YDS 631 483 1268 896 YDS 48 29 134 263 YDS 593 716 260 326 2565 2692 AVG 39.7 39.1 38.5 AVG 23.4 23.0 21.5 19.9 AVG 4.0 4.8 6.4 12.5 AVG 13.8 18.8 8.4 12.1 12.9 10.8 LP 55 55 58 TD 0 1 1 1 TD 1 0 2 1 TD 6 6 0 2 17 17 BLK 0 0 2 LP 42 77 77 98 LP 44 19 44 75 INT 3 0 0 0 0 FC-FR 1-2 0-0 2-0 3-1 0-0 IN20 15 15 17 RPG 3.58 3.17 2.82 3.38 16.58 20.83 RUSHING BJ Green-Ellis Bruce Hall Brent Schaeffer • D. McCluster OLE MISS Opponents PASSING Seth Adams Brent Schaeffer OLE MISS Opponents G 12 11 6 8 12 12 G 11 6 12 12 2006 STATISTICAL LEADERS ATT 230 53 33 6 379 509 PE 113.4 100.0 110.4 130.4 YDS 1137 234 155 63 1578 2389 A-C-I AVG 4.9 4.4 4.7 10.5 4.2 4.7 TD 6 0 1 0 8 25 TD 12 5 17 17 PG 94.8 21.3 25.8 7.9 131.5 199.1 YPG 179.9 96.3 213.8 224.3 PCT. YDS. 1979 92-35-4 .380 578 390-199-20 .510 2565 396-250-8 .631 2692 297-163-16 .549 TOTAL 89 (50-39) 84 (53-31) 83 (48-35) 64 (40-24) 63 (35-28) TFL 7.0 (-24) 3.0 (-4) 5.5 (-20) 18.5 (-95) 1.0 (-4) SACKS 0.5 (-2) 0 0 10.0 (-72) 0 • - Returning Player 30 Ole Miss led the SEC with four special teams touchdowns in 2007. 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI “REBELS” TEAM INFORMATION LETTERMEN Returning: Lost: 47 (18 Offense, 25 Defense, 4 Specialists) 17 (11 Offense, 5 Defense, 1 Specialist) COACH HOUSTON NUTT Alma Mater: Oklahoma State (1981) Coaching Experience: Oklahoma State Graduate Assistant 198182; Arkansas Graduate Assistant 1983; Arkansas State Assistant Coach Spring 1984; Oklahoma State Assistant Coach 1984-89; Arkansas Assistant Coach 1990-92; Murray State Head Coach 1993-96; Boise State Head Coach 1997; Arkansas Head Coach 1998-2007; Ole Miss Head Coach 2007-present. NUTT YEAR-BY-YEAR Year School Conf. Pct. All 1993 Murray State 4-4 .500 4-7 1994 Murray State 4-4 .500 5-6 1995 Murray State 8-0 1.000 11-1 1996 Murray State 8-0 1.000 11-2 1997 Boise State 3-2 .600 5-6 1998 Arkansas 6-2 .750 9-3 1999 Arkansas 4-4 .500 8-4 2000 Arkansas 3-5 .375 6-6 2001 Arkansas 4-4 .500 7-5 2002 Arkansas 5-3 .625 9-5 2003 Arkansas 4-4 .500 9-4 2004 Arkansas 3-5 .375 5-6 2005 Arkansas 2-6 .250 4-7 2006 Arkansas 7-1 .875 10-4 4-4 .500 8-4 2007 Arkansas TOTALS 69-48 .590 111-70 Arkansas Record 42-38 .525 75-48 Bowl Record 2-5 (.286) * Did not coach in bowl game Pct. .364 .455 .917 .846 .455 .750 .667 .500 .583 .643 .692 .455 .364 .714 .667 .613 .610 Bowl ----I-AA Playoffs I-AA Playoffs --Citrus Cotton Las Vegas Cotton Music City Independence Capital One *Cotton 15 Years 10 Years STARTERS RETURNING • 18 Offense (7): SE Mike Wallace (6-0, 180, Sr.) LT Michael Oher (6-5, 325, Sr.) LG Reid Neely (6-6, 305, Jr.) RG John Jerry (6-5, 340, Jr.) RT Maurice Miller (6-3, 343, Sr.) FL Marshay Green (5-10, 170, Jr.) FB Jason Cook (6-0, 240, Sr.) Defense (9): DE Marcus Tillman (6-4, 260, Jr.) DT Peria Jerry (6-2, 310, Sr.) DE Greg Hardy (6-5, 255, Jr.) SLB Ashlee Palmer (6-2, 222, Sr.) MLB Tony Fein (6-2, 245, Sr.) WLB Jamie Phillips (6-0, 220, Jr.) LCB Dustin Mouzon (5-11, 175, Sr.) SS Johnny Brown (6-1, 180, So.) FS Kendrick Lewis (6-0, 185, Jr.) Specialists (2): PK Joshua Shene (5-9, 170, Jr.) P Justin Sparks (6-2, 170, Jr.) STARTERS LOST • 6 Offense (4): C TE QB RB Defense (2): DT RCB Specialists (0) Corey Actis (6-5, 290, Sr.) Robert Lane (6-3, 240, Sr.) Seth Adams (6-4, 225, Sr.) BenJarvus Green-Ellis (5-11, 225, Sr.) Jeremy Garrett (6-1, 290, Sr.) Nate Banks (5-11, 180, Sr.) REBEL ASSISTANT COACHES Kim Dameron (Arkansas, 1983) . . . . . Tyrone Nix (Southern Miss, 1995) . . . Tracy Rocker (Auburn, 1992) . . . . . . . James Shibest (Arkansas, 1988) . . . . Mike Markuson (Hamline, 1983) . . . . . ............. Derrick Nix (Southern Miss, 2002) . . . Chris Vaughn (Murray State, 1998) . . Ron Dickerson (Arkansas, 1996) . . . . . Kent Austin (Ole Miss, 1985) . . . . . . . Secondary Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Defensive Line Tight Ends/Special Teams Offensive Line / Running Game Coordinator Running Backs Safeties / Recruiting Coordinator Wide Receivers Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks NOTE: Specialists include punter and placekicker only. 2008 SCHEDULE Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 15 Nov. 22 Nov. 28 MEMPHIS at Wake Forest SAMFORD VANDERBILT at Florida SOUTH CAROLINA at Alabama at Arkansas AUBURN LOUISIANA-MONROE at LSU MISSISSIPPI STATE TOP RETURNEES QB Jevan Snead OT Michael Oher DE Greg Hardy DT Peria Jerry WR Mike Wallace Ole Miss’ All-SEC tackle Michael Oher has started the last 34 games for the Rebels. 31 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY “BULLDOGS” QUICK FACTS Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Starkville, Miss. Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1878 Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17,039 Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field (55,082) President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Robert H. Foglesong (West Virginia, ‘68) Faculty Representative . . . .Dr. Steve Turner (Mercer, ‘75) Athletics Director . . . . . . . .Larry Templeton (Mississippi State, ‘69) Head Football Coach . . . . . .Sylvester Croom (Alabama, ‘75) Off. / Def. Systems . . . . . . .Multiple Pro-Style / 4-3 All-Time Record . . . . . . . . . .481-519-39 (.482 / 1,039 games) SEC Championships . . . . . .1 (1941) Bowl App. / Record . . . . . . .13 / 7-6 (.538) 2007 IN REVIEW 2007 Record . . . . . . . . . . . .8-5 (4-2 H, 3-3 A, 1-0 N, 3-2 vs. Western Division) SEC Record/Finish . . . . . . . .4-4 / T3rd vs. Western Division Bowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2007 Autozone Liberty Bowl (Memphis, Tn.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mississippi State 10, Central Florida 3 National Ranking . . . . . . . . .rv - AP / rv - USA Today Home Attendance . . . . . . . .295,775 (49,296) / 89.5 % Capacity SEC/NCAA Statistical Rankings Total Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . 297.2 (12th - SEC / 113th - NCAA) Rushing Offense . . . . . . . . . 137.2 (10th - SEC / 76th - NCAA) Passing Offense . . . . . . . . . 159.9 (12th - SEC / 113th - NCAA) Scoring Offense . . . . . . . . . . 21.5 (11th - SEC / 96th - NCAA) Total Defense . . . . . . . . . . . 331.8 (5th - SEC / 21st - NCAA) Rushing Defense . . . . . . . . . 156.8 (7th - SEC / 58th - NCAA) Passing Defense . . . . . . . . . 174.9 (3rd - SEC / 7th - NCAA) Scoring Defense . . . . . . . . . 23.2 (6th - SEC / 35th - NCAA) Turnover Margin . . . . . . . . . 0 (T7th - SEC / T55th - NCAA) 2007 RESULTS (8-5 Overall • 4-4 SEC) Aug. 30 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 23 Dec. 29 LSU [ESPN] L 0-45 at Tulane [CSS] W 38-17 at Auburn [LFS] W 19-14 GARDNER-WEBB W 31-15 at South Carolina [LFS] L 21-38 UAB (HC) W 30-13 TENNESSEE L 21-33 at West Virginia L 13-38 at Kentucky [LFS] W 31-14 ALABAMA [LFS] W 17-12 *at Arkansas L 31-45 OLE MISS [LFS] W 17-14 vs. Central Florida [ESPN] W 10-3 (AutoZone Liberty Bowl • Memphis, Tenn.) 50,112 31,076 82,129 42,272 78,883 45,259 50,217 61,022 68,173 56,188 55,185 51,727 63,816 RECEIVING G • Jamayel Smith 13 Tony Burks 13 Jason Husband 13 • Christian Ducre13 MISS. STATE 13 Opponents 13 PUNTING • Blake McAdams MISS. STATE Opponents KO RETURNS • Derek Pegues Justin Williams MISS. STATE Opponents PUNT RETURNS • Derek Pegues MISS. STATE Opponents TACKLES • Jamar Chaney • Dominic Douglas Gabe O’Neal • Jamon Hughes • Keith Fitzhugh • - Returning Player NO 77 80 67 NO 24 8 53 50 NO 27 28 37 REC 33 33 16 16 188 207 YDS 3024 3072 2743 YDS 544 134 964 1041 YDS 268 272 363 YDS 510 444 193 83 2079 2274 AVG 39.3 38.4 40.9 AVG 22.7 16.8 18.2 20.8 AVG 9.9 9.7 9.8 AVG 15.5 13.5 12.1 5.2 11.1 11.0 LP 73 73 61 TD 0 0 0 0 TD 1 1 0 TD 3 3 2 0 12 20 BLK 1 1 0 LP 51 24 51 49 LP 75 75 35 INT 0 0 1 0 2 FC-FR 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 2-1 IN20 18 20 19 RPG 2.54 2.54 1.23 1.23 14.46 15.92 RUSHING G • Anthony Dixon 13 • Christian Ducre13 Justin Williams 13 13 • W. Carroll MISS. STATE 13 Opponents 13 PASSING • W. Carroll Michael Henig MISS. STATE Opponents G 13 7 13 13 2007 STATISTICAL LEADERS ATT 287 112 21 47 508 496 PE 104.6 75.5 98.5 110.6 YDS 1066 487 96 67 1784 2039 A-C-I 255-134-7 78-36-9 372-188-18 387-207-18 AVG 3.7 4.3 4.6 1.4 3.5 4.1 PCT. .525 .462 .505 .535 TD 14 3 0 0 18 14 YDS. 1392 447 2079 2274 TD 9 1 12 20 PG 82.0 37.5 7.4 5.2 137.2 156.8 YPG 107.1 63.9 159.9 174.9 TOTAL 89 (35-54) 78 (37-41) 74 (46-28) 65 (34-31) 58 (31-27) TFL 4.0 (-7) 8.5 (-27) 7.5 (-16) 5.5 (-8) 5.0 (-20) SACKS 0 1.0 (-9) 1.0 (-4) 0 1.0 (-9) * - Little Rock, Ark. 32 Miss. State scored a higher percentage of its total points off turnovers than any other SEC team in 2007. 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY “BULLDOGS” TEAM INFORMATION LETTERMEN Returning: Lost: 47 (20 Offense, 24 Defense, 3 Specialists) 19 (13 Offense, 6 Defense, 0 Specialists) COACH SYLVESTER CROOM Alma Mater: Alabama (1975) Coaching Experience: Alabama Inside Linebacker Coach (1977-81); Alabama Outside Linebacker Coach (1982-83); Alabama Inside Linebacker Coach (1984-86); Tampa Bay (NFL) Running Backs Coach (1987-90); Indianapolis (NFL) Running Backs Coach (1991); San Diego (NFL) Running Backs Coach (1992-96); Detroit (NFL) Offensive Coordinator (1997-2000); Green Bay (NFL) Running Backs Coach (2001-03); Miss. State Head Coach (2004- ). CROOM YEAR-BY-YEAR Year School Conf. Pct. All 2004 Miss. State 2-6 .250 3-8 2005 Miss. State 1-7 .125 3-8 2006 Miss. State 1-7 .125 3-9 .500 8-5 2007 Miss. State 4-4 TOTALS 8-24 .250 17-30 Bowl Record: 1-0 (1.000) Pct. .273 .273 .250 .615 .362 Bowl STARTERS RETURNING • 17 Offense (7): WR Jamayel Smith (6-0, 183, Sr.) LT Mike Brown (6-3, 300, Sr.) LG Anthony Strauder (6-3, 290, Sr.) RG Michael Gates (6-4, 305, Sr.) FB Eric Hoskins (5-11, 230, Sr.) HB Anthony Dixon (6-1, 240, Jr.) QB Wesley Carroll (6-1, 190, So.) Defense (8): LT Kyle Love (6-1, 320, Jr.) RT Jessie Bowman (6-1, 305, Jr.) MLB Jamar Chaney (6-1, 236, Sr.) WLB Dominic Douglas (6-2, 227, Sr.) LCB Anthony Johnson (5-10, 194, Jr.) SS De’mon Glanton (6-1, 190, Sr.) FS Derek Pegues (5-10, 196, Sr.) RCB Jasper O’Quinn (5-10, 185, Jr.) Specialists (2): PK Adam Carlson (6-4, 195, Sr.) P Blake McAdams (5-10, 190, Sr.) STARTERS LOST • 7 Offense (4): C RT TE WR Defense (3): LE RE SLB Specialists (0) Royce Blackledge (6-4, 293, Sr.) J.D. Hamilton (6-4, 295, Sr.) Dezmond Sherrod (6-3, 245, Sr.) Tony Burks (6-4, 217, Sr.) Titus Brown (6-3, 250, Sr.) Avery Hannibal (6-1, 240, Sr.) Gabe O’Neal (6-1, 220, Sr.) Liberty 4 Years BULLDOG ASSISTANT COACHES Woody McCorvey (Alabama State, ‘72) ............. Reed Stringer (Delta State, ‘2001 . . . . J.B. Grimes (Henderson State, ‘77) . . . David Turner (Davidson, ‘85) . . . . . . . . Louis Campbell (Arkansas, ‘73) . . . . . . Pat Washington (Auburn, ‘87) . . . . . . . Charlie Harbison (Gardner-Webb, ‘95) . Melvin Smith (Millsaps, ‘82) . . . . . . . . Rockey Felker (Mississippi State, ‘72) Offensive Coordinator/ Asst. Head Coach/Quarterbacks Tight Ends / Special Teams Coord. Offensive Line Defensive Line Linebackers Wide Receivers Def. Coordinator / Safeties Cornerbacks Running Backs/Recruiting Coord. TOP RETURNEES OT Michael Brown HB Anthony Dixon WR Jamayel Smith FS Derek Pegues LB Jamar Chaney CB Anthony Johnson PK Adam Carlson NOTE: Specialists include punter and placekicker only. 2008 SCHEDULE Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 15 Nov. 22 Nov. 28 at Louisiana Tech SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA AUBURN at Georgia Tech at LSU VANDERBILT at Tennessee MIDDLE TENNESSEE KENTUCKY at Alabama ARKANSAS at Ole Miss Miss. State 4.5 game improvement from the 2006 standings (3-9) to the 2007 standings (8-5) was the largest in the SEC. 33 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA “GAMECOCKS” QUICK FACTS Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Columbia, S.C. Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1801 Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27,065 Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Williams-Brice (80,250) President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Andrew Sorensen (Illinois, ‘59) Faculty Representative . . . .Dr. Bill Bearden (Clemson, ‘67) Athletics Director . . . . . . . .Eric Hyman (North Carolina, ‘73) Head Football Coach . . . . . .Steve Spurrier (Florida) Off. / Def. Systems . . . . . . .Multiple / Multiple All-Time Record . . . . . . . . . .521-523-44 (.499 / 1,087 games) SEC Championships . . . . . .0 Bowl App. / Record . . . . . . .13 / 4-9 (.308) 2007 IN REVIEW 2007 Record . . . . . . . . . . . .6-6 (4-3 H, 2-3 A, 2-3 vs. Eastern Division) SEC Record/Finish . . . . . . . .3-5 / T4th Eastern Division Bowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A National Ranking . . . . . . . . .N/A Home Attendance . . . . . . . .549,269 (78,467) / 97.8 % Capacity SEC/NCAA Statistical Rankings Total Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . 371.8 (8th - SEC / 77th - NCAA) Rushing Offense . . . . . . . . . 113.7 (12th - SEC / 101st - NCAA) Passing Offense . . . . . . . . . 258.2 (3rd - SEC / 37th - NCAA) Scoring Offense . . . . . . . . . . 26.1 (8th - SEC / 70th - NCAA) Total Defense . . . . . . . . . . . 378.1 (9th - SEC / 56th - NCAA) Rushing Defense . . . . . . . . . 209.3 (12th - SEC / 110th - NCAA) Passing Defense . . . . . . . . . 168.8 (1st - SEC / 4th - NCAA) Scoring Defense . . . . . . . . . 23.5 (7th - SEC / 39th - NCAA) Turnover Margin . . . . . . . . . -7 (11th - SEC / 101st - NCAA) 2007 RESULTS (6-6 Overall • 3-5 SEC) Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 4 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 24 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE at Georgia [ESPN2] SOUTH CAROLINA STATE at LSU [CBS] MISSISSIPPI STATE (HC) [LFS] KENTUCKY [ESPN] at North Carolina [ABC] VANDERBILT at Tennessee [ESPN] (OT) at Arkansas [ESPN2] FLORIDA [ESPN] CLEMSON [ESPN2] W 28-14 W 16-12 W 38-3 L 16-28 W 38-21 W 38-23 W 21-15 L 6-17 L 24-27 L 36-48 L 31-51 L 21-23 78,234 92,746 73,095 92,530 78,883 76,220 61,000 79,212 105,962 70,742 81,215 82,410 RUSHING Cory Boyd • Mike Davis • C. Culliver SO. CAROLINA Opponents PASSING Blake Mitchell • Chris Smelley • T. Beecher SO. CAROLINA Opponents RECEIVING • K. McKinley Cory Boyd • Jared Cook • Dion Lecorn SO. CAROLINA Opponents G 12 12 11 12 12 G 8 7 12 12 12 G 12 12 12 10 12 12 NO 56 59 62 NO 34 12 54 46 NO 18 23 30 2007 STATISTICAL LEADERS ATT 180 114 5 382 518 PE 123.0 127.5 130.4 124.2 108.2 REC 77 36 30 27 258 199 YDS 2330 2330 2430 YDS 809 258 1208 1100 YDS 165 216 241 YDS 903 518 31 1364 2511 A-C-I 255-152-9 162-92-7 23-14-1 443-258-17 358-199-14 YDS 968 405 421 315 3098 2025 AVG 41.6 39.5 39.2 AVG 23.8 21.5 22.4 23.9 AVG 9.2 9.4 8.0 AVG 5.0 4.5 6.2 3.6 4.8 PCT. 59.6 56.8 60.9 58.2 55.6 AVG 12.6 11.2 14.0 11.7 12.0 10.2 LP 58 58 63 TD 0 0 0 0 TD 0 0 1 TD 9 5 0 16 19 YDS. 1747 1176 175 3098 2025 TD 9 1 3 3 20 14 BLK 3 3 2 LP 44 33 44 49 LP 46 46 37 INT 3 0 2 0 0 FC-FR 2-0 0-3 2-0 0-0 1-0 IN20 15 15 22 PG 75.2 43.2 2.8 113.7 209.2 TD 10 9 1 20 14 YPG 218.4 168.0 14.6 258.2 168.8 RPG 6.42 3.00 2.50 2.70 258.2 168.8 PUNTING • Ryan Succop SOUTH CAROLINA Opponents KO RETURNS • C. Culliver • C. Munnerlyn SOUTH CAROLINA Opponents PUNT RETURNS • C. Munnerlyn SOUTH CAROLINA Opponents TACKLES • Emmanuel Cook • Eric Norwood • Darian Stewart • Rodney Paulk • Marvin Sapp • - Returning Player TOTAL 92 (77-15) 69 (46-23) 68 (56-12) 64 (41-23) 61 (50-11) TFL SACKS 8.0 (-34) 4.0 (-27) 19.5 (-89) 6.0 (-47) 3.0 (-10) 0 4.5 (-15) 1.0 (-10) 1.0 (-2) 0 34 USC’s Chris Culliver’s 809 kickoff return yards in 2007 was fifth in SEC 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA “GAMECOCKS” TEAM INFORMATION LETTERMEN Returning: Lost: 54 (26 Offense, 26 Defense, 2 Specialists) 18 (8 Offense, 10 Defense, 0 Specialists) COACH STEVE SPURRIER Alma Mater: Florida Coaching Experience: Florida Assistant 1978; Georgia Tech Assistant 1979; Duke Assistant 1980-82; Tampa Bay Head Coach (USFL) 1983-85; Duke Head Coach 1987-89; Florida Head Coach 1990-2001; Washington Head Coach (NFL) 2002-03; South Carolina Head Coach 2005-. SPURRIER YEAR-BY-YEAR Year School Conf. Pct. All Pct. 1983 Tampa Bay USFL 11-7 .611 1984 Tampa Bay USFL 14-4 .778 1985 Tampa Bay USFL 10-8 .556 1987 Duke 2-5 .286 5-6 .455 1988 Duke 3-3-1 .500 7-3-1 .682 1989 Duke 6-1 .857 8-4 .667 1990 Florida 6-1 .857 9-2 .818 1991 Florida 7-0 1.000 10-2 .833 1992 Florida 6-2 .750 9-4 .692 1993 Florida 7-1 .875 11-2 .846 1994 Florida 7-1 .875 10-2-1 .808 1995 Florida 8-0 1.000 12-1 .923 1996 Florida 8-0 1.000 12-1 .923 1997 Florida 6-2 .750 10-2 .833 1998 Florida 7-1 .875 10-2 .833 1999 Florida 7-1 .875 9-4 .692 2000 Florida 7-1 .875 10-3 .769 2001 Florida 6-2 .750 10-2 .833 2002 Washington NFL 7-9 .438 2003 Washington NFL 5-11 .313 2005 South Carolina 5-3 .625 7-5 .583 2006 South Carolina 3-5 .375 8-5 .615 .375 6-6 .500 2007 South Carolina 3-5 TOTALS 210-97-2 (.683) College Record 109-36-1 .750 163-56-2 (.742) Florida Record 87-14 .861 122-27-1 (.817) Duke Record 11-9-1 .548 20-13-1 (.603) South Carolina Record 11-13 .458 21-16 (.568) Professional Record 47-41-0 (.534) Bowl Record 7-7 (.500) GAMECOCK ASSISTANT COACHES Robert Gillespie (Florida, 2005) . . . . . . . . Running Backs Shane Beamer (Virginia Tech, 1999) . . . . Cornerbacks Ray Rychleski (Millersville, 1979) . . . . . . Tight Ends / Special Teams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coordinator Brad Lawing (Lenoir-Rhyne, 1979) . . . . . . Defensive Line Ellis Johnson (The Citadel, 1975) . . . . . . . Def. Coordinator / Linebackers David Reaves (Appalachian State, 2001) . Quarterbacks /Recruiting Coord. John Hunt (Florida, 1985) . . . . . . . . . . . . Offensive Line Ron Cooper (Jacksonville State, 1983) . . Assistant Head Coach/Safeties Steve Spurrier, Jr. (Duke, 1994) . . . . . . . Wide Receivers Bowl Playoffs Playoffs STARTERS RETURNING • 17 Offense (6): WR Kenny McKinley (6-0, 177, Sr.) WR Dion Lecorn (5-11, 217, So.) LT Jamon Meredith (6-5, 293, Sr.) LG Seaver Brown (6-5, 316, So.) RG Heath Batchelor (6-7, 304, So.) RT Justin Sorensen (6-7, 325, Sr.) Defense (10): DE Eric Norwood (6-0, 258, Jr.) DT Marque Hall (6-3, 293, Sr.) DT Ladi Ajiboye (6-1, 291, So.) SLB Rodney Paulk (6-0, 220, Jr.) MLB Marvin Sapp (5-11, 228, Sr.) WLB Cliff Matthews (6-4, 239, So.) CB Captain Munnerlyn (5-9, 180, Jr.) FS Darian Stewart (5-11, 216, Jr.) SS Emanuel Cook (5-10, 211, Jr.) CB Carlos Thomas (5-11, 192, Sr.) Specialists (1): PK/P Ryan Succop (6-2, 214, Sr.) STARTERS LOST • 6 Offense (5): C TE QB FB TB Defense (1): DE Specialists (0) William Brown (6-4, 289, Sr.) Andy Boyd (6-4, 267, Sr.) Blake Mitchell (6-3, 217, Sr.) Lanard Stafford (5-9, 244, Sr.) Cory Boyd (6-1, 217, Sr.) Casper Brinkley (6-2, 255, Sr.) All-American Sugar Gator Sugar Sugar Fiesta Sugar Citrus Orange Citrus Sugar Orange Independence Liberty 23 Years 18 Years 12 Years 3 Years 3 Years NOTE: Specialists include punter and placekicker only. 2008 SCHEDULE Aug. 28 Sept. 4 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 29 N.C. STATE at Vanderbilt GEORGIA WOFFORD UAB at Ole Miss at Kentucky LSU TENNESSEE ARKANSAS at Florida at Clemson TOP RETURNEES WR Kenny McKinley DE Eric Norwood LB Jasper Brinkley CB Captain Munnerlyn S Emanuel Cook OT Jamon Meredith TB Mike Davis P/PK Ryan Succop South Carolina led the SEC and was fourth in the nation in pass defense last season. 35 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE “VOLUNTEERS” QUICK FACTS Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Knoxville, Tenn. Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1794 Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26,796 Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Neyland (102,038) President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. John D. Petersen (Cal State-Los Angeles, ‘70) Faculty Representative . . . .Dr. Todd Diacon (Southwestern [Kan.], ‘80) Athletics Director . . . . . . . .Mike Hamilton (Clemson, ‘85) Head Football Coach . . . . . .Phillip Fulmer (Tennessee, ‘72) Off. / Def. Systems . . . . . . .Multiple / 4-3 All-Time Record . . . . . . . . . .771-320-53 (.697 / 1,144 games) SEC Championships . . . . . .13 (1938, 39t, 40, 46t, 51t, 56, 67, 69, 85, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89t, 90, 97, 98) Bowl App. / Record . . . . . . .47 / 25-22 (.532) 2007 IN REVIEW 2007 Record . . . . . . . . . . . .10-4 (7-0 H, 2-3 A, 1-1 N, 4-1 vs. Eastern Division) SEC Record/Finish . . . . . . . .6-2 / T1st Eastern Division Bowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Outback Bowl (Tampa, Fla.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tennessee 21, Wisconsin 17 National Ranking . . . . . . . . .12th - AP / 12th - USA Today Home Attendance . . . . . . . .727,426 (103,918) / 101.84 % Capacity SEC/NCAA Statistical Rankings Total Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . 401.5 (5th - SEC / 54th - NCAA) Rushing Offense . . . . . . . . . 139.0 (9th - SEC / 73rd - NCAA) Passing Offense . . . . . . . . . 262.5 (2nd - SEC / 35th - NCAA) Scoring Offense . . . . . . . . . . 32.5 (6th - SEC / 36th - NCAA) Total Defense . . . . . . . . . . . 403.3 (11th - SEC / 70th - NCAA) Rushing Defense . . . . . . . . . 164.6 (9th - SEC / 69th - NCAA) Passing Defense . . . . . . . . . 238.6 (11th - SEC / 73rd - NCAA) Scoring Defense . . . . . . . . . 27.3 (10th - SEC / 61st - NCAA) Turnover Margin . . . . . . . . . +7 (3rd - SEC / 27th - NCAA) 2007 RESULTS (10-4 Overall • 6-2 SEC) Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 24 Dec. 1 Jan. 1 at California [ABC] L 31-45 SOUTHERN MISS W 39-19 at Florida [CBS] L 20-59 ARKANSAS STATE W 48-27 GEORGIA [CBS] W 35-14 at Mississippi State W 33-21 at Alabama [LFS] L 17-41 SOUTH CAROLINA [ESPN] (OT) W 27-24 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE (HC) W 59-7 ARKANSAS [LFS] W 34-13 VANDERBILT W 25-24 at Kentucky [CBS] (3OT) W 52-50 vs. LSU [CBS] L 14-21 (SEC Championship Game • Atlanta, Ga.) vs. Wisconsin [ESPN] W 21-17 (Outback Bowl • Tampa, Fla.) 72,516 106,311 90,707 102,368 107,052 50,217 92,138 105,962 96,197 104,459 105,077 69,813 73,832 60,121 RUSHING • Arian Foster • M. Hardesty • Lennon Creer • L. Coker TENNESSEE Opponents PASSING Erik Ainge • J. Crompton TENNESSEE Opponents RECEIVING • Lucas Taylor • Austin Rogers • Josh Briscoe Chris Brown TENNESSEE Opponents PUNTING • Britton Colquitt TENNESSEE Opponents KO RETURNS • LaMarcus Coker • Dennis Rogan • Lennon Creer TENNESSEE Opponents PUNT RETURNS • Dennis Rogan Jonathan Hefney TENNESSEE Opponents TACKLES Jerod Mayo • Rico McCoy Jonathan Hefney • Eric Berry Ryan Karl G 14 10 13 7 14 14 G 14 7 14 14 G 13 14 14 14 14 14 NO 62 65 67 NO 21 13 13 60 79 NO 17 14 34 23 2007 STATISTICAL LEADERS ATT 245 89 36 45 459 545 PE 135.5 120.4 136.1 126.7 REC 73 56 56 41 333 291 YDS 2579 2701 2743 YDS 560 383 243 1462 1629 YDS 165 89 302 236 YDS 1193 373 214 169 1946 2305 A-C-I 12-7-2 AVG 4.9 4.2 5.9 3.8 4.2 4.2 PCT. 58.3 TD 12 3 1 1 19 15 YDS. 3522 97 3675 3341 TD 5 4 6 6 33 25 BLK 0 0 3 LP 74 78 50 78 62 LP 45 35 45 83 INT 1 1 1 5 1 FC-FR 1-0 1-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 IN20 23 24 19 TD 31 1 33 25 PG 85.2 37.3 16.5 24.1 139.0 164.6 YPG 251.6 13.9 262.5 238.6 RPG 5.62 4.00 4.00 2.93 23.78 20.79 519-325-10 62.6 534-333-12 62.4 491-291-16 59.3 YDS 1000 624 557 282 3675 3341 AVG 41.6 41.6 40.9 AVG 26.7 29.5 18.7 24.4 20.6 AVG 9.7 6.4 8.9 10.3 AVG 13.7 11.1 9.9 6.9 11.0 11.5 LP 57 57 66 TD 0 0 0 0 0 TD 0 0 1 2 TOTAL 140 (79-61) 106 (48-58) 96 (59-37) 86 (57-29) 85 (47-38) TFL 8.5 (-31) 4.5 (-15) 2.0 (-8) 2.0 (-3) 5.5 (-15) SACKS 1.5 (-11) 1.0 (-1) 0 0 0 • - Returning Player 36 Tennessee scored TDs on its first possession eight times in 2007, most in the SEC. 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE “VOLUNTEERS” TEAM INFORMATION LETTERMEN Returning: Lost: 48 (21 Offense, 23 Defense, 4 Specialists) 21 (8 Offense, 13 Defense, 0 Specialists) COACH PHILLIP FULMER Alma Mater: Tennessee (1972) Coaching Experience: Tennessee Assistant Coach 1972-73; Wichita State Assistant Coach 1974-78; Vanderbilt Assistant Coach 1979; Tennessee Assistant Coach 1980-92; Tennessee Interim Head Coach (four games) 1992; Tennessee Head Coach 1993-Present. Year School 1992 Tennessee 1993 Tennessee 1994 Tennessee 1995 Tennessee 1996 Tennessee 1997 Tennessee 1998 Tennessee 1999 Tennessee 2000 Tennessee 2001 Tennessee 2002 Tennessee 2003 Tennessee 2004 Tennessee 2005 Tennessee 2006 Tennessee 2007 Tennessee TOTALS Bowl Record FULMER YEAR-BY-YEAR Conf. Pct. All Pct. 2-0 1.000 4-0 1.000 7-1 .875 10-2 .833 5-3 .625 8-4 .667 7-1 .875 11-1 .917 7-1 .875 10-2 .833 7-1 .875 11-2 .846 8-0 1.000 13-0 1.000 6-2 .750 9-3 .750 5-3 .625 8-4 .667 7-1 .875 11-2 .846 5-3 .625 8-5 .615 6-2 .750 10-3 .769 6-1 .875 10-3 .769 3-5 .275 5-6 .455 5-3 .625 9-4 .692 6-2 .750 10-4 .714 93-29 .762 147-45 .766 8-7 (.533) VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACHES John Chavis (Tennessee, 1976) . . . . . Dave Clawson (Williams, 1989) . . . . . Latrell Scott (Hampton, 2001) . . . . . . Greg Adkins (Marshall, 1990) . . . . . . . Jason Michael (W. Kentucky, 2002) . . Dan Brooks (Western Carolina, 1976) . Steve Caldwell (Arkansas State, 1977) Larry Slade (Shepherd, 1973) . . . . . . . Stan Drayton (Allegheny, 1993) . . . . . Assoc. Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Off. Coordinator/Quarterbacks Wide Receivers Offensive Line Tight Ends Defensive Line Defensive Ends Defensive Backs Running Backs Bowl Hall of Fame Citrus Gator Citrus Citrus Orange Fiesta Fiesta Cotton Citrus Peach Peach Cotton Outback Outback 15 Years STARTERS RETURNING • 16 Offense (8): LG Anthony Parker (6-3, 305, Sr.) C Josh McNeil (6-4, 280, Jr.) OL Chris Scott (6-5, 310, Jr.) RT Ramon Foster (6-6, 325, Sr.) TE Jeff Cottam (6-8, 260, Jr.) WR Lucas Taylor (6-0, 185, Sr.) WR Josh Briscoe (6-3, 183, Sr.) TB Arian Foster (6-1, 225, Sr.) Defense (6): LT Demonte’ Bolden (6-6, 290, Sr.) RT Dan Williams (6-3, 310, Jr.) WLB Rico McCoy (6-1, 215, Jr.) LCB Brent Vinson (6-2, 190, So.) RCB DeAngelo Willingham (6-0, 195, Sr.) SS Eric Berry (5-11, 195, So.) Specialists (2): P Britton Colquitt (6-3, 205, Sr.) PK Daniel Lincoln (6-4, 204, So.) STARTERS LOST • 8 Offense (3): QB TE LT Defense (5): LE RE MLB SLB FS Specialists (0) Erik Ainge (6-6, 220, Sr.) Chris Brown (6-3, 250, Sr.) Eric Young (6-4, 305, Sr.) Xavier Mitchell (6-2, 255, Sr.) Antonio Reynolds (6-3, 270, Sr.) Jerod Mayo (6-2, 230, Jr.) Ryan Karl (6-0, 218, Sr.) Jonathan Hefney (5-9, 185, Sr.) NOTE: Specialists include punter and placekicker only. 2008 SCHEDULE Sept. 1 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 22 Nov. 29 at UCLA UAB FLORIDA at Auburn NORTHERN ILLINOIS at Georgia MISSISSIPPI STATE ALABAMA at South Carolina WYOMING at Vanderbilt KENTUCKY TOP RETURNEES TB Arian Foster WR Lucas Taylor OG Anthony Parker SS Eric Berry LB Rico McCoy PK Daniel Lincoln P Britton Colquitt DT Demonte’ Bolden DB/RS Dennis Rogan Since 1992, Tennessee has the league’s best record away from home (48-16, .750) 37 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY “COMMODORES” QUICK FACTS Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nashville, Tenn. Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1873 Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6,402 Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Vanderbilt (39,773) Interim Chancellor . . . . . . . .Nick Zeppos (Wisconsin, ‘76) Vice Chancellor . . . . . . . . . .David Williams (Northern Michigan, ‘69) Head Football Coach . . . . . .Bobby Johnson (Clemson, ‘73) Off. / Def. Systems . . . . . . .Multiple / 4-3 All-Time Record . . . . . . . . . .546-542-50 (.502 / 1,138 games) SEC Championships . . . . . .0 Bowl App. / Record . . . . . . .3 / 1-1-1 (.500) 2007 IN REVIEW 2007 Record . . . . . . . . . . . .5-7 (4-4 H, 1-3 A, 1-4 vs. Eastern Division) SEC Record/Finish . . . . . . . .2-6 / 6th Eastern Division Bowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .None National Ranking . . . . . . . . .Not Ranked Home Attendance . . . . . . . .277,034 (34,629) / 87.1 % Capacity SEC/NCAA Statistical Rankings Total Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . 326.6 (11th - SEC / 103rd - NCAA) Rushing Offense . . . . . . . . . 150.2 (7th - SEC / 59th - NCAA) Passing Offense . . . . . . . . . 176.4 (10th - SEC / 107th - NCAA) Scoring Offense . . . . . . . . . . 21.7 (10th - SEC / 93rd - NCAA) Total Defense . . . . . . . . . . . 325.2 (4th - SEC / 16th - NCAA) Rushing Defense . . . . . . . . . 128.2 (6th - SEC / 32nd - NCAA) Passing Defense . . . . . . . . . 197.1 (5th - SEC / 18th - NCAA) Scoring Defense . . . . . . . . . 22.6 (5th - SEC / 32nd - NCAA) Turnover Margin . . . . . . . . . -2 (10th - SEC / 73rd - NCAA) 2007 RESULTS (5-7 Overall • 2-6 SEC) Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 24 RICHMOND ALABAMA [LFS] OLE MISS EASTERN MICHIGAN at Auburn [LFS] GEORGIA (HC) [ESPN2] at South Carolina MIAMI (OHIO) at Florida [LFS] KENTUCKY at Tennessee WAKE FOREST W 41-17 L 10-24 W 31-17 W 30-7 L 7-35 L 17-20 W 17-6 W 24-13 L 22-49 L 20-27 L 24-25 L 17-31 32,215 39,773 34,180 37,220 82,657 39,773 79,212 26,450 90,222 39,773 105,077 27,650 RUSHING G Jackson-Garrison 12 • Jeff Jennings 10 • M. Adams 12 • Jared Hawkins 10 VANDERBILT 12 Opponents 12 PASSING • M. Adams • C. Nickson VANDERBILT Opponents G 12 8 12 12 2007 STATISTICAL LEADERS ATT 148 96 87 60 481 412 PE 113.4 114.2 113.5 118.0 REC 75 32 20 10 193 217 YDS 2391 2391 2493 YDS 823 247 1136 1214 YDS 165 72 249 309 YDS 594 346 289 267 1802 1538 AVG 4.0 3.6 3.3 4.4 3.7 3.7 TD 5 2 3 0 13 16 YDS. 1043 763 2117 2365 TD 5 3 3 1 17 15 BLK 0 0 0 LP 63 30 63 93 LP 37 36 37 69 INT 2 6 0 0 2 FC-FR 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-1 1-0 IN20 22 22 12 PG 49.5 34.6 24.1 26.7 150.2 128.2 TD 9 6 17 15 YPG 86.9 95.4 176.4 197.1 A-C-I PCT. 182-101-6 55.5 119-62-5 52.1 355-193-12 54.4 367-217-16 59.1 YDS 830 397 270 87 2117 2365 AVG 39.2 39.2 41.5 AVG 25.7 20.6 22.3 24.8 AVG 6.6 14.4 7.3 14.7 AVG 11.1 12.4 13.5 8.7 11.0 10.9 LP 59 59 58 TD 0 0 0 1 TD 0 0 0 0 RECEIVING G Earl Bennett 12 • George Smith 12 • Sean Walker 11 • Justin Wheeler 11 VANDERBILT 12 Opponents 12 PUNTING • Brett Upson VANDERBILT Opponents KO RETURNS • D.J. Moore • Alex Washington VANDERBILT Opponents PUNT RETURNS • Alex Washington Earl Bennett VANDERBILT Opponents TACKLES Jonathan Goff • D.J. Moore Marcus Buggs • Ryan Hamilton • R. Langford NO 61 61 60 NO 32 12 51 49 NO 25 5 34 21 RPG 6.25 2.67 1.82 0.91 16.08 18.08 TOTAL 113 (61-52) 83 (63-20) 76 (42-34) 68 (48-20) 65 (40-25) TFL SACKS 6.5 (-20) 3.0 (-10) 2.0 (-12) 1.0 (-9) 12.0 (-66) 3.0 (-23) 3.5 (-10) 1.0 (-4) 4.5 (-10) 0 • - Returning Player 38 VU punter Brett Upson was second in the SEC in percentage of punts inside the 20-yard line (36.07). 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY “COMMODORES” TEAM INFORMATION LETTERMEN Returning: Lost: 48 (22 Offense, 23 Defense, 3 Specialists) 17 (10 Offense, 7 Defense, 0 Specialists) COACH BOBBY JOHNSON Alma Mater: Clemson (1973) Coaching Experience: Furman Assistant Coach 1976-80; Clemson Academic Counselor 1981; Furman Assistant Coach 1982-92; Clemson Assistant Coach 1993; Furman Head Coach 1994-2001; Vanderbilt Head Coach 2002-. Year School 1994 Furman 1995 Furman 1996 Furman 1997 Furman 1998 Furman 1999 Furman 2000 Furman 2001 Furman 2002 Vanderbilt 2003 Vanderbilt 2004 Vanderbilt 2005 Vanderbilt 2006 Vanderbilt 2007 Vanderbilt TOTALS Vanderbilt Record Furman Record Playoff Record JOHNSON YEAR-BY-YEAR Conf. Pct. All Pct. 2-6 .250 3-8 .273 5-3 .625 6-5 .545 6-2 .750 9-4 .692 5-3 .625 7-4 .636 3-5 .375 5-6 .455 7-1 .875 9-3 .750 6-2 .750 9-3 .750 7-1 .875 12-3 .800 0-8 .000 2-10 .167 1-7 .125 2-10 .167 1-7 .125 2-9 .182 3-5 .375 5-6 .455 1-7 .125 4-8 .333 2-6 .250 5-7 .417 49-63 .438 80-86 .482 8-40 .167 20-50 .286 41-23 .641 60-36 .625 4-4 (.500) COMMODORE ASSISTANT COACHES Charlie Fisher (Springfield, 1981) . . . . ............. Bruce Fowler (Furman, 1981) . . . . . . . Robbie Caldwell (Furman, 1976) . . . . . Ted Cain (Furman, 1974) . . . . . . . . . . Jimmy Kiser (Furman, 1978) . . . . . . . . ............. Warren Belin (Wake Forest, 1990) . . . ............. Desmond Kitchings (Furman, 2000) . . Jamie Bryant (Ohio Wesleyan, 1991) . Rick Logo (N.C. State, 1992) . . . . . . . Wide Receivers/Passing Game Co-Coordinator Defensive Coordinator Asst. Head Coach/Offensive Line Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends Quarterbacks/Passing Game Co-Coordinator Linebackers/Special Teams Coordinator Running Backs Defensive Backs Defensive Line Bowl I-AA Qtrfinals I-AA 1st Rd. I-AA 1st Rd. I-AA Finals STARTERS RETURNING • 11 Offense (3): WR George Smith (6-3, 200, Sr.) WR Sean Walker (6-0, 180, Sr.) QB Chris Nickson (6-1, 210, Sr.) Defense (6): DE Steven Stone (6-6, 255, Jr.) WLB Brandon Bryant (6-1, 228, Jr.) CB D.J. Moore (5-10, 180, Jr.) SS Reshard Langford (6-2, 207, Sr.) FS Ryan Hamilton (6-2, 208, Jr.) CB Myron Lewis (6-3, 195, Jr.) Specialists (2): PK Bryant Hahnfeldt (5-11, 190, Sr.) P Brett Upson (5-11, 180, Jr.) STARTERS LOST • 13 Offense (8): WR TE TB LT LG C RG RT Defense (5): DT RT DE MLB SLB Specialists (0) Earl Bennett (6-1, 202, Jr.) Brad Allen (6-3, 240, Sr.) Cassen Jackson-Garrison (6-1, 215, Sr.) Chris Williams (6-6, 320, Sr.) Josh Eames (6-5, 305, Sr.) Hamilton Holliday (6-3, 290, Sr.) Merritt Kirchoffer (6-5, 320, Sr.) Brian Stamper (6-5, 300, Sr.) Gabe Hall (6-1, 290, Sr.) Theo Horrocks (6-4, 290, Sr.) Curtis Gatewood (6-3, 245, Sr.) Jonathan Goff (6-4, 235, Sr.) Marcus Buggs (5-11, 225, Sr.) 14 Years 6 Years NOTE: Specialists include punter and placekicker only. 2008 SCHEDULE Aug. 28 Sept. 4 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22 Nov. 29 at Miami (Ohio) SOUTH CAROLINA RICE at Ole Miss AUBURN at Mississippi State at Georgia DUKE FLORIDA at Kentucky TENNESSEE at Wake Forest TOP RETURNEES WR George Smith CB D.J. Moore SAF Reshard Langford CB Myron Lewis PK Bryant Hahnfeldt TB Jeff Jennings Vanderbilt opponents scored only 51 points in the fourth quarter, second in the SEC in 2007 (Georgia, 50). 39 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W 2008 FOOTBALL RECRUITING CLASSES ALABAMA Pos. Name Mark Barron DB Undra Billingsley DL Devonta Bolton TE/WR John Michael Boswell OL Terrence Cody DL Marcel Dareus DL Robby Green DB Glenn Harbin DL Jerrell Harris LB Don'ta Hightower LB Destin Hood WR Mark Ingram RB Chris Jackson* WR Star Jackson QB Barrett Jones OL Julio Jones WR Chris Jordan RB Alonzo Lawrence DB Robert Lester DB Brandon Lewis DL Tyler Love OL Ivan Matchett RB Kerry Murphy DL Wesley Neighbors DB Jermaine Preyear RB Melvin Ray WR B.J. Scott WR/AT Brad Smelley ATH Corey Smith* K/P Damion Square DL Courtney Upshaw LB Michael Williams TE/DE *-Already enrolled in school. ARKANSAS Name Joe Adams Lavunce Askew Brian Christopher De’Anthony Curtis Khiry Battle Greg Childs Alfred Davis Austin Eoff Elton Ford Albert Gary Chris Gragg Dennis Johnson Basmine Jones Ryan Mallett Jerico Nelson Anthony Oden Chris Raggett Jelani Smith Zac Stadther Tramain Thomas Cruz Williams Tyler Wilson Jarius Wright Pos. WR DL DL RB ATH WR DL OL FS ATH WR RB ATH QB ATH OL CB LB DL CB WR QB WR Ht. 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-5 6-5 6-3 6-0 6-6 6-3 6-4 6-1 5-10 6-1 6-3 6-5 6-4 6-2 6-1 6-2 6-3 6-7 5-10 6-4 6-1 5-11 6-3 6-0 6-3 6-0 6-2 6-2 6-6 Wt. 215 275 220 300 380 280 180 245 215 250 200 215 180 195 280 210 220 190 210 275 290 215 315 200 205 195 195 218 195 290 230 270 Hometown/School Mobile, Ala. (St. Paul's) Birmingham, Ala. (Woodlawn) Norcross, Ga. (Norcross) Northport, Ala. (Tuscaloosa Co.) Perkinston, Miss. (Gulf Coast CC) Huffman, Ala. (HS) River Ridge, La. (John Curtis) Mobile, Ala. (McGill Toolen) Gadsden, Ala. (Gadsden City) Lewisburg, Tenn. (Marshall Co.) Mobile, Ala. (St. Paul's) Flint, Mich. (Southeastern Acad.) McDonough, Ga. (Henry County) Lake Worth, Fla. (HS) Memphis, Tenn. (Evang. Christian) Foley, Ala. (HS) Brentwood, Tenn. (Brentwood Acad.) Lucedale, Miss. (George County) Foley, Ala. (HS) Pleasant Grove, Ala. (HS) Mountain Brook, Ala. (HS) Mobile, Ala. (St. Paul's) Hoover, Ala. (HS / Hargrave) Huntsville, Ala. (HS) Mobile, Ala. (Davidson) Tallahassee, Fla. (N. Fla. Christian) Prichard, Ala. (Vigor) Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Am. Christian) Bunker Hill, W.V. (Musselman) Houston, Texas (Yates) Eufaula, Ala. (HS) Reform, Ala. (Pickens County) Name Tenarius Wright Jim Youngblood Pos. LB QB Ht. 6-3 6-2 Ht. 6-2 6-0 6-5 6-2 6-1 6-0 6-1 6-3 6-5 6-6 5-9 5-10 6-2 6-6 6-1 6-4 6-0 5-9 6-1 6-3 5-11 6-2 6-5 6-1 6-2 6-1 6-3 6-0 Wt. 231 217 Wt. 178 180 215 230 175 180 210 217 263 215 185 185 190 300 170 276 170 165 200 270 225 240 305 195 220 192 265 190 Hometown/School Memphis, Tenn. (Whitehaven) Camden, Ark. (Fairview) Hometown/School Kennesaw, Ga. (Harrison) Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Dillard) Enterprise, Ala. (HS) Tallahassee, FL (Lincoln) Kissimmee, Fla. (Osceola) Picayune, Miss. (Picayune Mem.) Coconut Creek, Fla. (N. Broward) Columbus, GA (Carver) Wesson, MS (Copiah-Lincoln) Irondale, Ala. (Shades Valley) Phenix City, Ala. (Central) Daphne, Ala. (HS) McCalla, Ala. (McAdory) Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (Hargrave Acad.) Tucker, Ga. (HS) Clanton, Ala. (Chilton County) Fort Meade, Fla. (HS) Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas) AUBURN Pos. Name Darvin Adams WR Harry Adams WR Ken Adams TE Dashaun Barnes* LB T'Sharvan Bell DB Drew Cole DB Dax Dellenbach LS DeRon Furr* QB Raven Gray* DL Cameron Henderson DL D'Antoine Hood DB Reggie Hunt RB Marcus Jemison DB Jermaine Johnson OL Neiko Lipscomb DB Derrick Lykes DL Onterio McCalebb ATH Philip Pierre-Louis WR Spencer Pybus LB Jomarcus Savage DL Eric Smith RB Vance Smith TE Freddie Smooth DL Christian Thompson DB Chris Todd* QB Barrett Trotter QB Andre Wadley DL Derek Winter WR *-Already enrolled in school. FLORIDA Name Pos. Brendan Beal* LB Jeremy Brown* CB Adrian Bushell DB Jeffrey Demps ATH Troy Epps* DT Dee Finley S William Green DE Frankie Hammond, Jr. WR Will Hill S Omarius Hines WR Omar Hunter DT Janoris Jenkins* CB Byran Jones OL/DL T.J. Lawrence WR Lerentee McCray LB Carl Moore* WR Earl Okine* DE Matt Patchan* OL T.J. Pridemore LB Sam Robey OL Caleb Sturgis* K David Young OL * - Already enrolled in school. Dothan, Ala. (Northview) Huntsville, Ala. (J.O. Johnson) Seffner, Fla. (Armwood) Pace, Fla. (Pace) Baton Rouge, La. (Desire Street Academy) Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas) Hutchinson, KS (Hutchinson CC) Birmingham, Ala. (Briarwood Christian) Hernando, Miss. (HS) Tampa, Fla. (Plant Senior) Ht. 6-0 6-3 6-4 5-10 5-11 6-5 6-2 6-5 6-0 5-10 6-3 5-8 6-0 6-6 5-11 6-8 5-11 6-1 6-2 6-1 6-4 6-3 5-11 Wt. 175 288 240 211 209 200 305 308 208 180 199 192 195 247 207 310 172 213 291 181 206 186 180 Hometown/School Little Rock, Ark. (L.R. Christian) Camden, Ark. (Fairview) Camden, Ark. (Fairview) Camden, Ark. (Fairview) Dacula, Ga. (HS) Warren, Ark. (HS) College Park, Ga. (Banneker) Fort Smith, Ark. (Northside) Alpharetta, Ga. (Chattahoochee) Citra, Fla. (North Marion) Warren, Ark. (HS) Texarkana, Ark. (Arkansas) Warren, Ark. (HS) Texarkana, Texas (Michigan) Destrehan, La. (HS) Indianapolis, Ind. (North) Beaumont, Texas (Ozen) Abbeville, La. (HS) North Little Rock, Ark. (HS) Winnie, Texas (East Chambers) Little Rock, Ark. (Pulaski Acad.) Greenwood, Ark. (HS) Warren, Ark. (HS) Ht. 6-3 5-10 5-10 5-8 6-0 6-2 6-4 6-0 6-2 6-1 6-0 5-10 6-3 6-0 6-2 6-3 6-5 6-6 6-0 6-4 5-10 6-6 Wt. 223 163 183 176 285 200 215 170 203 205 322 177 305 185 205 220 250 260 236 275 182 290 Hometown/School Bangor, Pa. (Liberty) Orlando, Fla. (Boone) DeSoto, Texas (HS) Okahumpka, Fla. (South Lake) Union, S.C. (HS / Coffeyville CC) Auburn, Ala. (HS) Hoover, Ala. (Spain Park) Hollywood, Fla. (Hallandale) West Orange, N.J. (St. Peters Prep) Coriscana, Texas (HS) Buford, Ga. (HS) Pahokee, Fla. (HS) Jacksonville, Fla. (Forrest) Lakeland, Fla. (Lakeland Kathleen) Ocala, Fla. (Dunnellon) Roseville, Cal. (Sierra CC) Gainesville, Fla. (HS) Tampa, Fla. (Armwood) Gainesville, Ga. (Buford) Louisville, Ky. (Trinity) St. Augustine, Fla. (HS) Edwardsville, Ill. (HS) 40 The SEC had 263 of its former student-athletes on 2007 NFL opening weekend rosters, most of any conference. 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W 2008 FOOTBALL RECRUITING CLASSES GEORGIA Name Xavier Avery Brandon Boykin Sanders Commings Marcus Dowtin Cordy Glenn A.J. Green A.J. Harmon Dontavius Jackson Toby Jackson Ben Jones Tavarres King Jeremy Longo Jonathan Owens Makiri Pugh Bacarri Rambo Christian Robinson Bryce Ros Richard Samuel Carlton Thomas DeAngelo Tyson Blair Walsh Cornelius Washington Nick Williams KENTUCKY Name Eric Adeyemi Aaron Boyd Chandler Burden Randall Cobb E.J. Fields Winston Guy Osaze Idumwonyi William Johnson DeAunte Mason Gene McCaskill Cartier Rice Matt Roark Donte Rumph Matt Smith Sean Stackhouse Danny Trevathan Dave Ulinski Collins Ukwu Trevino Woods Taylor Wyndham LSU Name Chancey Aghayere Ryan Baker DeAngelo Benton Matt Branch Derrick Bryant Chase Clement Rockey Duplessis Lavar Edwards Tyler Edwards Pos. ATH CB DB LB OL WR DL RB DE OL WR DE OL DB DB LB TE RB RB DL PK DE DB Ht. 6-0 5-10 6-2 6-2 6-5 6-4 6-5 5-10 6-5 6-2 6-1 6-3 6-4 6-0 6-0 6-2 6-4 6-2 5-7 6-2 5-10 6-4 6-2 Wt. 185 171 195 215 313 190 328 190 260 306 160 255 294 188 195 205 242 215 165 300 175 217 205 Wt. 165 210 280 180 190 190 275 195 215 175 180 190 260 270 250 210 280 210 280 205 Wt. 243 210 205 240 185 245 185 280 240 Hometown/School Ellenwood, Ga. (Cedar Grove) Fayetteville, Ga. (Fayette Co.) Augusta, Ga. (Westside) Fork Union, Va. (Fork Union) Riverdale, Ga. (HS) Summerville, S.C. (HS) Louisville, Ga. (Jefferson Co.) Franklin, Ga. (Heard County) Griffin, Ga. (HS) Centreville, Ala. (Bibb County) Mount Airy, Ga. (Habersham Cent.) Ft Lauderdale, Fla. (Cardinal Gibbons) Blountsville, Ala. (Susan Moore) Charlotte, N.C. (Independence) Donalsonville, Ga. (Seminole Co.) Norcross, Ga. (Atlanta Christian) Kennesaw, Ga. (Kennesaw Mtn.) Cartersville, Ga. (Cass) Frostproof, Fla. (HS) Statesboro, Ga. (HS) Ft Lauderdale, Fla. (Cardinal Gibbons) Hephzibah, Ga. (Burke Co.) Bainbridge, Ga. (HS) Hometown/School Miami, Fla. (Southridge) Lexington, Ky. (Henry Clay) Oxford, Ohio (LaSalle) Alcoa, Tenn. (HS) Frankfort, Ky. (HS) Lexington, Ky. (Lexington Catholic) Cedar Hill, Texas (HS) Nashville, Tenn. (Pearl-Cohen) Nashville, Tenn. (Pearl-Cohen) Chester, S.C. (HS) Duncan, S.C. (Byrnes) Acworth, Ga. (North Cobb) St. Matthews, S.C. (Calhoun Co.) Louisville, Ky. (St. Xavier) Jacksonville, Fla. (Mandarin) Leesburg, Fla. (HS) Louisville, Ky. (duPont Manual) La Vergne, Tenn. (HS) Athens, Ga. (Clarke Central) Swansea, S.C. (HS) Hometown/School Garland, Texas (HS) Grand Ridge, Fla. (Bountstown) Bastrop, La. (HS / Hargrave Mil.) Monroe, La. (Sterlington) Lawrenceville, Ga. (Peachtree Ridge) Thibodaux, La. (E.D. White) Belle Chasse, La. (HS) Gretna, La. (Desire Street Acad.) Monroe, La. (Ouchita Parish) Name Cordian Hagans Karnell Hatcher Alex Hurst Jordan Jefferson Patrick Johnson P.J. Lonergan Tim Molton Thomas Parsons Deangelo Peterson Kyle Prater Greg Shaw Clay Spencer Ryan St. Julien Brandon Taylor Jhyryn Taylor Kellen Theriot* Chris Tolliver Pos. DL DB OL QB DB OL WR OL WR LB OL OL DB DB WR LB WR Ht. 6-5 6-2 6-5 6-4 6-1 6-4 6-3 6-5 6-3 6-1 6-5 6-6 6-1 6-0 6-1 6-1 6-1 Ht. 6-5 5-11 6-1 6-3 6-2 6-0 6-5 6-2 6-6 6-3 6-3 5-11 6-2 6-1 6-2 6-1 6-3 6-5 6-0 6-4 6-5 6-2 5-10 6-5 5-11 6-3 6-4 5-10 6-4 6-2 6-0 Wt. 290 190 290 210 175 290 190 272 190 210 285 285 170 178 180 225 189 Wt. 225 215 215 230 315 225 245 195 185 315 200 185 220 180 180 185 190 240 190 280 195 220 200 315 195 225 335 180 220 175 200 Hometown/School Snellville, Ga. (Northview) Delray Beach, Fla. (Atlantic Comm.) Bartlett, Tenn. (Arlington) St. Rose, La. (Destrehan) Pompano Beach, Fla. (Ely) New Orleans, La. (Rummel) Montz, La. (Destrehan) Canyon Lake, Texas (Smithson Valley) New Orleans, La. (Desire Street Academy) Kerrville, Texas (Tivy) Hialeah, Fla. (Edward Pace) Baton Rouge, La. (Parkview Baptist) St. Martinville, La. (Catholic-New Iberia) Franklinton, La. (HS) Franklinton, La. (HS) Houston, Texas (Episcopal) Rayville, La. (HS) Hometown/School Pine Bluff, Ark. (Dollarway) Baton Rouge, La. (Scotlandville Magnet) Pos. Ht. WR 6-0 WR 6-3 OL 6-5 QB/ATH 5-11 WR/DB 6-2 DB 6-1 OL/DL 6-1 LB 6-3 QB/ATH 6-3 WR 6-0 DB 5-10 QB/ATH 6-6 DL 6-3 DL/OL 6-4 TE 6-4 LB 6-1 OL 6-4 DE 6-4 OL 6-5 LB/DL 6-4 Pos. DL LB WR TE DB DE DB DE TE Ht. 6-4 6-0 6-3 6-5 6-0 6-6 6-1 6-4 6-3 OLE MISS Pos. Name Ferbia Allen DE/TE Brandon Bolden RB Enrique Davis RB E.J. Epperson TE Brandon Green* C H.R. Greer FB Gerald Harris* TE Andrew Harris WR Melvin Harris WR Aaron Hawkins OL Lekenwic Haynes DB Derrick Herman DB Jason Jones LB Randall Mackey ATH Demareo Marr DB Hunter Miller DB Jared Mitchell* DB Gerald Rivers DE Brandon Sanders DB Justin Smith DL Nathan Stanley QB Emmanuel Stephens* DE Andre Sterling RB Joshua Tatum OL Devin Thomas RB Patrick Trahan LB Kermit Tyler OL Julian Whitehead* DB Chris Wilkes QB Horatio Williams WR Rudy Wilson DB * - Already enrolled in school Lynn Haven, Fla. (Hargrave Mil.) Humboldt, Tenn. (HS) Southaven, Miss. (NW Miss. JC) Olive Branch, Miss. (So. Baptist Ed.) Terrell, Texas (Navarro College) St. Petersburg, Fla. (Hargrave Mil.) Buford, Ga. (HS) Lithonia, Ga. (King HS) Rosenberg, Texas (B.F. Terry) Cleveland, Miss. (HS) Albany, Ga. (Westover) Bastrop, La. (HS) Southaven, Miss. (NW Miss. JC) Sherwood, Ark. (Sylvan Hills) Chesterfield, Mo. (Hargrave Mil.) Ellenwood, Ga. (Cedar Grove) Suwanee, Ga. (Peachtree Ridge) Alpharetta, Ga. (Chattahoochee) Tahlequah, Okla. (Sequoyah) Houston, Texas (Blinn CC) Knoxville, Tenn. (Farragut) Marbury, Ala. (HS) San Antonio, Texas (Madison) New Orleans, La. (NW Miss. JC) Marrero, La. (L.W. Higgins) Lilburn, Ga. (Hargrave Military) Orlando, Fla. (Dr. Phillips) Oxford, Miss. (HS) Port Orange, Fla. (Hargrave) The SEC had six overtime games in 2007 and 50 since overtime rules came into effect in 1996. 41 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W 2008 FOOTBALL RECRUITING CLASSES MISSISSIPPI STATE Name Pos. John Paul Alford OL Charles Bailey WR Nick Bell DL Corey Broomfield DB Arceto Clark ATH Kendrick Cook TE Terrance Davis ATH Rashun Dixon ATH Sean Ferguson DL Phillip Freeman OL Kirkland Gainous LB Templeton Hardy DL Antonio Hoskins LB Michael Hunt LB Nelson Hurst TE Joshua Jackson DL Devin Jones DL Shane McCardell DL Charles Mitchell DB ToJo Patterson RB Delmon Robinson WR Tobias Smith OL Trevor Stigers DL Baker Swedenburg P Bo Walters LB Louis Watson DB O'Neal Wilder WR SOUTH CAROLINA Pos. Name Antonio Allen* S Akeem Auguste* CB Eric Baker* RB Reggie Bowens LB Jarrett Burns S Ronald Byrd DE Kenny Davis DT Ryan Doerr P/PK Aramis Hillary QB T.J. Johnson OL Jarriel King DE Reid McCollum QB Kenny Miles RB D.L. Moore WR Darrell Simmons S Jay Spearman* DB Chaz Sutton DE Devin Taylor DE Mike Triglia TE Charles Whitlock* ATH Elliott Williams OL Shaq Wilson* LB *-Already enrolled in school. Ht. 6-3 6-2 6-4 5-10 5-10 6-3 5-11 6-2 6-4 6-6 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-3 6-2 6-5 5-11 6-0 5-10 6-3 6-4 6-0 6-1 5-10 6-5 Ht. 6-2 5-11 5-11 6-2 6-3 6-6 6-4 6-3 6-2 6-4 6-7 6-4 5-10 6-4 6-1 6-0 6-4 6-6 6-4 5-11 6-6 6-0 Wt. 280 173 230 157 165 230 180 227 225 290 205 295 215 220 240 294 240 220 187 190 180 292 225 175 225 165 190 Wt. 190 180 190 210 185 258 295 185 205 285 285 195 200 178 185 187 236 225 234 172 275 220 Hometown/School Kosciusko, Miss. (HS) St. Augustine, Fla. (Bartram Trail) Bessemer, Ala. (Jess Lanier) Palm Bay, Fla. (Bayside) Verona, Miss. (Shannon) Attalla, Ala. (Etowah) Conyers, Ga. (Salem) Jackson, Miss. (Terry) Miami, Fla. (Norland) Wesson, Miss. (Copiah-Lincoln CC) Tallahassee, Fla. (Lincoln) Como, Miss. (North Panola) Water Valley, Miss. (HS) Meadville, Miss. (Franklin County) Plainfield, Ind. (HS) Canton, Miss. (HS) Olive Branch, Miss. (DeSoto Central) Beaumont, Texas (West Brook HS) Clarksdale, Miss. (HS) Corinth, Miss. (Biggersville) Vicksburg, Miss. (HS) Columbus, Miss. (HS) Ridgeland, Miss. (HS) Columbus, Miss. (Heritage Acad.) Wilsonville, Ala. (Briarwood Christian) TENNESSEE Pos. Name E.J. Abrams-Ward WR Carson Anderson OL Preston Bailey OL Ben Bartholomew FB Wille Bohannon DL Aaron Douglas TE Steven Fowlkes WR Montori Hughes DL Austin Johnson* LB Casey Kelly QB Herman Lathers LB Tauren Poole* RB Stephaun Raines DB Dallas Thomas OL Prentiss Waggner DB Marlon Walls LB Rodriquez Wilks WR Gerald Williams LB College of San Francisco) *-Already enrolled in school. VANDERBILT Name Archie Barnes Michael Bryant John Burrow Richard Cagle John Cole Dexter Daniels Akeem Dunham Ryan Fowler Casey Hayward Josh Jelesky DeAndre Jones Taylor Loftley Rob Lohr Colt Nichter Al Owens Micah Powell Sean Richardson Ryan Seymour Tristan Strong Johnell Thomas Caleb Welchans Pos. ATH OL DE OL WR LB WR PK DB DE LB DL DE DT DB DB DB DT LB DL OL Ht. 6-5 6-3 6-5 6-3 6-3 6-6 6-5 6-5 6-3 6-4 6-0 5-10 6-0 6-6 6-2 6-4 6-2 6-4 Wt. 210 275 320 235 230 245 213 275 235 195 210 194 180 260 180 230 205 240 Hometown/School Thomasville, N.C. (HS) Florence, Ala. (HS) Nashville, Tenn. (Montgomery Bell) Nashville, Tenn. (Montgomery Bell) Mobile, Ala. (Blount) Maryville, Tenn. (HS) College Park, Ga. (Banneker) Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Siegel) Hickory, N.C. (HS) Sarasota, Fla (HS) Baton Rouge, La. (Scotlandville) Toccoa, Ga. (Stephens County) Dalton, Ga. (HS / Coffeyville C.C.) Baton Rouge, La. (Scotlandville) Clinton, La. (HS) Olive Branch, Miss. (HS) Smyrna, Tenn. (HS) Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. (City Mobile, Ala. (St. Paul's Episcopal) Carthage, MS (HS) Hometown/School Ocala, Fla. (Fork Union) Hollywood, Fla. (Fork Union) Jacksonville, Fla. (Fork Union) Holly Springs, N.C. (Garner) Huntsville, Ala. (Lee) LaGrange, Ga. (Callaway) Newberry, S.C. (HS) Katy, Texas (HS) N. Augusta, S.C. (Strom Thurmond) Aynor, S.C. (HS) Hanahan, S.C. (Georgia Military) Summerville, S.C. (HS) Lawrenceville, Ga. (Brookwood) Bowling Green, Ky. (HS) College Park, Ga. (Banneker) Greenwood, S.C. (HS) Savannah, Ga. (Jenkins) Beaufort, S.C. (HS) Jacksonville, Fla. (Bolles) Chester, S.C. (HS) Woodstock, Ga. (Etowah) Jacksonville, Fla. (First Coast) Ht. 6-4 6-4 6-4 6-4 5-11 6-1 6-3 5-10 6-0 6-5 6-0 6-2 6-4 6-2 6-2 6-0 6-2 6-4 6-1 6-2 6-5 Wt. 210 294 222 272 170 210 180 160 175 234 220 250 245 272 198 192 180 250 220 240 265 Hometown/School Tampa, Fla. (Berkeley Prep) La Vergne, Tenn. (HS) Morris, Ala. (Mortimer Jordan) Houston, Texas (St. Pius X) Somerset, Ky. (HS) Brantley, Ala. (HS) Eustis, Fla. (HS) Taylors, S.C. (Eastside) Elko, Ga. (Perry) Naperville, Ill. (Naperville Central) Memphis, Tenn. (University School) Chamblee, Ga. (HS) Phoenixville, Pa. (HS) Park City, Utah (HS) Springtown, Texas (HS) Tarpon Springs, Fla. (East Lake) Linden, Ala. (HS) Kingsland, Ga. (Camden County) Loganville, Ga. (Grayson) Orlando, Fla. (Boone) Wildwood, Mo. (Lafayette) [NOTE: When multiple schools attended, last school is listed.] 42 In 2007, SEC teams scored 277 passing touchdowns compared to 273 rushing touchdowns. 2007 I N R EVIEW SEC NATIONAL PLAYERS OF THE YEAR 1942 • Frank Sinkwich, Georgia 1946 • Charley Trippi, Georgia 1959 • Billy Cannon, LSU 1966 • Steve Spurrier, Florida 1971 • Pat Sullivan, Auburn 1982 • Herschel Walker, Georgia 1985 • Bo Jackson, Auburn 1996 • Danny Wuerffel, Florida 1997 • Peyton Manning, Tennessee 2001 • Rex Grossman, Florida 2003 • Eli Manning, Ole Miss 2007 • Tim Tebow, Florida 2007 • Darren McFadden, Arkansas 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W 2007 FINAL SEC STANDINGS EASTERN DIVISION *+Tennessee *Georgia Florida South Carolina Kentucky Vanderbilt SEC 6-2 6-2 5-3 3-5 3-5 2-6 Pct. .750 .750 .625 .375 .375 .250 PF 243 228 305 205 249 198 PA 246 171 224 227 276 203 Overall 10-4 11-2 9-4 6-6 8-5 5-7 Pct. .714 .846 .692 .500 .615 .417 PF 455 424 552 313 475 260 PA 382 262 331 282 385 271 2006 9-4 8-4 13-1 7-5 8-5 4-8 Home 7-0 6-1 6-1 4-3 5-3 4-4 Away 2-3 3-1 3-1 2-3 2-2 1-3 Neutral 1-1 2-0 0-2 0-0 1-0 0-0 vs. Div. 4-1 3-2 4-1 2-3 1-4 1-4 Top 25 3-3 5-0 2-2 2-3 2-4 1-4 Streak W1 W7 L1 L5 W1 L4 WESTERN DIVISION #^!LSU Auburn Arkansas Mississippi State Alabama Ole Miss SEC 6-2 5-3 4-4 4-4 4-4 0-8 Pct. .750 .625 .500 .500 .500 .000 PF 298 156 274 157 212 131 PA 215 138 249 215 190 252 Overall 12-2 9-4 8-5 8-5 7-6 3-9 Pct. .857 .692 .615 .615 .538 .250 PF 541 315 485 279 352 241 PA 279 220 345 301 286 342 2006 11-2 11-2 10-4 3-9 6-7 4-8 Home 6-1 6-2 6-2 4-2 4-3 2-5 Away 4-1 2-2 2-2 3-3 2-2 1-4 Neutral 2-0 1-0 0-1 1-0 1-1 0-0 vs. Div. 4-1 3-2 3-2 3-2 2-3 0-5 Top 25 7-1 2-2 2-4 2-3 2-3 0-4 Streak W2 W2 L1 W2 W1 L2 NOTE: 2006 - Final 2006 Record; 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 / ! - National Champion 2007 SEC FOOTBALL QUICK HITTERS • LSU defeated Ohio State, 38-24, in the BCS National Championship Game on Jan. 7 in New Orleans. The Tigers give the SEC its second consecutive national championship (Florida, 2006), its fourth title in 10 yeaars of the BCS and its sixth since conference expansion in 1992. It is the SEC’s 18th national championship in its history (counting only AP, UPI, FWAA and USA Today polls). • The SEC is the only league to currently have five football coaches who have won a national championship. Steve Spurrier, South Carolina (won title in 1996 while at Florida) Phillip Fulmer, Tennessee (won title in 1998) Nick Saban, Alabama (won title in 2003 while at LSU) Urban Meyer, Florida (won title in 2006) Les Miles, LSU (won title in 2007) • The SEC had five teams ranked in the top 15 of the final Associated Press poll and five of the top 16 in the final USA Today coaches poll - the most of any conference. The SEC had five of the top 15 teams in the final AP poll four previous times (1952, 1971, 1997 and 2005) and five of the top 16 teams in the final USA Today poll four times since conference expansion (1992, 1997, 1999, 2005). • LSU and Georgia finished 1-2 in the final AP poll marking the first time the SEC has accomplished that feat and the first time for any conference since 1971 (Big Eight). • The SEC finished the 2007-08 bowl season with a 7-2 record. The seven wins are the most bowl victories by any conference in NCAA history. The league had won six bowl games last year and five bowl games six times with the latest coming in 2003. • In 2007, the SEC led all NCAA FBS conferences with a 82.4 winning percentage in non-conference games. The SEC posted a 47-10 overall non-conference mark, edging out the Big 12 Conference with a 41-15 mark (73.2 percent) and the Big Ten Conference at 38-14 (73.1 percent). The 47 non-conference wins by the SEC ties the most by the league in its history (47 in 2006). • The SEC finished the 2007 season with eight teams earning at least eight-or-more victories for the second straight season. Before the last season, the most teams in a season that had eight wins was six in 2002 and 2003. • The SEC drew a conference record 6.6 million fans to its games in 2007, the most by any conference in NCAA history. In 89 game dates, the SEC averaged 75,139 fans per game, which is also the best in NCAA history. SEC games filled stadiums at 97.7 percent of capacity, whcih is the highest since 2001. • SEC student-athletes won 12 individual national awards this season, an SEC alltime high with LSU’s Glenn Dorsey winning four, Florida’s Tim Tebow winning three and Arkansas’ Darren McFadden claiming two honors. Dorsey won the Nagurski, Outland, Lott and Lombardi Awards while Tebow won the Heisman, O’Brien and Maxwell Awards and McFadden claimed the Walter Camp and Doak Walker Awards. Arkansas’s Jonathan Luigs won the Rimington Award and Kentucky’s Jacob Tamme and Terry Clayton won the Bowden Award and Rudy Award, respectively. • Florida’s Tim Tebow and Arkansas’ Darren McFadden represent the 12th and 13th National Player of the Year honored in SEC history. Tebow won the Maxwell and Heisman Trophies while McFadden won the Watler Camp Trophy. It is the first time two SEC student-athletes have been named National Player of the Year in the same season. • The SEC had seven football student-athletes earn first-team All-America mention in 2007. Included are consensus All-Americas: Arkansas C Jonathan Luigs, Florida QB Tim Tebow, Arkansas RB Darren McFadden (unanimous), Arkansas KR Felix Jones, LSU DT Glenn Dorsey (unanimous) and LSU DB Craig Steltz. Also earning first-team mention was Arkansas PK Daniel Lincoln. 44 The SEC has 361 bowl appearances in its history, more than any other conference. 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W 2007 SEC TEAM-BY-TEAM RESULTS ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE (7-6, 4-4 SEC) Home Stadium: Bryant-Denny (92,138) Home: 4-3 Away: 2-2 Neutral: 1-1 vs. Division: 2-3 vs. Top 25: 2-3 Total Home Attendance: 644,966 Average Home Attendance: 92,138 Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 24 Dec. 30 WESTERN CAROLINA [CTSM - PPV] W 52-6 at Vanderbilt [LFS) W 24-10 ARKANSAS [ESPN] [--/16] W 41-38 GEORGIA [ESPN] [--/21] L 23-26 (OT) *vs. Florida State [CBS] [rv/rv] L 14-21 HOUSTON (HC) W 30-24 at Ole Miss [LFS] W 27-24 TENNESSEE [LFS] [22/22] W 41-17 LSU [CBS] [3/3] L 34-41 at Mississippi State [LFS] L 12-17 LOUISIANA-MONROE L 14-21 at Auburn [ESPN] [25/25] L 10-17 vs. Colorado [ESPN] W 30-24 (PetroSun Independence Bowl • Shreveport, La.) 92,138 39,773 92,138 92,138 85,412 92,138 59,791 92,138 92,138 56,188 92,138 87,451 47,043 FLORIDA GATORS (9-4, 5-3 SEC) Home Stadium: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field (88,548) Home: 6-1 Away: 3-1 Neutral: 0-2 vs. Division: 4-1 vs. Top 25: 2-2 Total Home Attendance: 632,715 Average Home Attendance: 90,388 Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 24 Jan. 1 WESTERN KENTUCKY [LFS] TROY [SUN - PPV] TENNESSEE [CBS] [--/24] at Ole Miss [LFS] AUBURN [ESPN] at LSU [CBS] [2/2] at Kentucky [CBS] [11/13] *vs. Georgia [CBS] [19/19] VANDERBILT (HC) [LFS] [--/rv] at South Carolina [ESPN] [rv/--] FLORIDA ATLANTIC FLORIDA STATE [CBS] [rv/rv] vs. Michigan [ABC] [rv/rv] (Capital One Bowl • Orlando, Fla.) W W W W L L W L W W W W L 49-3 59-31 59-20 30-24 17-20 24-28 45-37 30-42 49-22 51-31 59-20 45-12 35-41 90,086 90,244 90,707 55,032 90,685 92,910 71,024 84,481 90,222 81,215 90,107 90,664 69,748 * - at Jacksonville, Fla. ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS (8-5, 4-4 SEC) Home Stadium(s): Reynolds Razorback (72,000); War Memorial (53,727) Home: 6-2 Away: 2-2 Neutral: 0-1 vs. Division: 3-2 vs. Top 25: 2-4 Total Home Attendance: 528,260 Average Home Attendance: 66,033 Sept. 1 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 23 Jan. 1 TROY at Alabama [ESPN] [--/rv] KENTUCKY [ESPN2] [--/23] NORTH TEXAS *CHATTANOOGA AUBURN [ESPN] [25/25] at Ole Miss FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL (HC) SOUTH CAROLINA [ESPN2] [23/25] at Tennessee [LFS] [24/24] *MISSISSIPPI STATE [--/rv] at LSU [CBS] [1/1] vs. Missouri [FOX] [7/7] (AT&T Cotton Bowl • Dallas, Texas) W L L W W L W W W L W W L 46-26 38-41 29-42 66-7 34-15 7-9 44-8 58-10 48-36 13-34 45-31 50-48 (3OT) 7-38 73,926 92,138 74,015 66,343 54,836 72,463 52,671 60,750 70,742 104,459 55,185 92,606 73,114 * - Jacksonville, Fla. GEORGIA BULLDOGS (11-2, 6-2 SEC) Home Stadium: Sanford (92,746) Home: 6-1 Away: 3-1 Neutral: 2-0 vs. Division: 3-2 vs. Top 25: 5-0 Total Home Attendance: 649,222 Average Home Attendance: 92,746 Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 24 Jan. 1 OKLAHOMA STATE [ESPN2] W SOUTH CAROLINA [ESPN2] [--/rv] L WESTERN CAROLINA W at Alabama [ESPN] [--/20] W OLE MISS W at Tennessee [CBS] [rv/rv] L at Vanderbilt [ESPN2] W *vs. Florida [CBS] [9/11] W TROY (HC) [rv/--] W AUBURN [CBS] [18/17] W KENTUCKY [LFS] [21/20] W at Georgia Tech [ABC] W vs. Hawaii [FOX] [10/10] W (Allstate Sugar Bowl • New Orleans, La.) 35-14 12-16 45-16 26-23 (OT) 45-17 14-35 20-17 42-30 44-34 45-20 24-13 31-17 41-10 92,746 92,746 92,746 92,138 92,746 107,052 39,773 84,481 92,746 92,746 92,746 54,990 74,383 * - Little Rock, Ark. AUBURN TIGERS (9-4, 5-3 SEC) Home Stadium: Pat Dye Field at Jordan-Hare (87,451) Home: 6-2 Away: 2-2 Neutral: 1-0 vs. Division: 3-2 vs. Top 25: 2-2 Total Home Attendance: 677,510 Average Home Attendance: 84,689 Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 24 Dec. 31 KANSAS STATE [ESPN] SOUTH FLORIDA [ESPN2] [--/rv] MISSISSIPPI STATE [LFS] NEW MEXICO STATE [PPV-AUN] at Florida [ESPN] [4/3] VANDERBILT [LFS] at Arkansas [ESPN] [rv/--] at LSU [ESPN] [5/5] OLE MISS TENNESSEE TECH (HC) at Georgia [CBS] [11/10] ALABAMA [ESPN] vs. Clemson [ESPN] [16/16] (Chick-fil-A Bowl • Atlanta, Ga.) W L L W W W W L W W L W W 23-13 23-26 (ot) 14-19 55-20 20-17 35-7 9-7 24-30 17-3 35-3 20-45 17-10 23-20 86,439 82,617 82,129 83,012 90,685 82,657 72,463 92,630 87,451 85,754 92,746 87,451 74,413 * - Jacksonville, Fla. KENTUCKY WILDCATS (8-5, 3-5 SEC) Home Stadium: C.M. Newton Field/Commonwealth (67,606) Home: 5-3 Away: 2-2 Neutral: 1-0 vs. Division: 1-4 vs. Top 25: 2-4 Total Home Attendance: 550,588 Average Home Attendance: 68,824 Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 4 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 24 Dec. 31 EASTERN KENTUCKY (WKYT/PPV-BBSN) W 50-10 KENT STATE (PPV-BBSN) W 56-20 LOUISVILLE [ESPN Classic] [--/9] W 40-34 at Arkansas [ESPN2] [--/rv] W 42-29 FLORIDA ATLANTIC W 45-17 at South Carolina [ESPN] [14/18] L 23-38 LSU [CBS] [1/1] W 43-37 (3OT) FLORIDA [CBS] [14/14] L 37-45 MISSISSIPPI STATE [LFS] (HC) L 14-31 at Vanderbilt W 27-20 at Georgia [LFS] [9/9] L 13-24 TENNESSEE [CBS] [19/19] L 50-52 (4OT) vs. Florida State [ESPN] W 35-28 (Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl • Nashville, Tenn.) 66,512 67,380 70,857 74,015 65,927 76,220 70,902 71,024 68,173 39,773 92,746 69,813 68,661 SEC teams scored the most points per game (30.3) since expansion in 1992. 45 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W 2007 SEC TEAM-BY-TEAM RESULTS LSU TIGERS (12-2, 6-2 SEC) Home Stadium: Tiger (92,400) Home: 6-1 Away: 4-1 Neutral: 2-0 Total Home Attendance: 648,334 Aug. 30 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 23 Dec. 1 Jan. 7 vs. Division: 4-1 vs. Top 25: 7-1 Average Home Attendance: 92,619 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: 2-3 Total Home Attendance: 549,269 Average Home Attendance: 78,467 Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 4 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 24 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE [GSP-PPV] at Georgia [ESPN2] [--/12] SOUTH CAROLINA STATE [GSP-PPV] at LSU [CBS] [--/2] MISSISSIPPI STATE (HC) [LFS] [--/rv] KENTUCKY [ESPN] [7/8] at North Carolina [ABC] VANDERBILT [GSP-PPV] at Tennessee [ESPN] [rv/--] at Arkansas [ESPN2] [rv/--] FLORIDA [ESPN] [17/18] CLEMSON [ESPN2] [22/22] W W W L W W W L L L L L 28-14 16-12 38-3 16-28 38-21 38-23 21-15 6-17 24-27 (OT) 36-48 31-51 21-23 78,234 92,746 73,095 92,530 78,883 76,220 61,000 79,212 105,962 70,742 81,215 82,410 at Mississippi State [ESPN] W 45-0 50,112 VIRGINIA TECH [ESPN] [--/9] W 48-7 92,739 MIDDLE TENNESSEE [TigerVision-PPV] W 44-0 92,407 SOUTH CAROLINA [CBS] [--/T14] W 28-16 92,530 at Tulane [ESPN2] W 34-9 58,769 FLORIDA [CBS] [8/7] W 28-24 92,910 at Kentucky [CBS] [18/18] L 37-43 (3OT) 70,902 AUBURN [ESPN] [19/19] W 30-24 92,630 at Alabama [CBS] [17/18] W 41-34 92,138 LOUISIANA TECH (HC) W 58-10 92,512 at Ole Miss [CBS] W 41-24 61,118 ARKANSAS [CBS] [rv/rv] L 48-50 (3OT) 92,606 vs. Tennessee [CBS] [15/15] W 21-14 73,832 (SEC Championship Game • Atlanta, Ga.) vs. Ohio State [FOX] [1/1] W 38-24 79,651 (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: 0-4 Total Home Attendance: 347,930 Average Home Attendance: 49,704 Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 17 Nov. 23 at Memphis [CSS] MISSOURI at Vanderbilt [TeleSouth-PPV] FLORIDA [LFS] [--/3] at Georgia [15/16] LOUISIANA TECH (HC) ALABAMA [LFS] [rv/rv] ARKANSAS at Auburn [23/23] NORTHWESTERN STATE LSU [CBS] [1/1] at Mississippi State [LFS] W L L L L W L L L W L L 23-21 25-38 17-31 24-30 17-45 24-0 24-27 8-44 3-17 38-31 24-41 14-17 45,457 50,897 34,180 55,032 92,746 45,138 59,791 52,671 87,451 23,283 61,118 51,727 TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS (10-4, 6-2 SEC) Home Stadium: Neyland (102,037) Home: 7-0 Away: 2-3 Neutral: 1-1 vs. Division: 4-1 vs. Top 25: 3-3 Total Home Attendance: 727,426 Average Home Attendance: 103,918 Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 24 Dec. 1 Jan. 1 at California [ABC] [--/12] SOUTHERN MISS [--/rv] at Florida [CBS] [--/3] ARKANSAS STATE GEORGIA [CBS] [12/11] at Mississippi State [--/rv][VideoSeat-PPV] at Alabama [LFS] [rv/rv] SOUTH CAROLINA [ESPN] [17/17] LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE (HC) ARKANSAS [LFS] [rv/--] VANDERBILT at Kentucky [CBS] [rv/rv] vs. LSU [CBS] [5/7] (SEC Championship Game • Atlanta, Ga.) vs. Wisconsin [ESPN] [15/15] (Outback Bowl • Tampa, Fla.) L W L W W W L W W W W W L W 31-45 39-19 20-59 48-27 35-14 33-21 17-41 27-24 (OT) 59-7 34-13 25-24 52-50 (3OT) 14-21 21-17 72,516 106,311 90,707 102,368 107,052 50,217 92,138 105,962 96,197 104,459 105,077 69,813 73,832 60,121 MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS (8-5, 4-4 SEC) Home Stadium: Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field (55,082) Home: 4-2 Away: 3-3 Neutral: 1-0 vs. Division: 3-2 vs. Top 25: 2-3 Total Home Attendance: 295,775 Average Home Attendance: 49,296 Aug. 30 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 23 Dec. 29 LSU [ESPN] [--/2] L at Tulane [CSS] W at Auburn [LFS] [--/rv] W GARDNER-WEBB [M2M-PPV) W at South Carolina [LFS] [17/21] L UAB (HC) W TENNESSEE [rv/rv] [VideoSeat-PPV] L at West Virginia [Big East TV] [8/7] L at Kentucky [LFS] [15/15] W ALABAMA [LFS] [22/23] W *at Arkansas [--/rv] L OLE MISS W vs. Central Florida [ESPN] W (AutoZone Liberty Bowl • Memphis, Tenn.) 0-45 38-17 19-14 31-15 21-38 30-13 21-33 13-38 31-14 17-12 31-45 17-14 10-3 50,112 31,076 82,129 42,272 78,883 45,259 50,217 61,022 68,173 56,188 55,185 51,727 63,816 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: 1-4 Total Home Attendance: 277,034 Average Home Attendance: 34,629 Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 24 RICHMOND ALABAMA [LFS] [--/rv] OLE MISS [TeleSouth-PPV] EASTERN MICHIGAN at Auburn [LFS] [rv/rv] GEORGIA (HC) [ESPN2] [23/23] at South Carolina [GSP-PPV] [6/8] MIAMI (OHIO) at Florida [LFS] [16/17] KENTUCKY [23/22] at Tennessee [19/19] WAKE FOREST W L W W L L W W L L L L 41-17 10-24 31-17 30-7 7-35 17-20 17-6 24-13 22-49 20-27 24-25 17-31 32,215 39,773 34,180 37,220 82,657 39,773 79,212 26,450 90,222 39,773 105,077 27,650 * - at Little Rock, Ark. 46 Games involving SEC teams lasted for 3:22 in 2007, an increase of 16 minutes per game. 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W 2007 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: Quentin Groves, 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; OFFENSIVE LINEMAN: 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: Derek Pegues, DB, Mississippi State; SPECIAL TEAMS: Brandon James, RS/RB, Florida; OFFENSIVE LINEMAN: Chris Williams, OT, Vanderbilt; DEFENSIVE LINEMAN: Jeff Owens, DT, Georgia; FRESHMAN: Terry Grant, RB, Alabama. Week 4 (Sept. 22) - OFFENSE: Tim Tebow, QB, Florida; DEFENSE: Wesley Woodyard, LB, Kentucky; SPECIAL TEAMS: Patrick Tatum, P, Auburn; OFFENSIVE LINEMAN: 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: Jerraud Powers, DB, Auburn; SPECIAL TEAMS: Wes Byrum, PK, Auburn; OFFENSIVE LINEMAN: 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; OFFENSIVE LINEMAN: Tyronne Green, OG, Auburn; DEFENSIVE LINEMAN: Wallace Gilberry, DE, Alabama; FRESHMAN: Chris Smelley, QB, South Carolina. Week 7 (Oct. 13) - OFFENSE: Andre’ Woodson, QB, Kentucky; DEFENSE: Tray Blackmon, LB, Auburn; SPECIAL TEAMS: Javier Arenas, RS/DB, Alabama; OFFENSIVE 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: Avery Hannibal, 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: Glenn Dorsey, DT, LSU; SPECIAL TEAMS: Javier Arenas, RS/S, Alabama; OFFENSIVE LINEMAN: 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: Anthony Johnson, DB, Mississippi State; SPECIAL TEAMS: Leigh Tiffin, PK, Alabama; OFFENSIVE LINEMAN: Fernando Velasco, C, Georgia; DEFENSIVE LINEMAN: Jeremy Jarmon, 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 LINEMAN: 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, Mississippi State; OFFENSIVE LINEMAN: Drew Miller, C, Florida; DEFENSIVE LINEMAN: Josh Thompson, 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, there have been 23 seniors, 16 juniors, 20 sophomores and six freshmen honored. 2007 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SCORING SUMMARY #7 LSU 21, #14 Tennessee 14 Dec. 1, 2007 • CBS Sports Georgia Dome • Atlanta, Ga. Attendance: 73,832 Score by Quarters Tennessee LSU 1 2 3 4 Score 7 0 7 0 - 14 6 0 7 8 - 21 1st Quarter 12:00 UT - Chris Brown 11 yd pass from Erik Ainge (Daniel Lincoln kick) Scoring Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, TOP 3:00, UT 7 - LS 0 8:29 LS - Colt David 30 yd field goal Scoring Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, TOP 3:31, UT 7 - LS 3 3:07 LS - Colt David 30 yd field goal Scoring Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, TOP 3:57, UT 7 - LS 6 2nd Quarter No Scoring 3rd Quarter 11:52 LS - Demetrius Byrd 27 yd pass from Ryan Perrilloux (Colt David kick) Scoring Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, TOP 3:08, UT 7 - LS 13 3:09 UT - Josh Briscoe 6 yd pass from Erik Ainge (Daniel Lincoln kick) Scoring Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, TOP 3:40, UT 14 - LS 13 4th Quarter 9:54 LS - Jonathan Zenon 18 yd interception return (Ryan Perrilloux rush) UT 14 - LS 21 TEAM STATISTICS FIRST DOWNS Rush-Pass-Penalty NET YARDS RUSHING94 Rushing Attempts NET YARDS PASSING 249 Comp.-Attempts-Int. TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS Total offense plays Average Gain Per Play Fumbles: Number-Lost.0-0 Penalties: Number-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions UT 17 7-10-0 212 26 252 0-40-2 343 66 5.2 3-1 0-0 23:52 4 of 13 LS 21 9-12-0 47 21-33-1 464 80 5.8 9-44 36:08 10 of 20 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS RUSHING: Tennessee: Foster 21-55-0 TD; Jones 2-39-0. LSU: Hester 23-1200; Holliday 6-58-0; Williams 5-34-0. PASSING: Tennessee: Ainge 20-40-2, 249, 2 TDs. LSU: Perrilloux 20-30-1, 243, 1 TD. RECEIVING: Tennessee: Briscoe 8-79-1 TD; five with 2 catches each. LSU: Doucet 5-29-0; Byrd 4-72-1 TD; LaFell 3-65-0. TACKLES: Tennessee: Mayo 8-7=15; Hefney 6-4=10. LSU: Steltz 5-3=8; Highsmith 3-4=7. The SEC has had 15 first-team All-Americans during the last two seasons (listed on one of six teams). 47 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W SEC vs. NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS 2007 SEC NON-CONFERENCE RECORD [47-10 (.825)] 2007-------------Conference App. W-L Pct. 2006 ACC 9 6-3 .667 7-1 LSU 48, Virginia Tech 7; Florida State 21, Alabama 14; South Carolina 21, North Carolina 15; Wake Forest 31, Vanderbilt 17; Clemson 23, South Carolina 21; Florida 45, Florida State 12; Georgia 31, Georgia Tech 17; Kentucky 35, Florida State 28; Auburn 23, Clemson 20. Big East 3 1-2 .333 0-2 South Fla. 26, Auburn 23 (ot); Kentucky 40, Louisville 34; West Virginia 38, Miss. State 13 Big Ten 3 2-1 .667 1-3 Tennessee 21, Wisconsin 17; LSU 38, Ohio State 24; Michigan 41, Florida 35 Big 12 5 3-2 .600 2-2 Auburn 23, Kansas State 13; Georgia 35, Oklahoma State 14; Missouri 38, Ole Miss 25; Missouri 38, Arkansas 7; Alabama 30, Colorado 24. C-USA 7 7-0 1.000 10-1 Ole Miss 23, Memphis 21; Mississippi State 38, Tulane 17; Tennessee 39, Southern Miss 19; LSU 34, Tulane 9; Alabama 30, Houston 24; Miss. State 30, UAB 13; Miss. State 10, Central Florida 3. MAC 3 3-0 .000 2-0 Kentucky 56, Kent State 20; Vanderbilt 30, Eastern Michigan 7; Vanderbilt 24, Miami (Ohio) 10 Pac-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; ULMonroe 21, Alabama 14; Florida 59, Florida Atlantic 20. WAC 4 4-0 1.000 3-0 Auburn 55, New Mexico State 20; Ole Miss 24, Louisiana Tech 0; LSU 58, Louisiana Tech 10; Georgia 41, Hawaii 10. 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, Tennessee Tech 3; Ole Miss 38, Northwestern State 31. OVERALL NON-CONFERENCE RECORDS (Includes Bowl Games) Conference ACC Big East Big Ten Big 12 Conference USA MAC Mountain West Pac-10 SEC Sun Belt Western Athletic 2007-----------W-L 35-21 32-13 38-14 41-15 18-36 17-44 24-17 25-12 47-10 10-31 18-23 Pct. .625 .711 .731 .732 .333 .279 .585 .676 .825 .244 .439 2006 33-23 37-8 35-17 36-20 21-32 14-38 19-21 25-12 47-10 11-31 21-21 SEC NON-CONFERENCE RECORD (Since 1992) Regular Season App. Year 1992 36 1993 36 1994 36 1995 36 1996 36 1997 36 1998 36 1999 36 2000 36 2001 36 2002 49 2003 49 2004 36 2005 36 2006 48 48 2007 TOTALS 626 Combined - 548-184-2 (.748) W-L 27-9 28-7-1 27-8-1 29-7 27-9 32-4 27-9 28-8 27-9 29-7 37-12 32-17 25-11 27-9 41-7 40-8 482-141-2 Pct. .750 .792 .764 .806 .750 .889 .750 .778 .750 .806 .755 .653 .694 .750 .854 .825 .772 Bowls 5-1 2-2 3-2 2-4 5-0 5-1 4-4 4-4 4-5 5-3 3-4 5-2 3-3 3-3 6-3 7-2 66-43 (.606) ALL-TIME SEC vs. NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS (Does not include bowl games) Conference W L T Pct. Atlantic Coast 233 108 10 .678 Big Eight 41 38 6 .518 Big East 8 13 0 .381 Big Ten 42 29 1 .590 Big 12 8 9 0 .472 Big West (PCAA) 46 0 1 .989 Conference USA 69 21 0 .767 Mid-American 52 12 0 .813 Mountain West 9 3 0 .750 Pacific 10 55 30 5 .639 Southwest 178 121 16 .590 Sun Belt 57 4 0 .934 Western Athletic 56 9 0 .862 Independents 757 354 31 .676 TOTALS vs. Division I-A Conferences 854 397 39 .677 NON-CONFERENCE RECORDS (Does not include bowl games) School Won Lost Tied Alabama 229 61 6 Arkansas 41 11 0 Auburn 220 70 8 Florida 218 97 9 Georgia 253 82 14 Kentucky 206 93 9 LSU 241 78 11 Ole Miss 228 80 8 Miss. State 206 76 8 S. Carolina 34 18 0 Tennessee 261 61 9 Vanderbilt 174 108 9 TOTALS 2311 835 91 Pct. .784 .788 .752 .687 .745 .683 .747 .734 .724 .654 .802 .613 .728 48 The SEC had 47 non-conference wins (counting bowl games) in 2007, tying the most by the SEC (47 in 2006). 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W 2007 SEC TEAM STATISTICS SCORING OFFENSE .. G 1. Florida (3) . . . . . . . .13 2. LSU (11) . . . . . . . . .14 3. Arkansas (13) . . . . .13 4. Kentucky (15) . . . . .13 5. Georgia (34) . . . . . .13 6. Tennessee (36) . . . .14 7. Alabama (64) . . . . . .13 8. South Carolina (70) .12 9. Auburn (84) . . . . . . .13 10. Vanderbilt (93) . . . .12 11. Miss. State (96) . . .13 12. Ole Miss (104) . . . .12 SCORING DEFENSE .. G 1. Auburn (6) . . . . . . . .13 2. LSU (17) . . . . . . . . .14 3. Georgia (18) . . . . . .13 4. Alabama (27) . . . . . .13 5. Vanderbilt (32) . . . . .12 6. Miss. State (35) . . .13 7. South Carolina (39) .12 8. Florida (46) . . . . . . .13 9. Arkansas (54) . . . . .13 10. Tennessee (61) . . . .14 11. Ole Miss (70) . . . . .12 12. Kentucky (80) . . . . .13 PASS OFFENSE ..... G 1. Kentnucky (19) . . . .13 2. Tennessee (35) . . . .14 3. South Carolina (37) .12 4. Florida (38) . . . . . . .13 5. LSU (58) . . . . . . . . .14 6. Alabama (59) . . . . . .13 7. Ole Miss (66) . . . . . .12 8. Georgia (83) . . . . . .13 9. Auburn (103) . . . . . .13 10. Vanderbilt (107) . . .12 11. Arkansas (112) . . . .13 12. Miss. State (113) . .13 PASS DEFENSE ..... G 1. South Carolina (4) . .12 2. Auburn (6) . . . . . . . .13 3. Miss. State (7) . . . .13 4. LSU (9) . . . . . . . . . .14 5. Vanderbilt (18) . . . . .12 6. Arkansas (23) . . . . .13 7. Kentucky (24) . . . . .13 8. Georgia (36) . . . . . .13 9. Alabama (48) . . . . . .13 10. Ole Miss (52) . . . . .12 11. Tennessee (73) . . . .14 12. Florida (98) . . . . . . .13 TD 75 66 62 62 53 56 39 39 38 32 36 30 TD 25 35 29 35 32 35 34 39 42 46 44 50 XP 2XP 72 0 63 2 58 1 53 1 50 1 52 1 37 2 38 0 36 0 29 0 33 0 24 2 XP 2XP 22 0 32 1 28 0 34 0 29 1 34 0 30 0 35 1 35 3 42 2 40 1 45 1 DXP FG 0 10 0 26 0 17 0 16 0 18 0 21 0 25 0 13 0 17 0 13 0 10 0 11 DXP FG 0 16 0 11 0 20 0 14 0 16 0 19 0 16 0 20 0 16 0 20 0 12 0 12 Pct. 62.7 62.4 58.2 66.5 57.9 55.7 51.0 54.5 57.3 54.4 57.2 50.5 Pct. 55.6 55.3 53.5 47.0 59.1 45.5 54.8 59.2 54.2 63.1 59.3 59.4 Yds 3743 3675 3098 3341 3154 2919 2565 2579 2317 2117 2125 2079 Yds 2025 2252 2274 2558 2365 2670 2679 2773 2877 2692 3341 3361 SAF 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 SAF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 Avg. 7.1 6.9 6.0 9.3 7.1 6.2 6.6 7.1 6.5 6.0 6.8 5.6 Avg. 5.7 5.6 5.9 5.7 6.4 5.5 6.2 6.5 6.7 6.8 6.8 7.2 PTS 552 541 485 475 424 455 352 313 315 260 279 241 PTS 220 279 262 286 271 301 282 331 345 382 342 385 TD 40 33 20 32 29 19 17 20 12 17 24 12 TD 14 11 20 19 15 21 24 12 20 17 25 19 Avg. 42.5 38.6 37.3 36.5 32.6 32.5 27.1 26.1 24.2 21.7 21.5 20.1 Avg. 16.9 19.9 20.2 22.0 22.6 23.2 23.5 25.5 26.5 27.3 28.5 29.6 Yds/Game 287.9 262.5 258.2 257.0 225.3 224.3 213.8 198.4 178.2 176.4 163.5 159.9 Yds/Game 168.8 173.2 174.9 182.7 197.1 205.4 206.1 213.3 221.3 224.3 238.6 258.5 (NCAA Rankings in Parenthesis) Att. Yards 625 3725 612 2998 487 2602 509 2304 543 2040 485 2021 481 1802 490 1940 459 1946 508 1784 379 1578 382 1364 Att. Yards 442 1343 464 1485 439 1429 470 1614 452 1621 412 1538 496 2039 503 2083 545 2305 543 2484 509 2389 518 2512 R 2602 3725 2021 2998 1946 2304 1940 1364 1578 2040 1802 1784 R 1485 1621 1429 1538 2039 1614 1343 2083 2512 2484 2305 2389 Avg. 6.0 4.9 5.3 4.5 3.8 4.2 3.7 4.0 4.2 3.5 4.2 3.6 Avg. 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.6 3.7 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.6 4.7 4.8 TD 33 35 39 32 23 20 13 19 19 18 8 16 TD 18 14 16 14 13 16 14 18 15 20 25 19 Yards/Game 286.5 214.1 200.2 177.2 156.9 155.5 150.2 149.2 139.0 137.2 131.5 113.7 Yards/Game 103.3 106.1 109.9 124.2 124.7 128.2 156.8 160.2 164.6 191.1 199.1 209.3 Avg./ Play 7.0 6.2 5.7 5.8 5.7 5.6 5.1 5.4 5.4 4.8 4.7 4.4 Avg./ Play 4.4 4.5 4.8 5.0 4.9 5.0 5.2 4.8 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.6 TD 71 57 60 64 52 52 38 36 25 35 30 30 TD 33 24 28 31 34 34 37 39 33 44 40 42 Yds.Game 457.2 450.0 443.4 439.4 401.5 375.6 373.8 371.8 345.2 335.2 326.6 297.2 Yds.Game 288.8 297.9 323.2 325.2 331.8 345.5 361.8 365.6 378.1 397.2 403.3 423.4 RUSHING OFFENSE .. G 1. Arkansas (4) . . . . . .13 2. LSU (11) . . . . . . . . .14 3. Florida (23) . . . . . . .13 4. Georgia (37) . . . . . .13 5. Auburn (53) . . . . . . .13 6. Kentucky (55) . . . . .13 7. Vanderbilt (59) . . . . .12 8. Alabama (60) . . . . . .13 9. Tennessee (73) . . . .14 10. Miss. State (76) . . .13 11. Ole Miss (84) . . . . .12 12. So. Carolina (101) .12 RUSHING DEFENSE .. G 1. Florida (10) . . . . . . .13 2. LSU (12) . . . . . . . . .14 3. Georgia (16) . . . . . .13 4. Alabama (28) . . . . . .13 5. Auburn (29) . . . . . . .13 6. Vanderbilt (32) . . . . .12 7. Miss. State (58) . . .13 8. Arkansas (64) . . . . .13 9. Tennessee (69) . . . .14 10. Kentucky (94) . . . . .13 11. Ole Miss (101) . . . .12 12. So. Carolina (110) .12 TOTAL OFFENSE..... G 1. Florida (14) . . . . . . .13 2. Arkansas (17) . . . . .13 3. Kentucky (24) . . . . .13 4. LSU (26) . . . . . . . . .14 5. Tennessee (54) . . . .14 6. Georgia (74) . . . . . .13 7. Alabama (75) . . . . . .13 8. South Carolina (77) .12 9. Ole Miss (91) . . . . . .12 10. Auburn (97) . . . . . .13 11. Vanderbilt (103) . . .12 12. Miss. State . . . . . . .14 TOTAL DEFENSE .... G 1. LSU (3) . . . . . . . . . .14 2. Auburn (6) . . . . . . . .13 3. Georgia (14) . . . . . .13 4. Vanderbilt (16) . . . . .12 5. Miss. State (21) . . .13 6. Alabama (31) . . . . . .13 7. Florida (41) . . . . . . .13 8. Arkansas (46) . . . . .13 9. South Carolina (56) .12 10. Kentucky (67) . . . . .13 11. Tennessee (70) . . . .14 12. Ole Miss (88) . . . . .12 Att. Comp. Int. 528 331 12 534 333 12 443 258 17 361 240 6 442 256 13 472 263 12 390 199 20 365 199 10 356 204 15 355 193 12 313 179 11 372 188 18 Att. Comp. Int. 358 199 14 403 223 14 387 207 18 451 212 23 367 217 16 484 220 20 431 236 17 429 254 15 428 232 19 396 250 8 491 291 16 466 277 11 P Plays 3341 848 2125 938 3743 1013 3154 1054 3675 993 2579 874 2919 962 3098 825 2565 769 2317 899 2117 836 2079 880 P Plays 2558 915 2252 855 2773 868 2365 779 2274 83 2877 898 3361 908 2670 987 2025 876 2679 974 3341 1036 2692 905 Yds 5943 5850 5764 6152 5621 4883 4859 4462 4143 4357 3919 3863 Yds 4043 3873 4202 3903 4313 4491 4704 4753 4537 5163 5646 5081 The SEC had at least one team ranked in the top 5 in seven of 14 team statistical categories. 49 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W 2007 SEC TEAM STATISTICS KICKOFF RETURNS .. G 1. Tennessee (11) . . . .14 2. Georgia (17) . . . . . .13 3. South Carolina (35) .12 4. Vanderbilt (39) . . . . .12 5. Kentucky (45) . . . . .13 6. Arkansas (48) . . . . .13 7. Ole Miss (57) . . . . . .12 8. Alabama (62) . . . . . .13 9. Florida (78) . . . . . . .13 10. LSU (93) . . . . . . . . .14 11. Auburn (101) . . . . .13 12. Miss. State (116) . .13 PUNT RETURNS ..... G 1. Florida (7) . . . . . . . .13 2. Alabama (11) . . . . . .13 3. Georgia (26) . . . . . .13 4. Miss. State (43) . . .13 5. South Carolina (46) .12 6. Auburn (52) . . . . . . .13 7. Tennessee (59) . . . .14 8. Kentucky (72) . . . . .13 9. Vanderbilt (84) . . . . .12 10. Ole Miss (95) . . . . .12 11. LSU (106) . . . . . . . .14 12. Arkansas (107) . . . .13 G PUNTING........... 1. Florida (9) . . . . . . . .13 2. Auburn (10) . . . . . . .13 3. Georgia (14) . . . . . .13 4. Tennessee (34) . . . .14 5. LSU (49) . . . . . . . . .14 6. South Carolina (71) .12 7. Kentucky (82) . . . . .13 8. Alabama (85) . . . . . .13 9. Ole Miss (93) . . . . . .12 10. Arkansas (93) . . . . .13 11. Miss. State (98) . . .13 12. Vanderbilt (99) . . . .12 ................... TURNOVER MARGIN . G 1. LSU (2) . . . . . . . . . .14 2. Georgia (18) . . . . . .13 3. Tennessee (27) . . . .14 4. Florida (32) . . . . . . .13 5. Alabama (34) . . . . . .13 Arkansas (34) . . . . .13 7. Auburn (55) . . . . . . .13 Miss. State (55) . . .13 9. Kentucky (64) . . . . .13 10. Vanderbilt (73) . . . .12 11. So. Carolina (101) .12 12. Ole Miss (107) . . . .12 Ret. Yards 60 1462 50 1189 54 1208 51 1136 63 1394 51 1125 59 1268 48 1014 50 1034 42 827 47 904 53 964 Ret. Yards 26 392 27 370 27 318 28 272 23 216 34 310 34 302 31 252 34 249 21 134 23 136 28 161 No. 37 66 58 65 61 59 51 65 54 61 80 61 Yds. 1453 2807 2414 2701 2689 2330 1992 2475 2109 2436 3072 2391 TD 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 TD 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 Avg. 39.3 42.5 41.6 41.6 44.1 39.5 39.1 38.1 39.1 39.9 38.4 39.2 Avg. 24.4 23.8 22.4 22.3 22.1 22.1 21.5 21.1 20.7 19.7 19.2 18.2 Avg. 15.1 13.7 11.8 9.7 9.4 9.1 8.9 8.1 7.3 6.4 5.9 5.8 PR 22 169 78 236 208 241 96 138 263 279 363 309 Avg. 0.6 2.6 1.3 3.6 3.4 4.1 1.9 2.1 4.9 4.6 4.5 5.1 TB 0 5 7 4 15 3 9 8 3 7 4 4 Mar +20 +9 +7 +5 +4 +4 0 0 -1 -2 -7 -10 Net/Punt 38.7 38.5 37.9 36.7 35.8 34.4 33.6 33.5 33.1 33.1 32.9 32.8 Per/Game 1.43 0.69 0.50 0.38 0.31 0.31 0.00 0.00 -0.08 -0.17 -0.58 -0.83 (NCAA Rankings in Parenthesis) Att Comp 361 240 528 331 534 333 442 256 313 179 365 199 443 258 472 263 356 204 355 193 390 199 372 188 RedZone 70-75 47-53 54-61 64-73 38-44 30-35 41-49 54-65 44-53 43-53 38-54 24-39 RedZone 31-45 40-54 29-39 35-47 34-43 42-51 38-46 39-47 44-52 46-53 33-38 34-38 G 13 13 14 13 13 14 12 12 13 13 13 12 Own Conv 78 94 104 82 84 81 73 60 72 75 67 55 Pct. .665 .627 .624 .579 .572 .545 .582 .557 .573 .544 .510 .505 Int. 6 12 12 13 11 10 17 12 15 12 20 18 Yds. 3341 3743 3675 3154 2125 2579 3098 2919 2317 2117 2565 2079 TD 32 40 33 29 24 20 20 19 12 17 17 12 Efficiency 170.2 142.7 136.1 133.6 132.5 126.5 124.2 115.9 114.7 113.5 110.4 98.5 Fumb/Int/Downs/Other 0/ 0/ 2/ 0 1/ 2/ 2/ 1 1/ 2/ 1/ 0 2/ 1/ 1/ 2 0/ 2/ 3/ 1 0/ 2/ 0/ 2 2/ 2/ 2/ 1 0/ 2/ 3/ 0 2/ 1/ 2/ 2 2/ 2/ 2/ 0 2/ 3/ 4/ 2 4/ 4/ 2/ 0 Fumb/Int/Downs/Other 1/ 2/ 5/ 0 2/ 3/ 2/ 3 1/ 3/ 1/ 0 2/ 3/ 3/ 2 3/ 0/ 5/ 0 2/ 0/ 4/ 2 1/ 1/ 2/ 1 1/ 3/ 2/ 0 1/ 1/ 3/ 0 1/ 1/ 3/ 0 1/ 3/ 0/ 0 0/ 2/ 0/ 1 Pct. 41.2 45.4 35.1 34.6 33.3 40.4 34.8 43.4 37.1 40.4 36.5 36.1 PASS EFFICIENCY ... G 1. Florida (2) . . . . . . . .13 2. Kentucky (19) . . . . .13 3. Tennessee (29) . . . .14 4. LSU (37) . . . . . . . . .14 5. Arkansas (41) . . . . .13 6. Georgia (61) . . . . . .13 7. South Carolina (71) .12 8. Alabama (86) . . . . . .13 9. Auburn (90) . . . . . . .13 10. Vanderbilt (95) . . . .12 11. Ole Miss (97) . . . . .12 12. Miss. State (117) . .13 RED ZONE OFFENSE.. G 1. LSU . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 2. Georgia . . . . . . . . . .13 3. Tennessee . . . . . . . .14 4. Florida . . . . . . . . . . .13 5. South Carolina . . . . .12 6. Miss. State . . . . . . .13 7. Auburn . . . . . . . . . .13 8. Kentucky . . . . . . . . .13 9. Arkansas . . . . . . . . .13 10. Alabama . . . . . . . . .13 11. Vanderbilt . . . . . . . .12 12. Ole Miss . . . . . . . . .12 RED ZONE DEFFENSE G 1. Miss. State . . . . . . .13 2. Ole Miss . . . . . . . . .12 3. Auburn . . . . . . . . . .13 4. South Carolina . . . . .12 5. Georgia . . . . . . . . . .13 6. Kentucky . . . . . . . . .13 7. Vanderbilt . . . . . . . .12 8. Arkansas . . . . . . . . .13 9. Florida . . . . . . . . . . .13 10. Tennessee . . . . . . .14 11. LSU . . . . . . . . . . . .14 12. Alabama . . . . . . . . .13 3RD-DN CONVERSIONS ................... 1. Florida . . . . . . . . . . . 2. Kentucky . . . . . . . . . 3. LSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. Georgia . . . . . . . . . . 5. Arkansas . . . . . . . . . 6. Tennessee . . . . . . . . 7. Vanderbilt . . . . . . . . 8. Ole Miss . . . . . . . . . 9. Miss. State . . . . . . . 10. Alabama . . . . . . . . . 11. Auburn . . . . . . . . . . 12. South Carolina . . . . Pct 93.3 88.7 88.5 87.7 86.4 85.7 83.7 83.1 83.0 81.1 70.4 61.5 Pct 68.9 74.1 74.4 74.5 79.1 82.4 82.6 83.0 84.6 86.8 86.8 89.5 TDs 49 37 40 55 28 22 30 43 32 29 26 14 TDs 22 30 17 24 21 35 25 27 29 33 24 26 R/P FG-AT 29/20 21-24 25/12 10-10 16/24 14-17 35/20 9-12 14/14 10-10 15/7 8-9 20/10 11-12 18/25 11-17 21/11 12-14 16/13 14-18 13/13 12-17 5/9 10-15 R/P FG-AT 10/12 9-15 20/10 10-14 11/6 12-17 15/9 11-13 15/6 13-14 17/18 7-8 15/10 13-16 14/13 12-14 17/12 15-19 12/21 13-15 10/14 9-10 14/12 8-9 --Gained-----Lost---FumInt Tot Fum Int Tot 13 23 36 3 13 16 11 15 26 7 10 17 9 16 25 6 12 18 9 11 20 9 6 15 5 19 24 8 12 20 10 20 30 15 11 26 10 14 24 9 15 24 10 18 28 10 18 28 10 17 27 16 12 28 7 16 23 13 12 25 7 14 21 11 17 28 9 8 17 7 20 27 Att 146 195 223 183 195 202 184 158 190 198 183 157 Pct 53.4 48.2 46.6 44.8 43.1 40.1 39.7 38.0 37.9 37.9 36.6 35.0 Opponent Conv Att 80 194 88 194 71 202 62 179 67 201 86 213 56 161 76 175 73 197 82 203 72 197 65 180 50 The top nine teams in turnover margin in the SEC went to bowl games in 2007. 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W 2007 SEC TEAM STATISTICS FIRST DOWNS ...... [Own] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .G Rush Pass 1. Kentucky . . . . . . . . .13 130 182 2. LSU . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 153 146 3. Florida . . . . . . . . . . .13 153 141 4. Alabama . . . . . . . . .13 119 144 5. Tennessee . . . . . . . .14 113 159 6. Arkansas . . . . . . . . .13 165 97 7. South Carolina . . . . .12 94 143 8. Georgia . . . . . . . . . .13 108 125 9. Auburn . . . . . . . . . .13 116 107 10. Vanderbilt . . . . . . . .12 102 99 11. Ole Miss . . . . . . . . .12 87 115 12. Miss. State . . . . . . .13 106 97 SACKS . . . . . . . . . . . . .[By] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .G Sacks 1. Georgia . . . . . . . . . .13 42 2. LSU . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 37 3. Vanderbilt . . . . . . . .12 30 4. Florida . . . . . . . . . . .13 29 5. Kentucky . . . . . . . . .13 24 Alabama . . . . . . . . .13 24 Tennessee . . . . . . . .14 24 8. Arkansas . . . . . . . . .13 23 9. Auburn . . . . . . . . . .13 22 10. South Carolina . . . .12 21 Ole Miss . . . . . . . . .12 21 12. Miss. State . . . . . . .13 19 G PENALTIES ......... 1. Alabama . . . . . . . . .13 2. Vanderbilt . . . . . . . .12 3. South Carolina . . . . .12 4. Tennessee . . . . . . . .14 5. Ole Miss . . . . . . . . .12 6. Auburn . . . . . . . . . .13 7. Miss. State . . . . . . .13 8. Arkansas . . . . . . . . .13 9. Arkansas . . . . . . . . .13 10. Georgia . . . . . . . . . .13 11. Florida . . . . . . . . . .13 12. LSU . . . . . . . . . . . .14 4TH-DN CONVERSIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .G 1. LSU . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 2. Auburn . . . . . . . . . .13 3. Vanderbilt . . . . . . . .12 4. Kentucky . . . . . . . . .13 5. Florida . . . . . . . . . . .13 Georgia . . . . . . . . . .13 7. Tennessee . . . . . . . .14 8. Alabama . . . . . . . . .13 9. South Carolina . . . . .12 10. Miss. State . . . . . . .13 11. Arkansas . . . . . . . .13 12. Ole Miss . . . . . . . . .12 Pen Total 23 335 17 316 11 305 33 296 21 293 11 273 18 255 18 251 23 246 28 229 22 224 13 216 [Against] Sacks 15 30 17 13 38 25 4 13 25 31 28 21 [Opponent] Rush Pass Pen Total 140 129 19 288 85 120 26 231 81 157 24 262 101 123 11 235 116 163 21 300 113 125 33 271 138 89 15 242 100 124 18 242 87 99 21 207 94 108 13 215 133 138 11 282 112 97 25 234 Yards 132 209 109 78 282 162 44 104 185 216 179 176 (NCAA Rankings in Parenthesis) G 14 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 13 14 12 G 13 13 12 13 13 13 14 14 13 12 13 12 Total Time 451:33 377:20 408:01 394:39 393:57 390:30 384:16 380:56 342:44 370:44 397:57 336:24 No. 83 72 60 58 90 97 100 86 80 54 65 49 Att. 33 23 13 17 23 34 29 24 15 20 17 25 Att. 63 38 37 53 51 74 37 34 60 30 25 56 Avg/G 32:15 31:26 31:23 30:21 30:18 30:02 29:33 29:18 28:33 28:31 28:25 28:02 Avg 65.0 59.3 64.0 60.4 63.2 61.9 60.6 60.7 59.4 61.8 57.9 53.2 Retn 1293 1148 1099 1041 1771 1843 1919 1629 1477 1214 1166 896 TB 23 4 11 2 8 7 2 4 1 3 7 0 NetAvg 43.9 42.2 42.0 41.8 41.7 41.5 41.0 40.8 40.7 38.2 37.8 34.9 TIME OF POSSESSION 1. LSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. Vanderbilt . . . . . . . . 3. Auburn . . . . . . . . . . 4. Georgia . . . . . . . . . . 5. Miss. State . . . . . . . 6. Arkansas . . . . . . . . . 7. Alabama . . . . . . . . . 8. Florida . . . . . . . . . . . 9. South Carolina . . . . . 10. Kentucky . . . . . . . . 11. Tennessee . . . . . . . 12. Ole Miss . . . . . . . . . KICKOFF COVERAGE . 1. Kentucky . . . . . . . . . 2. Alabama . . . . . . . . . 3. South Carolina . . . . . 4. Miss. State . . . . . . . 5. Arkansas . . . . . . . . . 6. Florida . . . . . . . . . . . 7. LSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8. Tennessee . . . . . . . . 9. Georgia . . . . . . . . . . 10. Vanderbilt . . . . . . . . 11. Auburn . . . . . . . . . . 12. Ole Miss . . . . . . . . . FIELD GOALS . . . . . . .G 1. LSU . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 2. Georgia . . . . . . . . . .13 3. Miss. State . . . . . . .13 4. South Carolina . . . . .12 5. Arkansas . . . . . . . . .13 6. Alabama . . . . . . . . .13 7. Tennessee . . . . . . . .14 8. Auburn . . . . . . . . . .13 9. Florida . . . . . . . . . . .13 10. Vanderbilt . . . . . . . .12 11. Ole Miss . . . . . . . . .12 12. Kentucky . . . . . . . .13 PAT KICKING . . . . . . .G 1. LSU . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 South Carolina . . . . .12 Alabama . . . . . . . . .13 4. Tennessee . . . . . . . .14 5. Georgia . . . . . . . . . .13 6. Florida . . . . . . . . . . .13 Auburn . . . . . . . . . .13 8. Miss. State . . . . . . .13 9. Arkansas . . . . . . . . .13 Vanderbilt . . . . . . . .12 11. Ole Miss . . . . . . . . .12 12. Kentucky . . . . . . . .13 Yards 294 282 184 207 167 174 144 176 174 152 139 114 Yards 5393 4270 3841 3504 5688 6005 6059 5221 4751 3337 3761 2607 Pct. .788 .783 .769 .765 .739 .735 .724 .708 .667 .650 .647 .640 Pct. 1.000 1.000 1.000 .981 .980 .973 .973 .971 .967 .967 .960 .946 No Yds 59 453 59 479 69 532 74 641 77 571 80 619 77 680 82 707 83 717 91 760 107 805 117 880 Own Conv Att. 13 16 13 19 12 21 12 22 7 13 7 13 9 17 6 12 8 17 6 15 7 19 7 21 Avg/G 34.8 39.9 44.3 45.8 47.6 47.6 52.3 54.4 55.2 58.5 61.9 62.9 Pct. 81.2 68.4 57.1 54.5 53.8 53.8 52.9 50.0 47.1 40.0 36.8 33.3 Conv Att. 6 21 10 17 5 15 7 17 14 24 5 18 9 20 11 18 6 15 2 15 14 23 13 22 Opponent Pct. 28.6 58.8 33.3 41.2 58.3 27.8 45.0 61.1 40.0 13.3 60.9 59.1 Made 26 18 10 13 17 25 21 17 10 13 11 16 Made 63 38 37 52 50 72 36 33 58 29 24 53 The SEC had six teams of the top 31 in the nation in total defense. 51 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W 2007 SEC INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING ............ Team 1. Darren McFadden (4) . .AR 2. Knowshon Moreno (30) UG 3. Rafael Little (32) . . . . .UK 4. BJ Green-Ellis (37) . . . .UM 5. Felix Jones (43) . . . . . .AR 6. Arian Foster (49) . . . . .UT 7. Anthony Dixon (52) . . .MS 8. Terry Grant (54) . . . . . .UA 9. Jacob Hester (63) . . . .LS 10. Thomas Brown (65) . .UG PASSING AVG/GAME .. Team 1. Andre’ Woodson . . . . .UK 2. Tim Tebow . . . . . . . .UF 3. Erik Ainge . . . . . . . . .UT 4. John Parker Wilson . .UA 5. Matt Flynn . . . . . . . . .LS 6. Matthew Stafford . . .UG 7. Seth Adams . . . . . . . .UM 8. Brandon Cox . . . . . . .AU 9. Casey Dick . . . . . . . .AR 10. Wesley Carroll . . . . . .MS TOTAL OFFENSE...... Team 1. Tim Tebow (10) . . . . .UF 2. Andre’ Woodson (32) .UK 3. Erik Ainge (42) . . . . . .UT 4. John P. Wilson (50) . .UA 5. Matt Flynn (58) . . . . .LS 6. Matt. Stafford (74) . .UG 7. Seth Adams (90) . . . .UM 8. Brandon Cox . . . . . . .AU 9. Darren McFadden . . . .AR 10. Casey Dick . . . . . . . .AR RECEPTIONS/GAME ... Team 1. Kenny McKinley (25) .SC 2. Earl Bennett (27) . . . .VU 3. Lucas Taylor (44) . . . .UT 4. Keenan Burton (47) . .UK 5. Percy Harvin (56) . . . .UF 6. DJ Hall (64) . . . . . . . .UA 7. Andre Caldwell (67) . .UF 8. Steve Johnson (87) . .UK 9. Dicky Lyons . . . . . . . .UK Jacob Tamme . . . . . .UK RECEIVE YDS/GAME... Team 1. Kenny McKinley (31) .SC 2. Steve Johnson (34) . .UK 3. Percy Harvin (37) . . . .UF 4. DJ Hall (41) . . . . . . . .UA 5. Lucas Taylor (42) . . . .UT 6. Andre Caldwell (62) . .UF 7. Earl Bennett (63) . . . .VU 8. Keenan Burton (93) . .UK 9. Mike Wallace . . . . . . .UM 10. Rodgeriqus Smith . . .AU Cl JR FR SR SR JR JR SO FR SR SR Cl SR SO SR JR SR SO SR SR JR FR Cl SO SR SR JR SR SO SR SR JR JR Cl JR JR JR SR SO SR SR SR JR SR Cl JR SR SO SR JR SR JR SR JR JR G 13 13 10 12 13 14 13 11 14 10 G 13 13 14 13 12 13 11 13 13 13 G 13 13 14 13 12 13 11 13 13 13 G 12 12 13 12 11 13 11 13 13 13 G 12 13 11 13 13 11 12 12 12 13 Att 325 248 190 230 133 245 287 180 225 148 Yds 1830 1334 1013 1137 1162 1193 1066 891 1103 779 Avg 5.6 5.4 5.3 4.9 8.7 4.9 3.7 4.9 4.9 5.3 TD 16 14 3 6 11 12 14 8 12 10 Long 80 80 38 57 73 59 30 47 87 53 TD 40 32 31 18 21 19 12 9 18 9 Yds/G 140.8 102.6 101.3 94.8 89.4 85.2 82.0 81.0 78.8 77.9 Avg/G 285.3 252.8 251.6 218.9 200.6 194.1 179.9 160.0 130.4 107.1 (NCAA Rankings in Parenthesis) Cl JR JR SR SO FR SR SR SO JR SR Cl SO JR SR SO JR SR FR SR SO SR Cl SO SR SR SO JR SR SR JR SR SO Cl SO SO SR JR FR JR SO SO SR SO Cl JR SO SO SO SO SO SR FR SO JR G 13 13 10 11 13 10 12 11 14 12 G 12 13 14 13 13 11 14 14 13 13 G 13 13 14 13 13 12 13 13 11 12 G 11 12 12 13 13 11 11 13 10 11 G 13 11 13 12 13 12 12 11 11 12 Rush 1830 1162 1013 764 1334 779 0 133 1193 903 Int 6 6 6 5 5 4 5 5 4 4 Att 350 518 519 348 262 359 316 462 297 182 Ret 14 21 19 27 17 32 18 18 19 25 Ret 22 30 19 32 28 27 28 34 27 21 Rcv 164 176 347 858 253 84 741 69 340 405 Yds 53 64 153 174 120 53 222 52 35 34 PR 0 0 127 0 0 0 9 254 0 0 TD 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 KR 316 652 0 0 0 333 679 841 117 0 Long 24 28 51 100 40 41 96 34 20 26 Pct. 66.9 63.1 62.6 55.7 57.3 56.3 59.5 55.2 54.9 55.5 Long 83 69 63 75 45 57 46 45 18 37 Long 90 61 98 63 82 62 42 44 42 77 Yds 2310 1990 1487 1622 1587 1196 1429 1297 1650 1308 Int/G 0.50 0.46 0.43 0.38 0.38 0.36 0.36 0.36 0.31 0.31 Yds 3286 3709 3522 2523 1695 2407 2080 2846 1979 1043 Avg 18.1 15.4 11.3 9.9 9.7 9.4 9.2 7.9 6.7 6.6 Avg 29.6 28.0 26.2 25.7 24.6 24.3 24.2 23.8 23.4 23.0 TD 32 40 31 19 18 21 9 18 12 9 Eff. 172.5 144.5 135.5 128.9 126.6 125.8 116.0 114.6 113.4 113.4 Avg/G 177.7 153.1 148.7 147.5 122.1 119.6 119.1 117.9 117.9 109.0 ALL PURPOSE........ Team 1. Darren McFadden (12) AR 2. Felix Jones (22) . . . . .AR 3. Rafael Little (25) . . . .UK 4. Percy Harvin (27) . . . .UF 5. Knowshon Moreno (63) UG 6. Thomas Brown (67) . .UG 7. Keenan Burton (68) . .UK 8. Brandon James (71) . .UF 9. Arian Foster (72) . . . .UT 10. Cory Boyd (91) . . . . .SC INTERCEPTIONS...... Team 1. D.J. Moore (12) . . . . .VU 2. Rashad Johnson (18) .UA 3. Craig Steltz (25) . . . .LS 4. Jerell Norton (40) . . .AR Derek Pegues (40) . . .MS 6. Kelin Johnson (54) . . .UG 7. Eric Berry (57) . . . . . .UT Chevis Jackson (57) .LS 9. Jerraud Powers (77) .AU Patrick Lee (77) . . . . .AU PASS EFFICIENCY .... Team 1. Tim Tebow (2) . . . . . .UF 2. Andre’ Woodson (20) .UK 3. Erik Ainge (37) . . . . . .UT 4. Matt. Stafford (56) . .UG 5. Casey Dick (62) . . . . .AR 6. Matt Flynn (64) . . . . .LS 7. Brandon Cox (89) . . . .AU 8. John P. Wilson (92) . .UA 9. Seth Adams (94) . . . .UM 10. Mackenzi Adams (95) VU PUNT RETURN AVG ... Team 1. Brandon James (2) . . .UF 2. Javier Arenas (7) . . . .UA 3. Mikey Henderson (24) UG 4. Derek Pegues (38) . . .MS 5. Dennis Rogan (41) . . .UT 6. Robert Dunn (44) . . . .AU 7. Captain Munnerlyn (50) SC 8. Jerrell Norton (62) . . .AR 9. Rafael Little (72) . . . .UK 10. Alex Washington (75) VU KICK RETURN AVG.... Team 1. Felix Jones (4) . . . . . .AR 2. Brandon James (17) . .UF 3. Trindon Holliday (29) .LS 4. D.J. Moore (34) . . . . .VU 5. Asher Allen (42) . . . . .UG 6. Javier Arenas (50) . . .UA 7. Keenan Burton (53) . .UK 8. Chris Culliver (61) . . .SC 9. Marshay Green (65) . .UM 10. Mike Wallace (78) . . .UM Att-Cmp-Int 518-327-11 350-234-6 519-325-10 462-255-12 359-202-11 348-194-10 297-163-16 316-188-13 262-150-10 255-134-7 Rush Pass 895 3286 -193 3709 -32 3522 104 2846 215 2407 -18 2523 -27 1979 -96 2080 1830 123 -77 1695 Rec 77 75 73 66 59 67 56 60 56 56 Rec 77 60 59 67 73 56 75 66 38 52 Yds TD 968 9 830 5 10005 741 9 858 4 10056 761 7 104113 655 7 619 6 Yds TD 968 9 104113 858 4 10056 10005 761 7 830 5 741 9 716 6 705 5 Pct. 63.1 66.9 62.6 55.2 56.3 55.7 54.9 59.5 57.3 52.5 Yds 3709 3286 3522 2846 2407 2523 1979 2080 1695 1392 Plays Total 560 4181 587 3516 535 3490 543 2950 459 2622 387 2505 344 1952 363 1984 336 1953 273 1618 Long 48 54 51 51 52 67 48 57 51 40 Long 48 57 52 67 51 48 54 51 77 58 Avg/C 12.6 11.1 13.7 11.2 14.5 15.0 13.6 17.4 11.7 11.1 Avg/C 12.6 17.4 14.5 15.0 13.7 13.6 11.1 11.2 18.8 13.6 Yds/G 321.6 270.5 249.3 226.9 218.5 192.7 177.5 152.6 150.2 124.5 Rec/G 6.42 6.25 5.62 5.50 5.36 5.15 5.09 4.62 4.31 4.31 Yds/G 80.7 80.1 78.0 77.3 76.9 69.2 69.2 61.8 59.7 54.2 Cmp Int 234 6 327 11 325 10 194 10 150 10 202 11 188 13 255 12 163 16 101 6 Yds 254 323 214 268 165 301 165 142 127 165 Yds 652 841 498 823 690 657 679 809 631 483 TD 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 TD 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 52 Only two seniors led the SEC in the 13 major statistical categories - UK’s Andre Woodson (passing) & LSU’s Patrick Fisher (punting). 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W 2007 SEC INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Team PUNTING........... 1. Patrick Fisher (10) . .LS 2. Ryan Shoemaker (26) AU 3. Brian Mimbs (28) . . .UG 4. Ryan Succop (39) . .SC 5. Britton Colquitt (40) UT 6. Jeremy Davis (71) . .AR 7. Tim Masthay (73) . .UK 8. Justin Sparks (76) . .UM 9. Blake McAdams (84) MS 10. Brett Upson (85) . . .VU Team SCORING........... 1. Tim Tebow (5) . . . . .UF 2. Colt David (6) . . . . .LS 3. Leigh Tiffin (24) . . . .UA 4. Alex Tejada (30) . . .AR 5. Daniel Lincoln (37) . .UT 6. Brandon Coutu (49) .UG 7. Joey Ijjas (54) . . . . .UF Darren McFadden (54) AR 9. Lones Seiber (67) . . .UK 10. Anthony Dixon (74) .MS SCORING (TDs) ...... Team 1. Tim Tebow . . . . . . .UF 2. Darren McFadden . .AR 3. Anthony Dixon . . . . .MS 4. Thomas Brown . . . .UG 5. Knowshon Moreno . .UG 6. Felix Jones . . . . . . .AR 7. Arian Foster . . . . . . .UT Steve Johnson . . . . .UK 9. Jacob Hester . . . . . .LS 10. Percy Harvin . . . . . .UF SCORING (KICK) ..... Team 1. Colt David . . . . . . . .LS 2. Leigh Tiffin . . . . . . .UA 3. Alex Tejada . . . . . . .AR 4. Daniel Lincoln . . . . .UT 5. Brandon Coutu . . . . .UG 6. Joey Ijjas . . . . . . . . .UF 7. Lones Seiber . . . . . .UK 8. Wes Byrum . . . . . . .AU 9. Ryan Succop . . . . . .SC 10. Bryant Hahnfeldt . .VU Team FIELD GOALS ....... 1. Leigh Tiffin (3) . . . . .UA 2. Colt David (5) . . . . .LS 3. Daniel Lincoln (21) . .UT 4. Brandon Coutu (33) .UG 5. Alex Tejada (43) . . .AR Wes Byrum (43) . . .AU 7. Lones Seiber (49) . . .UK 8. Ryan Succop (68) . .SC Bryant Hahnfeldt (68) .VU 10. Joshua Shene (91) .UM Cl SR FR JR JR JR JR JR SO JR SO Cl SO JR SO FR FR SR SO JR SO SO Cl SO JR SO SR FR JR JR SR SR SO Cl JR SO FR FR SR SO SO FR JR JR Cl SO JR FR SR FR FR SO JR JR SO G 14 12 13 12 13 13 13 12 13 12 G 13 14 13 13 14 13 13 13 13 13 G 13 13 13 10 13 13 14 13 14 11 G 14 13 13 14 13 13 13 13 12 12 G 13 14 14 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 Punts 59 49 57 56 62 60 50 51 77 61 TD 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 16 TD 23 17 16 12 14 13 14 13 13 10 Yds Long Avg 2627 62 44.5 2080 64 42.4 2414 66 42.4 2330 58 41.6 2579 57 41.6 2403 54 40.0 1992 63 39.8 2023 55 39.7 3024 73 39.3 2391 59 39.2 2XP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pass 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 13 1 4 Pts 138 147 111 109 115 103 102 102 99 96 PAT 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Pts/G 10.6 10.5 8.5 8.4 8.2 7.9 7.8 7.8 7.6 7.4 Pts Pts/G 138 10.6 102 7.8 96 7.4 72 7.2 84 6.5 80 6.2 84 6.0 78 6.0 78 5.6 60 5.5 Pts/G 10.1 8.5 8.4 8.2 7.9 7.8 7.6 6.6 6.3 5.6 (NCAA Rankings in Parenthesis) Team UK UF UT VU AR SC UM UT UM UM UA LS LS UG VU UT MS UA UF VU Cl SO SR SR SO JR SO Cl SR SO SO SO JR Cl FR SR SO SR SO SR SR Cl SO SO SR SO Cl SR SR SO SO SO FR Cl SR SO JR SR SR SO JR SO JR JR JR SR SR JR SO SR JR SR SO SR G 10 13 13 13 13 13 G 13 10 12 13 13 G 13 13 10 12 13 13 13 G 12 12 13 13 G 13 14 12 13 12 12 G 13 13 14 12 13 11 10 13 11 11 13 14 14 13 12 14 13 12 13 12 Pos DL DE DL DE DL DL Pos DL DL DE DL DL Pos LB LB LB LB SS SS DB LB LB LB DB LB DB LB CB DB LB LB LB LB Solo 78 81 87 61 55 77 48 54 50 53 57 45 63 63 63 61 41 51 43 42 Ast 61 50 53 52 57 15 35 52 39 31 37 56 38 30 20 35 48 28 42 34 Yds 72 101 56 56 63 54 Yds 99 95 89 84 89 Total Avg/G Sack 139 10.7 2.5 131 10.1 1.5 140 10.0 1.5 113 9.4 3.0 112 8.6 1.0 92 8.4 4.0 83 8.3 0.0 106 8.2 1.0 89 8.1 0.5 84 7.6 0.0 94 7.2 1.0 101 7.2 3.0 101 7.2 1.0 93 7.2 4.5 83 6.9 1.0 96 6.9 0.0 89 6.8 0.0 79 6.6 1.0 85 6.5 0.0 76 6.3 3.0 Total 10.0 10.5 10.0 9.0 8.5 8.5 Total 27.0 18.0 19.5 18.5 17.0 Avg/G 1.00 0.81 0.77 0.69 0.65 0.65 Avg/G 2.08 1.80 1.62 1.42 1.31 XPT FG 0 0 63 26 36 25 58 17 52 21 49 18 72 10 0 0 51 16 0 0 Rush 23 16 14 10 14 11 12 0 12 6 TACKLES (All positions) Player............. 1. Wesley Woodyard (17) 2. Brandon Spikes (28) 3. Jerod Mayo (30) . . . 4. Jonathan Goff (40) . 5. Matt Hewitt (65) . . . 6. Emanuel Cook (80) . 7. Jamarca Sanford (85) 8. Rico McCoy (97) . . . 9. Ashlee Palmer . . . . . 10. Tony Fein . . . . . . . . 11. Rashad Johnson . . . 12. Ali Highsmith . . . . . Craig Steltz . . . . . . . 14. Dannell Ellerbe . . . . 15. D.J. Moore . . . . . . . 16. Jonathan Hefney . . 17. Jamar Chaney . . . . 18. Darren Mustin . . . . 19. Dustin Doe . . . . . . . 20. Marcus Buggs . . . . Ret 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 Team SACKS............. 1. Greg Hardy (6) . . . . .UM 2. Marcus Howard (18) UG 3. Wallace Gilberry (23) UA 4. Jeremy Jarmon (28) UK 5. Derrick Harvey (34) .UF Antonio Coleman (34) AU TACKLES FOR LOSS . Team 1. Wallace Gilberry (3) .UA 2. Greg Hardy (4) . . . . .UM 3. Eric Norwood (7) . . .SC 4. Antonio Coleman (16) AU 5. Derrick Harvey (24) .UF FUMBLES FORCED ... Team 1. M. Wright . . . . . . . .UF Matt Hewitt . . . . . . .AR 3. Greg Hardy . . . . . . .UM 4. Chris Hampton . . . . .SC 5. Roderick Battle . . . .UG Wesley Woodyard . . .UK Marcus Howard . . . .UG FUMBLES RCVD ..... Team 1. Al Woods . . . . . . . . .LS Eric Norwood . . . . .SC 3. Matt Hewitt . . . . . .AR Brandon Spikes . . . .UF PASSES DEFENDED . Team 1. Michael Grant . . . . .AR 2. Chevis Jackson . . . .LS 3. D.J. Moore . . . . . . .VU 4. Jerrell Norton . . . . .AR 5. Myron Lewis . . . . . .VU Joe Haden . . . . . . . .UF Solo Ast 10 0 9 3 10 0 8 2 8 1 8 1 Solo Ast 22 10 17 2 18 3 18 1 15 4 PATs 63-63 36-36 58-60 52-53 49-49 72-73 51-54 35-36 37-37 28-29 FG 25 26 21 18 17 17 16 13 13 11 FGs 26-33 25-34 17-23 21-29 18-23 10-15 16-25 17-23 13-17 13-20 FG/G 1.92 1.86 1.50 1.38 1.31 1.31 1.23 1.08 1.08 0.92 Pts 141 111 109 115 103 102 99 86 76 67 Num Avg/G 4 0.31 4 0.31 3 0.30 3 0.25 3 0.23 3 0.23 3 0.23 Num Avg/G 3 0.25 3 0.25 3 0.23 3 0.23 Brup Int 18 3 16 5 10 6 10 5 12 1 12 1 Total 21 21 16 15 13 13 Avg/G 1.62 1.50 1.33 1.15 1.08 1.08 FGA Pct. 34 73.5 33 78.8 29 72.4 23 78.3 23 73.9 23 73.9 25 64.0 17 76.5 20 65.0 17 64.7 Ten of UA’s Leigh Tiffin’s 25 field goals made were from 40-yard-or-more, most in the SEC in 2007. 53 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W 2007 SEC MISC. STATISTICS SEC’s BEST ROAD TEAMS Which SEC team has the best record away from home in league games since league expansion in 1992 (includes neutral site games): Team Alabama Arkansas Auburn Florida Georgia Kentucky LSU Ole Miss Miss. State South Carolina Tennessee Vanderbilt 2007 2-2 2-2 2-2 3-2 3-1 2-2 3-1 0-4 2-2 1-3 2-2 1-3 2006 0-4 4-0 4-0 3-1 3-2 1-3 2-2 0-4 1-3 3-1 3-1 1-3 2005 3-1 1-3 3-1 2-3 3-1 1-3 4-0 0-4 0-4 2-2 2-2 2-2 2004 1-3 1-3 4-0 1-3 4-1 0-4 2-2 1-3 0-4 3-1 4-0 0-4 2003 1-3 2-2 2-2 5-0 2-2 0-4 4-0 4-0 0-4 0-4 3-1 0-4 2002 4-0 3-1 3-1 3-1 4-1 2-2 2-2 0-4 0-4 2-2 3-1 0-4 2001 2-2 1-3 2-2 4-1 3-1 1-3 3-1 2-2 0-4 2-2 4-0 0-4 2000 0-4 1-3 2-2 3-1 2-3 0-4 1-3 2-2 1-3 2-2 2-2 1-3 1999 4-0 0-4 2-2 5-0 2-2 2-2 0-4 3-1 2-2 0-4 2-2 2-2 1998 1-3 2-2 1-3 3-1 4-1 1-3 1-3 1-3 2-2 0-4 4-0 0-4 1997 2-2 1-3 4-0 3-2 3-1 1-3 4-0 2-2 2-2 1-3 3-1 0-4 1996 2-2 1-3 2-2 4-0 2-3 0-4 3-1 2-2 2-2 2-2 4-0 0-4 1995 3-1 3-1 2-2 5-0 1-2 1-3 1-2-1 1-3 0-4 1-3 3-1 0-4 1994 4-0 0-4 3-1 3-0 2-2-1 0-4 1-3 0-4 3-1 3-1 3-1 2-2 1993 3-1 2-1-1 4-0 4-1 1-3 2-2 2-2 0-4 0-3-1 1-3 3-1 0-4 1992 4-0 2-1-1 0-4 2-2 4-1 1-3 0-4 1-3 1-3 1-3 3-1 1-3 Total 36-28 (.563) 26-36-2 (.422) 40-24 (.625) 53-18 (.746) 43-27-1 (.613) 15-49 (.234) 33-30-1 (.523) 19-45 (.297) 16-47-1 (.258) 24-40 (.375) 48-16 (.750) 10-54 (.156) SCORING IN THE SEC TOUCHDOWNS SCORED Passing Rushing Defense KO Returns# Punt Returns* Alabama 19 19 0 0 1 Arkansas 24 33 3 2 0 Auburn 12 23 3 0 0 Florida 32 39 2 0 2 Georgia 20 32 1 0 0 Kentucky 40 20 2 0 0 LSU 29 35 1 1 0 Ole Miss 19 6 1 1 3 Mississippi State 12 18 5 0 1 South Carolina 20 16 3 0 0 Tennessee 33 19 3 0 1 Vanderbilt 17 13 2 0 0 TOTALS 277 273 26 4 8 * - includes blocked kick/punt return ; # - includes fumbled kick return TOUCHDOWNS ALLOWED Passing Rushing Defense 20 14 1 21 18 3 11 13 1 19 18 2 12 16 1 22 22 4 22 11 0 17 25 0 20 14 1 14 19 0 25 15 4 15 16 0 218 201 17 TOTAL 39 62 38 75 53 62 66 30 36 39 56 32 588 KO Returns# 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 Punt Returns* 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 6 TOTAL 35 42 25 39 29 50 35 44 35 34 46 32 446 SCORING MARGIN IN INTRA-CONFERENCE GAMES Conference 1-5 6-10 11-15 16-20 ACC 15 (30.6) 12 5 8 Big East 11 (39.3) 5 1 2 Big Ten 12 (27.3) 8 5 9 Big 12 9 (18.4) 9 5 5 Conference USA 14 (28.6) 11 5 6 Mid-American 12 (24.5) 14 7 4 Mountain West 7 (18.9) 9 3 6 Pac-10 8 (17.8) 12 6 8 SEC 15 (30.6) 8 12 4 Sun Belt 5 (17.8) 8 2 7 WAC 9 (25.7) 6 9 2 (Numbers in parenthesis reflect percentage of games within scoring margin or less) 21+ 9 9 10 21 13 12 12 11 10 6 9 TOTAL GAMES 49 28 44 49 49 49 37 45 49 28 35 TOTAL POINTS 637 404 614 950 686 608 585 652 619 443 547 AVERAGE MARGIN 13.00 14.43 13.95 19.39 14.00 12.41 15.81 14.49 12.63 15.82 15.63 54 The SEC has had more games decided by 5-points-or-less during the last two years than any other conference (33). 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W 2007 SEC MISC. STATISTICS AVERAGE DRIVES ------------------------------------------------------Total Avg. Plays Avg. Yds. Avg. Time of Drives in Drive in Drive Possesion Alabama 170 5.66 28.58 2:16 Arkansas 184 5.10 31.79 2:07 Auburn 163 5.52 26.73 2:31 Florida 150 5.65 39.62 2:32 Georgia 165 5.30 29.59 2:24 Kentucky 176 5.76 32.75 2:06 LSU 191 5.52 32.21 2:22 Ole Miss 142 5.41 29.18 2:22 Mississippi State 171 5.15 22.59 2:18 South Carolina 159 5.19 28.06 2:09 Tennessee 180 5.52 31.23 2:13 Vanderbilt 151 5.54 25.95 2:14 [* - Time of possession and scoring drives do not include overtime drives] DRIVE CHART Drives ---------------------------------------------------- Drives Ended By -------------------------------------------------------------Started TD FG FGA PUNT DOWN *TURN CLOCK Alabama 170 38 23 34 65 6 19 8 Arkansas 184 57 17 23 61 9 25 9 Auburn 163 35 17 24 66 5 24 9 Florida 150 71 10 15 37 4 14 9 Georgia 165 52 18 23 58 6 17 9 Kentucky 176 60 16 24 51 10 24 7 LSU 191 64 26 33 61 3 17 13 Ole Miss 142 25 11 17 54 14 25 7 Mississippi State 171 30 10 13 80 8 27 13 South Carolina 159 36 13 17 59 9 28 10 Tennessee 180 52 21 29 65 8 18 8 Vanderbilt 151 30 13 20 61 9 22 9 [NOTE: Drive Efficiency = Total Scores/Drives Started] (*-Includes Safeties) Points Scored 343 448 294 524 417 461 526 207 244 300 427 247 Pts./ Drive 2.02 2.43 1.80 3.49 2.53 2.62 2.75 1.46 1.43 1.89 2.37 1.64 Overall / TD Drive Efficiency 35.88 / 22.35 40.21 / 30.98 31.90 / 21.47 54.00 / 47.33 42.42 / 31.52 43.18 / 34.09 47.12 / 33.51 25.35 / 17.61 23.39 / 17.54 30.02 / 22.64 40.56 / 28.89 28.48 / 19.87 Scoring Drives 62 71 50 81 69 70 85 36 40 49 70 43 Avg. Plays in Drive 7.68 6.01 8.14 6.75 7.10 7.94 7.37 7.41 7.93 7.47 7.51 8.02 Avg. Yards in Drive 52.84 55.38 54.86 57.62 53.84 60.21 54.65 61.00 52.03 57.84 55.52 51.89 Avg. Time of Possession 2:50 2:16 2:45 2:50 2:57 2:44 3:00 2:57 3:14 2:41 2:53 3:24 No. of Scoring Drives - 2:00 5:00 + 24 8 31 3 11 9 27 8 24 10 27 5 28 12 11 6 14 9 19 2 22 7 13 11 FOURTH QUARTER SCORING# -----------------AVG. STARTING FIELD POSITION & DEFENSIVE DRIVES# School Points For Points Against Margin Record Own Opp. Opp. 3 & Out* Opp. Drives Alabama 93 93 = 7-6 UA32 OPP30 55 169 Arkansas 137 98 +39 8-5 UA35 OPP30 58 190 Auburn 81 84 -3 9-4 AU32 OPP31 58 166 Florida 137 83 +54 9-4 UF37 OPP31 43 157 Georgia 109 50 +59 11-2 UG33 OPP31 51 164 Kentucky 119 81 +38 8-5 UK33 OPP31 47 174 LSU 143 60 +83 12-2 LS32 OPP29 73 186 Ole Miss 49 139 -90 3-9 UM30 OPP35 32 149 Mississippi State 79 67 +12 8-5 MS30 OPP34 64 174 South Carolina 87 54 +33 6-6 SC29 OPP33 39 160 Tennessee 71 64 +7 10-4 UT32 OPP27 55 184 Vanderbilt 84 51 +33 5-7 VU36 OPP31 53 145 CONF. TOTAL 1189 924 +265 SEC33 OPP31 628 2018 AVERAGES 99.08 77.00 52.33 168.17 * - Opponent held to three plays or less without points scored (Does not include drives stopped by end of half). / # - Does not include overtime Pct. 32.54 30.53 34.94 27.39 31.10 27.01 39.25 21.48 36.78 24.38 29.89 36.55 31.12 Auburn and Tennessee lead the SEC in defensive shutouts posted since 1992 with 13 each. 55 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W 2007 MISC. STATISTICS SHUTOUTS IN THE SEC Which defenses in the SEC have posted the most shutouts since league expansion in 1992: Team Alabama Arkansas Auburn Florida Georgia Kentucky LSU Ole Miss Miss. State South Carolina Tennessee Vanderbilt 2007 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2006 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2005 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2004 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2003 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2002 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2001 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2000 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1999 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1998 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1997 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1996 2 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 1995 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1994 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1993 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 1 2 0 1992 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 Total 11 6 13 7 6 4 14 9 7 6 13 1 Last 11/5/2005 vs. Miss. State (17-0) 9/9/2006 vs. Utah State (20-0) 11/4/2006 vs. Ark. State (27-0) 11/18/2006 vs. W. Carolina (62-0) 9/16/2006 vs. UAB (34-0) 11/16/96 vs. Vanderbilt (25-0) 9/15/2007 vs. Middle Tenn. (44-0) 10/6/2007 vs. La. Tech (24-0) 9/25/99 vs. South Carolina (17-0) 8/31/2006 vs. Miss. State (15-0) 11/22/2003 vs. Vanderbilt (48-0) 10/9/99 vs. The Citadel (58-0) POINTS OFF TURNOVERS Opponent Turnovers 24 30 24 20 26 27 36 17 28 21 25 23 301 25.08 Team Points Scored off Turnovers 58 95 91 90 86 40 142 37 93 41 96 60 929 77.42 Total Team Points Scored 352 485 315 552 424 475 541 241 279 313 455 260 4692 391.00 Pct. of Points Scored 16.48 19.59 28.89 16.30 20.28 08.42 26.25 15.35 33.33 13.10 21.09 23.08 19.80 Team Turnovers 20 26 24 15 17 28 16 27 28 28 18 25 272 22.67 Opponent Points Scored off Turnovers 66 56 62 52 37 92 46 69 61 58 42 65 706 58.83 Total Opp. Points Scored 286 345 220 331 262 385 279 342 301 282 382 271 3686 307.17 Pct. of Points Scored 23.08 16.23 28.18 15.71 14.12 23.90 16.49 20.18 20.27 20.57 10.99 23.99 19.15 School Alabama Arkansas Auburn Florida Georgia Kentucky LSU Ole Miss Mississippi State South Carolina Tennessee Vanderbilt CONF. TOTAL. AVERAGES SEC MISC. STATISTICS SUPERLATIVES (SINCE 2000) Highest Average Plays in Drive 6.08 – Kentucky, 2000 6.04 – South Carolina, 2006 6.01 – South Carolina, 2001 6.00 – Vanderbilt, 2005 5.88 – LSU, 2006 5.87 – Ole Miss, 2001 5.86 – Auburn, 2005 Highest Average Yards in Drive 40.32 – Florida, 2001 39.62 – FLORIDA, 2007 39.04 – LSU, 2006 38.61 – South Carolina, 2006 35.13 – Auburn, 2005 34.83 – Auburn, 2004 34.83 – Tennessee, 2006 Highest Avg. Posession Time in Drive 2:56 – South Carolina, 2006 2:54 – Auburn, 2006 2:53 – Alabama, 2006 2:48 – LSU, 2006 2:42 – South Carolina, 2001 2:39 – Alabama, 2005 2:39 – Florida, 2006 Highest Avg. Plays in Scoring Drive 10.62 – LSU, 2000 8.93 – Kentucky, 2000 8.64 – Vanderbilt, 2005 8.53 – Alabama, 2002 8.45 – Kentucky, 2004 8.30 – Alabama, 2006 8.28 – South Carolina, 2001 Highest Avg. Yards in Scoring Drive 67.65 – Kentucky, 2000 65.12 – LSU, 2000 64.94 – Vanderbilt, 2005 64.41 – Kentucky, 2001 64.05 – South Carolina, 2004 62.16 – Alabama, 2001 61.55 – Tennessee, 2004 61.27 – Alabama, 2000 Highest Avg. Time of Possession in Scoring Drive 3:57 – Alabama, 2006 3:43 – Florida, 2005 3:34 – Ole Miss, 2006 3:33 – South Carolina, 2004 3:29 – Vanderbilt, 2004 3:27 – Alabama, 2002 3:25 – South Carolina, 2002 3.24 – VANDERBILT, 2007 3:24 – Kentucky, 2004 Highest Average Points per Drive 3.49 – FLORIDA, 2007 (524 in 150) 3.27 – Florida, 2001 (471 in 144) 2.94 – LSU, 2006 (410 in 139) 2.75 – LSU, 2007 (526 in 191) 2.69 – Ole Miss, 2001 (346 in 143) 2.62 – KENTUCKY, 2007 (461 in 176) 2.61 – Auburn, 2005 (365 in 140) 2.60 – So. Carolina, 2006 (346 in 133) Highest Overall Scoring Efficiency 54.9 – Florida, 2001 (79 of 144) 54.0 - FLORIDA, 2007 (86 of 150) 47.1 - LSU, 2007 (90 of 191) 46.0 – LSU, 2006 (64 of 139) 44.4 – South Carolina, 2006 (59 of 133) 44.3 – Ole Miss, 2003 (74 of 167) 43.2 – KENTUCKY, 2007 (76 of 176) 42.4 – Florida, 2000 (70 of 165) 42.4 – Tennessee, 2006 (59 of 139) 42.4 – GEORGIA, 2007 (70 of 165) Highest TD Scoring Efficiency 47.3 - FLORIDA, 2007 (71 of 150) 40.9 – Florida, 2001 (59 of 144) 39.6 – LSU, 2006 (55 of 139) 37.8 – Ole Miss, 2001 (54 of 143) 34.1 - KENTUCKY, 2007 (60 of 176) 33.6 – Auburn, 2005 (47 of 140) 33.5 - LSU, 2007 (64 of 191) 33.1 – Auburn, 2004 (52 of 157) BOLDFACE -- 2007 Season 56 Florida’s average points per drive in 2007 (3.49) was the highest in the SEC since 2000. 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W 2007 SEC INDIVIDUAL HONORS 2007 COACHES ALL-SEC FOOTBALL TEAM (*-Ties / #-Unanimous Selection) (Coaches could not vote for their own players) FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC -- OFFENSE Pos. Name School TE Jacob Tamme Kentucky OL Robert Felton Arkansas OL Andre Smith Alabama OL Anthony Parker Tennessee OL *Herman Johnson LSU OL *Michael Oher Ole Miss OL *Chris Williams Vanderbilt C Jonathan Luigs Arkansas WR Kenny McKinley So. Carolina WR Earl Bennett Vanderbilt QB Tim Tebow Florida RB #Darren McFadden Arkansas RB Knowshon Moreno Georgia SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC -- OFFENSE Pos. Name School TE Cornelius Ingram Florida OL Carlton Medder Florida OL Michael Brown Miss. State OL *Ciron Black LSU OL *Antoine Caldwell Alabama OL *Nate Garner Arkansas OL *Mitch Petrus Arkansas OL *Jim Tartt Florida OL *Garry Williams Kentucky C Fernando Velasco Georgia WR Percy Harvin Florida WR DJ Hall Alabama QB Andre’ Woodson Kentucky RB Felix Jones Arkansas RB Jacob Hester LSU FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC -- DEFENSE Pos. Name School DL #Glenn Dorsey LSU DL Wallace Gilberry Alabama DL *Quentin Groves Auburn DL *Greg Hardy Ole Miss DL *Eric Norwood So. Carolina LB #Ali Highsmith LSU LB #Wesley Woodyard Kentucky LB Jerod Mayo Tennessee LB Brandon Spikes Florida DB #Craig Steltz LSU DB Chevis Jackson LSU DB *Simeon Castille Alabama DB *Rashad Johnson Alabama DB *Jonathan Hefney Tennessee DB *Captain Munnerlyn So. Carolina SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC -- DEFENSE Pos. Name School DL Titus Brown Miss. State DL Derrick Harvey Florida DL Jeremy Jarmon Kentucky LB Jonathan Goff Vanderbilt LB Rico McCoy Tennessee LB Darry Beckwith LSU Ht. 6-5 6-4 6-4 6-3 6-7 6-5 6-6 6-4 6-0 6-1 6-3 6-2 5-11 Ht. 6-4 6-5 6-5 6-5 6-4 6-7 6-4 6-3 6-4 6-4 5-11 6-3 6-5 6-0 6-0 Ht. 6-2 6-4 6-3 6-5 6-0 6-1 6-1 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-0 6-1 6-0 5-9 5-9 Ht. 6-3 6-4 6-3 6-4 6-1 6-1 Wt. 240 320 348 305 356 325 320 315 177 202 235 215 207 Wt. 230 319 300 320 288 318 300 316 325 318 187 186 230 207 228 Wt. 303 264 254 255 258 225 212 230 243 209 184 189 186 185 180 Wt. 250 262 268 235 215 230 Class Sr. Sr. So. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. So. Jr. Fr. Class Jr. Sr. Jr. So. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. So. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Class Sr. Sr. Sr. So. So. Sr. Sr. Jr. So. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. So. Class Sr. Jr. So. Sr. So. Jr. Hometown Danville, Ky. Houston, Texas Birmingham, Ala. Jonesboro, Ga. Olla, La. Memphis, Tenn. Glynn, La. Little Rock, Ark. Mableton, Ga. Birmingham, Ala. Jacksonville, Fla. Little Rock, Ark. Belford, N.J. Hometown Hawthorne, Fla. Clermont, Fla. College Park, Ga. Tyler, Texas Montgomery, Ala. Roland, Ark. Carlisle, Ark. Sopchoppy, Fla. Louisville, Ky. Wrens, Ga. Virginia Beach, Va. Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. Radcliff, Ky. Tulsa, Okla. Shreveport, La. Hometown Gonzales, La. Bay Minette, Ala. Greenville, Miss. Millington, Tenn. Acworth, Ga. Miami, Fla. LaGrange, Ga. Hampton, Va. Shelby, N.C. New Orleans, La. Mobile, Ala. Birmingham, Ala. Sulligent, Ala. Rock Hill, S.C. Mobile, Ala. Hometown Tuscaloosa, Ala. Greenbelt, Md. Collierville, Tenn. Lynn, Mass. Washington, D.C. Baton Rouge, La. LB LB DB DB DB DB DB *Jamar Chaney *Dannell Ellerbe D.J. Moore Emanuel Cook Michael Grant *Eric Berry *Derek Pegues Miss. State Georgia Vanderbilt So. Carolina Arkansas Tennessee Miss. State 6-1 6-1 5-10 5-11 5-11 5-11 5-10 Ht. 5-9 6-5 6-0 Ht. 6-0 6-3 6-0 5-6 236 232 180 211 186 195 196 Wt. 173 238 207 Wt. 204 205 188 181 Jr. Jr. So. So. Sr. Fr. Jr. Class Jr. Sr. Jr. Class Fr. Jr. Fr. So. Fort Pierce, Fla. Hamlet, N.C. Spartanburg, S.C. Riviera Beach, Fla. Stone Mountain, Ga. Fairburn, Ga. Batesville, Miss. Hometown Grapevine, Texas Hyattsville, Md. Tulsa, Okla. Hometown Ocala, Fla. Knoxville, Tenn. Birmingham, Ala. St. Augustine, Fla. FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC -- SPECIAL TEAMS Pos. Name School PK Colt David LSU P Patrick Fisher LSU RS Felix Jones Arkansas SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC -- SPECIAL TEAMS Pos. Name School PK Daniel Lincoln Tennessee P *Britton Colquitt Tennessee P *Ryan Shoemaker Auburn RS Brandon James Florida 2007 ASSOCIATED PRESS ALL-SEC TEAM FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC OFFENSE Pos. Name School TE Jacob Tamme Kentucky OL Robert Felton Arkansas OL Andre Smith Alabama OL Anthony Parker Tennessee OL Michael Oher Ole Miss OL Chris Williams Vanderbilt C Jonathan Luigs Arkansas WR Kenny McKinley So. Carolina WR Earl Bennett Vanderbilt QB Tim Tebow Florida RB Darren McFadden Arkansas RB Knowshon Moreno Georgia PK Colt David LSU AP Percy Harvin Florida AP Felix Jones Arkansas FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC -- DEFENSE Pos. Name School DE Greg Hardy Ole Miss DE Wallace Gilberry Alabama DT Glenn Dorsey LSU DT Geno Atkins Georgia DT Pat Sims Auburn LB Ali Highsmith LSU LB Wesley Woodyard Kentucky LB Jerod Mayo Tennessee LB Brandon Spikes Florida CB Chevis Jackson LSU CB D.J. Moore Vanderbilt S Craig Steltz LSU S Rashad Johnson Alabama S Derek Pegues Miss. State P Patrick Fisher LSU Ht. 6-5 6-4 6-4 6-3 6-5 6-6 6-4 6-0 6-1 6-3 6-2 5-11 5-9 5-11 6-0 Ht. 6-5 6-4 6-2 6-1 6-4 6-1 6-1 6-2 6-3 6-0 5-10 6-2 6-0 5-10 6-5 Wt. 240 320 348 305 325 320 315 177 202 235 215 207 173 187 207 Wt. 255 264 303 290 316 225 212 230 243 184 180 209 186 196 238 Class Sr. Sr. So. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. So. Jr. Fr. Jr. So. Jr. Class So. Sr. Sr. So. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. So. Sr. So. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Hometown Danville, Ky. Houston, Texas Birmingham, Ala. Jonesboro, Ga. Memphis, Tenn. Glynn, La. Little Rock, Ark. Mableton, Ga. Birmingham, Ala. Jacksonville, Fla. Little Rock, Ark. Belford, N.J. Grapevine, Texas Virginia Beach, Va. Tulsa, Okla. Hometown Millington, Tenn. Bay Minette, Ala. Gonzales, La. Pembroke Pines, Fla. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Miami, Fla. LaGrange, Ga. Hampton, Va. Shelby, N.C. Mobile, Ala. Spartanburg, S.C. New Orleans, La. Sulligent, Ala. Batesville, Miss. Hyattsville, Md. An SEC football player has won the Draddy Award, “The Academic Heisman,” in five of the last 12 seasons. 57 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W 2007 SEC INDIVIDUAL HONORS 2007 ASSOCIATED PRESS ALL-SEC TEAM (Continued) SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC -- OFFENSE Pos. Name School TE Cornelius Ingram Florida OL Herman Johnson LSU OL Nate Garner Arkansas OL Eric Young Tennessee OL Jason Leger Kentucky C Fernando Velasco Georgia WR Percy Harvin Florida WR Lucas Taylor Tennessee QB Andre’ Woodson Kentucky RB Felix Jones Arkansas RB Arian Foster Tennessee PK Daniel Lincoln Tennessee AP Brandon James Florida SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC -- DEFENSE Pos. Name School DE Titus Brown Miss. State DE Quentin Groves Auburn DE Eric Norwood So. Carolina DT Marcus Harrison Arkansas DT Peria Jerry Ole Miss LB Jonathan Goff Vanderbilt LB Rico McCoy Tennessee LB Dannell Ellerbe Georgia CB Captain Munnerlyn So. Carolina CB Michael Grant Arkansas CB Patrick Lee Auburn S Emanuel Cook So. Carolina S Eric Berry Tennessee S Matt Hewitt Arkansas P Britton Colquitt Tennessee P Ryan Shoemaker Auburn Ht. 6-4 6-7 6-7 6-4 6-1 6-4 5-11 6-0 6-5 6-0 6-1 6-0 5-6 Ht. 6-3 6-3 6-0 6-3 6-2 6-4 6-1 6-1 5-9 5-11 6-0 5-11 5-11 6-3 6-3 6-0 Wt. 230 356 318 305 287 318 187 185 230 207 225 204 181 Wt. 250 254 258 305 310 235 215 232 180 186 201 211 195 211 205 188 Class Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. So. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Fr. So. Class Sr. Sr. So. Sr. Sr. Sr. So. Jr. So. Sr. Sr. So. Fr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Hometown Hawthorne, Fla. Olla, La. Roland, Ark. Union, S.C. Broadhead, Ky. Wrens, Ga. Virginia Beach, Va. Carencro, La. Radcliff, Ky. Tulsa, Okla. San Diego, Calif. Ocala, Fla. St. Augustine, Fla. Hometown Tuscaloosa, Ala. Greenville, Miss. Acworth, Ga. Little Rock, Ark. Batesville, Miss. Lynn, Mass. Washington, D.C. Hamlet, N.C. Mobile, Ala. Stone Mountain, Ga. Miami, Fla. Riviera Beach, Fla. Fairburn, Ga. Englewood, N.J. Knoxville, Tenn. Birmingham, Ala. LB LB DB DB DB DB DB DB Cliff Matthews A.J. Jones Eric Berry Joe Haden Major Wright *Zac Etheridge *Kareem Jackson *Chad Jones So. Carolina Florida Tennessee Florida Florida Auburn Alabama LSU 6-4 6-1 5-11 5-11 6-1 5-11 5-11 6-3 Ht. 6-4 6-1 6-0 6-3 239 211 195 181 204 200 185 218 Wt. 204 202 188 218 Cheraw, S.C. Tampa, Fla. Fairburn, Ga. Ft. Washington, Md. Miramar, Fla. Troy, Ala. Macon, Ga. Baton Rouge, La. Hometown Ocala, Fla. Springdale, Ark. Birmingham, Ala. Baton Rouge, La. FRESHMAN ALL-SEC -- SPECIAL TEAMS Pos. Name School PK *Daniel Lincoln Tennessee PK *Alex Tejada Arkansas P Ryan Shoemaker Auburn RS Chad Jones LSU ESPN THE MAGAZINE ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA FOOTBALL TEAM (voted by CoSIDA) [SEC Players only] First-Team Tim Tebow, Florida, QB, So., Jacksonville, Fla. (Family Youth & Community Service) Jacob Tamme, Kentucky, TE, Sr., Danville, Ky. (MBA) Second-Team Tim Masthay, Kentucky, PK, Jr., Murray, Ky. (Economics) All-District III First-Team Tim 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 & Entertainment Mgmt.) Briam Mimbs, Georgia, P, Jr., Dublin, Ga. (Risk Mgmt. & Insurance) All-District IV First-Team Austin 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-Team Cole Bennett, Auburn, TE, Sr., Dalton, Ga. (Management Information Systems) SEC PLAYER AWARDS COACH OF THE YEAR COACHES AWARDS OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Sylvester Croom, Mississippi State Darren McFadden, RB, Arkansas ASSOCIATED PRESS AWARDS OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Darren McFadden, Arkansas Glenn Dorsey, DT, LSU SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR Felix Jones, RS/RB, Arkansas FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Knowshon Moreno, RB, Georgia SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Jacob Tamme, TE, Kentucky JACOBS BLOCKING TROPHY Andre Smith, OT, Alabama Jonathan Luigs, C, Arkansas DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Glenn Dorsey, LSU COACH OF THE YEAR Sylvester Croom, Mississippi State FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Knowshon Moreno, Georgia 2007 COACHES ALL-SEC FRESHMAN TEAM (*-Ties / #-Unanimous Selection) (Coaches could not vote for their own players) FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC -- OFFENSE Pos. Name School TE D.J. Williams Arkansas OL Ryan Pugh Auburn OL Trinton Sturdivant Georgia OL Lee Ziemba Auburn OL *Clint Boling Georgia OL *Maurkice Pouncey Florida OL *Chaz Ramsey Auburn WR #Terrance Toliver LSU WR Denarius Moore Tennessee QB Wesley Carroll Miss. State RB #Knowshon Moreno Georgia RB Terry Grant Alabama FRESHMAN ALL-SEC -- DEFENSE Pos. Name School DL Ladi Ajiboye So. Carolina DL Damario Ambrose Arkansas DL Antoine Carter Auburn LB #Rolando McClain Alabama LB Freddy Burton Arkansas Ht. 6-2 6-4 6-5 6-8 6-5 6-4 6-4 6-5 6-1 6-3 5-11 5-9 Ht. 6-1 6-5 6-4 6-4 6-2 Wt. 250 282 293 297 290 311 284 190 285 190 207 184 Wt. 291 245 226 255 202 Hometown Little Rock, Ark. Hoover, Ala. Wadesboro, N.C. Rogers, Ark. Alpharetta, Ga. Lakeland, Fla. Madison, Miss. Hempstead, Texas Tatum, Texas Parkland, Fla. Belford, N.J. Lumberton, Miss. Hometown Greenville, S.C. Mobile, Ala. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Decatur, Ala. Morrilton, Ark. 58 The SEC placed seven players on first-team All-America teams in 2007. 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W 2007 SEC INDIVIDUAL HONORS Heisman Memorial Trophy Presented to the Nation’s Most Outstanding Player by the Heisman Trophy Trust Winner: Tim Tebow, QB, Florida Walter Camp Award Presented to the Nation’s Top Overall Player by the Watler Camp Foundation Winner: Darren McFadden, Arkansas Maxwell Award Presented to the Outstanding Player of the Year by the Maxwell Football Club Winner: Tim Tebow, QB, Florida Rotary Lombardi Award Presented to the Nation’s Lineman of the Year by the Rotary Club of Houston Winner: Glenn Dorsey, DT, LSU Rimington Trophy Presented to the Nation’s Outstanding Center by the Boomer Esiason Foundation Winner: Jonathan Luigs, Arkansas Bronko Nagurski Award Presented to the Outstanding Defensive Player by the FWAA/Charlotte TD Club Winner: Glenn Dorsey, DT, LSU Outland Trophy Presented to the Outstanding Interior Lineman by the FWAA/Greater Omaha Sports Committee Winner: Glenn Dorsey, DT, LSU Davey O’Brien Award Presented to the Nation’s Best Quarterback by the Davey O’Brien Foundation Winner: Tim Tebow, Florida Doak Walker Award Presented to the Nation’s Top Running Back by the Guaranty Bank SMU Athletic Forum Winner: Darren McFadden, Arkansas The Lott Trophy Presented to the Nation’s Top Defensive Player who exemplifies Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community and Tenacity by the Pacific Club Impact Foundation Winner: Glenn Dorsey, LSU Bowden Award Presented by Fellowship of Christian Athletes who epitomizes a student-athlete and conducts himself as a faith model in the community, in the classroom, and on the field Winner: Jacob Tamme, TE, Kentucky Rudy Award Presented by Rudy Foundation who demonstrate exemplary character, courage, contribution and commitment Winner: Terry Clayton, LB, Kentucky The Biletnikoff Award Presented to the Nation’s Outstanding Receiver by the Tallahassee Quarterback Club Finalists (three of 12): Earl Bennett, Vanderbilt; Keenan Burton, Kentucky; Percy Harvin, Florida Draddy Trophy Presented to the Nation’s Top Scholar-Athlete by the National Football Foundation Finalist (one of nine): Jacob Tamme, TE, Kentucky Lou Groza Award Presented to the Nation’s Top Placekicker by the Palm Beach County Sports Commission Semifinalist (one of 20): Daniel Lincoln, Tennessee Chuck Bednarik Award Presented to the Outstanding Defensive Player of the Year by the Maxwell Football Club Finalists (1 of 3): Glenn Dorsey, DT, LSU Danny Wuerffel Trophy Presented by the All Sports Association of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., in recognition of exemplary community service, athletic, and academic achievement Finalists (one of 10): Jacob Tamme, Kentucky Munger Award Presented to the Outstanding Coach of the Year by the Maxwell Football Club Watch List (three of 15): Les Miles, LSU; Mark Richt, Georgia; Nick Saban, Alabama Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award Voted on by a selection committee of NFF Hall of Fame members and college football fans Finalists (four of 10): Rich Brooks, Kentucky; Sylvester Croom, Mississippi State; Mark Richt, Georgia; Tommy Tuberville, Auburn Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Presented to the Nation’s Top Senior Quarterback by the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Educational Foundation Finalists (1 of 5): Andre’ Woodson, Kentucky Jim Thorpe Award Presented to the Nation’s Top Defensive Back by the Jim Thorpe Association Finalists (1 of 3): Craig Steltz, LSU SEC Football Community Service Team Honorees Corey Reamer, Alabama Robert Felton, Arkansas Zach Gilbert, Auburn Tim Tebow, Florida Kelin Johnson, Georgia Keenan Burton, Kentucky Glenn Dorsey, LSU Jason Cook, Ole Miss Anthony Strauder, Mississippi State Jeremy Burgess, South Carolina Jerod Mayo, Tennessee George Smith, Vanderbilt AFCA Good Works Team Honorees (SEC Only) Jason Cook, FB, Ole Miss Kelin Johnson, SS, Georgia Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America Team (SEC Only) First-Team C - Jonathan Luigs, Arkansas QB - Tim Tebow, Florida RB - Darren McFadden, Arkansas DL - Glenn Dorsey, LSU DB - Craig Steltz, LSU KR - Felix Jones, Arkansas Second-Team DL - Greg Hardy, Ole Miss American Football Coaches Association All-America Team (SEC Only) Darren McFadden, RB, Arkansas Glenn Dorsey, DL, LSU Football Writers Association of America All-America team (SEC Only) Tim Tebow, QB, Florida Darren McFadden, RB, Arkansas Jonathan Luigs, C, Arkansas Glenn Dorsey, DL, LSU Craig Steltz, DB, LSU Daniel Lincoln, PK, Tennessee Associated Press All-America Team (SEC Only) First-Team QB - Tim Tebow, Florida RB - Darren McFadden, Arkansas DT - Glenn Dorsey, LSU SAF - Craig Steltz, LSU Second-Team OG - Robert Felton, Arkansas OG - Anthony Parker, Tennessee C - Jonathan Luigs, Arkansas AP - Felix Jones, Arkansas LB - Ali Highsmith, LSU During the last 10 years, the SEC has had more winners of the NCAA Top VIII Award than any other conference. 59 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W 2007 SEC FOOTBALL ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL Name Class UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA Antoine Caldwell Evan Cardwell Jamie Christensen Matt Collins Josh Curry Drew Davis Trent Dean Preston Dial Hampton Gray Terry Grant Bobby Greenwood Charlie Higgenbotham Charlie Hoke Mike Johnson Rashad Johnson Charlie Kirschman Greg McElroy Darren Mustin Taylor Pharr Chris Rogers Brian Selman Senior Junior Senior Senior Senior Junior Senior Sophomore Sophomore Sophomore Junior Sophomore Junior Junior Junior Sophomore Sophomore Senior Sophomore Junior Junior Major Consumer Sciences Business Management Business Management Biology General Studies Marketing Marketing Public Relations Biology Criminal Justice Business Management Interdisciplinary Studies Finance Consumer Sciences Criminal Justice Finance Marketing General Studies Public Relations Consumer Sciences Business Management Sociology/Criminal Justice Kinesiology Kinesiology Marketing Management Finance and Real Estate Adult Education Marketing Management Kinesiology Management Information Systems Finance Pre-Building Science Pre-Business Mass Communication Interdepartmental Exercise Science General Social Science Physical Education Physics Public Administration Telecommunications Political Science Sport Management Geography Zoology Social and Behavioral Sciences Criminology Sport Management Finance Sociology Physiology/Kinesiology Criminology Family, Youth and Community Sciences Family, Youth and Community Sciences Sport Management Telly Concepcion Andrew Fritze W. Brad Hiers Joseph Ijjas Andrew Johnson Bobby R. Kane Christopher Pintado Vernon Shelton Joseph Sorrentino Cody Worton Senior Junior Junior Senior Junior Senior Sophomore Senior Junior Sophomore Criminology Exercise Physiology History Architecture Interdisciplinary Studies- Biology Criminology Finance Agriculture & Operations Management Exercise Physiology Civil Engineering Housing Business Finance Middle School Education Child & Family Development Biology Consumer Economics Consumer Economics Housing Finance Bio Engineering Consumer Economics Risk Management & Insurance Business Agribusiness Sociology Consumer Economics Journalism Unspecified Exercise & Sport Science Economics Sociology Nutrition & Food Science Kinesiology Kinesiology Foreign Languages & Intl. Econ—German Journalism Kinesiology Finance Pharmacy Family & Consumer Sciences Psychology Agriculture Education, Comm., & Leadership Economics Sociology Agricultural Economics Family & Consumer Sciences Marketing Forestry Undergraduate Studies Pre-Economics Secondary Education—Social Studies Mechanical Engineering Business Administration Accounting Social Work Marketing and Integrated Strategic Comm. UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS Clay Bemberg Sophomore Evan Bettis Sophomore Jeremy Davis Senior Aaron Fenton Sophomore Clark Irwin Junior Farod Jackson Graduate Marcus Monk Senior Lance Thompson Senior AUBURN UNIVERSITY Cole Bennett Graduate Jason Bosley Senior Neil Caudle Sophomore Rick Cherry Sophomore John Cubelic Sophomore Zach Gilbert Senior Danny Perry Senior Carl Stewart Senior Josh Thompson Senior Jackson Timmerman Junior Tommy Trott Junior UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA Derek Baldry Senior James Barrie Junior Riley Cooper Sophomore Javier Estopinan Senior Edward Haupt Junior Aaron Hernandez Sophomore Markus Manson Senior Kestahn Moore Junior Jonathan Phillips Junior Wondy Pierre Louis Sophomore James Smith Senior Ryan Stamper Junior Timothy Tebow Sophomore Phil Trautwein Senior M. “Paul” Wilson Sophomore UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA Benjamin Boyd Senior Shaun Chapas Sophomore Jonathan DeLaureal Sophomore Kristopher Durham Sophomore Bo Fowler Sophomore Christopher Gaunder Senior Demiko Goodman Junior Andrew Gully Sophomore Mikey Henderson Senior Wes Jacobs Sophomore Andrew Johnson Sophomore Justin Lyles Senior Brian Mimbs Junior Casey Nickels Sophomore Mitchell Pittman Junior Jeff Potterbaum Sophomore Brannan Southerland Junior Matthew Stafford Sophomore Bo Stansell Sophomore Trinton Sturdivant Freshman Will Sullivan Sophomore UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY Jess Beets Senior Trey Bowland Sophomore Anthony Cecil Junior Terry Clayton Senior Greg Curtin Senior Marcus Davis Sophomore Daryl Faulkner Sophomore Brad Hart Junior Jon Housley Senior Rafael Little Senior Jayce Long Sophomore Dicky Lyons, Jr. Senior Tim Masthay Senior Robbie McAtee Senior Martin McPherson Senior Shomari Moore Senior Austin Moss Junior Sean Murphy Senior A. J. Nance Sophomore Clay Pear Sophomore Corey Peters Sophomore Michael Schwindel Junior Jacob Tamme Master’s Brandon Thurmond Sophomore Wesley Woodyard Senior Chris Wraley Junior 60 The SEC placed 483 student-athletes on its 2007 Fall Academic Honor 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W 2007 SEC FOOTBALL ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL Name Class LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY Caleb Angelle Jeremy Bunting Donald Chaucer Mit Cole Colt David Richard Dugas Sean Gaudet Donald Hains Lyle Hitt Maxwell Holmes John Lott Luke Sanders Robert Smith Anthony Zehyoue Senior Junior Junior Senior Junior Sophomore Senior Junior Junior Senior Sophomore Senior Senior Graduate Major General Studies Accounting Kinesiology Finance Construction Mgt. Management Management General Studies Kinesiology Psychology Undeclared Management Biological Sciences Education Accountancy English Liberal Arts Undecided Liberal Arts Undecided Biochemistry Banking and Finance Exercise Science Physics Exercise Science Business Studies Accountancy Accountancy Mgt of Const. & Land Physical Education Physical Education Gen Business Admin Physical Education Sports Administration Gen Business Admin Business Management Physical Education Mgt. of Const. & Land Business Administration Gen Business Admin Mathematics Psychology Economics Business Administration Sport and Entertainment Management Biology Hotel, Restaurant, Tourism Management Retailing Retailing Sport and Entertainment Management Criminal Justice Retailing Marine Science Management and Marketing Marketing Business Administration Business Administration Chris Smelley Justin Sorensen Nate Spurrier Scott Spurrier Lanard Stafford Ryan Succop Ranzino Valentine Damien Wright Sophomore Senior Junior Junior Senior Junior Senior Junior Business Administration Retailing Marketing Sport and Entertainment Management Electrical Engineering Finance and Real Estate Management and Marketing Retailing Political Science Sport Management Communication Studies Sport Management Enterprise Management Finance Communication Studies Sport Studies Finance Journalism & Electronic Media Exercise Science Biology Business Sport Management Sport Management Arts & Sciences Exercise Science Exercise Science Finance Business Finance Finance Finance Business Human & Organizational Development Junior History Undeclared Economics Human & Organizational Development Mechanical Engineering Economics Civil Engineering Human & Organizational Development Undeclared Mechanical Engineering Undeclared Economics Engineering Science Economics Human & Organizational Development Finance Economic History Political Science Human & Organizational Development Undeclared Economics History Economics Human & Organizational Development Human & Organizational Development Human & Organizational Development UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI Matthew Albarracin Graduate I Jason Cook Senior Daverin Geralds Sophomore Michael Herrick Sophomore Paul Hurd Senior David Neely Junior Joshua Shene Junior Brentley Smith Senior Isaiah Smith Sophomore Jevan Snead Junior William Tapp Senior David Traxler Senior MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY Royce Blackledge Senior J.C. Brignone Sophomore Charles Burns Senior Aaron Feld Junior Keon Humphries Senior Jason Husband Senior Jarvis Kyles Senior Lance Long Senior Blake McAdams Senior Mark Melichar Junior Dezmond Sherrod Senior Anthony Strauder Senior UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA Tommy Beecher Junior Andy Boyd Senior Ryan Broadhead Sophomore Moe Brown Sophomore Marcus Davis Senior Clark Gaston Sophomore John Guerry Junior Paul Haile Junior Lemuel Jeanpierre Junior Jamon Meredith Senior Eric Norwood Sophomore Calvin Parks Senior Rodney Paulk Sophomore Robert Pavlovic Senior Paul Peterson Senior Nick Prochak Sophomore Hardee Sanders Junior UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE Erik Ainge Senior Jake Brown Junior Wes Brown Junior Brad Cottam Senior Jeff Cottam Senior Morgan Cox Junior Jonathan Crompton Junior Stephen Darville Senior Dylan Dickey Senior Brent Freeman Junior Adam Gillem Senior Ryan Hill Senior Daniel Lincoln Sophomore Logan Love Sophomore Jerod Mayo Senior Jacques McClendon Junior Adam Myers-White Senior Jarod Parrish Senior Josh Ray Senior Nick Reveiz Sophomore Austin Rogers Senior Cody Sullins Junior Cory Sullins Junior Tyler Wolf Sophomore VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY Mackenzi Adams Junior Bo Baggarley Football Patrick Benoist Sophomore Matt Bubis Junior Marcus Buggs Senior Thomas Carroll Junior Ryan Custer Sophomore Josh Eames Junior Jared Fagan Senior Jared Funk Sophomore Jonathan Goff Senior Justin Green Sophomore Ryan Hamilton Junior Hamilton Holliday Senior Chris Johnson Junior Merritt Kirchoffer Senior Richard Kovalcheck Graduate David Leinweber Junior Nick Miller Junior Dominic Morais Senior Sam Panke Sophomore Chris Reinert Junior Alex Schultz Junior Steven Stone Junior Ryan Vance Sophomore David Whittington Senior Turner Wimberly Sophomore During the last five years, the SEC has had more CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-Americas than any other conference. 61 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W 2007 WEEK-BY-WEEK POLLS PRE-SEASON Associated Press 2006 Record No. Team 1. Southern California (62) 11-2 2. LSU (2) 11-2 3. West Virginia (1) 11-2 4. Texas 10-3 5. Michigan 11-2 6. FLORIDA 13-1 7. Wisconsin 12-1 8. Oklahoma 11-3 9. Virginia Tech 10-3 10. Louisville 12-1 11. Ohio State 12-1 12. California 10-3 13. GEORGIA 9-4 14. UCLA 7-6 15. TENNESSEE 9-4 16. Rutgers 11-2 17. Penn State 9-4 18. AUBURN 11-2 19. Florida State 7-6 20. Nebraska 9-5 21. ARKANSAS 10-4 22. Texas Christian 11-2 23. Hawaii 11-3 24. Boise State 13-0 25. Texas A&M 9-4 Others (SEC Only): South Carolina (69), (66), Kentucky (1). USA Today Coaches’ Poll 2006 Record No. Team 1. Southern California 11-2 2. LSU (4) 11-2 3. FLORIDA (9) 13-1 4. Texas 10-3 5. Michigan (2) 11-2 6. West Virginia 11-2 7. Wisconsin 12-1 8. Oklahoma 11-3 9. Virginia Tech 10-3 10. Ohio State 12-1 11. Louisville 12-1 12. California 10-3 13. GEORGIA 9-4 14. AUBURN 11-2 15. TENNESSEE 9-4 16. Rutgers 11-2 17. UCLA 7-6 18. Penn State 9-4 19. Nebraska 9-5 20. ARKANSAS 10-4 21. Florida State 7-6 22. Texas Christian 11-2 23. Boise State 13-0 24. Hawaii 11-3 25. Texas A&M 9-4 Others (SEC Only): South Carolina (90), (16), Kentucky (1). Points 1,481 1,372 1,278 1,231 1,218 1,205 1,114 1,026 1,005 919 836 763 604 595 583 466 454 440 388 360 301 233 222 214 209 Alabama Points 1,622 1,511 1,396 1,375 1,371 1,276 1,192 1,166 1,148 1,031 876 790 782 605 571 560 542 519 392 377 376 283 256 187 162 Alabama AFTER GAMES OF AUG. 30-SEPT. 1 Associated Press No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Team Record Southern California (59) 1-0 LSU (5) 1-0 West Virginia (1) 1-0 FLORIDA 1-0 Wisconsin 1-0 Oklahoma 1-0 7. Texas 1-0 8. Louisville 1-0 9. Virginia Tech 1-0 10. California 1-0 11. GEORGIA 1-0 12. Ohio State 1-0 13. Ucla 1-0 14. Penn State 1-0 15. Rutgers 1-0 16. Nebraska 1-0 17. AUBURN 1-0 18. ARKANSAS 1-0 19. Texas Christian 1-0 20. Hawaii 1-0 21. Georgia Tech 1-0 22. Boise State 1-0 23. Texas A&M 1-0 24. TENNESSEE 0-1 25. Clemson 1-0 Others (SEC Only): Alabama (74), South (39). USA Today Coaches’ Poll Record No. Team 1. Southern California (49) 1-0 2. LSU (4) 1-0 3. FLORIDA (7) 1-0 4. West Virginia 1-0 5. Wisconsin 1-0 6. Oklahoma 1-0 7. Texas 1-0 8. Louisville 1-0 9. Virginia Tech 1-0 10. California 1-0 11. Ohio State 1-0 12. GEORGIA 1-0 13. AUBURN 1-0 14. Ucla 1-0 15. Penn State 1-0 16. Rutgers 1-0 17. Nebraska 1-0 18. ARKANSAS 1-0 19. Texas Christian 1-0 20. Boise State 1-0 21. Georgia Tech 1-0 22. Hawaii 1-0 23. Texas A&M 1-0 24. TENNESSEE 0-1 25. Boston College 1-0 Others (SEC Only): South Carolina (34), (21), Kentucky (4). Points 1,486 1,417 1,341 1,275 1,183 1,146 1,136 995 988 985 977 796 644 607 585 576 512 455 351 315 311 269 214 162 153 Alabama Points 1,619 1,542 1,449 1,346 1,275 1,275 1,221 1,152 1,085 1,080 959 940 736 662 659 541 519 450 384 335 278 267 217 210 195 Carolina AFTER GAMES OF SEPT. 8 Associated Press Record Points No. Team 1. Southern California (40) 1-0 1,594 2. LSU (25) 2-0 1,582 3. Oklahoma 2-0 1,418 4. West Virginia 2-0 1,408 5. FLORIDA 2-0 1,290 6. Texas 2-0 1,221 7. Wisconsin 2-0 1,171 8. California 2-0 1,126 9. Louisville 2-0 1,097 10. Ohio State 2-0 962 11. Ucla 2-0 910 12. Penn State 2-0 896 13. Rutgers 2-0 820 14. Nebraska 2-0 693 15. Georgia Tech 2-0 590 16. ARKANSAS 1-0 537 17. SOUTH CAROLINA 2-0 477 18. Virginia Tech 1-1 382 19. Oregon 2-0 367 20. Clemson 2-0 349 21. Boston College 2-0 323 22. TENNESSEE 1-1 284 23. GEORGIA 1-1 261 24. Hawaii 2-0 247 25. Texas A&M 2-0 243 Others (SEC Only): Alabama (116), Auburn (23). USA Today Coaches’ Poll Record Points No. Team 1. Southern California (42) 1-0 1,476 2. LSU (11) 2-0 1,437 3. FLORIDA (7) 2-0 1,353 4. West Virginia 2-0 1,269 5. Oklahoma 2-0 1,264 6. Texas 2-0 1,156 7. Wisconsin 2-0 1,141 8. California 2-0 1,038 9. Louisville 2-0 1,020 10. Ohio State 2-0 972 11. Ucla 2-0 837 12. Penn State 2-0 804 13. Rutgers 2-0 699 14. Nebraska 2-0 677 15. Georgia Tech 2-0 582 16. ARKANSAS 1-0 493 17. Virginia Tech 1-1 371 18. Texas A&M 2-0 325 19. Boston College 2-0 315 20. Clemson 2-0 311 21. Oregon 2-0 309 22. Hawaii 2-0 308 23. SOUTH CAROLINA 2-0 294 24. TENNESSEE 1-1 237 25. GEORGIA 1-1 199 Others (SEC Only): Auburn (131), Alabama (34), Kentucky (9). 62 Nine SEC teams were ranked in the top 25 at one time during the 2006 season. 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W 2007 WEEK-BY-WEEK POLLS AFTER GAMES OF SEPT. 15 Associated Press No. Team 1. Southern California (46) 2. LSU (19) 3. FLORIDA 4. Oklahoma 5. West Virginia 6. California 7. Texas 8. Ohio State 9. Wisconsin 10. Penn State 11. Rutgers 12. SOUTH CAROLINA 13. Oregon 14. Boston College 15. Clemson 16. ALABAMA 17. Virginia Tech 18. Louisville 19. Hawaii 20. Texas A&M 21. KENTUCKY 22. GEORGIA 23. South Florida 24. Nebraska 25. Missouri Others (SEC Only): Arkansas USA Today Coaches’ Poll Team Southern California (44) LSU (8) FLORIDA (7) Oklahoma (1) West Virginia Texas Wisconsin California Ohio State Penn State Rutgers Boston College Oregon SOUTH CAROLINA Clemson 16. Texas A&M 17. Virginia Tech 18. Hawaii 19. Louisville 20. ALABAMA 21. GEORGIA 22. Nebraska 23. KENTUCKY 24. South Florida 25. Missouri Others (SEC Only): Arkansas (4). No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Record Points 2-0 1,478 3-0 1,438 3-0 1,368 3-0 1,308 3-0 1,244 3-0 1,103 3-0 1,098 3-0 1,093 3-0 1,062 3-0 942 3-0 863 3-0 754 3-0 702 3-0 595 3-0 595 3-0 530 2-1 485 3-0 404 2-1 383 3-0 345 2-1 271 2-1 228 3-0 168 2-0 165 3-0 145 (143), Tennessee Record 2-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 2-1 2-1 3-0 3-0 3-0 2-1 2-0 2-1 3-0 (179). Points 1,605 1,577 1,437 1,434 1,388 1,232 1,169 1,142 1,111 1,041 956 814 810 792 615 516 458 367 343 342 338 333 285 277 228 AFTER GAMES OF SEPT. 22 Associated Press Record Points No. Team 1. Southern California (43) 3-0 1,601 2. LSU (22) 4-0 1,580 3. Oklahoma 4-0 1,456 4. FLORIDA 4-0 1,417 5. West Virginia 4-0 1,388 6. California 4-0 1,263 7. Texas 4-0 1,196 8. Ohio State 4-0 1,193 9. Wisconsin 4-0 1,030 10. Rutgers 3-0 1,008 11. Oregon 4-0 944 12. Boston College 4-0 927 13. Clemson 4-0 807 14. KENTUCKY 4-0 708 15. GEORGIA 3-1 631 16. SOUTH CAROLINA 3-1 586 17. Virginia Tech 3-1 568 18. South Florida 3-0 539 19. Hawaii 4-0 471 20. Missouri 4-0 401 21. Penn State 3-1 337 22. ALABAMA 3-1 265 23. Arizona State 4-0 206 24. Cincinnati 4-0 164 25. Nebraska 3-1 134 Others (SEC Only): Arkansas (10), Tennessee (1). USA Today Coaches’ Poll Team Southern California (44) LSU (8) FLORIDA (4) Oklahoma (4) West Virginia California Texas Ohio State Wisconsin Rutgers Boston College Oregon Clemson Virginia Tech KENTUCKY GEORGIA Hawaii South Florida Penn State Missouri SOUTH CAROLINA Nebraska Michigan State ALABAMA Arizona State Purdue Others (SEC Only): Tennessee State (1). No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. Record Points 3-0 1,481 4-0 1,438 4-0 1,347 4-0 1,336 4-0 1,260 4-0 1,137 4-0 1,103 4-0 1,092 4-0 1,026 3-0 901 4-0 881 4-0 878 4-0 767 3-1 585 4-0 545 3-1 516 4-0 479 3-0 451 3-1 397 4-0 369 3-1 335 3-1 209 4-0 167 3-1 154 4-0 151 4-0 151 (4), Mississippi Harris Interactive Rankings No. Team 1. Southern California (91) 2. LSU (19) 3. Oklahoma (1) 4. FLORIDA (3) 5. West Virginia 6. California 7. Ohio State 8. Texas 9. Wisconsin 10. Oregon 11. Boston College 12. Rutgers 13. Clemson 14. KENTUCKY 15. GEORGIA 16. Virginia Tech 17. SOUTH CAROLINA 18. Hawaii 19. Penn State 20. South Florida 21. Missouri 22. ALABAMA 23. Arizona State 24. Nebraska 25. Michigan State Others (SEC Only): Arkansas (10). AFTER GAMES OF SEPT. 29 Associated Press (Week 6) Record Points No. Team 1. LSU (33) 5-0 1,593 2. Southern California (32) 4-0 1,591 3. California 5-0 1,475 4. Ohio State 5-0 1,420 5. Wisconsin 5-0 1,271 6. South Florida 4-0 1,203 7. Boston College 5-0 1,172 8. KENTUCKY 5-0 1,143 9. FLORIDA 4-1 1,031 10. Oklahoma 4-1 992 11. SOUTH CAROLINA 4-1 900 12. GEORGIA 4-1 885 13. West Virginia 4-1 861 14. Oregon 4-1 837 15. Virginia Tech 4-1 639 16. Hawaii 5-0 586 17. Missouri 4-0 561 18. Arizona State 5-0 497 19. Texas 4-1 449 20. Cincinnati 5-0 377 21. Rutgers 3-1 299 22. Clemson 4-1 265 23. Purdue 5-0 218 24. Kansas State 3-1 214 25. Nebraska 4-1 198 Others (SEC Only): Auburn (52), Alabama (6), Arkansas (5). Record Avg. 3-0 2,821 4-0 2,742 4-0 2,567 4-0 2,538 4-0 2,409 4-0 2,213 4-0 2,101 4-0 2,089 4-0 1,867 4-0 1,748 4-0 1,666 3-0 1,658 4-0 1,472 4-0 1,186 3-1 1,021 3-1 929 3-1 831 4-0 771 3-1 731 3-0 724 4-0 632 3-1 432 4-0 331 3-1 303 4-0 300 (26), Tennessee During every week of the 2007 season, the SEC had at least two teams ranked in the top 10. 63 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W 2007 WEEK-BY-WEEK POLLS AFTER GAMES OF SEPT. 29 (Continued) USA Today Coaches’ Poll Record Points No. Team 1. Southern California (45) 4-0 1,483 2. LSU (14) 5-0 1,454 3. California 5-0 1,363 4. Ohio State (1) 5-0 1,313 5. Wisconsin 5-0 1,251 6. Boston College 5-0 1,138 7. FLORIDA 4-1 1,000 8. KENTUCKY 5-0 971 9. South Florida 4-0 960 10. Oklahoma 4-1 925 11. GEORGIA 4-1 758 12. West Virginia 4-1 756 13. Oregon 4-1 697 14. Virginia Tech 4-1 661 15. Hawaii 5-0 585 16. Texas 4-1 573 17. Missouri 4-0 532 18. SOUTH CAROLINA 4-1 529 19. Arizona State 5-0 466 20. Purdue 5-0 423 21. Rutgers 3-1 347 22. Clemson 4-1 278 23. Nebraska 4-1 261 24. Cincinnati 5-0 249 25. Ucla 4-1 79 Others (SEC Only): Auburn (42), Tennessee (17), Alabama (5). Harris Interactive Rankings Record Avg. No. Team 1. Southern California (76) 4-0 2,763 2. LSU (36) 5-0 2,724 3. California 5-0 2,548 4. Ohio State 5-0 2,462 5. Wisconsin 5-0 2,324 6. Boston College 5-0 2,107 7. KENTUCKY 5-0 1,903 8. FLORIDA 4-1 1,863 9. Oklahoma 4-1 1,837 10. South Florida 4-0 1,775 11. West Virginia 4-1 1,499 12. GEORGIA 4-1 1,426 13. Oregon 4-1 1,354 14. SOUTH CAROLINA 4-1 1,287 15. Virginia Tech 4-1 1,086 16. Hawaii 5-0 1,030 17. Texas 4-1 1,025 18. Missouri 4-0 918 19. Arizona State 5-0 901 20. Purdue 5-0 602 21. Rutgers 3-1 568 22. Clemson 4-1 503 23. Nebraska 4-1 498 24. Cincinnati 5-0 466 25. Michigan State 4-1 151 Others (SEC Only): Auburn (21), Arkansas (17), Tennessee (6), Alabama (1). AFTER GAMES OF OCT. 4-6 Associated Press Record Points No. Team 1. LSU (65) 6-0 1,625 2. California 5-0 1,538 3. Ohio State 6-0 1,511 4. Boston College 6-0 1,346 5. South Florida 5-0 1,339 6. Oklahoma 5-1 1,221 7. SOUTH CAROLINA 5-1 1,183 8. West Virignia 5-1 1,059 9. Oregon 4-1 1,047 10. Southern California 4-1 1,024 11. Missouri 5-0 966 12. Virginia Tech 5-1 910 13. FLORIDA 4-2 822 14. Arizona State 6-0 752 15. Cincinnati 6-0 705 16. Hawaii 6-0 634 17. KENTUCKY 5-1 612 18. Illinois 5-1 595 19. Wisconsin 5-1 551 20. Kansas 5-0 336 21. Florida State 4-1 307 22. AUBURN 4-2 248 23. Texas 4-2 136 24. GEORGIA 4-2 131 25. TENNESSEE 3-2 90 Others (SEC Only): Alabama (9), Mississippi State (3). USA Today Coaches’ Poll Team LSU (58) California Ohio State (2) Boston College Oklahoma South Florida 7. Southern California 8. Oregon 9. West Virginia 10. Virginia Tech 11. Missouri 12. SOUTH CAROLINA 13. Arizona State 14. FLORIDA 15. Wisconsin 16. Hawaii 17. Cincinnati 18. KENTUCKY 19. Illinois 20. Kansas 21. Florida State 22. Texas 23. GEORGIA 24. Purdue 25. AUBURN Others (SEC Only): Tennessee Mississippi State (6). No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Record Points 6-0 1,498 5-0 1,416 6-0 1,399 6-0 1,283 5-1 1,145 5-0 1,145 4-1 1,000 4-1 936 5-1 931 5-1 913 5-0 897 5-1 823 6-0 763 4-2 714 5-1 689 6-0 632 6-0 578 5-1 493 5-1 425 5-0 390 4-1 213 4-2 195 4-2 188 5-1 149 4-2 143 (60), Alabama (6), Harris Interactive Rankings No. Team 1. LSU (113) 2. California 3. Ohio State 4. Boston College 5. Oklahoma 6. South Florida 7. Southern California 8. West Virginia 9. SOUTH CAROLINA 10. Oregon 11. Missouri 12. Virginia Tech 13. FLORIDA 14. Arizona State 15. Wisconsin 16. Hawaii 17. Cincinnati 18. KENTUCKY 19. Illinois 20. Kansas 21. Texas 22. Florida State 23. GEORGIA 24. Purdue 25. AUBURN Others (SEC Only): Tennessee (4), Arkansas (2). AFTER GAMES OF OCT. 13 Associated Press Team Record Ohio State (50) 7-0 South Florida (11) 6-0 Boston College (1) 7-0 Oklahoma (1) 6-1 LSU (1) 6-1 SOUTH CAROLINA 6-1 Oregon 5-1 KENTUCKY 6-1 West Virginia 5-1 California 5-1 Virginia Tech 6-1 Arizona State (1) 7-0 Southern California 5-1 FLORIDA 4-2 Kansas 6-0 Missouri 5-1 17. Hawaii 7-0 18. AUBURN 5-2 19. Texas 5-2 20. TENNESSEE 4-2 21. GEORGIA 5-2 22. Texas Tech 6-1 23. Cincinnati 6-1 24. Michigan 5-2 25. Kansas State 4-2 Others (SEC Only): Alabama (27). No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Points 1,599 1,503 1,448 1,399 1,331 1,247 1,177 1,098 1,090 1,065 951 948 932 865 664 664 551 488 348 339 279 241 194 189 107 Record Avg. 6-0 2,825 5-0 2,654 6-0 2,643 6-0 2,406 5-1 2,218 5-0 2,166 4-1 2,015 5-1 1,855 5-1 1,809 4-1 1,692 5-0 1,610 5-1 1,563 4-2 1,364 6-0 1,359 5-1 1,309 6-0 1,266 6-0 1,083 5-1 1,034 5-1 871 5-0 630 4-2 372 4-1 344 4-2 327 5-1 270 4-2 191 (116), Alabama 64 Five different SEC teams were ranked in the Top 10 at one time or another in 2007. 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W 2007 WEEK-BY-WEEK POLLS AFTER GAMES OF OCT. 13 (Continued) USA Today Coaches’ Poll Team Record Ohio State (56) 7-0 Boston College (1) 7-0 South Florida (3) 6-0 Oklahoma 6-1 LSU 6-1 Oregon 5-1 West Virginia 5-1 SOUTH CAROLINA 6-1 Southern California 5-1 California 5-1 11. Virginia Tech 6-1 12. Arizona State 7-0 13. KENTUCKY 6-1 14. FLORIDA 4-2 15. Kansas 6-0 16. Hawaii 7-0 17. Missouri 5-1 18. Texas 5-2 19. AUBURN 5-2 20. GEORGIA 5-2 21. Texas Tech 6-1 22. TENNESSEE 4-2 23. Cincinnati 6-1 24. Virginia 6-1 25. Penn State 5-2 Others (SEC Only): Alabama (13). No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Harris Interactive Rankings Record No. Team 1. Ohio State (110) 7-0 2. Boston College 7-0 3. South Florida (2) 6-0 4. Oklahoma 6-1 5. LSU (1) 6-1 6. SOUTH CAROLINA 6-1 7. Oregon 5-1 8. West Virginia 5-1 9. Southern California 5-1 10. California 5-1 11. KENTUCKY 6-1 12. Arizona State (1) 7-0 13. Virginia Tech 6-1 14. FLORIDA 4-2 15. Kansas 6-0 16. Hawaii 7-0 17. Missouri 5-1 18. Texas 5-2 19. AUBURN 5-2 20. GEORGIA 5-2 21. Texas Tech 6-1 22. TENNESSEE 4-2 23. Cincinnati 6-1 24. Virginia 6-1 25. Michigan 5-2 Others (SEC Only): Alabama (34). Avg. 2,845 2,650 2,508 2,503 2,303 2,009 1,974 1,926 1,915 1,894 1,759 1,697 1,638 1,458 1,200 1,198 1,053 786 667 528 459 420 369 240 229 Team Ohio State (57) Boston College (2) LSU (5) Oklahoma Oregon West Virginia Arizona State (1) Virginia Tech FLORIDA Southern California 11. South Florida 12. Kansas 13. Missouri 14. KENTUCKY 15. SOUTH CAROLINA 16. Hawaii 17. Texas 18. California 19. Michigan 20. GEORGIA 21. Virginia 22. ALABAMA 23. AUBURN 24. Penn State 25. Rutgers Others (SEC Only): Tennessee No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Record 8-0 7-0 7-1 7-1 6-1 6-1 7-0 6-1 5-2 6-1 6-1 7-0 6-1 6-2 6-2 7-0 5-2 5-2 6-2 5-2 7-1 6-2 5-3 6-2 5-2 (3). Points 1,612 1,494 1,479 1,421 1,355 1,228 1,156 1,111 1,107 1,107 980 960 925 719 649 573 497 444 401 394 315 263 248 209 174 No. Team 1. Ohio State (111) 2. Boston College (1) 3. LSU (2) 4. Oklahoma 5. Oregon 6. West Virginia 7. Southern California 8. Arizona State 9. FLORIDA 10. Virginia Tech 11. Kansas 12. South Florida 13. Missouri 14. Hawaii 15. KENTUCKY 16. Texas 17. SOUTH CAROLINA 18. California 19. GEORGIA 20. Virginia 21. Michigan 22. Penn State 23. AUBURN 24. ALABAMA 25. Rutgers Others (SEC Only): Tennessee Record 8-0 7-0 7-1 7-1 6-1 6-1 6-1 7-0 5-2 6-1 7-0 6-1 6-1 7-0 6-2 6-2 6-2 5-2 5-2 7-1 6-2 6-2 5-3 6-2 5-2 (1). Avg. 2,847 2,676 2,550 2,521 2,281 2,157 2,100 2,003 1,867 1,831 1,671 1,627 1,568 1,265 1,156 1,054 1,031 873 711 650 643 404 333 322 249 Points 1,495 1,383 1,320 1,288 1,173 1,077 1,007 997 983 983 982 936 874 726 705 558 519 396 372 282 232 193 192 184 128 Bowl Championship Series Rankings No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. Team Ohio State South Florida Boston College LSU Oklahoma SOUTH CAROLINA KENTUCKY Arizona State West Virginia Oregon Virginia Tech California Kansas Southern California FLORIDA Missouri AUBURN Hawaii Virginia GEORGIA TENNESSEE Texas Cincinnati Texas Tech Michigan Record 7-0 6-0 7-0 6-1 6-1 6-1 6-1 7-0 5-1 5-1 6-1 5-1 6-0 5-1 4-2 5-1 5-2 7-0 6-1 5-2 4-2 5-2 6-1 6-1 5-2 Avg. .9416 .9200 .8906 .8400 .7623 .7432 .6833 .6831 .6624 .6369 .6298 .5999 .5170 .4724 .4352 .3818 .3373 .2841 .2289 .2244 .1953 .1799 .1191 .1052 .0783 USA Today Coaches’ Poll No. Team 1. Ohio State (58) 2. Boston College (2) 3. LSU 4. Oklahoma 5. Oregon 6. West Virginia 7. Arizona State 8. Southern California 9. Virginia Tech 10. Kansas 11. FLORIDA 12. South Florida 13. Missouri 14. Hawaii 15. KENTUCKY 16. Texas 17. SOUTH CAROLINA 18. Virginia 19. GEORGIA 20. California 21. Michigan 22. Penn State 23. AUBURN 24. ALABAMA 25. Wisconsin Others (SEC Only): Vanderbilt Harris Interactive Rankings Record 8-0 7-0 7-1 7-1 6-1 6-1 7-0 6-1 6-1 7-0 5-2 6-1 6-1 7-0 6-2 6-2 6-2 7-1 5-2 5-2 6-2 6-2 5-3 6-2 6-2 (2). Points 1,498 1,412 1,319 1,306 1,225 1,134 1,089 1,060 1,052 911 906 813 790 617 604 527 474 466 402 397 325 294 179 177 108 AFTER GAMES OF OCT. 20 Associated Press The SEC had the most teams ranked (5-AP/5-USA) in the final AP and USA Today top 16 in 2007. 65 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W 2007 WEEK-BY-WEEK POLLS AFTER GAMES OF OCT. 20 (Continued) Bowl Championship Series Rankings No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. Team Ohio State Boston College LSU Arizona State Oregon Oklahoma West Virginia Virginia Tech Kansas South Florida FLORIDA Southern California Missouri KENTUCKY Virginia SOUTH CAROLINA Hawaii GEORGIA Texas Michigan California AUBURN Connecticut ALABAMA Penn State Record 8-0 7-0 7-1 7-0 6-1 7-1 6-1 6-1 7-0 6-1 5-2 6-1 6-1 6-2 7-1 6-2 7-0 5-2 6-2 6-2 5-2 5-3 6-1 6-2 6-2 Avg. .9759 .9501 .9114 .7629 .7623 .7551 .7076 .6779 .6479 .6409 .6230 .5378 .5356 .4528 .4329 .3559 .2851 .2491 .2404 .2341 .1970 .1887 .1360 .1280 .1159 USA Today Coaches’ Poll No. Team 1. Ohio State (56) 2. Boston College (3) 3. LSU 4. Oregon (1) 5. Oklahoma 6. Arizona State 7. West Virginia 8. Kansas 9. Missouri 10. GEORGIA 11. Hawaii 12. Texas 13. Virginia Tech 14. Michigan 15. Southern California 16. AUBURN 17. FLORIDA 18. ALABAMA 19. Wisconsin 20. Connecticut 21. South Florida 22. Boise State 23. KENTUCKY 24. Clemson 25. SOUTH CAROLINA Others (SEC Only): Tennessee (4). Harris Interactive Rankings Record 9-0 8-0 7-1 7-1 7-1 8-0 7-1 8-0 7-1 6-2 6-2 8-0 6-2 7-2 7-2 7-1 6-2 5-3 6-3 6-2 6-2 7-1 6-3 5-3 6-2 (123). Points 1,615 1,501 1,478 1,417 1,365 1,310 1,286 1,164 1,121 949 823 776 742 728 726 555 547 532 530 392 259 259 196 165 146 No. Team 1. Ohio State (114) 2. Boston College 3. LSU 4. Oklahoma 5. Oregon 6. Arizona State 7. West Virginia 8. Kansas 9. Missouri 10. Hawaii 11. Texas 12. GEORGIA 13. Southern California 14. Virginia Tech 15. Michigan 16. FLORIDA 17. ALABAMA 18. AUBURN 19. Connecticut 20. South Florida 21. Wisconsin 22. Boise State 23. SOUTH CAROLINA 24. KENTUCKY 25. Wake Forest Others (SEC Only): Tennessee (4). Record Avg. 9-0 2,850 8-0 2,665 7-1 2,568 7-1 2,451 7-1 2,433 8-0 2,291 7-1 2,232 8-0 2,047 7-1 1,923 8-0 1,640 7-2 1,514 6-2 1,507 6-2 1,312 6-2 1,286 7-2 1,283 5-3 921 6-2 891 6-3 844 7-1 829 6-2 602 7-2 572 7-1 394 6-3 322 6-3 284 6-2 272 (127), Arkansas Team Ohio State (60) LSU (5) Oregon Oklahoma Kansas West Virginia Missouri Boston College Arizona State GEORGIA Virginia Tech Southern California Michigan Hawaii Texas Connecticut FLORIDA AUBURN Boise State Clemson ALABAMA TENNESSEE Virginia California KENTUCKY Others (SEC Only): Arkansas Carolina (6). No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. Record 10-0 8-1 8-1 8-1 9-0 7-1 8-1 8-1 8-1 7-2 7-2 7-2 8-2 8-0 8-2 8-1 6-3 7-3 8-1 7-2 6-3 6-3 8-2 6-3 6-3 (20), South Points 1,616 1,523 1,517 1,421 1,329 1,327 1,260 1,051 1,042 1,021 923 817 783 776 735 665 623 611 372 340 335 245 212 127 127 Record Points 9-0 1,495 8-0 1,414 7-1 1,324 7-1 1,280 7-1 1,269 8-0 1,221 7-1 1,177 8-0 1,108 7-1 983 6-2 791 8-0 769 7-2 753 6-2 736 7-2 701 6-2 679 6-3 454 5-3 451 6-2 439 7-2 422 7-1 419 6-2 291 7-1 218 6-3 159 6-2 145 6-3 131 (64), Vanderbilt Bowl Championship Series Rankings No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. Team Ohio State Boston College LSU Arizona State Oregon Oklahoma West Virginia Kansas Missouri GEORGIA Virginia Tech Michigan Connecticut Hawaii Texas AUBURN ALABAMA South Florida Southern California FLORIDA Wisconsin Boise State Virginia Wake Forest Clemson Record 9-0 8-0 7-1 8-0 7-1 7-1 7-1 8-0 7-1 6-2 6-2 7-2 7-1 8-0 7-2 6-3 6-2 6-2 6-2 5-3 7-2 7-1 7-2 6-2 6-2 Avg. .9756 .9559 .8879 .8493 .8390 .7920 .7759 .7723 .6100 .5820 .5239 .4258 .3801 .3627 .3444 .3296 .3251 .3217 .3177 .3146 .1607 .1545 .1535 .1407 .1353 AFTER GAMES OF OCT. 27 Associated Press Team Ohio State (59) Boston College (1) LSU (3) Oregon Oklahoma Arizona State (2) West Virginia Kansas Missouri GEORGIA Virginia Tech Hawaii Southern California Texas Michigan Connecticut ALABAMA FLORIDA AUBURN South Florida Wake Forest Boise State 23. SOUTH CAROLINA 24. TENNESSEE 25. Clemson Others (SEC Only): Kentucky No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. AFTER GAMES OF NOV. 3 Associated Press 66 The highest final AP rank by an SEC team when starting the season unranked was Auburn in 1993 (4th). 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W 2007 WEEK-BY-WEEK POLLS AFTER GAMES OF NOV. 3 (Continued) USA Today Coaches’ Poll No. Team 1. Ohio State (55) 2. LSU (1) 3. Oregon (2) 4. Oklahoma (2) 5. Kansas 6. West Virginia 7. Missouri 8. Boston College 9. Arizona State 10. GEORGIA 11. Virginia Tech 12. Hawaii 13. Michigan 14. Texas 15. Southern California 16. Connecticut 17. AUBURN 18. FLORIDA 19. Boise State 20. Clemson 21. Virginia 22. KENTUCKY 23. ALABAMA 24. TENNESSEE 25. Penn State Others (SEC Only): Tennessee (4). Harris Interactive Rankings No. Team 1. Ohio State (112) 2. LSU 3. Oregon (1) 4. Oklahoma 5. Kansas 6. West Virginia 7. Missouri 8. Boston College 9. Arizona State 10. Hawaii 11. GEORGIA 12. Texas 13. Virginia Tech 14. Southern California 15. Michigan 16. Connecticut 17. FLORIDA 18. AUBURN 19. Boise State 20. Clemson 21. Virginia 22. ALABAMA 23. KENTUCKY 24. TENNESSEE 25. California Others (SEC Only): Arkansas Carolina (24). Record 10-0 8-1 8-1 8-1 9-0 7-1 8-1 8-1 8-1 8-0 7-2 8-2 7-2 7-2 8-2 8-1 6-3 7-3 8-1 7-2 8-2 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-3 (39), South Avg. 2,823 2,640 2,590 2,518 2,322 2,291 2,111 1,836 1,720 1,677 1,651 1,540 1,500 1,404 1,332 1,137 1,079 975 747 493 486 437 288 251 191 Record Points 10-0 1,493 8-1 1,393 8-1 1,376 8-1 1,330 9-0 1,241 7-1 1,222 8-1 1,143 8-1 951 8-1 946 7-2 927 7-2 829 8-0 807 8-2 770 8-2 757 7-2 706 8-1 568 7-3 551 6-3 529 8-1 368 7-2 318 8-2 259 6-3 197 6-3 174 6-3 114 7-3 105 (64), Vanderbilt Bowl Championship Series Rankings No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. Team Ohio State LSU Oregon Kansas Oklahoma Missouri West Virginia Boston College Arizona State GEORGIA Virginia Tech Michigan Connecticut Texas FLORIDA Hawaii Southern California AUBURN Virginia Boise State Clemson ALABAMA Penn State TENNESSEE KENTUCKY Record 10-0 8-1 8-1 9-0 8-1 8-1 7-1 8-1 8-1 7-2 7-2 8-2 8-1 8-2 6-3 8-0 7-2 7-3 8-2 8-1 7-2 6-3 7-3 6-3 6-3 Avg. .9949 .9410 .9180 .8431 .8393 .7431 .7419 .6980 .6932 .6075 .5645 .4916 .4637 .4399 .4015 .3772 .3759 .3308 .2749 .2332 .2288 .1669 .1243 .1049 .0911 USA Today Coaches’ Poll Record Points No. Team 1. LSU (35) 9-1 1,457 2. Oregon (13) 8-1 1,407 3. Oklahoma (4) 9-1 1,366 4. Kansas (7) 10-0 1,344 5. West Virginia (1) 8-1 1,238 6. Missouri 9-1 1,194 7. Ohio State 10-1 1,145 8. Arizona State 9-1 1,042 9. GEORGIA 8-2 1,005 10. Virginia Tech 8-2 923 11. Texas 9-2 844 12. Hawaii 9-0 842 13. Southern California 8-2 814 14. FLORIDA 7-3 686 15. Boise State 9-1 556 16. Clemson 8-2 548 17. Virginia 9-2 547 18. Boston College 8-2 505 19. TENNESSEE 7-3 306 20. KENTUCKY 7-3 304 21. Illinois 8-3 271 22. Penn State 8-3 262 23. Michigan 8-3 259 24. Wisconsin 8-3 226 25. Cincinnati 8-2 163 Others (SEC Only): Auburn (54), Arkansas (5), Mississippi State (3). Harris Interactive Rankings Record Points No. Team 1. LSU (40) 9-1 1,590 2. Oregon (22) 8-1 1,574 3. Oklahoma (1) 9-1 1,471 4. Kansas (1) 10-0 1,439 5. West Virginia (1) 8-1 1,340 6. Missouri 9-1 1,336 7. Ohio State 10-1 1,184 8. GEORGIA 8-2 1,130 9. Arizona State 9-1 1,122 10. Virginia Tech 8-2 1,013 11. Southern California 8-2 924 12. Texas 9-2 859 13. Hawaii 9-0 827 14. FLORIDA 7-3 814 15. Clemson 8-2 613 16. Virginia 9-2 539 17. Boise State 9-1 533 18. Boston College 8-2 527 19. TENNESSEE 7-3 488 20. Illinois 8-3 390 21. Cincinnati 8-2 305 22. KENTUCKY 7-3 283 23. Michigan 8-3 237 24. Wisconsin 8-3 182 25. Connecticut 8-2 127 Others (SEC Only): Auburn (72), Mississippi State (6), Arkansas (4), Alabama (1). Record Points No. Team 1. LSU (73) 9-1 2,742 2. Oregon (22) 8-1 2,651 3. Oklahoma (9) 9-1 2,580 4. Kansas (8) 10-0 2,498 5. West Virginia 8-1 2,278 6. Missouri 9-1 2,248 7. Ohio State 10-1 2,100 8. Arizona State 9-1 1,919 9. GEORGIA 8-2 1,840 10. Virginia Tech 8-2 1,665 11. Hawaii 9-0 1,641 12. Texas 9-2 1,639 13. Southern California 8-2 1,561 14. FLORIDA 7-3 1,335 15. Boise State 9-1 1,052 16. Clemson 8-2 985 17. Virginia 9-2 973 18. Boston College 8-2 928 19. TENNESSEE 7-3 655 20. Illinois 8-3 542 21. KENTUCKY 7-3 526 22. Michigan 8-3 440 23. Wisconsin 8-3 393 24. Cincinnati 8-2 373 25. Penn State 8-3 316 Others (SEC Only): Auburn (115), Alabama (2). AFTER GAMES OF NOV. 10 Associated Press In six of 13 weeks in the SEC, there were two-or-less plays overturned by instant replay. 67 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W 2007 WEEK-BY-WEEK POLLS AFTER GAMES OF NOV. 10 (Continued) Bowl Championship Series Rankings No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. Team LSU Oregon Kansas Oklahoma Missouri West Virginia Ohio State Arizona State GEORGIA Virginia Tech Southern California FLORIDA Texas Virginia Clemson Hawaii Boston College Boise State Illinois TENNESSEE Michigan Cincinnati KENTUCKY Connecticut Wisconsin Record 9-1 8-1 10-0 9-1 9-1 8-1 10-1 9-1 8-2 8-2 8-2 7-3 9-2 9-2 8-2 9-0 8-2 9-1 8-3 7-3 8-3 8-2 7-3 8-2 8-3 Avg. .9802 .9383 .9094 .8540 .8096 .7863 .7744 .7500 .6724 .6133 .5267 .5047 .4660 .4074 .3924 .3858 .3627 .2621 .2447 .2393 .1866 .1840 .1735 .1480 .1203 USA Today Coaches’ Poll Record Points No. Team 1. LSU (51) 10-1 1,483 2. Kansas (8) 11-0 1,441 3. West Virginia (1) 9-1 1,345 4. Missouri 10-1 1,328 5. Ohio State 11-1 1,276 6. Arizona State 9-1 1,158 7. GEORGIA 9-2 1,105 8. Virginia Tech 9-2 1,019 9. Oklahoma 9-2 931 10. Oregon 8-2 890 11. Texas 9-2 883 12. Southern California 8-2 879 13. Hawaii 10-0 828 14. FLORIDA 8-3 736 15. Virginia 9-2 626 16. Boston College 9-2 619 17. Boise State 10-1 593 18. Illinois 9-3 485 19. TENNESSEE 8-3 430 20. Wisconsin 9-3 343 21. Connecticut 9-2 264 22. Clemson 8-3 225 23. Brigham Young 8-2 161 24. Texas Tech 8-4 80 25. AUBURN 7-4 65 Others (SEC Only): Kentucky (36), Arkansas (25). Harris Interactive Rankings Team Record Points LSU (100) 10-1 2,804 Kansas (13) 11-0 2,700 Missouri 10-1 2,505 West Virginia 9-1 2,505 5. Ohio State 11-1 2,401 6. Arizona State 9-1 2,129 7. GEORGIA 9-2 2,076 8. Virginia Tech 9-2 1,863 9. Oklahoma 9-2 1,820 10. Oregon 8-2 1,799 11. Texas 9-2 1,674 12. Southern California 8-2 1,626 13. Hawaii 10-0 1,590 14. FLORIDA 8-3 1,438 15. Boise State 10-1 1,187 16. Boston College 9-2 1,135 17. Virginia 9-2 1,092 18. Illinois 9-3 873 19. TENNESSEE 8-3 802 20. Wisconsin 9-3 648 21. Connecticut 9-2 565 22. Clemson 8-3 424 23. Brigham Young 8-2 253 24. Cincinnati 8-3 178 25. AUBURN 7-4 161 Others (SEC Only): Kentucky (76), Arkansas (10). No. 1. 2. 3. No. Team 1. Missouri (45) 2. West Virginia (20) 3. Ohio State 4. GEORGIA 5. LSU 6. Virginia Tech 7. Kansas 8. Southern California 9. Oklahoma 10. FLORIDA 11. Hawaii 12. Boston College 13. Arizona State 14. TENNESSEE 15. Illinois 16. Clemson 17. Texas 18. Oregon 19. Wisconsin 20. Cincinnati 21. Brigham Young 22. Virginia 23. AUBURN 24. Boise State 25. South Florida Others (SEC Only): Arkansas (13). Record Points 11-1 1,604 10-1 1,574 11-1 1,469 10-2 1,354 10-2 1,269 10-2 1,266 11-1 1,217 9-2 1,212 10-2 1,191 9-3 1,029 11-0 991 10-2 909 9-2 826 9-3 746 9-3 719 9-3 553 9-3 435 8-3 419 9-3 398 9-3 343 9-2 329 9-3 288 8-4 226 10-2 197 9-3 190 (138), Kentucky Bowl Championship Series Rankings No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. Team LSU Kansas West Virginia Missouri Ohio State Arizona State GEORGIA Virginia Tech Oregon Oklahoma Southern California FLORIDA Texas Boston College Hawaii Virginia Illinois TENNESSEE Boise State Connecticut Wisconsin Clemson South Florida Cincinnati Brigham Young Record 10-1 11-0 9-1 10-1 11-1 9-1 9-2 9-2 8-2 9-2 8-2 8-3 9-2 9-2 10-0 9-2 9-3 8-3 10-1 9-2 9-3 8-3 8-3 8-3 8-2 Avg. .9904 .9488 .8878 .8707 .8602 .8019 .7438 .6796 .6267 .5816 .5672 .5432 .5137 .4848 .4249 .4246 .3208 .3135 .2818 .2520 .1893 .1667 .1232 .0983 .0856 AFTER GAMES OF NOV. 17 Associated Press Record Points No. Team 1. LSU (60) 10-1 1,619 2. Kansas (3) 11-0 1,541 3. Missouri (1) 10-1 1,469 4. West Virginia (1) 9-1 1,457 5. Ohio State 11-1 1,341 6. GEORGIA 9-2 1,246 7. Arizona State 9-1 1,219 8. Virginia Tech 9-2 1,131 9. Oregon 8-2 1,057 10. Oklahoma 9-2 1,031 11. Southern California 8-2 967 12. FLORIDA 8-3 874 13. Texas 9-2 863 14. Hawaii 10-0 795 15. Boston College 9-2 678 16. Virginia 9-2 614 17. Boise State 10-1 597 18. Illinois 9-3 548 19. TENNESSEE 8-3 512 20. Connecticut 9-2 327 21. Clemson 8-3 294 22. Wisconsin 9-3 274 23. Brigham Young 8-2 158 24. Cincinnati 8-3 149 25. AUBURN 7-4 100 Others (SEC Only): Kentucky (38), Arkansas (9). AFTER GAMES OF NOV. 23-24 Associated Press 68 Since 1992, the SEC has sent at least five teams to post-season play in every year but one (1993). 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W 2007 WEEK-BY-WEEK POLLS AFTER GAMES OF NOV. 23-24 (Continued) USA Today Coaches’ Poll Team Record West Virginia (37) 10-1 Missouri (17) 11-1 Ohio State (6) 11-1 GEORGIA 10-2 Kansas 11-1 Virginia Tech 10-2 7. LSU 10-2 8. Oklahoma 10-2 9. Southern California 9-2 10. Hawaii 11-0 11. FLORIDA 9-3 12. Boston College 10-2 13. Arizona State 9-2 14. Illinois 9-3 15. TENNESSEE 9-3 16. Wisconsin 9-3 17. Clemson 9-3 18. Texas 9-3 19. Brigham Young 9-2 20. Oregon 8-3 21. AUBURN 8-4 Virginia 9-3 23. Boise State 10-2 24. Cincinnati 9-3 25. ARKANSAS 8-4 Others (SEC Only): Mississippi State (4). No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Harris Interactive Rankings No. Team 1. Missouri (57) 2. West Virginia (45) 3. Ohio State (11) 4. GEORGIA 5. LSU 6. Kansas 7. Virginia Tech 8. Oklahoma 9. Southern California 10. Hawaii (1) 11. FLORIDA 12. Boston College 13. Arizona State 14. Illinois 15. TENNESSEE 16. Wisconsin 17. Texas 18. Clemson 19. Oregon 20. Brigham Young 21. Cincinnati 22. Boise State 23. Virginia 24. AUBURN 25. South Florida Others (SEC Only): Arkansas (11). Record Points 11-1 2,779 10-1 2,753 11-1 2,638 10-2 2,368 10-2 2,215 11-1 2,170 10-2 2,164 10-2 2,132 9-2 2,059 11-0 1,829 9-3 1,757 10-2 1,587 9-2 1,446 9-3 1,254 9-3 1,249 9-3 911 9-3 903 9-3 897 8-3 716 9-2 649 9-3 512 10-2 493 9-3 478 8-4 402 9-3 249 (108), Kentucky No. Team 1. Ohio State (50) 2. LSU (11) 3. Oklahoma (1) 4. GEORGIA (1) 5. Virginia Tech (1) 6. Southern California 7. Missouri 8. Kansas 9. FLORIDA 10. Hawaii (1) 11. West Virginia 12. Arizona State 13. Illinois 14. Boston College 15. Clemson 16. TENNESSEE 17. Texas 18. Wisconsin 19. Brigham Young 20. Cincinnati 21. Virginia 22. AUBURN 23. South Florida 24. Boise State 25. ARKANSAS Others (SEC Only): Kentucky Record 11-1 11-2 11-2 10-2 11-2 10-2 11-2 11-1 9-3 12-0 10-2 10-2 9-3 10-3 9-3 9-4 9-3 9-3 10-2 9-3 9-3 8-4 9-3 10-2 8-4 (13). Points 1,578 1,519 1,423 1,421 1,380 1,346 1,195 1,164 1,071 1,050 1,040 939 797 668 614 554 517 447 439 394 344 264 246 221 173 Points 1,467 1,454 1,383 1,232 1,161 1,161 1,134 1,126 1,073 958 898 861 756 674 654 493 469 417 327 316 271 271 247 146 145 Bowl Championship Series Rankings No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. Team Missouri West Virginia Ohio State GEORGIA Kansas Virginia Tech LSU Southern California Oklahoma FLORIDA Boston College Hawaii Arizona State TENNESSEE Illinois Clemson Oregon Wisconsin Brigham Young Texas South Florida Virginia Cincinnati AUBURN Boise State Record 11-1 10-1 11-1 10-2 11-1 10-2 10-2 9-2 10-2 9-3 10-2 11-0 9-2 9-3 9-3 9-3 8-3 9-3 9-2 9-3 9-3 9-3 9-3 8-4 10-2 Avg. .9781 .9713 .9192 .8274 .7918 .7811 .7744 .6926 .6829 .6184 .6169 .5835 .5571 .4614 .4198 .3358 .2706 .2628 .2252 .2216 .1880 .1795 .1490 .1472 .1125 USA Today Coaches’ Poll No. Team 1. Ohio State (46) 2. LSU (11) 3. Oklahoma (2) 4. GEORGIA 5. Virginia Tech 6. Southern California 7. Missouri 8. Kansas 9. West Virginia 10. Hawaii (1) 11. Arizona State 12. FLORIDA 13. Illinois 14. Boston College 15. Wisconsin 16. Clemson 17. Texas 18. TENNESSEE 19. Brigham Young 20. Virginia 21. AUBURN 22. Boise State 23. Cincinnati 24. ARKANSAS 25. South Florida Others (SEC Only): None. Harris Interactive Rankings No. Team 1. Ohio State (98) 2. LSU (7) 3. Oklahoma (6) 4. GEORGIA (1) 5. Southern California 6. Virginia Tech (1) 7. Missouri 8. Kansas 9. West Virginia 10. Hawaii (1) 11. FLORIDA 12. Arizona State 13. Illinois 14. Boston College 15. Wisconsin 16. Clemson 17. Texas 18. Brigham Young 19. TENNESSEE 20. Cincinnati 21. Virginia 22. Boise State 23. AUBURN 24. South Florida 25. ARKANSAS Others (SEC Only): Kentucky Record 11-1 11-2 11-2 10-2 10-2 11-2 11-2 11-1 10-2 12-0 9-3 10-2 9-3 10-3 9-3 9-3 9-3 10-2 9-4 9-3 9-3 10-2 8-4 9-3 8-4 (3). Points 2,813 2,630 2,520 2,469 2,346 2,345 2,117 2,092 1,924 1,903 1,786 1,628 1,400 1,124 1,079 1,041 983 912 870 580 551 541 448 362 129 Record 11-1 11-2 11-2 10-2 11-2 10-2 11-2 11-1 10-2 12-0 10-2 9-3 9-3 10-3 9-3 9-3 9-3 9-4 10-2 9-3 8-4 10-2 9-3 8-4 9-3 Points 1,469 1,418 1,331 1,277 1,242 1,227 1,104 1,099 1,010 994 990 890 747 617 594 567 498 480 462 332 289 246 215 137 115 AFTER GAMES OF DEC. 1 Associated Press The winningest active quarterback in the SEC for 2008 is Georgia’s Matthew Stafford, who is 18-4 at the helm. 69 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W 2007 WEEK-BY-WEEK POLLS AFTER GAMES OF DEC. 1 (Continued) Bowl Championship Series Rankings No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. Team Ohio State LSU Virginia Tech Oklahoma GEORGIA Missouri Southern California Kansas West Virginia Hawaii Arizona State FLORIDA Illinois Boston College Clemson TENNESSEE Brigham Young Wisconsin Texas Virginia South Florida Cincinnati AUBURN Boise State Connecticut Record 11-1 11-2 11-2 11-2 10-2 11-2 10-2 11-1 10-2 12-0 10-2 9-3 9-3 10-3 9-3 9-4 10-2 9-3 9-3 9-3 9-3 9-3 8-4 10-2 9-3 Avg. .9587 .9394 .8703 .8572 .8392 .7763 .7637 .7589 .6628 .6468 .6204 .6133 .4597 .4586 .3844 .3251 .3027 .2915 .2523 .2349 .2112 .1789 .1566 .1179 .0745 USA Today Coaches’ Poll No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Team LSU (60) Southern California GEORGIA Ohio State Missouri West Virginia Kansas Oklahoma Virginia Tech Texas Boston College TENNESSEE Arizona State AUBURN Brigham Young 16. FLORIDA 17. Hawaii 18. Illinois 19. Michigan 20. Cincinnati 21. Wisconsin 22. Clemson 23. Texas Tech 24. Oregon 25. Penn State Others (SEC Only): Kentucky State (7), Arkansas (1). CONFERENCE RANKINGS (Dec. 2 / Final) Record Points 12-2 1,620 11-2 1,515 11-2 1,500 12-2 1,347 11-2 1,346 11-2 1,342 12-1 1,303 11-3 1,139 11-3 1,096 11-3 962 10-3 962 10-4 904 9-4 685 11-2 654 9-4 648 10-3 587 10-3 566 9-4 508 12-1 460 9-4 443 9-4 353 9-4 308 9-4 253 9-4 202 9-4 110 (57), Arkansas SEC Big 12 Big Ten Pac-10 Big East ACC WAC MWC AP 5 5 4 4 2 3 1 1 USA 5 5 5 3 2 3 1 1 Harris 6 4 3 2 3 4 2 1 BCS 5 4 3 2 4 4 2 1 Record Points 12-2 1,500 11-2 1,380 11-2 1,370 11-2 1,287 12-2 1,241 11-2 1,239 12-1 1,217 11-3 1,016 11-3 979 10-3 924 11-3 898 10-4 826 10-3 635 9-4 624 11-2 624 9-4 567 12-1 427 9-4 416 9-4 413 10-3 376 9-4 333 9-4 319 9-4 242 9-4 192 9-4 127 (11), Mississippi FINAL RANKINGS Associated Press Team LSU (60) GEORGIA (3) Southern California (1) Missouri Ohio State West Virginia Kansas (1) Oklahoma Virginia Tech Boston College Texas 12. TENNESSEE 13. FLORIDA 14. Brigham Young 15. AUBURN 16. Arizona State 17. Cincinnati 18. Michigan 19. Hawaii 20. Illinois 21. Clemson 22. Texas Tech 23. Oregon 24. Wisconsin 25. Oregon State Others (SEC Only): Kentucky (13), Mississippi State (7). No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 2007 - SEC VS. TOP 25 Team Alabama Arkansas Auburn Florida Georgia Kentucky LSU Ole Miss Miss. State So. Carolina Tennessee Vanderbilt Totals vs. SECNon-SEC 2-3 0-0 2-3 0-1 1-2 0-0 2-2 0-1 4-0 1-0 1-4 1-0 5-1 2-0 0-4 0-0 2-2 0-1 2-2 0-1 2-2 1-1 1-4 0-0 24-29 5-5 (.453) (.500) Total 2-3 2-4 1-2 2-3 5-0 2-4 7-1 0-4 2-3 2-3 3-3 1-4 29-34 (.460) 70 The seven bowl wins in 2007-08 by the SEC is the most in SEC history. 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W SEC CHAMPIONS Year - Champion 1933 - Alabama 1934 - Tulane •Alabama 1935 - LSU 1936 - LSU 1937 - Alabama 1938 - Tennessee 1939 - Tennessee Georgia Tech Tulane 1940 - Tennessee 1941 - Miss. State 1942 - Georgia 1943 - Georgia Tech 1944 - Georgia Tech 1945 - Alabama 1946 - Georgia Tennessee 1947 - Ole Miss 1948 - Georgia 1949 - Tulane 1950 - Kentucky 1951 - Georgia Tech •Tennessee 1952 - Georgia Tech 1953 - Alabama 1954 - Ole Miss 1955 - Ole Miss 1956 - Tennessee 1957 - •Auburn 1958 - • LSU 1959 - Georgia 1960 - •Ole Miss 1961 - •Alabama LSU 1962 - Ole Miss 1963 - Ole Miss 1964 - •Alabama 1965 - •Alabama 1966 - Alabama Georgia 1967 - Tennessee 1968 - Georgia 1969 - Tennessee 1970 - LSU 1971 - Alabama 1972 - Alabama 1973 - •Alabama 1974 - Alabama 1975 - Alabama 1976 - Georgia Kentucky 1977 - Alabama 1978 - •Alabama 1979 -• Alabama 1980 - Georgia 1981 - Georgia Alabama 1982 - Georgia SEC 5-0-1 8-0 7-0 5-0 6-0 6-0 7-0 6-0 6-0 5-0 5-0 4-0-1 6-1 3-0 4-0 6-0 5-0 5-0 6-1 6-0 5-1 5-1 7-0 5-0 6-0 4-0-3 5-1 5-1 6-0 7-0 6-0 7-0 5-0-1 7-0 6-0 6-0 5-0-1 8-0 6-1-1 6-0 6-0 6-0 5-0-1 5-1 5-0 7-0 7-1 8-0 6-0 6-0 5-1 5-1 7-0 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-0 Overall 7-1-1 10-1 10-0 9-2 9-1-1 9-1 11-0 10-1 8-2 8-1-1 10-1 8-1-1 11-1 7-4 9-2 10-0 11-0 9-2 9-2 9-2 7-2-1 11-1 11-0-1 10-1 12-0 6-3-3 9-2 10-1 10-1 10-0 11-0 10-1 10-0-1 11-0 10-1 10-0 7-1-2 10-1 9-1-1 11-0 10-1 9-2 8-1-2 9-2 9-3 11-1 10-2 11-1 11-1 11-1 10-2 9-3 11-1 11-1 12-0 12-0 10-2 9-2-1 11-1 Coach Frank Thomas Ted Cox Frank Thomas Bernie Moore Bernie Moore Frank Thomas Bob Neyland Bob Neyland Bill Alexander “Red” Dawson Bob Neyland Allyn McKeen Wally Butts Bill Alexander Bill Alexander Frank Thomas Wally Butts Bob Neyland John Vaught Wally Butts Henry Frnka Paul Bryant Bobby Dodd Bob Neyland Bobby Dodd Red Drew John Vaught John Vaught Bowden Wyatt Ralph Jordan Paul Dietzel Wally Butts John Vaught Paul Bryant Paul Dietzel John Vaught John Vaught Paul Bryant Paul Bryant Paul Bryant Vince Dooley Doug Dickey Vince Dooley Doug Dickey Charlie McClendon Paul Bryant Paul Bryant Paul Bryant Paul Bryant Paul Bryant Vince Dooley Fran Curci Paul Bryant Paul Bryant Paul Bryant Vince Dooley Vince Dooley Paul Bryant Vince Dooley SEC Overall Coach Year - Champion 1983 - Auburn 6-0 11-1 Pat Dye 1984 - Vacated 1985 - Tennessee 5-1 9-1-2 Johnny Majors 1986 - LSU 5-1 9-3 Bill Arnsparger 1987 - Auburn 5-0-1 9-1-2 Pat Dye 1988 - Auburn 6-1 10-2 Pat Dye LSU 6-1 8-4 Mike Archer 1989 - Alabama 6-1 10-2 Bill Curry Tennessee 6-1 11-1 Johnny Majors Auburn 6-1 10-2 Pat Dye 1990 - Tennessee 5-1-1 9-2-2 Johnny Majors 1991 - Florida 7-0 10-2 Steve Spurrier 1992 - •Alabama 8-0 13-0 Gene Stallings 1993 - Florida 7-1 11-2 Steve Spurrier 1994 - Florida 7-1 11-1-1 Steve Spurrier 1995 - Florida 8-0 12-1 Steve Spurrier 1996 - •Florida 8-0 12-1 Steve Spurrier 1997 - Tennessee 7-1 11-2 Phillip Fulmer 1998 - •Tennessee 8-0 13-0 Phillip Fulmer 1999 - Alabama 7-1 10-3 Mike DuBose 2000 - Florida 7-1 10-3 Steve Spurrier 2001 - LSU 5-3 10-3 Nick Saban 2002 - Georgia 7-1 13-1 Mark Richt 2003 - • LSU 7-1 13-1 Nick Saban 2004 - Auburn 8-0 13-0 Tommy Tuberville 2005 - Georgia 6-2 10-3 Mark Richt 2006 - • Florida 7-1 13-1 Urban Meyer 2007 - • LSU 6-2 12-2 Les Miles • National Champion NOTE: Overall records include bowl games SEC CHAMPIONSHIP COACHES Paul Bryant (14) - Kentucky (1) 1950; Alabama (13) 1961-64-65-66-71-72-7374-75-77-78-79-81 Vince Dooley (6) - Georgia 1966-68-7680-81-82 Steve Spurrier (6) - Florida 1991-93-9495-96-2000 Johnny Vaught (6) - Ole Miss 1947-5455-60-62-63 Bob Neyland (5) - Tennessee 1938-3949-46-51 Wally Butts (4) - Georgia 1942-46-48-59 Pat Dye (4) - Auburn 1983-87-88-89 Frank Thomas (4) - Alabama 1933-3437-45 Bill Alexander (3) - Georgia Tech 193943-44 Johnny Majors (3) - Tennessee 1985-8990 Mark Richt (2) - Georgia 2002-05 Nick Saban (2) - LSU 2001-03 Doug Dickey (2) - Tennessee 1967-69 Paul Dietzel (2) - LSU 1958-61 Bobby Dodd (2) - Georgia Tech 1951-52 Phillip Fulmer (2) - Tennessee 1997-98 Bernie Moore (2) - LSU 1935-36 Les Miles (1) - LSU 2007 Urban Meyer (1) - Florida 2006 Tommy Tuberville (1) - Auburn 2004 Mike DuBose (1) - Alabama 1999 Mike Archer (1) - LSU 1988 Bill Arnsparger (1) - LSU 1986 Ted Cox (1) - Tulane 1934 Fran Curci (1) - Kentucky 1976 Bill Curry (1) - Alabama 1989 Red Dawson (1) - Tulane 1939 Red Drew (1) - Alabama 1953 Henry Frnka (1) - Tulane 1949 Ralph Jordan (1) - Auburn 1957 Charlie McClendon (1) - LSU 1970 Allyn McKeen (1) - Mississippi State 1941 Gene Stallings (1) - Alabama 1992 Bowden Wyatt (1) - Tennessee 1956 The 2008 lineup of SEC coaches features five who have won national championships. 71 2 0 0 8 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W NOTES 72 In 2007, the SEC had the nation’s highest non-conference winning percentage (82.4). SEC FOOTBALL MEDIA CONTACTS ALABAMA (205) 348-6084 University of Alabama P.O. Box 870391 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0391 FAX: (205) 348-8841 Internet: www.rolltide.com Jeff Purinton, Associate AD/Football Media Relations (jpurinton@ia.ua.edu) Josh Maxson, Assistant S(D (jmaxson@ia.ua.edu) ARKANSAS (479) 575-2751 Men's Department University of Arkansas Broyles Athletic Center P.O. Box 7777 Fayetteville, AR 72702 FAX: (501) 575-7481 Internet: www.hogwired.com Kevin Trainor, Assistant AD/Sports Information (ktrainor@uark.edu) AUBURN (334) 844-9800 / Auburn University (334) 844-9701 P.O. Box 351 Auburn, AL 36831-0351 FAX: (334) 844-9807 (Ath. Complex) (334) 844-9708 (Coliseum) Internet: www.auburntigers.com Kirk Sampson, Asst. AD/Media Relations (sampska@auburn.edu) Brad Gust, Associate Director (gustbra@auburn.edu) FLORIDA (352) 375-4683 University of Florida ext. 6100 P.O. Box 14485 Gainesville, FL 32604 FAX: (352) 375-4809 Internet: www.gatorzone.com Steve McClain, Asst. AD/Sports Information (stevem@gators.uaa.ufl.edu) Zack Higbee, Assistant Director (zackh@gators.uaa.ufl.edu) GEORGIA (706) 542-1621 University of Georgia P.O. Box 1472 Athens, GA 30603 FAX: (706) 542-9339 (Butts-Mehre) (706) 542-7993 (Coliseum) Internet: www.georgiadogs.com Claude Felton, Associate AD/Sports Communications (cfelton@sports.uga.edu) Christopher Lakos, Associate Director (clakos@sports.uga.edu) KENTUCKY (859) 257-3838 University of Kentucky Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY 40506 FAX: (859) 323-4310 Internet: www.ukathletics.com Tony Neely, Media Relations Director (tneely@uky.edu) LSU (225) 388-8226 Louisiana State University P.O. Box 25095 Baton Rouge, LA 70894-5095 FAX: (225) 388-1861 Internet: www.LSUsports.net Michael Bonnette, Asst. AD/Sports Information (mbonnet@lsu.edu) Brian Miller, Associate Director (bmiller@lsu.edu) OLE MISS (662) 232-7522 University of Mississippi P.O. Box 217 University, MS 38677 FAX: (662) 232-7006 Internet: www.olemisssports.com Langston Rogers, Sr. Associate AD/Media Relations (lrogers@olemiss.edu) Bill Bunting, Assistant Director (wbunting@olemiss.edu) MISS. STATE (662) 325-2703 Mississippi State University (662) 325-0540 P.O. Box 5308 Miss. State, MS 39762 FAX: (662) 325-2563 or (662) 325-3654 Internet: www.mstateathletics.com Mike Nemeth, Associate AD (nemeth@athletics.mstate.edu) Joe Galbraith, Assistant Director (jgalbraith@athletics.msstate.edu) SOUTH CAROLINA (803) 777-5204 University of South Carolina The Roost, Building B 1322 Heyward Street Columbia, SC 29208 FAX: (803) 777-2967 Internet: www.uscsports.com Steve Fink, Media Relations Director (finksc@gwm.sc.edu) Andrew Kitick, Assistant Director (kitick@gwm.sc.edu) TENNESSEE (865) 974-1212 Men's Department University of Tennessee P.O. Box 15016 Knoxville, TN 37901 FAX: (423) 974-1269 Internet: www.utsports.com Bud Ford, Associate AD/Sports Information (bford@utk.edu) John Painter, Associate Director (jpainter@utk.edu) VANDERBILT (615) 322-4121 Vanderbilt University P.O. Box 120158 Nashville, TN 37212 FAX: (615) 343-7064 Internet: www.vucommodores.com Rod Williamson, Director of External Relations (rod.williamson@vanderbilt.edu) Larry Leathers, Assistant Director (larry.leathers@vanderbilt.edu) SEC (205) 458-3000 2201 Richard Arrington Boulevard North Birmingham, AL 35203 FAX: (205) 458-3030 Internet: www.secsports.com / secsportsmedia.com Charles Bloom, Associate Commissioner (cbloom@sec.org) (Ext. 3037) Tammy Wilson, Associate Director (twilson@sec.org) (Ext. 3036) DeWayne Peevy, Associate Director (dpeevy@sec.org) (Ext. 3038) Chuck Dunlap, Associate Director (cdunlap@sec.org) (Ext. 3047) Ayanna Wakefield, Assistant Director (awakefield@sec.org) (Ext. 3010) 2008 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE FOOTBALL