2009 SEC Spring Football Preview

2009 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE SPRING FOOTBALL PREVIEW 2009 SEC FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Date Team ALABAMA Sept. 5 VIRGINIA TECH Atlanta MISSOURI STATE Little Rock LOUISIANA TECH Auburn CHARLESTON SOUTHERN Gainesville OKLAHOMA STATE Stillwater MIAMI (OH) Cincinnati WASHINGTON Seattle MEMPHIS Memphis (Sept. 6) JACKSON STATE Starkville N.C. STATE Raleigh (Sept. 3) WESTERN KENTUCKY Knoxville WESTERN CAROLINA Nashville Sept. 12 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL Tuscaloosa Sept. 19 NORTH TEXAS Tuscaloosa GEORGIA Fayetteville Sept. 26 ARKANSAS Tuscaloosa ALABAMA Tuscaloosa BALL STATE Auburn KENTUCKY Lexington ARIZONA STATE Athens FLORIDA Lexington MISSISSIPPI STATE Starkville SO. CAROLINA Columbia (Sept. 24) LSU Starkville OLE MISS Columbia (Sept. 24) OHIO Knoxville RICE Houston Oct. 3 KENTUCKY Lexington TEXAS A&M Arlington, Texas TENNESSEE Knoxville Oct. 10 OLE MISS Oxford AUBURN Fayetteville Oct. 17 SOUTH CAROLINA Tuscaloosa FLORIDA Gainesville KENTUCKY Auburn Oct. 24 TENNESSEE Tuscaloosa OLE MISS Oxford LSU Baton Rouge MISSISSIPPI STATE Starkville Oct. 31 Nov. 7 LSU Tuscaloosa Nov. 14 MISSISSIPPI STATE Starkville TROY Fayetteville GEORGIA Athens SOUTH CAROLINA Columbia AUBURN Athens VANDERBILT Nashville LOUISIANA TECH Baton Rouge TENNESSEE Oxford ALABAMA Starkville Nov. 21 CHATTANOOGA Tuscaloosa MISSISSIPPI STATE Little Rock Nov. 28 AUBURN Auburn LSU Baton Rouge ALABAMA Auburn ARKANSAS EASTERN MICHIGAN Fayetteville OLE MISS Auburn SOUTH CAROLINA Fayetteville FURMAN Auburn VANDERBILT Gainesville TENNESSEE TECH Athens EASTERN KENTUCKY Lexington ALABAMA Tuscaloosa NORTHERN ARIZONA Oxford AUBURN MISSISSIPPI STATE Auburn TROY Gainesville SOUTH CAROLINA Athens WEST VIRGINIA Auburn TENNESSEE Gainesville ARKANSAS Fayetteville LOUISVILLE Lexington ARKANSAS Fayetteville FLORIDA LSU Baton Rouge LSU Athens TENNESSEE Knoxville SOUTH CAROLINA Columbia FLORIDA Baton Rouge ALABAMA Oxford HOUSTON Starkville KENTUCKY Columbia GEORGIA Knoxville ARMY West Point ARKANSAS Gainesville VANDERBILT Nashville AUBURN Auburn GEORGIA Jacksonville FLORIDA Jacksonville FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL Gainesville KENTUCKY Athens GEORGIA Athens FLORIDA STATE Gainesville GEORGIA TECH Atlanta TENNESSEE Lexington ARKANSAS Baton Rouge MISS. STATE Starkville OLE MISS Starkville CLEMSON Columbia GEORGIA KENTUCKY ALABAMA Lexington GEORGIA Athens LOUISIANA MONROE Lexington AUBURN Baton Rouge MISSISSIPPI STATE Lexington TULANE New Orleans AUBURN Auburn KENTUCKY Lexington TENNESSEE Knoxville SOUTH CAROLINA Knoxville GEORGIA TECH Nashville LSU VANDERBILT Baton Rouge LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE Baton Rouge SOUTHEASTERN LOUSIANA Oxford OLE MISS Oxford LSU Oxford ARKANSAS Little Rock OLE MISS VANDERBILT Nashville GEORGIA TECH Starkville S. CAROLINA STATE Columbia AUBURN Knoxville OLE MISS Nashville UAB Oxford MIDDLE TENNESSEE Murfreesboro ALABAMA Tuscaloosa ARKANSAS Oxford FLORIDA Starkville VANDERBILT Columbia MISS. STATE SOUTH CAROLINA AUBURN Auburn GEORGIA Athens UCLA Knoxville LSU Baton Rouge VANDERBILT Nashville FLORIDA ATLANTIC Columbia FLORIDA Gainesville MISSISSIPPI STATE Nashville ARKANSAS Fayetteville MEMPHIS Knoxville FLORIDA Gainesville FLORIDA Columbia OLE MISS Oxford KENTUCKY Nashville TENNESSEE ALABAMA Tuscaloosa GEORGIA Nashville SOUTH CAROLINA Columbia VANDERBILT Knoxville TENNESSEE Knoxville KENTUCKY Lexington VANDERBILT 2009 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME • DECEMBER 5 • ATLANTA, GA. 2 0 0 9 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 / 2009 SEC Football Media Days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2009 SEC Football Championship Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SEC Team Quick Facts / 2009 Team Schedules / Headliners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2009 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2009 SEC Football Recruiting Classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008 SEASON IN REVIEW Standings / Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Team-By-Team Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008 Players of the Week / 2008 SEC Championship Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SEC vs. Non-Conference Opponents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SEC Team and Individual Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SEC Team Misc. Stats / Statistical Trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008 SEC Post-Season Honors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008 SEC Academic Honor Roll for Football . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008 Weekly Polls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SEC Football Champions / SEC National Champions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Future SEC Television Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 60-62 63-70 71 72 The SEC has led the nation for the last 27 seasons in total attendance. 1 2 0 0 9 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 2009 • SEC FOOTBALL MEDIA DAYS July 22-24 The Wynfrey Hotel • Hoover, Ala. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (Tentative and Subject to Change / All Times Central) Wednesday, July 22 11:30 a.m. -- Luncheon 1 - 3 p.m. -- Arkansas Coach Bobby Petrino and Student-Athletes Vanderbilt Coach Bobby Johnson and Student-Athletes 3 - 5 p.m. -- LSU Head Coach Les Miles and Student-Athletes Kentucky Coach Rich Brooks and Student-Athletes 5:30 p.m. -- Reception Thursday, July 23 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 Florida Head Coach Urban Meyer and Student-Athletes 1:30 p.m. -- Golf Outing (Bent Brook Golf Course) Friday, July 24 8:30 - 10:30 a.m. -- Auburn Head Coach Gene Chizik and Student-Athletes South Carolina Head Coach Steve Spurrier and Student-Athletes 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. -Mississippi State Head Coach Dan Mullen and Student-Athletes Tennessee Head Coach Lane Kiffin and Student-Athletes Registration begins on April 13, 2009 on www.secsportsmedia.com 2009 Spring Practice Dates SCHOOL Alabama Arkansas Auburn BEGINS March 13 March 24 March 24 ENDS April 18 April 18 April 19 (Spring Game - April 18) Florida Georgia Kentucky LSU Ole Miss Miss. State South Carolina Tennessee Vanderbilt March 25 March 17 April 1 March 12 March 26 March 24 March 3 March 10 March 10 April 18 April 11 April 25 April 18 April 18 April 18 April 11 April 18 March 28 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. 2009 SEC SPRING FOOTBALL COACHES MEDIA TELECONFERENCE Thursday, April 16 Replays on www.secsports.com Order of Appearance (All Times Central) Les Miles, LSU Steve Spurrier, South Carolina Urban Meyer, Florida Bobby Johnson, Vanderbilt Lane Kiffin, Tennessee Nick Saban, Alabama Bobby Petrino, Arkansas Houston Nutt, Ole Miss Mark Richt, Georgia Dan Mullen, Mississippi State Gene Chizik, Auburn Rich Brooks, Kentucky 2 In 18 of the last 29 seasons, the SEC has posted the best non-conference winning percentage in the nation, including last season. 2 0 0 9 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W 2009 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 18th-annual title game is set for December 5 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 2008 game earned a 9.3 television rating, the highest for the game since 1994 and the highest for a non-bowl game during the last two seasons. The SEC Championship Game has also drawn 15 capacity crowds in its 17-year history. More than 1.2 million fans have witnessed first-hand the pageantry of SEC Football at the 17 previous Championship Games. Championship Game Quick Facts Saturday, December 5 Georgia Dome; Atlanta, Ga. Capacity: 71,500 Time: TBA Television: CBS Sports Highest TV Ratings: 10.5 (30 million viewers) - 1994 Largest Crowd: 83,091 (Alabama vs. Florida, Legion Field) - 1992 Largest Georgia Dome Crowd: 75,892 (Florida vs. Alabama, 2008) - Georgia Dome Football Record 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) Date: Site: 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) 2008 - Florida 31, Alabama 20 [at Atlanta, Ga.] (75,892) - QB Tim Tebow (Florida) SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME FACTS & FIGURES • The SEC Championship Game has catapulted the SEC Champion to seven national championships since 1992. Alabama won the national crown in 1992, Florida won the national championship in 1996, 2006 and 2008, Tennessee took the national crown in 1998, LSU claimed the national championship in 2003 and 2007. • 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 17 SEC Football Championship Games have a total accumulated attendance of 1,270,560. The 15 games in the Georgia Dome have drawn 1,111,124 fans, an average of 74,075 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 17 previous SEC Championship Games is 14.5 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 17 games, the team that has scored first has won nine 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 2008 game broke a string of three straight games where there had been a defensive touchdown scored. • The team leading at halftime has lost just three SEC Championship Games. In 2007, Tennessee led 7-6 at the half only to fall to LSU, 21-14. 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 11-6 record in the SEC Championship Game. TEAM RECORDS IN THE SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME Team Florida Alabama Tennessee Georgia LSU Auburn Arkansas Mississippi State App. 9 6 5 3 4 3 3 1 W 7 2 2 2 3 1 0 0 L 2 4 3 1 1 2 3 1 Pct. .778 .333 .400 .667 .750 .333 .000 .000 Last Appearance 2008 2008 2007 2005 2007 2004 2006 1998 The winner of seven SEC Championship Games has gone on to win the national championship. 3 2 0 0 9 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 2008 Record: 12-2 (8-0 SEC, Western Division Champions) Head Coach: NICK SABAN (Kent State, ‘73) Overall: 110-50-1 (.686) / [13] | School: 19-8 (.704) [ 2] Starters Returning: 16 (5 offense, 9 defense, 2 specialists) Starters Lost: 8 (6 offense, 2 defense, 0 specialists) Percentage of Statistics Returning: Rushing: 46.7% | Passing: 5.1% | Receiving: 74.0% Top Returning Rusher: So. RB MARK INGRAM 143 for 728 yards (5.1 ypc); 12 TDs Top Returning Passer: Jr. QB GREG McELROY 8-11-1 (72.7 pct.); 123 yards; 1 TD Top Returning Receiver: So. WR JULIO JONES 58 for 924 yards (15.9 avg.); 4 TDs ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS 2008 Record: 5-7 (2-6 SEC, T-4th Western) Head Coach: BOBBY PETRINO (Carroll, ‘83) Overall: 46-16 (.742) [5] | School: 5-7 (.417) [1] Starters Returning: 19 (8 offense, 9 defense, 2 specialists) Starters Lost: 6 (3 offense, 2 defense, 1 specialists) Percentage of Statistics Returning: Rushing: 99% | Passing: 0.02% | Receiving: 98% Top Returning Rusher: Sr. RB MICHAEL SMITH 207 for 1,072 yards (5.2 ypc); 8 TDs Top Returning Passer: So. QB TYLER WILSON 11-22-2 (50.0 pct.); 69 yards; 1 TD Top Returning Receiver: Jr. WR D.J. WILLIAMS 61 for 723 yards (11.9 avg.); 3 TDs AUBURN TIGERS 2008 Record: 5-7 (2-6 SEC, T-4th Western) Head Coach: GENE CHIZIK (Florida, ‘85) Overall: 5-19 (.208) [2] | School: First season Starters Returning: 16 (7 offense, 7 defense, 2 specialist) Starters Lost: 8 (4 offense, 4 defense, 0 specialists) Percentage of Statistics Returning: Rushing: 81.5% | Passing: 100% | Receiving: 58.7% Top Returning Rusher: Sr. RB BEN TATE 159 for 664 yards (4.2 ypc); 3 TDs Top Returning Passer: Jr. QB KODI BURNS 94-179-7 (52.5 pct.); 1,050 yards; 2 TDs Top Returning Receiver: Sr. WR MONTEZ BILLINGS 24 for 277 yards (11.5 avg.); 0 TD FLORIDA GATORS 2008 Record: 13-1 (7-1 SEC, SEC & National Champions) Head Coach: URBAN MEYER (Cincinnati, ‘86) Overall: 83-17 (.830) [8] | School: 44-9 (.830) [4] Starters Returning: 20 (7 offense, 11 defense, 2 specialist) Starters Lost: 4 (4 offense, 0 defense, 0 specialists) Percentage of Statistics Returning: Rushing: 74.6% | Passing: 99.5% | Receiving: 53.3% Top Returning Rusher: Jr. QB TIM TEBOW 176 for 673 yards (3.8 avg.); 12 TDs Top Returning Passer: Jr. QB TIM TEBOW 192-298-4 (64.4 pct.); 2746 yards; 30 TDs Top Returning Receiver: Jr. TE AARON HERNANDEZ 34 for 381 yards (11.2 avg.); 5 TDs GEORGIA BULLDOGS 2008 Record: 10-3 (6-2 SEC, 2nd-Eastern) Head Coach: MARK RICHT (Miami, Fla., ‘82) Overall: 82-22 (.788) [8] | School: 82-22 (.788) [8] Starters Returning: 16 (7 offense, 6 defense, 3 specialists) Starters Lost: 10 (4 offense, 5 defense, 1 specialists) Percentage of Statistics Returning: Rushing: 25% | Passing: 4.0% | Receiving: 51% Top Returning Rusher: So. TB CALEB KING 61 for 247 yards (4.0 avg.); 1 TD Top Returning Passer: Sr. QB JOE COX 11-15-0 (73.3 pct.); 151 yards; 2 TDs Top Returning Receiver: So. WR A.J. GREEN 56 for 963 yards (17.2 avg.); 8 TDs KENTUCKY WILDCATS 2008 Record: 7-6 (2-6 SEC, 6th-Eastern) Head Coach: RICH BROOKS (Oregon State, ‘63) Overall: 123-150-4 (.451) [24] | School: 32-41 (.438) [6] Starters Returning: 13 (7 offense, 5 defense, 1 specialists) Starters Lost: 12 (4 offense, 6 defense, 2 specialists) Percentage of Statistics Returning: Rushing: 73% | Passing: 100% | Receiving: 81.6% Top Returning Rusher: So. QB RANDALL COBB 79 for 316 yards (4.0 avg.); 7 TDs Top Returning Passer: Jr. QB MIKE HARTLINE 172-311-8 (55.3 pct.); 1,666 yards; 9 TDs Top Returning Receiver: Jr. WR KYRUS LANXTER/Jr. TB DERRICK LOCKE (23 catches each) LSU TIGERS 2008 Record: 8-5 (3-5 SEC, 3rd-Western) Head Coach: LES MILES (Michigan, ‘76) Overall: 70-32 (.686) [8] | School: 42-11 (.792) [5] Starters Returning: 15 (7 offense, 6 defense, 2 specialists) Starters Lost: 11 (4 offense, 5 defense, 2 specialists) Percentage of Statistics Returning: Rushing: 92.7% | Passing: 88.4% | Receiving: 78.9% Top Returning Rusher: Sr. RB CHARLES SCOTT 217 for 1,174 yards (5.4 avg.); 18 TDs Top Returning Passer: So. QB JARRETT LEE 143-269-16 (53.2 pct.); 1,873 yards; 14 TDs Top Returning Receiver: Sr. WR BRANDON LaFELL 63 for 929 yards (14.7 avg.); 8 TDs OLE MISS REBELS 2008 Record: 9-4 (5-3 SEC; 2nd-Western) Head Coach: HOUSTON NUTT (Oklahoma State, ‘81) Overall: 120-74 (.619) [16] | School: 9-4 (.692) [1] Starters Returning: 16 (6 offense, 8 defense, 2 specialists) Starters Lost: 10 (5 offense, 3 defense, 2 specialists) Percentage of Statistics Returning: Rushing: 96% | Passing: 99% | Receiving: 76% Top Returning Rusher: Sr. RB DEXTER McCLUSTER 109 for 655 yards (6.0 avg.); 6 TDs Top Returning Passer: Jr. QB JEVAN SNEAD 184-327-13 (56.3 pct.); 2,762 yards; 26 TDs Top Returning Receiver: Sr. WR SHAY HODGE [44 for 725 yards (16.5 avg.); 8 TDs]; Sr. RB DEXTER McCLUSTER [44 for 625 yards (14.2 avg.); 1 TD] MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS 2008 Record: 4-8 (2-6 SEC, T-4th Western) Head Coach: DAN MULLEN (Ursinas, ‘94) Overall: First season | School: First season Starters Returning: 13 (9 offense, 4 defense, 0 specialists) Starters Lost: 11 (2 offense, 7 defense, 2 specialists) Percentage of Statistics Returning: Rushing: 98.7% | Passing: 73.2% | Receiving: 64.4% Top Returning Rusher: Sr. RB ANTHONY DIXON 197 for 869 yards (4.4 avg.); 7 TDs Top Returning Passer: Sr. QB TYSON LEE 153-260-5 (58.8 pct.); 1,519 yards; 7 TDs Top Returning Receiver: Sr. WR BRANDON McRAE 51 for 518 yards (10.2 avg.); 3 TDs SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS 2008 Record: 7-6 (4-4 SEC, T3rd-Eastern) Head Coach: STEVE SPURRIER (Florida) Overall: 170-62-2 (.731) [19] | School: 28-22 (.560) [4] Starters Returning: 12 (5 offense, 6 defense, 1 specialists) Starters Lost: 12 (6 offense, 5 defense, 1 specialists) Percentage of Statistics Returning: Rushing: 41% | Passing: 29% | Receiving: 49% Top Returning Rusher: So. QB STEPHEN GARCIA 70 for 198 yards (2.8 avg.); 2 TDs Top Returning Passer: So. QB STEPHEN GARCIA 65-122-8 (53.3 pct.); 832 yards; 6 TDs Top Returning Receiver: Sr. WR MOE BROWN 30 for 391 (13.0 avg.); 1 TD TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS 2008 Record: 5-7 (3-5 SEC, 5th-Eastern) Head Coach: LANE KIFFIN (Fresno State, ‘98) Overall: First season | School: First season Starters Returning: 14 (7 offense, 6 defense, 1 specialists) Starters Lost: 10 (4 offense, 5 defense, 1 specialists) Percentage of Statistics Returning: Rushing: 61.8% | Passing: 100% | Receiving: 61.5% Top Returning Rusher: Jr. RB LENNON CREER 73 for 388 yards (5.3 avg.); 4 TDs Top Returning Passer: Sr. QB JONATHAN CROMPTON 86-167-5 (51.5 pct.); 889 yards; 4 TDs Top Returning Receiver: Jr. WR GERALD JONES 30 for 323 yards (10.8 avg.); 4 TDs VANDERBILT COMMODORES 2008 Record: 7-6 (4-4 SEC, T-3rd Eastern) Head Coach: BOBBY JOHNSON (Clemson, ‘73) Overall: 87-92 (.486) [15] | School: 27-56 (.325) [7] Starters Returning: 19 (9 offense, 9 defense, 1 specialists) Starters Lost: 6 (2 offense, 2 defense, 2 specialist) Percentage of Statistics Returning: Rushing: 54.1% | Passing: 65.8% | Receiving: 45.2% Top Returning Rusher: Sr. RB JARED HAWKINS 139 for 593 yards (4.3 avg.); 4 TDs Top Returning Passer: Sr. QB MACKENZI ADAMS 77-156-8 (49.4 pct.); 882 yards; 5 TDs Top Returning Receiver: So. TE BRANDON BARDEN 28 for 209 yards (7.5 avg.); 4 TDs 4 In 2008, for the fifth straight season, 4 SEC teams were in the Top 25 of the BCS Final Rankings. 2 0 0 9 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 Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 Nov. 28 vs. Virginia Tech (Atlanta) FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL NORTH TEXAS ARKANSAS at Kentucky at Ole Miss SOUTH CAROLINA TENNESSEE LSU at Mississippi State CHATTANOOGA at Auburn Sept. 5 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 Nov. 28 ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS MISSOURI STATE (Little Rock) GEORGIA at Alabama vs. Texas A&M (Arlington, Texas) AUBURN at Florida at Ole Miss EASTERN MICHIGAN SOUTH CAROLINA TROY MISSISSIPPI STATE (Little Rock) at LSU Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 28 AUBURN TIGERS LOUISIANA TECH MISSISSIPPI STATE WEST VIRGINIA BALL STATE at Tennessee at Arkansas KENTUCKY at LSU OLE MISS FURMAN at Georgia ALABAMA FLORIDA GATORS Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 Nov. 28 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN TROY TENNESSEE at Kentucky at LSU ARKANSAS at Mississippi State vs. Georgia (Jacksonville) VANDERBILT at South Carolina FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL FLORIDA STATE Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 Nov. 28 GEORGIA BULLDOGS at Oklahoma State SOUTH CAROLINA at Arkansas ARIZONA STATE LSU at Tennessee at Vanderbilt vs. Florida (Jacksonville) TENNESSEE TECH AUBURN KENTUCKY at Georgia Tech Sept. 5 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 Nov. 28 KENTUCKY WILDCATS vs. Miami (Ohio) (Cincinnati) LOUISVILLE FLORIDA ALABAMA at South Carolina at Auburn LOUISIANA-MONROE MISSISSIPPI STATE EASTERN KENTUCKY at Vanderbilt at Georgia TENNESSEE LSU TIGERS Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 Nov. 28 at Washington VANDERBILT LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE at Mississippi State at Georgia FLORIDA AUBURN at Tulane at Alabama LOUISIANA TECH at Ole Miss ARKANSAS Sept. 6 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 Nov. 28 OLE MISS REBELS at Memphis SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA at South Carolina at Vanderbilt ALABAMA UAB ARKANSAS at Auburn NORTHERN ARIZONA TENNESSEE LSU at Mississippi State MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 Nov. 28 JACKSON STATE at Auburn at Vanderbilt LSU GEORGIA TECH HOUSTON at Middle Tennessee FLORIDA at Kentucky ALABAMA at Arkansas (Little Rock) OLE MISS SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS Sept. 3 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 28 at N.C. State at Georgia FLORIDA ATLANTIC OLE MISS SOUTH CAROLINA STATE KENTUCKY at Alabama VANDERBILT at Tennessee at Arkansas FLORIDA CLEMSON Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 Nov. 28 TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS WESTERN KENTUCKY UCLA at Florida OHIO AUBURN GEORGIA at Alabama SOUTH CAROLINA MEMPHIS at Ole Miss VANDERBILT at Kentucky VANDERBILT COMMODORES Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 WESTERN CAROLINA at LSU OLE MISS at Rice MISSISSIPPI STATE at Army GEORGIA at South Carolina GEORGIA TECH at Florida KENTUCKY at Tennessee Since conference expansion in 1992, the SEC has won 30-or-more non-conference games (including bowls) 15 times 5 2 0 0 9 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 WR JULIO JONES was a first-team Freshman AllAmerica and Freshman All-SEC pick with 58 catches for 924 yards and 4 TDs last season ... LB ROLANDO McCLAIN was a 3rd team AP All-American and led the team in tackles with 95 and TFL (12.0). ... OG MIKE JOHNSON has started 27 straight games and was a consensus second-team All-SEC choice last season ... NG TERRENCE CODY was a first-team All-America last season with 24 stops, proving to be a disruptive force in the middle ... CB/RS JAVIER ARENAS averaged 23.6 yards per kick return, 15.9 yards per punt return with 3 TDs and also had 63 total tackles and seven pass deflections. ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS RB MICHAEL SMITH was a second-team All-SEC choice and second in the SEC in rushing, averaging 107.2 yards per game ... TE D.J. WILLIAMS was an AP first-team All-SEC pick and second in the SEC in receptions per game, with 61 catches for 723 yards and 3 TDs in 12 games ... DT MALCOLM SHEPPARD was second-team All-SEC and had 68 total tackles, including 14.5 for losses ... LB JERRY FRANKLIN was a Freshman All-America, Freshman All-SEC and led the ‘Hogs in tackles with 87 stops ... WR JOE ADAMS finished third on the squad with 31 catches for 377 yards and a TD last season. AUBURN TIGERS DE ANTONIO COLEMAN was a first-team All-SEC pick last season, ranking sixth in the league in sacks and seventh in tackles for loss ... DB ZAC ETHERIDGE led Auburn with 75 tackles last season and has started 24 of 25 games in his first two seasons ... DB WALTER McFADDEN has 41 career tackles and finished 12th in the SEC last season in passes defensed per game ... RB MARIO FANNIN was third on the team with 709 all-purpose yards last season ... RB BEN TATE ranks 14th in school history with 1,959 career rushing yards and has five career 100+yard rushing games ... TE TOMMY TROTT caught 20 passes for 201 yards last season. FLORIDA GATORS QB TIM TEBOW returns after winning Heisman Trophy as a sophomore and leading team to second national title in three seasons as a junior last year ... LB BRANDON SPIKES returns for senior season after being consensus first-team All-America in 2008 ... DE CARLOS DUNLAP was named 2009 BCS National Championship Game Defensive MVP and led SEC with 9.5 sacks last year ... RB JEFF DEMPS was named to SEC All-Freshman team wtih 605 yards rushing on 78 carries and 7 TDs ... CB JOE HADEN was second team All-SEC last season with 87 tackles ... TE AARON HERNANDEZ had 34 grabs for 381 yards and 5 touchdowns last year. GEORGIA BULLDOGS WLB RENNIE CURRAN recorded the second most total tackles (115) and the most solo tackles (63) in the SEC last season ... FL A.J. GREEN led SEC in receiving yards per game as a freshman (74.1) and was named SEC Coaches’ Freshman of the Year and FWAA Freshman AllAmerica ... FS RESHAD JONES was second on the squad with 76 tackles last season with a team-high five interceptions ... QB JOE COX takes over helm as signal caller ... In first three seasons, Cox is 33-of-58 for 432 yards and 5 TDs ... DL JEFF OWENS suffered seasonending knee injury in first quarter of last season’s opener ... Named to several watch lists prior to 2008 season. KENTUCKY WILDCATS CB TREVARD LINDLEY was Walter Camp second-team All-America last season and consensus All-SEC pick ... LB MICAH JOHNSON was first-team All-SEC by league’s coaches last year, making 93 total tackles, with 13 behind the line ... DE JEREMY JARMON is third in UK history with 17.5 career QB sacks ... QB MIKE HARTLINE threw for 1,666 yards and nine TDs last season and was offensive MVP of the AutoZone Liberty Bowl ... QB/WR RANDALL COBB was a member of the SEC All-Freshman Team last season, starting at quarterback, wide receiver and punt returning ... DT COREY PETERS made 36 tackles last season, 10 for losses. LSU TIGERS RB CHARLES SCOTT rushed for 1,174 yards and 18 TDs as a junior on his way to earning All-SEC honors last season ... WR BRANDON LaFELL led LSU in receiving for the second straight year with 63 catches for 929 yards ... QB JORDAN JEFFERSON burst onto the scene in late 2008 and guided the Tigers to a Chick-fil-A Bowl win over Georgia Tech, being named theh game’s offensive MVP ... RS TRINDON HOLLIDAY goes into his senior season with 2,229 career all-purpose yards (639 rushing, 36 receiving, 1,269 kickoff returns, 285 punt returns) ... LB PERRY RILEY was named defensive MVP of the Chick-fil-A Bowl with 11 stops. OLE MISS REBELS DE GREG HARDY was a second-team All-SEC choice, with 9.5 tackles for losses, including 8.5 sacks ... He has 32.5 career TFLs ... QB JEVAN SNEAD was third in the SEC in pass efficiency (145.5 rating), threw for 2,762 yards and 26 TDs in 2008 ... WR/RB DEXTER McCLUSTER rushed for 655 yards and six TDs and caught 44 passes for 625 yards last season ... He was a second-team All-SEC choice by AP ... WR SHAY HODGE caught 44 passes for 725 yards and 8 TDs in 2008 ... PK JOSHUA SHENE was a first-team All-SEC choice by AP after hitting 17 of 21 field goals last season ... OL JOHN JERRY was a second-team All-SEC selection last season. MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS RB ANTHONY DIXON rushed for 869 yards and seven TDs and also had 20 grabs for two additional scores in 2008 ... Dixon has more than 2,700 career rushing yards and 31 TDs to his credit ... WR BRANDON McRAE caught 51 passes for 518 yards and three scores last season ... LB K.J. WRIGHT logged 72 total tackles, including four sacks in 2008 ... OL QUENTIN SAULSBERRY and DB CHARLES MITCHELL were SEC All-Freshman picks last season ... QB TYSON LEE completed 58.8 percent of his passes for 1,519 yards in 2008 ... RB CHRISTIAN DUCRE rushed for 222 yards and two scores in 2008. SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS LB ERIC NORWOOD is Carolina’s top returning tackler (75 stops) and has been a first-team All-SEC performer last two seasons ... DB DARIAN STEWART is secondleading tackler on squad (64) with nine for losses and team-high eight pass deflections ... SAF CHRIS CULLIVER was fourth in the SEC, averaging 24.1 yards per kick return and also had 60 total tackles and three interceptions ... DE CLIFF MATTHEWS registered 32 tackles, including 5.5 for losses and 3.0 sacks in 2008 ... TE WESLYE SAUNDERS caught 16 passes for 214 yards last season ... OT JARRIEL KING earned 11 starts at left tackle in 2008 in first season on squad. TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS SAF ERIC BERRY was Tennessee’s first unanimous AllAmerica since 1990 and the consensus SEC Defensive Player of the Year last season, recording NCAA-lead tying seven interceptions ... TB MONTARIO HARDESTY is a returning team captain and finished with teamhigh six TDs last season and has 13 rushing scores in his career ... WR GERALD JONES led the Vols last season with 30 catches for 323 yards and 4 TDs ... Played four different positions last season ... LB RICO McCOY was second on the team and tied for ninth in SEC with 87 total hits ... DT DAN WILLIAMS was in on 48 tackles last season, including 8.5 for losses. VANDERBILT COMMODORES DB MYRON LEWIS set single-season career-highs in interceptions (5), tackles (76), sacks (5) and forced fumbles (2) as a second-year starter last year ... LB CHRIS MARVE was a Freshman All-America last season, leading the SEC in forced fumbles (4) and accumulating 105 total tackles ... LB PATRICK BENOIST was a secondteam All-SEC pick last season, leading the Commodores with 109 total tackles and 6.5 for losses ... TB JARED HAWKINS is Vandy’s leading returning rusher with 593 yards and four TDs ... TE BRANDON BARDEN topped all freshman tight ends in the nation last season with 28 catches. 6 For the fifth straight season, four SEC teams were in the Top 25 of the USA Today coaches poll. 2 0 0 9 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W 2009 WEEK-BY-WEEK SCHEDULE (Dates and Sites Subject to Change) Sept. 3 South Carolina at N.C. State Sept. 5 Alabama vs. Virginia Tech (Atlanta) Missouri State at Arkansas (Little Rock) Louisiana Tech at Auburn Charleston Southern at Florida Georgia at Oklahoma State LSU at Washington Jackson State at Mississippi State Western Kentucky at Tennessee Western Carolina at Vanderbilt Kentucky vs. Miami (Ohio) (Cincinnati) Sept. 6 Ole Miss at Memphis Sept. 12 Florida International at Alabama Mississippi State at Auburn Troy at Florida South Carolina at Georgia Vanderbilt at LSU UCLA at Tennessee OPEN: Arkansas, Kentucky, Ole Miss Sept. 19 North Texas at Alabama Georgia at Arkansas West Virginia at Auburn Tennessee at Florida Louisville at Kentucky Louisiana Lafayette at LSU Southeastern Louisiana at Ole Miss Mississippi State at Vanderbilt Florida Atlantic at South Carolina Sept. 26 Arkansas at Alabama Ball State at Auburn Florida at Kentucky Arizona State at Georgia LSU at Mississippi State Ole Miss at South Carolina Ohio at Tennessee Vanderbilt at Rice Oct. 3 Alabama at Kentucky Auburn at Tennessee LSU at Georgia Georgia Tech at Mississippi State South Carolina State at South Carolina Arkansas vs. Texas A&M (Arlington, Texas) Ole Miss at Vanderbilt OPEN: Ole Miss Oct. 10 Alabama at Ole Miss Auburn at Arkansas Florida at LSU Georgia at Tennessee Kentucky at South Carolina Houston at Mississippi State Vanderbilt at Army Oct. 17 South Carolina at Alabama Arkansas at Florida Kentucky at Auburn Georgia at Vanderbilt UAB at Ole Miss Mississippi State at Middle Tennessee OPEN: LSU, Tennessee Oct. 24 Tennessee at Alabama Arkansas at Ole Miss Auburn at LSU Florida at Mississippi State Louisiana Monroe at Kentucky Vanderbilt at South Carolina OPEN: Georgia Oct. 31 Eastern Michigan at Arkansas Ole Miss at Auburn Florida vs. Georgia (Jacksonville, Fla.) Mississippi State at Kentucky LSU at Tulane South Carolina at Tennessee Georgia Tech at Vanderbilt OPEN: Alabama Nov. 7 LSU at Alabama South Carolina at Arkansas Furman at Auburn Vanderbilt at Florida Tennessee Tech at Georgia Eastern Kentucky at Kentucky Memphis at Tennessee Northern Arizona at Ole Miss OPEN: Mississippi State Nov. 14 Alabama at Mississippi State Troy at Arkansas Auburn at Georgia Florida at South Carolina Kentucky at Vanderbilt Louisiana Tech at LSU Tennessee at Ole Miss Nov. 21 Chattanooga at Alabama Mississippi State at Arkansas (Little Rock) Florida International at Florida Kentucky at Georgia LSU at Ole Miss Vanderbilt at Tennessee OPEN: Auburn, South Carolina Nov. 28 Arkansas at LSU Ole Miss at Mississippi State Alabama at Auburn Florida State at Florida Georgia at Georgia Tech Tennessee at Kentucky Clemson at South Carolina OPEN: Vanderbilt Dec. 5 SEC Championship Game (Atlanta) In 85 SEC games last season, there were 122 instant replay stoppages and 39 plays overturned. 7 2 0 0 9 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.” 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 to follow. It states: “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 • In 2007-08, the SEC had 168 teams in 20 sports take part in NCAA post-season play, an average of almost eight teams per sport. Along with those numbers, the league also produced 457 first-team All-Americans, won five team and 46 individual national titles. • Since 1990, the SEC has won 123 team and 851 individual national championships. Since that time, the SEC has had at least one team ranked in the top five nationally in 76.2 percent of the total sports win which the league has competed (281 of 369). 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 55 team titles. The SEC has won team titles in 16 different sports since 2000, the most of any conference. ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS • During the last six 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 211 student-athletes named CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic AllAmericans, including 95 named to the first-team. • During the last 12 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. • 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 2008-09 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 ScholarAthlete 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 golfer Joseph Sykora and Auburn swimmer Kristen Hastrup were named McWhorter Scholar-Athlete Award winners in 2007-08. • 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. South Carolina football player William Brown and Vanderbilt lacrosse player Brooke Shinaberry were named recipients of this award in 2007-08. 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 three sport winners of the Collegiate Woman of the Year Award sponsored by Honda. Tennessee’s Candace Parker won for women’s basketball, Katie Heenan of Georgia took top honors in gymnastics and Florida’s Carolina Burckle was the top student-athlete in swimming & diving. Parker was the winner of the Honda National Collegiate Woman of the Year honor in 2007-08. • Since 1987, SEC schools have won 69 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. 8 For the last 13 seasons, the SEC has had six of the top 14 total attendance averages in the nation. 2 0 0 9 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 The SEC has captured the BCS National Championship for three consecutive seasons. Since the inception of the BCS in 1998, the SEC leads all conferences with five 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 2008 and LSU took the title in 2007. 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 seven. During that time, the SEC has had more teams with national titles than any other conference (4). Here is a breakdown: SEC - Florida (2008, 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 Southestern Conference has had more teams ranked in the final USA Today Coaches Poll than any other conference. The SEC has had 43 teams ranked in the last ninefinal USA Today Coaches polls, an average of almost five per season. The Big 12 is second with 36 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 nine seasons. FINAL USA TODAY COACHES POLLS SINCE 2000 (Using conference alignments during year played) SEC LEADS NATION IN ATTENDANCE IN 2007 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). 2007 ATTENDANCE Conference SEC Big Ten Big 12 Pac-10 ACC Big East Mountain West 2008 SEC Games 89 76 77 65 77 53 54 83 Total Attendance 6,687,342 5,408,019 4,652,267 3,764,179 4,137,463 2,197,136 1,817,481 6,377,085 Average Attendance 75,139 71,158 60,419 57,910 53,733 41,455 33,657 76,832 (98.41 % capacity) BOWL GAME APPEARANCES Using current conference alignments, the Southeastern Conference 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 SEC Big 12 Big Ten ACC Pac-10 MWC Big East WAC C-USA MAC Independent 2000 6 5 3 3 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 2001 5 4 2 2 4 1 4 0 1 2 0 2002 3 4 4 4 2 0 4 1 1 1 1 2003 5 4 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 0 2004 5 3 4 4 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 2005 5 4 3 5 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 2006 5 2 4 3 3 2 3 2 0 0 1 2007 5 5 5 3 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 2008 4 5 4 3 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 Total 43 36 34 30 28 21 20 8 5 5 5 Conference SEC Pac-10 ACC Western Athletic Big 12 Big East Big Ten Conference USA Mountain West Mid-American Sun Belt App. 369 225 288 67 319 111 241 120 127 54 13 W-L-T 190-166-13 117-102-6 149-134-5 34-31-2 153-162-4 53-56-2 115-123-3 55-63-2 56-67-4 22-32-0 4-9-0 Pct. .533 .533 .526 .522 .486 .486 .483 .467 .457 .407 .308 Since 2000, the SEC has more bowl appearances (69) and bowl bowl wins (42) than any other conference. (See Non-Conference Records Since 2000 chart on this page) SEC LEADS NATION WITH 259 FORMER PLAYERS ON 2008 NFL OPENING DAY ROSTERS The Southeastern Conference placed 259 of its former players on the 2008 National Football League opening weekend active rosters, leading all NCAA conferences. The SEC had five of the top 12 schools on NFL opening day rosters. Georgia was the SEC's leading squad and was third overall with 36 of its former players listed on NFL rosters, followed by LSU with 35, Tennessee at 34, Florida with 30 and Auburn with 27. Miami (Fla.) led all schools with 44 former players on NFL rosters, followed by Florida State with 37. Following the SEC, the ACC had 254 of its players on active rosters, followed by the Big Ten with 227, Pac-10 with 178, Big 12 with 170 and the Big East with 87. The SEC has led the nation in the number of players on opening weekend rosters since 2001. The 12 SEC schools were in the top 64 among all colleges. Alabama was sixth in the SEC with 18, followed by Arkansas and Mississippi State with 16 each, South Carolina with 15, Ole Miss at 14, Vanderbilt with 10 and Kentucky with eight. SEC TOPS ALL CONFERENCES IN BCS WINS Since the inception of the Bowl Championship Series in 1998, the SEC has won the most BCS games with a record of 12-5 (.706). The winning percentage is tops of conferences that have played in three-or-more BCS games. The Pac-10 is second at 9-4 (.692), followed by the Big East at 6-5 (.545), the Big 12 at 7-9 (.438), the Big Ten at 8-11 (.421) and the ACC at 2-9 (.182). The Mountain West is 2-0 and the WAC is 1-1 in BCS games. 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 331-116 (.740) against non-conference foes during the last nine seasons. In the regular season, the SEC has the top winning percentage (.764) while, in bowl games, the SEC is third in winning percentage (.590) behind the Big East (.615) and the Mountain West (.607). NON-CONFERENCE RECORDS FROM 2000-2008 Conference SEC Big 12 Big East Big Ten ACC Pac-10 Mountain West Western Athletic Conference USA Mid-American Sun Belt W-L 322-102 338-103 258-117 290-114 273-120 216-111 189-166 156-210 177-247 177-307 73-270 Pct. .759 .766 .688 .718 .695 .661 .532 .426 .417 .366 .213 Bowls 42-27 35-34 28-17 23-38 32-32 29-21 20-13 13-19 19-27 9-17 3-7 Pct. .609 .507 .622 .377 .500 .580 .606 .406 .413 .346 .300 Total 364-129 373-137 286-134 313-152 305-152 245-132 209-179 169-229 196-274 186-324 76-277 Pct. .738 .731 .681 .673 .667 .650 .539 .425 .417 .365 .215 The SEC has won more BCS bowl games (12) than any other conference. 9 2 0 0 9 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 77th SEASON OF SEC FOOTBALL The Southeastern Conference begins its 77th season of play in 2009. 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 76-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 799-315-43 651-442-40 681-395-47 641-369-40 723-384-54 560-552-44 700-383-47 606-464-35 485-527-39 528-529-44 776-327-53 553-548-50 Pct. .709 .592 .627 .630 .646 .503 .640 .564 .480 .499 .694 .502 SEC 349-159-20 63-71-2 276-214-18 263-192-15 289-187-14 149-326-12 271-200-22 237-233-15 159-322-13 50-82-1 311-158-19 118-359-18 Pct. .680 .471 .561 .576 .604 .320 .572 .504 .335 .380 .657 .257 All-Time SEC Divisional Championships Eastern Division Florida 10 (1992t-93t-94-95-96-99-2000-2003t-2006-2008) 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) 6 (1992-93-94-96t-99-2008) 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 2008 Tennessee Auburn LSU Ole Miss Alabama Alabama Alabama Alabama Alabama Alabama Georgia Alabama Florida Tennessee LSU Florida LSU Florida 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 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 8 (1991-93-94-95-96-2000-2006-2008) 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 270-105-19 359-123-14 320-107-14 297-125-20 328-169-13 356-161-17 282-84-3 301-93-0 2513-967-100 Pct. .709 .738 .741 .695 .656 .683 .768 .764 .716 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 2008 with a 43-13 mark. 10 2 0 0 9 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 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 33 34 21 18 35 8 149 W 32 19 31 23 26 23 154 L 18 16 30 32 15 43 154 L 18 32 19 27 25 28 149 T 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 T 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 Pct. .647 .676 .412 .363 .696 .157 .492 Pct. .637 .373 .618 .461 .510 .451 .508 SEC OVERTIME RECORDS Team Alabama Arkansas Auburn Florida Georgia Kentucky LSU Ole Miss Miss. State South Carolina Tennessee Vanderbilt TOTALS Total 4-7 7-1 3-5 2-2 4-2 2-3 6-5 6-5 1-3 0-2 6-2 2-3 41-38 Pct. .364 .875 .375 .500 .667 .400 .545 .545 .250 .000 .857 .400 .519 Last Overtime Game Alabama 27, LSU 21 (1) (2008) Arkansas 50, LSU 48 (3) (2007) So. Florida 26, Auburn 23 (1) (2007) Florida 49, Vanderbilt 42 (2) (2005) Georgia 26, Alabama 23 (1) (2007) Tennessee 52, Kentucky 50 (4) (2007) Alabama 27, LSU 21 (1) (2008) LSU 23, Ole Miss 20 (1) (2006) Miss. State 16, UAB 10 (1) (2006) Tennessee 27, So. Carolina 24 (1) (2007) UCLA 27, Tennessee 24 (1) (2008) Florida 49, Vanderbilt 42 (2) (2005) STATE OF THE SEC Georgia and LSU have the SEC’s best records during the last five and 10 seasons. Since 2004, Florida and LSU have posted the league’s best overall mark at 51-14 (.785). Since 1999, Georgia has had the league’s best record at 98-30 (.766). Below is a look at how each SEC team has fared during the last five and ten seasons: Record Last Five Seasons (2004-2008) SEC W-L Pct. Bowls Champ 51-14 .785 5 2 51-14 .785 5 1 50-14 .781 5 1 47-16 .746 4 1 41-23 .640 5 0 39-24 .619 3 0 34-27 .557 3 0 32-29 .525 2 0 28-33 .459 3 0 23-36 .390 1 0 23-36 .390 1 0 21-38 .356 1 0 Record Last 10 Seasons (1999-2008) SEC Pct. Bowls Champ W-L 98-30 .766 10 2 96-33 .744 10 3 93-35 .727 9 3 85-39 .685 8 1 85-41 .675 8 0 75-51 .595 7 1 72-52 .581 7 0 62-58 .517 5 0 61-59 .508 5 0 49-70 .412 4 0 47-71 .398 3 0 37-79 .319 1 0 AP Top 25 4 4 5 4 2 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 AP Top 25 10 8 7 6 6 4 2 3 2 0 2 0 CLOSE LOSSES SINCE 2003 Team Georgia Florida Alabama South Carolina Arkansas LSU Ole Miss Vanderbilt Auburn Tennessee Kentucky Mississippi State Total Losses 17 19 32 34 32 15 39 46 21 27 41 48 1-7 Margin 11 12 18 17 15 7 18 20 9 11 13 11 Pct. .647 .632 .563 .500 .469 .467 .462 .435 .429 .407 .317 .229 SEC FOOTBALL SERIES MARGINS SINCE 2000 (Min. 4 games played / Includes 2008 games) Series Florida-Ole Miss LSU-Tennessee South Carolina-Tennessee Alabama-Georgia Arkansas-Kentucky Georgia-South Carolina Ole Miss-Vanderbilt Kentucky-Vanderbilt Auburn-LSU Auburn-Tennessee Auburn-Florida LSU-Ole Miss Auburn-Ole Miss Arkansas-South Carolina Auburn-Georgia Alabama-Tennessee G 4 6 9 4 4 9 9 9 9 4 5 9 9 9 9 9 Total Margin 13 40 67 30 30 81 81 93 96 43 54 100 100 102 102 103 Avg. Margin 3.25 6.67 7.44 7.50 7.50 9.00 9.00 10.33 10.67 10.75 10.80 11.11 11.11 11.33 11.33 11.44 Florida LSU Georgia Auburn Alabama Tennessee South Carolina Arkansas Kentucky Vanderbilt Ole Miss Mississippi State Georgia Florida LSU Auburn Tennessee Alabama Arkansas Ole Miss South Carolina Kentucky Mississippi State Vanderbilt Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia and LSU reached the AP Top 10 at one point or another in 2008. 11 2 0 0 9 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 2009 ACTIVE LEADERS IN SEC CAREER RECORD BOOK TOTAL OFFENSE Yardage Career Leader: 11,350 -- Chris Leak, Florida (2003-06) Active Leader: 8,427 -- Tim Tebow, Florida (2006-) TDs Responsible For Career Leader: 122 -- Danny Wuerffel, Florida (1993-96) Active Leader: 110 -- Tim Tebow, Florida (2006-) Plays Career Leader: 1,793 -- Jared Lorenzen, Kentucky (2000-03) Active Leader: 1,156 -- Tim Tebow, Florida (2006-) RUSHING Most Rushes Career Leader: 994 -- Herschel Walker, Georgia (1980-82) Active Leader: 653 -- Anthony Dixon, Mississippi State (2006-) Yards Gained Career Leader: 5,529 -- Herschel Walker, Georgia (1980-82) Active Leader: 2,603 -- Anthony Dixon, Mississippi State (2006-) Touchdowns Rushing Career Leader: 49 -- Herschel Walker, Georgia (1980-82) Active Leader: 43 -- Tim Tebow, Florida (2006--) All-Purpose Rushing Yards Career Leader: 6,833 -- Kevin Faulk, LSU (1995-98) Active Leader: 2,929 -- Anthony Dixon, Mississippi State (2006-) PASSING Attempts Career Leader: 1,514 -- Jared Lorenzen, Kentucky (2000-03) Active Leader: 681 -- Tim Tebow, Florida (2006-) Completions Career Leader: 895 -- Chris Leak, Florida (2003-06) Active Leader: 448 -- Tim Tebow, Florida (2006-) Yards Gained Career Leader: 11,528 -- David Greene, Georgia (2001-04) Active Leader: 6,390 -- Tim Tebow, Florida (2006-) Touchdown Passes Career Leader: 122 -- Danny Wuerffel, Florida (1993-96) Active Leader: 67 -- Tim Tebow, Florida (2006-) Completion Percentage (Min. 300 comp.) Career Leader: 67.1 -- Tim Couch, Kentucky (795 of 1,184) (1996-98) Active Leader: 65.8 -- Tim Tebow, Florida (2006-) RECEPTIONS Catches Career Leader: 236 -- Earl Bennett, Vanderbilt (2005-07) Active Leader: 118 -- Brandon LaFell, LSU (2006-) Yards Gained Career Leader: 3,093 -- Terrence Edwards, Georgia (1999-2002) Active Leader: 1,725 -- Brandon LaFell, LSU (2006-) Touchdown Catches Career Leader: 31 -- Chris Doering, Florida (1992-95) Active Leader: 14 -- Shay Hodge, Ole Miss (2006-); Brandon LaFell, LSU (2006-) SCORING Points Scored Career Leader: 409 -- Billy Bennett, Georgia (2000-03) Active Leader: 258 -- Tim Tebow, Florida (2006-) Most Touchdowns Career Leader: 53 -- Kevin Faulk, LSU (1995-98) Active Leader: 43 -- Tim Tebow, Florida (2006--) Field Goals Made Career Leader: 87 -- Billy Bennett, Georgia (2000-03) Active Leader: 42 -- Joshua Shene, Ole Miss (2006-) PAT Kicks Made Career Leader: 188 -- Jeff Hall, Tennessee (1995-98) Active Leader: 118 - Lones Seiber, Kentucky (2006-) Total Points Scored by Kicking Career Leader: 409 -- Billy Bennett, Georgia (2000-03) Active Leader: 232 -- Lones Seiber, Kentucky (2006-) PUNTING Punting Average (Min. 100 punts) Career Leader: 45.6 -- Ricky Anderson, Vanderbilt (111 for 5,067) (1983-84) Active Leader: 39.3 -- P.J. Fitzgerald, Alabama (180 for 7,7078) (2006-) PUNT RETURNS Yards Returned Career Leader: 1,695 -- Lee Nalley, Vanderbilt (1947-49) Active Leader: 1,246 -- Javier Arenas, Alabama (2006-) KICKOFF RETURNS Yards Returned Career Leader: 2,315 -- Derek Abney, Kentucky (2000-03) Active Leader: 1,962 -- Brandon James, Florida (2006-) TOTAL KICK RETURNS (Punt + Kickoff) Yards Returned Career Leader: 3,357 -- Derek Abney, Kentucky (2000-03) Active Leader: 3,089 -- Brandon James, Florida (2006-) INTERCEPTIONS Interceptions Career Leader: 20 -- Bobby Wilson, Ole Miss (1946-49) / Chris Williams, LSU (197780) Active Leader: 12 -- Eric Berry, Tennessee (2007-) 12 Tennessee’s Eric Berry broke the SEC career interception return yardage record (467) in 2008. 2 0 0 9 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 nine of its member institutions to postseason bowl games following the 2009 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 and the PapaJohns.com Bowl with the ninth pick. 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 2008 Game: Vanderbilt 16, Boston College 14 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 2008 Game: LSU 38, Georgia Tech 3 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 2009 Game: Georgia 24, Michigan State 12 AUTOZONE LIBERTY BOWL (www.libertybowl.org) Date and Time: TBA Site and Stadium: Memphis, Tenn. • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (62,338) Television: ESPN Teams: SEC vs. Conference USA 2008 Game: Kentucky 25, East Carolina 19 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 2009 Game: Iowa 31, South Carolina 10 INDEPENDENCE BOWL (www.independencebowl.org) Date and Time: TBA Site and Stadium: Shreveport, La. • Independence Stadium (50,459) Television: ESPN Teams: SEC vs. Big 12 2008 Game: Louisiana Tech 17, Northern Illinois 10 AT&T COTTON BOWL (www.cottonbowl.com) Date and Time: Jan. 2 • TBA Site and Stadium: Arlington, Texas • Dallas Cowboys Stadium (60,588) Television: FOX Teams: SEC vs. Big 12 2009 Game: Ole Miss 47, Texas Tech 34 PAPAJOHNS.COM BOWL (www.papajohnsbowl.com) Date and Time: TBA Site and Stadium: Birmingham, Ala. • Legion Field (71,594) Television: ESPN Teams: SEC vs. ACC 2008 Game: Rutgers 29, N.C. State 23 2008-09 OTHER BOWL RESULTS Dec. 20 Dec. 20 Dec. 20 Dec. 20 Dec. 21 Dec. 23 Dec. 24 Dec. 26 Dec. 27 Dec. 27 Dec. 27 Dec. 29 Dec. 30 Dec. 30 Dec. 30 Dec. 31 Dec. 31 Dec. 31 Jan. 1 Jan. 1 Jan. 1 Jan. 2 Jan. 3 Jan. 5 Jan. 6 Jan. 8 EAGLEBANK BOWL (Washington, D.C.) Wake Forest 29, Navy 19 NEW MEXICO BOWL (Albuquerque, N.M.) Colorado State 40, Fresno State 35 MAGICJACK ST. PETERSBURG BOWL (St. Petersburg, Fla.) South Florida 41, Memphis 14 PIONEER LAS VEGAS BOWL (Las Vegas, Nev.) Arizona 31, Brigham Young 21 R&L CARRIERS NEW ORLEANS BOWL (New Orleans, La.) Southern Miss 30, Troy 27 (OT) SAN DIEGO CREDIT UNION POINSETTIA BOWL (San Diego, Calif.) Texas Christian 17, Boise State 16 SHERATON HAWAI’I BOWL (Honolulu, Hi.) Notre Dame 49, Hawai’i 21 MOTOR CITY BOWL (Detroit, Mich.) Florida Atlantic 24, Central Michigan 21 CHAMPS SPORTS BOWL (Orlando, Fla.) Florida State 42, Wisconsin 13 MEINEKE CAR CARE BOWL (Charlotte, N.C.) West Virginia 31, North Carolina 30 EMERALD BOWL (San Francisco, Calif.) California 24, Miami (Fla.) 17 VALERO ALAMO BOWL (San Antonio, Texas) Missouri 30, Northwestern 23 (OT) ROADY’S HUMANITARIAN BOWL (Boise, Idaho) Maryland 42, Nevada 35 PACIFIC LIFE HOLIDAY BOWL (San Diego, Calif.) Oregon 42, Oklahoma State 31 TEXAS BOWL (Houston, Texas) Rice 38, Western Michigan 14 BELL HELICOPTER ARMED FORCES BOWL (Fort Worth, Texas) Houston 34, Air Force 28 BRUT SUN BOWL (El Paso, Texas) Oregon State 3, Pittsburgh 0 INSIGHT BOWL (Tempe, Ariz.) Kansas 42, Minnesota 21 KONICA MINOLTA GATOR BOWL (Jacksonville, Fla.) Nebraska 26, Clemson 21 ROSE BOWL PRESENTED BY CITI (Pasadena, Calif.) Southern California 38, Penn State 24 FEDEX ORANGE BOWL (Miami, Fla.) Virginia Tech 20, Cincinnati 7 NOKIA SUGAR BOWL (New Orleans, La.) Utah 31, Alabama 17 INTERNATIONAL BOWL (Toronto, Canada) Connecticut 38, Buffalo 20 TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWL (Glendale, Ariz.) Texas 24, Ohio State 21 GMAC BOWL (Mobile, Ala.) Tulsa 45, Ball State 13 BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (Miami, Fla.) Florida 24, Oklahoma 14 The 34 bowl games had a total attendance of 1,770,654 in 2008-09, an all-time high. 13 2 0 0 9 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 2009 college football regular season, the Bowl Championship Series will determine the National Championship. For the third 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 BCS National Championship Game presented by Citi will be played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Jan. 8 and be hosted by the Rose Bowl. Other BCS games following the 2009 regular season include the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1 at 5 p.m. EST, Allstate Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1 at 8:30 p.m. EST, Tostitos Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 4 at 8 p.m. ET and the FedEx Orange 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 in 2010, with the exception of the Rose Bowl and the BCS National Championship, 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: 2009 BCS National Championship Game -- Florida 24, Oklahoma 14 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 11 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. ESPN TO TELEVISE BCS STARTING IN 2011 The Bowl Championship Series will be televised on ESPN starting in January 2011 (following the 2010 regular season). The agreement includes exclusive television, radio, digital, international and marketing rights for the Fiesta, Orange and Sugar Bowls from 2011-2014 and the BCS title game from 2011 to 2013. The Rose Bowl will continue to be televised on ABC through 2014 under a separate, previous contract. The Rose Bowl is also slated to host the 2014 title game. The games will also be carried on ESPN Radio and ESPN Deportes Radio. Digital Media rights include operation of the official BCS Web site and the opportunity to simulcast the games online at ESPN360.com and on ESPN Mobile TV for mobile devices. ESPN International will distribute and televise the BCS matchups around the world through networks and syndication, including on the re-branded ESPN America in Europe (known as NASN until Feb. 2009). In addition, ESPN has the right to televise BCS games on ESPN Deportes, the U.S. Spanish-language sports network. 2010 BCS BOWLS ROSE BOWL (www.tournamentofroses.com) Date and Time: Friday, 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) ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL (www.allstatesugarbowl.com) Date and Time: Friday, Jan. 1 • 8:30 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. 4 • 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 ORANGE BOWL (www.orangebowl.org) Date and Time: Tuesday, Jan. 5 • 8 p.m. EST Site and Stadium: Miami, Fla. • Dolphin Stadium (75,192) Television: FOX Sports Teams: BCS (ACC) vs. BCS (At-Large) BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME presented by Citi (www.bcsfootball.org) Date and Time: Thursday, Jan. 7 • 8 p.m. EST Site and Stadium: Pasadena, Calif. • Rose Bowl (91,000) Television: ABC Sports Teams: BCS (#1) vs. BCS (#2) 14 The BCS National Championship Game’s TV Rating (15.8) was the highest during the 2008-09 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 2008 • Florida 2 0 0 9 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27,052 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 . . . . . . . . . .799-315-43 (.709 / 1,157 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 . . . . . . .56 / 31-22-3 (.580) 2008 IN REVIEW 2008 Record . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 (7-0 H, 4-0 A, 1-2 N, 5-0 vs. Western Division) SEC Record/Finish . . . . . . . .8-0 / Western Division Champions Bowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Allstate Sugar Bowl (lost to Utah, 17-31) National Ranking . . . . . . . . .6th-AP / 6th-USA Today Home Attendance . . . . . . . .644,966 (92,138 avg.) / 100.0% Capacity 2008 SEC/NCAA Statistical Rankings Total Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . 355.8 (6th - SEC / 63rd - NCAA) Rushing Offense . . . . . . . . . 184.6 (3rd - SEC / 30th - NCAA) Passing Offense . . . . . . . . . 171.1 (9th - SEC / 97th - NCAA) Scoring Offense . . . . . . . . . . 30.1 (5th - SEC / 35th - NCAA) Total Defense . . . . . . . . . . . 263.5 (T1st - SEC / T3rd - NCAA) Rushing Defense . . . . . . . . . 74.1 (1st - SEC / 2nd - NCAA) Pass Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . 189.4 (7th - SEC / 30th - NCAA) Scoring Defense . . . . . . . . . 14.3 (2nd - SEC / 7th - NCAA) Turnover Margin . . . . . . . . . +6 (3rd - SEC / 32nd - NCAA) 2008 RESULTS (12-2 Overall • 8-0 SEC) Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 29 Dec. 6 *vs. Clemson [ABC] (9/9) W 34-10 TULANE W 20-6 WESTERN KENTUCKY W 41-7 at Arkansas [RAYCOM] W 49-14 at Georgia [ESPN] (3/3) W 41-30 KENTUCKY [CBS] W 17-14 OLE MISS [CBS] W 24-20 at Tennessee [ESPN] W 29-9 ARKANSAS STATE (HC) W 35-0 at LSU [CBS] (15/15) (1OT) W 27-21 MISSISSIPPI STATE [ESPN] W 32-7 AUBURN [CBS] W 36-0 *vs. Florida [CBS] (2/4) L 20-31 (SEC Championship Game • Atlanta, Ga.) Jan. 2 vs. Utah [FOX] (7/7) L 17-31 (Allstate Sugar Bowl • New Orleans, La.) * - at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Ga. 16 2007 STATISTICAL LEADERS RUSHING Glen Coffee • Mark Ingram • Roy Upchurch • Terry Grant ALABAMA Opponents PASSING J.P. Wilson • Greg McElroy ALABAMA Opponents RECEIVING • Julio Jones Nick Walker • Mike McCoy Glen Coffee • Marquis Maze ALABAMA Opponents PUNTING • P.J. Fitzgerald ALABAMA Opponents KO RETURNS • Javier Arenas • Mike McCoy ALABAMA Opponents PUNT RETURNS • Javier Arenas • Marquis Maze • Julio Jones ALABAMA Opponents TACKLES • R. McClain Rashad Johnson • B. Fanney • D. Hightower • Javier Arenas G 14 14 10 14 14 14 G 14 6 14 14 G 14 14 13 14 14 14 14 NO 59 61 94 NO 26 5 40 81 NO 41 2 2 49 27 ATT 233 143 58 35 568 391 PE 122.3 178.5 124.1 106.7 REC 58 32 16 16 11 195 246 YDS 2427 2460 3782 YDS 614 60 816 1765 YDS 650 8 11 701 242 YDS 1383 728 350 88 2585 1038 A-C-I 323-187-8 11-8-1 334-195-9 467-246-15 YDS 924 324 191 118 137 2396 2651 AVG 41.1 40.3 40.2 AVG 23.6 12.0 20.4 21.8 AVG 15.9 4.0 5.5 14.3 9.0 AVG 5.9 5.1 6.0 2.5 4.6 2.7 PCT. 57.9 72.7 58.4 52.7 AVG 15.9 10.1 11.9 7.4 12.5 12.3 10.8 LP 56 56 61 TD 0 0 0 1 TD 3 0 0 4 1 SACKS 3.0-22 1.0-7 1.0-5 0 2.0-21 TD 10 12 4 1 32 5 YDS. 2273 123 2396 2651 TD 4 2 1 1 2 11 18 IN20 15 15 21 LP 41 23 41 96 LP 87 5 10 87 92 INT 1 5 0 0 1 FC-FR 0-2 1-1 0-1 1-2 0-0 BLK 0 2 2 TD 10 1 11 18 PG 98.8 52.0 35.0 6.3 184.6 74.1 YPG 162.4 20.5 171.1 189.4 RPG 4.14 2.29 1.23 1.14 0.79 13.93 17.57 70,097 92,138 92,138 72,315 92,746 92,138 92,138 106,138 92,138 93,039 92,138 92,138 75,892 71,872 TOTAL 95 (48-47) 89 (60-29) 66 (26-40) 64 (26-38) 63 (44-19) TFL 12.0-45 5.0-15 9.0-19 2.5-6 3.5-24 • - Returning Player Alabama led the SEC in 2008 in time of possession (32:07 per game). 2 0 0 9 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: 55 (24 Offense, 28 Defense, 3 Specialists) 11 (9 Offense, 2 Defense, 0 Specialists) 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 2008 School Toledo Michigan State Michigan State Michigan State Michigan State Michigan State LSU LSU LSU LSU LSU Miami Miami Alabama 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 8-0 1.000 12-2 70-33-1 .678 STARTERS RETURNING • 15 Offense (4): LG Mike Johnson (6-6, 305, Sr.) RT Drew Davis (6-7, 300, Sr.) WR Julio Jones (6-4, 210, So.) WR Mike McCoy (6-2, 205, Sr.) Defense (9): NG Terrence Cody (6-5, 365, Sr.) DE Brandon Deaderick (6-4, 287, Sr.) SLB Cory Reamer (6-4, 218, Sr.) MLB Rolando McClain (6-4, 249, Jr.) WLB Dont’a Hightower (6-4, 250, So.) JLB Brandon Fanney (6-4, 257, Sr.) LCB Javier Arenas (5-9, 198, Sr.) RCB Kareem Jackson (5-11, 192, Jr.) SS Justin Woodall (6-2, 220, Sr.) Specialists (2): PK Leigh Tiffin (6-1, 199, Sr.) P P.J. Fitzgerald (5-11, 198, Sr.) STARTERS LOST • 9 Offense (7): LT C RG TE TE QB RB Defense (2): DE FS Specialists (0) Andre Smith (6-5, 330, Jr.) Antoine Caldwell (6-3, 305, Sr.) Marlon Davis (6-2, 300, Sr.) Travis McCall (6-2, 260, Sr.) Nick Walker (6-5, 248, Sr.) John Parker Wilson (6-2, 211, Sr.) Glen Coffee (6-1, 198, Jr.) Bobby Greenwood (6-5, 278, Sr.) Rashad Johnson (6-0, 186, Sr.) Pct. .818 .542 .500 .583 .500 .818 .667 .769 .615 .929 .750 .563 .375 .538 .857 Bowl Independence Sun Aloha *Citrus Peach Sugar Cotton Sugar Capital One Independence Sugar 15 Years TOTALS NOTE: Specialists include punter and placekicker only. 2009 SCHEDULE Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 Nov. 28 Virginia Tech (at Georgia Dome, Atlanta) FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL NORTH TEXAS ARKANSAS at Kentucky at Ole Miss SOUTH CAROLINA TENNESSEE LSU at Mississippi State CHATTANOOGA at Auburn College Record Alabama Record LSU Record Michigan State Record Toledo Record Bowl Record 125-67-1 .650 12-4 .750 28-12 .700 23-16-1 .588 7-1 .875 4-6 (.400) 110-50-1.686 19-8 .704 48-16 .750 34-24-1 .585 9-2 .818 13 Years 1 Years 5 Years 5 Years 1 Year 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) . . . . . . . . James Willis (Auburn, 2003) . . . . . . . . Sal Sunseri (Pittsburgh, 1982) . . . . . . Off. Coordinator/ Quarterbacks Assoc. Head Coach/Running Backs Receivers/Recruiting Coordinator Defensive Line Tight Ends/Special Teams Asst. Head Coach/Offensive Line Defensive Coordinator/Secondary Assoc. Head Coach/Linebackers Asst. Head Coach/Linebackers WR Julio Jones LB Rolando McClain LB Dont’a Hightower OG Mike Johnson TOP RETURNEES NG Terrence Cody PK Leigh Tiffin S/RS Javier Arenas Alabama led the SEC in holding opponents on 3rd down conversions in 2008 (28.1 percent). 17 2 0 0 9 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . .19,191 Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fayetteville-Reynolds Razorback Stadium (72,000) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Little Rock - War Memorial Stadium (53,727) Chancellor . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Dave Gearhart (Westminister, ‘74) 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 . . . . . . . .651-442-40 (.592 / 1,133 games) SEC Championships . . . . .0 Bowl App. / Record . . . . . .36 / 11-22-3 (.347) 2008 IN REVIEW 2008 Record . . . . . . . . . . .5-7 (3-3 H, 1-4 A, 1-0 N, 2-3 vs. Western Division) SEC Record/Finish . . . . . .2-6 / T4th Western Division Bowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A National Ranking . . . . . . .N/A Home Attendance . . . . . . .412,438 (68,740) / 99.69 % Capacity SEC/NCAA Statistical Rankings Total Offense . . . . . . . . . . 373.1 (4th - SEC / 49th - NCAA) Rushing Offense . . . . . . . . 113.5 (10th - SEC / 97th - NCAA) Passing Offense . . . . . . . . 259.6 (2nd - SEC / 23rd - NCAA) Scoring Offense . . . . . . . . 21.9 (7th - SEC / 91st - NCAA) Total Defense . . . . . . . . . . 375.2 (12th - SEC / 72nd - NCAA) Rushing Defense . . . . . . . . 170.8 (12th - SEC / 90th - NCAA) Passing Defense . . . . . . . . 204.4 (10th - SEC / 54th - NCAA) Scoring Defense . . . . . . . . 31.2 (12th - SEC / 93rd - NCAA) Turnover Margin . . . . . . . -0.75 (11th - SEC / 102nd - NCAA) 2008 RESULTS (5-7 Overall • 2-6 SEC) Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 22 Nov. 28 WESTERN ILLINOIS *Louisiana-Monroe [PPV] ALABAMA [RAYCOM] (9/13) at Texas [ABC] (7/7) FLORIDA [RAYCOM] (12/13) at Auburn [PPV] (20/23) at Kentucky [ESPNU] OLE MISS [PPV] TULSA (HC) (19/18) at South Carolina at Mississippi State *LSU [CBS] W W L L L W L L W L L W 28-24 28-27 14-49 10-52 7-38 25-22 20-21 21-23 30-23 21-34 28-31 31-30 70,537 55,048 72,315 97,833 70,072 85,782 70,534 74,168 70,021 80,290 42,056 55,325 RUSHING • Michael Smith • D. Johnson • D. Curtis • B. Barnett ARKANSAS Opponents PASSING Casey Dick Nathan Dick • Tyler Wilson ARKANSAS Opponents RECEIVING • D.J. Williams • Michael Smith • Joe Adams • Lucas Miller • L. Crawford ARKANSAS Opponents PUNTING Jeremy Davis ARKANSAS Opponents KO RETURNS • D. Johnson • Elton Ford ARKANSAS Opponents PUNT RETURNS • Jarius Wright • Michael Smith • Jerell Norton ARKANSAS Opponents TACKLES • Jerry Franklin • M. Sheppard • Freddy Burton • Matt Harris • Z. Stadther G 10 12 10 6 12 12 G 11 3 2 12 12 G 12 10 12 12 12 12 12 NO 57 58 51 NO 41 6 52 51 NO 6 5 4 15 29 2008 STATISTICAL LEADERS ATT 207 36 23 12 378 461 PE 122.4 134.4 73.2 122.2 127.3 REC 61 32 31 30 27 253 185 YDS 2460 2468 2131 YDS 905 127 1104 1226 YDS 15 44 21 80 174 YDS 1072 184 76 61 1362 2049 A-C-I 357-205-14 62-36-2 22-11-2 443-253-18 347-185-11 YDS 723 298 377 490 311 3115 2453 AVG 43.2 42.6 41.8 AVG 22.1 21.2 21.2 24.0 AVG 2.5 8.8 5.2 5.3 6.0 AVG 5.2 5.1 3.3 5.1 3.6 4.4 PCT. 57.4 58.1 50.0 57.1 53.3 AVG 11.9 9.3 12.2 16.3 11.5 12.3 13.3 LP 58 58 56 TD 1 0 1 1 TD 0 0 0 0 0 TD 8 1 0 1 13 20 YDS. 2586 454 69 3115 2453 TD 3 2 1 2 1 19 22 IN20 17 17 17 LP 96 32 96 97 LP 8 16 11 16 15 INT 2 0 0 1 0 FC-FR 1-2 2-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 BLK 0 1 0 TD 13 4 1 19 22 PG 107.2 15.3 7.6 10.2 113.5 170.8 YPG 235.1 151.3 34.5 259.6 204.4 RPG 5.08 3.20 2.58 2.50 2.25 21.08 15.42 * - Little Rock, Ark. TOTAL 87 (54-33) 68 (52-16) 66 (46-20) 57 (49-8) 57 (36-21) TFL 3.5-17 14.5-56 2.5-11 5.0-19 4.0-9 SACKS 1.5-14 6.5-30 0 1.0-9 0.5-3 • - Returning Player 18 Arkansas was second in the SEC in passing offense in 2008. 2 0 0 9 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: 50 (24 Offense, 24 Defense, 2 Specialists) 17 (7 Offense, 9 Defense, 1 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 2008 School Louisville Louisville Louisville Louisville Atlanta Arkansas 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 2-6 .250 5-7 .417 26-12 .684 2-6 .250 2-2 (1.000) 26-12 .684 49-26 STARTERS RETURNING • 18 Offense (8): OT Ray Dominguez (6-4, 315, Jr.) OG Wade Grayson (6-4, 292, Jr.) OG DeMarcus Love (6-5, 302, Jr.) TB Michael Smith (5-7, 173, Sr.) WR Lucas Miller (6-3, 201, Sr.) WR London Crawford (6-2, 200, Sr.) TE D.J. Williams (6-2, 250, Jr.) WR Joe Adams (6-0, 175, So.) Defense (9): DE Jake Bequette (6-5, 265, So.) NG Zach Stadther (6-1, 285, So.) DT Malcolm Sheppard (6-3, 277, Sr.) DE Adrian Davis (6-4, 238, Sr.) LB Freddy Burton (6-2, 221, Jr.) LB Jerry Franklin (6-2, 229, So.) LB Wendel Davis (6-1, 224, Jr.) FS Elton Ford (6-0, 208, So.) CB Isaac Madison (6-0, 181, Jr.) Specialists (1): PK Alex Tejada (6-1, 207, Jr.) STARTERS LOST • 6 Offense (3): C OT QB Defense (2): SS CB Specialists (1): P Jonathan Luigs (6-4, 314, Sr.) Jose Valdez (6-5, 313, Sr.) Casey Dick (6-2, 215, Sr.) Dallas Washington (6-0, 210, Sr.) Jamar Love (6-1, 197, Sr.) Jeremy Davis (5-9, 206, Sr.) Bowl GMAC Liberty Gator Orange 6 Years TOTALS College Record Arkansas Record Bowl Record 46-16 5-7 .653 .742 .417 5 Years 1 Year 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) . . . . John L. Smith (Weber State, ‘68) . . . . ............. Off. Coordinator/Wide Receivers Def. Coordinator/Safeties Defensive Tackles Def. Ends/Special Teams Coord. Running Backs/Tight Ends/ Recruiting Coordinator Inside Linebackers Quarterbacks Asst. Head Coach/Off. Line Outside Linebackers/ Special Teams Coordinator NOTE: Specialists include punter and placekicker only. 2009 SCHEDULE Sept. 5 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 Nov. 28 MISSOURI STATE (Little Rock) GEORGIA at Alabama vs. Texas A&M (Arlington, Texas) AUBURN at Florida at Ole Miss EASTERN MICHIGAN SOUTH CAROLINA TROY MISSISSIPPI STATE (Little Rock) at LSU TOP RETURNEES TB Michael Smith TE D.J. Williams DT Malcolm Sheppard LB Jerry Franklin WR Joe Adams WR Lucas Miller Michael Smith’s 192 rushing yards at Kentucky was the SEC’s best road rushing effort in 2008. 19 2 0 0 9 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24,530 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 . . . . . .Gene Chizik (Florida, ‘85) Off. / Def. Systems . . . . . . .Spread / Multiple 4-3 All-Time Record . . . . . . . . . .681-395-47 (.627 / 1,123 games) SEC Championships . . . . . . .6 (1957, 83, 87, 88t, 89t, 2004) Bowl App. / Record . . . . . . .34 / 19-13-2 (.588) 2008 IN REVIEW 2008 Record . . . . . . . . . . . .5-7 (4-3 H, 1-4 A, 1-4 vs. Western Division) SEC Record/Finish . . . . . . . .2-6 / T4th Western Division Bowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A National Ranking . . . . . . . . .N/A Home Attendance . . . . . . . .608,402 (86,915) / 99.39 % Capacity 2008 SEC/NCAA Statistical Rankings Total Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . 302.9 (8th - SEC / 104th - NCAA) Rushing Offense . . . . . . . . . 137.5 (6th - SEC / 69th - NCAA) Passing Offense . . . . . . . . . 165.4 (10th - SEC / 99th - NCAA) Scoring Offense . . . . . . . . . . 17.3 (T10th - SEC / T110th - NCAA) Total Defense . . . . . . . . . . . 317.8 (7th - SEC / 29th - NCAA) Rushing Defense . . . . . . . . . 138.9 (8th - SEC / 54th - NCAA) Passing Defense . . . . . . . . . 178.8 (5th - SEC / 19th - NCAA) Scoring Defense . . . . . . . . . 18.0 (4th - SEC / 14th - NCAA) Turnover Margin . . . . . . . . . -8 (10th - SEC / 100th - NCAA) 2008 RESULTS (5-7 Overall • 2-6 SEC) 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 [PPV] SOUTHERN MISS [RAYCOM] at Mississippi State [ESPN2] LSU [ESPN] (6/6) TENNESSEE [CBS] at Vanderbilt [ESPN] (19/19) ARKANSAS [PPV] at West Virginia [ESPN] at Ole Miss [RAYCOM] TENNESSEE-MARTIN (HC) GEORGIA [RAYCOM] (13/12) at Alabama [CBS] (1/1) W W W L W L L L L W L L 34-0 27-13 3-2 21-26 14-12 13-14 22-25 17-34 7-17 37-20 13-17 0-36 87,451 87,451 52,911 87,451 87,451 38,773 85,782 60,765 57,324 85,365 87,451 92,138 RUSHING • Ben Tate • Kodi Burns Brad Lester • Mario Fannin AUBURN Opponents PASSING • Kodi Burns • Chris Todd • N. Caudle AUBURN Opponents RECEIVING R. Smith • M. Billings • Tommy Trott • Mario Fannin Robert Dunn AUBURN Opponents PUNTING • Clinton Durst • R. Shoemaker AUBURN Opponents KO RETURNS Tristan Davis • Mario Fannin AUBURN Opponents PUNT RETURNS Robert Dunn C. Slaughter AUBURN Opponents TACKLES • Zac Etheridge • Mike McNeil Chris Evans • C. Stevens • Josh Bynes G 12 10 11 12 12 12 G 10 7 2 12 12 G 12 11 11 12 12 12 12 NO 70 7 78 81 NO 24 11 39 39 NO 15 5 21 28 2008 STATISTICAL LEADERS ATT 159 98 80 54 469 408 YDS 664 411 289 238 1650 1667 AVG 4.2 4.2 3.6 4.4 3.5 4.1 PCT 52.5 55.1 80.0 54.0 53.9 AVG 11.1 11.5 10.1 11.1 10.7 10.8 10.8 LP 58 51 58 59 TD 2 0 2 0 TD 1 0 1 0 TD 3 5 2 1 12 7 YDS 1050 903 32 1985 2146 TD 1 0 0 2 2 7 19 IN20 18 2 20 25 LP 97 69 97 52 LP 66 8 66 40 INT 1 0 0 0 3 FC-FR 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-0 BLK 1 0 1 0 TD 2 5 0 7 19 PG 55.3 41.1 26.3 19.8 137.5 138.9 YPG 105.0 129.0 16.0 165.4 178.8 RPG 2.33 2.22 1.89 1.67 1.50 15.33 16.58 PE A-C-I 97.65 179-94-7 106.64 156-86-6 133.76 5-4-0 102.0 341-184-13 113.8 369-199-11 REC 30 24 20 20 18 184 199 YDS 2947 248 3212 3264 YDS 657 248 956 838 YDS 240 27 273 197 YDS 332 277 201 223 193 1985 2146 AVG 42.1 35.4 41.2 40.3 AVG 27.4 22.5 24.5 21.5 AVG 16.0 5.4 13.0 7.0 TFL 1.5 (-6) 3.0 (-9) 1.5 (-2) 0.5 (-1) 3.0 (-7) TOTAL 75 (38-37) 65 (42-23) 59 (27-32) 54 (31-23) 43 (24-29) SACKS 0 1.0 (-4) 0 0 0 • - Returning Player 20 Auburn gave up the 2nd lowest amount of scores in the red zone in 2009. 2 0 0 9 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: 47 (24 Offense, 19 Defense, 4 Specialists) 21 (10 Offense, 10 Defense, 1 Specialists) COACH GENE CHIZIK Alma Mater: Florida (1985) Coaching Experience: Seminole High School Defensive Coordinator/ Linebackers Coach 1986-87; Clemson Graduate Assistant Coach 1988-89; Middle Tennessee State Assistant Coach 1990-91; Stephen F. Austin Assistant Coach 1992-94; Stephen F. Austin Defensive Coordinator 1996-97; Central Florida Defensive Coordinator 1998-2001; Auburn Defensive Coordinator 2002-04; Texas Asst. Head Coach/ Co-Defensive Coordinator 2005-06; Iowa State Head Coach 2007-08; Auburn Head Coach 2009-. Year School 2007 Iowa State 2008 Iowa State TOTALS CHIZIK YEAR-BY-YEAR Conf. Pct. All 2-6 .250 3-9 0-8 .000 2-10 2-14 .125 5-19 Pct. .250 .167 .208 Bowl STARTERS RETURNING • 16 Offense (7): RB Ben Tate (5-11, 216, Sr.) QB Kodi Burns (6-2, 205, Jr.) LT Lee Ziemba (6-8, 285, Jr.) C Ryan Pugh (6-4, 284, Jr.) RG Byron Isom (6-3, 291, Jr.) TE Tommy Trott (6-5, 242, Sr.) WR Montez Billings (6-2, 186, Sr.) Defense (7): DE Antonio Coleman (6-3, 250, Sr.) DE Michael Goggans (6-3, 259, Jr.) LB Craig Stevens (6-3, 221, Jr.) LB Josh Bynes (6-2, 230, Jr.) FS Zac Etheridge (6-0, 206, Jr.) SS Mike McNeil (6-2, 204, Jr.) RCB Walter McFadden (6-0, 177, Sr.) Specialists (2): PK Wes Byrum (6-1, 214, Jr.) P Clinton Durst (6-1, 190, Sr.) STARTERS LOST • 8 Offense (4): WR WR LG RT Defense (4): NG DT LB LCB Specialists (0) Rodgeriqus Smith (6-1, 195, Sr.) Robert Dunn (6-0, 174, Sr.) Tyronne Green (6-2, 307, Sr.) Jason Bosley (6-4, 273, Sr.) Tez Doolittle (6-3, 283, Sr.) Sen’Derrick Marks (6-2, 296, Jr.) Chris Evans (6-0, 218, Sr.) Jerraud Powers (5-10, 192, Jr.) TIGER ASSISTANT COACHES Jay Boulware (Texas, ‘96) . . . . . . . . . Jeff Grimes (UTEP, ‘91) . . . . . . . . . . . Phillip Lolley (Livingston, ‘77) . . . . . . . Curtis Luper (Stephen F. Austin, ‘96) . Gus Malzahn (Henderson State, ‘90) . . Tracy Rocker (Auburn, ‘92) . . . . . . . . . Ted Roof (Georgia Tech, ‘87) . . . . . . . Trooper Taylor (Baylor, ‘92) . . . . . . . . Tommy Thigpen (North Carolina, ‘93) . Special Teams / Tight Ends Offensive Line Cornerbacks Running Backs/Recruiting Coord. Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Defensive Line Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Asst. Head Coach/Wide Receivers Safeties TOP RETURNEES QB Kodi Burns DE Antonio Coleman FS Zac Etheridge RR Mario Fannin RB Ben Tate SS Mike McNeil OT Lee Ziemba TE Tommy Trott NOTE: Specialists include punter and placekicker only. 2009 SCHEDULE Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 LOUISIANA TECH MISSISSIPPI STATE WEST VIRGINIA BALL STATE at Tennessee at Arkansas KENTUCKY at LSU OLE MISS FURMAN at Georgia ALABAMA Auburn was second in the SEC in holding opponents on third down conversions. 21 2 0 0 9 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51,913 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 . . . . . . . . . .641-369-40 (.630 / 1,054 games) SEC Championships . . . . . .8 (1991, 93, 94, 95, 96, 2000, 2006, 2008) Bowl App. / Record . . . . . . .36 / 17-19 (.472) 2008 IN REVIEW 2008 Record . . . . . . . . . . . .13-1 (6-1 H, 4-0 A, 3-0 N, 5-0 vs. Eastern Division) SEC Record/Finish . . . . . . . .7-1 / SEC & National Champions Bowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fed Ex BCS National Championship Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Florida 24, Oklahoma 14 National Ranking . . . . . . . . .1st - AP / 1st - USA Today Home Attendance . . . . . . . .633,807 (90,544) / 102.25 % Capacity SEC/NCAA Statistical Rankings Total Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . 445.1 (1st - SEC / 15th - NCAA) Rushing Offense . . . . . . . . . 231.1 (1st - SEC / 10th - NCAA) Passing Offense . . . . . . . . . 213.9 (5th - SEC / 61st - NCAA) Scoring Offense . . . . . . . . . . 43.6 (1st - SEC / 4th - NCAA) Total Defense . . . . . . . . . . . 285.3 (3rd - SEC / 9th - NCAA) Rushing Defense . . . . . . . . . 105.4 (4th - SEC / 15th - NCAA) Passing Defense . . . . . . . . . 179.9 (6th - SEC / 20th - NCAA) Scoring Defense . . . . . . . . . 12.9 (1st - SEC / 4th - NCAA) Turnover Margin . . . . . . . . +22 (1st - SEC / 2nd - NCAA) 2008 RESULTS (13-1 Overall • 7-1 SEC) Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22 Nov. 29 Dec. 6 HAWAII [RAYCOM] W 56-10 90,575 MIAMI, FL. [ESPN] W 26-3 90,833 at Tennessee [CBS] W 30-6 106,138 OLE MISS [RAYCOM] L 30-31 90,106 at Arkansas [RAYCOM] W 38-7 70,072 LSU [CBS] (4/3) W 51-21 90,684 KENTUCKY (HC) [RAYCOM] W 63-5 90,589 *vs. Georgia [CBS] (8/8) W 49-10 84,649 at Vanderbilt [ESPN2] W 42-14 39,773 SOUTH CAROLINA [CBS] (24/23) W 56-6 90,646 THE CITADEL W 70-19 90,374 at Florida State [ABC] (23/24) W 45-15 83,237 vs. Alabama [CBS] (1/1) W 31-20 75,892 (SEC Championship Game • Atlanta, Ga.) Jan. 8 vs. Oklahoma [FOX] (2/1) W 24-14 78.468 (FedEx BCS National Championship Game • Miami, Fla.) * - Jacksonville, Fla. 22 2008 STATISTICAL LEADERS RUSHING • Tim Tebow Percy Harvin • Chris Rainey • Jeff Demps • E. Moody FLORIDA Opponents PASSING • Tim Tebow • J. Brantley FLORIDA Opponents RECEIVING Percy Harvin Louis Murphy • A. Hernandez • D. Thompson • R. Cooper FLORIDA Opponents PUNTING • Chas Henry FLORIDA Opponents KO RETURNS • Brandon James FLORIDA Opponents PUNT RETURNS • Brandon James FLORIDA Opponents G 14 12 14 14 10 14 14 G 14 9 14 14 G 12 14 13 14 14 14 14 NO 44 45 73 NO 32 38 85 NO 37 42 14 ATT 176 70 84 78 58 545 440 PE 172.4 163.0 170.7 96.7 REC 40 38 34 18 18 211 242 YDS 1908 1952 2873 YDS 738 815 1906 YDS 510 592 78 YDS 673 660 652 605 417 3236 1476 A-C-I 298-192-4 28-18-1 329-211-5 456-242-26 YDS 644 655 381 269 261 2995 2518 AVG 43.4 43.4 39.4 AVG 23.1 21.4 22.4 AVG 13.8 14.1 5.6 AVG 3.8 9.4 7.8 7.8 7.2 5.9 3.4 PCT. 64.4 64.3 64.1 53.1 AVG 16.1 17.2 11.2 14.9 14.5 14.2 10.4 LP 67 67 61 TD 0 0 0 TD 2 2 0 TD 12 10 4 7 1 42 9 YDS. 2746 235 2995 2518 TD 7 7 5 3 3 33 12 IN20 21 15 18 LP 52 52 63 LP 78 78 20 INT 4 3 4 7 0 2 FC-FR 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 3-0 0-0 BLK 0 0 5 TD 30 3 33 12 PG 48.1 55.0 46.6 43.2 41.7 231.1 105.4 YPG 196.1 26.1 213.9 179.9 RPG 3.33 2.71 2.62 1.29 1.29 15.07 17.29 TACKLES TOTAL • B. Spikes 93 (52-41) • Joe Haden 87 (61-26) • Major Wright 66 (36-30) • Ahmad Black 59 (27-32) • J. Cunningham 52 (23-29) • Will Hill 48 (29-19) • - Returning Player TFL SACKS 8.0 (-29) 2.0 (-13) 0.5 (-5) 0.5 (-5) 0 0 0.5 (-1) 0 10.0 (-54) 6.0 (-44) 1.5 (-3) 0 Florida has the longest running active bowl streak in the SEC, having played in one 18 straight seasons. 2 0 0 9 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: 48 (17 Offense, 28 Defense, 3 Specialists) 17 (12 Offense, 3 Defense, 2 Specialists) 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 2008 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 7-1 .875 13-1 48-14 .774 83-17 24-8 .750 44-9 5-1 (.833) Pct. .727 .750 .833 1.000 .750 .929 .692 .929 .830 .830 Bowl Liberty Fiesta Outback BCS NCG Capital One BCS NCG 8 Years 4 Years STARTERS RETURNING • 20 Offense (7): WR Riley Cooper (6-3, 215, Sr.) C Maurkice Pouncey (6-5, 318, Jr.) OG Carl Johnson (6-5, 342, Jr.) RG Mike Pouncey (6-5, 312, Jr.) TE Aaron Hernandez (6-2, 250, Jr.) RB Jeff Demps (5-8, 183, So.) QB Tim Tebow (6-3, 245, Sr.) Defense (11): DE Justin Trattou (6-3, 264, Jr.) NT Lawrence Marsh (6-5, 304, Jr.) DT Terron Sanders (6-2, 309, Jr.) DE Jermaine Cunningham (6-3, 252, Sr.) SLB Brandon Hicks (6-2, 221, Jr.) MLB Brandon Spikes (6-3, 258, Sr.) WLB Ryan Stamper (6-2, 235, Sr.) CB Janoris Jenkins (5-10, 188, So.) CB Joe Haden (5-11, 190, Jr.) SS Ahmad Black (5-9, 185, Jr.) FS Major Wright (6-0, 204, Jr.) Specialists (2): P Chas Henry (6-3, 222, Jr.) PK Jonathan Phillips (5-10, 210, Sr.) STARTERS LOST • 4 Offense (4): WR WR LT RT Defense (0) Specialists (0) Percy Harvin (5-11, 195, Jr.) Louis Murphy (6-3, 205, Sr.) Phil Trautwein (6-6, 310, Sr.) Jason Watkins (6-6, 310, Sr.) 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, 1975) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Safeties / Asst. Defensive Coordinator Vance Bedford (Texas, 1982) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cornerbacks Billy Gonzales (Colorado State, 1994) . . . . . . . . Wide Receivers / . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Recruiting Coordinator Brian White (Harvard, 1986) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tight Ends Steve Addazio (Central Connecticut State, 1981) Offensive Coordinator / . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offensive Line Kenny Carter (The Citadel, 1990) . . . . . . . . . . . Running Backs Scott Loeffler (Michigan, 1998) . . . . . . . . . . . . Quarterbacks TOP RETURNEES NOTE: Specialists include punter and placekicker only. 2009 SCHEDULE Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 Nov. 28 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN TROY TENNESSEE at Kentucky at LSU ARKANSAS at Mississippi State vs. Georgia (Jacksonville) VANDERBILT at South Carolina FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL FLORIDA STATE QB Tim Tebow TE Aaron Hernandez WR/RS Brandon James LB Brandon Spikes DE Carlos Dunlap RB Jeff Demps CB Joe Haden C Maurkice Pouncey OG Mike Pouncey DE Jermaine Cunningham Florida is the fourth program to win two outright national championships in three seasons. 23 2 0 0 9 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34,180 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 . . . . . . . . . . .723-384-54 (.646 / 1,161 games) SEC Championships . . . . . . .12 (1942, 46t, 48, 59, 66t, 68, 76t, 80, 81t, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82, 2002, 2005) Bowl App. / Record . . . . . . . .44 / 25-16-3 (.602) 2008 IN REVIEW 2008 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-3 (4-2 H, 5-0 A, 1-1 N, 4-1 vs. Eastern Division) SEC Record/Finish . . . . . . . . .6-2 / 2nd Eastern Division Bowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Capital One Bowl (Orlando, Fla.) Georgia 24, Michigan State 12 National Ranking . . . . . . . . .13th - AP / 10th - USA Today Home Attendance . . . . . . . . .556,476 (92,746) / 100.0 % Capacity SEC/NCAA Statistical Rankings Total Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . 426.0 (2nd - SEC / 22nd - NCAA) Rushing Offense . . . . . . . . . . 148.3 (5th - SEC / 56th - NCAA) Passing Offense . . . . . . . . . . 277.7 (1st - SEC / 16th - NCAA) Scoring Offense . . . . . . . . . . 31.5 (3rd - SEC / 29th - NCAA) Total Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . 312.0 (6th - SEC / 22nd - NCAA) Rushing Defense . . . . . . . . . . 122.3 (6th - SEC / 27th - NCAA) Passing Defense . . . . . . . . . . 189.7 (8th - SEC / 32nd - NCAA) Scoring Defense . . . . . . . . . . 24.5 (10th - SEC / 59th - NCAA) Turnover Margin . . . . . . . . . . -3 (8th - SEC / 73rd - NCAA) 2008 RESULTS (10-3 Overall • 6-2 SEC) 2008 STATISTICAL LEADERS RUSHING K. Moreno • Caleb King • R. Samuel M. Stafford GEORGIA Opponents PASSING M. Stafford • Joe Cox GEORGIA Opponents RECEIVING M. Massaquoi • A.J. Green K. Moreno • M. Moore GEORGIA Opponents PUNTING Brian Mimbs • Drew Butler GEORGIA Opponents KO RETURNS Ramarcus Brown • R. Samuel GEORGIA Opponents 92,746 92,746 83,704 72,955 92,746 92,746 92,746 92,904 84,649 70,626 87,451 92,746 59,681 PUNT RETURNS • Prince Miller • Logan Gray Asher Allen GEORGIA Opponents TACKLES • Rennie Curran • Reshad Jones • D. Gamble Asher Allen • Prince Miller G 13 11 11 13 13 13 G 13 3 13 13 G 13 13 13 13 13 13 NO 47 3 51 68 NO 26 19 51 65 NO 9 6 5 24 17 ATT 250 61 26 55 426 439 PE 153.5 201.9 154.6 119.7 REC 58 56 33 29 246 210 YDS 2086 107 2175 2790 YDS 610 401 1076 1408 YDS 191 72 91 422 121 YDS 1400 247 133 40 1928 1590 A-C-I 383-235-10 15-11-0 400-246-10 377-210-11 YDS 920 963 392 451 3610 2466 AVG 44.0 35.7 42.6 41.0 AVG 23.5 21.1 21.1 21.7 AVG 21.2 12.0 18.2 17.6 7.1 AVG 5.6 4.0 5.1 0.7 4.5 3.6 PCT. 61.4 73.3 61.5 55.7 AVG 15.9 17.2 11.9 15.6 14.7 11.7 LP 77 40 77 65 TD 0 0 0 0 TD 1 0 0 1 0 TD 16 1 1 1 21 24 YDS. 3459 151 3610 2466 TD 8 8 2 2 27 17 IN20 17 1 18 23 LP 44 60 60 96 LP 92 17 37 92 17 INT 0 5 2 0 0 FC-FR 2-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 BLK 1 0 1 2 PG 107.7 22.5 12.1 3.1 148.3 122.3 TD 25 2 27 17 YPG 266.1 50.3 277.7 189.7 RPG 4.46 4.31 2.54 2.23 18.92 16.15 GEORGIA SOUTHERN [PPV] CENTRAL MICHIGAN [FSNS] at South Carolina [CBS] at Arizona State [ABC] (rv/24) ALABAMA [ESPN] (8/10) TENNESSEE [CBS] VANDERBILT (HC) [RAYCOM] (22/23) at LSU [CBS] (11/11) *vs. Florida [CBS] (5/7) at Kentucky [RAYCOM] at Auburn [RAYCOM] GEORGIA TECH [CBS] (18/23) vs. Michigan State [ABC] (19/18) (Capital One Bowl • Orlando, Fla.) * - Jacksonville, Fla. Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 29 Jan. 1 W W W W L W W W L W W L W 45-21 56-17 14-7 27-10 30-41 26-14 24-14 52-38 10-49 42-38 17-13 42-45 24-12 TOTAL 115 (63-52) 76 (45-31) 60 (26-34) 53 (44-9) 50 (33-17) TFL 10.0 (-46) 2.5 (-4) 3.0 (-15) 4.5 (-18) 2.0 (-13) SACKS 3.0 (-27) 0 1.0 (-7) 1.0 (-6) 1.0 (-9) • - Returning Player 24 Georgia has the SEC’s best record during the last ten (1999-2008) seasons (98-30, 76.6%). 2 0 0 9 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: 49 (24 Offense, 24 Defense, 1 Specialists) 22 (8 Offense, 11 Defense, 1 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 2008 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 6-2 .750 10-3 46-18 .719 82-22 6-2 (.750) Pct. .667 .929 .786 .833 .769 .692 .846 .769 .788 Bowl Music City Sugar Capital One Outback Sugar Chick-fil-A Sugar Capital One 8 Seasons STARTERS RETURNING • 14 Offense (7): LT Clint Boling (6-5, 290, Jr.) LG Cordy Glenn (6-5, 313, So.) C Ben Jones (6-3, 300, So.) RG Chris Davis (6-4, 292, Jr.) RT Justin Anderson (6-5, 338, So.) FB Shaun Chapas (6-2, 236, Jr.) FL A.J. Green (6-4, 190, So.) Defense (6): DT Geno Atkins (6-1, 290, Sr.) DE Roderick Battle (6-4, 261, Sr.) SLB Akeem Dent (6-2, 218, Jr.) WLB Rennie Curran (5-11, 220, Jr.) WC Prince Miller (5-8, 190, Sr.) FS Reshad Jones (6-2, 203, Jr.) Specialists (1): PK Blair Walsh (5-10, 175, So.) STARTERS LOST • 10 Offense (4): SE TE QB TB Defense (5): DE DT MLB SS SC Specialists (1): P Mohamed Massaquoi (6-2, 198, Sr.) Tripp Chandler (6-6, 263, Sr.) Matthew Stafford (6-3, 237, Jr.) Knowshon Moreno (5-11, 207, So.) Jarius Wynn (6-5, 273, Sr.) Corey Irvin (6-4, 286, Sr.) Dannell Ellerbe (6-1, 232, Sr.) CJ Byrd (6-2, 193, Sr.) Asher Allen (5-10, 198, Jr.) Brian Mimbs (5-11, 205, Sr.) BULLDOG ASSISTANT COACHES Rodney Garner (Auburn, 1990) . . . . . . ............. Stacey Searels (Auburn, 1990) . . . . . ............. Jon Fabris (Ole Miss, 1980) . . . . . . . . Willie Martinez (Miami, 1986) . . . . . . John Jancek (Grand Valley State, 1991) Tony Ball (UT-Chattanooga, 1984) . . . Bryan McClendon (Georgia, 2005) . . . Mike Bobo (Georgia, 1997) . . . . . . . . ............. John Lilly (Guilford, 1990) . . . . . . . . . Asst. Head Coach/Defensive Line/ Recruiting Coordinator Offensive Line/ Running Game Coordinator Defensive Ends Defensive Coordinator/Secondary Def. Co-Coordinator/Linebackers Wide Receivers Running Backs Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks Tight Ends NOTE: Specialists include punter and placekicker only. 2009 SCHEDULE Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 Nov. 28 at Oklahoma State SOUTH CAROLINA at Arkansas ARIZONA STATE LSU at Tennessee at Vanderbilt vs. Florida (Jacksonville) TENNESSEE TECH AUBURN KENTUCKY at Georgia Tech TOP RETURNEES OL Clint Boling WR A.J. Green LB Rennie Curran WC Prince Miller FS Reshad Jones DT Jeff Owens PK Blair Walsh Georgia is 34-3 (.919) in non-conference games under Mark Richt. 25 2 0 0 9 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27,000 Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Commonwealth (67,942) President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Lee. T. Todd, Jr. (Kentucky, ‘68) 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 . . . . . . . . . .560-552-44 (.503 / 1,156 games) SEC Championships . . . . . .2 (1950, 76t) Bowl App. / Record . . . . . . .13 / 8-5 (.615) 2008 IN REVIEW 2008 Record . . . . . . . . . . . .7-6 (4-3 H, 2-3 A, 1-0 N, 0-5 vs. Eastern Division) SEC Record/Finish . . . . . . . .2-6 / 6th Eastern Division Bowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AutoZone Liberty Bowl (Memphis, Tenn.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kentucky 25, East Carolina 19 National Ranking . . . . . . . . .rv - USA Today Home Attendance . . . . . . . .486,038 (69,434) / 102.70 % Capacity SEC/NCAA Statistical Rankings Total Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . 299.3 (9th - SEC / 106th - NCAA) Rushing Offense . . . . . . . . . 127.5 (8th - SEC / 81st - NCAA) Passing Offense . . . . . . . . . 171.8 (8th - SEC / 96th - NCAA) Scoring Offense . . . . . . . . . . 22.6 (6th - SEC / 87th - NCAA) Total Defense . . . . . . . . . . . 332.4 (11th - SEC / 40th - NCAA) Rushing Defense . . . . . . . . . 139.2 (9th - SEC / 55th - NCAA) Passing Defense . . . . . . . . . 193.2 (9th - SEC / 40th - NCAA) Scoring Defense . . . . . . . . . 21.5 (8th - SEC / 35th - NCAA) Turnover Margin . . . . . . . . . +5 (4th - SEC / 35th - NCAA) 2008 RESULTS (7-6 Overall • 2-6 SEC) Aug. 31 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 29 Jan. 2 at Louisville [ESPN] W 27-2 NORFOLK STATE [PPV] W 38-3 MIDDLE TENNESSEE [PPV] W 20-14 WESTERN KENTUCKY [PPV] W 41-3 at Alabama [CBS] (2/4) L 14-17 SOUTH CAROLINA [RAYCOM] L 17-24 ARKANSAS (HC) [ESPNU] W 21-20 at Florida [RAYCOM] (5/7) L 5-63 at Mississippi State W 14-13 GEORGIA [RAYCOM] L 38-42 VANDERBILT [ESPN2] L 24-31 at Tennessee [ESPN2] L 10-28 vs. East Carolina [ESPN] W 25-19 (AutoZone Liberty Bowl • Memphis, Tenn.) 42,696 69,118 68,612 70,731 92,138 70,822 70,534 90,589 40,168 70,626 65,595 102,388 56,125 RUSHING Tony Dixon • Randall Cobb • A. Smith • D. Locke • Moncell Allen KENTUCKY Opponents PASSING • M. Hartline • Randall Cobb KENTUCKY Opponents RECEIVING Dicky Lyons • D. Locke • K. Lanxter • Randall Cobb Tony Dixon KENTUCKY Opponents PUNTING Tim Masthay • R. Tydlacka KENTUCKY Opponents KO RETURNS • D. Locke • Winston Guy KENTUCKY Opponents PUNT RETURNS Dicky Lyons • Randall Cobb KENTUCKY Opponents TACKLES Braxton Kelley • M. Johnson M. McClinton Ventrell Jenkins • T. Lindley Johnny Williams G 13 11 13 7 12 13 13 G 11 11 13 13 G 6 7 11 11 13 13 13 NO 53 22 77 75 NO 11 10 44 35 NO 20 11 41 26 2008 STATISTICAL LEADERS ATT 132 79 74 63 38 444 477 PE 104.7 95.1 102.4 121.0 REC 33 23 23 21 19 227 188 YDS 2397 816 3213 3065 YDS 314 291 1161 730 YDS 247 92 386 253 YDS 430 316 313 303 202 1657 1810 AVG 3.3 4.0 4.2 4.8 5.3 3.7 3.8 TD 7 7 2 1 1 18 15 YDS 1666 542 2234 2511 TD 2 1 1 2 0 11 18 IN20 13 16 29 17 LP 100 96 100 84 LP 44 14 44 37 INT 0 0 4 0 4 0 FC-FR 2-1 1-0 1-1 1-1 0-0 2-1 BLK 2 0 2 1 TD 9 2 11 18 PG 33.1 28.7 24.1 43.3 16.8 127.5 139.2 YPG 151.5 49.3 171.8 193.2 RPG 5.50 3.29 2.09 1.91 1.46 17.46 14.46 A-C-I PCT. 311-172-8 55.3 99-52-5 52.5 415-227-13 54.7 359-188-12 52.4 YDS 264 195 195 197 90 2234 2511 AVG 45.2 37.1 41.7 40.9 AVG 28.5 29.1 26.4 20.9 AVG 12.4 8.4 9.4 9.7 AVG 8.0 8.5 8.5 9.4 4.7 9.8 13.4 LP 72 49 72 72 TD 1 0 2 0 TD 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 98 (49-49) 93 (60-33) 50 (34-16) 43 (23-20) 39 (24-15) 39 (18-21) TFL 9.0 (-33) 13.0 (-25) 1.0 (-2) 3.0 (-24) 0.5 (-1) 8.0 (-47) SACKS 4.0 (-21) 2.5 (-9) 0 2.5 (-21) 0 5.0 (-40) • - Returning Player 26 Kentucky led the SEC in least sacks allowed in 2008. 2 0 0 9 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: 49 (26 Offense, 20 Defense, 3 Specialists) 24 (9 Offense, 12 Defense, 3 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 2008 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 2-6 .250 7-6 .538 Liberty 69-114-2 .378 123-150-4.451 (College Only) 56-79-2 .416 91-109-4 .456 13-35 .271 32-41 .438 WILDCAT ASSISTANT COACHES STARTERS RETURNING • 13 Offense (7): TE T.C. Drake (6-6, 242, Sr.) LG Zipp Duncan (6-5, 285, Sr.) C Jorge Gonzalez (6-3, 305, Sr.) RT Justin Jeffries (6-6, 310, Sr.) WR E.J. Adams (6-0, 197, Sr.) QB Mike Hartline (6-6, 204, Jr.) FB John Conner (5-11, 240, Sr.) Defense (5): DT Corey Peters (6-3, 295, Sr.) DE Jeremy Jarmon (6-3, 279, Sr.) MLB Micah Johnson (6-2, 256, Sr.) SS Ashton Cobb (6-0, 215, Sr.) CB Trevard Lindley (6-0, 175, Sr.) Specialists (1): PK Lones Seiber (5-9, 195, Sr.) STARTERS LOST • 11 Offense (4): LT RG TB WR Defense (6): DE DT SLB WLB CB FS Specialists (1): P Garry Williams (6-3, 300, Sr.) Jess Beets (6-2, 285, Sr.) Tony Dixon (5-9, 203, Sr.) Dicky Lyons (5-11, 190, Sr.) Ventrell Jenkins (6-2, 285, Sr.) Myron Pryor (6-1, 310, Sr.) Johnny Williams (6-3, 244, Sr.) Braxton Kelley (6-0, 230, Sr.) David Jones (5-10, 185, Sr.) Marcus McClinton (6-1, 210, Sr.) Tim Masthay (6-2, 203, Sr.) NOTE: Specialists include punter and placekicker only. 2009 SCHEDULE Sept. 5 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 Nov. 28 vs. Miami (Ohio) (Cincinnati) LOUISVILLE FLORIDA ALABAMA at South Carolina at Auburn LOUISIANA-MONROE MISSISSIPPI STATE EASTERN KENTUCKY at Vanderbilt at Georgia TENNESSEE 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/Offensive Coordinator Defensive Coordinator Running Backs Offensive Line Defensive Line Linebackers/Recruiting Coordinator Special Teams Coord./Tight Ends/ Asst. Head Coach Offensive Head Coach/Wide Receivers TOP RETURNEES CB Trevard Lindley DE Jeremy Jarmon LB Micah Johnson DT Corey Peters QB Mike Hartline QB/WR Randall Cobb Kentucky led the SEC in kickoff coverage last season. 27 2 0 0 9 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. Michael Martin (Mankato, ‘69) Faculty Representative . . . .Dydia DeLysier (UCLA, ‘92) Athletics Director . . . . . . . .Joe Alleva (Lehigh, ‘75) Head Football Coach . . . . . .Les Miles (Michigan, ‘76) Off. / Def. Systems . . . . . . .Multiple / 4-3 All-Time Record . . . . . . . . . .700-383-47 (.640 / 1,129 games) SEC Championships . . . . . .10 (1935, 36, 58, 61t, 70, 86, 88t, 2001, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003, 2007) Bowl App. / Record . . . . . . .40 / 21-18-1 (.538) 2008 IN REVIEW 2008 Record . . . . . . . . . . . .8-5 (5-3 H, 2-2 A, 1-0 N, 2-3 vs. Western Division) SEC Record/Finish . . . . . . . .3-5 / 3rd Western Division Bowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chick-fil-A Bowl (Atlanta) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .LSU 38, Georgia Tech 3 National Ranking . . . . . . . . .rv - AP / rv - USA Today Home Attendance . . . . . . . .739,065 (92,383) / 99.98 % Capacity SEC/NCAA Statistical Rankings Total Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . 368.1 (5th - SEC / 55th - NCAA) Rushing Offense . . . . . . . . . 166.8 (4th - SEC / 43rd - NCAA) Passing Offense . . . . . . . . . 201.3 (6th - SEC / 71st - NCAA) Scoring Offense . . . . . . . . . . 30.9 (4th - SEC / 30th - NCAA) Total Defense . . . . . . . . . . . 325.5 (9th - SEC / 32nd - NCAA) Rushing Defense . . . . . . . . . 110.2 (5th - SEC / 17th - NCAA) Passing Defense . . . . . . . . . 215.4 (11th - SEC / 73rd - NCAA) Scoring Defense . . . . . . . . . 24.2 (9th - SEC / 56th - NCAA) Turnover Margin . . . . . . . .-1 (6th - SEC / 67th - NCAA) 2008 RESULTS (8-5 Overall • 3-5 SEC) APPALACHIAN ST. [ESPN Classic] NORTH TEXAS [PPV] at Auburn [ESPN] (10/9) MISSISSIPPI STATE (HC) [ESPN2] at Florida [CBS] (11/12) at South Carolina [ESPN] GEORGIA [CBS] (9/9) TULANE ALABAMA [CBS] (1/1) (1OT) TROY OLE MISS [CBS] at Arkansas [CBS] vs. Georgia Tech [ESPN] (Chick-fil-A Bowl • Atlanta, Ga.) * - at Little Rock, Ark. Aug. 30 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22 Nov. 28 Dec. 31 W W W W L W L W L W L L W 41-13 41-3 26-21 34-24 21-51 24-17 38-52 35-10 21-27 40-31 13-31 30-31 38-3 91,922 91,602 87,451 92,710 90,684 82,477 92,904 92,136 93,039 92,103 92,649 55,325 71,423 RUSHING • Charles Scott • Ke. Williams • R. Murphy • Jo. Jefferson LSU Opponents PASSING • Jarrett Lee • Jo. Jefferson LSU Opponents RECEIVING • Brandon LaFell Demetrius Byrd • Ri. Dickson • T. Toliver LSU Opponents PUNTING Brady Dalfrey • Josh Jasper LSU Opponents KO RETURNS • Trindon Holliday • Ke. Williams LSU Opponents PUNT RETURNS • Trindon Holliday • Chad Jones LSU Opponents G 13 13 13 7 13 13 G 11 7 13 13 G 13 13 13 13 13 13 NO 59 4 63 75 NO 27 13 54 70 NO 21 8 31 15 2008 STATISTICAL LEADERS ATT 217 83 44 49 495 421 PE 116.9 112.9 117.4 116.6 REC 63 37 31 22 206 227 YDS 2366 172 2538 3124 YDS 609 290 1053 1234 YDS 279 95 380 127 YDS 1174 417 186 134 2168 1432 AVG 5.4 5.0 4.2 2.7 4.4 3.4 TD 18 2 0 1 27 17 YDS. 1873 282 2617 2800 TD 8 4 5 1 21 15 BLK 0 0 0 0 LP 49 38 49 59 LP 92 24 92 40 SACKS 0 0.5 (-1) 1.5 (-9) 0 0.5 (-3) INT 0 0 1 0 0 FC-FR 1-1 1-0 0-1 0-1 0-0 IN20 22 0 22 23 TD 14 2 21 15 PG 90.3 32.1 14.3 19.1 166.8 110.2 YPG 170.3 47.0 201.3 215.4 RPG 4.85 2.85 2.38 1.69 15.85 17.46 A-C-I PCT. 269-143-16 53.2 73-36-1 49.3 391-206-18 52.7 425-227-8 53.4 YDS 929 513 324 257 2617 2800 AVG 40.1 43.0 40.3 41.7 AVG 22.6 22.3 19.5 17.6 AVG 13.3 11.9 12.3 8.5 AVG 14.7 13.9 10.5 11.7 12.7 12.3 LP 59 45 59 60 TD 0 0 0 0 TD 1 0 1 0 TACKLES TOTAL • Harry Coleman 71 (42-29) • Ke. Sheppard 64 (25-39) • Perry Riley 60 (37-23) • Danny McCray 53 (24-29) Darry Beckwith 51 (25-26) • - Returning Player TFL 1.0 (-4) 4.5 (-16) 7.0 (-23) 2.0 (-7) 1.0 (-5) 28 LSU led the SEC in scoring success in the red zone in 2008. 2 0 0 9 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: 47 (23 Offense, 23 Defense, 1 Specialists) 17 (9 Offense, 6 Defense, 2 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 2008 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 3-5 .375 8-5 38-26 .594 70-32 22-10 .688 42-11 16-16 .500 28-21 5-2 (.714) Pct. .364 .615 .692 .583 .846 .846 .857 .615 .686 .792 .571 Bowl Houston Cotton Alamo Peach Sugar BCS NCG Chick-fil-A 8 Years 4 Years 4 Years STARTERS RETURNING • 13 Offense (7): LT Ciron Black (6-5, 325, Sr.) RG Lyle Hitt (6-2, 289, Sr.) RT Joseph Barksdale (6-5, 315, Jr.) TE Richard Dickson (6-3, 246, Sr.) WR Brandon LaFell (6-3, 209, Sr.) QB Jordan Jefferson (6-4, 209, So.) RB Charles Scott (5-11, 233, Sr.) Defense (6): DT Charles Alexander (6-3, 310, Sr.) LB Perry Riley (6-1, 240, Sr.) LB Kelvin Sheppard (6-3, 237, Jr.) LCB Chris Hawkins (6-1, 184, Sr.) SS Harry Coleman (6-2, 205, Sr.) RCB Patrick Patterson (6-1, 205, So.) Specialists (0) STARTERS LOST • 11 Offense (4): WR LG C FB Defense (5): DE RT DE LB FS Specialists (2): PK P Demetrius Byrd (6-3, 200, Sr.) Herman Johnson (6-7, 375, Sr.) Brett Helms (6-3, 278, Sr.) Quinn Johnson (6-2, 262, Sr.) Tyson Jackson (6-5, 290, Sr.) Marlon Favorite (6-1, 306, Sr.) Kirston Pittman (6-4, 257, Sr.) Darry Beckwith (6-1, 232, Sr.) Curtis Taylor (6-3, 203, Sr.) Colt David (5-9, 172, Sr.) Brady Dalfrey (6-0, 213, Sr.) TIGER ASSISTANT COACHES Joe Robinson (LSU, 1985) . . . . . . . . . ............. Gary Crowton (Brigham Young, 1983) John Chavis (Tennessee, 1979) . . . . . Greg Studrawa (Bowling Green, 1987) Ron Cooper (Jacksonville State, 1983) Brick Haley (Alabama A&M, 1989) . . . Don Yanowsky (Toledo, 1982) . . . . . . D.J. McCarthy (Washington, 1994) . . . Larry Porter (Memphis, 1996) . . . . . . . Special Teams Coordinator / Defensive Assistant Off. Coordinator/ Quarterbacks Def. Coordinator/ Linebackers Offensive Line Defensive Backs Defensive Line Tight Ends / Recruiting Coord. Wide Receivers Asst. Head Coach / Running Backs NOTE: Specialists include punter and placekicker only. 2009 SCHEDULE Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 Nov. 28 at Washington VANDERBILT LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE at Mississippi State at Georgia FLORIDA AUBURN at Tulane at Alabama LOUISIANA TECH at Ole Miss ARKANSAS TOP RETURNEES OT Ciron Black TE Richard Dickson WR Brandon LaFell RB Charles Scott QB Jordan Jefferson DE Rahim Alem LB Perry Riley LSU WR Brandon LaFell is the SEC’s leading active receiver with 118 catches for 1,725 yards and 14 TDs. 29 2 0 0 9 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 . . . . . . . . . .606-464-35 (.564 / 1,105 games) SEC Championships . . . . . .6 (1947, 54, 55, 60, 62, 63) Bowl App. / Record . . . . . . .32 / 20-12 (.625) 2008 IN REVIEW 2008 Record . . . . . . . . . . . .9-4 (5-2 H, 3-2 A, 1-0 N, 4-1 vs. Western Division) SEC Record/Finish . . . . . . . .5-3 / 2nd Western Division Bowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AT&T Cotton Bowl (Dallas, Texas) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ole Miss 47, Texas Tech 34 National Ranking . . . . . . . . .14th - AP / 15th - USA Today Home Attendance . . . . . . . .371,036 (53,005) / 87.50 % Capacity SEC/NCAA Statistical Rankings Total Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . 407.6 (3rd - SEC / 29th - NCAA) Rushing Offense . . . . . . . . . 186.5 (2nd - SEC / 28th - NCAA) Passing Offense . . . . . . . . . 221.2 (4th - SEC / 53rd - NCAA) Scoring Offense . . . . . . . . . . 32.1 (2nd - SEC / 28th - NCAA) Total Defense . . . . . . . . . . . 307.2 (5th - SEC / 19th - NCAA) Rushing Defense . . . . . . . . . 85.5 (2nd - SEC / 4th - NCAA) Passing Defense . . . . . . . . . 221.7 (12th - SEC / 81st - NCAA) Scoring Defense . . . . . . . . . 19.0 (5th - SEC / 20th - NCAA) Turnover Margin . . . . . . . . . -2 (7th - SEC / 72nd - NCAA) 2008 RESULTS (9-4 Overall • 5-3 SEC) Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 15 Nov. 22 Nov. 28 Jan. 2 MEMPHIS W 41-24 at Wake Forest [ABC] (20/20) L 28-30 SAMFORD W 34-10 VANDERBILT L 17-23 at Florida [RAYCOM] (4/4) W 31-30 SOUTH CAROLINA (HC) L 24-31 at Alabama [CBS] (2/2) L 20-24 at Arkansas [PPV] W 23-21 AUBURN [RAYCOM] W 17-7 LOUISIANA-MONROE W 59-0 at LSU [CBS] (18/18) W 31-13 MISSISSIPPI STATE [RAYCOM] W 45-0 vs. Texas Tech [FOX] (8/8) W 47-34 (AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic • Dallas, Texas) 56,127 31,986 52,780 51,281 90,106 54,628 92,138 74,168 57,324 43,665 92,649 55,231 88,175 RUSHING • D. McCluster • Cordera Eason • B. Bolden • Enrique Davis • Derrick Davis • Jevan Snead OLE MISS Opponents PASSING • Jevan Snead OLE MISS Opponents RECEIVING • Shay Hodge • D. McCluster Mike Wallace • Lionel Breaux OLE MISS Opponents PUNTING Rob Park OLE MISS Opponents KO RETURNS Mike Wallace • B. Bolden OLE MISS Opponents PUNT RETURNS • Marshay Green OLE MISS Opponents TACKLES • K. Lewis Jamarca Sanford Tony Fein Ashlee Palmer Peria Jerry G 13 13 13 12 13 13 13 13 G 13 13 13 G 13 13 13 13 13 13 NO 54 54 78 NO 35 7 48 63 NO 35 36 15 2008 STATISTICAL LEADERS ATT 109 140 98 64 21 57 520 411 PE 145.5 144.3 120.5 REC 44 44 39 12 190 257 YDS 2099 2099 3056 YDS 861 108 1056 1273 YDS 381 380 89 YDS 655 647 542 244 98 60 2424 1112 AVG 6.0 4.6 5.5 3.8 4.7 1.1 4.7 2.7 TD 6 3 5 3 0 3 21 9 YDS. 2762 2875 2882 TD 8 1 7 0 27 18 BLK 0 0 0 LP 98 28 98 52 LP 77 77 20 INT 4 0 0 1 0 FC-FR 1-1 2-0 0-0 1-0 2-1 IN20 17 17 22 TD 26 27 18 PG 50.4 49.8 41.7 20.3 20.3 4.6 186.5 85.5 YPG 212.5 221.2 221.7 RPG 3.38 3.38 3.00 0.92 14.62 19.77 A-C-I PCT. 327-184-13 56.3 340-190-15 55.9 437-257-16 58.8 YDS 725 625 784 178 2875 2882 AVG 38.9 38.9 39.2 AVG 24.6 15.4 22.0 20.2 AVG 10.9 10.6 5.9 AVG 16.5 14.2 20.1 14.8 15.1 11.2 LP 58 58 60 TD 1 0 1 0 TD 1 1 0 TOTAL TFL 85 (50-35) 2.5 (-17) 82 (55-27) 4.0 (-10) 52 (24-28) 5.0 (-11) 50 (30-20) 5.0 (-17) 49 (25-24) 18.0 (-80) SACKS 1.0 (-11) 0.5 (-5) 0 1.0 (-8) 7.0 (-54) • - Returning Player 30 Ole Miss’ defense has recorded three shutouts over the last two seasons, most in the SEC. 2 0 0 9 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: 51 (25 Offense, 23 Defense, 3 Specialists) 18 (8 Offense, 8 Defense, 2 Specialists) 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 Conf. Pct. All Year School 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 2007 Arkansas 4-4 .500 8-4 5-3 .625 9-4 2008 Ole Miss TOTALS 74-51 .592 120-74 Ole Miss Record 5-3 .625 9-4 Arkansas Record 42-38 .525 75-48 Bowl Record 3-5 (.375) * Did not coach in bowl game Pct. .364 .455 .917 .846 .455 .750 .667 .500 .583 .643 .692 .455 .364 .714 .667 .692 .619 .692 .610 Bowl ----I-AA Playoffs I-AA Playoffs --Citrus Cotton Las Vegas Cotton Music City Independence Capital One *Cotton Cotton 16 Years 1 Year 10 Years STARTERS RETURNING • 15 Offense (6): SE Shay Hodge (6-1, 207, Sr.) C Daverin Geralds (6-2, 312, Sr.) RT John Jerry (6-5, 350, Sr.) TE Gerald Harris (6-5, 250, Sr.) QB Jevan Snead (6-3, 215, Jr.) RB Cordera Eason (5-10, 224, Sr.) Defense (8): DE Marcus Tillman (6-4, 260, Sr.) NG Ted Laurent (6-0, 303, Jr.) DE Kentrell Lockett (6-5, 240, Jr.) MLB Jonathan Cornell (6-1, 225, Jr.) SLB Allen Walker (6-1, 215, Jr.) LCB Marshay Green (5-9, 170, Sr.) RCB Cassius Vaughn (5-10, 185, Sr.) FS Kendrick Lewis (5-11, 192, Sr.) Specialists (1): PK Joshua Shene (5-8, 170, Sr.) STARTERS LOST • 9 Offense (5): LT RG FL FB LG Defense (3): DT WLB SS Specialists (1): P Michael Oher (6-5, 318, Sr.) Maurice Miller (6-4, 343, Sr.) Mike Wallace (6-0, 180, Sr.) Jason Cook (5-11, 248, Sr.) Darryl Harris (6-3, 300, Sr.) Peria Jerry (6-2, 290, Sr.) Ashlee Palmer (6-2, 222, Sr.) Jamarca Sanford (5-10, 200, Sr.) Rob Park (5-11, 194, Sr.) REBEL ASSISTANT COACHES Kim Dameron (Arkansas, 1983) . . . . . Tyrone Nix (Southern Miss, 1995) . . . Terry Price (Texas A&M, 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, 1986) . . . . . . . Safeties Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Defensive Line Tight Ends/Special Teams Offensive Line / Running Game Coordinator Running Backs Cornerbacks/Recruiting Coordinator Wide Receivers Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks NOTE: Specialists include punter and placekicker only. 2009 SCHEDULE Sept. 6 Sept. 19 Sept. 24 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 Nov. 28 at Memphis (ESPN) SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA at South Carolina at Vanderbilt ALABAMA UAB ARKANSAS at Auburn NORTHERN ARIZONA TENNESSEE LSU at Mississippi State TOP RETURNEES QB Jevan Snead DE Greg Hardy WR Shay Hodge RB Dexter McCluster LCB Marshay Green FS Kendrick Lewis PK Joshua Shene DE Kentrell Lockett DE Marcus Tillman Ole Miss led the SEC in sacks last season. 31 2 0 0 9 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17,824 Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field (55,082) President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Mark E. Keenum (Mississippi State, ‘84) Faculty Representative . . . .Dr. Steve Turner (Mercer, ‘75) Athletics Director . . . . . . . .Greg Byrne (Arizona State, ‘95) Head Football Coach . . . . . .Dan Mullen (Ursinas, ‘94) Off. / Def. Systems . . . . . . .Multiple Pro-Style / 4-3 All-Time Record . . . . . . . . . .485-527-39 (.480 / 1,051 games) SEC Championships . . . . . .1 (1941) Bowl App. / Record . . . . . . .13 / 7-6 (.538) 2008 IN REVIEW 2008 Record . . . . . . . . . . . .4-8 (4-2 H, 0-6, 1-4 vs. Western Division) SEC Record/Finish . . . . . . . .2-6 / T4th vs. Western Division Bowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A National Ranking . . . . . . . . .N/A Home Attendance . . . . . . . .260,716 (43,453) / 78.9 % Capacity SEC/NCAA Statistical Rankings Total Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . 274.9 (10th - SEC / 113rd - NCAA) Rushing Offense . . . . . . . . . 100.6 (11th - SEC / 105th - NCAA) Passing Offense . . . . . . . . . 174.3 (7th - SEC / 94th - NCAA) Scoring Offense . . . . . . . . . . 15.2 (12th - SEC / 115th - NCAA) Total Defense . . . . . . . . . . . 327.5 (10th - SEC / 35th - NCAA) Rushing Defense . . . . . . . . . 150.9 (11th - SEC / 73rd - NCAA) Passing Defense . . . . . . . . . 176.6 (4th - SEC / 17th - NCAA) Scoring Defense . . . . . . . . . 24.7 (11th - SEC / 60th - NCAA) Turnover Margin . . . . . . . . . -4 (9th - SEC / 81st - NCAA) 2008 RESULTS (4-8 Overall • 2-6 SEC) 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 [ESPN2] SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA AUBURN [ESPN2] (9/9) at Georgia Tech [RAYCOM] at LSU [ESPN2] (5/6) VANDERBILT (13/14) at Tennessee [PPV] MIDDLE TENNESSEE (HC) [ESPNU] KENTUCKY at Alabama [ESPN] (1/1) ARKANSAS at Ole Miss [RAYCOM] (25/--) L W L L L W L W L L W L 14-22 34-10 2-3 7-38 24-34 17-14 3-34 31-22 13-14 7-32 31-28 0-45 25,224 41,938 52,911 48,402 92,710 43,619 98,239 40,024 40,168 92,138 42,056 55,231 RUSHING • A. Dixon • C. Ducre • Robert Elliott • A. Stallworth • Tyson Lee MISS. STATE Opponents PASSING • Tyson Lee Wesley Carroll MISS. STATE Opponents RECEIVING • B. McRae Aubrey Bell Jamayel Smith • A. Stallworth • A. Dixon MISS. STATE Opponents PUNTING Blake McAdams MISS. STATE Opponents KO RETURNS Derek Pegues • D. Robinson MISS. STATE Opponents PUNT RETURNS Derek Pegues MISS. STATE Opponents TACKLES Dominic Douglas • K.J. Wright Jasper O’Quinn Derek Pegues Keith Fitzhugh • - Returning Player G 12 12 4 12 11 12 12 G 11 7 12 12 G 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 NO 79 82 66 NO 31 8 53 38 NO 26 32 37 2008 STATISTICAL LEADERS ATT 197 56 18 12 62 397 443 PE 112.9 85.2 102.5 115.4 REC 51 31 23 23 20 210 169 YDS 3049 3099 2671 YDS 708 134 1039 691 YDS 172 173 431 YDS 869 222 61 50 37 1220 1811 A-C-I 260-153-5 115-55-7 385-210-12 324-169-8 YDS 518 271 302 273 117 2092 2119 AVG 38.6 37.8 40.5 AVG 22.8 16.8 19.6 18.2 AVG 6.6 5.4 11.6 AVG 4.4 4.0 3.4 4.2 0.6 3.1 4.1 PCT. 58.8 47.8 54.5 52.2 AVG 10.2 8.7 13.1 11.9 5.8 10.0 12.5 LP 72 72 72 TD 0 0 0 0 TD 0 0 1 TD 7 2 1 1 1 13 19 YDS. 1519 560 2092 2119 TD 3 0 1 1 2 10 13 BLK 1 1 1 LP 59 27 59 42 LP 23 23 80 INT 1 0 0 2 2 FC-FR 1-0 1-0 0-0 1-1 0-1 IN20 19 20 22 TD 7 3 10 13 PG 72.4 18.5 15.2 4.2 3.4 101.7 150.9 YPG 138.1 80.0 174.3 176.6 RPG 4.25 2.58 1.92 1.92 1.33 17.50 14.08 TOTAL 116 (49-67) 72 (36-36) 54 (35-19) 50 (22-28) 50 (26-24) TFL 5.5 (-10) 9.0 (-55) 4.0 (-11) 0 2.5 (-10) SACKS 0 4.0 (-41) 1.0 (-6) 0 1.0 (-8) 32 Miss. State gave up the least amount of first downs on passes in the SEC last season. 2 0 0 9 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: 41 (22 Offense, 18 Defense, 1 Specialists) 27 (11 Offense, 13 Defense, 3 Specialists) COACH DAN MULLEN Alma Mater: Ursinas (1994) Coaching Experience: Wagner Wide Receivers Coach (1994-95); Columbia Wide Receivers Coach (1996-97); Syracuse Graduate Assistant (1998); Notre Dame Graduate Assistant (1999-2000); Bowling Green Quarterbacks Coach (2001-02); Utah Quarterbacks Coach (2003-04); Florida Offensive Coordinator/Quaterbacks Coach 2005-08; Mississippi State Head Coach 2009Year School MULLEN YEAR-BY-YEAR Conf. Pct. All Pct. Bowl STARTERS RETURNING • 13 Offense (8): LT Derek Sherrod (6-5, 298, Jr.) C J.C. Brignone (6-1, 290, Jr.) RG Craig Jenkins (6-4, 315, Sr.) RT Quentin Saulsberry (6-3, 286, So.) TE Nelson Hurst (6-4, 240, So.) WR Brandon McRae (6-4, 200, Sr.) HB Anthony Dixon (6-1, 240, Sr.) QB Tyson Lee (5-11, 190, Sr.) Defense (5): RT Lamarcus Williams (6-1, 290, Jr.) SLB K.J. Wright (6-3, 215, Jr.) WLB Bo Walters (6-1, 232, So.) LB Jamar Chaney (6-1, 245, Sr.) RCB Marcus Washington (5-10, 180, Sr.) Specialists (0) STARTERS LOST • 12 Offense (3): WR LG FB Defense (7): LE LT RE MLB LCB SS FS Specialists (2): PK P Jamayel Smith (6-0, 183, Sr.) Michael Gates (6-4, 305, Sr.) Eric Hoskins (5-11, 230, Sr.) Jimmie Holmes (6-3, 235, Sr.) Cortez McCraney (6-4, 272, Sr.) Tim Bailey (6-3, 241, Sr.) Dominic Douglas (6-2, 227, Sr.) Jasper O’Quinn (5-10, 185, Sr.) Keith Fitzhugh (5-11, 206, Sr.) Derek Pegues (5-10, 196, Sr.) Adam Carlson (6-4, 195, Sr.) Blake McAdams (5-10, 190, Sr.) First season as collegiate head coach BULLDOG ASSISTANT COACHES John Hevesy (Maine, 1994) . . . . . . . . ............. Tony Hughes (Southern Miss, 1980) . . Les Koenning (Texas, 1981) . . . . . . . . ............. Melvin Smith (Millsaps, 1982) . . . . . . David Turner (Davidson, 1985) . . . . . . Mark Hudspeth (Delta State, 1992) . . ............. Greg Knox (Northeastern State, 1986) Scott Sallach (Ursinas, 1994) . . . . . . . Carl Torbush (Carson-Newman, 1974) Running Game Coordinator/ Offensive Line Recruiting Coordinator/Safeties Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks Cornerbacks/Nickel Defensive Line Passing Game Coordinator/Wide Receivers Running Backs Tight Ends Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers NOTE: Specialists include punter and placekicker only. 2009 SCHEDULE Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 Nov. 28 JACKSON STATE at Auburn at Vanderbilt LSU GEORGIA TECH HOUSTON at Middle Tennessee FLORIDA at Kentucky ALABAMA at Arkansas (Little Rock) OLE MISS OL Derek Sherrod OL Quentin Saulsberry C J.C. Brignone RB Anthony Dixon LB K.J. Wright LB Jamar Chaney DB Charles Mitchell WR Brandon McRae TOP RETURNEES Miss. State was third in the SEC last season in least amount of passing yards given up on defense. 33 2 0 0 9 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27,390 Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Williams-Brice (80,250) President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Harris Pastides (SUNY Albany, ‘74) Faculty Representative . . . .Dr. Bill Bearden (Clemson, ‘67) Athletics Director . . . . . . . .Eric Hyman (North Carolina, ‘73) Head Football Coach . . . . . .Steve Spurrier (Florida) Off. / Def. Systems . . . . . . .Multiple / 4-2-5 All-Time Record . . . . . . . . . .528-529-44 (.499 / 1,101 games) SEC Championships . . . . . .0 Bowl App. / Record . . . . . . .14 / 4-10 (.286) 2008 IN REVIEW 2008 Record . . . . . . . . . . . .7-6 (5-2 H, 2-3 A, 0-1 N, 2-3 vs. Eastern Division) SEC Record/Finish . . . . . . . .4-4 / T3rd Eastern Division Bowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Outback Bowl (Tampa, Fla.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Iowa 31, South Carolina 10 National Ranking . . . . . . . . .N/A Home Attendance . . . . . . . .563,703 (80,529) / 100.35 % Capacity SEC/NCAA Statistical Rankings Total Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . 316.5 (7th - SEC / 97th - NCAA) Rushing Offense . . . . . . . . . 94.1 (12th - SEC / 112th - NCAA) Passing Offense . . . . . . . . . 222.5 (3rd - SEC / 50th - NCAA) Scoring Offense . . . . . . . . . . 20.8 (8th - SEC / 96th - NCAA) Total Defense . . . . . . . . . . . 291.9 (4th - SEC / 13th - NCAA) Rushing Defense . . . . . . . . . 132.7 (7th - SEC / 43rd - NCAA) Passing Defense . . . . . . . . . 159.2 (1st - SEC / 2nd - NCAA) Scoring Defense . . . . . . . . . 21.1 (7th - SEC / 31st - NCAA) Turnover Margin . . . . . . . . . -11 (12th - SEC / 107th - NCAA) 2008 RESULTS (7-6 Overall • 4-4 SEC) Aug. 28 Sept. 4 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 29 Jan. 1 N.C. STATE [ESPN] at Vanderbilt [ESPN] GEORGIA [CBS] (2/2) WOFFORD [PPV] UAB [PPV] at Ole Miss at Kentucky [RAYCOM] LSU [ESPN] (13/14) TENNESSEE [ESPN2] ARKANSAS (HC) at Florida [CBS] (3/3) at Clemson [ESPN2] vs. Iowa [ESPN] (Outback Bowl • Tampa, Fla.) W L L W W W W L W W L L L 34-0 17-24 7-14 23-13 26-13 31-24 24-17 17-24 27-6 34-21 6-56 14-31 10-31 80,616 36,850 83,704 76,599 78,286 54,628 70,822 82,477 81,731 80,290 90,646 82,456 55,117 RUSHING Mike Davis • S. Garcia • Eric Baker • B. Maddox SO. CAROLINA Opponents PASSING Chris Smelley • S. Garcia SO. CAROLINA Opponents RECEIVING Kenny McKinley Jared Cook • Moe Brown • Jason Barnes SO. CAROLINA Opponents G 12 8 9 7 13 13 G 12 8 13 13 G 10 13 13 12 13 13 NO 48 49 70 NO 34 9 48 37 NO 18 22 26 2008 STATISTICAL LEADERS ATT 163 70 46 32 417 476 PE 114.8 113.7 111.5 111.1 REC 54 37 30 27 249 189 YDS 2019 2019 2968 YDS 821 218 1101 783 YDS 118 133 222 YDS 573 198 182 121 1223 1725 A-C-I 302-169-15 122-65-8 452-249-27 328-189-14 YDS 642 573 391 346 2892 2070 AVG 42.1 41.2 42.4 AVG 24.1 24.2 22.9 21.2 AVG 6.6 6.0 8.5 AVG 3.5 2.8 4.0 3.8 2.9 3.6 PCT. 56.0 53.3 55.1 57.6 AVG 11.9 15.5 13.0 12.8 11.6 11.0 LP 53 53 77 TD 0 0 0 0 TD 0 0 0 TD 3 2 0 1 7 23 YDS. 1922 832 2892 2070 TD 4 3 1 2 20 9 BLK 0 1 1 LP 67 84 84 34 LP 35 35 39 INT 0 0 1 0 0 FC-FR 0-1 1-2 2-0 2-2 0-0 IN20 13 13 20 PG 47.8 24.8 20.2 17.3 94.1 132.7 TD 14 6 20 9 YPG 160.2 104.0 222.5 159.2 RPG 5.40 2.85 2.31 2.25 19.15 14.54 PUNTING • S. Lanning SOUTH CAROLINA Opponents KO RETURNS • C. Culliver C. Munnerlyn SOUTH CAROLINA Opponents PUNT RETURNS C. Munnerlyn SOUTH CAROLINA Opponents TACKLES Emanuel Cook • Eric Norwood Jasper Brinkley • Darian Stewart Marvin Sapp • - Returning Player TOTAL 87 (62-25) 75 (49-26) 65 (42-23) 64 (45-19) 64 (46-18) TFL SACKS 0 0 14.5 (-74) 9.0 (-63) 5.0 (-24) 2.5 (-20) 9.0 (-30) 2.0 (-11) 1.0 (-9) 1.0 (-9) 34 USC gave up just seven passing TDs in 2008, the lowest total in the SEC. 2 0 0 9 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: 40 (21 Offense, 17 Defense, 2 Specialists) 28 (15 Offense, 12 Defense, 2 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. Bowl 1983 Tampa Bay USFL 11-7 .611 Playoffs 1984 Tampa Bay USFL 14-4 .778 Playoffs 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 All-American 1990 Florida 6-1 .857 9-2 .818 1991 Florida 7-0 1.000 10-2 .833 Sugar 1992 Florida 6-2 .750 9-4 .692 Gator 1993 Florida 7-1 .875 11-2 .846 Sugar 1994 Florida 7-1 .875 10-2-1 .808 Sugar 1995 Florida 8-0 1.000 12-1 .923 Fiesta 1996 Florida 8-0 1.000 12-1 .923 Sugar 1997 Florida 6-2 .750 10-2 .833 Citrus 1998 Florida 7-1 .875 10-2 .833 Orange 1999 Florida 7-1 .875 9-4 .692 Citrus 2000 Florida 7-1 .875 10-3 .769 Sugar 2001 Florida 6-2 .750 10-2 .833 Orange 2002 Washington NFL 7-9 .438 2003 Washington NFL 5-11 .313 2005 South Carolina 5-3 .625 7-5 .583 Independence 2006 South Carolina 3-5 .375 8-5 .615 Liberty 2007 South Carolina 3-5 .375 6-6 .500 .500 7-6 .538 Outback 2008 South Carolina 4-4 TOTALS 217-103-2 (.677) 24 Years College Record 113-40-1 .737 170-62-2 (.731) 19 Years Florida Record 87-14 .861 122-27-1 (.817) 12 Years Duke Record 11-9-1 .548 20-13-1 (.603) 3 Years South Carolina Record 15-17 .469 28-22 (.560) 4 Years Professional Record 47-41-0 (.534) Bowl Record 7-8 (.467) GAMECOCK ASSISTANT COACHES Jay Graham (Tennessee, 2004) . . . . . . . . Running Backs/Asst. Special Teams Shane Beamer (Virginia Tech, 1999) . . . . Strong Safeties & Spurs / Special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Teams Coord./Recruiting Coord. Jeep Hunter (Catawba, 1991) . . . . . . . . . Tight Ends / Asst. Special Teams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coordinator Brad Lawing (Lenoir-Rhyne, 1979) . . . . . . Defensive Line Ellis Johnson (The Citadel, 1975) . . . . . . . Asst. Head Coach / Linebackers G.A. Mangus (Florida, 1992) . . . . . . . . . . Quarterbacks Eric Wolford (Kansas State, 1994) . . . . . . Running Game Coordinator / . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Offensive Line Lorenzo Ward (Alabama, 1991) . . . . . . . . Defensive Coordinator/CBs & FSs Steve Spurrier, Jr. (Duke, 1994) . . . . . . . Wide Receivers/Passing Game Coord. 35 STARTERS RETURNING • 12 Offense (5): WR Jason Barnes (6-4, 204, So.) OT Jarriel King (6-7, 304, Jr.) C Garrett Anderson (6-4, 310, Sr.) OG Terrence Campbell (6-3, 277, Jr.) FB Patrick DeMarco (6-1, 238, Jr.) Defense (6): DT Nathan Pepper (6-1, 287, Sr.) DT Ladi Ajiboye (6-1, 298, Jr.) DE Cliff Matthews (6-4, 259, Jr.) LB Eric Norwood (6-1, 253, Sr.) LB Darian Stewart (5-11, 219, Sr.) FS Chris Culliver (6-0, 199, Jr.) Specialists (1): P Spencer Lanning (5-11, 182, Jr.) STARTERS LOST • 12 Offense (6): WR OG TE OT QB TB Defense (5): DE LB CB SS CB Specialists (1): PK Kenny McKinley (6-0, 187, Sr.) Jamon Meredith (6-5, 297, Sr.) Jared Cook (6-5, 240, Sr.) Justin Sorensen (6-7, 316, Sr.) Chris Smelley (6-2, 211, So.) Mike Davis (5-9, 207, Sr.) Jordin Lindsey (6-3, 266, Sr.) Jasper Brinkley (6-2, 269, Sr.) Stoney Woodson (5-11, 200, Sr.) Emanuel Cook (5-10, 203, Jr.) Captain Munnerlyn (5-9, 185, Jr.) Ryan Succop (6-3, 221, Sr.) NOTE: Specialists include punter and placekicker only. 2009 SCHEDULE Sept. 3 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 24 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 28 at N.C. State at Georgia FLORIDA ATLANTIC OLE MISS SOUTH CAROLINA STATE KENTUCKY at Alabama VANDERBILT at Tennessee at Arkansas FLORIDA CLEMSON TOP RETURNEES DT Ladi Ajiboye FS Chris Culliver QB Stephen Garcia LB Eric Norwood SS Darian Stewart OT Jarriel King DE Cliff Matthews P Spencer Lanning USC’s defense gave up just 48 4th-quarter points in 2008, third lowest total in the SEC. 2 0 0 9 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27,739 Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Neyland (100,011) Interim President . . . . . . . .Dr. Jan Simek (Kalamazoo, ‘70) Faculty Representative . . . .Dr. Todd Diacon (Southwestern [Kan.], ‘80) Athletics Director . . . . . . . .Mike Hamilton (Clemson, ‘85) Head Football Coach . . . . . .Lane Kiffin (Fresno State, ‘98) Off. / Def. Systems . . . . . . .Multiple / 4-3 All-Time Record . . . . . . . . . .776-327-53 (.694 / 1,156 games) SEC Championships . . . . . .13 (1938, 39t, 40, 46t, 51t, 56, 67, 69, 85, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89t, 90, 97, 98) Bowl App. / Record . . . . . . .47 / 25-22 (.532) 2008 IN REVIEW 2008 Record . . . . . . . . . . . .5-7 (4-3 H, 1-4 A, 2-3 vs. Eastern Division) SEC Record/Finish . . . . . . . .3-5 / 5th Eastern Division Bowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A National Ranking . . . . . . . . .N/A Home Attendance . . . . . . . .710,136 (101,448) / 99.42 % Capacity SEC/NCAA Statistical Rankings Total Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . 268.8 (11th - SEC / 115th - NCAA) Rushing Offense . . . . . . . . . 122.9 (9th - SEC / 88th - NCAA) Passing Offense . . . . . . . . . 145.8 (11th - SEC / 107th - NCAA) Scoring Offense . . . . . . . . . . 17.3 (T10th - SEC / T110th - NCAA) Total Defense . . . . . . . . . . . 263.5 (T1st - SEC / T3rd - NCAA) Rushing Defense . . . . . . . . . 103.1 (3rd - SEC / 12th - NCAA) Passing Defense . . . . . . . . . 160.4 (2nd - SEC / 4th - NCAA) Scoring Defense . . . . . . . . . 16.8 (3rd - SEC / 10th - NCAA) Turnover Margin . . . . . . . . . +2 (5th - SEC / 47th - NCAA) 2008 RESULTS (5-7 Overall • 3-5 SEC) 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 [ESPN] UAB [RAYCOM] FLORIDA [CBS] (4/4) at Auburn [CBS] (15/16) NORTHERN ILLINOIS at Georgia [CBS] (10/10) MISSISSIPPI STATE ALABAMA [ESPN] (2/2) at South Carolina [ESPN2] WYOMING (HC) at Vanderbilt [RAYCOM] KENTUCKY [ESPN2] L W L L W L W L L L W W 24-27 (OT) 35-3 6-30 12-14 13-9 14-26 34-3 9-29 6-27 7-13 20-10 28-10 68,546 98,205 106,138 87,451 99,539 92,746 98,239 106,138 81,731 99,489 38,725 102,388 RUSHING Arian Foster • Lennon Creer • M. Hardesty • Gerald Jones TENNESSEE Opponents PASSING • J. Crompton • Nick Stephens • B.J. Coleman TENNESSEE Opponents RECEIVING • Gerald Jones Lucas Taylor Arian Foster • A. Rogers Josh Briscoe TENNESSEE Opponents PUNTING Britton Colquitt • C. Cunningham TENNESSEE Opponents KO RETURNS • Dennis Rogan • Lennon Creer TENNESSEE Opponents PUNT RETURNS • Gerald Jones • Dennis Rogan TENNESSEE Opponents TACKLES Ellix Wilson • Rico McCoy • Eric Berry • Dennis Rogan Nevin McKenzie G 11 11 11 11 11 11 G 8 7 3 12 12 G 11 12 11 12 12 12 12 NO 42 25 69 64 NO 28 6 44 39 NO 15 13 28 20 2008 STATISTICAL LEADERS ATT 131 73 76 23 409 444 PE 98.1 108.3 47.1 99.8 102.4 REC 30 26 19 14 14 153 186 YDS 1821 988 2819 2643 YDS 698 104 1037 820 YDS 150 62 212 251 YDS 570 388 271 126 1475 1237 AVG 4.4 5.3 3.6 5.5 3.6 2.8 TD 1 4 6 1 14 6 YDS. 889 840 21 1750 1925 TD 4 1 0 0 1 8 8 BLK 1 1 2 1 LP 43 31 43 67 LP 40 10 40 78 INT 1 0 7 1 1 FC-FR 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 IN20 13 11 24 15 TD 4 4 0 8 8 PG 51.8 35.3 24.6 11.5 122.9 103.1 YPG 111.1 120.0 7.0 145.8 160.4 RPG 2.73 2.36 1.73 1.17 1.17 12.75 15.50 A-C-I PCT. 167-86-5 51.5 130-63-3 48.5 8-4-1 50.0 309-153-9 49.5 332-186-17 56.0 YDS 323 332 166 180 176 1750 1925 AVG 43.4 39.5 40.9 41.3 AVG 24.9 17.3 23.6 21.0 AVG 10.0 4.8 7.6 12.6 AVG 10.8 12.8 8.7 12.9 12.6 11.4 10.3 LP 71 57 71 57 TD 0 0 0 0 TD 0 0 0 2 TOTAL 89 (47-42) 87 (38-49) 72 (44-28) 53 (32-21) 53 (30-23) TFL SACKS 4.5 (-16) 1.0 (-9) 3.5 (-8) 1.0 (-1) 8.5 (-21) 3.0 (-11) 1.0 (-19) 0 10.0 (-46) 5.0 (-30) • - Returning Player 36 Tennessee gave up just 14 touchdowns by opposing offenses last season, the fewest in the SEC. 2 0 0 9 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: 42 (23 Offense, 18 Defense, 1 Specialists) 24 (11 Offense, 12 Defense, 1 Specialists) COACH LANE KIFFIN Alma Mater: Fresno State (1998) Coaching Experience: Colorado State Graduate Assistant 1999; Jacksonville Jaguars Assistant 2000; Southern California Assistant Coach 2001-2004; Southern California Offensive Coordinator/Passing Game Coordinator 2005-06; Oakland Raiders Head Coach 2007-08; Tennessee Head Coach 2009-. KIFFIN YEAR-BY-YEAR Conf. Pct. All NFL 4-12 NFL 1-3 NFL 5-15 STARTERS RETURNING • 14 Offense (7): TE Luke Stocker (6-6, 245, Jr.) LT Chris Scott (6-5, 310, Sr.) LG Vladimir Richard (6-4, 300, Sr.) C Josh McNeil (6-4, 280, Sr.) WR Gerald Jones (6-0, 185, Jr.) QB Jonathan Crompton (6-4, 220, Sr.) FB Kevin Cooper (6-0, 240, Jr.) Defense (6): LE Wes Brown (6-4, 256, Sr.) RT Dan Williams (6-3, 310, Sr.) WLB Rico McCoy (6-1, 215, Sr.) RCB Dennis Rogan (5-10, 185, Jr.) FS Demetrice Morley (6-2, 195, Sr.) SS Eric Berry (5-11, 195, Jr.) Specialists (1): PK Daniel Lincoln (6-0, 204, Jr.) STARTERS LOST • 10 Offense (4): RG RT WR TB Defense (5): LT RE SLB MLB LCB Specialists (1): P Anthony Parker (6-3, 300, Sr.) Ramon Foster (6-6, 325, Sr.) Lucas Taylor (6-0, 185, Sr.) Arian Foster (6-1, 215, Sr.) Demonte’ Bolden (6-6, 290, Sr.) Robert Ayers (6-3, 270, Sr.) Nevin McKenzie (6-2, 215, Sr.) Ellix Wilson (5-10, 225, Sr.) DeAngelo Willingham (6-0, 200, Sr.) Britton Colquitt (6-3, 205, Sr.) Year School 2007 Oakland 2008 Oakland TOTALS Pct. .250 .250 .250 Bowl VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACHES Ed Orgeron (Northwestern State, ‘84) ............. Monte Kiffin (Nebraska, ‘63) . . . . . . . . Jim Chaney (Central Missouri State, ‘85) James Cregg (Colorado State, ‘97) . . . Willie Mack Garza (Texas, ‘93) . . . . . . Eddie Gran (Cal Lutheran, ‘87) . . . . . . David Reaves (Appalachian State, ‘01) Lance Thompson (The Citadel, ‘87) . . . Frank Wilson (Nicholls State, ‘97) . . . . Asst. Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator/ Defensive Line Defensive Coordinator Offensive Coordinator/ Off. Line Offensive Tackles / Tight Ends Secondary Running Backs / Special Teams Quarterbacks Linebackers Wide Receivers TOP RETURNEES SS Eric Berry PK Daniel Lincoln CB Dennis Rogan WR Gerald Jones DT Dan Williams DE Wes Brown LB Rico McCoy NOTE: Specialists include punter and placekicker only. 2009 SCHEDULE Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 Nov. 28 WESTERN KENTUCKY UCLA at Florida OHIO AUBURN GEORGIA at Alabama SOUTH CAROLINA MEMPHIS at Ole Miss VANDERBILT at Kentucky Eric Berry’s 467 career interception return yards is an SEC record. 37 2 0 0 9 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6,352 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 . . . . . . . . . .553-548-50 (.502 / 1,151 games) SEC Championships . . . . . .0 Bowl App. / Record . . . . . . .4 / 2-1-1 (.625) 2008 IN REVIEW 2008 Record . . . . . . . . . . . .7-6 (3-3 H, 3-3 A, 1-0 N, 2-3 vs. Eastern Division) SEC Record/Finish . . . . . . . .4-4 / T3rd Eastern Division Bowl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl (Nashville) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Vanderbilt 16, Boston College 14 National Ranking . . . . . . . . .Not Ranked Home Attendance . . . . . . . .230,761 (38,460) / 96.28 % Capacity SEC/NCAA Statistical Rankings Total Offense . . . . . . . . . . . . 256.2 (12th - SEC / 117th - NCAA) Rushing Offense . . . . . . . . . 133.6 (7th - SEC / 73rd - NCAA) Passing Offense . . . . . . . . . 122.6 (12th - SEC / 112th - NCAA) Scoring Offense . . . . . . . . . . 19.2 (9th - SEC / 105th - NCAA) Total Defense . . . . . . . . . . . 319.6 (8th - SEC / 30th - NCAA) Rushing Defense . . . . . . . . . 144.7 (10th - SEC / 69th - NCAA) Passing Defense . . . . . . . . . 174.9 (3rd - SEC / 15th - NCAA) Scoring Defense . . . . . . . . . 19.6 (6th - SEC / 21st - NCAA) Turnover Margin . . . . . . . . . +9 (2nd - SEC / 19th - NCAA) 2008 RESULTS (7-6 Overall • 4-4 SEC) Aug. 28 Sept. 4 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22 Nov. 29 Dec. 31 at Miami (Ohio) [ESPNU] W 34-13 SOUTH CAROLINA [ESPN] (24/24) W 24-17 RICE W 38-21 at Ole Miss W 23-17 AUBURN (13/14) W 14-13 at Mississippi State L 14-17 at Georgia [RAYCOM] (10/9) L 14-24 DUKE (HC) L 7-10 FLORIDA [ESPN2] (4/5) L 14-42 at Kentucky [ESPN2] W 31-24 TENNESSEE [RAYCOM] L 10-20 at Wake Forest [ESPNU] L 10-23 vs. Boston College [ESPN] W 16-14 (Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl • Nashville, Tenn.) 18,398 36,850 37,370 51,281 38,773 43,619 92,746 38,270 39,773 65,595 38,725 25,902 54,250 RUSHING G • Jared Hawkins 12 Chris Nickson 12 • M. Adams 12 • Jamie Graham 12 13 Sean Walker VANDERBILT 13 Opponents 13 PASSING • M. Adams Chris Nickson • Larry Smith VANDERBILT Opponents G 12 12 2 13 13 2008 STATISTICAL LEADERS ATT 139 128 62 21 16 471 491 PE 97.2 100.1 100.9 98.2 108.7 REC 36 28 17 16 16 157 193 YDS 3113 3177 2731 YDS 407 189 237 961 1050 YDS 244 54 320 125 YDS 593 542 136 107 99 1737 1881 AVG 4.3 4.2 2.2 5.1 6.2 3.7 3.8 TD 4 6 0 1 1 13 13 YDS. 882 545 167 1594 2274 TD 3 4 3 1 1 14 15 BLK 2 5 0 LP 39 31 38 39 98 LP 91 15 91 23 INT 0 0 4 3 5 FC-FR 0-1 4-2 1-3 1-0 2-0 IN20 24 24 24 PG 49.4 45.2 11.3 8.9 7.6 133.6 144.7 TD 5 8 1 14 15 YPG 73.5 45.4 83.5 122.6 174.9 A-C-I PCT. 156-77-8 49.4 127-61-3 48.0 34-19-1 55.9 319-157-12 49.2 362-193-20 53.3 YDS 520 209 125 145 121 1594 2274 AVG 40.4 38.7 39.6 AVG 19.4 18.9 23.7 19.6 22.3 AVG 14.4 4.9 10.0 4.2 AVG 14.4 7.5 7.4 9.1 7.6 10.2 11.8 LP 60 60 59 TD 0 0 0 0 1 TD 0 0 0 0 RECEIVING G Sean Walker 13 • B. Barden 13 • Jamie Graham 12 • J. Wheeler 13 • Jared Hawkins 12 VANDERBILT 13 Opponents 13 PUNTING • Brett Upson VANDERBILT Opponents KO RETURNS D.J. Moore • G. Miller Sean Walker VANDERBILT Opponents PUNT RETURNS D.J. Moore • Jamie Graham VANDERBILT Oppponents TACKLES • Patrick Benoist • Chris Marve • Ryan Hamilton Rashard Langford • Myron Lewis NO 77 82 69 NO 21 10 10 49 47 NO 17 11 32 30 RPG 2.77 2.15 1.42 1.23 1.33 12.08 14.85 TOTAL 109 (48-61) 105 (56-49) 104 (51-53) 76 (49-27) 76 (51-25) TFL 6.5 (-21) 6.5 (-26) 4.5 (-6) 2.5 (-5) 7.0 (-59) SACKS 2.0 (-14) 3.0 (-22) 1.0 (-1) 0 5.0 (-50) • - Returning Player 38 Vanderbilt was the least penalized team in the SEC last season, averaging 36.4 penalty yards per game. 2 0 0 9 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: 45 (22 Offense, 21 Defense, 2 Specialists) 16 (7 Offense, 6 Defense, 3 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 2008 Vanderbilt TOTALS Vanderbilt Record Furman Record Playoff Record JOHNSON YEAR-BY-YEAR Conf. Pct. All Pct. Bowl 2-6 .250 3-8 .273 5-3 .625 6-5 .545 6-2 .750 9-4 .692 I-AA Qtrfinals 5-3 .625 7-4 .636 3-5 .375 5-6 .455 7-1 .875 9-3 .750 I-AA 1st Rd. 6-2 .750 9-3 .750 I-AA 1st Rd. 7-1 .875 12-3 .800 I-AA Finals 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 4-4 .500 7-6 .538 Music City 53-67 .442 87-92 .486 15 Years 12-46 .207 27-56 .325 7 Years 41-23 .641 60-36 .625 4-4 (.500) / Bowl Record 1-0 (1.000) 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 Asst. Head Coach/Defense Asst. Head Coach/Offensive Line Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends Quarterbacks/Passing Game Co-Coordinator Linebackers/Special Teams Coordinator Running Backs/Special Teams Co-Coordinator Defensive Coordinator/Secondary Defensive Line/Special Teams Co-Coordinator STARTERS RETURNING • 19 Offense (9): WR Justin Wheeler (6-1, 178, Sr.) TB Jared Hawkins (5-10, 202, Sr.) QB Mackenzi Adams (6-2, 212, Sr.) TE Brandon Barden (6-5, 245, So.) LT Reilly Lauer (6-6, 275, Jr.) LG Kyle Fischer (6-6, 300, So.) C Bradley Vierling (6-3, 292, Sr.) RG Eric Hensley (6-6, 312, Sr.) RT Thomas Welch (6-7, 305, Sr.) Defense (9): DE Steven Stone (6-5, 272, Sr.) DT Greg Billinger (6-4, 290, Sr.) DT Adam Smotherman (6-4, 285, Jr.) DE Broderick Stewart (6-5, 230, Sr.) SLB John Stokes (6-5, 228, Jr.) MLB Chris Marve (6-0, 225, So.) WLB Patrick Benoist (6-0, 220, Sr.) FS Ryan Hamilton (6-2, 210, Sr.) CB Myron Lewis (6-3, 202, Sr.) Specialists (1): P Brett Upson (5-11, 185, Sr.) STARTERS LOST • 5 Offense (2): WR WR Defense (2): CB SS Specialists (1): PK George Smith (6-3, 202, Sr.) Sean Walker (6-0, 178, Sr.) D.J. Moore (5-10, 182, Jr.) Reshard Langford (6-2, 212, Sr.) Bryant Hahnfeldt (5-11, 185, Sr.) NOTE: Specialists include punter and placekicker only. 2009 SCHEDULE Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 WESTERN CAROLINA at LSU MISSISSIPPI STATE at Rice OLE MISS at Army GEORGIA at South Carolina GEORGIA TECH at Florida KENTUCKY at Tennessee TOP RETURNEES OT Thomas Welch LB Patrick Benoist SAF Ryan Hamilton DB Myron Lewis LB Chris Marve 39 Vanderbilt gave up the least amount of fourth-quarter points in the SEC last season. 2 0 0 9 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W 2009 FOOTBALL RECRUITING CLASSES ALABAMA Name Jonathan Atchison Kenny Bell Chris Bonds Michael Bowman James Carpenter Quinton Dial D.J. Fluker Nico Johnson Kendall Kelly Dre Kirkpatrick Eddie Lacy Mike Marrow A.J. McCarron Darius McKeller William Ming Brandon Moore Kerry Murphy Kevin Norwood Anthony Orr Tana Patrick Jermaine Preyear Trent Richardson Darrington Sentimore Anthony Steen Ed Stinson Petey Smith Chance Warmack Kellen Williams Rod Woodson ARKANSAS Name Alvin Bailey Neal Barlow Colby Berna Shauntez Bruce Ryan Calendar Rudell Crim Knile Davis Briton Forester David Gordon Broderick Green Cobi Hamilton John Henderson Rickey Hughey DeQuinta Jones Athony Leon Kevin Lowery Brandon Mitchell Jerry Mitchell Austin Moss Colton Nash Anthony Oden Ross Rasner Lance Ray Travis Swanson Andru Stewart Austin Tate 40 Pos. LB WR DL WR OL DL OL LB WR DB RB RB-HB QB OL DL DL DL WR DL LB RB RB DL DL-OL DL-LB LB OL OL DB Pos. OL WR OL OL DL DB RB P DB RB WR DL ATH DL DB DL QB DB LB DL OL DB WR OL DB TE Ht. 6-2 6-1 6-4 6-4 6-5 6-5 6-5 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-0 6-2 6-4 6-5 6-3 6-5 6-5 6-2 6-5 6-3 5-11 5-11 6-3 6-3 6-4 6-1 6-3 6-3 5-11 Ht. 6-5 6-6 6-5 6-5 6-7 6-0 6-1 5-10 5-11 6-2 6-3 6-0 6-5 6-4 6-4 6-3 6-4 6-1 6-3 6-6 6-8 6-0 6-3 6-5 5-11 6-6 Wt. 220 170 280 210 305 310 340 225 215 185 210 240 190 280 260 320 315 180 260 235 205 220 280 305 240 245 325 290 200 Wt. 330 190 285 300 226 190 209 185 170 240 198 309 231 305 230 286 220 198 218 261 328 205 183 298 190 230 Hometown/School Atlanta, Ga./Douglass Rayville, Ala./HS Columbia, S.C./Richland Northeast Rossville, Ga./Ridgeland Augusta, Ga./Coffeyville CC Pinson, Ala./Clay-Chalkville Foley, Ala./HS Andalusia, Ala./HS Gadsden, Ala./Gadsden City Gadsden, Ala./Gadsden City Geismar, La./Dutchtown Holland, Ohio/Central Catholic Mobile, Ala./St. Paul’s Episcopal Jonesboro, Ga./HS Athens, Ala./HSMontgomery, Ala./Carver Hoover, Ala./HS D’Iberville, Miss./HS Madison, Ala./Sparkman Bridgeport, Ala./North Jackson Mobile, Ala./Davidson Pensacola, Fla./Escambia Norco, La./Destrehan Lambert, Miss./Lee Academy Homestead, Fla./South Dade Tampa, Fla./Armwood Atlanta, Ga./Westlake Lawrenceville, Ga./Brookwood Olive Branch, Miss./Olive Branch Hometown/School Broken Arrow, Okla./HS Little Rock, Ark./Pulaski Academy Fayetteville, Ark./HS Tallahassee, Fla./Lincoln Caddo Mills, Tex./HS Tallahassee, Fla./Butler Co. CC Missouri City, Tex./Fort Bend Marshall Encinitas, Calif./Palomar College Tulsa, Okla./East Central Little Rock, Ark./USC Texarkana, Tex./Texas HS Oakland, Calif./College of Sequoias Stamps, Ark./Lafayette County Bastrop, La./HS Miami, Fla./College of Sequoias Gainesville, Fla./HS Amite, La./HS Mandeville, La./HS Rockwall, Tex./Heath Sulphur Springs, Tex./HS Indianapolis, Ind./Hargrave Military Waco, Tex./Reicher Havana, Fla./East Gadsden Kingwood, Tex./HS Bakersfield, Calif./Coll of Sequoias Harrison, Ark./HS ARKANSAS (Continued) Pos. Name Robert Thomas DL Zhamal Thomas OL Terrell Williams LB Turell Williams RB Ronnie Wingo Jr. RB Darius Winston DB AUBURN Name Dontae Aycock Daren Bates DeAngelo Benton Emory Blake Terrance Coleman Robert Cooper Nosa Eguae Jonathan Evans Nick Fairley Dee Ford Eltoro Freeman Harris Gaston Anthony Gulley Andre Harris Josh Jackson Brandon Jacobs LaVoyd James Izauea Lanier Philip Lutzenkirchen Onterio McCalebb Clint Moseley Taikwon Paige Tyrik Rollison Travante Stallworth John Sullen Reggie Taylor Jamar Travis Demond Washington FLORIDA Name Nick Alajajian Jonathan Bostic Gary Brown Andre Debose Josh Evans Dee Finley Mike Gillislee Jon Halapio Jonotthan Harrison Edwin Herbert Jelani Jenkins Kedric Johnson Kyle Koehne Xavier Nixon Desmond Parks Jordan Reed Pos. RB DB WR WR DL ATH DL LB DL DE LB LB ATH OL DL RB WR DB TE RB QB DB QB WR OL DB DL ATH Pos. OL LB DT WR DB S RB OG OL DT LB DE OL OT TE QB Ht. 6-1 6-4 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-0 Ht. 5-10 5-11 6-3 6-1 6-1 6-4 6-3 5-11 6-4 6-3 6-0 6-3 5-11 6-4 6-2 6-0 5-10 6-0 6-4 6-0 6-4 5-10 6-2 5-9 6-5 5-10 6-1 5-9 Ht. 6-4 6-1 6-4 5-11 6-2 6-2 6-0 6-4 6-3 6-3 6-1 6-4 6-6 6-6 6-6 6-3 Wt. 300 315 217 215 220 180 Wt. 216 195 205 194 251 204 234 202 295 205 223 210 185 300 260 237 180 185 240 175 196 175 185 180 325 165 298 185 Wt. 288 235 275 176 185 211 190 300 293 295 200 215 300 285 215 225 Hometown/School Muskogee, Okla./Muskogee HS New Iberia, La./Navarro JC Tulsa, Okla./Union West Helena, Ark./Central St. Louis, Mo./University HS West Helena, Ark./Central HS Hometown/School Tampa, Fla./Chamberlain Olive Branch, Miss./HS Bastrop, La./HS Austin, Tex./Stephen F. Austin Mobile, Ala./Lillie B. Williamson Mobile, Ala./Daphne Mansfield, Tex./Summit Prichard, Ala./Mattie T. Blount Mobile, Ala./Copiah-Lincoln CC Odenville, Ala./St. Clair County Alexander City, Ala./Miss. Gulf Coast CC Bessemer, Ala./Bessemer Academy Brantley, Ala./HS Lovejoy, Ga./HS Gainesville, Ga./HS Lilburn, Ga./Parkview Mobile, Ala./Lillie B. Williamson Gordo, Ala./HS Marietta, Ga./Lassiter Fort Meade, Fla./Hargrave Military Leroy, Ala./HS Aiken, S.C./Georgia Military) Sulphur Springs, Tex./HS Leesville, La./HS Auburn, Ala./HS Fort Valley, Ga./Peach County Brewton, Ala./W.S. Neal Tallassee, Ala./Miss. Gulf Coast CC Hometown/School Naples, Fla./HS Wellington, Fla./Palm Beach Central Greensboro, Fla./West Gadsden Sanford, Fla./Seminole Irvington, N.J./HS Auburn, Ala./Milford Academy DeLand, Fla./HS St. Petersburg, Fla./St. Pete Catholic Groveland, Fla./South Lake Fairfield, Calif./CC of San Francisco Olney, Md./Our Lady Good Counsel Palmetto, Fla./HS Indianapolis, Ind./Cathedral Fayetteville, N.C./ Jack Britt Greer, S.C./HS New London, Conn./HS The SEC had 259 of its former student-athletes on 2008 NFL opening weekend rosters, most of any conference. 2 0 0 9 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W 2009 FOOTBALL RECRUITING CLASSES GEORGIA Name Brandon Bogatay Marlon Brown Chris Burnette Orson Charles Washaun Ealey Kwame Geathers Mike Gilliard Abry Jones Dallas Lee Austin Long Derrick Lott Jordan Love Arthur Lynch Zach Mettenberger Aaron Murray Montez Robinson Branden Smith Chase Vasser Shawn Williams Rantavious Wooten KENTUCKY Name Brian Adams Jordan Aumiller Justin Bean Mister Cobble Mark Crawford DeQuin Evans Jonathan George Qua Huzzie Tristian Johnson Anthony Kendrick LaRod King Patrick Ligon Chris Matthews Demetri Merritt Kevin Mitchell Terrell Mitchell Ryan Mosby Ryan Mossakowski Martavius Neloms Morgan Newton Donte Rumph Donald Russell Sam Simpson Dakotah Tyler Jarvis Walker Myron Walker Larry Warford Ridge Wilson LSU Name Carneal Ainsworth Dominique Allen Lamin Barrow Mike Brockers Drayton Calhoun Morris Claiborne Pos. PK WR OG TE RB DL/OT LB DT OL OL DT DB TE QB QB DE DB LB DB WR Pos. WR ATH WR DT DT DE RB LB LB WR/TE WR DE WR DE OL TE LB QB CB QB DL RB OL RB S DT OL LB Pos. OL FB LB DE RB ATH Ht. 6-3 6-5 6-2 6-3 5-11 6-6 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-5 6-4 6-0 6-5 6-5 6-1 6-5 5-11 6-3 6-1 5-10 Ht. 6-4 6-4 6-2 6-0 6-1 6-3 6-1 5-11 6-3 6-4 6-6 6-4 6-5 6-3 6-7 6-6 6-0 6-4 6-1 6-4 6-3 5-11 6-4 6-0 6-2 5-11 6-4 6-3 Ht. 6-4 5-11 6-2 6-6 6-0 6-0 Wt. 200 200 300 230 205 320 200 273 305 268 270 185 240 229 205 235 171 208 195 158 Wt. 210 199 180 290 290 260 185 205 200 220 190 265 210 200 295 220 205 201 185 220 265 205 292 205 202 270 349 207 Wt. 296 250 209 255 175 180 Hometown/School San Diego, Cal./Grossmont Coll. Memphis, Tenn./Harding Aca. LaGrange, Ga./Troup County Tampa, Fla./Plant Stillmore, Ga./Emanuel County Carvers Bay, S.C./HS Valdosta, Ga./HS Warner Robins. Ga./Northside Buford, Ga./Buford Memphis, Tenn./Briarcrest Christian Kennesaw, Ga./North Cobb Glen Allen, Va./Deep Run Dartmouth, Mass./HS Watkinsville, Ga./Oconee County Tampa, Fla./Plant Avon, Ind./HS Atlanta, Ga./Washington Gainesville, Ga./Chestatee Blakely, Ga./Early County Belle Glades, Fla./Glades Central Hometown/School Gainesville, Ga./South Forsyth Danville, Ky./Boyle County Tupelo, Miss./HS Louisville, Ky./Central Indianapolis, Ind./Coffeyville CC Long Beach, Calif./L.A. Harbor College LSU (Continued) Name Chris Davenport Josh Downs Rockey Duplessis Chris Faulk Michael Ford Chris Garrett Derek Helton Akiem Hicks Josh Johns Tahj Jones Bennie Logan Craig Loston Stavion Lowe Barkevious Mingo Kevin Minter Sam Montgomery Rueben Randle Russell Shepard Josh Williford OLE MISS Name Darius Barksdale Michael Brown Ryan Campbell Tyler Campbell Logan Clair Raymond Cotton Frank Crawford Craig Drummond Willie Ferrell Corey Gaines Jesse Grandy Terrell Grant A.J. Hawkins Jamar Hornsby Stephen Houston Gabriel Hunter Dele Junaid Artice Kellam Joel Kight DeMarcus Knight Ja-Mes Logan Mike Marry Z. Mason Bobbie Massie Emmanuel McCray Korvic Neat Pat Patterson Montez Phillips Andrew Ritter Charles Sawyer Rodney Scott D.T. Shackelford Tim Simon Eric Smiley Evan Swindall Mike Thomas Cameron Whighan Alex Williams Pos. DT DL DB OL RB QB P DL DB LB DE DB OL LB LB DE WR QB OL Pos. DB OL DB P OL QB DB DE LB DT ATH WR OL DB RB RB DB DB LB LB WR LB TE OL OL RB WR ATH K DB RB LB RB DT C DT DE DE Ht. 6-4 6-1 6-1 6-6 5-10 6-4 6-0 6-6 6-2 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-5 6-5 6-0 6-5 6-3 6-1 6-7 Ht. 6-0 6-6 6-0 6-2 6-5 6-4 6-1 6-5 6-0 6-1 5-11 6-3 6-3 6-3 5-10 5-11 6-3 5-11 5-11 6-2 6-2 6-3 6-5 6-7 6-4 5-8 6-3 6-3 6-3 5-10 5-9 6-1 6-2 6-5 6-3 6-4 6-3 6-4 Wt. 318 275 185 310 200 225 170 300 210 205 272 193 294 209 237 260 195 180 345 Wt. 190 315 175 210 305 220 170 260 220 280 180 200 315 215 210 185 195 180 220 230 195 225 255 345 280 170 215 190 200 180 195 230 210 280 285 270 230 215 Hometown/School Mansfield, La./HS Bastrop, La./HS Belle Chasee, La./HS Slidell, La./Northshore HS Leesville, La./HS Tupelo, Miss./HS Hoyt, Kan./Fort Scott CC Elk Grove, Calif./Sacramento CC Baton Rouge, La./Central Sulphur, La./HS Coushetta, La./Red River Houston, Tex./Eisenhower Brownwood, Tex./HS West Monroe, La./HS Suwanee, Ga./Peachtree Ridge Greenwood, S.C./HS Bastrop, La./HS Houston, Tex./Cypress Ridge Dothan, Ala./Houston Academy Hometown/School Batesville, Miss./Hargrave Lexington, Tenn./HS Columbus, Ga./Carver Little Rock, Ark./Catholic Mustang, Okla./NE Oklahoma CC Fort Meade, Md./HS Miami, Fla./Gulliver Prep Chicago, Ill./Morgan Park Tallahassee, Fla./Fla. A&M HS Tallahaseee, Fla./Godby Pine Bluff, Ark./Dollarway Cleveland, Miss./HS Lithonia, Ga./Martin Luther King Jacksonville, Fla./East Miss CC West Chester, Ohio/Lakota West Memphis, Tenn./Kingsbury Sugar Land, Tex./Hightower Miami, Fla./Gulliver Prep Lithonia, Ga./Martin Luther King Morristown, Tenn./East Houston, Tex./Westfield Clearwater, Fla./Largo Nashville, Tenn./Christ Presbyterian Lynchburg, Va./Hargrave Military Jackson, Miss./Forest Hill Hallandale, Fla./HS Macon, Miss./Noxubee County Oxford, Miss./Lafayette County Jackson, Miss./Jackson Academy Miami, Fla./Coral Park Cross City, Fla./Dixie County Decatur, Ala./Austin Cordova, Ala./HS West Helena, Ark./Central LaFayette, Ga./HS Mobile, Ala./St. Paul’s Episcopal Lithonia, Ga./Shiloh Tallahassee, Fla./Fla. A&M HS 41 Lincoln, Ala./HS LaGrange, Ga./HS LaGrange, Ga./HS Katy, Tex./Seven Lakes Radcliff, Ky./North Hardin Germantown, Tenn./Christian Bros.) Los Angeles, Calif./L.A. Harbor College LaGrange, Ga./HS Winston, Ga./Alexander Hiram, Ga./McEachern Heath, Tex./Rockwall-Heath Frisco, Tex./Centennial Memphis, Tenn./Fairley Carmel, Ind./HS St. Matthews, S.C./Fork Union Military West Palm Beach, Fla./Dwyer Lexington, Ky./Henry Clay Indianapolis, Ind./Pike Marrero, La./Archbishop Rummel Marrero, La./Archbishop Rummel Richmond, Ky./Madison Central Louisville, Ky./Central Hometown/School Baton Rouge, La./Parkview Baptist Paris, Tenn./Harris County Marrero, La./John Ehret Houston, Tex,/Chavez Clarkston, Ga./Tucker Shreveport, La./Fair Park The SEC had two overtime games in 2008 and 52 since overtime rules came into effect in 1996. 2 0 0 9 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W 2009 FOOTBALL RECRUITING CLASSES MISSISSIPPI STATE Pos. Name Johnthan Banks DB Leon Berry WR Josh Boyd DL Sean Brauchle PK Chad Bumphis WR Montrell Conner RB Fletcher Cox DL Billy Hamilton WR Brandon Heavens WR Mardrecas Hood WR Heath Hutchins P Gabriel Jackson OL Maurice Langston DB Cameron Lawrence DB Johnathan McKenzie DL Pernell McPhee DL LaDarius Perkins RB Tyler Russell QB Ricco Sanders WR William Shumpert RB Deontae Skinner LB Darius Slay DB Chris Smith WR Dennis Thames DB Sam Watts OL Chris White LB Nickoe Whitley DB SOUTH CAROLINA Name Corey Addison Nick Allison Ben Axon DeMario Bennett Ronald Byrd Duane Chisolm Andrew Clifford Matt Coffee Justice Cunningham Josh Dickerson Aldrick Fordham Jarvis Giles Stephon Gilmore Chaun Gresham DeVonte Holloman Charles Holmes Alshon Jeffery DaMario Jeffery Jimmy Legree Leon Mackey Chris Payne Lamar Scruggs Steven Singleton DeAngelo Smith Quin Smith Tony Straughter Chaz Sutton D.J. Swearinger Rokevious Watkins 42 Pos. DB OL RB WR DL DL QB LB TE LB DL RB DB LB DB WR WR DB DB DL DB WR OL WR LB LB DL DB OL Ht. 6-2 6-1 6-3 5-9 5-10 6-2 6-4 5-10 5-10 6-3 6-2 6-4 5-11 6-2 6-4 6-4 5-10 6-4 5-11 6-0 6-1 6-0 6-1 5-11 6-4 6-4 5-11 Ht. 5-11 6-4 6-1 6-3 6-6 6-2 6-3 5-11 6-3 6-2 6-4 5-11 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-3 6-4 6-0 6-6 5-10 6-3 6-3 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-4 5-11 6-4 Wt. 170 185 275 175 193 215 240 170 170 180 215 295 185 205 235 270 195 200 175 238 234 175 195 185 290 235 195 Wt. 177 285 195 185 285 256 215 210 242 217 234 176 181 205 210 190 217 215 170 260 173 212 300 170 205 215 236 196 340 Hometown/School Maben, Miss. / East Webster Griffin, Ga. / East Miss. CC Philadelphia, Miss. / HS Biloxi, Miss. / Miss. Gulf Coast CC Tupelo, Miss. / HS Monroe, La. / Ouachita Parish Yazoo City, Miss. / HS Taylorsville, Miss. / HS Bessemer, Ala. / Jess Lanier Reform, Ala. / Pickens County Saltillo, Miss. / Itawamba CC Liberty, Miss / Amite County Meridian, Miss. / East Central CC Coldwater, Miss. / Magnola Hgts. Starkville, Miss. / Starkville Acad. Pahokee, Fla. / Itawamba CC Greenville, Miss. / St. Joseph Meridian, Miss. / HS Duncan, S.C. / Byrnes Fulton, Miss. / Itawamba Agricultural Macon, Miss. / Noxubee County Brunswick, Ga. / HS Meridian, Miss. / HS Louisville, Miss. / HS Conyers, Ga. / Salem Vancleave, Miss. / Miss. Gulf Coast CC TENNESSEE Name Jerod Askew Bryce Brown Mike Edwards Eric Gordon James Green Montori Hughes Janzen Jackson Arthur Jeffery Greg King Nigel Mitchell-Thornton Darren Myles Robert Nelson David Oku Nyshier Oliver Kevin Revis Zach Rogers Nu’Keese Richardson JerQuari Schofield Rae Sykes Marsalis Teague Marlon Walls Toney Williams VANDERBILT Name Brady Brown Mylon Brown Justin Cabbagestalk Eddie Foster Jay Fullam Charlie Goro Wesley Johnson Mason Johnston Javon Marshall Walker May Thad McHaney Warren Norman Eric Samuels Blake Southerland Zac Stacy Wesley Tate Trey Wilson Pos. LB RB DB DB WR DL DB DL LB LB S LB RB ATH OL WR WR OL DE ATH DL RB Ht. 6-1 6-0 5-10 5-10 6-2 6-5 6-0 6-4 6-3 6-2 6-1 6-0 5-9 5-10 6-4 6-2 5-10 6-6 6-4 5-10 6-2 6-1 Wt. 230 215 170 187 190 275 174 285 200 228 190 205 178 180 265 170 165 315 240 180 225 235 Hometown/School Chesapeake, Va. / Oscar Smith Wichita, Kan./East Cleveland, Ohio / Glenville Nashville, Tenn. / Hillsboro HS Tallahassee, Fla. / Leon Murfreesboro, Tenn. / Siegel Lake Charles, La. (Barbe HS) Sarasota, Fla. / Booker Memphis, Tenn. Melrose Stone Mountain, Ga. / Stephenson Atlanta, Ga. / Carver Stone Mountain, Ga. / HS Midwest City, Okla./ Carl Albert Jersey City, N.J. / Saint Peter’s Evansville, Tenn. / Rhea County Nashville, Tenn. / Lipscomb HS) Pahokee, Fla. / HS Aiken, S.C. / South Aiken Alcoa, Tenn. / Coffeyville CC Paris, Tenn. / Henry County Olive Branch, Miss. / Hargrave Military Alpharetta, Ga. / Milton Jackson, Miss. / Provine Hometown/School Jacksonville, Fla. / Andrew Jackson Asheville, N.C. / T.C. Roberson Bradenton, Fla. / Manatee Douglas, Ga. / Coffee County LaGrange, Ga. / Fork Union Beaufort, S.C. / HS Tampa, Fla. / Wharton Mary Esther, Fla. / Ft. Walton Beach Pageland, S.C. / Central Kingsland, Ga. / Georgia Military Jamestown, S.C. / Timberland Tampa, Fla. / Gaither Rock Hill, S.C. / South Pointe Auburn, Ga. / Apalachee Rock Hill, S.C. / South Pointe Rock Hill, S.C. / South Pointe St. Matthews, S.C. / Calhoun Co. Columbia, S.C. / HS Beaufort, S.C. / HS Wilmington, Del. / Hargrave Military Columbia, S.C. / HS Jacksonville Beach, Fla./ Fletcher) Buford, Ga. / Georgia Military Kingsland, Ga. / Camden County Lenoir, N.C. / Hibriten Madison, Fla. / Georgia Military Savannah, Ga. / Fork Union Greenwood, S.C. / HS Fairburn, Ga. / Georgia Military Pos. WR OL OL DB SAF QB OL TE DB DE/LB DE/TE RB DB LB RB RB DB Ht. 6-5 6-5 6-3 5-10 6-1 6-2 6-5 6-4 5-10 6-5 6-5 5-10 6-0 6-2 5-9 6-2 5-11 Wt. 200 300 265 165 1900 192 250 235 180 210 235 188 185 235 192 210 182 Hometown/School Argyle, Texas / HS Trilby, Fla. / Pasco County Tampa, Fla. / Armwood Colleyville, Texas / Heritage Chattanooga, Tenn. / McCallie Park Ridge, Ill. / Maine South Nashville, Tenn. / Montgomery Bell Jacksonville, Fla. / Bolles School Huber Heights, Ohio / Wayne Birmingham, Ala. / Briarwood Christian Nashville, Tenn. / Brentwood Academy Stone Mountain, Ga. / Chamblee Eustis, Fla. / Umatilla Lawrenceville, Ga. / Atlanta Christian Centreville, Ala. / Bibb County Hendersonville, Tenn. / Pope John Paul II Shreveport, La. / Evangel Christian [NOTE: When multiple schools attended, last school is listed.] In 2008, SEC teams scored 209 passing touchdowns compared to 234 rushing touchdowns. 2008 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 2008 • Tim Tebow, Florida 2 0 0 9 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 FINAL SEC STANDINGS EASTERN DIVISION *Florida Georgia Vanderbilt South Carolina Tennessee Kentucky SEC 7-1 6-2 4-4 4-4 3-5 2-6 Pct. .875 .750 .500 .500 .375 .250 PF 359 215 144 163 129 143 PA 100 214 174 186 149 238 Overall 13-1 10-3 7-6 7-6 5-7 7-6 Pct. .929 .769 .538 .538 .417 .538 PF 611 409 249 270 208 294 PA 181 319 255 274 201 279 2007 9-4 11-2 5-7 6-6 9-3 8-5 Home 6-1 4-2 3-3 5-2 4-3 4-3 Away 4-0 5-0 3-3 2-3 1-4 2-3 Neutral 3-0 1-1 1-0 0-1 0-0 1-0 vs. Div. 5-0 4-1 2-3 2-3 2-3 0-5 Top 25 6-0 4-3 3-2 0-3 0-4 0-3 Streak W 10 W1 W1 L3 W2 W1 Last 5 5-0 3-2 2-3 2-3 2-3 2-3 WESTERN DIVISION #Alabama Ole Miss LSU Arkansas Auburn Mississippi State SEC 8-0 5-3 3-5 2-6 2-6 2-6 Pct. 1.000 .625 .375 .250 .250 .250 PF 255 208 207 167 93 97 PA 115 149 254 248 149 204 Overall 12-2 9-4 8-5 5-7 5-7 4-8 Pct. .857 .692 .615 .417 .417 .333 PF 422 417 402 263 208 183 PA 200 247 314 374 216 296 2007 7-6 3-9 12-2 8-4 8-4 7-5 Home 7-0 5-2 5-3 3-3 4-3 4-2 Away 4-0 3-2 2-2 1-4 1-4 0-6 Neutral 1-2 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 vs. Div. 5-0 4-1 2-3 2-3 1-4 1-4 Top 25 3-2 3-2 2-3 2-3 0-4 1-4 Streak L2 W6 W1 W1 L2 L1 Last 5 3-2 5-0 2-3 2-3 1-4 2-3 NOTE: 2008 - Final 2008 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, SEC and National Champions / # - Western Division Champion and SEC Champinship Game Representative. 2008 SEC FOOTBALL QUICK HITTERS • Florida defeated Oklahoma, 24-14, in the BCS National Championship Game on Jan. 8 in Miami, Fla. The Gators give the SEC its third consecutive national championship (LSU, 2007; Florida 2006), its fifth title in 11 years of the BCS and its seventh since conference expansion in 1992. It is the SEC’s 19th national championship in its history (counting only AP, UPI, FWAA and USA Today polls). • The SEC is the only league to currently have four football coaches who have won a national championship as a head coach. Steve Spurrier, South Carolina (won title in 1996 while at Florida) Nick Saban, Alabama (won title in 2003 while at LSU) Urban Meyer, Florida (won titles in 2006 and 2008) Les Miles, LSU (won title in 2007) • The SEC had four teams ranked in the top 15 of the final Associated Press and USA Today coaches polls - the most of any conference. Since 1983, the SEC has placed four teams in the top 15 of the AP poll 13 times (out of 26 years) and the USA Today poll ten times. The SEC has had four teams ranked in the top 15 in five of the last six seasons in the AP poll (four in a row) and four of the last nine seasons in the USA Today poll. • The SEC finished the 2008-09 bowl season with a 6-2 record. During the last three bowl seasons, the SEC is 19-7 (.731) - the highest win total of any conference and the second highest winning percentage of any conference (Big East - 12-4, .750). No other conference has won more than 12 bowl games during the last three seasons. • In 2008, the SEC led all NCAA FBS conferences with a 76.7 winning percentage in non-conference games. The SEC posted a 43-13 overall non-conference mark, edging out the Big 12 Conference with a 42-13 mark (76.4 percent) . It marks the third year in a row that the SEC has led all NCAA FBS conferences in non-conference winning percentage. • The SEC finished the 2008 season with eight teams earning at least seven-or-more victories for the third straight season. Every SEC team has reached at least seven wins at least once during the last two seasons. • The SEC drew 6.4 million fans to its games in 2008, the most by any conference in 2008. In 83 game dates, the SEC averaged 76,832 fans per game, which is the highest mark in NCAA history. SEC games filled stadiums at 98.41 percent of capacity, whcih is the highest since 1999. • SEC student-athletes and coaches won six major awards during the 2008 season - Florida QB Tim Tebow (Maxwell Player of the Year and Wuerffel Trophy), Alabama OT Andre Smith (Outland Trophy), Alabama coach Nick Saban (Walter Camp Coach of the Year, Home Depot Coach of the Year, Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year). The SEC has won a major National Player of the Year Award four times in the last six seasons (2003 - Eli Manning, Ole Miss, Maxwell; 2007 - Tim Tebow, Florida, Maxwell & Heisman; 2007 - Darren McFadden, Arkansas; Camp; 2008 - Tebow, Maxwell). • The SEC had 13 football student-athletes earn first-team All-America mention in 2008. Included are seven consensus All-Americas: Alabama OT Andre Smith, Ole Miss OT Michael Oher, Alabama C Antoine Caldwell, Alabama NG Terrence Cody, Florida LB Brandon Spikes, Tennessee DB Eric Berry and Florida RS Brandon James. Also earning first-team honors were Vanderbillt DB D.J. Moore, LSU OG Herman Johnson, Ole Miss DT Peria Jerry, Georgia RB Knowshon Moreno, Alabama DB Rashad Johnson and Florida ATH Percy Harvin. 44 The SEC has 369 bowl appearances in its history, more than any other conference. 2 0 0 9 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 TEAM-BY-TEAM RESULTS ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE (12-2, 8-0 SEC) Home Stadium: Bryant-Denny (92,138) Home: 7-0 Away: 4-0 Neutral: 1-2 vs. Division: 5-0 vs. Top 25: 3-2 Total Home Attendance: 644,966 Average Home Attendance: 92,138 Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 29 Dec. 6 *vs. Clemson [ABC] (9/9) W TULANE W WESTERN KENTUCKY W at Arkansas [RAYCOM] W at Georgia [ESPN] (3/3) W KENTUCKY [CBS] W OLE MISS [CBS] W at Tennessee [ESPN] W ARKANSAS STATE (HC) W at LSU [CBS] (15/15) (1OT) W MISSISSIPPI STATE [ESPN] W AUBURN [CBS] W *vs. Florida [CBS] (2/4) L (SEC Championship Game • Atlanta, Ga.) Jan. 2 vs. Utah [FOX] (7/7) L (Allstate Sugar Bowl • New Orleans, La.) * - at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Ga. 34-10 20-6 41-7 49-14 41-30 17-14 24-20 29-9 35-0 27-21 32-7 36-0 20-31 17-31 70,097 92,138 92,138 72,315 92,746 92,138 92,138 106,138 92,138 93,039 92,138 92,138 75,892 71,872 FLORIDA GATORS (13-1, 7-1 SEC) Home Stadium: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field (88,548) Home: 6-1 Away: 4-0 Neutral: 3-0 vs. Division: 5-0 vs. Top 25: 6-0 Total Home Attendance: 633,807 Average Home Attendance: 90,544 Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22 Nov. 29 Dec. 6 Jan. 8 HAWAII [RAYCOM] W 56-10 MIAMI, FL. [ESPN] W 26-3 at Tennessee [CBS] W 30-6 OLE MISS [RAYCOM] L 30-31 at Arkansas [RAYCOM] W 38-7 LSU [CBS] (4/3) W 51-21 KENTUCKY (HC) [RAYCOM] W 63-5 vs. Georgia (Jacksonville) [CBS] (8/8) W 49-10 at Vanderbilt [ESPN2] W 42-14 SOUTH CAROLINA [CBS] (24/23) W 56-6 THE CITADEL W 70-19 at Florida State [ABC] (23/24) W 45-15 vs. Alabama [CBS] (1/1) W 31-20 (SEC Championship Game • Atlanta, Ga.) vs. Oklahoma [FOX] (2/1) W 24-14 (FedEx BCS National Championship Game • Miami, Fla.) 90,575 90,833 106,138 90,106 70,072 90,684 90,589 84,649 39,773 90,646 90,374 83,237 75,892 78.468 ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS (5-7, 2-6 SEC) Home Stadium(s): Reynolds Razorback (72,000); War Memorial (53,727) Home: 3-3 Away: 1-4 vs. Neutral: 1-0 vs. Division: 2-3 vs. Top 25: 2-3 Total Home Attendance: 412,438 Average Home Attendance: 68,740 Aug. 30 WESTERN ILLINOIS Sept. 6 *Louisiana-Monroe [PPV] Sept. 20 ALABAMA [RAYCOM] (9/13) Sept. 27 at Texas [ABC] (7/7) Oct. 4 FLORIDA [RAYCOM] (12/13) Oct. 11 at Auburn [PPV] (20/23) Oct. 18 at Kentucky [ESPNU] Oct. 25 OLE MISS [PPV] Nov. 1 TULSA (HC) (19/18) Nov. 8 at South Carolina Nov. 22 at Mississippi State Nov. 28 *LSU [CBS] * - Little Rock, Ark. W W L L L W L L W L L W 28-24 28-27 14-49 10-52 7-38 25-22 20-21 21-23 30-23 21-34 28-31 31-30 70,537 55,048 72,315 97,833 70,072 85,782 70,534 74,168 70,021 80,290 42,056 55,325 GEORGIA BULLDOGS (10-3, 6-2 SEC) Home Stadium: Sanford (92,746) Home: 4-2 Away: 5-0 Neutral: 1-1 vs. Division: 4-1 vs. Top 25: 4-3 Total Home Attendance: 556,476 Average Home Attendance: 92,746 Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 29 Jan. 1 GEORGIA SOUTHERN [PPV] CENTRAL MICHIGAN [FSNS] at South Carolina [CBS] at Arizona State [ABC] (rv/24) ALABAMA [ESPN] (8/10) TENNESSEE [CBS] VANDERBILT (HC) [RAYCOM] (22/23) at LSU [CBS] (11/11) vs. Florida (Jacksonville) [CBS] (5/7) at Kentucky [RAYCOM] at Auburn [RAYCOM] GEORGIA TECH [CBS] (18/23) vs. Michigan State [ABC] (19/18) (Capital One Bowl • Orlando, Fla.) W W W W L W W W L W W L W 45-21 56-17 14-7 27-10 30-41 26-14 24-14 52-38 10-49 42-38 17-13 42-45 24-12 92,746 92,746 83,704 72,955 92,746 92,746 92,746 92,904 84,649 70,626 87,451 92,746 59,681 AUBURN TIGERS (5-7, 2-6 SEC) Home Stadium: Jordan-Hare (87,451) Home: 4-3 Away: 1-4 vs. Division: 1-4 vs. Top 25: 0-4 Total Home Attendance: 608,402 Average Home Attendance: 86,915 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 [PPV] SOUTHERN MISS [RAYCOM] at Mississippi State [ESPN2] LSU [ESPN] (6/6) TENNESSEE [CBS] at Vanderbilt [ESPN] (19/19) ARKANSAS [PPV] at West Virginia [ESPN] at Ole Miss [RAYCOM] TENNESSEE-MARTIN (HC) GEORGIA [RAYCOM] (13/12) at Alabama [CBS] (1/1) W W W L W L L L L W L L 34-0 27-13 3-2 21-26 14-12 13-14 22-25 17-34 7-17 37-20 13-17 0-36 87,451 87,451 52,911 87,451 87,451 38,773 85,782 60,765 57,324 85,365 87,451 92,138 KENTUCKY WILDCATS (7-6, 2-6 SEC) Home Stadium: Commonwealth (67,606) Home: 4-3 Away: 2-3 Neutral: 1-0 vs. Division: 0-5 vs. Top 25: 0-3 Total Home Attendance: 486,038 Average Home Attendance: 69,434 Aug. 31 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 29 Jan. 2 at Louisville [ESPN] W NORFOLK STATE [PPV] W MIDDLE TENNESSEE [PPV] W WESTERN KENTUCKY [PPV] W at Alabama [CBS] (2/4) L SOUTH CAROLINA [RAYCOM] L ARKANSAS (HC) [ESPNU] W at Florida [RAYCOM] (5/7) L at Mississippi State W GEORGIA [RAYCOM] L VANDERBILT [ESPN2] L at Tennessee [ESPN2] L vs. East Carolina [ESPN] W (AutoZone Liberty Bowl • Memphis, Tenn.) 27-2 38-3 20-14 41-3 14-17 17-24 21-20 5-63 14-13 38-42 24-31 10-28 25-19 42,696 69,118 68,612 70,731 92,138 70,822 70,534 90,589 40,168 70,626 65,595 102,388 56,125 In 2008, SEC defenses gave up fewest yards per rush of any conference in the nation (3.55). 45 2 0 0 9 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 TEAM-BY-TEAM RESULTS LSU TIGERS (8-5, 3-5 SEC) Home Stadium: Tiger (92,400) Home: 5-3 Away: 2-2 Neutral: 1-0 Total Home Attendance: 739,065 Aug. 30 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22 Nov. 28 Dec. 31 vs. Division: 2-3 vs. Top 25: 1-3 Average Home Attendance: 92,383 W W W W L W L W L W L L W 41-13 41-3 26-21 34-24 21-51 24-17 38-52 35-10 21-27 40-31 13-31 30-31 38-3 91,922 91,602 87,451 92,710 90,684 82,477 92,904 92,136 93,039 92,103 92,649 55,325 71,423 SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS (7-6, 4-4 SEC) Home Stadium: Williams-Brice (80,250) Home: 5-2 Away: 2-3 Neutral: 0-1 vs. Division: 2-3 vs. Top 25: 0-3 Total Home Attendance: 563,703 Average Home Attendance: 80,529 Aug. 28 Sept. 4 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 29 Jan. 1 N.C. STATE [ESPN] at Vanderbilt [ESPN] GEORGIA [CBS] (2/2) WOFFORD [PPV] UAB [PPV] at Ole Miss at Kentucky [RAYCOM] LSU [ESPN] (13/14) TENNESSEE [ESPN2] ARKANSAS (HC) at Florida [CBS] (3/3) at Clemson [ESPN2] vs. Iowa [ESPN] (Outback Bowl • Tampa, Fla.) W L L W W W W L W W L L L 34-0 17-24 7-14 23-13 26-13 31-24 24-17 17-24 27-6 34-21 6-56 14-31 10-31 80,616 36,850 83,704 76,599 78,286 54,628 70,822 82,477 81,731 80,290 90,646 81,500 55,117 APPALACHIAN STATE [ESPN Classic] NORTH TEXAS [PPV] at Auburn [ESPN] (10/9) MISSISSIPPI STATE (HC) [ESPN2] at Florida [CBS] (11/12) at South Carolina [ESPN] GEORGIA [CBS] (9/9) TULANE ALABAMA [CBS] (1/1) (1OT) TROY OLE MISS [CBS] at Arkansas [CBS] vs. Georgia Tech [ESPN] (Chick-fil-A Bowl • Atlanta, Ga.) * - at Little Rock, Ark. OLE MISS REBELS (9-4, 5-3 SEC) Home Stadium: Vaught-Hemingway / Hollingsworth Field (60,580) Home: 5-2 Away: 3-2 Neutral: 1-0 vs. Division: 4-1 vs. Top 25: 3-2 Total Home Attendance: 371,036 Average Home Attendance: 53,005 Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 15 Nov. 22 Nov. 28 Jan. 2 MEMPHIS W at Wake Forest [ABC] (20/20) L SAMFORD W VANDERBILT L at Florida [RAYCOM] (4/4) W SOUTH CAROLINA (HC) L at Alabama [CBS] (2/2) L at Arkansas [PPV] W AUBURN [RAYCOM] W LOUISIANA-MONROE W at LSU [CBS] (18/18) W MISSISSIPPI STATE [RAYCOM] W vs. Texas Tech [FOX] W (AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic • Dallas, Texas) 41-24 28-30 34-10 17-23 31-30 24-31 20-24 23-21 17-7 59-0 31-13 45-0 47-34 56,127 31,986 52,780 51,281 90,106 54,628 92,138 74,168 57,324 43,665 92,649 55,231 88,175 TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS (5-7, 3-5 SEC) Home Stadium: Neyland / Shields-Watkins Field (102,038) Home: 4-3 Away: 1-4 Neutral: 0-0 vs. Division: 2-3 vs. Top 25: 0-4 Total Home Attendance: 710,136 Average Home Attendance: 101,448 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 [ESPN] UAB [RAYCOM] FLORIDA [CBS] (4/4) at Auburn [CBS] (15/16) NORTHERN ILLINOIS at Georgia [CBS] (10/10) MISSISSIPPI STATE ALABAMA [ESPN] (2/2) at South Carolina [ESPN2] WYOMING (HC) at Vanderbilt [RAYCOM] KENTUCKY [ESPN2] L W L L W L W L L L W W 24-27 (OT) 35-3 6-30 12-14 13-9 14-26 34-3 9-29 6-27 7-13 20-10 28-10 68,546 98,205 106,138 87,451 99,539 92,746 98,239 106,138 81,731 99,489 38,725 102,388 MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS (4-8, 2-6 SEC) Home Stadium: Davis Wade / Scott Field (55,082) Home: 4-2 Away: 0-6 vs. Division: 1-4 vs. Top 25: 1-4 Total Home Attendance: 260,716 Average Home Attendance: 43,453 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 [ESPN2] SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA AUBURN [ESPN2] (9/9) at Georgia Tech [RAYCOM] at LSU [ESPN2] (5/6) VANDERBILT (13/14) at Tennessee [PPV] MIDDLE TENNESSEE (HC) [ESPNU] KENTUCKY at Alabama [ESPN] (1/1) ARKANSAS at Ole Miss [RAYCOM] (25/--) L W L L L W L W L L W L 14-22 34-10 2-3 7-38 24-34 17-14 3-34 31-22 13-14 7-32 31-28 0-45 25,224 41,938 52,911 48,402 92,710 43,619 98,239 40,024 40,168 92,138 42,056 55,231 VANDERBILT COMMODORES (7-6, 4-4 SEC) Home Stadium: Vanderbilt (39,773) Home: 3-3 Away: 3-3 Neutral: 1-0 vs. Division: 2-3 vs. Top 25: 2-2 Total Home Attendance: 229,761 Average Home Attendance: 38,294 Aug. 28 Sept. 4 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22 Nov. 29 Dec. 31 at Miami (Ohio) [ESPNU] W 34-13 SOUTH CAROLINA [ESPN] (24/24) W 24-17 RICE W 38-21 at Ole Miss W 23-17 AUBURN (13/14) W 14-13 at Mississippi State L 14-17 at Georgia [RAYCOM] (10/9) L 14-24 DUKE (HC) L 7-10 FLORIDA [ESPN2] (4/5) L 14-42 at Kentucky [ESPN2] W 31-24 TENNESSEE [RAYCOM] L 10-20 at Wake Forest [ESPNU] L 10-23 vs. Boston College [ESPN] W 16-14 (Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl • Nashville, Tenn.) 18,398 36,850 37,370 51,281 38,773 43,619 92,746 38,270 39,773 65,595 38,725 25,902 54,250 46 Games involving SEC teams lasted for 3:23 in 2008, an increase of one minute per game. 2 0 0 9 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 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Games of Aug. 28 - Sept. 1: OFFENSE - Chris Nickson, QB, Vanderbilt; DEFENSE Myron Pryor, DT, Kentucky; SPECIAL TEAMS - Brandon James, RS, Florida; OFFENSIVE LINE - Mike Johnson, G/T, Alabama; DEFENSIVE LINE - Terrence Cody, NG, Alabama; FRESHMAN - Brandon Bolden, RB, Ole Miss. Games of Sept. 4-6: OFFENSE - Knowshon Moreno, TB, Georgia; DEFENSE Patrick Benoist, LB, Vanderbilt; SPECIAL TEAMS - Javier Arenas, RS/CB, Alabama; OFFENSIVE LINE - Jason Bosley, OT, Auburn; DEFENSIVE LINE - Jermaine Cunningham, DE, Florida; FRESHMAN - Joe Adams, WR, Arkansas. Games of Sept. 13: OFFENSE - Mike Hartline, QB, Kentucky; DEFENSE - Rennie Curran, LB, Georgia; SPECIAL TEAMS - Trindon Holliday, RS, LSU; OFFENSIVE LINE Chris Scott, OT, Tennessee; DEFENSIVE LINE - Jessie Bowman, DT, Mississippi State; FRESHMAN - Julio Jones, WR, Alabama. Games of Sept. 20: OFFENSE - Charles Scott, RB, LSU; DEFENSE - Ryan Hamilton, FS, Vanderbilt; SPECIAL TEAMS - Brandon James, RS, Florida; OFFENSIVE LINE Andre Smith, OT, Alabama; DEFENSIVE LINE - Peria Jerry, DT, Ole Miss; FRESHMAN - A.J. Green, FL, Georgia. Games of Sept. 27: OFFENSE - John Parker Wilson, QB, Alabama; DEFENSE Jamarca Sanford, SAF, Ole Miss; SPECIAL TEAMS - Ryan Succop, PK, South Carolina; OFFENSIVE LINE - Garry Williams, OT, Kentucky; DEFENSIVE LINE - Antonio Coleman, DE, Auburn; FRESHMAN - Jarrett Lee, QB, LSU. Games of Oct. 4: OFFENSE - Chris Smelley, QB, South Carolina; DEFENSE - Patrick Benoist, LB, Vanderbilt; SPECIAL TEAMS - Brett Upson, P, Vanderbilt; OFFENSIVE LINE - Maurkice Pouncey, C, Florida; DEFENSIVE LINE - Bobby Greenwood, DE, Alabama; FRESHMAN - Jeffrey Demps, RB, Florida. Games of Oct. 11: OFFENSE - Michael Smith, RB, Arkansas; DEFENSE - Brandon Spikes, LB, Florida; SPECIAL TEAMS - Captain Munnerlyn, RS/DB, South Carolina; OFFENSIVE LINE - Clint Boling, G/T, Georgia; DEFENSIVE LINE - Adrian Davis, DE, Arkansas; FRESHMAN - Stephen Garcia, QB, South Carolina. Games of Oct. 18: OFFENSE - Knowshon Moreno, TB, Georgia; DEFENSE - Eric Berry, SAF, Tennessee; SPECIAL TEAMS - Brett Upson, P, Vanderbilt; OFFENSIVE LINE - Mike Johnson, G, Alabama; DEFENSIVE LINE - Tyson Jackson, DE, LSU; FRESHMAN - Randall Cobb, WR/QB/PR, Kentucky. Games of Oct. 25: OFFENSE - Knowshon Moreno, TB, Georgia; DEFENSE - Darryl Gamble, LB, Georgia; SPECIAL TEAMS - Jeff Demps, ATH, Florida; OFFENSIVE LINE J.C. Brignone, C, Mississippi State; DEFENSIVE LINE - Peria Jerry, DT, Ole Miss; FRESHMAN - Julio Jones, WR, Alabama. Games of Nov. 1: OFFENSE - Casey Dick, QB, Arkansas; DEFENSE - Joe Haden, DB, Florida; SPECIAL TEAMS - Spencer Lanning, P, South Carolina; OFFENSIVE LINE - Maurice Miller, G, Ole Miss; DEFENSIVE LINE - Ventrell Jenkins, DE, Kentucky; FRESHMAN - Mark Ingram, RB, Alabama. Games of Nov. 8: OFFENSE - Tim Tebow, QB, Florida; DEFENSE - Rashad Johnson, SAF, Alabama; SPECIAL TEAMS - Tristan Davis, RB/RS, Auburn; OFFENSIVE LINE Ben Jones, C, Georgia; DEFENSIVE LINE - Jordin Lindsey, DE, South Carolina; FRESHMAN - Julio Jones, WR, Alabama. Games of Nov. 15: OFFENSE - Percy Harvin, WR/RB, Florida; DEFENSE - D.J. Moore, CB, Vanderbilt; SPECIAL TEAMS - Javier Arenas, RS/DB, Alabama; OFFENSIVE LINE - Michael Oher, OT, Ole Miss; DEFENSIVE LINE - Jermaine Cunningham, DE, Florida; FRESHMAN - A.J. Green, WR, Georgia. Games of Nov. 22: OFFENSE - Anthony Dixon, RB, Mississippi State; DEFENSE Eric Berry, SAF, Tennessee; SPECIAL TEAMS - Colt David, PK, LSU; OFFENSIVE LINE - Daverin Geralds, C, Ole Miss; DEFENSIVE LINE - Peria Jerry, DT, Ole Miss; FRESHMAN - Chris Rainey, RB, Florida. Games of Nov. 28-29: OFFENSE - Tim Tebow, QB, Florida; DEFENSE - Peria Jerry, DT, Ole Miss; SPECIAL TEAMS - Gerald Jones, RS/WR, Tennessee; OFFENSIVE LINE - Antoine Caldwell, C, Alabama; DEFENSIVE LINE - Carlos Dunlap, DE, Florida; FRESHMAN - Dennis Johnson, T, Arkansas. 2008 SEC Championship Game Most Valuable Player - Tim Tebow, QB, Florida 2008 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME Eastern Division champion Florida used two fourth quarter touchdowns to erase a 20-17 deficit to defeat Western Division Alabama, 31-20, in the 17th SEC Football Championship Game, held Dec. 6 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. A Georgia Dome record crowd of 75,892 was on hand as the two teams traded leads through the first three quarters. Florida QB Tim Tebow was voted the game’s MVP. The Jacksonville, Fla. junior completed 14-of-22 passes for 216 yards and three touchdowns and also led the Gators in rushing with 57 yards on 17 carries. Tebow’s five-yard TD pass to Riley Cooper with 2:50 left in the game gave the Gators the security of the win. Florida came out of the gate first, with Tebow hitting Carl Moore with a threeyard TD pass at the 8:17 mark of the first quarter, giving the Gators a 7-0 lead. Alabama answered with a Glen Coffee 18-yard TD run on the next drive. The Tide followed that up with a Leigh Tiffin 30-yard field goal for a 10-7 end of first quarter lead. The Gators bounced back. Jonathan Phillips hit a 19-yard field goal to tie the score, 10-10. With 2:59 left in the first half, Tebow found David Nelson for a fiveyard TD strike and Florida went into the locker room with a 17-10 lead. Alabama controlled the ball for much of the third quarter. The Tide engineered a 15-play, 91-yard drive on its opening possession of the half. It was capped by Mark Ingram’s 2-yard TD run to tie the score, 17-17. With eight seconds left in the third quarter, Tiffin conneted on a 27-yard field goal to give Alabama a 20-17 lead. Florida took the lead for good with 9:21 left in regulation. Jeff Demps scored from the one-yard line to give the Gators a 24-20 lead. Florida’s defense held the Tide on its next drive and Tebow hit Cooper for the final margin, 31-20. SCORING SUMMARY Alabama 10 0 10 0 -- 20 Florida 7 10 0 14 -- 31 UF - Carl Moore 3 pass from Tim Tebow (Jonathan Phillips kick) (1st, 8:17) UA - Glen Coffee 18 run (Leigh Tiffin kick) (1st, 7:23) UA - Tiffin 30 FG (1st, 3:28) UF - Phillips 19 FG (2nd, 8:59) UF - David Nelson 5 pass from Tebow (Phillips kick) (2nd, 2:59) UA - Mark Ingram 2 run (Tiffin kick) (3rd, 6:20) UA - Tiffin 27 FG (3rd, 0:08) UF - Jeff Demps 1 run (Phillips kick) (4th, 9:21) UF - Riley Cooper 5 pass from Tebow (Phillips kick) (4th, 2:50) TEAM STATS UA 18 11-7-0 33-136 187 12-25-1 58-323 0-0 2-31 4-41.0 27:56 5-12 UF 19 9-8-2 42-142 216 14-22-0 64-358 0-0 6-45 3-47.7 32:04 7-13 First Downs Rush-Pass-Penalty Rush Attempts-Net Yards Net Yards Passing Comp.-Att.-Int. Total Plays-Yards Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Punts-Avg. Time of Possession Third-Down Conversions INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing - ALABAMA: Coffee 21-112-1 TD; Ingram 8-21-1. FLORIDA: Tebow 17-57-0; Demps 14-53-1; Moody 4-23-0. Passing - ALABAMA: Wilson 12-25-1, 187 yards, 0 TD. FLORIDA: Tebow 1422-0, 216, 3 TDs. Receiving - ALABAMA: Jones 5-124-0 TD, Walker 3-37-0, Hanks 3-19. FLORIDA: Murphy 4-86-0, Hernandez 3-43-0, Nelson 3-27-1 TD; Cooper 2-56-1 TD. Tackles - ALABAMA: McClain 7 UT-2 AT=9 TT, R. Johnson 7-2=9, Woodall 62=8. FLORIDA: Haden 6-2=8; Spikes 5-2=7; Black 4-3=7. 47 The SEC has had 29 first-team All-Americans during the last three seasons (listed on one of six teams). 2 0 0 9 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 2008 SEC NON-CONFERENCE RECORD [43-13 (.768)] 2008-------------App. W-L Pct. 2007 Conference ACC 12 6-6 .500 6-3 Alabama 34, Clemson 10; South Carolina 34, N.C. State 0; Florida 26, Miami (Fla.) 3; Wake Forest 30, Ole Miss 28; Georgia Tech 38, Miss. State 7; Duke 10, Vanderbilt 7; Florida 45, Florida State 15; Georgia Tech 45, Georgia 42; Clemson 31, South Carolina 14; Wake Forest 23, Vanderbilt 10; LSU 38, Georgia Tech 3; Vanderbilt 16, Boston College 14. Big East 2 1-1 .500 1-2 Kentucky 27, Louisville 2; West Virginia 34, Auburn 17 Big Ten 2 1-1 .500 2-1 Iowa 31, South Carolina 10; Georgia 24, Michigan State 12. Big 12 3 2-1 .667 3-2 Texas 52, Arkansas 10; Ole Miss 47, Texas Tech 34; Florida 24, Oklahoma 14. C-USA 9 9-0 1.000 7-0 Ole Miss 41, Memphis 24; Alabama 20, Tulane 6; Auburn 27, Southern Miss 13; Tennessee 35, UAB 3; Vanderbilt 38, Rice 21; Arkansas 30, Tulsa 23; LSU 35, Tulane 10; South Carolina 26, UAB 13; Kentucky 25, East Carolina 19. MAC 3 3-0 1.000 3-0 Vanderbilt 34, Miami OH 13; Georgia 56, Central Michigan 17; Tennessee 13, No. Illinois 9 Mountain West 2 0-2 .000 0-0 Wyoming 13, Tennessee 7; Utah 31, Alabama 17. Pac-10 2 1-1 .500 0-1 UCLA 27, Tennessee 24; Georgia 27, Arizona State 10. Sun Belt 10 10-0 1.000 11-1 Auburn 34, UL-Monroe 0; Arkansas 28, UL-Monroe 27; LSU 41, North Texas 3; Kentucky 20, Middle Tenn. 14; Alabama 41, Western Kentucky 7; Kentucky 41, Western Kentucky 3; Miss. State 31, Middle Tenn. 22; Alabama 35, Ark. State 0; LSU 40, Troy 31; Ole Miss 59, UL-Monroe 0. WAC 2 1-1 .500 4-0 Florida 56, Hawaii 10; La. Tech 22, Miss. State 14 FCS Schools 9 9-0 1.000 9-0 Arkansas 28, Western Illinois 24; Georgia 45, Ga. Southern 21; LSU 41, Appalachian State 13; Miss. State 34, SE Louisiana 10; Kentucky 38, Norfolk State 3; Ole Miss 34, Samford 10; South Carolina 23, Wofford 13; Auburn 37, TennesseeMartin 20; Florida 70, The Citadel 19. OVERALL NON-CONFERENCE RECORDS (Includes Bowl Games) 2008-----------W-L Pct. 2007 Conference ACC 41-17 .707 35-21 Big East 33-14 .702 32-13 Big Ten 32-18 .640 38-14 Big 12 42-13 .764 41-15 Conference USA 22-32 .407 18-36 MAC 21-35 .375 17-44 Mountain West 28-13 .683 24-17 Pac-10 19-17 .528 25-12 SEC 43-13 .768 47-10 Sun Belt 9-28 .243 10-31 Western Athletic 19-23 .452 18-23 Year 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2006 2007 2008 TOTALS SEC NON-CONFERENCE RECORD (Since 1992) Regular Season App. W-L Pct. Bowls 36 27-9 .750 5-1 36 28-7-1 .792 2-2 36 27-8-1 .764 3-2 36 29-7 .806 2-4 36 27-9 .750 5-0 36 32-4 .889 5-1 36 27-9 .750 4-4 36 28-8 .778 4-4 36 27-9 .750 4-5 36 29-7 .806 5-3 49 37-12 .755 3-4 46 31-15 .674 5-2 36 25-11 .694 3-3 36 27-9 .750 3-3 48 41-7 .854 6-3 48 41-7 .854 6-3 48 40-8 .825 7-2 48 37-11 .771 6-2 Combined 719 560-157-2 .780 72-45 (.615) 632-202-2 (.757) ALL-TIME SEC vs. NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS (Does not include bowl games) Conference W L T Pct. Atlantic Coast 237 114 10 .670 Big Eight 41 38 6 .518 Big East 9 14 0 .391 Big Ten 42 29 1 .590 Big 12 8 10 0 .444 Big West (PCAA) 46 0 1 .989 Conference USA 77 21 0 .786 Mid-American 55 12 0 .821 Mountain West 9 4 0 .692 Pacific 10 56 31 5 .636 Southwest 178 121 16 .590 Sun Belt 67 4 0 .944 Western Athletic 57 10 0 .851 Independents 757 354 31 .676 TOTALS vs. Division I-A Conferences 882 408 39 .678 NON-CONFERENCE RECORDS (Does not include bowl games) School Won Lost Tied Alabama 233 61 6 Arkansas 44 12 0 Auburn 223 71 8 Florida 222 97 9 Georgia 256 83 14 Kentucky 210 93 9 LSU 245 78 11 Ole Miss 231 81 8 Miss. State 208 78 8 S. Carolina 37 19 0 Tennessee 263 63 9 Vanderbilt 176 110 9 TOTALS 2348 846 91 Pct. .787 .786 .752 .691 .745 .688 .750 .734 .721 .661 .798 .612 .729 48 The SEC has won 75.0 percent of its non-conference games every year since 2005. 2 0 0 9 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 TEAM STATISTICS SCORING OFFENSE .. G 1. Florida (4) . . . . . . . .14 2. Ole Miss (28) . . . . . .13 3. Georgia (29) . . . . . .13 4. LSU (30) . . . . . . . . .13 5. Alabama (35) . . . . . .14 6. Kentucky (87) . . . . .13 7. Arkansas (91) . . . . .12 8. South Carolina (96) .13 9. Vanderbilt (105) . . . .13 10. Tennessee (110) . . .12 Auburn (110) . . . . . .12 12. Miss. State (115) . .12 SCORING DEFENSE .. G 1. Florida (4) . . . . . . . .14 2. Alabama (7) . . . . . . .14 3. Tennessee (10) . . . .12 4. Auburn (14) . . . . . . .12 5. Ole Miss (20) . . . . . .13 6. Vanderbilt (21) . . . . .13 7. South Carolina (31) .13 8. Kentucky (35) . . . . .13 9. LSU (56) . . . . . . . . .13 10. Georgia (59) . . . . . .13 11. Miss. State (60) . . .12 12. Arkansas (93) . . . . .12 PASS OFFENSE ..... G 1. Georgia (16) . . . . . .13 2. Arkansas (23) . . . . .12 3. South Carolina (50) .13 4. Ole Miss (53) . . . . . .13 5. Florida (61) . . . . . . .14 6. LSU (71) . . . . . . . . .13 7. Miss. State (94) . . .12 8. Kentucky (96) . . . . .13 9. Alabama (97) . . . . . .14 10. Auburn (99) . . . . . .12 11. Tennessee (107) . . .12 12. Vanderbilt (112) . . .13 PASS DEFENSE ..... G 1. South Carolina (2) . .13 2. Tennessee (4) . . . . .12 3. Vanderbilt (15) . . . . .13 4. Miss. State (17) . . .12 5. Auburn (19) . . . . . . .12 6. Florida (20) . . . . . . .14 7. Alabama (30) . . . . . .14 8. Georgia (32) . . . . . .13 9. Kentucky (40) . . . . .13 10. Arkansas (40) . . . . .12 11. LSU (73) . . . . . . . . .13 12. Ole Miss (81) . . . . .13 TD 82 52 52 50 52 36 34 30 30 26 25 23 TD 21 25 20 27 30 32 34 36 39 42 35 46 XP 2XP 81 0 52 0 50 1 48 0 46 1 34 0 30 1 30 0 30 0 22 0 23 0 22 0 XP 2XP 17 0 23 0 18 0 19 0 28 0 30 0 32 1 34 0 38 0 36 2 33 0 45 0 DXP FG 0 12 0 17 0 15 0 18 0 20 0 14 0 9 0 20 0 13 0 10 0 11 0 7 DXP FG 0 12 0 9 0 21 0 11 0 13 0 11 0 12 0 9 0 14 0 9 0 17 0 17 Pct. 61.5 57.1 55.1 55.9 64.1 52.7 54.7 54.7 58.4 54.0 49.5 49.2 Pct. 57.6 56.0 53.3 52.2 53.9 53.1 52.7 55.7 52.4 53.3 53.4 58.8 Yds 3610 3115 2892 2875 2995 2617 2092 2234 2396 1985 1750 1594 Yds 2070 1925 2274 2119 2146 2518 2651 2466 2511 2453 2800 2882 SAF 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 SAF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 Avg. 9.0 7.0 6.4 8.5 9.1 6.7 5.4 5.4 7.2 5.8 5.7 5.0 Avg. 6.3 5.8 6.3 6.5 5.8 5.5 5.7 6.5 7.0 7.1 6.6 6.6 PTS 611 417 409 402 422 294 263 270 249 208 208 183 PTS 181 200 201 216 247 255 274 279 314 319 296 374 TD 27 19 20 27 33 21 10 11 11 7 8 14 TD 9 8 15 13 19 12 18 17 18 22 15 18 Avg. 43.6 32.1 31.5 30.9 30.1 22.6 21.9 20.8 19.2 17.3 17.3 15.2 Avg. 12.9 14.3 16.8 18.0 19.0 19.6 21.1 21.5 24.2 24.5 24.7 31.2 Yds/Game 277.7 259.6 222.5 221.2 213.9 201.3 174.3 171.8 171.1 165.4 145.8 122.6 Yds/Game 159.2 160.4 174.9 176.6 178.8 179.9 189.4 189.7 193.2 204.4 215.4 221.7 (NCAA R ankings in Par enthesis) Att. Yards 545 3236 520 2424 568 2585 495 2168 426 1928 469 1650 471 1737 444 1657 409 1475 378 1362 398 1207 417 1223 Att. Yards 391 1038 411 1112 444 1237 440 1476 421 1432 439 1590 476 1725 408 1667 477 1810 491 1881 443 1811 461 2049 R 3236 1928 2424 1362 2168 2585 1223 1650 1657 1207 1475 1737 R 1237 1038 1476 1725 1112 1590 1667 1881 1432 1811 1810 2049 Avg. 5.9 4.7 4.6 4.4 4.5 3.5 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.0 2.9 Avg. 2.7 2.7 2.8 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.6 4.1 3.8 3.8 4.1 4.4 TD 42 21 32 27 21 12 13 18 14 13 13 7 TD 5 9 6 9 17 24 23 7 15 13 19 20 Yards/Game 231.1 186.5 184.6 166.8 148.3 137.5 133.6 127.5 122.9 113.5 100.6 94.1 Yards/Game 74.1 85.5 103.1 105.4 110.2 122.3 132.7 138.9 139.2 144.7 150.9 170.8 Avg./ Play 7.1 6.7 6.2 5.5 5.4 5.5 4.7 4.5 4.5 4.2 4.5 4.2 Avg./ Play 4.1 4.3 4.5 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.9 4.9 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.6 TD 75 48 48 32 48 43 27 19 29 23 22 27 TD 14 23 21 32 27 41 26 28 32 32 33 42 Yds.Game 445.1 426.0 407.6 373.1 368.1 355.8 316.5 302.9 299.3 274.9 268.8 256.2 Yds.Game 263.5 263.5 285.3 291.9 307.2 312.0 317.8 319.6 325.5 327.5 332.4 375.2 RUSHING OFFENSE .. G 1. Florida (10) . . . . . . .14 2. Ole Miss (28) . . . . . .13 3. Alabama (30) . . . . . .14 4. LSU (43) . . . . . . . . .13 5. Georgia (56) . . . . . .13 6. Auburn (69) . . . . . . .12 7. Vanderbilt (73) . . . . .13 8. Kentucky (81) . . . . .13 9. Tennessee (88) . . . .12 10. Arkansas (97) . . . . .12 11. Miss. State (105) . .12 12. So. Carolina (112) .13 RUSHING DEFENSE .. G 1. Alabama (2) . . . . . . .14 2. Ole Miss (4) . . . . . . .13 3. Tennessee (12) . . . .12 4. Florida (15) . . . . . . .14 5. LSU (17) . . . . . . . . .13 6. Georgia (27) . . . . . .13 7. So. Carolina (43) . . .13 8. Auburn (54) . . . . . . .12 9. Kentucky (55) . . . . .13 10. Vanderbilt (69) . . . .13 11. Miss. State (73) . . .12 12. Arkansas (90) . . . . .12 TOTAL OFFENSE..... G 1. Florida (15) . . . . . . .14 2. Georgia (22) . . . . . .13 3. Ole Miss (29) . . . . . .13 4. Arkansas (49) . . . . .12 5. LSU (55) . . . . . . . . .13 6. Alabama (63) . . . . . .14 7. So. Carolina (97) . . .13 8. Auburn (104) . . . . . .12 9. Kentucky (106) . . . .13 10. Miss. State (113) . .12 11. Tennessee (115) . . .12 12. Vanderbilt (117) . . .13 TOTAL DEFENSE .... G 1. Tennessee (3) . . . . .12 Alabama (3) . . . . . . .14 3. Florida (9) . . . . . . . .14 4. So. Carolina (13) . . .13 5. Ole Miss (19) . . . . . .13 6. Georgia (22) . . . . . .13 7. Auburn (29) . . . . . . .12 8. Vanderbilt (30) . . . . .13 9. LSU (32) . . . . . . . . .13 10. Miss. State (35) . . .12 11. Kentucky (40) . . . . .13 12. Arkansas (72) . . . . .12 Att. Comp. Int. 400 246 10 443 253 18 452 249 27 340 190 15 329 211 5 391 206 18 384 210 12 415 227 13 334 195 9 341 184 13 309 153 9 319 157 12 Att. Comp. Int. 328 189 14 332 186 17 362 193 20 324 169 8 369 199 11 456 242 26 467 246 15 377 210 11 359 188 12 347 185 11 425 227 8 437 257 16 P Plays 2995 874 3610 826 2875 860 3115 821 2617 886 2396 902 2892 869 1985 810 2234 859 2092 782 1750 718 1594 790 P Plays 1925 776 2651 858 2518 896 2070 804 2882 848 2466 816 2146 777 2274 853 2800 846 2119 767 2511 836 2453 808 Yds 6231 5538 5299 4477 4785 4981 4115 3635 3891 3299 3225 3331 Yds 3162 3689 3994 3795 3994 4056 3813 4155 4232 3930 4321 4502 The SEC had at least one team ranked in the top 5 in 10 of 14 team statistical categories. 49 2 0 0 9 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 TEAM STATISTICS KICKOFF RETURNS .. G 1. Kentucky (3) . . . . . .13 2. Auburn (11) . . . . . . .12 3. Tennessee (22) . . . .12 4. South Carolina (30) .13 5. Ole Miss (43) . . . . . .13 6. Florida (55) . . . . . . .14 7. Arkansas (59) . . . . .12 8. Georgia (62) . . . . . .13 9. Alabama (79) . . . . . .14 10. Vanderbilt (96) . . . .13 11. Miss. State (97) . . .12 12. LSU (99) . . . . . . . . .13 PUNT RETURNS ..... G 1. Georgia (4) . . . . . . . .13 2. Alabama (8) . . . . . . .14 3. Florida (9) . . . . . . . .14 4. Auburn (12) . . . . . . .12 5. LSU (19) . . . . . . . . .13 6. Ole Miss (36) . . . . . .13 7. Vanderbilt (44) . . . . .13 8. Kentucky (51) . . . . .13 9. Tennessee (80) . . . .12 10. So. Carolina (103) .13 11. Miss. State (107) . .12 12. Arkansas (109) . . . .12 G PUNTING........... 1. Florida (8) . . . . . . . .14 2. Arkansas (12) . . . . .12 3. Auburn (18) . . . . . . .12 4. Georgia (20) . . . . . .13 5. LSU (23) . . . . . . . . .13 6. Ole Miss (32) . . . . . .13 7. Vanderbilt (49) . . . . .13 8. Kentucky (54) . . . . .13 9. Alabama (59) . . . . . .14 10. Tennessee (63) . . . .12 11. So. Carolina (66) . . .13 12. Miss. State (109) . .12 ................... TURNOVER MARGIN . G 1. Florida (2) . . . . . . . .14 2. Vanderbilt (19) . . . . .13 3. Alabama (32) . . . . . .14 4. Kentucky (35) . . . . .13 5. Tennessee (47) . . . .12 6. LSU (67) . . . . . . . . .13 7. Ole Miss (72) . . . . . .13 8. Georgia (73) . . . . . .13 9. Miss. State (81) . . .12 10. Auburn (100) . . . . .12 11. Arkansas (102) . . . .12 12. So. Carolina (107) .13 Ret. Yards 44 1161 39 956 44 1037 48 1101 48 1056 38 815 52 1104 51 1076 40 816 49 961 53 1039 54 1053 Ret. Yards 24 422 49 701 42 592 21 273 31 380 36 380 32 320 41 386 28 212 22 133 32 173 15 80 No. 45 58 78 51 63 54 82 77 61 69 49 82 Yds. 1952 2468 3212 2175 2538 2099 3177 3213 2460 2819 2019 3099 TD 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 TD 1 4 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Avg. 43.4 42.6 41.2 42.6 40.3 38.9 38.7 41.7 40.3 40.9 41.2 37.8 Avg. 26.4 24.5 23.6 22.9 22.0 21.4 21.2 21.1 20.4 19.6 19.6 19.5 Avg. 17.6 14.3 14.1 13.0 12.3 10.6 10.0 9.4 7.6 6.0 5.4 5.3 PR 78 174 197 121 127 89 125 253 242 251 222 431 Avg. 1.7 3.0 2.5 2.4 2.0 1.6 1.5 3.3 4.0 3.6 4.5 5.3 TB 8 5 4 7 3 2 6 12 4 8 5 3 Mar +22 +9 +6 +5 +2 -1 -2 -3 -4 -8 -9 -11 Net/Punt 38.1 37.8 37.6 37.5 37.3 36.5 35.8 35.3 35.0 34.9 34.6 31.8 Per/Game 1.57 0.69 0.43 0.38 0.17 -0.08 -0.15 -0.23 -0.33 -0.67 -0.75 -0.85 (NCAA R ankings in Par enthesis) Att Comp 329 211 400 246 340 190 334 195 443 253 391 206 452 249 384 210 415 227 341 184 309 153 319 157 RedZone 43-47 62-68 31-35 46-54 34-40 41-49 45-46 31-39 28-37 32-43 23-33 20-35 RedZone 27-39 23-32 30-41 27-35 26-33 31-39 37-46 33-40 36-43 27-32 22-26 34-39 G 14 13 13 14 13 13 12 12 12 12 13 13 Own Conv 83 75 66 76 70 70 65 65 58 58 58 61 Pct. 64.1 61.5 55.9 58.4 57.1 52.7 55.1 54.7 54.7 54.0 49.5 49.2 Int. 5 10 15 9 18 18 27 12 13 13 9 12 Yds. 2995 3610 2875 2396 3115 2617 2892 2092 2234 1985 1750 1594 TD 33 27 27 11 19 21 20 10 11 7 8 14 Efficiency 170.7 154.6 144.3 124.1 122.2 117.4 111.5 102.8 102.4 102.0 99.8 98.1 Fumb/Int/Downs/Other 0/ 0/ 4/ 0 2/ 0/ 2/ 2 0/ 0/ 1/ 2 2/ 1/ 0/ 1 1/ 2/ 1/ 0 0/ 2/ 0/ 2 3/ 0/ 3/ 3 1/ 1/ 3/ 0 2/ 1/ 2/ 0 0/ 1/ 2/ 1 1/ 2/ 1/ 1 3/ 2/ 4/ 1 Fumb/Int/Downs/Other 1/ 2/ 4/ 1 0/ 3/ 2/ 0 3/ 2/ 3/ 1 0/ 3/ 1/ 1 3/ 0/ 0/ 0 2/ 0/ 1/ 0 2/ 4/ 2/ 0 1/ 0/ 3/ 1 0/ 1/ 3/ 0 0/ 2/ 1/ 0 0/ 0/ 1/ 1 0/ 1/ 0/ 0 Pct. 32.8 32.1 35.4 28.1 37.3 31.1 41.6 28.7 37.1 35.1 36.7 33.2 PASS EFFICIENCY ... G 1. Florida (4) . . . . . . . .14 2. Georgia (14) . . . . . .13 3. Ole Miss (22) . . . . . .13 4. Alabama (65) . . . . . .14 5. Arkansas (68) . . . . .12 6. LSU (80) . . . . . . . . .13 7. So. Carolina (93) . . .13 8. Miss. State (104) . .12 9. Kentucky (105) . . . .13 10. Auburn (106) . . . . .12 11. Tennessee (107) . . .12 12. Vanderbilt (110) . . .13 RED ZONE OFFENSE.. G 1. LSU . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 2. Florida . . . . . . . . . . .14 3. Vanderbilt . . . . . . . .13 4. Alabama . . . . . . . . .14 5. South Carolina . . . . .13 6. Georgia . . . . . . . . . .13 7. Ole Miss . . . . . . . . .13 8. Arkansas . . . . . . . . .12 9. Tennessee . . . . . . . .12 10. Kentucky . . . . . . . .13 11. Miss. State . . . . . . .12 12. Auburn . . . . . . . . . .12 RED ZONE DEFFENSE G 1. Florida . . . . . . . . . . .14 2. Auburn . . . . . . . . . .12 3. Vanderbilt . . . . . . . .13 4. Tennessee . . . . . . . .12 5. Kentucky . . . . . . . . .13 6. South Carolina . . . . .13 7. Georgia . . . . . . . . . .13 8. LSU . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 9. Arkansas . . . . . . . . .12 10. Ole Miss . . . . . . . . .13 11. Alabama . . . . . . . . .14 12. Miss. State . . . . . . .12 3RD-DN CONVERSIONS ................... 1. Florida . . . . . . . . . . . 2. Ole Miss . . . . . . . . . 3. Georgia . . . . . . . . . . 4. Alabama . . . . . . . . . 5. South Carolina . . . . . 6. LSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7. Arkansas . . . . . . . . . 8. Auburn . . . . . . . . . . 9. Tennessee . . . . . . . . 10. Miss. State . . . . . . . 11. Vanderbilt . . . . . . . . 12. Kentucky . . . . . . . . Pct 91.5 91.2 88.6 85.2 85.0 83.7 80.4 79.5 75.7 74.4 69.7 57.1 Pct 69.2 71.9 73.2 77.1 78.8 79.5 80.4 82.5 83.7 84.4 84.6 87.2 TDs 35 51 23 31 23 32 31 23 19 22 19 13 TDs 18 16 21 14 21 23 29 22 25 19 14 23 R/P FG-AT 23/12 8-8 32/19 11-11 12/11 8-9 26/5 15-19 7/16 11-13 16/16 9-13 16/15 14-16 11/12 8-11 13/6 9-13 16/6 10-17 11/8 4-9 8/5 7-12 R/P FG-AT 8/10 9-13 4/12 7-11 12/9 9-11 6/8 13-16 13/8 5-9 19/4 8-13 20/9 8-9 15/7 11-13 12/13 11-14 8/11 8-10 4/10 8-10 14/9 11-15 --Gained-----Lost---FumInt Tot Fum Int Tot 9 26 35 8 5 13 10 20 30 9 12 21 10 15 25 10 9 19 14 12 26 8 13 21 3 17 20 9 9 18 11 8 19 2 18 20 7 16 23 10 15 25 5 11 16 9 10 19 8 8 16 8 12 20 7 11 18 13 13 26 5 11 16 7 18 25 13 14 27 11 27 38 Att 161 173 157 183 180 183 176 183 167 178 184 194 Pct 51.6 43.4 42.0 41.5 38.9 38.3 36.9 35.5 34.7 32.6 31.5 31.4 Opponent Conv Att 63 192 60 187 62 175 56 199 66 177 57 183 72 173 49 171 69 186 59 168 66 180 62 187 50 The top eight teams in sacks in the SEC all went to bowl games in 2008. 2 0 0 9 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 TEAM STATISTICS FIRST DOWNS ...... [Own] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .G Rush Pass 1. Florida . . . . . . . . . . .14 154 129 2. Georgia . . . . . . . . . .13 95 163 3. Alabama . . . . . . . . .14 133 112 4. Ole Miss . . . . . . . . .13 122 124 5. LSU . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 122 114 6. South Carolina . . . . .13 91 129 7. Arkansas . . . . . . . . .12 83 134 8. Kentucky . . . . . . . . .13 96 98 9. Auburn . . . . . . . . . .12 102 82 10. Vanderbilt . . . . . . . .13 93 72 11. Miss. State . . . . . . .12 69 108 12. Tennessee . . . . . . .12 86 70 SACKS . . . . . . . . . . . . .[By] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .G Sacks 1. Ole Miss . . . . . . . . .13 38 2. Florida . . . . . . . . . . .14 34 3. Kentucky . . . . . . . . .13 32 4. South Carolina . . . . .13 31 5. Vanderbilt . . . . . . . .13 30 6. LSU . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 28 7. Alabama . . . . . . . . .14 26 8. Georgia . . . . . . . . . .13 24 9. Arkansas . . . . . . . . .12 23 10. Tennessee . . . . . . .12 22 11. Auburn . . . . . . . . . .12 21 12. Miss. State . . . . . . .12 19 G PENALTIES ......... 1. Vanderbilt . . . . . . . .13 2. Alabama . . . . . . . . .14 3. Kentucky . . . . . . . . .13 4. Miss. State . . . . . . .12 5. Tennessee . . . . . . . .12 6. Auburn . . . . . . . . . .12 7. Ole Miss . . . . . . . . .13 8. Arkansas . . . . . . . . .12 9. South Carolina . . . . .13 10. LSU . . . . . . . . . . . .13 11. Florida . . . . . . . . . .14 12. Georgia . . . . . . . . . .13 4TH-DN CONVERSIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .G 1. Alabama . . . . . . . . .14 2. Florida . . . . . . . . . . .14 3. South Carolina . . . . .13 4. Ole Miss . . . . . . . . .13 5. Arkansas . . . . . . . . .12 6. Kentucky . . . . . . . . .13 7. Vanderbilt . . . . . . . .13 8. Georgia . . . . . . . . . .13 9. Miss. State . . . . . . .12 10. Auburn . . . . . . . . . .12 11. LSU . . . . . . . . . . . .13 12. Tennessee . . . . . . .12 Pen Total 23 306 15 273 18 263 10 256 18 254 21 241 15 232 18 212 14 198 27 192 10 187 16 172 [Against] Sacks 20 16 13 39 26 22 25 17 45 25 21 37 [Opponent] Rush Pass Pen Total 97 116 21 234 83 109 35 227 60 120 17 197 86 117 19 222 76 114 21 211 98 95 21 214 109 108 12 229 96 94 19 209 85 101 18 204 120 102 7 229 95 89 16 200 75 100 20 195 Yards 102 104 88 232 178 185 178 126 274 170 159 274 (NCAA R ankings in Par enthesis) G 14 13 12 12 13 13 12 14 13 13 13 12 G 13 13 13 12 13 14 14 12 13 12 13 12 Total Time 449:46 402:22 365:11 363:02 392:57 392:47 362:26 421:28 387:53 386:05 382:57 342:34 No. 61 61 80 48 76 109 84 46 56 42 77 53 Att. 13 21 23 18 30 30 23 16 25 20 13 19 Att. 52 50 30 30 22 82 49 48 23 36 32 25 Avg/G 32:07 30:57 30:25 30:15 30:13 30:12 30:12 30:06 29:50 29:41 29:27 28:32 Avg 66.9 68.3 63.3 63.7 60.9 62.1 63.5 61.2 63.0 57.4 59.6 60.0 Retn 730 783 1273 838 1234 1906 1765 820 1050 691 1408 1226 TB 23 25 10 4 4 12 2 4 8 1 4 1 NetAvg 47.3 47.2 44.9 44.6 43.6 42.4 42.0 41.7 41.4 40.5 40.3 36.5 TIME OF POSSESSION 1. Alabama . . . . . . . . . 2. Georgia . . . . . . . . . . 3. Arkansas . . . . . . . . . 4. Miss. State . . . . . . . 5. Ole Miss . . . . . . . . . 6. LSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . Auburn . . . . . . . . . . 8. Florida . . . . . . . . . . . 9. Vanderbilt . . . . . . . . 10. South Carolina . . . . 11. Kentucky . . . . . . . . 12. Tennessee . . . . . . . KICKOFF COVERAGE . 1. Kentucky . . . . . . . . . 2. South Carolina . . . . . 3. Ole Miss . . . . . . . . . 4. Auburn . . . . . . . . . . 5. LSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6. Florida . . . . . . . . . . . 7. Alabama . . . . . . . . . 8. Tennessee . . . . . . . . 9. Vanderbilt . . . . . . . . 10. Miss. State . . . . . . . 11. Georgia . . . . . . . . . . 12. Arkansas . . . . . . . . FIELD GOALS . . . . . . .G 1. Florida . . . . . . . . . . .14 2. Ole Miss . . . . . . . . .13 3. LSU . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 4. Vanderbilt . . . . . . . .13 5. South Carolina . . . . .13 Alabama . . . . . . . . .14 7. Georgia . . . . . . . . . .13 8. Arkansas . . . . . . . . .12 9. Kentucky . . . . . . . . .13 10. Auburn . . . . . . . . . .12 11. Miss. State . . . . . . .12 12. Tennessee . . . . . . .12 PAT KICKING . . . . . . .G 1. Ole Miss . . . . . . . . .13 Georgia . . . . . . . . . .13 South Carolina . . . . .13 Vanderbilt . . . . . . . .13 Tennessee . . . . . . . .12 6. Florida . . . . . . . . . . .14 7. LSU . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 8. Alabama . . . . . . . . .14 9. Miss. State . . . . . . .12 10. Kentucky . . . . . . . .13 11. Arkansas . . . . . . . .12 12. Auburn . . . . . . . . . .12 Yards 292 217 195 207 193 172 189 186 148 126 115 117 Yards 4078 4165 5068 3058 4629 6765 5331 2817 3530 2411 4591 3182 Pct. .923 .810 .783 .722 .667 .667 .652 .562 .560 .550 .538 .526 Pct. 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .988 .980 .958 .957 .944 .938 .920 No Yds 56 473 57 520 69 562 68 531 66 539 74 568 66 624 79 584 75 640 82 649 102 839 112 938 Own Conv 8 11 12 9 14 10 6 6 8 5 7 5 Att. 10 16 18 14 26 19 12 13 18 12 18 14 Avg/G 36.4 37.1 43.2 44.2 44.9 47.3 48.0 48.7 49.2 49.9 59.9 72.2 Pct. 80.0 68.8 66.7 64.3 53.8 52.6 50.0 46.2 44.4 41.7 38.9 35.7 Opponent Conv Att. 10 20 8 24 5 11 12 22 11 19 8 17 8 16 9 22 10 11 8 17 9 22 7 14 Pct. 50.0 33.3 45.5 54.5 57.9 47.1 50.0 40.9 90.9 47.1 40.9 50.0 Made 12 17 18 13 20 20 15 9 14 11 7 10 Made 52 50 30 30 22 81 48 46 22 34 30 23 The SEC had 10 teams of the top 35 in the nation in total defense. 51 2 0 0 9 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 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING ............ Team 1. Knowshon Moreno (20) UGA 2. Michael Smith (22) . . . .AR 3. Glen Coffee (25) . . . . .UA 4. Charles Scott (37) . . . .LSU 5. Anthony Dixon (59) . . .MS 6. Ben Tate (93) . . . . . . .AU 7. Percy Harvin (95) . . . . .UF 8. Mark Ingram . . . . . . . .UA 9. Arian Foster . . . . . . . . .UT 10. Dexter McCluster . . . .UM PASSING AVG/GAME .. Team 1. Matthew Stafford . . .UGA 2. Casey Dick . . . . . . . .AR 3. Jevan Snead . . . . . . .UM 4. Tim Tebow . . . . . . . .UF 5. Jarrett Lee . . . . . . . . .LSU 6. John Parker Wilson . .UA 7. Chris Smelley . . . . . . .USC 8. Mike Hartline . . . . . . .UK 9. Tyson Lee . . . . . . . . .MS 10. Kodi Burns . . . . . . . .AU TOTAL OFFENSE...... Team 1. Matthew Stafford (22) UGA 2. Tim Tebow (32) . . . . .UF 3. Casey Dick (46) . . . . .AR 4. Jevan Snead (59) . . . .UM 5. John Parker Wilson (88) UA 6. Jarrett Lee (89) . . . . .LSU 7. Chris Smelley (91) . . .USC 8. Mike Hartline (95) . . .UK 9. Kodi Burns (98) . . . . .AU 10. Tyson Lee . . . . . . . .MS RECEPTIONS/GAME ... Team 1. Kenny McKinley (44) .USC 2. DJ Williams (55) . . . .AR 3. Brandon LaFell (63) . .LSU 4. M. Massaquoi (83) . . .UGA 5. A.J. Green (93) . . . . .UGA 6. Brandon McRae (96) .MS 7. Julio Jones . . . . . . . .UA 8. Shay Hodge . . . . . . . .UM Dexter McCluster . . .UM 10. Percy Harvin . . . . . . .UF RECEIVE YDS/GAME... Team 1. A.J. Green (42) . . . . .UGA 2. Brandon LaFell (48) . .LSU 3. M. Massaquoi (49) . . .UGA 4. Julio Jones (59) . . . . .UA 5. Kenny McKinley (65) .USC 6. Mike Wallace (78) . . .UM 7. DJ Williams (79) . . . .AR 8. Shay Hodge (100) . . .UM 9. Percy Harvin . . . . . . .UF 10. Dexter McCluster . . .UM Cl SO JR JR JR JR JR JR FR SR JR Cl JR SR SO JR FR SR SO SO JR SO Cl JR JR SR SO SR FR SO SO SO JR Cl SR SO JR SR FR JR FR JR JR JR Cl FR JR SR FR SR SR SO JR JR JR G 13 10 14 13 12 12 12 14 11 13 G 13 11 13 14 11 14 12 11 11 10 G 13 14 11 13 14 11 12 11 10 11 G 10 12 13 13 13 12 14 13 13 12 G 13 13 13 14 10 13 12 13 12 13 Att 250 207 233 217 197 159 70 143 131 109 Yds 1400 1072 1383 1174 869 664 660 728 570 655 Avg 5.6 5.2 5.9 5.4 4.4 4.2 9.4 5.1 4.4 6.0 TD 16 8 10 18 7 3 10 12 1 6 Long 68 63 87 56 71 49 80 40 41 40 TD 25 13 26 30 14 10 14 9 7 2 Yds/G 107.7 107.2 98.8 90.3 72.4 55.3 55.0 52.0 51.8 50.4 Avg/G 266.1 235.1 212.5 196.1 170.3 162.4 160.2 151.5 138.1 105.0 ALL PURPOSE........ Team 1. Michael Smith (27) . .AR 2. Knowshon Moreno (29) UGA 3. Mike Wallace (43) . . .UM 4. Percy Harvin (75) . . . .UF 5. Glen Coffee (80) . . . .UA 6. Brandon James (94) . .UF 7. Dexter McCluster (98) UM 8. Charles Scott . . . . . . .LSU 9. Javier Arenas . . . . . . .UA 10. Dennis Johnson . . . . .AR INTERCEPTIONS...... Team 1. Eric Berry (1) . . . . . . .UT 2. Ahmad Black (7) . . . .UF 3. DJ Moore (11) . . . . . .VU 4. Reshad Jones (28) . . .UGA Myron Lewis (28) . . .VU 6. Rashad Johnson (37) .UA 7. Marcus McClinton (40) UK 8. Ryan Hamilton (53) . .VU Brandon Spikes (53) .UF Stoney Woodson (53) USC PASS EFFICIENCY .... Team 1. Tim Tebow (4) . . . . . .UF 2. Matthew Stafford (15) UGA 3. Jevan Sneed (21) . . . .UM 4. Casey Dick (66) . . . . .AR 5. John Parker Wilson (67) UA 6. Jarrett Lee (81) . . . . .LSU 7. Chris Smelley (87) . . .USC 8. Tyson Lee (91) . . . . . .MS 9. Mike Hartline (100) . .UK 10. Chris Nickson . . . . . .VU PUNT RETURN AVG ... Team 1. Robert Dunn (5) . . . . .AU 2. Javier Arenas (6) . . . .UA 3. DJ Moore (11) . . . . . .VU 4. Brandon James (14) . .UF 5. Trindon Holliday (16) .LSU 6. Marshay Green (29) . .UM 7. Gerald Jones (38) . . .UT 8. Derek Pegues (59) . . .MS 9. Captain Munnerlyn (60) USC KICK RETURN AVG.... Team 1. Tristan Davis (13) . . .AU 2. Dennis Rogan (41) . . .UT 3. Mike Wallace (44) . . .UM 4. Chris Culliver (49) . . .USC 5. Javier Arenas (60) . . .UA 6. Ramarcus Brown (63) UGA 7. Brandon James (73) . .UF 8. Derek Pegues (77) . . .MS 9. Trindon Holliday (83) .LSU 10. Dennis Johnson (91) .AR (NCAA R ankings in Par enthesis) Cl JR SO SR JR JR JR JR JR JR FR Cl SO SO JR SO JR SR SR JR JR SR Cl JR JR SO SR SR FR SO JR SO SR Cl SR JR JR JR JR JR SO SR JR Cl SR SO SR SO JR SR JR SR JR FR G 10 13 13 12 14 14 13 13 14 12 G 12 14 13 13 13 14 12 13 13 13 G 14 13 13 11 14 11 12 11 11 12 G 11 14 13 14 13 13 11 11 13 G 10 12 13 13 14 13 14 11 13 12 Rush 1072 1400 92 660 1383 59 655 1174 0 184 Int 7 7 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 Att 298 383 327 357 323 269 302 260 311 127 Ret 15 41 17 37 21 35 15 26 18 Ret 24 28 35 34 26 26 32 31 27 41 Rcv 298 392 784 644 118 95 625 67 0 23 Yds 265 191 56 32 -3 125 20 103 93 68 PR 44 30 0 0 0 510 0 0 650 0 TD 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 KR 0 0 861 0 0 738 0 0 614 905 Long 72 80 31 29 1 54 20 79 52 68 Pct. 64.4 61.4 56.3 57.4 57.9 53.2 56.0 58.8 55.3 48.0 Long 66 87 91 78 92 77 40 23 35 Long 97 43 98 67 41 44 52 59 49 96 Yds 1414 1822 1737 1304 1501 1402 1280 1241 1327 1112 Int/G 0.58 0.50 0.46 0.38 0.38 0.36 0.33 0.31 0.31 0.31 Yds 2746 3459 2762 2586 2273 1873 1922 1519 1666 545 Avg 16.0 15.9 14.4 13.8 13.3 10.9 10.0 6.6 6.6 Avg 27.4 24.9 24.6 24.1 23.6 23.5 23.1 22.8 22.6 22.1 TD 30 25 26 13 10 14 14 7 9 8 Eff. 172.4 153.5 145.5 122.4 122.3 116.9 114.8 113.0 104.7 100.1 Avg/G 141.4 140.2 133.6 108.7 107.2 100.1 98.5 95.5 94.8 92.7 Att-Cmp-Int 383-235-10 357-205-14 327-184-13 298-192-4 269-143-16 323-187-8 302-169-15 311-172-8 260-153-5 179-94-7 Rush Pass 40 3459 673 2746 -51 2586 60 2762 -6 2273 -97 1873 -7 1922 -9 1666 411 1050 37 1519 Rec 54 61 63 58 56 51 58 44 44 40 Rec 56 63 58 58 54 39 61 44 40 44 Yds 642 723 929 920 963 518 924 725 625 644 Yds 963 929 920 924 642 784 723 725 644 625 TD 4 3 8 8 8 3 4 8 1 7 TD 8 8 8 4 4 7 3 8 7 1 Pct. 61.4 57.4 56.3 64.4 53.2 57.9 56.0 55.3 58.8 52.5 Yds 3459 2586 2762 2746 1873 2273 1922 1666 1519 1050 Plays Total 438 3499 474 3419 429 2535 384 2822 395 2267 280 1776 341 1915 335 1657 277 1461 322 1556 Long 41 76 43 78 54 29 64 86 56 70 Long 54 43 78 64 41 88 76 86 70 56 Avg/C 11.9 11.9 14.7 15.9 17.2 10.2 15.9 16.5 14.2 16.1 Avg/C 17.2 14.7 15.9 15.9 11.9 20.1 11.9 16.5 16.1 14.2 Yds/G 269.2 244.2 230.5 217.1 161.9 161.5 159.6 150.6 146.1 141.5 Rec/G 5.40 5.08 4.85 4.46 4.31 4.25 4.14 3.38 3.38 3.33 Yds/G 74.1 71.5 70.8 66.0 64.2 60.3 60.2 55.8 53.7 48.1 Cmp Int 192 4 235 10 184 13 205 14 187 8 143 16 169 15 153 5 172 8 61 3 Yds 240 650 244 510 279 381 150 172 118 Yds 657 698 861 821 614 610 738 708 609 905 TD 1 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 TD 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 52 Auburn’s Robert Dunn (punt returns) and Tristan Davis (kick returns) led the SEC in their respective categories. 2 0 0 9 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 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS PUNTING........... Team 1. Tim Masthay (5) . . .UK 2. Brian Mimbs (12) . . .UGA 3. Chaz Henry . . . . . . .UF 4. Jeremy Davis (17) . .AR 5. Clinton Durst (26) . .AU 6. Spencer Lanning (28)USC 7. P.J. Fitzgerald (41) .UA 8. Brett Upson (56) . . .VU 9. Brady Dalfrey (60) . .LSU 10. Chad Cunningham . .UT Team SCORING........... 1. Percy Harvin (17) . .UF 2. Knowshon Moreno (24) UGA Charlest Scott (24) .LSU 4. J. Phillips (32) . . . . .UF 5. Joshua Shene (39) . .UM 6. Colt David (48) . . . .LSU 7. Leigh Tiffin (49) . . . .UA 8. Blair Walsh (56) . . . .UGA 9. Ryan Succop (73) . .USC 10. Michael Smith . . . .AR SCORING (TDs) ...... Team 1. Percy Harvin . . . . . .UF 2. Knowshon Moreno . .UGA Charles Scott . . . . .LSU 4. Michael Smith . . . . .AR 5. Randall Cobb . . . . . .UK 6. Mark Ingram . . . . . .UA 7. Tim Tebow . . . . . . .UF 8. Glen Coffee . . . . . . .UA 9. Anthony Dixon . . . . .MS 10. Mike Wallace . . . . .UM SCORING (KICK) ..... Team 1. J. Phillips . . . . . . . .UF 2. Joshua Shene . . . . .UM 3. Colt David . . . . . . . .LSU 4. Leigh Tiffin . . . . . . .UA 5. Blair Walsh . . . . . . .UGA 6. Ryan Succop . . . . . .USC 7. Bryant Hahnfeldt . . .VU 8. Daniel Lincoln . . . . .UT 9. Lones Seiber . . . . . .UK 10. Wes Byrum . . . . . . .AU Team FIELD GOALS ....... 1. Ryan Succop (13) . .USC 2. Leigh Tiffin (22) . . . .UA 3. Colt David (29) . . . .LSU 4. Joshua Shene (32) . .UM 5. Blair Walsh (43) . . . .UGA 6. Bryant Hahnfeldt (57) VU Daniel Lincoln (57) . .UT Wes Byrum (57) . . .AU 9. J. Phillips (71) . . . . .UF 10. Lones Seiber (73) . .UK Cl SR SR SO SR FR SO JR JR SR SO Cl JR SO JR SR JR SR JR FR SR JR Cl JR SO JR JR FR FR JR JR JR SR Cl SR JR SR JR FR SR SR SO JR SO Cl SR JR SR JR FR SR SO SO SR JR G 13 13 14 12 11 12 14 13 13 12 G 12 13 13 14 13 12 14 13 13 10 G 12 13 13 10 10 14 14 14 12 13 G 14 13 12 14 13 13 13 10 13 11 G 13 14 12 13 13 13 10 11 14 13 Punts 53 47 44 57 70 48 59 77 58 25 TD 17 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 TD 17 18 18 10 9 12 12 11 9 8 Yds 2397 2068 1908 2460 2947 2019 2427 3113 2325 988 2XP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pass 7 2 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 7 Long 72 77 67 58 58 53 56 60 59 57 Pts 102 108 108 114 103 91 106 95 90 60 PAT 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Avg 45.2 44.0 43.4 43.2 42.1 42.1 41.1 40.4 40.1 39.5 Pts/G 8.5 8.3 8.3 8.1 7.9 7.6 7.6 7.3 6.9 6.0 Pts Pts/G 102 8.5 108 8.3 108 8.3 60 6.0 54 5.4 74 5.3 72 5.1 66 4.7 54 4.5 48 3.7 Pts/G 8.1 7.9 7.6 7.6 7.3 6.9 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.0 TACKLES (All positions) Player............. 1. Dominic Douglas . . . 2. Rennie Curran . . . . . 3. Micah Johnson . . . . 4. Patrick Benoist . . . . 5. Ellix Wilson . . . . . . . 6. Chris Marve . . . . . . . 7. Ryan Hamilton . . . . . 8. Braxton Kelley . . . . . 9. Emanuel Cook . . . . . Rico McCoy . . . . . . . 11. Brandon Spikes . . . . 12. Rolando McClain . . . 13. Jerry Franklin . . . . . 14. Kendrick Lewis . . . . 15. Rashad Johnson . . . 16. Jamarca Sanford . . 17. Zac Etheridge . . . . . 18. Joe Haden . . . . . . . 19. K.J. Wright . . . . . . . Eric Berry . . . . . . . . (NCAA R ankings in Par enthesis) Team MS UGA UK VU UT VU VU UK USC UT UF UA AR UM UA UM AU UF MS UT Cl SO JR JR JR JR Cl SR JR SR JR SO Cl FR JR JR JR SO Cl SR SR JR JR JR Cl JR SR SO SO JR FR Cl SR SO JR JR SR FR JR SR JR JR JR SO FR JR SR SR SO SO SO SO G 14 13 13 12 14 G 12 12 12 13 14 G 13 11 12 14 11 G 12 13 13 11 11 G 13 14 12 14 13 14 G 12 13 11 13 11 13 13 13 12 12 13 14 12 13 14 13 12 14 12 12 Pos DE LB DE DT DE Pos DT DT DE LB DE Pos LB LB LB LB LB LB DB LB SS LB LB LB LB FS DB SS DB DB LB DB Solo 49 63 60 48 47 56 51 49 62 38 52 48 37 50 60 55 38 61 36 44 Ast 67 52 33 61 42 49 53 49 25 49 41 47 43 35 29 27 37 26 36 28 Yds 65 63 66 35 54 Yds 80 60 63 74 75 Total Avg/G Sack 116 9.7 0.0 115 8.8 3.0 93 8.5 2.5 109 8.4 2.0 89 8.1 1.0 105 8.1 3.0 104 8.0 1.0 98 7.5 4.0 87 7.2 0.0 87 7.2 1.0 93 7.2 2.0 95 6.8 3.0 80 6.7 1.5 85 6.5 1.0 89 6.4 1.0 82 6.3 0.5 75 6.2 0.0 87 6.2 0.5 72 6.0 4.0 72 6.0 3.0 Total 9.5 9.0 8.0 7.5 7.0 Total 18.0 16.0 15.5 14.5 13.5 Avg/G 0.68 0.69 0.62 0.62 0.58 Avg/G 1.50 1.33 1.29 1.12 0.96 XPT FG 0 0 0 0 0 0 78 12 52 17 43 16 46 20 50 15 30 20 0 0 Rush 10 16 18 8 7 12 12 10 7 0 Ret 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Team SACKS............. 1. Carlos Dunlap . . . . .UF 2. Eric Norwood . . . . . .USC 3. Rahim Alem . . . . . . .LSU 4. Malcolm Sheppard . .AR 5. J. Cunningham . . . . .UF TACKLES FOR LOSS . Team 1. Peria Jerry . . . . . . . .UM 2. Malcolm Sheppard . .AR 3. Robert Ayers . . . . . .UT 4. Eric Norwood . . . . . .USC 5. Carlos Dunlap . . . . .UF FUMBLES FORCED ... Team 1. Chris Marve . . . . . . .VU 2. Broderick Stewart . .VU 3. Marcus Washington .MS 4. J. Cunningham . . . . .UF 5. Chris Walker . . . . . .UT FUMBLES RCVD ..... Team 1. Cortez McCraney . . .MS 2. Robbie McAtee . . . .UK Ryan Hamilton . . . . .VU 4. Mike Schwindel . . . .UK Ashton Cobb . . . . . .UK PASSES DEFENDED . Team 1. Trevard Lindley . . . .UK 2. Rashad Johnson . . .UA 3. Eric Berry . . . . . . . .UT 4. Joe Haden . . . . . . . .UF 5. DJ Moore . . . . . . . .VU Janoris Jenkins . . . .UF Solo Ast 8 3 8 2 8 0 5 5 6 2 Solo Ast 13 10 13 6 14 3 13 3 11 5 PATs 78-79 52-52 43-44 46-47 50-50 30-30 30-30 22-22 34-36 22-23 FG 20 20 16 17 15 13 10 11 12 11 FGs 12-13 17-21 16-21 20-29 15-23 20-30 13-17 10-18 11-19 11-19 FG/G 1.54 1.43 1.33 1.31 1.15 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.86 0.85 Pts 114 103 91 106 95 90 69 52 67 55 Num Avg/G 4 0.31 3 0.27 3 0.25 3 0.21 2 0.18 Num Avg/G 3 0.25 3 0.23 3 0.23 2 0.18 2 0.18 Brup Int 11 4 11 5 6 7 12 3 7 6 11 3 Total 15 16 13 15 13 14 Avg/G 1.15 1.14 1.08 1.07 1.00 1.00 FGA Pct. 30 66.7 29 69.0 21 76.2 21 81.0 23 65.2 17 76.5 18 55.6 19 57.9 13 92.3 19 57.9 Only two of the top 15 tacklers in the SEC do not return for the 2009 season. 53 2 0 0 9 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 MISC . STATISTICS SEC’s BEST ROAD TEAMS Team Alabama Arkansas Auburn Florida Georgia Kentucky LSU Ole Miss Miss. State South Carolina Tennessee Vanderbilt 2008 4-0 1-3 1-3 4-0 4-1 1-3 2-2 3-1 0-4 2-2 1-3 2-2 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 40-28 (.588) 27-39-2 (.412) 41-27 (.603) 57-18 (.760) 47-28-1 (.625) 16-52 (.235) 35-32-1 (.522) 22-46 (.324) 16-51-1 (.243) 26-42 (.382) 49-19 (.721) 12-56 (.176) SCORING IN THE SEC TOUCHDOWNS SCORED Passing Rushing Defense KO Returns# Punt Returns* TOTAL Alabama 11 32 5 0 4 52 Arkansas 19 13 1 1 0 34 Auburn 8 13 3 2 1 27 Florida 33 42 5 0 2 82 Georgia 27 21 3 0 1 52 Kentucky 11 18 4 2 1 36 LSU 21 27 1 0 1 50 Ole Miss 27 21 2 1 1 52 Mississippi State 10 13 0 0 0 23 South Carolina 20 7 2 0 1 30 Tennessee 8 14 4 0 0 26 Vanderbilt 14 13 2 0 1 30 TOTALS 209 234 32 6 13 494 * - includes blocked kick/punt return, fumbled punt return ; # - includes fumbled kick return TOUCHDOWNS ALLOWED Passing Rushing Defense 18 5 0 22 20 3 22 8 0 12 9 0 17 24 1 18 15 2 15 17 7 18 9 3 13 19 2 9 23 2 8 6 4 15 13 2 187 168 26 KO Returns# 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Punt Returns* 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 7 TOTAL 25 46 31 21 42 36 39 30 35 34 20 32 391 SCORING MARGIN IN INTRA-CONFERENCE GAMES Conference ACC Big East Big Ten Big 12 C-USA MAC Mountain West Pac-10 SEC Sun Belt WAC 1-5 18 (36.7) 7 (25.9) 10 (22.7) 7 (14.3) 15 (30.6) 18 (34.0) 5 (15.2) 5 (10.9) 16 (32.7) 8 (27.6) 9 (25.0) 6-10 15 (67.3) 6 (48.1) 8 (40.9) 8 (30.6) 7 (44.9) 10 (52.8) 5 (30.4) 9 (30.4) 12 (57.1) 5 (44.8) 6 (41.7) 11-15 3 3 8 5 4 4 4 3 5 7 3 16-20 4 3 2 5 7 5 2 2 3 1 4 21+ 9 8 16 24 16 16 17 27 13 8 14 TOTAL GAMES 49 27 44 49 49 53 33 46 49 29 36 TOTAL POINTS 535 411 779 1042 816 705 686 1083 703 420 657 AVERAGE MARGIN 10.92 [1] 15.22 [3] 17.70 [7] 21.27 [10] 16.65 [6] 13.30 [2] 20.79 [9] 23.54 [11] 14.35 [4] 14.48 [5] 18.25 [8] (Numbers in parenthesis reflect percentage of games within scoring margin or less) 54 The SEC has had more games decided by 5-points-or-less during the last three years than any other conference (49). 2 0 0 9 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 MISC . STATISTICS AVERAGE DRIVES Total Avg. Plays Avg. Yds. Avg. Time of in Drive in Drive Possesion Drives Alabama 168 5.37 29.65 2:40 Arkansas 151 5.44 29.65 2:25 Auburn 157 5.16 23.15 2:19 Florida 165 5.30 37.76 2:33 Georgia 156 5.29 35.50 2:35 Kentucky 169 5.08 23.02 2:16 LSU 175 5.06 27.34 2:15 Ole Miss 161 5.34 32.91 2:26 Mississippi State 151 5.18 21.93 2:24 South Carolina 158 5.50 26.04 2:27 Tennessee 142 5.06 22.71 2:25 Vanderbilt 163 4.85 20.44 2:23 [* - Time of possession and scoring drives do not include overtime drives] Scoring Drives 63 41 30 87 63 43 66 65 30 47 32 40 Avg. Plays in Drive 7.33 8.27 7.15 6.38 6.95 6.86 7.01 7.19 8.40 7.21 7.81 6.80 Avg. Yards in Drive 53.91 65.50 50.99 57.71 61.43 47.22 54.18 58.10 56.83 46.76 52.10 48.67 Avg. Time of Possession 3:31 3:27 3:00 2:58 3:03 2:47 2:54 2:52 3:29 2:57 2:59 3:07 No. of Scoring Drives - 2:00 5:00 + 16 13 13 8 10 4 36 12 18 10 18 5 22 6 18 7 7 8 14 7 9 6 13 8 DRIVE CHART Drives ---------------------------------------------------- Drives Ended By -------------------------------------------------------------TD FG FGA PUNT DOWN *TURN CLOCK Started Alabama 168 43 20 30 61 2 15 17 Arkansas 151 32 9 16 58 10 23 12 Auburn 157 19 11 20 78 5 26 9 Florida 165 75 12 13 45 5 13 14 Georgia 156 48 15 23 51 7 17 10 Kentucky 169 29 14 25 77 7 21 10 LSU 175 48 18 23 63 11 20 10 Ole Miss 161 48 17 21 54 5 23 10 Mississippi State 151 23 7 13 81 8 18 8 South Carolina 158 27 20 30 49 6 36 10 Tennessee 142 22 10 18 69 8 17 8 Vanderbilt 163 27 13 18 82 5 19 12 [NOTE: Drive Efficiency = Total Scores/Drives Started] (*-Includes Safeties) Points Scored 360 249 164 569 381 245 388 389 181 239 180 228 Pts./ Drive 2.14 1.65 1.04 3.45 2.44 1.45 2.22 2.42 1.20 1.51 1.27 1.40 Overall / TD Drive Efficiency 37.50 / 25.60 27.15 / 21.19 19.11 / 12.10 52.73 / 45.45 40.38 / 30.77 25.44 / 17.16 37.71 / 27.43 40.37 / 29.81 19.87 / 15.23 29.75 / 17.09 22.54 / 15.49 24.54 / 16.56 FOURTH QUARTER SCORING# ------------------ AVG. STARTING FIELD POSITION & DEFENSIVE DRIVES# Pct. 40.70 24.84 36.02 40.00 29.38 36.05 33.74 31.29 35.53 36.48 35.21 30.63 34.23 School Points For Points Against Margin Record Own Opp. Opp. 3 & Out* Opp. Drives Alabama 54 77 -23 12-2 UA33 OPP30 70 172 Arkansas 92 92 = 5-7 UA29 OPP35 39 157 Auburn 36 68 -32 5-7 AU29 OPP30 58 161 Florida 144 59 +85 13-1 UF34 OPP30 68 170 Georgia 116 86 +30 10-3 UG29 OPP33 47 160 Kentucky 111 66 +45 7-6 UK35 OPP28 62 172 LSU 95 78 +17 8-5 LS35 OPP29 55 163 Ole Miss 91 80 +11 9-4 UM34 OPP30 51 163 Mississippi State 50 82 -32 4-8 MS30 OPP33 54 152 South Carolina 85 48 +37 7-6 SC33 OPP31 58 159 Tennessee 70 40 +30 5-7 UT31 OPP30 50 142 Vanderbilt 65 37 +28 7-6 VU32 OPP33 49 160 CONF. TOTAL 1009 813 +196 SEC32 OPP31 661 1931 AVERAGES 84.08 67.75 55.08 160.92 * - Opponent held to three plays or less without points scored (Does not include drives stopped by end of half). / # - Does not include overtime 8 of the SEC’s 12 teams scored more points than allowed in the fourth quarter last season. 55 2 0 0 9 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 MISC . STATISTICS SHUTOUTS IN THE SEC Team Alabama Arkansas Auburn Florida Georgia Kentucky LSU Ole Miss Miss. State South Carolina Tennessee Vanderbilt 2008 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 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 14 6 14 7 6 4 14 11 7 7 13 1 Last 11/29/2008 vs. Auburn (36-0) 9/9/2006 vs. Utah State (20-0) 8/30/2008 vs. UL-Monroe (34-0) 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) 11/28/2008 vs. Miss. State (45-0) 9/25/99 vs. South Carolina (17-0) 8/28/2008 vs. N.C. State (34-0) 11/22/2003 vs. Vanderbilt (48-0) 10/9/99 vs. The Citadel (58-0) POINTS OFF TURNOVERS (Includes safeties) Opponent Turnovers 25 16 18 35 16 26 19 23 16 27 20 30 271 22.58 Team Points Scored off Turnovers 108 27 71 162 52 66 51 71 29 82 64 75 858 71.50 Total Team Points Scored 422 263 208 611 409 294 402 417 183 270 208 249 3936 328.0 Pct. of Points Scored 25.59 10.27 34.13 26.51 12.71 22.45 12.69 17.03 15.85 30.37 30.77 30.12 21.80 Team Turnovers 19 25 26 13 19 21 20 25 20 38 18 21 265 22.08 Opponent Points Scored off Turnovers 34 85 66 20 76 59 79 80 50 93 60 86 788 65.67 Total Opp. Points Scored 200 374 216 181 319 279 314 247 296 274 201 255 3156 263.0 Pct. of Points Scored 17.00 22.73 30.56 11.05 23.82 21.15 25.16 32.39 16.89 33.94 29.86 33.73 24.97 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 5.85 – Alabama, 2006 Highest Average Yards in Drive 40.32 – Florida, 2001 39.62 – FLORIDA, 2007 39.04 – LSU, 2006 38.61 – South Carolina, 2006 37.76 – FLORIDA, 2008 35.50 – GEORGIA, 2008 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 2:40 – ALABAMA, 2008 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 8.40 – MISSISSIPPI STATE, 2008 8.30 – Alabama, 2006 8.28 – South Carolina, 2001 8.27 – ARKANSAS, 2008 Highest Avg. Yards in Scoring Drive 67.65 – Kentucky, 2000 65.50 – ARKANSAS, 2008 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 61.43 – GEORGIA, 2008 Highest Avg. Time of Poss./Scoring Drive 3:57 – Alabama, 2006 3:43 – Florida, 2005 3:34 – Ole Miss, 2006 3:33 – South Carolina, 2004 3:31 – ALABAMA, 2008 3:29 – MISSISSIPPI STATE, 2008 3:29 – Vanderbilt, 2004 3:27 – ARKANSAS, 2008 3:27 – Alabama, 2002 Highest Average Points per Drive 3.49 – Florida, 2007 (524 in 150) 3.45 – FLORIDA, 2008 (569 in 165) 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) Highest Overall Scoring Efficiency 54.9 – Florida, 2001 (79 of 144) 54.0 - Florida, 2007 (86 of 150) 52.7 – FLORIDA, 2008 (87 of 165) 47.1 - LSU, 2007 (90 of 191) 46.0 – LSU, 2006 (64 of 139) 44.4 – So. Carolina, 2006 (59 of 133) 44.3 – Ole Miss, 2003 (74 of 167) 43.2 – Kentucky, 2007 (76 of 176) Highest TD Scoring Efficiency 47.3 - Florida, 2007 (71 of 150) 45.5 – FLORIDA, 2008 (75 of 165) 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) BOLDFACE -- 2008 Season 56 Alabama, Auburn and LSU lead the SEC in shutouts since 1992 (14 each). 2 0 0 9 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 INDIVIDUAL HONORS Maxwell Player of the Year (National Player of the Year by Maxwell Football Club) -- Recipient: Tim Tebow, QB, Florida; Other Finalist: Knowshon Moreno, RB, Georgia Outland Trophy (Nation’s Top Lineman presented by FWAA) -- Recipient: Andre Smith, OT, Alabama; Other Finalist: Michael Oher, OT, Ole Miss Wuerffel Trophy (Community Service, Athletic and Academic Achievement by All Sports Association) -- Recipient: Tim Tebow, QB, Florida; Other Finalist: Tim Masthay, PK, Kentucky Home Depot Coach of the Year (selected by ESPN and ABC) -- Recipient: Nick Saban, Alabama. Walter Camp Coach of the Year (National Coach of the Year by Walter Camp Foundation) -- Recipient: Nick Saban, Alabama. Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (selected by FWAA) -- Recipient: Nick Saban, Alabama; Other Finalist: Urban Meyer, Florida Bednarik Defensive Player of the Year (by Maxwell Football Club) -- (3 of 15 semifinalists) Eric Berry, DB, Tennessee; Terrence Cody, NG, Alabama; Brandon Spikes, LB, Florida George Munger Award (National Coach of the Year by Maxwell Football Club) -- (2 of 15 semifinalists) Urban Meyer, Florida; Nick Saban, Alabama Lott Trophy (College Football Defensive IMPACT Player of the Year by The Pacific Club) -- (1 of 8 semifinalists) Eric Berry, DB, Tennessee Rotary Lombardi Award (Top Lineman by Rotary Club of Houston) -- (1 of 4 finalists) Andre Smith, OT, Alabama Doak Walker Award (Top Running Back by Guaranty Bank SMc U Athletic Forum) - (2 of 10 semifinalists) Glen Coffee, RB, Alabama; Knowshon Moreno, RB, Georgia (1 of 3 finalists) Walter Camp Player of the Year (National Player of the Year by Walter Camp Foundation) -- (1 of 5 Finalists) Tim Tebow, QB, Florida John Mackey Award (Top Tight End by Nassau County Sports Commissioner) -- (2 of 8 semifinalists) Jared Cook, South Carolina; D.J. Williams, Arkansas Bronko Nagurski Award (Nation’s Top Defenisve Player by FWAA and Charlotte Touchdown Club -- (1 of 5 Finalists) Brandon Spikes, LB, Florida Jim Thorpe Award (Nation’s Top Defensive Back by Jim Thorpe Association) - (5 of 13 Finalists) Asher Allen, Georgia; Eric Berry, Tennessee (1 of 3 finalists); Emanuel Cook, South Carolina; Trevard Lindley, Kentucky; D.J. Moore, Vanderbilt SEC COMMUNITY SERVICE TEAM Ali Sharrief, DB, Alabama Jose Valdez, OL, Arkansas Jerraud Powers, DB, Auburn Florida Football Team Mohmaed Massaquoi, WR, Georgia David Jones, CB, Kentucky Kirston Pittman, DL, LSU David Traxler, TE, Ole Miss Tim Bailey, DE, Mississippi State Eric Norwood, LB, South Carolina Josh Briscoe, WR, Tennessee Reshard Langford, DB, Vanderbilt Pos. DL DL DL DL LB LB LB LB DB DB DB DB DB 2008 COACHES ALL-SEC FOOTBALL TEAM (*-Ties / #-Unanimous Selection) Pos. TE OL OL OL OL C WR WR QB RB RB Pos. TE TE OL OL OL OL OL OL C WR WR QB RB RB Pos. DL DL DL DL LB LB LB LB LB DB DB DB DB FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC -- OFFENSE Name School Ht. Wt. Class Jared Cook South Carolina 6-5 240 Jr. Andre Smith Alabama 6-5 330 Jr. Michael Oher Ole Miss 6-5 318 Sr. Phil Trautwein Florida 6-6 310 Sr. Herman Johnson LSU 6-7 375 Sr. Antoine Caldwell Alabama 6-3 305 Sr. Percy Harvin Florida 5-11 195 Jr. Mohamed Massaquoi Georgia 6-2 204 Sr. Tim Tebow Florida 6-3 240 Jr. #Knowshon Moreno Georgia 5-11 208 So. Charles Scott LSU 5-11 233 Jr. SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC -- OFFENSE Name School Ht. Wt. Class *Richard Dickson LSU 6-3 246 Jr. *D.J. Williams Arkansas 6-2 250 So. Garry Williams Kentucky 6-3 300 Sr. Anthony Parker Tennessee 6-3 300 Sr. *Ciron Black LSU 6-5 325 Jr. *Mike Pouncey Florida 6-5 312 So. *John Jerry Ole Miss 6-5 350 Jr. *Mike Johnson Alabama 6-6 299 Jr. Jonathan Luigs Arkansas 6-4 314 Sr. Julio Jones Alabama 6-4 210 Fr. A.J. Green Georgia 6-4 200 Fr. Matthew Stafford Georgia 6-3 228 Jr. Glen Coffee Alabama 6-1 198 Jr. Michael Smith Arkansas 5-7 173 Jr. Name Peria Jerry Terrence Cody *Robert Ayers *Antonio Coleman Brandon Spikes Rennie Curran *Eric Norwood *Rolando McClain *Micah Johnson #Eric Berry D.J. Moore Trevard Lindley Rashad Johnson FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC -- DEFENSE School Ht. Wt. Class Ole Miss 6-2 290 Sr. Alabama 6-5 365 Jr. Tennessee 6-3 270 Jr. Auburn 6-3 250 Jr. Florida 6-3 245 Jr. Georgia 5-11 228 So. South Carolina 6-1 253 Jr. Alabama 6-4 249 So. Kentucky 6-2 250 Jr. Tennessee 5-11 195 So. Vanderbilt 5-10 182 Jr. Kentucky 6-0 175 Jr. Alabama 6-0 186 Sr. Hometown Suwanee, Ga. Birmingham, Ala. Memphis, Tenn. Voorhees, N.J. Olla, La. Montgomery, Ala. Virginia Beach, Va. Charlotte, N.C. Jacksonville, Fla. Belford, N.J. Saline, La. Hometown Ocean Springs, Miss. Little Rock, Ark. Louisville, Ky. Jonesboro, Ga. Tyler, Texas Lakeland, Fla. Batesville, Miss. Pensacola, Fla. Little Rock, Ark. Foley, Ala. Summerville, SC Dallas, Texas Ft. Walton Bch, Fla. Tallahassee, Fla. Hometown Batesville, Miss. Ft. Myers, Fla. Clio, S.C. Mobile, Ala. Shelby, N.C. Snellville, Ga. Acworth, Ga. Decatur, Ala. Ft. Campbell, Ky. Fairburn, Ga. Spartanburg, S.C. Hiram, Ga. Sulligent, Ala. Hometown Millington, Tenn. Louisville, Ky. Bainbridge, Ga. Mobile, Ala. Clinton, Miss. Southlake, Texas Thomson, Ga. Washington, D.C. Riviera Beach, Fla. Tampa, Fla. Lakeland, Fla. Ft. Washington, Md. Batesville, Miss. ESPN The Magazine Academic-All America Team selected by CoSIDA - (First Team) QB Tim Tebow, Florida; P Tim Masthay, Kentucky. AFCA/Allstate Good Works Team - Tim Masthay, P, Kentucky SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC -- DEFENSE Name School Ht. Wt. Class Greg Hardy Ole Miss 6-4 265 Jr. *Myron Pryor Kentucky 6-1 310 Sr. *Malcolm Sheppard Arkansas 6-3 277 Jr. *Sen’Derrick Marks Auburn 6-2 296 Jr. Dominic Douglas Miss. State 6-2 235 Sr. Patrick Benoist Vanderbilt 6-0 222 Jr. Jasper Brinkley South Carolina 6-2 269 Sr. Rico McCoy Tennessee 6-1 220 Jr. Emanuel Cook South Carolina 5-10 203 Jr. *Javier Arenas Alabama 5-9 198 Jr. *Ahmad Black Florida 5-9 190 So. *Joe Haden Florida 5-11 185 So. *Derek Pegues Miss. State 5-10 196 Sr. An SEC football player has won the Draddy Award, “The Academic Heisman,” in five of the last 13 seasons. 57 2 0 0 9 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 INDIVIDUAL HONORS 2008 COACHES ALL-SEC FOOTBALL TEAM (Continued) Pos. PK P RS Pos. PK P P RS Pos. FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC -- SPECIAL TEAMS Name School Ht. Wt. Class Colt David LSU 5-9 172 Sr. Tim Masthay Kentucky 6-2 203 Sr. Brandon James Florida 5-7 186 Jr. SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC -- SPECIAL TEAMS Name School Ht. Wt. Class Joshua Shene Ole Miss 5-8 170 Jr. *Brian Mimbs Georgia 5-11 209 Sr. *Chas Henry Florida 6-4 215 So. Javier Arenas Alabama 5-9 198 Jr. Name Hometown Grapevine, Texas Murray, Ky. St. Augustine, Fla. Hometown Oklahoma City, Ok. Dublin, Ga. Dallas, Ga. Tampa, Fla. Pos. TE OL OL OL OL OL C WR WR QB RB RB Pos. TE OL OL OL OL C WR WR WR QB RB RB AP Pos. E T T E LB LB LB S CB CB S 2008 ASSOCIATED PRESS ALL-SEC FOOTBALL TEAM FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC -- OFFENSE Name D.J. Williams Andre Smith Michael Oher Phil Trautwein Herman Johnson Clint Boling Antoine Caldwell A.J. Green Brandon LaFell Tim Tebow Knowshon Moreno Glen Coffee School Arkansas Alabama Ole Miss Florida LSU Georgia Alabama Georgia LSU Florida Georgia Alabama Ht. 6-2 6-5 6-5 6-6 6-7 6-5 6-3 6-4 6-3 6-3 5-11 6-1 Wt. 250 330 318 310 375 286 305 200 209 240 208 198 Class So. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. So. Sr. Fr. Jr. Jr. So. Jr. Hometown Little Rock, Ark. Birmingham, Ala. Memphis, Tenn. Voorhees, N.J. Olla, La. Alpharetta, Ga. Montgomery, Ala. Summerville, SC Houston, Texas Jacksonville, Fla. Belford, N.J. Ft. Walton Bch, Fla. Hometown Suwanee, Ga. Louisville, Ky. Jonesboro, Ga. Tyler, Texas Pensacola, Fla. Little Rock, Ark. Foley, Ala. Charlotte, N.C. Virginia Beach, Va. Dallas, Texas Saline, La. Tallahassee, Fla. Largo, Fla. Hometown New Orleans, La. Batesville, Miss. Ft. Myers, Fla. Mobile, Ala. Shelby, N.C. Acworth, Ga. Decatur, Ala. Fairburn, Ga. Spartanburg, S.C. Hiram, Ga. Sulligent, Ala. FRESHMAN ALL-SEC -- OFFENSE School Ht. Wt. Hometown TE OL OL OL OL OL OL C WR WR QB RB RB RB Pos. DL DL DL DL LB LB LB LB LB DB DB DB DB Pos. PK RS Brandon Barden Vanderbilt Justin Anderson Georgia Cordy Glenn Georgia *John Michael Boswell Alabama *Grant Cook Arkansas *Kyle Fischer Vanderbilt *Quentin Saulsberry Miss. State #Ben Jones Georgia #A.J. Green Georgia Julio Jones Alabama Randall Cobb Kentucky Mark Ingram Alabama *Jeffery Demps Florida *Chris Rainey Florida 6-5 6-5 6-5 6-5 6-6 6-6 6-3 6-3 6-4 6-4 5-11 5-10 5-8 5-9 245 338 331 300 320 300 293 304 200 210 185 215 176 185 Lincolnton, Ga. Ocilla, Ga. Riverdale, Ga. Tuscaloosa, Ala. Jonesboro, Ark. Columbia, S.C. Independence, Miss. Centerville, Ala. Summerville, S.C. Foley, Ala. Alcoa, Tenn. Flint, Mich. Winter Garden, Fla. Lakeland, Fla. SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC -- OFFENSE Name School Ht. Wt. Class Jared Cook South Carolina 6-5 240 Jr. Garry Williams Kentucky 6-3 300 Sr. Anthony Parker Tennessee 6-3 300 Sr. Ciron Black LSU 6-5 325 Jr. Mike Johnson Alabama 6-6 299 Jr. Jonathan Luigs Arkansas 6-4 314 Sr. Julio Jones Alabama 6-4 210 Fr. Mohamed Massaquoi Georgia 6-2 204 Sr. Percy Harvin Florida 5-11 195 Jr. Matthew Stafford Georgia 6-3 228 Jr. Charles Scott LSU 5-11 233 Jr. Michael Smith Arkansas 5-7 173 Jr. Dexter McCluster Ole Miss 5-8 165 Jr. FRESHMAN ALL-SEC -- DEFENSE Name School Ht. Wt. Hometown Jake Bequette Arkansas 6-5 265 Little Rock, Ark. *T.J. Greenstone Vanderbilt 6-3 278 Lawrenceville, Ga. *Zach Stadther Arkansas 6-1 285 N. Little Rock, Ark. *DeAngelo Tyson Georgia 6-2 306 Statesboro, Ga. #Chris Marve Vanderbilt 6-0 225 Memphis, Tenn. Dont’a Hightower Alabama 6-4 250 Lewisburg, Tenn. Jerry Franklin Arkansas 6-2 229 Marion, Ark. *Spencer Pybus Auburn 6-0 207 Dothan, Ala. *Daryl Vereen Tennessee 6-0 200 Charlotte, N.C. Janoris Jenkins Florida 5-10 185 Pahokee, Fla. Will Hill Florida 6-2 203 West Orange, N.J. Charles Mitchell Miss. State 5-11 196 Clarksdale, Miss. Neiko Thorpe Auburn 6-2 171 Tucker, Ga. Name FRESHMAN ALL-SEC -- SPECIAL TEAMS School Ht. Wt. Hometown Georgia Arkansas 5-10 183 5-7 195 Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Texarkana, Ark. FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC -- DEFENSE Name Rahim Alem Peria Jerry Terrence Cody Antonio Coleman Brandon Spikes Eric Norwood Rolando McClain Eric Berry D.J. Moore Trevard Lindley Rashad Johnson School LSU Ole Miss Alabama Auburn Florida South Carolina Alabama Tennessee Vanderbilt Kentucky Alabama Ht. 6-3 6-2 6-5 6-3 6-3 6-1 6-4 5-11 5-10 6-0 6-0 Wt. 254 290 365 250 245 253 249 195 182 175 186 Class Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. So. So. Jr. Jr. Sr. Pos. E E T T E E LB LB LB LB S CB CB DB Name SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC -- DEFENSE School Ht. Wt. Class Hometown Tennessee Florida Kentucky Arkansas Florida LSU Georgia Miss. State Vanderbilt LSU South Carolina Alabama Florida Georgia 6-3 6-3 6-1 6-3 6-6 6-5 5-11 6-2 6-0 6-1 5-10 5-9 5-11 6-2 270 250 310 277 290 290 228 235 222 232 203 198 185 212 Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr. So. Sr. So. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. So. So. Clio, S.C. Stone Mtn., Ga. Louisville, Ky. Bainbridge, Ga. N. Charleston, S.C. Edgard, La. Snellville, Ga. Clinton, Miss. Southlake, Texas Baton Rouge, La. Riviera Beach, Fla. Tampa, Fla. Ft. Washington, Md. Atlanta, Ga. Blair Walsh Dennis Johnson SEC COACHES INDIVIDUAL HONORS Scholar-Athlete of the Year - Tim Tebow, QB, Florida Offensive Player of the Year - Tim Tebow, QB, Florida Defensive Player of the Year - Eric Berry, DB, Tennessee Special Teams Player of the Year - Brandon James, RS, Florida Freshman of the Year - A.J. Green, WR, Georgia Jacobs Blocking Trophy - Michael Oher, Ole Miss SEC Coach of the Year - (Tie) Houston Nutt, Ole Miss; Nick Saban, Alabama; Bobby Johnson, Vanderbilt 58 Robert Ayers Jermaine Cunningham Myron Pryor Malcolm Sheppard Carlos Dunlap Tyson Jackson Rennie Curran Dominic Douglas Patrick Benoist Darry Beckwith Emanuel Cook Javier Arenas Joe Haden Reshad Jones The SEC placed 13 players on first-team All-America teams in 2008. 2 0 0 9 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 INDIVIDUAL HONORS 2008 ASSOCIATED PRESS ALL-SEC FOOTBALL TEAM (Continued) Pos. AP PK P Pos. AP PK P P FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC -- SPECIAL TEAMS Name School Ht. Wt. Class Percy Harvin Florida 5-11 195 Jr. Joshua Shene Ole Miss 5-8 170 Jr. Tim Masthay Kentucky 6-2 203 Sr. Hometown Virginia Beach, Va. Oklahoma City, Ok. Murray, Ky. WALTER CAMP FOOTBALL FOUNDATION First-Team OFFENSE - Michael Oher, OL, Ole Miss; Andre Smith, OL, Alabama. DEFENSE - Brandon Spikes, LB, Florida; Eric Berry, DB, Tennessee. Second-Team OFFENSE - Percy Harvin, WR, Florida; Herman Johnson, OL, LSU; Knowshon Moreno, RB, Georgia. DEFENSE - Terrence Cody, DL, Alabama; Rashad Johnson, DB, Alabama; Trevard Lindley, DB, Kentucky. AMERICAN FOOTBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION (First-Team Only) OFFENSE - Michael Oher, OL, Ole Miss; Andre Smith, OL, Alabama; Antonio Caldwell, C, Alabama; Knowshon Moreno, RB, Georgia. DEFENSE - Terrence Cody, DL, Alabama; Brandon Spikes, LB, Florida; Rashad Johnson, DB, Alabama; Eric Berry, DB, Tennessee. SPECIAL TEAMS - Percy Harvin, ATH, Florida. ASSOCIATED PRESS First-Team OFFENSE - Michael Oher, OT, Ole Miss; Andre Smith, OT, Alabama; Antonio Caldwell, C, Alabama; Herman Johnson, OG, LSU. DEFENSE - Terrence Cody, DT, Alabama; Peria Jerry, DT, Ole Miss; Brandon Spikes, LB, Florida; Eric Berry, DB, Tennessee. Second-Team OFFENSE - Percy Harvin, ATH, Florida; Knowshon Moreno, RB, Georgia. DEFENSE - D.J. Moore, CB, Vanderbilt; Rashad Johnson, S, Alabama. Third-Team OFFENSE - Tim Tebow, QB, Florida. DEFENSE - Rolando McClain, LB, Alabama. THE SPORTING NEWS Offensive Most Valuable Player - Tim Tebow, QB, Florida; Defensive Most Valuable Player - Brandon Spikes, LB, Florida ; SEC Coach of the Year - Nick Saban, Alabama; Freshman of the Year - Julio Jones, WR, Alabama; National Coach of the Year - Nick Saban, Alabama First-Team OFFENSE - Michael Oher, OT, Ole Miss; Andre Smith, OT, Alabama; Antonio Caldwell, C, Alabama. DEFENSE - Terrence Cody, DT, Alabama; Brandon Spikes, LB, Florida; Eric Berry, DB, Tennessee; D.J. Moore, DB, Vanderbilt; Brandon James, RS, Florida. Second-Team OFFENSE - Tim Tebow, QB, Florida; Herman Johnson, OG, LSU. DEFENSE - Peria Jerry, DT, Ole Miss; Rashad Johnson, S, Alabama. All-Freshman OFFENSE - A.J. Green, WR, Georgia; Julio Jones, WR, Alabama. DEFENSE - Jerry Franklin, LB, Arkansas; Janoris Jenkins, DB, Florida. SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC -- SPECIAL TEAMS Name School Ht. Wt. Class Hometown Dexter McCluster Ole Miss 5-8 165 Jr. Largo, Fla. Colt David LSU 5-9 172 Sr. Grapevine, Texas Jeremy Davis Arkansas 5-9 206 Sr. Fort Smith, Ark. Brian Mimbs Georgia 5-11 209 Sr. Dublin, Ga. HONORABLE MENTION OFFENSE Brandon James, AP, Florida; Kenny McKinley, WR, South Carolina; Jonathan Phillips, PK, Florida; Maurkice Pouncey, C, Florida; Jevan Snead, QB, Ole Miss; Ryan Succop, PK/P, South Carolina; Jason Watkins, T, Florida. DEFENSE Ahmad Black, S, Florida; Greg Hardy, E, Ole Miss; Jeremy Jarmon, E, Kentucky; Micah Johnson, LB, Kentucky; Sen’Derrick Marks, T, Auburn; Lawon Scott, T, Ole Miss. ASSOCIATED PRESS SEC INDIVIDUAL HONORS Offensive Player of the Year - Tim Tebow, QB, Florida; Defensive Player of the Year Eric Berry, DB, Tennessee; Freshman of the Year - Julio Jones, WR, Alabama; SEC Coach of the Year - Nick Saban, Alabama THE SPORTING NEWS SEC INDIVIDUAL HONORS SEC ALL-AMERICANS CONSENSUS ALL-AMERICANS (Using five NCAA recognized All-America Teams) OFFENSE - Andre Smith, OL, Alabama; Michael Oher, OL, Ole Miss; Antoine Caldwell, C, Alabama. DEFENSE - Terrence Cody, DL, Alabama; Brandon Spikes, LB, Florida; Eric Berry, DB, Tennessee. SPECIAL TEAMS - Brandon James, KR, Florida. FOOTBALL WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA (First-Team Only) OFFENSE - Andre Smith, OL, Alabama; Michael Oher, OL, Ole Miss. DEFENSE - Terrence Cody, DL, Alabama; Brandon Spikes, LB, Florida; Eric Berry, DB, Tennessee. SPECIAL TEAMS - Brandon James, KR, Florida. 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 9 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 ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL University of Alabama Evan Cardwell Drew Davis P.J. Fitzgerald Terry Grant Bobby Greenwood Charlie Higgenbotham Rashad Johnson Charlie Kirschman Rolando McClain Greg McElroy Will Oakley Colin Peek Taylor Pharr Chris Rogers Ali Sharrief Edwin Bullard Drew Cummings Justen Santana Brian Selman Samuel Snider Leigh Tiffin Jacob Vane University of Arkansas Damario Ambrose Jake Bequette Jeremy Davis Nathan Dick Seth Oxner Lance Thompson Crosby Tuck Auburn University Neil Caudle Wade Christopher Antonio Coleman Jared Cooper John Cubelic Michael Gibson Josh Harris Morgan Hull Ryan Pugh Mike Slade Jackson Timmerman Tommy Trott Bailey Woods University of Florida Lamar Abel Jim Barrie Brendan Beal John Brantley Jeremy Brown Vincent Brown Tate Casey Jamaal Deveaux John Fairbanks Brandon Frazier 60 Sport Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Sport Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Sport Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Sport Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Year Senior Senior Senior Junior Senior Junior Senior Junior Sophomore Junior Senior Junior Junior Junior Senior Sophomore Sophomore Junior Senior Sophomore Junior Junior Year Sophomore Sophomore Senior Sophomore Sophomore Senior Sophomore Year Junior Sophomore Senior Sophomore Junior Junior Sophomore Sophomore Sophomore Sophomore Senior Senior Sophomore Year Sophomore Junior Sophomore Sophomore Sophomore Sophomore Senior Senior Junior Junior Major Management Consumer Sciences Management Human Development Management Interdisciplinary Studies Criminal Justice Management Consumer Sciences Marketing Marketing Finance Public Relations Consumer Sciences General Studies Mechanical Engineering Pre-Major Studies Finance Management Pre-Business Management Consumer Sciences Major Information Systems Financial Management Kinesiology Kinesiology Exercise Science Exercise Science Exercise Science Major Pre-Building Science Pre-Medicine Criminology Pre-Nursing Science Radio, TV, & Film Civil Engineering Political Science Pre-Medicine Pre-Building Science Undeclared Liberal Arts Physics Public Administration Public Administration Major Civil Engineering Political Science Finance Sport Management Social & Behavioral Sciences Family, Youth and Community Sciences Recreation Programming Anthropology History Agribusiness Mgmt. & Marketing Andrew Fritze Marquis Hannah Chas Henry Aaron Hernandez Brad Hiers Corey Hobbs Reginald Hopkins Janoris Jenkins Moses Jenkins Bobby Kane Levi Leigh Duke Lemmens Ean McQuay Kestahn Moore Jonathan Phillips Chris Pintado Shawn Schmieder James Smith Joey Sorrentino Caleb Sturgis Tim Tebow Justin Trattou Phil Trautwein Jason Watkins Mike Williamson Paul Wilson Major Wright University of Georgia Gene Atkins Drew Butler Shaun Chapas Joe Cox Ricardo Crawford Matthew DeGenova Jonathan DeLaureal Kris Durham Bo Fowler Ty Frix Andrew Gully Wes Jacobs Andrew Jensen Andrew Johnson Benjamin Jones Jeremy Lomax Mohamed Massaquoi Brian Mimbs Casey Nickels Christian Norton Joshua Sailors Richard Samuel Brannan Southerland Matthew Stafford Trinton Sturdivant Kade Weston Aron White Charles White Antonio Wilson Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Sport Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Senior Junior Sophomore Sophomore Senior Junior Junior Sophomore Sophomore Senior Senior Sophomore Sophomore Senior Senior Junior Sophomore Senior Senior Sophomore Junior Sophomore Senior Senior Senior Sophomore Sophomore Year Junior Sophomore Junior Junior Junior Sophomore Senior Junior Senior Freshman Senior Senior Senior Junior Freshman Senior Senior Senior Junior Junior Sophomore Freshman Senior Junior Sophomore Junior Sophomore Sophomore Junior Exercise Physiology Criminology Sport Management Sociology History Criminology Criminology Social & Behavioral Sciences Family, Youth & Comm. Sciences Criminology Fitness/Wellness Sport Management Business Management Sport Management Real Estate- Graduate School Finance Biology Entrepreneurship- Graduate School Exercise Physiology Social & Behavioral Sciences Family, Youth and Comm. Sciences Sport Management Educational Leadership- Grad. Sch. Family, Youth and Comm. Sciences Building Construction Sociology Social & Behavioral Sciences Major Housing Journalism Marketing Psychology Housing Management Finance Middle School Education Child & Family Development Bio Engineering Consumer Economics Finance Risk Management & Insurance Bio Engineering Unspecified Finance Psychology Risk Management & Insurance Finance Economics Biology Unspecified Consumer Economics Speech Communication Business Housing Business Business Housing The SEC placed 532 student-athletes on its 2008 Fall Academic Honor Roll. 2 0 0 9 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 ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL University of Kentucky Jess Beets Ross Bogue Marcus Davis Brad Durham Daryl Faulkner Antwane Glenn Ahmad Grigsby Brad Hart J.J. Helton Stuart Hines J.J. Housley Ventrell Jenkins Matt Lentz Ricky Lumpkin Dicky Lyons, Jr. Timothy Masthay Robbie McAtee Luke McDermott Greg Meisner Josh Minton Shomari Moore Austin Moss Billy Joe Murphy A.J. Nance Nii Adjei Oninku Corey Peters Tyler Sargent Michael Schwindel Alfonso Smith Taiedo Smith Brandon Thurmond Louisiana State University Rahim Alem Caleb Angelle Joseph Crappell Richard Dickson Richard Dugas Joshua Dworaczyk Ace Foyil Joshua Graham Orlando Gunn Bobby Hebert Trent Hebert Lyle Hitt Joseph Maltempi Adam McClure Charles Moody University of Mississippi Ben Benedetto Zach Brent Sport Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Sport Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Sport Football Football Year Senior Senior Junior Sophomore Junior Sophomore Senior Senior Junior Sophomore Senior Senior Sophomore Junior Senior Senior Senior Sophomore Sophomore Junior Senior Senior Sophomore Junior Senior Junior Sophomore Senior Senior Sophomore Junior Year Senior Senior Sophomore Junior Junior Sophomore Junior Senior Junior Sophomore Sophomore Senior Junior Junior Sophomore Year Junior Junior Major Sociology Community Communications & Leadership Development Pre-Journalism Agricultural Economics Kinesiology—Exercise Science Pre-Computer Engineering Social Work Finance; Minor: Political Science Community Communications & Leadership Development Pre-Finance Pharmacy Social Work Pre-Management Community Communications & Leadership Development Community Communications & Leadership Development Economics; Minor: History Sociology Public Administration Pre-Integrated Strategic Communications Kinesiology—Exercise Science Community Communications & Leadership Development Family & Consumer Sciences Marketing Kinesiology Pre-Marketing Human Nutrition Secondary Education—Social Studies Biology Mechanical Engineering Community Communications & Leadership Development Psychology Agricultural Economics Major Liberal Arts General Studies Undeclared General Studies Management Undeclared General Studies Mass Communication Mass Communication Undeclared Kinesiology Kinesiology Chemical Engineering Biochemistry General Studies Major Geological Engineering Pharmaceutical Sciences 61 Jason Cook Martin Fisher Clay Fowler Daverin Geralds Gerald Harris Andy Hartmann Ben Meadows Vincent Moss Wesley Phillips Joshua Shene Brent Smith Jevan Snead Billy Tapp Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Senior Sophomore Sophomore Junior Senior Junior Sophomore Sophomore Junior Senior Senior Senior Senior Year Senior Senior Senior Senior Sophomore Senior Junior Junior Senior Sophomore Sophomore Sophomore Sophomore Junior Senior Sophomore Senior Junior Junior Sophomore Sophomore Senior Junior Senior Senior Sophomore Sophomore Senior African American Studies Public Policy Leadership Business Undecided Mathematics Management Criminal Justice Biological Science Accountancy Civil Engineering Exercise Science Physics Marketing Accountancy Major Sociology Geosciences Accounting Business Administration Risk Management and Insurance Physical Education Construction and Land Development Physical Education Interdisciplinary Studies Physical Education Physical Education Biological Engineering General Bus. Admin. Secondary Education Sociology Management Physical Education Interdisciplinary Studies Construction and Land Development General Bus. Admin. Risk Management and Insurance Physical Education Marketing Physical Education Industrial Technology Management Sociology Industrial Technology Mississippi State University Sport Timothy Bailey Football Anthony Bowles Football Mark Brown Football Adam Carlson Football Wes Carroll Football Andrew Ellard Football Aaron Feld Football Phillip Freeman Football Michael Gates Football Robert Gurley Football Nelson Hurst Football Sam Latham Football Addison Lawrence Football Tyson Lee Football Anthony Littlejohn Football D.J. Looney Football Blake McAdams Football Brandon McRae Football Mark Melichar Football Eric Richards Football Derek Sherrod Football Anthony Strauder Football Marcus Washington Football Austin Wilbanks Football Jarvis Williams Football Lamarcus Williams Football KJ Wright Football Taurus Young Football During the last 6 years, the SEC has had more CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-Americas than any other conference. 2 0 0 9 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 ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL University of South Carolina Sport Pierre Andrews Football Yvan Banag Football Tommy Beecher Football Ryan Broadhead Football Patrick DiMarco Football Stephen Flint Football Eugene Foxworth Football Marque Hall Football Lem Jeanpierre Football Alex McGrath Football Jamon Meredith Football Travian Robertson Football Hardee Sanders Football Chris Smelley Football Cedrick Sneed Football Justin Sorensen Football Nate Spurrier Football Scott Spurrier Football Ryan Succop Charles Turner Chris Vaughn Addison Williams Stoney Woodson Greg Wright University of Tennessee Brett Barnes Jake Brown BJ Coleman Jeff Cottam Morgan Cox Stephen Darville Brent Freeman Ryan Hill Austin Johnson Inquoris Johnson Taka Koyano Daniel Lincoln Tyler Maples TJ Marrs Devin Mathis Jacques McClendon Adam Myers-White Tauren Poole Cody Pope Nick Reveiz Austin Rogers Daniel Slutsky Jake Storey Cody Sullins Cory Sullins Brett Thomason Tyler Wolf Justin Wright Football Football Football Football Football Football Sport Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Football Year Junior Senior Junior Junior Sophomore Sophomore Sophomore Senior Junior Senior Senior Sophomore Senior Sophomore Sophomore Senior Junior Junior Senior Sophomore Sophomore Sophomore Senior Senior Year Senior Senior Sophomore Senior Senior Senior Senior Senior Sophomore Senior Sophomore Junior Sophomore Sophomore Junior Senior Senior Sophomore Junior Junior Senior Sophomore Sophomore Senior Senior Senior Junior Senior Major Tech. 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GEORGIA (22) 11-2 1,528 2. Ohio State (21) 11-2 1,506 3. Southern California (12) 11-2 1,490 4. Oklahoma (4) 11-3 1,444 5. FLORIDA (6) 9-4 1,415 6. Missouri 12-2 1,266 7. LSU 12-2 1,163 8. West Virginia 11-2 1,116 9. Clemson 9-4 1,105 10. AUBURN 9-4 968 11. Texas 10-3 966 12. Texas Tech 9-4 786 13. Wisconsin 9-4 771 14. Kansas 12-1 707 15. Arizona State 10-3 631 16. Brigham Young 11-2 590 17. Virginia Tech 11-3 578 18. TENNESSEE 10-4 509 19. South Florida 9-4 496 20. Illinois 9-4 483 21. Oregon 9-4 366 22. Penn State 9-4 293 23. Wake Forest 9-4 227 24. ALABAMA 7-6 89 25. Pittsburgh 5-7 85 Others (SEC Only): South Carolina (84), Arkansas (14), Miss. State (4). 2007 Record Points No. Team 1. GEORGIA (22) 11-2 1,438 2. Southern California (14) 11-2 1,430 3. Ohio State (14) 11-2 1,392 4. Oklahoma (3) 11-3 1,329 5. FLORIDA (5) 9-4 1,293 6. LSU (3) 12-2 1,163 7. Missouri 12-2 1,143 8. West Virginia 11-2 1,008 9. Clemson 9-4 999 10. Texas 10-3 979 11. AUBURN 9-4 888 12. Wisconsin 9-4 747 13. Kansas 12-1 714 14. Texas Tech 9-4 644 15. Virginia Tech 11-3 568 16. Arizona State 10-3 560 17. Brigham Young 11-2 547 18. TENNESSEE 10-4 506 19. Illinois 9-4 422 20. Oregon 9-4 399 21. South Florida 9-4 350 22. Penn State 9-4 313 23. Wake Forest 9-4 203 24. Michigan 9-4 112 25. Fresno State 9-4 91 Others (SEC Only): Alabama (83), South Carolina (64), Miss. State (6), Kentucky (5). USA Today/ESPN Coaches’ Poll AFTER WEEK 1 Associated Press Record Points No. Team 1. Southern California (21) 1-0 1,539 2. GEORGIA (20) 1-0 1,506 3. Ohio State (15) 1-0 1,497 4. Oklahoma (2) 1-0 1,432 5. FLORIDA (5) 1-0 1,415 6. Missouri (1) 1-0 1,301 7. LSU (1) 1-0 1,207 8. West Virginia 1-0 1,108 9. AUBURN 1-0 1,033 10. Texas 1-0 1,028 11. Wisconsin 1-0 849 12. Texas Tech 1-0 842 13. ALABAMA 1-0 834 14. Kansas 1-0 748 15. Arizona State 1-0 672 15. Brigham Young 1-0 672 17. South Florida 1-0 588 18. Oregon 1-0 508 19. Penn State 1-0 467 20. Wake Forest 1-0 414 21. Fresno State 1-0 242 22. Utah 1-0 214 23. Ucla 1-0 151 24. Illinois 0-1 147 24. SOUTH CAROLINA 1-0 147 Others (SEC Only): Tennessee (30), Kentucky (5). USA Today/ESPN Coaches’ Poll Record Points No. Team 1. Southern California (23) 1-0 1462 2. GEORGIA (20) 1-0 1442 3. Ohio State (10) 1-0 1385 4. Oklahoma (2) 1-0 1344 5. FLORIDA (3) 1-0 1295 6. LSU (3) 1-0 1202 7. Missouri 1-0 1197 8. West Virginia 1-0 1035 9. Texas 1-0 1030 10. AUBURN 1-0 962 11. Wisconsin 1-0 853 12. Kansas 1-0 820 13. Texas Tech 1-0 732 14. Arizona State 1-0 679 15. Brigham Young 1-0 629 16. Oregon 1-0 566 17. ALABAMA 1-0 538 18. South Florida 1-0 480 19. Penn State 1-0 450 20. Wake Forest 1-0 388 21. Fresno State 1-0 269 22. Clemson 0-1 186 23. Utah 1-0 158 24. SOUTH CAROLINA 1-0 134 25. Illinois 0-1 92 Others (SEC Only): Tennessee (56), Kentucky (20). AFTER WEEK 2 Associated Press Record Points No. Team 1. Southern California (33) 1-0 1577 2. GEORGIA (23) 2-0 1525 3. Oklahoma (2) 2-0 1458 4. FLORIDA (4) 2-0 1438 5. Ohio State (1) 2-0 1347 6. Missouri (1) 2-0 1336 7. LSU (1) 1-0 1231 8. Texas 2-0 1100 9. AUBURN 2-0 1067 10. Wisconsin 2-0 910 11. ALABAMA 2-0 865 12. Texas Tech 2-0 845 13. Kansas 2-0 825 14. East Carolina 2-0 762 15. Arizona State 2-0 744 16. Oregon 2-0 616 17. Penn State 2-0 607 18. Brigham Young 2-0 537 19. South Florida 2-0 493 20. Wake Forest 2-0 404 21. Fresno State 1-0 290 22. Utah 2-0 258 23. California 2-0 195 24. Illinois 1-1 164 25. West Virginia 1-1 163 Others (SEC Only): Tennessee (15), Vanderbilt (7), Kentucky (6), South Carolina (2). USA Today/ESPN Coaches’ Poll No. Team 1. Southern California (34) 2. GEORGIA (18) 3. Oklahoma (3) 4. FLORIDA (3) 5. Ohio State (1) 6. Missouri 7. LSU (2) 8. Texas 9. AUBURN 10. Wisconsin 11. Kansas 12. Texas Tech 13. Arizona State 14. Oregon 15. Brigham Young 16. ALABAMA 17. Penn State 18. South Florida 19. Wake Forest 20. East Carolina 21. Fresno State 22. Utah 23. Clemson 24. West Virginia 25. California Record 1-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 1-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 1-0 2-0 1-1 1-1 2-0 Points 1481 1454 1370 1306 1289 1212 1198 1069 1017 946 854 755 737 665 628 611 547 475 419 375 300 235 175 145 128 Others (SEC Only): Kentucky (28), Tennessee (21), Vanderbilt (8), South Carolina (1). 63 Nine SEC teams were ranked in the top 25 at one time during the 2008 season. 2 0 0 9 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 POLLS AFTER WEEK 3 Associated Press No. Team Record Points 1. Southern California (61) 2-0 1596 2. Oklahoma 3-0 1485 3. GEORIGA (2) 3-0 1437 4. FLORIDA (1) 2-0 1414 5. Missouri 3-0 1389 6. LSU 2-0 1274 7. Texas 2-0 1140 8. Wisconsin 3-0 1076 9. ALABAMA 3-0 982 10. AUBURN 3-0 958 11. Texas Tech 3-0 904 12. South Florida 3-0 801 13. Ohio State 2-1 800 14. Brigham Young 3-0 788 15. East Carolina 3-0 781 16. Penn State 3-0 779 17. Oregon 3-0 679 18. Wake Forest 2-0 482 19. Kansas 2-1 445 20. Utah 3-0 428 21. West Virignia 1-1 179 22. Illinois 2-1 163 23. Clemson 2-1 160 24. Florida State 2-0 146 25. Fresno State 1-1 121 Others (SEC Only): Vanderbilt (63), Tennessee (15), Kentucky (6), South Carolina (1). USA Today/ESPN Coaches’ Poll Record Points No. Team 1. Southern California (57) 2-0 1518 2. Oklahoma (1) 3-0 1423 3. GEORGIA (2) 3-0 1393 4. FLORIDA (1) 2-0 1335 5. Missouri 3-0 1294 6. LSU 2-0 1233 7. Texas 2-0 1128 8. Wisconsin 3-0 1027 9. AUBURN 3-0 955 10. Texas Tech 3-0 887 11. Brigham Young 3-0 846 12. Oregon 3-0 783 13. ALABAMA 3-0 771 14. Ohio State 2-1 736 15. Penn State 3-0 724 16. South Florida 3-0 685 17. East Carolina 3-0 508 18. Wake Forest 2-0 498 19. Kansas 2-1 416 20. Utah 3-0 400 21. Clemson 2-1 233 22. West Virginia 1-1 159 23. Illinois 2-1 127 24. Arizona State 2-1 113 25. Florida State 2-0 110 Others (SEC Only): Kentucky (40), Tennessee (34), Vanderbilt (20). 64 AFTER WEEK 4 Associated Press No. Team 1. Southern California (62) 2. Oklahoma 3. GEORGIA (2) 4. FLORIDA (1) 5. LSU 6. Missouri 7. Texas 8. ALABAMA 9. Wisconsin 10. Texas Tech 11. Brigham Young 12. Penn State 13. South Florida 14. Ohio State 15. AUBURN 16. Wake Forest 17. Utah 18. Kansas 19. Boise State 20. Clemson 21. VANDERBILT 22. Illinois 23. East Carolina 24. Texas Christian 25. Fresno State Others (SEC Only): Kentucky Carolina (3). Record 2-0 3-0 4-0 3-0 3-0 4-0 3-0 4-0 3-0 4-0 4-0 4-0 4-0 3-1 3-1 3-0 4-0 3-1 3-0 3-1 4-0 2-1 3-1 4-0 2-1 (7), South Points 1621 1484 1475 1442 1363 1360 1174 1132 1091 962 919 891 798 790 785 711 574 555 363 300 242 224 201 117 105 AFTER WEEK 5 Associated Press No. Team 1. Oklahoma (43) 2. ALABAMA (21) 3. LSU 4. Missouri (1) 5. Texas 6. Penn State 7. Texas Tech 8. Brigham Young 9. Southern California 10. South Florida 11. GEORGIA 12. FLORIDA 13. AUBURN 14. Ohio State 15. Utah 16. Kansas 17. Boise State 18. Wisconsin 19. VANDERBILT 20. Virginia Tech 21. Oklahoma State 22. Fresno State 23. Oregon 24. Connecticut 25. Wake Forest Others (SEC Only): Kentucky (13). Record 4-0 5-0 4-0 4-0 4-0 5-0 4-0 4-0 2-1 5-0 4-1 3-1 4-1 4-1 5-0 3-1 3-0 3-1 4-0 4-1 4-0 3-1 4-1 5-0 3-1 (40), Ole Points 1599 1565 1466 1453 1362 1252 1105 1098 1087 1035 1018 914 860 829 713 650 549 520 459 290 277 232 199 126 107 Miss USA Today/ESPN Coaches’ Poll Record No. Team 1. Southern California (56) 2-0 2. Oklahoma (2) 3-0 3. GEORGIA (2) 3-0 4. FLORIDA (1) 3-0 5. Missouri 4-0 6. LSU 3-0 7. Texas 3-0 8. Wisconsin 3-0 9. Texas Tech 4-0 10. ALABAMA 4-0 11. Brigham Young 4-0 12. Penn State 4-0 13. Ohio State 3-1 14. South Florida 4-0 15. Wake Forest 3-0 16. AUBURN 3-1 17. Utah 4-0 18. Kansas 3-1 19. Clemson 3-1 20. Boise State 3-0 21. Illinois 2-1 22. Oregon 3-1 23. Texas Christian 4-0 24. Fresno State 2-1 25. Vanderbilt 4-0 Others (SEC Only): Kentucky (36). Points 1517 1424 1388 1345 1284 1247 1143 1041 944 939 931 818 744 721 678 650 528 506 378 265 233 174 151 117 103 USA Today/ESPN Coaches’ Poll Record No. Team 1. Oklahoma (57) 4-0 2. LSU (1) 4-0 3. Missouri 4-0 4. ALABAMA (2) 5-0 5. Texas (1) 4-0 6. Penn State 5-0 7. Brigham Young 4-0 8. Texas Tech 4-0 9. Southern California 2-1 10. GEORGIA 4-1 South Florida 5-0 12. Ohio State 4-1 13. FLORIDA 3-1 14. AUBURN 4-1 15. Utah 5-0 16. Kansas 3-1 17. Wisconsin 3-1 18. Boise State 3-0 19. VANDERBILT 4-0 20. Oregon 4-1 21. Fresno State 3-1 22. Oklahoma State 4-0 23. Connecticut 5-0 24. Virginia Tech 4-1 25. Wake Forest 3-1 Others (SEC Only): Kentucky (86), Ole (1). Points 1520 1399 1398 1350 1310 1146 1054 1047 990 888 888 854 832 776 684 555 521 446 351 286 280 229 180 161 148 Miss Five different SEC teams were ranked in the Top 10 at one time or another in 2008. 2 0 0 9 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 POLLS AFTER WEEK 6 Associated Press No. Team 1. Oklahoma (51) 2. ALABAMA (13) 3. Missouri (1) 4. LSU 5. Texas 6. Penn State 7. Texas Tech 8. Southern California 9. Brigham Young 10. GEORGIA 11. FLORIDA 12. Ohio State 13. VANDERBILT 14. Utah 15. Boise State 16. Kansas 17. Oklahoma State 18. Virginia Tech 19. South Florida 20. AUBURN 21. Wake Forest 22. North Carolina 23. Michigan State 24. Pittsburgh 25. Ball State Others (SEC Only): Kentucky Record 5-0 6-0 5-0 4-0 5-0 6-0 5-0 3-1 5-0 4-1 4-1 5-1 5-0 6-0 4-0 4-1 5-0 5-1 5-1 4-2 3-1 4-1 5-1 4-1 6-0 (49). Points 1608 1537 1487 1444 1374 1287 1163 1137 1103 1014 977 931 833 815 677 623 565 485 392 236 205 196 161 121 97 Harris Interactive Poll No. Team 1. Oklahoma (106) 2. LSU (2) 3. ALABAMA (6) 4. Missouri 5. Texas 6. Penn State 7. Texas Tech 8. Southern California 9. Brigham Young 10. GEORGIA 11. FLORIDA 12. Ohio State 13. Utah 14. VANDERBILT 15. Boise State 16. Kansas 17. Oklahoma State 18. Virginia Tech 19. South Florida 20. AUBURN 21. Michigan State 22. Wake Forest 23. Northwestern 24. Wisconsin 25. North Carolina Others (SEC Only): Kentucky (2). Record 5-0 4-0 6-0 5-0 5-0 6-0 5-0 3-1 5-0 4-1 4-1 5-1 6-0 5-0 4-0 4-1 5-0 5-1 5-1 4-2 5-1 3-1 5-0 3-2 4-1 (61), Ole Points 2837 2604 2594 2553 2447 2210 2036 2025 1964 1803 1768 1577 1416 1327 1177 1157 964 802 593 456 424 351 268 233 194 Miss USA Today/ESPN Coaches’ Poll Record Points No. Team 1. Texas (44) 6-0 1505 2. ALABAMA (14) 6-0 1452 3. Penn State (3) 7-0 1416 4. Southern California 4-1 1198 5. Texas Tech 6-0 1195 6. Oklahoma 5-1 1147 7. FLORIDA 5-1 1145 8. Brigham Young 6-0 1143 9. GEORGIA 5-1 1010 10. Oklahoma State 6-0 958 11. Ohio State 6-1 920 12. Missouri 5-1 886 13. Utah 7-0 819 14. LSU 4-1 776 15. Kansas 5-1 676 16. Boise State 5-0 648 17. Michigan State 6-1 468 18. Virginia Tech 5-1 467 19. Wake Forest 4-1 376 20. South Florida 5-1 334 21. North Carolina 5-1 321 22. California 4-1 169 23. VANDERBILT 5-1 147 24. Texas Christian 6-1 138 25. Ball State 7-0 135 Others (SEC Only): South Carolina (10), Kentucky (1). Harris Interactive Poll Record No. Team 1. Texas (72) 6-0 2. ALABAMA (37) 6-0 3. Penn State (4) 7-0 4. Oklahoma 5-1 5. Southern California 4-1 6. FLORIDA 5-1 7. Texas Tech 6-0 8. Brigham Young 6-0 9. GEORGIA 5-1 10. Oklahoma State 6-0 11. Missouri 5-1 12. LSU 4-1 13. Ohio State 6-1 14. Utah (1) 7-0 15. Boise State 5-0 16. Kansas 5-1 17. Virginia Tech 5-1 18. Michigan State 6-1 19. South Florida 5-1 20. North Carolina 5-1 21. Wake Forest 4-1 22. VANDERBILT 5-1 23. Ball State 7-0 24. California 4-1 25. Pittsburgh 4-1 Others (SEC Only): Auburn (17), South (13). Points 2804 2752 2602 2255 2225 2224 2191 2044 1901 1829 1706 1607 1589 1489 1240 1187 912 800 640 607 569 454 226 217 164 Carolina USA Today/ESPN Coaches’ Poll Record Points No. Team 1. Oklahoma (60) 5-0 1524 2. Missouri 5-0 1404 3. LSU (1) 4-0 1398 4. ALABAMA 6-0 1339 5. Texas 5-0 1305 6. Penn State 6-0 1203 7. Texas Tech 5-0 1101 8. Brigham Young 5-0 1086 9. Southern California 3-1 1055 10. GEORGIA 4-1 937 11. Ohio State 5-1 893 12. FLORIDA 4-1 883 13. Utah 6-0 793 14. VANDERBILT 5-0 704 15. Kansas 4-1 667 16. Boise State 4-0 624 17. Oklahoma State 5-0 523 18. Virginia Tech 5-1 393 19. Michigan State 5-1 273 20. South Florida 5-1 267 21. Wake Forest 3-1 247 22. Northwestern 5-0 231 23. AUBURN 4-2 121 24. Wisconsin 3-2 105 25. California 4-1 98 Others (SEC Only): Kentucky (51), South Carolina (1). AFTER WEEK 7 Associated Press Record No. Team 1. Texas (39) 6-0 2. ALABAMA (26) 6-0 3. Penn State 7-0 4. Oklahoma 5-1 5. FLORIDA 5-1 6. Southern California 4-1 7. Texas Tech 6-0 8. Oklahoma State 6-0 9. Brigham Young 6-0 10. GEORGIA 5-1 11. Missouri 5-1 12. Ohio State 6-1 13. LSU 4-1 14. Utah 7-0 15. Boise State 5-0 16. Kansas 5-1 17. Virginia Tech 5-1 18. North Carolina 5-1 19. South Florida 5-1 20. Michigan State 6-1 21. Wake Forest 4-1 22. VANDERBILT 5-1 23. Pittsburgh 4-1 24. Ball State 7-0 25. California 4-1 Others (SEC Only): South Carolina (9), Kentucky (7). Points 1599 1582 1492 1306 1284 1247 1210 1184 1131 1081 984 908 893 834 714 620 540 416 397 371 330 258 182 166 115 The SEC had the most teams ranked (4-AP/5-USA) in the final AP and USA Today top 15 in 2008. 65 2 0 0 9 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 POLLS AFTER WEEK 8 Associated Press No. Team Record Points 1. Texas (65) 7-0 1625 2. ALABAMA 7-0 1543 3. Penn State 8-0 1506 4. Oklahoma 6-1 1358 5. FLORIDA 5-1 1307 6. Southern California 5-1 1292 7. Oklahoma State 7-0 1252 8. Texas Tech 7-0 1194 9. GEORGIA 6-1 1117 10. Ohio State 7-1 1053 11. LSU 5-1 987 12. Utah 8-0 943 13. Boise State 6-0 849 14. South Florida 6-1 674 15. Texas Christian 7-1 643 16. Missouri 5-2 568 17. Pittsburgh 5-1 540 18. Brigham Young 6-1 412 19. Kansas 5-2 364 20. Ball State 7-0 357 21. Georgia Tech 6-1 338 22. Tulsa 7-0 321 23. Boston College 5-1 281 24. Florida State 5-1 190 25. Minnesota 6-1 149 Others (SEC Only): Vanderbilt (61), Kentucky (10). USA Today Coaches’ Poll Record Points No. Team 1. Texas (58) 7-0 1522 2. ALABAMA (1) 7-0 1436 3. Penn State (2) 8-0 1413 4. Southern California 5-1 1264 5. Oklahoma 6-1 1218 6. Texas Tech 7-0 1210 7. FLORIDA 5-1 1184 8. Oklahoma State 7-0 1083 9. GEORGIA 6-1 1067 10. Ohio State 7-1 995 11. LSU 5-1 903 12. Utah 8-0 891 13. Boise State 6-0 786 14. South Florida 6-1 643 15. Texas Christian 7-1 582 16. Missouri 5-2 551 17. Brigham Young 6-1 464 18. Kansas 5-2 342 19. Tulsa 7-0 328 20. Pittsburgh 5-1 292 21. Georgia Tech 6-1 282 22. Ball State 7-0 274 23. Florida State 5-1 258 24. Northwestern 6-1 177 25. Minnesota 6-1 165 Others (SEC Only): Vanderbilt (20), Kentucky (15). Harris Interactive Poll No. Team 1. Texas (104) 2. ALABAMA (6) 3. Penn State (3) 4. Oklahoma 5. Southern California 6. FLORIDA 7. Texas Tech 8. Oklahoma State 9. GEORGIA 10. Ohio State 11. LSU 12. Utah (1) 13. Boise State 14. South Florida 15. Texas Christian 16. Missouri 17. Brigham Young 18. Pittsburgh 19. Kansas 20. Ball State 21. Tulsa 22. Georgia Tech 23. Florida State 24. Boston College 25. Minnesota Record 7-0 7-0 8-0 6-1 5-1 5-1 7-0 7-0 6-1 7-1 5-1 8-0 6-0 6-1 7-1 5-2 6-1 5-1 5-2 7-0 7-0 6-1 5-1 5-1 6-1 Points 2838 2692 2631 2357 2327 2225 2179 2046 1997 1814 1750 1679 1498 1160 990 978 932 763 634 578 528 503 447 366 284 AFTER WEEK 9 Associated Press (Week 10) No. Team 1. Texas (65) 2. ALABAMA 3. Penn State 4. Oklahoma 5. FLORIDA 6. Texas Tech 7. Southern California 8. GEORGIA 9. Oklahoma State 10. Utah 11. Boise State 12. Texas Christian 13. Ohio State 14. Missouri 15. LSU 16. Florida State 17. Brigham Young 18. Ball State 19. Tulsa 20. Minnesota 21. North Carolina 22. Michigan State 23. Oregon 24. South Florida 25. Maryland Others (SEC Only): None. USA Today Coaches’ Poll No. Team 1. Texas (58) 2. ALABAMA 3. Penn State (3) 4. Oklahoma 5. Texas Tech 6. Southern California 7. FLORIDA 8. GEORGIA 9. Utah 10. Oklahoma State 11. Boise State 12. Texas Christian 13. Ohio State 14. Missouri 15. LSU 16. Florida State 17. Brigham Young 18. Tulsa 19. Ball State 20. Minnesota 21. Michigan State 22. North Carolina 23. South Florida 24. Oregon 25. Maryland Others (SEC Only): None. Record 8-0 8-0 9-0 7-1 6-1 8-0 6-1 7-1 7-1 8-0 7-0 8-1 7-2 6-2 5-2 6-1 7-1 8-0 7-0 7-1 6-2 7-2 6-2 6-2 6-2 Points 1625 1542 1503 1361 1337 1280 1234 1212 1168 1027 946 848 834 791 649 558 553 542 527 438 228 219 188 100 89 Others (SEC Only): Vanderbilt (70), Kentucky (6), Auburn (5). Bowl Championship Series Standings Record Rating No. Team 1. Texas 7-0 .9979 2. ALABAMA 7-0 .9487 3. Penn State 8-0 .8666 4. Oklahoma 6-1 .8319 5. Southern California 5-1 .7751 6. Oklahoma State 7-0 .7727 7. GEORGIA 6-1 .7201 8. Texas Tech 7-0 .7127 9. Ohio State 7-1 .7029 10. FLORIDA 5-1 .6990 11. Utah 8-0 .6345 12. Boise State 6-0 .5870 13. LSU 5-1 .4987 14. Texas Christian 7-1 .4197 15. Missouri 5-2 .3682 16. South Florida 6-1 .3296 17. Pittsburgh 5-1 .2831 18. Georgia Tech 6-1 .2405 19. Tulsa 7-0 .2368 20. Ball State 7-0 .2342 21. Brigham Young 6-1 .2171 22. Northwestern 6-1 .1620 23. Kansas 5-2 .1489 24. Minnesota 6-1 .1426 25. Florida State 5-1 .1120 Record 8-0 8-0 9-0 7-1 8-0 6-1 6-1 7-1 8-0 7-1 7-0 8-1 7-2 6-2 5-2 6-1 7-1 7-0 8-0 7-1 7-2 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-2 Points 1522 1439 1414 1265 1246 1228 1199 1137 987 972 894 813 752 740 573 546 545 524 445 403 292 232 153 150 71 66 The highest final AP rank by an SEC team when starting the season unranked was Auburn in 1993 (4th). 2 0 0 9 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 POLLS AFTER WEEK 9 (Continued) Harris Interactive Poll Record No. Team 1. Texas (103) 8-0 2. ALABAMA (6) 8-0 3. Penn State (5) 9-0 4. Oklahoma 7-1 5. Texas Tech 8-0 6. FLORIDA 6-1 7. Southern California 6-1 8. GEORGIA 7-1 9. Oklahoma State 7-1 10. Utah 8-0 11. Boise State 7-0 12. Ohio State 7-2 13. Texas Christian 8-1 14. Missouri 6-2 15. Brigham Young 7-1 16. LSU 5-2 17. Ball State 8-0 18. Florida State 6-1 19. Tulsa 7-0 20. Minnesota 7-1 21. Michigan State 7-2 22. North Carolina 6-2 23. South Florida 6-2 24. Oregon 6-2 25. California 5-2 Georgia Tech 6-2 Others (SEC Only): Vanderbilt (9). Points 2839 2696 2650 2370 2286 2258 2255 2124 1871 1802 1688 1450 1443 1336 1121 1081 973 960 930 778 466 391 287 220 99 99 AFTER WEEK 10 Associated Press Record Points No. Team 1. ALABAMA (46) 9-0 1600 2. Texas Tech (12) 9-0 1528 3. Penn State (6) 9-0 1525 4. FLORIDA (1) 7-1 1398 5. Texas 8-1 1353 6. Oklahoma 8-1 1324 7. Southern California 7-1 1250 8. Oklahoma State 8-1 1198 9. Boise State 8-0 1030 10. Utah 9-0 1028 11. Texas Christian 9-1 958 12. Ohio State 7-2 898 13. Missouri 7-2 830 14. GEORGIA 7-2 808 15. LSU 6-2 746 16. Ball State 8-0 594 17. Brigham Young 8-1 536 18. Michigan State 8-2 456 19. North Carolina 6-2 418 20. West Virginia 6-2 303 21. California 6-2 288 22. Georgia Tech 7-2 286 23. Maryland 6-2 242 24. Florida State 6-2 128 25. Pittsburgh 6-2 96 Others (SEC Only): South Carolina (10). USA Today Coaches’ Poll Record Points No. Team 1. ALABAMA (40) 9-0 1498 2. Penn State (14) 9-0 1437 3. Texas Tech (6) 9-0 1409 4. Oklahoma (1) 8-1 1290 5. FLORIDA 7-1 1268 6. Southern California 7-1 1232 7. Texas 8-1 1227 8. Oklahoma State 8-1 1066 9. Utah 9-0 1018 10. Boise State 8-0 958 11. Texas Christian 9-1 862 12. Ohio State 7-2 843 13. Missouri 7-2 794 14. GEORGIA 7-2 693 15. LSU 6-2 683 16. Brigham Young 8-1 591 17. Michigan State 8-2 516 18. Ball State 8-0 503 19. North Carolina 6-2 359 20. Georgia Tech 7-2 289 21. Maryland 6-2 243 22. California 6-2 192 23. West Virginia 6-2 172 24. Florida State 6-2 150 25. Northwestern 7-2 120 Others (SEC Only): South Carolina (18), Kentucky (2). Harris Interactive Poll Record Points No. Team 1. ALABAMA (79) 9-0 2798 2. Penn State (17) 9-0 2689 3. Texas Tech (16) 9-0 2644 4. FLORIDA (1) 7-1 2391 5. Oklahoma 8-1 2366 6. Texas (1) 8-1 2322 7. Southern California 7-1 2273 8. Oklahoma State 8-1 2021 9. Utah 9-0 1864 10. Boise State 8-0 1797 11. Ohio State 7-2 1576 12. Texas Christian 9-1 1560 13. Missouri 7-2 1416 14. GEORGIA 7-2 1380 15. LSU 6-2 1241 16. Brigham Young 8-1 1179 17. Ball State 8-0 1053 18. Michigan State 8-2 857 19. North Carolina 6-2 670 20. Georgia Tech 7-2 561 21. California 6-2 432 22. West Virginia 6-2 369 23. Maryland 6-2 249 24. Florida State 6-2 237 25. Tulsa 7-1 234 Others (SEC Only): South Carolina (11). Bowl Championship Series Standings Record Rating No. Team 1. ALABAMA 9-0 .9747 2. Texas Tech 9-0 .9372 3. Penn State 9-0 .9286 4. Texas 8-1 .8531 5. FLORIDA 7-1 .8268 6. Oklahoma 8-1 .8220 7. Southern California 7-1 .7551 8. Utah 9-0 .6972 9. Oklahoma State 8-1 .6660 10. Boise State 8-0 .6529 11. Ohio State 7-2 .5553 12. Texas Christian 9-1 .5442 13. GEORGIA 7-2 .5362 14. Missouri 7-2 .4925 15. Brigham Young 8-1 .3737 16. LSU 6-2 .3711 17. Ball State 8-0 .3564 18. Michigan State 8-2 .3364 19. North Carolina 6-2 .2635 20. Georgia Tech 7-2 .1888 21. California 6-2 .1125 22. Florida State 6-2 .0872 23. Maryland 6-2 .0822 24. Northwestern 7-2 .0810 25. West Virginia 6-2 .0806 Bowl Championship Series Standings Record Rating No. Team 1. Texas 8-0 .9981 2. ALABAMA 8-0 .9499 3. Penn State 9-0 .9257 4. Oklahoma 7-1 .8270 5. Southern California 6-1 .7822 6. GEORGIA 7-1 .7703 7. Texas Tech 8-0 .7431 8. FLORIDA 6-1 .7295 9. Oklahoma State 7-1 .6746 10. Utah 8-0 .6698 11. Boise State 7-0 .6362 12. Ohio State 7-2 .5373 13. Texas Christian 8-1 .5065 14. Missouri 6-2 .4747 15. Florida State 6-1 .3383 16. Ball State 8-0 .3377 17. Minnesota 7-1 .3057 18. Tulsa 7-0 .2966 19. LSU 5-2 .2917 20. Brigham Young 7-1 .2902 21. Michigan State 7-2 .2117 22. North Carolina 6-2 .2098 23. South Florida 6-2 .0670 24. Oregon 6-2 .0652 25. Connecticut 6-2 .0631 In six of 14 weeks in the SEC, there were two-or-less plays overturned by instant replay. 67 2 0 0 9 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 POLLS AFTER WEEK 11 Associated Press No. Team 1. ALABAMA (44) 2. Texas Tech (21) 3. FLORIDA 4. Texas 5. Oklahoma 6. Southern California 7. Penn State 8. Utah 9. Boise State 10. Ohio State 11. Oklahoma State 12. Missouri 13. GEORGIA 14. Ball State 15. Texas Christian 16. Brigham Young 17. North Carolina 18. Michigan State 19. LSU 20. Florida State 21. Pittsburgh 22. Cincinnati 23. Oregon State 24. SOUTH CAROLINA 25. Tulsa Others (SEC Only): None. Record 10-0 10-0 8-1 9-1 9-1 8-1 9-1 10-0 9-0 8-2 8-2 8-2 8-2 9-0 9-2 9-1 7-2 9-2 6-3 7-2 7-2 7-2 6-3 7-3 8-1 Points 1604 1574 1467 1437 1375 1311 1161 1157 1110 1009 963 913 880 677 623 602 597 584 552 380 318 269 124 117 84 Harris Interactive Poll No. Team 1. ALABAMA (75) 2. Texas Tech (38) 3. FLORIDA (1) 4. Texas 5. Oklahoma 6. Southern California 7. Penn State 8. Utah 9. Boise State 10. Ohio State 11. Missouri 12. GEORGIA 13. Oklahoma State 14. Brigham Young 15. Ball State 16. Michigan State 17. North Carolina 18. Texas Christian 19. LSU 20. Florida State 21. Pittsburgh 22. Tulsa 23. Cincinnati 24. SOUTH CAROLINA 25. California Others (SEC Only): None. Record 10-0 10-0 8-1 9-1 9-1 8-1 9-1 10-0 9-0 8-2 8-2 8-2 8-2 9-1 9-0 9-2 7-2 9-2 6-3 7-2 7-2 8-1 7-2 7-3 6-3 Points 2,808 2,768 2,531 2,471 2,427 2,329 2,073 2,034 1,940 1,765 1,585 1,581 1,488 1,335 1,231 1,122 995 975 806 708 558 342 331 147 120 USA Today Coaches’ Poll No. Team 1. ALABAMA (44) 2. Texas Tech (17) 3. FLORIDA 4. Oklahoma 5. Texas 6. Southern California 7. Utah 8. Penn State 9. Boise State 10. Ohio State 11. Missouri 12. GEORGIA 13. Oklahoma State 14. Brigham Young 15. Michigan State 16. Ball State 17. North Carolina 18. Texas Christian 19. Florida State 20. LSU 21. Pittsburgh 22. Cincinnati 23. SOUTH CAROLINA 24. Tulsa 25. Oregon State Others (SEC Only): None. Record 10-0 10-0 8-1 9-1 9-1 8-1 10-0 9-1 9-0 8-2 8-2 8-2 8-2 9-1 9-2 9-0 7-2 9-2 7-2 6-3 7-2 7-2 7-3 8-1 6-3 Points 1508 1469 1348 1314 1300 1268 1104 1074 1028 936 883 842 808 679 660 590 543 475 426 409 311 183 155 144 71 Bowl Championship Series Standings Record Rating No. Team 1. ALABAMA 10-0 .9814 2. Texas Tech 10-0 .9715 3. Texas 9-1 .8798 4. FLORIDA 8-1 .8640 5. Oklahoma 9-1 .8444 6. Southern California 8-1 .7896 7. Utah 10-0 .7692 8. Penn State 9-1 .6839 9. Boise State 9-0 .6783 10. GEORGIA 8-2 .6156 11. Ohio State 8-2 .5910 12. Missouri 8-2 .5584 13. Oklahoma State 8-2 .5340 14. Ball State 9-0 .4163 15. Michigan State 9-2 .3888 16. North Carolina 7-2 .3817 17. Brigham Young 9-1 .3746 18. Texas Christian 9-2 .3512 19. Florida State 7-2 .2593 20. LSU 6-3 .2403 21. Pittsburgh 7-2 .1799 22. Cincinnati 7-2 .1487 23. Tulsa 8-1 .0715 24. Wake Forest 6-3 .0611 25. SOUTH CAROLINA 7-3 .0577 AFTER WEEK 12 Associated Press Record No. Team 1. ALABAMA (42) 11-0 2. Texas Tech (21) 10-0 3. FLORIDA (2) 9-1 4. Texas 10-1 5. Oklahoma 9-1 6. Southern California 9-1 7. Penn State 10-1 8. Utah 11-0 9. Boise State 10-0 10. Ohio State 9-2 11. Oklahoma State 9-2 12. Missouri 9-2 13. GEORGIA 9-2 14. Ball State 10-0 15. Texas Christian 9-2 16. Brigham Young 10-1 17. Michigan State 9-2 18. LSU 7-3 19. Cincinnati 8-2 20. Pittsburgh 7-2 21. Oregon State 7-3 22. Maryland 7-3 23. Miami (Fla.) 7-3 24. Oregon 8-3 25. North Carolina 7-3 Others (SEC Only): South Carolina (5), Miss (4). USA Today Coaches’ Poll Record No. Team 1. ALABAMA (45) 11-0 2. Texas Tech (15) 10-0 3. FLORIDA (1) 9-1 4. Texas 10-1 5. Oklahoma 9-1 6. Southern California 9-1 7. Utah 11-0 8. Penn State 10-1 9. Boise State 10-0 10. Ohio State 9-2 11. Missouri 9-2 12. Oklahoma State 9-2 13. GEORGIA 9-2 14. Brigham Young 10-1 15. Michigan State 9-2 16. Ball State 10-0 17. Texas Christian 9-2 18. LSU 7-3 19. Pittsburgh 7-2 20. Cincinnati 8-2 21. Oregon State 7-3 22. Oregon 8-3 23. Maryland 7-3 24. Northwestern 8-3 25. Boston College 7-3 Others (SEC Only): South Carolina (4). Points 1601 1574 1476 1437 1369 1310 1178 1158 1098 1017 987 913 864 714 659 656 612 526 413 406 389 161 139 126 115 Ole Points 1508 1465 1373 1322 1305 1245 1113 1093 1023 957 894 838 832 690 654 613 533 429 406 358 321 169 140 117 97 68 Since 1992, the SEC has sent at least five teams to post-season play in every year but one (1993). 2 0 0 9 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 POLLS AFTER WEEK 12 (Continued) Harris Interactive Poll Record No. Team 1. ALABAMA (80) 11-0 2. Texas Tech (32) 10-0 3. FLORIDA (1) 9-1 4. Texas 10-1 5. Oklahoma 9-1 6. Southern California 9-1 7. Penn State 10-1 8. Utah 11-0 9. Boise State 10-0 10. Ohio State 9-2 11. Missouri 9-2 12. GEORGIA 9-2 13. Oklahoma State 9-2 14. Brigham Young 10-1 15. Ball State 10-0 16. Michigan State 9-2 17. Texas Christian 9-2 18. LSU 7-3 19. Pittsburgh 7-2 20. Cincinnati 8-2 21. Oregon State 7-3 22. Oregon 8-3 23. Marylanad 7-3 24. North Carolina 7-3 25. Boston College 7-3 Others (SEC Only): South Carolina (3), Vanderbilt (2). Points 2,789 2,737 2,532 2,476 2,375 2,304 2,063 2,014 1,912 1,748 1,593 1,563 1,560 1,315 1,271 1,151 1,039 810 749 688 558 221 207 206 197 AFTER WEEK 13 Associated Press No. Team 1. ALABAMA (63) 2. FLORIDA (2) 3. Oklahoma 4. Texas 5. Southern California 6. Penn State 7. Texas Tech 8. Utah 9. Boise State 10. Ohio State 11. Oklahoma State 12. Missouri 13. GEORGIA 14. Texas Christian 15. Ball State 16. Cincinnati 17. Oregon State 18. Georgia Tech 19. Oregon 20. Boston College Brigham Young 22. Michigan State 23. Florida State 24. Northwestern 25. OLE MISS Others (SEC Only): LSU (35), (5). USA Today Coaches’ Poll No. Team 1. ALABAMA (56) 2. Oklahoma (4) 3. FLORIDA (1) 4. Texas 5. Southern California 6. Penn State 7. Utah 8. Texas Tech 9. Boise State 10. Ohio State 11. Missouri 12. Oklahoma State 13. GEORGIA 14. Texas Christian 15. Ball State 16. Cincinnati 17. Oregon State 18. Oregon 19. Brigham Young 20. Northwestern 21. Michigan State 22. Boston College 23. Georgia Tech 24. Florida State 25. West Virginia Others (SEC Only): Ole Miss South Carolina (2). Record Points 11-0 1622 10-1 1512 10-1 1486 10-1 1482 9-1 1352 11-1 1238 10-1 1212 12-0 1206 11-0 1064 10-2 1043 9-2 997 9-2 917 9-2 874 10-2 750 11-0 731 9-2 640 8-3 604 8-3 339 8-3 320 8-3 309 10-2 309 9-3 274 8-3 214 9-3 145 7-4 127 South Carolina Harris Interactive Poll No. Team 1. ALABAMA (108) 2. FLORIDA (3) 3. Oklahoma (2) 4. Texas 5. Southern California 6. Penn State 7. Texas Tech 8. Utah (1) 9. Boise State 10. Ohio State 11. Missouri 12. Oklahoma State 13. GEORGIA 14. Ball State 15. Texas Christian 16. Cincinnati 17. Oregon State 18. Brigham Young 19. Oregon 20. Boston College 21. Michigan State 22. Georgia Tech 23. Florida State 24. Northwestern 25. Pittsburgh Others (SEC Only): Ole Miss South Carolina (6). Record Points 11-0 2839 10-1 2644 10-1 2598 10-1 2577 9-1 2387 11-1 2187 10-1 2118 12-0 2113 11-0 1901 10-2 1827 9-2 1622 9-2 1621 9-2 1607 11-0 1346 10-2 1268 9-2 1101 8-3 976 10-2 761 8-3 584 8-3 537 9-3 517 8-3 415 8-3 401 9-3 330 7-3 130 (101), LSU (97), Bowl Championship Series Standings Record Rating No. Team 1. ALABAMA 11-0 .9787 2. Texas Tech 10-0 .9698 3. Texas 10-1 .8911 4. FLORIDA 9-1 .8755 5. Oklahoma 9-1 .8388 6. Southern California 9-1 .7873 7. Utah 11-0 .7642 8. Penn State 10-1 .6956 9. Boise State 10-0 .6559 10. Ohio State 9-2 .6154 11. GEORGIA 9-2 .6129 12. Oklahoma State 9-2 .5672 13. Missouri 9-2 .5600 14. Brigham Young 10-1 .4393 15. Michigan State 9-2 .4021 16. Texas Christian 9-2 .3857 17. Ball State 10-0 .3673 18. LSU 7-3 .2727 19. Cincinnati 8-2 .2594 20. Pittsburgh 7-2 .2171 21. Oregon State 7-3 .2027 22. North Carolina 7-3 .1329 23. Miami (Fla.) 7-3 .1023 24. Oregon 8-3 .0630 25. Maryland 7-3 .0550 Record 11-0 10-1 10-1 10-1 9-1 11-1 12-0 10-1 11-0 10-2 9-2 9-2 9-2 10-2 11-0 9-2 8-3 8-3 10-2 9-3 9-3 8-3 8-3 8-3 7-3 (40), LSU Points 1518 1412 1401 1370 1288 1157 1153 1073 1033 994 896 858 842 695 673 572 544 397 321 310 296 290 241 204 83 (30), Bowl Championship Series Standings Record Rating No. Team 1. ALABAMA 11-0 .9872 2. Texas 10-1 .9208 3. Oklahoma 10-1 .9125 4. FLORIDA 10-1 .8755 5. Southern California 9-1 .7974 6. Utah 12-0 .7858 7. Texas Tech 10-1 .7789 8. Penn State 11-1 .7520 9. Boise State 11-0 .6581 10. Ohio State 10-2 .6210 11. GEORGIA 9-2 .6019 12. Oklahoma State 9-2 .5704 13. Missouri 9-2 .5589 14. Texas Christian 10-2 .4702 15. Ball State 11-0 .4379 16. Cincinnati 9-2 .3971 17. Oregon State 8-3 .3130 18. Brigham Young 10-2 .2625 19. Michigan State 9-3 .2118 20. Florida State 8-3 .1882 21. Boston College 8-3 .1862 22. Georgia Tech 8-3 .1812 23. Oregon 8-3 .1551 24. Northwestern 9-3 .1130 25. Pittsburgh 7-3 .0413 The winningest active quarterback in the SEC for 2009 is Florida’s Tim Tebow, who is 22-5 at the helm. 69 2 0 0 9 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 POLLS AFTER SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME Associated Press Record No. Team 1. FLORIDA (50) 12-1 2. Oklahoma (9) 12-1 3. Texas (6) 11-1 4. ALABAMA 12-1 5. Southern California 11-1 6. Penn State 11-1 7. Utah 12-0 8. Texas Tech 11-1 9. Boise State 12-0 10. Ohio State 10-2 11. Texas Christian 10-2 12. Cincinnati 11-2 13. Oklahoma State 9-3 14. Georgia Tech 9-3 15. Oregon 9-3 16. GEORGIA 9-3 17. Brigham Young 10-2 18. Pittsburgh 9-3 19. Michigan State 9-3 20. OLE MISS 8-4 21. Virginia Tech 9-4 22. Northwestern 9-3 23. Ball State 12-1 24. Oregon State 8-4 25. Missouri 9-4 Others (SEC Only): None. Points 1602 1540 1530 1410 1372 1259 1225 1193 1101 1069 921 863 853 761 710 599 477 428 423 389 318 262 249 163 150 Harris Interactive Poll (FINAL) Record No. Team 1. FLORIDA (77) 12-1 2. Oklahoma (26) 12-1 3. Texas (9) 11-1 4. ALABAMA 12-1 5. Southern California 11-1 6. Penn State 11-1 7. Utah (1) 12-0 8. Texas Tech 11-1 9. Boise State 12-0 10. Ohio State 10-2 11. Texas Christian 10-2 12. Cincinnati 11-2 13. Oklahoma State 9-3 14. Georgia Tech 9-3 15. Oregon 9-3 17. GEORGIA 9-3 18. Michigan State 9-3 19. Pittsburgh 9-3 20. Ball State 12-1 21. Northwestern 9-3 22. Virginia Tech 9-4 23. OLE MISS 8-4 24. Missouri 9-4 25. Oregon State 8-4 Others (SEC Only): LSU (3). Bowl Championship Series Standings (FINAL) Points 2776 2699 2616 2442 2413 2186 2119 2090 1938 1858 1580 1528 1402 1221 1211 1018 831 638 609 548 511 413 382 228 FINAL POLLS Associated Press No. Team 1. FLORIDA (48) 2. Utah (16) 3. Southern California (1) 4. Texas 5. Oklahoma 6. ALABAMA 7. Texas Christian 8. Penn State 9. Ohio State 10. Oregon 11. Boise State 12. Texas Tech 13. GEORGIA 14. OLE MISS 15. Virginia Tech 16. Oklahoma State 17. Cincinnati 18. Oregon State 19. Missouri 20. Iowa 21. Florida State 22. Georgia Tech 23. West Virginia 24. Michigan State 25. Brigham Young Others (SEC Only): LSU (95). Record 13-1 13-0 12-1 12-1 12-2 12-2 11-2 11-2 10-3 10-3 12-1 11-2 10-3 9-4 10-4 9-4 11-3 9-4 10-4 9-4 9-4 9-4 9-4 9-4 10-3 Points 1606 1519 1481 1478 1391 1264 1193 1153 1013 997 938 916 903 857 713 534 506 467 435 317 246 223 144 138 137 USA Today Coaches’ Poll No. Team 1. Oklahoma (31) 2. FLORIDA (26) 3. Texas (4) 4. ALABAMA Southern California 6. Penn State 7. Utah 8. Texas Tech 9. Boise State 10. Ohio State 11. Texas Christian 12. Cincinnati 13. Oregon 14. Oklahoma State 15. Georgia Tech 16. Brigham Young 17. GEORGIA 18. Michigan State 19. Virginia Tech 20. Northwestern 21. Pittsburgh 22. Ball State 23. Missouri 24. OLE MISS 25. Oregon State Others (SEC Only): None. Record 12-1 12-1 11-1 12-1 11-1 11-1 12-0 11-1 12-0 10-2 10-2 11-2 9-3 9-3 9-3 10-2 9-3 9-3 9-4 9-3 9-3 12-1 9-4 8-4 8-4 Points 1482 1481 1408 1309 1309 1193 1134 1132 1034 1004 877 830 747 722 690 541 537 466 337 334 316 219 218 160 131 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 Oklahoma FLORIDA Texas ALABAMA Southern California Utah Texas Tech Penn State Boise State Ohio State Texas Christian Cincinnati Oklahoma State Georgia Tech GEORGIA Brigham Young Oregon Michigan State Virginia Tech Pittsburgh Missouri Ball State Northwestern Boston College OLE MISS Record 12-1 12-1 11-1 12-1 11-1 12-0 11-1 11-1 12-0 10-2 10-2 10-2 9-3 9-3 9-3 10-2 9-3 9-3 9-4 9-3 9-4 12-1 9-3 9-4 8-4 Rating .9757 .9479 .9297 .8443 .8208 .7845 .7840 .7387 .6980 .6353 .5848 .5384 .4866 .4515 .3775 .3579 .3395 .2866 .2439 .2377 .1627 .1464 .1377 .1046 .0837 USA Today Coaches’ Poll (FINAL) Record No. Team 1. FLORIDA (60) 13-1 2. Southern California 12-1 3. Texas 12-1 4. Utah (1) 13-0 5. Oklahoma 12-2 6. ALABAMA 12-2 7. Texas Christian 11-2 8. Penn State 11-2 9. Oregon 10-3 10. GEORGIA 10-3 11. Ohio State 10-3 12. Texas Tech 11-2 13. Boise State 12-1 14. Virginia Tech 10-4 15. OLE MISS 9-4 16. Missouri 10-4 17. Cincinnati 11-3 18. Oklahoma State 9-4 19. Oregon State 9-4 20. Iowa 9-4 21. Brigham Young 10-3 22. Georgia Tech 9-4 23. Florida State 9-4 24. Michigan State 9-4 25. California 9-4 Others (SEC Only): LSU (65), Kentucky Points 1524 1393 1389 1375 1333 1157 1114 1091 1011 904 874 867 809 740 620 549 493 480 407 250 248 219 217 179 116 (3). 70 The SEC has won at least six bowl games in each of the last four seasons. 2 0 0 9 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 2008 - • Florida 7-1 13-1 Urban Meyer • 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 Urban Meyer (2) - Florida 2006-08 Les Miles (1) - LSU 2007 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 2009 lineup of SEC coaches features four who have won national championships. 71 2 0 0 9 S E C S P R I N G F O O T B A L L P R E V I E W FUTURE SEC TELEVISION AGREEMENTS CBS SPORTS On August 14, 2008, CBS Sports and the SEC announced an historic 15-year contract extension with the Southeastern Conference to broadcast its football and basketball games. In the new agreement, beginning with the 2009-10 season, CBS Sports continues to be the exclusive national network broadcaster of SEC home football games, including the SEC Championship Game. CBS Sports will showcase the top conference matchups each week of the package with the “SEC Game of the Week”. The agreement also includes a prime time game and doubleheader opportunities. In addition, CBS Sports continues its coverage of SEC regular-season basketball. “This landmark deal allows THE SEC ON CBS to continue to be a cornerstone of our fall programming for many years to come,” said McManus. “The agreement provides CBS Sports with the opportunity to showcase the excitement, pageantry and rich traditions of the SEC across all CBS platforms. We are thrilled to continue our long-standing relationship with one of the premiere conferences in the nation. ” "The Southeastern Conference is proud to continue its association with CBS Sports,” said Dr. Lee Todd, President of the University of Kentucky and the Southeastern Conference. “This national network agreement provides a unique platform to share both the athletic and academic achievements of the 12 member institutions." “The SEC is the gold standard in college athletics, and we are proud to be associated with this great conference and its outstanding administrators, coaches and studentathletes,” said Mike Aresco, Executive Vice President, Programming, CBS Sports. “The length of this deal is a testament to the great brand that THE SEC ON CBS has become.” "The Southeastern Conference is extremely pleased to extend its long-standing relationship with CBS Sports,” added Slive. THE SEC ON CBS enables the conference to continue its unique full, national network exposure. We have enjoyed working with CBS Sports over the past 13 years and we are excited about our long-term future." In addition to the broadcast rights on CBS Sports, this comprehensive long-team deal includes certain digital, internet, wireless, Video-on-Demand, data and enhanced highlight rights across all CBS platforms, including CBS College Sports Network and CBSSports.com. Also, simulcasts of CBS Sports games will be available for distribution by the CBS College Sports Network. ESPN On August 25, 2008, ESPN and the Southeastern Conference (SEC) announced a milestone 15-year agreement beginning in 2009-10 and continuing through 2023-24. The landmark deal – the longest national rights agreement in ESPN history -- will result in ESPN entities (ESPN, ESPN on ABC, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN Regional Television, ESPN360.com, ESPN Mobile TV, ESPN GamePlan, ESPN FULL COURT, ESPN International, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Classic) carrying more than 5,500 SEC events – including football, men’s and women’s basketball, Olympic sports and SEC Championships. “The SEC delivers tremendous quality and depth and a devoted, widespread fan base,” ESPN, Inc. and ABC Sports President George Bodenheimer said. “This historic deal will offer fans more SEC access than ever before through every form of media that exists today or may be developed during the life of this long-term arrangement. We applaud the leadership of the conference as well as these great academic and athletic institutions for supporting this groundbreaking collaboration.” “The Southeastern Conference has embodied excellence for 75 years and during the last 26 years, ESPN has carried the stories of our 12 member institutions throughout the nation and the world, said SEC Commissioner Mike Slive. “With this landmark agreement, ESPN and its platforms will continue to showcase the SEC with more games and original SEC-dedicated content than ever before. The SEC is looking forward to continuing its relationship with ESPN as we move into our next 75 years.” “The Southeastern Conference is pleased to extend its relationship with ESPN and its wide-ranging outlets in this milestone agreement,” said Dr. Lee Todd, President of the University of Kentucky and the Southeastern Conference. “This contract represents an innovative and revolutionary direction for the SEC that will showcase our conference in a variety of means both academically and athletically.” ESPN has televised the SEC since 1982. All national programming will fall under the branding “SEC on ESPN.” As part of the agreement: • ESPN and ESPN2 will continue to offer premier SEC games, including Saturday night and two primetime Thursday football games, triple the basketball offerings with three nights (two new) of men’s basketball and present SEC Championships in women’s basketball, baseball, softball and gymnastics. • ESPN Regional Television will become the new over-the-air syndication home for SEC football and basketball games. In addition, ESPN and the SEC will work together to offer multi-sport packages (including football, men’s and women’s basketball, Olympic sports and conference championships) of SEC content for regional cable syndication. • ESPNU will now offer exclusive SEC telecasts, including football and basketball and selected conference championships. In addition, the network will present a weekly, hour-long program on SEC sports throughout the academic year as well as sport-bysport previews, reviews and specials. • The semifinals and championship of the SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament will be televised nationally for the first time on ESPN on ABC. • All SEC championship games except football will be aired on either ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN on ABC, ESPNU or ESPN Classic. • The agreement will also showcase the academic successes of SEC student-athletes by including twice-annual programs dedicated to academic accomplishments of SEC student-athletes; an annual Campus Connection (students take part in the production) telecast at each SEC institution; a weekly segment on an SEC show featuring academics; and an online SEC Academic Network utilizing ESPN360.com technology. • Extensive coverage of women’s basketball and Olympic sports will be offered nationally through ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU and regionally through ESPN Regional Television, including both regular-season and conference championships. • Comprehensive multimedia rights are also an integral part of the agreement as live SEC action, including football and basketball, will be offered via simulcasts on ESPN360.com and ESPN Mobile TV and extensive content rights have been granted to ESPN.com. • ESPN International, ESPN GamePlan, ESPN FULL COURT, ESPN Classic and ESPN Deportes will also feature the SEC. • Each SEC institution retains the right to continue a local multi-media rights package. SEC FOOTBALL on ESPN ESPN has acquired rights to every SEC home football game (excluding those on the network broadcast package) and will serve as the exclusive national cable home and the syndication rightsholder for the conference. ESPN and ESPN2: The networks will increase coverage by combining to televise a minimum of 20 SEC games annually, including Saturday night and two primetime Thursday matchups. ESPNU: The 24-hour college sports network, which launched in March 2005, will present a package of SEC football for the first time, with a Saturday game-of-the-week (generally in primetime and a minimum of 13 games annually). ESPN Regional Television (ERT): The nation’s largest syndicator of collegiate sports programming, becomes the official over-the-air syndication home for the SEC and will feature a game-of-the-week package (generally at 12:30 p.m. ET), with a minimum of 13 games each season throughout the SEC footprint and beyond. In addition, ERT will produce and distribute a studio show. ESPN360.com: Simulcasts of SEC game telecasts will be offered on the broadband network. ESPN Mobile TV: Live games will be simulcast on mobile phones. ESPN International: The agreement includes global rights to present live games and encore presentations. ESPN Deportes: ESPN has acquired domestic Spanish-language rights for SEC football on the 24-hour, U.S.-based network. ESPN GamePlan: The out-of-market college football pay-per-view service, will offer SEC action. ESPN Classic: The network may telecast select SEC live games as well as historic and immediate encore presentations. ESPN.com: Extensive SEC content, including highlights, will be presented online. 72 In 2008, the SEC had the nation’s highest non-conference winning percentage (76.8). 2009 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE FOOTBALL