SEC STANDINGS
2007 SEC FOOTBALL QUICK HITTERS
Steve Spurrier, South Carolina (won title in 1996 while at Florida) Phillip Fulmer, Tennessee (won title in 1998) Nick Saban, Alabama (won title in 2003 while at LSU) Urban Meyer, Florida (won title in 2006) Les Miles, LSU (won title in 2007)
SEC GOOD WORKS TEAM PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Each week during the SEC football season, Lincoln Financial Sports highlights a representative of the 2007 SEC Football Good Works Team.
Student-Athletes earn SEC Good Works Team recognition for their community service and campus activities.
The SEC sponsors 16 Good Works Teams during the season, including one for each sport in the SEC, combining the indoor and outdoor track & field and cross country teams into one unit.
Below is a list of this year's SEC Football Good Works Team:
SEC Football Good Works Team Honorees Week 1 - Tim Tebow, Florida Week 2 - Corey Reamer, Alabama Week 3 - Zach Gilbert, Auburn Week 4 - Jason Cook, Ole Miss Week 5 - Jeremy Burgess, South Carolina Week 6 - George Smith, Vanderbilt Week 7 - Kelin Johnson, Georgia Week 8 - Jerod Mayo, Tennessee Week 9 - Keenan Burton, Kentucky Week 10 - Glenn Dorsey, LSU Week 11 - Robert Felton, Arkansas Week 12 - Anthony Strauder, Mississippi State Week 13 - Review of 2007 SEC Football Good Works Team
SEC FOOTBALL VIDEO REPLAY
THE OBJECTIVE To allow for specific types of officiating calls to be immediately reviewed during all games hosted by SEC teams.
THE COACHES' CHALLENGE Each head coach is allowed one Instant Replay challenge per game, which is exercised by requesting a team timeout. A head coach may issue a challenge only if his team has one or more timeouts remaining in the half. If the challenged ruling is overturned, the timeout is not charged, but the coach has no more challenges during that game.
THE SOURCE All reviewable video comes direct from either the television network broadcasting the game (CBS Sports, ESPN, ESPN2, Lincoln Financial) or other TV production facilities that meet established conference standards. The Southeastern Conference, following approval by the NCAA Football Rules Committee, will implement the use of video reply on an experimental basis beginning with the 2005 football season.
THE PLAYS Reviewable The following plays are subject to review under the SEC instant replay:
Not Reviewable
THE PROCESS Each SEC football stadium has a secured replay booth equipped with a DVSport Digital Replay System. Three individuals work in the booth for the duration of the game: 1. Replay Official, 2. Communicator, 3. Technician. The Replay Official is selected and assigned by the Conference Office.
A live video feed is sent directly to the replay booth. The Technician watches the feed on an input monitor while capturing/digitizing it into the DVSport Digital Replay System. The Technician also marks the beginning of each play as well as any replays as they occur in real time.
Each play and subsequent replay then appears on a touch screen in front of the Communicator. As the Technician marks the incoming video, each view (by mark) will appear as a small picture on the computer touch screen. At any time, the Communicator can touch/click on a thumbnail and immediately send that play/replay to the Replay Official.
With the Communicator's assistance, the Replay Official can quickly jump between replays while playing back the video. All replay video navigation is done via a remote device controlled by the Replay Official. All replays/video are viewed on an output monitor. The touch screen is only used to select the replays.
While most plays are reviewed between the whistle and the beginning of the next play, the Replay Official can stop play on the field by using a pager system. Five onfield officials wear pagers. If play is stopped the Referee announces on the stadium PA microphone that play has been stopped so the previous play can be reviewed. The Referee then proceeds to the sideline headset, which provides direct communication to the Replay Official in the booth. Once the play has been reviewed, the Replay Official notifies the Referee, who then announces the decision on the stadium PA system.
THE EQUIPMENT Each SEC member institution uses the Digital Replay System developed by DVSport of Pittsburgh, Pa. The replay systems are maintained by the home institution with technical support from DVSport.
NATIONAL POLLS
Associated Press (Final)
Others (SEC Only): Kentucky 57, Arkansas 13, Mississippi St. 7.
USA Today Coaches' Poll (Final)
Others (SEC Only): Kentucky 11; Mississippi State 7; Arkansas 1.
Harris Interactive (Dec. 2 - Final)
Number of first place votes shown in parentheses.
Other SEC teams receiving votes: Kentucky 3.
Bowl Championship Series Standings (Games through Dec. 2, 2007 - Final)
CONFERENCE RANKINGS (Dec. 2 / Final)
AP USA Harris BCS SEC 5 5 6 5 Big 12 5 5 4 4 Big Ten 4 5 3 3 Pac-10 4 3 2 2 Big East 2 2 3 4 ACC 3 3 4 4 WAC 1 1 2 2 MWC 1 1 1 1
2007 SEC NON-CONFERENCE RECORD 2007 SEC NON-CONFERENCE RECORD [47-10 (.825)]
2007----------- Conf. App. W-L Pct. 2006 ACC 9 6-3 .667 7-1 LSU 48, Virginia Tech 7; Florida State 21, Alabama 14; South Carolina 21, North Carolina 15; Wake Forest 31, Vanderbilt 17; Clemson 23, South Carolina 21; Florida 45, Florida State 12; Georgia 31, Georgia Tech 17; Kentucky 35, Florida State 28; Auburn 23, Clemson 20 Big East 3 1-2 .333 0-2 South Florida 26, Auburn 23 (ot); Kentucky 40, Louisville 34; West Virginia 38, Miss. State 13 Big 12 3 2-1 .667 2-2 Auburn 23, Kansas State 13; Georgia 35, Oklahoma State 14; Missouri 38, Ole Miss 25 C-USA 7 7-0 1.000 10-1 Ole Miss 23, Memphis 21; Mississippi State 38, Tulane 17; Tennessee 39, Southern Miss 19; LSU 34, Tulane 9; Alabama 30, Houston 24; Miss. State 30, UAB 13; Miss. State 10, Central Florida 3 MAC 3 3-0 1.000 2-0 Kentucky 56, Kent State 20; Vanderbilt 30, Eastern Michigan 7; Vanderbilt 24, Miami (OH) 10 Pac-10 1 0-1 .000 3-1 California 45, Tennessee 31 Sun Belt 12 11-1 1.000 8-0 Arkansas 46, Troy 26; South Carolina 28, UL-Lafayette 14; Florida 59, Troy 31; LSU 44, Middle Tennessee 0; Tennessee 48, Arkansas State 27; Arkansas 66, North Texas 7; Kentucky 45, Florida Atlantic 17; Arkansas 58, Florida International 10; Georgia 44, Troy 34; Tennessee 59, UL-Lafayette 7; UL-Monroe 21, Alabama 14; Florida 59, Florida Atlantic 20. WAC 4 4-0 1.000 3-0 Auburn 55, New Mexico State 20; Ole Miss 24, Louisiana Tech 0; LSU 58, Louisiana Tech 10; Georgia 41, Hawaii 10 I-A Schools 1 1-0 1.000 0-0 Florida 49, Western Kentucky 3 I-AA Schools 9 9-0 1.000 8-0 Alabama 52, Western Carolina 6; Kentucky 50, Eastern Kentucky 10; Vanderbilt 41, Richmond 17; Georgia 45, Western Carolina 16; South Carolina 38, South Carolina State 3; Miss. State 31, Gardner-Webb 15; Arkansas 34, Chattanooga 15; Auburn 35, Tennessee Tech 3; Ole Miss 38, Northwestern State 31.
OVERALL NON-CONFERENCE RECORDS (Includes Bowl Games)
2007 ------------ Conference W-L Pct. 2006 ACC 35-21 .625 33-23 Big East 32-13 .711 37-8 Big Ten 38-14 .731 35-17 Big 12 41-15 .732 36-20 Conference USA 18-36 .333 21-32 MAC 17-44 .279 14-38 Mountain West 24-17 .585 19-21 Pac-10 25-12 .676 25-12 SEC 47-10 .825 47-10 Sun Belt 10-31 .244 11-31 Western Athl. 18-23 .439 21-21
SEC NON-CONFERENCE RECORD (Since 1992 - Regular Season Games Only)
Year App. W-L Pct. Bowls 1992 36 27-9 .750 5-1 1993 36 28-7-1 .792 2-2 1994 36 27-8-1 .764 3-2 1995 36 29-7 .806 2-4 1996 36 27-9 .750 5-0 1997 36 32-4 .889 5-1 1998 36 27-9 .750 4-4 1999 36 28-8 .778 4-4 2000 36 27-9 .750 4-5 2001 36 29-7 .806 5-3 2002 49 37-12 .755 3-4 2003 46 31-15 .674 5-2 2004 36 25-11 .694 3-3 2005 28 21-7 .750 0-0 2006 48 41-7 .854 6-3 2007 48 40-8 .825 7-2 TOTALS 626 482-141-2 (.772) 66-43 (.606) Combined 548-184-2 (.748)
2007 - SEC vs. Top 25
Team vs. SEC Non-SEC Total Alabama 2-3 0-0 2-3 Arkansas 2-3 0-1 2-4 Auburn 1-2 0-0 1-2 Florida 2-2 0-1 2-3 Georgia 4-0 1-0 5-0 Kentucky 1-4 1-0 2-4 LSU 5-1 2-0 7-1 Ole Miss 0-4 0-0 0-4 Miss. State 2-2 0-1 2-3 So. Carolina 2-2 0-1 2-3 Tennessee 2-2 1-1 3-3 Vanderbilt 1-4 0-0 1-4 Totals 24-29 5-5 29-34 (.453) (.500) (.460)
SEC's LONGEST DRIVES
Plays 18 - Ole Miss vs. Georgia (84 yards, 9:07 TOP) [TD] 18 - Vanderbilt vs. Kentucky (50 yards, 5:07 TOP) [Downs] 18 - Kentucky vs. Tennessee (90 yards, 3:32 TOP) [TD] 17 - Alabama vs. Western Carolina (69 yards, 5:09 TOP) [FG] 17 - Mississippi State vs. UAB (75 yards, 9:06 TOP) [TD] 17 - Mississippi State vs. Kentucky (80 yards, 6:41 TOP) [TD] 17 - Vanderbilt vs. Tennessee (78 yards, 9:02 TOP) [TD]
Yards 99 - Florida vs. Tennessee (9 plays, 5:10 TOP) [TD] 98 - Florida vs. Western Kentucky (5 plays, 2:15 TOP) [TD] 98 - Florida vs. Ole Miss (14 plays, 4:49 TOP) [TD] 98 - LSU vs. Ole Miss (11 plays, 4:25 TOP) [TD] 97 - Arkansas vs. LSU (9 plays, 3:23 TOP) [TD] 96 - Georgia vs. Ole Miss (10 plays, 4:30 TOP) [TD] 96 - Ole Miss vs. Florida (2 plays, 0:35 TOP) [TD]
Time 9:07 - Ole Miss vs. Georgia (18 plays, 84 yards) [TD] 9:06 - Mississippi State vs. UAB (17 plays, 75 yards) [TD] 9:02 - Vanderbilt vs. Tennessee (17 plays, 78 yards) [TD] 8:47 - Vanderbilt vs. Auburn [15 plays, 91 yards) [TD] 8:11 - LSU vs. Florida (15 plays, 60 yards) [TD] 7:58 - Mississippi State vs. Tulane (13 plays, 51 yards) [Clock] 7:47 - Ole Miss vs. Louisiana Tech (14 plays, 66 yards) [FG] 7:40 - Ole Miss vs. LSU (12 plays, 56 yards) [Turnover]
STATE OF THE SEC
Georgia and LSU have the SEC's best record since 2002. The Bulldogs and Tigers are 64-15 (.810) since 2002. Georgia has the league's best mark since 1997 with a 107-32 record (.770). Below is a look at how each SEC team has fared during the last five and ten seasons:
Record Last Six Seasons (2002-2007)
SEC AP W-L Pct. Bowls Champ Top 25 Georgia 64-15 .810 6 2 6 LSU 64-15 .810 6 2 5 Auburn 59-18 .766 6 1 5 Florida 54-23 .701 6 1 4 Tennessee 52-25 .675 5 0 4 Arkansas 45-31 .592 4 0 1 Alabama 43-33 .566 4 0 2 S. Carolina 37-35 .514 2 0 0 Kentucky 32-40 .444 2 0 0 Ole Miss 31-41 .431 2 0 1 Miss. State 22-49 .310 1 0 0 Vanderbilt 20-50 .286 0 0 0
Record Last 11 Seasons (1997-2007)
SEC AP W-L Pct. Bowls Champ Top 25 Georgia 107-32 .770 11 2 11 Tennessee 104-36 .743 10 2 8 Florida 103-36 .741 11 2 9 LSU 98-40 .710 9 3 8 Auburn 87-43 .669 9 1 7 Arkansas 80-55 .593 8 0 3 Alabama 74-61 .548 7 1 3 Ole Miss 68-63 .519 6 0 3 S. Carolina 60-69 .465 4 0 2 Miss. State 58-72 .446 4 0 2 Kentucky 54-75 .419 4 0 0 Vanderbilt 35-90 .280 0 0 0
BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
Since the inception of the BCS in 1998, the SEC leads all conferences with four national champions. Tennessee won the BCS' first national title in 1998, LSU won the crown in 2003, Florida's claimed the national championship in 2006 and LSU took the title this season. The Big 12 has two BCS national titles followed by the ACC, Big Ten, Pac-10 and Big East with one each.
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS SINCE 1992
Since SEC expansion in 1992, the SEC has the most national championships (AP, USA Today) with six. During that time, the SEC has had more teams with national titles than any other conference (4). Here is a breakdown:
SEC - Florida (2006, 1996), LSU (2003, 2007), Tennessee (1998), Alabama (1992) Big 12 - Texas (2005), Oklahoma (2000), Nebraska (1994, 1995, 1997) Big Ten - Ohio State (2002), Michigan (1997) Pac-10 - Southern California (2004, 2003) ACC - Florida State (1999, 1993) Big East - Miami, Fla. (2001)
TOP 25 FINISHES
Since 2000, the Southestern Conference has had more teams ranked in the final USA Today Coaches Poll than any other conference. The SEC has had 39 teams ranked in the last eight final USA Today Coaches polls, an average of almost five per season. The Big 12 is second with 31 teams ranked since 2000. The SEC has led or tied for lead in most teams ranked in the final USA Today Coaches Polls in seven of the last eight seasons.
FINAL USA TODAY COACHES POLLS SINCE 2000 (Using conference alignments during year played)
Conference 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Total SEC 6 5 3 5 5 5 5 5 39 Big 12 5 4 4 4 3 4 2 5 31 Big Ten 3 2 4 5 4 3 4 5 30 ACC 3 2 4 3 4 5 3 3 27 Pac-10 3 4 2 2 3 4 3 3 24 Big East 2 4 4 1 1 2 3 2 19 MWC 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 18 WAC 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 7 C-USA 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 5 MAC 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 5 Independent 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 5
NON-CONFERENCE RECORD SINCE 2000
The Southeastern Conference has the nation's top non-conference winning percentage (including bowl games) since 2000. The SEC is 294-105 (.737) against non-conference foes during the last eight seasons. In the regular season, the Big 12 has the top winning percentage (.761) while the SEC is second (.752). In bowl games, the SEC is third in winning percentage (.558) behind the Big East (.618) and the Mountain West (.565).
NON-CONFERENCE RECORDS SINCE 2000
Conference W-L Pct. Bowls Pct. Total Pct. SEC 258-80 .763 36-25 .590 294-105 .737 Big 12 262-83 .759 31-31 .500 293-114 .720 Pac-10 188-77 .709 24-21 .533 212-98 .684 Big East 200-93 .683 24-15 .615 224-108 .675 Big Ten 228-90 .717 22-32 .407 250-122 .672 ACC 199-98 .670 28-26 .519 227-124 .647 Mountain West 139-144 .491 17-11 .607 156-155 .502 Conference USA 141-187 .430 15-25 .375 156-212 .424 Western Athletic 120-172 .411 12-15 .444 132-187 .414 Mid-American 135-247 .353 9-12 .429 144-259 .357 Sun Belt 57-216 .209 2-6 .250 59-222 .210
SEC LEADS NATION IN ATTENDANCE
For the 27th straight season, the SEC recorded the largest total attendance figure of any conference in the nation. In 2007, a total of 6,687,342 fans attended 89 games, an average of 75,139 per contest, also tops in the nation. SEC stadiums were filled to 97.69 percent of capacity for each home game in 2007. The SEC had six of the top 10 schools in total attendance in 2007 - Tennessee (4), Auburn (5), Georgia (6), LSU (7), Alabama (8) and Florida (9).
ATTENDANCE
Conference Games Total Attendance Average Attendance SEC 89 6,687,342 75,139 Big Ten 76 5,408,019 71,158 Big 12 77 4,652,267 60,419 Pac-10 65 3,764,179 57,910 ACC 77 4,137,463 53,733 Big East 53 2,197,136 41,455 Mountain West 54 1,817,481 33,657
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 App. W-L-T Pct. WAC 62 33-27-2 .548 SEC 353 184-164-5 .528 ACC 276 143-128-5 .527 Pac-10 220 112-102-6 .523 Conference USA 114 51-61-2 .495 Big Ten 234 114-117-3 .494 Big 12 312 149-159-4 .484 Big East 105 49-54-2 .476 Mountain West 122 53-65-4 .451 Mid-American 47 20-27-0 .426 Sun Belt 11 3-8-0 .273
Since 2000, the SEC has more bowl appearances (61) and bowl bowl wins (36) than any other conference. (See Non-Conference Records Since 2000 chart on this page)
SEC LEADS NATION WITH 263 FORMER PLAYERS ON 2007 NFL OPENING DAY ROSTERS
The Southeastern Conference had 263 players on the 2007 National Football League opening day active rosters, which led all conferences.
The Atlantic Coast Conference was second with 238 players, followed by the Big Ten with 234 players, Pac-10 with 183 players, Big 12 with 176 players and the Big East with 84 players.
Among SEC schools, Georgia was first with 37 former players on NFL rosters, followed by Tennessee with 36, LSU with 33, Florida with 31 and Auburn with 30. Alabama had 21 players on NFL rosters, while South Carolina had 19, Ole Miss and Mississippi State had 17 each, Arkansas had 12, Kentucky six and Vanderbilt with five.
The SEC had five of its schools with 30-or-more-players on NFL rosters. No other conference had two.
Nationally, Miami (Fla.) leads with 46 former players on NFL rosters, followed by Ohio State with 44, Florida State with 41, Tennessee with 36 and Georgia with 35.
The NFL Kickoff Weekend numbers were furnished by the National Football League and does not include any former SEC players that may have been activated after the opening weekend.
For a complete listing of former SEC student-athletes on NFL rosters, log on to www.secsports.com.
[NOTE: All tabulations done by SEC media relations staff.]