WEEK 6 NOTES
GAMES OF SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4
OPEN: Georgia (4-1), LSU (4-0), Mississippi State (1-4)
LAST WEEK'S RESULTS
Ole Miss 31, Florida 30 (90,106 at Gainesville) Auburn 14, Tennessee 12 (87,451 at Auburn) Texas 52, Arkansas 10 (97,833 at Austin) Kentucky 41, Western Kentucky 3 (70,731 at Lexington) South Carolina 26, UAB 13 (78,286 at Columbia) LSU 34, Mississippi State 24 (92,710 at Baton Rouge) Alabama 41, Georgia 30 (92,746 at Athens)
NATIONAL POLLS
Associated Press (September 28, 2008)
Others (SEC Only): Kentucky 40, Ole Miss 13.
USA Today Coaches' Poll (September 28, 2008)
Others (SEC Only): Kentucky (4-0) 86; Mississippi (3-2) 1.
SATELLITE RADIO SCHEDULE
The following games are scheduled to be on XM satellite radio for the weekend of Oct. 4:
Florida at Arkansas 199 (AR) / 200 (UF) South Carolina at Ole Miss 144 (USC) / 201 (UM) Kentucky at Alabama 141 (UA) / 199 (UA) Auburn at Vanderbilt 200 (VU) / 201 (AU) Northern Illinois at Tennessee 141
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STATE OF THE SEC
Georgia and LSU have the SEC's best records during the last five and 10 seasons. Since 2003, LSU has posted the league's best overall mark at 60-10 (.857). Since 1998, Georgia has had the league's best record at 101-31 (.765). Below is a look at how each SEC team has fared during the last five and ten seasons:
Record Last Five+ Seasons (2003-2008)
SEC AP W-L Pct. Bowls Champ Top 25 LSU 60-10 .857 5 2 5 Georgia 55-15 .786 5 1 5 Auburn 54-15 .783 5 1 4 Florida 49-19 .721 5 1 4 Tennessee 45-23 .662 4 0 4 Arkansas 38-28 .576 3 0 1 Alabama 38-30 .559 4 0 1 S. Carolina 35-30 .538 2 0 0 Kentucky 29-35 .453 2 0 0 Ole Miss 27-37 .422 1 0 1 Vanderbilt 22-40 .355 0 0 0 Miss. State 20-44 .313 1 0 0
Record Last 10+ Seasons (1998-2008)
SEC AP W-L Pct. Bowls Champ Top 25 Georgia 101-31 .765 10 2 10 Florida 96-35 .733 10 2 8 Tennessee 94-37 .718 10 1 7 LSU 93-37 .715 8 3 7 Auburn 87-41 .680 8 1 6 Arkansas 78-50 .609 8 0 3 Alabama 75-54 .581 7 1 3 Ole Miss 63-61 .508 5 0 3 S. Carolina 58-65 .472 4 0 2 Kentucky 53-69 .434 4 0 0 Miss. State 52-72 .419 4 0 2 Vanderbilt 36-82 .305 0 0 0
2008 SEC NON-CONFERENCE RECORD [26-5 (.839)]
2008----------- Conf. App. W-L Pct. 2007 ACC 5 3-2 .600 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, Mississippi State 7; Duke at Vanderbilt; Florida at Florida State; Georgia Tech at Georgia; South Carolina at Clemson; Vanderbilt at Wake Forest. Big East 1 1-0 1.000 1-2 Kentucky 27, Louisville 2; Auburn at West Virginia Big 12 1 0-1 .000 3-2 Texas 52, Arkansas 10 C-USA 5 5-0 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; UAB at South Carolina; Tulane at LSU; MAC 2 2-0 1.000 3-0 Vanderbilt 34, Miami OH 13; Georgia 56, Central Michigan 17; Northern Illinois at Tennessee; Mountain West 0 0-0 .000 0-0 Wyoming at Tennessee Pac-10 2 1-1 .500 0-1 UCLA 27, Tennessee 24; Georgia 27, Arizona State 10. Sun Belt 6 6-0 1.000 11-1 Auburn 34, UL-Monroe 0; Arkansas 28, UL-Monroe 27; LSU 41, North Texas 3; Kentucky 20, Middle Tennessee 14; Alabama 41, Western Kentucky 7; Kentucky 41, Western Kentucky 3; Troy at LSU; Middle Tennessee at Mississippi State; Arkansas State at Alabama; Louisiana Monroe at Ole Miss. WAC 2 1-1 .500 4-0 Florida 56, Hawaii 10; La. Tech 22, Miss. State 14; Tulsa at Arkansas I-AA Schools 6 6-0 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; Tennessee-Martin at Auburn; The Citadel at Florida
OVERALL NON-CONFERENCE RECORDS (Includes Bowl Games)
2008 ------------ Conference W-L Pct. 2007 ACC 26-10 .722 35-21 Big East 20-11 .645 32-13 Big Ten 30-9 .769 38-14 Big 12 38-10 .792 41-15 Conference USA 16-21 .432 18-36 MAC 17-26 .395 17-44 Mountain West 21-10 .677 24-17 Pac-10 13-13 .500 25-12 SEC 26-5 .839 47-10 Sun Belt 8-21 .276 10-31 Western Ath. 15-16 .484 18-23
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 2008 31 26-5 .839 0-0 Combined TOTALS 702 549-151-2 .783 66-43 (.606) 615-194-2 (.760)
SEC OVERTIME RECORDS
Team Total Pct. Last Overtime Game Alabama 3-7 .300 Georgia 26, Alabama 23 (1) (2007) Arkansas 7-1 .875 Arkansas 50, LSU 48 (3) (2007) Auburn 3-5 .375 So. Florida 26, Auburn 23 (1) (2007) Florida 2-2 .500 Florida 49, Vanderbilt 42 (2) (2005) Georgia 4-2 .667 Georgia 26, Alabama 23 (1) (2007) Kentucky 2-3 .400 Tennessee 52, Kentucky 50 (4) (2007) LSU 6-4 .600 Arkansas 50, LSU 48 (3) (2007) Ole Miss 6-5 .545 LSU 23, Ole Miss 20 (1) (2006) Miss. State 1-3 .250 Miss. State 16, UAB 10 (1) (2006) South Carolina 0-2 .000 Tennessee 27, So. Carolina 24 (1) (2007) Tennessee 6-1 .857 Tennessee 52, Kentucky 50 (4) (2007) Vanderbilt 2-3 .400 Florida 49, Vanderbilt 42 (2) (2005) TOTALS 40-36 .526
SEC REDZONE TD RANKINGS
OFFENSE
Team TD-Chances Percentage Rush/Pass Georgia 13-17 76.47 9 / 4 Arkansas 8-11 72.73 3 / 5 Florida 10-15 66.67 6 / 4 Vanderbilt 11-17 64.71 9 / 2 LSU 8-13 61.54 5 / 3 Tennessee 8-13 61.54 6 / 2 Alabama 14-24 58.33 10 / 4 Kentucky 10-18 55.56 6 / 4 Mississippi State 10-18 55.56 6 / 4 South Carolina 10-19 52.63 4 / 6 Ole Miss 10-19 52.63 6 / 4 Auburn 8-18 44.44 5 / 3
DEFENSE
Team TD-Chances Percentage Rush/Pass Kentucky 0-3 00.00 0 / 0 Vanderbilt 4-11 36.36 2 / 2 Alabama 3-8 37.50 1 / 2 South Carolina 4-10 40.00 4 / 0 Auburn 4-9 44.44 1 / 3 Florida 4-9 44.44 2 / 2 Tennessee 5-11 45.45 1 / 4 Georgia 8-17 47.06 6 / 2 LSU 5-9 55.56 3 / 2 Ole Miss 9-16 56.25 6 / 3 Mississippi State 8-14 57.14 5 / 3 Arkansas 11-14 78.57 6 / 5
SEC's LONGEST DRIVES
Plays 18 - Mississippi State vs. LSU (74 yards, 9:11 TOP) [TD] 18 - South Carolina vs. Wofford (75 yards, 7:38 TOP) [FG] 17 - Mississippi State vs. Southeastern Louisiana (64 yards, 7:38 TOP) [FG] 16 - Mississsippi State vs. Georgia Tech (66 yards; 2:34 TOP) [Fumble] 15 - LSU vs. Mississippi State (88 yards, 7:17 TOP) [TD] 15 - Ole Miss vs. Wake Forest (80 yards, 7:06 TOP) [TD] 15 - Georgia vs. South Carolina (74 yards, 8:42 TOP) [FG] 15 - Mississippi State vs. Georgia Tech (65 yards, 5:25 TOP) [Interception]
Yards 99 - Georgia vs. Central Michigan (11 plays, 5:48 TOP) [TD] 97 - Ole Miss vs. Memphis (7 plays, 3:07 TOP) [TD] 95 - Florida vs. Miami, Fla. (5 plays, 1:34 TOP) [TD] 94 - Ole Miss vs. Wake Forest (9 plays, 3:39 TOP) [TD] 91 - Ole Miss vs. Samford (5 plays, 0:51 TOP) [TD] 91 - Georgia vs. Arizona State (10 plays, 4:42 TOP) [TD]
Time 9:11 - Mississippi State vs. LSU (18 plays, 74 yards) [TD] 8:54 - Alabama vs. Clemson (14 plays, 78 yards) [FG] 8:42 - Georgia vs. South Carolina (15 plays, 74 yards) [FG] 8:16 - Alabama vs. Clemson (14 plays, 83 yards) [TD] 8:00 - Tennessee vs. Florida (14 plays, 72 yards) [Fumble] 7:38 - Mississippi State vs. Southeastern Louisiana (17 plays, 64 yards) [FG] 7:38 - South Carolina vs. Wofford (18 plays, 75 yards) [FG] 7:17 - LSU vs. Mississippi State (15 plays, 88 yards) [TD] 7:07 - Alabama vs. Western Kentucky (11 plays, 43 yards) (End of Half) 7:06 - Ole Miss vs. Wake Forest (15 plays, 80 yards) [TD]
NCAA STATISTICAL RANKINGS
Team Rush Pass Total Scoring Alabama 1 11 4 1 Arkansas 12 2 7 9 Auburn 8 10 10 10 Florida 9 6 5 T2 Georgia 7 1 2 4 Kentucky 5 8 6 5 LSU 2 3 1 T2 Ole Miss 4 5 3 6 Mississippi State 11 7 11 12 South Carolina 10 4 8 8 Tennessee 6 9 9 11 Vanderbilt 3 12 12 7
Team Rush Pass Total Scoring Alabama 1 9 6 5 Arkansas 12 7 11 12 Auburn 6 4 4 2 Florida 5 2 3 3 Georgia 2 11 8 9 Kentucky 4 5 2 1 LSU 3 8 7 6 Ole Miss 9 10 9 11 Mississippi State 11 3 10 10 South Carolina 8 1 1 4 Tennessee 7 6 5 8 Vanderbilt 10 12 12 7
CURRENT CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITHOUT BEING SHUTOUT
No. Team Number Last Game Shutout 1. Michigan 281 Oct. 20, 1984 (lost to Iowa, 26-0) 2. Washington State 278 Sept. 15, 1984 (lost to Ohio State, 44-0) 3. FLORIDA 246 Oct. 29, 1988 (lost to Auburn, 16-0) 4. Colorado 237 Nov. 12, 1988 (lost to Nebraska, 7-0) Southeastern Conference 1. Florida 246 Oct. 29, 1988 (lost to Auburn, 16-0) 2. Tennessee 175 Sept. 17, 1994 (ost to Florida, 31-0) 3. Georgia 160 Sept. 30, 1995 (lost to Alabama, 31-0) 4. Arkansas 155 Nov. 18, 1995 (lost to LSU, 28-0) 5. Ole Miss 110 Nov. 7, 1998 (lost to Arkansas, 34-0) 6. Alabama 93 Nov. 18, 2000 (lost to Auburn, 9-0) 7. LSU 73 Nov. 16, 2002 (lost to Alabama, 31-0) 8. Auburn 65 Aug. 30, 2003 (lost to Southern Cal, 23-0) 9. Vanderbilt 50 Nov. 22, 2003 (lost to Tennessee, 48-0) 10. South Carolina 29 Sept. 9, 2006 (lost to Georgia, 18-0) 11. Kentucky 21 Oct. 14, 2006 (lost to LSU, 49-0) 12. Mississippi State 17 Aug. 30, 2007 (lost to LSU, 45-0)
TRUE FRESHMEN PARTICIPATING IN 2008
No. Team True Freshmen 1. Florida State 22 2. Miami (Fla.) 21 3. ARKANSAS 16 4. ALABAMA 15 5. Southern Methodist 13 6. Iowa State 11 UCLA 11 8. FLORIDA 10 Air Force 10 Central Michigan 10
Eastern Division vs. Western Division (Since 1992 • DOES NOT INCLUDE SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES)
EASTERN vs. Western W L T Pct. Florida 31 18 0 .633 Georgia 32 16 1 .663 Kentucky 19 29 0 .396 South Carolina 16 31 1 .344 Tennessee 34 14 1 .704 Vanderbilt 7 42 0 .143 TOTALS 139 150 3 .481 WESTERN vs. Eastern W L T Pct. Alabama 30 18 1 .622 Arkansas 19 29 0 .396 Auburn 31 17 1 .643 LSU 22 25 1 .469 Ole Miss 26 24 0 .520 Miss. State 22 26 0 .458 TOTALS 150 139 3 .519
CLOSE LOSSES SINCE 2003
Total 1-7 Team Losses Margin Pct. Georgia 15 10 .667 Florida 19 12 .632 Alabama 30 18 .600 South Carolina 30 16 .533 LSU 10 5 .500 Vanderbilt 40 18 .450 Arkansas 27 12 .444 Tennessee 23 10 .435 Ole Miss 37 16 .432 Auburn 15 6 .400 Kentucky 35 9 .257 Mississippi State 44 10 .227
SEC FOOTBALL SERIES MARGINS SINCE 2000 (Min. 4 games played / Includes 2008 games)
Total Avg. Series G Margin Margin Florida-Ole Miss 4 13 3.25 South Carolina-Tennessee 8 46 5.75 LSU-Tennessee 6 40 6.67 Alabama-Georgia 4 30 7.50 Florida-Georgia 8 65 8.13 Georgia-South Carolina 8 74 9.25 Ole Miss-Vanderbilt 8 75 9.38 Alabama-Auburn 8 80 10.00 LSU-Ole Miss 8 82 10.25 Alabama-Tennessee 8 83 10.38 Auburn-LSU 9 96 10.67 Kentucky-Vanderbilt 8 86 10.75 Auburn-Florida 8 54 10.80
SEC ON TV THIS WEEK
Below is a schedule of Southeastern Conference athletic events on television for the upcoming week. The schedule includes live and taped events as well as weekly shows. For more information on the SEC's television partners, log onto www.secsports.com. All times are Eastern.
SEC CAREER STATISTICAL LEADERS
Total Offensive Yards Gained 1. 11,350—Chris Leak, Florida (137 rushing, 11,213 passing) 2003-06 2. 11,270—David Greene, Georgia (-258 rushing, 11,528 passing) 2001-04 3. 11,020—Peyton Manning, Tennessee (-181 rushing, 11,201 passing) 1994-97 4. 10,841—Eric Zeier, Georgia (-312 rushing, 11,153 passing) 1991-94 5. 10,637—Jared Lorenzen, Kentucky (279 rushing, 10,354 passing) 2000-03 6. 10,500—Danny Wuerffel, Florida (-375 rushing, 10,875 passing) 1993-96 7. 9,989—Eli Manning, Ole Miss (-130 rushing, 10,119 passing) 2000-03 8. 9,953—Jay Cutler, Vanderbilt (1,256 rushing, 8,697 passing) 2002-05 9. 9,577—Casey Clausen, Tennessee (-130 rushing, 9,707 passing) 2000-03 10. 9,241—Shane Matthews, Florida (-46 rushing, 9,287 passing) 1989-92 Highest Active Player 6,603—John Parker Wilson, Alabama (205 rushing, 6,398 passing) 2005- 5,941—Tim Tebow, Florida (1,489 rushing, 4,452 passing) 2006- 5,581—Matthew Stafford, Georgia (206 rushing, 5,375 passing) 2006-
Touchdown Responsibility 1. 122— Danny Wuerffel, Florida (8 rushing, 114 passing) 1993-96 2. 118— Eli Manning, Ole Miss (8 rushing, 110 passing) 2000-03 3. 101— Peyton Manning, Tennessee (12 rushing, 89 passing) 1994-97 101— Chris Leak, Florida (13 rushing, 88 passing) 2003-06 5. 90— Jared Lorenzen, Kentucky (12 rushing, 78 passing) 2000-03 6. 83— Rex Grossman, Florida (6 rushing, 77 passing) 2000-02 7. 82— Shane Matthews, Florida (7 rushing, 74 passing, 1 receiving) 1989-92 82— Andre' Woodson, Kentucky (3 rushing, 79 passing) 2004-07 9. 81— Casey Clausen, Tennessee (6 rushing, 75 passing) 2000-03 10. 78— Tim Couch, Kentucky (4 rushing, 74 passing) 1996-98 Highest Active Player 76—Tim Tebow, Florida (33 rushing, 43 passing) 2006- 50—John Parker Wilson, Alabama (7 rushing, 43 passing) 2005- 41—Casey Dick, Arkansas (2 rushing, 39 passing) 2005-
Rushing Yards Gained 1. *5,259—Herschel Walker, Georgia (33 games) 1980-82 2. 4,589—Darren McFadden, Arkansas (38 games) 2005-07 3. 4,557—Kevin Faulk, LSU (41 games) 1995-98 4. 4,303—Bo Jackson, Auburn (38 games) 1982-85 5. 4,163—Errict Rhett, Florida (48 games) 1990-93 6. 4,050—Dalton Hilliard, LSU (44 games) 1982-85 7. 4,035—Charles Alexander, LSU (44 games) 1975-78 8. 3,928—Emmitt Smith, Florida (31 games) 1987-89 9. 3,835—Sonny Collins, Kentucky (41 games) 1972-75 10. 3,831—Carnell Williams, Auburn (42 games) 2001-04 Highest Active Player 2,657—Arian Foster, Tennessee (40 games) 2005- 2,054—Anthony Dixon, Mississippi State (30 games) 2006- 1,823—Knowshon Moreno, Georgia (18 games) 2005-
All-Purpose Rushing Yards 1. 6,833—Kevin Faulk, LSU (4,557 rush, 600 rec., 832 PR, 844 KOR) 1995-98 2. 5,856—Derek Abney, Kentucky (160 rush, 2,339 rec., 1,042 PR, 2,315 KOR) 2000-03 3. 5,831—Darren McFadden, Arkansas (4,589 rush, 365 rec.,877 KOR) 2005-07 4. 5,749—Herschel Walker, Georgia (5,249 rush, 243 rec., 247 KOR) 1980-82 5. 5,743—Domanick Davis, LSU (2056 rush, 393 rec., 1126 PR, 2168 KOR) 1999-2002 6. 5,596—James Brooks, Auburn (3,523 rush, 347 rec., 1,726 KOR) 1977-80 7. 5,393—Errict Rhett, Florida (4,163 rush, 1,230 rec.) 1990-93 8. 5,343—Rafael Little, Kentucky (2996 rush, 1324 rec., 854 PR, 169 KOR) 2004-07 9. 5,326—Dalton Hilliard, LSU (4,050 rush, 1,133 rec., 143 KOR) 1982-85 10. 5,084—Carnell Williams, Auburn (3,831 rush, 342 rec., 302 PR, 609 KOR) 2001-04 Highest Active Player 3,464—Arian Foster, Tennessee (2,657 rush, 633 rec., 174 KOR) 2005- 3,083—Derek Pegues, Miss. State (2,151 KOR, 691 PR, 241 IR) 2005- 2,864—Percy Harvin, Florida (1,332 rush, 1,532 rec.) 2006-
Pass Completions 1. 895— Chris Leak, Florida (1,458 atts., 11,213 yards) 2003-06 2. 863— Peyton Manning, Tennessee (1,402 atts., 11,201 yards) 1994-97 3. 862— Jared Lorenzen, Kentucky (1,514 atts., 10,354 yards) 2000-03 4. 849— David Greene, Georgia (1,440 atts., 11,528 yards) 2001-04 5. 838— Eric Zeier, Georgia (1,402 atts., 11,153 yards) 1991-94 6. 829— Eli Manning, Ole Miss (1,363 atts., 10,119 yards) 2000-03 7. 795— Tim Couch, Kentucky (1,184 atts., 8,435 yards) 1996-98 8. 791— Andre' Woodson, Kentucky (1,278 atts., 9,360 yards) 2004-07 9. 775— Casey Clausen, Tennessee (1,270 atts., 9,707 yards) 2000-03 10. 727— Steve Taneyhill, South Carolina (1,209 atts., 8,555 yards) 1992-95 Highest Active Player 547—John Parker Wilson, Alabama (963 atts.; 6,398 yards) 2005- 415—Matthew Stafford, Georgia (748 atts.; 5,375 yards) 2006- 342—Casey Dick, Arkansas (620 atts.; 4,239 yards) 2005-
Passing Yards 1. 11,528—David Greene, Georgia (849 of 1,440) 2001-04 2. 11,213—Chris Leak, Florida (895 of 1,458) 2003-06 3. 11,201—Peyton Manning, Tennessee (863 of 1,381) 1994-97 4. 11,153—Eric Zeier, Georgia (838 of 1,402) 1991-94 5. 10,875—Danny Wuerffel, Florida (708 of 1,170) 1993-96 6. 10,354—Jared Lorenzen, Kentucky (862 of 1,514) 2000-03 7. 10,119—Eli Manning, Ole Miss (829 of 1,363) 2000-03 8. 9,707—Casey Clausen, Tennessee (774 of 1,269) 2000-03 9. 9,360—Andre' Woodson, Kentucky (791 of 1,278) 2004-07 10. 9,287—Shane Matthews, Florida (722 of 1,202) 1989-92 Highest Active Player 6,398—John Parker Wilson, Alabama (547 of 963) 2005- 5,375—Matthew Stafford, Georgia (415 of 748) 2006- 4,452—Tim Tebow, Florida (318 of 476) 2006-
Touchdown Passes 1. 114— Danny Wuerffel, Florida 1993-96 2. 89— Peyton Manning, Tennessee 1994-97 3. 88— Chris Leak, Florida 2003-06 4. 81— Eli Manning, Ole Miss 2000-03 5. 79— Andre' Woodson, Kentucky 2004-07 6. 78— Jared Lorenzen, Kentucky 2000-03 7. 77— Rex Grossman, Florida 2000-02 8. 75— Casey Clausen, Tennessee 2000-03 9. 74— Shane Matthews, Florida 1989-92 74— Tim Couch, Kentucky 1996-98 Highest Active Player 43—John Parker Wilson, Alabama 2005- 43—Tim Tebow, Florida 2006- 39—Casey Dick, Arkansas 2005-
Receptions 1. 236— Earl Bennett, Vanderbilt (2,852 yards) 2005-07 2. 208— Craig Yeast, Kentucky (2,899 yards) 1995-98 3. 204— Terrence Edwards, Georgia (3,093 yards) 1999-2002 4. 200— Keith Edwards, Vanderbilt (1,757 yards) 80,82-84 5. 198— Chris Collins, Ole Miss (2,621 yards) 2000-03 6. 197— Derek Abney, Kentucky (2,339 yards) 2000-03 7. 194— Anthony White, Kentucky (1,519 yards) 1996-99 194— DJ Hall, Alabama (2,923 yards) 2004-07 9. 189— Keenan Burton, Kentucky (2,376 yards) 2003-07 10. 188— Boo Mitchell, Vanderbilt (2,964 yards) 1985-88 Highest Active Player 162—Kenny McKinley, South Carolina (2,199 yards) 2005- 133—Dicky Lyons, Jr., Kentucky (1,677 yards) 2004- 109—Percy Harvin, Florida (1,532 yards) 2006-
Reception Yardage 1. 3,093—Terrence Edwards, Georgia (204 catches) 1999-2002 2. 3,001—Josh Reed, LSU (167 catches) 1999-2001 3. 2,964—Boo Mitchell, Vanderbilt (188 catches) 1985-88 4. 2,923—DJ Hall, Alabama (194 catches) 2004-07 5. 2,899—Craig Yeast, Kentucky (208 catches) 1995-98 6. 2,884—Fred Gibson, Georgia (161 catches) 2001-04 7. 2,880—Dan Stricker, Vanderbilt (182 catches) 1999-2002 8. 2,879—Anthony Lucas, Arkansas (137 catches) 1995-99 9. 2,852—Earl Bennett, Vanderbilt (236 catches) 2005-07 10. 2,814—Joey Kent, Tennessee (183 catches) 1993-96 Highest Active Player 2,199—Kenny McKinley, South Carolina (162 catches) 2005- 1,677—Dicky Lyons, Jr., Kentucky (133 catches) 2004- 1,532—Percy Harvin, Florida (109 catches) 2006-
Touchdown Receptions 1. 31— Chris Doering, Florida (40 games) 1992-95 2. 30— Terrence Edwards, Georgia (45 games) 1999-2002 3. 29— Ike Hilliard, Florida (32 games) 1994-96 29— Terry Beasley, Auburn (30 games) 1969-71 29— Jack Jackson, Florida (38 games) 1992-94 6. 28— Craig Yeast, Kentucky (43 games) 1995-98 7. 27— Jabar Gaffney, Florida (23 games) 2000-2001 27— Marcus Monk, Arkansas (40 games) 2004-07 9. 26— Reidel Anthony, Florida (33 games) 1994-96 10. 25— Joey Kent, Tennessee (44 games) 1993-96 25— Dwayne Bowe, LSU (42 games) 2003-06 25— Keenan Burton, Kentucky (55 games) 2003-07 Highest Active Player 17—Dicky Lyons, Jr., Kentucky (38 games) 2004- 16—Kenny McKinley, South Carolina (39 games) 2005- 9—Rodgerigus Smith, Auburn (38 games) 2005-
Points Scored 1. 409— Billy Bennett, Georgia (148 PAT, 87 FGs, 50 games) 2000-03 2. 371— Jeff Hall, Tennessee (188 PAT, 61 FGs, 46 games) 1995-98 3. 368— Jeff Chandler, Florida (67 FGs, 167 PATs, 46 games) 1997-2001 4. 353— Kevin Butler, Georgia (122 PAT, 77 FGs, 44 games) 1981-84 5. 345— Philip Doyle, Alabama (105 PAT, 78 FGs, 1 TD, 43 games) 1987-90 6. 326— Michael Proctor, Alabama (131 PAT, 65 FGs, 47 games) 1992-95 7. 325— James Wilhoit, Tennessee (148 PAT, 59 FG, 50 games) 2003-06 8. 318— Kevin Faulk, LSU (53 TDs, 41 games) 1995-98 9. 317— John Becksvoort, Tennessee (161 PAT, 52 FGs, 41 games) 1991-94 10. 314— Herschel Walker, Georgia (52 TDS, 1 two-point, 33 games) 1980-82 314— Fuad Reveiz, Tennessee (101 PAT, 71 FGs, 44 games) 1981-84 Highest Active Player 307—Colt David, LSU (169 PATs, 44 FGs, 43 games ) 2005- 221—Bryant Hahnfeldt, Vanderbilt (101 PATs, 40 FGs, 39 games) 2005- 204—Tim Tebow, Florida (34 TDs, 31 games) 2006-
Most Touchdowns Scored 1. 53—Kevin Faulk, LSU (41 games) 1995-98 2. 52—Herschel Walker, Georgia (33 games) 1980-82 3. 50—Dalton Hilliard, LSU (44 games) 1982-85 4, 50—Shaun Alexander, Alabama (41 games) 1996-99 5. 46—Carnell Williams, Auburn (42 games) 2001-04 6. 45—Bo Jackson, Auburn (38 games) 1982-85 7. 44—Darren McFadden, Arkansas (38 games) 2005-07 8. 42—Charles Alexander, LSU (44 games) 1975-78 9. 41—Deuce McAllister, Ole Miss (43 games) 1997-2000 10. 40—Bobby Humphrey, Alabama (35 games) 1985-88 Highest Active Player 34—Tim Tebow, Florida (31 games) 2006- 26—Anthony Dixon, Mississippi State (30 games) 2006- 22—Arian Foster, Tennessee (40 games) 2005-
Field Goals Made 1. 87—Billy Bennett, Georgia (110 atts.) 2000-03 2. 78—Philip Doyle, Alabama (105 atts.) 1987-90 3. 77—Kevin Butler, Georgia (98 atts.) 1981-84 4. 71—Fuad Reveiz, Tennessee (95 atts.) 1981-84 5. 67—Jeff Chandler, Florida (80 atts.) 1997-2001 6. 65—Michael Proctor, Alabama (91 atts.) 1992-95 7. 61—Kanon Parkman, Georgia (85 atts.) 1991-95 61— David Browndyke, LSU (75 atts.) 1986-89 61— Jeff Hall, Tennessee (89 atts.) 1995-98 10. 59— Van Tiffin, Alabama (88 atts.) 1983-86 59— James Wilhoit, Tennessee (82 atts.) 2003-06 Highest Active Player 44—Colt David, LSU (58 atts.) 2005- 40—Bryant Hahnfeldt, Vanderbilt (61 atts.) 2005- 41—Leigh Tiffin, Alabama (57 atts.) 2006-
PAT Kicks Made 1. 188— Jeff Hall, Tennessee (194 atts.) 1995-98 2. 169— Colt David, LSU (171 atts.) 2005- 3. 167— Jeff Chandler, Florida (180 atts.) 1997-2001 4. 162— John Vaughn, Auburn (163 atts.) 2003-06 5. 161— John Becksvoort, Tennesee (161 atts.) 1991-94 6. 160— Bart Edmiston, Florida (164 atts.) 1992-96 7. 148— Billy Bennett, Georgia (151 atts.) 2000-03 148— James Wilhoit, Tennessee (151 atts.) 2003-06 9. 135— Van Tiffin, Alabama (135 atts.) 1983-86 10. 133— Bill Davis, Alabama (143 atts.) 1971-73 133— Alex Walls, Tennessee (137 atts.) 1999-2002 Highest Active Player 101—Bryant Hahnfeldt, Vanderbilt (105 atts.) 2005- 99—Lones Seiber, Kentucky (103 atts.) 2006-
Total Points Scored by Kicking 1. 409— Billy Bennett, Georgia (87 FGs, 148 PATs) 2000-03 2. 371— Jeff Hall, Tennessee (61 FGs, 188 PATs) 1995-98 3. 368— Jeff Chandler, Florida (67 FGs, 167 PATs) 1997-2001 4. 353— Kevin Butler, Georgia (77 FGs, 122 PATs) 1981-84 5. 339— Philip Doyle, Alabama (78 FGs, 105 PATs) 1987-90 6. 326— Michael Proctor, Alabama (65 FGs, 131 PATs) 1992-95 7. 325— James Wilhoit, Tennessee (148 PAT, 59 FG, 50 games) 2003-06 8. 317— John Becksvoort, Tennessee (52 FGs, 161 PATs) 1991-94 9. 314— Fuad Reveiz, Tennessee (71 FGs, 101 PATs) 1981-84 10. 312— Van Tiffin, Alabama (59 FGs, 135 PATs) 1983-86 312— John Vaughn, Auburn (162 PAT, 50 FG, 48 games) 2003-06 Highest Active Player 307—Colt David, LSU (169 PATs, 44 FGs, 43 games ) 2005- 221—Bryant Hahnfeldt, Vanderbilt (101 PATs, 40 FGs, 39 games) 2005- 195—Lones Seiber, Kentucky (99 PATs, 32 FGs, 28 games) 2006-
Punt Return Yards 1. *1,695—Lee Nalley, Vanderbilt (109 returns) 1947-49 2. 1,332—Tony James, Miss. State (121 returns) 1989-92 3. 1,253—Damien Gary, Georgia (114 returns) 2000-03 4. 1,170—Thomas Bailey, Auburn (125 returns) 1991-94 5. 1,163—Bobby Majors, Tennessee (117 returns) 1969-71 6. 1,142—Junie Hovious, Ole Miss (84 returns) 1938-41 7. 1,126—Domanick Davis, LSU (94 returns) 1999-2002 8. 1,119—Harry Gilmer, Alabama (83 returns) 1944-47 1,119—Greg Richardson, Alabama (125 returns) 1983-86 10. 1,077—Scott Woerner, Georgia (88 returns) 1977-80 Highest Active Player 879—Brandon James, Florida (59 returns) 2006- 837—Javier Arenas, Alabama (64 returns) 2006- 691—Derek Pegues, Miss. State (64 returns) 2005-
Kickoff Return Yards 1. 2,315—Derek Abney, Kentucky (95 returns) 2000-03 2. 2,263—Mark Johnson, Vanderbilt (107 returns) 1986-88, 90 3. 2,168—Domanick Davis, LSU (95 returns) 1999-2002 4. 2,151—Derek Pegues, Miss. State (95 returns) 2005- 5. 2,004—Tony Jackson, Vanderbilt (85 returns) 1989-93 6. 1,862—Tony James, Miss. State (78 returns) 1989-92 7. 1,854—Willie Gault, Tennessee (78 returns) 1979-82 8. 1,788—Leonard Scott, Tennessee (77 returns) 1999-2002 9. 1,780—Robert Dow, LSU (70 returns) 1973-76 10. 1,726—James Brooks, Auburn (68 returns) 1977-80 Highest Active Player 1,474—Brandon James, Florida (59 returns) 2006- 1,110—Asher Allen, Georgia (47 returns) 2006-
Total Kick Return Yardage (Punt + Kickoff) 1. 3,357—Derek Abney, Kentucky (88/1,042 PR, 95/2,315 KOR) 2000-03 2. 3,294—Domanick Davis, LSU (94/1126 PR, 95/2168 KOR) 1999-2002 3. 3,194—Tony James, Miss. State (121/1,332 PR, 78/1,862 KOR) 1989-92 4. 2,842—Derek Pegues, Miss. State (95/2151 KOR, 64-691 PR) 2005- 5. 2,690—Thomas Bailey, Auburn (125/1,170 PR, 74/1,520 KOR) 1991-94 6. 2,513—Willie Gault, Tennessee (78/659 PR, 78/1,854 KOR) 1979-82 7. 2,353—Brandon James, Florida (59/1474, 59/879 PR) 2006- 8. 2,263—Mark Johnson, Vanderbilt (107/2,263 KOR) 1986-88, 90 9. 2,253—Dicky Lyons, Kentucky (69/1,065 PR, 56/1,188 KOR) 1966-68 10. 2,125—Eddie Kennison, LSU (947 PR, 1,178 KOR) 1993-95 Highest Active Player 1,943—Javier Arenas, Alabama (49/1106 KOR, 64/837 PR) 2006-
Interceptions 1. 20— Bobby Wilson, Ole Miss (379 yards) 1946-49 20— Chris Williams, LSU (91 yards) 1977-80 3. 19— Glen Cannon, Ole Miss (180 yards) 1967-69 19— Antonio Langham, Alabama (229 yards) 1990-93 5. 18— Buddy McClinton, Auburn (251 yards) 1967-69 18— Tim Priest, Tennessee (305 yards) 1968-70 7. 16— Harry Gilmer, Alabama (234 yards) 1944-47 16— Jake Scott, Georgia (315 yards) 1967-68 16— Mike Jones, Tennessee (305 yards) 1967-69 16— Harry Harrison, Ole Miss (242 yards) 1971-73 16— Jeremiah Castille, Alabama (186 yards) 1979-82 16— John Mangum, Alabama (95 yards) 1986-89 Highest Active Player 11—Derek Pegues, Miss. State (241 yards) 2005- 10—Rashard Langford, Vanderbilt (174 yards) 2005- 8—D.J. Moore, Vanderbilt (84 yards) 2006- 8—Marcus McClinton, Kentucky (55 yards) 2005- 7—Trevard Lindley, Kentucky (57 yards) 2006- 7—Eric Berry, Tennessee (223 yards) 2007-
TACKLES 1. 547 - Andy Spiva, Tennessee 1973-76 2. 528 - Freddie Smith, Auburn 1976-79 528 - Jeff Herrod, Ole Miss 1984-87 4. 521 - Jim Kovach, Kentucky 1974-76, 1978 5. 482 - Chris Chenault, Kentucky 1985-88 6. 475 - David Little, Florida 1977-80 475 - Jeff Kremer, Kentucky 1984-87 8. 472 - Kem Coleman, Ole Miss 1974-77 9. 470 - Marty Moore, Kentucky 1990-93 10. 467 - Scot Brantley, Florida 1976-79 467 - Ben Zambiasi, Georgia 1974-77 467 - Ray Costict, Mississippi State 1973-76 Highest Active Player 248—Jamarcia Sanford, Ole Miss 2005- 210—Braxton Kelley, Kentucky 2005- 198—Jamar Chaney, Mississippi State 2005-
SACKS 1. 52.0 - Derrick Thomas, Alabama 1985-88 2. 49.0 - Billy Jackson, Mississippi State 1980-83 3. 37.0 - Ben Williams, Ole Miss 1972-75 4. 36.0 - David Pollack, Georgia 2001-04 5. 33.0 - Alex Brown, Florida 1998-01 6. 32.0 - Reggie White, Tennessee 1980-83 7. 29.0 - Richard Tardits, Georgia 1985-88 8. 28.0 - Jimmy Payne, Georgia 1978-82 28.0 - Leonard Little, Tennessee 1995-97 10. 27.5 - Mitch Davis, Georgia 1990-93 Highest Active Player 15.5—Greg Hardy, Ole Miss 2006- 15.0—Jeremy Jarmon, Kentucky 2006- 14.5—Tyson Jackson, LSU 2005- 14.0—Eric Norwood, South Carolina 2006-
SEC TEAM-BY-TEAM NOTES
ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE
Alabama has outscored its opponents 74-0 in the first quarter and 133-20 in the first half ... The 31 first-half points by Alabama against Georgia was the second highest this season for the Tide and follows a 35-point effort in the first half against Arkansas, the previous week ... Senior QB John Parker Wilson broke the Alabama record for career passing yards with 205 passing yards against Georgia, and now has passed for 6,398 yards, eclipsing Brodie Croyle's total of 6,382 ... Alabama is ranked in the top 5 for the first time since being #4 (AP) / #3 (USA Today) in the Nov. 6, 2005 polls.
ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS
The Razorbacks have gone for fourth down conversions nine times this season, second highest in the SEC and most per game (succeeded five times) ... Arkansas continues its streak of nationally-ranked opponents when Florida visits Fayetteville this weekend ... The Hogs have played #9 Alabama and #7 Texas in successive weeks ... The Gators are ranked #12 this week (AP) ... QB Casey Dick is now third on Arkansas' career completions chart with 442, fifth with 620 attempts, eighth with 4,239 yards and third with 39 touchdown passes ... Antwain Robinson had his fourth career touchdown (2 interception returns, 2 fumble returns) after his 80-yard return against Texas.
AUBURN TIGERS
The Tigers have not allowed a touchdown in the first half this season ... Auburn scored its third defensive touchdown of the season (all in the first quarter) when Jake Ricks fell on a UT fumble in the end zone ... The Tigers held Tennessee to just 14 yards in the fourth quarter on four possessions ... Josh Bynes made his first career start at linebacker and had a career-high 11 tackles ... He is the first Auburn player to have at double digit tackles in a game ... WR Rodgeriqus Smith is now tied for 7th in career catches with 99 ... Robert Dunn had a career-best six catches for 54 yards.
FLORIDA GATORS
QB Tim Tebow has thrown 183 consecutive passes without an interception, which is a Florida record ... Brandon James broke Florida's career punt return yardage record with 879 yards ... Tebow recorded his first two rushing TDs this season (and the 32nd and 33rd of his career) against the Rebels ... WR Percy Harvin registered career highs in receptions (13) and receiving yards (186) ... Harvin also led the Gators in rushing with 82 yards on 10 carries and a touchdown ... LB Brandon Spikes logged a game-high 13 stops (4 solos) with a sack against the Rebels.
GEORGIA BULLDOGS
Junior CB Prince Miller returned a punt 92 yards for a touchdown against Alabama, the second-longest punt return in Georgia history ... Freshman PK Blair Walsh is now 6-for-8 in field goals this season after hitting a 43 yarder against the Tide ... Redshirt frosh SE Zach Renner has blocked two punts this season (Arizona State, Alabama) ... QB Matthew Stafford threw a career-best 24 completions against the Tide ... Redshirt frosh Justin Houston made his first career start against Alabama at DE ... Sophomore LB Rennie Curran led the Bulldogs in tackles for the third time this season with 14 stops ... Sophomore LB Akeem Dent had a career-high 10 stops and a sack.
KENTUCKY WILDCATS
Kentucky's defense allowed Western Kentucky just 15 passing yards, the fewest allowed by the Wildcats since Nov. 5, 1994 (3 yards by Vanderbilt) ... Kentucky has held its first four opponents this season without a rushing touchdown ... UK has scored 20-or-more points in six straight games (dating back to last season) ... WR Dicky Lyons is now tied for fifth in career receptions at UK with 133 grabs and ranks fifth in career receiving yards with 1,677 ... Lyons has caught at least two passes in 24 consecutive games ... Tim Masthay leads the SEC in touchbacks on kickoffs with 15 this season ... Tony Dixon ran for two touchdowns against WKU, giving him 11 in his career.
LSU TIGERS
WR Brandon LaFell tied a career-best with seven catches against Mississippi State ... WR Demetrius Byrd has caught a pass in 13 straight games ... PK Colt David tallied two field goals and four PATs against State, giving him 307 total points in his career, second at LSU ... QB Jarrett Lee became the first redshirt freshman to start a game for LSU since JaMarcus Russell did so at Arkansas on Nov. 26, 2004 ... RB Charles Scott is the first LSU player top open a season with four straight 100+ yard rushing performances since Charles Alexander (1978) ... Scott had 141 yards on 27 carries vs. MSU.
OLE MISS REBELS
Ole Miss earned its first victory over a top-five foe since a 20-13 triumph over #3 Notre Dame in 1977 ... The Rebels' last winover a ranked team was a 31-28 road win at #25 South Carolina in 2004 ... Sophomore QB Jevan Snead's 85-yard TD to Shay Hodge was the longest completion of the season and the longest reception of Hodge's career ... Hodge had a career-high 133 receiving yards on three catches against the Gators ... Ole Miss' defense forced Florida into its first three turnovers of the year ... In just his second game back from an injury, DE Greg Hardy has 2.5 sacks this season ... Jamarca Sanford led the Rebels with 11 tackles, the ninth career game with double digit stops.
MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS
Junior TB Anthony Dixon had his 26th career touchdown run against LSU and is just one within the school record (Michael Davis, 1991-94) ... RS/DB Derek Pegues had 176 return yards against the Tigers, moving him to fourth all-time in the SEC with 2,842 yards ... He is also fourth in the SEC in career kickoff return yards (2,151 yards) ... He also had an interception against LSU, giving him 11 in his career, tying him for third all time at State and is the SEC's leading active interceptor ... Junior Tyson Lee started his first career game at QB against LSU and was 17-of-26 for 175 yards.
SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS
The UAB win is South Carolina's 11th in its last 12 non-conference games ... Since the start of the 2006 season, the Gamecocks are 11-1 in non-league games ... After coming into the game in the second series, QB Stephen Garcia completed his first career pass, a five-yard toss to Joe Hills, threw his first career touchdown pass, a 14-yarder to Brian Maddox, and scored his first career rushing touchdown with a second-quarter, five-yard run ... Garcia finished with 131 yards passing (13-of-20) and 86 yards rushing on 18 carries ... PK Ryan Succop had a career-best four FGs against UAB.
TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS
Senior TB Arian Foster had 30 yards on eight carries against Auburn and now is fifth on UT's career rushing yardage list with 2,657 yards ... Foster has 18 consecutive starts at TB, tying Charlie Garner for second by a UT tailback in the Fulmer era (1992- / Jay Graham tops the list at 24) ... Senior LB Ellix Wilson led the Vols with 10 tackles against Auburn ... Dan Williams and Gerald Williams established new career highs in tackles with eight and two, respectively ... Senior WR Lucas Taylor has had at least one catch in 18 straight games. tying for seventh longest in school history.
VANDERBILT COMMODORES
The Commodores are 4-0 for the first time since the 2005 season and the second time the 'Dores have accomplished that feat since 1984 ... Vandy is ranked in the Top 25 for the first time since 1984 ... It is the first 2-0 SEC start since 2004 and just the second time since 1956 for the Commodores to open league play with two straight wins ... Ryan Hamilton tied a school record with three interceptions against Ole Miss and also had a fumble recovery ... Vandy has trailed in every game so far this season but has outscored opponents 51-10 in the second half this season ... LB Chris Marve set a career-high with 11 tackles against the Rebels.