THE COACHES
Phillip Fulmer is in his 17th season at Tennessee and overall with a record of 150-52 (.743). The Volunteers' offensive coordinator is Dave Clawson and the defensive coordinator is John Chavis.
Bobby Johnson is in his seventh season at Vanderbilt with a record of 26-54 (.325) and in his 15th season overall with a record of 86-90 (.489). The Commodores' offensive coordinator is Ted Cain and the defensive coordinator is Bruce Fowler.
WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN TENNESSEE HAS THE BALL
Arian Foster boasted 196 yards on 25 carries in his first two games (98 ypg, 7.8 ypc), but has gained just 262 yards on 74 carries in the last seven games (37.4 ypg, 3.5 ypc). He is 226 yards from being UT's all-time leading rusher. Lucas Taylor leads the team with 26 catches for 332 yards through 10 games after posting 1,000 yards last season. Gerald Jones has emerged as a go-to receiver this season with 26 catches and four receiving TDs.
The Vanderbilt defense tops the SEC – and ranks 12th nationally – with 27 quarterback sacks. DB Myron Lewis leads the team with five sacks. DE Broderick Stewart is second with 4.5 sacks. D.J. Moore now has six interceptions on the season, sharing the SEC and NCAA lead . He tops all active SEC players with 13 career interceptions.
WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN VANDERBILT HAS THE BALL
Ellix Wilson has led the team in tackles in four of his nine games including a career-high 16 at Georgia. He leads the team for the season with 75 stops. Rico McCoy is second on the team with 68 tackles after leading the team in tackles in each of the last three games. SS Eric Berry has 11 career interceptions (six this season) and is the SEC record holder in career interception return yards with 442. He has 64 tackles this season after leading the team with 10 vs. Miss. St. and posting 11 vs. Alabama.
Chris Nickson finished the Kentucky game completing 15 of 27 passes for 155 yards passing and three touchdowns, all season highs. He also added 118 rushing yards rushing on 20 carries, the Commodores' second highest rushing total of the season this year behind Nickson's 166-yard output in the season opener at Miami (Ohio). Moore caught two TD passes, which gave Vandy a 14-0 lead. The receptions were the first of Moore's career.
SPECIAL TEAMS
Daniel Lincoln is 8-of-15 this season kicking field goals after making 21 of 29 a year ago. Britton Colquitt returned to take over the punting duties at Georgia and has kicked 32 times for 44.3-yard average in five games. Gerald Jones is averaging 10.3 yards per punt return this season. Dennis Rogan is averaging 24.8 yards per kickoff return this season.
Bryant Hahnfeldt has become the team's all-time leading scorer, though he has missed his last four field goal attempts. He is 8-of-13 in field goals, including three beyond 40 yards. He is also 27 of 27 on extra point attempts. Hahnfeldt holds the team record for PATs made with 114. Moore is the SEC's No. 3 punt returner with a 16.4-yard average.
SERIES/GAME NOTES Record: UT, 69-28-5 • Last: UT, 25-24 (2007 at Knoxville)
Tennessee leads the all-time series with Vanderbilt 69-27-5, and the Vols hold a 34-17-4 advantage in Nashville... Phillip Fulmer is 14-1 in his tenure vs. the Commodores and 7-0 in Nashville... The 2007 contest in Knoxville was won the by the Vols 25-24, thanks to clutch field-goal kicking from sophomore Daniel Lincoln... Vanderbilt's last win in the series was the 2005 game, a 28-24 victory also in Knoxville.
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Kevin Higgins is in his fourth season at The Citadel with a record of 20-24 (.455) and in his 12th season overall with a record of 76-49-1 (.607). The Bulldogs' offensive coordinator is Dave Cecchini and the defensive coordinator is Isaac Collins.
Urban Meyer is in his fourth season at Florida with a record of 40-8 (.833) and in his eighth season overall with a record of 79-17 (.823). The Gators' offensive coordinator is Dan Mullen and Charlie Strong serves as the defensive coordinator.
WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN THE CITADEL HAS THE BALL
Andre Roberts broke the school record for receiving yards in a season during his nine catch, 116-yard performance last week. Roberts had 246 all-purpose yards. Roberts now has 1,268 receiving yards with one game to play. Terrell Dallas led the Bulldogs' rushing game last week with season-highs of 13 carries and 49 yards and the team's only two offensive touchdowns against Chattanooga. He has a season total of 61 carries and 197 yards in nine games as the second leading rusher on the team.
Brandon Spikes has three interceptions this season against top-25 teams, which is tied for second among all players nationally and is the most by any linebacker in the country. Spikes has led the Gators in tackles in nine of the last 14 games he has played in. Carlos Dunlap leads the Gators with six sacks this year. Against South Carolina, Ahmad Black made his sixth interception of the season, which is tied for fourth in school history. His total is tied with eight others for the most in the nation this season.
WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN FLORIDA HAS THE BALL
Jordon Gilmore leads the defense with 99 tackles on the season. He has three forces fumbles, two TFLs, 1.5 sacks and one interception as well. Terrence Reese leads the team with ten TFLs. Dewitt Jones leads the team in sacks with four, while also adding 6.5 TFLs. Cortez Allen and Demontrelle Smith lead the team in passes defended and broken up.
Tim Tebow has run for two-or-more touchdowns in three of the last four games. Tebow's eight rushing touchdowns over the span are more than other player in the nation. In addition, his passer rating of 201.0 leads the nation over the time frame and his touchdown pct. (13.8) is second nationally. Percy Harvin's 167 yards rushing against the Gamecocks are the most by any wide receiver in the nation this year against a Top 25 team. He has scored a touchdown in the past 12 games he has played in, tying for a national -best. He leads the nation in yards per carry (9.2 / min. 5 carries per game).
Roberts scored the game-winning touchdown on a 43-yard punt return with less than 1:46 remaining in the fourth quarter in Saturday's win. Saturday's game against Chattanooga marked the 17th consecutive game in which Andre Roberts has scored a touchdown. Roberts' three punt returns for a touchdown this season tied the SoCon single-season record of former Bulldog Carlos Frank, set in 1997.
Brandon James is one of six players in the country to return two punts for touchdowns this season. James is the only player in the nation this season to have two punt returns for touchdown as well as have at least one receiving and rushing touchdown. Chas Henry has averaged 42.5 yards per punt on his 33 kicks this season, which is second in the SEC. Jonathan Phillips is a perfect 9-of-9 on field goals.
SERIES/GAME NOTES Record: UF, 13-0 • Last: UF, 49-10 (1998 at Gainesville)
This game will mark the final home game for the 2008 senior class... The group won a national title, one SEC title and two January bowl games... The group has posted a record of 40-9 (.816) overall, and are 24-8 (.750) in SEC action...Florida has outscored opponents, 101-0, in the first quarter over the last six games and 125-7 on the year...UF has allowed just two first-half touchdowns all season and is outscoring opponents, 227-23, before the half.
Bobby Petrino is in his first season at Arkansas and sixth overall with a record of 48-24 (.667). The Razorbacks' offensive coordinator is Paul Patrino and the defensive coordinator is Willy Robinson.
Sylvester Croom is in his fifth season at Mississippi State and overall with a record of 20-37 (.351). The Bulldogs' offensive coordinator is Woody McCorvey and the defensive coordinator is Charlie Harbison.
WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN ARKANSAS HAS THE BALL
Michael Smith ranks second in the SEC and 14th in the nation in rushing yards per game (112.4). Smith has racked up 1,012 yards and seven touchdowns on 193 carries thus far this season. D.J. Williams has caught at least four passes in eight of Arkansas' first 10 games and leads the Razorbacks in catches and receiving yards with 48 receptions for 613 yards. Casey Dick has passed for 2,389 yards and 11 touchdowns on 328 attempts in 10 games this season.
Dominic Douglas leads the Bulldogs with 84 total tackles, and ranks second in the SEC with an 8.4 tackle per- game average. Derek Pegues holds the MSU school record with three interception returns for touchdowns, which is tied for second in the SEC. Also, his 11 total interceptions tie him for third in school history in that category and it is the highest active total in the conference. In the closing minutes of last weekend's loss at Alabama, Jessie Bowman was lost for the season with a leg injury.
WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN MISSISSIPPI STATE HAS THE BALL
Malcolm Sheppard leads the team in tackles for loss (9.5 – 32) and sacks (4.5 – 20) and ranks tied for third in tackles (53). He also leads the team with nine quarterback hurries. Jerry Franklin leads the Hogs with 78 tackles in the fi rst 10 games. He has garnered 51 solo tackles and 27 assisted stops. He has 3.5 tackles for loss (-17), 1.5 sack (-14), two interceptions, two quarterback hurries, three pass break ups, one forced fumble and two recovered fumbles.
Brandon McRae has hauled in a team-leading 45 passes on the season for 449 yards and three touchdowns. He ranks fourth in the SEC with a 4.5-catch per- game average. J.C. Brignone has eclipsed the 80 percent mark in his blocking grade each of the past eight games. State is now 9-3 when Anthony Dixon gets more than 20 carries and its record is 6-2 when he eclipses the 100-yard rushing mark. His 31 career total scores is the second-highest active total in the SEC (Tim Tebow, 43).
Jeremy Davis is averaging 42.7 yards per punt in his fi rst 10 games including a career long punt of 58 yards earlier this year against Auburn. So far this season, Davis has punted 47 times for 2,008 yards and has landed 14 kicks inside the opponents' 20-yard line. He has recorded 11 punts of 50 yards or more this season. Davis ranks third in the SEC and 18th in the nation with his 42.7 yards per punt average.
Pegues has played in 45 games during his MSU career and has set a new Southeastern Conference record with 2,455 career kickoff return yards. He currently stands in fourth all time in the conference record books with 184 career total kick returns (72 punt/105 kickoff). Blake McAdams now one punt shy of the all-time total punts record in SEC history.
SERIES/GAME NOTES Record: ARK, 12-5-1 • Last: ARK, 45-31 (2007 at Little Rock)
Arkansas and Mississippi State will meet on the gridiron for the 19th time in history when the two teams play this weekend in Starkville... The Razorbacks have dominated the series, especially of late, and own a 12-5-1 advantage overall... Arkansas has won 12 of the last 13 meetings between the two schools, including the last nine-consecutive meetings... The last MSU win in the series came in 1998 in Starkville... Arkansas leads the series 5-3 in Starkville... After dropping three of the first four games in Mississippi State's home stadium, the Razorbacks have won four straight as the visitor.
Houston Nutt is in his first season at Ole Miss and in his 16th season overall with a record of 117-74 (.613). Kent Austin serves as the offensive coordinator and the defensive coordinator is Tyrone Nix.
Les Miles is in his fourth season at LSU with a record of 41-9 (.820) and eighth overall with a record of 69-29 (.704). The Tigers' offensive coordinator is Gary Crowton and the defensive coordinators are Doug Mallory and Bradley Peveto.
WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN OLE MISS HAS THE BALL
QB Jevan Snead ranks second in the SEC in TD passes (17) and third in both passing average (198.3 ypg) and and pass efficiency (132.5). Mike Wallace ranks first in the SEC in yards per catch (19.2), third in all-purpose yards (124.9 ypg) and eighth in receiving yards (50.0 ypg). He piled up 222 yards at Arkansas and a career-high 238 against Vanderbilt. Shay Hodge is tied for the SEC lead in touchdown catches with seven and ranks seventh in receiving yards per game (54.5 ypg) and 10th in receptions (3.1 rpg). Dexter McCluster is an all-purpose threat both rushing and receiving.
SS Harry Coleman tops the squad with 55 total tackles. Junior LB Perry Riley has collected 42 stops with 4.0 TFLs. On the line, junior end Rahim Alem has notched 8.5 TFLs and 6.0 QB sacks. With a pair of sacks vs. South Carolina, LSU DE Tyson Jackson ran his career total to 18.5, which ranks eighth in school history. This year, Jackson has 4.5 sacks to his credit to rank fourth in the SEC.
WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN LSU HAS THE BALL
Jamarca Sanford has recorded double-figure tackles thrice this year and 10 times in his career. He led the team and equaled his career high of 13 tackles against SC. Sanford is 11th in the SEC in tackles per game (7.1) and is the league's active career leader (276 total stops). Greg Hardy collected his first career pick against ULM. Hardy finished with three tackles, including a sack to raise his team-high total to 4.5. Peria Jerry is fifth in the SEC with 10.5 TFLs and has 6.0 in his last four games.
Junior RB Charles Scott leads the way for the LSU offense with 1,071 yards and 14 TDs. Redshirt freshman QB Jarrett Lee has completed 139-of-257 passes for 1,824 yards with 14 TDs and 15 interceptions. Junior WR Brandon LaFell boasts 55 receptions for 772 yards and seven scores, while senior Demetrius Byrd has hauled in four TD passes.
K Joshua Shene, who was recently named as one of 20 semifinalists for the Lou Groza Award, has now converted 58 straight PATs, which is the third-longest streak in school history. Shene ranks first in the SEC in field goal percentage (14-of-16, 87.5) and tied for first in PATs (36- for-36, 1.000). Wallace ranks fourth in the SEC in average at 25.2 yards per kickoff return, and he has posted three of the top-11 single-game totals in school history, including the best ever.
Colt David has connected on 10-of-13 field goals and 34-of-35 PAT attemps this season. David now has 342 points during his career, a figure that ranks No. 6 in SEC history. David has kicked 48 field goals during his career, third-most in LSU history. Of his 48 field goals, 14 have come from at least 40 yards out. David reset his career-long with a 52-yard field goal against Troy.
SERIES/GAME NOTES Record: LSU, 55-37-4 • Last: LSU, 41-24 (2007 at Oxford)
This game will be the 97th all-time between the Ole Miss Rebels and LSU Tigers dating back to 1894… LSU is Ole Miss' second-most played opponent besides Mississippi State, whom the Rebels will play for the 105th time on November 28… LSU holds a 55-37-4 advantage in the series... The Tigers have won six straight overall and three in a row at Tiger Stadium… LSU holds a 36-24-1 edge in Baton Rouge and prevailed 23-20 in overtime in 2006… Ole Miss' last victory in the series was a 35-24 triumph in Baton Rouge in 2001.