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1 SEC FOOTBALL Final Release Charles Bloom, Associate Commissioner (Football Contact) Southeastern Conference Media Relations Phone: (205) Fax: (205) For the third straight year and the third time in SEC history, nine SEC teams finished the season with winning records. Georgia posted the league s best mark at 13-1, followed by Alabama (10-3), Auburn (9-4), Arkansas (9-5), Florida, LSU and Tennessee, each at 8-5, Kentucky at 7-5, and Ole Miss with a 7-6 record. Florida posted its 15th straight season with a winning record in 2002, the longest such streak in the SEC. Below is a listing of current consecutive seasons with winning records in the SEC: Florida 15 Tennessee 14 Georgia 6 Ole Miss 6 Auburn 3 LSU 3 Alabama 2 Arkansas 2 Kentucky 1 Following the bowl games, the SEC was second among all NCAA Division I-A conferences in non-league winning percentage. The SEC posted a record (71.4 percent), which was second behind the Big Ten Conference, which had a record (71.7 percent). Below is a breakdown of how NCAA Division I-A conferences fared in non-league competition in : EASTERN DIVISION SEC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA 2001 Home Away Neutral vs. Div. vs. Top 25 Streak ^Georgia W 5 Florida L 2 Tennessee L 1 South Carolina L 5 Vanderbilt L 4 #Kentucky L 1 ^ - Southeastern Conference Champion WESTERN DIVISION SEC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA 2001 Home Away Neutral vs. Div. vs. Top 25 Streak **Arkansas L 2 *Auburn W 2 *LSU L 2 Ole Miss W 2 Miss. State L 5 #Alabama W 1 ** - Western Division SEC Championship Game Representative / * - Western Division Co-Champions NOTE: Final 2001 Record; Teams listed in alphabetical order unless tie-breaker applicable. # - Not eligible for conference title. NINE SEC TEAMS FINISH WITH WINNING SEASONS Conference App. W-L Pct. Bowls ACC Big East Big Ten Big Conference USA MAC Mountain West Pac SEC Sun Belt Western Athletic For the first time in six seasons, the SEC did not win at least four bowl games in a season. The SEC s 3-4 mark in bowls this year was the league s lowest win total since going 2-4 in Since 1996, the SEC is (.588) in post-season bowl games and is 5-3 in Bowl Championship Series games since the inception of the BCS in the 1999 bowl season. Nine of the SEC s 12 teams were ranked for at least one week in either the AP or the USA Today/ESPN weekly rankings. Two SEC teams - Florida and Georgia - were ranked each week of the season. Four SEC teams - Alabama, Auburn, Florida and Georgia - were ranked in the either AP or USA Today/ESPN final rankings. Since 1997, the SEC is (54.3 percent) in post-season bowl games. Below is how each conference has fared since 1997 in bowl games: Conference App. W-L Pct. MAC Big East Big Ten SEC ACC Mountain West Big Conference USA Pac WAC SEC BOWL RESULTS Dec. 27 Mainstay Independence Bowl (Shreveport, La.) 46,096 Ole Miss 27, Nebraska 23 Dec. 30 Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl (Nashville, Tenn.) 39,183 Minnesota 29, Arkansas 14 Dec. 31 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (Atlanta, Ga.) 68,330 Maryland 30, Tennessee 3 Jan. 1 Outback Bowl (Tampa, Fla.) 65,101 Michigan 38, Florida 30 Jan. 1 SBC Cotton Bowl (Dallas, Texas) 70,817 Texas 35, LSU 20 Jan. 1 Capital One Bowl (Orlando, Fla.) 66,334 Auburn 13, Penn State 9 Jan. 1 Nokia Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, La.) 74,269 Georgia 26, Florida State 13

2 2002 SEC Football Page 2 Final 2002 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE TEAM SCHEDULES AND RESULTS ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE (10-3, 6-2 SEC) Home: 5-2 Away: 5-1 vs. Division: 4-1 vs. Top 25: 4-2 Total Home Attendance: 579,999 Average Home Attendance: 82,857 FLORIDA GATORS (8-5, 6-2 SEC) Home: 5-2 Away: 2-2 Neutral: 1-1 vs. Division: 5-0 vs. Top 25: 2-4 Total Home Attendance: 596,296 Average Home Attendance: 85,185 Aug. 31 *MIDDLE TENNESSEE (JP) W ,091 Sept. 7 at Oklahoma (ABC) [2/3] L ,564 Sept. 14 NORTH TEXAS W ,818 Sept. 21 SOUTHERN MISS (ESPN2) W ,818 Sept. 28 at Arkansas (ESPN) W ,551 Oct. 5 GEORGIA (CBS) [7/6] L ,818 Oct. 19 OLE MISS [HC] (CBS) [21/22] W ,818 Oct. 26 at Tennessee (ESPN) [16/15] W ,722 Nov. 2 at Vanderbilt W ,407 Nov. 9 MISSISSIPPI STATE W ,818 Nov. 16 at LSU (ESPN) [14/12] W ,012 Nov. 23 AUBURN (CBS) L ,818 Nov. 30 at Hawaii (ESPN) [--/24] W ,000 * - Birmingham, Ala. ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS (9-5, 5-3 SEC) Home: 6-2 Away: 3-1 Neutral: 0-2 vs. Division: 4-1 vs. Top 25: 2-2 Total Home Attendance: 486,016 Average Home Attendance: 60,752 Sept. 7 BOISE STATE W ,142 Sept. 14 *SOUTH FLORIDA W ,817 Sept. 28 ALABAMA (ESPN) L ,551 Oct. 5 at Tennessee (ESPN) [10/10] L (6OT) 105,688 Oct. 12 at Auburn (JP) [24/21] W ,692 Oct. 19 KENTUCKY L ,573 Oct. 26 OLE MISS [HC] W ,723 Nov. 2 *TROY STATE W ,814 Nov. 9 at South Carolina (JP) W ,307 Nov. 16 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE W ,843 Nov. 23 at Mississippi State W ,108 Nov. 29 *LSU (CBS) [18/17] W ,553 Dec. 7 vs. Georgia (CBS) [4/4] L ,835 (SEC Championship Game Atlanta, Ga.) Dec. 30 vs. Minnesota (ESPN) L ,183 (Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl Nashville, Tenn.) * - Little Rock, Ark. AUBURN TIGERS (9-4, 5-3 SEC) Home: 5-2 Away: 3-2 Neutral: 1-0 vs. Division: 4-1 vs. Top 25: 3-3 Total Home Attendance: 580,600 Average Home Attendance: 82,943 Sept. 2 at Southern Cal (ABC) [19/20] L ,269 Sept. 7 WESTERN CAROLINA W ,067 Sept. 14 VANDERBILT (JP) W ,127 Sept. 19 at Mississippi State (ESPN) W ,583 Sept. 28 SYRACUSE (ESPN2) W (3OT) 83,667 Oct. 12 ARKANSAS (JP) L ,692 Oct. 19 at Florida (ESPN) [rv/24] L (OT) 85,135 Oct. 26 LSU (JP) [10/10] W ,366 Nov. 2 at Ole Miss (JP) W ,635 Nov. 9 LOUISIANA-MONROE [HC] W ,618 Nov. 16 GEORGIA (CBS) [7/7] L ,063 Nov. 23 at Alabama (CBS) [9/--] W ,818 Jan. 1 vs. Penn State (ABC) [10/10] W ,334 (Capital One Bowl Orlando, Fla.) Aug. 31 UAB W ,575 Sept. 7 MIAMI (FLA.) (CBS) [1/1] L ,777 Sept. 14 OHIO W ,002 Sept. 21 at Tennessee (CBS) [4/4] W ,722 Sept. 28 KENTUCKY (CBS) W ,333 Oct. 5 at Ole Miss (CBS) L ,140 Oct. 12 LSU (ESPN) [18/15] L ,252 Oct. 19 AUBURN (ESPN) W (OT) 85,135 Nov. 2 *Georgia (ESPN) [5/5] W ,433 Nov. 9 at Vanderbilt W ,881 Nov. 16 SOUTH CAROLINA [HC] (ESPN) W ,222 Nov. 30 at Florida State (ABC) [23/22] L ,938 Jan. 1 vs. Michigan (ABC) [12/11] L ,101 (Outback Bowl Tampa, Fla.) * - Jacksonville, Fla. GEORGIA BULLDOGS (13-1, 6-1 SEC) Home: 7-0 Away: 4-0 Neutral: 2-1 vs. Division: 4-1 vs. Top 25: 5-1 Total Home Attendance: 605,640 Average Home Attendance: 86,520 Aug. 31 CLEMSON (ESPN) W ,520 Sept. 14 at South Carolina (CBS) W ,227 Sept. 21 NORTHWESTERN (LA.) STATE W ,520 Sept. 28 NEW MEXICO STATE W ,520 Oct. 5 at Alabama (CBS) [22/--] W ,818 Oct. 12 TENNESSEE (CBS) [10/9] W ,520 Oct. 19 VANDERBILT [HC] (JP) W ,520 Oct. 26 at Kentucky (CBS) W ,017 Nov. 2 *Florida (ESPN) [--/22] L ,433 Nov. 9 OLE MISS (ESPN2) W ,520 Nov. 16 at Auburn (CBS) [24/--] W ,063 Nov. 30 GEORGIA TECH (CBS) W ,520 Dec. 7 vs. Arkansas (CBS) [22/22] W ,835 (SEC Championship Game Atlanta, Ga.) Jan. 1 vs. Florida State (ABC) [16/16] W ,269 (Nokia Sugar Bowl New Orleans, La.) * - Jacksonville, Fla. KENTUCKY WILDCATS (7-5, 3-5 SEC) Home: 4-3 Away: 3-2 vs. Division: 1-3 vs. Top 25: 1-3 Total Home Attendance: 449,084 Average Home Attendance: 64,155 Sept. 1 at Louisville (ESPN2) [17/18] W ,660 Sept. 7 TEXAS-EL PASO W ,213 Sept. 14 INDIANA W ,347 Sept. 21 MIDDLE TENNESSEE W ,584 Sept. 28 at Florida (CBS) [7/9] L ,333 Oct. 12 SOUTH CAROLINA (ESPN2) L ,547 Oct. 19 at Arkansas W ,573 Oct. 26 GEORGIA [HC] (CBS) [5/5] L ,017 Nov. 2 at Mississippi State W ,248 Nov. 9 LSU (JP) [16/14] L ,262 Nov. 16 VANDERBILT W ,114 Nov. 30 at Tennessee (JP) L ,462 Opponents AP & USA Today/ESPN Rankings in Parenthesis at Time Game Was Played HC - Homecoming

3 2002 SEC Football Page 3 Final 2002 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE TEAM SCHEDULES AND RESULTS LSU TIGERS (8-5, 5-3 SEC) Home: 6-1 Away: 2-3 Neutral: 0-1 vs. Division: 2-3 vs. Top 25: 1-2 Total Home Attendance: 632,147 Average Home Attendance: 90,307 SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS (5-7, 3-5 SEC) Home: 3-3 Away: 2-4 vs. Division: 2-3 vs. Top 25: 0-4 Total Home Attendance: 492,828 Average Home Attendance: 82,138 Sept. 1 at Virginia Tech (ABC) [16/16] L ,049 Sept. 7 THE CITADEL W ,022 Sept. 14 MIAMI (OHIO) W ,010 Sept. 28 MISSISSIPPI STATE (JP) W ,793 Oct. 5 LA.-LAFAYETTE [HC] W ,357 Oct. 12 at Florida (ESPN) [16/16] W ,252 Oct. 19 SOUTH CAROLINA (ESPN2) W ,340 Oct. 26 at Auburn (JP) L ,366 Nov. 9 at Kentucky (JP) W ,262 Nov. 16 ALABAMA (ESPN) [10/--] L ,012 Nov. 23 OLE MISS (ESPN2) W ,613 Nov. 29 *at Arkansas (CBS) L ,553 Jan. 1 vs. Texas (FOX) [9/9] L ,817 (SBC Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas) * - Little Rock, Ark. OLE MISS REBELS (7-6, 3-5 SEC) Home: 6-1 Away: 0-5 Neutral: 1-0 vs. Division: 1-4 vs. Top 25: 1-3 Total Home Attendance: 400,520 Average Home Attendance: 57,217 Aug. 31 LOUISIANA-MONROE W ,151 Sept. 7 MEMPHIS (JP) W ,718 Sept. 14 at Texas Tech (ABC) L ,228 Sept. 21 VANDERBILT (JP) W ,427 Oct. 5 FLORIDA (CBS) [6/8] W ,140 Oct. 12 ARKANSAS STATE [HC] W ,204 Oct. 19 at Alabama (CBS) [24/--] L ,818 Oct. 26 at Arkansas L ,723 Nov. 2 AUBURN (JP) L ,635 Nov. 9 at Georgia (ESPN2) [7/8] L ,520 Nov. 23 at LSU (ESPN2) [21/20] L ,613 Nov. 28 MISSISSIPPI STATE (ESPN) W ,245 Dec. 27 vs. Nebraska (ESPN) W ,096 (Mainstay Independence Bowl Shreveport, La.) MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS (3-9, 0-8 SEC) Home: 2-4 Away: 1-5 vs. Division: 0-5 vs. Top 25: 0-3 Total Home Attendance: 289,748 Average Home Attendance: 48,291 Aug. 31 at Oregon (FOX Sports) [15/15] L ,386 Sept. 14 JACKSONVILLE STATE W ,456 Sept. 19 AUBURN (ESPN) L ,583 Sept. 28 at LSU (JP) [22/20] L ,793 Oct. 5 at South Carolina L ,250 Oct. 12 TROY STATE [HC] W ,546 Oct. 19 at Memphis W ,209 Nov. 2 KENTUCKY L ,248 Nov. 9 at Alabama [11/--] L ,818 Nov. 16 TENNESSEE (JP) L ,807 Nov. 23 ARKANSAS L ,108 Nov. 28 at Ole Miss (ESPN) L ,245 Aug. 31 NEW MEXICO STATE W ,717 Sept. 7 at Virginia (ESPN) L ,171 Sept. 14 GEORGIA (CBS) [9/10] L ,227 Sept. 21 TEMPLE W ,409 Sept. 28 at Vanderbilt W ,406 Oct. 5 MISSISSIPPI STATE [HC] W ,250 Oct. 12 at Kentucky (ESPN2) W ,547 Oct. 19 at LSU (ESPN2) [14/12] L ,340 Nov. 2 TENNESSEE (CBS) [25/--] L ,918 Nov. 9 ARKANSAS (JP) L ,307 Nov. 16 at Florida (ESPN) [20/14] L ,222 Nov. 23 at Clemson (ESPN) L ,000 TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS (8-5, 5-3 SEC) Home: 4-3 Away: 3-1 Neutral: 1-1 vs. Division: 3-2 vs. Top 25: 0-5 Total Home Attendance: 746,936 Average Home Attendance: 106,705 Aug. 31 *Wyoming (ESPN2) W ,221 Sept. 7 MIDDLE TENNESSEE W ,672 Sept. 21 FLORIDA (CBS) [10/10] L ,722 Sept. 28 RUTGERS W ,925 Oct. 5 ARKANSAS (ESPN) W (6OT) 105,688 Oct. 12 at Georgia (CBS) [6/6] L ,520 Oct. 26 ALABAMA (ESPN) [19/--] L ,722 Nov. 2 at South Carolina (CBS) W ,918 Nov. 9 MIAMI (FLA.) [HC] (CBS) [2/1] L ,745 Nov. 16 at Mississippi State (JP) W ,807 Nov. 23 at Vanderbilt (JP) W ,210 Nov. 30 KENTUCKY (JP) W ,462 Dec. 31 vs. Maryland (ESPN) [20/18] L ,330 (Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Atlanta, Ga.) * - Nashville, Tenn. VANDERBILT COMMODORES (2-10, 0-8 SEC) Home: 2-5 Away: 0-5 vs. Division: 0-5 vs. Top 25: 0-3 Total Home Attendance: 225,342 Average Home Attendance: 32,192 Aug. 31 at Georgia Tech L ,719 Sept. 7 FURMAN W ,568 Sept. 14 at Auburn (JP) L ,127 Sept. 21 at Ole Miss (JP) L ,427 Sept. 28 SOUTH CAROLINA L ,406 Oct. 12 MIDDLE TENNESSEE L ,660 Oct. 19 at Georgia (JP) [5/5] L ,520 Oct. 26 CONNECTICUT [HC] W ,210 Nov. 2 ALABAMA [12/--] L ,407 Nov. 9 FLORIDA [23/17] L ,881 Nov. 16 at Kentucky L ,114 Nov. 23 TENNESSEE (JP) L ,210 Opponents AP & USA Today/ESPN Rankings in Parenthesis at Time Game Was Played HC - Homecoming

4 2002 SEC Football Page 4 Final 2002 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE WEEK-BY-WEEK SCHEDULES AND RESULTS Sat., Aug Alabama 39, Middle Tennessee 34 (JP Sports) [80,091] Florida 51, UAB 3 [85,575] Georgia 31, Clemson 28 (ESPN) [86,520] Ole Miss 31, Louisiana-Monroe 3 [58,151] Oregon 36, Mississippi State 13 [56,386] South Carolina 34, New Mexico State 24 [83,717] 2-Tennessee 47, Wyoming 7 (ESPN2) [67,221] Georgia Tech 45, Vanderbilt 3 [43,719] Sun., Sept. 1 Virginia Tech 26, LSU 8 (ABC Sports) [65,049] Kentucky 22, Louisville 17 (ESPN2) [42,660] Mon., Sept. 2 Southern California 24, Auburn 17 (ABC Sports) [63,269] Sat., Sept. 7 Oklahoma 37, Alabama 27 (ABC Sports) [75,564] Arkansas 41, Boise State 14 [70,142] Auburn 56, Western Carolina 0 [80,067] Miami (Fla.) 41, Florida 16 (CBS Sports) [85,777] Kentucky 77, UTEP 17 [59,213] LSU 35, The Citadel 10 [85,022] Ole Miss 38, Memphis 16 (JP Sports) [54,718] Virginia 34, South Carolina 21 (ESPN) [60,171] Tennessee 26, Middle Tennessee 3 [107,672] Vanderbilt 49, Furman 18 [28,568] Sat., Sept. 14 Alabama 33, North Texas 7 [79,818] 3-Arkansas 42, South Florida 3 [55,817] Auburn 31, Vanderbilt 6 (JP Sports) [76,127] Florida 34, Ohio 6 [84,002] Georgia 13, South Carolina 7 (CBS Sports) [84,227] Kentucky 27, Indiana 17 [70,347] LSU 33, Miami, Ohio 7 [90,010] Texas Tech 42, Ole Miss 28 (ABC Sports) [40,228] Mississippi State 51, Jacksonville State 13 [47,456] Sat., Oct. 19 Alabama 42, Ole Miss 7 (CBS Sports) [83,818] Kentucky 29, Arkansas 17 [61,573] Florida 30, Auburn 23 (OT) (ESPN) [85,135] Georgia 48, Vanderbilt 17 (JP Sports) [86,520] LSU 38, South Carolina 14 (ESPN2) [91,340] Mississippi State 29, Memphis 17 [28,209] Sat., Oct. 26 Alabama 34, Tennessee 14 (ESPN) [107,722] Arkansas 48, Ole Miss 28 [71,723] Auburn 31, LSU 7 (JP Sports) [85,366] Georgia 52, Kentucky 24 (CBS Sports) [71,017] Vanderbilt 28, Connecticut 24 [21,210] Sat., Nov. 2 Alabama 30, Vanderbilt 8 [36,407] 3-Arkansas 23, Troy State 0 [42,814] Auburn 31, Ole Miss 24 (JP Sports) [60,635] 4-Florida 20, Georgia 13 (ESPN) [84,433] Kentucky 45, Mississippi State 24 [45,248] Tennessee 18, South Carolina 10 (CBS Sports) [83,918] Sat., Nov. 9 Alabama 28, Mississippi State 14 [83,818] Arkansas 23, South Carolina 0 (JP Sports) [79,307] Auburn 52, Louisiana-Monroe 14 [84,618] Florida 21, Vanderbilt 17 [28,881] Georgia 31, Ole Miss 17 (ESPN2) [86,520] LSU 33, Kentucky 30 (JP Sports) [66,262] Miami (Fla.) 26, Tennessee 3 (CBS Sports) [107,745] Sat., Nov. 16 Alabama 31, LSU 0 (ESPN) [92,012] Arkansas 24, Louisiana-Lafayette 17 [54,843] Georgia 24, Auburn 21 (CBS Sports) [86,063] Florida 28, South Carolina 7 (ESPN) [85,222] Kentucky 41, Vanderbilt 21 [51,114] Tennessee 35, Mississippi State 17 (JP Sports) [54,807] Thu., Sept. 19 Auburn 42, Mississippi State 14 (ESPN) [52,583) Sat., Sept. 21 Alabama 20, Southern Miss 7 (ESPN2) [83,818] Florida 30, Tennessee 13 (CBS Sports) [108,722] Georgia 45, Northwestern State 7 [86,520] Kentucky 44, Middle Tennessee 22 [60,584] Ole Miss 45, Vanderbilt 38 (JP Sports) [50,427] South Carolina 42, Temple 21 [81,409] Sat., Sept. 28 Alabama 30, Arkansas 12 (ESPN) [73,551] Auburn 37, Syracuse 34 (3OT) (ESPN2) [83,667] Florida 41, Kentucky 34 (CBS Sports) [85,333] Georgia 41, New Mexico State 10 [86,520] LSU 31, Mississippi State 13 (JP Sports) [90,793) South Carolina 20, Vanderbilt 14 [34,406] Tennessee 35, Rutgers 14 [103,925] Sat., Oct. 5 Georgia 27, Alabama 25 (CBS Sports) [83,818] Tennessee 41, Arkansas 38 (6OT) (ESPN) [105,688] Ole Miss 17, Florida 14 (CBS Sports) [61,140] LSU 48, Louisiana-Lafayette 0 [91,357] South Carolina 34, Mississippi State 10 [80,250] Sat., Oct. 12 Arkansas 38, Auburn 17 (JP Sports) [84,692] LSU 36, Florida 7 (ESPN) [85,252] Georgia 18, Tennessee 13 (CBS Sports) [86,520] South Carolina 16, Kentucky 12 (ESPN2) [70,547] Ole Miss 52, Arkansas State 17 [55,204] Mississippi State 11, Troy State 8 [49,546] Middle Tennessee 21, Vanderbilt 20 [28,660] Sat., Nov. 23 Auburn 17, Alabama 7 (CBS Sports) [84,818] Arkansas 26, Mississippi State 19 [40,108] LSU 14, Ole Miss 13 (ESPN2) [91,613] Clemson 27, South Carolina 20 (ESPN) [84,000] Tennessee 24, Vanderbilt 0 (JP Sports) [47,210] Thu., Nov. 28 Ole Miss 24, Mississippi State 12 (ESPN) [60,245] Fri., Nov Arkansas 21, LSU 20 (CBS Sports) [55,553] Sat., Nov. 30 Florida State 31, Florida 14 (ABC Sports) [83,938] Georgia 51, Georgia Tech 7 (CBS Sports) [86,520] Tennessee 24, Kentucky 0 (JP Sports) [105,462] Alabama 21, Hawaii 16 (ESPN) [50,000] Sat., Dec. 7 Georgia 30, Arkansas 3 (CBS Sports) [74,835] SEC Football Championship Game Georgia Dome Atlanta, Ga. Bowl Games Dec. 27 Mainstay Independence Bowl (ESPN) [46,096] - Ole Miss 27, Nebraska 23 Dec. 30 Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl (ESPN) - Minnesota 29, Arkansas 14 Dec. 31 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (ESPN) [68,330] - Maryland 30, Tennessee 3 Jan. 1 SBC Cotton Bowl (FOX) [70,817] - Texas 35, LSU 20 Jan. 1 Outback Bowl (ESPN) [65,101] - Michigan 38, Florida 30 Jan. 1 Capital One Bowl (ABC Sports) [66,334] - Auburn 13, Penn State 9 Jan. 1 Nokia Sugar Bowl (ABC Sports) [74,269] - Georgia 26, Florida State 13 CODES / HOME TEAMS UNDERLINED 1 - at Birmingham, Ala. 3 - at Little Rock, Ark. 2 - at Nashville, Tenn. 4 - at Jacksonville, Fla.

5 2002 SEC Football Page 5 Final Associated Press (Final) No. Team Record Points 1. Ohio State (71) , Miami, Fla , GEORGIA , Southern California , Oklahoma , Texas , Kansas State , Iowa , Michigan , Washington State , ALABAMA N.C. State Maryland AUBURN Boise State Penn State Notre Dame Virginia Tech Pittsburgh Colorado Florida State Virginia Texas Christian Marshall West Virginia Others (SEC Only): Florida (120), LSU (38), Arkansas (3). USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll (Final) No. Team Record Points 1. Ohio State (61) , Miami, Fla , GEORGIA , Southern California , Oklahoma , Kansas State , Texas , Iowa , Michigan , Washington State N.C. State Boise State Maryland Virginia Tech Penn State AUBURN Notre Dame Pittsburgh Marshall West Virginia Colorado Texas Christian Florida State FLORIDA Virginia SEC IN THIS WEEK S POLLS Bowl Championship Series Standings (Dec. 7 - Final) No. Team Record Rating 1. Miami (Fla.) Ohio State GEORGIA Southern California Iowa Washington State Oklahoma Kansas State Notre Dame Texas Michigan Penn State Colorado Florida State West Virginia EXPLANATION: Poll Average - Average of USA Today/ESPN Coaches and AP Media Polls. Others receiving votes calculated in order received. Computer Average - Average of Richard Billinglsey, Colley Ratings, Kenneth Massey, Peter Wolfe, Jeff Sagarin s USA Today, New York Times and The Anderson & Hester/Seattle Times rankings. The lowest (worst) computer ranking will be disregarded and the average of the six remaining rankings will be the computer average. Schedule Rank - Rank of schedule strength compared to other Division I-A teams of actual games played divided by 25. This component is calculated by determining the cumulative won/loss records of the team s opponent (66.6 percent) and the cumulative won/loss records of the teams opponents opponents (33.3 percent). Losses - One point for each loss during the season. QW - The Quality Win component will reward to varying degrees teams that defeat opponents ranked in the top 10 of the weekly BCS standings. A team that beats the number one ranked team will receive a deduction of 1.0 points. For every rank below that a team is beaten 0.1 points will be deducted. SEC NON-CONFERENCE RECORD (.714) Conference App. W-L Pct. Bowls ACC Big East Big Ten Big C-USA MAC Mountain West Pac Sun Belt WAC I-A Ind I-AA Schools (*-Includes bowl games; Using current conference alignment) OVERALL NON-CONFERENCE RECORDS (Includes Bowl Games) Conference App. W-L Pct. Bowls ACC Big East Big Ten Big Conference USA MAC Mountain West Pac Southeastern Sun Belt Western Athletic SEC NON-CONFERENCE RECORD (Since Regular Season Games Only) Year App. W-L Pct. Bowls TOTALS (.583) Others (SEC Only): LSU (25), Tennessee (2).

6 2002 SEC Football Page 6 Final SEC IN THE POLLS (AP/ ESPN-USA TODAY) ALA ARK AUB UF UGA UK LSU UM MSU USC UT VU Preseason rv/-- rv/rv rv/rv 6/7 8/11 --/-- 14/13 rv/rv --/-- 22/22 5/5 --/-- Aug. 26 rv/-- rv/rv rv/rv 6/7 8/12 --/-- 14/14 rv/rv --/-- 21/21 4/4 --/-- Sept. 2 rv/-- rv/rv rv/rv 6/6 10/11 rv/-- 24/23 rv/rv --/-- 22/19 4/4 --/-- Sept. 9 rv/-- rv/rv rv/rv 12/13 9/10 rv/-- 25/22 rv/rv --/-- --/rv 4/4 --/-- Sept. 16 rv/-- rv/rv rv/rv 10/10 8/8 rv/-- 24/20 --/-- --/-- --/rv 4/4 --/-- Sept. 23 rv/-- rv/rv rv/25 7/9 8/7 rv/-- 22/20 rv/-- --/-- --/rv 11/11 --/-- Sept /-- --/-- rv/24 6/8 7/6 rv/-- 21/19 --/-- --/-- --/rv 10/10 --/-- Oct. 7 rv/-- rv/-- 24/21 16/16 6/6 rv/-- 18/15 25/rv --/-- --/rv 10/9 --/-- Oct /-- rv/rv rv/rv rv/24 5/5 --/-- 14/12 21/22 --/-- rv/rv 16/18 --/-- Oct /-- --/-- --/-- rv/23 5/5 rv/-- 10/10 rv/rv --/-- --/-- 16/15 --/-- Oct /-- --/-- rv/rv rv/22 5/5 --/-- 17/15 --/rv --/-- --/-- 25/rv --/-- Nov. 4 11/-- --/-- rv/rv 23/17 7/8 --/-- 16/14 --/-- --/-- --/-- rv/rv --/-- Nov /-- rv/rv 24/rv 20/14 7/7 --/-- 14/12 --/-- --/-- --/-- rv/rv --/-- Nov. 18 9/-- rv/rv rv/rv 19/13 6/6 rv/-- 21/20 --/-- --/-- --/-- rv/rv --/-- Nov /-- rv/rv 20/25 15/11 5/5 rv/-- 18/17 --/-- --/-- --/-- rv/rv --/-- Dec. 2 14/-- 22/22 20/23 23/20 4/4 --/-- rv/25 --/-- --/-- --/-- rv/rv --/-- Dec. 9 13/-- 25/rv 19/22 22/20 4/4 --/-- rv/25 --/-- --/-- --/-- rv/rv --/-- Jan. 4 11/-- rv/-- 14/16 rv/24 3/3 --/-- rv/rv --/-- --/-- --/-- --/rv --/-- SEC ATTENDANCE UPDATE School Stadium(s) Capacity Games Total Att. Average Att. Pct. of Capacity Alabama Bryant-Denny (Tuscaloosa) 83, ,908 83, Legion Field (Birmingham) 83, ,091 80, TOTAL 7 579,999 82, Arkansas Reynolds Razorback (Fayetteville) 72, ,832 66, War Memorial (Little Rock) 53, ,184 51, TOTAL 8 486,016 60, Auburn Jordan-Hare 86, ,600 82, Florida Ben Hill Griffin at Florida Field 83, ,296 85, Georgia Sanford 86, ,640 86, Kentucky Commonwealth 67, ,084 64, LSU Tiger 91, ,147 90, Ole Miss Vaught-Hemingway 60, ,520 57, Miss. State Davis Wade at Scott Field 55, ,748 48, South Carolina Williams-Brice 80, ,828 82, Tennessee Neyland 104, , , Vanderbilt Vanderbilt 41, ,132 29, The Coliseum 68, ,210 47, TOTAL 7 225,342 32, TOTALS 83 6,085,156 73, STARTING QUARTERBACKS IN THE SEC (Includes Bowl Games) IN WINS IN LOSSES School Quarterback(s) Record A-C-I Yards TD Pct. A-C-I Yards TD Pct. Alabama Tyler Watts Brodie Croyle Arkansas Matt Jones Auburn Daniel Cobb Jason Campbell Florida Rex Grossman Georgia David Greene Kentucky Jared Lorenzen LSU Matt Mauck Marcus Randall Rick Clausen N/A Ole Miss Eli Manning Miss. State Kevin Fant Kyle York South Carolina Corey Jenkins Dondrial Pinkins 0-2 N/A Tennessee Casey Clausen James Banks N/A C.J. Leak 0-1 N/A Vanderbilt Jay Cutler Benji Walker 0-1 N/A

7 2002 SEC Football Page 7 Final SEC MISC. STATS AVERAGE DRIVES Total Avg. Plays Avg. Yds. Avg. Time of Scoring Avg. Plays Avg. Yards Avg. Time of No. of Scoring Drives Drives in Drive in Drive Possesion Drives in Drive in Drive Possession - 2:00 5:00 + Alabama : : Arkansas : : Auburn : : Florida : : Georgia : : Kentucky : : LSU : : Ole Miss : : Miss. State : : South Carolina : : Tennessee : : Vanderbilt : : [* - Time of possession does not include overtime drives] DRIVE CHART Drives Drives Ended By Points Pts./ Drive Started TD FG FGA PUNT DOWN *TURN CLOCK Scored Drive Efficiency Alabama Arkansas Auburn Florida Georgia Kentucky LSU Ole Miss Miss. State South Carolina Tennessee Vanderbilt [NOTE: Drive Efficiency = Total Scores/Drives Started] (*-Includes Safeties) FOURTH QUARTER SCORING# AVG. STARTING FIELD POSITION & DEFENSIVE DRIVES# School Points For Points Against Margin Record Own Opp. Opp. 3 & Out* Opp. Drives Pct. Alabama UA32 OPP Arkansas AR33 OPP Auburn AU34 OPP Florida UF27 OPP Georgia UG34 OPP Kentucky UK37 OPP LSU LS31 OPP Ole Miss UM31 OPP Miss. State MS29 OPP South Carolina SC31 OPP Tennessee UT33 OPP Vanderbilt VU27 OPP CONF. AVG SEC32 OPP * - Opponent held to three plays or less without points scored. / # - Does not include overtime POINTS OFF TURNOVERS Team Opponent Opponent Points Scored Total Team Pct. of Team Points Scored Total Opp. Pct. of School Turnovers off Turnovers Points Scored Points Scored Turnovers off Turnovers Points Scored Points Scored Alabama Arkansas Auburn Florida Georgia Kentucky LSU Ole Miss Miss. State South Carolina Tennessee Vanderbilt CONF. TOTAL AVERAGE

8 2002 SEC Football Page 8 Final SEC - THE MOST COMPETITIVE CONFERENCE IN THE NATION SEC vs. SEC games have traditionally been among the most competitive in the nation. This season, 49 SEC vs. SEC games have an average scoring margin of points per contest percent of the SEC s 49 games (20-of-49) have been decided by ten-points-or-less. Below is a chart showing how the SEC fares with other Division I-A conferences in average scoring margin for inter-conference matchups: Conference AVERAGE ACC Big Big Ten Big East Conference USA (4) Mid-American Mountain West (2) Pac (3) SEC (5) Sun Belt (1) WAC DOES SCORING FIRST MEAN VICTORY? SEC teams are (.759) when scoring first. Georgia scored first in 11 of its 14 games, Kentucky scored first in 10 of its 12 contests and Alabama scored first in 11 of its 13 games. The records are below. G W-L Pct. Alabama Arkansas Auburn Florida Georgia Kentucky LSU Ole Miss Miss. State South Carolina Tennessee Vanderbilt SEC CAREER PASS EFFICIENCY RATING LEADERS (Min. 300 comp.) Player, Team Years Att Cmp. Int. Pct. Yds. TD Pts. Danny Wuerffel, Florida , , Peyton Manning, Tennessee , , Rex Grossman, Florida , , Casey Clausen, Tennessee , Tim Couch, Kentucky , , David Greene, Georgia , Shane Matthews, Florida , , Eric Zeier, Georgia , , Kerwin Bell, Florida , Tommy Hodson, LSU , , Dusty Bonner, Kentucky 1997, , Eli Manning, Ole Miss , SEC GOOD WORKS TEAM Player of the Week Each week during the SEC football season, Jefferson-Pilot Sports has highlighted a representative of the 2002 SEC Football Good Works Team. Student-Athletes earn SEC Good Works Team recognition for their community service and campus activities. The SEC sponsors Good Works Teams for football, men s and women s basketball and men s and women s Olympic Sports. Below is a list of this year s SEC Football Good Works Team: SEC Football Good Works Team Honorees Week 1 - Kenny King, Alabama Week 2 - Lanier Goethie, Ole Miss Week 3 - Damon Duval, Auburn Week 4 - Brett Beard, Vanderbilt Week 5 - Ben Wilkerson, LSU Week 6 - NO JP GAME Week 7 - George Wilson, Arkansas Week 8 - Ben Watson, Georgia Week 9 - Antonio Hall, Kentucky Week 10 - Justin Griffith, Mississippi State Week 11 - Corey Jenkins, South Carolina Week 12 - Max Starks, Florida Week 13 - Jason Witten, Tennessee COACHES AT SEC SCHOOLS Below is a look at how each of the current league s coaches have fared at SEC institutions during their career. The coaches ranking in SEC history in in parenthesis: ALL GAMES SEC vs. SEC# OVERALL RECORD AT SEC SCHOOLS GAMES ONLY Coach, Team W-L-T Pct. W-L-T Pct. W-L-T Pct. Dennis Franchione, Alabama Houston Nutt, Arkansas (30) (*23) Tommy Tuberville, Auburn (T26) (T19).462 Ron Zook, Florida Mark Richt, Georgia Guy Morriss, Kentucky Nick Saban, LSU David Cutcliffe, Ole Miss Jackie Sherrill, Miss. State (18) (14).443 Lou Holtz, South Carolina Phillip Fulmer, Tennessee (14).805 (5) (6).800 (2) Bobby Johnson, Vanderbilt W-L-T Ranking indicates number of wins; Pct. ranking indicates highest winning percentage # - includes SEC Championship Game * - Does not have enough games to qualify (will become eligible for ranking at end of 2002 season) SEC IN OVERTIME GAMES Team W-L Pct. Last Alabama Arkansas Auburn Florida Georgia Kentucky LSU Ole Miss Miss. State So. Carolina N/A Tennessee Vanderbilt Arkansas has played in the two longest overtime games in NCAA Division I-A history. In 2001, the Razorbacks defeated Ole Miss, 58-56, in seven overtimes. In 2002, Tennessee defeated Arkansas, 41-38, in six overtimes.

9 2002 SEC Football Page 9 Final SEC CAREER RECORD CHART Categories only listed when player was active in 2002 and Top 20 in Career Category / 2002 active player underlined Passing Yardage 1. 11,201 - Peyton Manning, Tennessee ( ) 2. 11,153 - Eric Zeier, Georgia ( ) 3. 10,875 - Danny Wuerffel, Florida ( ) 4. 9,287 - Shane Matthews, Florida ( ) 5. 9,164 - Rex Grossman, Florida ( ) 6. 9,115 - Tommy Hodson, LSU ( ) 7. 8,555 - Steve Taneyhill, So. Carolina ( ) 8. 8,435 - Tim Couch, Kentucky ( ) 9. 8,133 - Jared Lorenzen, Kentucky (2000- ) 10. 8,016 - Stan White, Auburn ( ) 11. 7,981 - Greg Zolman, Vanderbilt ( ) 12. 7,585 - Kerwin Bell, Florida ( ) 13. 7,549 - John Reaves, Florida ( ) 14. 7,422 - Clint Stoerner, Arkansas ( ) 15. 7,206 - Wayne Peace, Florida ( ) 16. 7,114 - Doug Johnson, Florida ( ) 17. 6,921 - Jeff Wickersham, LSU ( ) 18. 6,739 - Casey Clausen, Tennessee (2000- ) 19. 6,519 - Eli Manning, Ole Miss (2000- ) 20. 6,447 - Quincy Carter, Georgia ( ) Completions Peyton Manning, Tennessee ( ) Eric Zeier, Georgia ( ) Tim Couch, Kentucky ( ) Steve Taneyhill, So. Carolina ( ) Shane Matthews, Florida ( ) Danny Wuerffel, Florida ( ) Rex Grossman, Florida ( ) Tommy Hodson, LSU ( ) Jared Lorenzen, Kentucky (2000- ) Stan White, Auburn ( ) Wayne Peace, Florida ( ) John Reaves, Florida ( ) Greg Zolman, Vanderbilt ( ) Jeff Wickersham, LSU ( ) Kent Austin, Ole Miss ( ) Whit Taylor, Vanderbilt ( ) Eli Manning, Ole Miss (2000- ) Kerwin Bell, Florida ( ) Casey Clausen, Tennessee (2000- ) Kurt Page, Vanderbilt ( ) Touchdown Passes Danny Wuerffel, Florida ( ) Peyton Manning, Tennessee ( ) Rex Grossman, Florida ( ) Shane Matthews, Florida ( ) 74 - Tim Couch, Kentucky ( ) Tommy Hodson, LSU ( ) Eric Zeier, Georgia ( ) Jared Lorenzen, Kentucky (2000- ) 62 - Doug Johnson, Florida ( ) Steve Taneyhill, So. Carolina ( ) Clint Stoerner, Arkansas ( ) Kerwin Bell, Florida ( ) John Reaves, Florida ( ) Pat Sullivan, Auburn ( ) Eli Manning, Ole Miss (2000- ) Babe Parilli, Kentucky ( ) Casey Clausen, Tennessee (2000- ) Romaro Miller, Ole Miss ( ) Whit Taylor, Vanderbilt ( ) Stan White, Auburn ( ) 40 - Herb Tyler, LSU ( ) Rushing Yardage 1. 5,529 - Herschel Walker, Georgia ( ) 2. 4,557 - Kevin Faulk, LSU ( ) 3. 4,303 - Bo Jackson, Auburn ( ) 4. 4,163 - Errict Rhett, Florida ( ) 5. 4,050 - Dalton Hilliard, LSU ( ) 6. 4,035 - Charles Alexander, LSU ( ) 7. 3,928 - Emmitt Smith, Florida ( ) 8. 3,835 - Sonny Collins, Kentucky ( ) 9. 3,565 - Shaun Alexander, Alabama ( ) 10. 3,523 - James Brooks, Auburn ( ) 11. 3,420 - Bobby Humphrey, Alabama ( ) 12. 3,368 - Joe Cribbs, Auburn ( ) 13. 3,333 - Moe Williams, Kentucky ( ) 14. 3,234 - Neal Anderson, Florida ( ) 15. 3,232 - Garrison Hearst, Georgia ( ) 16. 3,095 - Eddie Price, Tulane ( ) 17. 3,078 - Travis Henry, Tennessee ( ) 18. 3,075 - Fred Taylor, Florida ( ) 19. 3,065 - Earnest Graham, Florida ( ) 20. 3,060 - Deuce McAllister, Ole Miss ( ) Receptions Craig Yeast, Kentucky ( ) Terrence Edwards, Georgia ( ) Keith Edwards, Vanderbilt (1980, 82-84) Anthony White, Kentucky ( ) Boo Mitchell, Vanderbilt ( ) Wendell Davis, LSU ( ) Joey Kent, Tennessee ( ) Dan Stricker, Vanderbilt ( ) Brice Hunter, Georgia ( ) Marcus Nash, Tennessee ( ) Carlos Alvarez, Florida ( ) Josh Reed, LSU ( ) David Smith, Miss. State ( ) Willie Jackson, Florida ( ) Zola Davis, So. Carolina ( ) Cedrick Wilson, Tennessee ( ) Errict Rhett, Florida ( ) Anthony Eubanks, Arkansas ( ) Eric Martin, LSU ( ) Freddie Milons, Alabama ( ) Reception Yardage 1. 3,093 - Terrence Edwards, Georgia ( ) 2. 3,001 - Josh Reed, LSU ( ) 3. 2,964 - Boo Mitchell, Vanderbilt ( ) 4. 2,899 - Craig Yeast, Kentucky ( ) 5. 2,880 - Dan Stricker, Vanderbilt ( ) 6. 2,879 - Anthony Lucas, Arkansas ( ) 7. 2,814 - Joey Kent, Tennessee ( ) 8. 2,708 - Wendell Davis, LSU ( ) 9. 2,625 - Eric Martin, LSU ( ) 10. 2,563 - Carlos Alvarez, Florida ( ) 11. 2,507 - Terry Beasley, Auburn ( ) 12. 2,447 - Marcus Nash, Tennessee ( ) 13. 2,440 - Anthony Eubanks, Arkansas ( ) 14. 2,375 - Jabar Gaffney, Florida ( ) 15. 2,373 - Brice Hunter, Georgia ( ) 16. 2,298 - Peerless Price, Tennessee ( ) 17. 2,291 - Zola Davis, So. Carolina ( ) 18. 2,283 - Tyrone Goodson, Auburn ( ) 19. 2,275 - Martin Cox, Vanderbilt ( ) 20. 2,274 - Reidel Anthony, Florida ( ) All-Purpose Yardage 1. 6,833 - Kevin Faulk, LSU ( ) 2. 5,749 - Herschel Walker, Georgia ( ) 3. 5,743 - Domanick Davis, LSU ( ) 4. 5,596 - James Brooks, Auburn ( ) 5. 5,393 - Errict Rhett, Florida ( ) 6. 5,326 - Dalton Hilliard, LSU ( ) 7. 4,958 - Bobby Humphrey, Alabama ( ) 8. 4,892 - Bo Jackson, Auburn ( ) Total Offensive 1. 11,020 - Peyton Manning, Tennessee ( ) 2. 10,841 - Eric Zeier, Georgia ( ) 3. 10,500 - Danny Wuerffel, Florida ( ) 4. 9,241 - Shane Matthews, Florida ( ) 5. 9,031 - Rex Grossman, Florida ( ) 6. 8,938 - Tommy Hodson, LSU ( ) 7. 8,341 - Jared Lorenzen, Kentucky (2000- ) 8. 8,164 - Steve Taneyhill, So. Carolina ( ) 9. 8,160 - Tim Couch, Kentucky ( ) 10. 7,920 - Stan White, Auburn ( ) 11. 7,696 - Greg Zolman, Vanderbilt ( ) 12. 7,283 - John Reaves, Florida ( ) 13. 7,097 - Don Smith, Miss. State ( ) 14. 7,053 - Quincy Carter, Georgia ( ) 15. 7,049 - Clint Stoerner, Arkansas ( ) 16. 7,032 - Kerwin Bell, Florida ( ) 17. 6,946 - Wayne Peace, Florida ( ) 18. 6,901 - John Bond, Miss. State ( ) 19. 6,843 - Pat Sullivan, Auburn ( ) 20. 6,765 - Doug Johnson, Florida ( ) Touchdowns Scored Kevin Faulk, LSU ( ) Herschel Walker, Georgia ( ) Dalton Hilliard, LSU ( ) 50 - Shaun Alexander, Alabama ( ) Bo Jackson, Auburn ( ) Charles Alexander, LSU ( ) Deuce McAllister, Ole Miss ( ) Bobby Humphrey, Alabama ( ) Stanley Morgan, Tennessee ( ) 39 - James Stewart, Tennessee ( ) Johnny Musso, Alabama ( ) Lars Tate, Georgia ( ) 37 - Emmitt Smith, Florida ( ) Errict Rhett, Florida ( ) Garrison Hearst, Georgia ( ) Joe Cribbs, Auburn ( ) Earnest Graham, Florida ( ) 33 - Stephen Davis, Auburn ( ) Charles Trippi, Georgia (1942, ) 32 - Neal Anderson, Florida ( ) 32 - Craig Yeast, Kentucky ( ) Scoring Jeff Hall, Tennessee ( ) Jeff Chandler, Florida ( ) Kevin Butler, Georgia ( ) Phillip Doyle, Alabama ( ) Michael Proctor, Alabama ( ) Kevin Faulk, LSU ( ) John Becksvoort, Tennessee ( ) Herschel Walker, Georgia ( ) Fuad Reveiz, Tennessee ( ) Van Tiffin, Alabama ( ) Dalton Hilliard, LSU ( ) Shaun Alexander, Alabama ( ) Alex Walls, Tennessee ( ) David Browndyke, LSU ( ) Kanon Parkman, Georgia ( ) John Corbello, LSU ( ) Billy Bennett, Georgia (2000-) Bo Jackson, Auburn ( ) Rex Robinson, Georgia ( ) Damon Duval, Auburn ( )

10 2002 SEC Football Page 10 Final SEC CAREER RECORD CHART Categories only listed when player was active in 2002 and Top 20 in Career Category / 2002 active player underlined Points Scored by Kicking Jeff Hall, Tennessee ( ) Jeff Chandler, Florida ( ) Kevin Butler, Georgia ( ) Phillip Doyle, Alabama ( ) Michael Proctor, Alabama ( ) John Becksvoort, Tennessee ( ) Fuad Reveiz, Tennessee ( ) Van Tiffin, Alabama ( ) Alex Walls, Tennessee ( ) David Browndyke, LSU ( ) Kanon Parkman, Georgia ( ) John Corbello, LSU ( ) Billy Bennett, Georgia (2000-) Rex Robinson, Georgia ( ) Damon Duval, Auburn ( ) Joey Worley, Kentucky ( ) Al Del Greco, Auburn ( ) Seth Hansen, Kentucky ( ; ) Bart Edmiston, Florida ( ) Judd Davis, Florida ( ) Completion Percentage (Min. 300 comp.) Tim Couch, Kentucky ( ) Dusty Bonner, Kentucky (1997, 1999) Casey Clausen, Tennessee (2000- ) Peyton Manning, Tennessee ( ) Jeff Francis, Tennessee ( ) Alan Risher, LSU ( ) Wayne Peace, Florida ( ) Heath Shuler, Tennessee ( ) Rex Grossman, Florida ( ) Andy Kelly, Tennessee ( ) Stewart Patridge, Ole Miss ( ) Herb Tyler, LSU ( ) Ben Leard, Auburn ( ) Danny Wuerffel, Florida ( ) Eli Manning, Ole Miss (2000- ) Steve Taneyhill, So. Carolina ( ) Shane Matthews, Florida ( ) Eric Zeier, Georgia ( ) David Greene, Georgia (2001- ) Patrick Nix, Auburn ( ) Lowest Percentage of Interceptions (Min. 600 att.) Peyton Manning, Tennessee ( ) David Greene, Georgia (2001- ) Casey Clausen, Tennessee (2000- ) Eric Zeier, Georgia ( ) Eli Manning, Ole Miss (2000- ) Jared Lorenzen, Kentucky (2000- ) Quincy Carter, Georgia ( ) Tim Couch, Kentucky ( ) Steve Taneyhill, So. Carolina ( ) Dameyune Craig, Auburn ( ) Barry Lunney, Jr., Arkansas ( ) Rex Grossman, Florida ( ) Jeff Francis, Tennessee ( ) Mike Bobo, Georgia ( ) REVISITING KICKOFF 2002 VOTING Here is a revisit to the pre-season voting of media at SEC Football Media Days: SEC PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH (Tabulated on a scale) SEC CHAMPION [Five voters did not have a champion selected] Florida (66), Miss. State (4), Tennessee (4), LSU (2), Alabama (1), Ole Miss (1), South Carolina (1) Eastern Division (First Place Votes in parenthesis) 1. Tennessee (41) Georgia (19) Florida (19) South Carolina (3) Kentucky Vanderbilt 481 Western Division (First Place Votes in parenthesis) 1. LSU (43) Alabama (24) Ole Miss (7) Auburn (3) Arkansas (5) Mississippi State 447 HOW PREVIOUS MEDIA DAYS VOTING HAS FARED Here is a look at how the media voted at SEC Football Media Days dating back to 1992 and how the projected champions actually fared: How Projected Projected Champion Eventual Year Champion Fared Champion 1992 Florida lost in SEC Alabama Championship Game 1993 Alabama lost in SEC Florida Championship Game 1994 Florida Won SEC Championship Game 1995 Florida Won SEC Championship Game 1996 Tennessee 2nd in East Florida 1997 Florida T2nd in East Tennessee 1998 Florida 2nd in East Tennessee 1999 Tennessee 2nd in East Alabama 2000 Alabama T5th in West Florida 2001 Florida 2nd in East LSU 2002 Tennessee 3rd in East Georgia CONSECUTIVE BOWL APPEARANCES With its trip to the Peach Bowl, Tennessee made its 14th straight appearance in a post-season bowl. That string is currently the fourth longest active in the country. Nebraska holds the longest active mark with its 34th straight trip to a postseason bowl. Here is a list of the 10 longest active streaks (teams must have appeared in a bowl): 2002 Bowl 1. Nebraska 34 Independence 2. Michigan 28 Outback 3. Florida State 21 Sugar 4. TENNESSEE 14 Peach 5. FLORIDA 12 Outback 6. Kansas State 10 Holiday Virginia Tech 10 San Francisco 8. Washington 8 Sun 9. GEORGIA 6 Sugar Georgia Tech 6 Silicon Valley Marshall 6 GMAC Oregon 6 Seattle Purdue 6 Sun STATE OF THE SEC Florida and Tennessee have dominated SEC football play during the last decade. Below is a look at how all 12 SEC teams have fared during the last five and 10 seasons: Last Five Seasons ( ) W-L Pct. Bowls Tennessee Florida Georgia Arkansas Alabama Ole Miss Auburn LSU Miss. State Kentucky S. Carolina Vanderbilt Last 10 Seasons ( ) W-L Pct. Bowls Florida Tennessee Auburn Georgia Alabama LSU Ole Miss Arkansas Miss. State S. Carolina Kentucky Vanderbilt (Records indicate forfeits imposed on Alabama.) MAJORITY OF SEC TEAMS RANKED DURING 2002 SEASON Nine of the SEC s 12 teams have been ranked for at least one week in either the Associated Press or the USA Today/ESPN weekly rankings. Four SEC teams - Georgia, Alabama, Auburn and Florida - were ranked in the year s final poll. Below is a look at which teams were ranked: Alabama ( Final) Arkansas (16-17) Auburn ( Final) Florida ( Final) Georgia ( Final) LSU ( ) Ole Miss (8-9) South Carolina (1-2-3) Tennessee ( ) [Numbers reflect week that team was ranked.]

11 2002 SEC Football Page 11 Final LONG DRIVES By Plays 20, Miss. State vs. Jacksonville State (TD) 19, Georgia vs. Ole Miss (Clock) 19, Vanderbilt vs. Middle Tennessee (FG) 17, Ole Miss vs. Vanderbilt (FG) 17, Miss. State vs. Memphis (FG) 17, Tennessee vs. South Carolina (TD) 17, Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt (FG) 17, Arkansas vs. LSU (INT) 16, Miss. State vs. Auburn (TD) 16, Kentucky vs. Tennessee (Missed FG) By Yards 98, Kentucky vs. LSU (TD) 98, Florida vs. Ole Miss (TD) 98, Alabama vs. Ole Miss (TD) 97, Vanderbilt vs. Furman (TD) 96, South Carolina vs. LSU (TD) 96, Alabama vs. LSU (TD) 94, Arkansas vs. South Florida (TD) 94, Miss. Sate vs. Jacksonville State (TD) 92, Arkansas vs. South Florida (TD) 92, Arkansas vs. Tennessee (TD) 92, Georgia vs. Vanderbilt (TD) 92, Auburn vs. Ole Miss (TD) 92, Alabama vs. Miss. State (TD) By Time of Possession 10:46, Georgia vs. Ole Miss (Clock) 9:30, Miss. State vs. Jacksonville State (TD) 8:47, Vanderbilt vs. Middle Tennessee (FG) 8:38, Tennessee vs. South Carolina (TD) 8:24, Miss. State vs. Memphis (FG) 8:15, Alabama vs. Tennessee (FG) 8:10, Arkansas vs. LSU (Turnover) 7:47, Kentucky vs. Tennessee (Missed FG) 7:43, South Carolina vs. Arkansas (Missed FG) 7:41, Arkansas vs. South Florida (Turnover) 7:34, Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt (FG) Result of Drive in Parenthesis BLOCKED PUNTS AND KICKS BY TEAM BY OPPONENT Alabama 5 3 Arkansas 4 5 Auburn 0 5 Florida 4 4 Georgia 4 6 Kentucky 8 1 LSU 0 5 Ole Miss 1 2 Miss. State 3 1 So. Carolina 0 0 Tennessee 2 5 Vanderbilt 1 1 TOTAL TURNOVERS LOST = LOSS There have been 18 times this year when an SEC team has lost four or more turnovers in a game. Of those games, an SEC team has won only five of those contests - Auburn vs. Syracuse (Tigers lost four turnovers), Miss. State vs. Troy State (Bulldogs lost four turnovers), Ole Miss vs. Arkansas State (Rebels lost four turnovers), Florida vs. Georgia (Florida lost four turnovers) and LSU vs. Ole Miss (LSU lost four turnovers) SEC teams have lost four or more turnovers in 12 conference games and have won just twice (Florida vs. Georgia - Gators lost four turnovers AND LSU vs. Ole Miss - Tigers lost four turnovers). EASTERN DIVISION VS. WESTERN DIVISION (SINCE 1992 DOES NOT INCLUDE SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES) EASTERN vs. Western W L T Pct. Florida Georgia Kentucky South Carolina Tennessee Vanderbilt TOTALS WESTERN vs. Eastern W L T Pct. Alabama Arkansas Auburn LSU Ole Miss Miss. State TOTALS SCORING IN THE SEC TOUCHDOWNS SCORED Passing Rushing Defense KO Returns Punt Returns TOTAL Alabama Arkansas * Auburn Florida Georgia Kentucky LSU Ole Miss Miss. State South Carolina Tennessee Vanderbilt TOTALS * TOUCHDOWNS ALLOWED Passing Rushing Defense KO Returns Punt Returns TOTAL Alabama Arkansas Auburn Florida Georgia Kentucky LSU Ole Miss * Miss. State South Carolina Tennessee Vanderbilt TOTALS * * - includes fumbles recovered by kicking team on kickoff returns INSIDE THE 20-YARD LINE A look at how SEC punters stop their punts inside the 20-yard line: IN20 TOTAL PUNTS PCT. Glenn Pakulak, Kentucky Dustin Colquitt, Tennessee Richie Butler, Arkansas Ingle Martin, Florida Cody Ridgeway, Ole Miss Donnie Jones, LSU Damon Duval, Auburn Lane Bearden, Alabama Tyeler Dean, South Carolina Greg Johnson, Vanderbilt Jonathan Kilgo, Georgia Jared Cook, Miss. State

12 2002 SEC Football Page 12 Final SHUTOUTS IN THE SEC Which defenses in the SEC have posted the most shutouts since league expansion in 1992: Team Total Last Alabama /16/2002 vs. LSU (31-0) Arkansas /9/2002 vs. South Carolina (23-0) Auburn /7/2002 vs. Western Carolina (56-0) Florida /29/2001 vs. Miss. State (52-0) Georgia /23/2000 vs. New Mexico State (37-0) Kentucky /16/96 vs. Vanderbilt (25-0) LSU /5/2002 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (47-0) Ole Miss /4/99 vs. Memphis (3-0) Miss. State /25/99 vs. South Carolina (17-0) South Carolina /2/2000 vs. New Mexico State (31-0) Tennessee /30/2002 vs. Kentucky (24-0) Vanderbilt /9/99 vs. The Citadel (58-0) SEC s BEST ROAD TEAMS Which SEC team has the best record away from home in league games since league expansion in 1992 (includes neutral site games): Team Total Alabama (.659) Arkansas (.386) Auburn (.568) Florida (.813) Georgia (.581) Kentucky (.250) LSU (.420) Ole Miss (.318) Miss. State (.307) South Carolina (.341) Tennessee (.773) Vanderbilt (.136) OFFENSE Sept. 3 - WR Taylor Jacobs (Florida) Sept. 9 - QB Jared Lorenzen (Kentucky) Sept RB Carnell Williams (Auburn) Sept QB Rex Grossman (Florida) Sept RB Carnell Williams (Auburn) Oct. 7 - RB Jabari Davis (Tennessee) Oct TB Fred Talley (Arkansas) Oct TB Santonio Beard (Alabama) Oct SE Terrence Edwards (Georgia) Nov. 4 - RB Ronnie Brown (Auburn) Nov WR Devery Henderson (LSU) Nov SE Michael Johnson (Georgia) Nov QB Marcus Randall (LSU) Dec. 2 - RB Musa Smith (Georgia) SEC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK (Date of announcement) SPECIAL TEAMS Sept. 3 - PK Taylor Begley (Kentucky) Sept. 9 - RS Jason Armstead (Ole Miss) Sept PK John Corbello (LSU) Sept PK Jonathan Nichols (Ole Miss) Sept RS Derek Abney (Kentucky) Oct. 7 - PK Billy Bennett (Georgia) Oct PK Billy Bennett (Georgia) Oct RS Derek Abney (Kentucky) Oct SE Tom Crowder (Arkansas) Nov. 4 - RS Derek Abney (Kentucky) Nov PK David Carlton (Arkansas) Nov RS/ROV Sean Jones (Georgia) Nov PK Alex Walls (Tennessee) Dec. 2 - RS Jason Armstead (Ole Miss) DEFENSE Sept. 3 - SLB Boss Bailey (Georgia) Sept. 9 - OLB Tony Bua (Arkansas) Sept DE David Pollack (Georgia) Sept DE Reggie Torbor (Auburn) Sept CB Keiwan Ratliff (Florida) Oct. 7 - SS Matt Grier (Ole Miss) Oct CB Corey Webster (LSU) Oct CB Demetrius Hookfin (LSU) Oct LB Karlos Dansby (Auburn) Nov. 4 - SS Guss Scott (Florida) Nov FS Charles Jones (Alabama) Nov SS Waine Bacon (Alabama) Nov FS Travaris Robinson (Auburn) Dec. 2 - FS Ken Hamlin (Arkansas)

13 2002 SEC Football Page 13 Final RUSHING All-Purpose Rushing Yards 1. 2,120 - DOMANICK DAVIS, LSU (2002) 2. 2,109 - Kevin Faulk, LSU (1998) 3. 2,104 - Kevin Faulk, LSU (1996) 4. 2,067 - Herschel Walker, Georgia (1981) 5. 2,016 - Bobby Humphrey, Alabama (1986) 6. 1,961 - David Palmer, Alabama (1993) 7. 1,922 - DEREK ABNEY, KENTUCKY (2002) 8. 1,910 - Garrison Hearst, Georgia (1992) 9. 1,877 - Herschel Walker, Georgia (1982) 10. 1,860 - Josh Reed, LSU (2001) PASSING Pass Attempts Jared Lorenzen, Kentucky (2000) Tim Couch, Kentucky (1998) Tim Couch, Kentucky (1997) REX GROSSMAN, FLORIDA (2002) Kurt Page, Vanderbilt (1983) ELI MANNING, OLE MISS (2002) Peyton Manning, Tennessee (1997) Dusty Bonner, Kentucky (1999) Shane Matthews, Florida (1992) Eric Zeier, Georgia (1994) Pass Completions Tim Couch, Kentucky (1998) Tim Couch, Kentucky (1997) Jared Lorenzen, Kentucky (2000) Dusty Bonner, Kentucky (1999) REX GROSSMAN, FLORIDA (2002) Peyton Manning, Tennessee (1997) Kurt Page, Vanderbilt (1983) ELI MANNING, OLE MISS (2002) Shane Matthews, Florida (1992) Eric Zeier, Georgia (1993) Pass Completion Percentage (Min. 100 comp.) Wayne Peace, Florida (1982) Ben Leard, Auburn (1999) Jeff Burger, Auburn (1987) Mike Bobo, Georgia (1997) Heath Shuler, Tennessee (1993) Jeff Francis, Tennessee (1986) Wayne Peace, Florida (1983) Alan Risher, LSU (1982) Alan Risher, LSU (1981) CASEY CLAUSEN, TENNESSEE (2002) Lowest Percentage of Interceptions (Min. 300 atts.) Peyton Manning, Tennessee (1995) JARED LORENZEN, KENTUCKY (2002) Quincy Carter, Georgia (1999) Eric Zeier, Georgia (1993) Josh Nelson, Ole Miss (1994) Stewart Patridge, Ole Miss (1997) DAVID GREENE, GEORGIA (2002) Steve Taneyhill, South Carolina (1994) Eli Manning, Ole Miss (2001) CASEY CLAUSEN, TENNESSEE (2002) SCORING Total Points Shaun Alexander, Alabama (1999) BILLY BENNETT, GEORGIA (2002) Garrison Hearst, Georgia (1992) Jackie Parker, Miss. State (1952) SEC INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS Current Players in All CAPS / Categories only listed where current players are in Top Herschel Walker, Georgia (1981) Reggie Cobb, Tennessee (1987) LaBrandon Toefield, LSU (2001) Reidel Anthony, Florida (1996) Tommy Durrance, Florida (1969) Tim Worley, Georgia (1988) Siran Stacy, Alabama (1989) Total Points Scored by Kicking BILLY BENNETT, GEORGIA (2002) Greg Burke, Tennessee (1990) Judd Davis, Florida (1994) Jeff Hall, Tennessee (1998) Bobby Raymond, Florida (1984) Jeff Chandler, Florida (2001) Carlos Reveiz, Tennessee (1985) Fuad Reveiz, Tennessee (1982) Jeff Chandler, Florida (1999) Phillip Doyle, Alabama (1989) Field Goals Made Fuad Reveiz, Tennessee (1982) BILLY BENNETT, GEORGIA (2002) Carlos Reveiz, Tennessee (1985) 24 - Philip Doyle, Alabama (1990) Bobby Raymond, Florida (1984) 23 - Kevin Butler, Georgia (1984) Philip Doyle, Alabama (1989) 22 - Scott Etheridge, Auburn (1992) 22 - Michael Proctor, Alabama (1993) Jeff Chandler, Florida (1999) PUNT RETURNS Most Return Yards Lee Nalley, Vanderbilt (1948) DEREK ABNEY, KENTUCKY (2002) Pinky Rohm, LSU (1937) Thomas Bailey, Auburn (1991) Mike Fuller, Auburn (1974) DOMANICK DAVIS, LSU (2002) Junie Hovious, Ole Miss (1940) Lee Nalley, Vanderbilt (1949) Scott Woerner, Georgia (1980) Jimmy Carter, Auburn (1967) Most Touchdowns DEREK ABNEY, KENTUCKY (2002) Pinky Rohm, LSU (1937) 3 - Lee Nalley, Vanderbilt (1948) 3 - Marcus Rhoden, Miss. State (1965) 3 - Mike Fuller, Auburn (1974) 3 - David Palmer, Alabama (1991) KICKOFF RETURNS Most Returns Kendrick Shanklin, Kentucky (2000) Boo Williams, South Carolina (1998) 33 - Jeff Peeples, Vanderbilt (1970) 33 - Kio Sanford, Kentucky (1994) 33 - Derek Abney, Kentucky (2001) Tony Jackson, Vanderbilt (1992) Preston Brown, Vanderbilt (1979) 31 - Tony Jackson, Vanderbilt (1993) DEREK ABNEY, KENTUCKY (2002) Kerry Watkins, Florida (1986) 29 - Jimmy Williams, Vanderbilt (1998) Most Return Yards Kio Sanford, Kentucky (1994) DEREK ABNEY, KENTUCKY (2002) Tony Jackson, Vanderbilt (1992) Tony Jackson, Vanderbilt (1993) Derek Abney, Kentucky (2001) Kendrick Shanklin, Kentucky (2000) Boo Williams, South Carolina (1998) Jimmy Williams, Vanderbilt (1998) Gene Washington, Georgia (1974) Kerry Watkins, Florida (1986) Kickoff Return Average (Min. 30) DEREK ABNEY, KENTUCKY (2002) Kio Sanford, Kentucky (1994) Tony Jackson, Vanderbilt (1992) Tony Jackson, Vanderbilt (1993) Derek Abney, Kentucky (2001) Kendrick Shanklin, Kentucky (2000) Boo Williams, South Carolina (1998) Jeff Peeples, Vanderbilt (1970) Preston Brown, Vanderbilt (1979) TOTAL KICK RETURNS Total Returns DEREK ABNEY, KENTUCKY (2002) 66 - Thomas Bailey, Auburn (1991) Tony James, Miss. State (1989) DOMANICK DAVIS, LSU (2002) Willie Gault, Tennessee (1981) Sammy Grefazzi, LSU (1967) Kio Sanford, Kentucky (1994) 55 - Willie Shelby, Alabama (1975) 55 - Jimmy Williams, Vanderbilt (1999) 55 - Derek Abney, Kentucky (2001) Most Return Yards 1. 1,348 - DEREK ABNEY, KENTUCKY (2002) 2. 1,119 - Thomas Bailey, Auburn (1991) 3. 1,059 - DOMANICK DAVIS, LSU (2002) 4. 1,022 - Kio Sanford, Kentucky (1994) Willie Gault, Tennessee (1981) Derek Abney, Kentucky (2001) Tony James, Miss. State (1989) Dale Carter, Tennessee (1990) Domanick Davis, LSU (2000) Dicky Lyons, Kentucky (1967) Most Return Touchdowns DEREK ABNEY, KENTUCKY (2002) Pinky Rohm, LSU (1937) PUNTING Punting Average (Min. 50 punts) Ricky Anderson, Vanderbilt (1984) Terry Daniel, Auburn (1993) Andy Russ, Miss. State (1996) Jim Miller, Ole Miss (1977) Jim Arnold, Vanderbilt (1982) Lewis Colbert, Auburn (1985) GLENN PAKULAK, KENTUCKY (2002) Chip Andrews, Georgia (1984) Charles Conerly, Ole Miss (1946)

14 2002 SEC Football Page 14 Final SEC IN THE BOWLS BOWL APPEARANCES (Includes 2002 Season) 2002 Bowl 1. ALABAMA TENNESSEE 43 Peach 3. Texas 42 Cotton 4. Southern California 41 Orange Nebraska 41 Independence 6. GEORGIA 38 Sugar 7. Penn State 37 Capital One 8. Oklahoma 36 Rose 9. LSU 34 Cotton Ohio State 34 Fiesta Michigan 34 Outback 12. ARKANSAS 33 Music City 13. Florida State 31 Sugar Georgia Tech 31 Silicon Valley 15. OLE MISS 30 Independence FLORIDA 30 Outback 17. AUBURN 29 Capital One Washington 29 Sun 19. Texas A&M 27 Miami (Fla.) 27 Fiesta 21. Clemson 26 Tangerine Texas Tech 26 Tangerine 23. Notre Dame 25 Gator Colorado 25 Alamo 25. North Carolina 24 Peach UCLA 24 Las Vegas 27. Brigham Young Pittsburgh 22 Insight West Virginia 22 Continental Tire 30. Missouri 21 Syracuse 21 N.C. State 21 Gator BOWL VICTORIES 1. ALABAMA Southern California Penn State 23 TENNESSEE 23 Oklahoma Georgia Tech 20 Nebraska 20 GEORGIA 20 Texas Florida State 18 Michigan 18 OLE MISS LSU 15 Miami (Fla.) 15 AUBURN 15 Ohio State FLORIDA 14 Washington Clemson 13 Notre Dame 13 Texas A&M North Carolina 12 Syracuse 12 UCLA Colorado Arizona State 10 ARKANSAS 10 Oklahoma State 10 BOWL TEAMS FACED IN 2002 Each SEC team faced at least four teams that will play in post-season bowls in Alabama played eight games against post-season bowl games. Here is a breakdown: Alabama (8) - Oklahoma, Arkansas, Georgia, Ole Miss, Tennessee, LSU, Auburn, Hawaii. Arkansas (6) - Boise State, Tennessee, Auburn, Ole Miss, LSU, Georgia. Auburn (7) - Southern California, Arkansas, Florida, LSU, Ole Miss, Georgia. Florida (7) - Miami (Fla.), Tennessee, Ole Miss, LSU, Auburn, Georgia, Florida State. Georgia (7) - Clemson, Tennessee, Florida, Ole Miss, Auburn, Georgia Tech, Arkansas. Kentucky (6) - Louisville, Florida, Arkansas, Georgia, LSU, Tennessee. LSU (5) - Virginia Tech, Florida, Auburn, Ole Miss, Arkansas. Ole Miss (6) - Texas Tech, Florida, Arkansas, Auburn, Georgia, LSU. Miss. State (6) - Oregon, Auburn, LSU, Tennessee, Arkansas, Ole Miss. South Carolina (7) - Virginia, Georgia, LSU, Tennessee, Arkansas, Florida, Clemson. Tennessee (4) - Florida, Arkansas, Georgia, Miami (Fla.). Vanderbilt (6) - Georgia Tech, Auburn, Ole Miss, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee. SEC COACHES RECORDS IN BOWL GAMES Below is a recap of how each of the current SEC coaches have fared in post-season bowl games. The coaches are listed in order of bowl appearances: Coach G W-L-T Pct. Houston Nutt, Arkansas Tommy Tuberville, Auburn Ron Zook, Florida Mark Richt, Georgia Nick Saban, LSU David Cutcliffe, Ole Miss Jackie Sherrill, Miss. State Lou Holtz, So. Carolina Phillip Fulmer, Tennessee Bobby Johnson, Vanderbilt SEC COMPOSITE BOWL RECORD School W-L-T Pct. Alabama Arkansas Auburn Florida Georgia Kentucky LSU Ole Miss Mississippi State South Carolina Tennessee Vanderbilt OVERALL LAST APPEARANCE IN BOWL GAMES Alabama 2001 Independence Arkansas 2002 Music City Auburn 2003 Capital One Florida 2003 Outback Georgia 2003 Sugar Kentucky 1999 Music City LSU 2003 Cotton Ole Miss 2002 Independence Mississippi State 2000 Independence South Carolina 2002 Outback Tennessee 2002 Peach Vanderbilt 1982 Hall of Fame Bowl SEC TOPS NATION IN BOWL APPEARANCES The schools that currently comprise the SEC have appeared in 324 bowls. That is by far the most of any conference in the nation. Below is a look at how the various conferences have fared in bowl games in its history (prior to 2002, using current conference alignments): Conference Bowls W-L-T Pct. Mid-American Atlantic Coast Pacific SEC Big Ten Sun Belt Big East Independents WAC Big Conference USA Mountain West SEC S BEST BOWL SEASONS Most Wins , 1992, 1996, 1997, , 1966, 1971, 1986, 1998, 1999, 2000 Best Win Percentage (Min. 4 games) (5-0) (5-1), 1992 (5-1) (4-1), 1966 (4-1) Most Bowl Teams , 1999, , 1983, 1974

15 2002 SEC Football Page 15 Final SEC FOOTBALL PLAYERS IN POST-SEASON ALL-STAR GAMES East-West Shrine Game - Jan. 11, 2003 at Pac Bell Park (San Francisco, Calif.) Kevin Breedlove, OL, Georgia Alonzo Ephraim, OL, Alabama Tony Gilbert, LB, Georgia Omari Hand, DL, Tennessee Donald Lee, TE, Mississippi State Jerel Myers, WR, LSU Andrew Pinnock, RB, South Carolina Marico Portis, OL, Alabama Eddie Strong, LB, Ole Miss Senior Bowl - Jan. 18, 2003 at Ladd-Peebles Stadium (Mobile, Ala.) Julian Battle, DB, Tennessee Mark Brown, LB, Auburn Ben Claxton, C, Ole Miss Domanick Davis, RB, LSU Damon Duval, PK, Auburn Terrence Edwards, WR, Georgia George Foster, OL, Georgia Earnest Graham, RB, Florida Justin Griffith, RB, Mississippi State Mario Haggan, LB, Mississippi State Taylor Jacobs, WR, Florida Bradie James, LB, LSU Jarret Johnson, DL, Alabama Todd Johnson, DB, Florida Kenny King, DL, Alabama Rashad Moore, DT, Tennessee Kindal Moorehead, DL, Alabama Mike Nattiel, LB, Florida Ben Nowland, OL, Auburn Will Ofenheusle, OL, Tennessee Artose Pinner, RB, Kentucky Jon Stinchcomb, OL, Georgia Aaron Walker, TE, Florida Rotary Gridiron Classic - Jan. 25, 2003 at Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium (Orlando, Fla.) Korey Banks, CB, Mississippi State Alonzo Ephraim, C, Alabama Rashad Faison, CB, South Carolina Byron Hardmon, LB, Florida Corey Jenkins, SS, South Carolina Rushen Jones, CB, Vanderbilt Ian Knight, C, Georgia Marcus Oquendo-Johnson, DE, Florida Dennis Quinn, DE, South Carolina Travaris Robinson, FS, Auburn Fred Talley, RB, Arkansas Cedric Williams, OG, South Carolina Paradise Bowl - Jan. 25, 2003 at Hansen Stadium (St. George, Utah) Aaron Boone, WR, Kentucky Otis Grigsby, DE, Kentucky Chase Harp, TE, Kentucky Hula Bowl Maui - Feb. 1, 2003 at War Memorial Stadium (Maui, Hawaii) Hunter Hillenmeyer, LB, Vanderbilt Rushen Jones, DB, Vanderbilt Norman LeJeune, SAF, LSU Glenn Pakulak, P, Kentucky TWO NEW COACHES IN THE SEC FOR 2003 The SEC will have two new coaches on the sidelines for the 2003 football season. On Dec. 18, Alabama announced the hiring of Mike Price, who led Washington State to a 10-3 record and the Pac-10 championship in On Dec. 30, Rich Brooks was named the head coach at Kentucky. Brooks was the 1994 National Coach of the Year at the University of Oregon and a former head coach in the NFL with the St. Louis Rams ( ). Mike Price Price comes to Alabama after serving the previous 14 seasons as head coach at Washington State. During his tenure with the Cougars, Price compiled an record, including back-toback 10-win seasons in Pullman. The Cougars played in two Rose Bowls and five bowls overall with Price at the helm. Prior to his tenure at WSU, Price served as head coach at Weber State University from , where he compiled a record in eight years. His 22-year head coaching record stands at with three conference championships. Price also served as an assistant coach at Missouri ( ), Washington State ( , ) and the University of Puget Sound ( ). Rich Brooks Brooks has 27 years of coaching experience on the collegiate level, including a groundbreaking 18-year term as head coach at Oregon, and is a 10-year NFL coaching veteran. His most recent coaching assignment was the assistant head coach and defensive coordinator position for the Atlanta Falcons from Brooks was head coach of the St. Louis Rams in The Rams had a record in those two seasons, the team's best two-year stretch since The Rams won only nine games in the two years prior to his arrival and won just nine games in the two years following his departure. As head coach at the University of Oregon from , Brooks won more games than any coach in school history. His final 18-year record was , including and four bowls in the last six seasons. BOWL TEAMS TO FACE IN 2003 According to 2002 season records, Alabama would face the toughest schedule in the 2003 season. The Crimson Tide face 12 teams that either went to a bowl or were bowl eligible in Every SEC team plays at least five bowl eligible teams from The 2003 schedule is listed on page 20 of this release. Here is a breakdown (other bowl eligible teams in italics): Alabama (9/3) - Oklahoma, Arkansas, Georgia, Southern Miss, Ole Miss, Tennessee, LSU, Auburn, Hawaii, South Florida, Kentucky, Northern Illinois. Arkansas (6/3) - Texas, North Texas, Auburn, Florida, Ole Miss, LSU. Alabama, Kentucky, New Mexico State. Auburn (7/1) - Southern California, Georgia Tech, Tennessee, Arkansas, LSU, Ole Miss, Georgia. Alabama. Florida (7/1) - Miami, Tennessee, Ole Miss, LSU, Arkansas, Georgia, Florida State. Kentucky. Georgia (6/2) - Clemson, LSU, Tennessee, Florida, Auburn, Georgia Tech. Alabama, Kentucky. Kentucky (4/1) - Louisville, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee. Alabama. LSU (6/1) - Marshall, Georgia, Florida, Auburn, Ole Miss, Arkansas. Alabama. Ole Miss (5/1) - Texas Tech, Florida, Arkansas, Auburn, LSU. Alabama. Mississippi State (7/2) - Oregon, Tulane, LSU, Auburn, Tennessee, Arkansas, Ole Miss. Kentucky, Alabama. South Carolina (8/1) - Virginia, Georgia, Tennessee, LSU, Ole Miss, Arkansas, Florida, Clemson. Kentucky. Tennessee (6/2) - Fresno State, Marshall, Florida, Auburn, Georgia, Miami. Alabama, Kentucky. Vanderbilt (7/1) - Ole Miss, Auburn, TCU, Georgia Tech, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee. Kentucky. SEC FARES WELL AGAIN IN FINAL ATTENDANCE FIGURES For the seventh straight season, the SEC has six of the top 10 average attendance figures (7 of the top 11) for home games at its institutions. Below is a look at the top 10 average attendances in Division I-A: 1. Michigan 110, Penn State 107, TENNESSEE 106, Ohio State 103, LSU 90, GEORGIA 86, FLORIDA 85, Texas 83, AUBURN 82, ALABAMA 82, SOUTH CAROLINA 82,138 LEADING RETURNERS Here s a look at the top statistical leaders who will be returning for the 2003 season: Rushing - Auburn RB Ronnie Brown (1,008 yards) / Vanderbilt RB Kwane Doster (798 yards) / Alabama RB Shaud Williams (921 yards) / Tennessee RB Cedric Houston (779 yards) Passing - Georgia QB David Greene (137.3 rating) / Kentucky QB Jared Lorenzen (135.4 rating) / Tennessee QB Casey Clausen (132.0 rating) / Ole Miss QB Eli Manning (125.6 rating) Receiving - Florida WR Carlos Perez (58 catches) / LSU WR Michael Clayton (57 catches) / Ole Miss WRs Chris Collins (55 catches) and Bill Flowers (53 catches) / Georgia WR Fred Gibson (43 catches) Tackles - Georgia DE David Pollack (14 sacks/23 TFL) / Arkansas FS Ken Hamlin (144 tackles) / Alabama ROV Brooks Daniels (109 tackles) / Auburn LBs Dontarrious Thomas (84 tackles) and Karlos Dansby (13 TFL/4 sacks)

16 2002 SEC Football Page 16 Final CNNSI.com ALL-AMERICA FIRST TEAM OL - Shawn Andrews, Arkansas DL - David Pollack, Georgia KR - Derek Abney, Kentucky SECOND TEAM LB - Bradie James, LSU FOOTBALL WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA ALL-AMERICA TEAM KR - Derek Abney, Kentucky DL - David Pollack, Georgia OL - Shawn Andrews, Arkansas FOOTBALL WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICA TEAM OL - Andrew Whitworth, LSU OL - Mike Degory, Florida LB - Freddie Roach, Alabama P - Greg Johnson AMERICAN FOOTBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION ALL-AMERICA TEAM OL - Shawn Andrews, Arkansas LB - Boss Bailey, Georgia LB - Bradie James, LSU THE SPORTING NEWS ALL-AMERICA TEAM FIRST TEAM OT - Shawn Andrews, Arkansas DE - David Pollack, Georgia LB - Bradie James, LSU KR - Derek Abney, Kentucky SECOND TEAM LB - Boss Bailey, Georgia THIRD TEAM DE - Kindal Moorehead, Alabama DT - Langston Moore, South Carolina FOURTH TEAM TE - Jason Witten, Tennessee P - Glenn Pakulak, Kentucky WALTER CAMP ALL-AMERICA TEAM OL - Jon Stinchcomb, Georgia LB - Boss Bailey, Georgia KR - Derek Abney, Kentucky ESPN.com ALL-AMERICA TEAM OT - Shawn Andrews, Arkansas DE - David Pollack, Georgia RS - Derek Abney, Kentucky ASSOCIATED PRESS ALL-SEC TEAM FIRST TEAM OFFENSE WR - Taylor Jacobs, Florida WR - Terrence Edwards, Georgia OL - Jon Stinchcomb, Georgia OL - Shawn Andrews, Arkansas OL - Will Ofenheusle, Tennessee OL - Wesley Britt, Alabama C - Alonzo Ephraim, Alabama C - Ben Nowland, Auburn TE - Jason Witten, Tennessee QB - David Greene, Georgia RB - Artose Pinner, Kentucky (Offensive Player of the Year) RB - Musa Smith, Georgia AP - Derek Abney, Kentucky PK - Billy Bennett, Georgia SEC POST-SEASON HONORS (SEC Players Listed Only) FIRST-TEAM DEFENSE DE - David Pollack, Georgia (Defensive Player of the Year) DE - Kindal Moorehead, Alabama DT - Johnathan Sullivan, Georgia DT - Jarret Johnson, Alabama LB - Bradie James, LSU LB - Boss Bailey, Georgia LB - Karlos Dansby, Auburn CB - Corey Webster, LSU CB - Keiwan Ratliff, Florida S - Ken Hamlin, Arkansas S - Travaris Robinson, Auburn P - Glenn Pakulak, Kentucky SECOND TEAM OFFENSE WR - Michael Clayton, LSU WR - Chris Collins, Ole Miss OL - Antonio Hall, Kentucky OL - Justin Smiley, Alabama OL - Marico Portis, Alabama OL - Kevin Breedlove, Georgia C - Ben Claxton, Ole Miss TE - Aaron Walker, Florida QB - Jared Lorenzen, Kentucky QB - Eli Manning, Ole Miss RB - Fred Talley, Arkansas RB - Ronnie Brown, Auburn AP - Domanick Davis, LSU PK - Brent Smith, Miss. State SECOND TEAM DEFENSE DE - Jason Clark, Miss. State DE - Vincent Burns, Kentucky DT - Chad Lavalais, LSU DT - Dewayne Robertson, Kentucky DT - Ian Scott, Florida LB - Mario Haggan, Miss. State LB - Byron Hardmon, Florida LB - Brooks Daniels, Alabama LB - Hunter Hillenmeyer, Vanderbilt LB - Tony Bua, Arkansas CB - Julian Battle, Tennessee CB - Demetrius Hookfin, LSU S - Matt Grier, Ole Miss S - Todd Johnson, Florida S - Rashad Baker, Tennessee P - Dustin Colquitt, Tennessee P - Damon Duval, Auburn HONORABLE MENTION OL - Michael Munoz, Tennessee OL - Stephen Peterman, LSU OL - Shannon Snell, Florida DT - Kenny King, Florida DT - Rashad Moore, Tennessee CB - Gerald Dixon, Alabama CB - Lawrence Richardson, Arkansas S - Waine Bacon, Alabama S - Jonathan Martin, South Carolina Coach of the Year - Mark Richt, Georgia Freshman of the Year - Kwane Doster, RB, Vanderbilt SPORTING NEWS ALL-SEC TEAM OFFENSE WR - Taylor Jacobs, Florida WR - Terrence Edwards, Georgia TE - Jason Witten, Tennessee OT - Shawn Andrews, Arkansas OT - Travelle Wharton, South Carolina OL - Stephen Peterman, LSU OL - Shannon Snell, Florida C - Ben Nowland, Auburn QB - David Greene, Georgia (Offensive Player of the Year) RB - Artose Pinner, Kentucky RB - Fred Talley, Arkansas DEFENSE DE - David Pollack, Georgia (Defensive Player of the Year) DE - Kindal Moorehead, Alabama DT - Langston Moore, South Carolina DT - Chad Lavalais, LSU LB - Bradie James, LSU LB - Boss Bailey, Georgia LB - Karlos Dansby, Auburn CB - Corey Webster, LSU CB - Keiwan Ratliff, Florida FS - Ken Hamlin, Arkansas SS - Matt Grier, Ole Miss SPECIALISTS K - Billy Bennett, Georgia P - Glenn Pakulak, Kentucky KR - Derek Abney, Kentucky THE SPORTING NEWS FRESHMAN ALL-SEC TEAM OFFENSE WR- Troy Williamson, South Carolina WR - Mike Espy, Ole Miss TE - Cooper Wallace, Auburn OT - Andrew Whitworth, LSU OT - Tre Stallings, Ole Miss OT - Marcus McNeill, Auburn C - Mike Degory, Florida C - Na Shan Goddard, South Carolina QB - Jay Cutler, Vanderbilt RB - Kwane Doster, Vanderbilt (Offensive Freshman of the Year) RB - De Arrius Howard, Arkansas DEFENSE DE - Moe Thompson, South Carolina DT - Kedric Golston, Georgia DT - Darrius Swain, Georgia DE - Melvin Oliver, LSU LB - Freddie Roach, Alabama (Defensive Freshman of the Year) LB - Moses Osemwegie, Vanderbilt LB - Freddie Roach, Alabama LB - Lance Laury, South Carolina SS - Darren Williams, Miss. State CB - Charlie Peprah, Alabama CB - Travis Johnson, Ole Miss CB - Tim Jennings, Georgia SPECIALISTS K - Taylor Begley, Kentucky P - Greg Johnson, Vanderbilt KR - Kwane Doster, Vanderbilt

17 2002 SEC Football Page 17 Final COACHES ALL-SEC TEAM (*-Ties) FIRST TEAM OFFENSE TE - Jason Witten, Tennessee OL - Shawn Andrews, Arkansas (Jacobs Blocking Trophy) OL - Jon Stinchcomb, Georgia OL - Antonio Hall, Kentucky *OL - Stephen Peterman, LSU *OL - Marico Portis, Alabama *OL - Wesley Britt, Alabama C - Ben Nowland, Auburn WR - Taylor Jacobs, Florida WR - Terrence Edwards, Georgia QB - David Greene, Georgia RB - Artose Pinner, Kentucky RB - Fred Talley, Arkansas SECOND TEAM OFFENSE TE - Aaron Walker, Florida OL - Kevin Breedlove, Georgia OL - Shannon Snell, Florida OL - Justin Smiley, Alabama OL - Will Ofenheusle, Tennessee C - Ben Claxton, Ole Miss WR - Michael Clayton, LSU WR - Dan Stricker, Vanderbilt *QB - Rex Grossman, Florida *QB - Jared Lorenzen, Kentucky RB - Musa Smith, Georgia *RB - Domanick Davis, LSU *RB - Ronnie Brown, Auburn FIRST TEAM DEFENSE DL - David Pollack, Georgia (SEC Player of the Year) DL - Kindal Moorehead, Alabama DL - Kenny King, Alabama OLB - Boss Bailey, Georgia OLB - Karlos Dansby, Auburn ^ILB - Bradie James, LSU *ILB - Eddie Strong, Ole Miss *ILB - Hunter Hillenmeyer, Vanderbilt DB - Ken Hamlin, Arkansas DB - Corey Webster, LSU *DB - Travaris Robinson, Auburn *DB - Matt Grier, Ole Miss *DB - Julian Battle, Tennessee *DB - Rashad Baker, Tennessee SECOND TEAM DEFENSE DL - Jarret Johnson, Alabama DL - Johnathan Sullivan, Georgia *DL - Langston Moore, South Carolina *DL - Dewayne Robertson, Kentucky OLB - Tony Bua, Arkansas OLB - Eddie Moore, Tennessee ILB - Mark Brown, Auburn *ILB - Tony Gilbert, Georgia *ILB - Mario Haggan, Miss. State DB - Todd Johnson, Florida DB - Keiwan Ratliff, Florida DB - Kentrell Curry, Georgia *DB - Ahmad Carroll, Arkansas *DB - Gerald Dixon, Alabama *DB - Guss Scott, Florida FIRST TEAM SPECIAL TEAMS P - Glenn Pakulak, Kentucky PK - Billy Bennett, Georgia RS - Derek Abney, Kentucky SECOND TEAM SPECIAL TEAMS P - Donnie Jones, LSU PK - John Corbello, LSU RS - Domanick Davis, LSU SEC POST-SEASON HONORS (SEC Players Listed Only) SEC COACH OF THE YEAR - Mark Richt, Georgia COACHES FRESHMAN ALL-SEC TEAM OFFENSE TE - Cooper Wallace, Auburn OL - Marcus McNeill, Auburn OL - Andrew Whitworth, LSU OL - Tre' Stallings, Ole Miss OL - Mac Pyle, Vanderbilt C - Mike Degory, Florida WR - Troy Williamson, South Carolina WR - Mike Espy, Ole Miss QB - Jay Cutler, Vanderbilt RB - Joseph Addai, LSU RB - Kwane Doster, Vanderbilt (SEC Freshman of the Year) DEFENSE DL - Moe Thompson, South Carolina *DL - Darrius Swain, Georgia *DL - Deion Holts, Kentucky DL - McKinley Boykin, Ole Miss LB - Freddie Roach, Alabama LB - Lance Laury, South Carolina LB - Moses Osemwegie, Vanderbilt LB - Cameron Vaughn, LSU DB - Charlie Peprah, Alabama DB - Tim Jennings, Georgia DB - Travis Johnson, Ole Miss DB - Darren Williams, Mississippi State SPECIAL TEAMS P - Greg Johnson, Vanderbilt PK - Taylor Begley, Kentucky RS - Kwane Doster, Vanderbilt POST-SEASON AWARDS MOSI TATUPU AWARD (NATIONAL SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR) - Glenn Pakulak, Kentucky (winner) RAY GUY AWARD (PUNTER) - Dustin Colquitt, Tennessee; Glenn Pakulak, Kentucky (two of 10 semifinalists) LOU GROZA AWARD (KICKER) - Billy Bennett, Georgia (one of 20 semifinalists) BUTKUS AWARD (LINEBACKER) - Bradie James, LSU; Boss Bailey, Georgia (two of 11 semifinalists) LOMBARDI AWARD (LINEMAN/ LINEBACKER) - Bradie James, LSU; Boss Bailey, Georgia; Jon Stinchcomb, Georgia (three of 12 semifinalists) BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY (DEFENSIVE PLAYER) - David Pollack, Georgia (one of five finalists) BILETNIKOFF AWARD (WIDE RECEIVER) - Taylor Jacobs, Florida (one of 10 semifinalists) DAVEY O BRIEN AWARD (QUARTERBACK) - Jared Lorenzen, Kentucky; Eli Manning, Ole Miss (two of 14 semifinalists) DOAK WALKER AWARD (RUNNING BACK) - Artose Pinner, Kentucky (one of 8 semifinalists) THE SPORTING NEWS FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICA TEAM FIRST TEAM C - Mike Degory, Florida OT - Andrew Whitworth, N.C. State DE - Moe Thompson, South Carolina LB - Freddie Roach, Alabama P - Greg Johnson, Vanderbilt SECOND TEAM TE - Cooper Wallace, Auburn DT - Darrius Swain, Georgia DE - Melvin Oliver, LSU CB - Charlie Peprah, Alabama CB - Tim Jennings, Georgia THIRD TEAM C - Na Shan Goddard, South Carolina QB - Jay Cutler, Vanderbilt RB - Kwane Doster, Vanderbilt DT - Kedric Golston, Georgia LB - Lance Laury, South Carolina FOURTH TEAM WR - Mike Espy, Ole Miss OT - Tre Stallings, Ole Miss NT - T.J. Jackson, Auburn LB - Moses Osemwegie, Vanderbilt NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION SCHOLAR-ATHLETES Hunter Hillenmeyer, Vanderbilt Bradie James, LSU Jon Stinchcomb, Georgia VERIZON ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA TEAM FIRST TEAM OL - Jon Stinchcomb, Georgia OL - Rodney Reed, LSU LB - Hunter Hillenmeyer, Vanderbilt SECOND TEAM DL - Kenny King, Alabama VERIZON ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT TEAM DISTRICT VI FIRST TEAM QB - Eli Manning, Ole Miss P - Cody Ridgeway, Ole Miss SECOND-TEAM PK - Jonathan Nichols LB - Rob Robertson DB - Wes Scott DISTRICT IV FIRST TEAM OL - Coleman Barnes, Kentucky LB - Hunter Hillenmeyer, Vanderbilt DL - Kenny King, Alabama SECOND-TEAM OL - Michael Munoz, Tennessee LB - Dontarrious Thomas, Auburn P - Damon Duval, Auburn DISTRICT III - SECOND TEAM DL - Ian Scott, Florida LB - Todd McCullough, Florida

18 2002 SEC Football Page 18 Final 2002 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE TEAM-BY-TEAM DEFENSIVE LEADERS ALABAMA (10-3, 6-2 SEC) Player, Team TT (U-A) TFL SACKS INT FF-FR Brooks Daniels, ROV 109 (67-42) Cornelius Wortham, LB 92 (49-43) Charles Jones, FS 85 (57-28) Waine Bacon, SS 72 (35-37) Derrick Pope, MLB 65 (37-28) Single-Game Tackle Leader: Daniels (16 vs. MT) Team Sacks Leader: Antwan Odom, DE (10-76) ARKANSAS (9-5, 5-3 SEC) Player, Team TT (U-A) TFL SACKS INT FF-FR Ken Hamlin, FS 159 (97-62) Tony Bua, OLB 131 (77-54) Caleb Miller, OLB 113 (63-50) Jimmy Beasley, ROV 99 (65-34) Clarke Moore, LB 61 (31-30) Single-Game Tackle Leader: Hamlin (22 vs. Troy State) Team Sacks Leader: Gavin Walls, ILB (6-34) AUBURN (9-4, 5-3 SEC) Player, Team TT (U-A) TFL SACKS INT FF-FR Mark Brown, LB 97 (31-66) Travaris Robinson, FS 94 (41-53) Dontarrious Thomas, LB 92 (35-57) Karlos Dansby, LB 76 (31-45) Junior Rosegreen, S 63 (20-43) Single-Game Tackle Leader: Thomas (14 vs. So. Cal.) / Dansby (14 vs. Florida) Team Sacks Leader: Karlos Dansby, LB (4-33) FLORIDA (8-5, 6-2 SEC) Player, Team TT (U-A) TFL SACKS INT FF-FR Bam Hardmon, WLB 168 (104-64) Mike Nattiel, SLB 148 (88-60) Guss Scott, SS 102 (69-33) Todd Johnson, FS 88 (54-34) Clint Mitchell, DE 78 (51-27) Single-Game Tackle Leader: Hardmon (19 vs. South Carolina) Team Sacks Leader: Bryan Savelio, DT (3-18) GEORGIA (13-1, 7-1 SEC) Player, Team TT (U-A) TFL SACKS INT FF-FR Boss Bailey, SLB 114 (63-51) Tony Gilbert, MLB 114 (76-38) David Pollack, DE 102 (58-44) Sean Jones, FS 91 (43-48) Johnathan Sullivan, DT 74 (41-33) Single-Game Tackle Leader: B. Bailey (14 vs. Clemson, South Carolina); Pollack (14 vs. South Carolina, Florida); Gilbert (14 vs. Florida) Team Sacks Leader: David Pollack, BE (14-99) KENTUCKY (7-5, 3-5 SEC) Player, Team TT (U-A) TFL SACKS INT FF-FR Quentus Cumby, FS 87 (52-35) Morris Lane, LB 79 (44-35) Ronnie Riley, ILB 75 (47-28) David Johnson, S 70 (47-23) Vincent Burns, DE 66 (48-18) Single-Game Tackle Leader: Cumby (15 vs. Tennessee) Team Sacks Leader: Dewayne Robertson, DT (5-40) LSU (8-5, 5-3 SEC) Player, Team TT (U-A) TFL SACKS INT FF-FR Bradie James, MLB 154 (83-71) Norman Lejeune, SS 107 (70-37) Lionel Turner, WLB 71 (39-32) Chad Lavalais, DT 66 (43-23) Randall Gay, CB 64 (46-18) Single-Game Tackle Leader: James (19 vs. Va. Tech) Team Sacks Leader: Melvin Oliver, DE (6-25) OLE MISS (7-6, 3-5 SEC) Player, Team TT (U-A) TFL SACKS INT FF-FR Eric Oliver, DB 129 (80-49) Matt Grier, DB 79 (53-26) Jesse Mitchell, NG 77 (34-43) Von Hutchins, DB 66 (37-29) Eddie Strrong, LB 63 (37-26) Single-Game Tackle Leader: Oliver (14 vs. Florida, Auburn) Team Sacks Leader: Matt Grier, DB (4-36) MISSISSIPPI STATE (3-9, 0-8 SEC) Player, Team TT (U-A) TFL SACKS INT FF-FR Mario Haggan, LB 119 (66-53) T.J. Mawhinney, LB 88 (31-57) Michael Gholar, RDS 66 (39-27) Jason Clark, DE 66 (28-38) Darren Williams, FS 62 (29-33) Single-Game Tackle Leader: Haggan (17 vs. Oregon, LSU) Team Sacks Leader: Michael Gholar, RDS (3-26) SOUTH CAROLINA (5-7, 3-5 SEC) Player, Team TT (U-A) TFL SACKS INT FF-FR Jonathan Martin, S 122 (93-29) Rashad Faison, DB 93 (64-29) Lance Laury, LB 90 (55-35) Jeremiah Garrison, LB 88 (55-33) Jermaine Lemon, LB 85 (50-35) Single-Game Tackle Leader: Laury (17 vs. Virginia) / Martin (17 vs. LSU) Team Sacks Leader: George Gause, DE (4-20) TENNESSEE (8-5, 5-3 SEC) Player, Team TT (U-A) TFL SACKS INT FF-FR Keyon Whiteside, MLB 119 (79-40) Eddie Moore, LB 101 (62-39) Gibril Wilson, SS 82 (57-25) Julian Battle, DB 72 (56-16) Omari Hand, DE 68 (40-28) Single-Game Tackle Leader: Whiteside (18 vs. Arkansas) Team Sacks Leader: Keyon Whiteside, MLB (5-20) VANDERBILT (2-10, 0-8 SEC) Player, Team TT (U-A) TFL SACKS INT FF-FR Hunter Hillenmeyer, LB 168 (116-52) Justin Giboney, FS 143 (76-67) Jonathan Shaub, SS 105 (50-55) Rushen Jones, DB 70 (43-27) Moses Osemwegie, OLB 53 (40-13) Single-Game Tackle Leader: Hillenmeyer (19 vs. South Carolina & Tennessee) / Giboney (19 vs. Florida) Team Sacks Leader: Hunter Hillenmeyer, LB (4-28)

19 2002 SEC Football Page 19 Final 2002 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE TEAM-BY-TEAM DEFENSIVE LEADERS SEASON TACKLES FOR LOSSES 23.5 (-128), David Pollack, Georgia 18.5 (-65), Johnathan Sullivan, Georgia 15.5 (-47), Tony Gilbert, Georgia 15.0 (-102), Norman LeJeune, LSU 14.5 (-51), Vincent Burns, Kentucky 14.0 (-83), Kindal Moorehead, Alabama 14.0 (-88), Antwan Odom, Alabama 14.0 (-51), Karlos Dansby, Auburn 12.5 (-49), Bradie James, LSU 12.5 (-63), Lionel Turner, LSU 12.5 (-54), Matt Grier, Ole Miss 12.0 (-42), David Johnson, Kentucky 11.5 (-51), Melvin Oliver, LSU 11.0 (-44), Hunter Hillenmeyer, Vanderbilt 11.0 (-33), Dontarrious Thomas, Auburn 11.0 (-50), Gavin Walls, Arkansas 11.0 (-50), Jesse Mitchell, Ole Miss SEASON SACKS 14.0 (-99), David Pollack, Georgia 10.0 (-76), Antwan Odom, Alabama 9.0 (-73), Kindal Moorehead, Alabama 6.0 (-34), Gavin Walls, Arkansas 6.0 (-25), Melvin Oliver, LSU 6.0 (-45), Will Thompson, Georgia 6.0 (-57), Boss Bailey, Georgia 5.0 (-40), Dewayne Robertson, Kentucky 5.0 (-44), Jarret Johnson, Alabama 5.0 (-46), Norman LeJeune, LSU 5.0 (-20), Keyon Whiteside, Tennessee SEASON PASS DEFLECTIONS 17, Corey Webster, LSU 17, Demetrius Hookfin, LSU 15, Norman LeJeune, LSU 13, Lawrence Richardson, Arkansas 12, Korey Banks, Miss. State 11, Gerald Dixon, Alabama 11, Ken Hamlin, Arkansas 11, Guss Scott, Florida 11, Randall Gay, LSU SEASON INTERCEPTIONS 7, Corey Webster, LSU 6, Von Hutchins, Ole Miss 5, Demetrius Hookfin, LSU 5, Matt Grier, Ole Miss 5, Rashad Baker, Tennessee 4, Kentrell Curry, Georgia 4, Waine Bacon, Alabama 4, Charlie Peprah, Alabama 4, Dunta Robinson, South Carolina 4, Travaris Robinson, Auburn INDIVIDUAL STAT LEADERS 4, Carlos Rogers, Auburn 4, Ken Hamlin, Arkansas 4, Lawrence Richardson, Arkansas SEASON FUMBLES CAUSED 4, Jonathan Martin, South Carolina 4, Ken Hamlin, Arkansas 3, Langston Moore, South Carolina 3, George Gause, South Carolina 3, Mario Haggan, Miss. State 3, Charles Jones, Alabama 3, Jarret Johnson, Alabama SEASON FUMBLES RECOVERED 3, Jonathan Martin, South Carolina 3, Eddie Strong, Ole Miss 3, Rashad Moore, Tennessee 3, Thomas Davis, Georgia 2, Karlos Dansby, Auburn 2, Junior Rosegreen, Auburn 2, Ken Hamlin, Arkansas 2, Tony Bua, Arknasas 2, Jimarr Gallon, Arkansas 2, Keith Turner, Arkansas 2, Marcus Oquendo-Johnson, Florida 2, Lionel Turner, LSU 2, Darrius Swain, Georgia QUARTERBACK PRESSURES 35, David Pollack, Georgia 29, Johnathan Sullivan, Georgia 21, Chad Lavalais, LSU 20, Otis Grigsby, Kentucky 20, Clint Mitchell, Florida 19, Kindal Moorehead, Alabama 19, Jarret Johnson, Alabama 19, Nautyn McKay-Loescher, Alabama 18, Bradie James, LSU 17, Omari Hand, Tennessee 16, Jeremy Caudill, Kentucky 16, Reggie Torbor, Auburn 16, Marquise Hill, LSU 16, Marcus Spears, LSU 16, Will Thompson, Georgia TEAM STAT LEADERS TACKLES FOR LOSS Georgia 116 (509) Auburn 111 (347) Alabama 104 (474) Ole Miss 91 (373) Arkansas 87 (348) Florida 84 (271) Kentucky 83 (327) Tennessee 80 (334) LSU 78 (313) South Carolina 64 (215) Miss. State 61 (185) Vanderbilt 46 (185) SACKS Georgia 45 (315) Alabama 44 (327) Arkansas 30 (177) Tennessee 29 (209) Ole Miss 29 (204) Auburn 29 (194) LSU 27 (187) Kentucky 23 (153) Florida 23 (121) Vanderbilt 15 (116) South Carolina 15 (97) Miss. State 10 (65) INTERCEPTIONS Auburn 21 (247) Arkansas 19 (205) Alabama 18 (307) Ole Miss 18 (135) LSU 17 (240) Georgia 16 (433) Miss. State 14 (121) Tennessee 12 (52) Kentucky 10 (219) South Carolina 9 (148) Florida 7 (174) Vanderbilt 6 (70) FUMBLES RECOVERED Arkansas 17 (53) Alabama 16 (75) Georgia 15 (30) Tennessee 13 (33) South Carolina 12 (34) Kentucky 12 (0) Auburn 11 (34) Ole Miss 11 (7) Florida 10 (26) Miss. State 9 (68) LSU 9 (0) Vanderbilt 5 (0) 22, Ken Hamlin, Arkansas vs. Troy State 19, Bradie James, LSU vs. Virginia Tech 19, Hunter Hillenmeyer, Vanderbilt vs. South Carolina 19, Justin Giboney, Vanderbilt vs. Florida 19, Bam Hardmon, Florida vs. South Carolina 19, Hunter Hillenmeyer, Vanderbilt vs. Tennessee 18, Bradie James, LSU vs. The Citadel 18, Keyon Whiteside, Tennessee vs. Arkansas 18, Tony Bua, Arkansas vs. Kentucky SINGLE-GAME TACKLE LEADERS 18, Mike Nattiel, Florida vs. South Carolina 18, Bradie James, LSU vs. Arkansas 17, Mario Haggan, Miss. State vs. Oregon 17, Lance Laury, South Carolina vs. Virginia 17, Bam Hardmon, Florida vs. Ohio 17, Mario Haggan, Miss. State vs. LSU 17, Caleb Miller, Arkansas vs. Tennessee 17, Jonathan Martin, South Carolina vs. LSU 17, Justin Giboney, Vanderbilt vs. Tennessee

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