SEC FOOTBALL 2006 2006-07 Final Release Charles Bloom, Associate Commissioner (Football Contact) Southeastern Conference Media Relations E-Mail: cbloom@sec.org Phone: (205) 458-3010 Fax: (205) 458-3030 EASTERN DIVISION SEC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA 2005 Home Away Neutral vs. Div. Top 25 Streak *#Florida 7-1.875 178 126 13-1.929 416 189 9-3 7-0 3-1 3-0 5-0 5-1 W 7 Tennessee 5-3.625 212 172 9-4.692 362 254 5-6 5-2 4-1 0-1 4-1 2-3 L 1 Kentucky 4-4.500 163 207 8-5.615 347 369 3-8 6-1 1-4 1-0 2-3 0-4 W 1 Georgia 4-4.500 185 168 9-4.692 327 229 10-2 5-2 3-1 1-1 1-4 3-2 W 3 South Carolina 3-5.375 147 146 8-5.615 346 243 7-5 3-4 4-1 1-0 2-3 1-5 W 3 Vanderbilt 1-7.125 131 206 4-8.333 264 284 5-6 2-4 2-4 0-0 1-4 1-4 L 3 WESTERN DIVISION SEC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA 2005 Home Away Neutral vs. Div. Top 25 Streak ^Arkansas 7-1.875 221 134 10-4.714 404 256 4-7 5-2 4-0 1-2 4-1 3-4 L 3 Auburn 6-2.750 162 133 11-2.846 322 181 9-3 6-2 4-0 1-0 4-1 3-0 W 2 LSU 6-2.750 220 131 11-2.846 438 164 10-2 8-0 2-2 1-0 4-1 3-2 W 7 Alabama 2-6.250 133 175 6-7.462 298 250 10-2 6-2 0-4 0-1 1-4 0-4 L 4 Ole Miss 2-6.250 123 182 4-8.333 188 275 3-8 4-3 0-5 0-0 1-4 0-4 W 1 Mississippi State 1-7.125 127 222 3-9.250 221 309 3-8 1-6 2-3 0-0 1-4 0-5 L 2 NOTE: 2005 - Record after same number of games in 2005; vs. Top 25 - Record vs. teams in Top 25 when game was played; Teams listed in alphabetical order unless tie-breaker applicable. * - SEC and Eastern Division Champion / ^ - Western Division Champion / # - National Champion In 2006, the SEC led the nation in non-conference winning percentage (82.4) and had the most teams ranked in the final polls... The SEC led the nation with more than 6.5 million fans attending games in 2006 and had an average capacity of 96.5 for its home games... In 2006, the SEC was the most competitive conference in the nation with an average scoring margin of 11.14 in its conference games and more than 61 percent of its conference games decided by 10-points-or-less... Eight SEC players have earned first-team All-America honors in 2006... The SEC posted a 6-3 mark in post-season bowl games, the most wins by the SEC in bowls... In the BCS era (since 1998), the SEC has more national championships (three) than any other conference. With Florida s 41-14 victory over Ohio State, the Gators won their second national championship and the Southeastern Conference s 16th in history. Below are some notes about the SEC, national championships and final polls. The SEC is the only league to currently have four football coaches who have won national championship. Steve Spurrier, South Carolina (won title in 1996 while head coach at Florida) Phillip Fulmer, Tennessee (won title in 1998) Nick Saban, Alabama (won title in 2003 while head coach at LSU) Urban Meyer, Florida (won title in 2006) The Big Ten has three coaches (Jim Tressel, Lloyd Carr and Joe Paterno) while the Big 12 has two coaches (Mack Brown, Bob Stoops). Since the first season of the Bowl Championship Series in 1998, the SEC leads all conferences with three national championships. Tennessee won the BCS first national title in 1998 (Tennessee 23, Florida State 16), LSU won the crown in 2003 (LSU 21, Oklahoma 14) and Florida s 41-14 win on Jan. 8 against Ohio State. The Big 12 (Oklahoma 2000, Texas 2005) has won two while the ACC (Florida State 1999), Big Ten (Ohio State 2002), Pac-10 (Southern California 2004) and Big East (Miami 2001) have won BCS titles. The SEC had six teams ranked in the final Associated Press poll and five teams ranked in the final USA Today coaches poll. The last time the SEC had six teams ranked in the final poll was in 2000 when the league had six in both AP and USA Today polls. This marks the 10th time in SEC history that six teams have been ranked in the final polls. The most that the SEC has had ranked was seven in the final 1999 and 1965 polls. 2006 SEC FOOTBALL NOTES The SEC had three teams ranked in the top 10 in the final AP and USA Today polls. This has been done 22 times in history with the latest in 2005 in both polls. The most in the top 10 has been five in the 1971 final UPI poll while the league has had four teams ranked in the final AP poll in 1942, 1952 and 1959. This is the fourth year in a row that the SEC has had multiple teams ranked in the final top 10 polls. Since conference expansion in 1992, the SEC has had had least three teams ranked in the top 10 of 88 weekly Associated Press polls, an average of 5.8 polls per year. In every season since 1992, the SEC has had at least one week in a year that three SEC teams have been ranked in the top 10. The SEC finished the 2006-07 bowl season with a 6-3 record. The six wins are the most bowl victories in conference history. The league had won five bowl games six times in history with the latest coming in 2003. The SEC edged out the Big East Conference for the highest non-conference winning percentage in 2006. Counting bowl games, the SEC was 47-10 against non-conference foes, an 82.45 winning percentage. The Big East, with a 5-0 bowl record, finished with a 37-8 non-conference record, which equates to an 82.22 winning percentage. The SEC had its best non-conference winning percentage since 1997 when it finished with a 37-5 mark (88.10 winning percentage). The SEC had eight football student-athletes earn first-team All-America mention in 2006. Included are consensus All-Americas: Arkansas RB Darren McFadden, Ole Miss LB Patrick Willis and Florida DB Reggie Nelson Also earning first-team mention are: LSU DT Glenn Dorsey, Tennessee WR Robert Meachem, LSU DB LaRon Landry, Tennessee OL Arron Sears and Auburn OL Ben Grubbs.
2006 SEC Football Page 2 Final Release 2006 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE TEAM SCHEDULES AND RESULTS ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE (6-7, 2-6 SEC) Home Stadium: Bryant-Denny (92,138) Home: 6-2 Away: 0-4 Neutral: 0-1 vs. Division: 1-4 vs. Top 25: 0-4 Total Home Attendance: 737,104 Average Home Attendance: 92,138 FLORIDA GATORS (13-1, 7-1 SEC) Home Stadium: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field (88,548) Home: 7-0 Away: 3-1 Neutral: 3-0 vs. Division: 5-0 vs. Top 25: 5-1 Total Home Attendance: 632,866 Average Home Attendance: 90,409 Sept. 2 [--/24] HAWAII [CTSN - PPV] W 25-17 92,138 Sept. 9 [--/25] VANDERBILT [FSN] W 13-10 92,138 Sept. 16 [--/24] LOUISIANA-MONROE [CTSN - PPV] W 41-7 92,138 Sept. 23 [--/22] at Arkansas [CBS] [--/rv] L 23-24 (2OT) 74,687 Sept. 30 [rv/rv] at Florida [CBS] [6/5] L 13-28 90,671 Oct. 7 [rv/--] DUKE [CTSN - PPV] W 30-14 92,138 Oct. 14 OLE MISS [CBS] W 26-23 (OT) 92,138 Oct. 21 [--/rv] at Tennessee [CBS] [8/9] L 13-16 106,695 Oct. 28 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL [HC] W 38-3 92,138 Nov. 4 [rv/--] MISSISSIPPI STATE [LFS] L 16-24 92,138 Nov. 11 at LSU [ESPN] [12/12] L 14-28 92,588 Nov. 18 AUBURN [CBS] [15/15] L 15-22 92,138 Dec. 28 vs. Oklahoma State [ESPN] L 31-34 45,054 (Petro Sun Independence Bowl Shreveport, La.) ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS (10-4, 7-1 SEC) Home Stadium(s): Reynolds Razorback (72,000); War Memorial (53,727) Home: 5-2 Away: 4-0 Neutral: 1-2 vs. Division: 4-1 vs. Top 25: 3-4 Total Home Attendance: 499,201 Average Home Attendance: 71,314 Sept. 2 [--/rv] SOUTHERN CAL [ESPN] (--/T3) L 14-50 76,564 Sept. 9 UTAH STATE W 20-0 69,491 Sept. 16 [--/rv] at Vanderbilt [LFS] W 21-19 32,202 Sept. 23 [--/rv] ALABAMA [CBS] [--/22] W 24-23 (2OT) 74,687 Oct. 7 [rv/rv] at Auburn [CBS] [3/3] W 27-10 87,451 Oct. 14 [22/23] SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE [HC] W 63-7 72,453 Oct. 21 [17/18] OLE MISS (LFS] W 38-3 73,445 Oct. 28 [14/14] *vs. Louisiana-Monroe [ESPNU] W 44-10 55,420 Nov. 4 [12/12] at South Carolina [ESPN] W 26-20 74,926 Nov. 11 [11/11] TENNESSEE [ESPN2] [15/15] W 31-14 76,728 Nov. 18 [6/6] at Mississippi State W 28-14 41,845 Nov. 24 [6/5] *LSU [CBS] [8/8] L 26-31 55,833 Dec. 2 [8/8] vs. Florida [CBS] [4/4] L 28-38 73,374 (SEC Championship Game Atlanta, Ga.) Jan. 1 [13/13] vs. Wisconsin [ABC] [6/5] L 14-17 60,774 (Capital One Bowl Orlando, Fla.) * - Little Rock, Ark. AUBURN TIGERS (11-2, 6-2 SEC) Home Stadium: Pat Dye Field at Jordan-Hare (87,451) Home: 6-2 Away: 4-0 Neutral: 1-0 vs. Division: 4-1 vs. Top 25: 3-0 Total Home Attendance: 680,506 Average Home Attendance: 85,063 Sept. 2 [--/6] WASHINGTON STATE [ESPN2] W 40-14 87,451 Sept. 9 [--/4] at Mississippi State [LFS] W 34-0 43,640 Sept. 16 [--/4] LSU [CBS] [--/7] W 7-3 87,451 Sept. 23 [--/3] BUFFALO W 38-7 84,921 Sept. 28 [3/3] at South Carolina [ESPN] [rv/rv] W 24-17 74,374 Oct. 7 [3/3] ARKANSAS [CBS] [rv/rv] L 10-27 87,451 Oct. 14 [10/10] FLORIDA [ESPN] [3/3] W 27-17 87,451 Oct. 21 [7/7] TULANE [HC] W 38-13 79,837 Oct. 28 [7/7] at Ole Miss [LFS] W 23-17 55,211 Nov. 4 [6/6] ARKANSAS STATE W 27-0 78,493 Nov. 11 [5/5] GEORGIA [LFS] L 15-37 87,451 Nov. 18 [15/15] at Alabama [CBS] W 22-15 92,138 Jan. 1 [10/10] vs. Nebraska [FOX] [22/22] W 17-14 66,777 (AT&T Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas) Sept. 2 [--/8] SOUTHERN MISS [SUN-PPV] W 34-7 90,043 Sept. 9 [--/7] CENTRAL FLORIDA [SUN-PPV] W 42-0 90,210 Sept. 16 [--/6] at Tennessee [CBS] [--/17] W 21-20 106,818 Sept. 23 [--/5] KENTUCKY [ESPN] W 26-7 90,292 Sept. 30 [6/5] ALABAMA [CBS] [rv/rv] W 28-13 90,671 Oct. 7 [5/5] LSU [HC] [CBS] [9/10] W 23-10 90,714 Oct. 14 [3/3] at Auburn [ESPN] [10/10] L 17-27 87,541 Oct. 28 [9/8] *vs. Georgia [CBS] [rv/25] W 21-14 84,572 Nov. 4 [7/7] at Vanderbilt [LFS] W 25-19 38,134 Nov. 11 [6/6] SOUTH CAROLINA [CBS] W 17-16 90,703 Nov. 18 [4/3] WESTERN CAROLINA W 62-0 90,233 Nov. 25 [4/4] at Florida State [ABC] W 21-14 83,507 Dec. 2 [4/4] vs. Arkansas [CBS] [8/8] W 38-28 73,374 (SEC Championship Game Atlanta, Ga.) Jan. 8 [2/2] vs. Ohio State [FOX] [1/1] W 41-14 74,628 (Tostitos BCS National Championship Game Glendale, Ariz.) * - Jacksonville, Fla. GEORGIA BULLDOGS (9-4, 4-4 SEC) Home Stadium: Sanford (92,746) Home: 5-2 Away: 3-1 Neutral: 1-1 vs. Division: 1-4 vs. Top 25: 3-2 Total Home Attendance: 649,222 Average Home Attendance: 92,746 Sept. 2 [--/14] WESTERN KENTUCKY [LFS] W 48-12 92,746 Sept. 9 [--/11] at South Carolina [ESPN] W 18-0 82,513 Sept. 16 [--/9] UAB [CSS-PPV] W 34-0 92,746 Sept. 23 [--/7] COLORADO [LFS] W 14-13 92,746 Sept. 30 [9/9] at Ole Miss [ESPN2] W 14-9 57,184 Oct. 7 [10/9] TENNESSEE [ESPN] [13/14] L 33-51 92,746 Oct. 14 [14/14] VANDERBILT [HC] [LFS] L 22-24 92,746 Oct. 21 [24/24] MISSISSIPPI STATE W 27-24 92,746 Oct. 28 [rv/25] *vs. Florida [CBS] [9/8] L 14-21 84,572 Nov. 4 [rv/rv] at Kentucky L 20-24 62,120 Nov. 11 at Auburn [LFS] [5/5] W 37-15 87,451 Nov. 25 [--/rv] GEORGIA TECH [CBS] [16/15] W 15-12 92,746 Dec. 30 [--/rv] vs. Virginia Tech [ESPN] [15/14] W 31-24 75,406 (Chick-fil-A Bowl Atlanta, Ga.) * - Jacksonville, Fla. KENTUCKY WILDCATS (8-5, 4-4 SEC) Home Stadium: Commonwealth (67,606) Home: 6-1 Away: 1-4 Neutral: 1-0 vs. Division: 2-3 vs. Top 25: 0-3 Total Home Attendance: 401,307 Average Home Attendance: 57,330 Sept. 3 at Louisville [ESPN] (--/13) L 28-59 42,597 Sept. 9 TEXAS STATE W 41-7 57,136 Sept. 16 OLE MISS W 31-14 60,338 Sept. 23 at Florida [ESPN] [--/5] L 7-26 90,292 Sept. 30 CENTRAL MICHIGAN W 45-36 54,566 Oct. 7 SOUTH CAROLINA [ESPN2] [--/rv] L 17-24 61,449 Oct. 14 at LSU [16/16] L 0-49 92,148 Oct. 28 at Mississippi State W 34-31 37,834 Nov. 4 GEORGIA [HC] [rv/rv] W 24-20 62,120 Nov. 11 VANDERBILT W 38-26 52,235 Nov. 18 LOUISIANA-MONROE W 42-40 53,463 Nov. 25 at Tennessee [LFS] [19/21] L 12-17 104,382 Dec. 29 vs. Clemson [ESPN] [rv/rv] W 28-20 68,024 (Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl Nashville, Tenn.) SEC Team s Harris & USA Today Rankings listed prior to Opponent / Opponent s Harris and USA Today Rankings listed after Opponent at time game was played HC - Homecoming / PPV - Pay-per-View / TD - Tape-Delayed
2006 SEC Football Page 3 Final Release 2006 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE TEAM SCHEDULES AND RESULTS LSU TIGERS (11-2, 6-2 SEC) Home Stadium: Tiger (92,400) Home: 8-0 Away: 2-2 Neutral: 1-0 vs. Division: 4-1 vs. Top 25: 3-2 Total Home Attendance: 737,696 Average Home Attendance: 92,212 SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS (8-5, 3-5 SEC) Home Stadium: Williams-Brice (80,250) Home: 3-4 Away: 4-1 Neutral: 1-0 vs. Division: 2-3 vs. Top 25: 1-5 Total Home Attendance: 529,412 Average Home Attendance: 75,630 Sept. 2 [--/9] LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE [TigerV-PPV] W 45-3 92,362 Sept. 9 [--/8] ARIZONA [ESPN2] W 45-3 92,221 Sept. 16 [--/7] at Auburn [CBS] L 3-7 87,451 Sept. 23 [--/11] TULANE [HC] [TigerV-PPV] W 49-7 92,135 Sept. 30 [10/10] MISSISSIPPI STATE [LFS] W 48-17 91,960 Oct. 7 [9/10] at Florida [CBS] [5/5] L 10-23 90,714 Oct. 14 [16/16] KENTUCKY W 49-0 92,148 Oct. 21 [14/14] FRESNO STATE [ESPN2] W 38-6 91,833 Nov. 4 [13/13] at Tennessee [CBS] [8/8] W 28-24 106,333 Nov. 11 [12/12] ALABAMA [ESPN] W 28-14 92,588 Nov. 18 [9/9] OLE MISS W 23-20 (OT) 92,449 Nov. 24 [8/8] *at Arkansas [CBS] [6/5] W 31-26 55,833 Jan. 3 [4/4] vs. Notre Dame [FOX] [10/11] W 41-14 77,781 (Allstate Sugar Bowl New Orleans, La.) * - Little Rock, Ark. OLE MISS REBELS (4-8, 2-6 SEC) Home Stadium: Vaught-Hemingway (60,580) Home: 4-3 Away: 0-5 vs. Division: 1-4 vs. Top 25: 0-3 Total Home Attendance: 376,604 Average Home Attendance: 53,801 Sept. 3 MEMPHIS [ESPN] W 28-25 55,549 Sept. 9 at Missouri [FSN/Turner South] L 7-34 51,112 Sept. 16 at Kentucky [TeleSouth-PPV] L 14-31 60,338 Sept. 23 WAKE FOREST L 3-27 52,079 Sept. 30 GEORGIA [ESPN2] [9/9] L 9-14 57,184 Oct. 7 VANDERBILT [HC] W 17-10 51,211 Oct. 14 at Alabama [CBS] L 23-26 (OT) 92,138 Oct. 21 at Arkansas [LFS] [17/18] L 3-38 73,445 Oct. 28 AUBURN [LFS] [7/7] L 17-23 55,211 Nov. 4 NORTHWESTERN STATE W 27-7 47,712 Nov. 18 at LSU [9/9] L 20-23 (OT) 92,449 Nov. 25 MISSISSIPPI STATE W 20-17 57,658 Aug. 31 [--/rv] at Mississippi State [ESPN] W 15-0 50,277 Sept. 9 [--/rv] GEORGIA [ESPN] L 0-18 82,513 Sept. 16 WOFFORD [CSS-PPV] W 27-20 74,286 Sept. 23 FLORIDA ATLANTIC [CSS-PPV] W 45-6 70,860 Sept. 28 [rv/rv] AUBURN [ESPN] [3/3] L 17-24 74,374 Oct. 7 [--/rv] at Kentucky [ESPN2] W 24-17 61,449 Oct. 21 [--/rv] at Vanderbilt W 31-13 37,280 Oct. 28 [rv/rv] TENNESSEE [ESPN] [8/9] L 24-31 82,011 Nov. 4 ARKANSAS [HC] [ESPN] [12/12] L 20-26 74,926 Nov. 11 at Florida [CBS] [6/6] L 16-17 90,703 Nov. 18 MIDDLE TENNESSEE W 52-7 70,442 Nov. 25 at Clemson [ESPN] [24/24] W 31-28 83,000 Dec. 29 [rv/rv] vs. Houston [ESPN] [rv/rv] W 44-36 56,103 (AutoZone Liberty Bowl Memphis, Tenn.) TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS (9-4, 5-3 SEC) Home Stadium: Neyland (102,038) Home: 5-2 Away: 4-1 Neutral: 0-1 vs. Division: 4-1 vs. Top 25: 2-3 Total Home Attendance: 636,139 Average Home Attendance: 106,023 Sept. 2 [--/23] CALIFORNIA [ESPN] (--/12) W 35-18 106,009 Sept. 9 [--/17] AIR FORCE [VideoSeat PPV] W 31-30 105,466 Sept. 16 [--/17] FLORIDA [CBS] L 20-21 106,818 Sept. 23 [--/19] MARSHALL [HC] [VideoSeat PPV] W 33-7 104,818 Sept. 30 [15/18] at Memphis [ESPN] W 41-7 61,783 Oct. 7 [13/14] at Georgia [ESPN] [10/9] W 51-33 92,746 Oct. 21 [7/9] ALABAMA [CBS] [--/rv] W 16-13 106,695 Oct. 28 [8/9] at South Carolina [ESPN] [rv/rv] W 31-24 82,011 Nov. 4 [8/8] LSU [CBS] [13/13] L 24-28 106,333 Nov. 11 [15/15] at Arkansas [ESPN2] [11/11] L 14-31 76,728 Nov. 18 [22/23] at Vanderbilt [LFS] W 39-10 39,773 Nov. 25 [19/21] KENTUCKY [LFS] W 17-12 104,382 Jan. 1 [18/18] vs. Penn State [ESPN] [rv/rv] L 10-20 65,601 (Outback Bowl Tampa, Fla.) MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS (3-9, 1-7 SEC) Home Stadium: Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field (55,082) Home: 1-6 Away: 2-3 vs. Division: 1-4 vs. Top 25: 0-4 Total Home Attendance: 290,688 Average Home Attendance: 41,527 Aug. 31 SOUTH CAROLINA [ESPN] L 0-15 50,277 Sept. 9 AUBURN [LFS] L 0-34 43,640 Sept. 16 TULANE L 29-32 38,130 Sept. 23 at UAB W 16-10 (OT) 36,104 Sept. 30 at LSU [LFS] [10/10] L 17-48 91,960 Oct. 7 WEST VIRGINIA [5/4] L 14-42 40,327 Oct. 14 JACKSONVILLE STATE [HC] W 35-3 38,635 Oct. 21 at Georgia [24/24] L 24-27 92,746 Oct. 28 KENTUCKY L 31-34 37,834 Nov. 4 at Alabama [LFS] [rv/--] W 24-16 92,138 Nov. 18 ARKANSAS [6/6] W 28-14 41,845 Nov. 25 at Ole Miss L 17-20 57,658 VANDERBILT COMMODORES (4-8, 1-7 SEC) Home Stadium: Vanderbilt (39,773) Home: 2-4 Away: 2-4 vs. Division: 1-4 vs. Top 25: 1-4 Total Home Attendance: 209,168 Average Home Attendance: 34,861 Sept. 2 at Michigan [ESPN] (--/15) L 7-27 109,668 Sept. 9 at Alabama [FSN] L 10-13 92,138 Sept. 16 ARKANSAS [LFS] L 19-21 32,202 Sept. 23 TENNESSEE STATE W 38-9 27,460 Sept. 30 TEMPLE W 43-14 34,319 Oct. 7 at Ole Miss L 10-17 51,211 Oct. 14 at Georgia [LFS] [14/14] W 24-22 92,746 Oct. 21 SOUTH CAROLINA [--/rv] L 13-31 37,280 Oct. 28 at Duke W 45-28 14,198 Nov. 4 FLORIDA [LFS] [7/7] L 19-25 38,134 Nov. 11 at Kentucky L 26-38 52,235 Nov. 18 TENNESSEE [LFS] [22/23] L 10-39 39,773 SEC Team s Harris & USA Today Rankings listed prior to Opponent / Opponent s Harris and USA Today Rankings listed after Opponent at time game was played HC - Homecoming / PPV - Pay-per-View / TD - Tape-Delayed
2006 SEC Football Page 4 Final Release 2006 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE WEEK-BY-WEEK SCHEDULES AND RESULTS (Thu.) Aug. 31 South Carolina 15, Mississippi State 0 [50,277] (Sat.) Sept. 2 Michigan 27, Vanderbilt 7 [109,668] Georgia 48, Western Kentucky 12 [92,746] Tennessee 35, California 18 [106,009] Florida 34, Southern Miss 7 [90,043] Alabama 25, Hawai i 17 [92,138] Auburn 40, Washington State 14 [87,451] LSU 45, Louisiana-Lafayette 3 [92,362] Southern California 50, Arkansas 14 [76,564] (Sun.) Sept. 3 Ole Miss 28, Memphis 25 [55,549] Louisville 59, Kentucky 28 [42,597] (Sat.) Sept. 9 Auburn 34, Mississippi State 0 [43,640] Missouri 34, Ole Miss 7 [51,112] Alabama 13, Vanderbilt 10 [92,138] LSU 45, Arizona 3 [92,221] Florida 42, Central Florida 0 [90,210] Kentucky 41, Texas State 7 [57,136] Arkansas 20, Utah State 0 [69,491] Tennessee 31, Air Force 30 [105,466] Georgia 18, South Carolina 0 [82,513] (Sat.) Sept. 16 Arkansas 21, Vanderbilt 19 [32,202] Georgia 34, UAB 0 [92,746] Auburn 7, LSU 3 [87,451] Kentucky 31, Ole Miss 14 [60,338] Alabama 41, Louisiana-Monroe 7 [92,138] Tulane 32, Mississippi State 29 [38,130] South Carolina 27, Wofford 20 [74,286] Florida 21, Tennessee 20 [106,818] (Sat.) Sept. 23 Arkansas 24, Alabama 23 (2OT) [74,687] Auburn 38, Buffalo 7 [84,921] Florida 26, Kentucky 7 [90,292] Georgia 14, Colorado 13 [92,746] LSU 49, Tulane 7 [92,135] Wake Forest 27, Ole Miss 3 [52,079] Mississippi State 16, UAB 10 (1OT) [36,104] South Carolina 45, Florida Atlantic 6 [70,860] Tennessee 33, Marshall 7 [104,818] Vanderbilt 38, Tennessee State 9 [27,460] (Thu.) Sept. 28 Auburn 24, South Carolina 17 [74,374] (Sat.) Sept. 30 Florida 28, Alabama 13 [90,671] Georgia 14, Ole Miss 9 [57,184] Kentucky 45, Central Michigan 36 [54,566] LSU 48, Mississippi State 17 [91,960] Tennessee 41, Memphis 7 [61,783] Vanderbilt 43, Temple 14 [34,319] OPEN: Arkansas (Sat.) Oct. 7 Alabama 30, Duke 14 [92,138] Arkansas 27, Auburn 10 [87,451] Florida 23, LSU 10 [90,714] Tennessee 51, Georgia 33 [92,746] South Carolina 24, Kentucky 17 [61,449] Ole Miss 17, Vanderbilt 10 [51,211] West Virginia 42, Mississippi State 14 [40,327] (Sat.) Oct. 14 Alabama 26, Ole Miss 23 (OT) [92,138] Arkansas 63, Southeast Missouri State 7 [72,453] Auburn 27, Florida 17 [87,451] LSU 49, Kentucky 0 [92,148] Mississippi State 35, Jacksonville State 3 [38,635] Vanderbilt 24, Georgia 22 [92,746] OPEN: South Carolina, Tennessee (Sat.) Oct. 21 Tennessee 16, Alabama 13 [106,695] Arkansas 38, Ole Miss 3 [73,445] Auburn 38, Tulane 13 [79,837] Georgia 27, Mississippi State 24 [92,746] LSU 38, Fresno State 6 [91,833] South Carolina 31, Vanderbilt 13 [37,280] OPEN: Florida, Kentucky (Sat.) Oct. 28 Alabama 38, Florida International 3 [92,138] Arkansas 44, Louisiana Monroe 10 [55,420 at Little Rock] Auburn 23, Ole Miss 17 [55,211] Florida 21, Georgia 14 [84,572 at Jacksonville] Kentucky 34, Mississippi State 31 [37,834] Tennessee 31, South Carolina 24 [82,011] Vanderbilt 45, Duke 28 [14,198] OPEN: LSU (Sat.) Nov. 4 Mississippi State 24, Alabama 16 [92,138] Arkansas 26, South Carolina 20 [74,926] Auburn 27, Arkansas State 0 [78,493] Florida 25, Vanderbilt 19 [38,134] Kentucky 24, Georgia 20 [62,120] LSU 28, Tennessee 24 [106,333] Ole Miss 27, Northwestern State 7 [47,712] (Sat.) Nov. 11 LSU 28, Alabama 14 [92,588] Arkansas 31, Tennessee 14 [76,728] Georgia 37, Auburn 15 [87,451] Florida 17, South Carolina 16 [90,703] Kentucky 38, Vanderbilt 26 [52,235] OPEN: Ole Miss, Mississippi State (Sat.) Nov. 18 Auburn 22, Alabama 15 [92,138] Arkansas 28, Mississippi State 14 [41,845] Florida 62, Western Carolina 0 [90,233] Kentucky 42, Louisiana-Monroe 40 [53,463] LSU 23, Ole Miss 20 (OT) [92,449] South Carolina 52, Middle Tennessee 7 [70,442] Tennessee 39, Vanderbilt 10 [39,773] OPEN: Georgia (Fri.) Nov. 24 LSU 31, Arkansas 26 [55,833] (Sat.) Nov. 25 Florida 21, Florida State 14 [83,507] Georgia 15, Georgia Tech 12 [92,746] Tennessee 17, Kentucky 12 [104,382] Ole Miss 20, Mississippi State 17 [57,658] South Carolina 31, Clemson 28 [83,000] OPEN: Alabama, Auburn, Vanderbilt (Sat.) Dec. 2 Florida 38, Arkansas 28 [73,374] 2006 SEC Championship Game Atlanta, Ga. (Thu.) Dec. 28 Petro Sun Independence Bowl Shreveport, La. [45,054] Oklahoma State 34, Alabama 31 (Fri.) Dec. 29 Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl Nashville, Tenn. [68,024] Kentucky 28, Clemson 20 AutoZone Liberty Bowl Memphis, Tenn. [56,103] South Carolina 44, Houston 36 (Sat.) Dec. 30 Chick-fil-A Bowl Atlanta, Ga. [75,406] Georgia 31, Virginia Tech 24 (Mon.) Jan. 1 Outback Bowl Tampa, Fla. [65,601] Penn State 20, Tennessee 10 AT&T Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas [66,777] Auburn 17, Nebraska 14 Capital One Bowl Orlando, Fla. [60,774] Wisconsin 17, Arkansas 14 (Wed.) Jan. 3 Allstate Sugar Bowl New Orleans, La. [77,781] LSU 41, Notre Dame 14 (Mon.) Jan. 8 Tostitos BCS National Championship Game Glendale, Ariz. [74,628] Florida 41, Ohio State 14 [NOTE: All Times Local to Site and Subject to Change]
2006 SEC Football Page 5 Final Release 2006 SEC FOOTBALL MEDIA SERVICES SCHOOL WEBSITES Alabama - www. rolltide.com Arkansas - www.hogwired.com Auburn - www.auburntigers.com & www.sportssystems.com/auburn (for credential requests) Florida - www.gatorzone.com/media (User Name: press/password: 4g8rpress) Georgia - www.georgiadogs.com ; media.georgiadogs.com (media only - contact karlene@sports.uga.edu for password) Kentucky - www.ukathletics.com LSU - www.lsusports.net (information); media.lsusports.net (photos) Ole Miss - www.olemisssports.com Miss. State - www.mstateathletics.com South Carolina - www.uscsports.com Tennessee - www.utsports.com Vanderbilt - www.vucommodores.com SEC - www.secsports.com; www.secsportsmedia.com (media only) SEC MEDIA RELATIONS STAFF Charles Bloom, Associate Commissioner Email: cbloom@sec.org Football Media Responsibilities: Oversight / BCS / Championship Game Tammy Wilson, Associate Director Email: twilson@sec.org Football Media Responsibilities: Statistics DeWayne Peevy, Associate Director Email: dpeevy@sec.org Football Media Responsibilities: Team Release Notes Chuck Dunlap, Assistant Director Email: cdunlap@sec.org Football Media Responsibilities: Teleconferences / Game Previews Antonee Boykin, Intern Email: mrintern@sec.org Jennifer Reid, Intern Email: mediaintern@sec.org Office Phone: (205) 458-3010 Fax: (205) 458-3030 SECSPORTSMEDIA.COM Media covering the Southeastern Conference have its own website to get the latest information on the league. The address for the official SEC media website is www.secsportsmedia.com. Through the services of Sports Systems, Inc., the site has the latest updated standings, results, schedules, statistics and notes and PDF ver - sions of all SEC releases and media guides. On www.secsportsmedia.com, the SEC has a Digital Image Platform that gives you access to the SEC s latest photographs, images and logos, and links to all of the SEC school media websites and home pages. 2007 SEC FOOTBALL MEDIA DAYS KICKOFF 2007 July 25-27 The Wynfrey Hotel Hoover, Ala. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (Tentative and Subject to Change / All Times Central) Wednesday, July 25 11:30 a.m. -- Luncheon 1-3 p.m. -- Arkansas Head Coach Houston Nutt and Student-Athletes South Carolina Head Coach Steve Spurrier and Student-Athletes 3-5 p.m. -- Auburn Head Coach Tommy Tuberville and Student-Athletes Kentucky Head Coach Rich Brooks and Student-Athletes 5:30 p.m. -- Reception Thursday, July 26 8:30-10:30 a.m. -- Alabama Head Coach Nick Saban and Student-Athletes Vanderbilt Head Coach Bobby Johnson and Student-Athletes 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. -- Florida Head Coach Urban Meyer and Student-Athletes Mississippi State Head Coach Sylvester Croom and Student-Athletes 1:30 p.m. -- Golf Outing (Bent Brook Golf Course) Friday, July 27 8:30-10:30 a.m. -- Georgia Head Coach Mark Richt and Student-Athletes Ole Miss Head Coach Ed Orgeron and Student-Athletes 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. -- LSU Head Coach Les Miles and Student-Athletes Tennessee Head Coach Phillip Fulmer and Student-Athletes Registration begins on April 3, 2007 on www.secsportsmedia.com 2007 SEC FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME December 1 Georgia Dome Atlanta CBS Sports
2006 SEC Football Page 6 Final Release 2006 SEC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Week One - OFFENSE: Kenny Irons, Auburn; DEFENSE: Jerod Mayo, Tennessee; SPECIAL TEAMS: Ryan Succop, South Carolina; OFFENSIVE LINEMAN - Antoine Caldwell, Alabama; DEFENSIVE LINEMAN: Quentin Moses, Georgia; FRESHMAN: Dexter McCluster, Ole Miss. Week Two - OFFENSE: Erik Ainge, Tennessee; DEFENSE: Charles Johnson, Georgia; SPECIAL TEAMS: Leigh Tiffin, Alabama; OFFENSIVE LINEMAN: Ben Grubbs, Auburn; DEFENSIVE LINEMAN: Glenn Dorsey, LSU; FRESHMAN: Percy Harvin, Florida. Week Three - OFFENSE: Andre Woodson, Kentucky; DEFENSE: Earl Everett, Florida; SPECIAL TEAMS: Kody Bliss, Auburn; OFFENSIVE LINEMAN: Fernando Velasco, Georgia; DEFENSIVE LINEMAN: Glenn Dorsey, LSU; FRESHMAN: Mitch Mustain, Arkansas. Week Four - OFFENSE: Sidney Rice, South Carolina; DEFENSE: Randy Kelly, Arkansas; SPECIAL TEAMS: Matt Clark, Auburn; OFFENSIVE LINE: Arron Sears, Tennessee; DEFENSIVE LINE: Chase Pittman, LSU; FRESHMAN: Joe Cox, Georgia. Week Five - OFFENSE: JaMarcus Russell, LSU; DEFENSE: Reggie Nelson, Florida; SPECIAL TEAMS: James Wilhoit, Tennessee; OFFENSIVE LINEMAN: Tim Duckworth, Auburn; DEFENSIVE LINEMAN: Charles Johnson, Georgia; FRESHMAN: LaMarcus Coker, Tennessee. Week Six - OFFENSE: Erik Ainge, Tennessee; DEFENSE: Rory Johnson, Ole Miss; SPECIAL TEAMS: Eric Wilbur, Florida; OFFENSIVE LINEMAN: Jonathan Luigs, Arkansas; DEFENSIVE LINEMAN: Jamaal Anderson, Arkansas; FRESHMAN: Tim Tebow, Florida. Week Seven - OFFENSE: JaMarcus Russell, LSU; DEFENSE: Quentin Groves, Auburn; SPECIAL TEAMS: Derek Pegues, Mississippi State; OFFENSIVE LINEMAN: Chris Williams, Vanderbilt; DEFENSIVE LINEMAN: Keith Jackson, Arkansas; FRESH- MAN: Prince Hall, Alabama. Week Eight - OFFENSE: Dwayne Bowe, LSU; DEFENSE: Jerod Mayo, Tennessee; SPECIAL TEAMS: Felix Jones, Arkansas; OFFENSIVE LINEMAN: King Dunlap, Auburn; DEFENSIVE LINEMAN: Casper Brinkley, South Carolina; FRESHMAN: Matthew Stafford, Georgia. Week Nine - OFFENSE: Chris Nickson, Vanderbilt; DEFENSE: Jonathan Wade, Tennessee; SPECIAL TEAMS: Keenan Burton, Kentucky; OFFENSIVE LINEMAN: Stephen Parker, Arkansas; DEFENSIVE LINEMAN: Ray McDonald, Florida; FRESH- MAN: Aairon Savage, Auburn Week Ten - OFFENSE: JaMarcus Russell, LSU; DEFENSE: Quinton Culberson, Mississippi State; SPECIAL TEAMS: Anthony Brown, Arkansas; OFFENSIVE LINE- MAN: Ben Grubbs, Auburn; DEFENSIVE LINEMAN: Jarvis Moss, Florida; FRESH- MAN: Trevard Lindley, Kentucky. Week 11 - OFFENSE: Andre Woodson, Kentucky; DEFENSE: Tra Battle, Georgia; SPECIAL TEAMS: Jarvis Moss, Florida; OFFENSIVE LINE: Tony Ugoh, Arkansas; DEFENSIVE LINE: Tyson Jackson, LSU; FRESHMAN: Matthew Stafford, Georgia Week 12 - OFFENSE: Blake Mitchell, South Carolina; DEFENSE: Chris Houston, Arkansas; SPECIAL TEAMS: James Wilhoit, Tennessee; OFFENSIVE LINE: Matt McCutchan, Kentucky; DEFENSIVE LINE: Quentin Groves, Auburn; FRESHMAN: Riley Cooper, Florida Week 13 - CO-OFFENSE: Chris Leak, Florida & Darren McFadden, Arkansas; DEFENSE: Paul Oliver, Georgia; SPECIAL TEAMS: Trindon Holliday, LSU; OFFEN- SIVE LINE: Jamon Meredith, South Carolina; DEFENSIVE LINE: Turk McBride, Tennessee; FRESHMAN: Marshay Green, Ole Miss. OVERTIME RECORDS Team 2006 Total By Year By Number of Overtimes Alabama 1-1 3-6 1996-2 1-34 Arkansas 1-0 6-1 1997-2 2-4 Auburn 0-0 3-4 1998-6 3-1 Florida 0-0 2-2 1999-6 4-1 Georgia 0-0 3-2 2000-7 5-1 Kentucky 0-0 1-2 2001-2 6-1 LSU 1-0 6-2 2002-3 7-2 Ole Miss 0-2 6-5 2003-6 Miss. State 1-0 2-3 2004-2 South Carolina 0-0 0-1 2005-4 Tennessee 0-0 5-1 2006-4 Vanderbilt 0-0 2-4 2006 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME Florida outscored Arkansas 24-7 during the game s final 20 minutes in a come-frombehind 38-28 Gator victory in the 2006 SEC Football Championship Game against the Razorbacks. Florida scored the game s first 17 points until Arkansas scored with 1:55 left in the first half when Casey Dick connected with Marcus Monk for a 48-yard TD reception to make the halftime score, 17-7. The Razorbacks continued its scoring in the third quarter. Darren McFadden threw a two-yard TD pass to Felix Jones at the 12:06 mark and then the Hogs Antwain Robinson returned an interception 40 yards for another score to put Arkansas ahead, 21-17. That s when the Gators began their comeback. At the 3:47 mark of the third quarter, Florida s Wondy Pierre-Louis recovered a Reggie Fish fumble punt return in the endzone to put the Gators ahed for good, 24-21. Percy Harvin added a 67-yard TD run opening the fourth quarter to give the Gators a 31-21 lead. Arkansas pulled to within three at 31-28 on a 29-yard TD pass from Cedric Washington to Felix Jones but the Gators responded on a 5-yard TD pass from Andre Caldwell to Tate Casey with nine minutes left to make the final margin, 38-28. Harvin was named the game s MVP with 105 yards rushing and a TD and five catches for 62 yards and another score. SCORING SUMMARY Arkansas 0 7 14 7 -- 28 Florida 3 14 7 14 -- 38 UF - Hetland 33 FG (1st, 6:10) UF - Leak 9 run (Hetland kick) (2nd, 8:54) UF - Harvin 37 pass from Leak (Hetland kick) (2nd, 4:02) UA - Monk 48 pass from Dick (Davis kick) (2nd, 1:55) UA - Jones 2 pass from McFadden (Davis kick) (3rd, 12:06) UA - Robinson 40 interception return (Davis kick) (3rd, (8:33) UF - Pierre-Louis 0 fumble recovery (Hetland kick) (3rd, 3:47) UF - Harvin 67 run (Hetland kick) (4th, 14:22) UA - Jones 29 pass from Washington (Davis kick) (4th, 12:29) UF - Casey 5 pass from Caldwell (Hetland kick) (4th, 9:04) Results: 1992 - Alabama 28, Florida 21 (83,091 at Birmingham, Ala.) 1993 - Florida 28, Alabama 13 (76,345 at Birmingham, Ala.) 1994 - Florida 24, Alabama 23 (74,751 at Atlanta, Ga.) 1995 - Florida 34, Arkansas 3 (71,325 at Atlanta, Ga.) 1996 - Florida 45, Alabama 30 (74,132 at Atlanta, Ga.) 1997 - Tennessee 30, Auburn 29 (74,896 at Atlanta, Ga.) 1998 - Tennessee 24, Miss. State 14 (74,795 at Atlanta, Ga.) 1999 - Alabama 34, Florida 7 (71,500 at Atlanta, Ga.) 2000 - Florida 28, Auburn 6 (73,427 at Atlanta, Ga.) 2001 - LSU 31, Tennessee 20 (74,843 at Atlanta, Ga.) 2002 - Georgia 30, Arkansas 3 (74,835 at Atlanta, Ga.) 2003 - LSU 34, Georgia 13 (74,913 at Atlanta, Ga.) 2004 - Auburn 38, Tennessee 28 (74,892 at Atlanta, Ga.) 2005 - Georgia 34, LSU 14 (73,717 at Atlanta, Ga.) 2006 - Florida 38, Arkansas 28 (73,374 at Atlanta, Ga.) Most Valuable Players: 1992 - DB Antonio Langham (Alabama) 1993 - QB Terry Dean (Florida) 1994 - DT Ellis Johnson (Florida) 1995 - QB Danny Wuerffel (Florida) 1996 - QB Danny Wuerffel (Florida) 1997 - QB Peyton Manning (Tennessee) 1998 - WR Peerless Price (Tennessee) 1999 - WR Freddie Milons (Alabama) 2000 - QB Rex Grossman (Florida) 2001 - QB Matt Mauck (LSU) 2002 - QB David Greene (Georgia) 2003 - RB Justin Vincent (LSU) 2004 - QB Jason Campbell (Auburn) 2005 - QB D.J. Shockley (Georgia) 2006 - WR Percy Harvin (Florida)
2006 SEC Football Page 7 Final Release NON-CONFERENCE RECORDS 2006 SEC NON-CONFERENCE RECORD [47-10 (.824)] OVERALL NON-CONFERENCE RECORDS (Includes Bowl Games) 2006-------------- Conference App. W-L Pct. 2005 ACC 8 7-1.875 4-2 Wake Forest 27, Ole Miss 3; Alabama 30, Duke 14; Vanderbilt 45, Duke 28; Florida 21, Florida State 14; South Carolina 31, Clemson 28; Georgia 15, Georgia Tech 12; Kentucky 28, Clemson 20; Georgia 31, Virginia Tech 24. Big East 2 0-2.000 0-2 Louisville 59, Kentucky 28; West Virginia 42, Mississippi State 14 Big Ten 4 1-3.250 1-2 Michigan 27, Vanderbilt 7; Wisconsin 17, Arkansas 14; Florida 41, Ohio State 14; Penn State 20, Tennessee 10. Big 12 4 2-2.333 1-1 Missouri 34, Ole Miss 7; Georgia 14, Colorado 13; Oklahoma State 34, Alabama 31; Auburn 17, Nebraska 14 C-USA 11 10-1.909 6-1 Florida 34, Southern Miss 7; Ole Miss 28, Memphis 25; Florida 42, Central Florida 0; Georgia 34, UAB 0; Tulane 32, Miss. State 29; LSU 49, Tulane 7; Miss. State 16, UAB 10; Tennessee 33, Marshall 7; Tennessee 41, Memphis 7; Auburn 38, Tulane 13; South Carolina 44, Houston 36. MAC 2 2-0 1.000 1-0 Auburn 38, Buffalo 7; Kentucky 45, Central Michigan 36 Mountain West 1 1-0 1.000 1-1 Tennessee 31, Air Force 30 Pac-10 4 3-1.750 1-1 Auburn 40, Washington State 14; Southern California 50, Arkansas 14; Tennessee 35, California 18; LSU 45, Arizona 3 Sun Belt 8 8-0 1.000 5-1 LSU 45, UL-Lafayette 3; Alabama 41, UL-Monroe 7; South Carolina 45, Florida Atlantic 6; Arkansas 44, Louisiana-Monroe 10; Alabama 38, Florida International 3; Auburn 27, Arkansas State 0; Kentucky 42, UL-Monroe 40; South Carolina 52, Middle Tennessee 7 WAC 3 3-0 1.000 3-0 Alabama 25, Hawai i 17; Arkansas 20, Utah State 0; LSU 38, Fresno State 6. I-A Schools 2 2-0 1.000 0-0 Vanderbilt 43, Temple 14; LSU 41, Notre Dame 14. I-AA Schools 8 8-0 1.000 7-0 Georgia 48, Western Kentucky 12; Kentucky 41, Texas State 7; South Carolina 27, Wofford 20; Vanderbilt 38, Tennessee State 9; Arkansas 63, Southeast Missouri State 7; Mississippi State 35, Jacksonville State 3; Ole Miss 27, Northwestern State 7; Florida 62, Western Carolina 0. 2006------------ Conference W-L Pct. 2005 ACC 33-23.589 32-10 Big East 37-8.822 20-16 Big Ten 35-17.673 31-10 Big 12 36-20.643 36-8 Conference USA 21-32.396 18-24 MAC 14-38.269 14-24 Mountain West 19-21.475 15-17 Pac-10 25-12.676 26-10 SEC 47-10.824 30-12 Sun Belt 11-31.262 6-27 Western Athletic 21-21.500 10-24 SEC NON-CONFERENCE RECORD (Since 1992) Regular Season Year App. W-L Pct. Bowls 1992 36 27-9.750 5-1 1993 36 28-7-1.792 2-2 1994 36 27-8-1.764 3-2 1995 36 29-7.806 2-4 1996 36 27-9.750 5-0 1997 36 32-4.889 5-1 1998 36 27-9.750 4-4 1999 36 28-8.778 4-4 2000 36 27-9.750 4-5 2001 36 29-7.806 5-3 2002 49 37-12.755 3-4 2003 49 32-17.653 5-2 2004 36 25-11.694 3-3 2005 36 27-9.750 3-3 2006 48 41-7.824 6-3 Combined TOTALS 578 443-133-2.768 59-41 (.590) 502-174-2 (.742) EAST vs. WEST EASTERN DIVISION VS. WESTERN DIVISION (SINCE 1992 DOES NOT INCLUDE SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES) EASTERN vs. Western W L T Pct. Florida 30 15 0.667 Georgia 29 15 1.655 Kentucky 17 28 0.378 South Carolina 15 29 1.344 Tennessee 32 12 1.722 Vanderbilt 5 40 0.111 TOTALS 128 139 3.480 WESTERN vs. Eastern W L T Pct. Alabama 27 17 1.611 Arkansas 18 27 0.400 Auburn 28 16 1.633 LSU 20 24 1.456 Ole Miss 25 20 0.556 Miss. State 21 24 0.467 TOTALS 139 128 3.520
2006 SEC Football Page 8 Final Release THE OBJECTIVE To allow for specific types of officiating calls to be immediately reviewed during all games hosted by SEC teams. THE COACHES CHALLENGE Each head coach is allowed one Instant Replay challenge per game, which is exercised by requesting a team timeout. A head coach may issue a challenge only if his team has one or more timeouts remaining in the half. If the challenged ruling is overturned, the timeout is not charged, but the coach has no more challenges during that game. THE SOURCE All reviewable video comes direct from either the television network broadcasting the game (CBS Sports, ESPN, ESPN2, Lincoln Financial) or other TV production facilities that meet established conference standards. The Southeastern Conference, following approval by the NCAA Football Rules Committee, will implement the use of video reply on an experimental basis beginning with the 2005 football season. THE PLAYS Reviewable 1. Plays governed by Sideline, Goal Line, End Zone, and End Line: a. Scoring Plays, including a runner breaking the plane of the goal line b. Pass complete/incomplete/intercepted at sideline, goal line and end line c. Runner/receiver in or out of bounds [if ruled out of bounds, play is finalized] d. Recovery of loose ball in and out of bounds 2. Passing Plays: a. Pass ruled complete/ incomplete/ intercepted in the field of play and end zones b. Touching of a forward pass by an ineligible receiver c. Touching of a forward pass by a defensive player d. Quarterback (Passer) forward pass or fumble (if ruled incomplete, play is finalized) e. Illegal forward pass or illegal handing off beyond the line of scrimmage f. Illegal forward pass or illegal handing off after change of possession g. Forward or backward pass thrown from behind the line of scrimmage 3. Other Detectable Infractions: a. Runner ruled not down [if ruled down, play is finalized] b. Forward progress with respect to first down c. Touching of a kick d. Number of players on field e. Clock adjustments (in conjunction with overturned plays) f. Fourth-down/try fumble plays Not Reviewable 1. Fighting participants 7. Face mask 2. Off-sides/Encroachment 8. Taunting 3. Pass interference 9. Illegal blocks 4. Roughing passer/kicker 10. Holding 5. Illegal formations 11. Personal fouls 6. Taunting/excessive celebrations THE PROCESS Each SEC football stadium has a secured replay booth equipped with a DVSport Digital Replay System. Three individuals work in the booth for the duration of the game: 1. Replay Official, 2. Communicator, 3. Technician. The Replay Official is selected and assigned by the Conference Office. A live video feed is sent directly to the replay booth. The Technician watches the feed on an input monitor while capturing/digitizing it into the DVSport Digital Replay System. The Technician also marks the beginning of each play as well as any replays as they occur in real time. Each play and subsequent replay then appears on a touch screen in front of the Communicator. As the Technician marks the incoming video, each view (by mark) will appear as a small picture on the computer touch screen. At any time, the Communicator can touch/click on a thumbnail and immediately send that play/replay to the Replay Official. SEC FOOTBALL VIDEO REPLAY With the Communicator s assistance, the Replay Official can quickly jump between replays while playing back the video. All replay video navigation is done via a remote device controlled by the Replay Official. All replays/video are viewed on an output monitor. The touch screen is only used to select the replays. While most plays are reviewed between the whistle and the beginning of the next play, the Replay Official can stop play on the field by using a pager system. Five onfield officials wear pagers. If play is stopped the Referee announces on the stadium PA microphone that play has been stopped so the previous play can be reviewed. The Referee then proceeds to the sideline headset, which provides direct communication to the Replay Official in the booth. Once the play has been reviewed, the Replay Official notifies the Referee, who then announces the decision on the stadium PA system. THE EQUIPMENT Each SEC member institution uses the Digital Replay System developed by DVSport of Pittsburgh, Pa. The replay systems are maintained by the home institution with technical support from DVSport. 2005 INSTANT REPLAY STATISTICS Games Using Play Plays Average Length SEC Replay Stoppages Overturned of Review Week 1 9 2 1 0:58 Week 2 6 5 1 1:27 Week 3 5 7 4 2:06 Week 4 8 8 1 2:01 Week 5 5 1 0 1:10 Week 6 6 4 1 1:48 Week 7 4 3 0 1:26 Week 8 6 0 0 0 Week 9 6 9 3 2:01 Week 10 5 8 0 1:45 Week 11 6 9 5 2:11 Week 12 6 5 0 1:40 Week 13 4 4 1 1:59 Championship 1 1 1 1:14 TOTALS 77 66 17 1:53 2006 INSTANT REPLAY STATISTICS Games Using Play Plays Average Length SEC Replay Stoppages Overturned of Review Week 1 9 12 8 2:03 Week 2 8 9 2 2:13 Week 3 8 10 3 1:58 Week 4 9 9 4 1:53 Week 5 6 11 2 1:46 Week 6 6 10 1 1:19 Week 7 6 4 0 1:00 Week 8 6 17 3 1:31 Week 9 6 8 1 1:22 Week 10 7 9 0 1:23 Week 11 5 3 1 2:23 Week 12 7 11 2 1:36 Week 13 6 10 2 1:32 TOTALS 89 123 29 1:41 GAME TIME ELAPSED STATISTICS Average No. of Game Time Plays 2005 Season 3:18 132.96 2006 (SEC Championship Game) 3:07 122.30 *-Does not include special teams plays.
2006 SEC Football Page 9 Final Release Associated Press (Final) No. Team Record Points 1. FLORIDA (64) 13-1 1,624 2. Ohio State 12-1 1,492 3. LSU 11-2 1,452 4. Southern California 11-2 1,389 5. Boise State (1) 13-0 1,383 6. Louisville 12-1 1,338 7. Wisconsin 12-1 1,288 8. Michigan 11-2 1,145 9. AUBURN 11-2 1,112 10. West Virginia 11-2 1,035 11. Oklahoma 11-3 933 12. Rutgers 11-2 884 13. Texas 10-3 772 14. California 10-3 697 15. ARKANSAS 10-4 677 16. Brigham Young 11-2 673 17. Notre Dame 10-3 553 18. Wake Forest 11-3 551 19. Virginia Tech 10-3 407 20. Boston College 10-3 353 21. Oregon State 10-4 291 22. Texas Christian 11-2 279 23. GEORGIA 9-4 204 24. Penn State 9-4 183 25. TENNESSEE 9-4 181 Others (SEC Only): Kentucky (1). USA Today Coaches Poll (Final) No. Team Record Points 1. FLORIDA (63) 13-1 1,575 2. Ohio State 12-1 1,435 3. LSU 11-2 1,418 4. Southern California 11-2 1,345 5. Wisconsin 12-1 1,328 6. Boise State 13-0 1,275 7. Louisville 12-1 1,270 8. AUBURN 11-2 1,119 9. Michigan 11-2 1,092 10. West Virginia 11-2 1,012 11. Oklahoma 11-3 849 12. Rutgers 11-2 841 13. Texas 10-3 791 14. California 10-3 716 15. Brigham Young 11-2 615 16. ARKANSAS 10-4 592 17. Wake Forest 11-3 535 18. Virginia Tech 10-3 494 19. Notre Dame 10-3 485 20. Boston College 10-3 388 21. Texas Christian 11-2 339 22. Oregon State 10-4 206 23. TENNESSEE 9-4 202 24. Hawaii 11-3 152 25. Penn State 9-4 142 Others (SEC Only): Georgia (133), South Carolina (17), Kentucky (1). SEC IN THIS WEEK S POLLS Harris Interactive Rankings (Final / Pre-Bowl) No. Team Record Points 1. Ohio State (112) 12-0 2,824 2. FLORIDA (1) 12-1 2,670 3. Michigan 11-1 2,632 4. LSU 10-2 2,372 5. Louisville 11-1 2,272 6. Wisconsin 11-1 2,229 7. Southern California 10-2 2,173 8. Oklahoma 11-2 1,977 9. Boise State 12-0 1,950 10. AUBURN 10-2 1,725 Notre Dame 10-2 1,725 12. West Virginia 10-2 1,485 13. ARKANSAS 10-3 1,483 14. Wake Forest 11-2 1,366 15. Virginia Tech 10-2 1,358 16. Rutgers 10-2 1,083 17. Texas 9-3 952 18. TENNESSEE 9-3 940 19. Brigham Young 10-2 838 20. California 9-3 736 21. Texas A&M 9-3 551 22. Nebraska 9-3 352 23. Boston College 9-3 318 24. Texas Christian 10-2 232 25. Georgia Tech 9-4 145 Others (SEC Only): Georgia (28), South Carolina (1). Bowl Championship Series Rankings (Final / Pre-Bowl) No. Team Record Avg. 1. Ohio State 12-0.999 2. FLORIDA 12-1.944 3. Michigan 11-1.934 4. LSU 10-2.832 5. Southern California 10-2.795 6. Louisville 11-1.794 7. Wisconsin 11-1.748 8. Boise State 12-0.710 9. AUBURN 10-2.649 10. Oklahoma 11-2.630 11. Notre Dame 10-2.629 12. ARKANSAS 10-3.516 13. West Virginia 10-2.507 14. Wake Forest 11-2.431 15. Virginia Tech 10-2.428 16. Rutgers 10-2.410 17. TENNESSEE 9-3.385 18. California 10-2.361 19. Texas 9-3.287 20. Brigham Young 10-2.208 21. Texas A&M 9-3.147 22. Oregon State 9-4.144 23. Nebraska 9-4.093 24. Boston College 9-3.088 25. UCLA 7-5.064 THREE-OR-MORE SEC TEAMS IN SINGLE WEEK AP TOP TEN SINCE 1992 In every season since expansion (1992), the SEC has had at least one week where three teams were ranked in an AP poll. In only two of those years, there was only one week. This season, the SEC had four teams in the AP Top 10 for weeks 3-6. In the final rankings, the SEC has three teams ranked again in the Top 10 - Florida, Auburn and LSU. In the 88 different weeks that the SEC has had three-or-more teams ranked, those teams have consisted of eight teams - Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Miss. State and Tennessee. The SEC has five teams ranked in this week s AP Top 25 poll. 4 1993 (Weeks 8-10) - Alabama, Tennessee, Florida, Auburn 1995 (Preseason) - Florida, Auburn, Tennessee, Alabama 1997 (Week 7) - Auburn, Florida, LSU, Tennessee 1999 (Week 8) - Tennessee, Florida, Miss. State, Georgia 2005 (Weeks 2-5) - Tennessee, LSU, Georgia, Florida 2006 (Weeks 3-6) - Auburn, Florida, Georgia, LSU 3 1992 (3 weeks) - Alabama, Florida, Georgia 1993 (10 weeks) - Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, Auburn 1994 (10 weeks) - Alabama, Florida, Auburn 1995 (4 weeks) - Florida, Auburn, Tennessee 1996 (5 weeks) - Florida, Tennessee, Alabama 1997 (8 weeks) - Florida, Tennessee, LSU, Auburn, Georgia 1998 (8 weeks) - Florida, LSU, Tennessee, Arkansas 1999 (9 weeks) - Tennessee, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Miss. State 2000 (1 week) - Alabama, Florida, Georgia 2001 (1 week) - Florida, Tennessee, LSU 2002 (5 weeks) - Tennessee, Florida, Georgia 2003 (4 weeks) - LSU, Tennessee, Arkansas, Georgia 2004 (2 weeks) - Georgia, Auburn, Tennessee 2005 (7 weeks) - Alabama, Georgia, Florida, LSU, Tennessee 2006 (10 weeks) - Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, LSU, Tennessee CONFERENCE RANKINGS (Final) AP USA Harris BCS SEC 6 5 5 5 ACC 3 3 4 3 Big Ten 4 4 3 3 Big 12 2 2 4 4 Pac-10 3 3 2 4 Big East 3 3 3 3 Independent 1 1 1 1 WAC 1 2 1 1 Mountain West 2 2 2 1
2006 SEC Football Page 10 Final Release SEC IN THE POLLS (AP/ USA TODAY / HARRIS / BCS) ALA ARK AUB UF UGA UK LSU UM MSU USC UT VU PRESEASON rv/24/--/-- rv/rv/--/-- 4/6/--/-- 7/8/--/-- 15/14/--/-- --/--/--/-- 8/9/--/-- rv/--/--/-- --/--/--/-- rv/rv/--/-- 23/23/--/-- --/--/--/-- Sept. 4 rv/25/--/-- --/--/--/-- 4/4/--/-- 7/7/--/-- 12/11/--/-- --/--/--/-- 8/8/--/-- --/--/--/-- --/--/--/-- rv/rv/--/-- 11/17/--/-- --/--/--/-- Sept. 10 rv/24/--/-- --/rv/--/-- 3/4/--/-- 7/6/--/-- 10/9/--/-- --/--/--/-- 6/7/--/-- --/--/--/-- --/--/--/-- --/--/--/-- 13/17/--/-- --/--/--/-- Sept. 17 rv/22/--/-- rv/rv/--/-- 2/3/--/-- 5/5/--/-- 9/7/--/-- --/--/--/-- 10/11/--/-- --/--/--/-- --/--/--/-- --/--/--/-- 15/19/--/-- --/--/--/-- *Sept. 24 rv/rv/rv/-- rv/rv/rv/-- 2/3/3/-- 5/5/6/-- 10/9/9/-- --/--/--/-- 9/10/10/-- --/--/--/-- --/--/--/-- --/rv/rv/-- 15/18/15/-- --/--/--/-- Oct. 1 --/--/rv/-- rvrv/rv/-- 2/3/3/-- 5/5/5/-- 10/9/10/-- --/--/--/-- 9/10/9/-- --/--/--/-- --/--/--/-- --/rv/--/-- 13/14/13/-- --/--/--/-- Oct. 8 --/--/--/-- 17/23/22/-- 11/10/10/-- 2/3/3/-- 16/14/14/-- --/--/--/-- 14/16/16/-- --/--/--/-- --/--/--/-- --/rv/rv/-- 8/9/8/-- --/--/--/-- *Oct. 15 rv/rv/--/-- 15/18/17/13 8/7/7/4 9/10/9/6 rv/24/24/-- --/--/--/-- 14/14/14/18 --/--/--/-- --/--/--/-- --/rv/--/-- 7/9/8/11 --/--/rv/-- Oct. 22 rv/--/--/-- 13/14/14/13 7/7/7/5 9/8/9/6 rv/25/rv/-- --/--/--/-- 14/13/13/16 --/--/--/-- --/--/--/-- rv/rv/rv/-- 8/9/8/11 --/--/--/-- Oct. 29 rv/--/rv/-- 12/12/12/13 6/6/6/6 7/7/7/4 --/rv/rv/-- --/--/--/-- 13/13/13/17 --/--/--/-- --/--/--/-- --/--/--/-- 8/8/8/11 --/--/--/-- Nov. 5 --/--/--/-- 11/11/11/11 5/5/5/6 6/6/6/4 --/--/--/-- --/--/--/-- 12/12/12/12 --/--/--/-- --/--/--/-- --/--/--/-- 13/15/15/16 --/--/--/-- Nov. 12 --/--/--/-- 5/6/6/7 15/15/15/14 3/3/4/4 rv/rv/rv/-- --/--/--/-- 9/9/9/11 --/--/--/-- --/--/--/-- --/--/--/-- 22/23/22/22 --/--/--/-- Nov. 19 --/--/--/-- 5/5/6/6 14/13/13/12 4/4/4/4 rv/--/--/-- --/--/--/-- 9/8/8/10 --/--/--/-- --/--/--/-- --/--/--/-- 19/21/19/20 --/--/--/-- Nov. 26 --/--/--/-- 8/8/8/9 11/11/12/11 4/4/4/4 rv/rv/rv/-- --/--/--/-- 5/5/5/5 --/--/--/-- --/--/--/-- rv/rv/--/-- 17/19/18/16 --/--/--/-- Dec. 3 --/--/--/-- 12/13/13/12 10/10/10/9 2/2/2/2 rv/rv/rv/-- --/--/--/-- 4/4/4/4 --/--/--/-- --/--/--/-- rv/rv/rv/-- 17/18/18/17 --/--/--/-- FINAL --/--/ 15/16 9/8 1/1 23/rv rv/rv 3/3 --/--/ --/--/ --/rv 25/23 --/-- * - First week of Harris Interactive Rankings (Sept. 24) / First week of BCS Rankings (Oct. 15) SEC ATTENDANCE UPDATE School Stadium(s) Capacity Games Total Att. Average Att. Pct. of Capacity Alabama Bryant-Denny 92,138 8 737,104 92,138 100.00 Arkansas Reynolds Razorback (Fayetteville) 72,000 6 443,368 73,895 102.63 War Memorial (Little Rock) 53,727 1 55,833 55,833 103.92 TOTAL 7 499,201 71,314 102.77 Auburn Pat Dye Field at Jordan-Hare 87,451 8 680,506 85,063 97.27 Florida Ben Hill Griffin at Florida Field 88,548 7 632,866 90,409 102.10 Georgia Sanford 92,746 7 649,222 92,746 100.00 Kentucky Commonwealth 67,606 7 401,307 57,330 84.80 LSU Tiger 92,400 8 737,696 92,212 99.80 Ole Miss Vaught-Hemingway/Hollingsworth Field 60,580 7 376,604 53,801 88.81 Miss. State Davis Wade at Scott Field 55,082 7 290,688 41,527 75.39 South Carolina Williams-Brice 80,250 7 529,412 75,630 94.24 Tennessee Neyland/Shields-Watkins Field 102,038 7 740,521 105,789 103.68 Vanderbilt Vanderbilt 39,773 6 209,168 34,861 87.65 Neutral Site Game [Florida vs. Georgia, Jacksonville] 80,000 1 84,572 84,572 105.72 TOTALS 87 6,568,867 75,504 96.48 STARTING QUARTERBACKS IN THE SEC IN WINS ---------------- IN LOSSES ----------------- School Quarterback(s) Record A-C-I Yards TD Pct. A-C-I Yards TD Pct. Alabama John Parker Wilson 6-7 150-89-2 1168 9 59.3 229-127-8 1539 8 55.5 Marc Guillon 0-2 N/A 36-15-3 120 0 41.7 Arkansas Robert Johnson 2-6 39-24-1 207 2 61.5 142-76-7 770 3 53.5 Casey Dick 4-5 79-47-3 565 8 59.5 112-46-6 560 4 41.1 Mitch Mustain 8-0 116-60-7 806 10 51.7 N/A Auburn Brandon Cox 19-5 419-266-8 3634 22 63.5 158-74-9 868 6 46.8 Blake Field 1-0 22-13-0 200 3 59.1 N/A Florida Chris Leak 35-12 992-634-27 8105 67 63.9 420-227-13 2739 19 54.0 Georgia Joe Tereshinski 2-3 20-9-0 108 1 45.0 58-31-3 415 2 53.4 Matthew Stafford 7-2 135-77-4 969 5 57.0 61-29-5 381 1 47.5 Joe Cox 1-0 10-4-0 24 0 40.0 N/A Kentucky Andre Woodson 11-14 318-210-6 2812 27 66.0 380-213-7 2417 10 56.1 LSU JaMarcus Russell 24-4 567-366-15 4997 43 64.5 123-69-5 775 1 56.1 Matt Flynn 1-0 22-13-0 196 2 59.1 N/A Ole Miss *Brent Schaeffer 7-8 87-45-2 647 4 51.7 178-83-8 1008 7 46.6 Robert Lane 0-1 N/A 15-7-2 37 0 46.7 Miss. State Omarr Conner 6-15 165-96-4 1045 9 58.2 306-151-9 1705 8 49.3 Michael Henig 3-6 68-31-3 431 5 45.6 160-67-9 915 4 41.9 Tray Rutland 0-2 N/A 31-14-1 88 0 45.2 South Carolina Syvelle Newton 6-6 103-65-3 1078 10 63.1 145-70-7 1016 6 48.3 Blake Mitchell 11-6 291-183-8 2585 21 62.9 194-118-9 1286 4 60.8 Tennessee Erik Ainge 17-6 422-265-14 3496 28 62.8 170-84-9 962 3 49.4 Jonathan Crompton 0-1 N/A 34-16-1 174 2 47.1 Vanderbilt Chris Nickson 4-8 86-47-3 710 8 54.6 206-113-10 1375 7 56.3 *-Schaeffer started three games at Tennessee.