SEC FOOTBALL 2011 2011 Season Review Charles Bloom, Associate Commissioner (Football Contact) cbloom@sec.org Southeastern Conference Media Relations Chuck Dunlap, Associate Media Relations Director (Secondary Football Contact) cdunlap@sec.org SECDigitalNetwork.com CollegePressBox.com Phone: (205) 458-3000 Fax: (205) 458-3030 EASTERN DIVISION Final Final Ranking SEC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA 2010 Home Away Neutral vs. Div. Top 25 Streak AP USA HI BCS *Georgia 7-1.875 234 145 10-4.714 448 288 6-7 5-1 4-0 1-3 4-1 2-4 L 2 19 20 18 16 South Carolina 6-2.750 206 135 11-2.846 391 239 9-5 6-1 3-1 2-0 5-0 2-1 W 4 9 8 9 9 Florida 3-5.375 166 191 7-6.538 331 264 8-5 5-2 1-3 1-1 3-2 0-5 W 1 rv Vanderbilt 2-6.250 169 187 6-7.462 347 281 2-10 5-2 1-4 0-1 1-4 0-3 L 1 Kentucky 2-6.250 94 242 5-7.417 190 296 6-6 4-3 0-4 1-0 1-4 0-4 W 1 Tennessee 1-7.125 92 222 5-7.417 244 271 6-6 5-3 0-4 0-0 0-5 0-5 L 1 WESTERN DIVISION Final Final Ranking SEC Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA 2010 Home Away Neutral vs. Div. Top 25 Streak AP USA HI BCS #LSU 8-0 1.000 280 67 13-1.929 500 158 11-2 6-0 5-0 2-1 5-0 8-1 L 1 2 2 1 1 @Alabama 7-1.875 271 67 12-1.923 453 106 10-3 6-1 5-0 1-0 4-1 5-1 W 4 1 1 2 2 Arkansas 6-2.750 266 197 11-2.846 478 289 10-3 7-0 2-2 2-0 3-2 4-2 W 1 5 5 7 6 Auburn 4-4.500 160 246 8-5.615 334 376 14-0 6-1 1-4 1-0 2-3 3-4 W 1 rv rv 25 Mississippi State 2-6.250 145 185 7-6.538 329 256 9-4 3-3 3-3 1-0 1-4 0-5 W 2 rv Ole Miss 0-8.000 93 292 2-10.167 193 385 4-8 1-6 1-4 0-0 0-5 0-3 L 7 NOTES: 2010 - Record after same number of games in 2010 / vs. Top 25 - Record vs. teams in Top 25 (AP, USA Today, Harris, BCS) when game was played; Teams listed in alphabetical order unless tie-breaker applicable. * - SEC Eastern Division Champion / # - SEC Champion & Western Division Champion / @ - BCS National Champion SEC CLAIMS SIXTH STRAIGHT BCS NATIONAL TITLE During the last six years (2006-11), Southeastern Conference football has experienced success that is unparalleled in its football history and, perhaps, in the college football history. During this tenure, the SEC s achievements have been demonstrated by: Triumphs in BCS bowl games, including the BCS National Championship Game Non-conference success in regular season and bowl games Defeating highly-ranked non-conference teams Success in the polls and rankings Individual awards and All-America Teams Academic and Community Service Standouts Continued accomplishments of former SEC student-athletes in the NFL SEC IN THE BCS The SEC has won six consecutive national championships, eight BCS National Championships and 22 overall national titles (AP, BCS, FWAA, coaches poll). Alabama claimed the 2011 BCS National Championship with a 21-0 win over LSU in New Orleans on Jan. 9. Four different SEC schools have won the BCS National Championship since 2006 (Auburn, 2010; Alabama, 2009 and 2011; Florida, 2006 and 2008; LSU, 2007). Tennessee (1998) and LSU (2004) have also won the BCS crown. The Big 12 (Texas and Oklahoma) and the ACC (Miami and Florida State) have each had two schools win titles since 1998. Since 2006, more than half of the slots in the BCS National Championship Game have been taken by SEC teams (7 of 12). The Big Ten and the Big 12 have two each and the Pac-10 has one. No other conference has won a BCS National Championship Game since Texas defeated Southern California, 41-38, in the Rose Bowl following the 2005 regular season. The SEC has won the last six. An SEC team has led or tied for the lead at the end of 20 of the last 24 quarters of BCS National Championship Game play. Since 2006, an SEC team has been ranked first in the weekly BCS standings in 26 of the 48 weeks, with four different teams holding the top spot. Florida was first for seven weeks, Alabama for six weeks, Auburn for three and LSU for 10 weeks, including all eight polls of this season. The Big Ten has held the top spot for 13 weeks (all Ohio State), the Big 12 for five weeks (Texas and Oklahoma twice, Missouri once) and the Pac-10 four weeks (all Oregon). The SEC has had more teams ranked in the BCS standings for the most times than any other conference since 2006. The league has had 11 of its 12 teams ranked at one time or another since 2006 for a total of 238 times. The SEC breakdown: LSU (45), Alabama (35), Florida (33), Auburn (29), Georgia (23), Arkansas (23), South Carolina (21), Tennessee (14), Mississippi State (8), Kentucky (4) and Ole Miss (3). Since 2006, the SEC has posted a 9-3 record in BCS bowl games, more wins and a higher winning percentage (.750) than any other conference. The win total equals that of the next two highest conferences. Here are the BCS bowl records of all conferences since 2006: SEC 9-3.750 Mountain West 2-1.667 WAC 2-1.667 Pac-10 5-3.625 Big East 3-3.500 Big 12 4-5.444 Big Ten 4-7.364 ACC 1-6.143 Independents 0-1.000 [Continued on page 2] SECDigitalNetwork.com SECSportsMedia.com CollegePressBox.com Twitter.com/SECSportsUpdate SEC Fan Page on Facebook
2011 SEC Football Page 2 Season Review SEC IN THE BCS [Continued] Three of the top nine defensive performanes in BCS history have been registered by SEC teams, more than any other conference. Alabama s shutout of LSU in the 2012 BCS National Championship Game was the first shutout in BCS history. Georgia defeated Hawaii, 41-10, in the 2008 Sugar Bowl, and Florida defeated Syracuse, 31-10, in the 1999 Orange Bowl - both are tied for 7th in lowest point total allowed in a BCS game. SEC IN OVERALL BOWL GAMES Since 2006, the SEC has accrued more bowl wins (36) and appearances (55) than any other conference. The conference s.655 bowl winning percentage is third behind the Big East (23-10,.697) and Mountain West (20-9,.690) during that time. Big East 23-10.697 Mountain West 20-9.690 SEC 36-19.655 Pac-10 16-12.571 Sun Belt 7-6.538 Big 12 25-22.532 Independents 5-6.455 Conference USA 15-19.441 ACC 19-31.380 WAC 9-15.375 Big Ten 17-30.362 MAC 8-18.308 In the 2011-12 bowl season, the SEC and the Big 12 tied for the most wins (6) and had the fourth highest win percentage (6-3,.667), second-highest among conferences that had six-or-more teams in bowl games. In January bowl games, the SEC is 22-10 (.688) against non-conference competition. Since 2008, the league is 16-6 (.727) against non-conference foes in January bowl games. In seven 2011-12 bowl games against non-conference foes, SEC defenses held opponents to less than its average in five of those games. One of the two other games were in overtime (Michigan State-Georgia) and the other was Auburn holding Virginia to 24 points, when the Cavaliers season average was 23.2 points per game. SEC vs. OTHER CONFERENCES Since 2006, the SEC has posted the highest non-conference winning percentage (regular season & bowls) than any other conference. The league has a 279-63 record, an 81.6 winning percentage. The SEC has won no less than 43 non-conference games (regular season & bowls) during the last six seasons (2006-2011). This season, the SEC was 48-8 (.857), the second highest percentage among FBS conferences. SEC 279-63.816 Big 12 233-84.735 Big East 195-79.712 Big Ten 218-96.694 Pac-12 140-84.625 ACC 209-129.618 Mountain West 140-108.565 WAC 117-149.440 Conference USA 129-194.399 MAC 112-227.330 Sun Belt 58-178.246 Teams from the SEC have posted 37 wins in the last six years against non-conference Top 25 teams (at time game was played), an average of more than six wins per season. Nine of the 12 SEC teams have at least one win against a non-conference Top 25 team in the last five years with LSU (8), Georgia (7), Alabama (5), Florida (4), South Carolina (4) and Auburn (3) leading the way. 10 of 12 SEC teams have registered at least one non-conference Top 25 win since 2006. SEC teams have beaten teams ranked 1-25 since 2006 with the exception of 5-6-11. 1 Florida def. #1 Ohio State, 41-14, 2007 Tostitos BCS National Championship Game; LSU def. Ohio State, 38-24, 2008 Allstate BCS National Championship Game 2 Florida def. #2 Oklahoma, 24-14, 2009 FedEx BCS National Championship Game; Alabama def. #2 Texas, 37-21, 2010 Citi BCS National Championship Game; Auburn def. #2 Oregon, 22-19, 2011 Tostitos BCS National Championship Game SEC FOOTBALL... SECond To None 3 - LSU def. #3 Oregon, 40-27, Sept. 3, 2011 4 Florida def. #4 Cincinnati, 51-24, 2010 Allstate Sugar Bowl 7 Alabama def. #7 Virginia Tech, 34-24, Sept. 5, 2009; Georgia def. #7 Georgia Tech, 30-24, Nov. 28, 2009 8 - Arkansas def. #8 Kansas State, 29-16, Jan. 6, 2012 9 Kentucky def. #9 Louisville, 40-34, Sept. 15, 2007; LSU def. #9 Virginia Tech, 48-7, Sept. 8, 2007; Alabama def. #9 Clemson, 34-10, Aug. 30, 2008; South Carolina def. #9 Nebraska, 30-13, Jan. 2, 2012 10 LSU def. #10 Notre Dame, 41-14, 2007 Allstate Sugar Bowl; Georgia def. #10 Hawaii, 41-10, 2008 Allstate Sugar Bowl 12 Tennessee def. #12 California, 35-18, Sept. 2, 2006 13 - Arkansas def. #13 Texas A&M, 42-38, Oct. 1, 2011 14 Alabama def. #14 Penn State, 24-3, Sept. 11, 2010 15 Georgia def. #15 Virginia Tech, 31-24, 2006 Chick-fil-A Bowl; Tennessee def. #15 Wisconsin, 21-17, 2008 Outback Bowl; South Carolina def. #15 Clemson, 34-17, Nov. 28, 2009 16 Georgia def. #16 Georgia Tech, 15-12, Nov. 25, 2006; Auburn def. #16 Clemson, 23-20, 2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl; LSU def. #16 West Virginia, 47-21, Sept. 24, 2011 17 - LSU def. #17 Texas A&M, 41-24, 2011 AT&T Cotton Bowl; South Carolina def. #17 Clemson, 34-13, Nov. 26, 2011 18 Ole Miss def. #18 Oklahoma State, 21-7, 2010 AT&T Cotton Bowl; LSU def. #18 North Carolina, 30-24, Sept. 4, 2010 19 Georgia def. #19 Michigan State, 24-12, 2009 Capital One Bowl 20 - Alabama def. #20 Penn State, 27-11, Sept. 10, 2011 21 LSU def. #21 West Virginia, 20-14, Sept. 25, 2010 22 Auburn def. #22 Nebraska, 17-14, 2007 AT&T Cotton Bowl 23 Florida def. #23 Florida State, 45-15, Nov. 29, 2008 24 South Carolina def. #24 Clemson, 31-28, Nov. 25, 2006; Georgia def. #24 Arizona State, 27-10, Sept. 20, 2008 25 - Georgia def. #25 Georgia Tech, 31-17, Nov. 26, 2011 [NOTE: poll used either AP, BCS, USA Today or Harris] SEC IN FINAL RANKINGS Since 2006, the SEC has had the most teams ranked in the final USA Today Coaches Poll. The conference has had 29 teams ranked in the final USA Today rankings, four more than the Big 12 (25) and five more than the Big Ten (24). Conference 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total SEC 5 5 4 4 6 5 29 Big 12 2 5 5 4 5 4 25 Big Ten 4 5 4 4 3 4 24 ACC 3 3 3 3 4 3 19 Pac-10 3 3 4 2 2 2 16 Mountain West 2 1 3 3 2 2 13 Big East 3 2 1 3 0 2 11 WAC 2 1 1 1 1 0 6 MAC 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 Conference USA 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 The SEC has either led or tied for the lead with the most teams ranked in the USA Today Top 25 for five of the last six seasons. In 2011, the SEC had five teams ranked, which was one more than the Big 12 and the Big Ten. SEC INDIVIDUAL AWARDS AND ALL-AMERICANS In the 29 individual awards given this season, the SEC has had at least one recipient in 23 of them since 2006. The SEC has not had a winner of the Biletnikoff Award (wide receiver), Lou Groza (placekicker), Brian Burlsworth (walk-on), Johnny Unitas (senior quarterback), Ted Hendricks (defensive end) and ARA Sportsmanship Award in the last six seasons. Since 2006, the SEC football student-athletes and coaches have won 51 major individual awards, an average of more than eight per year. The league won an all time high 12 individual honors in 2010 and won eight this season. The SEC has won a national player of the year in four years with four different players Darren McFadden, Arkansas, and Tim Tebow, Florida, in 2007; Tebow in 2008; Mark Ingram, Alabama, in 2009; and, Cam Newton, Auburn, in 2010. The SEC did not have a national player of the year in 2011. [Continued on page 3]
2011 SEC Football Page 3 Season Review SEC FOOTBALL... SECond To None SEC INDIVIDUAL AWARDS AND ALL-AMERICANS The SEC would fill a complete first unit of first-team All-Americas since 2006. The SEC has had 58 players make first-team All-America in the AP, Walter Camp, FWAA or AFCA squads. The list represents at least one player at every position. Offense (20) QB Tim Tebow, Florida (2007) QB Cam Newton, Auburn (2010) RB Darren McFadden, Arkansas (2006-07) RB Knowshon Moreno, Georgia (2008) RB Mark Ingram, Alabama (2009) RB Trent Richardson, Alabama (2011) WR Robert Meachem, Tennessee (2006) WR Alshon Jeffery, South Carolina (2010) TE Aaron Hernandez, Florida (2009) TE Orson Charles, Georgia (2011) OL Arron Sears, Tennessee (2006) OL Michael Oher, Ole Miss (2008) OL Andre Smith, Alabama (2008) OL Herman Johnson, LSU (2008) OL Mike Johnson, Alabama (2009) OL Lee Ziemba, Auburn (2010) OL Barrett Jones, Alabama (2011) C Jonathan Luigs, Arkansas (2007) C Andre Caldwell, Alabama (2008) C Maurkice Pouncey, Florida (2009) Defense (28) DL Glenn Dorsey, LSU (2006-07) DL Terrence Cody, Alabama (2008-09) DL Peria Jerry, Ole Miss (2008) DL Nick Fairley, Auburn (2010) DL Melvin Ingram, South Carolina (2011) DL Sam Montgomery, LSU (2011) LB Patrick Willis, Ole Miss (2006) LB Brandon Spikes, Florida (2008) LB Rolando McClain, Alabama (2009) LB Eric Norwood, South Carolina (2009) LB Justin Houston, Georgia (2010) LB Jarvis Jones, Georgia (2011) LB Courtney Upshaw, Alabama (2011) LB Dont a Hightower, Alabama (2011) DB Eric Berry, Tennessee (2008-09) DB LaRon Landry, LSU (2006) DB Craig Steltz, LSU (2007) DB Rashad Johnson, Alabama (2008) DB Javier Arenas, Alabama (2009) DB Joe Haden, Florida (2009) DB Mark Barron, Alabama (2010) DB Patrick Peterson, LSU (2010) DB Morris Claiborne, LSU (2011) DB Tyrann Mathieu, LSU (2011) DB Mark Barron, Alabama (2011) DB Bacarri Rambo, Georgia (2011) DB DeQuan Menzie, Alabama (2011) DB Dre Kirkpatrick, Alabama (2011) Specialists (10) PK Daniel Lincoln, Tennessee (2007) PK Leigh Tiffin, Alabama (2009) PK Josh Jasper, LSU (2010) P Drew Butler, Georgia (2009) P Chas Henry, Florida (2010) P Brad Wing, LSU (2011) RS Felix Jones, Arkansas (2007) RS Brandon James, Florida (2008) RS Joe Adams, Arkansas (2011) AP Randall Cobb, Kentucky (2010) SEC INDIVIDUAL AWARD WINNERS SINCE 2006 HEISMAN MEMORIAL TROPHY (Nation s best player) Cam Newton, Auburn (2010); Mark Ingram, Alabama (2009); Tim Tebow, Florida (2007) CHUCK BEDNARIK AWARD (Nation s best defensive player) Patrick Peterson, LSU (2010); Tyrann Mathieu, LSU (2011) RAY GUY AWARD (Nation s best punter) Chas Henry, Florida (2010); Drew Butler, Georgia (2009) MAXWELL AWARD (Nation s best player) Cam Newton, Auburn (2010); Tim Tebow, Florida (2008); Tim Tebow, Florida (2007) WALTER CAMP AWARD (Nation s best player) Cam Newton, Auburn (2010); Darren McFadden, Arkansas (2007) DAVEY O BRIEN AWARD (Nation s best quarterback) Cam Newton, Auburn (2010); Tim Tebow, Florida (2007) JIM THORPE AWARD (Nation s best defensive back) Morris Claiborne, LSU (2011); Patrick Peterson, LSU (2010); Eric Berry, Tennessee (2009) JOHN MACKEY AWARD (Nation s best tight end) D.J. Williams, Arkansas (2010); Aaron Hernandez, Florida (2009) ROTARY LOMBARDI AWARD (Nation s outstanding lineman) Nick Fairley, Auburn (2010); Glenn Dorsey, LSU (2007) PAUL HORNUNG AWARD (Nation s most versatile player) -- Brandon Boykin, Georgia (2011) FRANK BROYLES AWARD (Nation s top assistant coach) John Chavis, LSU (2011); Gus Malzahan, Auburn (2010); Kirby Smart, Alabama (2009) DISNEY SPIRIT AWARD (Top inspirational story) Alabama Football Team (2011); D.J. Williams, Arkansas (2010) HOME DEPOT COACH OF THE YEAR (National Coach of the Year) Les Miles, LSU (2011); Gene Chizik, Auburn (2010); Nick Saban, Alabama (2008) EDDIE ROBINSON FWAA COACH OF THE YEAR Nick Saban, Alabama (2008) LIBERTY MUTUAL COACH OF THE YEAR -- Les Miles, LSU (2011) CoSIDA/ESPN ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN OF THE YEAR Greg McElroy, Alabama (2010); Tim Tebow, Florida (2009) BUTKUS AWARD (Nation s best linebacker) Rolando McClain, Alabama (2009); Patrick Willis, Ole Miss (2006) WILLIAM V. CAMPBELL TROPHY (Nation s top scholar-athlete) Tim Tebow, Florida (2009) RIMINGTON TROPHY (Nation s best center) Maurkice Pouncey, Florida (2009); Jonathan Luigs, Arkansas (2007) LOWE S SENIOR CLASS AWARD (Nation s top senior student-athlete) Tim Tebow, Florida (2009) WUERFFEL TROPHY (Community Service, Athletic and Academic Achievement) Tim Tebow, Florida (2008) OUTLAND TROPHY (Nation s top lineman) Barrett Jones, Alabama (2011); Andre Smith, Alabama (2008); Glenn Dorsey, LSU (2007) WALTER CAMP COACH OF THE YEAR Nick Saban, Alabama (2008) BRONKO NAGURSKI AWARD (Nation s top defensive player) Glenn Dorsey, LSU (2007) DOAK WALKER AWARD (Nation s top running back) Trent Richardson, Alabama (2011); Darren McFadden, Arkansas (2007); Darren McFadden, Arkansas (2006) LOTT TROPHY (Defensive IMPACT Player) Glenn Dorsey, LSU (2007) MANNING AWARD (Nation s top quarterback) Tim Tebow, Florida (2008); JaMarcus Russell, LSU (2006) ASSOCIATED PRESS COLLEGE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Tim Tebow, Florida (2007) ARA SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD -- Barrett Jones, Alabama (2011) SEC FOOTBALL ACADEMIC & COMMUNITY SERVICE STANDOUTS 16 SEC football student-athletes have won 18 national academic and community service awards since 2006. The SEC has had the last three CoSIDA/ESPN Academic All-Americas of the Year in football, a recipient of the William V. Campbell Trophy (known as the Academic Heisman ), 10 first-team CoSIDA/ESPN Academic All-America first team recipients, five National Football Foundation Scholar- Athletes and nine representatives on the AFCA Good Works Team. 2006 CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America First Team Hayden Lane, OL, Kentucky National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Chris Leak, QB, Florida AFCA Good Works Team William Brown, OL, South Carolina; Quentin Moses, DE, Georgia; Jacob Tamme, TE, Kentucky; James Wilhoit, PK, Tennessee 2007 National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Jacob Tamme, TE, Kentucky CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America First Team Tim Tebow, QB, Florida; Jacob Tamme, TE, Kentucky AFCA Good Works Team Jason Cook, FB, Ole Miss; Kelin Johnson, SS, Georgia; 2008 CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America First Team Tim Tebow, QB, Florida; Tim Masthay, P, Kentucky CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America of the Year Tim Tebow, QB, Florida AFCA Good Works Team Tim Masthay, P, Kentucky Wuerrfel Trophy Tim Tebow, QB, Florida 2009 National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Tim Tebow, QB, Florida NFF William V. Campbell Trophy Tim Tebow, QB, Florida CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America First Team Tim Tebow, QB, Florida; Colin Peek, TE, Alabama CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America of the Year Tim Tebow, QB, Florida AFCA Good Works Team Tim Tebow, QB, Florida; Jeff Owens, DL, Georgia 2010 National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Greg McElroy, QB, Alabama; Derek Sherrod, OT, Mississippi State CoSIDA/ESPN Academic All-America First Team Greg McElroy, QB, Alabama; Barrett Jones, OL, Alabama; Drew Butler, P, Georgia 2011 National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete - Drew Butler, P, Georgia Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-America First-Team - Barrett Jones, OL, Alabama; Drew Butler, P, Georgia AFCA Good Works Team - Aron White, TE, Georgia; Jacob Lewellen, DL, Kentucky ARA Sportsmanship Award -- Barrett Jones, OL, Alabama
2011 SEC Football Page 4 Season Review SEC FOOTBALL... SECond To None SEC FOOTBALL ACADEMIC & COMMUNITY SERVICE STANDOUTS [Continued] Since 1992, the Southeastern Conference leads all conferences with 54 selections to the Allstate AFCA Good Works Teams, followed by the Big 12 with 40 selections and the Atlantic Coast Conference with 29 selections. With Aron White's selection this year, Georgia moves into first place with 13 honorees to the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team. The Bulldogs are followed by Nebraska and St. Thomas (Minn.) with 12 honorees each. Super Bowl XLII and XLI champion quarterbacks Eli and Peyton Manning were members of the 2002 and 1997 Good Works Teams, respectively 103 SEC football student-athletes earned their undergraduate degrees and graduated in the Fall of 2011. Those are: Alabama - Undra Billingsley, Robert Lester, Jerrell Harris, John Boswell, Marquis Maze, Brad Smelley, Christpher Jordan, Wes Neighbors, Courtney Upshaw, Darius Hanks, Dont a Hightower, Milton Talbert, Brandon Gibson, De Quan Menzie, Brandon Lewis, Robert Ezell Arkansas - Freddy Burton, Grant Cook, Weston Dacus, De Anthony Curtis, Elston Forte, Broderick Green, Robert Johnson, Alex Tejada Auburn - Deshaun Barnes, Chris Brooks, Eltoro Freeman, Josh Harris, Davis Hooper Florida - Phillip Bellino, John Brantley, William Green, Jerry Howard, Moses Jenkins, David Lerner, Eugene Minchin, Tyler Pridemore, Chris Rainey, Solomon Schoonover, William Steinmann, Deonte Thompson, Steven Wilks, James Wilson Georgia - Justin Anderson, Nic Clemons, Candler Cook, Eric Elliot, Demetric Evans, Bruce Figgins, Ben Harden, Joshua Sailors, Richard Samuel, Trint Sturdivant Kentucky - Andre Woodson, Randall Burden, E.J. Adams LSU - Drew Alleman, Joseph Crappell, Michael Joseph, Bobby Hebert, James Stampley, Brandon Washington, John Williams, Jared Fugate Ole Miss - Enrique Davis, Kentrell Lockett, Justin Smith, Bradley Sowell, Marcus Temple Mississippi State - Wade Bonner, Kendric Cook, Jamie Jones, D.J. Looney, Charles Mitchell, Chris Relf, Quentin Saulsberry, Baker Swedenberg; Brandon Wilson, Anthony Chapman, Bruce Plummer, Zachary Smith, Ellis Wyms South Carolina - Ladi Ajiboye, Antonio Allen, Eric Baker, Jason Barnes, Melvin Ingram, Kenny Miles, Rokevious Watkins, Jay Wooten, Steven Singleton Tennessee - Jonathan Brown, Shawn Bryson, Arthur Evans, Daryl Vereen Vanderbilt - Brandon Barden, Kyle Fischer, Tim Fugger, TJ Greenstone, Chris Marve, Austin Monahan, Larry Smith, Udom Umoh SEC IN THE NFL The SEC has had more of its former players on NFL rosters in the last five seasons than any other conference. Since 2006, the SEC has averaged 267.7 players per year on NFL opening weekend rosters. The league had a high of 283 on 2011 rosters and has outpaced all conferences every year. During the last six completed NFL seasons (2005-10), the SEC had had two of its former players named NFL MVP three times (2005, Shaun Alexander, RB, Alabama with Seattle; 2008-09, Peyton Manning, QB, Tennessee with Indianapolis). During the last six Super Bowls (2006-11), three former SEC players have been named game MVP (2006 Hines Ward, WR, Georgia with Pittsburgh; 2007 Peyton Manning, QB, Tennessee with Indianapolis; 2008 Eli Manning, QB, Ole Miss with New York Giants). SEC ON NFL ROSTERS 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total / Average SEC 266 263 259 263 272 283 1,606 / 267.7 ACC 247 238 254 245 228 253 1,465 / 244.2 Big Ten 236 234 227 217 217 257 1,388 / 231.3 Pac-12 184 183 178 166 180 241 1,132 / 188.7 Big 12 174 176 170 173 184 164 1,041 / 173.5 Since 2006, the SEC has had three players selected first in the NFL Draft (2007 JaMarcus Russell, QB, LSU to Oakland; 2009 Matthew Stafford, QB, Georgia to Detroit; 2011 - Cam Newton, QB, Auburn to Carolina) and seven other players selected among the top five in the draft (2009 - #3 Tyson Jackson, DE, LSU to Kansas City; 2008 - #4 Darren McFadden, RB, Arkansas to Oakland; 2008 - #5 Glenn Dorsey, DT, LSU to Kansas City; 2010 #5 Eric Berry, DB, Tennessee to Kansas City; 2011 - #3 Marcell Dareus, DT, Alabama to Buffalo; #4 A.J. Green, WR, Georgia to Cincinnati; #5 Patrick Peterson, DB, LSU to Arizona). SEC NFL DRAFT SELECTIONS 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total / Average SEC - 37 41 35 37 49 38 237 / 39.5 ACC - 52 31 33 33 31 35 215 / 35.8 Big Ten - 40 34 28 28 34 29 193 / 32.2 Pac-10-32 25 34 32 29 31 183 / 30.5 Big 12-29 28 29 28 30 30 174 / 29.0 In the 2011 NFL draft, the SEC had 38 players selected, the most from any conference. It included a high of 10 first round draft selections, including five of the first six. The SEC led the nation's conferences in draft picks for the fifth consecutive year. The last time that the SEC did not top the conference draft list was in 2006, when the Big Ten had 41 and the SEC had 37. This year, the Atlantic Coast Conference had 35 players picked, the Pac-10 31, the Big 12 30, the Big Ten 29 and the Big East 22. The Western Athletic Conference, with 16 selections, led the non-bcs leagues. SEC IN THE NFL SUCCESS Former Southeastern Conference football players have had success in the National Football League. Here is a snapshot of that success since 2000. 2000s All-Decade Team OG - Alan Faneca, LSU (Pittsburgh, N.Y. Jets, Arizona) C - Kevin Mawae, LSU (Seattle, N.Y. Jets, Tennessee) QB - Peyton Manning, Tennessee (Indianapolis) RB - Jamal Lewis, Tennessee (Baltimore, Cleveland) RB - Shaun Alexander, Alabama (Seattle, Washington) DT - Richard Seymour, Georgia (New England, Oakland) CB - Champ Bailey, Georgia (Washington, Denver) NFL MVPs 2003 - Peyton Manning, Indianapolis (Tennessee) Jamal Lewis, Baltimore (Tennessee) 2004 - Peyton Manning, Indianapolis (Tennessee) 2005 - Shaun Alexander, Seattle (Alabama) 2008 - Peyton Manning, Indianapolis (Tennessee) 2009 - Peyton Manning, Indianapolis (Tennessee) Super Bowl MVPs XL - Hines Ward, Pittsburgh (Georgia) XLI - Peyton Manning, Indianapolis (Tennessee) XLII - Eli Manning, New York Giants (Ole Miss) Going into the 2012 Divisional Playoffs, the SEC has two of the eight starting quarterbacks - Eli Manning, New York Giants (Ole Miss) and Tim Tebow, Denver (Florida) and two of the eight team s leading rushers - BenJarvis Green-Ellis, New England (Ole Miss) and Arian Foster, Houston (Tennessee). The SEC has had more draft selections since 2006 than any other conference. The league has averaged almost 40 selections per draft since 2006 (39.5). Since 2006, the SEC has had 46 first-round selections, an average of 7.67 per year. The league had a high of 11 first-round selections in 2007 and 10 selected last season.
2011 SEC Football Page 5 Season Review 2011 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE TEAM SCHEDULES AND RESULTS ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE (12-1, 7-1 SEC) Home Stadium: Bryant-Denny (101,821) Total Home Att.: 712,747 Avg. Home Att.: 101,821 Pct. of Capacity: 100.00 FLORIDA GATORS (7-6, 3-5 SEC) Home Stadium: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field (88,548) Total Home Att.: 623,429 Avg. Home Att.: 89,061 Pct. of Capacity: 100.58 Sept. 3 [2/2] KENT STATE [TV: 5-6-10] 101,821 W 48-7 Sept. 10 [3/2] at Penn State [TV: 6-7][23/20] 107,846 W 27-11 Sept. 17 [2/2] NORTH TEXAS [TV: 6-9-10] 101,821 W 41-0 Sept. 24 [3/2] ARKANSAS [TV: 1] [14/12] 101,821 W 38-14 Oct. 1 [3/T2] at Florida [TV: 1] [12/12] 90,888 W 38-10 Oct. 8 [2/3] VANDERBILT [HC] [TV: 4] 101,821 W 34-0 Oct. 15 [2/3] at Ole Miss [TV: 3-6] 61,792 W 52-7 Oct. 22 [2/3] TENNESSEE [TV: 3-6] 101,821 W 37-6 Nov. 5 [2/2] LSU [TV: 1] [1/1] 101,821 L 6-9 (ot) Nov. 12 [4/4] at Mississippi State [TV: 2-6] 57,871 W 24-7 Nov. 19 [3/3] GEORGIA SOUTHERN [TV: 6-10-11] 101,821 W 45-21 Nov. 26 [2/2] at Auburn [TV: 1] [rv/rv] 87,451 W 42-14 Jan. 9 [2/2] vs. LSU [TV: 2] [1/1] 78,237 W 21-0 {Allstate BCS National Championship Game New Orleans, La.} Sept. 3 [22/23] FLORIDA ATLANTIC [TV: 4] 88,708 W 41-3 Sept. 10 [18/18] UAB [TV: 6-9-10] 87,473 W 39-0 Sept. 17 [16/17] TENNESSEE [TV: 1] [rv/rv] 90,744 W 33-23 Sept. 24 [15/15] at Kentucky [TV: 2-6] 65,134 W 48-10 Oct. 1 [12/12] ALABAMA [TV: 1] [3/T2] 90,888 L 10-38 Oct. 8 [17/18] at LSU [TV: 1] [1/2] 93,022 L 11-41 Oct. 15 [rv/rv] at Auburn [TV: 2-6] [24/rv] 87,451 L 6-17 Oct. 29 [--/rv] vs. Georgia [Jacksonville] [TV: 1] [22/21] 84,524 L 20-24 Nov. 5 VANDERBILT [HC] [TV: 5-6-10] 90,144 W 26-21 Nov. 12 at South Carolina [TV: 1][15/15] 80,250 L 12-17 Nov. 19 FURMAN [TV: 6-10-11] 84,674 W 54-32 Nov. 26 FLORIDA STATE [TV: 3-6] 90,798 L 7-21 Jan. 2 vs. Ohio State [TV: 3] 61,312 W 24-17 {Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl Jacksonville, Fla.) ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS (11-2, 6-2 SEC) Home Stadium(s): Donald W. Reynolds Razorback (72,000); War Memorial (53,955) Total Home Att.: 468,933 Avg. Home Att.: 66,990 Pct. of Capacity: 100.22 Sept. 3 [15/14] MISSOURI STATE [TV: 6-10-11] 70,607 W 51-7 Sept. 10 [14/13] NEW MEXICO [Little Rock] [TV: 4] 52,606 W 52-3 Sept. 17 [14/13] TROY [TV: 6-8-10] 69,861 W 38-28 Sept. 24 [14/12] at Alabama [TV: 1] [3/2] 101,821 L 14-38 Oct. 1 [18/18] *vs. Texas A&M [TV: 2-6] [14/13] 69,838 W 42-38 Oct. 8 [10/12] AUBURN [TV: 2-6] [15/23] 74,191 W 38-14 Oct. 22 [10/10] at Ole Miss [TV: 5-6-10] 57,951 W 29-24 Oct. 29 [8/8] at Vanderbilt [TV: 5-6-10] 33,247 W 31-28 Nov. 5 [8/8] SOUTH CAROLINA [HC] [TV: 2-6] [10/10] 73,804 W 44-28 Nov. 12 [8/8] TENNESSEE [TV: 3-6] 72,103 W 49-7 Nov. 19 [6/6] MISSISSIPPI STATE [Little Rock] [TV: 1] 55,761 W 44-17 Nov. 25 [3/3] at LSU [TV: 1] [1/1] 93,108 L 17-41 Jan. 6 [7/7] *vs. Kansas State [TV: 16] [11/10] 80,956 W 29-16 {AT&T Cotton Bowl Arlington, Texas} * - Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas AUBURN TIGERS (8-5, 4-4 SEC) Home Stadium: Jordan-Hare / Pat Dye Field (87,451) Total Home Att.: 600,541 Avg. Home Att.: 85,792 Pct. of Capacity: 98.10 Sept. 3 [23/19] UTAH STATE [TV: 3-6] 85,245 W 42-38 Sept. 10 [rv/22] MISS. STATE [TV: 5-6-10][16/17] 87,451 W 41-34 Sept. 17 [21/19] at Clemson [TV: 6-7][--/rv] 82,000 L 24-38 Sept. 24 [rv/rv] FLORIDA ATLANTIC [TV: 6-9-10] 82,249 W 30-14 Oct. 1 [rv/rv] at South Carolina [TV: 1] [10/9] 81,767 W 16-13 Oct. 8 [15/23] at Arkansas [TV: 2-6] [10/12] 74,191 L 14-38 Oct. 15 [24/rv] FLORIDA [TV: 2-6] [rv/rv] 87,451 W 17-6 Oct. 22 [19/23] at LSU [TV: 1] [1/2] 93,098 L 10-45 Oct. 29 [rv/rv] OLE MISS [TV: 4] 85,347 W 41-23 Nov. 12 [24/25] at Georgia [TV: 1] [14/16] 92,746 L 7-45 Nov. 19 [rv/--] SAMFORD [HC] [TV: 6-10-11] 85,347 W 35-16 Nov. 26 [rv/rv] ALABAMA [TV: 1] [2/2] 87,451 L 14-42 Dec. 31 vs. Virginia [TV: 2] [rv/rv] 72,919 W 43-24 {Chick-fil-A Bowl Atlanta, Ga.} GEORGIA BULLDOGS (10-4, 7-1 SEC) Home Stadium: Sanford (92,746) Total Home Att.: 555,676 Avg. Home Att.: 92,613 Pct. of Capacity: 99.86 Sept. 3 [19/22] #vs. Boise State [TV: 2-6] [5/7] 73,614 L 21-35 Sept. 10 [rv/rv] SOUTH CAROLINA [TV: 2-6] [12/12] 92,746 L 42-45 Sept. 17 [rv/rv] COASTAL CAROLINA [TV: 6-10-11] 91,946 W 59-0 Sept. 24 [rv/--] at Ole Miss [TV: 5-6-10] 58,042 W 27-13 Oct. 1 [rv/--] MISSISSIPPI STATE [TV: 6-9-10][rv/--] 92,746 W 24-10 Oct. 8 [rv/--] at Tennessee [TV: 3-6] [rv/rv] 102,455 W 20-12 Oct. 15 [rv/rv] at Vanderbilt [TV: 6-9-10] 36,640 W 33-28 Oct. 29 [22/21] vs. Florida [Jacksonville] [TV: 1] [--/rv] 84,524 W 24-20 Nov. 5 [18/20] NEW MEXICO STATE [HC] [TV: 6-8-10] 92,746 W 63-16 Nov. 12 [14/16] AUBURN [TV: 1] [24/25] 92,746 W 45-7 Nov. 19 [13/15] KENTUCKY [TV: 5-6-10] 92,746 W 19-10 Nov. 26 [13/14] at Georgia Tech [TV: 2-6] [25/21] 54,925 W 31-17 Dec. 3 [12/14] #vs. LSU [TV: 1] [1/1] 74,515 L 10-42 {SEC Championship Game Atlanta, Ga.) Jan. 2 [18/18] vs. Michigan State [TV: 7] [12/13] 49,429 L 30-33 (3ot) {Outback Bowl Tampa, Fla.) # - Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Ga. KENTUCKY WILDCATS (5-7, 2-6 SEC) Home Stadium: Commonwealth / C.M. Newton Field (67,942) Total Home Att.: 420,052 Avg. Home Att.: 60,007 Pct. of Capacity: 88.32 Sept. 1 *vs. Western Kentucky [TV: 4] 24,599 W 14-3 Sept. 10 CENTRAL MICHIGAN [TV: 4] 58,022 W 27-13 Sept. 17 LOUISVILLE [TV: 4] 68,170 L 17-24 Sept. 24 FLORIDA [TV: 2-6] [15/15] 65,134 L 10-48 Oct. 1 at LSU [TV: 5-6-10][1/T2] 92,660 L 7-35 Oct. 8 at South Carolina [TV: 5-6-10][18/14] 75,838 L 3-54 Oct. 22 JACKSONVILLE STATE [HC] [TV: 4] 54,098 W 38-14 Oct. 29 MISSISSIPPI STATE [TV: 6-9-10] 57,891 L 16-28 Nov. 5 OLE MISS [TV: 4] 56,882 W 30-13 Nov. 12 at Vanderbilt [TV: 5-6-10] 33,718 L 8-38 Nov. 19 at Georgia [TV: 5-6-10] [13/15] 92,746 L 10-19 Nov. 26 TENNESSEE [TV: 5-6-10] 59,855 W 10-7 * - Nashville, Tenn. Team s AP & USA Today Rankings Listed Before Opponent s Name & Opponents Rankings Listed after its Name (at time of game) [HC] - Homecoming TV Key - (1) CBS; (2) ESPN; (3) ESPN2; (4) ESPNU; (5) SEC Network; (6) ESPN3.com; (7) ABC; (8) CSS; (9) FS South, Southwest and SUN Sports; (10) ESPN GamePlan; (11) Institutional PPV; (12) ESPN Classic; (13) ESPN 3-D; (14) CBS College Sports; (15) SportSouth; (16) FOX
2011 SEC Football Page 6 Season Review 2011 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE TEAM SCHEDULES AND RESULTS LSU TIGERS (13-1, 8-0 SEC) Home Stadium: Tiger Stadium (92,542) Total Home Att.: 557,210 Avg. Home Att.: 92,868 Pct. of Capacity: 100.35 SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS (11-2, 6-2 SEC) Home Stadium: Williams-Brice Stadium (80,250) Total Home Att.: 553,915 Avg. Home Att.: 79,131 Pct. of Capacity: 98.61 Sept. 3 [4/4] *vs. Oregon [TV: 6-7] [3/3] 87,711 W 40-27 Sept. 10 [2/3] NORTHWESTERN STATE [TV: 6-10-11] 92,405 W 49-3 Sept. 15 [3/3] at Mississippi State [TV: 2-6-13][25/25] 56,924 W 19-6 Sept. 24 [2/3] at West Virginia [TV: 6-7] [16/16] 62,056 W 47-21 Oct. 1 [1/T2] KENTUCKY [TV: 5-6-10] 92,660 W 35-7 Oct. 8 [1/2] FLORIDA [TV: 1] [17/18] 93,022 W 41-11 Oct. 15 [1/2] at Tennessee [TV: 1] 101,822 W 38-7 Oct. 22 [1/2] AUBURN [TV: 1] [19/23] 93,098 W 45-10 Nov. 5 [1/1] at Alabama [TV: 1] [2/2] 101,821 W 9-6 (ot) Nov. 12 [1/1] WESTERN KENTUCKY [HC] [TV: 4] 92,917 W 42-9 Nov. 19 [1/1] at Ole Miss [TV: 2-6] 59,877 W 52-3 Nov. 25 [1/1] ARKANSAS [TV: 1] [3/3] 93,108 W 41-17 Dec. 3 [1/1] vs. Georgia [TV: 1] [12/14] 74,515 W 42-10 {SEC Championship Game Atlanta, Ga.) Jan. 9 [1/1] vs. Alabama [TV: 2] [2/2] 78,237 L 0-21 {Allstate BCS National Championship Game New Orleans, La.} * - Arlington, Texas OLE MISS REBELS (2-10, 0-8 SEC) Home Stadium(s): Vaught-Hemingway / Hollingsworth Field (60,580) Total Home Att.: 395,413 Avg. Home Att.: 56,488 Pct. of Capacity: 93.24 Sept. 3 BRIGHAM YOUNG [TV: 2-6] 55,124 L 13-14 Sept. 10 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS [TV: 6-10-11] 58,504 W 42-24 Sept. 17 at Vanderbilt [TV: 5-6-10] 34,579 L 7-30 Sept. 24 GEORGIA [TV: 5-6-10] [rv/--] 58,042 L 13-27 Oct. 1 at Fresno State [TV: 3-6] 32,063 W 38-28 Oct. 15 ALABAMA [TV: 3-6] [2/3] 61,792 L 7-52 Oct. 22 ARKANSAS [TV: 5-6-10] [10/10] 57,951 L 24-29 Oct. 29 at Auburn [TV: 4] [rv/rv] 85,347 L 23-41 Nov. 5 at Kentucky [TV: 4] 56,882 L 13-30 Nov. 12 LOUISIANA TECH [HC] [TV: 6-8-10] 44,123 L 7-27 Nov. 19 LSU [TV: 2-6] [1/1] 59,877 L 3-52 Nov. 26 at Mississippi State [TV: 4] 55,270 L 3-31 MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS (7-6, 2-6 SEC) Home Stadium: Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field (55,082) Total Home Att.: 335,695 Avg. Home Att.: 55,949 Pct. of Capacity: 101.57 Sept. 1 [20/20] at Memphis [TV: 15] 33,990 W 59-14 Sept. 10 [16/17] at Auburn [TV: 5-6-10][rv/22] 87,451 L 34-41 Sept. 15 [25/25] LSU [TV: 2-6-13][3/3] 56,924 L 6-19 Sept. 24 [rv/rv] LOUISIANA TECH [TV: 4] 55,116 W 26-20 (ot) Oct. 1 [rv/--] at Georgia [TV: 6-9-10][rv/--] 92,746 L 10-24 Oct. 8 at UAB [TV: 9] 28,351 W 21-3 Oct. 15 SOUTH CAROLINA [TV: 5-6-10] [15/13] 55,418 L 12-14 Oct. 29 at Kentucky [TV: 6-9-10] 57,891 W 28-16 Nov. 5 TENNESSEE MARTIN [HC] [TV: 6-8-10] 55,096 W 55-17 Nov. 12 ALABAMA [TV: 2-6] [4/4] 57,871 L 7-24 Nov. 19 at Arkansas [TV: 1] [6/6] 55,761 L 17-44 Nov. 26 OLE MISS [TV: 4] 55,270 W 31-3 Dec. 30 vs. Wake Forest [TV: 2] 55,208 W 23-17 {Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl Nashville, Tenn.) Sept. 3 [12/12] *vs. East Carolina [TV: 6-9-10] 58,272 W 56-37 Sept. 10 [12/12] at Georgia [TV: 2-6][rv/rv] 92,746 W 45-42 Sept. 17 [11/11] NAVY [TV: 3-6] 78,807 W 24-21 Sept. 24 [12/10] VANDERBILT [TV: 3-6] [rv/rv] 77,015 W 21-3 Oct. 1 [10/9] AUBURN [TV: 1] [rv/rv] 81,767 L 13-16 Oct. 8 [18/14] KENTUCKY [TV: 5-6-10] 75,838 W 54-3 Oct. 15 [15/13] at Mississippi State [TV: 5-6-10] 55,418 W 14-12 Oct. 29 [14/14] at Tennessee [TV: 3-6] 96,655 W 14-3 Nov. 5 [10/10] at Arkansas [TV: 2-6] [8/8] 73,804 L 28-44 Nov. 12 [15/15] FLORIDA [HC] [TV: 1] 80,250 W 17-12 Nov. 19 [14/14] THE CITADEL [TV: 6-10-11] 76,816 W 41-20 Nov. 26 [14/13] CLEMSON [TV: 2-6] [18/17] 83,422 W 34-13 Jan. 2 [10/9] vs. Nebraska [TV: 2] [21/20] 61,351 W 30-13 {Capital One Bowl Orlando, Fla.) * - Charlotte, N.C. TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS (5-7, 1-7 SEC) Home Stadium: Neyland / Shields-Watkins Field (102,455) Total Home Att.: 757,136 Avg. Home Att.: 94,642 Pct. of Capacity: 92.37 Sept. 3 [rv/rv] MONTANA [TV: 6-10-11] 94,661 W 42-16 Sept. 10 [rv/rv] CINCINNATI [TV: 3-6] 94,207 W 45-23 Sept. 17 [rv/rv] at Florida [TV: 1][16/17] 90,744 L 23-33 Oct. 1 [rv/rv] BUFFALO [TV: 6-8-10] 87,758 W 41-10 Oct. 8 [rv/rv] GEORGIA [TV: 3-6] [rv/--] 102,455 L 12-20 Oct. 15 LSU [TV: 1] [1/2] 101,822 L 7-38 Oct. 22 at Alabama [TV: 3-6] [2/3] 101,821 L 6-37 Oct. 29 SOUTH CAROLINA [TV: 3-6] [14/14] 96,655 L 3-14 Nov. 5 MIDDLE TENNESSEE [HC] [TV: 6-9-10] 88,211 W 24-0 Nov. 12 at Arkansas [TV: 3-6] [8/8] 72,103 L 7-49 Nov. 19 VANDERBILT [TV: 4] 91,367 W 27-21 (ot) Nov. 26 at Kentucky [TV: 5-6-10] 59,855 L 7-10 VANDERBILT COMMODORES (6-7, 2-6 SEC) Home Stadium: Vanderbilt (39,773) Total Home Att.: 230,112 Avg. Home Att.: 32,873 Pct. of Capacity: 82.65 Sept. 3 ELON [TV: 6-8-10] 27,599 W 45-14 Sept. 10 CONNECTICUT [TV: 6-8-10] 32,119 W 24-21 Sept. 17 OLE MISS [TV: 5-6-10] 34,579 W 30-7 Sept. 24 [rv/rv] at South Carolina [TV: 3-6] [12/10] 77,015 L 3-21 Oct. 8 at Alabama [TV: 4] [2/3] 101,821 L 0-34 Oct. 15 GEORGIA [TV: 6-9-10] [rv/rv] 36,640 L 28-33 Oct. 22 ARMY [TV: 4] 32,210 W 44-21 Oct. 29 ARKANSAS [TV: 5-6-10] [8/8] 33,247 L 28-31 Nov. 5 at Florida [TV: 5-6-10] 90,144 L 21-26 Nov. 12 KENTUCKY [TV: 5-6-10] 33,718 W 38-8 Nov. 19 at Tennessee [TV: 4] 91,367 L 21-27 (ot) Nov. 26 at Wake Forest [TV: 4] 28,020 W 41-7 Dec. 31 vs. Cincinnati [TV: 7] 57,103 L 24-31 {AutoZone Liberty Bowl Memphis, Tenn.} Team s AP & USA Today Rankings Listed Before Opponent s Name & Opponents Rankings Listed after its Name (at time of game) [HC] - Homecoming TV Key - (1) CBS; (2) ESPN; (3) ESPN2; (4) ESPNU; (5) SEC Network; (6) ESPN3.com; (7) ABC; (8) CSS; (9) FS South, Southwest and SUN Sports; (10) ESPN GamePlan; (11) Institutional PPV; (12) ESPN Classic; (13) ESPN 3D; (14) CBS College Sports; (15) SportSouth; (16) FOX
2011 SEC Football Page 7 Season Review (All Times Eastern and subject to change) *- SEC conference games / Home team underlined SEPT. 1 Kentucky 14, Western Kentucky 3 (24,599 at Nashville) Mississippi State 59, Memphis 14 (33,990) SEPT. 3 Alabama 48, Kent State 7 (101,821) Arkansas 51, Missouri State 7 (70,607) Auburn 42, Utah State 38 (85,245) Florida 41, Florida Atlantic 3 (88,708) Boise State 35, Georgia 21 (73,614 at Atlanta) LSU 40, Oregon 27 (87,711 at Arlington, Texas) Brigham Young 14, Ole Miss 13 (55,124) South Carolina 56, East Carolina 37 (58,272 at Charlotte) Tennessee 42, Montana 16 (94,661) Vanderbilt 45, Elon 14 (27,599) SEPT. 10 * - Auburn 41, Mississippi State 34 (87,451) * - South Carolina 45, Georgia 42 (92,746) Alabama 27, Penn State 11 (107,846) Arkansas 52, New Mexico 3 (52,606 at Little Rock) Florida 39, UAB 0 (87,473) Kentucky 27, Central Michigan 13 (58,022) LSU 49, Northwestern State 3 (92,405) Ole Miss 42, Southern Illinois 24 (58,504) Tennessee 45, Cincinnati 23 (94,207) Vanderbilt 24, Connecticut 21 (32,119) SEPT. 15 * - LSU 19, Mississippi State 6 (56,924) SEPT. 17 * - Florida 33, Tennessee 23 (90,744) * - Vanderbilt 30, Ole Miss 7 (34,579) Alabama 41, North Texas 0 (101,821) Arkansas 38, Troy 28 (69,861) Clemson 38, Auburn 24 (82,000) Georgia 59, Coastal Carolina 0 (91,946) Louisville 24, Kentucky 17 (68,170) South Carolina 24, Navy 21 (78,807) SEPT. 24 *-Alabama 38, Arkansas 14 (101,821) *-Florida 48, Kentucky 10 (65,134) *-Georgia 27, Ole Miss 13 (58,042) *-South Carolina 21, Vanderbilt 3 (77,015) Auburn 30, Florida Atlantic 14 (82,249) LSU 47, West Virginia 21 (62,056) Mississippi State 26, Louisiana Tech 20 (OT) (55,116) OCT. 1 *-Alabama 38, Florida 10 (90,888) *-Auburn 16, South Carolina 13 (81,767) *-Georgia 24, Mississippi State 10 (92,746) *-LSU 35, Kentucky 7 (92,660) Arkansas 42, Texas A&M 38 (69,838 at Arlington, Texas) Ole Miss 38, Fresno State 28 (32,063) Tennessee 41, Buffalo 10 (87,758) 2011 SEC WEEK-BY-WEEK SCHEDULES AND RESULTS OCT. 8 *-Alabama 34, Vanderbilt 0 (101,821) *-Arkansas 38, Auburn 14 (74,191) *-LSU 41, Florida 11 (93,022) *-Georgia 20, Tennessee 12 (102,455) *-South Carolina 54, Kentucky 3 (75,838) Mississippi State 21, UAB 3 (28,351) OCT. 15 *-Alabama 52, Ole Miss 7 (61,792) *-Auburn 17, Florida 6 (87,451) *-Georgia 33, Vanderbilt 28 (36,640) *-LSU 38, Tennessee 7 (101,822) *-South Carolina 14, Mississippi State 12 (55,418) OCT. 22 *-Alabama 37, Tennessee 6 (101,821) *-Arkansas 29, Ole Miss 24 (57,951) *-LSU 45, Auburn 10 (93,098) Kentucky 38, Jacksonville State 14 (54,098) Vanderbilt 44, Army 21 (32,210) OCT. 29 *-Arkansas 31, Vanderbilt 28 (33,247) *-Auburn 41, Ole Miss 23 (85,347) *-Georgia 24, Florida 20 (84,524) (at Jacksonville) *-Mississippi State 28, Kentucky 16 (57,891) *-South Carolina 14, Tennessee 3 (96,655) NOV. 5 *-LSU 9, Alabama 6 (ot) (101,821) *-Arkansas 44, South Carolina 28 (73,804) *-Florida 26, Vanderbilt 21 (90,144) *-Kentucky 30, Ole Miss 13 (56,882) Georgia 63, New Mexico State 16 (92,746) Mississippi State 55, Tennessee-Martin 17 (55,096) Tennessee 24, Middle Tennessee 0 (88,211) NOV. 12 *-Alabama 24, Mississippi State 7 (57,871) *-Arkansas 49, Tennessee 7 (72,103) *-Georgia 45, Auburn 7 (92,746) *-South Carolina 17, Florida 12 (80,250) *-Vanderbilt 38, Kentucky 8 (33,718) LSU 42, Western Kentucky 9 (92,917) Louisiana Tech 27, Ole Miss 7 (44,123) NOV. 19 *-Arkansas 44, Mississippi State 17 (55,761) (War Memorial Stadium, Little Rock) *-Georgia 19, Kentucky 10 (92,746) *-LSU 52, Ole Miss 3 (59,877) *-Tennessee 27, Vanderbilt 21 (ot) (91,367) Alabama 45, Georgia Southern 21 (101,821) Auburn 35, Samford 16 (85,347) Florida 54, Furman 32 (84,674) South Carolina 41, The Citadel 20 (76,816) NOV. 25 *-LSU 41, Arkansas 17 (93,108) NOV. 26 *-Alabama 42, Auburn 14 (87,451) *-Kentucky 10, Tennessee 7 (59,855) *-Mississippi State 31, Ole Miss 3 (55,270) Florida State 21, Florida 7 (90,798) Georgia 31, Georgia Tech 17 (54,925) South Carolina 34, Clemson 13 (83,422) Vanderbilt 41, Wake Forest 7 (28,020) DEC. 3 *-LSU 42, Georgia 10 (74,515) SEC Championship Game Atlanta, Ga. DEC. 30 Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl (Nashville, Tenn.) Mississippi State 23, Wake Forest 17 (55,208) DEC. 31 Auto Zone Liberty Bowl (Memphis, Tenn.) Cincinnati 31, Vanderbilt 24 (57,103) Chick-fil-A Bowl (Atlanta, Ga.) Auburn 43, Virginia 24 (72,919) JAN. 2 Capital One Bowl (Orlando, Fla.) South Carolina 30, Nebraska 13 (61,351) Outback Bowl (Tampa, Fla.) Michigan State 33, Georgia 30 (3 OT) TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, Fla.) Florida 24, Ohio State 17 (61,312) JAN. 6 AT&T Cotton Bowl (Arlington, Texas) Arkansas 29, Kansas State 16 (80,956) JAN. 9 Allstate BCS National Championship Game (New Orleans, La.) Alabama 21, LSU 0 (78,237) TV Key - (1) CBS; (2) ESPN; (3) ESPN2; (4) ESPNU; (5) SEC Network; (6) ESPN3.com; (7) ABC; (8) CSS; (9) FS South, Southwest and SUN Sports; (10) ESPN GamePlan; (11) Institutional PPV; (12) ESPN Classic; (13) ESPN 3D; (14) CBS College Sports; (15) SportSouth; (16) FOX
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2011 SEC Football Page 9 Season Review Associated Press (Final) SEC IN THE THIS WEEK S POLLS Harris Interactive Poll (Final / Pre-Bowl) CONFERENCE RANKINGS (Final) No. Team Record Points 1. ALABAMA (55) 12-1 1,495 2. LSU (1) 13-1 1,425 3. Oklahoma State (4) 12-1 1,399 4. Oregon 12-2 1,250 5. ARKANSAS 11-2 1,198 6. Southern California 10-2 1,181 7. Stanford 11-2 1,167 8. Boise State 12-1 1,127 9. SOUTH CAROLINA 11-2 1,013 10. Wisconsin 11-3 905 11. Michigan State 11-3 873 12. Michigan 11-2 839 13. Baylor 10-3 780 14. Texas Christian 11-2 653 15. Kansas State 10-3 621 16. Oklahoma 10-3 572 17. West Virginia 10-3 547 18. Houston 13-1 518 19. GEORGIA 10-4 439 20. Southern Mississippi 12-2 411 21. Virginia Tech 11-3 329 22. Clemson 10-4 188 23. Florida State 9-4 154 24. Nebraska 9-4 143 25. Cincinnati 10-3 103 Others (SEC Only): Auburn (40). USA Today Coaches Poll (Final) No. Team Record Points 1. ALABAMA (59) 12-1 1,475 2. LSU 13-1 1,404 3. Oklahoma State 12-1 1,367 4. Oregon 12-2 1,290 5. ARKANSAS 11-2 1,188 6. Boise State 12-1 1,162 7. Stanford 11-2 1,106 8. SOUTH CAROLINA 11-2 1,084 9. Michigan 11-2 925 10. Michigan State 11-3 912 11. Wisconsin 11-3 911 12. Baylor 10-3 775 13. Texas Christian 11-2 710 14. Houston 13-1 673 15. Oklahoma 10-3 610 16. Kansas State 10-3 602 17. Virginia Tech 11-3 574 18. West Virginia 10-3 554 19. Southern Mississippi 12-2 429 20. GEORGIA 10-4 345 21. Cincinnati 10-3 248 22. Clemson 10-4 237 23. Florida State 9-4 205 24. Nebraska 9-4 144 25. Brigham Young 10-3 79 Others (SEC Only): Auburn (28), Florida (1), Mississippi State (1). No. Team Record Points 1. LSU (115) 13-0 2,875 2. ALABAMA 11-1 2,723 3. Oklahoma State 11-1 2,654 4. Stanford 11-1 2,504 5. Oregon 11-2 2,372 6. Boise State 11-1 2,236 7. ARKANSAS 10-2 2,163 8. Wisconsin 11-2 2,060 9. SOUTH CAROLINA 10-2 1,833 10. Kansas State 10-2 1,733 11. Virginia Tech 11-2 1,498 12. Michigan 10-2 1,447 13. Michigan State 10-3 1,428 14. Clemson 10-3 1,351 15. Texas Christian 10-2 1,245 16. Baylor 9-3 1,228 17. Houston 12-1 1,132 18. GEORGIA 10-3 1,095 19. Oklahoma 9-3 933 20. Nebraska 9-3 717 21. Southern Mississippi 11-2 711 22. West Virginia 9-3 522 23. Penn State 9-3 383 24. Cincinnati 9-3 172 25. Florida State 8-4 130 Others (SEC Only): Auburn (15). Bowl Championship Series Rankings (Pre-Bowl) No. Team Record Rating 1. LSU 13-0 1.000 2. ALABAMA 11-1.9419 3. Oklahoma State 11-1.9333 4. Stanford 11-1.8476 5. Oregon 11-2.7901 6. ARKANSAS 10-2.7687 7. Boise State 11-1.7408 8. Kansas State 10-2.6827 9. SOUTH CAROLINA 10-2.6553 10. Wisconsin 11-2.6374 11. Virginia Tech 11-2.5190 12. Baylor 9-3.4977 13. Michigan 10-2.4794 14. Oklahoma 9-3.4603 15. Clemson 10-3.4218 16. GEORGIA 10-3.4119 17. Michigan State 10-3.3883 18. Texas Christian 10-2.3869 19. Houston 12-1.3504 20. Nebraska 9-3.2606 21. Southern Mississippi 11-2.1918 22. Penn State 9-3.1305 23. West Virginia 9-3.1233 24. Texas 7-5.0876 25. AUBURN 7-5.0584 AP USA HI BCS SEC 5 5 5 6 Big 12 4 4 4 5 Big Ten 4 4 5 5 ACC 3 3 3 2 Pac-12 3 2 2 2 C-USA 2 2 2 2 Mtn. West 2 2 2 2 Big East 2 2 2 1 Independent 0 1 0 0 NUMBER OF TEAMS RANKED DURING 2011 SEASON AP USA HI BCS SEC 8 8 7 6 Big 12 8 8 7 8 Big Ten 7 7 6 6 Pac-12 5 5 4 4 ACC 5 6 5 4 Big East 3 3 2 2 C-USA 2 2 2 2 Mtn. West 2 2 2 2 Independent 1 2 1 1 NUMBER OF WEEKS RANKED DURING 2011 SEASON AP USA HI BCS SEC 90 88 47 46 Big 12 73 72 41 41 Big Ten 74 79 46 41 ACC 48 50 28 21 Pac-12 50 40 23 19 C-USA 15 17 13 13 Mtn. West 26 27 14 12 Big East 21 23 12 6 Independent 3 4 1 1