The eyes of the Southeastern Conference will be directed on Jacksonville Municipal Stadium Saturday afternoon at 3:30 when a struggling Georgia team tries to do something no team has done in the past 17 games — beat top-ranked Florida. Gators quarterback Tim Tebow will be seeking his fourth straight victory in his hometown. A Florida victory over Georgia and a Tennessee victory over South Carolina later in the day could allow Florida to clinch the East Division’s berth in the SEC Championship Game on Dec. 5 in Atlanta’s Georgia Dome.
GAME 8: GEORGIA BULLDOGS vs. No. 1 FLORIDA GATORS
WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 31 at 3:30 p.m. EDT.
WHERE: Jacksonville Municipal Stadium (80,000), Jacksonville, Fla.
WEATHER FORECAST: Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of precipitation. The high temperature is expected to be 89 degrees with winds from the SE at 9 miles per hour.
OVER THE AIRWAVES: CBS Sports (Verne Lundquist, play-by-play; Gary Danielson, color analyst; Tracy Wolfson, sidelines) has the telecast; Gator Radio Network has broadcast (see below for more information and stations) with Mick Hubert, Lee McGriff and Steve Babik.
RECORDS: Georgia is 4-3 overall, 3-2 SEC East. Florida is 7-0 overall, 5-0 SEC East.
RANKINGS: Georgia is unranked. Florida is No.1 in the Bowl Championship Series rankings (Week 2), No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll (media), No. 1 in the USA Today/American Football Coaches Association Top 25 poll, No. 1 in the Harris Interactive poll (BCS rankings) and No. 1 in the Legends Coaches poll.
COACHES: Georgia, Mark Richt (Miami, Fla., 1982) is 86-25 (.775) in his ninth season at Georgia and overall. Record vs. Florida: 2-6. Florida, Urban Meyer (Cincinnati, 1988) is 51-9 (.850) in his fifth season at Florida and 90-17 (.841) in his ninth season as a head coach (with previous stops at Bowling Green and Utah). Record vs. Georgia: 3-1.
GATOR BYTES: The Gators put the nation’s longest winning streak – 17 – on the line Saturday. … Since Urban Meyer arrived for the 2005 season, Florida enjoys a 13-1 record against its primary rivals Tennesee (5-0), Florida State (4-0), Georgia (3-1) and Miami (1-0). … Florida is 21-5 in games played as the No. 1 team in the Associated Press poll. … With their 29-19 victory at Mississippi State, Florida’s first victory in Starkville since the 1985 season, the Gators completed their first sweep of their SEC West competition since 1998, beat the Bulldogs, LSU (13-3) and Arkansas (23-13). … For the second straight game, Florida had just three penalties in the game. … Florida had five (out of six drives) three-and-outs in the first half last week in Starkville. … Opponents LSU, Arkansas and Mississippi State have converted just 8-of-50 third-down plays Florida. … Chris Rainey had his (and Florida’s) second blocked field goal of the season and the Gators are 20-1 when blocking a kick and 14-0 when blocking a punt.
DAWG BONES: Georgia is 11-3 under Mark Richt following a bye week, including 1-0 against Florida. That victory was the 42-30 victory in 2007. … The Bulldogs have played the nation’s No. 1 team three times and are 1-2. Georgia lost to No. 1 Pittsburgh (led by Tony Dorsett) in the Jan. 1, 1977 Sugar Bowl 27-3 and to No. 1 Florida, 47-7, on Nov. 2, 1996. Georgia’s only victory playing No. 1 came on Nov. 9, 1985 when No. 17 Georgia beat No. 1 Florida, 24-3. … In that 1985 game, Georgia freshman Keith Henderson rushed for 145 yards and fellow freshman Tim Worley rushed for 104 as the Bulldogs rushed for 344 to offset a 408-yard passing performance by Kerwin Bell.
LAST TIME OUT: How Georgia and Florida fared in their last games:
Georgia: On Oct. 17 at Vanderbilt Stadium, Nashville, Tenn., Joe Cox threw for 226 yards (on 16-of-31 passing) and two touchdowns – a 65-yarder to A.J. Green to open the scoring and 21-yarder to Caleb King in the fourth quarter – as Georgia won 34-10. King also scored on a 2-yard run as Georgia took a 17-3 halftime lead. Placekicker Blair Walsh kicked field goals of 42 and 43 yards for Georgia, who outgained Vanderbilt 399-296 and recorded three sacks.
Florida: On Oct. 24 at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Miss., the Gators’ defense surrendered just a pair of field goals to Mississippi State and beat the Bulldogs, 29-19. Florida’s defense came up with three interceptions despite playing without four starters, three on the line and middle linebacker Brandon Spikes. Linebacker Dustin Doe returned one interception 23 yards for a touchdown (A.J. Jones and Major Wright had the other thefts). Defensive end Carlos Dunlap had three sacks, while Spikes’ replacement, Ryan Stamper, led the defense with 13 tackles. Tim Tebow’s 26-yard touchdown run in the second quarter tied Herschel Walker for first place on the all-time SEC rushing touchdowns list with 49. He finished with 88 yards on 22 carries and threw for 127 yards on 12-of-22 passing but threw a pair of interceptions that were returned by MSU freshman Johnthan Banks 100 and 20 yards for touchdowns. Chris Rainey stepped up when Jeff Demps suffered a neck injury and rushed for 90 yards on 12 carries to lead the Florida rushing attack, which had a 249-92 edge over the Bulldogs.
SERIES: Georgia leads the series, depending on your allegiance, by 46-38-2 (Florida) or 47-38-2 (Georgia). The Bulldogs claim a 52-0 victory over the Gators in 1904 at Macon, Ga. Florida doesn’t recognize that game because football didn’t become a varsity sport until 1906.
Games at Jacksonville: Georgia leads 40-35-1. Games at Gainesville: Series tied 1-1. Games at Athens, Ga.: Georgia leads, 4-1. Games at neutral sites: Series tied 1-1-1 (Florida) or Georgia leads 2-1-1 (Georgia). Last 10 meetings: Florida 8-2. Current streak: 1, Florida (W, 49-10 in 2008). Longest Florida streak: 7 (1990-96). Longest Georgia streak: 7 (1941-1948, no game in 1943).
Results of games in the series (number in parentheses next to school was its ranking heading into the game that season):
1904: Georgia 52, Florida 0 at Macon, Ga. (Georgia recognizes this as a victory; Florida does not recognize this as a Georgia victory because it didn’t officially start playing football until 1906).
1915: Georgia 39, Florida 0 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 1916: Georgia 21, Florida 0 at Athens, Ga.; 1919: Georgia 16, Florida 0 at Tampa, Fla.;
1920: Georgia 56, Florida 0 at Athens, Ga.; 1926: Georgia 32, Florida 9 at Athens, Ga.; 1927: Georgia 28, Florida 0 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 1928: Florida 26, Georgia 0 at Savannah, Ga.; 1929: Florida 18, Georgia 6 at Jacksonville, Fla.;
1930: Florida 0, Georgia 0 at Savannah, Ga.; 1931: Georgia 33, Florida 6 at Gainesville, Fla.; 1932: Georgia 33, Florida 12 at Athens, Ga.; 1933: Georgia 14, Florida 0 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 1934: Georgia 14, Florida 0 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 1935: Georgia 7, Florida 0 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 1936: Georgia 26, Florida 8 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 1937: Florida 6, Georgia 0 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 1938: Georgia 19, Florida 6 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 1939: Georgia 6, Florida 2 at Jacksonville, Fla.;
1940: Florida 18, Georgia 13 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 1941: Georgia 19, Florida 3 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 1942: Georgia (1) 75, Florida (NR) 0 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 1944: Georgia 38, Florida 12 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 1945: Georgia 34, Florida 0 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 1946: Georgia (5) 33, Florida (NR) 14 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 1947: Georgia 34, Florida 6 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 1948: Georgia (13) 20, Florida (NR) 12 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 1949: Florida 28, Georgia 7 at Jacksonville, Fla.;
1950: Georgia 6, Florida 0 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 1951: Georgia 7, Florida 6 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 1952: Florida (20) 30, Georgia (NR) 0 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 1953: Florida 21, Georgia 7 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 1954: Georgia 14, Florida 13 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 1955: Florida 19, Georgia 13 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 1956: Florida (13) 28, Georgia (NR) 0 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 1957: Florida 22, Georgia 0 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 1958: Florida (19) 7, Georgia (NR) 6 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 1959: Georgia (11) 21, Florida (NR) 10 at Jacksonville, Fla.;
1960: Florida 22, Georgia 14 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 1961: Florida 21, Georgia 14 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 1962: Florida 23, Georgia 15 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 1963: Florida 21, Georgia 14 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 1964: Georgia (NR) 14, Florida (9) 7 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 1965: Florida 14, Georgia 10 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 1966: Georgia (NR) 27, Florida (7) 10 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 1967: Florida 17, Georgia 16 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 1968: Georgia (9) 51, Florida (NR) 0 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 1969: Georgia (16) 13, Florida (13) 13 at Jacksonville, Fla.;
1970: Florida 24, Georgia 17 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 1971: Georgia (7) 49, Florida (NR) 7 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 1972: Georgia 10, Florida 7 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 1973: Florida 11, Georgia 10 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 1974: Georgia (NR) 17, Florida (6) 16 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 1975: Georgia (NR) 10, Florida (11) 7 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 1976: Georgia (7) 41, Florida (10) 27 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 1977: Florida 22, Georgia 17 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 1978: Georgia (11) 24, Florida (NR) 22 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 1979: Georgia 33, Florida 10 at Jacksonville, Fla.;
1980: Georgia (2) 26, Florida (20) 21 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 1981: Georgia (4) 26, Florida (NR) 21 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 1982: Georgia (3) 44, Florida (20) 0 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 1983: Georgia (4) 10, Florida (9) 9 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 1984: Florida (10) 27, Georgia (8) 0 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 1985: Georgia (17) 24, Florida (1) 3 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 1986: Florida (NR) 31, Georgia (19) 19 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 1987: Georgia (10) 23, Florida (17) 10 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 1988: Georgia (19) 26, Florida (NR) 3 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 1989: Georgia (NR) 17, Florida (20) 10 at Jacksonville, Fla.;
1990: Florida (10) 38, Georgia (NR) 7 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 1991: Florida (6) 45, Georgia (23) 13 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 1992: Florida (20) 26, Georgia (7) 24 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 1993: Florida (10) 33, Georgia (NR) 26 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 1994: Florida (5) 52, Georgia (NR) 14 at Gainesville, Fla.; 1995: Florida (3) 52, Georgia (NR) 17 at Athens, Ga.; 1996: Florida (1) 47, Georgia (NR) 7 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 1997: Georgia (14) 37, Florida (6) 17 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 1998: Florida (5) 38, Georgia (11) 7 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 1999: Florida (5) 30, Georgia (10) 14 at Jacksonville, Fla.;
2000: Florida (8) 34, Georgia (13) 23 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 2001: Florida (6) 24, Georgia (15) 10 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 2002: Florida (NR) 20, Georgia (5) 13 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 2003: Florida (23) 16, Georgia (4) 13 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 2004: Georgia (7) 31, Florida (NR) 24 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 2005: Florida (16) 14, Georgia (4) 10 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 2006: Florida (9) 21, Georgia (25) 14 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 2007: Georgia (20) 42, Florida (9) 30 at Jacksonville, Fla.; 2008: Florida (5) 49, Georgia (8) 10 at Jacksonville, Fla.
LAST YEAR IN JACKSONVILLE: Tim Tebow rushed for three touchdowns and threw for 154 yards (on 10-of-13 passing) and two touchdowns and the Gators intercepted three passes, including one by Joe Haden that went for 88 yards, the fourth longest in school history. Georgia QB Matthew Stafford completed just 18-of-33 passes for 265 yards and was sacked twice in addition to Florida’s three picks. Georgia RB Knowshon Moreno, who had 188 yards and three TDs in 2007 as Georgia won 42-30, was held to 65 yards on 17 carries. Emmanuel Moody led Florida in rushing with 71 yards on 7 carries.
SCHEDULES: The 2009 week-to-week results of Georgia and Florida:
Georgia – Sept. 5 at Oklahoma State (L, 10-24); Sept. 12 SOUTH CAROLINA (SEC) (W, 41-37); Sept. 19 at Arkansas (SEC) (W, 52-41); Sept. 26 ARIZONA STATE (W, 20-17); Oct. 3 LOUISIANA STATE (SEC) (L, 13-20); Oct. 10 at Tennessee (SEC) (L, 19-45); Oct. 17 at Vanderbilt (SEC) (W, 34-10); Oct. 24 Bye; Oct. 31 Florida (SEC) at Jacksonville, 3:30 p.m. (CBS); Nov. 7 TENNESSEE TECH, 1 p.m. (PPV); Nov. 14 AUBURN (SEC), TBA; Nov. 21 KENTUCKY (SEC), TBA; Nov. 28 at Georgia Tech, TBA.
Florida – Sept. 5 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN (W, 62-3); Sept. 12 TROY (W, 56-6); Sept. 19 TENNESSEE (SEC) (W, 23-13); Sept. 26 at Kentucky (SEC) (W, 41-7); Oct. 3 Bye; Oct. 10 at Louisiana State (SEC) (W, 13-10); Oct. 17 ARKANSAS (SEC) (W, 23-20); Oct. 24 at Mississippi State (SEC) (W, 29-19); Oct. 31 Georgia (SEC) at Jacksonville, 3:30 p.m. (CBS); Nov. 7 VANDERBILT (SEC), 7:15 p.m. (ESPN or ESPN2); Nov. 14 at South Carolina (SEC), TBA (TBD); Nov. 21 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL, 12:30 p.m. (PPV); Nov. 28 FLORIDA STATE, TBA (TBD).
STARTLING LINEUPS: This is how the teams are expected to match up offense vs. defense and on special teams:
Florida offense: WR 6 Deonte Thompson; WR 11 Riley Cooper; LT 57 Carl Johnson or 73 Xavier Nixon; LG 55 Mike Pouncey; C 56 Maurkice Pouncey; RG 66 James Wilson or 74 Maurice Hurt; RT 76 Marcus Gilbert; TE 81 Aaron Hernandez; QB 15 Tim Tebow; RB 2 Jeff Demps or 3 Chris Rainey; FB 45 T.J. Pridemore; WR 25 Brandon James; WR 83 David Nelson.
Georgia defense: DE 42 Justin Houston; DT 95 Jeff Owens; DT 91 Kade Weston; DE 58 Demarcus Dobbs; SLB 52 Darius Dewberry; MLB 50 Darryl Gamble; WLB 35 Rennie Curran; CB 23 Prince Miller; SS 9 Reshad Jones; FS 3 Bryan Evans; CB 2 Brandon Boykin.
Florida defense: DE 8 Carlos Dunlap; DT 99 Omar Hunter or 90 Lawrence Marsh; DT 92 Terron Sanders or 6 Jaye Howard; DE 49 Jermaine Cunningham; SLB 16 A.J. Jones; MLB 51 Brandon Spikes; WLB 41 Ryan Stamper; CB 1 Janoris Jenkins; CB 5 Joe Haden; SS 35 Ahmad Black or 10 Will Hill; FS 21 Major Wright or 10 Will Hill.
Georgia offense: SE 12 Tavarres King; LT 71 Cordy Glenn; LG 63 Chris Davis; C 61 Ben Jones; RG 60 Clint Boling; RT 78 Josh Davis; TE 81 Aron White; QB 14 Joe Cox; FB 49 Shaun Chapas; TB 22 Richard Samuel; FL 8 A.J. Green.
Florida specialists: PK 19 Caleb Sturgis or 38 Jonathan Phillips; KO 19 Caleb Sturgis; PR 25 Brandon James; KR 25 Brandon James; P 17 Chas Henry; S 53 Mike Williamson (P) and 59 John Fairbanks (PK); H 17 Chas Henry.
Georgia specialists: PK 57 Blair Walsh; KO 57 Blair Walsh; PR 23 Prince Miller; KR 2 Brandon Boykin; P 13 Drew Butler; S 69 Ty Frix; H 13 Drew Butler.
TEAM STATISTICS: This is how Florida and Georgia compare in NCAA and SEC team statistics:
SCORING OFFENSE: Georgia 27.00 points per game (T60/7); Florida 35.29 points per game (9/1). National leader: Texas, 41.86 ppg.
TOTAL OFFENSE: Georgia 334.71 yards per game (90/10); Florida 457.00 yards per game (8/1). National leader: Houston 536.57 ypg.
RUSHING OFFENSE: Georgia 108.00 yards per game (103/12); Florida 258.29 yards per game (6/1). National leader: Nevada 320.14 ypg.
PASSING OFFENSE: Georgia 226.71 yards per game (49/3); Florida 198.71 yards per game (80/7). National leader: Texas Tech 418.88 ypg.
SCORING DEFENSE: Georgia 27.71 points per game (T84/12); Florida 10.14 points per game (2/1). National leader: Penn State 8.88 ppg.
TOTAL DEFENSE: Georgia 365.57 yards per game (70/10); Florida 229.57 yards per game (1/1).
RUSHING DEFENSE: Georgia 127.29 yards per game (54/5); Florida 94.57 yards per game (12/2). National leader: Texas 41.29 ypg. SEC leader: Alabama 64.88 ypg.
PASSING DEFENSE: Georgia 238.29 yards per game (90/11); Florida 135.00 yards per game (2/1). National leader: Eastern Michigan 124.43 ypg.
PASSING EFFICIENCY: Georgia 129.24 rating (T61/8). Florida 156.07 rating (12/1). National leader: Boise State 168.22.
PASS EFFICIENCY DEFENSE: Georgia 131.46 rating (79/11). Florida 86.83 rating (1/1).
TURNOVERS LOST: Georgia 17 (T92/T11). Florida 13 (T55/8). National leader: Cincinnati 4. SEC leader: Louisiana State 6.
TURNOVERS GAINED: Georgia 6 (T119/12). Florida 12 (T71/T8). National leader: Ohio 26. SEC leader: Arkansas 17.
TURNOVER MARGIN: Georgia -1.57 per game (119/12). Florida -0.14 per game. (T69/T7). National leader: Air Force 2.25 per game. SEC leader: Arkansas 1.43 per game.
TACKLES FOR LOSS ALLOWED: Georgia 4.43 per game (T23/2). Florida 5.57 per game (T51/6). National leader: Oklahoma State 2.86 per game. SEC leader: Kentucky 4.00 per game.
TACKLES FOR LOSS: Georgia 6.00 per game (T56/8). Florida 6.43 per game (T40/T3). National leader: Cincinnati 10.43 per game. SEC leader: Arkansas 7.57 per game.
SACKS ALLOWED: Georgia 0.86 per game (T10/1). Florida 2.29 per game (T79/T8). National leader: Iowa State 0.50 per game.
SACKS: Georgia 2.00 per game (T53/T6). Florida 2.86 per game (T20/3). National leader: Cincinnati 4.14 per game. SEC leader: Mississippi 3.00 per game.
FIRST DOWNS OFFENSE: Georgia 16.00 per game (T110/12). Florida 23.86 per game (T7/1). National leader: Houston 30.86 per game.
FIRST DOWNS DEFENSE: Georgia 19.00 per game (T64/10). Florida 12.57 per game (1/1).
THIRD-DOWN PERCENTAGE: Georgia 39.36 percent (62/5). Florida 45.98 percent (22/1). National leader: Brigham Young 59.81 percent.
THIRD-DOWN PERCENTAGE DEFENSE: Georgia 32.32 percent (18/4). Florida 23.47 percent (2/1). National leader: Texas 22.22 percent.
RED ZONE OFFENSE (Scores/Drives, TD-FG): Georgia 94 percent (16/17, 9-7) (T7/3). Florida 80 percent (28/35, 16-12) (T76/8). National leader: San Jose State 100 percent (13/13, 11-2). SEC leader: Arkansas 96 percent (24/25, 16-8) and Mississippi 96 percent (22/23, 17-5).
RED ZONE DEFENSE (Scores/Drives, TD-FG): Georgia 88 percent (22/25, 12-10) (T95/9). Florida 77 percent (10/13, 3-7) (T38/6). National leader: Penn State 59 percent (10/17, 5-5). SEC leader: Arkansas 67 percent (16/24, 8-8).
TIME OF POSSESSION: Georgia 28:28 (95/10). Florida 31:17 (32/3). National leader: Georgia Tech 34:50. SEC leader: Alabama 32:36.
NET PUNTING: Georgia 44.06 yards (1/1). Florida 37.56 yards (27/2).
PUNT RETURNS: Georgia 11.86 yards per return (35/4). Florida 5.05 yards per return (103/9). National leader: East Carolina 20.00 yards per return. SEC leader: Alabama 15.92 yards per return.
PUNT RETURN YARDAGE DEFENSE: Georgia 9.40 yards per return (69/6). Florida 0.00 yards per return (2/1). National leader: Florida Atlantic -4.00 yards per return.
KICKOFF RETURNS: Georgia 22.92 yards per return (50/8). Florida 27.25 yards per return (8/2). National leader: Stanford 31.77 yards per return. SEC leader: Arkansas 28.42 yards per return.
KICKOFF RETURN YARDAGE DEFENSE: Georgia 25.04 yards per return (107/9). Florida 19.71 yards per return (28/3). National leader: Kent State 14.03 yards per return. SEC leader: Louisiana State 16.68 yards per return.
FEWEST YARDS PENALIZED: Georgia 74.71 yards per game (111/12). Florida 42.29 yards per game (12/3). National leader: Connecticut 29.14 yards per game. SEC leader: Tennessee 37.00 yards per game.
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS: The top players in each statistical category for Georgia and Florida:
RUSHING: Georgia, Richard Samuel, 77-335, 4.4 average, 2 TD; Caleb King 35-135, 3.9 average, 1 TD; Washaun Ealey 31-122, 3.9 average, 0 TD. Florida, Tim Tebow 121-466, 3.9 average, 6 TD; Jeff Demps 58-457, 7.9 average, 5 TD; Chris Rainey 53-368, 6.9 average, 3 TD; Emmanuel Moody 32-269, 8.4 average, 0 TD.
PASSING: Georgia, Joe Cox 120-209-9, 57.4 percent, 1,581 yards, 13 TD, 132.87 rating; Logan Gray 1-4-0, 25.0 percent, 6 yards, 0 TD, 37.60 rating. Florida, Tim Tebow 84-132-4, 63.6 percent, 1,159 yards, 8 TD, 151.33 rating; John Brantley 22-30-0, 73.3 percent, 232 yards, 4 TD, 182.29 rating.
RECEIVING: Georgia, A.J. Green 41-682, 16.6 average, 6 TD; Michael Moore 19-177, 9.3 average, 2 TD; Tavarres King 11-176, 16.0 average, 1 TD; Orson Charles 10-190, 19.0 average, 1 TD. Florida, Aaron Hernandez 33-392, 11.9 average, 2 TD; Riley Cooper 27-396, 14.7 average, 3 TD; David Nelson 8-79, 9.9 average, 0 TD; Omarius Hines 7-98, 14.0 average, 0 TD; Brandon James 7-93, 13.3 average, 1 TD; Deonte Thompson 6-146, 24.3 average, 3 TD.
SCORING: Georgia, Blair Walsh 11-12 FG, 20-20 PAT, 53 points; A.J. Green 6 TD, 1 PAT, 38 points. Florida, Caleb Sturgis 13-16 FG, 14-15 PAT, 53 points; Tim Tebow 6 TD, 36 points; Jeff Demps 5 TD, 30 points, Chris Rainey 4 TD, 24 points.
PUNTS: Georgia, Drew Butler 34-1679, 49.4 average, 2 touchbacks, 8 fair catches, 9 inside the 20. Florida, Chas Henry 18-716, 39.8 average, 2 touchbacks, 5 fair catches, 7 inside the 20.
PUNT RETURNS: Georgia, Prince Miller 11-158, 14.4 average, 0 TD. Florida, Brandon James 14-50, 3.6 average, 0 TD; Frankie Hammond 3-16, 5.3 average, 0 TD.
KICKOFF RETURNS: Georgia, Brandon Boykin 22-600, 27.3 average, 2 TD; Brandon Smith 10-175, 17.5 average, 0 TD. Florida, Brandon James 17-468, 27.5 average, 1 TD; T.J. Lawrence 2-69, 34.5 average, 0 TD.
INTERCEPTIONS: Georgia, Bacarri Rambo 2-28, 14.0 average, 1 TD; Brandon Boykin 2-2, 1.0 average, 0 TD. Florida, Major Wright 3-34, 11.3 average, 0 TD; Joe Haden 2-0, 0.0 average, 0 TD; Janoris Jenkins 2-4, 2.0 average, 0 TD; Dustin Doe 1-23, 23.0, 1 TD.
FUMBLE RETURNS: Georgia, Rennie Curran 1-3, 3.0 average, 0 TD. Florida, None.
TACKLES (UT-AT): Georgia, Rennie Curran 39-33, Reshad Jones 26-17, Darryl Gamble 18-18, Brandon Boykin 21-8. Florida, Ryan Stamper 22-24, Joe Haden 32-7, Ahmad Black 14-23, Brandon Spikes 14-18, A.J. Jones 11-16.
TACKLES FOR LOSS: Georgia, Justin Houston 7.5-31 yards; Kade Weston 5.0-17 yards. Florida, Jermaine Cunningham 7.0-27 yards; Carlos Dunlap 6.0-31 yards; Brandon Spikes 4.5-18 yards; Joe Haden 4.0-19 yards; Ryan Stamper 4.0-9 yards.
QUARTERBACK SACKS: Georgia, Justin Houston 4.0-24 yards; Kade Weston 2.5-15 yards. Florida, Carlos Dunlap 5.0-28 yards; Jermaine Cunningham 4.0-24 yards; Brandon Spikes 3.0-16 yards.
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TV: CBS is televising the game at 3:30 p.m. Calling the game is Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color analyst) and Tracy Wolfson (sidelines).
TV REPLAYS: Sun Sports replays the game at 8:30 Sunday morning with its “Breakfast with the Gators” show and also replays the game Tuesday, Nov. 3 at 11 p.m. Calling the game are David Steele (play-by-play), Nat Moore (color analyst) and Steve Babik (sidelines). Comcast Sports South (CSS) has the replay at 11 a.m. Saturday and Wednesday afternoon at 2 p.m. with Bob Neal (play-by-play) and Buck Belue (color analyst).
RADIO: Florida broadcast (Mick Hubert, play-by-play; Lee McGriff, color; Steve Babik, sidelines; Scot Brantley and Travis McGriff, pre-game) is from the Gator Radio Network. Pre-game show starts at 12:30 p.m.; post-game show concludes 60 minutes after game. WFXJ-AM 930 (Jacksonville) is flagship station; affiliates are WCNN-AM 680 (Atlanta, Ga.), WALR-AM 1340 (Atlanta, Ga.), WFOM-AM 1230 (Atlanta, Ga.), WWBF-AM 1130 (Bartow), WPHK-FM 102.7 (Blountstown), WWJB-AM 1450 (Brooksville), WMEL-AM 1300 (Cocoa), WXCV-FM 95.3 (Crystal River), WDCF-AM 1350 (Dade City), WWCN-AM 770 (Fort Myers), WRUF-FM 103.7 (Gainesville), WRUF-AM 850 (Gainesville), WKWF-AM 1600 (Key West), WUCR-FM 107.9 (Lake Butler), WNFB-FM 94.3 (Lake City), WDSR-AM 1340 (Lake City), WONN-AM 1230 (Lakeland), WINZ-AM 940 (Miami), WSBB-AM 1230 (New Smyrna Beach), WMOP-AM 900 (Ocala), WMOP-FM 100.1 (Ocala), WOKC-AM 1570 (Okeechobee), WOKC-FM 100.9 (Okeechobee), WFLF-AM 540 (Orlando), WIYD-AM 1260 (Palatka), WYYX-FM 97.7 (Panama City), WTKE-FM 98.1 (Pensacola), WPSL-AM 1590 (Port St. Lucie), WLSS-AM 930 (Sarasota), WSJZ-FM 99.5 (Sebastian), WWTK-AM 730 (Sebring), WAOC-AM 1420 (St. Augustine), WSTU-AM 1450 (Stuart), WQTL-FM 106.1 (Tallahassee), WDAE-AM 620 (Tampa-St. Petersburg), WJNO-AM 1290 (West Palm Beach). The game also is available (with the Gator Radio Network feed) on satellite radio XM 217. Georgia broadcast is via the Georgia Bulldog Radio Network with Scott Howard (play-by-play) and Eric Zeier (color analyst). The satellite broadcast from the Bulldog Radio Network is on Sirius 123. The game also is being broadcast nationally by Touchdown Radio Productions with Frank Frangie (play-by-play) and Gino Torretta (color analyst).
STATISTICS: Game play-by-play and statistics are delayed but refreshed continually during the game on GameTracker, http://www.gatorzone.com and http://www.espn.go.com.
SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE
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SCHEDULE
Saturday, Oct. 31
No. 1 Florida vs. Georgia at Jacksonville, Fla., 3:30 p.m. ET (CBS)
No. 25 Mississippi at Auburn, 12:21 p.m. (SEC Network)
Mississippi State at Kentucky, 7 p.m. (FSN)
Eastern Michigan at Arkansas, 7 p.m. (ESPNU)
No. 11 Georgia Tech at Vanderbilt, 7:30 p.m. (CSS)
No. 22 South Carolina at Tennessee, 7:45 p.m. (ESPN)
Tulane at No. 9 Louisiana State, 8 p.m. (PPV)
Idle: Alabama
Saturday, Nov. 7
South Carolina at Arkansas, 12:21 p.m. (SEC Network)
Tennessee Tech at Georgia, 1 p.m. (PPV)
Eastern Kentucky at Kentucky, 1 p.m. (WKYT-TV, WYMT-TV)
Furman at Auburn, 1:30 p.m. (PPV)
Louisiana State at Alabama, 3:30 p.m. (CBS)
Memphis at Tennessee, 7 p.m. (ESPNU)
Vanderbilt at Florida, 7:15 p.m. (ESPN or ESPN2)
Northern Arizona at Mississippi, 7:30 p.m. (CSS)
Idle: Mississippi State
BOWL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES RANKINGS AND SCHEDULE (WEEK 2)
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http://espn.go.com/college-football/bcs
The BCS rankings/Week 2 teams by conferences: SEC (5): No. 1 Florida, No. 2 Alabama, No. 9 Louisiana State, No. 22 South Carolina, No. 25 Mississippi. Pacific-10 (4): No. 5 Southern California, No. 10 Oregon, No. 20 Arizona, No. 24 California. Big Ten (3): No. 4 Iowa, No. 12 Penn State, No. 17 Ohio State. Big East (3): No. 8 Cincinnati, No. 15 Pittsburgh, No. 21 West Virginia. Atlantic Coast (3): No. 11 Georgia Tech, No. 13 Virginia Tech, No. 19 Miami (Fla.). Big 12 (2): No. 3 Texas, No. 14 Oklahoma State. Mountain West (2): No. 6 Texas Christian, No. 16 Utah. Western Athletic (1): No. 7 Boise State. Conference USA (1): No. 18 Houston. Independents (1): No. 23 Notre Dame.
THE TOP 25 GAMES INVOLVING BCS-RANKED SCHOOLS
The BCS Week 2 team rankings and their scheduled games:
1. Florida (7-0) vs. Georgia Saturday at Jacksonville, Fla., 3:30 p.m. (CBS)
2. Alabama (8-0) is idle.
3. Texas (7-0) at No. 14 Oklahoma State Saturday, 8 p.m.
4. Iowa (8-0) vs. Indiana Saturday, 12 p.m. (ESPN, ESPN360.com)
5. Southern California (6-1) at No. 10 Oregon Saturday, 8 p.m.
6. Texas Christian (7-0) vs. UNLV Saturday, 4 p.m.
7. Boise State (7-0) vs. San Jose State Saturday, 3 p.m. (ESPN360.com)
8. Cincinnati (7-0) at Syracuse Saturday, 12 p.m. (ESPNU)
9. Louisiana State (6-1) vs. Tulane Saturday, 8 p.m. (PPV, ESPN360.com)
10. Oregon (6-1) vs. No. 5 Southern California Saturday, 8 p.m.
11. Georgia Tech (7-1) at Vanderbilt Saturday, 7:30 p.m. (CSS, ESPN360.com)
12. Penn State (7-1) at Northwestern Saturday, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN, ESPN360.com)
13. Virginia Tech (5-3) lost to North Carolina Thursday, 20-17.
14. Oklahoma State (6-1) vs. No. 3 Texas Saturday, 8 p.m.
15. Pittsburgh (7-1) is idle.
16. Utah (6-1) vs. Wyoming Saturday, 8 p.m.
17. Ohio State (6-2) vs. New Mexico State Saturday, 12 p.m. (Big Ten Network)
18. Houston (6-1) vs. Southern Mississippi Saturday, 1 p.m.
19. Miami, Fla. (5-2) at Wake Forest Saturday, 3:30 p.m. (ABC)
20. Arizona (5-2) is idle.
21. West Virginia (6-2) lost to South Florida, 30-19, Friday.
22. South Carolina (6-2) at Tennessee Saturday, 7:45 p.m. (ESPN, ESPN360.com)
23. Notre Dame (5-2) vs. Washington State at San Antonio, Texas, Saturday, 7:30 p.m. (NBC)
24. California (5-2) at Arizona State Saturday, 3:30 p.m. (ABC)
25. Mississippi (5-2) at Auburn Saturday, 12:21 p.m. (SEC Network, ESPN360.com)
STANDINGS AND SCHEDULES
ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE
For the ACC standings, click below:
http://espn.go.com/ncf/conferences/standings?confId=1&year=2009
SCHEDULES
Thursday, Oct. 29
North Carolina 20, No. 13 Virginia Tech 17
Saturday, Oct. 31
North Carolina State at Florida State, 12 p.m. (ESPN360.com)
Coastal Carolina at Clemson, 1:30 p.m. (ESPN360.com)
No. 19 Miami (Fla.) at Wake Forest, 3:30 p.m. (ABC/ESPN2)
Central Michigan at Boston College, 3:30 p.m. (ESPNU)
Duke at Virginia, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN360.com)
No. 11 Georgia Tech at Vanderbilt, 7:30 p.m. (CSS)
Thursday, Nov. 5
Virginia Tech at East Carolina, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Saturday, Nov. 7
Duke at North Carolina, 3 p.m. (ESPN360.com)
Florida State at Clemson, TBA
Wake Forest at Georgia Tech, TBA
Maryland at North Carolina State, TBA
Virginia at Miami, TBA
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
For the Big East standings, click below:
http://espn.go.com/ncf/conferences/standings?confId=10&year=2009
SCHEDULE
Friday, Oct. 30
South Florida 30, No. 21 West Virginia 19
Saturday, Oct. 31
No. 8 Cincinnati at Syracuse, 12 p.m. (ESPNU)
Rutgers at Connecticut, 12 p.m. (Big East Network, ESPN360.com)
Arkansas State at Louisville, 3:30 p.m. (Big East Network)
Saturday, Nov. 7
Connecticut at Cincinnati, TBA
Louisville at West Virginia, TBA
Syracuse at Pittsburgh, TBA
BIG TEN CONFERENCE
For the Big Ten standings, click below:
http://espn.go.com/ncf/conferences/standings?confId=5
SCHEDULE
Saturday, Oct. 31
Indiana at No. 4 Iowa, 12 p.m. (ESPN, ESPN360.com)
New Mexico State at No. 17 Ohio State, 12 p.m. (Big Ten Network)
Purdue at Wisconsin, 12 p.m. (ESPN2, ESPN360.com)
Michigan at Illinois, 3:30 p.m. (ABC/ESPN2)
No. 12 Penn State at Northwestern, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN, ESPN360.com)
Michigan State at Minnesota, 8 p.m. (Big Ten Network)
Saturday, Nov. 7
Northwestern at Iowa, 12 p.m. (ESPN)
Illinois at Minnesota, 12 p.m. (Big Ten Network)
Wisconsin at Indiana, 12 p.m. (Big Ten Network)
Purdue at Michigan, 12 p.m. (Big Ten Network)
Western Michigan at Michigan State, 12 p.m. (Big Ten Network)
Ohio State at Penn State, 3:30 p.m. (ABC/ESPN2)
BIG 12 CONFERENCE
For the Big 12 standings, click below:
http://espn.go.com/ncf/conferences/standings?confId=4
SCHEDULE
Saturday, Oct. 31
Nebraska at Baylor, 12:30 p.m. (VERSUS)
Missouri at Colorado, 1:30 p.m. (FSN)
Kansas at Texas Tech, 3:30 p.m. (ABC)
Iowa State at Texas A&M, 3:30 p.m.
Kansas State at Oklahoma, 7 p.m. (FSN)
No. 3 Texas at No. 14 Oklahoma State, 8 p.m. (ABC/ESPN2)
Saturday, Nov. 7
Kansas at Kansas State, TBA (ABC or VERSUS)
Oklahoma State at Iowa State, TBA (ABC or VERSUS)
Baylor at Missouri, TBA
Oklahoma at Nebraska, TBA (ABC or VERSUS)
UCF at Texas, 12 p.m. (FSN)
Texas A&M at Colorado, 12:30 p.m. (FCS)
CONFERENCE USA
For the C-USA standings, click below:
http://espn.go.com/ncf/conferences/standings?confId=12
SCHEDULE
Tuesday, Oct. 27
East Carolina 38, Memphis 19
Saturday, Oct. 31
Southern Mississippi at No. 18 Houston, 1 p.m. (CSSO
Southern Methodist at Tulsa, 2 p.m.
UAB at UTEP, 3 p.m.
Tulane at No. 9 Louisiana State, 8 p.m. (TigerVision PPV, ESPN360.com)
Sunday, Nov. 1
Marshall at UCF, 8:15 p.m. (ESPN, ESPN360.com)
Thursday, Nov. 5
Virginia Tech at East Carolina, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Saturday, Nov. 7
UCF at Texas, 12 p.m. (FSN)
Florida Atlantic at UAB, 2 p.m.
Rice at Southern Methodist, 3 p.m.
UTEP at Tulane, 3:30 p.m.
Memphis at Tennessee, 7 p.m. (ESPNU)
Houston at Tulsa, 7:30 p.m. (CBS College Sports)
INDEPENDENTS
For the latest Independents records, click below:
http://espn.go.com/ncf/conferences/standings?confId=18
SCHEDULE
Saturday, Oct. 31
Temple at Navy, 3:30 p.m.
Washington State vs. No. 23 Notre Dame at San Antonio, Texas, 7:30 p.m. (NBC)
Saturday, Nov. 7
Navy at Notre Dame, 2:30 p.m. (NBC)
Army at Air Force, 3:30 p.m.
MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE
For the MAC standings, click below:
http://espn.go.com/ncf/conferences/standings?confId=15
SCHEDULE
Saturday, Oct. 31
Ohio at Ball State, 12 p.m.
Akron at Northern Illinois, 12 p.m. (ESPN360.com)
Western Michigan at Kent State, 2 p.m.
Central Michigan at Boston College, 3:30 p.m. (ESPNU)
Toledo at Miami (Ohio), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN360.com)
Temple at Navy, 3:30 p.m.
Eastern Michigan at Arkansas, 7 p.m. (ESPNU)
Tuesday, Nov. 3
Bowling Green at Buffalo, 7 p.m. (ESPN2, ESPN360.com)
Thursday, Nov. 5
Miami (Ohio) at Temple, 7:30 p.m. (ESPNU)
Eastern Michigan at Northern Illinois, 7:30 p.m. (ESPNU)
Saturday, Nov. 7
Western Michigan at Michigan State, 12 p.m. (Big Ten Network)
Kent State at Akron, 3:30 p.m.
MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE
For the Mountain West standings, click below:
http://espn.go.com/ncf/conferences/standings?confId=17
SCHEDULE
Saturday, Oct. 31
UNLV at No. 6 Texas Christian, 4 p.m. (VERSUS)
Air Force at Colorado State, 4 p.m. (Mountain West Network)
New Mexico at San Diego State, 7:30 p.m. (CBS College Sports)
Wyoming at No. 16 Utah, 8 p.m. (Mountain West Network)
Saturday, Nov. 7
Brigham Young at Wyoming, 2 p.m. (Mountain West Network)
Army at Air Force, 3:30 p.m. (CBS College Sports)
Texas Christian at San Diego State, 4 p.m. (VERSUS)
New Mexico at Utah, 6 p.m. (Mountain West Network)
Colorado State at UNLV, 10 p.m. (Mountain West Network)
PACIFIC-10 CONFERENCE
For the Pacific-10 standings, click below:
http://espn.go.com/ncf/conferences/standings?confId=9
SCHEDULE
Saturday, Oct. 31
No. 24 California at Arizona State, 3:30 p.m. (ABC)
UCLA at Oregon State, 4 p.m. (FSNNW, FSN Prime Ticket)
Washington State vs. No. 23 Notre Dame at San Antonio, Texas, 7:30 p.m. (NBC)
No. 5 Southern California at No. 10 Oregon, 8 p.m. (ABC/ESPN2)
Saturday, Nov. 7
Oregon at Stanford, 3:30 p.m. (FSN)
Washington State at Arizona, 3:30 p.m.
Oregon State at California, 7 p.m. (FSN)
Southern California at Arizona State, 8 p.m. (ABC/ESPN2)
Washington at UCLA, TBA
SUN BELT CONFERENCE
For the Sun Belt standings, click below:
http://espn.go.com/ncf/conferences/standings?confId=37
SCHEDULE
Saturday, Oct. 31
Louisiana-Lafayette at Florida International, 11 a.m.
Middle Tennessee at Florida Atlantic, 3 p.m.
Arkansas State at Louisville, 3:30 p.m.
Western Kentucky at North Texas, 4:15 p.m. (Sun Belt Network)
Louisiana-Monroe at Troy, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 7
Florida Atlantic at UAB, 1 p.m.
Louisiana-Lafayette at Arkansas State, 3:30 p.m. (Sun Belt Network)
Louisiana-Monroe at North Texas, 4 p.m.
Florida International at Middle Tennessee, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN360.com)
Troy at Western Kentucky, 5 p.m.
WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
For the WAC standings, click below:
http://espn.go.com/ncf/conferences/standings?confId=16
SCHEDULE
Saturday, Oct. 31
New Mexico State at No. 17 Ohio State, 12 p.m. (Big Ten Network)
San Jose State at No. 7 Boise State, 3 p.m. (KTVB, ESPN360.com, ESPN GamePlan)
Hawaii at Nevada, 4:05 p.m. (Oceanic PPV)
Louisiana Tech at Idaho, 5 p.m. (ERT, Altitude2, ESPN360.com, ESPN GamePlan)
Utah State at Fresno State, 5 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 6
Boise State at Louisiana Tech, 8 p.m. (ESPN2)
Saturday, Nov. 7
Fresno State at Idaho, 10:30 p.m. (ESPNU)
Utah State at Hawaii, 11 p.m. (Oceanic PPV)
Sunday, Nov. 8
Nevada at San Jose State, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
For the MEAC standings, click below:
http://espn.go.com/ncf/conferences/standings?confId=24
SCHEDULE
Saturday, Oct. 31
Howard at Norfolk State, 1 p.m.
Bethune-Cookman at North Carolina A&T, 1:30 p.m.
Delaware State at South Carolina State, 1:30 p.m.
Hampton at Winston-Salem, 2 p.m.
Florida A&M at Morgan State, 4 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 7
South Carolina State at Howard, 1 p.m.
Delaware State at Winston-Salem, 1 p.m.
North Carolina A&T at Florida A&M, 3 p.m.
Hampton at Bethune-Cookman, 4 p.m.
Norfolk State at Morgan State, 4 p.m.
PIONEER LEAGUE
For the Pioneer standings, click below:
http://espn.go.com/ncf/conferences/standings?confId=28
SCHEDULE
Saturday, Oct. 31
Davidson at Butler, 12 p.m.
Valparaiso at Marist, 12 p.m.
Morehead State at Campbell, 1 p.m.
San Diego at Dayton, 1 p.m.
Jacksonville at Drake, 2 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 7
Butler at Dayton, 1 p.m.
Valparaiso at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.
Georgetown at Marist, 1 p.m.
Campbell at Drake, 2 p.m.
Davidson at San Diego, 4 p.m.
IVY LEAGUE
For the Ivy League standings click below:
http://espn.go.com/ncf/conferences/standings?confId=22
SCHEDULE
Saturday, Oct. 31
Dartmouth at Harvard, 12 p.m.
Pennsylvania at Brown, 12:30 p.m.
Cornell at Princeton, 1 p.m. (FIOS1)
Yale at Columbia, 1 p.m. (YES)
Saturday, Nov. 7
Harvard at Columbia, 12:30 p.m.
Cornell at Dartmouth, 12:30 p.m.
Brown at Yale, 1 p.m. (YES)
Princeton at Penn, 3:30 p.m. (Comcast SportsNet)
FLORIDA COLLEGES
SCHEDULE
Saturday, Oct. 31
Newport News Apprentice at Webber International, 1 p.m.
Edward Waters at Savannah State, 2 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 7
Southern Virginia at Webber International, 1 p.m.
Edward Waters at Valdosta State, 2 p.m.