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October, 16, 2009

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By Chris Low

Posted by ESPN.com's Chris Low

A little bit of this and a little bit of that as we head into Week 7 in the SEC:

Urban Meyer is 49-9 as Florida’s head coach. A win over Arkansas would tie him with Alabama’s Frank Thomas for the fewest games needed to reach 50 wins as a head coach in the SEC.
Something has to give Saturday at the Swamp. Arkansas leads the SEC in passing offense (318.2 yards per game) and passing touchdowns (15). Florida leads the SEC in passing defense (115.2 yards allowed) and fewest passing touchdowns (1).
Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy has not had a turnover since a second-quarter interception against Virginia Tech in the opener. His streak of 141 passes without an interception is third in the Alabama record books behind only Brodie Croyle (199) and Jay Barker (155). Since halftime of the Virginia Tech game, McElroy has passed for 1,139 yards with nine touchdown passes and no interceptions.
You want balance? Check out Alabama’s offensive numbers this season. The Crimson Tide have rushed for 1,341 yards and passed for 1,327 yards – a difference of 14 yards.
South Carolina has never defeated a team in the top 2 of the AP poll (0-12). The highest-ranked opponent the Gamecocks have ever beaten was No. 3 North Carolina in 1981. South Carolina is looking for its second win over a top 5 opponent this season. Prior to this season, the Gamecocks were 1-32 all-time against top 5 opponents and were on a 22-game losing streak in those games. South Carolina beat No. 4 Ole Miss on Sept. 24. The Gamecocks have never beaten a top 5 team when they were also ranked.
South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier is moving up the chart in SEC regular-season wins. He has 104, not counting SEC Championship Game wins, and will tie Georgia’s Vince Dooley for third all-time with his next win. Ole Miss’ John Vaught is second on that list with 106 wins. First place belongs to Alabama’s Bear Bryant, who has 159 – one of those records that will probably never be broken.
South Carolina ranks 11^th in the SEC in sacks allowed with 15. Only LSU has allowed more with 18.
Mississippi State’s Anthony Dixon can break the school’s all-time rushing record with 49 yards Saturday against Middle Tennessee. Jerious Norwood currently owns the record with 3,212 yards from 2002-05.
Since 2005, Florida has committed the least amount of turnovers of any FBS team (72). In that time, the Gators have had 18 games in which they did not turn the ball over at all, which is second to West Virginia’s 20 games without a turnover.
Tennessee’s Montario Hardesty leads all FBS running backs with 23 runs of 10 yards or longer this season. Alabama’s Mark Ingram is second with 22 runs of 10 yards or longer.
SEC teams have scored more touchdowns on interceptions (12) and kickoff returns (7) than any other FBS conference.
Vanderbilt has given up more than 24 points only once since the opening game of the 2008 season. That’s a stretch of 19 games.
Georgia sophomore defensive back Brandon Boykin is the first player in SEC history with two 100-yard kickoff returns for touchdowns in a season. He had one against Tennessee last week and one against South Carolina earlier this season.

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Alabama Crimson Tide, Arkansas Razorbacks, Florida Gators, South Carolina Gamecocks, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Tennessee Volunteers, Georgia Bulldogs, Montario Hardesty, Brandon Boykin, Steve Spurrier, Urban Meyer, Anthony Dixon, Mark Ingram, Bear Bryant, Greg McElroy

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