As the Big Ten and SEC begin November play, our staff took a look at the potential bowl teams across both conferences. The graphic below includes game records, media projections, month-by-month record breakdowns and a few other random notes. Click on the graphic to view it full size.
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Read MoreNo. 9 Missouri (7-1, 3-1 SEC) hosts Tennessee (4-4, 1-3 SEC) in a pivotal SEC East matchup. The Tigers still control their destiny despite suffering their first loss last weekend at home against South Carolina. QB Maty Mauk tossed for 249 yards in the setback and he faces a Tennessee defense that has surrendered nearly 30 points per game. The Vols upset the Gamecocks two weeks ago and look to avenge a heartbreaking 51-48 loss to Missouri in Knoxville last […]
Read MoreNational sportswriter David Whitley (Orlando Sentinel, Sporting News) has been contributing to the official Florida Citrus Sports website (FloridaCitrusSports.com) this season with an outsider’s perspective on the process of putting together a bowl game. This week he looked at Missouri’s emergence as an SEC contender after a weekend of upsets across the conference. The Tigers are not complete strangers to Orlando; they visited hometown team UCF last season and, as David points out, played in the 1981 edition of the […]
Read MoreNo. 21 South Carolina (5-2, 3-2 SEC) at No. 5 Missouri (7-0, 3-0 SEC) Missouri leads the series 2-1 (Last meeting September 22, 2012: South Carolina 31, Missouri 10) While South Carolina and Missouri may be young rivals in the new-look SEC, this year’s game has huge implications on how the SEC East will shape up this season. Missouri entered this year coming off an injury-plagued 5-7 season and didn’t receive a vote in either the AP or Coaches poll […]
Read MoreNo. 21 South Carolina (5-2, 3-2 SEC) travels to No. 5 Missouri (7-0, 3-0 SEC) for a pivotal SEC East showdown. The Tigers own a two-game lead on the rest of the division after wins over Georgia and Florida and a win over South Carolina would put them in excellent position to win a division championship in just their second season in the SEC. Missouri rolled past Florida 36-17 in quarterback Maty Mauk’s first start replacing injured QB James Franklin. […]
Read MoreUndefeated No. 14 Missouri (6-0, 2-0 SEC) hosts No. 22 Florida (4-2, 3-1 SEC). The Tigers have opened up SEC play with back-to-back road wins at Vanderbilt and Georgia, but will be without starting QB James Franklin against the Gators. Florida has also been hurt by injuries, losing RB Matt Jones (79 carries, 339 yards, 2 TD) for the season this week. Missouri controls its destiny in the SEC East, playing host to Florida and South Carolina in the next […]
Read MoreRanked teams face off in Baton Rouge as No. 17 Florida (4-1, 3-0 SEC) visits No. 11 LSU (5-1, 2-1 SEC). Since 2002, LSU has won six of 11 meetings, outscoring Florida by a combined score of 230-229. LSU’s only loss came on the road at Georgia, but they rebounded this past week with a 59-26 victory at Mississippi State. LSU’s offense will be tested against a Florida defense that ranks fourth nationally in points allowed at 12.2 points per […]
Read MoreNo. 6 Georgia (3-1, 2-0 SEC) travels to Knoxville to take on SEC East rival, Tennessee (3-2, 0-1 SEC). The Bulldogs have survived a difficult opening stretch, surrendering only one loss despite playing three top ten teams thus far. QB Aaron Murray has 11 touchdown passes in his last three games and carries a perfect 3-0 mark against the Vols into this weekend’s matchup. Tennessee suffered a two-game losing streak to Oregon and Florida, but rebounded last weekend with a […]
Read MoreTwo top 10 teams battle between the hedges as No. 6 LSU (4-0, 1-0 SEC) visits No. 10 Georgia (2-1, 1-0 SEC). The Tigers and Bulldogs are two of the most efficient passing teams in the nation with each averaging more than 10 yards per pass attempt. LSU QB Zach Mettenberger, who started his career at Georgia, has thrown 10 touchdowns to one interception through four games, while Georgia QB Aaron Murray has passed for over 1,000 yards in the […]
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